The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-08-15

This disease il a fatal malady among
calves and yearlings in the west. We
do not ever remember ofhearing OF it in
the east, and from its prevalence among
western young cattle, we are disposed %
attribute its cause to the food of young
stock in this country being 10 largely
composed OF corn. Indian corn is essen,
TALLY a fat producing constituent, and
this IL not the kind OF food young grow.
log animals require. A concentrated
food that will build up bone and muscle
Is what the young animal demands TO
keep 1t in "A healthy and growing con-
dition, and for this purpose there is none
within convenient reach of our Nestcrn
farmers equal TO oats. Oats Is Il muscle
producer, and TO keep the young animals
growing, and at the same time avoid un-
due accumulation of fat, is the grand Ne.
cret to success in raising calves.
Feeding corn in large quantities
to the exclusion of all other
concentrated food to calves and
young cattle, creates an injurious
amount of fat, while the system calls for
more bone and muscle food, deranpes
the system, and diseases the blood. The
very natural consequence is congestion
and sudden death. II oats and wheat
bran, both or either, were mixed with
ground or crushed Indian COrn and the
calves and young stock fed this mixture
In moderate allowance daily, with a
plentiful supply of hay and corn fodder,
and other coarse prOvender TO serve the
purpose Of distending the stOmaChs OF
the growing animals, it is our opinion
that "bIackleg' would be rarely heard
Of, instead of the scourge it il among the
finest calves IN the herd.
The practice among prairie farmers Of
their stock into COrn-fieIds after
The COru has been gathered, to teed on
Ihe dry husks and stalks that are left
standing ~ they grew, causes the death
many line animals. Any one who
oses a COW beast Ivy feeding on dry fod-
Ter, will be Convinced, if a post norton
examination il made, of the danger that
u ever prevalent to the owner OF stock
is allowed to feed in thi4 volunteer
The stOmachs will be found
with o not, dry, hard mas OF
and husks, which no remedy can
or remove. Animals which die
eating this dry food suffer the
greatest agony, expiring in commissions.
Feeding at will on dry corn stalks lie
standing in the fields, is almost-probab.
alt%ogether-hs fatal to larger cattle
IL "black leg" to calves. While there il
10 other iced more wholesome and nu.
ritious than corn-iodder cut and cured
n the shock before frost touches it, {
t becomes a dry, harsh, dangerous
BOD when left standing to dry
y the frost and wind where il
rev. \
Every farmer who raises calves-and q
very farmer should rear all the calves q
osslble-should provide a lew acres of G
vi clover hay tor winter feed for them. '
clover hay, cut when the bloom has II
'gun to turn, and properly cured and /
rejected from the weather, is the most "
hOlesome coarse food that can be pro- "
.ded Tor calves and sheep. 1t is almost 0
cooling and grateful to the stomach l
I'd bowels AZ green grass. ?
Calves given one feed of clover hay y
with a generous lick of meal COM I!
'sed of half corn and halt oats or wheat u
an, would never be troubled with o.
leg" But it is less trouble to d
I'd prairie hay and dry corr stalks, III
pplemented with heavy doses of whole al
I'm, with the inevitable percentage of nj
aths from indigestion and "black 80
:" though the more enlightened treat. IL
would prove the more profitable IN
the end kansas Farmer. an