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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
DEC. 20. 
be accomplishes a deeper and more thorough so lucky as to possess an MWb-wife.who grass, and has a strong tendency to grow in ®j> | CVJV d < «fi 
cultivation of the soil resulting in good crops, is highly endowed with muscular talent, for m clumps like the wild grasses on low grounds. ^VULCU CUU» (gJUUUb 
and insuring these against the excess of drouth such a case she might be able to Cain him, It roots deep, and like corn is less affected by - 
• * 8 TT„ crpnt attention to the which, I am inclined to think, would be just, drouth than the smaller kinds. To make good 
or moisture. He gives great attention 10 me wmeu, x am uv. , J . . . , r , .. • Your Names, Gentlemen.—W e again request 
, TnAnniPR sppkim? in if he refused to purchase otherwise ihe requis- pasture it requires close feeding, when it inva- . 6 , ^ .. 
saving and application ol manures, seexing m u ue icu^u i „ „ , j 1 . . , , ~ j , , , , r , all correspondents to give us their real names, if 
. • n 1 , 1 c . c pmirsp tbnt itp amount of “ softs. Let the feathered am- nably affords a very succulent and sweet food. y . ° . 
everyway to enrich his faim, a course tnat lie amount, in & J J , - ., they desire their waifs, effusions or communica- 
fell* at once upoa the product, thereof. He reals hare their owu abode. If ,t >. profitable When de.,red for hay it should be cut before it t J, t0 be publishedj0r efeo „ cci „ cxaminli . 
affords them an example of the effects of un- to keep them, the possessor will certainly be is ripe, and about the same season as early ^ W(J have neirll( . r the , ime disposition 
Youa Names, Gentlemen.— We again request 
all correspondents to give us their real names, if 
tells at once upon the products thereof. He mals have their own abode. If it is profitable w nen aesireo tor nay it snouia ne cut neiore n tioQ , to be published , or evea rece ive examina . 
affords them an example of the effects of un- to keep them, the possessor will certainly be is ripe, and about the same season as early ^ We have neither the time nor di ition 
. , . . vo^inoi imnffivpmpnt nf tlip remunerated if he furnish them reasonable clover, with which we should think it would r , , 
derdraimng m the radical improvement oi tne iBiuuuudicu to give attention to anonymous correspondents, 
, • r i ,, , + comforts J. b. make a good mixture, though we have never " . _ . ■ .. al a . 1 
soil, and introduces the best labor-saving im- comioris. 8 & and again, for perhaps the fortieth time, repeat 
- - seen it thus used. We think, however, that the ° r r . . f 
seen it thus used. 
, , . , , , ... , the necessity of every writer giving us his or 
most profitable use for orchard grass will be , , .A J ° , , 
. /' , ., , ... , her bona fide cognomen, as a guarantee of good 
found to cut it green for soiling. When cut ° , ’f „ 
Eds. Rural :—Your valuable journal of Nov. regularly it very soon throws up vigorous blades, jkith and originality. It is a useless waste of 
nlements to their notice. . . .... the necessity of every writer giving us his or 
F T mlif n f T7 y LETTER FROM NEBRASKA. most profitable use for orchard grass will be , J ° . , 
These improvements throw the Light oi Lx- x i her Iona tide cognomen, as a guarantee of good 
, r - found to cut it green for soiling. When cut , ...... ’ • , ° „ 
ample upon all the farms m the neighborhood. „ v A i,i. ningtla innmsl nf Unv , . ., 6 ., , , , faith and originality. It is a useless waste of 
“ 1 1 , ., , • i fr , v Eds. Rural:— lour valuable journal ot IN ov. regularly it very soon throws up vigorous blades, , . . & , / . 
