Vol. 0.— No. 8 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. | powdered cliarcoal.— Boil them lojioilicr Cor 20 j of half an lioiir : Talic tliroc quarters of a pint of 



olive oil, one ijint of molted liiitter, or ling's lard ; 

 give this mixtiiro hy means of a horn or bottle, 

 and jf it docs not produce a favornhlo chanije in ;r. 

 quarter of an hour, repeat tlie same quantity and 

 walk the animal jrently about. For sheep attack- 

 cd with this malady the du.^e is from a wine glasf 

 and an half to two glasses. 



Besides these remedies, a flexible hollow tubt 

 made by winding iron wire round a rod, with- 

 drawing the rod and covcrinir tliewiro v;ith leath- 

 er, was invented hy the celebrated I)r Munro, 

 Professor of Anatomy at Eilinbnrgh. " It con- 

 sists of iron wire about one sixteenth of an inch 

 in diameter, twisted round a rod lliree-eigblbs of 

 an incli in diameter, and made of polished iron 

 in order to pivc it a cylindrical form ; the wire 

 after being taken off the rod should be covered 

 with sniooth leather. To tlie end of tho tube, 

 which is intended to pass into the stomach, a 

 brass pipe, two inches long, of the same size, or 



minutes, then strain the mixture throufrh fine Piin 

 BOSTON^ FRIDAY^SEP T. 14, 1827. | nel, double— put it again in the kettle with tho 



-^^'-^^^^ white of an egg, boil il gently, till it forms a syr- 



SELECT SEED CORN. ^p of proper consistence, then strain it again. 



Mr .T.Mercer, a writer for the Ariierkan Farm-! _^^^^^^^^^ ro. cattle wntcr. akk coKEn nv 

 or, n. a communication republish_ed in the Nen ■ ^^^,^,^ ^^^ ^^,^_^^^ scBSTA^•cKs. 



England Farmer, vol. v. page 18/, states that he _ .run n ,t ■ , 



had much improved " tlie genuine Tuscnrora corn | Mr .Tosepli Wingato of "a! owcll Me. in a let- 

 by never planting a grain that was not f elected in '. '" published in the New England I' armer, vol. iii. 

 the fields (for four or live years past) from those directs when " a creature is choked with anjjjiard 

 stalks which produce two or more ears. .Toseph substance, such as turnip, potato, or an ^JHof 

 Cooper Esq of New Jersey, in a letter to a gen- corn, to take an old, hard tirrcd rope, feet long. 

 tlemin'in Philadelphia, states that " A friend sent I'" it be sa-veil, [strongly wound round with 

 nic a few o-rains of a smaller kind of Indian corn t«''nc] and, when finished, be one inch in diame- 

 the <rrains°of which were not larger than go.oso ''^r. When put down the throat, it should be 

 3hot,'°which he informed me by a note in \vhich pushed gently down four feet and a half into a 

 they v.'ore inclosed, were originally from Guinea, "^o^^ °^ "" °^ 

 and produced from eight to ten ears on a stalk.— •"'>• '" warm 

 Those grains I planted, and found the production ^-'ter before it is used. 



to answer the description, but the ears small, and M'' K. Williams, of Westford, N. Y. in a letter 

 few of them ripe before frost. I saved some of P"blislied in the New England Farmer, vol. iii. p 



In cold weather it is stiff enough, 

 but in warm weather it should be wet with cold 



. t. in; 



iMisuino- season, and was not a little gratified to '"^'lef. 



find its'production preferable both in quantity and \ Mr L. W. B. of Bristol, R. I, 



quality to that of any corn I had ever planted. 



e stom- 

 _ _ _ _ _ _ according to a ^'^"' '^^ ^' ^unro h-as ascertained that the dis- 



communication publishVd''in" t'he' New England ' ^^"<=« f''*'™ *'"= ^°''° *'"'^'.' ^° "»•' ^°''°'" "'"'''e first 



stomach of a large ox is about six feet, the tube 



ifenerally, gather a sufficient quantity for planting 



the corn gathered 4s last described, plant your not to be preferred for operations of that kind."— _ 



main crop, and if any hills should be missing, to- Were I to choose a fit instrument to perform a ; ' ' "^ 

 idaiitfrom that first gathered, which will cause ^'-e operation, I should prefer a limber ">:-whip ; -^ 



gr'^ater pa 

 ,l,o ,.vt" v.xr h«vln,r nnrtirnNr rave to take =t one- This he did with a steady motion until ho > '^"' "*' spcedily discharged through the tube ; and 

 Im !t„V- t\;t a Tlirn at bot o,n of a rejuh f^'t the obstruction, and pushed it forward into ! ^''""''^ -'^ -dent spirits, or other liquor calculat- 

 irom sta.k-, that are large at bot om, ot a regular stomach Unon withdriwino. the ^ <='' '° <='^^<^'^ '^e fermentation be deemed necessa- 



