MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
11 fY X f 1 r 11 ! f 11 V I bark still parts readily, make another trial ; will be awake to contribute to the extent of 
UV K XX K n .4 X U KM,*,* a clever budder will not lose over 6 or 8 their ability I trust. It must evidently be 
... _ per cent If it has succeeded, after a fort- „ . , . c ~ . c 
o , , , to a groat extent a tree wdl offering; for, as 
INOCULATI ON OR BUDDING. fce g loosened> ‘ or if P the stock "has^swelled a valued correspondent justly remarks,— 
As several thousands of our present sub- m uch, it should be removed altogether.— bhe Society s premiums are so small on 
scrifeers did not see the last volume of the ^ Vhen buddin g has been performed very flowers, were it not for the pure love of the 
Rural, we have concluded to republish J|fT® occasionally found it an ad- beautiful, the public have no florists who 
. ’ . ^ vantage to leave the bandage on durintr the raA „i,i _„ . e ,, • , 
Rural, we have concluded to republish van [ aae to ] eaV( 
from Downing’s “Fruit Trees,” the follow- winter.” 
ing article on Budding, &c., though it has - 
heretofore been given in our columns. NEWCOMB^—^TATE R Asters, for instance, a small silver medal rated by moving the lower sash. shop as any where else? Do mechanics 
As a general rule all the stone fruits will _ worth one dollar, for the best and greatest To Benj. Kraft, of Reading, Pa., for improve- no4 possess the same abilities as those who 
assimilate,—and all the seed fruits of the Eos. Rural: — I have just noticed in the variety, while our County Society gives for mcnt in boxes and axles for saving oil. folio vv the professions? Yes. Well then, 
same genus and species, with some except- correspondence of the N. Y. Journal of the same four dollars. But the State So- * 0 * cu ' hitne}, Jr., of Cambridge, Mass., w ly is it they aie not in general fit to 
ions. The apple and the pear do not form Commerce, of the 28th of June, in an ac- ciety are willing to spend hundreds of dol- To J. B. Wickersham, of New York, N. Y., for highest and most honorable offices, 
a good union, nor a healthy granulation. — count of the Albany and Rensselear Horti- tars in fitting up the building in good style, improvement in iron fences. The answer is, they do not in (general 
The Heart and other improved varieties of cultural Society, a just tribute to one whose and then frequently wonder at the paucity To LI. vV. Sabin, of Canandaigua, N. Y., for try to qualify themselves to fulfil their 
the cherry do not work well on the Kentish example is worthy of imitation. The writer of flowers on exhibition. I could usually im P rove ment in bedsteads. proper duties, as citizens of this great Re- 
or common red, and will not grow on the says:— at that season of the year alone fill the hall pToy ° emen iinBplcUc]e fra^eT’ ‘ m " themselv^wouK 
wild black cherry, but freely with the small, “Mr. Newcomb of Rensselear, exhibits Wltb flowers ’ but the distance, labor, de- To A. Palmer and S. G. Williams, of Brock- proposed to run one of their number'for 
red bird variety. about one hundred varieties of flowers. — struction and beauty of my garden, and the port, N. Y., for improvement in grain harvesters. President, blit it is not our object exc °t 
All the Roses work together, and no lady bIe Is an amat eur florist, and cultivates at expense, are more than ought to be de- To A - E - and D - Lazell, of Chickopee Falls, in an angular direction, to point to political 
who has a taste for that queen of flowers, J 1 ! 8 7 rm at Ton ? hann 2f’ with his °7 n bands - nianded for mere exhibition.” M " ss ”j or u im P r ° v , e i rnen ‘ ib bread cutters - situations-we hope the point however, will 
1 7 hlfi tinixrAi* rrarilnn r l Kaoo r%r\%r r « _ In Mmhno Millor nf RnniaotAK W V TA*. ™ k.x * 
would destroy the beauty of their gardens, 
iilecljanic %vt$. 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS 
ISSUED FROM THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 
For the week ending July 1, 1851. 
To Win, Hinds, of Otsego, N. Y., for vice saw- 
set. 
