The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-03-12

requesting oacn W sPosA IA sHeAA oA~o', ~~o'~
ming at his right. This would obvists the me-
cessity Of calling ont individuals and no time
would be lost.
E.P. Mills CHANGED to be the fortunate in
divldual on the right, and opened the discus
sion by saying that he had kept his horses and
cattle on corn stalks and straw, with grain aud
mill feed has used up all the straw that grew
on As acres his sheep have had hay and some
gram his policy IS to feed everything grown
on the farm in the way of fodder aud corn; he
considers mill feed very valuable mixed with
meal.
r. Morrison cuts both straw and stalks; puts
ON mill feed and mostens with water, aud
thinks it pays; he is fattening some steers
feeds them three times day; waters IN the
morning, and puts them up at noon and feeds
each about ten quarts per day OF bran and
meal tmxed--a little more bulk OF bran than
meal feeds sheep clover hay and no gram, ex-
cept the sheep he is fattenlng could give no
definite figures as to profits.
S. ID. Searles' mixture is two-thirds meal to
one third bran; thinks corn this year deficient
in nutriment; thinks stock have not done as
well as usual the past winter on account OF be-
ing so open.
N. H. Bangs has fed coarse fodder entirely !;
has cut all his feed and put on it the following
mixture-one part corn, two parts rye, and two
parts bran has wet his feed.
g. W. Gould feeds at the rate OF peck OF
shelled corn to twenty sheep, with corn-stalks.
s. c. McEntee differs in his practice from
others who have spoken; he feeds turnps cut
up, and on scoop full he sprinhles six quarts
OF equal parts Of meal and bran, and feeds his
cattle grain in that way; he does not approve
Of wetting feed in cold weather; he has fed his
twenty mine fat sheep one half bushel per day
OF old corn with clover hay; his store sheep
run on piece Of winter rye until the first or
February; he sheltered them nights IN the
sheep barn.
s. Consalus does not believe it paws to cut
stalks; he feeds whole in the yard: he feeds
two bushels OF bran 10 one OF meal; he feeds
store sheep straw and corn; his fat sheep
weighed 104 when he sold them-weighed so
pounds when he began to feed,
G.. L. Brock recognizes wide gap between
theory and practice; he believes IN housing
animals in warm as we'll as cold weather in a
trip to Orange Co., N. Y, last fall he was sur
prised to find how much can be made on
small farm; the farmers there keep their dairy
stock in stables the year round; each animal is
kept in an apartment by itself-it is not tied
but shut in with gate; they are fed four qts.
of meal night and morning; they feed good
many roots; the stock is fed at regular times
and on time; horses are all kept on ground
floors; they feed colts oats entirely; work
horses are turned into yard winters and fed
straw; they keep their hogs in small pens with
not more than four in q pen; in our general
of stock we do not reach definite
conclusions; we have so many causes that may
affect the result
il. Woodman had been West on the praires
where stock had no stabes-cattle, hogs and
horses all run together, and are fed together
from the ground or on benches; some feeders
estimate that'it takes 100 bushels of corn to
fatten one steer; English feeders claim that
they can buy our cattle and corn, transport
them 5000 mites, then feed, and make it pay
our system OF feeding is bad we do not take
sufficient care OF our stock, but we are learning
be could feed now with greater profit than
when he commenced he now feeds corn stalks
cut up and'less hay Che here gave his formula
for feeding and gain in pounds, which is given
above); he feeds for sheep three bushels of
corn per day to the 100 sheep, and store sheep
about one bushel with clover hay; he thinks
there Is more profit ia cutting stalks than
straw; he has never fed at loss; all the coarse
fodder Is turned into money and comes to-
he prefers bran to ship stuff.
d. Woodman mas fed his horses oat straw and
corn; does not consider 1t better than well
saved wheat straw for horses; his cattle are
led corn stalks and grain-the grain is meal
and bran mixed; he considers pound OF bran
Is good as pound of ship stuff; sheep are fed
ong corn stalks and vary with mixture Of
,helled corn and oats for grain.
j. Gilman has been feeding eighty store
sheep; keeps them in four pens; he feeds
quart Of corn to four sheep, with corn stalks
md straw; this will take little more than
oushel Of corn for each sheep through the win
Ter; he waters twice day; he does not esti
nate the straw more than the manure they will
make has fed some sowed corn: he fits the
ground nicely and sows about % bushels per
acre; it sometimes grows go large that be has
% reap it with sickle.
James Bae-We are in the happy mean be-
ween the East AID the West; If we attempt TO
practice the western style of feeding we shall
ail--there is too great waste which we cannot
Ifford, but we may learn with profit from the
East; oil cake and corn are shipped right away
rom our doors, and We let it go abroad filed
With the albuminoids; but the science of feed
ng is being learned; an animal kept on dry
eed needs roots; we should all grow some
DOT crop for winter feeding he thinks there |
q enough coarse fodder wasfed IN food al The