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THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR, 



had iu real estate, and he seemed to consider the 

 interest his friend received a clear protii on his 

 cni)ital, and that money so invested gave more 

 income than a farm would. We knew our far- 

 mer had a large family, and suspectmg he had 

 overlooked the cost of providing for ihem in his 

 estimate of what he received from his farm, in- 

 quired how much he thought he should have left 

 in cash after maintaining such a family as his 

 from the sum his frieijd received as interest ? He 

 hesitated a moment and answered, not any thing: 

 his receipts would barely loot the bill of my fam- 

 ily expenses for one year ; in truth he has little 

 or nothing left, after supporting his own. 



So we doubt not it often is with the farmer. — 

 That which he and his family eat, drink and 

 wear, that which goes to make them comfortable 

 and respectable, because it is the product of the 

 farm, the gift of a kind Providence, and the re- 

 sult of their own toil, is frequently overlooked by 

 him in his estimate of the profit and loss of farm- 

 ing, and nothing is counted but the cash which 

 remains after all expenses and outgoes are pro- 

 vided for. 



This is not treating the (arm fairly. In one case 

 the farm iscapital,in the other the capital is in the 

 futids. That which goes to the support of the fam- 

 ily is as much the [iroduct of capital in one case as 

 theother,and in both cases should be consideredas 

 the profit ; and if the farmer, after the maintain- 

 ance of his family, anil defraying the expenses 

 of labor, improving his farm, &c. has some three 

 or four liundred dollars left to purchase more 

 land, and dispose of as he pleases, while his friend 

 the ftmd holder has little or nothing left, it surely 

 cannot be reasonably inferred that the farmer's 

 profits are least. Aye, but the farmer has to work 

 for his profits, while the other lives at his ease. 

 True, and here we suspect lies the great difficul- 

 ty, and it is an evil that should be corrected at 

 once. The object implies that it is disgracefid, 

 unhealthy, or unprofitable to labor, — suppositions 

 entirely erroneous. It cannot be disgraceful to 

 labor in a country where every man is the archi- 

 tect of his own fortune, and makes or mars his 

 condition for life ; it is not unhealthy, as the ex- 

 perience of the whole world proves ; and as to 

 profit, where can be found a class of men more 

 prosperous, and accumulating wealth faster than 

 American farmers? Before the farmer con- 

 cludes there is no profit in fanning, let him look 

 at the whole ground, and we think a different con- 

 clusion will be reached. 



previously dissolved in a pint of lukewarm water; 

 this to be continued until the animal recovers: 



Glauber's salts. 

 Cream of tartar, 

 Purified saltpetre, 

 Powdered root of althw, 



C ounces 

 2 " 

 2 " 



n " 



It is necessary besides, to rub the animal fre- 

 quently during the disease,principally on the back. 

 But if the animal should be costive, either of the 

 following clysters is to be given : 



'X ake a handful of camomile flowers, two hand- 

 fuls of flax seed ; boil them in two quarts of wa- 

 ter, strain them, and add eight ounces of linseed 

 oil and three table-spoonfuls of coitinion .salt. 

 This clyster is to be applied by njeans of a syr- 

 inge. 



Should these articles not he at hand, take one 

 quart of wheat bran, pour two quarts of boiling 

 water on it, strain, and add eight ounces off 

 seed oil and two ounces of common salt. This 

 clyster is to be lukewarm when applied to the 

 rectum or straight gut, by the means of a syringe 

 or a fit-funnel. 



JOSEPH FIEHRF.R, 

 J'eterinary Phystcia 



Ilairisburg, Oct. 6, 1841. 



From the Karuicrs' Cabinet. 

 Horn-Ail. 

 Mr. Editor: — Having persuaded myself that 

 the practice of boring the horns and applying 

 spirits of turpentine, &c., in the disease called 

 horn-ail, which is so very prevalent in America, 

 is entirely wrong in |irinciple, and has the most 

 pernicious consequences in practice, I deem it 

 not improper to recommend, by the means of 

 your valuable periodical, a system of cure by 

 which, during a long veterinary practice, both in 

 France and in Philadelphia, New York and Har- 

 risburg, I have been successful in most cases ; 

 while by the common way of proceeding no ani- 

 mal is saved, some either not having been attack- 

 ed by that disease, or getting curetl by nature it- 

 self. 



