The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-12

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be doubted by any reasonable mind that
Aunt Temples faithful affection for baby
Tom was . powerful factor in her cure.
glory of it.-Elizabeth w. Bellamy, in
Youths Companion.
SOME SOUND ADVICE.
Why Every Farmer should Know Exactly
What He Raises.
An exchange says correctly that it 10
important in feeding animals through
winter to have n full supply. and then
adds: 1T is very difficult to gauge the
mount OF feed that will be necessary
for the stock for any considerable
length Of time. and in order to avoid
any risk 1t is best to keep n good sup
ply" This We regard rs u mistake
into which many farmers fall. namely.
that Of collecting or reserving an in.
definite quantity Of grain and fodder.
not knowing at all where or when il
will land them when it is all con-
sumed ut some indefinite future. As
We have recommended for many years.
there is no difficulty in a~scertaining
the amount on hand. and in determin-
ing the rate Mt which animals consume
it. the farmer may arrive ut a tOlerably
accurate knowledge on these points.
the chief uncertainty being in the
weather. whether mild or severe. or of
short or long continuance: but even
here the careful farmer who under
stands arithmetic. and who by SUM.
cient shelter keeps his animals as com.
Portable in severe rs in mild weather.
will find little difficulty.
Take a few examples. BY counting
his loads Of hay when drawing in from
the meadow. he may have a fair esti.
mate Of how much he has secured.
But IL he a not do this. he may
measure the amount in his barn. com.
pute the cubic feet and divide by SOC
for compact Or pressed timothy. or by
200 II the hay is clover. for the num-
Der Of tons he has on hand. Then
weigh the hay he feeds To his animals
each day for a few days. and he will
easily know how fast they are cOnsum.
ing his supply. Or. il he does not
want to take this trouble. and cares
less for strict accuracy. he may ascer-
tain or estimate the aggregate OF his
animals. and allow about three pound.
Of hay daily for each hundred pound.
OF animals. This. by . little practice.
will enable him to make supply and
demand meet, more accurately than
many actually accomplish. II grain i.
largely fed. it will somewhat modify
the result. The supply Of other kinds
Of food may be determined in a similar
manner. Turnips. carrots. or other
roots may be estimated without diffi-
Guilty. This will be better and ea,ie,
that the attempt to ecure feed for
starving horses and cattle by being
thrown out Of food in \ scarce. stormy.
or difficult time in winter.
The grain supply is easily and readily
measured in graduated bins. where the
eye sees ut a glance BY the large and
distinct numbers on the compartment.
OF the granary just how much they con.
tain at any time. II rare il taken for
uniform and regular feeding. the owner
may know at once from the two meas
urements how long his grain or mea
will last Corn-cribs may be measured.
and the number OF cubic feet they con.
tain ascertained: and then bv multiply.
ing the cubic feet by 8 and dividing the
product by 5. We learn the number Of
heaped bushels. Marking the bushels
at different heights will eoabis any
one 70 zee at . glance how much there
happens to be OF hand.
But computations OF this character
should not stop here. There should he
q correspondence between the amount
of feed raised on the farm. and the
amount needed for the animals TO carry
them through. Rigid accuracy 10 more
difficult here in making estimates In
advance. because the amount 10 se
much controlled by weather. Parma.
however. In . high state Of cultivation.
are less Affected in their crops By vet
seasons or droughtA. II NAV be well.
therefore. after the crop, M secured
in autumn. 10 make . second examina-
ton. in the manner we have described.
and TO act accordingly. either By SELL
ing food. purchasing animals. OF the
reverse. in order not % have too great
. surplus Of one o. the other soe The
best profits. This viii Be better than
to do n some farmers. By selling grain
or feed early. and then being compelled
70 buy again before the spring has
passed As nearly universal rule. Is
Is better 70 have . surplus Of food than
too many aaimaiA because needless
amount Of hay OF graia viii do no
harm. a. nay b easily dispossA Of In
future; but . surplus q animals. ~
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