Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-08-16
AGRICUL TURAL.
DISEASE or STOCK, &c.
From The .1mfrican Farmer.

Prom The .inifricah Farmer
To Cure Stihcd Horse in i,ro Hours H. God
dard, Of Norwich, Connecticut write. the American
Agrcukurss, as fllnws:
Take one gallon OF urin and pni therein small hand.
ful of junk tobacco bill down 10 quart then add
two Of oil ofamher two spnnnius o spirits Of ur
rentne. and two spognols Of honey. Put il into u1,
sud cork II tight for use. Process ofappIicntion Rob
the sfe bone hagd with the mixture ffteen or twenty
minutes then dry in thor uqhly with red hot fire
shovel then ride the horse fnrlh aud back hundred
yards. Repeat the above two three times, and the
win he effected
Spinney IN Horses John White. in The Southern
Cnitva,or. gsesthe following plan of curing horses of
the swinney
take about quart Of water. boil and add sal as
long as will dissolve any Then take piece Of blanket
and dip ii in the water while hot. hahe the hofse's
shoulder well tor nine mornings IN succesgan miss few
mornings II The cure Is nM ilsrtfd. baihe again Cor
nino days. l have cured great many horses IN this
way. .4notier: Apply common SAL (alnm sal, would be
Freerable) 10 the part affected. aud nb up aud down
The shoulders with brick as hard The horse bear
II.
Hounds, Sores, SC, Ia Horses. Tho simplest and
most efficient cure for wounds sore Sc in horses the
following receipt, which has been used CO.. several years
win great success by Of the best farmers Of my
qnainian"e Take two ounces Of gum-nrpentiue
ounces o ard; two ounces of good lcai lobaecu two ia
bic sponnfus of spirits of turpeniine NIX we'll aud
slew over moderate fire when COOL il will he fl for
am no farmer but have had many horses that were
cured, with hacks deal with and in no instance
where have tired the above have failed to effect
Bene SPARTA think have cured one hundred hor
ses Of the bne SPAWN by taking sharp knife and cut
ting across on The enlarged part I then take piece Of
mon made nearly in the shape Of an inch chise and
heat il red hot and burn in the made with the knife
until think have burned through the oulareed bone
then apply spirits of urpeniine tar nnll the Place
heals. which takes month or mere The remedy is
severe one. but better use than have lame horse
(.ujIxf from Sill -, Ill
the N. +. Farmer thai The following remedy was found
TO be invaluable in he taiiening marches in Mexico
white lead, finely ruverized, is the effective
application. Rubbed on dry, or made into paste. with
milk, and applied few times il will also prevent white
hairs growing an pallrd places"
To c'oe Biouting Horcn in Catiie.-A table spoon
ful OF spirits diharishorn, fr cow or tea
spoonful ior sheep, will afford instantaneous relief
should be diluted with wafer milk II acts by de-
composing the generated in The stomach and which
is The cause of the disease.
Heares in Hoyses--,Iohn Davis IN the Bos,ea Culti-
vat gives the following recipe for the Of the dis
ease.
Take Tub put three pals Of water add fresh lime
the size OF an egg add malasses give mere paatabe
taste. and place II in the STALL that the horse can have
free access Ia IT, After he becomes accustomed To this
drink. add half as much lime. and renew as to
keep II OF the strength. The horse may 10 worked
as usual. only allow other drink. At or he drinks
freely. bleed by taking quarts from the breas, in
two or hreeweeks two quarts more. Ii the above is
carried out, my word Tor II, your horse will have
lief
.4nother.-To three quarts of sweet milk add tea.
spoonful of sulphuric acid (o of vtro } and mix with
the horses feed. Cyeat first three times a week. and
afterwards once twice, there may seem occasion f
a few weeks longer.
Sore Ieais in Co,cs--P. Hallock gives the following
directions for The management Of cows that have sore
teats
Take q full pail of cold wafer. and wash and rub the
sores well. Use the whole pail fun of wsier before
milking, which coois the tcats reduces The fever and
the COW will stand perfectly STILL Aher milking use
hall as much more cold water cleansing the hap and
teas we'll and in few days the will be healed.-
That is not all the COED yen viii receive You viii
have clean milk and that is the way make clean but
ter.
Disorder an Co,cs.-Col. j. Brown, Of Famnpham
gives the editor II the Mass Poughmau answer To an
inquiry concerning the Of The itch scab that seems
TO be contagious when attacks stock Of cattle He
says, hogs lard rubbed the part Affected will cure
this complaint efIectually He has himself tried this ON
mis- stock, and fourd be The very article 10 Of
dect ready cn,e.
Lice on Cattle.--M Lnley in the Csenesee Farmer
says that The most eecul remedy which he has found
On repeated trial. sprinkle sand copousy over every
part Of the bodies Of his calves to be repeated once
.week. The experiment was suggested by the remark
shst bs, which dust themselves by paving, never
lousy.
From the american Farmer
ExPERIMENTSfN SOAKING SEED WHEAT
DEAR Sra /: II 50 happens that entertain dfferen
sentiments relative The efficacy Of sleeping seed grain
with design of betlering the condition ofiEe youn