Horse Stung by Bees.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 183, 18 December 1886, Page 7

Horse Stung by Bees.

Sometimes through the accidental knocking over of a hive, or through grazing too ncir an apiary, a horse ib attacked and «tung by bees. When this occurs the en•oitunale animal almost always dies. It is ■ uobably the mad frenzy produced by light and pain which causes the fatal c-ult. This points to a strong opiate as he proper treatment, to calm or deaden up noise- until ether remedies may have ml time to relievo the pain The followrg quotation ftom the conespondence L'uhunnv of the San Dtu:u »S'/n< would ap j cat to ttiongh contain thid view, The wiiiei, Mi John C. .Mocue, of Otay Vallej, »ayg :—: — oui Poway corieppondent ' C,' in hii I i-t f onimuiucntion wijs that two horsehod li'( in being suing by bees A* this ..of t t'i line lnuicn occiuiciicc, espeonlly in u tan ids whfcie bees aio kept in laigc nimbus, my expeuence w itli and treat i .1 ent oi a horse ytung by them may bo uh j u-ciul to mhc'..- as it win to mo. A fe\\ > t iir- Miu'o.-when ii\ my on the Sweets ntei, v of bee* Settled on one of rtiy hoi&es i hat wav picketed out Happening a.t Llif Mine to Lt- near at hand. 1 gatheitd fcome ainp-uatt ti nni Iho -table, i^mred it and -moLul t!ie 1 cc- nnfl they lett him Hi v, ,i"- pel .orth tien/i-NJ vitli pain, thiow inp hun-elt down, with tongue pi ott tided, beatitig hi^ lu'id \iolentfy ;ig tnut the gumna It oceuiied to 'me tint wln>t would re ie\e :i human being suite ing such auony would June tho same cfleofc'on a iio^e. I ob' ained .-ome laiuuuunn and be Iwoentht. pa u\\bin- of pain tra\e half a t*i.ibpoon'ul ot it by vlippmir u teaspoon be tweeti tht, jaw t-, !• ■( k o» the idouUi, lepeated the dose, taw that ho ua* consitieinbl) relie\ed, and to m.iko 'a-huianei'doubl) sine,' administered another dose. He cea-ed to beat hi.- head on the giound, and in a few minutes he stood up, and 1 -\\a& able to lead him to the stable, alieiuatd sponge him all over with a ttiong solution of common bale ing soda dip-ol\ ed in v, ater. Next moi ning he was s\\ ollen almo-r< as lar^e as t>\ o -ing!« hor3eß| but fortunately the swelling sub sided in a few days : had to feed him on 910p3, as tho tonguo was severely stung. It uas nearly a month before he him self again. With the exception of losing an ear and a half and the tip of his ton^iit he was appaicntlj none the uoree for the ordeal ho -went through. The hor t e Is still Using, and may tiequently be teen un yom streets !Now, a^ laudanum and toda ait to be found in nlmo.st cveiy liovir-e, the remedy is worth the tiial, and 1 kmiu;lv rtoubt but that it -ftill be as s»uccc^iul as it ■was -with me.

Waldo F. Brow s-, the noted Ohio agricultuiisfc and writer, in describing his ex peiienco in feeding cattle for beef says : " I lost by over feeding from the etait in my first expeiience. I have never since taken cattle from the pasture and put them at once on full feed in the stable and never -hall. 1 pivp one rule nover to be varied fiom in feeding for beef. Always feed lijrhtlv w irh giain at the stait, increasing guidnally and be about a month in getting ■\our cattle on fnll feed. The next I lev ned m,i ! that one hundred dajs is about .'.- X tier a*- ir ib profifable to keep cattle on :ull letd m the -ttdl, and 1 deduced u *• cond aile to apply to winter li eding ol i'C f c -utk whi^h leads as follow--: '"Do it t hu\ talti-to teed for a M iy nuukct, '■efiTi the t'u-t of .l.inuaiy, and only uef 'h'Mi on lull s] etd a^ouf tluee niotit h > ''*':;• v.a intend to m.u^et iluin " Tlu i - t 1> *m n 1 I. aiiitd in the prndtfi'Me pio >• ''i :. > 1" : w."- thit \zrn--i and gi<un .. ,_ r v."i.ol'i ltd v. ill give the gie.i'f-t i iii 'i ? ; i r^uwn }vc leccncd a !«Uei i il ■ i flit-';)li i'ijj: fartnc- wlio-o 1 <W^ ■, ' ii. id It. belie » <.d, hud e-tabli-htd tin. i I "\iii *_ t irt«- . -t 'i bat u tab-* onl> half n* much '.'ir 1 fof'i'tn a ot to put the fame on h m wh'.n on jria«s, as m -\\intei a ;,.->■ o w t v' * v w e<l In r cc?( .unl in^r for thu_ie - n l i- Ciat t..ce % o weiirlnntr from ten te fiiMit«t.j 1 ii'dicd pounds ea^h will <.at oi <vi ,i\ t i • <_fe oi a jifcl-. of coin a day when on £jra- ri d Jieu gam will be nearly uni ti.ini In the winter feeding they w'lll eat t'um. cue thud to one-half bu^liel a day. l»'.r oftc t> tieie -v.iil ho cold stoim«, or in ten^tl} cold \, naiiiti, that the cattle -nili nictKt no it,i !-ome day 1 -, nltlnuioh <1h cattle cit half ns muih iiioic coin ihfti when on the pasture, they aKo make a much gieuUi 1 gam during the time they are «At i"X it, 2nd. He states that the danger of o>©t feeding and consequent loss of appetite and ile^h aio very in summer feeding — ttn ri he always feeds at night, when they will not. eat enough to hurt them. 3id. He states that a pa?tare will sup port ten steers without corn, will be amply for twenty of the same size when fed com, which is another important factor in the profit of this method of feeding. 4th. The profit on the hogs that follow the cattle will usually pay for the pasture and half the corn, and in expectional casei when pork ig high, he has known the hog? to pay all the expenses, Mr Brown concludes by baying : " There is another plan, difforint? a little from this, which I have practised and found quite j»ofi table. It is the plan of light grain feeding for six or eight weeks previous to turning on pasture, and then depending on gran* alone to fatten them. In following this plan one should have a permanent pasture of mixed grasses ; and in all localities where it thrives, bluegrass is excellent, probably the very best. These pastures should not be fed close in the fall, but loffc with sufficient growth to protect the roots, ensuring an early start in the spring. As in cairying out this plan the bulk of cattle are sold in June, the pasture can be heavily stocked— April, May^ and June being the months of greatest growth. The pastures may be eaten quite close without deti'i ment, as they will be able to grow enough to furnish wnter protection after the cattle are sold. I think lam within bounds when I estimate that a pasture which is only to be grazed eight or ten weeks at this season of the year, will carry double the stock it would bo safe to put on it if it must support them during the entire cummer and take the chances of drought. Not only is this the season of rapid gz-owth orgraes, but it is also more favourable to animal growth than any other months of the year. There are no swarms of insects to annoy, water is abundant and cool, and neither the chill blasts of winter nor the fierce heat of summer are to be contended againfet."

A gentleman entered a telegraph office— "I beg pardon, but as I was coming along this afternopn, I saw myriads of flies settled on your wires. Can you suggest any explanation of tho phenomenon?" "About what time was it, sir?" "About four o'clock." "Ah ! that accounts for it, that's the' time I Bend the quotations for sugar and honey."