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AMERICAN AGmCULTUKIST. 
313 
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OE 
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Continued from p. 289. 
Xrainiiig SUeplierd Dogs.— ' K. M. 
L.," AJesandria, Ya. Shepherd dogs cau only be trained 
by an experienced shepherd, along with a flockof sheep. 
The best shepherd dogs are brought up with the flock, 
and bred and raised by the shepherd. We believe that 
there are a few persons who make a business of rearing 
and training sheep-dogs, bnt unless they advertise, we 
can not learn where they are. 
I>og-I*o>vers ibr Cliurus. — F. S.TTood, 
Westminster, Mass. There are several good dog tread- 
powers made for use iu churning, costing about §25.00. 
They are very useful adjuncts to the dairy, and may be 
operated by a dog, sheep, or calf. A heavy wether makes 
a very tractable motive power, and is more effective and 
profitable liian a dog, because it is heavier ; besides it 
yields a yearly fleece, and when done churning, gives a 
carcass of matton. 
A Horse tliat Avill not Back. — ''J. 
G. S.," Derby, Conn. In training a horse, it should he 
taught to back, else wheu required to do this, it may not 
understand what is Avanted. If it does not know how to 
hack, it should be tanght by first backing without a 
wagon, so that it will move backwards at the word. Then 
it may back an empty wagon, and gradually learn to back 
the heaviest loads. A well-trained hoi-se is able to back 
as much or more than it can draw. 
^lucliiue ior Hai-TeAting- 15oau$. — 
'' J. T."' Miami Co., Ohio. There is no machine made 
to harvest beans. This is a crop that will probably be 
harvested by band for some tini'.- yet. 
Cement ^or l>raiu-Xile.— ' J. M. N.," 
Girard, III. The proper portion of sand to hydraulic ce- 
ment for making drain-tile, is four parts of the first and 
one part of the latter. The sand should be coarse, sharp, 
and perfectly clean. 
potato Keetles and flax. — A cor- 
respondent at Ashland, Ky., writes, that a number of 
gardeners at that place have tried sowing flax-seed be- 
tween the rows of potatoes, and report it as the most suc- 
cessful method yet found, and that " the potato-bug leaves 
the vines without further ado." This comes from a 
highly respectable source, and we give it as it comes tons. 
QiiiddinK in a Horse. — "J. C. C," 
Dodge Co., Wis. Quidding is the spitting out or drop- 
ping of the food, especially hay, pfter it has been chewed 
by a horse. This is caused generally by some soreness 
of the throat, which makes the horse averse to swallow- 
ing any bulky food. The horse should be examined, and 
inflamed patches at the root of the tongue and back part 
of the month looked for. There may also be soreness of 
the ::ullet, evinced by flinching on pressure of the throat 
at the upper part, or the glands may he swollen. In 
either of these cases, the [larts, where they cau be reach- 
ed, may be dressed with a mixture of honey or molae- 
Bes, one ounce, and finely powdered chlorate of potass, 
one dram. The mixture to be applied with a brush. 
Half an ounce of sulphite of soda may be given iu the 
feed for a few nights. 
Feed for Increase of Mill*.— "S. W. 
W.," Long Branch, X. J. There is no better feed lo in- 
duce a large flow of milk than wheat bran, or wheat mid*- 
dlings. This should be scalded, and made into a thin 
gruel, and given as a drink. A handful of salt should be 
put into each pailful. Buckwheat, grouud with bran and 
oats, makes a rich feed, and is productive of milk, but if 
butter is made, neither the quality nor the color is good. 
Smnt lit WUeat.-''T. K. M.," Mercer 
Co., Va., asks. " What is tiie cause of smut iu wheat, and 
what is the remedy for it?"— The " cause " of smut is 
quite similar to the "cause" of wheat. In both cases 
you sow seeds, or what corresponds to seeds ; in oue in- 
stance wheat, and iu theothera very minute plant that 
lives upon the wheat, is the result. The diseases of grain 
known as smut, rust, mildew, and iu England as bunt 
and brand, are due tomluute fungi, of several species, 
which, while they have very little in appearance in com- 
mou with ordiuary plants, ore yet well recognized mem- 
