MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
NOY. 29. s 
quite commonly attributed to persons "who en¬ 
gage in public pursuits, but I believe there is 
very generally blended with the longing for 
fame an earnest intention to be worthy of it, 
and to win it by conferring solid benefits on so¬ 
il ANTJRING GRASS '"LANDS IN AUTUMN. ABOUT GROWING THE LOCUST. 
Eds. Rubai. :—In one of your late numbers, Eds. Rural : — In the Rural, Sept. 27th, H. 
I noticed an inquiry of a young farmer in re- E. Niles, of Iowa, asks information respecting 
gard to manuring grass lands in autumn. In the cultivation of Locust trees. How shall we 
Holes anil Items. 
The Season.— The present fall has thus far 
Jefferson’s Opinion of Farming.— Whatever 
may be your choice of future occupation— 
whatever calling or profession you may select, 
there is certainly none more honorable than 
October,’54,1 hauled manure on an old meadow obtain the seed? How'prepare it for the been one of the most pleasant and favorable for , .? f ® pa naic i o the fields,.as 
ciety. Many a generous, aspiring soul, medi- that had run out and had little on but June ground ? At what time sow it ? How culti- out-door operations which has been vouchsafed he <* ts Reside 118 cottage doorwhen his daily 
tating a professional or political career sees A fc of the _ was 8pread , and va , e so as to ensure a rapid growth ? the people for many a year. We scarcely re- “ Vf* fe ® aB f lm Be ™ known 
muse in imagina ion e ec mg grea an tbg ba i ance -was i e ft till the January thaw.— Locust seed can be bought in Chicago and member an equally favorable season for farmers 1B 7 a 8 ° P ” e ‘ 18 a oryi f shim un¬ 
needed changes m his department of effort; Where ^ manure was gpread in fall , the other large towns in Illinois for 75 cents to $1 during the last decade; and we believe it has Purchasable health and repose I have observ- 
L ancies ' 16 . 0 \ 08 ’ m0S , rm f es a lsl f grass sprung up and continued green till the per lb. Black locust seed (this is said to be the been, and is being, universally appreciated and | °J e ^ r 1 e an P ain aQ can express, 
abuses must yield before such ardor as lus; he ^ ^ ^ ^ there ^ a marked best) may be soaked 24 hours in hot water. 1 improved. With the exception of the compar- J* V1Slble . tokeB8 wh * ch a PP ear m a11 Erections 
feels a giants strength and can hardly find a difference between thafc and the rest of the pour boiling hot water into a pan, put in the ative drouth in some sections, none could rea- ° i'JT'J to av0ld agricultural 
field large enough for lus powers But many ^ ^ ^ ^ cut ^ seed , and after an interval of six hourg) pour off son ably ask for better weather for agricultural and t0 rU8h lnto SOme over-crowded 
times as years creep on without bringing the t ielded double the a ^ ount of h f this water, and fill the pan again with hot, but and horticultural operations. Withawarmand £71' * * ■* m t 
magnificent results lie had promised himself ^ regt of ^ meadow> and in th ' faU £ not boiling hot water. After soaking 18 hours genial atmosphere, this 25th of November 1 f 
as tie lewar o us a ors, laving oo o ten came up thick with clover, and yielded a good longer, or perhaps 24, the seed is ready for sow- seemeth more like a day in balmy spring than • Y , . pea i i y. ence ie armei, 
experienced defeat where he anticipated only Where the ma J. e was spread «g. late fall-yet the almanac, and certain porten- ^ f* 
victory, the sanguine youth to whom all things *1 . , , , , .. path of usefulness himself has trod, educates 
y ... b . , . , ,, , . in the winter and spring, it produced very little Sow in the spring, early, so as to secure the tl0us indications of the heavens, declare the him fnm alntl, • i i 
were possible subsides into the sober, cautious , ■ . t , _„ •_ P m, , r , f nim loi a sloth, labor is considered vulgar, to 
... . , , „ benefit. Since that time we have manured spring rams. I sowed three pounds the 11th of speedy oncoming of W inter. Thankful for the . 
