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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

win have had a damaging effect upou
many things. / have known chickens,
ducks, geese. pigs. and even calves kill
ed by too much heat The system be-
comes so relaxed. causing much fatty
matter TO be liberated. which passes
through the bowels. causing one Of tho
worst dysenteries My feeding mixture
to about two months Of age consists Of
oatmeal and -four tmore OF the former,
a trace OF chalk. or whiting. sulphur.
and a little ground linseed. Boiled rice
is very good for a change. Although a
chemist. I advise all to keep on mcdl-
cines entirely "a long as they can, and
employ simple remedies only. for with
chickens you only do more harm than
good. Avoid leaving milk In the sun
by all means. and you boil your wheat,
feed on grass. In clean vessels. and
upon no occasion feed two or three
days on the same boiling. Il quickly
turns sour. but this can be avoided by
plunglng 1t into cold water. Il will
thus keep sweet much longer. never
feed upon dusty ground. whether sweet
or tainted. The former will scour. the
latter simply courts disease In her
numerous sluggish forms.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

Few CONNECTIONS are more delicious
than candied fruit. and few sweetmeatl
are more expensive. 60 cents pound
being the regulation price. and a pound
represents very small amount They
can be- prepared at about half the cost.
however. at homo. II care Is taken.
Cherries, ourrants. pineapples, april
cots. pears and peaches are best expe-
rlmented upon. The two former can
be used In punches; the pineapple Is
sliced across the fruit. each piece be-
ing good quarterback thick: apricots
are cut on one Side and the stone slip
ped out, while pears and peaches are
halved, aud. OF course. peeled.
Make a very thick syrup. pound 10,
pound, adding for each pound a small
cup OF water. Boil the sugar frat. then
drop In the fruit. and when they have
boiled clear take out and drain from
the syrup. II the cherries are stoned
Uhe red ox-heartE make the finest. be-
ing not too sweet as the white and
without the rank fairness OF the sour
red ones), II Is nice to string them on
broom splint. as they can be more
easily handled.
Sprinkle literally with powdered SUI
gar. lay on sieve and set the fruit In
warm oven. used wire dish, such
as our grandmothors kept fruit In, set
within another dish TO catch the syrup.
In two hours turn the fruit. sprinkle
with sugar again. Keep this up until
the sugar has all dripped out. On no
account have the oven hot, as II Will
dry the fruit and leave II like so much
leather. And, Of course. the fruit must
be laid ia single rows when drying.
when the juice has eyaporated and
the sugar las formed glazed surface.
put away In boxes IN dry place. Wax.
cd paper should be laid between each
layer. A bureau drawer is as good o
place as any TO keep them.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

II will be observed that In this test
the smaller application OF manure has
been relatively the more profitable. but
this may not be borne out by subse-
Quent results. II the aub-statlon there
has been but little difference thus far
In the apparent effectiveness per ton.
whether used at the atom or at the s.
ton rate per acre. The results show
an immediate recovery OF about n dol
lar and a quarter on the average In
Increase OF crop. at recent prices, for
every ton OF manure used. But the
long continued experiments by Lawes
and Gilbert at Rothamsted. n descrip-
ton OF which Ia given In bulletin n OF
the Ohio station. show that not more
than one-half TO two-thirds the possible
increase from barnyard manure is re-
covered In the FIRST crops grown from
Il. We may therefore safely Offset the
residual effect Of the manure against
the cost OF application and consider the
Immediate Increase aG clear profit. In
another experiment at the central sta
ton, potatoes, wheat and clover are
grown In three-crop rotation. and In
this test the Increase from manure ap-
piled to potatoes has reached $3.50 per
ton. potatoes being valued at 3s i-s
cents per bushel. Barnyard manure In
relatively deficient In phosphorlc acid.
as compared with ammonia and potash.
aud the experiments Of the Ohio sta
ton Indicate that phosphorlo acid Is
the constituent most needed on the ma
iority OF Ohio soils. but that Il only
produces It's full effect In the presence
OF ammonia and potash. The price Of
acid phosphate has fallen during re-
cent years until II can now be bought
Tor delivery anywhere In Ohio, at prices
which bring lts actual phosphoric acid
below 6 cents per pound, and as the
sprlnkling Of acid phosphate or super
phosphate on barnyard manure is be-
lleved to have a beneficial effect In pre-
venting the waste Of ammonia from tho
manure, II would seem that the use OF
acid phosphate In this manner might
serve the double purpose OF preserving
the ammonia OF the manure and I'm.
oreaslng the effectiveness Of both IA
ammonia and potash. Experiments or
this point are now In progress at In,
Ohio station.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

