Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume], June 29, 1876, Page 8, Image 8

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THE POULTRY YARD.
" SCALY LEGS."
The unsightly affection known as " scaly
legs," that so disfigure% fowls (and in the
show room often prevents their winnig)
need never be seen to any extent in the poutl
try runs, if the disease is taken in hand sea
sonably.
It is quite easily cured in this incipient
stage; and breeders should always b)e on
the lookout for tlhi', as they should be for
roup, drooping, cr other irregular condi
tions which their fowls are imore or less lia
ble to, from time to time.
This is in character, parasitical also. The
'" scales" are oceasioined by myriads of small
insects, invisible to the nalked eye, but clear
ly made out by the use of the microscope.
They huddle in scales, or whitish-grey
blotches, at first, upon the shanks of the
lowls; and if not removed or destroyed ear
ly, will increase very rapidly until theyform
in wartish lumnps like the carbuncle on the
neck of the turkey cock in, appearance, but
of a hornier and rougher substanee, which
terminates in lumps or white sores like ag
gregations of salt rheum.
To cure this at any stage-although. as
we stated, it may be controlled best when
the flat scales first begin to form-wash the
leg in whale-oil soap, and then apply a coat
of powdered sulphur, mixed with lard, to
the whole affected surface of the limb. Fol
low this up three days in succession, and
then bathe the shanks with a bit of sponge
or flannel dipped in conmmon kerosene or
spirits of turlenlltiue.
This will destroy the insects and remove
the dead shell of the vermin effectually, and
is not a troublesome ol)eration to either bird
or owner.LSacraeItento Agricu lturist.
VERMlN ON Fo\Ls.--Make the nest of
yomr sitting hens on the ground, always, if
possible, and mix ('hina tree leaves, Sassa
fras leaves or tolbacco stems cut upl, with the
straw or hay forming the nest. A half bar
rel, sunk in the earth and nearly filled with
fresh hard-wood ashes, slighily spjl rinkled
with carbolic acid, for your fowls to dust
themselves in, will also be found of great
utility. Also, a salve or ointmemnt made of
the bark of the sassafras tree slowly stewed
up in lard, and i~'bbed nider the wings,
will drive off poultry parasites. The poul
try-house, roosts, etc., should be white
washed, and if the wash is strongly tinctur
ed with carbolic acid, s-) much tile better.
Cor., Son of the Soil
WATCh rr ou SE'INC IiT sENs.-If eggs
are broken in the nests take lhe hen careful
ly off; and wash the eggs in tepid water;
then take the straw out and put it in fresh,
anud place the eggs under her again.
Should the hen leave the nest for any
cause and thle eggs become cold, do not
throw themt away, even if the hen has been
offt twenty-four or more hours. Get a pan
or pail of water Iheated to 105 Fahrenheit,
and immerse the eggs in it. Leave thenl in
until they are warmed through, p1erhalps
half an hour, adding more warm water if
necessary, then place them under a fresh
hen. In the latter stages of incubation after
the egg has passed the tourteenth day, they
have been saved and hatched after having
been deserted for over forty-eight hours.
Keep memorandum ot all Iiens set, with
dates, when they should come off, that you
may have coops and proper food prepared
for them. Also take. the young chickens
from the hen as they dry, because sometimes
they may run over their time a little, or
hatch earlier.
ELs. Ru:lh.: 1 wilL. tell you of a curiosity
that has in the last few days comie un
der my notice. A lady in this place had oe
casioll to use some duck eggs for culinary
purposes· , and in breaking one, which w:as
ulnusually large, discovered, in addition to
yolk and white, a p)erhfctly formed egg in
side, about the si::e of a walnut. It is the
first " freak " of the kind I have ever known.
mrnd I amn sure must be quite unusual. How
can: it be accounted for-.-. K WJ!EE:LER.
This is one of the freaks of nature which
we never attempted to r.ecount for. In
stances of double hen's eg. are not Infi'e
squent, but such freak: are rj no:.hing in
-comparison with the f'ndnn f ha::rl, foreign
substances with eggs, such f,-r instance, as a
full-grown marrowfat pe:i, as noticed recent_
ly in oDe of our English exchanges, which
by the way, caused a great deal of ridicule
to be heaped on the journal first publishing
the story.
