MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
form. Others, again, have supposed that it 
was owing to a change in the relative po¬ 
sitions of the heavenly bodies, so that those 
portions of the earth’s surface, which were 
once within the range of tho perpendicular 
rays of the sun (tho supposed cause of heat 
to our earth,) are now thrown into oblique 
positions ; and hence a chango of tempera¬ 
ture occurs. There is no doubt but inter¬ 
nal fires, causing uplifts and earthquakes, 
do produce very considerable changes in tho 
form of the earth, and consequently upon 
the temperature of different parts of it, and 
it is very probable that a chango in the rol- ■ 
ative positions of tho heavenly bodies has 
taken place, so as materially to chango the 
perpendicularity of tho sun’s rays from for¬ 
mer places, to those where it now is. In¬ 
deed there seems to be sufficient proof of 
this, as wo frequently find tho petrified re¬ 
mains,—and were the preserved skolotons 
and carcasses of animals (now known to ex¬ 
ist only in the tropical regions,) not only in 
the temperate, but in tho frigid zones, where, 
from their peculiarities of constitution it 
would seem impossible that they could, at 
the present time, exist, even through a sin- 
glo day. Both causes may have some agen¬ 
cy in producing revolutions in climate, in 
different portions, or tho whole of this 
mundane sphevo. 
However this may bo (and it is not, per¬ 
haps, of much practical consequence to us, 
at present,) it is an undoubted fact that the 
climate of a country is very materially af¬ 
fected by tho situation of it in regard to tho 
clothing of its surfaco with thick forests, or 
its having little or no vegetable matter on 
its surface. 
Some sixty years ago tho country where 
I resided, was covered with a heavy growth 
of timber, with a thick under-growth of 
brush, and, in the summer season, with 
weeds ; so that it was almost impossible to 
see an animal, or even a human being, stand¬ 
ing at a distance of only a rod or two. Tho 
thick shado of the forest, impervious to tho 
rays of tho sun, kept the air in tho woods, 
cool, oven in tho hottest weather in the 
summer. In the small “ improvement” made 
by tho first settlers, tho heat of the sun was 
very considerable during the day; amply 
sufficient to causo a vigorous growth of all 
tho cultivated plants and fruits. But, as tho 
sun descended below tho tops of tho forest 
trees, tho cool air from the surrounding 
woodlands, being heavier than that in tho 
open fiolds, gently flowed in, and by “ up¬ 
lifting,” displaced tho more rarified, or light¬ 
er air in the improvements. And this al¬ 
ternate heating and cooling process has con¬ 
tinued until the present time, tho heat in¬ 
creasing in proportion to tho improvement, 
or rather the “ clearing” off of the vegetable 
covering of the earth’s surfaco. Tho con¬ 
sequence is that tho rays of tho sun now 
heat the air over tho whole surface of the 
country, and there is now no cool air to 
displace it. The heat also penetrates to the 
depth of several feet into tho surfaco of tho 
earth ; and tho earth retains that heat for a 
long period of time. 
Formerly, when the “ clearings” wero of 
small oxtent, the snow never drifted from 
any part of the surface of tho earth ; and 
the ground was generally well covered with 
it, from the middle of November until the 
middle of April. Now tho snow soldom lies 
evenly spread over the ground, and tho rays 
of tho sun have a very considerable effect in 
warming the air and earth, even during tho 
winter season. ’Hiel. 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
Eradication of Quack Grass. 
Mr. Editor :—As the subject of tho eradi¬ 
cation of quack grass (Triticum Repens ,) 
• has engaged the attention of your corres¬ 
pondents, from time to time, and as the gen¬ 
eral opinion appears to be, that it is one of 
tho farmers inexterminable pests, I pro¬ 
pose to give you my experience with it; 
which, if you think interesting to your read¬ 
ers, is at your disposal. 
Some five or six years ago, I noticed a 
new kind of grass (new to me—never hav¬ 
ing seen any of the kind before,) in a field 
of ours, which was under the plow. Not 
knowing what it was, no pains wore taken 
to destroy it, further than the usual plow¬ 
ing. Finding tho next spring that it had 
greatly increased in area, I began to make 
inquires about it and was told that it was 
common in tho eastern part of the State, 
and that its extermination was more diffi¬ 
cult than that of tho Canada thistle. How 
tho grass got there I cannot tell, as there 
was none any whore else in this vicinity at 
the time, nor is there vet to my knowledge. 
