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mom’s RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
middle, betwixt two drains, the crowns will 
bo in a similar position; so that when the 
DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE. 
And thus it is, the world over. Our minds Marl is also the best manuro I havo ever POULTRY RAISING, 
and morals are subject to constant influence tried for fruit trees; any one putting out a Ax rccont mect} of the Concord Far . 
nnd + o>vn/'no I vOT rttJMHO* IlV T. 1111 1 i • _ _1. ...1 „ V . . ° . 
tvitiiin a fow years, many favorable and modification, gradual yet lasting, by the 
objects 
nursery or planting an orchard ot young mcrs ’ Club, the question being, “Is the 
trees in th spring would be repaid if they raising of poultry profitable T Mr. James 
brought marl twentv miles to put round the P. Brown said he had entertained the opin- 
trees! I have an abundance and to spare ion that the raising of poultry could not be 
of tho soil and sub-soil, but Li Scotland, tions that make all men happier, their homes 
from 15 to 30 feet is generpdy considei ed m0 re beautiful, and tho whole world better, 
as about tho right distance It ma y bo lald The c ; t j eSj villages, hamlets, and rural 
down as a goneial lulo, that, whe . districts of Western New York begin to cx- 
drains are 15 feet apart they will require to hibifc nQW foaturo8 and i 00 k more attractive, 
bo cut to the depth ei 24 inches, an w ion stately mansions of tho rich, and the 
30 feet asunder, 3fi inches. ^ _ humble cottages of the industrious, arc sur- 
In cutting drains, the implements requir- rounded by ma nv charms that make them 
ed are few and simple; a common spade and pleasant . Those who 
and one or two somewhat narrower; ant , half a century ago. and estab- 
Symmetry in its early home, flow impor¬ 
tant, then, that tho builders of our country 
should be thoroughly instructed in the busi¬ 
ness of their profession, since upon their 
their lands, I shall feel w’cll repaid. 
Scottsville, N. Y. Dec., 1852. G. W. G. 
GREEN CROPS POS MANURE.-INQUIRIES- 
Eds. Rural :—I wish to make a fow in. 
’ ~ judgment skill good taste, and knowledge GREEN CROPS FOR MANURE.-INQUIRIES. ~ —. 
districts of Western New York bogin to ex- U fUuSUtn A’ wo are dependent for the - Botore C0I ? ing ™ t0 tbo mcoting 
hibit new features and look more attractive. beaut „ race a ‘ n d convenience of that dear- Eds. Rural :—I wish to make a few in. called upon them for a return up to t 
The stately mansions of tho rich, and the est spot on earth, the centre and sanctuary quiries through tho medium of your col- k theiAtaUimentT 01 ' ^ ^ 
humble cottages of the industrious, arc sur- of our social sympathies— Home.” umns, in relation to green crops for manure. on hand M ° rch } lg52 26 fmy]s vaUl0(1 
rounded by many charms that rnako them This is but a fair specimen of the spirit and Which kind of clover is preferable, largo or at.... . ’...’-Sio.oo 
seem splendid and pleasant. Those who style of the literary execution of tho work, small? As it is more liable to “ heave out” Cos potatoes ai»i meat” U a !. w. 65 . ..§ 29,65 
came hero half a century ago, and estab- Every thing is made as plain, easy and the second spring than the first, on clay UN.'.’.';.' ! 19,31 
for tho family, upon the condition that they 
wore to keep an accurate account of ex¬ 
penses, and make a truo return to him at 
the end of the year. 
Before coming in to the meeting ho 
called upon them for a return up to this 
time, the period including nine months, and 
. . t_,i *7. f nr j ° 7 ' v - /4 j . .o ~ - i 5 *> . 1 ifor eggs up to JL/ec. 1 . 
when the ground is hard, a pic.c ior*uo - bgbed themselves in tho midst of an uncul- agreeable as tho nature of the subject dis- soils, would it bo advisable to turn it under Have 82 fowls worth 33 cents each. 
