The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-01-09
Hints for Farmers During the Winter
CARE OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS


lars, well pits, and waru buildings, stand
the test OF severe cold and winds. Now
the grain, roots, and steamed food liberal
ly fed during the last three months, make
their show on the account for pork and
beef.
Animals should have special care and
attention Feed steamed or cooked food
to all your animals. Feed the beeves
bountifully. Give the calves little meal
daily with other good feed, and keep
them warmly sheltered in all inclement
weather. Hogs will stop fattening if they
are too cold to be comfortable no matter
how we'll they may be fed, and if you can
not keep them warm. you bad better kill
them easily steamed food is of great ad
vantage in such cases Provide shelter
for all domestic animals, which will les
keep the animals in better condition. If
there are not stables and sheds enough
Tor fall protection, provide additional ac
commodation Good board sheds are not
expensive, aud are quickly made but
even pole she'd. covered with straw, is
far better than open exposure to rain,
snow. sleet or wind.
Horses should be made comfortable.
Don't shut up several horses in low
close. dark stable, unless you wish to breed
diseases of the lungs The horse should
have stable high enough for the circu
lution of the air over him there should be
20 cracks through which the cold air can
blow on him. Rub the horses well when
they come warm to the stable. The feet
and legs of the horses are the most diff
cult for the groom to keep in condition
Some horses get cold legs aud require
hard rubbing TO restore the circulation
others become feverish in the feet and
require wet baudages to relieve the in
hlm nation. Washing the legs in cold
weather cannot safely be permitted ex
cept they are thereafter rubbed dry -
Cracked heels AMI swell legs are cou
sequence of suffering the limbs to dry by
the slow process of evaporation
Brood mares shuli be kept in loose box
es or rcony stalls, so that they may lie at
ease. and change their position at will
Have them. and all horses sharp shod, so
that they shall be in no danger of Hoping
upon the ice Give regular exercise in a
sunny yard or on the road
Cows giving milk or dry, should be
well fed aud kept gaining. II the cow is
in good condition, she may be MIXED to
within four or FIVE weeks of caving, with
out injury either to herself or her calf
If in poor flesh. aud kept on dry hay and
and stalks, she should go dry two three
or four months. A COW that has hard
time in calving should be we'll fed. to give
her strength, and MIXED until the new
milk springs. that the calf shall not be
too large Throw no fodder upon the
ground, but fed in boxes or racks. Fod
der lett by the horses and cows should be
sprink led with salt aud water aud iced to
the sheep Have water convenient to the
yard, or in it, and protect the pipes against
freezing.
Sheep should be housed By this time
and coupled with the rams for April and
May Lambs, Allowing the ram TO run
with the sheep is miserable practice
but if it is followed no ram should be al
lowed to run with more than fifty sheep
out II kept apart and allowed out single
or once repeated service, full grown;
ram may serve double that number Oh
tain full blooded rain OF the breed You
desire to raise, if possible. Poor sheep
are poor property; good sheep, of either
the wool OF mutton breeds are good pro-
pretty.
Water should always be readily acces
sible to all domestic animals-pure, fresh
clean water-not puddles ana mudholes
The different modes in which this supply
may be had vary in so many ways with
circumstances that we cannot give par,ic
ular directions, but every farmer must
Judge for himself Springs, water pipes
brooks, wells and roof cisterns are some
of the ways usually adopted to obtain the
supply.