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AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



157 



yoH can find. Il costs no more to mnkc or buy o 



1 plough than n bad one. 



tut ibere is an article of gearing wliicli I consider 

 rent importance in plougbingi ibnl I am sorry to 



is nut yet in general use, at least in this part of 

 country. I refer to tlic wheel nndcr the end of 



beam, as a guager. It is important that the land be 

 ghed as nearly even as may be. With the wheel 

 can manage this to your liking. 



lesidcd it is well ascertained that the team will per- 



n the labor much easier with the wheel than with- 

 Si)me say that two horses viih the wheel will 



orm as much and with as much ease as three 



lout. I am not entirely sntistied that there is this 



irence, but there is no doubt a great dillerence in 

 * )r of ibc wheel. My plan is to put on three horses, 

 then let the plough go in according to the strength 

 le team, I care not how deep. I think that we 

 ; not been in the practice of ploughing deep 

 «1ug'i. 



may be well to describe the manner of fastening 



wheel to the beam. There are several diflerent 



'sofdomgit. S>>me mortise a hole through the 



just back of the devise, large enough for a stout 



iron, which is split at the bottom, or another 



:e added, and spread so as to receive the wheel. 



mortise should bo secured from wearing on each 

 of the beam, by fastening on wide stout band iron, 



h a hole through of the same size. The ejid of the 

 that runs through the beam has several holes 

 ugh it, so that it can be raised or lowered at plea- 



;, and fastened through ihe beam with a bolt. An- 



jr way, and which I like the best, is to take two 

 f iron of sullicient size, bend them in a half 



nd form, with holes for the gudgeon of the wheel 

 un in, at the lower part of the circle ; one end of 

 bars should have several holes in to raise or low- 

 he wheel. In order to do ihis, the bars must be 

 t true of course. The wheel should be about 8 

 les in diameter and about 2 inches broad.* The 

 u for three horses should be made on purpose lor 

 use, with no set to land and an extra amount of 

 h where the wheel is used, so that the plongh will 

 ine to dig into the earth. I have two beams for 

 breaking plongh, one for three horses and one for 

 . It is a short job to shift them. The coulter is 

 enerally need, that it will probably be of no use to 

 ikof its merits. But I have written more than 1 

 ,ded. A FARMER. 



)rleans County, August, 1841. 



I'or the New Genesee Farmer. 

 Mnrrain in Cattle. 



A grain of prevention is worth pounds of cure." 

 ive given my cattle for several yeaispast, plenty 

 alt mi.\ed with equal quantities of house ashes. 

 le of them have been troubled with the murrain, 



I believe it will effectually prevent it — only give 

 in as much as they will eat. N. 



Cold Water 



Vlay be safely drank in hot wheather, provided a 

 son VI A\ first wash his temples and wrists with it. 

 avc tried it for years (with the above precaution) 

 hout the least injury. N. 



Wiehigan, August, 1S4I. 



For the Neic Genesee Farmer. 

 Disorder iu Hogs. 

 Jnder this head a correspondent in the Inst number 

 he New Genesee Farmer, who signs himself W. 

 respectfully calls for information concerning a cer- 

 1 lameness which sometimes attacks bis hogs dur- 



thc hot season of the year. I have reason to at- and paring, and simmering and stirring, as is going 



tribute the lameness he cnnplains of, to the closing of <'" '>""< »>"' <^"'' "^,""^''"'7''' '""''f \", '^' .'.''I;"' !"" 

 I 1 I 1- 1 • 1 caution to young tolks, (or il one ot lliese youngelcrs 



the issues of the hind |egs ; whicli 1 think is caused 

 invariably by inllnnmiation produced by high feed, such 

 as corn and barley incal, without first undergoing the 

 process of fermentation. Having had several hogs 

 attacked in the same way some three or four years 

 ago, while being fed with the above-mentioned food, 

 and every expedient in the way of common dosing 

 proving inefficient, wo had recourse to a neighbor ol 

 ours who had had e.\pericnce in pork-making ; he 

 immediately informed us of ihe cause ; wo caught the 

 hogs, and by a thorough rubbing of the pores or issues 

 of the legs with a eoh they were made well in twenty- 

 four hours. i'. II. 