.27,33.. .74.67 
- • v IIOIICIAA HlVUiUVi'Uw- XM.M. -- - - - mvi^uiv ~ ~ »>'-"J ~ ~ ~ - v ~----* ~ --- * p 7 29 0*5 
ing and a shovel for throwing ou 0 soi . t j yated wilderness, built the rude log cabin cussed would admit. Practical Architects, during tho autumn previous, for corn in- J 'i e scfe • * .ll 
The work should bo done neatly and smoot i and took p 0 ssess j 0n 0 f it. During the first who have made the art of building the busi- stead of waiting until the second spring ?— 1 r(>fU >n ninc mo " ths ' ' Y ‘'''' ’ ‘ j'' f L ’ 02 
ly, preserving tho slope gradually fiom t o toi j somG and j ono iy years of their struggle ness of their lives, regard its appearance at Indeed, how long should heavy soils lie in fowlg bad taken care° oV^and"after 
Profit in nine months...§45,02 
top to the bottom.T 
[7b be coiiiinued.~\ 
* Smith on draining. the pioneers In 
f In cutting 3 feet drains,’experienced drainers mahe the . 
width of the top about 18 to 20 inches, and the bieadth of vai J lllg ^oaSOllS 
toilsome ana toneiy years or men- struggle ness oi tneir lives, regaru us appearance <u niaeea, now roug suuum neavy sens no ui bow j s bad beon taken care of and after 
with the forest and its savage dwellers, it this time a public benefit, so useful are its clover, with economy in regard to heaving rea ding this statement, had changed his 
was almost theonly tenement that sheltered teachings and so correct its principles. It out. beforo turning under ? Why more lia- opinion, and now believes that poultry may 
tho pioneers from the vicissitudes of the is only from a belief that it will bo a valu- bio to heave out tho second than tho first be profitably raised in Middlesex county, by 
In time, as tho hardy able aid to those for whose improvement it spring ? 
tile bottom l'o to 12 inches, a 4 feet drain will require to se ttlers prospered, they erected the more is intended that we have ventured to com-I All are aware that some of our lands are care "of These' fowls "were pTmitifuliysup” 
be 26 inches wide at the top and 12 at flie bottom. Buttius coinmod j ous f ramo houso, and surrounded m end it to a favorable reception. Like too low and moist for clovering to advan- plied with such food as is accessible to all 
depends,to o, on the quai d; of^he^soi._ j t w j tb appropriate embellishments. If a similar publications, may its popularity bo tage. Now, is buckwheat positively a safo who usually keep them—corn, oats, meal, 
bestowing upon it the samo attention that 
is given to other farm stock when well taken 
care of. These fowls were plentifully sup- 
depends, too, on the quality of the soil. 
JANUARY-FARM AFFAIRS 
traveler who had passed through this region only co-extensivo with its usefulness, 
twenty years ago, were now to repeat his D. W. Ballou, Jr. 
- twenty years ago, were now to repeat his 
January, the first of the two months add- j ourn ey, he would bo delighted as ho wit- 
cd to the ancient Roman calendar by Ni ma, nossed the many indications of improvement 
was not known as tho first month of the j n plural Architecture that would meet his 
year in England, till 1752 . though in Rome watchful gaze on every side. Ho would seo 
Lochport, January 1, 1853. 
EXPERIMENTS IN THE USE CF MARL. 
or reliable substitute ? Has it all and sin- potatoes, and occasionally fresh meat, such 
, ,, .. as tho plucks of shoep, or tho flesh of young 
gular the properties requned to renovate i e , . ° 
® 1 -lii x TT calves, many ot which are killed when three 
worn out or impoverished lands . flow Qr f om . da ys by those who are selling milk. 
