The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-01


budding. An IncisiOn Is made length
wise through the bark Of the sock and
small cut At right angles AZ the ton.
somewhat rese milling the ie ter Il" a
bud l. then taken from a shoot bv shaw
ing OH the bark sn inch or so in length.
he edges OF the bark at the iuci-ion IN
Tia stock are tken raised a liitie and The
bud pushed downward under the barx.
A bandage of bass TX is then wrapueo
around. commencing at the bottom aud
passing the bud. returning again sud
tying just below. covering az out the
bud. In about ten DAY or two week,
after insertion, the bandsges will re
quire TO be IoOsened anu a. the fxpira-
ton OF three weeks removed alto ethef.
AS protec ion aga inst mosquitoes,
black flies. gnats. exc the follow ng are
pure and wholesome, perfectly ffrcTivc
as well as agrC cable ard healing. ana
will not stain tue skin: On half ounce
Of oil Of peBnyrOyal poured on THREE
ounces OF melted mutton tallOw. Lard
may be used, but IL l. not 30 desirsbi-.
six ounces OF mutton tallOw. tWo
ounces OF camphOr, two ounces Of-peu
nyrOyal. half o-nce Of creOsOie. or ca
bolic acid solution. Common = etrO-
leum is undoubtedly excellent. but l.
about as offensive to man as to insects.
1t is applied by dropping on piece Of
cotton. which is squs ezsd as dry as pos
sible. and then rubbed over the face
and hands. Burning campho- gum or
the rind of bacon will expel mosquitoes
from tents or apartments. and aqua
ammonia is excellent for reducing
blotches and allaying irritation.
There is no very sure remedy for
climbing cutWorms." A few years ago
they were very bad in our neighbOr-
hood. devasi Ating whole gardens. aud.
with the aid OF my wife. extermin-
ased them by the following method; she
carrying an old tin pail. pine torch.
We wentinto the garden about O'Clock
at night, and there, by the light Of the
torch. We found the cut worms N arge-
numbers feeding on the upper sides Of
the leaves OF tomatoes. potatoes, peas,
cabbage, etc. We picked them into the
pail until full. poured kerosene on the
mass. dumped them on the ground and
applied the torch. We worked this way
until we could find no cut worms to
ck;-it-aas then nearly midnight.
Next n ght We resumed the lire hunt
ing" but found fewer cut worms the
third night still fewer. and the fourth
q ght none At AL. ard that year We were
our garden thrived and produced. while
many around were literally eaten up
and destroyed -EI. HOO -7s-
The Dorset variety otsheep Is now be-
ing quite extensively doomed both in
this country and N Canada. Mrssrs.
Burleigh and Bodwell, VassAib bore, Ne.
have q small importation, and propose
to bring over more. This is . horned
sheep, somewhat larger than the South
downs, and carry fair share Of meat
They do not take on quite as mucn fat
as the Down sheep. but their flesh is Of
the very best quality, and as a mutton
breed they are greatly sought after BY
the butchers. Their wool Is of medium
quality, not quite so close in texture as
that of the Down breeds, but trifie
longer. The clip Of fuil-grovn sheep
will average about eight pounds. Their
!. al ng quality is in lamb production.
the Dorset in its own country dropping
their lambs twice a yesr. The mum cer
Of Young 1T a birth Is from two TO three,
this being the rule, and q single one the
exception. The breed is quite hardy.
and no doubt viii soon become accli-
mated with us. Dorset lambs come to
maturity quite early, IL beng claimed
for them that they are ready for the
butcher at an CARRIER age than almost
any other breed. II they can be made
10 DO IS well here as they do in their
native country, their introduction i Of
great Importance, and they will prove
valuable acquisition to our fiocks as
breed that may furnish us with spring
lambs" all the year round.-Er.
The increase Of wealth in cities tend
year by wear 10 make the demand for
really fine saddle horses greater and
greater. In relation 20 the manner OF
breeding and English journal gives. on
the authority Of VIM. II. Pratt, one OF
the most successful breeders OF light
horses in Ireland. distinct rules for the
breeding OF hunters and saddle horses.
Having determined just what YOU in
tend 10 breed, i, is held that this must
never be lost eht Of, and for the best
results the mare should be four years
old before being bred. In other words.
procure q young mother that has ar
rived az maturity and that Is healthy
rOomy, round. weii-shaped, large 'izsti
with good temper and good action
and remember, the better bred the mare
4, II possessing these qualities, the
more valuable she will be. This accom-
plished. the general rules OF guidance
are given as follows: The dam, as 4
general rule. has more direct influence
on her offspring a ItEaICs nelltn ana
size than the sire has. The offspring
bred from greatly dissimilar parents
should never be used for breeding pur
poses; their offspring will certainly
prove to be mongrels of nOndescrpt
character. That the parents should be
as similar as possible is a rule the neg
lect OF which has led TO more disap-
continents than almost any other rule
know OF. A pure thoroughbred sire
that has got good ones should be Sc
i6ctCd aud do not think that a really
good welght-carrying hunter will ever
be bred from anything but thorough
bred horse. The sire has more direct
influence on the bones. heart tendons
and nerves Of the foal than the mare
Er.
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