of 6 ilver, and other active caustics, when applied to 
exposed surfaces. It is harmless to the operator ex¬ 
cept that it hardens and toughens the ends of the 
fingers if it comes in contact with them. From its 
great power to penetrate almost any substance and 
retain its odor, I was led to think it might act as a 
preventive of ihe disease; hut it is not so anymore 
than vitriol or other caustics. In this respect 1 think 
Dr. Nash mistaken. It hardens the surface of the 
hoof quickly, and is the best remedy I know of where 
one wishes to hnrry thrugh and turn out the sheep 
immediately. But if I had a heavy job of hoof-rot to 
dispose of I should resort to blue vitriol and your 
mode of applying it, viz, by having the sheep stand 
for some minutes in a vat or trough containing a sat¬ 
urated solution of it.” 
CANADA WEST, 
gVijvmiUuvitf 
Sept. 27—28 
Oct. 3 — 4 
Oct. 5 
Oct. (} 
Oct. 10 —11 
Oct. 10-20 
Oct. 3 — 4 
Oct. 10 
Oct. 11—12 
Oct. 12 
Oct. 13 
Oct. 18 
Oct. 5 
South Ontario,. 
Peel,. 
East York. 
Scarborough,. 
Nort h York,. 
Cltyot’Torouio. . 
East Durham, Port Hope, 
Pir.kerinu . 
West York, . 
Whitby,. 
Whitchurch,.. 
Gore of Toronto,. 
Lambton, Sarnia,. 
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS FOR 1865 
STATE, PROVINCIAL, AC. 
American Institute, New York,_Sept, 12 to 
California. Sacramento. Sept 
Canada, Upper, London. Sept, 
Panada, Lower. Montreal,. Sept 
Pbnoie, Chicago . . Sept 
Indiana, Fort Wayne, . Oct. 
Iowa, Burlington..Sept 
Kentucky, Louisville,. Sept 
Michigan, Adrian.Sept 
Now England, Concord, N. II.,. Sept 
New York, Utica. Sept 
Ohio, Columbus. Sept 
Pennsylvania. Williamsport,.Sept 
Wisconsin. Janesville... L. Sept 
National Horse Show, Kalamazoo, Mich. Oct, 
The Season and Cuors.— Since our last the weath¬ 
er has been cool for the season — the evenings and 
morniuge eo frigid as to bring overcoats into requi¬ 
sition hereabouts. Onr reports in regard to staple 
crops, except fruit, continue favorable from most sec¬ 
tions of the country, Tar and near. The apple crop is 
likely to prove a failnre in Western New York, as in 
many other sections. We shall have enough for the 
Use of farmers, but little or no surplus probably. An 
uncommon breadth of winter wheat will be sown the 
ensuing fall. The crop has not been as abundant in 
Western New York injnany years as it has this. It 
is thought corn will be an average crop, unless injured 
by early frosts. Hay, oats and barley have yielded con¬ 
siderable moro than ati overage. As a ft lend says— 
" The farmers have not only filial dll outdoors, but 
pul. quite a surplus In their barns." Farmers ought 
to make fine exhibitions of grain at the coming Fairs, 
as well us or other products. By the way, we hope all 
onr readers are “ making ready” for the Animal Rural 
Festivals—the shows of State, County and Town Ag¬ 
ricultural Societies. 
CoTswoi.ne.—P. Mact, Indiana, says the Merinos 
have been introduced into his region, but he prefers 
the Cotswolds. He thinks the latter “ as profitable 
sheep ae can be raised;” they "are pleasanter to 
shear;" and he lias noticed that some of them “ have 
turned out heavy fleeces—from 14 to 10 lbs,” Mr M. 
admits the wool of the Merino “is a little finer and 
will make finer cloth," but he “can't see why it. is not 
better to have wool that will lipid Us own and not 
wash away." His owu flock are not full blood Cots¬ 
wolds, and were just a year old when sheared, and 
they averaged 79, lbs to the fleece. He says “ it looks 
strange to one that preference should bo given to such 
insignificant looking animals as the Merinos which 
have been brought there from the East.” He wishes 
to know if the latter are as good mutton sheep as the 
Cotswolds V” 
t., 1 flock; and additional purchases were made of 
re. 1 Mr. Atwood. Iu 1S45, Mr. Hall and myeblf 
ire dissolved partnership and divided the flock, 
of Since that period I have bred alone. “Aries" 
mt was ten months old when drawn by Mr, Page. 
