The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-20

rab.c ifrra 10y MIR Goodman Boyd, II nc
I !4.' at H." visitors from &4.t.m'.ic.
lcc=' Greet. gHTInrrs' sIub.
reported $ pcc.Isi. for The .EgiS
Inc riuo met on saturday at the residence Of
Mr. Thomas Lochary, near ktlmia. Tie mem
bcrs present were McsssS. james +. Kenny,
Rubur; r. Hanna, Thomas Lochary, w. Beatty
liarltir, :. \. vi liams, john Mourcs, John Il.
Wysong and Harry SILVER. Visitors present,
Mcs:rs. W,liiaa Munn!kHuysea, Joseph I.
liuupvs. John 81. slide a.i Benjamin wilson.
The committee Gu inspection were Messrs.
Kualy. Iiarnu ami Muorcs Trey reported as
follows:
Mr.. kcnI; reported everything in good con-
dltion. lie noticed p;,tcn OF rye tor early
lambs, which is good idea. There are three
iine cows ami the iacci is not overstockcd with
horses Tine fodder is i'll good comdit on and
nearly All iii the barn. MIR. Luchary IS IL
handsome .ot cf sheep, well cared for. His
wheat looks well and hats good start fer Win
ter Timothy soweG! on oat stubblc looks very
well.
Mr. Hanna thought Mr.. Kcnly Lad about
covered ihc g-Oumd. Everything looks well
and there is an abundance Of feed for the
stock.
Mr. Noores thought that II he lived near Mr.
Luvh.ry he would watch him pretty close.
E,crythng WIS in order ana done in II farmer
like manner.
The regular subject for discussion, The
most advantageous manner CT feeding and
handling cattie,' WAS then taken up for dis
cuSsion.
Mr.. Lochary thinks a farmer should consider
m
haudlc. If he lives near Il railroad and has
several boys to help him, he could well run
dairy. Farmers should always rIIsc their
hcifcr calves from the best cows. This is gen
orally prdcticed Icy Gairymcn, and the same
rule holds good as regards horses. IN handling
stock cattle, = sreau Gcal OF attention should
DC paId To their selection. Some will fatren
much more easily ;hdn others Many farms,
suited :oY RAISING; grain, would prove failures
as Grazing iar.ls They have not the natural
grass. He can do better stable feeling. lie
likes steers weighing eight or niue hundred
pounds to feed. NOu can not feed over three
months IN the stable for less prohr than one
cent per pound. He feeds corn and cobmeal
and wheat bran, the latter forming one-thIrd
Of The bulk.
Mr.. Kenny had not succeeded well with lis
SlDCh tdlllt lbi SGNtisil CdlS' anu illl IbhNtS
his failure to Il scarcity OF grass. His i:cu of
fattcuing cattle is to get rid Of the ones kept
over winter ny the last OF June or first of July.
Then let the grass have IL chance to grow and
buy fresh stock in September 50 us to get them
III good condition before winter sets in. Stable
iheu and feed them with meal, giving hay Oc-
cIs:onally Us Il change of feed. Try to get
them TO eat all they can. On ii farm like that
.K,.,.N ,fr
of hem and there is plenty OF natural grass it
is better to buy the best Of cattle. When the
conditions are not so favorable and the stock
has To rough it, he would buy cheaper cattle.
We do not gtt rs much out OF our corn fodder
rs we possibly might. If we could get Il ma
chine To put the fodder in better shn. for
stock. they would eat more of it. He has tried
cuttonsCt d meal with good results.
Mr.. Houpos-"Thc mail point III feeding any
ration is to have it properly balanced. Leave
the corn until the grains are glazed and one
half of the husks are dead. am feeding ens-
layc, at tie rate OF thirty pounds to six pounds
Of clover hay, eight pounds of bran and two
pounds of cDitonseco meal. This would make
a ration too mighty uItrugcuuus to fattcn cat
tie The cloN er Is cut aud all mixed together
Roots can be raised to advantage, bui enslage
:.
turns from one acre Of hcets."
MIR. Hanna na never had much experience
in feeding cattle, bus keeps cows lie mixes
corn ami coiDlne;!l wild! OAKS, ground and mixed
tie substitutes oats Tor wheat bran.
