Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-06-26

whatever the shape Of the roof. Some
designs of movable nests and roosts
were showed so the audience could
readily see how much quicker and
more thorough cleaning could be
done when these are taken out OF
doors leaving the house empty, and
how this furniture itself could be
likewise turned upside down and
thoroughly examined and cleaned,
DR.. NJ. r. REYNOLDS, of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, came next and
showed various simple appliances
which would assist tho farmer in
managing his stock The first OF
these was a rope by which he illus
trated the tieing and throwing of cat
tie when it became necessary to saw
their horns or pare their hoofs. He
also explained the use of the trochar
and camilla. 1t is not only valuable
in its ordinary use to relieve bloat,
but it is also extremely so in the case
of ringing bulls. Considerable dis
cussion followed upon the treatment
of bloat. While medicines taken in
ternally, such as aromatic spirits of
amonia may assist, it is generally too
slow and the cows stomach is SO large
that there is little danger Of the oper-
ator missing it. A person can aid
himself in finding the right spot by
sounding the bloated stomach and
wherever he gets the most drum like
sound will be the place. usually on
the flank, left side. HeSNrew some
distiction between the small stomach
of the horse and the larger one of
the COW, and stated that one of the
most common mistakes in feeding
horses is giving them to much hay
which distends the stomach, inter
feres with their breathing, overtaxes
the digestive organs and does not
contain nutrition. Fifteen pounds
of hay day for thousand pound
horse and given in three feeds would
be sufficient. He advocated water
ing horses at least three times day
and has never seen the time when
his horse is too warm to drink pro-
viding the water is not cold. If cold
perhaps the chill and the shock would
be SO great the horse could not stand
more than quart of it But if the
water has stood in the sunshine
sometime and is of the same temper
ature as the stomach, there will be no
danger and much refreshment.
In the afternoon Frightening skies
brought out a larger attendance.
Supt. Gregg first briefly took up the
matter of tree planting. He has one
forty virtually protected and finds
that although the trees around the
sides take up some and use some
land, yet the rest bears all the better
crop. He advised them to be on the
lookout for the Russian willow, which
is thought to be freer from the saw
fly than other willows. The great
secret of successful tree planting is
mulching. AS they practice this in
counties with much damper CHM
ate, it surely is necessary here.
In response to questions on clover
he gave his experience and made
these points very clear: That he
would not SOW seed on a loose soil as
the clover root does not then reach
permanent dampness, and he would
not allow a hoof upon it in the fall.
After cutting his first crop of clover
hay he allows the second growth to
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Louis came forward and advised
them not to try Crimson clover, for
which they would be throwing their
money away, as it is plant suited to
a warmer climate. The mammoth or
even common red would do better.
He recommends winter rye as the
best possible purse crop, because
while it protects the land from wind
it is jointed in such a way that it adj
mits sufficient sunlight. Some testi,
mony came up which proved that
winter rye can be grown here.
Supt. Gregg then added a brief
word about evergreens. We have evil
dence all around that they can grow
here, and he described protection
made of frame with willow boughs
fastened to it which should keep the
burning sun and dry winds from
them when they are small. DR.. Rey-
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