To Rural Correspondents —that is, all who 
OUR PREMIUM PLANS FOR FARM HOUSES, taken, which should depend on age, size, and con- that “it was(imprudent to expend $25 .an acre in 013 It it 0l tl)C ^tgttCttltUrCl! itlt0CCllQttJ). 
- dition of the animal. draining in Seneca Co., when land m Illinois could _ T _ / X _ _ 
In connection with the preceding excellent Plan Those that are thin of flesh, are liable to it if put be bought for $1 25 per acre. mm la 7 ° —— “I _ PnniiFtspoNnENTS—that is all who 
for . Farm House. by Guo. 11. Baud, of St. Johus- on good feed - h.ye seen those quite thin, but with lows our pattern drainer's reply; and I concluded Q „,te w Moclx of Se.».. To 
villc, Vt., we give the Report of the Committee who nic e glossy coats of hair, denoting a start in the it was safer to believe him whom I know than those In a recent issue of the Toledo Blade,. we on Ru * P i new volumC) 
made the examinations and awards in accordance world die as well as those more fleshy. I bad never seen. observe the statement that six thousand geese might say several things in commencing a 
with our offer for the best three Designs for Farm There mav be seasons when this terrible malady I write this, my first article for publication to have becn seen at Winchester, on the Bellefontaine but Z^nfas your subject 
Houses as follows- will not prevail at all; but, as a safe guard, I would let folks know that I feel better than at the first road a few days since, “gobbling up corn prepara- Be Brief or as short and pithy as yo s j 
Houses, as follows. bleed and^tf the dfseLe once made its appearance reading of H. T. B.’s letter. My draining don’t tory to being sent to the New York market.” The will admit, omitting all circumlocution or tall 
Premiums for Farm Houses.- 1st. for the best plan bleed, and if the dis II one-third of what H. T. B. esti- P j ad6 remarks—“The owner had already driven about the merits of the Rural, &c. In cornmor 
of 1 Farm House with (wound plans, elevations, &c., among my stock, I should certainly do so. it is cost muen over out. uum ui » jstaae remarks. ine ovvuei you «■ ' j once sriv 
drawn to a scale, and with ull necessary information a. less trouble aud expense thau feeding drugs, and I mates it. My only fear was, I was making .t«rt into onc c a r 1,500 of these doomed v,ct. ms to parlanoo, ^Lsston wift neei»an 
to cost, manner of construction, &c., wo will give a pre- think more reliable. What makes me think so, I too little, by putting my diains 40 fee* apa man’s appetite. The goose-drover paid from fifteen in t\ g . words and little spac. 
In a recent issue of the Toledo Blade, we write on Rural topics for the Rural -we wish to 
observe the statement that six thousand geese might say several things in commencing a new volume, 
W There mav be seasons when this terrible malady I write this, my first article for publication, to have becn geen at Winchester, on the Bellefontaine but have space for only a few words. And first 
wiU no prevail atT Lt, L a safe guard, I would let folks know that I feel better than at the first roa d, . few days since, “ gobbling up corn prepare- A Brief, or as short and pithy as your subject 
made L apUaraace reading of H. T. B.’s letter. My draining don’t tory to being sent to the New York market.” The will admit, omitting alll circumlocution or talk 
B.’s letter. My draining aon i tory to being sent to the New York martet. rne win auum., ummu. g -- 
one-third of what H. T. B. esti- HUcU remarks :—“ The owner had already driven about the merits of the Rural, &c. In common 
Due uar i,ow ut wow r- , j . * 
, appetite. The goose-drover paid from fifteen ing the gist of the discussion, with necessary 
1 r ° J C _„ * ^ r. Avnr TWAV/la nr, A lxfflo QTAftPA 
tooost, manneroi consirucuon, av., we think more reliaoie. nnauna^s me wiuaov, a “v r-» * t x -f , , x , . r w . , oa fpw and littlp snace 
mium of Twenty-Five Dollars. 2d. For the second nevcr knew an anima i die with it that had been but I am making them nearly a foot deeper than to twenty cents each, and calculated to get his facts and 0 •» ' 
host plan, furnished as above, Twenty Dollars. 3d. whUe the reverse was the characteristic of many do, and hope they may answer every purpose. m0 ney back by the sale of the feathers, so that as possible. Thu, will enaDie.usto give a ge 
