Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-06

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Should the butter be colored? is one o
the questions being discussed. Should i
not be sold on its true color and meri
alone, instead of receiving artificial co.or
ing, as is the case with nearly all butter
marketed.
| With growing stock care must be taker
not to over-feed, as all that is necessary i.
to feed sufficient quantity to keep in &
good, thrifty condition. With fattenine
stock, however, it is necessary to see thai
they are fed all that they will eat up clear
at one time.
Corn husks possess value in market
much greater than their value for feeding
They are used in the manufacture of beds
but if saved for that purpose they must be
harvested before wet weather and be clean
dry and in bright condition They are
shipped baled.
Creameries near large towns can make a
fine article of pot cheese by scalding the
buttermilk to 130 degrees or 140 degrees
and hanging up to drain. One-third but
termilk and two-thirds skim milk in the
fall makes very smooth, moist cheese for
everyday use in winter.
1t is better to sow little plaster fire.
quently than a great deal at one time.
There is much question which time is best
for this operation, and by repeating the
sowing some one will be just right. The
cost is slight. Plaster is everywhere the
cheapest manure for clover, and 100 pounds
per acre, if finely ground is enough at one
time.
The old method of training pet lamb
at the house and then turning it into the
flock is still practiced by some fockmast-
ers. 1t is well known that sheep will fol.
low leader, and if the petted lamb has
sound the whole flock will be governed by
following the particular one that has been
trained.
The lawn needs careful attention in
summer. If the ground is not rich the
grass will die out if cut too frequently.
Lawn grass cannot grow and suffer re-
peated and frequent mowings without loss,
and the required plant food should be ap-
piled in the fall, the best method being to
cover the lawn with fine manure, and also
apply wood ashes. in the spring.
Soaked feed should be provided for the
pigs during the summer months This is
important where pure fresh
water is not accessible at all hours. Soak
ing all the grain for Twelve hours softens it
and makes it more inviting. But never
allow grain to remain in water until fer
begins. The fattening property
of grain is reduced by fermentation.
Sheep are more neglected than any class
of farm stock, being compelled TO secure
the whole of their food, on some farms,
yet there is no class of animals that will
return larger profit for the capital in
vested than will sheep. Not only are
mutton, lamb and wool derived from the
sheep, but they return valuable aid to the
farmer in the work of recuperating worn
out soils.
A cubic foot of ammonia weighs about
one-half as much as air, the consequence
being that it naturally rises. To arrest
ammonia, which is nearly always escaping
from manure when decomposition occurs,
some absorbent material should be used
that is cheap and plentiful. Land plaster
is excellent, especially when it is mixed
with dirt Dirt itself, if used plentifully,
Will prevent much loss.
Some sires show greater excellence than
others, and some excel in one sex more
than the other. In cases we'll known may
be mentioned the imported thoroughbred
horse Glencoe, whose daughters were
more valuable as brood mares than his
sons as sires. This is also noticeable with
some trotting sires, such as Mambrino
Patchen, whose daughters excelled his
sons for breeding purposes.
In the year 1706 the average weight
of fatted steers in the London and Liver
pool markets was but 80 pounds. This.
too, at the average age of five years. In
1855 this average weight was increased to
4S2 pounds. In 1880 the weight was $50
pounds, more than double that of 1706.
The average weight of the fatted steer to-
day is four times what il was in 1706, only
lS4 years ago-S. LOUIS Republic.
In paper read before the Illinois State
Horticultural Society occurred this state
ment: If you once let the earth dry on
the roots of evergreens nothing will save
them. The outside moisture on the roots
must not be allowed to dry if you want the
tree to live. There is resinous substance
on the outside OF the roots, and if the roots
once become dry water can never penetrate
that resinous covering, and the plant can
not but die.
Some poultry keepers use bedding for
their fowls, the same as they do for cattle
and horses, putting it under the roosts and
roosting branches every night, then shak-
ing it out we'll, removing the following
evening. In such cases the droppings
must also be removed daily, and aside
from this unnecessary labor, the droppings
are vet, not easily handled and when
slowed away in barrels for future use, will
pack very solid and frequently heat and
become offensive.
Among the numerous recipes for poison
ing insects one given in Bulletin 81, ol
the New Jersey Station, by John B. Smith,
Entomologist, seems worthy OF attention.
He calls it a fsh-oil soap. 1t is as follows;
Potash lye, one pound; fsh-oil, three
pints; soft water, three gallons. Dissolve
the lye in the water, and when brought tc
a boil add the oil. 1t should boil about
two hours, and, when done, it can be filled
up to make up the loss by evaporation
When cold it can be cut into cakes. Fol
use one pound of the soap is dissolved IL
eight gallons of water.
Each season brings out something new
and many enter and breed poultry on
large scale; few succeed if they start thi,
way, yet not all fail Mr.. Havemeyer o
New York has quite an extensive estab
lishment, keeping l,2O0 to 800 hens fol
egg and market purposes, and raising somt
very fne-blooded stock. This man is
leading sugar re6ner, and although he il
wealthy he never fails to implant gooc
business methods into his pouitry-keeping
which is one secret of his success. Beinl
located near an extensive market like New
York his surplus stock finds ready sale a
good prices.
The caterpillars' nest should be re
moved from the trees. The Country Gentle
man recommends the following plan
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