Those who witness or hear may cavil tor „ cnocta liiirtiiw anrl pn , 7. f , , 1 , , , brains, time and stationery for people to write 
... , , ... 8, contains a letter which speaks highly and no and we have been assured by those who have . . , , J 
awhile, bet the c.mietakeable of pro,- doub t jastl ftbat tof Iowllill .bexicinity cat it for several years that it yields a large »» °» *"y sabject-and especially relative to 
penty - of the profit of s “ h * c »" r “ “ ” 1 * ot D „b»q«e, aad speaks of that coaotry a, the amoant of forage from a small plat, aod is much P™ 011 '* 1 “ atos “ ' r,tbo " t adtl "S real aaraa - 
generally .ufloence the most inmedulous la o Far West i have thought that a short letter esteemed by cattle. The seed is very light, either to the article, or ,n a private note. Cor- 
w i • _ DQT .i- ~ jvwi rrooi/. luatp esteemed dv came, xne seeu is very 
waTs “llowerby”better ’returns, and thu^the fr °“ a P lace sti11 f " rtter weighing only 14 to 16 pounds to the bushel, 
work goes on until the whole neighborhood some of ^ Dumerous ™ ad ers, and therefore and a8 far a8 our experience goes not over sure 
shows the influence of one good example. In P ut down a f e 7 J ottin 8 s afc random la relation to to grow well. To seed thoroughly will require 
this city and the adjoining portions of our beau- twenty-five to thirty pounds, though the prac- 
snows me mu™ m , this city and the adjoining portions of our beau 
this way, and by the constantly recurring le.s- ’ J J 51 
_-fciiv.lifxa n Viptter svste.m tltui territory. 
-. , . , o Vinttnr evatpm bnui xdm-i jr. tice of farmers has been to use no more than . - . 
sons which experience teaches a better system Nebragka Qi ig becomiDg ^ place of E0 ^ ten t0 . fifteeD pounds , which in fav0 rable ^P a ^ason why we have not given the article 
has m part been introduced, and thus also dif- ^ . m tance< The advantages of this times, of seasonable showers, produces a very « f “ PA <JL, andseveralothervaluablecommu- 
fased a »d extended point are beginning to be better known abroad, good turf over the ground. It has not been ^cations on practical subjects. By heeding 
Elay the Light of e M av ft Tw0 Y ears a S° the site which the cit Y ^cupies cultivated sufficiently to demonstrate its value thls P^agraph numerous persons wno wish to 
nook and corner of themind was the hunting ground of the Otoes and Paw- fully, and we hope our correspondent will give ^ through the pages of the Rural wi 11 be 
beam not on!y upon he ey.but uponthem nd wher e the Indian planted his wig- the r sul, of his labors for the benefit of others *ely to accomplish their object. We shall be 
of the farmer—and this it may do through the ^ there ig a Wiful city containing who Uke himself seek for more light.-En, ^V7 <*> ^ar from all who give us their names 
Rural Journal. Brother farmer give us your ^ aW 1>(J0() inhabitants> __!_ either for publication or m confidence-and 
experience, and the light of example shall shine a8 it is) continue to arrive SH EEP HUSBANDRY IN CALIFORNIA their Auctions as to giving or suppressing 
upon a thousand farms and exert an influence ^ not 81lffi< J ent dweIliBg8 to SHEEP HUSBANDRY JIN CALI* OBNIA, wU1 &lways-be followed> 
respondents may attach their initials only, or 
some other signature to their articles, but we 
insist upon knowing their real names before 
publishing their communications. The omis¬ 
sion of this important desideratum, is the prin- 
Nebraska City is becoming ^ place of no from ten to’fifteen pounds, which in favorable C *P a ^ ieaS °f we have not given the article 
small importance. The advantages of this times, of seasonable showers, produces a very °. AUL , severa ot er ra ua e commu- 
oeam n- ^ — y lirZ iTrn Jd he uees, and where the Indian planted his wig- the result of his labors for the benefit of others lKe1 ^ 10 accompiisn tneir ooject. e e 
of the farmer—and this it may do through the > bpnil t; f „i in<* , , , . • ,, v ,. v happy to hear from all who give us their 
Rural Journal. Brother farmer, give us your warn ;-now there is a beautiful city containing w lio like himself seek for more light.-Ens. „ • 
some 200 houses and about 1,000 inhabitants, 
experience, and the light of example shall shine “ .T ^- 
Job a thousaod farms, aud exert aa iaflueace aad "ew comers (late as it is) continue to arrive SHEEP mJSBATOBY IN CALIBOENIA. 
