New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-22
Notssrfor { he Farmer

A marked feature of the meat imports
into Great Britain q ,uring 1884 is the
decrease in all sal ted meats, except
hams, and In the qr iantity Of: preserved
Ctinned) meats also, partly On account
of exaggerated rel ports Of bad effects
that have resulted rom con Stunning them
in a few instances. On the other hand.
the fresh meat receipts haze. largely in
creased, especially those of mutton,
chiefly foreign mutton FROM. New Zea-
land and Australia.
The culture to fax.is cutie. easy, and
this crop,;will grow upon. almost any
soil, although low moist. vegetable
soil is the best for it. It will not Weld
we'll IL poor land; good sod plowed in
is the BEST hor it. Hale bnshel of seed
is usec persacre; it is scwn.in the Spring
on wellsplowed land asthe time when
oats are .sown. Some tanners mix it :
with oatssand thrash ahe grain together
feed foEl horses, colts,.and calves.
The*feed required 20 fashen sheep,
sho1lasba.r rich; rye, CATS. wheat, and
buc-1vheat are bettecfor making flesh
thanfor fat. Corn Is ,tife. best fatten-.
ing icodI and small quantity of cotton
seed meaA with the corn vould hasten
the fattening. Theofood fer a Swear
old sheep should b. daily two quarts Of:
sliced :turnips and q quart of corn, with
four ounces of cottan-seed meal busted !
over ths turnips. This should be sup
plemeHsed with as much good clover.
hay" as,she animal, Will eat until grass
comes when the grain food above will
% needed in addition to the grass.
The Massachusetts, Board of Cattle.
Commissioners report to the Legisla--
ture mo animal. disease"in that: state
the past year, with exception Ola sdisx.
temper mere 5rr less prevalent, among
SWINE" The New-England Farmer
hopes this official ttterance will set al
rest the hog cholera scare in. the Csn-
Eect1cut Valley" snd adds: SIT is not
aae first time, within a period OF a, very
Few months, that trivial and non coraa-
glous malad1es, among live stock have
been magnltied into dangerous, and
| communicable diseases, to the great de-
tr1ment ofsour. animal industries, both
at home aud In foreign markets.
Mr.. j. Henry Gest, whs, testifes for
the jersey Cattle Club to- the enormous
butter yield Of Princess End, 1iz. As
lbs. 12ss ounces of saltedi batter in !,
week. is willing to wager that the co
can raise the record to 50 lbs, Der weeI
Pes> meal IS considered by Mr, Gest
the, great fat producing element
Princess ration. Seven pounds of +
ter Were made from the last DAYS M
ing. One pound Of butter to sixpo-
or three quarts Of milkl Dair-
may well be skeptical about the a,
acy OF these figures, but the test 8
to have been far one.
Dogs were made personal pro-
in Minnesota by an act of the n
legislature. The law reads as folll
BE it enacted by the Leeislat,I
the State Of Minnesota: Sect;o6
All dogs owned or kept by any pc
Tor domestic or personal use, o
pleasure, are hereby declared t.,
personal property within the pu
and meaning of the criminal IL
this State relating to larceny and
clons mischief OF injury, shall beA
s.faed to embrace and apply to
ANIMALS. Sec. 9. This act Shall
eHect and be in force from and aft
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