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THK j:r.x.i:srois k^raier. 



pti.5tnrc.s ." siuODtlier a}»|ie^uc:ncf, r.nu in time 

 oraflifnting wild plniit:- so t] :\t :.,oo<:l pni-^sc.s 

 and whi'n^ c-1 vc.' may take tl'-^ir jh-.f"-. Fn 

 In this rt\'ireet, sli'.'ep arc ol cspcoi;:! vi.ln'^ !<• 

 rmstJiies en «uil-' too rtccp or f^noy j'.ir thr 

 plo/,-. li wud'.^y, the co-.i:-.«-r [.-m, > *' f ii-- 

 ^ia\, refui-r' 1 by nor?es unJ cow-, nri' voafUly 

 e'ltcn by sheep, ■while othor >:(ofk\sill !;(U('--- 

 ."lly out mo>7i of f]j;it k)l't by tlicsf^aninuils. 



yor Uupo rcayons, lUiiuiiL;' others, no ;ii";i» 

 !i;e i:irm should be without :;t lo;'st a iju?!' 

 tiock ofshoop — r<>r ii ha.s bo^n I'ound tbnia.-; 

 many ";it:io and i..»r.o': can bo l-onl v."i'^" :.- 

 Avitliont tiicru, ;.iul v.uh'^^u rKyiujinv tj tliC 

 f;u'm I'lr othov puvpoi^cs. A inv.dl li:>!>:, \v- 

 f:aid — pcrhn'i-5 1'.air a dozen * > i ucll I..':-.; ::! 'i 

 cow, ■would be tlie piOpev ii!] vrl . >:;. \ 

 va.icty of eivcu!n>i;:!!Ci.:5 ■wo'ald infiu'iM".- ;h.s 

 point; sucdi ns the cdiarr.cter ol tin- [ristui'a.-''' 

 and the pro; -..rtio:- of the .<a5.'ie fl'ted cnr! di, - 

 pir."b!o ior tihue. 



2. t^!u-j. ( nii'-i) l;;:id by th.> iii;;!iu'"i;' ' a' 

 of OODsiuMid.ie OH iiti'it •; c''ex'--.''i; v.v\".- 











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b-sbaO n-). [''wu^iit ibeve w;:.- no a; n'li'e i-'j 

 fertilizlLi-j: a: iii.!'t r.t' sheep, a;.d (ni'v.hieh 

 theic is liO duubt) that none, drooped by fiie 

 i.ninuil \i]ion the land ^ufTeied ^o bti.c by 

 wasto IVoiii exj'usure. A Gerii, in r";;';'vllu- 

 ral writer ii; < caicuhitcd tlr.it ibe ur< i"'iiri;;:? 

 from i.ae t'. 'U.^and :-bei'p (aiviv.' a .-i:t;':a- 

 ui'vlit, ■'.vniiid niaiiiife au ;u;ii.' . "du' I'MiiiX icr 

 aiiv erop. Uy a^u.;:; a pui'Lable i' ue.', r.nd 

 laovinu' the«iHiie ■Ircni tinir m utac. ;■ i.M'iiJei 

 miirht inanu;c f distaui: fie! 1 \v\'i) 

 lc'^> esrtOiiso iha'.i iba: oi" cai.ia;' a 

 inu barn inaiiure. 



Th<-' value of .heap to ihe i;;!i:;i 

 onhancpd ].v duo atter:tiori b 

 Larg^. floc'ii-^ kept tof^eibcr vw ><ei '■'■■■u p.'...; 

 able; while small assor'ed f.iie'.:- todays jv^y 

 well, it' i'fd i 6 they .should be. Tu ;:.'t a l.-u 

 iltocc ul'wool and largo heahi:;-, iauilis tiO.. 

 poor neglected s]u'ep,isiuip(Hsibh'. it i? 

 trut^ that the t'-:pease of keej-iii-^ i = o-'tea 

 k-'st ■?\-ith the floe ks that art ;d-w:.y- ueir ia 

 goi'd eo'udition. The eye and ilio'a.ditd' '.\\ ■ 

 oW'icr arc far i..ore iicee.<<?ary Jh>;n !..;■'. e aid 

 ivezula/ ^upplio-^ of iuddfr. ]/' v i.-;'.i;; ci \'" ' 

 flock and -lu'lier, with vjraw ar^d ;:H.'le;.'-.i:i!. 

 will orii.g tb:nn il'.''oui:h to i;pvi!!:j.p;:?tri.;e.- iii 

 far beftej erd,;- rhoaif kept u ■ ila r, v.iiii 

 double latiou;:- '.f h\y, oae-hal*^ui vi.iJi i.- 

 was*ed by the stvou,i,--:fr auiuiul..- vhiLtlie 

 weak of the tlock pick up but ■,\ !.i aaiy bviut'. 

 tiud ofientiuies I'ai. to ^et that th.-uii^h the 

 whole, winter. 



