MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
JULY 11 
a heavv coat of moist salt. Some dairymen by ries gone and appropriated; peas gone and otli- cows belonging to him. We gave him a small! 
using fine salt and hot water form a solid crust, ers ripening; early corn in spindle; Wurtzel handful of skull-cap, all we then had, that he 
which is nearly impervious to air. Care is taken beets fit to boil, and quite as sweet thus young gave only to the ox, which was saved,—while 
to replenish the salt whenever it dissolves away, as any other variety. My clover patch tangled the cows, which had none of the herb, died 
so as to exclude the air as thoroughly as possi- and partly laid, as much on 20 rods as I had with all the symptoms of hydrophobia.— 
Utal Holts attir ftans. 
SONG OF THE SPADE. 
^ I Give me the spade and the man that can use it; 
A fig for your lord and his Boft silken hand ; 
The Crops. —Letters of recent date from Let the man who has strength never stoop to abuse it, 
various sections of this and the Western States, Give tt back to the giver ~ the land > boj ' s > the land - 
ble. It is impossible to keep butter well with- before seen on many a farmer’s acre—thanks to There are other well-authenticated cases which ak y f av0 rablv in regard to the crons and There ’ s no bank like the earth to de P osit your labor- 
__ii__7.7.. I_ i. Ti- . ran mrvM Ibon rlniAlo tlrnt it io n corn, ° __1..H ,__ 
out excluding the air measurably at least. It is liquid manure; pie plants more than double prove conclusively that it is a sure remedy. prospects of the farmer With the exception mure you ueposn me more you snan aaye; 
better to keep the butter entirely under pickle ; the size of the best I had yet seen. With these I send you a quantity of the skull-cap, which of t]ie ravages of th(; Midge in this region and K there ’ S m ° re than you want ’ you can give to your nei e b ' 
but it is difficult to do so, especially where the litiug testimouios in my faw I haue the right you will dispose of as you see proper a partial failure of the com crop, our cokes- AnaTeL dudl b, ta.toth.to..* 
Welsh tubs are used. Bv far too little attention to laugh at those farmers who have no vocation Henrietta, V Y., June, 1856. Wm. J. Fowler. j„ i,__:_ ; __. • ,, . 
The more you deposit the more you shall have ; 
it is no doubt practicable to keep butter entire¬ 
ly sweet, and -well flavored, for a long time.— 
Some few succeed in effecting it; but lest I 
weary your readers I will only say that a good, 
cool cellar and tight packages, and proper at¬ 
tention to excluding the air, are absolutely 
essential. I am not sure but it would pay to 
have a double set of packages, somewhat after 
the California shipping style. 
Waterloo, N. Y., June 29,1856. S. W. 
CLOVER SEED-PLASTER. 
Eds. Rural :—In your paper of June 21, J. 
C. B., of Rush, N. Y., communicates some ex- 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
THE WEEVIL-BEARDED WHEAT. 
Out it is cumcuit to ao so, especially wnere me IIVng —xuj ^ 7T y 1 T r v a P artial failure of tte corn cro P’ OU1 ’ corres- And your name shall be dear to the true and the brave 
Welsh tubs are used. By far too little attention to laugh at those farmers who have no vocation Henrietta, V Y., June, 18 56._ Wm. J. Fowler. pondentg are almosfc unanimousin reporting the Give me the spade-’tis our country’s glory 
is paid, even by our best dairymen, to keeping in their calling beyond the dollars they gain * season, crops, Ac., as most encouraging. It fashioned the field from the bleak, barren moor; 
their butter after it is made. If properly made by it, when they laugh at my enthusiasm ! CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. __ . Let us speak of its praise with ballad and story, 
it is no doubt practicable to keep butter entire- Waterloo, N. Y., June 29,1856. S. W. ' While ’tis brightened with labor, not tarnished with gore. 
, , . 1 .. „ , , r _ the weevil-bearded wheat. 1 he Wheat Midge.—VV e regret to learn that 6 
ly sweet, and well ii&voredj lor a lonff tlnie.—■ -n-r* a . . , « ^ ji • • _ • i . It was not the sword that won our best battle 
Some few succeed in effecting it; but lest I CLOVER SEED.-PLASTER. Eds - RuaA ^ : “ As wb ® at 1S th ® principal food this voracious enemy is proving very destruc Created our commerce, and extended our trade, 
weary your reader, I will only sav that a good, - <*» * of M>"-of the civil- true to the wheat crop. During the past week G „« , ooa to „ t ou , cUMr „ „ a .' 
