The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-11-02
FARMER ANDPLANTERs
PREPAYMENT OF STOCK.

TREATMENT OF STOCK.
Asee Regarding ths Care ana Handling of
Young Animals. 80
The foundation Of national character
and prosperity is laid in the nursery
end school room.
In no less degree does the profit to be
derived from domestic animals depend
upon the treatment received by these
aninals whils.y oung md growing. If
these are stunted IN their growth by
undue exposure, or insufficient or inn
proper food. entire recovery and full
and normal development is rare.
Our winters are usually SO mild that
we do not make proper provision of
k2od and shelter for our stock. and con-
'se4eently the cows that come to the
pal! IN the spring are not in the condi-
lion necessary for profitable milk pro-
upktiou. f&74a4Tr
!, II is natural for all females to lay in
uesh and fat while pregnant and thus
store up supplies for the young in add
vance II their surroundings are such
IS e prevent this they are not able to
prev1de proper nourishment for their
young. either before or after birth.
biDce our profits are derived either
from the milk provided by the mother
Tor It's young, or from the rapid and
healthfuls growth Of the young. we for
felt our profits by the neglect of either.
~ was distressing to read reports, DUR
ing the winter just past. of the death
, of.afx1<~1x f~ovv, e<,,vot;o &, -t<.
of this favored land. 1t is disgrace
TO the owners of stock to allow such
suffering and loss. Not only humani-
~, but self-interest, should prevent the
occorrence of such suffering land loss.
z. The mill owner who allows his ma
chinery to rust and wear for the want
sof otlinG, and deprives himself of the
profits Of his investment because of
failure to provide the raw material
to keep. the mill at work, will soon
fail to meet his liabilities, and declare
: that the manufacturing business "does
Such manufacturers are the excep-
ton.
Hiqe-tepths of the stock in the cot
ton states are allowed to grow very
poor' during the winter, and very many
4 barely survive until the buds put
forth In spring. Until midsummer the
{ood Consumed is entirely appropriated
10 rebuilding the wasted frames, in
stead Of being devoted to the produc-
tion sef milk or growth. No animal
that Is alternately starved and pam
peredc can maintain probably healthy
condition.
There is very prevalent idea among
farmers that pigs that are allowed a
run Of the pea fields or OF the fatten-
ing pen In the fall twill die the next
spring" They grow excessively fat in
the pea field or in the efattening pen, "
and The supply of peas are exhausted.
or the fattening hogs are killed. the
food supply IS suddenly cut off, and
they have only starvation rations DUR
ing the winter and spring. They thus
fall an easy prey to disease. They
have the luck of the lousy calf"
Pigs Of good breed win be ready for
the knife at nine to eleven months of
age, IL properly fed; while under the
treatment which they generally re-
ceive they are not ready until eighteen
6r1tweuty months old.
lt would be poor economy for mill
TO run on half time or half supplies,
and require two years to accomplish
what might be done in one with proper
mauatem&nt.
From = business standpoint domestic
animals should be regarded as ma
chimes for the conversion of cheap, raw
material into more costly and valuable
produets The value of a COW depends
upon her daily yield of milk or butter,
px her.cepacfty of converting hay or
Rr36s and mill-feed into milk, butter
or beef. The calf that requires three
ye1fs to attain a weight of /. 200 pounds
b less than half as profitable as one
which attains that weight in half the
time.
All Young animalsshould be kept in
= constantly growing condition with
out being prppered. = Agricultural