For the third, Fifteen Dollars. thSeThat were not Bleed. In reading Mr. J. J.’s reply to H. T. B„ he says whatever may be received in New York, where number of your favors, thus treating upon a greyer 
Though their final report appears later than was Buffalo N Y,1858. “every prudent man will drain ten or twenty acres, they are sold by weight, for the plucked birds, variety of subjects, in eac 1SSI,C > gtvtng 
anticipated the Committee (consisting of Messrs. BUffdl °’ _ and wait until the excess of crops will repay the wo ^ ld be clear / rofit . The dealer-who must be a wheat. Second -Be Plum and Meal; in o her 
.Tames Vick, Willard Hodges and William T. orn HUSKING. cost.” This will suit my purse exactly, but don’t specula t ive Yankee-has agents in almost every words wnfc as sensibly as you without geig 
Kennedy Jr.,) have apparently discharged their __ accord with my plans. I have been fully convinced, fanning locality in the West. He must be well on stilts or using ig, 1 c mnaiy s 
arduous duty in a very competent, and we doubt Messrs. Eds.:-Ou reading the account of those by reading and observation, that draining is the posted on the ‘goose question.’” rily. Thousands m g 
not impartial, manner. Other gentlemen were fast com huskers in the December numbers of the most profitable investment farmers ever made in Wool consumption in England. common sense, soun j ^ ^ read the Rural, 
appointed on the Committee, but could not con- RuraLj j fee i more an d more convinced that some this county, and I intend borrowing $500 in le From a Lecture on the Culture of Sheep by Mr. ■ t much va i uab le information, but 
veniently give the matter proper attention, as they men are made for ono thing> and some for another, spring and going more extensively into it. I have Rqbert SmitH! de ii vere d in London, and published \ ... ticleg should not be ag 
Though their final report appears later than was 
anticipated, the Committee (consisting of Messrs. 
James Vick, Willard Hodges and William T. 
Kennedy, Jr.,) have apparently discharged their 
arduous duty in a very competent, and we doubt 
FAST CORN HUSKING. 
veniently give the matter proper attention, as they 
resided some distance from Rochester. The fol- _ and j gbaR berea fter conclude that corn husking not seen anything that should discourage me so j n tbe jyest of England Society’s Journal,-we moke 
Robert Smith delivered in London, and published * Et not be as 
lowing is the Report of the Committee: 
is not my forte. 
The Committee appointed to examine the plans be sure we manage out here to husk 35 or 40 bush- 
of Houses presented in competition for the “ Rural e i Sj by working hard, but the “ men of Lyons” have 
It is with humility I say it. To far. Seneca County Farmer. 
rf. mit Wp to husk 35 or 40 bush- Seneca Co., N. Y., Dec., 1858. 
in the West oj Hngtana zoewys oow ™,,, finishcd ag the produc tions of a Professor of Bellcs- 
the following extract which shows conclusive y Lettreg We ^ ^ mistakell idea _ shaU we 
that thr; i?reat lmnortance of sheep m relation to _^ . ., „ , .... 
Premiums,” have performed the duty assigned cast us entirely into the shade. We shall say that 
them to the best of their ability, and have given we ra i se large crops of corn, 160 or 175 bushels of 
the subject all the attention consistent with their ear3 0 f corn, but at husking we will give up. Now 
other duties, and all, perhaps, that was required, j do not intend to be skeptical, but to tell the truth, 
be sure we manage out here to husK so or 4U dusu- —- -LIT" _ that the great importance of sheep in relation to &lse - de ,_ wU1 be i gn0 red, and that all who 
els, by working hard, but the “men of Lyons” have . . their wool-bearing properties is daily increasing:- ^ od _ to < lteac h one an 0th er”-will 
cast us entirely into the shade. We shall say that ^UqUIHCS dlUl illtSlUCrS. “ In 1835 the total estimate of British growth was communicat “ anyTaluable facts or results of useful 
ear 3 o'f c 0 r n ”b u t ath^Li^wewiUgile up. Now Oak SmNGLBS.-Somethree years since, a gentleman y ? ]Mr. Ashworth at 143,042,782 pounds, observation and npe “led 
i*do not intend to be skeptical, but to tell the ^™t^ 
I don’t quite swallow these big stories. I think ^ wjtfr6ak 3 hb f glcs _ tha t they preferred them Australia in 1807 amounted to only 24o pounds, --- 
Thev found ttoentu designs that, in the main, con- j don’t quite swallow these big stories. 1 thinK 
