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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Sept. 



repeat oiu- advice to consult them in cases of se- 

 vere ailment of farm stock. No doctor would like 

 to prescribe lor a human being on such a state- 

 ment of tLe ca?e as the above. He would wish to 

 see his patient and make up his mind as to the 

 seat or cause of the trouble. Dr. Dadd says Red 

 Water is a symptom of some derangement in the 

 system, and not a disease of itself. If the kidneys 

 do not perform their part in the animal econom.y, 

 the result may lie red water; or if the skin be- 

 comes oljstructed, then the cxcrementitious matter 

 which should pass ott' through its pores must tind 

 some other outlet, and may color the urine. Any 

 derangement in the digestive apparatus may pro- 

 duce the same result. In short, many forms of 

 acute disease are accompanied by high-colored 

 urine. If the bowels are constipated give medi- 

 cine or food to open them. Dr. D. recommends 

 a tablespoonful of Golden Seal, in two quarts of 

 Thorough wort tea. A correspondent of the Fakmek 

 recommended a fevv years since corn-cob broth 

 and White pine tea for red water. A Dover, Me., 

 correspondent relates an instance in which vinegar 

 proved highly beneticial. He says he had exam- 

 ined after death several cows thus troubled and 

 found the bladder lined with what appeared to be 

 warts. One tablespoonful of copperas and two of 

 saltpetre, given once a day for live days, was also 

 recommended by a Brookfield, Vt., correspondent. 



BEE KEEPING. — UNFORTUNATE INVESTMENT IN 

 ITALIANS. 



I have from fifty to sixty swarms of bees, from 

 which I have usually had some lifteen to twenty- 

 five swarms cunie ofi in a year, and from 800 to 

 1200 pounds of honey. This year they have not 

 swarmed at all, and if I get 200 pounds of surplus 

 honej- I sliall do better than I expect. And to add 

 to my discouragement, the bee moth has got into 

 my apiary and L fear will destroy all my bees. 



These moths were introduced into my apiary by 

 sending to West (iorhani, Maine, to one of those 

 beings in the human form that advertises Italian 

 bees and queens for sale. As we had seen them 

 highly reeommenUed by al)le men three of us, neigh- 

 bors, namely, Ciiarles Labaree, Joseph Weymouth 

 and myself, sent .-ixty dollars for three swarms of 

 Italian Ik'cs, w hieli cost us when we got them home 

 twenty-live dollars per swarm. Now for the re- 

 sult. Mr. WeyiDoulh's swarm died the first win- 

 ter; Mr. Labaree's died the next summer, and 

 mine lived two winters. They never made any j 

 surplus houi'V, and did not swarm at all. All the 

 advantage J. ueiiveu from the longer life of my 

 swarm was the bleeding ol' iiKjre bee moths tliati 

 those that died sooUcr. lUe worst feature in the | 

 transaction was the fact tluit tUe ••itaiiana" re- ; 

 ceivtd were iKjthing but mongrels. l. : 



tSoiith tiaiKjeiriUe, Ale., 187 1. 



CAIiBAGE WOKM U];Mi;liV. — )!OUEI!S IX rULIT 

 lUKhS. 



I send you a sure and cheap remedy for this cab- 

 bage pest, and one that is at hand in nearly every 

 family. To one gallon of beef, hum or pork Inine, 

 that is strong enough to preserve meat in summei-, 

 aild one gallon of water, and with a sinall broom 

 dii'ped in the same and struck across a stick, the 

 plant is readily saturated in every part. I tried it 

 on titty heads last Septendjer, one-half of which 

 were nearly eaten up by the worms, and in twenty- 



four hours every worm was defunct, and not one 

 appeared again during the season. Those that 

 were ordy eaten on the outer leaves, grew thrifty 

 and headed finely, antl had to be partially lifted 

 out of the earth to prevent splitting. iSalt — "that 

 makes the cabbage head" — is as congenial to this 

 plant as it is to asparagus. 



.Some of my neighbors, through /e«r, have made 

 the brine too weak, and failed to kill the worms. 

 The fear is vain. Be sure to have the brine strong 

 enough to do the work. I have tried it this year 

 with the same good result. It has in no way in- 

 jured or even discolored the plants. To be re- 

 tained well on the plant, it should be applied at 

 noon in a clear day. 



To those who have no brine, I would suggest the 

 adding one quart of coarse salt to two gallons of 

 water, and apply as directed. If this fails to ex- 

 terminate the vermin for want of the unctuous na- 

 ture of meat brine, then add to the aforesaid, one 

 gill of soft soap and mix it well before applying it. 

 By this process one bushel of salt will save an acre 

 of cabbages by one day's labor. 



Do not make it too weak and then condemn the 

 remedy; as has been the case with some who used 

 only soap-suds instead of soft soap, and then con- 

 demned my infallible specific to expel all borers 

 from my fruit trees, which I recommended some 

 years ago in your highly useful journal. 



IShoreham, Vt,, Aug., 1671. K. Haven. 



TWO WAYS OF KEEPING STOCK. 



Jones keeps his farm well stocked with good, 



IS ice- looking, well tried strains; 

 Sa.ys "a good farmer never should 



Sell off his hay and grains." 

 Smith thinks it is less work and fret, 



To sell hay, corn and shorts, 

 And buy this grand Super-tust-rate," 



And teed out straw and oats. 



Jones raises heavy porkers, too, 



JS'o matter what's the breed; 

 He says, whatever else is true, 



'I'he main point is the feed. 

 Smith each npring "turns his'n out to grass" — 



The yard is made of rails, — 

 And to prevent their easy pass 



Ties bow-knots in their tails. J..W. L. 



Maine, Aug., 1871. 



CORN WITH CARROTS AND BEETS. 



When I planted my carrots and sugar beets, I 

 dropped corn in the rows, say two feet apart, so 

 that I could see the rows of carrots and beets to 

 cultivate them before the carrots were up. Now I 

 am cutting my corn, and feeding it to my cows with 

 good results. My beets and caiTots are looking 

 well, and apparentlj' are not injured hi the least 

 by the corn. L. H. Dow. 



Cornish, N. H., July 26, 1S71. 



Remarks. — As suggestive as brief. The com 

 without the chatf. A model statement. 



TO KILL BURDOCKS AND CURRANT WORMS. 



Cut oH' the stock close to the ground, and with 

 your knife dig out a cavity and lill with fine salt. 

 T'lr the worms, take one pound of coitjieras and 

 di»s(dve it in seven gallons of water. l.~ there any 

 way to kill hardhaeks ? iSo much from a new 

 hand who would like the proposed two pages of 

 agricultural matter. a. h. c. 



Tiitofi, j\\ Jl., July 22, 1S71. 



EFFECTS OF SURERPUOSrHATES ON SUCCESSIVE 

 CROPS. 



I have been experimenting somewhat this sea- 

 son with seeds, nuniures, fertilizers, &c., but must 

 wait till harvesting before I can fully decide the 



