m, 
. ,, _ _ * 7 ( pm 
of the discovery. In claiming for Mr. Ambler this dairy slop and clover pasture until winter set in, 
right, we are actuated by no other motive than a when I commenced feeding them corn three times 
sense of justice, as we know, from our own knowl- a day, and continued so doing till clover pasture 
edge, that to him the credit is due. Mr. Ambi.eu and dairy slop were again available—a period of 
was then, and is still, a resident of this locality, 6 * months they were fed corn. Then they were 
where the machine was made and first put in ope- kept without grain till October 1 st, having the offal 
ration. Here very many can attest to the general milk of four cows, when the seven pigs were shut 
Puss. I Agricultural Societies* Agricultural iilisccllauu. 
Best Time for Cutting Willows. ttv_ a , 
Tnnn IT 4„ ir > r 7 t^iTEn ^rATEs Ag. Society.— The seventh Annual The Agricultural Board. — The meeting of 
of Aariculturc stvs • ’ “Etr pi ; P & ' oin na Meeting ol this Society was held at Washington, Agriculturists in Washington, at the invitation of 
oj Aff> icultuie, says.— Experience has convinced on the 12th inst. There was a lame attendance. Ilon .T TToi.t 
7-. LU lue general milK ot lour cows, when the seven pigs were shut * 7/' ’ V * , T ™ u,,rau on »*>e 12 th inst. There was a large attendance Hon J Holt Commissioner of Patents hasalrcadv 
character of Ins discovery, as involving the most up for fattening and fed, during a period of a little mG that f arch 0r Apn! ,s tbc bcst tl!nc to cut for the hall of the Smithsonian Institute being filled been announced and commented on in the Rural 
important principles connected with the machines over two months, 20 bushels of cars of corn each. manU actu,c or pnttings. Osiers cut in the fall with members of the Society and delegates from The meeting or Convention convened on the 4 tli 
now in use, which by the limitation of his Patent Five of them (an average of the lot) were then J"*!" 4 ° aceldar - ^recommendedby Downing, other Ag. Associations. President Tilghman dc- inst., and (having been favored by ono of its 
the investors oV!Z™L Jf V’Jl 1°}*' , Th ® ? C ° Unt StandS thuS ’ p, ‘? mising that 1 tines one-thirdTIheJ will'J 1 ' V( ; rcd 7. a(1(IrCSS recapitulating the year’s results, prominent officers with papers containing its pro- 
should at least bestow upon him the honor, and 
that meed ol praise which is so deservedly his due, 5 hogs weighing 1,520 lbs., $4 25 (live weight) .. ,$G4 00 
though he has never sought fame, only claiming to contra. 
be a plain, unassuming mechanic. While engaged 100 bu. ears corn to fat them, 80c. a bush.$30.00 
in the humble though honorable calling of wagon- 65 bu. “ “ winter “ “ “ 19.50 
making, the capacious powers of his genius unfold- Value of 5 pigs when bought. 5 00 
ed to the world the principle and form of this impor- ~ $54 50 
tant invention, rescuing it from the chaotic darkness -- 
where it had long remained a hidden mystery locked * 19 
up from the use ofman. But few are aware who gave Leaving a balance of §10 10 to pay for clover pas- 
this invention to the Agricultural World, as Mr. turo > dairy slop, time spent in caring for them, 
credit. Boots for Stool^ Beetling. to tllc Society, and recommending an appeal to the culturists” thus officially assembled might be pro- 
5hogs weighing 1,520lbs., $425(live weight) ...$64 60 Daniel Needham, of Hartford, Yt., gives the farmers of America to raise a subscription of one ductive of benefit to the great pursuit of the 
contra. New England Farmer his experience in feeding dollar each, toward the purchase of Mt. Vernon. — country. But we have looked in vain, for, beyond 
!00 bu. ears corn to fat them, 80c. a bush.$30.00 . English turnips to stock, during the winter of Thc Treasurer reported that (including the funds constituting themselves “ The Advisory Board of 
Value of 5 pigs whe'n bought. 5 00 1857 7 8, / S fo,lows: -“ In the autumn of 1857, I “ e °L V JJ£““ '° eiltral A g-Society,) there Agriculture of the Patent Office," and making 
- - raised from among my corn four hundred and fifty e ln tiie treasury. The Society re- speeches to the heads of departments and hearing 
$54 50 bushels of English flat turnips; these, I commenc- °J cc(c< | Bc ; n- Tilghman, of Md., President, and one replies, the proceedings of the delegates seem void 
$10 10 ed feeding to my stock early in the month of T} ' Ced resident from every State and Territory, of interest or value. However, as the sessions of 
Leaving a balance of §10 10 to pay for clover pas- Novcmber ’ together with wheat straw, and from , B ; Frencb was re-elected Treasurer, and B. Per- the “ Board” were “ strictly private”—what ncces- 
0 1 J 1 i-i,„ 1 : _ .0 „ lev J core. Snr.rnr.n/rv T in T^vnou+irA *j. • . .1 _ />_• ____ • _*• 
lirbeefcondition. The expense Illhl ° is; andJ - M. Cannon, Iowa, 
esting these turnips did not ex- New Hampshire Ag . >So(;IETyi 
l |e sucking pigs; or, each CL ' ed threo ccnts a bushel; and the additional cost Meeting of the New Hampshire A- Society w- 
ve , 7 ucauiy ,* p„»„d 5 
this invention to the Agricultural World as Mr ture, dairy slop, time spent in caring for them, th ? , timc of ^ first feeding, those of my young £ ™ ” lttei 
Ambler seems to have been nearly lost sight of by and risk. The manure and the pleasure of often cattle ’ composed of *"’0 and three years old, had p cnnsv ,^ a T ^’ °/ ^ i ~ McGowen 
mingling and associating other names with the looking at very pretty pigs not estimated. no other fodder than the turnips and wheat straw, i M’ T'V >’ ^ I .—---—> . 
