Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-20
FEEDING STOCK.

ia the Discussion. going on In the various
farm journals upon this subject. The
increased inier-, sho~n IL very snecar-
aging .. IL show. ,hs, farmers are ~sh-
ing up TO the fec, tina, stock needs look
ing after anil ,ha, little extra feed and
care will pay. Ba, in thi. as in every
thing else there are ,ho.e who 70 TO eS-
lreme. and Ia their haste n do well are
liable to ov,riO. and spoil the whole.
There j. medium ooaTse tha, u Lssys
bssi and vii pay and prove the most
successful, |, i necessary, msny time,
10 take extreme grOands 10 sf'ec, any
change Coz the better. and tina, advance.
quad that found the Picke,.line IN all
improvement. shOald receive all the praise
due them. Many ~ill cry out "eS,rcm.
i,," and "imPraS,icsble" ba, in the end
the view, Of these people reach the masses
and the general character q the industry
l. raised 70 their level. OF nearly 30 Thus
the world !. much bensh,isd many times
by so-eAlled asi,A,or.
C Berry. in the Hon Farm, sdvo'
cate. feeding only the be-, Of hay to
young stock. using the poorer and the
straw Coz bedding Bu; hi, IDEAS ~sr
NJ dOab, -one~hA, eolored by nsh,soa.
indignation caused by visiting barn fall
Of stock the owners Of which dldni be-
he,e IN extra feeding. and ia which he
found such "eonglOme.iiOn OF s,arNs-
ton A. eldom meet. the eye" II any.
thing would siir the hlcod and make the
sight and sound o. meadow hay tasteful.
thl. would.
Ba, ~hile IL IL an idea coming from
the rish, .ouFoe and tending IN the right
direction. Il 8. imprac,ieable for mo-,
farmers. II they werr obliged 10 DO
away with al their cOsr- fodder and DE-.
pend -hOIly upon the les, of hay foe all
their stock. ba, little progress would b
made in siock.raisins. And il u no'
nece..ary. \ certain smOan, Of coarse
fodder can h. disposed q amongst an
ordinary stock With PrOh, 10 the o~ne'
and bcnsf, 10 the stock Hut i must
no, b. FED alone. Even the bee, OF early
Gu, Fngli,h hay lacks some constituents
accessory to keep any animal IN perfect
health and II they arr obliged to depend
upon .~ale OF neAdo~ hay alone The lack
is much more felt.
Prof. J. W. Sanborn. formerly Of the
New Hampshire College, from actual er'
PERTINENT. conducted BY himself, became
fully satisfied that coarse fodder when
Eel With cotton .esd neal . more eoonO-
mic.l AMI better Coz the stock than The
fn, quality q bay ed aloas And he
emphasize. the tao, that much valuable
folder "a wasted even in New England
where Il $ 80 much needed More at
,en,ioa should b. given 10 the collecting
Of fodder and properly storing Il foe use,
and thereby increase the amour, Of
stock and the fer,ililsr. Of the farm.
Ba, le, M one think to gain in any
way by gathering together large lot OF
coarse fodder wiihoa, a oouesPondingly
Arg, amour, Of feed rich in albumino'd'
hke cotton .ecd or corn meal
II more study could BE- pa, upon this
one br,nch Of farming 80 ths, every one
woun be able 10 feed a. large an amount
Of stock a. possible and do !, vel. We
would zee fewer barren 6e.ds and les'
dissatisfied owners Anything that gives
return. for labor requires care and proper
knowledge Of IL. character and vsn's
And wi,hoa, such kno-ledge nothing can
Be gained. so ~i,hou, giving on, Ger.
tain amour, Of capital. either money.
food o. labor. no ne, return can Be en-
pec,ed from any branch Of farming
When veil and inssllissusly fed shsr IL
nothing more pro6ssbls about = farm
than the animals kept spoa Il. of
ooars the situation. location. amount Of
help. nesrne.. to market and practical
.d.p,.bili,y Of the land must determine
upon the hind and amour, 10 keep Bat
when once the choice Is made and stock
selected. le, every edor, be made to keep
everything thriving winter and summer
by liberal feed and good care. boxing
for return. no, from the small amount OF
feed used bu, upon the larges, possible
amour, Of growth and hesh. Then'
when all ,he.. conditions are CONT lied
with. besides the ne, gain there Is an
amour, Of satisfaction to be gained by
having well-fed stock abOu, and in taxi
ing care Of !, ,ha, eanno, be estimated.
which h entirely lO., Il they are half
starved ssd ill-tres,ed. Any person who
csnso, ssjoy sssing and tending sleek
well-fsd ssock Of any bind. and Observ'
Ing their wsys end characteristics. noting
the play Of shsir eyes and many &C" OF
inseIlisssss. esrssialy is no, an observing
man or is lacking 10 human sympathy.
PRACTICAL FARM IMPLEMENTS.
This 10 . day Of improved machinery
foe eli usss. Every branch Of msnufAe-
surs usss nv psoeesses and new meehsn-
ical consriusess Zoe doing i,s work. so
much % that II the operatives Of former
d.. oouh visit the work. shops and