The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-12-28

Stock animals are generally kept for
TWO purposes for the value II their
icsh in various WAYS. and also for milk
and butter. a. to horses and sheen.
The first are generally kept for their
labor. and the latter for wool. in a,di-
ON 10 ic-;.. But for all these pur-
poses. rs well as some others. first-class
seeding j. all-important WHY then
should the feed be n'ggardly given Al
any time? A horse poor in flesh Is
weak. Unlocking and unstable. A poor
low j. much the same. and In addition
gives but little milk or butter, and Is
unfit for beef. Poor sheep and poor
pigs are also nearly worthless in that
condition, while to improve them after
such treatment costs great deal more.
with less profit ia the end. than to feed
well from the first. According - all
my experience. observation and read
ing. the more q COW will eat I'D 10 the
point when she Is moderately fat. say
good enough 20 butcher. the more
profitable she j. for dairy purposes. and
the less danger Of loss from accidents.
which do not impair her vanc for beef.
Here is constant motive then for rood
feeding and yet II seems that there
really are thousands Of farmers whose
leading doctrine Of treatment and study
i how little will keep their stock On
their feet. with no thought given Is to
how much can be proftably fed
There h an inhumanity, too. in this
treatment which Is astonishing. II j. 4
system which subjects animals 10 con
slant hunger. 50 much 50 that II affects
growth. health and spirits. Bothe men
who practice IL know what hunger Of
this sort Is? Probably not. But had they
better not try II, short time Al least?
Fry couple Of weeks or month, and
note the result. Saying nothing about
the appearance. the constant gnawing
Of the hunger ficnd in the stomach. at
tending on half or quarter rations.
would be = lesson IN feeding that would
last good while. wish ID could be
tried in some cases, as Il would work y
vast improvement in stock-fccding.
Whenever 1 hear a farmer COM
plain about his stock being unruly il Is
tolerably strong proof against him that
his management is bad. 81 ok do not
Jump fences or push them down merely
for amusement orcxerc'sc. There IL IN
impclling cause. and that generally il
hunger. They are expected 20 1--we and
be happy and thankful iii pasture lie "a
which furnish little but a'rand exercise.
and the law Of seli-preSorvato which
applies 70 them as well a. u human
beings. impels them 10 Jump fences IL
save their lives. They are ID be
praised rather than blamed. / wish
every half-starved herd IA the country
would demolIsh every fence between
them and . full meal whenever
e y necessary. Then their owners
would learn more sense and humanity.
| Look closely At cow or horse that 4
never surprised by s'unwontcd liberal
ity." THERE'S contentmenf and happi-
ness II the eye and every motion. The
coat II sleek and soft. and unless habit
ually teascd, there il good nature and
nmiabilIty never seen ii the hungry an
imaL There II proft. TO. In owning
such IN animal. and II il only surpris,
ing that the narrow-minded starver
does not find II out. lie does not de-
scrvc the profit, but then ne y welcome
p Il he will only quit his ..unwontcd
libcrality" system -. n, IN Country
0entienan.