Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-30

there are hundreds who carry over
large stock through the fall and winter,
needless OF outlay and time, gaining
nothing for their labor and money |
spent, and In many cases keeping the
fowls n loss rather than 70 lny gut
few dollars In the beginning TO adver-
tise what they have for sale.
Two recent bulletins OF the North |
Carolina station indicate that dairylnB
Is ieceiving more attention II that state
thYn II formerly received. THIS condl-
tion ~ due. in the opinon OF fsot'
| Battle. director OF the station, TO dis,
carding poor cows for the dalry, hhu
substituting improved breeds for their. |
thus raising the milk yield in quantity |
and quality, and increasing the buttef
| and cheese product OF the nthte. lhe |
bulletin reveals the fact that the mum
Der of crcnmeries arc Increasing IN tnt
state. and that the advantages to me |
/ farmers OF such growth are no possible |
! there as thsy have manifested they are |
| In other dairy states. " TIN about pl'o
| COWS less In the state, according 10 tnc |
] census of 1890 than In 1850, their nut
/ ter product IN the former year eN-
| ceeded by nearly six million pounds the |
! Weld Of the latter one In community
! where cotton aud tobacco are the cons
trolling features OF agriculture thls ~
! a handsome showing for the dairy IN
l terest there. II evidences n markei
/ dc,,ort,tre from old methods Of raising
crops that sold chiefly In foreign mar
| kets, IN competitions with products
/ produced at less cost, and huying nome
| supplies az prices that 10 remuherallVe
| TO the producer. This breaNlnB hWuy
from old speciai features and taxing
10 new lines is the way out TO pros
perity when competition becomes OK
] hausilvc. The professor Ia right when
he states that dairying means mucn
for the improved fertility OF hls state
go. "
| hauated land than dalryng furnishes,
beside being n certain road TO compf-
tcnce II intelllgently purHued TO the
end that an article Of high qunhty IL
produced Tho station W engaged 10 a
Grand effort 10 impress this fact on
farmers within the scope of iis iniiu-
ence. and deserves the measure OF sue
cess that Prof Battle IL striving to at
tain.-Amerlcan Dairyman.
The force OF habit or custom II hard
10 overcome II Is generally the GUS
tom, says Homestead, TO can berries
and small fruit extensively. and when
"A drnuthy year strikes berry crops, as
81 the case this season, and causes
shortage OF berries cans remain empty
amid general lamentations Usually the
Hunfner apple crop rs good and SUM
mer and fall apples are quite cheap.
In many orchards all are summer and
fall fruit. and IN this season when ber-
rlea are short Ill the cans with apples.
Generally they are bost " canned when
already prepared for serving ON the
table. As sauce they may not be 20
we'll reliphcd IN the winter. when apples
OF high quality are still In the cellar to
eat out OF hand. but Ia spring and in
early summer they are u delicious
sauce. Comparatively Spending sum-
mer apples win be cheap this season,
and the terrible drouth. causing not
only short farm crops. but bringing
disaster to all gardens and vegetables,
furnishes nm especial reason for hling
all tho empty fruit cans with apples,
= which ore now at hand and going to
: waste In many ochards, Few famlllol
that can pples regularly hold canned
| apples past each season, Canned APP
pies can be pleasantly favored TO any
3 fancy with fevorlng extracts and their
= value Increased.
I Feeding cattle says the National
l Stookman, owing to the rush Of half
. fat stock to market on account OF the
b drouth and the Hight demand for the
, feed lots are ut present selling at quite
? reasonable figures, as compared with
I the values OF best nnlahed stock In
the Stoekman OF September T. 1888
choice to extra fat cattle were quoted
= at $3.50 to 81. 20 IN the Chicago market
r and good 70 best feeders at 50 70 S3,3l
on the corresponding date this year
choice To extra fat cattle were quoted
Q at 500 to $3.50, and choice feeders
at 50 TO 1895, with the bulk OF sales
0 at S2.75 70 81. Considering the differ
ence In prices Of fat cattle this yea
and last It win be seen that feeding
= stock IL selling at materially lower
= prices than year RRo, and at figures
which, everything considered, arc quite
reasonable, There has been some In
oulry for feeding cattle at Chicngt
. recently, the bulk OF the shipment com
n Ing TO the Eastern and Central states
II Light, thin stun hna been IN little re
quest, feeders preferring to pay bette
il prices and secure better stock to con
sumo this years high-prioed grain
!, The statement going the rounds o
u the press that firm IN Sioux city
Iowa have boon Strengthening horses
e the Noah OF which they convert int,
. dried beer must be taken with
grain of nRlt. IL is said that tn
=. product iH shipped to Jersey city. an,
Al that the number OF slaughtered oacl
~ day Ia about 400 There "a no quesuol
h but that abbatoirs are being estab
\ llshed at one or two places IN tn
m United States whore horses Will b
% killed, but II Is not ltlsely the govern
70 ment inspectors would let it be labelc
y, dried beef or anything elise but hora
e meat. The great amount OF surplu
" horse nesh In this country must, an,
ie will be, utilized for some purpose. l
% "a likely that the flesh and bonts vii
70 be inverted into fertilizer. pnd tn
nH hair and hide 70 the purposes 10
~ which they are now used.
lie To cure the mango OF he~ge or COY
ls Gallon Wilson says; Wash tue afteete
~ parts with warm, strong soapsuds, US
to Ing . stift brush 10 remove the scur
~ and scahs. Then apply freely an oini
no ment made OF equal parts OF lard an
- sulphur. with tar enough added I
make the mas q mahogany color. Re
r. peat the application every second da
- five times, then wash on with aud
again ana apply any unmedicate
ofntmcnt.-slmpl9 cer0te will nnswe
The cows stall should be cleaned :
all litter at once, and the woodwor
and COW fasteninEs well scrubbed wit
a solution made OF six ounces cf ohloi
tide OF limo TO a gallon OF water. nh
fence and barn whore tho horse an
COW rubbed should also DO treated wit
the sane solution. The animal Shout
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