The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-27

we see our young broods decims,ea h,
soue unknown agency which we attrihnt,
W some internal disease, and when IN,
truth IS forced upon us by experience W.
snouIu De careful and guard against yermir
se.Iin ( a ioothold in our memories or upor
Inc Agricultural Gazette wants TO know
why two-thlrds ofour stock. breeders shonl1
20 III ior lat stock only, leaving the ones,
non oil milk to be looked after by the dairy.
men we hold, rightly or wrongly. that
C ,nt may be bred by proper selection,
wn,cn VIII give a good quantity of milk
anu iatten quite as well as those that are
oreu 70 give practically no milk at ali. and
70 Cd d., mat an immense loss is sui.
Wy py neglect OF milking qualities.
MI. A ID. Allen, well.known authority
vo,ninenus the recent English practice of
usang Guernsey instead OF Jersey bulls to
,u no the richness OF the milk OF the
norm blood in them. This he saws males
more satisfactory cross for their oiTsnr;nS
prove even richer mixers than the Jersevs
win as large quantity. The Size of he
ANIMALS when full grown, is larger. and
Wnen dried oil they iatten more randy aud
make rather superior quality of beef
oWlsS farmers generally employ oil cake
oy uissolving it, when in morsels. in h I ar
ooiu wafer, and then pouring the liouid
oseF .ne cut roots or hay; straw and chatf
gre never employed, being considered unfit
ior iliiKlng or fattening ends. The mixture
gwen as the first feed, never after drink.
lug, rs II turnips enter into the ration, the
cattle drink too largely. The cake mnst
not oe dissolved too long in advance. as il
Wouiu become sour; the vessels ought tn he
rlnsed and dried every three or forir DAYS
IN central and southern Kansas rye is
ssown almost altogether for pasture wills
IN northern Kansas it is grown for both
posture and grain. The stale area increas.
ed, as compared with last year, about il
per cent, the increase being very evenly
divided over the state. The constantly in.
cieaslng demand for good pasture has
stimulate the growing of this cereal. The
reports as to It's condition are very encour.
aging. 1t being much harder plant than
wheat, the dry fall and the severe winter
an not lpjure it materially.
IL Is said that the Russian sunflower has
yielded rs high as one hundred bushels of
SEED 10 the acre. Its value for poultry ia
well known to fanciers. The seed NAV be
painted IRON the middle of May until July
ISL, ABOUT half peck per acre being re.
quired.
IN Georgia, where watermelon culture il
maze specially, II is the general practice
TO turn the vines back, even when two to
four feet long to pillow the land out. This
IS believed 10 be no injury at all ii carefully
done, without twisting or breaking, The
idea seems 10 be to literally turn the vines
back, and not, to pull them to one side
and after the blowing is done, carefully re.
place the vines in their original position.
One prominent grower has removed vines
with melons foo long on them, and found
no permanent Ill eff-c's.
Regarding the value nj birds to the far.
mer, Professor Stearns, in paper read be-
fore the Connecticut state board of agri.
culture, states that young robin in the
nest requires daily supply of food more
than equivalent to its own weight. The
swallows are the natural enemies of the
mldges and similar smaller insects that
prey on grain. It is estimated that the
n-s hugs ui single pair of swallows will
in tnl,e weeks consume half u mil
lion insects, Bluebifds protect fruit
trees from insects. The king bird is strictly
insectivorous and a great protector. The
wrens can be induced foreman near houses
if suitable boxes are provided, and the war
without ceasing upon caterpillars.
A writer in the Farmers Review says:
Fourteen months ago my little wife bought |
% head of poultry for $6.50-Bufr Cochin, |
Light Brahma, White Leghorn. She has
raised 4i0 chickens, selling the most of |
them at 10 cents head at three months |
old; eggs 10 to % cents; for eggs and |
$50; so head yet on hand, less % |
bead old stock, leaves IS, worth $50; grand |
total, $75 net gain. Cost of feed, $l5, |
which was paid in eggs for the family to !
use during he time, 30 head killed to eat. |
The feed was corn meal cooked, corn bread, |
bran, wheat, cane seed, cheat and pepper. |
A man down in Georgia has discovered |
something that will keep the worms and
bugs out of his peach orchard and can
whip the English sparrow, The Atlanta
Constitution says: All over his orchard
are old gourds, boxes, cans, ETC., placed on
stumps, fences and trees. These are the
homes of the worm-destroyer, and they are
the little bluebird, which are so numerous
in our state. For five years he has been
petting and raising these little birds, and
to-day he has about 500. He prizes them
so highly that he will prosecute any one
killing them as quick as he would for kill
ing one OF his pigs. They do their work so
enectually that he is troubled very little
with worms. The blueblrd eats nothing
but bugs and worms and can whip the
English sparrow.
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