TWO DOLLARS 



YOL X. NO. 23.( 



•PROGRESS AND IJfPROVmwTENT." 



[SOTGLE NO. yOUR CENTS. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y.-FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1859. 



(WHOLE NO. 491. 



MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 



RUKAL, UTERAKT AND FA3MY NEWSPAPER 



CONDUCTED BY D. D. T. MOORE, 

 With an Able Corps of Assistants and Contributor*. 



BUTTER MAKING. 



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; Butter is but imperfectly 

 S e extent of tbe Union, if the 

 of tbe important stuplt 



understood fiver a lorgi 



product* of iiitiiitifitctm 

 lire taken u u, criterion. If not one of tbe lott 

 I it(. iinly Mully neglected, to the great 

 disadvantage of producers, and disgust of con- 

 Pimicrs The littlo thought and 



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rienced and successful llutlcr and Cheese makers 

 to contribute io the pages of the Kitral the most 

 approved modes of manufacture. Mean time we 

 give the following extract from an article in a re- 

 cent number of the Nov York Tribune, furnished 

 by Drew & Krkncii, Commission Merchants, who 

 deal largely in dairy products. It contains some 



packing of Butler fur the New York Market: 



While local characteristics uro prominently marked, 

 the difference Iu quality resulting from different degree. 



nuiguburliood. 











hna retailed 





>n>port!nn nl 



t (i Of Inferior 



uality, and i 



readily at a ■ iMnfuclorT price, and everybody It picas 



butter tticki, ni.t*llh»landing ils grtasintf, at ever] 

 stage, causing dissatisfaction and trouble from begin 

 nine to end. it is either colorless, milky, sticky, over 

 ■ailed, under- Bulled, strung, rank, or rancid, or allthcsi 

 combined -at any rate. It Is not what It should bo. 



Wltbbnfpfffindingto a practical knowledge of hnt 

 ler-maklng, we herewith oinileine such of the prlnclpa 



or worthless article and yet, though there 

 scarcely any branch of husbandry which has be 

 more reliable or steadily profitable for the past t« 

 years, little bruins and pains are devoted to Uia im- 

 ectfon of the pr&docU of U»l 



: ilistiicts are well adapted 

 to dairying, - but that good butter nnd cheese mny 

 bo mode in other sections tnol toeaynli,) by the 

 proper cute, skill and judgment. Tbe 

 blgb reputation of Orange County Duller, for in- 

 stance, is owing in a great measure to the manner 



of its matiufaeime, pocking, &c and the Borne la 



true of Philadelphia butter, as well as of that of 

 Dtboi sections which bare Acquired a reputation 

 in the leading markets. 



We apprehend that the u,.:jo)mity of the mon- 



B01 .'i making and packing has been the great 



secret of the success of the butter dairymeu of 



certain localities, and hence that many other sec- 



'leecssfully vie with tbcm in the pro- 



duotton ol a superior article, by adopting froptr 



nnd uniform niUt v manufacturii ■ 



butler is made in tins County, as in Orange or 



other famous butter making dm nets, yet not over 



one producer in twooty makes a good 



why? Simply, we apprehend, because ihey do in.1 



! oore to learn. This having been a 



-• region, fen hare given special atten- 



1 '" ' ,,! " " butler or cheese making; nud now 



that mute utti'iitioii I. Iicec,„iinlv turned to Ulirj- 



[n B' ■ sequence of the failure of wheat.) tbe 



^"'" l -"' formers teem to lock knowledge- aa 



I.. the requisites and modus operandi. A few seem 

 to understand the business, and their butter sells 

 readily at from B to G Ota per lb. above the market 

 prtei l. hi, us already intimated, most of tlie butter 



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by guess work 



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■uoeajivullj 



extent, a grilling nnd dairying reg 



*** '""' fcfmera to give this branch 



attention. We do not say that they 



th the celebrated dairy 

 butter and 



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■ »»8'»t be established in thVlarge 

 already been acquired bv 

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York. To aid io dull 



propo 



belie 



■, during the s 

 will tent 



inform a 



nee of the Rural, we have 



• subject of making butter ai 



in g it (or market, yet as the mailer is 



i ortonoe, ttid as every year 

 thousands Of new subscribers, it become* 



■jut too much inrreailiiR Itjelr fat, and makes 

 keeping and best-flavored butler. 