This disease is also called the "red water,' 

 or blood in the back or loins, and arises ])rinci 

 pally from cattle being at grass during the sum 

 mer on lots which are very dry and without 

 shade, and from their being exposed to excessive 

 heat of the sun and to great cold in the winter 

 time ; there are various other causes, as moor 

 pastures, moist weather, &c., to all which cattl 

 in this country are generally exposed ; som- and 

 mouldy hay, the exclusive feeding on corn stalks, 

 also contributes a good deal to this disorder. 



As this disea.se is of an inflammatory eliarac 

 ter, the application of spirits of turpentine and 

 the like, which produce inflannnation, is entirely 

 wrong. Boring the horns is at most curing symp- 

 toms and not the disease. I recommend to every 

 owner of cattle the following mode of cure, tried 

 by me a good many times with success : 



When an animal is observed to be sufterin^ 

 from this disorder, one or two quarts of blood, 

 according to the size of the animal, are to be 

 drawn immediately from a neck vein ; then two 

 table-spoonfulls of the following powder are to be 

 given three times every day, the powder being 



From the National lntelli;;eucer. 

 Agricultural Society of the United States. 

 A meeting of the friends of Agriculture from 

 the different sections of the United States was 

 held, pursuant to public notice, in the Hall of the 

 House of Representatives, on the 15th of Deeeni- 

 ber, 1841 ; when. 



On motion of the Hon. Dixon H. Lewis, of 

 Alabama, the Hon. James M.tJarnett, of Virgiiua, 

 was appointed President of tin" mi-i.'liiii' : and 

 the Hon. D. H. Lewl.s, of Alabama. I Ion. Kdinoud 



Deberry, of North Carolina, Dr. Ja s \V. 



"hompson, of Delaware, Joseph Cales, Esq. of 

 the District of Colundiia, Benjamin V. French, 

 Esq. of Massachusetts, and Jas. T. GifTord, Esq. 

 of Illinois, were appointed Vice Presidents ; and 

 J. F. Callan, of the District of Columbia, and 

 Robert E. Horner, of New Jersey, were appoint- 

 ed Secretaries. 



The President, having very ably and jiointcdly 

 addressed the Convention, appointed the follow- 

 ing Conmiittee to present the Constitution of the 

 Society, viz. Hon. H. L. Ellsworth, of D. C. Hon. 

 D. H. Lewis, of Alabama, Hon. James A. Pearce, 

 of Maryland, Hon. Zadoc Casey, of Illinois, H 

 (J. M. Keim, of Pennsylvania, John Jones, Esq. 

 of Delaware, Peter Thatcher, Esq. of Massachii- 

 sett*, and C. F. Mercer, Esq. of Florida, who. 

 after having retired for a few moments, reportef 

 the following Constitution, which was read atid 

 adopted : 



The style of this society shall he " The Jii^ri 

 cultural Society of the United States.^' Its object.«i 

 shall be to improve the condition of Ame ' 

 husbandry, and from its central position to serve 

 as a medium of conmiunication and of actic 

 with other agricultural societies throughout tl 

 Uinon. 



Article 1. This society shall consist of stich 

 mendiers as shall, at the formation of the same, 

 sign the Constitution, and pay to the trcasuier 

 two dolhirs, and one dollar annually thereafter as 

 long as they shall continue members. 



JlHiele 2. Any citizen of the United States 

 may become a mend>er of this society by paying 

 the fl-es required for membership. 



Jirticle 3. Any agi icuhural society in (he Unit- 

 ed States shall become an auxiliary society upon 

 paying to the treasurer the sum of ten dollars. 



Article 6. The Pi'esident, and in his absence, 

 one of the Vice Presidents, shall preside at all 

 meetings of the society. By the concurrence of 

 the Board of Control, he may call special meet- 

 ings of the society, giving piddic notice thereof 

 by adveiiisemertt, at least three weeks before 

 said meeting. He shall draw all drafts on the 

 treasurer for monies paid out, which drafts shall 

 be countersigned by the Recording Secretary ; 

 and the treasurer shall at the next annual meet- 

 ing make a full statement of all receipts and ex- 

 penditures, setting forth as well the items as the 

 amount thereof. 



Arlicle 7. The Vice Presidents of the States 

 of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Dela- 

 ware, and of the" District of Columbia, shall be, 

 ex officio, members of the Board of Control, 

 provided no act shall be done by said Board 

 without the presence of a quorum of the origi- 

 nal Board. 



Artide'd. The Recording Secretary shall keep 

 a fiitl record of all the proceedings of the Socie- 

 ty, and supervise the publication of them as may 

 be directed. 



