irrelevant manifestations would excite a popular 
commotion that would throw a modern French 
Revolution into the shade. This growing accuracy 
of estimate, this delicacy of appreciation will rcn- 
TO KILL TICKS OH SHEEP. 
Eos. Bubal:— In your issue of the 10th ult., J. 
W. Salsbuby wishes to know a cure for Ticks on 
der it necessary to study adaptation and capabili- Sheep. Eountiful feeding and comfortable shelter 
ties. When people will no longer content them- is a great preventive, but it will not eradicale them 
selves with the second and third rate, producers after they have made a permanent settlement, and 
will find it convenient to put themselves into a it is an injury to the sheep to wash them in to- 
shape to supply the “ extra.” If people will have bacco water in cold weather, and at this season of 
fruit of delicate and exquisite flavor, the soil the year, the wool is too long for that operation; 
and climate which can supply that demand will be but Scotch snuff applied to the skin, whero the 
diligently sought out and consecrated to fruit ticks are located, will make them decamp immedi- 
growing. If dark bread will not do, the white, ately. Separate the wool carefully, lengthwise of 
plump, clear kernel will claim its proper place— the sheep, take the snuff with the thumb and 
the midge permitting—melons will take the rich, fingers and apply it on the skin, closing the wool 
sandy soils, and potatoes run'the guantlet—“elec- after it. If the Ticks are all over the body, apply 
tricity” on one side, and the “ bugs,” with their two or three rows on each side, (avoiding the 
coadjutors, on the other. 
back,) from head to tail; but if they are only loca- 
Dairying, too, has its domain. A difference of, ted on particular parts, apply it freely there, and 
say from three to ten cents per pound in the mar- they will soon decamp. If flie Ticks are very plenty, 
ket value of butter, is a financial consideration take time and do the work thoroughly. When sheep 
that men may disregard, while society and busi- are much infected with Ticks in the Spring, about 
ness are in a chrysalis state; but in process of two weeks after shearing they will leave the old 
time, facilities for making the best article will be sheep and go upon the lambs, then dip the lambs 
sought out and improved. Then the real dairy in tobacco water, and you get clear of the 
region will be known. Southern New York is ele- nuisances for a time.—W. G., Wheatland, N. Y. 
vated land, as any one may see by observing the 
course of the streams; these high lands arrest the 
floating vapor, and bring down the showers,— 
Messbs. Eds.: —In answer to Mr. Salsbuky’s in¬ 
quiry in the Rural of Feb. 19th, I would say that 
vegetation is fresh and sweet. White clover, the b * s rea "j demands some antidote at his 
delight of dairy-maids, is indigeneous. “Lime- | iands before warm weather comes, that the follow- 
stone and hard-water” — abominations in butter- *”S ma 3 be idied on as sure to kill every time .— 
making, according to A. B. Dickinson, Esq. — have bor one h uudred sheep, take six pounds good to- 
prudently kept themselves away. The bovine bacco, or its equivalent in poorer, say ten pounds, 
herd is not forced to elaborate sweet cream from stce P '*■> ( not boil,) in a number of waters until 
tad-poles and wigglers found in rain water cisterns tbe stlen gDi is all out, strain it through a fanning- 
and stagnant pools—the pure spring water has a seive, and add to it half a pail full of good 
perpetual flow — vegetation has not a rank over- f ' tron S * C J> and tm) quarts of salt. If your to- 
growth in the spring, as in some of the more bacco is S ood ’ and shce P not ver ? bad ’ il ma J do 
Southern latitudes, which remains dry and dead without the last two articles. Now for the opera- 
for the remainder of the year—in short, everything t, ' on ‘ ^ rovide yourself with two hands to hold 
conspires to make it a dairy region. As such it 3 01,1 sheep, by laying them down first on the side, 
will distinguish itself. n0 " ta ^ e an °^ d 4 ‘ n tea ’P ot > ai ’d commence pour- 
herd is not forced to elaborate sweet cream from 
tad-poles and wigglers found in rain water cisterns 
and stagnant pools—the pure spring water has a 
will distinguish itself. ica-poi, ana commence pour- 
Doubtless much remains to be done, but first of tbe wbo ' e ^ en S t, b of the sheep, by parting the 
all its inhabitants should appreciate their eminent '' °° b ta king care to so hold up the wool, and rub 
opportunities — knowing what their forte is, they ^ j n ’ as to bave it find its way nearly all over the 
should act accordingly. How to get a good crop skin, without losing yonr liquid in the wool. It 
of good grass is the first great consideration.— * s better to give a little time for it to run in than 
This will be treated in a subsequent article. 
