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166 MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. MAY U. 
process the way usually practiced leaving a of May or first of June. Quantity of seed, if a “sandy soil,” moderately manured, and as y (VY ; v rvr; q iqcc o 
large proportion of oil in the fleece, and allow- designed to ripen, twelve quarts per acre ; it finely pulverized as practicable. This is best iuttlU !, 8 ' ,6- r < ? eV " al °J the btate 
ing them to run from one to two weeks before designed to be cut for fodder before ripening, I done by throwing two furrow slices together ^ w ^ County Agncultuial Societies have desig- 
being sheared. The third is to shear without would sow half a bushel. It maybe cut with with a plow; then, if desired, they can be —~ ■ ° a . ed tinie and pl ace of holding next Annual 
cashing. a grass scythe, and cured like hay, or with a smoothed over with a hoe afterwards. Itidges An Example for Congressmen.— In these ^ airs ’ lssued Premium Lists, Ac. The fol- 
The wool through the country is usually cradle (if the fingers are well secured,) and running north and south are perhaps best.— da ys of political figuring and President making °' vln " ‘ a c ant a attonal Shows are already 
bought by small speculators, or by agents of after laying a day or two, bound and set in Then the plants should be set from eighteen among Members of Congress, and office hold- announced : 
manufacturers generally at a commission of one stooks. inches to two feet apart. In hoeing it is better to ers generally, it is refreshing to hear of even Rochester .o, 
cent per pound, with directions to get up a lot One of my neighbors raised last season thirty first rake off a little of the dirt with the weeds; at occasionad instances in which the representa- Illinois,’Alton. ^ Sept. 30 & Oct.’ 1 , 2 , 3 . 
at an average stipulated price for each particu- bushels per acre, and fed the straw to his cattle the next hoeing haul it up again. The reason tives tbe P eo P le exhibit some regard for the Indiana, Indianapolis.Oct. 20 - 25 . 
lar locality. The wool of different sections has and some young horses. He informed me the of this is obvious, — 1st, that they may have the S rea ^ interest of the country — Agriculture. — Michigan, Detroit.Sept. 30 & Oct. 1,2, 3. 
in each a distinctive character, and is known in other day that he never raised a crop which did advantage of the sun all that is possible ; 2d, in ^ nd ' vs ’ benever an y such regard is manifested Maine >. 0ct - 28 > 29 30 > 31 - 
market as Vermont wool, Michigan wool, Ac. him as much good as his millet. Another drawing up the dirt again it gives them a its rarit F alone renders ^ worthy of being Hampswl^r".'.’.’.'.'."' '.‘.‘.'.Oct' 
If the buyer finds it necessary to pay one man neighbor has raised it for two years and fed it chance to “ spread.” chronicled. Therefore we take pleasure in re- New Jergey) Newark”."..'.'...".".".Sept. 10,’ 11 ,12. 
for a bad lot ten cents a pound more than it is to his horses, and he tells me that his horses If the ground is not too “strong,” the vines cord ^ n ff 6he fact that Hon. John Williams, M. National Ag. Show, Philadelphia...October 7. 
worth, in order to make his cent a pound, he would perform the same work with half the will need no “ cutting ;” but it is highly neces- C - for this District, has forwarded the Monroe North Carolina, Raleigh,.Oct. 14, 15,16,17. 
mmt a, a matter of c „» rM of the nert, gram that they did when fed on hay. A year sary to loosen them up occasioaally, a, they %£%*** Soetety forty eepiea of the ! L' ’!,s“pL' f" 
vho has a choice lot in good condition, for ten ago last August, not having pasture, I fed green will form little potatoes wherever they take , tenfc 0ffice Re P ort for 1853-4, and will fur" South Carolina, Columbia . Nov. 11,12,13,14. 
cents less than it is worth, and the thing is ac- millet to my working oxen during seeding time. root. We transplant from the 20th to 30th of nbdl some two hundred copies of the forthcom- Vermont, Burlington,.Sept. 9,*10, ’ll, 12. 
complished. 1 he manufacturer gets his wool They ate it more readily than green corn stalks, May. I never knew them to amount to much * ng Deport. The volumes thus furnished will Y irginia, Wheeling Island,.Sept. 17,18,19. 
at a price satisfactory to himself, and the buyer and less than half the ground would supply when grown directly from the potato, especially P robabl 7 be distributed as premiums, Ac., and Wisconsin, Milwaukee ... Oct. 8, 9,10. 
ffets his r.P.nt H nnimfl. TllP. nnprntir\r> nC -J _ 1 —;. 1 n U i*-. - ^ 1 * _ -kt ^ thus reach those to whom their will nrmm rnriof PROVINCIAL Fairs. 
