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THE BUBAL MEW-YOBKEB, 
864 
C. A. D , Kiowa , Kans. —1. There is a swell¬ 
ing about as large as a hen’s egg two inches be¬ 
low the right eye of my mure; some of my 
neighbors say it iscaused by “wolf teeth,” and 
that l should kLock them out; what is the 
real cause and a remedy. The mare is in good 
health and the lump has got no larger or 
smaller for a month; 2. Where can Russian 
Mulberries be got by the thousand? 
A NS. —The swelliug is not caused by “wolf 
teeth,” but maybe due to somediseased tooth 
in the upper jaw. If. should be looked after 
at once, as if neglected it may develop into a 
case of “big jaw” or “ost ©0-8# rooms,” which 
is a disease and decay of the bone and fatal in 
the end. Examine the mouth carefully. If 
there is a decayed tooth in the jaw have it ex¬ 
tracted. To do this, cast the horse, secure it 
firmly and draw the tooth with a strong pair 
of pincers. It is easily done. If nothing 
wrong is found, apply iodine ointmeut, t.o the 
swelling and give the horse one dram of iodide 
of potassium daily for two or three weeks. 2. 
Prom A. M. Purdy, Palmyra. N. Y. We do 
not recommend this tree, however; nor will 
any one who has read what Prof. Budd and 
Other experts have said of it in our columns, 
be likely to infest to any great extent in it. 
A. W., Pomfret. Conn. —1. Poos the Rural 
know 0. K. Oerrisb, and is he a responsible 
nurseryman? 2 Is the Niugara Plumsuperior 
to all others, and is it curculio proof ? 8. Is 
there a currant tree, and if so, is it proof 
against the currunt worm ? 
Ans —1. We know of no such person or 
firm. 2. The Niagara Plum is a good one; it 
is very similar to, if not identical with, the 
Bradshaw. It, is no more curculio proof than 
50 other sorts. 8. Any currant can bo trained 
in tho treo form, nouo grow so naturally, and 
those so trained are no less liable to the at¬ 
tacks of tho worms than any other. Wo mis¬ 
trust the swindling tree peddler is Hopping in 
your neighborhood, and when any man comes 
LEG WEAKNESS IN POULTRY. 
J. D. T,. Oak Grove, Til .—For the past six 
months my chickens have been troubled with 
a peculiar and fatal ailment; they seem to 
lose the use of their legs, and when attempt' 
ing to move, flounder about in all directions. 
The appetite seems to be good for some time 
at least. They linger for from two to four 
weeks and theu die. Whit is the disease and 
what will prevent it? 
Ans. —Leg weakness is a trouble that baf¬ 
fles the skill of poultry doctors. Very little 
can be done for ordinary farm fowls. When 
the birds are valuable they should be kept in 
a warm, dry place. Rub their legs with some 
alcoholic liniment; feed with soft, nourishing 
food. The ailmeut is usually caused by keep¬ 
ing the fowls in cold, damp houses, inbreed¬ 
ing, or lack of good, plentiful feeding; but 
our friend’s case is not sufficiently explained 
to enable us to give a decided opinion with 
regard to it. 
BEST CORN FOR ENSILAGE. 
A. G. C., Washington, D. C .—Will not the 
Rural Thoroughbred Corn be a good plant for 
ensilaging in the Northern States, and where 
can it be obtained? 
Ans. —It is the best of all corus for that 
purpose, having numerous leafy suckers, 
each growiug nearly as large as the main 
stalk. We think the seed may bo obtained of 
B. K. Bliss <& Son, No. 84 Barclay Street. 
Won’t others having a quantity of pure seed 
write us? 
FEEDING CORN FODDER AND SHORTS. 
P. F., East Germantown, Ind —Is it best to 
cut corn fodder and feed it with shorts, or 
feed it whole? 
Ans.—T he best way is to cut the corn fod¬ 
der and feed it alone, afterward feeding the 
shorts separately. In this way the cattle will 
eat as much of the stalk as is good for them. 
By puttiug shorts on out stalks we can some- 
create such an office; but are they likely to 
do so? And in anv rase it would be a long 
time until this could be effected; and mean¬ 
while, what is to be done in the way of check 
ing and suppressing contagious discuses among 
our live stock? What is wanted is some prac¬ 
tical means of extirpating the evil, and the 
above suggestion is not practical, because 
it is not po-sibJe to carry Ifcout without either 
a change in the Constitution or tho election 
of a Congress tho majority of whom would 
sensibly disregard ‘ State right®'’ where, as in 
the present case, the country at large would 
be greatly benefited by their doing so. 
Tho Bureau of Animal Industry is not ex¬ 
actly what one might wi-h it to be in its com 
position Imt it is tbe only national agency we 
now have for the suppression of contagious 
live-stock diseases. Why does the Tribune 
editor oppose it as n whole instead of advising 
improvements in it, especially as the only 
thing he suggests in its place is an impossi¬ 
bility while Congress is constituted as it is at 
present; and before any change in its compo¬ 
sition could be effected, pleuro-pneumouia 
ought to be extirpated from among our herds 
in all parts of the country. 
R. 8 ., London, Canada - In the “Farmers 
Club” of a late Rural, an Inquirer asked 
what kind of a paper is the Stock Raisers' 
Journal, published at Hamilton, Canada, and 
the answer given was, “There is no such pa¬ 
per.” This was a mistake; a very nice, well 
conducted monthly of the above name is pub¬ 
lished at Hamilton; subscription price, $1 a 
year. 
R. N.-Y.—Yes, it was a mistake on our 
part; but really and truly we don’t pretend to 
be infallible. Tho Journal is young, however, 
not being a year old yet; it was not among 
our exchanges, uor does its name appear in 
any of tho newspaper directories; aud before 
answering, we consulted four of these, two of 
which were published within the year. It 
was very natural therefore for us to suppose 
there was no such paper. We have lately re¬ 
ceived several copies, however, from different 
parts of Canada. Our young friend, we no¬ 
tice, is handsbmely gotten up, clearly printed 
on good paper, full of excellent information 
and very well edited—there! 
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THE WORLD ELECTRO RADIANT 
DISCUSSION 
C. F M.. Rochester, N Y — In the Rural 
of December 18, p 82* it is said that the agri 
cultural editor of the N. Y. Tribune says 
the sensible way to ileal with animal disease 
is to first stop importations from the infected 
Helds of Europe, and then clothe a practical, 
capable man with sufficient authority to call 
to his aid all tbe assistance and advice needed 
to get rid of the germs of disease here, and 
hold him to strict account for every penny of 
expenditure 1 certainly agree with the agri¬ 
cultural editor of the Tribune us to the advis¬ 
ability of stopping importations of cattle 
“from the infected Helds of Europe,’’ but lam 
not so clear as to the practicability or even 
meaniug of the rest of his advice. Is “the 
honest, capable man” to have power to 
slaughter or quarantine infected cattle where 
ever they are found, aud to recompense their 
owners for their losses? I presume this would 
be the only effectual and just means of stamp¬ 
ing out such contagious diseases as pleuro¬ 
pneumonia. But where does the power to give 
such authority reside? Ueitainlv notin any 
Department of the Government, aud from the 
discussions that took place during the passage 
< <f the bill creating the Bureau of Auimal In¬ 
dustry, it is very evident the majority in Con 
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power. The doctrine of “State rights” has 
still too many supporters in the National 
Legislature to permit the creation of such an 
office as that suggested above. True, the 
people can elect Representatives and Sena¬ 
tors who would pass the laws necessary to 
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