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a few rlaya’ work, but his lameness disappears 
wkeu he has rested awhile. I can detect no 
swelling on the leg or shoulders, and there are 
no indications of corns; what ails him? 
A ns. —Navicular disease is suspected, al¬ 
though we cannot say positively from the in¬ 
complete description. Try removal of the shoe 
and paring of the hoof well, so as to allow 
pressure on the frog. Cause the animal to 
stand iu a puddle of clay several hours daily, 
with a poultice on the foot at night. After a 
week or two, apply a mild blister around the 
top of the hoof aud sides of pasterns, to be re¬ 
peated as soon as the effect of one blister has 
passed off. When the soaking of the foot has 
been discontinued it should be daily anointed 
with some hoof ointrueut to prevent excessive 
drying. Equal parts of tar and vaseline 
mixed, is excellent for this purpose. A rest of 
two or three months may be desirable, during 
which time it may be necessary to blister sev¬ 
eral times. Feed sparingly on a laxative diet. 
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; SYNOVIAL SWELLINGS. 
C. H. IF. B., St. Elizabeth of Juliette, Can. 
—1. My fast three-year-okl horse had strangles 
last Spring, aud now after a drive of six to 
niue miles a mucous, milky liquid is secreted 
in his nostrils; what is the cause and what 
should be the treatment? 2. At the pasterns 
in both trout legs there are slight swellings, 
whieh are not sore, but are disagreeable to 
the eye; what are they and how can they be 
removed? 
ANSWERED BY K. L, KILBORN. 
1.—Probably a mild form of chronic bron¬ 
chitis attendant on the strangles. Give a hot 
bran mash every evening to steam the nostrils. 
The diet should be restricted and laxative, 
consisting in part of roots, potatoes, linsjed 
or oil meal, etc. Feed very little bulky food, 
but more grain if it seems necessary. Clover 
bay and dusty or musty fodder of auy kind 
must be avoided. Every precaution must be 
taken to prevent the animal from catching 
cold or becoming chilled after exercise. The 
stable should be above g-round, warm, dry, 
clean, airy aud free from all disagreeable 
odors. Twice daily give one dram of sulphate 
of iron, oue-fourth dram of sulphate of copper, 
one ounce of powdered gentian and one-half 
ounce of niter. If the feed does not keep the 
bowels quite easy, add one dram of aloes to 
the above, and continue as long as necessary. 
Daily moderate exercise is desirable. If the 
animal is at all predisposed to broken wind 
—“heaves”—special care must be taken in the 
feeding to prevent this very unfavorable re¬ 
sult, which is frequently attendant on chronic 
bronchitis; so much so, in fact, that the dis¬ 
ease is called glander heaves by some practi¬ 
tioners. (Bee article on “heaves” under 
••Horseman,” in this issue). 2. Simple 
synovial swelling which muy have resulted 
from rapid action or slight bruises. They are 
merely eye-sores and will not lame the ani¬ 
mal Mild blisters or drawing off the liquid 
with a hypodermic syringe and applying wet 
bandages should remove them. 
APPLE PARINGS AS A FERTILIZER. 
IF. S., Mason, Mich .—About an acre of 
laud on a bill is so worn out that nothing will 
grow on it except saud burrs—soil a ligbt 
sand aud gravel. I can cover It with apple 
parings from a “drying” house without ex- 
pense, would it bo worth while? 
A ns.— A wuru-out soil eau be restored to 
fertility ouly by restoring to it the food of 
crops that has been taken from it in such 
quantity as to make it incapable of producing 
more crops. Such constituents ure especial¬ 
ly phosphoric acid, potash, lime and nitrogen 
compounds. This restoration can be effected 
ouly by the addition of substantial plaut food 
in stable manure or iu commercial fertilizers. 
Apple parings are poor in such substances as 
these above mentioned. A ton of them in 
the fresh condition would contain about two 
pounds of potash, four-fifths of a pound of 
phosphoric acid, and oue and one fifth pound 
of nitrogen. A ton of good stable manure, on 
the other hand, would eontaiu about 12 
pounds of potash, live of phosphoric acid and 
uiuc of nitrogen; and all of these plant 
nutrients would be in a much bettor condition 
for ready consumption by the plant than in 
the apple parings. 
