The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-03-21
Letter from Farnser Merrylnaa.

Letter from Farmer Merryinan.
Following letter to the N. X. Agt-
cult,rtst contains good, plain, homely
hints:
Mr.. EDITOR ri am not IN the way
oy writin much for the news papers.
but I hay a wonderful habit oy think
IN, and so | like TO write 1t out the
best fashion Lean. 4 gness yon can
print it 50 as your readers will take
the sense on it, 1 hav always been .
farmer. III fact | Maz bornA farmer,
and my father and mother waz both
farmers before mo. study farmin,
and live rite among farmers, bnt some
Of them hav wonderful bad notions on
farmin. | will tell You how it GOES
with them,
About week or 50 ago, met my
neighbor Allen on tile road, and sez |
to him, SNcighbor Allen, what do
YOU think u The difference between
the natire cows. and those brought over
from England ~ ,.Iliference?'' sez
he, swhy. / think Tie native COWS,
sich as my father used to rlize, IL all
ahead Of your English cows. The old
fashioned cows are small aud tough,
and it takes but littletO keep them,
and they don't llav toabe stabbed and
missed, ana pested, like your great
sElort-horned, ;ts sou call 'enI; and |
would rather have the natives any
way
Yes, 4 sez |, ''but then the natives
are small, and when you are tired Of
milkil 'elM and make 'enl Into beet,
YOU get bit little beef and when you
offer your little calves to the butcher,
YOU get only q small price; so also If
you raize l,eifers or steers To sell. 1t is
in the same way; and it takes as
much to keepa poor COW as a good
one. Now, ii you git some Of the ra'el
short horn breed from u first rate
s'milkin strain, Il believe they call
it). your calves will fetch as much agin
al your little stunted things, aud when
ron turn off Il cow for beet, you have
something worth while; and 50, If
Won have heifers or steers to sell, they
will bring you as much again money,
which Is worth looking after.
"A day OF 50 after, | met with neigh
bor Grinkie, and sez |. ''Neigllbor.
how do YOU come on raisin sheep and
lalnbss YOurhock ipcreasedmuch the
past seasoig
nNotmuch.' ( scz he, looking kindly
sIleepish. ssI wintBred thirty last
winter. mostly ewes, and had about
thirty lambs. hut they came in q bad
tine, dong ln February, and with all
tlle nussiM | conld give EN-, | only
raised ten. Atnl my old ones became
pooE and tile distemper took hold ov
tIlen aud d number died. havht
much faith iii Sheep
..Yes. 4 sez |. ,llIis il the way it
goes. have Il hundred real ltice South
Downs. / wintered iifty last winter,
and 1 raised fifty Ianlhs, aud now |
have one huldsNd Hi iirst-rate order.
"A kept NY sheep iiiider good sheds, fed
'em roots and a little outs, ami didn t
have aay ia,nbs ti!lthH weather WAS
gettilt warm III the spring, and mine
Increased Just double
/ calletl iii last eyeilin to see my
neiyhbor Wilkins, and sat dowuin u
cheer, and be aud tada lOilS talk on
AyaMln, ialsrlisin critters, and poultry,
and 81 Oil,
Sez /, Nsigbbor Wilkens. do you
gitaIong pretty web with your hens
snl geeses Do your hens lay III Win
terga
mot much. sez he, Il don't have
much faith Iii poultry, | think they
cost more than they come to. ! keep
a few, and let them take care OF Them
selves lis best they can. They are q
great trouble any how
Now, = sex |, ',lleiglbor, | tell yer
what, think hens and chickens Nly
as wen vi anything III the way OF FAR
min hllllt d good house for mine
and iAala Ii tight, aud keep 1t ciean !;
Tagiye INV hens and chickens curhs
buckwheat, and meal boiled. clbhage
and spplc pafins chopped ilae, and
fresh meat twice i week, and they lay
straight through tile winter, Wien
eggs ara from 30 to 40 ccnts dozen'n