The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-09
Ghe Bu1letin.
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
Goderich ont.
SHEEP.


Statistics lately made public show the sheep
in the various countries noted below TO be
a. follows In the United Kingdom, in
1916, there were, 80, 2j2,57s. sheep; In Rus
sic, In 1870, there were AZ, 100, 600; In Ger
many, in 1873, there were 1880, 406; IN
Austria, In 1871, there were 20 l03'394; In
France, in 1872 There were 2i,bs9,Gi7; and
in Spain in 1865. tne1 were 22.054, 800
slowing totalip rex lpe of about s0'00s,-
COZ. In Australia, in pa, there 62loa0, 900;
Cape ot q GOD Hope, 10000, 900; River Pl'-
ia, 6O,OO. 90, North America. 5000. 80,
remainder Of America, III, 900, 600; and total,
IS, 100000. Turkey, North Africa, Persia,
ETC., say g5,OOO,OCO; India and China, say
IS. 900, 600. Grand total. 4s3 OO0,C00.
BETTER REEF.
ii. not every short-horn male calf that
Is Iii for sire, ana many one that IL sold
for piece should have been sent to the
shsmbles when young or grown as a steer.
II every farmer would make 1t feature TO
grow one, two or more short-hOrn steers,
half or three quarters blood-or seven.
eights, or even full bloods should soon
boast Of better class OF beef. Such beef
would pay better Tor both producer and
consumer, at least there certainly would
be more pleasure in the business OF both
parties We submit that it is too common
practice to turn of 10 the shambles all
male calves as well as all male lambs. Let
US have lew more fat wethers, as we'll as
a few more fat steers, and better beef as
well as better mutton.
VEGETABLES FOR POULTRY
The Poultry World makes the timely
suggestion that onions chopped up fresh
once week, III cold weather, are u very
good change for green feed'' 10 foul stock
after they are housed for the winter. This
vegetable is eagerly eaten by poultry,
young are old, If not TOO layisly fed to them,
or given to often. 1t helps to keep yer-
mine OF their bodies, too, as the garlic
works outwardly, through the skin.pores,
as well as inwardly upon the digestive
functions. Raw vegetables, choppedfne-
such as cabbage, turnips, rutabsgss and
carrots-will all be eaten with ayldity by
fowls in cold weather II fed 10 them with
discretion, and rot 100 frequently. And
some of these are a desideratum TO our
poultry stock, during the months when
they cannot have acces 10 the fields or or
chards, for grass, etc.
BONES.
never throw bones away, but on the
contrary gather all can tind scattered
about, and purchase all | can get, to man
uiact..re into fertilizer, The process is
very simple and inexpensive. Take
strong, tight barrel. or some large boxes
constructed for the purpose, and place
covering in the bottom of about four inches
Of unlesched ashes, upon this place lay
GRO bones as close as they can be packed
together. and then cover with unlesched
ashes, 50 as hide the bones completely.
When another layer of bones can be placed,
aud thus alternate ashes and bones. until
the yes ,el is is filed. II the vessel is very
large, water should be poured in when
every Tour five layers are on; but with
common barrel il is sufficient to pour in
couple OF pailiulls when the barrel Is full,
or better still, place the vessle out In the
yard, where it will get sufficient moisture
rel occasional showers. If kept under
cover, water has TO be supplied in very
smsll quantities, sufficient to keep the
mass moist. Leave the vessel thus all win
ter, and IN he spring twill be fouRd that
the bones aye Dissolved. ] empty the mix
ture ont, aAd add hen manure for my on.
ion bed, ordecomposed grasses and weeds,
or stable manure, for other vegetables.