man with an incredulous smile and a doubting , . , T r , , , . , ,1 , , , i„t n worKl8UD genteel,ajack-planeislessrespecta- 
, grass lands in the fall, winter and spring, and June last, which was a month or more too late, great benefit conferred, let none delay the nec- b i P ( i, tf u wvw . 0 nMOn , ,, , j, 
shake of the head for all reformatory schemes , ., . r , , . 1 ,, + Die tnan tne lawyers green bag the handles 
.. .... , , , . ,, . , have uniformly found about the same result, as the early rains were lost. The plants, how- essary and final labors of the season, nor to n f I, „ , ... 
do a Uitl! ^“tewnfb^cSteBUf it be only Where manure is 8 P read up0B gra8S lands P re ‘ ever ’ grew fiae1 ^ averagirjg four feet in hei S ht make P r «Pcrarrangements for the reign of the Unfort ^ ate infetll ftion ! How melanch’ol^is 
sufficient to compensate the world for allowing vious to f beaeficial effect is the 22d of September, when a heavy frost put gnm monarch grnng him a cheerful recep- this delusion, which, unless it be checked by a 
him a place at its board. And perhaps a share «oon visible but after that I have never seen a stop to their growth, and stripped them of ^ J f > “ car “ g ** wholesome reform in public opinion, will cover 
r 1 ir , , , _. f,, much advantage from top dressing. their leaves. These were hoed but once.— physical wants and comfort of your family and _, m ,. 
. , , , , . . . , . earne uij uuiok. wim eievei, auu vieiueu a kuuu 
experienced defeat where he anticipated only / . J , i no . 
,, . . , , 1 .. ... crop of seed. Where the manure was spread ln g- 
victory, the sanguine youth to whom all things . ; . ..... „ 
J ... , ,. in the winter and spring, it produced very little Sow 
were possible subsides into the sober, cautious „ , , 
r . J1 . , , .. , . , .. benefit. Since that time we have manured spring 
man with an incredulous smile and a doubting , . u t i 
1 , ’ f , Y .. , much advantage from top dressing, 
of the selfishness and discontent that is alleged M b 
physical wants and comfort of your family and , . ? . 1 ’. 
K J ■ , , , , , , J . over our country with wreck and ruin! This 
K)L Lilt; StllllSllIJCSS auu UIOWIUCUI turtt 10 tUlf.HCU v • 1 , ., . , , . . , ^_; J I _ I J J .J ---* uiuon. tLJdUi. iUIUI JL uitl 
to exist in a greater degree in public than in , ^ P , lan 18 to Sp [ ead ° B , the manure ln the ^ here 18 n ° dlfficult Y in ralsln g locast s in the domestic animals, do not neglect to provide state of thing8 is striki at fche ye foundatioQ 
• , rf 1 <1 t tti * A- A 1 fall, and as soon as the frost is out of the ground Western States.—J. H. Kellom, Omaha City, mental pabulum for the inmates of your domi- 0 f our national oToatnoc* • if ;• u 
private life, mb wing to the fact that individuals , , . . 6 v n , „ „ ■ oi our national greatness ; it is upon agriculture 
1 . , ., , . „ , to harrow and roll for meadow ; but if the land Nebraska, Oct., 1855. C1 ’ s - Good schools, books and newspapers are that Tn«;«lTr rior.or.ri „ r r i 
whose aims were high and generous at first,but . , -., ... . , _ important.in f„r thJ that ™ depend for our continued pros- 
whose hope could not endure through discour¬ 
agement and defeat, finding that the objects for 
is wanted for corn, plow deep with a jointer 
plow in the fall for clay soil, and mellow the 
top in the spring with a cultivator. But if the 
\ .1 -II I i • . • , , . IWU JLU. UJUlVy DU11UK VY X LXX CL PU1U V tUul > AJUt 11 LIIC 
which they labored were not immediately at- goil be gand Qr loam late as it will an . son, Iowa, in relation to the cultivation of the 
tamable, and viewing as wholly insignificant 1 , , . ....... 
