\XU, NO. 33. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER, 



25.5 



|p until they ore cleanly milked. I prefer milk- 

 : they have been fed and have dune eating, when 

 e stable. Let no movement be madu to excite 

 , or draw off their attention from yielding down 

 milk; thin kind of treatment will add much to 

 [uantity of milk. Good water, easy of access at all 

 ins, is hiijlily important to most of our domestic 

 als. For two or three of the first days after a cow 

 39, in cold weitlitr, 1 do not allow her to have any 

 water. i give her water about milk warm, with a 

 Iful of wheat bran to a pailful. For tho loss of ap- 

 e of either horn caltle or horiios, I give what is 

 !d a wnriii mash, niiido as follows; two quarts of 

 two qu.'ins of tnalt, and two (piarts of wheat bran 

 n a pail, well mixed, then pour scalding water 

 moist, cover the pail with a cloth let it remain 

 it is about milk warm, then give it. If for a 

 having a cough, put in two t.»ble spoonfuHs of 

 f. I have seldom known this mash fail of pro- 

 ig the desired effect. Some care should be taken 

 the animal does not take cold after taking the 

 . If necessary three mashes may ho given, miss- 

 ne day between each. In November last, I had a 

 fine Cow, giving about twelve quarts of milk per 

 very suddenly she dried up to two quarts per day ; 

 Ijyes became dim, cars hung down, and she re- 

 l to eat. I was at a loss to know the cause. I 

 ght it might be the horn ail, or garget. 1 split the 

 r part o( the end of her tail, took off an inch of 

 one; put about a gill of spirits of turpentine in 

 lollow, back of the horns and about the roots of 

 lOrns, gave her half a pound of sulphur and half an 

 silt petre, put a piece of garget root in her dew- 

 lear the bosom, as a rowell, and gave her a warm 

 I. In a very few days she appeared perfectly well, 

 jave her usual quantity of milk, 

 iny lives have been lost by vicious Bulls, from a 

 ; of knowledge in their management. They are 

 averse to having their horns handled, as indeed do 

 lorned animals, but particularly the. Bull ; their 

 s being their weapons, they seem to consider it as 

 ssauli, if you put your hands on them ; frequently 

 ng your hand up and down under their throat to 

 ■ bosom, appears very grateful to them. At the 

 >{ about six months, every Bull kept to breed from. 

 Id have a ring put into his nose. This may be 

 y done by making him fast in a stall, so that he 

 be approached in front; take a strong rope, and 

 he cenlrc form a clove-hitch, throw it over his 

 s, drawing tight; take one part of the rope, and 

 a half-hitch round his nose, drawing that light 

 then make the end fast to the right, a little in front 

 e animal, pursue tho same course with the other 

 of tlie rope, making it fast to the left, in tho same 

 ler ; thus you have the Bull perfectly secure for 

 ng. Have a pointed iron bolt about one inch in 

 mference, in the form of a marlin spike, very 

 ) at the point ; take the Bull by the nose with your 

 hand, with your thumb and finger, you will find 

 een the nostrils where there is little or no gristle, 

 the point of your bolt through this part, making 

 hole a little larger than the ring.* The ring is 

 I with a tenon and mortice, with a screw for a 

 draw your bolt from the nose, and put in your 

 put in the sciew, and the job is done. By attach- 

 t small rope or chain to the ring, the animal is 

 f controlled. Avoid making the rope or chain 

 anontly fast, as he may suddenly pull back and 

 >ut his nose. For the more perfect securilji where 



lings for this purpose can be purchased at the Ag- 

 lural Rooms, Boston, kept by Joseph Breck & Co. 



Bulls are turned loose, thoy should have a leather blind- 

 er placed before their eyes. See annexed cut. 



