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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
spread hand, it should move easily with it, and 
under it, as though resting on a soft, elastic, cel¬ 
lular substance; which, however, becoryes firmer 
as the animal “ripens.” A thin, papery skin is 
objectionable, more especially in a cola climate—8. 
The Hair should be thick, short and mossy in 
winter; line, soft and glossy in summer—1. 
The Udder —pliable and thin in its texture, 
©retort art fertnr. Sfatom Sir's, h, 
G Chemung county, in this Stato, have bo- v —U O' ’ 
___ " coino diseased with tlieso knots, while the 
BlACK KNOT IN PLUM TREES. i , . . , . , LIST OF PATFNT OT.Atms 
plum trees remain comparatively healthy. uiai or; raniHi 
Mr. Editor:— In answer to the inquiry This shows that those different varieties of ,S8HED Fa0M THE raiTE,) STATB8 PATENT 0FFICK 
BLACK KNOT IN PLUM TREES. 
' SftT A i 4, tv n iY V C ( T1 ri ft X A ~ W0 havo lloither tim e, room, nor doscrip- 
auccpuK AXIS. tc. r, rr to f di * ? suffic ° * 
0 Ty 7 such lacility and perfection has boon attain- 
-v- ed m li| o manufacture of the respective 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS P art8 > 1111,1 such the number of persons cm- 
issued f-aoM the unitei) states patent OFFICE P °0 - 1 hat on tlio average a shovel is made 
For the coiling Mv 10, >853. foThol* U"™ .“T 'J 0,, « to ? k ,‘° * ,ore 
_1 ; 10 hole8 through the head of the handle. 
Asahel G. Bachelder, of Lowell, Mass., for im- i!., and in g enuit y and industry 
provemeuts in counter sinks ?v acl,I0V f this really marvellous result 
provemeuts in counte. sinks. m tins model establishment, whose name 
themiali Dodge, ot New Y oik, N. \ , for im- and fame are such, that it has not been able 
provement in pump valves lor years to fill all its orders or to supply 
hi. L. Evans, ol Hartford, Conn., for improve- the demand for its products This success 
meat in washing machines. 18 greatly due to strict observance of these 
Thus. S. Minuis, of Meadville, Pa., for improve- principles, viz: I, that the labor shall be 
meat in invalid locomotive chairs. divided into as many distinct processes as 
Jonathan W. Morrill, of Hampton Falls, N. H., P ° S8lble ; 2 > that each man shall learn but 
for improved ditching machine. one piucoas, and learn that thoroughly; 3, 
Osgood, of Bangor, Me, for improve- por <fozon for hU^oJ^—w Fnlldol mnht, 
T "*T7 S !° TH 7 f dU ? , r ■ ,X th ° « i..dustrio“ foe 
Jno. W. Richards, ot Hoboken, N. J, for im- gainer; 4, that the shovels shall be inspect- 
provement in registering apparatus for printing ed at every stage of their manufacture, and 
presses. " when they are finished, in order to guard 
J no, P. Sherwood, of Fort Edward, N. Y., for against poor work; and 5. that none but 
improvements in machines for making wrought tbo busl; materials shall bo used, 
nails. ^ > tll ° statistics, of “Shoveldom” it is 
Frederick E. Sickles, of New-York, N. Y, for foS l t0 omit t ln g ail reference to its 
improvement in operating and controlling the tons of iron“and 2tom of casT.stoofliFLt 
rudders of steam vessels. dIovr 230 .rw.n r._ .. ‘ 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS 
reaching well forward, roomy behind, and the of a Now Hampshire correspondent, ro- tl 'eos havo a kind of insect not identically 
Upstanding wide apart, -and of convenient spccting tho scab or black knots on plum tbe same, hut belonging to tho same order. 
- trees, 1 will stato what I know respecting it. In tho neighborhood where I reside, the 
POINTS OP T1IK SHORT-HORN BULL. rp. «. T .... , c , . 
Aiio riist I saw ot it was about thirty years tenners say that each ot their plum trees 
As regards the male animal. I have only to re- • • •. v x T , r , ,, A .. . . , . 
mark, that the points desirable in the female are S ’ tho VICUHt y ot Yoi ' k - ^ then aio worth more than two ot their host poach 
generally so in the male, but must, of course, be was supposed to boa disease,as many think trees, but oven here, they are destined to 
For the week ending May 10, 1853. 