In He was got by Mr. Hammond’s “Silver Mine" 
l’s out of one of my pure blood Infantado ewes." 
Genesee. Batavia,. 
Jefferson. Watertown. 
Mouroe, Rochester,. 
Manlius and Pompey, Manlius Village, 
Moriah. Port Henry. 
Oneida. Rome, . . 
Oswego, Mexico. .. 
Otsego, Cooperstown. 
Ontario, Canandaigua, . 
Oxford, Oxford. . 
Putnam, Carmel, . 
Queens. Finishing, . 
Ru9hvllle, Rushville. 
Saratoga. Saratoga Springs,. 
Suffolk. Rivorbcad. ... 
Stisquehannah Valley, Unadilla,. 
Ulster, Kingston.. 
Washington, Salem,. 
MAINE. 
Franklin, Farmington,. 
Hancock, Elsworth,. 
York, Biddeford, .. 
VERMONT. 
Chittenden. Burlington,. 
Rutland, Rutland, . 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Barnstable, Barnstable,. 
Bristol, Taunton,... . 
Berkshire. Pittsfield,. 
Esses. Lawrence,. 
Franklin. Greenfield. . 
Housatonlc, Great Barrington,. 
Hampshire. Amherst,. 
Hampshire Union, Northampton,___ 
nampden. Springfield.. . 
ltampden East. Palmer,.. 
Highland. Middle-field,. 
Hoosic Valley. North Adams,. 
Middlesex, Concord,.. 
Middlesex South, Framingham,. 
Middlesex North, Lowell,. 
Martha's Vinevard, West Tisbnry,.... 
Nantucket, Nantucket,. . 
Norfolk. Dedham,. 
Plymouth, Bridgewater,. 
Worcester, Worcester,. 
Worcester West, Burro,.. 
Worcester North. Fitchburg,. 
Worcester Sooth, Sturbrldge. 
Worcester Southeast, Milford,. 
Worcester Hort., Worcester,. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Fairfield, Norwalk,. 
NEW-,JERSEY. 
Burlington, Mt. Holley,. 
Morris..... 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
nut Hr, KoN-towr.. 
Doylestown, Doylestown. 
East Pennsylvania, Norristown,. 
(Hen wood, ’Gleuwood,. 
Mt. Pleasant. Hickory,... 
OHIO. 
Ashtabula, Jefferson, -.. . 
Athens, Athens, . 
Belmont. Belmont,. . 
Butler, Hamilton. . . 
Clarke, Springfield,—. 
Delaware, Delaware, . 
Franklin. Columbus, . 
Fulton, Ottokce,. 
Geauga, Barton,.. 
Greoue, Xenia,. 
Hancock, Findlay, ... 
Harrison, Cadiz,. 
Highland, Hillsboro,. 
Lake, Painesville,.— . 
Madteon, London.... 
Marlon, Marion, . 
Morgan, McConnellsvllle,. 
Morrow, Mt Gilead, . 
Portage, Ravenna.. 
Putnam, Ottawa,. 
Stark, Canton,.. 
Summit, Akron, . 
Trumbull, Warren,. 
Warren, Lebanon,,.. 
Wayne, Wooster, —. 
Wyandot, Upper Sandusdy,. 
MICHIGAN, 
Berrien, Niles,... 
Cuss, Cassapolis,. 
