1858. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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in pulling the weeds, to do all 

 that would be necessary ? Hoe- 

 lug is essential, whether there 

 are weeds or not, and we hope 

 our "Young Farmer" will try it 

 next year on some crop, hoeing 

 one portion of it twice or three 

 times as much as the other, ar. 1 

 let us have the benefit of the re- 

 sult. 



MEMORY OF THE HORSE. 



The horse, like all other ani- 

 mals, once ran wild ; but by va- 

 rious ways and methods has 

 been made one of the most use- 

 ful animals ever yet tamed. He 

 can be made to run, jump, 

 dance, lie down, or anything of 

 the kind, and even talk, as eve- 

 ry animal has a peculiar way of 

 communicating with each other 

 as well as man. AVhat I now 

 wish to speak of is the treat 

 ment of the horse. If a horse ^ 

 once gets frightened at a cer- 

 tain object by the road-side, 

 and you whip him, he will be 

 sure to dodge at the same ob- 

 ject or place that he first got 

 frightened at. One day 1 was 

 engaged in hitching a team be- 

 fore a wagon, and one horse, 

 with the quickness of a cat, 

 plowed his teeth against my 

 head, which felt like the weight 

 of a two-fisted giant. The next 

 thing that occurred was a heavy 

 club falling upon the poor ani- 

 mal's head ; and now, whenever 

 I pass by him, his head is sud- 

 denly turned from me. By such 

 treatment a horse will long re- 

 member his master or any other one who takes 

 similar means to subdue him. It is fear that 

 causes an animal to shrink from your presence. 

 We are all too apt to be harsh with our animals, 

 and should study their natures, and learn to treat 

 them with kindness. L. F. 



Brandon, Vt., 1858. 



A SICK COLT. 



I have a colt three years old last spring ; in 

 March last she had the common horse ail, and 

 when I turned her out to grass she was appar- 

 ently well of it. After being out awhile, 1 no- 

 ticed that at times she had a difficulty in breath- 

 ing, which still continues. She is thriving well, 

 and is lively and inclined to caper in the pasture, 

 but after doing so, breathes with great difficulty. 

 In two instances I have seen her fall, and after 

 lying a few minutes, get up and breathe well ; the 

 trouble is evidently on her lungs. 



Now I wish 10 ask if you, or any of your nu- 

 merous readers, know of any remedy for the case, 

 and if so, you will confer a favor by inserting it 

 in the Fanner. N. H. Cook. 



North Farsonsfield, Me., Aug., 1858. 



AN EXPEBIMENT IN DKAINING. 



EXPLANATION OF THE ENGRAVING. 



A, is a piece of land containing about an acre, 

 used as a vegetable garden on the lower side, and 

 above is filled with pear and other trees, shrubs 

 and small fruits. 



B, and F, show the line of the main drain; 

 F also shows the junction of the old stone drain, 

 with the main pipe drain. 



C, shows the lateral drains extending into the 

 garden. 



U, is a "Peep Hole" or Well, in which may be 

 seen at any time, how much water is passing 

 through the main drain. 



E, is the line of a stone drain laid in 1849. 



G, and H, show lateral drains running into I, 

 and G also shows the highest land in that direc- 

 tion. 



I, is another main drain, receiving the later- 

 als H, and draining the hill on the west side of 

 the low land which is designated by its lighter 

 color. On this side hil' here is a young orch- 



