TWO DOLLARS A YEAR.] 
VOLUME YII. NO. 35.1 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, ! serve to render the stables clean and sweet, and 
an original weeklt will also tend to increase the value of the ma- 
agricultural, literary and family journal, nure heap. 
CONDUCTED BYdTd. T. MOORE, Milch Cows.-In the care of Milch Cows, 
WITH AN ABLE coups of assistant editobs. cleanliness is an essential. Their quarters must 
- have attention— and be thoroughly gone over 
special CONTRIBUTORS■ daily. Probably the best period for perform- 
T. c. PETERS, L. b. langworthy, 1Q g tbls operation is in the evening, just before 
H. c. white. spreading their bedding for the night. Cows 
should not be crowded in stalls, but each should 
The Rural New-Yorker is designed to be unique and haye sufficient room to make choice of tbe par . 
beautiful in appearance, aud unsurpassed in \alue, Punt-v ana . r . 
serve to render the stables clean and sweet, and and muck are valuable fertilizers, suitable both 
will also tend to increase the value of the ma- to the soil and the requirements of the grain.— 
Plow deep and well, and then by the use of the 
gang-plow or cultivator, and harrow, secure a 
cleanliness is an essential. Their quarters must bne and mellow surface soil. The proper time 
have attention—and be thoroughly gone over for sowing is the middle of September, and from 
daily. Probably the best period for perform- one aad a half to two bushels of seed is given 
ing this operation is in the evening, just before P er a cre. The earlier it is sown the more it 
spreading their bedding for the night. Cows tillers or spreads, and hence less seed is needed 
should not be crowded in stalls, but each should if got in in good season. A luxuriant growth 
have sufficient room to make choice of the par- may be fed off both fall and spring, and this is 
ticular spot on which to lie down, and if curried often practiced, but when much reliance is 
Variety Of Contents, its conductors earnestly labor to make it ticular spot on which to lie down, and if curried of,en practiced, but when much reliance is 
a Reliable Guide on the important Practical Subjects connected and cleaned they will soon exhibit a partiality placed on this supply of pasturage, the rye 
With the business ot those whose interests it advocates. It . hi fc should be sown much more thickly—at double I'MHHi 
embraces more Agricultural, Horticultural, Scientific, Meehan- P , . , , . J ; Lf! : ' >■ 
icai, Literary and News Matter, interspersed with many appro- Among the varieties of food most extensively rate of seed abov e named, per acre. - •tp'fjsjuj ( p!-! 7 jjjf&jjj'tj: ur 
priate and beautiful Engravings, than any other paper published u ged and esteemed, are carrots. It is Said that Rye, like most Other grains, should be har- t i! 1 i j j j i if ||fji 
LVaryand F^rY n^wsVaVer 01111 ’ 1010 AGRI< ' L, ' TUItAL ' LlT ‘ their action upon the lacteal organs is very sat- vested before it is dead ripe, as it is heavier and '-4S J Jj i i j Jjjfifj J U I ) |n!i ''“j 
13 T All communications, aud business letters, should be isfactory, and that they give to the butter an gives more and whiter flour. The usual yield 
addressed to D. D. T. moore. Rochester, N. y. excellent flavor. At any period during winter, varies from ten to twenty-five bushels per acre, ~~ ~ ~- w— - 
For Terms, and other particulars, sco last page. from stabling to turning out to grass, they can though larger crops have sometimes been pro- ~ 
be used advantageously, and especially in new duced. Its value, as shown by market reports As yjjj?}* V fr 
milch cows before giving them in spring a is generally a little above that of Indian corn. 
chance at green food. A little bran, say six For bread-making it is wholesome and palata- 
quarts daily, mixed with cut hay or straw, both ble, and when mixed with Indian meal and CHEAP FARM COTTAGE —NO. TV 
being wet up together, will make great im- baked a long time, it makes the famous “rye __ 
provement in the milking properties as well as and Indian” or brown bread, so well known in , » ,, , „ ... , . 