Ilttral ftotts aitir firns. 
And whenever any such regard is manifested Maine ’. Oct. 28, 29. 30,31. 
its rarity alone renders it worthy of being New York, Watertown.Sept.30 & Oct. l, 2,3. 
chionicled. Therefore we take pleasure in re- Ne w Jersey, Newark.Sept. 10, li, 12. 
cording the fact that Hon. John Williams, M. National Ag. Show, Philadelphia.. .October 7. 
C. for this District, has forwarded the Monroe North Carolina, Raleigh,.Oct. 14, 15,16,17. 
Thos. B. Lord. 
gets his cent a pound. The operation of this them. They worked hard and gained flesh, 
average principle affords poor encouragement Thos. B. Lord, 
for preparing a choice lot of wool for market, East Bethany, N. Y., May, 1856. 
when $100 from the value of every 1,000 lbs. is -- 
to be put into the pockets of another as a pre- INDIAN - CORN.— NO. IV. 
mium for his slovenly management. 
I have no hesitation in saying that all wool- + . .. ... . 
in as cold a climate as yours. 
Laporte, Ind., May, 1856. 
N. Clark. 
thus reach those to whom they will prove most „ , ^ ^ rri ’rovincial Fairs. 
interesting and valuable. The idea is an ex- Canada West, Kingston,.Sept. 23, 24,25, 25. 
INDIAN CORN. - NO. IV. - generally adopted the annual publication of uable statistics, from Hunt’s Merchants’Maga^ 
selecting seed. — preparing the ground. Friend MooRE^-Havi^g t^the article on ^ GP ° rtS WOuld n0 longer be a tra ' zine > S lves the nearest attainable approximation 
Selecting the best varieties of corn and the «wi n >> i ‘ c c on ditionary mattei among farmers, while less to the number of acres cultivated in each crop : 
bestearsfor sLd should Sways be L obiect M P rl your venerable correspondent, would be said about party favoritism in the Land actuaUy cultivated in tke several crops of tke United 
best eais lor seed, shou d always be an object Air. Pierson, I beg leave to answer a few ol the distribution of public documents. States, in 1849-’50. 
with every farmer, and m making selections, objections raised by him. m w . products. acres. 
locality and soil should always be taken into I too remember when auite a bov of nlant , m ' \ ILL ? AMS has also P laced the County Indian com.3i,ouo,ooo 
consideration, The best varieties which lave ing Flmr Corn « Long Mand, and more thtm h°?f T' ?*, ?? *T" "T *^ 
been raised in Western New York for a few twenty years of experience with this particular 0 f rare and valuable Sr T ^ 18 “ U 10n Wheat..ll, 000 ,’<x >0 
years past, in my opinion, are what are called “humbug,” (as Mr. P. is pleased to call it ) con- ‘ seeds, &c. 0ats . 7 , 500,000 
+ 1_771: i . r>_1 ir.1T__ ih.tt:.. • • . .... 1 -* ■ »-_ _ r mo 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
cellent one, and we commend it toother Al. C.’s 
as worthy of special note and imitation. If 
Agricultural Statistics. —The following val- 
ELOUR CORN.—AGAIN. 
r 1 1^;, .. . . ,, SELECTING SEED. — PREPARING THE GROUND. 
I have no hesitation in saying that all wool- ^ t „ . ' 
growers whose clip is sufficiently■ large to ena- . tte , b f of *• 
hie them to sell directly to the manufacturer b, S '‘° r ^ Sb °“ d . a1 ’™? 8 bc “ ob J“‘ 
should nromvp it in tu g p s- . w ith every farmer, and in making selections, 
snouid prepaie it in the way first mentioned. , v . , , , , , , . . 
