No. 12. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



185 



hut and mnnure need up^n it ; the quniitity of mo- 

 cure the presem eeneoii ; ihe qunruiiy of si'ed used ; 

 be lime ond niQiii.er of sowing, clen.Ming and harvesi- 

 ng ibe crop ; ihc amount of the crop determined by 

 ii'iiml ijicoaurmenl ; and tbe expeni^ of cultivation. 

 The land shall be measured by eoine eworn surveyor, 

 iiid the claimant of the premium, with one other per- 

 wn shall certify to the above panicnlnrs. 



Applicants for the premiums on butter, cheese and 

 arm crops, must make known their detenninaiinn to 

 jUtukkTl'ckek, Albany, (if by letter, post paid,) on 

 >r before the first of January nc.\t, and the [larcela de- 

 losited in such place in Albany as the Ex Committee 

 liny hereafter direct, on Tuesday moining the Itith 

 if January, before ten o'clock, at which lime the 

 ■inimittee will proceed to examine the lotolVered for 

 ■romiums. 



I 



IIiut« for the Mouth* 



Winter is now upon ns — and the farmer must be 



igilent to secure what he has gained by the labor of 



ummer. Flocks and herds need close attention, or 



hey will soon lose much that has been gained by half 



year's care. 



Animals thrive rapidly in warm weather — this 

 hriving may be continued through winter, by creating 

 rtiticially the advantages of summer; for instance, 



The green and succulent food of summer is imiiot- 

 J by leeding roo^s copiously; 



The comfort of summer may in some degree be 

 onferred by hoving good stables and other shelters; 



And other things may add materially to these, as 

 he frequent sailing of food; the fiee use of good 

 nor; and constant supply of pure fresh water: — 

 To fied an animal on dry food e.\clusively, would 

 e like feeding n man on dry Indian meal, which 

 loi.ld be rather hard; 



To dejirive it of shelter, would bo like making a 

 inn sleep in the enow drift, which would be rather 

 old: 



And to deprive a man of drink and condiment, he 

 ■•ould think was rather short allowance. All would 

 ave a tendency to thin of}" hii flesh; and what would 

 L'duce the flesh of a man, would tend to reduce the 

 csh of an animal. A want of comfort is a waste of 

 oeh. 

 Horses that have run to grafs all the past season, 

 huuld not be kept on dry hay and grain; the danger 

 r disease, so common at this season, would be grea:- 

 ( lessened, if they had a liberal supply of roots. They 

 oon learn to eat all kinds. 



lie very careful not to waste fodder — have good 

 neks and feeding troughs. 



Chop up cornstalks finely for cattle; the body of the 

 talks, usually wasted, is the richest part. If Wm. 

 A'cbb of Delaware, can make ],000 lbs ol sugar 

 rom an aero of cornstalks, after the. leaves ore strip- 

 ■ri ofl", such rich and sugary fodder should not be 

 hrown away. Salt it and meal it, and ihcy will soon 

 at it. 



Straw, or coarse hay, sprinkled with brine, is read- 

 ly eaten by cattle, and the salt does them good. 

 Thresh your grain soon, before the rats eat it. 

 Repair broken tools, and procure new ones, of the 

 .■ery best construction only. 



Read the New Genesee Farmer for the past ond 

 )rcient year, make a memorandum of every ihiiif 

 vjith practising, arrange these memoranda for every 

 veek next season, and put them into actual operation 

 li each proper season arrives. Pursuing this course, 

 «,ill make, in a few years, ony man of decent common 

 sense a first rate practical farmer. Try, if you have 

 iny doubt, — and if you have not, try. • 



CT Don't forget to send your half-a dollar for the 

 lext volume of the Farmer, 8\d ask your neighbor to 

 io likewise. 



Dry Feet. 



Observing in the last New Genesee Former a pre- 

 •aiation for " New Baois," and believing th." protec- 



tion of the fctt from dnnij) ond wet, a motler of much 

 importance, os well conducive to healtli as to comfort, 

 1 take the liberty of giving a better composition. It 

 is in fact the some receipt, (whi.;b I found o year ago 

 in aniMher aj;rienltural paper,} but bj much improved 

 upon that 1 think it worthy of record. 



The tor on (or rather in) the soles, I have nsed for 

 a great number of years, and have found that it not 

 only made my boots water proof, but nearly proof 

 against weoring out. The receipt is as fullows, and 

 is to be used for the ** uppers" oidy. 