To Washburn Race, of Seneca Falls, N. Y.» 
WM. NEWCOMB-STATE FAIR 
JOHNSON. 
•r> ,, e , • _ na^iuuiii natu, wi ucinica runs, n. I it IlUt pOSSIOK 
K} were sure o u lr success. n for arrangement of catches on the upper sash ope- for men to be as well educated in the work 
Asters, for instance, a small silver medal rated by moving the lower sash. shop as any where else? Do mechanics 
""u 11CIO u M UKIU uutlill 11UWCIS, 1-13 1 rm 1 
, ,, .. . r . 1 ir • .1 • , his flower garden. Those now shown by 
s .ou c omit to perfect herself in the simple him are hardy plants, and I was much de- * T” *“ 7 7* a Pavement in piano fortes. We have alluded to the Mmenc. f 
art of stocking her garden with all the lighted with the intelligent and unassuming tbe consideration of the officers of the State To Daniel Bamum, of the county of Philadel- taste for sound and solid reading f l 
beautiful productions of that class of flowers, explanation which he gave me of his speci- Society. In this connection permit me also phia, Pa., for improvements machines for making our mechanics, and we have' imw toTT^ 
“The proper season for budding fruit Trt His collection embraces flowers from to add to this communication, that the last hoodies plain of the absence of a pure anTtaft/con- 
trees, in this country, is from the first of r allfornia and from South Americans well post brought me a letter from the excellent Io T> Rl Ba,le > % of Lock port, N. Y., for ini- versation. The majority of our younrrmen 
July to the first of September; the differ- from more cultivated distant regions; and I Secretary of the Statu Society, under date pr0 ™“£“ , » ; ■ „ „ belong to fire or military companies? and 
ent trees coming into season as follows:- s “ r P n “ d . 10 that his energetic of- f „ Lond , „ 1851 ,, in which af . lo *>• W. Eames, of West Turin, N. Y„ for durtng their spare moments, their converse- 
Plums Cherries Apricots on Plums Anri- forts t0 obtain valuab)e additions to our . . . ’ . rT .’ improvement m running gear of railroad carnages, tion consists more in what this and tbit 
cots, Pears, Applet Quinces, Hectares fro , m «“ State had ended in ^ T “ C ""'“ ^ •«- «»»«<> can do, Ac, and not aboutl.ow h 
and Peaches. Trees of considerable size “'SfPPommentand deprived linn of all hope ture in England, and the Great Exhibition, provoment m wire hoofa and eyes. can be done. Idle, vain and frivolous con- 
I submit these remarks on Flowers, for 
the consideration of the officers of the State 
Mass., for improvement in bread cutters. situations—we hope the point however will 
To Michael Miller, of Rochester, N. Y.,for irn- not be lost. 
provement in piano fortes We have alluded to the absence of a 
r improvement macninesior mating our mechanics, and we have now to com- 
. P Ia,n o{ tbe absence of a pure and lofty con- 
Bailey, of Lockport, N. Y., for in,- versation. The majority of our youngmen 
111 at ies ’ belong to fire or military companies and 
. Eames, of West Turin, N. Y„ for during their spare moments, theirconversa- 
It m running gear of railroad carriages, tion consists more in what this and that 
33 Atwood, of Derby, Conn., for im- engine can do, (fee., and not about how it 
n Wire hooks and ^ can be done. Idle,vainandfrivolouscon- 
To John Crum, Of Ramapo.N.Y., for improve- versation has a very injurious tendency 
exhibitions of the mmit in machinery for cutting files. like reading bad books A Pure rnnvpr’ 
Cnvnnnnnrli nf Nowfiol,! NT V -1 .. .. , .. LOIlVtr- 
j- uuum,o. .ira u. wiioiucinu.c MZlt: ri -ii, ‘ *1 m t v i-t „ a.JU 1IIVU1UUS COIl- 
will require budding earlier than young of b ®“g ab ' e to accomplish much from that he says: To John Crum, of Ramapo.N.Y., for improve- versation has a very injurious tendency 
seedling stocks. But the operation is al- qUa !' te 7 . Mo ^ , of the , inductions from the “ I have attended two exhibitions of the rneat \ a ^ehmory for cutting files. like reading bad books. A pure conve'r- 