much should bo sown per acre tor turning j\q r . Jacob B. Farmer, said a few yoars 
under? ago ho thought ho knew something about 
it had been so regarded from the adoption that noarly as much progress has been made been waiting for some practical farmer, of 
of tho Numan calendar. This mont i was in the art 0 f building, as has been made in more expC ri e n C e than is claimed by myself, 
named in commemoration ot a Roman t oity, the art of traveling. As our citizens have bo- tQ rcply t0 your inquiries about the applica- 
Janus, who is represented with two laces, como more wealthy and refined, they have tion and va i ue of muck an d marl, 
and is supposed to have been a very ancient natura ll y sought to build habitations in which Having on my farm a bout eight acres 
king of Italy: an impersonation ot Aoaii, comforfc and convenience were more per- COve red with marl from two to four feet 
looking back upon tne antcdiluwan woi c, f ec tly blended wfith beauty and attractive- de ep } over which is a covering of muck from 
with the face and beard of an aged man, neS8; and in many cases this desirable object gix inchcs to a foot in depth, I havo been 
'and forward with a joyous faco upon the has bee n most happily accomplished. ma kinsr free use of it in different ways and 
Editors Rural i _Eor some time I luivo Is grocn-swurd, turned in spring, ndiiptcd. I low Is, but 1 ocontly bad almost como to the 
to turnips and carrots ? conclusion that his knowledge was not to 
. , , . nre i be relied on. He had often found as much 
1 here is no doubt of tho efficacy of plaster ^ fl( from a sing ,„ Ilon through Ul0 
of Paris on some varieties of sous. Are winter as from a cow. Had frequently got 
there any upon which it is either worthless $1,40 per bushel from the grain fed to them, 
7here is no doubt of the efficacy of plaster clear profit f rom a single hen through the 
Paris on some varieties of sous. Are w j n £ cr as f ro m a cow. Had frequently got 
Having on my farm about eight acres or injurious . 
covered with marl from two to four feet 
deep, over which is a covering of muck from 
six inches to a foot in depth, I have been 
making free use of it in different ways and 
injurious ? w. and had received as high as $2.40 a bushel, 
riieips, n. y., Dec., 1852. They should be kept, ho said, in a dry, warm 
-- place. During tho last year his fowls had 
CALVES AND YOUNG CATTLE. been diseased, and ho had received no profit 
- from them whatever. When he had made 
Calves must have good keeping through a profit it was from a native breed. 
With us, January is the coldest month of mer its, on the theory and practice of build- U p 0n tbe bed as it lay in field, but every latter part they will bo older and more able B.’s opportunities for keeping fowls very 
the year. Tho thermometer usually ranges ■ “ The Domestic Architect,” by Oli- 1 ’hnH-who-it to manage common merchantable hay. advantageous; his own advantages were not 
from zero, or a little below, up to 45 above, VER R Smith, of Lockport, is titlo of tho J jt \ Y . ls t stl .‘ 01 , f ’ r th J t0 fill well ‘J They require less warmth than cows and so_ good, but he thought they afforded a 
, „ , on Tim m-ivimmnnfenVl i i x , • , . • „•> T . . ana it was too stiong ioi inai so nn v on. old cattle, and they are frequently kept in fairer opportunity to get at the actual prof¬ 
averaging about o0. T 1 now book to which allusion is made. It is Next its use was commenced upon the gar- open sheds. But they need something in its, than where they are running on the 
is generally about tho 20th, and some imes an elegant quarto, carefully written, finely den ac ted as a mellower of tho ground, our long winters in addition to good hay.— farm, lie had only an aero or two of gar- 
as late as tho 10th of February. The range illustrated, and w'ell printed. Though a and pr0 ye d of more value than any other They are more often costive than older cat- den, and was obliged to keep his fowls with- 
0 f the barometer is about 1.25 inch, avo- homo production on an interesting and ini- „ inn L n T Arpr \ 1RAf ] 11of . pvVontino- tie, and they need something to counteract in somewhat narrower limits than the far- 
raging about 29.00 inches. Wo do not portant subject, no havo no wish to claim Dla < tor _o n „ l<Jkl bein« more than em al to t 1 h ^, toudonc f- docB , h . is - By careful experiment ho 