We coninicud thib j^abjoct to thoiuuj-id- r- 

 ation of our cone.-.pondcutj — it is o;;j wlueli 

 need.= greater attention on the p.irt ol • h^: farm- 

 ing pablic. — Covntri/ Cenfh'waii. 



Icg^Mr. Ahx.",adOi Hendcr<ou, of xs'ew 

 York, prof'e.'ite.s to have dl:?covort'd the cause 

 and cure of potato i' ^t. He sa\ s i he destruc- 

 tion 1= the work of an in.-ec^ — it cMtor,- the 

 2;rouul ard liiv.=: it.-. eu:u.- on the pe'iatj — 

 tlieac hrttc'.i. }>eiforate and pois.jn llie pori!e. 

 and when it.-^ \vin;^< ej-pcar.-j, leavf tlie ruei'd^ 

 The potatoes are b'lb.-eqncutly de:~ii-eV' d 1-y 

 rot. lii^ eKpen'ioiiCe cual'lc-^ hii.i u --ih k 

 with cei'.aihi}'. Tu do.^t.'oy tho v-rj.i, (("uiek 

 linie ruudt be >pTinkle(l over tlieiii when p.e- 

 parea foi ph.ntiu-. (:'"> 



\{M- .:> P.': J. :■:. ui!Ov;y. ij£i'.i,iN, iLLixoi.;. 

 -•! vv i' 'iCi;e i- a ii>'hi r^ ii; lulved April, 



i^>'; u' I by ib'ouder, (3 



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MAY DA CUE. 



-Alilkniaid, by Aceidenr. (191;) 2d dam, Lady 

 M'Allistei-. by Pontiac. 121, (4,784;) 4th 

 dam, the Iniporicd Durham cow 



Ut d.:ni, 



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i'roprtuiitioii of Hiiuis by ('iillincs, etc 



('::(fi/:i/s are p; ris ei ]ilant,-^ wliicb posses,^ 

 ;;u'iie;t lit vit:d loree lo .^^tjil-e rout and gruw, 

 ( u': ell' ii'cun :.ll eonncetioii v.ifh the main 

 1 !a!:t. A liaiiiarey:iniple i.-.^ viilow.ofwhich 

 '■ 1- vl't.. n t)ld thai -^ ine fainnu^ Irce sjiMut- 

 ed iiLiiii a ridln<i-wi!ip;;fuck up in the .L;round. 

 Cn\\ ' -^, iiirnnit: iind 'juOoeberries .rjn'oii* al.--o 

 iiXUi ca'iiii'j^. a.- d(> i-'auiy :d.>o maay delicate 

 !'o\,eiii,L; j'l.uit^. i-i^uuie. indeed, wlueh are 

 ;'.->;i:dly i'n»]t:.:i-;ited by layer*, are j:rov."n very 

 v.vii tieia ^.i'i; > or cuttings', the kiyerina pru- 

 ce-. It in., i'ivii-rred b'.'cauj^e a sell in uiiieh 

 uaj~t lu'althv r> fts is aot ai- 



rii ,' Ju;>.-.e ill' 

 i \v;r..- !';; , o.id..;e to tiieir nio>t rapid gruwth; 

 I :tiui il li'e \«ai:;i.'; [,'Liiit regains ("iiO'.eted 

 j we.:: tL. T^i.i'eiit. '•.Ntool," il iiiny be \ery niueli 

 V >. J'..!l!;.-. .'^i'^'uhl, where it; i., pv.u.'- 

 e eiil ;il .; Mi'alion el' r he l;:-l Vear'.S 



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j;,.'.,e,vi.i ^^■ull i,:at •.'! ttie year eciore, ';r ata.uy 

 la". ■ a ..;-,ei 'Ii e'il -ecuid be naah' luueevli- 

 ,;ul\ '^■■.\)\: -^ ]ti:i:i; Ie;ve aiioi'' a third p.uT 



iji '-"o iiaiiiral i'i;ii.iL,e, an-J cut e'.i ILO re.-'t, 

 having ^-liiiri siemj. It' the eutting ha.-; 