1 ; _ . rloilvr Tlierp are not sufficient dwellmp's to 
, . . , . , daily. There are not sufficient dwellings to _ 
in every part of our wide-spread country. J . ,, , , . a ___' 
_ J r _ __ contain all that come. [Tiik following is the substance of a letter just received ’ ^ 
- -“ “ This is a choice location for a city. Besides froma subscriber in California—dated Yuba City, Nov. Ohio State Board of Agriculture. — The 
(If, ft TTT TIT IT IT i r ft t T H IT ^ Nebraska City proper, there are the additions 15> !t wil1 be interestin s t0 rain y^° f our readers Annual Fleeting of this Society was held at 
VUUUUUHHdHU Qf Kearney city and South Nebraska, all of . Moore :-I have been engaged at mining Columbus on the 3d inst, Vacancies in the 
■ " . ■ " which are situated on the sides of a magnificent m the moi,ntaiI!8 for the P ast Y ear ’ aQd have Board, caused by expiration of terms of service, 
WINTER ON THE FARM. rock bluff and command a splendid view up not been much at m y farm ; in consequence, I were filled by the choice of Able Krum, of Ash- 
Cold Winter blelT^ fierce has come !- and down the Missouri river. This is the chief ^ neglected to renew, until now, my sub- tabula Co.; Alex. Waddle, of Clark Co.; T. S. 
Gold Winter, flea , el emigrants to Kansas and is at the scn P tl0fl - I expect to remain with my flock Webb, of Stark Co.; J. M. Millikin, Butler Co.; 
Tmy snow-flakes lnsinua ingy creep into every time the cbie f rendezvous for those this winter. 1 have 1,074 head of sheep, about and Luther Smith, of Logan Co. Those who 
Sr^tithS A |hMy“*jL P “oW*^i^ taking an active part in the late trouble, in 800 of which are ewe..just commencing todrop bold over, are Messrs. Buttles, Green, Mcgrave, 
Dam witn meir iunny biiapes. uiu noieas 8 „ .. t ....... t,heir ambs. which, at 10 months old. wil be otoj-— mi_- r m_ 
[Tns following is the substance of a letter just received 
This is a choice location for a city. Besides froma subsoriber in California-dated Yuba City, Nov, 
Nebraska City proper, there are the additions 15> ^ b « Cresting to many of our readers:] 
of Kearney City and South Nebraska, all of . Moore -.—I have been engaged at mining 
im a subscriber in California—dated Yuba City, Nov. Ohio State' Board OF AGRICULTURE. — The 
It will be interesting to many of our readers:] Annual Fleeting of this Society was held at 
Mr. Moore I have been engaged at mining Columbus on the 3d inst. Vacancies in the 
,, * . , ,. ,, . , , . , , npmniArilv Ihev are a source of nrofit, to tbp mine mi muiwu tuau unc wool, uevrio uiouy aent ,’ LucrAN iSUTTLES, 1'ranRlin Go., [t reasurer} 
the animal creation, their long hair pendant pecuniarily they are a source ot pioflt to the wool grow ing State j M Millikin Butler Co Rec Secretary • Jvo 
with icicles hurry round the hav-ricks and business men, and Nebraska City has gained . , TT . , . ° o. ju. jxiillikin, xsuuer kjo., ixec. secreiary, uno. 
witn icicles, nuiiy i e ay r auu ... J 8 in the Union—as sheep are free from diseases H Klippart Cuvahoo-a Co Car Secretarv 
barlev-cribs laden with the luxuries of verdant many good citizens m consequence. , " , 1 a J . . . A , a n. llipfart, ouyanoga co ^or. secretary.— 
y ’ , , m b exciting auestion of Slavery does not ^ ere ’ and cau P ro P a g atet l almost without The new members of the Board, (says the Ohio 
seasons. Young horses, excited by this novel - '£ ^ ^ limit. At present the broad-tailed Asiatic is Farmer') are Messrs Flillikin Webb and Smith 
freak of nature nlav antic tricks and make have any disturbing effect upon the people of ' 1 . A . . , ,, . * warmer;are messrs. miniKin, weDDana omitn, 
lieak oi naiuie, pmy am uicks, ana mane . J ° 1 ; 1 • , the favorite variety here, owing to their size i n rflace of Messrs Ladd Worthington and 
foam of the white earth covering Old “grunt- this Territory whatever. In fact we have not , ” „ ’ f. ... 1U 01 meBBrs - a,.iuu, vroiiningcon ana 
loam oi me wniue earmc n eimg. mu giunr " , , ,, ,, „ T and great fecundity. But as the market for Steel whohaveservedtheStatemostefficient- 
ers” snore in their Dens and saueal over tubs time to trouble ourselves about the matter. We 8 . J ... T • , . , , cLeei, wuo navi, herveu me owie moiitraciem- 
of corn-dodgers aud American pudding. The want more laborers-some more good mechanics IJers of finer qullitv 1 ’ 111 ’ glve p ace 0 ^ for/bwr years past. Messrs. Waddle and 
woolv Quadrupeds with Saxon independence -good blacksmiths. We want those men who otheis of finer quality. Krum, who have been in the Board for one term 
L I are the bone and sinew of a new country. We 1 brou g ht two Bakewe11 bu _ cks from the flock ™re re-elected for another term of two years. 