° ° . . . , . • _j. J . , . . piastci—one lo^a Deing inoie iiiaii equal to do them no harm—oats and Indian are the had ascertained that each hen requires one 
generally have much ram during this mon . tor it any consideration its intrinsic worth three loads of common farm manure. The best. But roots of all kinds are good. Ap- bushel and a third of grain in a year, which 
Most of the vapor is frozen and comes down will not fully justify—its successor failure VC g C t a blos, not only grew very thrifty and pies are good for them, but apples should bethought would not bo at a less average 
like wool. The prevailing wind is west being nothing to tho writer of this, any healthy but were less effected by drouth be crushed. cost than $1,33 a year;—then how shall he 
north-west. more than to any one else who is only than wher0 it had not been applied! , “<* a S 0 ,^ 1 P™ ctic0 to^tie calves by find his profits ? Would she afford him 
Tho Farm work consists chiefly in seeing desirous of seeing what is truo and good * no ther advantage is tho absence of weeds- 410 b , ea< ’j 111 s . talls - 1 ? r eo 01 ° . iem twe1 ' 0 d( -i/.cn eggs in a j ear . u so, s m v or. 1 
. ,, . o'- ° & Anotner aavanrage is tne aosenee oi weeub, may be kept m a pen loose without risk, as pay cost, but nothing more; in allluscx- 
that the cattle and sheep, and ot lei c omes- becomo widely known and appreciated. the marl being free from the seeds with they cannot use their horns with much ef- periments, which had been many, he had 
tic animals are protected from the inclem- The design of the author of tho work is to w hi c h barnyard manure abounds. If the feet. When kept in pens they require a not been able to derive a profit from them, 
ency of the season, and well and seasonably furnish, in a cheap and accessible form, ac- g arde ners about your city should once use great deal of litter to keep them clean and beyond the keeping of some eight or twelve, 
supplied with good, nutritious feed. Cattle tual builders with all the established princi- a few tons of marl they would consider it Lis surprising to see what a quantity which number would provide mostly for 
that are housed should be well littered an I pies and approved rules of constr uction, an object to come out here twelve miles and from a f ow ca lves. “in many places leaves Mr. Simon Brown related some expor;- 
so kept cloan. This is essential. and to urge tho adoption of such changes > ouy that in preference to any thing else.— maybe gathered rapidly at this season by ences in which he had realized larger profits 
If any ewes begin to lamb this month, as experience and observation havo suggest- j p avQ ma de use of marl iu my fallows for the”roadside, and wo sec no better way to from tho investments made in his poultry, 
thev should be tended with great care. If e d. In the hands of intelligent and prac- f or wheat and on ground prepared for corn dis P ose of thom tllan to P ut thom in t J‘° than from any other item on his farm.—.V. 
you havorowon it should bo fed to them tical workmen, this volume will be found and other spring crops, and have received Ul^^to Jhohow ne'n fornosts 08 PUt 1 ^ FaV — _-_ 
with turnips and cabbage; all of which are both a useful and safo guide, and an ac- a double benefit from it. On land where Nvarlh^ cattle are wintered at less ex- FARM FENCING-WIRE. 
•nyard manure abounds. It tho tect. When kept m pens they require a not been able to derive a pront irom tnem, 
about your city should once use great deal of litter to keep them clean and beyond the keeping of some eight or twelve, 
,. , ., dry. It is surprising to see what a quantity which number would provide mostly for 
3 of marl, they would consider i 0 / good manu ^ e m ° y be mado in a winter themselves while the ground is open. 
to come out here twelve miles and f rom a f 0 \ V calves. In many places leaves Mr. Simon Brown related somo expori- 
in preference to any thing else.— mav bo gathered rapidly at this season by ences in which ho had realized larger profits 
ide use of marl in my fallows for the"roadside, and we seo no better way to from tho investments made in his poultry, 
and on ground prepared for corn di *P°se of them than to put them in tho than from any other item on his farm.-.V. 
& 1 , . . , calf pen. It you have no calves put tho L. farmer. 