TllP wnshino- mif • , , , locality and soil should always be taken into 
i ne wasning aud shearing requires less labor •/ ,. mi, ... ... , 
and time-tke wool has an appearance and ^ d^ best varieties which have 
character of which the owner may justly be “ ^ ln WeStern N&W York for a few 
proud-and there can be no apology or reason ^ “ my ° pmi ° n ’ arC what are , called 
/v r> /> . ... ^ f.llP lnrorp VAcrht R r ^ nr u rl "V" In nr unrl f Wi vr»!i n 
Red Cob Dent from Northern Ohio. The last is ft to make bread, that it makes beautiful 
named has been grown for the past five or six white sweet bread, and when “ cold ” is as far , eeUD S lais Society was re-organized in 
years, to some extent, by Judge Sibley and ahead of “Indian” as wl.pnt is in uri m n„n accordance with the requirements of the Act 
years, to some extent, by Judge Sibley and ahead of “Indian” as wheat -is in advance of 
others, on the F lats of the Genesee. I have rye. I consider it equal, if not superior, to 
for refusing a fair price for the clip. But for tbe large Eight Rowed Yellow, and the Virginia vinces me that it is the only uariety of corn that 
the small wool grower, who is compelled to sell ^ G<1 k>6nt ^° m Northern Ohio. The last is ft to make bread, that it makes beautiful 
to the speculator or agent, the matter is entirely named bas beeu 8 rown for tbe P ast five or six white sweet bread, and when “ cold ” is as far 
different. The writer of this article, with a years ’ some extenfc > b y Jud g e Sibley and ahead of “Indian” as wheat is in advance of 
desire of having his wool in the best condition otbers ’ on tbe b ^ats of the Genesee. I have rye. I consider it equal, if not superior, to 
and in the expectation of receiving a price that ^ informed b ^ several who have tested this some kinds of wheat for bread, and it is not a 
would be satisfactory, followed that method valdet .Y’ tba t they get about one-third more to whit behind any variety of corn for stock pur- 
three years, when he found to his cost that, in- tke aC16 tkaD fr ° m aDy ofcber kind ’ aad fcbat ifc P oses - It grows well, yields well, and produces 
stead of having a desirable lot of wool in mar- r *P ens well aud in good season. J he large a large amount of excellent fodder. As to the 
ket, it was difficult to find a purchaser. When E ‘ gllt R ° W . ed yell ° W is the kind moStly raised diffi culty in bolting it, tbat can be avoided by 
tbe buyers were scouring the country, the ques- at P resent “ the vicinity where I reside. It is adding a small quantity of wheat to the grist, 
tion was often asked them, “Have you bought &n excebent variety, and should not be given or by having it ground at the mill and bolted 
H.’s wool?” “Oh, no; he has a very choice U P until a better is fou,id ’ There are several at home through a fine seive. It should be 
lot, and it ought to bring what ho asks for it— nGW varieties advertised, some of which may raised and baked the same as wheat bread. To 
but we are not authorized to n.iv sphio-l, o P r °ve valuable, but none ot them have been avoid the difficulty of mixing:, simply plant it 
MArnsoN Co. Ag. Society.— At its last An¬ 
nual Aleeting this Society was re-organized in 
others, on the Plats of the Genesee. I have rye. I consider it equal, if not superior to P 388 ^. ApriU8 5 5, for the incorporation of Ag. 
been informed by several whojhave tested this some kinds of wheat for bread, and it is not a bocie ^ e8 ’ and the blowing named officers 
elected for the current year : 
President— Ai.theus AIorse, of Eaton. Vice- 
Presidents —Horace Hawks, Georgetown ; John 
R. Chapman, Sullivan; John Potten, Stock- 
new varieties advertised, some of which may j raised and baked the same as wheat bread. To 
Saunders, Brookfield. Secretary —Lucius P. 
Clark, Eaton. Treasurer —Sidney T. Holmes, 
e not authorized to pay so high a price P rovc valuable, but none of them have been avoid the difficulty of mixing, simply plant it Eato ’ ti.Z'fnrt tTddk 
.... P Z g P , Ce sufficiently tested to recommend. on the west side of ihe fiofd Eaton. Directors—James H. Dunbar, Hamilton; 
States, in 1849-’50. 
products. acres. 
