MOORE’S  RURAL  i^EW-YORRER 
gairi)  |)usl);uih-i). 
MILK  FEVER  IN  HOT  WEATHER. 
Tiieue  is  not  a  season  but,  as  hot  weather  ap¬ 
proaches,  we  hear  complaints  from  dairymen  of 
losing  cows  that  have  freshly  come  in  milk. 
They  die  of  “  milk  fever,”  and  so  sudden  is  the 
attack  and  so  rapid  the  iirogross  of  the  dis<!aso 
tliat  often  the  animal  is  past  all  means  of  liclp 
before  she  is  discovered  to  bo  ill.  Cows  in  high 
condition  and  those  that  arc  largo  milkers  are 
more  subject  to  attack.  One  of  the  moat  promi¬ 
nent  symptoms  of  the  complaint  is  loss  of  power 
over  the  motiou  of  the  liiiid  limbs,  and  the  animal 
falls  and  is  uunhlo  to  rise.  During  the  first  at¬ 
tack  the  iiuimal  is  rc.stless.  pawing  with  her  feet, 
and  she  breathes  laboriously,  llio  muzzle  is 
di'y  and  hot,  the  mouth  open  and  the  t<jngiic  pro¬ 
truded.  The  countonanco  is  wild,  arid  she  wan¬ 
ders  about  moiuTifully  lorving.  Tlio  attack  oc¬ 
curs  sometimes*a  few  hours  after  calving,  but 
often  two  or  three  days  may  have  elapsed. 
Generally  if  a  week  has  passed  over  since  calving, 
the  animal  may  be  considered  safe  from  an  at¬ 
tack. 
Daii-yraen  who  are  accustomed  to  have  all  their 
cows  “come  in  milk”  early,  or  during  cool 
weather,  and  before  being  turned  to  grass  are 
seldom  troubled  with  tins  complaint.  Indeed  we 
have  rarely  soon  or  hoard  of  losses  from  this  dis¬ 
ease  during  ^farch  and  April  when  the  food  has 
been  hay.  But  tb«'  time  for  cahing  cannot  al¬ 
ways  be  rogiilated,  and  as  some  excellent  cows 
are  koiit  over  that  come  in  milk  during  hot 
weather,  a  word  of  precaution  as  to  theii-  manage¬ 
ment  will  be  proper  at  this  time. 
Wo  believe  that  milk  fever  can,  in  most  cases, 
be  guarded  against  and  prevented  if  the  animal 
;  Warm  water,  with  Epsom  Salts  disftolved  in  it, 
or  warm  soap  and  water,  will  form  the  best  in¬ 
jection,  and  should  bo  thrown  np  frc(iaontly,  and 
'  in  considerable  ipiantitios.” 
Sponging  the  body  with  cold  water  has  been 
recommended  as  useful  in  allaying  the  fever  and 
inllammation,  but  of  those  instances  in  which  w’e 
have  seen  tins  re.sortcd  to  tlio  animals  died.  Pos- 
sihly  they  w’ould  Imvo  licon  lost  under  any  ti'oat- 
ment,  hut  the  fact  that  the  w’jitor  seemed  to  pro¬ 
duce  no  good  ort'ect  has  weakened  our  confidence 
iti  this  remedy.  “  Atilk  fever"  is  a  disease  to  be 
dread(!d  l,ty  dairymen,  and  every  one  who  has 
cows  whose  time  of  calving  occurs  dining  hot 
weather  sliould  take  the  proper  precaution  to  ro- 
dnee  their  diet  and  keep  from  exposure  to  the 
hot  sun  previous  to  calving.  And  if  the  cow  be 
in  very  high  condition  and  has  been  kept  upon 
luxuriant  pasture  a  dose  of  physic  in  addition  to 
the  spiure  diet  may  be  of  advantage. 
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PASTURE  SHADES  FOR  MILCH  COWS. 
