The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-10
December, last wear, hls best March pigs welcomed

December, last year, his best March pigs weighed
277 lbs. They are of common stock.
Sas B. Silver thought many farmers get into
ruts in feeding cattle, and do not pay attention
enough to the state of the weather, but feed lust
SO much every day. In very cold weather stock
require from one-third to onehalf more feed
than in moderate weather. Sheep require plenty
of room and air. They should be kept by them
selves. Good clover hay is the best feed. That
with from 4 to Is pint of oats per day will make
them gain flesh, and the lambs when they come.
will thrive well. Oats is better than cracked
corn for ewes, but in the spring feeds lambs on
cracked corn. In feeding sheep for market
would give them half pint of corn apiece,
divided between morning and evening. In win
| tering cattle the kind of treatment should de-
pend upon the time they are to be sold. If he
| had plenty of rough feed would feed heavily DUR
ing the winter and sell in spring. Cattle will
put on more flesh in August and Septemb Der than
at any other time of the year, and thus more
| will be made by not selling in July. Likes to
sell about the 30th of October. Don't think
| salt makes much difference in sheep. Has fed
sulphur to sheep and cattle and could not see that
| it made any difference Sheep require more water
in winter than in summer. Turnips are good for
sheep, but should not be allowed to freeze
William Munnikhuysen would like to have
every hoof under shelter Sheep do not require
very warm stable but they ought to have open
sheds to protect them from storms. He thought
it economy to feed cattle and other stock little
grain during the winter. Oats is better than
corn for ewes, and feed should be frequently
changed. Feeds corn and cob meal with I'M
ground oats to wethers, from pint to pint
and a.half to each per day. A farmer ought to
feed all his corn, and nothing pays better than
sheep 1t is a mistake to have q large flock
Salts his sheep once week.
The President, Johns III. Janney, said he be.
leved in keeping cattle warm in winter, and
giving them good feed of corn and corn meal
with hay and cut straw at night. Take them
out in the morning and feed them fodder where
they can get exercise and scratch Themselves
Sheep require very little water in summer but
great deal in winter They will eat salt every
day as regularly as they eat oats and will only
eat what they require. Oats are better for sheep
than corn. Mr.. Janney thought that farmers
made mistake in neglecting to raise calves
Nothing pays better than raising half blooded
calves. You can put 600 lbs. cheaper on u calf
than on a steer. You can put GOO on the first
year and an equal amount the next year. They
will thrive better on corn and oats together.
The committee of inspection, Messrs. Munnk.
huysen, Lochary and Silas Silver, reported |
favorably on the condition of Mr.. Webster's |
premises and stock, and especially commended |
the excellent quality of his corn.
Mr.. Moores suggested to the club the import |
ance of taking action looking to the Ell. |
enlargement of some capable young man in tn, |
ounty to qualify himself to practice veterinary |
Surgery. When cows were worth from $40 Il
Sl5 each, the loss of one occasionally was not |
f'l ; but now that they are worth from $50 H. |
$500, farmers can not afford to lose them Tn, |
same with horses There is no ocular veter- |
nary surgeon in the county, and valuable animal, |
die for The lack of using proper remedies On |
motion, Messrs. Moures, Nun ikhuysen ana |
l. chary were appuntcda committee to max, |
enquiries in relalio to the matter
] urned to meet at the residence of Mr. |
Parker II. Lee, on Saturday, February LIST. SUB |
jet for discussion. Would farmers be ustl1i u |
III going into debt for fertilizers, at present |
prices, for the coming CT p of corn?