Indian corn..31,000,000 
Meadow, or pasture, exclusive of hay crop,..20,000,000 
Hay.13,000,000 
Wheat._•.11,000,000 
Oats.7,500,000 
Cotton.. 5,000,000 
Rye. 1,200,000 
Peas and beaus.. 1,000,000 
Irish potatoes .. 1,000,600 
Sweet potatoes. 750,000 
Buckwheat. 600,000 
Tobacco. 400,000 
Sugar. 400,000 
Barley. 300,000 
Rice. 175,000 
Hemp. 110,000 
Flax.. 100,000 
Orchards. 500,000 
Gardens. 500,000 
Vineyards. 250,000 
Other products. 1,000,000 
Improved, but not in actual cultivation,_17,247,614 
Total improved lands.113,032,614 
for any wool,”—and the consequence was he ^<1 to recommend. on the west gide of the field, or away from hh „ AlnZ T " 7 .T’ -—- 
ha., boon forced to leare in the osu.,1 quantity Ttoearcin Western N etc York and in every other corn. The pure article is eight rowed, lmh j. Moaelv n c ’ “""Y, “j. (fl'A,! - T <> I»™ovn Seed Potatoes. —Charles Seager 
of grease and gum, to make it merchantable section of our country, thousands of farmers perfectly white, and without a particle of flinty j /one vearV Sanford P 01 ^ °t’ & of St. Louis recommends the following easily- 
S. H. Manon, of Ohio, in an article in the ^ are far behiud tbe a S e iu Paring their substance in the kernel except the germ.-D. D. Ch ^ D Alfller Smithed tri e d method ol improving potatoes, so as to re- 
April, nnther of the and for corn, ow.ng to the want of the proper Too™, Na V o>oon, Mick., 18SC. Wd at ^ »»-dne„, riehnes, 
propriety of shearing without washing, on ac- to" 1 "; AU ground where corn 16 to be thecrop, the loc ost as a he dge. Morriayille, June 3. and meahnes, of this valuable root The 
count of injury and loss of sheep sustained by f , T P Tth' ^ hfU Ed «- e ™al :-I have read with interest the-_1_ plan 18 this : keCp back Some Seed P 0,atoes for 
him owri rafUravro a ^ T J ten inches deep, and the work ought to be done . , . avt/ ' tl ‘ u WUD interest me slx or 8eY en weeks after the usual timo 
loss sustained was caused bVwashin/b 1 ^? in the best P ossible ma nner. It is in vain to alt ‘ c es ln the Rur | l ln regard to boaid ’ raii Crops > in Michigan.—A letter just re- planting, say till the last week of June or the 
necessarily so It may be account <> 1 fb • ex P ecfc a large yield on kiul half plowed, or if an ^lt eences, an t le manner ol conducting ceived from Mr. D. D. Owen, 0 f Jackson Co., first week of July, and then plant and cultivate 
r aysiirs £zr d 18 turued “ * ^ “ d —::„ s r btrr Tloy r 
the «,“aking' V aud r “oc^ “v^y ” th<! ]a " d is a clorer 01 sod - °"‘d Trop'oto" t^l Pr ° d “ CeS 1 Pl “ CeS ‘ ree3 * bo ' lld be du g- As bad 
short time required to keep them in the watm- r ° ller sb ° uld alwayS f ° Uow the P I(,W before the S , P " 7ery "" ° r t , Welv , e yearS ’ 1 dead \ Spl ' Wg Cr °P S are comlng U P and time to mature they will be quite small-not 
would a ot b ZZZeT t CZu thG ^ g-und is harrowed. This I consider one of the -tthe piants in two rows one foot distant and planting is now engrossing the attention of more than an inch oi-an inch and a half through; 
The practice of shearing in the dirt would! most us e bd of farm implements, especially in 0De 00 apart ib the row, placing those m one faimers. Seed corn is very much injured by but they should all be carefully gathered, and 
liable to 1 preparing turf ground for corn, and I am glad °PP 0Slte tha S P aG f. 1Q tbe ° ^ } trim being frozen in the winter, and many farmers kep t safe from frost through the winter and 
of sheep woidd^be <^timated bv Ci^Quantitv of ^ see many of our best farmers are getting it them once a year by taking off all the lateral think the Dent will not grow at all. Other p ,anted at the usual time of planting in the 
grease and dirt they would shear—frauds and mt ° US6- Every a g riculturisfc sbould ba ve a >I<mCieS ’ aa . ea ' c not UDg but leader ; varieties aie not so bad. Alouey is not very spring—one of the small potatoes being suffi- 
deceptions would with greater difficulty be de g° od roller ’ and be sure and use on all turf ^ oI1 °^ ng this up every spring until the tree plenty, but we all hope to see lively times as cient for seed in each hill. The result will be 
tected—the character of American wool would land before harrowing, aud especially on ground ge ton cattffi 7 Jh^ t’l A bedge ot thl8 blnd soon as the Wool clip is ready for market. * * large sized, sound, mealy potatoes, as I have 
be greatly depreciated, and even the extlel- ^tended for corn. This course will be found of stop cattle, when three years old. I have Ihe surplus young men and laborers of your proven by actual trial. I hope that it will be 
pense for frefght in transporting to market g '' eat beDefit the ground ’ causing tbe turf to P “ 8 a ‘ l ™ beeaseL |om years, that meas- State are advised that eveiy person of any en- tried by some of our farmers this year.” 
