Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-25
FEEDING STOCK.
An Agricultural science OF No Mean I'M
pOrtance.


There is much to learn in the proper
,attening Of animals. The most im-
portant truth is that he who keeps his
stock growing and fattcning from
weaving time until ready for the
butcher. or. in the case of horses des.
tined for labor. who so feeds rs to best
develop the muscular powers. is he who
makes the most profit; and he must
feed to develop for the labor to be per-
formed or other special quality re.
quired.
The COW dcstiped for breeding and
for milk. the mare which is to produce
superior foals-any animal, in fact. in.
tended for brecding-may not BE- UNI
duly pushed. Nature must have time
to fill up and round out every part OF
the frame TO produce the perfect ami
NAL of its kind. The animal destined
for slaughter may be pushed from birth
until ready for the butchers block to
the full limit Of its digestion, and with
profit; but it would be quite unproft-
able to follow this course with an ami
NAL intended for breeding. How many
follow this discriminating plan3 How
many exercise the common Judgment
to bring about each separate result In
the best mannerP Yet either ultimate
end is brought about by common.sense
feeding, though carried out differently.
The young and growing animal must
have variety of food natural to its
wants, but the animal destined to be
worn out in hauling loads, driving on
the road or for fast pace OIL the
racing.coursc must be developed more
slowly as to bone, sinew and muscle
than that intended for the butcher. for.
as flesh to be eaten. the more equally
the lean is interspersed with fat the
more valuable the meat. This Is best
attained by giving more fat-forming
food than would be necessary to the
animal intended for milk or labor. In
the one case the most profit is gotten
by course of feeding that will bring
the animal IN the block in the shortest
possible time, in connection with such
exercise US shall keep the body in per-
feet health. so that the digestion may
be perfect. In the other case exercise
enough must be gircn not only to con-
serve health. but the muscles must have
exercise enough to strengthen the sys-
tenn in every part The tendency to
fat must be kept down by strong exer.
else, for only in this way can perfect
development be accomplished.
There must DO far more daily waste
In the animal intended rs breeder or
for milk than in the fattcning animal.
The fattening animal ends its life in
one. two or three years, rs the case
may be. The animal Of continued use
lives or should live out It's natural life.
Hence. although fed at greater waste
of material until mature. this waste Is
an economical waste, since 1t insures
perfect development during the whole
Of the life Of the animal. Yet 1t comes
back in profit, and, II more slowly.
nevertheless as surely as In the case OF
tho animal forced early to q fit state
for the butcher. The secret In feeding
Is always to feed high. but to modify
the exercise according to the ultimate
end for which an animal Is intended.
1t must be to the extreme point OF
profitable endurance. But this profit.
able point may be great in the horse in.
tended for labor. less so In breeding
animals and least Of all in animals fed
solely for slaughter. Chicago Tri5m's