The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-11-23

DEER CREEh FARMERS CLUE.
Economy in Feeding Stock.

Reported for The Egis.
A well attended aud interesting meeting Of the
Deer Creek Farmers Club WIS held last Satur-
day, at the residence of Mr.. Bennett n. Barnes,
Is. Hopkins. President; Mr.. Jas w. Hanna
Secretary, Messrs. Hosea Barnes, Bennett II.
Lee, X. Harris Archer, Vim. d. Lee, Geo H.
Stephenson, Benjamin Silver, Jr., Geo. Z. Silver,
Turnbull Murdoch, nr: ]. Bays Webster, W.
VIM. C.. Wilson. Rev. Calvin d. Wilson, Judge
james Waters, VIM. Munnikhuysen, George
Gilbert, DR.. John Finnsy, GeorgeJ. Fnney,
WIN. L. Sawyer and Frank Gilbert. of Baltimore
The President appointed Messrs. Geo. Il. Silver
James W. Hanna and Geo. X. Stephenson a COM
performed their duty and reported, through Mr..
Silver. that the farm looks very tlourishng The
grass fields are well set, some of them with good
old green grass sod. Mr.. Barnes has three very
fine and promising colts One of them, year
Old, was sired by cyclops; another. five months
oId' by AImo9t Ghe s and TIE third three months
good condition; the barn and stable well cared
for and the young cattle of good stock and look
yielded 10 lbs. and ounces of butter 10 one wee
His sheep, which are grade Southdowns, look
very well.
The topic selected for discussion was
ECONOMY IN FEEDING STOCK.
Bennett n. Barnes regarded IL economical to
feed fodder instead OF much hay. Growing
horses should have oats In preference to corn, as
II gives them greater power of endurance
Calves should be fed on hay and ground grain.-
Il
economical 10 grind feed at home and ground
feed will 90 one-third farther than unground -
Hogs being fattened for market should be kept
in pens, but for home use they should run on
grass at the same time they arc fed corn. This
will make the meat flrmer and better than IL the
hogs are penned. Stock should be fed regularly
and watered abundantly. Stock should be stabbed
IN good warm quarters, which will make less
food necessary.
stock. Stables and barns should be arranged
conveniently and farmer should attend to the
the feed In good condition. Have plenty of
water handy II fed III the open yard give am q e
room. The greater the variety of food the bet
| ter.
James Lee would give cattle all they will eat.
Hair feeding OF grain is poor economy. Work
stock, ass rule, especially horses, are fed too
much. IL Is very little trouble to stable cattle
without giving grain. Cattle will eat a great
deal of chaff, straw and fodder, Hogs should be
Ied o On ground feed IN sIop until about three
X. Harris. Archer said care should be taken to
put up the iced property. The stables should be
| self. He prefers feeding hogs corn in the ear -
Cows, in early fall. should be fed on short corn.
Jas. W. Hanna suggested that the best feed for
| COWS IS chop, made OF corn, Oats.a mill stuff
| mixed together.
Geo. X. Stephenson thought short corn, If fed
| the flow of milk.
Mr.: Archer, resuminR, said oats make good
| feed but costs too much.
q. X. Stephenson would feed young stock plenty
OF grain. For cows he would grind oats and corn
together. Too much grain is fed to work stock
1t does not pay feed grain to beef cattle unless
when full feeding. The feed should be changed
as often as possible. Hogs should be fed to max g
lean meat as well as fat. BY feeding oats and
barley with corn the lean and fat will be well
| mixed He feeds his stock himself and gives
| sufficient but wastes none.
James Lee reported case which had come
under his observation to-day. Eight cattle were
bought a year ago, weighing the same. Five of
them were fed no grain and the other three
we're partly grained. The Ave now weigh five
Dlunds each more than the other thrnn
VIM. Munnikhuysen would feed literally. -
Work stock is usually over-fed. They should be
| 10 not only wasteful but is Injurious. MIX cows
| do better on short corn, in early fall, than on
anything else. When corn gets hard 1t sheud be
ground. Oats, IL raised on the place. are as
economical as any feed. Feed should be ground
coarse rather than fine. In fattening lambs he
prefers oats to cracked corn. Would feed hogs
John Moores said it is most important to have
the very best feed and give plenty of it, Horses
| work. Good hay will not hurt horse. no matter
now much ne may eat, and 1t is an economical
feed He would feed hogs corn in the ear
Young horses he thought, will do as well on corn
as on oats He generally mixes corn and GA Is
and has them ground together for cattle.
| WIN. Y. wilson believes IN attending TO feed
Judge Waters thought that too much hay and
water fed to horses will give them the heaves.-
| Timothy hay willno produce heaves as readil y
as clover, because they will not eat so much OF
| it. Driving horses should be fed on oats. Wheat
1T 81 per DuoObl Is IMAM corn at gu cell
for feeding purposes. Shelled corn mixed with
| oats. half and half, makes good feed for young
stock. Clover hay is an excellent feed but shou d
should have IA lbs. of hay per day. Horses can
not work on grain alone. but must have rough
| iced
James W. Hanna would feed literally. There
| is always a tendency to overfeed horses on hay.
stock should have good shelter as well as plenty
| to eat. He feeds sheep sheled corn ground but
cracks the corn for the lambs. A good sheep
| will eat six ears OF corn per day.
George j. Finney said he could get his sheep 10
said he had had sheep to eat four ears per day.
Mr.. Hanna believes 1t economical to feed stra W
and fodder to horses not at work.
Benz. Silver, Jr considered corn the most
economical feed. Would grind it for cattle but
would feed 1t to horses and mules on the ear
He gives horses plerey of hay and has no fears
of their getting the heayes from it. His teams,
when on the road. are fed twice day morning
and night. When not at work he does not feed
as much as when employed. Corn is cheaper
feed than OATS for young horses.
DIR. w. w. Vrdin said heaves In horses il often
hereditary, but the disease can be irrtated and
made worse by overlooking hay, especially If it
be musty.
Geo. j. Flnney sail horses and work stock
| should be fed all they will eat, whether at work
or ut rest. He had found that work stock will
not eat so much when at rest as whan at work.
Twice day is often enough to feed mules. At
the middle of the day mule should have short
rest but 1t is not necessary to feed him until the
evening.
VIM. T. Sawyer would try to give as much a.
the animal would eat. He prefers corn aud bran
mixed together, as good and economical feed.
Horses, IL they can get it, will eat more hay than
they ought. When at rest they do not require
more than half as much as when at work.
A. F. Gilbert feeds oats morning and noon, and
chop at night Mules eat less than horses. He
curries them twice day and thinks this equal to
a good feed. He feeds TO IA head of horses, in
one week, "a bushels OF oats 200 lbs OF corn chop
20 bushels of mddlings, 1000 lbs. OF long hay
and 500 lbs of cut hay.
The President, Mr.. VIM. d. Hopkins, regarded
corn as the cheapest feed. One bushel Of 1t is
worth two bushels of oats. He likes to have
plenty of fresh water where stock can get 1t.
Mr. VIM. f. Reasin was elected an active mem
Der Of the club, the next meeting of which will
be held at the residence of the President, Mr..
Hopkins, on the 18th of December next.