1871. 



NEW ENGLAND FARIVIER. 



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quarts of milk a day, but he could not sxet four 

 pounds of butter a week from her milk, and it took 

 from one to two days to churn it at that. In 1867 

 I had a cow that came in in the spring, and in Au- 

 gust one day's churning of her cream was not long 

 enough to make the butter come. In these cases 

 the trouble was with the cows. Hence I agree that 

 good cows and good feed are nccessarj' to make 

 the butter come. o. ir. 



Wallingford, Vt., Jan. 12, 1S71. 



MOUTH AND THROAT DISEASE. — BUONCHITIS. 



Last January, (Montldy Fakmer, page 119) we 

 published a statement of cases in Cheshire, Mass., 

 of cows with a swelling of the neck, thi-oat and 

 tongue, accompanied with constant drooling. We 

 are now informed that Mr. G. A. Carpenter and 

 others of that section, have recently lost cows b^ 

 tlie same disease. 



This may be the disease described in veterinary 

 books as bronchitis, — an inflammation of the wind- 

 pipe, lungs, &c. Dr. McClure says the great 

 trouble with this malady is the fact that it is not 

 generally noticed until it becomes so bad that it is 

 difficult to control. It is an irritation of the fauces 

 of the mouth, throat, and sometimes lungs and 

 chest, and is apt to atlect a wliole herd. He advises 

 farmers whose stock may Ix exposed, to study and 

 compare the sounds in the wind-pipe of well and 

 diseased animals, so as to be able to detect the dis- 

 ease in its early stages. A slight rough, grating 

 sound will first be perceived. In a week or so a 

 slight busky cough, with weeping from the eyes, 

 and a waterj^ discharge from the inner corner of 

 the nose will be perceived. 



The treatment prescribed bj' Dr. McClure is as 

 follows : — If the disease be discovered^vithin forty- 

 eight hours from the attack, take from four to five 

 doses of the tincture of aconite i-oot, twenty-five 

 drops to a dose, and give one dose ever^' four hours. 



If there be uncertainty as to whether the disease 

 has existed longer or shorter, to save time the 

 aconite may be given along with the following pow- 

 ders, three times in the day : Powdered sulphate of 

 iron, three drachms ; powdered gentian root, half 

 an ounce ; powdered ginger root, half an ounce ; 

 powdered sulphite of soda, half an ounce ; mix and 

 make a drench, to be poured do^vn the mouth out 

 of a strong bottle. This medicine is to be Contin- 

 ued (omitting the aconite after^the fifth dose) till 

 the animal is well, or looks brighter, and eats all it 

 gets. If it be a milch cow, the usual quantity of 

 milk will be given. In addition to the above med- 

 icines, give, once or twice daily, half an oimce of 

 commercial sulphuric acid, largely diluted or mixed 

 in half a bucket of cold M-ater. In feeding, care 

 should be taken not to give too much, so as to bring 

 on dangerous indigestion. 



twenty acres. This little farm is very pleasantly 

 situated on the Charles river, and is owned by an 

 uncle of mine. 



I was much interested in reading an article on 

 the best method of preparing fodder for stock, in 

 the last number. I think I shall try cutting and 

 steaming fodder for my stock on a small scale. 



I rea(i and hear agreat deal said al)<)ut fertilizers. 

 I have used Bvadky's Superiihosphate, and seen 

 it used on ditferent kinds of land, and I am con- 

 vinced that it works well on most all kinds of soil. 



I consider muck worthless, except as it is _ used 

 as an absorbent, — and I use a great deal of it for 

 that. 



Will you please infonn me as to the best time for 

 setting out shade trees, such as pine, maple ami 

 elm ? D. R. Sfaulding. 



Dover, Mass., Jan. 1, 1871. 



Remarks. — The exact time for transplanting 

 trees is of less importance than the proper way of 

 doing the work. Deciduous trees, or such as shed 

 then- foliage in the fall, will bear bad treatment bet- 

 ter than evergreens. The roots of pine trees and 

 other evergreens will not bear the sun or air near 

 as well as the maple, elm, &c. Just as the new 

 growth of evergreens is commencing, about the 

 first of June in New England, is generally consid- 

 ered a favorable time to transplant them, while 

 maple, &c., may be planted earlier. But do the 

 work well, and not expose the roots to dry air or 

 sun — take them up and set them out some rainy 

 day or at night — and evergreens may be safely 

 transplanted at almost any time. 



PREPAHIXO fodder — FERTILIZERS — MUCK — TIME 

 FOR SETTING OUT SHADE TREES. 



I have lately subscribed for your paper, and I am 

 well satisfied that I have made a good investment. 

 I feel that I have lost a great amount of useful in- 

 formation by not subscribing for it before. 



I am living at the present time on a farm of 



SCARLET BOUVARDIA. 



Will "S. 0. J." have the kindness to give direc- 

 tions for the successful cultivation of the "scarlet 

 Bouvardia," the kind of soil, temperature, and 

 treatment. Though my. plants are usually quite 

 flourishing, and free from aphis, with this I have 

 tailed, but admire it so much when well grown, 

 that I shall be glad to know the wherefore. 



A Constant Reader. 



Remarks. — The followuig is S. O. J.'s reply : — 

 Wd have not always been successful in the cul- 

 ture of the Scarlet Bouvardia. It will not thrive 

 in the dry, heated temperature of our common 

 sitting rooms, but, like the verbena, requhes a 

 cool, moist atmosphere, and a rich, loamy soil with 

 a mixture of sand, at least a quarter of the whole 

 bulk of the soil. It is also, like the verljena, sub- 

 ject to the ravages of the aphis, which injure its 

 growth and beauty. This season we had procured 

 a fine variety, the Bouvardia Elegans, which is a 

 ''novelty," and has much larger clusters of flowers, 

 of a Ijrighter and clearer shade, and far handsomer 

 than the species usually grown. In December, it 

 was growing beautifully, the sandy, rich loam, and 

 the cooler situation, were douig their work, and it 

 had four beautiful clusters of buds beginning to 

 show their rich scarlet tint. But they were covered 

 with green flies in all stages of life. Their pres- 

 ence was not to be endured, — a warm water bath 

 must be given them ! So we prepared it, but tlie 

 morning was chilly, our fingers were cold, and the 

 result was, the bath was too waim for the health 

 of the plant. All the gi-een aphides were killed — 

 so also were all the beautiful buds and leaves ! 



