Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-21
AarifMItnral.

4 s.FATTENINo Cows WITH CARRors:--The
following letter 10 the club from MIR. ID. r. Nav
AFRO, If Long Island, was then read:
"Havhig read mauy valuable articles written
by YOU, also heard your experience and advice
In the manner Of feeding milch cows, while I
have been tending the Farmers Club the past
Winter,) would like you to tell me wherein
missed it, In my treatment with Que Of my COWS,
which was trying TO fatten, after being success
full in the Treatment oftwo previous ones. 1t Is
how TO fatten cows that wish TO know.
viii first tell you how hard IL Is TO fulfill our
promises with dumb beasts. More than twen-
ty-two years ago left New York City TO make
home In ILLINOIS. l landed on the prairie,
where there were Tut lew settlers, built a small
house, and bought COW for Sl5. pi omised
her, as she was the tirst live creature had ever
owned, Il was then a thirty-one year old bach. y
she should be treated kindly and die Of Old age,
II outlved her. occupied the house aud she
the stable for two years, when took compa..-
ion in the house with me to skim the milk and
scJ,ld the pans. Of course, divided my At
fections between the two. Aftei seven years
the COW was bitten badly on the bag by dog,
which spoiled her Tor giving milk, Us IL leaked
out in many places. About this time u rattle
snake bit her, and with the best Of care, size got
well in the winter, but she was nothing but
skin and bOues in the Spring, when turned
her on the prairie, and gave her her lime. 1u
the Fall she was round and plump, healthy ,sud
looked we'll. AS she could never give milk
again, | was obliged TO break my promise TO
her. / took her up aud fed her with carrots
and corn, Of which had plenty. commenced
by giving her half bushels of carrots IN the
morning, half bushel of ears Of corn at noon,
and the same of carrots at night again. This
with what hay sue wanted, followed up for
six weeks and then killed her. Her dressed
meat weighed 500 pounds, and took l20 pounds
Of good tallow from her.She was then thirteen
years old. The next fall ] sold my fat cow to
| drover, and then took from my herd the
leanest COW had, which was IA four year old
put her in the stable six weeks aud fed her Jas
| did the ffst. it'll carrots aud corn, the same
quantity. | killed her and took eighty pounds
OF good tallow from her, and she was u eouu
thick beef. The next Fall, having 800 bushels
of carrots, / was bound To Try their virtue by
way Of tattening cattle. | selected the best COW
| | hal, which was round, healthy and six years
old. She had plenty of grass and carrot-tops,
| and besides ted her regularly thee bushels OF
| carrots daily until she had eaten l25 bushels
then took her TO the stable and fed her few
days longer al the same rate. She would not
drink water. gave hsr no grain. as did with
the other two. The result was when killed
her she was not in as good condition as when |
commenced TO feed her. Ten pounds would
tell the weight Of the tallow III her. There
were no streaks of fat through the meat, as with
| the other Two. The last COW when comment :
ed feeding her, would have brought me S25.-
The carrots she made away it'll would have
sold for Ssh have fattened cows on corr, aud
the tallow would be oily and soft. When part
carrots were fed it was hard and made good
candles. Did feed too much carrots, or was
The com wrong"
communication from Mr.. s. E. Todd, read
| by the chairman stated that the letter furnish
ed all instance in which too much of good
thing does not subserve the desired purpose. -
Carrots make excellent feed when consumed In
connection with graiu or with generous sup
ply Of hay. Ii the cow referred to had received
Il few pounds Of hay or good straw, or "A peck Of
meal, in connection with the carrots, no doub,
she would have fattened in satisfactory
mahnel. All Illuminating animals will tattel
FAT more satisfactorily fthey are supplied viii
TODD lais" portion Ut which viii enter lie
unen Or paln.cI.and provide material iol c,Id
| Carrots alone Will not do this. When catll,
are ftttened on the refuse vi distilleries thty
frequently become aing, and sometimes quite
sick, Tor want Of hay or straw 10 form cud -
When roots or apples are fed to stock they
should always be covered with meal OF shorts