This blinder is made in the following manner. Take 

 a piece of oak board one inch thick, 4 inches wide, 

 and about 20 inches long. Nail to this board a pieco 

 of pliable Cow or Horse hide upper leather, which 

 will set close to the animal's face. Should it be ne- 

 cessary, side pieces may be added, also a strap and 

 buckle to pass round tho lower part of the blinder, 

 and buckle loosely under the chin. 



This method I have long practiced. I have turned 

 out three or four vigorous Bulls at the same time, with 

 my Cows and Oxen, and have found them very timed 

 and harmless, even to fences. To be deprived of sight, 

 causes the most vicious, whether man or brute, to be 

 perfectly inolTensive. 



THERMOMETRICAL. 



Reported for tlie New England Fanner, 

 fl mge >f the Thermomeler at the Gardenof the proprietors 

 of th-! Mew England Farmer, Brighton, Mass. in » shaded 

 Nort'.ierly exposure, for the week ending Feb. 4. 



URKiHTUN MARKET.— MoNDAT, Feb. 5, 1844. 

 llpported fur tlie N. K. Farmer. 

 At market 580 Beef Caltle, 1125 Sheep and 200 

 Swine. 



I'liicFs. — Beef Cattle. — Wo quote to correspond with 

 last week, viz : a few extra $4 75 a 5 00, first quality 

 $4 25 a $i 50, second quality $4 00 a $4 25, third qual- 

 ity $3 50 a $ 4 00. 



Sheep.— We quote lots from $1 50 to $2 00. Wethers 

 from $2 50 to $3 75. 



fncinc. — A small lot to peddle at 4 1-4 for sows, and 

 5 1-4 for barrows. At retail from 4 to 6 1-2. 



WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. 



Corrected icitk great care, weekly. 



SEEDS. Herds Grass, $2 374 "^ 2 62 per bushel. Red Top 

 45 to 60 cents. Clover— Northern, 00 to 12c.— .Southern, 10 

 a 12 c. Flax Seed, Si 50 per bushel. Lucerne, 33 c. per lb. 

 Canary Seed, S2 75 per bushel. 



GR.\IN. — In consequence of the severity of the weather, 

 prices have further sli^'htly improved. There is no grain 



afloat, and the transactions of the week have necessarily 

 been limited. The supplies in store, held by fir.st hands, 

 bein^ small for the season. 



Corn— Northern, new, l.ushcl onto 00— Southern, round 

 yellow, old, 00 a 00— Southern flat yellow, new, 62 a DO- 

 do. do. white 00 a Ou— do New Orleans, UO a 00— Barley 

 no a 00 —Rye, Northern, D7 a i 3— do. Southern, 63 a 65 — 

 Oats, Southern, 30 a 32— Northern do. 34 to 33— lieans, per 

 bushel 1 GO a 1 02. — Shorts, per double bush. 30 a 40- Bran, 

 2ii a 23. 



FLOUR.— The market has been somewhat affected hy 

 the harbor being closed, which has prevented the arrival of 

 expected surplies. A channel through the ice being now 

 completed, and the weatiier ccntinuuig mild, will enable 

 all the shipping in the outer harbor to come in. 



Baltimore, Howard Street, 4 nios. cr. S5 00 a 5 I2J— do. 

 wharf, S4 -^7 a 5 00— do. free of garlic, So 00 a 5 ISJ- I'hila- 

 delphia do. 4 mos. *4 87 a 5 00 —Fredericksburg, low I'd 4 

 inos. $5 00 a 00— Alexandria, wharf mountain, n 00 a 00. 

 — Georsetown, S5 00 a 6 50— Ricbmond Canal, S4 87 a5 12 

 —do. City, So (lOaoon— Petersburgh,South side So 00 a 00 

 — do. CouMtryS4 37a5 12- Genesee.comnion.cash, S5 12 a 

 00— do fancy brands $3 25 a 5 37 — Ohio via Canal, 

 So 00 a no— do do New Orleans, cash S5 00 a 5 25. Rye, 

 S3 63 a 00— India! Meal in bbls. «2 75 a 2 87. 



