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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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As a cross, Ibe virtues of the Alderney are The juice should be placed in the boilers im- THE RURAL.-BUTTEB MAKING. 
conspicuous—the grades almost invariably re- mediately on being pressed out, then boiled - - 
tain their characteristic milking qualities.- slowly, until the green scum ceases to rise; Me Moore :-As I am satisfied with my firs 
This imnrovement is convincing proof that it then stir in a teaspoonful of air slacked lime to investment in your valuable paper, and it still 
has lone been a distinctive feature of the breed five gallons of juice; continue skimming and comes regular, I now send you $9 that you may 
Ittral ftotcs ant Items. 
Give the Ag. Press a Benkfit.- 
iiasiuu!; -- — ^ past year, and especially for the last few months, „ 
-it is thorough-bred-and will continue to boiling until the syrup thickens and hangs send us six numbers instead of the one you are the political press has re j gn ed al most supreme farm ^uses usurp the reign of nature’s wilder- 
impress their descendants. While we would down in flakes on the rim of the dipper. now oi war ing o me. ease liec as o ov. . —run, been glorified, and had an exceedingly Eess ’ -Asagtain glowing section, Canada can 
not undervalue or depreciate other improved I have made the clearest syrup by simply h ia e . ° T &r m °* G copie ? a profitable campaign. The excitement that this ^ a Y * claim to the honor of being one of the 
breeds, we would recommend increased atten- boiling and skimming, without lime or other some future time think,ng my neighbors might [ hou ^ d . to ^J „ in8titut ion ” created, and g^aries of the world. We obtain 
tion to the Jerseys and their grades, especially clarifiers. e )C °° 1 L y 10 111 » 3 0 16 ural. oq w hich it flourished and prospered "for a 10 ™ 10 census the following figures relative 
where fine milking stock is desired. For The lime is requisite to neutralize a portion As 1 have, among other things been interest- geagon „ ^ abatedj tb(j C0UQlry ig again quiet to the culture of Wheat, Corn, and Oats :-In 
dwellers in cities and towns, and people who of the acid in the juice, the true proportion ed in various articles on the subject of butter- altogether saved, and people can now the year 1851 the wheat crop in Upper Canada 
j a . _li __; malfincr. ann hp.ino* not, nMofrp.tnp.r nnlilro tho *=> 1 1 _ wdq 19. fifio a__ 
T ^ Agriculture IN Canada.— It is incontestibly 
lUIUX true that Agriculture is the essential to the ad- 
— vancement of Canada. Year after year the 
During the forests are bowing to the sturdy stroke of the 
’ew months woodmau ’ s axe —and cultivated fields and snug 
. , , V rlt,tpvminpf! hv well conducted exDeri- making, and being not altogether unlike the , , s _ 
keep but one cow, and that expressly for the must be detei mined by well conducted cxperi e< & 6 calmly return to the 
, re J A T , mmt« rest of mankind (in thinking “our way is the ... 
milk she affords, the Jerseys must prove a val- ments. 
uable acquisition. 
rest of mankind (in thinking “our way is the 
best,”) I will offer it to the readers of the Ru- 
upon which it flourished and prospered “for a ; rom the i ceQSUS the Allowing figures relative 
season,” has abated, the country is again quiet the cuRu / e of Wheat > CorD > aad Uats :-In 
if not altogether saved, and people can now the wbeat cro P in U PP er 0anada 
calmly return to the more sober and substantial ^ aS ’ us bels. In the last ten years 
duties and avocations of life. The political the growth of wheat in the whole of the United 
CHINESE SUGAR MILLET. 
The cost of making the syrup in upper Geor- best,”) I will offer it to the readers of the Ru- canyagg hag beeQ tbe all-absorbin^ topic, and Stabes locr eased 48 per cent., and that of Cana¬ 
ria, in my opinion, will not exceed ten to fifteen RAL > and let tbem j ud S e ’ as differs somewhat di 1bp o. ood w hi c h rntriots' and da in fcbe sarae P eriod increased 4U0 per cent, 
jents pei- gallon. This I shall be able to test bom anything I have seen on this subject. We the evil Ia Iudiaa corD ’ *• increase in the States for 
The new Sugar Plant, Sorgham Saccharum, acres of the cane . 