—good blacksmiths. We want those men who 
are the bone and sinew of a new country. We 
paw away the snow and browse upon the dead- are tne Done ana sinew oi a new country, we ,-^r-^riK nf Avon Tm-pin On Ohio t'l , , J ' 
ened herbage Chanticleer and “ hincles” con- have at present a sufficiency of lawyers and to of J - Chamberlin, of Avon, Lorain Co., Ohio, The new members of the Board are men of 
k. ' . , . snare—and the doctors finding their numbers with me to this State m June, 1855, but was so irreproachable private character,and we believe 
end fortheir wonted rest.ng places on apple £*«*£*• unfortunate as to lose tbem both by casualty, eveiy way qualified for the duties that will de- 
!“L“ d a Kl* ^ ‘pS£Sr* I have some of their lamb, that are volve" upoVthem iu their new position. Mr. 
featheied race poison the food of 1: cattle 1 very fine for half-breeds. If I l ave an oppor- Waddle is well and favorably known to the 
by the contamination of then broad feet in Here there is room for 11. The beautiful , wi|1 80 , M more to breed on f „ metsot0 hio. His seal, kuoVledge, integrity 
search of clover heads sod corn nubbins. prames are begmu.ng to be dotted here and balf . breed ewes , which wiI1 roduce tolerabl and abmt oraiBeDtly , if him f » rtbe p“ e /. 
So goes the rural world despite the opmions there with the homes of those who have taken stock . The woo i m „ ket hb re is low, and denoy of the State Board of Agriculture. He 
aud admonitions of editor, and professional up claims. Tl,e country for miles rvest of Ne- as ttereis B0 dis u»ctiou made except in Amer- is a worthy successor to the retiring President, 
men. ’Tis sad indeed that men will waste braska City is fast settling up, and soon this ican acd Span ish,hut little attention is given Fir. Ladd. 
themselves, and, stupified, trust to the treachery part of our beautiful Territory will be covered either tQ the lit or the band i iDg , as cau -- 
of winter. Why not provide sheds and stalls with the homes of thrifty farmers - and then ag much d for WQol sheared with . Feeding Bees— A correspondent desires to 
for milch kine and working oxen, and furnish the prairie will “bloom and blossom as the rose.” ^ washiDg as we can for that wasted aud know what is best to feed a swarm of bees that 
comfortable rendezvous for the younger stock ? The lancl offices in this Territory are ex- band ] ed i n the best manner. are short of honey to keep them through the 
The expense, to be sure, is something, but with pected soon to be opened for the benefit of pre- Truly yours, S. R. Chandler. winter. Apiarians sometimes practice feeding 
those who are not able to build permanent es- emptors, but it will be some time before the __ , colonies of bees, when they are hived late, and 
tablishments, temporary protections may be land will be in market. The longer it is, the for this purpose molasses and water and many 
erected by placing wooden, crotches firmly in better it will be for the country and the settlers, other compounds having sugar or honey for 
the ground and laying poles in them, against as the land will then stand a better chance of Jk 1 J their base are used. This is done to save the 
'tSrhtch may b e placed plank or rails. These, being taken up by the actual settler, and all || 5*^ bees time and enable them to lay in a sufficient 
when covered with straw, will be found to add choice locations will be saved from falling into l l nn cr—rmBl J store before cold weather. Honey in the comb 
much to the enjoyment of sheep and young the capacious maw of the never satisfied land a ^ 80 use d for the same purpose. We are not 
cattle, especially when it is desirable to winter shark. —* advised whether it is possible to feed a swarm 
them in the open field to save the carting of hay But for those who have no desire to till the Lancaster's sheep-shearing machine of bees after they bave gone into winfcer T uai '- 
or straw, which may have been stacked at a virgin soil, the City of Nebraska offers immense - ters. We have our doubt! upon the subject.— 
distance from the farm buildings. It is often advantages to the new comer. Here he can The above is a minute representation of the There is a possibility that honey in the comb 
preferable to adopt this method when the ma- get plenty of work and well paid for it. It is “Sheep Shearing Machine” invented by P. might be inserted in the hive upon which they 
nure is needed in the neighborhood of the stack. now a fixed fact that the Burlington and Mis- Lancaster, of Michigan. The machine is sim- would feed rather than starve. Can any of our 
But animals should not be allowed to range gour i River Railroad will terminate at this pie in its movement—being operated by means readers furnish us reliable informstion on the 
over fields when the ground is soft, for the soil point, and the attention of capitalists is being of cog-gears—and can be used by any person, subject ? 
