Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1892 — LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY.

Milking Yar<| Convenience It requires but a little time to

make a shelter like that shown In the accompanying sketch from the American Agriculturist, and it certainly provides a very neat and desirable place in which to set the milk until all the cows are milked. The lower shelf makes a good receptacle for the milking-stools, and, by the way, milk-ing-stools ought to be made for the purpose intended, and not by the utilization of some old box, keg, or

pail, as many do, for milking is not such a pleasant task that the milker should have a torturous seat while performing the operation. This shelter keeps the rain from the milk, and out of danger from being upset by the cows. The stools are kept dry, and the neatness of the entire surroundings, convenience, and comfort to f be milker, ar® the result. Hamons for Training Coltm A colt should never know how much strength he has until he knows how to use it. If he once runs away he is never a safe horse afterward and, while he may to all appearances forget it, there will come a time when he will run again, and the chances are that he will do much damage. The harness for breaking and driving colts should be extra strong and heavy. The reins and bit especially must be stout enough for all possible emergencies. A straightbar bit is good enough for a steady horse but it cannot be depended on with fractious animals. There are numerous kinds of bits that are easy when a horse is steady, but so made as to hold the horse when he tries to run. . For Rough Landa. Whatever careful tests have been made, it appears to have been demonstrated that Jerseys or Guernseys will make butter more cheaply. The Holstein is for rich lands, where quality is a secondary consideration, and the Ayrshire for rougher pastures where a large quantity of milk in proportion to* size and of good quality for human food or for cheese is desired. She produces a milk peculiarly fitted for domestic use because of the small size of most of the fat globules, for children and invalids as well as for persons in health. It is for the same reason unusually well suited to bear transportation, and the cow produces milk yery liberally in proportion to her opportunities. How to Hold a Hog for Kinging* Etc. Provide a small, stout cord, with a slip-noose in the end. Put this over the upper jaw of a hog just back of the tusks, hitch the cord to a post, and the hog will pull back and squeal, but can be held or led at ease. Strike a hog on the nose or throw him down, and he will open his mouth. A hog’s nose is more sensitive than its head. Live Stock Notes. Cross-bred lambs.ripen quickly. Good clover makes the best pasture for sheep. Keep your watering troughs scrupulously clean. Breeds combine the characteristics of individuals. Regular feeding makes animals more content. It is easier to count the profits than to make them. If you keep poor stock, expect to be poorly kept yourself. Sheep ought to get into a good condition rapidly on pasture. Good feed is of course required for fattening animals, but it won’t give much-profit unless you combine it with good care. A dollar saved in food is often two dollars lost in growth. Many an impacted stomach has been caused by need of water. For mutton the butcher seeks a carcass that is round and smooth. Put enough good blood in the sheep to get the best returns from their products. Prof. Hunter Nicholson offers this suggestive advice, the force of which lies in the application of it: “Sell nothing for breeding purposes that you would not buy. ”

SHELTER FOR MILKING TOOLS.