Daily Republican., 1884-05-26
A AGRIC u L T u r AL.
PARIS GREEN AND BLOOD POISONING,

PARIS GREEN AND BLOOD POISONING,
10 it not notable fact that all over
this country diseases which are called
by various names-meaning only blood
poison-are alarmingly prevalent !?
And now we hear that carbuDcles have
assumed such general character that
an eminent physician of New York
city has given to their manifestation
the name OF the carbuDcle fever-what-
ever that may signify-and, on being
interrogated Ms 70 his opinion of the
cause, wisely shook his professional
head and replied go, 1t may be some
atmospheric poison or something Of that
Sort IL he were a country doctor,
and would make his investigation near
the fields and gardens where Paris
green il used. careless OF the posi-
bilities OF it's being transferred to the
lettuce or vegetable beds, from which
the market men get their supplies, he
would find that in Westminster county
alone enough is being used to poison
people by the thousand-yea, and tens
OF thousands. Or let any man who is
not interested in the culture Of pota-
toss make a careful survey, aud esti-
mate, IL he can, how much OF this
poison Is being distributed to find Its
way into the wells Of the farmers and
tho reservoirs which supply the drink
ing waters Of New York, to say nothing
OF the vast amount which must neces-
sarily enter into the substance of pota-
toes grown in such poisonous soil. Is
1t not, l ask, as much in accordance
with tbs laws Of nature ~ with the
higher and spiritual law which Atiirms
that Whatsoever man soweth, that
shall he also reap ?" And yet every
where men and boys nre busy with
spriIkling pots scattering this poison, az
though it we're the business of Mother
Earth" to gather all into her great
laboratory, and by some antidotal
miracle eliminate the poison, regardless
Of the processes by which she herself is
to be purified, so as to give back into
the growing plant the healthful and
life.giving elements created TO sustain
human existence.
BLUEGRASS VS.. CORN.
The method of handling cattle on the
celebrated blue grass farm of Jas. N.
Browns sons in Sangamon county, ILL.,,
is something out OF the common order
OF doing things in the West.
These gentlemen own about 5000
acres Of as fine land as there is In this
fertile State. 1t lies In the heart Of the
great corn belt yet they do not plant on
acre Of corn TO feed to their 1000 head
OF cattle. Indeed they do not feed the
article except in the case OF protract
cd severe storm. They always pur
chase a small amount for such . con.
tingeecy.
Their cattle live, thrive, and grow fat
upon blue-g grass alone. Their pasture,
are old and each year adds to the quan
tity and value of the grass crop. They
NOW but little hay less than fifty acrel
per year. They say that one hundred
acres OF grass will furnish as much fat
teniug food as siKty-six acres OF corn
TIE cost Of growing the corn makes 1T
feeding Improbable AZ compared will
pasturag.. They buy young animals
and fatten them upon the blue grass
putting on some 300 pounds Of fne bee
between April and July, and they sci
them when weighing from l 400 to l ,5Ol
pounds, realizing the very highest mar
ket prices. OF course they purchase goot
grade Short-horn stock, as these alon,
will ripeu at as early an age a. thel
wish to have them.
CALVES.
1t is believed by many, and probabl.
not without reason, that II the bes
selections were now made from on
best so.called common calves, and tn
selections followed up for few gene
ratione, the result would be bette
class ~, animals for production ant
pros an is obtained from the pur'
sh'c 10, where every animal, howeve
in: r,or, is raised simply because /
II :, pedigree. OF course, it is under
y od that our common" stock at th,
present time is already made up from
good blood by the careful crossing
it has had at the hands of breed
erR.
The same principles that apply to tht
raising of ope's own COW will, in a
measure, apply to the raising OF all the
animals required on the farm. The
steers and colts raised at home, other
things being equal, are always to be
preferred to those purchased from
strangers. If one finds he has a heifer
or steer that Is not likely 10 come up
to expectations, it can be very cheaply
fatted at three years old, and will make
the choicest of beef for home consump.
tion. There is also more profit fatten.
ing and selling them than those that
have become 50 old that their powers
of digestion and assimilation have be-
come greatly impaired, as is usually
the case with all the old cows and old
oxen. Young beef costs the least to
grow and fatten.
FODDER CORN.
While the Agricultural Experiment
Stations and few wealthy men who
can afford to make tests Of new pro-
cesses without regard to immediate
profitable results, are pursuing their in
vestigations to determine the true
value of ensilage, the mass of farmers
need not hesitate to prepare for q crop
If the old style of corn fodder. All
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