Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-11-17
FARM NOTES.

In MAKING preparations for winter
protection, or for summer pasture, keep
IN mind that the farmers dependence Is
to be more and more on his stock.
NEVER milk while the COW is eat
porary. Judging from the character Of
some milk it would be more to the point
never to milk while the COW is drinking.
In BUYING fruit trees, always purchase
of nurseryman who has a permanent
residence, and as near you as possible.
so that if the trees fail in kind, his repu-
tation will suffer, and you will have :
better chance to Kick him.
THERE is no animal ON the farm that
will pay so well to pet as the COW, un-
less it be her heifer calf She should
be the queen of the yard, and Of the
farm, too. Every member of the family
should have loving pet and gentle
word for her. Shoot every dog that
makes her run step, and discharge Ct
liked to have said. brain) the hired
man that ever kicks or scolds her
coffin.
The dairymen of the Northwest have
formed protective association to fight
relssued cheese patent. We know moth
ing of the merits of the case, but the
bare fact IT its being a reissued patent.
as we understand it to be, is suggestive
of rascality. The farmers and dairymen
are beginning to get hold of the idea of
associated effort to protect themselves
from the extortions of large combina-
tons OF capital under the shield of our
patent laws Wia,terset Chronicle.
BIT few seem to he awara tn what ~
tent all kinds of trees are injured by hay
Ing their trunks exposed to the hot sun
Nature, when left to herself makes ample
provisions for the protection of the
trunks of all kinds of trees, when they
grow III the open air, exposed to the hot
sun but man, with perverted taste
and seemingly with entire ignorance of
the consequences, hastens to remove
the protection which nature has pro-
vided, and then wonders why his trees
die, or do not grow better.
WHENEVER good nursery is within
reasonable distance, it is best t. make
selections by visiting it and picking out
the trees as they stand in the nursery
There are many reasons why this is best.
First, by comparison with the trees that
stand by the side of it, and are of the
same age, it is easier to select tree that
has gool vigorous constitution. There
is as much difference in constitutions of
trees as there is IL animals, and as n rule
the trees that are healthy and vigorous
when young will make much the best
| trees when they become old A vigor
GUS healthy tree is sure to have good
roots.
RAISING Cows FOR THE DAIRY.
the best dairy regions of the country but
very few calves are raised. Farmers who
make business Of producing milk for
supplying the city market or for the
manufacture of butter and cheese eener-
ally state that it is more economical to
keep mp the size of their herds by pur
chasing cows than by raising them They
want tC sell all the milk they can. and If
they are obliged to feed calves. a large
proportion Of that produced is consumed
at home. Land in regions long devoted
f f9 daFy yI9 IS too COSTLY IS 1 q tate
farmers desire to sell their cows when
they begin to fail III their yield of milk,
and to purchase those that are youne
and promising. The demand for good
milk COWS is increasing rapidly, and the
prices paid for them are higher from
year TO year. As rule COW three or
four years old in ordinary flesh, but
heavy with calf, or with calf by her
side, will sell for more than a steer Of the
same age that will weigh several hun
bred pounds more and is in condition
Of fairness to furnish mess beef. The ex-
pense of raising the latter is much less
than that of the former In q part of
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raised for beef, female calves sell for less
than males and are in smaller demand.
1t will take less food to support them till
a given age, owing to their smaller size.
The steers must be well fed on corn and
small grain for several months in order
to fit them for the market. The cows.
however, if designed for the dairy. will
require no more expensive food than
grass and hay. Again, the market for
dairy COWS is nearer the homes Of West
ern farmers than that for beef cattle.
BY selecting bulls of family Of short
horns or Ayrshires, noted for the milk
| ing qualities, there is no more expense
| involved in breeding cattle for the dairy
than for the slaughter-pen. The males
can be raised for beef, and the females
for producing milk. If it is the case. as
it is not likely to be, that cattle bring
more for Strengthening than for dairy pur-
| poses, the COWS can be fattened.
PINKEYE -" Pinkeye" is not a scien-
tific term applied by veterinary sur.
geons, as they recognize it Us a severe
form of Typhoid Influenza. The dis
ease has received the popular name Of
"pinkeye" for the reason of the redness
of the external coat of the eve, and lin
ing of the eye-lids. It's cause Is unknown.
| The symptoms vary in different local.
ties. Some animals, from constitutional
weakness or peculiar condition Of the
| system, are more susceptible to the dis.
ease than other animals in the same
locations and surrounded by like infiu.
ences. 1t is said not to be a new dis
ease, as it was prevalent among horses
IN this country III 1854 and 1855. The
symptoms of the disease are so variable,
there are a great variety OF opinions
among veterinary surgeons as to cause
and treatment. The general symptoms
are "Slight watery or thin mucous
discharges from the nostriis, eyes watery,
with matter collecting in the inner cor.
ner; eye-lids swollen and puffy, the
membrane on the inner side presenting
yelowish red color appetite in most
cases lost or suspended dull appear
ance of the countenance; in some cases
mouth hot, with corresponding increase
of temperature Of the skin: ia most
cases there is great prostration OF
strength, as shown in the staggering
gait, with a quick, small and weak
| pulse heart sometimes violently agita-
ted, and respiration increased Some.
times there is a cough, accompanied
with a sore throat. Not all of the symp.
toms are prevalent in any one case.
The disease has not been very fatal. ex.
cept IL cases Of bad treatment, hard
work and exposure to cold and storms.
Ordinarily the disease Yields to proper
treatment and careful nursing. in fact.
careful nursing is the most inlportani
agency IN the recovery Of man or ami
mails. Not having much faith In ON
own skill, nor in the hundreds of bt :
doctors which can be found I'll agtf
the country. who have 10 acalIain .,te.
with the nature OF medicines, o. Sd
many diseases Of the horse. We ar j,
lectant to prescribe medicines. or recon.
mend implicit confidence in other
unless they are accredited veterinary
surgeons. But we annex the recomnseIl.
dations Of Prof Robert Jennings, author
of THE Horse and its Diseases" ard
several other standard vet riaarv works
He says When the services OF a COM e-