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something of a like mixture, and kept off from 
vet lands, that this would prove a very general 
preventive of disease. We were recently inform¬ 
ed by Mr. Edward Wait, an experienced farmer 
in Orange county, that he had repeatedly cured the 
scab in sheep, by simply placing flour of sulphur 
mixed with salt in troughs where they could come 
and eat it at their pleasure. The foot-rot is often 
cured by keeping the hoofs well pared, and driving 
the sheep every day for a short time over a barn 
flo^r plentsbifly sprinkled with unslacked lime. 
Lime spread upon the ground will answer the 
same purpose. It would be necessary to place it 
in a narrow place; a lane for example, or between 
the gate-way, and then drive the sheep through ; 
it might also be scattered with good effect round 
the salt troughs. Pine woods and browse are 
very healthy for sheep. See Yol. I., page 356 of 
this periodical. But a dry soil, plenty of salt and 
tar at all times, and a little sulphur occasionally, 
may be termed the grand panacea. 
THE YAK.— (Fig. 52.) 
The yak is classed by naturalists with the bison, 
and has some resemblance to the buffalo. It is a 
native of central Asia, and among the Himalaya 
mountains its size is small, being about 3^ feet in 
height. In fertile pastures it attains, like the ox, 
a large size. It is domesticated and used some¬ 
what for agricultural purposes in India. It is cov¬ 
ered with long hair of a fine texture, and is par¬ 
ticularly curious for its tail, which is taken and 
beautifully died, and used as an insignia of rank 
among the Bashaws of the Turkish empire. 
NEW HAVEN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL 
SHOW AND FAIR. 
This celebrated Show came off at New Haven 
on the 27th and 28th of September, and as we 
like to be beforehand in affairs like this, we ac¬ 
cepted the kind invitation of our friend, Mr. Henry 
Whitney, and left this city early on the morning 
of the 26th, that we might have a view of the 
ground in advance. A few hours of a delightful 
sail in the good steamboat New York, along the 
enchanting shores of the East river, and the hills 
of Connecticut, soon brought us in view of the 
rocky peaks of Mount Carmel-, anon rose over 
the beautiful bay of New Haven, the East and 
West Rocks, with their frowning perpendicular 
cliffs, a detached peak of the former rising like a 
huge dome in the distance, crowned with a balus¬ 
trade of lofty forest trees. On our arrival we found 
all things ready for the coming day; and after 
having glanced over the preparations, and taken a 
general view of the town, we found ourselves 
domiciled at the elegant residence of Mr. Whitney. 
The stock was somewhat tardy in making its 
appearance on the 27th; the first object of our at¬ 
tention, therefore, was the horticultural exhibition. 
This was got up at the statehouse, and we must 
confess as we entered the vestibule of this noble 
building, that the coup d’oeil of fruits and flowers, 
evergreen arches, and wreaths, around the pillars, 
along the great hall, over the doorways of the dif¬ 
ferent side-rooms, and up the stairway, was beau¬ 
tiful in the extreme. We had heard much of the 
