The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-08-05
Regularly in FealiAg.

regularity IN feeding. The horse and
domestic animals general Not ev. d
excepting The pig-l'ave an instructive
capahility OF keeping time; that -,
they know by the natural prompting
81 their appetite. when The meal hour
arrives: and this il the case pariicu
larly when they Iave been accnstofn
cd 10 regular feeding. Animals. Miicr
led iuc.ularlv. and in-nfliclsnfiy. al'
WAYS MAJ iie~s u ircstml AND unea-,
feeling. which i very inlinical ~ y
healthy and thrifty condition. n fhs,
are snpl lied N regular Intervals. wsth'
. sufficient amount NJ suitable food,
they will keep perfectly qalei 1nrinA
the inter- walls. an cvincr in irr~tininrss
or desire for loo tili tllr rc-uirrpe'
ri.d for feeding approaches; and isis
j. a state most essential ~ thvir Com
fort and well doing. A. soon n
an animal sc4ins I" worry. rom what
ever cause. II Mil decline. m weight
ard conlitiun. Tie result il always.
an srent where cattle of different
strength and age are kept loose ~ \
ward together. the stronger ana "ldet
will worry tie weaker and Younger
NJ amount or quality Of food can
make ~ Tor irregular periods " Iced
ing. With fat hing stock. whicl' ~
quIrc 10 be Kept uniformly quiet ana
il good temper. this j. ~siukinely a :
parent. Va have often seen caft g
kept in good condition npona smaller
amount Of food, q the Same quaiisH {,
than has been consumed ~ o'heFs
that have made much less progress.
and the canse has he "a thar the for
mer have been teG lunctuaily AM
Systematically. and the latter just tbc
reverse The practice 81 throwing "
large quantity Of hay. and allowing
them 10 have a scramble iUr N. ~ NJ
not untrcqnently the cas-, y ~asie!Ai
and exceedingly detrimental.
There is no department u rnfal
economy that requires, perhaps. so
mnch close and systematic attention.
and the exercise Of sound and enlight
ened Judgment. rs tile breeding and
management ~ farm stock: and par.
sicularly when they are IN a stale !
artificial confinement during the win.
ter months. No. only i strict pnctn-
ally as to the time 81 feeding imper
atively required, but the amount, and
to some extent. eve the quality " the
food should I've varied 10 meet tbs
changing conditions of temperature,
humidity. and other physical agencir'
etiecsing the progress anc Well being
OF animal life. IN sharp. dry, iiusts
weather, cattle require alargcr amount
OF food. richer in both ca~rb0naceou-
and nitro-enons ingredients. than
when the atmosphere j. warm auc
humid. Bnt. how often does j hap
pen. from carelesSrcss cr Ignorance.
that sometimes they arc surieIted. ama
at others made to fast; both conditions
being opposed u a healthy state y
progress.
We observed. the other cay. half ;
dozen cows in excellent CONDITION. am
yielding a large supl N u mills. KEEP
on a variety Ut food; mainly the plO
duce OF eight acres. Here CLEANLINESS
and strict regularity in fecling ar
carefully practice'i. with all necessary
attention to warmth ami ventilation
With a moderate quar- IN " choppt'
hay and straw. tW lee a cay, are -lyeI
a lew mangolds oF vr carrots; the 9th
or meal consisting Oi steamed hay 40,
straw. and linsced. with a little corr
meal, forming q warm and nntritipw
diet. In another direction We ivun,
q considerable herd III crttlc. ~
large farm. M Il miserable plight
partly owing ~ inSnliiciency u food
bnt mprcto neglect and irregular tccd
ir4 -rlnr nt iAt COWS would evl
dpnf.A nAA gfeat aitiicnlty, whaievs
attention may no~ ~ paid them. il
getting through calvin. With tn
addition Of a few roots. there was SIT
iicient hay and straw on his farm /
carry the stock through the winter
ii sufficient care and Judgment ha,
been exercised, in comparative com
fort. The housing Or protection wa
also bad. How is il possible for peopl
to succeed in matters OF this sort. VIII