isam 



TWO DOLLARS A YEAR.] 



'PROGRESS AND 1MPHOVKMEXT.' 



i^INCiLE NO. FOUR CENTS. 



VOL. X. NO. 29. ( 



ROCHESTER. N.Y.-FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1859. 



I WHOLE NO. 497. 



MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YOMBB, 



WaH LITERARY 1ND PiMILT NEWSPAPER. 



i Varl.t, of r<inl*nt* a 



RURAL LITTICUS FROM EUROPE.-'.'. 



years old and over,) of the Ayrshire brt 

 Glasgow Show, were very fine. Sever 

 bulla and cows were almost faultless, so 

 gards their external potato, and it was wholly by 

 these, in connection with pedigree, that they were 

 judged— no ata'emeut, so far as I could lesrn, re- 

 specting the quantity of milk, butter or cbecse, 

 afforded by any cow, being given or required. — 

 The one which took the first premium as a cow in 

 milk, was a really splendid animal, lately bought 

 by her present owner for £00— $450. 



There was a good show of Short-horns, They 

 were judged wholly in reference to (heir fattening 

 points. With the exception of a single nnirnftl, 

 none of them competed in the dairy classes. 



Next came the Galloways nnd West High- 

 landers—aboriginal breeds of Caledonia, nnd ad- 

 mirably adapted to Iter In-alby mountains and 

 moors. Buth are very handsome in form, though 

 differing somewhat from each other. The West- 

 Highlanders occupy the bleakest district?, and 

 thousands of them are reared without shelter and 

 with no otber food, except a little milk from their 

 dams in early childhood, than what they grub 

 from the rugged pastures, Nature has given 

 them a coat of hair which p 



atainst toe win 

 show hud still t 



f tin .1) 



ttbis 



considerable portion of their Id 

 e or four inches long, hanging 

 m. The Galloways are not 

 is the Highlanders, and belong 

 . Tliey are larger, but hardly 

 prop. 



-Clritli.* Sienci or the Fair, 

 c,Boot[andtJanoie, 1800 

 Ih my last 1 made a brief allusion to the QUl 

 go* Cattle Show, nnd a more pirtlcnlai BOtlOO i 







t kiv.l 



i bulled, and lay their 

 breeds would be value- 

 tbe bill* and mountainous dis- 

 nonli-wcuiern prairies. They 

 :ck>*ii'il_v for beer, but some of 

 < present by no means a mean 

 ,ry purposes, and their milk is 

 and affords butter of the best 



i.iy. 



dtym tiiifnt mi :■ ■ \ ■ line cm In 



fc.-Y.TuI t.' tin- we -ifi-n ..online ol Seulluud, dairy- 

 ing i« extensively carried on. Butler and checue 

 are od it In large quantities, and in ibe large 

 to*os much milk is sold. The Ayrshire breed ol 

 iosl anlreraally kept here, and it is 

 ■ ; thai ttn'T arc t ne most proliti.b'e 

 for tbe. purposes mentioned. In fact it is the only 

 dairy log breed iu Scotland. Oibcr breeds have 

 been ined— a* the mi'kiog (Yorkshire) variety of 

 the Snort imrti.tmd 'he Channel Islands (Alderney) 

 breed, The former is less hardj tlmu the Ayrshire, 



■ ■ I ■' . and is said to afford It 



null .ml i>«|>i'_-i:ilh 1(>* butter— iu proportion 



i*eopiDg. The Channel [elan da breed 

 twsttflro well for butter, nhere good shelter 

 given, but duo* do) bear Lbe exposure which the 



inbjeoiod io, and is 



profitable in the cheese dairy. The Ayrshire! 