The field was planted to corn, with the 
hopo that by careful hoeing, the quack 
grass might be destroyed. But notwith¬ 
standing it was all carefully cut up or cov¬ 
ered, it had extended its usurpation consid¬ 
erable by the next spring. Seeing that a 
vigorous war of extermination must be wag¬ 
ed against this agressor, or it would overrun 
*• - ^occupied 
with a hoed crop, and increased pains taken noighboihood of f>30,000. Iho Geneva sainQ w i<ith of fu.rr 0 w ; whereas, with the The Neck — of a medium length ; full in its 
to destroy every spear of the quack, at oach Courier states that Mr. Delafield will be- • ht _ handed plow, your lead horse walks junction with the shoulders, spreading well over the 
hoeing, but with no bettor success than tho come President of tho Agricultnral College, near t p 0 furrow, and tho nearer tho furrow shoulder points, and tapering finely to the head—3. 
previous year. for which station ho is eminently qualified, i ie walks, the less tho plow cuts; and, when The Chest— Broad, /ouncl,^ and deep; its floor 
The gAs had spread over about four ospocialW as a succossfu. farmer and busi- 
this all-important portion of the body— 8 . 
The Brisket—when in flesh, largely developed, 
descending low between the legs, and deep, by 
uius uuows I up Is Ka/llv covering the anterior portion of the sternum, or 
quently the land is as full o g ‘ y breast-bone, but never interfering with the action 
spun yarn, and finishing a land the team ^ )C aidr nal w hen in working condition— 3 . 
acres, and giving up all hopes of its oxter- ness man. . gens0 than some folks ;) in so doing he push- all-important portion of the body- 8 , 
mination by the hoe, or by deep plowing, The Courier adds : ".Vs a matter of courso e8 0 ff horse on the plowed ground, and The Brisket—tchen in flesh, largely developed, 
which had also been unsuccessfully tried, I it will be a stock company who will engage thus throws the plow entirely^ out, cense- of toe stenmm, l 
determined to put a “veto” upon itsfurthor in it, and m this way it will bo wholly bo- quently the land is as full of gouts as b.ully breast-bone, but never interfering with the action 
extension if possible; I therefore seeded yond State control, or tho grasp of politi- spun yarn, and finishing a land the team 0 f the anim'al when in working condition—3. 
down the* niece with Timothy, and kept it cians. Perhaps there is not another position has to be turned sevora a '^!’i The Shoulder—lying snugly and closely intow- 
down tno piece vmn ximotuy, an i _ j , , ‘ places, or go over the same ground seveial ards the top, and spreading towards the points; 
closely fed down with sheep, taking care to m this State, where there are so main timos _ All thoso difficulties are avoided m the blade sloping somewhat back, and running 
cut all which was not accessible to the sheep things combined to render it just tho place tb e loft-hand plow. With your lead or near pretty well up into the withers, which by rising 
before the seed was ripe Under this treat- for such a Seminary. Tho soil is the vory horse in tho furrow, and off horse held to a very trifle above the level line of the back, gives 
mont, the quack grass gradually gave place best, and this farm of 300 acres is under the M. £oeby ajeckoy s tick extending from to the «a "**£$*£ beautiful fore- 
to tho Timothy, until now there is scarcely very highest cultivation. It is accessible m J be oyer so carelesS! tho plow continues muscle-3. 
a spear of tho vexatious quack to be found from every part of the country by railroad (]o kg WQrk with uni f orm i t y. Another The Crops -filling all up evenly behind the 
in [ he field . and steamboat, and its position within a c 0 nsiderat i on 0 f importance, almost any shoulders and blending it smoothly m with the 
From this I am inclined to think, that it mile of Senaca Lake which it overlooks, horse caribe' ^bv titoriyle Unft 
is not necessary-as you suggested in your renders that feature of it strikingly picture When a field w broke^itjhould be,Jl e ^ ]evd __ 4 
remarks upon tho inquiries of aformer cor- esque and beautiful. M. D.’s residence is 11 , ht inches high all around The Rumps should lie nearly, or quite level with 
respondent to pack up one’s goods some half a mile from the public road, and the hl th | fiold _firs\ by being thrown there in 
dark night and leave, because that lifo-lov- College buildings and grounds, although breaking, and secondly by cleaning the ^ sll ’ owing great aptitude to fetten-4. 
