The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-31
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| his cows produced two pounds a day
Her feed, which he gave plentifullv
made the butter cost, all told, nine and
q quarter cents a pound Of course
that cow paid, even if the butter sold at
a low price. But his record showed
that his butetr from another cow cost
him 10 cents. He got rid of her. Every
dairyman who is in the buEiness for
profit should find out which class each
of his cows belong to.
A trellis in use in Ohio for blackberry
and raspberry bushes has a fence post
at each end of a row long enough to be
set firmly in the ground and be two feet
above the surface. Between the two No
y galvanized wire IS stretched taut A
second wire, also from post to post on
the other side of the canes holds them
in position. The old canes are cut away
as soon as through bearing, and new
ones, as soon as tall enough, are slipped
between the wires.
a cheap drinking fountain may be
made from a tomato can. Bend in the
ragged edge where it has been opened,
make small hole in the side, one-uuar-
ter of an inch from the edge; fill with
water, put saucer over it and quickly
inVert both. The water will stand in
/ the saucer constantly at The height of
| the hole. Chickens can drink but can
not get into the water, which remains
clear.
The moulting season for old stock is
| now well on. 1t is best TO get rid of
those which it is undesirable to keep
and thereby save feed. Rush them into
market early. They will bring more
than laker on. 1t will pay to keep some
of Che very best of the older birds for
next years breeding. But the poor to
! ordinary ones and any that are much
: oil no
rificed
1t should never be forgotten that
when a COW once shrinks in her milk
/ from lack of feed it is impossible to
bring her UP again as a producer. For
| this reason abundance of food should
/ be supplied through August and Sep
TENDER so as to keep the herd on a good
producing basis the balance of the
year when prices are high.
When one garden crop comes off let
another go in. Delay means more
weeds, less profit, less satisfaction.
The closely calculating gardener crops
closely. Idle land breeds mischief al
ways. and it must breed something;
/ therefore, keep it busy at good work.
Turpentine is said to be a sure cure
/ for bite of a snake. 1t should be put
in bottle, and the mouth placed over
the spot, the liquid brought directly in
contact with the wound by inverting
the bottle, which should be held there
until relief is obtained. A complete
/ alienation of pain has been known to
ensue in less than a quarter of an
hour.
When planting trees for the adorn-
ment of the home grounds let us coun-
sci you to give preference to the native
| forest growths. Do not waste money
/ on fancy things, which are not half
so handsome nor valuable. Nearly all
! our native trees can be used to adj
vantage for ornamental planting
Grain will mould even in the hot
weather. John Graham, Delaware
county, says: To prevent it, have a lot
Of old bricks dried thoroughly by
standing on first on one side and then
the other on a board in the sun. or by
keeping them for an hour or two in
hot oven. If the latter, don't use
until they are COOL but don't let them
be where they can absorb moisture
while waiting. Scatter these through
the grain and they will absorb all the
superfluous moisture.
/ A project is on foot in Canada to
/ keep fruit in cold storage on the CO.
4 operative plan. The time viii no doubt
come when this will be common, as
fruit kept at a tempera ture of 81 de-
grees will keep an indefinite time.
/ When we have cold storage it will not
matter whether we have winter apples
and pears or not, s summer varieties
will be kept and we can have peaches
and melons the year round.
Some cooperative creameries have
made the disastrous mistake of pay
ing too much for the plant and for
the milk and hiring incompetent butter
and cheese makers.
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so managed that fresh COWS will be
brought into the herd at all seasons.
The value of fresh cows in giving
quality to fresh products need not be
enlarged upon.
AT the Leipsic experiment station in
Germany potatoes have been fed to
COWS, sheep and swine to test their
value. The results justify the direct
ors in advising the use of potatoes
when they are very cheap and plentiful
They should be cooked for swine, and
for fattening cattle they can be fed
either raw or cooked when given with
hay, meal and other substances. Cows
in milk should be fed daily twenty
five pounds of washed raw potatoes.
The larger potatoes should be cut. AS
a feed they are not good for young
lambs, nor for cattle under two years
of age.
1t is predicted that before many years
the sunfiower will come into general
cultivation in this country. AS a
plant it has no superior for gigor,
rapid growth and prolific yield of seed,
leaves and stalk, all Of which can be
utilized. The seeds are especially good
/ as feed for fowls, and when mixed
with grains they are relished by all
/ farm animals. Fifty bushels of seed to
the acre is a fair yield, according to
/ the Rural World, and this will pro-
] duce fifty gallons of oil, worth 81 a
/ gallon. In China a valuable fiber,
used in silk weaving, is obtained from
the stalks, and they are of service as
fuel and a source of potash. The
Orientals mixed their tobacco with
cured sunfiower leaves, which are also
rich in honey and wax. The sunf1ower
grows riotously in the United States,
and stands all extremes of weather
we'll Plainly, it is one of natures
great gifts, but as yet unappreciated
"a certain amount of ground on every
farm should be devoted to strawberries
raspberries and blackberries for family
use, and if a market is not too fnconven-
lent, the area can be very probably
extended and also include the farming
OF vegetables; as a market crop ali these
give good remuneration, if properly
trimmed and cultivated. Every farmer
should keep from 50 to 80 good laying
hens; the number should correspond
with the accommodations he can pro-
vide for them. Too many in one flock
will not thrive and are not profitable
in consequence. With proper attention
and judicious management, the proceeds
from sale of eggs will pay the grocery
bill for the entire year, besides the