Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-07-04

DO not NOW TOO CLOSE.

Ot the farmer who recommended tilat ilt
lower Joint of grass he left in the field fol
the Old brindle COW rather than be cut and
cured for her. He was one of the nu.
merous army Of mowers who had learned
there is nothing gained by cutting too
close.
The testimony with respect to the
height from the ground at which it is best
to cut grass Is conflicting and tends to
confuse and oftentimes mislead n novice
in the bayfield, CultivOrs vary in pras-
tice from one-half inch, or as close rs
possible. to four inches. The general
tendency is, however, to cut close. and
many fine meadows have been seriously
injured therefrom.
Close observation has taught that timo-
thy cannot be cut low, in dry weather es-
pecially. without infhcting injury. All
attempts at close shaving the sward should
be avoided. Many Of our most success
full farmers cut timothy nearly or quite
four inches from the ground. Others IN
gauring moving machines for this grass
take care ~ run them 50 high that IT will
not b, cut below the second joint above
the tuber
Close moving OF upland meadows
ought also 10 be avoided, as the action Uf
the hot sun and dry weather following the
harvest affects the roots of the grass M
favorably when left without some protec-
tion. On the other hand low. wet now
ing grounds will bear cutting close as
possible these are benefited bv the III
fiueuces which would dry and burn up an
upland meadow. Again, where the prac-
tice Is followed Of top-dressing the mead
ow Immediately after taking of the grass,
the moving may be done low anda smooth
surface left to cut over the next year.
Generally speaking, grasses cut two
inches high will start much quicker and
thrive better than when shaved close t"
the ground the finer grasses, as q rule.
when the season is not very dry one, can
be cut lower with safety than coarser
s,rt,.-N y World
REMEDY FOR ESGoRaEMENrWITH MEAL.
Having lost stock (cattle) through their
having obtained access to the meal bins,
and having never received satisfactory an
swcrs to my inquiries through agncnltu-
raj Journals as to the proper method To he
pursued in their treatment, | give you an
account of the successful treatment OF my
two last eases. When feeding the stock,
one Of my cows slipped into the open
doors. and into a back entry. where stood
the meal chest She was not discovered
until she had fully gorged herself. When
found. she was put into a stable and given
SIX drops Of aconite, first tincture. IN a
little water. and then was Immediately
given half a tenspoonful of powdered
mandrake root. dry. on the tongue. by
night she WAS voiding meal freely, and
was 1T out. Two days afterwards | gave
her about half a bucket Of water On
the second day she was confined in the
stable. and was given sufficient wafer 10
satisfy her at the close Of the third day,
though she required very little-ahout
bucket and Il lalf, believe.
The other ease WAS one in which COW
obtained access to threshed wheat during
all one dav. knew nothing of il until
the noxt morning. then gave her ten
drops Of aconitr and half ateaspoouful Of
powdered mandrake root dry. on the
tongue. She began voiding wheat that
night. and continued for four days. though
of course loss appeared during the Latter
part If tic time. ! gave her second
dosc uf aconitc on the evening Of the
frst dav. and two doses the second day. !
also gave her about a quarter OF q tea
spoonful of the root. the mornings Of the
second and third DAYS. though | cannot
say It WIS necessary. On the second day
about noon | gave her half n bucket of
water, and the same quantity once each
day. as long as she was kept the stable
| have heard Of cattle being deprived Of
water for week, under like circumstan-
ces. but where they seem To be doing all
right. ] like to give them n little. In
neither Of the cases reported was there
any permanent shrinkage of the flow of
milk. though they give very little wlnl"
getting no feed and little water. hope
any one 50 unfortunate as to he ublgcd
to- have. rccuurs, to some such measures,
will give the above a trial and report the
results. Because six or ten drops of
aconite do good. do not give twenty-five
OF thirty, thinking that quantity will do
more GOOD ANY one disposed To give
such loses. can satisfy himself they are
not required 10y dropping five drops into
half glass of water, and taking spoon
ful Of the solution. Co,1ty GD,ti,-
500U.
MAD ITCH n CATTLE.
The mad itch as it is termed by breed
ers and farmers, Is caused by cattle fol
lowing hogs that are fed upon green corn
and stalks cut up and thrown to them
when the corn ears are in the roasting
state This Is not an unusual way of
feeding in the Western States The hogs
will chew the stalks as we'll as the corn
ears. and extract all the juice or sap
from them. and then drop the sapl,ss
stall. ont Of their mouths. These woody
tihra4 thus discarded or thrown out by
tn swine with all the sap extracted, cat
tie viii eat voraciously. Such refuse CON
tains no nutrimont whatever IT is total
ly iudigestible in consequence OF which
the animal is unable to ruminate. and in
this condition the refuse mass finds its
way into the maniphes, and there lies
dormant and inactive IN the manifold pnr-
ton of The stomach, causing irritation
anI acute inflammation in the part, and
no medicinal agents Will serve even to
allay 1t. leaving eradication ont Of the
question The result is HE death Of the
animal IN great agony. The first symp-
toms developed in cattle that are destroy
ed bv eating the wObdy iibrcs and sap
loss n-stalEs, are wild stare Of the
eyes, the animal is very irritable and
cross. and will attacl everything ia th,.
shape Of "a person or animal that chance 8
to come IN ITS way The afflicted animal
IN very short time subsequent to the at
tack will begin h. rub its nose and head
against a fence, tree or post until the
skin or flesh are torn and laccrated IN a
severe manner and Will continue the rub
bing until death ends its suffering. The
efficacious treatment is to prevent your
animals from eatisg this and other mdi-
gestible food.-CHaGda Wc.kiy Giphr.
VARIOUS NOTES.
The average consumption Of wheat
for each individual of the population Of
Great Britain is eight bushels per an
mum.
Less wheat, hut three times the area of
corn. and twicr ui oats. has been planted
and -ovu in Colorado this year. comuar, 4
with last.
\ farmer has experimental with ma
uur- taken from his barn and cellar under
cover and cNactly the same kind uf nu-
nuro dropped just ontsidc the cellar and
Of coursa exposed to the weather. tn"
crop from tho former was Just about
double that from the latlor.-Lo"'H
COuri,r.
Prof. Lawcs says that native weeds
thrive well enough on home produced
food: but when such luxury as nitrate
of soda. or any other efficient commercial
fertilizer is placed within their reach,
they will fight with the gram crops for n
portion of the repast, and, if permitted,
will take the lions share.
Attention 10 little things about the
farm. as in other business is what in
creases the profits. Plcntyof eggs, few
chickens, few calves, colt or two help
ont wonderfully. If some Of the per
qulsites arising are given TO the children
Tor the care bestowed they will cheerfully
help IN the garden, and thus another item
is added t" the well being of the family
-Pr0iric F0rl0er.
A Minnesota man found beautiful
young squaw almost frozen to death. He
took her 30 his camp fire and tried TO thow
her ont When she had melted n little he
proposed marriage and was accented.
They are now / This is a romance.