The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-12
Live Stock Notes.

Main flocks have decreased very
within the last three years,
while in many parts Of the State
more attention than was formerly
given has been devoted to the breed
ing of middle-Wooled sheep.
The value of pork exported from
this country in the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1888, was S70,00O,OOO. Thus
there are 7O,OO0,OO0 excellent reasons
why it isn't desirable for foreign
countries to exclude our pork.
In answer to a question as to what
is the best grain food for mich cows,
Professor Arnold recommends four
parts of bran, two parts of corn meal
and one part of linseed meal as hav-
ing given him the best results in pro-
portion to cost of any dry food that
he had ever used.
Maine State agricultural reports in
dictate large increase in the number
of horses kept in that State, from
which many horses are sent to Bos-
ton for sale. During the fall of 1888
considerable numbers of horses were
taken to Maine from New Brunswick
and Prince Edward Island.
Mich cows should always have at
least small amount of some kind of
green food, such as roots or ensilage,
when other green food is not in sea-
son. Such a ration will do much to
tone up their general health, as well
as to increase the flow of milk. So
says the National ,Stockman.
In Georgia the gradually extend
ing adoption by local option of law
requiring owners Of stock to keep
them in Enclosures is encouraging the
introduction of improved breeds and
diminishing the number of cattle and
swine by wedding out the scrubs and
lessening the reproduction of the
same.
Fatten stock in the stall. Turn
them out for exercise, but never feed
in the yard. The animal that is
obliged to fight for its food among
the herd and eat it after it has been
fOuled and trampled, cannot thrive
up to its fullest capacity. There is
also an enormous waste of food when
/ given in this manner.
Connecticut agricultural reports
show that the supply of cheap cows
and young stock from New York
State, Vermont and Ohio has been
lessened by the western demand
Connecticut dairymen, therefore, are
compelled to rely more upon home.
grown stock for dairy cows. The re-
suit is that more calves are now
raised than were in the last few years
A fact that should be borne in mind
by those engaged in horse training i:
that the horse has very acute facul
ty for understanding and interpret
ing the tone of the voice. If you talk
confidently, the animal acquires con.
fidence if your voice shows fear. he
notices it, and is afraid. Talk kindly
to your horse, and be sure that hi
understands the meaning of the tone
if not of the words.
In feeding calves by hand grea
care should be exercised to have tn,
food of the right temperature-a
nearly as possible that of milk fresl
from the udder-and to feed offer
enough to prevent the calf from get
ting excessively hungry, and thel
overeating. By neglect of these pre-
cautions promising calves are offer
seriously injured, if not killed out
right.
A correspondent says that youn!
horses should never have shoes i'm
posed upon them until it is wei
proved that they cannot do withou
them. He predicts that the day i
not far off when some humane bene
factor of his kind and horse-kind viii
produce breed of horses having sucl
firm, tough feet, in addition to al
other good qualities, that shoeine
will be unnecessary.
Not long since, according 20 al
sold Flockmaster" in the WeekL
Tri6dne, an importation of Merint
sheep was made into California from
the celebrated French flock of Ram
bOuilet. A fourteen, months fleec
sheared from a ram weighed un
washed 62f pounds. After cIeansin!
and drying to be manufactured int
Goth it weighed ii pounds II ounces
This was loss in weight by cleans
ing of a fraction over rs per cent.