The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20

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% The four. iamou. pAcu recently
marketed III New York. and fed by
George Ayrault, averaged $500 lbs.
live weight whemi Killed, having lost
so pounds each while at market. AT
one time the largest weighed $500
pounds. 1t is said that no records can
be found of heavier bullOcks in Eng
lind or elsewhere, n. 1sa.a9, 80, i,,3.t
The Warsaw mo. Times says land
hunters and prospectors have been
quite plenty in that vicinity for seye-
raj weeks past, and there has been
considerable changing hands i'll real
estate. The prospect of a railroad has
also induced the entry of the rough
lands in Benton and Hickory counties
which have hitherto been consider cd
as not worth the entrance fec. I'D, -is
A correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker saws marc should not bcuscd
for breeding until five years Old. Old
age does no: make anyrdifl'crence, if
tic animal is sound, and of good COLI
stitutiOit. by all mcahs Use your best
mares. have colt foalcd June I'd,
1865, that was. awarded three first
premiums last Fall The dam is -
years old, and now, atthc age of y, is
with foal.
A farmer in Connecticut took from
piece of new land five crOps-whcat,
barley, rye oats; seeded to grass with
the oats; cut the grass two years and
rot small crops. The third Spring
applied plaster; but little improve
mcnt was perccptlblc. The following
I Fall Inc put OIL oldish manure, about
| Is loads per acre. He has cut grass
on this meadow three seasons since,
and it has produced over fVur-fold
i more than before top dressing, a.,
L The cows belonging to a mining cs-
Establishment in Nicaragua, drank wa
1 ter from trough in which the mcrcu-
~ used by the miners was OCCASION
ally washed. Persons who used this
milk became severely salivated, but
the cause was not discovered for some
time, as the cows did not at first show
the effects Of the poison. But after
wards they became reduced in condi-
ton, and their gums much swollen,
and some, though not all, died. Dis
tinct traces of mercury were found in
the milk by analysis. Z
In lecture delivered at Rockford,
by l.. W. Lawrence, he says =" My
practice has always been TO take of
a crop of hay early, and the ground
being in good condition the second
crop will be as good as the first. This
pillow under, wien about half the seed
will grow. The following Spring |
SOW wheat upon this ground and al
most invariably get {. good crop
When this ground is plowcd again
the clover seed is thrown up to the
I surface, and invariably will be better
stocked with clover than when the
seed is sown.' %
T A farmer nan:cd ChilsOn, living
near Girard, Ohio, thinking to rid his
cOrnficld of n troublesome ground
hog, managed to administer to the
quadruped dose ofstrycllninc which
Killed him nearly instantly. The car
cass was suspended to a tree, where
tho crows soon espicd the sayOry bit.
and proceeded to appeasc their appc-
titcs. After partaking of the meal
the crows would fly short distance
i as if in agony, and fall dead TO th,
4 ground. The bones, being thorough
j ~ stripped of the flesh, remained cx-
posed 10 the bleaching influence OF
| sunshine, rain, and frost for nearly
two years, when, falling to The ground
a highly -prizcd dog masticatcd parts
of them, aud died ten minutes after
ward. 80 1~7 r 1'
Z a writer in Mourcs Rural New
Z Yorker gives The following directions
in the treatment of Poll Evil :-"Cast
the horse and cut the affected part
1 out. always Keeping in view that the
incision must be with the grain of the
flesh, so that no arteries he cut of
I then you have only a flesh wound 10
heal. There arc many things that
! will cleanse the wound and heal the
sore. As good as 1 have ever tried is
| 10 take mandrake root, washed clean
/ ami boiled down to Il strong solution,
bathing two or three times per day.
Another is crOcus mdrtfs, ono drachm ;
white yitriOl, one Ouncc-thoroughly
mixed. Use one tablespoonful 10 one
quart of soft water. This is also one
| Of the best solutions for the human
flesh in any form, where there is any
inflammation.