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this; but I shall not mention it any more. My cat- 

 tle too, of different kinds, had multiplied so much, 

 that I had no longer room lor them in the old farm 

 yard, or buildings belonging to it; but plainly saw, 

 that if my improvements were enlarged every 

 year in the manner they had hitherto been, I 

 should soon want more yards, and more buildings; 

 to keep them in. I accordingly marked out proper 

 places lor this purpose, and drew plans for more 

 spacious buildings. 



"As the cattle in this country are small, I bought 

 some of a larger size in Poictou (from whence we 

 generally have our working beasts,) and particu- 

 larly a fine bull, to try if I could mend our breed, 

 and thereby have of my own oxen strong enough 

 for the plough; by which means I should save the 

 expense of buying them elsewhere. I have not 

 yet succeeded in this, so far as I could wish; pro- 

 bably because my pasture is not yet good enough. 

 However, my bullocks, proceeding from this race, 

 are much stronger and bigger than those I had be- 

 fore, though not large enough to be yoked to the 

 beam, but only before or with others. 

 [To be continued.'] 



TO CURE THE SWELLING OF THE THROAT 

 IN HOGS. 



To the Editor of the Farmers' Register. 



In order to contribute to the usefulness of your 

 valuable periodical, and to inform the public of 

 what I find from experience to be an infallible cure 

 for a certain disease with hogs; viz. the swelling 

 of the throat, I herewith send you a receipt for 

 this disease, with a desire that you publish the 

 same in your work if you deem it of any import, 

 and the same meets your approbation. 



Take of molasses one-half a pint and a table- 

 spoon full of hogs' lard, to this add of brimstone 

 a piece an inch in length. Melt it over the fire, 

 and when cold or in a liquid state, drench the 

 hog with it, and nine times out of ten it will 

 be found to have the desired effect. 



My hogs were affected with this disease during 

 the past year, and I found the above to be effec- 

 tive when all thing's else failed. 



face. It is not improbable, that this unusual sup- 

 ply of aliment may co-operate with increase of 

 temperature in promoting the fecundity of the 

 fishes. 



GOLD FISH. 



In the manufacturing districts, (of England, 

 says Dr. Hodgkin,) where there is an inadequate 

 supply of cold water for the condensation of the 

 steam employed in the engines, recourse is had to 

 what are called engine-dams or ponds, into which 

 the water from the steam-engine is thrown for the 

 purpose of being cooled. In these dams, the ave- 

 rage temperature of which is about 80°, it is com- 

 mon io keep gold fish, the cipriaus aureus; in 

 which situation they multiply much more rapidly 

 than in ponds of lower temperature exposed to 

 the variations of the climate. Three pairs of this 

 species were put into one of these dams, where 

 they increased so rapidly, that, at the end of 

 three years, their progeny, which was accidental- 

 ly poisoned by verdigris, mixed with the refuse 

 tallow from the engine, were taken out by wheel- 

 barrows full. Gold fish are by no means useless 

 inhabitants of these dams, as they consume the 

 refuse grease which would otherwise impede the 

 cooling of the water by accumulating on its sur- 



From the Silk Culturiit. 

 PROFIT ON SILK MANUFACTURE. 



The Connecticut Silk Manufacturing Company 

 in this city, have declared a dividend of four per 

 cent, on the capital stock of said company, paya- 

 ble on demand. This being the first dividend of 

 the company, may be regarded as settling the 

 question that, the manufacture of silk can be pro- 

 fitably prosecuted in this country, and that money 

 invested in it is sure to give a fair per centage. 

 We do not know the precise time for which the 

 dividend was declared; but we know that tha 

 factory has been in operation a few months, only, 

 and that, but fifty per cent, of the capital stock has 

 been called in, and that a considerable surplus of 

 profits remain undivided. We hope manufactur- 

 ers of wool and cotton, and especially the latter, 

 who have been for years struggling along without 

 dividends or a prospect of them, will look at this 

 subject, and see how much more it is for their in- 

 terest to make their investments in the manufac- 

 ture of silk than cotton. Many cotton factories 

 have been in operation for years, and as yet their 

 stockholders have not received a cent by way of 

 dividend; while those of a silk factory which haa 

 just started into existence as an experimenter, 

 have received from 8 to 12 per cent, on their in- 

 vestments. 



From the Generee FartaeT. 

 GREASE FOR WHEEL-AXLES. 



It is chiefly to give consistency to the composi- 

 tion that tar is mixed with grease for the hubs and 

 axle-trees of wagons; and it answers this purpose 

 well while it continues to be soft; but as the oily 

 parts escape, the tar approaches to the nature of 

 pitch, and absolutely increases the friction. Tra- 

 vellers who use this preparation have therefore to 

 apply it frequently. During the fatigues of a 

 journey, even the care of such repetitions is un- 

 pleasant; and we have long since entirely discard- 

 ed tar as a lubricant. 



It is now more than twenty years since we em- 

 ployed the following composition which was re- 

 vealed to us as a great secret, and for which mo- 

 ney had been usually demanded: Thicken half a 

 pint, of melted grease with black lead in powder, 

 having previously thrown in and melted a lump of 

 bees-wax of the size of a small hickory nut. 

 Apply it to the hubs and axles before it hard- 

 ens. 



By using this composition we have on various 

 occasions driven our carriage two or three hun- 

 dred miles without once greasing it after we start- 

 ed; and subsequent examinations have satisfied 

 us that no attention of the kind, is necessary on 

 such journeys. 



We add a few precautions. In warm weather, 

 we use tallow in preference to soft grease. Black 

 lead is sometimes gritty — that is, contains sand, 

 and such should be rejected. If tar has been pre- 

 viously applied to the hubs and axles, it ought to 

 be very carefully removed before the composition 

 is applied; and until the pores of the wood be- 



