Show 11IIII HAIRY AND POUJiTJlYI I I POUJlPHYI i I INTERESTING CIIAITEFIS FOil I I OUIt RURAL READERS I i II I I stow Ooo rot aenees speealw 1M I I llfiurtmrntfil Ilw lrml Sew libel i as la I1s Ie of llm Clerk snd i 1 Iuullrjt 15 recently noted t a en J gradual change fJ taking place on the J range which was liable to lead In I I lime to mho pro1 I diction at a dlf1 I frrenl class of I cattle In portions of the country the evidence of the change being found In the Increased In qulrle for thoroughbred I thor-oughbred and high grade femalr for their rangers the tendency to feed during dur-ing the winter to grow alfalfa and to provide grain for finish tts Iowa Homestead Thl change how I ever Is I not and of necessity cannot can-not be made at a bound and there are still large areas of range where It baa not even commenced and where the ranger will probably remain us they are for years tu come A correspondent cor-respondent riling from Ubet Ion ten a report hula obsrrv ntlon In the section sec-tion of country over which lie has hen I traveling as follows Aa stock grower butcher and buyer wish to learn all they can at slung across n bar so that they suffer no Injury In transit are rent over Just i as they are shot or snared after being I disemboweled The crate are packed eloc ri by the government for a small fee and I bear the official neat which Is I n proof of 1 their genuineness end quite dispels the I fear there was at the outset In the 1 minds of some people that only the rob blta that are poisoned are sent over Tho goods are then ahlppil by the coy crnmcnt lo the merchant or salesman In London who remlta to the farmer the I sum due after the coil of dock due and 1 commission III I deducted 101 tilde This Is one ot tho Invest ot the Kng llsh breeds and la I tho most popular of the long wooled cities In lots country It is a very old breed with Its char octcrlitlc very firmly fixed Improvement Improve-ment was effected by using the 1Hcet her AI a cross This haa slightly re duced the tire of the sheep but has given greater aptitude to fAllen moothneM quality and appearance while retaining the hardy constitution of Iho original breed In America the Cctawotds ore In general favor aa a combined wool and mutton sheep They were first Introduced lucre about 1810 The Cotswolds produce a heavy fleece The ewes arc good mother though they are not generally no prolific as some other breeds The flack will thrive under ordinary management They make n marked Improvement when bred to the common shrrp of the coun try the first cross with n Catawold ram greatly Increasing both fleece and site as well M Improving the form of Ibo native stock The brerd Is In great demand by those who wish to combine wool and mutton qualities In their J r I t I itt 1 aJU it-t 1 to of ii a l + ut t a1t y 3 r r r Mt ztty etleo j Ymil 0 T y v 4 r s k IID ciniiuv AN rsiiiiMi HIIOIITHOUNIIIOM AitMniis1 urviiv 10 I this season aa tn IheMilluok fur grass I fed beef this ear I would ay thin I In thus section I I have vlilted It our never b < rn better than It la I tow The range ratllo on Ihoso range Hint ball not been overstocked and tb grant Cohen out tore In good condition I havu been making n circuit of tho country fur about n month over the rtngen cast ot Iho Musselshell river bilvnen the Yd lowstono nnd Mltsourl rh era 11I1 llntlcrn Montana nod have IrnvcliiJ aver a ills trance of about COO miles ot cattle range I did not see above a down entile Hint had died from winter exposure nl thought wo had n pretty hard winter In Montana I think that of all the raltta I saw CO per cent are fit for butchers lock although they have never onlen a i pound of hay or grain II vn hind railroad at hand thousand ot head rould bo shipped out of hero right now If tho lliirllnRton and Missouri Itlver railway will build Into this country not year U will bo a great blessing to the stock growers of this section There are vast stock range now cuing to aste that would bo utlllird iron report that have been coming eolmurtrcv from almutt every secllon of country Indicate an unusual scarcity of beef cat lie and price both on the boot and lon lo-n still greater extent In the form ot dressed beef halo responded to thli undoubted un-doubted scarcity Our Montana correspondent corres-pondent reej tie oilier ado wrt mite shield And Tt U ilmibtlcts true that In tho section be describe cults hnvd I I wintered well I hue plenty jni are In I Rood grass bell condition for the tea1 Ion This Is I an