The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-04
Farm. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
uiarrhea Cattle.

Diarrhea IN Cattle.
Simple diarrboea can scarcely in itself be
regarded as disease; but is often an effort
of nature to carry of some offending agent,
and as such should rather be encouraged
than abruptly checked. Much mischief is
eften done by running to astringent medi-
cines at the commencement of an attack OF
Spontaneous diarrbosa, and thus retaining
in the system that which nature was ID
herself making an effort to carry of.
Diarrhoea in its simplest form is general
ly dependent upon an altered secretion OF
the mucous membrane of the intestines,
produced by some irritating agent applied
to its surface, thus, change OF food, living
on too succulent and rich grasses, change
of water, and waterimpregnated with dele
terious or mineral ingredients, Is often an
unsuspected cause an attack of diarrhoea.
Purgation, too, may be carried to an injur-
ioGs extent. and by inhaning the lining OF
the alimentsry canal, set up an amount OF
irritation very difficult to subdue. The
symptoms of simple or acute diarrhoea are
merely an excessive discharge of the alvine
excavations in a semi-huid state. attended
with some slight constitutional disturbance,
as loss of milk. sus o ,nsion of rumInation,
etc. In many slight and spontaneous
cases, these symp oms are not observed
at all.
The treatment must be of the simplest
possible character; often good stimulant,
such as quart OF two of warm ale, with a
little ginger, will restore the animal to its
usual health IN few hours. Should, how
ever, the evacuation be of an offensive
character, or any fever or other constitu
tional symptoms be observed, give q gentle
cathartic Of linseed oil, combined with
opium, viz: Linseed oil, one pint; tine
ture of opium, one ounce; and repeat in
twelve hours if the feces do not assume a
more natural state. Should the diarrhHa
still continue after the purgative
has operated. astringents may be given
with advantage, combined with an antacid
and stomachic; for instance: powdered
chalk, two ounces; powdered gentisn. one
ounce; powdered ginger, two drachms;
powdered opium, one drachm- Mix and
give in q quart of ale twice a day. The
diet should be regulated by an avoidance
of anything which may be thought to have
brought on the diaease. Good thick Cruel
of wheat -four may be given. the animal
kept in a comfortable warm outhouse, and
its comforts generally attended to.
To KILL POPLAR SPROUTS. "A writer in
the Cincinnati Gazette replies to q man
who wants to know how to kill the silver
leafed poplar and its sprouts. If he will
pursue the following plan, will warrant
the tree and all its sprouts to die; or at
least 1 killed one, with a wilderness OF
sprouts, that had sprung up for twenty
years in every direction: Girdle the tree,
inst as you do in ordinary deadening, then
with paddle or fiat stick loosen the bark
below the girdle, some eight or ten inches,
making q pouch all around the tree. and
all said pouch with common salt l will
warrant every root. branch and sprout oil
the tree will die. The operation may be
performed at any time when the bark will
slip.
PARGEKs' CHEAP BAROMETER = The Fond
du Lac paper says: "At the Patty house.
in Fond du Lac. is an ordinary bullfrog iu
glass jar half filed with water. Inside
the Jar is q diminutive ladder, from the
bottom of the vesselt to the top. Just above
the water lineis perch, on which his frog
ship is to be seen II dry weather sitting
perfectly motionless as long as the dry sea
son lasts On the slightest indication of 9
change in the atmosphere, the frog quits
to the landing only at long intervals to
feed upon the flies that are thrown into the
Jar. This animated weather guage never
takes any nourishment except in rainy
weather."
INFLUENCE OF CoLD ON MILnH Cows
Cows that are in milk, or have been milked
late, are peculiarly sensitive to cold; they
are frequently injured by being exposed to
storms By getting wet and becoming
chilled, pulmonary complaints and other
disorders are produced, and thus the farmer
has a sick animal on his hands, which is a
source of trouble, anxiety, and not unfre-
quently q total loss. Many of the troubles
that come upon COWS at the period OF calv.
ing, may be traced directly to exposure
during the winter; and therefore, on this
account alone. will it pay the farmer to
shelter his stock on the approach of wind
or rain.
BEET SUGAR IN WISCONSIN. Madi-
son, (Wis } Journal says: A company Of
about thirty farmers. mostly Germans, liv-
ing near BIsckhswk, Sauk CO., have organ
lied company for the purposs of raising
beets aud manufacturing sugar. share
of stock in the company costs $3.50. and
each man owning one share must plant
four acres of beets. About 160 acres are
growing now. from which about 1. 600 tons
of beets will be gathered in before the
frost comes The factory, just built by
the company at Blackhawk, on Honey
Greek. will cost, when filled with machin-
cry, already ordered, about $40, 900.
HOP CROP IN MAINE. The Lewiston Falls
Journal says: There are extensive feds of
hops on the Androscoggin river, in spite
of the discoursgemeuts of the last two
years. In Bethel and Canton, especially.
is this the case. Hops appear to be filing
out remarkably we'll A slight rise in the
price last fall. has encouraged many to con-
tinue in the business.
MAsH and season the potatoes with salt
and white pepper and cayenne, and mix
with plenty of minced parsley and q small
quantity Of green opi1ns, add sufficient
yolks of eggs to bind the mixture together;
roll into small balls al fry them in plenty
of lard or butter over moderate fire, or
they will be too much Drowned before they
are done through.
A eESrIEMANin Illinois who estim ated
that he was damaged 5000 by being run
through another gentleman's threshing
machine, has finally compromised for $500.