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VOL. XI.
The Season.
Wo are drawing to tho closo of April, and
farmers aro yet buy on lowlands plowing nntl
owing grain. February, March and April
Trcro not favorablo to working wet ground,
and tho lct is becoming apparent that thor
ough ditching la necessary to successful farm
ing on such lands. This matter has been
urgod upon our attention of late, and wo
doubt if there is a moro important matter
connected with Oregon agriculture Lands
well drained aru permanently Improved, and
the benefit received wilt bo constant. No
ono doubts this, but ditching and draining
costs money, and too many put off tho work
until they are able. It is very probablo that
it would bo moro profitable in many instance
to put one-fourth of tho land in good cultiva
tion, but men dialiko to part with their acres,
and will not bclluvo that drainage is riches.
Such is tho case, however, and tho farmor
will bo richer when ho finds it out and puts
it in practice.
Tho fall grain looks well, and tho general
unloratanding is that tho promise for next
harvost is all that can be desired, except in a
few localities whero winter wheat received
injury from frost. Should tho month of May
furnish tho needed showers, and Juno not lie
too dry, wo may calculate on a splendid jicld
of "pring grain. If tho proiniso of a demand
shall equal what o may cxpoct to reahzo in
the way of Jicld, tho coming harvest jcar
-will bo cry prosperous.
Spring fi a tnllu late, and the orchard.!
were spared from tho effects of frost until
list week. Tlicrowcro several frosty morn
ings then, and time Is considerable anxiety
to discover if tho fruit crop was seriously
damaged. Wo hao fears that harm must
havo resulted. Tho interest in frnit culture
has increased so inuch tint an untimely frost
ivill be n public calamity.
Tho pastures havo rcvivod so well that
atock must be In good growing condition, and
that remind that we are dependent oa
pastures for great dcat nf expected profit.
The important question is, How cau wo re
vivo our pastures to make them rcaliro what
they should in our favor? That is a question
wo havo raised before, but it has hardly been
satisfactorily answered.
Tho Grango In Linn Connty.
Kittor WiltoincttJ Tanner
A visit to Linn County Council, l of II.,
ou last Monday, 1 1th inst., was indeed pleas
ant. T found by attending that meeting that
tho Grougo is not dead in Linn County, and
at loast somo of the busines men nf Linn
understand this to be true. At tho inciting
in question, which was exclusively a business
meeting, there were about nitty members
present, it being of delegates or representa
tives from subordinate Granges. The mem
bers present wcro from all puts of the coun
ty, and proved that tho Graugo in that county
vu alive, and its members looking after their
business interests. There wero many im
portant and interesting subjects before tho
meeting, somo of which, after being ably dis--catted
wcro disposed of, and others of grcator
imporUuico and nut requiring immediate ac
tion, after discussion wero laid on tho table,
to be taken up at their next meeting, which is
to bo at .Sand Kid ;o on Saturday before the
fourth Tuesday in May, at which place and
time a full attend wee is hopod for, as it will
bo tho last meeting of tho Council before the
meeting of the htato Grange.
This incctitn: was ono of groat interest,
held in tho hall of Ljbiuou Grange, and the
long tablo in tho hall bslow fairly groaued
with its ioal of goil tilings provided by tho
Good sisters o! I.obanon Grango.
IHsrti. (Jlahk.
Pusiswr I""f Farm, April 21, 1879.
Votsrinary Science
Editor Willaii-tto Farmer
Wo wcro gl-.l toeee Mr WithjioniU'sarti
cle m tho papir i week ago, and hope somo
arraugement tu lio made with him U furuisli
similar artuUi on veteniury scitnco every
week, or if a iiusstion wravr could bo ormnod
with him, so that farmers might ask for in
formation ixsA.etuig treatment of animal dis
eases, it would bo viry interesting. J 11. M.
