The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15

srsin ana soit feed lond IS given. lie ID.
sought. Wheat n probably the best grain,
especially whera the fowls are beginning to
lay. Corn tonds, to fatten, and should be fed
wheat IL an =, to egg production, and is very
warming. Y tts make an excellent food, but
not particularly valuable for eggs. Barley fs
thought Nv many fanciers TO be one 81 tne
beet varieties Of winter food: Il the gram ~
parts Of corn, wheat, buck wheat ana OATS, ~
makes an excellent meal FOR warm muSh 70
be fed In the morning. but should not pe Ied
at night, unless the poultry-house - very
warm, and even Then ~ Ii DeLL0r W Ieeu WHoio
grains ut night. !,
/ A meat diet is very essential 70 the we'll
being Of all fowls during cold weather, when
worms and insects arc not 10 be FOUND his
ter the attention 1t deserves. Those who live
within reasonable distance Of slaughter
| house or butcher shop can secure plenty OF
scraps OF waste meat aud bloody pieces, which
are unsalable, at triiitnR COST; wv tnem u
small pieces, put Ia a large kettle, with plenty
OF water and boil them until they are very
tender. then stir In meal until II becomes
thick mlsh. and then cook until done. Turn
1t out Into pans and Let 1t cool, and you have
an excellent food for your fowls, which, \ put
4
| food should be given occasionally, as fowls
need some coarse and refuse matter to Keep
them healthy. In the summer they oaf HUG
| this for themselves, but IN the winter We must
supply this deficiency by giving them cao-
baga, turnips aud onions cut fine or coarse, as
seems to suit them best. Onions are espe-
cially valuable for keeping OIL vermin.
HORSE oATARRH OR COLD
| This disease may be considered under two
points Of view; either as an Inflammation OF
| the mucous membrane Of the nasal cavities,
accompanied by slight fever, or ~ an ephem-
sral fever Or three or four days duration.
complicated with this condition OF tne nose.
| The latter Is perhaps the more scientific deli
milton, but for common purposes ~ - more
convenient to consider 1t u simple catarrh OF
| cold. There Is invariably some degree OF
| feyarishness- -sometlmeS very considerable,
ut others 90 slight as to be easily passed over.
Usually the pulse Is accelerated To about
fifty or sixty, the appetite is Impaired, anu
there IL often sore throat Win some coa ~
On examining the Interior Of the nOstrils
they are more red than natural, at first dry
aud swollen, then believed with q Watery
discharge, which soon becomes thick, yellow
and In some cases purulent. Their eyes are
generally involved, their oonjunctival coat
being injected with blood, and often some
slight weeping takes place, but there Is
always an expression Of sleeplness or duii.
ness, partly owing 10 the local condition OF
| the organ, and partly to the general impair
|
most cases by chill either Ia OF out 81 the
stable but sometimes even Ia the mtldest
form 1t appears to be epidemic. The treat
ment will greatly depend upon the severity
OF the disease; usually q bran mash contain
Ing from six drachms to one ounce OF pow
dered nitre in It, at night, Tor two or three con-
| secntve doses, will suffice, together with the
abstraction of corn, and II the bowels are
confined a mild dose OF phystc should be
given. such as six drachms OF finely pow
dared Barbadoes aloes two drachms q
| ginger and one pint OF ttnseet oil tTHw1.
Should the disease extend to the bronchial
tubes or the lungs competent physician
| must be called In.
wHITEwAsH1Na TRREs.
| It certainly has tendency to close the
pores of the trunks, "a well as that It has an
unnatural appearance. SO far as 1t is de-
clared that the whitewash causes the old
bark to scale Off and hiding places Of the
insects to be disturbed this ls about all
that iS claimed for it--how much better for
every farmer having an orchard to scrape
the trees once a year, or only every other
year, and follow It with a washing OF whale
oil soap or carbolic soap and water, applied
with a short broom. This would be sure to
dislodge the insects, open the pores OF the
trees and give them natural, healthy ap-
pearance. This would do the work effect
ually and leave no room for doubt or discus
sion. Whatever aid the whitewashing OF
trees may be to their health aud productive
ness. ths best orchards we ever saw, which
bore full crops for a generation, were not
whitewashed, but scraped and washed with
soft soap.
CURE FOR HOG DISEASE.
Mr.. s. l.. Shaw, extensively engaged in rals-
ing hogs in the West. IN q letter recently pub
ing Information valuable to farmers: II
would state that, SO far rs my experience and
observation In hog raising goes, not one In ten
OF the hogs that die Of hog cholera ever had
.,.t~ Ala = In oil axson ~
quinsy, which is caused BY cold or chills,
and gradually extends to the lungs and
often terminates In kind Of diarrhea.
II one Of your physicians will oepn the
throat OF diseased hog, am satisfied
Ii the farmer will mix up the following
dose and feed 1t to the hogs. scattered over
stone coal (bitumtnous), they will chew 1t and
set 1t well In the mouth and throat, and 1t will
cure niue out Of ten II taken In time: One
oil, one third sweet oil. II well along give q
dose OF boneset In feed. / feed we'll hogs the
same, and also copperas water In moderate
quantities. II you will add to the above an
1t makes . fine lIniment for the throat. By
using the above l have not lost single hog
In three years from this disease. 1t nearly
always begins with hacking kind Of throat
cough the old saying, an ounce Of preven-
tion, ETC., Is very appropriate here
CROSS BREEDING OF SHEEP.
Merinos are greatly improved as mutton
sheep by crossing with Cotswolds or Leices-
ters; the former cross makes large heavy
bodied sheep, with valuable medium, long
combing wool; the latter cross 10 not 80 favor
able, but Is a good mutton sheep. The In
formation given on the cross breeds In THE
Shepherds Manual contains all that has as
yet been learned or done In this way. Cross
breeding must be done from year to year, and
II is not a permanent operation, for after two
or three crosses the produces is not to be dis
tipguished from the pure breed used for the
male animal.
FERTILIZERS FOR HOUSE PLANTS.
Overwhelming Is the cause OF much of the
III health Of plants. Frequently plants are
supposed TO require some stimulating fertll-
iaer, when In reality the trouble Is too much
water. When plants are in aourishing con-
dltion, then fertilizers may be useful, espe-
cially III the soil In the pots is rather poor.
For hard wooded, slow-growing plants -four
OF bone Is a good fertilizer, a few tablespoons
ful being formed into the soil OF the pot. For