THE CULTIVATOR 
them having heavy, very heavy, fleeces on their backs 
of long medium but not coarse wool. It is my decided 
opinion that the Cotswold will be found to be the most 
profitable, for those who wish to stock their farms with 
sheep. L. Griswold. Milton, Ct. 
Warts on Cattle. 
Messrs. Editors —In the Cultivator for this month, 
you answer an inquirer about Warts on Cattle. Think¬ 
ing it may be of some service, I cut out the enclosed 
slip from the N. E. Farmer, which I sent as the result 
of my experience in curing warts on cattle. George 
Crtjikshank. Swampscot, April , 1824. 
To Cure Warts on Cows. —In the Farmer , I no¬ 
ticed a subscriber answers my inquiry, “What will cure 
warts on the teats of cows ?” My remedy is as fol¬ 
lows: I tried walnut-shells on the shoulder of a cow, 
where the warts covered a place six inches square. I 
took the walnuts, cut the shells off, and pounded them 
(the shells) up so that I could press the juice out, and 
rubbed the warts with my hand and juice for about ten 
minutes every day for a week, when the warts began to 
be quite loose, so that you could pick them off easily. 
Before applying the juice, I rubbed the warts so as to 
take all off that I could; the la t time I put on the 
juice, I rubbed the warts till the blood came; now the 
warts are all gone, and the place looks as if none had 
been there. 
Having given this a fair trial, and found it to prove 
successful, I send you the result, for the information of 
all who read the Neio England Farmer , if you think 
it worthy of a place in your paper. 
How to Build Cisterns. 
Messrs. Editors —In a late no. of your paper a 
subscriber wishes to know the most approved method 
of making cisterns. Our village has about 800 inhab¬ 
itants, and we have about 50 cisterns,- although the 
stream called Big Spring, passes the east end of our 
main street. The mode is simely this : Dig a hole in 
the ground from 6 to 9 feet deep, and 6 feet in diame¬ 
ter at the surface, and lessening as you go down, rep¬ 
resenting the large end of an egg as near as may be, 
only the bottom to be flat. If the ground is all clay, 
it can be dug so smooth and even all round that the 
brick may lay close against the bank, and a very lit¬ 
tle mortar will make them firm, so that the 'weight of 
water when full, will not allow them to give, and crack 
the cement. When the ground is rocky, and blasting 
has to be done in order to get the required depth, of 
course the pit will be irregular in its sides, and the 
brick work should be carried up, of the above shape, 
and either stone and lime mortar used for the back¬ 
ing, or clay pounded in behind the brick, just so firm¬ 
ly as to support them. The plan that is pursued is to 
lay three courses of brick, then mason or clay as high as 
the rise, or nearly so. The bottom is usually laid first. 
When within about two feet of the surface, commence to 
turn the arch, which is less of a job than would be 
thought until tried. In the centre of the arch is a box 
30 by 18 inches, and from 12 to 14 deep, to put in the 
pump, clean when necessary, &c,, &c. 
The cost from 6 to 9 dollars for mason, and the 
cost of digging pit, sand, lime and from 1000 to 2000 
brick according to size, in clay, 20 hhds. $20—rock, 
20 hhds. $30—cement $3,50 per barrel. Bosendale is 
used here. Any bricklayer can do the work ; the brick 
laid in good lime and sand mortar, and when dried 
a few days, cement by mixing one-third clean sand 
washed, and two-thirds cement, to the consistency of 
plasterer’s mortar, and but a little at a time, or it will 
set before it can be put on. If the brick work has 
got dry, it is best to wash it down, to remove the dust, 
so that the cement may adhere closely. The bricks 
ought to be hard and well burnt Yours &c., Wm. 
Woodburn. Newville, Cumberland Co. Penn. 
ISP* We understand that Mr. C D. Beut of Han¬ 
nibal, Oswego Co., has purchased from the herd of 
P. M. Harwood, Esq., Auburn, a Boar Pig, got by the 
imported Suffolk Boar which Mr. S. exhibited at the 
Ag. Soc’y’s Show, in Feb. last. Mr. Beut has also late¬ 
ly bought a pig from Mr. C. D. Clark’s sow, whose 
portrait we gave in a late no. 
HOP B. Y. French Esq., of Braintree, Mass., will 
please accept our thanks for copies of the “Agriculture of 
Massachusetts,” “ Proceedings of the Mass. Board of 
Agriculture for 1852,” “ Transactions of the Middle¬ 
sex Ag. Society for 1853,” and the programme of “ the 
6th annual Cattle Show and Fair of the Norfork Ag. 
Society,” to be held at Dedham on the 26th and 27th 
of Sept. next. --r* 
Green Co. Fair. —This Fair is to be held at Cats- 
kil) for the first time, this year, and the citizens of 
Catskill promise that it shall be one of the best ever 
held in the county. -- 
Game Fowls. —In answer to an inquiry in our last 
No., we are informed that Mr. T. C. Abrahams, of 
West Troy, N. Y., has all the varieties of this breed of 
poultry. Mr. A. promises us a description of his differ¬ 
ent varieties, several of which he has recently receiv¬ 
ed from Europe, and among them are some from the 
Earl of. Derby, received within the past three weeks. 
XJucie Yarn’s Farm Fence, 
BY A. D. MILNE, 
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS B Y N. G R R. 
rpO the man who has flesh in his heart, we say, “ Read the 
I book F To the woman who is the mother of living chil¬ 
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who regard the moral dignity of man,—the purity of woman 
—the salvation and peace of poor suffering humffnily. we 
again say, “ READ UNCLE 8AM’$ FARM FENCE !” 
This very popular Book was published Wednesday. May 
10 ih, and the whole of the First Edition was sold 
before Saturday Night! 
The Second Edition was published Wednesday,. May 17th, 
and nearly all sold in One Wcfek! 
We have just issued 
The Third Edition! 
and are now able to supply all orders. 
Price, 75 Cents, in neat cloth binding, 
Sent by mail free of postage. For sale by Booksellers 
generally. B. SHEPARD & CO., Publishers. 
June 22—w3tmlt 152 Fulton-St, New-York. 
Farmer Wanted. 
HP HE subscriber wishes, to employ a Farmer and his. Wife, 
I who can come well recommended as to capacity and 
moral character. 1 wish them without family, or of such an 
age as can be employed as help on my farm. 
Address E D. HUNTER. 
June 8—w4tmlc* New Rochelle, Westchester Co.. N. Y. 
