The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-13
HOUSE AND FARM
4 Axricultural Notes .

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The chief industry Of New Mexico il
sheep raising, and is highly proftable
while in Colorado and Wyoming Terri
tory it is little less SO, though by no
means as fully developed. The number
and value Of the sheep in these three.di-
visions are estimated as follows: New
Mexico 1000, 600 head, value 81, $50. 900:
Colorado 100000 head, value ST 900 900: :
Wyoming Territory $4,000 head, Of q
value Of $450,OoO.
In drying, under the influence of the
sun, soils shrink in, and thus dimish in
buik, IN proportion to the quantity of
clay or Of peaty matter they contain.
sand scarcely diminishes at all in bulk
Dy drying, but peat shrinks one.ffth in
Dulk, and strong agricultural clay nearly
as much. The roots are thus compressed
and tho air excluded from them. e.
Peolally IN the hardened clays, in very
dry weather. and tho plant is thereby
placed III condition unfavorable to ifs
growth. Hence the value of proper adj
mixtures OF sand and clay, since by the
clay sufficient length of time. while bv
the sand tho roots are preserved from
compression and free access of the
| air is permitted.
1t is claimed that Ayrshire milk is rich
in all the qualities which constitute rood
milk, butter and casein, and hence fitted
to be used as milk, and that the cream or
fatty part is in such form-small glob-
ules-that 1t remains for long time diff
fused through the whole mass. Hence
Its adaptation to cheese manufacture: for
to hold this fat in the cheese and have
none rise on the whey, to make whey
butter, has ever been the problem with the
cheese maker, and in direct proportion to
his success in holding fast this Substance
has been his success in making rich.
soft, clean favored cheese, always in de.
mlsistering alike to the health and enioy-
ment OF tho consumer.
Cure For Cholera in Chsckens.-Fat
bacon, chopped fine and sprinkled plenti-
fully with black pepper, is convenient
and reliable remedy for cholera in chick
ems. Last summer "a number of hens
were cured by its use. When found, where
they had dropped. from the roost, thew
were 80 far gone that they could not get
up, and were only able to raise their heads
occasionally. They were given comfort
able shelter by themselves; a tablepoonful
OF the mixture was forced down the throat
OF each bird, morning and evening. No
other attention was paid them. at the
end OF the third day they were set at lib
erty and went about as usual, giving no
| further trouble. Water may be placed
where they can help themselves, but no
food is required. Smaller doses NAV be
given in cases less severe. I have not
seen it tried on young chickens, but be-
lleye that given in small doses, sag pill
as large as an ordinary pea, morn
ing and evening, would prove
ethcacious. For very young chick
ems, would recommend still smaller
doses.-Erc1anqe.
The Rev. E. Miller had added one
more to the many sub-varieties of the
game fowl, and acknowledges the bent
OF his recreations by naming it ssthe Par
sons Blue Monday" From a scholarly
paper read before the Poultry Club Of
Davenport, Iowa, of which he is presi-
dent, we take two interesting para graphs:
''Christ referred in the most familiar way
to the hen gathering her brood under
her wings. And while the theologians
kept the key of knswledgs' he taught
the people the tenderness Of his compass
sion by the we'll understood illustration.
AAd when he warned Peter of his fall he
designated the time by the ever reliable
instinct of the feathered thermometer.
: Columela was the first whom he
know to have devoted work to the sub
ject Of poultry. And though he was
nearly contemporary with Christ, the
markings and qualities of many varieties
were about as definitely classified then
as at the present. He speaks of the
Dorking, with fifth toe, the Polish with
top-knot, the game with black breast,
red hackle, and fiery courage, and the
Black Spanish with white face"