Nebraska, Oct., 1855. oils. Good schools, books and newspapers are that ^ maiol depend / or our c „ nti ^ ed 
Em . w I ,^T M ^ in a .ate f m ? t ^ ^ 
number of the Rural from H. E. Niles, Mad- Nature’s hybernation which ii approaching. * n o isrepu e. la o lei pursuit 
son. Towa. in relation to the enltivation of the ... ° offers 80 sure a guarantee of an honest inde- 
in the spring, a^give time for pTantfng ^1i tree. Mr. N. can obtain locust seed at Morgan Horses : A Premium Eesay on the Origin, His- 
_t.. 1 , t.? ... „ _ ° the North-Western Acr. Warehonae and Seed torv anti Oharae.tarlaHoa of t.hia rLarfcahle ‘ WhCTe elSe CaU l0 ° k but to ^6 
results that to others appeared only moderate geagon . ^ h ^ me 8 yQu plow ^ ^ the North-Western Ag. Warehouse and Seed 
and reasonable, tui ned to self as something on or joint plow> and not legs tbaQ ten incheg de Store in Dubuque, Iowa. Or if he has a friend 
which all their energies couid be expended with aQd you wiU be likely to gefc a good erop in Southern Wisconsin, he can engage him to 
visible ettect. ^ corn, with little labor after planting. gather it fresh from the trees, as they are iound 
The improvements the present century has You wiU fiee by thig little effort> that I am ifl lar S e quantities, and this year very prolific 
witnessed in Agricultural and Mechanical Sci- more accustomed to cultivating land than wri- Wlth seeds - The manner of preparing the 
^ p Ce ’ Jjjj® ‘ l ^“^ C ® d w nd are , 1 ! W /f klUg a ting for an agricultural journal, but if you think seed 18 a8 follows - Put a quantity of seed in a 
ChP^ltoihil pbllCmmd aS t0 the C 0 l f- that if my experience will be of any use to “A vessel and pour 0B a q uantlt Y of water nearl Y 
parative eligibility of different employments. v J 1 „ „ at the boilins-ooint Let it stand a fewmin- 
Formerlv. aside from the militorv nrUtVio la.m. Young Farmer,” you are at liberty to use it for a t _^e boUingpoint. Let it stand a few mm- 
tory and Characteristics of this remarkable American J L AC 
Breed of Horses ; tracing the Pedigree from the original P ro ^ u ctlons of the soil for the safety of invest- 
“Justin Morgan,” through the most noted of his prog- ment, and for ample returns ? In commercial 
eny, down to the present time. With numerous Por- speculations all is chance and uncertainty, 
traits. To Which are added Hints forBreeding, Breaking cbange and fluctuation, rise and fall. In the 
and General Use and Management of Horses, with . , . . 
practical directions for training them for exhibition at pio essions scarce one m ten makes 
Agricultural Fairs. By D. C. Linslev, Middiebury,Vt. enough to meet his incidental expenses; how, 
New York: C. M. Saxton_& Co. then, are we to account for this fatal misdirec- 
Here is an attractive work of 340 odd pages, tionof public opinion ? 
Formerly, aside from the military art, the learn¬ 
ed professions were almost the only roads to 
distinction, and manual labor was held in con¬ 
tempt by the intellectual classes on account of 
the narrow scope it was supposed to afford the 
mental powers. But since Mechanical Inven¬ 
tion and Natural Science have come to the aid 
of Agriculture, the cultivation of the soil, as 
well as the manufacturing arts, have risen great¬ 
ly in esteem. The talent that lately sought a 
that purpose. 
Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov., 1856. 
An Old Farmer. 
HOOT CHOPS. 
