Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-04-07
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WATER FOOD ON YOUNG STOCK.

feeding of young stock, and we find frequent
" that many valuable animals are lost from
disease of the bowels, which arise from no
known cause a French writer notices this
fact, and observes that the assimilation of
nourishing matters is in proportion to the
energy of the digestive passages, and if the
digestive organs are relaxed by an excess
of drink, or by food that contains more water
than the animal needs, then there is loss
of time.
Animals drink only when they are thirsty,
and their own instinct is the best rule; but
the ignorant feeder frequently endeavors to
force more water in the young animal than
it needs by mixing the food which it likes
with water, and thus exciting it to drink
more than it needs 1t may be noticed that
a very great number of good cows, which
give large quantity of milk, are poor nur-
ses, and seldom have thrifty calves. The
reason of this may be found in the fact that
the calf which depends upon such a COW,
has to swallow a large quantity OF water In
which there is little nutriment, before it can
obtain enough to satisfy its appetite. The
nutritive matter floats on such large quaint.
ty of water, that it cannot be assmllated, and
the water itself lfarelaxes and sloosens the, ali
mentsry channels SO that they perform their
functions itnperfe:tly. The calf consequent
ly remains poor its muscular system is not
filled out, and while its paunch is full, lis
bones are sticking through its skin in every
direction.
The cause of this state is easily explained.
The stomach and alimentary canal are dila.
ted under the pressure Of the mass of food
which has been swallowed, and they crowd
the lungs; consequently the reposiratory or
gans cannot be filed and are constrained in
their action, the ribs are bowed out under the
weight of the intestines, the chest cannot
develop itself, and the breast remains mar.
row, and badly shaped. The young animal
thus raised is always defective. A calf will
seldom be seen to drink if allowed to suckle
cow that is a good mixer, even where it
is fed with crushed grain or meal of any
kind. Though water should be kept in its
reach in our hot dry climate.
1t may be remarked that calves are some
times subject to diarrhea or scours in the
Spring this arises solely from the watery ma
ture Of the food on which the dams are fed !;
for at this time, the young grass and clover
contain a very large proportion of water, and
to obtain the nutriment required, a vast guam
tity of water has TO be swallowed. The rem
edy, in all such cases, is to give drier food,
and one which is more nourishing in proper
tion to its bulk.
Amongst hogs the effect of this treatment
is very perceptible, and if we 60 into almost
any barnyard at the present time, the lltters
of young pigs will be found in shape which
shows that they have been improperly fed.
While the young pigs are with the sow, and
she is fed reasonably we'll, the pigs are straight
on the back, round, with bodies and heads
we'll proportioned; but as soon as taken from
their dam, they are fed with the swill and
dishwater of the house. which contains very
large proportion Of water, and the least posi-
BILE quantity of solid food. The immediate
consequences are, that the belly Of the pig
bloats out, and hangs down, the muscles Of
hips and shoulders dwindle away, and the
head looks as though it were too large to be
carried around with convenience or ease to
the animal; the neck fades into a bundle Of
tendons without any muscle or flesh the chest
becomes narrow, and lean, and the back is
bumped up. We are very sure that our read
ers will be able to see any number of this
kind of animals in their neighborhood, and
wherever they are, let them be put down as
specimens of the effects of too much water
and too little food. A pig once let down in
this way for two months Of the time when he
should be growing, is a decided loss to the
breeder, for not only has he lost all the time
and food that the animal has already used up,
but it will take a large quantity of food, and
considerable time, to bring the animal back
into condition and shape that will BIT him
to make the most of the food on which ne is
to be fattened for market. Feeders should
bear in mind that water is not food, though it
is necessary to enable the animal to convert
food into pork or beef-Miehtgan Farmer.
To CLEANSE INSIDE OF JARs.-There is
frequently some trouble in cleansing the in
side of Jars that have had sweetmeats, or 9TH
er articles put into them for keeping, and that
when empty are wanted for future use. This
can be done in few minutes, without soaking
or scrsping, by filling up the jars with hot
water, Git need not be scalding hot,) and then
stirring in teaspoonful or more of pearlash.
Whatever of the former contents have re.
mained sticking upon the sides and bottom of
the jar, will Immediately disengage itself, and
float loose through the water. Then empty
the jar at once, and if any Of the former
odor remains about it, fill it again with warm
water and let it stand undisturbed few hours
or until the next day then empty it again,
and rinse it with cold water Wash phials in
the same manner. Also the inside of kettles,
or anything which you wish to purify, clear
from grease expeditiously and completely.
If you cannot con nseniently obtain pearl ash.
the same purpose may be answered nearly as
we'll by filling the vessel with strong lye,
poured off clear from wood ashes. For kegs,
and large vessels, lye may always be used.
Is Cold FAVORABLE TO HEALTH Pin his
last report as Registrar Of Providence, DR..
Snow writes: "There is a popular error,
which we often hear spoken of in the winter
season, that clear, cold weather is favorable
to the public health. The truth is, that in
this climate severe cold weather, if continued
more than two or three days, increases the
number of deaths as certainly as continued
hot weather, though in different manner.
Severe cold depresses the vital forces, and ex.
posure to it produces fatal results among
those persons, or classes of persons, whose
vital force is weakened by any cause. Such
p, sons are the aged and the very young, and
also all who are SICK or debilitated from any
other cause. Besides this, severe cold is no
preventive Of, but on the contrary is favora-
bic to, the spread of some of our most fatal
diseases. as smallpox, diptheria and scarla-
tina. This is shown at the present time in
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