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Farmers have various methods 

 of doing this. But 1 would propose 

 for their consideration, a method 

 inserted in the Museum Rustiaim, 

 Vol. II. page 250. 



" 1 en sheaves are disposed in 

 two rows, each row leaning against 

 the other; tlien two sheaves are 

 laid on the top, so as to meet at 

 the centre with their tails, and to 

 slope downwards." 



The writer thinks, and with good 

 reason, that this method is \ery fa 

 vourable to drying the corn, if it 

 needs it, as well as to defending it 

 from rains. Thicker built shocks, 

 if they chance to get wetted, will 

 need iipening to diy the sheaves. 



In general, it is better for the 

 corn to stand in shocks a few days 

 in the field, than to carry it sooner 

 to the stack or mow. There will 

 be less danger of its taking damage 

 by heating. 



STOVER, fodder for cattle. 

 See Fodder. 



STRAIN, vulgarly called Sprain, 

 a violent extension, or stretching 

 of the sinews, or tendons, by which 

 the fibres are sometimes broken. 



All sorts of animals, and parti- 

 cularly horses, are liable to lame- 

 ness by strains. 



My designed brevity will not 

 permit me to treat fully on this 

 subject. But let it be noted, that 

 when a horse is lamed by straining, 

 he should be permitted to rest, and 

 be secured from wet and cold. 

 Rest alone will sometimes recover 

 the tone of the fibres, and complete 

 the cure. 



But bad strains should have some 

 suitable applications to the parts 

 affected. Oily medicines are in 



general to be avoided, on account 

 of their relaxing quality : But oil 

 of turpentine may be admitted. 



A part that is lamed by straining 

 should be bathed thrice a day, with 

 hot verjuice or vinegar, jn which a 

 small piece of soap may be dis- 

 solved. 



Early in the disease, if the part 

 be swelled, a poultice should be 

 applied after bathir»g. It shculd be 

 made of oatmeal, rye meal or bian, 

 boiled in vinegar, strong beer, or 

 red wine lees, with lard enough to 

 prevent its growing stitT. 



Alter the swelling is down, bathe 

 with camphorated spirits of wine, 

 mixed with half as n)uch oil of tur- 

 pentine. Or, instead of the oil, 

 take sharp vinegar, and spirit of 

 vitriol, in equal quantities. 



Keep on a linen bandage, drawn 

 pretty tight, if the part affected 

 will admit of it. But long restuig 

 from labour, will in some cases be 

 needful. For further direction, the 

 reader may see Bartkfs Farriery. 



Mason^s Farrier prescribes the 

 following remedies for strains. 



NUMBER I. 



" Take of sharp vinegar, one 

 pint, spirit of any kind half a pint, 

 camphor one ounce ; mix them 

 well together, and bathe the part 

 injured twice a day; a piece of 

 flannel wet with the mixture, and 

 wrapped around the part, will be 

 very beneficial ; take from the 

 neck vein half a gallon of blood. - 



NUMBER II. 



"Take of opodeldoc a piece the 

 size of a marble, and rub it on the 

 strained part with the naked hand, 

 until the hand becomes dry, twice 

 a day ; should the injured part re- 



