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branches and not stop till it comes in contact with I the economy of labor, iis well as food,to have them er of mine obtained in the state of Tennessee — h 

 the water. And if a pole is placed at a considera- 1 conveniently situated and built. Tlioujfh swine , had been subjected to the following treatment :- 

 ble distance from an unsupported vine, the branch- 1 are generally, perhaps from a too partial view of | the duct which passes from the eye to the nog ^| 

 OS of which are proceedinT in a contrary direction 1 their habits, considered as filthy animals, there are | was laid bare, or an incision made in the eula rge 

 from that towards the pole, the vine will in a short 1 no animals which delight more in a clean and i part of the nose, and the wound burned with a h( !j| 

 time alter itscour.se, and not stop till it clings round comfortable place to lie down in, and none that j iron. This atforded a temporary relief. But th 

 the pole. But the same vine w'ill carefully avoid cleanliness has a better effect upon with respect i horse about two years afterwards became diseaj 

 attaching itself to low vegetables, nearer to it, as to their thriving and feedmg. In order to keep j ed, dwindled away, and lost measurably, the ui 



the cabbage, &c. Ur Darwin gives several in- them dry, a sufficient slope must be given, not on- i of parts. 1 had him throw n and tied, then run i 



stances of the instinct of plants. I ly to the inside places where they are to lie, but i hot iron through his head, inserting it into tj 



^— — ^-»»— . I I ■ I to the outside areas. with proper drains to carry ofi' lump on one side, and carrying it through tl 



Nf^'W T<'l\("'r AND F'ARiVlF'l? moisture. The outsides sliould also be a little I lump upon the other. The horse in a short titn 



^ ' 1 elevated, and have steps up from the areas of at] was well, and never after had any symptom of tl 



BOSTON, FRIDAY.. DEC. 1, li2G. j least five ov si.x inches in height. Iloi^-styes should disease. I have treated others in the same wa 



— ^ . — — likewise have several divisions, to keep the difl'er- 1 with equal success. I am no farrier, neither ha 



FATTENING SWINE. ent sorts of swine separate; nor sliould a great I been able by carefully examining the head 



The corn given to your swine should be soaked, many ever be allowed to go together ; for it is ' skull of several horses, to ascertain the cause 





boiled, or ground into meal. It is an advantage to found that they feed better in small numbers, and j the disease. I know that it is a morbid enlargi 

 let the food for swine ferment a little, but not be- of equal she, than when many of equal sizes are ' ment of the bone or the cavity, between tlie f 

 come very sour, before they are fed with it. — | put together. Proper divisions must, therefore, be ■ plates of the bone of the head. It differs very 

 Dough made of meal and water mi.xed with boiled '■ made; some for swine when with the boar; others ^ much from the glanders. I think it certainly i> 

 potatoes, is excellent for swme. Their lodgings for brood swine, and for them to farrow in ; for ! not contagious. I have never heard of a mule (o 

 should be dry, warm, and kept clean. To prevent ' weaning the pigs, for fattening, &c. When con- have it." 



measles and other disorders, and increase their , venient, the areas should be pretty large. And j The remedy seems to be a harsh one, and wjj 

 appetites, a little brimstone now and then, given \ where it can be had, it is of great use to have wa- should be much gratified if a better, or a mildef 

 in their dough, is useful. Change of food is ad- j tcr conveyed to them, as it serves many useful { can be communicated. i 



visable in every stage of their existence. They ] purposes." 



should receive their meals with regularity. They 



should always have as much food as they will eat j DISEASE IN SHEEP AND HORSES, 

 up clean: but never more than that quantity. If! [E.xtract of a letter to the Editor of the New 

 the issues in their fore-legs should be stopped, . England Farmer, dated " Lfi'/unti nf«r Saunrfcrs- 

 they should be rubbed open with a cob. " Rubbing j vitle, Vanderburgh Countij, Indiana, .Yov. 4, 1826."] 

 and currying tlieir hides very frequently is of ad- 1 » The number of sheep has been increasing and 



The disorder wliich causes " a loss of flesh ov^ 

 the shoniders and withers" of horses is new to ug, 

 A more particular description of the complaint and 

 its remedy would oblige us, and might prove «f 

 use to some of our readers 



IMPROVEMENT IN BAGGING WEAVINj 



Benjamin Haden, of the Parish of Sedley, Cou 



followin 

 take fijt 



vantage to keep off perspiration. It is grateful to ; still continues rapidly to increase in this and the 

 the animals, as well as conducive to their health. | neighboring counties, but they are all troubled 

 Every stye should have a rubbing post." | with a disease which occasions a profuse discharge 



^ " Having occasion," says Marshall, a celebrated ; at the nose. I am not aware that the conseque'ii- I packing nails, and other purposes. The 