cool cellar and tight packages and proper at- Eds. Rural :—In your paper of June 21, J. ized part of mankind, we all feel interested m we have leceived accounts of its ravages in But the king of all weapons—the spade, boys, the spade, 
tention to excluding the air/ are absolutely C. B., of Rush, N. Y r ., communicates some ex- its welfare. When a boy I was always curious various localities of Western New York, and Give me the spade, there’s a magic about it 
essential I am not sure but it would pay to ce ^ent remarks upon the clover seed crop and in observing new wheat; now that curiosity is though we trust the facts are exaggerated, fear That turns the black soil into bright shining gold ; 
lY//LY SU IwI enmr^w oftor its value to the farmer. I think it has general- turned into interest, and as there are many the crop will be greatly depreciated in all this What would our fathers have done, boys, without it, 
S,(i£S2?1^r ly received toe little auction-tie! every complaints, not without cause, respecting the region. The estent of the damago cannot be Wh„ th. bed, th. north wind, bi.w 
‘ | ^ . farmer should and ought to raise his own clover ravages of the insect, I thought I would ex- known until after harvest, yet many farmers 
n conclusion wis nios eaines y to c« seed, if no more. It is a heavy tax on many a amine my wheat, (which is from Canadian already estimate a loss of from one-fourth to 
t le attention of o m armeis ot e impoi ance fat>mer to ca p e d to pay from $15 to $40 per seed, having sold my sprouted, not believing in one-half in their respective neighborhood'!.— 
o improving t ic qu i yo en u , er. lime y ear f or tliis item alone, when at a small ex- sowing such, for I don’t want chess.) There- Gen. Harmon, of Wheatland, informs us that 
dailies are alv ays wante a ig i prices, yet nge they might have a surplus to sell every suit was as follows:—I examined three heads the insect will probably take from a fourth to a 
the really fine butter constitutes but a small 1 J 1 „ ,, . ,, , „ . . 
t . J „ . . . . , . . year. of plain headed and found 23 grains with m- third of the crop in that fine wheat-growing 
^/district" & ^ ° 6 SeeD 111 0l " es cany- « The clover should be coated with plaster— sects and 103 without, fine and plump. As town, where it has not heretofore prevailed to 
1D fn- L r " v v t n about 100 lbs. to the acre—after the hay is there is some little mixture of bearded, I ex- any serious extent. The prospect is certainly . , . I ” —^ 
n ’ ’ ’ ’ taken off,” says J. C. B., “provided the ground amined three of those heads which proved one unfavorable for wheat growers, yet we sincerely n °G ce in our ast number, was largely attended 
,. K r RKS> i i' aS °T aC U °T L b meu s or d - d rece j ve au application in the head to be totally exempt, another contained hope the worst feature of the case has been ,UK vei Y s^tisfactoiy. Inacklitionto tbesum- 
e a ove va ua e an c °mp ie ensive ai ic e. S p r ^ n g_ * * It will cause the clover to grow one and the other two, thus averaging one berry presented, and that the result will prove the mai Tof the sales then given, we publish below 
e rope o ear 10 m lm again , auc vou c ra pidijif the weather should prove to be dry.” eacb struck by the fly, with 126 kernels of damage to have been over-estimated. a list of the Short-horns and Deions sold, with 
especially appreciate a chapter from his pen on Tq ^ recommendation we be J leave to obj J ' bolder and larger grains than the other. I felt -—- P nce of each amma1 ’ and names aad residences 
(IheASfi Mn IrinD'. l nniunimr tirnnpsa nf heal. morm. ° . _ _ . ° a - m . 
When the lands lay all bare, and the north winds blew 
cold? 
_ , . ** " , ... farmer should and ought to raise his own clover ravages oi me insect, I thought l would ex- Known untu auer narvest, yet many larmers 
n cone usion wis m°s raincs ) to c, a seed, if no more. It is a heavy tax on many a amine my wheat, (which is from Canadian already estimate a loss of from one-fourth to M her ®_^ be taI1 forest stood > and th e wild beasts wers yel- 
IflmnrovZ dLZcSroTtheir batter '’prime faVmer t0 be called 10 pay fr ° m $15 to $4 ° per Seed ’ haVing Sold sprouted , not believing in one-half in their respective neighborhoods- wbereour stout-hearted ancestors shrunk back afraid, 
. mpiov 1 ■’ / ' . • year for this item alone, when at a small ex- sowing such, for I don’t want chess.) There- Gen. Harmox, of Wheatland, informs us that The homestead is raised, and mankind claim a dwelling, 
tames are a u.ijs v<.n e ug i puces, ye ge tb might- have a surplus to sell every suit was as follows :— I examined three heads the insect will probably take from a fourth toa Then, hurrah for our true friend—the spade, boys, the 
the leallyfine iu ei cons i utes ut a sma y ear> of plain headed and found 23 grains with in- third of the crop in that fine wheat-growing spade. , [English Magazine. 
°^district°- & ^ 0 e seen 111 oin es cany- “ The clover should be coated with plaster— sects and 103 without, fine and plump. As town, where it has not heretofore prevailed to 
in feflerson Co *N y June 1856 B a ^°nt 100 lbs. to the acre — after the hay is there is some little mixture of bearded, I ex- any serious extent. The prospect is certainly 
Col. Morris’ Sale of Improved Stock, as 
the above valuable and comprehensive article. 
