they aro no better than the Chinese varie¬ 
ties, as layers,— that they are inferior to 
them, in uniformity and beauty of plumage, 
_not superior to them in fineness of form, 
_but concede that they are, as a brood, de- 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
men farmers, lot us have it. Please send a The law of adaptation prevails among jglllli?- 
copy of this, Mr. Editor, to President animals as well as among vegetables.— 
Pieuce, — with the best Respects of 
Hugh T. Brooks. 
Maple Grove, Wyoming Co., N. Y., 1853. 
cidedly larger in size. In the judgment of qoNDENSSD CORRESPONDENCE!, 
common senso then, is there any thing in . 
all this, to justify tho enormous prices paid 
for them ? And in tho judgment of com¬ 
mon sonso, will not tho persons who have 
paid such largo prices, when a year comes 
Spring Wheat.—The “Fife” variety. 
Hence, wo find, that animals are not only 
affected by tho kind, or quality of their 
food, but aro also more warmly clad in cold 
countries, than in warm. May not this law 
affect tho growth of wool in the two Statos. 
If so, this fact may answer tho second 
round feel “rather thin,” and pronounce around to find what could bo done to ieme- 
Friend Moore:— Having almost lost my inquiry. # 
crop of winter wheat, for two years past, by But it may be said, that Ohio is in tho ggfr ?'”- 
tho weevil, or wheat midge, I began to look same latitude with the central part of Spain, , 
tho present excitement, in its true character, 
« a superlativeIhumbug ?” 
dy the difficulty. The best thing I could 
find was some Fife wheat from Canada, 
extending neither so far north, nor so far 
south as tho extremes of that country.— 
True, but Ohio is a low, level country, while 
Shanghai. 
DIPLOMACY. 
What has a farmer to do with diplomacy? wanted; I procured tho seed and sowed 40 
Why intrude such a subject upon an agri- acres; tho first 10 acres was in corn the 
cultural journal? It is truo when diplo- year before. I sowed on this, \\ bushels 
matic agents want monoy, tho farmer must per acre, on tho 15th day of May. The 
which I was assurod by a gentleman from Spain is almost wholly mountainous; and 
there, would not rust if sown as late as the tho sheep aro chiefly fed in the mountain- 
first of Juno. This whs just tho thing I ous districts. The climate and soil of Spain 
wanted; I procured tho seed and sowod 40 differ also from thoso ot Ohio. Hence, it 
acres; tho first 10 acres was in corn the any difference in wool growing, exists be- 
year before. I sowed on this, 1 J bushels twoon tho two countries, it is also explained 
V _ . .< i e i , i* TT n _ D . j 
jjgap ) 
milk, which had boon saltod. So far as I 
have observed, salt may bo safely left boforo 
turkeys and other fowls, when they have at¬ 
tained to some size, as it is to bo found on 
barn floors all winter, whero hay has been 
salted. But it would seem, from the above 
fact, that tho crops of young turkeys aro 
not adapted to its use. Tho books mention 
certain other articles as injurious to them, 
marrowfat peas in particular, but I have 
never known any ill effects to turkeys from 
this description of pea, nor can I see why it 
should be poisonous to them more than tho 
other varieties. For drink, lot them be sup¬ 
plied with water, placed in shallow vessels. 
