The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-01-26
Deer Creek Farmers Club.
winter Care orsiock.

Mr. Silas b. Silver said stock should be regular
ly fed and well taken care of, both as matter OF
profit and pride One way is to stable them, feed
ing rough food They should not be too closely
housed and should have ample room for exercise
and for rubbing themselves during the day, with
free access to water. Another method is to give
them all the rough feed they will eat in the field.
shelter should be provided for stormy weather
Sheep are winrered more easily than other stock.
They should have shelter from storms. but not be
kept in too close quarters and have exercise and
plenty of water every day. Horses should have
grain with their hay. 1t gives them good coats
and keeps them in good condition.
Benjamin Silver, Jr., said he is wntering cattle
on rough food with view of pasturing them in
the spring. He believed it to be good pan, to
feed in the field. If cattle are kept up the stables
should be open and well ventilated. cattle can
be checked in improvement by being stabbed too
closely. If cattle are stall fed they should be fed
ut regular intervals three times day, as much as
they will eat clean. 1t is not well to give horses
much hay. Grain keeps Their, coats sleek, and
other animals should have grain in winter II
they get behind in wi inter they lose too much time
John Moores said the first thing to do towards
winterinR sock is to put your fodder and hay up
in nice order. Next TO have good clean place in
which to feed so that cattle will not waste 1t, and
each one get its due share. He thought feeding
in the field is better than in the barn YARD, lor me
reason last named. 1t is important to begin feed
ing early in the morning, in order that the times
of feeding may be more equally distributed dun
ing the day. You should be kind and gentle to
stock. A rough, noisy man is not At to handle
stock. a man should even be taught to walk
around bullock in the barn-yard, and not drive
it out of his way. Feeding cattle in the field is a
good way, especially in the early part of winter
You should also have n straw rick for them in the
field. Hogs should be kept warm and dry and
should have shelter where they can house them
selves They will do better sleeping on the
ground than on boards. Mr.. Moores was in favor
Of feeding cows moderately every day, summer
and winter. If cows are fed all the strong FOOD
they viii eat they Will not give so os m anh das or
able. The stables should be cleaned out in the
morning, when stock is turned out The barn
and feed room should be swept out every day and
tho litter given to out cattle, which will eat much
of it.
member that it is easier TO maintain flesh than to
put it there. Horses and cattle kept in good con-
dtion during the winter Immediately begin to m
prove in the spring. Different FINDS of stock re-
quire different treatment Young stock should
be housed and grained and have plenty of nour-
with roughcr treatment Where cattle are not
stall-fed and you have plenty OF rough provender,
weather is not too rough. In the field they can
not interfere with each other and have plenty of
fresh air and free access TO water which Stalled
cattle are not allowed to have but once or twice
n day. They should be fed regularly carly in the
morning and in the middle of the day, so as to
give them all the afternoon in which to pick at
their food 1t pays to feed grain TO cattle through
the winter, but If you can not do this little
grain fed to them in the spring will be profitable.
Sheep require looking after every day, especially
in the lambing season. They should be kept in
dry place and need "A great deal of fresh water in
r. Harris Archer said Mr.. Moores had struck
the secret when he said hay and fodder shoul lie
saved IN good COndltlOn, nut ne WDuld auu wheat
straw, which he regarded as an excellent feed, if
cut little green. He feeds chat as well as
straw. Farmers waste IL great deal of hay in
feeding it To horses. They should not have too
much hay. Stock can he kept too closely con-
fined, especially iftcediug little meal, intending
10 turn them on grass in the spring. 1t takes
more fodder if they are allowed to run out, at
times, hut q steer will cat more and look fuller
than when Ept Up all the tine sba stock pei f should
corn, from chickens up. Fat stock will not cat
as much poor stock and it is more creditabe to
the farmer to have his stock looking well One
advantage of keeping cattle up all the time is
that you get the manure where you want it.
Mr. Lochary made an enquiry about the use Of
salt at any time 1t improves their appetite. Mr..
Archer and Mr. Benz. Silver, Jr., did not think
salt absolutely necessary to cattle.
Mr.. Moores regarded it as very advantageous to
cattle, and Mr.. Rogers thought it should be placed
where they could get it at will.
