Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-04-03
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estad, and any suggestions We make
upon the mater we are conldant will
he kindly rec lived by them. and their
Importance b. duly consid rcd. The
FLOWING rales Ni.i be- found applica.
he 10 the rearing OF all species of
stock,
/, BreAi from the best stock you
can procure. There is little or no
diI,reNca in the expense Of raising
tiaa hish-b'ood>d horses, worth from
$3.50 70 $500, anu an ill-made, weak,
aud worthless auin,l, which perhaps,
may be sold from $50 to $50.
=. LIT your stock be well fed, well
sheltered, and in every respect be
well attended to: no. hall-starved au-
imal, exposed to every inclemency OF
the weather, will attain to perfection,
and many will die under such treat
ment Ii is-besides one Of thou
sand instances of false economy, and
in truth, of shameful waste, thus to
treat any animal, because it is not
only attended with a diminution Of
its value, far exceeding the expense
saved, bat it is a wanton waste of food
The corn for instance, required tC
sustain the life of miserable, half
starved hog, weighing perhaps al
three years old, from 139 to 15C
pounds, aadof fattening him, if judi
cioasly fed, would have caused hin
at eighteen months old to have
weighed from 200 to S00pounds, and
the result is similar in regard to othol
stock.
3. Let your animals be as regular
ly supplied with salt as with food.
1. Let your food be properly and
economically prepared. One bushe
of grain, ground or steamed, viii
be equal to one and a half OF two fec
whole and dry; and hay or straw, GU
fine, is proportionably superior il
value to the same quantity fed with
out cutting.
5. Let the best practicable plan BIZ
adopted for saving the manure pro
ddc,d by the litter, dung, and urine
of the stock. This will, if judicious
ly applied, be worth half their food
and sometim,s more than all oft.
. As to the kind Of stock, whether
horses, mules, hogs, cattle, or sheep
which it would be most profitable tc
raise, this will depend on thu capital
aud the description of each man s
farm. For instance, the farmer whu
is able to keep brood mares of the
best blood, and can breed from first
rate horses, should prefer raising fine
horses to mules, while he who can
avail himselfof coarse, ordinary mares,
should breed mules. Where there is
a suificiency of open land for grain,
meadow, and pasture, and several
hands are constantly employed, and
also the necessary shelters, we have
no hesitation in saying that the far
mer ought to raise at least horses or
mules, cattle and hogs; because the
horses or mules, if we'll supplied with
good hay, will require but little grain:
the cattle will consume the straw,
shucks, and other provender, which
could not be consumed by either horse
or hogs, and, except for pastures in
summer they can be raised with very
little expense, while the manure they
will make will be of great value. The
whole corn crop, when not in reach
of a good market, allowing the oats
and rye for horses, may be most
proftably fed to hogs: and, with the
aid of clover pastures in summer,
and roots, such as artichokes, pota-
toes, mangel-wurtzel, etc., these an
finals if properly attended to, will
always keep in good order, and will
be found to be amongst the most
profitable kind of stock; whereas, if
reared in the common old-fashion
mode, they will not pay for the grain
consumed by them, even at the most
moderate price. In the rearing of
stock, it should always be remem-
bered that care, punctuality in feed
ing, aud a strict observance, not of
parsimony or stinginess, but of true
economy, which, to great extent,
consists Of liberality, are indispensikly /
necessary to n profitable result BY
the aid Of these, many animals will
by their manure alone, pay for their
feed, and all will, by the same means,
make full recommendations for large
portion Of their sustenance.
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