The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-11

whether from hard or soft coal. II
always very low, for not only are the
proportions Of plant food exceedingly
small. but the compounds present are
as well very insoluble."
Hoaves In Horses,
In mild and recent cases the heaves
may often be cured entirely by turning
the horse out to pasture for two or
three months. IL it Is necessary, how
ever, to work horse affected with
this trouble. he can be relieved greatly
by feeding no hay except at night, and
then only small amount Of clean and
bright hay, entirely free from dust.
II there is any danger Of dust it IL
well to dampen 1t, but only bright
hay should be given. Roots will be
found helpful; beets, turnips, potatoes
or anything of that sort that the horse
Will eat. The amount of water should
be limited as much as possible, and no
horse with heaves should be given
water for one or two hours previous
to going to work. DR.. Law recon-
mends arsenic in five-grain doses daily,
and continued from month to two
months, as especially valuable, and
says that the bowels must be kept
easy, by laxatives If necessary. BY
treatment Of this sort a heavey horse
can be greatly relieved When the
disease first comes on it will pay to
turn the horse to grass, with the hope
Of effecting a cure at once and before
the disease progresses to the extent
where it becomes incurable.
lace's Farmer.
Exercise the Stallion.
Stations should be put to work and
kept at work whenever not In active
stud service and then they will be
surer and have fewer returned mares
to look after and can do bigger busi-
ness, says a correspondent Of National
Stockman. No stallion is too good to
earn his oats behind a collar, and usu-
ally the more he earns there the more
he is able to earn in Re stud. One
reason for the vitality and endurance
of our trotting horses is that the sires
were either raced or trained or driven
good deal of the time. The same IL
true of some imported draft horses,
the French horses especially, which
are worked at year and half or two
years old and as long as the farmer
has them. The race of horses that IL
not worked may possess size and
weight, but it will not have the power,
the nerve and the get there and stay
at it ability that it needs to perform
hard work.
Openings for Nut Culture.
The United States Consul at Frank
fort, Germany, calls attention to the
increasing use Of hazel-nuts in hotels
and private houses. Owing to the large
quantity imported, he suggests that
farmers children in the United States
might supply themselves with pin
money by growing hazelnuts for the
home and foreign markets. The domes-
tic chestnut is still q favorite, and
at the opening of the season some
times brings as high as S. bushel.
There are, too, large quantities of
hickory nuts, the boys favorite; but
ternuts, which are the favorites of
those who grew up in the country, and
some other sorts, like black walnuts
and bull nuts, which have their adher-
ents, and all are particularly desirable
for food.
Fence Rail Philosophy.
knowledge Is valueless if ignored.
The man that saves his time saves
his money.
A job that's worth doin' is always
worth doin' about right.
Vim and vigor are the vital forces In
achieving success.
The smallest event often becomes
the greatest achievement.
If every man saved his time as he
saves his money he would have money.
It's generally the afternoon farmer
that goes into agony about hard times.
To have a show in these days q man
must be an accumulation.
Failure establishes one thing-that
your determination to succeed was
weak.
It's no use denying when you've
been outdone-better acknowledge the
corn.
Broken Branches.
When from accident, the effect Of
snow or ice, q large branch Of q tree
is broken, cut temporarily, leaving Z
foot or more to be cut again close to
the trunk In the month Of June, ad-
yises a Country Gentleman correspond
emit
Hog Notes.
Milk and bran make an excellent
slop.
A strong maternal appearance
should be the FIRST consideration In q
brood SOW.
No SOW carrying her young should
he allowed to become constipated
The brood SOW and the growing
mig should not be fed AZ the fatten-