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Shocking and Shredding Corn.
Several correspondents have requested
that the details of the method of harvest
ing corn by cutting down the stalks and
curing the same in shocks be published
again. I have no doubt that very many
others will be glad to see such a re
publication. If I could thereby Induce
several thousand southern farmers to .
adopt this method I would not hesitate
to keep the description as standing matter
throughout the month of August. 1 con
sider it the greatest stroke of economy
that may be at once inaugurated ami
practiced by a farmer. In one hour s
time a farmer can make every essential
preparation for doing the work. One may
read this article during the noon hour
of the day In 1 commences the hot and
<■ xli-iusting ami prolitless work of pull- ;
ing fodder.” become a convert to the |
■ shocking” method, and put It into prac- ;
tieal operation when the hands go to |
work after dinner. All that is needed is ,
a piece of small plow line, 6 feet long. ,
with a trace ring tied at one end of it, a |
few sharp weeding hoes, a frame or |
"shocker” upon which to stand while I
tying a shock, and a supply of ordinary
baling or binder twine.
The proper time to cut and shock corn
is about one week later than the stage
at which farmers are accustomed to
"puli fodder.” If it be a little later no
harm will result except the few addi
tional blades 'that may turn brown If
the weather be iiot and dry, which will
then be liable to loss If a rain occurs.
Tiie work of cutting may be done regard
less of the weather, provided it be not
a •titally raining at the time. I have had
the hands engaged at cutting and shock
ing to be "run In” by a heavy shower
of rain, and resume the work so soon
as the rain ceased, the only result being
a .TTg'.it wetting from handling tiie wet
stalks.
The stalks may be cut down with a
sharp weeding hoe. 3 or 4 in. lies above
the ground, or with a regular corn stalk
harvester, which will cut a row as fast
as a team of two horses will draw It,
and tie the stalks in bundles of fifteen to
twenty stalks. From 150 to 300 stalks,
varying Inversely according to their
height and ’size, may be put into one
shock. Where the stalks are more than
6 or S feet in height it Is well to use a
"shocker,” which is nothing more than a.
piece of scantling 3 by 4 inches by 12 nr
14 feet long, with two legs 5 or 6 feet
long put on tiie ground. There should
be a 1 1-2 Inch hole bored horizontally
through the “cantllng about -1 feet from
the legs and a loosely fitting pin, or rod,
4 or 5 feet long, insreted to its middle
point in tiie hole. Tile use ol the shocker
will be at once obvious: Place it at the
position where you wish to make a shock.
Bring the ent corn <as soon as cut, if de
sired) by armfuls to the shocker and
place in first one and then another of the
four angles form* 4 by tiie ruj and the
scantling, until the desired number of
stalks is thus placed. Then one man
mounts on the lower side of the shocker,
throws the rope around the top. places
tiie hand end of the rope through the
ring tied at the other end and draws
tiie top of tin shock logether as tightly
as possible a little below tiie tassels.
Then tie tightly with strong twine and
at once release the rope. Tiie rod is
then withdrawn and the shocker moved
to tli*. place for tiie next shock. Care
should be used to jab each bundle of
stalks firmly against the ground while
holding them in tiie slanting position in
which tin y should stand. Let the butt
inds of the stalks spread out somewhat.
It is a good idea to go over the field
a week or ten days after building the
shocks and tighten the twine, as the
stalks will shrink a good deal in that
time.
How long should tiie shocks stand In
the field before they will bo ready to haul
up t > the barn yard? It. is like asking
the <pi> stlon how long after cut fruit is
put out to dry before it will bo dry. Tiie
l answer in both cases would be—"lt dc
pends or, tiie weather and the size of the
. stalk , o. the size and thickness of the
; pieces of fruit.” That Is to say, the
i shocks should remain in the field until
l the ears are dry enough for the crib and
• the stalks dry enough to shred arid keep
; sound. With no rain at all, and open,
i hot weather I have known tiie shocks
! to be sufllciently dry in four weeks. Un-
■ uer more unfavorable conditions, five,
t six or even eight weeks may be re
i quired. It is important, however, that
i tin 1 stalks should be absolutely air dry,
| else th*, shredded stuff will not keep well.