- OMmnv it: i nof rinW n Cf _ ..... 
another season, by planting and working up milk the ordinary way, by hand, (not yet hav- P n n,l unntin- which have been done teQ yearS was 56 P er cent ” and ia Canada 163 
r- r <• _ __ imr the advantao-e of anv natent, millrin O'mr,. speaking and printing wmen nave Deen e, - - 
or China Sugar Cane, is just now attracting 
considerable attention and discussion. During 
ing the advantage of any patent milking ma- P S( f arcel / faU fusing and engendering f er , 0f oats J* grease m the same 
I am satisfied that this plant will enable ® hlne 0 th * barn ’ °" r cows ln a T0W > bad passioos and exercising a demoralizing length of time has been in Upper Canada 133 
every farmer and planter in the Southern States fastened by the neck, the advantage of which i a _ _ /mrumnuifino P er c ^nt. against 17 per cent in the States.— 
-- w every iarmer ana pianier in uie ouuiuem otaios -— 0 - influence upon individuals and communities P er ce °t- against 17 per cent in the States.— 
the past season it has been giown in diffeient to make afc home all the 8yrup squired for mode need only be known to be appreciated.- . 1 widelv-extended country - Nor 18 the mcrea se alone m this department of 
parts of the country, in small quantities, and famil USGj and j believe thafc our chemists will We carl T tbe milk into the cellar, and (instead ° ^ ., . th lou „ * farm economy. The gains of cattle, sheep and 
though these experiments have not been com- soon teach us how to convert the syrup into of straining it into a tub at the door,) strain it . , r . *. .... . , swine have been about in the same ratio. From 
family use, and I believe that our chemists will w e carl T t]ie into tbe cellar > and (instead ® . - • , i i i t t he Ion” anony farm econom y* Tli e gains of cattle, sheep and 
soon teach us how to convert the syrup into °f straining it into a tub at the door,) strain it __’ e _ u e ,,_ t j , e _swine have been about in the same ratio. From 
-o - J soon leacn U» XlUW tu UUUVCIU CSJI Ujj iuiu v • X* 1 • /• n f* < rl ’f HiGfrncjtpH —-. - o«,iuctaiiu. Plum 
pared and made public, there is data sufficient g for exportj as one of tbe staples of our fa- into twe lve quart-pails. Let it stand until ’ . g a y satialea it not t g facte taken from the last census reports of Can¬ 
to demonstrate that the plant will grow from vored clime. ’ ‘ R.chard Peters. “early fit to churn, then empty, and let it re- Uom Homeopathic doses of politics ada and the gtateS) (taken mthia a . Q ‘ f 
the seed and mature well in this latitude. We Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 26, 1856. “ main in the churn 10 or 12 hours, occasion- f, nd P atriotis “ whicb have been obtruded into each other>) it appearg that Canada fer ^ ceedg 
have before us a well-matured stalk some ten -- ally stirring it with the dash. I agree with B. their e ^ es and earS ’ th e people must experience the mogt productiye gtate in the Union in wheat 
feet high, grown in the garden of L. A. Ward, ABOUT FARMERS IMPROVING. in regard to the dash churn being the best in arelief ^gratifying as it is inexpressible. And ^ barley, oats, hay, buckwheat hemu’ 
Esq., of this city. The pith is quite firm and —- use, but do not term it a machine. ^ we stated last week, h maple 8ugai , * ud potato es. " While 
very sweet and toothsome. The outer coat is In your last week s issue there is a leading In the absence of a thermometer churn, we that ’ whoever or. whatever polite- thug ^ ^ productiveness of the soil 
i .1 . _ .—1.; -♦ 1 ovti/»ln nndnv tlv/x <( Av/i Hn v-wo w o 7 YY)>ny'nei - nnl Tvorfir rwx in f tin aflnnnri'lD/'tr tnn Hon- ° A > 
to demonstrate that the plant will grow from yored clime< 
the seed and mature well in this latitude. We At i a nta, Geo 
have before us a well-matured stalk some ten _ 
feet high, grown in the garden of L. A. Ward, ABOUT 
Esq., of this city. The pith is quite firm and 
very sweet and toothsome. The outer coat is In your la 
Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 26, 1856. 
ABOUT FARMERS IMPROVING. 
In your last week’s issue there is a leading 
nearly fit to churn, then empty, and let it re¬ 
main in the churn 10 or 12 hours, occasion¬ 
ally stirring it with the dash. I agree with B. 
in regard to the dash churn being the best in 
use, but do not term it a machine. 