Tho sugcstun made above is favoribl) re
ceived, and wo have no doubt Mr Withy
combe or soko other man skilled in veterinary
scienco will bo willing to answer questions of
tic kind. Send on tho questions
Gov riTVsJoiiD1. Hoiwts. The stock ranch
and summer ros.dence of ex-Gov. Stanford, of
California, contains about 300 highly-bred
horses, and it requires a rniU of stables to
accommodate them. He is breeding his
thoroughbred wares to trotting stallions; not
especially with a view to tho production of
fist trotters, as some of our contemporaries
w ould have us think, but as a means ot laying
tho foundation for permanent improv ement in
the horso stock of that State, for general pur
poses j and in th's ho is not far out of the
way. National Live-Stock Journal, Chicago.
Influenza Epidemic.
Eiitor Willamotto Farmer!
I mo by tho papers that the farmers In
omo parts ot tho Willamctto Valley aro
troublc-1 with a dlscaso amongst their horses,
and noticed that act cral havo died. It seems
to baOlo their skill to know what to call it or
how to treat it successfully. I have within
tho last eight months treated over 100 horses
suffering from the samo disease, with only two
cues terminating fatilly. Having been suc
cessful in treating the disease, I think it
nothing moro than my duty to make known
to tho farmers of Oregon my ruodo of tieat
inont. Tho disease used to ho knovwias "KpiJemio
Catarrhal Fqvit," but at present Is generally
termed "Iulluenza Kpldcmlc." Symptoms
differ n great deal in different horses, but they
generally first appear stupid and weak, a dis
inclination tu move, a deep, painful cough,
appetite very slight, pulso accolcratcd and
weak, breathes fast, limbs aro alternately hot
and cold, frequently trembling of hind quar
ters, dischargo at noso a white, yellowish or
greenish matter, harsh blowing sounds are
heard In tho chest, and membranes of noso
assume bright pink or dull leaden hue.
Sometimes tho lungs aro scnonsly involved,
at times there are symptoms of pneumonia,
plucrisy, hydrojhoraso (water inchest), pori
carditis (iullammation of the fibrous covering
nf tho heart), clots sometimes form in the
heart, modifying tho heart sounds, and prov
ing rapidly fatal. In other cases tho abdom
inal organs sutler, thoro aro colicky paius,
ardent thirst, coated tongue, yellowness of
tho membranes nf noso and eyes, liowols
costive, sometimes rheumatic swelling takes
placo in muscles and joints of tho limbs, and
may last for months. In some cases tho
throat becomes very sore and swollen, can
scarcely swallow an j thing.
As I mentioned in my last article, preven
tion if far better than cure, not that the dis
ease can l,o proventod, but by proper treat
mrnt of tho horse, it can bo modified to a
great extent. Tho lcit and chcaoat remody
that I havo used is linsctd (tlaxsecd). I have
recommended feeding a coimnou toasupful to
each horso onco a day with his regular feed,
and have cxpenenecd good results from it.
tn scveial instances where I was called to see
the first caso of it in a stablo, I recommended
feeding linseed to the apparently healthy
horses, and consequently they were affected
very slightly. For mares in foal, I would ad
viso tho bran mash as a substitute. Where
thcro is considerable weakness, give tonic
inedicino such as cinchonadia, 10 grains, com
pound tincture gentian, one-half ounce. Mix,
and givo for ono dose with one-half pint of
water. Givo tw ico or three times a day.
When there is much fever and fast breath
ing, givo sedatives, such as 30 drops of tinc
ture of aconite in one-half a pint of cold
water every four hours until fever abates;
then givo tho tonic Apply plenty of mus
tard to tho throat, breast and sides onco a
day, to ho gently rubbed in with tho hand.
Feed chlctly on bran mashes. In lry weather
turn them out on a dry pieca of pasture dar
ing tho day. If very thirsty, givo but little
vrater at a time
Jamb Withvcomiie, V. S.,
Portland, Or.