Having seen, under the above head
ing. a letter. signed J. A. L.. In your
paper OF May ~, | may inform hifs
there are several causes OF dIarrhoeA.
writes A. Hemsley In Fanclers Gazette.
London. The cause. whatever II may
ne only requires to be removed. aad
dilgent search should be made for IL.
before any good can be accomplished.
In the hrst place, II your runs are kept
nerfectly clean. and your water tins
are filled once daily, ana kept located
in a shady place, advise a complete
change OF diet and give wheqSen bread
eour and prepared chalk-a tablespoon
,,J Of chalk to a pound OF oatmeal,
With two or three tablespoonful OF
gour The chalk neutrallzes all acid
az which, in most cases. Is the cause
q, dlarrhoea. especially In warm wealth
or The fermentation OF the contents
q, the crop and glzzard is too rapid
thus II is acetuous fermentation sets
4, which causes irritation OF the in
,ernal mucous membrane. Dry corn Is
rorv moor food for baby chickens. II
NOV eat sufficient II causes too heavy
thirst and indigestion. sure precursors
-, This complaint. We have far too
many fancy meals and foods In the
morket. And shGfps should be used
.,h great care for the FIRST month
nnrlng the last week the excessive heat
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

employed. a lengthy stretch Of perma-
nont grass and about thirty acres Of
arabic land. fylng between a wild moor
and large river. was Infested" with
molcs, and many q hard days work I
have had In levoIing the hillocks and
scattering the soil over the surface OF
the land. The farmer who employed
mo was greatly lu advance Of His
tmcs. and his theories as to the prac-
teal usefulness Of molos. wcusels. and
almost every kind OF wild bird. were
the subject Of much bucolic ridicule.
That Ia nearly forty years ago. and
that farmer Is dead but not his theo-
ries. These were founded on long and
close personal observations. and their
absolute accuracy has long since been
recognized by all intelligent field nat
ufalists and agrioulturallsts AZ far as
mOles were concerned. the land where
they most did congrcgate" was natur-
ally poor. but In course Of time the
molcs improved 10. and out OF curlos-
ny | visited the old stealing and land
last summer and found IL rich. innn-
itcly superior In heart TO that Of many
other holdings whcr. the demon mole
catchers were still employed In the cx-
pcnsiyo and destructive work.
The mole. like ourselves. IL not per.
tcct-it has more than one "rcdecming
vice." but. taken az whole. II Is a
friend Of the farmer II destroys vast
quantity Of Injurious grubs. and In It's
scarchings for these insects. II GER
tainly does injury to the roots Of GER
calls and other plants. more particular
ly when the soil Is light and In very dry
seasons. The destructive leather
jacket IL great source OF its subsist-
| cnce. II destroys mice. and II even does
good as a kind Of subsoll drainer OF
| the land. l may conclude with an oX-
tract from letter addressed some
years ago by Yorkshire farmer to a
wcll-known naturalist. portion Of
which appeared some years ago In a
work dealing with ORTHODOXY, onto-
mology and mammology In relation to
agriculture. To Kill moles IL to leave
the corn and turnlp crops upon light
lands, such M sand and dcoply-aolled
void land to the rayagos OF the wire
worm. the grub lcockchaforl and Other
Insects. farm. and have farmed. from
a thousand to fifteen hundred acres IN
different parishes. and have noticed
that when you try to oxtormlnat,
molos. rocks, sparrows. etc. you hay,
far more destruction OF crops. An oil,
mole-catcher came TO me and asked m,
whether would have the molea kille,
on my land. | said. NO. 4
had no molos should have n,
crops" lie said. You are the irs
man whom | have heard say that. bu
you are right" lie then proceeded I,
say: Il was employed by gentleman
who had a large. sandy field, 20 Kill OF
the molea. Il used to grow nice crops
though II was 80 full OF moles. kllie
them all. and the field never grew any
thing to speak OF afterwards. Tn
grub. wlreworm. etc, used to eat IN
roots OF everything that was sown. an
the Young plants died on"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