In the absence of a thermometer churn, we 
portant. One, however, might infer from the fi ra f ,.,0 • • Country, depend mainly upon the Intelligence, , . 
1 ,, , .. . , nist-rate article. Our guage is 64°, using ice „. . , 1 T a * r ■ 5- • 1 what the country is made of. Canada was for 
general tenor of its tone that you were doubt- .. , \ irtue and well-directed Industry of individ- ^ 
Virtue and well-directed Industry of individ¬ 
uals and communities, we submit that the Ag- 
hard, like a corn stalk, which it greatly resem- article under the title “Arc tamer* Tmprov - use a thermometer in tempering the milk, which cal party may be in the ascendancy, the Hap- it ot be amiss 1 tQ look llttle at there : 
bles in appearance. t" The inquiry is pertinent and very im- we deem indispensable in the manufacture of a P iaes f of tbe People and Prosperity of the of our Canadian neighbors , and see 
Though not yet prepared to strongly com- portant. One however, might infer from the fi, 8t . ra te article. Our guage is 64°, using ice Country, depend mainly upon the Intelligence, wba t the country is made of. Canadl was for- 
mend anything coming whence the China tree general tenor of its tone that you were doubt- and water in varying the temperature,-the ad- ^ \ rtue and well ' directed Industry of individ- merl S J of two ProyiQC es the Upper 
corn emanated, we are inclined to think this ful at least that there was any improvement yantageg in the usc of which are thafc , ve can uals and communities, we submit that the Ag- and Lq ^ ^ ^ ^ Eastern and 
new plant may prove a valuable acquisition.- among the farmers. Indeed, the inference tell how long we are to churn, and the butter ^cultural Press which is eminently designed and We consolidated into one This 
Good syrup has been obtained from it by a drawn by one of your admiring readers was, always comes hard and yellow, a very essential aad constantly labors to promote these laudable Proyince extended ln le th from the’eoast of 
number of experimenters in some instances in that you thought the reverse. poiat in makicg gQod butter> We algo think objects,) is entitled; to a substantial benefit Labrador to fche astern extremity of Lake 
considerable quantities. The most extensive To one as much coined as yourself to the that a better article, and more of it, from the from the great producing and industrial classes g im . l6>000 mU with au avera i e b ' eadfch 
and satisfactory experiments yet made are office, and to the brick and mortar creations of same quantity of milk> can be made b churn . of the Nation. We speak not for one paper, of 230 mile8> bei nearly three tim " g ag la 
those of Richard Peters, Esq., of Atlanta, Ga., the city, no blame should be imputed if the ing the milk than by churning the cream. We but for the whole Ag ‘ Press - for we I« a Uessly, ag Qreat BritaiQ and Ir ^ land> Jfc C0Etains an 
who has favored us with the results of his expe- improvements going on in the country are not driye our dash churn with a 8h on a tread . and we think understanding^ affirm, that no ar&a q( &bout m m q mUeg diyergified 
rience in the following communication : as patent as they are to those who are “to the wb eel, under which runs a friction pully or one class of j ournals 13 doiB g 30 rauch to P r0 * wit h broad lakes, gigantic rivers fertile farms 
- manor born.” You can only see the country -n-Uooi linnn ft , 0 oUft • mote the mental, moral, physical and pecuniary , , , ... ° ... ’ , . . 
Chinese sugar cane and GEOEGiA sYKUP. . ... ,, - ,, .. , wiieei, upon the shatt oi which a gnndstone is U. ,, 1 . ,, dense forests, smiling villages, and large cities. 
Messrs. Editor :-l feel it my duty to make —T"* fr0m ,' 1 ‘ e ra,lroad tung as a balance-wheel, with the crank at- “<“ e5ts “ d condition of the great mass of tbe I(s lation at the ” nt Ume is ^ 3 
known to the Southern public the result of my “ r ” d . er “fV* P?*— tached to drive tbe chnrn. Tbe grindstone an- «»to«-so much to mfe (fe/ori»«e andpro,- o 0 O ,OU 0 . Tbe soil of the Western Province is 
merly composed of two Provinces, the Upper 
and Lower, or now known as the Eastern and 
Its population at the present time is about 2,- 
000,000. The soil of the Western. Province is 
l to uie oouinern puouc me resuiE oi my , . , ,. , : , -ii-i , --nnoguuuoumcnu- ... . r , m,. . , , xue sun tue ivesiern 
making from the Chinese Sogar Millet u , J n j o “ sworn the double purpose of balance-wheel and of „le country. Thtsisabroad lma „rpa SS ed by any for its fertility. 