From Walla Walla.
liditor Willamette Farmer:
Tho climato of our liastern Kden this
spring resembles very much the average season
in tho Willamette Vnllcy. A largo acreago is
sown to grain in the whole upper country,
and tho ground being thoroughly saturated
with water and frequent showers following,
insures almost lwyond doubt an nbundn.t
crop tho coming harvest.
A light frost lavt night. Diphtheria still in
the country. Kxciuo urevity.
J. F. ButViEl:.
Tragedy at Dayton.
Last Mitud.t) evening .v hhockiu tragedy
oec lined .it l)-.iyton, which resultod in the
death of iiuu Fred Lanee-, a man well known
among the sjiorting crew. Ho was the bus
Kind () of a fast woman known as Mollie
Itodgvrs. lHvtonl her present home. 'I here
Frel Iiui.o met her lat .Sunday night. JJe
foro lea. ing this city, he told snndry parties
that he was going out there to kill his wifo
for nameless reasons. It seems tjey had Ucn
marnod about six years ago, but would part
and live together again whenever it suited
their voluptuous fancy. When ho entered
her abode no found a soldier there, to whom
ho said: "Get'" Then ho turned to Mollie, so
sho savs, threw htr upon tho sofa, and with
pistol in land threatened to kill her. She
in her fright threw up her hands aud in tho
scufllo to savo her life, the pistol got turned
and was discharged, tho ball entering tho
would-be murderer, and bodied the next day.
-Walla Walla Watchman.
To House IlKEinnu. Gnerson & Pugb,
Salem, have an advertisement in the Farmer
this week of their fine Clydesdale stallions
Itob ltoy and Merry Mason, These splendid
imported animals are kept at Salem, aud gave
satisfaction last season.
PORTLAND, OREGON, APRIL 25, 1&7!.
Mixed FanmnfT Continued.
Editor Wiilamctto Farmer!
In our last wo treated this subject in a gen
eral way. liut wo w ould like to refer back to
tho subject of milch cows, and nolo a fow
Items in connection with mixed farming.
All farms aro not aliko iu their adaptation
to this department of agriculture, but almost
ovcry farm may support with profit tho small
dairy of from three to ten cows. Our re
marks are particularly directed to tho "small
farmor," many of whom havo farms In tho
foothills and small valleys, hotter adapted to
this kind of farming (and wo may say, or any
other kind), than are tho plains. Tlio farm
lair-, properly managed, is a source of great
profit, and assists any farmer, however largo,
to defray tablo or family expenses.
lluttcr or chccsc'inaking is as much an art
as any other, but it may soon be learned with
careful application and attention, nnd by aid
of the best helps, among which is "Wlllard's
Practical Dairy Husbandry." To tho begin
ner this work is invaluablo (wo aro In no way
interested iu tho salo of this work), and if
they will practico tho hints therein contained,
may learn to manufacture tho best article of
butter or cheese. A good articio ot cither
will always bo in demand at a fair nnd re
munerative price, while a poor articio is dull
salo at any price.
Wo will mention now- another department
that the mixed fanner may at least investi
gate, if not cngago in, fruit. Ilvcry family
having a halt acre of land ought to culthato
enough of tho small fruits for their uwn use,
nnd with a littlo additional caro, odd several
dollars to the annual income. A market is
always open iu their nearest town or city.
Among theso wo would mention strawberries,
raspbetrics, blackberries, grapes, and Iu fact
all tho small fruits In their season may bo
raised with but littlo trouble aud expense,
and contribute largely to tho comfoit, enjoy
ment and health of tho small farmer's family.
Wo know of an instance of a neighbor having
about a quarter aero iu blackberries of tho
Law ton variety, two seasons ago, using freely
and canning liberally for their own use, and
paying for assistance to gather out of them,
sold 517.50 worth at tho timo of our knowl
edge of tho circumstance, and tho season was
not yet quite over. This is not an extra caso
of forcod production, for tho bushoi were set
out previous to 1871, and to our knowledge
havo not had cultivation sinco that date, ex
cept to top tho bushes a littlo at tho proper
season. A good variety of all tho larger
fruits should be on every farm, as nothing is
moro healthful.
