The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-09

! ring and buckle strap around the fet
lock with a ring attached to the stral
and standing the same as the ring in tn
tail. l next pass the loose end of tn
rope down through the ring at the fet
lock and thence up through a ring il
the side of the shop, or in post out
side. When 1 pull on the rope tn,
animal is obliged to lift his foot, and i
unable to kick. This plan will alsC
place the foot in a good position fol
shoeing.
A new and very fatal disease ha.
broken out among the swine in North
ern Nebraska. 1t is called cholera fol-
want of a better name. The frs
symptoms are weakness of the kidneys
and loss of appetite. Next the ears be-
come swollen almost to bursting. Fol
lowing this is bleeding from the nose
and then death in from five to ten days
Nearly every hog attacked dies. The
only treatment which has been found
beneficial so far is to remove the swine
to new pens or pasture, use whitewaSh
freely about the troughs, and feed liberal
doses of sulphur, charcoal and salt. The
sick hogs seem to have an abnormal ap-
petite for coal ashes, the use of which
has given good results. The disease
was imported from Iowa last fall, but
did not become epidemic until early in
September. Since then fully 1900 have
died. The disease is slowly spreading
west ,and south, and more serious results
are feared.-[ En-.
A medical paper says: If most people
are afraid of anything it is of being
buried alive. Cases do happen that it is
very difficult even for the experienced
physician to determine whether per-
son is really or but apparently dead
without his having recourse to means
which, while they would at once settle
the dispute, would place life, if it really
still existed, in jeopardy. A French
Academy offered a prize for the dis
coYery of some means by which even
the inexperienced may at once deter
mine whether in a given case death has
ensued or not. A physician obtained the
prize. He had discovered that the fol-
lowing well-known phenomenon exists:
If the hand of the suspected person is
held toward the candle or other artificial
light, with the fingers stretched, and
one touching the other, and one looks
through the spaces between the fingers
toward the light, there appears a scarlet
red color where the fingers touch each
other, due to the still circulating fluid
blood. as it shows itself through the
not yet congested tissues;
but when life is extinct this phenomenon
at once ceases. The most extensive and
trials established the truth of
this observation.
A New Jersey fruit grower has SUI,
ceeded best in keeping apples stored in
the second story of a building opening
with windows to the north, above the
warmth of the cellar and below that OF
the roof. As soon as cool after picking,
the apples are packed on the north side
of the room, and the windows and shut
tiers of the south side are shut; those of
the north side are opened, and are kept
open day and night until freezing wealth
er, when they are closed. In severe
weather the south windows are opened
to let in the sun to warm the room. If
there is danger of freezing, pals of
water are set about the room. The
water will freeze before the fruit is in
lured and can be removed and fresh
water returned. In damp weather keep
all the windows closed to prevent sweat
ing.
If there is greater danger of freezing
the fruit may be covered up with
blankets or net sacks, but with careful
regulation of the windows no trouble
will be experienced. Apples that are
frozen can be restored if placed in ice
lter and gradually thawed out. Iffrozen
IN bulk, cover up, and allow TO thaw
1ut gradually. Cellars are too warm to
store fruit to keep. The main secret In
.ruit keeping, is to keep cool as possible,
without freezing, and free from too
~ r. Il, I.
Kept apples in the manner stated for
years. says his loss is never greater than
% per cent, and often less than per
cent. He frequently keeps them until
May fresh and sound.
There exists a difference of opinion
among Utah farmers as to when is the
BEST time to SOW Alfalfa commonly
Jailed Lucern. Many have sown it in
he fall, after rainy spell, and occa-
;ionally been fortunate in getting it sue
started, but it is a risky job,
most generally resulting in failure. The
spring season is unquestiOnably the
pest time. On this subject the Drorerx'
Journal says: About the first or second
week in April l have found to be a good
lime to sow if the ground is in good,
moist condition. If sowed too early the
young plant is liable to be killed by the
ate frost. l do not like to flood young
Alfalfa, as on most soils it packs the
'oil, and so prevents it from making
good growth. 1t should not be irrigat-
ID if it can be avoided, until it forms
Iome shade to the ground. The dry
winds of Nay are very severe upon
7oung Alfalfa, and it will wither and die
there is not sufficient moisture in the !
ioil to support it. If the season is very
lry, and the soil in such filth that it is
Iure to drift, should plow the land in
ended for the crop until after the high
Winds of May. Then put In your seed
after and bring the seed up
" light flooding. Young Alfalfa can
rot penetrate the dry crust that is often /!
ormed on old land after three days !
low. On all blufflands of which / have |
my knowledge, certainly prefer the !
lrill to any broadcast seeding, especially /
{ YOU go to the trouble to drill the piece /
10Th ways, sowing half the quantity !
.ach way. and should there be danger !
# drifting don't put on the harrow after |
he drill By the use of the drill, if |
here is any moisturein the ground you |
an get the benefit of it. It comes up |
much quicker, more evenly, and is not |
o liable to dry mp after the high winds |
lave passed over it. A full, even stand |
S indispensable, if you aim to have fine |
Alfalfa hay. The suggestion about SOW |
ng with the Alfalfa a light quantity of |
ats or barley for shade will do no harm |
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