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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860-1954) (about)
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WORK km PRODUCTION
FLATULENCE AND CO LIO IN
HORSErf.
A 'Midland subscriber has written in- quiring about "tho liebt handy treat- ment" of horses suffering from (latuence, oolic, and (gripe» in tho country, whole horse medicine* cannot bo procured without coming to town. There aro seve- ral old-ioshioiied remedies. A horsc ownei- far removed from a ohcmibt ii very unui.so not to keep by him a few gripe drenches, as there aro soverr.l very effective foriuuhe for those troubles well-known to chemists. Where no such remedy is at hand au alcoholic stipu- lant is very helpful. In most farm- houses will be found turpentine, some brandy, whisky, or (¿in; perhaps some essouce ol' gigor, cayonno pepper, or a small bottle ot chlorodyne. Tho doso for a horse of chloro'.lyno.is 2 to 8 drachms, according lo size ; and essence of gin- ger about 6 drnohms, in warm water: bicarbonate of soda li to S drachms; and a, dlrachm is equal to a fluid teaspoonftil, whilst a fluid teaspoonftil is half a fluid ounce. In powder form a heaped tea spoonful is a drachm.
Any of the above remedies may bo used separately, jlo> mixed, of. course. Of the alcohol, give about half of the spirit to half of the water. B.'carbonate of soda is very frequently effective. Ap- ply wai m fomentations, and provide the animal with ampio bedding. The stand- ard drenches or "drinks" are:-Colic, vvheio pain is ¡vcuto and stoppage sus- pected, solution of aloes (I in 4), 2 fluid ounces; compound tincture of chloro- form and morphine, '1 drachms; Dill water, 16 ounces. For flatulent colic, spirits of turpentine), 2 fluid ounces;
tincture oi ginger, 1 fluid ounce; laud- anum Joz. ; unseed, 1 pifit. AA'hen the patient recovers from pain a good dose of linseed oil should be given, many pre- ferring olive oil. An ola English farmer recently wrote to the papers that ho al- ways gave one to two ounces of laud- anum mixed in half a pint of linseed oil, and never fotmd it to fail when given in time. If relief is not obtained in a couple, of hours repeat the dose. Rectum injections of tepid" water in which some good soap has been dissolved is
very useful.
Hie flatulent form of colic, due to gorging with green stuffs and the like, docs not come on suddenly, and when tho pain starts it is continuous. The ab- domen becomes enlarged, and if per- cussed in front of the anglo of the hip ¡t drum-like sound is heard. As tho swel- ling increases the breathing becomes, la- boured, and unless relief is obtained the animal dies from asphyxia. In treat- ing flatulent colic it is always well to give .anti-acids and alkalies, combined with stimulants, to neutralise the gases formed ; but it milk!, not be forgotten that tho cause is some irritant, which must bo got i id of, and which can only be done hy giving a sharp purgative. A potent anti-acid, and one which is to be found in almost cvoiy house, is bicar- bonato of soda (bread soda,). This given in fmin four to tv o ounce doses is very beneficial. Hyposulphite of soda and car- bonate of ammonia-the former in one to two ounce doses, and the Litter quar- ter to half ounce doses-aro also of groat sotvice. Hot fomentations as recoiiimcndod in the trontnvent of spas- modic colic afford much relief. This foi in is much mote fatal than spasmodic,~?r«d demands prompt and persistent treat-
ment.
This season, with such a flush of green growths everywhere, .stock are liable to get "blown," or colic in some form, and it is well to be prepared for such cases.
Some time last year, Air. J. AV. Kit- son nitchie. AI.R.C.V.S., Battety Point, Hobart, write to ''The ¡Mercury" as fol- lows:-'it is interesting to noto that in Australia 90 per cent, of the calls for horse medicines are foi gripe treatment The hot se is often brought to the verge of death with starvation-otten penal- ised through the carelessness or ignor- ance» of his master-is too frequently a victim to gastric and intestinal troubles. Spt. Anton Co. Spt. Acltrs. Sulpji., aud other elegancies uro out of the question, for tho poor sufferer may be 5.» or ¡nore mites from a drug shop. Fortunately, chimney soot is at hand, and it is a splendid' remedy. It i.s used effectually in New South "Wnlcs and America. Do=o: Chimney soot, 1 teacupfu! ; water, 2 pints. Jlixed «eil, and given as
n drench. AVood soot consists of charcoal and other pulverulent matter deposited by smoke. That from wood, ia character- ised as pungent, nauseous, and hitter, and contain», some sulphate and carbon- ate of ammonia, an empyrcumatic oil, a fixed alkali, and an insipid earth."
SEAAVEED FOR POTATOES.
"A Now Settler" in tho Channel dis- trict writes inquiring about tho uso of seaweed in potato growing. Most cer tainiy it may bo used instead of fiirni yaid manure. Fresh seaweed contains about tho t-amo quantity ol nitrogen as well-rotted lai-mya-rd manure and much moro potash, while its contents in phosphatée are less. It can bo used with advantage for every crop on the farm or garden to which iarniyrrd inun uro is applied, and on account of tho largo quantity of available potash, it is especially suitaMo for pout toes, al- though when, used in largo quantities it has bee5! observed that the potatoes aro moro waxy vvh^n dug early than when growr with farmyard manure, which, effect, however, may be minim- ised, hy allowing the tubers to romain in the ground until fully matured, or when superphosphate has been used with the sorveoii, or v\hon it has been ploughed inti the land during the plu- vious autumn and winter. The last measure would bo the best to adopt; but, if not possible, und fiec>h sen weed ts applied at the time of planting, care should be taken to seo that the seed does not come in contact with tho sea-
weed, otherwise a largo number of the sets may ret in the ground, and fail to
produce plants. To avo.d this risk it
is -a cora mon practico in some diirtricts in the Old Country lo ipplj the sea wood on the top of tin ootato ridges after the tubers a~o planted. By do- ing so injury to tho potato is avoided, but tho full benefit of the dressing of seaweed is not obtained. From experi- ments it has been shown that 20 trans of seaweed gave ils good results -as 20 tons of farmyard manure on the jiotato crop; also that 4 cwt. oi superphosphate inrnwas«! the yield on the Feaiieed plots, while the addition of super had no tvitoh effect on the plot dressed with farmyard manure. It would thtit, scorn es?om>ial to apply a dressing of super- phosphate along with seaweed for pota-
toes.
