How To Have A Good Cow

To raise a good cow we sliould iirst socct a calf froni a well-bred mother that s fully matured, sny trom three to nine rears old, and know to be a goo'l milkcr. L'he father should bc a thoroughbred, not ess than two years old, and descended rom a good milkiiig family. We should irefer the calt' to bo an early one, not laer thaa Hard, and if earlier it is better. ly bting early the calf gets a good start n the spring, and will, ifwell cared for, Ome to the bain in tlio fall, largo, strong, and healthy, and will usually come in vhcn two years old and make a good ized cow. BOOTS. It seems to me that wo oan hardly cali i man an intelligent farmer, or a good dairyman, who does not raise an abunlant supply of the diftorei.t varieties of oots for Lis cows duriug the winter months, when they must livo for tho most art upon dry food. We all know and t'nlly realizo hüw important vegetables are as a part of our own diet, and is not this equtilly true wlien applied to the condition of our animáis ? CAIUHN'IJ. This operation is a great treat to a cow, and as much so, porhaps, to every dairyman who enjoya seeing a dumb animal happy, whilo no one can help noticing how impatient each cow becomea in waiting for her turn. This should aot be neglected for a, singlo day while the hord is confincd ín the barn. This duty is moro often overlooked by the farmer thaa any other. DRYING OFF A COW. Tho. mannor of drying off a cow so thut hpr udder may reuiain nainjured, and in Buitable oondition to yield a good supply in the future, is of great importaaoe. A great milker is moro often troubled from this cause than any ordinary one. Drying may bu most successfully done when tho cow is within about nine weeks of calving; as before tliat timeshe gives too much milk, while later than this she has commenced to increase her ilow to supply ihe calf. When I commence to dry ofl' a cow I givo her u pooier milk-producins food, as well as a scanty allowance, until the flow of milk is ohecked, which g ally requircs abGiii üvre days. Theudder mut be v.',!. 'nol closely, and should thu iniik become thick or clotted, it must be frequontly removed, but as soon as it becomes tliin and wivtery in all the teats, all is well, thus leaving about five wooks in which to recruit her system. - Essay on Dairying in Mass. l'loughiattn. Yalue of Muck. - In a diaporaion be fore the Littlo Falls (N. Y.) Club, Mr. A L. Fish stated tliat twelvo years ago h drew out 3,000 loads of muck, and applioi it at tho ratn of 50 loads to tho acre, pul verizing and inixing in with tho soi The result was good crops without fur ther cultivation. Two years later he drew out 4,000 loads, and applied it at th rate of 100 loads to the aero, spread wit a plank to whioh was attached a tongu to hitch the team. Tho land was plante to corn. After taking two crops froi tho land, it was put down in moadow and it has produced at tho rate of tw tons of hay por aero ever since, thoug' bofore the application it yielded only on ton per acre. It did not act so quickl; us manuro, but it was moro lasting. - Ra ral Ilome. How to Make a Good, Old-Fasiiiox kii Soup. - Procure a soup bono, boil un til tender, remove tho rneat, add to tht soup a few onions, season to suit tho taste slice tho onioiis very thin ; set it to boil thejo take some llour in a bowl, drop swee milk in by tho drop, and keep stining with tho right hand, until you think you have enongh to tlueken the soup suffi ciently, and you will havo what we cal ilour rubbings. Add to the soup ; let i boil up, stirring it all the time, and it i done. It is excellent warmed over nex day. best to us. Mango is produced in hogs by the presenco of ft species of acari, which burrow undor the skin in certain parte of the body, and finally by rubbingand scratching, produces scabs or running soros. Such a eondition is fatal, of course, to tlirift, and assumes a very contagious forra. These insents are not produced by fron somothing Hko itch in the human subject, filthiness and bad accommodations, heat of contact by having too miny pigs togethor, etc. Tho euro is oloan[iness. Apartments should be ohanged at once lor a fow weeks, and thoroughly whitewashod. The animal (seleating ot' course, moderato weather) should be thoroughly scrubbed witri warm water and soap, and a solution of carbolic acid apalied to the parts affected, espooially beïind the ears, undcr tho thighs aud iusidc tho fore legs. The Mnine Farmer says, in answer to a qunrist who wants to know what is the icst variety of fowls for homo uso : " The [loudans are the best domostic breed - real pot good layors, rion-sittors. They aro not osteeiued as a lïiblo fowl. We jlaco a high value upon pure breed AVhite liOghorn. Crossed with tho Light Brahnas they mako a superior fowl for cggs og woll as tho tablo. Thoso we havo had, lowever, have boon rathor wild. Has my roador noticed this trait with pure jred TiOghorns?" An Iowíi farmer offers this challenge : 'Iwill bet $12.2. that my hired man an taKc longor to go to tho harvest field, ;Ot baok to dinner quicker, eat inoro, do ess and bear down harder on a panel f fencf, than any other hirod man withn fiftcon milos of tho tlag-staff in Jofleron. Tho aggropite lumber product of Jíich{an, estiinated this yoar at 1,215 million iet is supposed to be worth all of $35,00,000 or #10,000,000.