Ncais-foot oil, J pint. 



Beeswax, 1 ounce. 



Spirits Turpentine 1 do. 



Tar, I do. 



Burgundy Pitch, J do. 



To be eloH-ly melted together and well incorporated 

 by stirring, taking care not to set the mass on fire, as 

 the orticles are all highly inflamable. 



The boots being damp, the composition is to be 

 spread on with a small brush, taking care to cover the 

 seems well, and then allowed to dry. The applica- 

 tion to be renewed until the leather is saturated. 



The above is for the "upper leathers" — for the 

 soles, tar alone is the best opplication, to be put on 

 while hot, the boots also having been by the fire, so 

 that the soles ore quite warm. If there is no grease or 

 other foreign matter on the soles, three or four, and 

 sometimes more, coats will sink into the leather. It 

 must also be used until the soles are completely satu- 

 rated. 



Boots whether " new" or old, (provided they are 

 sound) will, by the above, be rendered entirely water 

 proof, and the leather not only retain its elasticity, but 

 become soft and pliable, ond less liable to crack, as 

 well as much mote durable. 



Nor will there be the objection that there is to boots 

 rendered water proof by linings of gum elastic; for 

 these being also air tight, the feet are kept, when ex- 

 ercised, in a constant state ol' perspi-ation, which is 

 v'ery uncomfiutable as well ns piejudicial to health. 



The trouble of preparing boots after the above di- 

 rections is veiy trifling, ond any one once having tried 

 it, and experienced the comfort of being all day in 

 the snow and slush without having wet feet will 

 never fail to continue the use of it. \\ 



Cuzcnotia, Nov. 20, 1811. 



[We borrow the following dialogue froin the New- 

 England Farmer, but hope our readers will consider 

 the sentiments our own, and addressed to them indi- 

 vidually.] 



1/611(1 US a Ilautl. 



rar7ner 4. Yes, Mr. Ediior— I'm not very busy 

 now — I'll give you a I, It. Wl.at do you wont done. 



Editor. — \ wont you, now that you have got your 

 fall work well done up, ond con spare a little time, to 

 write out an account of your process in reclaiminn- 

 that medd<.w of yours, .where you now cut2.i tons oi 

 English hay per acre. 



Farmer A. ] thought yon osked fcr o lumd—lhai 

 1 could have lent ; hut you seem to be calling lor head 

 w.)rk, ond that's quite another afltiir ; t don't kno.v 

 about that. 



F.dkur. I wont the hand at the pen. 



Farmer A. At the pen that's wiiere it dont't work 

 very well : it's loo slilf for pen work— let it go to 

 the shovel, or spade, or hoe, and it feels at honied and 

 will woik well, Olid the head will work with it down 

 in the ditch ; hut when you come to pirt the huge paw 

 upon white paper, the head won't work rijjlit, nnd the 

 fingers don't move right. I don't know, iMr. Editor 

 about my helpinL' vou. ' 



FAlilor. yVell suppose none o{ you practical men 

 write, how shall I make up such a paper as you want ' 

 1 he tacts which eomiiion larmers give to one an.ither 

 through the popers, ore the most instructive and use- 

 tul part of our weekly sheet; and if you wont tell 

 what you have done, and farmer B. won't tell what 

 be has done— if all the others all the woy d.iwn the 

 phoLet won't tell-why then the editor can't furnish 

 flit ihot you want— he can't furiiish wiiit vou want 



most. He can theorize ond give odvice, and extroc 

 from other publications ; hut Tic con't get hold of tha 

 ini|)ortaiil lact-s, unless you — yes, you, and others liko 

 you, will " lend a hand" ond o Iieod too. Come, 

 now, farmer A., give us a lew lima, and set n gootl 

 examiile. 



Farmer A. Fact, Mr. Editor, what you say takes 

 a leetle o' the starch out o. my lingers. 1 never eee'd 

 the matter jist in that light nfore. I wont to know 

 how neigliber U. raised his luinder'd hii.-h.-ls of com 

 to the acre ; and how jMr. W. raised his 'Icvrn luin- 

 der'd of taters. I'd like to hove 'um write all about 

 it ; what kind o' land 't was — how niucli they plovv'd 

 it, diing'd it, and worli'd oii't. Yes, I'd sortinly liko 

 to know all about it. Bui ok to my medder, Mr. Ed- 

 itor, why it's done pretty well, as to ihoi. 1 do git u 

 good crop of Elll!li^h buy where I did n't git nothing 

 to speak on, and that poor stufi". I'd like to know 

 how other folks work ii, nml if you ran'ly think, Mr. 

