1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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the clinche? arises from the ?hne 8:et(ina: closer 

 to the foot nfler it hn« hoen on a short time; — 

 anfl as the hcnijiig is only on the outer eilge, it 

 imbeds it'elf in some decree within the crust ; 

 thus the Histnnce botiveen the nail hole on the 

 foot side of the shoe and the clinch mii=t he 

 shortened, so as the »hoe gets closer to the foot, 

 the clinches are pnshed further thrniis;!) the 

 hoof, which produces the startinar of the clinch- 

 es, which invariably attends the Englisli man- 

 ner of siioeing. 



Having described the imperfections of all the 

 plans of nailing that have come within my ob- 

 servation in this country, 1 shall now explain a 

 practice which ajipears to me to obviate Ihose 

 inconveniences. The French method has some 

 properties admirably calculated to answer a bet- 

 ter purpose, for instead of driving the nails in- 

 to the cnist, a greater hold is taken, as the man- 

 ner of punching the hole indicates; the nail Is 

 driven within the crust ; consequently going 

 through a portion of the sole, it takes a short 

 oblique outward direction through the crust, 

 which is the reverse of the English plan, :is has 

 been shown : their nails have an inward direc- 

 tion. By taking so much hold, and giving an 

 oblique outward direction, the smith is enabled 

 to bring the clinches much lower in the hoof, 



and nearer the shoe : this direction of the nail 

 affords a much stronger hold of the foot, and is 

 less liable to split the crust. 



An English smith, on a (irst view of the dis- 

 tance that the Ffpnch punch their nail-holes 

 from the outer eA\g(' into the shoe, d-^cides, that 

 they cannot be nailed on the foot with safety; a 

 lillle practice, however, proves that it is riM 

 only a safer, but a far more secure method. — 

 What is here said has a reference only to taking 

 more hold, and directing the nail obliquely out- 

 ward. 



The facility with which smiths nail on these 

 shoes when titled, is not one of the least advan- 

 tages of this system. All the smiths that I have 

 met with, state that after a little practice they 

 can nail on three of these shoes with more ease, 

 and in less time, than two of any other form, 

 an<l it is a rare occurrence to see a nail wasted. 

 Indeed the preservation of the crust by the 

 short and oblique hold, and the security with 

 which shoes are kept on, at once indicate all 

 these advantages, and also that at every period 

 ol' shoeing, the hoofs have grown sutliciently to 

 afford sound horn to drive the nails through, as 

 well as the great security that the large and 

 deep counter-sink head forms with the shoe. 



P.\RT OF THE FORE LEG AND FOOT SHOD ON MR GOODWIN'S SYSTEM. 



T'if;. 1 — PatKn shoe 



Fi^. 2 — Pcriw shoc-^ . 



F.i^. 3 — Bi^f' shoe, *Vie fodt side, %ith the bar raised. 



I'l^. 4 — TTWn iiarsnt.c, the roi.t ^ide. 



1-i^. 5 — I\o.Hft slioe, ivith moveable toe Tilecc?. 



Kig. 6 — Frost slice, with mcvealjle rufis. 



n, n, «, Degree of curve at the toe. 



: MARYLAND INSTITUTE. 



I A society, which promises to be ofgreal ulili- 

 ; ly, has recently been formed in Baltimore, un- 

 der the title of the '•'•Mnnjlund Institute fur ihc 

 \ Promotion of the Mechanic Arts.^ The follow- 

 1 ing is the specification of its objects, as set forth 

 ! in the 1st article of the constitution; viz: "to 

 i encourage and promote Manufactures and the 

 Mechanic and useful Arts, by the establishment 

 of Popular Lectures upon the Sciences connec- 

 ted with them; by the formation of a Library 

 and Cabinets of Models and Minerals ; by offer- 

 ing premiums for excellence in those branches 

 of national industry deemed worthy of encour- 

 agement; by examining new inventions submit- 

 ted for that purpose ; and by such other means 

 as experience may suggest. — Troy Sentinel. 



FIG. 1 — Represents part of a fore-leg^, with a side view of the foot, shod on Mr Goodwin'.^ system — a shows 

 the A\oe on a straight line from the heel to the jioint of curve, and also tiie deg;rce of curve at the toe. — fr&c.the 

 parts where the nerve operation is usually performed. 



FIG. 2 — A side view of the coflin-boiie. — n shows the degree of curve at the toe, in the natural bone, and 

 harmonising with the Frencli method of shoeing. 



POTATOES. 

 M. Mollerat, who has paid great attention to 

 potatoes, and made many chemical as well as 

 agrictdtural experiments with them, states that 

 gypsimi, or plaster of parif, is the best manure 

 for them. Animal manure promotes the growth 

 of the stalks and leaves; hut gypsum mixed 

 with the soil improves the roots. 



Berkshire Medical Tnslilultnn. — The number of stu- 

 dents now attending kctures at the Berkshire Medical 

 Institution, is 112. 