 English writer, " to shift two hogs out of a stye ^ ces are fatal, but we are ignorant of its real cause> '^ ^^e substance of his Specification. " I 

 without one, into another with a post, accidentally and the remedy. ° 1 »ny warp, hurds, or tow, prepared in the usual wag 



put up to support the roof, he had a full opportuni- ! a There is also a complaint among horses of the ' such as are at present used in making nail baf 

 ty of observing its use. The animals, when they Big Head, and a disorder in the shoulders, which ging, but for my weft or woofs I take old ropa 

 went in, were dirty, with broken ragged coats, and causes a lameness. The Big Head is a swellinir ""■ j""!^') °^ ""y dimensions ; ^nd after untwistid 

 with dull, heavy countenances. In a few days above the nostrils, and below tlie eyes, which if "^ dividing the threads or filaments thereof,! 

 they cleared away their coats, cleaned their skins, not stopped is often fatal. The disorder is a loss wind the same into bobbins or quills, and thi 

 and became sleeky haired ; the enjoyments of the of flesli over the shoulders and withers. There '''en become fit for the shuttle, and I weave the* 

 post were discernible even in their looks, in their are remedies for both the last cases, but the cause along with th" commcn warp in the common way/ 

 liveliness, and apparent contentment. It is not of either I have not been able to trace. If there I <i° not confine my inveutiou to bagging for nails, 

 ))robable tht.t any animal should thrive while af- is a remedy for the sheep, or the cause can be as- \ but the same may bo used with advantage for bag,, 

 tlicted with pain or uneasiness. Graziers sufter signed for the horses, it would much oblin-e j ging for coals, cokes, and for various other pur.' 



single trees to grow, or put up dead posts in the : Your obedient servan°t, 



ground, for their cattle to rub themselves against ; i S HORNBROOK 



■yet it is probable that a rubbing post has never | _ ' ' | ohservations iy the Patentee.-- I 'wish it to be "*^ 



been placed intentionally in a stye ; though per- Remarks hy the Editor.— The disease in sheep known to those persons who are in the habit of us- 

 haps for a two-fold reason rubbing is most reqni- mentioned by our correspondent is, perhaps, noth- i ing bagging for which my invention is calculated 

 site tor svviue. —Loudon has the following obser- nig more than a cold or catarrh, which frequently [that the materials I have described in my specifica- 

 ^Vu-'^' * i- u t. , jaflects that animal when exposed to cold and I tion are peculiarly adapted to give strent^th and 



Hog-styes for the breeding or fattening of | dampness. Dr Deane observed, (Deane's New I durability to that article. The yarn of which ropes 

 8Wine,are mostly built in a simple manner,requiring England Farmer, art. Sheep.) " When sheep have \ are generally made, particularly king's ropes i| 

 only warm dry- places for the swine to lie in, with 1 colds and discharge mucus from the nose, good ! spun from the choicest hemp, and strouo-lv J 



small areas hpforp and trnnn-ic (n 1,^1,1 fl.o;, «V,„,1 1 r i-.__ ._ i ■., . , , . .. ^ I "^ ... . '^' . = J^ "" 



j poses, where strength and durability are required, 

 I needless to be mentioned here.'' 



small areas before, and troughs to hold their food 

 They are generally constructed with shed-roofs, 

 and seldom above six or seven feet wide, with 

 height in proportion. In order that they may be 

 convenient, they should be at no great distance 

 from the house ; and the less they are connected 

 with the other farm-buildings the better. In some 

 cases, it miglit be of utility to have them connect- 

 ed with the scullery, in such a way, as that all 

 sorts of refuse articles miglit bo readily conveyed 

 to them by pipes or other contrivances. When at 

 a distance, they should be so placed as that the 

 servants need not enter the farm-yard in feeding 



feeding together with pine boughs, given them oc 

 casionally will cure them ; or tar spread over a 

 board, over which a little fine salt is strewed will 

 induce sheep to lick up the tar, and this will euro 

 the cold." 



We can find nothing on the subject of the " Big 

 Head" in horses, in any books of Farriery. The 

 American Farmer, however, vol. ii. page 239 con- 

 tains an article on this disease., dated " Greens- 

 borough, Sept. 9, 1829," and signed " J. A. M." 

 from which the following is extracted. 



" I have seen a number of horses that were af- 

 flicted with that disease. The first I attemotcd to 



hem. It is a circumstance of vast advantage in | cure, was a horse about six years old, that.a'broih 



pregnated with tar. The threads taken from the 

 middle of such ropes, not having been exposed 

 either to the weather or to friction, are as sound 

 and as strong as when originally used ; and if nd^ 

 quite equal to new, can be but little inferior.-^ 

 The tarry matter with which these threads art 

 impregnated, renders them peculiarly advanta^ 

 geous in the manufacturing of coal-sacks : ths' 

 weft being composed of these tlireads, fine spuiil' 

 good and strong, adhere firmly to the warp madfr 

 from hemp in the original way. Sacks made of 

 this cloth are strong, tenacious, and not liable tf 

 rent or perish by wet, to which those in present 

 use are particularly subject. The superiority oP 



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