THE FARMEIlS- REGISTER. 



377 



I- OLNDKRIAG. 



From the Kentucky Farmer, 

 'riiis disonifP is produced by eevernl causes. 

 li is ceriHit) that llie grouiest part of all disea^et;, 

 txcept ill CHst's of aicidenis, procefils lioiii ilic 

 deiaiiijeiiient of tlie stomach, which may f'e com- 

 pared lo a still, thai alier havmir extracted all the 

 substance Irom our lood, ditiirihulesi ii in each 

 part o/' the liuman and animal hudy. It the 

 limciiutis ul the stomach are anesteil, irom what- 

 ever cause, llie whole body leele it, according lo 

 its piedispoiiiiiijn ; this is called fcicUiiet^s, and is 

 more or less dangerous, accotdm<j^ to the weak- 

 ness or strength of the natural coiustitulion. 'i'he 

 horse, although much glronger than man, having 

 been taken Irom the stale of nature, has shared 

 the laws ol" civilization and been subjected to 

 many ol' its evils by his owner; lijr in his primi- 

 tive state, he knew certainly very lew disorders, 

 iC any ; hunger, thirst, excess oflabor, and above 

 all, neglect, contribute to all the disorders of this 

 animal. We should never lorget that altliough 

 some of the brute creation seem to have been 

 lormed to help and delight mankind, yet liie abuse 

 ot' their laculties is a yreat fault, to say no more. 

 In this, as in many other instances abuse is pu- 

 nished by privation and loss. JVJ oderale labor, good 

 lljod and care will prevent many accidents, and 

 keep a just medium between the state of nature 

 and the social order, into which the liorse has 

 been admitted : 1st. One of the causes of founder- 

 ing is the exposure of the animal to all the 

 changes of weatiier, without either stable or shed, 

 in which he could be sheltered if he wants it. 

 2d. If after hard labor of any kind, and sweat- 

 ing, the horse is left in the ram, or even in the 

 sun without having been rubbed dry, and not suf- 

 lered to cool gradually. Foundering is peculiar 

 10 animals whose foot is entirely wrapped in the 

 horned hoot, it is the swelling and obstruction of 

 the blood vessels in tlie interior ol" the hoof, 

 sometimes in one foot only, more olten in 

 two, and even in the forefeet, or it attacks them 

 one alter the other ; when the hind leet are at- 

 tacked, the weight of the body bearing on the 

 forefeet, and the horse cannot walk without much 

 pain, and must not be urged to do it ; it is then ne- 

 cessary to separate him from the others. Besides 

 the external symptoms, there is a great heat in 

 the pastern, lever, distate, and costiveness. A sup- 

 pression ol perspiration, water drank to excess, 

 sometimes on an empty stomach, during a long 

 and hard ride ; eating too much cprn or green 

 grass, perhaps a disposition of the body, may be 

 considered as the immediate causes of founder- 

 ing. If there is much lever, as is generally the 

 case, the horse must be bled copiously, and the 

 blood received in a vessel ; so as lo know both the 

 quality and quantity that is drawn ; injections 

 must be given ; very little hay, no corn, and bran 

 or meal in his drink; the upper part of the loot 

 above the hoof shall be rubbed with sirong vine- 

 gar and silted soot, even make poultices of it, and 

 change them several times in the day, (clay mix- 

 ed with strong vinegar is excellent.) 



N. B. The application is good, also, for any 

 person whose foot is sprained. 



If the horse is shod, he must be unshod as soon 

 as possible ; he must be purged with gentle medi- 

 cines, this point cannot be loo much insisted upon, 

 ' Vol. IX.-31 



as harsh drugs are pernicious lo man and beast, 

 and wear out the best constiiulion. Such a treat- 

 ment will soon cure the horse if done immedi- 

 ately, lijr like many others, it is easy to cure if 

 taken ill time, otherwise it may cause the loss of 

 the hoof, and perhaps that of the horse, who is, 

 Ht least, rendered usele^^s lor a long-time, if noc 

 lor ever. To do every thing in time insures suc- 

 cess to a farmer, and as horses are his principal 

 help, be will gain much by attending to them so 

 ad to remedy any of their disorders as soon as 

 he finds them out. 



Early risinir and going to the plough, or on a 

 journey, at three or lour o'clock in the morning, 

 III the summer, stop at ten, and begin again at 

 liiree or four, aliernoon, until night, is the best 

 mode of workinir lor man and beast, other work 

 may occupy the hands in the interval. 



W. Mkntklle. 



AVORK OXEN. 



From ttie Kentucky Farmer. 



I see that a number of persons think that the 

 Durham cattle do not make good oxen. I have 

 had more than half the work on my farm performed 

 by oxen ever since I commenced farming, and 

 have (bund it much most profitable to work oxen 

 with Durham blood in them, generally from halt' 

 to seven eighths. They walk well, are very strong 

 and are more gentle and docile than almost any 

 other cattle, and then they are so easily turned into 

 beef whenever we wish to part with them. I al- 

 ways have sufficient employment for my work 

 oxen to prevent them from getting too fat to work 

 well. The liirmalion of the Durham stock 

 shows great power, and their walk when lean is 

 very good. ' 1 have frequent occasions to send an 

 ox cart to Lexington, and they always make tho 

 inp in a day — the distance there and back is twen- 

 ty-eight miles. 1 work them in yokes and bows. 

 Saml. D. Martin. 



Coll/yville, Ky. 



THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



From the Richmond Compiler. 

 The board of agriculture, for the appointment 

 of which a bill was passed by the last legislature, 

 has been appointed by Lieut. Governor Huther- 

 foord, and their names will be found below. Tha 

 authorization of this board was an act of uncom- 

 mon liberality of the last legislature— and will 

 no doubt cause it to be gratefully remembered for 

 generations, we may say ages to come. Most: 

 wisely, most generously did they authorize the 

 governor to select two individuals from each of 

 the lour great sections of the state, who were to 

 meet yearly alternately at one of the principal 

 towns or cities of the different sections, discuss 

 agricultural and other interests, decide on the best 

 policy for the Old Commonwealth, and report 

 their views and decisions lo his excellency, lo 

 be laid before their sapient legislatorships at 

 their next session. Now in consideration of so 

 important a pritilcge to said board, (a privilege 



