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THE CULTIVATOR. 
it exceedingly unpleasant to be in the neighborhood of a 
potato field towards evening, the effluvia being strong 
and exceedingly offensive. I need not add from what I 
have said above, that the rain has not injured the 
crops on my farm, for no amount of rain short of a 
second deluge, could do that. 
The New Egg Pear. —Among a number of dwarf 
pears obtained last year is the above. I can find no 
description of it in the books. Will some of your nu¬ 
merous readers tell me something about it 7 Whether 
it be a summer, fall, or winter pear, I know not. I 
have one in bearing. Every one told me that pears 
could not be grown here, but I shall not believe it un¬ 
til I have done what they have not attempted,—that 
is, tried it. Of course our winters are very cold. Frost 
comes early in September—but then what magnificent 
sleighing ! From early in December till late in April 
the finest snow roads imaginable—the weather calm 
and steady, without a break, and almost without a 
drift. So it was last winter, proving the truth of the 
old adage, or rather of its converse, (‘ it is a poor rule 
that won’t work both ways,’) “there is a never a hill 
without a dale.” 
Early Frost. —This is what I deem the great draw¬ 
back. 1 don’t mind the winter’s cold, but am in fear 
and trembling that I shall not have a ripe tomato 
this year also. Last year we had none, and they are 
now hard and green as ever. Yet I sowed them in 
boxes in March, and they are trained upon the end of 
the house facing south-east. They must quicken their 
movements, for Jack Frost is hovering about, and I 
much fear his descent will be early and fatal—perhaps 
within a week, certainly within a month—unless the 
fates be extraordinarily propitious. I am in hopes that 
the broad and noble Mississippi, which flows by me, 
(for we have a Mississippi in Canada, too,) may prove 
something of a safeguard, and ward off the stroke 
which is sure to fall on lands back from the stream, at 
least until we have one —I will not be presuming—at 
least one dish of ripe tomatoes. Observer. 
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Valuable Addition to Albany County Stock. 
We are gratified to learn that Messrs. Wm. M. Bul¬ 
loch, (son of the late well known Matthew Bullock,) 
and Wm. H. Slingerland, of Bethlehem, and Wm. 
Hurst, of this city, have purchased of Mr. Samuel 
Thorne, the celebrated Short-Horn Bull “Neptune,” 
and the cow “ Fenella,” purchased by Mr. Thorne, at 
the late sale of R. A. Alexander, Woodburn Farm, 
Kentucky. 
Neptune, (11,847,) roan, calved Nov. 4, 1850, was 
bred by John Booth, Killerby, England, and was im¬ 
ported by Mr. Thorne, in the fall of 1855. He was 
got by Water King. His dam, Bloom, by Rocking¬ 
ham, was bred by Mr. Booth. She obtained the first 
prize at the Yorkshire Ag. Soc. Show in 1846; is own 
sister to “ Plum Blossom,” which obtained the First 
Prize at the Royal English Ag. Soc. Show at Windsor; 
she is dam of Mr. Booth’s bull “ Windsor,” which ob¬ 
tained the First Prize at the Royal Ag. Soc. of Eng.; 
First Prize at the Royal Irish Ag. Soc. Show, and 
First Prize at the Highland Soc. Show in 1854. 
“Bloom ” is also sister to “ Rose Blossom,” which ob¬ 
tained the Second Prize at the Royal English Ag. Soc. 
Show in 1853, and is sister to Mr. Booth’s Bull “ Bene¬ 
dict.” “Bloom” is likewise the dam of “ Yenus 
Victrix,” which obtained the First Prize at the York¬ 
shire Soc. Meeting, in 1852. 
Fenella was bred by Mr. S. E. Bolden, Springfield 
Hall, England ; imported by Mr. R. A. Alexander, 
Woodburn Farm, Kentucky: calved June 30th, 1852; 
got by Grand Duke (10,284 Eng. H. B.) [who was af¬ 
terwards imported by Samuel Thorne, Dutchess coun¬ 
ty, N. Y.] Dam, Fay by Foig-a-Ballagh, (8,082); g. 
d. Fame by Raspberry (4,875) ; gr. g. d. Farewell by 
Young Matchem, (4,422); gr. gr. g. d. Flora by Isaac, 
(1,129) ; gr. gr. gr. g. d. by Young Pilot, (497); gr. 
gr. gr. gr. g. d. by Pilot, (496); gr.gr. gr. gr. gr. g. d. 
by Julius Caesar, (1,143.) She is of the same cross as 
Mr. Thorne’s “ Grand Turk,” from a Bates Bull and 
a Booth Cow—and is in calf by Mr. Alexander’s prize 
bull Sirius, (13,737.) 
Flat Feet in Horses—Warts* 
Noticing an inquiry in regard to flat-feet on horses, 
and having had some experience with the same, per¬ 
mit me to say, that if properly managed they will not 
often cripple the animal. The heel should never, under 
any circumstances, be pared. I have known a horse 
that went through only one operation of heel-paring, 
by an inexperienced blacksmith, that never was free 
from lameness afterwards. A flat-footed horse wants 
a shoe stiff enough so that it will not press hard on the 
heel; sometimes the heelcork may be placed on one 
side of the shoe. In a hard case put on a round shoe 
with leather between the shoe and hoof. 
If the above directions are followed, in nine cases 
out of ten the horse, with proper care, will be free from 
lameness. 
In regard to your subscriber’s inquiry concerning 
warts on horses, I would say I never knew a wart so 
obstinate in any place on a horse but that it would soon 
disappear after having come in contact with the point 
of a hot iron. J. Adams May. Middlebury, Vt. 
Aug. 12. 
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Poll Evil. 
I will give a treatment for poll evil, which I consid¬ 
er valuable. Fill a woollen bag (one foot long, and six 
or seven inches wide) with hickory ashes; place it in 
a vessel of water and make it boiling hot, and while 
hot, press out the ley between two boards, and apply 
to the parts affected while steaming hot, and let it 
remain some minutes. If the disease is not of long 
continuation, one or two applications will be sufficient 
to dry it up, and effect a permanent cure This I 
know by experience. S. L. P. Wadesville, Va. 
Take a good large handful of poke roots, and put 
them into a gallon of water and boil them till you get 
the strength out—then take out the roots and boil 
down to one quart—then add half a pint of spirits of 
turpentine—also half a pint oil of spike. Then sim¬ 
mer away to one quart; then add one shilling’s worth 
of blue vitrol, and it is ready for use. 
Directions for Using. —Cleanse the sore with soap 
suds once a day ; then apply the liniment. A few ap¬ 
plications will answer—at least it did in the case of 
my horse. C. F. Webster, Sen. 
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Chicago is an Indian name, signifying “ the place 
of skunks.” 
