The Globe-republican., 1899-10-12

Lit oA4 1Hooh Wa1o8 Ter $500
Both Of these are necessary 1oe til
proper growth Of . lock Of aheep, but
the source Of the water b very i'm
portant, says e. p. Smith In Nlchi-
Gan Farmer. Water from sandstone OF
slate rock II usually pure. but watsE
that comes through . bed Of limestone
II very apt to cause trouble In sheep.
Most Of this water Win be found 70
contain too much lime and magnolia;
and the sheep. by absorbing . lot q
these mineral elements. may come
down with an attack Of goitre. But II
water cannot be obtained from any
other source 1t may be partly purified
and the excess Of alkan neutralixed BY
exposure to the air. This can best be
done by DETECTING the course Of the
stream or brook so that the water
will have to filter through a bed OF
sand. This altering process will re-
lieve the water of all organic matter.
and make 1t harmless to the animals.
Ordinarily little attention IL given to
the drinking water Of the animals ON
the farm, but it is demonstratable that
many of the common diseases which
affect them can be traced directly or
indirectly to the impurity Of the water
they have been accustomed to drink.
Next to their food the drinking water
Of sheep and all farm animals Is the
most important factor in their growth
and development.
In the great West the Wild animals
always resort to what are called salt
ticks. which Is really . salt marsh.
where the water Is not only good to
drink, but has an excellent effect other
wise in preserving the general health
of the creatures. This habit Of the
animals shows the necessity Of having
good water to drink, and the natural
craving they have for salt. The crav-
Ing for salt Is natural. for the system
requires a certain amount of it all the
time. Special physical conditions of
the animals will also demand that
more salt shall be taken into the sys-
tenn. Salt is one of the elements OF
the gastric fluid by which food Is d.
gested. and good digestion Is impos-
sible without a sufficient supply OF
salt. An animal suffering from indi-
gestion will often require more salt to
set her right. 1t is the lack of sufti-
cient salt in the gastric fluid that some
times induces indigestion. and the true
IN hn to ~ UiVn
to the animals larger supply. Nature
indicates the trouble by
an abnormal craving for
salt.
Dairy Products Of the Pacific Coast
The great increase in the quality
Of butter and cheese in the Pacific
has attracted good deal
Of attention of late and has been much
discussed by the newspapers. says the
Oregon Agriculturist. 1t is believed by
some Of the papers that we are not
producing as large an amount of dairy
products now as two or three years
ago. This is an error. The value OF
The output of dairy products in Oregon.
and Idaho, for 1893, will
We much greater than ever before. The
increase in the consumption Of dairy
products in the Pacific Northwest in
he past two years has been immense.
Alaska and the Klondike call for q
arge amount of butter. The growth Of
commerce has increased the quantity
equired to supply steamships and sail
ng vessels. The greatest increase in
however. has been in the
cities of the Northwest.
these have all been increasing In pop
llation and at the same time increas-
ng the quantity of dairy products used
er person.
Mutton the Primary Consideration.
Notwithstanding the apparent con-
raction of our flocks the sheep in
lustry has made substantial progress,
avs a report of the Department Of
agriculture. It has been established
n q more permanent and lasting ba-
Is by making mutton the primary con-
liberation and wool incidental, in
tead of the reverse, as has generally
'een the case heretofore. On this
asis.. sheep raising will return a sat
profit one year with another.
Independent Of the price of wool. or
early so. as it has been clearly dem
nstrated that it does not cost any
nore, if even as much, to produce q
'ound Of mutton from good mutton
heep under average farm conditions
han to produce pound of beef, when
be wool is left entirely out of con-
Iteration; and the wool always has
ONE value; it seldom goes SO low that
'ell-bred mutton sheep will not yield
fleece worth from Is cents to $3.50.
Meat and Grain.-When meat Is Civ
q it is not necessary to give SO much
rain. For instance, If meat Is fed at
Don it will be only necessary to scat
r a few handfuls OF oats in each pen
} keep the inmates at work. When q
IN becomes too fat she will lay soft