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Inqufrits ants Enstotra. 



Editor :— 1 wish to know if there is any remedy or preven- 

 )r the black-leg, or black-quarters, among ailves. There was 

 ;h disease among calves here, to my knowledge, till 1843 or 



Since th:it time we have lost many calves, and occasionally 

 ■ling dies. But none older than two years have died with it. 

 k I have been a subscriber for your paper three ye-irs, and have 

 10 remedy. All the remedies that I can find in cattle doctors, 

 re of no avail. I am trying to raise some Durham cattle ; 

 , you see, a cure for it would be useful to me. Will you, or 

 :>{ your correspondents inform me if there is a remedy, and 

 le best method for raising calves? A Scbsceibib.— iJiiioii, 

 J>., Pa. 



3 following extract from Doyle's Cyclopedic^ of Hus- 

 y, explains tlie nature and causes of the complaint 

 .bed bv our correspondent : 



he inHammatory fever, known by the familiar name 



• bla'-k-leg. or quarter, (whicli rarely attacks any but 



f cattle), is usually occasioned by over-feeding, and 



Idden transition, when they are in a lean state, from 



- rich and succulent pasture ; it occurs in spring or 

 . is very frequently fatal, and may be known by the 

 -ins; svmptoms : a hard, bounding pulse, quick, fever- 

 ■athing. heavy, red, and listless eye, the neck extend- 

 rniiig skin, the root of the horn hot, dry muzzle, ex- 

 d nostril, parched tongue, staggering in the limbs, or 

 jeotion of them from tlie body as if to prop it up 

 allmg. great debility, lameness "in the hind quarters, 

 in in the joints, and mortification ensues unless the 

 e be conquered by timely and very copious bleeding 

 he neck, even to faintness. If, after the first bleed- 

 le pulse continues hard and throbbing, the bleeding 

 I be repeated, and a draught of epsom salts, from 



pound to a pound, and an injection of oil in gruel 

 I be administered, for it is essential to free the bow- 

 -npletcly ; and the medicine must be repeated until 



elTecte'd. This terrible disease, if allowed to make 

 •ogress, becomes quickly fatal. The first ™od symp- 

 iU be an abatement of olTensiveness in the smell of 

 cers, which then begin to heal quickly. When pu- 



has assumed a decided character, there is no hope, 

 i in the dewlap are recommended as preventives." 



iROREENS — B. J., Houston, Alleghany Co., Pa. — The 

 1 which you send us, is the English yew. The tree 

 ill attain eight or ten feet in height, and about three 

 r feet in diameter. We are not acquainted with the 

 can yew you mention. Tlie difference between the 



of your junipers is undoubtedly owing to natural 

 ., if they are the same variety. Perhaps those of 

 LCt form are growing in a stiff clay or gravelly sub- 

 In order that your evergreens may assume a fine 



the leaders should be thinned out, leaving only one 

 e the lead. We do not consider that rich soil or the 

 of the house in the afternoon would be injurious to 

 owth of evergreens. 



Editor ; — In the November number of the Faruee I no- 

 n article signed H. G: Bulkley, in which he says he plowed 

 e of ground nearly twenty inches deep, by throwing each 

 ;ive furrow on the top of the la'^t, and did it with one pair 

 11 horses. Being convinced of the utility of subsoil plow- 

 it supposing its practice required an extra plow and team, as 

 . an extra hand to manage them, I am anxious to know how 

 iLKLEY managed t^ do it with one plow and team. There- 

 he will describe the whole process through the pages of the 

 IB, he will confer a great Ckvor upon its readers. W. G. — 

 iburgh. 



ilR. Editor :— Ple;i.<!e inform me of the best manure to apply to 

 nie.idow land, (timothy), clay soil, rolling; how to apply, and 

 when, and the price. A. G. G. — Cincinnati. 



Where leached ashes and lime can be had at a moderate 

 price, they are probably the best fertilizers for meadows. 

 If the soil is poor, stable manure sliould be spread on the 

 land in addition to a liberal top-dressing of ashes and lime. 

 Early in the spring, and when the ground is frozen, is tlie 

 best time to haul out manure of any kind and spread it 

 over the ground to aid the grass in getting roots and tiller- 

 ing before hot, dry weather comes on late in the spring. 

 Where stable manure is not available, or too expensive, 

 guano may be sown just before a rain, or in wet weather, 

 as a top-dressing, in March or April, according to the cli- 

 mate, at the rate of from 200 to 300 pounds per acre. It 

 is impossible for us to name the price of any fertilizer in 

 any particular neighborhood. In many places, unleached 

 ashes are the cheapest and best for meadows ; in othr;rs, 

 superphosphate of lime may be used at a profit. Much 

 depends on tlie average price of hay. 



Mr. Editor : — Having been a subscriber for the Geyeseb Fxrmi?r 

 for the last year, (and stiU expect to be) and not having seen any- 

 thing in its columns on the subject of nursery business, and ex- 

 pecting to start a nursery in this section of country, 1 would be 

 glad to see an article from some one of your correspondents on 

 the best and quickest way to get into a business of tlmt kind ; and 

 also where seedj of the different varieties of fruit can be procured, 

 and principally of evergreens and orn.ament,al trees. D. S. — Penns- 

 ville, Fa 



Our correspondent requires a good deal of us, and we 

 recommend to him the attentive perusal and study of Bar- 

 ry's Fruit Gardener, Thomas' Fruit Culturist, and the 

 volumes of the Farmer for 1851, '52 and '53. We should 

 be pleased to receive from some of our readers a practical 

 communication on the above. 



Willows— D. L., Hicksville, Defiance Co., Ohio.— If 

 the willows that grow in your locality are suitable for the 

 manufacture of baskets, a market, we think, could easily 

 be found for the sale of them at any of the large cities. 

 There has been such a great demand for willows in bas- 

 ket-making, that large quantities are imported annually 

 from Europe. During the year 1853, we learn that nearly 

 seven million dollars' worth were imported to satisfy the 

 increasing demand. 



Mr. Editor : — Will you inform me whether there is any other 

 machine similar to and for the same purpose as Sanforda Patent 

 Com Planter ? and if so, which is allowed to be the best ? I am 

 desirous of using one on a plantation in Georgia, and wish to use 

 none but an approved article. W. R. '&.— Homer, Cmtlani Co., 



y. r. 



Will some of our correspondents answer the above ? 



A CORRESPONDENT inquires the price of fancy fowls ; 

 and in reply we would say, that Royal Cochin-Chinas and 

 Brahma-pootras can be had of pure blood at $5 per pair ; 

 and Shanghais of different kinds from $1.60, upwards per 