In the northern section OF the United
States careful attention should be given
the selection OF breeds. says Poultry
Keeper. II should not matter to the
farmer whether some particular breed
may lay few more eggs during the
year than another. rs his object should
be to keep only those that are hardy
and able to stand the cold winters. In
making a selection. the proper course
20 pursue il to visit the yards OF those
who have fowls that have given good
results In his section. and In purohas-
ing stock aim to select the most yigor-
Gus. Breeds that have small combs
and which are heavily feathered should
thrive better In winter than will 9th
ers, but such breeds should have also
been bred for vlgor. II In OF no ad-
vantage to buy special prize-winners
when the awards have been for special
points In the showroom, ut the birds
should be pure bred. however. having
stout limbs, deep breasts and eyes in
dIcatlng health. II is the hen snat lays
every week In tho year. except whom
Matching chicks or undergoing the
process OF moulting. that pays the
most. but such hens can only be had
by careful selection and due consldera-
ton given climatic conditions and
proper management.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

The chief diseases OF the breathing
organs are catarrh. or cold; and pnou-
monia. or Inflammation OF the lungs.
Calarrh Is known by profuao running
nj the nose, often accompanied by n
cough. Il Ia disease OF the winter
and spring months. aud IL generally the
result OF too close and warm stabllng.
Sheep need dry bedding and protection
from rain, but their health demands a
tree exposure to the open air. Catarrh
IL troublesome. but not dangerous
dlsenso, unless the Inflammation ex-
tends 10 the lungs. when II becomes
pneumonia, which Ia generally fatal.
This transition Ii marked by quick
and labored breathing. frequent hack
ing cough and grinding OF the teeth
together. The discharge from the nos
trlis becomes yellow high fever, loss
OF appetite and thirst are present.
Bleeding and purglng with epson salts
Ia the treatment recommended, but
usually death terminates the case In q
day or two, under any treatment This
disease Is often the result Of exposure
10 cold rains after shearlng.--J. X
TOmllnsOn.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

As stock are turned on fresh grash.
whether OF FIRST or second growth. there
is danger OF some eating so rapidly that
they do not digest their food properly.
The result Is. too much gas accumulates
I'm the stomach. and is apt to produce
bloat or collie. To neutrallze or coun-
teract this gas, have many times
given salt or soda. says @. II. Mitchell.
In Rural World, and In almost every
instance have teeted cure In a short
time. A teaouplul OF equal parts, mixed.
will in most cases cure COW or horse.
II relief Is no, obtained In short time,
a little more can be given. give II by
taking some in hand and putting II
into the mouth OF the animal. Have
used this remedy very successfully
with sheep that had eaten too much.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

given which Indicated that barnylu
manure had produced Increase " crop
to the value Of $3.50 per ton Of man
use In the three grain crops Of a i've
crop rotation, leaving the residual 81.
feet on the two grass crops yet to be as
certaincd. by an unfortunate lapse uf
memory. however, the mistake was
made OF computing only half the quan.
tlty Of manure actually used. as 10 lad
been used ON two crops in the three
years, namely. corn aud wheat. at the
rate OF s tons on one plot and tons ON
another on each crop. making total
application to the two crops Of sixteen
IONS aud eight tons respectively. and
reducing the value OF the increase due
TO the manure TO about 81 20 per ton.
The manure used In this test had been
accumulated from horses and cows In
an open barnyard during the winter
ana summer previous TO its applica-
ton. and was under. rather than above
the average open yard manure In quail
ity. a similar comparison Of manure
and fertilizers has been made at the
central station. beginning Immediately
after the relocation Of the station In
Wayne county. ON the same crops, corn,
oats. wheat. clover and timothy. grown
In a nye-yoar rotation. Four wheat
crops have now been taken In this ro-
tation. three crops each OF corn and
oats and ave crops OF hay, the mead
ows thus far being mown but once a
year. Five tracts OF land are included
In the test. each tract containing thirty
plots OF one-tenth acre each and so
managed that each crop will be repre-
scented each season after the hrst rota-
ton ls completed. AZ this stage OF the
work only partial results can be given
as a full rotation would include hve
crops each OF the cereals and ten crops
~ hay: but II may be useful to note
the results already obtained. which are
M follows. the value OF the increase
being computed on the bases OF 30 Id
cents per bushel for corn. % cents foI
oats. &C 90 cents for wheat. 50 pei
ton for straw and stoyer and IS fol
hay:
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