♦ aner not over tall, the ears set low, and contain- "^^ pauncn oi siomacn. upon wiinuiawing ine , r i • ■ . i .i u .l- • 



n^ l,» !r„tP-7nnmhpr of ,rood si/eable ears of '^^ndle, the cow was at once entirely relieved."— ' ^7 't may be safely injected through this pipe. lu 

 ing the greatest number of good sueable ears ot - however savs that an axe hindl- is ' ^•'"'■t, the flexible tube hero described has been 



the best quality; let n dry speedily; and from t.[''.:i"'±l:il^r/:A^^^^^^ 



and especially of rdioep, when subject to sim- 

 disorders, or ory other swelling peculiar to 

 handle with a smooth butt end. or a very stiff tar'- j ^^^^"^ creatures."— Domestic Ennjclopedia. 

 which is a ereat benefit. The above mentioned I red rope, or a smooth common walking cane, or | An instrument for relieving hoven , cattle and 

 have practised many years, and am satisfied it has even a hoe handle. With either of the above in- ( sheep.was invented by Mr Richard Eager, an Eng- 

 increased the quantity, and improved the quality struments, ordinary obstructions in the throats of '«l""an- It. is nothing more than 

 ofmy crops beyond what any person would imag- cattle may be removed more easily, and with less -"" ^ .,.-,..., 



pain to the animal, than by jamming or crushing 

 them with a mallet on a block, as is the common 

 practice." 



REMEDIES FOR CATTLE WHICH ARE IIOVEN, 

 BLOWN OR SWOLLEN. 



Cattle are apt to be hoven, or sioollen,, or hloion, 

 as it is sometimes called in consequence of having 

 eaten too much green succulent food, such as tur- 

 nips, clover, lucerne, &c. The common remedy 

 for this disorder has been to stab the infected ani- 

 mal with a pen knife or other sharp instrument 

 under the short ribs, and to put into the orifice a 

 tube of ivory, elder, a quill, or something of the 

 kind, to give vent to the confined air. The wound 

 is ijien dressed with some sort of adhesive plaster, 

 and thus, in general, the cure is effected. This, 

 however, is a rough and dangerous remedy, and 

 we therefore, give place to others more safe and 

 gentle. 



The 33d volume of the Annuls of Agriculture 



gives the following recipe, and announces it as a 



„ ,, „ „ . , ,t , i specific for hoven cattle, ever: in the most despe- 



Sugar House; 8 lbs. pure water, 1 lb. coarsely , . ^r .• -.i.- .i i. . 



■ " ) " '^ f > V ) J |,jjg cases; effectinga cubc within the short epace 



jdan 



the crop to ripen more regularly than is common, 



ine, who has not tried the experiments 



MOLASSES FROM SWEET APPLES. 



The Rev. Jared Elliot, in his " Essays on Field 

 Hushahdry" observed that " A barrel of cider of 

 sweet apples when made into molasses, will be 

 worth three pounds, abating five shillings for the 

 making, when cider made of common apples, will 

 be worth but twenty shillings, exclusive of the 

 barrel." 



SAFE AND EASr CURE FOR THE PILES. 



To three gills or a pint of new milk when boil- 

 ing, add a table spoon full of cream of tartar. Af- 

 ter separating and rejecting the curd, drink the 

 whey at night when going to bed. This medicine 

 taken a few evenings in succession seldom fails 

 of affording relief. — Communicated for the Mtiv 

 England Farmer. 



HOW TO PREPARE MOLASSES FOR PRESEKVINC 

 FRUITS, &C. 



Take 8 lbs. molasses, bright New Orlean; 



cane with » 



knob of wood at the end. The length of the 

 cane for oxen .should be at least six feet — that 

 Tor sheep ought to be about three feet. When, 

 any beast is blown or hoven, Mr Eager directs s 

 person to lay hold of it by the nostril and one' 

 horn, while an assistant steadily liolds its tongue 

 with one hand, and pushes the cane down its 

 throat with the otiicr. Care, however, should be 

 taken, not to let the animal get the knob of the- 

 cane between his grinders, and also to thrust it 

 down far enough ; because its jyhole length will 

 do no injury. As there will be found an obstacle 

 at the entrance of the paunch, the cane must be 

 pushed with additional force; and as soon as a. 

 smell is observed to proceed from that place, and 

 the animal's body sinks, the cure is performed. 



The society for the Encouragement of Arts &c 

 in London, voted to Mr Eager a re^vard of fifty 

 guineas forcommunicating to the public the above 

 simple yet effectual method o.i^ relieving cattle thus 

 dangerously affected. Tbe same implements used 

 in the manner here described will answer the pur- 

 pose of relieving cattle and sheep when chokedi 

 with roots. 