sustains great injury from being poached when turned to this city, and investments are being Its simplicity will prevent its getting out of ~ ■*'* - 
get as much per pound for wool sheared with- Feeding Bees. —A correspondent desires to 
The lana offices in this Territory are ex- hand]ed in t he best manner, 
ected soon to be opened for the benefit of pre- Truly y 0U rs, S. R. Chandler. 
out washing as we can for that washed and know what is best to feed a swarm of bees that 
handled in the best manner. are short of honey to keep them through the 
Truly yours, S. R. Chandler. winter. Apiarians sometimes practice feeding 
___>_ colonies of bees, when they are hived late, and 
for this purpose molasses and water and many 
^ other compounds having sugar or honey for 
1 J their base are used. This is done to save the 
|y S' bees ^ me aad enak -* e them to lay in a sufficient 
f|ii ..I —hi J store before cold weather. Honey in the comb 
• is also used for the same purpose. We are not 
advised whether it is possible to feed a swarm 
LANCASTER’S SHEEP-SHEARING MACHINE beGS aftel baVG g ° Be ^ Dt ° W * nter quar- 
- ters. We have our doubt! upon the subject.— 
The above is a minute representation of the There is a possibility that honey in the comb 
Sheep Shearing Machine” invented by P. might be inserted in the hive upon which they 
wet, the extent of which will be very percep- made daily by men from the Eastern States. In order, and being constructed entirely of metal 11(10 Teade -— Ti >e Cincinnati Gazette of 
tiblein-the crop which may follow. Suitable a short time — four years at the furthest — we appears durable. Mr. Jesse Colby, of this city, ' 6 1 mst. says. The receipts of hogs since 
racks should also be furnished for the reception shall have a railroad connection with the East- is the proprietor of the twenty-five counties of . ay iaving been large ’ P nces moved t0 ’ 
of fodder. These simple arrangements will be ern cities, and then who can gainsay but that Western New York, and is prepared to fill a ^ lu ^ buyers. Ihe decline wasl5@ 
found, under straitened circumstances, both Nebraska City will become a place of no small orders for the same. Our engraving is too small , per 100 tb ® outside rates for best lots 
economical and convenient. 
And then those porkers which are wadffig to 
their knees in the mud, fairly stiffened by the marks, with the promise that if they meet with 
cold, and obliged to consume an equal amount your approbation I may at some future day 
of earth with the few golden ears which are trouble you again. Yours, truly, 
grudgingly hurled at them ! Such is inconsis- Nebraska City, Nov. 21, 1856. J. Garside. 
tency !—while, if the nourishing element be ->- 
allowed a passage between the, whirling stones QUERY ABOUT ORCHARD GRASS. 
