The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-10-21
Field and stock Notes.

SDrxying the trees is something Of re-
cent introduction. When the work Of
spraying begins there should be no cessa-
ton until the fruit Is safe. Much depends
not only on how the work Of spraying
the tree Is accomplished, but also upon
performing the work at exactly the right
time.
Mr. II. Bsllert, a noted breeder Of Hol-
stein-Fresisn cattle At Cassel, Canada,
sums up his ideas Of breeding dairy cat
tie in The following pithy paragraph
Acting on the principle that Ike pro-
duces like, we select the best female IN
diyiduals, backed by large producing an
cest0Ts, mate them with = male superior
to them both individually and in br esd-
ing. feed them literally with suitable
feed. treat them with kindness. breed
them so that they produce their hrst
calves at about two years old, and pilk
them regularly up to within a few weeks
of dropping their second calves
Mr.. NJ, Of Blue Hill, Neb, vouehes
for the following as being an efhcaeious
method Of treating scours in swine
Ny plan would be TO give each hog
affected with the scOurs an injection OF
lukewarm water and soapsuds- Pigs
should be treated tie same way, the in
lection being proportiOnatsly smaller.
This viii cleanse the intestines. Hogs
should then he Kept on mild diet for
few dAys until the bowels are given time
To assume their natural functions II
they are clogged or crowded with work
to do by iujudicious or heavy feeding ma
ture is thwarted in its efforts to correct
the trouble.
have come to the following conciu-
sions in regard to fall pasturing mead
ows If heavy growth Of Aftermath IS
allowed TO remain on the ground through
the winter, and the ground is covered
with snow most of the time, the grass
roots are smothered OF die for want Of
air. and the grass Of the following season
will come up weak and thin. But if the
rowen is light, let it remain if heavy,
pasture, no too close, or better NOW It
about September lst and give the land
moderate topdressing of manure and
keep the cattle of. Give this rowen to
the COWS once day during the winter
and YOU viii be surprised at the incre&s-
ed Weld Of milk. H. Woodruff.
It has been noticed that those dairy
men and cattle feeders who feed large
quantities Of oil meal or cotton-seed meal
succeed very easily in keeping up the
fertility Of their farms. They gets douo-
lie proft-a feeding prOhtand 8 manuriAl
profit
Mr.. H. c. Burleigh well says: Many
Of the thinking farmers are awakening
to the fact that they must in seme way
make more of the fertilizing material on
the farm, and buy less Of the commercial
manures. Ifthe 500 or $500 expended
for superphosphates were laid out in lin
seed cake or cotton-seed meal and feed
with our hay, which has been drug in
the market, 70 thrifty steers or first
class dairy cows, the cost of the fertiliz-
ers would be very much less, and the ef-
feet upon the common crops Of the farm
would compare fully as fsvorably, grown
upon the homemade manure, as
would that grown upon the other"
W. Furlee, President of the American
Jersey Cattle Club, is enc Of the most
practical and intelligent Of dairymen, As
well as q thorough breeder Of dairy cat
tie. Writing from his farm il Bergen
t county. III, the Country Gestleman on his
experiments with fodder crops, ne says
4" Clover is my objective point in farming
for my Jerseys Ny horses get timothy
nay only at night, and are fed cut messes
of clover during the day, With good
crops Of clover and corn for ensilsge,
consider that the question Of economic
maintenance Of cattle is solved" He says
! further:
a am experimenting with crimson
5 clover. In April 1 saw it growing on
, corn stubble in Delaware, sown the yeaI
: before in the corn, at last going through
with the cultivator in the latter part ei
, August. When saw it, it stood / to
f inches high, though grass and other clo-
yer were merely showing signs Of life
Ny friend, on whose farm / saw it, has
since written me that he harvested q
good crop in the middle Of May he en-
soiled it. think would risk making
, hay of it, though, 50 early in the season
After the May rains the we2thers usually
settled, if not warm, and with the tedder
to air il think it can be cured in cock
sufficiently to risk putting it in the NOV.
Judge a very small amount Of seed
may be safely used if evenly distributed
as it tillers wonderfully, number OF
shoots springing up from each seed. |