would not be a small item in the w ' decompose sooner than it would otherwise, and U . U wo inc es m diameter and twenty feet ergy can obtain lucrative employment in this -- 
But the r m t’ • ^ , T ‘ it also makes the process of harrowing and oth- hlgb - lu some eight or ten years a crop of rails and other regions of the West. Although the Farmers Raise your own Horses Y farmer 
fHirjr T°hl °°' 'i e “ Fep-a.io M for ptalipg caaier and much •»<! «ake 6 «an be taken off, haying the aturnps price of grain i, low busineaa ingoing ahead, furnUheB t ' lw f 0 u 0 Xg 2^7 to the TO 
piepareu lor maiKet t ihe answer may be m0 re satisfartorv five feet high. You bave then a fence that and there is a demand for labor much greater t , h , t V , 
for any wool,”—and the consequence w'as, be 
has beeu forced to leave in the usual quantity 
of grease and gum, to make it merchantable. 
S. H. Manon, of Ohio, in an article in the 
April rumber of the Wool Grower, suggests the 
propriety of shearing without washing, on ac¬ 
count of injury and loss of sheep sustained by 
him and others from its effects. No doubt tbe 
loss sustained was caused by washing, but not 
kept in the water too long. Had he followed 
the “soaking aud warming ” process, the very 
short time required to keep them in the water 
would not have produced that result. 
The practice of shearing in the dirt would be 
liable to serious objections. By many the value 
of sheep would be estimated by <he quantity of 
deceptions would with greater difficulty be de¬ 
tected—the character of American wool would 
be greatly depreciated, and even tbe extra ex¬ 
pense for freight in transporting to market 
would not be a small item in the account. 
But the question is—How should Wool be 
prepared for Market? The answer may be 
given, —whether the method first described 
should be followed, or the usual way of washing 
and shearing, there should be uniformity in 
doing it in each locality depending upon the 
most useful of farm implements, especially in 
preparing turf ground for corn, and I am glad 
to see many of our best farmers are getting it 
more satisfactory. ^ ° et ‘ g ‘ ” baVe , then a fenC<i that and there is a deraa nd for labor much greater ] Recorder, to show what may be made by 
„„ , ,, , r 1 . cattle would never try to jump but once. I than the supply. Our railroads are doin«- an ? . . ’ . . , 3 . 3 
ihe plow that I should prefer for pknv.og tbjnk that ^ p , au „ m mmmmi t0 the immen80 ra ' sl "g own horses, rl good sleek 
The Wool Growers’ Annual Fair, to be held 
at Penu Y’au next week, (May 27-8-9,) will, it 
is expected, be largely attended. The Associa- 
farmers raising their own horses, if good stock 
be selected :—Six years since, J. D. Perkins, of 
Coatesville, Chester county, bought a mare for 
$120. On the 14th ultimo, he sold the mare 
and her family at public sale. The mother 
(with foal) now a cripple, brought $62 ; her 
- - " ‘'V »T uouiu Ll J 1 I/O ,, , r . , . HAXAU 1/IU11 Hill WIUU1L1JU A lOtil LW LJJIU 1IUUJCU3U UUOIIJtJOS. . , , . _ ~ 
and shearing, there should be uniformity in -T rri • Q orcolll > 1 s e ic ngan Sub- attention of farmers generally, and those upon -_ e selected : Six years since, J. D. Perkin! 
doing it in each locality depending upon the , ' lhere 18 a sma11 P low attacbed to the the prairies in particular.-A Subscriber, Ma- The Wool Growers’ Annual Fa.r h,. 1 l Coatesville ’ Chester count I r ’ bougbt a mare 
same market. As the oil cannot be taken out beam forward of tbp lar g« The forward 8. at Penn Yan next we^k fMat 2 tT^ n t $l20> ° n tbe l4tL ultirao ’ be sold the 11 
by the common method of washing without in pl ° W rUDS tw ° ° r three lnches dee P’ or suffi --i 8 n week (May 27-8-9,) will, it and her family at public sale> The mot 
jury to the sheep, they may be considered clean C1Gntly to take U P the turf and se P a rate it from GAPES IN chickens-more remedies. 8 expecieu, oe laigely attended. Ihe Associa- ( witll foa i) now a cripple, brought $62 ; 
when the water runs clear from the fleece and the Sub ’ soil; the large « ba re will take up the Ep s. Rural :—I think if your “Sul scriber’s u « n ann0UR ce that an Address will be deliver- first colt, five years old, $196 ; bersecond,$l 
should not (unless prevented by bad weather! SOil t0 any re( l uired de P th ’ and this coy e™ the Wife” will put boards under her coops so as to ® a ° n J. ? th ‘ rd day . b 7 CoL P - Johnson.— her thir(I; $154 . ber fourthj an unbroke c 
be allowed more than six or eight days before ^ entirel y’ le ^iag the surface loose.- form bottoms to them, and keeps her chickens ^ompetmon lor 1 rermums 1 will be open to all, $90—total $671. If this is not sufficient 
shearing. In doing up the fleece, all the wash- ^h 686 P^ ows I think are better than any other b'om the rain and dews, and out of the grass in TOm Uny j7 t,d< Y 1U ^ ie . u j 01 h or ’fie Canadas ; couragement for farmers to invest in good stc 
ed wool belonging to it sbould be rolled up in b * nd for stubble ground, as they will bury the the morning, and feed them on corn ground en rance eu » $ • t 1S a so stated that “ ar- and raise horses, I do not know what indu 
such manner as to give it the best armear™ stubble entirely out of the way of the harrow, coarse, as soon as they will eat it, they will not ’' angpments have been ma de with the ofiicersof ment could be offered .—Montgomery Ledger. 