We hope to hear from him again ; and would 
especially appreciate a chapter from his pen on 
Cheese Making, including process of best manu¬ 
facturers in Jefferson county, with such sug- 
a list of the Short-horns and Devons sold, with 
price of each animal, and names and residences 
if clover seed is the object. If one would in- mu ch pleased in the discovery and would Another Local Ag. Society. We were j °f purchasers . 
crease the amount of pasturage it would be the strongly recommend sowing Hutchinson, or mucP pleased in the celebration of the Fourth, Short^I 
Short-Horn Bull and Bull Calves. 
gestionsashis expeiience enablcsliim toimpait. true course to pursue, but it is a generally re- other bearded wheat. I think there are two wE ich we attended at Attica village. There suffolk’iiero^'yeaiiin^^^ 
__„_ «!«<» opinion *««, that I*, seed causes why it is nearly exempt, the first may «* agooddeal ofthe real old-fashioned Fourth 3 
will be the result of sowing plaster at this time, be the bearded wheat is a little more forward about it. liiey had a good cannon, and burned Brawith’s Boy, yearling, Francis Morris, Throg’s Neck, 340 
NOTES OF A WE STERN TRIP. Som(j gQ go far ag to gay nQ seedwiu be produced _ than the other kinds, but the principal cause is P owd er liberally. They had the drum and fife jacStha’s^meof JohnHunter)’WestehMtoiio.'. J .' 400 
I got home yesterday from a trip to Wiscon- A Seneca Co ' farmer oflar g e experience is its beard ; the fly finds it difficult and not very ^ P le ^y of ' mmic from them. The Declara- g ba ^ u r ; 8 6 ™ 0 0 S B ’ ^% ^rip^Crtd witer’Miih' ' ’ 675 
sin. The wheat crop West, both winter and stated b Y a contemporary journal to have tried pleasant to encounter it in order to deposit its Uou of ^dependence was lead, and short, off- Belmont, 4 mos., Amos F. Wood, Jefferson Co., N. Y., 375 
spring, promises well. Owing to the late spring experiment :-He had a fine crop of olover elts-Jonx Panx, Monroe Co.. N. T, 1856. ^ TfJ** “ 
corn was very backward, and the dry weather which he mowed early, and leftthe second crop-sens, and last, thongh not least, the ladies spread a , wv 
in Illinois and Southern Wisconsin had almost to to seed ; and wishing to got an extra snCKsna-onops in western ot. out one of the finest and most beautiful tables 
put an end to pasture, while the meadows were ^ “J"* 1 °" “ a bushel <* P“ . A "“ V™?* much interest the phi. » ^ « bosTp'artwasUm Wty reoo-nWon »™ ..A»» 
lightindeed. But at Fond du Lac, where there acre ' The clover grew prodigiously, but the losophy of tall corn houses, clean culture, Ac., . / !, p ait was Die lieai ty iecogmtion NisseqU ag, to W. B. Hill, Bridgeport, Conn.225 
had been heavy showers, it did me good to see seed enti rely failed to fill. One of my neigh- in late numbers of the Rural, together with glveu to the new Society, which held an ad- North Devon Bulls and Calves. 
the growing corn on the black prairie soil — bors tried the sarae experiment, with the same the natural and unnatural use of salt as a fertil- J 0 " rn f d meeting at the grove. This Society is Frank Quartiy 5 years, B. P. Johnson, Albany 350 
rnt, wzu OU Wio oicUrJi. prairie boil.— a „ onllpri tlio dTmcnrcmlc VolldTr A Crusader, yearling, Geo. D. Parish. Burlington, N. J., 105 
Barrington, 3 mos., Joseph Orvis and T. L. Harrison, 
Massena, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y... 150 
out one of the finest and most beautiful tables Kin s of Algiers, 2 mos., Robert Gerdon, C. W.400 
i • -i , , . Bailiff, 1 mo., Orvis and Harrison, Massena. 110 
which we have seen on any day or occasion. Two sold at private sale previous to day of sale. 
which we have seen on any day or occasion. 
But the best part was the hearty recognition °" e Zouave - Kelly, Rhinebeek, for . .1.17... .$300 
, x . «, , . , , . ° Nissequag, to IV. B. Hill, Bridgeport, Conn.225 
given to the new Society, which held an ad- North Devon Bulls and Calves. 
down mist of the day. We have in Western 
New York much larger red clover than I saw in 
Michigan, Illinois or Wisconsin, but these prai¬ 
ries beat us in both white clover and June grass; 
journed meeting at the grove. This Society is Frank Quartiy. 5 years, B. P. Johnson, Albany. 350 
called the « Tnnawaruli Vnllew A crvionltnvol Crusader, yearling, Geo. D. Parish, Burlington, N. J., 105 
cauea tne ionawancla Valley A 0 ncuitural Pr ince, yearling, Jacob Buckhait, Westchester Co.,.. 260 
Society and Farmers and Mechanics’ Associa- Somerville, 8 mos., L. H, Colby, Groton, n. Y.,. 155 
firm ” Tl,o nRlouf nf fl,„ i • Byron, 7 mos., Francis Morris, Throg’s Neck, N. Y., 250 
tion. Ihe object of the Society IS mutual lm- Master Birthday, 4 mos., R. Peters, Atlanta, Ga.. 340 
Devon Cows and Calves. 
