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during the months of Autumn, almost constantly flying 

 about Horses ; and in the course of a few weeks will fill 

 their hair, particularly about the breast and legs, with great 

 numbers of its nits. Whenever the Horse itches in any 

 part, he applies his teeth for the purpose of scratching: 

 In doing this he loosens some of these nits, and they are 

 received into his mouth ; whence they pass with his food 

 into the stomach, and from these the Bot is produced. Ex- 

 periments which have been communicated by Mr. Living* 

 ston put this matter out of doubt. 



To kill Bots in a Horse, pour a quart of rum down his 

 throat. This will make them loose their hold of the maw, 

 and they will be carried off with its contents. Repeat the 

 dose as often as may be found necessary. A few doses of 

 linseed oil, a pint each time, will also quickly effect a cure. 



Another effectual remedy, we have seen recommended, 

 is, to take a spoonful of unslacked lime, at a time, and mix 

 it with the food of the Horse, morning and evening, for 

 three or four days, which will completely expel these 

 insects. 



BUCKWHEAT (Polygonium.J The product of this 

 grain depends much on the wheather, while the growing 

 crop is in blossom ; for, if the days are moderately cool at 

 that time, it may be expected to fill well and be abundant; 

 but it may be otherwise, should there be much warm weath- 

 er at that time. Sixty and seventy bushels to the acre are 

 sometimes raised of this grain, where the growth is suffi- 

 ciently thick and heavy on the ground; but ofttimes the 

 crop, for want of filling properly, will not yield a third of 

 this amount. 



It should be sown at such time, as it will just ripen be- 

 fore the Fall-frosts are usually to be expected. Half a 

 bushel is about a proper allowance of seed to the acre. 

 The crop will grow with more indifferent culture than, 

 perhaps, any other. It is much assisted by gypsum, where 

 that manure is suitable to the soil. Even to wet the seed 

 before sowing, and then to dry it with a sufficient sprinkling 

 of that manure, will greatly assist the growth of the crop. 



It is considered excelent for Bees, while the crop is in 

 blossom. It may be cultivated yearly on the same ground, 

 and to considerable advantage, on light lands of no great 

 value, but which are suitable to gypsum, as a manure. It 

 would seem that it might be raised, with some profit, on 

 much of that great tract of light mellow level land, which 

 extends to a greater or less distance back from the Atlan- 

 tic, in the southern States. 



For the article of bread, it would be a very agreeable 

 -substitute for Indian corn, which is the grain principally 



