Vol. IV. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



grams which follow. Tho dung ,s spread upon not get fresh vegetable food, such as lucerne, vetch- 

 tiie land as evenly as possible, and immediately es (tares,) clover, &c., ho will find carrots or pota- 

 turned under with the plou-h. It is thereby bet- toes, a useful snccedaneum during this time of rest 

 tor dHtributed for the next crop, and becomes in- The horse should be allowed to drink froquentlv • 

 timately mixed and incorporated with the soil by and, if he be not immoderate, he may be suffered 

 subsequent tillage. Thus, uj.on the data which I to drink as often and as much as he pleases He 

 feel warranted in assumino:, a farmer >vho keeps should be fed sparingly with oats ; and on no ac- 

 twenty horses and neat cattie,will obtain from his count be allowed beans or any thinfr of the kind 

 yards and stables, every spring, anO loads of ma- The best general diet of the dry kind is perhaps' 

 nure, besides what is made in summer, and the a mixture of oats, chopped iiay and bran • to be 

 product of his hogsty. With this lie may manure given alternately with o-reen food- or if a suffi- 

 annually ten or twelve acres of corn, potatoes, &c. gient quantity of green food can be procured very 

 and manure it well. And if a proper rotation of little dry meat will bo necessary. This treatment 

 crops IS adopted, he will be able to keep in good will serve in some measure as a substitute for a 

 heart, and progressively to improve, sixty acres of run at grass, provided the stable be lar<re and airy 

 tillage land, so that each field shall be manured The light also should be freely admitted ; and 

 once every four or five years, on the return of the , if a convenient court be adjoining to the stables' 

 corn and potatoe crop. J. BUEL. ; the horse maybe sulfered to run in and out at 



Albany, '^^ti- pleasure: but if there be nothing but the stable 



" i for liim to run in, it will be proper to walk him 



ON THE MANAGEMENT AND DISEASES out quietly every morning and evening, allowing 



OF HORSES. (Continued from page Z^i.) him to drink freely in a running stream or river : 



When a horse is in a state of nature, and using ''"^ '^'^'' during this time, should be kept moist 



only voluntary exercise, tliere cannot be a doubt ""'' '^°°'' 



tiiat the green food, which the bountiful Creator 



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provides for him, is better calculated than any 

 other to keep him in perfect health, and satisfy 

 his wants ; but when he is domesticated, and eni- 



VVhen a horse is taken from grass, let him be put 

 at first into a large airy stable, and suffered to e.x- 

 ercise himself to it. Let him drink frequently ; 

 and, instead of depriving him suddenly of his green 



TO FARMERS. 



Although the late copious rains may add con- 

 siderably to the previously anticipated stock of 

 hay, yet they will not make up the deficiency oc- 

 casioned by the drought. Farmers ought, there- 

 fore, not to neglect providing their stock of winter 

 food for cattle, by resorting to other than tho or- 

 dinary methods. The planting or sowing of corn 

 has been recommended. Another expedient is, 

 the growing of turnips either i-n grounds expressly 

 prepared for that purpose, or more advantageously 

 in corn-fields. The latter practice is not uncom- 

 mon with many. Nothing more is necessary, than 

 at the last ploughing and hoeing of the corn, to 

 sow a sufficient quantity of the seed. In this way 

 many thousand pounds of valuable and n utriciaue 

 food for stock may be obtained from an acre of 

 ground, for the trifling e.xpense of a few cents' 

 worth of seed, and the labor of gathering in the 

 product. A hint to the wise is suflicient ; an essay 

 will not avail to make the foolish sow either corn: 

 or turnips, to increase their fodder. [Vt. Journal.] 



ployed in the various labours for which he is found |food, allow him at first some carrots, or potatoes, 

 so essentially useful, it is necessary to adapt the j with bran and a moderate quantity of oats. He 

 quantity and quality of his food to the nature of, should be walked out once a day at least. His al- 

 the work he has to perform. When, therefore, jloivance of oats should be gradually increased, and 

 wo undertake to get a horse into condition, it is that of bran, carrots or potatoes, in like manner 



necessary first to iuquire for what kind of labour 

 he is designed ; whether it be for the turf, the 

 chase, or the road. A horse, without doubt, pro- 

 vided he is in iiealth, may have his condition and 

 wind brought to the highest state of perfection it is 

 capable of, merely by judicious management in 

 respect to feeding, exercises, and grooming ; and 

 notwitlistanding the great mystery and secrecy 

 affected by those who make a business of training 

 race horses, I will venture to affirm, that it is a 

 very simple process, and easily to be accomplished 

 by any one who will attentively consider the prin 



diminished, until the latter is wholly discontinued. 

