I 



78 



Moons's i-tuiiAL hsw-york: 



iulon ink, the .hade. ThUg' 



l neceeaary to study adapun 



li tlir ascend 





Bpjlj ! 



I, ,.. 



and exqi 



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diligently aoogbl oul and ontcciaicd to Trail 



growing. If dark bread will D M d 



plump, clwr kernel will claim .U pratMK place — 



pi .-miuiiig -melon mil take Um rich, 



■nd poUIuca ruo Die guantlct— ."clcc- 



i with li.iir 



1 ' 

 I 

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■ 

 . ■ i 'I'll- i, tbt real dairy 

 B "Jilicrn Now York in clo- 

 ■ I obsan in- tbs 

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» i , 

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. i ; i i . ■ . ,■ , . I | i . 

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In ..i i ■ nol I I ■ 



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■ i log watei bi 



DOl a rank 01 



;■!.,.■. iii Id il ol the tn 



.:. > i.ikI .I. „il 

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ii Itself 



■ 

 nil n . Inhabit tots ihould appreciate tbtb 



kiio"ii>g wkit ( 1 m- i . 



■ 

 .. 1 1- Hi- in -t gra it considers 



b ■ ■ qui in bi Hcle 



A jinlii: i »eleil I' dairy -i.uk trl 



H.iiio attention. I kn.iv. , I mi ii net mil <.l, .. i i -. i, 



■ ■ ■ ■ . 1 1 1 :■ ■ ii is possible togct a large sup 

 ply of g Itmlk liouu- |. 



..I l.il.ink hi n. ii \Vi. should giic 



mi" ii.iiiin" I n-oih * attoulion lo our dairy 



'....'. anil i ■ -i.i.i , in ■ " 

 should be "ii rlgbl 6 1 d ■ bould b II u 



KOOd ting, !,. Jtbj I thrifty stock, and 



Uoid - roi uld pi ill! all 



keeping ii llir Infill ol'ceotiolm i ■ 

 ■ ■ ■ I ! ' .■■ .it ii. -..i in. I ,■ in ;„|:, . 



Ill .in. I-..I II nil. I I, ml ,> Ili-jiT lnr.il. ll|i|.|i -, uu,! 



THE APIABY. MANAGEMENT OF BEES. 

 Ed Ri iui Qe i do I i odoree thesugge 



" in ol Hi Di ■ ' ■ i ■ ■ '.mi in ii Intel log 



btt il ... ... .. i. ii..y go, nnd tn 



'■ I uii|..ii ■ u.nilil ci ii. null |.ii.M 



l.iiul li, II,.. I>. , . I.mii Hi. i ,■ i- 



■ ■'■ i !.'■■'■- ■ in ..■ -iiilU in tin- l.ii aliti 



i I. ■ ■ i ■ p lost b i to iii, i exti iii Irom tie 



.. ml .i-nii,.l- - 



■ 



but can see do dlflbroaco 



I ft ol thli k i J . aeltbei ■ 



phllc ophj ■ 



» phorit temporal b L 



. 



lo betti i, ii io iimk 



■ i :.■ 1I..11 ■■■■ -i. ..ii. i doI bo felt at all, 



"•ml. I It [i, tlV.il> iwlr.-- 1,, il,,- |„-,. .,,,,1 |h j 



• S Hum- ■ 



ii ■ plan could be de- 



1 1 u En Hi. i. hives in aoool and dry 



w.iui.i be H. i 



tin' "ill -iui-.l.i,i-.,i i, -nil, ,)u-h ,,, Liur\ ing 



nil! i,i, being 



. ' 1 « I I ■ - Mir III,'., ■ „,„| l„ ,.,,„.. 



