The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-23

elements IN the soil that can only be re
leased by letting the air come in contac
with them. Haven't you more thar
once noticed that the farmer who keep:
the cultlyator in almost constant opera
non In the corn field until the corn be
comes TOO large TO till, is the one who
raises tne large crops? No hoed crops
can thrive III a soil that is baked and
ldry., 1t is not necessary, it is not adj
Vlsapie 10 make the hand.hoe the I'M
llportant corn held implement and to use
u IN Mining up as many do, but it is the
nght cuitlvator that stirs the soil be-
tween rows where the feeding roots live,
/ Randall's Practical Shepherd. than
which there is no better AUTHORITY saws
that salt is admitted by all to be neces-
sary for sheep. 1t may be kept in the
fields under cover, where they can have
constant access to il; or as much as
they Will eat may be fed to them once a
week on the grass. 1t is common to
| throw 1t to them in handfuls on MESSY
knobs, or tufts OF coarse grass not eaten
/ down by sheep;on. new sprouting hull
thistles, or around the roots of Canada
| thiStles or other weeds-so that il shall
call in the aid of sheep to extirpate
vegetable enemies, and so that, if any of
| it is left. 1t shall aid in the same part,cu
lar; and in preparing the soil for better
production. The author preferred
weekly sailing because it is Just as well
for The health of the sheep; because it
keeps them tame and ready to come at
| the call; and because it compels the
owner or shepherd to see to them once
a week, and consequently to- observe
whether anything is amiss among them.
The flock master should make it an in
variable rule to count his sheep if practic-
able at each sailing" HoI1 lmtos
The Prairie Farmer has been making
dlligent inquiry among the strawberry
growers of Illinois, and the Chicago
dealers tell it that the old Wilson straw
berry is still in very general favor.
They assert that for a very hardy, pro-
life, good color berry, which endures
long carriage well and in which there is
the least loss on over kept fruit, the
Wilson is not positively surpassed by
any berry long enough tested and of
proved hardness and proliicness to
warrant the great mass of growers in
deserving it. The American Pomologi-
cal Society's last report only recon-
mends the Wilson. giving it two stars,
the only variety having a special no.
tice. 1t can be set at any time except
ing very dry weather. Cut the leaves
away well for they draw SO much moist
ure from the roots that the plants will
be dried up before they can take root.
The root should always be stronger
than the leaves when plants are trans
planted during the growing season.
A lady correspondent of an exchange
describes her bee protector as follows !;
l make my protector after q similar
one described in L. l.. Langstroth 8 HIRE
and Honey Bee. In my opinion, who
ever follows HIM, cannot get far out of
the way. After practical test of more
than dozen years, have found moth
| ing equal to it. Ny latest style is made
of rather fine wire mesh, painted green.
| cut piece q foot wide and thirty
| inches long, and hem it very care
fully, that is, roll up the top and bot
tom SO there will be no sticking wires to
scratch, when it is set over the head.
Then sew it up behind, and cut top
out of pasteboard, rather oval. so my
nose will have plenty of room 1.-THE long
er the nose the more oval it should be).
and sew it to the top of the hat. A frill
or cape is made. cut away at the should
ers, with a drawing string, which clos Is
one side, and when the arm is put
through here and tied at the other side,
it is held 6rmlyiin place. When thieIhat
and then coat or vest are put on bee
cannot possibly get at the wearer. Bees
do not sting through linen, and a
woman can have linen sacque or bor-
row a linen coat or vest, and thus
equipped she may confidently defy all
the enraged bees of the universe, as far
far as her head is concerned.
There has been considerable discus
sion about dehorning cattle, and like all
other subjects of discussion the. e are
those who differ in their views concern
ing it. The process has its enthusiastic
advocates and its determined oppon-
ents. In the shipping of stock the
horns of the cattle are a great detri-
ment, and those who favor the breeds
which have horns would be glad il there
were no horns. Without entering into
a discussion of the question of dehorn-
| ing cattle, we will state the instructions
of Mr.. Haaf, of Illinois, who champions
the dehorning process, as given in the
Western Rural, OF Chicago. Full grown
animals can be dehorned, he says,
without injury, and at any time. In
Ii IlluCs use 1ltJlC III anu q
bit of tow Cut close to the hair SO
that it will grow and cover the wound
| Mr. Haaf says that it is a positive
necessity to cut close to the hair. and
he usually takes off little hair with
the saw. The result is that all the horn
growth proceeds from the base. Just
above the hair. Above this the horn is
sponge and full of blood vescicles, while
at the base it is simply bone covered
with skin. Properly done, the opera
ton leaves two holes apparent into the
skull. There is no trouble experienced
from bleeding, the flow of blood stopping
of itself. The manner of its operation
is of the most Importance. and where
many fail. Mr.. Haaf's instructions are
to use a halter, a strong rope being the
best. Put it on and let it come over
back of the ears. Then, with the
animal in a stanchion throw over the
halter strap:and ssdraw the head as high
as possible and to one side, and bring
the strap around and over the nose so
as to bind the head to the stanchions IN
an immoyable position. This presents
one horn for the operation, which can
be performed with small stiffssaw or a
meat saw. Mr.. Haaf doec not think
the cattle suffer much from the opera
ton. Other correspondents who have
dehorned their cattle say that their
animals lost scarcely tablespoonful of
blood. and that after the cattle were re-
Il a.. faO rnrrf.