Pfoceedixgs of the Fahmehs'' Club. 615 



have you found best ? A. Game and Dorking. 8. Is the Dorking 

 hardy in this cL'mate? A. Xo. 9. What feeding and range do you 

 recommend ? A. Ground feed in the morning mixed with warm 

 water, whole grain at night, a little meat occasionally in tlie winter, 

 M'ith some broken oyster shell, all the range j)ossible, and a good 

 warm house, are all that is necessary. 10. What is your opinion of 

 poultry-raising -on a large scale ? A. It can be done with great 

 profit if the grounds and houses are large enough. Every hundred 

 fowls should have at least an acre. 



Adjourned. 



December 21, 1869. 



Nathan C. Ely, Esq., in the chair ; Mr. John W. Ciiajibees, Secretary. 

 Salt foe Stock. 



Mr. John Hice, Elliottsburg, Pa., abstains from the use of salt in 

 his own food, and is sure he improves his health thereby, and he 

 thinks it might be so in the case of his horses and cattle. 



Prof J. A. Nash. — There is no chance for controversy, as the expe- 

 rience of all has proved that cattle cannot be kept in the best condi- 

 tion where salt is w^itliheld. It is better to let them have it handy, 

 and use more or less as they require. 



Dr. J. V. C. Smith.— In countries where the people do not have 

 salt, parasites are prevalent and destroy life. In 1814, traveling in 

 Kentucky, several patlis were pointed out to me which led down to 

 " licks," and some of the most terrible fights are said to have taken 

 place at these "licks" among the many wild animals that visited 

 them from near and far ; their instinct tanglit them how important 

 salt is. 



Mr. A. J. Dufur. — Every good practical farmer will see to it that 

 there is a convenient salt lick in each of the fields which his cattle 

 frequent. I might, if it were worth the wdiile, recite the experience 

 of a very intelligent dairyman, who proved repeatedly that his cows- 

 conld not do without salt. 



Prof. J. A. Whitney. — It is true that salt is necessary for all ani- 

 mals. There once came under my notice an instance of a cow that 

 was fed no salt during a wliole summer. Tlie milk and the butter 

 had a bad odor and a worse taste, and was small in quantity beside. 

 In the middle ages deprivation of salt was one method of punishing 

 prisoners. They grew weak, and after a while died of inanition. 