invention. His modest, taciturn and retiring man- From the above it appears that each pound, live antil after the next March, at which TZnnon loZ ’ ^ ^ J a J WcH ^ the ^ 0ffi ^ aS to th ^ 
ners, never led him to seek the channels of renown, weight, of pork cost (within a very small fraction) time they were m fair £eef condition. The expense ’ Cannon, Iowa. -- 
or even attempt to ambrotype his name on the cents worth of corn, not counting pasture, slop, 0 raising end harvesting these turnips did not ex- New Hampshire Ag. Society. — The Annua 
scroll of fame, alongside of those who have chiseled or the original value of the sucking pigs; or, each c ^ c iree ccn s a us ic , an t le additional cost Meeting of the New Hampshire A". Society was 
theirs on the tablet where is preserved the name of bushel ot ears yielded very nearly pounds 0 ec 1 ” t,10Ga o stoc-, 1 a loot-cutter is used, is held at Dover on the 29th ult., when the following 
inventors, though he has added a bright star to the of P ork - very little I feel perfectly confident that the state- gent l C men were chosen officers for 1S59 .-Presi 
firmament of discoveries,—an invention that holds The value of the pasture might beestimated, but “ent made in your letter from Newport, N. H„ in dent—W m. F. Estes, of Dover • Secretary — Aaron 
an important and useful rank, in advancing agri- °f the dairy slop I am not mathematician enough * IC ctobei numbei of the Farmer, ‘that the Young, of Dover; Treasurer Frederick Smyth 
cultural pursuits, still his name is only registered in to cypher it, except by its results in yielding pork. armcrs ° * e " England, with little or no more of Manchester; Executive Committee _Nathaniel 
the twilight, as we scarcely hear of its being assso- Thc were a cross of Normandy and Suffolk, * abor u P on then-farms, can double their capacity White, of Concord; David Buffum of Walpole • 
dated in connection with this invention, though ver )’ thrifty, and handsome, and always healthy and 01 ce P ,n g stoev y the gradual introduction of Judge Butler, Nottingham ; Dana Woodman New 
the instrument of his genius stands high like some g rowin S- Jt has been said, by a wise man, that no root cro l ,s > —» perfectly true. And I would earn- Hampton, and Kendrick Dickerson, Alexandria 
Gothic tower. All that is now asked for is that, in man kuo "'s anything "fully until- lie attempts to est D r ur S e our farmejs to imitate this well tested --- 
proportion as honor is due, so should the agricul- communicate il to another—and true enough, I system of husbandry,^ long practiced by English Monroe County Ag. Society. —The Annual 
tural world vibrate the Harp of praise and save have set down to tel1 how much a pound of pork agriculturists. ’ Meeting of this Society, held at the Court nouse, 
the genius and the name of Ambler, as an inven- costs ’ and behold I have to guess at the dairy slop Experience Witli TVHucIe. Rochester, Jan. 12th, was well attended and spirit- 
tor,—snatching it from thc pool of approaching ob- and the P astu re! Of one thing, however, I am A writer in the American Agriculturist thus cd / The retiring President, D. D. T. Moore, sub- 
livion,— weaving for him a crowning wreath com- certain that without those aids in pork-making the relates the result of four days’ labor amid the m *ttcd the Report of the Board of Managers, 
mensurate with his merit, as to him the world is business v ill not answer for me. I had better sell “ buried treasures ” upon his farm :_In the sum- s b°' v i n g that the financial condition of the Society 
culean labors and wonderful results accomplished 
by the assembled Agricultural Wisdom of the Na- 
Ihe Annual <i 0 n — the “Empire State” being represented by 
Society was such “eminent agriculturists” as Wm. Lawton, 
of Manchester; Executive Committee — Nathaniel Dr. E. Holmes, of Maine, Levi Bartlett, Esq., of 
V lute, of Concord ; David Buffum, of Walpole; N. II., Don. F. Holbrook, of Yt., Dr. Kennicott, of 
indebted, and should add echo’s to his renown, n 7 corn and buy pork of those who do not apply m er of 1855 I had an upland lot preparing for bad been greatly improved during thc past year 
—i— - !--■ arithmetic to their business ■ ... ’* 1 ° - —i -j--*- i-- ■ 
while he is enjoying 
“The mild majesty of private life.” 
