The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-14

stock that eat most in proportion 10
their weight must be the most profitable
e. keep. That an animal is a small
eater. and that it does not cost much to
keep il is a very poor recommendation
of that animal to me. L would like to
know how much hay was led to the
sheer, under experiment, daily. have
seen in an agricultural paper that one
pound of hay per day Is a fair ration
for sheep without any proyender, yet
this is not in accord with my. own ex-
perience.-EI.
Another point not properly recognized
bv the general farmer Is that steer
bronght handsomely through the
winter grows right along and gets fat on
flush summer pasture. The lesson
mere TO be learned is to bring the stock
through the winter in good flesh. Keep
them growing right along, whatever the
cost. 1t will pay. 1t is true that sea-
sons Of general scarcity OF feed and
fodder may pre<ent this, but such sea-
sons, at least in the west, are of very
rare occurrence. II such should be
found likely to occur in the autumn,
,und Judgment would dictate the SELL
i g OF SO much stock while in good con-
dition, so that the rest may be carried
without severe shrinkage. If we are
to reap the best returns from food, food
must be Literally given. In fact. an
a limal is eating his head OTfaster when
/ sufficiently fed than when fed up to
his full powers of digestion.
Spirits of turpentine is one of the
most valuable articles in family. and
when it has once obtained footbold in
house it is really 3 necessity, and
could i'll be dispensed with. Its medi-
cinal qualities are very numerous; for
burns it is quick appEca lion and gives
immediate relief; for blisters on the
hands. it is of priceless valuc. soaring
down the skin and preventing soreness !:
tor corns on the toes, it is useful, and
good for rheumatism and sore throi
and it is the quickest remedy tor con-
vuisions or fits. Then it is sure pre-
ventive against moths; by just dropping
trifie in the bottom of drawers chests
and cupboards, it will render the gar
meuts secure from injury during the
summer. 1t will keep ants and bugs
from closets and store rooms, by put
tIng few drops in ths corners and upon
the shelves; it is sure destruction TO
bedbugs, and Will effectuallY drive them
away from their haunts. if thoroughly
applied to the joints OF the bedstead in
the spring cleaning time. and i. jures
neither furniture nor clothing. Its
pungent odor is retained for long
time, and no family ought to be entirely
out of supply at any time of the year.
Scientific american.
Winter is the best time Tor consider.
ing the claims of new crops and for
gaining information respecting them.
IL is also the best time for learning
about the comparative value OF differ
ent breeds of animals and fowls, the
profits of bee culture. the construction
OF fish ponds. and the cost Of under
draining. 1t affords the most leisure
ing the construction of silos, and the
erection Of wind mills. Most farmers
have little to do during the winter ex-
cept to take care of their stock and &c
draw and prepare fuel. They have
time to read and study. There are now
reliable publications on almost every
branch of farming, no Gicuiutre, stock
raising, and dairying. a farmer who
is considering the propristy of engag-
ing in new undertaking will show
wisdom by reading what has been
written on the subject. Learning any.
thing by personal experienC is general
ly expensive. It costs time as well as
money. A saving of both may gener-
ally be effected by reading the expert
ence of others. II man is undecided
about any new branch Of business after
reading what has been printed respect
ine.it, he will generally find g his adj
vantage to visit those who are or who
have been engaged in it. A journey
will cost something, but it will be less
expensive than an experiment that will
often end in failui e.-Er.