The subject of fruit-raisiug on a large
scalo may well engage the attention of many
farmers in tho Willamette Valley, and wo
venture tho prediction that it is destined to
become ono of the greatest industries and re
sources of our favored Stato. And with the
world standing at our door for a market, tho
business and its market will never fail.
Greenville, Or., April 1 f , "!9. J. II. M.
Progressive Farming.
The introduction of improved machinery
has not as yet led to a corresponding iucreasa
of crops. It has not led to n moro thorough
culture, or at least to an increaso in tho an
nual yield per acre of the cereal crops. In
unusually favorable seasons we are niit to con
sole ourselves with the rellectlon that more
fruitful seasons are iu store for us.
Progressiva fanning means something more
than tho taking oft and putting nothing on
prooess, It implies that wo must first find
out what the soil needs, and how wo can lxst
supply that need by a judicious svstcm of ro
tation and the economical application of on
leached barn-yard, as well as commercial ma
nures. It aluo implies a better kiowledgo of
raising and fattening stock; of thicp-raising
for muttou or wool, nr both combined; of
fruit-raisiug, entomology, gruultural chemis
try, vegetable physiology, and other kindred
SUlljQCtl.
The progressive farmer is, or should l,
olio who possesses nut only a trained hand,
but a eultivated brain. He Is eminently prac
tical He leads, reflects, ami then acts. Ho
can give a good rcaiou for everything ho dos.
He e-xpenuicuU, jet so astu produce profita
ble rekults, and care but little fur mere theo
ries uniupplemented by practice Ho realizes
full) that more cientilic and experimental
knowledge is needed in tho occupation of the
farmer than in that of any other. -Cm.
Grauge liulletiu.
Fife WiiEr Lvicirt. Land hunters have
recently keen investigating the region of
country in aud about Cold Spnng, Vansveklo
and Junjicr Canvoiis, in tho northwestern art
of Umatilla County, and find that there are
thousand of acres of tho finest quality of
wheat lauds vacant there, to be hail for the
taking. Water in abundance is found at all
points, by digging from tight to twenty feet.
A gtXMl road has been laid out from the
Columbia Hirer, at a lino oint for a steam
boat landing, near IIod Island, to I'cudle
ton, which is only twenty-six miles long and
has no heavy erodes. This rczton should ho
examined by immigrants. It is fifteen to
twenty-five miles from Wallula in a south
easterly direction and about the same distance
from Walla Walla, southwesterly. Walla
Walla Union.
The Intelligent Farmer.
Tho farmer, ot all living mon, needs to
think continually. His farm Is a bnndts ot
possibilities, immeasurable in extent, and In
calculable in number. There is a reason
which stands with quiet patienco behind each
operation of nature's laws, and each task
which comes to his busy hands is chargsd,
and doubly charged with deepest meaning.
Klasticity and cohesion unite to hold tho
nails ho drives Into his fenco posts; gravitation
helps him to irrigate; tho wood of century
growing oaks Is bottled.up sunlight for his
hcrrth-stoue; mysteriously over his fields of
wheat currents of electricity llow liko rivers,
and sunlight which has crossed dim leagues
of (pace, helps to color his red ostracan
apples.
Whoever knows those and similar things,
ought to maVo his life a daily blessing, and
livo as if indeed In tho very presence of end
less power, aud limitless beauty, and all
abiding affection. It is at one time tho grass
growing noiselessly and toiling with all its
littlo strength to fulfill Its destiny and bo film
grain. Or it is the strange, sweet content
ment of lowing herds as thoy move softly past
Iu tho twilight hour. Or it is tho jocund
morning time, when "Ho for tho field!" Is tho
word. Such moments w 111 mean more and lo
sweeter to the intelligent farmer than to ono
who is careless and ignorant, because ho will
understand each subtlo hint and connection.