The  question  of  shade  in  pastures  is  being  dis- 
•nssed  and  we  regret  to  see  it  urged  that  shailo  is 
of  no  bonelit  to  dairy  stock  but  is,  on  the  con¬ 
trary,  a  disadvantage  in  this— tliat  it  fosters  a 
kind  of  lazy  inactivity  and  thus,  by  preventing  a 
full  consumption  of  food,loa8on8  tlie  yield  of  milk. 
The  advocates  of  “  no  shade  in  pasture, ”  argue 
that  the  cow  is  simply  a  machine  for  the  manu- 
factimo  of  milk- -that  to  make  a  largo  yield  i‘o- 
quires  a  largo  amount  of  fond  above  that  needed 
for  the  support  of  tho  animal,  and  that  when 
pastures  are  well  supplied  with  trees  or  other 
shade,  cows  in  hofi  woatlior  seek  shelter  and  rest 
and  will  not  feed  for  a  full  yield  of  milk,  'rake 
away  tins  iudnceinent  for  comfort,  they  say,  and 
0OW8  will  rest  no  longer  in  tho  hot  sun  than  Is 
nocossai-y,  bfioaiuso  they  will  ho  oompelled  in  their 
discomfort  to  move  about— and  thus  grazing  is 
bo  treated  properly  as  to  dirt  and  eximsure  |  - - .*un..L-.uiu  wm»  grazing  is 
previous  to  calving.  And  in  our  experience  not  I  know  dairymen  of  largo  practical 
a  single  case  has  over  occurred  in  the  lierd  when  I  to  tliis  view  of  the  question. 
the  proper  precautions  have  been  oh.served,  hut 
when  neglected  losses  of  valuable  animals  have 
been  the  roHult. 
When  e.ows  “  late  in  calving”  are  turned  out  to 
grass  in  Spring  they  are  apt  to  take  on  llesli 
rapidly,  and  during  the  “  fliusb  of  food”  la  Juno 
they  get  quite  fat.  Such  a  cow— if  calving  in 
July  and  left  oxiiosed  to  tlio  hot  Bun,  and  with  no 
attention  to  diet— will  lie  very  likely  to  be  attacked 
with  milk  fever,  and  in  such  cases  the  chances 
are  that  she  will  die;  for  there  is  not  one  fanner 
in  ton  that  will  ohsorve  the  early  symtoms  of  tho 
disease,  or  resort  to  remedies  until  too  late,  * 
'The  precautionary  moasiu’es  are,  to  put  the  cow 
oil  a  rather  sjiare  diet  commencing  two  or  three 
weeks  before  calving.  She  should  bo  carefully 
guarded  against  exposiu’e  to  the  hot  sun.  Our 
practice  has  been  to  keep  tho  animal  in  a  clean, 
well-ventilaUal  stable,  allowing  her  room  to  walk 
about,  but  restricting  her  to  a  very  sparing  diet 
during  tho  ihiy — a  little  hay  or  straw  to  pick  at. 
She  should  be  supplied  with  water  as  needed. 
Then  as  the  sun  goes  down  and  it  begins  to  bo 
cool  in  tlic  evening  she  may  bo  tiuiied  to  pastime 
and  allowed  to  graze  during  the  night.  This  is 
the  ordinary  troalmoin  from  day  to  day  for  cows 
in  fair  flesh  and  condition.  If  the  animal  be  very 
and  who  have  talieii  pains  to  remove  evci-y  shade 
tree  from  tJieii'  pastures.  But  is  it  a  fact  that 
cows  will  give  more  milk  under  such  cirenm- 
stances  ?  And  oven  though  it  bo  shown  tliat  a 
gain  of  milk  can  bo  made  by  removing  all  shade 
in  pastures,  aro  daiiymeu  justilied  in  adopting 
such  a  system  ?■  and  will  not  tho  milk  of  cows  so 
exposed  to  tlio  sun  during  intousoly  hot  weather 
bo  injured  ? 
