Vol. v.— No. 1. 



NEW ENGLAND FAR3IEU. 



N TilE At.\N.\i;EMKNT .\i\0 DISEASES 

 '^, F HORSES. (Continued from j-):ia:c 411, vo\.i\.) 

 ,' Much has been said by writers on ftrriory, rcs- 

 r^' Bcting tlic kind of water that is most wholesome 

 |., If horses. The H:reuter part seem to prefer pond 

 •A ater, where the bottom is composed of clay. — 

 jji he most desirable kind of water is that wliicli 

 jrses like best, provided it be not too cold ; and 

 i) le ill effects, that iiave sometimes been produced 

 f drinkinjif certain kinds of water, have not been 

 xasioned hy foreijfn or impure matters contain- 

 I in it, but merely by its coldness ; and it is the 

 !st plan to give clear river water in summer, and 

 ell water in winter ; the latter being warmer in 

 Id weather than water exposed to the air, and 

 Idcr in summer. Brackish water (that is, water 

 ipregnated with saline matter, which is common- 

 met with near the sea) according to Surgeon 

 'hite is rather injurious to horses, causing a 

 ugli dry coat, and loss of condition. This, per- 

 ps, is not occasioned by any direct operation of 



lie f:ranted ; but it is probable tlial 

 sMt^'iT from the treatment, though lb 

 not immediately observed. 

 When a horse is changing his~ coat 



iiany liorse.; 

 ill effect is 



wool do not make (duUi of so fiiie a texture as the 

 I'Vencli and Spanish. Tlio Frencii, Saxony and 

 American sheep, are all originally from Spain, yet, 

 "French -and Spanish wool will make cloth of 



aho-it the latter end of September ami beginning finer texture, whilst that which is fabricated from 

 of October, ho i.s more susceptible of cold than at , the Saxony and American, is uniformly loose and 

 any other time; and as the coat, then falls off spongy. 



readily the curry comb should be laid aside, and | It fs important to the wool grower, as well as the 

 the horse exposed as little as possible to cold or ; manufacturer, that this defect should be removed 

 ram. Moderately warm clothing, ;,nd frequent preparatory to which it will bo necessary to dis- 

 band rubbing to the legs, will be found highly use- , cover the cause. Having turned my attention to 

 ful at this tmie. When tliese precautions are neg- ' the subject, I submit the following as at least a 

 lected, horses often become weak and unfit for probable theory, which may be easily tested by 



much work, sweating profusely from moderate ex- 

 ercise, and sometimes purging ; troublesome cough 

 and staring coat accompany these symptoms. — 

 Though we liavc so strongly recommended ventil- 



experiment. 



As the ani.nal from which we obtain fine wool 

 has t.hj same origin in all countries, it is a legiti- 

 mate conclusion, that the cause is not in the vvool, 



ation in the stables, it must not be inferred that a but in some difference in the preparation subse- 

 cold stable is desirable : horses seem to thrive quent to the shearing. The Spanish and French 

 best in one that is moderately warm. I have ' wool is sorted as soon as the flocks are shorn ; it 

 knowm old horses that could not be kept in condi- , is then scoured in hot water and packed ; in this 

 saline matter whicli such water contains, but j 'iP" '» a cold stable, even upon the highest food, state it remains for six or twelve months before it 

 the horse not drinking a sufficient quantity on ''o ■*'■ ell when removed to a warmer one : this, ' is worked into cloth. The Saxons and Americans 

 ount of its unpleasant taste, for the purpose of however is the effect of habit ; and it is probable, I wash their sheep before shearing, and pack their 

 estion. • that if a horse were accustomed, from the time he j wool with all its yolk and grease. It is said to be 



ft has been asserted that horses work better, | 's first taken up, to a cold stable, he would never ! an established fact, tliat the wool packed in its yolk 

 d more effectually preserve their wind and con 

 ion, when allowed only a small quantity of wa- 



clothed, and his stomach frequently stimulated by given weight of wool packed in its yolk and grease 

 cordials, it cannot be supposed that he is able to \vitliout scouring, will be found to contain" more 

 endure cold. It is necessary, therefore, on pm-- j wool after being so p.-ickod for ai^• m 

 chasing a horse, to discover in what manner he [scoured When taken off the sh«p's back 

 has been kept, and whether lie has been accustom 

 ed to any particular management 



or as tliey express it, " it matters not how 

 le he drinks provided he feeds heartily." If we 

 I a horse shivering, and his coat staring imme- 

 tely after drinking freely, it is not to be hastily 

 icluded. that he is to be allowed only a small 

 mtity of water daily. In such cases a very 

 derate quantity should be given at once, and 



horse should be exercised immediately after, 

 A'hich wny hp will gonornlly hp eoou brought 

 Irink a proper quantity in the course of the day 

 hout inconvenience. 



lorses of full habits or such as are subject to 

 nours are greatly benefitted by exercise, which 

 such occasions, may be carried so far as to pro- 

 :e sweating. But great care is then necessary; 

 y should be walked about for some time, tJiat 

 y may cool gradually, and as soon as they re- 

 n to the stable, they should be well wisped, and 

 ir logs hand-rubbed. Swelling of the legs, 

 lase, inflamed eyes, and other troublesome com- 

 ints will be thus more effectually removed than 

 bleeding every now and then ; which though 

 iffords temporary relief, will gradually increase 



predisposition to disease. The e.xercise which 

 lorso enjoys, when kept loose in a large stall, 

 particularly beneficial, and should always be al- 

 ved when the stable is large enough to admit of 

 instead of being kept constantly in one position 

 th his head tied to the manger, and his fore legs 

 nerally higher than his hind legs ; he can then 

 ■n himself about, and enjoy comparatively a state 

 liberty. 



