Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-12-16

tn feeding Of stock during the VIM
ter Il the farmers second harvest IN
In sowing the Scci In the form Of fodder
and cultivating the cattle crop by the
most careful attention. the farmer can
not derive som, pccuniary benefit. his
me. labor and feed ARE all lost. quito
rs much as II he should sow seed. work
his land and reap no grain harvest at
all Many farmers. however. not look
ing Mt the spending OF barn full OF
fodder. the result OF n good portion OF
whole seasons work. In this true
light, feed tho stock with 20 much
waste and W Oh 80 ! tile care that in
stead Of deriving profit from II they
are really worse OF In the spring than
they were in the fall; their stock ha,
barely existed AMI Is poorer and In
worse condition after having consumed
NIL the H., Il VIII ch has cost 40 much la
Dor.
To avoid this ru'nous waste there
should bc some economic ca system of
feeding the stock so that no feed u lost
or consumed without deriving some
benefit from H. Every farm has. and
carried over through the winter for
profitable use In the summer. Tn =
store ocN II too ofton so ba,ily cared
for that II fails to repay In the summer
the expense ofwntering IL Cows used
for summer dairy ny especially cost
moro In many eases for the winter feed
than they come TO in the next summer.
not connt NC the cost Of the summer
feeding. and young stock. in TX, man ncr..
often come out IN the spring In debt To
tlia owner for the food they lave eaten
through the winter. and hav my actually
lost weight beside A case In point
might b. mentioned, A farmer who
has two COWS and two ycarlings and live
tons Of hay in stack. IL about To
keep over these four head. and contem-
rlatcs sng the five tons OF
hay for their feed. Tho farmer
has an open shed. In which ho
prop res T. feed these catt q. There ia
n poor field where they run In the day
me. and thcy lie in tho she'd NJ ni~hi.
The nay Is thrown 10 them ON the floor
of the shed. and in the day they have
tho run OF the stack. Tho cnttlc arc
worth not moro than $50. and the hay
Is worth about s55. In tho spr ng tho
cattle W II be worth No the most. under
''' nv UAOlt lfNN 20
and n the cows have boon neglected
and W II not calyc until late In the .um-
mor the owner will have very little n
come from them n vt wear. II tic
farmer should II his cattle now for
what they would br ne. and sell the hay.
too. lie would have something over
500 anyhow which would replace his
Improbable stock with three profitable
COWS and at tho worst he would make a
better start on n better course than lao
IL following now. Thr il by no means
rare instance Of the waste OF fodder
by keeping stock which " Improbable
and feeding I IN n vast ful manner
Tn, first thing 10 arran gc - to keep
on y stock I nj VIII pay fof the feed ~
Young nm mails wh ella VII make
growth and Increase IN value. or others
VIII oh are IN profit or W n h. In tlia
spring and summer. With cows and
pigs th = should be constantly arrange
far ahead rs one indispensable means OF
avoid ng waste.
The next arrang mcnt should DO for
proper way of feed ng 20 that noihipg
is waited Corn fodder and all rough
ness should be cut up A fodder cutter
viii pay for itself In one winter by
saw ng waste. II no meal has been pro-
vidcd for the cattle. spr nkling II with
warm water IN which n little salt "a -
been dissolved VIII make IL more palai-
able. But IL should bc always arrangel
10 have some sort OF line cd meal.
bran or m ddlinRs--to NIX with tho
rough fodder and ~ secure its complete
consumption and Il gestion.
Another ind pen able arrangement
~ the provision Of fed ng troughs an
ronLa 4. A.
W th bars across them that cows or
horses can not throw the feed out and
waste 81. and that hogs can not get
the feet in and after the feed about
and 10 il W th the feet and 90 mix
poisonous filth with H. No long hav
houd be led excepting IN racks. and
Their should bc plenty Of III So provided
80 that each one Of the took can get
It's share without fighting for a or
wa ting until has been picked over
and made unpalatable by the stronger
ones.
a very essential arrangement FIR
fee Ing Is provision for comfortable
sh Tier. This is a great economy. a
well arranged stable or feeding shed not
only saves fodder. but the cattle de i've
more lcneiit from their food when Thus
provided for. Another important point
is the saving Of manure. In some cases
the manure j. worth a. much as the feed
AZ any rate II is invaluable when tho
farmer has t. dpend upon 10 for the
iert lining Of hs land and for the pro-
ductiOn of fodder Many farmers ould
III nix IL poor advice Il they were recon-
m nded 90 sell their stock aud feed n
the fall. and buy other stock in tho
prng. and 50 put money in their
pocket. They would make the rc ison-
able objection that they would have no
manure But the maxim 81 manure
should not b. the Il 40 cO1side~at on 10
hould b. Al inc dent Of farming and
second profit bonus. ~ IA were flr
good conduct in managing tie feeding
II the farmer has nothing bat be- %
manure IN the spring - show for hs
winters feeding be D. simply going
around IN cree and max ng no
progress His arrangements fDr the
feed ug are not ~ "a rght kind and
nee reform NJ lIe should - able 10
show = clelr profit on the feeding after
pay ng b 81 for he time and ahor.
90 b. doing very poor hu mess. and
unfortunately a large number Of iarri-
ers are dong a poor business iu this
way u TIM