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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



JUNE 11, 1834. 



From the Southern Agriculturist. 

 ON THE MANAGEMENT OF HORSES WHILST 

 TRAVELLING. 



with a lump of alum about the size of a nutmeg 



dissolved in it, and urge the horse on his journey. 



I have now my good sir, said what I would do 



As it is your request, I will now endeavor to j with my horse on the road, and if any part of it is 



say something about the treatment of a horse upon | worth your consideration, you are welcome to it. 



a journey, though, I assure you, that you 



that you have 

 I will however, 



Hoping that you will excuse great hurry and lilun 

 ders, and with my best wishes for your having a 

 safe and pleasant time of it, 



I remain yours with regard, 15. 



GREAT EXPLOIT. 



On Saturday, a pair of horses before a light 

 rotted over the Centreville course on Long 



travelled much more than I have. 



say how I would treat my nags. 



It is of great importance that the horse be in 



good condition before the journey is commenced, 



not very fat ; he should eat nothing but the most 



solid food for sometime before you start, nothing 



li "lit. or screen, for nine out often horses will foun- \ wagon, tr 



der if fed on green food. Early in the morning Island, 100 miles .n two mmu.es less than 



„ive a few swallows of water for some horses will j hours, and, of course, won the bet of 1000 dollars. 



not eat without, particularly if feverish at night. J Is this not unprecedented ?-.W lork Gazette. 



Give three quarts of corn soon after the water; he The New York Commercial adds the following 



should not be limited in fodder, but let him have particulars relating to this cruel treatment of these 



it before him from the time he is put up at night fine horses. We agree with the New-York editor 



till vou start. Give him as much water as he will that it is a fit subject for the Grand Jury : 



drink before you start, travel very slow for the 

 first hour, for many horses are foundered from the 

 body becoming suddenly hot when full of cold 

 water, just as when the reverse happens filling the 

 body with cold water when it is hot. Give about 

 a gallon of water frequently, for by giving a small 

 quantity often, the stomach is kept more cool, and 

 there is less danger. Twice or three times a day 

 put about a pint of corn meal and a little salt into 

 the water, and stir it well in. Whenever you wa- 

 ter on the road, move off the horse immediately, to 

 stand still after drinking is very wrong. When 

 you stop for any time, say for an hour or so, do 

 not water till you are going off. I never give corn 

 during the day — three or four quarts of oats may 



would urge upon our farmers. It is care and ten" 

 derness exercised towards the animal during the 

 operation. The work is too often entrusted to 

 thoughtless boys and to others, who having a job 

 to perform feel no interest in the flock and use but 

 little gentleness towards the sheep in their hands. 

 Many sheep receive injuries from the shaking and 

 wrenching and slatting about which they are doom- 

 ed to undergo while in the hands of the wash- 

 er. After having washed your sheep thoroughly 

 be careful where you put them, if you would not 

 lose your labor entirely. A clean smooth pasture 

 free from sandy places, old decaying stumps, or 

 burnt logs, should be the place for them to run in 

 till shearing time. Many who in fact are carefnl 

 in Washing, are careless in this particular, and 

 thereby lose nearly the whole of their labor. The 

 sheep lie down in the sand, or they rub against 

 the Stumps, &c., and in a few minutes fill their 

 fleeces with a load of dust or sand. We repeat, 



It was a match against time by two horses be- 1 more care in this business will save the State much 



moaey, and not only this, but retrieve the reputa- 

 tion of our flocks. 



longing to Mr. R. B. Thiell, of this city, for $1500 

 to trot in a light four wheel carriage, one hundred 

 miles in ten successive hours ; and was won, hav- 

 ing two minutes thirty-five seconds to spare. If 

 what we have heard be correct, the latter part of 

 the match was a scene revolting to humanity. The 

 horses performed wonders the first eighty miles, 

 but evidently flagged the ninth hour, and on the 

 tenth, became so completely worried, that, during 

 a portion of that time, they were whipped with a 

 degree of cruelty unheard of on any course in this 

 country or in Europe. One of the morning papers 

 states that men with whips had to drive them 

 around the last mile, and that there is little hope 



be given, and fodder or hay, for the quantity he I f the recovery of one of these fine animals- 

 will eat will not injure him. In hot dusty weath- I should he even survive, he will never be fit for the 

 er it is very gratifying to the horse to wash or | roa d again. We shall be glad to give contradic- 

 wipe the face, and the inside of the nostrils with a j tion to this statement, if it be untrue. If it be 

 sponge and cold water, and if you add a little vin- true — and we bad the story from the lips of a gen- 

 egar°it is better; do this at the time of, and be- tleman who was on the course — the authors de- 

 fore watering. When you stop for the night, let serve strong public censure, and it is the duty of 

 the horse go into a lot to wallow and walk about the grand jury to indict them. 



FRAUD IN WOOL. 