° ° 3 TOhivlo -erm nvpr ft amnm.n rnari at. n v. All na/>o or, . . .. . . end otrnn cr aseorrinn vpt wp hpIlAtrp an pvami. 1 " “ J 
■ i l 8 i ’ whirls you over a smooth road at a2.40pace, so d cj . Ari „ +b , . . and strong assertion, yet we believeanexami- 
in hopes that others who have sown this valu- ,, . , \ a t ■ ,7 g'^dstone, as we use the sheep in grinding.— ° ’ ? . 
,, 1 . , , ,, ..... , . . . that between admiring (as you are in duty >■ t l nation and comparison of the Agricultural 
able variety of the Millet, may be induced to , . f, * I he expense of the rig, aside from the stone . ... * , ,, 6 . ... 
. . . , ,« . ’ J bound to do,) your friends fast horse, and keep- \ « Journals with those of any other class, will 
work it up into syrup this season. ’ J 1 (which every farmer should have.) was three or — J 
(which every farmer should have,) was three or 
Milk as a Manufacturing Ingredient.—M ilk 
now performs other offices besides the produc- 
I send you a few joints of the cane and a in g Y°ur hat on, and yourself in the buggy, but fourdoUars . Ours has run four years with little ^uthfulness Take for example the t ion of butter and cheese and the flavoring of 
, N,, J T , . D.ttJe time is Hiven to note the better farms and __i_ ; _ n • . weekly Ah. papers, (excepting, if you please, th,o D a._<.i.„ +_f.... 
. . . , . , . little time is given to note the better farms and 
sample of the syrup, ol which I have made , ,. ,, , n , , , ... 
r J buildings, the cleaner fields, and thrifty crops 
or no repairs, and promises well in the future. 
After taking the butter from the churn, we 
weekly Ag. papers, (excepting, if you please, tea< Ifchas made ifcs vay into the textile facto . 
the Rural,) and compare them with those of ri and hag become a yaluable adjunefc in the 
_ J XX —J a! __u: J 
I obtained my start of seed diiriug tbe Sprieg «»<l coESUetly replaomg the work it lighUy, without tbe application of water any other class and you w.ll find they combine hands of tte caUc0 priDt e r and the woolen 
0(1855, from D Kodmo.d, Esq., of the « South- dilapidated struetnres, or barren and untidy before 8 a l tin g, th en salt by guess, mix well, and “ “ m0 " nt of a ’“ “f ’ »»““<* “” d ‘ »- manufacturer. In tbe class of pigment print- 
ern Cultivator.” 1 considered it a « humbug,” ddds J °° /?"*““ T”, “ !,° m tight to exclude the air as g 01 > d as,<! ' “ d devoU »“ * ing work, which is indeed a specie, of painting, 
from its close resemblance in seed and growth Y° U U 6 ? dr, ™‘ ‘ al °“ g tte road tlla ‘ tbe much a, possible. Let it stand 12 to 24 hours, arel / are of ‘ 16 pe»pla and^country-unitedto a the coIoIa ar0 Iaid oa the faca of fte oods ia 
to the " Guinea Corn," until my children, to- b “" tlful S?™ W spro " g “P ln ^n 4 then work again, and so on packing the third high moral tone and freedom from vulgar,ty- a n insoluble condition, so as to give a full, bril- 
wards fall, made tbe discovery of its being to ° f , m “ y “ ^ “ e “ ed to b” 1 / time,-the advantages of which are, that the tbe , organs - aad advocate! ° f . lia«t appearance. As a vehicle for effecting 
their taste equal to the true sugar cane. a clump of trees on the toad side. butter can be worked dryer in this way, with o.hei interest. n ee ,te ee ajust pude in this process of decoration, the insoluble albu- 
This year I planted one patch, April 15th, besides, v on a young man, and your gal- less working, than if done all at one time,'as ag to OTc con emporaues as e Boston mcn obtained from eggs was always used, until 
another May 18th, near Calhoun, Gordon county ^ T “r “ fT* 7 *«• is daDgOT <* 0Ter working-although 1 Oulhvaor, New mfkrni Farmer and Moeeawlm- Hr . Pattlsoa> of GIasg o Wj {olmd a more oco . 
