The National tribune., 1886-04-15
OUR RURAL TOPICS,
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
Agricultural Readers
BOGUS OUTER.

| place OF the cool ana c!ean dalrys where cream
was formerly used to make this important arti-
Gle of food.
The fact that these artificial compounds are
runing the dairy business in the country is
sufficient of itself to array the agricultural in
| tcrests compactly against it, but when we con-
slider that in many instances the filthiest pos
| sible material is used, a most determined stand
should be taken against it by the country at
large.
| In Illinois a most determined effort is being
made by the farmers, who have organized I'M
| der the name of the Illinois State Dairymens
| Association. This association Is putting forth
most commendable efforts to restrain this traf-
| fc and to impress upon the Government tho
| necessity Of decisive action in regard to the
| matter.
| In a recent circular issued calling the atten-
| ton of the Government and people at large to
| the subject the following horrible suggestion is
| made:
Formerly dead animals were collected and buried
| mt heavy expense. Now they command a pre-
mum even to the rabid dogs. What becomes Of
| them? Let the boiling establishments and the but
| terine factories answer. Horses dying with CLAN
| ders pneumonia, and dogs dying with rabies
all gathered up and cartcd to the boiling establish
ments. where the fat is extracted put up in barrels
| and shipped away. This diseased fat, after being
put i'll shipping order, is said to look clean and
| nice any other. What becomes OF it? Where
does it go, and for what purpose Is it used? Is it
| marked to distinguish il from any other fat2 We
are told not by one who has been In the business
What assurance have we that it does not find its
way 10 the butterine factories? None.
Further on the circular makes tho following
very pertinent statement:
Throef ourths of the community don't seem to
care what they sell or eat so long as it looks we'll
not had nd 10 Rot he
selishness of the bogus butter maker the dealer
and the consumer, the man who declines to deal in
anything but pure butter stands Il pretty good
chance of being crushed between the upper and
neither milestone.
Such filthy stuff stands out in strong con-
trast from that made in natures laboratory
from the succulont timothy, the fragrant clover.
and the sparkling stream. Its effect, too, on
| the human system must be most dclcterious
and it is, therefore, the plain duty OF Congress
to either suppress the article absolutely. or to
| levy such tax upon it as will eIectuaily pre-
vent it entering into competition with real
butter and thus not only secure to the public
honest and healtlfful food, but save from do
struction Legitimate business in which mil
lions Of dollars are invested, and which is now
sorely jeopardized by the cheap and nasty COM
| pound.
SOWING Af.sIKE IN THE FALL.
To THE EDITOR: have a piece of low,
tember with timothy, redtop and alsike clover
The question is, will the alsike succeed If
sown in the Fallf Can any Of your many read
ers advise from experience rs to Fall sowing of
the alsike? l wish to sow all at the same time,
provided l can do so without risking the loss
of the alsike.-J. CUNTS, Tecumseh, Mich.
TREATMENT or CALVES.
"By long experience we have learned that
cow should be turned dry at least six weeks
before calving; if not, the COW will not be
strong, and the calf will be little aud some,
times very weak. We take the calf away from
the cow as soon as it is dropped, put piece of
old carpet around it and carry it to a warm
place. If it is cold weather. and rub it until it
is dry. Then get milk from its mother and
put one finger in its mouth and hold its mouth
in the milk so it can breathe. AS soon as it
tastes the milk it will begin to suck; then take
the finger out of its mouth. In two or three
times feeding a calf will learn to drink without
further trouble. By this treatment the calf is
weaned, and if it is kept out of sight of the
COW few weeks the COW will not pay any at
tention to it, and the calf can be put in the
same pasture with the cow. We keep the calf
in suitable place until it is quite tame. By
gentle treatment it soon learns to come to its
owner when called.
calves treated with gentleness always make
tame, quiet cows. On the other hand. if calf
is beaten and handled roughly it becomes timid
and will not drink enough milk. The result is
a poor, wild calf and if it lives to be grown it
will never be tame. In fact, calf that is neg
lected and frightened while it is being fed milk,
will never make nice, quiet animal. We
feed our calves milk about three months. The
first four weeks we feed them three times
day, after that morning and evening. They
will drink skim milk well. In Summer time
turn them on pasture, in Winter give them
clover hay-as much as they will eat If milk
is not plenty we soak pieces of stale bread in
the milk, and for change put in the milk
tablespoonful of cotton seed meal. They relish
it and it makes them fat."-N. Y. World.
FOOD FOR YOUNG PIGS.
The best food for young pigs is something
which will not ferment, such as dry unground
oats. The little fellows will chew these and
spit out the skins, and the thorough masti-
cation they give to them wonderfully aids its
digestion Then they want to be in the grass
Little pigs will eat great deal of grass, and it
is natures own pig medicine, and will go big
way towards promoting health. One of the
worst misfortunes to a pig is to have a shiftless
owner, one who is so needless and coarse that
he is not ashamed Of making his pork in filth.
No matter about the man, but it is hard on the
pig. Its skin gets rough and sore. its comfort
is lessened, and its usefulness is limited.
NoTELETs.
Extremely large, fat hogs may attract much
attention, but they are not in greatest demand,
nor do they bring the highest price as rule
The trade demands small, smooth and not
over fat hog, and the farmer who produces
that kind will find the readiest market at tho
best prices.
When trees are transplanted fine and rich
earth ought to be got in among the roots so that
there will be no open spaces left. If the ground
is dry little water is good to get the roots and
earth to adhere, and then cover with dry earth
and press down compacuy.
Sheep collect many weeds and grasses that
are valueless, and thrive in pastures upon
which cattle could not exist. They scatter
their droppings evenly over the fields and are
the best factors for promoting fertility. If
hurdled they can be kept upon small area
with profit
In selecting brood sows choose those with
the better.
- The yellow Persian powder or pyrethrum.
mixed with Scotch snuff, will kill ticks in
sheep efectually. Dust in, in places about six
inches apart, with a powder bellows. Take
equal parts of the snuirand the powder.
The best of all ways to prevent the bad
effects of drouth is persistent cultivation.
When sowing grass seed it never pays to
be parsimonious There is little or no danger
OF getting too much seed on the ground, as it
is weil-known fact that great deal never
terminates. Sow with liberal hand and get
good stand at first 1t does not pay to wait
for the grass to spread by seeding itself Ken
lucky blue grass seed should be sown at
the rate of % pounds to the acre if sown