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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

Suppose that your horse has fallen
lame; don't Immediately resort to your
favorlto linlment. says writer In
American Horse owner It is a cardi-
nal rule to first have the shoe removed
and the foot examined. Numberless
mistakes have been made by neglect
ing TO observe this rule. The writer
has known many cases OF foot lame
noss In which the horse has been
treated for foot lamenoss In the shoul-
der, the tendons at back OF leg. tho
back slnews." the pastcrn. the fetlock.
the coffin Joint. In fact. every eonceivS
able place but the right one. Pain In
the foot will often cause n sympathetic
swelling IN the leg. which may be easily
mistaken for the seat OF trouble. Until
the shoe can be removed keep the foot
as moist M possible by means OF water
or stopping with clay or COW dung.
This. besides allaying possible infam-
matory processes, will facilitate exam
nation OF the foot by eoftenlng OF tho
horn. a mere oursory examination ot
/ the hoof when the shoe In removed VIII
not do. II must be a thorough exami-
nation by thinning the whole Of the
sole Corns. prlcks and bruises OF the
sole are usually amenable TO treatment
by poultices and lamentations OF
course the smith WILL or should, take
the very greatest care when thinning
down the sole, not to cut entirely
through the horn and 80 let the leah
out, for this would probably consider
ably compilcato matters. and possibly
prove worse than the original trouble
IL the animal does not speedily show
signs OF Improvement after Is hours
treatment, professional advice should
DO had.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

fectivo. In Scotland. % scare the
crows. farmers put mp what 10 there
called a potato "boglo"-a suit Of old
clothes 90 stuck up In the potato neld
as 10 make the crows believe there 10
a man inside them. Thus far Jimmy
has outwltted the thieves. and he now
keeps two or three OF these watchmenl
In the field with entire satisfaction az
to results A little sulphur busted
into the old buds might be useful. "a
the smell Of II would perhaps add 70
the eject Should the wolves get TO
recognize the difference between tho
sham man and a real one, there Is still
another resource open to the shepherd.
lie can take the place OF the scarecrow
for a few hours and Try a rifle. suf-
fcrors from the wolf should give this
plan a trial anyway. One man keeps
stag hounds that do good work. Last
ipring few hunters made good money
by tracking the dams to their dens and
digging out the young brood. Some
shccpmen advocate an Increase in the
wolf bounty but Il would take special
pressure applied to their local repre-
sontatiyes to work up any movement In
that direction.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

Ask any thrifty housewife regarding
the value Of the quantity Of poultry and
eggs used In her family. then multiply
that amount by the 100000 families
Ia the United States alone, and you VIII
be astonishod at the magnitude and
value OF the great poultry industry.
While nome families may use but
small amount. many others use a very
large amount OF poultry and fresh oggs,
says Oklahoma Farmer. Their use IA
a question OF advanced civilization ana
knowledge OF the hygienlo value OF
foods, as shown by the much greater
use OF poultry products In large cities
and towns by the most enlightened peo-
pie Of the world. Notwithstanding tho
enormous quantities OF eggs raised In
the United statoa. the amount IN not
large enough for the consumers OF
them. In the past three years nearly
5000. 900 dozen eggs have been import
cd. paying a duty OF to cents dozen
/ for entry. The foregoing fact. and tho
more important ono that the prices for
choice poultry and eggs are higher now
than ten years ago. shows that the
business IL not ovcrdone. The value
OF the poultry products increased from
Slis.OOO.OOO In 1850 to siis,OOO00O In
1895. The demand for fresh eggs and
choice poultry increases faster than
the supply. In European countries
where larger proportions OF esss and
poultry are used than with us. the
supply is furnished, not by large farms
but by the multitude OF people who
live near cities ana towns There arr
thousands Of suburban families In Ia,
United States who may learn a lessor
from this Enough strictly fresh egg
ought to be raised by them for hom'
use. Those having a suburban hom'
with some land can easily raise a good
~ number Of eggs TO sell In town eaol
year and thus add to their income.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

