The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-28
THE DAIRY,

AS rule the best dairy districts
are those which contain large per-
centage of lime and potash, but low,
marshy land should never be selected
for dairy farm.
When we see hogs ioafing around q
cheese factory or creamery, or man
working about one with pipe or chew
of tobacco in his mouth, we recognize
the off flavor of his goods without look
ing at them.-American Datrynan.
The best cheeses of Europe are
cured in caves and cellars to secure
even temperature. Does not this sug-
gest that our factories have got the cart
before the horse? They cure in the
cock loft.
The fat on a COW known to be a
large and rich mixer will mostly 90
into the cream-pot during the season.
1t is never safe to buy cow in poor
condition, as she will require heavy
feeding, or make poor, thin milk
There is no such thing as Gloss of
cud. " 1t is loss of appetite. The cow
is sick and ceases to ruminate. 1t is
often brought on by the animal eating
too much of food that she is not used
to, and indigestion is the result. If it
is thought best to give any medicine at
all-instead of remedying the trouble
by careful system of dieting-give a
dose of salts. But we believe that the
less medicine given the better. With
draw from the animal the food which
she has been eating, and in fact give
her but little of anything. There is
nothing better than dieting in case of
sickness in man or beast Western
Rural.
In the United States Circuit Court
for Missouri, Justice Miller rendered a
decision against oleomargarine, which
will be of interest to the butter-makers
of the country. Missouri has a State
law prohibiting the sale of adulterated
butter and under the law John Brosna-
han, agent of the Southern Dairy Com
pany, of Louisville, KY, was arrested
and the case taken to the United States
Court for trial. After hearing argu-
ment the court decided that it was a
case for the State courts and remanded
the prisoner for trial. The prisoner
claimed the right to make and sell oleo-
margarine, because the United States
had issued a patent for the same and
that his arrest was in violation of the
National law, recognizing interstate
commerce. The court held differently.
Missouri has taken leading position
on the question of adulterated butter,
and it is hoped that the State will CON
tinue to enforce the wholesome law
against all dealers in the worthless,
harmful product.
"A good many dairymen in various
portions of the country have lost cows
this spring by turning them on wet
clover. In some instances death en-
sued in very short time after the cattle
had been turned out. Farmers ought
to know that it is exceedingly danger
Gus to turn the cattle into a clover-field,
especially if the grass be wet either
from dew or rain. A veterinary sur
geon gives the following simple remedy
for hoven or "blown,n as it is called.
Hoven or "blown" is caused by sudden
generation of gas in the stomach from
eating clover, etc, and may be arrested
by giving a large tablespoonful of pull
verified alum dissolved in one pint of
boiling hot water. Give it to the animal
warm but not hot. Place a round stick
of wood in themouth, fastened over the
top of the head to facilitate the escape
of gas through the mouth. This dose
may be repeated in two or three days
to prevent further attacks. | prefer
alum to ammonia, turpentine, etc, for
an immediate relief, as it will bring the
disease to a standstill in the shortest
time. The same remedy may be APP
piled to sheep only in small doses
EL0i11 Ad1,Oc0te,