But we have our possession the head of
an iron bolt, one fourth of an inch in diame
ter, which was found nsde of a 'hen's egg
as laid. Of course we know that, according
to all scientific and natural laws as under
stood Iy us, 11o such foreign material Could
possibly fi(n its way fromn the crop of the
lhen into one of her eggs, still the passage
has been miade inl uore thani one instlalce.
Rural New ] Yorkr.
DIAMOND SPRAY.
-" ear-s " talking lparties. lMarried i la
dies, and bachelors' colnversations, etc.
-It.eumatisin is always a. iiýt :.ifair, and
yet there is only one party to it.
-A kiss on the foreihead means reverence;
but there's no fun inl it worth mennionig..
-A farmer has mowed with the same
scythe for thirty-five years, 'tis said, and he
explects to use it until lie is no mower.
-And now\ coies a Boston woInIui who,
to out-d(o her fashionable sisters with their
twenty-buttoned gloves, has invented and
wears forty-buttoned stockings.
-Shocked and astonished verger--"' You
Iad and wicked boy, why don't you take off
your hat in church ?" 'Bad and wicked boy
(overcome with guilt)--" If you please sir
'Ill a little girl."
-When Fuchs received( the news that lie
would not be hung he lburied his face in his
hands, burst into tears and nlurmured,
"'Veil, dot's goot. I guess ve haf some
bier ! "
-" Women are going into the insurance
business." And when a comely woman en
ters a man's office, hitches up her elm r,
places a fair hand on his arn, and begins to
talk about policies, lie feels as if his life
ougiht to be insured ipretty soon. And this
feeling is greatly augmenited should his wife
drop in unex" etedly during the interview.
-A. correspondent entered an office and
accused the compositor of not having punc
knatedlrLi co1iti i i wabhoet, Wbll the trVDO
earnestly replied: " I'm not a pviinter ; I'lm
a setter."
-Smlithi and Brown running opposite
ways arolnll a corner, struck each other.
" Oh, dear ! how you made my head ring ! "
said Smith. '" That's a sign it's hollow,''
said Brown. "'But didn't yours rinll?"
" No. " " That's a sign it's cracked," re
plied his friend.
-The whirligig of fashion may bring
round the most sudden and dazzling changes,
and the duties of the toilet may multiply
like leaves in Val ainbrosa, but there is noth
ing that will make a woman stand before
her looking-glass so long as a sunburnt nose.
-A confectioner advertises "Centennial
kisses," and sells themn two for a cent, but
unless lie knocks 82 years oft from their
age, and gives them away, lie can't expect
to compete with the raw article in this corn
m unity.
U. S. DEPUTY MINERAL SURVEYOR,
IIELENA, - - - MONTANA.
j1TRED J. KIESEL & CO.
Forwarders fbr
3ONT'I'ANA AND IDAItIO
CORINNE, - - - UTAI.
Mark goods
CARE F. J. K '& CO., CORINNE, UTAIl
May 4, 1876-24-6m.
IOFFI'rT & ROSENCRANS,
Dealers in
STAPLE and FANCY STATIONERY,
School Books, Picture Frames, Mouldings,
Notions, Fancy Goods, etc., ete.
MAIN STREET, POST OFFICE BUILDING,
HELENA, - - - MONTANA.
News Depot connected with the establishmentt
Subscriptions received for the leading
Periodicpls, Magazines, Newspapers,
Etc., etc., and mailed regularly to subscribers,
December 30, l75. -tim.
ROCKY MOUNTA.lN 1lUSBANDMAN,
A first class Waekly Journal, devoted to
AG RICULTURE,
IIORTICULTURE,
STOCK RAISING,
WOOL GROWING,
AND TIlE
Industrial and Educational Interests of
the Great North-west.
WITIH A HOME DEPARTMENT,
Filled with choice selections and contrilbutions from
gootd Authors, and it g('enerail review of passing
events, .Mineral and Scientilic News, comnprising
in all to make it
THE BEST FAMILY NEWSPAPER
Published in Montana. Persons iksirots of send
ing a paper to their friends in the Statvs will hind it
to he just what they want, as it will )ntain, from
time to time, a full and coimplete account of the
manner, cost and result of
FARMING, GARIDENING AND FRUIT
CULTURE IN EVERY SECTION
OF OUR TERRITORY.