Root, Mont. Co., N. Y., 1859. J. Bowdisii. 
--*-•-*- 
FACTS AND FIGURES ON DRAINING. 
Eds. Rural: — Your remarks in answer to my 
communication on Drain Tile, in the issue of Dec. 
11 th, requesting me to relate my experience in 
draining, has called forth the following, as I feel 
willing to communicate any knowledge, or facts, 
or experience that may be beneficial to the farmer. 
root crops,’-is perfectly true. And I would earn- Benton d r , ■T n- " T ™’ IH ” U ' K ‘ Borgw ™> of S - C ” Prof - F - Cary, of 
estly urge our farmers‘to imitate this well tested P ’ Kendnck BlGk ^on, Alexandria. Ohio, and Hon. D. P. Holloway, of Ind. Whether 
system of husbandry*© long practiced by English Monroe County Ag Society -The 4 nmnl ^ is saU enough to save the wlide movement 
agriculturists” f 0 . . , ,, from utter failure and obloquy remains to be deter- 
° ^ 7 ’ C , at thG C ° Urt n ° USe ’ mined. Judging from present advices, we are 
Expenence Witlx jvCxxcR. R ,° ch f er ’ 12 f "‘ aS wel1 attendcd and s P irlt ’ inclined to believe the “ Board ” better calculated 
A WRITER in the American Agriculturist thus ed ; The retiring President, D. D. T. Moore, sub- to deplete the Treasury, and cast ridicule upon thc 
relates the result of four days’ labor amid the tbe f Gp0Rt of the Board of Managers, cause of Rural Improvement, than to advance the 
“ buried treasures ” upn his farm :-In the sum- sh °"' in S tlia t the financial condition of the Society Agricultural Interests of thc Country. It is a good 
mer of 1855 I had an upland lot, preparing for iad been greath impi o\ ed during thc past year— idea to have the Patent Office advised, however, for 
wheat or rye, and having no funds to spare for G ag ° rGt ’ a e iccmpts eing about §5,200, and the there is no “institution” in the land in greater 
__i n . . . tntnl rtrMitc emwn < 5*0 OAA -: 1 ° 
T l « . . . - -—ft, .miuo IU o mm IGI x , 1 />, ' 7 uific uu ilib 11 lUHull 1 . 
I maj add, by way of postenpt, that at the time the purchase of guano, bone-dust, &c„ I conclud- profits some ^ 2 ’ 200 - The ^avd of nced of sahlt advice and 
the hogs were sold, 2o cents per bushel of ears was ed to try what could be done at home With i 0m cers was elected for the ensuing year -.—Presi- c . 
all that corn would sell for in this vicinity ; but the team and man we commenced drawing muck from dent ~ T) .aniel Warner, of Gates. Vice-Presidents " “*? ‘ G a J ° VG Wa ®, 
prospect ahead, and present prices, induce me to a pond, and in four days had one hundred loads “ James U P ton > Greece; Leonard Buckland, amon S° J e r comments oft 
value it at 80 cents. The shrinkage, too, of recently on two acres of ground. The ground was again Bri S hton i F - Bar ry, Rochester. Treasurer— Wil- 6 0 "jfbytl 
busked corn is a large per centage. r. h. p i owed> thus mixfng the muck and on the 15th of ,ard IIodgGS ’ Bri S hton - Secretary-U. Canfield, f ondcnt ^ thc 
Milan, Erie Co., Ohio, 1859. September was sown with whe’at. It was harvest- *****7 ^tors (to fill vacancies in Board) ^ f, v 
77 - ed the following July, and when threshed and ex- 7^1“ B ° JCrts ’ of Bennctta - and Geo. N. Dem- ^ j H a J 11 
Jnqmraa mill answers. fw»«» M.mM ZJJTeT, “ rd Ho<lBe . s ’ , D ,' 7 T ' 
- the premium for being the best n-hcat exhibited. , “ d IIolm « oppointcd delegates , „ cn ,] omen conlincd then 
CttiD-BiTiNG.—In the Rural of the Stl, inst, The next se.son the plot was sown with oats, „„d £ of:K.Y. State Ag. Soeiety, tio „ 6 of stMlatical 
renovation. 
