Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07
Farm, Garden and Household.
Cows and Calves.


moval that we this spring determined
to try it. Out of four 80 treated (all
heifers worth 800 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 aiing 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, q practice which has hitherto pro-
duced the most satisfactory results.
I have also experimented-until 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, I
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 lactea1 function.
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 q month before calying.
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 'spriDg-
ing" regularly and naturally, and hay
ing no trace of the old love when it be-
gins with the new.--Anaerican.
Soap-wash for Fruit-Trees.
The beneficial influence of q 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 appl-
cation is always good. And now for the
preparation. If you use purchased
potash, reduce it so that you can bear
your finger in it half a minute or more
without tingling or sore sensation. If
you can obtain good soft-soap from the
refuse. grease and I've of ashes saved up
dry, then take and reduce it (the soap
down, not to a suds, but so that it will
not be ropy when used by soft white
wash-brush. Use it freely, and it mat
ters not materially just when, but say
now, and any time most convenient un-
til in July; but after that time it is,
perhaps, better to wait till the next
year.
Charcoal for Fowls.
The benefit which fowls derive from
eating charcoal is, believe, acknowl-
edge. The method OF putting it before
them is, however, not well understood.
Pounded charcoal is not in the shape
in which fowls usually find their food,
and consequently is not very enticing
to them,
l have found that corn burnt on the
cob, and the refuse-which consists al
most entirely of the grains reduced to
charcoal. and still retaining their perfect
shape-placed before them, is greedily
eaten by them, with a marked improve
ment in their health, as is shown by the
brighter color of their combs, and their
sooner producing greater average of
eggs to the flock than before.-S. Rufus
Mason IN the Poultry World.
Beet Sugar in California.
Two sugar beet factories have been
established in California, and they are
still doing well. They produce annu-
ally 1000, 900 pounds of nice white
sugar. The companies raise their own
beets still they buy of farmers when
ever offered at 81 ton. The yield is
10 tons to the acre, and the cost of rails
ing is $40, leaving 800 profit. The
beets are sown tolerably thick since
large roots are coarse, and do not yield
as large a percent. of sugar as smaller
ones. The only variety grown is the
White Silcsian. The mills work about
" tons day. A part of the product is
molasses and alcohol, and large numbers
OF cattle are fed with the pulp which is
worth 81 ton, making the beets actu-
ally worth Sc. The yield of sugar is
not far from 10 per cent.
Perpetual Paste.
The Journal Of Applied Chemistry
says: Dissolve a teaspoonful of alum in
aquart of warm water. When cold, stir
in as much -four as will give it the con-
sistency of thick cream, being particular
to break up all the Jumps stir in as
much powdered rosin as will lie on q
dime, and throw in half dozen cloves
to give pleasant odor. Have on the
fire teacup of boiling water, pour the
Hour mixture into it, stirring well at the
time. In a very few minutes it will be
of the consistency of mush. Pour it
into an earthern or china vessel let it
cool lay cover on, and put it in cool
place. When needed for use, take out
a portion and soften it with warm water.
Paste thus made will last twelve months.
Cure for SeIf-Milkers.
To prevent COW from sucking her
self take piece of fence wire, bend it
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