Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-05-01

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WretchedueSs. Thousands OF calves Glt
Of this mistake before they are three
months old. 4 calf Is Il foolish crea-
tnre; it viii dliak all the milk given tc
it, until completely gorged. THIS miIl
clrdlcs in the stomach; SO overburdened
that it cannot act; this hard mass Of
card gradually gets into the bowels
i-rments, decomposcs, and produce:
those spas:ns which cause the intens.
agony exhibited by the poor weak crea-
tire in it's distressful groans and
inoans. The real foolishnoss is in the
owner, whose idea Of arithmetic is that
three quarts Of milk is good for a calf,
six quarts is twice as good; but this is
by no means safe conclusion ia breed
ing animals ofany kind.
A well-known IIinoi3ian reports as
a fact that 500 will Just now buy 1000
bushels ofpotatoes in Illinois. At tbs
rrice't will pay 10 feed potatoes to
Ncck Of all kinds. 4 few are exceed
ingly useful to horses, and especially to
those suffering from heave3 or broken
wind. When potatoes are tel to COWS
the tubers shoull be boiled, by which
any irritation to the bowels from indi-
geStcd starch granule8 is avoided. Raw
potatoes will affect the flavor Of milk,
and of course that Of the batter, but
boiled potatoes, fed cold, are easily d.
gestcd, and if mixed with little bran
aid lightly sailed, are very palatable
and nutritious. Potatoes contain 20
per cent Of starch; corn contains 60 per
cent then if corn is worth 80 cent? Il
bnshcl, potatoes are worth about II
cents bushcl to feel. Bat they are
worth 10 cents a bushel more for their
wholesomeness and the aid they give to
the digestion Of hay and corn meal.
The papers are filed with so many
stories Of diseases among cattle, sheep,
swine and horses, and among persons
who have come diseased through these,
as to make yeriabIe chapter Of hor-
Tors in every column almost. In che
dav and in one paper | find story Of a
man who died Of g.and"rs ta'.cn from a
horse and who exhibited symptoms of
pneumonia; also Of family poisoned
by trichina in pork which they eat; one
persons arm having been "caten to
fhred5 in day or two >; also Of sheep
dying from worms with gjml2t heads
which were Matched in March from c-gs
laid in July, and which penetrated the
brain and of course then cause death.
And then more poisoning by eating raw
pork in two places. Each case is an i'm
possible one because the symptoms are
not those Of the disorders referred to,
and each bears the Impress Of imagina
ton or remarkable distortion. Is all
this part of the scheme to draw tAat
$250,O00 out Of the Treasury?
What serious results sprlng from
comparatively small causes. Last year
about this time there was a popular eX.
element in regard to seed corn. A
change was desired, and the farmers Of
Michigan and Wisconsin thought seed
from Kansas or Nebraska would hc an
Improvement upon Their native kinds,
The consequence was that this late
ripening corn failed to matu.e, and the
bulk of the crop was frozen before it
could ripen. This soft corn was usel
for feed, and the result that there ncy-
cr was at any previous time 50 much
disease and loss among live stock. \
case which happened in Michigan is
peculiar and instructive. A farmer
had flock of several hundred sheep
from whose backs the wool has been
dropping until Tie animals are bare
TIE prevalent excitement in regard to
contayions disease led this farmer TO
fell his sheep for twenty cents head
to tallow rcndcrcr. The disease is
simply II very common disorder among
sheep caused by improper Feeding,
which produces fever and causes them
to shed the wool or hair prematurcIy
Thousands Of sheep at this time arc
troubled in the same way, bat their
owners need be under no apprehension
Of any contagious disease. Another les
eon to be learned from this incident is
that seed corn should never be brought
from southern locality where the sea-
SONS are long and the corn is late in
,ipening,
It is surprising to those who have