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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



once an aperient and nourishing. Separate the dis- 

 eased from the herd, and see that the latter are regu- 

 larly salted. Treat cattle having bloody discharges 

 on the same principles you would a person afflicted 

 with dysenteiy. There is no specific apphcable to 

 such caaes. 



sometimes till December. As a general rule, early 

 sowing gives the best crops, other things being equal. 

 Every farmer should use a drill who can conveniently 

 do HO ; for less seed will answer his purpose ; it can 

 be covered at a more uniform depth; and with a good 

 machine, it will bo more evenly distributed over the 



HINTS FOR SEPTEMBER. 



In the Northern, Middle and Western States, it is 

 the common practice to sow winter wheat in the 

 month of September ; in the cotton-growing States, 

 seeding is delayed till October and November, and 



gi'ound. "Wheat threshed with^a six or eight horse 

 power apparatus is usually so mu ;h broken that many 

 farmers in Western New York sow two bushels per 

 acre, and few less than one and a half bushels, when 

 not put in with a drill. Such a i use that implement 

 find four or five pecks sufficient to seed an acre. 



