Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-11-21
STOCK s0UIBs.

STOCK s0Ums.
The Scotsman insists that whatever
else is essential in making q successful
feeder, it is certain that Carefulness is
most necessary, and q kind sympathy
with the animal condition is almost
equally so. 1t is not sign Of a good
feeder to see him throw out feed prOmis-
cnusly to the animals without reference
70 their requirements, whether they eat
it or not, or to their condition, whether
in health or out Of health. The good
farmer looks after the condition of his
stock and their requirements In feed
and other things as we'll, and besides he
looks carefully after the health and ap-
petite of his stock. Throwing out feed
Is the smallest part Of caring for dOmes-
tic animals. Their health and condition
is much more important, and their sta
bling and water and the quality Of feed
require. constant attention.
To destroy the virus of CHAMBERS or any.
other CONTAGIOUS disease proceed as fol-
lows: Mix one pound Of sulphuric acid
with one pail full of water; be careful to
avoid splashing of the acid. Drench all
the woodwork, floors included, with the
diluted acid; then wash the whole thor
Oughly with boiling water and dust ii
which wet with chloride Of lime. Let
the stable dry; then burnin it, in an iron
pot, a few ounces of sulphur screwed IN
Wisps of paper, and close the stable
tightly to retain the fumes. When the
VapOrs Of sulphurOus acid has disap-
! peared it Will be safe to use the stable.
In ordinary cases it would be best to re-.
new all the feeding racks, managers, and
stalls, and only disinfect the floor thor
! oughly IN the way mentioned.
To break a runaway or kicking horse,
put bit in the horses mouth, with strap
! over his head, before putting on bride.
J In this bit have a standing martingale
/ with long loop and ring in lower end.
/ Fasten a strap to one gambrel joint, pass
/ it through the ring, and fasten to the
other Just tight enough, so that the
/ horse can stand naturally. Now he can
walk or trOt with ease, but the instant
both hind feet 60 backwards his nose
meets the ground, and a judiCiOus use of
/ the whip will soon convince him that 1t
is best to behave.
Dodge City Globe: There is no country
On earth but this, that q man would ex-
! peCt to raise a sod crop enough to make
! him a living. In some counties farmers
! expect to work the ground several years
/ before cutting much of a crop. If next
year is as favorable as this has been. sod
/ corn viii be good, but that is a small
! item in the years expenses, The far
mer has COWS, hogs, sheep or chickens
| to feed his corn too, his sod crop Is all
right, if not, he will have to depend on
/ some other means for a livelihood.
! Minneapolis Messenger: Some idea OF
/ the extent Of the failure of the wheat
crop in this valley may be obtained by a
| comparison Of shipments between this
| year and last. For September 1884, the
! books of the railroad show shipments OF
! IO6 car loads, and during the month of
| September, 1885, eight cars only were
! shipped. With no wheat, the hogs dy-
| ing with the cholera and corn only "A
! cents a bushel, the out look for good
times is not encouraging.
Atchison Globe: Peter Byram, q heavy
stock raiser of this county, says that he
has not heBrd Of a single case Of cholera
among hogs which were allowed to run
/ with cattle. His own hogs, which run
with cattle, are perfectly healthy, al
though t1e disease is rampant in his
neighbOrhOOd. He argues from this that
hogs generally need more room, better
water, and more exercise.
Marion Record: Here is another item
showing the advance Of values in Kan
sas. Ten years ago MIR. w. 3. Nesbiti
land north of Marion. 1t was "speCula
tors land" and he paid $3.50 per acre fOI
1t. He sold this same land a few weeks
ago for over twenty dollars peracre.
Alma Enterprise: Hogs are dying Of
cholera at a fearful rate in various pOr-
tions Of Wsubaunsee county. Messrs
Jackson and Goddard Of Maple Hill
township, have each lost several hun
dred head. The disease 1t is thought
was brought into our county by hogs be
ing shipped here from Kansas City.
For the very reason that sheep require
closer attention and more careful hand.
ling than any other farm animal is per
haps the very reason why so many far
mers have no success with this stock
Those who are too busy, too lazy or toe
careless to give them the requisite care
viii do better with some other class OF
stock.
One of the best Jonics for chickens, and
probably one Of the simplest, is to keeI
a handful of old rusty nails-the more
rust on them the better-in each dish
from which they drink. The rust is the
oxide of iron sold by druggists, and the
home made is as good as the sale article
A convention has been called to NEE
at Denver on January 20, for the purpOs'
of organizing an international assOCia
ton Of range cattle and horse growers.
\ Two hundred and fourteen cars Of cat
tie were shipped from New KiOWa, Bar
ton county, last week.
How We Get Birthstone.
The Italian bark GuIIIO, Capt. Druid