, Some may ask if tin* ears of corn will
■ be as heavy after cutting and shocking
: tnd curing as they would be if left to
! dry on the stalk as usual. Tiie answer
i is— The ears do not lose weight by
j this process of harvesting, in comparison
l with the common method. On the con
trary, experiments Indicate that the
grain of corn so harvested will be a little
heavier, because it was cut a little later
than the fodder-pulling stage. It should
be understood that if the blades lie
stripped from a living stalk of corn all
• vital processes cease at once, just as
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promptly as if the stalk were cut down
or pulled up by the roots.
Do stock eat the shredded corn with a
relish? The answer is—yes, especially cat->
tie It is not so good as cured corn
I,lades (in the old way), nor as well cured
crabgrass hay, nor nearly so good as
good cowpea hay, or alfalfa, or clover
hay. But it Is better than cotton seed
hulls, better than oat straw, much bet
ter than wheat straw, better than shucks,
even better than No. 2 timothy hay (such
as our kind western friends send us) and
Infinitely better than nothing!
According to careful experimentation
and estimates the amount of actual gain
by the process is about as follows: AA here
a field yields 30 to 40 bushels of shelled
corn per acre the yield of dry, shredded
stalks (exclusive of the blades) would be
about 40 pounds for each bushel of corn.
At per ton these 40 pounds would be
worth about 24 cents. Corn yielding less
than 30 or 40 bushels would probably
give a somewhat larger yield of stalk in
proportion. Suppose a farmer makes
1,000 bushels of shelled corn. T hen, a
lowing 40 pounds of stalks (excluding the
blades) to the bushel he will secure 40,000
pounds of shredded corn stalks, or -0
tons! Ami this in addition to the blade
fodder which is also saved, but not in
cluded in the above calculation.
Another advantage, and it is no small
item is that tiie corn stalks are thus
got out. of the way of preparing the laud
for oats, wheat or other crops, and many
insects destroyed which habitually find
secure winter quarters In the dead corn
stalks and will be ready to come forth
with renewed life and hungry maws to
commence their work of destruction in
the spring.
Now. lot some plain arithmetician mul
tiply 35,000,000 bushels of corn—a fair
coni crop for Georgia—by forty, and he
will be astounded at the product. It will
be no less than 700.000 tons of good
roughage more than twice the total
amount of cotton seed hulls that, might
be got out of the entire cotton crop of
Georgia!
It would be nearly three times the i
possible weight of cured corn blades as
usually harvested. It would be enough to
give each of the 350,(W cows In Georgia
2,000 pounds of forage. At. $lO per ton
it would equal In value the total cost of
ail the commercial fertilizers used in
Georgia in one year. it J. REDDING.
FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC, MOON. ETC. ;
Mr. R. L. F., Apalachee, Ga.. writes a I
long letter about operating on animals !
according to "the signs.” etc.—too long j
for publication unless It contained some- I
thing else than bare assertions without ;
any proof. I will quote and reply to but !
one position that ho takes. He says: :
■ Now, as to the educated, scientific man
believing in such things, it is because |
they are all taught not to believe In such |
things. It is only the self-mafio man i
that watches such things.”
Mr. R. J., F. Is altogether In error In !
the assertion that "the educated, scien- ;
title man is ’aught not to believe such
things.' No direct effort Is made at [
school or college to keep the student from j
believing "snob things.” The teacher j
aims to train the mental powers of the ,
student and to store his mind with use- '
ful knowledge of the laws of nature, the '
principles ot science, etc. The pupil has ;
all that he can do to acquire this useful
knowledge ami no time to devote to stor
ing up knowledge that Is not knowledge. ■
because It has no foundation in fact. 1
have no doubt that our correspondent is j
a sincere friend of the general education
of th*- masses, although perhaps uncon- !
scious of the fact that one of the funda
mental olijects of general education is to
rid the people of error and superstition
by so filling the rninds of the school ‘
boys ami girls with high ideals and
genuine knowledge that there will be no
loom left for error and sup* r. . ition. 1
dare say that if Mr. R. L F. were the
father of a dozen sons and he should
send thorn off to college, or even a good
school of lower grade than a college, for
a period of three or four years, not. one
of these sms would agree with his father
on "such things” on bls return home.
SECOND CROP IRISH POTATOES.
'‘Farmer’s Daughter,” C >ve City, Ga. —
For the benefit of several of your read
ers who have asked about “second crop”
Irish potatoes I. wish to say a few words.
