, 1861-11-14
Agricultural Items.

! fruits and ornamental trees IN the fall. we
would advise them to do it properly. When
a tree is carelessly or unsklllfully planted in
autumn, the high winds and trosts often en-.
tirely destroy it. II the hole which Is dug
to receive the roots is small, and the roots
are crumpled and confines, or, what is even
worse, grubbed short in the act Of digging
up, the wind will be sure to blow the tree
down, or at least give it an awkward inclin.
alton; and the frost will, if severe, destroy
the small amount of vitality left. Dig,
therefore, large and deep holes; have the
soil well drained and properly enriched;
lay a good stratum of rich soil at the bottom
of the hole, and spread the roots of your
tree evenly and naturally; fill in carefully,
leaving no empty space below the roots,
and there is no danger that your tree will
be uprOoted by any ordinary blast. The
harder fruit trees, such as apples, especially,
may be transplanted nearly as well in fall as
in the spring. A tree may be transplanted
any time after the leaves fall until the ground
freezes.
IIoRx An-HoLLow HoRx.-The Home.
stead says There is no such thing. This is
our settled belief, or, at most, it is merely
an incorrect name for some ailnent which
has no more to do with the horns than with
some other parts of the body not particu-
larly diseased. The horns are at the base
exceedingly thin, as we all know; they are
very good conductors Of heat, and they
G 'ver bone, the pith of which, with its integ-
umen, Is exceedingly vascular, as is evinced
when horn is broken and the blood vessel
ruptured, the flow of blood is vastly greater
than when any other bone is broken or
bruised. Hence it is that by feeling Of the
horns it is easy to ascertain the general tenn.
perature Of the animal-if it Is feverish and
heated, the horns are hot; il debilitated, and
energies in measure prostrated, the horns
will not be warm as usual. Standard wri-
ters, writers on veterinary practice, either
deny the existence Of the disease, or say not
. word about it. The symptoms are those
Of general debility, or this as connected
with some prostrating distemper.
SAwDusr As BEDDKG FOB HoRsEs.-C.
H., In the London Field, ys:-Sawdust
forms an excellent bedding for horse dur
ing the summer months, and does wonders
for the feet and legs but It Is necessary to
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found the best plan to be TO rake the dung
with the sawdus6 as it soon becomes dry and
pulverized, and Is free from any offensive
smell. Iprefsr (brown) beech sawdust, to
white (pine) )--frst, because Il Is cheaper;
secondly, from its being free from turpentine,
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Ssrden osnno. ~ s in,.,;,," h.'"e" sa,.S Smo .oTes
fitted for use as bedding in the winter, with
horses ct work, and | think the sense Of cold
mess conveyed BY plunging the hand into It
would make any owner hesitate before he
condemned his horse to lie on it. With q
spare stall or boz, It may, however, be used
in the daytime with advantage.
Hds
POWER or HoRsE's ScESr.-A cores
Pondent says; There Is one perception that
horse possesses. that but little attention
has been paid TO, and that is the power
Of scent. With some horses Il is as acute
as with the dog; and for the benefit Of those
that have 70 drive nights, such as physicians,
and others this knowledge Is invaluable. ]
have never known IL to fail, and have
rode hundreds Of miles dark nights; and in
consideration Of this power Of scent, this is
nioblT- but gi ve rim 4 6rae beaS ana ~,
nav resi- assI,red ihat ba will neyar - gai c'er
fhe road and wilI carTv VA, sxnaa;,io.sI,
and safe. ID regard 10 power of scent IN ~
horse, I once knew one Of ! nair that vas
stolen. and recovered miulv ~ ia trsck
being tracsd out by lis mate. md lint after
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