so geared that when the full bucket descends, 
one tooth is tripped by a pawl, and the wheel 
moves forward to the next tooth. 
The object of all ibis machinery is only to 
rotate the hopper or spout on the top ot the 
machine. The whohf operation is this :—A 
supply pipe conducts the water from the 
fountain head into the hopper: a small, 
graduated pipe also conyeys water into the 
tilting bucket. The spout, of the hopper is 
set over the first sluice, and the water runs 
into that for such length of lime as the ma¬ 
chine is guaged to,—gay twenty minutes, or 
half an hour. This time is deformed by the 
filling of the bucket below : when that is 
full, it counterbalances the weight on the 
other end of the beam, and descends upon 
the trip of the ratchet wheel, by which ope¬ 
ration the bucket is emptied, and the ratchet, 
in moving forward, turns the spout of the 
hopper so as to stand the end over the next, 
sluice; the balance beam comes to a level, 
and the water flows into the second sluice, 
while the bucket, is being filled fur another 
tilt, as before. In this way the machine 
continues to traverse the circuit of the 
sluices, running an equal quantity of water 
into each. The water from the tilting bucket 
and start it before it comes in contact with 
the solid track. This improvement avoids 
the jar and noise common to tread powers 
of different construction. When all the parts 
are in order the bum of the cylinder and 
rattle of straw is all the noise that is heard. 
The bridge is longer than usual. The largest 
horse may he used, aud yet have plenty ot 
room to walk. 
The three-horse power is made so that the 
floor planks lock themselves together, and 
no one plank supports the weight, of t lie 
horses alone. This prevents the middle 
horse from springing the plank, or the ne- 
your horse bran mashes, with one-half gill 
spirits turpentine every thirty-six hours. At 
the end of a week the horse will be found to 
be cured, uuless too far gone before com¬ 
mencing. Keep the horse warm and dry 
while undergoing the above treatment.” 
The foregoing should Lave appeared be¬ 
fore, but, has been accidentally overlooked, 
much to our regret. 
To Cure n Callus. 
Put a quantity of fresh, unsalted butter in 
an iron vessel over a slow fire until it forms 
a white foam or froth on the surface of the 
liquid, which must be skimmed off until it 
ceases to appear. It will have become a thin 
oil which should he applied three times a 
day.—W. L. A., Venango Co., Pa. 
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ST. JOHNSVILLE AGRICULTURAL 
WORKS. 
NOTES FOR HORSEMEN, 
The readers of the Ritual New York eh 
may have noticed for several weeks past, a 
very modest, little advertisement of the horse¬ 
powers and threshers of the St. Johnsville 
Agricultural Works (Montgomery Co., N. 
Y.); but to get an idea of the St. Johnsville 
Agricultural Works themselves, and of their 
about fifteen inches long and a Lame strap, 
and put through the end link; then buckle 
around the leg below the fetlock, and let him 
paw. He is hurting himself, and lie will 
soon stop the habit entirely. 
It is also good for a horse that kicks with 
one foot, by putting it on the hind foot. I 
have broken a stallion from kicking in this 
way that it was said could not he broke. 
Never put it on both feet. 
Blood .Spavin. 
A Clorinda subscriber wants to know if 
there is any cure for blood spavin. I think 
here is one that will cure Ids horse; it cured 
one for me: — Take oils of spike, origanum, 
cedar, British and spirits of turpentine, of 
each one ounce; Spanish flies, pulverized, 
one-half ounce. Apply once in six to nine 
days only. It, removes the bunch of spav¬ 
ins, splints, curbs, &c., if of recent occur¬ 
rence. 
