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were ready to be forked or carted. Some few, lative and gambling character to be salutary for 

 the fortunate cidtivators of warm, forward soils— I the merchant, and that it also tends to produce 

 oome Inckv ones, whom the showers, in their ca- | too groat an accumulation of grain in warehous- 

 price, passed bv, with none or only a few drops ; es to be safe for the British grower. Present cir- 

 from their skirts-have been able to secure their . cumstances lead to the conclusion that a perma- 

 spring corn in time ; but, in general, farmers have ^ i,ent fixed duty would be better for all parties in 

 been toiling and bustling only to prostmte their the community. 



crops before this soaking rain. There they lie ^^^^, ^ „ ^. 



without remedv, some in cock, some in swath, | I T E M S 1 N R U R A L E C O ^ O M 1 „ 

 the barley soddening, staining, sprouting; the] Onginal and ™ by .be Ed... 



pulse of which the late sorts are still abroad, 1 Remedies agamM Rats and Mice—T^^ke a ^pooi 



ful of flour, mixed with some scrajungs ot c d 



October 17, 1832. 



blackeniniT, burstinff, wasting ; the oats resistiu^ , , , . , , -- 



the wet best, but with little chance of being pre- cheese, and seeds ot hemlock (cicuta) made as fi e 

 eervcl from growing, should this weather contin- ! as possible. Set it where the mice haunt. If 

 ue ; and, from the long period of .bought that has be set in a house, let it not he m the same apa, :■ 

 occurred, there is but too much reason to appre- 1 nient with anything which is food for man. Tl :i 

 hend that it may be succeeded by heavy and pro- 1 mixture will destroy all the .mc^ that cat, accoif 

 tracted rain. We pray that our fears may be tng to Deanes ^ew England Farmer, 

 .groundless, and that an interval at least of dry the same work it is said that -the poison, whi h 

 weather, for the securing of our crops, may be 1 describe for mice will serve to destroy rats, 

 vouchsafed by Him who has ,,romise.l that " Seed I" the same work are the following receipts ^i 

 time and harvest shall not cease." In the North, destroying rats 



of course, the business of agriculture is not so for- 

 ward, and the wheat harvest not so far aihanced : 

 it is, however, matter of consolation that through 

 EnHand, in general, a larger portion of wheat 

 than usual has been secured in excellent condi- 

 tion. The produce of the harvest, according to 

 appearances, and accounts from various quarters, 

 must be large. The fpiality of the wheat is gen- 

 erally good, as is likewise the case with oats. 



When a really plentiful harvest is in progress, 

 with rumors of abundance fur beyond the reality, 

 with favorable accounts of the crops on the conti- 

 nents, and more than a million of quarters of bond- 

 ed grain in our warehouses, it is not surjirising 

 that prices should fall. Accoringlv it appears 

 that wheat has very considerably declined, with 

 the expectation of a farther depression, which, 

 however, the continuance of rainy weather may 

 have a tendency to elevate. But then comes the 

 serious question, lohat is to he done with the mil- 

 lions of quarters of corn now in our warelwiises '? 

 The imjiorters have got a wolf by the ear, which 

 they know not whether to hold or to let loose. 

 Whenever he is liberated it is probable that both 

 merchants and farmers may bo pretty severely bit- 

 ten. If this large stock be now thrown into the 

 market, in conjunction with the supply of a plen 

 tiful harvest, it will iirobably lower prices to a de 

 gree that will hear hard both on the importer and 



Take one quart of oat-meal, four drops of i il 

 of rhodium, one grain of musk, two nuts of nix 

 vomica powdered ; mix the whole together, ai i 

 place it where the rats frequent ; continue to 

 o, while they eat it, and it will soon destroy then 

 Or, take equal quantities of unslackcd lime, ai i 

 powdered oat-meal ; mix them by stirring, withe it 

 adiling any liquid, and place a small quantity 

 any place frequented by rats. They will eagely 

 swallow the jireparatiou, become thirsty, and t e 

 water which they drink will cause the lime 

 swell and thus destroy them." 



Remedies for musty Grain Wheat or otht^ 



grain, if musty, may be cleansed by the following 

 process. The wheat [rye or Indian corn] must be 

 put into any convenient vessel, capable of contai 

 ing at least three times the quantity, anil the vet^se 

 must be subsequently filleil with boiling water ; the 

 grain should then be occasionally stirred, and tlie 

 hollow and decayed grains, (which will float) may 

 be removed ; when the water has become eoM, or 

 in general, when about half an hour haselapsc.l, il 

 is to be drawn olT. It will be proper then to rinse 

 the corn with col.l water, in order to remove any 

 yiortion of the water, which may have taken up 

 the must ; after which the corn being completely 

 drained, it is without loss of time, to be thinly 

 spread on the floor of a kiln, and thoroughly dried, 

 care being taken to stir, and to turn it fieqiiciitly 



British farmer, that will achieve the ruin of many dm-lng this part of the jirocess 



now struggling with a long succession of difficul- 

 ties, and will convert that plenty, which ought to 

 prove a blessing, into a fruitful source of misery 

 and disaster. 



