The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-10-15

From the American Agriculturist

from the American Agriculturist
Young animals at this season
very susceptible TO cold and 49,
ness and any check through fa;lu,.
to supply a suficiency Of food Il
lar period, or exposure to wet ~
cold, may produce injurious res,,;s.
Young colts at this season sbopla
allowed to remain with their
as long as they will suckle, as but i i;sta
work is required of breedino ma Ssls
during the winter, and ifthe mss1
give large quantities of milk the eelss
will grow rapidly. Where the v eg.ss
stock, is dependent upon the Sasls
the food must be Of a kind that nsu
duces milk rich in all the slemapasV
necessary for structural prowtS
Ground oats twice q day. with d nlar
tiful supply of hay, will afford i
abundant amount of nourishment 4
the shape of milk, and on cold Az.
an allowance of corn meal NAV X
given with advantage.
Young calves are often deprived Il
the milk that naturally should % 4
them, owing to it's value for market
substitutes being given them the skim
milk usually allowed, Unless indo.
ment is exercised in feeding the calvss
sCours will result, from the effects Il
which the calves do not recover until
they have been seriously injured II
growth. Young pigs that have been
suddenly weaned, and especially 4
taken from the sows too soon. are often
"stunted" in such manner as to debar
them from becoming large, heavyhogs
at any time. 1t is important to Be-
careful in winter, for the reason that
when the young stock is weakened
through mistakes in feeding the cold
weather often comes upon them at 4
time when they are physically unable
to endure it.
1t is best not to wear the young
stock too soon, but, If it becomes nee.
essary to do so, the feeding should be
done often, and, if possible, the food
should be warm. The younger an
animal the more rapid its growth and
the more frequent It's times of feeding;
hence, when they are allowed only
three meals a day, the same as the
adults, they do not thrive as they do
when fed oftener and in smaller guam
titles. Dietingthe animals is necessary
In winter, in order to avoid costiye-
ness Of the bowels, as well as indiges-
ton, and therefore the adults and
young stock should receive succulent
food, such as ensilage or roots, but in
the case OF the youngstock roots with
out ensilage may be fed cooked if they
re old enough to eat well. The diet
ing of young stock by feeding d variety
of food as they are gradually weaned
will save them much sickness, as they
are easily affected by sudden changes.
During the winter months much
time may be saved by keeping the
young stock in good condition, as
they viii start off in the spring with
an advantage which will more than
compensate for whatever extra care
may be given. AS the winter is no5
over when the early lambs are dropped,
a place must be provided in advances
for the ewes. TO have the lambs
dropped in the fields, with the tenn
perature below freezing, is very severe
on them, and those that donotperish
seldom recover entirely. Give the
lambs q warm dry place for the first
few days of their existence and one
half the trouble with them will be
over. Young pigs are very tender,
and if narrowed in midwinter seldom
prove satisfactory afterward unless
an attendant gives them close atten-
ton for the first week, as they easily
become SO chilled as to be unable to
derive nourishment, and al there are
usually a few strong pigs in every
litter tho weaker ones are crowded
back, becoming subject to.the severity
of the cold on account of an insuffl'
cient supply of nourishment, and as
all young animals are subject to com
petition when together, they should
never be crowded at any time.