The national leader., 1889-04-13
FARM NOTES.

AshAAGVANV NaOhEO NATILE.-
Southern Cultivator calls attentfOa to
. plan devised by Professor Simonds,
Of the Royal Veterinary College of
England, for relieving cattle when
choking. According to Professor
Sim0nds ''the amount OF danger In
cases Of choking may be mostly calcu-
lated BY the abdominal distention; for
death results from the lungs being un-
able to expand, in consequence Of the
pressure Of the rumen against the dia-
phragm. In many cases prior to rellev-
ing the patient, the gaseous compounds
which are disengaged from the ingesta
an exit by puncturing the rumen to
prevent suffOcatlOn.
Two assistants are required. One OF
these should be placed on either side of
the animal, holding the handle of the
gag. which prOtrudes from the side Of
the mouth, with one hand, and the
opposite horn with the other. The head
must also be kept elevated so as to bring
It as nearly as possible In a straight line
with the neck.
Professor Simonds' instructions for
operating are as follows:
The probang being held thus is to be
passed through the opening in the gag
and carried carefully over the dorsum
or the tongue into the pharynx, and
from thence pushed inward until it
reaches the obstruction. Sufficient and
well regulated pressure is now to be
made until the obstruction yields. when
1t is to be driven by the instrument
Into the rumen. Care should always
be taken to propel the obstructing sub
stance into the first stomach. and we
should never rely on the power of the
oesophagus to do this after we have sue
ceeded in removing it from It's original
situation. Want Of attention to this
simple rule has often pr0tracted suffer-
ing to the animal and not unfrequenIly
death. The probangs In ordinary use
are seldom of sufficient length, nor are
the bulbs with which they are tipped of
proper shape. The instrument should
not be less than six and half feet
long, and the bulbs should be large and
slightly cup shaped.
A HEN SMoKER.--Tobacco smoke
1s death to lice. 1t is also death to the
fowls If confined until the smoke is
thick enough to kill the lice. Here is
the description of convenient smoker
which almost any one who is handy
with saw, hammer and nails Aay con-
struct. The smoker is made i'll two
compartments. The upper one for the
fowl has hoe cut In one side for the
fowls head, and one in the floor to ad-
q q hoI A nF
live Goals is placed in the lower COM
pastment, handful of tobacco leaves
or stems placed on them and the door
closed. A few holes should be bored
In the door near the bottom to admit
air.
A sliding door OH the back Of the
box Is so constructed that when opened
for the purpose OF inserting or taking
out the fowl, it closes the hole which
admits the smoke from below. and
when closed after putting in another
fewl the hole ls opened and admits the
smoke.
We apprehend that this smoker can
bo used to great advantage when a
large number Of hens are sitting.
Another use to which such box may
be put is ;or Kidding house plants of
the green aphis, and in that case one
side Of the box may have q pane of
glass inserted so that the operator can
sell when enough smoke has been ad.
mitted.
A GRAPE trellis is permanent in
stitution, and the extra expense OF
making 1t right pays big profits yearly
for long time. How much will it
cost to put up @ few boards over q
favOrite vine that annually just barely
misses ripening its fraitp That by
yarding of cold rains and dews and
checking the passing of of heat into
space will probably make the grapes
one or two weeks earlier. This semi
protection Is also in many places q
preventive of mildew. The finest
grapes grow on vines trained to house
walls under the projecting caves and
oOrnices. ....e4-.
THE color Of the hog seems to be
matter of Importance. Experiments
show that, contrary to expectation,
black hog, such as the Essex and Berk-
shire, thrlves best in the South, while
the white breeds, such as the Chester
White, Yorkshire and Cheshire, thrive
best in the North. The Poland China,
spotted hog, and the Jersey Red are
preferred In the Western States.
UNLESS the shocks OF corn are made
firm In the field they will be blowL
down. A little extra care In shocking
will save much loss in fallen shocks.
Wherever possible haul the shocks to
the barn, as corn fodder is always in
iured to certain extent, no matter