ways, and only, performed when the bark ^ ( ed obtained there, he had destroyed.- Royal Horticultural Society, at Chiswick- . To L. F. Cavanaugh, of NewfieldN. Y., for sation.and gentlemanly discussion of useful 
of the stock parts or separates freely from * lo ^ er8 i ae said, of much value, were the and we are so far behind the wondrous dis- im Pr°vement in handles of brushes and brooms. questions, has a very elevating tendency 
the wood, and when the buds of the cm- f. esult ° f lon f continued, judicious cultiva- play here, that I shall feel as if,we had but To f• 1 • Dl,a P fel ’ ^ ew York - N - Y - for Young mechanics, we speak to you in all 
rent year’s growth are somewhat plump, 10n> 0ne , ot these specimens constituted, just begun. On the 7th of June, we had a Proved arrangement of the steam engine. earnestness; if you wish to rise you must 
and the young wood is growing firm.- most gorgeous display; 10,000 people were P0ETABLE ste^T ENGINE FOR __ SAWING be enthusiastic about your business, and in 
Young stocks in the nursery, if thrifty, are / e F ora dpiadra or RockLower, piesent— the greatest portion ot them pay- WOOD, &c. the pursuit of knowledge connected with it 
usually planted out in rows in the spring, and was exhibited in a tumbler, filled with 5s. and 7s. 6d. for admission. In. addition -- In your spare moments, endeavor to seek 
and budded the same summer or autumn. mos ^. an water nearly to the top, in which to plants and flowers of every description, Mr. Moore:—P erhaps many of your en j°yment in talking about the principles 
f Before commencing yon ‘““h •' ' e ?T S? h, ! d p a ? e8 ’ CI ! errio , s ' Strawberries, readers »re not aware that an engine" for ^trades, seek to know the'why and 
v , n e commencing you lay flat upon the glass and projected an inch Pine Apples, Grapes, &c., of most wondrous on t f , the wherefore of everythino-conmimM 
“rt r ar ?fl m f h <•» «► beyond. Their color was a brownish perfection. This is the country for flowers, rawing wood, Ac can be constructed so as them, and whatever yonr haSd findeth m 
a budding knife about 4* inch- green, the brown predominating: and they They have the money, the climate, the taste to be easilY moved ’ and » at the sarae tlme , d o, do it well and with all vourm U 
es long Laving at one end a were narrow and strong, presenting some-and they do the thing up right well, I so managed that wood can be sawed at a Do not be eye servants donn/i,«. 
WOOD, &C. ine P ursuit ot knowledge connected with it. 
In your spare moments, endeavor to seek 
Mr. Moore: —Perhaps many of your en J°yment in talking about the principles 
.1 __ , 1 , . „ of vour t.rjlfloc ecjr 1 _ .1 1 . * , 
i '~ r 1 ,, . . .... . 6 » r—. 6 ——and they do the thing up right well, I so managed that wood can be sawed at a Ho not be eye servants do nnhiw nmf ano 
handle terminating inVthm 7 ^ 1 ^? ap P earanc< ? ot the firm, woody assure you I am very much occupied— much cheaper rate than by any other means la nguage, and give yourselves th P e best 
11 1 if 5 1 tu 7 S f f ame nuraerous leaves, rather than of have visited the farmers somewhat, and go ordinarily emnloved Snub hnwpvpr in education you possibly can Fvpi-v 
rounded edge called the haft the perfect leaf. Its peculiarity is this, that on an excursion in a few days with Prof. ordma ^ employed Such, however, ap- chinigt ^ ^ so 
at the o her. when separated from the water, or from a Johnston in the north of England. Hope P t0 b ° faCt ’ lor 1 have recentI y seen every carpenter, and do not be’content 
In choosing your buds se- proper place for its nourishment, it rolls it- to return with my ideas somewhat enlarged the matfcer tested satisfactorily, and have til you fully understand and cm f w t 
lect thrifty shoots that have self un in half m hour, and remains in iw t bnD tbe nvirib„ 0 . r * rawna » and can construct 
your might. 
