MOOHE'S MJ&&L BFEW-YO&KEK. 



Mj§lKCH 12. 



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>«n already ment 



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When ■ 



flounce 



ret hoisted ow the fence, and tone 

 urdocka trampled down. 

 Tlra'e'ing*"' 1 asnsrlingcur bounds 

 out »l ua, or look* miliJIr and peaceable, nt us as 

 we pu*, wo slwa/s can read the 

 muter, with most indubitable certainty; because a 

 mao may b* known by the (Jog heotn 

 wc .i-c ihe highway obstructed, practically, habit- 

 ually, and former, wo will rend lo you IraiU of 

 character — without applying the principles of 

 i mi,;), no might 



bare failed lo learn in an acquaintance of a half 

 •core of years under other c ire omittances. 



' 'ij a violation of the civil law — which 

 >''"'■ gcnUl reader, and I do not wish to havo ro- 

 posh 'i toofaetrnol th.- high way with i rash and rub- 

 ■ I 

 li'lionutr. It show* ad 

 invade tin: ha] rights of Dtt< 



othei , iumI n nucuMfii •feeling rerj antagonistic 



la the p plu which dwell in ilio breasts of 



Wtbnablo inh/iTi", imil which Btrenglhon the tiea 

 of attachment between neighbors, and friend*. 

 ■hows a disposition to twerraacA, io little thin 



<■ , n In H.- . , 'I , Mil-Ill lif 111 



whose good will inn) i-.k-cm n.- greatly desire. 

 In a pecuniary point of view, it is bad policy fur 



flrrmon to allow tbo hlgbwe 

 their farms, to bl blookaded 

 grown with bo lom mada. Hfghtrejsof a good 



widlli, Willi tin' nidi's covrrrd "illi grass instead 

 and free from obstructions, 

 always enhance the value of any Turin ; and he, 

 who i* always making little encroachments on the 

 borders of the highway, In welting Inn fences a lit- 

 Hi' liuituT into the mad every few yearn, in order 

 to got a few rods more of land — when he has dJ. 

 ready more than he cultivates in ti farmer-like man- 

 ner— is prompted by a very short-sighlcd policy. 

 1 1 i n ritilit In keep llu> highways ck-ur and clean, 

 and no one, however penurious mid disposed i-o en 

 crouch, has the nuductly lo deny that people have 

 no business lo drop ull the trash und old rubbish 

 of the farm on ihe borders of Itie highway. Much 

 more might be punned on Uns subject; but it is 

 devoutly to be Wished that llicse leu irinaiknlo 

 the wise and prudent will induce them, if they 

 have any regard tit nil for the good will and appro- 

 mi the hinders of the high- 



anr Journal ire read, J. 8. Cmwbt, 

 ;bt head, fed by WV LUllock. of 

 Co., N. r., which averaged 2*0 iba. 

 each — ono weighed S6S pounds. They wore full 

 blooded Cotswolds, S years and B ■■ 

 purchased by McOaaw at (25 per bead." It was 

 further slated in the Journal " that McUuaw said, 

 that aoy one having any more such sheep could 

 draw on him for $25 a head for them." 



It will be seen that these sheep sold for the ex- 

 traordinary pries of nearly IOJ< cents per pound, 

 livo weight. If we may suppose they Bheared 8 



, ,,>liJ f, 





.iKhk. 



o iocoma of etcb sheep 

 xounts are defective, in not giving 

 ring and fattening tho sheep; also, 

 ■ nrool per head, and the 

 r. Perhaps Mr LI alloc* will fur- 

 matioB, together with such other 

 Htiun lo the Cotswold Sheep as he 

 resting to farmers, or tho readers of 



lion of the New York and Albany 



bat I t 



I.nko Hldge, Tompkins Co., N. \ 



"WHAT KIND OF SHEEP TO CHOOSE." 