Mr. Shade has never had ANY experience en-
ccrr win rough feeding. Has led cattle,
bought lie first OF December, which gained
four hundred louuds by the following october
besides. Never gran cd his cattle merely top
ping OF the feed with Il little, as he thinks
graining improves very little.
Mr. LochaGy thought it was IL bad time TO
put on weight.
Mr.. " ilson has had very little experience;
has fed in wi..ter, but not on grass, he feeds Oh
cubcorl. Some times 1t is profitable and some
times not
john Moorcs has had some experience he
buys in November; he likes good straight
steer, IL halr-brcd is better than Al thorough
bred He keeps them in the field until !anu-
ary: feeds them straw and fodder, and when
they are brought in lie picks out the thin ones
and puts them in the stable. The others he
turns into the bara yard. lie feeds them one
;hird oats ami two-thrdS cornchup. He does
not fees. to rattcn unless the market indicates
turned out on grass. some steers do best in
the field, and he believes i'll feeding only the
worst in the stable. By careful attention his
cattle gained over five hTnurt d pounds. Don't
cndrayur to fatten unless there is Il rise i'll the
market. He believes in Sos but not in shred
ded corn fodder. Docs not think Il gain of five
hundred pounds can be gotten on grass. Four
hundred pounds enormous. Never purchase
nov. nI1- f,,H ,trt,.
buy, they will present the same appearance
when you sell.
William Munnikhuysen never stall lci cattle,
He always buys Il few and gr,iZCS them. winter
ing them in The field. He bought some, winter
ed them in the field ard sold them This fall.
They gained 80 pounds. only eating about
two barrels of short corn. He cleared $40 per
head Last year ne cleared $2G per head, more
tn.;n doubling his money.
:. A. williamS.-"Ihcre is Il great deal Of
difference in the manure of cattle fed i'll the
stable and those wiItc.cd out, that of stall fed
cattle being much stronger. The kind Of cattle
YOU have depends materially upon the nature
Of your place. Good strong pasture makes big
cattle, small pasture the reverse. Very often
rants pay better than any other. \ reputation
| for raising good cattle improves your prices"
| Harry silver stables his cattle and feeds them
corn. has never sold many. They have not
ia i'll him us cattle, but their manure h IS paid.
| He gets his cattle in the fall feeds meal during
| the winter and sells in lily.
| ]. b. Wysong has not fed his cattle in the
stable, as he has good grass. 1t pays TO raise
calves for beef.
| W. b. Harlan agrees with Mr.. Williams,
| there is great deal more satisfaction in feed
| in.r grain II the cattle are grass fed, some of
them are hard TO SELL set, all in nl!, it Is hard
! for market they sell low The manure Is quite
| an item. A barrel OF com fed to cattle adds
| much to the value of the manure Cattle are
| so low this fail that he had hcsitatcd about
buying: the opportunity to buy good cattle is
| limited. Poor ca tie might he fed in the field,
| but II takes TOO much feed to keep up the ami
| InLl warmth.
Growth OF the Tourist System.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company thro
| its personal y-cJnduCtcd tourist system and
| rIc uueXccllcd standard OF high service has
| won an cnviabla record for itself. These tours
| have grown TO hc thoroughly appreciated in
this age of luxurious travel. and the series an
| uuunCcd for til season Of 80 and 81 admira.
by illustrates the progress OF the times.
First comes series o. the Golden Gate start
in.r from New YORK. Philadelphia and Harris
burg January -, February II, and March p
| Tourists will Gravel by Superhly-appOInte tee
special trains II Pullman com partment. draw
ing-roum, See ing, dining, smoking and obscr
walton cars. un .2r the supeTViS on OF Il Tourist
Agent and Chapercn.
| Next i'll importance comes a series Of four Il
FlOrida-January 81. February and D, ans
March o. The hrSt .nrec admit Of two week:
| in the sunny SoIth while tickets tor the fOurtl
tour are good to G@tLra by regular trains unit
May 81.
New York. Philadelphia and adjacent point
! will be run ON December %, 1896, January u
EabI nary / l. March ! l. April | and -. ;int