Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-26
THE FARM.
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST
TO STOCK-GROWERS.
Agricultural and Horticultural Top
les Discussed-What Our Con-
temporaries Have to Say.
oUIN1NE FOR DIsrEMPER.


We find in the Winterset iowa Madiso-
MAN, under above caption, the following
from private letter written by L. Brod-
head, the very able superintendent and
agent of A. j. Alexanders WOODBURY. farm,
Kentucky: :" l am glad to give you our
treatment for distemper. Give for wean-
lings from 10 to 20 grains day we gen.
orally give this quantity once day, but
when first taking and the fever is high give
about 10 grains twice day. morning and
evening; if the attack is mild, only one dose
a day until the disease has left the system.
The quinine allays the fever, and is good
for the infamed throat, is fine tonic, and
so far has cured every case we have had, to
the number OF about 100. In the early
spring we had several verv severe cases
that | am sure we would have lost but for
the quinine these were yearlings, and we
gave 20 grains (about) twice day. Older
horses YOU can give 60 grains u Gay in two
doses. Whenever you have fever use
qunine freely, no matter what the disease.
II is almost specific for lung fever and
pneumonia. | have cured two cases of
locEjaw in Stockings this summer with
quinine and altrophia. &c drops of the latter
to dose We are not particular to weigh
the quinine; we guess al q dose, put it in a
spoon, and place on the tongue without
e.evating the head or exciting the animal
We pull the tongue to one side, insert the
spoon, turn it over and wipe on the tongue.
1t is easy to administer and the animal gets
it all. 1t is perfectly safe, and little, if any,
danger in giving too much. If you wish
any further information, will be pleased to
write you on the subject. l have used
quinine for four or five years, and always
with good results"
BALKY (?) HORSES.
A writer in Our Dumb Aaimals SAYS:
have several times seen in your paper COM
munications in regard to balky' horses.
suggesting annoying if not cruel methods
of starting them, and which were printed
without comment, so far as | remember
The piece in the November number | was
rather surprised at, taken from the Home
and Farm. 1t speaks of horse as crazy, y
recommending several things The only
reasonable one, l consider, is that he should
not be whipped. II drivers of horses exer-
cised as much sense as their horses there
would be far less trouble in managing
them. Some years ago had the good for
tune to purchase a balky " mare-high-
spirited, active, docile, only needing kind
treatment to make her most valuable an
imal, both for saddle and harness. This
high spirit and promptness in starting
makes the difficulty. The driver is alarmed
and fears the horse will run away He is
ierked up suddenly and stopped by the
driver, and, not knowing what to do, will
not proceed. He is then taken by the
head, jerked about and whipped, the driver
holding him tight all the time for fear
of his running away. The horse is thus
made "crazy " by crazy man, and if
often used thus will become confirmed
balker-to be cured only by kind treat
ment, which he should have had at first.
A horse should be taught to stand without
holding tight on his mouth, the lines slack
but not so loose as to allow him the chance
to run away. He should be started gently
by taking up the lines, and if he starts
and taught to start at a walk. If horses
balk examine the collar and other parts of
the harness. They are sometimes bruised
or chafed under the collar and a small col
lar may cause a double or follower of the
skin. / have seen horses or mules in long
single leans attached to freight cars, that
fore starting. The result was they were
frightened. and became balky; no two
would start together. and half an hour
perhaps, required to get them off. Another
team at the same place was driven by
boy, who would cali to them to start and
say, Take your time" They would present
ly find their collars and all pull together.
starting with scarcely any delay.