The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-08
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


Ter, Of Stockton, N. Y. It bas been sup
posed that nh animal would cat only
what nature requires; consequently the
general rule has been, in feeding rumi.
nants, to give them all they would eat,
without regard to its fitness or quality.
In feeding latc-cutand very ripe hay, the
food constituents of which have in great
part been changed into almost indigesti-
bic cellulosc, it might require all, md
even more than m animal could be III.
lnccd to eNt, TO keep it in condition. It
is no uncommon occurrence, in the expe-
rience OF stock keepers, that strong,
healthy animals lose flesh when fed upon
poor hay alone in unstinted quantity.
Animals thus treated acquire the habit
OF stutllng themselves very full in fact,
they are obliged to do so in order to oh.
tain sufficient nutriment. But change
from poor hay to that cut in the first
blossom (tho very best time, in point OF
economy, for cutting grlss), enc pound
Of which is worth for feeding ut least
two pounds Of that which is ovcr-ripe
the animal rOlishing it much better will
eat even more, il possible, tllan OF the
poor hay; consequently she may have
more than twice the nutriment she Ind
formerly. II her digestive capacity was
unlimited, 50 that the added nutrimcnt
would add so much to growth or the nc.
emulation Of flesh or fat, the error
would not DO SO serious; but here comes
in the important fact upon which my
system Of wintoring stock il founded
m absolute limit to tho digestive capacity
Of the animal. II that's exceeded, there
is not ouly waste in proportion to the
excess, but the system becomes clogged
and, in the very nature Of things, scri.
ously derangcd. But suppose that in the
place OF the early cut hay, wo feed
rowen or aftermath, which, pound for
pound, has twice the value in food cle-
ments Of the former iii cut when not
over six or eight inches high, and what
utter folly to allow the animal NIL it will
consume OF this rich food! Some new
mich cows, whose lactealglands are very
active and well developed, might posi-.
bly, consume it without much waste; but
it is safe to say that not one COW III one
hundred could do it. Yet many dairy
men are in the habit OF feeding their
cows NIL they will eat the year round, re-
gardless OF the fact that rs the flow OF
milk naturally decreases the capacity Of
the tactical glands to convert the consti.
tucnts Of food into milk. milk is dimin-
ishcd in proportion, and even when the
COW is dried of, they go on feeding Mt
the same rate, not considering that half
her digestive powers are dormant.
The question for every man who keeps
n COW to study, is not how much 10y or
grain, Us the case may be, she will eat |;
TINT is easily determined by placing the
food before her, but how much can she
assimilatc without wastel II she has
recently dropped her calf and is giving,
We will say forty pounds Of milk daily,
she will require more than twice the sue.
culent food that would serve her II dry !;
If she has been i'll milk, say SIX months,
and her flow OF milk is reduced one.half,
about one.third less will supply her
wants ; if she is dry aud is TRACED nc
cording to the rules hid down in my
pamphlet on meal.feeding, the amount
Of nutriment required to keep her in con.
dition is surprisingly small. l use the
word nutriment, not hay-not woody
fiber, so much bulk, or so many pounds,
but actual nutrimeat, susceptible OF
ready assimilation. This is Just what
the whole animal kingdom, man includ.
cd, want. and must have in order to live
and thrive. Nature gives capacity to
assimilate in proportion to those WANTS,
but not in excess OF them. In feeding
meal under my system this digestive en-:
pacity is easily ascertained and no loss
occurs.
The Household.
Yellow stains, commonly called iron
mold, are removed from linen by hydro
chloric acid or hot solution Of oxalic acid.
Wash well in warm water afteward.
A small piece Of paper or linen, moist.
ened with spirits Of turpentine and put
into n bureau or wardrobe Tor n single
dry, two or three times, is said to be u
sufficient preservation against moths.
The best way to admit pure air i'll the
night (wlere windows are tho only mode
Of ventilntion) is to open the sleeping
room into n hall where there is IN open
window in order to avoid the draught.
A window with small opening ut top
md bottom ventilutes more than Quo
with one opening only.
Never use anything but light blankets
as covering for the sick. The heavy
impcrvious cotton counterpane is bad,
for the reason TINT it keeps in the exhalu.
tons from the pores Of the SILK person,
while the blanket allows them TO pass
through. Weak persons arc invariably
distressed by great weight of bed
clothes, which often prevents their get.
ting any sound sleep whatever.
A child's bed should slope little from
the head 10 the foot SO TINT tho head
mny be little higher than the feet !;
but never bend the neck to get tho head
On tho pillow. This makes the child
rounil-shouldered, cramps the veins and
arteries and intericres with the free circu-
lAtion Of the blood. Even when n child
is several years old the pillow should be
thin and made Of hair, not feathers.
4 WhlstliuE Horse.
A correspondent OF tho Now York
Tribune inquiries what can be done for
n horse that whistles when oyer.drivcn,
or put to my severe exertion. The con-
ditlon is almost invariably due to wast.
ing and fatty degeneration OF the mus
Giles Of the larynx, and is incurablc.
The disagreeable sound can DO obviated
to considerable extent and the breath
ing relieved by wearing semi.ovoid pads
OH the flaps Of the false nostrils, 80 rs to
limit the amount OF mir drawn in in n