of a country grist mill, and then the nine-tenths - 
thoroughly cooked in a cauldron or other large After considerable trouble, I have succeeded 
kettle the nutritive value will be greatly en- in obtaining some Orchard Grass seed, but am 
magnitude ? to give an accurate idea of the machine. See at cbjse being $6 o5. A corresponding feeling 
But I must conclude my hasty written re- advertisement. WaS manifested 111 the P™™ion market; sales, 
marks, with the promise that if they meet with - ■+—+• -- which were small, were at a decline; good 
your approbation I may at some future day Storing Parsnips. —These roots are usually country rendered keg lard was offered at 10% 
trouble you again. Yours, truly, left in the ground until spring. They have a cents. Just now tne market for every article 
Nebraska City, Nov. 21, 1856. J. Garside. long imprisonment, in which it is impossible to In the hog line has a downward tendency, 
-- ge t a t them, either for table use or for market, which is mainly attributable to increased re- 
QUERY ABOUT ORCHARD GRASS. It is very desirable to have a portion of the ceipts of hogs. The total receipts for the cur- 
- crop a’ least accessible at all times. They are rent week are estimated at between filty and 
After considerable trouble, I have succeeded m ore salable in the village markets duriDg the sixty thousand head, which would make the 
in obtaining some Orchard Grass seed, but am winter months than in the spring, frequently total receipts about 184,000. The receipts for 
QUERY ABOUT ORCHARD GRASS. 
hanced. Floreover, a comfortable house, with a at a loss to know how to make a proper use of bringing a dollar a bushel. We have found the corresponding week last year were 71,000, 
fine bed of good clean straw, will not be en- it. I am entirely unacquainted with it, never them to keep perfectly well piled up on the aa d the total to Dec. 11th, inclusive, 202,000.” 
tirely disregarded by any “gentlemanly hog.’’ havingseen it sown, and my neighbors, of whom south side of a wall, and covered with sea weed -- 
These are not fabled facts, but from my own I have inquired, can give me no light upon the or 0 i d bay . The covering should be eighteen Great Mortality Among Hogs— We learn 
These are not fabled facts, but from my own I have inquired, can give me no light upon the or 0 i d bay . The covering should be eighteen Great Mortality Among Hogs— We learn 
observation I have proved that squealing has subject. What I wish to know is, What is the inches or. more thick. Stored in this way, they b J a private letter from Petersburgh, Ky., that 
not a ver j corpulentative effect upon either two proper season for sowing the seed? What are always ready for market, and you can take a destructive epidemic prevails among the hogs 
. or .four legged swine. quantity should be sown per acre ? Should it advantage of high prices, while your neighbors, in man Y portions of that State. Hogs are dying 
Colts should be provided with dry places, be sown upon winter wheat, or will it answer w ho do not take the papers, have their parsnips dailybyhundreds,veryfewplantationsescap- 
being haltered or shut within enclosures which to sow with oats in the spring ? Does the grass frozen into the earth .—American Agriculturist. one distillery the loss was over one 
furnish ample protection from the inclemency make good hay, or is it only designed for pas- -- hundred per day. It extended to fat anti store 
of the weather ; the only floor should be a thick ture ? Capacity of Cisterns. — Every barn should hogs. Farmers and butchers are afraid to 
Laver ot drv straw which must be renewed as I designed sowing this seed in my orchard have a cistern for the use of cattle in Winter, slaughter and pack lest the disease should so 
being haltered or shut within enclosures which to sow with oats in the spring ? Does the grass frozen into the earth .—American Agriculturist. one distillery the loss was over one 
furnish ample protection from the inclemency make good hay, or is it only designed for pas- -- hundred per day. It extended to fat anti store 
of the weather ; the only floor should be a thick ture? Capacity of Cisterns. — Every barn should hogs. Farmers and butchers are afraid to 
layer of dry straw, which must be renewed as I designed sowing this seed in my orchard 5 have a cistern for the use of cattle in Winter, slaughter and pack lest the disease should so 
often as necessary for their comfort. These which was cultivated to corn the past season’ A cistern is generally cheaper and better than a far contaminate the pork as to render it unsafe 
young steeds, of which every farmer is proud, and is designed for oats in the spring. Will well, and as the distance to raise the water is for sale or use. We are not advised of the form 
need double care—their skins being thin, and you, Mr. Editor, or some of your subscribers, so much less than from a well, a vast amount of or peculiarities of the disease, but hope it may 
bodies small, they are easily chilled by the who are familiar with .the cultivation of this labor is thus saved in pumpiDg up the water— not be of any continuance, for hogs are among 
cutting winds and the pinching frosts in this grass, give me the necessary information toena- A cistern 10 feet in diameter and 9 feet deep, the staple crops of Kentucky. 
