The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-18

FrED1NG Srocg 1T is n matter Of great
Importance that stock be well cared ior
during the entire winter, and there arc
some general rules which may be adHan.
tageousIy observed by all who have the
care Of stock. One Of these rules is to
feed regularly. II you are up and feed
one morning nj 6 O'Clock, and another al
:. and another half an hour earlier or
later, they will not thrive as well on a
certain amount OF food as when you are
regular in your time Of feeding. Another
rood rule is, feed little and often. Feed
htlle, that your cattle may consume all you
give. A variety of food IS also desirable
Tor cattle, as well as for human beings
This is manifest from the fact, that stock
fed on n variety will be found in better
condition than that limited to ono or two
kinds of food. The first feed in the morn
ing should be hay or corn fodder. Then
the roots or grain which are their daily
allowance should be given, and the cattle
carded and watcrcd. !! the yards arc
warm, and suitable sheds provided to pro.
tecs them from storms and winds, they
may be allowed to remain out during the
dov. In the meantime their managers
should be cleaned Of any refuse that
remained after their morning meal,
and stables should be provided with
litter for the night. Let them be housed
and fed before the piercing, chilly air OF
evening comes on. and before you retire
for the night, say at 9 O'Clock, pay them
another visit, see that all is right, give
them some more food to keep off cold and
hunger, ill you feed them in the morning.
Bv following these rules, your stock will
become your pride, and ready buyers will
be found whenever you have cattle for
sa.e.-Rural Amertcan.
A LUXURY FOR ASiMALs.-tt is related
Of Rev Sidney Smith, that when on his
farm, each COW and calf, and horse and
mig, were in turn visited, and fed and
matted, and all'sccmed TO welcome him /;
he cared for the comforts OF every living
being around him. lie used TO say"
am all for cheap luxuries, even from ami
mails have passion for scratching their
back bones they break down your gates
and painus 10 effect this. Look there
is nv universal scra,chcr, n sharp.edged
pole, resting on high and low post,
adapted to every height, from horse TO
n lamb. Even the E linburgh Reviewer
can take his turn you have no idea how
popular it is. have not had gate bro:
ken down since put it up. | have it in
all my fields"
WARS FAIR RENT FOR DAIRY Cows ?
The average annual yield OF pounds OF
butter per COW is n very uncertain matter
We doubt whether it exceeds one hundred
lbs. per COW in Orange county ; though
we believe that two iirkins Zone hundred
and sixteen pounds) are considered fai'
average. We know one LOT OF ten cows
,ha, average three iirkins zach, equal tt
four hundred and eighty pounds pei
annum. We believe the most usual ren
il one 6rkin for each COW. We saw fifty
excellent cows the other day, for whicl
the farmer gives the proprietor a rent o
sixty. seven pounds each per Nnnum. II
this instance the farm is very productiv
orgrass, and the dairy coAvenences OF tn
best kind. When this is not the case, th
lessee cannot afford opay SO high a rent
SHEEP IN YIRaIHIA.--A correspondent
Of the Bqst0B CuittpGtor, writing from
the recent U. S. Agricultural Exhibition a
Richmond, Xa., says the Virginlans are
Introducing Sheep culture with success
One farmer who had some very 6nC
wooded sheep on exhibition, informed the
writer that he now kept thousand sheer
on his plantation, and raises more than
sghen he had no sheep. Such is always
the effect OF :he iudlspus mingling Of stock
and grain especially sheeI
grazing on land long devoted solely to the
pIow.
THE PEACH CRof OF WESTERN New
YoRK DEsrRoYED. The Buffalo CONNER
cial states that the peach crop in that sec
ton was destroyed by the excessive coll
OF the 10Th inst. Reliable inIormalio
from fruit growers in various parts OF th
country, shows that on the examination {
many hundreds Of fruit buds, all wer
fond dead.