Asahel G. Bachelder, of Lowell, Mass., for it 
provemeuts in counter sinks. 
attended by that masculine Character which is now, and not an injury caused by insects, disappear from the face of the earth unless 
Even a certain degree of coareeness is admissible, extending no great distance from the more attention is paid to keeping this dis- 
hut then it must be so exclusively of a masculine place occupied by a grub or maggot, no ease from them. For my part, 1 wish that 
do.-.j.i ipt ion , us novel to be discovered in the females doubt the offspring of a winged-fly or mil- this subject could bo kept before tho read- 
° In contra-distinction to the cows, the head of Ior that Pictures tho twig, and doposits « rs of the Rural, and hope that others will 
the bull, may be shorter, the frontal-bone broader, tho nit or egg—similar to what is called the £ lvo their experience on this subject, in its 
and the occipital fiat and stronger, that it may 
receive and sustain the horn—and this latter may 
seventeen year locusts, but producing dif- 
receive ana sustain me norn—ana tins latter may i\ .. «• . . , . ‘ 
be excused if a little heavy at the base, so its up- 0 odccts on tho twig. I ho locusts 
ward form, its quality and color be right. Neither punctures so deep, and in such closo suc¬ 
ks the looseness of the skin, attached to, and de- cossion for Several inches, that the twig 
pending from the under jaw, to be deemed other .• , 6 
than a feature of the sex, provided it is not ex- <Jl0S ’ and break s oil closo to tho live 
tonded beyond tho bone, but leaves the gullet and wood, and falls to tho ground, which bo- 
columus. It will at least learn somo of our 
plum growers to save their trees from this 
insidious destroyer. I. Hildreth. 
Big Stream Point, N. Y., May, 1853. 
BEANS.-CULTURE AND VARIETIES, 
throat clean and free from dewlap. 
The upper portion of the neck should be full 
and muscular, for it is an indication of strength, 
power and constitution. The spine should be 
strong, the bones of the loin long and broad, and 
the whole muscular system wide and thoroughly 
developed over the entire frame. 
NORTH DEVONS.—THE COW. 
Purity of Blood , as traced back satisfactorily to 
importations of both dam and sire, from known 
English breeders, or as found in the lately estab- in a place in tho plum twig. They may the polo or running boan. They prefer a 
Il8a f llol ' l| - 1, ; ,l)k f<)1 ' Noi-th Devons—40. - easily bo found tho last of Juno or first of ^ght, rich soil, founded on a dry substra- 
I Ac Head should be small, lean and bony, the j u | y by carefully sulittino- tho i- mi n i> turn: indeed anything is bettor than a clay 
oie lead wide, flat, or from a tulluess of the fron- ... ’ , . ° ‘ or a wet, tenacious character. Tho bean is 
Se srt'ffdu r tto uZX. t\ Ug 1 the i t V , g 0d by ° Utt,n - them remarkably tender, and if planted before 
the 1 i j is t]| i n ’and rather fiat —2 " '' ^ <d>e " ’ ° !UU tllrovvm g tbom on tll(3 ground, hut tho ground is sufficiently warm, or ifeover- 
Tlic Nose of a light delicate color, it being a test sh « uld bo immediately burned. The cd too deop it is very likely to rot in tho 
of pure blood—2. first I observed in this section of country soil, or, it it does finally germinate, becomes 
The Eye should be bright, prominent and clear, wus about, nine years ago, on ono or two of 7 8lckl y unprofitable plant. The first of 
but mild and gentle in its expression, as indicative my trees, which I cut off and put in tho ^ ^ ^a btate .8 eariy enough to plant 
of that spirited, hut tractable disposition so neces- / . . , .... the principal crop, although m a warm and 
sary to cattle that bear the yoke; a beautiful or- s '- ovo >‘ l »u no more appeared till last year, sheltered situation they may bo started 