Third: Keep the cows quiet, particularly d 



milk coagulates, or 



e beat advantage 



lored with buttermilk. Tbe great pot; 

 ii wooing or working butter Is to exp 



o grain, and renders it elicky or grcas 



ild] , 



■ked JghUj i 



i i' n trw ■,, 

 ■ 

 ■ 

 Beat Breeds of CotUe; lu- 

 nnd Shelter; Dairy Suit, 



ered wtlfa strong pure brine, wbi 

 iwed to evaporate or leak out, 

 iver-»altlng Is »no of iho most c 

 tcr-iDtiking. Not uncommonly cr. 



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Plan- to which the 

 's third premium. 

 This Uorn is owned by James Whitney, of Big 

 Plaits. Chemung County, N. T., who furnishes 

 the following description; 



Messrs. Editors {—I have the name of having 

 I he most convenient Jinm in our pari of the country, 

 and accordingly have made a draft to the best of 

 my ability, being nothing but a fanner. I think, 

 however, I understand the wants of farmers better 

 mechanic or architect can. Y'ou will dis- 

 bave an elevation of ground nearly eight 

 feel, which is somc^foufVen rods north nl'eust and 

 tbo souih-wc ' I 

 shed, the north- 



ith a self-cleaning machine, 

 jave straw-carrier attached, so that I can run 

 traw in either abed I choose. I have two good 

 without incumbrance from stabling or gran- 

 ind spouts or conductors marked, correspond- 

 I'ith halls in granary beneath, to conduct tbo 

 i where 1 wish ; and this, when thrashings 





labor. Tw 

 wfro 



i good eight-horse 



is some,fouAcen rods n 

 ■ tnl-s],>]W*HSr'.a.-ds tbe 





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B Slied, K, Horse Stalls, Ifl hy 

 10*, bj railing doors In ceiling.) t 

 dulling Room, and Peod Koom To 

 e barn from the north with t 



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Buy, 18 by U 



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My Bawmmiiaitf. Sills two feet from ground. 

 My grain has never musted nor wet, and feed 

 never frozen iu winter. 1 have twelve Grain Bin.*. 

 so arranged that I can get to any one of them 

 when I wish, capable of storing over 

 and four Root Bins, which will store about &0O 

 bushels, where they can he seen to at any time. 



My stone wall is laid iu mortar and pointed ; the 

 frames are nil made of square timber and joist ; no 

 round timber anywhere about; outside, all planed 

 and paioted. Tbe Basement Story is eight feet; 



efeet 

 long. 



The cost of fltirn without, sheds $100, including 

 board of hands; can be built {60 cheaper without 

 planing or painting, ,V'...'', , -,,-t " i . >, including 

 board of bunds, and can he built for $400 without 

 planing or painting. 



My mode of fixtures for tying cattle is much 

 Cheaper than the ordinary way, besides bein-j; much 

 rnoro comfortable lor the animals— it is as follows: 

 first, I set my standards four feet apart, have n ring 

 made or three-eights or half-inch iron about six 

 iuches :" ross, put over the standard, nnd then put 

 oueb the opg and pi er the animal^ 

 neck. Tbe operation is shown in the 0D graving. 

 Have a piece of hard wood for a latch one inch 

 thick and eight inches long, l 1 ^ inch hole atone 

 end, and one inch at the other. The bow needs a 

 knob on one end am! katch in the other. This, I 

 have also endeared to show in the engraving! The 

 rings will slip up and down to suit the animal's 

 convenience. They can lay down and 0>rn their 

 beads around on their side, and they can lay much 

 nearer than if fastened in any oilier way, nnd if you 

 have an animal that is incliued to be masterly you 

 can make him keep bis bead on his own side, by 

 putting a board on one side or the other to suit 



of bow. d, Hord 



Thus you can control the most 

 niinuls.and make them perfectly sub- 

 mJBflivo. 1 o*M adopted four feet apart for my 

 standards, but they will do much nearer for UUll 







lrgely and impart Injui 



idvantogeouHly kept 



iug. We also invite expo- I j, ae i 



:•■-- Buti, 



ON KEEPING LIVE STOCK. 