serve to keep tlie animal in good condition. In Yankeedom. The flonr should not be ground “> <*■* *»Cows and sheep will adjo.n.ng opens n china closet, with ipacious 
feeding, the fodder, whether of hay, straw, too fine or closely bolted, and an aroma will be <f **<>"', ,, , , f ^tm, lor 0» »fe kwpHgof boowholdcom- 
, , ,, , . r, ;11 , . . . Rot only are the roots found valuable, but forts. From this room a door leads into abed- 
corn-stalks or roots, should be cut. It will be retained, which is peculiar to this gram, giving r , , mi 
, , .. , f . , , .. & ° the tops make excellent fodder. 1 hey are cut room, 10v 13 feet, lighted by a window opening 
a savme 1 so to do. and m addition, it assists the it a flavor much admired, and winch the sreat, ...... . . .. _ > > B J uyemug 
WINTER CARE OF ANIMALS. 
NO. IL—CATTLE. 
CHEAP FARM COTTAGE.-NO. IV. 
- feeding, the fodder, whether of hay, straw, too fine or closely bolted, and an aroma will be f . . , .. . „ - ^^oiucom- 
In the general arrangement of stables, as re- corn . stalks or roots , 8 h 0u ld be cut. It will be retained, which is peculiar to this grain, giving f 0 “ ly 1 " e the | root ® found ™ luable ’ but forts. From this room a door leads into abed- 
gards location, construction, warmth, dryness, a saving 80 to do> and in addition> it ass i 3 t 8 the it a flavor much admired, and which the great excellent fodder. They are cut room, 10 X 13 feet, lighted by a window opening 
ventilation, etc., there is much similarity in the animal economy; wb icb, of itself, is an item of German agricultural chemist. Yon Thaer, says, *** dned before flo ™ ^ 7 ° V ’ mt ° the Teranda ’ also accommodated by a stove, 
-."ttu i.n™no Ttvotr nnnJ — - - - J and a gentleman of Masillon, Ohio, some years which leads into a chimney at its inner parti- 
wants of both cattle aud homes. They need no fight import. Joel Barlow, author of the “ appears to facilitate digestion, and has a sin 
to be equally well slielteied and provided for p oem entitled Hasty Pvddivg, had a keen per- gular strengthening, refreshing and beneficia 
in respect to lains, cold, and all the inclemen- ce p t j on 0 f wants of this valuable animal, effect upon the human frame.” It has a large 
cies of weather at this period of the year, and "We quote the following therefrom : per centage of sugar than wheat bread, and 
, ^ , . , ... since, cultivated several acres, and found them 
gular strengthening, refreshing and beneficial . . , , ^ , . , . 
° l r, f >> t l to y leld * rom ^ ve to slx tuDS g° od fodder, 
tion. Next to this bedroom is the kitchen, 12 
cies of weather at this period of the year, and We quote the followjng the refrom : 
each class will warrant a generous outlay at the „ When the cWd earth Heg buried deep in gn0W) 
bands of its owneis. On the score of economy, And raging Boreas dries the shivering cow : 
if prompted by no higher motive, cattle should Blesa’d cow ! thy praise shall still my notes employ, 
be sheltered. The whole subject reduces itself Great source of health, the only source of joy ; 
to the question of “Boards vs. Beef.” Good Mother of Egypt’s god-but sure, for me, 
^ r i i i Were I to leave my God, I’d worship thee, 
waim quarters wil )e oun equa o a ou How oft thy teats these pious hands have pressed! 
one-fourth of the food required to sustain the How oft thy bounties proved my only feast! 
animal economy, — while the fatty matter will How oft I’ve fed thee with my favoiite grain 1 
not be wasted in the attempt—vain one—of And roar’d, like thee, to find thy children slain i 
n- • , ’ Ye, swains who know her various woith to prize, 
giving sufficient caloric to keep up a system ’ . .. . 
