Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-01
Trom Ihe Ml,.achu.rll. rIoashmaa.
Care of ManuIes.

this case all the produce may Ie sen, to
marke, in exchange for feruliiius matcri.
al..
Hut the proportion Of farmers living near
large town. 3. small compared with ,ho., in
the interior. and stock II some kind must
be kep, or the farm will be exhausted.
Mat cattle, hog. and sheep. are the ami
mails usually kept. Yet the number OF
sheep kept In Massachusetts, ls now small
since IL Is found that sheep consume more
food m proportion To weight than any et'-
ring animals. Wool brings M more than
it dii sixty years ago, and though meats of
III kinds are much higher, farmers here
have no, adopted tho practice Of raising
mutton ior market.
Onc objection % keeping sheep i their
inclination 6, ioye and stray away over the
low wall. which inclr.e most Of cur Mass'.
cbus,tts farms. Well bird .bcc,. We
know. may BE- krp, within law fences, pro-
yidri strict care Is taken that the young
are ker, irom Jumring-thay should never
BE- PERMITTED 10 rimp over a single r,il,
though &, may l,c lat On the ground.
Nsa, stock and bog. are now the primer.
pal animal. ker, by the firm,rs of Mas'a.
chu,etts, and from them tho manurcs for
k,,rin. up the farm are expected irom year
20 year.
The e1crcments from al kind, of stock
should he mixed with c1inncou, matter in
order 90 preserve the essence which j. %
nouri,h the growing plants. In old time.
farmer, here were extremely carclc~. in r'-
gard 60 saving ,h, dr5pp'nss ol their cattle
In the winter season. and all the neat stock
vcr, permitted % roam and end water in
the ncirys, brook. rnu, az lcas, one half
or the rich material ~. LEFT IN tho highway
or scattered whcr, il couli be ol no u.e.
4 better system now prevails. and cattle
are kept in yard. where there are good
sheds, ''b1th Tor shelter and shade ton, -
or they arc TIED mp in clos, harms. Cows
In milk should be k-p; warm. and OF course
they mu., be put inside. But young cattle
arr wintsrej quite as well under open
sheds. where they are free 10 lc down and
ris, without f,iirr, or other iinirincc.
Young cait, kept in thi. way arc per.
fectly free from the manure which usually
adhsr-- 20 the .iie. or cattle kept in clus,
s,alI.-and as young stock have more free
circulation oi tie bl,oi than the oh herd,
thy srm to D, more comfortable under
op,n shcl. tsan m cl,s' pms. S1e'' ar
necessary o. break the north ani wc.,
vind,-and god racks with c,ars' fodder
will do u keep youns cattle through the
winter
Thus portion Of the neat stock may run
in the yard through the winter ss,son, and
all their droppms. may he secured by eoy.
erinr the bottom OF the yard over with soil,
pat, mud. or indeed almost any thing that
will a'.urh the moisture AMI save the urine
a. veil a. the solid eIcr,ment Of the ami.
mall
Burn cr''sr, arr very important 70 the
stock farmer. The CO.; uf cellar under
harm. 80 hy 81 feet, i, small matter 10
most farmers Who have .loycl., aud rock',
a. ,1rl,atc aud build the walls. l0 hy so
make 1900 square feet Of room Cor cattle,
hDs., roots. and manure. Al thi' room.
warm iu winter and cool in summer. is
gained without COS, Of roof or b,ari.u: and
c.apbulriius. Nothing in the article Of
room comes - cheap to the working farmer
as barn cellar under tho whole iuildins
some Of our best farmers clear eat the
cowyard twicc zach YER, and hll ia again
with soii from tie roadside aud soil from
the eide. of old walls, which has accumula-
ted there Tor many years. This is usually
the riches, soil, a. farmers never plan, close
10 the fence. And leaves and dus, gather
there to aiI she annual abrasion irom the
stone walls.
Tbi. accumulation Of matter Is too often
permitted to lie undistarbei Cor many year.
IN succession. II i.a slovenly practice and
should be corrected. old walls are made
much better by the removal OF these step
ping stons. Tor unruly cattle, and hand
.1ms fence j. made BY the renovation Of an
old wall
HEDGE IENCES.
On many farms there are found bat few