The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-09
HOME, FARM AND RANCH.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

Wnen there Is little else to sell. Nut
ton always sells well, and Is always
good for the table. Keep sheep.
Look for brains as well as feet,
limos or body when buying horse.
AN animal that is sound in every
member, but has not level head, is
never pleasant horse, aid seldom a
valuable one. AS much variety exists
among horses in regard to sense as is
FOUND In the human family.
The primary object in breeding
norseS for your own use should be to
get the kind best suited to his bust
ness and best adapted to the country
IN which he lives; but in raising horses
!or the market the first thing taken
lnto consideration should be the class
OF horses that will bring the most
money.
A great width between and promi-
nence OF theeyeS indicates teachable
and tractable horse. Width between
the ears indicates courage, nobleness
and strength of character. Roundness
and elevation between the eyes indi-
Gates mildness of disposition and de-
sire to be caressed and to reciprocate
kindness.
The sheep is exceedingly neat and
even fastidious about it's food and
drink, and hence should have clean
grass and clear running water.
though they use less water than other
animals, often passing some days
without it,it is none the less necessary
Tor their comfort ard health that it
should be accessible.
Those who live on land where there
Is no gravel or sand, should haul a
load and spread it about the poultry
yards. The fowls will enjoy it as
much as though it was something
good to eat, and in most cases it will
do them, more good. Don't forget
this, as the chickens can't talk, and
don't know how to ask for what they
want.
A sheep has eight front teeth, all
equal II size, the first year. The Sec
ond year the two middle teeth are
much larger than the others. The
third year two very small teeth appear
on both sides Of the eight. At the end
OF the fourth year there are six large
teeth. The fifth year all are large.
The sixth year all begin to show
signs of wear.
To destroy vermin on fowls take a
sponge or soft rag, moisten with kero-
sene, with a few drops of carbolic
acid added, and rub it gently over the
back and neck and under the throat,
and little under the wings, and that
fowl will be rid of them. Then rub
the same mixture over the perches,
pretty well rubbed in once week, and
they will never take possession of the
chicken house.
The approximate number of sheep |
in the world is set down at 415,OOO,OOO. |
Of this number 100000, or nearly IA |
per cent. are raised in the United |
States; but this enumeration does not |
include large number of sheep in the |
Asiatic and some of the North Afri-
can countries, as well as upon certain |
of the more important islands, of |
which no enumeration has been at |
tempted.
A Colorado sheep grower of large
experience has never failed to cure
scab in sheep by dipping them
IN a solution of sulphur and
lime, the proportion being
twenty-five pounds of sulphur
and twelve and half pounds of lime
to one hundred gallons of water. This
liquor is kept at ITO to 100 degrees by
the thermometer in the dipping vat.
He also feeds sulphur with salt regu-
larly.
DR.. Cagny calls attention to the in
discriminate use of the tincfure of
arnica for horses. He says that it is
often employed in considerable guam
titles for petty strains and bruises, and
is kept in contact with the affected
surfaces until they are swollen, heated,
and often blistered, thus greatly ag-
gravating the original trouble. He
also cites cases IN which erysipelas has
been induced in men from an overdose
OF this irritating remedy.
The feed for calves should contain
a higher albuminoid ratio than the
feed for mich cows, and the grain
should be fed whole instead of ground,
says dairyman. A feed made from
one part shelled corn, one part oats
and one part bran, with one peck of
Oil cake meal to every three bushels of
the mixture, contains an albuminoid
ratio high enough for animals under
one year old. A calf six months old
will need from two to three quarts a
day, with six or eight pounds of clover
hay.
The best mixers are not beef fat,
nor should they be burdened with
uCOns AAu you III 10 q Ills
take to suppose that their condition is
a matter of no consequence. To see a
herd of COWS more than animated
shadows is an indication of a poor
dairyman. Dairy cows should be well
fed with milk-producing food, with
sufficient tlesh-forming properties to
maintain a high state of physical
vigor. 1t Is hardly the thing to have
to lean a COW up against the fence to
milk her.
When neighborhood of enterpris-
ing farmers gets reputation for
raising good horses it will not be nee
esSarY to go abroad To look for Gus
toners. Generally the most valuable
horse will always be roadster, and
next proud and lofty gait always de-
notes high breeding, and will always
bring more for any USE In fact,
there are hundreds of farm horses
worth for actual service as much as
the best horse ever foaled, but will
not always bring as much as a horse
of fine style and action, and the latter
should always be the qualities aimed
at by the breeder.
Buttermilk is a true milk peptone,
and with the exception of koumiss, is
the most digestible milk product at
our command. Its laxative properties
may be employed in habltual consti-
patton, and its diuretic powers in va
rious kidney troubles. 1t is much
employed in the treatment of diabetes
and often is the only food that can be
retained on the stomach in cancer of
that organ or in gastric ulcer. 1t may
often be prescribed successfully where
we order combination of milk ant
lime-water.
An agricultural exchange says that
''no system can justly be called i'm
proved farming which aims only al
cropping large areas by such CHEAP
methods as to make small yields profit
able. The truth is that really gooi
farming is only beginning in this sec