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198 lbs. of Indian corn, 177 lbs. of rice, 895 lbs. of 
potatoes, and 1,335 lbs. of turnips, are equal in 
nutritive power. 
(&) Barley, in a green state, makes excellent 
spring fodder for soiling milch cows. It is also 
very good for horses, provided it be given spar- 
ingly at first, as it purges them : but after a 
little time, Avhen the stomach becomes accustomed 
to it, the flesh and condition become wonderfully 
increased, and it is much more wholesome than 
their usual spring physic, as it answers the purpose 
of gently cleansing the intestines, without the risk 
of irritation. For sheep, it is more nourishing and 
comes earlier than rye ; if fed off by them in April, 
it will spring up again, and, on good land, will pro- 
duce a fair crop of grain. 
When ground, the grain may be successfully 
applied to the fattening of swine, and doubtless it 
would serve as appropriate food for horses and 
other stock. 
(c) The barley most commonly cultivated is the 
two-rowed variety, which should be sown as early 
in the spring as possible after the ground can be 
plowed and thoroughly pulverized, say in the 
month of March in latitude 36°. 
(rf) Barley, generally speaking, if properly cul- 
tivated, is a certain crop. The diseases to which 
it is subject, while growing, are such as attack 
other grain — the " smut," the " burnt ear," the 
"mildew," and the " blight." 
(e) The produce of. this grain, on land well pre- 
pared, is from 30 to 50 bushels, and sometimes 
more, per acre, weighing from 45 to 55 lbs. per 
bushel. 
(/) In the order of rotation, barley may succeed 
wheat, rye, Indian corn, turnips, carrots, or a clo- 
ver ley. •■ 
(g) From two to four bushels of seed may be 
sown per acre, according to the state of fertility or 
strength of the soil; and in this, as in all other 
kinds of grain, the utmost care should be observed 
that the seed be full-bodied and plump. 
(h) Barley requires a somewhat lighter soil than 
wheat, and a heavier one than will bear tolerably 
good rye; but in all cases it must be well drained. 
A mellow, rich loam, ranging between light sand, 
or gravel, and heavy clay, is regarded as the best. 
Barnyard manure should never be applied directly 
to this grain, unless it be a light top-dressing of 
compost on indifferent soils, or in moderate quantity 
after the plants are' somewhat advanced in their 
growth. 

Amount of Mineral Matter Assimilated by 
Various Crops. — It is found, on analysis, that an 
acre of wheat, being an average crop, carries off 
with it no less than 210 pounds of inorganic elements, 
viz : 30 pounds in the grain, and 180 pounds in the 
straw — a striking proof of the importance of consum- 
ing the straw upon the land. Barley takes off 213 
pounds — 53 in the grain, and 160 in the straw. Oats 
take 326 pounds — 32 in the grain, 30 in the husks, 
54 in the chaff, and 200 in the straw. A crop of 
turnips, of twenty tons per acre, when removed off 
the land, carries off 650 pounds of mineral matter. 
Potatoes, including the tops, take off 580 pounds, 
the tops containing about 400 pounds. Cabbage 
carries off nearly, 1,000 pounds. — Huxtable. .,_ 
THE COW— HER DISEASES AND MANAGEMENT.— 
No. 16. 
Lock Jaw, or Dead Palsy. — This disease, like 
many others, evidently proceeds from the applica- 
tion of cold when the body of the animal is over- 
heated, and the small vessels of the surface are in 
an active state. Hence, it frequently follows over- 
driving ; but, that a malady of this nature should 
occur, it must be connected with a certain constitu- 
tional irritability, which modifies, in a particular 
manner, the morbid cause. 
As its name implies, this disease consists of a 
general stoppage of the circulation, which shows 
itself by the pulse being slow and irregular, and by 
a numbness, or loss of feeling in the whole external 
parts of the animal, but which is apt to be more 
conspicuous in the jaws, by preventing them from 
performing their usual functions. This disease is 
of a very dangerous nature, and is often attended 
with immediate death. In general, the internal 
system does not seem to be much deranged ; for 
the animal is desirous to eat, if the state of the 
jaws will allow. 
It may also have been observed, that the same dis- 
ease is sometimes caused by external accidents, as 
wounds, pricks in the tendons, &c, as well as from 
worms in the stomach. When it arises from the lat- 
ter, it is generally indicated by the worms crawling 
from the nostrils and mouth, and the uneasiness of 
the animal, as if griped in the stomach and bowels. 
Before proceeding to any particular course of 
medicine, moderate bleeding in the neck should be 
resorted to, say, in quantity, not to exceed a pint 
or a quart. As swallowing is prevented, from the 
contraction and stiffness of the jaws, external appli- 
cations form the next and the most efficient means 
of relief. 
Take of strong spirits of ammonia, 2 oz. ; spirits of turpentine, 
1 oz. ; flour of mustard, 1 oz. ; mercurial ointment, 1 oz. ; 
opium, in powder, }£ oz. ; marsh-mallow ointment, 2 oz. 
In preparing the above, the flour of mustard, 
opium, and marsh-mallow ointment are to be well 
mixed with the mercurial ointment, after which the 
spirits of ammonia and of turpentine are to be added 
by degrees, and incorporated with the whole. This 
application is to be made to the animal twice a-day, 
by rubbing in at each time two ounces or more, all 
along the lower jaw and neck, wherever lies the 
connection of the muscles of the affected parts. 
When relief is obtained by these means, and the 
jaw is somewhat relaxed, then internal medicines 
will strongly co-operate ; but as this requires some 
time, immediate attempts must be made, by glyster, 
to assist the action of the liniment. The glyster 
most proper at first should be of a purgative nature, 
like the following — to be administered in two quarts 
of water gruel : — 
Take of common soap, 1 oz. ; salt, a handful ; sweet oil, 
)4 piat. 
The soap being first dissolved in the gruel, mix 
the whole together, and inject, with a common 
glyster pipe and bag, into the rectum ; and. after 
its operation, the following may also be given as a 
glyster, and repeated twice a-day : — 
Take of mutton broth, 2 quarts; opium, in powder, }£ oz.; 
powdered valerian, 1 oz. 
The best internal medicines are opium, valerian, 
