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THE CULTIVATOR, 
July. 
West Highland Bull. 
The Kyloe or West Highland breed of cattle is one of the aboriginal stocks of Great Britain. Its habitat is the 
western shore of Scotland, and the Hebridian Islands. It is a hardy breed, better adapted to rough fare and ex¬ 
posure than any other known; it is also remarkable for beauty of form, and for the excellence of its flesh—in 
the latter particular, excelling all other breeds. It would be a highly usesul breed in many parts of this country. 
Docking Lambs. 
In cutting the tail of a sheep, you will find three ar¬ 
teries, two upon the upper side, close to the bone of the 
tail, and one near the center of the tail, on the under 
side; this one is much the largest, and the one out of 
which most of the blood flows when cut asunder. 
It is perfectly safe, as to loss of blood, if you tie up 
the large artery before cutting the tail. First slit down 
the skin lengthwise, about an ineh. The artery, if in 
a lamb, will be seen about the size of a common knit¬ 
ting needle. Draw a thread of waxed linen or silk un¬ 
der the artery, with the common straight needle, or one 
a little crooked at the point, is better. Tie up tight 
before you cut off the tail; which you will sever just be¬ 
low the knot. This is all done very easily, and with 
but very little loss of blood. You may sprinkle a little 
dust or pulverized alumn on to the wound to advantage. 
Gravel —Lambs, in the winter, are very subject to 
the gravel. On my second trip to Rambouillet. France, 
I learned from the chief Bergier how to cure it, if taken 
in season. It is a simple surgical operation, which I 
will freely communicate, if applied to. S. W. Jewett. 
To Stop a Runaway Horse. 
A correspondent of the Boston Transcript, who has 
seen a mode adopted in Moscow and St. Petersburgh, 
gives the following plan: “ Around the horse’s neck, 
near the neck strap, is placed a cord in a running knot. 
To this slip noose is attached a pair of reins—on gen¬ 
tlemen’s horses generally of silk cord, about the size of 
a pipe-stem—which always lie thrown over the dash¬ 
board, ready to be seized at once. When a horse starts 
and becomes unruly, the gentleman takes up this cord 
and tightens the horse’s throat so that he cannot breath. 
The most furious horse stops almost instantly, but he 
will not fall or kick. I have seen many such reins upon 
high spirited horses, even in common city dhroskies.” 
Charcoal and Salt for Sheep. 
A contributor to the North-western Cultivator writes— 
“ It is generally conceded that wet pastures are unfa¬ 
vorable to the health of sheep. I have kept a flock for 
four years in a pasture of this description—for the first 
two years with unfavorable results. My sheep were 
unhealthy and many of them died. I ascribed it to the 
wetness of my pasture. Upon the recommendation of 
an old farmer, I gave the sheep charcoal mixed with 
salt. The beneficial ejects of the mixture were soon 
apparent. My sheep presented a more healthful ap¬ 
pearance. I have continued the treatment, and the ani¬ 
mals have continued to thrive. I suppose the medici¬ 
nal qualities of this mixture consist in the disinfecting 
property of the charcoal.” And in the invaluable tonic 
and alterative properties of the salt we may add; for, like 
many other remedial agents, this article when given in 
small doses, augments the digestive functions. In lar¬ 
ger doses it is cathartic .—American Veterinary Jour. 
Management of Poultry. 
The following closely condensed hints, copied from an 
English paper, contain as many valuable suggestions of 
a practical character, as could be possibly crowded in 
the same space, and will be valuable to those who can¬ 
not read a long treatise:— 
Poultry House. —“ The floor should be cleaned at 
any rate once a week. It should be sprinkled with saw¬ 
dust, ashes, peat, or—best of all—peat charcoal. The 
nests should be lined with moss, heath, or short straw; 
neither long straw nor hay should be used—the darkest 
nests are preferred by the hens.” A Poultry Yard 
should contain: 1, A grass plot; 2, fine gravel; 3, 
slaked lime, or other calcareous matter; 4, ashes kept 
dry by being placed under cover; 5, pure water. Eggs: 
Hens of the best varieties will lay in a season from 160 
to 210 each, or, on an average, 185, which, at the rate 
of even lid. per score, will realize 9s. lOd. per hen. 
Breed: Evidently the best are the Dorking, and “ fowls 
which have black legs are the best for roasting, while 
those with white legs are the best for boiling.” For 
laying, the Dutch everyday layers or the Spanish are 
excellent. Sitting: Having observed that the.earliest 
chicks in the neighborhood were every year in posses¬ 
sion of the same person, we were induced to ascertain 
the cause. We found that the eggs were not taken 
from the nest, and, as soon as she had about 13 she 
commenced to sit. Fowls indeed, in their native haunts, 
never lay more eggs in a season than they can hatch. 
Those who keep Dutch every day layers, or the Spanish 
hen, should keep three or four Dorking hens to do 
the hatching business. Remember that no success can 