ing weed, quack grass, has taken possession overlooked by Geneva, will bo beutifully re- plows in cultivation._ Pelvis —i •oomy; indicated by wide hips, as 
of a favorite field. Perhaps pasturing tired and away from observation.” . M adder-“Pinkroot.” alrcad y mentioned, and the space between the 
1 . .11 _ American iVJ.ao.aer ruimoui. rumps, which should stand well apart, giving a 
with sheep would not bo as successlul in a r _. t..* „ p ri , iri t, T q Tire T.nwell Journal on tho value of home- general breadth to the posterior portion of the 
The Rumps should lie nearly, or quite level with 
the back, and their covering should be abundant, 
cases ; but I am of opinion that in most 
soils feeding closely, especially in dry weath¬ 
er, will kill it out.— N. M. Carpenter, El¬ 
lington, JY. I 7 ., May, 1853. 
“ Political Farming”—Again. 
The officers of tho Herkimer County Ag.’l The Ia 
Society for 1853, are the following : grown xr 
President —Alonzo L. Fish, Litchfield. cultuio i 
Vice President —Dean Burgess,Winfield, country: 
Secretary —Solomon L. Morgan, Ilion. The ex 
Treasurer —John A. Rasbach, Ilion. made wit 
Executive Committee —Seth Bonfoy, Win- proved tl 
Mr. Moore In your Rural I find a fi e j d - Robert Earl, Herkimer; David D. 
plows m cultivation._ Pelvis —roomy; indicated by wide hips, as 
. __ _. . . „ already mentioned, and the space between the 
American Maader Fimrroot. rumps, which should stand well apart, giving a 
The Lowell Journal on the value of home- general breadth to the posterior portion of the 
grown madder for dyeing, shows that its am " ial “ 4 ; , , „ „ 
culture is successful in all parts of tho The Taut broad and full-2. 
The Hind Quarter — large and thoroughly de- 
country : veloped in its upper and more valuable portions, 
The experiments which have of lato boon as beef. The thigh gradually tapering to the hock, 
made with tho home-grown madder, have but muscular .3. 
proved that, when properly treated, Amer- The Carcass —round throughout; full and ca- 
ican is equal to the best French grown mad- pacious, with the under line of the belly level, or 
culture is successful in all parts of tho 
The Flank full and wide—1. 
The Leas — straight, upright; firmly placed to 
support the superincumbent weight; a strong¬ 
back sinew, but by no means a large, coarse can¬ 
non bone—3. 
The Tail —large and full at its point of attach- 
md cheerful; 
small sketch on “Political Farming,” and you l) 0 voo, German Flatts; Peter H. Warren, de r. Like Turkey, Dutch, or Alsace mad- nearly so 1. 
call it a good thing, and wish to keep it in Columbia; Anson ltidor, Litchfield. ders the American requires the addition of ^ _straight, upright; firmly placed to 
motion. Now sir if you call such a man a “ a little chalk to pi o uco ie ' u . SU pp or t the superincumbent weight; a strong 
‘ ’. . ! nn and T must differ THE AGRICULTURAL PRESS. During tho past winter, the Mem .c back sinew, but by no means a large, coarse can- 
farmer or a politician, you and I must dittei. - Company have used, with great success, non bone—3. 