So  far  as  we  can  learn  tliero  have  beou  no 
properly  conducted  experiments  tliat  prove  that 
a  larger  yield  of  milk  can  bo  obtained  from  cows 
when  they  are  not  allowed  shade  in  hot  weather, 
than  when  they  are  allowed  shade.  It  is  true 
cows  will  not  yield  so  much  milk  when  they  have 
the  run  of  largo  tracts  of  timber,  beeauso  In 
woodlands  the  cows  erfq)  the  loaves  of  trees  and 
feed  uiwu  various  plants  that  have  a  tendoiicy  to 
lessen  the  yield  of  milk.  It  is  quite  diffoiwit 
with  shade  trees  scattered  hero  and  there  over 
grass  lauds— they  have  acquired  size  and  the 
branches  aro  above  the  reaoh  of  cattle.  We  do  not 
bolievo  that  cows  deprived  of  shade  wUl  yield 
more  milk  than  those  which  have  it  under  such 
cdrcumstauces.  All  our  oxporienco  in  the  care 
and  management  of  miloli  cows  teaches  us  that  the 
more  comfort  you  can  give  the  animal  the  more 
milk  she  will  yield,  other  things  bemg  equal ;  and 
fat,  a  more  sparmg  diet  may  bo  necosaary-tlie  ^hen  cows  seek  shade  during  hot  weather  they 
nViiAi'f  linintf  fci  ntrliinn  hnr  flp.nli.  In  tliirf  r.naa  li  i..  _ _ it..  i _ i  .  ...  . 
object  being  to  reduce  her  flesh.  In  this  case 
Iceep  her  out  of  tho  sun  dm  ing  the  day  and  in  tho 
evening  she  may  bo  turned  in  tho  yard  with  a 
regulated  allowance  of  grass  cut  and  fed  to  her 
on  the  soiling  plan. 
After  calving  sho  should  be  kept  out  of  tlie  hot 
sun  for  at  least  five  or  six  days,  and  not  allowed 
full  rations  if  she  bo  in  high  flosh. 
In  case  of  an  attack  the  usual  remedies  recom¬ 
mended  aro  to  blood  and  to  open  tho  bowels  by 
giving  E]>som  salts— one  pound  being  considered 
a  dose.  Aroinatios — such  as  ginger  or  herb  teas 
are  also  regarded  as  useful,  llio  disease  is  an 
inflammatory  one  and  must  bo  ricated  as  such. 
Youatt,  who  is  rogai'dcd  as  good  authority,  says : 
“Tho  bowels  must  bo  opened  otherwise  tho 
animal  will  perish ;  but  the  fever  having  been 
do  it  to  escape  tho  burning  rays  of  tho  sun,  and 
because  it  affords  tlieni  relief  and  comfort  in  tho 
same  way  that  it  does  man  when  similarly  ex- 
poStvl.  It  is  a  cruel  practice  to  compel  cattle  to 
boar  tlic  intense  rays  of  tho  sim  during  our  hot 
summers.  They  need  protection  at  such  seasons 
and  if  man  flnds  shade  at  times,  not  only  grate¬ 
ful  and  necessary,  there  is  no  reason  why  tho 
same  rule  tiuiy  not  apiijy  in  some  degree  to  our 
doniostio  animals.  We  have  reason  to  believe 
that  milk  is  not  iinfrcqnontly  seriously  impaired 
when  cows  Lave  been  exposed  for  many  hours  to 
intouso  heat  under  tho  direct  rays  of  tho  sup.  It 
has  a  tendency  to  make  the  animals  feverish  and 
hence  wliere  pastm-os  aro  strijipcd  of  shade  trees 
it  is  well  to  erect  temporary  shades.  And  those 
temijorary  shades  can  bo  made  useful  for  en- 
Bubdued  by  a  judicious  blooding,  and  tbo  Ixnvels  |  riohing  knolls  and  the  jioorcst  parts  of  the  field 
after  that  being  excited  to  action  the  recovery  is  that  need  manmes ;  for  tlicso  shades  ivill  draw 
in  a  manner  assured.  The  niodiciiic  should  bo  the  cattle  to  such  points  for  rest  and  there  will 