ntent un¬ 
construct 
veloped simde buds- double tiben 777he"e Vibv "T ^Rura Stealing.— We know of few things The engine works “most admirably,” tatabty, and ability ? Let every one put this 
- %-z sjsw zsrs c.c»4Mrjsas - r -r t-™ “ 
iitetwa -rr,stzAn. 
iirCo si -nmL ed Hyaemth—the flower a clear purple has tried an ingenious method for detecting sawing, satisfactorily. To attend the saw 
folding papers by steam. 
1 robably there is no brancli of mechan- 
ed mode in all countries. A new variety One of the richest and most elegant flowers 
ot this method now generally practiced in of his collection was a “ Larkspur Grandi- 
this country, we shall describe first as being flora,” of a deep blue. He had also an in- 
the simplest and best mode for fruit trees, teresting family of Seedling Pinks. They 
American Shield Budding .— Having were from the common June Pinks, which 
your stick of buds ready, choose a smooth seldom cast any seed. He had in 25 years 
portion of the stock. When the latter is gathered but 15. He informed me that he 
MARMALADES AND JELLIES. 
Cherry Marmalades, — Remove the 
small, let it be near the ground, and, if had invariably taken the premium for As- stones and stalks from the cherries, and rub aDm 01 candling a cradle m a hot day 
d«y, and 25 or 30 cords of hard wood in S d "^ r per hour, and 
T , • i i the P a P er used was raad « b V hand in sin- 
the same length of time. I tried the pro- gle sheets. Now the steam engine per- 
cess of moving the wood from the platform, forms all. Paper is drawn out in endless 
after being cut, and found that the opera- rods by means of steam—type are cast by 
tion caused a profuse perspiration like the steam > composed by steam, and our steam 
labor of handling a cradle in a hot day Kf SSeS muIti P 1 y impressions at the rate of 
v X , ,. fifteen or twenty thousand per hour. Here- 
Every thing connected with the machine tnfore, at this point the steam has stopped 
equally convenient, select also the north ters, of which he had at home 26 varieties, through a sieve; add to this result a little Everything connected with the machine tofore, at this point the steam has stopped" 
side of the stock, as less exposed to the sun. PK attributed the perfection which they currant juice, say half a pint to every three is constructed on a simple plan, the princi- The papers must be folded' by hand and 
Make an upright incision in the bark from bad reached, to the care with which he had pounds of cherry; put the whole over the pal part of the machinery bein<>- confined t0 d o the work of a daily required many 
an inch to an inch and a half long, and at for many years prevented the blooming of br c> stirring into it three-quarters of a pound to t j ie t of the boilor A j ® b , ., laborers. J 
the top of this make a cross cut, so that the single flowers. They had, he said, the ten- of fine white sugar to every pound of the ,, , . * , , . ' iV ‘j /, But this difficulty has been overenmp 
whole shall form a T. From the stick of dency when double, to grow single, (often fruit, and boil it until it becomes a thick wheel is conn ^ ed with the shaft of the en- L fc the of 
buds, your knife being very sharp, cut a a happy tendency,) and he was obliged to jelly; pour it into jars or moulds, and when g ine > and another with the saw, so that a 16 Spruce st., we yesterday inspected a 
f keep them free from it, using in this respect R ls cold, spread on the top of each jelly a powerful motion is produced in a short space machine that was taking in broad sheets 
all the care which our laws show on a kin- paper dipped in brandy, cover each jar or of time. This engine is five horse power at one side and piling them up, neatly fol- 
dred subject. This truly useful and respect- mould tightly, and keep it in a cool and dry and can> it is be]ieved> be used u { [ ded, at the opposite side. With but a boy 
i mm <ible citizen, distributes grutuituously, as I pluce until it is wanted. * 1 ,,.. , 1 : t .1 , . to feed, it turned out eighty folded 
Hi learn from a friend, four or five thousand Currant. Marmalader Jam. —This is , . 1 . ^ » ,am ’7°* 10U S 1 111 per minute, and we presume it would do 
packages of seeds per annum. He has a made in the same manner as cherry mar- tbls business much skill and practice would mucb m0 re—for we see no limit to the 
. true love of flowers, and with the genuine malade, using currants alone, and adding be required in feeding in order that a steady speed at which it may be worked. Here 
\n disinterestedness and nobleness which al- to every pound of currant pulp and juice, motion might be kept up. Ere long, far- is another step forward, and next we ex¬ 
ways mark such a man, he pointed out with one pound of fine white sugar. 
