Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-01
agricultural.
Kind Treatment Of Domestic Animals.

One Of the Arst requisites Of success in raising
domestic animals, We think, ia kindness and gen
tleness. Proper shelter and suitable food NAV
rank before kindness, though they are but expres.
sions Of it. One may provide comfortable food
and shelter for his stock and still treat them
roughly, though the reverse is, perhaps. the zen.
eral practice. The man whose humanity and com
mon sense will furnish nice barns and warm sheds
for his stock will probably consult his purse, 30 as
to receive the largest profits.
Among the poorer, unsuccessful class Of farm
ers, stock doubtless suffer most from exposure
and Ill treatment. Perhaps their want Of success,
arises, IN a measure, from the neglect and abuse of
those animals which may and ought to be 3 source
OF prof, to them. Who has not been Obliged to
pass farms whose fences we're broken down-,he
house and barn sadly dilapidated-the window,
broken and gone-barn doors banging in the wind
and seen the lean, lowing kline grouped together
in some field, TO protect themselves from the bleak
winds or pitiless storm. One cannot but pitv the
stock and the owner. Probably he doe. NOT take
a good agricultural paper-thinks he is not able
or knows enough already. II he should make a
dry warm stable for his stock, treat them gently
give them a few roots daily, a little meal, or even
a couple of ears Of corn, at suitable times. pur,
water-card them daily, scatter under them n
generous supply Of bedding, when il ia pleasant
let them out three or four hours in the middle of
the day, he probably would be surprised to ,e,
how they would thrive, even on a small amount
Of fodder.
As illustrative OF the above suggestion We h,y.
an instance in mind, near at hand. A fsu COO,
ago one Of our neighbors said to another . liz
dld not see how he kept 40 much stock on 40
small a quantity Of fodder" Some of the Reason.
we're doubtless the following One ties his chill
under his barn, standing on The ground, the otbe,
ues hs over the barn cellar, standing on A Amor
which, we think, is preferable one iny,riabk
turns his stock out 10 all weathers-cold snow n,
rain, and they must stand exposed until nigbt. m.
other Keeps them housed, unless pleas ant. when
they are out a lew hours one feeds a portion II
the yard, the other feeds all IN the stall. ons
raises roots-carrots, tuTnips and beels-some OF
all and gives his stock daily, he other seldom
raises any one feeds some shorts and meal IN,
other seldom any one cards hs stock. the o,h.,
not one gives a variety Of food, the other kssn
wholly, until spring, ON salt and coarse bsv srm,
stalks one oonsulls the appetites Of his .tock
the other says they must eat that or none m,
result is, one mans stock come ou, in s,,i,, !,
good order, hair tine, eyes bright-e,xs 9E,,,
healthy calves, and do well through the SUNNI,
the others consume and waste more feed. Ina,
are pol'bellled aud their hair dull, perbaps b,v.
touch Of " %horseai," " seab," &c. Ooe. We ,hinl
an instance OF KIND treatment, aud, beside IA,
splrN IL ouluvaIes' does 1t not pay welp Tia,
otnet instance may not be harsh treatment. Il,
'ur s'uoA nave an abundance, such as il IS. An,
!et We 10 not regard II a. humane or prof atle
1t is remarkable, too, how .uscoptibl, ma.
domestic animals are to kind treatment u,,
often is the horse abused aud sadly peylec,.d
lis playfalYess and nobieness Of charac,.r Az
either restrained through fear or b-nnmh.
through III usage. The COW is too Often handl.,
roughly, Would 1t not be wiser to keen The sn.,
nails patsd, set = mess bsfore her, ii turhnl,n,
and treat her stnll, 1t such care viii No, .n,
due her, tit her for the shamhles a, soon n, ,n~
Die. Boys and dogs ought not to ehas, COW. =,
Stone them Let them feed quietly and perfc,
at home. The pgs, We know, love To /. vail,
10 The mife, but give them some iresh liam ~,
how they will ir'k aud play They love, ,oo
clean, dry nest. Who could be unkind ,mnn.
the sheep and lambs? An upkind ,be"ba,
could not surely lead bis flick gents I =,
probably. No wonder that the agv.,, - 49,
Saviour Of the world Was announced IN IN. 49,,
herds. ~
but oo' TO enumeraie instances, kindness MN,
originate Ia the heart " understanding Sb.T =,
not cultivate up May not the "b,e, ioy -, ~
mvrellul ,pprraln 10 those via, are " m,,,,%
to their bea,,s3 May not tte remark IS
YES 10 an unuuuful slave, e. would punish VAN
we're not angry, be a wise motto ilr m. hrn
err we Keep stock Tor our Pleasure and nruB
anu lhsy ought never ta DE 40 oppi.n,.J -.
,Oi4u'e a. Nhen Inc lArnet is among them d.,
penang ~bltsslngs aud kiudueta-C "A T,svr,
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