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sheep, as a remedy for worms ; but that substance appears to 

 possess one materia] dijad vantage, which should preclude its 

 use for that purpose, viz. when thrown into the nostrils it 

 kills the sheeji as well as the worms. 



Mr. Alexander Reed, of Washington, Pennsylvania, in an 

 article on the management of sheep, published in the New 

 England Farmer, vol. iii. p. 60, observed that daubing the 

 sheep's nose with tar is considered as a protection against 

 this enemy. What experience I have had is rather calculat- 

 ed to strengthen this opinion. I have always made free use 

 of tar among my sheep, and I do not know that I ever lost 

 one by the worms in the head. 



It is said by some writers that if sheep are kept in good 

 conditioii tiiere is no danger of their suffering greatly from 

 worms in the head ; as they will be strong enough to expel 

 the insects by sneezing. This may be, but still, the applica- 

 tion of tar to the noses of the animals would prove servicea- 

 ble by preventing their being teased by the fly, which causes 

 great pain and distress at the time the nits are deposited, as 

 well as eventuates in the disease of the shoep. 



HORSE, one of the most useful of tame quadrupeds. 

 The marks or evidences of a good one are these : a high neck, 

 a full breast, a lively eye, a strong back, a stiff dock, full but- 

 tocks, ribs reaching near to the hips, well-made hoofs, rather 

 large, and a good gait. 



The size of a horse should be in proportion to the work 

 in which he is chiefly to be employed. Small sized ones 

 often prove ffood in the saddle. They are apt to be hardy, 

 and in proportion to their size, and the quantity of their eat- 

 ing, usually are the most profitable. Plough horses, and all 

 draught horses, should be large, as their weight is of impor- 

 tance in drawing ; as it is often inconvenient to put two 

 horses to one plough, especially in horse hoeing. Largeness 

 is also of importance, when they are used single, in journey- 

 ing, as they most usually are, in a chaise or sleigh. 



A horse's manner of going is a matter of no small impor- 

 tance. The ambling gait, or what in this country is vul- 

 garly called pacing, is not good, neither for the horse nor the 

 rider. It is tiresome to both. It habituates a horse to carry 

 his feet too near to the ground, so that he is the more liable 

 to trip and stumble. 