arit&lhwfhMo^P^trtl' 68 !u d f ?eCUU i Raspberry Marmalade, or Jam. -Pass threshed out with steam engines, not differ- 
a mes wind, belonged to the collections of_ the raspberry .through a fine sieve to ex- inff matfiri „llv i„ thd.... 
mers may expect to have their grain P ect be i nv i ted to see a machine taking 
TOm others. . _ tract their seeds, add to them their wei 
F o T? o , 7 TTJ 8 tbd nam< : of tbls ex ' in fine white sugar, and boil them, and 
. 1 1 IG ‘ cellGnt and valuable citizen, who, having a them over the fire until you can just 
thin, smooth slice of wood and bark con- m °derate estate and few wants, has found the bottom of the stew-pan; treat it 
tabling a bud, Fig. 2, a. With the ivory ^ superior to that which Quince marmalade, 
haft of your budding knife now raise the fi' e _ ts and hardens itself with the pursuit of Oitobant oin Raspbbddv v r 
tract their seeds, add to them their weight 
in line white sugar, and boil them, and stir 
them over the tire until you can just see 
in raw cotton at one end and sending forth 
“ mg materially in their construction from the ““ the other- T ribune. 
and stir 0Ue now abuded to - I n fo c ^» ^I r - intends The United States Balance Floating 
just see t0 tr y tb ^ s one * n tbe threshing line, and if Hry Dock, lying at Pensacola, Florida, is 
it it as he is successful, another one will be made t0 be nearl y completed. It is the 
__ i , ... largest structure of the sort in the world 
on a larger scale, combining more power, qka + i • •, a 
v • i ® L being 3o0 feet long, inside the gates, 105 
. 1 ic v which will be necessary m order to thresh f ee t wide, 91 feet in clear—height to deck 
lUart of rri„ 1-_• _• ,• , , ^ . tt i * P 
YOUNG MECHANICS—THE WAY TO RISE.; 
We stated last week, (says the Scientific 
American,) that a few of our mechanics 
rose directly from the workshop to impor¬ 
tant places in the Republic, and we also 
stated that but a few of the great many 
were qualified to fill important stations 
even in conneciion with the trades they 
learned. Why is this? Is it not possible 
taming 
haft of 
Currant and Raspberry Jelly 
bark on each side of the incision just wide gam, to gratify some rivalry in extravagance, ove 7 a quart of redTurrants « 7 
enniirrli tn sulmil Ur fixvx nrrmi .^,1 K...i I or feel the deliffht which the dowdV m/n- I , - 1 " ( l uai ° 1( -i currans, a quart o with 
smoothly off now, so that it may completely «» -option of more than fifty papers of it , and S U « STt 
fit, A bandage of the soft matting is my choicest flower seeds, during the past Plvc , lTlnri , -r t> , / J ’ 
now tied pretty firmly over the whole winter for my garden, from Mr. Newcomb. D in< aDDle and Dut^t intodi^nro'P 6 ‘ 10 \v j- 
wound Fin- 3 commencing at the hnttnm it , J A „ _ . pmeapple, ana put it into the preserving- With a diamonc 
and leaving* the bud andVe foolstaHi “!,7 ^ “ T ^ W “ h °"f ST? wh j te t S “§ ar to 
the leaf only exposed to the lM,t and air Wltl1 h ' 3 hne d ' S P k y ° f " 0WerS; and ,f an P° U ,? d ? f ‘i U,t; ? l ‘ r . 1 • and bo ‘! 11 »■>« may be ruled 
Af to ,.u. n t , t a f , amateur cultivator of flowers will bear the 4,1 ltls wel1 mixed , and thickens sufficiently: as 2,400 to an inch 
enough to admit easily the prepared bud. or feel the deli g bt which the power svp- wb ; te currants and a nnJt ?! wlthease * To keep the engine in operation about 40 feet. It is warranted to take up 