Ens. Bubal:— In year issue of February 19th, 

 from an article in tho New York 

 er the above title, in which the wi'i- 



Chrowle, i 



lor draws a compiinsi 



ktortno sheep, and in wl 



yield ii jirolil ill u.-arlv i 



• l.ci- 



vav .>f r.-.i-,,jj i ii- among ilealei 

 and by which some of them, i 



ears than the Merino— that it will 

 my more per pound for mutton — ul 



t it costs one-third more lo keep a 

 an it dues a (in o- wool sheep. Would 

 IT tho troth to suppose Dial an addi- 

 i-M'i. i" iln' amount ul' I • ... I would 



is limit- tli, in ■;.« p, , ,- ( .„i. dillei-cuee between line 

 '",'1 •■ i ,. s woo) sheep - ihat. in fact, the differ- 



''"'" ' '" lirlv oi qi 100 per cent. Coarse- wool 



"hoop ofti a I'll from two lo k.nr cent* per pound, 

 lire weight, higher Lhun Merinos, so that to call 

 the latter $15, and the former ?'J. r > would be at least 



ii„- « 



As 

 tltti !■■ i.i, | will inlrot 

 of two or three lots of 

 Albany OuUiwator, for 

 the fbllovi in ■ 



" Cotswolu Shjup — B. 0. Cuitin, of DuUbess 

 CO., gives his prcfonmce tO the OoUwold over any 

 I'tiui in. ,,1 » h^ ii looked upon as a wool pruducirg 

 mid muttOIl -sheep, lie sold in December last five 

 wethen, -i mouths old, at *14 each. Theexpeuse 

 Ot retrinj them to that uge including pasture, hay, 

 u " '"'-■ I grain, was fA*.18. They produced 40 



rool sheep. In the 



making the win. 



!'■ ii i"c i<l. ,i |, 



1 bl thoTi I. -, 



■ from them 183,60, ■ 



ii of a £r " "■■"• pra M ''-' ,l1 

 nut, though Tery ealisfaclory, 



■ 1 1 mi i .nil 



of U,e „heep. If W0 mppoee they weighed WW lbs., 

 1 I fur 7 mbu p8p ,,„„„,,_ 0r U we 

 Wppowtheii Ure weighty i« ponnda, which 

 ntav b»Q«Ani the truth fo, ,i„ v o| „ , u 



IS. f.*v ' ""'" P " P °" ,lli Thereisul^a 

 5 rofi, ° r aoflWJ, Can 



titie wool ahrvp do any better than tbai» 



nit Of the vile,,, A | b 



1 ihi i- >i ■ . : » head, the live wei* hi 

 Port, of then, 

 Ihe farm of WV Baxioci | 



\ \ T!. ft -■ ■ ,. .-.I i. •■ 



" -'^eu. but ih" 

 ...aldseem to indicate thai thev Wrrc 

 ■ 



■ *:.. of Jan. 23, 166% is the fbUowiog: 

 p and Good Price*— In the Market re- 



Mattel Reports, will show that sales like thost 

 abore noticed, are by do means rare— that tho de 

 lor such sheep is greater than tho supply— 



cents per pound, live, while ordinary and commor 

 sheep, (which we inoy suppose includes the prioci. 

 pnl part of tine- wool sheep sold fur mutton) do nol 

 sell for more than half thai price. 



It will he ween that whether sold by livoordrcsS' 

 ed weight, or by tho carcass, mutton generally sell,-, 

 higher than beef or pork. Now, when we take into 

 consideration that mutton can bo made much 

 cheaper than b"ef or pork — it is said by some that 

 two pounds of mutton can bo mado as cheap as 

 one of pork — that sheep can bo raised much 

 cheaper than cattle— that they com o to maturity 

 much eooner — thut tbo samo feed that will kc 



sheep, and that tho latter yields u yearly Ueeco 

 considerable value, il certainly seems thut raisii 

 good muiton sheep must be profitable. It also a 

 pours to me thut if tho subject of keeping sheep 

 was better under-stood in all of its bearings, 

 farmers would keep more coarse-wool sheep, 

 that the prion of pork, beef, und muiton, woul 

 more in proportion lo tho cost of production. 



