Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-01-16
agricultural.
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Care Of Stock.

i is negligence and Indifference alone.
j.. the state Of Maine, that viii allow ami.
mails To round up with the cold while the
keen winds are whistling through open
cracks. Barns. all have. all that i neces-
AIRY is that a trilln@ expense be incurred
10 make them warm. Make the leantos
and stable, tight. not only in the walls. but
beneath lie floors and then in cold
weather keep the stock housed. Far bet
ter is il for cattle 70 lie quietly in a warm
barn. chewing their cul. thau to be turned
into the yard to hook and fight. or round
MP in The corner. with hair standing on
eud. Il Is all nonsense that cattle need
six or ight hours in the yard daily. for
VIII not take unless forced to it by a vic
lous animal. which is their master Ra.h-
or than be sorel they will run. but other
wise will round up and bear the cold as
best they can. We have made practice
for years. Of allowing our cattle ont only
loug enough to drink. Gladly DO they re-
turn 10 their warm quarters, lie down and
await the next feeding time. Twenty head
Of cattle all lying in row, are comfort
able illustration of comfort. The Messrs.
Wells Of Wethersiield Conn. whose barn
was figured and described in the JouaRal.
a short time since. told u. while visiting
their premises two years ago. that their
herd OF finy cows hal not been turned from
their stalls from October to April for
two years.
Chas. II. Cobb. of Poland. putting in
practice an idea gained AT the Farmers
Convention Al Paris. last winter. lined up
his leanio on the inside. leaving 4 space
between the lining and outside covering.
which was filled tight with sawdust. The
change in the temperature of his leanto
was surprising. even to himself And yet
the cost was trifing. and was paid for over
and over again by the increased flow OF
milk from his COWS to say nothing about
saving Of feed. and the satisfaction OF
knowing the stock are comfortable.
Another large herd of cows were. at the
SAINT Att4it- - III "a JAIN WIN lVtl
open to the north. where a space Of four
inches. the whole width Of the drive way
was open for the free admission Of "A cold
norther, then blowing gale. The cows
stood shaking with cold at their stanch-
ions. How mnch cotton seed meal and
shorts were required to couoieract the eff
feet of that cold wind, which a few min-
utes' time would have shut out?
Quietness is absolutely essential to the
highest success. for whatever purpose
stock is kept. This can only be secured
when kindness is the ruling spirit. The
effect of the opposite of quetness in mich
cows is readily seen by reduction of the
flow of milk. The effect is the same OIL
other stock. whether cattle. horses. shee .
or swine. but is not readily detected ex-
cept by the scales. One great reason why
certain breeds and individual animals OF
the same breed, thrive better than others,
is their quiet disposition. They are not
easily excited-are always contented with
what they have. The remark was made
10 u celeDfateu DFtcucI WIZ cAnluhCo
splendid three years bull. at the State Fair
measuring seven. aud half feet, that he
had fed him up well for the show ring
''He has not been fed high said he. 'but
every ounce fed has counted towards his
growth. Turn hin<into yard, and in
stead OF wasting his substance by uneasy
demonstrations, he lies quietly down and
assimilates his food Thrash a COW and