T^ereis no fraud in this, as it is not only ex/ Land 0Q the Genesee Kiver has been plowed be troubled with the gapes. My plan is to *he New York and Erie, and the Canandaigua ---- 
ed wool belonging to it sbould be rolled up in 
such manner as to give it the best appearance. 
T -xere is no fraud in this, as it is not only ex¬ 
pected but desired by tbe purchaser. The 
practice of using an unnecessary quantity of 
Eds. Rural :— I think if your “Sul scriber’s announpe tba J an Address will be deliver- first colt, five years old, $196 ; her second, $169 ; 
ife” will put boards under her coops so as to ° n J he th ^ rd da Y b Y Col. B. P. Johnson.— ber tbird> $ 154 . ber fourthj an unbro k e colt[ 
■m bottoms to them, and keeps her chickens Gom P etlll c a ior 1 remiums will be open to all, $90_total $671. If this is not sufficient en- 
>m the rain and dews, and out of the grass in ronl aliy ^ a 0111 tie nion, or the Canadas; couragement for farmers to invest in good stock, 
• “ • ' Pnfrnr,™ fan ib 1 R ls a l SQ state d that “ ar- 
and raise horses, I do not know what induce- 
by tbe purchaser The Witb tbem fr0m twelve to four 6een inches deep. kee P tbera in a yard where there is no grass, 
unnecessary Quantify of 1 tbink theSe ploWS are destined “ work a com- and that is tight—(the barn yard will do if it 
and Elmira Railroad Companies, to carry sheep 
upon the same terms as granted to the N. Y. 
State Ag. Society at their last Fair, and it is 
Horse and Tree.— The Westfield News-Letter 
twine, because there is profit’in”it, or“o7roUine plete revolution in P rairie P low ing in the West, is clean and dry.) I raised seventy last year f tale . H0Riety at ,^ Glr last Eair ’ and is youVee he hu alreadygn^doff large ffiece 4 
in manure and filth, cannot be too strongly con- ] baVG S6en severalof them in us c within a few ™ d d i d not have any trouble with the gapes. b ° ped other Roads will be equally generous— of bark ? why make hitching osts of shade 
demned. Let there be uniformity in each lo- dayS paSt ° n tbe prairies iu Wisconsin and Illi- -Another Subscriber’s Wife, Stanfordville, ^ ^ last ot the Fair a sale of Shee P wil1 trees, when they should be kept as ornaments 
cality, and a consciousness of bavin* done it n ° 1S ‘ ° nC krge farmer near Jane8 ^e, Wis. tehees Co., N Y, 1856. take place on the grounds, and a good opportu- to Qur viu ? „ 
i_. o UUDL 11 „iv nf 7T.. :_ . ’ - I llltv Will be afforded to nrno.ur« imnmvwl Lr-ocHc, _ . 
honestly, in all who prepare wool for market baS Six ° f tbem U ° W in U8e ‘ He is P re pnring 
and all will be right. u u ’ two or three hundred acres for corn this season. 
