The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-10

the chicken-house, which contains 100
light Brahmas, Is a yard 100 feet iong,
divided into ten compartments running
lengthwise Of the yard, feet wide, OF
boards 8 feet 8 inches high, and wire 3
feet above. The interior Of the house
IL divided into ten compartments, 10 by
g.. with hall running through the cen.
ter 8 feet wide. The height Is 20 feet.
The piggery is divided into 20 styes,
each 8 by 10 feet, and contains 10 styes
on each side, each opening into yard
VI the same dimensions. Mr.. Have
meyer raises hogs principally for home
use. Under the hogpen Is cellar 80
by % feet, with solid stone walls, into
which the manure drops, aud into
which that from the stables Is carried
ally; 90 hogs are kept in this cellar tod
work the manure over. They get
enough feed from it, with the addition
Of q small quantity Of skinned milk,
to keep them fat. Among the hogs are
20 OF the. Yorkshire breed and some
Chester Whites. One hundred head OF
Southdown sheep are also kept on the
farm for home use.
There are twenty working horses,
comprising rs fint q lot Of agricultural
and draft horses ss can be found. They
are kept for the work Of the farm, be.
side one yoke Of Hereford oxen. The
work horses. are kept In box stalls, I'M
tied. Mr.. Mayer says that he wants
his horses to sleep as comfortably as
his men, and finds that Il pays to afford
them box stall. They do more work
and keep easier. While all the horses
are high-spirited and we'll bred, they
are msde, by care and gontle treatment,
kind and Doodle. ~
MIR. Havemeyer now has ninety eight
jersey COWS and heifers (every animal
OF which Is entered In the herd rerjs-
ter OF the American Jersey cattle club,
and by next spring will have $50. BE
has stable room for 200. and will keep
thAt number OF animals. The intefi-
ton u TO have 100 head of cows. which,
With the calves and bulls, will equal
about 200 head, and to hold IN annual
sale at the farm or elsewhere for the
disposition Of the surplus.
The feeding place In front Of the
COWS is upon the floor, without any
other arrangement, in order that the
cattle may obtain their feed clean, and
that DO particles shall get into corners
and sour and iniure It. The cattle are
wAtered by means of . trough, which
can Be raised or lowered ct viii, and is
supplied from the tank above. When
Il Is desired TO water them, the trouehs
are lowered, and when not In use they
are raised TO the top Of the stable,
Every COW IL cleaned daily with q curry
comb and brush. They are treated with
absolute Kindness and gentleness. A
daily record Is kept Of the milk yield
every COW. The calf Is taken from the
COW when three days old. the COW being
tied up in her place In the stall.
The milk. perfectly sweet, Is heated
up to ninety degrees and fed at this
heat. which q the same "a the original
tempefature when taken from the COW,
The cali II given milk, at first four
quarts every day, in three feelings,
morning, noon and night, increasing
the Quantity - the calf grows. II is
kept In stall until ten days old. and
than turned ont In the morning TO OBJ.
teip the benefit Of the sun. At month
old Il q turned into the pasture. Until
four months old It is fed with milk, It
the end Of that period being gwen
some ground oats. Each calf Il kept
separate until II Is three or four months
old. Cows are allowed to 60 into the
yard evefy day. winter or summer, two
or three hours, for exercise. A month
before ealving al meal IL taken away
nom the cows, and they are fed on
threa quarts Of ground oats per day, in
two feeds, with all the hay or ground