1860. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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thirty sometimes. If I was going to raise sheep I 

 should prefer this kind to any I ever saw. Father says 

 he sheared 9''.! lbs. of wool from the ram last year. We 

 always called them "the short-legged sheep." 



Branford, Vt. 0. H. Hoadley. 



IIINGWORM ON CATTLE. 



In the Farmer for the present month, on page 215, 

 is an in(|u:ry liy Charles S. Weld for a cure for the 

 above disease. I can inform him and others, that, 

 when a boy residing in Iscw Hampshire, I knew many 

 cases exactly similar to those he mentions. We gener- 

 ally greased the diseased parts well with what was 

 termed "pot skimmings," after boiling meat and vege- 

 tables, and I think it always effected a cure. The rem- 

 edy is simple and easily tried. L. Vaeney. 



Remarks. — We notice two or three coiTespondeuts 

 of t\xQ Rural Neio-YorJier recommend tallow or lard 

 fbr the cure of warts on cattle. These remedies are so 

 accessible and simple, that we gladly recommend 

 thcu" trial. One of the correspondents of the Rural, 

 says he had a heifer, one of whose eyes "was complete- 

 ly covered with large red warts, and that one of her 

 ears was full of them," and that a few applications of 

 tallow completely cured them. 



THE season 



Has been veiy fovorable here so far — rather dry, but 

 the last three weeks have been warm. Apple trees arc 

 now in full bloom in this vicinity, though near the 

 lake and in other exposed situations they arc not so 

 fonvard. There is a veiy full bloom. 



A sudden change in the weather occurred in the 

 night of the 19th. On the morning of the 20th, racr- 

 aiiy fell to 37 degrees, and the day was cold. A frost 

 was generally expected, but fortunately none came, 

 unless in some very frosty locations. 



What is the most hardy vai'iety of raspberries suita- 

 ble for garden culture ? The white raspbeiTies ai'C 

 raised here considerably, but a great part of the bushes 

 were killed to the ground last Avinter, so there will be 

 but litilc fruit this summer. L. Vaeney. 



Bloomfiekl, C. IF., 5 Mo. 2lst, 1860. 



Remauks. — All the raspberries that we have culti- 

 vated do much better for a little protection through 

 the winter. Evergreen boughs thrown against them so 

 that they will remain in place ai'c excellent ; over them 

 may be thrown a little hay or straw. The Allen, from 

 Western New York, is said to be very hardy and pro- 

 ductive. The best way is not to attempt the cultiva- 

 tion of too many, but to protect those you have. 



LEAD pipe for CONDUCTING WATER. 



Having procured water on different farms for my 

 family and stock, both in lead pipes and bored logs, 

 by the natural fountain pressure and by the pump, like 

 your querist in Dayton, Me., please accept the follow- 

 ing in answer to his inquiries, as the result of no small 

 experience. 



Wlien water is raised by a pump, let the distance be 

 longer or shorter, it is stagnant in the pipe during the 

 night and most of the day, and with the occasional use 

 of a private family, of course has great liability l)y cor- 

 rosion to 1)0 afiectcd by a leaden pipe, which I should 

 not consider safe, with or without tin coating for this 

 use. 



For common aqueducts, I have found no bad effect 

 from lead pipes, where there was a constant circulation 

 by waste pipes, which will prevent freezing in winter, 

 and make it fresh and healthful. 



1. White pine logs — easy to bore — always sweet — no 

 bad taste. 



2. Say six or eight inches, sufficient besides the sap, 

 to leave an inch and a half without the splice. 



3. An inch and a half bore will do, as much heart 

 outside. 



4. Bark is of no consequence. 



Holyokc, Mcr, 22, 1860. Benjamin Willard. 



STRIPPING THE COW — TO PREVENT SUCKING HERSELF 

 — PRUNING ORCHARDS. 



I wish to inquire whether it is injurious to strip or 

 milk a cow the second time ? Does it diy them up ? 

 Also, the liest way to prevent a cow from sucking her- 

 self, and the best time to trim young orchards ? 



Slieklon, Vt., 1860. An Old Surscrieer. 



Remarks. — Milk the cow gently, quickly and tJior- 

 ovghly, then let her alone. 



We do not know the best way to prevent a cow from 

 sucking herself, having seen but one mctlicd tried, 

 that of placing pointed nails in a bow hanging upon 

 the cow's neck. There may be a better way. 



With regard to the orchards, we do know. Trim 

 them with the finger by rubbing off the young shoots ; 

 but if knife or saw arc necessaiy, use them between 

 June 15 and July 10. If unable to do the work then, 

 omit it untQ the leaves have flillen in the autumn. 



TO CURE SCRATCHES ON HORSES. 



Take the gum that runs out on the end of pitch 

 pines, and put on some every day, and it effects a cure 

 in a few days. 



I have tried the above, and found it an effectual cure. 

 One of my neighbors tried it, and it cured his horse 

 after he had tried almost everything else. ii. w. b. 



Jacksonville, Vt., 1860. 



HORSE PITCHFORK. 



Will you, or your correspondent, "H. B. Wood, of 

 Chester, Vt.," describe the horse pitchfork spoken of 

 by him in the May number of the Farmer f 



Little Compton, R. I. Juniper. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 THE BENEFIT OF A PAKM. 



Messrs, Editors : — The profit of farming has 

 been pretty ably discussed by your correspon- 

 dents in some of the last numbers of the N. E. 

 Farmer. I more than half agree with Mr. Pink- 

 ham in his opinion about the profit of farming in 

 the county of Middlesex. Merely the act of cul- 

 tivating the soil, or digging and plowing the 

 earth to raise roots and grain, unless the farmer 

 can do it with his own hands, will not prove a 

 tlu'iving business, as we now pay for labor. If the 

 farmer's prosperity and income depended entirely 

 upon what he could raise to sell from his cultivat- 

 ed crops, after deducting the price of labor, I 

 should fully agree with Islw Pinkhain, that farm- 

 ing was not very profitable. A farm is a great 

 piece of machinery ; every wheel must be kept in 

 place, and ready to act in concert, like all other 

 machinery, to make it profitablc\to the owner. It 

 is true that many professional men, traders and 

 mechanics, can earn more by the day, than the 

 farmer can by his labor, but the moment their 

 hands cease to act, that moment their incoifte 

 stops; while the farmer never need bo out of 

 business at some kind of pay. Almost every far- 

 mer has a family on hand, or one in prospect, and 

 we will make a comparison between him and one 

 of an other occupation. 



Every farmer has buildings on his farm, and 

 frequently expensive ones, and almost afl in the 

 back towns are supplied with fuel from their 

 growing wood-lots ; they have plenty of work at 

 home for their children, Avhen not at school, in- 

 stead of herding with idle associates to confirm 

 them in vicious habits. They keep one or more 

 horses which they use for pleasure, as well as 