plowed, thus mixing the muck, and on the 15th of la ' d IIod S cs > Brighton. Secretary—hi. Canfield, 
September was sown with wheat. It was harvest¬ 
ed the following July, and when threshed and ex¬ 
hibited at the County Agricultural Fair, received * ng ’ ° 7 Rochester. M illard Hodges, 1 ). D. T. 
the premium for being the best wheat exhibited. Moore and E - B - Holmes were appointed delegates 
Daniel Warner, of Gates. Vice-Presidents “ S ‘ nCG tllG ab ° VG Wa9 wntten ’ WG observe - 
-James Upton, Greece; Leonard Buckland amon S oth er comments of the press on the subject, 
Brighton; P. Barry, Rochester. Treasurer- -Wil- thc follo ' vin S remarks by the Washington corres- 
lard Hodges, Brighton. Secretary -M Canfield P ondent of the IBoston Journal-.-“From what I 
Rochester. Directors (to fill vacancies in Board) b ° ar ° n tbe avcnue lhc reputation of the IIon - 
-Martin Roberts, of Henrietta, and Geo N Dem- ^ KRSnALh P ‘ WlLDER a,ld his a ssociates from New 
ing, of Rochester. Willard Hodges D. D. T En S land , with that of some few Western members, 
MnAun r t> tt, i„ „„ 7,' , , , alone save the affair from strong reprobation. Had 
Mooie and E. B. Holmes were appointed delegates „ ^ ° 7 
. ______ _ c T.hft (rmitlAmPn prmfinnH tlinmcp vaq fit r»vr»r» orn. 
Rochester. Directors (to fill vacancies in Board) 
—Martin Roberts, of Henrietta, and Geo. N. Dem- 
1 ° e DCsl " neat exhibited. , . » . u r .. ~ N v Qf a t- e -7 ' the gentlemen confined themselves to the prepara- 
- __... . . / The next season the plot was sown with oats, and “* tion of statistical tables, it would have been a 
I have a field containing five acres, which had ^ iere w f s an ar ^cle which inquired howto pre- su c i ^ ci op w as ne^ or raised on the old homestead, . _ ^ ‘ ‘ *■’ .V ./ , 1G t U ,. P 10CCCf popular movement. When they undertook to in- 
never been plowed until after draining. There \ cnt cr *b-biting. The best remedy I know of is au a 10ut any other manure. The past sea- ” ' __*, ‘ ^ anC " ec ' i p, 1 I K 1 - s - dulgc in oratorical displays, they excited a question 
were perhaps one and a half acres that could have *in or zinc placed on the corners of boards, or to son " ® iave P ut e H/ht hundred loads on five acres, Niagara Co. Ag. Society. — Tlie farmers of as to the right of the Patent Office to pay for such 
been tilled, the remainder was very wet — some satura ^ e Blc paid:s bitten with horse urine, soap, s ?" 11 °" 10at and ijc, and expect to be able to Niagara Co. held a very spirited meeting at Lock- an assemblage of gentlemen, selected by itself, not 
parts springy, others swampy, and would hold or grease of any kind. R. C. R., New York, 1859. g lve ) an t ie arming community as good a port on the 5th inst. The Democrat gives the list delegated.” 
water nearly all summer — the whole field became 
so over-run with foul weeds that it produced little 
or no pasture, and, lying in the center of my farm, 
I concluded that something must be done with it. 
