No. 10. 



Ringing Bulls. — A Butter Table. 



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larger than the wire of the ring, apparently 

 causing little or no pain to the animal, and 

 the wound will heal in the course of a few 

 days ; in fact we do not now recollect of ever 

 having one with a sore nose. The joints, 

 and the wire of the ring being perfectly 

 smooth, causes no irritation, and the animal 

 does not seem to mind it in the least. 



These rings are now manufactured and 

 finished in a very superior style, by Messrs. 

 Ruggles, Nourse, and Mason, at Worcester, 

 Mass., and found for sale in most of the ag- 

 ricultural, and some of the hardware stores, 

 at a fair price. 



Now we will give in detail, our method 

 of performing this operation, which we have 

 followed for the last eight or nine years 

 with perfect success. 



If the animal is young, we take him to 

 the cows-stable, and secure him to one of 

 the stanchions by the neck. We then take 

 a good sized rope and tie around his horns, 

 take a twist around his nose, and elevate it 

 about as high as our breast, resting it on a 

 rail or piece of joist, and secure it firmly. 

 To prevent the animal from injuring him- 

 self, if there is no partition to the stable, 

 take two rails and secure one on each side of 

 him, to keep his body straight. Having all 

 things ready, the small screw out of the ring, 

 and the tools all handy, the operator stand- 

 ing nearly in front, grasps the end of the 

 nose with the thumb and finger of the left 

 hand, and feeling the thin or gristly part of 

 his nostrils, place the point of the stiletto 

 where you wish the hole, and when certain 

 of having it in the right place, thrust it 

 through, and pull it back instantly, or if the 

 animal should give a sudden jerk, let go of 

 the stiletto at once, and as soon as he is 

 quiet, pull it out. Care should be taken to 

 have the hole straight, or parallel to the fine 

 skin of the nose. Immediately after re 

 moving the stiletto, still keeping hold of the 

 bull's nose with the left hand, pass the ring 

 through the hole, bring the two ends toge- 

 ther, put in the screw, and screw it tight 

 with a screw-driver, and all is finished. 



Now, however, comes the most difiicult 

 part of the operation, or at least that which 

 requires the most care. Loosen his head, 

 and leave one end of the rope around his 

 horns, putting the knot in front, pass the 

 other end of the rope down in front of his 

 face and throuoh the ring, and lead him to 

 his stall. By this means there is no danger 

 of tearing out the ring, as the power of the 

 rope would be on his horns, for whenever 

 the rope is tightened, and the least stress on 

 the ring, he will immediately throw up his 

 nose on a line with the rope, which eases 

 him at once. If he should prove refractory, 



and hang back, or dash ahead, do not fetch 

 him up too sudden, but ease off" a little, until 

 he learns to yield, which he will soon do, 

 after he gets over his alarm. Do not on 

 any account, struggle with him on the first 

 lesson ; but on the contrary, endeavour to 

 soothe, pacify, and inspire him with confi- 

 dence in himself and the rope, and to show 

 him he will receive no injury, if he but 

 quietly walks along. If he is properly man- 

 aged at first, and led with the rope attached 

 to his horns and passed through the ring 

 for a few times, he will soon understand 

 the tuition he is undergoing, and behave 

 quietly when led, and be completely sub- 

 dued by the time his nose will be healed. 



Some think the ring should not be used 

 until the wound is entirely healed, but our 

 experience teaches us it is better to use it 

 at once, but carefully, and not torment him 

 unnecessarily. Since we have adopted the 

 foregoing method, we have never had a bull 

 that proved refractory or that seemed to 

 suffer from the wound in the nose. They 

 should never be secured in the stable by the 

 ring; but either with a halter or strap 

 around the neck. — Central N. York Farmer. 



A Butter Table. — One positive direction 

 in making butter is, never touch it with the 

 naked hand, for it assuredly gives it a greasj% 

 oily taste. Some persons may say that I 

 throw myself into the hands of the critic, 

 by saying that butter is greasy, but they are 

 vi'elcome to make what they can out of it. 

 I will give you a specification of a simple 

 machine to separate the butter from all the 

 liquid matter; and if any person can im- 

 prove on it, or describe a better, the informa- 

 tion will be gratefully received. The one I 

 have in use is a maple plank or board, three 

 feet long, two feet at one end, six inches at 

 the other, a true taper on each edge, with 

 strips six inches wide, nailed on the two 

 sides; there are 6leats at each end on the 

 under side, in which is inserted at the narrow 

 end, a leg 17 inches long, and two legs at the 

 wide end, 22 inches long. On the surface 

 of the board, near the narrow end and in the 

 center is an iron staple ; a stick of maple 

 three inshes square, three feet ten inches 

 long, a little tapering, a gudgeon in the end, 

 with a flat head that will turn into the sta- 

 ple; the other end may be turned or shaved 

 to form a handle. Butter on this board, work- 

 ed and pressed with this stick, has the benefit 

 of the liquid substance constantly draining 

 from it as the working progresses, and the 

 labour can be performed in a quarter of the 

 time, much better and much less laborious 

 exertion, than any other plan that has come 

 to my knowledge. — Cultivator. 