".mating themselves. They 



--■ in Ireland; many orders 



annually sent from EugUnd f.-r theui, and ever 



governments of Prance, Pruatio, tin . Ll | mi,,., 



oonotriee bare ieni ngtnl I | 



rising eoloalMof iaitrmlta ami Van Dieman'i Land 

 induced them. The rcputution which 

 the breed ball acquired, has loaded to make breed 

 ui more cartful in ibcu qratem of breading, and 



■i. merit hm been the result 1 i 



Utlp thinking, however, that the rules by which 

 this stoek is sometimes judged, arc io ^ 

 al variance wiih the principles of actual utility — 

 "■■lion is paid to a fashion in regard 

 to tut »bap P of the udder and the position of the 

 teats. No doubt the shape, and especially tbe 

 capacity of th„ orKalllia(luof( . 0l| , 

 thep.,w t ruflhe n , llm ^ f , jrvk ,,j lDgalirg| , q , lalltl . 

 ly of milk ; but thai An ,p«i,J mo del assumed 



W,.sal«a, li«1 1 the relative intrinsic 



value of the animal l*« milking pnrpctta, cannot 



Indeed, iennl p,reo D , hM a been 



' .H.»i . tow which did not 



might afford an equal or grcaier , v , 

 and be in no way Inferior on the aeon of »ct ua | 

 profit. Vet the shape of the ■■ rej 

 called,) is often made the leading, and *on»- 

 '-ing cons ra 

 ow, (not that of 0.1* 

 A, tin- meda! rbr tbe best c 

 trdtd Id a clumvi -beaded, 

 ConniBnanwJ, w»»k-b».cfccd aou».d, which *, 

 Mt "w*aeccptv«lasagi*>. 

 an extreme ca*r, and I am glad to know 

 aTthT!?** ** owi, > "° l »>e led by the mere Caprice 

 rar>i«^i ™ MCn6cc the m<Mt important point, 

 Tb.-*!^' ' ° w,n " itutio ° sn<! general nnfuhiess. 

 ihOM three 



play of draft- horses, chiefly 

 of the CKde-daic breed They are the best horses 

 of ihetr kind that I have ever seen. Their weight 

 is from l.fidO to 2,000 lbs each, their shape evcel- 

 Ir-nt, and their action much superior to that of any 

 other large hordes I have anywhere met with. 

 There w«s a eiuss of roadstera, among which 

 were some fairish animals, but quite inferior to 

 our best horses of this clous. A very useful kind 

 of horse was shown under the name of "Ponies 

 for Milk Carts," They were generally about 14 

 to IV -j hands high, snugly made, full of muscle, 

 and generally fair trotters. They would weigh 

 from 950 to 1.000 lbs. each. 



There was a large display of the Black-faced 

 Mountain Stieep, and to me they had a very inter- 

 esiing appearance. Tbeir native habitat is tbe 

 same as that of the Highland cattle, and there is 

 between them a similarity of characteristics. 

 Probably there are no hardier sheep in tbe world, 

 or any which have a more striking individuality 

 or fixity of type. The rnms have very large horns, 

 handsomely curved, and the ewes have small 

 horns. Their beads, b'ack or speckled, are 

 beautiful— tbe eye full and bright. Their wool, 

 nf a year's growth, nearly reaches to the ground. 

 A prettier sight is seldom seen than a flock of 

 these ■-beep, led by a line of bold, active, full-horn- 

 followed by ewes and young 



Tuii fine Norman Horse, now the property of 

 bas. S. Mack, Lockport, Niagara Co., N. V , is 

 17 years old, I'j hands high, and weighs 1,2,'"',. lbs. 

 lis native color, a beautiful dapple grey, (now 

 ghl dapple ;) was got by Norman, (by some cnlled 

 Morse's Grey,") out of a Messenger mare ; graod- 



mported Norm: 



:e, to Quebec, and purchased by James Mc- 

 of Washington Co., N. Y„ and put into the 

 iorman " took the first premium at 

 the New York State Pair, Syracuse, 1649, being 

 Iheu owned by Wu. P. Nothkohah, of Palmyra, 



"Gen Taylor," of 

 "Grey Eddy," now 

 of'Pri nee John," 









..nil ; 



and I 



hate bought a small lot for Mr. Isaac Stic 



has been done from the earliest period of the 

 Anglo-Saxon occupancy. At the foot of the mound 

 is a broad terrace, whore it is said the henthen 

 worshipers were gathered, and who were kept 

 from the sacred mount by a circle of trees at its 

 base. It is said that at a later period, this spot 

 was the scat of judiciary tribunals for the inhabit- 

 ants of the neighborhood. 