After a few weeks the young brood may 
be allowed to accompany "tho mother in her 
rambles, with full liberty to go whero she 
pleases, giving hor tho range of a pasturo if 
practicable. They wall soon learn to forage 
bv the law of adaptation.—H., Doivn East, 
pay it ; when economy becomes vulgar, and crop riponed tho last days of August, and February, 1853. _ 
nine thousand dollars a year, and nine thou- did not rust, although on Genesee river Cost 0 f p 0 rk. — An Experiment, 
sand dollars for outfit would wont do, the far- flatts, but was a very little pinched on ac- Dear Rural:—F ew farmers have been 
mermust cultivate tho graces of charity and count of tho extreme drouth at that time. ticular cnough to ascertain tho expense ' 
liberality. Ambassadors rely, it would seem. The produce must have been o0 bushels oi 0 f making poi’k, myself among the rest, so 
in these progressive times, upon tinsel or- over, per acre; I being sick at tho time ol j c 0 nc | ut i c( j j would experiment thereon, 
nament and well-cooked dinners, for that hauling and thrashing, it was not kept Qn th<j 18th of Dec ]ast> : put int0 tho 
“high and distinguished consideration, separate. p 0n ^ree pigs; their united woight was 
which onco depended upon talent and pub- I think it should be sown about 2 bushels „ Th«v were fed three and one-half 
pt • practicable. J hey will soon learn to lorago 
for insects, which promote their health and 
thriftiness. Dry summers make largo tur- 
^ vf\, koys; tho weather is almost uniformly fa- 
■ •' vorablo to their rambling, and grasshoppers 
jSSSgfv *are plenty. But in wet seasons they thrivo 
loss rapidly; they find fewer insects, and 
w lose many days in remaining idle. A Hock 
WILD TUEKEY-KEN. of turkeys, in foraging for food, spread tliem- 
_ selves at somo distance apart, and thus ad- 
Above wo give tho portrait of a Wild vance, devouring in theii corn so eveiy inset t 
Turkoy-hon, caught in tho woods of tho on which they can fasten thdr bills. As ac- 
J t , _ Tr . , , cidents of various kinds may befall the young 
West and domesticated. o also conclude wall wlinn hmnds nvAhatr.h- 
WILD TUEKEY-IIEN. 
1 , 7 : ’ ,* “ * . * ’ West and domesticated, vv o also concmue chick3) it ig well> whcn two broods arehatch- 
I concluded I would experiment e . . Mr. Dodge’s essay on “ Roaring Turkeys, e d at about tho samo time, to join them to- 
On the 18th of Dec. last, I put into tho commence d in our last. gother, and to house them with their moth- 
which onco depended upon talent and pub- I think it should bo sown 
lie service. Having furnished tho funds, per acre, and if it is possible to cover all the monthS} an( j theti weighed 507 \ lbs 
EEAEING TUBKEYS. 
what more has tho farmer to do with diplo- seed, to do so, as it ripens just in proportion 
macy ? I will tell you what ho has to do 
with it. Whatever concerns his property, 
his kindrod and his kind, concerns him.— 
Agriculture, in as great a degree as com¬ 
merce and manufactures, should shapo the 
foreign and domestic policy of the Govcrn- 
& fa ’ on the 18th ot Dec. last, I put into ino commonce( l j n 0 ur last. gether, and to house them with their moth- 
separate. pon three pigs ; their united woight was —--ors in tho same coop at night. Tho old 
I think it should bo sown about 2 bushels 24Q j bg> qq 10 y wero f e d three and one-half EEAEING TUBKEYS. ones will shortly associate together, taking 
por acre, and if it is possible to cover all tho monthg and thon we j g hod 507 \ lbs. - equal caro of tllc members of the families 
seed, to do so, as it ripens just in proportion ’ ‘ b ht 140ft8 . Dcad weight247 lbs. As soon as the chicks break the shell, it thus united, and forming a double protce- 
to tho time it commences to grow, conse- " 2 “ “ 51 “ “ 130)4 may be known by a peculiarly soft and tion in times of danger. And if it be necos- 
° .. . o ,, « 49 « « 130 tremulous sound uttered by tho mother, as sary to hunt them up at evening, you will 
quently if a portion of tho seed lies on the J _ jf rocognizing tho now _ b orn brood, and ex- thus save many steps by making but one 
surfaco for several days beforo it grows, it 040 507)4 pressing the anxious sensations that now journoy for both flocks. If, however, they 
will be too green when tho most of tho crop is I paid 5 c. per lb, or Si 2 for tho three, and throb in her bosom. I know of no sound bo fed regularly at night, they will soon 
fit to harvest. Tho quality of tho grain is old them at 7c . p e r lb, receiving $37,19 for more touching and plaintive; a sound which learn to come homo of themselves 
, , ,, ® „ ,,, she never makes till this epoch in her ex- At six weeks or two months old, tho young 
tho nearest to our be * ‘ the pork and lard ; (of the latter 1 G^ lbs. so d j gtonce> As they aro hatched, it is well to turkeys begin to “shoot tho red” as it is 
to the time it commences to grow, conse¬ 
quently if a portion of the seed lies on the 
surfaco for several days beforo it grows, it 
will bo too green when tho most of tho crop is 
fit to harvest. Tho quality of tho grain is 
No. I when bought, 1401bs. 