to hasten the operation. Serve both sides as 
A judicious selection of dairy stock will next a b°'c, then stand the sheep up, and serve the back 
claim attention. I know, from actual observation * n * be same " a y, taking particular care not to miss 
and experience, that it is possible to get a large sup- * be s b°uldei , using about one to two quarts on 
ply of good milk from compact, symmetrical, easy to eacb ’ according to condition of Ticks, and size of 
keep, and good-to-look-at cows. We should give sbee P‘ One fl uait for lambs, if strong liquid and 
unremitting and assiduous attention to our dairy 
stock. A cow’s antecedents, like a President’s, 
should be all right. Sire and dam should be from 
properly applied, will cure, or rather, kill, the first 
time. As dipping in winter, with all the wool on, 
is rather laborious, and takes too much tobacco, 
good milking, healthy and thrifty stock, and no- ^ cotcb smid will prove good, but will not penc¬ 
illing else. Avoid, as you would pestilence, all ide e ' e h' > P a1 *' bke liquid tobacco. My flock of 
crosses with individuals and families that don’t * on S u00> bimbs I found were fast going, and on 
“ run to milk,” or are otherwise defective.. examination found them perfectly black with 
Barns, stables, and all requisite appendages ^' c ^ s very poor, and three already dead. I pre¬ 
should be provided after the best plans. High P aied myself as above, three days ago, and doc¬ 
keeping is the height of economy. Good pastures, toied tbem » and now' I find, whero the tobacco was 
good hay, (cut in season and carefully made,) wheat a PPbed, not one live Tick is to be seen, but all 
bran, corn and buckwheat meal, apples, roots, &c., 
should not be withheld especially in the spring.— 
Providence will bless in this as in other things, a 
diligent use of the means. —ii. t. n. 
THE APIARY-MANAGEMENT OF BEES. 
Eds. Rural:— Heartily do I endorse the sugges¬ 
tions of Mr. Benj. Summers in regard to wintering 
dead, not having had time even to escape. Three 
men will doctor, if they work lively, about ten per 
hour, and do it right. But I consider one ounce 
of prevention better than a pound of cure. Dip 
your lambs within one or two weeks after shearing, 
in tobacco water, when the Ticks will all be on 
them, and you will not have cause to doctor again, 
if properly cared for —that is, shelter, bedding, 
racks, water, and food sufficient. I close my' Sheep 
OAK SHINGLES.-THEIR DURABILITY. 
Eds. Rural:— In answer to Mr. Martin Smith, 
of Wheatland, N. Y., I will give a little of my ex¬ 
perience on this subject. I have been in Michigan 
most of the time since 1833, and for the greater 
portion of the time in Livingston county. I do not 
know where Mr. Smith’s friend could have lived in 
Michigan, for, as far as my knowledge extends, 
there is no place in this State where people are 
using oak shingles to any extent. In this section 
of the country oak shingles are worth $1 25, and 
pine $3 CO per thousand ; still, pine are used almost 
invariably for any thing of a decent building. I 
have one shed covered with pine, and another on 
which are oak, white wood, and black ash, and the 
latter is much the best of any except the pine. Mr. 
