MOOllE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
discovered tho same on my coo, end store p” 
cattle which had been fed on hay alone. I Rensadaer co., $10. 2. David Conradt, Kensse- 
Breeds of Swine. 
with salt twice a week. The moving of the i ear countv, .$ 8 . 
swelling on my fat cattle, I think, is caused The sample of Wm.P. Conradt far exceeded the 
by currying, as I have them curried twice a jaws—Jeremiah Parker, Watertown, Jefferson 
day. My cows and store cattle are not cur- count y ) 41 bushels on 1 1-10 of an acre, §10, 
ried at all, and the swelling remains in the Potatoes—- 1. Peter Crisped, Jr., Hurley, Ulster 
game place, namely, over the left kidney; county, 554 bushels on II7-l00acres, (Yampota- 
ba u P ’ . 11 10 . 11615 . 2. Jeremiah Parker, Watertown, Jeffer- 
.1 i a c nrrn fir « AWAll Oil Ollft ) V 1 . , ^ ,nn 
and, what to me is singular, all swell on one 4l0 budw i 8 on 1 4-100 acres, § 10 . 
side. Another statement of the potato crop was not 
If any person can name the disease, and within the rule. 
'I ...... Seedling potatoes, by A oluey Rogeis, Chatham. 
givo its cause and remedy, ho wnl confoi ^ ^_ No statement complied with the 
a favor.—A Subscriber, Barry, J\. Y.. i eb. ru]c8 of tbe Society. 
- Carrots —N. <fc E. S. Hayward, Brighton, Mon- 
Raising Lopped Horns, &. roe county, 600 bushels on 55-100 acres, $ 8 - 
Eds. New-Yorker :—Can you inform me Flax— 1. Benj. Aikin, Pittstown, Rensselaer 
through tho Rural how to change tho form county. 23J£ bushels flax seen, 445 pounds flax, on 
of tho horns of cattle. I have a matchod cYoaer W-Frederick N. Tobey, East Bloom- 
pair of 3 year old steers, except that their g e jj i 3 ^ 22-60 bushels on six acres aud 100 rods, 
horns do not turn up alike. — S. B. J., Au- §5. 
county, 108 30-48 bushels on 4 4-10 acres, Trans, ent sections of tho Union, to solicit mem- Breeds of Swine. for supplying the market with meat to be eaten <j 
Buckwheat— 1. William P. Conradt, Bushwick, ber8 l,]pB and promote the interests of tho - ires 1 , am 01 lacomng, as a ove men ionc' , 0 
"mssclaerco $10. 2. David Oonradt, Rensse- , was aS8 ig lie d to the mem- Below we conclude No. 2 of Mr. How- other for making at^ pork for banehng Ac. 1 h,s 
ir countv, $8. - = •’ b . , . , ,. . ...... classification will therefore be adopted m the ); 
The sample of Wm.P. Conradt far exceeded the bers of the committee from those sections art> s series of articles on this subject: remarks which follow. We will first consider Y 
her in quality. respectively as follows : Before proceeding to a description of the various those whose special characteristic is the formation y 
Beans J erem iah Parker, Watertown, Jefferson ^ Nqw En Hand—Marshall P. Wilder, breeds, we will observe that the general wants of j <)f fet And> a8 Raving been the principal stock X 
unty, 41 bushels on 1 wu 01 an •‘ ’ of Mass.; William S. King, of R. I; Moses community hi relation to pork, can be best sup- in cbanging the character of the old English, wo <! 
Nowall, of Moss. plied by two description, or classes of bogs, one will noliceftot of all. ! 
,) §lV). 2 . Jeremiah Parker, Watertown, Jeffer- For New York and New Jersey—Hon. C 
u county, 410 bushels on 1 4-100 acres, $10. John A. King, of New York. .—. ~... S 
siggva 
relius, JY. 1., Feb, 8. 1853. 
Remarks.—K eep your steer in the stable 
with a weight of three or lour pounds at¬ 
tached to tho horn, and so arranged by pul¬ 
leys. as to draw it in tho direction desired. 
This will secure the c’nango in form in a few 
weeks time.—E ds. Rural. 
AGRICULTURAL, INTELLIGENCE. 
