, 1879-08-02
THE FIELD AND STABLE.
Veterinary NJEfenet LxXfII.-Ths Inau-
suon Of aprnR-NfooIy Milk.
From Our o1rn Corrfipotf+nt.

| Veterinary nJgfenst LxX1II.-Ths Inau-
'nec 60, Of ~, srr'"x-n,esy ,,,, sa,..,.s.'. Milk
Cn,cAoo, Aur, 1.--snr,ur tn.till, nev lie
~, , 10 49,, .s, pt.H .stu. w" ns
's'o u'e "ho'a a'''"s' "o!lo; u A"asehs anu
rcSiSes great many organic functions and proc
md causcs n,auy lmportsut chanpos IN thu ubntn
| ,n,n,o1 .connn,v II ,ho .nr,rg ". t.n,nor,.
a. .'.a s.svI l." sAs sp.s t"o te"ps.4'
toFo o. t''o atmospheso anu OF tue surface OF tho
! Garth Increases, but the change from cold to
| warm ia not stcsly and Rradual: on the con.
trary. The weather ii eYcccdJnrly cl,anocablo.
an,, at,on rars ,,c,o,,an, n",,,1 ,,,s ,s. ~.
part Of spring, especially Temperature and
weather nro usually very unsettled. and
the 1atter is oftsn yer, rough; high
"as "'ou. nna my, ssse'e ., taaa1o'Ms % Ne t4, lte-
Qnehs. anu not seldom alternate With
warm weather nnd bright sunsftnc. But It IL
| not alone the changes OF weather and tempcra.
n.aro th,, anr o,tox arrss. AZ. San,a.,,a ss' sa,
'ao.o 'Hho au5 otne', a"eele ouT ootoeoI'c Hn!"
mals. II feVlvas also tllu whole vegetable world,
/ nni produces in that way, too, ycry Important
| chanues which Interfere nntoriai,y with TIM
,nofr ~ 1.v,p, N vhfcb d,moa,,c orio, AZ. bov.
" "'us " ",''s. tosnes.H usae , rnso nv.
oeeome accustomea auelnE inc "lhtcr' 1Ae
sencl ] % mud iutev crass md md berhaSc cxeooury
| rich Iu soluble nn ht.hly nutritious copst[tu-
| cuts, and casy OF digestion. In Ercat many
| places, thourh.-tn some Of the pastures Of tho
| older States, nn Oh most of the prat.
rics Of the West.-ths young grass
/ n,,, tat3fler herbuye remain for sune time
| covered by the old, wt.hcrcd grass of Inst ycnr
which ia almost destitute OF solnbla countItu-
| cBts, n,,.l composed mostly of indtgest0o Mnu
| lnnutsltious elements: aid thus the animal
grazing In such pasture or on arch prairie,
cannot eat tho Young grass aud hrrbngo With
ont consuming part 1t The old, witt!errd yesc-
tA,on OF tie previous year. In other paccs, how.
ever, tha old grass hAs become short III tie fall:
Or II GU tle prarIes tn the West. tho same n,ay
have been removed by pratrlc-fre In the fail,
aud there The Young vegetation is not covsrcd
| 6Y apy bIl1, withercd, tud mostly iultgesttbQ
growth OF thu previous ynnr; but, Us tic frost
| ot the winter has madc Inc soil yurv
tnud, al,i rs heavy rains are usually
abundant In tse spring, tho Young grass, while
yet very short md bare!y covering the ground,
1s 'ssa sesfcy ES ays9 t s M v,S 6 Hea ede s Sn
at tl1c SAME time considerable quantity u tn
| uiCcstihlc inorganic substances. Further, iu
snc, lo.alltirs arr low or poorly drained. l,o
pro'luce pools Of sragnans wuter, suhnlcrco
fields nl pastures, or CAUSE the SAME to be eou.
stat,tly wet, Of partially covered With watrr ioss
eo,nc timc. Such fields u.,l paatures, In ronse-
uuutncc, nrc ant to produce sour grasses md
aerkl piants, injurious to tho health OF donestf-
| Gated nnpaiy. Finally, heavy tlpws, hour .frosts
aI ngllt.frosts IN Ecl,ural, arc quito frequent,
especially during Tho first hatf Of spr!ug, ud not
seldom dnmagc thu grass and other food d-piants
| sufficiently to becon,o unsYholesome food for
alin,als, Or to cal,sc their ptlon to be at.
funded with tad consequences.
another Important eliango Is CONNECTED With, or
brought about by tic spring -scason OF the year.
Working arnln!n1s on tarm. as general rul",
hAvn tisno at co1noaratiye rest during the wtt,-
farti-workis to be performed ty animals thnn
At any other season Of The ypas, TIN change Is
sudden ono. 4 horse, perhaps idle III the Bta-
blu during the whole winter, IL compelled IN The
planter, etc, every day on WHICH II does not rain
sufficiently to Interfere with the WORK. from
morning TIL night, ntid receives, as rule, also
much more nutritious food than ho has uocoule
] acGustplnlnrl TO during tlle wtptcr.-but is al
lowed much less time for eating, digoatlon, mud
sleep. AL tbls cannot full to prnl,,ce Important
chanEea Of functions nl,i organic pruc-
csscs In tic animal organism,
and, consequently, may easily lead
to more OF less serious disturbance OF that
balunto Or etlutpoisc Ut funclons and organic
powers which is necessary to good health. No
woulcr. therefore. that ii Tie spring more dts.
caqra make their appearance Than Mt any otter
seasou of the year.
On The o:hrr hniul, however, several other dis
eases a'n' disorders that may happen to exist,
constant confinement In Ill-Yenttlatcd ns! dirty
stables, TO unwholcsnmc, sroIlcd, or trnutrt-
ttoua food frd during thu winter ctc., clthrr
Q0AtE 10 q CtTLliH t4LHnL or HlkApEGar Allorptl.
er in The spring, II the annals are turned cut to
pasturc.
Tn the whole, the aprlng-scason has bcne-
tlcal nCucncc upon NIL those a,1irl,als wAtcn uru
turned out to pasture, provided tile changes OF
Temperature md weather ate nut t,o sudden
and too violent, md tic new vegetation IL naycr
scrlousiy damaged nor has its growth too olteu
Intercepted,
in til, frat place, the whole anlu,ul orcanlza-
tton undcrgncs u thorough repatr,-it tint cx-
prcsslon Is allowed, ,--pce4usa tho organic
change OF matter is very much arcelern,eI:
WORKOUT ,issl,es aro dissolved, and are built
IN again of new matcrIat, The cu,tnals. there.
fora, become moro spirtcJ improve ii tlrsl1.
| condition, a1ul Appearance: tn tuilct,.cuwa Tia
sccrcllon Of milk increases and bccoulcs ab1t,-
laut: autl Young nuina!s show rantd growth
| and t|eyclopnlcpt, As a further conscnucurt.
not eo 3cs 95 froni M ,a s a.
thc winfcr-dIsanpcar. o,tcn w.t,ITn n ai,nrt
time. On tic other hand, howryeT, tbo.o
changes in Temperature. iood. wurk, etc.
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