Calhoun, Marshall. . 
Genesee, Flint, . 
Hillsdale, Hillsdale,. 
Horse Show, Kalamazoo,. 
Ionia, Ionia,... 
Ingham, Mason,. 
Kent, Grand Rapids, . 
Livingston, Howell,. 
Ottawa, Lamont,... 
, Shiawassee, Owosso,. 
; St. Joseph, Centerville,. 
Washtenaw, Ann Arbor,... 
INDIANA. 
Hendricks, Danville, . 
Laporte, Laporte,. 
Posey, New Harmony,.-.. 
ILLINOIS. 
Boone, Belvidere,. 
Bureau. Princeton,. 
Cass, Virginia, . 
Coles, Charleston,. 
Dclvalb, DeKalb, . 
DuPage, Wheaton,... 
DeWIlt, Clinton, . 
Greene, Carrolton,. 
Fulton, Lewiston,. 
Henry, Cambridge,.. 
Jackson, DeSoto,. 
Kendall, Bristol.. . 
Kankakee, Kankakee,. 
Knox, Knoxville,. 
Kane, Geneva,. 
Lake. Libertyvllle,.... 
LaSalle, Ottawa,. 
Macoupin, Carlinville,.. 
Mucou, Decatur,. 
Madison, EdwardaviUe, .Aug. 2' 
Mercer, MiLlcrsburg,.. 
McDonough, Macomb,. 
Montgomery, Hillsboro,. 
Putnam, Hennepin, . . 
Richland, Olney,. . 
St, Clair, Bellvilie,.... .. 
Stephenson, Freeport,.. 
Stark, Totilon,. 
Winnebago, Rockford,. 
Warren, Monmouth,. 
Whiteside, Sterling,.'....... 
IOWA. 
Cedar, Tipton,. 
Clinton, Lyons,.. 
Dubuque, Dubuque,. 
Guthrie, Untbric Center,. 
Jasper, Newton,. 
Scott, Davenport,. 
Van finren, Keosanqua,. 
CALIFORNIA. 
Contra Costa, —-,.... 
Sau Joaquin,..... 
in a few generations. We have seen it stated on 
some authority which at the time wc considered 
trustworthy, that the ancient Infantados of Spain 
were closer-horned—i. e., that their horns took 
a direction nearer to llie sides of the head—than 
those of the Paulars, Negrettis, &c. This also 
used to he said among early “sheep men," of 
the rams of a cargo of Infantados brought into 
New London, Conn., in 1810 or 1811. We used 
to hear it said by those who preserved traditions 
of the Humphreys flock that “ they were cloEcr- 
borned than Livingstons' or Jarvis’ sheep.” 
Our own early flock of their descendants cer- 
taiuly were. According to onr recollections, 
Mr. Atwood’s sheep exhibited the same pecu¬ 
liarity when we first saw them. We have heard 
Mr. Hammond say that they did, when he first 
visited the flock iu 1844—and that the rams 
“Old Black” and “Old Matchless," bred by Mr. 
Atwood, which figure so extensively in Mr. 
Hammond’s pedigrees, both had horns of that 
description. The same is usually true of the 
present “Atwood” and “Hammond sheep" of 
Vermont, unless in flocks where the peculiarity 
has been intentionally or incidentally bred out. 
It is also true of Mr. Chamberlains’ Silesian 
sheep, which are a cross between Infantados and 
Negrettis. 
There are a few other minor facts and tradi¬ 
tions of old date which had some slight influence 
in producing our conclusion that the Hlm- 
phreys sheep were Infantados. But viewed sepa¬ 
rately they would be pronounced unimportant— 
aud perhaps it, is not worth while to take up 
space iu mentioning them. 
