The record-union., 1892-08-10

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something appalling, and notwithstand-
ing the various remedies that are recon-
mended TO prevent and cure, the best
cows go right on dying in spite of the
means employed to ward off an attack OF
the fatal disease, or to cure it after it has
once made its appearance. An English
writer claims to have had great success
by leaving portion Of the milk, at each
milking, in the udder for several days
after calving. The excess of pressure IS
taken off and the strain relieved SO as to
remove all apprehension of garget or
fever IN the milk glands. The calf might
do this if it could be depended upon to
draw an equal quantity from each teat,
but this is not usually the case, a full sup
ply being drawn from the first conven-
lent teat that will furnish it; the others
being left full must be attended by hand.
The philosophy of this is the milk glands
at the time of parturitiOn are naturally
more active in their secretlye functions,
as well as more sensitive, and the work
of refilling the udder rapidly caused an
undue strain upon the system, resulting
In apoplectic tendencies.
A fairly well filled udder kept in that
condition two or three days at the begin
ming, it is claimed, will bridge over in
safety the most threatening cases. a full
udder lone not oYer-crowded) makes less
demand upon the cows system than an
empty one, and calls for less eXertion on
the part of the milk glands. Cows in
their wild state were not subject to milk
fever, neither are those that are domesti-
Gated that are of small and inferior milk
ing properties; it is only the heavy and
rich milk-giving animals that are stricken
with the fatality. Nature, it would seem,
Id l,n
necessities and actions of the young calf,
whose periodical musings Kept the udder
and the system of the dam in Just the
right condition, so that the secretion of
milk rapidly or with violence, to supply
the deficiency, was altogether avoided.
The theory advanced by the English
writer, and which lie declared has proven
successful in practice, is not without good
show or reason, and is well worth a trial
by owners of valuable incoming COWS,
whose ages have reached five years and
upward. 1t is very rare that case of
milk fever is ever known before the ar
rival of the third or fourth calf. The pro-
cess of prevention is very simple and
easily applied; breeders and dairymen
would do well to prove its value for
themselves.
WHAT WE SHOULD SHIP TO ENGLAND.
In late interview in San Francisco
Leonard Coates, the well-known nursery
lman of Napa, said: Il am watching
shipments to England with keen inter-
est. / am doubtful Of peaches and april
cots succeeding in England or France. In
the Eastern States we sell our fruit on
looks above everything else. Now in
England they care nothing for externals
as compared with Intervals. That you
can put down as golden rule for ship
perS to note. Peaches and apricots can
not stand the long journey and particu-
o,lxr no TO hot irx1 h
shipping at New York from train to
steamer, unless picked green. In that
case they viii lack the flavor, which will
kill them il the English market. What
we can sell in England is Bartlett pears
and the large and snowy variety of Jap
anese plums, such as the Burbank, Sat-
suma, Kelsey and Mikado. They are
easier to snip and handle than any other
plum. The crops in France come on to-
ward the latter end of August. Now our
crops come in a month to six weeks be-
fore, and so we can flood the English
market before the French orchards can
touch 1t. France also has irregular sea-
sons and crops against our steady climate.
Bartlett pears Will sell in any quantity
in England. Bon Chretien, which is the
same variety, is imported to England
from France and retail readily at from
% cents spear. Our Bartletts are
larger and better favored. Again we
have the same pull over French in pears
as in plums-that is to say, an earlier
season and a regular annual crop. De-
pend upon it, California eau count upon
large portion of British gold in ex-
change for pears and plums directly a
regular and well-organized transporta-
ton business is arranged
HOME PROTECTION.
The farmer should look after his own
family and farm first. There are instances
where special farming has been made so
profitable that the farmer could afford to
= give his whole time and attention to his
speciality, buying from others the things
needed for family use; but these are the
exceptions, and not the rule.
No matter how hard farmer works
nor how good crop he makes, there viii
not be much profit for him unless he pro-
duces very largely the things that are
consumed at home. There is not enough
profit in his business, at the best, to war
rant him in buying all that is used upon
his table, and paying, as he must a COM
mission TO the middleman and the retail
dealer. This is what has been the matter
with the Southern farmer. He has been
making a cotton crop, and some one else
has been making his flour and meat.
Then he sold his products at wholesale
prices and bought everything at retail.
What is true of cotton farming in the
South is equally true of wheat farming
in the Northwest. The average farmer
must grow the meat, fruit aud vegetables
needed for the family or buy them at ex-
trsyagant prices, paying commission to
one or more dealers, or, as is often the
case, the family must do without.-Rural
World.
HOGS IN THE ORCHARD.
Sheep leave their manure merely. as a
top-dressing for the orchard; hogs work
theirs into the soil. Sheep harden the
ground; hogs disturb the turf and leave
IT uneven, but you get finer fruit in con-
sequence. Sheep eat all the tender twigs
and leaves they can get hold of; hogs sell
dom touch the limbs. Hogs sometimes
disturb the roots, but this is oftener bene-
fetal than otherwise. An orchard set
fifty years ago was not bearing fruit of
any value. Two acres of it were fenced
and some hogs turned in. Next year more
OF the orchard was Enclosed and more
hogs allowed to run in it. They turned
over every inch of the sod and kept down
the weeds and the trees bore good crop.
This year the fence was moved 20 include
two rows of trees formerly in the sheen
pasture, and the improvement is very
marked. The difference in the two parts
of the orchard where the hogs and the
sheep run is so much in favor OF the
formerrhat it can be seen for half mile.
Rural World.
SAVING TOMATO SEEDS.
It may sometimes be desirable for
gardener to save seed of some rare yarie-
ties or from especially fine specimens.
In the case of tomatoes, slice the fr1it.
add an equal bulk Of water and set away
for two or three days to ferment. At the
end of that time the seeds viii all have
settled 10 the bottom and the pulp and
water may be poured OF. Continue to
wash the seed by adding water and pour
ing off till all refuse matter has been re-
moved. Spread the seed thinIy on a
clean cloth and pat in the sun to dry.