Vol. G.— No. 18. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



14J 



They might as well cut out the pupil of the eye, 

 taking it I'or a black spot." 



The other extract relates to the horse's lioof, 

 and is as follows ; " The bones of tho foot are not 

 jilaced liirectly under the weight; if lliey were 

 in an upright position, they would make a firm |iil- 

 lar, and every motion would cause a shock. They 

 are placed slanting, or oblique, and tied together 

 by an elastic binding on their lower surfaces, so 

 as to form springs as e.vact as those which wc 

 make of leather or steel for carriarjes. Then the 

 flatness of the hoof which stre'ches out on each 

 aide, and the frog coming down in the middle be- 

 tween the quarters, adds greatly to the elasticity 

 of the machine. Ignorant of this, ill-informed far- 

 riers nail the shoe too far back, fixing the quar- 

 ters, and causing permanent contraction — so that 

 the contracted hoof loses its elasticity ; every 

 step is a shock ; inflammation and lameness en- 



DRESSING, 



The application of dung, or other manures, to 

 soi's, to increase their fruitfulness. Dressing dif- 

 fers from manuring in general, only as it is chiefly 

 intended for the increasing of one single crop. — 



lime is said to be, as being apt to burn, or too mucli 

 heat the seed. But this, I think, can he only when 

 it is laid on unslackcd, and in larfje quantities. 



Olhor dressings answer best at tlie time of sow- 

 ing. Tliis is the case as to most kinds of dung that 

 are used, and of several other manures. 



But those manures which exert nil their strength 

 suddenly, are allowed to be best used only as top 

 dressings, after the plants are up, such ns soot, 

 ashes, certain warm composts, and malt dust. If 

 they are laid on winter grain in autumn, there will 

 be danger of their causing too rapid a growth: 

 In consequence of which, the grain will be after- 

 wards stinted, and languish, unless another and 

 larger dressing be given it in the following spring, 

 or summer. It is probably best to apply tj^ese dres- 

 sings just before the time when the plants will 

 need the greatest supply of vegetable nourishment, 

 which is when their growth is most rapid, or near 

 the time when the ears are shoooting out. 



[Deane's At. E. Fanner. 



M'vidows Id out Ihe Iliitt — tn the progress of 

 improvement, and tho increasing disposition £or 

 light, modern builders have so enlarged and multi- 

 plied the windows of our houses, that while they 

 let in light enough tu spoil our eyes, llicy let out, 

 heat enough to fieozo our whole bodies, or other- 

 wise drain our purses empty to supply us with 

 fuel. Glass is a free conductor of heat, as any 

 one may be sensible by applying his hand to the 

 window on a cold winter's day, when he will find 

 the warmth rapidly departing. More heat, proba- 

 bly, escapes from well finished rooms, through the 

 glass of the windows, than by all other outlets put 

 together. If this be true, both our comfort and 

 our interest might be promoted, by the use of close 

 shutters, with which one half of the windows of 

 our houses might be closed during the daylight, 

 in winter, (the other half being sufficient to admit 

 all necessary light) and all of them in the evening. 

 We should be glad to have this subject examined, 

 both by scientific and practical men ; and at the 

 same time wo would recommend it to the serious 

 consideration of those v.'ho buy tlicir wood, and to 

 whom the saving of heat would be tho saving o'' 

 money. — Berkshire American. 



Hide-bound — Horses often beco.me hide-bound 

 \Mhen they are poorly kept, and badly used. In this 

 case the animal grov/s poor, his skin sticks to hi." 

 ribs, and small boils hreal; out on his hack. A 

 method of treatment opposite to that wiiich tht 



horse has received will generally restore him ;. 



that is, keep and feed him well, work him moder- 

 ately, and loosen his skin by oiling it, and usinn- 

 the curry-comb frequently, but not too harshly. 



£ntomo!og;j — There is in Livonia a rare insect, 

 which is met with only in the most northern coun- 

 straw docs best in such a soil, and the straw soon I '■^. When out on business finish it with despatch, tries, and the very existence of which has for a 

 rots and becomes food for plants. Cold and stift" ^^xl ''et'"'" >n'"ie<^i''tely. long time been do<^ted. UislbefnnainfernaUii^ 



SLiils should he dressed with the hottest and driest j 3. Keep vcur store in the most regular and j described by Linnlus in the new Memoirs of the 

 manures, as the dung of horses, sheep and fowls, "catest order, especially your desks, books and j Academy of Upsa'.. This insect is so small, that it 

 Wet soils should have manures that have the great- (fi'f^s of papers. is very difficult to distinguish it with the naked ■ 



est power of absorbing moisture.— Lime, where itj 4. Whatever business you may have on hand, eye. In warm weather, it falls upon persons from 

 is cheap and plenty, mav ho used with great advan- 1 execute it, not in a hurry, but in the best style, in- 1 the air, and its bite produces a swelling which be- 

 tage; ashes, coals, and saw dust are also very i stanlly, without delay. "Procrastination is the , comes mortal, unless prompt rcmedies''be applied 

 proper. ' I ^^'''^ "f ^''"^■" During the hay-jiarvest, other insects, called meg- 



Some kinds of dressing should be well mixed I ^- Whenever you deliver an article see that it |,guj-, are equally injurious to men and beasts. They 

 with the soil, by the plough and harrow ; especial- j ^e charged the very first thing you do. It will re- ! are of the size of a grain of sand. -Vt sunset they 

 ]y such as are apt to lose their strength, by being , 1""'e .VO"r utmost attention and consideration to : appear in greut numbers, descend in a perpendicu- 

 ■ --•• lungs in gen- 1 <^""^'fi y°" *° s'fecute your duties faithfully and I lar line, pierce the strongest linen, and cause an 



ADVICE OP A PARENT. 

