Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-13
FARM AND STOCK NOTES.

Before Strengthening an animal withhold
all food from it for "a hours, bu allow all
the water 1t will drink. This course emp.
ties the intestlnes, facilitates tie clean ng
OF the carcass and lessons the possibility
OF contamination of the meat.
Fowls az we'll as chicks become quar-
relsOme If fed on ra W meat. Again, cook
Ing makes meat more nutritious. When
raw 1t is rather harsh and crude compared
with the more natural diet of worms and
grubs, which are for the most part soft
and easily digested.
Ii one-half the corn usually fed to hogs
was fully digested ana assimilated it
would make, with the assistance OF vege-
tables or roots, more meat aud save many
losses. The difficulty is that but little
care is given the preparation. Cooked
or ground it Is cheaper than when fed
whole.
Lady OF Otseg0, a jersey COW belonging
to John Soden, of West Laurent, n. Y,
dropped her first calf wben years old.
She gave in % days over 607 pounds OF
milk, which made SO pounds and Is ounces
OF butter. In 4 months and 25 days she
gave 34S6H pounds of milk and made 227
pounds of butter.
stephen Powers says that a sheep may
yield the best meat or the worst. Mutton
partakes more OF the favor of the food
than does pork or beef The "sheepy"
flavor, so much dlsliked BY good Judges,
is impaired by bad feeding (or no feeding
at alp and by the delay In the removal
of the viscera. Skin and dress the sheep
at once.
The Holstein COW Aggie Clara, years
old, gave 81 pounds Of milk in one day,
2,201 pounds in 80 days and 4,0S5 pounds
in go days, or over 80 quarts go pounds J
per day. The 2-year-old Holstein Dowa-
ger Sd gave nearly Al pounds in one day
and 1927 pounds in AZ days. Both are
owned by Roberts & Son, of Maury coun-
ty, Tenn.
As an argument in favor of the soilIng
system, an English breeder says that
cows will always search after the sweet
est spots in grass field, thereby travel
ing long distances at the expense Of much
valuable time that should be devoted to
Illumination and rest. When confined,
however, they are literally supplied with
everything they require.
A Georgia farmer is inclined to think
thata mistake is made in not raising more
goats. He SAYS that they cost absolutely
nothing to raise, are not as troublesome
rs may be supposed, are much more pro-
life than sheep, and when fat the goat
meat rivals mutton. He states that she
has spring lamb the year round, as goats
usually bear young ones twice year."
Poultry-raising, like that OF stock, is on
the Improvement. the whole world beng
ransacked for breeds. One of the newest
varieties in this country is that of the
Laugshan. They are comparatively
new bird, but very excellent one. They
are said by visitors TO have been the fl nest
birds on exhibition at New Orleans. They
are perfectly black and very pretty, good
layers and healthy.
The orange tree furnishes four different
perfumes, all highly fragrant: First, the
oil of neroll or orange flower, distilled
from the petal of the orange blossom;
then orange flower water; next the oil Of
the petit grain from the green leaf of the
tree; and last the oil Of orange expressed
from the peel Of the ripened fruit. These
are all indispensable for the production of
the finest quality of cologne water.
Apple tree borers may be excluded in
great measure by coating the bark with
soft soap. If carbolic acid is mixed with
the soap it will remain longer, and if two
applications are made early in June and
in July it is usually effectual. Take a
quart OF soft soap and add two quarts OF
water, and heat till it boils, remove from
the fire and at once stir In a pint OF crude
carbolic acid. Apply with a brush
When the borers get possession the only
remedy is to punch them in their holes
with flexible wire.
Mixers have standard points as we'll as
beeters, by close observation OF which the
best mich cow in any herd can be readily
picked out. IL Ia true that some COWS
defy all points but they are rarities, and
if the amateur Judge first confines his
attention to the standards be will seldom
fail to make n good selection. The aver
age farmer who cOntemplates building up
a good dairv herd will use the native cow
as basis, whether or not he commences
operations with a native or thorough
bred bull. Before considering the points
there are two important items which can.
not be evaded, viz: (1) Breeding for milk
alone, including quantity and quality Of
milk, and (2) breeding also with a tend
ency to put on flesh during or after the
period OF dairy usefulness.