■ n ii ol which were tilled 



in nitli |. ■ ■■ 



I'll' lone Iml in;.- DUllllilnll, i- ,,| I,,, i . , I,, n ., ■.. i 

 Hi'' I- ' ■ Ihlollgh IS II, ,1 sullleir.,1, |„r M, ,,,!,,. ||,.,1 



■ -.111.1,1- „l I,,.,,,-. ,„ ,,,, 



Pi '" """ rllor, n hat ,i 



have barely enough bono) I i thorn through 



'"" I « a' pi (Vomourraw.oold.bftokward 



atha, which doplotc Iholi cumbi pb 

 ■>"", ntilil so lute 



tii ,■ Ihojoung Mrarmaoni I possibly make comb 



■ d .Li bow | mougb to " Intel upon How, 

 ■ 

 [\illj and profll ibl] Con 



. . .... L: ■ 



TO KILL TICX3 OK SHEEP. 



> know a 



I;.. 



t I ,i i, 





..ill..: 



■ 



- ,i,ll „ 



I I. 



Co..N,1 



. i , 1 1 . . ... 

 On .. | 



■ 



r drain* put don n 





■ 



uu ooa 



144 rodsofdraiiiK, u f 



■ 



were 2 inch Then 

 dnfift Tin' tile 'ir»i 



the »U'iic drains coal 



i well tilled and c 



> and Thomas 

 ods of dr»iu», 

 per rod ; and 



t of fiTtiliiing muterial. 



II ^greal p;n 



•.'c made a prrmaBeDl aotlWBKOt, ood 

 .1 n an injur/ lo the alicep limj-li litem iu to- 

 bacco water in rold weather, and at Una acaauu cf 

 i operation ; 

 ■ 

 tick* are located, w ill msk.- llieoi decam]> immedi- 

 aUlj. Separalir tbc aov] carefulh. 1 I 

 the abrep, take the auuff «itli the 

 fiogeraand app 

 alter It If the Tick* are allorertba b 



. miding the 

 buck.) rruin bi ..!« onljr loca- 



i«d on particular part*, applr it (rcclj llierc. und 

 iher willaoio.il' 



'■ 

 Spriag, obtiut 

 i\m, wetkM after (bearing the/ will lewre the old 

 tin- Iambi 



in tobacco water, ami you gat rknr of the 

 c.-W. i;., ll„, „//„„,/., V. Y 



i d :. ■■■ '.ii. .- . 



.|iiiiv in the Ri bal ol Pob, toth, I sroi Id aj tbol 

 ii in ■ ii... :. i" .ii . demand i ome antidoto nl b 

 baoda before warm weather come*, Dmi ilo i,,||.,ii 

 ing iu.iy bo relied on as sure to kill ■ 



I I Ii''l ■'■./.. tnkr M\ J„,iiin|> (j(»n| i, 



■ ■■' ■ '.v ten pound 



not boll,) in o Dumber of watera ant 



ll "■, .11,1111 it through u mnninjj 



id add to it inn b pail full of good 



atroDg loj, and two quarts of salt, li ) 



■ ■ I !■.■■; i ..-.■, I ,. I : 



»H limit tin: l;l-l In., utllilr- \i,iv |,,i I lir 



tion. Prorldo j nil with two hands 



I . lag lliein down fir.it i>n II 



;.[ tin i.u i„.i, iin,i i-,. i, 

 ing tt.o whole length of the sheop, bj parting the 

 wool, taking oare to so bold up the wool; ami 



ii in, ii- li. Iimi' il find its ii-ni nearly all over 

 -kin. "ill t I,.m„m. y.Mir h.|in,| in the WOOL It 



■:..-.. little time tea it to ran Id I 

 to bastea the operation Serve both lidat 



aboi ". then Stand the sheep up, and serve the I) 

 iii iii,. vim i- imj (taking parttealaroare uot to n 



the (ihoiil.l. i . hvo ,|u,iil- 



i .nil, according lo condition of Ticks, and sin 



■''"■' I 1 i I"- I in. I' ■■, .: d.Tig lirjiiid nnd 



properlj applied, will euro, oi rather, kill, the Ural 



■ Aadlppin-K '" wnilf.', il ill, nil !l..«. ml mi, 



Li ratber laborious, and tokos ton much tobacco, 



BCOtch Mioil "ill prOTS gOOd, but will not penc- 



My ilock of 



long woo! iamb [ found n ■ fasl going, and on 



oxnniiBi found Ibi m pBifcctlj black wit! 