llgUHUUCCU. OUt «-b 1 UUUUU JLjiiC, WDere tliere . -- l J - ---, —-- • , , o . . . . n.Boniua 6 , to ii. u. mu, U11U B C1IUII, UUUU. 
had been heavy showers, it did me good to see seed entb 'ely failed to fill. One of my neigh- in late numbers of the Rural, together with ? l en 10 ine new b0Clet Y > wnicii Reid an ad- North Devon Bulls and Calves. 
the growing corn on the black prairie soil — bors tried tbe sarae experiment, with the same the natural and unnatural use of salt as a fertil- J°" rn ® d m eetmg at the grove. This Society is Frank Quartiy 5 years, B. P. Johnson Albany .. 350 
unt, glutting nuin uu tun nictnji. prairie bon.— ^ ...... railed the Tim a won Jo Vnllow A rrvittnltnvnl Crusader, yearling. Geo. D. Parish, Burlington, N. J. f 105 
Near the city, on the open prairie where the rGSll ^ b lze r for corn, please permit me to make one , ' l ,, , . Prince, yearling, Jacob Buckhait, Westchester Co.,.. 260 
i i I*. , T This Tn ielit he exueeted if the teaeliirifrci .i more iumii 7 *v tlimnwli ito vnlnulilo ..... .r feociety and Fatmeis and Ylechanics .A.ssociu- Somerville, 8mos., L. H» Colhv, Groton, N.Y.,....., 155 
cows were pastured, white clover and June ™ mi a nt D e expected, it the teachings of more inquiry tiiiough its valuable pages of „ J Byron, 7 mos., Francis Morris, Throg’s Neck, N. Y., 250 
grass (aqrostis vulgaris) had usurped the place ^ be Rural are good authority, which I think is somG thoroughly experienced farmer, or any me ooject oi me society is mutual lm- Master Birthday, 4 mos., R. Peters, Atlanta, Ga.340 
of the wild grass, and were growing ivith a Se»«ally allowed. In an editorial on the one else tliats “well posted up,” upon the prac- pro'emrat in Agricnlture, Horticulture, Pornol- D«vo>- cows is» c.i,™, 
luxuriance which permitted the animals to lie “ Agricultural value of Gypsum" 1. No. 320 ticeofpullingsuckcrs,orratbersuckeringcorn? y. Wool and Stock Growing Domestic Man- So 
down mist of the dav. We have in Western ( Feb - 23 ) is stated is found true by expe- Having thought considerable and read more, I l T l ac aies ’ be ilLcbanlc aacl Fine Arts, and Virtue, 8 yrs., “ “ . 440 
New York much larger red clover than I saw in rience “ that the increased growth of a plant never have not as yet been fully decided upon ^ ra and IndustnalPursuits generally. The lirthdayf^,’ 4 yrybfrUra^ 3tl ° 
Michigan, Illinois or Wisconsin, butthese prai- "■?*•»* •!«*•«• f gypsum is disprPJ^the practice, and as corn in these parts is be. ^ S 
ries beat us in both white clover and June erass- P ortl °nately great in the stem and foliage; the ginning already to throw out a large amount of Vic ^ -L. Bates, W m Powers, of Princess, 3d, 2 yrs., a. G. Sumner, Columbia, S. C. ... 250 
in fact I never saw the latter more than two- producti ? n °[ seed is 11 ot §T ea % increased,” suckers, I wish to hear from some one that has P PriDcess^^th^’l^year’ Hon n< Jo^°Wentworth", Yll." 77 HI 
thirds as large even on our best soils lmt hence its use is recommended for those plants “tried it.” YVhat I wish to inquire is ibis, Gn eicion , n. Rangaon, Lennmgton. lice. Secy Rena, 1 year, John Hunter, Westchester Co., N. Y... 230 
Illinois friend’said it grew ^eTith them **«> *» ^ »«v. T«d- whether to break off the suckers l not, and a I 7,"T to & S 
in wet seasons. mg a large mass of vegetation, and deprecated what time. u reasiirer — an jan ootton. it properly con- Rouge, aged cow, Joseph Hilton, New Scotland .125 
11 never saw the latter more than two- producti ? D °[ sced is not greatly increased,” suckers, I wish to hear from some one that has . * 0 f a ^ d ’^ p ^ im 
i as large even on our best soils w hence its use is recommended for those plants “tried it.” YVhat I wish to inquire is (his, &nemon » Dangaon, Rennmgton. liec.Secy Rena, 1 year, John Hunter, Westchester Co., N. Y... 230 
is friend said it grew as large with them for fodder ’ ^ ld ' break off the suckers or not, and at ^ly^^liiT 'U ^ ^ 
in wet seasons mg a large mass of vegetation, and deprecated what time. jr eosurer—^ njan ootton. It properly con- Rouge, aged cow, Joseph Hilton, New Scotland. 125 
unon the prains cultivated mustlv fm-tl-ioij-coori tt- i , „ ducted it will be productive of much uood, as Fuchsia, 5 yrs., not breeding—withdrawn to fatten... 
