Show THE FARM Information and Hints for the Farmer and Dairyman A practical American farmer in a recent speech at a State Dairymens Convention made known his plan for putting up hay He uses slacked lime salt andEulphur He applies two quarts of lime and one and a half L quarts of salt to esch load of hay the amount of sulphur not given A sample of the bay cured in such a manner was exhibited and proved te be unusually bright and tender showing none of the usual woody fibre The gentleman stated that he depended largely on curing his hay in the barn rather than in the meadow Would it not be well for Utah farmers to try this method Good quality of hsy is always al-ways in demand with us at remu neratetive prices It is said that the pregnancy of cows may be discovered by letting a drop Dr their fresh milk fall into a glass of pure water If the milk scattera or mingles with the water the cow is not in calf But if it sinks to the bottom of the glass in a globule form and produces but a slight discoloration of the water then the cow is pregnant A very simple method Scalding the milk before feeding it to calves will if taken in time usually check the scours Checking Check-ing the discharge too suddenly is a common mistake as the drugs given for the purpose permanently injure the animals digestion whiehris all important to its future as a milk or beef producer A correspondent of the Country Gentleman remarks Heifers that breed young generally make the best cows at maturity If a heifer has a small bag when she calves it will increase with age until she is altogether better than one that is kept back until she la a cow before she breeds One three years old before be-fore she breeds may do well the firat season but never does well again The young heifer will begin small and do best at maturity ma-turity I have known a heifer to drop a healthy calf three days before she was twelvemonths twelve-months old and she had no unusual trouble and was as well and healthy as any cow These conclusions are arrived at after more than fifty years of practical experience The old saying no grass no cattle no cattle no manure no manure no crops is a truism that ciinnot be re futeU Grass is tire source of all the I wealth of the farm therefore it is all important that the meadow lands should have constant consideration with the farmer |