 If he be a large drinker he should be allowed but 

 a moderate quantity at once ; but at all times, and 

 in almi,st all circumstances, it is proper to allow a 

 horse water four times a day : which, instead of 

 oppressing his stomach, or injuring his wind, will 

 facilitate digestion, and materially conduce to the 

 preservation of health, and the improvement of 

 condition. I am aware of the prejudice that exists 

 against this practice — that it is supposed to give 

 a horse a large belly, and render him unfit for 



galloping any length of time, without endanger- 

 ciples we shall lay down, and not suffer himself ; ing his wind. I am convinced, however, not only 

 to be influenced by an ignorant groom. It is a j by my own experience, but by that ofsomeexpe- 

 fact, not sufficiently known, perhaps, that the I rienced sportsmen also, that, so far from injuring 

 strength of an animal, or any part of the body, | a horse in any one respect, it is extremely bene- 

 ficial ; and that when a horse is allowed to drink 



may be increased to a considerable degree, by 

 means of exercise properly conducted ; and as 

 breathing is eflTected by muscular exertion, it fol- 

 lows that the strength or perfection of this func- 

 tion, or, as it is commonly termed, good wind, must 

 depend on the strength of those muscles by which 

 breathing is performed : and by keeping in view 

 this single principle, we shall do more for the 

 improvement of a horse's wind, than we could by 

 learning all the mysteries of training. In order 

 to have a clear idea of the method of getting a 

 horse into high condition and good wind, let us 

 suppose him just taken from grass : it being under- 

 stood, that every horse, who works hard during 

 the other parts of tlie year, will in summer be al- 

 lowed this necessary relaxation ; without which 

 the feet, as well as the 



four or five times a day, he is not inclined to drink 

 much, and often does not drink so much in the 

 twenty-four hours, as one that is allowed to drink 

 only twice a day as he pleases. 



As the horse's allowance of oats is increased, 

 so should his exercise be ; and if this be properly 

 managed, there will be no absolute necessity for 

 bleeding or medicine. It is necessary, however, 

 to observe the horse carefully during the time we 

 are increasing his allowance of oats, and diminish- 

 ing that of carrots or potatoes, and bran ; and if 

 he appear dull or have a cough, however trifling, 

 it indicates an inflammatory disposition of the 

 body, and points out the propriety of moderate 

 j bleeding, or a laxative 



. . ^ ,. , , B, — -. But under proper man- 



^. nf ,h r h 1, K TIT"'. ^ J' ''=''f*'"\'' agement I do not think such symptoms would ever 

 &c., of the limbs, will be liable to suffer material- j.,),. „,„„„ ♦i,„„„v, ,i i ; V i u 



i„ . „„j „„, e .1 .u 11 1.1. ^.1 ; tike place, though they almost always do when a 



iy ; and not unfrequently the general health of the hr.r,o ;= „i,„„„„3 <■-„ * i . 1,1 j 



„„;,,■■. , , ■' , = T. ^ . ■ . I "orse is changed from grass to a close stable and 



rvoihr^l "y ^"'^'^ P"^«'-"- B"t should d fo„d too%uddenly; and in such cases both 

 any one be so situated as to be unable to procure deeding and purging are 

 this renovating indulgence for his horse, be must i- & = 



endeavour to substitute for it a large airy stable 

 where the animal may be turned loose. If he can- 



indispensably requisite 

 to prevent the occurrence of very serious diseases. 

 {To be continued.) 



IGNORANCE. 



M. Niebuhr, in his travels through Egypt, gives 

 some curious instances of the ignorance and supej-- 

 stition of the Turks in that country. During the 

 whole journey, his measuring apparatus, he says, 

 was viewed by them with peculiar fear and dig- 

 trust. At Alexandria, a Turkish merchant observ- 

 ing our traveller direct his instrument towards the 

 city, had the curiosity to look through the glass, 

 and observing with surprise, that the strangers 

 (meaning Niebuhr and his companions) were come 

 to overturn the city. At another place, an honest 

 peasant who had attended their operations for some 

 time, was so terrified at seeing in the glass his na- 

 tive village up-side down, that he requested a res- 

 pite for a few minutes, tilt he could rescue his wife 

 and children from the destruction luhich seemed im- 

 pending. 



NEW YORK. 

 It is estimated that at least two hundred thous- 

 and people assembled in the city of New York, on 

 the 4th inst. — The dinner was provided by the 

 corporation, and was free to all classes of people. 

 A letter before us states that with the exception 

 of the mere trotters, taken off at the knees and 

 gambrels, the oxen were whole — head, horns, tail 

 and all — with their tongues lolling out of their 

 mouths, and were decorated with box, flowers, 

 ribbons, &c. and with the yolks of eggs boiled 

 hard and placed in the eye sockets to represent 

 eyes R. I. American. 



THE SEASON. 

 The rains of the preceding fortnight have put a 

 new face upon vegetation ; but the myriads of 

 grasshoppers and other destructive insects are 

 making great havoc with the grass and the budding 

 heads of rye, oats, &c. Concord, (JV.H.) pa. July 3. 



Remarkable fecundity Thomas White, Esq. of 



Ashfield, owns a cow, which, within five years, ten 

 months and a half, has had ten calves, of which 

 nine are living and thriving. 



Boston Gymnasium. — This institution is patron- 

 ized by some of the most respectable names in 

 Boston, but there is some doubt whether it will be 

 carried into operation. The company is to be 

 formed on a joint stock plan of 250 shares, at $20 ^ 

 a share. The owner of a share has the liberty of 

 sending his children at a less price than others. 



