The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-04-07
FARM AND HOMA


rearing Sh1rthorn calves, which seems
to be reasonably successfully. Good
Shorthorn cattle, kept for breeding pur-
poses. do not require pamPering, or ex-
pensive and troublesome modes OF feed
ing. Plenty OF GOOD corn and oats, with
good clean bay, and aration of roots once
a day in winter. If possible-in fact, just
Whit other cattle need to make them
profitable - is all that Shortnorns re-
ouire. Feed what they will eat up
clean; do not eloy; give plenty of ex-
ereise, and dry, sheltered sleeping quar-
tiers. A specific ration cannot be estab-
lished, the characteristics of different in
diyiduals vary so much. When the
calves are born, the dams being all
right, let them run with the cow for a
day or two. Then place them in small
yard, with comfortable, dry shed at
tached, and until the COW ceases her
worry, let her suckle them three times
per day; after she becomes contented,
twice a day will do. They will soon
begin to nibble and feed. If not in the
grass season, give them fine, clean hay.
II in the grass season, cut timothy and
clover, about half cure it in the sun,
and feed in convenient rack under shell
ter. As soon as they will take any, feed
theIn oats and shelled oorn-two-thirds
oats, one-third corn, by measure. They
can be accustomed to this little earlier
by feeding little at first from the hand.
Now carefully watch their appetites,
and give them all the oats and corn they
will eat quickly without cloying, and
keep constantly before them the half
cured grass. Feed their grain rations
when they have been longest away from
the COW. Do not leave the cows with
them at night. Do not feed ground feed
it will scour them. The whole grain
willno scour them, and it very seldom
passes the calf whole. Do not pasture
them. After potatoes are grown, if you
have no mangels, feed them a daily ra-
ton of sliced potatoes. save my small
potatoes for this purpose, and suppose
they pay me better than the large ones.
1t a calf cakes the scours, give it at
once one-half to one tablespoonful of
laudanum in half pint of strong coffee.
Guage the laudanum according to age of
calf. If the first dose is not successful
repeat in twelve hours. Keep the shed
and yard clean, the shed well bedded.
and give plenty of pure water. In addi-
tion to the above feed, small daily ra-
ton of oil meal is profitable, but not in
dispensable. When the calves are about
six months old, accustom them at first
to sucking only once day, and then
take the COW away, and if you have sue
cessfully followed the above dire 3tions
the calf will never know the difference.
AS measure of my success, l will say
that four of my last spring bull calves
were sold for 1896, and l have one on
hand, not for sale, for which refused
Sl2O in September last. This calf took
first prize in his class at our county fair
last fall. keep my heifers. l am
about to take herd of Shorthorns into
Nebraska by rail, and will give you
some CT my experience when l achieve
it.-Jay BarYoeoS, IN Country Gentleman,
Eggs AS Food.
Eggs of various kinds, says Cassel''
Domestic Dictionary" are largely useC
as food for man, and it is scarcely posi-
BILE to exaggerate their value in thi
capacity, so simple and convenient ar
they in their form, and so manifold ma.
be their transformations. They are ex
ceedingly delicious, highly nutrition
and easy of digestion, and when tn
shell is included they may be said Il
contain in themselves all that is re
quired for the construction of the body
1t has been claimed for them that the
may be served in about six hundre
ways, although it is generally foun
that the more simply they are prepare
the more they are approved. Althoug
other eggs than those of birds are cate
for instance, turtle eggs-it is genel
ally agreed that the eggs of the comma
fowl and of the plover possess the rict
est and sweetest flavor. The eggs {
ducks and geese are frequently used
cookery, but they are of too coarse
nature to be eaten alone. The eggs
the turkey and of the pea-hen are high
esteemed for some purposes.
The weight of an ordinary new-lai
hens egg is from one and half to tw
and a halt ounces avordupois, and Il
quantity of dry solid matter containt
in it amounts to about two hundrt
grains. In one hundred parts, abo,
ten parts consist of shell, sixty of viii
and thirty of yolk The white of Il
egg contains larger proportion
water than the yolk. 1t contains I
fatty matter, but consists chiefly
albumen in a dissolved state. All ii
fatty matter of the egg is accumulate
in the yolk, which contains relatively
smaller proportion of heterogeneous ma
ter and larger proportion of solid ma
ter than the white. Therefore, in T.;
alimentary point of view, the white al
the yolk differ considerably from eac
other, the former being mainly
simple solution of albumen, the latt
being a solution of modified rom
albumen, together with quantity
fat. Raw and lightly boiled eggs a
easy Of digestion. 1t is said that ra
eggs are more easily digested TIL
cooked ones, but this may be doubt
if the egg is not overlooked. A har
boiled egg presents a decided resistan
to gastric solution, and has constip
tory action on the bowels.
How TO Manage Kitchen.
"a clean kitchen makes Gle
house." is a saying which has gr,
deal of truth in it, AS all the food
the family has to be prepared in I
kitchen, and as most working peol