MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
self far advanced beyond the point of last 
remembrance, retaining only a vague, in¬ 
distinct, shadowy recollection of some ghost 
of an idea or thought, as difficult to follow 
„p and trace home to a conclusion as to fol¬ 
low the ship by the marks of her keel in 
water, or the winged arrow through the air. 
So it is with the farmer at his labors; his 
best and choicest thoughts are allowed to 
come and go. without benefit to himself or 
others, because, unknown, unexpressed, and 
lost He should adopt Dr. Franklin s pru¬ 
dent theory,— “ What won’t make a pot, 
mav make a pot-lid,”—and save every thing, 
oven to thought, for future use. To do this 
he should have a note-book and pencil m 
his pocket, when at his labor, ready to re¬ 
cord every new idea that occurs to bis mm . 
These notes at noon, night, or other period 
of relaxation and rest, when the mental 
powers are the keenest, ho could rearrange 
and dress up in his best style and choicest 
words, with such improvements as wou d 
naturally suggest themselves. This would 
so impress them upon his mind that they 
could never be forgotten. 
What a volume one short year would pio- 
duce and what a field lie would have sown 
with the seeds of thought, which with prop¬ 
er attention and cultivation would produce 
a thousand fold ! What a fund of knowl¬ 
edge and wisdom he would accumulate—all 
his own, consequently the more valuable. 
It might and probably would bo a somewhat 
tedious and discouraging task at first, but 
with a little patient, persevering practice, 
and a habit once confirmed, it would become 
a delightful one, and lie could no more re¬ 
tire to rest with it neglected, than a prudent 
man could with a knowledge that the front 
gate was open, leading into his choicest field 
or garden, his treasure chest unfastened, 
or to take a look at the weather-prospects 
in harvest time. A portfolio filled with 
such thoughts and reminiscences as almost 
any or many of our common farmers are 
capable of collecting, would bo worth its 
weight in gold as an heir-loom to posterity; 
commanding filial rcspoct and admiration, 
as a medicinal case, containing a remedy for 
his mental ills, and the subject should ro- 
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that all the bones come in contact wirh the /|!) 
acid. In doing this stand to the windward (|!) 
of tho tub, to lessen the danger from the ef- V ( 
fewescing liquid. After tho bones have y ^ 
been carefully turned over, tho tub may bo t l 
covered with an old cloth to preserve tho s i 
beat, and left twenty-four hours, by which ) n 
time the process should be completo. ? > 
If raw bones are used instead of bones i's 
that havo been boiled for the purpose of ex- ) > 
tracting the fatty matter and gelatine, ten ( ) 
per cent, less of acid will be sufficient. It v 
is of importance to attend to this, as the ) 7 
acid is much the greatest ingredient, and t ) 
when moro than enough is used, it is com- ( 
pletely lost—its only use being to render ) |S 
tho phosphate soluble. Oil of vitriol is com- ) ) 
monly used, but brown acid is more cconom- C jc 
ical, though from some reason or other it is S S 
not so generally approved of. The strength ) v 
of the oil of vitriol and of brown acid, or, ? ) 
in other words, tho amount of pure sulphu- i \ 
ric acid which either of them contains, is ; 7 
known by their specific gravity. In Proles- r? 
sor Way’s calculations bo reckons their t js 
weight as 1-7 compared with 1 water. If 1 $ 
brown acid bo used, about a fourth more ^ < 
quantity is required than oil of vitriol. 