Smith’s friend says oak looks well. I wish he was 
here to take a look at the different kinds, as I think 
he never would go to New York State and make 
another such statement. I have a barn which has 
been built twenty years, and, during that period, it 
has been covered twice with oak. I covered one 
side with pine last summer, and intend to cover 
the other side with the same material next spring.— 
L. Hartsuff, Unadilla, Mich., 1859. 
Messrs. Eds :—Having noticed an inquiry rela¬ 
tive to oak shingles in a January' number of your 
Rural, I would say that they are not made like pine 
shingles. In the first place the timber is sawed off 
the required length — say eighteen inches long — 
then it is split into what is called bolts. These lat¬ 
ter are put into a large vat which is filled with 
steam and kept so until the wood is thoroughly 
steamed through. The bolts are then taken out 
and cut into shingles by IV machine for that pur¬ 
pose. The knife being concave-shaped, it, of course, 
cracks the shingles more or less in cutting, so that 
when exposed to the rays of the sun, (unless care 
be taken to lay' the cylindrical side up,) your roof 
has the appearance of a tile roof. At the best they 
don’t make a handsome roof; it is a very good one, 
however, but not equal to pine. The price of the 
oak is $1 50 per thousand, and for pine, §3 50. The 
pine is used by many here at these figures. — D. 
Ingraham, Hillsdale Co., Mich., 1859. 
Messrs. Eds. :—Concerning oak shingles, I would 
say, in this part of Michigan we think but very- 
little of them, although quite extensively used on 
account of the cost. Fine is much better, and pre¬ 
ferred by good judges of both, at about twice the 
cost of oak. Roofs that were put on 20 or 25 years 
ago, have had to be newly roofed once or twice 
since, and pine that was on at the same time 
stands good yet, and bids fair to stand the storms 
for ten or fifteen years to come.—Ii. W. N., Jack- 
son Co., Mich., 1859. 
Messrs. Eds.: —I noticed, in a January number 
of the Rural, an article from Martin Smith, of 
Wheatland, N. Y., stating he had been informed, 
by a resident of Michiganithat the people here 
were covering their destZ^mws with oak shingles. 
This may be so, but the q^HRs are rare. I have 
resided horo twelve j'<S ; lgRiii.d oak shingles 
used to some extent in tliiT^locality, but I have 
never known an instance where they were used on 
a building worthy a good roof. They are manu¬ 
factured, in some cases,-similar to pine, but there 
are different modes of laying them. I do not con¬ 
sider them worthy of further notice.—A. F. Field, 
Cohoctah, Mich., 1859. 
Rural Spirit of tig Press. Agricultural liliscctlanji. 
bees,—they are excellent so far as they go, and to m- . „ ' ■ .... „ 1 ~ . . v — 
neglect such precautions would certainly prove 1 i ^ S ^““Uon m the JliqUlHCS dlft 2nSU)CrS. 
neglect such precautions would certainly prove perusal of such articles as Mr . M . Adams > on 
fatal to the bees-but there is something more Gravd Roads _ a much nceded rofo also Mr . 
needed to winter bees successfully in this locality', r, w __„> „ e T i t 
J G. W. Ihomas expose of the Jack Lantern, or, as 
I have never lost bees to any extent from tbe , „ _ , , . . 
, . , J , he calls them, Standard bearers in Agriculture. — 
causes he wishes bee-keepers to guard against— 7 n t> 7 , . 7) , 7 , r , r 
, . . , , , ° , I). R. Prindle, Bast Bethany, N. }., 1859. 
have never used thin boards for hives, (never less __ 
than 1 inch to 1 % thick,) but can see no difference Messrs. Eds.:—J. W. Salsbury, wishes to know 
in favor of thick boards—neither can I see the through the Rural, how to get rid of Ticks on 
philosophy of thick stuff to prevent the changes in Sheep. I will state what I believe to be an easy 
atmospheric temperature affecting the bees. Ac- and sure remedy to dispose of Ticks on Sheep, and 
cording to this reasoning, the thicker the stuff effectually destroy Lice on Cattle. I have for 
used for hives, the better—and, also, if so thick many years, been in the habit of keeping on hand 
that atmospheric changes would not be felt at all, through the fall, and winter, a full supply of salt 
would be perfectly useless to the bees, and they and sulphur where my stock could have free access 
w-ould perish from confinement. to it at all times. I take three parts salt to one of 
Something else is wanting to the successful sulphur. Now, if J. W. Salsbury will let his 
wintering bees here. If some plan could be de- lambs have a full supply at all times, my word for 
vised to keep bees in their hives in a cool and dry it, the Ticks will very soon take up their line of 
temperature—say from November 1st to May 1st— march, and will not return as long as the stock is 
would be the thing. I have tried various plans, cared for in this way. The sulphur works in the 
but with unsatisfactory results—such as burying blood of the animal, and is a great preventive of 
them like potatoes, but the combs will mold, being many fatal diseases to which our domestic ani- 
too damp—putting them in the cellar—and by con- mals are heir. The above preparation is also good 
structing a building, the walls of which were filled for horses. I have been a farmer for the last 
in with spent tan-bark. All these have failed. 
