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Show WESTERN Eee profit of Utah.” surface manuring in iB: We will answer inthe next number Between now and then some of our experimental farmers may have something to say on the subject. TO MAKE GOOD MILKERS. This Department will be devoted strictly to the interests and development of Western Farming and Stock Culture, and contributions from persons engaged in those pursuits are solicited. There should Now is the season when farmers will prepare for spring work. They will see that implements of all 1 sorts arein order andready for use, for when the season’s labor really begins, it will have no cessation till the crops are garnered in the fall. There is a plow that lacks bolts, ora harrow almost without teeth; a mower ora rake thatneeds repairing, aud a great many other little things that might and should 1| 1| be done to expedite and make more easy and agreeable the farmer's arThe time is almost duous labors. here, too, when the snow melts the away and the frost leaves come to time some for and ground, the soil will be too wet for plow‘ine; then is the best time for repairing fences,—and every large and well-kept farm will require some of this done every year. Do if you that would fiud paid for their feed. Jf they understand heifers to you In great the make principle good cerning enough to realize the Yet cow is the one that gives the most milk for thé food consumed. There are millions of dollars lost annually through this reckless keeping of poor cows. The owner of a cow that is good for nothing, or, to say the Jeast, is not up to the stan- dard,,uses just as much feed as would keep a good cow. In mercantile transactions such a course would lead to bankruptcy in short order, and the only reason it does not do soon the farm is are drawn upon to make the loss in this one because other departments good. If there were any excuse for pursuing such a course, the case would be. different. In raising heifers much depends on the management of and care given them by the farmer, as to their future usefulness. With care and farmer can proper make a management heifer develop the intoa valuable cow, while, with the usual carelessness, she would be of no value as a | contribute inflaming of the t Eprrors WESTERN WEEKLY For certain is passed, will tend to make her a gocd milker. <i> ae Cabbage Worms : reasons | am be taken to have it milked as described, and if a good milker cannot be had, let the calf do the milking of that teat or teats. It isruinousto begin milking, and then stop, and begin. again. There should be no stopping till the udder is completely. emptied. The practice of ‘| letting the calf suck, then the taking it off, then milking awhile and letting the ealf to the her milk will cow again, to “bring down” spoil the best of milkers. It is better never to havea calf about.a cow, at least after the bag has been re- In the vegetable garden great labor and loss has been incurred for many years by the ravages of the cabbage worm, the larva of the cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassice. For a long time past numerous experiments have been made with a great variety of substances to destroy it or successfully keep it in check, but all have failed as reliable and economically practical, except that of dusting the plants with Pyrethrum powder, simple or combined with other effi- ground under it In Prairie Farmer. moist, done, and the cabbage-grower has no fear of this troublesome and destructive enemy.—Vick’s Magazine. SP ery year? Many of the valuable properties will sink into the ground; but will they not also Animals Their Own Doctors. from fever restrict their diet, keep quiet seek dark, airy places, drink water sometimes plunge into it. Whena and dog has lost its appetite it eats that species. of gtass, known as dog’s grass, which acts as an emetic and a purgative. Cats also eat grass. Sheep and cows,. when ill, seek out certain herbs. An animal suffering from chronic rheumatism always keeps, as far as possible, in the sun. The warrior ants have regularly orga- evident when it is remembered breeds of sheep but produce are too excellent fat and that by the ordinary method, ma- streng when mutton. Notably of these, nuring is necessary but once in are the Cotswoldsand the _ broad- tails, twoor three years. I trust this much used in some sections where lamb Some breeds, as letter may be the means of draw- raising is practiced. ing information from some of our iss old and experienced farmers who shave become acquaiated with the the Merinos, are especially desirable for lamb raising, since they fatten so readily after the lambs are sold, but their forms are not so desirable for cutting up econ- the eggs they cause of the moisture, being thatthe rapid evaporation the usual chickens result the shell, due toa lower degree of cold than can be made manifest by the ‘thermometer, on the same principle that rapid evaporation of ether will freeze Are home ag’in . In mating up. your stock, keep an eye not only on the objects you have.in view but also the difficulties First, call likely to be enout the inferior hens together, so as to feed them more judiciously. Breed for small combs, heavy feathering on the body, clean, strong limbs, activity and early maturity, so as to have a hardy, prolific flock. By selecting in this manner, and using purebred males, the flock will become better each season. An’ he brings roots,in at results are obtained ing 25 hens each, and two seen the character used, undoubtedly means thesamething. Not unfrequently no sign at all is employed, but simply the figures, 1,2, 3, and mean the first, meles THE feathers (which are very soft and to the sensi- tive while growing), by running amongst