The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-25
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Those Who have never given the sub
jcct any attention, have but little con-
ccption Of the enormous waste caused
by injudicioas feeding and improper
care oi animals; ysl the most careless
observers veil know that there arc some
men who always drive poor horses, milk
poor cows, and never have q good sized
tat hog; this Il usually attributed u
poor food gwen In small quantities; but
observation con,inccs us that while In
some cases this Il the cause, In . very
large proportion of cases Il Is caused BY
injudicious feeding and improper man.
agemcn. Mr.. 4. will feed out . ton Of
hay and make Il last third longer than
Mr.. b., and yet his cattle will Improve
In condition, while the cattle fed by Mr..
u. will grow poorer every day. There
are men who will feed q horse eight
quarts u corn.meal every day, and give
him as much good hay ~ hc will eat,
and yet will not own the horse three
months before every rib In him can he
counted nj . distance oi several rods.
To feed the animals on the farm ~ that
The food given will d. the most good. IL
= business tina, Is thoroughly understood
BY very few. Far too many who have the
care 81 farm stock do not stop 10 con.
slider that an animal that Is ut work
should have different food from one that
], giving milk, or one that Is being
isitcd; but tho time Il coming when
animals will be fed with the food that 10
richest In the elements necessary 10 pro.
duce the desired results; on this point
We have yet much 10 learn; "a establish
anything very positive Il requires many
carefully tried experiments, which should
he conducted under tho direction Of
some organized body.
II we look among tho intelligent and
successful farmers Of to-day wc shall
find that they have left the old way of
feeding rs prac,iced by their fathers,
AMI adopted one that saves time and
food, and at the same time keep their
cattle In better condition; instead VI
feeding five times u lay II Is now be.
licycd by the mos, intelligent that three
times Is enough. and some contend that
ars Ss, MANY S,rm.r o Sbo cI;u, 81 " ,Lo
ways Of ,hsir fathers. no, only IN - tos% I
Ing cattle but In all Of their operations
on the farm; they put before their cat
awa.,cfnl cx,raravrncc tho c.,,i. .s,ss
picI;nv Il over and e,,h;nv IN !, ,.,vs
n tsrrc nor,;,n which 'Scw vii, r.r.s
ea,. ,h,! snds ~ r.v ~ ~" r,. ".'rs
heap. cattle fe,i In ,his wav never I""I
we'll IN, h co.,s ,n,,ch nv" ~ tss,,
them than y hon, IN GOOD cord;,;.~ ~
giving them onIv what food thew v;ii
cat m clean and fcoS,r. them :, r..
teryals 80 far apart "a ~ Give them time
10 prooerlv dicest whst ,Scv h.vo "s,or
fhe CREATED care .h""id .lw.wS y.
,,ien No, IN GLOW ,he ,n,,.,;,. ~, c,s 70
feed;no. tor ~ ovsr' tsSJ - s,;w.I ~.
neeisliv . MO ;n;nrs. !, Co. . I ion" .;,n ~"
The earn AMI ,hc ,rs,imcr, ~ sn;msI:
h,, mnch 90 Az win Sh.;. "oni;,;". a
cola n.-n " hs-.h ro;co . "a . "..'.I ....s
man, often t"Sm. .n;"nsis h. ' .ov . ~.
I;,;nr even ~ w, " ~.ii - Wh, Soa.
barn sh"nld slv.vs ~ kan, -srr.
IN ihe winter I, shc,id +. -sSI v"s,.I
and vcn,;is,cj tho cattle .Sc"I1 ~ Is~,
dry and Clean a dsilv csrSino Il .s!S
IN no canal ,o . or.- III o".s r. ..',.S
~ which wa can M, vo,,ch o.. S,,. ~.
are satisfied that animal. "a Isn ~, v "H
csr,led do much h.,,sr ,hsn thd". IT, ~
are not Wbile Tho moderr harm l.
warmer. and he,ter IN sImo.t .vo..
respect 10 ths barn Of /. half csnt"rv s, .oc
in one respect Il has NOT hem imnroveS !:
that il by having A manure ceiisr nrSs,
Il. For many reasons this Il not des;rs.
BILE: among them NAV he mentioned
first. the air in the barn Il not Kent A.
sweet; second, Il the msnnre Is 10 he
worked over by swine. ss il the ususl
practice, II is an unhealthy place To keen
them; third, . cellar il a very unhandv
place n oct manure ont : fonr4h n:
barn cellar Is wanted for The storino 81
roots and fruit: but the fruit Should be
kept in q separate apartment. Manure
should be kent In 4 shed built on the
side OF the barn where the cattle sre
kept, and four to six ieet lower. The
shed should have larpe do,,rs n each
end. with the ground 40 graded that
when the manure is removed Nhe cart
can pass in at one end And ont At the
other. In this shed the swine Win find
q comfortable and healthy place. and
they can be looked after and fed to much
better advantage than in tho cellar. No
animal kent on the farm feels rood treat.
in producing pork Is rarely or ever At.
the Importance Of giving their sv;nc
good healthy quarters and feeding with
great care and regularity.
In providing for the various wants Of
animals. the imnortsnce ~ nroviI;no !.
sufficient quantity Of GOOD water should
not be overlooked. either in winter or
sumn,or Uo- of.o, o...l. &, H.. A.,