Immense country with Immense demands and the general fact T scared and ill gradual Ile encroachment I encroach-ment upon Iho ranges of tattle grown under condition approximating those ot the farm are quite welt assured fails notwlthtlnnitlng loral exception VutrulUn Poultry I < itl Australia bids fair lo become ere lung an Important factor In the supply of poultry nnd rubbll to tho London market rtajt u writer In London Clip IriM The trade wits only entered upon last season but nlready It lint de I vduped to nn extent that warrants the anticipation that In tho rourto of a short while It will prove the means of enriching the colony by n largo sum annually So far tho colonist have every reason to bo well satisfied with thn result of their experiment Thus Kngllsh rabbit last April fetched on thl average Sd to 9d each while those from the colony realized something like Is each Aa anything above 7d will pay the colonist a good percentage avery a-very good profit wa realized and a laree trade wan done 1oultry did not fetch quite inch good prices at while Incllth fowls rcalltcd on an Overage 635 a down at the best time tho best Rrlce that could be obtained for colon tots was from 4ft to his Kngllih ducks too sold readily at Gte apiece whereas for the Australian birds I II waa I only pojilble to get between 4s a t 4s 9d This year there has been a till In 1 the prices due to the over eagernes of the colonist In flooding the market The Importations arrive In excellent condition fact due to the care that 1 s taken In the colony The government of Victoria receives the birds and tab bits from the farmer and exercise a careful aupervltlon to that only thus that will be a credit to the country are hipped The poultry la plucked but the wild bird are parked with their plumage and the rabbits which are flock Tho loco and leg 1 of Iho Cot 1 I welds are white or tight gray tho 11 fleece la I pure white long and lustrous 11 the head he I strong and large with no horn j nnd with n forelock of long curling wool tho back le I broad and that with Ihn wool naliirnlty parted In the center They era larger than Iho Iclcratcr which they closely mumble In cxlmml appearance ln > < orllli Illr Hliirk I A now set of government Inspection mini went Into effect May 1 lly those tutiisurm nil nnlmnl arriving nt tho yard and upon Inspection proving tin lit for human food will not bn allowed to pas over Iho scales Twenty Inspector Inspec-tor urn stationed one at lIch scale house and their work Is I insect upon by veterinarians Thus far Inspection has been mainly atm It1el to Inflations or contaRloua dlsenst + but tlm now rule go much further Con within n month of calving and for ten drays after and sheep and hog three week before parturition nnd fur ten dioa nfUr will bo held for advmuul prrg nancy and will bo itibjirt In condemnation lr n n furl nation during that time Alt animals having bad Hires nbsrrsicn or bud brulncs scrlou enough In nffecl hi ut Ir wlioleiomeneiK fur htiiunn food cholera chol-era plgK scabby or emaciated slurp skinny shelly row mud other stock considered mint fur liiimnn food will be ihrnnn out and tu liable to uMiilcnma Ilion Hhijpcrs should be gulled liy ttila nc thou and forunid nil unsound Imdly bruised cnmclatiil t or evident or supposedly sup-posedly diseased stork to market ns tho Imo la I bolind to bo thrown nut h > Ilio Inspectors and In nil probability > out dcmnril tn time lenderlng funk I Chr lilikni 1 H The Illustration In connection wllli thin article will give an tdci of how I rnslly n cheap clilckrn coop I ina > bn mnilp The ono spawn he I simply n dry Kcodi box nnd Iho nrd Is I made of lath This give e built n nent and n run 1 The end of the lath run might bo 1 mndo I ot tho board token off tho box and IliU would save innklnK an cud frim > 1 I I I 1 G i r I I I tta r Many dry goods boxes are longer than wide and ran be sawed In two In 1 tin middle nailing the lath between the separated part Thl would glvo f a tun In the middle and a nest at each end Or the long box may be sawed In two and the lath from tho front ol one nailed onto the rear end of the other thus giving two nest and run Instead of one When such a box Is I used on the ground It would be well to raise It u ccuple of Inche nn a platform of earth to when hard rain om In the night the coop will not to need > 1 to the Injury of the chick Huljlm the tsul of Milk It to I not easy to get at the exact cost of milk but It la not at all difficult to find out the average