I think they are neither. A farmer is a man Green Crops for Barn use in Summer, some madder grown in Montague, Franklin p a {i —j ar g e and full at its point of attach- 
who cultivates the earth to produce the The following valuable hints are from tho County, Mass., and are now about to dye ment, but fine in its cord—1. 
ond frnifs therAof* and he who ner- ht v c n, r.i some calico with this Massachusetts madder, The Carriage —prompt, resolute, and cheerful; 
grams and fiu.ts thereof, and be who per May j, 0 . of tho Gmesee Farmer: (<> ^ oshibitod at ,hc Crystal Palace. With- a „ d in o/gay 1 audWy-1. 
iorms that laboi m ie os im c By soiling is meant tho system of feeding j n a short time tho Merrimack company Y//e Quality is indicated by a flexible, soft, yet 
with tho least expense in proportion to the catt ] 0 j n s h ods and stables on green food } iav0 received a small samplo of madder substantial skin, resting on a somewhat firm, but 
amount produced is the best farmer. This grown for tho purposo, instead of allowing grown in Georgia, which proves to be an ex- rich, mellow, and elastic substance, becoming firrn- 
requiros talent of thinking, judgment to them to graze the fields at pleasure. That ce llont article—quite equal to that of Mass- er as the animal approaches its maximum oi high 
,. . •, . w itbmit more food can in this way be obtained per achusetts. Tho Journal is informed that C 0 I ji, jl 1 . • . . 
direct, and reflect,on to correct fcw m ^ 4at wo can adopt thcr0 grows wild in Florida, a plant whoso V* thick dose, and forry-1 
which no man can bo a successful . nd piac god j n CXCO pt in some few cases near large r oot, when eaten by hogs, colors their bones The Lddcr —should be such as w ill afford the 
tical farmer. And show mo in Seneca Coun- cities, admits of some doubt. One of tho r od. Such is the effect of tho madder.— best promise oi capacity and product 1 . 
ty, a man of tho above qualifications as a great objections to the practice is tho great- Doubtless this is an indigenous species, » ^ 0 - 1 ^ Jthe 
farmer, and I will show you a political far- er amount of labor required in mowing and whoso cnltivation would reward the planter. 
mor This Republic has many farmers, who carrying to tho barn tho green food, t un 11 i t 1S to bo hoped that samples 0 Herefords, or cream-color, were not uncommon—1. 
mor. lauDopuuut j » letting the cattle cut it themselves. An- root, as it is termed in Florida, may bo tor- ’ , 
if called from the plow wou S m e other objection is that our climate is not so warded to Lowell for trial in dyeing. Hereford"bull,‘as made in reference to Short-horn. 
wheels of State or nation with political well adapted for the production of succulent - - 
judgment for tho Republic and honor to summor food as tho cool moist climate of Feeding Stock. ayrshires. — the cow. 
themselves. I know a ,nun who attends all f ^ ^ 
primary meetings in his town, and is well do Britjgh f armer8j a n d red clover is and Stock Register for May: satisfy comnuttees-40. 
acquainted with tho policy of the State and ^]. iero considered one of tho best crops for "We think it is quite difficult to find men who The Head —as in other breeds, small; the face 
The Udder —should be such as will afford the 
AYRSHIRES. —THE COW. 
Purity of Blood, as traced back to importations 
of both dam and sire, under such evidence as will 
satisfy committees—40. 
The Head —as in other breeds, small; the face 
order—a place for every thing and every wusrein i i uu 
, . . 1 , TT . , c more extensively used. 
tool m its place. His iai^o ciop oi coin Wh holifivfi it would nav evorv farmer to ° , -„ ..—-- 
was over one hundred bushel of ears por takl an acre or two of clover, as^ontiguous or fodder that others will use and yet the stock upward turn anf^t on wiife apart, the face some- 
P ji- 1 . , . ... j ’ • 1 , which has consumed least will come out in the what dishing— 1 . 
acre his oats over sixty-fivo, and his whoat to the barn as possible, and manuro it high- wmen aas um&uu . 7 “ , ,, , . 
auujUuuuuiMup j j , , . . ,, 1 Ti. ,,, C & 1 Vincit mvlpr To feed economically the animal The Neck of medium length, clean in the throat, 
thirty. Ills manures are all saved, and tho \ym*° W1 ■or sprmg. I would bu found j™° “qltity he Julies and no very Ught, thioughont, and Spring.o tho head- 1 , 
most of his manures are drawn and spread °‘ f wt . a tage h c ' Lvea t0 trampled under . m SlmJdcrs lying snugly to the body, thin at 
unuecessary waste. Dome men win umv »tt«.n. 
through the winter with half the quantity of hay 
within— 2 . 
