Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-11-14
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tere>t!ng anu valuable 10 our farming
friends:
T. Cure u Suited Horse ia fsry hours
Take one gallon OF urine. and put there
in small handful of Junk tobacco: boil
down 10 one quart: then add two ounces
Of oil of spike. one ounce OF oil of amber.
two sp0onsful of spirits OF turpentine.
and Two spoons!ul Of honey. Put i, into
Jug and cork it tight for use. Process
Of application: rub the stiiie bone hard
with the mixture fifteen or twenty minutes;
then dry il in thoroughly with a red hot
fire shovel: then ride the horse forth and
back one hundred yards Repeat the
above two or three times, and the cure
will be effected.
.Stcinney IN HJrses.-John White. in
the Southern Cultivalor. gives the follow
ing plan ofcuring horses of the Swinnev:
| take about quart OF water. boil il
and add salt as long as il will dissolve
any; then take a piece of blanket and dip
it in the water while hot. battle the horses
shoulder well for nine mornings in sue
cession. miss a few mornings; if the cure
is not effected, battle again for nine DAYS.
| have cured great many horses in this
way. Autobiography common salt Gal
um salt would be preferahle) 10 the part
affected, and rub up and down the shout
der with a brick, as hard as the horse can
bear it.
Wounds, Sores. Sc. in Horses.-The
simplest and most efficient cure for
wounds sores. &c. in horses, is the fol-
lowing reel pc, which has been used for
several years, with great success, by
some of the best farmers Of my acquain-
lance: take two ounces Of gum turPen-
tine: eight ounces of lard; two ounces Of
good leaf tobacco; two table spoonsful of
spirits Of turpcn,ine; mix well. and stew
over a moderate fire; when cool. it will be
fit for use.
am no farmer, but have had many
horses that were cursed with sore backs
10 deal with. and in no instance where |
have tried the above have failed to effect
a cure.
Bone .Sparin-I think have cured
one hundred horses OF the bone SPAWN.
by taking a sharp knife and cutting a
cross ON the enlarged part. then take
a piece of iron made nearly in the shape
Of an inch ohisel. and heat it red hot.
and burn in the cuts made with the knife
until think have burned through the
enlarged Dpnc- tHt1l apply spirits vi
turpentine or tar until the place heals,
" hich takes month or more. The rem
edv is a severe one. but better use it than
have lame horse.
GniIs Erom Hurncss or SaddIe -
Noluntecr'' tells the New England Far
mer tina, the following remedy was found
10 be invaluable in the fatiguing marches
in Mexico:
White lead, finely pu!verized. is the
most effective application Rubbed on
dry. or made into paste, with milk, and
applied few times; it will also prevent
white hair, growing on CALLED places.
70 Curc Bloating or Horen IN cattle.
n table spoonful of spirits of hartshorn.
for an OK or COW. a tea spoonful for a
sheep. will afford instantaneous relief 1t
should be diluted with water or milk. Ii
acts by decompoSing the gas generated in
the stomach, and which is the cause OF
the disease.
Hcares IL Horses-John Davis. in the
Boston Cultivaior. 9 ives the following rec
ipe for the cure of this disease:
Take tub. put three pals of water.
add fresh lime the size of an egg, add
molasses 10 give more palateable taste.
and place it in the stall. so that the horse
can have free access TO it, After he be-
comes accustomed TO this drink, add half
as much more lime, and renew. 50 as to
keep it OF the same strength. The horse
NAV be worked as usual. only allow no
other drink. After he drinks freely, bleed
by taking two quarts from the breast: in
two or three weeks two quarts more. II
the above is carried ont my word for ii.
your horse will have relief
-Inoihrr-To ;hree quarts of sweet
milk add tea spoonful of uphuric ac-
id Coil of vitriol) and mix with the horses
feed. Give at first three times week.
and afterwards once or twice, as there
may seem occasion. for few, weeks lon
ger.
Sore Tcats in Co,rs-P. FTalloce gives
the following directions for the manage
ment of cows that have sore teatS:
Take full pail of cold water. and
wash and rub the sores well. Use the
whole pail full Of water before milking
which cools the T. ats. or reduces the fever.
and the COW will stand perfectly still
After milking. use halt as much more cold
water. cleansing the bag and teatS well.
and in few DAYS the sores will be heal
ed. This is not all the good YOU will re-
ceive. You will have clean milk, and
tina. is the way to make clean butter.
Disorder IN co,rs.-Col. J. Brown. Of
Framin CHAM. gives the editor OF the Mas
sachuset's Plowman an answer to an in
quiry concerning the cause OF the itch or
scab that seems to be contagious when it
attacks stock Of cattle. He says hogs
lard. rubbed on the parts affected. will
cure this complaint effectually. He has
tried this himself on his own stock. and
found it to be the very article TO effect a
ready cure.
/ Lice on caftle.-M Linley. in the Gen
esee Farmer. saws that the most etfecfual