AHtJ AUUAAAA OWV/wy , x _ aavaaa ^ ' D06t nOUSCS W1W1 UttIV OUlUglVTO- aaa**...a^j jaavawaa^—-- ., , 
formed to the conditions of the offer, and to these that when a man husks his 75 or 80 bushels in a ^ ^ ^ pine _ that they made an elegant looking whereas in 1855, the latest period up to winch tne Anxdal Meetings of Ag. Societies.— The An- 
they gave especial thought and time. Some of day, it is much as the old farmer said of his buck- roof; and would la8t forever,—this latter rather doubt- returns extend, the importation was 40,310,137 ^ Meeting of tho United States Ag. Society will 
these were not calculated for farm houses, being wheat crop,—“ he did not think that the measure fuL If this be soTand as I hare no reason to doubt the pounds. In 1833 we received from India 3,721 be held at -Washington on Wednesday, the 12th 
too expensive for the generality of this class, while was qu it e so full.” Who, that has sat in a country integrity of m v inform ant, we have a good deal of ex- p 0 un d 3 in 1855 the importation was 4,594,520 lbs. That of th(J y . State Ag. Society at the 
others though beautiful cottages, suitable for vil- store at the'“ Corners,” but has heard just such cellent shingle timber tlfis side of Allegany, and I wish Tbe total importation from all places, in 1855, AgricuRural Rooms, in Albany, on the second 
’ .. 0 i ^ of uonr nnmormiR oorrcsDondeiita woula please . 4 .^ oaa a a a ® _ _ . . , . c 
“<> »»»»*“> -T *»» •«» “ I « not bell.™ that, «s old to ^ 
furnish the accommodations required in a good woman said, “ they would print lies. These la .j —Martin Smith Wheatland, H. K, 1853. Jerusalem Artichokes t 
farmhouse. Other plans, though not particularly farmers who meetat the store on a rainy day, al- as . ’ ’ ” 1 - - li -~ 
objectionable, and in some respects very deserving, way8 have a story to tell, and each will try to excel 
possess no particular merit above ordinary build- t he other. Wc hear them tell of mowing 3)^ or 4 
-Will not some of our numerous 
Jerusalem A.rticliol£es fbr Horses. 
The Journal d 'Agriculture Pracbque, (Baris, 
Wednesday (9tli) of February ensuing. That of 
the Monroe Co. Ag. Society at the Court House in 
Rochester, on the second Wednesday (12th day) of 
. . . . France,) contains an article on artichokes in which j auuary instant. 
possess nu pa. --- -- me ... ---- - „ ,. correspondents in Michigan answer the inquiries ^ gayg ^ ^ ^ fQund them of great _ ^ ^ AnQual Meetings of most of the State, 
ings to entitle them to a premium. In many wc aC res of stout grass per day, of chopping 6 or 7, or of Mr. S., throug h e ural . value as food for horses, and that they supersede County, District and Town Ag. Associations are to 
find some dosirable features we would commend, even 8 cor ds of wood, and of cradling 4 acres of j. cnclofte to ou an advertisement th e necessity of feeding them oats when difficult be held w ithin a few weeks, we request the Secre- 
while the value of the plan is marred by some heavy grain in a half day. Now the fact of the ^ ^ x am about buying a cow, to be had. The writer’s land was not favorable to tarieg to f urn i s h U s lists of officers elected, with 
inconvenient arrangement, such as placing the ma tter, as far as I am acquainted, is, that those ^ a farmeri (having been brought up in the the growth of oats, or, rather, his system of rota- synops } s 0 f other important business transacted, 
V 1 _ r. _roorvi onrl r*r\n, V _ __^o-tre.’ nrnrVd Tint, work eYGrT ‘ _ . , x_til_l rrro i n olmAflt. onfirpW from t.VlA a* 
kitchen a long way from the dining room and con- w h 0 do such big days’ works, do not work every l do nQ ® knQW how t0 mut, and being a subscriber tion excluded this grain almost entirely from the p or publication in the Rural. 
nected with it by a long and dark passage. day. They are men who will work well for one to y 0ur valuable journal, I wishtoknow from you if tho list; and its place in the rotation was not the most --- 
iff nAT^ideration the committee award the day, and then take the rest of the week to boast of articlo advertised is a desirable one to use in every f avo rable one for the production of a good crop.— Farmers’ High School of Pennsylvania 
Alter IU _ 7 ) T „AWAT. r»f n orn Of? _9 Tt ia ft tnhfi Aaid to 1)0 sUyC'.O about rm. _ „ C _ _i.f A xItan *v,a/)a onrl Flvo liArcna • .l-a x: : - A ^ Irtfh S 
Jacksonville, Illinois. 
