12. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



l^i 



111 ninnuie used upon il ; tbe qunntity of ma- 

 ■ • preeeiu season ; the qunmiiy of s^ed ueed ; 

 '■•• uiid mam. er ul' Bowing, cltniiing and hnrvrat- 

 orop : ilienmountof ihe crop dcttMiniiied hy 

 :!ionsurmenl ; and tlie oxponse of cullivnlinn. 

 M<l shall be measured I>y some tworn surveyor, 

 c-laimnnt of [he premkiiii, witli one olber pcr- 

 ,..:.. ,...,',\ coriiiy 10 the above particuhirs. 



Apphennis tor the premiums on bntter, cheese nnd 



orni crops, must make known their dotcrminaiion to 



UruKKTrcEtK, Alliaiiy, (i("by letter, poet paid,) on 



ir bellire the lirst ol' January next, and the parcels de- 



>osited in such place in Albany astlie Kx Committee 



uay hereafter direct, on Tuesday morning the 18ih 



IJiC Jmiuary, before ten o'clock, at which time the 



immiitce will proceed to examine the lotoflered for 



einiums. 



Hints fur the Month, 



Winter is now upon us — and the farmer must he 

 •igilenl to secure what he has gained by the labor of 

 niiimer. Flocks and heids need close attention, or 

 hey will soon lose much that has been gained by hall 



year's care. 



Animals thrive rapidly in warm weather — this 



riving' may be continued through winter, by creating 

 riilicinlly the advantages of summer; for instance. 



The green and succulent food of summer is imltat- 



by feeding roo/i copiously; 



The comfort of summer may in some degree be 



nTerred by having good slablea and other shelters; 



And other things may add materially to theje, as 

 ic frequent salting of food; the f;ee use of good 

 tter; and constant supply of pure frceU water: — 



To [led on animal on dry food exclusively, would 

 like feeding a man on dry Indian meal, which 



ould be rather hard; 



To deprive it of shelter, would be like malii^ig a 



nn sleep in the snow drift, which would be rather 



Id: 



And to deprive a man of drink and condiment, he 



ould think was rather short allowance. All would 

 ive a tendency to thin ofi' his flesh; nnd what would 

 iduce the flesh of a man, would tend to reduce the 

 of an animal. A warn of comfort is a waste of 

 esh. 



Horses that have run to grafs all the past season, 



ould not be kept on dry hay and giain; the danger 

 disease, so conmion at this season, would be grea'- 



lesscned, if they had a liberal supply of roots. They 

 <on learn to eat nil kinds. 



Be very careful not to waste fodder — have good 



cUb and feeding troughs. 



Chop up cornstalks finely for cattle; the body of the 

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



ebb of Delaware, can make 1,000 lbs ol sugar 



im an acre of cornstalks, after the leaves ore strip- 



i ofl', such rich and sugary fodder should not be 



rown away. Salt it and meal it, and they will soon 



I 'it- 

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

 eaten by cattle, and the salt does them good. 

 Thresh your grain soon, before the rats eat it. 

 iRepnir broken tools, and procure new ones, of the 

 ry best construction only. 



tRe.id the New Genesee Parmer for the poaland 

 >esent year, make a memorandum of every thing 

 ■irth practising, arrange these memoranda for every 

 <ek next season, ^ind put them into actual opeiation 

 leach proper season arrives. Pursuing this course, 

 li make, in a few years, any man of decent common 

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

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



inr Don't forget to send your half-adollar for the 

 :l volume of the Former, a:id ask your neighbor to 

 likewise. 



Dry Feet. 

 lObferving in the last New Genesee Farmer a pre- 

 lation for " New Boots." and believing th? protec- 



tion of the feet from dump and wet, a mutter of much 

 importance, as well conducive to hcaltli as to comfort, 

 1 take the liberty of giving a belter composition. It 

 ia in fact the same receipt, (which I found a year ngo 

 in another agricultural paper,) hut b> much inii)roved 

 upon that 1 think it worthy of record. 



