McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-05
INDUSTRIAL YREyITIEs

Dy some dogs on the presumption that
scent is faculty per Sc altogether
distinct and different from the sense
of smell. This is, as all psychologists
must know, misconception. The
truth is that each species of animal
has some specially developed faculty
of relation by which it is, more than
by other faculties, placed en- rapport
with the external world. The differ
ences are great even among small
classes of beings; for example, among
dogs some use sight more than smell
AS the greyhound. The sense of
smell is, however, generally developed
to high pitch among those animals
which have in state of nature to hunt
for their prey or to avoid predatory
enemies. There is nothing, that we
can perceive, difficult to understand
in the intelligence exhibited by the
lower animals. The scientific doctrine
of evolutionary development affords q
satisfactory solution of every problem,
and renders the facts plain to see.
The trustees of the University of
Pennsylvania have determined to build
large hospital and stable in Philadel-
phia for the treatment of diseases of
dogs, horses, cows, and other dOmest-
&c animals. A great deal of prepera-
zion has already been made IN the
direction of founding veterinary
faculty, and several professors have
been in Europe fitting themselves for
this work. There are more fancy
cattle owned around Philadelphia, it
is said, than any other city except
Boston, and some of the finest animals
die from want of surgical attention.
A special department is to be devoted
to the care of pet and sporting dogs.
A well known Philadelphia lady pro-
poses endowing department for cats.
A recent dispatch from Ottawa says
that a contagious disease in the form
of ''scab'' has broken out among the
sheep in the province of Quebec, which
will probably lead to the importation
of Canadian sheep into Great Britain
being prohibited for the present. Sir
Charles Upper, Canadia's high COM
missioner in London, cables that car
go of sheep just landed at Liverpool
from Montreal is badly affected with
the disease. The Dominion govern
ment has issued orders that all diseased
sheep be at once slaughtered, the gov
eminent to pay the owner two-thirds
of the value of an animal.
Boston hide-deaters attach but little
Importance to statements concerning
the poisoning of men in New York
from the handling of hides previously
treated with arsenic for purposes of
preservation. They are of the opinion
that some of the cases are due to ami
NAL rather than arsenical poison, and
that the latter is to be feared only
when the man handling the hides is in
poor physical condition, or when there
are peculiar circumstances of a similar
character.
1t is reported that an English spec
ulator visited south Russia some time
since to buy up cattle for the purpose
of exporting their flesh to England.
Now other Spectators are buying ami
mails in Bessarabia and sending them
by sea to England. They are paying
at present the high prices for Russia)
of f10 and Ell head, and it costs "a
los head to transfer them to Eng
land.
An Iowa farmer thinks all the meal
made from faxseed should not be fed
to animals. He advocates mixing 10
per cent. of flaxseed meal with wheat
flour or Indian meal for making gem
and griddle cakes. He states that it
improves their flavor and renders
them more wholesome. He also adj
vocates using a small amount of it in
ordinary corn bread.
Mr.. Watkins. of Michigan. says that
the white shorthorn cattle feed better
han red. He deems the latter ''sports."
Other stockmen of the late Michigan
breeders meeting agreed with him.
Prof. johnson, of the state college, is
of the opinion that color will receive
less attention in the future than indi-
Vidual excellence.
The commissioner of agriculture
says that, while in some of the states
the pure-bred and high-grade cattle
are but 8 per cent. of the whole, in
Ohio and Kentucky it is 40 per cent,
in Indiana % per cent, in Illinois 80
per cent, and Massachusetts, 80 per
cent. of the whole number.
Carrots are recommended as feed
for farm horses, as they save corn
and give fine gloss to the skin,
besides promoting healthful condi-
ton of the system. from fourteen to
twenty-one pounds is liberal allow
ance, anything over that being apt to
affect the kidneys.
The agricultural college of Califor-
MIA raises and distributes every year
large quantities of seeds, cuttings and
cions. 1t has introduced many new
plants into the state which are tested
On the college farm, and if found to be
Of value are sent to farmers who ap-
ply for them.
1t is proposed to establish dairy |
school in England that shall be superb
Dr. to anything of the kind in the world. |
are asked for 100000. |
A farm of $50 acres has been secured, |
and it is hoped that the school will be
opened the present year.
1t is said that the wood on the north
side of tree will not warp as much
Is that from the south side. and that
f the trees are sawed in planes that
.uu east and west as the tree stood, |