auge colored ring should invariably surround the which 1 cut off and served as before. If all earlier. Better plant them when they will 
e y e ~ L r . . my neighbors would do likewise, I have lit- come forward rapidly than to havo them ro- 
J he Bar —thin ; of a rich orange color within, f .. , • • , main in the cold and wet ground six weeks 
of medium size, with a quick and ready movement, “ ° ^ ' * ‘ without germinating. A liberal dressing ol 
expressive of attention-!. I would urge upon all who wish to extormi- WeU rot gd manure should be applied either 
lhe Horns light, tapering, of a waxy color nat(3 such posts, to bo sure to burn them broadcast and worked into tho soil, or ©iso ; 
!rSi! 1 Ih X ! I | llllt H T 1 g ; uly /i a8 s 7 rn “ without delay. L. F. Noe. in the hill or drill before planting tho beans, i 
™ 1 ft: ,:, 1 1;. feTP* - bo “ e »• t,4 a, n ti,„ bu.h tw.i» „LtM L driiu t»o 
comes its home for a series of years, until it We are unable to credit tho following 
undergoes a metamorphose and is furnished article properly—finding it unowned in a 
with wings; its sole business being tho prop- country newspaper : 
agation ol its species—much the same as the The Kidney boan (so called to distinguish 
lent in invalid locomotive chairs. divided into as many distinct processes as 
Jonathan W. Morrill, of Hampton Falls, N. H, P ° SSlble 5 2 > tha ® each man shall learn but 
ir improved ditching machine. one ptucoss, and learn that thoroughly; 3, 
Enuch Osgood, of Bongo,-, Me, for improve- pe r dozen for hS^oJk— m InidSmt’ho 
T 7T: 5 '“tT T - Sl “'‘ b ° “*? |0SC1 '- “ nd » 'nduatriouabho 
Jno. W. Richards, ot Hoboken, N. J., for im- gamer; 4, that the shovels shall bo inspect- 
rovement in registering apparatus for printing « d at every stage of their manufacture, and 
■esses. " when they are finished, in order to guard 
J no, P. Sherwood, of Fort Edward, N. Y., for against poor work; and 5. that none but 
i provemeuts in machines for making wrought lbo v . (il ^ b(jsl: niaterials shall he used, 
dls. 0t tbo statistics, of “Shovoldom” it is 
Frederick E. Sickles, of New-York, N. Y., for t0 ® a >’— 1 omitting all reference to its 
,provement. in operating and controlling the tons of iron“and 2 tom rfcaTthfoJi-uLt 
, dor, of steam vessels. ploys 250 men, pajing thorn from 5 to *6 000 
Jno. H. Snyder, of Iroy, N. Y, for improve- per month in wages,—turns out more than 
*7 7 — F---M.UO uro same as mo no ivmnoy Doan (so ca lei. to aistmguisn ment in machines for making hook-headed spikes. 3000 shovels of various styles and prices ner 
miHer from which tho silk worm is pro- it {roni the English, or Horse bean) is so G(J() A> Whi { Newark> N . j., for imp , uVe . day,-ami sold last year someth m l ki 
duced, and which many of your readers are L ilvTneed aiw EAe Tt^ as in manufacturing malleable iron directly ^0.000 worth of its fabrics. In vfew of 
lam,bar with, since the days of multicaulus. it deserves, a place in every garden. There frorn tbe °‘ e - r ' 8 l ht do8 l gn f' 
I havo never found more than one worm aro two species, the dwarf or hush bean, and D - w,nder » (,f Xexia > °> for improvement in VVI f 1 d j ‘ . ]; . 8 * ■ vin .g do1 " » and who 
in a place in tho plum twip - . Thov mnv tho nolo or runnintr bean. Thov nrnfer ». locomotive engines. ..,,,1 _n la mim ed, intelligent 
Chas. F. Sibbald, of Philadelphia, Pa., for inl¬ 
and enterprising proprietors, have beenand 
aro, in tho vvay of business, benefactors to 
provement in paint compounds. Patented in the community, by furnishing emnlovmerit 
Engfand, Oct. 15, 1853. to so many operatives, creating as it wore a 
John Mee, of Lowell, Mass., assignor to Jno. thriving town, and equipping armies for the 
eye—1. 
The Ear —thin ; of a rich orange color within, 
of medium size, with a quick and ready movement, 
expressive of attention—1. 