° b r 1 ^ Ah I house her well from winter s angry skies! 
exposed to all the rigors of 0U1 Noitherncll- Potatoes, pumpkins should her sadness cheer, 
mate. Corn from your crih, aud mashes from your beer ; 
stock, to pass through the winter well, should When spring returns, she’ll well acquit the loan, 
come to the stable in good condition. This princi- And nur8e at once y° ur iDfants and her 
pie, we think, is inconti’overtible. It will be If you wish to have ybur cows profitable—to 
found “up hill work,” to rally wasting ener- “give down” liberally and freely when you are 
gies, or even to keep in condition, during win- inclined to “ draw upon them, they must have 
ter months, animals that may claim paternity ( su(dl f°°d as will tend to the secretion of milk, 
to the lean kine of Pharaoh. Cattle of this I Dry ha 7 will not do this,—they need to be fed 
i , . , . ° , which his stock ate very readily, scarcely leav- 
per centage of sugar than wheat bread, and . . . , ,, J „ 
j , . , , . . . . ing a piece of stalk unconsumed. He says 
does not as soon become dry and hard, beins: , , , . , , . 
. , . f-o 17 & they stood the most sevei-e drouth without in- 
superior in this respect to even that made of the 
flour of spring wheat. 
In some sections the market value of rye 
jury, and will grow well upon soils of medium 
fertility. 
As an article of human food, the artichoke is 
were I to leave my God, I’d worship thee. straw makes it the most valuable part of the eaten bo th boiled and raw, and is relished by 
How oft thy teats these pious hands have pressed! crop . I n Boston the price averages $15 per maDV DerS ons When fathered fresh in the 
How Oft thy bounties proved my only feast I , , A % H , many persons, vv nen gatnerea iiesn in tne 
How oft I’ve fed thee with my favoiite grain I ton> d 1 St ^, S cluefl y us ® d for the bed " spring, they may be sliced thin and eaten with 
And roar’d, like thee, to find thy children slain i ding of horses. Ihe gieatest demand for it in vinegar, or pickled whoie, and we have often 
Ye, swains who know her various woith to prize, this part of the country is among nurserymen eaten them prepared in this manner. To cook 
Ah ! house her well from winter’s angry skies ! for packing trees, but this is a want soon sup- tbem , they are boiled soft and tender, and then 
I Otatoes, pumpkins Should her sadness Cheer, plied. A better use than to sell it off the farm, reeled and stewed with wine and butter — 
Corn from your crib, aud mashes from your beer ; . , c . , £ * peeieu, ana siewea w li»n wine ana DUtier. 
When spring returns, she’ll well acquit the loan, 1S niac ^ e ^ am0D g I ennsjlvama farmers, Many persons like them thus prepared. 
And nurse at once your infants and her own.” who are generally allowed to understand the The land where they are planted should be 
If you wish to have ybur cows profitable—to econorn i ca l management of horse-s. 1 hey grind devoted exclusively to their growth, as they 
“give down” liberally and freely when you are ^ be S !a * n and Cld straw, and the two mixed so(m take possession of the whole soil, and un¬ 
inclined to “ draw upon them,” they must have togethet f° r m tbe piincipal food of their strong j ess ever y piece of root is removed, -will retain 
and heavy farm teams. 
it for years. This should he remembered in 
to tbe lean kine of Pharaoh. Cattle of this Dry hay will not do this,—they need to be fed tbe P lobts of rye culture we find the garden culture, as they may encroach on land 
variety may answer very well for those desiring well, and a variety must be given in their “ bill following items m a Massachusetts publication. wan ted for other purposes. 
J J J . l)n£» -holrl f\t f tityv o/mi a o-owo o ^ C I? X1 / 
to learn something of anatomy, but to endure of fare.” Good food, good bedding, and that ° ue beld of two acrc8 S ave a y ield of 65 M 
the vicissitudes of our cold, raw weather, give d >7> g° od water, and a sufficiency of it—to sum bashels > and a net J P 1 ' 0 ^ of $ 6;> - Mother two 
them a covering of fat, and see that it is put on it all up—good care and attention must be given acr ®® / ielded ‘ o0 busbels aad g a ™ a profit of 
properly. There is nothing equal to it for the to them, and </tew,if they refuse to yield a ready $ 5 ~ j25 ’ f slD § le a ^ re P r o d «ced 26 bushels of 
comfort and case of the animal. compliance with all righteous demands, place 1 7 e aild tb e profit above all expenses was $50. 