twenty years, and have been possessor of all the 
The mere having abundance of honey to winter above named animals, and to the best of my recol- 
the bees through is not sufficient, for swarms that lection, have had no Ticks, or diseased animals._ 
have a great surplus of honey in the spring, do not Avert Williams, New Berlin Centre, N. V, 1859. 
do any better, or swarm earlier, than those that _ t , t _ 
have barely enough honey to carry them through. 
They want protection from our raw, cold, backward 
spring months, which deplete their numbers 
FEEDING ROOTS IN WINTER. 
Farmers very generally declaim against feeding 
seriously, thereby retarding swarming until so late roots in winter to their farm stock. What few 
that the young swarms cannot possibly make comb they raise are generally hurried off to market in 
and gather honey enough to winter upon. Now, the fall, or fed out without stint or measure until 
under this state of things, how can bees be kept all are out of the way. In our long, severe winters 
successfully and profitably ? Can any one suggest stock need the best of care in order to hold their 
a remedy through the Rural?— if so, they will own, to say nothing of keeping them growing, or 
oblige others, as well as T. L. from losing flesh. So long kept confined without 
Apiary Cottage, Cat. Co., N. V., 1859. green food, their digestion becomes impaired, and 
„ 7 costiveness, or an unhealthy looseness, is liable 
Cost of Draining in Ontario County. - At the to attack them in turn . Horses, sheep, and cattle, 
winter meeting of the Ontario Co^Ag. Society, the suffer f r0 m these causes, and it is no uncommon 
competitors for premiums on Draining were to thing in winter to find it evidenced by the thin 
report. Two premiums were offered “for the great- and soft> 0I . hard and character of the d 
est number of rods of tile or stone drains put down pings of different anima i s . 
in the year 1858, said drains to be not less than „» „„„„„ * 7 . , . „ 
. j , ’ . , , „ . . In all such cases the stock are suffering for some 
two and one-half feet deep. The successful per- ? 
,. r , 1 „ c, . ,,, mod, ottering a closer substitute to their natural 
sons were Wm. Johnson of Seneca, and Thomas „„„ _-o * ^ _ 
m on i m T i -j/.a/ j i • one—fresh grass. Roots should at this time be 
Tufts, of Gorham. Mr. J. laid 604 rods of drains, e ... 
, . . ’ fed “as a medicine,” if for nothing more. The 
two inch tile, at a cost of 31)/ cents per rod; and r 
, - , . „ . . , ... ’ change in the appearance of a herd with a good 
144 rods of drains, of six inch tile, costing 70 cen s supply of root even once 01 . twico each wee \ in 
per rod These drains were put on nine and a ha f mid . wintei , from , hat , esented when without 
acres of land Mr T put down 500 rods- ,000 tile them> furnishes to all who try the experiment suf- 
were one and one-half inch; the balance of the tile ficient evidence of their value 
were 2 inch. There were some few rods of stone We are quite confldent that all stock can be win . 
ciiains. 1 lie tile drains cost 2S cents per rod, and tered more cheaply when supplied with roots, than 
the stone drains cost 37)^ cents per rod. without them. The coarser the food of the herd, 
--the greater the necessity of roots, and when cattle 
A small firm, well tilled and manured, will give ^ ° rg f S need 
i -ii .. , , the assistance of green food in this form far more 
more profit than a large one with the same labor than when fed on fine hay or other forage, 
and amount of fertilizing material. Niagara Co., N. Y., 1859. II. 
