[Entered according to Act of Congress, In the year 1874. by the Hural Publishing Company, In tlie office of the .Librarian of Congress at Washington.] 
Horseman. 
MODERN RACE HORSE. 
44 A Youno Horseman ” writes the Rural 
New-Yorker :—I see you have been publish¬ 
ing portraits of model'll draft horses, which 
interest me ; and yet I should like to sec in 
your paper a portrait of some animal that is 
a fair type of a modern race horse—not be¬ 
cause I propose to breed such for the race 
course, but because I should like to Compare 
their general style and build with the draft 
animals you have illustrated. We are paying 
a good deal of attention to the breeding of 
trotting horses, and, in some localities to 
racing horses ; but 1 think there is too little 
value, generally, placed upon the English 
blood horse in this country. If you think 
my suggestion worthy of notice it will grat¬ 
ify me and others whom 1 know.” 
It so happened that a day or two after 
receiving the above, the mails brought us an 
English paper containing the accompanying 
portrait of “Orlando,” the winner of the 
Derby in 1844, who, an English authority 
says, “ u« a sire was never equalled.” From 
1858 to 188D, both inclusive, his stock amount¬ 
ed to 430 animals; and during that time he 
was the sire of 337 winners of 183 races, value 
£302,312. Among his stock were included, 
while he was alive, Blair Athol, Lord Lyons, 
and Achievement, and, since his death, Don¬ 
caster—namely, the winners of four Derbys, 
one Oaks, and three St. Legem. We prefer 
to give the portrait of such a stock getter, in 
response to our correspondent, rather than 
that of a simply successful racer. 
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CLOVER HAY FOR HORSES. 
A Farmer writes to the Journal of the 
Farm as follows :—This is a variety of hay 
known in our large cities as Cow hay, because 
horsemen think it only lit feed for those ani¬ 
mals. As it is not suitable for 
horses, it is at all times question- . j 
able policy to feed, costing more, 
and of which annuals are not so 
fond, and giving rise to a dyspep- 
tic habit and disease of the liver. J 
A healthy liver is rarely seen in 
city stabled horses which have J/. yrjj 
been fed upon pure timothy and 
hay and corn. 
The principal objections to 
clov er hay a re, the dust and its li- 
ability to give rise to heaves or 
broken wind. 
This I will not deny, but it must 
be remembered that nearly every 
horse with heaves, in our large 
cities, is fed on timothy and not 
clover hay, and if the latter is so -= 
liable to cause heaves, it is not -—- 
from the kind of hay used but 
from the quantity. Horses being 
fond of it eat too much, hence the 5! 
prevalence of the disuse of it in all 
our stables. Before the advent of 
timothy hay there were fewer 3 
cases of heaves than are met with 
now. 
Those who are disposed to give ^ 
clover hay a fair trial, should feed — 
it by weight and not by guess. 
Again, to those having doubts as 
to the value of clover hay, or who 
regal'd it as liable to give rise to 
heaves, I would say, do not alto¬ 
gether deny your horse an occa¬ 
sional bundle of it, as it will be a 
relish and a change for him. To avoid dust, 
it is advisable to feed it from the manger 
and not from the rack above the head of the 
horse. Pan. 
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NOTES FOR HORSEMEN. 
“ Blind Staggers” in Horses.— A Subscrib¬ 
er says :—I would like to know what causes 
blind staggers in horses. One of my neigh¬ 
bors has just lost a valuable two-year-old 
colt from it. We know of no such disease 
as “ blind staggers” in horses. There is what 
is known among veterinarians as “stomach 
staggers” and “ sleepy staggers.” Our cor¬ 
respondent gives us no details of the symp¬ 
toms and dotal Is of the disease he calls blind 
staggers ; but it was probably a cuso of 
stomach staggers, which is caused by a de¬ 
rangement of the stomach, which affects the 
brain and frequently the eyes become insen¬ 
sible to light. It is the result of over-feeding 
after a horse has been too long without food, 
or from gorging, no matter what the occa¬ 
sion. 
importation and Sale of Norman Horses 
in Illinois. —It is stilted that the importations 
made by E. Dillon & Co., McLean Co., III., 
have included 4 stallions in 1870, 7 in 1872, 
and 7 in 1878 ; of these eighteen stallions, 
thirteen have been sold, and five ai'e now hi 
the possession of the firm. “Since the year 
1805, Dillon & Co. have sold 78 stallions of all 
ages, including sucking colts, yearlings, &e., 
for the sum of 880.7U0, being an average of 
$1,187.07 each ; and their entire, sales within 
that time have amounted to over $180,000.” 
Tlie highest price made for an imported 
stallion was $4,000 ; four were sold for $3,500 
each, live at $3,000, one at $2,500, and two at 
$ 2 , 000 . 
Stoppage of Urine, in Horses. —A corres¬ 
pondent of the Mass. Ploughman says :—Into 
a bag one foot square put enough lino salt to 
form a thin layer over one side. Wet it with 
alcohol, or if not at hand use warm water. 