As one means of renovating the soil, allow J here are large quantities of locust trees in 
me to call the attention of your readers to the the south -eastern portion of Wisconsin, both in 
growing of Root Crops, and feeding out the g r °ves and set in yards, as shade and ornamen- 
utes, then pour off, and the seed is ready for the ° B a sub j ecfc of absorbing intere,t - wil1 at ' -- 
soil. Sow in the spring. A little experiment- tract much attentl0n - throu S bout the country.— Morals of the Turf.— A writer in the Spirit 
ing on a small quantity of seed will determine Its conteDt3 are sufficiently indicated by its of the Times, a sporting journal, and therefore 
the temperature of the water. titde ’ wlucb we g lve complete. Not having good authority in this matter, says:—“The 
There are large quantities of locust trees in P erused the volume, however, we ire unable to morality of the turf has been rapidly descend- 
the south-eastern portion of Wisconsin, both in express an °P lnlcm r P oa lts merits. The fact i B g downwards for the last five or six years, 
groves and set in yards, as shade and ornamen- thafc tbe author receIved the first premium and and unless this progressive tendency to fraud is 
of Agriculture, the cultivation of the soil, as game the f arm _ihusbandin ff witWreat fcal trees > but 1 have never noticed tbat tbe Y co “ m ®J datio “ ol U; e A’ermont State Ag. checked, all who give respectability to its 
well as the manufacturing arts, have risen great- the manure lhus made and todicioosto ™re used for fences, otherwise than to use Society for this elal oral e Essay is, or ought to sports, and make it an agreeable pastime, will 
ly in esteem. The talent that lately sought a * the Ze to th“ soil If 'Ze rShtlv their trunks for posts. They flourish well in be ’ 1 testimony m favor of its value and desert it in utter disgust.” 
public field for ils development,is now, in con- understand the growth of esculents especially our ricb P rairie soil » especially where well re ia 1 1 e vo, | n£ is most beautifully This is a confession, but nothing new. The 
siderable part, attracted to productive industry. Turai they derive their nourishment in l tilled aud make a beautiful shade tree. When exe cuted, the typography and illustrations being turf has long been the place where fraud and 
The, to _ A U1 D1 P 8 » u ei ive men uounsument in a ,, „ , , .... , . in the best stvle— altogether biahlv creditable _r .. . . . . 
forms in any department of professional or po- one . half of ihis amouct ig deriyed ' 
liica1 service; for every improvement that fa- ff0m the atmosphere, and then convert tl 
cilitates or renders more efficient the processes , , , , .• r . , 
f . , . 1 „ ° amount by feeding into manure, and continue 
one-half of "this amount is derived direct -- Iwikping Sweet Potatoes. -The best plan ciated with the swindlers, sharpers and villains 
from the atmosphere, and then convert THB KlJHJLU " IOWA 8011 - chops. ‘ ,l »ve ever tried to keep sweet potatoes, for that make the race course their harvest-field.— 
amount by feeding into manure, and continue Mr Moore -I t^^Tou would send me pack tbem f 1B la Y^«^good From year to year we have reports of frauds 
to repeat the operation with a proper rotation “L" copio, 0 fthe R°L Iwi .1 Sen fl o7 n ['I h«“y« 7 ,on the in the age of horeee, rider, bribed to play faleely 
of other crop., it seems as tboonh we T"“ TY ! " t 1 . 1 .' rll . 1 .*f* t.tcben floor. This w,11 absorb the m,,store to their masters, horses tampered with stealth- 
of prodnetion and conversion of articles of ho- ^ 0 pcralion with a ’ rotaUoB iZ^Zd I wi! Z ° o' 1 ' 7 v °° ** «* >ge * im * tiim bribecl to ““'P 
man comfort, does something toward emancipa- f A ,, 1 J, specimen copies of the Rural, and i will see kitchen floor. This will absorb the moisture to their masters, horses tampered with stealth- 
ting the race from the law of necessity, which realI ttin „ ore f lh n f, , what 1 caB do for ^ circulation, lj sliould be from the rod, s and preserve them sound until ily, 80 as to unfit them for the race, and scores 
is only another name for the law of slavery; t ^ an(] " b d thig cour , e _ feed ■ ln ever Y famd Y- lbere are several agncultu- early summer vegetables can be produced. A of tricks that are mean as they are wicked.- 
aud every inventor of such improvement is an [ n Qut ^ farm ° e sbaU ral JBUrB ^® ^ akeu ^ rc > but aolhln S hk ^ tb e layer of dry sand and a layer of potatoes on The theater was once called the school of morals! 
emancipator. And in these pursuits there is a conie to the eff j. u 0 ur lands moA se ^ fih0l ! lcl J®' , , 1 hat ’ with 8aBd strcwed am0D g tbem > tb en an- The race ground is no better than the third tier. 
