Ellsworth American., 1903-01-07
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN.
Interesting Letters from Hancock
County Farmers.

Interesting Letters from Hancock
County Farmers.
SOUTH PENoBScoT-I commence in the
fail and feed my stock at just such time
every day, as near as possible. / find that
regularity is one of the best things to
make stock contented. | feed three times
& day, aud water twice a day, giving hem
what they will eat up clean. II am ieeo-
ing grain, feed 1t the first thing in The
morning, as II gives them better appe
tite for the hay or corn fodder. My grain
Is all ground foe and / feed 1t dry. / cut
my corn fodder about one inch long and
give 1t at night, and they eat 1t up clean.
In feeding sheep, | give them good hay
night and morning aud at noon an armful
of straw scattered around the yard on the
snow. This they will pick up quite clean
II 1t Is not all eaten rake up what is left
and use 1t for bedding. After they com.
mence to drop their lambs feed them a
small amount OF grain. depend on good
hay, cut early, for my stock, aud find the
stock compares well with that OF my
neig bors who feed quite an amount OF
grain and do not give their stock proper
care n. +. NORTON.
SEDGwICK-My experience in feeding
stock Is tha, you must find out the needs
of the animals you are feeding, as some
require more than Others and different
rstions, | feed three times day with
good hay, giving coarse fodder for them
10 pick over after they have eaten the
hay. For grain feed corn meal aud bran
to my COWS, and oats and bran TO my
young stock. think oats the best feed
that you can give to growing stock. |
think stock can be overied as well as
uuderfed. A. III, DoRITY.
BRooKIIN-I have bad no experience
with suos. Have found Hungarian grass
an excellent iced for cows, but nave never
been able to get crop, or yield per acre,
sufficient to make II profitable to raise.
Corn fodder prefer to feed while green,
ss 1t is seldom that the weather will per-
init OF its being dried enough to store
away without danger of spoiIing. | have
sometimes dried 1t hut sIwbys ielt that
lost by so doing. In feeding hay | have
never practced weighing, but always
measure middltngs, meal or other FEED
stuff and wet 1t in winter with hot water,
and teed it warm. after giving hay.
feed at morning, noon and night with
/ hay, and night and morning with grain
The more regular the hoursrot feeding the
| better. l.. +. COLE.
DEER IsLE-In this vicinity Jersey cows
are considered the most profitable, the
| market being for butter, and the by
! products are used for raising calves or
/ pigs. This year there has been a shortage
| in milk and butter, owing to the fact that
/ many cows were sold last IaiI on account
/ of the high prices of hay; consequently
/ t mis- year good mich COWS are scarce and
| command a good price. The tendency
| will be to increase the stock the coming
! wear For feed give the best hay that l
| can get, with ration of two quarts OF
mixed feed and two quarts OF middlings
! twice a day. with the hay, at mi king
( time. 1t makes little diff renee as to
! time OF feeding, II food is given at the
/ same time each day. r. $. WARREN.
/ LAMo1NE-Ou practice in feeding
( mitcn COWS has been for The past four or
/ i've years to feed at this season, ana Istef
/ two feeds of bay per day, or total OF
eig hteen to twenty-five pounds, ana for
/ gram TWO and one half to three pounds
| OF bran and about three pounds cotton
seed or gluten mesl II the hay contains
! a considerable amount Of clover, nearly
balanced ration results, except an over
supply OF fats, and this is nearly always
the case with any ration. Inc results
have been fairly sattsfactory.
n. B. YOUNG & Son.