The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-13
OUR RURAL TOPICS
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
Agricultural R derS
Building up e Butter Herd.

COWS, tbOse IN hand now being scrubs good.
| Dad, aud indifferent She has means 70 spars,
snd would sell these at auction and purchase 4
complement OF full -bloods of any breed mizhs
name or advise. She has corEespondsd with
various breeders, aud finds that she can zsa
| pnre-bloods eligible 10 registry" ali from
500 TO 500; but tested performers range all
| The way slong the hundrs according 10 the
excellence OF the test. This lady desires buitss
cows. she contracts her butter the year
round ~ so cents. aud could increase her salss
at that price. This proves her to be sn excel
/ lent butter maker. Having the means the
\ skiii, and the market, how shall she best In
| crease her output Of product?
The FIRST decision TO be made Is in regard b
tho blood This l should have Jersey, because
| that seems to make the most butter nc the
! least expense for feed. There 10 little do1ns
that individual Holsieins yield as much butter
as individual Jerseys. but they are larger and
| IL requires more feed to supply them. Guern-
| seys may ba rs good cows for butter "a Jerseys
but comparatively there 90 few of them In
the country their general performances and
capabilities are less known. Having settled
Oh Jerseys As the animals. should purchase o
hrst class bull as soon as could, and BAbceeh
tester. Would purchase herd Of fulI-blood,
hiQh-testiBG, high priced, pedigreed covs7 I
would do no such thing. They would not pay
"a butter makers; the investment reanirsd 4
too large for that. Their legitimate provinces
II to rear pedigree stock. Pedigree COWS are
well known for their ickle breeding powers an
well as :or their tendency to drop malls dss-
pendants. When breeder happens for in.
stance, to grow 20-pound pedigree COW, he
has earned his money even If he gets 81 coo fos
her. Most OF them accomplish this bat in an
ether manner. They set her up ss figure
head 10 advertise the rest Of the herd Would
purchase $50 or $50 pure blood COW, "eligible
TO rsgist j." but not registered7 No; the faes
OF their not hciuR registered, il seems to me.
would be primo facis evidence that the breeder
considered them unworthy of registration. Ne
ons Is spt to delay having an eligible COW
registered that has shown q high test From
Brooms County to Orange County, N. Y, 10
about $50 miles, "as the birds hy," and the
entire section il mainly devoted to dairying.
have traversed most of this region several
times, always stopping with dsirymen. After
thorough aud repeated trials, their uniform
testimony is that three-fourths or seyenth-
eighths pure blood cows render better servics
than full-bloods. A dash of scrub blood gives
visor and stamina. qualities so necessary for
best results.
Tbs bost aud cheapest way for the lady Co
secure valuable herd is to breed up from she
best OF thOss shs has now. To this end I
would let the Bsbeock test decide what cows to
reject and what TO retain. Then I would pur-
chase of my BeIshbors the best cows con.i
get TO make up NY complement, or such num-
chasing would always inquire into the pre-
vous history of . cow, as 10 the qusntity OF
milk she gives aud butter she makes; especially
would l inquire into the sex of her former
calves. When q cow once begins with male
progeny. aha is apt TO follow it up during sue
ceeding years aud only makes an occasional
exception. Heller calves will be most needed
now.
" AZ what time is this cow in the habis Of
drying OFF," is O question advisable to ask
when purchasing. Some are accustomed "a
icing dry three or four months, and they will
continue it. good deacon sold my friend F.,
in April. an excellent milking cow that dropped
. rzlf the previous month. She went dry in
August Come to inquire of the deaeon's neigh
bors. it was found that it was the cows habit to
go dry then. and for that reason the deacon
sold her. ID may he that he forgot to make 50
srifipg matter knumn when selling her.
The inquirer can rear her most promising
heller calves, and when they come into proht
the iufalIibls Bsbcnck test will inform her
which to reserve and which TO reject The
latter should be disposed of for what she can
get. IL is not 4 very difficult task TO rear
herd that Will averHge an output of hstween
300 to 400 pounds of butter each. Liberal feod-
ng should prevail continually. There is No
,rtter aid to this than The Landrsth sugar
;srp uhsths. fed green to supplsnt drying
pastures. fed in the drying or dry state cut M
,srs aud all. or fed ensilage. il makes more
MILK than any feed l have had experiences
with. When have good evidence Of over 100
bushels OF ears having been grown 10 the AGRA
Fish stalks To match. and that ensilage made Of
I 10 sweet like n,olasses." cannot speak of ID
90 highly. Compared with ensilage made Of
'rdiuary field eoru. il is like comparing full
resm with fuIl-skim oheese.-GaIen WilsoR 10
Country Gentleman.
Utilizing Zones for q Fertilizer.
This simpis method of reducing bones with
ut the Use OF acid is suggested by II. z. Afford,
4 the Maryland Station: Crush the bones -
thoroughly as possibis, and provide barrel Of
resi- burned lime and three barrels of strong,
uiesched hardwood ashes for every barrel OK
rushed hone. Use as a base or mixing hearth
tight door or level layer of loamy soil about
in inches thick. Upon this spread barrel of
she's IN . similar layer; then, in thinner
aver. half barrel of bone; scatter through
he bone, to ill the space, and spread upon it
slf barrel of lime. pnlverzed, but not Stacked.
IN this spread q second barrel of ashes
Wet this pile radualiy with q sprinkler
sing shout 10 gallons water, or enough to
,oisten all, but have none run out. Add in
Ike manner . half barrel BONE half barrel
me. barrel ashes and 10 gallons more water.
'yer sll scatter about one bushel land plaster
nd cover the entire pile with dry loan. Ex-
mine the pile once week if needed and add
'ater to keep all moist. but not wet. In four
five weeks shovel over and thoroughly mix.
lOisten and pile again, cover with soil and
title more plaster and leave two or three weeks
niger. If pieces of bone then remain unde-
imposed. sift them out. use in next compost,
add more quicklime and ashes and give fur
Ter time.
Carrots for Stock.
OF ali the root crops believe the carrot ID
10 best for stock. though l have read good
BAL that seems favorable to the sugar beet -
ock iced. but have never tried them, and
,ubt whether they would succeed for this pur-
$50 so we'll IS the carrots. The carrot has
owed an excellent food for horses, as well az
r cattle and shrep. Then, its good keeping
lalities aud the freedom of tue crop from
sesse are posts greatly in its favor. When
d in connection with grain, hay fodder in
hall quantities it will greatly aid in the d.
sfion of the drier food. so that more of il will
readily sssimiIsted. In the North the carrot
ust be hsryestet la good season, and for VIM
r use the crop must be stored where 10 will
Il freeze. Northern farmers should at least
ise enough To mix in with their other forage,
d give their animals variety.
Nitrate of Soda on Strawberries.
TIE strawberry grower knows the value aS
ter. X be will try nitrate of soda on straw
rries 30 will 6nd it wonderfully efticacious
10 effect of pitrato Of soda on strawberries in
D dry climate OF the United States is very
Gefciai. it not only doubles or trebles tho
bid. but the Strawberries are larger and hand
ner. aud Consequently command q much
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