The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-21
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Nd, September 81, 1883.
DEER CREEK FARMERS CLUB.
A Talk with the state Veterinarians

A Talk With the state veterinarian
The September meeting of the Deer Creel
Farmers Club was held at the farm OF the Secre
tary. Mr.. James w. Hanna, near FOUNTAIN Green
last Saturday. The active members present WeTt
Messrs. VIM. B. Hopkins. President James
Lee. John Moores. b. ii. barnes, II. Harris
Archer, Thomas Lochary, X: John Rogers; r. r
Moores, Jas. b. kenly and +; W: BAKER; dnere
nary Inspector. Of Maryla land; WIN. Stephenson'
A r. Patterson. Robert F. Hanna, VIM. Mum
st EhSssn and VIM ". Cashier and Henry "
Hanna, of Baltimore.
AS usual, a committee was appointed to ex-
anime and report upon the condition OF Mr.. Han
mas stock. &c. The committee, consisting OF X
John Rogers Thomas Lochary and VIM. ID. Lee
reported, commencing Mr.: Hanna for having a
good garden. His late cabbage are remarkably
large One head presented the curious feature
of having Is or 10 smaller heads around 1t. Mr..
Hanna has some fine hogs and his sheep are I'M
surpassed. The entire farm showed neat and care
DR.. ". N. wray was introduced to the CLUB
He had not prepared any paper 10 read but SAID
he would cheerfully answer il he could, any
questions which might be asked.
Pleuro pneumonia, he said. is now pretty well
under control in Maryland. In Baltimore city
and vicinity there are only Two nerds known 10
be affected and these will be killed next week
In the neigh borhood of Westminster number
of cattle have died from Texas fever,
TO which they had been exposed either In Inc
Chicago stock yard or IN cars in when Te4as cat h
communicated from native cattle TO native cat
tle but our cattle contract IL readily II brought
near Texas cattle-eyen IL driven along road
over which Texas cattle have been driven. II
disappears with the first frost and Dr. Wray ad-
vised farmers to delay buying stock cattle until
He explained the process of disinfecting pre-
misses where diseased cattle have been Kept A
mixture is made. OF chloride OF lime. bichloride
of mercury. Quicklme and water. This solution,
which is very powerful, is sprlnkled with pump
over the BUILDING an od sfas il d rs n nb
and carried away, fresh earth being put in It's
place. ,.m..,.
lists. Its germs have not yet been discovered,
but 1t is known to be both contagious and infec-
tious. 1t may be prevented by inocn lation..
Others An animal atfectt with pleuro pneumo-
mia may, oall appearances, recover; Nature
sometimes throws membrane around the dis
easedportion of the lung and the animal b. gins to
thrive again. This is then called case OF chronic
pleuro pneumonia. II tnat IN ihDrane breaks
Won would have another case OF acute pleurO-
pneumonia. There is no danger OF the milk be-
ing diseased from pleuro pneumonia for the
reason that a COW affected with II gives no milk
Tuberculosis or consumption in cattle is much
more dangerous to human Delngs than pleuro
pneumonia. 1t may be communicated by drink
ing the milk of cows affected with the disease
CHAMBERS.
Some questions were asked DR.. Wray about
CHAMBERS. He stated that ne had that day Killed
The State will pay the owner SO or so for each
of his horses. A horse with CHAMBERS may live
for years and give it to other horses, which may
die In three or four weeks. II horse is exposed
TO elanders you may consider it safe IL no symp-
toms appear in three weeks. The first symptoms
generally are a slight, sticky, bloody discharge
from one nostril, the gland on the same side OF
the neck being enlarged. The discharge is diff
ferent from that in ordinary influenza. Chambers
may be communicated 10 human beings, Oy get
ting the virus on a cut.
HORsRs FEET.
IL a horses hoof will not hold the nails but
breaks Off it is for want of proper nourlshment
in the horn. Apply meats foot oil to the hoof
and under the sole or stimulating blister 10 the
tfi nAn haat n
A good thing to use in case OF thrush s COM
mon salt. First wash the foot out cltan. Then
put the salt in with fiat stick. Hit Is a bad
case cut the frog out and let new one grow. II
the horse has narrow heel. cut the frog or
and shoe him with narrow toe-clip. III black
smiths would bear In mind that the frog of
horses foot is intended TO be on the ground we
diseases Of horses feet. In bad cases of navicu-
lar disease an operation is sometimes perform
ed, the sensory nerve being cut. This does not
cure The disease but the horse will no longer be
lame. This may result, however, in his turning
up his toes. DIR. Wray said he had seen navicu
lar disease cured by putting on toe clip and APP
plying strong blister TO the heel.
To prevent horse from forging shoe him as
light as you can all around. Heavy shoeng, in
such cases, is mistake.
DIR. Wray condemned the practice OF black
smiths who heat the shoe, burn the foot down to
the shape of the shoe, leaving an unhealthy crust
underneath and then pairing the outside of the
and the shoe fitted to it without burning the
hoof.
vote OF thanks was rendered to Dr. Wray for
his interesting and instructive remarks.
The next meeting will be held at Highlands"
the residence of MIR. John Moores, October Goth.