The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-12-23
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TIE following extracts are from rsce-.
prize essay or eomnoa szli, b. Dr. Phipsoas o.
Engia.d:
IT, - Of 81 10 the food Of cattle nusE Lot
De ISoksd uDoo as = direct producer q nesl, .
much AZ = necessary elemeot o. TIE ecO1o-ssi
without uhieh animals sre APT 70 perish iron
dsease. bar nth which tie body 4 kept -
normal AID heAlt5y STATE. AOs may years ago
. German agric1lfsrisg, CoerzeEef, brought iof-
yard a. experiment wAich e II direct accordance
viii sh.s opinion WISHING 70 obtain some eI-
a.. nOsiOn q tbe irf1sace snich sAit exercised
uo0u hts ssseo. he Docks u shicn hFed upon
. ~ damn pssturefa1d, snd received hAoiinaly
a csftsia dose q all, be fEsd uPoa ten sheep
ADD struck "a Their usuzl zli0saBes q sal.
This rernzrkA5ie experiment vas continued Tor
three yszrt, with The following result. II the
srst wear Eve q the ten died Of rot and worms (;
II Ms wear tie remainder o. the Hock, go head
los. ouly ioar sleep. TIE sscos1 gs@r = le~ %
Of tsr sheep, deprived Of SAT-, l0ss seTen nd
viiuals: the rems ndef Of lie tOck, 90 head,
let I've ooly; lltiis later the other three cis1
also IRON cArrheA TIE third yea, Vzs vefg
rsiny. SKtsen saesp sere sslected. al 1eP'if
sd of sat Toe who5@ Of them de- ga tne
course Of tie year q fot arc Terroicuizf f-eu-
noniA
Il tie Brzzls And Columbia, focks m-y b.
snnih AID by beng deprived q SAT. y. Car
rot, member d The Agricultural Society," VI Ly-
ons, assures - TIA. tie mix Of coNs subject -
a daily Ali0~a1ce Ct s4li . richer Il butter al
chess than Ehea these sane COVE are depflge1
u szit-
Macy Eogl.sa sgrieai,sris have proved, ~
direct experiments, that regular dAstroliiol "
sAls 70 cattle Is especially usefIi ia preventing
hooFe lasteorzziiou.) caused D. feeding cattle
With legumio01s Vegstables- AID there e1lsts
10 doubt AD0og those ShO nsVe tried 2, hat
when explored ia proper quantity it Increases
the appetite, stimulates gesliOD, keeps Up lie
norma supply Of salt IN tie blood, improves tie
wool or hair Of the cattle. prevents disease, sDc
moreover, enables the agricgliufis.s % faiten
cattle upon TODD which thew would rot enjoy
without Il were previously mixed up with sat
Ia Great Britain, IN the bes. famed districts,
we fnd tie allowance Of salt osclatisg around The
s1bjOined EgEres, taken a. q ceotre Of bas.s for
. cali sr months old, ounce; bullock Or COW,
one year cd, 8 ounces; oxen faitening. . oun-
Gee milch cows, 3 ounces II = generally al
United, sbereyer salt forus hstitusiiy p0rt,o-
u The horses Diet that this auiusal amply re-
pays the Sigh; additional expense Or trouble
thus incurred. To mix s4i. WIKI the food Of the
h0rse colt, as, or male, ia frequent practice
in England ard America. 10 these counties
The usual sliosace for fan grown horse Of mid
de height. i sbou, Two Ounces per dem. u
Belgium. The quantity Of salt appropriated % =
fall grosn horse D. the Government il Iitle
more than one ounce per diem
Il should be borne 10 mind that az excess o.
salt IA INJURIOUS 70 any suimal AMI that il shy
TIE preceding fgures are given a. kind Of
practical guide Al excess Of salt produces IT,
rit4fiOn and iIhan nation Of the mgcgs meu-
brane, and causes severai kinds Of skin disease,
especially in sheep. With horses an excess VI
salt has been known % produce dysentery; and
IN oxen diseases Of the blood. Salt shoud new.
sr be gVea 70 cattle when a deficiency Of food
dOes not enable them 10 receive abundance Of
nourishneut in which case We excite appetite
without satisfying Is, and the animals lose flesh
rapidly Salt is 10 be prohibited, also wherever
congestion OF any important organ i observed,
Or where We have perceived Inflammation Of ihe
bowels. Ia such Cases We must not be guided
BY the instinct Of the animals themselves