Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-09-07

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Bstis, Corresponding Editor Of
Aiehigan Farmer.
For the purpose Of testing by
actual trial, the value Of corn
and cob meal, after removing up
on our farm we supply at once
Commenced with full feeding
the first Of January last, and
continued two months, giving to
horses and cattle. After a months
feeding, febrile symptoms we're
occasionally observed in one Of
the horses, such as short and
quick breathing, full pulse, in
famed feet, fatigue from light ex-
ertion, aud sweating at the breast.
At the end Of Two months, near
ly, these symptoms were greatly
aggravated; the appetite failed
end the animal lost flesh
Though well satisfied as to the IT.
itating cause, a note was dis
patched, containing a short ac-
count of things, TO our very
obliging friend, DIR. Dadd, Of
Boston, requesting his opinion
on the feeding qualities OF corn
and cob meal. In DIR. DIS reply
to that note, we have the pleas
ure of laying before our readers,
the excellent practical hint
which follows. We may add
here, that on changing the feed
the animals health rapidly inn
proved, and is now good. My
cattle do finely on the meal, and
eat it with a most convincing
relish, though they have had it
for nearly three months. B.
BosroS, March Z, 1865.
Within a day or two | have
returned from the State ofMaine,
where Ihave been delivering lee
tnres on the Veterinary science,
in view Of turning the attention
Of the people to the Importance
Of endowing veterinary schools,
so that ere long we may boast OF
American Veterinarians.
In reply to your letter, | re-
mark that / do superintend the
manufacture OF some medicines
for the accommodation Of farmers
who cannot obtain the services Of
competent practitioners, whom,
you are aware are very scarce.-
would sooner, however, be en-
gagged in instucting young men
to practice understandingly, than
in supplying people with medi-
cine'to practice without science.
AS regards your horse, | wo'd
Qf he Is no better, change his d.
ct Immediately. He is probab-
bly, suffering from AGATE, or per-
haps BY this time, chronic indi-
gestion, which Is very apt to 90.
cur In animals when kept too long
on Que kind ofiood.
No iact in dietctics is better
established than that Of the i'm
possibility of long sustaining
health or oven life on one kind OF
diet. II fails TO support nutri-
ton. (See Liebig and Carpen-
ter.) The animals experimental
upon, after n certain length Of
time, seemed willing to endure
starvation rather than live on one
kind Of diet. As regards the
adult horse, however, he will OK
ist for some time on highly nu-
tritious articles, such us oats,
barley, corn meal, &C.. but they Il.
nally induce febri,e diseases, such
as iaminifis, (iunamation of the
foot,) rheumatism, founder. &C.
They do not require so much Of
the ilesh-making principle as the
Young and growing animal. which
not only requires sufficient carbon
in the form of food 10 rcnovate
the tissues. but also enough e.,
growth and deyelonment
Tho adult however recognizes
greater variety offood than the
latter, to support the integrity a
hit organization, consequently. rs
you have fed your horse on corn
and ooh meal all w;ntar H.. -.