The Farmers' cabinet, and American herd-book . single coat of tar once in five or sixyears will preserve the roof for an age. To the above may be added, an incombus-tible, impenetrable wash, prepared accordingto the following directions. Slake stone-limewith hot water in a tub, covering it to keepin the steam; pass six quarts of it through asieve, it being in the state of fine dry pow-der, and add to it one quart of fine salt andtwo gallons of water, boiling and skimmingit. To every five gallons of this boiled mix-lure, add one pound of alum, half-a-pound ofcopperas, and by slow degrees half-a
The Farmers' cabinet, and American herd-book . single coat of tar once in five or sixyears will preserve the roof for an age. To the above may be added, an incombus-tible, impenetrable wash, prepared accordingto the following directions. Slake stone-limewith hot water in a tub, covering it to keepin the steam; pass six quarts of it through asieve, it being in the state of fine dry pow-der, and add to it one quart of fine salt andtwo gallons of water, boiling and skimmingit. To every five gallons of this boiled mix-lure, add one pound of alum, half-a-pound ofcopperas, and by slow degrees half-a-poundof potash and four quarts of fine sharp mixture will now admit of any colour-ing-matter that might be preferred, and is tobe applied with a brush. It looks better thanpaint, and is as durable as stone; it will stopleaks in a roof, prevent the moss from grow-ing and injuring the wood, rendering it in-combustible ; and when laid upon brick-work,causing it to become impenetrable to rain ormoisture. G. D. No. 3. The Kiniore Ox. 89. THE KINTORE OX,A cross between the Aberdeen and Improved Short-Horn. In the 5th vol. of the Cabinet, p. 249, a portrait of this wonderful animal is given in hislast stage of fatness—he appears at the head of the present article when about half fat, andin his prime of beauty and comeliness. In this stage of his life, he was sent from KirkHall, Scotland, to London, by steam-boat, and consigned to Mr. Harvey Combe, by whomhe was fed another year at his estate at Cobham, Surrey, on ruta-bagas, hay, and six poundsof oil-cake per day during the winter, and cut grass and oatmeal in the spring and summer,and at the end of that time he exhibited an enormous mass of fat, but of beautiful symmetry,for which, and the equable manner in which he had laid it on, and his almost perfect level-ness from shoulder to tail, he was universally admired; he was then supposed to weigh2500 lbs., being rising six years old. When it is known that the Aberdeenshire
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