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THE GENESEE FARMER. 





DEVOX BULL PURITAN (2S3). 



" Puritan," the property of Hon. John "Wentworth, | 

 of Chicago, 111., was bred by Col. L. G. Morris, of 

 Fordham, N. Y. Calved Dee. 8th, IS.iS. Got by 

 Frank Qaartley (205); dam Virtue (469); g. d. Vir- 

 gin (468); g. g. d., Violet (467.) 



"At our late visit to the farm of the Illinois Breed- 

 ing Association, at Summit, Cook county, III.," says 

 the editor of the Boston Cultivator, Sanford Howard, 

 " we saw, among other fine stock, " Puritan," whose 

 figure is above given. We had not seen him before 

 since he left Fordham. He is a compact animal, 

 with very short legs, a good handler, and, with the 

 exception of some superfluous leather about the neek, 

 and a slight coarseness of the head, is very handsome. 

 Mr. Wentwcrth showed us several of his calves, which 

 partake strikingly of the Devon characteristics." 



A Mark of Progress. — Portcr^s Spirit of the Times, 

 a journal devoted, as our readers are aware, " to Field 

 Sports, the Turf and the Stag(%" has frequently con- 

 gratirlated the country on the happy fashion just now 

 S3 prevalent, of ladies' riding at our County, and some 

 even of our State Agricultural Shows. It last week 

 furnishes a striking example of the progress thus 

 effected toward achieving what it considers the aim and 

 tendency of this Female Equestrianship, viz: to " help 

 make racing a national sport." Agreeing entirely, as we 

 do, in this view of the probable i-esult of such exhibi- 

 tions, we cannot neglect to chronicle all the stei:)S taken 

 toward its accomplishment. The one in question is as 

 follows: A challenge for a matoli of horses recently 

 appeared in the paper above quoted, from a lady, who 

 Las found several equally "spunky" dames and dam- 

 sels to accept it — about one of the latter of whom we 

 now receive the information below: 



" Three times has she been a victor at the trotting 

 courses of the Agriciiltural Fairs; on one of which 

 occasions she, (at Canandaigua,) drove a lilack Jlorgaa 

 stallion, in harness, in the slashing time of 2.38. — 

 This lady desii'es us to say to Di Vernon, that she is 

 LndilFerent whetlier the trial be in running, steeple- 

 chasing, or in trotting; and if in running, is willing to 

 go iu either one or four mile heats." 



According to present probabilities, the Union 

 course, which has already Veen the scene of so many 

 similarly refined and ennobling contests, will shortly 

 "behold two beautiful and high-spirited women, 

 mounted on blooded running horses, flying through a 

 foiir mile heat !" "With Portcrh Spirit, "we confess to 

 no little interest iu this business." Jtre our motliers, 

 wives and sisters to be engaged in thus di-awing the 

 country " a few inches nearer the millennium" of the 

 turf and its accompaniments? — Counti-y Gentleman. 



Quarter-Ill in Cattle. — A correspondent writes 

 us that th'is fatal disease is quite prevalent in some 

 parts of the west at this time, and asks for a remedy. 

 It usually attacks young animals, such as yearling 

 heifers, and is frequtly caused by lying on a cold, 

 damp soil. Animals quite well the previous evening, 

 are sometimes round dead in the morning. At other 

 times they are found with one quarter much swollen, 

 attended with considerable lameness. The course 

 indicated is to bleed in the first instance, unless ths 

 pul^^e is feeble; but, previous to this, a difiasable stim- 

 ulant should oe administered, such as two ounces of 

 spirits of nitrous ether, with a drachm of camphor, 

 and given with warm gruel or water. The part 

 should be well fomented with hot water. The other 

 variety of the disease may be ascribed to a sudden 

 change from poor winter food to rich and hixuriant 

 pasture, which greatly increases the supply of blood. 

 It often attacks two-year-old cattle, and is most prev- 

 alent in the spring. Bleeding largely should be 

 practised a- soon as possilile; after which the bowels 

 should be opened, and the part well fomented. 



To KEEP Meat Fresh and Sweet. — Take a boxer 

 barrel, put in a layer of snow and a layer of meat, 

 until all is in and covered; then set it iu a cold place, 

 where it freezes a little. Meat packed thus will keep 

 from Novembei to Ajiril, and be as fresh, and more 

 tender than when just killed. 



Many are great because their associates are small. 



