The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-02-20
WHOLE NO. 1862.

enable hiI1 % make them. keeping IN
mind that mixed grasses, Or a change
from one variety 70 an1ther. promotes
the healthy condition of the COW AID
thereby Increases the valGs of her pro-
duc-- No aitenpt either in summer or
winter should be ala.le to saccee3 with
ont feeding liberal ration Of grain. The
COW at best i but machine for turning
xiiAt. sire eats % profit II i4kiug COWS
70 and from the pasture they should le
driven leisareIy sal never frightened os
made n run as i often the case by fbe
help q the flrsn dog II Il can be svoiI-
el milking sholii not he dane ~hiie
the Gov Is eating, bat the grain ration
should follow as soon after milking as
possible, 50 that during the ulilsins pro
oessshe may D. in expectation ofthe good
time coming and by standing still try 20
help Il on That yo1- coss should
have plenty of pure. clean water a prop
er intervals. Il j1st 4s important, and even
mere important. than that they should
have a sufficient amount Of food. The
s;ricsesi attention must be given % keep
ing the Stables clean, always Observing
to have them vel clesnei before milking
in order 10 prevent the eHilvia arising
from the exeremeni present from faint
ing the milk, which Ehile aoEins Is in
the eondiHon noss Ekely - absorb im-
puriiies The opinions q those partlci-
plting in the discsssioa a. 20 what gas
a proper daily ration for a c3s. warned
somssshai, but fair average of the dif-
ferent rations suggested. wouid be abous
the following Twenty pounds Of hay
leloyer always yrefsrre,l SIX pounds ef
sheai bran, two pounds ofeora meaI, or
other chopped grain, aud two pounds OF
cotton-seesi meal This, ofc3urse. is for
the entire day. and mas; be divided into
the morning and eveaiRg meal
The third AMI last essay Of the f5re-
noon session, vas upon The lea res or
plants in practical agriculture, bY Thos
Aieh=n, b0tSnist Of the ooasl. Of German
town, PA Th.s essay was both scientific
and practical TIE able ess1yest show
ei that the reverse Of What Is usually
regarded As the 0rsier OF N4t1rs ia the
Production Of plant life Is trae. It Is no
hrst the root and then the leaf as
i generally Supposed, ID; the order Is
6rst the leaf and then the root. The
le4ves are the lungs Of the plant; they
take the essential elements Of life from
the air and transmit them to the roots.
Which, in their turn, having received lie
from the leaves, take up from the soil the
elements necessary for fhe support Of life +
and send them back 70 the staik and
leaves. Il Is tiss store Of vital power that
l. taken up by the leaves cf the tree or
plant during summer and Transmitted %
the roots. where It IS retainei during the
winter, that enables the Tree 20 sglin nut +
forth its foliage in the spring. Let the
leaves be repeatedly STRIPPED from the
tree or plant during the summer, and K
can only live - ioas as The vital power
already received from the leaves and
stored away, lasts, and a. soon as this Is
exhausted it must die. Time will not
permit uae 10 follow tAe line Of this IN
teFesting discourse, but without stopping
20 show you their connection with the
subject, VIII give you q lev practi,zi
deduciions that made while the essay
vas being read, ana wbieh I think can
safety Dc relied upon for future appiicA-
tioa;
First, If you viii cut the stalk Of the
most fernieious weed, brieror bush, sew
eraI times during a summer, below the
Lowest outerop OF leaves, the supply %
vital force contained in the root. NJ. be-
ing replenished, will be exhausted, and
is death mns folloE. feel quite slre
that the much hated Canada thistle sil
not prove an exception.
seconi, the destruction OF anv portion
OF the leaves OF Il tree Will create a ten
,lenry TO death by lesssniag its power to .
take vita strength from the air, ani viii, (
as Is always the ease in The vegetable
kingdom, be followed by a disposition 70 (
lepr0iection hence a judicioas trim
ming Of your frait trees. Ehile it lessons 4
the vitality OF the trees, VIII cause them
70 bear more Irnir
Third, to attempt to raise a crop OF po- +
tatots, as know many persons profess To f
do. and aliow the beetles or potato bugs
to eat up the tops before the Eubers are
well formed, mast forever prove a failure
or science does not tell the trath.
KOarth, another deduction made from
the Professors statements. showing the
influence OF g1t ,lairon plants. which
may prove interesting 10 the hides. and
IS therefore made for their benefit. i
that il your hoase-plaats should be frog
en-, cover them up at once and put them
IN some dark place ua;! they ihax OF:
and they VII not be iajurei-
The last. but by NJ means the least IN
tsresting session Of the meeting, was on
Thurs lay afternoon The frst discussion
Of this session vas opened by DR. B. H.
Warner, of West Chester, Pa Oruithol-
ogist q the Board, whose subject was.
Birds generally regar,ied by farmers as
Injurious The Doctor gave u the re-
suit Of the examination Of the st0naehs
Of larse number Of the different gene
- Of birds usually considered hurtf1i 70
the interests Of farmers, by which IL w8s
shown ihat in many instances or sgp-
prsei enemies are IN reality our frienis.
For example, tie oNl fnaily, although
with some species thsre may be an ocr=l-
sionai requisitioa for a farm-yarI fsSl,
are Constantly helping us by dsstroyins
tse Smaller animals, szeh a. me1i1s or
Geld mice, moies, etc, which are 4 gre4;
pest to the farmer E.en th- cr9s aal
the bllekbird are not half 50 bad as they
are generally supposel % be. snd were II
not for their cdnaib4iisiie ten leacies
y hich lead them to destroy the eg-s ant
sometimes the yol1g Of other useful
birds, Ee could sf5ri 70 i've in peace
xith then and feel that re are vel paid
or the little demand they make uPon Us
or an occasional feast on corn. 4 single
Incident related hy The Doctor shoas
bow easily We may be mistaken and hos
,ffen Ee rlshly destroy the friends that
Satare designs for oar help. S,me time /