Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-10-24

FATTENING SrOCK IN AUTUMN Sheep or
cattle that are intended for the butcher, either
late In the tai or during the winter, should
be pushed with grain while they are eating
grass in the months of October and Novem
Der. L Is economy 10 do this. And more
flesh and fat can be laid on with one bushel
OF corn during these months than IN cold
winter weather, with dry hay instead OF
grass for the balance of the food. What is
gained st this time of year can be cheaply
kept until the period of marketing arrives.
Fatteoing stock frequently suffers and de-
cIines III weight and condition for lack oil
sufficient food during the seven or eight weeks
preceding the time of yardlng stablIpg tor
the winter. Grass is neither go nutritious nor
plentiful az i. should be tor their good pas
lures get bare very quick, because there is no
growth to replace Dhat Is eaten. The cold
weather, constantly increasing in severity as
winter approaches, sharpene the appetite OF
snimals, which, on frost bitten grass they are
scarcely able to satisfy. They are sconss-
quently restless they take much exercise,
and their coats loose their smooth, glossy ap-
pearance. They want richer food. LII 1t is
not given shey Shrink great deal when
changed on 10 hay, and 1t Will take u month
OF two of winter feeding to bring them to the
same weight they had on full gra:s.
No matter how abundant the grass may
be at the period il the autumn We have iu-
dicated, it Will pay richly to feed grains.
Sheep will lay on f+s wonderfully fast with
some grain at this time, and they will 90 into
the yards without shrinking, and DC lat IN ad-
vance by the Ist Of January of those that had
the same amount II gram, but have eaten 1t
wholly IN the yards and with dry fodder.
a flock OF wcIhers might hardly hold
their own during the last sixty days of pas
turing ordinary grass without other feed,
with certainty Of shrinking and remaining
stationary lor some weeks when yarded and
put on dry food but II ? half bnshel OF corn
per head were given them during this time
and under these conditions they would each
gain, at least, fifteen POUNDS it Every
feeder can figure the cost of the grain and the
price 81 the mutton and satisfy himself Theth-
Ct such feeding would b. g paying operation.
Rural NerO YORKER.
STRAIGHTENING LEANING TREEs-No fruit
tree VIII oe 80 productive when the entire
top and body have been blown partially over
as j. viii when in an erect position. When
2 tree leans, spr Is viii almost always starr
from the upper side OF the body, or branches
and grow perpenaicuiariy. By this means
tie large proper ion Ct the sap flows into
the erect stems, while the horizontal pars OF
the tOp receives only = Limited supply o.
noirishmeBt.
When iC IS desirable 10 strtighten up
leaning fruit Tree, st post in the ground,
say 20 feet rom the tree, to which a cham, or
rope Al puileys may be alta ched, and the
tree str lightenei 10 a-d secured with strong
y Tres extending from a stake in the ground
to strap around the main part Of the tree
In case j Tree i large, and we'll rooted, let
the earth be excavated on the upper side and
a lew OF the larger roots lOosened, and the
earth removed beneath them. - IN y the toy
of the tree may be 7rough. up with cas-. to
the desIred position.
There Is 10 better time than the present 70
perform such JOBS, Is new roots viii often
star. gu from those that h.re been severed,
and continue 70 grow till tie end of the
growing season. They guy wires will always
hold trees IN position, until the roots will
keep the top erect. Ii long branches grow
100 cree !. Is elsy 20 wire them down to the
proper position, when she wires may al be
removed after one season. AS a general
ruie, fruit trees are neglected TOO much.