Will a large pine cistern tub, sunk in ground, and 
fitted for filtering by packing one side of the partition, 
with charcoal and sand, (as directed in the Rural,) 
preserve the water fit for table use ? Will said filtering 
materials harden the water in any degree so as to unfit 
it for washing?—A Canadian Reader. 
The filtering material will not harden the water 
the least. For a while the water will be much 
softer than unfiltered water, in consequence of the 
small quantity of wood ashes that will be in the - 
charcoal. This might be prevented by washing the 
coal. If the filter was well made the water would 
be fit for use, but for furnishing water for table use 
we would prefer a small filter that, in addition to 
the packing, would hold two or three buckets of 
water. Anything out of order would be noticed 
immediately, and cleaning or re-packing would be 
but very little trouble. It might be placed in a 
good clean cellar, or any other convenient position. 
Blue and. Bted Xnlr. 
Will you, or some of the numerous readers of the 
Rural, please give me a good recipe for making Red 
Ink, and also Blue ?—C., New York, 1859. 
For Blue Ink, dissolve indigo in oil of vitriol 
and add water until you have the shade of color 
required. Then add as much potash, or soda, as 
the liquid will bear without injury to its color.— 
Another method is to mix in a glass bottle one 
ounce of powdered Prussian blue with two ounces 
of muriatic acid. Let it stand 24 hours, then 
dilute with water, and it is ready for use. There 
are a dozen methods of making Bed Ink, differing 
but little. In fact, ink of any color may be made 
from strong decoctions of the ingredients used in 
dying, mixed with a little alum and gum arabic.— 
The following makes a very good red ink. Stale 
beer, or vinegar, 1 pint; cochineal, bruised, 1 
dram; gum arabic 1 ounce; ground Brazil 2 ounces; 
alum 2 ounces; boil moderately for three or four 
hours and strain. 
Hungarian Grass Seed. —( W. L. L., Sharon 
Spa, N. Y.) —The nature of Hungarian Grass is 
not understood by many who ask questions.— 
Though called a grass, it is more of the nature of 
Millet in its growth and appearance. It cannot, 
therefore, be sown on winter wheat or barley, or 
spring grain. It needs a good soil, and clean, to 
insure a crop. It is generally sown broadcast, but 
we think would do full as well drilled in. A bu¬ 
shel will sow about three acres. Seed can be ob¬ 
tained of the seed-dealers in this city at $5 per 
bushel. 
Tobacco. — (A. It, Williamsville, JY. Y.) —The 
information needed about this crop, you will find 
in the Rural of February 2 Gth. The Osage Orange, 
all things considered, is the best plant for a hedge 
fence, we know of. 
Elrects of Temperatuve on Wool. 
From an article on this subject in the American 
Stock Journal, we make the following extract:— 
“Of all our domestic animals, perhaps none more 
speedily adapts itself to a change of climate than 
the sheep. As a wool-bearing anima’, its natural 
habitat seems to be a temperate climate, and it is 
a noticeable fact that the culture of fine wool has 
been pursued with little success in latitudes where 
the temperature is either extremely hot or cold.— 
Extreme cold tends to check the secretion of the 
oily substance which furnishes the principal nour¬ 
ishment to the fibres of wool, and also keeps it in 
a soft and pliant condition. Extreme heat also in¬ 
jures the quality of the wool, by tending to promote 
excessive evaporation, and thus rendering the fibre 
harsh and brittle. Every breeder of fine-wooled 
sheep, must have noticed that immediately after 
shearing, the wool remaining upon the sheep be¬ 
comes harsh, dry and stiff. This is owing to the 
exposure of the skin to the sun and wind, which 
renders it hard and dry, thus nearly closing the 
glands which secrete the yolk or oily matter, that 
is so necessary to the healthy growth and condition 
of the wool. 