Hut there aro for the thonghtful farmer of
to-day other problems more serious than thoso
of nature's operations. Ho who attempts, iu
so far as In him lies, to cultivnto tho intellec
tual parts of his nature mutt feel that there
aro mysterious problems which haunt tho
very atmosphere. Labor and capital; frco
trade and protection; production and over
production; currency, and other questions
of vast import and terriblo-signilicance, aro
licforo tho l.vplo, Tho farmor who will not
tako tho time for thought on questions of
social and political scienco in this rapid, busy
age, ii a deserter from tho ranks of earnest
men, vvonectiacllvo tnouglitamt systcmatlo
effort.
If men will only think for themselves, truth
wins. The plainest of men becomes n hero,
and his blunt words shape men's souls when
ho has forged his sentence by many an hour
of lonely thought and sharp questioning.
Farmers must meet together as often as possi
bio ami discuss with good nature ami fairness
tho great questions which dally loom up moro
cv idently before us. Good gov eminent Is not
a sentimental affairot holiday orator)'; neither
is it a mechanical arrangement, onco to be
started and thenceforward tiafcly perpetual.
Nothing else which toiling men havo created is
ono-half so comider, so much in need of con
tinual, thoughtful care, as that nice relation
ship of counterbalancing jwwersand checks
which wo call Government. So it becomes
each intelligent fanner, and, in broader terms,
each intelligent man, whatever bo his work,
to search for himself tho records ot history,
tho pages of tho best writers, tho thougthful
conclusions of human leaders, taking nothing
on trust and listening to no temporary tin.
reasoning clamor. Honest, self-poised, fear
lea men, whoso reasousaro deeply wrought
and their own, aro what we need most in
these eventful years. '.x.
Educating Young Horses.
Ilev. W, If. Murray gives, in tho Golden
Pule, the following directions for educating,
or, as it used to be called, "breaking in"
young horses i
If you havo a colt to teach, and have the
habit of speaking loudly or sharply, correct
yourself at once. Colts are timid, higli-spitited
things, if they aro worth anything, and he
who manages them should bo of quiet habit
and have a low, pleasant-toned voice Tlio
trainer that yells, stand iu the samo category
a tho driver in the public race who screams
and whoops like a Commancho Indian when
mi the hoiuo-ttrctch; tho mio should bo
banished from the track, and the other turned
out of tho gentleman's btablos. Our method
of educating n cult to tho harneis and wagon,
is to educate him sinuly, by himself; and this
education shuuM bo begun very early.
When tho colt is twelve or fourteen months
old, begin to put tho liaruu on him. In a
few-weeks he u accustomed to it and reai'y
for the shafts. Hut in doing this, do not bo
in a hurry. Give thujoungstcr timo tu cot
thoroughly (.ejuainted with ever) strap mid
buckle, as it were I.ct him see uvcrytiung
and smell everything 'Iho sense of 'eight,
smell and touch aro tho great avenues of
knowledge to a horse, tsiccially tho fast two,
The tar andevo give trie alarm. Tho two
organs stand, as it were, on picket for tho ani
mal's safety. Hut if your horso is frightened
at anything, let him smell and touch it with
his nose, and smell of it a few times, and ho
will toon understand that it will not hurt
him. If he is inclined to kick or jump if tho
breeching hand or any strap hits his hams or
legs, by gentle rubbing them against tho
sensitive Places he will soon become indiffer
ent to them also, ity tho timo tho colt
is two j cars of ace, or even lcs, ho should
ho educated to go between the shafts, cither
forward or backward, said be thoroughly
familiar with tho harness and vehicle, and
ordinary road service.
Tin pleasant weather has given a new
impetus to all kinds of business, Frank
Abel), the photographer is kept busy at Ida
rooms. Come early and get a sitting.
Preparing Wool for Market.