2 “ “ 51 
2 « « 49 
Dead weight 247 lbs. 
“ “ 130)4 
“ “ 130" 
weevils aro gone beforo this wheat heads.— 
I would not recommend sowing sooner than 
solved and settlod. There remains then a the 15th of May, where there aro weevils, 
friendly intercourse to bo kept up between as they were hero till about the first of July 
nations, interchange of scientific and prac¬ 
tical knowledge, emulation and mutual en¬ 
couragement in woll doing. 
Loavo your Lawrences, Rives, and In- 
gersolls, at home,—your literary dreamers 
in dream-land; give us men of science, work- 
them a “'programme of the performance.” 
They shall explore tho country to which 
they are commissioned, and make an “an¬ 
nual Report ” to Congress, containing reli¬ 
able facts touching improved modes of cul¬ 
tivation adopted abroad, the arts and 
scionces, improved implements and ma¬ 
chinery, domestic animals, grains, vegeta¬ 
bles, farm buildings and general manage¬ 
ment, with the results. Thus wo may be 
saved from adopting exploded theories, and 
wasting long years in fertilo experiments, 
when wo might bo introduced at onco to 
tho information and experience which older 
nations have acquired. 
I tako it upon myself to say, from my 
knowledgo as a farmer, that very few ques¬ 
tions touching our whole business, are sat¬ 
isfactorily settlod by experience and oxperi- 
lastyear.—G eo. Shaffer, Scottsville, JY. Y. 
E vergreens. — Ornamental Trees. 
Friend Moore :—I have just porusod Mr. 
Sanfield’s article on evergreens, &c., and 
think fow can read it and not feel that they 
have lost much pleasure that might have 
been enjoyed. It is truo, as I 10 says, that 
setting out trees is tho work of a few hours, 
which, perhaps, would otherwise bo unem¬ 
ployed. I shall havo livod twenty years 
them to tho caro of the mother ? Nature, night prowlers that inrest tarm premises.— 
$20 bo of- vou say, is tho best guardian and provider. Alter they have become accustomed to the 
•hino and a True wore tho mother in tho woods, wild tree on which they roost, they will general- 
VTowing Ma- and u’ndomesticated. But she is under your ly repair to it every evening, seldom mam- 
county Fair to entitle In doing this, however, avoid tho too fro- filing propensity the old one may bo fettered 
premiums awarded.— quent and mischievous practice of stuffing by fastening her logs together with a piece 
quent anu mischievous practice oi stum 
thorn and overloading them with food. 
of list a few inches in length, so as to allow 
They aro but tiny birds, with constitutions her just to hobblo. '1 ho letter can be rc- 
as delicate as can well bo imagined. Shun, moved in a tow days, when the habit ot 
llls 7 u,u ;; They cost mo, perhaps,$10, and they now, in MoWTNG __ l9t Cost of Machine 2 d- , 
isfactorily settlod by expenenco and oxpen- J 1 * J , Mowing.— 1 st. <^osi .01 macnine. -a. the English 
met One farmer guesses that it is best tho os , mate, ofa person.of tasto, enhance Simplicity of Construction. 3d. Durability *1 in Wotot 
. ,, the value of my farm $100 or more. When 4th. Power required for a given amount of „ r „ nl . fnr r 
to fatten spring pigs. Another guesses the work including mam,ol labor. Mh. Quail- ES I 
Devons will make more beef on tho same 
food than Durhams. Another guesses that 
it is profitable to feed grain in tho winter to 
stock; others guess exactly the reverso— 
the combined knowledgo and effort of the 
whole world is required to settle those 
“vexed questions” and unfold tho hidden 
good which is in store for man. 