All successful breeders of fine-wooled sheep very 
well understand the importance of protecting them 
from the sudden changes of temperature so com¬ 
mon in onr variable climate; but a large majority 
of farmers seem to have only a faint idea of the 
importance of this ; and very many appear to ima¬ 
gine that an abundance of hay fed at the stack in 
the open meadow with a little grain, is all that is 
required. It is true that sheep, by liberal feeding, 
may be kept in fair condition without shelter, but 
although the condition of the carcass be maintained, 
and the animal appear thrifty, the quality of the 
fleece will most certainly deteriorate. This will in 
many cases account for the want of success which 
has followed the attempts of some farmers to grow 
fine wool. They have, perhaps, procured breeding 
animals of superior quality, and kept them in high 
condition, confidently expecting that they will be 
able to show a better clip of wool than their neigh¬ 
bors. But their sheep miss the dry yards and 
warm shelter provided for them by him,who bred 
them, and within two years, yes, within a twelve¬ 
month, the purchaser finds that the peculiar fine¬ 
ness and softness of the fleece has gone, and he per¬ 
haps fancies there was some trickery on the part of 
the seller, by which he was deceived, and that the 
wool was never, in fact, as good as he thought it. 
Farmers who have any reason to believe that they 
have been imposed upon in this way, or who think 
that the quality of their wool is deteriorating, will 
do well to visit the flock of some more successful 
breeder, and if they find the care and management 
of the latter differs in any material respect from 
their own, it is but reasonable to suspect that their 
own is wronsr.” 
G-oocI vs. 13acl Bi’eeds of Hogs. 
Tiie editor of the Valley Farmer knows what a 
good porker is “at sight”—never waiting for his 
demise and visit to the pork-barrel—and converses 
as powerfully on porcine matters as some men 
“ talk horse.” Hear him:—“ Reader, did you ever 
see a slioat while rooting, kick up every time he 
bored his nose into the ground, as if trying to stand 
on his head? If so, don’t buy him; lie will not 
prove a profitable feeder. We might call this a 
sub-soil variety. Did you ever see a hog that 
would grab an ear of corn and run a quarter of a 
mile before he would stop to eat? If so, beware. 
We will place such in the same category, and for 
the sake of distinction we will call them Elm peel¬ 
ers. Did you ever sec a tall, slab-sided, long- 
legged, razor-backed breed that were always hun¬ 
gry, and when opportunity required, would climb 
up to where the rails in the fence were some dis¬ 
tance apart, and then either slip through a crack or 
throw off a few rails and jump over? If so, don’t 
purchase unless you arc a small farmer and can’t 
possibly build corn-cribs. We might, perhaps, call 
these free-soilers, else barn-burners. Did you ever 
see a slim, dead-alive kind of thing, that would get 
so poor as to be obliged to trot before and canter 
behind when required to get up motion, and still 
not die; its eyes both coming out at the same hole, 
or at least so near it that the hog appeared cross¬ 
eyed? If so, let us pass the dismal picture and 
simply call them old-liners. All these breeds may 
may be described as follows:— Long ears, large, 
heavy heads, long and thick legs, a streak of lean 
underneath a thick grizzle, and that covered with 
a thick, tough hide, with abundance of bristles, 
and in fine a great amount of offal of every descrip¬ 
tion. 
Such animals have no thriftiness, no capacity to 
fatten, and very little about them that is digestible 
after they are killed. Pick for a hog with a small, 
clean head, rather small bone, body low to the 
ground, long and square; ham3 full and round, 
disposition quiet and pleasant. Such a hog will 
always ensure a good return. If you can come 
across such hogs, whether called Berkshire, Wo¬ 
burn, Suffolk, Grazier, or what not, get some and 
try them. They will not disappoint you. A word 
to the wise is sufficient. 
Oats—How Maxell Seed to tlie Acre ? 
The Massachusetts Board of Agriculture tried 
the following experiment at the State Farm at 
Westborough. Five acres were marked out, 
treated alike, and sowed to oats broadcast. Four 
received 100 pounds of plaster to the acre; the 
fifth none. They were sown with various quan¬ 
tities of seed, April 27th and 28th, harvested July 
28th, and threshed Sept. 3d, with the following 
results: 
No. 1 sowed with 5 bushels, yielded 42 bushels. 
