1825. J 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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DISEASES INCIDENT TO SWINE. 

 In the mnnnjjrment of swine, viirioiis hint? 

 linve alrtiuly lieen ffiven for the rcgciliir sn[)- 

 plving llioin will) lood, and a ciiio regard to 

 ciciinlincss; these attcnlwr.s cannot lie loo for- 

 cililv uiijirc-sed, as, on ar.count ol' the unruly 

 habits of ihtso aniinil^, ihev are the worst | 



Augustus Dautiemount of Angelica, Allpaany 

 CO. N. Y. lately weighed thirteen pumpkinn 

 that he raised whirh weighed thirteen hmnirvd 

 aud iluriy six pounds ! 



Hmr. •V''f';— A funning party from Stratford, Conn, 

 railed Cools, between day 



of the ii(!<i<-r, or I'^'g', hcing'distemleil with coag 

 iilaleil milk, whi:nce the lacteal (Uir.ls are ob 



5. The Murrain, or leprosy, in swine, is indi- 

 cated by shortness and heat of breath, heads 



lianginf,' down, slagjeriiig, and a secretion of 



viscid mailer from tlie eyes. Cause : chiefly hot 



sea'ions, in conse()iicnce of which the blood be- 



comos inllamed. Reiiicdii : boil a handful of nel- 

 _ lle^ 111 a gallon ol small beer, then add hall a : lately killed 1(I7.1 ,i.,nks, 

 tienis Willi which a farmer can lie lortnonted. j pound ol lloiir ol snl|iliiir, a qnarler of a [lonnd , break and noon, on the 1st inst. 

 1. Gar«ni. Tills is an inllimmiitnty alfection »l [mlverized aniscMjd^, throe olinccs of liquorice, I r-—^ 



and a (jnarler of a piiiicid of elecampane. Give| ■'^'"■'iVu/i'iirf.— Wo have just spcn at the Seed store 



ihis liquid in milk at six doses, and keep Ihe dis- I "'^ '^'''"' f'™"' Thornbum, anew variety ofiliat f x- 

 slrncled. 11 ischicllv occasioned bv not snckb:g\ eased animals on wholesome food. ]!.jl the hesi i "''""'• ^l'','' "'IH"^ '"*•"" K"gl^;;d men, universally 

 do-..n in proper time"; .ho„.h too much keep, I preventive is to keep swine clean and cool in ' [letb.v mI.' 1). AliZ'^f Fl;;n'eld,?Cor) \Z''^::i 

 belbre the time ol (arrowing will also produce | f','mmer, and to allow no carrion, or fillli wliat-| brought by a sailor iVom the inUrior of Chili. Its form 

 this malaily. In slight cases Ihe udders may be; ever, to remain near their styes. — .'Jwi. Farmer. , is that of a Musk-melon, of a dark colour, and rou-h 

 bathed Willi camphorated spirits of wine ;" bul j -^-^^^r-^ exterior. It is two feet and two inches long, nine in- 



ns the young pigs will never suck their dams IIESSI.AN FLY. ^''" """l^ ^'Z '" '''^'"f er, '"^.^eisl's S-t lbs. and 



.111, ,■ , . ,1 io „ I . /. , . . , ^ , '-'"^- MrJudson has also furnished Mr Thornbnra 



when the milk becomes vilialed, there is no I I have frcqurnlly jnqnired of those whom I with an ear of Chili Corn, raised by him the present 

 alternative but gently 10 fc.tpress the corrupted - considered gooil Farmers, at what season, or '^f-i^on— The ear is of fair size : the kernels close set. 

 milk, if it can be ellected, oiherwise it will be ] at what stage of the growth of Wheat, the em- ! ^^'"'^ and highly glazed : and what is remarkable five 

 best to kill the sow, which miisl necessarily per- , bryo, of wliat is called the Hessian Fly isdepos- i J^"''^ are generallyjet upon a si'ngle Stalk. ^ Its culiiva- 



iled, wholly with a view that some remedy to | 



ish from the inattention above noticed. 



tion requires strong and rich land, and thorough till 

 „ ,-. ■ • /• I |. 1, .. • I'l I 1 1 . " ... .' ■ MS^. The Stalk is very large and the settin"-^ hio-h on 



