MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
THE RURAL--WRITING FOR THE PRESS. 
Mr. Moore:— 1 have the pleasure of 
sending you eight additional subscribers for 1 
the Rural New-Yorker, and if I had time 1 
£ 
could probably make a very respectable 
list. My business however, will not admit ; 
of my doing as much as my inclination ] 
prompts. Being constantly engaged, not 1 
only in managing, but also being myself the . 
main workman, or man of all work, gives , 
but little leisure to solicit subscriptions; yet i 
I hope the little that I have done and may < 
do will add something to help extend the 1 
good, the gre.it—aye, the vitally important 
cause of Agricultural knowledge and im¬ 
provement. Having nobetter means within 
my power, I have, for the last sixteen years, : 
devoted more or less of my time assisting in . 
spreading the circulation of Agricultural 
periodicals, Sec. 
I often have subjects come up in my ex¬ 
perience that, while fresh, seem to be worthy 
of preserving; but for want of time, as well 
as knowledge how to write acceptably, 
causes me to delay, till finally I conclude on 
the whole it is not worth the trouble—that 
is, as the Yankees say, it “ wont pay.” 
There is the growing of Indian corn for 
fodder, for one thing. My way is to fit the 
ground the same as we do to plant; then sow 
about two bushels per acre, with one of 
Pennock’s drills—the drill teeth being nine 
inches apart—immediately after our spring’s 
work is over. Then when we feed green 
we cut with a cradle, pitch on to a cart at 
night after milking, drive to the pasture, 
mount the load, start the oxen, and scatter 
each side as the team walks slowly around 
the pasture. If for winter fodder, we cut 
in the same way, let it wilt in the swath 
one or two days, then bind in small bundles, 
and set four or six in a stock, and let it 
stand as late as we can on account of sno w. 
Then take to barn, and the cows say it can’t 
be beat. They do not seem to think of ask- 
inn- us to cut it for them, but eat it all clean 
with the greatest avidity. Yours, 
R. S. Ransom. 
Perryville, Mad. Co., N. Y., June, 1851. 
Remarks. —The public and ourselves are great¬ 
ly indebted to the writer of the above for his exer¬ 
tions in aid of the Rural and other agricultural 
journals. He has already sent us “ a very re¬ 
spectable list”—some forty or fifty subscribers, we 
believe, during the present year. 
But the object of this note (and the reason wo 
have taken the liberty to publish the above,) is 
rather to say a word on another point alluded to by 
friend Ransom —writing for the press. Like hun¬ 
dreds of readers of agricultural papers, he often 
thinks of matters which, if communicated, would . 
prove beneficial to others—but, not being accus¬ 
tomed to writing, fears it will not be just right or 
acceptable. This is the case—we will not call it 
fault—with many practical men, of good judgment 
and large experience, who are perhaps quite as 
capable of instructing their brethren as are any 
persons connected with the press. And we re¬ 
quest all such to give us the result of their thoughts 
and experiments for publication. No matter about 
nicety of language—we will attend to that if ne¬ 
cessary, though we think more of argument than 
rhetoric—but give us the facts and figures, the 
suggestions and cautions, which your experience 
qualify you to furnish. Our design is to make a 
plain, practical, useful paper, and we look to such 
men as our correspondent for assistance and advice 
in so important a work. Friends, one and all, 
bear the contents of this paragraph in mind, and 
don’t forget to “ write for your paper” whenever 
you have any thing valuable to impart.— En. 
HEN MANURE. 
Many recipes are going the rounds of 
the agricultural press for preserving and 
preparing hen manure. This superior ma¬ 
nure, if properly treated, is among the most 
valuable, and is therefore entitled to the 
best care. 
