The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-11
AGRICULTURE,

AGRICULTURE.
COAL TAR FOR POTATO BUGS. Coal
tar water will kill potato bugs. This is
worth repeating and remembering.
Coal tar lacks many Of the qualities
which cbaractcrizc Paris green, the
now so universal refuge, and is there
fore just SO much more valuable. The
pcrils Of having such poison us Paris
green about and In daily familiar use
arc great, and with more use and a
growing carclcssnoss, tho result Will
be every year worse, probably, until
the use of 1t will have to be Il matter of
restrictive legislation, 1t is so with al
most every dangerous thing. Until
we make law regulating his use Of it,
man is willing to forget II has any dan
gers. The chances with regard to Par
is green are several. 1t may be Hooded
of by Il Sudden rain into some water
supply and so prove deadly. 1t may be
b'own from 4 potato patch upon lettuce.
becttops, Strawberries and other catable
ilings, and more than one genius en-
gagged In agriculture is not above the
level of experimenting with 1t on these
things. The law OF ignorance AMI care
lcssness playing among six million far
mcrs has got to find some lgnoramuSes.
Here arc the outright dangers, besides
the possibility Of children getting at 1t,
that lie about the actual use Of the stuff.
But there Is another phaAo of the dam
ger Of Paris green that Is just beginning
to develop Itself which has not had
much attention yet. This is tho only
poison that we are associating with on
Informal terms. Paris green is become
rs much q part Of the farm outfit as
corn meal or plaster, 1t is easy to get
Of nj ic i,, Of NIL ;,,
cline to suicide. Two attempts-ohe
successful-have in Hartford within Il
week to commit suicide with this sub
stance. 1t is inevitable. The way to
stop this sort of thing is to remember
that coal tar water will kill the bugs,
while it is not an engine Of suicide.
JUDGING lIoRsEs.-Onc of the best
Judges l knew, once said to me that Il
hunter should be judged, with cur
tain slowly raised, from his feet up
wards. That is impossible. But sup
pose horse perfect Of his class stand
ing still then there is the most impor-
tant point Of all-action. "IIuntcr
action" 'harness action,' and "hack
action" in which the walk is so i'm
quality IL II park hack or phacton pair.
But besides pleasing yourself you must
please the public by your "business,"
as actors call 1t. However bad horse
is don't turn him out until lc has walk
ed, trotted and gallopod. Aftcr that
preliminary process begin to weed, and
DO It slowly. If the rcser we'd lot arc
riding horses" take of their saddles
and examine their shoulders. Exhi-
Ditors like this. When reduced to
four or five, If riding horses, be sure to
ride them all. Never award eitl.cr
first, second or third prize without rid
ing hunter or hack. There are such
imposters amongst show horses, and
ing to do with soundncss unless q horse
Is seriously lame, blind or queer in the
wind; then throw all the rcsponsibili-
ty Oh the veterinary surgeon. Same as
to height. Most important of all for
your comfort Is, after having decided,
never to give any reasons or offer any
explanations. | have always treated
any remonstrancc or fault-tlnding with
the judges as a gross impcrtinence on
tho part Of al exhibitor.
DISEASES AMONG SwINE.-Murrian.
This disease resembles lcprosy in symp-
tons, with the addition OF staggcl ing,
shOrtncss Of breath, and discharge of
viscid matter from the eyes and mouth.
Its treatment should consist Of cleanli-
ness, GOODNESS, bleeding, purglng, and
limitation of food; cloves and garlic
should be given. AS there exists
greater or less inclination to pntrofac-
ton, decoction OF indigo weed, or the
nuid extract OF the same, fluid extract
OF chamomile, given in ten drops
three times day for four days, then
reduce to ten drops three times week
until euro Is effected. Quinsy. This
Is an intlammatory affection of the
glands Of tho throat caused by deran-
god state Of the liver, taking II hard
cold running on low damp grounds, cx-
posed to storms without sufficient shell
ter. The disease generally occurs in
the spring. Treatments: Give them the
following: lobelia and ipocac enough
to make them slobbcr pretty we'll, then
glvo fluid extract Of mandrake, ten
drops with warm sage tea, one tea
spoonful three times a day for one day,
then five drops of mandrake in the
same quantity of tea, in Cruel, prepar-
cd of wheat bran, scalded take sulphur,
antimony, and maddcr-half pound sui
phur, one ounce madder, one ounce an
timony, mix, give half teAspoonful once
day to hog weighing from 100 and
upwards, less below that weight. TIL
mors. These are hard swcllings which
make their appearance on different parts
or the body. They are not formidable,
and require only to progress till they
soften, and make a free incision and
press out tho matter. Sulphur and
nitrc should bo given in their food, as
the appearance of these swellings, what
ever be tllcir cause, indicates the nee
essity Of Alternative medicines.
Cows.-A cool, dark, clean stable for
the COWS Is, tor many reasons, prefera-
bic to hot pasture in the middle of
the day. Cows that have been kept up
on moderate feed will shrink in their
milk on being turned into luxurious
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