„„ ,.„J ,u.; W „„M ... for a nde, and perchance for a better opporta- th i„k there is more butter worked too little pi om,krmn, of Boston ; the Maine Farmer, nomical substitute in milk. For this ournoso 
un land that would produce, during a “ season- 
this year not over twenty bushels/ , “ Brentlie out the U'luier laio, and consumer. We keep our packages well and Tl>e H° mestea d> of Hai ^“ dj Coan ‘’ and fcbe from the farmers, and the desired indissoluble 
Seed sown carelessly in drills three feet apart y ° U - r ( u a g " 0 u. iness, i vi some t i g btly covered until fall, then head up and set ^(mrdry Gentleman, o an Y> • Y-, at the ma tter is obtained from it at a price far below 
&eea sown careiessiy in unus,i,mee reeiapan urging he made his five miles an hour,—and . J . , , p Pn< ,t,_nnd to the Ohio Farmer, Cleveland Chin- -.l . .. * , L 
covered with a one horse plow; intending to you had an unfortunately good road, where it 111 a coofidry place until about the first of Octo- Farmer, Chicago, Ill.; and Western albumeD; This matter the patentee has 
“chop out” to a stand of one stalk six inches y . as no t necessary for you to hold both vour ber ’ which 13 ou r time to sell. l. b. Prairie 1 aimer, ° called “ lactanan. A second.apphcation of the 
in tPo row blit failed to cet a trond afond ^ ^ .. , “ Moreland, Chemung Co., N. Y. Farm Journal, Louisvi le, Ivy., in the ^ est. same article, milk, has just been developed by 
nomical substitute in milk. For this purpose 
than too much, to Hie loss of both manufacturer and I)rew ' s Ru ^ al Intelligencer, of Augusta, Me.; buttermilk is now bought up in large quantities 
aud consumer. We keep our packages well and T,,e ^ omestead ’ of ’ ^ onn ‘ ’ and fc be f rom the farmers, and the desired indissoluble 
. 1 f ° /•>, _ J..*. /I /JVM nvi C\\ A IhQPTT TyJ V „ 4- i.1. _ ..... 
“chop out” to a stand of one stalk six inches was not necessary for you to hold both your 
apart in the row ; but failed to get a good stand, g b i and the horse at the same time. Age may 
Farm Journal, Louisville, Iiy., in the West. 
egg albumen. This matter the patentee has 
called “ lactarian.” A second’application of the 
same article, milk, has just been developed by 
as the seed came up badly from the deep and p0 ssibly have dimmed your recollection on this 
irregular covering. Worked out, same as for su bject. But there is a very great contrast be- 
RATS AND GROUND MICE. 
corn, plowing twice and hoeing once. 
Each and all will bear ciitical examination, caU ses arising out of the recent high price of 
and eminently meiit, what we coidially wish the olive oil, which having risen from £40 to 
them, a largely inci eased measure of favor and £70 a tun, the woolen manufactuiers are now 
tween the roads and horses and buggys of the It is really becoming a serious question what 8upport . And we respectfully submit that now uging the high-priced article mixed witli milk f 
nroflATir. nnv arwi T.hftSA ot vnnr vmino* m'inliGml ic to hpoomp or tig if rnfa and mion f^^ , i j* a. _i _ a* i . 001 ‘ J 
By suggestion, of Gov. Hammond, of South presen t day and those of your young manhood is to become of us if rats and mice continue so is the best time to extend substantial encourage- 
■:Qar©Hc.a, 1 determined to give the syrup making eyen . And as it regards the girls aud boys, or to abound. It is a general remark in this sec- men t not only to these, but also to the monthly 
irage- This compound is said to answer much better 
nt kly ;han oil alone, tbe animal fat contained in the 
. . ... _(L. , ^ • , - ,, , ,r . ““v-----'““V man 011 aione, me animal lai contained mine 
a fair trial; consequently oideied horn the young men and women of now and then, the tion that ground mice were never so abundant and semi-monthly members of the Rural Press lobules of the milk aouarentlv furnishimr M 
Mooera WiNSHTP. of Atlanta, a very complete contrast, is still more striking. Girls fheii redo as dnrincr the nnsf. summer When V.I™ v . n ! 1 1 - 1 . .r __J_ g ^ P 1, ^ ‘ S n 
Messrs. Winship, of Atlanta, a very complete contrast is still more striking. Girls then rode as during the past summer. When we plow i host which lack of space and memory nrp 1 < r p ai 
TT „ ..n rril1 .,._ . , . , , & d . . , p —a Host wmen iacx oi space ana memory pre- element of more powerful effect upon the fibres 
Horse Power Mill, with vei Leal non rolleis, on horseback and rode well, but they knew how our fallows we plow up mice, when we harvest dudesfrom even enumerating in this connection, than the pure vegetable oil.-Mark Lane Exo 
that has worked admirably, crushing out juice to spin, and knit, and sew. Those necessities of our oats we find plats here and there eaten and _^ _ P ____ p ' 
for eight gallons of syrup per hour, worked by early civilization especially of spinning weav- matted down and the ground thickly perfora- Tre National A g # *Fair-Au intelligent Treatment of Hens*- Here is a timely item, 
two mules, with one hand to put in the cane, mg, knitting, and sewing, and the still more ted, and in digging potatoes we find whole hills . °. , . . u i 
1 , . - a * & f u-fi , , friend aad correspondent directs our attention containing a valuable hint to poultry keepers, 
and a boy to drive. ancient, and of course more barbarous ones of missing which have been eaten by them and , n . At, nnraurmt in»n . 
