Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-23


attacks the membranes of the nose, the
lungs and the lymphetic glands between
the branches of the lower jaw it consti-
tutes the CHAMBERS. If the Emphatic
glands and the other tissues of the legs
and body are swollen it constitutes
farcy, and while the two forms of the
disease may occur separately, usually
the symptoms Of both will show in the
same animal. The virus is contagious
and lasting. but onl, BY absolute con.
tact, and the con.agion is by the virus
of the ulcers OF CHAMBERS or farcy, each
being capable of inducing either form Of
disease. This virus is So lasting that a
wear even may elapse before a hitching
post, manger, etc, have received IT,
and yet the object be capable of COM
municating the disease.
Farcy is recognized by one or all of
the limbs being swollen, by swellings
along the Emphatic veins of the limbs
or any part of tie body. Small nodules
called farcy buds Will appear and even
tually break and discharge n glairy
matter, dry up, and leave Il bare spot
or scar which remains. Others sue
cessively appear, follow the same
course and the disease eventually as
sumes the fatal form of CHAMBERS.
There is no possible cure for the dis
ease. whatever empires may pretend.
The only successful issue is TO destroy
the animal. bury deeply, or burn in II
furnace, and then thoroughly disinfect
every portion of the stable. A prcpar-
alton of corrosive sublimate will do
this when applied under the direction
of Il veterinary surgeon: but where it
may be applied II jet of highly heated
(dry) steam is the surcst agent known.
PROPER MOUNT OF srOCK.
Western Rural: In these days of adj
vanced agriculture the importance Of
fully stocking the farm is well under
stood. But in many eases there is the
extreme of too heavily stocking. The
profit from meat production, when
there is any profit from anything on
the farm, naturally leads to the desire
t. keep all the stock the farm will
carry. But it is much better To have
less than more than the farm can take
care of. Il fact that is wei known. Yet
the fact remains that sone farms are
ovcr>tockcd. and the drought Of this
simmer has been the means of showing
the mistake IN many instances. What
ever stock is kept it should he kept in
good condition. 1t ought pot To be
permitted to lose anything either sum
MIR or winter. We have zone over this
ground of the unproiitableuess Of such
loss 50 many times that wrdo not deem
It necessary To repeat here what we
have before said. Bat we do wish to
impress upon every bodyS mind that
there are just one Of TWO courses to
pursue when grass fails in the summer
or hay and grain run short in the win
ter: either sell OF the stock down to the
number that can be well kept or buy
feed; and in summer time when. in
consequence of diouth or from other
causes the pastures are short, supple
mentary feeding is not only required
for the good of the stock, but i, is re-
quired for the good Of the pastures.
A writer says that experience has
taught him that i'm order TO secure the
most profit. not only from the stock,
but from the farm, a steady gain must
be secured. Every day we fail TO do
this must be made up in the future.
and is an indirect loss. The sureSt
way of securing and maintaining a
good growth every day is to furnish
plenty of feed, and this must be done
every day: because during the latter
part of spring or carly II r. while
the season is favorable, SO that the
grass in the pastures make a rapid
growth. and are thereby enabled to
furnish Il full supply Of feed 80 that the
stock improves often very rapidly, is
no reason why they can be stintcd at
any date during the summer when a
dry spell of weather sets in.
Yet this plan Is often fol-
lowed on many farms.
A sufficient number of stock is kept
5 % that the pasture grass is cat down
! even during the best portion Of the sea-
son. and they are obliged to live the
best they can at any time that the feed
in the pastures btcOmes short. There
is no economy in this; We are losing
considerable more by allowing the
stock to lose flesh OF ever make Il good
growth than by keeping a smaller
number of stock. even if there is a Dor
ton of the grass the pasture that is
not kept down close. Then before the
stock can be mlrketed advan;ageously,
what they have lost must be- made up,
requiring much more extra feed; that
must Of course come from other por-
tons of the farm. Where the soil is
very rich dry weather does not affect
the growth near as much rs in lighter,
thinner soil. and of course \ larger
| number of stock can be carried proper
~tionatcly than on poorer land.
A Business Problem.
A Chicago nan is bothered by the
following problem, and is anxious to
laarp how no GAN apptv il tn his own