Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-11-29
Agricultural.
Diseases of Stock, &c.

Diseases of Stock, &c.
To CURE A STIFLED HoRsE IN TWO
HouRs.-:J D. Goddard, of Norwich, Con.
necticnt writes to the American Agricnl-
tnrist as follows
Take one gallon of urine, aud put there
in a small handful Of junk tobacco; boil
down to one quart; then add two ounces of
oil of spike, one ounce of oil Of amber,
two spoonfuls of honey. Put it into jug
and cork it tight for use. Process Of appl-
cation: rub the stihe bone hard with the
mixture fifteen or twenty minutes; then
dry it in thoroughly with red hot fire
shovel; then ride the horse forth and back
one hundred yards. Repeat the above
three or four times, and the cure will be Ell
fected.
SwINNEY IN IIoRsEs.-John White. in
the Southern CuItjvator, gives the following
plan of curing horses of the swinney:
] take about quart Of water, boil it and
add salt as long as it will dissolve any; then
take piece OF blanket and dip it in the
water while hot, battle the horses shoulder
well for nine mornings in succession, miss
few mornings; if the cure is not effected,
battle again for nine days. have cured a
great many horses in this way. Another
Apply common salt (alnm salt would be
preferably to the part affected, and rub up
and down the shoulder with brick, as hard
as the horse can bear il,
WOUNDS, SORES, &c, IN EloRsEs.-The
simplest and most efficient cure for wounds,
sores, &c, in horses, is the following reci-
pc, which has been used for several years,
with great success, by some of the best
farmers of my acquaintance take two
ounces Of gum turpentine; eight ounces Of
lard; two ounces of good leaf tobacco;
two table spoonfuIs of spirits of turpentine !;
mix WE'LL and stew over a moderate fire !;
when cool, it will be fit for use.
ammo farmer, but have had many hors-
es that were cursed with sore backs to deal
with, and in no instance where have tried
the above have failed to effect a cure.
Bone SPAvIN.-I think have cured one
hundred horses Of the bone spawn, by taxi
ing a sharp knife and cutting across on the
enlarged part. then take piece of iron
made nearly in the shape OF an inch chisel,
and heat it red hot, and burn in the cuts
made viii the knife until think | have
burned through the enlarged bone. | then
apply spirits of turpentine or tar until the
place heals, which takes a month or more
The remedy is a severe one, but better use
it than have lame horse
GALL FROM HARNESS OR SADDLE -
GA Volunteer" tells the New England Far
mer that the following remedy was found to
be invaluable in the fatiguing mar .hes in
Mexico.
White lead, finely pulverized, is the most
effective application. Rubbed on dry, OF
made INTO paste, with milk, and applied
few times it will also prevent white hair:
growing on CALLED places
To CURE BLoArING OR HovEN IN CAT
rLE.-A table spoonful of spirits of harts
horn, for an OK or COW, or tea spoonful fol
sheep, will afford instantaneous relief i
should be diluted with water or milk. Il
acts by decomposing the gas generated il
the stomach. and which is the cause of tht
disease.
HEAVEs IN HoRsEs.-John Davis, in tn,
! Boston Cultvator, gives the following re
ciPe for the cure oI this disease
Take tub, put in 3 pals of water, ad,
u fresh lime the size Of an egg, add molasse
J to give more polatal lie taste, and place
> IN stall, so that the horse can have free ac
II cess to it. After he becomes accustome,
s. to this drink, add half as much more lime
a and renew, so as to keep it of the sam
II strength. The horse may be worked a
7, usual, only allow no other drink. After h
n drinks freely, bleed by taking two quart
Is from the Breast in two or three weeks tw
l. quarts more. II the above is carried ou
y my word for it, your horse will have relief.
N AnOther.-T three quarts of sweet mil
u add tea spoonful Of sulphuric acid Toll {
s. vltrlol) and mix with the horses feed Civ
e at first three times week, and afterward
once or twice, as there may seem occasion
D for few weeks longer
er
n Sore TEATs IN Cows.-P. Hall. c
gives the following directions for the maj
II agement of COWS that have sore teats (:
n. Take full pail Of cold water, and was
n and rub the sore WELL Use the whole pa
at full Of water before milking, which COO
t. the teats, or reduces the fever, and the CO
d will stand perfectly still. After milking
NJ use half as much more cold water, cleansn
e the bag and teats well, and in few day
: the sores will be healed. That is not a
id the good you will receive. You will ha,
ID clean milk, and that is the way to maxi
r clean butter.
~ DIsoRDER IN Cows.--Col ]. Brown,
&c birmingham, gives the editor of the Ma
: sachhsetts Plowman an answer to an inqu
= ry concerning the cause of the itch or SCI
no that seems to be contagious when il attacl
:, stock OF cattle. He says hogs lard, su
\ bed on the part affected, will cure this col
le plant efectualy. He has himself Fri,
y this ON his own stock, and found it to
" the very article to effect ready cure.
he LICE ON CATTLE.--M. Linley, in 4
n. Genesee Farmer, says that the most efTe