The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-12-22
'c6farM and aimJsehold.
Deccmbcr In lle country.

isaalote nights Of December are not aunwtl
ffpc6fne, for in thehf he quietly onjdya thC
~ frnitt of bis toll brings his crops tC
s.1 market, and looks after tbc comfort Of bic
~ family, an 4 of Tho domeAio animals wlrh
depend on,hin for subsistence. Tho busy
season Of seed time aud lorvest afford NC
opportunity Tor realipg Qr. reflection, and
stiie 'wAntk happAy CsulTHcilbsA Mntcr
The farmer whose library is well stocked
with uacfu books of relig ous, agricultural
and literary perodcal', may spend tho
long evenings pleasantly ut his own ircside.
Ills days will bo prdttably occupied in
looking after isBtock or in the woods with
-" his mem Stable management will occupy
considerable portion Of his timc, for ilio
proper care of horses IN Winter ~ matter
sdf great irtpoftaucc.i III bUhlhgd istnblo
care should he taken TO have il largo enough
for The humber Of horses TO DC winttrpd in
it, for no saatml can beukept- ipug Wcct
health in d narrow i'll ventilated Vltcc OF
Confinonfeut9 Prl6s mut is ihstinctivtly un
70 dsrstood,by oil lhelanimals on the farm, for
they generally prefer To breathe tho pure
. mir outside than the impure within their
y's stables Or Rheda. fn I..I1fuf trnf H
;'sno's Mich cows require more tianor7linary
care aud atttitiot 10 Wi0tet IN otilrr to
keep them IN that healthy aud tlifiIly cDn
diuU which conluccS tVa aulentiluhsupny
Of the hcieal tlnid. Some fttfhtrGhrc in tho
pasture In the fall They should he putino
'nfuthe byre at uight before they lose Uuudiiou,
90 and tho c dule cement should he made in
dry weather. Experienced dairy men sato
that If cattle are put iutp. the hyro or shed
FOR the frat tino, In wet weather, their coats
will not look sleek or glossy during the
wintor. There is an abundance OF corn
,os f6tder in Che country this you, which by tho
mid Of q sthk.cultrr cau be- manufactured
into nutritious food. IT. viii pay wcil to
stoaurthephopped stems apd add aQuantity
ef bran or corn incnl Cows fed on this
20 mix Aure Will give plenty OF miII1. IHK
great deal has been written onrlhc man
eaa agement of sheep IN winter yet the subject
has not been exhausted. The pricp of WOOL
for The lust few years has been SO high tE0t
o.. many we're tempted 10 give up other branch
sres.of husbandry FOR tile purpose of obtain.
ing the profits supposed to arise from the
.phrcedinS ofshpcp. Some advoutrcrs have
rcrot made much hy their speculation, Others
laVo been moro successful. AT have found
- oat that sheep !cquire. constant caro- and
close attention to their wants, both in Sum
h., mcf an' Winter, and that neggelce and
pCarclcssness do not belong to tho pro-
gvamme Of the s, CO ,sl ( Il wool grower. 1t is
yia7bettcr to give up Keeping shccp than not
u TO take proper caro- OF them in Winter ~
49, is not enough to provide sheds for. them,
hut these sheds blioul be llepl IN proper
condition. No fodder sluul bo wasted by
Al being tramplol uudor lootor dragged into
k-s moisture. a clean bed good hay, aul nc.
tuess 10 water arc essential in tho wiuorlng
of sheep. lid
-slY Hogs Tint are put up to rattSn ircauirc
Ia constant attention. They shonld not only
be supplied with nutritious food, but they
should bo, ted with tho greatest regularity,
ENooked STOOD causes them 10 put on losh
much quicker than uncookcd BECAUSE It is
easier digcsted, aud its mtrtive ingredients
enter more rapidly into the animal syStom
4ir IL bas been often remarked that IN mild
weather q comparatively small quantity OF
food seems to sustain anl can iattcn aui-
mails but in cola weather they consume
laegequanGtics without seeming to receive
prppOrtionalo benefit, The fact is that
tho additional quantity IN cold weather is
needed to keep up the natural heat Of their
Sbodies aud Iroln This the imporRhuo of
maintaining suitable temperature in all
oi places where stock arc lScpt is apparent
JFoiscs or cattle, sheep rr swine, w1ll con.
sumo nuch less food in warm stables or
shcds than when exposed TO the chilling
Slasts'E Winter. OF all the domestic AMI
amals, hogs arc the most sensitive OF Q Id,
,rn and AZ, this account should bo Iattehei III
thr Fall, or kept very warm in Winter.
The management Of poultry in Winter is
a matter Of timportauce to every hrnrcr for
N a 4 a
10 j ehm;iv mud if some can he spnreI for
Bees marteil thcv will corn,hnnd roo Jrire.l
NnnlI wnrtort / n 8 shoulJ Lokchf they
70 sLoYji ha cot Ri or' IN ths talt ma t,oir
,Io,oS snnnlicd i,y vnun,, yi'rn,ous f,,yi
az nTc a,,,li,a, bonsc, sIonl,I be so ennstrnctn1
- ms ~ ,fari ns mucI shrlicr and warn,0, as
~oss;Lie All n yLnGlj M ifnrnishnd w;h
iII ,ha ,s,ni,;tss f,r tLc ho,lfh o,,l ,,,r r,yr
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