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Continued from p. 332. 
"Soa"t Raw-bide.''— ''C.A./^ Rose HUl. 
Ohio. TomakcaMde pliable, it should first lie soaked 
in welter, freed froiii dirt and flesh, and then placed ia a 
barrtil of milk of lime (thick whitewash); it is taken oat 
every two days and replaced, eo that every portion of the 
hide may be in contact with the lime. When the hair ia 
loose, it is all scraped off, aud the hide is soaked lor a 
few days in a barrel of water aud hen manure, by which 
it is cleaned from lime. It is then trodden by the feet in 
a tub of water and soft soap, and then scraped on a beam 
or bench. Lastly, as much fish oil or tanner's oil as pos- 
sible is worked in the skin. When no more oil is tiiken 
up, it is hung up for a few days aud may be used. 
Megrims in si Horse. — **J. M.," North- 
wood Center, N. H. The fits described are those of 
''megrims,"' a disease of the brain, in which there is 
much congestion, and sometimes inflammation. It oc- 
curs chiefly in summer time, aud when afi'ected by it. the 
horse, if being driven, will suddenly stop and tremble 
violently, or fall to the ground. It is thus very danger- 
ous, and may cause a disaster at any time. There is no 
cure but to use a strap collar iu place of the common col- 
lar, so as to prevent prei^fiure upon the veins of the neck, 
and to keep a wet sponge upon the horse's head when 
driving him. To feed rather sparingly is also advisable. 
A horse subject to this disease, however, is always dan- 
gerous, and should only be driven in the winter time. 
Aurora, or C'asliniere <]ioats. — "D. 
S. B.," Dnplin Co.. N. C. We do not know of any true 
Cash mere'C oats iu this country. The goats called "An- 
gora, or Cashia-^re,'' are Angora, but not Cashmere. The 
Angora goat produces the mohair of commerce, but not 
the fine wool of which the tamous shawls are made. 
This ia the production of the trae Cashmere goat, of 
which we have none iu this country, at least so far as we 
kuow. The Angora goats are subject to as many troublea 
aa sheep, and are as easily destroyed by dogs; there is, 
therefore, nothin;;' gained by changing sheep for goats ; 
in addition, the fleece of the latter is difficult or impossi- 
ble to dispose of with profit, except in large quantities. 
Xlie Mole Plow.— "H. D. H.," Will Co., 
111. The mole plow, or any det-p subsoil plow, run 
through, the ground after having been plowed, about 
once in every three feet, wiH open the subsoil, and per- 
mit the escape downwards of the surface water. After 
a few years" use, the subsoil will become well broken. 
Corn Fodder iu tlie Soisth.— ** A. L. 
H.," Athens, Ga. The common method of saving corn- 
fodder in the south, is a very wasteful one. A large por- 
tion of the stalk, even of the large growing varieties, 
may te used as fodder, if cured and fed properly. The 
method in use in the northern states, is to cut the stalks 
near the ground as soon as the grain is glazod, and while 
the leaves are still green. The stalks are then bound Im 
shocks, and left in the field until the ears are hard, when 
the corn is husked and the stalks bound in sheaves, and 
again set up in the field until they are thoroughly cored. 
Some farmers cut the stalks above the ear?, while they 
are green, and cure them for fodder, leaving the ears t« 
ripen upon the lower piirts of the stalks. The cured 
fodder is cut up into pieces half an inch or less in length, 
and when fed, is moistened with water and sprinkled 
with meal and a little salt; treated iu this way it is readi- 
ly eaten by all sorts of stock. 
Founder, or fjaniinitis.— **W. W. S./' 
Cartersvillc. Ga. There is no such thing as chest foun- 
der. Founder is a disease of the feet, and consists of 
inflammation of the laminie or leaves which unite the 
sensitive inner portion of the foot with the outer insen- 
sible bom or hoof. These lamina* dovetail with each 
other, and consist of about five hundred folds or plaita, 
which are plentifully supplied with blood vessels, and 
are highly sensitive. When a horse is affected v.ith 
chronic founder, the feet will be found very tender on 
the solo and frog, and when these parls arc struck with a 
light hammer, the horse will flinch. The sole is convex, 
and the frog is so low as to touch the ground in spite of 
the thick shoe. After b'-ing driven, the hoof will be hot. 
especially around the coronet. The most conspicuous 
mark of "founder" is the bringing the heels to the 
ground fir.=t, instead of placing the foot squarely down. 