Wo should havo an exchango of agricul¬ 
tural reports with other nations, and when¬ 
ever we havo an improvement not adopted 
abroad, send it out at once—a plow to Por- 
I look at them and think of the multiplicity work including manuel laoor. otn. vtuaii- broken stato, tho chicks will eat. Tho arl 
of changes that aro taking place—of those ty of work, both as compared with the scythe cle most in use for this purpose, is Indu 
and the manner ot leaving tho grass. Gth moa i ma do into a paste, and this, given 
that come for a time and are gone again— p ac ility of n 
of tho loss of thoso that aro near and dear r0 om in tur 
to us—tho reflection is sweet and consoling even surfaco 
that thoso ovorgreons will stand to remind Reaping ] 
thoso that will follow mo of tho ono that chine. 2 d. > 
set them there, long after he is laid away. 
Facility of managing, comprising time and them - n gmall allowances, will be sufficient toes, Indian meal and skim milk, given to 
room in turning. 8 th. Adaptation to un- Pfjr t | leir p resont w;i nts. They should, for them warm. Of this they will eat most 
even surfaco. a week or more, be kept under cover, and voraciously. They now ramble but little, 
Reaping Machines. — 1 st. Cost of Ma- then they may bo placed out of doors, in preferring rather to hang about the sunny 
chine. 2d. Simplicity of Construction. 3d. some enclosure, to prevent tho old ono from side of the buildings and walls, from which 
Durability. 4th. Power required in pro- rambling. A frequent practice is to tie her they will hasten when called to their food, 
plos, national differences and tho knotty weevils aro gone beloie t ns " iea lea s. mado $8,63 on the lot. Samuel T. Vary, ar j.jg c j a j substitute. Sometimes a chick, in considerable numbers. It may safely be 
subiects of diplomacy, aro pretty much I would not recommend sowing sooner than fjma, JY. Y., April 1853. consequenco of tho polliclo which lines tho asserted, that from loss at this time, and be- 
solved and settled. There remains then a the 15th of May, whero there aro weevils. ------ interior of tho shell adhering to it, is unable fore, not moro than two thirds of the chicks 
friendly intercourse to ho kept up between a s they were here till about the first of July AGRICULTURA L IN TELLIGENCE. tQ free itself. Gentle means may bo used that are hatched, survive. But when they 
J . , . ... c rr , ,, rrn 7V V , _ . .. to separate them, but care is necosssry in have shot tho red, turkeys aro thencolor- 
nations, interchange o scie i i p< lastyear. ■ _’ Mowing and Reaping Machines. the operation, or it may prove disastrous, ward tho hardiest of all poultry. They hare 
tical knowledgo, emulation and mutual on- £ ver rr re ens — Ornamental Trees. No implements in which the farmer is A turkoy will almost always hatch out the literally passed their climacteric, and food, 
couragement in well doing. E ’ interested aro deserving of moro attention larger proportion of the eggs on which she and a plenty of it, is now nearly all that 
Loavo your Lawrences, Rives, and In- Friend Moore :-I have just porusod Mr machines. Tho has sat, and not unfrequently tho whole of they require. This they will obtain, till it 
ot vnnr litorarv dreamers Sanfield’s article on evergreens, &c., and 1 & 1 , , them. 1 have known instances, when, on is time to fatten them, principally m the 
GERSOLLS at home,-your htorar y dreamers read it and n J t feel that they trial of these machines at Genova under the romovi the old one for the first time after fields ; and of course, unless there is a suf- 
m dream-land; give us men of science, v i k , , t b a t m i„ht have direction of the Stato Agricultural Society, hatching, the entiro brood presented them- ficient range for them, they cannot bo raised 
ing men, efficient, practical men, mechanics lia vo . 4 ^ brought together some thousands of inter- selves, as lively as tho four and twenty to advantage. They may soon ho made to 
and farmers—having sent them out, give been enjoyed. It is truo, as lie says, that obge “ verg At a recent meeting of blackbirds in tho nursery song, when tho roost on a tree, provided with boards for 
them a “ programme of tho performance.” setting out troos is the work of a few hours. Renssdear County Agricultural Society, crust of that famous pie in which they were them to make their first efforts at roosting 
m 1 I .v.inn, thn ommfrv to vhich which, perhaps, would otherwise be unem- U1U “ . , * , . baked is opened to the wonder and admira- in a shed or barn, as they sometimes lose 
Ihoy shall explore the country to which >P livod twenty wo observe they proposed to havo a similar tion 0 f alljuvonilo naturalists. their hold of tho roost, beforo they have be- 