near enough for practical purpose A little weighing nod testing and figuring will enable the milk farmer to nod out when he Is making money or whether part of tho time or with part of tho cattto he li I doing business nt a Ions It is I a great help to any man to know what the cost of manufacture Is I of any article he produce for sale nnd every manufacturer who conduct hla operation opera-tion In a business like way make It n profit to know the cost of n penny If possible 1 and there la I not n producer to whom this knowledge Is I of more Importance Im-portance than the man who make milk to sell A knowledge of this will enable him cither to Improve hhl methods If he discover that ho Iii 1 losing money or to Increase the buslnes It he finds that he II I making money A good many dairymen have used test to show them which were the best cow and the result re-sult was that they noon culled the h < rd until It waa a paying one many more would And n big profit In doing the name thing Those who make Ust and ittlmate ore pretty sure to conclude that good cows well fed are the only kind worth white Watching Ibo cow and thitr feed noon leads to a study Into many details connected with low coat of producing milk such AI the proportion of food which gnus Into milk o with the different cows the relative I power of holding out In tho yield of milk Also the exact relative cost of different grain feed ont their effect I upon the entile not forgetting tho net allto manurlal value which low farm ors now lake Into account Tho kind i of hay used la I also n flnn point In determining de-termining what milk ohall cost Sometimes Some-times It is I best to sell coarse horn hay mud buy cheap hay especially where n silo Is I used A sludy of nil Mich no called detail Is I welt worth the trouble nnd may enuio tho illrtennco of n fraction frac-tion of 11 cent per quart of milk which means In limo n fat pockctbook In place of n mortgage Maa achu ctt 1louKhman Action ot Bolt on Soils Imcrlnl one followed up Investigation of loV rnln nnd of Cnssn In atudylng tho ef furls of plaster on tho Bolublllty of pot t > sh of volts OmlllliiK his nj tcm of procrdura by plot experiment wo rYotmnrk In slier which show n vi ry marked Increase of soluble pot nrh when common salt IM nddcd Thl Incrrase wits realest In n moist toll Salt also rendrrrd soluble limo Mid macnisla In large quantities Even the use ot uperphosphnlrH Increased though the solubility the I voluble I 1 potash phoaphntoi I of l tolls did al i nol late n similar effect Nllrnto of inila also Incrrntrd the solubility of potash Thli trial doe Mot present n new truth but experimentally supports ikflnllely the conditions heretofore draw by men of science Turnips Turnip do best In highly enriched light Handy or Gravelly tolls Commence ranlnit the rarllest vn rktlr In April In drill from twelve to liltien Inch apart bind thin out early to ilx or nine Indus apart In the rows Tor n tueciislon tow nt Intervals of two to three week until the last eck In July from which time until the end of August when loulnga may bo mndo for the main crop Turnip may bo pro ervitl until spring by cutting off the lope nhout one Inch form the bulb and storing In the cellar or cool elicit dur ing nInter covering the root with dry und They should be harvested br fore severe frost ret In for though rrmparntlvcly hard few of the vnrl cites will survive tho winters of the northern claims In the open ground Oat and fens for Sheep What It I the use of waiting time and land over wheat lo feed when In place of the 30 bushela I of tots grain I gathered from an aero under tho but culllvallon 75 ot 1 onus may bo had on the tame land with the same good culture And the cats and Iho straw are easily worth twice aa much quantity for quantity na tho wheat will te A still better way of providing for the flock is I to tow two mud ono hnlf bushels of oats and om and onehalf of lroAtbo common Canada Can-ada pea is I the btto an acre and cut part green and let too other part tlpen The yield will easily bn four tons ot the very beet feed ir the tome ot tho straw and one ton and a half 01 the mixed grain unexcelled for sheep In the winter American Sbcepbrrcder Tho factory manager who habitually has rich buttrrmllk and whey on which n thick blanket cream will rise Is a costly Individual employ oven when working for hula board Turkeys hatched aa late aa July 1st will male profllable birds though for heavyweight the earlier Way are hatched the bitter |