The tar on (or rather in) the snlcs, I have used for 

 a great number of yenre, nnd have found that it not 

 only made my boots water proof, but nearly proof 

 against wearing out. The receipt is as follows, and 

 is 10 be used for the " uppers" only. 



Neats-foot oil J pint. 



Beeswax, 1 ounce. 



Spirits Turpentine, 1 do. 



Tar, 1 do. 



Burgundy Pitch J do. 



To be .slowly melted together nnd well incorporated 

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

 the nriiclce ore all highly iuflnmnble. 



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 lobii renewed until the Icalher is eaturatcd. 



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

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

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

 t'lat the soles are quite warm. If there is no greose or 

 other foreign mnt'.er on the soles, three or four, and 

 sjinctimes more, coats will sink into the leather. It 

 must also be used until the soles are completely satu- 

 rated. 



B'lOts whether " new" or old, (provided they are 

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

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

 become soft and pliable, nnd 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 stale of perspi ation, which is 

 very uncomfortable aa well as prejudicial to health. 



The trouble of preparing boots after the above di- 

 rections is very trifling, and any one once having tried 

 it, and experienced the comfort of being all day in 

 the snow and eluah without having wet feet, will 

 never fail to continue the use o( it. y. 



Cazenotia, Noe. 20, 1811. 



[We borrow the following dialogue from the New- 

 England Farmer, but hope our readers will eonsidei 

 the sentiments our own, nnd addressed to them indi- 

 vidually.] 



Lend us a Hand. 



Farmer A. Yes, Mr. Ediior— I'm not very busy 

 now — I'll give you a Ml. Wlnt do you wnni done. 



Editor — I want yo;', now ihfit you have got your 

 fall work w-ell done up, and can spare n little time, to 

 write out an account of your pnicess in reclaimint; 

 that mcdd.w of yours, where you now ciit^J tone ai 

 English hay per acre. 



Farmer A. 1 thought yon neked for a hand that 



I could have len: ; but you seem to be calling lor bend 

 work, and that's quite another affair ; I don't kuo.v 

 about that. 



FdUnr. I want the hand at the pen. 



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

 very well : it's loo stifl' for pen w.irk— let it go to 

 the shovel, or e\mde, or hoe, nnd it feels at home, and 

 will work well, and ihe bend will work with it down 

 in the ditch ; but when you come to put the huge paw 

 upon white paper, the head won't work riijht, n°ud the 

 fingers don't move right. I don't know-, Mr. EtJitor, 

 about my helping voii. 



Edilur. Well, suppose none of you practical men 

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

 The facts which common farmers give to one an'Uher 

 through the papers, are the most instructive and use- 

 tulpait of our weekly sheet; nnd if you wont tell 

 what you have done, and larmcr B. w-on't tell what 

 he has done— if all the others all ihe way down the 

 alphabet won't tell— why ihen tbe editor can't furnish 

 all djni you want— he can't furnis!; whit vou want 



most. Me can theorize nnd give advice, and extrac 

 from other publications ; but ho can't get hold of thu 

 Muportniu Incta, unless you — yen, yott, and others like 

 vou, will " lend a band" and a head too. Conic, 

 iu)w, farmer A., give us a few lines, and act n good 

 example. 



Fiirmrr A. Fact, Mr. Editor, what yon say tnkes 

 u leetlc o' the starch out o. my lingers. 1 never sce'd 

 the matter jst ill that light nfore. 1 want to know 

 how nc'ighber D. raised his luuider'd bushels of corn 

 to the acre ; and how Mr. \V. raised his 'leven buii- 

 der'd of tatpis I'dhke to have 'um write nil about 

 it ; whnt kind o' land 't w-as — how niucii tbiy plow'd 

 it, diing'd it, and work'd cui't. Yes, i'denitinly liko 

 to know all nbiuit it. But as to my niedder, Mr. Ed- 

 itor, w by it's done pretty well, as to that. 1 do gii a 

 good crop of English liny where 1 did n't git nothing 

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

 how other folks work it, and if you ran'ly think, Mr. 

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

 ihen I'll try. 



