Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-01-04
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LIVE STOCK IN WINTER Frosted Bits
should never be put into horses
mouth As the freezing days come on,
this matter should be kept in mind.
Grooming should be thoroughly per-
formed on every horse at least once
daily. Never groom a horse in its
stall while the horse is eating. but
take it out for the purpose. Other
wise the dust and dirt which fill the
air become mixed with the horses
food, making it unpalatable and I'M
wholesome.
Horses should be kept well shod and
sharp while they are worked on roads
slippery with ice and snow. Inatten-
ton to this point often costs lameness
and suffering to the horse and loss TO
its owner. Rub the legs and particu-
larry the heels dry with wisps of straw
when the horses come in from work
i'm rain or snow. Obstinate cases OF
scratches come from neglect of this.
Solid Bedding should be kept through
the day away from the stalls. If piled
under the managers, the horses are
compelled to breathe the offensive
ammoniacal odors, which are inJur-
Gus to their eyes, lungs and general
health. Many horse has learned
the habit of pulling on his halter
through his efforts to get away from
the smell of soiled bedding.
Horses and Oren should be fed upon
fair maintenance, and not allowed TO
run down. Those which are quite
idle will do well on hay alone, but all
animals kept at work should have
moderate feeds OF grain.
Mich Co,cs besides generous feeding
should have a daily carding. Winter
dairying. if properly managed, is of
ten profitable. The saving of the
manure is not the least profitale item
Of the business.
Shelter is indispensable for success
in keeping stock. If you should pass
bv the field OF slothful man, on a
wintry day, and see the cattle bumped
up and shivering around straw stack
or in the fence-corners, you will he
pretty certain to find their owner at
the nearest grocery, with black pipe
in his mouth, arguing that farming
doesn't pay.
Corn Fodder. if sound and we'll cured,
is excellent feed for cattle. Where
there is any great amount OF 1t TO
feed, it will pay to buy a cutter and
crusher. If fed whole the butts are
not only rejected by the cattle but
they make very awkward work haul
ing and spreading the manure.
Sheep need a good shelter to keep
them dry. \ close, unventilated
stable is not as good for them as a
more open one, provided it protects
them from rain and snow.
Bedding SoC, should be given comfor-
table, clean quarters with freedom or
at least the liberty of yard long
enough for moderate exercise. DO
not let them run with cattle or horses,
though. They should have generous
and plentiful rations Of bran and 9th
er muscle-forming food but not much
Indian corn or meal. Skim milk,
bran, oil-meal boiled to a thin Cruel,
peas, etc, are good foods for them.
LeoreS are of much value as bed
ding, and if saved in the fall will now
be appreciated. Nothing makes bet
ter, sweeter or more useful bedding.
Gypsum (plaster) spread upon the
stable floors will keep the air sweet,
and increase the value of the ma
nure.
Poultry should be made profitable
now by encouraging them to lay.
Give a warm mess once aday, provide
bone meal and animal food and
warm place for the layers.