The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-12-25

&hmafs begin to go back before they commence
feeling them. Fodder should be fed literally TO
cattle early in the fall. The latter part of Novem
bergive them all they can eat. In feeding, the
day should be divided as nearly equally as pos
sibie The first feed should be as soon as it is light
enough to in the morning. He uses both
clstern and pump water, but thinks that in excess
sive cold weather the cistern water is too cold for
cattle. The difference between winterng in sta
bles and in the field is not so much as is generally
supposed. Last winter he kept some cattle on an
old sod until February then brought them TO the
barn-yard. On,the 10th of April they were turned
tie yet good deal Of grass in the aeid during
winter He did not think they damaged an old
sod during the winter he feeds some cattle in
~. Their food should be changed occasionally.
Sometimes they will relish straw, after having
been fed on hay, but there is no nutriment in
wheat straw Glover hay is the best feed for cattle
Geo. E. Silver thought i important, FIRST to
to eat. Cattle should have shelter from high
winds and heavy rain storms. He was likewise
In favor of feeding in stables over feeding in
open air. Exercise is of great Importance and
this they can get in the stable yard, and besides
| they have access to water when they want it,
In fattening cattle in stables it is necessary to
keep the stables clean and sweet, and to do this
they should be cleaned out every day. There
should be plenty of ventilation but the cattle
should not be exposed to drafts Of air. Sheep
require plenty of room and air, but should be
kept dry. In the Landing season, especially, they
should have dry quarters CATTLE should be fed
regularly. Sugar corn is more tattening than field
- corn, but the yield smore uncertain and the fod-
der more difficult to cure than field corn
Young STOCK SnOulu DE looked hIler carefully IN
winter and be kept under sheds: 10 make them
profitable they should have food enough TO keep
them increasing all the time. Many farmers keep
too much work stock, but it is better to have one
horse more than one less than you want, because
often you cannot hire an extra horse when need
80 Hargrave Spalding thought it especially neces-
i Nsary to have good covering for young stock, and
10 secure proyender in good condition. Feed
Regularly, early in the morning and late in the
J Mvenng. Sheep require very little shelter except
- u the Landing season. 1t is well 10 have shed
~ for them to under in stormy weather,
81 Judge Waters said that wintering stock was
NOR more anan fat ,ne m ,aey %
n stock will thrive better when well sheltered than
n when exposed to the cold. Many farmers think
= working stock need no grain when not at work.
but Mis- idea is to feed the same when not working
ss~hen working. Then when spring comes your
81 flock is strong and ready for work. 1t pays to
( Ahelter and feed your stock well. He thought
&eding too much hay was one reason so many
"a rmers' horses have heaves.
SThomas A. Hays believed in keeping stock in
24ood condition all the time. They should be fed
better w and When called n on they will respond wv" He
believed in shelteriDg al stock, and tits import
\ amt to have stabng well ventilated. Ill venti-
&lated stables are particularly dangerous for cows
with calf, being, sometimes, the cause of abor-
eticn. Cattle should be allowed to run in lots on
st.zk7a days. Sheep need shelter and hogs, parti-
as,A 9lary, should have good quarters. Plenty of
Ter is important and cisterns are more econo-
eal than any mode of supply except flow
water. Regularity of feeding is a big item
gis wrong to excite cattle by going around them
pile they are being fattened. A change of food
4casonally is desirable.
flames Lees opinion was that there is as much
feed as IN shelter. If kept in stables cattle
won't pay. Two years ago ne had 1s head in
stables and gave each one quart of meal day
They fretted all the time and weighed no more
in the spring then when they were put up. They
did not do as well other cattle that were kept
Il obs. month on steers fed in the stable but the
q average last year was 50 or 50 lbs Cattle will
lose in weight the first month or two after being
stabbed. He had that day stabbed his cattle
4 He weighed them before and after they drank
and found a difference ofi9h lbs. per steer
~ A member remarked that water seemed to be
n foetter feed tn an sugar corn.