Other plans are worthy of especial commenda 
ject than to gain the reputation of being “ awful 
writer recommends planting every year, instead of the State, in proportion to the taxable inhabitants 
But the “men 
;j,uk.viuu --» - . . „ cliirlitlT wnnnd for wruer iBiiiu.uiem .0 tiouuug me ouue, m p.upu. uuu w mv. -- 
of Lyons” need not feel too ® P“ mi]k It haa aLdfed to it a piece relying upon the tubers left in tbe ground, for the (ratio 5,796) will be received till the 15th inst., and 
rk: for we have men out _ ... ’ . , , .. .. .... follow,’orr vpiir’s p.roTv Kvpti on land from which muef Ko mndA t.hrmiorh the officer of County Ag. 
Miner uians are woi tuv ui caucwai - - . , sucvion, u Buirio mu imm. ^ uw * - “ ^ n . . , > ' , „ c a«- 
tion particularly the Italian Cottage of C. B. pompous over their work; for we hare men out of ^ fa8tcned roun d the tube near the bottom, not following year’s crop. Even on land from which mus t be made through the officer of County Ag 
IlO , J __ „ _ V __ 1 ^ w ;i1 ( F r\ -foVn +V»A?r word for lt^ beat . x __ __ a tho Aflrru ; a « Knnn fnVnn nnd t.hat. P.on- nrlinm Ciinli Sop.fptlft« do not exist. 01 
r™ ofeis, 7 5J. 1*™ 
the Farm House of S. W. here who will (to take their word for it) beat unlike'in shape to a teacup, and near the upper edge is a crop of artichokes had been taken, and that con- Societies, or, where such Societies do not exist, or 
H.’y, .he MUUM. ever, win^yho he, hushed 95 h-hel, »d drey B 18M 
nouse of Silas Newcomb, of Pike, N. Y., and a 
design for a Mechanic's or Laborer's Home, by Law¬ 
rence B. Valk, Architect, of New York city. We 
might mention others well deserving of notice, 
it to the crib—and of another who husked 110 
strip of rubber to hold it round the teat.— Winona, tained, of course, a sufficient amount of seed, the f a jl to present, by the applicant directly — addres- 
r mnesota, Dec., 1858. re-planting produced a better crop of larger sized s i ng \y. (j. Waring, Farm School P. O., Centre Co., 
Remarks. —We have seen a good many Patent tubers. Fa. The charge for tuition, boarding, washing, 
fuel, light, books, &c., for each session of ten 
hnshels on the hill—but they are not men whom bu t not one that we considered worth a Smu.t in. Wheat 
Slgn R °^Vx^Arehitect ^Newl^rtcity We we would hire for a day’s work. They always dime> A ithough hundreds and perhaps thousands William Myers writes to the CaliformaRed moutbs i s $ioo payable in advance 
1. l,f £«” „ “f notice, slight their work, and cannot bo depended on for ^ ^ 5old io lbis Sto te, we don't beliete one BHf B'ucon, from Fle_a,ant Grove Jarm, Tehama —--- 3 - 
mignt menuon outers we., urac.mg ... ° , , ,, , _^ „™w»nor a llT™nr 
and also give in detail the reasons for the awards “ n0W “ “!* 
It if very easy for those who have Co., that he has been a farmer in California for four q hi0 g TATE Ag. Society.— The annual meeting 
l also give in detai c reas and ghiftleS8) au d depend on their slow neighbors for the machine8 and rights to make a selling exhibi- years and has been endeavoring to ascertain the of thc 0 hio State Board of Agriculture was held at 
thev will sneak for them- the necessaries of life during tbe winter. It is a tion by obtai^-jajifree milking cow, and applying cause of smut in wheat. He threshed out. a por- Columbus on the 8 th ult. The attendance was 
selves^and'all'readers^can^t^njudge^ the ability fine thing for us totoik ^ 7 ^! 1 the mac ^ 
and impartiality ..with which we have nerformed riie C amount aone b m a'weeK, » uioum, a yea., ^r | Co'nbtriw 
me fluty assiernecf us. , 
liring crowd. 
tion of his seed wheat by a machine and a portion i ar g e> three-fourths of the counties being 
me fluty assigned us. 
