Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-21

my cows this fall until the 18th of Nov. ON
corn fodder and they done well; had some
that got frozen before it was cut, and l
think my COWS done equally as well on it
as ON that which was cut before it froze
What straw have feed with my hay
once day with straw, twice with hay. |
think it may not be profitable to feed hors-
es in winter all the hay they can or will eat;
think colts should gain more in winter
than in summer. In hogs, my profits have
been in pigs raised and sold, and growth
in summer while fed from the milk of my
dairy.
| s. II. F2iRt-I think farmers should feed
the grain they raise to their stock instead
of selling it.
Amos MetcdJ-Think one great advantage
in wintering stock proftably is to have
good comfortable barns; have not much
opinion Of straw to feed to animals unless
| can have roots or grain to go with it.
E. G. Netcay-Think good barns and
stables essential in wintering stock profit
ably, and think there is no way to feed
straw so proftably as to cut it and feed with
meal to horses would feed horse no more
hay than he can eat in half an hour.
E. B. Hull would here say that have
fed my horses for four winters past princi-
pally on cut feed, which has been straw,
and oats and corn meal ground together,
and it has proved with NE to be the best
way of using up my straw. 1t takes but
little more grain with the cut straw to keep
my team in the same condition and heart
than it does when fed with hay.
4. Netca!f-In my early days of farming
| used to drive my stock 100 rods or more
to water through the winter, and it took
as long as it did to do the rest of my chores,
besides losing one or more of my cattle by
being hooked into the brook or falling on
the ice
D. H. Wtbster-My practice in winter
ing stock is to feed wholly in their stables,
and keep them there only while necessarily
out to drink hold to feeding roots, and
usually feed most of my potatoes to my
stock and think it pays better than to draw
them to the factory. l calculate to feed al
regular hours think grooming better than
poor feeding. Cattle and horses should be
carded every day while they are kept VI
as it helps to keep the pores Of the skin
open and hair soft.
b. f. T0,cer made some remarks in re
one of the best organizations to keep up al
interest in farming and good social feel
ing in community and bring neighbOrs to
gether once a week to hear how each on
was managing and learn each others sue
cess wanted to start one in his district.
: Z. b. HU-One other great advantag
: in wintering stock is to have plenty of run
+ ming water to our barns Forstock TO hav
q 10 90 out in the cold to brook or sprin
to drink in winter is poor economy in man
u ways. lst, it Is great chore to shove
{ snow and keep water holes open, and Sc
Z that all drink and none get hooked or dan
e aged by slipping on the ice; then IN col
: windy days some will nearly choke to deaf
& rather than go and drink. Then what d
II we see in spring? Poor stock and q lar2
r winrow of manure from barn to brook {
Il spring The expense and labor of waite
g ing a stock of cattle and horses in this wa
q one winter in most places in this sectio
, would bring running water to house al
4 barns that would last twenty years, $
/. nothing of the loss of manure.
4 This idea Of bringing water to barn
H. yard for all stock was generally admit,
le by the club to be a good one
Of