Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-07-26
Farm, Garden and Household.
Cows and Calves.

Much has been said and written about |
the best treatment of calves, and so |
many have advised their immediate re-
moval that we this spring determined
to try.it. Out of four so treated TALL
heifers worth 500 when they were drop
ped), one died before it was a week
old, another is securing so badly that
We have but little hope of its recovery,
and third is aihng and weakly. We
have had quite enough of this treat
ment, and shall return to our custom of
leaving all calves with their mothers
until they are at least three days old,
and longer, if necessary, to start them
fairly and vigorously on the road of
life, a practice which has hitherto pro-
duced the most satisfactory results.
/ have also northumberland have
regretted it-on another theory of some
modern breeders of Jerseys-that is, to
milk the cows quite up to the time of
calving, if possible. In every case, 1
am convinced that real and probably
permanent injury has resulted. The
idea advanced was that Jersey COW
has no other purpose but to bring calves
and to produce milk, and that she should
be trained to the fullest and most per-
sistent exercise of the tactical function.
The subject has been presented to me
so long and so persuasively, and by men
whose opinion seemed SO well worthy
of respect, that had come to more
than half believe it, and have tried the
experiment this spring with several ami
mails. In every case there has been
trouble with the udder, and thus far the
flow of milk is less than it was after the
previous calving. The calves have not
been materially affected by it, but the
mothers have been in every instance.
Hereafter, we shall endeavor to dry off
all the COWS a month before calving.
Up to that time it is well to keep the
milk flowing (if only pint day., and
with Jerseys it is almost always easy to
do this (; but after that the milking
should cease, and the udder should be
allowed to become entirely empty of
milk preparatory to the commencement
of its new period of activity-"s pring-
ing regularly and naturally, and hay
ing no trace of the old love when it be-
gins with the new.-Anlerican. Fai' (
SOap-Wash for Fruit-Trees.
The beneficial influence of weak
alkali wash upon the bark of fruit trees
is of long standing acknowledgment.
Its action is in expansion of the pores,
while at the same time it is destructive
of all insect life, sporadic or otherwise.
Writers or theorists differ as to the best
time to apply it; but We have always
found that if good common sense be
used in preparing it, the time of appli-
cation is always good. And now for the
preparation III you use purchased
potash, reduce it SO that you can bea1
your finger in it half minute or more
without tingling or sore sensation. II
you can obtain good soft-soap from the
refuse grease and'lye of ashes saved ur
dry, then take and reduce it (the soap,
down, MOTTO suds, but SO that it vii,
not be ropy when used by soft white
wash-brush. Use it freely, and it mat
tiers not materially just when, but say
now, and any time most convenient I'M
til in July; but after that time it is
perhaps, better to wait till the mex
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