The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-07-10

HIS SiSHt VI WlbHiu his I6dCu, dUu
second only TO this maxim is another
which insists on scrupulous cleanliness
In the hand which touches the food
and the vessel containing it. Let those
who question che necessity for such
deIie3cy observe how the horse and
other animals test everything by the
sense of smell, and Judge how impor-
tant il is that the extreme sensitive
ness OF the sick subject should not be
outraged by V e an offensive odor.
When extreme debility is preset,
food must be selected with care, as the
digestive function is easily disturbed.
The Diet for such cases is to lie tolera-
bly, rich in starch and sugar, as def
cheney of reparative materials are often
more serious than dimunition of the
muscular structure; hence the value of
mixture containing oil cake, linseed,
potatoes. etc. But no amount of nu-
triment is of the least use to the organ
ism SO long as there is a deficiency of
fuel for the respiratory function. The
development of the muscular system
VIII follow as soon as the animal is suf-
~iciently recovered TO take exercise; for
during the period of absolute mac
ton, it is in vain we try to preserve the
integrity of this structure, but no diff
Guilty is found in keeping up the proper
quantity of fatty texture, while the pa
tient is yet too PROSTATE TO be exer:
c.sed with safety.
short Horns as Mixers.
American stockman.
We are asked by a correspondent if
there are any short-horns that are,
good for anything for milk. Yes. Some
of them are most excellent mixers.
The grade furnish some OF the best
stock that is to be found in some OF
our largest diaries. But the short
horn is not q dairy cow. 1t is not
claimed that she is. She Is bred for
another purpose, and that purpose is
inimical TO the best dairy qualities.
Our beef breeds have been bred for
beef, and the milking characteristics
have not only been made secondary,
but they have really had no attention
paid to them at all. We cannot have
a first class milking animal, like the
Holstein, and a first class beef animal
like the S~hort-horn or Hereford, in
one. Ii we desire both beef and milk
in one COW, and have her o more than
ordinary character in both respects,
we must give up some milk and SOM
beef. 1t is perfectly natural for a COW
to give milk. 1t is much more natu-
raj for her to give milk than it is to
produce such a large quantity OF beef
as our beef breeds produce; and it NAV
therefore, be said that every cow will
give milk if she is given an oprortu-
nity-that is to say, she can
be made a satisfactory mixer.
There are exceptions, of courS but
that is the rule. The Short-horn was
once a much better mixer than she
now is, and she could be restored TO
her natural cond ton by a system of
breeding and feeding which had that
object in view. As a rule, the milk of
our beef breeds is very rich-what there,
is of it.
III dairy characteristic are specially
des' red we must look toward the dairy
breeds. They will fill hat place full.
AS to which i best, opinions will differ.
We all know wat the Holstein, or
Dutch Friesians will do. We have
never known her to fail to give salts
faction. and she is growing in popular
ity every day. But in so saying we
have no intention of disparaging other
breeds They all fill an important
place, and th5re are conditions under
which some of them might be preferred
to the Holstein, or Dutch Friesian.
But we do not believe that, ordinarily,
a better cow than the latter can be got
f1n ls-- Isl. nv oya "a nni1H
ing breed, and o are about as sure
as You are OF anything, that when you
get a Holstein you have gotta COW that
will give pleaty o. milk, ii she is prop
erly cared for. You are not sure Of
this with cows from the beef breeds or
with common coyys. An individual
Short-horn or Hereford, or a common
COW may be the very best of mixers,
but that is a chance. 1t is not the
rule.
Farmers Mistakes.
Texas Farm and Ranch.
The Practical Farmer, one of our
mo t valuable exchanges gives the
following as dangerous mistakes for
the farmer:
4. To think that any nj a farm;
that a man who has ,tarved asa can
vasser for a patent toothpick OF has
been unsuccessful as a carpenter, can
Jump into a business requiring high
intelligence and persevering efforts,
and, being utterly unfamiliar with de-
tails, be able to make money.
2. The idea that a large farm. half
stocked. and poorly cultivated, pays
better than a few acres well and care
fully titled.
8. What is it but the worst kind of
a mistake to pay hundreds of dollars
for good farm machinery, and allow
it for want of proper shelter to rot and
become u eles a year orso sooner than
it should?
A. 1t is a mistake to let year after