The record-union., 1891-11-11

case of an English breeder, who was fat
tening number of ewes in the field. A
neighbor's ram broke in and served thir-
teen of them. and the ewes produced
thlrty-one lambs, several sets being trip
lets. All were born alive. though several
OF them subsequently died. This re-
markable fecundity is ascribed to the
nutritious diet on which they We're fed in
order to fatten them.
There is good ground, therefore, for the
deduction that high feeding and the fact
that being one of pair of twins create u
strong tendency in the eve to the produc-
ton of twins.
THE VALUE IN MILK
1.-The water in milk is worth nothing,
the sugar-of-milk is worth nothing for
butter Or cheese making. The caseine in
100 pounds of poor milk is worth not more
than seven cents and not more than nine
cents in the richest milk" What is it then
that gives special value to milk? Nothing
but the fat-the butter. Buy the fat that
it contains; therefore milk should be
bought and sold by the fat value. AS of
milk, so of COW. The cow that makes the
most butter fat is the best butter cow
not the cow that makes the most water
sugar-ot-milk or caseine. This is the real
standard, and the only practical way of
finding out how much butter there is in a
given quantity of milk is by churning it
out. For convenience i'll buying and
selling, and as a check on the butter
makers, the oil and acid test or chemical
analysis are both of great value. But in
turn they need to be tested by the churn.
Jersey Bulletin.
FARM NOTES.
n heavy percentage of the horses in
England die prematurely through dis
ease or accident directly traceable to shoe
ing.-LondOn Agricultural Gazette.
The trouble with those who fail in feed
ing with bran is, they feed too little meal
with 1t. When they feed we'll balanced
ration, Of which bran is a part, they will
find the milk all right.
In case of tenant farmer who pur-
chased fodder and grain and fed it on the
farm, it was held that the manure made
III consequence belonged to the tenant,
who was at liberty 20 remove it from the
tarm.-Terra, in New York Tribune.
l want no such ferment nor beginning
of putrefaction as q starter in fine but
ter, but rather the slow and natural
rlpeniGg OF the cream which it acquires
by age when it is a sound product and
stands in a clean atmosphere.-F d.
Curtis.
4. L. Squirting of North Dakota brought
q ilock OF 80 sheep through the winter in
nne shape without any grain At all by
giving them nlillet hay, with feed OF
sugar beets two or three times a week.
he soWs half Il bushel OF milea to the
acre and cuts it when it is half ripe.
For the first time in many years the
lew persons who have apricot trees along
the Hudson River have Il fair crop Of that
fruit. Generally the curculio forecl0ses
on apricots very soon after the fruit sets,
but this year they couldn't manage ali
the fruit. Apricots and nectarineS are
unknown to multitudes.
IL Nypl1 to Sas-o ,, n ,.,,,,, g
any size for future use in the garden.
Some gardeners utilize thcm by punch
ing holes into them to let in the air and
the light, and use them TO cover plants
that have been newly set out. They are
left on long enough to allow the roots of
the plants 10 get to work.
''The Arctic plum has been put on
the market by some enterprising nur-
Seryman as curculio proof but a Cana
dian writer gives it black eye by saving
that it is too nearly worthless for the cur
cullo'S attention. 1t is So POOR that the
instinct Of the parent curculio passes it
by as almost sure death to its progeny.
The model Shropshire at present yields
q mutton carcass of from eighty to 10
pounds at years old, and fleece that
weighs some seven pounds. The fleece
is superior to that Of the famed South
down. The wool belongs to the medium
or short length. 1t varies somewhat in
length in different specimens of the
breed.
To run farm, large or small, without a,
we'll arranged chicken department would
seem to lack a feature that would be no.
ticed by nearly every one, and cut off a
steady supply of ready money for house
hold purposes that would be soon felt
and regretted. Poultry is no doubt profit
able, and to many pastime rather than
q labor.
BY mistake farmer spread all his ma
nure on small piece Of ground, which
he regretted, bat when, upon harvesting
his crops, he secured as much as had
formerly been derived from three times
as much land, he found that he could
produce greater profit with less labor
than by cultivating larger areas, and his
regrets were changed to exultation.
An exchange says that the reason the
ounce is not more largely grown is be-
cause its good qualities are comparatively
unknown, and hence the demand for il is
slight. People must be educated to the
use of any fruit. Ii enough is grown to
give them an opportunity TO secure a sup
ply at moderate prices the demand will
grow commensurately.
Milk set in milk pans in pantry at a
temperature OF sixty 10 sixty five degrees
Will raise more cream and butter than
milk set in cooler pals at n temp Eerature
of fifsy-siX degrees. Milk to which so
per cent. water has been added will raise
more cream when set at fifty-five degrees
than the same to which no water has been
added. \. Muncey.
The Utah experiment station bulletin
says: Utah potatoes are 34.34 per cent.
richer than the average. Those who pay
80 cents for the average OF the country
could, according to these figures, afford
to pay 67.l7 cents for Utah potatoes. En-
cour2ged by the railroads, Utah should be
able to ship East, during favoring years,
large quantities OF potatoes"
1t will take some months to make the
new crop of apples into irst-class cider
vinegar The scarcity of apples the past
two or three years has had its effect in
making cider vinegar scarce and dear
Besides. the cheapness and abundance of
vegetables and fruits has increased the
demand for vinegar, as picking is with
cheap vinegar the easiest and cheapest
way to put up fruit.
Turnips are not a very valuable feed
for cattle, but they are easily and cheaply
produced, and help out largely. They
are good for change" and we are told
by scientists that they assist in the diges-
ton of other foods. Turnips fed to milk
cows in moderate quantities, Just after
milking, will not flavor the milking.
Turnips should be planted now, and for
succession next month also.
CArARRH is caused by impure blood.
and is cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
which purifies the blood and gives the
whole system health and strength Try
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