Where materials for fee 



p illy n 



I Dthc 



elds.or small— of great importance 

 cc it proper, for aoy l-kudoT farm 

 le divisions so DO 

 t of the expense nf the fence. Bui 



more labor can be. and it 



Tho comparatively was 

 fence?, and Ihe tendency 



"i. and, when 



A course of forming needing so large 

 as the ono I proposed, would indeed seem 

 for a farmer of tooamnll means, and as w 



netded, and 



, urge 



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LSJ Of , 



upli-h-i- 



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ABOUT MAPLE STEDT. 



Joun Lontus, of Rcnningtnn. token tho premium 

 tho Tonnwanda Valley on Maple Molasff*. He 

 io* not make CtHfiar, because he *ays Moln.'..- ■". /w.y.s 

 tier, Hiafruabsfa are mado of liu —square, and 

 just enough larger at the top than at the bottom to 

 How them to »*( when he pucks them away. Two 

 heels muko tho upright part, a half sheet the 

 mt turn. A wire is rolled in at lop, and u hole made 

 just under the wire on ono side, large enough to 

 verthe head of a horse-nail. His xpontii are 

 sheet-iron, three inches long, one inch wide at one 

 ind half an inch at tho other — sharpened nt 

 the wide end by grinding or filing, and thrn, slight 



wood dies and givinga blow. Refuse oven linings 



ii hlnw (ir.it nt an an-^le of iifiouL SO degrees, across 

 Ihe grain, and then taking out n small chip by a 

 downward blow. lie then brushes the ro«o7* bark 



fi'iin in-iii'iitli. rm. I, wnb ii li.imiucr, drives Ihe spout 



• in- leakage of sap, ami 

 way, and not left broker 

 :s. Ilia boiler i3 a large, 



o draw off the syrup. 



may be regulated.— 



over ul one end, with fau 

 In boiling ho /«*&! froi 



which Ihe delivery sire 

 When gathered, In? sap 

 By observing 





irifytng, 

 i hone;, 



PROFITABLE, OB. SYSTEMATIC FARMING 



Ens. 



"A To 



Nio 



tion in the RURAL of Jan. Sib. Possibly I failed to 

 moke myself understood, for the qualifications he 

 makes reduces the case to the same conditions that 

 I assumed existed, After stating ihe qualifications 

 he seems not to differ with me in aUnt of tillage. 



I was treating of high-priced tillabU land— land 

 lhat would warrant nn outlay for thorough cultiva- 

 tion, and from which could be expected a remune- 

 ativo crop, even without manure, for from such 

 hind n crop would be due (so to speak) upon condi- 

 tion of such outlay. I expect land worth % ,,i) the 

 acre to already contain the elements of fertility— 

 (and also of a character lhat will allow the escape 

 ler without an expense of $30 or 

 for drainage) sufficient to warrant 

 the application of such a system as I recommended 

 .pprove, providing 



1 tun,,.. I, ,.■ 



„,gl, n 



A crop for] lo unimuls will furnish more manure 

 an will restore the exhaustion of the soil conse- 

 quent upon its production. The increase of ma- 

 ud supply iuj; the exhaustion, will increase 

 ng crop, and consequently there will be 

 »1 increase of crop, co-existing with the 

 )f manure — each dependent upon Ihe 

 other, and from which a basis for production cun 

 formed as large as is desired. For this reason, 

 rould at the outset adopt a system that will 

 |inre a// the land to yield up. 



nk w L 



mldt 





of. The manure that could be made from the crops 

 ould voluntarily grow, added to that made 



from the more abundant yield from the few acres 

 i tillage, would form a basis, slowly mareasing, 

 ut constantly, from which, in tin*, the whole 

 w could derive increasing strength, and final 

 ipport. 



