1859. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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EXTBACTS AND KEPLIBS. 

 TWO SICK COLTS. 



In looking over my last Farmer, I noticed a 

 piece written by "\V. ]). Searl," concerning a 

 sick colt, and as I have had two sick, in precise- 

 ly the same way, one last year, and one this, I 

 think I can give him a little light on the matter. 

 The one that was sick last year, got over it after 

 laying on the barn floor about two months, but 

 has not done very well since ; the one this year 

 ■was sick about three weeks and died; she had 

 the appearance of being hurt across the small of 

 the back, would walk on the end of the hoofs of 

 the hind feet, with them drawn forward ; they 

 finally got so stiff, that she lost the use of them 

 entirely. In the fore part of her sickness, she 

 would lie and groan terribly; when she died, I 

 thought, I would learn, if possible, what ailed her, 

 80 I sent, and got my brother, and we opened 

 her, and in the maw, we found the trouble. It 

 was the bots — there was a spot the bigness of a 

 man's hands entirely covered by them, and caused 

 such a fever, that the lungs were swelled to more 

 than twice the usual size. That is what causes 

 the difficulty in breathing. It was generally 

 thought she was poisoned. Now I think if friend 

 Searl will doctor his colt for the bots, he will 

 cure him. O. T. Willard. 



Bolton, Vt., 1859. _ 



POPPIES VERSUS BUGS. 



Last season I had some beautiful vines of dif- 

 ferent kinds growing in my garden, which prom- 

 ised a bountiful supply. One morning, I found 

 them covered with bugs, and, being about to 

 leave home for several days, hesitated a moment 

 as to what I should do for the tender plants. 

 My eyes immediately rested upon some poppies, 

 and the thought occurred, that the leaves might 

 be a remedy against the ravages of the bugs. I 

 instantly gathered some, and laid the leaves up- 

 on the hills, around the plants, and under the 

 leaves. After an absence of several days, I return- 

 ed, and immediately repaired to the garden, to 

 learn the fate of my vines. They were looking 

 finely, and not a bug to be seen of any kind. 

 Whether the poppies had any thing to do in driv- 

 ing away the devouring insects, some may ques- 

 tion. Suffice it to say, they decamped instanter, 

 and my opinion is, they are not partial to the 

 opium quality of poppies. If this will serve the 

 interests of the gardeners, you are at liberty to 

 publish it. N. R. Wright. 



Paper Mill Village, N. H., April 21, 1859. 



TO CURE KICKING COWS. 



Place the animal by the side of a stall, or plank 

 partition, and confine her head in stanchions, or 

 by a chain, so that she can neither move side- 

 ways or forward and back. Pass a rope, having 

 a slip-noose on the end, around both hind legs, 

 just above the gambrel. Draw this pretty tight, 

 and the cow will soon find that the more she 

 kicks, the more she hurts herself, and will gen- 

 erally be cured of the propensity in a short time. 

 The pain of this operation, if the animal struggle 

 violently, is quite severe, and will render the 

 cords of the legs stiff for a time, but the cure will 

 be permanent. Care must be taken not to let the 



rope get below the gambrel joint, as the cow will 

 then throw herself down. J. Y. N. 



Norton, May, 1859. 



QUINCE BUSHES. 



Please inform me how I can make my quince 

 bushes bear? They blossom well, but yield no 

 fruit. Aaron Brigham. 



Holliston, April, 1859. 



Remarks. — There is no prescription specially 

 applicable to your question. Perhaps the soil is 

 too rich, and they make too much wood ; per- 

 haps it is not rich enough. If they appear very 

 luxurious, head them in, and remove some of the 

 soil about one of them, and supply it with sand 

 or clay. 



HOW TO PREVENT CROWS FROM PULLING CORN. 



Take two ounces of nitre to a peck of corn, 

 dissolve the nitre in half the quantity of boiling 

 water wanted to cover the corn, then add as 

 much beef brine, and soak the corn from twelve 

 to twenty-four hours, then roll in plaster, or dry 

 •ihes. I have followed this method for more 

 than five years, and have suffered no loss from 

 crows. R. A. Damon. 



Fiipton, April, 1859. 



HUNGARIAN GRASS. 



In your last issue, I noticed an account of 

 Wm. Richards raising Hungarian grass, but he 

 gave no account of the quantity of land he sowed. 

 Will Mr. R. give us all the information he can 

 about sowing and harvesting it ; and what stock 

 he thinks best to feed it to, and whether he will 

 feed the seed clear or mixed with other grain, 

 and what he thinks it worth compared with corn 

 or oats, and oblige A YouNG Farmer. 



Brandon, Vt., April 23, 1859. 



H. E. Fitch, Clarence, Nova Scotia. — We are 

 not able to give you the information you desire, 

 without occupying an amount of time which we 

 cannot at present command. 



Fur the New England Farmer. 



SUPERPHOSPHATE OP lilME FOR 

 SQUASHES. 



As the time is near at hand for planting, I deem 

 it advisable to tell my experience in relation to my 

 use of the superphosphate of lime in preserving 

 the vines of the autumn marrow squash. I have 

 used the superphosphate lime for two years with 

 perfect success, and obtained large crops of that 

 delicious vegetable without losing a vine. Be- 

 fore I put on the superphosphate I could not 

 raise a single squash, on account of the worm in 

 the vine near the root. It usually commenced 

 its ravages about the time that it fruited. The 

 vines would look well, yet in two days they would 

 all wilt away, but by the use of the superphos- 

 phate of lime I am able to save every vi;ie, and 

 get full crops of squashes. I commence putting 

 it on them as soon as the seed comes up, to keep 

 off the small black beetle, which is does to per- 