The llorns —light, tapering, of a waxy color 
towards the extremity, and gaily, as well as sym¬ 
metrically placed on the head ; the occipital bone 
narrow, thus bringing the base of the horns nearer 
together—1. 
without germinating. A liberal dressing ol 
well rotted manure should be applied either 
broadcast and worked into tho soil, or else £U 00Vlu g ar| d moulding cutters,. __ _ 
in the hill or drill before planting tho beans. James Young, of Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to improved switch, which is self acting, has 
The bush boan may be planted in drills two duo - W- Middleton, of same place, for improve been invented by Theodore Sharp, of Chat- 
feet asunder, two inches apart in the drills, ment in printing presses. Ante-dated Nov. 10,’52. lla : m -4 corners, N. Y., who has taken meas- 
and covered an inch and a half deep. The designs. ures to secure a patent. By this contrivance 
soil should be kept loose and free from Samuel H. Sailor, of Philadelphia, Pa., assignor tho passing trains aro made to operate the 
•Jonii iviee, or juoweu, Mass., assignor to Jno. tuuving town, and equipping armies for tho 
Mee and John Rourke, of same place, and Gilbert puaeelul physical conquests of the times ? < 
Mackennon, of Portsmouth, N. H., for improve- ? ne certainly who lias visited their es- ( 
ment in knitting looms. tablishment. < 
John Mee, of Lowell, Mass., assignor to Jno. SELF-ACTING SWITCH ( 
Mee and John Rourke, of same place and Gilbeit r - ' | 
Mackennon, of Portsmouth, N. H., for improve- PlIR ordl nary switches require an attend- < 
ment in warp net fabrics. an ^ Dpoiate them, and aro therotoro ex- { 
James M. Patton and Wm. H. Fergus, of Phil- a'mvm'ilv Pi 0 '".' 8 f vi , ow; ,h "i' 
adelpba. Pa., o^ignors to J„„. C. Uu Cvsta, ol 7nts it bP , • 1'U “1“ T' _ 
. uents ir oy any cause they are neglected to ( 
same place, for improvement m tongumg and be turned in a proper direction for passing ‘ 
trains. To remedy these disadvantages, an 
THE BLACK KNOT —A REMEDY. 
Samuel H. Sailor, of Philadelphia, Pa., assignor t p , li a.ns aio maae to operate the 
to *mm a. Abbott „„l Atcbilauz Lowroove, of 6V “ 41 Z T* "V* 
, ,. . . , , . ’ levers wnicn aro placed vertically on n ms 
same place, for design for a cooking stove. secured on the nmer r i 1 ., 
The Neck of medium length, somewhat liMit in BLACX KW0T '“ A REMEDY. and covered an inch and a half deep. 1 he designs. 11' P ° nt B y V this contrivance 
substance, very clean, and pretty well set up on M T , -~ soil should bo kept loose and free from Samuel H. Sailor, of Philadelphia, Pa., assignor cn ®P a88,n g‘‘jams are made to operate the 
the shoulder—1. Messrs. Editors :—[ am glad to have tho weeds by tho frequent use of tho hoo.— to James G. Abbott and Archilaus Lawrence of f wltcho8 hearing in their course upon 
The Chest—deep and round, carrying its full- opportunity of answering your Walpole Schenck mentions the following varieties in same place fo r design for a cookie- stove ’ lovors winch aro placed vertically on pins 
ness well back ot 1 the elbows, thus affording by correspondent, on the subject of “Black the ord « r ° 4 their succession for the table. Ju] L ffofaer 0 VSnrinir f',,,1 °v ’ ■ secured on the outer side ot the rails, and 
the aid of a springing rib, abundant internal room kllota „ ‘ J „ . . , as the most valuable for small gardens : the Jalms Hol«e. of Spnng Garden, Pa., assignor aro forced down horizontally as tho wheels 
for the action of the thoracic viscera, the heart . ° W1 * llAC * an Early Mohawk, tho Early Yellow Six Weeks, te James G. Abbott and Archilaus Lawrence, of pass over them, drawing the rails to the re- 
and lungs, and that too without an extreme width t!as y matter to save his trees it he will be the Early St. Valentino, the China Red-Eye, ui Philadelpha, Pa., for design for a cooking stove, quirod direction for the cars. To effect this 
forward, and between the the points ot theshoul- thorough in practicing tho only remedy; the Rob Roy, the Brown Valentine, and the Edward F. Robinson, of Boston, Mass, for de- ubjoct, the pendulous levers just mentioned 
animal—8 * ml ° bti luterlere Wll h the action ot the un( j indeed, he or and individuals, when Royal White Kidney Dwarf. sign for a cocking stove. are connected by a cross-piece, and Iongitu- 