On this terrace and on the slope of the bill be- 

 low, were collected on the present occasion, within 

 the space of two hours, between 100 and 500 bead 

 of cattle with their attendants, while on the whole 

 hill were several thousand persons, as purchasers 

 or spectators. It was a most interesting scene.— 

 Viewing it. from the top of the mound, one could 

 hardly help comparing it, in the mind's eye, with 

 the scenes enacted here in former years. How 

 wide the contrast ! Under the influence of Christ- 

 ian civilization, as here displayed, how haa the 

 condition of man been improved, and his senti- 

 ments exalted. Where the rude hunter obtained 

 but a precarious subsistence, the landscape smiles 

 under the hand of skillful cultivation; green 

 meadows alternating with fields of waving grain 

 are presented on every hand, while immediately 

 before the eye is a rich display of one the most im- 

 portant products of Agriculture. 



there are other associations which height- 



half a penny per bead uu-. collected for the cattle 

 offered, and this was all thai was required to ob- 

 lain the facilities of the Fair. 



Shortly after 12 oYIoek u band cl' inu.ie appear- 

 ed on the mound (the top of tbe hill.l and many 

 well-dressed ladies -l.it --I U^m-elves there for 



iiU-. ■ 



ng to the a 



ring i 



i the it 



strumen'^, and enjoying the rural holiday. Chil- 

 dren of various a^cs hud been out by hundreds all 

 j the morning. Soon after 2 o'clock every person 

 j and every animal left tbe bill, and nothing was 

 >f Tarbolton Fair, except the numerous lots 

 of cattle wcodinc their way, on the various roads, 

 to the farms of their new owners. But the picture 

 was daguerreoM pud on my mind, and will often be 

 reviewed with pleasure. 



.mong the implements at the Glasgow Show 

 e McCoruick's reaoing machine. Hussar's, 



modified BlDGe their introduction into Britain. 

 I latter has been tried tbe present season as a 

 ivr.T, in England, with good rMulta. 

 . few days ago I attended a fair for the sale of 

 lie, at Tarbolton. The occasion was not en- 

 sly novel, as I bad attended some fairs of this 

 kind before, but taken in connection with tbe 

 lalions oftheplnce.it had a peculiar interest. 

 It will be recollected that this town and neighbor- 

 hood ire connected with tbQ Plowman Poet of 

 Ayrshire, or to give hi™ a higher title by which 

 he '.5 reciguiied. the National Poet of Scotland. 

 The fair was betd on what is called Fire Hill— that 

 " wckd Burns says he "had come round 

 la hinted that be could not have 

 vied the foot-path which leads over it that ni^ht) 

 — where he met the grim personage who eo" 

 nicated to him the designs of Doctor Hobnb 

 This hill is a singular spot for the curious. It ia 

 principally a natural elevation, at the apex of 

 which is a mound of artificial formation, where, 

 1 'fiditioo, the Druids held religious 

 worship. Tt^y kept a tire burning here day and 

 ' W» mrfoda, and called the place 

 Tor-bolton. P^p, fe reincnil)r , rio , 



cient custom, the present inhabitants Imp afire 

 nerc all the n.gh*. preceding the annual fair. This 



i the i 



t of t 





On i 



ment erected 

 years to the memory ot "Sco 

 ill-requited chief," William Wallace, in th 

 ription on which the name of our Washixoton 

 combined with that of the Scottish hero and the 

 hero of Thermopylae, and all of them declared to 

 Watchwords of Liberty." At a lUllc dis- 

 , and almost within sight, arc the ruiuB of 

 Cragic Castle, which is said to have belonged to 

 the Wallace family, and where he is believed to 

 have sometimes resided. 



Much of " The Land of Bitbss " is embraced in 

 the view. In the distance are the Cumnock hills, 

 o'er Which 'Mhe risiog moon began to glower" 

 when the poet sat himself with all his power to 

 counther boms, but could not tell whether she bad 

 •'♦hreeor four." A little nearer, in the same di- 

 rection, are the woods of Ballochrugle, the spires 

 of the town of Mauchline, the scene of sev 

 his poems, and near which is the farm of Mossgiel 

 where he resided; while Lochlev-eu.hispreM. mi i 

 dence, is i n this (Tarbolton* parish, and only 

 miles distant. At the foot of the hill is " Wil 

 Mill," " Johnny Ged's Hole," and the cottage where 

 the "Brethren of the ^ty st ' c Tie" assembled, of 

 whom he took that touching, "heart-warn 

 adieu," when he had prepared to go to the Indies. 