boundless field open for experiment and dis- „ iVil w ,.111 . ' We have a flue country here; and when set- ot er layer of sand supporting a layer of po- —Exchanqe 
covery. An earnest striven for progress and b } , . W , J. U kB °, W , tbp EBgll8b farmer | tled aud fairI y cultivated it will be the Garden taroes as before. The whole to be kept in a dry — _ 4 , »_ 
improvement in his calling can hardly fail to hit jjJr“ a of years! relying almosT who)’ < ° f ^! ^. k #t ^ k °^ U ° th6 f “"M™ {&T ™ 1 ' 3 P lace - Tic principle of keeping roots is to ex- Horses’ Coats.—L ately going to the country 
upon something that will advantage his fellow- And .LLk ,1 g°° d to ^ a ^ at tbcae vast prairies. They elude the pile from wet, and from rapid thaw- to spend a few weeks with a friend of mine. I 
1 v summer vegetables can be produced. A of tricks that are mean as they are wicked.— 
ayer of dry sand and a layer of potatoes on The theater was once called the school of morals! 
! at, with sand strewed among them ; then an- The race ground is no better than the third tier. 
er layer of sand supporting a layer of po- — Exchange. 
upon something that will advantage his fellow- 
craftsmen to know; and as the ambition to 
upon this course. And although our climate 
Horses’ Coats. —Lately going to the country 
to spend a few weeks with a friend of mine, I 
crauBiueu tw * UU w , muuiuuu w not be quite s0 f a y orab i e for this cron as Tr ^ ^ 0T &Ud . 1Bfcer8p ® r8ed Wlth ln g after a freeze, to ventilate it partially, and drove a very handsome horse, and a good ’un— 
teach is quite as general as the desire to learn, t heL-lacking its almost uninterrupted humid ; ^ *T u L ° pralr . 10S tlus regl0n to disturb it as seldom as possible. A dry bot- but wa8 always annoyed about bis coat, as it 
here is opportunity for the humblest torecipro- it it still 8eems we have not as yet CQme a J e qult ° r ° lllBg * lu 8ome P lace « th ° 8llbs01 l w tom a plank flue with holes bored in the sides wa s more like a lot of bristles than a horse’s 
cate in part, at least, the benefits received from attadl gufficieut importance to th f s brancb of ^ “ sub “ ^^be'st “ Lucky^Ihe aC<1 hgMj witb 8traw at tBp ’ a 8traw aad a ^ the grooming he could get 
his superiors in knowledge. And while new busbandry [ 1 bC8t \ Luck y 18 the covering and about eight or ten inches of dirt “wouldn’t do it no good.” My friend, who is 
inventions and discoveries constantly stimulate w ' n familiar with tbe wordg f maB \ wheB ; electlD g a fa ™’ lf be selects a loosely thrown up and not patted smooth with a a great horse-breeder and fancier, made me try 
tbe intellect to frost pnrsnit, man’s spiritual „ oted and farmer, Wnlln, when T° ‘’Tf 9 ! S|,ade ' ™” ld SMm to f " lfil the6e conditi »“- gi™S every flay to eat out of 
elevation must be promoted by contemplating his nei gbbor applied to him to know how lie ! S i J n .T' . p f ? T' p ; The above from the Southern Planter will be my band, saying tbat be would have a good. 
elevation must be promoted by contemplating his neigbbor applied to him to know ho* he ! wtw ’7 £ nZ ^ Z *’p ; The above from the Southern Planter will be my band, saying tbat be would have a good, 
tbe wonderful forces of Nature and the myriad cou ld renovate an impoverished farm. “Raise v V , ’ ’ G8 ’ C ’’ eau f’i si icient answer to the many queries of corres- smooth coat in three weeks,—and he was right, 
combinations of Art, all subject to his use. The Turnips,” was his sole reply. Now Mr Editor u’ U ° W 68 ’,. C ‘,, , U f ma ^ et at present is ; poudents and others on this subject. for in tbat time my horse had a beautiful, sleek, 
world, too, is beginning to recognize among its am j right in thig matter> or ig this one ‘ bra , } “ hom ®. sumption, but railroads are iu an- — glossy coat, and all from eating a few raw car- 
heroes the captains of the armies that plow, and of the new-fangled farming (as some think) l ‘ clpatloB „ through tHw State..- J B. ,G„ Agriculture in TaxAS.-The staple products rots daily, fie tells me it is infallible. - Cor. 
