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EXCELSIOR 
NEW YORK CITY AND ROCHESTER, N. Y 
II I’firlt llow, Now York, 
Htl ilulTnlo St., ItoohoHter, 
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ICi^lit Cents 
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 0,1870 
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1S70, by D. D. T. Moore, In the Cleric’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.] 
“ Then we will go among the stones and 
rocky ground, for the feet of black horses 
arc not strong.” 
A third time the young Arab was sent to 
the rear, and reported chestnut horses. 
“ Then," said the chief, "we arc lost. Who 
hut. Allah can deliver us from the chestnut!” 
Dim or cream colored horses the Arabs 
consider worthless. 
is subsoiling more necessary. The manure 
should he old and well decayed, that the 
seeds of noxious weeds may he destroyed, 
which cannot he the case In the application 
of fresh manure. Crops of all kinds should 
be planted in rows, at, sufficient distance 
apart to allow the use of the horse cultivator, 
which should be run through the rows as 
often as the weeds get started, or the surface 
becomes hardened by rains or Worn laying 
undisturbed, 
Those who cultivate smaller gardens, or 
cannot avail themselves of horse labor, can 
substitute a light Iiand-plow, made in the 
form of a shovel-plow, with a large wheel 
in front, and which is easily worked by one 
man, effecting a saving of time and harder 
hand labor. These are made with steel 
share attachments for weeding and hilling, 
though we would not recommend hilling to 
any extent in garden culture, even lor pota¬ 
toes. 1 land cultivators may also he had, that 
will he found material aids. By devoting 
nn hour, two or three days in the week, with 
the help of the hired man, even in haying 
time, the fanner will find it easy to keep the 
garden in the very best shape, and render the 
labor profitable. 
One main object, in addition to care, of the 
growing crop, should he the extermination 
of weeds. Every head that, is suffered to 
mature seed is a hydra-headed monster, to 
reappear and he fought in future. Even 
when the early crops, such as peas and po¬ 
tatoes, are removed, no weeds should he al¬ 
lowed to go to seed. This caution is of 
value in field culture, hut much more so 
when applied to the garden, as so many 
smaller and more delicate plants are to ho 
grown therein. Farmers, give the garden 
good summer care, and it will repay you 
many-fold.— v. u. 
NOTES FOR HORSEMEN 
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Col«l Water A|)|)licnii»n<i to Sick IIovm-s. 
Seeing in the Rurai. Nkw-Yokkbr, 
May 21st, a notice how Mr. J. B. M. King¬ 
ston of Tennessee, cured a sick mare, 1 
thought I would give my experience with 
the same thing,—cold water. I was on the 
road on a large prairie; I came up to a man 
who had a sick horse; neither of us knew 
ARABIAN HORSE “SELIM 
SUMMER CARE OF GARDENS 
In the English accounts of a recent Horse 
Exhibition we find the following mention of 
the horse “ Selim,” illustrated herewith: 
“ The most beautiful nnltunl in the whole 
building was, perhaps, the gray Arab who 
stood in the Mnsgrave stalls. * Selim’ is the 
property of Air. VV. II. Peek, M. P., ot 
Wimbledon, and very justly received the 
medal given for animals of extraordinary 
merit not, coming under any of the other 
classes. lie is certainly the handsomest 
Arab we ever saw ; his head is the perfec¬ 
tion of elegance and intelligence; his shoul¬ 
ders are muscular and well-placed ; his fore¬ 
hands strong, and his sinews clean. lie has 
plenty of length and is well ribbed up, while 
his quarters and hack are wonderfully pow¬ 
erful. Ilis temper is perfectly docile, and 
we believe Mrs. Peek frequently rides him. 
No doubt to do so must, ho a real treat, for 
his paces are very even and his action true. 
The sight of this lovely dappled gray recalls 
those tales of Arab daring and equine fidelity 
which more than any other delight the heart, 
of boyhood. How ‘Selim’ came to Eng¬ 
land is, w'e believe, a secret, but all must 
recognize his rare merit.” 
HORSES ON GRASS 
B. Cartx.rdor, an English Veterinary 
Surgeon of some reputation, wrote to the 
London Times;—Tt is all very well for the 
young animal protected by long hair and 
lengthy mane and tail, whose lime while 
young lias to begot, over one way or another, 
” horses, requir- 
hut with stale and “ groggy 
ing rest, the matter is entirely different. 
The desired rest is not to he had in the pas¬ 
ture. In the simple process of gathering 
his food, the horse walks many miles during 
the twenty-four hours, while Hie flies in the 
summer, and the scorching heat, drive away 
rest, and bring the animal, in eight cases out 
of ten, in much worse formed than when 
turned out, Mr. Cartledqr’s m/imm is as 
follows;—“Put them into a loose box or 
shed, well littered with tanhark, sawdust or 
straw, or all combined ; remove the shoes, 
rasp off the sharp edges of the crust to pre¬ 
vent them breaking; supply water without 
stint,; give a liberal allowance of oats, In¬ 
dian corn and bran, with cut chaff and hay, 
the whole of which will bo the better for 
being made damp with water.” 