tlioy are commissioned, and make an «« p resont place of residence trlal “* or noar Troy ’ l >robably ln JuIy Now that the chicks havo fairlv entered como accustomed to it, and if out ot doors, 
nual Report to Congress, containing 1 eli- next J , ^ ,, , ... At their February mooting, after consider- on life what is to be done with them? Leave may be picked up by somo of thoso mid- 
ablo facts touching improved modes of cul- — 1S a humble, but comtortable dwelling, ^ thQ gubje . ifc wag thom to tho care of the mother ? Nature, night prowlers that infest farm premises.— 
tivation adopted abroad, the arts and an d lacks many things, but ono thing is at- ji eso i ve d That a premium of $20 be of- vou say, is tho best guardian and provider. Alter they have become accustomed to tho 
sciences, improved implements and ma- tachcd to it, of which I am justly proud-I ferod for tho best Reaping Machine, and a True, wore the mother in the woods, wild tree_on w nch they t 
.; nArv dnmostio animals erains veireta- have thirty-eight pine trees, thirteen cedars. Drem i um of $20 for tho best Mowing Ma- and undomesticated. But she is under your ly repan to it every evening, seldom mar 
a “• »0 a 0f f "' il “O 5** b » ******** worked unde,, the so as 
ment, with tho results. Thus wo may be other trees amounting to over one hundred 3, < i i t „°) a ) u i‘ I “ a re'as the committee shall for thom, at least after they aro a day or to be mischievous to the grain fiolds and or- 
saved from adopting exploded theories, and averaging from two to eighteen inches in ^ u The machines to bo afterwards two old, or they will perish from starvation, chards ot neighbois. lo check this 1 an - 
wasting long years in fertilo experiments, diameter. They are all standing within six cxhib P itod at our next county Fair to entitle In doing this, however, avoid tho too fro- ^»ng propensity 
when wo might be introduced at once to redsofmyhouse.fermingasptendd thicket , hcm redraw the premiums awarded- j C . 1 * Ted 1 of it a fow^nchesfn lefgth. so as to Slow 
the information and experience which older which forms an ornament unequalled by art Competition open to tho world. S are b?t tiny bTr5^ with constitutions her just to hobble. Tho letter can be rc- 
nations havo acquired. —breaks oil tho bleak winds of winter—and T he following rules were adopted to gov- ag d ^ licate as ca jj wo n be imagined. Shun, moved in a few days, when the habit of 
T , . . frnm mv furnishes a resort for the littlo songsters that 0 rn the actions of the committee in judging t 00 tho absurd treatment of thrusting a strolling in tho wrong direction is cured.— 
avoi U P° - return each gonial spring to cheer us in the 0 f tho merits of different machines, exhibit- pepper corn down their throats, to invigor But ramble they must, if they aio to get 
knowledge as a farmer tliat vc, y few qne - la8t rt of tho “ three score years and ton.” od an d in determining tho awards : !,to them. But begin betimes re supply thoir living by foraging m the pastures. If 
tions touching our whole business, aro sat- 1 , ^ \ , . oU) a ‘thorn with crumbs, not soaked in wine, as youhavoabodotcabbages,bosurotopro- 
isfactorilv settled by experience and oxperi- ihey cost mo, poi naps,ana tney now, m Mowing.— 1st. Cost of Machine. 2 d— tho English writers recommend, but soften- toot them from your turkeys, or you will have 
mont One farmer guesses that it is best tho estimation of a person of tasto, enhance Simplicity of Construction. 3d. Durability od in w & ater. Tho samo food of which the only the stumps left for yourself. Early m 
“ . . b . ,, ,, tho value of my farm $100 or more. When 4 th. Power required for a given amount of t tu rkev eats except grain in an un- tho fall they should be fed night and morn- 
to fatten spring pigs. Another guesses the j look at them and think of the multiplicity work including manuel labor. 5th. Quail- broken state, the chicks will eat. Tho arti- ing with dry corn. When tho weather be- 
Devons will make more beet on tho same han that are taking place _ 0 f t b ose ty of work, both as compared with the scythe cle most in use for this purpose, is Indian comes colder they may bo supplied at fre- 
food than Durhams. Another guesses that h . and the manner ot leaving tho grass. Gth. mea i made into a paste, and this, given to quent intervals with a mash of boiled pota- 
good which is in store for man. if tho f “ore, long aiierne » laiu away. portion t J work done . 6 th. Quality of work ‘ t o a stake, by a string attached to her leg and having devoured it, repair thither again. 