I'm Mr. Lee thought it best TO feed working stock
a3sisl during winter, so as to have them strong
D a 4lNaIuired to work in the spring.
his Archer did not think shelter abso-
$necessary to grown stock cattle. He had
made more clear money on cattle that never saw
the stable or even barn yard than on those sta
bled. When fed in the stable you can not tell
what they cost If stabbed they should be full
in the stable and not enough pasture for ali. you
had better feed all alike. All will not fatten
equally and next spring the best can be picked
out and sold and the remainder fattened on grass
Mr.. Archer thought great deal of hay is wasted
in feeding horses. Corn is worth the same as
hay, $l2a ton, and it Is economical to feed more
corn and less hay. Corn is the cheapest feed for
any stock. He thought, also, that farmers keep
VIM d. Lee was in favor of stabling all stock
and giving all some grain. one advanitage in
N at they are ready to sell whenever you choose
hd carry in the season you get a better price for
rem. 1T don [ pay To stunt working STOCK even
winter when not at work. Feeding ought to
commenced early in the fall.
fThe President asked how many sheep could be
II aept on the food required for one steer.
NJ Mr.. Lee thought 1 or 5, Mr., Silver said the
number was generally estimated ate Mr.; Moores
,vsaid he mad fed sheep last winter and they ate
81 no more than one steer The profit on these
# sheep in lambs and wool was 800.
"a Bennett II. Barnes shelters all of his stock and
"A thought the amount of feed required to keep an
animal alive without shelter would put flesh on
ba he nj al all with prOit unless WARMLY shelter
ed 1t is bad plan to keep stock on half rations.
4 He prefers pure timothy hay for driving horses;
"A For working stock mixed hay is best. He had
~ been feeding working stock for number of
years on meal and bran and finds that only one
ground He feeds his horses chop two three
times week and dry meal and bran the rest of
Edward P. Moores thought it looks humane and
makes man feel comfortable TO know that his
MS horses s are w Sed d deo
hay Hogs should have warm houses, but sheep
only need protection from rains He was deeid i
Give them straw rick and all the fodder they
can eat. Keep them out until the ground begins
10 get soft. There is no profit in keeping them
in Stables unless you feed them well and fattcn
them SO as to sell early in spring. AS to feeding
cattle very early in the morning he did not be-
iieve in waking them up to get their breakfast.
VIM. F. Hays was in favor of stabling cattle
and full feeding them. Scrub cattle won't thrive
in stables like cattle of good class. The nearer
animals approach thoroughbred the more sense
they have the qneter they are ana sa sae coond
food with success in winterinR hogs lie mad also
found roots good for stock cattle and was oppos-
ed TO wintering cattle in the field, especially on
low meadows, believing it Injuries the grass
Stables should be kept at a regular temperature,
and he had found that some OF his cattle. which
are kept in a stable that he considers TOO warm,
do the best, They should be turned out every
day TO get water. He feeds them little sulphur
towards spring 1t pays as well to curry steer
- -asahorse ,,. oo..,, ,,,.,,o.
them qnet and contepted, THAT being It's cniet
.yalpe. =. &, ,o,.or ., univ tho
feed for cattle If you have nothing but corn,
seli some OF 1t and buy oats or mill feed
Judge Waters remarked that while oats Is good
for driving horses, or for cows giving mig or 70
give young cattle muscle, 1t is not good ior rat
tenipg cattle. ..,., -
Mr. Moores thought one-fourth oats With corn
and cob meal makes nice feed for cattle.
James w. Hanna likes to house everything Ut
pan and generally feeds his horses tne same %he ,
little hay to horses for years and inds lhey &c
we'll on fodder and corn. Sheep should nave
ahelter hut should not be kept too warm. ~
lambng time the ewes should nave Roo9 muI !,
Quarters Hogs need good warm beds ana plentI
III eat Cattle require less feed when STABBED
than when kept in tho open arr. ,.. 100,
y r. John Rogers has mostly Wlntefeu MS stoci
In the stable yard. He could not tninR IL OF ad
vantage for cattle to be competed 70 ne Gown u
NC snow His barn yard is well sheltered an'
his cattle do pretty WE'LL mo STOCK su1e,s ho on
from cold than hogs do. They should De KEEP
dryand warm and not kept on the GROUND entire
Raw ~ hnrses. Better feed more grain and les
hay particularly when corn Is as low as II Is 20"
Fodder IL n good feed for horses Inere ID W
ECONOMY in cutting fodder. III man mas sur
plus hay and cattle and horses ne had netter zee