. The Illinois farmer [microform] : a monthly agricultural journal, devoted to the interests of the farmer, gardener, fruit grower and stock raiser ... Agriculture; Agriculture -- Illinois. 116 THE ILLINOIS F^HMEH. these instruments without trial, arc unsatis- factory and incouehisivc. In fact, an award given, without trial, is useless, valueless, non- sense. A machine may have a beautiful fin- ish, and may not work. A macliinc may be rough in apjiearance, and yet do tlie work well. I suggest to Col. AVebstcr, tlie respected l're>idcnt of the State Society, the propriety of making arrangeme
. The Illinois farmer [microform] : a monthly agricultural journal, devoted to the interests of the farmer, gardener, fruit grower and stock raiser ... Agriculture; Agriculture -- Illinois. 116 THE ILLINOIS F^HMEH. these instruments without trial, arc unsatis- factory and incouehisivc. In fact, an award given, without trial, is useless, valueless, non- sense. A machine may have a beautiful fin- ish, and may not work. A macliinc may be rough in apjiearance, and yet do tlie work well. I suggest to Col. AVebstcr, tlie respected l're>idcnt of the State Society, the propriety of making arrangements, if j)(\, to try the reapers and mowcr^j ;dt^o the wlicat drill-; and Corn j)hiutcrs. 3Iany l-irmcrs wonld lie present, and witness the iriais; and lie com- mittees would liave stimuthing ]iraetic:d on v»fhich to base their awards. A AViiKAT i;.\is;;i;. IJdifor (if the I': 'J'iie trfUibles, or stagg'ers ainoiig swine is ;i. (lisca^e so rapid and fatal in its course as to i-'Mider the application of any remedy almost useless; hence the idea is generally prevalent that the disorder is incurable. A successful experiment tried by uie the other day upon a fine shoat of some eight mouths may induce some of your readers to repeat it. I saw the animal about five minutes after the attack, lie was then making sundry gyrations in the road, with his snout considerably elevated. In some three minutes more he tvmiblcd against the fence and could not rise. He seem ed to sufier greatly, llis eyes wore turned up, and were evidently blind. I had several backets of water brought from the well forthwith. One of these I threw on him, then slit each ear pretty deeply, and took about tln-ee inches of his tail off. But little effect was pro- duced, and I felt sure my hog Avas a "gone ; I then poured from the spout of a watering j)ot in a contin- uous stream right upon tlie scalp at least four buckets of water. This operation, at first, appeared to distress him, but he
Size: 1989px × 1256px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookcont, bookdecade1850, booksubjectagriculture
