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Continued from p, 451, 
ESteansetly fior 'Wltejiifl, IStmEning t© 
Straw.— “ W. L H.,” Hardin Co., Kv. When wheat 
runs to straw instead of grain, the soil is probably too 
rich in vegetable matter, and a good dressing of lime 
will be useful. Although the soil may be what is known 
as a limestone soil, or rests upon limestone rock, it 
may need lime as much as any other soil. Limestone is 
not lime, and is inert, while lime has a very powerful 
effect, not only upon organic matter, (such as vegetable 
matter in the soil), hut upon the mineral matter of the 
clay itself, and thus limestone clays arc frequently bene¬ 
fited by the application of lime. Fifty bushels of fresh 
lime, dry, or air slacked into powder, may be applied 
after plowing in the spring, and harrowed in for a com 
crop. Oats rarely do well after lime. 
SSIfirejBslBire SBaeep. —“ W. L. H.” There 
are several good flocks of Shropshire sheep in this coun¬ 
try, where they do well. Lambs can he procured of H. 
M. Cochrane, of Compton, (P. of Q.), Canada, and of 
Berostts Cook. Otego, N. Y., who gained the first premi¬ 
um at the last N. Y. State fair, for Shropshire sheep. 
E&onl&Ie 1*1© w.—“F. B.,” Adams Co., 
Neb. The double plows in use in the west, of which the 
Deere plows are excellent examples, will do practically 
as good work, (and much more easily and quickly), as 
the English double furrow plows, which are too heavy to 
suit the American taste. They will not do the work so 
beautifully nor so accurately as the English plows, but 
we must sacrifice something that is not essential, when 
we have to plow with the sun beating down upon our 
heads to the figure of 110 or 120 degrees. Under these 
circumstances many would rather ride upon a gang plow, 
than handle a double furrow plow which weighs over 500 
pounds. An English plowman, who has often at, every 
bout, to blow upon his fingers, numb with cold, to warm 
them, may like the exercise of handling these heavy 
plows, bnt American farmers do not. 
Abscess on a, Mare’s Head.—“Young 
Farmer.” A running abscess might be treated by inject¬ 
ing warm water, in which to every ounce 10 grains of 
carbolic acid is dissolved, and thus washing it thoroughly 
every day. At the same time lialf-an-onnce of sulphite 
(not sulphate) of soda should ho given-daily in the food 
for a week or two. A plug of lint should he kept in the 
hole, to prevent it from closing until the bottom heals. 
Slaor 4 »li©i*ns for in Calllbi-Biiia 5 >ai» 
ry.—Mr. Robert Ashburner, of San Mateo Co., Cal., has 
recently imported a few choice Short-horns, from some 
of the best herds in England, for his dairy in California. 
It is not generally supposed that a herd of pure liigh-hred 
Short-horns could he valuable for the dairy, but Mr. 
Ashburner finds them the best for his purpose, which is 
the production of milk for the city of San Francisco. 
Several of his pure bred cows give six gallons of milk 
daily. The importation consists of 6 cows and heifers, 
viz: “Rose Raby 2nd”; “Oxford Minstrel 2nd”; 
“Cherry Oxford 2nd”; “Dame Gwyim ” ; “Lightbnrn 
Gwynn,” and “Oxford Elvina”; and 4 bulls, viz: 
“Amethyst”; “Kirklcvington Duke .2nd”; “Grand 
Prince of Lightlmrn,” (of the “Princess” family), and 
“Famous Knight” ; the latter being “ Booth ” stock, all 
the rest arc “ Bates.” 
CtrlssalisEg- BSones.—“ S. S. W.,” Lancaster 
Co., Pa. Where a hundred tons of bones could be pro¬ 
cured in a year, it would pay to put up a mill and grind 
them. This would be the least quantity that could be 
made profitable. The Bogardus eccentric mill costs $350 
and upwards, and could he run with a six horse lever- 
power. The most convenient plan would he for some 
country grist or saw mill, or plaster mill, to attach the 
hone mill to their machinery in a cheap outside shed, and 
do this business for the neighborhood ; buying the hones 
for $20 a ton, and selling the hone dust for $30 a ton, 
which are the usual rates. 
TTSse Potato SS©t.—C. K. Brown, HI., 
writes that he has paid considerable- attention to the 
potato rot question, and is “ satisfied that it is due to two 
causes: 1st. Degeneration. 2nd. The want of one of the 
preserving qualities in our soil, namely lime.”—By de¬ 
generation we suppose lie means the degeneration of the 