brush or litter. I have never seen birds troubled inthis way which had smooth, chaff-covered floors and level fieldsto forage on. Birds so injured should be placed. on floors covered with coarse sawdust or chaff. Where the quills have been injured so asto bleed above the | roots, and are very loose, they should be carefully removed. Thesore places should be annointed with cocoanut oil or cosmo- &c. dilu © a o Bones for Poultry. Hen ceo) of gelatine in fresh bones. Oats ¢ The hens will swallow large pieces, and prefer sharp. This preference opens the them ques- whether they are dissolved and utilized as food. If ground bone meal be placed tity of it is The proper. of material. bones is to break the large bones into small quan- pieces, and throw them where the hens can them up at their pleasure. ° pick In the market the cleaner and scalded be:ter. stock is In some markets, salable, but at a lower price, compared with that which is dry picked. Black birds should be looked as the pin-feathers 80 |1 25/4 cla 10! setae 1 30 Re O05 90 | | e arias .dued, Apples, Plums, a “ oe 3 ses a oo os (Se ee PQialein abidef Fi Lee soa Poe : icles 215 | ae ae ae oo ereen. Wool, #9 ib Be con i “ Apricots ene | et (9a8 8g 10} @ Ib) 7 4 “ Anples. : ar Pee 66 Pork 4 lk sevesal Gali Tay “ Mutton 2 1 00 8 aR 85, ean a10 (04 «lo. Weel, Hides ts eeok |80 |80 #% bu. eee A ‘“ carcass is the more attractive, as the skin retains its natural appearance. Scalding, however, is much easier, and is certainly yi ee Che 110} 961) =? |95;/ Peaches, dry-picked 70 | 90 Ge Ne 1 00 Veal Sealding Poultry, 25 Heat IN 101.80 | 00 BP feos We ee |b25, 95/1 25 |i ao) Barley: Potatoes of the 95 2 7513 00 90| 90 80 EOGeh COR sufficient large ® te Bh 2 2 75/27: |° re Wheat, mix a tablespoonful } ein Flour, @ hun’d |250|2 20/3 943 002 75 before hens, they show but little partiality for it. If bone meal is given, it is food of twelve hens, asany ae Gao 5 | a6 11k 3 Bran, only a waste mode of using of 20 20 doz Hggs, Bones may be given in any manner. If burnt somewhat and pounded’ with a hammer, they can be broken very easily, but they are more serviceable when fresh: from the butcher, with the meat adhering tothem. There is also a proportion to WEEKLY CURRENT MARKET REPORT. Beg not to have the water too hot, or it will cause the skin to appear blue or other- as third, WESTERN skould legs and American Poultry of so on up to 6, which second, tions. from why birds roots to Questions. Butter, @. tb over very carefully, such a way f>—)>— <> >< Divide the Flocks. The best show on the carcasses more readily than on white birds. When scalding,endeavor the wall, througr in Homeopathic pharmacopia means the mother tincture, or strongest tincture. The X, though we have never é6 irritation the lution,3 X and 30 dilution? What is the meaning of 2, what is the meaning of X?”—The sign O with a mark drawn “- bent at the when SAMPLER:—“Please explain through your excellent paper the meaning of the following Homeopathic terms: 2 X di- Onions RG home An’ he’s equar’, Shep is, that’s all. Good Housekeeping. oe wonderful instinct to cure themselves. and have availed of the knowledge so obtained in their own practices. ’em An’ the evenin’ breezes creep Along the skirts of the mountain treatment, rest and abstinence from food. the other methods. In view of these inter- house shadders fall tion whether the hens prefer the sharp and heat,although it habitually kept bones because they serve as grit, or close tothe fire. It. adopted a general. applied to the wounded eye, again lickingthe paw whenit became dry. Animals. suffering from traumatic fever treat themselves by the continued application of cold water, which M. Delauney considers to be more certain than any of school But he seems to have a dog-like wit Su’passin’ that of humankind. Got a hankerin’ for them sheep, Answer Selecting Hens For Breeding. the If I was him I’d git! >< <i p- never be together in one flock. The local treatment consisted in licking the upper surface of the paw, which it from hall. Shep don’t mind a kick ner cuff, Sometimes I think he’s used too rougb— But his old love ways they never fail, — For he turns up allus wag’n his tail. That dog is allers squar’ — find. When you’ve lost a lamb an’ ae trace is blind That same dog Shep, he hain’t behind. water in the midst of a flame. transparent. fluid secreted in their mouths. If achimpanzee is wounded it stops the bleeding by placing his hand on the wound or dressing it with leaves or grass. When an animal has a wounded leg or arm hanging on it completes the amputation by means of its teeth. A dog, on being stung on the muzzle by a viper, was observed to plunge its head repeatedly for several days into running water. The animal eventually recov- An’ comes back when the dim Shadders fall an’ the children all are chilled in to keep a large number of hens, but they should be divided into flocks not exceed- cause mutton as lambs, cold air to come into the incubator. His views are born by experiments which show that when cold currents pass over tennee of the ant,and other ants came and covered the wounded part with a tle. Some Incubator. Latrielle cut the an- nized ambulances. toes, Sewell, in the Journal, says: “The long toe-feathers on finely-feathered birds are often broken or badly evaporate into the air? The _per- ing good feeders and why should not tinence of this question will be sheep herders become experts also? With a Home-made small flocks. If too many are kept together there will be competition and a struggle for existence. Itis not difficult and it is marbled eveniy—a streak of fat and astreak of lean. The exceilent qualities of mutton need to be carefully studied by farmers. The excellent feeding qualities of sheep