» right and proper for each 

 > judge fur Ain-taZ/'how far il is proper for Aim to 

 o,— nevertheless, it appears to me not proper to 



o — if they ap- 

 tisfied of apro- 



efor. 



land. 



trprining in their dispos.it 



fi table return. 



Land already possessing o 

 owned by a man positively 



J. W. Chadoock. 



ABOUT SETTING HENS. 



formation relat 

 To insure a ft 



•i be followed by valuable inform 

 a the subject, (and ask for any i 

 e to poultry raising,) I will gi 



Rural Spirit of tlje press. 



Wl- clip the lolltnring detailed account of an ex- 

 periment with potatoes from the N. Y. Spectator, 

 and credit accordingly, though inclined to the belief 

 Ihm it belongs to some member of the Agricultural 

 Press: 



••The follow ■',,- potato crop, 



whleon a limited sc.ilc, is on tho right principle. 

 ThedilT-rcntv . employed with 



n hole potatoes, small and large, as well as cut in 

 various forms, while tbo samo forms ore tried 

 without manure, except what is common to ihe 

 whole planting. The experiment is ono of many 

 miide with different crops, during tin.- 

 O.S. CcHUiXGS, F :- h | . , tbc* proprietor of. Springiliil,.' 

 Farm, near Trenton Falls, N. V. He has been the 

 presiding officer of an eutfrpri.sing Ag association 

 of thai place. This experiment vins tried on twelve 

 rows only of seven hills each, planted on the Mh of 

 Jane, 1653, with the Rough Purple Chili variety. 

 on gravel lotim, winch hud received alight Jn --ii.g 

 of rotten manure before plowing. 





:■ thai lien has 



for light, at 

 barrel only at a 



rrel, i 



e othc 



only one hen off at ft time. The durkne; 

 .ates very much the process of moduli. n 

 and the hen can take her nust without dist urbane 



Ad. .iiiiiig this course, I have known a person to L 

 able to bring offhundiedsnfchiekens, where other; 

 (with Ihe same number of eggs.) following the haj 

 d course, could cr.untouly by tens. 



A DAISY BARN IN CATTARAUGUS. 



i is said in the Rtmsi 



) give your readers a de 



ill! Mi.. ii.-i; A 



nhotil bat ds, perm 

 M-npiiiin of thedai 

 Lcou, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. Its size is 100 feet 

 by 40, main floor the entire length, IS feet inches 

 wide. The fluor on which the cows stand is 4 feet 

 4 inches, then a trench 17 inches wide by 4 inches 

 deep; then a path 5 feet wide. Height between 

 upper and lower floor G feet 4 inches, height 

 of posts H feet, (Mr. Wet.t.s, says they should be 

 17 feet,} vertical siding, hoards ull one foot wide, 

 then battened. Six Bky-light windows on each 





doors in each, an 



.1 sleigh, 





lie cows. They 



irn. There are three 



.■ enough to admit of 



el.iout passing alot 

 remove the munui 



ich is done every day. The trench recciv 

 excrement, solid and liquid. There a: 

 ngers, — cows are fastened to stanchions, and 

 fed on the floor. One man can feed sixty cot 



•, Ctm( 



'. T., II 



Scratches.— Ilaving noticed in the 

 ries as to a cure for Semiotics anil bo- 

 ll of a simple preventive and cure, I 

 is is one of the worst seasons of the 

 ics to be troubled with them. When 

 unes in at night, his Ieg3 should be 

 i an. I rubbed as dry ns uijiy be, then 



f the legs havt 

 incgar freely 





bing 



twcll < 





Mao Itch— Chronic Coroa i 



id and sore apply th 

 d add a piece of copperas the st2 

 kory out to a quart of vinegar. - 

 any farmer more than the Rpra 

 Patxb, Loci-port, .V. J'., I860. 



lioBSES.— In one 

 from one of the 



;e called the Mad 



.ii -.pur 



ibscribersiu ref 

 Itch. The cattle near this place had it some time 

 and numbers died. At last the owners tried 

 physicing them thoroughly, and oil that were 

 treated thus recovered. 