N. Y. State Ag. Soc.—Annual Meeting. 
Pears —Ellwanger it Barry, large silver medal. 
For Pennsylvania and Delaware—Dr. A. 
L. Elwyn, of Penn. 
For Virginia. Maryland and the District 
of Columbia—C. B Calvert. Esq., of Md. 
For North and South Carolina, Georgia 
and Alabama—Richard Peters. Esq., of Ga. 
For Ohio and Indiana—Dr. Arthur Watts, 
of Penn. 
For Wisconsin and Northwestern States 
—Dr. J. D. Weston, of Wisconsin. 
For the rest of the Union—J. C. G. Ken¬ 
nedy, Esq., of the Census Bureau. 
The publication of a quarterly periodical 
Downing’s Fruits. John S. Goold, Albany, copy p) rs . Elwyn and Watts, of Penn., and Mr. 
Barry’s Fruit Garden. P. Barber, Homer, Diplo- (j ALVKRT 0 f Maryland, have promisod to ~ ~~ 
ma and Downing’s. Peter Barber, Homer, copy . . \ . . 
Thomas on Fruit. E. S. Hayward, Brighton, contribute original articles. CHINESE SWINE. 
Monroe, Diploma and Downing’s. M ilson, i hor- j (j q, Kennedy, Esq., Corresponding >p nR Chinese. _There are doubtless several I proportion to the bone and offal. Those brought 
field, copylTomas. F."w. 1 . ay,° Greece!’ copy Secretary, is charged with the editorial breeds of swine in the “Celestial Empire.”— from their native country, have seldom that per- 
Downing. Robert Brown, Greece, Diploma and supervision of this publication, and, from the Specimens brought from that country are frequent- fection of symmetry which is most estccm'ed iu 
Downing. Hart Massey, Watertown, Jefferson , amount of resources at his command in ly seen presenting so marked a contrast of char- animals of Ibis kind, and which the cross-hied 
... llATOnirur’.! Rornu't J .I. Thomas. Mace- ... . - J . . 1 ,, , , .. .TLr> 
CHINESE SWINE. 
the State Agricultural Society lias just closed Wavi 
a very interesting, and it is to bo hoped, a °<y rapcs . 
profitable session. The attendance from Fiuit Gar< 
different parts of the State was liberal, and 
composed of men who have long been idea- Winter 
tifiod with the active work of tho Society. g ne> 
Western New York contributed largely to Spring 
tho winter exhibition as will be seen by tho 
premium list. In tho fruit department. yj ad j 30n ( 
Monroe county stands pre-eminent, num- Rye— 1. 
boring amongst its contributors, E. S. Hay- county, § 
ward, Brighton; F. W. Lay and Robert sel J^°“, 
Brown, G recce; J. Merritt, Penfield ; J. H. wag £“ r ^ 
Watts, Wm. Buell, A. Frost & Co., and Samuel M 
Friend Moore :—Tho Annual Meeting of Downing. Hart Massey, Watertown, Jefferson 
ie Stato Agricultural Society has just closed ftSi 
Grapes —N. C. Hayward, Greece, copy Barry’s 
Fiuit Garden. 
GRAIN AXI) SEED. 
Winter Wheat, 5 bushels—Aaron Houghtaling, 
New Scotland, Albany county. Soule’s Wheat, 
very fine, weighing 62 ibs. per bushel, §8. 
Spring Wheat—1. David Couradt, Buahwick, 
Rensselaer county, $8 2. George K Eel Is, Clin¬ 
ton, Oneida county, $5. 3. Ii. S. Ransom, Feuner, 
Madison county, §3. 
Ry e —l. David Conradt, Bushwick, Rensselear 
county, $5. 2. W. P. Conradt, Bushwick, Rens- 
selear county, $3. 
Four-Rowed Barley —1. Obediali Howland, O- 
wasco, Cayuga county, 52 lbs. per bushel, $5. 2. 
Samuel Morgan, Watervliet, Albany county, 41 
the Census Bureau, he will he able to fur 
nish much valuable information. 
