Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-04-13
LIVE CATTLE WEIGHED BY MEAsuRE.

LIVE NAIILE w EIOHEU D1 -'AEHSCNC'
The only instrument necessary is q
measure with feet and inches marked
upon it. The girth is the circnmter-
cncc of the animal just below the
shoulder blades. The following table
contains the rules to ascertain the weight
of the animal:
If less than one foot in girth, multi
ply superficial feet by 8. 1fless than
three feet and more than one, multiply
superficial feet by II. If less than five
and more than three, multiply superb
cial feet by 16. If less than seven and
more than five, multiply superficial feet
by %. II less than nine and more
than seven, multiply the superficial
feet by 81. II less than eleven and
more tina" nine, multiply the superficial
feet by AZ.
Example: Suppose the girth of a
bullock to be 6 feet inches; length 5
feet inches, the superficial area will
then be 81 and in accordance with the
preceding table, the weight will be 1872
pounds.
Example: Suppose a pig to measure
in girth 2 feet, and length foot 8
inches there would be 81 feet, which
multiplied by II, gives 3Sa pounds as
the weight Of the animal when dressed.
In this way the wei ght of the fore quar-
,crs can be substantially asccrtaincd
during life.
To IMPROVE THE BREED OF Hoes
Many farmers desire to improve their
stock of hogs. This can be done. Sc
lcct the likelicst SOW pigs from your
own stock or from any source where
YOU can obtain them. DO not allow
them to bring forth litters of pigs be-
fore they are sixteen or eighteen months
old. Select the boar pig in the same
manner. Keep him by himself until
he is of the same age, and always keep
him alone when his services are not
needed. Follow this practice and you
will improve your swine, and not till
then.
When SOW has pigs, keep them in
pen by themselves.
TO be successful in raising good
hogs, good care should be taken Of
them. They want warm, clean, dry,
apartments to sleep in, with comfort
able bedding. The pcns-if they are
kept in pcns-should be divided off so
that they should have a place for sleep
ing, place for feeding, and place for
their excavations.
The hog is naturally clean animal.
Il little pains is taken, it will keep
clcan-ncver making its sleeping apart
brent filthy. So says an experienced
hog raiser in the WILEY Farmer.
SADDLE IIORsEs.-Thc best height for
horses intended as hack of the first
class, is about fifteen hands. Tall horses
are not SO good for hacks as those of Il
lower stature, as they do not move with
SO much ease and lightness, wearing
their legs more aud causing more ia
tiguc to their riders. The majority of
tall horses are nowadays tall only be-
cause they have long legs, which are
very Objectionable, as they never wear
well, and are mostly allied with a very
short body. These horses may do well
enough when snowy appearance is the
on y object in +vicw.-London ReceW.
FEEDING TURNlps.-Thc correspon-
dents of the New Hampshire Journal
rf Agriculture affirm that they have fed
turnips to cows for Il number of years,
and the milk has never been favored
by them. The practice adopted has in
variably been to have the turnps we'll
washed and cut up, and given to the
cattle ut the time of milking; and SO
important is this particular time to be
observed, that it was noted when the
turni ps, on one or two occasions were
fed an hour or two after that time, the
milk was affected by the peculiar fla
vor of the turnip.
THE ART OF AGnlcuLrrRE.-Ag great
deal has been written and said about
the science and art of agriculture, but
for practical guidance the whole thing
is in a nutshell. 1t consists in these
two rules: Make the land rich, and
keep the weeds down. If any person
who tries to raise any plant will follow
these two rules he will succeed, and if
he docs not follow them he will not
succeed.
ScorcH BUTTER.-The farmers Of
Aberleenshire, Scotland, make a very
superior article of butter. They mix
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