 The business of the Fair was dispatched with 

 great rapidity. Br one o'clock, P. M., nearly all 

 the cattle had been sold, and many of them bad 

 left the ground. I may here remark, that a fee of 



WHAT ABOUT FODDER? 



The poatieol element in hay-making is sadly 

 deficient when a "short crop" looks tbe farmer 

 full in tbe face. Tbe " ring of the mower'a scythe" 

 is very musical, no doubt, when a full swath of 

 rich, luxuriant grass marks its sweep, but bars! 

 and discordant are the notes when naught bui 

 stunted, woody fibre falls beneath the strokes of 

 the mower. Tbe haying season is with us one 

 aiiain, but it brings not the agreeable association) 

 the "wealth of blossoms," and the "sweet odors 

 of days aforetime. The most improved processes 

 of cutting and curing will prove of little value to 

 farmers in this vicinity— ba who will Ull how to 

 geso thalone tun may bea3valuable inatock- 

 ig as two have heretofore, will most assuredly- 

 become a benefactor worthy the highest honors. 

 Less than this ratio will be gladly received, yet it 

 is our belief that the momy valuation will be 

 nearly doubled within a year. 

 It may be profiubl 



75a80 cents per bu 



she), and oats are iu demand at 





eighed bushel — an advance of 



ivc cents since oi 



ri^ue of 2d July. 



But enough con 



erning pncee,— when men have 



nothing to sell an 



array uf figmee are only ariih- 



mctical aggravate 



ns. True enough, — did the ag- 



gtwattog miinei, 





>e ready to exclai 



i, with the ocean-lookout, " all s 



well!" What is 



a depleted purse to an empty 



Much'' Thai 





iing and very i 





sold in our market for ten yei 

 iddle of present month for the tin 

 act from tbe market reports of 

 period designated: 



st, will inevitably follow, the 

 panic crop icporta" cannot 

 deny. Oue of the most observing and intelligent 

 ipeaking upon the condition of 

 marked that " upon new moa- 

 i light, and upon old, without 

 A worth tbe labor of shaving." 

 Tbe keeper of the bay-market in this city, —who 

 has noted the various fluctuations iu value, with 

 for such changes,— giveshis un. (ULildi.d 

 opinion that hay, from its scarcity, will rule much 

 highe»in this market than ever before. 



The evident lightness of our hay crop leads to 

 thequery, What About Pod del ! Daring the ten 

 years that tbe Buual has been in e 

 Block in our county— and, in fact, thro 

 New York— has increased fully one third in oul 

 bers, and the consumption of fo-Wc » propor- 

 l.onably heavier. The number of actual coneum- 

 7 \.\. . ■ -ii^a for which alt provender 

 ""■—stock kept in cities, lor »« r 



d must be purcbosed-exceede toe ratio gtven, 

 rtwneedi of auab will be greater ihoBrtMy 

 . . ,]■[,,„ ijeif.^theactoalcondilionor 

 it-- ,| ,,,. higher motive, should urge the 

 !".! *!!! "(ht- accumulation and preservation of 

 iu be profitably used in keeping 

 ■conomy of the country. Tue 

 tronscat of arguments for such a course may be 

 fathered upon every grass field in Injunction— be 

 hat runs may read, and we hope all will be even 

 u ,li v benefited by tbe warning lessons i 

 nisbcd us from 



•, Wetter 



The extreme rates of 

 rary,— caused by the pressure of 1" 

 farmers and tbeir consequent non-a 

 market, — and tbe close of the m 

 I I not to two or three dollars per H 





In 



t present— 



am of ail desoripti* 

 1 advance, on ateoi 

 ■n then reached e"i,'M 



iveryiliii' 



e great Book of Nature. 



HOW TO RAISE TTJRXEYS. 



-In the Rural 

 icrc is an inquiry front Cayuga Co, 

 raiding turkeys, which I 



. ih euid, made by bootl 

 milk and draining it through acour. 

 season it well with pounded blacl 

 give them sour milk to drink. Pu 



■ .dly if th 

 The old turkey, 







