Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-01-25
For TIL osiori Democrat
Care o, Stock in Winter. mo. g.

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Every one Who has the care " stock
.hould make It bis rrac,'eS to feed regular
". f,r the animal system requires Some
suppose all that 10 necessary in winiering
stock. !. 20 place a Sufficient amount Of Tod
der b,iorc their cattle aid sheep, no matter
when. ho- or where. but Ihi. ls a mistake.
Regularity IN feeding. cleanliness Of their
fool. cribs and stalls. a. we'll as shelter in
comfortable stables. barn. ard sheds, is the
hest economy. a. an animal well cared for,
and hep, warm and clean, requires les. food
q keep ii IN thrifty condition. some
farmers will make their stock thrive as well
on meadow hays and coar-s fodder. az 9TH
ers will On English hay. This remind. me
ola remark msde IA my hearing the other
day. says p" Mr.. Kecpwell, your
stock looks remarkably Gpe. gues. they
have foGnd the way % your corn crib"
Not hii OF u, sir. hu, lar otherwise. I
have kept nv stock, With the exception Of
ihO.s two horses. and ,ha, yoke OF oxen
YOU .ee there. that have had To work more
or lc... the lac, .ix weeks. on poor hay and
straw. with an occasional feeding Of ruta.
hasls and carrots l. II possible, ay.
D. " Mine have the best Of hay. and
was thinking the other day should have
70 give them grain 20 keep them up. You
always had such aPocEhrr lHocl OF keeping
your cattle sleek and tat" That's 10, my
friend. i; l. the pccr,l,ar - trarl = no doubt,
AMI u j. just such - knaek" rs you and
every one elss may have II you wall attend
% your stock a. enumerated above. As this
" kuack " consists in good aiisHiioa.
IL i. very desirable both for the Thrift, Of
the animal and lhe orderly progress OF the
labor. Of the farm, that all domestic ant
mails. as far a. possible. BE- TED. watered,
Gc.. at the same time every day. When
thus attended TO, they learn 70 expect their
meal. At the stated time. and remain quiet
until tha, pcr,Sl comes round. Few things
are more unpleasant, TO the good farmer
than the complaints Of hungry stock. Le,
hiu - arrange his labOr- at the barn ,ha,
every Iperai,on may BE- performed at a sta
tel time. aud he will End matters to 20
much more comfortably and pleasantly than
when all j, lsfs At bar hazard, wi,hou, 'y.-
ten or regularity.
The winterins Of farm stock !. one Of the
heay,c.i bill. which the farmer i obliged
70 meet in the whole course Of bis expert.
encs. and many times, greater than anv 9th
sr. Now It ha. been amply proved iha, an-
imal. comfortably housed and otherwise
well care! for, can 6e wlntered more cheap
". and come oct in the spring in better con-
digiou than when not thus cared tor Then
II saving % quarter ora third Of the
c1.i of wiuterins stock c.n b. effected by
such means it's equivalent TO an actual
.hortcu,n: Of the winter, le.scnins Oi the
farmer. expenses. or an increase Of hi, pro-
f,..-eall Il wha, You will-by jus; 50
much Ss,irr - oisapcy than fodssT, and
no farmer or herd.man. who wishes to
thrive IN hi. calling. oaa afford 70 Hsgieef 10
f.-rist fAs fi.R amount Of shelter aaa YrOi'c.
ton rl,sl ea7 = economically dos,."
/, ha. ben fully demonstrated tha; your
sheer ate shut up al winter with suh
cheney Of water, they can be kep, IA, on
much ,e.s food than when allowed TO lie
out Of doors exposed to the storms Of win
ter.
Anything which promotes the quiet and
comfort Of our farm stock will be rroaoiive
Of il. thrift and produc,ivene-s. One way
Of doing il j. IN providing li:icr OF some
kind or bedding. There are various ways
ia which most farmers nav not only add
much q the comfort Of their stock but en-.
hance the value AMI quantity Of their ma
nurc every year by furnishing leaves. dry
savdu.t. chip and shavings from la'h AMI
planning mills. spent tan bark muck. refuse
bav. ehah. SC. Tor beliin: ior their ami
mails. Such provisions will condace to their
comfort not little. and give an inerease to
th, valne Of the manure heap. and this
should - and !. one OF the ohjscr. Of every
true farmer. tor il is well understood ,ha,
manure !. one Of the chief elements in the
foundations OF hrs wealth.
l, i. hardly necessary to say. tha, in or
der to have stock thrive we'll. 10 should be
fire. from lice. of the thousand aud one
remedies recommended. know Of none bet
ter than .prinkins the hoor. with wood
ashes and oeca.'onally rubbing ashes upon
the part. uos; badly affected.
J.NrAEr. 1861. FRYE, JR.