^ vi iiii, iiGc mrmfv. 6 id cooH , . . ,, , , , , , . , . to an article in the Germantown Telegraph, a An uncredited paiagrapn m an exenange says:— 
On the 13ih of this month, finding the seed making butter and cheese, and baking, and the we can not turn up a rail or a bit of rubbish . , ... , , y . ,, «wm-e pnmramH nn„ loGi 
fully ripe, I had the fodder pulled, aud the seed care and management of a household generally, but the mice begin to scamper. subfirte'oi Philadelphia, which, he 'affirnis eggs almost all the time. The other laid scarce- 
head s cut. have all been swept away by the hand of im- The large wharf rats are in our house, bam, ,, xr „ w mv On examinimr thpir trpatmpnt thp fnl 
17 - ij e fnAAo-w mtif ogvo i inn tn i ^nn lhe , m, . J 1 J , , •, s . , 1 , . , , ’ “pitches into the Rural New-Yorker and U 7 an Y ya examining ineir treatment tne xoi 
Yield of fodder per acie, 1,100 to 1,300 lbs. provement. The piano and melodeon have ta- crib, shed and cellar ; and not a nook or cranny the lm. lowing differences were found to exist: th. 
Yield of fodder per acre, 1,100 to 1,300 lbs. provement. The piano and melodeon have ta- crib, shed and cellar ; and not a nook or cranny 
Yield of seed per acre 25 bushels of 36 lbs. to k en the place of the loom and wheel. Fathers where harbor is to be found, but there is a rat- 
the bushel. and husbands and brothers are now almost daily hole. In harvesting corn I found a patch of 
its editor for not sufficiently glorifying the late lowing differences were found to exist: the 
National Fair of the U. S. Ag. Society. We former had a warm cellar to roost in during the 
\ , x err, on nusoanus aim urouiers are now aunost daily noie. in Harvesting com i louna a paten oi , the Tele , raph Lave not read the winter; the latter roosted in a stable where 
First trial of Mill, 70 average canes gave 20 treated to beautiful songs, accompanied with the standing com of two or three rods square, a artic f e P referred to, nor hive we the paper at the wind blew in. The former had a fine place 
qts. of juice. finest music, in place of the dull monotonous short distance from the barn, in which not a ^ ’ — * 1 
606 average canes passed once through the drown of the spinning wheel, or the grating good ear was left. I did not suppose it to be an a b P resen • owever, wewi occupy 
rollers, gave 38 gals. 1 qt. juice; passed a sec- thumps and thwacks of the family loom. The rats until finding their trails to the barn, and V* 3 ,St eisu ’ e m 00 ' ln s U P ie impor ant 
, n i, - . . „ 1 „ , . J , , , : document, and if necessary pay our respects to 
ond time through, gave 2 gallons of juice; the “front room has long since stepped out and also detecting them at their thievery. Since , .. , 
. n . , , q , .v- i . , . , „ , • , . , , . W . , the venerable sub-officer and gladiator of the 
40 gals. 1 qt. gave 8 gals, thick syrup. given place to “theparlor and wives and sis- cutting they have been carrying on their plun- MpnriHmp resuectfullv R „^ PR t 
I carefully measured an eighth of an acre, ters are no longer arrayed in the substantial derintheday time in the stacks of com. Arsen- , •*" . . ’ " y 3 
, r . j av. i. e. i j . . . that our respected contemporary should have 
having the best canes and the best stand; an- home-spun and home-made dress with two ie, and all sorts of traps, they seem to entertain 1 , „ . . 
