Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-12-29
agricultural.


Poultry houses should De made warm
ana freely admit the sun, it You hope to
make their wn,crinc pay the cost of their
Keeping. A variety # suitable food
should also he given
Keep your Sheep Zoo sod condition q
vOJ vaut tc grt good H--t= from them.
To tJ 60 crow Wool upon s. poor sheep IS
lis. ,-y.u. Co grow corn cor wheat upon
poor .auJ \ small quantity OK grain
daily 20 q aock of sheep makes q decided
improvement 80 ;he loek before spring.
It's poor economy for the farmer to
winter his Young stock upon coarse fodder
without roots or meal. They vii, jus,
make "a hie Of 1t and possibly hold their
own an spring. Such cattle will not
grow nearly as much the next summer as
thOSe will which have been fed 80 that
they have been kept growing.
Animals grow, fatten aud yield milk in
accordance with the laws Of animal chem
istry Some kinds of food are best adapt
ed to promote growth bone and muscle /;
Others best 10 promote the laying on Of fat;
and still others conduce mos 10 the yield
inc Of abuudauceof milk. All such facts
are important for the farmer to know, in
order that he NAV conduct his business
understaudingy.
Calves during their first winter need
extra care and feed. \ small quantity Of
grain or a few potatoes or roots daily, Will
make great Improvement in the growth
and appearance of the calf while the cost
will De but trihe. More than this the
calf thus tended will bee a thrittier animal
throughout its period Of growth sud viii
make a larger beast because Of this little
extra feed.
Some NAV keep their breeding sows
half starved. because they think it I'M
proves their breeding qualities, they hay-
ing noticed that good breeders are thin IN
flesh. They mistake the effect for the
cause. \ good SOW gets very thin in
sucking her pigs but II Is a great mistak2
TO keep her thin, with the expectation Of
making her a good breeder. She should
bs well fei but slightly different from the
feeding Of fattening hog.
Every farmer within access of Farm
ers' Club should not fail 10 be present and
induce bis boys 70 20 with him. The boys
shouldbe given part in the club. Let
them jeelaim at the opening and close Of
earh meeting. Give a chance 10 ,he girls
each cy.aius 90 giving rceitations aad
give al d chance .n iae weekly paper
sar.e5 - each mSsl.as Making ,he
Club interesting 70 the whole Heigl1os-
hood and draw them out. The more IN.
tersst you can arouse the better.
Farmers shoullimprove these long win
ter evenings IN stuiyiuginto the principles
OF farm science-how plants grov-how
sois are made fernle-ani the whole
phenomena of vegetation and all the
measures whereby it may be promoted
\ wide range Of subjects are open to
their attention ami can not fail 10 afford
abundant food for thought and study
There are many mysteries clinging about
the cper- lions Of the farm which may
We. be carefully studied and which will
confer O benefit although not fully solved.
Experience i one Of the best Of teach
ers. vet it Is one Of the most costly. II
mau IN feeding his stock has 10 expert.
ment with different kinds Of food. without
having Ineligible principles for his guild
ance, the knowledge which be gains will
be very costly 10 aim aud might be less
definite after all than what be might learn
IN lew DAYS from q good book upon the
subject. and certainly would have cost
him ,sr more Let the farmers learn the
principles OF animal chemistry from some
standard OF smother, and these viii serve
10 inte.igentiy guide him in his subse-
queut researches. and the knowledge
which he then acquires 10y experience viii
he both more definite aud exact, snd vi
cost him far less and be worth more.
Colts need a great deal Of exercise
We raise colts for roadsters, trotters or
workers. In either case they must have
strong; active muscles 10 render them
valuable. Strong, active, muscles come
only from frequent, free sndrepeated use.
Now how Is a colt to use his muscles or
develope them by standing in a stall day
after day} He uses some of his muscles
10 stand with, TO he sure. and those are
developed somewhat, but We want some
thing more Of horse than Il capability
to stand. We want them TO 90 either
strong, fast or long in continuance. Then
gave the colts chance to use their mus
cIes Give them the range not only Of
yard, but field and LEI them Iun, trot or
eaper all that nature prompts them te, at
all times. and in all weathers, with