sow, and weave, and fell forests, and dig ditches, w j dcb j g „ ab your eye r Do give us yj, \ C °-’ 1856. | 0 f Te:tas appe „ ‘ to be as ' 5aried a8 * lhe ‘ area 0 , Porter’, Spirit of the Time,. 
and open communication for tbe exchange ol opiaion . Y« ...MaLTo 1 AoA7 , tl! S “ e 18 ^tensive. Cotton, sngar, corn, -*-- 
products, and do battle m the -various other en- Salisbury, Conn., Nov. 6, 1856. - j wheat, wool, all are grown in large quantities, Sweet Potatoes. — Some 4,000 bushels of 
teipiisesof peace. The subject of root crops and culture has Eds. Rural :—A friend of mine, on the 27 th in different sections. As regards the yield of sweet potatoes have been growD the past season 
indents and others on this subject. for in tbat time my horse had a beautiful, sleek, 
---glossy coat, and all from eating a few raw car- 
Agriculture in Texas.— The staple products rob3 daily, fie tells me it is infallible. — Cor. 
‘SMALL POTATOES/ 
There is, then, no need for any youth to strain frequently been discussed in the Rural, and Sept., while digging some potatoes turned out sugar, it is undoubtedly mucli larger now than from one and a half acres of land, by Mr. Ca- 
his vision hoping to discover afar off something will be in future. 45, that together, weighed 57 pounds, and meas- it was in 1850. In fact, it is steadily increas- leb Bates, of Kingston, Mass. He procures the 
more worthy ot his ambition and better suited ■ ured 1 bushel. The heaviest weighed 2 lbs.— ing, and must continue to do so as a large part seed from the South directly, every year, and 
to his powers than the work that lies around TUMORS ON (JATTLE. average, about 1*^ lbs. They are the “ Jenny of the soil is admirably adapted to the culture, starts the slips in hot beds; so that they are 
him. If he have talents that promise eminence Near two years since, a tumor began to grow p ' nd " vaidet Y- ^e has another kind, raised The cotton crop augments still more, while, in ready to transplant as soon as the ground is 
in any particular calling, inclination will be 0 n the under jaw of a valuable calf and rapidly ^ rora ^ be seed > this being tbe seventh year of the western and northern counties, in addition made suitable. Experiments in raising this 
pretty sure to poiut tbat way ; where there is i ncreaged s j zej notwithstanding a daily P* aidbl £’ named the “Kansas” potato. Sixty to the usual grain products, we observe that delicious tuber have been successfully made in 
not a uecided preference, it is perhaps wisest to was ]ii D g w jth warm vinegar and salt which sebjcted ones measured 1 bushel, weighing 49)^ there is a considerable yield of wool. In 1850 Michigan. They have long prospered in Ohio;, 
take hold of whatever presents itself to be wag ga j d to be a sure remedy. When the tumor ^ bs ‘ g° od ) harn-ynrcl manure used, plant- the census showed the State to contain 100,530 and the “ Carolinas” are likely to be no longer 
done rather than go about looking for something wa8 l ar g er than a hen’s ess a surneon extirna ed ■^ a Y‘—^ Oolebrook, N. II., sheep. A recent number of tbe Houston Tele- monopolists of this favorite esculent, although 
more congenial or in any way more attractive. f v. _ \ Oct., 1856. graph says that, within a year past, between they will continue to produce the best in the 
take hold of whatever presents itself to be 
done rather than go about looking for something 
more congenial or in any way more attractive. 