A NRAV FO DI) lill PLANT.
From time to timo now fodder plants for which marvellous properties and ad- vantages aro claimed' aro puffed up by writers, generally from a distante, who write to tho papers, and the latest com- mun ¡cation of the kind hat, been receiv- ed in a letter from Burringbar, N.S.AW, claiming wonderful things for a fodder plant called ku<l»u. If it has all the properties thi« writer chirms foi' it, it would bo straight away th«-> most w»m drouhn-ud pi'o.livtbi.j fodder plant in the woild, luceme 'icing nothing compared to it. II to i-, a list of its properties <:'".- n by this writer:-Plai t a native of Japan, pnonni'iil, leguminous. ¡suc- ceeds on a:ij ehss of soil if irainod, does not require any fertiliser, rapidly enriches the soil in nitrogen, dees not requite t« be cut at .i carta«', timo te. save it, makes good pe/ma.nont pasture, will transform barren hilb. into valu- able property, is not, injurio'is to stock at any stage of growth, wh->n fed to rows will pi-oduce more and richer milk than any other fodder, contains moro ptotein than Income, wheat or bran, produces four outtin¿s of H tons rnrr acre each in a year, nhe-n dried and moistened to use it become« fresh foli- age again, when chaffed is excellent ra- ffln for poultry, poor, worr-out land plante,! with it becomes richer soil pi'pi.v year, and, if necessary, can be easily eradicated with a disc harrow. Surely, this puff takes the, cake! AVhc ever tried to eradicate such a wonderful plant, and which the writer says will make cows give richer milk, whereas the richness of the milk Ls inherent in
the cow, not the feed, -which has been pioved up to the hilt A cow fed with succulent nutritious feed will viold molo milk md of oom se mete butter in piopoi-tion It wou'd be most un wise to idv ise 1 asinnruin finnois to plant Kud/u ; ntl! it hid been expeit
niented vtith bj the Dcpartriuut of Agricultute Our enmate mav not suit it foi one thing and tins is the hist that his been bend of it in this State
HISTORY 01 1HE APPL1
Mt I-, Gilchrist ii ÎSevv South AA iles frtutgiowea, recently toad a pipei on this subject at a fiui^giovveis meeting in the couiso ot windi he stated tint thoie were» tvo aetinct tvpes of wild ipplo in Gient Bntnin though inaiiv botanists dersci ibed only one Hie modo of growth vv us ^enetnllv of i spiewidntg form though sometimes it w is iipnght and earned chistéis of rot,} tinted flowers Plie soumets of the ci ib ippia was wol1 1 nown Hie ft mt of both cultivated ind wild v i
nettes contained laiteo qinntities ol n the acid Iho ixpie^sed juice of the unupe ctali wa-, exceedingly sim mil vine},ai nuide ft ont it vvi6 still pnyed in m iiij Livghsh viILiges is i euro tot sprains, scalds otc The wild tippk though oflenng little ot v due in its pt oduee w as vory service ihle both m Groit linbatn ind on the Continent is i stock foi the apples of which hoi ti curtin lsts have obtained so minj vine ties It was very probible tint the Vuglo Saxons cultivated this fruit and it was not unlikely that it was one which the Homans left in the country
The apple w is found gi owing bv the Savons and was nftorwirds cultivated bj the, monks Oshs Pipmn, or Aib roath Pippin wa« mtioduced or culti vi ted extensively bj the monks of Abet
biotlnvio ÎNonpiToil ind m my others weio mtioduced fiom 1 raneo in Queen Min s leign Apple Costald was knovn to frmtoi ei-s in 1212 ind it wa. in mere geneial use than the moie dehcato va rtofcies most of willoh wore rrrt cul ti
Mi tod till the îoign of Henn ^ HI Hie Penmain ipplo wis exton îvelj known b> th it name soon iftor 1200 md Noi
folk fanners lind to pay the ovhrquei
200 Pen ma m apples and foin hoL,shi ids of cider made fiom Peí ni ii n apple«, Cidot was fiict hugely miiinufacturcd dining the thirteenth ceaiturv The bailiff of Cowiek in 1283, stated he had mido bO gallons fiom thico quarters and a half of apples The eiden or chuuds of Hereford nero plvnted during the reigu of Cha iles II Cider was still in uso in farm houses as a common bev oiage but it was hard to say what quantities tv et o produced The Pippins so called because they were lnised ficm fips oi seeds were brought fiom
i anco in the sixteenth ve.it of the teign of Rcn.iv A III The Eibston Pippin his laised at Ribstont paik, in "ioikslnre Ootnwil! and Devon had alni} s pi educed good apples and the chief apple counties liv m the form of a horseshoe lound tho Bristol Channel