Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-22

tcat and the first "nips Will he for
gotten
AsuEs Is CNruE FEfn. Tho Marine
fWmtr SAYS; One ot our substantial
subscribers, III Il recent conversation,
gave his experience III treating neat
stock affected with the habit ot eating
wood chewing homes, etc His cattle
were one spring Affected IN this way:
they became thin in flesh, rcMScd to
cat hay, and presented st1klv appear
Wrcc. lie put aheut four bushels of
lCAChcd ashes in his BARNARD and
throw out to them about n shovcl(ul
each day. They all ate il with evident
rHhSh After turning them ont to pas
turc he put one peck et dry ashes per
week on the ground III the pasture.
They ate il Ill up and gnawed on the
grass whcgc il had hcen lying, Tho
cattc began 81 mprove. gaining flesh
and looking hCttcr than they had Cor
several wears. lle now gives ono quart
~ ashcS mixed With i quantity of salt
" twelve head ot cattle. about once i
week and finds il to agree With them
wonderfully,
llor BElN II is time to make these
couvcnicuecs for starting the earliest
Vegetables, The first preparatory step
Is sto.rollect heap long stable mauurr
Thus should hc lorlled every two orthrco
days to- check too violent fermentation.
At the end of about ten DAYS make tho
bed, II the situation IS dry and we'll
drained an excavation may h" mNdo
eighteen inches deep, Otherwise make
II ON the surface ut the ground The
pile should 10 made eighteen inches
longer and wider than the frame which
il II to ~ upon u, laNup the manure
cNcuN, shaking MI hara Jumps and
making all tim III il proceeds With Nlc
back of thr fork When il II Goat
and half high lace the trame without
the shnSh Spread on two inches Of
light loan. Now fermentation will soon
set IN and the bed should he tested
every day 10y thrustmg the bulb Of n
thermometer. into IT, As soon Ms ii has
suh,idcd 10 about 50, dcg spread ON four
or five inches of lne light lonm, SOW
the seeds aud puts ON sashes During
stormy weather or cold nights the glass
must he covered with mating or slough
hay to exclude frost anil conserve heat,
and the plants must have plenty Of uir
during mild or sunny weather, Water
slightly warmed should also be given If
needed, This Your judgement and a.
pcricncc must decide. Noyices, how.
ever III 4 rule gilu 100 much Wntcran
too little ventilation.
S,lENCE oF FEEDING 4 correspond
Of tie lhtc tnurr under this head
says
After the most thorough export
mcnts in the English and Gcmnn sta
tons, it ms been found that the proper
ratio of nbumnoils 10 carbohydrates is
one TO five for mature animals, and one
to three and one-hnlf for Young up
growing ones As grass and hay il the
staple food, II was natural Ii find those
formed Of eight elements in the right
proportions viz. Hay, nlbnminoids, 81
per cent. carbohydrates, la per cont
Grass, ahumtnlods, per cent; carlo.
hydralcs - per cent
For young animals wheat bran il il
perfect food, containing the ratio Of IA
tu 80 or to3l Oates for mature AMI.
mails mc perfect food, containing thcm
III the ratio, of T. % 90 o. | 10 o. Now,
by combining these, the peer With thc
good We can make ouf poor fodder
equal to tile best.
An animal that will consume H.
pounds Of swalo hay eael, day, obtains
albumlnods III percent, carbohydrates
Il per cent
BY the addition of food rich in nj
bumnods this may be made equal to
the best English hay, thus