The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-02
BE QUIET WITH STOCK.
From the MARYLAND Farmer.

From the Maryland fdrmer.
Too many farmers seem not to under
stand the great Importance of being
quiet and gentle with the animals in
their use and charge
Most teamsters yell at the top of
their voices when driving oxen and
horses, and cut and slash fiercely with
their whips, which is all wrong and
hurtful to their teams, and cruel too.
Then, many persons speak loud and
harshly to the cows when milking them,
which frightens and makes them nerv-
Gus, so that they can not give down "
their milk as freely, nor as much of it,
as when spoken to gently and treated
kindly; besides, when thus disturbed,
their milk is feverish, and not of SO
good quality as when they are quiet
and tranquil.
And cows should never be chased
and run through the fields or lanes,
when going to and from milking, by
dogs, or throwing stones, and loud vel
ling; it is all unfavorable to quantity
and quality of milk; they are extremely
nervous and very easily disturbed
When so excited or disturbed, their
muscles and milk channels become con-
tracted and rigid, so that they cannot
make as much milk or give it down as
freely. These facts are highly import
ant, and should be carefully observed
and practiced upon.
In breaking and training colts, steers
and heifers, loud words and violent acts
should be avoided; gentle words and
patience should be used; then the young
animals will learn quicker and be more
manageable. Loud words and harsh
ness frighten and confuse them, SO that
they cannot understand as we'll what
you want of them, or to have them do.
As soon as they do fully know what
you mean and want they are willing to
doit; but they cannot understand your
words on the instant and at first, but
need kind, patient repetition. Even
children at school, human beings, do
not, at first, know their letters and les
sons, but need frequent repetition; and
much more so do dumb animals need
repetition and patient telling.
Young heifers generally become more
gentle cows, and cows better and more
quiet mixers, when broken, trained and
MIXED by women, than by men, for the
reason that women speak and act more
gently with them. Many heifers, steers
and colts are spoiled and learn bad
tricks from bad and violent treatment.
1t is safe to say that all bad tricks and
habits are learned from bad treatment
in breaking.
1t is we'll known that the best, most
successful horse trainers speak low and
act gently with their animals while in
the process of their training. All ami
mails will very generally do your bid
ding readily as soon as they fairly
understand your wish.
Often have l been panied, almost
angered, to hear men yelling and brawl-
ing at their teams in the field-loud
enough to split them almest-and
cracking their whips.
There was no offence for which | so
promptly and surely discharged labor
ers, as for yelling and brawling at the
teams, and using other violence toward
them-and to the COWS.
Low speaking and gentle acts should
be insisted on by all farmers, and prac-
ticed strictly and constantly by all team
sters and milkmen; then they will get
more work and milk thereby, and have
more pleasant teams and cows to use
SHEEp.-Sheep should have some bet
ter feed than the bare stubble at this
season. With some grain or mixed
feed, sheep will pick around the fields
and consume much of the rubbish. No
animal has more vigorous digestion
than sheep, or can more readily turn
fodder into meat and fat-but it must
have something from which it can pro-
duce these. Not even sheep can
bring something out of nothing, and
yet many farmers who keep few sheep,
seem to act as though they thought
sheep could do this. Those who make
a business of sheep raising know that
they must have good food and the best
care, or that with their low nervous
system and small supply of blood, they
go down very quickly. A sheep has a
very small brain, and but four or five
pounds of blood, and possesses no force
or power to resist misfortune. But
having little nervous force, it wastes no
energy in action, but eats and rests,
and turns all it eats into profit. This
explains why sheep will fall away and
die off so quickly if neglected. Neglect
now will be irreparable by and by
:" A sheep we'll Summered is half Win
tered"
KEEPING CIDER -SwEET.-A cores
DoDdent To tho H Couptrv Gantlan,opr