As the editor says, it is a good plan to
prepare ground some time before plant
ing. In planting late or “second crop”
potatoes it is, I think, a good idea to
run a deep furrow, after land is other
wise prepared, put in fertilizer and bed
as If you Intended planting on it. Do
this some time before planting time and
when ready to plant rebed your land,
throwing dirt to what Is now the “mid
dle.” In doing this it throws your fer
tilizer in "middle,” In which plant pota
toes, and when they are large enough
work dirt back to them. Tills plan is
especially effective in a dry time, but
would not suit on low ground during a
wet spell. Don’t think it wise to “cut
and dry” potatoes. Have seen It tried;
result, no stand at all.
1.. R. Fowler, Oak Grove, Ga., don't
you think it would be wise to prepare a
different piece of ground for your "second
crop?" Cut and plant your Triumphs
as soon as dug. Small potatoes may bo
planted without cutting. AVe have been
successful In raising two crops In this
way. but don't even think of drying them
a week. AA’ell, don't, know that thinking
would injure them, but it would bo best
not to put such thoughts in practice. In
planting potatoes from last year's crop
there is no especial need of waiting until
August. It is best to have ground ready
ami plant when you catch a. season in
July. Another suggestion, if ground is
dry when you wish lo plant potatoes, run
I your furrows late in the afternoon and
i plant, early the following morning while
j ground is still moist. I am far from oe
ing a "know all" on farming or any
j thing else, for the more I learn the more
I 1 see there is to be learned, but if a
: few disjointed Ideas from a north Geor-
I gia girl will be of any benefit to these
seekers of knowledge, sons of honest toil,
I they are welcome.
SECOND CROP POTATOES.
A’ A. A, Holly Springs, Miss.—ls W.
J. Harbon. of Ennis Miss., will follow
my plan for second crop Irish potatoes
he will have no trouble in getting a
stand. Dig the first crop as soon as
vines turn yellow; put them in cellar
or some cool place until ready to plant;
any time from the 10th to tfce 25th of
August will do. In other words, the first
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ralrt that comes in August. Now for the
plan: I usually plant my second crop
where I had first crop. I rebed this land
every seven or eight days, until the.
time comes to plant. By doing this you
will pulverize Ulg land an.d keep up moist
ure. Potatoes should always be cut, say,
two eyes. One will do. As soon as it
quits raining. Doij't wait for It to dry
off. but run a bull tongue deep in the
middle. Drop your potatoes about 1 foot
in drill; put your foot on each potato so
as to press ft down firmly In the soli.
Now put on 10-inch shovel and bed out
on potatoes. Let stand twelve or four
teen days and hatxow off, or run drag
over them. I never cultivate second crop.
They do better without it. The best crop
that I ever made was planted on August
20.
(1). SOWING CLOA’ER. (2). MULBER
RIES AND CHICKENS.
H, C. AV. .Smithfield, N. C.—l want to
Improve lands that I now have cotton
crop upon by sowing clover. I have sow
ed peas lasX. plowing of corn, but they
would be In way in cotton. Which would
be best variety of clever for improve
ment of lands only, ami best plan of get
ting it in lands In time to .plow next
spring In time to plant cotton or corn.
Must I sow It In last plowing of cotton
this month, or wait untjl about the first,
of December, after cotton Is harvested
and brink land and plant?
2. AVill eating mulberries kill young
chickens? Th.efr bowels run off. and they
droop up and die all along until they are
weaned. I have the white sugar mulberry
in chicken yard, and all the chickens like
them so well I want to keep them. Is
there no remedy? Is it true that chick
ens hatched In May stand less chance
for holding on to life th,Tn if hatched in
other months?
3. I have 2 acres low black level lands,
but not swampy, though water stands
upon It after rains, containing a few
mulberry trees fenced off from main pas
ture. I want to plant for winter pasture
for hogs and cows. What must I plant,
and when, and how manure?
Answer—l. The best clover I know of
for Improving lands In the south is the
cowpea. Os course, the cowpea is not a
clover, but It Is often called the “clover
of the south.” because it is better adapt
ed to pur climate, soils and conditions
than is the genuine red clover. As a rule,
a southern that would produce a sat
isfactory growth of clover is already as
rich as most southern farmers desire.
Crimson clover might answer your wants.
