Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-11-28
LITTLE THINGS.

The time Is now at hand when the
stock win be confined to the barn and
shut out from that freedom which en-
soles them to meet sll their natural wants
by their own choice and through their
own selection. II ls rare indeed that an
animal will get out Of condition while
having free range. Shut In the barn, all
Is different. Every organ must be 10
healthful condition and kept In active
play 10 order for the animal TO be In per-
feet health.
The most skillful attendants Of stock
are particular In the extreme over many
little things in the care Of their charge
which seem trifiing in themselves, yet
are important to that perfect whole with
out which the best results cannot be Sc
cured. Some one has we'll said, ''lf you
are fussy In the care OF your stock, then
be more fussy." The effort should be
TO prevent the animals from going wrong
in any degree, rather than TO be obliged
To correct q disordered condition after
out Of order. Here Is where the little
things are Of so much importance, keep
Ing the organs In perfect tone.
A herdsmAn, writing TO the English
Live ST. ck Journal, says: "Good bran
was very much In favor rs An element in
dieting, becsuse II Is very digestible and
nutrious, and quite an excellent article
OF food, peculiarly valuable for growing
stock, containing, as IL does, u share OF
ash or bone-forming material. Again,
when used In warm msshes, IL has
soothing and, in certain cases, healing,
effect. Bruised msize, boiled and mixed
with bran which has been stepped In hot
water, was often used with much sd-
vantage. Rock salt MAS placed In large
Jumps In vessels placed In the fields, and
pieces of II were put within reach OF the
Young cattle In their houses. Young
calves had lump OF chalk In their man
gers, the licking OF which was useful TO
correct scidity and fistulence; often also
a small piece Of sod, earthly side up,
which the calves would sometimes lick
or eat little Of, with advantage TO the
tone Of the stomach. Hay Of hue quality
or small rack, and OF this the calves par
took with benefit when they began to
chew the cud."
II is just these little things, provid' d
in season and at all times, which keep
the organs OF the animals In charge In
perfect tone. We know man who pro
vides store OF sods, that In winter one
msy occasionally be thrown TO his
growing pigs TO root over, tear In pieces
and TO eat, for their stomach's sake such
parts as may be needed. IL Is In such
Office as this that roots In winter are SO
palatAble 10 stock and serve purpose so
far In advance Of their nutritive con-
tents. Skillful feeders like and use
little linseed meal, whatever Its cost.
This Is where continental food prepa-
rztions become effective Of valuable re-
suits. Ia fact, these little things are
continental sccompsniments, useful
and Important In skillful care Of stock,
vet trifiing In themselves. A chemist
would not find valuable food ingredients
In sod, lump Of chalk, wood ashes,
nor measure In proportion 10 value In
linseed meal or In turnip, yet they are
all necessary TO the perfect health and
therefore 10 the highest thrift OF animals
under confinement. The skillful herds-
man keeps his charge in perfect tone by
preventing their going wrong. This he
does BY attention, NJ all times, 10 little
things.-Msine Farmer.