Ticks i. ii i i, uu. I three aln adj dead, I pre 



pared inysoli as abova, tun .■ daj ■ ago, and doc- 



id thi ra and oow l Bnd, where the tobaccowoj 



applied, nol one live Tiok is to be seen, bul all 

 dead, nol baring bad time even to escape, Three 



""■t' » ''I ih.t'h.i , it Ili.-v \i..|l. In rlv, nl | |, I, j,,., 



lour, I 1ghl But I oonsldi r our ounoi 



"i ri..,. mii ii.'iiri- iii, iii I, | i ,, i 0U re iii| 



i.mii lamb iwllhln one ortw.. «■■- 1.- ,ir. ,- ,!,,-,,, n . L -. 

 ■ iter, who ■ Tidki will nil bo on 



""■i". "I" l no, mil nol 1 1. in- i.:i,:"r l.i ilncti.r ul.' , 



ii pi ipt il. ' -. ad fi i th >' I . ii.iiiM . I,, dding, 



1 ' "'I ' in ' ' I"-!' ni.i Sin r|i 



iy gratification iu the 



OAK SHUIGLES. — THEIB DT TRARTT.r TY 



-la answer to Mr. Hj 

 V V., IwUlp.e a l,u 



1 bare been in Michigan 

 tine ^iocc ISO, and for the greater 

 3 Livingston eonotj. I do 





" - 



■ . 





"■ lor, m mr a< my knowledge extanda, 



l ,ce in Ibis Stale where peoplo arc 



nil Jes to any eiteut. In this ncctioD 



i rj oak shingles are worth (1 Sti, aod 



■i i tareased almost 



il anj thing of a decent buildiog. I 



hmc ouc ahed covered with p.ne, and another on 



ii hich arc oak, while wood, aod black ash. and tbc 



I alter il much the best of any except the pine. Mr. 



I BOjSj oak looks well. 1 wish be was 



here to lake a look ut the different kinds, as I think 



ha never would go to New York State and make 





, i-,h,.: 



I ul. i 



Mr M. 



'■•:>■■ ■ I i:...i.l-. ii much in',il,il iW.iMu , nl*,, Mi 



W T u' expose ol tbo Jock Lantern, or, at 



■>, ■ Rliiini 1. 1 .ii, i in \ jtif Him.,- 

 ■ 



1> It. I'm 



Ul I ■ .1 >.. 



through the Ri oal, bon I 



Sbet p l mil state wbeJ l belii re I I 



iniiUurr i.iii, ,l\ [.i iii- j !,,.,■ ,,| Tn k- uu SIivm[., and 



I ■ i on Cattle I l, in. for 



l.i.., i . .i -. L in tb b 'lot l! keeping on band 



'I gb the fall, and winter.afuli . 



iiml Milphurnheiv my -toi'k could ho,, 



to it at nil times, 1 take three parts itil | ■ ,,i 



lulpbur Now, H .1. W Saudi m "ill lei bi- 

 lambs have a full supply al nil thai 1,013 " "" l Ibr 



"■ llii'Tnk. "ill irn ■ t.,k,. i,|, the I ., ,.| 



march, nnd will aoti irn i . [he stock is 



mil WBJf, 'lb,- M^jihur woikr. in the 

 blood of tin' animal, ami la „ great pi 

 many fatal diseases to wbicl i 



:,-...! ■ .... Ul H 1 I.' ..!.,... 



