FEEDING ANIMALS. 
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cumstances ? Having determined this important matter the 
quantity to be fed comes next. Medium or average quantities 
for different ages, weights and purposes should be known, but 
individual capacity, natural and acquired, must be found out. 
Only liberal feeding is profitable. Under and over feeding are 
mistakes. The varying values of feeds in the manure must not 
be lost sight of when among the farmers. 
It is nice to be a skillful mechanic and construct useful 
things or to understand the running of machinery, but such are 
not to be compared to the man who can grow and fatten ani¬ 
mals, just right; or to him who can run a herd of dairy cows so 
as to get all from them that is to be had and avoid indigestion, 
garget and concomitant dangers and losses. It is done by regu¬ 
larity in watering and feeding, avoiding exposure or sudden 
changes in diet. Gradually increasing the feed upon new ani¬ 
mals until their capacity is determined ; then keeping a sharp 
watch for the first indications of surfeit and withholding until 
the keen appetite returns. 
The condition of the atmosphere, the temperature, the 
amount of fresh air entering the stable and the exercise, all in¬ 
fluence the appetite and digestion and are taken into account by 
the practical feeder. Some feeds may analyze well but are not 
relished well by stock, and individual animals have their likes 
and dislikes the same as persons, which opens a field for ob¬ 
servation and tact. 
The addition of salt makes feed more palatable and digesti¬ 
ble. A milk cow should consume two ounces per day mixed 
through the feeds ; a work horse one ounce. Cheap sugar and 
molasses can be profitably used and various condiments. We 
should not allow the patent feed and medicine man to monopo¬ 
lize these things. 
Extract from a Business Letter. —“ Here in Tennes¬ 
see it [the Review] is about the only means I have of meeting 
monthly my fellow-veterinarians, as in Tennessee we are few 
and far between, and the Review is a source of great interest 
to me. Yours truly, P. D. Bray, Columbia, Tenn.” 