James Yick, in behalf of Com. a series of ye 
[The Report of the Committee on Bams has been 
received and will be given in two or three weeks, a °° icir s ' 
in connection with the Plan to which they have 1S b ^.^ VVOr 
awarded the first premium.] s f ' — 
iY Ui foo, or some oi your tbem 
bv horses.^ He kept them separate, jand sowed 
them on the same kind of land. That which was 
I -»,w-ooo„fp^ T))(X yirt-i-K) is conjftituted J1S 
follows:—Members re-elected—John M. Millikin of 
a series of years, and then we should see that the correspondents, iritbrm le tmough tho Rural how to tbresbed by horses had no smut, while that which Rujder( and Alex. Waddle of Clark. Old members 
slow farmers are tho fast ones, and have the story construct a filter for rm wator, on a cheap scale, for wag throgbed by a mac hine had considerable. He who hold ovor _u r . N. S. Townshend, of Lorain, 
all on their side. Our profession does not admit of culinary purposes. C. C, Ox/or o. y ana .a, es>. sa y^ cou ld trace the smut to a furrow where the ^ Trimble of Highland, Lucian Buttles of 
BLACK QUARTER, OR QUARTER EVIL. 
this fast work, and ho who works so fast generally Remarks.— There ae various ways for making macb j ne gra i n was sown, the other being per- Franklin, Dr. L. Q. Rawson of Sandusky, and 
slights it. Solon. filters, but the priacijlc is the same in all. The f ec ti y f re e from smut, both being clean seed when j obn Reber of Fairfield. New members — D. E. 
Geneva, Mich., 1858. simplest way is to procure a new barrel, with gown _ From this fact Mr. M. has deduced the fol- Gardner of Lucas, Wm. De Witt of Cuyahoga, and 
—-- straight sides. Make a strong partition in the ( ow j ng theory: — The bruised kernels have not G bas \7. Potwin of Muskinghum. The new Board 
HEAVY FLEECES. centre, lengthwise, wilh holes in the bottom to al- vRa lity enough in them to mature the grain, but j g orga nized as follows: — President, Dr. N. S. 
- low the water to pass tom one side of the partition enougb t 0 pro duce a stalk and head, and the grain t 0 wnseend, Aron; Treasurer, L. Buttles, Colum- 
Messrs. Eds. :—Having lately seen several arti- to the other _ p re parethe filtering material in the blagtg Qr gmuts _ g 0 confident is he of the truth of bug . Rec _ Secretary, D. E. Gardner, Toledo; Cor. 
HEAVY FLEECES. 
Eds. Rural :—Reading the inquiries and remarks Messrs. Eds. :—Having lately seen several arti- to the otber _ p re p a rethe filtering material in the blagtg Qr gmuts go confident is he of the truth of bug . Rec _ Secretary, D. E. Gardner, Toledo; Cor. 
in arecent issue of the New-Yorker on the disease cles in the Rural on great yields of wool from dif- f oRow i ng manner:—Burn good, hard wood until big assertions that he thinks if farmers would Secretary, J. II. Klippart, Columbus. A resolution 
called Black Quarter or Quarter Evil —in relation ferent flocks of sheep, I wish to make mention, burut to a coa i ( then extinguish the fire with water, tbresb the i r se ed wheat with a flail, or with horses^ i oca ting the State Fair permanently was lost. 
to cause, prevention, and cure —the thought oc- through the same channel, of a pair of Merino and break up the charcoal thus prepared into <, tw0 yearg wou id not elapse before the cry of ” ---— 
curred to me that I might say a few words that bucks of my own raising, sheared the 20th of pieces about the size of small peas. Mix with this gmu t j n w heat will be no more heard in our laud.” Another World’s Fair, on a grand scale, is 
might do some good as a preventive, although it May last. One was one year old, and the other, wasbed grave l about (he same size. Fill one side - v - alviab)lo fertilizing Compost. projected to take place in London in the year 1861. 
is nothing new, and will only help to substantiate one year less eight days. 0 f the partition with this preparation, packing it Mr Wai rath of CantoiJj gt. Lawrence Co., Itis to bo on a similar plan but larger basis than 
the evidence of others. Weight of carcass, . . . 2 os lb ®‘ in pretty compact, until within six or eight inches wbnm the N Y ' State Ag Society awarded one the exhibition of 1851. The Council of the So- 
Somc eight or nine years ago I first saw this TeiflU of 7ool 'thoroughly cleaned ,12 “ of the top. This space is left for pouring in the of ^ Prem j um8 in 1856 , writ es the Country ciety of Arts, while considering the subject gene- 
the evidence of others. Weight of carcass,^..2«S lbs. j n pre tty compact, until within six or eight inches 
Some eight or nine years ago I first saw this weifht of 7ool'thoroughly cleaned ,12 “ of the top. This space is left for pouring in the 
disease, and for five years saw more or less of it. Considering the size of the sheep, I call this a the water, when it will slowly filter through and 
This malady seems to have three times in the year good yield of pure w00 ] ; and> j n f ac t ; i s not this arise in the other side of the partition nicely fil- 
in which it prevails the most—although young ^ b(J on j v tru0 f 0gt f or beavy fleeces? The clean tered. For removing it from the barrel a common 
i . • Y- • v _ A _t KaLIa j . .... . , -i TiT-ik 
t in wheat will be no more heard in our land.” Another World’s Fair, on a grand scale, is 
L uabl© Fertilizing Compost. projected to take place in London in the year 1801. 
