The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-11-01


business in the range country do not
exercise sufficient care and judgment IN
branding cattle. This is an important
feature of the range cattle business,
and should not be entrusted to green
hands. The cattle of some of the herds
which have entered the Territory with
in the last two years have given evil
dence OF a lack of knowledge in this re-
gard which has cost the owner a great
deal in time and money lost. One gem
tlenaan remarked this week that when
he first brought his cattle out they were
branded so deeply that the wound, ir-
stead OF healing up at once, as it shou d
have done, continued to grow larger
and liberated; that maggots entered
into the sores and ate away the flesh
until the brand, in most cases, could not
be recognized. Nor was this all /: the
sores on some of the cattle became so
virulent that not a few died or were
necessarily killed, and some, with the
indistinguishable blotched brands on
them, were taken up by the roundups
and sold as mavericks. There may be
more cases similar to the above, and
there probably are, but this lis the only
one that has been brought to our atten-
ton. But this is enough to show the
In the branding pens. None but the
most; experienced men should be hired
for this purpose, as the cause of human
ity, as well as self interest, declares for
as little crueltyas possible in the brand
ing Of stock.-EI. sgl 7o D..
Cannot farmers find profitable home
market for all their apples not reckoned
frst'class2 Horses, cattle, sheep, swine
and poUltry will eat apples with ayidity
and thrive on them. If fed judiciously.
Cannot the farmer sell them in the
forms of animal food, beef, milk or its
products, woolor mutton, pork, poultry
or eggs? We are aware that so large a
proportion of apples is water that their
analyses do not show a very large pro-
portion of nutriment, and we have no
statements of feed trials showing their
products in flesh, milk, &C., but we have
known animals to increase in flesh and
we have known COWS to increase decid-
eddy in milk and butter on apples, and
we have seen similar statements of the
experiences of others. The effects of
foods in causing an increase of flesh &c,
are not always in proportion to the nu-
triment they contain, but are sometimes
increased by their power to promote
digestion and ASSIMILATION of other food.
We think apples will pay better to feed
70 stock than to draw to cider mills. II
you should feel disposed to act upon our
advice, let US add the caution: Com
mence feeding the apples gradually.
Cows may be nearly dried up by feed
ing them all the apples they will eat on
the start, and other animals may be-
come surfeited, but begin by giving
from two to four quarts day and you
can soon increase the rations to a
busheI day, in two feeds, without do
ing any injury. Probably, in the high
est feeding, however, peck to feed,
twice day, will answer for full grown
horse or COVE.
For four years we have reared score
or more of calves each year. using
skinned milk entirely after they we're
from one 10 two weeks old, and are sure
that the practice is desirable for very
many farmers. We have not
been able to secure so rapid growth or
so plump and attractive appearance for
the calves as when they suckle their
dams or are fed on whole milk. Nor do
we secure maturity in so short a time
In other words, we believe PURE milk is
the best possible food for calf; but
satisfactory results and, often greater
profits result from using the cream for
butter making and feeding the skinned
milk.
The change to skinned milk shonld
not be made suddenly. Care should be
taken to have the milk of uniform
temperature when fed-better below
than above that Of fresh milk. It is
better to feed three times day while
the calves are young, and better to feed
each calf separately than several to-
gether. A good device by which the
calf can draw its milk as nearly as pos
sible as it does in sucking is better than
TO have it drink from a pail or trough.
The use of inseed oil meal, better heat
ed and thoroughly mixed with the milk
is desirable The calves should be en-
couraged to eat grass or good hay and
some grain or meal-oats being prefer
able-as soon as may be. Large guam
titles of milk at long intervals are not
nearly as good as smaller quantities
more frequently given and accompanied
by other food. The milk should be con-
tinued until the calves are five or six
months old.-EI.