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Sept. 



with grass until the buts are cured sufficiently 

 so as not to heat, then put in barn or stack. 

 At any and all times use great care in hand- 

 ling, as well as the proper time in cutting, or 

 you will ijet but a small proportion of the seed. 

 Thresh immediately after harvesting, and use 

 the utmost caution not to have the seed spoiled 

 by heating before threshing. Use new seed 

 only, as old seed will not grow. It is a light 

 seed, weighing about twelve pounds per bush- 

 el, and, unless you knew the weight, would 

 think you were sowing chalF. — S. G. Cone, in 

 Prairie Farmer. 



UNITED STATES WOOL INTERESTS. 



Kow that wool growing has again become 

 an interesting item in the farm economy of 

 the United States, the (piestion naturally 

 arises as to the stability of prices in the future. 

 What Americans most need as a pre-requisite 

 to success in business, is a fair comprehension 

 of the j)robable future, since this knowledge 

 will enalile any man of good understanding to 

 shaj)e his affairs to any possible contingency. 



The past history of wool growing and wool 

 manufacture in this country has seemed to 

 demonstrate the fact, that in order to success, 

 there must be governmental protection to 

 both ; and when we are called upon to say 

 what are the future prospects of wool growing 

 in the United States, we must refer, for a so- 

 lution to the question, to what will be the 

 policy of the Government in this item of do- 

 mestic production. Without extending our 

 observations into other matters embraced in a 

 general tariff sytem, we may accept recent 

 developments as significant of a revival of 

 feeling in favor of protection to American 

 wool growing. If this can be assured to the 

 farmers, there is nothing in the way of an in- 

 creased attention to the raising of sheep in 

 this country. 



The presence of a fair proportion of sheep 

 on the farm, with other kinds of live stock, is 

 so eminently desirable, that nothing but ruin- 

 ous discouragement in the price of wool will 

 prevent our farmers from having them ; and 

 with a fair prosj)ect of the continuance of the 

 present encouraging aspects of the wool in- 

 terest, we shall ex]iect a healthy increase of 

 the sheep Hocks of the country. For a suc- 



cessful prosecution of this business everything 

 now seems propitious ; the flocks have been 

 weeded of all diseased and undesirable ani- 

 mals, so that the foundation of future increase 

 is both healthy and select, while the commer- 

 cial disasters of the innncdiatf} past will regu- 

 late men's minds to a wise and prudent course 

 of future operation in wool growhig. — Rural 

 New Yorker. 



Dosing Horses. — Drenchino^ a horse with 

 fluid medicines, even if the latter are of an 

 indiiFerent nature, like milk and molasses, is 

 always very dangerous ; but is extremely so, 

 first, when the drench consists of substances, — 

 for instance, oil or grease, — to which horses 

 have a natural aversion ; secondly, when the 

 sick horse is sutJering Avith a disease which is 

 attended with fast breathing, like pneumonia, 

 colic, &c. : and thirdly, when the fluid, as is 

 often the case, is poured down in a forcible 

 manner ; for in such cases it frequently hap- 

 pens that a part of the fluid enters into the 

 larynx and goes down the windpijie into the 

 lungs, and causes there an inflammation, which 

 frequently becomes fatal. — " Veterinarian,'''' in 

 Chicago Tribnne. 



Scratches — Rkmedy. — A farmer and ex- 

 perienced horseman writes the Ilural Neiv 

 Yorker from Canandaigua, N. Y., that the 

 following is recommended for the worst cases : 

 One pint currier's oil — two ounces oil of vit- 

 riol. Put it into a bottle and shake well to- 

 gether, when it is fit for use ; bathe well the 

 affected part or parts with it once a day. It 

 will effect a cure in the course of three or four 

 days. If the parts are covered with a rough 

 scab, soften it by rubbing hog's lard upon it 

 every day until the scab slips off. It will soon 

 slip off and leave the legs smooth as ever. 



To Remoae Paint from Iron. — Dissolve 

 two j)Ounds of potash in a bucket of water ; 

 add about one and a half pounds of slaked 

 lime, and stir it well. With a mop apply this 

 mixture to the paint, and after a few minutes 

 it may be easily removed by scraping. As 

 rapidly as the old paint is scraped off, rinse 

 the iron with fresh water, and dry it. This 

 will leave the iron clean and bright. 



