The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-03
VIM use Cut Feed.

An intelligent f.rmer asks for the philosophy OF cut
Sing hay. lie can understand that II IS useful TO cut
corn stalks, and coarse fodder, because the cattle Will eat
them better. But when cattle will eat up good English
h,v rerfcctIv clean. vhy should it be passed through
the bay cutter
Our friend evidently supposes, that the stomach does
is work upon everything that passes into IL, VAN eqoa'
facility, aud without asy tax upon the rest OF tue sys'e'n;,
This IS ~manifest!y an error. All food has TO De grcuno
IN before it can be assimilated, and pass into the clFcu.
Iat;on Of the animal. If food is not ~arti6cially prepared
bv cutting, grinding, or steaming, the animal has to pre-,
r.re II himself. 50 far as be is able. Certain kinds OF
food will pass through the SYSTEM, lmpartlng TO IL ou'y
\ nart of their nutriment, because the teeth OF the am'
NAL have not perfectly masticated 1t. "hole KeEna's
Of corn or Of oats are frequently seen III tue '"ess ~
an old horse.
The more perfectly food can be prepared, the more
comnletely will the system appropriate Its nutriment'
IF the whole labor of grinding up me 1904 IS 'nfo""
unon the animal il is 4 serious tax upon the vital energy
which every good farmer wants for other purposes -
the case Of The horse and the OK, you want the s'rens'a
aDolied 70 loeomotion aud to draft. Whatever s'Fens'n
IL srnl;ed to grinding food, is so much taken away from
their caDaciry for labor. If three or four hours OF strong
muscular labor are spent in working up hay and stra"
into > min. there is q great loss Of strength and OF time.
In he case Of ~fattening animals, you want the al'men'
- o., 70 the formation Of fat, and flesh. This process
goes on successfully, just as the animal IS KEPT qu1es
ga comfortable, No useless labor should be expended
II the e. 1p0luS up Va ~
~ the hay into fragments Of half an inch in length o.
les, performs a good part Of the work 3;,5, Of ms the jaws + , the
makes the feeding Of the animal a l'ghI ma;.eI non l. h. ht
hav could be ground up into a fine meal, 1t wou'o os
stifH, better; as it would make the work of the ANNA mi "a!
still lighter, and would more completely ~ y'I Id h up III u
nutriment. If it could be steamed !; you'd ne pest Q
all as it would then be wholly appropriated.
We have no doubt that it pays quite as wen to pas !
hay through the machine, as The e9afses' II '0 tSs harm n
and the more perfectly it communities the roofs 'n'
better. -. .hoe.
The farmer who has ever experimental with 'nes'
uoa = and marked the results Of feeding with hay
.h = u y Laz;ness. we apprehend, ha. quite a
<. ~ 9Th The NEGLECT of these machines as igao
mn - !, IS WORK to turn the crank to cut up ha!
$1,000, - f.ed twenty head of cattle, and in prospec
100, spsnd;,o the elbow grease, it is very convenient t
~ Sa,ara ,ha5 !, will not Day. Sioth, however, is a poo
oonnssl,or IN this case, as in all others. We should a
soon think Of feeding cattle IN the open nc:o - ~
hlsa. winter weather, as Of feeding them with uncu
hay. A warm stable and a straw cutter are 0o'" s00'
Observation-Disclosures Agriculturist.