Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-07-19

OF DeIOre the full moon OF each month, also
III two weeks thereafter
o. s. PAINE. Master.
E. L. HOPKINS. Sec'y.
Farm Notes for July.
MAKING HAY.
The time to cut hay is matter of
diversity OF opinion among farmers, but
it one has not time to investigate scien-
ti6cally, nor experience to determine
practically, it is wise to follow the prac-
tees of sections where hay is the i'm
portant crop. In dairy districts, with
general accord, hay is made early, before
the seed has matured, the farmers
claiming that cattle like it better and it
does them more good. The time to Sc
cure the greatest nutrition, estimating
seed and stem, is to cut when the seed
is in the dough; and if cut when this
state commences the hay will give the
highest satisfaction. Later, as the seed
natures, woody fiber is rapidly formed
in the lower portion of the stem; and
earlier than the dough state the strong
err nutritive portions have not been de-
veloped, while there is liability to the
formation of acids. Commence early,
cure thoroughly and preserve carefully.
We are reminded that very few persons
know how to stack timothy and clover
hay so as to preserve it. The center is
not kept full enough, nor is it we'll
packed. Keep the stacker in the cen
ter, and the center we'll rounded; unload
alternately from opposite sides of the
stack. Cap with slough grass, and at
tach plenty of hangers, are good rules
to observe. At best, stacking in the
prairie States, is but a choice of two
evils, and as rapidly as the farmers can
provide barns it will be done.
BLOAT IN CATTLE.
More complaint has been made this
year of loss by clover bloat than for
many years past; due, doubtless, to the
rapid growth Of clover and almost con-
slant rains. In extreme cases resort
has been had to the knife with good eff
feet. We do not recall an instance
where knife or awl has been inserted,
allowing the gas to escape through the
opening, where the operation has not
been entirely successful.
A farmer in Benton county, Iowa,
read of the knife remedy, and not know
ing how large knife was intended, used
a butcher knife. The wound healed
without seeming injury to the cow
Most cases can be treated satisfactorily
by the use of salt and dry food.
SAVE THE CALVES.
In dairy sections the destruction of
calves is immense, because it is claimed
that it does not pay to raise them. In
a present sense that may be true, but
the loss of calves involves a loss of
grass, grain and hay, for thousands Of
farmers have not stock enough to eat
up the coarse food produced upon the
farm. The calves might be sold at
profit to such farmers. The time is not
distant when good beef will find ready
market at remunerativa prices, as all
must admit, after examining the reports
of our export trade in beef. The veter-
mary department of the Imperial Privy
Council of Great Britain publishes a
report in which it appears that during
1877 the supplies Of cattle from the
continent of Europe to the British
market fell off to the extent Of $1,000
head. The total number imported from
these countries during that year was
1928. On the other hand the total
number received from the United States
and Canada during the same period was
1876, an increase over the import of
1876 of 10000. The sheep imported
from European counties during 1877
amounted to 949,315-a decrease on
that of the previous year. of $4,000
The import of sheep on the other hand
from the United States and Canada
amounted to 1896, an increase of 21,-
900. The report notices that the con-
signments of fresh meat from this side
of the Atlantic saved the people of
Britain from considerable embarrass-
ment, and prevented any inconvenience
arising from the falling off of foreign
stock. 1t is further noticed that while
the care shown in tie transport Of fresh
meat across the ocean has been admira-
BILE, so that in general it arrived in ex-
cellent condition, the same care has not
always been shown by consignees, who,
in distributing what came into their
hands in first rate condition, have too
often treated what was entrusted to
them as if it had been an indestructible
commodity. This has resulted in the
quite unnecessary destruction of tons of
meat"
The history of the expectation of live
stock has but opened its first paragraph.
Thus far the cattle exported have been
mainly for tho shamhles, but new
trade has just opened in swine, the ship
ment Of hogs to be fed in England, and
it may be extended to cattle. Should
this be the case we may look for rapid
increase and an intensified interest in
the cattle business throughout the Uni
ted States. We repeat save the calves.
THE ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
We should have suggested in our
June notes some points in orchard man.
agement. The time Of greatest growth
is time when wounds will heal rapidly:
hence it is a good time to cut out de-
cayed places in the bark and body and
to prune. The worm If not checked
will make rapid destruction Of the foil
age.
People do many foolish ways to de-
stroy the worm, sometimes using pow
der and sometimes fire, to the great in
jury of trees. Winding the nests upon
a stick. on rainy day, and burning up
on the ground will answer good pur-
pose for the destruction of the apple
tree worm. On currant and gooseberry
bushes the use Of powdered Hellebore
will stop the ravages of the worm. Pas
sing through the small fruit yards we
are reminded that grapes and raspber-
ries should be pinched back sufficiently
to give them growth and throw out lat
terals.- Western Stock Journal.
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