The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-06
HOME. FARM AND RANGH.
1lIscELLANEors NOTE.

Cottonseed meal is the most concen-
tr6ted nutriment which can be pro
cured in the shape of cattle feed. 1t
is the cottonseed after the oil has been
/ pressed out, or rather the greater part
! OF it, as about one-fourth is left In
the cake. The cake is ground into
! line meal. 1t is very rich IN nitrogen,
/ containing three times as much corn
! meal, twice as much oil and ten times
/ as much phosphoric acid. 1t is thus a
very valuable food for growing cattle
and for dairy cows, providing the ele-
mentS of flesh, fat and bone, and also
OF milk ard cream, in larger proper
tons than aGy other food. Bat on
account OF is very rich character, -
. is necessary 30 use it with judgment,
as enc pound of it Will be equivalent
| to three pounds of corn meal. Two
ounces will be enough at once Tor a
calf, and two pounds for a meal for
cCW, given twice daily. II is best
used Ivy mixing it with bran or coarse
mIddiings, ia the proportion OF leo
pounds to 800 pounds OF the latter.
The Dairy.
The following rules are given by an
experienced IA. mer for selecting seed
corn for next season: Pick the ears
that set nearest to the ground, and
those ears having Il short foot stalk.
Take from stalks having the most
ears, and never take from Il stalk hav-
ing but one ear il IL can be avoided
Always take ears that are filled ont
fun to tie end, that run beyond the
husk, il such can be had. Lay up
more than will be required. When
about to plant, before Smelling break
every ear and see if the pith Of the
cob is dried up and hollow, for if it is
not the corn is not fully ripe. Shell
off the butt and tip till you come to
the long grains.
The Rural Rome reminds US that
unleached ashes, though valuable for
use on the garden, must not be ap-
piled too plentifuliy, and says that if
applied too heavily over the surfaco
Us Il top dressing, either just before or
just after sowing the seed, it will kill
the youn plants rs readily rs the
young weeds. Thi; is the case when
too heavy dressing Is given, and is
especially SO with radiSheS, satisfy,
cabbage and egg plant. With beans,
peas, lettuce and parsley, the result
will be beneficial, as they seem to
stand more than the first mentioned.
The practice of testing COWS for
butter production is new one, but it
is one of the best systems ever de-
yised, as it compels the COWS to be
valued only for merit, no matter what
the pedigree may be; but the best
cows have good pedigrec5 and come
from the select families. During the
last two years the number or COWS
scoring fourteen pounds OF butter per
week reached about 600.
The New York Tribune, in a letter
from Mr.. j. S, Woodward, thus de-
Scribes the merinO sheep at the Michi-
gan agricultural fair: The greasy,
wrinkly, gummy merino sneep were
in full force, closely blanketed, and
their owners were glorying in show
ing lleeceS weighing from twenty-five
to nearly fifty pounds, but q cins2 -,
SpectiOn showed that not over five 10
six pounds of these were wool, the re-
mainder being grease and dirt. l
could only wish more attention paid
in these breeds to growing wool and
less to growing grease, gum, etc"
The sooner milk is placed in pans
or cans after milking the better will
be the yield Of cream.
The reason why creamery butter is
the best is because there is more SyS.
tenn in its manufacture.
1t is common in some quarters to
use any kind of salt for butter, but
unless the best salt be used the butter
will be inferior, and necessarily Will
sell low. II is economical to procure
good salt for such purpose.