The Horns small, tapering with an outward and 
. . , , . norses in tne staoioat 110011, aiiuior au nuur more; uuub suuuxu w gtruu ^ ^ - , . . ,, r re t f»nints not loner in the 
on his fields in the winter season, and his or 80 before turning them into tho field in feet and left, unless it is intended for manure. It ,, , nor loaded with muscle— 3 . ° 
teams, stock and farm grow fat while he 1 ^ be evening. A few acres so manured and 
grows rich, happy and intelligent. 
A Subscriber. 
Seneca County, March, 1853. 
Sale of Blood Horses. 
Mr. Editor :—I am in receipt of “ The Jersey- 
the evening. A few acres so manured and is best, generally, to feed under cover in clean Thg (jhed must retain sufficient width and 
cut early would afterwards yield a splendid m angers, though in dry weather, coai'se fodder, or roundness to secure constitution. The lightness 
crop ot clover seed; or it might bo mown that of inferior quality, may be fed in mangers in of the fore-quarter, and the “ wedge-shape ” of the 
twice, as green food for the horses and , , Coarge h clover and Timothy, animal, from the hind- quarter forward, arising 
J J omnll flfil iinrI thin shmilf fir than 
blade, nor loaded with muscle—3. 
The Chest must retain sufficient width and 
roundness to secure constitution. The lightness 
t j• • i ,v , . ^ . and corn stalks, had better be passed through a , noiL irom , 
Indian corn is perhaps the best food that a c ’ , . _ f . , from any undue nam 
o can grow for green food in summer. It cutting machine; and i some nan, s oi s, oi a Q ro p S eas iiy y : 
more from a small, flat and thin, shoulder, than 
from anv undue narrowness of the chest—fi. 
Mr. Editor :—I am in receipt of “ The Jersey- we can grow for green food in summer. It cutting machine; anci s , > tf^The Crops easily blend in with so thin a shoul- 
man,” published at Morristown, of the 12th inst, stands drouth better than any other crop ; little meal can be added, the improved quality o der aud p reve nt all hollowness behind—3. 
containing the sale of blood horses, belonging to and if the soil bo rich, an immenso amount the whole will render it much better relished by qy, e p,-l s kct not over-loading the fore-end, but 
the estate of the late ¥m. Gibbons, of Morris Co., of nutritious food can be obtained per aero the animals, aud they will in their increased flesh light— 2. 
X J Mr Gibbons bred the celebrated “Fashion;” —certainly more than from any other sum- or milk repay the cost. The Back should be straight and the loin wide, 
Rll ' it Beams was on the list—and when her crop. For this crop tho soil should bo A good food for work horses or oxen is cut hay the hips rather high and well spread— 8 . 
sue. It seems, was ou Hie Wiicu Fici __ _ ^ _ 1 _ TO. vnmmr pansinff n oywI Uread 111 a* 
’ .- * ailU IHU IUG11UWUI XV xo IllclUtJ, Lilt) UULLUr.- . 1 „„„„„„a -;- J -" . 