Arlicle i). The Corresponding Secretary may 

 )e one of the five mendiers constituting the 

 Board of Control, and in addition to ronductiiig 

 II the correspondence of the S^ocicty, shall keep 

 roconi of all expenditnics onli-nd by said 

 Board, and, in short, perform iur said Board all 

 the purposes of a secretary, and shall receive 

 uch compensation tliere(i;)r as said Board, with 

 the consent of the President, may allow. 



Article 10. The Board of Control shall consist 

 of fivi- Miciiilii rs. living in, or at a convenient 

 distaiict' iViiiii this city, wlio shall perform all the 

 iwcciitivr iluties iiccrssarx to the piu'poses of the 

 Si>ri4ly, ii"t spri-ilic;cllv:i.-"sii,'n''d to other ofticers. 

 Thev ih.-ill avail th.-iiisrlv.-s of all X\x>- means iu 

 ll„-ir pouer to liccomi- acquainted with the agri- 



aiil as tlioy maybe able to receive from our di- 

 ploniaiic ai;ciits abroad, as well as our consuls, 

 shall, if cciiisir^ti'iit with the pecuniary ineans of 

 the Society, introduce from abroad whati'vcr they 

 mav think" materiallN i-alcniatcd to improve the 

 am-'ii-ulture of this coiinlrv, whether it consists of 

 information as to nmv and irnprovrd modes of 

 cnlture, seeds, plant-, addiliuMal articles of culti- 

 vation, agrii-iiiniral iniplcMiciiis, or domestic ani- 

 mals; the dis(Misiii()ii of which shall be made at 

 the first annual meeting of the Society. 



Article 11. The Board of Control shall also 

 use the neces.sary means of having a large exhi- 

 bition, at each annual tiieeting, of improved agri- 

 cultural iniplenients and machinery, with full 

 and [iiihlic trial of the same ;— of improved 

 slocks of all kinds, ;ind particularly of inviting 

 the exhibition of such animals as have taken 

 premiums at other agricultural shows, with a 

 view of testing the superiority of prize anitnals 

 themselves; — also, of the different breeds of ani- 

 mals, for the purpose of comparing the advanta 



of each. They shall affix to such exhibitions 

 such premiums as they shall adjudge suitable, 

 appointing such judges as they may select to 

 award the same, which judges shall not oidy as- 

 sign their preferences, but sliall draw up a detail- 

 ed report of their several examinations, setting 

 forth fully a descri|>tion of the articles or animals 

 adjudged, and the grounds iqion which their 

 preferences are awarded. 



AHicle 12. It shall further be the duty of the 

 Board of Control, when they think it e\|)edit'nt, 

 to procure a model of such inipltirjcnts and ma- 

 chinery as may have rcrcivi-d a premium, to be 

 kept in some suitable and convenient place, se- 



upon application, and five dollars annually there- lected as an agricultural lepertory, for the in- 

 after; and each auxiliary society shall receive no spection of the public, and jjarticularly of rneni- 

 less than five printed copies of the annual pro- hers of the Society. 



eedings of this society, and shall also he repre 

 sented by such delegate or delegates as they may 

 appoint to the annual meetings of this society, 

 and on all questions to be decided by the society, 

 such delegation shall be entitled to ten votes. 



Article 4. Any person paying to the treasurer 

 ten dollars, shall receive a diploma of member- 

 ship for life. 



Arlicle 5. The officers of this society shall 

 consist of one President, one Vice President from 

 each State and Territory, and one fi'oin the Dis- 

 trict of Coluinhia, a Recording Secretary, a Cor- 

 responding Secretary and Treasurer, and a Board 

 of Control, consisting of five members, three of 

 whom shall constitute a quornm. 



Article 13. The saiil Board may also award 

 premiums for prize essays, to be read before tho 

 Society, for well conducted and well reported 

 experiments in Agriculture, having reference in 

 the same to the prevailing Agricultural produc- 

 tions of the diffeient sections of the Ifnion. 



Article 14. The saiii board shall give due no- 

 tice by advertisement, of the time and place ot 

 such exhibitions, the preminitis to be awarded, 

 and the committee by whom they are to he 

 awarded, and for the expense attending the dis- 

 charge of the duties herein imposed, they shall 

 diaw requisitions on the President, .setting forth, 

 severally, the items of expense, which requisi- 

 tions shall be recorded by the Recording Secro- 



