The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-03-09
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To value of grain, bran, &C., con-
sumed, freight, and other incsden-

All grain fed was charged at full mar.
ket prices, and every item, however small
excepting the long feed, was carefully
charged.
have still on hand one yearlinp bull
| three heiiers, to come fresh in the snring
two heifers and one bull calf.
There were 2400 tbs of pork butchered
thatl am sure did not consume Is barrels If
cornd uring their growth, milk being their
| principal food. l have always considered
it a safe estimate to place the value of tho
skim milk and manure at the value of the
long feed consumed.
FEEDING.
For the information of those to whom
my circumstances are not known, I would
say that mine is no fancy dairy, and that
follow farming and dairying as a means Inv
which am enabled to feed, clothe. edn.
cate and furnish some few social pleasurea
to reasonably large family.
In the prosecution of dairying. if ia i'm
portant that the facilities should be such
as will insure the work being well and
thoroughly performed, at all times and
under all circumstances, otherwise the cat.
tie are liable to beneglected during inclem
ent weather, time when they require the
most care and attention, for it is q well au-
thenticated fact that COW which has once
shrunk her milk will never regain it until
she again calves; especially is this the case
during cold weather, hence the absolute ne
cessity ofproyiding good buildings These,
as IN my case, may be rough but must be
| comfortable and convenient. After an ex
perlence OF years find staunchions are
the best If not the only mode of stalline
that will give general satisfaction, the cat
tie keeping cleaner, and there being no
partition, either on the platform or in the
managers, they afford better opportunitie s
of getting around the animals when clean
ing, and if one should refuse her feed it is
more easily passed to another whose appe-
tlte is better, The managers are also more
easily cleaned, matter of great impor.
lance, as well.ted cows are very dainty.
and will refuse their feed il the least con.
taminated.
The daily allowance of feed to each ami
mails bushels 1G 1bs.) chafed corn fod
der, IL quarts Is 1bs.) wheat bran, and
quarts (6 1bs) corn meal. The bran is
dampened, the meal and two or there
handstul of salt added, thoroughly mixed
and fed directly on the corn fodder in the
managers; one-half in the morning and the
other at night. AT one time | tried mix
ing the fodder, bran and meal all together
wetting the whole, but it did not do 80
| well, and the labor was greater; | also
formerly Ted three times daily, but the re-
suit was not no good, and abandoned it,
1t Keeping the COWS restless looking for
their noon feed. When it is remembered
that the paunch Of a horse holds but 1G
quarts; and that of an OK 8 bushels, it will
be seen that "sucky" has ample room to
store away sufficient food, ifplaced within
her reach, as will bridge over the time
from a. IN. to 4p. m. The cattle are thor
oughly carded daily, before milking, care
being taken that their abdomens are ell
cleaned, to avoid anything dropping il. he
pail while milking; making it point of
honor never to milk n dirty cow. This
looks like big job, but in reality is not
from the manner of stabling, the cattle sell
dom get filthy, and being cleaned daily,
their coats are always sleek. Apart from
cleanliness carding is very beneficial, it ac-
customs the animal to be handled and
renders her more docile. A reasonably ac-
tive man will clean ten cows in fifteen min
utes. If the weather is pleasant, the cat
tie are turned into the yard at 10 a. nj. re.
naming until 4 p. IN. in stormy weather
they are only allowed to be out long
enough to obtain their supply of water.
AS general thing every cow will consume
81 per cent. of her live weight daily, from
2-5 to ] ofwhich must be grain in some
| form; in other words, a COW whose live
weight is 1000 lbs, will eat 80 ID. of feed
daily. The above is the manner of treat
ment during the greater bulk of winter.
In the spring, when feed what little clo-
yer hay on hand, the allowance of grain is
reduced one-fourth, the reduction being
mostly taken from the bran alone.
Being deficient in meadow or low pas.
ture for summer keep, have adopted par
tial soiling, commencing with rye in the
spring, which is fed until pasture, and al
lowed one quart of bran, or one pint of
meal to which little salt has been ad
ed, morning and night. This is given
more to induce their voluntary return to the
stable than anything else. After the flush
of pasture is over, sowed corn is fed and
the bran discontinued, the cows having
sufficient attraction to induce their re-
turn. In feeding rye and corn green, care
should be taken to see that the cattle get
all they will eat
In cEafing my corn fodder one of
Wagoner's masticators is used. This ma
chine, although very imperfect in one or
two points, is the best way for the purpose
to my knowledge. With slight improve
ment of my own added, 95 per cent. of
the fodder is utilized, formerly so per cent.
was full estimate The Inconvenience of
the stalks in the yard is also avoided.
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