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be rciuoiiiJor of llic tlolJ, ofcxuclly the sumo ilo- 

 :ription of soil, was woll manured willi fiirm.ynnl 

 iinsr, for potatocd, msii^ol wurttol, and vetches, to 

 9 used for soilinj;. This waa then Bonn with ' 

 hent ; but being first well set over tvith a coiiipo't 

 ' lime and soil, the wliciit plant on this part diinn;: , 

 inter and spring, looked much better than the 

 )ned part of the field, but did not prove so good a | 

 op : but the diflerencc in favor of the bones was I 

 )t much. Oats succeeded here, also, with seejs, ; 

 It the oat crop did not prove half so productive ^ 

 y »v here as on the part boned ; anil the clover 



8 still more inferior, and mowed only once, the 



cond crop not being considered worth mowing, 



e the part boned, along side of it, was as much 



could bo well mown." 



islactiuii iif lating bread nusod by oiic'm o» i, labor 

 is not small ; and varioui unci important moral in- 

 lluencos, which I shall not now discuss, render it 

 allogether desirable ; though in some cbbch the 

 same ammint of labor consume.! in their produc- 

 lion, if applied in other ways, would purchase a 

 larger amount of the same supplies. Though tlio 

 supply of our own great wants from our own farms, 

 might 8«em, however, in some cases, to bo n pecu. 

 niary tons, it is always in the end a mural pain, 

 with which tlie pocmiiary loss is not to bo put in 

 competition Colmnn's Survsy. 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. I 



lo looking over my returns, I was struck with 

 remark of a man of much practical wisdom, and j 

 I of the best farmers in the Commonwealth. He : 

 s "that a farmer should produce upon his farm j 

 those supplies for his family which the farm j 

 1 be made to yield." In his case, this is done i 

 thin doors and without ; for there the spinning i 

 eel has not forgotten to turn round, nor the | 

 ittlc to speed its flight. In this cottage, whose j 

 it and beautiful arrangements cannot be sur- j 

 sed, the clothing, the bedding, and the carpet- | 

 were all the product of their own fields and : 

 :ks. I shall not soon forget the unpretending 

 1 hearty hospitality of these enviable dwellings. 

 Qve slept many a time under a silken canopy, 

 trodden many a carpet as soft as the pride of 

 tern lu.xury could make it ; but never with any 

 ig like the sentiment of honest pride and inde- 

 dencu with which I saw here the floors spread 

 1 carpets made from their own flocks, which for 

 •ness and beauty tlie foot of a princess need not 

 in ; and on a cold night slept in woollen sheets 

 m their own looms, as soft as the shawls- of Cash- 

 e; and wiped my face with towels spun with 

 r own hands from their own fla.x, of a whiteness 

 -ansparent and delicate as the drifted snoiv. In 

 1 beautiful examples of domestic management, 

 delightful to see with how limited means the 

 . comforts and luxuries of life may be purchas- 

 Nor were these instances few. The county 

 lerkshire abounds with examples of this domes- 

 :oiiifort and independence. Much to be re- 

 ted will be the change which has already in- 

 ;d many parts of the State, when under the 

 cnce of superior cheapness, these household 

 iC3 shall give place to the more showy but 

 sy products of foreign industry ; and the healthy 

 cise of domestic labor and household cares 

 I 1 be deemed degrading in our wives and daugh- 

 and exchanged for the idleness and frivol, ties 

 ride and luxury. 



agree entirely in the sentiment above express- 

 :hat every farmer should, as far as possible, 

 ily the wants of his family from his own farm, 

 ihould supply himself with bread, meat, vegeta- 

 , milk, butter, cheese and clothing, as far as 

 "arm can be made to do it. He can almost al- 

 s do It at a less expense than he can purchase 

 9 supplies. The labor requisite for this pur- 

 may often be given at times when it would 

 >thcrwi.se be occupied ; and by hands for which 

 i might otherwise be no employment. The 

 ment of self-respect and eelf-dependance in- 

 ' !| id by such a course, is a great gain. The sat- 



Froin ths Now Gcneseo Fartner. 



HINTS FOR THE MONTH. 



Sowing wheal is the most important operation to 

 most farmers during this month (Sept.) It is a 

 matter of some consrquence whether the cultivator 

 obtains ten or thirty bushels nt next harvest. 



Let the business then be done right. Above 

 all, do not sow after wheat of this year. Many of 

 the missing crops this season resulted from this 

 practice. 



Plow deep at least once, where the soil will ad- 

 mit of it If subsoil plowing cannot bo practiced, 

 come as near to it as you can. A large portion 

 of the subsoil of Western New York, as well as of 

 other places, contains a portion ot marl (lime,) and 

 mixing it with the rest of the soil, is one nf the 

 very best ways of applying this manure. Indepen- 

 dently of this, deep plowing is very useful. 



Plow evenly and turn narrow furrows. This is 

 the only way to do the right thing. 



