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  2. FARMERS' CLUBS AND UNIONS.

    [Secretaries of Farmers' Clubs and Unions are Invited to forward report, of their proceedings, space for which will be provided in this column.] TYLDEN AND TRENTHAM UNION.--The monthly ...

    Article : 510 words
  3. CORN (MAIZE) FODDER.

    Mr. J. Talcott, of Home, N. Y., writes us as follows on the above subject:--To have corn grown for feeding to farm stock of all kinds in its green state, and especially to milch cows, I ...

    Article : 510 words
  4. FARMERS SHOULD KEEP SHEEP.

    In connection with our frequent advice to the effect that the farmer should endeavor to add sheep-keeping to his tillage, no matter on how small a scale, the following from tho Chicago ...

    Article : 681 words
  5. RULE FOR FINDING WEIGHT OF CATTLE.

    By the following rule may be found very nearly the weight of live animals. See that the animal stands square ; then take his circumference behind the shoulder blade--this is ...

    Article : 333 words
  6. THE AROMA OF BUTTER.

    Is the aroma of butter duo to aromatic principles pre-existing in the milk or not ? According to the generally received opinion, the aromatic principles of butter already exist in the ...

    Article : 582 words
  7. MALT AS A CATTLE FOOD.

    Many years ago I carried out on behalf of the Board of Trade a very extensive series of experiments on the comparative feeding properties of barley and malt. The milk and meat producing ...

    Article : 545 words
  8. POTATO CROWING EXPERIMENTS.

    A correspondence on this subject has appeared lately in the Times. Mr. E. Archer, of Malvern, and Mr. James Howard, M.P., of Bedford, have stated their experience of spring and autumn ...

    Article : 379 words
  9. BREEDING HORNLESS CATTLE.

    "For the past two years," says the Cincinnati Weekly Commercial, "we have advocated the superiority of hornless over hornod cattle, everything else being equal. Our views have been ...

    Article : 636 words
  10. PORK AND PIGS:

    Two things are requisite to profit in meat producing in competition with the cheap corn lands. 1. Cheapness which comes from rapid growth of young animals. 2. High prices obtained by high ...

    Article : 380 words
  11. HORSE AILMENTS IN SUMMER.

    The hot weather proves trying to the health alike of mon and animals. The lower animals, with a thicker bony skull, usually protected by hair or wool, and used to more constant exposure ...

    Article : 1,045 words
  12. MILK FEVER IN COWS.

    Amongst good milk cows in the prime of life and usefulness in high condition it is difficult to prevent attacks of milk fever. When the seizure comes on, within say about two days after calving, ...

    Article : 387 words
  13. GYPSUM A " FIXACT" OF AMMONIA.

    Mr. E. W. Prevest, writing in last issue of the Agricultural Student's Gazette, says:--Gypsum is so frequently spoken of, and recommended as an absorbent of ammonia, and when saturated ...

    Article : 574 words
  14. PIC FEEDING EXPERIMENTS.

    Some experiment were recently made by the Kansas (U.S.) State Hoard of Agriculture respecting the best method of feeding pigs, with the following results:--The experiments were ...

    Article : 916 words
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