There is small room for doubting that it la
to tho ultimate Interest of sheep breeders to
so cultivate their flocks as to induco tho
growth of the greatest possible weight ot
cleansed wool for their expenditure of labor
and food. With each recurring season comes
tho usual avalancho ot advice from middle
men and manufacturers, topped off with an
ombUzonmetit of tho great advantage to tho
grower In placing his wools upon tho market
in tho lightest possiblo condition. Certainly,
no teaching of tho Journal has been at a vari
ance with this proposition. Thoro is, how
ever, ono viaw of tlio situation which tho
complaining parties seem to havo overlooked,
i. o., that tko would-bo teachers ore, by their
action, continually discouraging any general
adoption of their precepts.
Wool-growers will average with tho best
half of humanity; but a tho majority of men
will Ira found acting Iu the lino of their
present advantage, thosa who rcpoat to the
wool-grower tho oft-reiterated maxims favor
Ing clean washing, early shearing, neat rolling
and a minimum of string, to-day, and to-morrow
offer thorn no more, or very littlo more,
than tho price paid for wool not so system
atically manipulated, must attribute tho fail
ure ot their teachings to that excusable
selfishness of man which prompts him to
realize for his capital and labor tho max.
imur.i results consistent with law nnd equity.
Tho Inccntlvo to wool-growing Is money mak
ing; and ro loug as tho flock-holder can got
moro money for tlio llecco of a sheep when
unwashed, or half-washed, or ono that, after
having been properly washed, was allowed to
remain on tho sheep until tho normal amount
of tjrcaso had been restored, just so long will
llccces bo found as heavy as lecitimato means
cau mako them, Tho manufacturer or dialer
who expects an onnosito result, must base
such expectations upon olements of character
seldom loumi outaiclo toe lists ot those who
are nromnted sololv bv nlitlintbrnnv.
Tlio growing and selling of heavy ficccos
llccces carrying a largo amount of grease and
gum is altogether legitimate, so long as tho
seuer practices no iiecupiion uy concealing
wio imo condition ot in product. J lie in in
who would buy an invoice of wool without
examining its condition nnd quality, or hav
ing such examination made by somo compe
tent party, would find in hod-carrying a more
appropriate field for tho display of hisiicciiliar
qualifications than a wool-loft can over afford.
As markets usually ran, tho grower gets moro
nionoy icr head of sheep for heavy wool, than
for tho samo Mcoces in tho lightest oasiblo
condition; and an long as such n premium on
heavy ttcocr U hold out to their ocLct, all
appouls to thu ears of men will bo but ns tho
noise of "sounding braw or u tinkling e)ui
lal." Wool will, as a rule, bo made as light
as possiblo, and its subsequent manipulation
attended to with tho most rigid oversight,
whenever tho market shows n premium ujion
such observances; but until that timo very lit
tlo change from tho present practices need lw
looked lor. National live-Stock Journal,
Chicago.
Shearing Sheep.
According to an interesting papor by Prof,
Freitag, of Halle, it is only since tho six
teenth century Uiat tho practico of shearing
sheep has been followed in Germany, Pre
vious to that dato tho wool was separated by
simply plucking it out a process that was
found to bo greatly facilitated by iieuniiig up
tho sheep closely ami keeping them without
food for a fow dajs before tho operation.