active  and  in  sufiicient  quantity  ;  for  there  is  no  bo  an  accumulation  of  ikoppings  which  ivill  bo  of 
time  for  trifling  here.  A  scruple  of  the  farina  of  great  utility  in  renovating  these  spots.  Then  by 
the  Croton-nut,  and  a  pound  ol  Epsom  Balts  will  changing  the  shades  from  place  to  place  as  oc- 
cohstitute  a  medium  dose.  For  a  large  beast  the  casion  roquii-es  tbuso  poor  spots  w  ill  be  pur- 
quantity  of  the  salts  should  be  inci-oased.  Doses  mauontly  bonofitted  all  over  tho  field, 
of  half  a  poimd  should  afterwaid  bo  given  every  Those  who  study  to  get  tho  largest  results  from 
six  hours  imtil  purgation  is  produced.  If  milch  cows  ai-e  oaref  ifl  to  keep  the  animals  as 
twenty-four  hom's  have  passed  and  purging  has  quiet  and  comfortable  as  possible.  All  excossivo 
not  commenced  even  aftei-  tho  administration  of  travel  or  labor  in  obtaining  food,  all  pain,  foai- 
such  a  drag  as  the  Croton-nut  there  is  reason  to  and  anxiety  aro  distmiiing  causes  that  check  the 
suspect  that  the  greater  pwt  of  the  medicine  has  secretion  of  milk  to  innch  larger  extent  than 
not  got  beyond  the  rnmen ;  and  on  account  of  most  people  imagine, 
the  cuticnlar  and  comparatively  insensible  lining 
of  this  stomach,  strong  stimulants  must  now  be 
added  to  the  purgative  medicine,  in  order  to  in¬ 
duce  it  to  contract  upon  and  expel  its  content.s. 
Two  di-achms  each  of  ginger,  gentian  and  cara- 
SHRINKAGE  OF  CHEESE  IN  CURING. 
The  loss  in  shrinkage  which  a  choose  will  make 
during  a  given  time  while  om-ing  depends  upon 
way  powder,  with  half  a  pint  of  old  ale,  may,  several  circumstances,  namely,  upon  size,  shape, 
with  advantage,  be  given  with  each  dose  of  temperatm'e,  dryness  of  the  atmosphere,  etc. 
physic.  Jjj._  15  LiTTLEB'iELD  of  Plymouth,  Wis.,  who 
seems  to  bavo  had  jiretty  fair  success  as  a  cheo.se 
maker,  has  given  some  statistics  in  regard  to  the 
slirinkago  of  cheese  while  curing  under  favora¬ 
ble  circumstances,  lie  has  two  rooms  for  curing, 
Tho  upiier  room  is  kept  at  a  tompor.ature  of 
about  70'^  by  a  fu'o  below.  When  tho  weather 
,  occasionally  runs  that  room  up  to  about  80 '  it  is 
j  tenqKa'od  witli  ice,  and  when  days  of  that  lund 
I  get  rather  frequent  tlio  lower  room  is  used.  Ho 
I  says  the  lower  room  will  bo  at  least  10-’  cooler 
I  tlian  the  upper.  During  the  summer  of  the  past 
year  it  several  times  roached7:J  \  but  wont  above 
that  in  only  two  or  tbreo  instances.  Wliouovcr 
the  totiqierature  aiqiroached  GO^  a  Ih'e  was  built, 
and  during  a  largo  part  of  tho  autniim  a  con¬ 
stant  fire  was  necessary. 
Mr.  L.  makes  a  cheese  weighing  about  forty- 
seven  pounds,  ami  lie  flnds  It  will  lose  weight  in 
curing  in  the  rooms  as  above  described  at  the 
rate  of  4]  j  to  5  jiouuds  on  100  pounds  diming  tho 
first  20  days ;  after  this  tho  loss  in  weight  is 
to  1  pound  per  100  in  every  10  days.  Jlo  says  a 
careful  weigliing  of  clicoso  kept  30  days  in  differ¬ 
ent  parts  of  tho  room,  under  a  differeneo  of  3  to 
6'’  of  temperature,  the  cheoso  in  the  warmer  part 
of  the  room  made  a  loss  of  1  iMiund  more  on  300 
pounds  tliaii  tho  chocso  kopt  at  a  lower  tempera¬ 
ture. 
