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Grinding Bowes. —“M. T. H.,” Fremont, 
Ohio. Bones can not bo ground in a tanner’s bark-mill; 
a mill grinding them needs to he made much stronger, 
and of different construction, on account of the excessive 
hardness and toughness of some of the hones. When 
well burned, bones may be crushed in a bark-mill, and 
ground fine upon a “ country ” stone, or a burr stone, in 
a grist or plaster mill. In burning bones, the most ac¬ 
tively fertilizing matter, the gelatine which produces am¬ 
monia in its decomposition, is lost, and the phosphate of 
lime, with a small quantity of carbonate only, is left. 
Feeding- Cattle ami Morses TT©® 
getlher.— 11 H. E. F.” There is no reason, so far as 
health of the animals is concerned, why horses and cat¬ 
tle should not be kept in the same stable, and upon the 
same floor. For convenience and safety there should be 
separate entrances for the horses and the cattle, and the 
stalls should be separated by partitions. 
Gathering See.—“ W. H. M.,” Springfield, 
Mass. Ice should be cut and stored as soon as it is thick 
enough. Eight inches is a good thickness for it, a 
foot is better. Tire tools required are a cross-cut saw 
with one handle removed, and an ax to cut the first 
holes. The blocks should be cut of equal size. 20 pounds 
a day is a good allowance for a family, which for 200 days 
would amount to two tons. But. a considerable allowance 
must be made for waste. About 10 loads will be required 
for a small ice-house. 
Itlcla Jersey Mills.—■“ C.,” Petersburg, 
Ya., states that he procured a pound and a quarter of but¬ 
ter from G quarts of milk, from a Jersey cow exhibited at 
the agricultural fair of Washington county, (Va.), in 
October last. The milk was set for three days before it 
was churned. 
Profit iw Poultry*—“ L. N. S.,” Colfax, 
Washington Terr., sends the followi% extract from his 
account book, of the cost and proceeds from 55 hens 
and five turkeys, during a season of nine months, kept 
when he was a resident of Litchfield Co., Conn. The hens 
and chickens consumed altogether over 200 bushels of 
corn and meal. The cost of hens and their food was 
$252.33. The proceeds from eggs, etc., were as follows, 
208 y> dozen eggs, $81.00; 2053X lbs. of poultry, $314.32; 
383% lbs. turkeys, $01.07 ; manure sold, ;$0.84, total, 
$403.39 ; leaving a profit of $211.04. 
Blooded Sfocl*.—“C.” Petersburg, Ya. 
The term “blooded stock,” is used to designate pure 
blooded stock, or animals of pure lineage, belonging to 
an established breed. It is used “for short.” It does 
not necessarily apply to imported stock, yet all the 
so-called “ blooded stock ” we possess, has descended 
from imported animals. 
Fowl SlBeatSa.—“T. H.,” Fond du Lac, 
Wis. Foul sheath in a horse, may generally be remedied 
by washing with soap and water. If this is not effective, 
a solution of cloride of zinc, (four grains in an ounce of 
water), should be used. Carbolic acid may be substituted 
for the cloride of zinc. Half an ounce of sulphur may be 
given to the horse daily for a few days, in the feed. The 
parts should he thoroughly cleansed, and returned while 
wet with the solution. It may be necessary to use a 
syringe; and inject the solution, to reach the inner por¬ 
tions of the sheath. 
A Crop of Mangels.—“L. P. G.,” Na¬ 
zareth, Pa. A pile of mangels 8 feet long, 3 feet wide, 
and 2)4 high, would contain about 40 bushels. If these 
were grown upon a patch of ground 43 feet long, by 30 
wide, it would be equal to nearly 1,400 bushels, or 42 tons 
per acre. This would be as large a crop as is generally 
raised, and more than an average one. 
From Worth Carolina.—“T. B. W.,” 
Macon Co., N. C., who has recently settled in this part of 
North Carolina, sends his impressions about the locality. 
He writes that the climate is very agreeable, the water of 
the best, and the scenery lovely. The fruit is excellent, 
there are no caterpillars or codling moths. The country 
is well adapted to stock. Beeves that have been running 
at large during the summer, are driven off for sale fat in 
