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Marl — Review of the Season, 



Vol. IV. 



at times been very much in want of drink, 

 and yet, without being able to obtain it, his 

 thirst has gradually abated. In this case the 

 juices from other parts of the body are, in a 

 measure, put in requisition to supply moisture 

 when it is wanted, so by an equalness the 

 thirst is abated or done away, but there is a 

 deficiency of moisture in the system — a 

 drought less severe but more extensive which, 

 if experienced daily, will prove unfavorable 

 to health and strength; and in animals it will 

 injure the growth of the young and operate 

 against the fine, healthy condition of every 

 creature. They must have water when they 

 need it or they will not drink ; like men, they 

 do not eat and drink accordmg to fashion and 

 custom. 



Some farmers will use their horses till they 

 are warm and sweaty, and then put them up, 

 perhaps in a cold barn, without covering them 

 with any thing to keep them warm ; this evil 

 is often greatly increased by allowing the 

 horses to drink freely of water while warm, 

 in order to save the trouble of watering them 

 after they have stood till cool ; a great many 

 horses suffer in this way, and some are ruined. 

 For a man or beast to be inactive and exposed 

 to cold after exercise and perspiration, is very 

 destructive of health, and will destroy the 

 strongest constitutions. Every man knows 

 the imporiance of guarding himself against 

 exposure to cold after perspiration, and how a 

 drink of cold water, in this state, will send a 

 chill through his whole frame. Though a man 

 is not like a horse, he resembles him in his 

 ability to endure a great deal of labor, with 

 proper management, and in his liability to 

 disease if his tender frame be not guarded 

 with care. 



It was observed in the Farmer, some months 

 ago, that it was better for a horse to have a 

 place in the winter where he could stand 

 upon the manure, and walk round at ea>e, 

 than to be confined to a stall and stand upon 

 a hard floor. But in this case, as the horse 

 will generally stand in one place to eat, the 

 manure will accumulate under his hind feet 

 so that he will stand uneasy, \miess it be lev- 

 elled frequently so that it will be as higii or 

 higher under his fore feet. 



Currying horses is very much neglected by 

 some farmers. This operation is very im- 

 portant, as it contributes both to the pleasure 

 and health of theanimiil. In some casps tliis 

 business is hardly attf'nded to, being perfiirmed 

 only a few times in the course of the winter. 



Many a farmer's horse that is now stupid 

 and lazy, and of a miserable appearance, 

 would, under the careof agool hostl'^r, with- 

 out extra keepitig, b(?come so changed in his 

 appearance and spirits, in a few months, thontjh 

 performing tlio s;nnn amount of labor, that his 

 owner would hardly know him. 



For the Farmers' Cabinet 

 Marine 



Mr. Editor, — Your correspondent m the 

 last number of the " Cabinet," who writes 

 from Honey-brook Township, Chester county, 

 on the subject of lime, &c., states that they 

 have marl in abundance in • the township, 

 from two to forty feet beneath the surface of 

 the ground. From the geological character of 

 that portion of Chester county, I am inclined 

 to think that your correspondent is entirely 

 mistaken in regard to the character of the 

 mineral substance which he names marl. 

 Chester county lies within a primitive dis- 

 trict, so called by geologists, with the excep- 

 tion of a range of red shell and red sandstone 

 rocks, which pass through the north eastern 

 section, leaving the township of which your 

 correspondent speaks, entirely within the 

 primitive district, and which is, I believe, 

 principally characterized by that formation 

 designated by the name Gneiss. The town- 

 ship of Honey-brook being exclusively primi- 

 tive, it entirely forbids the idea of the exist- 

 ence of marl, as that valuable mineral sub- 

 stance is never found in a primitive country. 

 And indeed I doubt much as to whether marl 

 can be found within the limits of the State 

 of Pennsylvania, being confined in the United 

 States perhaps exclusively to the Tirtiary 

 formation, and the alluvial and deluvial de- 

 posits which lie principally on the seaboard, 

 and are of recent date when compared with 

 the other formations. Your correspondent, by 

 forwarding a specimen of the mineral to 

 which he alludes to the "Chester county 

 Cabinet of Natural Sciences," located in West 

 Chester, I doubt not, would be able to obtain 

 satisfactory information in regard to its name 

 and character. 



A Subscriber. 



Plumbago Hill, near West Chester. 



From the New England Farmer. 

 Review of the Soason« 



The agricultural year is now drawing to a 

 close. A severe frost occurred on the 20th 

 ult., and vegetation is brought to a stand. The 

 leaves have in a great measure fallen, though 

 some still cling to the trees, like men, after 

 the powers of action and enjoyments are gone, 

 still holding on to life. Tlie Indian corn har- 

 vest is generally concluded ; and the house 

 and cellars must soon be barricaded against 

 the entrance of those relentless enemies, if 

 so they may be called, cold and frost. 



The review of the season, so far as the la- 

 Ixxrs of the husbandman are concerned, pre- 

 sent a mo>t emphatical call for grateful ac- 

 knowledgement. The earth has brought 

 forth abundantly. Almost all vegetable pro 

 ducts have been in perfection ; and there are 

 ample supplies for man and beasL It is both 



