Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-05-08
horticultural.
HE HORSE CHARM OR THE GREAT
SECRET FOR TANNING HORSES.


HE HORSE CHARM, OR THE GREAT
SECRET FOR TANNING HORSES.
The horse-castor is a wart, or oxcrcscencc.
hich grows ON every horses fore legs and
morally on the hind legs 1t has a peculiar
INK, musty smoll,and is easily pulled OIL The
nmoniacal efuvia of the horse seems pccu-
arly to concentrate in this part, and its very
rong odor has great attraction for all ami
als especially canine and the horse him
IT.
For the oil Of cumin. the horse has an in
motive passion-both are original natives of
rabia, and when the horse scents the odor.
is instnctivcly drawn toward it.
The oil of Rhodium possesses peculiar
ropertics. All animals seem to cherish
ndness for it, and it exercises a kind of sub
uing influence over them.
The directions given for tanning horses are
follows
Procure some horsc-castor, and CRATE it
ne Also get some oil Of Rhodium and oil
cumin. and keep the three separate in air
ght bottles
Rub little oil Of cumin upon your hand
nd approach the horse in the field. on the
indward side, so that he can smell the cum
D. The horse viii let you come up to him
lcn without any trouble,
Immediately rub your hand gently on the
orses nose getting little of the oil on it,
You can lead him anywhere.
Give him a little Of the castor on a piece Of
oaf sugar, apple or potato.
Put s drops of oil of Rhodium into ladv's
liver thinble. Take the thimbe between
he thumb and middle finger stopping the
iouth of the thmblo, to prevent the oil from
INNING out whilst you are opening the mouth
the horse.
As soon you have opened the horses
louth, tip the thimblo over upon his tongue.
nd he is your servant. lie will follow you
Ike pet dog.
Ride fearless and promptly, with your
5nees pressed to the side of the horse. and
iour toes turned in and heels out: then You
will always be on the alert for shy or sheer
rom the horse, and he can never throw you.
Then if you want TO teach him to lie down.
stand on his thigh or left side have couple
of leather straps about six feet long; string
up his left leg with one Of them round his
neck; strap the other end of it over his
shoulders hold it in your hand and when
you arc ready tell him to lie down, at
the same time, gently, firmly and steadily
pulling on the strap, touching him lightly on
the knee with a switch. The horse will i'm
medlately lie down. Do this few times,
and you can make him lie down without the
strap.
He is now your pupil and your friend
You can teach him anything only be kind to
him, be gentle. Love him and he viii love
you.-Feed him before you do yourself
Shelter him well, groom him yourself keep
i'm rla ,ttrIt u.
good bed, at least a foot deep.
In the winter season, don't let your horse
stand out long time in the cold, without
shelter or covering for remember that the
horse is an aboriginal native of warm eli
mate, and in many respects, his constitution
is as tender as a mans.
ARR you PLANTING OUT A GRAPE VINE?
Then dig the ground two feet deep, and at
least space of four feet in diameter and
also dig and mix in with the earth one BUSH
el Of oeH roued barn-yard manure for each
vino. Do not use fresh manure. and if YOU
have no old, then mix one quart of lime and
two quarts ground or broken bones. with
one gallon of chamber ley scatter it over the
ground beforehand and dig in thoroughly.
When you plant tho vine see TO il, first, that
the roots are not dry and dead cut one if
it is black in the inside, lis dead try anoth-
or if any are backened and dead, cut them
away. The roots of young grape-vines will
not bear much exposure, and often plants are
set out when not a single root will grow. and
thus the plant is not better than a cuttinr.
Cut your vine after planting. so that only two
buds are left to grow. If you have been
careful to prepare the ground as above, have
spread out the roots carefully in setting. have
not trod upon the ground, and afterward are
careful to keep tho ground hoed once in two
weeks, all summer, your vine will be six feet
high in October-Oh Former
SAVING TREES GrRDIED ny Mfcr.-On
the 9th of June last, my neighbour. j. Green,
came to me and wished me 10 doctor some
apple trees that had been girdled by the mice
in the winter previous. ! told him it was
too late, but he said he guessed not for he
had kept them moist with old rags. / went
and found when the cloths were removed a
new bark covering all the wound. asked
him what he had put on the rags lie said
he took equal parts of garden mould and COW
manure, made mortar, and applied this as
the snow left. His trees are now sound. and
have grown well tho last summer. 1N. o.
Bosworth, Smithville, n. Y, in Rural New
Yorker
PREPARATION or SEEn.-Soms seeds are
so slow of termination that weeds grow in
advance of them, and thus render their cult
walton the more difficult Many of these
such as the carrot, parsnip &c, may be bur
led in a bag in the soil few days before
use, and thus swell materially by the humid
ity and other necessary conditions found in
the soil before final use. This mode of treat
ment IN many cases will do away with the
necessity for sleeps, and render early germin-
alton quite certain. Care should be taken
not to have them buried long enough to cause
material sprouting as the new sprout might
be broken off or injured during planting.
We learn from the Nergonnes Citizen that
the people in the north part of Addison and
the south part Of Chittenden Counties, have
formed an Agricultural Society. of which