The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-12
THE CALIFORNIAN
agricultural.
4 Great Bull.

W. II. Dean of Factory Point (Man-
chester, Vt.) owns mammoth bull, five
years old. of which the Journal tells the
following story:
On the 18th day Of March, 1868, when
two years and eleven months old, his
weight was 5000 lbs. Good Judges OF
cattle from abroad estimate his present
weight at upwards of 1000 lbs, and pro-
nounce him the largest animal OF the KIND
in the United States He is in good con-
dition but not extra fat. The following
measurements were taken by us last thurs
day: Length from root OF horn to root
of tail. ten feet length from point Of
shoulder to point of hip, seven feet ten
inches: eirth. eight feet and nine inches
girlh around flank, eight feet and eight
inches: girth around neck, seven feet /:
width through hips and shoulders, two
feet and ten inches height Surface meas
ure), six feet and eight inches; perpendic-
ular, six feet and two inches.
To MAKE HENS LAY. Take some oats
and boil them until soft then fry them in
hot fat, and YOU will have any quantity Of
eggs-P,mae Farmer.
CALVES. Calves may be weaned early,
or within few days, without difficulty,
but milk should be gradually discontinued
50 as not to produce sudden changes in
food, which may prove fatal. First give
new milk, gradually adding to it increas-
cd portions of skinned or warmed milk.
Then add first a very small quantity of
barley or other meal, increasing this very
gradually, until it becomes a sort of cruel,
water being added bya similar increase
In this way the food of the young animal
may be gradually changed from milk to
cruel, and from cruel to common wet mes
SEES. Flax-sced tea, when to be had, an
swers well for the purpose of etfecting the
change from milk to meal
HE HANDsOMEST AND FATrEsT HEIF-
Err IN THE WORLD The Springfield Re
puJhccm has the following account of a
heller belonging to Ebenezer Cotton, OF
West Springfield, Mass, which it calls
:" the handSomest and latest heifer in the
world" This creature is a sight for an
epicure. She is five years old, grade,
Durham, Of Il dull brown color, small
boned, fine muzzle, playful as a calf, and
yet weighs in the vicinity of 200 lbs.
The front legs stand plump two feet apart
Ono fun but t;lct,) and the points of her
shoulders full three feet Both literally
and lateraly, she sticks out with fairness,
and when she moves, her TANKS shake like
Jelly 1t will be remembered that two
years ago she attracted much attention by
the side OF Major Taylor's fat steer at the
county fair on llampden park. She has
grown and eaten some since then, and her
owner has no idea Of letting her off till she
stops growing. She was always good
feeder. Is as hearty as ever, and easily
takes ten to twelve quarts of meal day
besides hay, potatoes and other side dishes
MIR. Cotton can safely challenge the world
on fairness, and if he choose to take hi:
heiter abroad, could draw the gaze of roy
atty.
CURIOUS FACT. At the recent wool
growers convention in Syracuse, Mr.. Ten
Eyck stated that long wooded sheep would
not thrive when focked with merinoes
He had placed several in a flock of 1906
merlnoes, and the long woods grew poor
and unhealthy. although the pasture was
good. MIR. E. T. Ryan, in communica
ton to the Western Rural, on coarse wool
cd sheep, says, in regard to the mixing O
Lelcc>ters with fine woods in pasture ii
summer, or in folds in winter, that tn
strong. poisonous scent of the full bloc,
merlnoes, impairs the appetite, enfeeble
the health, and causes Immediate decay il
the vitality of the Leicester sheep
Weigh a Leicester lamb at six months
old, and put him in a clover pasture O
abundant feed with flock of SO or 100
MerlnoeS. and keep him with them, ant
he will never gain five pounds in weight
Keeping coarse woods by themselves is tn,
great secret for success in raising them t,
the greatest nrOfit -