other eighth having the poorest canes and the breadths to the skirt. Butsilks, and satins, and especial contempt for. If you leave a mess for US a mai . ° C< ! b ^ ° ^ C ° n ain \ D ^ 
poorest stand. The result I give below; tbe merinos, and delaines, made in the highest style them, they will leave it as long as you do; but 113 P° 1 ean< com P ltnen a '^ a Rslon ”> laor ® r 
canes passed once through the roller : of the latest Parisian mode, are now the daily put away a mess for yourself, and they will sure- ,0 msme a piopei ant ime > ac now e gmen . 
canes passed once through the roller : 
BEST EIGHTH OF AN ACRE. 
Yield of juice from 3,315 canes.253 gallons, 
Yield of syrup from 253 gallons of juice.58M “ 
Kates per acre of syrup.468 “ 
POOREST EIGHTH OF AN ACRE. 
Yield of juice from 2,550 canes__.179 “ 
Yield of syrup from 179 gallons of juice.... 43X “ 
Rate per acre of syrup...346 “ 
Weight of 30 selected canes...49% lbs. 
Weight of juice pressed out—..25|£ “ 
Weight of crushed cane..23 “ 
Loss in crushing... X “ 
Weight of crushed cane dried in the sun_ 9% “ 
wear, aud as for the two breadths, they have ex- ly get it. They threaten to depopulate us, and, 
panded into five, six, or seven, so many, indeed, reader, if you can tell us what to do, have pity 
that the dear angels are compelled to wear hoops on us and communicate. w. b. 
to keep them from breaking their pretty legs 
, J ,, ° 1 J 6 INQUIRY.—SICK HOGS. 
when they walk. _ 
Then our boys. In those earlier days, who Is it a fact that «a sick hog is as good as 
hand at this present. However, we will occupy an open cellar for scratching among ashes, 
the first leisure in looking up the important R me !md earth; the latter scratched in the ma- 
document, and if necessary pay our respects to uure bea P> or i n the stable when the cows were 
the venerable sub-officer and gladiator of the put out. The former had plenty of good water, 
Society. Meantime, we respectfully suggest with milk, etc.; the others had no drink except 
that our respected contemporary should have what they could find. It can be seen, we think, 
sent us a marked copy of the paper containing wb Y one doc ^ laid e SS s generously, and the 
his polite and complimentary allusions, in order other did not. 
to insure a proper and timely acknowledgment. T . „ . . ’"** , i 
1 jo Use of Guano.—A t a recent meeting of the 
Herts (England) Agricultural Association, Sir 
American Short-iiorn Herd Book, Vol. 3.— E _ B Lytton stated that within the last three 
This work is now being prepared for the press, ye ars, independently of the sum expended on 
and will soon be forthcoming—as witness the ordinary manures, the farmers of Great Britain 
following announcement which we are desired bad laid out five millions sterling in the pur- 
Chinese Sugi 
common corn. 
Then our boys. In those earlier days, who l s it a fact that “a sick hog is as good as to gi ve publicity : chase of guano, and that within the same pe- 
knew anything about 2.40 and trotting sulkies, dead or caQ any remedy be applied after it The compiler of this important work is now riod a million of fresh acres had been brought 
and cigars, and gold fob chains, oaths and lager refuges to eat ? Saturday morning one of the receiving pedigrees for recording in its pages j into cultivation, 
beer? Why, sir, only the other day—and it’s a hogs I am fattening would not eat, though it and will continue to do so until the first of De- “ + 
fair specimen ot the progress of the age—my C ame to the trough several times. It breathed cember, soon after which he will proceed to G,;0 £ F0K Thistles and Docks. I lie Mark 
. . . . . . . ... ,, boy John, a matured juvenile of six years, in- ou j te bard—did not lie down but remained in make the matter up tor the press. It is for the Uane Express, noticing the implements at the 
flnese 11 sLT Cane^l^onduded^to^ry our sisted Up ° n P ermittlE S hitn to drive rouud about the same state until late in the afternoon interest of every Short-horn cattle breeder to late sll0 J 8 °‘ ,he R jU al Agricultural Society 
linese Suga , y the trotting course (half a mile) in the sulkey, wb en it died. There was no cause of sickness have his herd represented in this truly National sa Y s • On Bailey Denton s stand Mas a novel 
immon corm __ • and that I should hold the watch and time him. which we knew of, or which affected other hogs hook, and he should lose no time in sending 3 P ud or boe ’ ^igned not only to cut off tne 
b d ;Jnd the d roastl;-ear ^ that progress ? I did so, and the embryo under li ke circumstances of feed and treatment, forward his pedigrees for insertion. Those h ead s or top8 of weeds, but to destroy the vitali- 
stalk to a hill, a week beyond the roasting-ear ., , 1V ... , . . under iixe cncumsianccs oi ieea ana treatment. 
