The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-13
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
goLLoW HORN AND WoLF TAIL'
IL. treatise on Glover and Suggestions Tor
r..tinx Secds-Fnrmers should stow up
the Power ofthe Winds for Future Use.

discussed in our agricultural papers, and
t., ANA ious 20 find a cure are those VINO have
cows hat are attacked with this disease"
,.a meeting oil our county agricultural So
r,fe the subject Of hollow horn was warmly
Discussed. l suggested a remedy, viz, feed
.ae cow a well balanced ration, give her all
size viii eat and once in a while a little
more: take what she doesn'. eat and rub IL
.,er hCr back. some time aiterward a
re hhor congratulated me upon the success
81. lis remedy. he said he had given it
tao.oueh trial, and it had effected a cure. |
bsl simply tarown out the suggestion as
.he. but believed then, as / do now, that hOl-
'aw horn az in nine cases out Of ten. simply
.n indication Of hollow stomach. Cows fed
rlnpea r8uons in proper quantity Will seldom
n0cr be afflicted with this "ailment." |
would. however, not pretend TO say that my
remedy would always be effective in case OF
COWS too far gone with the disease OF which
"a1llOW horn is an indication. / do not give
cat this remedy nom experience, but from OBJ
.syation, since do not remember that case
OBI. fAe kind has occurred among my cattle
during my fifty years farming. My greatest
Joss OF COWS has been from parturient or
MIS fever In such cases my remedy IS 10 re-
dlce The rati0ns gradually a few weeks before
cahing and 10 feed light food for several days
aler pariurition. My theory IN short, Is that
ile poor feeder Will have trouble with hollow
born and wolfin-the-tail, while the high
feeder VIII run the risk OF milk-ieNel.
IMAGINARY DISEASES.
The Rural New Yorker comments on the
above as follows: Hollow horn' ana ''Wol-
in-fho-tailn are both REGARDED as imaginary
diseases by veterinarians. Early inliie cayl-
ty begins 10 form in cattle IN the bone oil the
skull beneath the horn, which, II penetrates,
continuing 10 enlarge during the NE OF the
animal. In old COWS the horn consists Oh lhin
she'll of bone with large cavity inside ulvide9
rlaps by thin D0ny partitions ana liheu
with "a delicate sensitive mucus melnpiahe'
TIE symptoms usually assigned 10 "hollOW
lorn" or "hOrn-air are in reality signs OF
some disease in other parts of the system, and
on tle removal of this the "nOllOw horn" Will
disappear. According 10 DIR. Law, however,
real normal" does exist, but Is OF very rare
occurrence. Matter collects inside the norm
and even in tine forehead in larger quantity
than can readily be discharged Through the
rn,iris. n may be recognized by discharge
f.om ihen0se of white or yellowish matter and
sometimes pure blood; by heat and tenderness
at die root of the horns and in the forehead; by
hanging head and parity closed eyes, as well
as great dulness ana llstlessness, and by
The absence OF sound when the forehead IS
tapped with The tip of the middle finger. Bor-
iuE lhc horn, however, must not be res0rted 10
a.uremelv. The treatment should be absolute
rest. a dose Of opening medicine, a more
stimulating semi-lquid diet the application
ofc0id water or even hot lamentations steadily
maintained, TO the forehead, and steaming the
nl.trls Dy hot water yapOr. Woli-in-the-tah
j., another "magmary disease" usually CO
existent with "nOll0w horn"
SCARLET CLOVER.
a raiser of scarlet clover seed in Kent coun-
IS. Del. writes the Country Gentleman as fol-
lows. / have been DCsieged with inquiries as
tl whether scarlet clover can be sOwn on
wheat This spring. and if s0wn in this way
whetherit Will make a crop Of hay, after the
wheat is cut. or whether il VIII mature crop
OF seed, or whether il Will grow sufficiently
srOng after the wheat is of 10 make green
manure 10 plOW under in time 10 reseed The
same field 10 wheat again. In order therefore
l-lYea reply 10 these inquiries that VIII be
d. general and cover as wide territory as dld
le adyertisement, wish 10 avail myself OF the
columns OF the Country Gentleman.
Scarlet clover is an annual, doing vastly bet
,4r sOwn i'm August 10 grow IL the fall ana
spring, and ready for cutting either Tor nay or
eusIage. OrtO be plOWed under as manure the
first OF May following, than Ia any Other way
ttat ID can be treated, as does not do well
eawnint the spring in this climate. ! seeded
piece of re with IL, and sowing il at the same
lime ddmy red clover, II came up nicely and
made good start, grew 10 height OF about
eiXiuche-, matured tair crop OF seed. but be-
iug 80 short would be extremely difficult 10
landie-much would be wasted, so thatit
would hardly pay. lt would make no hay, and
as f0r blowing under as manure 1t would per-
laps De better than nothing, but consider 1t of
little value: therefore my experience has been
that the spring of the year Is not the proper
time % sow scarlet clover. ltseems to be cool
weatherplant; 1t will grow in the fall on land
rom which a crop has been taken that season,
aud Will mature its crop either for nay, en-
Stage. seed, or TO plOw under in the spring IN
time Tor crop 10 be grown on the same piece
O. ground that year; and herein lies its great
e-f merit as IL can be sOwn in corn at It's last
working, i'm tomatoes, Orin fact any cultivated
cop at It's last working, and it VIII grow and
flourish, make its crop when everything else
s dormant and be out of the way for other
cops the following spring.
ltmight be well for farmers who have dit
flfent soils and climate from those of this pc
uusula TO sow some scarlet clover in their
wheat tins spring as an experiment, but i
would advise doing so TO very limited eX-
tent until satisfied by practical test that it IS
Of value under such treatment, or as much so
as ID sOWn in the tall.
JAPAN CLOVER.
MrA. =. Rowe, Of SpOtsylvania, writes as
follows % the same paper: Mr.. }. 5. Fowler re-
ports That he sOWed Japan clover on MS lana
three years ago, and has failed 10 obtain any
satisfaction as yet. Now let that field be kept
asa standing pasture, and though constantly
craled all through the year, II Will in time be-
come covered with matted sod which will
more than double its value for grazing pur-
poses, as have found by years OF experience
with 1t on WORKOUT lands.
A letter i'm the WarrentOn Index on this sub
iect. Permit me TO call attention Of the farmers
of TauQuier TO the value of Japanese clover
frand 100 thin for other grasses. There is a
tald near this place upon which one Dushel OF
seed WAS sOwn-eighteen acres IN the field.
LISA light, thin. sandy soil, upon which the
Culinary grasses would not have pastured, or
lauencd rather, five cattle. twenty cattle
e0tat mon il last summer. In many places
the soil was nothing but shallow covering
Ofihe underlying rock, not more than two OF
three inches i'm depth. For healing gals and
very thin, washy lands, it Is most valuable
The seed comes high, but one bushel VIII SOW
fifteen toeighteen acres. The field refer 10 ls
upon the farm of Mr. J.. ID. kinchelOe, on TIE
road from Delaplane 10 Mari nam.
USE THE WIND.
There is much force in the wind, as many Of
us know almost too well. A wind that blows
40 man any good is rare one, but VINO
that cannot be harnessed and made 10 DO nuci
good is more uncommon. There are many
things upon the farm that need steady eN,
pendture OF force, such as the filling OF lano
and IurUnaffns af ppoqe and the winds NAV mol