Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-05


Farm stock requires particular attention a
this season Of the year. The straw and poorer
quality Of hsy should have been fed out previ-
ous to this time, during the cold weather, when
animals have keen appetite, leaving the good
early cut hay for spring feeding.
Cows Es5d little extrs care now. The season
is at hand when they Will commence giving
milk. snd if not well fed and ckrel for, the
quantity snl quality OF the milk viii be inferior,
and the animals Will run down in flesh. This
should be guarded against as much as possible,
and as the prospect il fair for a reasonable price
for both of the 6-ft make Of butter and cheese it
will pay tor farmers 10 feed literally, and take
good care Of their cows.
Young stock should not be neglected. bat kept
in thrifty snd growing condition. This stock
consists mostly Of heIfers OF different ages,
which it is GesTsble 10 make COWS q at the
proper tine. Il is conceded by men who ought
TO know, that il lie better 70 have heifers COM
mence giving mils IT two years old than three,
If Of ;le proper SIZE BY good care and feed. :
years tine may be- saved in this way. In addi-
ton to gcoi hay, iced OF roots or little meal
should be given.
Tie treep int.Te,t is again reviving, and the
farmer in bis daily round of - doing chores
should hot forge; his flock if be hss one, and eay-
ing it to shift for itself II early lambs are expect
Fl, roots grain should be given TO ensure good
low o. u.ilk, 81 this will be found more d fieult
uoe, 'hsa alter 3 good bite Of grass is fur
ntLtd.
Although tee inmates Of cur pig peus are
hardly consilerel worth looking At now. or 10
pay even for ordinary attention, yet the tide
Will prtb-;!y soon turn SgGin in their fsvor, anu
farmers, although they may not keep so many in
numher, az heretofore, should endeavOr to keep
the quality fully up to the present standard, al
lesst We shoali no; run behind even he,c, but
what we DO eadeSvor TO do well
Working teams have had hsrd time Of is.
during the winter, and as there will be but lit
tie opportunity 81 the most for rest, before the
labor Of spring will commence. they will nsei
good feed sni Treatment, 10 enable them 10 per
form what Is expected Of them.
The grain for both horses and oxen should be
ground before feeding, as it will pay the cost
Twice over. portion of corn eau then be
gdiet 10 the osts, which will make the feed bet
ter ihAn ,he las; slone.
FARHERs SHOULD RAISE MouE CALVES.
Il viii be found mere profitable for 4 while. 10
Iced portion of the milk Of the dairy to calves.
than 10 piEs. Farmers have depended too much
on Canals Tor cows with which TO replen,sh
their dsrief, and have lost money in these pur-
chssss. fully one-hslf, We believe. proving in
ierior mixers. One effect Of the low price on
pork vii be to encourage farmers 10 raite their
own dairy stock, and 80 far, II will be an ad-
vantage, as there is rot the leAst reason why We
cannot by this method obtain better cows than
We DOW possess To do this we must commence
st the beginning, keeping only the calves from
the test covs. the get Of improved males, and
then - bring them up in good shape, keeping
them thrifty sud growing. summer and winter.
anhl they cone 20 maturity. Try this. farm
ers' and rec II it Is not better wty than the one
vh'ch has teen pfsetice1 for 60 msuy years
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