Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-11-16


nilkers Operations; nd The ailk 3 noe
.,he)d uP1stAs aqns i1etakj si9l1sd
NJ: Il liner Lid ~. Jrkas,I
tang III . COY rdl BIT ~ leftsan1k q 3uld
cor in vQntsG VIII tn lsk 4 the pw,
80 that she cannot kick. Before comfkSnc.
ing to milk, the teats are to be washed
with cold water. in warm weather. and in
warm water In Winter. 80
The best mixer il mercifal man. The
ODER and teats are highly orgaui1ea and
very sensitive and these facts should be
taken into consideration, especially when
mffkfngs Young COW, for the teats1re some
times excessively tender, and the hard tug
ging and eqssezing which uany pBas seesj-
tive creatusesb<vS to epo1rk. at ah1 hahds
of some thoughtle.s, hard. listed men, are
really distressing to witness.
KbelIefm Ksf than svenx msscisuf man
is woman. The principal part Of. M
milking IN private establishments in for
eiEh codnties y done by women; and in
the United States there are thousands Of
capable women out Of employment who
|DiYht be edfAntsgepusly employed. il
Rrfvste and dry otabll6hn1Affas milk
maids - ~ - - - y =
An indolent person-slow coach-should
never be Suffered 70 tosch cows teat, the
process to say the least OF il, Is painful
therefore, the best mixer is the one who
can abstract the milk in the quickes,
Finally, milk the COW dry. The last Of
he milk is the most valuable, yet M
Hnsryup cannot find time 70 attend "a
this matter, consequently he loses the best
OF the milk, and actually ruins the COW as
nilkes -Dr. Desi4.
THE HoGs.-Now is the time to fatten
the hogs to kill this fall See that they
have good warm and dry nest. Many
farmers are in the habit of boiling pump
kins and MASKING them with meal
This makes very good feed, as it codhbines
the growing and fsttening properties nec
essary. One of the best hogs We ever fst
1 tened was fed in -this way, but an import
ant precaution was used in taking out the
seeds from the pumpkins before cooking.
The seeds are powerfully diuretic and pre-
vent the animals from fattening. Let their
fond be comparatively dry Mix little
salt with their food, and let them, if con
sspient, have little charcoal. Above all
things do not teach them how TO squeal
Maine Farmer. -
FERMENTED SwILL-A Subscriber" asks
ii 'twill Tor listening hogs will lose OF
gain anything by allowing it to ferment ~
Swill properly so called can never gain
anything by fermentation, for il "lerpaen-
tation" be allowed to go on long enough
all swill will purify. Many good farmers
allow their swiil to fcrment to o eight ex-
tent bcforc feeding, in order to give it
greater uniformity of character, and, in
"house slops," to take the place in meas
ure of cooking, which is announcement in
the summer time. When this is practised,
however, swill should've Kept in several
different vessels, SO that the feed may be
fermcnted uniformly from day to day
ADsertcan Agrtculturist.
FREEZING OEDNs.--If 1t is designed to
keep the onions till spring, the cheapest
and best way il to freeze them. TO do
this select the northwest portion of some
out building under which the air does NOT
circulate, spread the onions about one and
u halt feet in depth, leaving vacant space
Of about two feet from the side of the build
ing; let them get thoroughly frozen, then
cover them closely with an old sail. or any
cloth to keep the hay from mixins with
them. and spread the hsy t.w" rect or more
in de,,th above the covering; also pack
fine lssy closely between the heap and The
sides OF the building. Here let them re
main untouched until the frost is entirely
Dut, when they should be spread at once.
we'll aired and turned often until thor
oughly dried.-JJ H. Gregory.
A SURE REMEDY FOR SHEEP KILLING
DoGs- Nearly every one of our exchanges
grievous slaughter Of large numbers Of val
nal,le sheep by dogs. Ii there is anything
in the world that will tend to kindle a good
mans wrath, and rouse his Indignation Of
furious rage, it is the horrid spectacle Of u
score or more Of choice and valuable sheep
dying, some dead, and Others lac
Grated, bitten, mangled, and wcltering in
their own blood, destroyed by some worth
less cur Such loss cannot easily be re
.rieved. Dollars and cents are inadequate
to the value of certain beautiful focks
that have been bred and reared with ex-
luisitc skill and care After a person has
years Of time, in which his
best thoughts aud skill have been exercised
in developing style of sheep that are really
worth securing, to have the innocent and
animals, that we almost love, bar
torn to pieces by some mean and
idle dog that is sublime nuisance in the
is . misfortune which few
men arc able to meet With unruffled tenn
per.
Our civil as we'll as the divine law will
Justify man in the defense Of his person
and property. In some states, the civil law
requires dogs, when running at large, to be
But as many people will persist
in keeping dogs which will kill sheep, a
man is justified in protect ing his flock from
dogs by any available means.
A large cowbell attached to the neck of
q large dog, which would hang in silence
when he trOts, but which would rattle
as soon "a he runs, will effect
nally deter the most incOrrigible sheep
killer from chasing sheep. Then, if bells
we're PIT on the necks Of q goodly number
If the flock, SO as to give the alarm, a dog
would he frightened by the rattling Of SO
many bells, and leave the innocent sheep
unframed
Dogs that are addicted to the vice of
are dcspicable cowards-
Still, they are no ninnic~ they know
better than to hill sheep. They know that
The sound Of one or o number of bells
would give the alarm, which might arrest
heir bloody design. ~
When the owner of a heep-killing dog
fails to provide q bell for his dogs neck,
! few slices Of mutton, having small
quantity of strychnine deposited in it,
will be found an effcctual remedy for
hat Unsuitable taste for the flesh of sheep
md lambs.
A friend communicated to us an account
Of the destruction, by dogs, Of more than
half OF choice flock, which had been. bred
and perfected with unremitting care and
great expense. Another intelligent farmer
declared that worthless dogs hadslriven
the sheep out of Connecticut r.
In addition to bells for dogs, another
good preventive is to attach one end of a
chain to strap around dogs neck, and
the other end to billet of wood about one
foot long and four inches in diameter. The
end Of the chain should extend to his hind
feet, so that the wood will prevent his run.