Sow In September 20 pounds of seed per
acre on wgll broken and harrowed soil.
Last plowing of cotton would be rattier
early.
2. 1 havj» understood that too many
mulberries are not good for little chicks.
It is not a suitable food for young,
growing fowls. But 1 would say that a
small quantity p<r day would nut oe
harmful. Growing animals require bone
and muscle-producing food--which the
mulberry Is not. 1 suppose the claim that i
chicks hatched in May stand less chance I
for life than if hatched In any other I
month is based on the simple fact that |
May is the first of the hot months and i
Is £rllpwed by a hotter one. It is not
probably true.
3. Plant red top (or Herds) nnd white
clover. In October Stable manure or hlgn
grade guano.
RATS IN CORN.
S. T. 8., Thomaston, Ga,—Will you or
some one else please give me a remedy
to exterminate rats. They are so bad
where. I live until I can't have anything
for them. Is there invithing I can put
In my corn when ! house It to keep them
out of it?
2. 1 have a hor: » 7 years old. My feed
has been very poor and lie has fallen ,
SwiTy to skin and bones. Will it lie a
good idea to put him in a good pasture
without any feed at el! and no work?
AVill he improve or not 9 Is there any
thing to give him to itone iiim up any?
3. How Is the best wa; to feed sulphur
to horses? Is it a good' thing for them?
Answer—l. I know of but one remedy
for rats that is always and entirely re- ;
liable, and that Is to fix the corn room I
or corn crib so that the rats cannot got I
into It. This may be done by setting the ,
crib on posts or pillars that the rodents i
cannot climb, or on ordinary round blocks
or pillars witli a flange or collar of tin,
or sheet iron around tiie top of each
pillar. Another way is to line the corn
crib or bin with wire cloth with about
half inch meshes. This pian is absolutely
reliable and !s the one I have used for
years with perfect satisfaction.
2. A. good jyasture during the. day ami a
good feed ot shelled oats or corn at night
would be just the thing. If his hair is
smooth ami his appetiti is good he will
require nothing more—exempt good wa
(tar. If he seems to need a tonic, pul
verize and mix 4 ounces • ich of saltpeter
and copp*ras, divide into twenty-four
doses am.l give one every night in a bran
mash.
3. lie does not need suinhur.
OYSTER SHELL BARK LOUSE. (2)
COTTONY MAPLE SCALE.
R. A, Naves. Ester, G.i. I send by to
day’s mail bundle apple tree twigs, which
are covered with some kind of an in
sect. They have killed tree. What
are they? How can the:: ravages be ob
viated? Please answer in The Conutitu
i tion.
Answer- The specimens were exhibited
to I’re.t-s.sor H. N. Star ■ <. biologist and
horticulturist of the Georgia experiment
station, and the. following is his reply:
"The apple twigs submitted to you by
R. A. Naves, of Ester. Ga., ami referred
to me for do'ermin.llion, are Infested by
two distinct scales—the smaller and more
numerous (and the one that has done
the damage) is the "oyster shell bark
louse” (mytalaspls pomorum), and the
larger remains are the exuviae or cast
off cases of tihe 'cottony maple scale’
(pulvinarla innumeraibilis). A large num
ber of the bark specimens are punctured
. by different members of the 'aldy bird'
family and consequently destroyed, but
there are plenty of living young left.
"It is not difficult to control thia scale.
Either kerosene or lime, sulphur and
sail (or * r* w wash' * applied as per di
rections in press bulletins 38 and 39 of
the Georgia experimental station will hold
iit in check. The cottony maple scale
may be likewise controlled, ami is by no
means so pernicious as the bark louse,
I which is itself not particularly to lie
i dreaded. There were no Indications
I whatever ot the presence of San Jose
scale.”
ROCK PHOSPHATE.
J. M. Terrell, Spring Hill. Ohio.—l.
What per cent of acid has Tennessee rock
before treating?
2. A fertilizer containing to 18 per
cent available and 2 per cent insoluble
would have in one ton: Pounds.
Available 320
Insoluble 40
Balance 1,640
Total .2,000
What does the “balance” consist of?
Answer—l. About 35 per cent.
2. The balance consists of sulphate of
lime, insoluble phosphate of lime, car
bonate of lime, moisture and a little sand,
j clay, etc.
