The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13
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TIMELY INFORMATION.


Answers 70 Pertinent oaestions p
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Can you tell me the best way to cure
fresh pork. when the best time to kill and
what bones to take out? &C.
As to the prsliminaries. the water for
scalding a hog properly should DO about
the temperature Of 16O degrees 1t may DO
. little less without danger. except slower
work, but II much higher there ia danger
Of setting" the hair. and much trouble.
Have a thermometer that will register 212
degrees. and don't put In your hog until
the water Is between 1856 and 165. the lower
figure II the temperature Is on the rise.
the higher II Il is on the fall. Keep the
carcass In motion. good "scalder" Will
get OF most Of the hair while the hog Is
still In the vat. large syrup kettle is
about the most convenient thing to heat
water and scald in. For few compara-
lively small hogs. a washpot or two and
large barrel half buried on an incline OF
40 degrees VIII do. A log heap and heated
rocks belong to the past. As to the best
time to kill. We believe there is very little
risk In killing any time during the months
OF December and January II the weather is
clear and cool. Very cold weather Is not
the best Watch your thermometer and
the direction OF the wind II the wind Is
1
thermometer falls more than 1 degree an
hour after sunset you may be sure il Is
turning colder. When the weather ITEM
perature) Is stationary the thermometer
VIII fall degree an hour after sunset until |
sunrise next morning. II at sunrise It has !
fallen as much as s or 10 degrees since Q /,
o'clock p. IN. the night before. you may be /
sure the weather is growing colder and the !
next morning will be colder still.
Please give ME a simple method OF de-
stroying a small amount OF Johnson grass.
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Here is what one farmer recommends:
I wish to give little OF my experience
with Johnson grass. A few stalks came up
in my asparagus bed last fall In the win
ter | dug up what roots | could find but
could not get tbom all In the spring the
stalks came up very vigorous and | was al
loss to know what 10 do. | dug down an
inch or two and buried or mashed the
stalks and put salt around IA good hand
fun and covered It up In a day or two
tho stalks began to look sick and finally
died and 1t has never put out since. tried
II In several other places and Il had the
same effect each time.
I don't think my turkeys have the roup
but their eyes are sore. not roupy, What
eNH w ipA 'H'Hl ID u
Take sulPhaio OF zinc and tincture OF
myrrh, equal parts, and battle the sore ,,
nyes with the lotion once daily.
Please describe the symptoms of gland
FRS. | hardly think my horses have the =
disease, but would like to be certain
R.V.C. ,
The symptoms Of CHAMBERS are as follows II
-anguor. dry staring coat; red weeping
yes; impaired appetite. accelerated pulss I
nd breathing, yellowish-rei or purple II
freaks or patches in the nose; watery 81
asal discharge with sometimes painful u
ropscal swcllings. causing the hairs and I
Kin Of the nostris to adhere together. a
nj upon the mucous membrane appear u
elbow elevations Win red spots passing -
n into croslons AID deep ulcers Of irreR-
lar form ard varied color aud with HI 81
o or 40 teutcrcr TO heal. The lymphatic :.
lands inside the lower Jas. where the I,
ulsc rs ,eit become enlarged. hard and Is
OCULAR. like ruHss 81 peas OF haaus and ~
r. occasionally ARMY adhcrent 20 The ai
iir the tongue or the Jaw bone The N
.mphbtics ou the face often rise AZ tho n
I'm cord. Ar occasional saueh is heard %.
nj auscultatiou detects crepitnt'nr or g..
.heozlnF 10 he chest The ulcers Increase
number and depth often Invading 80 "a.
ristle. or even The BON she glands also
ularRe. nut remain hart ara a0iui1r 'hr Pa
ischaree becomes hloGir. focd ard s7
hundant and trnacoua as to threaten or %.
ccompiish su1ocatlQu ard tac animal o.,
crishcs IN thu greatest lifucss n.