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good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed' form, for icanl of space elsewliere. 
Continued from p. 8. 
Are Jei"sej"s or Sboi-t=Iiorii!» tlie 
more Csefol ?— " C. E. B.," Sprintrfleld, HI. These 
two breeds are both indispensable, and cannot l?c com- 
pared with each other as to usefulness. To reply to the 
above question is as impossible as to decide wlicthcr 
a horse or a cow is the more useful of the two. Their 
purposes are distinct ; one gives ricll mHk, the other is a 
beef animal. Both butter and beef ar-j necessary, and 
we can no more do without the one than the other. To 
dispute about such a qnestion is a waste of time. 
Xo Kid a Colt of ^Vorms.— " J. T.," 
Greeniickl, Conn. Give an injection of salt and water, 
about one ounce of salt to a quart of water ; the nest day 
give a quarter of a pint of linseed oil by the mouth. 
Crude Petrolemii as a Paini. — 
" E. O. N.," Tracy City, Tenn. We liave frequently cs- 
prcssed a favorable opinion of petroleum as a paint for 
fences, sheds, and out-buildings, and after using it have 
no reason to change our view. Recently we used it as a 
priming coat, and found lead paint to cover it very well. 
It gives a sort of dull brown color to the wood to which 
it is applied, but for out-hnildings or fences, this is not 
disagreeable. Colors do not mix well with it, as the oil 
penetrates the wood, and the color is left upon the sur- 
face, from which it soon falls or is rubbed off. 
Spring tVlieat in Oliio. — "W. F. S.," 
Union Co., Ohio. Spring wheat is not usually a profitable 
crop ill Ohio. It requires a more northern climate. It 
would be a waste of lime to try to grow it. Barley would 
be a much more profitable crop. 
Xlie <jJopdeiioMsU Horse-SUoc. — 
"W, E. P.," Port Gibson, Miss, The peculiarities, or 
rather the advantages, of the Goodenougli shoe are, that 
it is made with several projecting points which give it a 
firm hold upon the ground, and prevent slipping and 
wearing of the heads of the nails, that it has no calks, 
and permits the frog to come to the gronud, thus pre- 
venting those diseases of the foot which result from cut- 
ling away of the frog and raising it from the grouud, bo 
that it cannot be brought into its natural action. The 
shoes, of any sizes, are sold at about the prices of other 
shoes by the Goodenough Horse-shoe Co,, New York. 
Corn rianters.— "G.," Jefferson Co,, N,r. 
Wc have used Eiucry's coru planter for sowing fodder- 
corn iu drills, and there are other planters suitable for 
this work. Corn may be sown with the common grain 
drill, by closing all the spouts, except the middle and 
end ones, making three rows in the width of the drill. 
Comparativ*' Value of Hay, Coi-n- 
OTcal and Bran.- "II. G.," Allendale, N. T. The 
estimated comparative values of hay, com-meal, and bi*an, 
lor feeding, are as follows : 1 ton of hay is equal to 500 lbs. 
of corn, or to 800 lbs. of bran ; hay at $10 a ton is equal to 
corn at $40, and bran at $23 a ton. This is predicated 
from the quantity of nulriment contained in equal given 
quantities. But the whole of the corn is not digested and 
a loss is sustained in consoquense ol that ; it would be 
safe to reduce the value of corn-meal at least one-fourth 
on that account, or to.a proportionate value of $.■» a ton. 
These approximate values are corroborated by many ex- 
periments in feeding. 
SUepfcerds' Mogs.— In view of tUc large 
inquiry for shepherds" dogs, it would certainly be pro- 
fitable for some competent person to make a bnsincsBof 
breeding and training them, and then to inform the public 
of the fact bv advertising it. There is a great need for 
trained dogs", nnd hundreds conid be sold if those who 
want lhen> could fltul them. A well trained sheep dog is 
worth $100 to any shepherd, but it would pay some one 
well to raise and train them for a quarter of that price. 
fVarls. — "Roader," Austin, Texas. Warts 
are tumors caused bv a diseased enlargement of the vas- 
cular papillrc of the skin. Tlic cause of this growlh ia 
not understood. The only remedy is excision, or removal 
of the diseased portion of the sk'u, by cinslics. If the 
warts are small, or have a narrow .stem, Ihey may be re- 
moved by tying a silk or other strong thread around them 
so tightly as to arrest the circulation, when they will 
