Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-08-19

snc1ld De taken % keep The propcrtion Of
nutriuaen; 20 bak such that a proper sup
ply Of the former can be taken into the
stomach. ~ithout expressing that organ. Il
has been seen that 5 l-2 per cent Of The
live weight per diem in hay. about meets
the demands Of he animal economy and
IL probably also about Sis the stomach 20 n
eO@fortAble state Of fullness II. then. a
sheeP weighing 80 pound. received half is
nutri@snt IN hay and half in better kinds
OF straw (~hich contain haf a. much nutri.
nent A. hay.) Il would be required 20 con-
sumo i-2 pounds Of hay AM s pounds %
s;raw daily-an aggregate Of : I 2 pounds.
which. tank. could not be daily take N
into and digested in The stOaach Of sheep
of that size. Therefore. 70 pot sheep on
bali straw heed. It j. neecssary that soue
other portion Of their feed be more concen-
trated. or more nuiriiious in proportion
70 bulk than hays. for example. grain
or rOots-or else they vii not get their
proper supply of nsfrinent.
Ny o-n course when feeding straw has
been 20 give = feed Of hay AZ morning and
evening INTENDED 20 average about a pound
Per head each ti@e.) al the straw thu
sheep Will eat and about . pouad Of cut
turniPs each at noon. The latter being litile
increased II the hay and the straw arr no,
ofPrine quality. Bot do not often CIV,
over t-O bushels. or I20 pounds Of turnips
20 hundred. Hay here does not average
- tOn; and though regard seeding
turnips n economical. Ey MAJOR Object in
gro~ing and fceding them Is 20 promote
the heaith and thrift ofny breeding ewes.
and The growth Of nv LAMBS.
Some excellent sheep farmers. on grain
and clover seed farms laying = lev miles
norrh % ne -where q eontiguou. city mar
ket raises the average price o. hAy about -
PER cent higher than he-e-sive their s,o-e
sheep no hay until March. feeding them in
Iieu of.ft. brigbt good ssra~ IN abundanoe.
clover chat. and daily feed ofIndian corn
rAag'ng tron one and a halfto two giils r.er
bead. according 70 their sire and other CIR
cunsiAaees. The ssrA~ and grain chat arr
generally fed fresh from fhc th-~shinr aoor
hall dozea iiuses = da,. and The sheep Az,
not required 20 as 10 al al close Asssr th,
Int Of NAssh a fsI supply Of bright clover
hAy Is given and The grain feed taken OF
The sheep. A. have bad repeated occasioa
70 observe. winter vel. and the breedine
ewes raise good lambs.
do not believe than breeding e-es or
lambs could properly be FED enough straw
and t1rnlps-particslarly II the ssra- "a.
dry and rips-to obtain tbe eJuivalr,t Of ~,
fsL soPPly Of hay. Ifturnips A.. led in eH-
cess. they render the evacuation too din
and active Tor severely cold weather. Blu,
pound bead gwen 20 a straw fed sheen
Nth little dimunIiion Of the corn Other.
wise r~qsisite. would. l think. constitute .
better and cheaper feed than entire corn
and straw.
he Comparative nufrimen 81 The differ
sni kinds Of stra~ las been given IN The
table q Nutritivc Equivalents Dat And
barley strA~ eut quite green and cured
bright are higaiy re6-bed b sheep. had
rather have taem (particalariy u ih-a.Lsd
T'ta aail 50 ibai a lev snail green ser.
neis remain in The ends % tlse heal.l fb.r
hay the situation in Which IL Is f-eqaertl,
cured for use. Wheat straw rama. r.s,
among he common varieties Of STA.
SicvP Do not relish BE-. and vii not est
very eel q they GIT any hay. Bat -h.n
confined 70 iSand grain they learn 60 eat it
and thrive On H. They must not Lowe,er
be compelled % eat A. close a. oas an
barley straw. Ripe re sfrau. unless emf
hne AID mixed With meal. "a d-,. hsrsb
anprotiable. ADD ~bolly unaccepsabi. cd
for sheep. All strsws are eaten ma
better by them when fresh tbre.i.ea AL
led freqoently in snail quantities
Cornstaiks are contained IN neither a
The preceding tables Of nutrition. Wien
cot and cured bright. b~for, frost. no s-,d
q bitter relisbed b. sheep than lie i,av,,
ard some sner portions Of the stalls asd
hey thrive admirably on them.
Pea-haulu, u cot snd cured Greer. i.
bighiy valuable and is highly reIished br
sheep bot vhen not harvested until S-i.s
up and dead. according 20 fhe more com
mon moie. o 30 utterly ~ortbleu for
then.
Al seasons 81 great scarcity o. hay and
's-' sleep have been r~prstedly ard ,uc.
oe'.iai'F ~iuterrd by feeding thea alu.8s,
exclusively 90 gram. Such a 81. hsy-f,m,---
oocured ~ ne best sheep region Of Yer.
mont. 30 che sinfsr Of l.60-sf e~-,..,,
Cd By s'evere drouih ihs preceding sam
mer. f.ock masters So u-r- d.,.--.;......
o. krep sell af sll haxar.ls. ga ,h... .i...
pond Cor rurf| af OATS r..~ 81 -I