, 1873-01-02

III Tho ,nerkct thnn Ioxas cattle. Dnt It 10
10 ofton tho caHo that wo overlook what Ia right
9ofofo our fnet, hd 500 only TIM thnga IN tho
ton to got rid Of ito corn ~ fnsi na possible Or
70 waste tho aano, tllon 1t 1nny answer to import
ToHaa cattlo to eat tho corn, and TO lot tho natyo
ani1aalg poriall.
! will ad1nit that Tho pricoB Of bcof and pork
son, ono will find that corn fed, for instance, to
'hogH or to cattlo fatte,ng for tho nl,amblos,
br'tiga much moro than what IL pad for it by tho
graiil-s1oacEa, provided tho 1animala hayo n1l,H-
ency Of jack Frost, lloroaa, Show Il Co. But 1t
III not only tlts; as long az tho farnorp, ora
groat many Of them, all!ero To tho old praclico
of compolling tho young animalh,-col!n, calves.
nl1d pigs-to tnko caro- Of themHelveB during tho
winter, and to cnbaist upon what they can find
or btoal, thoho young animals oyon Il they hoop
alive, noycr can thrlyo and improve in quality
on tic contrary, tho same degenerate; it. taken
them long timo to bocolno fnll-grown. or to ar
a,y1 S At orsas mn'nrty 5 'n fo4 the 9Ss SS1 pS!t1 ~
never be harmonio1sly developed; thoir
instance, Will bo vory inferior animal, and, NJ
to aizo, strength, and endurance, will be n colt
atnntcd oroature at All ago whom 1t ought to bo
COW, or h fully matnrol Bteor, fit to be fatton-
cd. Pigs also will romain .#tuntcd, except, per-
haps, thor snont, legs, aud ears, which, Of
IutAH5$ A4N bAliG4SlltlJ DAClElaEu, hutlt Ltl0TD.
foro, will grow long enough. II, howoyer, those
young animals aro fed liborally by their owners
when Nature ceasoa to provide tEem with plenty,
then thetr growth will not be interrupted during
tho winter, but will bo steady and rapid; tho
single parts md organs Of tho botly will bo In
due proportions to onch other, and tho animals
thomae1yea will DO strong aud healthy
30 that, for instance, throo-year-old
colt will have. much moro value, strength, and
endurance, aud DO OF d larger aizc, than a five
a
thing similar will DO the caso In regard to
calves and pigs. Furlllor, m improvement of
1.-Two stock ia altogether out Of tho question, and
any outlay for improved or bloodod stock. ia
practice is adhered to. Besides that. proper
flooding, and, II necessary, MI incroaao Of the
number Of live stock, will sufficiently diminish
tho hnrpluA Of corn 40 as to obtain for tho ro-
mnnder botter market and paying pricea,-
for millions Of buahea of corn eau Lo fed to nd
vantage to tho live stock OF Kansas alone, oven
II ToxaB cattle aro left altogether out of consid-
Grafton, which 10 not necessary.
REMEDIES FOR THE Er1Zoorlo
Sure remedies for tho at-prcHont- prevailing
influenza are prcncribcd just now in almost
every county, town, and villngo papor. Patcnt-
nodicino vonders aud druggists, doctora and
preaehere, tailors md tinkors, blaokBmiths and
oxprcssmon,-in short, man Of almost ovory
calling and profession, md all quacl., and cow
lecchca besides, everyone has 4 suro and infal-
Iblo specific TINT neyor faila to euro tho !" "Epi-
zoot" Ono wants to smoko tho nostris OF the
horse with burning. leathor, another with sul-
phnr, another with tar ono applies turpensno
on the horHo'a throat, another on hiB Ghost; ono
uaos mysterious mixture, vory infalliblo, and
sold for only ono dollar; md anothcr gives
tho poor croaturo d dose Of salt and aaa-
fntida, etc. Tho who'll thing is extromc-
ly ridicnlous for tho t-prcaont-prcyaing iutlu-
onza Is by no means tim Same in cvory case, but
presents itsolf in many different forum, and haB
to be treatod according to tho character and
seat Of tho morbid process, and according to tho
individuality uf tho patient. Such recon-
n,ondasion Of 30 many "spcciflcs" md 'infa1li-
bio" treatments through tho country proaB shows
plainly tho lack OF thought and corslnon sonso
in tho treatment Of our domestic ani1nals, and
tho noeeaaity Of teaching moro thoroughly tho
NATURAL sciences in our schools and colleges, so
that tho pupils and atudonts may bccomo nc
quaintod with the lnws Of Nature.
VETERINARIANS,