Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1886-01-07

it has been fully demonstrated by COM
petent authorities that the milk is 4
very prolific source of transmitting dis.
ease germ from impure food. and es-
pecially from impure water.
Au English writer says that in case
of fire in u building containing horses.
if the harness be merely put on. how.
ever loosely, the horses will quit the
place without difficulty. A knowledge
of this may be the means of saying
many valuable animals.
In California they have a remedy for
lice on stock composed Of an ointment |
of equal parts of lard and snuff. 1t is
not applied to the entire body, but Il
ring or two of it, two or three inches
wide. completely around the neck, has
the desired effect.
Fifteen million horses arenow owned
in America, and more than / ,0D0,O0O a
year must be bred to keep up the supply.
The largest portion of these are used for
agricultural and heavy draft purposes.
and such horses bring from Sl75 to
$3.50 each.
| In u review of theyear on prize-win-
ming mixers, the London Agricultural
Gazette says: Putting them all to-
gcthcr, therefore. it appears that the
best milllcr is Il Shorthorn. With $3.50
marks out of 100; the second Short
horn with !ls 10 marks
1t is said that the largest steer and
the smallest COW i'll the world We're
among the curiosities ut the late fat
stock show at Chicago. The steer
weighed 4,250 pounds. The COW was
from Scotland. is 81 inches high. weighs
354 pounds, and gives three gallons of
milk daily.
The grand total Of all horses, mules.
! oxen, cows and other cattle in 1880 i'll
Dakota WAS but lSS,5l2; now it is l,Ol2.-
3lS-. five and one-half times greater
than 1880, or IN increase Of four hun
dred and fifty per cent. In the spring
of 1885 Dakota's stockmen will go into
business with ,250.OOO head OF stock.
~ new organization, The Pioneer
Insurance Company" has just been
formed in Chicago to insure cattle, hogs
and sheep against all losses IN transit
from railroad accident, from being
trampled to death, and from other
causes. The rates will be about AS fol-
lows: Hogs, loc. per head: cattle, 3O.,
, and sheep SIC.
The two largest breeds of turkeys are
the Bronze and the Narragansett. The
luster approaching gold, with dark OF
| hesh-colored legs. The Narraganset;
{ is of J, netallic-black plumage. with sal,
) mon-colored legs. No adult gobbier OF
either variety should weigh less than
twenty-five pounds and the hens should
: exceed fifteen pounds. These weights
r however, are only minimum, for good
specimens of gobblers often reach forty
s pounds in weight.
8 The Kerry breed of cattle is lookct
upon with much favor in Ireland, Il.
e suitable for the small villa farlns. rht
: average daily yield OF milk of one O
II these dwartish ANIMALS is about twelve
a quarts, sometimes reaching siXteel
e quarts for considerable time afte!
G calving. They are exceedingly hardy
they live out doors through the winter
u and even grow fat on their natiy
y mountains and moors. Under NOR
r favorable conditions and in bette
e climate they wlllgrow fat very rapid,
70 They are sometimes called the poo
o mans COW.
Horses and cattle require just Il
Il much light and sun influence as we oul
,r selves do. Nothing can thrive witfou
u, the benign influence of the gloriou
n, sun. Dark stables are the source {
is many diseases which battle the owncr!
re and too often the veterinarian also, 4
ID to origin. Windows should never b
re- placed in front. the many otherwis
perfect stables to the contrary notwiti
If standing. Concentrated light is i
Is many cases the cause of shying, sor
d eyes, etc. The windows should be b.
ID hind, ii practicable. but MAY be on tn
is side it well back.