was larger than a hen’s egg, a surgeon extirpa 
" . , & J "’V . - • ted it. literally car,,inn it from «,« ,W w ', ioJU ' . , g ra P a 8a Y 8 ' 
Man’s duty generally comes to him; where his . i r j i • n , 4 , J , four and five 
lot is cast there his labor is needed. Only let ’'! 0llnd healed kmdl Y’ but a lump appeared “Some Pumpkins.”—As a subscriber to your f hundrt , d 
him engage heartily in what he feels he can do be formiD g; and 1 much feared a renewal of most valuable paper, I wish to offer a few cdyed there 
best, be it preaching, farming, house-building the ^ umo ^ lbaw llESe e d oil was daily rubbed words on the growth of pumpkins. On a piece - 
or other useful occupation, and whether he at- ? B th<i a fec ^ ed P art ’ ' wlieD the appearance of of land planted with carrots, about 3 by 4 rods * y ALUABI 
tain the rank of leader or serve in the tu mor subsided and has not been reproduced. square, I raised 30 bushels of carrots, and two _ 
Oct., 1856._ _ graph says that, within a year past, between they will continue to produce the best in the 
.j ,, a r, „ . , ., , four and five hundred bales of wool, averaging world.— Homestead. 
2 d “Some Pumpkins.”— As a subscriber to your ^ b b 
* xTi, t ■ , , * r four hundred pounds to the bale, have been re- -- 
of most valuable paper, I wish to offer a few . , , r 
ived there. Send for and Circulate the Documents.— 
Agents and friends of the Rural will please 
A Valuable Cow.— The Village Record be- bear in mind that we are always happy to for- 
tain tbe rank of leader or serve in the camritv lumor SUDSWea and Bas not been reproduced. square, I raised 30 bushels of carrots, and two . -. , " - T* y 
of follower his efforts are pretty certain to find During tbe paSt Summer another calf waB pumpkin vines. These two vines, which grew 8 ^s a special notice upon the Devon cow ward, free and post-paid, specimen numbers of 
appreciation and reward ' “ A similarly affected, and warm vinegar and salt among the carrots, produced nineteen pump- f L . b !?” gl “ g t0 J °® eph ^ eeds ’ of I oco P son the Rural, show-bills, prospectuses, Ac., to all 
south Livonia, N. Y, 1856.' was thoroughly applied, yet the tumor rapidly kins which weighed 386 lbs.-J. Palmer, Cbeater ^unty, which was a promi- applicants We shall not only promptly re- 
__ increased. The vinegar and salt were discon- Grooms Corners Bar Co N. Y. nent object of the admiration of dairymaids and spond to all requests for such documents for the 
something ABOUT sheep tinued, and raw linseed oil substituted, when the \ l men, at the recent exhibition of the Chester Co. use of agents and active friends, but shall be 
- enlargement decreased, and soon entirely dis- Manure from Scrap Leather.-G. Chisholm A g ricul _ tural Society. This cow is seven years pleased to send tbe same to any persons, far or 
__ increased. The vinegar and salt were discon- 
something aboht sheep. tinued, and raw linseed oil substituted, when the 
- enlargement decreased, and soon entirely dis- 
Eds. Rural :—Much has been said on former appeared. 
Grooms Corners, Sar. Co., N. Y. 
Manure from Scrap Leather.-G. Chisholm ,17 “ a' 7 TV V Vi P * V 1BUUB) 
of London, manufactures artificial manure from old ^ aad duriD f tbe m0Dtbs of Ju ue and July nea r, whose addresses may be furnished for 
occasions, as to the method of keeping sheep These two cases are facts which may be use- scrap leather, by first submitting the scraps to “ ad ® U ^ ° f . butter P ° r week ~ and Y^lded that purpose. Any of our friends, therefore, 
through the winter. Roots, grain, Ac., are spo- ful to others, and therefore please publish them the action of hydrochloric acid “as at a high 24 quartS ° f milk daily ‘ Lasfc year her yield who wil1 furnish us tbe namea of such of tbeir 
ken of as being indispensable to wintering in your valuable paper. E. Marks. temperature, until they are saturated with it was 22 quarts daily and 14 lbs. weekly. The acquaintances as they think will be likely to 
sheep. But my plan is to have the sheep in Camilius, N. Y., Nov. 1856. then subjecting them to the action of carbon- P asbire tb ^ s Y ear was n °t so favorable as last take or aid the circulation of the Rural, will 
sheep. But my plan is to have the sheep in 
good condition in the fall, and commence 
feeding before it is so late they are obliged to 
gnaw tbe bark from the trees (in order to get 
Camilius, N. Y., Nov. 1856. 
