The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-20


of the cocoa tree. Its effects on the
human system somewhat resembl g
those of tea and coffee, bet it is very
rich in nutriment. Sinnaeus the
botanist named it, ''tbe food of the
lGods."
i SAT- is being used freely by certain
New York nurserymen in their pear
nurseries, for the purpose of counter
acting blight. Iron filings and COP
peras in solution have been used 70 r
the same purpose. II these remedies
do not prevent the disease, they at
least correct a disposition to blight.
Professor Beal states in the Week
ly Press, that he has many times
eeded land to grass without another
crop, and always received a fair yield
OF grass the first year with spring
seeding. If sown in early autumn
the annual weeds die out and leave
the grass to take thu lead in spring.
A good set of carpenter tools should
be owned by every farmer. with as
much OF blacksmith's kit as he can
find use for. A farmer with some
taste for mechanics can do much
building and repairings at times when
other work is not pressing. Often
the time lost in sending an imple-
ment to the shop for repairs is more
!, than it would take to repair il, if the
!, farmer had requisite bits. ( bolts and
screws within reach.
"Professar 81 ellon," says the Lon
don Live Stock Journal, wisely laid
much stress on thu necessity of de-
r veloping the milking properties in
: our leading breeds OF cattle the char
{ acteristics of which be indicated briel-
ly. He had much respect for pedi.
a Igree, for descent from ancestry OF
high merit was OF much value. He
thought, however. that what was
called the pedigree Of achievement
should receive more attention than
: hitherto.
nj During the dry weather the wagons
should not be forgotten, especially i
they are comparatively new. The
g wood OF new wagon will frequently
D shrink 30 as to loosen all the nuts
d which if not frightened, will injur'
d the wagon in a short time 30 that
l. will not be safe to load i! heavily.
10 few moments occasionally spent i
examining the wagons, tightening u
IN the nuts, will make saving OF G
10 least one-hali in the wear of til
c. wagon. besides sometimes prevent
ae serious breakdown.
l. A prominent and successful owns
ne of large stock farm In the easter
OF states, says in reference to pigs:-
IL always ain to have mixture o! tv
* parts salt. one part sulphur, thre
parts Spanish brown and four part
of wood ashes, accessible tosthe hog
90 also a lump OF rock salt. Seldom fin
90 any use for medicines; but in case {
~ any appearance of sickness, at on
liz isolate the sick animal or .animal
oh because many of the worst diseas
sIl prevalent among swine are cont
T. gioUs. Animals of vsrioEs ages al
III conditions should never be herd
~ and fed together. Separate the your
60 and weaker ones, from the old al
y. more robast ones, feeding the
h. separately.
The advantages of keeping shee
on the farm are briefy:-They a
~ preferable to live stock because 6
VI income can be obtained from the
OF, thrice each year. First the deec
~ then the lambs, and later on in Il
! autumn or winter,ssthe fsttening al
70 sale of the old or surplus ones.
u'es England sheep are considered il
al dispenssole to the complete develop
y, men. OF all the resources of the farr
III There is no other stock 30 we'll ca
g t,1 culated for rugged hlllsides or roug
III pastures. If allowed the range
DC the field they will thoroughly Gre
AS as all the bushes and weeds, and We
MI few of the latter will ever 60 to see
a The eheep will thrive, where cat,
ne would almost stsrve. Every farm
has thus the opportunity OF CONVEX
an ing weeds and bushes into wool ar
ne mutton; besides enrichipg his Ian
with the droppiIgs. Sheep new
ey fail TO be benefi. to either poor {
7e- good land; and il provided with
ht portable shed and fence TO conir
K, them to the poorest ground, they W
a recuperats the coil and make II
", thin and barren spots proiuc.iv
lie Thi, feature OF shsep husbandry
he particularly desirable for Utah iarr
81, ers. who have impoverished the
O. land bylcontinuous years OF grain CT
al. ture. The sheep will CLEAN the wee
re. and briars out of the fence corner
ng and 80 improve the general appea
all ance of the fields ss'to be consta
IL source Of qualification to the thrift
IT farmer. During the winter they Co
tinue their good work. by conyertil
:, the straw into fertilizers. The ben,
~ fits are certain. land perceptible in
vs., short time. 1t is said that she,
Nv have been the most prominent fact
wv in enabling English farmers to. in
s iewiyesrs double the grain producir
w capacity OF their lands. Will o
las Utah farmers give this subject the
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