Hen manure not only contains a consti¬ 
tuent of ammonia in large excess, but also 
many of the inorganic constituents of plants, 
and if suffered to heat alone, or if mixed 
with any of the alkalies, (even wood ashes) 
loses much of its virtues. The cellars un¬ 
der hen roosts should always be supplied 
with charcoal dust, or some other carbon¬ 
aceous matter capable of absorbing am¬ 
monia. Decomposed muck and plaster of 
Paris will answer well. By this practice 
all the offensive gases are absorbed, and 
the hens are not rendered unhealthy by 
breathing and being surrounded by de¬ 
leterious gases. Pip and other diseases 
are less frequent when plenty of carbon¬ 
aceous matter is mixed with their dung as 
soon as voided. If ashes are required, they 
should only be composted with hen ma¬ 
nure after its removal from the henery, and 
not without covering the mass either with 
soil or some absorbent material.— Working 
Farmer. 
If the harvests of a single year should 
fail, nearly the whole human race would 
perish. 
HAY IN ENGLAND. 
BIRDS-BE KIND TJ THE BIRDS. 
BENEFITS OF DRAINING 
It is scarcely ever put in barns. It keeps The increasing use of this manure is tru- I have been instructed by the example \\ et soil should be drained, as no soil 
well in stacks, made up as they are in the ly astonishing. One buyer from Virginia of the late Gov. John Cotton Smith, of which retains in its body a superabundance 
neatest manner, and carefully thatched with bought in the New York market one month Sharon, Conn., in providing accommoda- of water, can be very productive, or bear 
straw. Nothing more beautiful; the work- since, 400 tons for himself and neighbors, tions for birds to build their nests in his crops of supenor quality, no mattei of what ' 
o . .... . ... , • j i ... 1~ V... 4V, „ A — Iw*-. v-..~.lv»c. Hv. if e if imnf Umdnfc TYimr no nnmnnenn 
cut down for use in such case, to more ad- present products beyond the cost of pro- sheltered from rains and storms lor their J. It carries on all stagnant water, ana 
vantage. The formation of a stack, which duction. In Massachusetts we find this young, and may be allured to these resorts gives a ready escape to the excess of what 
is often done by women, is a work of much manure, through the exertions of Mr. Tesch- by gentle manners and kind treatment, and tails in rain. 
skill, which is the fruit only of practice; the maker and others, in very general use, and become confiding and familiar. .They con- 2. It prevents the ascent of water from 
thatching of a stack in the best manner re- indeed throughout the country its use is sume incalculable numbers of various in- below, either by capillary attraction, or 
quires both art and experience, and there daily increasing. From a return printed sects, that would otherwise prey upon fiuits springs^ ^ „ 
springs. 
are* men who*make Va profession. When hy the English House of Commons, it ap- and vegetables, especially when rearing 3. It allows the water of rains to pene- 
well executed, the hay for years is impend- pears that 116, 925 tons of guano were im- their young. It has surprised me to see trace, and findla ready passage from the 
ous to wet. ' ported into the United Kingdom last year, what a multitude of these “creeping things” soil, instead oj washing the surjace. 
During the formation of the stack— being more than was imported in any year a single chipping bird has brought to her 4. The descent of water through the 
which when intended to be large, must since 1841, except the year 1845, when nestlings in the woodbine, fronting a piazza soil is followed by fresh air, which occupies 
sometimes wait for several days the pro- 283,300 tons were imported. by my door, wlrle her gaping chicks were the space just left by the water. . 
gr^ss of the haymaking—the most careful We have before suggested to our readers under her nursing care, till duly flee gee anc o. H; 901 <* t ( ft loioug e raining e- 
farmershave a large tarpaulin or canvass that guano should not be applied simply to ready to try their own little wings and learn comes looser, more triable and easily bro- 
tn siisnpnd nnnn noles over the Km e KnnlH first, lfcnm nested' for to provide for themselves. ken; this is especially true of stubborn clays, 
covering, to suspend upon poles over the the soil, but should first be composted for 
stack, in order to protect it from rain. I a time with some substances capable of 
provide for themselves. 