Thc Brisket — it being assumed that it adds the y understand tho sanitary process, are The P ol °’ or runnhl g boan. requires more - -- l’if a o re . pi V* t ot their length made 
nothing to tho internal capacity of the chest, must, culpable if they allow their trees to Morish room tha “ th e bush bean. Tho hills should MAKING SHOVELS. rfobr h^ 3 ’ whlch ’ vvbt,n 111 a 
not overload the breast, but be sufficiently devel- Aouor J ow , ^ S t0 pei,8h ’ bo at least three foot apart each way. Put - P 081 ^™ 1 for the passage of the train, 
ope<l;io guarantee a feeding property, attended ! S ° vc 110110 0 10 good things prom- a liberal supply of compost or old dung in Pardon a brief descent to dotails, gentlo a,() ' secured by a catch on one side. There 
ciNu imigo, fiuu rnjib loo wixijoiit an extreme wicitli J gw uuob u no win oe tile Hi 
forward, and between the the points of the shoul- thorough in practicing tho only remedy the R 
and indeed, ho or and individuals, when *»J* 
The Brisket — it being assumed that it adds Gioy understand tho sanitary process, are 
nothing to the internal capacity of thn ehest, must culpable if thoy allow their trees to nerisli 
not overload the breast, but be sufficiently devel- ., n ,i ,|,, c „ P „ n , ,• ... 1 ’ 
oped .'to guarantee a feeding property, attended and deserve nono of the good things prom- 
MAKING SHOVELS. 
with a lull proportion of fatty secretion—2. lscd to ‘‘tho willing and tho obedient.” tho hill, and if they aro raised a little above 
The Shoulder is, in this breed, a very beautiful In tho first place, all knots should bo cut tbo average level, it may bo all tho bettor, 
and important point, and should in a degree ap- off in tho spring, before tho leaves nut forth l’ J ant fivo or six beans in a hill, and cover 
proximate in form to that of the horse. I t should W hon thov aunea n 1 o I them about an inch deep with fine soil.- 
o hnr\v7Tr P H g G P ° 8 10 V f n wfo “ ndl » mo »f u ' y 1 , tho , h lg0 bl ' anchtis W 0 think it well to set tlie poles at the time 
other bieeds, with its points less projecting and uut them out clean, with a knife; tho wood the beans aro planted The poles should 
S, 7! J f fat “" both abovo 
little above the level line of the back—3. ° and below the knot, or it may again show frequently, keeping tho soil mellow and 
The Crops full and even, forming a true line 1 tsolt, for tho disease commonly extends ol °an. iho Horticultural is large, early, 
with tho somewhat rising shoulder and level back, furthor than the protuberance and generally considered the best variety, 
without either d*op or hollow—2. , , ,, . 1 ; inofe u The Rod Cranberry is rather smaller and 
Back, Loin, and Hips, broad and wide, running 7" S 8 ‘° U d t lcn bo covered with waxed somewhat later, but is a very prolific varie- 
on a level with the setting on of the tail—6. ^ cloth or grafting itself. Tho trees must bo ty, generally bearing until frost comes.— 
In tho first place, all knots should bo cut tbo average level, it may bo all tho bettor, your hand a bran new “ Ames’s Cast Steel 8vvitcbos wh ®” 11 1S required to reverse them 
off in the spring, befoi 
When they appear oi 
Pardon a 
-r-- - uiauu 
flexible to the switches, which, when in a 
right position for tho passage of tho train, 
the hill, and if they are raised a little above reader, and imagine yourself holding in 
brief descent to dotails, gentlo aro secured by a catch on one side. There 
imagine yourself boldin'* in ' s fikowiso a contrivance for unlocking tho 
by means of bent rods and ruck shafts, and 
came with millions like it, from Maine, 
where trees aro plenty ? Such is the virtual 
American, and is probably tho inventor's 
own statement. But if the invention is all 
fact. Space will not allow of minute de- tbat; . d 1S 111 Con<Iocl to bo, and is actually an 
wounds should then bo covered witli waxed somewhat later, but is a very prolific varie- vincing proof 
acription ; but a few items will furnish con- 
a level with the setting on of the tail—6. ^ cloth or grafting itself. Tho trees must be 
The Rumps —lying broad apart, high, and well a £ aln examined in the month of June, when 
covered—3. a new sot of knots will bo found, and in 
The Pelvis—wide—3. those are tho insects which cause them to 
Hie Twist —full and broad—3. ornw -iml wLm. * , .. 
