The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-21
THE STATE CAPITAL.


LEGISLATIVE NATTERs.
The Lhgisaturc returned from is 1linketr
ng tour 6f the State institutions on Friday.
but In struggling order. 40 that before the
lay was closed the seats were pretty well
l1liod. Very little business was transacted.
Members proceeded to unload their accumu-
lated bills and get them to their hnal rest nR-
place, tho cOmmittec-roOm, the charnel-house
Of great expectations, W many an overxesl
ous legislator.
Nothing has transpired yet TO outline even
lhe drift OF legislation. Very few bis have
come bacx from committees. The prohibi-
ton question has been held In afeynnce
owing TO the death Of Representative Hol-
brook.
In the senate. both Donnan's and East
mans bills will come Up to-mori Ow, the lat
ter as substitute for the former. The Git
ference IN them Il that Domains bin is sim
ply the constitutional amendment In the form
or q statute Eastman's bill ID IN absolute
prohibition bill, cutting OF a. manufacture,
ana all - e except for me dicina ana culinary
purposes. Tho Senate committee reported
in favor of Eonnan's bill, and that viii
pa.s: and. as II now looks, that y
about tho only bill which will pass the House,
but II Ia impossible even 10 conjecture now
the sentiment OF III. House on the subject.
The Houre has passed ro bill Of Importance
II has passed one to divide the Fourth judi
cinl District, which includes nine northwest
ern counties, and has become too densely
populated for one Judge 10 get around It.
STATE DRAINAGE ASSOCIATION.
The State Drainage Association was in SEES
sion here during the week. and was prodnc
tive Of much good. Able papers were read
from Prof. =. 4. Knapp, OF the Agricultural
Coils gc; Hon. {. !. alarkson, 4; g. bishop. :.
4. McCaughan and Henry J. Philpott on tho
value and importance OF drainage 10 the
farmer. The substance Of the conclusions
reached wero:
l. That tile rn.lerirainage will make the soil
.s ana climate warmer because M = VIII draw W. away way
which IN spring requires 20 much heat of the
sun to evaporate and dispcl. thereby permitting
the farmer to plant two weeks earlier
Z. Drainage will insure larger crops Water
soaked soii forces plants roote nearer the sur.
earth Is drained the plant roots VIM % down.
from the moist soil. Drained soil Will receive
and absorb the ruins, and the feftiltxfn9 proper
ties Of rain water, whereas u not drained: these
are prevents drought. a. tho moisture from the
drain Ii drawn upward through the porous soil.
The tile drain carries OF the surplus water long
when spring rains come they are readily alb.
0orRed and carried on
!. Drainage wifi insure Rood crops. bccause II
advances the time ior planting . inlly twS 1
belt 100 miles north. The seed viii
remain In the ground much longer without rot.
soiE 80 there IL no time lost In rcrlantinG The
first warm rays of the sun start the plant
g1t with. and the farmer has the whole season TO
spring viii, aim almost withon. exception. put corn
ont Of the reach OF the frst frost.
I. Draining will dtSpcl Ut least GO per cent Of
the mAlarial diseases Of the country, which are
mainly caused by stagnant water In slouRs.
ponds, marches, and water-soaked soil. This
has been proven beyond question. II VIII re-
move the cause q many OF the diseases Of cat
tie. such - anthrax, bloody murrain. abortion,
etc, which can bc traced directly TO bad water.
Staenant air or water means death and disease
The depth 81 tile was fully discussed, and
the decision reached was 81. to- feet, accord
ing to the soil.
Open bitches werc generally denounced, ~
they were more or less viaducts for surface
water. which contains much feitilixing mat
ter which should te altered into the soil.
Open bitches were 90 much waste land.
Tile making is now 80 largely carried on In
the State. farmers can readily set . supply.
President McCauRhan showed the gatn In
time OF planting by stating that last year on
very low, wet underdi aimed land he planted
corn two weeks before his Eeighhors could
pow, and raised sixty-fyc bushels Of good,
sound corn per acre, which matured lesorc
the first frost.
The general sentiment was that II would
pay to undcr,lrain every farm In the state.
the POULTRY AND rET STOCK SHOW.
The exhibit Of poultry and cogs the past
week showed the lossit ties TO wnicn
chickens could be cultivated. hens welxn,
ing ii POUNDS ana iO ounces are pretty wen
developed, as every farmer will admit. and
when u is said the price asked fos pair was
SlaN. he will admit that II pays to raiee
chickens. Probably fner display 0f poultry
Was never seen, and these monstrons
Growths OF all the various orccds were
nj an fn AH n
tine shorthorn or Jersey would care Tor his
favorites. They staod deep IN clean straw.
were ciean and neat. ana rewurdeo tncir
owners BY dropping an 0gx every DAY.
There Was large display OF game fowls.
which provoked the query OF an exhibitor,
who also had three several crops 0f the
Rrahmas and Cochins, II the games were
raised tor profit or sport. For profit, Was
the reply. sIhey are letter layers Oetter
flesh for the table, easier kept, aud you can
get moro OF them, as they can Keep out Oh
the reach OF hogs, whereas those eleven
pound birds can't travel worth = cent,
Take the games for profit to family on the
farm every time.
EplpENic AMONG HORSES.
An endemic prevails among horses In this
State. with considcrahlc loss. A successful
veterinary surreon of thie city gives the fol
lowing treatment for Il, which will be OF In
tcrest 10 farmers:
..rhe symptoms are 4 proof Of the disease
| and are a. follows: They are broadly marked
and prominently character xcd The eye,
are dun. and there is an external thickness,
| about the lNrynx. ANY attempt to handle
| the throat will cause the animal 10 show re
/! sistAnce. The head u carried Mwkwlrulys y
| II the neck WAS sttn; short cough 10 IRE
quently heard. There Is Also = hoarse sount
or sort Of erunt the breath - hurried ant
| IN many cases catching, the nasal memorans
has biuish appearance. TITO person in a
tendance should give the pnise the nrst atteu
ton, for II mnet be caused less frequent Ant
soft. DO not bleed. hut rather use aconit'
tincturc from tie root. Eose. ten =
sixteen drops In two ounces OF water ever!
three hours until three 70 four dost.
have leen given. Steam the nostriis witt
hops-to neglect stcaming y dangerous
Should the animal seem distressed from To-
use or the stcAsA hag, remove Tor shor
time. then replace the bag. Food and drin'
should be gwen iukewarn. Keep the ieg
warm by bandaxes--cothe the tody, keep.n
. hoOsl on the head and neck. No dry o
| rough feed should be fed during the disease
| HAlt-ounee doses Of Harbadccs tar. or u
water. must be gtven niaht and morning. y
many cases the parotid glands are nadi