Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-03-10
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SALT FOR DOMESTIC AsIxALs.-Sa,t is not
only mild aperient or deobstruent, but 1t ope-
rates, to some extent, as tonic. 1t is. Try
great rectter of the acidity of the stomach when
taken in proper quantities; and it not only
renders very palatable food which would be dis
agreeable and insipid without it, but it keeps the
functions Of the stomach in healthy state, and
often alleviates the effects of debility and dis
ease. The true way is to have tub of salt
plared where cattle, horses, and sheep can have
access to it at all times, whether they are in the
pasture or in the baInyard. Then when the
appetite calls for lick of salt, they can 90 and
get 1t, at the very time it is most needed, and
when 1t will exert the most beneficial effect on
digestion or any part of the system.
good plan is to keep salt in a small tub or
strong, water-tighr pail in the pasture during
the pasturing season, and in the yard during
winter. Animals will not consume as much
when they supplied with it in this way as
they will when they are sailed once or twice
during week. 1t is slovenly and wasteful to
throw salt on the ground for animals, and es-
pecially for sheep, as they will often waste half
as much they consume.
stakes around pail, or small tub, leaving one
side only, SO that they can thrust their heads
separately into it. For cattle and horses, er-
circle the tub with lot of bOulders as high as
the top of 1t, or drive half dozen strong stakes
around it letting them extend above il q few
inches, to protect it from being paved to frag-s
ments. If the Tub is water-tight, in case il
should rain in It there will be nothing lost, as
they will lick the salt water as they will the
salt and should the water eyaporate, the salt
will remain. When sheep or EeaG cattle are
kept in pasture where there is much clover
(triJoliHa prGtenss), they usually have a great
hankering after salt and if they can have ae-
cess to it, they will go ard lick, more or less,
several times during the day and they will
rectify the acidity of the stomach, and keep
them from bloatiug. Many a farmer has lost a
fine animal, in consequence of bloating, which
one pound of salt would have kept in good
health.-Seientifc Am,ricas.
How TO MANAGE YOUNG PIGs.-Until the pigs
4 week old, we expect the SOW to furnish all
the food the pigs require, for unless she can do
SO, she is not fit to be breeder. And here
would say something about the selection of
good breeding SOW. First select the best as far
as can be judged, from outward appearances,
with good, sound constitution. When the SOW
has the first litter, if she throws good pigs,
sound and lively, ana can furnish good flow Of
milk, then she should be kept as a breeder; IL
she cannot suckle her young properly, cannot
supply enough milk to keep the young porkers
in good, healthy condition, for the first week at
least then she should be discarded. If this were
generally observed, We would have much better
swine than now have.
When the young pigs are about week old,
have small or low trough put where the lit
tie pigs can get to IL at ali times, yet out
of the reach of the old sow. The young
pigs will soon learn to eat ou. of it, and thus
help to fatten themselves and relieve The mother.
We first give skim milk, after which sour or
thick milk is given. The trough should be kept
well supplied, so the pigs can have as much and
as often they wish. This is the true way to
feed pig. and the sooner begun the more pro-
ftable.
As to the age of weaving pigs, many breeders
differ, some saying not until eight weeks, while
others wean them at four weeks. We have
weaued them at four weeks with no bad result,
but think six weeks is better.-Lipe Stoch JoWr-
nal.
sGAPEs IN CHICKENs.-I have always been
troubled by my chickens deing in large numbers
with the gapes. Can you give me the cause
any reliable remedy.-W. A. W. Ans.-In an
swer to W. A. W. we will give what r. H. Allen
says in his "Domestic Annuals'' and may have
occasion to refer to the subject again. Gspss
or PIP is generally owing to drinking unwhole-
some or dirty water. Remove the white blister
on the the tip OF the tongue aud wash with sharp
vinegar, diluted with warm water; OF s9ur
fowl to swallow a large lump of fresh butter,
mixed with Scotch snuff. 1t has been cured by
opening the mouth and forcing pegion feather,
with tuft of the feather left on the end, (the
others having been stripped otO down the wind
pipe gently turning it as Withdrawn, to be re-
peated the following day if necessary. This de-
| taches large plumbers of slender red worm COL
lected in The larynI of the throat, which impeoes
respiration and swallowing. A little spirits of
turpentine mixed with the food is preventive,
as are also clean whitewashed premises and good
| food. After these attacks feed for q few days
with light food soaked bran and cabbage, or
lettuce chopped fne."-4nsriean Stock Journal.
PREVENTION OF THE FREEZING oF FRUIT IN
THE BUD.-The freezing of fruit in the bud, fire.
quently occasioned by few warm days succeed
ed by late frosis, it is said, may be prevented by
spreading q thick layer of frozen manure. or Of
ice or snow, around the trees, in February or
March, while the ground is firmly frozen. The
buds will thus be kept back, since the ground
will thaw more slowly, and the roots convey no
nutriment to the tree. When frosts are no long
CT to be feared the covering should be removed.