Whtoo wekkei- Llv 

 ewer, doubtless, is, that 

 eei lain products of the land 

 not good for human food, into other products 

 available for both those purposes; or by such aid 

 we can change products of less value into other 

 products of greater value. Of tbe products which 

 we desire thus to change, grass is theobief By 

 the aid of live stock wo caa convert grass into 

 meat and its accompaniments, milk and its pro- 

 ducts; or into wool. 



Now, if the answer given be correct, then it fol- 

 lows that it 'n the business of slock to consume 

 food, and it is for the farmer's intorest to furnish 

 ii in abundance. The greater the quantity of food 

 consumed without waste, the larger the remunera- 

 tion we receive. Also il follows that the question 

 should not be, ho "' 

 pneaeire in life, > 



how many will coi 



which our farms yield, to the greatest profit. Ex- 

 periment will prove that abundant feeding is deci- 

 dedly for tlie farmer's advantage, both iu summer 

 aud winter. When the Western country, where I 

 live, was new, the wild wood and prairie summer 

 range was almost unlimited, and fanners could 

 keep as many cattle as they could winter. Then 

 some farmers were particularly adroit in starving 

 a large number of cattle on a small quantity of 

 fodder— turning them out in the spring just olive 

 and not on tbo lift—" thin," as they expressed it, 



grew into a maxim that a well wintered two yeor 

 old exceeded in value a poorly wiutered three year 

 old. The breed of cattle, too, deteriorated under 

 this economy. Now that the land is nearly all 

 under fence, each farm must depend on its own 

 resources, and it is not difficult to arrange matters 

 so that the winter keep shall fully equal the sum- 

 mer in abundant supply for stock, with some to 

 spare for village consumption. 



To illustrate the value of grass as an important 

 item in mixed husbandry, I will gtvethe following 

 Tacts —A year ago I had a seven acre lot whtebi 

 in ordinary course, was a fresh clover pa'ture. 

 On apportioning my stock bv estimati 

 ruer, I found this field extra, so I purebred same 

 thrifty yearling cattle, which 

 tered, partly Durham. 1 poi 

 Seven ol" them I assigned to i 

 io as soon as they could get 

 tlie llii-.1i -i.' i-., ii -<l |i;.-liire I t 

 but of the-- I m ' '*■" "C" "" 1 "J*!™ 



sufficient. At i 



,l , h . conclus» uU ot" hurvest bud farms 



i fourlinrses, 



abundant range for the young cattle elsewhere, tbe 

 bite had become short, and the lot was laid by for 

 late pasture for sheep. I then had the cattle valued 

 bya competent judge, who said that th. v ffOUlO 

 sell quickly for £18 each. From which II BppMW 

 that the grass consumed by these youutf ,uU '° 

 yielded $5 per acre. No rise io the value ol OOK e 

 occurred during the time, but rather a e P 

 The field was an highly elevated, sani 

 cattle bad water .1 will, and were duly sailed tw.ee 

 each week. For this last, the pleasure of look.ng 

 at them and seeing the 

 pensation. 

 I may add lha 



.■■iil.irieiitc 





talks 



, the bin 



it in tered these cattle 

 spring I sold one of 

 for (23 ; another is a cow, 

 $25. The remainder worth 



"IT WON'T PAY!' 



Auosn 





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Uttered witb regard to sot 



nod improper, if not wi 

 walks of life, where men 

 with the pursuit of mone 

 has given, a keen edge to t 

 is little wonder that the i 

 schemes thai grow with s 



my others it is unwise 

 jng. Out in the busy- 

 re constantly engrossed 



Hud ..u,i|, i| lint, ILal HL-utiH-it. 



reload b, age, bj Mefalaew <•! MP""**. »° J 