Tho  skrinkago  of  cheoso  kept  for  long  periods 
in  badly  -  constructed  curing  -  rooms  is  very  con- 
sidorablo,  and  often  much  more  than  is  imagined 
by  those  who  are  not  accustomed  to  tost  idirink- 
ago  by  rosorting  to  the  scales  from  time  to  time. 
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PREPARING  RENNETS. 
Whey  Ls  bettor  than  water  for  soaking  roiiiicts. 
Tho  whey  for  this  purpose  sliould  bo  purified  by 
raising  it  to  boiling  heat,  when  tbo  albumen  and 
oily  matter  will  rise  to  tho  surface  and  may  be 
skimmed  off.  Tho  whey  is  thou  sot  aside  to  oool, 
when  tho  reniietH  aro  added,  with  salt,  and  aft'ir 
soaking  two  or  three  days  they  shoifld  bo  well 
rubbed  out  to  o.xtract  thoir  sti’ougth,  and  this 
should  bo  continued  from  time  to  time  for  sov- 
oral  days,  'riien  sli  aln  tho  liquor  off  throngli  a 
fine  cloth  into  a  clean  stone  crook,  and  it  is  fit 
for  use.  Add  more  whey  to  tlio  rennets  and  soak 
and  rub  out  as  before,  when  their  virtues  wdll  be 
nearly  or  quite  exhausted,  and  tho  skins  may 
Uien  bo  taken  out  and  thrown  away.  Rennots 
should  always  bo  soaked  in  stone  Jars,  as  the 
I'erinont  penetrates  wooden  vessels,  which  soon 
taint,  and  when  once  tainteil  tlioy  spoil  the  ren¬ 
net  and  cause  trouble  In  clieuse  making. 
'J’ho  rennet  Jar  should  bo  set  in  a  cool  jilaco 
and  tho  liquor  well  stin-od  from  day  to  day 
when  dipping  out  tho  moasuro  required  for  co¬ 
agulating  the  niillc.  Great  oarc  sliould  bo  taken 
to  use  none  bnt  good,  swoot  rennets,  for  a  bad 
rennet  soaked  with  a  batch  of  good  ones  will 
coiitaininate  the  whole,  rondoriiig  tho  liquor  un¬ 
fit  for  use. 
GARGET. 
Zelco  wiitos  to  tho  Scientific  Farmer.  Gar¬ 
get  is  au  inflammation  of  the  milk  vessels,  and 
cows  coming  in  high  condition  are  very  hkoly  to 
show  a  touch  of  it.  At  this  season,  those  organs 
ai'o,  so  to  spcalc,  at  a  high  service  prossure.  The 
force  of  tho  animal  seems  all  at  onco  to  be 
directed  to  the  production  of  milk,  in  expectancy 
of  the  coming  calf.  The  organs  have  au  excess 
of  activity— tbo  vessels  ai’o  extended  and  press¬ 
ed  with  tho  abundance  of  tho  incoming  tide _ 
and  so  long  as  tbo  milk  is  accumulating  and 
tliere  is  no  withdrawal  of  it.  the  greater  is  tho 
pressure  upon  the  tissues ;  and  it  is  this  undue 
pressure  tliat  is  in  many  cases  tlio  direct  occa¬ 
sion  of  the  ensuing  inflammation.  Garget  may 
bo  pro.sent  in  an  animal  of  otherwise  perfect 
health.  In  such  cases,  the  garget  is  apt  to  pass 
readily  off,  leaving  no  marks  of  its  presence.  It 
is  but  a  trifle,  and  a  strong  healthy  system  can 
swallow  up  many  Uttle  ills  and  make  no  account 
of  thorn.  My  remedy  for  garget  is  to  maintain 
most  ample  health  in  the  animal.  Chorish  attho 
critical  period  all  the  conditions  of  health ;  and 
see  to  it  that  all  unfavorable  conditioris,  as  di-afts 
of  air,  bad  water,  too  lUj-  food,  hard  plants  to  lie 
on,  a  hot  sun,  etc.,  are  reduced  to  the  minimum. 
