On Stall Feeding and Clover Cultivation in Switzerland

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Now we readily admit that our cattle would certainly enjoy the most durable health in mild regions with complete freedom. However, this is not our case. The severity of our northern winters forces us to care for the livestock in the stable during this harsh weather, where they must necessarily lose their natural hardiness and therefore become less capable of properly enduring the inclemency of the remaining seasons. Here, as in all other economic cases, experience is the most reliable teacher. One should pay attention to where cattle plagues originate, whether in stables or on pastures, and where they cause the most devastation. As far as I am aware of the managers and doctors who have written about this, they provide the unanimous testimony that the origin and progression of all such