The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-07-14
WHOLE No. l53.

mercurial ointment, which, to be sure, is
death or the lice. but also not unfrequenily
death on the cattle. It is an active poison
when taken into the stomaehs of cattle, as
it is sure to be. if put within reach of their
tongues. It should never be used. 9th
ers resort 10 tobacco, a safe remedy, but
still injurious oftentimes TO the animal
The only efFectual remedy, that is at the
same time safe, which we have ever tried.
is oil or grease. These parasites lay their
nits upon the hair, and it is only when the
hair Is dry that they can make the eggs adj
here. If the hair be kept well fabricated
for few days with sweet oil, or any kind
of grease that will not become sticky, the
insects will decamp for dryer quarters
They attempt to climb the creased poles,
and give up IN despair. Armed with an oil
bottle, yon may eiIeclasl.y sout the enemFs
without risking the health Of your cattle
american AgricuitUrist.
CUTTrNe FENcINe TIMBER-Late autumn
is the best time for telling timber for almost
any purpose, and it is particularly SO when
the timber is TO be worked up into rails, or
stakes, or posts, or fencing. As that sea-
son of the year the new wood he's arrived
at its maturity, and there is less sap and
albumen in timber than there is at any 9TH
er season of the year, which albumen, when
exposed to the influence of the weather,
hastens the decay of the timber. If the
timber be cut and split out in the latter part
of autumn, the seasoning process is much
more gradual and perfect, because the grain
of the timber contracts much mole easily
and uniformly. rendering the timber frmer
and less cracked than when it has been cut
at any other season of the year. Timber
cut late in autumn, and sawed before spring,
will not be injured by worms or rot. Such,
at least. is the testimony of an old and ex-
perienced Ohio farmer.
INSECTS IN CIsTERNs.-Nothing is more
annoying than to have cistern of good wa
ter taken possession of by insects. Keep
the cistern covered, and it soon begins 10
smell; open it, and thousands of "wiggles,
the larvae of mosquitoes, appear. and be-
sides making the water disagreeable, supply
an abundance of little blood suckers to feed
upon US during the night and disturb our
slumbers. An easy way to put an end to
the 'wigglers," is to place a number of
small fish, minnows for example. in the els
tern. These will speedily devour the in
sects and keep the cistern clear of all such,
If lead pipe is in the cistern, the fish will
Jie in a day or two. Place close wire
screen over the lower end of your pump
stock, and the fish will not be drawn in.
Do ANIMALS CONSUME FooD IL PRoPoR-
TON TO THEIR SIZE I've suppose that
this question will generally receive an affir-
native answer. Mr.. John johnson. of New
York, whose success in fattening stock has
given his opinion on this question equal
authority with his opinion on draining. has
recently written some advice to a young
farmer on buying and fattening stock, which
answers our question in the negative, at
at least so far fattening animals are con-
cerned. He says, in an article published in
the Country Gentleman that ait takes no
more feed TO fat lot of sheep averaging
40 or $50 pounds, than it does the same
number averaging only 85 or 90 pounds;
therefore it is more profitable to feed heavy
sheep than light ones. 1t takes no more to
fat steer that weighs /, 400 pounds, live
weight, than it does one weighing 900 or
/ 900 pounds, and the largest will always
gain the most, with equal feed, if they are
of the same age. Then. when fat, the larg
est are worth more per pound to the butch
er; so there is profit every way in fatten-
ing cattle of good size. according to their
age" In confirmation of this opinion, he
adds that he had heard those whom he re-
garded as men of practical knowledge say
that all animals, except men, eat according
to their size, and for a long time he believ-
ed it, but when he came TO feed steers in
stalls, some weighing 1000 pounds, some
], 800 pounds, and found the largest putting
on the most fat and gaining the most weight,
which they would always do, he found
those mems theories would not stand the
test when tried by practice.
Sailing MEAT-A French professor de-
ncunces the use of saltpeter in brine in
tended for the preservation of flesh for
food. That part of the saltpeter which is
absorbed by the meat, he says, is nitric ac-
ida deadly poison. He ascribes to this
chemical change all the diseases which are
common to mariners and others, who sub
sist principally upon sailed meat-such as
scurvy, sore gums. decayed teeth, ulcers,
etc., and advises total abandonment of
saltpeter in pickle for beef.