Ii " boras* 1 I bi ■■ ■ 



ud have 1 . 1, 1 .. .--,,[ of all the 



al 1 ted unimal*, and to the bosl ol mv n col- 



let lion, bai t hod no Ticks, or d ised b lals 



1 WiLiaaj 1 j 



ti..., , 



FEEDINO ROOTS TN WINTER. 

 mhos very generally declaim 



r to t 



nl. WI111 



generally hurried 



the fall, or fed out without stmt or moo utfl 



I r long, severe winters 



itooknaed the best of oare lo order to hold theti 



..■I'o'.iin-, or 



'i ■ n s,. long kepi confined without 



■"■>'" '"' ■ Ibi 



oi on luheojthj looet 1 1 

 to altnck them id turn. H 



. tm, I , 



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: 



"as a men 



■ 



from thai presented when without 

 • 1 s to all who 117 the eip 

 1 value. 



c greater the necessitv of root*, and when c 

 ■ 

 men food in ihia form far 1 



been built twenty year*. auJ. during lhat period, it 

 has been covered twice with oak. I covered one 

 side with pine last summer, and intend to cover 

 the other side with Ihc same material ncit spring — 



I, IIw.Tsi.in-. Unu.liU<i,}f ' 



-—Having noticed an iurjniry rela- 

 tive to oak shingles in a January number of your 

 say that they are nol made like pine 

 ic first place the timber is sowed off 

 the required length — say eighteen inches long — 

 then it is split into what is called bolts. These lat- 

 ter arc put into a large vat which is nllcd wilh 

 sttam und kept so until Ihe wood is thoroughly 

 steamed through. The bolts are then taken out 

 and cut into shingles by n machine for that pur- 

 pose. The knife being concave-shaped, it, of course, 





. 





■ ili.ii 



when exposed to the ray* of the 

 betaken to lay the cylindrical sole up,) your roof 

 has the appearance of a tile roof. At the best the? 

 don't make 11 handsome roof; it is a very good one, 

 however, but uot equal to pine. The price of the 

 ( ■■ thousand, and for pine, ?3 50. The 

 june is used by many here at thoe figures. — I). 

 Isorahau, ffithdak Co., MIA., 1859. 



little of tbcm, although 



fcncil by g.iod judge* of both, al about twice the 

 cost of oak. Itoofs that were put ou 20 or 25 years 

 ago, have had to be newly roofed once or twice 

 since, and pine that was put on at the same time 

 stands good yet, and bids fair to stand the stoma 

 for ten or fifteen years lo come.— R. W. N., Jack- 



i Co., Mich., 1859. 



. i;n--. 





■ lin 



Mai 



\|. 



of till 



Wheatland, N. Y., stating he had been informed, 



by a resident of Michigan, that the people here 

 were covering their bat houses with oak Bhwglcs 

 Tin- may be BO, but the instances arc rare. I have 

 resided here twelve years, and oak shingles arc 

 u-.nl l,, -nine o\tenl 111 linn locality, hut I have 

 iu . it known an imuirico ivhcic they were 

 a building worthy a good roof. They ar 

 fucturcd, in some cusen, similar to pine, I 



hi.' ilill.-iviit 1 le- of laying them. I do 



M.h'i' them worthy •:.■ 1" fuithei- notice— A. I . Fin.n, 

 Gohaetah, IficA., 



iluquirics cinb Answers. 



Rural Spirit of tijc press. 



I. we make the fol 

 

 speedily adapts ilself lo a cbani 

 the sberp. \ - s 







■■ ■ ■ 



--ii...,| ii ifh li-i 



i.Sl.irx 



fine wool ba» 



-hot or cold.— 

 cold leods lo check the secret mti of the 

 hich furnishes Uu pi 

 ishment to lite fibres of wool, ami ol 

 a soft and pliant condition. Extreme heal also In- 



jure* the quality of the wont, by tend! 



excessive evaporation, and thus rendi 



harsh and brittle. livery breeder of flne-woolcd 



• I that immediately after 

 shearing, ilic wool remaining upon ;l ■ . 1 



comes li.ir-li, dry and stilT. This i-t owing to the 

 ■ the -kin 10 the sun and wind, which 

 renders it hard nnd dry, thus nearly closing the 

 glands which secrete the yolk or oily matter, thai 

 is so necessary to 1 be heal 1 by growth and condition 

 of the wool. 



