40. 



10. 



THE farmers' cabinet. 



155 



Paragon, a bull, presented by the Compa 

 ly to Felix Renick, Esq. their agent. 



Rantipole, a bull, sold to Athur Watts, of 

 U'oss county, for $810. 



I'owhattan, a bull, sold to George Renick, 

 ■;(ii., of Ross county, with Flora. 



(iaudy, a cow, sold to James A. Trimble, 

 if Highland county, for $985. 



Hlossom, cow, sold to R. R. Seymour, of 

 iMss county, for $1000. 



Flora and her calf Powhattan, sold to 

 fiforge Renick, sen., of Koss county, for 

 * 1-205. 



Lilly of the Valley of Tees, sold to 

 riiomas Huston, of Pickaway county, for 

 s:i.-)0. 



Matilda, sold to Arthur Watts, of Ross 

 poLinty, for $1000. 



Calypso, cow, sold to Strawder M'Neal, 

 of Ross county, for $325. 



Young Mary and her calf Pocahontas, 

 were sold to Edwin J. Harnes, of Ross 

 county, for $1500. 



Lady Blanch, (no proof of this cow be- 

 ing a breeder,) sold to Charles Davis, of 

 Ross county, for $250. 



Tees Water and her calf Cometess, sold 

 to .John J. Van Meter, of Pike county, for 



Duchess of Liverpool, sold to William M. 

 Anderson, of Ross county, for $570. 



Lady Colling, (it is doubtful whether this 

 cow will ever be a breeder,) sold to John T. 

 Webb, of Ross county, for $205. 



Beauty of the West, sold to Asahel Ren- 

 ick, of Pickaway county, for $900. 



Lilac, sold to Elias Florence, of Pickaway 

 county, for $425. 



Lady of the Lake, sold toR. R. Seymour, 

 of Ross county, for $775. 



Lady Paley, sold to Alexander Renick, of 

 Ross county, for $510. 



Poppy, sold to Harness Renick, of Pick 

 away county, for $010. 



Pink, sold to William Trimble, of High 

 land county, for $575. 



May Flower, sold to Batteal Harrison, of 

 Fayette county, for $405. 



Lucy, (pedigree doubtful) sold to George 

 Radcliff, of Pickaway county, for $105. 



Moss Rose, sold to Jonathan Renick, of 

 Pickaway county, for $1200. 



Celestina, sold to Thomas Huston, of 

 Pickaway county, for $930. 



Malina, sold to Isaac Cunningham, for 

 $1005. 



Illustrious, sold to Abraham Renick, of 

 Kentucky, for $775. 



Lady Abernethy, sold to Thomas Huston, 

 of Pickaway county, for $815. 



Attest, .1. L. TAYLER, 



Sec''y of the Ohio Importing Company. 



Seed Corn. 



Mr. Holmes — Much is said and written 

 of late on the choice of seed corn — some 

 preferring eight, some ten, and twelve rowed 

 — some a large and some a small cob. 

 When I select my seed corn, I attend but 

 little to the number of rows, or the size of 

 the cob, but to what the cob contains. 



When we peel the trees of the forest 

 where the bark is the principal object, we 

 choose the largest trees because the bark is 

 the thickest, the trees the longest, and still if 

 small tress have as thick a bark as large ones 

 it is evident that we obtain more bark in 

 proportion to the bulk of timber, than we 

 should from large trees. So with corn — the 

 bark or coating being the sole object, it be- 

 hoves us to obtain those ears that are best 

 coated. When I select rny seed corn, 

 whether taken from the field or the heap, I 

 take the largest, ripest, and best filled to 

 appearance — but when I come to shelling, 

 which I always do by hand, it is subject to 

 a more minute selection. When I have 

 shelled about one fourth part from the top 

 end of the ear, which part 1 always exclude 

 from my seed, I can judge whether it is well 

 coated or not, or whether the kernels are 

 deep and of good length and well, set, and if 

 I find the coating thin or shallow, I at once 

 exclude it without any regard to the num- 

 ber of the rows or size of the cob. — Maine 

 Farmer. 



Hour to make a double crop on 

 poor soil. 



Plough up your ground intended for corn 

 in the fall of the year, as you can plough it 

 — let it lay till spring — at the opening of 

 which, when the frost is entirely out of the 

 ground, give it a good ploughing and harrow 

 itdown. It is then in good order for preparing 

 to plant. Take of slaked ashes, two thirds, 

 and of ground plaster one third ; mix them 

 well together, and follow the droppers, and 

 put as much of this mixture on the seeds as 

 you can grasp in your hand, and cover itwell 

 over in the usual way. The corn will grow 

 otf finely, and retain a strong vigorous growth 

 and green color, and stand the drouth much 

 better than upon the strongest culture. The 

 writer of this having tried the experiment 

 for two years has fully tested its value. 



Farmer's Evenings. 



In one respect the farmer has the advan- 

 tage of almost all other classes of the labor- 

 ing community — his evenings he has to him 

 self. While the mechanic has to labor from 

 morning till nine o'clock in the evening, the 

 farmer's day commences with the rising and 



