Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08

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raised to a small extent. and Of course
every cottage has its little garden.
Meadow cultivation has made great
progress in Norway during the last Few
decades When the soil has been util-
lied for grain fields for three years, II
Is as a rule again laid out In meadow,
usually seeded to timothy and clover.
which mix with the wild grasses. The
rotation now generally adopted is
first year. oats or manScorn: second
wear, root crops or fallow: third year,
barley or rye. and then grass for about
four years. Bearing in mind the warn
ing Of Mr.. james j. HILL who Is not by
any means alone in pointing out Inc.
necessity of better methods IN our
grain farming. this system or rotation
decidedly successful rs 1t evidently ~,
Is worth our consideration.
The raising Of domestic animals Is an
important factor in Norwegian husbnn-
dry. The census Of 1890 showed IN
round numbers. 10000 horses. l,Ooo,ooo
cattle, 100000 sheep, $4,000 goats, ~,
900 swine, 100000 common poultry. ~.
600 ducks and geese, ,0on turkeys, a',a
II 600 swnr1ns Of bees. The horses are
of two kinds: the ford horse OF the
western country. a chunky little AMI
nal Of about 60 inches high and usually
dun, sorrel or gray. hardy and gentle;
and the Gudbrandsdalen of the eastern
country, usually black, and about %
inches high, With fine legs ana goou
and strong as a working or carriage
horse. The average price for n soou
working horse Is 700 to 500 Kroner or
$40 to $3.50 OF cattle there are several
different breeds. but they may III pc
counted as mountain cattle OF ini'h
breed. The Teemarken Is tnVorlte,
and somewhat resembles Il Holsteln
with the belt lengthwise. And. BY the
III .tr,i, I hp1ipVp came from
inst across the SRnger Rack. a goou
Tolomarken, If well fed gives 600 TO 500
gallons of milk annually, while tho es-
tinated average Is SIX or seven POUNDS
OF milk to each pound OF live wclSh'.
The coast cattle are smaller hnu are
chiefly remarkable for their ability 10
subsIst on the scantiest pasturage.
rhn sheep are also small and slender,
+hn i've weight for an adult scarcely
rnnchin,, 90 pounds. Tho rams have
small and slightly spiral horns. short
nnnlr and fine wool The color may be
white. black or mottlcd. The Norwc-
CLAN sheep were early crossed Win Tue
spanish Merino. and Inter with the On
fnrdshirc aud cheviots, the latter being
tho most popular,
Tn speaking Of the cattle of Norwuy,
the reindeer, though perhaps no, -, sar ies.
" n domestic animal, should not be ieft
ont Of tho discussion. Tho reindeer or
the Ilapps is a little more than .hr rec
feet in height and weighs about 2ou
mounds. It's chief food Is the moss
which, during the winter, It scrapes OUT
from under the snow with IT'S broan.
strong hoofs, 1t provides the Lap ,i'S
with meat. milk, robes. etc. ana tne
bucks are ALSO used as draft cattle umF-
Ing their constant wanderinss. INC
4 ,apps roam on the highest mountains,
a hive the tree limit. and 1t Is only dur
ing the winter that they come down
every now and then into the lower DIS
trIcts. where the reindeer herds DO
much damage to the forests. The kapp
family that is to I've on It's herd o., OF
reindeer must have ut least zoo to Seo
head; and many have 1000 or more 10
guard their animals, the !1apps use
their well trained dogs. which, are Of
the same breed as tho Eskimo dog. AZ
the last census there were 100000 REIN
deer in tho country. but the number
is Increasing, as many Of the peasa,ntry
have begun to keep reindeer herds on
tho mountain pastures John I, Bran
hall In Country Gentleman.