their first experience of “ hard times.” ble me to proceed understandingly. will hold 168 barrels. That is a very good size -►- 
oYnnsinrr animals to “everv Rochester, Indiana, Dec., 1858. Ivan. to make barn cisterns. If you want more capa- Sale of Bjjood FIares. —The Bardstown Ky, 
their first experience of “ hard times.” ble me to proceed understandingly. will hold 168 barrels. That is a very good size -►- 
The practice of exposing animals to “ every Rochester, Indiana, Dec., 1858. Ivan. to make barn cisterns. If you want more capa- Sale of Bjjood FIares.— The Bardstown Ky, 
wind that blows,” and allowing their coats to Remarks— The grass to which our corres- city, make two. A cistern 5 feet in diameter Gazette says that Messrs. F. G. Flurphy &. Co., 
be covered witt/snow and laden with ice, is in- pondent refers is the Dactylis glomerata, and will hold 5% barrels to each foot in depth ; and of that vicinity, have sold to R, A. Alexander, 
hu an and ought not to be tolerated. Their known as Orchard or Cocksfoot Grass. It is an 7 feet in diameter, 9% barrels per foot; 8 feet, of Woodford, Ky.,the following brood mares, at 
f U d i should be nroperlv preserved. No indigenous grass, and flourishes well on good nearly 12 barrels; 9 feet, 13% barrels ; 10 feet, the prices annexed —Motto, $1,000, Sally Ann 
IOOd, too, snou F G ^ . __i:__• , a _i_ t _dhi non t c*.i nnn — <s><uin 
fowl ought to share with them in their meals ; 
ducks and geese in particular should be con- 
arable soils. One of its peculiarities consists 14% barrels per foot, 
in its allowing a good growth in shaded locali- - 
1,000, Bettie Lewis $1,000, Kate Quinn, $500. 
fined to their own sphere of existence_which ties—as under trees—hence its name of orchard The adulteration and even manufacture of Scythian, whose puichase and arrival at New 
most men think borders close upon annihila- grass, as it has been found to flourish well uu- guano are practised in France to an extent York we have hitherto noticed, has arrived at 
tion However it is not advisable to enter into der fruit trees where other grasses produced which has provoked complaints in the journals the farm of his owner, R. A. Alexander, Esq., 
a war of extermination, if by chance a man is little or no crop. It is a rank, coarse growing and petitions to the Flinister of Agriculture. Woodford, Ky., in good condition. 
A FARMER. 
Among our hills and valleys, I have hnown 
Wise and grave men, who, while their diligent hands 
Tended or gathered in the fruits of earth, 
Were reverend learners in the solemn school 
Of nature. Not in vain to them were sent 
Seedtime and harvest, or the vernal shower 
That darkened the brown tilth, or snow that beat 
On the white winter hills. Each brought in turn 
Some truth, some lesson on the life of man, 
Or recognition of the Eternal mind 
Who veils his glory with the elements. 
Odo such I knew long since, a white-haired man, 
Pithy of speech, and merry when he would 1 
A genial optimist, who daily drew 
From what he saw his quaint moralities. 
[IF. C. Bryant. 
Put on the Thinking-Cap. — The driving 
time of the agricultural community is now over. 
Everything is, or ought to be, secured, and 
there is, at length, opportunity for farmers to 
think. The tillers of the soil, we are sorry to 
say, do not give the hundredth part of impor¬ 
tance to the full meaning of that little word— 
think. The farmer must be, as yet, self-taught, 
and the only mode in which he can obtain any 
advancement in his profession is by what is 
often termed, good, hard thinking. The even¬ 
ings are loDg,—time is now to be had ; let each 
and all put on the thinking-cap and improve 
the mind by the investigation of some impor¬ 
tant subject connected with their avocations.— 
There is another feature indirectly connected 
with this point. Give to your thoughts a form 
■—upon paper—if you have discovered “tidings 
of great joy,” spread them abroad, and let v our 
brother agriculturists reap with you a portion 
of the benefits to he derived therefrom. Again 
we sa j,put on the thinking-cap. 
