Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-11-17
WINTER ErEDiN6

An inter-eXchSnge Of practical expert
ence i one Of the best methods of lm-
The agricultural board Of
the state OF Maine is doing good work IN
sending prominent farmers over the
state a ll,t OF questions on farm topics,
and publishing their suswers. From
replies 70 list Of questions In regard 10
stock feeding we select the following
We dry our corn fodder and cut H.
and feed once day, and in this way
they eat il all clean. Our method OF
feeding formerly was 20 feed all the
coarse fodder in the first part OF the
winter. but since We have changed our
method our stock does great deal bet
teri. b. Weeks.
| have fed oats aud corn ground to-
gether. five parts Of oats 10 one oi corn,
mixed with cotton seed; two quarts OF
oats aud corn meal, aud one quart OF
cotton seed. twice q day. II has given
the best results of any grain that ever
fed Charles Hemmeuway, Dayton.
Have fed straw and turnips with good
results. generally 10 dry COWS and young
cattle. also feed fish pomsce to sheep
and Young cattle with the best results. /
have never fed pumpkins, but consider
straw .threshed1 and a liberal feed OF
turnips about equal 20 English hsv. es-
peclally with feed of pomace lhsh
daily. Feed cur dairy cows with good
hay aud a balanced feed of grain. Fall
feed i excellent.-A. Il Lincoln, Den
nysyille.
The most good We ever got out OF
pumpkins was TO take dry COW We
wanted 10 fat, tie her in the barn and
give her all she could eat, and she would
seem TO fat very fast. Then sell her 10
the meat man, don't kill her yourself.
our method OF feeding western feeds l.
to purchase that kind that will, with the
kind We have. bring the ration up 10 one
OF protein 20 four Of carbohydrates, and
that is generally largely cotton seed with
some shorts.-R. W. Ellis.
Regular feed and regular time TO feed
will keep stock in the best condition,
and with the least expense ! have made
a practice OF feeding my cows in the fall
with corn fodder, ears and All. raise
sweet corn on purpose 10 feed, ana II
saves the time OF husking and grinding.
Corn fodder will keep we'll IL mixed with
dry aw.-Frank Hart, Willimantic.
When we think Of the many animals
that will have To stand tied ap by the
head in ill-contriyed tie-ups, half frozen,
with a half bushel OF filth on each ami
mai. we are led 10 the conclusion that
there l. still need Of Improvement along
the line of caring for stock. | have
never had any experience in feeding
un,hreshed grain, but think threshed
straw Of some value. especially when 1eo
in connection with ensilage, supplement
ed with grain. We feed largely of
shorts. some cotton seed meal, gluten
meal. oats, etc. Grain is the cheapest
ever known and should he fed literally
the coming winter, and the manure
therefrom carefully preserved, thereby
transferring some OF the fertility OF the
western prairies 10 our worn-out neids,
making two spires OF grass where none
grows now, and causing the wilderness
to blossom as the rose. | have grown
and fed root crops in years past, ano
thought them very valuable. In snort
LEI "a raise more Of all these crops, buy
less and produce more in order 10 make
cur farms self-sustaining; then shsl, tn.
roor be set on high from stiliction, snd
given families like flock. the righteous
SHALL see il aud rejoice, and AL inquiry
sh,ll shut its mouth.-A. h. L. G"ogins
Hiram.
I rronose 10 feed some unthreshec
or in and some straw aud turnlps.
h ve fed COWS on straw and turnips al
uiuter. ana think they did better tha'
the, would on good hay without an!
proyender. have four acres OF oean'
and the vines make good sheep iodne'
and cows like them very much. some u
town are going TO feed their horses OF
straw and oats. When feed difieren
binds OF coarse fodder, feed some o
. ,ch Lind every day. Stock Will do net
TOR than 10 fe' d one kind at time
:. W. Taber. Washburn.
shsll feed a smaller quantity OF hal
to each animal than usual and make W
he deficiency with purchased gram
rims | shall increase the number OF AMI
mails kept, and have more manure 10
next spring's use. / find that oats Gu
when pretty we'll mstured can be large
Iv substituted for hay for horses. "
r,king them, they are liable to ge
Sus,v' and should be sprinkled witt
water before feeding. Suppose one ma
.ther rough, rocky pasture, larger.
covered with short bushes that nav
many roots, is there any better way =, !,
oct il broken up than by stocking It VIII
nigs: Last spring enclosed smal
@ ps1t Of such pasture and put four pig
in and they have done good business
and il seems to me that it must get wei
fertilized.-E. L. Perkins, kenneounk