The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-18
PARu. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Ce,ss % Qnk Produeers

| ID excellent. no CLASS OF animals re.
ouire more care, and II Il were possible
for every iarmer to attend to bis own
cows. no doubt they would receive BET
ter care than they do now. And yet It ID
no uncommon thing to find . man who
keeps but one COW neglecting to milk
her till after eight O'Clock at night: In
fact In such cases the hours for milking
are any time from five In the morning
till nine at night, Cows do not have
good care unless they are MIXED regu.
larly and at least twice . day. They
would 1--WE more milk II MIXED three
times, but If milking il confined to
twice q DAY Il should beperformed At
regular hours. When the cows bag
becomes full 1t is painful to her and she
becomes uneasy, on which account there
| is a loss of milk, and Inflammation is
induced BY the pressure of The milk
against the veins and arteries. Circu.
lation is also impeded. and the healthy
functions of the bag are seriously inter.
fered with. The manner in which the
cows are MIXED 10 of great Importance.
The advice to milk clean is universal,
and all say that they follow this rule,
but every COW will not give down her
milk to any mixer, and while there are
few who admit that they are Indifferent
mixers, there are really very few good
ones. One great reason why there are
30 few good mixers is, that there are
very few who like to milk, and it Is q
matter Of doubt whether persons can
excel In any occupation for which they
have no taste. Their endeavors to excel
Win, 20 say the least, be very feeble.
/. No doubt one great reason why We
have % many Indifferent cows ID be.
cause We have such number Of In.
different mixers. We fear that the
number Of good mixers will not be in
creased till We can obtain more men
who have natural love for animals.
No man will make an animal bis patient
study who has no love for it; but many
owners OF cattle have no particular lik.
ing tor them except 90 far as they have
money invested in them. Their hobby
is not cattle. it Is money. The hired
man does not engage himself to take
care Of the cattle because he has any
particular liking for them, but simply
for the money he obtains for his
services, and in this case master and
man would be upon q par, and the care
given to the animals be dependent upon
these conditions. The proper feeding Of
domestic animals Is quite important,
and to feed cattle judiciously requires
care and thoughtfulness. Acow should
never be over fed. She should never be
allowed to fall of in her milk, either In
quantity or quality. Her feeding
should be as regular as her milking. In
summer strict watch should be kept of
the pastures; if they begin to fail then
other feed should be supplemented,
either fodder corn or some of the green
cereals. An extra good COW ought on
no account to be FORGET to give milk
beyond her normal quantity. If this Is
done it Will be at the expense of her
constitution as well as that of her prog.
eny. It is o matter of doubt whether
there Is immediate profit in the produc.
ton of the extra quart or two of milk.
Il takes q certain amount Of feed to sus-
tain life, and the next consideration as
to feed 10 profit. Beyond q rational
amount of food, even II the animal can
digest It, there can be NO profit.
Again, no two cows will eat the same
amount Of food, while perhaps one COW
prefers . little different feed from an
other; and to these points the feeder
should pay good deal of attention. See
that they all have enough, none of them
too much; then II one COW prefers .
finer, and another will eat q coarser
grown hay, seethat they are fed accord.
Ing tothair preferences, and DO not have
line ard the 4ne to one which would eat
the coarse. If the COWS have to drink
from any place other than brook or
river, do not turn out more than two at
q time. Many Of our hired men expect
a COW to drink like . horse, which they
certainly do not. Lead q horse to the
trough, and be will drink Immediately
or not at all: but . COW will usually
stand and look, vet her lips and sip q
mouthful half . dozen times before she
begins to drink In good earnest. Some
COWS, however, will drink Immediately.
But in case Of either cows or horses,
proper care cannot be taken Of them till
their peculiarities are well understood;
and whoever undertakes to make the
most Of bis stock must make every in.
dividual one q special study. II cows
are watered out Of . pail, 1t may be
fund that one animal will drink only
from . certain pail and If q chInge is
made it viii be instantly detected. Few
COWS will eat hay that another COW has
breathed upon. It 10 we'll to humor the
animal in such cases. while studying to
supply the proper quantity and quality
Some COWS are much more nervous
than others. Excitement not only
reduces the quantity but also the quail.
ity Of the milk. Again, some cows are
quite sensitive. When being driven 10
OF from the pasture the mistress Of the
herd will usually lead while the others
quietly follow; but II one usurps the
place Of the leader Il ID not unusual
for such disphcing TO affect both the
quantity and quality Of her milk.
Wounded ambition d preys upon her
that in many Gases her usefulness will
be found to be seriously impaired. The
mistress ola herd has been turned ont.
dry into . pasture separate from the
herd with two young heiiers, and over
these she tyrannised til they combined
against her and mastered her. Ever
after thak either would drive her, al.
thoug the rest Of the herd recognized
her 81 mistress.-Aneericdn Ckllivdtor.
Rene Foe4 fer Poultry.
Lewis Wright; Of London, in his
" Book Of PQu3try,"s MAKES special men
ton d the Yalue Of tone dust and bone
meal. nd cOsiders It one Of the most