that under certain conditions hey are
fairly profitable. for on old ocds the
fruit rlpens n week or so EARLIER than
the same varieties In new beds. In
years past had a considerable expert
ence In burning over old beds. but II
has nearly always been within two OF
three weeks after the fruiting season.
when | have moving machine go
over and cut down berry plants, weeds
grass. and everything quite close TO
the ground and then In few days al
ter all were thoroughly dried and there
was n good fair wind blowing ! nave
started fires on the wlndward side ana
burned the field over rapidly; this XII.
ed all fungus diseases. insects. weed
seeds. etc. and Injuries but few oil the
plants. although occasionally where
the roughago Is a little heavy II may
make too hot Gre and hurt Few
crowns. II this burning over can be
done Just before rain storm | have
found the plants start new leaves very
rapidly. / have some times after the
burning run a smoothing harrow over
the entire field to loosen up the ground
n little. this tears out a few plants, but
does no harm 20 matted beds; II Is
sometimes advisable after the harrow
ing TO run a cultlyator over between
the rows and loosen up the ground
which helps 20 stimulate n new growth
more rapidly. What effect moving on
the tops and burning the Geld later IN
the season would do am not sure, but
the fruit crowns will be forming late
In August and early In September, and
would not think that burning over at
this season would be safe or advisable
! am rather OF the opinion now that az
far south as Norfolk. whore fruitag'
was ended In May. that II would be bet
ter to defer burning until very early
next spring, sometime In late Febru
AIRY or early March. when the grount
was dry enough, a quick FIRE over The
field might do some good. Some year.
ago had an accidental fire get into M
old strawberry field early in spring ant
burnt on the tops and lot OF old hal
mulch and where this burning owe
was. the fruit WAS earlier and bette
than where left undisturbed; still on
accidental success Of this kind woul'
not be a guarantee that like result
would follow every such burning.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08
Cabbage. In winter.

The old plan OF burying, or putting
cabbage In trenches during winter. OF
for winter use. has become obsolete,
and a more simple and easy plan has
been adopted Where cabbage Is grown
on large scale for shipping purposes,
the best plan is to lift the cabbage and
stack them two tiers deep and as close
ly as they can be placed In an orchard,
or wood II convenient. and cover with
leaves TO the depth OF two or three
inches. the leaves to be kept In place by
n slight covering OF earth. says Amer
lean Gardening. In this way the
heads will keep perfectly sound all
winter, and they can DO easily
taken up as wanted for ship
ping. For family use cabbages can
be kept in the same way. only IL will
not be necessary to make the second
layer. It is quite important to keeI
them a little below the freezing point
II has been suggested to keep them IN
some convenient building. but THU
plan has always resulted in failure. Al
the dry atmosphere Is fatal; cabbag,
must be kept moist and cool. the slight
est willing renders It unit for thu
table.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

tsrinS. dressing and sorting. ~ wen
az N packing them ne the trade de-
maris. much better prices would be re-
ccivoi. beginners who have succeeded
fairly well In raising flock a'e often
at sea when It comes 20 preparing them
for market. Rhode Island turkeys arc
famous FOR their quality. In the rest
markets Ia New York city. Providence,
Newport and Boston they lead those
from other sections. In the same mar
kcts they often bring ten or twelve
cents more than those from all other
states except Connecticut About New
Years q leading New York paper quot
cd r. l. turkeys at twonty-oight cents,
and everything else In the turkey line
at less than seventeen cents. Many
growers are interested TO know the rca-
son. II Ia not their fame In the past
or because they are scarce. that they
sell for the most; II 10 on account Of
their superior quality Much OF this
high quality Is duo to the plump COM
pact breeding stock used. and to the
way 1t IL managed: also to the caro-
taken In growing and fattoning the
| young turkeys. The pains taken In
dressing and preparing them for ship
ment. however. probably does more
than all to give them their high stand
Ing, or course you can not dress
thin. Hat bodied. long-legged bird 20
II will sell with the best; but tn,
plumpcst. best shaped and most attrne'
tive bird In every way. previous tt
killing, may be 80 dressed that u mus
be classcd with that which Ia inferior
Again. the handsomest young turkeys
that are perfectly dressed II packed
along with addressed ones. or Will
tough old toms and hens. must b
classed with the latter. and go Tor lesi
than they arc worth. Too many aenC
nothing but fair to poor" stock Il
market In many cases Il IL simply
because they do not know how TO pre-
pare II 80 Il will bring all that can b
got for H.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