Here is another:—Alcohol and spirits of 
turpentine, of each one-half pint; gum 
camphor, laudanum and oil of spike, each 
one ounce; oils of hemlock, rhodium and 
balsam of fir, of each one-half ounce ; iodine, 
one drachm ; mix. Apply night, and morn¬ 
ing, first, washing clean and rubbing dry 
with sponge. Then rub the liniment into 
the spavin with the hand. It causes a gum¬ 
my substance to ooze out without injury to l 
the hair. Tins lias cured ringbones ; also | 
removes lumps in recent cases. I cured a 
spavin of llircc years standing witli this. 
A Good Condition l’owiler. 
Fenugreek, cream of tartar, gentian, sul¬ 
phur, saltpeter, resin, black antimony and 
ginger—equal quantities of each, say one 
ounce. Pulverize fine. Cayenne, also fine, 
half an ounce. Mix thoroughly. Give two 
teaspoon fit Is once a day, in feed. In extreme 
ruses give twice a day. I think this would 
he good for Hobert I. Adams’ horse that 
has a bud cough, as it is good for coughs, 
colds, distemper, &c\— C. I. Morgan, Lan¬ 
caster, AC- Y. __ 
Iduseod Tim for Sick Homes. 
Linseed tea is not only valuable as a re¬ 
storative for sick horses, but is exceedingly 
useful in cases of inflammation of the mem¬ 
branes peculiar to the organs of respiration 
and digestion ; it shields and lubricates the 
same; tranquilizes the irritable parts, and 
favors healthy action. We have prescribed 
linseed tea in large quantities, for horses 
laboring under the prevailing influenza; they 
seemed to derive much benefit from it, and 
generally drank it. with avidity. Aside from 
the benefit we derive from the action of 
mucilage and oil which the seed contains, 
its nutritive elements are of some account, 
especially when given to animals laboring 
under soreness in the organs of deglutition, 
which incapacitates from swallowing more 
solid food. In the event of an animal be¬ 
coming prostrated by inability to masticate 
or swallow more food, linseed tea may he 
resorted to, and ill case of irritable cough, 
the addition of a little honey makes it still 
more useful. In the latter form it. may he 
given to animals laboring under acute or 
chronic disease of the urinary apparatus, 
more especially Of the kidneys. To prepare 
linseed tea, put a couple of handfuls of the 
seed into a bucket, and pour a gallon and a 
half of boiling water upon it. Cover it up a 
short time, then add a couple of quarts of 
cold water, when it will bo fit for use.—’ 
American Veterinary Surgeon. 
luquirim fur llorneinen.—C. J. MORGAN asks 
the best moans of curing a liorso from rolling in 
the stall.— M. H. Sth.es, Jr* asks “what, is the 
best, remedy for a horse's slitle that has boon 
‘slipped,’ but is now in place-somothing to 
strengthen it?” 
FIELD NOTES AND QUERIES, 
cessity of a row of wheels under the middle 
which would increase the friction very much. 
By the report of the Utica trial it will be 
seen that the St. Johnsville machines run 
with less friction than any which were 
tested; indeed, the result of different trials 
shows the draft of these machines the lightest 
of any on record. The Combined Thresher 
and Cleaner is a combination of simplicity, 
efficiency and durability, and one other essen¬ 
tial quality, that of running easy. Incapacity 
for separating Grain from the Straw is ample, 
being so constructed that the Straw is con¬ 
stantly tossed or agitated after entering the 
machine, until it is discharged. The sieves 
are 83x33 inches and will clean, without 
clogging or wasting, all the grain that the 
cylinder will thresh when run to its full 
capacity. These machines are so made that 
the throat of the cylinder may be closed or 
proprietor, one must do as we did one uay 
not long ago. All we knew of St. Johnsville 
was that a notable railway eating house was 
once kept, t here, and Mr. Quincy, the notable 
bee man lived there; but on the occasion to 
which we refer, stopping off a morning train 
of the New York Central, wc asked where, 
were the Agricultural Works, and were 
told—“ Up the creek.” Now, this “creek” 
comes roaring down from the hills, and to 
foot a mile “up the creek,” with our years 
and avoirdupois, was an undertaking, hut wc 
shall always lie glad we went. Such a wild, 
rocky glen, with its dark fringe of hemlocks, 
such beautiful cascades, such clear springs, 
and, above all, when wc got " up the creek,” 
such a grand catarae.l, tumbling down near 
a hundred feet, almost made us forget that 
wc were on an errand of business, instead of 
romance and poetry. 