Before sunrise the robins are wont to run 
dLaUft, in UIUU CW H jiwua J. a UUIC YYlbU OUIAJU OUklotailOV/O WA 1*11 U 1 *1 
refer to these minute circumstances toillus- absorbing its ammonia and of'retaining it over ni y g ar ^ en an< * P ,ca up the giubsand sui. 
D - - - worms that have rot returned to their con- <> 
which in practice become altogether another 
trate the extreme carefulness with which until required by plants, 
much of the husbandly is here conducted. The use of guano 
By freeing the soil from the excess 
cealment in the earth, after their nocturnal of water, it becomes warmer, and thereby 
if L ent Jnwn o R i lnnf nf hrenfl r - ri n- r Colored yellOW Dim 8DQ Oiners, I nave oeen I. MIO me Diuuuiu u KCI, uituning 
miffh^be^cu/and^afwavs done im and bound grC r !' ? f a manure ° f grea tly interested, as I have seen them in- carries off the superabundance of water, 
iU'fruss^intendcVto be of fifty six pounds so shght a bulk, cannot but recommend it ting the blossoms of fruit trees and and prepares the land for sowing fall crops, 
m trusses, intended to be of fifty six pounds for more general use. Few farmers have L heri g insects from branch to branch ._ which would otherwise be retarded, or 
eac^and in that^wav carried to be distrib- for more g eneral use - Few farmers have gatber j ng i nsects f rom brancb to branch.— which would other* 
uted’ to the inimls Thismrubes some s P" r “ lcnms c " rt,n K m ““r e s from J their » and beIrat s0 ebarmmg to altogether prevented, 
uted to the animals, ihts requiressome neighboring towns, and indeed if bulky b , . { , . fi , * In its consegu < 
extra labor; but the farmers find their ac- manures could be procured without cost 
count in it. How different this is from the f rom towns distant three miles, full quan- 
., irn i 0 ,, 0 „ n ,i m‘inner in which !. .. . , , c ., ’ A M mere is a Drancn or eaucauon sauiy m wuc», vy U i.u ( »i« i i 5 ,i<.p C - 
tWa are manlwdwithT where I have ““ d >, ,ot be used ’ for lf . e# ««* neglected by many parents; that of kind- dust, nitrate of soda, and all other artificial 
often seen horses and oxen’standing knee r . e( l u,r f d rnanured 1,1 a SIn g le > ear at ness and gen tleness to innocent animals.— manures are thrown away. 
often seen horses and oxen standing knee th(J rate of 2 () loads per acre, what farmer T} noxio ° sand misc hi VO us we may ration- 10. He who drains confers a benefit 
deep in the litter of tne veiy best bny, cnarp lnc for n sufficient tune to . - \ i • 10 r *i i • 11 
which has fallen and been tossed out of the cart 000loads^Td stance of “^01 Tree % “> «eJf-defenc«. but what be- upon himself, family, and neighbors. 
“ ' , can i,uuu loads a mstance or uvo or inrcc gideg g R propensities can induce the 11. It produces a more salubrious cli- 
The consenuence of this extraordinary habit of youthso prevalent, of stoning and mate, and conduces greatly to the health 
the eye and ear, they add the benefit of a 8. In its consequences it is equivalent 
service, which human skill cannot achieve. to an actual deepening of the soil. 
There is a branch of education sadly 9. In wet soils, bones, wood ashes, rape- 
neglected by many parents; that of kind- dust, nitrate of soda, and all other artificial 
T r nf tl-lic oxtrnnvdinarv • - /• - V r n • ° . liaDlt Ot yOUtll SO prevalent, 01 Siomng ana inatc, mm bull tiubtia yiL-ati^ tu me iivauii 
.. ' y in g* f° r most this enormous amount sboot j nff tbe b j rds that so winningly court and moral happiness of thewholcpopula- 
their nroducts. The animals have their our friendship ? Advertisements from coun- tion. 