Tbe Committee have prepared a memo¬ 
rial to Congress, asking for " a portion of the 
money now annually appropriated to the 
Patent Office for the preparation of the 
Agricultural Report and the Collection and 
Distribution of Seeds,” with a view to the 
lv seen presenting so niRrked a, coutnist of char* animals of this kind, and which the cross*hied 
ar.ter that no one would hesitate to pronounce descendants soon acquire by skillful breeding. The 
them of different breeds. They vary greatly in pure Chinese fatten too much on the belly and too 
color, from white to black. Some of the early little ou the back, and the fat is inclined to be soft 
importations made to England and thence to this and oily. Youatt says “ they do not make good 
country were black, and the idea appears to have bacon, and are often too fat and oily to be gener- 
been held that this was the invariable color of j ally esteemed as pork.” The females are some- 
Chincse swine. Hence, Culley, who wrote in I times singularly prolific. The improvement which 
the year 1784, speaks of them as “ the Chinese, or 
black breed.” Youatt makes two distinct varie- 
has been effected by means of tho Chinese race, 
has resulted in the first place from lessening the 
Ellwanger & Barry, of Rochester. The lbs- P er bushel, $3. 
. /> .... Two-Rowed Barlcu —1. David Hess, Fenner, 
fruits were very fine, particularly the win- countj He ^, Barley, 53 lbs. per bushel, 
ter pears of Messrs. E. & B. Ihe contn- .g,- o. R. S. Ransom, Fenner, Madison county, 
be all that it was expedient to solicit from 
Congress at the present session. At another, 
the establishment of an Agricultural Depart¬ 
ment, with a Cabinet Officer at its head, will, 
bo urged. 
It is understood that the views of the 
tor pears of Messrs. E. & 13. Ihe contri- 2 . R. S. Ransom, Fenner, Madison county, It is understood that the views of the 
butions from Rochester and vicinity, alone Hess’ Barley, 51 ibsjser bushel, $3. 3. Obediah p reg j dcn t elect are most favorable to tin- 
exceeded all tho rest presented in quantity, ^^ ,1 ^ 0wasCO ' a ^ U ^ a C0Ulil -> interests of Agriculture, and there is reason 
not to say quality. Add to this a fine col- Oals—\. Teter Crispell, Jr., Hurley, Ulster co., to believe that he will not be behind lrs 
lection from T. G. Yeomans, ot Walworth, 42 lbs. per bushels, $5. 2. David Conradt, Bush- predecessors in his recommendations upon 
an exceedingly creditable one from Paris wick Rensselaer county, 39 ite. per bushel. $5 tho 8ubjo( *. 
„ '' , , 3 c W. Eells, Westmoreland, Oneida county, 39 L UJ 
Barber, of Homer. Also, a select variety busbe ’ 1( $2 . -— 
from Hart Massey, Watertown, and it will y e // ow Corn—1. Charles W. Eells, Westmore- THE AGRICULTURAL PRESS. 
bo discovered at once that the vicinity of land, Oneida county, $5. 2. Samuel Morgan, - 
Albany contributed next to nothing to this Watervliet, Albany county, $3. 3. O. Howland, A House hath a Countenance. 
denartment of the show. 0wasco, Cayuga county, § . Friend Wight, of the Prairie Former. 
department ui mw »uuw. Beans—\. R. S. Ransom, Fenner, Madison co., . ’ ... . . . . . . 
I havo not full notes of the exhibition of Canada beans, $5. 2. O. Howland, Owasco, has an instructive article thus entitled in his 
fat cattle and sheep, or of tho dressed Cayuga county, large white beans, $3. 3. David last number. Wo copy the concluding para- 
1 , ,, n( i w :ii Conradt, Bushwick, Rensselaer county, round b 
meats, poultry, grain and seeds, ana win J grapLs. 
leave that part for future notice. Butter Peas _ 0 Howland, Owasco, Cayuga county, $5. There is in fact a sort of distant and par- 
in abundance, and of fine quality was on Timothy Seed-1. O. Howland, Owasco, Cayuga tially intangible analogy between the sepa- 
-’"*1 
THE AGRICULTURAL PRESS. 
A House hath a Countenance. 
Friend Wight, of the Prairie Farmer. 
Ml’"" ' 
leave that part for future notice. Butter 
in abundance, and of fine quality was on 
There is in fact a sort of distant and par¬ 
tially intangible analogy between tho sepa- 
. 1 * ' . r. A 11: 
the ground. Choice Cheese from Moses county, §5. 2. C. W. Eells, Weatraorelaud, Ouei- rate features ot the face and the dwelling. 
