Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-07-01

the loss IN the state last year from
hog cholera amouated to $4,000, 900,
has decided to establish a strict quar-
antine.
! The Agricultural department is
asking cattle inspectors to see that
stock in transit and yards are more
humanity treated. This is com
mendable act and the department de-
serve credit.
Don't expect your wife to make a
good gilt-edge article OF butter unless
you keep high-grade dairy cows. The
best butter-maker cannot make high
grade butter from slushy cream.
The active interest of Mrs. Gov.
: Lord on the subject of fax culture,
and the utilization of our superior
climate In the furtherance of what
could be vast industry in our midst,
is most commendable.
The dairyman must study how he
can produce his butter and keep the
the highest grade for the least money.
To increas the quality means to in
creas the demand, which can only be
done by thorough knowledge Of the
science Of butrer making.
The co-operat We fax seed oil mill
should be we'll considered in connect
ion with the dairy interests of the
state. The immense, expenditure of
money by the dairy interests Of Eng
land for oil cake from America should
be one Of the strongest arguments in
favor of flax culture in Oregon.
In North Dakota the Russian
thistle commission are trying hard to
use up the appropriation OF $500 for
the destruction OF the thistle, They
meet, view the thistle, report, go
home and meet again and the thistle
keeps right on growing. The gov
ernor says amen etc.
A great humane society man the
other day hired livery rig and drove
them from IL O'Clock noon until
In the evening without the horses
ever getting tired or hungry. The
over check and blinders were left with
the whip at the barn.
w. w. Boyer, of Ovid, N. Y. has
started In the rabbit business. He
has 200 from which he expects to raise |
over 1000 by fall. They seem to have
some social law, as the same burrow |
Is kept by one family and is trans
mitted from parents to children,
being enlarged as the family increases
The old rabbits are given the freedom
of the inclosure, but the young ones |
are coOped by themselves and out OF
reach of the old ones which frequently |
kill the young ones.
The Cincinnati horse aud mule |
market has recently been alive with
eastern and southern buyers, with
good receipts, active, demand and
ready sales at S57 TO S95 for coach
horses, extra up to $50; draft, s45 to
300, extra up to sl35; good drivers, s45
to S65, and extra 1925; though DIR.
Smelzer says that great many letters
received from breeders state that they
are willing TO stand the travelling ex-
penses of inspectors, while Others
want their herds examined, cost what
II may.
SEPARATOR MILK FOR CALVES.
In reply TO an inquiry Prof. Henry
says In the Breeders Gazette that
fine calves can be raised with separa-
tor skim milk: provided only a few
rules are carefully followed. First of
all heat the milk to blood temperature
using thermometer and never vary
ing more than two or three degrees
from 100 deg. Fahr.; second, keep the
pals from which the calves drink
clean and wholesome by frequently
scalding them; third, do not feed too
large a quantity OF skim milk. The
calf should have about |
twenty pounds per day, given Ia two
feeds; three would be better. Many |
calves are injured by feeding TOO
much skim milk.