Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-12
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From the Knickerbockcr for April
a GOOD TINE GENERALLY, ON A
FARM.

etc. My man had filled the cellar with fruit
and vegetables hauled up the winters wood
and put up the stoves.
Everybody called On US, and we returned
everybody's call. We congratulated ourselves
many times on our pleasant home and bright
prospects for the future. / vas advised to go
into the dairy business, as easy, pleasant, and
very profitable. My Neutrality-suspicious. and es-
timabIe citizen-came up one day and in
formed me that he was going out of the bust
ness; his land needed blowing; he had nifty
cows, and proposed selling one halt the best TO
me; would work off the rest to drove1s, etc
| went down and looked at the animaIs Sc
lected some of the finest looking, but was told
they were nearly worthless Tor milk he didn't
wish to take advantage Of me. | agreed to let
him pick me out twentytOur Of the choice
cows, and paid for them according" Drove
the COWS home heard few days after that
sNzy neighbor had changed his mind about
pf0wing up; wouldn't sell any more COWS, but
would buy TO replace those sold, and "run his
dairy another season." The individual smiled
when he told me; probably he was pleased at
the great amount OF butter and cheese should
make from my animals.
My man told me he feared there was hardly
hay enough for stock told him to feed care
fully and see nothing was wasted. Occasion
ally looked at my stock; noticed them partic-
ularly in the spring. Never saw Il greater
collection of ribs in one collection-never.
Was perfectly satisfied that nothing had been
wasted in the shape of fodder. Commenced
feeding grain was called away and was alb
sent several days. Attended court /; came back
and found twenty very small COWS and oxen
shut up together in one Of the mpty barns );
they were crying most piteously, and my
wi DIn dairy SNp1natIizinu thro,
ed horrible discord :"
Attentive to their cry, my 'labrer' paused,
And turned to me his Yisage, and then spake'
Learned that the miniature animals had had
no food for the last two days expostuated
with him for such barbarity, and was told that
this was the course pursued by the best dairy
men to obtain a good "runnet." What the
deuce was that 1t was explained; towards
evening made some remarks to wife on the
sufferingS Of the animal creation in general,
and of ours in particular. She became very
excited said it was "burning shame :" that
the poor little darlings" should be fed and
FASTENED to the barn to give orders and see
them Obeyed finished shaving and followed
after. Met wife returning, and weeping bit.
terly. couldn't discover for some time what
1t was all about; but at length gathered be.
tween the sObs that there was not "eyen one
long rows of hides she said the brute of
man was laughing heartily, although for her
part she could not tell at what. Comforted
my little wife, and went TO the barn, where
found load Of the ''poor little darlings" strip
ped OF their habiliments, and laid out in
state on stone boat, preparatory to being
hauled to their last resting place i'll the deep
and quiet wood. How CHASTITY they looked
poor babes, they had
IAN obscure funeral;
\ trophy, sword, nor hatchment DER their bones,s
No noble rite, nor formal ostentation."
l commenced learning to milk felt some
what timd on my one-eggcd seat, under an
animal couldn't get the stream into the pail
My hands became painful, but l was determin-
ed to learn; so / eXerted all of my strength,
when suddenly ''the stars shone - | was fell
ed to the earth the milk flew, and the pail
and stool were trodden under foot. | picked
myself up aud left. The dairy maid and man
seemed TO me nightly tickled at something
as | stepped out the door didn't inquire as
TO what
noticed one day that some of my cows
were lame; that they grew worse, but l
couldn't tell what was the matter. My neigh
bors saw them they didn't know; but
thought it was the "hoof all. :" l got Il COW
doctor, and he pronounced it that disease, for
which there was no cure. More were taken
lame; it was evidently going through my
whole stock; l was taken myself about this
time with a slight attack OF the blues, but put
on "stiff upper lip" Heard of large dairy
man who was treating the disease scientifcal-
ly and successfully in his own dairy went to
see him, and found him engaged at the work
The foot Of the animal was drawn up with a
rope, which was fastened to Il beam; an as
sistant steadied the leg while the "boss" cut
out the center OF the foot. The blood flowed
freely, and he was several times thrown down
and against the side OF the barn. Heintormed
me that it was very laborious practice, but that
he was determined TO "kill or cure" | could
not doubt ii.
| concluded not to follow in the footsteps of
that practitioner went home and procured
"Youatt;" found a remedy and applied it with
success. Subsequently | learned that the
operator had drawn out half OF his dairy into
the woods and finished the business by apply
ing a smart stroke Of the axe to the head of
each animal.
My cows became much weakened by the
disease. We kept the yalitudinarians in the
barn and here first learned the art OF lifting
an animal in feeble health My man and l
performed the pleasing operation twice day
for some weeks. Gave orders to the attend
ants on no account to let their patients leave
the barn. l came home from the village one
warm, sunny day, just as the ground was
breaking up, and found three of those in ill.,
health-out and down. My man was exertng
all his strength al the extremity of an animal
he couldn't come it, he said; | gave him my
assistance; we "coulNu't make Rise."
thing swore "somedele,,' but T,wont be Ger.
tain.
---'Words we'll disposadA
Have secrets poarg-appeGse in4smed ragAn
= Went into the house wife and girl proposed
to help. We raised the-auimal andI saddled
her; commenced at the second and became
excited was not noticing anything about, and
had got her halfway up, when | heard a shout
of laughter. My friend the Colonel, with a
whole bevy of ladies from the village, were
surveying the operation from their carriage.
He was anxious to learn how we liked farming
had come up to make a call, and see how we
were getting along That COW was dropped
on the spot and told my man to hunt up q
couple of fellows and got the animals out OF
sight; and thereafter TO obey orders"
This spring, horses were high; | had used
through the winter pair which gentleman
from the village had wished me TO take for the
keeping. 1t was May and he wanted the ami.
mails Went about the country and endeavor
ed to get a team. Horses were often brought
to me for sale, but they ranged too high for my
purse. One day two men came with pair
price two hundred and fifty dollars they were
good sized animals, and tolerably well match
ched' rather liked their appearance thought
would purchase drove them round the lawr
and put them before a loaded wagon the,
moved u easily; were seven years old. anc
seemed kind and gentle. | was not aware
then that horses in this region never cot be
You'd seven years OF age
noticed popularity about the month nj
one of the animals "What made that hnrse,,
mouth look sol" (Which horse? where
didn't see anything" We opened the mouil
and found the lower jaw stunted it had stop