Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-08-07
s,'sqa SsFrcm the DOIIur Newspaper.
sFpOiSrncd Sheep.

Many valuable discoveries are made by
accident. 81 bwas conversing with a gen
tleman' Of Wayne county upon tho feast
bility ofcohvertiny the high. barren hills
Of the Mosaic range in this vicinity into
sheep, pastures, and expressed it as my
belief that the only drawback to their
profitable use as such. was the presence Of
laurel, on which Sheep are so frequently
poisoned. He said he now kept several
sheep which were permitted to range the
mountains. and that he had lost but ono.
He told me that a few years ago. he was
di4ynEa eelkr some distance from his,
house, VI here he was followed by $pe,
sheep, and snow being on the ground. it
could End nothing to cat except by brow
sing in the bushes. At length, the sheep
came .rdniiinE Z, wards him and dropped.
down upun the bank Of earth he had
[lItd%n out. and apparently dead. Iav-
ing nothing at hand as remedy he let
II lie aud kvpt'un throwing the earth out
dflItc cellar, until the shep was nearly
,cuyeIeds wi-h flesh loan. In about half
an hour aftGlw he was surprised to
sGeFhe, sheep got up and walk away ap-
FNIamtEy well. Since then he hns had
many poisoned with laurel, aud when dis
c,fttred. III. diately dug Il small cavity
in Tie ground. aud put the sheep in, COW
eredir up with fresh earth and left it,
when, i'll the course of half an hour, they
TYuld get up WILL. In one instance,
droTer came past his house, and request
ed him to- remove from his residence IL
s6GPle q, lis, sheep, which had fallen by
thes way ft"nr eating poison. He took n
ht'BE duSa pit and placed the, sheep in
hRl Covered them up In half an hour
pnH gol7up,. an: in AN hour the other got
hPS Qfpatcn.ly we'll. the last one being
HGatly drnd when found.
~ rle usual remedy prescribed in books
totsSuch cases, is 10 pour down oil or
GEease, These ihings are not always at
haud, End betVIv they can be procured
the sheep may die This remedy is ais
NAYS satrhahd, and according to my intOr-
nlant. Who ~ trustworthy. is elfcctual in
s.il case s-&htr lie Is not extinct.
gB<eEing lis cure ~ be new and un>
Known Iemedy. and valuable acqusi-
tinn. to'tise Farmer. transmit it TO the
S4e%sPaper" - communicate TO him.
.r-ls&;OlIem tswirS for Gardeners.
+" NSve,' waste animal or vegetable tie.
iuse' ,7Ihe Very soap sudS from the luun
dry: arsrrich manure.
-s.44ave' all flower pots washed, dried and
Pit away rs soon AS thoy are empty.
Never I'll nUt,so iull Of soil that it
may hold walter enough to go through it;
every pot should have an inch Of vacan
Is above The compost.
Never grow u bad variety of my thing
iEyou can help it. 1t takes the same
room and wants the same attention as q
good one. Never buy cheap seed. 1t is
Cnly by getting good prices that seeds
man can supply articles to be relied upor.
s-rCVyer all seeds with at least their own
thickness al soil but as some of it gets
washed off y"u'mus allow for it. -
Gather fruit in dry weather. and with
the sun shInin9sss :, aud place them in q has
kst. as case!u ly rs if they were glass.
The Smallest bruise commences decay.
Never subject plant to rapid change
ottempera!ure., Sudden. checks or sud
d"n excitsni%nts are equally injurious.
Ne3et grow, the same. crop. nor crops
ofsIIeas"mc family twice on the same
spot without. sanlintetYening crop of
dull rent nature. a z--s5 80 .ff.rsF
70 Never transplant shrubs and trees in a
gruMing state. However carefully il is
done The check Is dangerous, if not fatal.
Keep aIl kinds of plants under glass as
close ,tg;ihs fight as possible.
Never tie up, ,leltuces lor endives o
eaFshu Up sgetery except when perfectly
dry. They are sure 'to'spoilif you do.
= Keep your plants clean! Dust and
dirt on their lt.ayes make them tinhealihv
and'soii The plant to certainty.