The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-08-16

| essential both IN breeding ana feeding, IL
has always seemed strange to me that
whilst observing these requisites i'll regard
| to their creatures, so few persons pay any
| attention to them IN the propagation of their
own species. When breeding animals none
| but the best IF sires arc used, and great care
is also observed in the selection of the dams.
But in the prop CATION Of the human spe-
cie5 these important considerations are
| over looked and hence we find little or no
improvement in the breed. We think II
ring boned and spawned stallion with
weak constitution unfit for :he stud, be-
cause his get are likely TO partake of his de-
ftcts. But any knock kueed or bow-legged
specimen of man, any little city dude de-
| void of either mental or ply steal strength
is as apt to become pater fAmiias as the
! finest specimen Of manhood in til" land.
At the conclusion Of the essay dinner
being aunouuceda recess of one hour was
taken. ;he president having announced
| Messrs MAgraw, Bond and Sutton the
committee to examine premises, sc.
Upon re.assemblirg after dinner Mr..
Magraw, n chairman Of the committee,
reported f.vorpbly upon Mr.. Coudon's
| stock, particularly his swine. The COM
mittee also commended his method of
cooling milk by running water.
Comment on the essay being ID order.
NJ. phu r. Il ID expressed his gratif-
cation at the good sense Of the essay,
conveyed in Nj. ndor's humorous and
sarcastic VEIN. Elr. Sutton AMI Mr..
Duycsin> k as, commend d it, she former
stating That when he with view to bust
ness Examined COW, he always of course
looked cgirEuIIy a her business end.
Mr.. Nolrs, Mr.. Thomas z. B md, aud
NJ. Wilson also expressed themselves as
| having been entertained as well as in
| structed by the essay. The conclusion
o. the essayis5 VAS uot to jump at either
end o! the eow too quickly. Nj. Wilson
thought it good advice.
| Mr.. Thomas c. Bond thought the prac-
| tical advice of the essay good, not to jump
too rapidly az conclusions, for if all far
mers accepted Pres. Ssake's advice, the
bean and pea business would be quickly
over done.
Mr.. M!iljSln expressed himself as graft
| fed with the sense and humor OF the
essay. We al! hal at some time or other
in our lives got off compositions on the
c)w, but Mr.. Cyulon he said in his treat
meat of tho bovine queen had excelled
us all.
Questions being in order Mr.. Henry s.
| Coulon asked the experience of the mem
bers of the club as to diseases of swine
| and their remedies. \ valuable hog had
| lost the use entirely OF its hind legs. He
had been told that her condition was the
result Of a disease of the kidneys. At
the suggestion of some one he had given
| her several doses OF cupperds and she is
now walking.
Mr.. Duyckinck reported the same e1.
perieuce in the case of his hogs. They
lost the uso of their hind legs, but he
had ue7cr used coppelas. He had been
advised 20 open tbs pores or small holes
in the tore legs of the hog by inserting
an ordinary knitting needle CT any other
instrument, and washing them. These
| little holes OF pores OF which there are
four, are located on the inside of each
fore leg. They get closed aud troubles
follow with the health of the hog. Keep
secured.
MIR. II. c. McDJweil reported his ex-
perienco with the hog cholera. In tho
fall of 1888 be purchased Il fine hog at the
Pennsylvania State Fair. The next week
the Rlkton fail began when this hog was
taken sick, and in few days he had lost
about two hundred dollars worth of hogs
from the cholera. H. was recommen ded
to try Bakers Cattle Powders. He
used one half package of this powder
in half bucket of milk, and the next
day the four hogs to which it was ad-
ministered were much improved, and in
a few days were we'll, He saved eight
sick hogs in this way. He had opened
several OF the hogs that had died with
the cholera, but had not found the kid
neys diseased, the inflammation being
limite.i to the bowels and lungs. Mr.
Mcdowell recommended the employment
of DR.. Francis Mackey a veterinary sur
geon located at Fair Hill, in whose skill
he had much confidence. The opinion of
the members of the club was that it was
to their interest, and that of farmers
generally to have DR.. Mackey remain in
the county.
Mr.. Mil!igan SAID that farmer in
Dakota had asked him whether sheep
would thrive in pasture field without
water.
Mr.. Noyes said that in the West where
rains were inlreGuent, and in the summer
seasol the dews very heavy, sheep wonld
live long time ANA thrive on the mois-
ture OF the pasturage. He did not think
they required watering in the summer.
50 Mr.. Duyckinck said was his expert
ence in New Jersey. They were better
in summer without water the moisture
of the dews in the pasturage being sutfi-
CleuI. III INC winter lue opposite was
the case, then the sheep requiring much
water Mr.. Henry 5. Coudon inclined to
the opposite opinion, holding that sheep
were the better for being watered at any
season, and that they will not thrive
without it, Ii they got sufficient guam
tity of water from the dew moistened pas
turage, they would not require watering.
II they did not they must be watered to
thrive. THIS seemed to be the opinion
generally held by the club.
By unanimous vote Messrs. John 5.
Ewing aud S. L. Carson were continued
as members of the club.
Mr.. II. Arthur Stump was elected a
member of the club.
Upon motion the club adjourned, the
next place of meeting to be selected and
announced by the President.
Mr.. Philip Cameron Of Zion, is mem
her Of the engineering corps of the Penn.
sylvauiA railroad. at present laying out a
branch Of the road III Couemaugh Valley.
He graduated recently from the Ohio Nor