Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-02-03

varieties Of cherries being introduced here
are not so fine as some of our natural cherries,
they are more hardy aud free from rot, and
might ON that account prove valuable. The
best Of our native cherries is the "l,ancastcr,'
n Seeding introduced Ivy Daniel SmeNch, of
this city, which is a very full bearer and Is
entirely free from rot is of good size aud
flavor
Frank II. Diflendertlcr commended the
Lancaster cherry IL is Of tine flavor, aud
fruits for month. The tree grows rapidly
and seems to be exempt from all kinds of
insect pests.
Levi :. Reist also had II good word to say
for the Lancaster cherry and advised its in
PRODUCTION into other localities
ABORTION IN cows.
VI. H. kcndig stated that he had three cows
to abort during the present season. They
were of the Guernsey breed; had them care
fully attended and well hut not fully fed.
They ahortcd at about eight months
Jos. L. Wilmer had four out of hNc cows,
tu abort during last winter some ot them
quite early and Others near their tull term.
one of the cows afterwards had call ana
did we'll; another abOrtcd the second umc,
and the others failed to breed. Ills cows
were Jerseys, and looked very well up I"
the time of their sickness
Levi :. Rcist said that or : years ago,
nearly all the cows in his netghhorhood
aburtcd, but there had been no such trouble
lately. 1t appears that when one COW is thus
affected the whole herd has similar trouble.
VIM. T. Clark said that he had some trou-
ble of this kind with his cows six or eiSht
years ago. The remedy recommended was
the use of bone dust in the feed given To the
cows.
Thomas Stubhs said the hest thing TO do in
4 case of this kind Is to remove the aborleu
calf and everything pertaining to II beyond
the sight and smell of the other cows bN
carefully following this practice he had pre-
vented the spread of the trouble among the
herd.
Elias Brackbill thought the trouble was
caused 10y some poisonous herb eaten 10y the
cows Ergot, which grows on rye, and on
some grasses, is known to produce TINS
trouble. He did not think the disease con,
tagious, Hyposulphite of soda is safe ana
excellent medicine to give the cows allcT
such troubles 1t prevents or cures blood
poisoning. strengthens the animals ana puts
them in good condition. \ spoonful or two
dissolved in water and mixed with the COW
food is a sufficient dose though much
larger dose will do no harm. The hypoSul-
phlte can be procured at any drug store al
small expense.
PREMIUM FOR THE BOYS.
President Lands announced that it was his
intention to give premium of 50 for the best
ESSAY. on any agricultural subject written by
any pupil in any ofthe public schools of Ian
caster city or county. The essays must he
written and sent to him before the LIST of
April next, so that they may he read at the
April meeting of this association. lie ap-
pointed VIM. I. Clark. OF Drumore Casper
Hitler. of COnestoga, and Calvin Cooper. OF
Bird-in- Aand, a committee to award the pre-
MUM.
MATTER FOR NEXT MEETING.
The president appointed +. X. Hershey as
esSavst for next meeting
The following questions for answer at next
meeting were referred to the parties named :
How does shell lime compare with stone
lime as fertilizer Casper Hitler.
OF what value is salt as fertilizer Henry
VI. Engle
Name six good hardy ornamental shrubs
Calvin Cooper.
Adjourned.