Unless tho bones are moistened with a y 7 
larger quantity of water than half tho 1 ? 
weight of acid, they should not be difficult s s 
to dry for the purpose of sowing. Any dry ^ > 
absorbent substance which does not contain ) / 
much carbonate of limo will do for mixing ( < 
with the superphosphate after it lias been a S 7 
day in tho tub. A layer of ashes, or, fail- ) ) 
ing that, dry sawdust, may bo laid on the < <. 
floor beside the tub, six inches deep. U(ion ^ 7 
this layer place a quantity of dissolved > 7 
bones with a spado, then another layer of < ( 
ashes or saw-dust alternating with the bones \ ( 
until the tubs are empty. “ The compound ) ;) 
heap is now sliced down with the. spade, a ( 7 
little at a time, and thoroughly mixed and ( ( 
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DR. VAN SLYCK’S BRAHMA POOTRA FOWLS. 
made small with an iron rake. After hav- 
ing gone ovor it once, the same process 
should be repeated immediately, or at any 
convenient timo hereafter, adding more ash¬ 
es or saw-dust if it is not dry enough, after 
which it will bo in a fit state for sowing.” 
| In calculating the amount to bo applied 
vUij/. to the crop, if the compound contain, say a 
ton of bones, it may be regarded as equal 
gST to 28 cwt. of Peruvian guano. When the 
bones are prepared for light land, it is ad¬ 
visable to use a rather less proportion of 
acid. Tho process is thereby cheapened ; 
__and if small fragments of bones remain un¬ 
dissolved, they are highly useful in that 
four cows, and not a rod of ground which stato for sustaining the autumn growth ot 
Dr. Van Slyck’s Brahma Pootras. of a supply of good hay and the meal con- “four cows, and not a rod 01 ground winch state 
The above engraving represen ts a group tinued, till grass coWsagain. The size and could be appropriated to pasturage. These crop 
- -n 1 r, .r 1 , , tx .. 6 . . , , „ animals, therefore, were never out of the 
: Brahma Pootra folws, owned by Dr. De- quality ot tho yearlings may be judged of barn or the barn-yard, and were fed with 
itt C. Van Slyck, of Alloway, YY ayne Co., from the fact that last yoar Mr. Morse was g rass m0 wed for them, with green corn fod- In 
they would soon occupy a far different posi¬ 
tion in society, and be not only the bone 
These fowls area choice selection from I way—receiving only pasture during sum- ® acb) per day. 1 ho amount of their pro- 
T n . ..: „ duce was kept for thirteen weeks. Two of 
ir tho barn-yard, and were fed with Productive Farming. 
mowed for them, with green corn fod- In a treatise on Productive Fanning just 
hich had been sown broad cast for issued from tho press, the following obser- 
and with about three pints of meal 
1 vations occur: 
and sinew but the spinal column, and with thostockof'Dr. J. C. Bennett, of Great m or, and hay, straw, and a pint of meal a t h eS e animads were heifers of two years old, 
1, . nvpmprh su ,- h a nvactice would Falls, N. ID, by whom they were imported day tho second winter—$40. Ilis three which had calves in the spring. The whole 
t .10 mipi - . , .n v.oh-at from the valley of tho Brahma Pootra river year olds would bring $50 a head. milk of one of them was t#ken by her calf 
One pair of tho above, when 8 ' this way , ho f * m „ stocked each m during six.on, of thothirteen weeha Some 
( l ua .. . ., • v, months old, weighed 19 lbs., and will, with - tb twentv each of cows calves voarlinas tl0 *Y l ^ °i* 110 ot l cl was ta ^^ nb 1 a . 
other nresent class. Possibly tney might with twenty each ot cows, calves,}callings, jy USOi but the quantity was not deterrmn- 
f , s q, ien t in Quoting Coko and Black- reasonab 6 certaint y? reac 1 - 1 ,s ' a ma " | two year olds, and three year olds—in all ono ed. Under those circumstances three heif- 
lwi m. tuiut i - - ttiri+v The cock is 29 inches m hoight—I- -.. . -u --a. i-- - *i— —. 
It is in vegetable as in animal life; a 
mother crams her child exclusively withar- 
ich had calves in the spring. The whole row root—it becomes hit, it is true, but, 
Ik of one of them was t^ken by her calf alas ! it is rickety, and gets its teeth very 
ring six out of tho thirteen weeks. Some slowly, and with difficulty. Mamma is ignc- 
stono as lawyers, but full as well versed in 
common-sense-equity and justice. 
