Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-04-15
FEEDING FOR PROFIT.

differing materially, no, only in system
and quality Of food. bu, also in quantity.
One farm,T becomes impressed with the
idea that al food over and above the
amour, necessary 10 sustain life and.
prhaPs. Pu, on a little growth. Is wasted;
ald - increases hi. stock and feeds ac-
cofiinsly When the time arrives for
him to eel. he Is obliged to take less for
every creature sold than many other
farmers ct f0T stock Of the same age,
ba; be reckons bis profits upon the feed
ro' used and il content Because. In
OIL. own mind. his duty has been fully
p.ri,rmed IN coonomising fodder aud
solving the problem Of jas, hos little
can possibly BE- used and s,ill no, fsll be-
hiad in aciah weight Many times this
system u pinehing Is e'rried to such an
extent iha, the animal. become very
much diminished in ire from genera,ion
O. generation. The number q New Eng
l.ul farmer. pursuing this course IL not
.o larg, a. formerly Sull. stock shows
by 10. looks that ia many barns the rule
sll holl, good There may BE- eases
where this rigid economy u necessary
BAT IN nearly every instance the system
B. followed from mere force Of habit or
wllfal neglect. And, q. can be plainly
shown. il the cause q many fal.res. not
OH, IN .iock raising bu, in every branch
% farming Pafsimony u no, economy.
aad cannot be- 20 construed. Many q
man dates his succcss IN business 10 the
time ~hen b. made liberal expenditure.
f.r some article that. perhaps. might not
have been .'ncily necessary. o. In liberal
Advertising. or Ia liberal feeding. II we
are oa the rish, road Ne should pat forth
evrD effort 90 call everything possible TO
or a..is,ance. aud this libsisli,y will do
m.rs tosard, bnnging forward this 70
sui, than any other effort tina, Ne may
make. The motto ior every business
man .ho.ll be- Strict attention 10 bu'i'
n,,. add liberal outlay Ia every direction
whefr hstcsoaicss arc Concerned Whe,h-
co DO b. siock raising o. farming solely Tor
cul.. of .n mercantile par'aiis OF IA pro-
is.sursl ufc. che rllc j. It'll the same.
Nh,a che time comes for the close feeder
% siuko bis balance the result will PLAIN
Is slos h.m that something Is wanting
o. make bis manner of feeding profitable.
And oae IL two conclusions musi be ar
uysd -. ether be has spent too much
0r fodder and thereby increases his eS-
ps1iituro. unnecessarily. OF his stock has
ao' Increased sufheien,ly on bis hands to
make a margin po.siblc. And. upon So
1,r .eco15 thosgh,. unless be = very 'e'
boz b. od way,. he ~ill carry less stock
.nl feed mere liberAlly II he i. he will
purchase cheaper animals u smaller
breeds. and thus seek TO economile food.
Bat. IN he long run. his efforts bring
him ao,hing bat disaPPoin,meni. and he
go. oli. or stay and join, the band Of
chunic giumblers. ekeing oa, a mere en-
i,,,ncr atA business ihA, he di.likes but
vh,,a. in spite o. neslsei And abuse viii
give him enough % sustain life. A more
numerous elias, feed their stock bo1n'i-
f4liy Asking themselves, no, bow little
can b. given add ,,ill keep life IN the an
imais. but how much Will The animal
system use. % hoW large quality OF
noau.ting food can use upon my stock
w.ihoai waste BY improper and inoom-
pete digestion. Treating the animal
more Ike machine which !, j. Coz HI.
iat -ryst 10 Keep running At it, greatest
capacity. And really this !, the correct
view % De taken. An animals value Is
large o. small js.' in proportion to the
amount Of food il is capable Of properly
4. scs,ing and converting into milk. but
Ter o. hcsh They know that what food
90. D. sustain life. VIA, Is actually used
10 renew The wasted sinews and keep up
.he animal heat. i. necessity and Is fed
simply for the parPose Of keeping the
amount Of capital good. and, Il they stop
there, their stock becomes just like 20
much money on deposi, with only this
difference. thA, oonslAn, expense Is nee
ss,afy 20 keep the amour, good. But,
After having given food sufficient to main
lain the animal a, certain point. more
j. given there is profit at once. And
lnly from this extra food can any profit
be- expected. Il is - wise provision Of
nature that animals will adap, themselves
,omewha, 10 their surroundings and be-
zone accustomed TO the kind Of care and
.ood they receive. In this way certain
.ypes are produced which in time become
iis,inc, breeds Stock was formerly sup
posed 70 run out from being KEEP, too
Gag ia one place, bu, this runni 9 out
vas only the result Of close feeding show
OK itself ia the offspring. Breeders take
advantage Of this fact. and by system
of careful. generous feeding, in time pro-
luce animals very much superior to the
,nes they started with. This fac, being
lppaien, ought to prove eonclusively tina,
success in stook-raising. one Of the most
promising branches Of business for the
Oxford County farmer. il only 10 be
reached BY I system Of liberal feeding.
Oae that will put growth or flesh upon