A l’otato Bust Remedy. 
Geo. II. Richardson, Saginaw, Mich., 
sends us an item clipped from the Saginaw 
Daily Courier, May 30, which says: 
Mr. Wm. IT. Reach <>l' ttuona Vista Town, has 
discovered, and by pnudicul use, demonstrated, 
a dead Bhot lor the gen tin pntnlubiiir. It is very 
simple, vet effective, and is nothimr more nor 
less ilmn mi application to bug and plant of 
castor oil. and if it, don’t kill Hie plant, planters 
may rest assured that Hie pug cun have no ter¬ 
ror for iliem now. We know whereof wc write. 
Mr, Richardson adds —“The under¬ 
signed saw I lie application of castor oil 
made, and saw the deadly effect upon the 
potato bug. Michigan is swarming with 
them, and so simple a remedy should be at 
once communicated to the people.” 
ANDERSON’S AGRICULTURAL 
STEAMER. 
During a recent visit to the city of Spring- 
field, in the county of Clarke aud State of 
Ohio, wo witnessed a trial exhibition of the 
above-named steamer, which is applicable 
to a variety of uses, principally for steaming 
feed for domestic animals and for heating 
water for laundry purposes. Another modi¬ 
fication of the boiler is applicable for heat¬ 
ing dwelling houses. But it. is chiefly as an 
agricultural steamer that we take this early 
occasion to speak of it, to prepare our read¬ 
ers for the examination of what was to us a 
surpriso in the way of an efficient and eco¬ 
nomical heating apparatus. 
The boiler is made of wrought iron, as 
thoroughly riveted and finished as the best 
high-pressure steam engine boilers, has a re¬ 
liable automatic or self-acting water-feeding 
apparatus, safety-valve, vacuum-valve, steam 
and water gunge ©ooks complete, making it 
perfectly secure against explosion. It is pecu¬ 
liar in construction, being, in fact, one com¬ 
plete double boiler within another, the two 
communicating one with the other. The fire 
space is inside of this, thus giving an extra¬ 
ordinary amount of lire surface in propor¬ 
tion to the size. No. 3, or medium size, 
having 3,803 square inches lire surface. It 
is set on a cast iron base, (making it as se¬ 
cure from fire us an ordinary cooking stove. 
Weighs from 300 to 500 pounds, and is, 
therefore, portable, and cun be used in the 
open air or in any building where there is a 
flue sufficiently large to receive the smoke 
Sowing Cnvrots in the l-'iill. 
G. Biggins, a correspondent of the Farm¬ 
er’s Advocate, Ontorio, says:—“Two years 
thresher, separator and cleaner. 
Here, on this grand cataract, is the St. ’ 
Johnsville Agricultural Works, aud Mart. 
Williams, the presiding genius of the con¬ 
cern, has as kindly an eye for the romance 
of the place as lie has a practical good sense 
for the construction of bis machines. Mart. 
Williams was one of the muscular hoys in 
blue shirts, who run the machine at thegreat 
Utica trial in 1870, where he took the first 
prize over a field of veteran competitors, for 
the best Horse-Rower and Cleaner on the 
ground, and we have heard some of these 
competitors say that he handled his machine 
like a master of his business. Williams 
does not make so very mauv machines in a 
year, that is, only a few hundred, but what 
he does make he works on himself and sees 
i that they are all right. Our engraving repre- 
made smaller when grain threshes hard, and 
being adjustable, may be opened more when 
grain t hreshes easy. Threshers and Separa¬ 
tors will be built to order, of auy dimension 
required.—8. o. h. 
ago I sowed two pounds of White Belgian 
Carrot. I put it on about a half acre of 
ground, and I raised seven hundred and filly 
bushels. I am quite satisfied that the fall is 
llie best time to sow carrots. They are not 
half as much trouble to keep clean, and are 
equally as good as when sown in the spring. 
