The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-28
INDOORS AND OUT.
The Farm, Garden, Orchard
and Household.
NOTES AND HINTS FOR ALL
sIfalfa and its Effects on stock-Moths
Care of Meadow Land-Sim-
pie Remedies for Many
Different Ills.
NOTES AND HINTS FOR ALL.

ohe feed for horses ETC., says VIII
raqord to weakening effects OF alfalfa on
horses: at is quite behind the times to
Mead this as the effect OF alfalfa llS
effects and nutritious qualities are now
too well known to longer plead any such
effect from feeding it to teams Horses
and mules love it. thrive upon it. ana
are much stronger when fed upon II, ana
REQUIRE much less grain, and VIII 90
much more work than when fed upon
any other hay that know OF. 1t VII
at first for a few weeks operate on athe
kidneys. but will not weaken, and soon
tbev viii be all right. 1t also has the
effect to keep the bowels just loose
enough to thrive, and teams feel wen
and active. am sure that every man
who feeds his team for three m0 1i Ia
upon alfalfa will ever after prefer allala
to anv other hay, and he will flnd IhaC
large growth, well-matured, coarse nay
is also the best for his team mat M ollS-a
is almost as course as pea straw cams ans
will do exceedingly well upon, II siley
are not fed too much. Ihey shoqlu nc
required to eat up the stems, IIlouSn
coarse. as well as the fine part OF the
alfalfa Fine or half-matured alfalfa Is
not so good for teams-it IS too Washy,
or like green grass. The fine or young
alfalfa cut when matured, or the product
of moor cuttings in a season, Is much
preferable for producing milk, but Work
horses require for best results alfalIa
more mature. or cut when fully in bios
som. OF even seed formed IN part
have fedmv teams three and half years
mon il, and this is my experience. |
cut from 800 to 400 tons per year, ana
fully believe it to be the best hay ever
fed for horses and all stock. Even pigs
do well on dry alfalfa. / am cutting
alfalfa now that is three feet high ana
viii yield two and half tons per acre
of dry hay. 1t is well matured, excel
lent feed for horses. 1t was soWn on on
old meadow stubble, and 1t grew wen:
l have moved it now three years, anu II
Is fully equal to any sown on the ola
ground that had been plowed and thaI
sown on the meadow without any
previous or after-culture. 1t Is July
equal to any l have, showing clearly
how easily and cheaply our meadows
may be well stocked with the. most
productive, remunerative and valuable
grass | believe now known"
Meadows should not be closely grazed
at any time, and especially not III the
fall. They need to have ferhllZlng
materials added to instead of taken from
the soil. Young animals are mnch
more injurious than mature ones, While
full-grown stock that are being fattened
and are fed rich grain rations, may by
their droppings add materially to the
stock withhold large share of the pot
ash, phosphoric acid, and nitrogen of
the food to build up their bodies, leav-
ing the manure comparatively poor.
On the other hand mature fattening
animals need very little of these three
chief elements of soil fertility. Aside
from the loss of plant-fooi, the close
feeding OF stock on meadow land does
mechanical damage. If the soil is soft,
the feet of the animal injure it, and the
close grazing pulls much of the grass up
by the roots. Meadows, like winter
grains, are injured by freezing and thaw-
ing, and the plants need to be in vigor-
Gus condition in late fall, with good
growth OF aftermath for protection from
the frosts, winds, etc. Well-rotted
manure applied to the meadows as a
top-dresSing, will strengthen the plants
and insure fine crop the next season.
This application is best made soon after
son much of the soluble material is
washed out of the soil by the fall rains.
Qulck-acting manureS should be used in
the growing season, otherwise loss is
sustained. Take good care of the
meadows, for they suffer greatly il
abused. They are easily and often in
lured by animals in late autumn. = Er
Rice Is not properly appreciated by
many home providers. 1t is easily kept
always ready at hand at all seasons
without risk of loss or depreciation
Rice Is most healthful and nutritious
many hundreds of millions of our race
Subslst almost wholly upon it. Il
Is cheap food. There is no waste
material in it. If bought in quantity i
Is not much more costly, pound fol-
pound, than the highest grade of whea
hour bushcl OF potatoes go pounds
contains only an average of nine pound,
OF food; the rest is water, which vii
escape as steam, if potatoes are bakeC
dry. The composition OF this nutrit en-
part of potato is very like that of rice
thus rice at cents pound (bOught a
wholesale) and potatoes at 81 cents
bushel would cost the same for tn
nutriment, with the quality of tn,
nutrlment in favor of the rice. Their,
are MANY ways OF cooking rice. - tn
Prairie Famrer.
Here are eleven simple remedies 70
that many common ailings.
Try popcorn for nausea.
Try sun baths for rheumatism.
Try ginger all for stomach cramps.
Try clam broth for weak stomach.
Try buttermilk for freckles.
Try hot flannel over the seat o
neuralgia pain and renew frequently.
Try taking cod liver oil in tomat
sauce, if you wish to make it palatable
Try nap in the afternoon ii you ar
gong out late in the evening.
Try cloth wrung out from cold waite
throat
Try walking with your hands benin
you when you find you are bending fol
Try a newspaper over your ches
beneath your under-shirt, as q che
protector in extremely cold weather.
A dressingof lime often has an-exce
i Sl effect in making WORKOUT soils PR
Gti4ctye, and is quite as apt to be effe
i've on land that has an abundance {
il,iie IN Its composition. 1t undoubtet
I, r,;.l makes more plant food ayailab
WIZ "nnout directly adding to the amour
anu anu should therefore, be used in rot
IN where other methods are adODtt