4. Twenty-one years ago Dr. Samvel Akerl* 
of Richmond Co., N. Y., who was intimately 
acquainted with Chancellor Livingston, in¬ 
formed us that, either Livingston or Hum¬ 
phreys, wc cannot positively remember which, 
told him that the sheep imported by the latter 
were Infantados. We have been under the im¬ 
pression tliatDr. Akeri.y subsequently repeated, 
or alluded, to this statement, iu a letter to us still 
in our possession. But we arc unable to find 
such a letter. Dr. A. never bad, so far as we 
know, anything in particular to do with Merino 
sheep, but he was a farmer as well as a physi¬ 
cian, fond of agriculture,* fond of natural his¬ 
tory, curious and well versed in the history of 
domestic animals. He was also a man of science, 
and was precise, accurate, and careful in investi¬ 
gation and statement. If he obtained bis in¬ 
formation in regard to the family of Humfhkevr' 
sheep from Livingston, we cannot now say how 
he declared that Livingston obtained bis knowl¬ 
edge of that, fact; we merely know that the 
impression left on our mind, at the time, was 
that Dr. Akerly had sufficient reason to believe 
that the information he received was entirely 
reliable. We made no written note of the fact-. 
The subject of cabana had even less than its 
usual interest with us from the circumstance 
that wc had then crossed our Humphreys sheep 
with other Merinos. 
There is a circumstance which weighs against 
the preceding testimony. In a letter from 
Stefuen Atwood to L. A. Morrell, published 
(1845) iu the American Shepherd, p. 427, he says: 
“I have made, agreeably to your request, dili¬ 
gent inquiries respecting the varieties of Merinos 
imported by Gen. Humphreys, but can learn 
nothing definite on the subject. I was seven¬ 
teen years old at the time of their arrival in this 
country, and think Gcu. H. called them Paulars; 
but of this I cannot be positive." We have no 
doubt whatever of the entire sincerity of this 
statement, bat we remember that in comparing 
Mt. Atwood’s vague recollections with Dr. 
Akerly’s then recent statements —made Ions 
but the year before—we did not hesitate to 
decide that the latter contained by far the most 
positive and conclusive evidence; and this too 
without the corroboration of the various other 
circumstances to which we have called attention. 
We shall conclude these papers in our next. 
• He was author ol' an elaborate article on the Agri¬ 
culture of Richmond. Co., (N. Y.,) which is pubhened 
in Transactions of N. Y. State Ag, Society, 1K42, pp. 
his public account of bis im- 
liave made extracts? 
letters, 
could learn from what ^flock " 
He does not 
from different flocks. 
And he would have been very likely to express 
that conviction if he entertained it, by way of 
pleading the example, or at least noting the 
coincidence, because in one of the same letters 
he explains why he mixed his owu Merino fami¬ 
lies many years afterward. 
3. Thirty-five years ago we became tbe owner 
of a flock of pure blood Humphreys Merinos, 
and we kept them uncrossed with other families 
for a number of years. We studied their 
“ points" with the ardor of a young beginner,* 
and picked up all the Information which came 
in our way in 
parent flock 
experiment — in 
portation from which we 
Mr. Jarvis twice states, in published 
that he never 
Humphreys obtained his sheep, 
appear to dream they came 
Snuffles.—' “ J. P. A.,” Chazy, N. Y., asks what 
will cure the snuffles iu sheep? The disease is the 
result of a cold. The regular treatment would be to 
admiuister a purgative, hut this is rarely done Some 
farmers daub the face with tar, or tar aud grease, and 
put something like a gill of it down the throat. Oth¬ 
ers, when the tnnciis begins to dry about the nostrils, 
cleau it away and blow’ a little snuff up into the head 
through a quill. Brit more persons do nothing for it 
in summer, and only shelter a little more carefully 
from storms in cold weather. A sheep of good con¬ 
stitution and general health rarely requires any treat¬ 
ment. 
