Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-05-29
FARM AND GARDEN.
Topics q vital Import succinctIy Narrated.
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CastratiOn.
When is the proper time to castrato
a colt? Farmer Miles says any time
will do, but Issay the best time is dur
ing the months of April and May, and 4
to make a fine trim neck, he should
be castrated at a year old past, ifhe
has not been stunted IN his growth.
If his neck is. not fully developed,
let him 60 until 9 tWo-y ear-old. A
few precautions are necessary to be
successful in castration, to-wit: Be
sure the colt is healthy; if both
testicles are are not down, let ,hlm go
year longer; they may descend; it
not, then it is time enough to operate.
Examine if hernia is present. Never
operate unless your instruments are
scrupulously clean, and your knife
sharp. have met with several cases
Of lockjaw (tela,aets) from the operator
using rusty knife. Always throw
the colt, for the reason it is modern
surgery, and you have him under your
control. Should any unforeseen her.
MIA be present, you have him so that
you will be able to apply the remedies
for it, The proper way to cast him is
with the improved hobbies, such as
Miles uses, Then there is no danger
of injury in casting. Cast him on The
left side. After securing him, have
an assistant hold his head and another
take hold of the left hind foot and
hook, and, the operators knife in
hand, make an incision on either side
Of the median line of the strotum,
about three inches long, at one stroke
Of the knife, thus exposing the testicle.
Then place. the ecrasseur chain over
both or each separately, about two
inches up the cord, and gently take
them Oft. Lubricaue the inside Of the
scrotum with a little sweet oil.
Loosen your hobbies and allow him to
get up. Walk him for about ten or
fifteen minutes; then let him be taken
to his stall. After treatment, there
should be plenty of exercise every day.
Don't allow him to get wet or be ex-
posed to any cold, nor allow the parts
10 pc washed. If he be an aged horse,
you may work him every day. This.
I think, the most humane mode of
castration. As to clamping, have no
objections to the various methods if
tortion are covered by the ecrasseur.
The actual cautery is thing OF the
past, besides very cruel way of
operating.--Dr. IT. b. A1uy, IN Chey-
e1aa,e Lave Stock Journal.
The Vital Moment With Milk.
If we were asked what is the vital
moment with milk, says the Dairy
man, we would say the hour after it
comes from the COW Milk, as it
leaves the udder, is about 50 degrees
; Fahrenheit, and If poured in large
cans, will retain heat OF over ninety
for hours. if the weather is warm.
Decomposition may be said to begin
with milk the moment it leaves the
udder, and there is nothing like heat
to accomplish this. To avoid the
danger, the only way is to cool TIE
milk at once. Place the can in a
trough or tub OF fresh, cold water. If
ice can be put in the water. all the
better. If milk is to be kept over
night to go to the factory in the morn
ing, the above practice is imperative.
The cool nights of the fall months are
particularly misleading to dairymen.
They think, because the nights are
cool. there is no need for taking the
trouble to cool the milk when first
drawn from the cow. Mr.. j. A. Smith,
an old factory man, says this is a
prolific cause Of sour milk at the fac
! tory in the fall No one should ever
trust to his own feelings AS to the
condition of the weather. Always
consult the thermometer; but even
the coolest nights will not save the
milk if it is allowed to remain hot in
! the cans for any length of time. This
does the damage; and. like Humpty
Dumhty, after the mischief is done,
all the kings men cannot set Humpty
Dumpty up again. Cold weather will
not take the sourness out of milk after
you have once allowed it to get in.
As Mr.. Smith says, milk worth a dol
lar a hundred more should have as
much care taken OF it, even if it is in less
supply; besides, no man has right to
ruin all the other patrons milk by
his own carelessness.- Ie:ras Fuam and
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