The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-26
FARMERS COLUMN.

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persons are of opinion that i6 is never
necessary to administer physic to fosls ano
yeung horses but few observations will
dispel that notion. After foal has beer
weaned and deprived of its mother
milk, the liver very frequently assumes al
inactive, sluggish disposition. The coat
indicates this by its harsh, unhealthy ap'
pearance, and the animal gives evidence
of being what is termed h de bound
Very often the legs will fill from an irreg
ularity of the circulation, consequent upon
the state of the liver, In such cases one
or two mild doses of aloes become indls-
pensable. Diuretics are Of no use under
these circumstances, their action being on
the kidneys and urinary passage which
are not the seat of disorder.
For foals recently weaned, one dram of
aloes with an equal portion of ginger and
of soap is the proper quantity; but #
that does not relax the bowels sufficiently,
the proportion of aloes may be increased
on the second occasion. A slight dose
only is required, because the aloes being
supposed to act primarily on the liver, it
is merely necessary to stimulate that organ
to its healthy action.
The only restriction nee ssary in the
iot is substituting bran mashes for hay
during the twenty -four hours preceding
the time of adm nistering the medicine,
and carefully protecting the animal from
the effects of rain; otherwise if the
weather be favorable, no danger need be
appreheBded from the usual er4arg EN- ent
in the paddock OF field during the opera :
tion of the physlc, while the exercise will
assist the desired result. Foals have been
fondly treated when with their dams, and
subsequently, will not occasion much
trouble in administering the ball When
they are weaned light head collar or
halter should be put upon their heads,and
being accustomed to that, the ball may
readily be given by placing it on the end
of a piece Of whalebone or cane.-C0r.
ohio Farmer
COTToNsEED MEAL, AND Abortion IN
Cows.-A writer in the Nashville Union
end american, having suffered severely
from this difficulty in his COWS, attributes
the cause to feeding cottonseed meal. An
other correspondent, however, says:
L was born and raised and have lived
long in the cotton region of the South,
and have never before heard Of such
effects being attributed to the free use of
cottonseed, by breeding COWS. 1t is quite
possible, nay probable, that every portion
Of the cotton plant, including the seed, of
course, does possess in feeble way the
properties attributed to the meal by your
correspondent, but I do not believe that
property is sufficiently intense in the meal
to produce such havoc as he has suffer ed.
[ have used the meal in feeding from FIVE
to eight COWS for the last three years, ex-
cept during the season of pasturage, and
not single case of abortion has occurred.
My neighbOrs use the meal in the same
way, and have never heard complaint
from any of them on the score in question
[ am forced to conclude that your CORES
pendent has either fed entirely too much
meal to his COWS, or has mistaken the
C }use Of the disaster The question, how
ever, should be more closely investigated
How MUCH WORK A HORSE CAN Do
At meeting Of the British Association
at Dublin, Mr. Charles Bianconi Of Cas-
psi, read a paper relative to his extensive
{ n establishment, after which gentle
men stated that at Pickford's, the great
English carrier, they could not work a
horse more than ten miles day, and
wished to hear Mr.. Bianconi's opinion on
the subject Mr. B. stated he found by
experience he could better work horse
eight miles day for six days in the week
than six miles day for seven days BY
not working on Sunday, he effected g
Swing Of twelve per cent. Mr.. Bianconi's
opinion on this point is of the highest
Importance, for he has over 900 horses
working sixty-seven conveyances, which
daily travel 4,244 miles 1t is also the re
suit of forty-three years' experience
Ssienti1fc AMERICAN