All successful breeders of fine-wooled sticcp very 

 well understand the Importance of prote 

 from the sudden changes of temperature to Oom 

 raon iu onr variable climate; but n large tnnjont , 

 of farmers seem to have only a faint idea of thl 

 importance ol this; and very many appear to ima- 

 gine that no abundance of hay fed at the -luck in 

 the open meadow with a little grain. 13 all that is 

 required. Il is true that sheep, by liberal feeding;, 

 ■nay be kept in fair condition without shelter, bul 



of the carcass be maintained, 

 appear thrifty, the juaUtg of the 

 rertainty deteriorate. This 1 



^qvicultuvnl iHisccllnnn. 



S'pnin";.. r. 



:«laud?Tilor 



In Vtrgtuto, Marylai 



!IOA* ST00K .1. .111:1 VI \\ 



sltftrobiy enlarged 



1. rj 1 .. . 

 proprlBlor, 





-«lpen 



anyc 



1 of I 



has followed the attempts of 

 fine wool. They have, perhaps, procured breeding 

 .uu in nl-. of superior quality, aod kopt tbcm in high 

 confideutly expecting lhat they will bt 

 w a better clip of wool than Iheir neigh 

 bors. Rut their sheep miss Ihc dry yards ant! 



shelter provided for them by 1 who brei! 



them, und within two years, yes. within twelve 

 tbc purchaser finds Hint I In pirulim line- 

 rt softness of tbc fleece has gone, ond ho per 



bap-, fa 



tbc si 







it.oi 



trickery on the purl of 

 deceived, and thai 



;ood as bo thought 



s deteriorating, v. 



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V I VN 



The lilieiin- inalorm! "ill not harden the 



the le 1 ■ n bile the water will be 



n wquenoe 1 



small quantity of wood usht . that will be in the 

 charcoal. This might be prevented hy wa-hm^ the 

 coal. If the filler was well made the water would 

 be lit for use. but for lurnishing water for table 11 

 we would prefer a small biter that, in addition 

 the packing, iiould hold ti\o or lluee buckets 

 water. Anything out of order would be notic 

 immediate! \ . an. I . I ■ . t j 1 1 r 1 _r or iv p.nk mir "...ntil 

 but very little trouble. It might he placed in 

 good clean cellar, or any otbercouveui m p'.silio 



Fob B'-u< fat, disaolve indigo in oil of vitriol 



and add water until you have the shade of color 

 required. Then add as much potash, or soda, as 

 the liquid will bear without injury to ils color. — 

 Another method is to mU in a glass bo 1 1 lo one 

 ounce of pondered l'rus>ian blue with two ounces 

 of muriatic acid. Let il stand i:-i hours, then 

 dilute with water, and it is ready for use. There 

 a dozen methods of making Bed hi, differing 

 but little, Iu fact, ink of any color may be made 

 from strong decoctions of tbc tngredii 1 

 dying, unveil with a little alum and gum arabic— 

 The loll.ming makes a very good red ink. Stale 

 1 

 ...lo,- I ,011101.'; ground llr. . . 



I. i..tclv for three or four 

 hours and strain. 



■ 



Though callv.l the nature of 



... appearance. It cannot, 



ilierefore.be sown on winter wheal or barley, or 



and clean, to 



nsurc n crop. It i^ g - 



mid do full ao well drilled in. A bu- 

 shel will sow about three acres. Seed can be ob- 

 . 



. m 1 y -The 



needed about this crop, you mil iiml 



of February 36th, Thi 

 all things considered, is the best plant for a hedge 

 fence, an know ,.f. 





Farmers who have auy reaso 

 posed upon in t 

 that the quality of their woo 



tbc flock of some more luooas iful 

 breeder, and if Iboj Iiml tbc care and Djanogei 

 of the latter differs In any material respoot 



ir own, it is but reasonable to suspect that 



1 is wrong." 



>oa -vs. Sad Breeds of IIo«h. 

 Tuk editor of the Vallity Farmer knows iv 



id porker is " at sight"— never waiting f„ 



domiae and visit 1 a pork barrel and ..mv, 



as powerfully on porcine matters as somo 

 " talk horse." Hear him :— " Render, did you 

 sec a shoat while rooting, kirk up every time be 

 bored his uose into 1 1 10 ground, as if n vi,,-, t.. in ml 

 on his bead? If so, don't buy him; he will not 

 prove a profitable feeder We might call this n 

 sub -oil variety. Did you ever sec a hog Ihol 

 would grab an car of coru und ruu n quarter of a 

 mile belol'c be "mild stop to cut? If so, bcivaiv. 