Accordingly I commenced laying in tile, when we 
could spai$ time from other work, and in the course 
of the summer we laid in one thousand five hun¬ 
dred. In the fall we broke up a part of the field, 
and in the spring we planted one acre with pota- 
Dressing Skins with Tnu Fur On.—To dress In Edition to the above, on the first lot, we, last 
skins with the fur on, make a strong solution of summer > cut, per acre^tlwee tuns of as good tim- 
alum—as strong as will dissolve—and apply it to cthx liav as waa. fnd up to this Bres- 
_ ./• a i. _ i • a , ,, ient writing. /nr,rl Ann.,. nn »:i.V on 
report, if not better, from the crops next summer. 0 f officers for 1859, as follows :- President - Wil- 
_ _ i i>ros- r? t; _ ____ _ 
f '™ Si<IC ° f ” " ,e Sk r Un, “ “ thoroughly writing th 8 'fee^;„d> n d co« casil) (ill Lum.n IlikinVEnoch picT, w'Hoag, Geo'rgo fcr . ( ,iw U “'' S ' s ; »» 1 ’»» 
. f rom other work and in the course ^ jakcd - ro11 up and lei it remain a few days until th emselves fiom it daily. Let every farmer, who W. Ward, Luther Lelaud, J. W. Babcock; lice. bad 01 °7 standlng ’ ll DG ' Cr las fal cd 111 a sln S le 
we laid in one thousand five linn- nGar1 ^ dry ’ thei1 ri,b B until pIiable and J our fur t,J aCr ! 7! tb muck ’ and hc ccrtain l v wiU Secretary- N. M. Spalding, Lockport; Cor. Secre- ( f^ r P nCCS ?” parts 
ill we broke up a part of the field, « reedy for the knife and needle.-P. Newell. be repaid four-fold. tary-Jno. R. St. John, Lockport ; Treasurer- ° tr Ic ion? ? Price » withfullin - 
ng we planted one acre with pota- Bock jaw iix I-Iorses. Rowland Sears, Lockport. After the election of ° ^ "' 1 a s am P 0 l»'cpay 
with hncl-wimnt Oak Shingles.- In answer to Mr. Smith’s inquiry Tms is a terrible mnlnHv t n wh,Vh officers, Hon. Thos. T. Flagler delivered a brief !‘? turn posta S e ; Add . r . eSS “’ - & Co ” -> 
liam Weld, of Lockport; Vice-Presidents — O. P. 
Knapp, Oliver S. Wilcox, Alexander Campbell, H. 
It Timothy, T 
Luman Haskins, Enoch Fitch, Zeno Hoag, George 
Another —bug, Probably.— We have received 
an order to publish an advertisement headed 
“Horses,” of which the follow ing is the purport:— 
DKarey’s Remedy for the Heaves; no matter how 
, j ,, ° . Oak Shingles. —In answer to Mr. Smith’s inauirv 
toes and three acres with buckwheat, (one acre we , . r. , 0 , • , _ ,, y J 
, * i . i • about Oak Shingles, I would say, with us thev are 
enn rl tin <ret HraineH in i ime fer the lntler urnri 1 ° “ **■ 
be repaid four-fold. 
- Lockjaw iix Horses. Rowland Sears, Lockport. After the election of stRucBons > 0 ,ie Jtolhu, with a stamp to picpay 
to Mr. Smith’s inquiry Tms is a terrible malady to which horses are officcrs ’ Hon ‘ Thos - T - Fla S ler delivered a brief Jf"™ ?°l .c . « n t 5 ’°” 77 ’ 
say, with us they are sometimes subject, and it is generally fatal, owing but interesting address, replete with practical sug: 1 “ •> S en 8 w 10 m cc 1 a es and Canada, 
by steaming and cut- to the want of skill on the part of veterinary physi- g es Bons and philosophical deductions. 77 ^°"’ " G beBcve be a mere catch-dollar 
could not get drained in time for the latter crop,) 
and in the fall we broke up the last acre. While 
made in two ways, • 
... ...... ... ., . „ T/ . ting, the other by shaving. The latter is the best. 
putting in thc tile one neighbor said to me, “If „ , 
, . , • ’ . „ Cut them 13 inches long and lay them 4 inches to 
you succeed in making dry laud of this, we shall „ . , . . P , „ ... . 
, , . e , . . . . „ . weather. Any kind of oak will do that will split 
not despair of making all our land dry.” Another . ... , „ Tlr , _ , 1 ; 
° J straight and free. White oak is the best. — J. 
remarked, “Aon are burying your money—it ,, 
,, „ v f ‘ T / Brewer, Brooklyn, Mich., Jan., 1859. 
you succeed in making dry land of this, we shall 
not despair of making all our land dry.” Another 
remarked, “ You are burying your money—it 
.von’t pay. ” Now for the result, I give the 
amount of the three crops taken from the field, 
and also the cost of draining : 
outlay. 
