Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-12-17
THE FARM

recovered, branded with new names, and
sold as English meat.
Contrary to the practice OF man, nature
is constantly struggling to renovate the
soil. With nature decay is renovation.
On many farms there are some old cat
tie and sheep that can only be kept at a
loss. 1t is economy to fatten them for
the butcher
Good sweet milk contains one .fourth
more of sugar than of butter; this sugar
turns to acid and if this acid is too much
developed before churning, the coveted
aroma of good butter is lost
1t always pays to keep young stock in
thrifty, growing condition, Better to
feed little corn and roots now than to
defer it until next February. Always
keep young stock in IN improving con-
dition.
Stringhalt is an affection Of the nerves,
and is incurable 1t is caused by loss
of power of the nerve which controls the
muscle by which the leg is lifted, the
action then being spasmodic, irregular
and excessive, causing the high lifting
usual in this disorder
Excessive drinking of water by farm
animals is said to increase the coUsump-
ton of fat in the body. Too watery fod-
der and too much drinking are therefore
to be avoided, especially in fNttening, if
We wish to attain the most rapid and
abundant formation of flesh and fat
The keeping of poultry of some kind
OF other is almost universal in China.
The poorest household has, wherever
practicable its port cock and three or
four lean hens, which stalk in and out
of the mud shanty in search of anything
eatable that no one else of the family
may happen to be able to digest.
Errors in butter making are unclean-
illness, too much acid in cream, caseine
or buttermilk in decomposed state, too
much friction in churning and working
the butter, bad salt and too much of it,
foul milking stables, impure water odors
from various sources known and I'M
known these are errors vital in their
consequences, and not generally thought
of as any importance
Investigations by A Muller show that
the fresh leaves of the sugar beat contain
four per cent ofoxalic acid ofwhich one
thiad is in q soluble form. When it is
considered how great are the quantities
of these leaves eaten by cattle where the
beet-sugar industry is extensively en-
gagged in, it behoves farmers to be on
their gaurd, as the acid induces infamma-
ton of the mucuous coats of the stomach.
The picking Of the leaves with chalk
will probably prevent such results.
The earnest, progressive farmer will
not spend his leisure entirely among his
books and papers. Society at large has
demands upon his time, while he, indi-
vidually, has demands upon society.
Here are mutual obligations the farmer
cannot neglect the one nor ostracize
himself from the other without suffering
the consequences. In no way can man
receive greater benefit from society than
when engaging in dispensing benefits
himself. He who is active in gathering
and diffusing valuable information is
himself growing stronger, mentally and
morally, by so doing From q neglect,
in fact almost total disregard of their
duties to society the farming classes
have lost that influence among men to
which their calling entities them
An old man who has had much expert
ence in handling and dealing in horses
for more than half a century, says that
he has never known horse to get 1t H.
der-footed" that was kept loose in q shed
and yard, or in box stall that turning
round and treading with their forward
feet III the manure keeps them con-
stantly moist and soft. His theory seems
perfectly reasonable. He had no box
stalls but used shavings for bedding, and
every morning with large shovel moved
the wet shayings from under the horses
front feet, and then the last thing at
night covered these with dry shavings
for him to lie on. He also remarked
that he had never known q fat-footed
horse but what was q great worker.
Death by strangulation always pre-
sents bad appearance, because the
blood is instantaneously arrested, and
having no outlet to flow off in, it coagu-
lates in the veins, presenting 4 swollen
dark appearance. This may take place,
to some considerable extent, when death
is produced by any sudden manner {;
therefore the best way to kill fowls for
market is to cut of the main arteries bv
putting a small-blade knife into the
mouth or upper portions of the throat,
and thus bleed them freely, holding them
quietly until the struggles cease Fat
tening is not to be done to prepare for
market But to have poultry we'll
dressed, preserving the color and fresh
ness which most nearly resemble the
living flesh, is matter of prime impor-
lance in determining prices