rn, n , , g 10w > ana Wlien they aro taken from tho 
lhe Quarters long and thoroughly filled up be- troo* t i , : . . 
tween the hooks, or hip hones, and the rumps; * 08 th oy shouid ho immediately comnut- 
witli a good muscular development down the tod to tbo dames, and thus tho whole pro- 
tliigh to the hocks—4. gony will bo destroyed, and scarcely any 
in f “" “ d nK ' 11 ""' t "« s » iU the "ext zoasn,,, 
The Legs not too short, and standing as square, UnleSS th ° inS0CtS como from “eglected and 
ty, generally bearing until frost comes.— 
We consider all t hose varieties of polo beans, 
much richer and better than the common 
In tho first place by a knife of irresistible tune <d tbo invon tor 
edge as it obeys the irresistible force of the gAFETy WHIF ^ 
water power, a plato ot the right size is 
efficient self-adjusting switch, it is one of the 
utmost importance, and will make the for- 
whito boan when dry. The White and out from a sheet of steel as if it were a sheet 
SAFETY WHIFFLETREE FOR CARRIAGES. 
A new method of constructing whiffle- 
mid straight behind, as may be compatible with diseased trees in tho neighborhood. Lot 
activity. 'I'he bone quite small below the hock your correspondent practice this thorough- 
and knee ,* the sinews large and clean, with the i .1 t *n , . _ * 
fore-arm well developed—-3. * tlTU ^ WI warrant him a perfect cure. I 
The Carcass round and straight; its posterior would recommend him to spread ovor the 
tho White seems to havo tho advantage.— on a grindstone ; then it is punched for the ly, Mass. Tho method employed bv the 
They are both largely cultivated in the vi- rivots which are to hold tho back and front inventor is tho following :—An additional 
cinity of cities, whore they always meet with straps to tho blade ; then, after having been short wbifllotreo or bar is attached in the 
a ready sale, both when green and when heated, its surface is shaped by pressure be- usual manner to each end * of the double 
dried.” tween two dies with a weight of about 1,200 whiffletree. The arms of these two bars or 
ribs almost circular, extending well back, and ground as far as tho limbs of tlieso trees ox¬ 
spring, ng nearly horizontally from the vertebra, ton d, three inches of well rotted manure 
giving, m fact, much greater capacity than would , , , , „7 manure 
at firat appear—1. and loaves from tho forost. Tho effects 
The Tail, at its junction, level with the back, bo surpising, and can bo soon in tho in- 
long, very slender in its cord, and finishing with creased size of tho foliage and growth du- 
a tassel of white hair—1. ... ° ° 
your correspondent practice this thorough- - --— pounds. Next comes tho “sotting (lone levers are of unequal lengths from the place 
I y, and I will warrant him a perfect cure I WASH FROM THE SINK. by hand, to remove “wakes, straighten where they are attached, the short heavy 
would recommend him m J, i , - sldos and corrcct twist9 - A vltno1 ba th to on d of each bar extending but a short dis- 
i f l | un ^ spread over the There is probably no articlo that can remove scales, and a vigorous polishing on tance boyond the farther end of the whiflio- 
giounu as tar as tne limbs ot these trees ex- bo applied to growing vegetables, more do- wheels covered with emery, dismisses the tree, where it forms a hook to which tho 
tond, three inches of well rotted manure oidodiy valuable, than tho wash from tho plate for the present, and leaves us at liber- single whiffletrees are attached; the longer 
and loaves from the forost. Tho effects sink B P°ut. And yet this is not generally ty to prepare the “straps” needed to bind ends of these bars extend nearly to tho cen- 
There is probably no articlo that can 
bo applied to growing vegetables, more do- 
Thc Color, in its shades and degrees is more or 
less governed by fashion ; but in the Devon is al¬ 
ways red. 1*ormerly a rich blood-red was (lie 
favorite color, and a test of purity ; and now a 
somewhat lighter color is in vogue, approaching 
ring tho season. 