(n summer, or whenever the weather was tem- 

 rate, horses should be cleaned in the open air 

 len they return sweating from work or exercise; 



GRASSHOPPERS. 



We are infovmoU by a gpntlpman of undoiihtod 



veracity, who saw the spoil, that Friend Arnold I mers, it has a tendency to slide over each other. 



than if 

 p's baclf. I ap- 

 prehend that the wool formed after the fleeces arc 

 taken from the living animal, is but imperfecly 

 organi.'.ed, that it is more greasy than genuine wool, 

 and that in the process of fulling, instead of creep- 

 ng into shorter lengths by the friction of the ham- 



Thompson, of Epsom, on Saturday evening last, j making the ground of the cloth thick but not firm! 

 caught in his and his neighbor's grain fields, be- I do not consider this as an indubitable iheory, 

 tween the hours of eight and twelve o'clock,^ve jyet I consider it so far reasonable as to deserve an 

 hushds and three pecks of grasshoppers : His mode ; experiment, which can easily be made by any of 

 of catching them was by attaching two sheets to- | our large wool arowers. I would recommend them 

 gether, and fastening tliem to a pole, which was i at their next shearing season, to have a part of 

 used as the front part of the drag. The pole ex- i their fine wool sorted and scoured soon as shorn 

 tended beyond the width of the sheets so as to ad- j — let this be packed as soon as it is dry, and in 

 mit persons at both sides :o draw it forward. At , four or six months aftervpfird^s put it in the hands 

 the sides of the drag, braces extended from the 'of some skilful manufacturer'to test the result, 

 pole so as to raise the back part of the other con- | HOPSON. 



siderably from the ground, so that the grasshop- 

 pers could not escape. After running the drag 

 about a dozen rods with rapidity, the braces were 

 taken out and sheets doubled over, the grasshop- 

 pers were then swept from each end towards the 



FLOUR FOR HORSES. 



Much has been said in the papers recently upon 



the cheapness of wheat flour as food for horses 



during the present scarcity of oats and bay. The 



centre of the sheet,'where was left an opening to | ^''''•'"' °^ ^^'^ ^- ^'- Evening Post, mentions that 



the mouth of the bag which held about half 

 bushel ; when deposited and tied up, the drag was 

 again opened and ready to proceed. When this 

 bag was filled so as to become burthensome, (their 

 weight is about the same as that of the same 

 measure of corn,) the bag was opened into a larg- 

 er one and the grasshoppers received into a new 



deposit. The drag can be used only in the eve 

 if put immediately into a warm stable, they 1 ""»§'' '^^'''sn the grasshoppers are perched on the 

 :en continue to perspire so long as to suffer in- j '^P °f ">^ ?"■'""■ His manner of destroying them 

 ry by it. The common practice, however, of;'^™'' ^V '''PPin^ the large bags into a kettle of 

 ishing the legs with cold water should never be i boi'ing water. When boiled they had a redish ap- 

 pearance, and made a fine feast for the farmer's 

 hogs. [Portsmouth Journal.] 



owed, unless the horse be exercised, or have his 

 gs well rubbed immediately after. There is 

 nger in plunging a horse into a river while 

 'eating from severe exercise, a practice often 

 lopted by proprietors of post and stage coach 

 )rses : that it is often done with impunity must 



From tht J^. Y. Statesman. 

 TO WOOL GROWERS AND MANUFACTUERS. 



It is well known that American and Saxony 



he has heard of the death of several horses, caused 

 by eating flour. As we have heard many persons 

 threatening to put their horses upon flour diet, we 

 recommend to them the caution which the abeve 

 hint is intended to convey. [U. S. Gaz.] 



JVeic-Humpshire Banks. — By the late returns it 

 appears that there are 17 banks in the state, pos- 

 sessing a capital of i}il,742,fio0 : real estate, 62,- 

 429 : amount of debts, 2,425,539 : bills in circula- 

 tion, 186, 583 : specie in vault, 279,225 : deposits', 

 193,704. 



CURE FOR A COUGH. 



Take a lump of alum of the bigness of a hen's 

 egg, put it into a quart of good molasses and sim- 

 mer the same over the fire in an earthen vessel 

 till the alum is dead, and when cool take a spoon- 

 ful as often as you feel the cough coming on, and 

 in a short time you will get relief. 