2. lever, or rism;^ nj the hgkis, as U is like- check its progress, might be hit upon, but have ] the Stalks. These articles bcin " 



wise called, appears to origiuala from over- 1 in uo instance, received any satisfactory inform.i- 

 fecding; it m.iy be removed by administering a, lion, beyond the fact, that it was found in ibe 

 mixture of sulphur and oil. i shape of a worm in or near the root ofihe 



3. Diseases of the Luniks. These are general- -[lear ; ami most are of ojiiiiion that the seed, or 

 ly accompanied with a dry, hu^ky cough, anil, embryo, or worm itself, must he in the Seed 

 wasting of (he Hesh, occasioned by loo great ex- , \Vheat, and if deslroyed or weakened at all, it 



new varieties, are 

 woilhy the attention of the agricultural community. — 



JVcii- York paper. 



posure to cold and wet. The best remedy is a 

 warm dry slye, with a regular suiijily of food 

 (hat is calculated (o keep I hem cool, aud allay 

 the irrilation aliendant on their cough. 



4. The Mange, like the scab in sheep, is a' on this subject. 



Lead Mine. — \ mine of Lead has lately been dis- 

 covered in the town of I.eierett, Mnssachiiselts, four 

 miles east of Councclicut Kiver, which from the extent 

 and width of the vein upon tb? surface of the ground, 

 I together with its peculiar richness, is thought v.''!i Irsd 

 some strong alkalis, or oilier poisonous i 1° something valuable beneath. A small specimen of 

 drug. 'be above ore may he seen at this office. Any inlorma- 



I should he pleased to see some information I !'°^''\'''^'i5^'° '\'^'"\"^ '"^y I* °''lV"''' ''J'^'''''-'*'- 

 nd hn„P r.., .„ |,„ ,„,,;,,_„,, i'»?'°-'°h» Hubbard, Amherst, Mass. H«r(/arrfyV«K.. 



must be done by impregnaling the Seed Wheat,; to 

 with 



Tpe not to ,be considereii 



The nut profils rf the steam-boat line, on this coast 

 from Uoston to F.ailport, via Eath, the present year, up 

 to esd Sept. last, have been S;i,ll8; capital stock 

 ;5'1;^0fi!i. This shows how profitable a line of large 

 and coaiinodKStis boais would be. 



cutaneous eruption, occasioneil by inattention i oidruding on yuir cohiinns, bv oiTering the fol- 



to cleanliness in hog slyes. It is easily known ; lowing observations for insertion. 



by the violent rubbing (d'swine against trees, or SF^-II-F^PiMFR I 



any hard substance, ivitli such violence as toi , ,, ,„„. in. '. .-n.i 



, • ,u 1 I I- . 1 J I i "1 May, 1825, ! pullexi up "onie roots ol \\4ieal 



tear away Ihe head ol pustiijps, and produce a , . , •' , , ' n i i . u ■ I 



,. 1, , .,,,1 ., ',. •' ^^ I which had become yellow. 1 suiiposed to be in- 1 ____ 



disagreeable scab. When ihis disease ainicirs' ■ i i .■ ,i ,■ , , , ' ,, ,„ ,, ^^ 



,, " ■ 1 rr . 1 .1 .11- ii,„ J'"^''! "y 'he (ly — lound some with one and some Idslnriccd Boubl. — )k« auctioneer at a late stIp nf 



the animal affected must be soiiarated (rom the .. ,, . -^ , ■' , ,, i it ,■ » u , , ., , \-,, " .'^^e saie oi 



. , ,, I , ,1,1 ,1 ■,, , Willi iwo bu<rs or worms above the second and i rtn/'e/ic.', put up a helmet,with the fo owing candid 



rest ol the herd, washed thoroughly with a strong = i . ' .' t _ = ■ ■ 



soap-ley, and anointed with (he following un- 

 guent, recommended by Dr Norford, (Annals ol 

 Agriculture, VtiI. XV.) Incorporate one ounce of 

 (iiie (lour of sulphur, two drachms ol fresh-pul- 

 verized while hellebore, three ounces of hog's- 

 lard, and half an ounce of the water of kali, (as 

 prepared in the shop's,) so as to form an ointment. 

 This is lo be rubbed in a( one time, and is said 

 to be siirticienl for a be;ist sis or seven stone: 

 if properly applied, Dr N. states lha( no rcpe(i- 

 tiou will be necessary, if (be hog be kept per-. 



the third joint, believing the lly must have de 



posited the eggs in (he spring afler several joints 



were formed. This crop was irillingly injured. 