a 1 ’ d 30 8talk8 . s president took the ribbons ( reins , when you Can any reader te ll what ailed my hog, and wishing ins 
S Weight of 30 etalks..'..35X lbs. were ° f that age ’) acd dr0VG r ° llDd ; and when what I ought to have done for it ? A neighbor tiE S to Lev 
Weight of 30 stalks.35% lbs. 
“ juice.15% “ 
• “ crushed stalks...19% “ 
Loss in crushing.... .. % “ 
Yield of syrup.. 1/4 pints. 
The syrup is of a peculiar disagreeable taste 
entirely unfit for table use. 
g instructions can receive them by wri- 
Lewis F. Allen, Black Rock, N. Y. 
he came in and was told thau he had done his bad a j 10 g affected in nearly the same way ; he 
half mile in 4.1o, he i ei y gravely told me that gave sulphur and gunpowder—it died never- 
ty of the roots at the time of cutting, by dis¬ 
charging a liquid (poisonous to vegetation) in 
the wound.” 
Western State Fairs.— Corresponden s have At the Farmers’ Assembly at Richmond, Gen. 
if he had been better used to the track, and his theless. My hogs had a supply of charcoal, and favored us with various notes relative to the P h. St. G. Cooke, on retiring from the office of 
horse to the sulkey, he could have done it in 4 we bav e been told (in the Rural, I think) that State Fairs of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, <fcc., president of the Agricultural Society, which he 
minutes easily. _ hogs which had all the charcoal they wanted which we regret our ability to publish until too has so ably filled, gave to tbe society his check 
15 Ilf T oli o 11 nil rem n anVvin/it Aiv»fL at. r , . . . .. . " ” •* 
The following tests were made at the mill, by ^ b ^ g t j mej premising that in thus refreshing 
Dr. Robert Battey, of Rome, Ga., a giaduate of your memory you will be able in your next to 
the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy : 
Specific gravity of juice.11,085 
<« or “ syrup_...._ 1,335 
«< « New Orleans syrup....1,321 
Thermometer applied to syrup.deg. 77 
« « juice....____ “ 70 
Saccharometer “ juice.• “ 25% 
minutes easily. ^ hogs which had all the charcoal they wanted which ive regret our ability to publish until too has so ably filled, gave to tbe society his check 
But I shall pursue the subject no further at W0ldd never get sick. More light on the dis- late a period to prove generally interesting. f or twenty thousand dollars as a contribution to 
this tune, premising that in thus refreshing eases 0 f swine is very much needed—it is truly The reports indicate successful and creditable a fund for maintaining an agricultural school 
your memory you will be able in your next to a dark subject.—B., Royalton, N. Y.,Nov., 1856. exhibitions, denoting no little improvement in i n connection with the University of Virginia. 
get evidence to satisfy you so well, that the an- s> _ since writing tbe above, a neighbor stock, progress in fruit culture, <fcc., and a gen- -- 
swei }uui ques ion v i e in tie a imative. 8Ugges t,s that my hog may have got something eral manifestation of advancement. Seed of the Chinese Sugar Cane is in demand. 
__ X down the windpipe into the lungs, and tells of — Want of space to give them in season, must We have inquiries as to where and of whom it 
Shallow Plowing operates to impoverish the an instance where a post mortem examination also account for the non-appearance of various , can be obtained, at what price per quart or peck, 
soil, while it decreases production. showed such to be the cause of death.— b. interesting reports of County and Town Fairs. <fcc. Who can impart the information ? 
for twenty thousand dollars as a contribution to 