B,„,l Watertown, and P. I.otner, da count,, $ 3. ^ Wo ^-PP-^ wal, ot tin, taco and 
received deserved notice, and premiums 
Butter — 1. Joshua Ballard; Homer, Cortland mouth to answer for tho door, the windows 
They are 
sideration 
the most favorable place that could have 
been named. 
Tho expenses of tho Society have been 
very largo, and I think facts would show 
them unnecessarily so, but as every thing is 
left to tho Executive Committee, and tho 
money comes from the people, “all for Ag¬ 
riculture,” there may bo an impropriety in 
Best fat ox, 4 years old and upwards —A. E. Gil¬ 
bert, §30. 2. Same, §25. 3 Ira Rix. §20. 
Best fat steer, 3 years old Robert Rome, §25. p erynce t 0 love a house without eaves or cor 
fault findino-. More extended notes will be Schoharie county. 
Three years old heifer —B. McNeil, Carlisle, 
furnished hereafter. Yours, w. 
Tho following are the officers of tho JY. 
Y. State Ag. Society for 1853 : 
President— Lewis G. Morris. 
Vico Presidents—1st district, Richard L. 
Allen; 2d do, William Kelly; 3d do, Geo. 
Vail; 4th do, John Bookman Finlay; 5th 
do, George Geddes ; 6th do. It. H. Van Rens¬ 
selaer; 7th do, Joel W. Bacon; 8th do, Si¬ 
las M. Burroughs. 
Corresponding Secretary—B. P. Johnson, 
of Albany. 
Recording Sec —Erastus Corning, Jr. 
Treasuter—B. P. Ivirtland. 
The committee regret, that, more premiums were 
to come to some of our styles, which require 
a generously overhanging eave to his dwell¬ 
ing. If he is content with browless and dull 
not at their disposal, and recommend a volume of looking eyes, ho maybe also content with 
Transactions to each of the other competitors. unadorned and bare windows, and it a pug 
Best long wooled sheep, two years old and over — noso does not offend him, ho should by ah 
1. Huugerford & Brodie, Jefferson county, §10. means not reject a corresponding chimney, 
2 E.- Gazbv, Dutchess county, §8. 3. Leonard for there are, 
Jenison, New Lebanon, Columbia county, §5. than pug noses, aud we have even seen such, 
Long woolcdj two years and under— D. S. Baker, on a dwelling constructed at an expense of 
Ontario county, §8. ten thousand dollars. 
Middle woolcd,lwo years and over —D. S. Baker, It does not lessen the use of tho eyes that 
!. ' they are bright and sparkling; nor of tho 
Cross breed, two years and over —1. D. S. Baker, bair that it shades, in a proper degree, the 
0. 2. B. McKneely, §8. 3. J. YVinne, $5. face, nor of the nose that it is symmetrical. 
.in fact, more pug chimneys oral importations, comprising some of the best m.iinet. . 
3 S, aud wuhave even seen such, specimens of the breed to be had in England, I No. 3 wi icgnenina ew wee s 
Tiie Improved Suffolk Breed. — This breed | from 1842 to 1848. He also imported specimens 
is one of the most highly esteemed and valuable | of the Middlesex, and of the white Essex breeds. 
sideration Cheese- 1. Moses Eames Rutland, Jefferson no one can foil at a glance to see that the shaped a8 those ari8 i Dg f rom the Chinese and Suf- with every attention to blood and points. They 
mr a?samo^rre':; 1 1 :.«t ;o,,u,o r •*.s x “oi 001 Jaqucs anJ ot,lor ‘ in 
the most favorable place that could have 0 JZjmrsM ami ^>wards-A E Gil- P°£ ant .J nd teaturethenose XIlefoTre am blfifcw better breeds in tlie King- L. G. Morris, Esq., of Fordham, Westchester 
boon named. . u r $25 3 Cllix. ^ ^ouXt bv fn- dom than the improved Suffolk.” He states that county, N. Y., has bred fine Suffolks for several 
Thn flrnflnRftR of the Societv have been shaved close to the scalp lie ought by in- ‘_.. cf-nrl- first, obtained from the late Mr. 
