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RINGBONE REMEDY.

r. r. B., brownsville. Aa.-Can you
advise me what viii cure n rinebone on
a horse? I have a fine horse that has
a ringbone on his foot just above the
hoof VIII appreciate your kindness TO IN
form me what will remove II.
AnswerIf the hard swelling which YOU
call rnebone IS low down Gust above
the hooD and on the side only. 1t IS more
commonly called 'sidebone." Give the an
imal complete rest. and II ha rests the
affected leg on the toe of the foot bene-
fit will result from putting high-heeled
shoe on that foot. But If he holds the
foot up off the ground shoe would add
extra weight and should not be worn. In
the early stages of the trouble battle the
foot two or three times n day with cold
water. followed by lotion of one-halt
ounce of acetate Of lead. dissolved In one
quart of water. In the second stage (per-
haps. noW) hot water is best. followed by
a lotion of , ounces each of tinCture OF
arnica and laudanum, l ounce OF fluid
extract Of beladonna, ounces Of water.
After all swelling and heat are removed
and the horse Is still lame, mix drains OF
cantharidcs with l ounce Of lard, and run
a little of 1t we'll in. Let 1t remain TWEEN
ty-four hours, then wash off and grease
with lard Repeat in two or three weeks.
IL necessary The horse should not be put
to work for some time after all lamenesS
disappears.
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me what 1t is. and what to do for 1t.
and If it is contagious. Is it safe to
bore the head. and put medicine in? II
so, what must l put in Is there hard
rubber syringe to in the mouth 1or
putting medicine into the brain. If so,
please inform me where 1t can be gotten
Also a gag that Is necessary. IS
there no preventive against this disease
If so, what are liable to have 1t again
In the future, or is it safe to keep fhem
where they have had it once?
Answer-Your description does not In
dictate staggers at ALL nor any other
disease of the brain. I would conclude
that it was nasal gleet' were 1t not
for the fact that one Of your mules deo'
which is not q usual result. So Tar as
1 have ever heard there Is no such
disease as "gleety" staggers. The dis
charge from the nostrils, which Is about
the only diagnostic symptom you give
suggests very strongly that the disease
of which your mule died and win "iio"
the remaining one is suffering IS CHANGERS.
which Is incurable and nearly. AWAY
fatal. A horse or mule affected Win
an undoubted case of CHAMBERS snoulu
no killed at once. and it's carcass either
burned to ashes or buried feet deep ~
the earth There are instruments %
various sorts for injecting remedieS my
the circulation, but l know nothIhs
any for injecting into the prahl. !. aot,
very dangerous thing to endeavor 10 reach
the brain by means Of surgical ms u.
ment, and l advise you not 10 attehipe
a. There is no such practice among
Veterinary surgeons as injecting anything
into the brain.
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envelope for reply, If it win not be ask
ing too much of you to reply by mail. /
would like to treat him at once, as L
need every hour of his time to the ploW
while the sun shines now to Kill grass.
Answer think your horse has infiam-
nation OF the kidneys, which may be
caused by some form of calculus (Whlch
includes "gravcl9. or 1t may be in
fammation of the bladder. Both of these
diseases are of too serious nature to be.
neglected or trifed with and advise
you to procure, if possible, the services
personaD of a skilled Y. s. The aconite
was very good to reduce fever and the
beladonna to quiet the pain In the mean
time give a dose of / - to plnts OF
raw linseed oil as a purge. Give him as
much water as he will drink. Dissolve Il
OF. of gum arabic in each pail of water.
Apply hot lamentations over the region
of the kidneys and down on the Sides in
front of the TANKS. If much fever give
20 drop doses of tincture of aConite every
hours, one dram doses of powdered
opium every 3 hours when in great pain.
Don't attempt to work it.
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]. c. B., Delight, Arl.-I had two mules
that had gleety staggers. One got well
and one died. Wn you please give me
a cure for staggers through your paper?
The one that is living still has dis
charge from one nostriL Can you tell me
what will cure it up? L Will Tell you
how they were effected. They would
stand around for a week or so and sleep
and eat and seemingly in no pain. BY
smoking them great slugs of membranes
would come from the nostrll, tough as
whitleather. The one that died lived two
weeks after it commenced rising cut
its head open and from its eye down it
was rotten. There was not any matter
around the brain. but quite lot of
blood. They were fat and In fine NIX
when taken. have described 1T the Dest
/ can If It is not staggers, please fell
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BLOAT.

