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reader. The colored cover only is omitted from the 
German edition. Many of our subscribers take the Ger¬ 
man copy for their gardener or their workmen. Will our 
friends make this edition known to their German friends 
and neighbors ? Having the advantage of tire engravings 
of the English edition, it is larger, better, and cheaper, 
than it could he if published independently. Both edi¬ 
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asag'. — “ S. G.,” Sheboygan Co., 
Wis. Crib-biting is often a habit, but may be caused by 
a disease. Indigestion occasions a constant irritation 
and uneasiness, which may impel the horse to take hold 
with the teeth, and stretch the neck as a means of relief. 
From this grows the habit of crib-biting and wind-suclc- 
ing, which ceases when the cause is removed. As a 
remedy give the horse in his feed, daily, for a few weeks, 
one dram of copperas, and half an ounce of ground gin¬ 
ger, and feed him upon cut feed, with crushed or ground 
grain, and an ounce of salt in each feed. 
’iTSac AMaerici&B» fiiRSiitmte ol'lHie City 
of New Xork will hold its 45th annual exhibition 
this fall, opening on the Gib day of September next, and 
continuing until late in November. This exhibition 
promises to be unusually interesting, inasmuch as spe¬ 
cial effort is being made this Centennial year to have the 
leading industrial operations carried on upon the prem¬ 
ises, and a special award of a gold medal is offered for 
this year, to be known as the “ Centennial Medal.” The 
American Institute is the oldest of all societies of its 
kind now in existence, and is not in any sense a private 
corporation, its earnings being devoted by its charter to 
the encouragement of homo industries. For blanks and 
all information, address General Superintendent, Ameri¬ 
can Institute, Now York City. 
Concrete Houses.—“J. McC.,” Monroe 
Co., Mich. Concrete houses are very dry and healthful, 
the walls being porous, are very effective non-conductors 
of beat. They are also durable when properly built. We 
know of no objections to them where the materials can 
he easily and cheaply obtained. 
Ci’iule Petroleum as a Priming’.— 
“W. S.,” St. Francisville, Ill. Crude petroleum needs 
no mixture to give body when used as a priming coat. It 
soaks into the wood very thoroughly, and is apt to leave 
upon the surface any solid matter that may be mixed 
with it. It fills the pores of the wood, and the surface is 
left in good Condition for a coat of oil paint. 
B£o©t Cellars jbibuI iPIis.—“S. II.,” Mc¬ 
Dowell Co., Ya. Descriptions and engravings of houses 
and cellars for storing roots, were given in the American 
Agi'iculturist for October, 1873, and in the same number 
was given a method of keeping roots in pits. Back num¬ 
bers can be had for 15 cents each. 
T® €Sct I2i«l of SassaftjAs.—“J. W. 
M.,” Queensville, Ind. Sassafras bushes may be eradi¬ 
cated by deep plowing and harrowing, by which the roots 
are brought to the surface, and may be picked up. Any 
sprouts which may grow after this, can be kept down by 
planting potatoes and corn, and keeping them hoed. 
The sprouts will be weak, and if kept hoed down perse- 
veringly, may be killed out in two years. 
ITt-Ial ©£* Mowers tan Switzerland. 
—Adriance, Platt & Co., inform us that at a field trial of 
mowers, held at Luzerne, Switzerland, the Buckeye, of 
their manufacture, was awarded two first prizes in com¬ 
petition with several other first class machines. 
IMsease of tla© MoastSi. ApSstko.— 
‘‘P. 0. T.,” Preston Co., W.Va. Cattle and sheep arc 
subject to a disease of the blood known as aphtha, which 
appears as an eruption of blisters upon the lips and 
tongue. The blisters break, and ttie raw surfaces become 
very sore and painful, preventing the animal from eating. 
The proper treatment is to give half-a-pound to a pound 
of Epsom Salts in one dose, in some linseed gruel, and 
afterwards wash the mouth with salt water, or place a 
handful of salt in the mouth twice a day, until the sores 
heal. The food should be linseed or oatmeal gruel. 
IPJiibm SprotaBe. HJposa a, Willow.— 
“ J. B. Z.,” Tremont, Pa., sends us leaves of a plum- 
sprout which grows out of the stem of a willow, of which 
the leaves are also sent. One plum sprout appears about 
5 inchesand the other 3 feet above the base of the willow. 
We have no doubt that a careful examination will show 
that the plum has been in some manner included in a 
crack or split of the willow, and that when the tree is cut 
down, the plum will he found upon its own roots. 
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Ifioat Hob- IiiciEtoatioM..—“ 0 . 
