, 1861-04-19
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MANAGERIAL Ut lhE NOLls--ll suG Ill
place. never trust him to the care of per
son of ungovernable temper Secondly, he
should be treated with kindness from the
beginning till he is ready for labor Since
Mr. Rarey laid his method of subduing the
horse before the public, have made the
l.orse and his diseases my study. The coli
should be commenced with when quite
Young, and handled carefully, as he is quick
to resent an injury. | begin as soon as he
is able to run about-get him so that he
will not run away at your approach-get
his head ip your hands--if he wants to get
away, let him--you can easily get him
again After handling the head so that he
is not afraid, pass on to the side and limbs
The sooner he gets used to having his legs
handled, the easier be will be to shoe when
necessity requires it 10 be done. See that
the dam gives plenty Of milk. If she does
not teach the colt to drink cows milk
there is nothing better to promote the
growth.
Great care should be observed in not
using the dam SO as TO heat the Wlk, as a
great many colts are rendered worthless by
so doing. | should in no case let the colt
remain with the mother after he is five
months old, as it gives her time to get in
good condition for winter and it is also the
best time for him to shift for himself; do
not let him remain out after the nights get
cold and frosty, as it will do him no good,
but much harm. There is plenty of skim
med milk at this season Of the year; give
him all he will drink; it will not hurt him
After he is weaned is the time to commence
halter breaking him. Country Gentleman
ATMOSPHERIC FERTILIZERs.--M. Barral
Of Paris, has lately made the discovery
that rain water contains minute quantities
Of phosphorus. He believes that it exists
in the atmosphere in the form Of phosphor-
ated hydrogen, which escapes from decay
ing animal substances. As phosphorus is
necessary to the fertility of soils, we have
10 this discovery a key which unlocks the
secret of "summer-fallowed" lands becom-
ing fertile. The ancient Hebrew were ac-
customed to allow the land to rest without
cultivation every few years. This was, no
doubt, for the purpose Of restoring it from
comparative barrenness by cropping, to re-
newed fertility. 1t is now well known that
ammonia also exists in rain water, and this
is held to be the chief Of fertilizing agents.
Any worn-out lands may be restored TO fer
tility by allowing them seasons for repose,
in the same manner that Moses provided
for the perpetual fertility of the land Of Is
rael.
SrAGGERs IN HoRsEs.-A correspondent
in the Weekly Sun of Nov. II, asks for a
remedy for the staggers, as well as the
cause Of the disease This disease has new
er come under my observation, but for the
benefit Of your subscribers who have not
work, will give the following, condensed
from "Mason's Farrier and Stud Book"
The staggers are produced by permit
ting horse to feed on grass late at night
and early in the morning in the spring and
fall, for at those times the pastures are Gov
cred with poisonous web, which is spun
and spread upon tho grass by small spi-
der. This web, catching the dew on its
bosom, causes the fields in the morning to
glisten and sparkle. The horse in feeding
on grass so covered, collects large quanti-
ties of this web aud dew, and very often
the spider. They act upon the horse, pro
ducing delrium, giddiness, apoplexy and
sometimes deatb;" then after further trac-
ing the effect, and giving symptoms be gives
the following remedy: Take from the
neck vein ! gallon of blood, three times
week; take Of sassafras tea half pints, !
pint Of plantain juice, an ounce Of asnf9-
tida; teaspoonful OF saltpetre; mix and
give as drench three mornings in week;
give an injection composed Of l pint OF
meal, quartz Of water, quart of molas-
ses and one spoonful Of hogs lard; moder
Ately exercise the horse and when be is
Standing should be well rubbed; give twice
a week a mash Of gallon Of bran, table
spoonful Of sulphur, teaspoonful saltpere,
l quart Of boiling sassafras tea, and an
eighth Of an ounce of asafetida, not allow
ing the horse to drink cold water for six
hours afterwards. Should he appear 10 re-
ceiVe no benefit from the above in four or
five days, take 25 grains of calomel, 2
drachms Of opium, dracbms Of camphor,
Il, drachm of powdered fenuelseed, and
syrup, Of any kind, sufficient to make the
ingredients into ball, which may be given
every morning for four or FIVE days.
New WAY OF MAKING BuTTER-A
French chemist states that butter may be
made without churning by the use Of FL
ter made Of white felt in the form of q bag,
in the four corners of which are inserted
porous strings, like candlewick, to carry of
the fluid portion Of the milk The bag be-
ing suspended by the four corners from
twenty-iour to thirty hours, the contents Of
the filter will be found to be of the consis-
tence Of soft cheese This solidifed cream
is then placed in a linen bag, tied tight, and
the bag kneaded like roll Of dough. In
few minutes the mass grows liquid, and
the butter and buttermilk are separated