Alex v. Delk, n C.-J. G. Haynes lost
a fine yearling a few days ago. 1t was
grazing on clover. and died in a few
minutes after 1t was discovered to be all
ing l thought it was choked when 1t
was found, but an examination proved
such not to be the case. l. was fit to
burst from being swollen. A few days
later he found his two fine mich cows in
the same condition. 1t seemed that they
got in this condition IN a few minutes.
By some means. they got all right. 1
helped work with them myself. We rub
bed them, and gashed their hides with a
knife Please give me. through the col
umns Of Your paper, the cause Of such
and remedy for tie same.
Answer-The affection Is very common
and is called "bloat." or 'hoven," and Is
usually caused by eating wet grass. Glow
er sorghum, etc. especially when the
animal is very hungry when turned into
the pasture Treatment; If no medicine
is : hand, and while some one goes for
it, throw bucketfuIs Of cold water over the
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SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.

r. d. w, Tyro, Miss.-What Is the
consensus of opinion among farmers as
to the moons influence on animals? Inc
Signs of dluFv ahrdlu afwy trdluyp
signs as set forth in almanacs, when
and how did these signs originate; no"
long ago?
Lost two I 1-2-year-old bulls by loss
of blood a few days since from castra-
ton, and am told by some the sign
was wrong Was greatly astonished, as
never lost one before. What per cent
thus die?
Answer have no means Of ascertain
ing what proportion of all the farmers
1elieve in the influence of the moon on
animals The Signs Of the Zodiac are
names of certain animals applied to an
ina ginary belt Of the heavens, within
which all the planets Of the solar system
appear to move This belt is arbitrarily
divided into twelve equal parts, to each
of which is assigned one of the names,
or signs, Of the Zodiac. This division and
the names are supposed to have oriGi-
mated with the ancient Egyptians at
least, as far back as the building OF the
great pyramids These people were the
earliest astronomers Of the world and
were careful Observers, in their way,
and with the limited appliances tno tele-
scopc) at their command. They round
out some things that are true and I'M :
agined a lot OF others that were not
true, but simply creations of their FANCY.
The beliefs that certain surgical opera
tons are more successful when perform
ed at a certain stage of the moon, or
when the moon is in a certain sign
and that certain seeds should be planted
on the "full' and others should be plant
ed on the new eight" nights and
dark nights. etc, are based upon moth
ing but superstious tradition. No edu-
Gated, scientific man-so lar as Know
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Bt7rTEa WILL not GATHER"

M. 2. B., Campobala, S. C.-W"hat is
the cause of milk being so that butter
will not gather after 1t is churned?
Cows have been eating sweet apples.
Any light will be appreciated
Answer-I suggest mat the temperature
at which the milk IS churned was too
high. Does the butter actually come"
and then refuse To gather? l am
not aware that apple fed to cows tends
to interfere with the churning in any
way Take up the butter with Gull
lender. or other ~stralner. When milk COR
eream) is properly churned, at the
summer and 50 degrees in winter, the
butter will be ready to take up" when
1t appears in distinct. separate grains
about the size of a grain Of wheat. 1t
should never be permitted to run to-
eether into a pasty mass. but always be
taken up in granules, or grains, using
a cullender for the purpose
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FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
TOMATO BLIGHT.

NJ. S w, North. S. CT have several
acres Of tomatoes In the center of one
patch I find my tomatoes are dying
They seem to commence to wilt at the
top, but soon the whole vine IS dead
The stem is hollow. They are just full
of green tomatoes. some beginning to
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COWPEAs FOR HOGS.

