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erowth: Mix gunpowder and biue vitriol in equal quantities, and to seven parts 
of this mixture add one part of verdigris and sufficient sweet-oil to make a salve. 
Apply this salve twice a week, keeping the sheep dry-footed for an hour or so after 
each application. , é 
For scab.—Make a strong lye from hard-wood ashes, as oak or hickory; add to each 
gallon of lye one pound of strong tobacco; simmer over a moderate fire for about an 
hour, then strain and add to each gallon of the liquid a quarter of a poundsof the flour 
of brimstone, the same quantity of hellebore powder, a half pint of the spirits of tur- 
pentine, and a large tablespoonful of carbolic acid. The mixture is then fit for use as 
a “dip,” (for which the best time is after shearing) or otherwise. It should be well 
stirred before using, and kept from the eyes and mouth. It is well, before applying, to 
scratch the affected parts with a curry-comb, or something similar. If the weather is 
wet the sheep should be kept under cover for a short time after the application. The 
remedy should be applied oace or twice a week. 
‘IRRIGATION IN CALIFORNIA.—It is reported that farmers in Merced _ 
County, California, have asseciated for the purpose of constructing a 
canal for irrigation, leading out of Merced River. The estimated cost 
is $6,000, of which $5,000 have already been subscribed. The annual 
tax to those who use it is to be $1 per acre for each acre irrigated. 
YIELD AND PRICE OF GRAIN.—Mr. H. 8. Hart, secretary of the Agri- 
cultural Society in Fillmore County, Minnesota, reports that some 
fields of wheat in that county yielded as high as 52 bushels per acre, 
while the average was about 22 bushels. Most of the crop averages 60 
pounds to the measured bushel asit comes from the machine, and the 
best quality has been selling at 85 cents per bushel. He reports the 
oat-crop in that section good, and the barley-crop very good, though 
injured by being, left too long in the shock in consequence of the 
superior claims of the wheat-harvest. 
CAROLINA RICE IN INDIA.—As the result of experiments with Caro- 
lina rice, for several years in succession, on the experimental farm in 
the district of Madras, India, the following conclusions have been 
reached: First, when properly cultivated, it does not deteriorate; sec- 
ond, it requires a higher order of cultivation than has heretofore been 
practiced in India; third, under conditions of soil adapted to its im- 
proved habits, it may be profitably grown. The indigenous variety 
suffers less than that under unfavorable conditions of soil and season, 
just as native scrubs will suffer less from inferior feed and undue ex- 
posure and neglect than thorough-bred short-horns ; but it does not fol- 
low in either case that the unimproved variety is the more profitable to 
erow. It is found that the roots of native rice are short and grow at 
right rangles with the stem, very near the surface, while the roots of 
Carolina rice grow longer and strike downward; hence it is inferred 
that those follow the dictates of common sense who maintain that flood- 
ing rice-lands is not a sufficient preparation for the crop, but that the 
soil should be further prepared for aeration, filtration, and penetration 
by the roots, by sub-soil drainage. 
THRIFT IN FLORIDA.—A former correspondent reports that Orange 
County, Florida, is making rapid progress in population and wealth. It 
unites the advantages of diversified and beautiful scenery, a remarkably 
healthy climate, a productive and well-watered soil, and easy access to 
market. The climate and soil have been proved by trial to be well 
adapted to the growth of oranges, lemons, and almost every other variety 
of semi-tropical fruits, as well as the principal vegetables. These attrac- 
tions having become known, are drawing immigrants from almost every 
State in the Union. The voters in the county, three or four years ago, 
numbered less than 200; they now number about 800; and Jands which, 
