Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-17
FARM, GAP.1EN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Care of Cattle,


1t is not economy 10 milk cows as long
as a few pints may be drained from
them. The drain on the system in
nourishing the calf is enough for the COW
to bear If the COW is a copious mixer,
care must be exercised in feeding, lest
IN the new flush of milk garget may &C.
cur. To avoid this, feed low give no
corn meal whatever, and it is safest to
give nothing but hay and some roots.
There need be no apprehension if large
heavy udder is not shown before calving,
1t will be the safer, and the flow of milk
may easily be encouraged when the calf
IS week or two old, and danger of in
Illumination is passed. Every farmer can
not have his COWS fresh in the winter,
nor can every dairyman or woman make
winter butter of first quality, but those
who can do these things are able to get
double the profits from their COWS that
others do, and have their dairy work
come at the season when there is little
else to be done-a matter for smart farmers
to think over.
HORSES. horses may be kept in
straw yard with an open shed for shell
ter. A few ears of corn, given daily,
Will keep them in good condition. Brood
mares, at least, should have as much ex-
ercise as this. Horses kept in stables
should be well curried and brushed. A
sharp curry comb is a nuisance in a
stable, and makes many nervous horses
fractions and irritable. The sharp teeth
may easily be rubbed down with file or
milestone. To clean a curry comb,
dup it into a solution of common sal-soda,
rinse it about short time, and then
wash it in hot water When the coat
begins to shed, pint of -linseed cake
meal may be given daily to each horse.
FATTENING CATTLE. change of food
will be OF great help in quickening the APP
petite OF stall fed cattle. A pint of mo-
lasses, mixed with feed of cut straw
and meal, will be taken very readily
This may be given once a day, and one
to two ounces of salt with an alternate
feed. Roots, sliced and sprinkled with
either cotton or linseed cake meal, will
be very healthful. A few apples will be
useful between meals. A pound of meal
stirred in the drinking water will help.
by varying the food in this way one can
hardly overfeed fattening stock SO as to
pail the appetite. -Agricul,wist
Pruning Apple Trees in Winter.
In carrying out the practical details of
every day work in the garden or orchard,
one must often take time by the fore
lock, and adapt his work to the circum-
stances, or else neglect it altogether.
The best time to remove q branch or
limb OF any size from bearing apple
tree is during midsummer, when the
sap is flowing freely. If taken off then,
the wound will heal over much sooner
than in cold weather. But there are
many practical obstacles in the way of
pruning fruit trees at that time of the
year. There are thousand other things
to be done then, each one of which
seems more pressing, and cannot be
overlooked or neglected without imme-
date loss to the crop. But while the
winter is not the best time to prune
apple trees, it is far better to do it then
than not at all. Apple trees, whether
, young or old, should have their heads
left open and free at all times. The
young succulent growth, that very often
starts out on the branches of old trees,
should be cut out clean every winter, and
never allowed to remain the second year
In young and thrifty apples there is
always danger of getting the heads too
compact, allowing too much wood to re-
main. The damage coming from this
practice soon shows itself in the inferior
sia d fruit growing on these overcrowd-
ed parts of the trees. During January
and February the apple trees should be
carefully examined, and the prunin.
knife and saw used wherever necessary.
In cutting or saving off a branch more
than couple of inches in diameter, it is
better to cover over the wound with @
thin paste of gum shellac dissolved in
alcohol. This protection from the
weather will hasten the healing of the
wound, and prevent rotting from the
water settling in the edges. In starting
young trees it is seldom found necessary
to shorten back the young shoots, il
forming the heads. The main object tC
be gained is to thin out and keep the tor
free and open, so that the sun and ali
can have easy access to all parts. Til,
bodies of both old and young tree
should be kept clean, and examined
closely, twice year, for the borers, tina
prove so destructive unless kept unde
by constant vigilance. These work thei
way under the bark, and, if not checked
will eventually girdle and destroy tn
tree, no matter how large Or vigorous
may be.-Scibner's.
Bitter Cream.
CFeam becomes bitter by keeping
too long before it is churned. A butte
maker says: " In summer there is it'll
bitter milk or cream, because the crear
Is churnel sooner than in winter, seldor
reaching the third day. Sometimes
where there is a single COW kept, [ hav
known the bitter to show on account c
the small quantity of cream accumulat
ing. The summer practice is reverse
IN the winter. There being too littl
milk to require frequent Cummings
week-we account readily for the evi
complained Of The fore part of the SCI
son, when milk is in greater quantit,
neeessitating more frequent chu1ning,
hear of but little complaint. 1t matter
not how good the feed is-if the tende
est hay and roots are added, making a
approach tosuInmer feed, nor how clea
the milk is kept, the most perfect mil
if set beyond. three days will be hur
The writer of this has filled the vesse
leaving barely space enough for clot
to be stretched over without touchin
the milk, and snug lid put on, keepin
the air out, but all to no purpose. S,
in the purest air, in all the temperature
il is the same.
Apple Snow
A most delicate sauce to take the pla,
of ice cream in party lunchs, during IL
winter season, is made of apple Jelly CO.
cred with frosting. For the frostr