The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-19

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Determining tn. av d egg. An old
egg IL we'll known Ia be- lighter IN
weight than y fresh one and as It's siLs
remains exactly the same. the differences
must be due 70 diminished specific
gravity. By dissol Wing sixty gramnsse
~ common salt In 800 grammcs nj
water. W. get n iluid II speci iic gravity
| .O73. In which all now laid Eggs viii
sink to the bottom. and all downright
stale oucs float on the surface. The
older the eggs are the hess salt u ~.
quired To render the solution capable
of sustaining them; and when very old
indeed they will fiOut N simple water
alone. The jass al which they do tkis
varies considerably. the professor hav.
Ing observed IL on the SEVENTEEN, sixty
'thiri. ~eighty.thiri, cightieth. and one
HUNDRED nsd twelfth days rcspsctiv ~ly.
Of course this test 81 aye ON not be
applied In the cas- 81 eggs that have
been kept In SALT or line water. or that
hsvc been coated With vArnish. oil, os
liquid glass. .ly,.t
uaSrns Had Their 1ndlrasssss..
Much may he learned from the Sc,
and form al the horss of csitls and
sheep, NJ Indicative u character. small.
shprt. slouching horns On o two or
tbrse-ycar-old OF give a grave and con-
tented aspect " tAocouAtsnance. Long,
slonching horns, NJ On tho long-horn
cattle. seem To Cypress Che head with q
constant weight. horwspvinging out
ward from che sale of Tire kcad. then
rising up and bcndiag backward never
TALL 10 impsess thos Shsir bearer Ii
.9upk-temTsred, ready ~ use thcml "
fcnsiyely, pnd. are set 80 rs ", toss up
any object with ease, such horns. may
,hG Seen on the Jersey bull. Horns
curving l~atcrally aud horizontally for
ward give u finished appearance 10 the
top Of tho head when viewcd In front;
suth are generally met With m Shurt.
hsrrsd cattle. Long horns rising outl
warl, forward. and having points otft.
ward impart u majestic air to the head
Of tho OK.
, Horps rising outward, md itten ap.
praaoAing behind the head, give AN
idea Of maiformatfon. Horns sprinpduy
outward, and then coming strBigAff urs
ward in the points. seem dangerous.
Horns sprinSing out ward ami ApProach.
Ing forward with the points a mtfe clc-
waited and separated seem sideways
seem hcavys but seea In frcntofnament
the hssd. A horn thick IN the foot for
Its length looks clumsy. and more So
when biuuted At the poipt;. spd botA
are associated with dun feeders. When
springing outward much. andthon tarn.
ing downward. they Gre u~nxraoeful. A
good horn. however set, Is small where
u cmeygcs from the head. and tapers
gradually to . tine point. A white horn
looks better than . dark colored. and n
tint of brown or black, according to the
breed. gives \ neat finish. though most
Shorthorns have entirely white. and
being short and curving inward serve
with sprcYSne AnynsA oster feeders
than thos<~ithat MEM contracted stsi.
denly In front.
Horns indicate tho age Of cattle. Al
hree years old thu horn Is uniformly
smooth from the ROOT " the tip. Ryery
year after three II has q notch on Il, SO
Counting the notches. and sdding three.
the age Of the apimal IS ''sS~certaipcd,
Tricks aro pracliced " fraudulent
dealers In filing down the o~ldcstrDtches.
70 make the animal appear younger,
and the unsophisiicated are thereby
deceived; but u slight inspection of the
horn will easily detect the fraud. The
Of calving, whether late or early.
the hotches II the horn, which
mey give an older or Younger appcar-
A90Aso the animal than It's rue aye.
A. with cattle, the horns Of sheep indi-
cala The age Of the animal.
The horns are very sensitive organs.
no partofshc body indicating the pres
cnec VI internal disease more quickly
they do. lnp0shina dircctly Cor
ward in . light horns will bear agreat
yet . single stroke may even
cause the horn 10 drop OF tho flint.
which. being . vascular bone, Is full NJ
b~lood-vessela. and hleeds freely. such
an injury may cause Inflammation of the
or lock-jaw. When the horus
fcI dcAtA-liks . ldinnampstiOa, Of tho
body IL indicatedi yhru kos fsvsr.
Tho horus are not liable b disease;
oaly ulterAtc people, Qsacka, and COW.
lecches imagine tkst they Ars subject
1t An Silncal BY them termed ''houow-
horn PsriTS Fsvey.p.sit a., q
y stt. sailing May - q
u may appear, ths4 tAA h uce the ap-
Nspriais ssason a the yser 70 intro
oese tAis subject. But tor the use We
pspposs making Of the subiect 4 this
49,, d u Anpropriotc. We cal tho
astpasisln u fAfmers Add livery men TO
ths inportAacc q watching carsfAlly
Ne sGUct of.. saited hay on horses and
csia>ss These animals win eat q small
'qHAssiAy a. safr, winter and summer.
and In beneficial to theip health. Hut
IL n improper and injurieSs to CON-
psl animals To eat IL, beyond the de-
mands Of the appetite. Too much salt
n q violent irritant % the bowels. caus-
ing fever. anA overdose sometimes
produ, fatal Inflammation. Cattle that
eat sailed hay, drink too much water.
which brings on loopneSs Of bowels.