The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-06-11
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For FARMERS AND BUTCHERS. Our farmers
and butchers will he interested in the following.
remedy so useful at cost cheap, should
be known and practised. We see it stated in a
country newspaper, that the losses which far
mers and others sometime suffer from accidents
to the limbs of their cattle, may be avoided by
amputation.
In the course of last summer (say our author
sty) Mr. G. had fine two year old OK, which
from an accident had one OF its legs broken a
lirtle above the hough joint and the bones so
much shattered, that there was only one or two
alternatives left either destroying the animal, or
resorting to Nmputation. AS it was not fit for
the knife, the latter alternative certainly the
most desirable, although with most people the
case would have been considered so hopeless,
that the other would be the one adopted Mr.
G.. decided differently and the result proved that
he had judged wisely. The resolution was no
sooner taken than acted upon, and the broken
limb removed by amputation, the animal having
stood the operation well, as to refuse food for
one day only. We have only to add that the
course adopted SO far realized with Mr. C's eX-
pectations, that his continued to recover, and
fed SO well, that it is fit tor the butcher. Ii
is thus seen by farmers, that when any of their
cattle meet with accident, whereby limb is
broken, and the bone so much shattered that
recovery from union Of the parts is hopeless
it is not necessary to destroy the animal. In the
present case amputation was made at place so
unfavorable for bandages aud strappiug, that
these were soon all abandoned and the healing
of the part left to nature yet the animal recov.
cred, fattened, and turned out all that its owner
could have wished under the circumstances
Yankee Farmer.
Ro,o to preuent the destructive effects otthe Wee-
UiI. For of wheat, 1-2 pounds of
birthstone, cotton candle wickng enough to
make the birthstone up into matches twisted and
doubled and of about one foot in length, take a
dozen of these matches in the morning or at
evening set fire to them and distribute them
over the acre; repe at this in three four days,
until your matches reall consumed, commence
this operation when the weevil commences its
work of destruction.
Mr. Barney Baker, one of the superintendent
of The rail road, residing at ST townsville informs
us, that he has preserved a hundred bushels of
sowing this (last) season 10y hundred pounds of
birthstone whilst his neighbors' wheat has been
entirely destroyed. He expresses the most per-
feet confidence in the remedy.-.4mSierdan In
telligcncer.
Treatment of sUo,u,ds IN Horses Wash the
wound morning and night with warm soap suds
and anuont Immediately after washing, with
whale Oil,
Having used this remedy for number OF
years, at oil seasons Of the gear, can confidently
recommend it to others. 1t purifes and heals
the wound as soon as desirable for soundness;
protects it from cold and flies and the hair is a.
aoays replaced, of the natural color OF the animal
-Cultivdtor.
Origin of Bots IN Horses, and their Cure
have observed lately much specul ation to
the origin of the bot grub. have read MI
Mitchell's account of his experiment in the cure
and after the animal died, his experiment in kill
ing the worms, after taking it from the stomach
of the dead horse.
AS it should be our object to do all the gooc
can to mankind, feel it my duty to give the
world what think certain remedy for the DO
grub, wi thout commenting how they fine
their way into the horses stomach, or how they
are formed. 1t is enough that such thing does
exist as bots in horses and that it is important tt
get rid of them, when we ascertain our horse il
affected by them.
To make the bot or grub let go his hold, Civ
the horse quart of molasses or dissolved sugar
with quart of sweet milk-in thirty minute
you will find the horse at ease; then pulveriz
one eighth of pound Of alum, dissolve it IN
quart Of warm water, and drench your horse
after which, In two hours or less, give the hors
one pound Of salts, and you will find the bots il
his dung. 1 have never failed. think this,
ter all the speculations and cures L have seer
the only thing that will to a certainty remov
the bots.
The molasses and sweet milk causes the be
to let 60 and prey upon the swsetening-the alun