In response to the above, F. Bullock 
Webster of Berkshire writes:—“For the 
information of those who are yet undecided 
on the point, may I ask the favor of your 
giving publicity to an opinion, based on long 
practical experience,tend ing to a directly con¬ 
trary conclusion to that of Mr. Cartledge 
of Sheffield ? I have kept horses all my life, 
and, not being a rich man, have always 
found it convenient to summer my hunters 
at grass, and to rest and freshen up my 
hacks in the same manner, giving for the 
last six weeks while in the field a feed of 
split beans daily; and I have invariably 
found, within a few weeks after getting their 
coats off, the animals are quite fit to go, and 
wonderfully freshened and improved by the 
summer’s run, the flesh very soon becoming 
hard and well-conditioned, and with no per¬ 
ceptible injury from the flies, hot sun, or 
other imaginary dangers suggested by your 
correspondent. I am fully persuaded, too, 
that horses are much more liable to he in¬ 
jured in their wind when eouiiucd in ashed 
or box without exercise and ‘ liberally fed 
on oats, Indian corn, bran, hay and chaff,’ 
than when roaming at pleasure, treading in 
the late and early dews, and feeding on the 
succulent grasses provided by nature—plenty 
of shade and good water being, of course, a 
sine qua non under the system I advocate.” 
VEGETABLES— TRANSPORTATION. 
A New York commission house furnishes 
the following directions for packing. The 
first principal to be observed is the packing, 
and the main point in this is ventilation: 
Onions and potatoes should he fully matur¬ 
ed before Shipment, for if they are not lolly 
matured and packed dry, they will easily 
rot. Do not expose them long to the sun to 
dry, hut as they become dry pack them, for 
the sun will burn them. 
Tomatoes should he pulled just on the 
turn to ripen. If they are pulled too green 
they will rot before they will ripen, and if 
pulled ripe, they will rot before they reach 
their destination. 
Cucumbers, pens aud beans should be 
ripe, hut not enough to be liable to turn yel¬ 
low, they being saleable only while having 
a green color. 
Citron melons should he shipped green— 
nearly matured. 
Watermelons should be ripe. 
Onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, peas and 
beans should be shipped in bushel crates. 
Potatoes should be shipped in barrels well 
ventilated 
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use. Even a small garden, but indifferently 
Fit tilled, will enable the good housewife to fur- 
itli nlsli many a savory meal that cannot other- 
lie wise be so readily ami economically obtained. 
re ; With early lettuce, radishes, peas, beans, cu- 
ip- cumbers, spinach, tomatoes, turnips and cab- 
lOt bage, to say nothing of the small fruits, every 
at- farmer may have a supply of fresh vogeta- 
lns hies,—luxuries which, to the dweller of the 
lis- cities, are almost unknown. These are not 
ing to be had without a good share of care and 
ag- labor. Planting and early culture usually 
to receive a fair share of attention, after which, 
with a majority of farmers, the garden suf¬ 
fers from neglect, materially curtailing its 
i tn _ usefulness. 
um The little labor given to it is usually done 
•aft on a rainy day, or in early morning, while 
on everything is wet with dew. This, in many 
res, respects, is poor economy. Vegetables are 
der injured by working among them while wet. 
ict- The foliage gets soiled, rusts, and goes to 
,wo decay, sapping the life of the plant; weeds 
se 3 , are cut up only to grow again, and the soil 
mt, soon becomes harder than before the labor 
uod was performed. Hoeing, with a view to im- 
ex- prove the crop and destroy weeds and grass, 
hat should he performed at midday, when the 
[er* heat of the sun will at once dry up and de- 
sin- stroy them. This will leave the soil loose 
i. I and mellow, to absorb the evening’s dew 
alf- and furnish moisture and nourishment to the 
old, plants, and will he found move effective than 
cm, any reasonable amount of watering. 
)60, A little forethought in the preparation and 
Uhe planting would render after culture compar- 
g of atively easy. The ground should be plowed 
, Jr. and worked deep and thoroughly. Nowhere 
what to do, as we had nothing with us to 
give; hut a man rode up, slopped, and looked 
at the horse, and said if we would help him 
to get the horse to a pond of water, he 
would cure him sound and well in twenty 
minutes for $8. The owner said ho would 
give the money, and we got the horse to the 
pond. The man took a pail and poured 
water on the horse twenty minutes; but be¬ 
fore the twenty minutes was up he was eat¬ 
ing grass. The horse had the colic, we 
thought; the doctor got his $8, the owner 
hitched his horse to the wagon, and we 
went on our way rejoicing. 
I have tried it several times since with 
good success. The water is to be poured all 
over the horse, on the head as well as the 
body. I do not give anything internal; if 
the horse will drink water let him have it— 
it won’t hurt 1dm.—J. B., Carthage, Mo. 
Bore at, least three holes an inch 
in diameter in each stave, and several in the 
bottom. Cover with stout cloth covers,and 
cooper the barrels tightly. 
The yellow sweet, potato is the only kind 
that is saleable in the New York market. 
They are produced from the Jersey slip, 
which can ho furnished to all who may 
want them. Cull the Irish and sweet pota¬ 
toes well before shipment, and the culls can 
he shipped, marked “culls.” They will 
bring half price. If shipped mixed in with 
large potatoes, they will Injure the stile of 
them. Every one will find it advantageous 
to ship good quality stuff. 
Water melons and citron melons can he 
shipped in throe bushel crates, made the 
same as the bushel crate but much stronger. 
Always fill the crates well, packing the 
articles tightly, so they cannot shake about, 
and they will not rot as quick as they would 
, if they could shake about. 
Color of llornes. 
The Arabs illustrate their estimate of the 
different colors of a horse by the following 
story: 
A chief of the tribe was once pursued by 
enemies. lie said to his son: 
“ My son, drop to the rear and tell me the 
color of the horses of our foe, and may Allah 
burn liis grandfather l” 
“ White,” was the answer. 
“Then we will go south,” said the chief, 
“ for in the vast plains of tiie desert the wind 
of the white home cannot stand in a pro¬ 
tracted chase." 
Again the chief said, “ Aly son, what col¬ 
ored horses pursue us ?” 
“ Black, 0 my father 1” 