(I see no good reason for repeating
the answer to your question in issue ot
Fi brv.ary 23. simply because your stale
was given as “Alabama” instead of
"Ohio.” It was probably due to your
careless writ‘ng.)
ALFALFA NOT PEST
G. D H , Jones Mills, Ala.—Please an
swer through farm and farmers depart
ment: 1. Can alfalfa be gotten rid of or
is it like Johnson grass almost impossi
ble to get rid of? 2. AVill it .do to plant
ns !ate as October 15, and how to plant
it?
Answer—l. Alfalfa, or lucerne, is not
in any sense a pest and it can be. got rid
of without any difficulty.
buy 2. Yes, October will do very well for
planting. It requires a very rich, deep
clean soil, preferably a deep, sandy loam.
Prepare the land by deep and thorough
plowing and sow the seed in drills 24
inches apart precisely as you would ruta
bagas or turnips.
COWPEAS DYING. NEMATODE ROOT
GALLS.
J. H. R. Jennings, Moore, S. C.—l have
three acres of land that I have been
planting tn oats, following in corn and
peas for four years. The first year made
good crop of peas; second year pea
vines died when peas began ripening;
third year the vines died about the time
they began to bloom. This year they are
all dying while they’ are small. They
seem to die from decayed roots.
Answer —The cause of the cowpeas dy
ing Is doubtless duo to the presence in
that particular soil of nematode root
galls (Heterodera radiclcola). a species of
minute thread-like worms. These worms
are so x’ery sma.ll, not exceeding one-hun
dredth of an inch in length. They attack
the roots of many of our economic plants,
but are especially bad on peas, beans,
beets melons, cucumbers, potatoes, to
matoes cabbage, turnips, parsnips cotton
and young nursery stock. These attacks
cause knots to form on the roots, and
when these reach their greatest size they
begin to decav and the roots also rot oli.
No means of destroying them has yet
been ciscovered. AVhen the infested land
is 'repeatedly planted In the same <~wP
(as you have, done), they become worse
and’worse. In your ease the remedy >s
to not riant the land In cowpeas for two
or three years. Corn, oats, wheat, sor
ghvm. sweet potatoes, etc., are not sua
ject to attacks of nematodes.
SHOCKING CORN IN THE FIELD.
J M. 8., Harleyville, S. C.—Please in
your next issue tell me how to shock
corn in the field. How much can I put
in on«> shock, nnd how long - will it t«iko
to cure? Also, if necessary to tie in bun
dles?
Answer—lt Is usual to put from 150 to
300 stalks in each shock, tho smaller
number when the stalks are very largo
and tall. Get a 3 by 4 scantling 12 or 14
feet long, or a light poplar polo of the
same length. Bore two 1 1-2 inch auger
holes through pole or scantling and put
in two legs 5 or 6 feet long like the
legs of a high horse used by white
washers and wall paper hangers, the
other end of the pole or scantling to rest
on the ground. Now bore a 1 1-2 inch
hole horizontally through the scantling
or pole about 4 feet from the leg and put
in a loosely fitting pin or rod about *>
feet long. This contrivance is called a
shocker and will be found very helpful
in putting up a shock of corn. Cut the
corn down a few inches above the sur
face, siand about one-fourth of the en
tire number of stalks in each of the four
corners formed by the loose rod, taking
care to even tiie butt ends so that the
shock will stand secur.ely. Have a piece
of small plow line about 6 feet long with
a bridle bit ring at one end. Stand on
the pole and through tiie ring end of the
rope around the top of the shock, catch
tin* ring as it comes around and use tiie
rope as a noose to draw the stalks tight
ly together. Then tie around with a
piece of stout binder twine or baling
twine, withdraw the rope, remove the
shocker ami go on to the next shock. It.
will require from four to eight weeks to
cure, depending on the weather. No
necessity to tie the stalks in bundles.
CATARRH OF COW.
M. G. Ellis, Lauderdale, Miss. -I have
a fine cow. milking and In good flesh.
1 feed on hulls and cotton seed meal.
Three days ago I noticed her breathing
hard one evening. Next morning discov
ered it was in left nostril. Since then
the nostril becomes nearer and nearer
closed up. Breathing getting harder.