pains-taKing, is tne economical managemeni W ould require to be again re-loaded at the r b n - 9 A A .• . rj? ^ 
of their products. The animals have their time of ^ing carried from the compost our friendship ? conn- 
regular allowance, and are not at one time heap f or application to the soil. And if a try ^ oardln S houses, I have read, holding 
starved; and not a handful of hay is wast- Sarge^quanSy be desirable, as with ? ut -nducements to city vis, ors, from heir 
ed. I have never been quite able to un- „ ah h a( v ( . R JJf maiw other crons, it is im- f<lvorable situation, to test their a )il U m 
A New Variety of Sheer. —We had 
liandlul of hay is wast- R ,;u i aro .p r n„ an tifv ho desirable as with u ^ ^ “ T“ " . " ’ 
Wn m ,itp ahle to lin stl 1 lar g er quantity he aesiraDie, as wun fayorable 8ltuatl0n to test their ability m the pleasure of seeing yesterday a new 
reverb t at a '‘mnnv “bbap «nd many other crops, it is ;m- the warblere of tho fores t_ variety of sheep, a ram and an ewe, just 
roverh, that a penny nnsslb e to cart it. If guano be substitu- ~ . b .f , • . r. ..j .u .... _ ; _ \,.a e _;.a« rtM ,i..,i 
rlovofonrl tiro rtlrl nmvprfi Ili-lt n “ nonnv . .. J rc l warring upon tne waroiers OI me loresu - tana) UI miut-ji, « umi auu du urn,, juot 
saved is twopence earned r but I quite un- SiTJf an ecmiSent quantty will Stringent laws, strictly enforced, should stop imported from Africa, and intended to be 
derstand tbe folly of wasting that which is no /be greater than the necessary amount t US crueb y> cnrQ e and mischief, so fiend- conveye o ie me s ,ecp ,um o , 
,n - I,„.t „f severe toil and rvnrnse.. and n !* “S.?!^^ r” j like m its nature, so destructive to tho moral Ives, Esq. at Fotowoinut. 1 boy came from 
the product of severe toil and expense, and 
Ibe tZtf^Jf°he h ave W n "besZed'fa' b fte “"ourbeTt “pratoctorsYre destroyed yearly, bTtorio7,¥omTbe'iit 67st of "a fric 
omtort mrds, stonance of ™ or beast - We , would ur S e ‘ h ? sta , bl ° m . a ”“ rea by thousands. What though the robin were a present from H. K M. Cor 
f™le beard a minister s .J7fihuSon mado . on tbe / arm sl ““ ,d n °t receive full ,^ es our cherri es as well as vte; forbid Lint, Zanzibar to a gentleman in Salem. 
[ once heard a minister say, in Ins sermon, attention, but we would urge that farmers , ; own common Father’s variety is entirely new, and quite tin 
” m vbe sfftbat would make larger profit by an tncreased you have ingenuity to ele- to na.Llists, U is distinguished l 
Sme oerson^tre eernorn oTht^ s js and " Se f m ™" res ] and w . h “ ““P° !f. d . 10 vale from the top of your tr ees some ob- enormous fatness of the tail, and a si 
fZTs who w ll chaffer’ and I )UrcI,asc ’ tbe y rsliotulti select such fertilizing ject t „ deter his approach. Even the car- dewlap, resembling that of cattle a 
haoo-k half a da^to Tave asix-pence inthe ^tdTh^aw/dX 00 ^ 0 ^ to™ non crow is a useful fowl, a common scav absence of horns in the ram. The 
• 8 » fan ftrt :A p w :ii 0 ft pn throw a wav I ^ 7ir avoiatne cost 01 ca,ta & e i enger, a diligent destroyer of grasshoppers is very coarse, more resembling hai 
Si , n‘egl et orlatful 1Srf 7? ^ Vorhn, Farmer . J ericketsfand farmers need not dSroy the article which is beginning to ft 
Assure. BI s EiS ES or hoeszs. 
« i r i p imcm no liauuii;, ou uv/ou 
of outlay for teamsters, feed of horses, Ac., gensibilWfs of thc heart 
rLOWING BY STEAM. 