To sav nothino- of the immense lnenmetien I’ 111 eg a ns cultivated mostly lor their seed. If you please, you may tell your numerous . ° ’ Ruth, 3 yrs., Joseph Hilton, New Scotland.225 
fro,,, Chicago weft, iweuty car load, of paseeu- . F ” *?„.<« 8oils » f “«*»• ** " •» «• ^ IS 
gers pass and repass daily along the lake shore «?“*>*») f f U “ er WP”” or ”**> “ * lee P ec,s »•* »“«>«• °» r at Attica than any other point. ‘ In the hand. 
see counties that could be better accommodated Birtbda ^ 5th > 2 week ^ Francis Morris. 150 
from Chicago to Milwaukee, besides the immi- plaster ~ for g rowin ? clover seed ils utilit 7 is cro P® are first i-ate > ex< ^ “ that corn,” a por- 
grant trains, and the passengers in the daily move than doubtfid when appUed in the middle tion of which has gone with the pigeons and 
steamers ; also from Milwaukee west on the of tbe summer. Such, ut least, is the best con- cut-worm. Weneverhadatimesincemyre- 
m;.. r> n ... ^ elusion I can arrive at. j. h. b. membrance. when thinus e-rew faster, and look. 
Prairie du Chien or Mil. and Miss. R. R., on the cluslon 1 CdI1 arrive dL - H - ®. 
w „ , ,, . T ’ Royal ton, N. Y., July 3, 1856. 
YVatertown R. R., and on the Mil. & La Crosse _ _ 
R. R. I went on the latter road 54 miles to its _ _ „ 
• *,i .I -Ti j j t d r, THE COST OF BOARD FENCES, 
junction with the Fond du Lac R. R., which _ 
runs 30 miles north to the latter city. YVe had Friend Moore Your correspondent, R., in 
four car loads of indigines out of Milwaukee, his article “Hedges vs. Board Fences,” in the 
THE COST OF BOARD FENCES. — Seth Pettit, North East, Erie Co., Pa. 
Friend Moore: Your coi respondent, R., in bott-ek workbk.-answers to inquiry. 
crops are first rate, except “ that corn, a por- of its present officers it raust be successful.-r. State Fairs for ^G—Several of the State 
tion oi which has gone with the pigeons and __ aQC ^ Agricultural Societies have desig- 
cut-worm. YVe never had a time since my re- Trial of Mowing Machines.— The Secretary nated time and P lace of boldin g next Annual 
membrance, when things grew faster, and look- of the Chemung Co. Ag. Society, C. M. YVidrig, Fairs ’ aud issued Premh,m Lists ’ &c - The fo1 ' 
ed better, than on this noble 4th of July, 1856. Esq-) writes us as f 0 n ows : _«The trial of Mow- lowin S state and National Shows are already 
Success to those that wield the plow and hoe. ing Machines at Horse-Heads, near Elmira, announced : 
Seth Pettit, iVorf/i East, Erie Co., Pa. July 1st, was well attended. Messrs. YVood Alabama, Montgomery,.Nov. li, 12, 13 ,14. 
- . Burrall, Ketchum, and Allen entered ma- Am Pom. Society, Rochester.SeptM-4» 
BUTTER WORKER-ANSWERS TO INQUIRY. ,. , . . ^ California, San Jose,.Oct. 7, 8, 9. 
“A Subscriber” can obtain fW« P a t,,u cbm ^ to compete for the premiums offered by Georgia, Atlanta.Oct. 20, 21, 22, 23. 
- Iivugra «. nuaiu xeaces, mine Subscriber” can obtain Rove’s Patent - r - — v - Georgia, Atlanta.uct. zu, zi, zz, -a. 
The road runs through many short, deep cut- Rural of June 28, alludes to an article written n tto . w .i. . , , , , w the Chemung County Ag’l Society. The test Illinois, Alton. .. Sept.30& Oct. l, 2,3. 
tinnf limcstnnfi. OTavel an d hnnlrim-s ittfxiv- I _ei 71_0,7 -t 51 ™ 61 ’ VVOl-Ker, Dy aaaressing VV. H. Moore, w „_ lndirad nlnvpv whiol, 7xr.. a Indiana. Indiammolis.Oct. 20—25. 
tings of limestone, gravel and boulders, inter- by me and published-in the Rural of May 31 « r n y , T v ‘ * ' ' , . ’ was in lodged clover, which was twisted in ludiAna, Indianapolis . Oct. 20-25. 