She occasionally sloughs out something ■
and leaves more in sight looking like de- I
cayr-ii flesh or between liver and flesh, j
It is sleek and hard io pull out. Not j
rotten or offensive. Appetite good, j
Would have written you sooner, but ;
thought she would die or get better be- ;
fore I. could hear from you. But think i
now best to write. Y"ou will very much :
oblige mo to consider and write at once, |
stating the trouble and remedy.
Answer —The symptoms Indicate what ;
Is called "malignant catarrh,” an Infer- !
tious and usually fatal disease. The :
treatment, is as follows: Tho animal
should lie housed in a well ventilated !
place with good hygienic surroundings, j
Give hot medicated inhalations, such as
a bucket of hot water with a j
spoonful of turpentine on tiie surface to •
be held under the nose. If high fever, |
give 1 to 1 1-2 ounces of saltpeter in the I
drinking water three times a day. Dis- }
fusible stimulants such as 1 ounco of I
carbonate of ammonia, every three or >
four hours. Separate the well from the |
sick ami thoroughly disinfect the quar- I
ters >e< ipied by the sick.
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TUMORS ON HORSE.
J. B. J.. Easley. S. C.—Just behind the ,
left shoulders and m front of where the ■
girth or band works on my horse there
are three large tumors or warts, under :
the skin; they si-,'m to lie Imbedded very i
closely together, and are fully as larg* l
as a man’s first: they are not sore at I
all and do not c-iuso any Inconv* nlenee
in the work of (lie animal, but they are
growing very rapidly now an I will soon
give a lot of trou'de. They have been
growing about, three years. Will you do
me the kindness to tell mo what to do
to remove them. If it can b<> done, with
out the use of tho knife? AA’ould be
plea', ,I to have you diagnose the case and
tell me what they are. Th*re Is also a :
few knots of th,' same sori on the horsob :
tail bone, but they are very hard an,l do ;
not move about under the ' kin like those
behind the shoulder.
Answer —If .you are satisfied that the
tumor contains a liquid (blood), open
steely with a sharp knife, squ, ■zo out
the contents ami then inject into the
opening about a tablespoonful of solution
of 1 dram of chlorite of zinc in one
part of water twice a day until heal' J.
If found to contain no blood or other
fluid then make one or ;wo openings into
about tiie center witii a knife blade
AVhen it stops bleeding roll up about 2
grains of bichloride of mercurj- in a piece
of tissue paper and press into the oottom
of each opening. Repeat every thirl
day until the tumor disappears.
SORE MOUTH OF COW.
R. H. G., EIX rton, Ga.—l Rave a cow
that was giving J!» gallons of milk until
four or live days ago, when she began to
fail and quit eating anything much. Her
Jaws and throat are swollen now. and
she runs some nt the nose. The tip of
her tongue is red and raw-looking. She
seems to be hungry and warns to eat but
will only eat a little fodder or cane; will
not eat cotton seed nor meal and hulls,
the feed I have been giving her. Have
had her In good pasture day ami night.
Please tell me what to do for her.
Answer—l think it quite probable that
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I WANT to correspond with any one who will
have melons to sell by car load during month
of August. Address W. S. SHELTON.
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SOUTH GEORGIA FARM For Sale. Address
W. F. WAHD, Owner, Douglas, Ga.
CORN STOVER I
SHREDDED BY I
THE M?CORMICK j
is
■■ I
I HERE arc many instances where corn stover has
I m keen scientifically tested and found to actually
b contain more nutriment than timothy hay. Stock |
( relish the corn stover; then why not save this part »
| of your crop, and feed your cattle; and, if need be, sell your
I hay.
I A. R.
the trouble was caused by the cow eating
some poisonous or acrid plant. With a
sponge or something similar, mop the
inside of the mouth and nostrils with a
solution of 1 ounce of powdered alum
dissolved in 1 quart of water twice a
day and give her bran slop to eat. See
if you can find any foreign substance
wedged In between the teeth or a splin
ter in the tongue or inside of the cheek.
HORN FLY.
S. K. D.. Clay HiU. Ga.—Will you
please give me_a remedy to keep Illes off
cattie. They are about half the size of
a house fly. They worry the cattle a
great, deal; are in great droves on the cat
tle. Is there anything you can put on cat
tle. that will kill the fly and not hurt the
cow 4?
Answer—From your partial description
I suspect that it Is ithe "horn fly.” so
called because of its habit of clmrterlng
on the base of tho horns of cattle when
present In large numbers. When on the
horns they are resting and doing no
harm. AVhen the tiles are feeding they
attack the back, the flanks and the legs.
