The Cook County herald., 1900-04-28
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Salt and Fresh Wster for sheep (,
Both Of these are necessary Tor the
proper growth Of q flock Of sheep, but
the source OF the water Is very Inn
portant, says q. IF. Smith In Michi-
gan Farmer. Water from sandstone 81
slate rock is usually pure, but water
that comes through q bed Of limestone
is very apt to cause trouble in sheep.
Most of this water: will be found to
contain too much lime and magnesia.
and the sheep, by absorbing a lot Of
these mineral elements, may come
down with@an attack Of goitre. But if
water cannot be obtained from any
other source It may be partly purified
and stheHexcess Of alkali neutralized by
exposure to the air. This can best be.
done by DETECTING the course Of the
stream or brook so that the water
will have to filter through a bed of
sand. This flltering process will re-
lteve the water of all organic matter,
and. make it harmless to the animals.
Ordinarily. little attention is given to
the drinking water 6f the animals on
the farm, but it is demonstratable that
many Of the common diseases which
affect them can be traced directly or
Indirectly to the impurity of the water
they have. been accustomed to drink:
Next to their food the drinking water
of sheep and all farm animals is the
most important factor in their growth
and development.
IS In the great West the wild animals
always resort to what. are called salt
licks, which is really a salt marsh,
where the water is not only good to
drink, but has an. excellent effect other
wise in, preserving the general health
of. the creatures. This shabit Of: the
animals shows the necessity of having
good water to drink, and the natural
craving they have for salt. =: The crav-
ing for salt is natural, for the system
requires a certain amount OF it all the
time. Special physical conditions of
the animals will also demand that
more salt shall be taken into the sys-
tenn. Salt is one of the elements of
the gastric fluid by which food is di-
gested, and good digestion is impos-
slble without a sufficient supply OF
salt. An animal suffering from indl-
set her right. 1t Is the lack of suftl-
cient salt in the gastric fluid that some
times induces. Indigestion, and the true
way to remedy the trouble is to give
20 the animals a larger supply. Nature
generally indicates the trouble by
stimulating an abnormal craving for
salt.
Dairy Products Of the Pacific Coast.
The great increase in the quality
of butter and cheese in the Pacific
Northwest has attracted a good deal
of attention of late and has been much
discussed by the newspapers, says the
Oregon Agriculturist. It is believed by
some of the papers that we are not
products now as two or three years
ago., This is an error. The value of
4 the output of dairy products in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, for 1898, will
be much greater than ever before. The
increase in the consumption Of dairy
products in the Pacific Northwest in
the past two years has been immense.
Alaska and the Klondike. call for
large amount of butter. The growth of
commerce has Increased the quantity
required to supply steamships and sail
ing vessels. The greatest increase in
consumption, however. has been in the
principal cities of the Northwest.
These have all been increasing in pop
ulation and at the same time increas-
ing the quantity Of dairy products used
per person.