Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-27

it is used to 1t and makes no resistance,
but rather likes it. As it grows older its
udder and teats should be rubbed
and pulled as if in milking. This not
only makes its docile, but it helps the de-
velopment of the udder and increases its
future capacity. A heifer may be brought
to milk in this way before it has had
calf, and instances of this lacteal precocity
are not infrequent in diaries where calves
are permitted to suck each other, although
this is great mistake and is provocative
of vicious habits, such as self-sucking and
sucking other COWS. When the heifer has
calf it is already trained, and breaking,
with the discipline of club, boot, or a
milking stool, will not be required
American Agriculturist.
MILK VALUES.
HoarFs Ddisynlan is earnestly discussing
the question of milk values, and has
reached the conclusion that the fat or
butter-milk elements are the only variable
qualities. In other words, the milk of all
breeds after the butter is taken out of it is
much alike. Practically this is true. At
certain times, and especially when the COW
is heavy with calf, one that is naturally a
great mixer and poorly fed may give milk
resembling, whey. We have known such
cases. Generally the COW dries up all the
time, and the demands of the growing
f9tus are met in d natural way. And if
the feed is liberal the milk from such COWS
will often contain larger proportion of
fat than that given while the COW is in full
flow. These facts show the absolute neces-
sity of feeding albuminous food to mich
COWS, even where butter is mainly desired.
Without such foot the COW cannot secrete
the milk, and the extra fat or starch in
her ration goes to lay on fat on her own
frame where it is not wanted. 1t is all
right to give fat forming foods TO butter
making COWS, but they must also have the
other elements needed TO make milk
CLEVER COW.
A correspondent of the London (Eng.)
Spectator relates the following incident /
saw very curious thing one day in Dieppe
We were walking in the country past a lot
Of large orchards, and we noticed that the
cows feeding in them had their heads fast
ened down by sort of bearing rein, so
that they could Craze but could not raise
their heads to eat the trees. While we
were looking We noticed a COW go up to an
/ apple tree and wedge in the stem between
her horns and neck and deliberately shake
/ the tree and bring down shower Of APP
! ples she and the others ate them up, and
! then she went 20 another tree and shook
/ that, and SO on. 1t was the funniest thing
| ever saw; she always chose young trees
that would shake easily. | pointed it TO
French woman standing near, and she
/ said she had often watched them and
/ hpx oil 10 l.
always the same COW that did it, ard she
I did il as Systematically as a school-boy,
never attempting to shake an old stiff tree
/ CANADA THISTLEs.
Rambler, in speaking Of Canada thistIes
says: Everybody has a prescription for
! the determination of these pests; let me
| offer one of the simplest and surest Leave
them alone until in bloom. Then run the
/ scythe or mower through them. In a few
! days pillow over the spot SO as to let the
roots get well dried by the sun The ek-
PLANTATION Of this plan is that having
/ thrown all their force into the growth OF
the stems the plants are at their weakest
and the blowing down battles their further
/ progress. Life is too short to be wasted on
I repeated plowings and hoeings, as some
recommend. Try my plan once and re-
port.
COWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
The number of cows in the United State:
! is estimated at q 100000. They give each
an average of 350gallons of milk annually
This would give an aggregate milk produc-
tion of 7350,000,000 gallons, a miniature
ocean, a fair sized Niagara Four thousand
millions are used for butter and cheese
and the remaining 3,350,000,OOO pas
through the adulterating hands of the
milkman and grocer down the threats Of
I 60,000 900, men, women and babies in this
land of freedom. The quantity of butter
manufactured and used is about ! $50, 000,.
600 pounds; OF cheese, 100000, 600 pounds
The value of dairy products for last yea
was nearly S500,000,000. This is $4,000,
600 more than the annual value of our an
nual wheat yield, while it closely approx
mates that of our corn crop, which is the
most valuable of our far!n products
ALWAYS ROOM AT THE TOP.
Why should farmers be the only class Q
producers that cannot establish a price OF
their commodities? When we buy We
have to pay the price asked; when W,
sell we have to take the pittance the pur
/ chaser sees fit to offer. Surely no class o
laborers works as many hours for as It'll
pay as the former, and it is time our call
ing was more remunerative. Can this b,
done by producing more or less? am o
the opinion that General Butler was RICH
when he said that "our trouble is not owe
production but under consumption" an,
the question is, how can we increase th
consumption of farm products? Certainl,
not by increasing the quantity, but by i'm
proving the quality. Everyone know
that groggy potatoes, stale eggs, rancit
butter, etc, last much longer than No
articles. fall our food products were tn
very best, much more would be consumed
thus making greater demand and NOR
remuneratiye prices.-Lyman Wal. IN Agri
cuitGrist.
REMEDY FOR PLANT LICE.
Tobacco water is an old and useful az
plication for the 'green fly and all olhe
plant lice or dphides upon house plant
or upon those in the open ground. To
bacco stems, or any other kind of tobacco
may be covered with water in keg O
convenient vessel and allowed to steep 70
} some days This will make an infusion
much too strong for delicate plants, an
, should be diluted with water until tn
J color of strong tea The early, tende
,, growth Of some fruit trees is often bese
by dark-colored dphides in such number
J that the shoots look black Young tree
, may have the branches bent down an
their ends immersed in tobacco water
J Those that cannot be treated in this wa
should have the tobacco water thorough,
applied by using syringe
FARM NOTES.
Mr.. Webster. of st. Louis, recommend
busting cabbage plants with bran, to clea
them Of worms.
} Ii YOU are saving the manure from III