Dodge City times., 1880-03-06
FARM TOPICS.
COWS IN MILK.


work is done by cows, and if these can
not be well cared for, or if they are over
worked, the flow of milk is Immediately
more or less diminished. On the other
side, the advantages Of a moderate ex-
ereise for the cows ought not TO be un-
ierrated. Cows want exercise and
fresh air As well as other animals, and
how often do they get little or nothing
of either? How can we expect a COW to
be healthy if she is kept altogether in
the stables where she inhales constantly
bad air? and how can she bear healthy
and fully developed calves under such
circumstances? Moderate work for
cows can not be condemned in princi-
pie, provided they are not Overtired,
and the slight decrease of milk, which is
unavoidable, is more than covered by
the work accomplished. Cows in milk
ought not to work longer than three
hours day.
wHIMs OF FASHION IN BREEDING.
The whims of fashion in regard to the
color of Short-horn and Jersey cattle,
and the fashionable markings of swine
and poultry, are most seriously detri-
mental TO the improvement that
intelligent and public-spirited men are
laboring to bring about in our farm
stock. Where is this craze about color
to stop? What proportion of pure
Short-horns are red? Probably not one
in five; and herd made up of animals
red-all red-in color, will be constant
ly throwing produce OF mixed and, oc-
casionally, of white colors 1t is,
therefore, manifest that, if we are to
discard all eolors but the red, the mar
yelous Improvement that is being made
by the use of this blood on our stock in
all parts ofthe country must be arrested.
And the same viii be true in regard to
the improvement in dairy stock for
special purposes, in which the blood Of
the Channel Islands cattle is resorted to,
if, as fashion now insists, all animals,
regardless of profitable excellence, are
10 he rejected that are not of "solid
colors. Cor. National Lire Stock jour
nal!
CURE FOR MILK FEVER.
Dr. Robert Jennings. of Detroit, gives
4 few simple suggestions about milk
fever in cows. 1t is well known that
this disease usually attacks the best
cows, and is too often fatal, on account
of improper treatment. "Do not. un-
der any circumstances, purge or bleed
your animals, if You would have them
live. We advise the following remedies,
which can be obtained in any drug
store. By proper care and nursing you
will save two animals where You now
save one: Salphate of magnesia, one
pound; Jamaica ginger, rulyerized, two
oances; mix well, and divide into six
powders, one 10 be given three times a
day. dissolved in a half pint of tepid
water, alternating every six hours with
one q: the following powders: Chlorate
of poiassa, pulyerized, one ounce; dig
italis folio, pulvcrized, one half ounce
tart. antimony, one ounce; mix, and di-
vide into six powders. Place the COW
in large, well ventilated box stall,
well supplied with clean, dry straw, and
kept clean. If the weather is cold, pro-
tect her with comfortable clothing. The
milk should be frequently drawn off,
and, when unable 10 rise, she should be
turned occasionally, which will afford
her temporary relief.
GAPES IN CHICKENS.
Ii is estimated, though the figure
seems high, that In some portions of
the country the parasite (Scierostonaa
Syn9gnislsl that causes gapes, kills al
least three-fourths Of the Young turkeys
and chickens by suffocation The
worms are reddish in color, and the fe-
males are about three-quarters of an
inch long, while the males are not more
than seventh of an inch. A dozen OF