The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-08
LIVE STOCK NOTES,

Maine flocku have decreased very no.
ticeably within the laat three years, while
Ia many parts OF the State more attention
than was formerly given haa been devoted
to the breeding Of mlddlewooled sheep.
The value Of pork exported from this
country In the fiscal year ending June 30,
lSs3, was SIC, 900, 900. Thus there are 70, !.
0O0 700 excellent reasons why II isn't de-.
sirable Tor loregu countries to exclude our
pork. 3.'124, gG Pm n :. - - :
In answer to question as 10 what Is the
best grain food for lnllch COWS, Professor
Arnold recommends four parts Of bran, two
parts OF corn meal and one part Of linseed
meal as having given him the best results
10 proportion to cost Of any dry food tina.
he had ever used. ''T5I7g,T'.
Maine State agricultural reports indicate
large increase In the number OF horses
kept In that State, from which many horses
are sent to Boston for sale. Daring the
fall OF 1888 considerable numbers Of horses
were taken to Maine from New Brunswick
and Prince Edward Island. aR7
Milch COWS shonld always have at least
email amount Of come kind Of green
1000, such as roo!s or ensilage, when other
green food Is not in season. Such ration
Will DO much to tone up their general
health, ~ well rs to increase the flow OF
milk. So says tho National Sl9ckmaa. + 4 :.
In Georgia the gradually extending
adoption by local option Of a law requiring
owners Of stock to keep them in Enclosures
is encouraging the introduction Of i'm.
proved breeds aud diminishing tho number
OF cattle and swine by wedding out the
scrubs and lessening the reproduction Of
the same. psi s5Jl l''S7' III"
Fatten stock in the stall. Turn them out
for exercise, but never feed in the ward.
The animal that Is Obliged to fight for ita
iood among the herd and eat it after 1t has
been fouled and tranpled, cannot thrive
up to Its fullest capacity. There Is also an
enormous waste Of food when given in
this manner. stg
Connecticut agricultural reports show
shat the supply Of cheap cows and young
stock from New York State, Vermont and
Ohio has been lesssned by the Western
demand. Connecticut dairymen, therefore,
are compelled to rely more upon home.
grown stock for dairy COVE. The result ia
that more calves are now raised than were
in the last few years.
A fact that should be borne in mind nv
those engaged in horse training is that the |
horse has very acute faculty for under.
and interpreting the tone Of the
voice. II you talk confidently, the animal
acquires confidence; II your voice shows
lear, he notices it, and is afraid. Talk
kindly to your horse, and be sure that be |
understands the meaning OF tho tone il not |
Of the words. -.
In feeding calves by hand great care
should be exercised to have the food Of the
right temperature-as nearly ss possible
that OF milk fresh from the udder-sud 10
Iced often enough to prevent the calf from
getting excessively hungry, and then over.
eating. BY neglect Of these precautions
promising CALVES are often seriously in.
jured, II not killed outright.
A correspondent says that young horses
should never have shoes imposed upon
them until it is wall proved that they can
not do without them. He predicts that the
day is not far oftwhen some humane bene.
factor Of his kind and hotHe.kind will PRO.
duce breed OF horses having such firm,
tough feet, in addition 10 all other good
qualities, that Bhoeiug will be unnecessary.
Not long since, according to an "Old
Flockmsster" in The Weekly Tribune, an
importation of Merino sheep WAS made
into California from the celebrated French
Il ,ck Of Rambouillet. A fourteen. months
tlsece shpared from ram weighed un-
washed CIT pounds. After cleansing and
drying to be manufactured into cloth it
weighed II pounds l2 ouncas. This WAS |
loss in weight by cleansing Of fraction
over 70 per cent. 49,,