Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-01-05

grass, and will usually turn for early
beef.
Several members expressed tn e
opinion that 4 to 5 quarts of buck
wheat meal per day to cow was
pretty good feed, and that even if fed
nothing else but straw they should
thrive.
Cows-GRow Corn FoDDER.-Ly-
man Call, East Durham, P. o., writes
the Canada Farmer that he keeps "a
dairy of twenty-six cows. the milk of
which is disposed of at cheese tacto-
ry that last June he sowed as acre of
corn in drills, and commenced cutting
and feeding to the cows daily the 1st
of July. When the September rains
came on he omitted the corn feeding
four days, and the result was a dimi-
mutton of fifty-twO pounds of milk per
day. The corn feeding was again re-
sumed, and in four days the cows
gave their customary quantity OF
milk. The increased flow Of milk
doubly paid the cost of the food Civ
en-. This is an important fact, and
should induce dairymen to provide
this kind of nourishment for their
stock at season of the year when
pasturage is short. In fact it would
seem that the former may be proita-
bly, substituted for the latter under
any and all circumstances, as the yield
of green corn fodder to the acre is
very great, and the cost of producing
it comparatively light.
DEFEND THE WEAK CATTLE.-Some
farmers are not as careful as their
true interests require them to be in
separating weak stock from the
strong and aggressive when the sea
son ofstOrmS and feeding comes round.
In most herds embracing any consid-
cradle number, will be found some an
finals diminutive in size and timid in
proportion to their physical weakness,
which the more vigorous attack when
ever a modest effort is made to share
In the food supplied. They are hook
ed here and chased there by the
strong, and should enlist the care and
sympathy OF the owner. 1t will pay
well to provide a separate Enclosure
for such animals till sufficiently de-
veloped to hold their own, at feeding
time, or, till they are rendered lit to
be disposed of in some other way to
advantage. If left to shirk for them
selves they will be likely to go under
before spring, or should they winter
through they will be in a condition SO
exhausted as to render them next to
valueless for that season.
WITHHOLDING MILK.-A correspon-
dent OF a western paper says COWS
can be cured of this habit ii they will
drink sour milk. After drinking, and
as soon as they begin to lick the pail
they will give down freely. He has
tried it with cows that would give
about two-thirds the proper quantity
retaining the other portion. Thcu he
gives them the milk to drink, anC
waits until they begin to lick the pail
: when he has no trouble in getting the
remainder. He has tried meal, salt
and various things, but found nothing
to produce such an effect as sour milk
NAILS IN THE FoOT-To relieve
from the terrible effects of running ;
nail in the foot Of man or horse, tax,
peach leaves, bruise them, apply t.
the wound, confne with bandage, ant
!. the cure is as if by magic. Renew
2 the application twice a day if neces
' sary, but one application generall
does the work. Both man and hors
have, in few hours, when apparent
: ly on the point of having the lockjaw
) been cured.
USING MoULDY BREAD.-The use o
bread containing mould ought to b
h rejected; indeed, several cases of poi:
: oning have been observed by the us
n of mouldy bread. Joiner has sigma
. lied the poisoning Of three animal
:, which had eaten mouldy bread. Yves
i erhoff has made known the case 0
7. poisoning of two children who ha
e taken rye bread containing the muco
e mucedo, the most common species O
mould.-JournoL Of Chemistry.
N CALLS ON HORSES. Owing to d
II fects in collars and saddles, or lac
- of seasonable attention in wet weat
er, the backs, breasts and shoulder
:, of horses become badly CALLED. 1t
" cruel to work them in this conditio
Is but in many cases it can hardly
avoided, especially on the canal.
De such cases the wounds should be tho
to oughly spunged daily with strong soa
- suds followed by a solution of sal
" petre and spirits Of turpentine. P
one quarter of a pound of the form
In and pint Of the latter into a bott
ty and shake them we'll together and a
rs ply to the wounds with a feather tv
Is or three times each day, or oftener
circumstances will permit, till tt
- healing process commences, when Il
ht application may be discontinued.
u CARE OF CALVES IN WINTER
Ill few days since we called on friel
oy who had just brought his stock to t
* barn-yard in consequence of stor
in There were cows, oxen, calves, she
and colts, but the last two were so
" given separate quarters, and. as W