Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-03-05
agricultural,
state Board of agriculture.
Winter Session at Paris Hin.
Jan. add, 1874.
DISCUSSION FOLLOWING MR.. LUCAS
PAPER.

mandatory OF the views advanced by Mr.
Lucas; and called upon Mr. z Thayer
OF South Paris for statement in regard
TO his mode of feeding.
In response to the call, Mr.. Thaye,
made some interesting remarks in regard
10 the meteOd OF feeding pracIiced by
him this winter. He had formerly thought
twenty pounds of good hay sufficient TO
keep COW day, aud Keep her in good
condition. This winter, being obliged to
make considerable use ct meal. he had
eNl e,imenled somewhat ia feeding it,
and had reached the conclusion that
cow would do well on ten pounds OF hay
and five pounds OF meal per day Feeds
three times day Has ted both dry and
Scalded meal. aud could perceive no al.
vantage in sca.diug and now leeds dry
meal.
Mr. James 4. Lawrence Of Bucksport,
a delegate from the BuckSport Farmers
Club, gave his method OF feeding at con
siderable length. tie has 1900 pound
horse that works every DAY, which he
gives ten pounds OF hay PEI day. togcth
or with two quarts OF ScaIdcd meal in the
morning, one quar-, oil oats at noon. and
tva quarts Of >oalded meal at night lie
g..e> bis COWS ten pound, OF hay per day,
With two quarts OF ldcd meal night
and morning Ills COWS are grade Ayr
shire and shorihorus, and they never
looked better or gave more milk than
'aey do now They are medium sized
CONS, gir'iuS from I've feet To- i've feet
-.N inches Youug stock two and three
ye.r, oh. be leeds in the sumo proper
ton lie hss two or three ful, blood
Ayrshire calves, which he kerps on three
pound, OF hay and one pint of oats each
per day. The hay j. prime timothy and
red top cut early. \ wear old colt re-
ceives four pounds OF hay and one quart
0i oats per lay. AL his stock are look
ing we'll They lave water three times
per day Not one OF his animals has had
"a single straw Of bay this winter that has
not been weighed out To- them. In feed
ING he gives the meal first, While they
are eating this. the hay i being steamed
10 a tub covered tightly. and when the
meal is eaten, the hay is given them
Iii, statements were given with great
ciearness, and we're listened 10 with close
attention
Mr.. John Stanton Gould Of New York
made some lengthy AM very entertain
iug remarks lie commended in high
terms the sound views put forth by the
author Of the paper, and spoke especial
.y Of that paIt of i, where the value OF
providing warm stables tor stock Was en-
forced II WAS poin; OF economy TO
have warm stables Fodder was saved
by The means, for cattle kept in cold
stables were obliged TO waste a great
deal OF energy in consuming extra fodder
To keep them alive He thought the
statements on feeding made by Mr. Law
renee Of great value, % much 50. in fact.
that he ielt the know edge be had gained
from The gcnllemans remarks. ample
compensation tor his travel OF over tour
hundred miles TO attend the convention
In the course of his remarks he made
some very interesting statements con
corning The feeding Of The horse-car and
omnibus horses OF New York city. From
an extended enquiry, be had aScerlaiued
THAR the average lie of the horses on the
street railroads in New York city was
four years, and that OF omnibus horses.
eight Years. This difference i no doubt
IN part due 10 the fact that while omnibus
horses rest on the Saf bath the car horses
run every jay in The wecE The extra
strain on the railroad horses caused by
the heavy loads of passengers hauled IN
20 town every morning and out at night,
Is also one reason of their breakin. down
sooner than omnibus horses. who are
more uniformly loaded A. rule de-
ductei from numerou1 experiments in
feeding different kinds Of feed. horses
are given twelve pounds oil hay aud six.
teen pounds Of Indian meal per day.
each. They are led ,hree times day -
Oa:s have been tried, bul have been dis
earded. \ singular thing in the treat
ment OF their horses Is. they are all
watered AZ one o'clock al night, Stable
men could give no reason for this prac.
,ice, but they had an idea it aided diges-
ton, and prevented injurious conse-
queuces from their feed. 1t is an almost
universal custom in all The stables. An
occasional feed OF carrots is given. aud
salt Is kept by them all the time II was
q c>rious fact, however. that ten times rs
mans horses required the service Of q
veterinary physician on Monday morn
ing a on any other day OF the week.
and the larger proportion of the cases
were am ing omnibus horses-,he mall
aides being chief collie. and possibly
brought on by their remaining quiet on
Sundays. He believed the average
quantity of hay needed to keep COW a
day was twenty.iour pounds, possibly
twenty pounds would bee sufficient if it
was cCt anti cured in the best condition.
But COWS especially need certain
amount of something 10 di,tend the
stomach hat IL may act in Il proper and
healthy manner: pine shayings with
meal have sometimes been given FOL this