the finsrers and toes, &c. If this hiw be correct, 

 viz. that "organization is propagated in halves," or 

 that one parent gives the wliok of tlie " vital or nu- 

 tritive system," and tlie other the whole of the '■ lo- 

 comotive system," it will be perceived that many of 

 our commonly received opinions and practices are 

 erroneous. Jn crossing, we are commonly directed 

 in the selection of a male to choose one most per- 

 fect in the points where the female is most deli- 

 cient. But from this law we learn that we shall 

 not in all cases, accomplish our object. If a part of 

 the "vital system" in the female is deficient, and 

 we seek to improve the progeny by crossing with a 

 male, perfect in these particulars, vet defe°ctive in 

 iome other portion of the vital system, we shall fail, 

 Jccause one parent must necessarily conmiunicate 

 he ifhoh of the vital system, as the other must ne- 

 :essarily comminicate the «'Ao/c locomotive system. 

 But I shall trespass too much on the columns of 

 he Cultivator, by tracing out the practical inferen- 

 ;es. I shall therefore confine myself to a bare 

 tatement of the laws themselves. If we inquire 

 ow we are to ascertain in what cases the male 

 ill give the locomotive system, and in what cases 

 e will give the vital system, we are told by Wal- 

 er, that where both parents are ofthe same variety, 

 ts nnpossible to predict which series of organs 

 ill be communicated by the male, as between a 

 ull and cow, both ofthe Shoit-Horns, or both of 

 le Herefords. Rut in cases where the parents are 

 r different breeds, as a Berkshire sow and China 

 sar, both parents being of equal age and vigor, the 

 ale gives the back head with the locomotive or- 

 ins, and the female the face and nutritive or vital 

 ■gans. In individuals of the same famUij, that is, 

 breeding in and in, as between mother and son, 

 brother and sister, precisely the reverse takes 

 ace ; the male then gives the face and vital or- 

 ns, and the female the back head with the loco- 

 jtive organs. 

 Ihave thus briefly stated some ofthe more im- 



rtant laws of breeding, discovered by Walker 



■ course, in the narrow lii.iits of a communication 

 is impossible either to give the facts from which 

 ; laws were deduced, or the imjrortant practical 

 asequences resulting from them. These latter, 

 wever will readily suggest themselves to intelli- 

 nt breeders. What I have written is offered 

 th a vieiv to guide them in observing the laws of 

 ■creation, and in the hope that if these laws are 

 nd to correspond with their experience, they 

 y be induced to communicate their observations 

 the columns of the Cultivator. N. N. D. 



HINTS FOR 1 HE SEASON. 



Like produces like," is an accredited maxim 

 mg farmers. Hence he who wishes to rear fine 

 mais should take care to secure good breeders, 



he that would raise fine grain and roots, should 



e care to save or procure good seed in time. 



s is the season to attend to those matters, par- 

 ilarly in regard to seed corn. If it has not al- 

 iy been done, no time should be lost in select- 

 the earliest and finest ears of corn, twin ears, if 



please, of stripping off most ofthe husks, of 

 ding or wristing them, and hanging them in an 

 ■ loft to dry. Seed corn should never be suffer- 

 .0 go into a pile with the main crop, as it may 

 t, or mould, and lose its germinating principle. 

 lecorn has been cut up and stooked, the early 

 ned ears may be readily distinguished, when the 

 ) IS gathered, by the color of the husks and 

 "htness ofthe grain. 



''° ■"'' """ "liich we give extends alike to 



other lam, :unl i„ narden seeds ; and iu regard to 

 the latter, it may be remarked, that they keep bet- 

 ter in their capsule* or seed vessels, than otherwise, 

 provided they are kept dry. 



Steeping seed wheat and other small grains in 

 picklo, serves two if not three good purposes. 1 — 

 The light and imperfect grains will float, and may 

 be sknnnie:i ofl^. 2_It will prevent the crop beinn- 

 smutty; and 3— it will injure a more prompt and 

 even gernnnation. And if the seed is afterwards 

 limed before it is sown, as it siiould be, it will tend 

 to preserve it from the attacks of insects. As a 

 covering of one inch is thought sufficient for seeds 

 that have been acclimated, covering with the har- 

 row is deemed better than covering with the ploun-h. 

 "The wheat produced after the land has been lim- 

 I ed, IS believed to be thinner skinned and to yield 

 more good meal than other wheat, and to make bet- 

 ter bread." 



To secure the best kinds of seed, of garden pro- 

 ducts, the most healthy plants must be chosen, and 

 those which are most early in respect to the sea- 

 son ; those should be so insulated, as to have no 

 weak plants ofthe same species or even genus in 

 their vicinity, lest the fecundating dust of weaker 

 plants should be blown by the winds upon thesti<r. 

 ma of the stronger, and thus produce a less vi<To- 

 rous progeny. ° 



To collect good seeds, consists not in procurino- 

 new seeds from distant places, as is generally supt 

 posed, but in selecting the best seeds and roots of 

 your own. This rule was practised successfully 

 by the late Joseph Cooper, of New Jersey, who 

 thus continued to propagate from his own seed for 

 many years, with manifest advantage. We, how- 

 ever think there are exceptions to the rule,' in the 

 potato and other crops where it is difficult, if not 

 impossible, to make the required selection. In sa- 

 . ving his radish seed, Mr Cooper took ten or twelve 

 that he most approved of, and planted them at 

 least one hundred yards from others that blossomed 

 at the same time. In the same manner he treated 

 all his other plants, varying the circumstances ac- 

 cording to their nature. 



