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AGRICULTURAL.
Prof. Cressy's Veterinary Lectures.

| OF HusDandry held their quarterly HeetihS
at the Union church, North Montpelier, Yer
mont, May 2Sth, 1878, at 10 o'clock a. ill., In
the afternoon was held an open session,
which was called to oIder by Grand Master
H. d. Abbott, who introduced DR.. n. Cressy,
of the University of Vermont, who was to
| lecture upon the subject of Veterinary
Science. DIR. Cressy opened his lecture by
some remarks relating to the Vermont Agri-
cultural College and its connection with the
people of the State, comparing Vermont with
the other New England States in regard to
its agriculture. He then took as subject
| Diseases of Cattle" The first topic he
| spoke OF was Horn All" and gave it as his
| opinion that the prevalence Of this disease
| depended upon the intelligence of the reo-
| pie and that n great variety of diseases OF
| very different character were commonly called
| Horn All.
The diseases incident to feeding" was
| next touched upon. and first those located
in or about the throat, these depending
| greatly upon the manner of eating-whether
| the food is thoroughly chewed before swal-
lowing or not In feeding roots, he advoca-
ted feeding in large pieces, so large that the
animal would I've compelled to chew them be
fore entering the stomach He preferred
roots cut in slices to those cut in any other
way. The symptoms of this variety of dis
ease are refusal TO eat or to chew their cud,
and by feeling the obstruction could be felt
in the throat To remove il, never push it
down, as by so doing You only increase the
Inflammation. Another common remedy is
pouring down lard, bat this is of no use.
By pinching the throat below the obstruction
you will compel the animal to throw it up
unless it is very severe case, when it will
la 10 fn N IN nntntD what
ever it may be, and pull it up or cut through
the swallow and take it out Sometimes
bloat is caused by indigestion, which IN turn
Is caused by the stoppage, as the process OF
digestion is stopped whenever anything Is
lodged in the gullet
Another disease called "Hoven' much re-
sembles this. but it arises from different
cause. Eating a large amount ofgreen feed,
as clover, fermentation sets IN and large
amount of gas is generated. Relief can be
obtained by cutting through the eft side Just
forward of the hips and inserting tube or
quill. BY this means the gas is allowed to
escape and the animal saved.
Next passing to the subject of inflamma-
ton, Prof. Cressy spoke Of Dry Murrain, or
inflammation of the third stomach, the symp-
toms being n general sickness, the animal
being dumpish but with no discernibie
trouble. yet generally the animal dying in
about thirty-six hours. This disease is be-
yond the reach of medicine, yet sometimes,
in the carly stages it can be arrested by bis
tering on the outside. Inflammation result
ing from diarrhos is common in young cattle.
under the name of ''Scours" This is caused
by sudden changes of weather This dis
ease is increased by feeding meal, new milk
and the like. For remedy, shelter and a
change OF diet, as TO shorts, etc
Dr. Cressy showed the skull of an OK,
one horn having been broken off together
with part of the skull, in fight. The
other horn was what he called splendid |
specimen of the Horn ALL" as commonly
understood but it was what he claimed to |
be perfectly healthy OK. He then went on |
TO show why it was so constructed.
The time which was given him having ex- |
pired, DIR. Cressy LETT the subject and asked |
some one TO mention a subject or to ask any |
questions. The subject of Milk Fever was |
proposed. This disease" said the Doctor, |
''is not incident TO feeding, but TO calving, |
and is not so prevalent among common |
grades of cattle as among thoroughbrods.
The calf before birth is supplied by blood |
from the COW. When the calf is dropped |
this supply of blood is sent 10 other parts of |
the body. but affects principally the brain in |
q fat COW. and congestion of the brain is the |
result She appears unconscious, her eyes |
mended as a remedy any means by which the |
pressure of blood can be stopped such as
bleeding. or applying ice or cold water to the |
head
The committee made the following report
That Fair he held on the 9th and 10th of Octo-
Der next on such grounds as are convenient to Rail
road accommodations that can be secured on the |
terms most favorable to us and that the Master, |
0verseer, Secretary, Treasurer, Executive commit |
tee and one member from each Grange in this coun-
Gil be constituted committee OF arrangements to |
have the charge and mana cement OF the proposed |
Fair and that the said comm ittee report at the eNt
meeting of this Council.
Voted that Prof. N. Cressy OF Amherst, Mass,
Is hereby made an honorary member of this Coun- |
whereas. Pres. Buckbam has favored us with |
Prof N. Cressy to gise two lectures on Veterinary
science to be available to the public; and,
Whereas, we have been honored by the presence |
Of one O. the trustees Of the Vermont University |
and State Agricultural College. therefore
Resolved. That we tender our most heartfelt |
thanks TO tbs said University and College in ap-
probation OF these valued iavors and hope it the
utmost prosperity.
Resolved, that the choir is entitled to, ana We |
hereby tender them, our thanks for It's able assist
Voted that the next meeting Of this Council be |
held at snowyille on the 18th Of August next at 10
O'clock a. m.
EVENING
The Grand Master beirg absent, the meet |
ing was called to order by Mr. j. A. Coburn |
at O'Clock
DIR. Cressy took for the subject of his |
lecture Diseases of the Horse, especially |
Ringbone, Splint and SPAWN. These three |
diseases are the same. except that they are |
located in three different places. He said |
the cause of these three diseases was that |
through Inflammation lime was deposited |
in the joint thus preventing it from moving |
freely. This deposit increases the iniiamma- |
ton by irritation, and the disease grows worse |
very rapidly, until the deposit of lime is SO |
great that in place of the joint, bone is form |
ed and the joint is obliterated. He showed |
specimens of ringbone where the joint was
destroyed entirely, being perfectly solid. The |
primary causes OF this Inflammation, he claim |
ed, were hard driving, hard drawing. making |
the Joint do double work. Can they be |
cured? On the first appearance of infiam-
nation they can sometimes lie stopped by |
rest, but by no other way. A horse with |
ringbcne can be cured of limplng by apply |
ing blister to the outside, but you simply |
grow the joint together and render il impos-
sible for the horse to limp. Prof Crcssy
then spoke of the different varieties Of SPAWN
the soft or bog SPAWN. Very seldom are
these incipient stages of bone SPAWN but
they generally disappear. Blood SPAWN he
stated was similar to varicose veins, caused
by the veins not being firm enough to carry
the blood back to the body. 1t can be cured
by bandaging.
Having said all lie desired upon the sub
ject, he requested some OF the gentlemen
present to ask HIM some questions upon any
topic which interested them. Several gucs-
tions were asked and much information was
gave. ii.