American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-15
Che farmer's 1rpartmeat,
Stock k-R.aiSlnp.

Does it pay? Many of our farm
crs say that it does not. But why
should it not t? Fifty years ago far
mers thought it did pay, and since
then the value of some kinds of stock
has been doubled, and that without
the cost being increased.
| always raised all the calves born
on my place, and have bought sever
al at slight advance on butcher 5
prices.
By stock-raising I do not wish to
be understood as meaning this exclu-
siye rearing of stock and neglect Of
other branches of farming. | mean
to say that farmers ought to raise
more stock than they do +; calves can
be had low and seldom lower than
now; don't mind the butchers when
they say you never can make more
on a calf than you can at four weeks
old ; it is to their interest to say so.
I know a butcher who, while he tells
his customers this, yet, whenever he
comes across a fine calf, he buys it to
kill (some time, but it finds its way
into his field. TO my certain knowl-
edge he has now ten spring calves,
nearly all Of one age, running about
his farm, all Of which were bought to
kill (some time
l believe it does pay, and have ar
rived at this conclusion by expert
cnce.
But if you raise them, let it be
done aoeU Don't make steers, oxen
or COWS as wild as any deer; better
leave it alone. Although some calves
are by natural disposition wore wild,
yet by proper treatment this Wild
ness, Or more properly this timj3ty,
may be conquered before the calf is
four weeks old.
Amy one who has read the agricul-
tural columns Of the Telegraph for
the last half dozen wears, viii have
no trouble in selecting Il plan to
bring them to the age Of six weeks.
This is the most important era in the
edUcatioH Of the calf, and habits
then acquired are too often lasting.
Patience, good nature and kinGncss
are absolutely necessary to raise Il
calf as it should be done Those
who do not control these properties
are those who will find that stock
raising dontpog.
Always learn a calf to allow itself
to be handled all over while feed
ing, is a good time to put this in
practice.
l know Of no other way Of MAX
inga quiet animal than to turn it
over to the boys, and let them put il
in a single harness or yoke two to-
gether whether they be male or fc-
malc,) and play with them as they
see fit. But let the calves do what
they may, don't let them be abus-
ed.
Too many of our farmers neglect
to provide themselves with good
homc-rased oxen, but are content
with half broken. runaway steers.
Some who have no boys, will say
they have not time to break them. l
will give such a plan whereby little
or no time is lost in breakjag-so-
called and often too truly.
Raise The calf in the manner which
I have mentioned, and by occasional
handling and yuking keep them quiet
until three or three and Il half years
old, then yoke them and put them
behiak pair of quiet oxen, to pillow
or cart. Don't load too heavily, but
allow them to have their own way
for a while; if they are as quiet as
they should be, they will not do any
mischief, and the old yoke Of oxen
will pull the load and keep the others
straight. Soon the young steer will
begin to pull with the others, and the
load may be increased. Learn them
to back without the cart, then with
the cart, but down hill then up hill,
then With the load. When backing,
always make them hold their heads
up; one half our oxen spoil their
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