No. 17, 



Cullivator, <^*c. 



327 



lk)ms of obstruction of some of the urinary 

 passages. Nothing was attempted, for his 

 relief, and he died. The bladder was found 

 ruptured, and a large quantity of urine had 

 escaped into the abdominal cavity. A small 

 stone was found, impacted in the urethra, 

 very near the extremity of the penis, which 

 had caused all the mischief. I have the stone 

 in my collection, which weighs only eight 

 grains — showing how small a matter may 

 produce the most fatal consequences. A tri- 

 fling operation would have removed the stone 

 and saved the animal. 



T have known several other cattle to die, 

 under circumstances so similar as to leave lit- 

 tle doubt, that their death, was occasioned by j 

 ■.he same cause. How long will it be before j 

 sympathy for the sufiering brutes, and are- 

 ^*fard for their own interests, will awaken the' 

 owners of cattle, from their present apathy, 

 to a sense of the value of veterinary medi- 

 cine!! 



Tlie short and capacious urethra of the cow, 

 £fibrd-3 a ready passage for calculi, from the' 

 bladder, and, m a great degree, exempts her j 

 from the sufferings of calculous diseases ofi 

 the lower organs — but her organization does 

 not protect her against such affections of the 

 kidneys and ureter.-. 



The formation of stone depends on a mor- 

 liid state of the animal fluids, or-, of the se- 

 cerning organs, or both. When a superabun- 

 dance of the earthy carbonates exists in the 

 blood — or, is separated from it by the kidneys 

 — the \irine, unable to hold it in complete so- 

 lution, will possess a tendency to deposit it, 

 m the form of stone. In this case the depo- 

 sit will be composed, principally, of the car- 

 bonates of lime, and magnesia. But when 

 the acid products of the digestive process, are 

 most abundant, the deposition from the urine 

 will be of a reddish or brown color — a more 

 iight, porous, chrystaline structure, and con- 

 sist of acid. The calculi of cattle, are said 

 <o consist of these two kinds. All that have 

 come under my notice, have been of the for- 

 mer sort. 



It' a stone has been discharged, in any of 

 the ways I have described — or, if a sandy de- 

 position has been observed where the urine 

 has been voided, it will be prudent to adopt 

 the proper treatment, before more serious 

 mischief results. 



When there is a deficiency of acid in the 

 urine, the deduction of chemistry will indi- 

 cate the employment of acid remedies. The 

 supertertrite of potash (cream of tartar) is 

 well adapted to the purpose. If the acid is 

 Hipcrabundant, the alkaline, and earthy basis, 

 ■will be as strongly recommended. Of these, 

 lime, soda, and potash, are most common- 

 y employed. 



These hasty remarks, on the calculous dis- 



eases of cattle, are intended to elicit uiquiry 

 and observation, rather than to afford a large 

 amount of instruction. 



I cannot dismiss tiiis subject, without ex- 

 pressing my regret, that the subject recom- 

 mended in my first number — the establish- 

 ment of 'a Veterinary College, has been 

 entirely overlooked, by the readers of the 

 Cabinet. Companies can be formed, and 

 funds obtained, almost any where, to build a 

 theatre, — construct a rail-road, or dig a canal, 

 even where the enterprize is of doubtful ex- 

 pediency — but the paramount interest of every 

 agriculturist, the preservation of his stock 

 from the ravages of disease, is almost totally 

 neglected. When will the farmer study his 

 own interest — and learn to attend to liis own 

 business ? 



NfW Garden, 4th mo. 24ih, 1838. 



For tlie FarmtTs' Cabinet. 



Cultivator. 



Pulverize well the soil. 

 The cultivator or hoe-harrow is now ac- 

 counted among tlie most valuable implements 

 possessed by the farmer; it destroys tiie weeds 

 and pulverizes the soil effectually amd cheap- 

 ly. Those that are so constructed as to admit 

 of being widened or contracted at pleasure, 

 possess decided advantages lor many pur- 

 poses, particularly lor working amongst root 

 crops. As many of us have embarked more 

 or less in raising sugar beet and mangel 

 wurtzel this season, I take the liberty of call- 

 in attention to a cultivator made by William 

 Beach, No. 428 Market street, between 12th 

 and 13th streets, Piiiladelphia, which i think 

 will be found superior to any other made in 

 this part of the country for pulverizing tiie 

 soil and clearing out weeds; it admits of ex- 

 pansion and contraction, is strong and dura- 

 ble, and every way adapted to the uses for 

 which it is designed. Beta. 



For the Farmers Cabinet. 



Important to Farmers. 



A machine has been invented by Milton 

 Dayton, of East Hampton, Long Island, by 

 which he threshes his own grain, at the rate 

 of fifteen bushels per hour, — grinds it at th"^ 

 rate of tw.) bushels per hour, — saws his ov/n 

 timber at the rate of one foot per minute, 

 and dresses his fla.x in proportion. The ma- 

 chine is carried by a two-horse power. Tlie 

 expense does not exceed three hundred dol- 

 lars, and a mere trilie will keep it in re- 

 pair. It will be of great advantage to farmers, 

 and especially in neip^hborhoods denied the 

 advantages ot water- power. 



If a man deceives tliee, trust him not agatu. 

 If he insult* thee, go away from him. 