Genesee. 
is six ui mem now m use. Me is preparing „ !-~ . , , mty will be afforded to procure improved breeds We hope the admonition will be heeded in 
ro or three hendred acres for corn th,s season. fte _ ... W “ tMd aad “ 
-—__ wl«» would cure the gapes in chickens, I gief Oontt Conarr An. SociE,v.-The Ereen. ?"".!“*£’? “f TT*° f ' aadalis “ ll ‘“ 
[1LTUEE OF THE SWEET POTATO. MrftdJStaS r **^"1 ° f this Society, contemplate the ,Zd high iuthfeompeUtioT Tl.«‘“.an "i,o 
Eos. Kunan :- S o^e since I noticed an , L°to Z ^ ^ 
?Ttto S°w“eTp„toto3t 1 U r UllUrC ’ W,SCO:<8n ' SUBSC ^.^- 1856 - the qoestion, had a meeting on 
e bweet 1 otato, and not noticing an millet seed Monday of last week. The Committee have in _. , .__ 
MILLET.-CULTURE AND VALUE. 
the signature of “A Subscriber’s Wife,” asking 
what would cure the gapes in chickens, I give 
Genesee County Ag. Society.— The Execu- 
_ CULTURE OF THE SWEET POTATO. tiie knowing as a remedy :—Tak 
Friend Moore —In your paper of May 3d I ^ D . 0 - . ’ M ° f raelted lard ’ and P ut in 0Q c 
observe an inquiry with regard to millet and • - S ' . URAL ' bome time since I noticed an 111 two parts and give it to the 
having some experience in growin* that cron T ^ n( l u ^ r / j 11 J our P a P er in regard to the culture, Wisconsin Subscriber, May, 1856. 
proceed to answer the inquiry. ° ’ &C ’’ ° f tbe y weet Potato, and not noticing an millet seed 
answer from a more competent pen, I will give 
I have raised millet for the last five years, L he mode practiced with success in’twlsectfon EdS ' RuRAL : ~ Y ° Ur corres Po ad ents of late | Vie ^ a beautl ^ ul ]ot fourteea acre8 ’ tb ree- Profitable Farming—A farmer in Middle- 
chiefly for experiment. Having become con- As the time has passed when they should be ^ Said con8lderable about milIe t as fodder, j °* Tt 8 of a "J 1 . 1 ® from the Court House, on Big- bu V t., speaking of the success of his labors 
vmcedof its value, I last year sowed twelve in the hot-bed for Coutffig1^rematks tm ^ 18 ^ bere a ^-b for the grain as t be for $2,! 00. l ast year, sa^s :-“ My farm consists of 125 acres, 
acres; an acre or two was too wet, and produced be principally confined to after culture How for the straw, each being valuable and produc- A resolution was passed to locate it at or near and bad been <lefc , for many years , and was 
nothing; the remainder was a good crop, and ever, a brief ofour ^^ot beds and ^ A Mend 80wed a P eck oa aa acre last Batavia provided the peopleof that village will generally cousidercd <run JJ gales of pro- 
yielded twenty-two bushels of seed and three manner of sprouting may not be inapnroDriltc ^ harvestcd42 bushels, which is worth, contribute towards the purchase. duce and gtock amounted to $i, C 99,68. The 
oi our tuns of straw, to the acre. My experi- The beds are formed of unfermerded horse ma wben S rourid > about the same as corn tor feed, increase of stock was enough to balance sales, 
ence has proved tbat it would yield from twenty nu re, thrown into boxes or somethin* of th" ^ beiDg ES beaVy ' 1 have reference to tb e Canadian Agricultural Exihbitioxs— 1 The Expenses of all kinds, together with $300 which 
to twenty-five bushels of seed and three to four kind to the depth of eighteen or twenty inche° large ’ sraootb or broom corn kind - Tb e grain Lower Province holds its exhibition at Three I charge myself for my own work, $967,00, 
tuns of straw per acre. The seed is worth packed solid, covered slightly with dirt th ^ feels smooth and heavy like flax seed. It can Rivers, on the 16th of September ; and the Up- leaving a balance for profit of $732,68. This, I 
neaily as much as corn to feed. The straw is the potatoes slit lengthwise and lain flat si 1 be bought here at $1 per bushel. It may be per Province at Kingston on the 23d. The New think, is better than money at six per cent,, and 
worth, after threshing, about two-thirds as much down, so as nearly to touch each other • s Ftti* 3 S0WU as as ^e 20th June, and should be Y ork State Show is on the 30th of September, answers the question, ‘ Is farming profitable ?’’ 
