New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-10-21
Damage TO SlIos.

4 t1uL1OiiIleS OF Wisconsin TO make a
tour OF investigation Of the silos Of
the State to discover wherein Law
their weak points. There has been
much complaint about the rats bur
rowing underneath and letting the air
IN. Nine silos were found injured in
this way. To avoid this nuisance it
Is recommended that the bottom be
well grouted before it is cemented.
Freezing is another complaint. The
professors think the information gain
ed on this point is not reliable for the
reason that the past three winters,
during which time nearly all the knowl-
edge they have on the subject of silos
has been acquired, have been excep-
tlonally mild and the farmers of Wis
cousin may reasonably look for con-
siderable damage from this direction
when a hard winter comes along. The
report states that freezing is not nee
essarily very harmful, for after the
| frozen parts are mixed with other sill
age it quickly melts and the cattle
seem to relish it as much as the other.
1t would probably be a good precau-
| tlon to pile straw on the side of the silo
exposed to the weather so as to pre-
vent any trouble. Wooden silos are
IN less danger than those built Of
stone from the effects of frost and
need more protection. Now is good
time to take the necessary precau-
tions.
Sheep Raising Good Business.
"Whatever may be said of the prices
OF WOOL" says the Rocky Mountain
Husbandman, "there is no gainsay-
ing the fact that so long as NUT
ton commands it's present figures
sheep raising will be a good business
1t will in reality pay to grow sheep for
the mutton alone and the money OBJ
tanned for wool is all clear gain. One
OF the chief advantages of handling
sheep is that it is practical to keep
them constantly under your care and
much loss may be prevented which
would occur if this was not the case.
Another important point is that they
will flourish on a short range. Then
they yield readily to will in the mat
ter OF breeding. You can changei in the
shortest possible time whenever the
fashion in wool or flesh changes. Then
under the present demand for mutton
there is no necessity for ever having
any old sheep on hand, as this class
can be worked off from year to year
and the flock kept young and thrifty.
1t is also possible to build sheds of
capacity to house as large a number
as given range will feed, and, being
prepared to house a flock properly,
winter loss is not only prevented, but
the best success is assured in lambing.
With successful lambing and winter
ing, a flock made certain and q fair
price for wool when mutton alone
would pay expenses, there is nothing
to prevent our flock owners from be-
coming rich IN few years.
Cure of Roup.
For roup, give the fowls dessert
spoonful of castor oil apiece at night,
and afterward feed chiefly on warm
cooked food in which is mixed once
day good allowance OF cooked on
ions. Pulverized charcoal in the food
once day is also beneficial. Battle
the swellings about the eyes with kero-
sene once or twice a day; also inject
kerosene into the nostrils, using q
spring-bottom sewing machine oil can.
Turpentine injected into the nostrils
has been used by some with good re-
suits. Camphorated sweet oil, pre-
pared by melting piece of gum cam
phOr in sweet oil, used as directed for
the kerosene, Is good remedy. If the
swelling about the eye seems soft and
hot as if it contained matter, cut it
open with q lance, or with small
sharp penknife; press the matter out,
and afterwards wash daily with car
bolic soap suds or withscastile soap
suds, and then apply a little of the
mixture of sweet oil and carbolic acid.
Keep the fowls in a dry place, where
there are no drafts of air, until they
are we'll. Sometimes this course of
treatment will cure, and sometimes
not; roup is an uncertain disease to
deal with.-Fanny Field. =.
Farm Notes. z-s3
Do not compel the hog to eat his
meals in the dark. Feed at regular
intervals and while it is light.
Young cows kept for breeding should
be feed SO as to obtain good de-
velopment OF bone and muscle.
When hogs eat on a dusty ground
they may inhale enough dust to cause
catarrh or injure their lungs.
A pair Of good blankets for each
work team should be provided and
used all through the winter, blanket
ing the horses when they first come
into the stables or when they are
stopped on the road.
B There is a large growth OF leaves to
hents and tTrnins and thew taka a.