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question is how to prevent the enemy from i^aining access to the 

 stomach. I do not think that any horse ever died of bots that had 

 a baiting of raw potatoes twice a week. It is found that the juice 

 of potatoes is fatal to oats, and this fact would serve to militate 

 against tlie theory of Dr. Smith tliat his exit cannot be hastened. 

 Molasses and milk are good, but the better way is to keep the horse 

 clean and remember the potato prevention. 



Mr. J. W. Gregory. — I may have said on a previous occasion 

 what, at least, is worth repeating, that a spoonful of chloroform 

 (which is easily given with milk and molasses) has been known to 

 have the desired effect. 



Mr. A. S. Fuller. — A dose of tobacco is sure pop. My father 

 tried it often and never failed. In our neighborhood, in my boy- 

 hood days, there used to be two classes, tobacco-men, and milk and 

 molasses-men. My father belonged to the former, and his success 

 was as I have said. Since that time I myself have given tobacco a 

 dozen times and found it a safe cure. 



Weeds. 

 Mr. Edgar G. Smith, Troy, Morris county, iN". J. — We are prac- 

 tical farmers hereabout, and consequently enemies of M'eeds. Of 

 the most noxious that intrude in our vicinity are tl^ sample that I 

 inclose. Its botanic name I have never heard ; it has many local, 

 and, believing you might not recognize any of these, forward this, 

 the black plaintain, daisy, wild carrot, and Canada thistle. The 

 daisy is considerable, but is easily cured by the plow and a good 

 barnyard, a's grass is our staple. The other three are kept in sub- 

 jection by all who will (on all occasions M'hen about the farm) use a 

 bright eye and a good stiff thumb and finger ; thus many farms have 

 but little, keeping them few M'hile they are few. If certain spots 

 have escaped and got a little start, a dose of salt has proved a cure. 

 A neighbor has a patch of the kind of which I enclose a specimen, 

 and, believing the salt a panacea, used it several seasons in vain. 

 The other day I met him near the ground, and feeling anxious that 

 it might not extend its domain and get on my side of the fence also, 

 suggested this plan, to address you. If you can give us some remedy 

 you will much oblige. N. B. I forgot to mention that the pick 

 and shovel are of little use, for a peculiarity of the plant is, if one 

 of its innumerable little hairy roots is dropped on tlie ground, it 

 will take hold and irrow as well as corn that is coaxed. 