. rhoso thoughts are calculated to soften the a8 COI n P ared with the cradle. Gth. Facility But with such a confinement she is not well rhus plentifully fed, they thrive most raptd- 
Mo should have an exctiango ot agneu - ^ ec j; Jlgg wo arc too apt to indulge in, 0 f managing, &c. 7th. Adaptation on un- p l 0 ased ; and in ono instance I havo known ly, increasing in sizo, in tho short space of 
tural reports with other nations, and w ion- and ag 4bo trials and anxieties of business even surface and to cutting different heights, a sad fato befall a turkoy thus tied, being six months, from tho woo chick that "as 
ever we havo an improvement not adopted f , . d it « gootbes 8 th. Space occupied and portability. torn in pieces by a strange dog that attack- hatched in tho spring, to the plump and 
abroad, send it out at onco-a plow to Por- f, “f „ 1° '1 tho y oares J’ . »_j„„ All thoso wUbing to compoto, must be- od hor. If it bo desirable to confine tho tempting roaster, it a male of twelve am 
tuval an improved threshing machine to '» >*°»a and lulls ho cares to resk Jom, como m0mll0rs „ f t t,e society and ontor tho mother, it may bo done by placing a crock- fittccn pounds weight, and ,f afomalo, eight 
tugal, an nnprovoa^ ro * HouanroN, Mm, Basm, Monroe Co.,JV. Y. macllinos for compotl(ion b J tho , 5th June ory crate over her, at the sides of which tin. and ton pounds, at Thanksgiving. 
Spain, and a wheel Dari to next th can do so b y addressing tho littlo ones could havo easy passage in and Now, it may be fairly asked, will tho price 
ca. The good we should do would come Wool Growing. Chairman of the Committee, B. B. Kirtland, out. at which turkeys usually sell in the market 
back again. Sot our foreign ministers to “In 1840, Vermont, with nearly a million Esfpj Groenbush Rons. Co., who will give Atnight, and in wetweather, turkey chicks a t that time, pay a profit for tho rearing of 
work in this way and they would be turned less sheep than Ohio, produced moro wool.” all necessary information. must bo safely housed, and tho houso must, them? It is difficult to tell tho precise 
to some account,- whoroae, of late years, T „ 0 indies are suggested by this remark: Ron8seloai . Chant, boasts one of tbo best « ^Kodd Urn S S 
they have made it then prmcipa business —igt. What is tno reason of this differ Agricultural Societies in tho State, and wo one without trouble. I should recommend But when they bring fifteen cents a pound, 
to spend money, and got up a fuss. onco ?” and 2 d. “ Is it probablo that Ohio have no doubt they will take tho nocossary invariably a floor of boards, with tho edges [ believe thoso that raise them are general- 
Tho first condition of success in this re- can bo mado to produce wool in tho samo steps to make tho proposed trial, of implo- and those of the side closely united, so as to ly satisfied with tho profits, taking corn at 
fnr-m is tho reduction of salaries. Pay ono proportion as Vermont ?” monts of the very best character, creditable koep out all intruders. I or want of such a a n average price. At any rate, I have been, 
Sese functionaries twenty thousand do,- In answer to tbo first question two rea- t „ themselves, just and satisfactory to a), ^“"broid o^a SSh “dXuSf 
lars a year, and he can do nothing of course sons may be given . tho kind or sheep , an competitors. It is to bo hoped evoiyma- ; n g of fourteon very early chickens; a rat turkeys a year, and in ono year eighty-six 
but support his dignity, and the place would tho character of tho country. If the sheep c hj n o of tho kind will be represented at tho or a weasel, well skilled in the art of min- young turkeys from six old ones. Intlio 