An English paper says; The profess
sional mole catcher was quite an In
stltutIon In my youth, Like rat-catch-
Ing. poaching. bird-snarlng and Ash
netting, nighttime setting. and even
spearing OF salmon In the close sea
son, mole catching ran IN families. b"
and I have known II to run through
several generations. These men
"went on circuit" and carried their
implements Of destruction with them.
aud undertook. for a stipulated price
PEI dozen carcases. to clear the farm
Of lboles. On large farm wherq I was
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

Chemical MIX Preservers-The pres
sryntion OF milk by chemicals. even II
Il were iustlhable to practice II. Is not a
procedure that In any manner or form
should be contemplated by fair minded
people. nor is Il In any way conducive OF
better results towards attaining a milk
with keeping qualities sufficiently pro-
rounced 20 serve all requirements. as
methods such as cooling, Pasteurl1ation
nd storllizing, and which are now on
coded to be the only methods which
should be countenanced anywhere.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

New Centres Of Dlstributlon.-The
big shipping points or production dis
trlcts are now the big distributing
points OF the country and not the large
cities. as heretofore. Whether this win
work TO the advantage Of the producer
or not is an interesting subject for dc.
bate. The prices for a car are tele-
qraphed broadcast to every town large
enough TO consume a car OF potatoes,
melons. tomatoes or any other product
raised for distant markets. The great.
est losses to the distributors come from
the class that orders the goods and then
refuses to accept them on some pre-
text when the market fails TO reveal .
marpin on Mfiyal OF goods Fruit
TRADE Journal
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

horses. especially during TIT
h.Ht AZ Of their working period, are
constantly In possession OF sore
mouth. and this not only causes the
animal great suffering and usually losr
OF flesh. but Is also matter OF great
inconvenience TO the driver. says an
exchange. This. II continued for sew
eral months. IL also liable to leave the
animal with n chronic habit. such rs
throwing the head while hitohing or
unhitchlng We have In view 9ne very
valuable young horse. owned by 4
neighbor. which became almost worth
less on account OF the habit OF throw
Ing It's head. and at the same time lung
Ing sideways into the bitches. The most
effective plan which we have ever tried
consists OF winding any ordinary bit al
the corners and down on the same fof
about an inch. with tanned sheepskln
(which can be procured at any harness
store), being sure that II IL not too
thick and heavy. With this well wounc
on, now have a cup OF sulphur. and
each time as the bit IL placed In tn .
horses mouth molsten the leather anl
rub on little OF the pulyeri,ed arti-
Gle. II Is well also TO lengthen the brl.
die as much as possible during thll
time and not drive with a tight check.
ing rein, After having adopted thu
plan we succeeded In curing a young
horse Of very sore mouth which wal
contracted during the working period
the past season.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

On the foregoing basis he places the
cost per bushel on different yields per
acre. including cents per bushei In
each Instance for thrashlng. thus;
10 bu. per acre cost % cents per hu.
is bu. per acre cost 20 cents per bu.
20 bu. per acre cost q cents per bu
20 bu pOr acre cost 22M cents per bN
1t Is on record that In 1859 T.. +.
Burchhcld Of Harper county raised an
average Of a. Ia bushels on a 2O.ucre
field: J. +. Marker OF Ellsworth coun-
~ the same year raised 30 bushels per
acre on 1870 acres. Israel McComau OF
Jackson county had 81 bushels average
on a i9-acre field. and Warren Fulton
OF Potiawatomio county harvested "a
bushels per acre from is acres. Sec
rotary Coburn has no doubt later
thrashing will show that these ngLrcs
have In many Instances been surpassed
this year In Sumner, Cowley and other
counties. but suggests 1t would b a
mistake for everybody to rush into
wheat expecting TO acquire fortune
through often realizing the phonome-
nal yields mentioned.
The Farmers Review would like the
opinion Of It's readers on the above es-
Inmates.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

Small Rldges.-'rhe small ridges left
NV The drlll should remain. They pro.
,ect the Young plants from the wiBd
ANA from heaylng In the winter, Tor
,he same agency that pulls the plants
nn hv me roots molders the ridges
Snwn AT the same time. In dry
,yoatbor the plants ind more moisture
4, tho valleys than II the surface were
level plain to be swept by the wind.
as a door Is swept with a broom.-Ex.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