I have lately had my attention eallet
10 the fact that there was a greet dit
ference In the yield OF honey from
colonies located only from one to two
miles apart. writes Mrs l.. Harrison IN
Rural World Judging from this. or
chardists. farmers and gardeners. VII.
not get the fun bcneht Of their crops OF
fruit vines and cloycrs. II they DO MOI
keep bees upon their own fields ~
pecially Is this true. n the weather
should be foggy and damp during the
culture know that a good place to To-
cate an apiary Is near large orchards
seed farms. alfalfa or alslke clover
helds. pickle farms. etc. Those wh'
raise cucumbers under glass, find they
must have bees In their green house
or their cucumbers will not set Ir-ist
who are engaged In these pursuits. IN
less there are large apiarics near them
should cultivate bees as well as fields
He who would live at ease. should cul'
tiyate both fruit and bees" II woule
be better for the welfare OF our country
II beoe were more equally distributed.
Very large apiarics are not as desirable
MS that every orchard and farm should
have sufficient workers to gather the
nectar. and fertlllze tho bloom. II ID
not necessary that every farmer shoulc
be a skillful apiarlst. and secure large
crops OF honey. but he should keep
bees In large hives. well protected from
/ the Intrusion Of stock. where horses
| and other animals have been injured
/ by being stung II was usually the re-
suit OF carelessness. Hives should be
well protected, and not placed neat
I hitching posts, nor drinking places.
Plant for Bees. -Boc-koopers who
have experimental along this llnS
claim that II does not pay to plant foi
honey alone; but there are many crops
and trees that can be grown. that have
dual value. such as the cloyers. al
siko and white. What IL more boauti'
ful upon a lawn than the linden OF
basswoodg Sweet clover Mollitotus al
la and Me.litotus oflcinalis. are yearly
gaining In favor. as food for stock ant
bees. and are fast roofing out dog-fen
mel and other noxious weeds. from
roadsides and waste places. They thirty,
on grayelly knobs. railroad embark
monts and rocky hlllsldes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

The digestive and asslmilatiye pow
ers OF animals are much more vigorous
when they are young than when they
have grown old. and In selecting cattle
for feeding purposes this should be
borne In mind. This difference lie
plainly shown in the tests that nave
been made from time to time the gain
being much more rapid during the frst
TWO years than II Is afterwards. and the
profits from foedlng corrcspondingly
greater II is frequently the case, to
be sure. that old cattle grow very TAT,
but II must be borne In mind that this
has come about from long-contlnued
feeding. and the question Is to be con-
sldered whether, when the value OF the
food consumed is taken into account,
there Is any profit left. In the selection
OF animals 1t should not be taken for
granted that a large beast will neces-
sarily eat more than a small one, for
this Is not always the case. Much de-
Ponds on the powers OF assimilation
II has ofen been noticed that one LOT
OF cattle will thrive and make rapid
gain on much less food than another
Careful watching OF the stock while be-
ing fattened. and keeping an accurate
account OF the cost OF food consumed
will soon enable a man to make suct
selections as may be depended on u
show good returns
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

l. | made mistake when I bought
swamp land IA thick timber, black ash.
elm. sycamore and black alder, cat
swamp clay lands.
2. Tried to farm II with open shall
low bitches.
3. Laid II with tile too shallow.
4. Laid II with tile too small to
carry on the water soon enough TO
save the crop.
g. Plowed up wet meadow land to
raise corn on.
6. Tried to raise the third crop OF
corn In rotation on one piece OF
ground.
Z. Did not select my seed corn In
September aud take proper care oil
same.
s. Planted in hills instead OF drill
ing II.
o. Did not cut up corn early enough
TO make good feed OF the stalks.
10 Did not tie fodder In bundles
TO stack or NOV away.
II. Did not reclean and grade SEED
wheat before sowing.
~. Not blowing oats ground In fall
so as to SOW early in spring.
10. Sowing and planting all kinds
OF grain too thick.
II. Going In debt for farm maehin'
cry.
IS Allowing agents OF every de-
scription 10 persuade me to buy OF
take stock In companies for public I'M
provements Agents are a curse 10 IN,
farmer and a public nuisance, ah'
ought not to be tolerated.
10. with that lawyer when ] coun
selod with him. Your case Is Gil rlsn'
when there Is money In II.
IL. When I sold that good broo'
mare and bred common one.
IS. When / bought grade bull ~
cheaper than could good one
10. When I hired a lively. spirited
boar when lazy one Is better.
20. Letting the young pigs lay In
wet nest.
81. Feeding too much corn and no
enough clover and slop.
20. Selling young calves for yea
and steers as stockers
20. Selling corn. oats and rye In
stead OF feeding II on the farm.
"a. Farming too much land an
planning too much work.
20. Not combining ourselves strictl
10 the farm in all It's branches.
&c. Not having an education thor
oughly in all branches.-D. c. W., 1
Indiana Farmer
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08