The practice of rolling up a quantity of pulled 

 wool, tag-locks, and filth in fleeces, has become so 

 prevalent of late in many of the wool-growing dis- 

 tricts, that it is proper at this time, when shearing 

 is vear at hand, to caution those who are about to 

 pu chase wool of the farmers, to examine critical- 

 ly he condition in which the wool is put up, and 

 wlenever fraud is discovered, the severest penalty 

 the law will permit, should be inflicted on the per- 

 petrator. Instances have occurred where nearly a 

 foutth part of the weight of what was supposed to 

 be pi,.'eiy fleece wool, has proved to be something 

 of an entirely different character. Many extensive 

 manufacturers have declared it as their determina- 

 tion not to purchase wool at any rate unless it is 

 in good condition. — Courier. 



for half an hour, then let a few bundles of fodder 

 or hay be given to him while he is rubbed, cur- 

 ried and brushed, and afterwards as plentifully as 

 can be given. When cool have his legs washed 

 with soap and cold water, and the feet picked out, 

 and then let him have his fill of water, but with- 

 out salt. Be careful that the horse always eats 

 some fodder before he gets his corn ; give a strong 

 large horse eight quarts of corn at night, or as 

 many ears as are equal to it — it is better to feed 

 on the ear than to shell it, as the horse eats not so 

 fast and will perhaps eat less. If the corn is new- 

 give but half the quantity ; always give oats in the 

 morning if to be got, six quarts will not injure a 

 horse. If the horse gets galled, wash the parts 

 with strong whiskey and water. If your horse 

 becomes dull and heavy on the journey, or loses 

 his appetite, tie a lump of gum assafoetida on his 

 bit, covered or wrapped in a strong rag. This 

 may be continued for the whole journey, and I 

 believe prevents his taking any distemper if put 

 with sick horses, or in stables where they have 

 been : it is also a preventive of founder. Horses 

 sometimes get lame on the road without any ap- 

 parent cause. It is generally from being improp- 

 erly shod. There are such various notions as to 

 the treatment of a horse when foundered, that it 

 is difficult to know what to say on the subject. 

 I would bleed freely from the neck — give a pint 

 •of whiskey with a little warm water and molasses, 



From the Maine Farmer. 

 WASHING SHEEP. 

 The time of the year has commenced, when, if 

 it is not already done, sheep must soon be washed. 

 Now who does not know how to wash sheep ? 

 Aye, but how few there are washed as they should 

 he. Thousands of dollars are lost to Maine an- 

 nually from neglect in the single operation of 

 washing wool as it ought to be done. The wool 

 merchant always ready and abundantly willing to 

 to decry the article, finds that it is not so clean. 

 He accordingly makes an allowance for the dirt, 

 and depend upon it he makes more of an allowance 

 than the real amount of the dirt would warrant. 



Hence by the work not being thoroughly accom- 

 plished, a loss is sustained ; a loss which though 

 it may not amount to much to individuals, yet in 

 the aggregate will swell to a large sum. Most 

 of our farmeis use no soap while washing their 

 sheep. Others use so little that it does no good. 

 Now a liberal use of this article would save much 

 money to the community, not only by diminish- 

 ing the allowance made for extraneous matter in 

 the wool, but in the reputation which would be 

 gained by always having perfectly clean fleeces. 

 Manufacturers complain that although the staple of 

 the wool from Maine is good, it is generally 

 wretchedly cleansed. There is another point in 

 this business which on the score of humanity we 



From the Genesee Farmer. 

 SLIGHT COLDS. 



I noticed in the Pennsylvanian of May 10, some 

 remarks en a slight cold. This subject is certainly 

 important and the nostrums too often resorted to 

 in such cases, tend more to create serious com- 

 plaints than to cure. The neglect of mismanage- 

 ment of these slight colds are often the means of 

 inducing consumption, inflammation of the lungs, 

 and other incurable disorders. We have often 

 heard of irplasses and rum, of hoarhound candy, 

 and other rostrums. Now it is obvious that what 

 we call a (light cold, is a stoppage of the imper- 

 ceptible evacuation by the skin, and all stimulants 

 or astringen'.s are hurtful. To restore this tenden- 

 cy to the surface, is the main object, and I know 

 nothing better than to take a tea spoonful of ipe- 

 cacuanha — paur on to it about a gill of warm but 

 not hot water — take one tea spoonful of this tea 

 three or four times a day, keeping in the mouth a 

 small piece of saltpetre about as large as a pea and 

 swallow the spittle — this will cure in most cases. 



Medicus. 



To temper Large Instruments. — W. 11. Raiford, 

 in th« Southern Planter, says, some wrought iron 

 ploughs will last twice as long as others. This is 

 owing, in a great measure, to the tempering. It 

 is in tain, he says, to attempt to temper large in- 

 struments in a small quantity of impure water. 

 The more and the purer the water the better will 

 be the temper. * 



