Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-16

dollars per head; and | do not think it has
cost me but little more than it would had
led them on hay alone. / think it costs
no more to feed grain to horses than it
does to feed hay at $40 per ton BY feed
ing gram we can also feed straw or other
coarse fodder with much oreproft to our
stock, besides it makes more and better
manure
Geo. B. Breacster-Think we should feed
grain to our stock in winter, and that stock
should be so kept as to improve during the
long winter months, as well as in summer.
There is neither sense nor necessity in hav-
ing our stock stop growing as soon as our
farm produce does, or as soon as the grass
dies on which the stock feeds. If our stock
does not improve during the winter we
lose our fOdderunless we acknowledge thF
the sole purpose of feeding is to save life,
which | am not disposed to admit. Some
may go to the extreme of feeding young
stock and not hold out This course in
jures the animal ana is fully as bad in its
effects as the stingy or starvation process
practiced by too many farmers of to-day
Great caution should be used in feeding
grain when we commence Grain makes
manure enough better to pay the expense F.;
pays as well too when fed to cattle as when
fed to hogs.
4. E. Jameson-We should aim to have
healthy stock should begin to bring them
into good shape when young. Ny opinion
is that calves may be forced and made to
bring as much at two years old as they do
now with our ordinary feeding at three
For cows l would not approve of too high
feeding with grain while young.
E. p. Chuch-The true way is to keep
stock all the while improving in winter as
well as in summer. We should feed more
roots and potatoes in winter than is our
habit-especiaIly to young stock. l do
not approve Of feeding much grain to cows.
Had plenty Of good hay l could keep
cows in good enough condition on that
If l was raising stock for cows or to keep,
| would not care to have them fed so high
as to take on great amount Of fat while
young
d. II. JVebster-I have always been in
favor Of high feeding; think we should al
ways keep our stock in growing condition
from calves until grown up. | feed pota-
toes to my stock with profit; have always
kept oxen and have them gain all winter
think We can get our calves up at one year
old As large as ordinary calves are at two
years old; feed potatoes mostly spring and
fall to my cows and oxen. If had a grain
farm | think I could make it profitable to
feed grain to my stock-especially toyoung
stock
4. Z. Jameson-I have been this winter
where a farmer warns all his water for a
stock Of cows, by passing it through a
,teaming OF a cooking range, and who
steams all his food in winter and said it
paid well for milk He also believed in
boiling for COWS; kept them upin summer
and cut green feed for them. Most farm
ers could keep 100 in that way as well as
80 could be kept ordinarily.
frauk C0aa0r-Was brought up on a
dairy farm; think we keep too many COWS
for our feed they should not be kept so as
to grow poor in summer or winter think
they should come to the barn in good or
der in the fall as we can have them on good
pasture feed.
y. H. Uc5ster-If we are fattening any
animal for market l hold TO fatting it we'll
a, the quality makes great difference in
the price per pound.
g. b. Brewster-In tattening stock of all
kinds for market we should crowd it a.
fast as possible, as it brings us quicker and
better returns. We should also get the
right kind to start with, in order to make
it profitable tecding-hogs as we'll as cat
tie or sheep. We might as well try to fat
ten a pine rail as some kinds of hogs that
I have seen-the pointer breed orinstance
T. b. HH-As the secretary has beer
called upon | may say few words, but
not to add anything to what has already
been said. | think you generally agree
pretty well, at least that good feeding i,
profitable l think good care and warn
stabling might be added; think our stock
can be made to improve with good care a.
well as by high feeding-by having plenty
Of good running water in our yards; anc
by never allowing them out in storms OF
snow or cold rain; by carding frequently
and bedding and keeping them clean, anC
having their stables well ventilated Sc
they can breathe pure air. As for higl
feeding, if it is profitable anywhere i
must be in the country, for it costs less It
get grain to market in the shape of beef
pork, or mutton, than any other way anC
! then we have our manure at home on gu
farm. There is one thing more to be look
/ ed at by those who are to stall feed or fat
ten animals for market 1st begin with
good animal that will make somethin,
when fatted, no matter whether cattle
sheep, or hogs, try to start with good ones
then make them extra and get the extr
price. which will be two or more cents pc
pound with a quick sale. By having extr
beef you get forty dollars or more on on
pair Of oxen, and from four to six dollar
per head on sheep, if you have the larg
heavy Cotswold or SouthdOwn. II yol
have poor animal give it away or knocl
it in the head rather than try to fatten
for market with grain at present prices
As for store cattle which we intend to keeT
l think good hay and good care, with warn
shelter or stables, we can make them gail
although l would approve of mealing COW
in spring think we should feed roots wit
our straw if we feed it whole; think al
straw pays best to be run through fee
cutter and wet or mOistened, and meal mix
ed with it, for know horses can be keI
well on straw cut and mixed in this wa
with very little more grain than we wOul
feed with good hay.
GOOD TEMPLARs' UNION. = TIL
March session of this organizatio
was held Tuesday the 9th inst. Th
day was pleasant and the attendant
good considering the state of tn