Cost of tile.$30 00 
Cost of laying them in and board. 70 00 
Marrowfat Beans. —Will the editor please inform 
ij steaming and cut- ^e want of skill on the part of veterinary physi gestions and philosophical deductions. °" > " e believe this to be a mere catch-dollar 
’he latter is the best. cians . The method pursued by them in its treat- x, r< * 7 -affair, and though we might make quite an item by 
lay them 4 inches to ment has bcen blistering clystoring <fcc which ERIK ° 0 ' Ac " bociETr -— The Annual Meeting of inserting in full as ordered, we prefer to itemize in 
ill do that will split ra t h e r aggravates than relieves the & spasms that Ene E °‘ Ag- S ° C1Gty was beld at Whittemore’s this manner. Rarey’s reputation has been used 
.k is the hest.-J. us „ ally it. Death g e„e)al]7e„sueX tMs ^ ^ ^ ^ ** ‘°° —* *“»« Wh0 “*> *>r 
2 ” 1859 ‘ practice, and the disease has been held to be incu- T f ( !“ '; ne C °-’ tbG pG ° plG aud SGCuring the “ almigbt ^ 
nhle Tn -> lnte < 1 ,, T r r 7. T r * bcst 0 feehn S prevailed with all present, Thc dollar” from every one green enough to bite at 
! editor please inform „ . , < 777 ing < ct 1 - following is the list of officers elected:— President — such flimsy bate. If this Remedy is genuine, and 
usually attend it. Death generally ensues by this 
practice, and the disease has been held to be incu¬ 
rable. In a late number of the Edinburg Veteri- 
. cnni’)/ T* >nnsm 4 P • 1 l • vi vmvvxo viuviuu . jl / COC-MC UO OUVU UlUiaj UtHC. 11 U 1 K> 1VUI11UU V IS jrClIlllIie. ana 
me where I can get the Marrowfat Beam, and at what . ''J * ’ “ ^ ? f mana S m g lock J aw William Hambleton, East Hamburgh ; 1st! Vice- so sure and valuable, why don’t Mr. Rarey himself 
Total—$100 00 
income. Th 
First Crop —100 bushels potatoes, at 50c.$50 00 bean 
100 bushels of buckwheat, at 50c_ 50 00 tain, 
Total—$100 00 
Second Crop — 75 bushels potatoes, at 50c.$87 50 
225 bushels oats, at 40c. 90 00 
Third Crop — 8 bushels buckwheat, at 50 
GOO bushels ears corn, at 87c 
- wrung out of warm water as a temperature of two 
Hungarian Grass— I would like to inquire through hundred degrees Farenheit. Thc animal is then 
7 , ment in other papers,) to govern themselves 
Delaware County Ag. Society.— At the Annual accor dino-lv 
eetinu of this Snc.ietv held nn the Slli il, n n J --- 
-advertisement in another column, can be obtained 
$220 00 j n this city of E. D. Hallock. The price is §5 per 
You perceive that either of thc three crops bushel. From ten to twelve quarts is the proper 
which I have taken from the field would pay the quantity for an acre. 
expense of draining, while the last two would - 
do something more. SoKE Mouth in Sheep.—A short time since I observ 
your valuable paper where Hungarian Grass Seed can allowed perfect rest and quietness for about two Meet >ng of this Society held on the 5th inst., the ' -*- 
be procured, the price per bushel, and the amount need- hours, when warm water of the above temperature followin g officers were elected:— President— Sam’l New Farm and Family Mill.— It will beobserved, 
Go TVtSr' tuscuiBER , Dewitt, Onondaga ; s p 0ured a i on g its back outside of the blankets, F ‘ Miller, Franklin; Vice-Presidents —John B. by reference to the advertisement of R. L. Howard, 
°Hungarian Grass Seed as will be seen bv an and another like period of repose is allowed, and Yendes ’ Delbi i Porter Frisbce, Meredith; U. B. manufacturer of Ketchum’s celebrated Harvester 
advertisement in another column, can be obtained 80 011 tiU a cure is effectetb A thin gruel of flour, Andes ! Ban > el Aadr ews, Stamford; Ly- at Buffalo that he is now making an improved 
in this city of E D Hai lock The price is *5 per oat ’ or Indian corn meal is given, when the jaws of man Lawson > Cortright; Elijah Roe, Sidney; E. B. Grinding Mill. During a recent call at Mr. H.’s 
bushel. From ten to twelve onarts is the nrnLr the animal arecapableof being opened. As horses Hopkins, Franklin; T. S. Hoyt, Walton ; E. Oster- establishment, we had an opportunity of examining 
quantity for an acre q 11 are liable to take lockjaw from pricks in the feet, hout, Davenport; C. Gibbs, Harpersfield; Pec. this Mill, which seemed to be a very desirable one 
1 ‘ __1_ caused by careless or unskillful blacksmiths while Secretary—C. B. Wade, Walton; Cor. Secretary— for farmers. Its great recommendations are, ecou- 
> something more. Sore Mouth in Sheep.—A short time since I observ shoeing them, this simple method of managing the A B ' ‘ : ’^ 00 ^ e > Meicdith; Ireasuver Hiram Olm- omy in power, portability, cheapness, simplicity 
There is another advantage, which I consider ed that lhe mouths of several of my sheep seemed to be disease can be applied by any person, and is well stead > Walton. The Society is in a flourishing and apparent durability. The work it is said to be 
worth the money expended, viz., the water dis- S ° rC ' A sma11 ’ inflame d-looking spot, about one-fourth 
charged at the mouth of the drains gives permanent T* ta f . dia “ cter ’ Was fi '7 no , tic f d ’ and in a few da >' s 
, s , p ... V . the entlrc h P s were affected, being much swelled, 
vatei to four fields, which every farmer knows the W hat is the disease? Is it ever fatal? What is the 
x alue of in dry weather. My drains have not cause and cure ?—C. J. B., Mercer Co., Penn., 1859. 