■ spring crops, and have received leave *' . t the J ho pen for nests . --- 
i <•» , n • l /~\ . l 1 1_ _ O 1 , n a ■mur nTixTririTfo •XTTTT'-ri 
cood feed for owes. 
Yearling cattle are wintered at less ex- 
FxARM FENCING - 
The cows that are expected to calve this to tho stock of knowledge they already produced this year thirty bushels of wheat, such in preference to calves; But calves ZaZTw-lv Ynd 
month should also receive particular atten- possess on the subject of Domestic Archi- where previous t0 its US0) and on the part ! iu 'f ^hitered so^ewhero, and farmers ^ ^ ‘ 
tion. They should bo better fed and moi o tecture. where none was put, only twenty bushels ^fter the "firs^winter. 1 Younw cattle their renewal with such material too costly, 
carefully protected. Your cattle, sheep and T he following reflections on the moral have been raised. more than a year old will live on straw and itbecomes.us tolookabout for somoeffi- 
horses should be fed at regular and stated a nd elevating influence of a beautiful and Where marl and manure have been used poor hay,—but they look better in tho cient substitute to supply t ieir p aoo. otono 
times. Our rule used to be, to feed twice happy home—where innocence and good- sido by side, a plain difference in the growth spring when they have had roots and hay. UnU^lTnflted sections of the country ’ and 
in the morning with hay and twice at eve- „ css can bo but c herished-aro not only of straw and M. havo been readily seen Water SS “i‘ t it bo haS.it V questiinablo 
ning, and once at noon, deeming it better to timely and truo, but well worthy tho serious all the season. I used marl upon a small [Le co^yavd —Mass. Plou <rhman. & whether building field inclosures with them 
feed twice in the morning, rather than to r0 g a rd of all who contemplate building for i 0 t belonging to John McVean, near mo, ___— ' s tbo bes .^ u?0 w0 can a PP^ r tbem t0 > wben 
put thefooder all before tho animals atone themselves and children a homestead. which was almost worthless for wheat or COWS WORTH HAVING. th °nYITUvjU.h SSk subiectYvThoac* 
time; for they will eat more and waste less. . -Nothing has more to do with corn. The soil was clay, and hardly pro- ^ M —=T , M 
Much of your teaming may be done tins the morals, the civilization and refinement duce d any thing. Tho past year, after ‘Stwo com 1 Judging from our own experience and tho 
quaintance with its contents will add much muck a nd marl have been applied, it has pense, and our farmers here prefer to buy 
As the early built and unperishable fen¬ 
ces of our farms are fast wearing away, and 
the scarcity and high price of timber make 
their renewal with such material too costly, 
the cow yard.— Mass, ploughman. 
COWS WORTH HAVING. 
The Poughkeepsie Eagle says that Mr. 
iViucn oi joui luaumig muouuuoimo mu muuiiB, iud whumuuu, <uu icmiumuui, duced any turn". mo past year, alter ; v... ° 
month, such as drawing manure from tho drcSSin * " ith ^ Bcvonty-five 
town, or city, removing compost heaps, &c. yicji and Deformity are in constant kssoci- bushels of corn, and the samo tho second milk t0 furnish his family with milk and 
Rails for repairing and making tences may at ; on _ The moral and refined seek a home y car - Tho third crop was oats, ninety bush- butter, besides which he has sold in six 
he removed this month to their places of use. where tho virtuous influences that are ever 
Wood-chopping may bo well attended to reflected from Beauty and Order are con- 
is tho best uso wo can apply them to, when 
tho vermin they harbor, and tho constant 
repairs to which they are subject by tho ac¬ 
tion of frost and other things are considered. 
Judging from our own experience and tho 
observation of others, wire fence bids fair 
to become a cheap andeffectual material for 
els to tho acre, after which the stubble was 
burned in October, and prepared for wheat. 
Tho yield was twenty bushels per aero, ma¬ 
king four good crops from ono application 
of marl to our poorest land. 