DESIGN FOR A FARM COTTAGE. 
operly. There is nothing equal to it for the to them, and then, if they refuse to yield a ready # 52j25 ’ ^ sing ’ e a ^ ru P r< J duced 2(i bushels of V J E ^^of “CheTp 1 " FM’m'SttaJra*’ 1 ^The 
1,/afid ease of ft. JJ L all figMoou. de m afid 8 , p.aco aapeZ 
Another general principle in the winter care en \ in ia P 0 ^ 1 10U > w lere nai.g i u tie 5 q 10 per tun and the <*rain sold -it «?1 ^5 an F y et g iTen ’ and is suitable for a small 
stock, isla good condition of flesh ought to be bl P ed ’ has lieretofore held 8Wa 7- a ™> D g ^ ^ ^ 801(1 8t farm or village residence-giving as it does 
sustained. The system should not be allowed 
to deteriorate during the months of stabling. 
The juices must be kept up, and when grass re¬ 
turns, there should be no “ spring poor ” among 
the in grates. 
HALL 
17X7 
RYE-ITS CULTURE, &c. 
THE ARTICHOKE. 
ample room and great conveniences. It is, of I ~ * 1’^ 
its kind, a first class dwelling, and to those who 
can expend liberally, grants opportunity for PORCH 
-is the indulgence of a taste in decoration and em- 1=-ii-«<-» 
, n - bellishment. The following description is from Xl3 feet, accommodated with a chimney, where 
turns, there should be no “ spring poor ” among More ryehas been harvested in "Western New The true artichoke — the cynara scolymus — is the indulgence of a taste in decoration and em- la- n -*- A 
your cattle. If there is, a long time is wasted York the present season than ever before—or a perrenial which was cultivated by the an- bellishment. The following description is from X13 feet, accommodated with a chimney, where 
in the operation of recruiting—and, in addition, su ch at least is our opinion from seeing and cients, and is still in common use in Europe for Rural Architecture, published by Saxton & Co.: may be inserted an open fireplace, or a stove, 
tlie expense of keeping is much increased. hearing much more of this grain than in all our culinary purposes. It resembles a gigantic “The ground plan is 30x22 feet, in light as required. Inthisisaflightofbackcham- 
Cattle should be fed regularly. The question former experience. We believe the crop'has thistle, and its flower-heads, before blooming, rural-Gothic style, one and a half stories high, ber and cellar stairs. This room is lighted by 
of “twice or thrice a day” is of less importance been a very good one as to quantity and quali- have somewhat the appearance of a small pine the posts 14 feet in elevation. It has two two windows—one in the side, another in the 
than the one—have they had all the food de- tv, and doubt not that it would be well for our apple, and are cooked and eaten like asparagus, chimneys, passing out through the roof on each rear. A door leads from its rear into a large, 
sirable, and is it of such variety and quality as farmers to give it increased attention. In the The plant is too tender for the open air in this side of the ridge, uniformly,each with the other, roomy pantry, 8 feet square, situated in the 
will best meet the ends required ? Every far- Eastern States it is a prominent crop—in amount latitude, and hence but little cultivated. The roof has a pitch of 45° from a horizontal wing, and lighted by a window. Next to this 
mer who has done his duty, now has, in growth, next to Indian corn, and entering largely into The vegetable known in this country as the line, giving it a bold and rather dashing ap- is a passage, 3 feet in width, leading to the 
a sufficient supply of roots, to meet one desidc- consumption as a breadstuff. It is grown quite Jerusalem Artichoke—the pelianthus tuberosus pearance, and deeply sheltering the walls.— wood-house, (in which the pantry just named 
ratum—the changes in food that are calculated extensively among the Germans in Pennsyl- —is a species of sunflower which grows wild in The side gables give variety to the roof, and is included,) 16 by 12 feet, with nine-feet posts, 
to give a tone to the stomach and digestive or- vania, and also on the light lands of Ohio and several parts of South America, with a potato- light to the chambers, and add to the finish of and roof pitched like the house,in the extreme 
gans. Many farmers feed lightly twice a day Michigan, but its introduction into this “wheat shaped root, valuable as food for animals, and its appearance ; while the sharp arched double corner of which is a water-closet, 5 by 3 feet, 
under cover, and allow tbe animals to roam at country” has been slow and difficult, as already not unpalatable to man. It was first carried to window in the front gable adds character to the Cornering upon the wood-house beyond, is a 
