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NEWS AND SUNDRIES. 
Glanders. —An outbreak of glanders on the farm of Mark 
Miles, near Fossland, Illinois, was met by the shooting of live 
horses and the burning of the barn and harness.— Prairie Far¬ 
mer. 
j? Trichiniasis in Pennsylvania.— A newspaper report from 
Pittsburgh states that trichiniasis caused a death in \V estmore- 
land county last week, and that six persons are dangerously sick 
with the same affection. 
Swine Disease.— Hogs in and around Denver have been dy¬ 
ing in great numbers from lung disease. The appointment of a 
swine inspector at Denver is talked of, as it is supposed some of 
the diseased animals were disposed of there for human food.— 
Prairie Farmer. 
Trichiniasis. —The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 
if we may judge from a bill it has reported to the Senate, is con¬ 
tent to rely on thorough salting as a safeguard against injury 
from the use of trichinous pork, sufficient time being allowed to 
elapse to insure the permeation of the meat by the salt.— N. Y. 
Med. Journal. 
A Dairy Exhibit at Munich. —The American government 
has received an invitation to participate in an exhibition of dairy 
products at Munich, in October, 1884, under the management 
of the General Committee of the Agricultural Union of Bavaria, 
in connection with the Bremen Dairymen’s Union.— Scientific 
Americaii. 
Ostrich Farming. —The following report shows the value of 
ostrich farming going on in Southern California: “ The ostriches 
on the Anaheim farm laid 305 eggs during the season from the 
1st of May last until the 1st of October. The birds have been 
plucked twice since their arrival on the farm. The first clip, in 
May last, yielded $500. The clip in December yielded 2,500 
quills of all kinds, from 18 birds, and is valued at $1,000.”— 
Home , Farm and Factory. 
Meat Inspection. —The inspection of meat in New York is 
in a fair way to be made much more thorough than it has been 
