Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-01-15
THE LAW OF FENCES.
rCrom the New York Tribune.

4 case was tried long ago In this coun.
" which IL Instructive = giving the law
as to fences knd - 10 trespsss arising oui
OF insufficient protection to feIts Aoo
crops. The Judge laid dows - law the
following points: lit Is . maxim 10
Law that every man must use and care iof
his own property - that it shall not M
jure his nei4hbors. It must now be con-
sidered ! law that II the owner Of I'M
proved land has no fences protecting Ms
crops he cannot recover for Injuries done
by cattle strsying upon bis land. re
must both smut In his own catfae AMI
held 90 long 10 three quarters Of century
ago that II ! fence is not what may be
| c.l.ed lawful but Is wh.t may be called
nrixhborly and sufficient to keep out cat.
tie that are not brexchy, claim for tres
pass will lie upon injury by Others cat
t,e.'' The Jury in this case was instruct:
ed BY the Judge that if the Leiendsnt1
cattle broke through or jumped over the
fence hetM1en. the PLAINTIFF corn field and
the d.fendant's woods, and damaged the
pl iDtilf's corn he YVES entitled to recover
for the damage done, unless the jury were
satisfied from the evidence that tue fence
Was not such as farmers OF practical
knowledge and experience would consider
ss sufficient to protect the crop from In
jury by usually orderly cattle. II 1t wss
such sufficient fence, tor the damages
done while ia that condition the pl"intin
may recover, although it was not made
OF logs or rails, or posts and boards, AM
was not ..iour ami a-halt feet high and
we'll staked aid ridered.'' The material
OF which the Gence was made should also
be o. llcrs d ne we'll u. its hight. breadtn
aud tirinn+ss. and II these were not con-
s,dered sufii. lent to keep out orderly cat
tie no ''damsxes' should b recovered.
GIVE PLENTY OF FEED TO COWS.
It is probably true that fifty per cent Of
the profit winch might be realized from |
the dairy stock OF this country. is annual
ly lost to their owners. from the want Of
Il necessary quantity and proper gu ,lity
Of the food which should be given to
t'-m. L. F. Alien gives experiments by
Or. Rhode Elder q. Of the Royal Acaie-
nv OF Agriculture, in Prussia. OF the
CONS arative yield Of milk from cows ny
pssturing and stable feeding. through
seven years OF each system. The aver
sye per COW Tor the whole seven yearA IN
pasiuring was 1853 quarts, while the
average per cow tor the seven years OF
,tablinq o. soiling, was 3, Az quarts.--
From this result It is seen that the COW Is
capable Of producing one hundred per
'ent more than she usually does, provided
he is ks pit in the most comfortable uan-
Ter, and fed with the greatest milk pro-
luciDg substances. She may produce but
lalf the above quantity II not properly
l0used in winter, aud scantiIy fed during
he whole year. In either case the orig !
nal cost and value OF the cow Is the same,
le care is about the same, while all the
oss in her production Is caused by lack
D guam tity and qualify OF food, coupled
nth lack Of comfort during the incie-
I ut season:
THE HOUSEWIVES TABLE.
The following is very valuable house,
'ife's table. by which persons not having
,a'es and weights at hand may readily :
leasure the article wanted to form any !,
.ceipt without the trouble Of weighing.
lowancs TO be made for -. extra Urinary
ryness or moisture of the 3,ticle weighed
T measured:
Wheat -four, pound is 1 quart.
Indian meal, pound 2 ounces are l
uart
Butter. when soft. pound il / quart.
Loaf sugar, broken. pound is / quart.
White sugar. powdered, l pound
lnce are quart.
Best brown sugar, pound ounces are I'll
quart. ~
Ten eggs are 1pound.
Flour, pecks are bushel. J.,
Sixteen large tesspoo"fuls are pfis
Eight large tesspoonfuls are gll.
F ur large teaspoonfuls are 4 gill.
Two gilIs are q pint
Two pints are quart. Z
Four quarts are gallon.
A common sized wine glass 10 J gill.
A comm0n-sized tumbler holds pint
A teacup is gill.
A large wine>glass is gill.
A tablespoonful is ! OUNCE
Forty drops are equal to teasroonful.
Four teaspoonfuls are equal to table,
OOnful.