will among the stacks to obtain the demands of remarked. Western farmers often sow rye, England in 1617, aud was esteemed for a time design. s small building, 15 by 12 feet, with ten-feet 
nature, which, to say the least, is a wasteful partly for the early spring feed which it affords, as superior to the potato as an esculent root. The deep veranda in front covers three-quar- posts, and a roof in same style as the others— 
policy. Good barns and sheds could soon be and this feeding, if not prolonged too late, has The name Jerusalem is a corruption of the Si- ters of its surface in length, and in the sym- with convenience for a cow and a pig, with 
constructed with the value of hay thus destroy- little influence to lessen the amount ot grain lesian word for sunflower— girasole —and arti- metry of its roof, and airiness of its columns, each a separate entrance. A flight of stairs 
ed, and, in addition, where this course is pur- produced. choke was probably derived trom a resemblance with their light braces, give it a style of com- leads to the hay-loft above the stables, in the 
sued, the strong animals triumph over the weak. The soil best suited to rye is a rich saudy of taste to that plant. The stalks are large, pleteness ; and if creeping vines or climbing gable of which is the hay-door ; and under the 
One portion of the stock will come out in spring loam—a light, porous soil being requisite —the on a rich soil, frequently attaining a height of shrubs be trained upon them, will produce an stairs is the granary ; and to these may be ad- 
as though well cared for—the other mere skel- strong clays in which wheat delights seldom eight or ten feet, and producing from fifteen effect altogether rural and beautiful. ded, inside, a small accommodation for a choice 
etons. On this account there should be plenty producing good crops of this grain. In such hundred to two thousand bushels per acre.— interior arrangement. stock of poultry. 
of rack room, and it might be advisable to fas- soils there is too much water—it better loves a Some experiments show that it may be profita- From the veranda in the center of the front. The chamber plan is the same as the lower 
ten the master portion of the herd. Further- warm, light sand or gravel, on which barley and bly grown as food for swine—that they eat a door opens into a hall, 17x7 feet, with a flight floor, mainly, giving three good sleeping rooms; 
more, every portion of food should be given out oats would fail. Good corn land will produce them readily, and thrive well upon them during of stairs leading, in three different angles, to that over the kitchen, being a back chamber, 
by the hands of the owner, aud should be either fair rye, and in New England is often soivn the winter. the chambers above. Opposite the frontdoor need not have a separate passage into the up- 
cut or ground. after corn, when the latter ripens by the 20th The soil and cultivation are very similar to is the passnge into the living room, or parlor, per hall, but may have a door passage into the 
Keeping the stables clean is a matter that of September. Sward land of the proper char- that for potatoes,and when once well establish- 17x13 feet, lighted by three windows, two of principal chamber. The door to the front bed- 
should not .be overlooked. The droppings acter of soil is also employed in the production ed on a light loamy soil, they are with difficul- which present an agreeable view of an adjacent room leads direct from the upper hall. Thus, 
should be removed daily—and if manure is the of this crop. ty eradicated. The tubers may be dug late in stream and its opposite shores. At the line of accommodation is given to quite a numerous 
object, let the litter go with it. After the ma- 1 lie preparation of the soil for rye should be autumn, or left in the ground over winter, as it partition from the hall stands a chimney, with family. Closets may be placed in each of 
nure has been taken off, give the floors a sprink- deep and thorough. If stubble land is employ- does not suffer from the frost. Some who have a fireplace, if desirable, or for a stove, to ac- these chambers, if wanted ; and the entire es- 
ling of plaster or pulverized charcoal—either of ed it is well to apply manure, unless the previ- grown them recommend planting a patch for commodate both this room and the hall with a tablishment made a most snug and compact, as 
which will absorb all unpleasant smell and ous crop had received a good dressing, and ashes feeding store hogs in spring, turning them in like convenience ; and under the flight of stairs well as commodious arrangement.” 
