The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-12-23
FARM QUESTION BOX.
Various Subjects on Which the Farm
ers fsk Questions.

erS ASK Questions.
lsnaIas Patterson. Augusta, Ca have
sut me- "a have "a weak back. WigglrS and
switches her tail when WALKING. and even
Stumbling. Kin-y suggest remedy, il any.
can she Doe cured. and would she 30
10 breed By answering the above you
viii greatly obiige.
&c is difficult 10 diagnose n trouble or
this Kind without "a personal examination.
% Is probable tina; her back has been
spraincd 10y a slip or fail. Press with the
thumb OR finger. iu"h by inch. along the
spine from the rear part OF the saddle
seat % near the root OF the tail. II a ten
der spot is found throw your weight sud-
denly on that spot and pain viii De evinced,
proving tbe existence OF a. sprain. If the
above results then clip off the halr
aloug the spine over and on ther side of
the tender spot and rub in a blister ONT
mcut composed OF one-half ounce of pow
ocred cautha-ides worked into "A smooth
citrate with two ounces Of lard. Grease the
blister with clean lard once day. IT nee
cssary rcpoa; the blister after two weeks.
Give complete rest. Interrupted only by
daily walk led 10y the halter.
Pes tho matter with my mule she mas pc,n
lame lur tWo months .E her leit fort.ca.
Whom .Ac .usLS while she gets better.
Ter Iog seems 10 be perfectly sound she
to.s not place her leg before nor drag 4.
lut hits ~ clear when she walks. When
eLe is standing stlll she lifts her leg as IL
iu pain. she has been driven very hard
a. buggy. People tell Dec IL IS not 5wee-
ntg Please prescribe remedy.
u is useless to prescribe q treatment un-
ui the scat az tho pain that causes the
llmcuess is located. The symptoms do not
indicate shoulder lamcness. nor corns in
the feet. as am animal suffering from either
of these causes viii usually point the
affected les when standing at rest, or drag
Sc when backed Tap the foot all around
the hopf and over tho sole with a light
hammer, press with thumb and finger every
part a. the leg and shoulder, and thus
try 20 locate the tender spots II found,
apply nor water with littlc salt ia il three
or fulr times "a day until the soreness
seems abatcl, then blister the place by
uthbug i'm two ounces Of Lard. Rest IS IN
u.sp.usable to cure ia most eases OF
lameness.
". y. Peters. Pennington. Miss have
sixty hons and ten roostcrs. / feed them
ou cracked corn three times day and
they wiu not lay Will YOU give me a
recipe 90 make them lay?
Corn s not a food to bc relied on to in
duee hens 90 lay. Try lean meat scraps
once % day or some form of animal food
mot fat1 Liver thog killing time is good
chop ur fresh bones, or get a small bone
mrl ANA grind them. There is nothing
better fer fowls than bone meal, and it Is
generally kept for sale 10y scedsmcu for
that purpose. Oats ana refuse wheat are
also loca for eess; hut the bone aud
ma meat VIII surprise you. Hens viii not
,ay freely ii f,d too freely on fat:ening
food. Burnt or cnarred corn IS ana old
stauG-by, probably because OF the charred
portions, watch ought 10 be substituted by
oiCira-y charcoal fed TO the hends coca
sl0nally.
a Subscriber. No. 100" Dayton. Ala,
does rot give his name. We insist on the
observance of The rule.
T. J. -. Ceutreviue. y. CT have
mare ana u horse aged respectively SIX and
eight wears which are afflicted with some
bowel troua.c. as follows. As long as they
keep cool tlr aC-OA OF their bowels, 50
gar as > can see. Is perfect and all right,
but a= soon as they become heated from
driving OF work of any kind, their bowels
lre E.gy loose, having an action every
,N minutes which Is about the consistency
OF tteh SrLcL Tie bowels remain IA
tLis condition Untl -FOUR or i've hours after
th.y become cool When the bowels Ice
come loose they get weak and jaacd They
appear 20 bee sick, but not often showing
aay signs oi pain, and VIII not eat for
some time after being stabbed. They do not
thrive as ta,y should w.ta the attention
they get IAe horse las been In tulS con-
aitIou about Two months, the mare twelve
WratGs have had them two years, and
Feed principally on corn or meal ana tod-
tons horse tonic and several powders with
nu benefit Please give cause and remedy
81 hat w4t remove lice from hogs and keep
tttW away?
The fact that you have two animals
persistcntly affected IN the same way is
on sum!Hive ~ not conclusive evidence
that there is some fault in the feeding.
watering or other treatment. DiarrhOea is
generally due from eating moldy musty
food. drinking stagnant water diseased
condition Of the teeth, low, marshy pas
tur.Ee. exposure during cold nights. damp
stables, etc. We recommend that you look
carefully after all these points ana cor
rect any defect that may be found. be-
fore resortinE to medicine Change the
feed, cease corn entirely. at least for a
time. scald The oats and give some bran:
sce that lre hay is pure and sweet, and
tha' the water is sweet and pure; always
water before feeding and not after: wait
AZ long as possible after feeding before
working. Sometimes a horse Will con-
tract the habit of boiling his food. or eat
inE too fast This may he corrected by
placing his feed in a very wide manger.
or by putting a few smooth. round stones
in the feed. Look 20 all these Iooints and
we think it likely that you viii not need
TO give medicine. BE careful to clothe the