1869. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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was all I wanted of her. The whole rigging was 

 used a f-hort time, after which I put on only one 

 strap and rope, leaving the left leg free. Try it, ye 

 who have vicious cows, and not heat them with the 

 milking-stoool. Lewis L. Read. 



Hebronville, Mass., 1869. 



ASHES ON GRASS LAND. 



I wish to inquire of you which is the best time 

 to spread ashes on grass land, the fall or spring, 

 and how much would be a good coating for an 

 acre i" Norman Taylor. 



Plymouth, VL, 1869. 



Remarks. — Sow it any time when you can 

 make it convenient. Five bushels to the acre will 

 be useful, but a larger amount would be better. 

 If there were but twenty bushels to be used we 

 should advise sowing it upon two acres rather than 

 upon one. If one has an abundance of ashes, 

 more than ten bushels to the acre would probably 

 be useful. 



FLOOD GATES. 



Fences across streams and those on the in- 

 tervales which skirt the streams in New Eng- 

 land have been swept away by the late flood 

 to a larger extent probably than has ever be- 

 fore been done by any previous freshet. 

 Lumber is dear and in many places scarce. 

 It will be a serious matter with many fa"mers 

 to replace them, especially with those who have 

 lost heavily m crops and stock, and in other 

 ways. On passing fom Springfield, Mass., to 

 Hartford, Conn., last week, we saw sad evi 

 dence of the destruction caused by the flood. 



With a desire to aid those who must now 

 go to work and replace their fences about the 

 streams which pass through their farms, we 

 copy from the Sural New York' r the follow- 

 ing illustrations of two plans for flood gates, 

 which are well adapted to the purpose. The 



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Flood Gates Made of Poles, 



one above is made from poles of the de- 

 sired length, woven together with strong wire, 

 •which, in turn, is secured to the overhanging 



pole. As the water rises the poles float upon 

 its surface and do not in the least in.pede its 

 onward progress. The one given below is 

 more expens ve in its construction ; it consists 

 in inserting through holes made in the over- 

 hanging axle three or more rods or pendants, 

 of sulficient length to reach near the bed of 



Flood Gate Made oj Hoards. 



the stream. To these are firmly nailed boards, 

 as shown. The lower ones are close together, 

 which precludes all possibility of its becoming 

 filled or choked up with flood wood or other 

 rubbish that may have gathered in the current. 

 This, like the one made of poles, adapts itself 

 to the surface of the stream. The advantage 

 and superiority of these gates over a perma- 

 nent structure across swift flowing streams, is 

 obvious to all. 



To Cure Warts on Horses. — Henry R. 

 Tryon, in the Rural New-Yorker, tells us 

 hew he cured a large wart on a horse belong- 

 ing to him : — 



"Two years ago I bought a large Clyde 

 colt which had a wart as large as as man''s 

 fist on the hind leg, just below the stifle 

 joint. The following remedy I procured from 

 an English horse-farrier, which not only re- 

 moved the wart, but left the surface smooth, 

 and it haird ever. I purchased a two-ounce 

 vial of butter of antimony, and applied it with 

 a feather tied to the end of a long stick three 

 times a day, until satisfied that the roots of the 

 wart were dead, (this can be determined by 

 discontinuing the application for a week ; if 

 the wart starts to grow apply more.) After I 

 had thoroughly burned it out in this way, I ap- 

 plied the following to heal it over : — One pint 

 rum, one half-pint soft water, one ounce aloes, 

 one-fouth ounce myrrh ; pulverise the aloeS; 

 mix and wash. I applied this >• ash three 

 times a day, and it healed over smooth and 

 nice. Now I have given gratis a remedy 

 which if procured of the horse-farrier would 

 have cost you a five-dollar bill." 



