The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-09-22

Judges at Agricultural Fairs.-Tho FOL.
iostng just remarks by the Wesferm RHrnl upon
the complaints 80 frequently made against ia Iges
~ iairs we can fully endorse. EVERY crow thinks
~ young tho blaekest," and every exhibitor az
fair believes that nothing Of the kind on the
ground can beat his horse, COW, ram, boar, &c.--
we remember, In our service ~ the old State Ag-
ricultufal Society, when had receive the lists
OF those intending 10 exhibit stock. that on one
occasion almost every one Sho had horse TO
ter made the remark, apparently with full conf
dcnee In what he was saying. that no horse
that show ground could beat the one he was enter
ing. The RHrai says: AS 10 the complaints
commonly made against the awards ut fairs, We
can only repeat what have said in former years.
that We must exercise both Judgment and charity,
and instead Of eensuriBg the officials and Judges
enteavor 10 aid them In their difficult work. We
cV,not all get blue ribbons. any more than the
hsndred thousand presidential aspirants In this
country can become president. II Is natural and
altogether likely that are prcjudiced in favor
Of our own exhibits. But can hardly expect
that every can sec our stock and farm products
precisely a. We see them. In this age and coun.
try Of excellence. would Il no, be miracle f there
should be no division Of opinion in regard To the
merits Of our horse, COW, steer. sheep or hog? II
We had anything on exhibition in tho mils, Of
large competition. that would prompt tho same
judgment from every person who looked upon it.
about which there Is no diversity Of opinion.--
Certainly We cannot expect anything Of the kind.
Judges are human. They may be mistaken, and,
perehanec, we may be. That the judges are cor.
Tupt IL not often the case. and we have not the
least particle o: sympg,hy with charges of that
character as n general thing. Ofeourse. there are
instances OF corruption. But no society can long
exis, where corruption Is encouraged or permitted
after IL l. found 60 exist Whatever may be the
trouble, real ar fancicd u will 10 sort Of good
TO &c, mad aud rave Better set To- work 90 RENE.
dy the difficulty and save the fair. To save the
fair and make !; what II ought 90 be. il really
worthy Of some personal sacrifice. II l. a useful
institution and II II IL successful fair in point
Of attendance. breeders especially get paid for the
trouble Of exhibiting by the advertising they get
for their stock even u they get no premiums nj ALL
A :onniy that sustains a good agricultural fair Is
better thought Of than one that does not. Farm
properly h actually worth more in such n county,
and the farmers have greater influence. II 10 the
better plan. therefore, when defects exist or are
supposed 10 exist. TO go calmly but encrgcticaily
at work TO remedy them. They can be rencdiei
stat with that reasonable belief. and the work
WILDE half accomplished =, tue very beginning"
Ganders In Horses.-A writer in the isrr.
i-"H AgrieHii"risi in speaking Of CHAMBERS in
horss. offers some valuable suggestions which We
gladly copy for the benefit Of owners Of horses
and ithcrs, and from the fact that the disease
prcvils in at least one stable in Hartford county.
IL IL important that our people aequain; them.
selva Of IL and the manner of treatment. ct.
The writer says: Every horse owner is more or
less acquainted with that loathsomc disease, the
glaulers, and every one should be aware that IL
Is bdh contagious aud fatal. not only 10 horses.
but mankind. The fact that the disease has 10
this day bailed all treatment. il sufficient reason
Nhythe detection Of glandcrs in a stable Is always
loolcd upon rs serious. II the disease always
ned ho m rhn III
horr presented the three special symptoms essen
italy belonging TO IT, namely. the grcrnish. sticky
and NJ times bloody discharge At the nose. the
hari. painless and aihcTent swollen glands at tho
jaw. and above all. the peculiar and characteris
tic ilccrations Of the mucous membrane upon the
cartilage of the cavities Of the nose. there would
be ~ difficulties in recognizing the disease. and
e-riemnng tho animal thus afflicted rs moot
dangerous. But this u not always the ease. This
disease assumes many forms. Sometimes only q
slight ganduiar enlargement, again discharges
rom the nostrils. while In third animal neither
,f these will exist. and only small ulcers will be
detected in the upper angle of the nus;rils. Still
he animal Is just dangerous Us IL IL showed all
The symptoms fully developed in fact, even more
dangerous, for. while in this condition, IL NAV
apparently be in perfect health its skin present
ing nothing unusual 20 the ordinary observer.
The horse may remain in good condition. feel ~
veil n, ever. be able to do its work, and remain
thus for months, AMI communicate the CHAMBERS
90 mary animals who may come in contact with
Il. II IL necessary To- detect the disease at the
start. and for this no one should be better quail
hei than the regular veterinarian he who has
by his studies become familiar with the different
aspects Of the disease. II once detected. there
must DO no hesitation certainty of the existence
o. the disease should mean death 90 the animal
affected. Unless IL l. KILLED, most serious, even
fatal eonscquences. may follow.
"Tkc duty Of the owner Of an animal in a
Iicious condition Is, to have IL examined ut once
II there IL no doub, about the disease. tho horse
must be at once destroyed. II there is doubt, il
should be isolated aud rather than wait for the
development Of all the symptoms, which may take
a long time, incubation Of the matter from the
discharge can be made on an old horse, dog, or
fIbb.s, hut still better on an old mule n
donkey. This incubation will produce CHAMBERS.
no matter how small the quantity Of the virus IL
taken from n glandeFed horse"