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ROCHESTER, N. Y.-FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1859. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
•AN ORIGINAL WEEKLY 
RURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
the hands of men called professional breeders. 
There have been many of these in this neighbor¬ 
hood within the last fifty jears. 
The late Thomas Bates, whose name was so 
well known in America, resided at Kirkleavington, 
near A arm. I was there a few days ago, and 
viewed with no little interest the locality so famous 
for the Dukes and Duchesses which the late pro¬ 
prietor regarded as the only true aristocracy of 
bhort-horns. But the glory of Kirkleavington 
has departed. Air. Bates, after a long career, has 
been gathered to his fathers; his relatives, who 
resided on his estate, have removed to distant 
places, and the rich pastures formerly grazed by 
the gay-colored and titled Short-horn, are occu¬ 
pied by stock of no pretensions. I am informed 
that very few animals descended entirely from Mr. 
Bates’ herd are now to be found in this section, 
or even in England—the reputation which they 
had acquired abroad being so much greater than 
that conceded to them at home that they have been 
permitted to leave the country. This will be 
partly understood in America, when it is remem¬ 
bered that not many years have elapsed since the 
public were told that there was only one herd (Mr. 
Comet, Albion, Ben, Pilot, Twin-brother-to-Ben, 
&c. lie has portraits (oil paintings, colored en¬ 
gravings, pencil sketches, &c.,) of some of the 
most celebrated animals of forty or fifty years 
since. They were evidently Due, though not equal 
in some of the points to which I have alluded, to 
the best of Air. Booth’s held. Indeed, to have 
effected the improvement irptho fore-quarter, must 
have required much skill and a great length of 
time. Air. Booth thinks the best short-horns of 
the present day are superior to those of fifty years 
since in quality of flesh. The breed had a tendency 
(as it generally has now,) to make fat and lean 
separately, the former sometimes overlying the 
latter in a mass. This defect has been consider¬ 
ably corrected in the best Yodern animals, which 
have not only greater thickness of meat, but a 
finer grain, and better mixture of fat and lean.— 
There is still plenty of room for improvement in 
these respects with most breeders, and it would 
be well if they would follow the proper examples 
which have been set before them. 
sympathies of a selfish world. He may believe, 
but he will never realize the truth of the lines, 
“ The friends that in our sunshine live, 
When summer’s gone and flown, 
And those that have but tears to give, 
May weep those tears alone.” 
Let him treasure up the useful lesson, so often 
taught, that “all is not gold that glitters,”learn to 
be content with his lot, for though his gains are 
not rapid, they are generally sure, and though he 
meets with losses they are neither great nor embar¬ 
rassing ; and above all, let us daily thank the Giver 
of all Good for the glorious promise that seed-time 
and harvest shall not fail. 
HICKOK’S KEYSTONE CIDER MILL. 
Though cider is far less popular, as a beverage, 
than it was “ long time ago ”— or even in the days 
of our youth, which was not so very long ago — it 
is still manufactured to a considerable extent, and 
ranks among the useful products and necessities 
of the country. Many like it sweet, (with or with¬ 
out a straw,) while some prefer it in the 1840 style 
rather “bard” or sour—and not a few people 
now traveling the down hill of life, retain their 
early habits by partaking of cider as a common 
beverage. It is also useful for so many other pur¬ 
poses—cooking, vinegar, etc.,—that it will not be 
likely to go entirely out of fashion or use so long 
as attainable. The science of making, preserving 
and using cider, is but imperfectly understood by 
the great mass of even those who use or consume 
it—but we do not now propose to discuss these 
points, as it is too early in the season. 
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THINGS TO BE AVOIDED. 
SEED-TIME AND HARVEST. 
Bates’) in England that could improve American 
stock—a statement promulgated with a pertinacity 
which has illustrated the adage, that “a lie-well 
stuck to, is as good as the truth.” 