 No. Curtlund, Srpl. 21, 18-11. 



Liverjjool Grain i^Iarket. 



Sr.PT. 3. — We had rather more inquiry at ibis 

 morning's market for wheat aiul (lour, bjth free and 

 in bond, and in the few sales which have taken place 

 the prices of Tuesday Inst « ere obtained. Oats and 

 corn meal were er.ch dull of sale, but at no decline on 

 their previous value. Other articles in the trade met 

 with but little attention, and no change in prices from 

 ihe quotations of Tuesday last. 



The Weather aitd Crops. 

 Tlie beautiful weather has made n great and excel- 

 lent change in the hnrvest, a good deal of all sorts of 

 corn has been secured in good order, and many farm 

 era in the Weald have caned all their wheat ; but on 

 the Downs, the quantity of weeds and green stuff in 

 the barley, has induced die fanner to use every mo- 

 ment he could to secure that crop, and hence we see 

 large pieces of wheat still standing out. Another week 

 of line weather will secure, pretty nearly, an average 

 crop of wheat, but of course there are exceptions. — 

 Brighton Pnjia: 



The wheat crops come to hand much heavier and 

 better than was expected. The forward oats have 

 been got in well, and the backward crops look prom- 

 ising. The late tine weather is expected to work 

 urcat improvement in the barley. The peas that have 

 been harvested turn out well, and the beans are flour- 

 ishing. — Maidstone Gazette. 



The harvest has been generally good in the neighbor- 

 hood of Newark, and in some places a good deal is 

 housed ; but the rain of Tuesday night has greatly re- 

 tarded the hnrvest. — Lincoln Guzctte. 



The harvest of Tylesido has commenced, and will 

 he general in this neighborhood in another week. — 

 No new wheat has yet appeared in Newcastle market, 

 but it may be expected that samples will be shown on 

 Saturday next. It is generally coneidered that the 

 wheat in the northern counties will be belter in quali- 

 ty than that of ihe grenier part of the southern districts, 

 where the weather has been more unfavorable than 

 with ns. The weather has been very warm and dry 

 since our last. — Tijue Meremy. 



The weather is very fine. We need scarcely add 

 that the farmers have been " making hny while the 

 sun shines," and that the harvest is drawing to a close 

 in our locality. The accounts ns to ihe yield are very 

 i^ontradictory, some maintaining that it is an average 

 crop, ard others that it is nearly so — Worcester 

 Clironicle. 



The hnrvest has become very general in the east- 

 ern divisions of this county ; we obe-erve fields cut on 

 Palerton, Thorntonlocb, Skatern, East Barns, Bnr- 

 ncyhill, Onwellmaina, Wester Pnrkerton, Brandsmill, 

 iVewtanlees, East-Broomhouse, Newhouses, Litch- 

 field, West-Barnes, Belmn, &c. The Barley and 

 oats seem of an nvercije bulk, the wheat generally 

 "stocks" light. The weather has been very wet, 

 hut should it clearup, next week harvest will be gen 

 eral. — Interness Courier. 



Iu order tlKil tlie wiieel may not s 



la to admit a larger 



St tlie plough, it 

 uni'es will admit, 

 > uiarle ,is to be coi 

 vhecl. — IJD. 



II soft ground, and 

 should he ;,sliroad 

 iitd It may he well 

 Eilorably elevated. 



PickScs. 



About this season of the year, the good mothers and 

 wives throughout the country, tax their ingenuity to 

 tte utraof t to make pickles of every thing that conies 

 within their reach. Nothing escapes them. They 

 pickle potatoes, and cucumbers, and peppers, and to- 

 matoes, and beans, and nasturtiums, in short, every 

 vegeinble they can lay iheir hands on, and th'it is in 

 an admirable state ol villanous immaturity. Such a 

 borrowing of brass kf.tlca and eucli a scouring, 



happen to kick up a row in the niidal of this hurty 

 and bustle, and thus interrupt the harmonious clang 

 of pots and kettles, ho is almost eertniu to have his lit- 

 tle rotundiiy pirUled very handsomely, and at the vciy 

 moment wlicii he least expected or dctircd the favor. 