Get the best seed you can find in all the country, 

 even if it does cost a little more. Let your seed 

 be as clean as possible, as it is exceedingly foolish 

 to take such pains to plow and prepare your fine 

 land for wheal, and then go and sow cockle, chess, 

 and such wretched stulT for a crop. 



Lastly, plow in your wlicut witli a light plow, 

 leaving it rough just iis the plow leaves it. At 

 least try ihe practice. We have known it to suc- 

 ceed admirably. .•\nd do not forget the well clean- 

 ed surface furrows for draining, where they are 

 wanted. 



Cut up corn this month as soon as it becomes 

 hard, that the fodder may be well saved. The ri- 

 pening process will bo fully complete by the nour- 

 ishment afterwards derived from the stalks. Never 

 mutilate corn by lopping it. 



Let your hogs begin to have the dropping ap- 

 ples from the orchard, and they will fatten rapidly. 



Never feed unground grain of any kind, to hogs. 

 Let your swill or hog porridge be fermented, if you 

 cannot boil it — to do which you mu.st have two 

 swill tubs or barrels, feeding from one while the 

 other is fermenting. But extensive hog farmers 

 should always boil the food. 



Keep every thing in first rate order — cattle in 

 good keeping and fine condition — horses lively, and 

 not over-worked nor under-fed — calves fat and 

 growing, so that they may winter well — and every 

 thing else in equal style — and finally, pursue the 

 maxim of the distinguished classical American 

 statesman — " He sure you 're right, then GO 

 AHEAD." 



Our wealth is often a snare to ourselves, and al- 

 ways a temptation to others. 



All infallible receipts for the cure of diseases, 

 are infallible nonsense. 



FOOI'.ROT IN SHEEP. 



An intelligent and successful wool-grower in- 

 forms lis of the method by which ho entirely pre- 

 ventH the inroads of this diHCose. 



It is known that the ciiei-p, when removed from 

 Its native mountaiiin and rocks, to thcsolt and luxu- 

 riont pastures, no longer has its hoofs worn away 

 as in u state of nature, by which as they grow they 

 are preserved fresh and sound ; but tlio outer part, 

 which is naturally intended to support tho weight 

 of the animal, grows out of all liuiiiids, until it laps 

 more or less over the side, and retains the accumu- 

 lated earth and filth which collects within. From 

 this the disease originates. 



According to our informant, by repeatfdly par- 

 ing off this crest of the hoof, as often as necessary, 

 the disease is effectually prevented. Whire it has 

 already made progress, somelhiug more is neces- 

 sary, as the application of turpentine, or tar, with 

 cauterization, the disease being very similar in na- 

 ture to the " foul in the foot" in cattle, which is 

 successfully treated by rubbing a hot iron rod with 

 tar between the hoofs. Although it had made such 

 progress in the flocks of our informant, as to cause 

 indirectly the loss of several hundred sheep, yet ho 

 succeeded after a year or two of careful attention, 

 in removing it entirely, 



He thinks it rarely reaches that degree of ma- 

 lignancy described by European writers, by whom 

 it is represented to become contagious, and occa- 

 sion directly the destruction of the animal ; or at 

 least that several years would be required to pro- 

 duce such a result; death appearing here to be 

 caused by the severity of winter operating on weak- 

 ened and emaciated animals affected by the dis- 

 ease. — Gentsee Far. 



LIME IN AGRICULTURE. 



A very interesting paper was recently read be- 

 fore the members of the Lyceum of Natural Histo- 

 ry in New York, by Wm. Partridge, Esq., on the 

 proper application of lime to agricultural purposes. 

 .Mr Partridge maintains that the common practice 

 of burning lime before using it on land, is foqnded 

 in error, and that the limestone ought to be ground 

 instead of burned. Mr Partridge says that in 

 burning the stone, two materials essential to agri- 

 cultural productiveness are driven off, namely : its 

 water and carbonate gas ; and ho ascribes to this 

 circumstance the fact, that during the first year the 

 good e fleets of the lime arc not observable. He 

 adds, that as the lime returns gradually to its for- 

 mer state of carbonated hydrate, its fertilizing pro- 

 perties are evolved Mr Partridge adduces some 

 facts, whicli seem strongly to favor his theory. An 

 experimental trial of the plan would be desirable 

 in this country. 



Corn Cob Fetd. — The best way to dispose of 

 cobs, IS of course to grind them with the corn. But 

 we observe two substitutes which have been suc- 

 cessfully made use of. One is to soak the cobs 

 in a half hogshead of brine, when the cattle eager- 

 ly thrust in their noses and devour them. 'I'he 

 other, and bettor way, is to boil them. One far- 

 mer says he would as soon throw away his fodder 

 as his cobs, — Genesee Far. 



If he could only enjoy himself in proportion to his 

 means, what a happy old fellow John Jacob Aslor 

 would be. His income is over $4,000 a day. 