low butter or cheese or occasionally
milk must be looked upon with
some suspicion. as this coloring Is
no sign whatever Of the quality OF
the product. and In many cases
is a mask for inferior rather than
superior products Of the dairy. Annat-
TO- turmcric. saffron. carrots and the
yellow coal tar products nnillncs) are
among the favoritcs used In these coll
orings. Annatto Is a coloring mattc'
obtained from the seeds of an evergreen
plant Of the Bixlnoa family. and Is a
native OF South America, aud the West
and East Indies, where Il Is used for
ilavoring and colorlng soups and other
dishes. Spanish saffron or crucua is
a powerful stlmulant and narcotic en-
mcnagoguo and may lead In delicate
persons to very serious results, cspc-
cially In cases OF expected confinement
Not only this. It's effects upon hystcrin
and other nervoua affections has led
In careless dosing TO serious cases OF
nervous prostratlon. In the hands oil
inexperienced persons this Is a risky
/ coloring to say the least In the use
OF some Of the coal tar colors lies tie
greatest risk to the health Of consrm-
crs, although the majority OF these
colors are. from a sanitary standpoint
comparatively harmless substances. a
few of them are decidedly poisonous.
There are seven coal tar colors poagn-
sing marked poisonous properties, OF
these i've are yellow or orange and two
are green. Tho names OF the poison
Gus colors are; ist. Martins yellow
uaphthalene yellow or Manchester yell
low. :. saffron substitute or dinltro'
crcsol sd. Picrio acid. ith. Metanl
or golden yellow. 9TH. Orange No. ?
Beta naphthalene orange, and aurantl'
or golden yellow are claased as sus
piclous.
Greens. 1; resorclnol. ?; naphtho
green. "B.'
These coal tar coiors taken Into tn
stomach In large quantities produce
J serious disturbances. such as nausea
; vomiting. headache. etc. II seems {.
be fairly well established that IN
! quantity one would consume aa used 4
7 butter at an ordinary meal would NO
pTouuct any eapttlAlig nhIIniui I'AulA
yet with three meals per day and tn
continued use OF these poisonous col
ors there IL an open question whethc
It's continued use even In minute quar
Titles Is free from serious objections q
an article In food. Most Of the butt,
colors used are In liquid form hol
In solution or division In oil or glyc'
rine Some OF the iayorite formul
consisted Of:
a. Annatto. Turmorie, Olive oil. sa
from.
90 Annatto, saltpetre, Fish oil.
90 Saffron, Turmeric, Cotton SEQ
oil.
Columbia butter color. Hansen's col
tained coal tar colors.
, Improved butter color. Wells. Ricl
ardson a. Co. coal tar color.
, Concentrated butter color. Perry
coal tar color.
. Anhhttolne ss.sss..s..sssssss Ahhal
, spanish Dairy Color. .Annati
q Thatcher's Orange. Annat
, Two OF the above coal tar colors gay
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

OF man nd team hlilng gulllcs ana
chuck holes. and doing p little grading
OF steep hluffs, would be worth twenty
dollars on a few farms with which
am acquainted. It would s,ve wear OF
wagon. ieam aud drivers temper. aud
maze IL possible to Increase the size
OF 'oads without danger Of overload
inF. This work should be done thor
oughly and on time. ! prefer having
Il done a month before harvest. so that
some wear may make It smooth. These
are details" but details count. a
man will spend half q dollar TO 30 to
circus and be happy two hours. while
that half dollar expended In perma-
nently getting rid OF some nuisance
would save him from being mad a
month. II all the little yeXatlous times
could be showed together and be thus
measured
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

