Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-10-18
Farm, Garden and Household.
Hog cholera ana the Kidney Worm

Hog Cholera and the Kidney Worm.
have noticed frequent reference to
kidney worm and its cure in the Jour
nat, as well as hog cholera and its cure
and prevention. Do the eminent breed
ers who advertise in the Joerlal ever
have either among their stoek2 If they
do not, how do they manage their hogs
so as to prevent it? Do any of them
keep a continuous supply of salt and
ashes before their hogs? If they do.
with what result?
write this, hoping Il NAV draw ont
some of the gentlemen who carried on
such an interesting discussion in the
journal short time since.
had only been farming three years
last January, when L bought twenty
two hogs, and lost either ten or twelve
Il have forgotten which, in n short time
with what was called hog cholera; since
which time l have had remarkable sue
cess, having had no disease of any sort
among them. have killed formy own
use and sold, up TO last fall, III, and
have about 100 that I shall feed this
fall. For $50 acre farm, the number
/ have had and now have, 1 should
think, would be fair test but farmers
who have raised hogs for forty years do
not endorse my plan of q continuous
supply of salt, about three parts, and
one part ashes, because it pukes them
VIXEN they have not had il for q time,
and eat too much when they get it. To
prevent this put in little slack lime
the first time, and only once, to prevent
them from taking too much. I bought
kegs of copperas, sulphur, turpentine
lcoal oil on hand), and Sanders Hog
Cholera Remedy, all of which I have
on hand without using, from having
read (before [ commenced) an extract
taken from some high medical author
Ity on the "saline properties of the
blood" and the absolute necessity of
furnishing an adequate supply to oil
domestic animals and since that time
L have kept supply of salt and ashes
before, my horses, cattle, hogs, and
sheep, with the best results.
If you fail to elicit from breeders COR
roboratlve testimony, could you not get
some eminent physician to write you an
article on the saline properties of the
blood, which would probably embody
the same idea of the extract L saw,
winch determined my plan of keeping
it before the stock.
Good Barns.
A writer in the DUtcheSs Farmer,
among other things said concerning the
advantages of good barns, remarks that
he believes it is safe to say that money
invested IN weii-constructed barns pays
from 70 to 90 per cent. every year, and
that all will agree to the statement
when we take into consideration the full
advantages. The time to build plat
forms and fence stacks every year the
increased expenses of doing having ::
the 10 per cent. in the loss of hay the
half ton saved on wintering every OK or
cow. and in the same proportion as we
iced younger and smaller stock the
increased risk of losing stock; the in.
creased cost of doing chores the adj
vantages of having stock fxings con-
stantly III your way, the continual ex-
posture OF all your stocks to all the
winds and storms. and all of them
liable to great damage, while being
built or fed out. By providing suit.
able barns and stables, one can avoid
all these losses, cares and troubles. and
feel confident security as every load of
hay is committed to their keeping, and
every animal is thriving under their
KIND protection, during the cold winter.
Chicken Broth.
This is generally made for invalids.
for whom beef broth is too rich al
though chicken broth can be made rich
also BY putting several old chickens in
the kettle with a comparatively small
amount of water. Process: To make
an ordinary chicken broth, neither rich
nor weak, put in the soup kettle an old
chicken, the bones of which you crack
IN several places, or half a chicken, with
about quart of water to q pound OF
meat; add little salt, and set
Ga a good fire. When commencing
TO 1oil push the kettle back, add a gill
OF cad water, and skim off the scum
That gathers on the surface. When nc
more scum comes up, add carrot,
SUCK OF celery, and two leeks simmer
lor TWO hours, strain, and use. I
wanted weak, put more water and les
chlcken, and aioo versa if wanted rich