St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-23

The market is asking us for granulat-
ed butter, says Mr.. Gould, and if we
will fill the boxes with the best granu-
lated butter and then take butter
ladle and smooth it all slick, we have
lost that granulated surface and lost a
point with the buyer. So, instead of
that, let us take a stout string and
draw it across, taking off flake and
leaving that granulated surface without
any further working. Use new muslin
to put over it. The market. don't pay
us any more for old muslin with button
holes worked in it. Then cover it, put
it away from the light and airas quickly
as possible, and keep it in the best con-
dition for the market.
Late researches in Central America
have discovered native plant of the
maize family, which Is probably the Or
iginal type of our Indian corn. But,
instead OF bearing the ear on a side
shoot, it bears it oD top after the man.
ner of sucker, and each grain
is wrapped in its own husk, or
glume. like the chaff of wheat.
The central spike answering to the cob
of corn has but two rows of grains.
Otherwise the plant resembles corn
nearly exactly. The departures from
this type are probably the result of cul-
tivation, as our corn wrapped in a
heavy husk could not scatter its seed,
so as to propagate itself, in wild
state. The local name Of the plant is
TeOsinte.
The New York state dairy commits
sioner in his annual report states that
during the year 3O.T46 patrons delivered
1,257. $40. .427 pounds of milk, which was
tho product of 407, $40 cows, to the cheese
factories and creamerieS of the state.
The average number of pounds of milk
required for pound of cheese was 106.
During the year New York city re-
ceived 5,747. .55S cans of milk, 119.1A cans
of cream, 75,4S3 cans Of condensed milk,
and the total estimate value was $685.,
500.
The only conclusion we can draw
from the experience of feeding milk
COWS with Succulent food and Silage,
the British dairy conference, is that
in vegetable issue has a special
effect upon the animal, and cannot he
adequately replaced by the water drunk
in the usual way. In my opinion it
see ms that In vegetable matter there is
an intimate union between this water
chemical and the constituents of the
vegetable.
You here have all your hens laying
now. Go to work with them, and feed
to produce eggs, if you are market
pOulterer. One fresh egg III winter is
worth twice as much in the market as
the lined one. During the winter some
farmers will be selling eggs right along
at 80 to so cents dozen. and others will
be wondering why their hens don't lay
except when eggs are 10 cents dozen.
Warmth and variety of food make the
difference.
Though milk is a liquid. it contains not
only more in quantity, but more vaiu-
able in quality of nutrition than grass,
roots or green fodder of almost any kind.
When the milk sOurS its curd becomes
visible. and thus its sodality is made ap-
parent TO the eye. Curd is not easily
and there are many delicate
stomachs with which milk in any state
does not agree.
The old-fashioned practice of winter
ing calves at the straw stack, with only
an occasional feed of eornstalks or hay,
is wasteful. Young. stock, well fed,
will show more gain for their feed than
they will when older. We do not be-
iieve in feeding straw mainly for any
stock. If it must be fed, however, let
that has its full growth be
put on such fare as subjects its owner
to least cost.
The assessed valuation of domestic
animals in the state of Illinois in 1888,
was S41 ,901, ,5S7. The real yalIe proba-
bly, exceeded $50, 900. The total
paid for the suppression of
glanders. and mala-
in Illinois. since July l,
1885, is SSO,27S.51. OF this amount
but S42, SLIGO was expended from state
funds.
When large amounts of food stand be-
fore cattle they proceed at once to Sc
leet that which they like best, and un-
less the food before them IS in unlim-
tied amount, when the better part is
eaten the balance becomes less palata
BILE and is rejected-and rejected before
the animals appetite is satiated, for
is very much measure
Of tire food likely to be consumed.
If the corn fodder of the West were
saved, economically handled
fed, IN ten years time it
would pay off every farm mortgage in
the Mississippi valley. There are about
yi}C diu tWO-nltflS CStCo VI Cpiil AOOOCl
now growing for every head of cattle i'm
the United States. SO large an amount
of feed wasted is possible only in our
country.-Prof. w. A. Henry.
The meanest man up to date is Sniff
kins. He sold Jones half interest in
4 COW, and then refused to divide the
milk, maintaining that Jones owned the
front end.
Ventiiate the cellar. If no efficient
means of ventilation exist, throw open
the doors OF windows OH warm days.
Disease and death lurk in many cellars.
In feeding grain to poultry it is better
to vary it, allowing wheat and oats, as
we'll as corn. Cooked potatoes make all
agreeable change for laying hons.
For forcing lettuce, radishes, ETC., in
l greenhouse the temperature should
never be more than so deg day or night.
Zoo mucn warmth is injurious.
The old brood sOwS should be parted
with only by small instaIlments. Two |
birds of the breeders should be over
eighteen moths old.
Even the young hogs ''feei their oats'
md thrive on them when they are fed |
mixed with other grain, eSpe- |
tally as meal.
A hog fattened by following herd of |
attening cattle is never fit to eat. 1t
will only possibly do to sell in the Chi |
ago market.
See that every portion of the farm Is
something, and that every |
product is used in the most economical |
manner.
If your brood mares are deficient in |
orm and disposition, try and improve |
he faults in their offspring by jndicious
mating.
Exercise is an important item In the |
,rowth and development of breeding |
Inimals. For the colt it is Vitaily es- |
ential.
1t makes no difference what you feed |
n the last stages of CESSATION, you CAN