Certain cattle of a herd will suffer but
little while others will lose flesh rapidly.
Almost any- greasy’ substance applied to
the animals will keep the tiles off for
several days, such as axle gre*ase. whale
oil, carbollzed oil. The following is good:
Coal tar, 2 parks; kerosene, 1 part; axle
greasj, 1 part. .Alix all togeither and add
a little carbolic acid. Apply as often as
may lie necessary or once a week, with
a brush, on cloth to all parts of the body.
These flics raise in the droppings of
the cattle in the pasture prevention
consists in burying tiie droppings , r cov
ering witli lime once or twice a week.
PARALYSIS OF HIND PARTS OF
COW.
L. O. C., Comer. Ga.—l have a cow 1
that was due to find calf yesterday, tho
22,1. She lay around all day, but got up,
grased some, but just before nignt «'*io
lay down and cannot get up; seems weak
in hips or hind legs. She will eat
when carried to her. The bowe'.s move;
It seems to be covertd with thick phlegm
of something of the kind. Cow lias al
ways been in good health and is now fat
and sleek No pain; seems to be weak
Can you give me cause and remedy? I
send self-addressed envelope tor reply.
Please anwer so it conies to Comer at
II o'clock tomorrow. Thanking you in
advance and also for the abundance of
good I get from this department.
/vnswer—The troubl is probably a form
of paralysis of the hind parts not very
uncommon with cattle during the last
stages of pregnancy, but usually affect
ing cows that are in poor condition. It
not piove fatal In any c ■ .-■■■ <live
her a good dry bed ami bran mashes, rub
her Spine and loins with a liniment of
equal' part ot sweet oil and >;urpentme.
Also give her one-half pound of Epsom
suits ami one-half ounce ginger and one
half ounce gentain every other day until
slie calves. It is probable that sne has
alreadv dropped her calf, after which a
cow usually recovers without further
treatment.
CATTLE FEVER. A PLAIN CASE.
('. A. C., Summerville, Ga.* I have a
heifer about 18 months old that should
I bring calf about October 15. She appeared
drowsy on last Saturday, at first standing
' witii head lowered and ears dicoped, ale
■ mincingiy Sunday morning and lias eaten
: nothing to amount to anything siu< , ; ; ris
I been running out on the range this spring
I and was in good condition. She was
I literally covered witli ticks, the first time
i she lias ever had any on her. as she was
i in pasture last year. As tiie r ise has de
i veloped She lias seemed to weaken.
’ especially in tiie loins. Can hardly get ,■>
I when down; has high fever and now lies
with head stretched forward and chin Jn
ground amt when up stands witli chin
I rear the ground. 1 thought at first she
I Jmdmurrain and gave one pound of salts
I :i,:d bowels moved freely; also bled her a
’ little ami blood was very thin and it
I first but little more than colored water,
i Have been feeding (though but very dt
tle since grass put up) on hails ami meaij
also have another heifer calf about 7
mouths old that was taken in the same
V.ay yesterday. Nothing "that 1 do seems
to do any good.
Answer—You have given about as good
a description of a well developed case of
Texas fever as might be given by a man
i thoroughly familiar with the disease,
i There would have been no difficulty in
i ranking such a diagnosis even if you had
i not mentioned the fact that “she was
! literally covered with ticks, the first time
; she ever had any on her.’ The first
tiling to do will be to destroy all the ticks
by simply greasing them after set aping
off as many as possible. Three parts .ix ■■
grease and one part kerosene Is good . >
destroy* them. Tho salts was all right
Keep her bowels open. Give her one-halt
ounce doses of spirits of nitre every tic • _■
or four hours to keep down the fever.
Give half-ounce doses of carbonate ,*f
ammonia every three hours or half tum
bler ot whisky as a stimulant. Being a
young animal she may recover. It Is sur
prising that there are yet men who own
cattle who do not know that cattle
cause this dangerous and generally fatal
disease—Texas fever--and that they do
not get rid of the ticks.
ROPA' MILK.
F. A. Marrow. Stout's Mountain. Ala
I have a cow whose milk is lumpy and
ropy; she is all right every other way.
AA’liat is the cause and the remedy?