This system still obtains in aorio northern
I'urotieau countries, aud the professor had an
opportunity of tttrsoually witnessing it during
his lato travels in certain part of Norway
and Sweden, and iu Iceland and soveral other
islands, Iu these region Iho short-tailed
shoop ovis Iwculis- which, likoothcr moun
tain races, change it luir yearly, is thu vn
nuty elnelly kept; and the lltcoi plucked
off in June, after its hearer ha been mil,
jtctedtoafew dajs' htarvatiui.. Thu nidi
nary breeds of ahucp met with us most other
countries ilo i.ot chaugo their eo.it, us ha
been clear I) demonstrated by exl.ui.tivu i x-
fmrimuitn. They have bcou left unshorn fur
our, seven and even elm en joars, without
any fiesii growth being olwonu.l, although
thu original nut uiiitiiniid toineiuuse bv sim
ple prolongation of the individual hairs. The
rato of growth I fastest during the Unit thru,
years ot the sheep's life, alter svhiuli timo it
decreases gridiially ami cousidireh'.y. In
domesticated slutp thu growth uaih y. ai i
most luxuriant iiniuediately aftur thu uiii ,,. ;
iu Juno or July; vihileiii th) wild l,rcuU, u
might bo expected, it is uut marku 1 in v, ni
ter time, when thu (mvcntyof wu,ithei- -V-mands
addition il protection Lo'i Ion I an
er
.Sili.i.11 Muar ins JCri-r TilltlHV. When
the right sheep have Iweu put us thu tight
place, it will bo necessary to boar in mind
that every check they receivo an Iron want
of food, exposure to extreme temperature,
unsuitable posture, or whatever else may stop
their thriving will not only check tho growth
of the wool, but will cause a weak pl.a:o in it,
which will break in tho hand of thu wool
sorters, and greatly reduce tho value of tho
fleece. To grow good wool of any kind, thu
sheep must Ira kept thriving Aud ono cardi
nal rule must always 1m, homo in mind,
namely, that t'.e most valuable wool nnd thu
most valuable mutton cannot bo produced on
tho samo sheep. Correspondence National
Live-Stock Journal, Chicago.
NO. 10.
Extravagant Habit.
One of the social wonders of the world in
recent times was the ability nnd readiness;
wunwnicnthofronch people mot thocnor
mons tax or fino which their German con-
quorors laid upon them ot tho end of tho last
war. Ono thousand millions of dollars ia
cash wcro paid within a fow mouth without
any loieign alii, anil without any effort that
was notlccablo outaldo of Prance. Tim nccret
of this wonderful financial ability lay in tho
long-chcrisheil anil practical habits ot econo
my and saving usual amongst tho French peo
ple. For yeans past, as to-day, that peoplo
havo been simple iu their habits, Industrious,
sober, economical, and when they havo a few
francs to spare, they ore carefully laid away.
TVro is no eager grasping after largo profits,
largo interest, usurious leiidings, nor is there
that e sgor desire to spend money ns soon as it
in tmasrmjiml ili.iL ! Kninni.H ..11. Mn t
it Irom avarice that tho passion springs; ou
Ihrt l-mitlhtl-V If Iu n .Ii.'m .. .............. ......... I.,
..... ..v....... j, .w uv.nu tu riMMi:n nuuiu Ilk-
tilt nimiwifnrirrt ...... alni nr.it.... m ..!....
day, that impel thoso people to exorcise thoso
virtues for which thoy have become noted anil
which are among their most conspicuous at-
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small farm, tho smallncss of which would bo
iiiuicruus 10 nn American, especially a, west
ern farmer; or a daughter must bo provided
Allll III-,- .tftf Irt .1., Y.AII.nLn.t.!,r. ..ttt.. na.l
with habits of forethought cultivated for
jeans and punned with steadiness, there Is no
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careful husbanding fur future iicods. And
in iiuiiiv.v Yiiiuu narrn mo iiiunm in a unia
of great disaster, and saves it every day from
panics, collapscis and frciiucnl bankruptcies.