Crystalized Mapi.e Sugar.— A curious exhibition 
of natural crystals from maple sirup, was shown us 
recently by Mr. L. D. Mitchell, of Pittsford, in this 
county. Iu March, 1S«8, he put. hp a two-gallon jug 
of maple sirup; this summer the jug got cracked, and 
after saving what had not been lost, be found the bot¬ 
tom covered nearly two inches thick with a perfectly 
pure, transparent, crystaline sugar, exhibiting well- 
formed, rhomboidalcrystals—while the sirup was high 
colored like common molasses and of the usual flavor 
of maple sirup, aud the sugar entirely devoid of that 
flavor and only pure sweet. 
This production was new to us, not being advised of 
such an Instance before. Although all or the cane 
sugars can, by a very nice process, be made to rrys- 
lulize, and is known as rock candy, yet this is the first 
instance within our knowledge that it has been pro¬ 
duced iu this natural and simple manner. The speci¬ 
mens before us exhibit, except in hardness, all the 
appearance of milky quartz, in fracture, luster, aud 
color, If this appearance is known to any of onr 
readers, we should like to be advised of the fact. 
Application for an Indolent Ulcer.— One of the 
best possible applications for an indolent ulcer on a 
sheep, a horse, or « human being is Calomel and gam 
Arabic in equal parts and thoroughly pnlverized. It 
may at first be applied daily, and afterwards once in 
two or three days, according to circumetaccs. It is 
often used in cases of feversore on the human subject. 
It comes less into play with sheep, but still we have 
thought it worth mentioning. 
respect to tbe characteristics of tbe 
IVc found tbe following descrip¬ 
tion of tbe different Spanish cabanas in Las- 
teyrie, who wc then believed, and still believe, 
is tbe best authority extant in respect to tbe 
early Spanish sheep: 
“The Esc (trial breed is supposed to possess the finest 
wool of all the migratory sheep. The Guadeloupe 
have the most perfect form, and are likewise celebra¬ 
ted for the quantity and quality of their wool, The 
Paulars bear much wool of a fine quality; bat they 
have a more evident enlargement behind the ears, aud 
a greater degree of throatiness, and their lambs have 
a coarse, hairy appearance, which is succeeded by ex¬ 
cellent wool. The lambs of tbe Infantados have the 
same haary coat when young. The NegrctU are the 
largest and strongest of all the Spanish traveling 
sheep."—[Lasteyrle on Sheep, p. 23.j 
Col. Humphreys’ own flock, and our sheep 
descended from bis, exhibited a “ hairy coat” 
when young, and they lacked tbe “ enlargement 
behind the ears ” aud the “ throatiness ” which 
distinguished tbe Paulars. 
Mr. Atwood’s sheep, too, when we first 
knew them, were as a whole considerably less 
“throaty" thau the Vermont' Paulars. We 
never saw the new born lambs of bis flock, but 
wc have owned sheep of bis family and been 
familiar with them iu the hands of others, and 
the lambs at birth have exhibited the character¬ 
istic hairiness. Almost every fmme lamb of tbe 
family is covered with thick glossy hair on the 
belly, and those which are ultimately to carry 
tbe thickest and heaviest fleeces, usually have 
more or less of hair on the uppSr portious of the 
body. Vermont experience concurs with our 
own in this particular. Ao eminent a breeder 
as there is in that State writes to ue:—“I think 
two-thirds of the lambs that came from the 
Atwood ewes, when I got them, had more or 
less hair on them. Some had hair nearly all 
over them.” All the breeders of Vermont who 
ever bought sheep of Mr. Atwood, whom we 
have conversed with on the subject, have made 
similar statements. 
This characteristic continues still to present 
itself in all the so-called Infantado flocks of Ver¬ 
mont of unquestionable purity of blood. It 
certainly does in that of Edwin Hammond. He 
informs ns that *’ nine-tenths of his lambs at the 
present time have a sprinkling of hair all over 
them (at birth,) and most of them have a perfect 
mat of it on the belly." He adds:—“We like 
to see this class of lumbs, us they generally have 
good length and thickness of fleece all over 
them." We purchased the choice of all of 
Mr. Hammond s ram lambs in 1863. The one 
selected was unusually fine fleeced, and he was 
from fine fleeced parents. Nearly every one of 
;his lambs last spring were coated over with hair 
— some of them were almost as hairy as pigs ! 
