Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-31

stomach, where they develop into hot |
worms, attaching themselves to the men,
brane lining of the stomach. When they
become troublesome they may be dislndged
by good dose of sweelene1 milk followed
soon after by dose of EPSON salts.
The Thread worm was first discovered
in this country by Dir. Cressy in an i'm
ported sheep dissected by him in Connect
icut, in 1878. The only remedy he gave
was spirits Of turpentine given in milk or
some mucilaginous drink. Tho same
worm caused "Husk in calves, shown by
Il husky cough and gradual loss of flesh,
often killing the animal.
Blnck-leg is the disease called Charboa
by the French, caused often by over. feed
ing; is contagious when the carcass comes
in contact with the human body. causing
The disease known us "malignant pus-
tule," of which Prof Conant, formerly of
the Medical Department of the Vermont
University, died.
Gargct is The name applied to many dis
eases. Farmers call every trouble affect
ing cows bag Gargct, though common
one is i'm affection of the mammary glands,
caused by violence or careless or INSULT
cient milking, causing coagulaton of
he mi k in the gland Sometimes, in
cases of violence, blood will show in the
milk, or from il flammation on the inner
surface of the tent. For this last, injecting
diluted carholic acid is excellent. Garget
root is mild febrifuge, tending TO pro.
duce per>pintion, has no local effect and
is of little use; aconiLe is better for eXcit-
ing pcrspiraion.
Prof G. said in closing his remarks that
the veterinarian had yet much to learn in
many directions, and that the deficiency OF
specimens of diseased parts was very
great. If farmers. instead of burying
such carcusses at once, us they generally
Ito, would send the diseased parts to him
they would be of great use in his coming
lectures, and promote the canse of vetcr-
mary science and the general good.
President Buckham announced that DR..
Cressy would speak at a number of the
meetings of the Board of Agriculture, and
trusted large audiences would hear him
His lectures at the University would COM
mence March 18th and be delivered con
tinuously two each day for Two weeks.
the City Hall will be used should the at
tendance be too large for the Medical Col
lcge.
On Friday noon our reporter was oblig-
cd TO leave and for the If ernoon proceed
ings we are indebted to the very excel
lent report of the Free Press.
TERSOON-REPoRT OE IMPLEMENTS.
The report of the committee on diary
indictments, of which CD. Mead was chair
man, was read by Mr.. Bliss. The COM
mltee alluded tp Smith pipe cooler or
milk pan the Centennial pan exhibit
ed by Mosely and Stoddard; the Gilt
Edge "pan, shown by Stew 1T and Smith,
of Vergenncs; the butter box for sending
small quantities of butter TO market, ex-
hiblcd by II. w Campbell, of Montgom-
cry; and Furguson's Refrigerator or Bu-
reau mlk.pan. The merits of each Of
these inventions is set forth. The COM
mittpe also allude favorably to Moulton's
patent eave.lroughs and conductors.
Mr.. A. Taylor, who has cha &c of Col.
| L. G. B. Cannon's stock hrm-formerly
The farm of the Horse Stock Company
was called on, 10 give some account Of the
methods in use IN that farm He describ-
ed the system of records and accounts
kept on the farm. the result of which, how
ever. are not us vet available; and the al
vanagcs of the system Of Kindness insisted
on in the treatment Of animals.
TO destroy lice and parasites on the COWS
in winter, he gave the animals thorough
washing with the liquor from stepped to-
bacco leaves and carboic acid, using one
and one-hnlf oAlce Of carhoic acid TO ten
quarts of the tobacco water. This wash
is applied in November and thoroughly
rubbed in. The result is the COWS lie
easy in the stable and do not wear them
selves out by rubbing against the yard
fences.
The COWS are fed cut feed, moistened
with water, and little corn meal and
bran added. In cold weather, warm water
is used 10 moi,ten the feed. The animals
are fed three times n day regularly, at the
same hour by the clock, each day, and
care is taken that they do not get too
much. The hay and grain is weighed be-
fore feeding each animal, and it has been
found thai the average amount consumed
| by each cow for the four winter months
was twenty-five pounds of cut hay, three
pounds of bran and one pound Of corn
meal. The stock is watered twice day.
In selecting the feed the object is not to
produce the most fat; but to keep The COWS
healthy and sleek The stable is thorough
" ventilated. currents of air being avo d.
ed. 1t rarely freezes in the stable, and
lht desired temperature is 100 above the
| feczing point, There are about fifty head
of cattle on the farm, composed chiefly OF
thoroughbred and high grade short-horns
| No grain is fed in the summer.
lie found great difference in the Jersey
grade and thoroughbred short hoIn calves
All had the same feed, the same care and
were about The same age, but the Jerseys
were in very ordinary fl Sh and would nv-
crgc two hundred pounds less than the
thorouehbre,ls which were fat. The grades
were between the two extremes in size
and flesh.