Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-22
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years, declares that they are q pcrfec
preventive Of hog cholera.
A farmer in Appannoose county, la.
has 100 head Of stock cattle that he has
fed only three times this winter, they
having been on pasture all the time
and III good condition.
Farmers Of the Pacific slope begin Il
complain Of the insect dcpredations and
during the past season potato rot was
quite Il serious drawback in some part.
of Washington territory.
A wonderfully strange p4ejudiec tx
lists against cattle without horns. The
absurd and contcmptuous namc
"muley" sticks to them, although they
may belong to breed as old and as
| higil-bred as the short horns.
Insects must he looked after now
The cluster Of eggs Of the Tent Gatapil-
lar may easily be seen against the sky
ina dull day; they arc to be looked for
as ring, about thrcc-fourths of an inch
wide, near the ends Of the twigs. Cut
ting and burning one of these destroys
about 500 catapillars.
Harness should never be kept in the
stable where manure Is constantly gen
Grating large quantities Of ammonia.
This ammonia is rapidly absorbed by
the leather, and the effect upon the
leather is about the same AZ would re.
suit from saturating il with strong I've.
In II word, ammonia rots leather, and
hence keeping harness in the stable is
on m IN ~ II
less
The Country GeaemaR urges upon
farmers and manufacturers to make
small checscs. Of from ten TO twenty
pounds each, believing that these would
command two conts a pound more,
on an average, than the usual sixty
pound cheese. The advice is doubtless
good fol seller and buyer. An old
dealer said he could always sell 4 small,
nice cheese better than lagc ONE, even
fthe quantity was not rs good
HOWEVER much short-horns Riay he
under cloud III America, English blue
bloods would seem To hc at u premium.
The North British dG7cuAudhI says:
We have reason IL believe that the
Earl Of Dunmorc has lately been Of
ferred 10000 guincas for his handsome
two-year-old daughter of the celebrated
I" Duchess 81" and 9Th Duke of
Genev." The heifer is nearly eight
months gone with calf to the beautiful
young Oxford-Duchcss bull now in ser
vice nj Dunmoro, and the only condi-
ton accompanying the above extraor-
binary offer (made by well-known
English brecder) is, that the animal
should produce Il heifcr calf
How TO BLEED House. Bleeding Is
generally done i'll the jugular vein with
II broad bladcd lancet and when the
vein is sufficiently pressed and secured,
SO us To cause il to swell, then the point
of the lancet is sent in with the left
hand, and, cutting upwards, makes all
the opening necessary. When sufficient
blood il taken the cut ought to be
squeezed together and fastened with IL
pin. by pressing the vein below the
wound the blood will shoot out in II
stream and fall clear into the bucket
ready to receive it.
CONTROLLING HORN GROWTH A cor
respondent of the Country Gentleman,
upon the subject of controlling horn
growth says: Some thirty Years ago
when il boy on my fathers farm | had
u pair Of calves given to me Of which |
was Very proud, Us all boys usually are
Of their steers. When they were two
years old, Il horn ON one Of them be-
came badly Topped, causcdby an injury.
As they were perfect while younger,
was very anxious to Straighten it, rs
they we're twins and very fine, and my
method was, and IS, NJ follows: Scrapc
or shave the horn on the same side you
wish to turn it, nearly or quite to the
quick. rcmen Der i'll that instance
started the blood Repeat the opera
ton some two or three times if neces-
sary, "a 10 governed by severity Of the
case, and acrapc the horn on the OPP
posite side Just enough to give it u
healthy growth. The philosophy of it
is that by weakening the side in the di-
rection YOU wish to move the horn, and
~ facilitating growth on the opposite
side, the result, from natural causes
will be sure that the strong will over
come the weak The horn in question
Was raised little higher than the orig
inal. but not enough to be noticeable
believe this mode Of operating &c be
correct, and the remedy infalhhlc, as !
have had occasion to see demonstrated
many times since.
PREVENTING Ho,i CHOLERA The dis
eases to which swine are subject are
many. They are mostly all termed
cholera. No matter what the form may
be, there is great cry for a cure. Had
we not better find out the cause and
rcmoyc it, or find preventive? Most
diseases can be traced to worms, and
worms are caused by hogs being kept
in poor condition, or being fed exclu-