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Re.mkdt fob the bluody IMuRHAiN. — A cor- 

 ss|iondeiit of tlie Genesee Fariiier, g:vfs in tlie 

 illowiii^ extrucl of a letti-r, a very siiii|ile remedy 

 jr lliis disease. Ho s;iys: — 



"!n answer to uii inquiry in ihe Farmer a few 

 reeks since, 1 would slate, that I had an ox at- 

 jcked with tho bloody murrain this winter, so 

 iolently, that in two or tliree hours lie had dis- 

 harged between three and fom- gallons of lilood. 

 remenihered to have lieard it said years ago, that 

 c green leaves of the njullein, steeped in milk, 

 as a certain remedy. 1 lost no time till I found 

 lome of the leaves, having to dig under the snow 

 "or tliem. They were steeped in new nii.k, ami 

 Ibont tliree quai ts of tlie tea poured off without 

 itraiuing, given to the ox, which produced an itn- 

 nediate cure. I have since known a cow cured 

 n the same way." 



'I'lie above remedy being a simple one, and the 

 ngredients within the reach of every farmer, 

 should certainly entitle it to the test of experiment 

 with every one who. may have any of his cattle 

 ElfBicted with this dreadful and fatal malady. We 

 luhlish it with the view of eliciting attention, and 

 t'ould respectfully suggest to such of our readers, 

 r others, as may try its curative powers to makt 

 eport of the cases to us, in order that, if it really 

 bould prove to be a certain remedy, the owners 

 of stock generally may be able to avail themselves 

 of the information. 



The Season Never since our residence in 



Louisiana, have we known so unfavorable a sea- 

 son for gardening. Eariy in February the weather 

 was so soft as to tenijit the industrious gardener 

 to commence planting, and not a week has passed 

 jince without our being visited by a blighting 

 ttrost. Crop after crop of tender vegetables have 

 hbeen cut off, and the tirst of April tinds our gar- 

 lideus in about the state of forwardness they are 

 'generally on the first of March of other years. In 

 ' addition to our cold spring, our seeds liave either 

 not been good, or the earth has been sa cold that 

 they would not vegetate freely. Even seeds of 

 our own raising, tiie egg plant, has come up but 

 sparsely. 



Cabbage lice are insects well known to every 

 person conversant with a garden. These have 

 been, and yet are more numerous and destructive 

 in the garden of the Erlitor, than ever before 

 known. We have j)urchased turnips from a 

 Kentucky boat, of a quality not found in Louisi- 

 ana, which we planted out. They were covered 

 with lice as soon as they j)ut out new leaves, and 

 one entire half in nundjer has perished. Expect- 

 ing a free use of ashes would destroy or drive off 

 these troublesome insects, we made the trial with- 

 out effect. The only benefit derived from any 

 application, has lieen that of strong soap suds. 



It is not cabbage and turnips alone, that have 

 suffered from these troublesome insects. With 

 us they have infested every vegetable of last year's 

 planting, which lias put forth tender leaves or 

 sprouts. Thus far we have not seen them on 

 vegetables of this spring's planting. — Lou. Jour. 



Important Invention. — Mr William Kean, of 

 Haverstraw, has, in conjunction with MrTliaddeus 

 Selleck, obtained letters patent for a machine for 

 cutting screws, which probably excels anything of 

 the kind now in use in Europe or America. 'Ihe 

 principle of the machine consists in circular dies, 

 which have a motion towards each other, while, 



at the same liuie, they make upwards of 500 revo- 

 lutions a minute. The^a dies receive the screws 

 at the top of a cast iron pot in which they are 

 secured, and when it obtains its proper thread, it 

 is thrown off by means of an inner S|iindle, ami 

 another insiantly takes its place, the dies preserving 

 their usual velocity, without changing their rotary 

 motion. The saving of screws is another impor- 

 tant consideration in (avor of these machines, as 

 it is difficult to s|)oil one upon them. Their con- 

 struction is simple, and we understand that one, 

 containing four sets of dies, and upon which a 

 boy can turn off' thirty gross per day, can be built 

 at a cost not exceeding $150. They are now in 

 operation at Selleck & Keau's Screw Factory at 

 Samsondale, in this town. 



Tlie above article is copied from a late number 

 of the North River Times, pnldished at Haver- 

 straw, N. Y. 'ihe machine therein sjjoken of, 

 will, undoubtedly, perform all that is said of it, 

 but as to its "excelling anything of the kind in 

 Europe or America," that must be a great mistake. 

 A machine has.rccently been invented by C. Read 

 & Co. of Worcester, which will cut 30 gross of 

 screws per day, with one pair of dies; and one 

 boy can tend from two to four machines, accord- 

 ing to the length of the ^crew. They have 

 several of the above now in operation at their 

 manufactory. We understand they contemplate 

 extending their works, being unable, at present, to 

 irieet the demand for their screws. 