It is my custom to plow land very deep. 
butter, besides which he has sold in six farm inclosurcs. Two years ago wo exam- 
months and six days 203 pounds of butter, 'ned in company with Mr. feamue 1 \ erp.aiick, 
somo time during tho month, whether for genial to theii cultivated minds and moral qq 10 ..; 0 j d was twontv bushels per aero, rna- 
tho market abioad, or fox home consump- &re begt contGnt with rude haunts, as bar- king four good crops from ono application 
tion. r I his should bo drawn to tho house, ]- e n of beauty, as thojr own hearts of virtue, of marl to our poorest land, 
when, in due time, it will be made ready for To the intelligent observer this fact is al- It is my custom to plow land very deep, 
the fire. Every farmer should keep about most constantly visible, and is the subject of ^f ter t ho clover gots a good growth, six hor- 
a year’s stock of dry wood on hand —for it frequent remark. Indeed, it is instinctive- geg arc hitched to ono plow, cutting a fur¬ 
ls better economy to burn dry wood than j ” o yi n ' 1 o ok s'" at the hoarse dwelling" row from eight to twelve inches deep and 
green —and who that gets up in the morn- stand i ng j u repulsive nakedness by tho sixteen inches wide. Tho horses tread 
ing to make tho first fire, has not learned roadside, barren ot all ornament, destitute down the clover, and tho plow moves along 
that it is fiir more convenient. of architectural symmetry and beauty, and g0 easily that the plowman has no difficulty 
Truly has it been said of the frugal bus- ^hffi none ot the surrounding adornments . turn i ng t ho clover all under, which I 
handman, that ho is never out of work. In cretly and instinctively the impression steals term, well manuring in tho furrow. The 
summer, ho prepares tor winter. In winter, up0 n him, that the inmates of that dwelling land is then tilled ready for wheat, when 
s 203 pounds of butter, nod in company witn Mr. toamuel \ erpiancK, 
Tho cows havo had no ot I ishkill, a piece of Mire fence, pci haps 
tur0 eighty rods in length, which separated a 
Clinton Co. Whig says : wheat field from a pasture, in which a herd 
Dh has beon the rounds of cattlo, large and small, had grazed du- 
amounting to $35. Tho cows havo had no 
other food than pasture. 
The editor of tho Clinton Co. Whig says : 
The above paragraph has been the rounds 
of nearly all our exchanges, without being ring the summer, and the fence effectually 
It is my custom to plow land very deep, matched 1 , and wo think it high time we he- v 1 cmistrucRd' at^a 
.. xi 1 x j x, • , irin to brae a 1 ttle about a cow of our own. was rudely xaml ctieapiy constructea, at a 
After the clover gots a good growth, six her- c ha J e ^ CQW which is cap ablo of doing cost of not more than half a dollar a rod— 
sos are.hitched to ono plow, cutting a fur- more than half of w i, at is stated to havo At Whitesboro’, last August, we saw 1 n ti o 
row from eight to twelve inches deep and p ecn dono b y Air. Billings’ two cows. broad bottoms oi the Mohawk, another wire 
sixteen inches wide. Tho horses tread During tho past season, with no food but ffineo of a muchgreator length, wlmli sop- 
fenco of a much greater length, which sop- 
that it is far more convenient. 
Truly has it been said of the frugal hus- 
handman, that he is never out of work. In 
summer, he prepares for winter. In winter, 
so easily that the plowman has no difficulty sufficient milk ci cam 
. J -L family of seven. Had 
pasture, and poor pasture, she has given arated a luxuriant meadow from a lean pas- 
sufliciont milk, cream and butter for our ture where were kept sixty or seventy head 
fa.milv nfsp.vfin. Had we two such cows we ot cows, oxen, and cattlo. It had not been 
in turning tho clover all under, which 1 C ould of courso set all the milk of ono for 
term, well manuring in tho furrow. The butter without disturbing it for family use. 
he either does, or should prepare for sum- are as coarse in mind and morals as tho rude the marl is applied as a top dressing, tho of- 
mer. 1 hus ho moves on in seasonable work tenement they inimbit. \ ct, w hen a little fwhich will ho soon for throo or four 
M thohusvseasons run their re-ul-ir courses farther along, his eyes are greeted with a t0Ct f 
as the busy seasons run tneir xegular courses. re & sidenco . tasteful in design, and cr 0 P s Wlth ver ^ httl ° dima mtion. 
