Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-01-03
FoF The Orford Democrat
Care OF Young Stock.

possession The power ot transmitting The
good o. evil results q our labofs. far be-
yona cur ovn time. l, s said that The
woadsfial ability q the Jerseys a. butter
producers. sru.e from the s1in care be-
s,o-ed upon them foT mAny gsnsrs,ions,
BY The women q iha, little island. The
sane. also. nigh, be said q the Ayr.
shir,,. And other famou, breeds.
Nov. believe there is great sfrof Ia
the treatment of yoaag stock, BY the Gv.
srsSe farmer q! the Pfessni day. Toss
Of meadow bay AID straw are Consumed
annually by the young and grosins All.
uAs q the farm. without any addition
u grain 90 make Il a complete food.
They are kuddlsd together IN Peb', With.
ou; regard 10 ,izs or ssI. aud The weaker
oass are being constantly hustled about
By The bosses" Deprived oi even their
share q the "Agsk." % grudgiagly be.
slowed upon them BY their prudent u
owner. II. .P-fehanoe. The raiioa q poor
hay ani sira- j. ever varied. !; is With =
fs,d Of rav potatoes, an afiicle sailrsly
unsi BY is ovn composition 20 supple.
meat feed oi any ooire fodder, poor
in nauiiive qualities. | may b met
With the objection that this coarse fod-
der !, al mAny farmers have foT large
part q their siock. AID the yoang ones
vii sai !; better than any o;hs-, there
fais 10 them IL goes Nov ,hi, fsei. Of
young animal. sAiins poor fodder better
than fan grown ones. u one os The s,fobg.
e., Arguments IA favor Of giving them
,omsihirg better. What causes the e1.
TIA appetite ,hA, leads them 10 stow sssy
such large quantities Of nsirly worthless
food IN their system, , Starvation J
No,hing les. have seen many young
animals oone cut Ia the sprins ia a eon.
aiiicn that 'slls TlAialy of their ,iarving
eundliion Coz The past ~ mon,h'. and a.
plsinly show, tat Il Il had bsea o0niia.
utd iof anoihr az mon,As without .
ran % gtass. their owners v0ald have
bad no animal, 70 bother with New
le; us learn as s05a a. Fossibls, that ell
yoang ,.ock has an extra demand jPon
The io1d given l.. The natural waste
mus; te me, aaa The asimal hep, alive.
.nd also the natural conditions of growth
must ts ksp; up o. the Animal nscss'afi.
ly suffers hung,r. Their natural sPPs-
ute y therefore better and causes them
% eat food that might be rejected by the
fall grown animal Bat is Il fact tka,
all the poor bay and ,tra- grown upon
the farm must Be tsd 10 The yogns stock.
or wasted Most CERTAINLY not. With
proper regard 10 maintaining healthy
vafisiy, all animals u The farm may be
made 10 eat their pDPorti0a Of iis coarse
food, With seiual bensfi 10 themselves
and = consequent inersAse IN their Pfodis.
Every animal in ogr barn gets oas-
third feed. daily. Of meadow hsy OF straw,
asd there afr no OFT. They also al ss;
= daily raiioa q gaia. varied According
70 their individual wan,s, o. The require
meats of their systems. Oar mich cows
are in fall fssh. snd in tia, eoadiiion,
and With quite liberal grain raii0a.. eat,
I ihink. mote than their share Of d.
eosrser fodder. We feed on, every year
quite large am01n, o. meadow hay aad
straw. rsver have any wasted and are
obliged 70 seek bedding from other source.
I speak of this 20 show that I, Is unnse-
ssaiy 70 crowd IL al down the ,hfOa,s Of
the yoang animals.
Another grsA; and almost fatal mis-
take Is the fAr too common method q
watsfiss yoaag animals They are ofssn
duysa s0me distance through the snow,
IN al weAihsrs, Onee q day. fof their va.
ter. obhg,d 70 stand exposed while drins-
ing and then replaced IN ,ks.r cold quar-
ter, with their temperature reduced by
the exposure AID the frs,rins cold water
drank. where they ,kivsr through the fe-
msindsr of TIE miserable day. Who can
expect good results or profitable returns
under thee circumstances All these
condition, mus, be shAsgsd. AL yOang
animal. must b. ksp, in comfortable
quarters, slways above fftsring, receive
sood care ard liberal AmoCn; Of fairly
nourishing food. II the farm produce.
Any grain. doa'i feed !, al 10 the horses
10 be scattered Al0ag ,ks highways, ba,
use By far the most Gift 20 push along
the yoang stock. AID keep the manure
where l. can b returned 10 the farm. IL
grain /. purchased. ls, by FAR the larger
par; Of Il Be led 20 animals that are hep,
within The limits Of the hons farm. Ia
thi, way there vii be two rs,aras, either
cf which will pay Coz the labor aud food.
Wheat bran ranks frat. IN my estimation.
a. = grain food Coz srOwias animals. max
Ing an ample supply Of bone Gad ma,cle
ahd keeping the bossls Ia good eondi-
tioa. Still. u very much meados hay OF
straw Is used. would mix little corn
or ecttoa seed meal ~i;h Il. We mus;
always feed wsll.bAlsaesd foods II We
wish for any prohi,. Al occasional
feed ofPo,aioes il valuable They sn-
able the young shim.l TO better digest
is food. have a corrective influence uPoa
the bowsls. AID create an appetite for
other and mo.s concentrated foods
To sum up. would say that my creed
fcr the treatment of young animals is en-
bodied in these few words Keep them
in warm, wsll-lighisd quarters. feed them
an sbundasee Of noarishing food. have .
supply Of water alwsys =, hand that they
may get il as often As twice every day.
Treat them kindly aud seeasiOm them
10 early handling.
fthsss rules ars followed for a nun.
Der Of yeas ne .hall become possessed
Of stock that uill be sprids 10 as.
source Of profit. snd the delight OF all Be.
holders. There Is more in the feed
(and care thsn in the breed
n WALKEE McAEES.