resemble those of catCattle feeders are experts in select- Hatching birds (instead of picking out the best) and sell them. Then put all the laying Animals, says the New Orleans Picayune, get rid of their parasites by using dust, mud, clay, etc. Those suffering ar by lose so much of its virtue as to make it necessary to replace it ev- <i> {~ countered. tip thus enabling crops to thrive with less water than would otherwise be SHEEP FOR MUTTON. necessary. But right here is a The Southdown form has been careToe-Feather Picking. vital question: Will the manure fully obtained for mutton purposes. It when so exposed to the direct in- pleases the butcher and it pleases the In dealing with the question fluence of moisture and air, there- consumer. Itcutsup well on the block, pluck the feathers from their <i <2 pecking at a suspended vegetable. cient substances. By applying the powder with a bellows the work is quickly esting facts, we are, he thinks, forced to inclined «to believe, taking into lieved of the first rush of milk after consideration the dry nature of calving. The neglect of these things by admit that hygiene and_ therapeutics as practiced by animals may in the interest our climate, that it should partic- the farmer has sent many cows to the of physiology be studied with advanularly recommend itself to Utah slaughter-house for the:r worthlessness, tage. Many physicians have been keen farmers. After irrigating, the ma- that otherwise might have been of great observers of animals, their diseases and Tomas D. Barrd. the methods adopted by them in their nure on the surface should tend to value as milkers. keep the This usually comes from idleness among birds, and can be prevented, ordinarily, by keeping the birds busy scratching, or hehas been very successful, says that Lis suecessis due to not allowing the Conquered, Aside from abundance of good food, nothing contributes so much to iacrease the quantity of milkas rapid and clean ered. milking. If any teat is naturally dis- |, A terrier hurt its right eye. It reposed to be small, especial pains should mained under a counter, avoiding light I write this to your valued journal in the hope of soliciting information concerning a matter that I wish to learn something of: “Is surface manuring as profitable as is the ordinary method of plowing under? I have a large farm yet I am unacquainted with the true merits of this sort of fertilization. udder wool, more Many of the hindrances are not beyond Mr. C. W. Snyder, Lykens, Pa., gives our control, if we set about to find a ‘an account of his hatch witha homeremedy.— Ea. made incubator, and after stating that milkers, fact. large fleeces of elegant desirable, if put in same condition, than the Australian wools. Healthfulness of breeds fit them for different regions, and thus affect the prefits of sheep raising. if prudently regarded. of many owners of such stock goon year after year milking such cows, seeming not to realize that the most profitable milker. and Whatever ABOUT FERTILIZERS. mayen ite farmers cows will toa large it when the ground is soft when you have the necessary time flow.of milk tends to develop udder and blood-vessels connected with it—milk to devote to it—it will be done veins included. Feeding a young cow keep not will withless labor, and well for some time previous to dropping you from other and more pressing her first calf, suspending the food maduties. It is this forethought and teriaily just before calving, for fear of inforework that makes successful flammation of the udder, having her farming, and: makes farmers satis- rapidly and thoroughly milked three times a day after the birth of the calf, fied with what they accomplish and re-uming the high feed gradually, from one day to another. as soon as all tendency to hardening and Le ae nila didenblil it aiy pn geminal few their they do not apply it. A cow that gives milk inferior either in quantity or quality, or both, is to that extent an unprofitable one, and the farmer is generally dis- PREPARE FOR THE SPRING WORK, !| but part, they raised their heifers recklessly. raising 1) are examine line. Plenty of milk and green food SHEP—JUST A FARM DOG. should be given with the daily grains. | Beets and turnips are «mong the best well-nigh models, however, of the fam- green foods for the growth of feathers Don’t know Shep? That’s strange! ous Southdowns, and while growing as Toe-plucking is not to be classed with *Most every one knows him;, much and as high quality of mutton, the pernicious habit of feather-eating. Goes in the morn to the hillside range omically as they should be. Crossing with the Southdown adds tu their value. Some of the familesof the Merino are grow <i Qj WEEKLY. 154 |_| 18) ™ |18% ~dry| y green| Bes 4| ae 4 8 4 a wise discolored. To prevent ‘ balling’’ on hors-s fiee The Live Stock Journal gives f=" Ogden Report Corrected weekly by H. L. an account of acontrivance adopted by | GRIFFIN, Wholesale Produce and Commission Col. A. Thompson, for the protection of Merchant. Nephi Report Corrected weekly by Fs We his horses’ feetfrom snow. He takes a VICKERBS. sheet of gutta-percha. about a quarter of Provo Report Corrected weeekly by an inch thick, cuts outa set of plates C. A. GLAZIER. larger than the hoof inside the shoe, sofLogan Report Corrected weekly by tens them in hot water and moulds them J. A.McLateuiin, at Z. C. M. I. Salt Lake Report Corrected weekly by inside the shoe over the frog, so thata Secretary of Produce Exchange. face of gutta-percha touches the ice and Hides and Wool by J. W. SanpErs. snow, and “balling” with snow is impos(= Where two sets of figures are sible. The plates remain untill the end quoted in same space, price ranges from. one to the other. of the bad weather. : |