With your permission, I will give a few 
sensibilities of the heart. the mountains about 300 miles, in the 
Our best protectors are destroyed yearly, interior, from the East Coast of Africa, and 
by thousands. What though the robin were a present from H. B. M. Consul in 
loves our cherries as well as we; forbid him Zanzibar to a gentleman in Salem. The 
not a share in our own common Father’s variety is entirely new, and quite unknown 
bounty, unless you have ingenuity to ele- to naturalists. It is distinguished by the 
vate from the top of your trees some ob- enormous fatness of the tail, and a singular 
ject to deter his approach. Even the car- dewlap, resembling that of cattle and the 
rion crow is a useful fowl, a common scav- absence of horns in the ram. The wool 
enger, a diligent destroyer of grasshoppers is very coarse, more resembling hair than 
and crickets, anil farmers need not destroy the article which is beginning to form so 
him, when so many innocent contrivances important a staple in the productions of our 
will prevent his visiting their corn-fields. State; but in recompense of this the mut- 
Ae-ain I say—“ Be kind to the birds.”— ton is said to be unrivalled in flavor and 
iJUU XJA WAJLIJAAIA, TV 1111 yuui uvumooivu, x n m ivu o J , , , 1 *. * 1 i 1 , 1 • 
lines of my experience in regard to the dis- Tame them by showing them friendship.— tenderness; and it is probable that by ju- 
The latest English invention we have eaS es of horses. And first, the gripes, or Wrens will kill the millers that murder dicious crossing with our native bieeds, a 
heard of, is propelling a plow by steam.— d be n v acbe , as it is generally called by bees, and therefore, just make them houses, very important variety may be formed, sus- 
Lord Willoughby d’Eresby has invented a formers, is commonly treated by powerful A small oyster keg with a two inch hole for taming, or perhaps lmprovemg, the well 
method of substituting steam power for Dbvs j c sp i r its of turpentine, laudanum, and entrance, and fastened upon a four foot known reputation of Rhode Island mutton, 
horses. The machinery employed consists j n bad ' cas es by raking &c stake, with a projecting bush for a porch, and not depreciating its fitness lor wool. 
of a locomotive engine weighing 34 tons opinion, and according to my prae- kas suited a pair of them in my garden right Prov Umce Jo u r._ 
andof 26h„rse power It has a double ^ t J is wr0 „g, and in place thereof well, Ur.s sprmg A. word to the w.se suf- Abvice t0 MowERS ._ In tUe flrst pIac e, 
capstan attached, remov hie i le engine s 6ubst itute cold water clisters by using an m- CL ’ a _ _ it is necessary to know how to keep a scythe 
required for other purposes, the engine strumen t or gyiinge for the purpose that will 
moves across the centre of the held on a abont a J Whenever the horse 
light portable railway. The plows advance , , i , , instrument. 
VIRTUES OF MILK. 
- - , f -i . lays down, be ready to use your instrument, It is a most perfect diet. JLYUllillll^ litvu 1 &LUI1C; (U i U. UrtlClUlJJ UIrtW It licit (UUll^ 
and lece e on ei ler si e o 1 l ai way a wb i cb w ' d l soften down any obstruction in a if _ it contains curd which is necessary for edge of the scythe, not short off, as is 
rig it ang es 01 . lepowempoye con ver y short time, so that it can be voided the developemcnt and formation of muscle frequently the case. In mowing keep the 
sistsot lour ordinary, ana tne ike number w j tbout difficulty, and that done your horse _ bu tter for the production of an adequate back bent till your scythe is through the 
Advice to Mowers. —In the first place, 
it is necessary to know how to keep a scythe 
K. in good order. After having ground your 
scythe well to an edge, have a good whet- 
Nothing like stone and carefully draw it flat .along the 
of sub-soil plows. It is directed by a per¬ 
son standing on a platform. 
