Middletown transcript., 1900-12-15
Farm and Dairy.

A travelling salesman, covering eastern
territory, sends us the following item
N. Armstrong, Newark, besides selling
all kinds of farm and dairy machinery
operates 100 acre farm in the most
modern manner. He uses the latest pat,
tern of tools, which he says not only
facilitate the farm work, but advertise
his implement business. and interest
many customers he could not otherwise
reach. He shocked some of his more
conservative neighbor farmers last sum-
mer by hauling up his hay with a
traction engine. A team was kept busy
in the field loading the hay on the wagons
with Keystone hay loader. The engine
coupled on to the loaded wagon, pulled
it to the barn and drew the wagon inside
by means of rope and block. The engine
was then attached to the hay fork rope
and in jiffy the load was transferred to
the NOW and the engine quickly returned
the empty wagon to the field. The engine
ran the grain thresher, the baler, hauled
the baled hay and straw to market, hauled
out the manure, did the plowing, hauled
up and sawed the winter wood, was used
with Keystone corn husker and fodder
shredder to save the corn crop, and is
now busy doing the husking and shred
ding for the neighbors. Mr.. Armstrong
says that, everything considered, the
traction engine is cheaper and more satis-
factory than horses for doing the heavy
farm work.
Comfort of Livestock in Winter
wonder how many farmers who read
the TRANSCRIPT are looking toward the
comfort of their animals for the winter
about on us. Many, of course, have large
and comfortable barns that require no
fixing up; always good from year to year,
with good warm easements in which
water does not freeze in very cold weather,
where their cattle can lie down comforta-
bly, during cold stormy nights. Yet |
have seen men with warm barns, who
cared for their livestock in the best pos
sible manner during the night, but as
soon as morning came turned them out
and let them eat corn stalks out of the |
snow, and remain out the whole day
round fence corners or a straw
stack, although the day might be colder |
than the night. Then when night came
again the stable doors we're opened and |
the cattle hustled to get in where they |
could be comfortable again for arother |
II hours, when the same thing was re-
oeated.
These men seem to think that the place |
.or cattle is outdoors during the daytime,
md in the stable during the night. 1
believe this method cruel. Their being |
n warm quarters dnring the night does
1ot fit them for atwelve hours cold bath
Turing the day. Better not put them in the
table at all, but let them remain out all |
he time, so they will get used to it. 1t
S not half SO cruel for cattle to remain
,ut all the time and have plenty to eat,
Is it is to, freeze and thaw alternately
,very "a hours all winter. If man who
its in his comfortable home during the
evening, and sleeps in a warm bed
through the night, should in the morn
ng go out in the yard and eat his break
asst, stand round in the snow all day,
Gaming up against the fence occasionally
o rest himself, without any exercise, 1
imagine he would soon call for an over
'oat and an extra pair Of socks, and be in
condition to enjoy good warm place to
tay in all night. wonder how many
here are who look at the matter this
way?
I have seen men who never stable their
,attle. Large feeders through the south
,rn part of our state and all through Ohio
md Indiana practice feeding in open
ield and claim good results. WelI-fed
,attle that are used to it seem to do well
md not care for the cold and storms.
Large loads of hay and unhusked corn
ire drawn out and scattered all over the
ield, enough to last them day or two.
Cows that are giving milk should be
tabled by all means, and much care
hould be taken to keep the temperature
Is nearly the same as possible. Nothing
will make COW shrink her milk more
han being kept in warm place during
he night and then turned out during a
old day. There is no excuse for this.
There would be just as much reason and
profit in keeping them in the stable
Turing the day and turning them out at
night. 1t is simply kind of groove the
,wner has gotten into and cannot get out.
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