Seeds retain their vegetating principle for a 

 greater or less length of time, according to the 

 mannerof their being kept, and according" to their 

 structure and properties. Thin seeds, a*'' the car- 

 rot, parsnip, lettuce, &c. cannot be depended on 

 after they are a year old. Peas and English beans 

 will germir^ate well, it is said, at seven years old, 

 while our common garden bean will seldom do 

 well after the first year. Cucumbers, melons, 

 squashes and pumpkins, are said to improve to the 

 fiflh, sixth and seventh year— the older the seeds 

 are, the less the plants run to vine, and the more to 

 fruit. Seeds have been made to vegetate and 

 grow which have been one hundred years old, by 

 the use of oxygenated muriatic acid and waterf" 



To preserve seeds they should be kept dry, and 

 kept alike from great heat and great cold. To 

 transport them with safety a great distance, and 

 especially to or from a tropical climate, the practice 

 has been successful of mixing them with brown 

 sugar, or with charcoal dust, or with raisins, in a 

 close vessel. 



All seeds should be sown when the soil is just 

 ploughed or dug, as by these operations much at- 

 mospheric air is buried, which is essential to the 

 germinating process ; and the ground is withal 

 moist, another requisite to quick growth.— Cu/^iuaiV. 



Cattle Siiow.—Tho Cattle Show for the coun- 

 ties of Franklin, Mamp.shire and Hampden, was 

 held at West Springfield, Wednesday, October 9. 

 The number of animals on exhibition was unusual- 

 ly largo, and very excellent in quality. The work- 

 ing o.ten were very superior. Two 'strings' of 

 them were arranged, each containing, we should 

 judge, fifty yoke. They were fine '^looking, and 

 some were really beautiful ; and they all bespoke 

 the kind treatment of their masters. One yoke, we 

 were informed, had lately been sold for over $200. 

 Th? fat cattli^, cows, and young cattle, were not 

 numerous but good. Mr Heman Day, of West 

 Springfield, presented a superb fat ox. It is said 

 to be the largest ox in the State. He is a noble fel- 

 low, and his sleek appearance is enocgh to make 

 the mouth of an epicure water for a ' cut' from the 

 ' tender loin.' 



The exhibition of swine was also very excellent. 

 Alargenumberof the Berkshire breed, ' black aa 

 minks,' were exhibited. They appeared ' as easy 

 as old Tilly'— their equanimity being not in the 

 least disturbed by their numerous visiters, nor their 

 pride puffed up by the high distinction shown them. 

 One old lady swine attracted considerable notice, 

 not on account of her breed, but for other distin- 

 guished qualities. She had been the mother, with- 

 in the period of about five months, of thirly little 

 porklings! If the committee did not give her a 

 tar^e premium, they were very deficient in the per- 

 formance of their duty. But an old gentleman of 

 the swine family bore away the palm. This was a 

 porker from Chicopee Falls, weighing only 1,000 

 pounds. He was two years and eight months old. 

 He was not very fat, but of course, of enormous 

 frame. The old fellow reclined his ponderous 

 frame upon a bed of straw in a cart, (for he didn't 

 walk to the show, no, not he,) and maintained a 

 very quiescent state. 



The exhibition of Domtsiic Manufactures wag 

 very meagre. There were some fine rag carpets, 

 and a lady's cape, made <*f the tips of |eacock'a 

 tail feathers, a beautiful article, the hajhwork of 

 some ' fairy fingers.' 



The specimens of butter and cheese were very 

 fevi, and those of vegetables were not numerous. 

 We noticed one squash which weighed 153 pounds. 

 Mr D. L. Child, of this town, presented a very fine 

 specimen of brown sugar, manufactured by him 

 from the beet, which was undoubtedly very accep- 

 table to the public, for they eat it all" up. 



The address was delivered at the Town Hall, by 

 Wm. G. Bates, Esq., of Westfield. It is said to 



have been a very chaste and sensible production 



Hampshire Gazette. 



[Communicated.] 



Friday, Oct. 19tt. 

 Mr BRF.CK_Dear Sir— I would- like through 

 your columns to inquire if there is any effectual re- 

 medy against fleas in dogs. Various mixtures have 

 been tried without success, such as solutions of to- 

 bacco, snufl^, &,c — If any one of your correspondents 

 can suggest something whereby to increase the 

 comforts of this friend to man, he will much oblige 

 A Subscriber. 

 [Remarks — It is said Scotch snuff will kill the 

 fleas, and good keeping will prevent them. We do 

 not know of any other remedy, excepting cutting 

 off the tail, as practised by J. Lepean .'] 



Nearly $150,000 worth of apples are exported to 

 I England from this country annually. 



