The Columbus journal., 1896-01-22
K,lliae ch.,sr. Germs.

that methods Of future protection shall
be efficient, and IL It be not sufficient
to bury the carcasses. the swine-grow-
Ing public want to know It. The
Bureau Of Animal Industry in Farmers
Bulletin No. "a. issued for the express
purpose Of giving the farmers of the
country practical information as to just
what they should do to prevent out
breaks Of the disease and its continued
propagation when 1t has once broken
out, says that II any hogs die their car
casses should be Immediately burned
or deeply buried and the places where
they have lain or the ground over which
they have been dragged should be dis
infected with carbolic acid or lime.
The laws Of the various states also re-
Qutre that carcasses Of dead hogs shall
be burned or buried. The Iowa statute
requires burial Of two feet. The Kan
sas statute requires burial, and Secre-
tary Coburn, of the Kansas State Board
OF Agriculture, in recently calling at.
tention to the necessity for compliance
with the statute, says that burial at
once not less than three feet is the
safest and most practical way to dis
pose Of the carcasses. The laws Of
other states doubtless contain the same
provision, and all seem to be based
upon the belief that il the carcasses be
bur:c !, the germs will die before they
have time to work to the surface. Now,
II this be untrue, and II the burial of
the carcasses is only storing the germs
| up for future use." the swine-gr0wing
public ought to know it. Burning is GER
| tainly an efficient remedy. There can
| be no question when this course is
pursued about the destruction Of the
germs; but there are objections to
burning, part of them founded upon
scarcity of fuel and part Of them upon
the objections Of the community to the
stencil and foul smoke which arise
from the imperfect methods of crema-
tion practicable on the farm. Still. II
burning is essential to the destruction
Of the germs, burning it ought to be.
And here is one of the points to which
we have been urging the organized at
tention of breeding associations. Are
the laws which provide for the burial
Of carcasses adequate to the prevention
of the spread of disease? II not, then
that clause should be amended out of
the law. The statutes all need to be
improved in their executive features,
too. They are left to execute them
selves, and no human law will do that.
The systematic disinfection of cars and
the efficient prohibition of all traffic
in diseased animals are absolutely es-
sential to the preservation Of the swine
industry, and those engaged in it
should move and move in force
Homestead.
'Small Farmers'-I find this is a
phrase which is disliked by many, but
it is better to be good and successful
small farmer than an unthrifty and uE-
successful large farmer. We often see
business men begin in a limited way
No sooner have they made little mon
ey than they spread out, buy larger
stock of goods, partly or chiefly on
credit, and indulge in great expecta-
tiOns" which fail of realization. Many
a man can manage smaller business
who gets out of his depth when he tries
to conduct a larger one. Or, in the
fluctuations of trade. the times are not
so good, he cannot sell the larger stock
he has got together; before times i'm
proved many articles become unfash-
ionable and go down in value, and the
issue is bankruptcy. In like mannsr.
many farmers who succeed in a small
way, go into this, that, and the other
thing until they get bigger burden on
their shoulders than they can carry.
Planting Trees on Waste Ground -
There is a great amount of land on
most farms which is practically waste. F!
Some of this is hil!y ground which is
not profitable to till, and of very little |!
use as pasture. Such lands with a lit /!
tie care could have trees started on
them which in short time would re-
Quire no attention. Then, there arc |;
also places where windbreaks would |
be desirable, and shade along the road |
and lanes. In view of the fact that our |
source of lumber and timber supply is |!
gradually and surely being contracted,
and that these materials are constant |
ly appreciating in value, 1t is the die |
tate of wisdom to provide a new sup |
ply. But do not plant fruit trees in |
such places. On account of the many !
diseases and insects to which these are !
subject, they should be planted only
where they can have constant supervis-
ion and good cultivatiOn.-Ex.
A Gas Tree.-A gas tree was discov- !
cred in the southern part of Washing
ton ccu1ty, Pa, in a very curious way.
Hunley GoOch and his son were chop
ping down an old and hollow tree, when |
they thought as they struck into the !
hollow that they smelled the odor of !!
piled it to the hollow, which the az
had opened. Instantly there was an ex-
plosion and the young man had difficult
ty in escaping without serious injury.
The tree continued to burn until it's
bark was burned off. The AK, which
was left in the tree, had its handle
burned. 1t is likely that digging near
W WuCl = luC tlSV SSOOu SuOW q ldTXc :
and valuable supply Of gas. 1t is likely
that the gas in the tree had been slowly
accumulated through apertures in the
soil not big enough to release a large
quantity at time.-Ex.
Roots of Clover.-A German author
ity says that the root and stubble of a
good crop of red clover weigh over
three tons per acre when air dry and
contain $50 pounds Of nitrogen,
pounds of phosphoric acid and u
pounds of potash. all of which is placed,
when turned under, in the most avail
able form for growing crops. We call
attention particularly to the large de-
mand which clover makes on the soil
for potash and phosphoric acid. II the