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information will be accumulated, which may, by men 

 of medical science, and inteUigence on such subjects, 

 be turned to the greatest advantage. It has been al- 

 ways my habit to cause to be opened, and examin- 

 ed, every beast which could furnish instruction, for my 

 own, or the benefit of others, when, on my farms, the 

 animal had died by disease, or accident. Every far- 

 mer should follow this practice ; and note the appear- 

 ances, or probable causes, occasioning, or supposed to 

 have produced, the loss of the animal. A knowledge 

 of diseases will point to remedies ; and both himself 

 and his neighbours may derive future advantage, from 

 his present misfortune. 



Dr. Rush informs me that horses and horned cattle 

 are subject to Diabetes, 



I have seen, and heard of, a greater number of twin 

 calves, this season, than I recollect to have known or 

 heard of in any season before. Some country people 

 believe, that such circumstances occur at particular pe- 

 riods ; and assign causes fanciful and various. I have 

 not heard of more than one or two instances of txvins 

 of different sexes. Nature in this instance discovers 

 a delicacy, directed by the wisdom displayed in all the 

 works of our great Creator. A female calf, twin with 

 a bull calf, is rare, and is called a Free-Martin. 

 These are generally accounted hermaphrodite and bar- 

 ren. In an English agricultural publication (1811,) I 

 have seen an account of a Free-Martin having had a 

 calf. But it is there asserted, that no such occurrence 

 had been before known. The writer requests informa- 