Mr. Walrath, of Canton, St. Lawrence Co., Itis to be on a similar plan but larger basis than 
Gentleman that he makes use of a composition of rally, arrived at the conclusion that two new fea- 
KroHAsUWIILU/lb Aiix*xvv.o 1..^^ wx. —-X- - ' . . , , , • _J 
six bushels wood ashes; one bushel of plaster; tures ought to be introduced, viz.:-music and 
one bushel of lime;' one-fourth bushel of salt; a painting; and that every article be exhibited in 
stock, that are in high condition, I think, are liable wool j g tbe only part 0 f the fleece of any intrinsic beer-cock may be used. With this information quantity of sulphur, pounded bones, &c., on classes, and not in nations, as in 1851. New phases 
to it at any time —but April, June and August are valuG; and aU food consumed in the production of any ingenious person may construct a filter to mead grain> hopS) C or’n, potatoes, and the gar- of mechanical invention and of the application of 
the months that I saw it most. My experience is Q .^ exce pt sufficient to give the wool a soft and answer the purpose in many different ways. ThC den as a top-dressing. On grain it is sown broad- scientific and artistic knowledge to industrial pur 
this:—Thc disease commenced among my father’s glossy appearance, and protect its outer ends from partition may be put across the barrel, leaving cast ’ soon after it i s up; on meadows as soon as the poses have been developed. The catalogue and 
stock in August—weather hot and showery —feed tbe gtorm> j s worse than thrown away. It causes only a foot or so of space at the bottom, and as a starts, and just before a rain, if practicable, jury reports of the exhibition of 1851 have proved 
very abundant. All that was done to prevent was & large demand upon the stomach of the sheep by general thing this will be found the better way. " Q corn R ig app ii e d before and after hoeing, and most valuable European directories, constantly re¬ 
change of pasture, feeding plenty of salt with way of digestion, as well as upon the hay-mow for 7Z,** -Will voh be so kind as to slightly covered, and in the same manner to garden ferred to by buyers from all parts of the world; and 
brimstone and saltpetre. Lost some eight or ten fodder> while the substance of the food that should ^ ^3'J anythin y g that will cure the crops. Its expense is about 20 cents per bushel, it is thought the catalogue of another exhibition 
head of the best stock, under two years old. The gQ tQ th<J support 0 f the flesh and fleece of the ani- gtratche9 j J ave tried a nU mber of things, but of no and it is used at the rate of two or three bushels would present all the features of a timely revisa 
head of the best stock, under two years old. The gQ tQ th<J support 0 f the flesh and fleece of the ani- str . itcheg 1 i, ave tried a ^ber of things, but of no an d it is used at the rate of two or three bushels would present all the features of a timely revisa 
next year it commenced about the same time, aud mal oozeg out tbrougb the skin in an oil of no aTaU) sloan , s ointment and Condition Powders per acre on gra in and grass lands. Mr. W. states of a work which has proved of more than ordinary 
two died. Procured a fleam, and bled all stock value , except as a lodgment for dirt and filth by amon ’ g the rest. I have a colt, three past, that is that this composition was used for ten years upon use to mercantile men. 