PROLIFIC YIELD OF WHEAT. 
gnaw the bark from the trees (in order to get Eds. Rural :—As your correspondent, F. H. leather then crumbles to powder and makes an 
even a cud,) and feed them plenty of good, bright F., of Columbia, Pa., has thrown down the excellent manure. Sole leather scraps are 
English hay, having good sheds and racks, and gauntlet for large stones in regard to the yield steamed after they are acted upon by the two aWe bUt BlgBly credltable to the owner. we w in endeavor to supply all requests, whether 
not have very large flocks together, say from 75 of grain from one kernel, I will relate my ex- gases# g ucb ma nure will contain but little, if -- the addresses come in ones, fives, tens, twenties 
to 100, and they will need very little if any perience in that line. Three or four years ago anyj phosphate of lime, hut will be rich in rpHE ^orsk.—I f you have the care of horses, fifties. Reader, by forwarding us the P. O. 
grain. If a few are poor and weaker than I found the largest stool of wheat I ever saw. nitrogen. It cannot, however, be manufac- remember that a horse is much more easily addresses of distant friends, relatives, Ac., you 
the rest, put them by themselves, and feed an It bore forty-four heads, which averaged thirty- tured cheaply. ' ’ taught by gentle than by rough usage. If you canessentiallyaidinaugmentingthecircula- 
allowance of bran or shorts. I think this is the five kernels to the head—in all 1,540 kernels use him well, he will be grateful; he will listen tion and usefulness of the Rural. We shall 
cheapest, and they will thrive finely. f'om one. It grew on one side of tbefield near The Farmers’Assembly met on the 18th inst. for, and show his pleasure at the sound of your also be happy to supply you with extra copies 
Will some one give his views or experience a gate, a little detatched from the crop. I pulled iu Richmond, Va. Hon. Wm. C. Rives presided, footstep. As to his food you should do by him as specimens for exhibition or distribution 
as to the best and cheapest way of keeping it and laid it on the fence intending to exhibit A report was presented recommending the es- as by yourselfLittle and often.” As for among persons in your neighborhood or vicin- 
shoats or store-hogs through the winter ? it, but when I came round again a cow hadap- tablishment of an Agricultural Department or his work, begin early, and then you need not ity. And if you lose or wear out any numbers 
A Young Mich. Farmer. preprinted the heads to her own use. Let F. College, at the University of Virginia, to consist hurry. Remember, it is the speed, and not the while canvassing, we will cheerfully supply the 
November 20, 1856. H. F. try again.—C. H., Ridgeway, N. Y, 1 856. of three professorships. weight, that spoils many a true-hearted worker, deficiency. 
then subjecting them to the action of carbon- P asture year ^ as aot fo J orable as la f fc take or aid the circulation of the Rural, will 
ate of ammonia, also in a state of gas. This Mn Se * d » h ™ also aheifer > 3 years old thereby enable us to introduce it to the notice 
latter alkaline gas neutralizes the acid gas, the 1&St Spn “ g ' ^ hlch now y ielda Dine and a half and support of thousands to whom the paper is 
leather then crumbles to powder and makes an ? UarlS ° dady ’. and produce8 7 Pounds of comparatively or entirely unknown. Please 
excellent manure. Sole leather scraps are b ^ Tl ^ fw T 7 pi '° fit ' give US tbe BamCS ~ B0 “ atter h ° W maBy ’ for 
fW .... -- w able bufc hl S hl 7 creditable to the owner. 
to 100, and they will need very little if any perience in tbat line. Three or four years ago any> phosphate of lime, but will be rich in 
grain. If a few are poor and weaker than I foimd the largest stool of wheat I ever saw. u i tr0 gen. It cannot, however, be manufac- 
the rest, put them by themselves, and feed an It bore forty-four heads, which averaged thirty- tured cheaply 
allowance of bran or shorts. I think this is the five kernels to the head—in all 1,540 kernels -_ 
cheapest, and they will thrive finely. 
shoals or store-hogs through the winter ? 
A Voung Mich. Farmer, 
November 20, 1856. 
from one. It grew on one side of tbefield near 
preprinted the heads to her own use. Let F. 
H. F. try again.—C. H., Ridgeway, N. Y, 1856. 
