The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-21
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BLOOD CosrPosTTIoN.-There are in
1000 parts of blood about ESQ parts Of
water and 220 parts Of solid matters
of which more than one-half consists
ofsblood discs, NOR. than one-fourth Of
albumen and about one-seventh Of ex-
tractive matter and salts.
LIvER.-The best beeves' liver pre-
sents clear, bright, yellow-red color.
although that which is of clear, dark
color, Is good. Mashing easily under
the pressure of the finger is . sure sign
of tenderness. But those hvers Affect
ed with dark "sedgy" streaks, sandy
spots and assesses are unwholesoms
and unfit to be eaten.
BARLRT.-0n stiff clay, barley NAV
yield q greater produce, but 1t Is Of q
coarser quality. On light chalky soil
1t is thin skinned, rich In color. and
though hight in weight, well adapted
for mating. On loamy lands and
sandy marls 1t assumes greater plump
ness, yet, still retains its mailing quail
ity.
PRIZE FOR DRuLINa.-Thef follow
ing ''joke" is of course intended to
have 'moral." jerks, hearing that
certain agricultural fair association
had offered q large premium for the
best drilled military company, sng-
gested that it would have been better
to have offered the prize for the best
drilled field of grain. But we do not
see why farmer may not have little
fun sometimes as well as the rest OF
mankind, and II it takes no worse
form than playing soldier, he need not
be hung for it.
EARLY LAYING.-There is nothing
that will induce early laying in pullefs
better, il as well, as to be fed with raw
bones pounded in pieces of proper siEe.
1t strengthens them and prevents leg
weakness, which Is often seen IN cock
erels. But for chickens intended for
exhibition We would not recommendr
its use. for it is conceded that growth
ceases when the pullet commences to
lay. Ia these, bone dust will be found
to answer better, as it does not have
the same effect on their tendency to
lay.
DAIRYINe-New York continues TO
be the great dairy State. It has 1889
factories for cheese, or butter ana
cheese-Jefferson county leading Will
1876, followed by Herkimer with So
Oneida 81, Madison 7s, and then Allie
ghany. The average number Of cows
contributing milk Is 30S, ,352, owned
by 23, 005 patrons, and producing So. -
116, ,006 pounds of cheese, 3,214, 125
pounds of butter, and 2, $50, 753 pounds
of skim cheese. Orange county sold
IS, $50, 700 gallons of milk, Westches-
ter 5, pa, COZ, Duchess 8, 101, $40, Put
nam, 2, ,42S, ,692.
SHEEP HUsBANDRy.-As an illustra-
ton of the rapidity with which sheep
husbandry is advancing in Texas.
Sheep HuSJandry IN tie South says that
in 1866 San Antonio received but 000,-
900 pounds of wool, which was sent
through Galveston. In 1877 she re-
ceived 1000, 900 pounds. The wool of
Nueces and the neighboring counties il
shipped from Corpus Christi. In 1866
there were shipped only 600, 900, pounds
This year there will be shipped Q, 500,
900 pounds.
Col. Tom Crutchfeld, OF Chattanoo-
ga, Tennessee, in an article written for
a work on sheep husbandry, now be- .
ing prepared by the Commissioner or
Agriculture of Tennessee, makes the
following suggestions about the cares
he dcvotes to his focks Annually, at
shearing time, Gull my flock, and take
out all ewes and lambs that are less
respect inferior, and place them with
the sheep, keeping to breed from mono
but the best. give my flock good at
tention. They have access to an open
shed, and salt all the time. ] change
their grazing ground often, and en-
deavor to keep them in uniform con-
dition, as that makes uniform wool. ].
Any sudden change from u
to poor condition, and Vic1Fce
strengthens or diminisheB the fbre
the wool, which detracts great
from the fibre Of the wool, frequently
rendering the long woods valuless hs
as combing wool. II the the sheep
becomes poor when the fleece ls about
half-grown, and then fatted, the wool
inevitably tells it as at that point
where the poverty Of the sheep was
shown, so will II be shown in the wool
being much weaker than the other
portions of the fiber grown while the
sheep was in good condition; this same
cause, as also any other cause from
which they may have had fever, will
cause them to shed their wool. ! have
heard it said that the feeding Of corn
to sheep makes them shed their wool.
No doubt it is true-as the corn
brought them rapidly from poverty to
iesh-the sudden change causing the
shedding of wool, which rightfully ie
attributed to the corn"