“ Mony a little makes a Mickle.” —There is 
a vast deal of truth in this ancient Scotch pro¬ 
verb. It is, after all, the Utiles that count. Just 
at the present time it is appropriate to say a 
word about saving the ashes. This form of 
manure is becominghighly appreciated by those 
who best know its virtues. The effect of an 
application is not only immediate in invigora¬ 
ting and sending forward a crop, but their per¬ 
manent improvement of the soil cannot be doubt¬ 
ed. A “ Practical Farmer” states: “ I have used 
un leached wood ashes for many years, and am 
firmly persuaded that where stable manure is 
worth four dollars per cord, good ashes would 
be cheap at one dollar per bushel.” The bones 
that would otherwise accumulate will find a 
“ meet resting place” in the ash-heap, and the 
action of the alkali therein will prepare them 
as food for vegetable grow th. 
Virginia Agriculture must he anything but 
progressive, if the following description—ema¬ 
nating from such high authority as the Chief 
Magistrate of the Commonwealth — is correct. 
Cannot some of our subscribers in the “ Old 
Dominion,” or friend Ruffin of the Southern 
Planter, relieve the dark picture ? The Gov. 
talketh to his fellow citizens in this Wise : 
“You have relied alone on the single power 
of agriculture — and such agriculture! Your 
inattention to your only source of wealth has 
seared the bosom of mother earth. Instead of 
having to feed cattle on a thousand hills, you 
have to chase the stump-tailed steer through the 
sedge-patches to procure a beef-steak. The present 
condition of things has existed too long in Vir¬ 
ginia. The landlord has skinned the tenant, 
and the tenant has skinned the land, unt£l all 
have grown poor together !” 
Sale of Short-horns in Kentucky.— The 
Lexington Observer of the 3d inst., has an ac¬ 
count of sales of Durham cattle belonging to 
the estate of the late Benjamin Warfield, of 
Fayette. The herd was among the finest in 
the State, and the sale was largely attended. 
Fourteen cows brought $3,265 — average price 
$233 21. The highest price paid was $455, by 
Dr. R. J. Breckinridge, for “Lady Ti’airy,” im¬ 
ported in 1850, by the N orthern Kentucky Im¬ 
porting Company, and sold by them for $1,100. 
Ten heifers brought $2,855 50; average $285 55. 
Highest price paid $605, for “Lady Fairy 2d,” 
18 months old. Seven bulls brought $1,519- 
average price $212. The highest price was 
$650, for imported “Chilton.” He cost, in 1853, 
$3,000. 
MODEL LETTER FROM A BOY. 
We have received many encouraging letters 
during the past week, but none more gratify¬ 
ing than the following from one of the “Young 
America” friends of the Rural residing in 
Pultneyville, N. Y. It is a model in many re¬ 
spects. In beauty and correctness of penman¬ 
ship, orthography, punctuation, (fee., it is supe¬ 
rior to many letters we have received from 
Governors, statesmen, and legislators, while its 
substantial contents indicate an unusual amount 
of industry aud influence for one so young as 
the writer—presenting an example worthy of 
imitation by thousands of our young readers. 
Our young friend will not only receive abound 
volume (in addition to the $3 cash,j but we 
shall also send him a valuable book—as we will 
every boy who may “ go and do likewise.” But 
to the letter of Flaster Wilcox, who we prophesy 
will, if he lives, become an enterprising and 
influential man : 
D. D. T. Moore— Dear Sir: Please find inclosed $35 
subscription money for the Rural and Wool Grower, 
with subscribers’ names, which you will please forward to 
them. I have retained $3 for getting up the club as per 
advertisement in the Rural, and hasten on my list of 
names, hoping to be one of the one hundred, in order to 
get the bound volume as offered by you. I will also con¬ 
tinue to get subscribers for the Rural ard send on here¬ 
after. 
I presume to say that you have no other agent of my 
age working for you. I am a lad of 14 years of age, and 
have done very well,- I think, for you. Also, being a con - 
stant reader of the Rural, am better enabled to speak 
commendably of it in getting subscribers. 
Yours truly, H. T. WlLOOX. 
