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FARMERS' REGISTER— COLIC IN HORSES. 



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done before the Society at Amherst 

 Court House, with a plough drawii by 

 not less than two horses or one yoke 

 of oxen, on the first day of the No- 

 vember meeting next, 



37. For tlie best piece of five yards or over five 



yards of negro clothing of household 

 manufacture, fabricated of wool and 

 cotton, . _ . - 2.50 



38. For the best piece of five yards or over 



five yards of negro clothing of house- 

 hold manufacture fabricated of cotton 2 



38. For the best piece of five yards or over of 



Jeans, fabricated in like manner of 

 woo! and cotton, _ - - 2.59 



39. For the best piece of five yards or over of 



cotton Comiterpane of like manufac- 

 ture, - - - - 2 



40. For the best piece of five yards or over of 



cotton and wool Counterpane, of like 

 manufacture, _ _ _ 2.50 



41. For tlie best piece of five yards or over of 



domestic Carpeting, of like manufac- 

 ture, - - - - 2.50 



42. For the best specimen of any other house- 



hold manufacture, wholly of cotton, 

 wool or silk, or of any of them, 5 



It is hereby declared by the Society that when- 

 ever the term thorough bred is used in their spe- 

 cifications, it shall be construed to mean that the 

 animal has at least eight pure crosses of the par- 

 ticular breed. 



The Society next proce«led to fix other subjects 

 for premiums for tlie next year, the premiums and 

 the regulations under which they shall be awarded, 

 to be hereafter regulated, of which due notice will 

 be given, that is to saj^: 



1. For the best cultivated farm, not less than 



acres the property of a member. 



2. For the second best do do do 



acres the same- 



3. For the third best do do do acres 



the same. 



4. To the overseer (if anj') of the above farms 



over and above the premiums which may 

 be awarded to the owner or employer. 



5. For the greatest products of four contiguous 



acres of high land in wheat. 



6. For the greatest products of four contiguous 



acres of high land in corn. 



7. For the greatest pi-oduct of four contiguous 



acres of high land in clover hay, the hay to 

 be weighed at least one month after being 

 cut, and the land to be measured in every 

 instance by the chain, under regulations 

 hereafter to be ordered by the board of ag- 

 riculture. 



S. For the greatest product of one acre of high 

 or low land in timothy or other grass hay, 

 to be weighed and measured as in tlie 7tli 

 specification. 



9. To the grower of the hogshead of tobacco, 

 which shall be sold for the highest price in 

 open market for cash to the highest bidder 

 in the town of Lynchburg. 

 10. For the overseer (if any) who shall superin- 

 tend the cultivation and prizing of the 

 same, over and above the premium to the 

 owner. 

 Ordered that the contributions for membership 



for the ])resent year be paid to the treasurer on or 

 before the 3d ]\londay of the present month. 



On ruotion. Resolved, that the Editors of the 

 Lynchburg Virginian and of the Farmers' Regis- 

 ter be requested to publish these proceedings m 

 their respective papers. 



The Society then adjourned till the first Monday 

 in November next. 



jonx J. AiMBLER, President, pro tein. 



Robert Tinsley, Secretary. 



COLIC IN HORSEP. 



For tlie Fanners' Register. 



Itis a source of consolation to sensitive minds 

 to reflect that the diseases of the bnite creation are 

 ^c\y and simple in their nature: but at the same 

 time it is mortifying to know they are not consider- 

 ed sufficiently important to rerpiire the attention of 

 men of science and ability. Too little attention is 

 generally devoted to a proper acquaintance vvdth 

 these diseases, when their trcaimcnt properly be- 

 longs to every husbandman. If each farmer hav- 

 ing a knowledge of an approved remedy for any 

 disease were to communicate it, the information 

 would become as extensive as the Register is cir- 

 culated — nor would I consider it too heavy a tax 

 upon its columns. These traths beh)g impressed 

 upon my mind, I am disposed to follow the hum- 

 ble manner of some of your correspondents, and 

 give a recipe I ha^■e always found singularly effi- 

 cacious for colic in horses. 



The causes of tJiis disease are numerous — bad 

 food, hard rides, constipated bowels, sudden tran- 

 sitions from heat to cold and the reverse, bots, and 

 even customary food when the system is pre- 

 viously weakened by fatigue and overaction. To 

 cure the disease produced from any of the forego- 

 ing causes I generally administer an ounce of lau- 

 danum in a little water, which has invariably suc- 

 ceeded with me — but candor compels me to ac- 

 knowledge my veterinary practice is not extensive: 

 but I hav^e used the above recipe successflilly after 

 the ineffectual administration of a variety of other 

 remedies, which entitles it to farther trial. 



Its mode of operation may be explained upon 

 philosophical principles. The various causes of 

 the disease generally destroy the equilibrium of 

 circulation and excitability. The blood flows from 

 the surface of the body towards the point of dis- 

 eased or weakened action, and congestion ensues 

 in some part of the alimentary canal. So long as 

 this congestion exists, so long must nervous irrita- 

 tion and spasmodic action, and consequently the 

 suflcring of the animal continue. But restore 

 this altered circulation and derangement, and ease 

 follows; a healthy and natural condition of the 

 system immediately supervenes. Now no reme- 

 dy promises so far to fulfil these healthy indica- 

 tions as laudanum. It is a powerful anti-irritant 

 and diffusible stimulant, as Aveil as anti-spasmo- 

 dic. The irritation being relieved by any remedy, 

 the spasm relaxed, and a cure follows as surely as 

 light drives away darkness. No danger need be 

 apprehended from its early administration, but if 

 fever and inflammation were to exist it Avould be 

 certainly forliidden. This condition of the system 

 requires bleeding, purging, and clystering — and 

 frequently a use of cold water on the surface. 



R. II. 



Prince George. 



