Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-05
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This is a subject not generally understood y me
great mass Of farmers. throughoui us Esliols
ings Ali know that they can iaI'e1 { uos ~
BY grin or vegetables enough pus az y slie oeel,
cisSrssf and most profitable mode, among many
ooff 1:,,Io Il Known. As at this time Of the year
49, attspfion is paid TO the fatening Of animals,
thar anv other time, few more hints with regard
n II will not be wholly lost.
Animals intended for the butcher should be kept.
7rlev should have no more exercise than is neOes
ssrT for their health, than this calls for
greater amount Of faod. while the process Of fotien
ing is delayed Animals should be fed regulRry With
g proper amount OF proper food. Should they not
be fed regular intervals twill te1d 70 make them
uneasy and discontentGu, and they viii net thrive
When they are fed with apples er Pumpkipfi a. should
be in their season. and not when they have lest their
goodness by decay or frost This rule may Always
be observed that che leHst nutrcios articles ehond
be fed first and the most natritiys afterFardsr "
root crops for fatening properties potatoes stand
first. carrots next and ruta-bsgas, maagel-Wurtzels
and fat turnips follow in'their order, OF grain,
wheat is FIRST. Indian corn peas and barley are the
next Probably more corn used than any other grain
especially for swine; it to be peculiarly adap
ted for the fateniDg Of pork. There is great gain
in having il ground and cooked ECided. M graIu
should be fed without one or both othese being done
as animals are more quel end oonteuoetL and there
fore gain flesh much faster an confident that food
IS much betterf0r swine and caile, for being cook
ed as it is for man. " hen animRls are first put up
orfatenng care should be taken that grain Of great
nutritve properties should be fed with caution,
as the appetite is generally great and over feed
ing them with such grain viii hurt them The best
plan that know Of stomix 4 gb teFlsaihs and have
them all ground together Corn meal possesses great
nutrtive properties, and anin1s win faileh faster
it than almost any aeI graH; but e will no. an
sWer to feed them wholly On this for great length
Of time Animals, when full fed bp0n-meal, some
times become dyspepiic disease Similar 70 that
sometimes affecting cur own speciess HeBoe We see
the propyiety and frequently the necessity, Of hsv-
inc The corn ground. s'cob and aliH By this means
the nutriment is diffused through q greater bulk,
LAYS lighter in the stomach and all is thoroughly d.
gested This consideration more particularly applies
to cattle than TO swine for theresson that animals
which do not ruminate, or chew the cud, are better
adapted for taking their food IL concentrated form.
But still [ say grind your corn aud cob together,
and cook it well, and you viii be doubly repaid for
all your trouble" --r--...e
1t is an excellent thingtO give animals variety OF
food, as health is promoted by it. have found the
following to be excellent: one part corn, one part
barley,O part peas all ground together and mixed
with boiled potatoes, pumpkins or apples II iswell
10 have this mixture slightly fermentsd, or soured
by dairy slop Swine appear TO ike better and the
pork will be good. The heah Of swine is also pro-
NOTED by an occasional supply ofsOsp suds mixed
with their regular food, but no brine ia which
there has been saltpetre, should ever be permitted
to be given Sweet whey also should be sOurd before
it is given to swine. To sum it all up, let animals
have but little exercise; eed them regularly, the
lightest food first the strongest as; grind and cook
all grain; also cook vegetables and fruit; feed va
riety Of the grain and vegetable kinds, slightly for
mented sc. Lastly, animals should be kept warm
in cold weather. and should have plenty Of air in
hot weather Now, if these rules are followed, and
and these hints remembered and needed, the object
and aim of the writer will be accomplished.