Marcellus, June, 1853. S. GRAVES. 
1,1 w ^ e u in tins way the tarm is stocked each tall r e ... , ,, „ , , f thinl-s tlvit her offsnring can 
mnnthi nlrl weiVbod i Q 1 L? nndwill with . . .. of the milk of the other was taken for fanu- rant, or nevei tninks tnat ner onsprmg yau 
months old, e g e . . .,& a , with twenty each of cows, calves, yearlings, ] y U se. but the quantity was not determin- not make bone—or what is the same thing, 
reasonable ceitamty, leac i - )S -*‘ l nia " | two year olds, and three year olds—in all ono ed. Under these circumstances three heif- phosphate of lime, tho principal bulk of 
turity. The cock is 29 inches in hoight — | mndre d head beside the necessary teams ers could not be rated as moro than ono bone—out of starch. It does its best; and 
pullets in proportion. As layers they are And the {iirm thoueh 5ut a few years ag0 cow of full ago and milk. From this stock, wore it not for a little milk a “'| bread por- 
romarkable one of the pullets having laid , ,, , r , & however, thus circumstanced and fed, three haps now and then a little moat and s up, 
sHtls meviousto 1 st Tune last then 10 badly run down, did, dunng the last season hundred \ nd eighty . nin e pounds of butter it would have no bones and teeth at all- 
8 i e s pic » ^ 1 ’ ... , of drouth and short grass crops, produce were made in the thirteen weeks ! An ad- Farmers keep poultry ; and what is truo ot 
months o . 1 ey aio a pui o am cus met en 0 U gj 1 su mmcr and winter the entire ditional pound would have given an average fowls is truo of a cabbage, a turnip, or an ear 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE, months old. -they aio a puio and distinct en0U g| 1 sum mcr and winter the entire ditional pound woul< 
breed, being neither Chittagongs, grey stock . the meadows averaging a full three of thirty pounds a w 
Queries in Cultivation. Shanghais , nor a cross of either. They tong cr0p The amounfc under the plow is to a stock which m 
Eds. Rural :-I am aware of my incom- are generally light colored, some nearly about sufficient t0 supply meal for the stock where the^soilhia 
potency to do justice, not only to tho pub- white with penciled neck hackles of a dark- dur j n g w j n ter, and grain for the teams, and it is on many far 
lie, but to my thoughts and tho subject, but er shade; others in addition are beautifully b eing usually the poorest land is thor- among which we m;i 
in view of its importance and with the hope varigatod with light, bi own and yellow. The ougldy manured and put down to grass.— Shakers of Jsew Del 
of calling the attention of others more com- down is frequently a perfect blending of The greatest economy is observed in pre- r jo>’ quantity .and qi 
pietent to its discussion, I would oiler the light and dark colors v>ing tips and tail serv j ng and augmenting the manures, that expense of cut-ino- t 
following hints on a new theory of cultiva- black legs golden yellovs and generally made j n the stables beinff stored in covered. It is all saved, the li 
Where the soiling system is adopted, as more eggs than before. A woll-ieu fowl is 
it is on many farming establishments— disposed to lay a vast number of eggs, but 
among which we may mention that of tho can not do so without the materials for the 
Shakers of New Lebanon, N. Y.—the supe- shells, however nourishing in other respects 
rior quantity and quality of tho manure is her food may be. A fowl, with the best 
said to bo sufficient to defray all the extra will in tho world, not finding any lime in 
expense of cutting tho fodder and feeding, the soil, nor mortar from walls, nor calca- 
without hilling than with, and believe the and pendulous—weight 8 to 10 lbs. for pul- muck or utter. 