ineut about the hips.” He concludes:—“ On the vicinity ot Boston. 
whole there are but few better breeds in the King- L. G. Morris, Esq., of Fordham, Westchaster 
dom than the improved Suffolk.” He states that county, N. Y., has bred fine Suffolks for several 
the greater part of the pigs at Prince Albert’s farm, years, from stock first obtained from the late Mr. 
near Windsor, are of this breed. Martin says this Stickney, and subsequently from importations 
s woiuu snow Best, fat cow, A years old and upwards —1. Augus- n j c0 . jp j 1(3 ] 0V es it merely cropped like a near Windsor, are of this breed. Martin says this Stickney, and subsequent y ' i 
every thing is tus Ross, Preston, Chenango county, §20. 2. W. roun dhead, he might take up with tho Gre- breed “ stands firstand he describes the animals made by himself from England, 
ittee, and tho Felt, $15. 3. S. Gowdy, §10. cian style; but if he admires a fair shading as, “ rather small, but compact, short-legged, and The Suffolks, as before stated, are not large hogs, 
e “all for Aw- , Best fat heifer —Erastus Corniug, Jr., Albany, j 0C > KS ant l ringlets, ho will certainly have small-headed ; the body is round, and they fatten but attain maturity at an early age, and may >e 
readily.” Ilham, in his Dictionary of the Farm, always in condition to kill from the time they are 
says—“ Suffolk pigs are perhaps on the whole the a month old. They readily weigh from 200 to 300 
most profitable breed in England.” pounds at six or ten months old, and a proportion- 
For the introduction of the improved Suffolk ato weight at twelve months. Ihe pork is so 
pi^ into the United States, we arc indebted to the much esteemed that it generally commands from 
late William Sticknev, of Boston. lie made sev- a cent to two cents a pound extra in the Boston 
2. B. McKneely, §8. 3. J. Winne, §5. 
Cross breed, under two years— D. S. Baker, Onta- | ne jther is tho ehimnoy any less adapted 
rio county, §8. 
DRESSED MEATS. 
Ix>ng iroolcd sheep—1. D. S. Baker, Ontario 
to carry off smoke, because it is of proper 
height and contour, nor the windows any 
* S i* 1 /• !• Li. 1C _ A.. _1 _1 
Onondaga vs. Turks Island Salt. took occasion to examine them. The result 
—- is, that it is almost impossible to discover 
Some year and a half ago, Mr. Conrad, j any difference. The greatest i3 in the loss 
U S Secretary of War, ordered experi- j of weight, after being boiled for an hour 
- 1 . . . i *iTi(] 0 half As a sreneral thing, there is 
ments to bo made m packing pork, to test j ^ Jn w ; ghtthat 8ahe d with Turks 
tho relative qualities of the Onondaga solar j j s j aiu ^ tban w j t h the Onondaga solar salt, 
salt with Turks Island. Each hog was cut : j n mos t cases, tho meat is represented as 
tho rel 
salt wi 
lh tho Onondaga solar salt, 
tho meat is represented as 
Executive Committee—Iheodore C. Pe- county, $5. 2. Patrick Downey, Albany, §3. 
ters, J. T. Blanchard, William Buel, Charles Middle, woolcd — 1 . D. S. Baker, Ontario county, 
Morrill, John A. Sherman. ^5 2 . Patrick Downey, Albany, §3. 
-- . Cross breed —1. K. Mag raw, §5. 2. Patrick 
We give below, a list of tho premiums Downey, Albany, §2. 
awarded at tho Winter show : 
UUI dliaiucv it mnu ....... ... . J , ... I ---I- . 
do we not lovo in tho human face ? There and packed in barrels ot tho same quality, brought to this country for packing pui poses 
recommended. 
DAIRY BOTLDINGS. , _ „ T 
TT ... T • Dressed Hoys —Over 3o0 — 1. E. Corning, Jr., 
Horace Clapp, Houseville, Lewis county, stiver Alban \ 2 Mr Rap| , ^ 3 . 
cup, §50. • 11 
1 7 ^ FflWT S. 