Here is a recipe for chronic cough in horses, lhat 



I have tried in many cases, and never knew it to 



fail:— Powdered squills, 1 ot.; ginger, 2 ozs; crenm 



ar, 1 os. Mix well and give a lablespoonfnl m 



bran night nod morning. Keep the horse well 



hed. — J. Euonr Bb.owtc, CtJar FMU, /««. 



s.— (A. J. M., Lafayette 



houses made of oubun 



in ■,':!. ;'Xi,'i'Tn 







Experiments and improved cultivation have t 

 been confined lo Sprtngdale Form in that neii 

 borhood. They are the fruits of an Agricullu 



Club formed iilirml. one year since tU that place. 

 fair was held at Trenton Fulls in Oct. lust, and 

 so short notice us to lit- til must extemporaneous 

 its arrangements, which culled out tt.s lluuisunds 

 spectators and exhibitors liom a region winch I: 

 previously been dormant oil such subjects. 1 

 display of .slock, implements, vegetables, frui 

 flowers, &c, astonished every body. Let such 

 clubs be organized and active wherever they do 



is no danger of hard washing from it; and furtho 

 if you will work the manure down finely and evi-nl 

 lo Ihe surface, we have no objection to full toi 



QVgrirnttural fllisccUmin. 



i hit original aU 



ot, he bey, tho 



gtoquiobicsond i 









ted.lnaonpiimenl 





utno.) talks alioul 



our '■■quailing' 



the first 

 " For 



ibubly be gru 

 t be less. 



dressing we |irel'i-r the fdlnw in- 

 mode, having often practiced it, and found the little 

 extra labor implied, well paid, as we believe. It is, 

 lo carry out the manure (stable or barn-yard) early, 

 to lay it in somewhat larger heaps lhun would be 

 most easily .spread, say six or seven to the large 

 load ; then to carry und throw over each heap a 

 few shovels full of well cured muck, or, in want of 

 this, of any rich soil ; and to let it lie in Ibis 

 ditiou till a good time for spreading it. That 



i long, cold, 



irMi-r 





d to advantage, and we would 

 ', providing you will go aflei 

 ?d fork, or a rake, and regulat 



the ii 





i left, i 



inn ure from places tli.it hiiv.., received too much 

 ) others lhat have received none. 

 "The muck or soil with which the hcapB are 

 nvered, will render the manure more crumbly, will 

 nable you to spread it more evenly, and will help 

 iretain ihe ammonia, if your pre-calculutions of 

 ie weather should fail, and you should have nuony 

 istcad of rainy weather after spreading." 



On readers 



. 11,1,.' i 



Rl"bal we made note of 

 lhi.ii-.aiul geese in Ohio f. 

 The editor of the TYilnm, 

 thus:-" We i 



mis their 



: re. I, 



"IT"" 



grand army of Ohio geese, marching with slow 

 and solemu pace through Fourth street, eastward, 

 in charge of numerous captains of thousands, cup- 

 tains of hundreds, captains of fifties, and several 

 •little corporals' in command of lens and twenties; 

 each armed with a long whip, which was intimi- 

 dfttingls aged lo keep 'he stragglers in the ranks. 

 Interspersed throughout the multitude of grey 

 geese and white, were some hundreds of tall black 

 turkeys, which gave the army a sort of military 

 oppeurancc. Altogether il was a novel sight in 

 ew York to see such a drove marched through 

 ic streets, and it attracted a large degree of at- 

 ntion from a class of bipeds generally supposed 

 i have more brains lhun the bipeds that were 



_s- asp Posav— A. O. pEaar, of Newark, N. 

 cigheda thrifty pig. five months old, 150 lbs, 

 then fed it 56 lbs. corn meal, miied with hot water 

 mongh to answer for victuals and drink. Tins 

 men in 1 , days, and (he gain was 15 lb-. 



