Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-01-30
for tbe farmer.
From the Albany cuitivstOr.
wINTERING DOMESTIC ANIMALS

From the Albany Cultivators
WINTERING DOMESTIC ANIMALS
There is no great amount of labor I,
be done out of doors in this climate, dur
ing December. The most importsn
labor of the farmer now. is the care o
his domestic animals, to see that theI
b. well sheltered from the cold and wet
and properly fed and watered. The
years profit or loss of the farmer, de-
ponds greatly upon the manner in which
he winters his stock. The milk of the
ensuing season, the wool. and the abili'
ty for labor, all depend in a great meas
ure upon the care the farmer gives hi:
%caIle. sheep and horses, during the
winter. The ~CULTIvAToR, some years
since, most truly said" if there is one
truth respecting animals more deserving
of remembrance than another, it is thai
the animal entering the winter months
in high condi ion, is already half win
tered-tha, is, the care and food re.
quired TO bring him out well and hearty
in the sping will not be n half as
much as will be required by the n that
commences the winter spring poor
A fat, strang animal, will be warm and
comfortable where a poor, weak n can
hardly live, and the hearty vigorous one
will digest and assimilate food which the
weak one would scarcely taste"
Regular hours for attending to all
matters, is important, but in no depart
ment of the farmers business is il more
important than in milking cows. 70 lder,
or ieeding, watering and carding stock.
Cattle should be fed often, and but little
at a time, say four times in twenty four
hours, will keep cattle in better condition
and at less expense :han to feed but
twice day. being careful never 10 give
them SO much at a time that they will
leave their feed before il is all consumed
Cattle thrive better whtn their dormi-
tories are kept clean and freely Uttered
with dry leaves or straw, being mindful
not to forget the frequent use of the card
and c%urrycomb. Cattle, horses and
sheep, should have salt where they can
have access to ii, whenever they desi: Q
it. A gentleman informed me that some
years since he lost many horses annual.
ly, but since he commenced TO salt his
hJrses three times a week, or feeding on
salt hay, he has lost none.
Sprinkling hay with salt dissolved in
water, or sailing hay too freely, is in
jurious, as over sailing diminishes the
nu,riment, and weaksns, and keeps the
animals toe loose ; but when they have
free access TO use OIL not, they are not
apt to take more than nature requires.
Cutting lrOvender, cor stalks, straw
or coarse hay is a great saving. When
cut. it is all eaten, and there is no loss
of material. A good milch COW viii tell
her mixer a good story when well sup
Piled with chopped corn stalks, Or rye
or cat straw, wet and well powdered
with corn ground with the cob or wheat
shorts or buckwheat bran, and a little
powdered oil cake. by COWS increased
their milk and flesh, and my sheep i'm
proved last winter, by Col. Jaque's mix
lure, which was two bushels Of turnips
cut fine, one Lushel wheat bran, half a
bushel powdered oil cake, with seven
bushels cut hay, wet with ten gallons
water-the mixture well stirred and in
termixed, giving them a mach as they
would eat of it thrice a day, and once a
day a feed of good English hay, with a
tub of clean, soft water to which they
had access as often as they chose. S.