The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-11-18
Winter Care of Livestock.

II Is a common boast OF those who write
and speak about the Incompatible climate
OF the sunny south that livestock require
hut liiiie care tho year around. II is
claimed that the southern lahor"r may work
out uf doors every month. III not every day,
in the year And We do not mean TO say
that theI, is am eN1gseration in such
statements ami claims. II is true that stock
require hut liitl. care ia carry them through
tnt winter. when We compare the cheap
structures Tor Gheir prote -tion. tnat answer
every purpose. with the imposing ami cost
~ barns that are absolutely Indispensable
iu thc states north ami west of as lut % lS
q fact tina; when has little effort Is required
even that little s. often Withheld. simply
because = horse or q mule can 90 safely
through thr winter months with NO better
protection than Il m"re shed, or @ leIky-
rooted lram-fo. ar that a cow WEI -urViF"
the short winter without any protection
whatever. furnishes q POOR ryHson, 20 say
the least 81 ID. for failing to 30 our duty
to These dependent ana helpless friends "l
tho farmer The moral couS,dtrutinn-t
duty We owe 20 our domestic animals GO
protect Thorn from the pain ami suffering
Incident ta exposure to wind and rain. So
sag nothiu- of occasional snoWs. ought 90
O.. sufficient "a con strain u= 20 incur the
iiril" "xpcn~e ami la.or shat ars n"ccssa-
IN to accomplish The vorl. bat There is "a
consideration that ~ often more powerful
a. ln incentive Go effort tto our shame lt' 81
saiIA than the humane iiea-it Is the dollars
4uh cents involved ip the question. Many
farmers ~eaTn so think that they have dis
charged their duty when a cow is given an
armful ot shucks ami permitted 10 stand iu
"a convenient fence corner during a driving
storm and afterwards forag" around in "a
nffv-srr. field for .uy possible additions q"
hsr scanty till ~ far. Indeed. some peo-
pie appear 10 think tllat dulub animals has.
.HHH#
~ $50 not believe. however. that such
Hrutes ever rad The Weekly Constitution.
ans. therefore, * would De a sheer waste af
-titee an1 tim. 90 lecture uu thar In. liu-
now .al.sgt those who seem tu think that the
question b. not worth considering AS one 90
dollars and cents" Here IS the proper view
pf .t- lu feeding am animal large proper
tiou of the fo.} Dis consumed. literally burn
81. as furI Cor no other purpose boat to Keep
tle animal -netL iu rhe body. n the tenn
pcratur. ol i cow fails below about Jon de-
crers. or Shat 81 horse Tails below ~ ae-
gress OFahrl, B. IS esther proof ~ very
abnormal condition. pr that the animal IS
freezins to death a. d matter of fae,. M"
animal economy will NOT permit the temper
ature tu [sl below -he~r nt;ur.s So loue
-s ~ Is arN fat or ue-h ora ths bones al
rha sufferer tEat can hs converted into fuel
ta kTea uu fha Temperature, Ie-. b e.
-rfla That g. q. normal quantity "f food d.
N-l no ~, iat ami even 500. beam fe-h ai-
.aiN land up ia go, uoiv Rill h- called ta
lH tutn Doe tns lungs aS Iurl And This
taet 1n animal d. rouE accounts iar tu.
either fart--Hat Nu-H an animal i- Insult
iicicutly f-i if Losses ucsu an5 become
poorer lua psurrr uutHf heath relieves Jas
sun ~lr-- Tn, luu=- ARE iusr a~ t-uly e
stuv, Tor heating the booty pt 800 au.mai
a1 tns common l~uu Stove tntf nt. t,.4 with
wood u- eoai is "a eoutri.suc' soy ueatius
thr aE~ fu il room l;n .aru tuI oaf- auB