Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-04-27
HOUSE AND FARM.
Farm Notes.


As the warm weather comes on water
your faithful work horses often, but
do not suffer them to drink much at a
time.
IF any new varieties of seed are tried
use only small quantity at first until you
are sure that the soil and locality are favor.
able.
One of the best things for farmer to
cultivate is good humor. Scatter every
trace of moroseness to the winds.
The Scotch pollel cattle are gaining
very much in public estimation, and have
carried off most of tie prizes at the fast.
stock shows. The bullocks command
higher prices in some localities than over
fat short horns.
The importation Of cart stations Of the
Clydesdale, Norman, or Percheron species,
is rapidly increasing, and more attention is
daily paid to the selection Of the fttest
species of horses to given kinds of work
There are now en- route twenty four Eng
lish shire stations from the Isle of Ely,
which are especially suited for slow, strong
cart work. They are destined for Obi
cago.
A French chemist reports that water
made slightly salt, and to which, when boil
ing, bran in the proportion Of one quart to
every gallon has been added, has been
found in q series of experiments to increase
the yield of milk 25 per cent. if given ia
the COWS as their ordinary drink.
deny that any human being with the
heart of true man can long be associated
with that most faithful Of our dumb SER
wants and not learn to love him. Many a
cold night have been called on an errand
Of mercy to travel over our rough country
roads, and havs always had my heart
grow warm toward my faithful horse as
saw how bravely he faced the storm, how
patiently he endured the fatigue of his
heavy work, and with what unerring wis
dom he evaded the danger Of the way.
Chicken Cholera.
Fred E. Baldwin in Western Farm Journal
This is subject that has been much dis.
cussed, but there are constantly 50 many
inquiries made concerning it that thought
would give my treatment for this dread
disease. 1t is first necessary to distinguish
the symptoms, as most of the diseases which
fowls are heir to are laid to this disease.
The fowls have dropping appearance,
seek dark places, and are very thirsty. The
comb and wattles lose their natural color,
becoming dark.
There is always diarrhea with greenish
discharge, which afterward becomes frothy
and thin. The digestion becomes imper-
feet and the fowl dies.
On dissecting fowls that have died of
this disease, the liver appears very much
enlarged and fabby. The crop and intes-
tines are very much infamed.
The first thing to do is to remove all dis
eased birds and bury all that die, as chol.
era can meyer be stamped out when this is
not done. Disinfect the coop and places
where the fowls congregate with water con-
tanning five ounces of sulphuric acid to the
gallon. Drench the droppings of diseased
birds with sulphuric acid water to destroy
the diseased germs.
Give them Douglass mixture, made by
taking eigh ounces of common ccpperas
and half fluid ounce of sulphuric acid in 6
gallon of water, also adding o little tannit
acid, when cholera prevails. This mixture
is a valuable tonic for poultry and acts as 6
preventive to all diseases. A gill for twen-
ty-fve fowls should be given every day
when infection is present, and every other
day is enough when no disease is present
This mixture will cost you but little, and
there is nothing better for them. Common
coal Gil is one Of the best preventative
for this disease. Soak feeding of corn o.
wheat in the oil for few hours and feed i
to the fowls two or three times week.
is also sovereign remedy for other poultry
disorders, some of which will mention
hereafter.