Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-27

Veterinarian of Kansas, who has made
the matter the subject Of much study,
says that vomiting, diarrhHa or coughing
generally mark the appearance of this dis
ease. In some cases the appetite is good
in others poor or entirely gone. Usually
the sick animal is thirsty, for he is
feverish, with q temperature varying
from 103 to los until near death, when
over sensitive eyes affect particularly the
younger pigs. The ears droop, the head
hangs low. the back is bumped, the hind
parts stagger from side to side, the belly is
tucked up, often tender to pressure, while
the softer portions of the skin on the inside
of the thighs, along the belly and behind
the ears show reddish or purple patches.
| The skin is usually dry, wrinkles and often
scaled of, particularly on the ears. Con-
stipation of the bowels is often very marked
in the early stages of The disease; later on
diarrhsea commences and continues until
death. Hogs with cholera generally seek
the. shade, where they will lie on
their bellies for hours, having no DISPOSE
ton to move except when thirst compels
them to seek water. With young animals
the percentage Of loss is from rs to 100 per
cent. and with older ones from 40 to 90 per
cent. In order TO suppress the disease,
every animal should be Immediately killed
as soon as the first unmistakable signs are
shown. The dead bodies should be burned
or deeply buried, together with all exposed
bedding, etc. Remove all the healthy to
disinfected ground. Use carbolic acid and
lime in liberal quantities on the infected
spot, and do not use it again for at least
six months. Never keep hogs on stream
of water on which diseased pigs are kept,
mr. on Urnund cif oil hot III
will wash from the infected spot to that
which is not infected. By the exercise of
these precautions, and the utmost cleanli-
ness in all the surroundings Of the herd,
heavy losses will be prevented and the dis
ease will soon bestamped out Exchange.
GENERAL NOTES.
Edward Atkinson states that nearly the
whole wool clip now comes to market I'M
washed, and that out of the 800, 000, 900
pounds of domestic wool used there must
be % per cent. at the least, or $4,000 900
pounds. of very valuable oil thrown into
the rivers and wasted. When the "suint"
is refined, thick, viscous oil is obtained.
which is absolutely free from oxidation,
and which is therefore the most valuable
oil for curriers' use that can be found.
The lowest temperature at which seeds
OF common cultivated plants terminated
has been determined by Mons Hellriegel.
Barley and oats were found to start in soil
having temperature of $50, rye and win
ter wheat at 32o, Indian corn at 4So, the
trrnip at 32o. fax at 35o, the pea and clover
at 35o, the bean and lupin at $50, asparagus
at 80, the carrot at $50, and the beet at 400.
Of the Jersey COWS Princess second Sc
cured the highest record GAG pounds 122
ounces) for one week. Oxford
Lato IT,. \
second place. The highest record on
grass alone is that of Jennie Dodo {2I
pounds ounces). The number of Jersey
cows that have secured records of is pounds
or over for one week is l39.
A New England man has patented
process for improving the fertility of fields
by trenehing and cross trenching them
three and half feet deep and four rods
apart, partly filling the trenches with loose
stones and throwing enough earth on them
to allow the pillow to pass over without
coming in contact with the stones.
The shepherd should breed for, size
weight of fleece, evenness of distribution
over the body, for length of staple and fine
ness, for yigor, healthfulness and constitu-
ton, and as a result he will soon have a
flock of large, thrifty sheep, which will
yield him each season ieeces of the high
est merit.
About dozen years ago the rape butter
fly and asparagus beetle came to Long
Island, where they might have been hedged
and destroyed if taken in time. In one
short year they destroyed $4,000 worth
of cabbage and asparagus for the garden
ers Of New York.
If you have good farm horse keep him.
The difficulties in the way of securing a
good horse cannot be realized until the
animal is really required and attempts are
made at purchasing But few horses are
exempt from defect of some kind.
The Paris Horticultural Congress, to open
in May, is to discuss, among other questions
The influence of the age of seeds on the
quality of the plants they produce, and the
possibility of cultivating other mushrooms
than the common edible variety.
A hill of raspberry plants, after being
trimmed in spring, should only have three
or four canes. about three half feet high
and nearly one inch in diameter at the
base, each cane having few side spurs
about ten inches long