These knots aro caused by tho larvae of 
an insect,—tho eggs which they hatch from 
are deposited tho summer previous in tho 
rather near, r to that of the South Devon, which bnui ches, and tho warmth of tho spring sustain. 
understood by farmers, and low efforts aro it to tho handle. Those aro cut, rolled, t re of tho doublo bar, at which place they 
made evon by the most economical, to econ- sheared, pounded,leveled, shaped,annealed, form a fulcrum upon a slide bolt or lock 
jwnizo an articlo in which aro to bo found polished, countersunk, &c., mostly by ingo- which bolt passes through tho whiffletree in 
all tho elernonts which contribute to thosus- nious machinery, and then thoy are riveted front of the ends of the bars and is rotuin- 
tenance of vegetables in a stato of perfect to tho front ami back of tho shovol, closo as et | there by means of a strong holical sprim* 
solution, and consequently in a condition you soo them, fitting liko a glovo that fits as Whon it is desired to liberate the horses 
tho most readily appropriable by tho organs a well behaved glove should. from tho carriage, tho slido bolt is raised by 
thoy aro designed to nourish, invigorate and Wo move on now to tho handle shop.— t R 0 driver by means of a cord or other con- 
Iho two holes tor rivots in the head of the venient devico, and tho opposite end of tho 
is a larger, coarser, stronger animal. In all cases hatches them; they then food on tho now It has been computed by chemical mon handle aro bored at once, by bits revolving har allowed to’swini* round nnnn in »via ni 
the color smnvs lurhter round tLn -nri.H/z.. .... *u„ ___ ___ 3.1 _j * s .. -.’A w s uug iuuiiu up hi dii axis at 
The Hair should be short, thick, and fine ; and plaC0> Whon tlu ^ completely surround 
if showing on its surface a fine curl, or ripple, it the branch, strangulation, as it might bo 
looks richer in color and is supposed to indicate termed, takes place and tho limb perishes 
a hardier and more thrifty animal— 1 . 1 
The Udder should he such as will afford the best ^ um t roos aro nofc tho only variety of 
promise of capacity and product—1. tree afflicted, but we see similar knots on 
Carriage ,—The Devons having from their excel- tho oak, tho hickory, and the Sand and Mor- 
lencies in the yoke, another destiny besides that rolln Mim-w t.-rvna i i !• *i 
of the butcher’s block it is nil ... reII ° <- 1101i y moos, and I bolievo there is a 
suits, it applied in irrigation, would produco nour or two to take tno oostmacy out ot it patent._ Scientific American. 
effects upon tho corn crop as obvious and and make it pliable. Whon it is soft enough--- 
enduring as thoso resulting from a cord of to be docile and managoablo, it is placed bo- Wf.t zVnd Dry Coal. —Tho last trip of 
the best manure. This assertion is, perhaps, tweon two iron blocks, with tho rightly un- tho Pacific, from Liverpool to Now York, a 
erroneous; but that tho effects of the arti- dulating groovos and connected by a hinge, trip which requires a very large consump- 
clo applied in tho manner specified, would as a lemon is put into a squeezer; and then tion of fuel, proved tho superiority of coal 
ho highly salutary, no one who has witness- tho blocks are brought together by a pow- which had boon kept dry to that which had 
animal’s 
obtain tli 
ly mould 
must be i 
frame—l 
thim'Smj* on aSh niello^ trees - . .. .veyrng it to the fields, such as swamp muck, handlo is inserted between the straps and per cent.— JV. 1. Express. 
between it and the muscle 8! ^ longer ; but tlio Alorrollo trees which had which, in a dry stato, readily absorbs throo screwed and wodged, how all rough edges --—■—- - 
Same general remarks in regard to point* of the £ rown tbo int orior remain healthy to this times its weight of water, loam, old tan, rot- aro filed down, and wood and iron rendered I)r. Alexander Mayer, of Paris, announ- 
destroyod by those knots but tho plum com P ost ll0a p. Any substanco which will foro him. How the caps to the rivots and freezing weather, in a large mass, 
• , i . , , f 1 absorb it, may bo made a vehicle for con- tho rivots themselves aro made, how tho months, her speed was reduced ab< 
ia i) oi a cast 10 years voying it to tho fields, such as swamp muck, handle is inserted between the straps and percent.— JY. Y. Express. 
ir: hilt tlin Mnrraltft trana i,.. .1 : i_z z _vi , ’ i i _i j i_ 11 , 1 i . ... r 1 
iss, tor many 
about fifteen 