 bi'en^itli ei.eier!;, ]ai-;i it intu th'^ earth, and 

 pack ti.e e;.r;ii : ruu.id it, anti, hriv.cvev ^et, 

 the earlii .<L;. d'* b.' in vi ry inliiiiute ee^ntuci 



with the 



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ur It Will uui sti'ike. Cuiiiniiri 



efplaeto V. id'di btviko easily Uiijy be set in 



the ( p. Ml -reuud. It IS best tu fcuicct f. plaCC 

 a bttlo shaded, and <'0 er with aa inverted 

 liov.-f-p'it w'lien the sun .shine.: hut. — 

 "\^'itli cuttinLi V, iiieii it i- diiricuit to 



ni.ak- >i!ik'- 



er \;i!:eii. n x.^ very ii,"pur- 



t;.nL i'j u.a.^e Ine, ir j> Lc-t tu .'^. L itie'u in 

 (.:^iS In ei.i h, ."t "1- i:':;ir lieJ bette.l., aaJ 



•igai;;-!. the ^iiie, t!>en idi lip aa iiich ^_)•: inure 

 ^\Itll i.lti.e .-aad. :ii;d i .)\ei' v.illi ;l (Allghi.-. . 

 '[ a> 3 sliuuhl be LepL e-.in<ta!itly uiui'-t, bat not, 

 V... t. I 'luei' a bvii (ii- ia |.ut.i uiider cuvei", 

 liK v ..a;y ije (.L;i.\ed (.':'nu.iie i'llaiL''.'. 



\i i:. aMvauti'.ge.ai.- wiili iiiany cn.'iing.-? that 

 t\\\'^'^ '■"•■"ily, to let 'hciii st;iiid a lew (hiy:5 in 

 a; .'er j^revlou^ lo beuiiii: liiemeut. llweuld 

 .-^< e!u ibe ibriJiatioa <.l t!ic &riongiile> er inci- 

 pient ruuts tako3 place niore readily wiieu it 



water (.f]nk>warni temperature, such as it 

 v.ill ac([uire in a warm room or in the sun. 

 .\othinc like docny or discoloration t^hould 

 tike ph-iec. 



In setting eu tings, a single joint below the 

 snrfiice i.s us\udiy enough. 



A di=tincti(ii'. i.s niadie between slipp pnd 

 cntling.s, slips boing t;utkcr.s stripped off from 

 or near the roo;, and usually set when the 

 sap first moves in Spring. Plants of the pink 

 family, or havivg that habit of growth, are 

 neither cut iu,y :?tripped to obtain settings, 

 but pulled apan v.t a joint — hei'cc the term 

 j)'p.s nr ^dpiug^ i.s giv:ni to the parts thus 

 ubiaincd fur pn pagatio;.. — O/'iio Furtner. 



Kilitor vf ih, Ji'f.'uots Fiinwr: — AVe have 

 all h.eard agrca' deal about tlie celebrated 

 hui.-c-tiuner. jIi'. llarey. v.dio has astoniidied 

 t'le work! Iiy bv ngingthe most vicioushorsc 

 '••unplet.ly undt r his eor.trol. 1 have always 

 i^iul a U'>ire of v.'itin s>lng the system prac- 

 ticed, and beio'- in daekiu)i\ille. tliG utlier 

 day, had the pl.a.-ure r.ot only uf gratifying 

 my curiosity, bt t of obtaining iniurmation in 

 reu':'rd :o I X''.- .nj horses, which every far- 

 mer sh'.niil be ].es<-::.-..sed oi. The sy.stem 

 practice I b, .'I •. Warren Wright, of Ohio, 

 i.s tlie S':;me a.s that of Yir. Karey. now in 

 £iii:h.nd. By liie syste.ii } m can fiioraplctely 

 subdue ai'd th^rouLdily break the wildest 

 l.iafc V. ithin an hour. .dr. AVright practic- 

 ed Upon an au d mule, which had never 

 been roile (jrAV.-rke'i, ;:nd had been turned 

 out aa of no va^'.e to th'^ owner, fn a short 

 tiuio he had thi mule ^-o eoiuplctely broken, 

 that a little boy n.d.'it ihrough the streets, 

 and the mule Ji: .•< been working kindly ever 

 .-ince. .1 am nut :it libertv to give this great 

 secret te the ]>ublic. bid is it not to the in- 



ter' .-t of iverv 1 'a-ui'. 



l.i learn it? 



A I'AK^IEll. 



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1 liiul Itjlfhfs. 



Mr. F'litnr ;--\ have seen notices in the 

 papers relative to ditches made with what 