until it regains its proper position for plow¬ 
ing the next four furrows. On the com- 
without difficulty, and that done your horse __ bu tter for the production of an adequate back bent till your scythe is through the 
is better. I have lost two fine horses by supply of fat; sugar to feed the respiration, grass, when you may straighten the back 
the former system, under the hands of noted and thereby add warmth to the body; the in bringing the scythe round. Start your 
farriers, and saved a fine mare by using the phosphates of lime and magnesia, the per- scythe in moderately, not throwing it too 
syringe, that to all appearance was much oxide of iron, the chlorides of potassium and far back, and no farther than necessary to 
worse than either of the others. My syringe sod a, with the free soda, required to give bring it through the grass. It is very fre- 
was only a s : x ounce one I had for my own solidity and strength to the bone, together quently the case that mowers fatigue them- 
ing tie nc-x ° ' . , use, and somewhat out of order, but with with the saline particles so essentially ne- selves much unnecessarily by throwing the 
plction of the four furrows t ley at vance eac 1 ^ operat i ng at every opportunity when ceS sary for other parts of the body. It con- scythe too far around. As mowing is very 
three ee . . , „ she lay down, I relieved her in less than an tains lactic acid, or the acid of milk, which laborious work those having it to do should 
r l l-*/Y n nnre orP fltt.np.hpn t.O 5in P 1 R PRR J , . 1 . 7 . . ..... ° .. . 
tn nn nmllnQQ J ^ —— — IcllHS lactlO clUlU, UI UiC dutu ui inim, wiuv/ii iciuuiiuuo wuia mivoc uauug id uvy 
it; p o* s < < | , hour so that she began to eat, and next chemists inform us is the acid of the gastric use as much skill as possible, 
am, o ) ni s ln eng 1 , an e morning she appeared well, but rather weak, juice, so reiiuisite for the proper dissolving Newspaper. 
detaclted at pleasure or shifted from one fe formed ^ about two-thirds of a day’s J of <n ,. food „ the stom ach! It is therefore - --- 
side of the chain to he other. I hey travel j, j was then on „ journ ey through ob 
nf t to vofn nf fi vt* mi pr an hnnr Provision 7 . ° J ° 
, . a ., , id • • travel, as I was then on a journey through obv ious that milk should be chemically cor- A Hint. Aneasternshepherdoncein- 
at the rate of five miles an hour. Provision p ennsylvania rect in all its constituents, and that its bene- voked Pales, a rural Goddess, to protect 
is made, in case they strike against any n- Ga jj s by harness or gears I wash every g c j. d c ff ects on the constitution should not bis flock from wild beasts and infectious 
pediment Ihere is also a piovision on ie time tbe gears are removed, night and be neutralised by adulteration. “It is,” diseases. 
carriage for tightening the chains at the morn} witb cold water and find it to an- p rout properly states “the true type of all He complained that the wolf spared the 
fences by which the length may be varied swer the purpose mucb better tban to rub food ” How necessary, therefore, is it that flock of Admetus, to turn upon his with m- 
fences by which the lengtii may be variea gwer the purpose mucb bet ter than to rub food ” How necessary, therefore, is it that flock of Admetus, to turn upon his with in- . j 
forty feet, to suit lireguiaiiy snapea ueas. ^ grease> oi]> wb } te lead, and thenumer- it s]l0U ld be pure: otherwise this wonderful creased ferocity; that accidents and disease >li 
I any iurther alteration is necessaiy tne otber nostrums in use for that purpose. and wise provision of providence would be diminished their number until poverty 
chain is made in thirty feet lengths, one of ^ V, n awaitpfl him 
which can he added, or token out as requi- For Polhevrl tlnstles, low sores and a curse rather than a bless.ng.--& W a a« a, ed Mm. 
