Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-11
Farm and Garden.

Animals nth Broken .Limbs.--A CORE
spondent says that the common prac-
tice of killing valuable horses, oxen,
cows, ETC., who by chance get leg
broken, is entirely unnecessary, and a
cruel, needless waste of life and prop
erty. ! have seen such cases where by
the aid of broad suspending belts to
prevent their lying down, with splints
and bandages which kept the broken
bone in its place, in short time the
limbs become sound and good"
Mich Coaos.-The extreme sensitive
ness of the mammary functions In COWS
to the influence of cold, fatigue and ex-
element, unpleasant odors, ETC., is in
deed surprising. We have been greatly
interested in, observing the effects of
cold upon milk secretions as seen in
the herd Of COWS upon the farm.
During the past summer, in the hot
days in July and August, the animals
resorted to. the lake to drink, and after
shaking their thirst they would wade
into the water and remain sometimes
an hour or two with the legs half i'm
mersed.M This habit it was found inva-
riably diminished the flow of milk at
night, and in order TO learn the extent
of the diminution careful observations
were made. 1t was ascertained thai
standing in the water an hour dinin-
ished the flow to the amount of eight
or ten quarts in herd of thirteen COWS.
The loss was so great that when they
resorted to the water they were driven
away again to the pasture at once. We
have learned that from simply turning
the herd into the yard on cold day in
the winter, and allowing them to remain
fifteen minutes. the flow of milk was
diminished to serious extent, and
consequently the animals are not now
allowed TO leave the warm stables du-
ring the entire winter, except for a
brief period upon warra, fsunshiny days.
Water is brought directly from well
into the barn, and the drinking vessels
are arranged so that the animals have to
move but step or two to supply their
wants. The nature of the water supply,
and convenience of access, are most i'm
portant points in the management of
mich cows. A di aught Of ce.cold wa
ter taken by a cow in winter cuts short
the supply OF milk from one to two
pints for the day. Well water drawn
into vessels, and allowed to stand few
hours covered, in the warm barn, has
its temperature raised several degrees,
and this practice should be adopted by
all thrifty farmers. 1t would undoubt-
edly pay well to slightly warm the wa
ter, but this is attended with considera-
BILE inconvenience where large herds
are kept, unless steam apparatus is
used. The influence of cold current
of air, and cold drinking water, upon
cows in milk, is not of a transient ma
ture; it extends for longer period thar
day or a week. Many fine animal:
are ruined by careless exposure every
year, and self-interest and feelings o
humanity should prompt all COW owners
to keep diligent watch over their vel
fare and comfort.
Cows in milk are often greatly 10
jured by rapid driving from pastures b.
needless boys and unthinking men
They should never be urged faster thar
walk. Gentleness and kindness o
conduct toward COWS have a wonderful
influence upon the milk-pail, and ais
upon the progeny of the animals. 4
bad-tempered, irascible man ought neve
to be allowed in constable. A mai
who will kick COW in a passion, ough
himself to be kicked into the barn-yar,
and forever prohibited from again com
ing in contact with the noble animal
The right person placed in charge of
herd of twenty cowsvwhich have bee
badly managed, will in one month rails
the tactical product SO that the increase
cash returns will pay his wages. Thi
is statement which has been verifie
more than once.-Bo&on Journal {
Chemistry. easa
The Manure Heap.-The prize essa
of the Illinois Agricultural Society, b
R. Giddings, details the cheapest an
most practicable plan of, increasing til
farm manure pile and saving its ell
rnents from waste, which should b
adopted by every farmer. His plan
simply to save every particle of the an
NAL excrements. liquid and solid, wit
all its fertilizing elements intact, FIRE
from waste by washing, evaporation an
fre-fang. To do this, he fills stall, {
large bin, in his stable, during dr
weather, with pulverized clay, roa
scrapings, or common soil With tn
he covers the floor of each stall thre
inches deep, and then places the lite
Of the animals bedding on it; by tn
means, all the urine will be absorbe,
nd its wealth of nitrogen saved an
UGH is the absorbing power of drie
arth, that one three inch flooring wi
ot be so thoroughly saturated in
ing time as to require replacing. B
s&ys his experiment required but on
large bin of pulverized earth to absor
the urine of ten or twelve during tt
stabling season and that two men wit
team filed the bin in one day. Dire
clay was applied also to the pig-pe
and hen-roost, with the same ammoni
saving results; and if applied to tt
privy or earth-closet, which is no
being adopted, a great manurial as we
IS sanitary result would follow. II
inducements for the use of dry cart
re: lst-That requires no apparatl
cash outlay. 2d-That the lou
anure OF the cattle is worth more tia
ne solid, and is usually lost; but, und
4his practice, all is retained 3d-Tl