In our own practice wo have been obliged 
to resort to this mode of feeding in order 
° , ,, , , , , * infAini,. mdAi™ I ... I to resort to this mode ot leeding m order the analogy, as they justly may do, to the 
principle applicable to all plants or legota- lots, cocks 10 to 14 lb». shape an .1 carnage | Several hundred loads of muck from a t0 keep stock enough to produce any thing habits of plants, which are as truly alive, 
bles. beautiful in tho extreme. Tney are puzoi gwam p on the farm, havo been composted | like the amount of manure wo desire to use. and answer as closely to evil or judicious 
To promote inquiry and tho diffusion of especially loi their remaikablo size, quiet j^ b the stable manure, used as a top dress- I Bv keeping tho cows in the barn until treatment, as tnoii own Loises. 
useful knowledge, I propose the following disposition, excellent laying qualities, deli- • and plowed in with decided advantage about tho tenth of Jun0 > our ei g ht acres , of 
quostions to your reader* , ^ cacy of ^ aptitude to Mr Morse does not consider his land as f e “ KaTfiSd 
1 . Why are now roots sent out from the fatten ; and for their hardiness 
main tap root, or fibres from other roots, ^ Morse ’ s Stock and Dairy Farm, fact, rapidly improving it by deeper plow- 
whenever earth is placed around the plant ^ . &r featureg in tho manageme nt in g’ drainin g> thorou S h manuring, &c., tho’ 
and over tho roots • Morse’s farm, situated in Eaton Madi- ifc was awarded the first premium by the 
2 . Does it not retard the advancement of ... Countv Societv in 1850. 
, • i i j x son county, cannot fail to interest those en- uumnj ouubiji m 
-l..,af f/r /.nmnh il. In Rond mil. now snts ^ J’ rr>i.„ r. _ _ „ _7 _i_„ 
uuua uuteuutuuei ua, tiuu acres G f land as any farmer need desire,) af- 
having reached the highest state, and is, in fords eight cows a pretty good bite until a 
AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE. 
N. Y. County Agricultural Societies. 
crop of “ cow corn ” put into a warm and «. . . 
. ’ 1 . We are glad to perceive that the eflort to 
rich piece of land as early as it is fit for the b r . . 
the seed, gets high and stout enough to establish a County Agricultural Society in 
cut. After this there is no difficulty, as a Steuben, lias been a successful one, and wo 
succession of crops of this highly nutritious doubt not the friends of improved agricul- 
the plant to compel it to send out new sets n e5ther the gtock ra | B ing. or dairy Ia rm ouuuings, a grounu pian oi 
ofr0 ° t3 . r t _ ... , , business, presenting as it does an example which is given in the transactions of 1851, 
3. Is it not proof positive that the plant successful combination of those page 734, are commodious and embody seve- 
_ .l pnvruin cnlav mtln- J i i /*_ .___ *1 . .• 
The farm buildings, a ground plan of fodder mav then be obtained until October. 
cannot otherwise attain certain solar influ¬ 
ences absolutely necessary to its perfection ? 
I shall offer my theory on this subject in 
a future number.—S. G„ Marcellus, JY. Y. 
Change of the variety of Wheat. duhmjiy uu.vuw .u -—- -- j. » ■■ * . , ., . . » - - j - 
Eds. Rural :— Friend “ ’Hiel’s” oxperi- seventy acres. The system adopted by Mr. The JYew England Farmer has the ^ d ®"; o ^re^nacquaintoVwith^he Wayn^'^ld 1 AssombTy' dLS-A. RDffik- 
onco in the change of the variety of wheat, Mr. Morse, and now nearly in complete ope- following remarks on this branch of farm mot hod, we givoa few practical hints, chief- inson, Hornby; Lyman Balcem. Campbell, 
tome is tr.uly remarkable. It is contrary ration, is to place upon the house farm economy: ly from the writings of Professor Way, and 3d Assembly District—lledmon S. Davis, 
to all of my experience in wheat culture.— twenty cows, high grade of thorough bred The superiority of soiling ovor tho com- from a paper ot the Lockerbie Farmers Greenwood; John Van Wie, Howard. 