No. 2 “ “4 “ “ 35 % “ 
No. 3 “ “8 “ “ 40 “ 
No. 4 “ “2 “ “ 26X “ 
The acre not plastered yielded 20 y, bushels. The 
grain on all the lots weighed about twenty-eight 
pounds to the bushel, except lot No. 1, on which 
both grain and straw were lightest. This shows 
greatly in favor of three bushels on land of good 
quality. 
The advent of March should be met with notes 
of preparation for the Summer Campaign. “Al¬ 
ways ready” is the motto for up-to-time Farmers. 
An Agricultural Bureau has been established in 
Mississippi, by the Legislature. 
State Fairs for 1859.— New York, at Albany, Oct. 
4th to 7th inclusive. Ohio, at Zanesville, Sept. 20lh— 
23d. Vermont, at Burlington, Sept. 13th—15. 
Tun Jefferson Co. Fair for 1859 is to be held on the 
Society’s Grounds, in Watertown, on the 21st and 22d of 
September. 
TnE Homestead Farm, advertised by Mr. Geo. Siief- 
fer, of Wheatland, is ono of the most valuable in llio 
Genesee Valley. 
TnE Locusts Comixo.— Dr. G. B. SMirn, of Baltimore, 
predicts the appearance of locusts, the present spring, 
in Virginia, Maryland, Nortli Carolina, Tennessee, 
Georgia and Mississippi. They belong to the tribo of 
thirteen and seventeen years locusts. 
Tiie South Countryman is the title of a new Agri¬ 
cultural monthly published at Marietta, Goo.—$1 per 
annum. C. W. Howard, Editor; W. H. Hunt, pub¬ 
lisher. No. 1 indicates zeal and energy in behalf of tlio 
cause of improvement at the South. 
American Stock Journal. —We have unintentionally 
neglected to state that what was the “ Vt. Stock Journal” 
is now issued in New York, under tlio above title, con¬ 
siderably enlarged and decidedly improved in appear- 
anco. I). C. Linsley continues as both editor and 
proprietor. Monthly—32 pages octavo—$1 per annum. 
Rushville Union Ag. Society.— Officers for 1859:— 
President— A. 8. Thomas, Potter. Vice-Presidents — 
W. B. Sabin, Gorham ; A. Foster, Potter; W. N. Perry, 
Middlesex. Pec. Sec'y —John Sayre, Potter. Cor. 
Sec'y —Geo. W. Stearns, Gorham. Treas.— Charles I). 
Castle, Potter. 
New Draining Plow.— The Journal of tho N. Y. 
State Ag. Society states that Hon. A. B. Dickinson, of 
Hornby, Steuben Co., exhibited a new Draining Plow 
at the recent Annual Mooting, which attracted much 
attention, and was fully explained, as to its operation, 
by Mr. D. It promises, in stiff clay soil, to reduce, very 
materially, the cost of drainage, and is within tho means 
of every farmer. 
TnE Labor of Bees. —We learn that M. Quinby, of 
St. Johnsville, N. Y., has sold to one dealer in New 
York city over 48,000 pounds of surplus or box honey 
during the past three years, all produced by his own 
and neighbors’ bees. In 1S56 lie sold 22,000, in 1857, 
8,000, and in 1S5S, IS,000 pounds. Tho area occupied 
by the bees was probably some ten or twelve miles 
square. This indicates what may be done in other 
places by giving bee cultivation proper attention. 
Spring-like. —Around Charleston, 9. C., tho orange 
trees are in blossom and the pea vines growing vigor¬ 
ously. In Niagara Co., N. Y., there arc swarms of 
grasshoppers—in tiie town of Cambria. A friend writes 
from Adrian, Mich., that the blue-birds appeared on the 
20th ult., and thinks “ those near bogs will soon hear 
bullfrogs.” Hereabouts everything indicates an early 
spring, there being little frost in tho earth and no ice 
in the Genesee River. 