In reply TO an article on the over
production OF the dairy industry. a
Minnesota paper says that In 1850 the
United States contained n population
OF twenty-three million people. and
there were 6.3s5.O9i cows. and In 1850
with a population In this country OF
nfty million souls. there were only
i2.4i3. 100 cows. and even In 1896. with
a population OF over seventy millions
OF people. the number OF cows wero
less than fifteen million. which Shove
how much faster our population in
croases than are the dairy interests.
besides In 1850 only twenty people out
of every hundred OF our population
lived In towns and cities, while now
the figure IL twice that, and this fact
largely increases the demand for dairy
products. There is a strip OF country
extending from the Atlantic ocean to
the Rocky Mountains. within which 10
made nearly all We know as dairy
products. II takes In the states OF
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Nebraska, South Dakota and Ne"
York. Outside OF this strip OF terri
tory Il seems 10 be impossible to pro-
duce either butter or cheese at proht.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

Concerning methods OF keeping
grapes. Consul General Jones writes
from Rome, Italy; "A recent bulletin
of the School OF Agriculture OF Scan.
dlccl. Italy. describes experiments
made by Professor march, for the
keeping of grapes fresh during the win
ter. A certain quantity OF grapes (com-
prising different qualitieO were hung
up In cool and dry place. all damaged
berries having been previously remoy-
ed a second lot was packed In dry, pull
verified peat In wooden boxes. Al the
end OF four months the grapes that
had been hung up had become decayed
and had dropped on; on the other
hand, those that had been packed In
the boxes we're found to be In fine con-
dition. This Is, therefore, simple and
economical method. Another one con-
sists In gathering the punches with a
good bit OF stem attached and miners
ing their tips In bottles containing wa
Ter and pulyerized charcoal.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

c. Il. Curtis. superintendent OF the
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station.
says: ut has been shown by expert
monts at the Iowa station that while
well-bred cattle coming 2 years old.
being fattoned under favorable condi-
lions, will make 1873 pounds OF increase
In weight from 1000 pounds OF a given
kind OF feed. good lambs under year
old will make 1888 pounds OF increase
In live weight from 1000 pounds OF a
similar ration: and the mutton In this
case sold for more than the beet In
this comparison no allowance IL made
for the value OF droppings OF cattle OF
the fleece OF the lambs. This showing
does not argue against the economy Of
beef making. II only reveals NOR,
clearly the fact that mutton production
ought to become a permanent, well-es
tablished feature OF Western agrlcul
ture, and that farmers and FEEDER
ought more generally to AVIAN them
selves OF this outlet for the surplus o.
grain and hay crops"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08

go within touch OF barb wire fence.
According 10 his method OF reasoning,
Il must be new engine schemed for
his destruction. Now he cares no more
for barb wire than for the prickles on
a rose bush. and from all quarters come
complaints that half a dozen strands
Of wire are Of no account when u lamb
Is on the other side. He has this year
killed more lambs than ever before,
and goes under the wire without q mo-
ments hesitation. But a well-known
sheepman tells us that there Is still
one way TO scare him, which In his
own experience has 30 far proved eff
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-08


The first thing that suggests itself
to my mind Ia diyorsincatlon OF our
agricultural products. We are now
importing from foreign countries agri'
cultural products Of an average value
Of 1888. G5i ,Oi2. which is a little more
than one-half OF all our importations
Of all kinds. Some Of these importa-
lions cannot be probably produced
here; a large share OF them can and
ought to he produced here by Amorl'
can farmers. This would give en-
ployment to labor In this country and
ought to be produced here by Ameri'
can farmers. This would give en-
ployment to labor In this country ant
keep at home the millions that &c
abroad to pay for foreign labor. Such
liberalization would also reduce th'
production OF the cereals which have
been produced In late years at a loss
Il is folly for us to try 10 force upon
consumers more OF any product thar
their wants demand. We must learn
TO supply them with what they wan
and then make them pay fair prices
for the same. In this way we may
exercise some control over. our bust
ness and realize some profit ON oul
labor and Investments. II. brigham