as timothy hay, is eaten by cattle or sheep more more dirt is added then the whole cove'r d ^ cu ^ be i" ore it is ripe, otherwise the grain will at Watertown—thus affording an opportunity -•>--- 
readily than hay, and if passed through a straw the depth of two or two and a half " CrG - 11 ° sbed ou ^ ver Y raucb -—D. Edwards, Ceres, Alle- ^ or breeders and implement makers in this State The “ Brown Corn” Seventeen Y’ears Ago. — 
cutter I think it would be fully eoual to it. vnH**, __, . a ia mc ies W1 ganyCo., N. Y., 1856. and in the Canadas to exhibit at all of these In an agricultural address delivered bv the late 
,. . ' r -- uc piiuoipaiiy connnea 10 alter culture How- 0 1 -- 
nothing; the remainder was a good crop, and ever, a brief description of our hot-beds and VG ‘ A /[ lend 80wed a P eck 011 aa acre last 
yielded twenty-two bushels of seed and three manner of sprouting may not be inappropriate y f ’ r * and harvestcd 42 basbels, which is worth, 
01 four tuns of straw, to the acre. My experi- The beds are formed of ^unfernumted horse ma-' wban grouud > about the same as corn tor feed, 
ence has proved that it would yield from twenty nure, thrown into boxes or somethin- of the f b<3mg as , beav ^ 1 have reference to the 
to twenty-five bushels of seed and three to four kind to the depth of eighteen or twenty inches /T’ Sm °° th ° r br °° m C ° rn kind ' The grain 
tuns of straw per acre. The seed is worth pac ked solid, covered slightly with dfrt then 1 fGel , S Sm °° th a “ d heaVJ hke flaX See(b 11 can 
neaily as much as corn to feed. The straw is the potatoes slit lengthwise and lain flat side ^ hGrG at $1 P<3r busbeb U may be 
worth, after threshing, about two-tbirds as much down, so as nearly to touch each other • a little ^ ^ kt ® &S tb ® 2 ° th June ’ and should be 
as timothy hay, is eaten by cattle or sheep more more dirt is added, then the whole covered to cufc before lfc 18 ri P e ’ otherwise the grain will 
readily than hay, and if passed through a straw the depth of two or' two and a half inches^th 8be11 ° Ut VGry rauch '- D - Edwards, Ceres, Alle- for breeders 
I U 7 n i 'f T 011101 ^ 6 fUlly GqUal iL "*«* ^0 prevent the ground from ^ ^ l856 - aad tbc ' 
i led a flock of sheep last winter on millet in- ” and « ,• ,, ,, ^ - exhibitions, 
straw after threshing, without grain-a part of as to render the vo^L 1 , Spr0utln |’ as wel Productiveness of Poland Oats—I n the themselves, 
which flock T sold in FeU ,. nnr t nmi n ... 7 _ d f he y0UDg plauts more fibrous and s P rin S of 1853 I obtained half an ounce of Po- 
for breeders and implement makers in this State The “ Brown Corn” Seventeen Y’ears Ago.— 
and in the Canadas to exhibit at all of these In an agricultural address delivered by the late 
exhibitions, of which many will doubtless avail Gov. Hill, of N. H., in 1839, lie speaks of tbe 
emselves. Improved King Philip or Brown Corn in the 
which flock I sold in February, and a part re- consequently more * dUU h P n ug 01 iooj i ootaineil Dali an ounce of Po- -- highest terms,—it having fully ripened by the 
cently, for the butcher. I have also fed it to planting. After the potatoes are InjhT" btr" C t Til T t. • Wes* Macedon, N. Y. A Cuallenge to DaiaYMEN-.—Mr. Levi T. first of September, or as early as any corn 
inilcb cows with good success, tbe butter being tbe temperature nbouhl be t... ,i *• i . , 1 j bar ' , « tc<1 tlje thlrd crop—being 2C Wilcox states that there is in Crown Point, N. known, and yielding nearly double to the Can- 
nearly as yellow as when they run to grass. “ tooZ °7 k f Zh, i„ bushels of eery fine oats. If any beat this, Y„ a cow that has had thirteen calves within adian, which approaches ihe nearest to it in 
The soil best adapted to millet is a moist down a^^starp stick if to„^Told aniflv' “°Z7. ‘“V™ be ” The.oatswere white. I the iast three years, viz: eight within the first early maturity. Ho also mentions the crop of 
muu.k. hill, it, will do hmvIw if not 11 „ __ 1 ic ; H too cold, apply mode- believe the white are preferable to tbe black VMV twfl f Vl Cs nnvf f li run fliio a t-v i *-* r* r PT-.^ 1 H7 lmelwilo nm» vninnrl ___1 o t 
muck, but it will do nearly, if not equally as 
well, on sward or stubble. Time of sowing, last 
were white. I the last three years, viz: eight within the first early maturity. He also mentions the crop of 
ratelv warm water ’ x pp y mo e- e ieve the white are preferable to the black year, two the next, and three this spring. The 107 bushels per acre, raised the year before by 
The ground is prepared by forming ridges i n coZon “idtoWtS “™* - * ***" “ 
world to beat this. 
island in Winnipiseogee lake. 
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