Smyrna times., 1856-12-10
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tAfTENiNo AEIMALs.-The following hints
cn 'he SUBJECT, from that valuable soricnI,nrsI
jO"i"ai' Tie Albany Cultivator, will be found ~
Substances in which the nutriment ;s nroh
concentrated should be ted with care Tbor.
70 udhger, especially when the animal is 6rst
p"' W ~ed' thai more may be eaten at once
l."I 'ie digestive organs can manage. Med
- tnp!an corn Is highly putriye, and when
pOPoiiy leu' causes ANIMALS 10 tatteD faster than
a'host any other food. They will NOT. however
bear to be exclusively kept on this article Ga,
any length of lime. Meal made from tho
hea"lesl KIND of corn, especially that grown Il
Tue norlhorn and eastern Safes, is Quite to
9"H"ns 1000 lor Cattle, sheep, or horses to be
~ iul eu upon. Hence one ofihe ADVANTAGES of
naV'ng the cob ground with the corn, by which
the nutrlment is diffused through rreatet bult1
lays llghter the stomach, and is n,oreg tIto.
roughly dlgested. The effect of pare corn
meal on animals we suppose to be similar TO
lnat sometimes produced on our own species bv
Tue use OF hhe wheaton tiour-the subject be-
eo'"eS dyspepilc, and is forced to use bread
winch has the bran mixed with the floor Tho
mixture of the cob with the corn answers ,ho
purposes OF bren-the health of the animal ;s
preserved, and the process of digestion goes on
unlnteruptediy. In fact, the adyautaJes of
grinding The cob and corn together for feeding
cattle may be sad to be well established, For
hogs' the oeneht oil the cob is not, we think. so
eV'ueht; t"ose animals appearing to be better
; adapted to taklng their nOurshmeDt in a c,;o.
cehtrated form than those which ruminate ar
chew their cud. Yetfood sufficiently bulky to eff
iect the dlstenson OF the bowels is necessarv rv for
4 hogs. 4O'
Hay or straw cut into length so short as to
oe readily mixed with meal answers good
| IN rir h..
ana 10 enabling the animal to extract all the
nutriment from it.
= The conclusion arrived at from the rrsult of
series OF experiment, instituted by The Hi0b.
land Society OF Scotland, few years apo. Vyas
nat The superiority OF cooked over uncooked
1000 Tor cattle is but 1rihing, and not sufficient
: 10 oalance the cost; ); but for hogs, the extra
IS cost Of preparation was repaid.
The appetite and health of the animals ara
j. promoted by giving a. variety OF food. THIS
{ TACT has led to the preparations for fatteninS
slocK' FOR fattenlng hogs we have used, win
= advantage the following mixtures; l. Two
Y parts potatoes and two parts pumkins; boil TO-
.e gether until they can be easily mashed 6ns
ie then add one part meal, stirring and mixmu
es intimately together The beatof the potstoe
" and pumkms will scad or cook the meal. an,
- when cold the mixture viii be a stif' pudding
a" 4 Two parts of potatoes AMI two Of rtne ma Its
. BILE apples (either from corus barley or oatsun,
" peas, allowing the same weights) and mix te
" gether while the potatoes,an apples are hot
II Hogs are more fond otfood when it is sliphtl
,g iermented (not becoming pungently sour, an
~ they appear to tatten faster it is given TO ther
on IN this state. We have never seen hogs thriv
y faster than when fed on these mixtures. vii,
occaslonalya little daily slop, and we bav
er always found the pork solid aud of. good Qua
es ity."