The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-20
How Early Should Heifers Have
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tice of farmers in this respect-some
feeding high and breeding as early rs
possible, and others keeping the heifers
away from the bull until the third wear
feeling quite satisfied with a calf at
three years old. 1t is admitted that the
heifers grow larger that breed late, and
If beef Is a prominent object in the ami
NAL, this may be good policy. But in
dairy districts we want milk, butter and
cheese at the earliest moment that the
animal is capable of producing them
economically. The Jerseys and their
grades bring calves quite early, some
times at fifteen months old, frequently
at eighteen months, and as a rule at two
years or under. The heifers that come
IN at fifteen months frequently lose
their calves, and their growth is a good
deal retarded. But the milking quail
ties of the animal are generally devel-
oped, and if the heifers have rich pas-
lures and are well fed during the winter
we prefer to have them come in the sec
ond spring after birth, say from twenty
to twenty-four months old. This saves
at least years keeping, and we think
makes better COW, although she may
not be SO large. The cost of keeping
two-year old better in the older states is
from $50 to $50 year, and if there is no
calf until she is three ears old it is so
much money out of pocket. We have
never been able to discover much differ
enoe between the quantity of milk given
by heifer in her second and third year.
Ii well cared for, the two-year old be-
gins to pay as soon as she brings a calf
II of good stock and n heifer, the calf
will be as we'll worth raising as anv
subsequent calf dropped by the same
mother. She will probably give more
than milk enough to pay for her years
keeping, and the calf will be clear gain.
The cost of keeping COWS in the eastern
states is now so great that one needs to
put them to breeding at the earliest day
it can be safely done. At three wears
old the animal has consumed not far
from eighty dollars worth of food
whether she has yielded any return or
not. If you can put fifty dollars to her
credit at the close of the third year II
looks a little more like making the rails
ing of dairy COWS living business.
OANPHoR AS A MEDICINE. The Scien.
titie American lectures those people who
make frequent use of camphor as n
medicine. 1t says The physiological
action of camphor is not yet under
stood; but, Judging by the symptoms
that follow the taking of a moderate
dose, 1t may be called nervous stimu-
liant. 1t is somewhat like opium and
alcohol, therefore, in its action. when
given in small quantities; but. when
taken in large doses, it causes excessive
irritation to the nervous system. pro
ducing commissions and death. Gam
phor acts TO irritate and longest, and
finally, to inhame the mucous lining of
the stomach, causing, in the milder
cases, form of dyspepsia, and, in the
more aggravated, liberation of the
stomach. From these two actions,
namely, that of nervous stimulant and
local irritant, come all the good and
evil of its use We can, there fore
readily see how unsuited this drug is to
be a household remedy.
THE Observation-Disclosures, an Els
teddfodd, to be held at Coedpoetherwy-
thdys next year, under the designation
of Eisteddfodd Cadcorywhyriolddr
Observation-Disclosures Maewhydlor,
has been proclaimed with all the ancient
ceremonies, a Welsh rabbit being
slaughtered by Clwywhywyddwdwdfw-
yardd, the principal bard, who was as
sisted by Iololuluto Trewhyfddewilwh
and others, who helped TO drink all the
whisky The old practice Of outlandish
names for these ceremonies has been en-
tirely discarded,