J. B. c., Pickens, S. C.-At the present
price of meat which will pay better. to
sell peas at % cents per bushel or iced
them to pigs or hogs? If peas are fed
to hogs or pigs hog shall they be fed
to get the best results? Do pigs do
better on dirt or wood hoors2
Answer-It is difficult to say. Under
favorable conditions you may count on
producing about one pound Of pork for
every five pounds Of clean peas fed to
hogs. The peas should be ground If con-
venient and fed with some care to avoid
overlooking. But Go cents at present Is
a very low price for seed peas. l think
they are selling at from 81 to s1.25 per
bushel Pigs do not do well in a close
pen, whether dirt or plank floor, except
for few weeks al fattening time. A
Important, and it is very doubtful If
you can protitably feed pigs kept closely
confined
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corn MY corn crib is Is feet by 20 and is
t usht-a weather boarded
mousse without any cracks and but one
door. Corn is about 8 feet deep in 16
phlde VIII It take to thoroughly do the
JOB ana Will the dose have to be re-
peated later? Please give me full in
publication.
Answer-The use Of bisulphide Of carbon
will not injure the grain treated with 1t
elther for man or animal. The LIQUID Is
very volatile and of a most disgusting
odor. So volatile is it that grain or any
thing else treated with II will be entirely
free from it in few hours if exposed to
the air. or If In a vessel not absolutely
air tight. The chief danger is of injury TO
the terminating principle of seed. 1t IS
claimed that twenty-six hours exposure
of seed to the vapor of the liquid VIII
not result in injury Nor will the shucks
be injured.
The bisulphide OF carbon. as already In
timated, is heavy liquid of q very foul
smelling quality 1t volatil1zes very quick
ly, ana its vapor. being heavier than AIR.
Will SINK down in the mass or corn OF
other grain. 1t is necessary that the room
or vessel containing the grain be sub
stantially tight and close. Pour the liquid
into shallow pans or plates and set these
about over the grain. Or you may just
sprinkle it about over the grain and get
away promptly. BE careful to have no
fire about the building for twenty-four or
thirty-siX hours For a bulk of corn IL
by 20 by feet from to 8 pounds of the
bisulphide will be sufficient. The rule is
TO use one pound for $50 cubic feet of
space, or pounds for crib or bin 10 by
10 by 10. 1t may be necessary to repeat
the treatment, which can be determined
by careful examination, because the moths
may get in from without and lay more
eggs
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A FAILING cow"

w. X. McElwee. Olio. Miss i have
fine COW that is very poor which is
unusual; has a slight cough at times; no
lice has the best of pasture and good
creek water She is not milking. She
seems to want to lay down the most OF
her time. She can hardly get about What
Is the cause and what Is the remedy!
Please answer through your valuable pa
per and you will confer a great favor
by so doing. I must say that your
paper has been help to me in many
ways,
Answer-It Is rather close akin to guess
ing 10 attempt a diagnosis on such
meager description of the symptoms, but
| venture to say that the symptoms, so
far as described, very strongly indicate
that. your COW has tuberculosis (consump-
tion) for which no treatment yet discoV-
cred viii avail toward a cure. If she has
the disease she will grow weaker and
weaker and finally die in spite of all you
can do
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COMBINED TURNER AND SUBSOI1.
FIR

b. c. II. and G. NJ B., Pavo. Ca
Breaking land one man doing two men
work. 4 Now that turns the soil over
and rips up the clay and leaving cay
under the soil Is this what We need?
Would like 10 know The opinion Of the
public on this matter
Ans0 er-What YOU want to know. prob
ably. Is not so much the ''opinion of the
public Us the opinion Of those who have
tried the combined tarn-plow and sub
soiler. Various types and styles Of such
plows have long ago been patented and
some of them have been used more or
less have never used one myself, as
I have always found q good two-horse
pillow gave two mules about as much as
they could do and preferred to run a
separate subsoil pillow Any one who has
had experience in using such combined
plow whether satisfactory or otherwise.
is invited to give our two tpquirers and
others readers the benefit of it,
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a. LOUSY CALVES-(2) FROSTED
EARS.

+. NJ. B.. Marietta, Gal. | have a
calf 4 months old that | noticed mas hot
been doing well lately; mar rousu i aidu
falling off in flesh. Upon close eXamina-
ton this afternoon l find it Is lousy.
They seem to be only on throat. lace
and TANKS to forelegs; none on head
back of horns. The varmints are black,
long-b bodied and nearly as large as an
ordinary flea. and held on like grim
death when tried to pull some off for
examination.
2. Now | have several remedies for
lCusv calves preserved from Farm and
Farmers department of The Constitution
but there is another trouble that | DO
not understand nor can | account Tor
The tips of its ears and underS1de nave
dried up and would break about like a
Saratoga chip should l attempt to bend
them; this drying up of ears extending
and apparently will cover whole ear.
Please name this disease; also prescribe
treatment Calf has been living on grass
plenty Of it-with n little cotton seed
meal and hulIs at night.
Answer--1. The louise infesting your
calves is probably what is known as the
'1ong- nosed OK louise" You do not ask
for a remedy for this trouble, but state
that you have several remedies from the
Farm and Farmers department" In adj
dtion to these. I suggest the trial OF
zenolium, new insecticide. Also this:
Tor each animal GROWN take half
pound Of cocculus indicus. or fish Der
RES" pound them fine, put in quarts
OF vinegar and let simmer on the stove
for an hour. When cool apply thorough
ly by rubbing into the hair over the in
fected places. j,
.. The ear trouble is due 10 one OF
two causes: Cd Ergotism which Is inc
result of eating ergot OF rye or other
grasses, which is often present on grasses
growing on damp, rich soils in hot sea
son, or (2) it Is the result of exposure
to cold whereby the thin cartHaglnous
ears have been frost bitten and the It's
tues are dead | know Of no remedy that
win do any good at this stage.
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KNOT ON HORSES LEG.

