Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
MORE FARMERS COMING
Large Number Watch Demonstra-
tons at Morrill, Hall.
Addresses by Drs. Perkins mud Rich,
ind Profs. CUMMINGS, Wasbburn
and HiiIs--Registrntion In
crensing Rapidly.

The second day Of Farmers Week at |
the University of Vermont opened Tues |
day morning at $50 with an address by
DR., F. A. Rich, professor of veterinary
science at the university. on Diseases
Caused by Foreign Bodies" Tho pro-
gram was carried out as scheduled in nd
vance for the morning, afternoon and
evening sessions with the exception OF
the paper on The Gipsey and Browntail
Moths in Vermont" which was to have
been given by DR.. II. F. Perkins of tho
university. Instead Prof. ]. l.. Hills
read at some length from the Vermont
Agricultural Experiment Station itera-
ture on the same subject.
The attendance at the lectures and dem
cnstrations, all Of which were held Tues
day In Morrill, hail, jumped by leaps
and bounds.
Three demonstrations were given Tues
day In Morrill, hall, all OF them sim
Ultaneously. at three o'clock In the after
noon. Prof. NJ. b. Cummings. s. Har-
graves and ]. w. Wellington gave dem
onstration Of the preparation and use Of
sprays. Messrs. Thayer, Anderson and
Goliath one in testing milk and cream
and Prof. r. NJ. Washburn one on the
pasteurization of milk and cream.
THE MORNING SESSION.
At the morning session papers were
presented by DR. +. A. Rich on Diseases
Caused by Foreign Bodies" Or. Fl. +.
Perkins on Lower Animals Cooperating
with Mankind" Or. F. p. Lutman on
Potato Diseases" Miss Frances e.
Wheeler on What Il Woman Can and
What She Cannot Do In Keeping Poul
try" and +. H. Stadtmueller on Mod
ern Milk Making" DIR. Rich said, In
part:
DISEASES CAUSED BY FOREIGN
BODIES.
Foreign bodies frequently cause trouble
IN our domestic animals primarily in the
digestive tracts and the respiratory tract,
but by transit they also often involve
remote parts of the body
In the mouth wood and other sub
stances become wedged between or be-
hind the teeth. symptoms: Drooling,
difficulty in eating and drinking and I'M
natural movements of jaws and tongue.
In G throat or gullet they cause
ing. cough and in cattle "hloat" Treat
ment; If in the throat remove with hand
in gulet. give oil and push down with
smooth garden hose In the stomach me-
tallic substances. bones. wood Irvine
dung cloth garments. hair balls. etc
may cause Indigestion. Symptoms; ir-
regular appetite, loss of strength, and
flesh. dry coat bloat and suspension OF
rJ-r.,n a,,t. Sis
and bitter tonics In the bowels, sand
gravel lime. plaster, sawdust and metallic
substances cause diarrhoea. Treatment
large dose of castor oil followed by bitter
tonics Repeat oil If necessary but dc
not give astrlngents. May terminate II
liberation or Inflammation. symptoms
Persistent diarrhoea with blood anc
mucous. fever. tenderness of abdomen
no APPETITE or rumination, great prostra
,ion. Treatment: Castor oil, stlmulents
tonics and Internal an,iseptics. Hair balls
lime concretions. bones. etc, cause OBJ
struction of the bowels. symptoms
obstinate constipation. pain. suspension
of rumination, no appetite bowels dis
tended Treatment: Physic, stimulant
and tonics. No opiates The first an
second stomachs of cattle usually con
tain nallS ana ollleT IpItiSH D'uieo ""'N
frequently perfornte the walls and ente
the liver, lung or heart causing aosces'
Sufrocation and mechanical pneumoni
result from inhalation of sawdust an
careless drenchiug. Do not dump rubbis
In pastures or throw nails and wire
feeding floor. DO not bed sick animal
with sawdust. DO not drench animal
too fast. with the head too high c
through the nose.
Dr. Perkins spoke on;
LOWER ANIMALS CO-OPERAT1N
WITH MANKIND.
Domestic animals (known for 800
years) and cultivated insects such 6
silkworm (3.00O years. hardly MOI
important to man than many neglec'
ed forms sacred" Elephant, bull. ca
beetle, peacock of no great benen
MANY animals yield their lives for II
sake of feeding, clothing or ornamen
ing human beings. Others produc
while alive valuable products-sil
milk. etc Others dnsects) fertili;
flowers and a fourth group help ma
10 combat his enemies. Insects won
multiply beyond all bounds II not ke
in check by their insect enemie
which 1eeO upon tNtill W LAY thc
eggs within them or within their egl
SO that the young will live as par'
sites upon the body OF the victii
wonderful appliances and instinc
are developed to this end. Nowaday
method frequently employed in o.
stinate cases is to find an enemy
the harmful insect and give 1t eve
announcement to do its worst
ango scale insect and small fly tn
threatened destruction to the sug
cane of Hawaii are examples of this.
Birds are coming to be recognize
rs allies of great value, through the
skill in destroying seeds OF weeds a.
eating all manner Of insects. 1t
found to be very profitable to attra
birds in winter by shelters and su
plies Of food. Birds are also scave
gers, owls, vultures. and gulls in pa
ticular, and birds OF prey keep doy
the pests of mice rats, gophers, etc.
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