 Weivilllih.ee snob 111 llu: .nun' cab'-ory, ami l",» 



the sake of distinction wc will call them Kin, p. li- 

 tis. Did you ever see a tall, slab -Bided, long- 

 legged, ruzor-backod breed lhat were always hun- 

 gry, and when opportunity required, would climb 

 up to where the mils in the fence wero some dis- 

 tance apart, and then cither slip through a crack or 

 throw 06" a few rails and jump over? If so, don't 

 purchase unless ion are a small farmer and can't 

 possibly bui Id corn cribs. We might, perhaps, call 

 these free-soilers, else barnburners. Did you ever 

 see a slim, dead-alive kind of thing, thai would get 

 so poor us lo be obliged to trot before and canter 

 behind when required lo get up motion, and still 

 notdioj it- eyes both coming out at the same hole, 

 or at least BO near it that the bog appeared cross- 

 eyed;' If so, let us pass the dismal picture and 



simply call then) old-liners. All these 1 



may be described as follows: — Long ear-, large, 

 heavy heads, long and thick legs, a streak of lean 

 ,iii.lriin:alli a thick grizzle, ami thai covered with 

 a thick, tough hide, with abundance of bristles, 

 and in hue a gnat amount of nflul of every dcicrtp- 



Sucb .inin. all have no thriftincss, no capacity to 

 fallen, und vi-ri lutlc about tlieio lhat is digestible 

 after they arc killed. Fick for a bog with a small, 

 clean head, rather small bone, body low to the 

 ground, long and square; hams full and round, 

 disposition quiet and pleasant. Such a hog will 

 always ensure a good return. If you can come 

 across such hogs, whether called llerkshire, Wo- 

 burn, Suffolk, Gra/ier, or what not, get some aod 

 They will not disappoint you. A word 



> the v 



uIIi.m, 



Tnc Mn-ssacbiiMtt. ii.iard of Agriculture tried 



■ nl at the State Farm at 



Wcstborough. Five acres were marked out, 



treated alike, and sowed to oala broadcast. Four 



pOOndl of plaster to the acre; tbc 



fifth none. They were -own with various quan- 



i. .Win! Hth and 88th, hsrvesisd July 

 2slh, and thrc-bcd Sept. 8d, wilh the following 



2 •■ •■ 4 - 85K ■• 



a Ufuo* Ao. Suoibtv.— OBlcersfor 1850 

 v. 8 T las, P ir. r*fo«-/V*Wcf#W 



1. lo.rlmtii ; A l-'itsicr, Toiler; W. M. Pel 



John Boyro, Poller. ( 



W.Bli in.-, Qornam, TVsoa.— Ctiorlej 



New Duiisno Plow — Tl 

 into Ag>aoolatyalatcs lhat Eton I B 1 

 [orobj, dujuben Co., exhibited » nun Dr 



l tliu rci-onl Annuiil Me. I011;, 1, lii.li ull 





places by Kitlug b 



(get i.j Imported "Qot 



nore like April linn Febraarr, Farmers urc 



iing ami rejinlnng fuiiees, liaullng out manure 



rwux preparing '<* an anlefafles and vigoroiu 



impalRn. The present high prices of all klndi 

 "., 1 fear,) of hind to bo bowl 



en not plastered yielded $ 



on all tbc lots weighed about twenty -eight 

 pounds to tLc bushel, ■ 



both grain and straw were lightest This shows 

 greatly in favor of three bushels on laud of good 



li 11 superior; nlwi Mr. A.*» slate me 1 

 1 H, "10 the ij'' 

 r aod rarlety •■! flowi 

 arlcllca) during 

 >. 0. Root, whuae hat 





of March should be mi 



1 tor the Summer Campaign. "Al- 



s the motto for np-fa>timi 



— ' - .Jr 



