Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-02-16
FARMER AND PLANTER
WORK FOR WINTER.
Many Things to Orcnpy ihc Farmers
Tlmr During The Winter Months.

bins, and comfortably arranged his
stock in their winter quarters. If any
boards are still loose upon the shed, If
any cracks in the stable are still uncov-
cred let no time be lost in attending to
them. The most bountiful supply of
food will fail to keep animals in thriv-
ing condition If they are not protected
from the keen edge of the winter wind.
But while it is important that stock
should be protected from currents OF
air care must be taken that there
be ample ventilation. Fresh air
for the purpost of respiration is
as important to animals rs to
nan. We sometimes see animals shut
up In h low box stall called, by
courtesy, stable, into which scarcely
Il particle OF air can come when the door
is closed, and the 0whers will per-
chance, boast of their "nice, warm barn
that never freezes" wholly unaware
that instead of being good stable it is
t-bcd of disease and a death-trap,
and far more fatal to the health of his
stock than insufficient shelter. 1t is,
perhaps, true that this is a mistake of
less frequent occurrence, but that
farmers arc more apt to provide too
little shelter than to confine their stock
too closely, but the mistake when made
is a serious one, and can not be too
carefully avoided. If you house your
stock during the day the stable should
be provided with windows to admit
light, for as vegetables will not Hour
ish in dark room, nurse them care
fully as you may, SO you can rest as
sured that horses and cattle will not
thrive in dungeon
Keep the stables clean, keep the
stables clean" We repeat and en-
phasiac this because we believe that
while it Is one of the most important
duties of the day with every breeder,
IL Is one most commonly neglected or
imperfectly performed Unclean sta
bles are always unhealthy, and ami
mails that are confined in them and
forced to inhale at every respiration
the noxious gases arising from their
eXcretions can hardly escape some OF
the serious maladies of which such
treatment Is the prolific cause.
Feed at regular hours, and If possible
SO arrange your yards that all your
stock can have easy access to frcsl,
water at all hours Horses and mules
when worked during the day, should
be fed as soon as it is light, or an hour
before this If they are to b. taken
early from the stable, Stocl-horses
and cattle should not be fed before
light, us they arc not inclined to rise
sooner and it is hardly policy to dis
turb them. Sheep should not be fed Sc
soon, for they not feed well if reused
before they have finished their rest, and
if left to themselves sheep rarely COM
mcnce feeding before sunrise.
The Importance of dividing sheep into
small focks and separating the young
from the aged Is now pretty well Under
stood, but cattle are far too often raised
up Unfortunately, animals of almost
every age being often crowded in small
yards and sheds. The consequence OF
such promiscuous herding is that the
largest and strongest take their choice
of fodder and leave the refuse to be
eaten by the weaker animals, whereas,
If yarded separately the farmer would
give the poorest fodder to the strongest
and most robust of the herd, and re.
serve the choicest pastures for the
o,,1 Il ,.i Not an1,r lie tbn
health and condition of the stock pro,
NOTED by this arrangement, but there
is great saving in food, for when kept
in large herds a much greater proper
ton is trodden under foot and lie
stroyed
As the winter has now set in in good
earnest, it will be we'll to take look al
the cellars and see if there are any
signs of the frost getting into the roots
stored away for family or stock use. A
little oversight now may save you
much trouble and loss. If you observe
| that the moisture from the cellar is
| collecting In frost upon the walls you
may be sure further protection is re-
| CURED This can easily be accom-.
plished by placing coarse straw around
the outside and placing strips of boards
or small poles upon it to prevent its be.
ing blown away.
The care of mich cows at this season
is an important matter and if you ex.
pect a good flow of milk you must feed
a good substantial quality of feed, and
| plenty of it. No breed of COWS will
yield an average quantity or quality of
milk when fed on dry straw, but a
number of farmers by just such feed as
this, expect a large milk and butter
| yield, and can not understand why
a-half dozen cows will hardly supply
the family with butter and milk. One
good COW properly fed and housed viii
| give more milk and butter than three
cows fed on straw and left without
| shelter
Take look at the fowls and see how
many Of them are sleeping nightly il
the highest trees, or perhaps on top OF
| the stable or shed. Can you expect your
fowls to supply you with eggs in winter
"hlN'' eiOy "AS ploNluSt Win IL lul
supply of good assortment of grain
and nice warm house to shelter them
from storms and cold. Provide your
| animals of every kind and description
| from the house cat. and dog down tc
the nobler horse, with proper food and
warm shelter during the winter. Re
member one fact that is beyond contra
diction, that good warm shelter is &
large saving of food, and in the way O.
economy the shelter is the cheaper o.
the two. 4 horse or other ANNA
housed in a warm or properly ventilat
ed stable will keep better, more spirit
ed and heartier on two feeds per day
than four feeds and exposed to the va
rious changes of our winter season, -
f. L. Hooper, in Texas Farm and
Ranch.
BERMUDA GRASS.
| One OF the Best Plants for Permanent
Pasture In tho South.
| After experimenting with most of thu