Burning Straw stacks.--A country
correspondent reports that farmers are
burning the straw stacks In his neigh
borhood to get rid OF them. says Ne
braska Farmer. That is more heathen-
ish than the burning OF corn for fuel.
There is some show OF reason for that.
But a straw stack is an innocent thing
on the farm. and 1t may be turned TO
great good A farmer had better keep
his hands in his pockets when he be-
gins TO think OF burning his straw
stacks Elk.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22
CO., nt an A.re Of what

James Culver Of Harper county, Kan
sss. sends the state agricultural de-
partmsnt IN estimate. which he says
many good farmers approve or have
verified. showing the cost At which
wheat can be and Is raised for In tha,
county on lands that can te bought
for $40 TO fi2 per acre and give YIELDS
ranging anywhere from 10 to 40 bush
els per acre. Ills figures are as FOL
lows.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

Protected the Blrds.-A pretty anec.
doto is related OF n child who was
greatly perturbed by the discovery that
her brothers had set traps to catch
birds. Questioned as TO what she had
done In the matter, she replied: II
prayed that tho traps might not natob
the BIRDS" Anything else?" yes"
she said 81 then prayed that God
would prevent the birds getting into
the traps" and, as II to illustrate tne
doctrine OF faith and works. she added
Then went and kicked the traps all
to pieces"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

uLLErlN IA Ohio
Experimental sta
tion ln q ncwspa-
per bulletin Of the
Ohio Agricultural
Experiment station
(Nol72l giving the
results of expert
monts with fcrtlllz-
ors on the clay soil
Of one OF its sub
stations.atahio was
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

Cover the Bulb Bed.-Bc sure to Civ,
the spring blooming bulbs a nice warn
winter blanket OF leaves. litter from
the stable. or brush. or n CON bination
OF all. and do not be in hurry In
spring 10 get them out OF their winter
clothes. Don't rush out tho FIRST warm
day and clear away all the brush anc
litter Just because II Is unsightly look
Ing. The crocus and snowdrop will
not need 30 warm covering as the
other bulbs and can be uncovered
earlier In the spring. But from the
tulip. hyaclnths. etc. gradually remove
the covering. leaving the finest q! the
stable litter on the beds permanently
-Vick's Magazine for September.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

Shredded Corn Foddor.-The woefm
fashion NJ waste with corn fodder will
stop. Cut up, shredded and baled. il
keeps green ana sweet, and Is rich.
nutritious food. In this shape IL prom
ises to be an important item OF food In
the future.-EX.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

New York Milk Trust.-It Ia reported
that a plan Is on foot 20 form a milk
trust. to control the sale OF the suppl.
OF Greater New York. This is said 20
be nearly 100000 quarts daily. and
the proposed capital OF the enterprise
is 100000. The plan is TO buy the
business OF each dealer, giving him 60
per cent. In cash and 90 In stock OF the
new concern. The price OF milk viii
not be advanced, but economies effected
In handnng-Ex.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

Many American weeds which are
now neglected. according to botanist.
are good to eat. The tender shoots OF
milk-weed are said to resemble in taste
asparagus. Pigweed Is related to beets
and spinach Tho nettle, too. Ia declar
ed to be well Favored. although 1t is
somewhat coarse and stringy.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

MIX. Pure or othorwlse-It is n dim.
cult thing to determine by the appear.
ancc OF milk whether II Is pure or not
Il has a slightly yellowlsh white color
very slight odor II any. and should
have a distinctly sweet and pure taste
when allowed to stand quietly for soy.
eral hours. Cream should rise natur.
ally; the cream should form one-elghth
to one-ffth OF the total volume. or bulk
when good milk is poured from o
tumbler It should cling TO the glass o
little, and not run on clear like water.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST ro
AoRicULTURlsrs.

Some up.to-Date Hints About Cuiuva.
uon ~ the soil and iieid. Thereof
Horticulture. Niticui,urc aud i1ori-
culture.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22
DRY AND POULTRY.
NsaEsriNo CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

10 sncee''fui Farmer, Operate This
apartment Of the Farm-A Few
nuts ~ to the Care OF Live stock
II Poultry.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22

Armour q Co OF Chicago are 70.
ported to have thrown aside the but
terlne business and turned their plants
into ereamerles for the making OF gem
uine butter.