r. B. H, Aspon Hill, Tenn have a
horse with a bunch on the back of his leg
between hook and ankle very nearly as
large as n goose egg, caused by a
cut from q pillow. 1t is hard like
gristle TO the feel; gives no pain, entirely
healed; in fact tbs only unsightly. lie IS
a fine saddle horse and l wish TO know II
there is any treatment that will cause it's
absorption 1t is Of a years standing and
the hair has not grown yet on the race
Of it.
Answer-The bunch" or knot on the
horses leg is the result of the tendon
having been cut or lacerated by the ploW
and the wound not being properly treated.
such organization" as they are called, of
tendonous tissue are difficult to remove.
The usual process is to apply strong
caustic, even hot iron, in order to de-
stroy the proud growth. "Gumbaults
caustic balsam' is a good stuff and has
been extensively advertised. Try your
druggist for it or make him get you some.
Rutter of anthony is also good. To use
the latter the bunch should be pared until
If shows a fresh, live surface. Then spread
on a coat of the antimony. In three days
scrape down to a fresh surface and SO on
every three days until the excrescence be
reduced to the skin surface and a little
below.
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back and loins, which sometimes proves
effective A handful of common salt dis
solved in one quart of water and given as
drench is also useful But the best
remedy. and 1t should be given as soon
practicable. Is aromatic spirits Of
ammonia in 2 ounce doses in / pint Of
cold water and repeated in half hour.
Another good remedy is carbonate Of am
mOnia given in a half ounce dose In
quart of water and repeated in half an
hour. if necessary. If time Will allow
good remedy is IL pounds of Epson salts
dissolved in one-half gallon Of water and
given at one dose. If the case was not
promptly discovered and treated and It Is
a desperate case, tapping should be
sorted to ~ once by means OF trocar
and caunla. or with a simple pocket
knife.
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PRESERVING OLD CORN FROM
WIEIVII.S

r. w s.. Holly HILL S. CT have a lot
of good corn OF last year which | wish to
carry over for next year, and there is
some weevils getting in it and l wish to
treat it with bisulphide of carbon. at
| wish to know from you is will it hurt
stock or people to eat the corn wheri
treated. My corn is not shucked but was
slipsAuclSed in field when gathered last
fall. VIII the shucks that came in d-
rect contact with the bisulphide do to
feed the mules and cattle? Also. how
would you apply the bisulphide? Is it a
liquid and must / sprinkle 1t over pile of
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MARE HAS HACKING COUGH


r. w. H. Egypt. Miss have a mars
troubled very much with a cough, seems
to be dry and hacking; don't know what
could have caused it. | have been feeding
her on shell corn. oats, wheat bran and
fodder but danpen it before feeding. Her
appetite is good, in good condition. Please
give eatment through your most val
liable paper. Have given her tar by the
mouth: also put tar in her throat and
reithcr seem to benefit her as yet
Answer-A cough is not of itself dis
case, but a symptom Of some irritation
about the lungs. wind pipe or stomach.
fear your mare is threatened with broken
, wind. which is always preceded and ac-
companied by peculiar cough and diff
icult breathing. The air is easily drawn
into the lungs, but there seems to be 4
difficulty in expeling it. and it requires
double effort to do it, causing the ami
NAL to "heave," hence one name OF the
disease is "heaves.' Please refer to let
ter and reply 90 in issue of June Is under
the head Of Broken Wind
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DRY WE'LL.

n c. P, Grove Hin. n. CT am
thinking of digging what we call a dry
well to keep milk, fruit, etc, In. MY
idea is to dig it 10 feet deep and u feet
wide When ready for the top, was
thinking of laying a rock wall u inches
high for the framing sils Please give
Instructions from beginning to ending to
build it, Shall I put in windows? The
ground IS level where l expect to dig
the pit.
Answer-There is no special rule for
digging a dry we'll" The deeper you
make it the lower the temperature you
will secure. | think the best plan is to
dig square hole 10 or u feet deep and
10 by 10. or as much larger as you may
require, and dig wet" we'll in the
center. or at one side, to supply plenty
Of cool water. Put a pump in the well
with a delivery spout below and one
above Of you expect to utilize the space
above). 1t depends on the use you eX-
rect to make of the dry well Cor CELLAR
to what extent you will finish it off.
A brick, cemented floor and cemented
walls would be in order if for keeping
butter and milk churning, etc. 1t should
have one or more windows Just above
the surface of the earth, mainly for
light rather than ventilation.