Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-05
PINGS.

Salt makes animals move lively,
strong and capable of resisting disease.
Their flesh is harder and the functions
of the organs are more regular.
Have a good lantern, as there will be
times when the chores must be done late,
and besides, some animal may be taken
sick at night when light Is required in
the barn. A poor lantern Is q constant
menace and should not be tolerated.
To some extent at least the age of
cream affects the time needed in churn-
ing, so that il cream that has just been
taken off is put in with lot that has
been ripened the new cream will remain
in the buttermilk after the old cream is
churned.
The exports of agricultural imple-
ments from this country to Europe have
rapidly increased within the past five
years, and the increase has been greatest
where competition is strongest, which
speaks volumes for the superiority OF
American machines.
Milking should be done at regular
hours and each COW should have her reg
lar attendant change of mixers, II
frequent, will cause cows to shrink their
milk. We always note falling of
when we are compelled to put new
mixer at work.
The price of beeves is slowly but
surely stiffening up with no periods of
falling back to lower values. This Is In
accord with what the Maine Farmer has
been claiming was in store for those who
had the faith to take hold and secure the
advantages in promise. And the best
part now is, there is nothing less In
promise for long years to come. The
farmer with good cattle on hand Is all
right.
The prize list for the horse show to be
held in Boston in April Is attractive and
competition should be excellent. One
of the breeding classes Is for champion
trottiug stations, to be judged by their
individual, show ring and producing
qualities; another is for stations to be
shown with four Of their get. New
England is strong In trotting stations,
and the best of these should be seen at
the show. One of the special prizes Is
$500, for stallion suitable for getting
carriage horses, to be shown with two
of his get. The Lawson Trophy Is $3.50,
for best exhibition Of high steppers,
owned by one exhibitor or members
of his family, the entire exhibit to be
shown In the ring at one time, dealers
debarred. This prize was won In 1893
by Eben d. Jordan, and should he win
at two other shows, the trophy will be-
come his property. Mr.. Lawson should
be very strong competitor for the prize
in April.
Barbed wire cuts frequently occur on
horses where barbed wire fence Is. A
writer in an exchange gives his treat
ment. He says: "AllOw me to give the
treatment In use here and found effectua'
In csses where the cut was on the breast
of horses, the opening being six inches
wide and two or three inches deep. These
cases healed without stitching, or leav'
ing an unnatural enlargement, In short
time. Another cure where horse go'
his foreleg over wire, and back OF the
knee haggled to the bone for six inches
This got we'll without lameness or any
enlargement, only a small scar. Another
Young stallion had the back of his from
psstern cut, and was treated with lini
ments without healing, and an unnatura
growth would show and was trimmed
with a knife without healing, and whel
the treatment below was given 1t healet
up in a short time. Wash the cut daily
with warm water and CASTLE soap t
cleanse the parts. Then spray o.
dampen the injury with weak solution
of carbolic acid, then dust on fresh ali
slsked lime. There does not appear Il
be any need of covering or bandaginl
the cut, as this will keep of the hies o.
Isny unnatural growth"