Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-23

ys.. but iaok ort rh.t be COWS DO
Not Ghote.

N's, hut nook Ort rhst iho Cows DO
Not Ghote.
This region has been favored with 1
hounteous apple crop. ani tho iruii is
now DO q mature state ON every dniry
farm besides the gmfted orchard there
ate scores and hundreds Of apple trees u
the natural fruit order, scattered
through field aud pasture. Thce hnriy
and thrifty seedl'ng. hang loaded 60 the
tip N every Tough with apples " every
conceivable variety aud size. What is
the destiny Of this immeuse crop Of IN.
cultivated fruiN a large quantity u 90
will be gathered aud shipped TO cider
anl vinegar companies at prices that
will no more than pay Tor tho labor eS'
pended Ia the harvest
Daigymcn. whnt value 10 You suppose
this fruit, that has cosi You nothing TO
raise, Possesses Tor your milch COW
The late Colonel Curtis recommended %
Tor stock, aud we arc % the opinion that
such fruit is worth more TO tho farmers
for cattle feed than what he receives l1r
u M the elder orviurgar mill. Cows
eat apples with ayidity, and as they con.
tain u large per cent o. moisture and a
great deal of uutriment they slakc Thirst
and feed the physical system. do not
claim that apples win form n milk pro-
ducing diet like grain, hut as u laxative
aud nutritious food / consider them Gar
superior TO sound potatoes fora milch
COW diet A. for rotten or affected poia.
toes. they arc cxecrlblc as food for any.
thing. although thoy arc now baiuL "a
30 some extent To- cows by durymon
here. IN the nmuo Of healthy pure
milk, do not feed sch detachable stuI,
as It gives poison TO your fellow men.
The best aud most economical way 10
feed apples 10 stock IS To shake the trees
In the pls,rros few 40 o tiuio a. thcy
are eaten up. Taken in connection with
The grass they arc grazing, and tho corn
fodder you are feeding them. Che apples
will prove u valuable food auxiliary for
the cows Remember this, ii will not
pay 20 sell any raw product VI tho farm
that will serve as profitable food Tor
your domestic animals The food they
must have is either 10 he purchased ur
TO be forthcoming by your labor, and 80
grind your own proluc's in your own
mill, oven " it be- q bovine one.
The cows Ia this section have done
finely during the fill. but largely ut the
expense Of the aiter'ced Ia the mead.
ows. Il is too bad 10 90, so ru,nous a
policy continue from year 20 year ia a
fms grass region like this. lyon think
that Tho rowcn, tho natural winter pro.
tecior Of Che meadows, NUT 20 into the
bovine machine, DO o.. we know ol syy.
cml dalrymcn doing. NOW Il aud feed %
the cuws This "a preferable 10 letting
the whole herd into the meadow. wher.
they will gmze the feed closely down 10
tho ground, and leave tho tender. bulb.
ous roots OF the timothy cruelty exposed
60 the severity OF the winter.
wish that farmers nul their families
would drink mill, rs they do tea AMI
coffee. The amount Of milk consumed
IN hmorf families Is fir below what It
was a generation ago, and many rural
children scarcely know the lnste OF H..
Will, we are returning 90 Ga, athletic
sports aud exercises Of long ago, We are
conlcmp;uuus about feeding the body
with simple, nour,hing food In food
fresh from tho hand OF nature lies
strength, vigor and longevity, aud tho
morc quickly we appreciate that fact
tho better u will b. for futurity. 80
George l.. Newell In American Cult.
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