, 1872-01-15
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ABOUT New GRAss.-The San Fran
sisco Bulletin has an article about new
kind of grass, which onght to attract
attention. The article is called the -
falfa grass. It's grown in Bakersfield,
Kern county, California. The Bulletin
speaks of it as follows:
One farmer, J. H. Reeder, living with
in half mile of the town of Bakers
field, has thirty-fve acres of land sown
with alfalfa. He keeps three men and
u mower employed in the field contin-
ually, and they have never yet succeed
ed in getting ahead of the growth of the
grass. 1t positively seems to leap up.
1t is among the most nourishing feed oh
which beef and dairy cattle can be fed.
Reeder sells all he can raise at ST. so to
800 per ton on his farm, and draws
from each acre of the thirty-five about
800 per year, of which at least one
half is net profit. The total crop this
year will be 200 tons. With these facts
before them, those who have said that
they were too poor to own land, will
have to admit either that they were mis-
taken, or that they are too lazy to be-
come farmers on their own account.
DISEASED CALvEs.--Mrs. NJ. Parish,
Ulysses, Pa, wrote in regard to diseased
calves that in the early stages of the
complaint have hacking cough,
(which gradually grows more severe
till it seems as though the suffering
creature must strangle to death" The
eyes run, and the post-mortem shows a
bunch or knot of fine white worms in
the windpipe, and working all through
the lungs. DIR. J. M. Croswell in reply
spoke of the advantages of homeopath-
ic treatment for farm stock in general
and, promised to prepare some state
ments on the subject another day. Of
the case in point he said that the dis
ease is most probably influenza, and
he thought that if aconite aud belladona
were given in alternative doses relief
would follow. s JTsa e1f
HOMEOPATHY FOR HoRsEs.-Dr. Cros-
well, in this connection, mentioned that
he bought horse not long ago which
the owner believed would be a dead
horse in two hours and half. His
legs were terribly swollen, and he GER
tainly looked as if he was ON his last legs.
In his prime he had been fast and of
high value, SO it was worth while MAX
ing an effort to keep him from the crows.
Arsenicum was given in little pills, and
now that horse is fiery steed, stout
and healthy as ever he was in the world.
CAPoN1zED CHICKENS. There was
some talk regarding the breeds best
adapted to this end. Mr.. Ketchum, of
Pennsylvania, who is in the business to
a large extent, as are also some of his
neighbors, said he has crosses of Dork
ings.. Brahmas and Dominics, and
changes roosters each year. The ca
ponizing is done by professionals, and
not two per cent. of the fowls operated
on die, though perhaps five per cent.
are " slips" The advantage is that the
fowl is one third heavier at maturity,
and brings five cents more on a pound.
Rev. Mr.. Weaver said he had raised
Dorkings which. caponized, weighed
ten pounds apiece. DR.. Croswell said
that. in addition to the advantag nam
ed, the flesh of caponized fowls is more
delicate. and there are no tough parts.
Mr.. Curtis, speaking of breeds, remark
ed that he had crossed the Brahma and
Dorking with good results. The for
mer are strong and vigorous; the latter
have fine flesh, and are somewhat ten
der when chicks. The cross-breed
make good layers, and are large enough,
besides being strong. DIR. Trimble
spoke good word for "the old-fash-
ed Dominic and game. In his expert
ence he has found none better for eggs.
How TO RAISE BEANS S. R. Duren
alluded to the statement made some
weeks ago by j. F. Hildreth, of Long
Island regarding certain possible big
crops of beans, and said: It seems to
me he must be mistaken in his estimate
of the amount he can produce from an
acre. If he put his hills only two feet
apart each way he would have about
1850 hills; eight hills to quart, he
would have LAO quarts nearly, or for
ty-ive bushels, in round numbers; and
two feet apart would be mighty, thick
planting. Have I erred in this esti-
mate We farmers have an eye to any
thing yielding much over a hundred dol
lars with ordinary culture.
MIR. Dodge-There is no guess-work
about it. Divide 1850, the number
OF 1eet In an acre, by four, and the quo
tlent is 1O,8SO-the number of hills two
feet apart. St
TREATMENT TO FRUIT TREEs.-Albert
Brewster, Sterling, Conn.,, stated that
his apple orchard bears knotty fruit,
and his pears this season were wormy
and unfit for market. 4" What is the
matter, and what can be done q,