, H11 , bv favoritism and fraud. On six aro of tho samo kind, or quality, and yet tho tria j t ing, had burrowed under the sides of their rearing of turkeys care and attention are 
OO il-ic 'J . , . i.rr* • _ 4 . _^ ~ __ morln o olnQR ciVAHn nf fVlAITI oil imnnptanf 111 ln/»t Will GmYintl ITUYR llim- 
On six aro of tho samo kind, or quality, and yet tho tria j 
thousand dollais a y , g P difference in tho management will Sale of the late Mr. Webster’s Live Tho floor of tho turkey houso may be cover- pen. hut hero, as in most other pursuits, ill 
haps, afford to work, and he could emply S , . .. Stock.—' Tho live stock of tho lato Hon. ed with fine hay, which should bo frequent- luck is often only another name for a want of 
good assistants at two thousand dollars per explain the difference in tno prouuct, b Daniel Webster, consisting of cattle of the ly romoved for purposes of cleanliness.— attention. It is a pleasant work to have the 
annum “ Europe would laugh.” Lot thoso must be referred to tho second causo : a Alderney> Devonshire, Hereford and Ayr- The cleaner tho chicks aro kept, tho less care of turkeys. They are company tor you 
, ", win j t is timo we illustrated difference in tho character of tho country. shire breeds, shoop, horses &c., was sold at liable aro thoy to ho infested with lice. 1 at all times; first to salute you with their 
laug i w • and sot good oxam- In looking at tho map of tho country, the auction by order of the executors, yesterday, know of no remedy for this evil. Fat or jovial gabbling in tho morning, and ready at 
our republican maxims, a . g first thing observable is tho situation of tho at Marshfield, by Col. Thompson of this oil rubbod on tho chicks, is said to bo ot- any momont to run to you at yourcall— 
plos to oppressed and misgoverned nations. rb f 8 ‘ 4’ ‘ . .. c j tY . Many of tho tho host specimens wero fectual, considering, in this, as in most of And the interest wo take iii thom is all the 
In case of serious difficulty with any nation, two states. Vermont lies wnoiiy nortn oi hfc - n for tho ugo 0 f tho f arm by James tho disorders to which poultry aro subject, greater, from tho caro and solicitude with 
special missions may bo sent out, composed tho parallel of 42^° of north latitude, hav- w p a ige, Esq., but yet tho numbor sold for an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of which wo have watched over them.—Jour. 
f adroit, and able statesmen; but tho regu- ing long and cold winters, and Ohio wholly removal from tho premises was largo. The euro. mi , , of Agriculture. 
lar “ residents at foreign court,- should re- south of 42°. Further, Vermont is a moun- bu^were rich oxporimo^tal far- A. *e To food an 0I to 0 „ 0 thouBand 7.. hun- 
sido in the country, and should ho inon of tamous region, Ohio is more vo . 10 sog w ’ hi( , h woro ivon t b . We | lst or by his ari good articloB of diot. But hero lot mo drod pounds weight, usually takes five yours; 
sound sense, practical and scientific knowl- climate of V ermont is colder ami more va- New Ycr k admirers, in 1850, wero sold for caution against giving any salt with the food while the samo amount of poultry can be 
difference in tho amount of wool is so great, 
unless a difference in tho management will 
ing, had burrowed under tho sides of their rearing of turkeys care and attention aro 
house and mado a clean swoep of thom.— all important. Ill luck will sometimes hap- 
Tho floor of tho turkey houso may bo cover- pen, hut. hero, as in most other pursuits, ill 
To food an ox to ono thousand two hun- 
Lot us have diplomatic 