spersed on the surface with quartz and sand- and says, “but did not tell us the expense ” • ^^ „ n ° n ‘ } °j’ ' , !! JS< ? n )Cr ® ° b ' every direction, making, you will observe, a A [ uscatine .V’Vsnt n f’/o , a 
i if ii „„„ lif+i ii i , ,, cApeuatj. wet is, to thoroughly work and salt a large dairy , , - mi Kentucky, Pans, . Sept30&Oct. 1,2,3,4. 
stone. If there was but little black vegetable Now I like what he says about hedges. It is J of butter in a gh / rfc time the machine will vel T severe trlal for tbe machines. There was Maine, WatervMe, .Oct 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 . 
mold on the surface, the growing crops of rye truly a serious question “ what are we to do for . b j , . t ' B t 'f] '1 t a large number of farmers on the ground and a Maryland, Baltimore,.Oct. 21, 22, 23,24. 
and wheat told that nitrogen was present wher- fencing hereafter ?” It is said, and probably ausvrei 1 ® P U1 P° e 0 a • l ? 1 e wishes to ii ve ly interest manifested, each machine having Michigan, Detroit.Sept. 30 & Oct. 1,2, 3. 
ever the plow went; and we have good author- with truth,-that there is not fencing timber separa e , ® u . e ™ u ™ m tbe bat ter, and its fiends. The Committee, however, after New York, Watertown.Sept.30 & Oct. l, 2,3- 
ity for believing that a mineral soil may be as enough in Ontario county to renew its fences ^ 1 ^ ^ P ° S ® 1<3 1DJUry . t0 ltS ^ t_ several hours examination, decided iu favor of j iarapsb J r fl e -.inVio^n’m 
rich in organic matter as is necessary for the But it appears to me that his article may ^tient andlhmTandZZl-thaueh ne^ 7 ^ Manny Machine with YVood's Improvement. Nalnal^g. Show, Phi^deiphia'.'.'.October’?. ’ ' 
growing crop, and that it is much more endur- lead many into error in regard to the cost of K v ii - ■* uiougnpemaps The second premium was awarded to T. D. Bur- North Carolina, Raleigh,.Oct. 14, 15,16, 17 . 
ing than a purely vegetable soil. board fence. Let us not magnify the evil but 1 ie mac line J 1 ^or as well as is sometimes KALL> and tbe third to Ketchum’s patent as Ohio, Cleveland . Sept. 23, 24,25, 26. 
As far as I went I saw more wood land than put the best face on it we can. My pattern for done b - v baad -- d - j •> Manlius, N. I. manufactured by Nourse, Mason <fc Co., of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh.Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. 
timber land for economical purposes; but still board fence, as given in the article alluded to, I SAW an inquiry, in a late number of the B ° St °?’ The CommiWee were a long Vermont, Burlington,.Sept. 9, io, n, 12 . 
further it was said that the openings and prairie contains (with a ten incji bottom board,) 40 feet Rural, in relation toa Butter YVorker D C time deciding between the three machines, and Virginia, Wheeling Island, .Sept. 17,18,19. 
predominated over the thickly wooded land, of boards to the rod, which, at $10 per thou- \ Royce of Alabama Genesee Co N Y remark in tbeir re P ort tbat they consider them Wisconsin, MUwaukee.Oct. 8, 9, 10. 
But this La Crosse R. R. opens a fine, rolling, sand, is 40 cents; nails we will call 2 cents- manufactures Davies' Self-Adjusting Churn and f T" 11 the C0Rfidence aad P^nage of ^'sept 16 17 18 
limestone grain country ; and,strange as it may they will not exceed that. YVith 16^ feet Butter Worker, which is very much prized by the farmin g community. ”_ Canada W^Uiton, V.*V.S? P t. 5 ^,25, 25. 
seem, a loug 1 e spnng is a ei >an oms j boaids, two posts will be required for a rod. If a ll those who have tested it. It operates per- Stir the Soil —This is the onlv remedy the -- 
gourd-seed corn perfects itself almost as well as these are split out and hewed, they cannot be fectl y, both as a churn and butter worker, and f^r has aSnst a d onto Thl dlf lm County Agricultural SociETiES.-The fol- 
on tbe famed Illinois prairie. This is a great estimated at over 6* cents each, making 12^ wil / work butt er well with less than half the t Xrthe mo e i i^^iec^tv o^ lowing County Societies have fixed the time for 
g ain,asoneandahalf bushel o gourd-seed ears cents to the rod. Then, if two men can build time and labor required by the usual method.- t bolding their Annual Exhibitions. As we de- 
wil yield nearly as much shelled corn as two 20 rods in a day with wages at $1, board 25 cts. R. B. YV„ Alabama, N. K, 1856. w ' A S f ru TJ1 1 ^T, sire to publish a complete list as soon as possible, 
will yield nearly as much shelled corn as two 20 rods in a day with wa^es at $1 board 25 cts iT'-r w* "a7\ ing the earth about the garden and field crops bobbng tbeir Arnnial Exhibitions. As we de- 
. , , r J , J «a 0 es aijjsi, Doaia^Octs. R. B. Y\., Alabama, N. Y., 1856. loose and in fine tilth The coil ml™ u,;o sire to publish a complete list as soon as possible, 
bushels of ears of the ordinary flint corn.- each, how much does your fence cost ? Exact-_loose and in fine tilth. The soil, when in this 1 * p ’ 
Next to the Lake Shore, which is the great lv 67 cents per rod Bto sunnose rhm m u - T > „ 4 , , condition, will absorb more moisture and retain hope our menas in tne various paits 01 me 
trunk railroad to the magical city of Chicago, boards cost (as they'do in 3y places l f » Heai > or K.LL the Rats. For the benefit it , than when hard and baked through the ac- State will forward the necessary information : 
the La Crosse is to be the crack road of YYis- per thousand the posts 124/ cts^each and fwo tv * 6 PU -lui" 1 g T % m , y cxpenence 111 set ’ tion of heat. YVhen the earth is porous, evap- Albany, Albany . gept 23, 24 25 . 