If the importer will not consent to pay the pres- 

 ent high duty, he must make up his mind to keep 

 a large capital unproduc^jyely locked up for a con- 

 siderable time; or he may be compelled by and 

 bye to submit to the payment of a still higher du- 

 ty, and to dispose of his commodity even on worse 

 terms than at present. In the meantime it is a 

 fearful thing for the farmer to have his enormous 

 mass of grain hanging over the market, and ready 

 to overwhelm it whenever it may chance to be 

 let loose ujion it. The Revenue would certainly 

 receive a considerable addition by the payment of 

 the present duty on so large a stock of grain, but 

 it would be more than counterbalanced by the 

 ruin of numerous individuals. On the whole the 

 present crisis seems to demonstrate that our sys- 

 tem of corn laws possesses too much of a specu 



By this simple operation, it is said that grain, 

 however musty, may be completely purified, with 

 very little expense, and without requiring chemi- 

 cal knowledge or a chemical apparatus. 



Soils. — Young says it may he laid down as a 

 maxim, that a strong, harsh, tenacious clay, though 

 it will yield great crops of wheat, is yet managed 

 at so heavy an expense that it is usually let for 

 more than it is worth. Much money is not ofien 

 made on such land. The very contrary soil, a 

 light, poor, dry sand is very often, indeed, in the 

 occupation of men who have made fortunes. 

 Some permanent manure is usually below the 

 surface, which answers well to carry on, and 

 sheep, the common stock of such soils, is the most 

 profitable sort he can depend on. 



For the Scab in Sheep.— Sir Joseph Banks gives 

 the following remedy. Take one pound of quick- 

 silver ; half a pound of Venice turpentine ; half a 

 pint of oil of turpentine ; four pounds of liog's 



lard : Let them be rubbed in a mortar till the 

 quicksilver is thoroughly incorporated with the 

 other ingredients. To be applied along the back 

 on the skin, in two lines on each side ; in one 

 down the shoulders, and between the legs. The 

 operation not to be later than the mid.lle of October. 



Mother remedy for the same Disorder. — Dr Deane 

 says the sheep infected is first to be taken from the 

 flock, and put by itself; and then the part afieet- 

 eil is to have [lie wool taken oil", as fur as the skin 

 (eels hard to the finger, washed with -soap suds, 

 and rubbed hard with a shoe brush, so as to cleanse 

 an.l break the scab. Then annoint it with a de- 

 coction of tobacco water, mixed with a third of lie 

 of wood ashes, as much grease as this lie will dis- 

 solve, a small quantity of tar, and about an eighth 

 of the whole mass of the spirits of turpentine. 

 This ointment is to be rubbed on the part affected, 

 and for some little distance round it, at three dif- 

 ferent times, with an interval of three days after 

 each washing. With timely precautions this will 

 always prove sufficient. 



The Rot in Sheep. — Arthur Young says that 

 feeding slieej. in dew is found to rot them more than 

 anything else ; on which account they do not let 

 them out of fold till the sun has exhaled the dew 

 from their |asturcs. The same writer gives the 

 following receipt for this disorder. " Give to each 

 sh..ep one 8|ioonful of .spirits of turpentine, mixed 

 with two of water ; after fasting twelve hours let 

 them have hree doses ; staying six days between 

 each dose ; this is said to have been used with 

 success, ev(n in cases were the fleece has been 

 nearly gone, and the throat terribly swelled." 



Conti^tiy of fields under Culture. — IMany far- 

 mi rs loo joften overlook this circumstance : if they 

 attended lo it as much as their profit required, we 

 should isee landlords reforming their estates in this 

 particular more than they do at present. There 

 is nut a more expensive, perplexing circumstance 

 in 5 farm, than the fields being in a straggling dis- 

 joitte.l condition. The disadvantages are nii- 

 me,-ous and striking. 



Remedy for Lice and Ticks in Shtrp.—Mr Coke's 

 receipt for dressing all his flocks previous to win- 

 tcr was as follows : two pounds of tobacco ; two 

 pounds and a half of soft soap; one pound of 

 whte mercury in powder; boil in eight gallons of 

 water one hour ; part the wool once down each 

 shoulder and the breast, and twice along each side ; 

 into which pour it : this quantity is enough for 

 (brty sheep. — Young's Annals, I'ol. six. p. 448. 



Dairy Secret. — Have readj^ two pans in boiling 

 water ; and on the new milk's coming to the dairy, 

 take the hot pirns out of the water, put the milk 

 into one of them, and cover it with the other. 

 This will occasion great augmentation in the thick- 

 ness and quality of the cream. 



Fjr Rheumatic Pains or Lumbago. — The follow- 

 ing is by Arthur Young, an English agricultural 

 writer of much celebrity. 



Dissolve as much salt in water as will make it 

 swill an egg, rub it with your hand on the part 

 iffecte.l before a fire, for fifteen or twenty minutes, 

 jusi before going to bed. It is uncommonly ef- 

 feclive. 



Planting Forest Trees. — The best time forplant- 

 iig acorns, chesniits and walnuts, is in the fall as 

 s<on as they are rijie. If they are kept long af- 

 tn- the dead ripe state, they lose their vegetative 

 principle. 



