The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06

irom the body OF the COW. Wash the
adder, teats and body Of the COW before
also see that the vessel and
hands of the milker are clean The
animal heat in the milk should be re-
moved as soon rs possible by passing
the milk over 3 cold surface or through
q pipe surrounded by ice.-American
The highly-reconlmended Curtis
sheep dip may easily be prepared by
any farmer. II consists of tobacco
leaves, so pounds; sulphur, 10 pounds;
water, 100 gallons The tobacco leaves
SHOULD be stepped foF an hour and
half, the leaves strained of and the
sulphur added, after which Il IL all 10
be again boiled for an hour. The mix
ture is to be kept well stirred and used
while warm.
Lima beans, though taking care of
themselves once they get hold on the
poles, should have little assistance at
first-one or two ties being all that is
required. Too many plants should not
be LEFT around each pole, as they Only
crowd one another and result in great
many pOorly-filled pods. Three plants
10 pole is, as ageneral rule, quite
sufficient, but it is well to make sure
that they are pretty well established
before thinning cut to that number
A r,s.,v;...,n fxar.1.pf,s-
According to statistics obtained by
Mr.. w. II. Hornaday from spOrtsmen
and naturalists in all parts Of the United
States, there has been decrease Of no
less than 46 per cent. in the number Of
native birds during the last Is years.
Among the alleged causes are killing
by gunners, plume hunting, egg steal
ing, fire and the spread of the quarrel
some English sparrows. Game and
edible birds are becoming scarce, and
in their stead song birds are used for
food.
A COW giving a large quantity Of
milk has been slaughtered, and every
drop Of milk has been gathered up,
and the largest amount ever found was
about four quarts; hence milk Is large
~ made during the time Of milking;
and the COW must be placed under fa-
vOrable conditions at the time, or you
do not get the regular quantity Of milk.
Do not think that the milk Is already
there, aEd all you have to do is to draw
it out Oniy a small portion is in this
state. Most of it is there, ready to be
changed into milk, bat it is not milk,
and we must have things favorable for
the COW tc make this change.
The New Jersey law Of IS9S requires
that ali gardeners, horticulturists, far
mers, uurserymen, aud other growers
OF or dealers in plants or fruits Of any
kind upon their own or upon leased
lands or premises, shall free and keep
freed all pants, shrubs, trees, cuttings,
scions or buds grown, cultivated OF
dealt in, by them, from all injurious
insects that might spread from the
plants infested to others on the public
highways or upon lands adjoining or
belonging to others The State Board
of Agriculture will appoint commits
siOners in each county to act In co.
operation with the entOmOlogist Of the
Agricultural Experiment Station in
enforcing the law. Failure 10 obey the
orders Of the commissioners is punish
able by fine, and in case of necessity,
the destruction OF infested plants and
trees is provided for. 1t will be inter-
esting to watch the operations Of this
law and see how it works.
Regarding the cultivation of corn,
Professor f. Davenport says. "a sys-
tenn Of cultivation that will give the
highest yield under ordinary eondi-
ti0ns seems to be about as follows:
Cultivate deep during the early part
Of the season 20 remove weeds, conserve
moisture aud allow the plant an early
vigorous development. Then gradually
decrease the depth as the corn grows,
until near the end of the season, when
the cultivation should be shallow, and
as far from the hill as is consistent
with removing weeds, in order to avoid
root pruning and to leave the soil in
the best mechanical condition.
One or two signs will denote a good
cow Professor Hacker says as well as
twenty; in a poor COW the thigh runs
down straight, 80 there is no space be-
tween the thigh and the udder on one
side and the tail on the other. There
should be plenty OF daylight between
the udder and the tail One Of the best
ways 70 tell what kind OF a COW you
have is her temperament. A good
dairy type has sharp spine. strongly
developed nervous system and sharp
hip bones. a good COW las a large,
wedge-shape stomach, for she must
have a large and powerful digestive
system to use up her food quickly and
make the best returns for il.