, , .. . , ,, T . , F ei moubunci, me posts 1 ^ cts. eacn, and two tling up with this class of boarders. Ctoe bar- „ n „ a nri rQ) .;uiTT „ Cattaraugus, Little Valley,.Sept. 17,18,19. 
co ““- “*»? “W* or - »«• Irlsh «» men at tie above wages build only 15 rods per r el of new lime, I believe, will drive ever, rat ° ‘ B Zstme that s le7 to to. “°1 .«•*».» 
making of Milwaukee. ri aVt vour fence will then cost mil v *1 ^ r_-r r.. ’ 7 quence, moisture that is deep in the soil is Frank i in , Malone.Sept. 24, 25, 26. 
condition, will absorb more moisture and retain we bope our friends in the various P arts of the 
trunk railroad to the magical city of Chicago, boards cost (as they do in many places,) $14 0 f the public, I will tove my experience in set- ! f Y ^ baked through the ac 
the La Crosse is to be the crack road of Wis- per thousand, the posts 1% ets. each, J Two “li„g „p with this ell of board™ One7a - “T "* ““ Z ” l™ 8 ’ CV “ P 
eonsin, and the delight, or, as the Irish say, the men at the above wages build only 15 rods per C 1 „f new lime I believe will d L everv rlt 
making of Milwaukee j ott •„ f, „ . / ^ x , rei oi new lime, ± ueiieve, win anve every rat q ue nce, moisture that is deep in the soil ii 
° ' day, youi fence v ill then cost only $1 per rod. from a lot of farm buildings. In the first place, nn lw oanillanr n r 
I saw few sheep, cattle or horses;that were Figures ate very useful, and in this case they I pu t it along the wall in my cellar, and around • J tl 1 7 t ‘ P , 7 “ ’ thu ® fl | r 
noteworthy; but at Buffalo, on my return, at will not lie. the other buildings in this'way, ai mncTL i ^Sment n°e°eded ^ " 
the beautiful intervale farm of S. i wichell, in But go on with your hedges, brother R. 1 could. The result was, every rat left the prem- __ 
the 13l-h Ward, there were more fine blooded am planting Osage Orange hedges too, and ises, and none have returned to pay up for their St. Louis Ag. and Mecu. Association. Thi: 
. . . / ‘ Essex, Elizabethtown.Sept. 18,19. 
quence, moisture that is deep in the soil is FnmkUn> Malone.S<? P t. 24, 25, 26. 
brought up by capillary attraction, thus fur- Jefferson, Watertown. Sept. 17,18. 
nishing the roots of growing crops with the Madison, Morrisville.Sept. 8, 9,10.; 
horses, mares and colts than I ever saw before think much of them. 
under one roof. Here was up for mares at $25, 
McCracken’s celebrated stallion, “Morgan Black 
Hawk,” a sinewy, fiery fellow, whose shining 
black coat, elegant points and graceful carriage, 
challenge the country to produce his counter- 
Gorham, Ontario County, N. Y. commencing on the 25th of September and Oswegoj. .Sept. 17,18. 
The Largest Fleece Yet.—Daniel and Moses continuing for five days. It is tbe intention of Rockland, New City .Oct. 8, 9. 
PREVENTIVE OF HI DB.OPHOBIA. Norton, of this town, to-day, sheared twenty- the Officers that this Fair shall be the largest Schuyler^Watkins.Ocb 8 9. ^ 
Eds. Rural :-As the season of mad dogs has five pounds of swashed wool from a full blood a * well as most magnificent ever held in the K.is’w. 
board and lodging.—YV. H. R., Hector, H. Y. 
nourishment needed. Monroe, Rochester. Sept. 24, 25,26. 
__ Oneida, Rome_ Sept. 23, 24, 25. 
St. Louis Ag. and Mecu. Association.-TIds O a « nda s«;> s Y racuse >. ? e P t. 10,11,12. 
