Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1857-08-29

CosT OF KEEPING WORK HORSES AND
OxEN.-We have some facts showing
the cost Of tced;nsa span Of horses
and ayoke ofoyen for Que year, wher
fed on hay and Indian meal, and kept
constantly ut work. OF course, the
size OF horses anil oxen varies great
~, as ais" does the price Of hay and
corn i'll uii!crent sections OF country,
AS general rule, It is supposed thai
the quantity OF t.>o| required by an
animal is in proportion to ,thc weight
Of the horse, OK, OF sheep, Thus IL
horse weighing 500 lbs, woull re.
Qulrc b;:t two-''!r,ls the food CT one
weighing; 200 lbs. So Of oxvn-a
yoke we; =|,in$ 5000 lbs would re-
1uiI. third more fool than q pair
Hh".4!';ns but 1000 lbs. We do
uo. ~ no ;lb>ve rule is perfectly ac-
c;r::.v, u:lt taken il. connection Will.
s0,'sc :.ccHr:to statements OF feeding
that we shall cite, We think it will AZ
fore y jo'er;'''c data by whic,', the
: t::r''':j can calculate, something near
/, The expense, pc: WEI; or month, #
Keeping a horse CT yoke Ct oxen.--
: ICountry Gentleman.
We copy from he I" Agricultural
Ot Massachusetts, i L 1885," the state
4mel!ts Of W. I. Porter, ESQ Of
bradford Mass, OH the cost Of 1;cc;!-
ing work horses and oxen, when kept
on hay and meal. He says
y =" have kept ttom six to ten oxen
aN'( 1onr horses toT the past five
years, until last spring, wien T dis
penscl with c:<cn altogether. I have
.ca'nt By actual expert encc, the cost
Of keeping 70 be as fellows q pair
u horses weighing 1900 lbs. each,
will work every fair day during tIe
year ten hours, AL keep fat on six
quarts IT ln,jian :s!e"! and sixteen
poHn IS OF yo,l hay each, per day.
\ pair ot' oxen, $5;1;;;.g nine 5r.t t, or
weighing thirty o. t!lir'y-;v, hun
drel weight, vii! require four qts.
Of l,r'ian mel az. dirty pounds Of
good hay each, pr day: provided
they are kept at Work as 1nany hours
as'the horses. 'i>io cost Ct keeping
a pair ct horse a; above, would BE-,
at prices in this vicinity, at this
time, thirty-two pounds # hay per
day, at $s?5 per ten, I,rty cents j :
quarts OF lnl;an meal, $l.l2 per
bus'1cl, to:Sy-two cc"cs-totaF, eighty
two cents, or 5000 for one year.
Keeping one pair Of oxen enc day,
sixty pounds Of hay, %i!5 per ton:
scvcnjy-fTe cents; eight Of. Indian
meal, SLIP Pc: I1s].el, twcnty-ciy llt
ccn:5-tot;s!, to' Oh, day. $l.o3, Or
:s37,..35 for enc yoar."
CARE OF HENS AND C;1c%gNs -i,vere
bo.!y who "o7l.! enjoy The luxury OF
eggs ;si'I chickens OF his own p.otu-
eng, should prepare at once, However
chcapiy, ash TERED place, viii, tws
apartments wj,ero The i'c:,s ,:,ay voost,
lay, and sit. Boxes = foot square
";tl' stra. aud supported on sepa-
rate stakes answer well t',r tie nests:
and not only these, but the supptr.S
For roo::!nS also s!lolll avoid contact
w!thtko house, in or!4v to greater Sc
curity against lice, be whitewashc1
once Of twice during the season, tht
nests reAewed every lAon5h, and the
boxes c;ea1lscd by sailing. Whc,
sittin!; time comes, AMI chickens are
hatc:i,a!. .arras;ge 10 leave 40 or sc
chicks in care OF one hen, and there
after keep il. large, airy coop, unit
they arc able to take care OF them
selves. II.
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STICK TO THE EAnN.-Amil YOU
plans for the failure, never, for ont
lroncnt. har} i the idea Of bciscriu:
A'nlr condition by entering tie aren:
.ofccnut."rvia! 'i,,e-~Eo not exclsang,
!" home Of quiet, Tea! enjoyment, 70
the turn oil and illusion OF Z, city res
j;,'ncc. Barter not sweet repose 10
visions OF empty wallets, nor !c: notc
due on The morrow assume the porpg