The Red Cloud chief., 1879-11-06
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a.ubpzE ~til uurshs ~ Jh- osa
%. every owner & .tsss ~ araaa-.
bir.si - ~guaArar-d. g satsE-' sta
an- sansiy e io.- Mil -rn- ths
n~sr-.' a. saii-fvluS The aurzl WANT
a. II o.utagn. a. as. ,isuaFata
Zee the d~~srtrUussrt q rs'g part g fas
animal -y.,rm at Jhe =u1. aus
iszi sud drink. su3 a. lj rlsks hi--i
fpur.. i~.h. IA. hais. E4ir-H starf,
viii -aiIsfy tn dyu4Auti. q fh~ ~aima.
,-4lnonsy reU WAY h-tl.- Ihsu Aas
..thrr f.--l Bu' even mlA i-ssf
manoi,,npu- after q tjnls. ami. thsut
Il may sustain lie. ~fil % DE- MT .at~
" thu rr4viH. ~ q ya--'y. ard V.fAssl'
thu yare'y ~. animal d. ul, th~ts
W. have r~nvru'ls lae- .ild
IN. the instinct 3 q faw@.
irc-h from ihs AJi-sulaS sEi
find tina, Nth 81. isis 1iasu "'
mix b. wants leay,.nf yarrsu- A.ud,
Cabbage i.Arr. satisfied hm FIR a tsfn.,
bot Wheu ~pti. bros - vs. rhrluu ilrr
hi- r--n. h" jumped fur y ~ ipr a -V~-f
mrr~rl Bp,zrh AMI bir p v.s. a'sr
~grc,,lily drNuur<i. tu; AFTER fr-iiuc ou
on. Kind FIR . Iuu" ar Wa -Egara'.N
p~l-a~-i with auu'hrr. ih"u.u a, .'--
lray-> rave hum Ih- most permanent
satisfaction. Fry,h clover aut graz
would b. neglected a. ans urur iar ~1ul'
sucker from asa apple TREE, aut q an
apple Ma OCCASIONALLY offered AlW. Pee
gratitude wa- oppressed With AU eNtra
,hak- ~ hi taI. and 4tw.uAi, iu ht- -,
that w"ry - expressive - words.
In. instinct # the dumb i--i,, vEl-
l-utly arr, with "a, reason Il man be-
~demaud.u. What ia, Bu~>.y IrHi,>-1-.
call - mixed ratiou-. y, farmer would
lik. Z" iv confined 20 c.rurd h,si aHt
pork - a steady Die; 80 DAYS ~ rhr
year. though IA. .put-iu-k' might Pee
accompanied with yahha.. and pu'a-
." and hi appetite >~harp-nrl with nus
taul and VINEGAR. s1t-l r-,; and PLAN
puddiu. would ais, tail q" satisfy Oh,
palate If tn" sgris-t 'pirur', u fhs-r
were he only rtri"u- day after day.
Al men recognize la themselves ~,
phy-ical law demanding MIXED ]raiiuu-.
and when they cater Tor humanity PGar-
tiSc upon il. H. mot families that Ai,
well managed there j. q succession IF
different di-h-- for each dlg If .h.
week. Thu, thu average l;p>tuu5tu
thinks h- must have baked l-'Hn- and
brown bread for SUNDAY dinner, and
boiled fi-h for FRIDAY. with rrI-t t,-.i.
lamb. turkey, chickens, and cururi
beef ON the intervening dly-. th" ORDER
VARYING i'm different iau.h,~, huj tA,
change being universal. H. would be-
considered a Jrm"ralizcd Yankee who
should provide for hi- household roast
lamb or turkey two ,iay- iu succession
Now. ia, inferior animals NAV not have
-uch delicate tastes, certainly they hay,
not such pImper'd appeutc-, a.
city children, but they have IA"
same love If VARIETY. and iu their
wild state CRAFTY II - we'll a. they ,su.
and ualur" has provided thu mean i'r
gratifying II to- a far greater extent than
most people suppose. Ih" number "i
fura@c plant, J. almost unlimited. Be-
sides thu great variety ii grt--'- Flint
names - in hi> treatise ou Cra>Sr-
there are weed. bushes. and trees in
great numbers on which most Wild AMI
mails feed extensively. MANY Of them
also have a delicious dessert If tn" Va
riuu, fruit in their season. oar do
nestle animals. fed on dry hay alone
from November t" Man. must suffer,
and if they only could talk ~ well -
"urchildrcu. they would >Iy, - W want
IA change"
Exactly what the variety Iu food shall
bc, each farmers every family du'~-
must dccid, according Ia circumstance,
and We can LAY down un universal law.
except the genera, one IT VARIETY. We
viii venture. however, 10 maxi some
suggestions on thi~ point. IN the first
place, Their, should hc ~om" variety in
the hay. To contiuc horses To- timothy
and COWS T." rrl-t"p J. uuwi>c. If not
cruel. Horses are very grateful f"r q
little well cured clover occasionally, and
like a bite of fresh ~ra~> or hIV
better than oats. Tr"ttcr~ aud hard
worked horses are seldom allowed such
4 tiitU. ~ it makes them RELAXED and
pc~r~piratnrV. but il does them good not
with>tandin-, and if every sunday morn
iu~ they could hc furnished with 4 gu.sl
feed of row"n. they would hr more
healthy aud live longer. Fresh "ra~~ l.
natures phV-ic, but the fast h"r>-min
prefers arsenic or some other drug Vpi~-
on, and will not allow his h"r~. new hay
or new 0at>. They must Toe old and dry
~ a coh. or hi horse will not come
around ahead un the fifth heat. In VIII
ter, the nnn-trotting season, the fast
horse fares better. a. his steady summer
rati"n> IF dry hay and oats are then va
ricd with an occasional feed of carrots
and a mash of bran.
Apples make an excellent dish for
cows and horses. and one which they rel
iSh greatly. They are a. healthy food
for stock in the barn n for the stock "f
children in the house. AMI it i Difficult,
Ia tell which i the most greedy for
them. They are both 80 Tavennu~ that
if turned into an orchard, not being ac-
cu,tomed To- an apple ration. they will
eat 80 MANY a. Ia tax their -tOmach- I'M
reasonably. The rue mode. therefore,
of feeding apples i to make the ration
small ut first. and increase the allow
ance a. the animal becomes accustomed
Ia the new diet. Fed in this way they
will stimulate the appetite of the h"r~".
and give a fine gloss To hi> hair. and
cause a great flow Of milk from cows.
Apples are also excellent for fatteniuT
cattle. count.racting the tendency to
feveri>h action cngendercd 10y corn-mrai.
and giving a fine flavor I" the beef.
Farmers are sometimes afraid II feeding
apples to fattcning cattle aud sheep, he
ing apprehensive Of what they call
securing: but there i no danger If
this if fed a. recommended for milrh
COWS. On the contrary, the apple viii
stimulate the appetite of the animal.
and cause him tn feed and fatten more
kindly.
II is hardly necessary to mention roots
among the MIXED rations of stock Hap
PLY. both for the farmer and hi cattle.
these are now recognized quite generally
A. among the essential foods. Making
milk o. u of old hay alone was. and al
WAYS viii be. hard work-much like
making a whistle out IF Z pigs tail. In
every well managed dairv-farm roots If
some kind are raised and fed about A.
regularly A. hay. and the testimony i
that. if they do no greatly diminish The
ration of hay. they increase the amonnt
If milk. keep the eows in good health,