The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-29
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John H. d. Gray
# E&# IEDlTOR
Live News About Crawford County Farms
and Farmers
John H. D. Gray
(EDITOR
and Farmers

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time.
Last week wrote an article for this
department which called attention to
the trouble Claus JOhannsen, who is
located in section Twenty-Five, Soldier
township, is having with his horses,
having lost four head from, lockjaw
during the past three years on the
same farm. I wrote to my good look
ing friend, Prof. Rex Beresford, ex-
tension professor of animal husband
~ of the Ames college, in regard to
the trouble. From the letter ! receiv-
ed from him am lead to believe that
there are no more tetanus or lockjaW
germs on one farm than on another,
but that on some farms horses or 9th.
err livestock are much more likely to
become injured in such way that
tetanus may develop. The tetanus
germ rarely ii ever develops except
in a punctured Wound-that is, a
wound made by running into some pro-
lection or other which causes deep
gouge which later closes up. The te.
tanus germ develops only in wounds
not open to the air. Professor Beres-
ford says, Whenever a wound OF this
sort Is incurred it should Immediately
be cleaned and disinfected, and the
animal treated with anti-tetat1us
serum. The cost is considerable, but
the danger especially in warm wealth
er, is very great on almost any farm
that tetanus may develop" He ad'
vises, in Mr.. Johannsens case, to go
over the buildings and fences and
even the trees In the yards and see
that all sharp projections against
which the horses are likely to run are
removed, as it is by running against
such projections that large proper
ton of lockjaw cases are started. l
was told recently by farmer resid-
ing near Denison, that he had had a
similar experience with his horses a
few years ago. On looking for the
cause sharp snag was found protrud-
ing from a tree in a fence corner,
which had few hairs clinging to 1t.
The snag was removed and no more
horses or other stock on this farm
have been afflicted with 'lockjaw.
agree with Professor Beresford that it
is advisable to 60 over the Johannsen
farm and remove all sharp projec-
lions which might cause the trouble
AcALFFoR EVERY BOY
Some people think it is hard job
to milk cows and care for stock.
Down near Bloomington, ILL.,, one
time," said p. G. Holden, Il saw
man walking along briskly, with
spring in his step as though he was
going somewhere and had no time to
lose"
"Do you know where that fellow
grew up?" said to friend who was
with me.
mo-" he answered.
"He grew up in dairy REGION" l
remarked.
How do you know that?"
"Look at the way he is going down
that field. He is moving along as
though he was after pig or calf in
the corn-he has energy" Later 1
was told that this man spent the most
of his life on dairy farm and was
then, and is today, prosperous Nc
Lean county farmer.
The boy who measures his wits
against a calf's wits is going to be
some man when he grows up.
We should be proud to live on a
farm, and bring up our boys there.
Three-fourths of the boys who go to
town would have amounted to more
If they had stayed on the farm and at
tended to business. After they get on
a starched collar and get notion that
they are too nice to work. The worst
thing in the world to say to a boy is:
Go and get an education so you
won't have to work as your pa has
had to all his life" Our boys should
be taught to do more Of the common,
practical things in life. The boy in