The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-14

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sweetening. The time for commencing
the use of the bath will depend on tn,
season. somewhere from the first to tn,
fifteenth of May, and it should be con
tinued until July. when the first broo(
of moths will have been captured.
, Prize essay in Weeks Magazine.
When cattle begin to bloat. after eat
ing green feed, or from any other cause
give them promptly, from three to fou
tablespoonfuls OF common baking soda
The London Medical Press says tina
the fact has at length been made abun
dainty clear that trichinosis is contract
ed mainly by those who consume porl
derived from the more carnivorous wilC
swine which abound in forests. Per
sons whose pork diet IS derived from
animals carefully fed on large dairy
farms do not suffer from the affection
When horses refuse their feed, anC
act sick, give them one tablespoonful o.
ginger, two tablespoonfuls soda, two OF
three tablespoonfuls of salts THAT is i
you use the common EPSON salts), ano
one tablespoonful of cayenne pepper
If any common ailment this will give
speedy relief. Ii not, repeat the dose
in an hour or SO.
Bnttermilk is true milk peptoue, and
with the exception of koumiss, is the
most digestible milk product at our
command. Its laxative properties may
be employed in habitual constipation
and its diuretic powers in various kid
ney troubles. It is much employed in
the treatment of diabetes, and often the
only food that can be retained on the
stomach in cancer of that organ or in
gastric ulcer. 1t may often be prescrib-
ed successfully where we order a COM
bination of milk and lime-water. Ell.
There are are other causes for the loss
of little pigs, chief among them, the
habit of some sows to eat their young
When find SOW that eats one of her
pigs, take the partly devoured pig.
and pour over it some kerosene and
then place it again in the pen. 1t is not
at all likely that the SOW will touch it.
nor is it likely she will eat any more of
her pigs. If a SOW. after being thus
treated. still eats her pigs, discontinue
to breed her, and place her among those
fattening for market.-Er.
The Kansas Cowboy, says: The loco
weed, which has appeared with fright
full rapidity on the Kansas range within
the last eighteen month, to the dismay
of stockmen, will doubtless disappear
within the next eighteen months. Two
years ago this singular plant had free
swing in the Texas Panhandle and New
Mexico, but it has now nearly disap-
peared in those sections. The devilish
plant has not come TO stay. 1t is
tramp, and like other nuisances of SINH
lar llk it makes itself mighty disagree
able to the localities where it effects
temporary lodgment. This plant does
not have the appearance of guile, for
chemists have failed to detectany poison
GUS qualities therein. but it is an estab-
lished fact that horses and cattle are
made wild by eating it, and that it pro-
duces abortion in cows.
The Importance of strict regularity in
feedlng is frequently underestimate
The horse should not have less than
three feeds a day, and as much good
hay as he will eat up clean. As to the
quantity of feed to be given, no definite
rule can be laid down. The horse must
have a'quantity sufficient to keep him
well up to the work or service he is re-
CURED to do. If regularly fed he should
have what hay and grain he will eat up
Clean. and in this case there is no bet
ter Judge than the animal himself; ex-
cept IN the case of ravenous gluttons
sometimes found among horses, and in
the human family. AS to the kinds of
feed, my experience is that any natural
feed that will produce sexual yigor
should be given. Ny feed for stallion
during the breeding season has been |
like this; One-t third oats,
one-third bran, the remaining third be- |
ing composed ofvarIeties, such as flour, |
corn meal, wheat linseed meal, etc,
always moistening the feed Watering |
and the water used are of fully as much |
as the feeding. A horse is !
particular as to the water he drinks,
put yet may be accustomed to any
water II 1t be fit for human use. 4 |
horse should never have water that has |
no outlet or inlet. Give fresh living !
water, but not in large quantities, and |
water often.-Er.
Every owner of live stock should be
fully aware OF the need of Ia. warm
In view, the barn should be built with a
basement stable, not sunk much in the
earth, for such Iare apt to be damp, and |
dampness should never be tolerated i'm
a stable. Dryness, warmth, light. and
air should be the points sought in base
ment stables. A concrete wall affords
the best means of getting dry, warm
stable, also every facility for putting in
windows for lighting, and ventilators
Tor pure air. The concrete wall made
Of water-lime, sand, gravel, and rough
stone, is much cheaper than the mason's
ordinary stone wall. 1t would REQUIRE
70 be only one foot thick and eight feet
nigh, instead of eighteen to twenty-four
inches thick, :as If built of stone. The
concrete is porous, and does not con-
iuct heat and cold like a stone. III
1t is much more economical TO con-
'truct barn with basement having a
good wall, for that keeps the stable ali
n the basement, and keeps the barn
ibove from rotting, and leaves it all for
lay, grain, or other fodder. A barns
must have piers or some foundation to |
est upon, and a concrete wall for a
basement gives the basement room
'heaper than any other room in the
)arn. I
Writing about German Millet,. a
correspondent of the 0hia Farmer. saws:
those who have not sown less than one j
'ushel seed to the acre have no right to
ay that is the quantity to SOW. Now !
lave SOWn more and also considarah,o | /!