The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-13
THE FARM.
ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE TO PLOW
HOLDERS.
CHARCOAL AS A GENERAL REMEDY.

CHARCOAL AS A GENERAL REMEDY.
Our rule has always been to give nothing,
| unlcsswe knew exactly what to do aud in
the meantime attend to everyexteror COM
fort practicable. 1.-THE weather is cold, place
the animal in warm quarters, avoid all
| exposure, and attend to pure air and strict
cleanliness. But there is one msdioln.
that can never do harm, and is commonly
beneficial; this is, pulverized charcoal.
As we have Just remarked nearly all sick
animals become so from improper eating.
in the first place. Nine cases out often. the
digestion is wrong. Charcoal is TIE most
efficient and rapid corrective twill cure
in Il majority of cases, if properly admin
istered. An example Of its use-tte
hired man came in with the intel
llgence that one of the finest COWS
was very sick, and kind neghbor
proposed the usual drugs and poisons.
The owner being i'll and unable to exam
inc the COW, concluded that the trouble
came from some overeating, and ordered
tca-cup of pulverized charcoal to be
given in water. 1t was mixed, placed in a
junk bottle, the head held upward, and
the water with its charcoal poured down
ward, In five minutes an improvement
| was visible and in few hours the animal
~os ~ VIZ posViio 4uictiy ehtiHS SThss
Another instance of equal success occurred
with young heifcr which became badly
bloated by eating green apples after a
hard wind. The bloat was so severe that
the sides were almost as hard as n barrel.
The old remedy, saleratus, was tried for
correcting the acdity. But the attempt
to put 1t down always caused coughing.
and it did little good. Half teacupful
of fresh powdered charcoal was next given.
In six hours all appearance of bloat had
gone and the heifer was Country
Gentleman.
BETTER SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING MILK.
In respect to such an article of constant
family consumption as milk, on whose
purity tho health of whole generation
directly depends, the scheme of the mid
dle-man has no essential application. The
farmer need not sacrifice anything like
the half Of what he now sees grabbed
from his pocket in order to establish and
support comprehensive system of dis
tribution. A milk producers exchange is
us feasible as u corn exchange or shoe and
leather dealers exchange. The machinery
needed is simple, and there must be plenty
OF minds capable of inventng it at once.
Only let the producers individually make
extortion shall be terminated, and the way
viii open as fast as they advance. Frank
discussions of the matter in convention are
the very thing wanted. The producers
are indignant, the consumers are dissatis-
fled, and the tyranncal dealers are at the
mercy of both. The only thing to do is
to bring about union that will crush the
latter out. Ifthe farmers would have the !
public help them they have but TO show |
first their ability to help themselves |
Mass. PlosOn,an.
THE WASTE AND FOLLY OF COLD BARNS.
And what showing would the cost Of
winter feed Of his animals make on the
,ccount-book, If the farmer keeps one
lie would find that large portion of his
iced had become dissipated in the frozen
'ir OF the north winds; that a good por-
ion OF hay or corn had gone to melt ice
'r snow and evaporate cold rain water,
md that what was left after these things
lad been done, had barely sufiiced TO
'eep life in his beasts. For in this case
philosophy or science, or book knowle ledge,
all it what you will is thoroughly cor
oborated by practice.
Ii two beasts are fed alike, except that
ne is kept well stabbed and the other out
doors exposed to the cold, the ore thus
exposed will consume just double the
mount that the other will, and will be in
'orse condition beside. Every man who
eeps COW knows this to some extent, {
hough he may not know the exact figures
iere we give them-they are the result of
careful experiment made by trust wor-
by feeder, viz. Two lots Of sheep (of five y
ach were selected, Of equal weights and
conditions.
One lot was kept out of doors and un. ,