Sharp County record., 1878-03-15

farmers driving their stock III TL1Ter 1r
summer to some distant stream or pond
for wa5sr. when with q slight expense
q supply Of this necessary E1-t IlE.lI
have been brought TO the cattle T-rI- OF
procured By digging wells ald building
ciscerrss Many farmers have depended
uJC1 these distant Sources Of supplies
during q Lo1E LIE. not only w.A--Ll:
months and perhaps years IN gong To
aud fro, bur frequently e-t1nl=:erln; ll@
lives aud health Of their stock In L-sl-
llErde Journey. tJ-- as 2 rule, the cal
t.s are- under such cIreCLsralces- cuL-
Ie.-ed 10 drink when ILs opportunity q:
offered them OF c1l 1t all ll l. not Io
be supposed -hsG every animal IN the
herd VIII be thirsty at the same hour OF
u0meu1- b11- under the compulsory
system. tLey can have no choice II the
matter. and must drink aG Z certain time
or 70 thirsty
/ similar .ack Of cal1uLa1i0n l. ire
q1e1rLy displayed II providing forage
fyr animals. Tie stacks are made IN
some distant field instead Of near the
barn, OF. If they are stored IN the .a1rer-
Ii Is distant from the stable, csEsinC
much u11cesessary labor IN feeding L
out In the winter. Perhaps il Is so
placed that il has 10 be carried around
the barn instead Of through II, o. drop
ped down through some convenient
opening IN scatg.1 or floor Corn
stalks, hay or straw are often stacked
In the yard or near By ald when they
are wanted for feeding, the top layer i
taken Of Ers1, thus admitting the rain
and snow to the next layer and caGsing
it TO mold and decay 80 that il soon be-
comes unfit for food, all which might
be prevented by providing a cheap Cow
er 0f boards fastened To four upright
post, a. seen in what are called New
Jersey hay barracks" or with well
oiled sail cloth coverings. Where
neither Of these are to be readily obtain
ed, the ha7-knita should be used IN cut
ting down 4 small section Of straw
and hay stacks, thereby avoiding open
ing them at the top, at the Commence
mel5 Of the feeding season.
In feeding, much may be saved by
condnilg the fodder in racks or large
Grougls, instead Of spreading II around
the yard upon the ground or upon the
snow, to be trampIed under foot as IS
too frequently the case where cattle are
not kept in stalls or stables, as they al
WAYS should be in winter, but are not
even in our Northern States. Severe
losses are freqUeltin consequence Of the
wretched system Of providing shelter for
stock in winter on many farm where
better accommodations might readily be
provided. In hundreds Of instances the
farm buildings are located in some low,
wet, unhealthy place, and are not only
too small, but so badly arranged that
the farmer wastes half his time in IN
necessary labor in caring for his stock,
which consequently come out in a sick
Ly condition in spring. The manure
pie. whjeh Should. be- considered the
farmer - 44vIags-18lE, i frequently
located where It's richness * filtered
away, or run off into some slough OF
stream, and lost. No one can succeed
if he permits his time and means to be
wasted in the various ways described ;
and, while we have scarcely more than
limited at the score Of lCazages which
keep so many farmers poor, our words
may set some Of the unfOrrunates think
ing upon the subject, if they do not
cause them to act, which, Of course,
would be better.-N. 7. Sun.