M. ,” Jackson, Mich. The greatest heat that can be per¬ 
mitted in an incubator, is 102 to 104 degrees. It will not 
injure the eggs if they are left to cool down to 90 degrees, 
or even less, for a few hours occasionally, except when 
the chick nears maturity. At this period liens keep their 
nests closely, but at other times leave them for hours at a 
time. A heat of 109 degrees would be fatal to the eggs. 
T3ae Exhibition of Mowers at 
JPIaiiadeljJlaiUt.—The exhibition of mowing machines 
in connection with the Centennial Exposition, took place 
a few miles from Philadelphia. It was not competitive, 
and 23 different makers were represented. The grass was 
of the easiest kind to cut, being clear timothy, rather thin, 
and standing up perfectly straight. No difficulty was 
met with, until the chairman of the Internationa! Jury on 
Implements, ordered the grass to be rolled, the roller be¬ 
ing drawn ahead of the machines. To pick up this laid 
grass was found to be difficult for most of the machines, 
and impossible for some of them, only one or two mak¬ 
ing fair work. Some of the newer machines, with un¬ 
usual motive appliances, attracted favorable notice. 
These were without gearing altogether, as the “Hay¬ 
maker,” exhibited by Otis Brothers, or with a reciproca¬ 
ting screw in place of gear wheels, as tire Reciprocating 
Screw Machine of Goodwin & Go. The rolling of the 
grass was a novel and unexpected test, and one that could 
hardly be mot with in actual practice here: yet the per¬ 
fect machine ought to be able to pick up grass however 
badly it may bo laid. 
ESSa^-laS; an«l Electricity.— “ H. S.,” 
Oneida Co., N. Y. Your “ true theory ” of blight is a 
very old one, as it lias been ascribed to electricity many 
years ago. Your citing the well-known phenomenon of 
St. Elmo’s Fire as proof that “ trees conduct electricity,” 
shows a want of familiarity with electrical laws. We can 
not suggest a trial of the proposed remedy, as it is 
founded upon an entirely incorrect assumption. 
Welg’lat or Ycavliasg’ BBsallocks.— 
“C. 0. C.” Wc do not remember of any bullock, 18 
months old, reaching a greater weight than one men¬ 
tioned in Youatt’s British Cattle, the four quarters of 
which weighed 945 pounds. Tiiis would give a live 
weight of about 1,000 pounds. 
4* Mossing* at a i’laut.— “J. H. S.,” At¬ 
lanta, Ga., writes: “ I found in the street a Convolvulus, 
which, being planted, gave me a double flower, some¬ 
thing like a pink rose.”—Had he scut a specimen, we 
could be sure, but now we can only guess that it is the 
Calyslegiapubescens, sometimes called "Rose Morning- 
glory,” and a very pretty tiling it is, but one which we 
would advise our friend to get rid of as soon as possible, 
as a more troublesome weed does not exist. 
'i’o Manage Cochr-SS—“C. 
N. A.,” Denville, N. J. If a corn-stubble is to be sown to 
wheat, the corn should be removed from the ground, and 
the stubble plowed under. A frequent method is to 
sow the seed upon the stubble, and then cover it by 
plowing a light furrow ; the surface is then harrowed, or 
may be left rough, which, we believe', is best. 
ISlooflly Milk.—“ S. II. D.,” Council Hill, 
Iowa. Blood in the milk may be due to an inflamed and 
congested condition of the udder. It may be sometime- 
cured by giving the cow a cooling medicine, such as 8 to 
42 ounces of Epsom salts, and frequently bathing the 
udder with cold water. 
Isa 4 i-o«liaciBag Xew JPIas&is.—“ C. W- 
G.,” Andover, Mass., asks if the cotton of Mantcliooria, 
where the climate is as cold as that of the New Eugland 
States, would not succeed in those States. Temperature 
is but one element—though an important one—in the 
case, and while we may gpess at the probabilities, we 
can not be at all sure that a plant will succeed in ;t 
given locality until it is tried. The same correspondent 
asks why it would not be a good thing to try the 
Kerguelen’s Land cabbage. It would be well to try it, if 
one could get the seeds, but as all the accounts of this 
come from mariners, who had long been without a “ fresh 
mess,” it is very likely that its excellence is overrated, 
and that upon actual trial this would be found vastly in¬ 
ferior to a good Savoy, or even a drumhead; we know 
from experience that the estimate of those who have 
been long deprived of vegetables and fruits, must be re¬ 
ceived with caution, as under such circumstances any¬ 
thing of the kind seems dilicious. We recollect an occa¬ 
sion, when having been deprived of all fresh vegetables 
for several months, that we came across a purslane, very 
much like our garden “ pusley.” This when cooked as 
an accompaniment to the daily salt pork, seemed at the 
time of supreme excellence. We doubt if the Kerguelen 
Land Cabbage would tolerate our hot and dry weather. 
