The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-11
INDOORS AND OUT.
The Farm, Dairy, Garden, Or
chard and Household.

CO lEu Oitou.
Do no. be in q hurry TO turn your
calves out 10 pasture with larger cat
tie. It will pay you to keep them up
in the b,rn. until after hay ng ana
they have grown considerably. Then
turn them into q good field.
Feed your laying hens with roasted
corr and they will give you an In
creased quantity of eggs in return. A
full supply OF skim milk will also
ompllsh the same result. Farm
era who have not tried the above,
should do 40; there is money in it.
Now is the time to examine your
apple trt es and spend few minutes
on each tree, in destroying the worms,
or apple tree borer. II looked after
carefully each year, they can be con.
trollei and the fruit saved. A few
shovels OF fresh fine gravel, or COARSE
sand should be hesped around each
tree.
Peter Henderson, one OF the best
authorities upon market gardening.
highly recommends the whits plume
celery, the stalks, inner leaves, and
heart of which are naturally white,
which fact makes unnecessary the
costly work OF banking the celery to
blesch it. In appearance the white
plume ia very ornamental, as the
inner leaves are disposed something
like an ostrich feather or plume.
which suggested its name. 1t is said
TO be crisp, solid and of fine flavor.
but not as long keeping as the old
green sorts, its tenderness and crisp
ness causing it TO rot sooner.
The Farmers Magazine thus says
regarding sunhowers: "The sun flower
yields more seed than corn. A bushel
OF seeds will yield gallon OF oil, and
the residunm ia equivalent to that OF
linseed. The flowers make good dye,
and furnish bees the material for wax
aud honey. The stalks sre excellent
fuel, and,furnish fine fiber for work
ing with silk. The leaves are a good
adulterant for Havana filters, and are
eaten by stock. As food for the table
the seeds can be ground into -four
and made into palatible, nutritious
bread"
The following is sure aud speedy
cure for the commonly fatal disease
of bloating in cattle. Everyone own
ing live stock, should keep it On harC
for immediate use, as it is very likely
to be required at this season OF To:
year: TIE volatile spirits CT am
monia produces instantaneous relic
by chemical action on the stomach
! in decomposing the gas generated in
! the stomach by fermentation. TIL,
dose for a cow or OK, is one table
spoonful; for sheep, teaspoonful
diluted in water or any convenien
LIQUID. Of course it is given b,
drenching or pouring down the throat
If not Immediately effectual repea
the dose.
The first thing requisite for the sue
cess of dairy, is to select mich COW
that have the best- butter producin,
qualities. But equally as importan
is it to observe the three rules of Civ
ing them a generous supply of geo.
food, keeping them clearly, AM
treating them with uniform kindness
Web ear nearly fabulous stories abou
the record of the Jersey, Holstein
Durham, and other high breeds @
cattle; but their high price make
them too expensive ANIMALS for th
ordinary dairy owners, who have no
large sums OF money to invest. Prac
teal dairy men agree that it ia mos
remunerative to commence wit
selected common stock. breeding t
better sires, and continue selectin
each year, until better average
obtained. In this way the dairy Cal
be made constant source of profit
4 Feed TO mich cows should be of tn
very best quality obtainable. Poo
hay can be fed to other live stock
Bran, ooarsely ground corn, potatoes
carrots. and roots of various kinds ar
profitable feed. Experience will tel
you what kinds and quantities ar
best. Steam cooked food is very des
irabie, particularly IN fall and winter
Above all. let your COWS have plent
OF pure water to drink; give then
only such water as you would Grinl
yourself. In the matter of cleanl
ness, let it extend to everything con
nectpd with .the dairy, and stables O
cor ais; all the surroundings of th
COWS, even to their hides, should b
free from unwholesome dirt. LIE
the same person milk a
much as possible. Speak t
the animals kindly. use ger
tie words, never beat or strike then
: with anything but your band, by cuff
ing their ears when unruly; and thes
rules observed. the cows will welcom
your presence. For your kind care
they will give you a generous return
in an abundant quantity and qaalit
of milk.
DOM ESTIC DAsHES.
An offensive breath, caused by fou
teeth, may be alleviated by ohewi {
very small piece OF sweet flag root
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