GROUND ROOK PHOSPHATE AS A FERTILIZER. 
IF. , Hawksbury, Can .—Mills for grind¬ 
ing phosphate rock tiro close to this place; 
it is shipped to the States where it is made in¬ 
to a fertilizer. Would it be advisable to use 
it on land in its present condition.' 
Ans,— Nothing can he safely predicted as 
to the effect of ground rock phosphate as a 
fertilizer. Many experiments have been tried 
with it, and with widely different results. 
These results depend partly on the character 
of the phosphate itself to begin with, partly 
nu the fineness of the griudtug, partly on the 
season and on the character of the soil aud of 
the crop. South Carolina “floats” has iu 
many instances undoubtedly paid for its 
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phate is a better material originally than the 
Canada phosphate, because it is more readily 
attacked by the solvent liquids of the soil; 
and, in the second place, this “floats” is a 
very fine (lust of the rock phosphate, probably 
much finer than any product of the Canada 
mills. There is nothing for the inquirer to do 
but to experiment with the phosphate of his 
ora locality, ground as fine as he can get it, 
on his own soil and with his ora crops; but, 
so far as we can judge from previous experi¬ 
ence with phosphate of that character, the 
chances of finding profit in it are against him. 
INJURED THIGH IN A HORSE. 
G. A., Campville , Conn .—Two weeks ago 
my five-year-old mare was kicked, or in some 
other way bruised on the inside of the thigh 
between the hock anil stiftie joint. The leg is 
now swolen to the hoof, but there is no run¬ 
ning sore; what should be done? 
Ans. —Place the anmial in slings with the 
feet just touching the floor, so that the horse 
can settle into the sling when weary. This 
will prevent irritation of the injured limb by 
lying down and rising. Apply a loose band¬ 
age and keep constantly wet with cold water. 
Remove the bandages frequently and rub with 
the bands for several minutes at a time, con¬ 
tinuing the cold water. The diet should be 
laxative-roots,apples,linsced meal.etc. iu part, 
and restricted in quantity. If at any time 
there is auy evidence of suppuration, the cold 
water must bo replaced by warm poultices. 
If relief is not obtained iu a fow days, consult 
a veterinarian to treat complications. 
ABOUT PUGET SOUND AND THE WILLAMETTE 
VALLEY. 
.1, IF. McK., Norwood, N. Y .—What sort 
of a climate have they in Puget Sound and the 
Willamette Valley; Would either be a good 
country for people with weak lungs' Is there 
malaria, aud what sort of water have they ? 
ANSWERED BY MARY WAGER-FISHER. 
The climate of the Puget Sound Basin is de¬ 
lightful for uiue months of the year with much 
raiu and a heavy' atmosphere iu the Winter 
with an intermixture of suoerb days. While 
it is uever cold enough to freeze very hard, it 
is very chilly from the humidity of the air, 
which, however, is “salt.” There isnomalaria 
in the form of ague or “chills aud fever. ’ The 
climate is not considered very salubrious for 
lung diseases; iu some cases it acts curatively, 
iu others disastrously. Upou the whole, local 
physicians speak of it favorably rather than 
otherwise for pulmonary weakness, but it is 
not so good, by far, as some parts of Southern 
California that are protected from the coast 
winds, The Willamette Valley is hotter in 
the Summer than the Sound, and “wetter aud 
soggier” in the Winter, and there is malaria at 
different points. Water excellent in Puget 
Sound and good in the Willamette Valley. 
Miscellaneous. 
IF. 11. II., Sadlerainlte, Tenn. —1. I have 
sown 20 acres of wheat on corn laud. I in¬ 
tended to have drilled in some bone (lust with 
the seed, but the Fall was so dry I was afraid 
to do so: would it pay to sow about 100 
pounds of bone dust, broadcast, on the snow 
m February? 2. What are the three best 
varieties of grapes for eating purposes? The 
ground is very poor, can l dig holes and fill 
them with rotten manure for the vines? 
Ans.— L Yes it would be the best way in 
which you could now use the fertilizer. We 
should add potash iu some form—wood ashes 
preferably. The quantity mentioned is a small 
amount per acre. Better sow 200 pounds, or 
more. 2, 1 1 is hard to choose. We mention the 
following; Brighton, Jefferson, Moore’s Early, 
Hayes ll’.B.), Victoria, Empire State. You 
may plant now or wait until Spring. For 
your climate there will belittle advantage eith¬ 
er way. Dig holes or t renches us large as you 
choose—the larger, the better—18 inches deep. 
