Editor’s Table. 
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Cure for Warts in Horses and Cattle.— 
A valued friend of great experience in horses 
and cattle, and who has imported and bred 
many of the best in the U. States, says that a 
strong wash made of pearlash and water, ap¬ 
plied thrice a day, will remove tumors and 
warts. 
Remedy for corroding the Flesh by Flies 
and Maggots in Living Animals. —Another 
friend who has a valuable imported ram, on 
whose neck the flies have made some inroads, 
will be gratified to learn from the same 
source, that by mixing a strong decoction of 
elder bark with an equal quantity of spirits 
of turpentine, the flies will be kept off, and 
allow the skin to heal. A salve may be made 
by adding tar to the above. Paints made of 
white lead and linseed oil will greatly assist 
the healing of wounds in all animals. 
New Lamp for burning lard .—A friend in 
this city says he has used a newly-constructed 
lamp, recently patented, in which lard is 
substituted for oil. The wicks are arranged 
as in the oil lamps, and are kept saturated 
with liquid lard, by a metallic rod, which is 
heated by the flame, and extends to the lard 
below. He represents the light as equal to 
that of oil, and without any sensible odor. 
The cost of his light he estimates at not ex¬ 
ceeding one third that from oil at its present 
prices, reckoning the lard at 8 cents per lb. 
It needs little sagacity to forsee that this 
new article must soon usurp the place of oil 
entirely, and add immensely to the consump¬ 
tion of this important western product. 
We are informed that lard is also exten¬ 
sively used by our woollen manufacturers, 
as a substitute for oil on wool, preparatory 
to carding and spinning. The revival of our 
woollen manufactories will thus furnish an 
immense consumption for two of our most 
valuable animal productions. 
Copyright. —We have several times no¬ 
ticed our articles straying through exchange 
and other papers, without Crediting the source 
from which they were derived. This is a 
small matter to be sure, but as we are but 
beginners among the editorial fraternity, we 
want whatever credit we are entitled to. 
Dynamometer. —A writer in the S. W. 
Farmer, recently made some inquiries re¬ 
specting this instrument, which is used to 
test the amount of power required to draw a 
plow, thus indicating the relative facility of 
moving two or more plows, which perform 
their work equally well. This is a valuable 
test, and ought to be in the possession of 
every agricultural society. We have made 
some inquiry for them in this city, but do 
not succeed in finding one.. The Am. Insti¬ 
tute procured one from Boston last season, 
which not proving entirely perfect, has oeen 
returned there for repair. 
The Messrs. Brentnall, who advertise 
Berkshires in our paper, are the earliest im¬ 
porters of this valuable breed into the coun¬ 
try. Ontario we saw while young, and he 
then gave promise of excellence, which, we 
understand, he has fully realized since. 
The Messrs. Wait, who offer South 
Downs, have made several choice importa¬ 
tions, not only of different breeds of sheep, 
but of other improved stock, which they per¬ 
sonally selected in England. 
Gooseberries.- —Our spirited friend, Wm. J. 
Townsend, of Astoria, L. I., has just sent us 
in a sprig , eight inches long, which contains 
14 perfect gooseberries, averaging 3 1-4 in¬ 
ches in circumference. They are a part of the 
growth from a small cutting set out last year, 
and transplanted this spring. He trains a 
single stalk about a foot high, which is then 
allowed to branch out like an apple tree, but 
he is careful to keep an open top, to admit 
plenty of sun and air. Around each plant 
he puts a quarter of a pomid of saltpetre . If 
a practice is to be judged of by its fruits, we 
wish no better evidence of the utility of this. 
The above three articles were in type for the July 
No. of our work, but were lost sight of by the printer 
till now. 
Saxton & Peirce, Boston, Mass., are Agents 
for this work. 
Errata.— We correct some of the most prominent that have 
occurred. 
No. 2, page 40—2d column, for “ 300 acres” read 500. 
“ 3, “ 76—2d do. for foreign “ imports/’ read imposts. 
“ 3, “ 78—2d do. for by its “ roots,” read stalks. 
“ 3, “ 81—2d do. after “ welcome” read toy. 
“ 5, “ 150—2d do. for “ Philaniia,” read Philautia . 
“ 5, “ 151—1st do. for “ Sagnitia,” read Segnitia.' 
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