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The Harm, 
- Science in Agriculture. 
From time to time someone denies the 
value of science in agriculture, but tne 
time has long since passed into oblivion 
when it was necessary to repel the assaults 
on scient.fic agriculture While occasion- 
ally a man entirely ignorant of science 
may bea good farmer, uo one’ can attain 
the highest success unless he understands 
the principles which underlie agriculture. 
He must -know something of soils and 
‘fertilisers, plant and animal growth, 
nitrogen’s place in agriculture, ‘he nature 
of and chanyes which take, place in milk, 
butter, cheese; etc. During the last’ 25 
years it has been demonstrated over and 
over again that a thorough understandiny 
of these general principles and their prac 
tical application are great factors in suc- 
cessful farming, We haye an: institution 
inthis State—the RoseworthyAgricultural 
‘College—where these principles are taught 
thoroughly, and the record of the College 
shows that those students who have gone 
through the course of practical scientific 
agriculture, dairying, pig-breeding, etc., 
are to-day amongst the most successful of 
farmers in the State. On this subject a 
writer in a New South Wales exchange 
says i— ; ; 
Notwithstanding all that has been said 
and written about the value of science in 
agriculture, there are many people who 
altogether. ignore it. At the last Royal 
Show, in the section devoted to Govern- 
ment exhibits, an expert was imparting 
some scientific information to a number 
of country visitors. One of them con- 
tended that science was not essential to 
agriculture, and in support of this men- 
tioned that the most successful farmer in 
a certain district did not know how to 
read or write. There is always an excep. 
tion to prove the rule, and occasionally a 
man totally ignorant of science may be a 
successful farmer. There is no. getting 
away from the fact, however, that present- 
day conditions render a knowledge of the 
principles that underlie agriculture essen- 
tial to successful farming. During the 
past quarter of a century this has been 
demonstrated again and again. The farmer 
whoculuvates must know something about 
soils and fertilisers, plant and animal 
‘growths, etc. The dairyman inust under- 
stand the nature and changes whi.h take. 
place in milk, butter, cheese; and the 
orchardist, in the same way, needs to be 
posted in ‘the scientific side of the busi- 
néss. A thcrough knowledge of these — 
‘principles aud their practical application 
‘are great factors in sucsessful farming. 
6 Se ‘ as 
Hackney, how do we come by the'word ? 
From an old Spanish word, meaning an 
animal somewhat larger than a pony. 
‘The practice of giving medicine to- 
horses by elevating the head and pouring 
it into the nostrils is a foolish method. 
Providing the medicine is of a non- 
irritating character, so as not to inflame 
ithe membrane of the nasal chambers, 
and providing, again, that the pouring is. 
done through the left nostril, and again 
providing that the head is not elevated 
too high, so as to thoroughly open the 
epiglottis, then. the liquid will go direct 
through the oesophagus (gullet) to the- 
stomach, But,when the remedy is a 
fiery liquid, like ginger or pepper tea, 
then the sensitive membrane of the nasal 
chamber is more or: less-irritated by the 
dose, and serious: harm may follow. 
Should anyone administer medicine 
through the right nostril, there is always. 
great danger of the horse being strangled, 
as the liquid arrives in the pharynx, and, 
as the horse does not swallow naturally, 
strangulation may follow when he breathes, 
The left nostril is in a line with the 
csophagus (gullet), and. when. the head 
is elevated just at the right angle the 
liquid will run down all right. But raise 
the head too high, and the valve. (epi- 
glottis) that closes the end of the wind- 
pipe will be lifted, and the liquid will as 
readily run down the windpipe as the 
gullet. The practice is. dangerous. and,. 
what is more, is unnecessary. With a 
‘drenching bit or even with a two-tined 
pitchfork an assistant can easily eleyate. 
the head of any horse sufficiently to pour 
medicine from a.bottle down his. throat 
‘easily. Let fools. practise -fool methods, 
and wise people strive to practise common 
sense methods in administering medicine- 
to animals, 
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