Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-09-25
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


fAuM ANU UuUOEUUhDs
Sheep ON the Farm.
What a valuable addition to the farm
stock would be small flock of sheep.
This should be as common as flock Of
poultry and might be made as profitable,
OF more so. 1t is futile to excuse the
absence of sheep from the farm on the
ground that the dogs worry them. Dogs
will worry fowls when they get a chance,
but farmers keep poultry, nevertheless,
and if they would only keep sheep the
dog nuisance would soon be ended. The
strongest always prevail, and numbers
give strength, although the individual
may be weak. Farmers would take
measures to defend their fiocks If they
kept them, and would exact from the
owners of dogs every lawful exemption
against the trespassing of the animals
under the reasonable penalty of destruc-
ton. Mutton, when well fed, is one of
the best and most agreeable of all meats.
It is Of convenient size, and a carcass can
be easily disposed of by two families,
while the wool may be turned to good
account in the domestic production Of
homespun yarn and comfortable home
knit covering for the feet. The restora-
ton of the sheep to its ancient position
as domestic animal is one of the urgent
demands of an improved aud more prof
table agriculture. -Meao York Times
Warm Water For Mich Cows.
In recent repair Of the experiments
conducted at the Kansas State Agricui-
tura College farm Professor L. II. Shell
ton gives the results of an experiment
begun last February, having for its OBJ
iect to ascertain the influence of warm
water, as compared with water at an or
binary temperature of wells, when used
as drink for mich cows.
In this experiment the COWS were wa
tered about 10 o'clock in the morning.
The warm watcr, the frstfe days of the
trial, was raised to the temperature of so
degrees Fahrenheit, then to so and after
that water at 100 degrees was steadily
used. In a word, the cows were gradu-
ually brought to like the warm water,
which at first they approached with
some reluctance. After a few trials of
the warm water, however, a liking for
it, which amounted to greed, was rapidly
developed. Young sucking calves, by
the bye, who ordinarily took cold water
with reluctance, soon acquired taste for
the warm drink, taking it in full
draughts. When warm water was the
drink Of the COWS marked increase in
the flow of milk was recorded This in
crease, amounting to IA and even IS per
cent, seemed to show that warm water
was always beneficial.
In commenting on this experiment,
which lack Of space prevents being here
reported in detail, Professor Shelton re-
calls to mind the losses sustained by stock
owners from the use of water in freez-
ing condition in cold weather. He draws
the picture of herd of shivering cattle
standing over trough or partly frozen
stream by the half hour, dreading the
shock that the freezing water gives to the
system, and, after drinking, shivering
and shaking as if with ague. In striking
contrast to this was the behavior of the
college cows after they had acquired the
taste for warm water; they drank it
greedily in full draughrs, afterward
stretching themselves with evident COM
fort and satisfaction.
As regards the practicability and econ
omy of this experiment, Professor Shell
don sees no obstacle, inasmuch es every
farm abounds in much refuse fuel mate
rial, such as corn-cobs, stalks and the
like, that may be made to burn and so
convey heat to the animal in the water
that is consumed. That this is a simple
and inexpensive. process is shown in
the fact that at the college farm 4 bushel
of bituminuous c7al, burned in an
economical boiler, proved to be ample
fuel for heating the daily drinking water
required by twenty five cows.
Prof. Shelton concludes his report by
asserting that warm, comfortable quar-
tiers, supplemented by warm food and
drink, will contribute largely to the
profits accruing to owners Of cattle thus
treated.
Recipes.
FRENCH FRIED CoprIsH-Cut in slice:
two inches thick, dress with egg and