Put  six  men  ou  one  end  of  a  rope,  and  thcji  they 
can  easily  pull  one  man.  With  tho  best  of  healtli 
in  tho  cow,  garget  is  the  one  man.  But  lot  there 
be  a  Uttle  falling  off  in  the  )io.alth,  let  there  be  a 
little  indisposition-  and  tho  cow  is  peouUarly 
sensiUvo  at  this  time — aivl  we  are  soon  in  trouble. 
Now  and  then  goi’got,  so  commonly  present,  in¬ 
stead  of  passing  off  in  tho  healthful  hfe  cm-rent, 
lingers  and  augments,  until  it  becomes  a  serious 
evU. 
Wlien  tho  uddor  is  largely  extended,  and  milk 
conies  to  tlie  teat  before  the  calf  is  come,  as  is 
not  seldom  the  case,  then  it  shoifld  bo  onr  oflke 
to  act  tbo  calf  ;  evidently  nature  is  at  fault  and 
needs  oui-  interposition.  I  have  had  many  cases 
of  garget  that  have  been  somewhat  troublesome  ; 
but  scarcely  a  case  whore  I  ooiild  not  look  back 
and  SCO  mistaken  treatment  or  more  likely  au 
omission  to  do  something  that  should  have  been 
done.  Feeding  one's  own  stock,  and  thinking 
right  along,  about  each  animal,  as  wo  ware  for 
thoin,  I  hold  tbere  need  seldom  occur  tronblo- 
souii}  garget.  It  is  something  tlnvt  is  born  of  the 
artificial  cuuditinns  to  which  the  cow  is  subject, 
and  proveutivo  ineasiu-os  aro  oomnumly  at  oiir 
command.  There  are,  however,  eases  when  the 
services  of  a  skilled  veterinarian  will  bo  very 
doshablo,  'Tho  practical  man  will  sometimes 
find  himself  at  a  loss  either  to  e.xplaln  the  origin 
of  the  dirticulty,  or  to  proscribe  a  .troatmeut. 
But  this  is  an  extreme  of  garget;  and  it  is  only 
such  form  of  garget  as  is  of  frequent  ocoureiico 
on  every  milk  rarui,  that  I  now  rofor  to. 
But  it  will  bo  asked  what  shall  wo  do,  when 
garget  is  anticipated  or  is  already  present?  Give 
a  dose  of  opsom-salt  mortiingand  night  until  its 
action  is  perceived.  Tbreo-quai-tors  of  a  pound 
is  not  an  excossivo  quantity.  Dissolve  this  in  a 
bottle  filled  with  wanu  water,  then  pour  it  down 
tho  animal's  tliroat.  Don’t  look  her  in  the  face 
now,  for  cough  she  assuredly  will.  This  is  the 
stomach  ti'oatmont  ;  as  to  the  swollen  udder,  keep 
it  clean  by  washing  with  soap  and  water. 
—  - - 
JERSEY  CATTLE, 
'  The  London  Agricultural  Gazette  strikes  tho 
following  hard  blows  at  those  wlio  value  color  as 
a  mark  of  pure  blood. 