Society contemplates holding an Exhibition, 0rlean8) Albion,.Sept. 25,26. 
PREVENTIVE OF HYDROPHOBIA. 
part. It is said that do two year old colt of his again arrived, I send you a plant which is Spanish Merino buck four years old. He was Valley of the Mississippi A tract of fifty T,„ P . o„ e „ . . s *?£ «. 
a J i,i cli^arpn ftnmit. flip Sllhn r»f .Tnrw» louf. roor flp.rps lias lafftlv hftp.n 'niirr.nn.9on nrtH -nr ill Wncbmcrton. ftrofinwioh. ____Sept. 17,18. 
can be bought for less than $500. One of them known to be a sure preventive of hydrophobia, 
here, from a gray Messenger mare, would bring Pbe P^ an ^ grows on low, marshy ground, aid 
sheared about the 20th of June last year, and acres has lately been purchased aud will be Washington, Greenwich,.Sept. 17,18. 
the fleece weighed seventeen pounds washed.— fitted up as permanent grounds. Ten thousand Wayne, Lyons,.Sept. 23,24, 25. 
’ . J i • roi Jiq- i i • i has numerous branches he-n-ino- sm-ril Ll I think this will be hard to be beat.—R. B. YV., dollars have been appropriated for premiums, 
as KAch or more; be is 14 hands 1 J inches high, Das numerous Branches, Dealing small blue , . ,, . , . 1 . , p.„ e,. Immense fortunes have been renl 
,. . 1 ,7 flnwer« The «toU- fe„ T Alabama, N. Y., July 3,1856. aud in the various departments, some of these Hair Uil.— immense ionunes nave been real- 
black, sprinkled with gray, as playful as a kit- dowe,s - I llG stalk is four-sided, the leaves _, are the highest ever offered in the United States ized in the manufacture of Hair Oil for the 
ten, yet as graceful as an Arabian. Why are Jong -ml notched. It is called “Skull-cap,” SoaRBL _ /n?Mi ,^.-What is the best mode — Lords and Ladies of creation. But here is a re- 
our farmers so penny wise and pound foolish ? * om a ant *” iasem anc e of the seed-caps to 0 f killing sorrel in a sandy soil? Is its preva- French Agricultural Exhibition.—L ate Eu- cipe for the manufacture of hair oil, said to be 
I would take a mare 100 miles to such a sire ; 10 s ’ u 0 a °£" !e raann er ot using is j e nce owing to the presence of acids in the soil? t'opean papers contain some account of this successful in promoting the growth of horse hair, 
ten, yet as graceful as an Arabian. Why are lon £ Y ^ i§ Ca J led “ Skull ' cap ’” SoaREL-/« ? Mme«.-What is the best mode 
„ * i i /• Tin trnm a t firtH voedmK on/»A rwxi^,1 i 
yet 52 mares in all he had thus far. Verily, I merely to drink a tea made from the herb. A 
have found that in the human as iu the brute 'handful would doubtless Se sufficient for one 
creation, not enough heed is given to blood, but person, but more would not do any harm, as it 
more especially in the latter. When social and n0 ^ a ^ aP injurious, except in large quantities, 
moral influences are nothing,^all depends on causing a sickly sensation fer a few hours. 
If so, will not common Marl, of which we have sbow at Palds - The entries in most of the De- rendering it pliable and glossy. We give the 
an abundance, be a sufficient remedy ?—L. M. partments were very large. Of Cattle 1,300 technical formulae of the prescription in the 
S. S ., Mill Point, Mich. head; Sheep 1,200; Pigs 171 ; Poultry 1,400. Horse Latinus : 
- Of Implements there were 2,107 lots, compris- P.—Take brushus et curricomua. ad-tibitum. 
Moles. —YVho can tell me how to destroy or ing every kind of instrument connected with BlanketUiw! l .V.777".".7.".".".".".*r.""."."flrstettu8. SUff ’ 
physical inheritancejbe it fast, or slow, spirited This herb is known to be a sure remedy for prevent the working of moles ? I have a fine agricultural pursuits. There were 4,635 sam- 
or lazy, malformed and awkward, or graceful both man and beast. A few years since Mr. nursery of Osage Orange hedge plants which pies in the Produce Department, the greater 
and agile. _ Benjamin Tiurr, a highly respected citizen of they are ruining, and I am defenceless against portion of which was contributed by the Gov- 
When I got home I found my Mayduke cher- this town, saw a rabid dog bite an ox and tw 0 their assaults.—L. A. W., Chesterfield, III. eminent schools of Agriculture. 
Elbow greesus.quantum suff. 
Blanketisus.flrstratus. 
Stabtus__ warmus. 
Fodderus.never say dietus, but meal us et oatus. 
Exereisus...non compromisus. 
Tbe effect of the above is truly wonderful. It results in 
coatus shinitus. Apetitus, wolfitus. Muscularitus, two- 
l'orty-itus. 