worthy of trial. 
An Item in Neat Fan 
aie o give abundance of water for my stock in The d i sea se is known as “Sore Mouth.” We some prett > _ g° od ones . of putting logs, brush, dent — T. II. Austin, of New Haven; Secretary- Good Sueei) AND G Prices—I n the market 
“ (1 ^ seasons - All my experience in draining read of one flock, numbering 800, which lost 40 in stumps, &c., &c., into the nearest branch or gully Andrew Johnson, of Mexico; Treasurer — L. H. rt of the A i bany Journal we read “J B 
o er fields has been equally satisfactory with the iess than three weeks. The cause is supposed to in tbe field - Sometimes they are put into the fence Conklin, of Mexico; Directors —John W. Lyon, of Ca0SBY brought in eight head fed by Wm Hal- 
tWdr ICan “ bC i, °?, e T' gGd upon / ar “ e f be irritating weeds in the hay fed to them. The corners. Now I protest against anything of the Constants; Clark D. Snell, of Mexico. An infor- L0CK) ofRush ^ Monroe Co, N. Y, which averaged 
!wtr g ’ ^ WGl1 aSdl 0ther 7°[ k ’ Shodd be application of tar to the mouth is said to be a cure. kind - Tbe J are an abomination to a real neat mal ballot was taken for Director to fill the proba- 240 pounds each-one weighed 268 pounds. They 
Burm urns C N Y ° ^ Hogs ’ lard aud sulpbur mixed and rub bed on is Birmcr - If cannot find time to burn them, as ble vacancy caused by the election of Mr. Earl to werefull b l 00 ded Cotswolds, 2 years and 8 months 
’ ” ’ • also effectual. they should be, then you better make them into the Presidency, which resulted in the choice of 0 ld; purchased by McGraw at §25 per head.” 
- ’ piles, or heaps in the field, and plow around them; Carlton Marks, of Sandy Creek. On motion it was 
COST OF MAKING PORK.—ARITHMETIC. Will Keeping Sheep Pay? —I have a small for after awhile you will get tired of going around resolved, that the next Annual Fair of the Society ... , ^ . 
- flock of sheep which pay me well. There are six them so often and will set them on fire. Better be held on the 13th, 14th and 15th of Sept, 1859. . NI0 ^ - G - AXI) xECHanics lOdETi ie m 
The N. Y. Tribune has recently been inquiring: ewes in one yard which sheared, on the average, dig pits, like thc Florida man, aud bury them - - Agricultural and Mechanics Association of Ridge- 
-“ knows how much corn it takes to make a five pounds of wool a head,-sold in market for 40 Some men suffer bushes, briei4 and weeds to grow AlBANY C ° UNTY Ag ' SociETY.-The Society held w«iy and Shelby, Or eans Co, held its first Annua 
pound of pork ?” A correspondent essayed to take cents a pound, a total of §12. They raised nine along the branches and thus form a crooked hor- lts Annual Meeting on the 12th inst. The follow- Mwtang on tilts 4th inst, and chose then next 
up the glove thus thrown down; whereupon the lambs which sold for §1 75 per head-making rible looking hedge, a fit harbor for snakes frogs in S officers were elected :-President-W*. Hurst; Boardl of Officers, as follows:- President-U ezz- 
Tribune pronounces his calculations partly guess $15 75. Total wool and lambs, §27 75-averaging minks and other varmints. Cleanout those’places Vice - Preddent - Bichard Kimmey; Secretary- J. kiah Bowen Jr; Vice-Prestdenb-J evemiah Lree- 
worh. It is too true that guess work often rules in $4 02*. My sheep are fed on good clover ha/and when you are not tending your crops S' ^ T ™™rer-H L. Emery; Directors- man; Bee Secretary-Cor Sen- 
anriculture when “fiemrea tlini wnn’t. enrn-«tniL-a wRi, o u... __ . ,, 1 . John Cutler, Josenh Hilton. A resolution was retary —E.F.Brown; Treasuiei Geo 1. Anthony, 
Says a correspondent of thc Valley Farmer, Mexico, Jan. 12th, and elected the following officers: 
there is a slovenly practice among farmers, and President — Orin R. Earl, Sandy Creek; Vice-Presi- 
condition, having about §400 in the treasury. capable of performing is truly wonderful, and as 
-- the mill combines the advantages and excellent 
Osn ego Co. Ag. Society.— This Society met at f ea t ures already named, it will, we think, prove of 
Mexico, Jan. 12th, and elected the following officers: great value to the farming community. 