The publication of the items of the sale may m- Four bushels of seed should bo sown broad- to g ether > make a S 00tl povaidei. ^ 01f ¥e t in thcir upper portion but moulding into the 
terest some of your readers. They are as follows: cast por acre, as soon after corn planting as ha D and nux the nieal f wlt 1 ^ 1 X>1 ’ a * i S hs bc l uW j- n fldfmlde/ 
“Nimble,” a chestnut filly, 2 years old, bought possible If the soil is moist and in good, not severe, two quarts of meal with the hay, and flatness. ‘ but not heavv —6 
by A. H. Goodwin, for $230. “ Philo,” by Mar- fine order, soak the seed corn for twenty the addition of a peck of carrots per day wil keep f fl SDr i’ n mn ff out very round and 
iuer,” out of “ Cassandra,” 2 years old, T. T. lour hours previous to sowing. In this way the horses in good 
-, ,, , , full, affording space for a large udder which by 
Wood, $350. “Hermes,” out of “Fashion,” 1 it will be up m two or three days, and will goo d for the blood, and will improve the horse s Ayrshire breeders is considered very essential to 
vear $180 “Basil 99 a brown horse, by “Marin- tho stmt of tho woods 5 and if tho corn health. Carrots are also valuable for milch cows secure the milking property \ the whole carcass 
er ” bought by John Welsh, to go to Canada, for sown thick and grows well, it will smother increasing the quantity and improving the qual- thus acquiring increased volume towards its pos¬ 
er ” bought by John Welsh, to go to Canada, for sown thick and grows well, it will smother increasing the quantity and improving the qual- thus acquiring increased volume towards its pos 
*620. "Basil” lias ran a mile in 1.44, quick- JhomOt “die.™ the tald in good oondl- ityofthe n.Uk terior portion-4 
it time ever nuide. -Trojau” by-Mariner," by ‘ion &r the following wh<»t crop Perhaps, h „ aftennath, is most suitable for Tp Mump, nearly level with the back projetr 
™ j > j > j however.it would be best to sow the corn in . , Tt i a ilmnst like mg but little—2. 
T. T. Wood, $4.>0. Manner, 7 years o , >y rows twelve or fifteen inches apart, and hoe calves an m ''* ' TAc Tail thin in its cord, of full length, light in i 
“Shark,” out of “ Bonnets-o’-Blue,” $2/0. it once or twice; the corn would grow more g rass > an( l W1 pioi uce ncai y .. i • • hair, and set somewhat further into the back tlia 
..1 no _ 1-1 . 7 ... . ® • 1*1_* CoffAitinrv Quimn « • hilt tnl* > , , , . i ji .. l i 
terior portion—4. 
The Rumps nearly level with the back project- 
“ Pastry Anthony,” a brown mare, 13 years old, rapidly, and tho soil would be cleaner, 
for $280. “ Cassandra,” a brown mare, 15 years . Lucerne answers well for soiling purpo 
is likewise good for fattening animals; but for 
working oxen and horses it produces rather too 
would be admissible with some other breeds— 1 . 
The Leys delicate and fine in the bone, inclining 
old, with foal, L. G. Morris, of Morrisania, $520. ses, but its cultivation is attended with con- loose a state of the bowels to admit ot the muscu- p, be short, and well kuit together at the joints 1. 
« Fashion,” a chestnut mare, by imported “ Trus- sidorable labor in keoping tho soil free from l ar exertion which is required. The Udder in this breed is of more especial im- 
tee,” out of “ Bonnets-o’ Blue,” 19 years old, with weeds. It is a perennial plant, and docs not Young cattle and sheep will be benefited by a p 0 r tance, as the Ayrshires have been bred almost 
colt one week old, by “Mariner,” bought by Mr. reach its full growth till the third year. On dady allowance of some kind of roots—potatoes, exclusively with reference to their milking prop- 
Morris for $1,550. “ Bonnets-o’-Blue,” mother a rich, sandy loam well under-drained, c;u . ro ts, or turneps. The succulence of the vegeta- erties. The great feature of the udder should be 
of “Fashion ” and “Mariner” 26 years old per- plowed, and subsoiled, immense errps of lu- b les will render their dry food more like grass- capacity without being fleshy. It should be 
of Fas o , > ) '1 cerne can be grown. Guano is a splendid h I ; nrnnP r f ood for such stock earned squarely and broadly forward, and show 
fectly white, and nimble as a colt, by D. A. „„„„„ fnr tll L irfln n .ml nnssnssos tho ad . the most natuial and pioper tood ioi such stock. behind. As it rises upward it slio’d 
OI rasuion, cerne can be grown. Guano is a splendid 
fectly white, aud nimble as a colt, ly D. A. manur0 f or tb is crop, and possesses the ad- 