F.dit<rr. That's right, sir — that's right. Now, 

 farmers, send in your statements, without further in- 

 vitntion. 



Make Iloiiie Happy. 



It is a duty devolving upon tvory member of a fnm- 

 ilv to endcoviu- to make nil belonging to it happy. — 

 This may, with n very liitle pleneniitccertion bedoni; 

 L t every one contribute Bomit'uiiig towards improv- 

 ing the grounds belonging to tlieir hnut-e. If the 

 house is old and uncimfottable let each exert himself, 

 to render it better and more pleasant. If it is ijood 



nnd |ilrnannt, let each strive siill further to adorn it. 



Eel floweiing shrubs nnd trees be planted, nr.d vines 

 an I woodbines be trailed around the windows and 

 doors , add inteies'.ing volume to ihe family library ; 

 li-ile articles of furniture to replace those which are 

 fnst wcnrinu out ; wait upon nnd anticipate i-nch oth- 

 er's wants and ever have a pleL-3ant smile for all and 

 eai'h. 



Make home happy ! Parents ought to tench this 

 IcFson in the nursery, and by the fire side ; give it the 

 weight of tlicir precept and example, ^fthcy would 

 ouri-. would be a bappy nnd more virtuous country — 

 DrunkeiincsF, profiinity, jod other disgusting vices, 

 would die nwny ; they co dd not live in the influence 

 of n lovely nnd rt fined home. 



Dies any one think, " I am poor nnd have to work 

 hard to gel enough to sustain life nnd cannot find time 

 to spend in making our old house more nttinctive." 

 Think again I is there not some time every day which 

 yon spend in idleness, or smoking, or mere lisiless- 



neps. which might be spent about your homos 1 



" Flowers are God's smiles," said Wilberlorce, nnd 

 they are ns beautiful beside the coilage'aa the pnlnce.niid 

 mny be enjoyed by the inhubitnnts of the one ne well 

 "s the oilier. There nre but few homes in our ct.un- 

 try which might not be made more beauiifiil and nt- 

 tiae-tive, not to strnngeia only, but to their inmntes. — 

 Let every one study then, nnd work, to mnke whatev- 

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

 the iilisent ones may go back to it ns the Dove did to 

 the nrk of Noah. — Ama-icfi7i Furmcr. 



Il ia not essential to the happy home that tl ere 

 should be the luxury of the carpeted floor, the richly 

 cushioned sofa, the soft shnde of the astral lamps. 

 These elegancies gild the apartments but they reach 

 not the heart. It is nealnese, order, and a cheerful 

 heart which makes home that sweet pa ndi-e it is so 

 often (bund to be. There is jny, ns renl, ns heartfelt, 

 by ihe cot'npe fireside ns in the most splendid saloons 

 of winlth and refinement. Whnt a lovely picture bna 

 Burns given us of the return of ihe collager lo his 

 home, nfier thelnbora of the day. 



At tenstll liH lonely cnt appears in view, 



Urneiilh the shelier nrmi ii(;c I t-pp, 

 Tlip ex|ipi-tailt n-ee things, tniidlini: sta.SPr throusli, 



To UK-el tlielr dud, with fluttering noise cnj gle^e. 

 Ills ricnn henrth stone, Ills thrifLip wilVs smilp, 



The lisping infant prattliii!; on liis kiipp, 

 Dops all his we; ry i-arkiii; .arps l.p!;iiil. 



And makes LIni quite furgcl liis lalirr and his toil. 



The luxuries nnd elegancies of life nre not to be de- 

 spised. They nre to be received with gratitude to 

 Him who has provided them for our enjoyment. But 

 their possession does not ensure hnppineaa. The Eour- 

 ces ol true joys are not so thallow. Sume pereons, 

 like some reptiles, have ihe fnculty of extrncting poi- 

 son from every thing thnt is beautiful and sweet ; 

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

 which we should think no sweet could be found. 

 The cheerful heart, like the kaliedeseope. causes most 

 discordant materials to arrange themselves ijjto har- 

 mony nnd beauty. 



Talk little and eav niiieh. 