We have just lit uiion a rccei]it for making a glo- 

 riouc pickle, which we copy for the benefit of house- 

 keepers generally. It is like nil other pickles, about 

 ns indigesiihio as the doctor or the undertaker could 



wish, and would give Old himself the gripes in 



five minutes if he were to swallow it. 



Manools. — These nro innde ef green ninskmel- 

 lons, as late in the season ns possiole. The common 

 mnskinellonB make the best ninngoe.". A small piece 

 is cut from the siiie, and the seeds carefully scraped 

 out ; it is then soaked in salt and water three or lour 

 days ; when taken out it is sprinkled on the intido 

 with powdered cloves, pepper, nutmeg, and filled 

 with stripe of horseradish, cinnamon, small siring 

 beans, small pieces of flng root, nasturtiuine, small on- 

 ions, radish tops, Ac. The crevices are filled wiih 

 whole mustnrd seed. 



The excessive Ibndnees of these diabolical com- 

 pounds, which prevails more particularly among the 

 younger portion of the fair se.x, is at t.nee the cause 

 and evidence oiillUailth. We have seen moie than 

 one of thefe loveliest creations of nature destroy I.er 

 henlih and life, by the use of these unnatural siinui- 

 lantE— actually pickle herself to dcalh 1 



We advised the young men a short time since to 

 marry, every mother's son of them, and we now ad- 

 vise them to be partienlaily caielul of nianying giila 

 who are rery fond of pickles, and will eat a half gal- 

 lon jar full of them at every meal. 



If they do not take our advice, and marry animated 

 vinegar cruets, they may, perchance, eteope being 

 poisoned themselves, but thty will asgiiiedly have a 

 weary time of it in this world, with their sickly, peev- 

 ish, half-dead wives. 



'i'he danger we run in making these nEsertionr, is 

 great. Tiie ladies will all be in arms, or rather in 

 tongues, against ns. But we do not fear to encoun- 

 ter it. VVc write for the benefit of j.nslerily, and 

 if the present race will not do us credit for our good 

 intentions, the next will. — Hunnilud Journal. 



"Pearl Barley" of the West. 



The editor of the (Detroit) Western Farmer has 

 politely sent us a small sample of what he calls " Teail 

 Barley." He says respecting it : — 



*' A new kind of barley has been introduced into 

 Wisconsin by an emigrant. A gentleman at Green 

 Bay, last spring, obtained a quantiiy of the seed and 

 has raised 150 bushels. The seed came from Rusfis, 

 and is a Ifii'ge plump kind, and weighs considernblo 

 more than our common bailev. A bushel weig! s 61) 

 pounds. It makes fine bread, and is nearly equal to 

 wheat. It was sown on the 15ih of May nnd harvest- 

 ed in July, and with proper cultivation, it will yield 

 from 35 to 40 bnohela to the acre. 



We have a small quantity of it in our office, and in- 

 vite the agricultural public to call and exainii.e it. It 

 is the beat article that has ever came under our ob- 

 servation At our reqtust, a quontliy of it will Ic 

 sent to Olivkr NriWiiKRHY, of this city, and Wm. S. 

 May.nakd, Esq., ot Ann Arbor, for sale." 



The above named barley is not a new kind, but one 

 which we have l«ng known by the name of Tico- lioin 

 cd Naked Barley. It bears long heads, and hand- 

 some grain which threshes out of the chaiTlike wheat. 

 Small quantities of ithave been sold at the Rochester 

 Seed Store for several years past, but its cultivation in 

 this country has never to our knowledge been found ad- 

 vantageous. Lawson, in the Agriculturist's Manu- 

 al says, " tills variety has been introduced to the no- 

 tice of agriculturists at various times and under differ- 

 ent names, but iis cultivation hus always betn nbai.- 

 doncd, or at least, never caiiied to a great extent. 

 The straw becomes very brittle and tender towaida 

 the period of ripening, ei5 as to be unfit for supporiii g 

 the ears." 



Friim Maniung's Boot: of Fi nils. 

 One of our beat European Pears, the "Duchess of 

 All goulrnie," when grown ns a dwarf produces a fine 

 large fruit, biit small and grea'.ly inferior when grown 

 upon a standjid. > t 



