The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-07-02
FARM AND FrREsTDE.

NAV In m sreat degree be avoided or
nv artificial heat In the
a.;,y Tbo ala, |. 10 start n FIRE in the
room where milk Is kent whenever q
thunderstorm i seen approaching. This
il done even in hot weather, the purpose
being to drive out the excess Of moist
urc. The explanation given is that dur
ing the approach of such storms the at
mosphere becomes loaded with moisture,
and the damn. moist, heavy air resting
upon the milk produces acidity and
spoils Il. Dry air, then, is important TO
the dairy, and whenever there are atmos-
pheric changes which bring excessive
moisture in the air Of n dairy, a fire
should be at once started to counteract
the bad influence IL would have upon
milk.
n this exclamation I've correct. and IL
artificial heat has the effect of preventing
milk being affected by thunderstorms,
the knoviedge Is important TO butter
dairymep. In the best dairy rooms the
heating is produced by steam pipes,
which give a uniform temperature TO all
parts of the room better than can be done
bv heat from A stove.
o,,x,oxs or Jrpsry BRrrprR.-A
wr;,or in Tho N,,, Epoiopd H,mesteod
n,,o. tho on;n;op of T. w. stougbton. of
franklin county. Mass. for twenty-five
voars a breeder Of Jersey cattle. n. TO the
y,lue of that breed. These opinions
NAV be summarized as follows: Jerseys
are not especially desirable for beef, al
though the cows fatten readily when not
in milk. and make a superior quality of
milk; they are not remarkable for guam
tity of milk, but sometimes give twenty
quarts per day; they are not as hardy
as native stock, but with good care there
is no trouble in keeping them. The but
ter is hard and will bear transportation;
is biph.colored and has a high flavor. A
thoroughbred Jersey bull crossed upon
native or Short-Hor stock is of the very
best. The quantity of butter would be
greatly increased, and the quality fully
forty per cent. The Jerseys are sharp
feeders and eat A good deal of feed in
nropovtjon To their size. The COWS are
precocious breeders. Good Jerseys sell
readily at an advance on the price of
common cows. Grade two-year-old Jer-
sew heifers not uncommonly make ten or
twelve pounds Of butter per week.
EprScu Mons or SrrrcrISG HoRsEs,
a paris corres,oudent If the Lancas.
tor Farmer saws: The purchasers of
horses for the French army always en-
deavor to obtain first look at the ami
NAL when he is tranquil and in the sta
Bile; noting il the. animal supports itself
well on all its legs, and if one seems to
yield, to especially examine it; attention
is then directed to the largeness OF the
pupil of the eye, which ought to be more
dilated when in the stable than when
exposed to full light. After the animal
has been led out of the stable, the eye
to be again examined, TO observe II the
pupil has contracted; if not. the sight Is
feeble others to test the power oil vision
feign to strike the forehead with the
hand. II the hollow over the eyes be
profound and the temple gray, old age is
to be concluded; wounds about the tenn
pies suggest attacks of staggers, and when
the end OF the nose presents circular
scars. it NAV be concluded that the horse
has been twitched with a cord to insure
his quietness while being shod or under
going some painful operation.
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