Morris tribune., 1886-11-24
Farm and Household.
Farm Miscellany.

A correspondent OF the Country
Gentleman advises those whe wish tr
raise cheap pork, huver to carry a
hog Through the white, There is more
money in keeping one animal we'll for
ten or eleven months, and getting $50
or 400 pounds of nice pork. than in
keeping more animals Is months and
getting no larger returns.
A writer in the Prairie Farmer RE:
lates that a drain put down III 1858,
OF common fenco boards, is still in
! good Condition, and that if he had to
make short, deep drains, with plenty
. OF fall and thorough compact or yell
low clay, he should certainly use a
six-inch fence board, believingit would
answer every purpose of q three or
four inch drain.
Many farmers complain of the lack
of hardness of improved stock, whe.,
the fault lies mainly with themselves
instead Of the animals. A man who
buys Il young bull, for instance, which
has been we'll cared for, and turns him
into field with a herd OF COWS, giving
him nothing but grass, or, in winter,
nothing but straw and corn-fodder,
need not be surprised ii he loses flesh
and ceases to be satisfactory il APP
pearance. A sudden Change from
liberal feeding and good shelter to
poor fare, no shelter and a great in
crease OF exertion, will tell unfavora-
bly, in almost every case.
Acorrespondent of Wallace's Month
ly gives some very excellent advice
concerning the care OF the dam during
the periods OF CESSATION, foaling and
sucking. He says that the care of
the dam during CESSATION need not
differ materially from the care due to
any good horse Under usual circum-
stances, except that she should be
kept from other horses il possible for
ten or more.davs after Service. but be
returned th5twenty-6rst day for trial,
theh frequently at intervals of one
week. She should be worked regular
ly, but with care and moderation.
For a few weeks before parturition do
not iced in too great a bulk, but give
nourishing food; keep the bowels open,
and give plenty of rest. Prepare good,
comfortable quarters to foal in, and
be present yourself to bar liability to
accident, II in the spring, give the
dam a few days rest after foaling,
but il your business will not permit,
then you should have bred in the tall,
SO that you could, by reason of not
being so pushed With work, as most
farmers are iii the spring.
During the sucking period do not
overhead or exhaust the dam; any I'M
natural condition of the dam at this
time affects the milk and is communi-
Gated to the young, endangering and
sometimes fatally iniuring it, though
with The fall colt these difficulties are
not likely to exist. At weaving time,
il. in the fall, do not stable the colt
and feed him corn, oats, and hay as
you would a mature horse, but since
you choose to breed in the spring and
wean in fall, take the trouble to pre-
pare his food, giving such as is easily
digested. Give COWS milk, bran-mash-
es, and moistened or steamed rough
feed. Help him to do the hard work
imposed upon him at this; the hard:
est season of the year. While there
are advantages in spring breeding, yet
we incline to the opinion that 1t is
better to breed in fall and wean in
spring, when the tender grass and soft
ground are, compared to the dry feed
and hard floor, a paradise; when
warm sunshine and pleasant breezes
are TO the darkness and unpleasant
odors of the winter barn as a "balm
in Gilead" to redouble the life and
value of the embryo horse.