Taking hold of the foot-stalk of the leaf V ose ^ to attend wealth confers.” put the whole* over the fire, stir them ^ind 12 bours ’ re( l ld res about half a cord of the largest ship in the U. S. Navy, with 
insert the bud under the bark, pushing it In this connection I as one individual boil them about ten minutes, then rub them wood > so ma y be seen at once, that it a rmtl ment,<fec.,onboard,and itis theopin- 
gently down to the bottom of the incision, am most happy to acknowledge, in ad- through a sieve, strain the liquor while hot can be run at a cheaper rate than it would 17 ° ^ a 
s.^&s^r^sr 7 ^ sixoreighl *> T 
smoothly off now, so that it may completely the ^ception ot more than fifty papers of it , and tr S eat it „ d f ru P cted fj a p ^ jdly! r July isoi *****' of th ? 8to “ docl ; a ]; BrooWyn, New York, 
fit, b. A bandage of the soft mattino- is m y choicest flower seeds, during the past r> t t-> i J ' ” J y ’ 1 1- and 4br ee times that of the docks at Nor- 
now tied pretty firmly over the whole winter for my garden, from Mr. Newcomb, pin^n^ w 7 T-' folk and Boston. 
wound, Fig. 3, commencing at the bottom, He may be expected at the next State Fair nan whh one n?,7d f fi i ^ TH a diai , nond ] p01nt > ln a g°° d rubn g 14 » said that a floating dock might be 
and leaving the bud and the footstalk of dii? 7 Gpe ! 7 StuteFa.r V nn with one pound of.fine white sugar to machine, employed by engravers, parallel built every year at Pensacola for the inter- 
the leaf only exposed to the light and air W 11 US mG dls P la ^ of fi° wers > and if an ® «>7 pound of fruit, stn it, and boil it un- lines may be ruled upon plate glass as fine est only of the money which would be re- 
After treatment. _In two weeks after flip amateur cultivator of flowers will bear the 4 >1 J 4 is well mixed, and thickens sufficiently: as 2,400 to an inch. This would appear in- quired to construct there a stone dock of 
operation you will be able to see whether sacrifice and the 4oil of a journey from 16 • '7 8 |I aIn ^ P ° Ur i U int ° the J ar !’ and wbe . n credlble > y et 14 1S s4a4ea b y g° od authotity; the capacity of the one referred to, and en- 
the bud ’“JenX to ph.mpn^smiles beyond Troy to enliven the exhibit, - d yet, for all this, there are insectoriai gineer? aAow of opinion that excavated 
freshness, if it has Led, ?o« ,‘nay if the then surely those from Western New York 'S ZT™ *** ^ h 
j . -j- O J 7 ^ O XjlK ' CkXi ' 
ipple jelly.— Mrs. Bliss. I than any of these lines. 
ited by moving the lower sash. shop as any where else? Do mechanics 
To Benj. Kraft, of Reading, Pa., for improve- n °t possess the same abilities as those who 
lent in boxes and axles for saving oil. follow the professions? Yes. Well then 
To Henry Whitney, Jr., of Cambridge, Mass., why is it they are not in (reneral fit to 
•r improvement in inkstands. march out from the workshop to fill the 
To J. B. Wickersham, of Now York, N. Y., for highest and most honorable offices, 
nprovement in iron fences. The answer is, they do not in o'cneral 
To H. w. Sabin, of Canandaigua, N. Y., for try to qualify themselves to fulfil their 
nprovement in bedsteads. proper duties, as citizens of this great Re- 
To J. P. Paine, of Worcester, Mass., for im- public. We suppose that our mechanics 
rovement in spectacle frames. themselves would be planet-struck, if it was 
To A. Palmer and S. G. Williams, of Brock- proposed to run one of their number for 