II. John Rogers was of the opinion that stock
be wntered better in the stable yard than
anywhere else, but, shelter must be provided for
them, and racks where the fodder can be kept
dry. Cattle will eat but little wet fodder BY
feeding in the yard you also get the manure. If
fed on grain they must be stabbed. On small
farms il is not always convenient to feed cattle in
the field. Horses are generally fed more hay than
Is necessary, and are often injured thereby
l3roken-windcd horses may be improved by TAX
ing them or of hay and giving them fodder or
straw. Besides, feeding so much hay is waste
tits important to keep hogs warm and dry. They
will winter better and take less feed.
johns II. Janney said the proper winter care of
stock depended upon what a farmerwas attempt
ing to do. If you fatton in the stable, to sell early
in the spring, you should feed one way il you
propose to fatten on grass another way will be
most profitable. His experience is that it docs
not pay to feed cattle in stables through the win
ter to sell carly in the spring The same winter
he tried this he wntercd 81 head IN the barn yard
and field, fattcning them on grass He gave them
no corn and the proht per head was greater
Cows to be profitable must bC well fed and well
housed. They should be fed and MIXED regular
ly. and should have some ensagc or roots cut up
once IA day and mixed with bran. 1t will increase
the milk and keep the COWS in health. Turnips
good for cows and sheep. Raising Young
stock is an important matter Colts should he
wintcrcd warm. have some oats every day, and he
allowed to exercise daily when the weather is
suitable. Oats produce bone and muscle and are
better for all horses than corn; the latter is too
heating. Currying horses is equal to one-fourth
the feed. We feed horses too much grain. Cut
wheat straw. bran and warm water will give bet
ter results than the present system.
Thomas Lochary believed, in the first place,
that man should sell off every animal that is not
thrifty before winter commences, or knock it in
the head. If an animal won't thrive on grass it
will be wintercd at n loss. A farmer should pay
attention to his stock himself or see to it. Rails
ing young stock is only profitable when you can
get them fit for market at an carly age; Unless
they are well wlntered you can not do that.
Thomas a. Hays said horses, are often fed too
much hay. A change of feed is necessary for
them. 1t pays well to raise oats for horses. Many
farmers regard oats as non-paying crop. The
expect to raise oats without fertilizer He always
Egts little tGriSer on oats and it pays well =
We ought to try and have roots for COWS. In the
morning feeds bran and meal, and at night mixes
q feed of sugar beets or ruta bagas with the bran
and meal. He found that the cream is twice as
thick when feeding sugar heets as when feeding
ruta bagas Steers when fed grain should have
salt twice week. Cattle and hogs should have q
te srphnr ov. oats
bran with meal, and gives with the feed one-half
pound to, pound Of cotton seed meal per day.
with good results. Stock should have plenty of
water, and when not fed high should remain out
all day. He objected TO feeding in the field. es-
peeially in mueky weather. He always cuts his
portance of saving crops in good condition.
Mixes flax seed meal and middngs Tor calves
but likes cotton seed meal better for fattening.-
He lets his cattle out only when cleaning the
stables and they get water only once day. In
fhe morning feeds meal and fodder in the mid
ale OF the day haSket full of chat and meal on
It, and at night meal and fodder. Gives about
threo gallons of bran and meal a day, with cotton
seed meal. He cooks food for hogs, giving II q
little warm, but did not believe It would pay &c
cook il for cattle.
Edward p. Moores thought nothing paid better
than proper care and feeding of stock. Cattle fol
grazing will do better in the field than in the
yard, in moderate weather. Unless the ground Is
covered with snow there is always something in
the field they can pick up, and they should also
have straw rick TO go TO. He did not regard
COWS as profitable stock, except for tenants anC
people who , let them run on the commons
little hay, but horses worked In team SHOULD
have plenty of hay.
VIM: Munnikhuysan, the P{eaident, was in IA
yor OF feeding cattle in the held Ten head Of
eattlS now ON his place have never been In The
barn yard but one day and are in as good condi
The field cattle get only fodder Young cattl,
should be housed, particularly the first winter;
Keeping hogs warm ana dry Is 1fpy one-half tn
ers also feed too much grain.
On motion, committee, consistngNof Johns II
Janney, X. Harris Archer and John Moores, wa
appointed to wait upon President Garrett, of tn
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; for TIL
ing the Philadelphia extension of the Baltimore
avd Ohio Railroad north of the routes alread!