Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-20
INTERES TING TO FARMERS.

IN 6h6o IlNG Az 6AhmERo.
Unrivaled breeds of short horn cattle
now pervade, to more or less extent, every
State and Territory in the Union except
ing, perhaps, three or four of the "Gulf ;"
States, where few if any of the improved
breeds in any considerable numbers are
kept and bred. So important an interest
has been taken, and such large amounts of
capital invested in them, that an elaborate
history has been written and published in
this country relating to their origin, 80 far
as could be ascertained, and their modern
course of breeding for one hundred and
fifty years anterior to the present time.
Aside from that, numerous pamphlets and
memoranda relating to them have been
written since early in the present century
in Great Britain, and followed by Others in
the United States, since their first i'm.
portations which, under we'll authenticated
report, occurred soon after the Revolution.
airy War, near the close of the last century.
There are now within the American Union
and the Canadas more than 1000 breeders
aud owners of these cattle of approved
pedigree and lineage, and of quality also
unsurpassed, either in Great Britain or
other countries where they have been in
troduced and bred.-[Agricultural Review.
Plants kept in the house over winter re-.
quire attention paid to certain requisites
heat, light, ventilation and water. Too
much heat is just as injurious to them as a
deficiency. If the air is dry and hot the
plants will soon be infested with the red
spider, green fly, and mealy bug so try
and maintain temperature of TO- or 75'
by day, and l5' less by night. To get the
most air, so essential to all plants,
water may be evaporated from the stove.
In the green house we have earthen
pans, filled with water, on the aues
every few feet, and in addition we
sprinkle the plants frequently, as we'll as
throwing water on the walks. Did you
ever notice the plants growing in kitchen
window almost always look better than
those in the sittingr room? The reason is
simply because the air in the kitchen is
warm and moist. Light should be given at
all times and as much as possible. Gerani-
ums and heliotropes revel in the sunlight.
Such charming window-plants as the rex.
begonias are partial to the shade, but can
be put in among other plants the same
with the fuchsias. Turn your plants fire.
quently if you would have them symmetri-
cal and don't be afraid to pinch off the top
if you want them bushy.
Corns in the horse are so well known that
any description of them is quite unneces.
sary. 1t would, however, be absurd to
say that they are of little consequence,
but Just as absurd to reject such horse
because he had them. He may have very
extensive corns and yet be Away sound on
them or very minute ones to the eye, yet
be seriously Inconvenience and famed by
them. Hundreds of horses have corns
without any one suspecting it, and as long
as horse remained sound, or nearly 80,
the fact might never be known. If he be.
comes lame, and his feet are in consequence
of it carefully examined, the searching.
knife lets the owner or somebody into the
secret. That becoming known. the foot
properly put to rights, and with a proper
shoe put on, the horse probably goes
sounder than he has for months past. If a
horse has corns, the principal thing to be
looked at is not so much the soreness of
them, or how far he may even go lame on
them, but the kind of food he has.
A correspondent OF the Turf Field and
Farm urges very strongly the two-meal
system for horses, and adds Although l
have never doubted but this system would
work as favorably with horned cattle, my
own experience has been confined mostly
to human beings and horses. According to
my Judgment this system, applied to work
or road horses, will increase their working
capacity very largely i. e., any given
horse will do more work, day after day,
either in the cart, before the pillow or on
the road, and keep in prime condition :;
besides it would surely, and because Of his
improved health, tend to prolong his life
extend mis- years of usefulness. But aside
from mere theorizing, or dogmatically as
sorting my opinion, which, however, find
is corroborated by every one who has given
this system fair trial.
The returns Of dairy manufactures, as
shown by the census (now in press), show
an immense growth in that industry. The
capital invested amounts to $40 900, 600
Taey consume materials valued at SlS,.
600, 900, aud:their total products are S26,.
600 900. The value of material used in
condensed milk manufactures amounts to
81 600, 900. Statistics were taken from the
cheese factories, butt& factories, combined
butter and skim milk factories and con-
densed milk factories. The total number
of these establishments reaches 4, 900. The
State of New York leads any other in the
number of factories, and the amount of
CAPITAL invested in this industry.