The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-13

| a mixture OF tar and grease, with q pad Of
! cotton eyer it, kept in place by strips of wood
placed across with their ends stuck under the
edges Of the Shoe.
j. A. x, Melissa, Texas: I have a horse
that drinks very little water: he will take three
or fo1!r swallows anu then raise his head
he vii! Go that three CT io2if times before he
vii oii He VII nartly e9se f.l his eyes While
! ing. cats toleTaiir hearty. but viii not mend
any hardly: also mas "a hacking cough tive
remedy and ClScSsr.
ENLIGHTENMENT ofthe glands under the, throat
or swelling OF Any Kind which causes press&Te
on the w.ndrire and .i.ro2t, vii! produce tie
symptoms you describe. Locating the trouble
| and hlisteriDg threat and little way Down the
| -wiEdripe is the proper c0lsrse 20 pursue. 1t
may he well also TO give TOXIC III shape of a
| Gracm each of coppeGas AID geutian three
| times a week
| Cotton" Bayln. Fla: To settle dis
| pute we appeal to YOU Is there any difference
| between the breeds Of horses known
| Percheron and Norman?
The Norman ana rerchcron are known as
distinct breeds. ard possibly have been so for
| 500 years. They occupy adjacent territory.
! The Norman is known 20 have been formed
! Of 8 cross Of Spanish DEMONSTRATING Arabian
| tlo0d-on native white breed The origin of
| the PercLer0n IS not clear, but is supposed
| to have still larger Infusion Of Arabian blood
mingled with mat of one or more Of the local
breeds.
II. G. t., Mona Gal have horse four
! years old, broke 10 plow last spring Some
time in June | found him III the stable in
J the morning very lame i'll his right fore leg;
| the negro that plowed him could not tell
| any cause for his lameness ba:hed It aud
! used all the other remedies that ! could hear
| OF and ploWcd him most of the time until
my crop was laid by At Tie lime he WAS
| very lame Since through blowing he seems
| 10 get worse and his knee is swollen very
t much: saw Your remedy in similar cases
| TO blister wiz biAiodide Of mercury. | tried
that, bat did not get much blister. ana have
| poulticof It, and now have a tar plaster on
| on the knee; have lanced 1t and considerable
! matter runs from it. He seems TO get worse
! AL the time. {!e doesn't put any weight on
| that leg. Just drags IL along. and the point
| OF the hol& is wearing away; the shoulder
| will he much obliged.
| You made mistake in cutting into swell
| ling 1t is possible that You cut into the
| cavity Of the knee Joint and intensified the
| inflammation in it. IF you had blistcrcd
swelling repeatedly with bini0dide OF mer-
! curry 1t is probable you would have cured IT..
| The mercury must be well rubbed IN for at
| least ten minutes TO get its full effect. Lit
| tie can be Gone now but to- keep the part
| creased with simple crcosote and let sore
| heal. If it Gocs, yOn may, after it is wei
healed try hlistering again with the binio-
| dide Of mercury.
II. T. L. Humbolt Tenn: Please give me
some Information concerning luccme al
fafa
/. IS it as good for hay as tie Timothy grass
2. Is it suited to this climate?
3. Is it hard to get rid Of?
4. Does it improve lanGf
>. How does il sell in COMPARISON with
other grasses7
l. 1t is good for hay, hut better for
feeding green It is liable to get lard and
woody If allowed 10 get TWO ole. and Ire leaves
are liable TO be lost in the cYriug
.. Yes.
3. Not at all.
i. Yes.
s. Too little on market to establish rates.
s. w. T., Leashrrg. n. Cts there any
cure, for, a hog that once takes TO eating
Chickens7
We know Of none Can any reader give
Oncf
]. c. W, T.anier. TEX have colt one
year old, and is a bad stump sucker Can
II be broke from this vicious habit. and how .?
Possibly the habit may be broken In a
young animal Fpr this purpose, buckle a
strap around the 8 the ,5tne aht as 1t can
he drawn wing on the hoormal. ard
Keep it On >ln'd dead. Wit
c. II. T., Barnwel s. G.. writes. /.
have horse that is troubled with his
/. | have n horse that is troubled with his
wind. When he driven only a short distance
lie blows like a horse that had been run. He
cats dirt also what can be done TO prevent or
relieve the troubles?
-.
1. The horse doubtless has what is known
as heaves. There is no cure for it, is
there any remedy for the dirt eating habit,
except in keeping the animal away from the
dirt. Give him plenty of salt, keep it in the
trough, give occasionally with II u mixture of
good hickory ashes.
. The grass is sometimes called bear grass;
it is allied to the plants known as Johnson
| grass, guinea grass, Means grass. 1t is val
| uablo for forage il before tho stalk
too hard; If cut Just when it is going into the
| blooming state, it is at its best for cow food.
W. A., Marietta, Ga. asks: Would the cut
| ting out in summer of seed stalks of aspara-
gus injure the plant? The object is to prevent
scattering of the seed
Is there any more rapid way of propagating
! the cap raspberry than by the tips?
J.. No Cut out below the surface Of the bed
| soil.
2. The vine may be propagated from cuttings
Pack the earth well around the cutting, and
keep the soil moist.
W. c.. oxmoor. Ala, says: I have COW
| that eats glass and crOckcrv ware; what is the
| cause, and what the remedy?
l am unable to tell you the cause, the only
remedy that | know in such cases is TO keep
the glass and crockery ware out Of reach Of
| the COW
Young Farmsr, Wayne county, Miss,
! asks: !. Where are the navy beans most
market for them!
, Are they cultivated on the order of the
| ordinary garden beam like the common field
| peas?
5; What do they generally bring on the mar
| ket? and about What time are they planted
and gathered?
| T. Does it pay to raise both early and late
! Irish potatoes for market? A farmer near
| here shipped about Seventy-tive flour barrels
| of early potatoes this year to some northern
market. While potatoes We're quoted at about
| 81 per barrel, and barley paid expenses, what
| WAS the trouble, do you suppose, shipped to a
| glutt"d market or rascality on the part Of the
| buyer?
;. Is there any market for sweet potatoes?
| If So where at. and at what price?
g. Isn't sugar cane quite Il rarity up north
| and wouldn't it pay to ship it from here and
! about what would it bring?
L. The finest natural soil in the United States
for the navy bean is supposed to he in Santa
Barbara county California. The bean is one of
the largest exports from that county, fortunes
have been made there in cultivating it. The
culture is similar to ordinary field beans
in the cast. The prices vary from 81 to 50
per bushel: at this writing they are quoted in
Chicago at 500 per buShel. The bean is
planted in the spring, and harvested in the
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