The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-03
FIELD AND FAR

The following letter found Il
Springfield, Ohlo Farm and Fld |bv n. ; i
ofinterest as well rs of value ia N.,a -, ffa'
tural readers: our osl
MCLEAN COUNTY, H., m-
w, +. Brown: aa. Is
DEAR SIR-In answer to youI ISL.
Ing Tor my experience in cattlL iet.t
spnag, | would say that fsd eedi- Il ask
head My cattle were quito thin wy SaS ne last |
gan feeding tba fest of February. M ty.iour
sged one thousand pounds IND en be. |
worth 81 cents, or S35 Der head Ia aver |
months kept them on half feed. x v were
the frst of April till they went For two |
4 gave them all they would eat blu, from
corn Aiter thoy were tn sod bn grass |
grass fed peck of bud Of shock |
a day to each, feeding e Fned to
in the pasture. l sold ked corn
August 10Th, when they averard ~ in boxes
l,oS6 pounds add brought 81 81 hese cattle |
or 500 II per head, nski5g 81 iR Ed in weigh. |
lot, Ieayipg ne s., lSS IS TO d per hundred |
grass Now | WI give the aqS VA 4 423 60 Tor the
lS' NJ INA Tue cost OF keeping. M my corn and
W FeoIuary unlli theY wer1m0T1n Mount OF grain |
my were ied Lou buiheE7#k From the first |
uur'ns tue three and two-tl turned on grass
meru oh .rsss. Lac 0usbel ls of corn, and
AZ AL AS TINS was worth S2f, ird months they |
pr ousnei We cnsrge S6SS Is or 2 1862 bushels |
lniee ana Two lhlrd mont --. twenty-five cents
llasss 200 ana ln!erest -. B. Their pasture
soh" S'o-. Vow Sheh - is at SIPS month |
We lave %o'ooe' on capital at eight |
from Tue sac money Ne add these items
pay lor my lroub3 hid deductng this
We investment win WIN leaves 81 1l5GS as
s'"i sr4H ieeu n ccord e and profit on
u go 0t.Ho tno sch sum | am vol
, ,.ni VI 'uo s"uo W099 G ety head Of three
way o " ,n. s g!he'p Id Moving spring and
W. ~" 'evu'uS' hss r$y for | find that the
"PJ!l Va SiAss ~ - Ell to combine grass
: ao,i .!. era aSspSHHA Nhe cattle will gain
s,,a G =" tno era, oue, they DO not lay on
;rhot ;" .D's wy y, s VI Ut and flesh as when fed
III " V9 81, ii saiS u. fs, and you Can make tho
"a - 10y IVY fl Ia condition 10 bring the
n. .,'ii,i'n ca le market, and if they are
ns t;,,, ba, nest "a viii soil for export, and If
4, ssaI :, . na. ss tie they will rate as ship
; ~ -. i4a5 Hgo 10. the eastern market.
, =. boar ~, 0N learned, whatever stock
% 'H 1G3 yiet must be well fsttened to
.ssE rice, aud this method of feed
zssE - .isiactory to me for this pur-
! Is mkts ~ Respectfully
pc vines ,,nv -: * SAMUEL A. DEAL
!, ,bo a"' ~ ~ 11<o to opply animal msnure to
fr n, ~ II "a They contain too much nitro
,,ra ~ az EIzA for tbs best results. If used |
~ sSsvi - = ould be mixed with three or
! MI sleir bulk of rich soil. The best |
and n Dmposl made of animal manure,
rals vi IS, ashes, bones, dry leaves and
.hpr1 wm n Do materials if mois.cned with |
,,a.X no. Joroughly intermixed at regular
XIII wi in short time be in good con-
sss-sg $50 Nduco the best results.
4 kion of growing timber from The
l, that must soon receive good deal
long FIRST ~, ALL the so ESJngh and ii Toeky
.ecN Sroducing trees that are valuable for
.OU, $l3.50, * timber also, such as the black
III made and sulternut, shell bark hickory, chest
4 "a J;no 20 1south Of latitude 81 , the pecan md
4tc VI 'der variet es. Some seeds should
49, planted this spring of the rapid grow
For Gents'ieties suitable for fence posts, Of
Coats, cut cstalpaa bisniroides S245 cents per
z, ~. "or black or yellow locust so cents pcr
S go HR w pprepsred by mil, will serve to make
y HEkI EldYuirg with.
nestle FabE the widowed article ia sour butter
X bur or ave days Take out, wash and
RnM jN3hrough clear water When dry, if the
NEB, E'M7 Is not out, put the piece through the
Vnay ~ course sgsil A friend gave mo n
ken cholera remedy not long since 1t is
simply NIX powdered white May apple
-.-------ot with their feed.
We say make arrangements to pfune the
~ d orchard now. First, because we have
bw the time, ard il is not done now it will
p bt be done at all Prune whenever it is
n pleasant enough TO work with your coat of.
Wv If you have help, tie piece Of white chalk
TO the small end of en- old broom handle and
On ahead and mark such limbs IA Won desire