Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-16
STOCK ITEMS.


The American Jersey Cattle Club held q
meeting at Chicago on the goth ult-, for the
mutual Interchange of ideas respecting
stock growering. About one hundred mem
bers were present A resolution was
passed asking Congress and the State Leg
islatures to enact laws for the stamping ont
of pleuro- pneumoGa in this country, and
the board of directors ssas instructed to
spend all the necessary funds of the club
toward obtaining this end
The time is drawing near when the judi
cious farmer will have the bulk of his hog
crop ripe for the market or slaughter. It
is but repeating a stereotyped story to say
that a bushel of corn will maze twice as
much pork in the pleasant fall weather es
it will consumed in winters storms, yet .
large per cent. Of the farmers fail TO grasp
the idea in its magnitude and make the
most of it. Corn represents cash ana
should not be wiIfully squandered away in
the winters wind. snoSy and mud--L''e-
Stock Indicator.
A meeting was held in the Board or
Trade rooms at st. Joseph, Mo-, the other
dav, looking toward the Organization OF a
permanent Fat Stock Association Tor ST.
Joseph. latter a full discussion or the
matter, it was decided to undertake the
enterprise, and committee was appointed
to at once draft plans and prepare articles
of incarceration The Legislature and
State Board of Agriculture will be asked
to aid the enterprise, the plan being con-
sidered feasible to secure the location
of the State fat stock show at that city.
The disease among horses which seems
to be killing so many of them or, seems TO
prevail in all the surrounding counses- IL
is believed that some thing in the corn Is
the cause of the disease 1t is reported Ihot
a farmer in Audrain vent into the heio
with twelve horses, gathering corn, ana
the next morning only ol-e out OF the dozen
was alive. A great many farmers are
now muzzling their horses wAen Iney ~
TO gather corn. 1t is the opinion that
horses in biting off the ends OF the ears Oh
corn inhale the fine powder found IN DIS
eased ears, 9hich causes ind gestion anu
death.-St. Louis World.
There is some excuse for the average
farmer who does not have his place stocked
entirely with pure-bred animals He sell
dom has the surplus cash necessary TO puy
first-class breeders to begin with; but there
is no good reason why. he should continue
to perpetuate the scrubs that have been In
the neighborhood ever. since the country
first settled As much good stock as there
is in the country, and as cheap a. 1t Is just
now, we must conclude that none but the
veriest old fogies will con tinue to progress
backward by standing aloof and doggeoly
refusing to grade up their stock.-hansa'
Farmer.
The report of the Nebraska Live Stock
Sanitary Commission recently made TO
the Governor shows that the State au-
thoritiss have caused 800 horses aud mules
to be destroyed on account OF being dis
eased with CHAMBERS. A nominal appralse-
meut of one dollar per head was made In
almost every instance. Three persons
died with CHAMBERS in. the State within the
past twelve months. They were inoculated
while handling horses affected with the
disease. The State has live stock inter
est valued at $4,000 0Oe. At present the
swine plague can be found in every
county in the State, and within the past
two wears Nebraska has su fered loss oil
So OO0, 600 from diseases among animals