Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-07-12
Farm and StOck.
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recipe to preserve all kinds If grain frol
= the ravages of cut-worms, birds, &c.
One pound sulphate of iron, one ounc
aloes; dissolve in water heated to 90 or 8
degrees, and pour over one bushcl 0
t grain.
> Fhe best time to cut wheat is when it ]
a in the dough state. The straw at tni
: stage is yellow at the ground, and all tn
:. remainder is still green, out is followed b,
r a speedy change to yellow Throughout
/ the whole length as it approaches ma,uri
ty. A large proportion of the wheat O
the country is permitted to become to-
,Iripe before harvesting, to secure the best
results.
i 1t is said that, of all creatures, the
horse has the smallest stomach relatlvel,
TO his size. Had he the complex, rumin
atlng stomach of the OK, he would not al
all times be ready for exertion. The
stomach of The horse is not 50 capacous,
even when distended, as to impede his
wind or speed, and the food passes on
ward with greater degree of regularity
then in any other animal. In eight or ten
minutes after horse drinks bucket of
water it has passed entirely out Of his
stomach into the large intestine.
Mi. lsmai.ow, young Russian gentle
man, will shortly arrive in this county
with ock of Orlow trotters. His object
is not to make races with them, Is they
have never been in full training, but
rather to acquaint American spcrtsmen
with the mode of Harvesting and drying
in Russia. For this purpose he will
bring with him Russian drivers and
droschkas, such as are in common use IN
his country. OF course, another objct OF
this gentleman is to observe our Ameri-
can customs in trotting races.
There are in Great Britain aud Ireland
"a, 532, 900 sheep, of which more than one
third are the large. h!gh-,red LeIcesters
and their allies. Allowing that one third
OF these are slaughtered annually, We
hare yearly income from these hocks of
upwards of 500, 600 600 for mutton
alone, and total income for mutton and
wool of 1886, 0Oo, 600, making no reckon
ing for the manure, which pays for the
keeping Of the sheep. Whereas, in the
Argentine Republic, where mutton has no
value, the total income from IS, OOO, OOO
'tfeep cannot exceed $50, 000, 900.
K. II. Bel a close observer. wro,el
While in California that the desire to get
quick ret1.. s." or the fact that any mole
voo! can thus be annually obtained, are
he principal incentives to semi annual
lippinga; but that these incentives are
Ound IN the health and thrift of the
heep. Mr.. b. says that if the Summer l
'roWth OF wool is ALLOWED to remain, i'll
vii cause itching. from The DIRT and sand
hat collec: in the fleece. The rains soften
be dirt into pulp and it combines with
he wool into crust, like felt, 80 whenl
he warm weather Of February comes il,
reduces all irritation and fever that|
oosens the wool and distrcsses the sheep.
nd there is loss of wool and condition.
o0.' AS to the time of these shearings,
hat for the Spring clip ranges from the
liddle of March to the lst Of June, and !
or the Fall clip from August to Decem- t
er. varying according to locality and K
circumstances. and in the large focks, |e
ecessarily requiring several weeks time.
HOGS NEED SULPHUR. II
"Whether hogs require sulphur as on |c
'sential to health Or whether it is sought :
y them as condlment, may not be dis :
overed. But one thing is true, they de-
our it with greed whenever it is to be If
ound. 1t is for tits purpose probably [
nat they will eat large Quantities OF soft 2
oal. which contains large amount of
alphur. Perhaps this is the most econ
mical method of supplying hogs with
aIphur during winter, when they require
good deal OF carbon. But in summer i, Il
best 70 feed it to them in substances
'hich contain less carbon, on account of !;
'eir producing less heat. Mustard is one .
the best things for this purpose, and u
'me OF 1t should be sown in every pas c
Ire into which hogs are turned. If hogs
re Kept in pens, or in small yards, 1t isl :
ell to supply them with wild mustard Ic
lat grows in the fields or highways, or to f
lltvate some of the best varieties for t
lcm. They will eat its leaves. its flow. :