The Republican journal., 1875-01-14
Farm, Garden and Household,
January ON the Farm.

opening month OF the year. The laools
Of the season are simple and not SO tNaI'-
ing as at some other times. There Is tle
stock in the barn that is now eSpeclally de
pendent on our care, and It's thrift ana
prosperity haAg chiefly upon Judlcious anu
liberal management We can STINT 1t IN
food we can neglect to give 1t minute
care and attention to promote Its comfort
and Growth. but the result will inevitably
lffect our pockets sooner or later There
j. nothing to be gained by neglect, and
,elginterest ought TO lead us to give it
our earnest thought and study.
Cattle not unfrequontly suffer in winter
fer want of water. They are turned out
perhaps twice day, and left out long
enough to help themselves if they would
8lt unless let out immediately after .
Iutl feeding Of dry food they will not al
lyavs incline to drink at first, and the
uUner gets impatient and will not wait
They arc tied up again and compelled to
wait tin towards night perhaps before
thev are let out again They may then
drink too freely of extremely cold water,
often to be got only by breaking through
the ice This is bad way TO do but it is
.v nd means uncommon. 1t is the fault
ui the feeding Ii they are fed properly
there ia little difficulty in inducing them
~ drink 1t is 4 great convenience to have
water brought into the barn or into some
warm place in the barn cellar, where it
does not freeze over, and where stock can
have easy access 10 it,
We do not believe il is good plan to
keep animals exposed TO the cold storms
u the yard through our long winter days.
they can stand a considerable degree OF
cold without much suffering, to be sure,
but many farmers leave them out in all
,vaatherS niten whnn If they could have
their choice they would very quickly seek
shelter in the barn But we would not on
Ibe other hand, keep them too warm
hat is. perhaps, about as Objectionable
- 10 err in the other direction. Our New
England barns are not, as general rule,
open 10 this objection They are in too
many cases TOO open and cold, though,
now and then, there is 4 tight and poorly
ventilated stable that IS an exception For
iced at this season, we like to have some
roots, especially Swedes and rutabagas
They make very palatable change from
dry hay Cattle relish them too, and we
believe N hum0ring the appetite little.
Mangolds are better to feed out later, say
after the first Of March. The mangold
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Al - quie important ~ thlS season ol
lne year 10 proNloe Il suiileleill amount oi
warm oeauin8 lof 'Iock, ana the 'orts
ana coar9er nay ana 'lra" tnat are reject
eu o} IAe catIie may pc uSeo lor lhls Pur-
pose. Al otIef ana warmer seasons saho
lH'ile7 Il very cieai ana useiul ltter ana
we IKE 10 use IL lreely, out II does NOT
lmpart that warmth that IS needed IN eN-
IRENE cold weather. Leaves that were
collected IN the tall are excellent Tor this
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When compared with those obtained in
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