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HOW TO CHECK THE BLEEDING OF AN ARTERY.-CLEARING OF WOODLANDS, ETC. 
Dering know, that such work is exceedingly hard 
on cattle, and none but the best can stand it for any 
length of time. Some of these oxen girted seven 
feet round the heart, and yet not one of them was 
a match for the bull at a dead pull; and in his step, 
he was among the quickest. Indeed, so well 
pleased were the teamsters with his performance, 
that it was quite an affair of rivalry to get him in 
their team. For his different feats they elected him 
to various gradations of military office, starting 
with the title of Corporal. If we recollect right, be¬ 
fore being mustered out of service, he had attained as 
high a rank as Colonel: and had not an early thaw 
unexpectedly come on and carried off the snow, 
thus putting an end to lumbering for that year, he 
would unquestionably have won the puissant title 
of Major General! 
The truth is, good working cattle, good beef, 
good milkers, or the reverse of all these, may he 
chosen from Durham cattle, according as one wishes 
to breed. For a combination of all these qualities, 
and especially as beeves and milkers, we do not 
think those Durhams, which are properly bred , can 
be excelled. But all this in favor of Durhams does 
not militate against the Herefords; they are a noble 
race, and worthy of all commendation. From the 
first of Mr. Sotham’s importation, we have been 
among their earliest and strongest advocates 3 and 
we wild say, frankly, that they undoubtedly, gene¬ 
rally excel the Durhams in the yoke, though at the 
same time, we must add, that we have seen half to 
seven eighths bred Durhams in this state, Connecti¬ 
cut, and Massachusetts, which could not be beaten 
in the yoke, neither at the shambles nor at the pail. 
We trust that Mr. Sotham will continue his articles. 
He is not only a good breeder, but a first rate prac¬ 
tical farmer 3 and these are the kind of men whom 
we wish could he induced to write more frequently 
for agricultural journals. The hard-fisted yeo¬ 
manry would have less to say then,than they now 
do about book farming. 
How to Check the Bleeding of an Ar¬ 
tery. —The French surgeons, Amussat, Velpeau, 
and Thierry, have proved that bleeding from an 
artery may be more effectually checked by tearing 
or twisting the wounded parts than by a simple 
ligature. For, when a ligature is applied to an 
artery, it is only the surface of its coats that come 
m contact, while, if it be torn or twisted, the mi¬ 
nute globules or cells adhere together in a variety 
of different ways, in a similar manner as the fresh- 
cut edges of India rubber, or the raw particles of 
newly-broken dough. Furthermore, it is well 
known that if the internal coats of an artery be not 
closely pressed by the ligature put round it, adhesion 
will scarcely take place—an observation which 
closely coincides with the statement above. 
Lobsters. —Lobsters that are rather large and 
heavy are considered the best. When fresh they 
have a lively color and pleasant smell. When 
boiled, the tail will be stiff, and pull up with a 
spring, if fresh. The cock lobster is preferred, 
though smaller than the hen, and rtiay be known 
by the narrow back part of his tail, and the two 
uppermost fins within it being stiff and hard . Those 
of the hen are broader and more soft. 
CLEARING OF WOODLANDS. 
There are few evils more to be lamented than 
the wanton destruction of young growing wood. 
Notwithstanding the consumption of timber and 
fuel is so great in almost every settled part of 
our vast territory, and the demand promises before 
many years to exceed the supply, it is painful to 
behold the useless and reckless warfare which is so 
frequently waged against our forests. “ France,” 
observed an eminent statesman, u will decline, as 
many flourishing countries have, if she does not 
follow the example of Cyrus, who planted forests 
in Asia Minor. It is only the abundance of forests 
and water, that enables China to support her 300,- 
000,000 of people ; because, in that empire, there 
are planted more trees than destroyed. Spain, so 
highly cultivated, and so densely populated, in the 
time of the Romans, the Moors, and even Charles 
V., owes her desolate aspect at present, to this 
waste of wood.” The same is the case with seve¬ 
ral parts of Asia, as well as of South America, Mexico, 
and California, and the same will inevitably be the 
result in this country, unless efficient and frugal 
means are speedily adopted to prevent its waste. 
With many of our farmers, it is customary to 
pursue a very injudicious course in regard to their 
woodlands, selecting the older and larger trees, 
or those which are decayed or dead, with the view 
of leaving the younger or more vigorous ones to 
grow. By this method it is next to an impossibility 
to fell large trees, without serious injury to the 
smaller ones, which must inevitably be more or less 
mutilated or crushed to the ground. Hence, if the 
growth be thick, numerous openings will be made, 
and roads, or pathways, must be cleared, in order 
to haul out the wood after it is cut. 
In France, the most economical plan of manag¬ 
ing woodlands, is, to cut clean and smooth as you go. 
The clearing thus made, if intended for future 
growth, is not burnt over as with us, but is imme¬ 
diately enclosed and carefully protected from the 
depredations of cattle, sheep, &c., allowing the 
young sprouts, which start with vigor, to pursue 
their growth unmolested, until they are beyond the 
reach of harm. In felling a tree, the closer it is cut 
to the ground, the more will be gained in wood, and 
often it will well pay the farmer to grub it up by 
the roots ; for, the nearer the ground, the larger and 
stronger the trunk, and even the roots of some 
kinds of trees are highly valued for numerous pur¬ 
poses in construction, as well as in the arts. 
Steep for Indian Corn. —Take 1 lb. of salt¬ 
petre (nitrate of potash), and dissolve in 6 quarts 
of water; or 2 lbs. of copperas (sulphate of iron), 
may be dissolved in 5 or 6 quarts of water. Let 
your seed corn soak in the mixture from 24 to 36 
hours before planting, and it will not only be less 
liable to the attacks of birds and worms, but the 
young plants will take an earlier start and be more 
vigorous in their growth. 
A Productive Apple Tree. —It is stated that 
an apple tree in Duxbury, Massachusetts, has 
yielded one hundred and twenty one bushels of fruit 
in a single season, a quantity sufficient to make fif¬ 
teen barrels of cider. 
