The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-29

food OF poultry if mixed with their
soft food, in about the same proper
tons as used in making bread.
Il is now known to medical science
that diseases of the eyes and ears are
frequently induced by decsying teeth.
A serious case of this kind, in which
a partial loss OF sight from cataract
was traced to diseased condition OF
the teeth, has just been reported to
the Harvein society OF London.
A correspondent of The Prairie
Farmer says, that after closely watch
ing and experimenting on newly set.
out young fruit trees, he is satisfied
that large percentage OF such trees
are killed by being sunburnt. The
first season the young trees generally
thrive well, but the second season
during the hot drouth OF July and
August, they suct umb to what might
be termed sun stroke. The remedy
is to shade them with boards, where
another full grown tree or obi act. does
not shisld them from the hot early
afternoon sun.
There is no question bat that vege-
table charcoal is good for live stock,
il mixed with thsir God, or in urgent
CAGES it may be mixed With water into
thin Cruel, and given as q drench.
1t promotes complete digestion, and
keeps the animals fat and healthy.
It should be fed two or three times per
week. and dsily if desired to rapidly
istten animals. The Popular Science
Ne,Os says the bast proportions or dose
ia one pint to every twenty-five head
OF sheep o. lambs. asquarter OF
pint per head for full grown cattle,
horses or pigs. hall the last quantity
for young cattle and q tablespoonful
each for calves.
The Prairie Farmer sage; The
Holstein COW Mink lays claim to
being one OF the best milk and butter
COWS yet heard from. Imported as q
yearlipg, and calving as tWo-year-
old. she gave when three, in ten days
(Aug.), 1921 pounds of milk from
which was made 25lbs. and 8 OF. of
butter. As four -year-old her best
daily yield VAS 81 lbs best ten days
S4S lbs; beat month 2,499. lbs.; year
ly yield 16. 6283 lbs. She gave in ten
days 29lbs. and 6 or. of butter. Last
year she made 3lbs. 9 or. OF butter in
one day. She is now giving so to 80
lbs. OF milk per day. Ali this time
she has taken her chances with a
large herd. and had ordinary care.
No crowding, 40. forcing.
The Baltimore Market Journal
says: The idea o! planting edible nut
bearing trees where shade is desired,
instead Of those which are aolely
ornamental, is not new. bat the su{
gesti0n is one that will bear thinking
about by these who contemplate
planting shade or ornamental trees.
Chestnut, walnut. hickory nut, and
butternut trees a e all nearly as fine
10 appearance as horse chestnut and
maple, and, aside from the source Of
revenue which will II time accrue to
their owners from fruit, the timber
from SUCH trees is always in demand
and the tree itself may become profit
sb!e should it become desirable at any
time 20 remoVs it.
Clover has nc superior as a grazing
plant. When in fall vjg)r and bloom
1t Will carry more cattle and sheep
PER acre than bluegrass, herds-grsss,
or orchard grass. After it has been
graZed to the earth, few sboWsry
days with warm suns, will cause it to
spring up into renewed vitality iready
again to furaish succulent heritage to
domestic animals. Though very
nutritious and highly relished by
cattle, it often produces q dangerous
swelling called "hoven," from which
many ceWs die. When first turned
upon Glove, cattle should only be
alloIed to Craze an hour or two, and
then be driven Off for the remainder
of tho day. gradually increasing the
time OF grazing until they become
less voraoious in their appetites, never
permitting them to run upon clover
when wet. Glover made wet by rain
at mid day is more likely to produce
noVen tnan wei by dew.
A correspondent OF the Rural New
Yorker describes the following
method by which an extraordinary
crop OF water melons WAS raised:
Holes were dug ten feet apart each /,
way, eighteen inches square and !
fifteen inches deep. These holes were
filled with well rotted manure, which
was thoroughly incorporated with the I
soil. A low, fiat hill was then made !
and seeds planted. When the vines
were large enough to run the whole
surface was covered to the depth OF a !
foot or fifteen inches with wheat
straw. rhe straw was placed close
up around the vines. No cultivation
whatever was given afterwards; no
wesds or grass grew. The vines
spread over the straw, and the melons
matured clean and nice. The yield !
waa abundant and the experiment an
entire success.
A correspondent of the Desert
Neaos, writing from North Carolina,
says: The "vigor" or ''drouth-proof
grass" - Sorghum Halapenss-will