These fine, long winter evenings after the symmetrical in all its narts. renosino- within Some of your correspondents desired to 
lllUL V» 1 Li J W U L uiouuioii'u —. j - . . , , . 
Wo have only onco tested tho number of meadow was a continual temptation to them, 
,unds of butter which all hor milk would when contrasted with their own closely 
pounds of butter which all tier rmlk woult 
yield ; but on that occasion we made six lbs 
-->—= --- - -o--— symmetrical in all its parts, reposing within j —- 1 -- -- •-- - - “ ,Inricultor 
short day’s labor has been done, furnish a the shade of green maples and stately elms, knowhow to uso long manuro for spring for tho trial. Calling her capable ot an ay- " 
good opportunity to replenish the rn[nd with and ornamented with wreaths of clamber- crops. Lot them commence about tho fit- erage oftwoho pounds a week ru 1 10 six The Seas- 
useful knowledge, such as sweetens toil by mg vines, with a becoming grace and har- tesnt h 0 f March and draw out some thirty UnbVLin wou’d nvike we would have 324 ofWestmir 
, .. T l, ... • mony in all its adornments and an air of , . . , , clouDt sno wouia make, \ie woum . 
increasing its productiveness. Idleness like cheerfulness and comfort pervading the en- >°ads in a pile, and if they have muck or pound8 , which is considerably more than the bio expene 
rust, consumes whatevor it fastens upon, t j re scene, a silent yet impressive whisper marl, put on about six inches of either, and 209 pounds of Mr. Billings’. say^it^sno 
unless quickly arrested—while industry ever tells him that Yirtuo and Happiness have pack it down hard. By tho first of May it “ “ ~ ~ . possible aft 
prompts to action, either mental or physical, there a congen'al home — that lovo and will be a good pile of fine manure, and they Corn CdBS. As cob moxa is rea y a gooc e dor 
and generally to both. Pat on, then the the ta of leaching and evapora- and ha.o the cobs clean off, a 
joyous face of Janus and go forward full of ality are never tasted. Tho truthfulness t on which always occur when manure lays ground into meal to feed to their stock— tween tlio 
labor and hope, and not stand looking back of this picture will bo readily acknowledged through the summer to decay, besides the Farmers should, in all things economise tmio^iot^c 
upon the past, feeding on regrets.— w. by tho observing reader. gain of having it so much earlier for uso. thoir cattlo food. & 
broken onco, (as we were told,) by tho ani¬ 
mals, although tho luxuriant grass in tho 
cropped herbage. The fence, too, was a 
feet of which will be seen for three or four J acki ’ ono ounce f rom tho milkings of 3 cheap one—not so expensive as the post and 
crops with very little diminution. days which is at tho rate of about fourteen board, and rail fences adjoining, although 
Somo of your correspondents desired to pounds a week. She had no extra feeding very ordinary in their appearance. . . . 
eraee of twelve pounds a week for tho six TUNT" T n 
months and six days which we have no The Season to Cut Timber— I E. Crouse, 
doubt she would make, we would have 324 of Westminster. Md., having had considera- 
pounds, which is considerably more than the bio experience in tho preservation ot timber, 
203 pounds of Mr. Billings’. says it should be sawed or cut out m the 
1_ _ _ rough for tho purpose intended as soon as 
Corn Cotes— As cob meal is really a good possible after the troo is tolled. If that can- 
food for cattle, wo advise farmers to shell not bo done the bark should all bo taken 
thoir corn before selling, and have the cobs clean oil, as tho worms generally breed bo- 
ground into meal to feed to their stock— tween the bark and the wood. I he best 
Farmers should, in all things economise time for cutting tho timber, ho states, is 
,i •_ _„,xi„ during the winter season. 