Hard ■ Times. — A famine, among both man 

 beast, seems to pervade almost an entirj section 

 of our country. It is indicated by the extrava- 

 gant prices of labor and provisions of every kind, 

 and the sufferings which scarcity seems to have 

 imposed upon the brute creation. It is a novel 

 state of things, in a country with a population so 

 sparse as our own, and with such a superabun- 

 dance of soil devoted exclusively to agriculture. 

 In a kingdom like Ireland, where the mass of the 

 population subsist upon one particular species of 

 vegetable, and that crop, by some untoward acci- 

 dent, fails to yield its accustomed amount, scarcity 

 is often felt, and among the extremely poor, whose 

 resources are small, famine is the result. The 

 imperfect condition of agricultural science, and 

 the little tact of adapting the nature of supplies to 

 human wants, as in China, as well as in Ireland, 

 often induces much human as well as animal suf; 

 fering. But such a state of. things does not exist 

 here. Our territory is almost illimitable. Popu- 

 lation is thin, and the state of agriculture is much 

 in advance of many of the kingdoms of the old 

 world. The variety of the products of the soil, 

 too, is almost beyond coaiputatiou. Vet a great 

 scarcity now prevails all over New England, and 

 bread stuffs are imported from starving Europe, 

 and sold in this land of plenty at a. great profit ! — 

 JVorthampton Courier. 



Drawing Manure. — It very often happens, that 

 early in spring, the weather does not admit of 

 much work being done on the farm, and advan- 

 tage may frequently be taken of this season to 

 draw out the manure which has collected in cattle 

 yards during winter ; and the work will be much 

 facilitated, if, as often occurs, a small depth of 

 snow lies upon the ground. In order to prevent 

 loss from evaporation and the washing of rain, 

 manure drawn now should he left in heaps, as 

 large as convenience will admit, and not be spread 



until ttie day it \n to l)e ploughed under. Farmers 

 who have fresh manure now on hand, shoulil on 

 no consideration whatever, snflir it to be unap- 

 plied during thesunimer. 'I he loss from ferment- 

 ation and other causes has been proved satisfacto- 

 rily to be at least fifiy per cent. 'I herefore, instead 

 of leaving- it to waste until autumn, apply it to the 

 corn or potato crop now ; and the benefit derived 

 from it by this crop will be clear gain. For the 

 most nutritious part, instead of escaping as it 

 would when remaining unapplied, will go directly 

 to the benefit of this crop; and what remains of" it 

 by autumn, will be as great in amount as it would 

 had it been lying idle ; and will beside, be much 

 better mixed with the soil. Anotherconsideration 

 in favor of this practice is, tiiat corn is most ben- 

 efitted by fresh or unfermentcd manure; while 

 wheat, which frequently follows corn, admits only 

 of the nourishment of rotted manure, consequently 

 if it is" applied in the spring, they both derive the 

 greatest possible benefit from it. — Gen. Far. 



Grafting Wax.— We would advise our farm- 

 ing friends to prepare, in the course of this month, 

 when stormy days prevent work abroad, a quan- 

 tity of grafting wax ;; as it is sometimes inconve- 

 nient to allow time when wanted, and the hus- 

 bandry of time is one of the secrets of success in 

 farming. The following proportions of the usual 

 materials have been recommended as good, viz : 

 two and a half pounds of rosin, one pound of 

 beeswax, and one pound of tallow ; or one pound 

 rosin, three pounds beeswax, and two pounds tal- 

 low ; but the recipe we use, and which we know 

 to be good, is as follows, — half a pound of tallow, 

 one pound of beeswax, and two pounds of rosin, — 

 the whole melted together, and then workerl in 

 water like shoemaker's wax into rolls for use. 

 Where the grafting is to be perforimsd in the 

 nursery, or on small trees or branches, the most 

 convenient mode of applying the wax in by 

 having it on strips of muslin of a. width propor- 

 tioned to the size of the tree, from one to three 

 inches. These strips of muslin are prepared by 

 taking cotton cloth, cutting it into stri] s and dip- 

 ping them into the wax when melted. When the 

 branches are large, it is best to apply the wax 

 directly to the cut limb, and when of a proper 

 consistence and temperature, with the hands kept 

 slightly greased, the use of this composition is 

 perfectly easy and effectual. If yon make a little 

 more than you use this s| ring, it will not lie lost; 

 we have some two years o'd, which retains all its 

 good qualities. — Genesee Farmer. 



Silk Company. — It is with much pleasure that 

 we state to the friends of the cultivation o( silk, 

 that the Chester county Silk Company is thorough- 

 ly organized, and proceeding with great dilligence 

 in the object of their corporation. From the zeal 

 and Intel. igence of the President and managers, it 

 will commence under the best auspices. 



The eom[)any have purchased 12 acres of the 

 Matlack estates within the limits of the borough. 

 Two acres are already jiloughed, and one thousand 

 trees of several years growth will be planted in a 

 few days. The company have also sent to Balti- 

 more for a (piantity of the Chinese mulberry. — 

 IVest Chester Record. 



Railroad from New York to Philadelphia. 

 ft is rumored that the Joint Companies have de- 

 termined to make tlieir branch Railroad from New 

 Brunswick through Trenton. 