under two years old —no more died, nor were any wh i cb to take in green-horns. I am of the opinion troubled with them very much. If you can inform me about a n acre constantly cultivated, and the result ZTu or - _At this season the fol- 
additional attacked. Next year, in April, one was h an over . abulldance of oil must be at the cu- of a cure, you will greatly oblige a constant reader of con stantly increasing annual product. The ^ ET / L tbe b „ the „ ros5 
atfcM with it—bled .11 .gal., also ag.in in Au- o/ lMrt J have never met a sheep year p.per.-T„ Da, XT. K*»«. last grain ( va3 wL e,t, thirty bushels per acre; W»e'for S 
gust. The two following years, bled in April and comb i n i ng these properties in a high degree. If Remarks.—^ The presence of Scratches, according tbe bay cu t in 1856 (clover and timothy,) was two ' v e ‘° ,non tho Kentucky rule—that is for 
August. Lost no more cattle, although our neigh- any read er of tbe Rural has beaten or equaled this to Percival, is a pretty infallible test of negligent tong t be flj-gt, and one the second cutting. This ’ s aa deduct ^5 noundS- for the second 
bors that did not bleed, suflered from its ravages, nmnortion of pure wool to the mutton, I would arooming. “T.” can answer for himself in this , nnww i „ verv valuable fertilizer in the hands poun s p,ro. , ’ 
should bleed and give good feed, rather than to b - g dock j g comparatively good in other respects, stages, diet, cleanliness, and ventilation require 
scrimp for fear of the malady. Think it is almost 
impossible to cure after the swelling is large, and 
impossible when it is seated internally. Have seen 
them die within three hours after being so attacked; 
would not be bloated in the least; flesh would look 
as clean and nice as though butchered, but intes- 
Aaron Y. Baker. 
Urbana, Steuben Co., N. Y., 1858. 
DRAINING PAYS. 
the attention of the groom. When the heels are 
swollen aud hot, apply a poultice of slippery elm 
(powdered) % pound; fino salt 2 ounces. Mix 
with hot water, and when cool, spread a portion 
farmers generally. . 
Gross and Net Weight of Cattle. l0Q 
According to the New York Tribune, the 105 
ordinary rule of ascertaining the net weight ot 
beef cattle from the live weight on the scales, 120 
100 pounds, subtract 12)^ pounds, and for thc third 
100 pounds deduct pounds. All over 300 pounds 
is calculated as net: 
Messrs. Eds.: —Very much was I alarmed on m ild cathartic consisting of aloes, 4 drachms; gen 
with hot water, and when cool, spread a portion ^ding to quality, size and age, and 125 
oa cotton cloth and hind If the hone vt fat, a is u0 rulc ,t a ll, because it is entirely ,35 
mild cathartic »ns,8i,„g «%%**£**■£* , matlcr of .greement between thc parties at the » 
tines, lungs, &c, would be black and frothy. Never rea ding H. T. B.’s Anti-Draining article in the t ian, 2 drachms; ginger, 1 drachm—all powdered a matter 01 g . , f., Tn New 
__WcfnnccTlHtvnlnnWtt. ’ _ .. . a-.:! :!x “ A re A. LrtnJ time. It also depends upon the locality. In New 150 
saved the life of but one, and that was the last r ural . For a number of years I have looked at _ may be administered. If, on the other hand, i[ mc - 1 ( . ffh the beef in tb(J quarte r 155 
we ever had attacked with it. We followed Mr. draining and drained land; but was a long while in the horse be poor, use no medicine, but allow a I i° rk > ttie ne " ei n' - - . I 160 
we e»ei uw abbawAcvi ou ic. c ..... draining anauraineu utuu , a .. rr.rw the Horse De poor, use no muuiciue, uuv a ■ . ted In Boston the hide and fat are 155 
Youatt’s plan as near as we could. Noticed it by commencing such an expensive operation. How- gene rous diet. Prof. Morton, of the Royal Vete- on y is i\an • ’oducts equal to one- 170 
xuuaii » p.crs M - -- j commeueiug aueu au -- generous aier. rra, .v«, : , , POlin ti U a- those products equal 
thc animal not eating his mess, and kicking slight- cyer> a ft er reading many articles from the pen of r jnary College, recommends the following:—Equal mciuaec » ^ callimr the « 
me animal uui eunug h.s cver> aU€r reauing many aiuuw uum V inary Gollcge, recommenas me iouow zug.—f the beef or rather calling the whole five 
ly, as though his foot itched. Examined bis leg, the “Father of Tile-Draining” here,—and I believe par ta 0 f vinegar, linseed oil, and turpentine. Wash q uar r 0 ’ net we ;’ e ht of a fat bullock is 185 
and fmind a Kliorht, swellimr in the thin nart of the rvr. this sir!* nf t.he Atlantic.—and also contrasting Lode with into warm water and castile soap. q uartcls ’- wcie 10 11 & , _ _ 190 
