Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-11-14
,ours and make the stock eat what they


, parative value OF grain and hay rs there
would be much grain led the coming
winter.
Mr.. j. I. Kimball thought cattle
should be kept in the barn most OF the
time during Winter. would turn them
out 10 drink Que or two vt Il time. and
when they had drank tic them up again,
would have one man attend them all the
time and by observation he would soon
learn what each one required; had fed
much meal with paying results, wonld
scald tho meal.
Mr.. Geo. +. Observation-Disclosures
tons OF hay and 20 bushels of corn rs
good as 3 tons OF hay; had numbered
much and always called 10 bushels OF
corn equal to ton OF hay; would not
ask for moro than one ton OF hay and
twelve tons of grsin for horse
Grain fed to cattle will pay the next Sum.
mer il not rs they go along; to make
beef the extra 4 qts. pays, saved in hay
the purchase money of corn for cattle /;
could not keep neat stock on so little hay
as n horse.
Mr. John French.-Fed horse on 6 lbs
of corn fodder and hay cut and mixed
with COTS. corn and he gained from 30 to
/ 100 lbs. in two months and worked all
the time.
Col. SWEET had formerly ted his stock
too much and kept them too cold; it
paid to keep stock always fat, cost more
TO add 100 lbs of flesh than to keep it on.
How are We to do it the coming Winter
with our short crop of hay. Considered
3 ton OF good hay equal to 20 bushels OF
corn. Gave warm water, , pals OF
boiling water in a one.hali hid. of cold,
his cows would give . OTIS. more milk
than when they had cold. Those who
had tried cooked food claimed differ.
encC OF IS per. cent. in its favor; many
were deferred from cooking food on
account OF fixtures. but they were now
sold at prices 80 low that all might have
them.
Mr.. Geo. +. Gibson inquired OF Col.
s. what he found 10 be the value of shorts
compared with corn from his experience
OF last winter? Col. $. replied; shorts
will make the most milk and the least
flesh, the milk very poor quality, would
not use shorts for butter making, but
his milk was sold in Portland and il was
the bulk he wished to secure.
Mr.. Pierce would feed meal cooked
and would use warm drink.
Mr.. j q. Kimban.-Would not feed
but three times day and always gave
his oxen some meal but not SO much
as he was credited with, gave it regular,
they would do better through the Sum-
mer when they had meal in the Winter;
thought Is bushels of corn equal to a
ton OF good hay.
Mr.. Frost.-Did not give his COW moro
than one ton of hay and ten bushels oi
corn, thought rye worth mole than corn,
cows will gain all Winter. Give horses
but little hay, has given 6 OTIS. corn,
thinks no better than 4, preferred whole
corn TO meal.
Mr.. Hall.-Fed all the hay his oxen
would eat and about OTIS. meal besides
10 fat them fast would like to l, OTIS.
Mr.. Green.-Had but little experience
in feeding grain, his horse did better on
small than large quantity.
Hon. Enoch Woodbury.-We are in
clined TO consider cow COW and ton
OF hay ton OF hay, but some hay is
worth tour times as much rs other; but
when We talk about corn we have
definite value. Thought ton OF hay
was not enough for good sized COW;
wanted his cattle kept as clean in the
barn rs they will keep themselves in the
pasture. would give all animals gener-
Gus diet would recommend not to try to
keep more stock the coming Winter than
will 10 well. Thought young stock gave
larger returns than old and thick meat
ed took less ieed than rough build.
Col White had formerly kept large
number OF cattle, some large oxen, cows
and young cattle the amount Of feed did
not depend on the size, it was much the
same rs with growing boy aud grown
man; had raised many horses but could
not keep them 50 chcaply as some claim
ed; would give colt the first Winter
shorts with some potatoes, the latter are
too weakening for steady feed.
SECOND DAY-MoRNING.
The subject OF sending delegates to
meet with tue Board of Agriculture, at
its meeting on Paris Hill, in January
next.
Voted, that Se send one delegate from
each Club forming this Convention, to
represent the Oxford County Farmers
Club at that meeting; also, that we re-
commend to every farmers club in the
County TO send delegates to attend the
meeting OF the Board OF Agriculture.
/ Mr.. Jewell Of Woodstock, being call
ell upon, spoke upon the management
and feeding OF horses; said he thought
it was Providence that the State of
Maine had So short crop OF hay the
/ present season; that she would Re richer
for il. Tor men would learn TO feed with