Crowel, Morristown, $100. A Norman stallion, van t a .ge of being froo from weeds. Lucerne 
.15 hands high, and weighing 2,000 lbs., for $200. j g sown early in the spring, in rows from one 
me most natural aim piu^i —. • itself Weiy behind. As it rises upward it sho’d 
January aud February are the best months lor no4 ndng ] e p )0 immediately with the muscle of 
> hands high, and weighing 2,000 lbs., for $ 200 . ig 80w | early in the spring, in rows from one disposing of the poorest fodder. Y h.le the weath- the thighs, but continue to preserve ,ta: own i neew- 
LudlowviUe, N. r. May, 1853. C. M. to tw0 foot apart; eight or ton pounds of er is coldest, the appetite is sharpest and articles W texture o 
* —-rr^T" seed per acre. It must be frequently hoed will be eaten which, under other circumstances, £ 
Shallow Tillage, says Mr. Walker, has and kept free from woods, and should be cut would be rejected. s. Handling will show the skin to be of me- 
viffnn lie r\ rxrrr nrrrfnrrVr vr TV rll rr Ivv.rvo rl .1 v. r-rr c l l .. -. ... i. V. - U..r.k .taqi. • In . 1 IV V. . - rr: i- : 11 -- ... ' . ,, , 1 1 I J 
written its own epitaph on tho broad acros but once tho first yoar; in after years it will 
of worn out lands which disfigure onco for- afford three or four ci 
tilo rogions —on tho gullied fiolds, from 
which the last vestige of vogotable remains ^ 
have beon washed : thoso are the tonguoless, We find the followi 
but eloquent, monuments of tho wrongs of * bo Prarie b armer : 
afford three or four crops in a season. 
A Left-Handed Plow. 
We find the following communication in 
,3 • to -r rattto dium thickness only, moving freely under the hand 
and evincing a readiness in the animal to take on 
We give the conclusion of Mr. Rotch’s points des b w } ien a drain on the constitution is no longer 
of cattle, as follows: 
HEREFORDS. —THE COW. 
Purity of Blood, as traced back to the satisfac- 
this practice. 
AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE. 
When in a neighborhood of real go-a- f rom SO me known English breeder. 
head, enterprising farmers (those who have Eyton’s Hereford Herd-Book—40. ^ .. 
thrown the stone out of the bag) I see most- The Head—moderately small, with a good width presenttimo/ The light yellow is, however, a color 
lv used tho left-handed plow for breaking, of forehead, tapering to the muzzle; the cheek- some ti me s found on very good cows, but these pale 
Where there are good barns, neat dwellings, bone, rather deep, but clean in the jaw ; the nose, co i ors are objected to from an impression that 
fine stock, and largo meadows, I see the light in its color, and the whole head free tiom suc b belong to animals of less constitution 1 . 
left-handp,d nlow. Well, savs one. where is fleshiness 2. . Carriage should be light, active, and even gay, 
N. Y. State Ag’l College.—Its Location. Where there arogood barns, neat dwellings, 
We named tho Trustees of this Institution fine stock, and largo meadows, I see the 
last week, promising to refer to it again, left-handed plow. Well, says one, whore is 
, j r ,, , r. . , . , ~ the great advantage of the left-handed plow? 
and now learn that it is located near Gone- We £ jn tho first 8 pi aC o, the same team will 
va,—Mr. Delafield’s boautiful farm in Sen- break more ground, and do it hotter, than 
eca Co. having boon purchased by the with tho right-handed plow. How is this ? 
made by the milkpail—4. 
The Hair soft aud thick, in the phraseology of 
the country, wooly— 1 . 
Color, varies —a dark red—a rich brown—a liver 
tion of committees to imported blood on both skies, £ > rnaho g anJ) runnin g ‘ into almost a black ; 
fr„„, some known Fnglr, . Wc, or * found > mA £ 0 kon and .potty at tiro edges 
Eyton s Heiefoid Herd Bo • .... on a white ground are the favorite colors at the 
left-handed plow. Well, says one, where is fleshiness z. .... Carnage should be light, active, ana even gay , 
tho great advantage of the left-handed plow? . The Eye full, mild, and cheerful m its expres- this latter appearance is much promoted by the 
Well, in the first place, the same toam will sion—1. _ upward turn ot the horn . » , 
break more ground, and do it hotter, than The Ear of medium size—1. Same general remarks m regard to points o the 
with tho right-handed plow. How is this ? The Homs -light and tapering, long, and spread- Ayrshire bull, as made in reference to ..hoi t-horu. 