The disease is known as “Sore Mouth.’ 
Good Sheep and Good Prices. —In the market 
report of the Albany Journal we read, “J. B. 
' uppucuuon oi tar xo me mourn is said to De a 
T Turn T f C Ti m T n eT t0 be profitable - Hogs’lard and sulphur mixed and rubbed 
Burnt IH lls, Sar. Co, N. Y, 1859. _ J. \v. als o effectual . 
COST OF MAKING PORK. —ARITHMETIC. Will Keeping Sheep Pay ?— I have a i 
resuivuu, tiiai me next. Annual pan oi me oocieiy TT . , c , TT • 
i i ii ii ion, . Union Ag. and Mechanics Society. —The Union 
be held on the 13th, 14th and 15th of Sept, 18o9. . . ., , , ... , . , , . ,. r , 
Agricultural and Mechanics Association ot Ridge- 
Albany County Ag. Society.— The Society held wa y and Shelby, Orleans Co, held its first Annual 
its Annual Meeting on the 12th inst. The follow- Meeting on the 4th inst, and chose their next 
ing officers were elected :— President —Wm. IIurst; 
Vice-President- —Richard Kimmey; Secretary —J. 
C. Cuyler; Treasurer —H. L. Emery; Directors — 
Board of Officers, as follows:— President — IIezk- 
kiah Bowen, Jr.; Vice-President —Jeremiah Free¬ 
man ; llec. Secretary —Charles E. Ryan; Cor. Sec- 
that his success was largely owing to the constant of these ewes (a buck now) which sheared, when 
application of arithmetic to all of his operations, two years old, 8 lbs. 2 oz. washed wool, worth 42 
grass grows most luxuriantly. A strip of meadow 
will catch the rich soil that washes from the adja- 
York State Agricultural Society, ought, in justice 
and rotation, to be held at Albany.” 
iS th i at aritbm 1 iC iS / n imp0rtan ! aidt0 C r tS a P T d ' 1 ' Vimt t0 bCar fr0m 0thGrS 0u tbG ceut aR d prevent it from being lost to the' Brookfield Ag. Soci^v.-At the Annual Meet 
Meeting of this Society was held at Conneautville, 
on the 3d inst. Officers elected : — President — 
Jesse Smith;. Vice-Presidents — C. B. Power, 
+7,- „ , J , , „ -— - r .v.,v...v lu D 1C 17KUUW1J11.D Jib. OUUET1. PLD IUU .AIIIUKU iUeCl- JESSE OM1TU 7 ICV - J. /is KU/US V.. XJ. 
5 rishtful owner. This is much bettor than to tr, to ing of .his Society, hold Jan. 11 th, thc following Freedom Lord,>r„ Dayton Sigler; Scentary- 
farmer wo Id ft b ^ • l ap ? 16 ’ ‘ ’’ raise corn in the bends or crooks of the branches, persons were elected officers for 1859:— President — A. J. Mason ; Cor. Secretary —J. W. Patton; Treas- 
flisrleoeri in i t> , 4 7 7 c resa ® •*-*-*- wlici'e it is so difficult to plow, and infinitely better Warren DeLancy; Vice-Presidents —Ele'azerBeebe, ure-r —Wm. Power; Executive Committee — A. P. 
disclosed to him But to return to the subject of Wherever you see a neat farm, be assured the than to have those ugly, crooked hedges. Brother Morgan L. Brown, Peleg Stanbro, Jr, Jerod Chees- Foster, Conneautville; W. D. Beatty, Vernon; 
veTrJe if n SUCklngpl f a manager is an economical man; where a farm is the farmer, I move that we repudiate such hedges, bro; Secretary — John T. G. Bailey; Treasurer- Calvin Gates, Beaver; J. C. Thayer, Pine; Audi- 
year ago last October for §9. They were fed on reverse, the manager is not an economist. Who’ll second the motion. C. Whitford; Directors- E. Conger, J. D. Clark. ^-Gilman Stanley. 
year ago last October for §9. 