Fill in with the rotted manure aud mix it 
with soil. Spread out the roots carefully 
aud cover them firmly with soil. 
Subscriber, Herders' Hilts, la. — last Spring 
my horse was cut on a wire fence bet ween the 
fetlock and the hoof; the sore healed, aud I 
worked him about a month when he began to 
get lame again, i gave him rest, and in two 
days he appeared all right, and I worked him 
again, but ogam he liecame lame. He hasn’t 
been worked since. His leg from the hock 
nearly to the kuee swells slightly aud feels 
feverish after a very little exertion. AVhat 
should be done for hitu? 
Ans. -Judging from your brief description, 
the lameness may or may not be due to the in¬ 
jury, and without knowing more definitely we 
cannot well prescribe. Perhaps important 
structures were injured, and their functions 
have not yet been restored, but will be in time. 
Better consult a veterinarian, if possible. 
Otherwise allow a few months’ rest, with daily 
walking exercise, thorough grooming, and 
light diet. 
B., Tom's River, N. J .—Do the late bearing 
canes of the Earhart Raspberry, live over the 
Winter to bearthe next season? If not, being 
the latest Summer growth, how is the crop pro¬ 
duced the following season? 
Ans. —The late bearing canes of Eaihart do 
not live over "Winter. The main crop in June 
or July of each year is produced on canes of the 
previous season’s growth that did not fruit the 
Fall previous, there being such in each hill. 
Two or more canes in each hill produce the 
crop out of season, the rest living over and 
giving the main crop next year, soon after 
which the earliest of the new growth of cane 
begin to produce fruit and continue till stopped 
by freezing in the Fall. 
R. A, S., Greenville , Ky .—Is it possible to 
cure a horse that has had the heaves for four 
or five months.' 
Ans. —See article on this subject under 
Horseman in this issue. 
DISCUSSION. 
BLOODY MILK. 
H. S . Highland, N. C.—The Farmers’ Ga¬ 
zette's remedy for bloody milk in the Rural 
of Oct. 80, is based upon the fundamental 
principle that improper feeding and nutrition 
arc the cause of nearly every ailment that 
animals are subject to. Ground white beans 
and bran are highly uitrogeneous, while the 
too common feed of our animals is too carbo¬ 
naceous. The excess of carbon must be burned 
out. This term is strictly exact, for the car¬ 
bon disposed of in the animal system is actual¬ 
ly consumed by heat; hence the blood is dis¬ 
ordered and many febrile diseases are devel¬ 
oped iu consequence. The presence of blood 
in the milk indicates plethora and a too active 
circulation,and a change from carbonaceous to 
nitrogenous food—in moderation, however— 
restores the balance of the system. Mr, 
Wood’s instance of the ruin of a matchless 
Short-horn cow Lady Ann has two sides to it. 
Had she never beeu forced to show what she 
was capable of, no one would ever have 
known of her surpassing excellence. Her ex¬ 
ample reflected on the whole race of Short¬ 
horns. however; just as the similar sacrifice of 
many noted .1 ersey cows has given character 
to the Jerse}' breed. It is hard upon the poor 
beasts, but it is natural. How many men sac¬ 
rifice themselves to show what huuiamity is 
capable of! 
S. H., Hackensack, N. J.—Several articles 
in late issues of the Rural speak for and 
agains the spontaneous origin of contagious 
pleuro-pneuaionia. To me it seems curious 
that veterinarians should deny what physi¬ 
cians admit aud conform their practice to, viz., 
proving the spontaneous origin of contagious 
diseases and the etiieacy of sanitary precau¬ 
tions in preventing them. The explanation 
seems to me to be that there is a prevalent 
idolatrous worship of the evolution doctrine 
of which the germ is the grand fundamental 
principle; and this leads to the belief that 
there must be a genu from whieh everything 
grows. This theory, however, does not 
necessarily apply to the diseases of animals 
auy more than it does to fire. Fire spreads 
by contact, but it has an origin in chemical 
actiou; and why do not some diseases occur 
through chemical action as well 1 
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