The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-25

Radical measures sometimes have to
be adopted to stamp out diseases
among farm animals. During the ne.
cent outbreak Of the foot and mouth
disease In some Of the eastern states
the plague was discovered In q herd
Of 126 cattle near Lasalle. n. 7. Al
soon as the government inspectors
were notified they had q trench dug
10 feet wide. = feet deep and 1So
feet long. The herd was driven Close
to the edge OF this pit and shot. the
bodies topping over into 1t or being
pushed in and later covered with sew.
erai feet OF earth. Measures OF this
kind impose a heavy loss on the owner
Of infected herds. but only In such
way can q spread OF plaques b. pre-
vented.
The chief dra wback Wits the best
hired men that one can get b that
they are likely to possess brains and
energy enough 10 that just - soon ~
possible they IKE to 90 into business
on their own hook.
While 1t II not an infaNible slGn, Il
IL usually the case thak the feWe0t
weeds are found on the farms which
are best and most probably managed.
AZ the strength Of son consumed In
producing them cannot b utilized By
growing crops.
II the young pigs are weak boned
and hrx,1 + hA 60 49,
or before. It IL pretty good evidence
that the ration given them has not had
enough bone forming material In Il.
This Is just an necessary ~ the fat
and 6esh forming elements and may
be provided by feeding the pigs wood
or cob charcoal aud ashes during the
growing period.
The temper and disposition OF the
COW are largely determined BY the
care she receives n Q heller. This -
brought to mind BY . One little Jersey
heifer We know OF that was bothered
BY some thoughtisss little girls. She has
sharp horns and now makes for any
girl of the same size who happens to
come near her. A bad habit has been
formed. and the horns will have to
come Oh.
Argentina exports more beef to thu
United Kingdom than does the United
States. and no small part Of her abil.
ity to do this lies In the 1000 90 acres
Of alfalfa which at present furnish
much Of the forage for her beef cattle.
1t takes from one to two acres Ct the
legume to carry q mature steer through
the year. The best steers raised are
sold for export and fetch the grower
about $50 per head.
For two or three years past sheep
men Of the south west have sustained
some loss from what II styled By the
Gexicans ''pingue." an ailmest result
ing from the eat1Dg OF the rubber
plant or weed. While little system
ado study has been given the disease,
reserve in New Mexico has tried
drenches Of bot water and salt with
very good SUCCESS. the drenehes being
given every hour until the animals
showed Improvement. Speedy reiief
followed the Application OF the reme-
dy, which. to say the least, u cheap
and harmless.
1t Is frequently stated BY thooe %
posed to the tubereulin test ~ q means
Of Kidding dairy hesds o( tubescuIosis
that II the tubsreuIin h Injected into
the system Of al animal eoe affected it
will contract the disease N q eouse-
quence. This misconception seems to
overlook the fact that the culture
which ID used In making the test II
thoroughly and completely sterilized
before It In used. making contraction
OF the disease In this manner By .
healthy animal as impossibility. More
over. the extensive use OF the tubercu-
lin in teeeing huadreds Of dairy herds
gives practical peoef that heaithy ami
mails do not co00aee tie disease In the
manner suggested
The farwers' wives In q section OF
the small grain belt this year are %
q strike In the matter Of furnishing
sumptuous spreads for from ifteen to
twenty thrashinG hands and 0ecians|
that hefeaftef thrashing crews that
come 70 their places will have to bring
along their own mess tent and cook.
It's wonder this strike hasu't come
sooner. - IN good conscience tie aver
age farmers wife has enough to Do b
the iiDe Of routine DUES without being
swamped with cooking for thrnshesR.
4 feature that has made bad matter
wosse In the past - the 1Act that thes0
has been bit Of Rivalry between the
housewives Of so0e localities to bear