The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-04
AGRICULTURE.

his land lie idle. especially swamp
lands. which. when reclaimed, may
make the richest part Of the
farm. The present month is q good
time for the work. Drains may be
opened, and brush cut now will
rsrely spreut again. In doing this
work it is best to clear thoroughly as
enc goes. The portion begun should
be grubbed, levelled, plowed, and,
if desired, sown to grass before a Sec
oDd lplot is touched. By finishing
an acre or two, something effective is
performed, and there will not be the
encouragement and dissatisfaction
felt az when a large piece is begun
and left unfinished.
Utilizing Carcasses.- cheap lot
of manure may be made of an old
carcass of horse or a COW, etc.,
which are often drawn away to the
woods to pollute the atmosphere. Do
not do this. but put down four OF five
loads of muck or sod, roll the carcass
on it it and sprinkle it over with
quick lime, covering over immedi.
ately with sod or mold sufficient to
make. with that already beneath,
twenty good-sized wagon-loads,
and you will have twenty five dollars
worth of the best of fertilizers in
less than year, and no fears need
be felt in applying to any crop. One
beauty OF this plan is, the animals
need not be moved far away, there
being not the least stencil. ALI ami
male which you are unfortunate
enough to lose can be utilized in this
way sad be made to go a great ways
towards replacing them. Smaller
animals. such as sheep, calves, dogs
and cats can be treated in the same
manner with about the average
amount of sod or muck proportionate
to their size. When possible, place
three or four in one pile, as the labor
of covering would be proportionately
less; but it ia not much work to make
heap OF any animal, however small
or lsrge-1urf Field and Farm.
Fout Stomachs.-stock OF every de-
cription. from overlooking, from
want of change of food. and from
scanty feed, get out of order, and the
condition OF the stomach is the first
visible symptom. Charcoal is a COR
rector of all such incipient signs of
disease, but in its usual state it is also
the least palatable article that can be
given to animals. In the northwest,
where corn is so cheap ss to be freely
used. they have charcoal in a very
palatable form. Ali kinds OF farm
animals eat it readily, and given once
week it maintains q sweetness OF
stomach of the most beneficial char
acter. Those who burn corn always
have q full supply of par burned
grains IN the ashes, which they use
as corrective; bnt In the east, where
corn is too costly for fuel, it will still
pay to burn sufficient at times to be
used as a corrective. Poultry and
hogs eat it to the last mOrsel, and
thrive well on it.
Ho.c to ascertain II CotO is IN Calf
R. K, Nebraska City, Neb. -
Query; How can l ascertain whether
COW ia in calf, that is claimed to bs
between seven and eight months
gone?
Reply:-To ascertain whether &
COW is in cali alter the
fifth or sixth monta of ges-
tation, the person examining her
places himself on the right side o
the animal, with his back towards
ner head, and applies the palm OF hiI
left hand against the abdomen. im
mediately below the flank. and abou
eight or ten inches above the ct IL
perpendicularly above the udder
pressing moderately, while the othel
hand rests on the cows back. Al
this part of the flank, hard AID
voluminous mass can be felt in thu
womb, while the movements of the
calf are perceptible, as it stirs a
irregular intervals, and causes the
| jerks and shocks to be communicated
10 the walls of the abdomen. Tnes'
movements OF the calf are generally
strongest IN the morning, and are
more distinct if the mother is eating
or drinking. especially If the water II
| cold. In doubtful cases, the presence
of calf may also be ascertained by
careful examination through the
recium, but such manipulstions are
connected with more or less O
danger.
Foul Feeding in Cold Feather
at the season OF the year, when your
fowls are mostly confined within theil
houses-or when, at the best, they
are not able to obtain much nour
ishment upon the open ground, if a
liberty-it must be borne in MIND
that they need an extra quantity o
ordinary food to keep them ii
good heart. And If the quality bI
improved as we'll. during the shsrI
cold weather, it will be better still
We counsel the distributing of goot
sound grain and corn at sill times tt
domestic poultry, as the best methet
of feeding. But if. at any season
they need this sort of provision, it i
in the keenly cold weather of Januar.
and February, when it counts NOR
towards their welfare and thrift
Let your adult fowls and the groWipl