If  the  value  of  .ferscy  stock  is  to  rest  on  color, 
deterioration  ivill  surely  follow  of  those  useful 
qualities  that  aro  far  more  noticeable  in  the  good 
old-fasbioned  partl-colorod  cow  than  that  which 
will  bo  found  among  tbo  generality  of  fine,  Ifigh- 
brod,  whole-colored  fawns,  grays,  or  foxey,  so- 
called,  Jerseys,  I  have  owned  hunih-eUs  of 
acclimated  Jersey  stock,  and  have  never,  us  a 
rule,  found  tho  whole-colored  sudi  largo  pro¬ 
ducers  as  many  pavti-colorod  ones :  in  fact,  by 
far  tho  most  butter-produoing  cow  I  ever  possess¬ 
ed  was  not  only  parti-colonxl,  but  tho  most  ugly 
and  ungainly  boast  of  tlie  lot,  yet  lier  stock  have 
never  failed  to  show  their  large  bultor-makiiig 
qualitiea,  Tlio  true  type  of  a  .Torsoy  cow  is,  in 
fact,  an  animal  tliat  will  not  make  moat.  1  do 
not  say  that  this  is  not  imiirovod  uiion  by  accli¬ 
matization  and  a  slight  introduction  of  a  hanlior 
brood,  of  which  what  aro  termed  Chichester 
Jersey  are  the  host  description,  neither  do  I  say 
that  Jersey  breeders  on  tho  island  itself  have  not 
in  some  Inatanccs  a  breed  that  shows  a  dispo¬ 
sition  to  make  some  llesh,  and  very  probably  may 
thou  be  following  iqi  tho  roquireruonts  of  fashion, 
yet  I  maintain  that  a  pure  Jersey  should  thi-ow 
tho  hulk  of  her  fending  pro]Jortios  into  butter, 
and  with  little  to  flesh.  The  parti-colored  good 
cow  may  have  but  a  white  spot,  especially  under 
the  belly,  but  throughout  the  body  the  rich 
yellow  skin,  under  any  colored  hair,  will  be 
found  black,  white,  or  fawn.  I  have  seen  tho 
commencement  of  a  whole-colored  herd,  tho 
property  of  a  noble  duko,  to  obtain  which  I  have 
seen  wealthy  and  large  producing  cows  sold  off 
to  prevent  an  animal  remaining  with  the  slight¬ 
est  stain  of  other  than  one  color. 
THE  PERIODICAL  CICADA. 
It  will  appear  this  summer  around  Alton,  Ill., 
in  Indiana  and  in  various  Southern  States. 
Brood  X  (Tmk'c/w),  1862-1875.— In  tho  year 
1875,  and  at  intervals  of  thirteen  years  tliero- 
aftor,  they  wUl  most  likely  occur  in  different 
parts  of  Texas.  According  to  Dr.  Smith  they 
appeared  in  vast  numbers  in  some  parts  of  Texas 
in  1849,  though  ho  was  not  able  to  get  any  par¬ 
ticulars. 
Brood  XI  (fkqilaiukchn),  1859-1876.— In  the 
year  1876,  and  at  intervals  uf  seventoou  years 
thereafter,  they  will  in  all  probability  appear  in 
parts  of  North  Carolina,  Virginia,  Maryland,  Illi¬ 
nois  and  Imhnna.  According  to  Dr.  Smith  they 
appeared  from  Raleigh,  N.  C.,  to  near  Poters- 
biirgh,  Va.,  in  1842  and  1859;  in  Rowan,  Davie, 
Cabarras  and  Iredell  counties  in  tlio  same  State] 
in  1825,  1842  and  1859 ;  in  tho  valley  of  Virginia 
as  far  as  tho  Blue  Ridge  on  tho  cast,  tho  Potomac 
on  the  north,  the  Tonnosscc  and  Nin  th  Carolina 
Unes  on  tho  south,  and  for  several  countie.s 
west,  in  1808,  1842  and  1869;  in  the  south  part  of 
St.  Mary's  county,  .Maryland,  dividing  the  coun¬ 
ty  about  midway  east  and  west,  in  1825. 1842  and 
1859;  in  Illinois  about  Alton,  in  1842  and  1859; 
and  in  Sullivan  and  Knox  counties,  in  Ind.,  ia 
1812  and  1850. 
The  above  predictions  ara  taken  from  I’rof 
Riley’s  chronological  history  of  these  curiouB 
insects,  commonly  known  as  seventeen-year 
old  locusts.  It  would  result  tliat,  aside  from  the 
Bouthcru  States  nn-utionod  and  in  whioli  wo  al- 
icady  get  news  of  thoir  appearano©,  the  cicadis 
wiU  appwT  around  Alton  and  in  Bulliv'an  and 
Knox  oounufes.  Ind.  We  shall  be  very  glail  to 
liavo  our  subscribers  in  those  localities' mention, 
ed  mform  us  as  to  whether  the  facts  thia  real- 
will  verify  the  correctness  of  tho  pcrdiciiona 
