Delta chief., 1885-11-25
Agricultural Dots.


beef, by carcass, steers, &c, dry fat cows, &c;
onions, 2@3c cabbage, 14@2c; squash, 1c;
chickens, Sc live weight, 124c dressed.
SALT IN HAYsTACKs.
To prevent haystacks firing, scatter a few
of common salt between each layer.
The salt, by absorbing the humidity of the
hay, not only prevents its fermentation, and
consequent heating, but it also adds salty
taste to this forage, which all stock like; be-
sides it stimulates the appetite and assists
their digestion, and so preserves them from
many diseases.
FEEDING STEERS.
A statement was recently made by an
Englisl, feeder of steers that an experiment
made proved that two-year-old steers. fed
with three-vear.olds aud four-year.olds,
made more beef in proportion to the food
consumed than either three.year-olds or four.
yeas-olds also that the three-year.olds were
more profitable than the four-year-olds. Thus
it is undoubtedly true that the earlier the
maturity of the beef animal the more profit
to the beef maker.
Diseases can often he evaded by keeping
the stables ih proper condition.
FENCE POSTS.
MANY people IN this section are not aware
that our surrounding fo"thills are covered
with growth of Juniper and very often.
when cutting what they think is the cedar for
posts, instead they cut down the juniper tree,
which very much resembles the cedar, but is
not so lastins by far for that purpose as the
red cedar The wood of the cedar, or that
tree of such lasting qualities, is OF u dark-red
color, while that of the juniper is much
lighter in color, although Of reddish east,
and is called white cedar by many. When
selecting your posts, if you are not capable
of Judging from outside appearances it twould
be well to chop into the wood few inches
then ascertain from the color OF the chips the
character of the tree. Now few words
more in regard tn the securing of durable and
lastng posts. There is no question about
the greatly superior durability and frmness
of wood cut during the summer. especially if
stripped of the bark Immediately after being
cut. SO that it may dry all the more rapidly.
These are points that all should take into
consideration. as our soil is of n nature that
produces very rapid decay OF all kinds of
wood. $500
.E5i.. RoUP IN FOWLS.
Now Is the season for roup. L0ok out and
keep your fowls warm and dry, and by no
means let them stand in the draft if you do
look out for sick fowls. The following is
we'll worthy of perusal. We compile from
from the Pouiterer's Guide: Cause, produced
by neglect and oold, damp quarters, etc.
Symptoms are the same as in almost all other
diseases produced by exposures to cold, etc.
The discharge from the nose and eyes be-
comes thick, Opaque and very offensive, the
nostrils become filled up and closed by the
discharge, the eye.lids become swollen and
and stuck together. The disease is highly
contagious. Diseased birds should be imme-
diateIy removed from the yard. Treatment-
Place the bird in warm, dry quarters, bathe
the head with chloride of potash and warm
water, equal parts, Vinegar in also good,)
until the nostrls are opene, and the eyes re-
lieved. Remove the dry discharge from the
eyes and nose. If the discharge from the
nostriIs is excessive, camphorated sweet oil
should be injected into the nostrils with
small oil can or syringe, either from the out
side or through the Sits in the roof of the
mouth Feed no whole grain, give nothing
but cooked feed, including vegetables If you
have them, unliI well, and onion cut up fine
mixed with the food is very good.
HAsrY VIEW OF DELTA COUNTY.
Avery Gallup, in the last issue of the Col.
orddo Farmer, gives his impressions of
somewhat husty visit to our county, in the
following words:
Turning our faces homewnrd we cannot
pass the town Of Delta without a stop. for
being county seat also of new but future
great" county, we feel that we must form her
acquaintance. Situated at the junction Of
the Gunnison and Uncompahgre valleys, at
the mouth of the latter river IL has not BOOM
ell like her sister town to the westward, but
it is really one of those points where the
country is ahead of it, instead Of it being
ahead of the country. good position to be in.
Cannot speak much Of the beauty of the
town, so will sny, well simply nothing, save
that it has better day before it.
In company with Ii. Is. Kennedy we took
in as much of the country adjacent to the
town us our time would admit Of On the
mesa lands near the town they told us some
most fabulous stories OF the products harvest.
ed the past season. and on the bottom lands
they told MS bigger ones and more Of them.
Mr.. J. T. Kennedy raised on 279O square feet
Of bottom land, a rich, sandy loan, that Is
49,, o.o f,..nt III IF an acre SOme 6fty bush.