Place the bag over the horse’s kidneys, then 
wring out a blanket in very hot water, and 
place it over the bag, covering these with 
several thicknesses of dry blankets to retain 
the steam. Over all place the usual horse 
blanket. If relief is not obtained in from 
fifteen to twenty minutes, repeat the opera¬ 
tion. Leave the outside blanket on after the 
others are removed till the horse is perfectly 
dry. 
Bots Remedy. —“Rusticus ” writes the Ru¬ 
ral World I have seen so many old fogy 
remedies for curing horses of hots, that after 
u long time I have concluded to send you 
L\vo remedies, which have long since been 
kept as secret remedies by many farriers. 
When your horse complains of bots, give one 
vial vermifuge in one-half pint, of warm 
milk, and if not relieved in fifteen minutes 
repeat the dose. Another good remedy is to 
give forty drops of capsicum in half pint of 
water. Also for colic give the capsicum as 
directed for bots. I will only say this recipe 
is worth preserving. 
Cough Remedy .— In Rural New-Yorker 
of Jan. 31, page 75,1 see that E. M. II. wishts 
to know wlmt will cure or relieve his horse 
that has a bad cough and a poor apppetite. 
He says b, coughs most when eating oats. 
Please telHiim to have clean, bright oats and 
wet them (when he feeds), and add salt each 
time he feeds to the amount of about a 
tablespoonful. it will help both appetite and 
cough. I have cured horses of bad coughs 
several times in my life with no other remedy. 
—G. R. Crandall, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. 
“ Thumps” in Horses .—A writer in the 
Prairie Farmer says Spasms of the dia¬ 
phragm are supposed to be caused from 
overdriving, or oppression, paralysing the 
accessory nerve. Digitalis is recommended 
us a specific in cases of thumps. It is given 
in doses of from ten to thirty grains daily to 
the horse, for five or six days. All causes of 
excitement to the animal should be avoided. 
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^OXDEiRJNT !R,-A.O E IHCOIEtSIE. 
Stiff dmtjqn. 
ABOUT CABBAGES. 
-- 
There is a great difference in the quality 
of cabbages. Some varieties are invariably 
large and coarse-grained, strong flavor, and 
I more or legs of a woody texture when cook¬ 
ed. For market purposes the large varieties 
arc more salable than the small, because few 
persons know anything about the different 
sorts. A cabbage is a cabbage to them, and 
its value is measured by its size, quality not 
being understood orthoughtof by those who 
depend upon the markets for a supply. 
We remember when the still famous Win- 
ningstadt cabbage was introduced, und the 
high recommendation which accompanied it 
all ti uc, without doubt, os there was no ref¬ 
erence to quality beyond, that it would come 
to maturity early, and the heads were very 
firm and solid. This is very true, and this 
old favorite still holds its own for market 
purposes ; but, In our opinion, it is far from 
being a first-rate sort on account of the ex¬ 
treme firmness and compactness of the heads 
approaching too near a ligneous character. 
The Early Vurkand old Early Drumhead 
are, to our taste, far bettor sorts for home 
use, and will, when well grown, answer 
equally well for market. 
For kite market sortB the Marblehead 
Mammoth and Late Drumhead still lead : 
but when one wants a good, fine-grained’ 
sweet and rich cabbage, the mammuth sorts 
must bo laid aside. 
For cooking, tlie Savoy cabbages ore un¬ 
equalled, and there are both early and late 
sorts possessing similar good qualities. They 
require a richer soil and better care than 
othei varieties, and do not grow to as large 
size ; but they make up for all this in excel¬ 
lence of flavor and tenderness. 
For pickling, the red varieties are usually 
preferred ; not because they are 
any better, but the deep, rich 
color adds something to the ap¬ 
pearance of even a dish of pickled 
cabbage. Those of our readers 
who are fond of this vegetable 
should try the various sores and 
see if we are not correct in saying 
that there is a great difference 
gfc-. in the flavor of cabbages. 
Red Kidney Bean, -We have 
taken pains to inform ourselves 
relative to this bean. It is fre¬ 
quently quoted high in market 
because it is scarce ; but the de¬ 
mand for it is very moderate, 
although inereasiugslowly yearly; 
but the heaviest dealers in it say 
that farmers will be ill advised if 
they plant it heavily. The demand 
for it is chiefly from the French 
and Spanish in the West India 
Islands. There have been seasons 
where the regular growers of it 
have been badly “ stuck ” by 
overdoing the matter of produc¬ 
tion there being no market variety 
of beau subject to such fluctua¬ 
tion in price as those beans. The 
principle supply in this market 
comes from the neighborhood of 
Batavia and Leroy, N. Y. There 
is not stock on hand in 1 lie city 
from which to supply those who 
desire seed ; this absence of sup¬ 
ply causes the high quotations, 
which have created inquiry and 
a demand for seed. 
VOL,. XXIX. No. 12. I 
WHOLE No. 1200. j 
NEW YORK, AND ROCHESTER N. Y„ MARCH 21, 1874. 
j PRICE SIX CENTS. 
1 82.50 PER YEAR. 
