Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-24
AGRICULTURAL.
FARn, GARDEN AND HOUsEROLD.

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ened into run when in the field. 1
is frequently called ''scare, dispC
sition TO be scared easily. knol
herds to run every few days during th
whole season and not fatten scarcely
pound. A mere trife will start them a
first, as a boy passing, man and gun
or dog, and soon they will start with
out cause. Some more vicious thar
the rest, will commence, with theil
heads elevated, and pass briskly through
the herd, switching their tails all the
while, briskly. They will soon dash off
the herd following at n desperate rate,
round and round the field, until they
become much fatigued, when they will
come to a stop, and repeat again IN a
few days, probably the whole sea-
Ison. They will fatten scarcely
any while this is continued
In purchasing cattle in large lots, be
very careful not to purchase such.-
They may be known generally by their
shyness, but with certainty by their
dirty tails. Running always purges an
OK. This matter is sure to besmear the
tail; it dries upon 1T and remains until
it is recoated 10y the next general race,
so that they may be generally known
by their dirty tails, their shyness and
their lean condition.
REMEDY large lots are much more
liable to become affected than small
lots. Let the most vicious be removed
and placed near the dwelling, where
they may be seen and sailed every day.
Sell them to the hatcher as soon as
possible, and keep none of them. III
one is kept and Turned into "A lot of
quiet cattle, he will ruin the whole of
them, with great certainty.--North-
l0esteIp Farmer.
HUNGARIAN HAY FOR SHEEP. e. II.
| p. writes to your paper June DID, on
the Feeding and Care of Lambs" in
which he speaks of the use of Hunga-
rian hay. My experience in feeding
Hungarian hay to sheep is rather limit
ed; however, L have made close enough
observation to Conclude that it is niu-
rious TO feed TO sheep, unless great
care is taken, as il affects sheep as it
does many horses. II it is fed as T. II.
r. fed It, perhaps it cOnld not hurt
them, but / led several tons OF Hunga-
rian hay last winter, to my sheep, and
fed them twice day, and they looked
well, but after awhile quite a number of
them began to get stupid, and would
not keen with the flock, and fingered
along several days, and a number of
them died; not having any idea of the
cause of this, l made a post norton
examinatiCn of them, and found them
the fattest sheep that | ever dressed. ~
When | came to the intestines L found
them in very bad condition appar-
emily under the inner lining of the in
testines there had formed hard balls OF
various sizes. which proved npOn ex-
animation to beHungarian seed, and /
came TO the conclusion that that ocea-
stoned their death. Many of them
would linger along for a week or ten
days and finally recover. My Hunga-
rian was ripe when l cut il.
TO PREVENT Cows FROM Kicking. -
W. some time since copied from one
Of our exchanges, IL plan recommended,
which was said to be a sure cure for
uneasy aud kicking COWS. We tried it
with success. and whenever we are
troubled by the cows stepping and
kicking when MIXED, we apply the
remedy, and ii not only prevents it for
the time being, but by following at up
| for a short time il appears to be remem-
bered and will usually affect cure. 1t
is as as follows: tasten a rope around
| the ANGLE of the left fore leg, and pass
| il over the back of the COW, drawing
up the foot to the body, and securing
| the rope around the hind leg
nearest the mixer; and if her tail is
| troublesome, fasten that at the same
time. This is similar, we believe, to
the Rarey plan with horses that is,
] the tieing of the foot prevents their
raising the hind feet, as in so doing
they lose their balance. One of our
neighbors who tried this plan some
time and with success, says his COW be.
came so accustomed to it that she wOuld
hold mp her foot when he went to milk
| her, and continue to do so until finish
ed, although she was not tied. The
story may seem fishy, but lac is n man
of veracity and his word can be relied
| upon. Northern Farmer.
GENTLENEss OF BEES. Bees, when
swarming, are generally peaeeable. and,
if treated gently, may be hived without
danger or difficulty. A remarkable
instance of their inoffensiveness at this
period is related by DIR. Tborley
| Wanting to dislodge swarm from the
branch of codling-tree, on which it
had clustered, he placed the hive in the
| hands of a maid servant, who, being a
novice, covered her head and should
ers with a cloth to guard her face. On
shaking the tree, most of the bees
alighted on the cloth, and quickly
crept under it, covering the girls
breast and neck up to her chin. Mr..
lT. impressed her with the importance
of neither flInching from nor buffeting
the bees, and began Immediately
TO search for the queen,
which, ON finding, he gently seized and
removed, but without effecting n dis
lodgment of the swarm. Thus disap-
pointed, he suspected there was a sec.
ond queen present, which actually
proved to be the case. On securing heI
and placing her in the hive, with 6
portion of the bees, the rest followed
in multitudes, till in two or three min
utes not one bee remained on the girl
who was thus relieved from her state
of apprehension and alarm, without
feeling the point of single sting
| AmeriCaa Bee Journal
TURNIPs AMONG CoRN.-A very clever
little crop of turnips may be- raised
among corn, especially il the ground is
tolerably clean of weeds at the proper
time of sowing. They will then tax,
the place of late weeds and grow
month after the corn is cut. They
should, however, be sown thin and :
little earlier than in open ground.
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