We again purchased the choice oi all of Mr. 
Hammond’s ram lambs in 1864. The wool of 
the one chosen is of medium quality. The few 
lambs he was permitted to get were all hairy on 
the belly, kgs aud head, and nearly all of them 
were moo- or less so on their backs aud sides. 
We have attached the more Importance to this 
hairiness, as an indication of a family or cabana, 
because we have In the course of our lives bred 
fine stocks of Merino sheep which we believed 
represented different cabanas. At any rate, 
they were obtained as such; and they had visi¬ 
ble distinctive peculiarities which were steadily 
reproduced in their oflfepring. 
Carrots—Sow so as to Mow the Tops. 
Ltman Harrington, of Bennington Co., 
Y1 .1 writes to the Agriculturist:—“Many who 
raised carrots cut the tops off with a knife, which 
takes much time. To avoid this the ground 
should be made very smooth when sown, and 
kept so, and no stone6 left on it. When ready 
to dig, let a good mower cut one swath (say 4 to 
6 rows,) rake off the tops, bearing heavily on the 
rake. AU remaining uncut will be drawn, or 
leaned OHO ^TUCU Having Ut»eujU»«> „ 
sharp, he can easily cut what remains, by sliding 
the point of tbe scythe close to the ground by 
the 6ide of each row. A skillful man, used to it, 
can cut aud dig from 50 to 100 bushels per day. 
I have practised it for many years, with much 
saving of time.” 
Courtesy and CuKnrr. — Perhaps the editor of 
Moore's Iiural New-Yorker refuses to credit Madeline 
upon llie no trust principle, but his honor the Mayor 
of the city of Rochester, Being a magistrate, ought to 
mete out justice. Tin; Saturday Evening Post is 
easily abbreviated Into Sat. Eve. Post. Besides the 
publishers arc liberal tneo, and deserves credit for 
slices from their “ Kitcheu Cabinet."— Madeline, in 
Saturday Kvtniny Post. 
In reply to Ihe above wo beg simply to state that 
not a tine lm* ever been copied, direct, into this jour¬ 
nal from Madeline’s department of the Post. If any 
item or article of hers, therefore, has ever appeared in 
VUv Ate *-A - - » -» .ten 
where it. was uncredited and its paternity unknown. 
We have received the Poet in exchange ever eince the 
Rural New-Yorker was established, and have seen 
many nncredited articles in the former which origi¬ 
nally appeared In the latter, yet never thought of in¬ 
dicting the Posfl though always disposod to “mete 
out justice," oven before becoming a magistrate. 
—In this connection we will again state that onr 
desire and practice is to always give credit for articles 
copied into the Rural whenever possible to ascer¬ 
tain their origin. \ 
Purity of Italian Queens. 
Edward Harrison of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 
writes to the Ohio Farmer as follows: 
“Italian workers are marked by three bright 
yellow, or golden bands; a lcs6 number indicate 
impurity. The worker progeny of an Italian 
queen that has met a native drone are by no 
means uniform in appearance; many are marked 
like the full blood Italians, while others exhibit, 
only one or two bauds of yellow. I once owned 
a half blood queen, a cross bet ween an Italian 
queen and a native drone, which produced work¬ 
ers, all of which were bright and uniform in 
marking, but the third band was wanting. No 
reliance Is to be placed on the appearances of 
queens or their drone progeny; even the best 
bred queens vary greatly in brightness, and tbe 
drone progeny of a queen may be pure Ital¬ 
ians, while her worker progeny are only half- 
blood.” 
