Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-31
Fss III. o,fsrJ p,~"s'A'
Warn stabling

r,,.,;.,e. has amply proved, and u i'
readily admitted. that animal. that are con-
f,ruhly bou.ci. and Othersi-e veil cared
t.r. can h, wintcrei With les ec.i and come
out in tbc spring IN better condition, than
n sIro.ed 20 the inelemencies of the wealth
Or Of this cold climate. To sustain due
degree oi animal beat, ia prime necessity
of.n,mai existence. The warmth aved by
warm .tAblus and comfortable shelter Is
e,o-,l, connected with the economical keep
m. and growth OF animals.
Iron thi. subject, the editor OF the Home
stead makc- some valuable suggestions.
which. with your permission, will present.
% the readers o. the Democrat. He says :
"IIth sind can draw in under the door.
and it !. no, convenient TO take the Door
away. bank up earth Tor snow. u the joe
has been neglected till alter the ground 10
ir1I,n-L. =. A. against the oet'id'' pro-
teeiine the boards or timbers from decay by
placing Others Uut-ld, Of them. Then put
on an inner lining OF boards about the
whole stable. .iusng In dry leaves tOi
strawl bctwscu the INSIDE and outsids. The
crack, in the outer boarding nav be sAtion'
81 With laihs On the inside or outside or
,ou nay 30 a. the Irish do. mix clay and
cow.lunr. and with tn. plaster up the
craek-any way to accomplish the end and
Get cattle stalls in which. While FRYE Senul-
Ia,Ion i, secured. the temperature will ee
always mild. IuA good stable water ought
never to frcste hard in our eolds.i night.
In elo.s siAlls. the be-s ventilation Is Sc
eurrd BY a trunk or trunks risin; from i'm
msd.iely above tbc cattle. In stall open in
fr0nt into the barn. II horizontal doors or
SHUTTER. hung at the lower edges should Be
made 10 close ell the space except foot At
the top bear the cciIius Of the stall, very
rsrisci ventilation Is secured, aud the stalls
made very much warner. a. We have seen
demonstrated In several instances.
Nothing j. more injurious than lack Of
ventilation, bot even th. !. more prehiIA'
.hAn too much.
The amount oi growth EAIncdby "weaih-
srod " young cattle j. neat 70 noihine--oi'
ten nothing a, all. The amount OF milk 10
vastly decreased by cold the calves pro-
tuced in the spring. after the COW. have
been cIpCsgd to severe weather. arv inferiOr.
ADd scarcely ever will make 50 tne animals
- ifborn Of COWS IN good comfortable con
diton and the amount VI food -aved where
cattle are kept 10 warm stalls, s alone
enough 10 pay the expenses OF bas,sning
end lining a stable in the way se have d.
cribed.
The internal ,emp-rz,ur. o. m ANIMAL
never ysrlcs ,.-oniially by etapOrAiion Of
water from The lung. and Of preparation
frJm the skin, aLiuals keep their iempera-
ture down. often lar below that which sur
rounds them. as iJr instance when hboring
10 %, .un at midday. This Is "; a. We
sprinkle water upon our ao0r. that iI.svaP-
Grafton may cosl ibe rooms. Ia the winter
We make frv. and burn quantities Of wood
ant cOal for the purPo-e Of maintaining cur
room. At a comfortable temperature. The
animal body needs a similar means Of keep
ius warn. and feed. voraciously in proper
ton 70 the cold ii endurus. The IA, OF iis
body j. needed asa protection against the
cold bat 4 the requisite amoun, Of foe! io
ihe SHAPE q Lay. stalks, or corn, i,nO, sup
phcd, this store of "a, laid by in the aa-
tumn . usci as fuel IN tie animal ccono.
my. and ,hus we have sprung poor cat.
de. ltsasysiena,ie starving process, and
the only voudsr is ,hA, - many Of the
abused creasures live uli grAs' grow, again. -
l.. T.. A.