Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-06
Farm and Garden.

Some of the advantages III using Oxer
are these: They can be bought for hal
the price horses can, and at most of tn,
work on a farm will do rs much "a
horses they are less liable to disease
they are more quickly geared and un
geared than horses, and their fixture.
cost nothing, comparatively speaking
and with care will last rs long as the
farmer! Yokes and chains are endur
ing articles. Oxen will keep well or
good hay and good pasture, and these
are ali they need, except when WORKED
very hard.
A thrifty pair of "three-year olds
will do great deal of work, and grow
better and more valuable until they
are six or seven, and will do the work
until they are nine or ten. If fattened
they can be disposed of so as to pay
more than Tire original cost, in addition
to the cost of hay and grain consumed
thus making clear profit to the farmer
of several dollars, besides furnishing
him with several loads of the best ma.
nure.
| have owned at least twenty yoke OF
oxen since | commenced farming, sew
eral Of which were three-y ear old steers
broken on the farm, and have neve,
lost one nor mover lost a dollar by deal
ing in them. During the same period
by accident, mismanagement and dis
ease, | have lost five valuable horses,
worth from one to two hundred dollars
each.
Remedy for Chicken Maes.-A CORE,
spondcnt of the Rural World pronounces
the following an etfectual remedy
Take common leaf tobacco, as much as
the user may think necessary, and
make strong tea, letting it boil some
time, SO as to get all the strength from
the tobacco; then sprinkle the tea all
over and about the place where the
mites are, and if the first application is
not sufficient, us0 in same manner u
second time; but the first time is al
most always cffectual.
Charcoaia GOOD Farm .Nedicine-N early
all sick horses and cows are made so in
the first place by eating improper food
or too much of it. AS soon as the
owner finds any of his animals sick, it
is the common custom to begin dosing
with medicine. We mustn't leave the
animal to die; we must do something's
And so all manner Of hurtful drugs and
poisons are thrust down its throat
saltpetre. copperas, turpentine, etc,
qui g sufficient to make any well ami
NAL sick, or to kill a sick one. "You
didn't give the poor thing enough-you
should give it oftener-you can't ex-
pect your beast to get we'll if you don't
do more for it,"
Our rule has always been to give
nothing unless we knew exactly what
to do; and in the meantime attend to
every exterior comfort possible. If the
weather is cold place it in warm quar-
ters, avoid all exposure, and attend to
pure air and strict cleanliness. But
there is one medi inc that can never
do harm, and is commonly beneficial.
This is pulyerized charcoal. AS we have
Just remarked, nearly all sick animals
become so in the first place y improper
eating. In ninc cases out Of ten the
digestion is wrong. Charcoal is the
most efficient and rapid corrective. 1t
will cure in ma ority of cases, if prop
erly administered. An example of its
use: The hired man came in with the
was very sick, and kind neighbor pro-
posed the usual drugs and poisons. The
owner being i'll and unable to examine
the COW, concluded that the trouble
came from over-eating, and ordered Il
tcacupful of pulverized charcoal given
in water. 1t was mixed. placed in a
junk bottle, the head held up, and the
water with its charcoal poured down.
In five minutes improvement was viSi-
BILE, and in a few hours the animal was
in the pasture quietly eating grass.
Another instance of equal success oc.
cured with 81 young heifer which be,
came badly bloated by eating green
apples after q hard wind The bloat
was so severe that the sides were almost
as hard as barrel. The old remedy,
saleratus, was tried for the purpose OF
correcting the acidity, but the attempts
to put it down always caused coughing
and it did little good. Half n tcacupful
of fresh powdered charcoal was next
given, and in six hours all appearance
ofbloat had gone, and the hciier was we'll
We disapproye Of quackcry, whore,
without IL precise knowledge Of the dis
ease, powerful remedies are given at
random and indiscriminately. We can
only compare such practice to that OF
the teamster who, rs soon as he tinds
his wagon is broken, Immediately pro
cures quantity of nails, spikes, screws
etc, and Immediately begins to drive
them into all parts of the vehicle, in
the hope of hitting the right place. The
scientific practitioner first ascertains
what the trouble is, and then goes al
once to apply the remedy to that par
ticular part. The objection Of quackery
cannot extend to the use of charcoal
for it can do no harm, never makes ;
we'll animal sick, nor kills u sick one
and goes directly to the seat of tn,
trouble in most sick animals, and i
timely applied effects cure. Wha
are commonly termed "colds" in do
mestic animals nearly always original,
in the first place from derangcd diges
ton; and, in connection with clcanli
ness, pure air and warm quarters, char
coal will accomplish what is desired i
used in time. 1t may be prepared OF
the spot by pounding up fresh burne,
} embers from wo@d fire, in an loi
kettle; this will make better an,
) fresher article than old charcoal
Com"hy Gentleman.
The Iron Ore Business.
The editor of the Marquette ,J0urno