Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-18

me- ~ 2oHss
yrshire COW, bred in Scotland
than a hundred years, has al
hen popular COW with those
Ne known her best as a milk
or butter cow. She has
Fherseif to be a profitable cow
FARMER, under the most adverse
BIS, paying n large dividend 10
er; in fact, she Is often called
bt payer"
hardy constitution fits her for
the climate OF Canada. New
and the Eastern states, and
her 10 do well on scant pas
ID poor feed. as well as to re-
base.
sve7ge weight of about one
N pounds. is the favorite size
dairy, and for market cows,
q red and white spotted color,
Ter an attractive look that Is
b to the eye. Her large shapely
nd deep wedge-shape both I'M
4 the beholder with her great
capacity and gives her the
|frm for a dairy COW.
frous experiments indicate that
Irshlre cow win give n larger
~ OF good milk for the food
ped than any of the ordinary
breeds.
fAyrshire COW has usually been
pr the production Of milk for
md city trade. and little atten-
"a to her butter producing quail
Put since the Introduction OF the
~ test there has been more at
I paid 10 her butter ability, and
Food records have been made.
Ne New Hampshire experiment
4. with four COWS of each breed,
feraEe results for a full years
as as follows:
POS OF milk-Ayrshire, 5.S45: Jer-
FF; Holstein, 5.gT1.
Pds OF butter-Ayrshire 267, Jer-
q l-ej Holstein. 20T.
fent OF butter fat--Ayrshire, AS;
! 5f2; Holstein, 3.1s.
OF keeptng-AyrEhire, S44-ls: Jer-
$50 Hoisteln. 35o.12.
Pas OF milk TO pounds of butter
Pre-. y IL; Jersey. IL; Holstein. 20
Re Vermont experiment station In
fena Myrtle, $3.50 a. r. as q far
pw, used for experimenting will
5nt kind OF food. gave the largest
|and butter record ever obtained
4 station. from any COW of any
n one year; l2.17s pounds Of
W pounds OF butter.
G. M. WINSLOw-
Farm. Field and Fireside-
ping Treen In Summer Time.
reader Will remember what ha,
Eme about pruning OF trees durlnf
Einter months: but II a tree bI
ny pruned during the summe
e mere is really very little TO
v pruning to accomplish. 1t Is tn
y. vigorous growth OF trees tina
ice Dourishment away from tn
~ growth. In ordinary gardei
Tafe, strong shoots or sprouts Of
are robbers." and they should b
'to back or pulled off; the vigo
u Tree 10 then thrown into tn
~ shcots In this way any par
uree that 10 naturally weak en-
aue Ntfong. This point can be Il
aien by the way In which stree
ne trimmed. They arc usual
the winter time, the chief reaso
mat at that time there In littl
ior men to do. and II is nnturs
0Sonmend as the best time. thu
WIN uey can find employment, bt
wv be within the experience {
ohe. That the branches shoot OF
w AtronEer at that point whei
w are cut away, by reason OF IN
nB away Of these tons. and N
branches that we wish
.s,nen become still weaker. Th
). pe frequently experienced. b.
VT a tree has been trimmed
~ V inc manner referred to. tho
~ sprouts. which In anmmer q
~ ~ eutung, we're pulled out ait
Y psn grown q few inches, the -
VI men be thrown into the low
,rre N this Way, the whit
,,,'s would not be 10 Injurious; ,
e,p,rary, u might In many cas-
r Anput what Il so much dealre
W. 4 etrpDsthcning Of the low
n ~, = J. summer pruning IS esp
tnte'ive With coniferous tree
,t.' S :. % pines. We know that
b,Ft,lk tinlo three or four branch
M, w AZ HID end Of last yeai
"a ~, ,ooSlI.g Ike gas burners n
~ WI y very vigorous md tho
~. siaes are weaker. II we pin
49,, - 'Qlnt Of stronger ones the VI
!. 49, Ns INTO the weaker ones. hi
III , ,,s'lV yupng, and new buds foi
rh.dr 49, ~ where The strong one "
u II ~. Next year this bud co
attsss frewtt OF the branui alms
ese s55'Sns as n Il had never be
- -. 'AeH' We can pinch on I