and found a slight swelling in the thin part of the on this side of the Atlantic,—and also contrasting the heels with luke warm water and castile soap, quarie s. ^ ^ ^ ^ oua d 3 0 f each 100 of live \y 
leg above the gambrel joint —enough, however, to the crops on drained and undrained land, I con- audj after w i p i Dg dry, apply the mixture. GC T ! „ vfr 7 fine Animals the ner centace is ° 
give thc crackling noise. Commenced operations eluded it was a sure and safe investment to tile 
will net, 
75 
200 gross -will net 
do 
79 
205 
do 
do 
88 
210 
do 
do 
88 
215 
do 
do 
92 
220 
do 
do 
96 
225 
do 
do 
101 
230 
do 
do 
105 
235 
do 
do 
110 
240 
do 
do 
114 
245 
do 
do 
do 
113 
' 124 
250 
255 
do 
do 
do 
127 
260 
do 
do 
181 
265 
do 
do 
136 
270 
do 
do 
140 
275 
do 
do 
143 
280 
do 
do 
149 
285 
do 
do 
153 
200 
do 
do 
158 
295 
do 
immediately—saved his life, but he lost tbe shell drain my farm. Latterly I went at it in good 
ua, auer wiping my, ^ ' weight _ In extra fine anima I 8 the per centage is 
To Make Butter Come.—D., of Allegan, inquires higher. In New York, where the hide and lat are 
of his hoof. Fatted, and killed it in the fall. earnest, for a farmer of moderate means, and be- how to make butter come, without 
»o- a n inquires higher.’ In New York, where the hide and fat are It is said that some of the farmers in Northern 
churning two left out of the calculation, tbe bullocks are esti- Ohio and on the borders of Indiana, have com : 
As farmers cannot always be with their stock to fore I have taken a crop from my drained land, 
watch them — and if discovered, scarcely over have (with the exception of my garden and a little more,) which never fails, his labors will be 1 very mnen ^ ™ ZnZtte Z 
the remedies at hand, or patience to doctor them, out came II. T. B„ telling that “ draining, if gone relieved. To a churning of four or five gallons of runs from 61 to 64 pounas P P 
;f nf nrnvention is extensively into, would not only rnin the indi- cream, put in . t.blespoonful of s.lcratus or soda, gross. Extraordmat, annuals somet m«s dress Is 
m„rt“ If h wi I adopt m ™; mated at 55 h, 60 pound, ie. .0 each 100 pounds moused the breeding aud raising of deer the same 
S? S: his labors will JW «* gross; aud if the animal i, very hue, the estimate as they do sheep and *bey tahejhem U, market; 
rolipvprl To a churniusr of four or five gallons of runs from 61 to 64 pounds net to each 100 pounds hence the p c 
ll/K, if they had —I think an ounce of prevention is extensively into, would not only ruin the indi- v.u»u, r .tu. r --- - , b; _ hpr and or dinarv lean -*--- 
If worth a pound of cure. Every oue that ba, a com- vidua! but bankrupt the uatioPA' » ***** have" kZfn ‘ZTsoM Ick 7n”from 55 down iongh not often be- Tea Commissioner of Patent, haslet, measures 
W) mon fleam lancet, or sharp pocket knife, and pluck scratch my head-thinking $600 already expended solidity of the butter. I have known good solid stock run from down to 47,^^often be- 
enough to use them, has tbe preventive; and bleed- might be lost. I went right at my file of Agncul- butter made by putting t ie crcam m !l 7?’^. Th common practice at the West is to weigh fatted 
ing does „0 hurt, but good. Some thiuk cutting tural papers to read over all I could find about sack and cownug.tsia ormghtmchas w.th dirt- " ng and 0 ^ 
f the tail or an ear will do, but I think it should draining; but could only find two who ever hesi- in the “ 0 ™ing ie u J » ’ , , et wei(rht at 55 pounds per 
scraicn my ueaa—miuKmg ?uuu cxpuupu u.., ...u - - ...- . lftb . we i„.ht at home to obtain specimens and cuttings of the grapes, figs 
might be lost. I went right at my file of Agricul- butter made by putting the cream in a bag, or flour low .>0 pou , , t . to “ e - . fatted and olives of the Crimea. Also, to procure de- 
tural napers to read over all I could find about sack, and covering it six or eight inches wi 1 li le common p __ A „ toiiAd information in reference to the drying of figs, 
tailed information in reference to the drying of figs, 
always be done in the neck, and the blood be tated on 
; but could only find two who ever hesi- 111 the morning the butter wm oe reaayro wo k, ? at 55 pounds per raisins and Zante currants, and of the manufacture (* 
the benefits derived from it; one of these minus the butter-milk, but in this case tbe pigs cise, and calculate the net weight at 55 pounds per ra ^ ^ winc _ ^ 
-C caught in a measure, 
to ascertain the amount I was a Prof., and the other a Judge, who agreed 1 lose their breakfast.—J. M., Dec. 22,1858. 
100 of the live weight. 