Sep( 17th 1825. I sowed a piece of ground 



wilh Wheat — on the 20th the second blade was 



making ils appearance ; I examined and lound 



one spear wilh a small green (ly, about the 



colour of the spear, resting on the first blade ; 



four small eggs, about the same colour, were on 



Ihe blaile. I pulled up the spear and carried il 



in my fingers about ."50 rods to show it (o a man 



^ ,, , .; ,, . ,.^ ,1 then workinj' for me. The fly remained stati 



/tc,7v ciea!) atler the cure 19 peilormeil. — -Incase ,i .i ■ . ■ i -i i 



•'.,•' 11. Ill , .■ 1 u- onary all (his (ime, and while we were making 



(here IS a slight cough, he directs (lom halt an • , -^ .. ' . h ■ .r , .,° 



, ° J 1' 11- 1 J . observations upon it, it walked otl, when anoth- 



ounce lo one ounce and an hall ol crude aniimo- , ,. ., • ' . ., , .? . i i 



„„ , , ,u 1- 1 ■ 1 i„ 1 'ef"! these e^as was visible on Ihe spot i( had 



according lo (he size ol each animal, (o be • , ^ i , i i . , 



I just lelt. I supposed it (obe wha( is (among our 



observation : — "This, lariies^nd gentlemen, is a hel- 

 met of Romulus, the Roman/ffunrfcr — but whether be 

 was a brass or iron/oundtr I cani.ot tell." 



ny, 



finely pulverized and mixed with his daily food, 

 I'or ten days or a fortnight, when the swine will 

 be perfeclly restored. Butif,from long neglect, 

 the neck, ears, (especially in the large, lop-eared 

 hogs,) or other parts become ulcerated, Ihev 

 should be anointed every third or fourth day 

 wilh a little tat ointment, prepared by mixing 

 equal parts of mutton suet and tar over a gentle 

 fire, and straining such mixture while hot. 



5. Measles. This disorder exists chiefly in 

 the throat, which is internally filled wilh small 

 pustules, or humours, that sometimes appear or. 

 the outward surface of the neck, it is known 

 by the languor and decline in the flesh of (he 

 animal affected, and may be removed by giving 

 small quaoluies ol levigated crude antimony in 

 i)is food 



neighbouring farmers) called (he Hessian Fly, 

 said lo be so destructive to Wheat as to make it 

 a hazardous crop, and consequently, lessen the 

 cultivation of this valuable bread-slnlT. 



It occurred tome (hat lime might be unfriend- 

 ly (o i(, and having some slacked at hand, I dus- 

 ted the blade and fly ; it walked off as if it dislik- 

 ed its situadon, on (o my finger and in two or 

 three minutes il tumbled over as if quite dead. 



(lucre. May not lime, or something else, be 

 sown on the young growth at some particular 

 stage (lo be found) to check, if not wholly de- 

 stroy (hem, and become also a valuable manucc? 

 Middlesex (Co;!.) paper. 



The New- York Advocate of Friday, mentions (hat 

 COUO dollars have already been colleclei'. in that cily, 

 for the sufferers by (ire in New-Brunswick. 



A Quebec paper of the 271h n> mentions that a car- 

 go of 3000 bushels of potatoes had been shipped at that 

 port for tioston, and that they bad probably been ship- 

 ped at about 20 cents per bushel. 



Snow, for Ibe first time IliTs year, fell to the depth of 

 nearly three inches, at Quebec, the 26th ult. The 

 snow has since disappeared. In New-England we are 

 enjoying a second Indian Summer for the season. 



Long v:ooUi Sheep. — Messrs. A. Sr A. Law 

 fence, luTve importer! by the hrij* Congress, ^I'lijch 

 arrived here yesterrlav from London, sixteen Lin- 

 colnsriire. nnd South Doun, sheep, viz. ten Inickh 

 and ewes oftbe former lireed, and six of the lat- 

 ter. VVe understand they were careliilly select 

 ed from the best flocks in Lincoln^bire and 

 Surry, for the purpose of introtfucing inrn tluB 

 country the very best quality of wools of these de. 

 scriptions. We believe Itiey are the first sheep 

 of these Kinds which have heeii imported into 

 this stale. VVe understand they are intended to 

 be sold, and we have no doidii the opportunity 

 will.he Rlailly embraced by some of our farmers, 

 to introduce these descriptions of wool hy propa- 

 gating the hreetis now imported. and crossing tliem 

 with our native sheep The long wool is quite 

 important, nnd even ntressaiy for the surress of 

 certain liranches of rranufartnre, u hich will un- 

 doubtedly be established among us, as soon as r 

 sufficient supply of the proper wool. 



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