Sales of Siiort-IIouxs. — Wo learn that Mr. o. x- 
Ward, of Lc Roy, has recently sold to R. F. Norris, of 
Sodus, a bull calf, “ Independence,” got by Mr. W.’a 
stock bull “ Kirkleavington, Jr.,” dam “ Fanny.” Also 
“ Fanny Kirk,” a heifer calf, got by “ Perfection,” out 
of “ Kitty Kirk.” These are said to be very promising 
animals, both received prizes at the Genesee Co. Fair, 
and sold at good prices. Mr. Ward has also sold to 
Abram Stocking, of York, a young bull, “ Governor,” 
(got by imported “ Governor,” dam “ Victoria,”) and 
two young cows, “ Kitty Kirk ” and “ Topsy.” 
Canada Crops fop. 1858.—The Secretary of the Bu¬ 
reau of Agriculture and Statistics, Wm. Button, Esq., 
derives tho following inferences from the Abstracts of 
Returns of the Crops of Lower and Upper Canada for 
185S:—1. Wheat crop of Canada about 25 per cent, be¬ 
low the yearly average. 2. Rye, barley and oats are a 
fair average. 3. Pea crop 10 per cent, above the ave¬ 
rage. 4. Potato crop about 25 per cent, deficient— 
quality excellent. 5. Indian corn much less cultivated 
than usual — but a small supply, about what will be 
required for domestic purposes. Upon the wholo thero 
is an improvement in the wheat crop from the previous 
year—the deficiency then being 31 per cent, from the 
general average. Potato crop also better than in 1857. 
Winter, Sec., in Central Michigan. —A recent letter 
from a subscriber in Calhoun Co., Mich., says:—“ So 
far our Winter has been extremely mild, with little 
snow; at present the ground is entirely bare, and tlio 
xveathermore like April than February. Farmers are 
busy making and repairing fences, hauling out manure, 
and otherwise preparing for an extensive and vigorous 
Spring campaign. The present high prices of all kinds 
of produce are a stimulus which will cause a great breadth 
(greater breadth than depth, I fear,) of land to bo sown 
and planted this year. A few well-to-do, but over- 
anxious-to-get-rich farmers, are leaving their friends 
and homes for the new El Dorado, Pike’s Peak, to 
‘drain’ (what does II. T. B. think of such draining?) 
its roekly slopes.” 
IIartland Ag. Society. —At the recent annual moot¬ 
ing of this excellent Town Society the following officers 
were elected for 1859:— President— Abner Kittredge. 
Vice-President— Ilenry Hoag. Secretary— J. C. Deuel. 
Treasurer —Peter Cooper. Directors —Geo. L. Ange- 
vine, Linus Spaulding, Jr. An eloquent Address was 
delivered by Hon. T. C. Flagler, of Lockport. 
Premiums Awarded.— Wo are requested to publish 
the awards of premiums at above meeting, as follows: 
A premium of $5 “ to the farmer cultivating not less 
than fifty acres, who has in use the greatest number 
of Farm Gates (in proportion to the number of acres ho 
cultivates,) at the closo of 1853,” was awarded to Curtis 
Root, who had seventeen gates on 75 acres cultivated. 
The 1st premium, of $3, “f6r the most satisfactory 
experiment in producing Sugar or Sirup from either the 
Sorghum or Imphee plant,” was awarded to Mead 
Atwater. We have received a sample of the sirup, 
which is superior; also Mr. A.’s statement for publication. 
The 1st premium, of $3, “ to the lady cultivating tho 
greatest number and variety of flowers (naming tho 
varieties) during the year 1S5S,” was awarded to Mrs. 
S. G. Root, whose list comprised 242 varieties. Mrs. 
Lutiif.r IIall cultivated over 200 varieties, Mrs. J. A. 
Gladding about 150, and several other ladies from 50 
to 100 varieties each. Very creditable competition. 
i [The above, and other prizes, (including $10 “ to the 
farmer cultivating not less than 50 acres, who shall plant 
tho greatest number of Fruit Trees—in proportion to 
acres cultivated—during the year 1859,”) were offered 
under the title of Moore's Premium List— the Editor of 
the Rural having delivered an Address at tho Annual 
Meeting of the Society in 1858, the charges for which 
were donated on condition of being awarded in such 
premiums as be should designate.] 