The land was so wet last autumn that I 
could not get them in ; but it is my inten¬ 
tion to sow next autumn if all is well.” 
HULL'S IRRIGATING MACHINE, 
William W. Hull of Ashland, Green 
Co., N. Y., is the inventor of a machine for 
distributing water for the purpose of irri¬ 
gating lands which lie on a slope below a 
living fountain or supply-head, capable of 
being conducted in sluices or channels along 
the sides of the slope, from which sluices the 
water will flow off and percolate through 
the soil. By the use of t his machine the dis¬ 
tribution is made uniform, and the machine 
Substitute tor the Potato. 
Forrest Sheppard, Potosi, Mo., in the 
Rural World, calls attention to the “ Eata¬ 
ble-rooted Lily of -Chili and Peru as a sub¬ 
stitute for the potato.” Tie says “ It is 
known as Alstroemer’s tuberous lily, and has 
been introduced to the notice of the farmers 
THE ANDERSON AGRICULTURAL STEAMER. 
Having so large a fire surface it requires 
but little fuel, and all tbe attention necessary 
is that the water tank is kept supplied, aud 
tire kept up. The most inexperienced man 
or hoy can soon learn to use it with perfect 
safely. 
For the manufacture of these steamers a 
% 
new company has been formed in Spring- 
field, with a caslt capita) of $300,000, at the 
head of which is P. P. Mast, of the well- 
known house of Thom as & Mast, of tlie 
great Buckeye Agricultural Works, and 
whatever Mr. Mast takes hold of has to go. 
The company is now organized under the 
name of P. P. Mast 6c Co., and has exclu¬ 
sive control of the following territory, to 
wit:—Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, 
Now York, Pennsylvania, East and West 
Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, 
District of Columbia, Maine, New Ilanq- 
sltire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, 
Riiode Island, North and South Carol in a, 
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana 
Florida and Texas. The accompanying cut 
shows the steamer in the operation of stenm- 
i,,._r feed for farm stock. The cask contain¬ 
ing a supply of water for the boiler is mount¬ 
ed on a nestle, with an upper aud lower 
supply pipe, while the steam pipe from the 
boiler leads into the large mush tub, where 
the cooking is performed. For full particu¬ 
lars, send to P. P. Mast A Co., Springfield, 
Ohio.—s. d. H. 
Scratches Ueiuedy. 
A farmer and experienced horseman 
writes the RunAi. New-Yorker from Can¬ 
andaigua, N. Y., that the following is 
recommended for the worst cases:—One 
pint currier’s oil—two ounces oil of vitriol. 
Put it into a bottle and shake well together, 
when it is fit for use ; bathe well the affected 
part or parts with it once a day. It will 
effect a cure in the course of three or four 
days. If the parts are covered with a rough 
scab, soften it by rubbing hog’s lard upon it 
every day until the scab slips off. It will 
soon slip off and leave the legs smooth as 
ever. 
Swelled Slientli 
T. R. C., Crawford Co., Pa., writes the 
Rural New-Yorker, in answer to an in¬ 
quiry, (see page 141, Rural March 4,1871), 
recommends to “procure soft, burnt brick; 
pulverize tine; take one pint of strong vin¬ 
egar, one handful of the brick and one hand¬ 
ful of salt; heat hot; saturate a flannel cloth 
and bind it on the parts affected, as hot as the 
animal can bear it. When cold apply again. 
Repeat for twenty-four 1 tours. This done, tip- 
ply spirits of arnica in the smite way, except 
do not heat it. Apply for thirty-six hours. 
If blood and matter collects, you can lance it 
or open with a knife. Commence feeding 