Under two years old—D. S. Baker, a premium aro f ew who admire a staring white, for such In short, the treatment of each kind through- 
1st. Joseph L. Swan, Fayette, Seneca county, 
silver medal, §20. 
FIELD CROPS. 
Winter Wheat— 1. Ira Apthorp, Riga, Monroe 
county, 53 9-60 bushels per acre, §20. 
Spring Wheat— 1. Charles W. Eells, Westmore¬ 
land, Oneida co., 30 31-60 bushels per acre, §50. 
Q a t s —1. E. M. Bradley, East Bloomfield. On- 
Turkeys — 1. O.Howland, Owasco, §2. 2. O. f ace } s J n doubt; why shall wo run after 
Howland, $1. t’neso wretched browns and brindles for our 
belongs to tho dead, and not to tho living. ou (. wus t j 10 san io in all particulars. Tho 
Why should that color any more easily suit \y as hington correspondent of the Albany 
us in the dwelling ? There aro fewor still, 6 
who lovo a black or a hue so dingy that its Argus says . 
This pork has been packed for more than 
13 months, and a few days since I saw some 
tario county, 94A bushels ner acre, $ 15. 2. Calvin tamed too late. 
Pomerov, East Bloomfield, Ontario county. 87 1-10 
Pomeroy, East Bloomfield, Ontario county. 87 1-10 
bushels per acre, $10- 3. Benj. Enos, De Ruyter, 
Madison county, 1 5 9-32 bushels per acie .§3. Hues to toltow its oovious analogies. me uiniou mates, witu mauutuuns 10 ™ v, , v 1 . s ' ' tr , n f 
•r. . , . Since the adjournment of the United , , ° «, lf i ..ertain t«stR without the least reference to grammar, 01 
Bariev —1. (tumcG, w fttertown, JctiBrson a ltAnqn v»no nrnnpr]v no floul nor n^oro opened titter <1 given timOj ftnu c( ics , , . .. »• i .u inoMiimr r.f ci*Knnl 
“ue! Malta reStl ••*« biSii transacted a.variety of important business. „ had „„o. It ma, at least havo a Bring ^ 
Y/riting for the Papers. 
Dr. Kennicott, ono of the Editors of tho 
Prairie. Farmer, has tho following sensible 
advice to farmers who think they cannot 
write, and yet “ havo tho matter in them 
Capons —1. O. Howland, §2. 2. E. S. Bliss,§1. houses? The color which best becomes the of it opened, and it was impossible to dis- f or tho most valuable and instructive articles: 
Geese —1. E. S. Bliss, $2. 2. O. Howland, §1. human face, is a white, subdued with rod, or cover any particular difference between tho , . „ science 
Chickens — 1. E. S. Bliss. §2. 2. O. Howland, §1. with some of tho browner or less striking two kinds of salt, or to see any difference in J nougn necessity or n a farmer 
Ducks— l. E. S. Bliss, $2. 2. O. Howland, $1. hues varied to suit sex, ago and condition, the quality or preservation of the meat. still—but lam not 
Premiums recommended to carcass Hogs from Mr. Downing, once advised pooplo who were ibis pork was put into baric s mini >crec to ,j 0 ag mv fo t hor did before mo, 
Cayuga, O. Howland, weighing over 600 lbs., de- looking for colors to their houses, to exam- Irom 1 to 100. 1 lie odd numbers being of ‘ U( j ^ eap j n t ho old fashion, 
ineu too late. ino the earth whore they stand, and copy one kind of salt, and tho oven number of P 10 ^. tbit thorn-ire better ways 
_ that. We would rather advise them to look tho other. They wore sent out, ono of each ^rlham 11 ;^^- 
National Agricultural Society. at tho human faco, and without copying its kind, to every military station throughout 1 1 © ? . . * ^ R t B j talk and 
S»«. the adjourninont of tbe United ■»«. «• ^ its obvious analogies. the United States, with instruct,ons to be of 
hues to follow its obvious analogies. 
the United 
o, , * • n 1 Q • * • w x- A house has properly no soul, nor moro 
States Agricultural Society, thoir Executive hog a h „ ma „ po f tr J it . ' and yet , the first as 
19-100 acres, §6. 4. B. Enos, De Ruyter, Madison [ The appointment of agont3 in tho differ- 1 expression. 