Answer—lt is probably due to the pres
ence in tile system of the cow of some
unhealtliful bacterial germs and it is
probable that it is caused by drinking
bud water. Lot her have only pure well ol
spring waler and give her two drams *4
bisulpliate of soda daily.
WARTS ON COW.
J. 1.. T., Mossy, S. ('. 1 have a very tine
heifer th.it is dreadfully afflicted witli
something like warts. The fust time 1
noticed them was two or three months
ago. I noticed a large lump on her stom
ach. 1 had it cut off and while this was
being done found she had a great many
more and they are growing fast. 1 sup
pose now there are a hundred on her. I
would be grateful to know some remedy
for them. She is in good order and seerni
well. She runs In pasture.
Answer—l have so often published reme
dies for warts that I am afraid my read
ers will “strike” on me. The simplest
remedy for warts is to grease them once
a day with any kind of clean grease, and
probably this is the best remedy—if found
effective—when there are so many on a
cow. Castor oil is probably* the best ap
plication of this sort. Powdered blue
stone is another simple remedy. The sur
face ot the wart should be scraped or cut
with a sharp knife and when bleeding
stops apply the bluestone. Instead of the
latter butter of antimony may be applied
in the "Same way. Every third or fourth
day the scab tyhleh will have formed
should be scraped off and the butter of
antimony again applied.
TUMOR IN HEN’S CROP.
W. B. 8., Paradise, Fla-—I have a hen
that has something growing in her crop
it is in tiie shape of a heart, about aa
large as a turkey egg. I cut her crop
open and then cut the enlargement open.
It. was hollow. It bled but little. Tho
blood was very black. It did not seem
to hurt her when I cut the enlargement.
I would like some Information as to
what it Is.
Answer—l would call it a cystic tu
mor,
SPRAIN OF BACK TENDONS.
W. F. Moore, Mount Pleasant, N. C. —I
have a good horse 7 years old that be
came lame in his left front leg la-t
August, which continued to get worse
from day to day for several weeks, whor
lameness seemed to leave him, but the
leaders or tendons in. back of leg have
now drawn his foot back and now the
horse walks on his toe and it it gets
much worse will pitch forward over his
toe. Leg is not. fewerish. but is
slightly swollen behind and below the
knee.
Answer—The cause of the trouble ts
sprain of the back tendons a.nd tho ten
dency Is for the fetlock Joint to 'go
over” more and more. The first condi
tion of a cure Is absolute rest from la
bor. A horse suffering from sprain of
this character cannot recover if kept at
work. In severe ‘.’ases a high-heeled
shoe should be put on. which will elevate
the heel and slacken the tendon. Bathe
the part with cold water for half hour
and then apply a lotion composed of 1-2
ounce of sugar of lead and 2 ounces of
laudanum in one qpi.stt >f water. Do
this three times a day. In tiie case -o
your horse (chronic) it would be well lo
blister at once, as follows: Mix 2 drams
of cantharldes with 1 ounce of vaseline.
Rub in a little of the ointment; let :t. re
main twenty-four hours, then wash off
and grease with a little lard.
ECZEMA OF HOGS-
J. W. Vandiver, Jefferson, Ga. —I have
a hog that has a serious skin disease. It
seemed to be in good health, but some
weeks ago there < ame welts or swollen
places over it and it soon began rubbing
against the sidtyi of the pen and rubbed
the. hair off its sides. The skin soon
cracks. It lias never faile! to eat. Some
of my other hogs are getting m the same
condition.
Answer The disease is called eczema,
being confined entirely to tiie skin, al
though caused by some impurities in the
blood. Give to the animal a dose of one
to two ounces f Epsom salts. Folic v
this with a tablespoonful once a lay of
flowers of sulphur for a week. Bathe
He affected parts three times a day
with lotion of 1-2 ounce each of sugar of
lead and sulphate of zin-.’ in one. quart
ot water. If the skin becon: ■« hard use
ointment of one ounce of oxide of zinc
and two ounces of vaseline.
WORMS IN HIDES.
J. W. Efurd, Louisville, Ala.—l am a
subscriber to The Constitution and would
like to know through your columns what
will prevent worms or bugs from eating
dry cow hides?
Answer—l am not able to say. I pre
sume that there is some simple prevent
ive In use among- dealers In hides, but I
do not know what it is. Will some read
er give tiie desired information?
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