The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-13


r,,er this week.
The CAuCAsIhE Acknowledges the
rscslpl OF the catalogue 81 the new
spII1g samples Of the Chatham NJ.
". +. Co, Ekin, \. &. All wool.
growers should send for their eata-
que. Their samples are nics, aud
their rstes are reasonable.
Torpid Liver Causes Depression
~ Spirits, Indigestion, Consti patton,
Headache. T. =" ~. N. A. sim uons
yer MsdlcIne to stimulate that or.
s,n.
,,oau >",n- Io..es ava Ailments ana
H"v I" Pr., ~ Them.
Probably the most profitable AMI.
m,l ON the farm, when cost and care
Bre considered is the goat. They are
,slsed principally a. a cheap means
~ making a very fair grade Of ma
uure, and secondarlly as a source Of
sod. When the flesh is properly
Il essed and cooked il will compare
fsvorably with that Of any animal.
But goat raising is not without its
drawbscks, and the rspidity With
which they sometimes die is discosr-
Pgjng.
They often drop their young when
tlo weather ia bad, too cold for the
Il'ile ones to survive il, and they
,"em 70 have = preference for heavy
SHOWS.
During the two heavy SHOWS which
IN tho winter just passed one neigl-
hor had seventeen dropped and not
one of them lived, and Aud it nez'
TO impossible to save such AZ are
dropped at such times. But the loss
does not stop here; they die from dis
Ease too. OHe neighbor lost thirty
i've head from herd of nfty-six; an
other htteen from eighteen; and an
other lost in nearly the same pro.
portion.
There cannot be such Q death rate
without n cause, and have given
the subject some thought, and pen
tor the benefit OF all . few saggss
iions AS to tho cause aud the RENE
DIES.
The female goat carries her young
Ave months, therefore she cannot
possibly give birth oftensr than
twice u year, and seldom does this
we'll. 1t is safe to say that fifty per
cent. Of the increase is droppad in
winter, and these are nearly all lost.
For the mother t. deliver and then
have to "iry off, IN eItrsns Geld
weather. must b . heavy drain on
Ler system and weakening to her
constitution, thereby laying tn.
foundation for disease, hence, steps
should be taken whereby the yoang
may be dropped in warm weather.
Here is my remedy. Take from the
hero every male, kill. sell, eoufne OF
castrste, by the hrst Of June of each
yesr.--not later than the 18th, and
allow no association of the SEXES
from this time until the first Of Dec
or January following. Then all the
young kids will be dropped in suita'
bic weather and the losses will b
reduced to the mlnimam, and thu
mothers will remain strong. There
fore more goats and healthier ons'
can be raised. Without the proper
precaution this plaa will rid thu
ueigbborhood of all males 30 tina
none can be had when needed. But
some one should arrange . woods
pasture in which to keep sevsra
'billiesr till needed. There must 81
cooperation, else it will prove . fail
ure, since the males from one here
will find the other herd.
But you need not. suppose tha
this alone will sufics. They ar
pSus lly regard. d as an animal tina
c>n live on any,hing-old shoes
"ps OF iron, tin cans, nails an<
anything else not wanted by sths
animals, but 1 I'D the goat some
what choioe-sursly mine do not %
any Of the ab,ve-namsd articles
They refuse to eat damaged feed
but they are fond Of wsll.carsd ;od
der. and never turn up their aoss
at corn or cotton seeds. They shout
be fed when it is very cold. an
wstered too when they cannot lsav
their house to got it.
But be careful with corn and oot
ton seeds; they are too concentrated
aud but few need t. be given. On
pint Of cotton seeds will do for tw
goats a day, if they have plenty Q
good fodder or peanut bulls. Saw
the hulls when you clean your see
peas and put them in the loft OF you
goat house, and to see then eat thsl
one time will pay for the labor.
II is customary to ALLOW the ma
nure to remain on the yard or in tn
house from January or March ii
these months occur again, hsrsi
lies the cause of many diseased an
losses.
Filth breeds verm,n-lies, Tea
tieks-by the million, and the'
cause disease. Therefore, clean OF
the house and yard at least once