New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-26
Agricultural Items.

OIL UAKg--JTs VALUE AS CATTLE TEED.-
English farmers have atsy been discussing tie relative
value Of grain and oil cake. Tie price Of sseed oil
cake is stated COS per up and at the Same time oats
are selling at US per tn, and they rarely over ex'
coed two.thirds the price Of oil cake Now. 1t econ
ouy TO use cake instead Of grant Mr. Lawes who Is
probably tho highest authority In the Kingdom On such
point writes: with regard 10 the relative feeding
properties Of lseed cake AID cotton osse. should
consider that quite equal weight for weight
to cotton cake aud ry 1as IGior " linseed cake
This opinion 10 certainly worthy Of consideration by
those who talk about feeding oil cake in this country.
who the difference between the price OF that and L.
diau corn which is far superior 70 Data for fateniDg
purposes is much greater then between oats and o.
cake in England.
WHAT rs A MULE f-After 40 much said about
mules it will be deemed folly, by some to ask tho qucs
ton W hat il q mnlei The answer viii, nine tinos ont
OF ten be- "a hybrid between the horse anl the MSS
Yet ibis is not exactly correct for between the
hore and the will produce two distinct races o
animals different from another IA horse Is diff
ferent from mule. One Of these the offspring OF the
male horse stallion and the female ass IL the hinny
from the Latin Asnus the derivatve Of the word AS
nire TO neigb) This animal 10 characteristic Of the
horse which he closely resembles IN many Qualities
but he also inbcris the hardy constitution and activity
Of his mother the ass One distin gushing feature Of
the Linny is that he neghs like the horse and his
are smaller his feet larger than the mule proper In
every respect no parakos 81 the character Of tho
horse than the ass. The second hybrid between tbs
male sss or lack and the female horse mare, the
inule rom the Latin hefonas or half asst This hybrid
takes aer HE In the case u the former hybrid
haze never had any experience with the hnhy. but
have heard 1t said they were preferable TO the mule Tor
pleasure travelling bot not for heavy drsnght
Cor. Ger. Telegraph.
ASUBsnTuTE FOR BRANDY IN CASES or Ex-
HAUsT1or--In tho Transactions Of the Otstetrioal
society London DR.. DRUrrT recommends for this pur
pose lean beef chopped up inclOsed In jar And sub
ccted for an hour or more to heat when IL will separate
into three portions fat fiber aud liquid essence. Strain
off the last aud separate the fat By means Of boing
paper when clear amber liquid Il obtained OF an In.
icnsely aromatic smell and favor. very stimulating ~
the BRAIN Different samples Of meat yield different
quantities oft and II contains variable proportion OF
gelatinous matter. II yields evaporation about one
sixteenth OF solid residue which oervesces on ex
posure TO the air from the saline matters contained
This 10 not intended ~ substitute for common beef
tea but II Is recommended a. An saliliary TO and par
tai substitute for brandy In all Of great exhsus
ton or weakness. attended with cerebral depression.
Ii 10 free FROM bulk. and exerts rapid slim hating
power over the brain. IN the ssluela Ut severe and
eahsusting labor 1t is invaluable.