Wo mights tako a lesson from this. Wohvlwr
nnd mnko inonoy to spend, not to save. Thu
uwii.ru en -pciiu ia mnaie. iiio cniiii nays,
"wheu I havo tVu cents I will buy this or
that with it." Our boys inheriting it, crowd
to the cities to neck a rapid fortune, and our
girls dream uneasily day by day of a better
position. Society is to somo extent dclascd
by It. It is through this that sheriffs havo
been enabled to retire on n compctenoy ofter
two or tlireo ycors of olliclal life, gathering
together tho lost fortunes of hapless, debtor,
ground between tho millstones of tho law and
exacting creditors. And still wo aro getting
no better h
What a land and what a nation this would
bo if wo could but engraft ui-m ourselves
some of tho French habit of economy nnd
tlirill if ullurk .,.. L.l ...... I., n I. .....I.. .1 .!.t
" - --I "-v., .. w a.-. II.M.-1U Mllimitll UU-
l.ar, wo could bo content to let It remain in
nafu-kecpnig without trying to double it by
usury or speculation, or uso It fur somo more
lloblu lilirthlMO. (?niiirmrii Hin lift! flfl... it urt.N
of our history with the s.iinn period iu French
history, and it will la found that tho greater
part of our fiiiaucial difficulties have ariwu
mill our Want nf thu Krrnrli tmliita r'rr..l
to. 1.x
Treatment of Cows at Calving.
Cowaingood condition should ho watched
carefully for any symptom of foyer; for it
progrcc is so rapid in some case na to afford
littlo timo for treatment. Tho eaily symp
toms are, dullness, languor, red eyes, hut
head and horns, a strong pulse, sometimes un
easy movements of tho hind ligs, the cow
then lying down, placing its head ouitsllauk,
or rtriking its horns on tho ground. Some
times the symptoms aro only fever, rapid
pulso, and quick and strong breathing, with
lossof jiower over limbs,' want of scnsatiou,
torj'ir of bowels and bladder. One of thu
best things to du in emu of mi attai k, is to
apply moderately cold water to the wholu
Ixxljj and this i last doim by pi icing a
woolen blanket around the eow, from udder
to foreleg, and pouring water between tho
blanket ami tho Ixxly, wetting tho body and
blanket thoroughly, coviriug with n dry
blanket it thewuitheris iol. Matting or
old e.iipetuig is good to place uroiiiid thu
li'Wlj; place it midei, and bung thu ends to
gtther ovir the line. If the cow is down,
loll her over on the hUiikct, having first vct
tcd it, and ahtu thu side of the cow. 'iliis
wetting will produce u foiumt.it ion ;in,l
f;r.. ti.il uoohiig of thu wholu i-uifuiu nf thu
oil), iuudif)iiig the fuver. mid usiiall) pro
ilaetng ill f iu n short timo. If it i that
fuliu of thu diseasi- in which tluiu i (.'roat
ln-at of the U.,1, pour ico cold vvntei upon
t i. head leluixii the l.urm, at the time tuuu
tint 'Wit. r ,s applied to thu whole body; -ml
u in i iot ijwm tho uddtr I swollen and hut,
t'.li nl.'i'il 1 be trctd with the w.ittroig,
wl.-.tiia useful In jyi-gct tind f.-ver in the
1 1 1 r. 'Vim li.a may Tin made of oil eloth,
u.,!.;ttci. milts, rtlhb-r, lirgu enough tu in
eh m, tin- uilder, coming up tu tliu body
fl irmg r.t tlm top, held up by n slu.p ovei the
back, and lillnl Ailli soft wi.ti r of it luodtrato
t iiiin-ratui' ay nxt) livo digieis. 'this
will yoon ll.i;, thu irritation i it tho uddtr,
Mid the vtater eau bo changed whi.il it be
COUU4 W..IUI. Give at the utiiio tutu copious
injection of blood-warm v. liter, which will
iiMist in relieving tho bowels and intestines.
It is well to elufo thu back and hljis gently.
We havo reeu the application stork well,
uviiiwhcn the cow wa unable tu rise, and
had passed bejond the bleeding stage,
Wu givo this rational treatment, becausu it
may bo applied by thu dairyman himself,
with gte.it hotio of fcuccrs, win n ho cannot
havo tlio hkill of the veterinarian, and will
savo many more cows than any attumptof the
ilairjn.a'i liiiiifcelf tu apply ve-tcnuary medi
cines. National Live Stock Journal, Chicago,
P. Sellinu has a new ad. this w cek ; au) ono
reading their ad. will find sour thing of great
imporUace to all.