The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-12-20

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q simple hut beautiful piece n mechanic.
.m De-. gnci apparently for The sole
purpose 1i enabling the seed io .ow
.t4eli Il tightly twisted screw. lie
f-f twolhlris ~ "a lrngth, and then
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remaining nne-third being uniwi.icd
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called animated oar or the Wild oats
vll b. familiar with the action u the
twisted avn under The influence Of wet
~ DRY weather The avn unloo.cns
NJ tightsus ~ twist according ~ IL
comes under the influence Of wet or dry
conditions, and the uniwi.tei, right
angled end remaining quie-ccni enables
ihr seed 70 wrthe and turn and hurrow
deeper and deeper into the earth.
This application Of it. mechanical
power, 10 the proper end ot saving IT,
life 8. both beautiful and pleasing, but,
unfortunately. these power, being
mechanical. act with equal vigor to an
improper end Caught in the seem.
inEly impenetrable wool u the sheep.
and there subjected b the influence OF
alternate moisture and dnucss. the
swns DO their work, and, incredible as
il may seem. propcl the seed SO far as
20 cause the needle 10 penetrate the
hide Of the animal. The awns break
Of. and the needles penetrate the vital
parts Of the sheep, causing painful
death The Misunderstanding silky
growth on the needle tending backward
from the point a It does. act, as q barb
to prevent any %reirograde movement
Of the intrding needle.
The points. too. not only enter the body
Of the sheep IN this way, but also stick
In the nosirils. nose and lips, where.
however. they do les, harm than when
eaten and swallowed into the stomach.
in which event death mus, follow.
The tendency to underrate the work
Of weak agents NAV lead to the
thought that no material damage can be
done by the means II the Stipa spar
tea e sheep. How erroneous such q
conclusion would be- will be seen from
q statement Of Mr.. Henry Stewart, who.
in bis work. The Shepherd 5 Manual
SAYS. referring TO sheep in the North
west district, that 1.-THE most frequent
losse, are caused By a native grass.
which bears exceedingly sharp awns OF
beapis, and called popularity ''needle
grass
Sheep men guard against loss from
thi, cause by frequent examination OF
the sheep during the period when Stipa
.pariea !. rpe. and by burning the pas
iuw in June. NJ which time the deadly
gras, ha, just commenced It's growth.
Prevention in this instance. as in others.
j. better than cure, for II is no easy
10 examine every sheep Of a large herd
80 carefully that all the needles can he
detected and withdrawn.-JOhH r. Cor
yoH, "a Scientific american.