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NEWS ANT) SUNDRIES. 
1878 she had 2,139,910 head. The loss is due wholly to contagi¬ 
ons diseases amond swine of that State. —Prairie Farmer. 
Prolific Cow. —A cow, the property of a Mr. Hume, of Col¬ 
fax Co., Nebraska, recently gave birth to three tine heifer calves, 
all of which are healthy and doing well.— Prairie Farmer . 
Ostrich Farming. —The recently imported ostriches that were 
taken to California, are still in Woodward’s Gardens, a suburban 
resort. Suitable land has been secured and the birds will soon be 
removed to it. One bird has already gone to laying. 
Remarkable Fecudity. —An English paper cites the remark¬ 
able fecuhdity'bFa/fmi-year-old ewe in Pembrokeshire, the animal 
having reared four lambs each year for three years, and three 
lambs each year for the remainder of her maternal life—resulting 
in a total of thirty-four lambs.— Breeders? Gazette. 
Influenza. —A virulent phase of influenza is prevalent among 
the horses in the northern and midland counties of England. 
The disease is so infectious that it may be contracted by a horse 
at a drinking trough previously visited by a diseased animal. 
The disease has also broken out in Bristol, where six deaths are 
reported in one stable and seven in another, through the epidemic. 
—Turf \ Field and Farm. 
Probable Strangles. —Of all horse diseases infesting various 
sections of the country, the disease now prevalent in Fargo, Dak., 
is the worst. The first symptom is a slight swelling under the 
jaw, which in a short time causes the animal to struggle for 
breath, and in a few days, to choke to death. Neither fomenta¬ 
tions nor outward applications seem to have the least effect.— 
Turf Field and Farm. 
A Pony Farm in Texas. —A Texas exchange describes an 
8,000 acre ranch in that State, as entirely devoted to the breeding 
of ponies. The stock consists of seven Shetland stallions and 
forty-five Shetland mares, all pure bred, and 200 small spotted 
pony mares. The lilliputians range over the prairies like sheep 
and are as gentle as possible. The expenses foot up very little 
more than a sheep farm the same size, and the profits are more 
than twice as much.— Turf , Field and Farm. 