Here is another 
The South for Northern Men 
item that contains information of interest to those of 
oar readers who are considering the advantages of 
moving to the South. In a note to the Rural dated 
New Orleans, Aug3, Dr. B. F. Wright says;—“I 
was a resident of Onondaga Co., N. Y., for 25 years, 
and a constant reader of yonr Rural from its first is¬ 
sue till coming here. Am still a great admirer of yonr 
State and its institutions, though I find advantages in 
the South which Northern people now will not be 
likely to overlook. One and the most important to 
your readers la the long growing seasons we have at 
the Dr South. Nature Is so lavish with her sunshine 
in this lalUnda tbit we have at least 4 months longer 
growth than in Cefilfal New York—so much less time 
to throw ont from barnsf. If our sot! is cvCf in as 
good condition as yours—anu there Is uo reaion why 
Cattle Stick-Chewing, 
Some years ago my cattle contracted the habit 
of stick chewing, licking and lapping boards 
saturated with chamberlye, around the doors 
and sides of the bam, and after getting all the 
salta and alkalies from the surface, trying the 
teeth to dig out what could not be reached by 
the tongue. Thinking that their health and con¬ 
stitution demanded what they so persistently 
sought after, I made it a practice to give them 
one fodderinga week of straw or meadow hay sat¬ 
urated moderately with either chamberlye or 
soap-suds. They ate it with avidity, and I soon 
found that if was having a salutary effect, not 
ouly in quieting then- guuwiug propensities hut 
iu the general appearance aud thrift of the anl 
mal. They became more quiet and ruminating 
—less inclined to rub and tear about. Probably 
every farmer baB noticed how greedily cattle will 
devour straw that has been In a bed, also how 
some cattle will chew old rags, i fed quilte, Ate. 
This Is undoubtedly to,satisfy the craving for 
the same elements they obtain from soap-suds 
aud chamberlye. 1 would rather have my stock, 
in winter, lack salt than soap or its equivalent, 
and I would guy the same about summer mau* 
agement If they are kept in an old pasture with¬ 
out access to sprout land or woods. At this 
season of the year, whether lousy or not, there. Is 
no better practice, according to cost, than to wash 
tbe entire bodies of neat stock with soap suds 
iu the morning of some of our sunny days. It 
washes-out, the dirt and dandruff that makes 
cattle rub or lick continually. Let those farmers 
who have suffered from chilblains think of the 
suffering of neat stock tied for days together 
where they can neither lick, rub nor scratch.— 
A T . II. Jour, of Ay. 
Sept. 10—21 
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Sepi. 15 is 
Sept, 27—20 
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Sept. 10-21 
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Sept. 20—2!) 
Sept. 3— 6 
Aug. 29—31 
Sept. 1 
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CONDENSED OOBBEBPONDENCE, ITEMS, Otc 
But two of these 
families—viz., the Paulars aud Infantados—have 
ever produced progeny which were hairy on the 
hack and sides. 
Wc will mention another cdLdcldehee of char¬ 
acteristics, which wc lay less stress on, however, 
because wc cannot cite by name any responsible 
authority for it, and because it. embraces a fact 
which might be materially changed by breeding, 
* “Young beginner’’ with Merinos wd mean. We 
have owned sheep since we were less than a year old. 
Creosote in Hoof-Rot.—B. F, Kkkshner, Dans- 
vllle, Liv. Co., K. Y., on seeing Dr. Nash's suggestion 
in these columns to apply creosote In hootrol, writes 
to us“ 1 have had eorae experience with that dis¬ 
ease for about ten or twelve years. About four years 
ago I commenced using creosote. I mixed It with 
alcohol, using equal parts of each; and then found it 
to be sufficiently caustic for any case, and a sure cure 
for any curable case if properly applied. When thus 
diluted with alcohol, it can be applh.(l freely with a 
swab without any bad effects except that it causes the 
sheep violent pain for a lew moments like nitrate 
S(*pt, 13 —15 
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