For several vears past I have sown different Short-horns, selected with reference to their mon method of turning cattle to pasture, or Club, drawn up, we Presume, by an enlight- Treasurer—Geo. Edwards. Bath. 
I or several years past, na Qualities and a mire Short- ^ other words allowing them a free range, oned agriculturist, Mr. Stewart, ot Hill- Gor . Sec’y-R. B. Van Valkenburgh, do. 
varieties side by side in the same e , ‘ r . a q ’ . . . is strongly contended for by many at this side. Rec. Sec’y—Geo. S. Ellas, Bath. 
it has always proved to be of tho same va- horn bull. These cows averago about two day practicG) g0 far ag it at p rese nt A pair of substantial water-tight tubs may _ 
j-iefy—no change. Now, if the change in hundred pounds of butter annually. prevails in this country, has been introdu- bo got by cutting a largo barrel across tho >p nE g fc Lawrence Co. Ag. Societv has 
“ ’Hiel’s” wheat was caused by tho blossoms Tho calrea are all reared and as soon a, cod from.Europe>, where it has obtained.for bTJS “ lo ' tod fo*'o»i»g board of officer's for 
or nollen of a different variety, from some they are strong enongh, snbsrst upon the a long ^ the vear eommenoine with October next: 
of a very successrui comoinauon oi uioso —>- 
two industrial branches. ral novel features worth >' of imitation.- 
This farm, composed of two parcels, some Gurdon Evans, Utica, JY. Y., 1853. 
three miles apart, contains in all near one TH £> AGRICULTURAL PRESS. 
hundred and ninety acres. The out farm is - 
entirely devoted to pasturing and contains Soiling Cattle, 
seventy acres. The system adopted by Mr. 7’/ie JYew England Farmer h 
Superphosphate of Lime. 
From an article in tho Boston Cultivator, 
on this important fertilizer, we make tho 
following extract: 
There is nothing to hinder farmers from 
preparing superphosphate ot lime tor thom- 
ture in that fine grazing county, will tako 
fresh courago from tho fact. The following 
are the officers olected — among whom wo 
recognize the names of several of the most 
prominent and influential citizens of tho 
county : 
President—G. Denniston, Plattsburgh. 
Vico Presidents— 1 st Assembly District— 
Rec. Sec’y—Geo. S. Ellas’, Bath. 
The St. Lawrence Co. Ag. Societv has 
that the same agent changed the variety of at each feeding. This keeping is not ealeu- gesse8 the high merits claimed for it by its hot water from tho rose of a watering can, t on ; Abel P. Morse, Hammond; Emery 
hie wheat which changed that of his pota- latod to make very fat calves, tho butter advocates—many of whom are among tho turning them over carefully so that they Alexander, DeKalb. 
, T ’ vflr havft known mv wheat to having been removed from it, but as the most intelligent and discriminating farmers may bo equally saturated. As Boon as this Secrotary—H. G. Foote, 
toes. I never h&ve known my wheat to having , ^ daJ ^ our cou can boafjt of it ig done add the sulphuric acid, m quantity T reasurer-Ebenezer Miner, 
change to chess. When I sow clean wheat, sugar and curd remain they attain an un ^ certain J Iv . n0 meang ^ bo negIecte d.— from 40 to 45 per cent, of the weight of the - 
it always “yields seed of his kind, whose teed usual size and muscular development at the Wo have now before us as wo write, tho bones. The acid must be very cautiously Tfae Greenk Co Agricultural Society 
is in itself?’ When I sow chess, of course ageof one year;—being fed through tho en- statements G f many men of this class, and put ovor the bones, to avoid danger to the anmialFair in Ooxsackio on 
•x J not c \ arii p t to wheat.— L. N., Wind- tire milking season, all tho skimmed milk among tho number a gentleman of Wal- hands and clothes. As soon aB practicable 
»nd butter milk produced, with the addition tham,Middlesex Country, Mass., who had stir up the bones with a lork, to make sure the 27th and 28th of September. 
