Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-02

oi buckwhcat straw for bedding" | scowl.
Cd At him worse than common, aud demand.
ell II be did no, know that buekwhsat straw
wa. good IN eat. IIo apologfed as amy
scamp ought to, and promised TO 80 to the
woods some dry day and rake up leaves and
deposit them in the barn or under shed,
and usc them for his winter b'dding
forget whether il was my eSesllcn,
friend " r.. +" or some ono els,, who seemed
TO forge; that cattle (at lcA., some caiile,)
have teeth, for be recommended iha, az
fodder should b. cut before I, was icl. Ma
turc's own provisions deserve considerable
respect. ,hink health and economy admit
ol feeding both hay nhd straw just as they
grew; the process Of chewing e1cites the
glands, and Is every way normal aud
healthy. l propose TO feed bay and straw
In capac.ou, box mlnsers, kept clear ot re-
fuse material. snd the fodder 50 low down
iha, the animal can't root II out What
ever j. not eaten, n not mustT or worthless,
may be cut fuc, wet, and ePrinklci with
meal. ~ that every particle Of lay and
straw shall b. c1nsumed-nos one pound
iJr bedding. not ono ounce i1r waste! | 90
notunderaluo 5ciiins; every animal should
have a warm. solI material 10 F,s, aud sleep
upon.
IA, more comfortable an animal is, tie
ms0' quic.cent, and the lc,s food is rcQuir.
Cd to support the system ,u, the leaves
oi our forests. the coarse gras aud Gags Of
our marshc., and the rakiug' OF our yards,
should amply supply this sr,as necessity. .
Whoever doe. no, provide a 'sarm place
ior hi' stock this winter. /. incorrisibly
psrycrsc 10 +" tide ia bin Affairs" can
lead hun "to fortune" or 70 any good
,bi7- Whoever dos, not provide good
f,oiHs p'a-,5, or through inaitenton IL
va',elli OF fodder, hhrden' bis heart under
tbe most signal rrpr'5i, ant warming, and
wall not profit either by prosperity or Ad.
ver.iiy-b,,h useful IN their way.
Oar hll iro.,' have don, damsge to our
corn fodder sni corn scarcely lr,. serious
lIan the jamass to corn anil gras, in June.
there is, therefore. nothing lch to Us but
economy tho mu.t rigid aud calculation tho
most exact. We have mo- m,rgln-no room
f.r waste. Nothing .lor, Of tho whole wall
.uG5e. Until lately ha,o beep inclined
90 think we should have ample stores Of
cheap grain 70 ia.l hack upon, bot the iro,,-
that whligncl our cora fodder, rendering It
allao'l worthless in many s..e-. found corn
In a very immature state. aud leli il 30.
FROST. the diouih, tho gr,s,hoVpsr., dc,
have .ss.ously impaired the graiu crops in
various parts OF the Uuior. lr we could
believe oar commercial press, thero ha'n':
been u ,-'in crop within the I-ss CTS years
which dii not vastly eSccsi all previous
ones" My brol'r,u," ail tho negro
preacher, " blessed be d,m sho don't 'spect
u5.hin', 0r they aint asoin' 10 be dtNP-
pointed" S1mc, fear, " u be d,.appoln.-
yI-thsy sEpgc, too much.
Tho remedy lgr shor, fodder generally re-
s1ried 90 la these parts, Is 10 sell oG ihO
stock Do tL,s hY AL means, and noe, Il
you can winter them, Gn,i DO it well; but
itisA .erious ailgruatlye--you sell cheap to
buy dcar--you cripple yourselves Cor tho
coming summer % gss along for the pres.
ens. Thosg numerous dr0Ics OF twelve dol-
Jar cows that. like some other publie-spirit'
ol citizens are travelling the road towards
Auburn" will be missed fron the dairics
Of Western New York tlosc calves, wear.
lias.. and two year oll,, that are cent pre-
ma,urely alriI, like a Po,r, po,eriy.s'riek'
en- child seeking home. will leave tho herb
ass uncruppsl in many fertile vale and
many a green hillside. Tn, scarcity Of
stock the coming season, Il it shall lead to
additional plowins and cropping, will bo
seriously leli Tor long years to come.
Winter all ,he stock you can, by every
possible aui available means, but do no,
trust 10 any good time coming in which
to buy cheap hay or cheap grain. \ hard
winter is among the contingencies that may
happen. and any calculation about winter.
ins stock had better DO made in view Of
I rrc,,n, prices, taking rooi care to make the
supply sure wiIhou, delay.
Unfortunately, some potatoes have been
frozen in the hill, aud some apples in tie
orchard. to say nothing of "some pump.
kins." These will be ied promptly to the
stock 10 avoid further loss. Every cabbage
leaf. turnip. bee, aud kohl rabi top will be
carefully picked up, kept clean and fed by
lh.ss who wish to make The most Of every.
thing. Cows can be keps in milk by such
means, and other stock paI in good eondi-
ton for winter. Keep an even hand in
feeding. especially roots. apples, &C.;
large mess to-day, aud none tomorrow, may
b. little better than none at all.
Ny friends, the niller,. will endorse the
sentiment tba gram shoald be ground be-
fore feeding il, aud am clearly Of opinion
that coarse grain should be used on such
bay and straw as would not be eaten up
clean without being sprinkled with meal.
In some cases it will DO to boil grain for
hogs, horses, &c.. and save grinding.
Mr. Lyman Branard, well known far.
mer OF Wyoming Co., says that the loss on
our grass crop i, the moe, serious loss that
we have been subjected to m many years,
aud that corn fodder has deprecated one
bali in consequence OF frost; so We are on