 Editor, that my writing would set them at it— why 

 then I'll try. 



F.ilitor. That's right, sir— that's rifetbt. Now, 

 farmers, send in your ttatements, without further in- 

 vilotion. 



Make Home Happy. 



It is a duty devolving upon every member of a fam- 

 ilv lo endeavor to make all belonging to it happy.— 

 This may, with a very liitle pleosant exertion be dona 

 L.t every one contribute somtthins tnworde improv- 

 ing the grounds belonging to their house. If the 

 house is old and uncomlottoble let eoch exert himself, 

 to render it better ond more pleosont. If it is eood 



and pleasont, let each strive still furiber to adorn it 



Let flowering shrubs and trees be plonted, ar.d vines 

 on 1 woodbines be trailed around the windows and 

 rioors , odd inleres'.ing volum s to ihe family library ; 

 little articles of furniture to leploce those which ore 

 fost weoring out ; wait upon and anticipate >acb oth- 

 er's wants and ever have a pleasant smile for all and 

 eoih 



Make home happy ! Parents ought to teach this 

 lefson in the nursery, ond by the fire side ; give it the 

 weight of their precept and example. If they would 



ourn would be a janppy and more viriuous country 



DrunkciinCBe, prufonity, and other disgusting vices, 

 would die away ; thev could not live in the influence 

 of lovely and ri fined home. 



Does any one think, •' I om poor ond have to work 

 haid to get enough to sustain life and cannot find time 

 to spend in making our old house more otiroctive." 

 Think again ! is there not some time every day which 

 you spend in idleness, or smoking, or mere listlese- 



nefs, which might be fpent obout your homes ? 



"Flowers ore God's smiles," said Wilberlorce, and 

 they are as beautiful beside tbe eotloge'os the pnloec,and 

 may be enjoyed by the inhobitonls of the one os well 

 r-8 the other. There ore but few homes m our coun- 

 try which might not be made more beautiful and at- 



fai:live, not to strongers only, but to their inmoies. 



Let every one study then, and work, to make whatev- 

 er place they may be in, so attractive thnt the hearts of 

 the obsent ones may go bock to it as tbe Dove did to 

 the ark ofNooh. — American Farmer. 



It is not essential to the hoppy home that tl'cre 

 should he the luxury of the carpeted floor, the richly 

 cushioned sofa, the soft shade of the astral lompp. 

 These elegancies gild the oportnients but thry leoeh 

 not ilie heart. Ii is neoines."', order, ond o el eerful 

 heort whii h makes home that sweei po'odi'c it is so 

 often found to be. There Is joy, os real, os heartfelt, 

 by the collage fireside os in the most splendd saloons 

 of wiolih and refinement. What a lovely picluie has 

 Burns given us of the return of the cottager to his 

 home, after the labors of the day. 



At lenetli Iiij lonely cot ^ppc-ir.*: in view 



Beneiiili ihe slipper of .-m nee i tree. 

 The e.^iicotnnt wee thine.*, to.iilliae stoSEOr throiieh, 



Til meet ihelr dail, with fluttering noiBc ami glee. 

 I His i-Icin henrth stniie. lits tlirlf.ie wife's smile, 



The lisping Infalit pr.itlllns on hi-s knee, 

 Does all hi«! wenry ciirkino i-iircs hp^liil. 



Aaii niiikes hiinquitc forget liia l;ilif r and his toil. 



The luxuries and elegancies of life are not to be de- 

 sniscd. They ore to be received with gratitude to 

 Him who has provided them for our enjoyment. But 

 their possession does not ensure happiness. The sour- 

 ces o( true joys are not so shallow. S^ime persons, 

 like some reptiles, hove ihe faculty of rxtrocting poi- 

 son from every thing thot is beontiful and sweet : 

 others, like the bee, will gother honey from sources in 

 which we should think no sweet could be found. 

 The cheerful heart, like the koliedeFcope. causes most 

 discordant materials lo arrange themselves into har- 

 mony and beauty. 



Talk little and say much. 