PROVISIONS. Very little doing the past week, and 

 prices are still in a great measure unsettled. 



Beef— Mess 4 iio. new bbl. S7 00 a 7 25- Navy— S6 25 a 

 00.— No. 1, »6 00 a 00— do Prime S5 00 a 5 50— Pork — 

 Extra clear 4 mo. bbl. 312 00 a 12 50— do Clear Sit 50 a 12 00 

 do. Mess, 9 30 a 10 00— do Prime Ss 30 a 00— lio Mess 



from other States,— a do Prime do do So 00 a 00 



do. Cargo do. a 00— —Clear do do Soo 00 a 00 00 — 

 Butter, shipping, 12 a 14— do store, uninspected, a 00 — do 

 dairy, 14 cts. a 17— Lard, No. 1, Boston ins. 6J a 7 —do 

 South and Western, 6| a 7 — Hams, Boston, o a — 

 Southern and Western, 5 a SJ- Cheese, Ship'g and 4 meal, 

 3 a 4 J — do new milk, 4i a 5^. 



WOOfi. Duty. The value whereof at the place of ex- 

 p irtation shall not exceed 7 cts. per poucd, 5 per cent, ad 

 val. All whereof the value exceeds 7 cts. per pound, 40 per 

 ct. ad. val. and 3 cts. per pound. 



There is no material change in this article. The demand 

 is good, and recent improved prices are fully supported. 



Prime or Saxony Fleeces, washed, lb. 37 a 41 c. — Amer- 

 ican full l.lood,do 33 a 37— Do. 3-4 do 32 a 33— Do. l-2do 

 29 a 30 — 1-4 and common do 25 a 23 — Smyrna Sheep, 

 washed, 20 a 23— Do. unwashed, 9 a 13 — Bengasi do 

 6 al3 — Saxony, clean. 00 — Buenos Ayres unpicked, 7 a 10 — ■ 

 do. do. picked, 12 a 16— Superfine Northern pulled lamb 30 

 a 35— No. 1 do. do. do. 27 a 30— No. 2 do do do 22 a 25— 

 No. 3 do dodo 15 a IS. 



HOPS. Duty 20 per cent. 



Nothing doing beyond a retail demand. Quantity in- 

 spected in this State of the last crop, to 1st January, was 

 1600 hales. 



1st sort Mass. 1843, lb. 6i a 7 ; 2d do 4j a 5. 1842, 0. 



HAY, 14 to 16 per ton— Eastern Screwed SI to 12. 



EGGS, 25 a 23. 



POULTRY'. Turkies per lb. from 9 to 12ct3.— Geese 

 common 7 to 9— -Bremen 10 to 12— Ctiickens 6 to 10 — Ducks 

 8 to 10. 



SITUATION WANTED AS GARDNER 



By a man who understands the management of a Green- 

 house perfectly, and the Flower Ganien generally. Good 

 references given. Apply to J. BRECK & CO., 52 North 

 Market St. Feb. 7. 



A FARM TO LET. 



A farm consisting of some four or five hundred acre? of 

 land, with a farm house, two hams and other out buildings, 

 will be let for a scries of years, " on shares." The so:l is 

 naturally good and easy tilled. It may be made highly pro- 

 ductive, as by Its locuUon any amount of manure may be 

 made from sea weed, sea and marsh mud, and other ma- 

 terials, which are found on the farm. It is situated in the 

 vicinity of the eastern termination of the Long Island Kail 

 Road, lour hours nde liy the way of the Rail Road to New 

 York and six hours from Boston. The person who applies 

 for It must be a native American, an intelligent and enter- 

 prising farmer and a professed christian. No person 

 need apply except such as can bring unquestionable recom- 

 mendations of his qualifications as are specified. 



For farther particulars apply to the editor of this paper, or 

 by letter, post paid, directed to JUDSON, ANDREWS & 

 CO., Boston. Jan. 17lh 1644. 