Together with the best information conlcerning our
great l'astoral advantages and Water Privileges.
Also, statements of experiments in
WOOL AND STOCK GROWING,
Showing the profit to be realized. Everything
given from a IIELIAiiLE SOURCE. AS al1
AD)VERTIiuýt I . Lnrruls,
It will have no equal in the Territory, since it is the
onl-ly paper that will be read by all industrial (clas.e,
•and( umnversallby try nlers and stock men. We
will endeavor to
Protect Our Pat1rons
Against iarticles of doubtful utility and irresplonsilce
firms. ()ur friends in the East may rely upon the
informiation giveln by the Rocay MtocUNrAiN Its
BIANDslAN, respecting the
Superior Advantages Montana Offers
To those seeking homes. having traveled through
all the principal valleys in the Territory, ::nd beiing
intimately acAtlainted with. and having friends in
every neighborhood, is plrepared to
FURNISH CORRECT INFORMATION
Relative to agricultural land, pasturage, water
rights, mill sites, lodes and placer mines. In lhect,
EVERY BRANCH OF INDUSTRY
or business, together with snow fall, severity of the
(ealther, windl, frosts, etc.
The Paltrons of Il usbandry will bear in mind thiat
the IUlisANI).MAN was, by a unan:imous vote of tihe
First Annual Session of the
TERRITORIAL GRANGE
adol)ted as the medium for communicating with the
nemnllbers of suiiordilate (IGranges, al(l( tlhat the
mnceidcrs of that Ibody were ealrnestly requested to
labor and sustain it.
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With (lubs of 20, oie extra copy.
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Also, clubs with any and all the first-class Agri
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of Americat.
We will furnish the Husbandman and American
Stock Journal for $4.50.
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R.I N. SUTtlERLIN,
Editor and Proprietor.
ST. LOUIS HOTEL.
SCHWAB & ZIMMERMAN, Proprietors
Entrance on Main and Jackson Sts.,
HIELENA, MONTANA.
Thi Is otel is firt-class in nil its al'l:'intlm
The tables are (onStantly uilp)lied with all the .
c'ies the tmarket atllords, and ('harges r.'.nabl
Coallhnui:'ion 11ýrc h~hants
-AND--
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Special attention given to the sale of
GRAIN, TOBA('O, WOOL, IIIDES,
And to the lpurclhase of
FAR1M, FAMILY AND PLANTAT"ION SUPPL
; II'T NATIONAL. II BANK
OF IIELE
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the highest rates,
GOT, I) DUST, COIN,
GOLD AND SILVER BULLI
And Local Securitie C; and sell
Exchange and Telegraphic Transfe
Available in all parts of the I'nited States anut
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Helena, January 20, 11T76-tf
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13 A N Ii EIi S,,
, [AIN S'rTEE'', 1tELENA MoN'rAXA,
The IHigh'st Market I'rice Paid For
GOLD DUST,
Gold and Silver Bullio
IBU Y TEI'IU'I'OR IAL
ANI) ('OItNTY SECURITIES.
Deposits Received, and Interest Allowed on
Same, if Left for a Specified Time,
ON T'IlE
PRINCIPAL COMMERCIAL CENTER
Bought and sold. 19
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UNITED STATES MAIL.
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Friday, at 7 o'clock a, nt.
L.cave )i:uanuond City ''Tuesday, Thubrsday
Saturday, at 7 o'clock, a. 11.
HELENA AND BOZEMAN
Coaches leave HeTclena every morning, (S
excelted,) lt 4 o'clock, -a. 11.
Leave Jozeln4an every morning, (Sundays:
ed,) at 4 o'clock, a. m.
l'iPassengers and freight tiried at moderate
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nmn Streets.
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Leatves Virginia City every Monday,
an1(l Friday, at 4 o'clfck, ,. m. d
L1eaves Bozeman Tueslday, Thrslday .d
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OFFICE--In Virginia, at Raymond Bros.
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