Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-03-04
TAKE GOOD CARE or THE YOUNG
STOCK.

animals hft NoUluk aohk ah' VIZ ~
quire extra care and attention. Many
times little pains taken a, the proper
moment will be the means Of saving =
valuable life. Young lambs. particular.
ly. viii De much bensfsied by giving
them careful attention and seeing iha,
they are able 10 suck and. II weak. Civ
ing them assistance An early lamb,
well cared Coz. will bring good price
and leave the sheep in good condition for
another winter. Ba, nothing i gained
BY raising early lambs unless they ATE
KEEP, growing % a. to be marketable a,
an early date. A pinehsd, s,un,sd lamb
| i a nuisance. and constant source Of ex-
pense and ycxaiion. n the ewes have
been well kept during the winter they
will generally produce lambs tina, will be
able 70 a. once care for themselves. But
often a Young eve will need 10 be looked
Aner and care taken 20 see that she al
low. The lamb - suck and II no, TO a.
certain the cause. No animal raised on
,he farm affords - much Qualification
and profit a, the same time. according 10
the amount u capital. a. lamb. whsn
veil cared for they become tame and
frolicsome. giving = great amount Of
pleasure BY their constant plAyfulnss'.
A. soon after the lamb i Dropped a.
possible the sheep should Be given =
small quantity Of meal soaldcd in boiling
water and then cooled % about blood
heat. Thi. will qaench ,hifsi and =, The
same time aaori some nourishmeni,
Rye meal is preferred by many bat corn
anl cat. ground together do very nicely-
A. soon a. ths lamb is ola enough 20 eat
be should Be- furnished With a separate
dl.h q grain. placed where be can have
rcady Access 10 u and where the sheep
canno, reach L. Il j. surprising how
soon lamb, VII learn 20 eat little grain
anl The extra food thus gained i great
AID IN pushing them along fof an early
market Extra pens in which to place
che sheep and yosns lambs are a great
convenience and vii pay for themselves
IN one year Ia the amount q young
lambs saved and the general health Of
the hoek
The cows about 10 ealye need l.ite
extra attention. n they are not in good
condition they must receive more grain and
mote and better hay. A well, 10, highly
ksp; COW seldom needs any boxing ai,ei
q, the time q dropping her young bat
| Il len uniis,ufbcd will generally come
on, al right. The quantity q grain
should b. somewhat reduced a. the time
ior calving approaches A-l not increased
again until al dagger q milk fever has
passed. Amer i~o weeks the usual
Qaanii,y q grain can De- again given.
Df. William Horne says In a Pfae'
i.ce q nearly forty forty years do not
remember one solitary Instance q ihi'
disease milk fever IN poor (ihinI COW.
Se,caiy-fve PER cent. q ihe cases q al
pariuriiion difficulties occur amoag The
pe,ied. well. fed. well.eAred.for COWS Of
ihe well.io.do farmer o. daify-man.
These dIaicul,.ss can also be largely
avoided by feeding shorts o, middling'
% some ether food no, Of a heating na-
tar Experience with COW will en-
able us 20 regulate the feed 20 that Il
Nil give the required result. II cows
arc raised on the farm. a. they always
should De, the knowledge Of their ances-
tor Trait, and characteristics. will BE- Of
much value IN tending them. Then
comes the question a. 10 how the calves
shall be brough, up. lf,hey shall be al
loved 70 run with the COW or the milk
dA~n and fed them. We believe the
more general pr eiiee j. 70 feed them,
and where there i. good marke, foi
milk and butter this j. The mos, eoonom.
ical practice. Ba, when s,ook.raising 4
made a specially. more growth can BE-
obtained by allowing the calves to run
with the cows until they uesn themselves
This j. the mos, natural. as they will
feed themselves often aud no, overload
their s,omAehs, as j. often the case when
they are allowed access 10 their mo,he'
only twice a day. We believe ihA, the
only natural way Is TO allow them ,C
draw themselves. for thus they get il
much more slowly than when they driaE
it from roaghs We have seen many
devices recommended % proven, calves
from drinking their milk too fast, bal
have never seen any which worked Il
satisfaction. The hAbi, Of sucking each
Others ears which i 20 often observed
in calves fed by hand. !. caused by indi'
ges,ion, or the unnatural condition Of ,h,
stomach which is the resul, Of overload.
iag with food Improperly mingled with
the saliva. When calves are fed milk
quite a saving can be made by setting
the milk and allowing the cream 10 part.
ly rise and skimming. then feed the
skinned milk BY adding small guam
,iiy Of cooked corn meal, or corn and oat,
ground together or Oil'mesl, good growth
can be obtained. bu, care mus, be taken
no, TO oyerfeed or give the milk unless il