 [The following article, copied from the Daily 

 Advertiser, would have done honor to the pen of 

 Franklin. — Every line and letter of it ought to be 

 Not only are dressings necessary for poor and | carefully perused by every young man, and treas- 

 weak soils; but they are profitably applied to ured in his heart.] 

 those which are rich and strong especially when The following are instructions given by the Fa 



seeds are sown which need much nourishment, or 

 will make good return for it. 



There are four things chiefly to be regarded in 



ther to his Son, on his going to serve as an ap- 

 prentice in a merchandise house. 

 I shall confine myself at prp.sent, to a few re- 



dressing ; the suitableness of the dressing to the marks only, respecting the relative situation he- 

 soil, and to the crop ; and the manner and the tween yourself and master : 



season of applying it. 1. Vou are to give your constant attendance 



To light, warm, or sandy soils, the coldest ma- at thecountinff room or store (business or no busi- 



nure should be applied ; such as the dung of hogs, ' neas) durinfj office hours, except you are sent out 



cows, oxen, (fcc. Dung that is much mixed with | hy Mr S. or go by his permission. 



scratched. They occasion swelling in the throats 

 of cattle which inhale them, and die unless speed- 



exposed to the air. Of this .sort are di; ^ ^ ._ i i • ,, ■„ i ■ •— 



eral, and some other manures.— Dung is to be ' •=°".^.'="y' ^^P'^^^'^'ly *''' practice makes business itching with pustules which become dangerous it 



ploughed in with a lig-ht furrow. Composts, which | "'""''"''• 



consist of dun.r, earth and other substances, need ' ^'- '^'"' ''''"^ ^"''' '"°^' important, you are inviola- 



only to bo harrowed. Tf dressinrrs are laid too ' '''>' '° '^'^^P y""'" "'="^ter's secrets, relate none of ily assisted. The cure consists in a fumi-ation of 



deep, as under deep furrows, thev will be in a j '"' ''"^'"^^'' ""' ^''®" '^° y"""" '"°'' '"'•'"■''*« ^"S"''- I A"^'- ProJ"«'n? a violent cough.— Li/o-.7,y Gar. 

 manner lost; the roots of most kinds of annuRl I A breach of this injunction would be ironson on i . 



plants will scarcely reach them: and, before the I y"""' P"'' ''"'' '*''' '''=''^°" "''" '"^ "l^^ious to you | Gen. Ashley has had a third return of furs from 



Mr S. will cheerfully grant you every indulircnce. | the Rocky Mountains, more valuable th.in either 

 Should you want to be absent an hour, or even [that preceded it, probably worth GO or 70,000 dol- 

 more. he will not object ; but you must be careful jlars. The party which conducted it arrived at St 

 never to ask these favors, when your presence is Louis the I5th September, having safely escaped 

 necessary in the store. Think it not derojatory ~" '' " — ' 

 to perform any work amoncrst the rroorls in the 

 store ; the exercise will be useful to strengthen 

 yonr muscles and preserve your health Be care- 

 ful to improve your hand writino'. b" cnpyina' in 



next plouffhinj, the strensrth of them will be sunk 

 still deener into the earth. 



Th^re are other mnnures which -hould be used 

 only as top drossinc-s. Their exposure to the air 

 lakes awHV little or none of their virtue, heine of 

 an alkaline nature, such as ashes, lime, and the 

 like. Thsy are speedily settled into the soil by 

 rains and mel'inor snows, and afford a more 

 kindly nourishment to the roots of grass and grain, 

 than if they were buried in the soil. Beinc laid 

 lower than the surface, their strength would he 



all tho perils and casualties to which their exten- 

 sive operations were subject. 



Method of destroying Moles in Meadows or Gar- 

 dens.— Collect earth worms, kill them, and mijr 

 the best style ; and when you write a letter, you '"^i" "P with the powder of nux vomica. After 



should do it, as if it was to be inspected by all ''"^ mixture has remained in a heap twenty-four 



more apt to he carried lower than the roots of your acquaintance, and ,,/ou s^towW nroer tmVe/«rf hours take the worms and place one or two here 



plants commonly reach. ' suspect this pen, ink, and paper is thrown ""'' there in the holes aud routes of the moles. 



Some dressings are thought to be more sncces«-h«'ay' *''"' ^ ''^''^^^ y'" S°°'^ ^^"^e would point, '^'''e desired effect is said to be the certain result 



fully applied some time before sowing. Such a one y"" *° ^^^ P"*"^ "<" ^"^y ""'' rectitude in all cases. | Bui. Un. 



Your most affectionate FATHPR. ' 



