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Spanish Buck-" Washoe."
  Herewith is presented
a correct portrait of the
Spanish   Stock   Buck
"1 vashoe," of the At-
wood variety. Was se-
lected  and  purchased
from first class stock in
Vermont, and imported
to the West in October,
1862, by H. Hemenway,
of Whitewater, Wis., the
present owner. Was bred
by S. WV. Remele, of Mid-
dlebury, Vt., in a direct
line from E. Hammond's



-ocK Duck -weepstakes,     a pure Atwood
sheep. Washoe's dam was bred by Remele           T H E    BE E-      E E
PER.
from  company (Hammond, Hall & Remele),
Buck known as "Black Buck, bred by S.                      WinteringBes.
Atw ood, of Conn. Washoe wvas four years old  To winter bees successfully
in our cold
last spring, weighs 140 lbs. His last three northern climate, is a question
of great mo-
fleeces, of one year's growth each when clipt, ment with the apiculturalist.
 There seem
weighed, respectively, as follows :-first, 19 to be almost as many ways recommended
as
lbs. 8 oz.; second, 23 lbs.; third, 23 lbs. 4 oz.; there are bee-keepers.
 Having had several
weighing, when cotubined, 65 lbs, 12 Oz.  years experience in this business
in Northern
                                            Vermont, I have arrived at this
conclusion,
                                            that Bees should have for their
welfare in
  I had a number of cattle seized with the winter, a dark, cool, dry, still
place, where the
almost fatal disease known as foot-rot, which
I could not cure, until in the spring of 18;2, temperature is even as possible,
and about
I noticed a fine young cow beginning to fail fivedegrees above the freezing
point, or 85 de-
and standing in the creek which run through grees Fahrenheit. In this temperature,
the
the field, and on getting her up and examin-
ing her legs, I found there was quite a high bees will remain very still
and quiet, and will
fever, and swelling in both hind legs and one require but little honey to
what they would if
fore leg.                                   kept in a warmer place.
  I at once procured a wash of strong lye and.
bathed her legs effectually, from  the knee to  In the first of my experience,
I was advis-
the hoof, and was very particular to wash in ed to put my bees into a tight
dark room in
the clefts of the hoofs. I then wiped the legs
dry with a cloth, and let her stand in a warm  the house I did so, and the
consequence was,
dry stable all night. Next morning I made a I lost many of my bees before
spring; during
wash of strong vinegar in which was dissolv- the warm days in the winter,
the bees would
ed a good portion of blue vitrol; heated it as
hot as I could bear my hand in it, and ap- become very lively and crawl out
ef the hives
plied it twice a day for about two wveeks, upon the 'loor, and if there was
a ray of
when the animal was cured and is now doing light, they were sure to find
it, and would
well.
                           J. SHEPHERD.   there perish; if shut into the
hives, they
                                            would create such a heat in trying
to get out
  To CURE CRACKS ON Cows TEATS.-After that they would melt their comb and
become
milking, rub molasses on the teats and in the
cracks. Apply it for (wo or three days, and drowned in their own sweets.
This I found
your cow's teats will be sound.             was owing principally to the
outside temper-



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