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Mr. Carpenter — I have taken notic(! IVequently, in chiviiip^ from the city 

 iu my I'uirn, 2o Jiiilos distuiit, tluit insects (if all kinds arc niucli tlic most 

 niiinerous nean-sl the city. Tiiis is owin^;" ti» the cnntiinial warlare of city 

 gunners iijum the Itinls. 



To PREVENT Cattle from Jdmping Fences. 



Mr. Si»h>n Ivi)l)ins(»n — I lately learnoil a curious remedy to prevciit steers 

 from jumping' fences, which is so easy of application and appears so effec- 

 tual, that we ;;-ive it to the public. It is simply to clip off the eyelashes of 

 the upper lids with a pair of scissors, and the ability or disposition to 

 jump is «s etVectually destroyed as Sampson's power was by the loss of his 

 locks. The animal will not attenipt a fence until the eyelashes are grown 

 ajjain. Of this we are informed by Samuel Thome, tiie g-reat breeder of 

 Dutchess county, wlio assured tis that he had tested it upon a pair of very 

 lireachy o.vcn. As it was of j^rcat value to him, he hopes it will be tried 

 by others. 



Mr. Carpenter — 1 have lately succeeded, after several trials, in making 

 a yoke which prevents a ct)lt from jumping, that could not before be 

 restrained l»y any ordinary fence. 1 took a slim, straight iiickory, twelve 

 or fourteen feet h)ng, which is split in two as tlunigh intended for the hoop 

 of a cask, and shaved smooth, and so thin in the center that it is easily 

 bent to fit the neck. It is held in place by a tough half-inch pin under the 

 throat. The ends must be so long as constantly to drag upon the ground. 

 It was a little awkward at first for the animal to cat in this yoke, but it 

 Boon learned to reach forward to get at the grass, but it has not A'ct learned 

 to swing it over the fence. 



Training Horses to Ste? High. 



In riermany this is done by putting large magnifying spectacles upon 

 the 3'ou!ig horses, which magnify the size of pebbles, and gets the horse in 

 the habit of lifting his feet high, and the habit, once fi.Kcd, continues, and 

 this increases his value as a stately carriage horse for the London market. 



Season of Cutting Timber. 



A Michigan farmer writes: "I have a pair of bar-posts, quite sound, 

 made from a white-oak tree cut in June, 1835, when the bark peeled freely. 

 I have proved that basswood rails made in midsummtn- will last longer 

 than will rails made in winter. Always cut trees when the bark will peel." 



Cheap Farms in Maryland. 



The Chairman — The letter that was forwarded to Mr. Stockbridgc, of the 

 Maryland ('onventiotj, he answer<;d promptly, e.\[)re8sing great satisfaction 

 to sec that people in this section felt interested in the emancipation move- 

 menl in Maryland, and said that he would give answers to all the ques- 

 tions nB 8<M)n us his other duties enabled him to do so. Kecent events 

 have probably added to the delay, but in the meantime the following^ 

 information has been given by other parties, which it is thought it may be 

 iotcrcstiug to make public. 



