Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-13
RARAEAND
AUrUaNro sPRING.

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FARAsAND
~ AUTUMN 10
wiSh the stately Rolden-rod
Night kiss the little wind-dower sweet:
That asters might 70 cowslips nod,
And eyebFighs run In haste to greet
The violet from the April sod ES33N
20 once the Fan and Spring might meet.
/ wish my Little Sell and I
Night sometimes cross each others way.
NY Little Self ID wondrous shy;
/ cannot meet her any day,
o 'er ! search. howe'er / pry,
About these meadows autumn-gay.
The runaway, the teasing elf
She fits where woodland blossoms drift:
She has I world Of pretty pelf
She gathered from the nipples swift;
Such joys she has-my Little Self
Will not be lured by any gift.
She's light as bird upon the wing,
Her cheeks and eyes are al aglow.
To me what gladness she could bring!
To her / should be strange, I know.
Ny Little Self holds fast the Spring,
And Autumn will not let me go!
Yet still I wish the golden-rod
6 Might kiss the little wind-hower sweet;
K That asters might to cowslips nod,
And eyebright run In haste to greet
The violet from the April sod
But Fall and Spring can never meet!
-Ednh Il. Thomas In 81. NachoLast for October.
The prevalence of CHAMBERS in many States,
and especially in some stables Of the larger
cities, the contagious nature of the disease,
and the difficulty in disinfecting . stable carry
ing the contsgion, call for the utmost care in
buying horses, and the necessity of having .
thorough inspection when the disease 10 sus-
pected. The l0athsome nature Of CHAMBERS, Its
virulence-there being no known cure for the
disease-and the fact that it is freely Commune
Gated to man, and when communicated there
is no hope of recovery, make It doubly Inn
portant that the disease be detected At the
earliest possible moment. il
Unfortunately, this disease assumes various
forms, all fatal, and often q long time elapses
before the most virulent and fatal form Of the
disease shows itself. In the incipient stage,
- farcy, for instance, there 10 no chance Of
eventually saving the life of the animal. Hence
the necessity that the animal be killed a. early
as possible. 't-
The horse with glanders or farcy is danger
Gus not only to every other equine in the eta
BILE, but alse to all that an infected animal may
| come in contact with. A stable once infec ted
it Is difficult to eradicate the c0ntagt0n. Hence
it is criminal to sell the horse once the disease
IL 9u9RCVtONs ~ pau u 10 w - - S~A~
full inspection made by . competent veterin-
arian.
t. To enable every horsepower to judge for
himself measurablJ the symptoms - usually
exhibited may assist in determining whether
q disease may be g~landers. even though the
nothing appearing wrong to a casual observer.
| Notwithstanding this, he may be able to COM
municate the disease II he be infected him.
self.~
In the acute or pronounced state of the dis
ease there will be 4 staring coat. the pulse Will
be accelerated, eyes watery, appetite impaired,
and with general prostration. Yellowish or
purple streaks may be found in the membrane
Of the nose, and with q discharge from one or
both: first watery, and at length sticky or mu-
cOus. Small elevations mey be observed upon
the membrane by turning up the .%nestrils.
These will eventually change into malignant
ulcers of irregular form and color. When these
symptoms are present, any horse.owner may de-
termine the disease a. well as the practised vet
errnarian.
Chambers and farcy are really one and the
same disease; a specific poison affecting the
whole system. When it attacks the membranes
of the nose, the lungs, and the Emphatic glands
between the branches of the lower jaw 1t con-
~stiiutes CHAMBERS. II the Emphatic glands and
other tissues of the legs and BODY are swollen II
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 viru 8 is contagious and lasting, but only b,
absolute contact, and the contagion is by the
virus Of the ulcers of CHAMBERS or farcy, each be
ing capable of inducing either form OF the dis
ease. This virus is 80 lasting that a year evel
may elapse after q hitching- post, manger. etc.,
have received it, and yet the object be capable
Of communicating the disease.
Farcy is recognized by one or all OF the limb
being swollen, by swelling along the Emphatic
veins of the limbs or any part Of the body
l C-.rV -l-I-- III o-~ k,~ln mill MN 0rC
eventually break and discharge q glairy matter
dry up, and leave q bare spot or scar which re-
mains. Others successfully appear, follow tn
same course, and the disease eventually assume
the fatal form of CHAMBERS.
There is no possible cure for the disease
whatever emnirica may nnetend --Tho only sue
cessful issue is to destroy the animal, bur!
deeply, or burn in a furnace, and then thol
oughly disinfect every portion OF the stable. !
preparation Of corrosive eublimate will do tht
when applied under the direction Of q veteri1
ary surgeon; but where It may be applied . 1e
, Of highly heated dry steam is the surest ages
Known.
} 4..rAnrA IN THE EAST.
The success in growing alfalfa in Colorad
and California is we'll known, bat a correspoz
dent of the American Agricultural reports
most profitable growth in New York, where tn
climate and soil is hardly as favorable rs /
most portions of the Northwest. This write
+ says:
"As a result of several seasons trials "
= have found alfalfa to make an abundant, vigol
GUS, healthy growth in northern New Yorh
, where the soil is cold and the thermometer vii
tel. On April Goth our alfalfa plots begin a VII
orous growth, and on June I'd the first cutting
: ueually made. One plot yielded st the rate o
: over ten tons per acre of green fodder: anothe
! seven and one-half tons per acre. On July 1T
the plots were again cut, and yielded at the rat
. another crop of over three tons per acre va
harvested, aud ON Oct. I'd one plot was Gu
, which yielded ut the rate of over three tons pe
acre. These plots have made good growth fo
three successive years. The foliage is very SUI
+ culent, and the stock of the farm relish It YER
, before making the 1rst cutting wa. two fet
four inches, as near as could be aecertainet
! though some plants attained . height of tw
feet nine inches. The plots were not manuret
: BLuE GRASS IN THE WEST.
Prof, Bessey, Nebraska, writing to the Amel
tcsn Agriculturist Of grasses in the West, sayl
A careful study of the problem upon tt
ground shows that Kentucky blue grass can \
' we'll grown upon the soil Of the plains. In tt
I vicinity of the old forts, where many years az
= the U nited States troops were stationed, Kel
. lucky blue grses has been growing for . lor
time. The seeds scattered from the hay use
| TO, feeding the horses germinated and too
q root upon the unbroken prairie sod, and In tin
= actually crowded out the wild grasses. II
> hint thus accidentally given has been acte
] upon, and today there are many fine blue-g graz
pastures upon ground which has never felt Ii
plowshare.
Timothy thrives upon the soil Of the plain
and fields Of it may be eeen every year in Eae
q ern Nebraska, which rival any ever seen
the East. 1t is now fast replacing the vii
. grasses for hay. On the lowlands borderin
the Platte River timothy furnishes q perenni
pasture, which endures the treading Of catt
almost as we'll - blue grass itself. 1t IL no
; known, moreover, that timothy will produt
: seed Of superior quality in great abundance
indicating very strongly its complete a~dsptatio
to the climate and soil.
{ . CARFET MOTHS.
The following remedy IL vouched for by
: lady who has used it many years with enti
. success In driving out snd keeping ont mott
!. and Buffalo bugs from carpets: Sweep Il
y esrnet th0Yon9h1v. then IN over each hread1