red. The full power of the engine is not swellings, I find that to pour_cold^atej from Observation on Milk. ked him raltof! Sho accordinalv took a T 
exerted with the plows above described; a height above the horse upon the swel ing ... . . ..... fillet and bound the thorn of rore'upon his i i ’ 
and the number of blades can therefore be or sore, has a better effect than all Is- there IS an advantage in lulling any ^ if be weald not reive it, } S 
increased, if experience proves it to be ad- the nostrums that I have ever seen tried, plants, .t rs on wet land as the hills throw h ow a,nd sa « “o o 
visable. A machine of the power and with whose name is legion. And for strains, off tho water, which settles down in the Ma _ * ; 
.t nic KcntinJ wnnU iwrfnrm sprains, &c., I wash downoften with cold hollows made by digging up the earth to . . , , ( ' 
the work usually done bv 16 plows driven water, rubbing hard down and light up, so make hills. This leaves the hill compara- Lime is believed to be a preventive l •, 
bv ‘is manv men and drawn bv 32 horses as to take a11 tbe swelling out, and does it tively dry—of course billing on dry land, a S amst the P oUltoe rot - ben the vine , 
Requiring itself the attendance of 8 men in less time than any drug I have ever seen or land of medial texture, is injurious. »re « )>" ^^sTe field "and on 
and a horse to draw the water for the en- used, and leaves no after or medicine com- --- S otoiS rows where one has received a ) 
gine.it would thus save the labor of 31 plaint in its place; mid I also use water for Flat Tuusies are sometimes sown m the d f s X%n me 7thU w^v and the other 
horses and 8 men. Aeainst this must be all other diseases of horses, as well as for latter part of July, and they often succeed . 7!.. l u.an L^a inn. i 
Requiring itself the attendance of 8 men 
and a horse to draw the water for the en¬ 
gine, it would thus save the labor of 31 plain “s place; anu i aiso use water iur 
horses and 8 men. Against this must be ot b er diseases of horses, as wi as for 
an expense of five shillings a day for all other stock, and much more successfully 
Is, as well as 10 per cent, upon the value tban any other system of treatment I have 
1JU11UW3 uiauu uy ui^uih uid vm nu ^ • l i« l 1 
make hills. This leaves the hill compara- Lime is believed to be a preventne 
tively dry—of course hilling on dry land, a g a *nst the potatoe rot. \\ hen the lines 
or land of medial texture, is injurious. are nearly at full growth, sprinkle a hand- 
_ _ __ _ ful on each hill, ln the same held, and on 
Flat turnips are sometimes sown in the a djoining rows, where one has received a 
latter part of July, and they often succeed dressing 0 f lime in this way, and the other 
among corn. As they require no culture aot > l be l atter were bailly rotted while the 
after sowing on well prepared ground, the former were sound. 1 he experiment is at 
of^the” machinery," say tliree shillings' a d";i\~, ever seen tried. I have tried it three years crop costs but little-the gathering is the least w orth trying. _ 
nrxnn nn nrimnal cost of £450 to £500_ to mv satisfaction .—Dollar Newspaper. chief labor. 
upon an original cost oi to ^ooo. ._ _ _ _ _____ io Prevent Moths Getting under 
This latter item however, would be u y ^ En j igh Farmer states that, by put- A Sign.—A good farmer is generally a Hives.—P ound a handful of peach leaves, 
onSlnow\idouTonio?ses-a«ri- ting garltein tbe bottom of his grain ItlcUs, true friend, an affectionate husband, an ex- and salt them well and strew them over 
of capital now laid out on horse.. A h( ® h ^ for gome s past kept tbem free cellent parent, and an honest man; and it is an the bench under the hive. In two or three 
can M Uler ' _ from rats and mice. The garlic is placed established axiom, that “ a well tilled field days, repeat the operation. The flavor of 
English race horses run at the rate of 58 at a sufficient distance from the corn to denotes not only care and industry, but the peach leaves is offensive to the moth, but 
miles an hour. prevent its imparting a flavor. supervision of an enlightened mind.” not to the bees. 
upon an original cost of £450 to £500.— 
This latter item however, would be fully 
compensated by the saving in the interest 
of capital now laid out on horses.— Ameri¬ 
can Miller. 
not to the bees. 