Yesterday I had the pleasure of a visit to Warla- 
by, the residence of Richard Booth, Esq., the 
far-famed breeder of Short-horn cattle. I saw 
specimens of his herd at the Show of the Royal 
Agricultural Society at Chester, and of the York-, 
shire Society at Northallerton, last year, and Jjk 
tbfe former Society ai vV arwick, this year. J? 
examining these, I was struck with the superior 
excellence of some points over any other Short¬ 
horns I had ever seen. The principal of these 
points are the fineness of the shoulder-joint, the 
shape and fine match of the shoulder-blade to the 
chine, and the fullness of the first ribs—in a word, 
the perfection of what in sheep is called the fore 
flank. As a breed, the Short-horn is prone to be 
defective at these points; their shoulders are apt 
to be protuberant, large and upright, with hollow 
crops and flat fore-ribs, giving coarse meat, much 
offal, and a narrow chest. The exception in the 
case of Mr. Booth’s cattle is very striking, several 
Now that some of our principal crops are 
gathered, and the husbandmen are agreeably dis¬ 
appointed at the fairness of the quality and abun- 
-and those still growing give 
upon “life’s troubled waters,” as, chart in hand, 
he endeavors to escape the hidden dangers that 
surround, presents a picture unsurpassed in the 
elements of moral sublimity and grandeur. Watch¬ 
ful of the causes producing misfortune, he aims at 
their avoidance, and, conscious of the integrity of 
his purpose, his “Labor of Life” marks a per¬ 
formance which will render the world and mankind 
better. Jhe principles we have mentioned exer- 
ci.se ih .V ...v..<> iafi■ --ce wpon ’Ve calli'lg ..if the 
farmer—their adoption is sure of the same bene¬ 
fits, and their rejection a3 imperative in its penal¬ 
ties—as in any occupation of the race. The Rural 
Press is the chart of the Agriculturist, and, though 
its imperfections are many and apparent, it carries 
a warning voice, pointing out the rocks where 
hopes and aspirations have met shipwreck. This 
is our purpose at the present, and if the range is 
of necessity circumscribed, it may suggest thought 
which, carried out in the minds of those tilling the 
soil, wili be productive of good works. 
A quaint writer recently remarked that “the 
prevailing disease among American farmers was a 
desire to sell out.” The forest bows beneath the 
sturdy strokes of the pioneer — the “log cabin” is 
erected, and the smoke curling heaven-ward gives 
signs of progress—for long years the struggle with 
privation is bravely contested—improvement is 
indelibly fixed upon the broad fields—peace and 
plenty at last sits at the farmer’s board, and we are 
almost led to exclaim, 
“ If there be an Elysium on earth it is this, ” 
when the home is too often exchanged for the 
dollar, and life is begun anew. This is, too fre¬ 
quently, the true view of American farm life—this 
is what renders our systems of culture so vague 
and uncertain. Contrast with the following item 
which we clip from the “Foreign Extracts” in a 
July issue of the Rural: —“Among the obituary 
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dance of the yield,- 
promise of a return seldom equaled,—now that the 
midge has ceased its ravages, the potato rot is feared 
no more, the voice of the grumblers is hushed, and 
all hearts are made^l^d at the prospect of peace 
and plenty, it is wt ind our readers 
K «• promise made vea^ nao,--a 
promise that has ne’TerTWU,—that “while the 
earth remaineth seed-time and harvest, cold and 
heat, and summer and winter, and day and night 
shall not cease.” 
The farmer has cause to rejoice in this glorious 
promise that he should never lack an opportunity 
to labor, and that the reward of his labor should 
never fail. 
RURAL LETTERS FROM EUROPE 
RY SMIpp'lD HOWARD 
Yorkshire; its Breeds of Horses, Cattle and Sheep-Soil, 
Crops, &c., — Bad Farming, poor Implements, and worse 
Vehicles — Short-horns and Irish Cattle in the Valley of 
the Tees—Professional Breeders —Kirkleavington, (resi¬ 
dence of the late Thomas Bates,) and its “titled” Short¬ 
horns—Mr. Booth’s Herd of Short-horns; its History and 
Superiority—Improvement of the Breed, &c. 
Tiiip.sk, Yorkshire, July 23, 1S59. 
This part of England is famous for horses—of 
coaching and hunting breeds, with a sprinkling of 
racers — Short-horn cattle and Leicester sheep. 
The land is generally good, and the crops often 
heavy, though the cultivation is not always of the 
best kind. I lately spent a day in riding through 
the country along the liver Tees, in York and 
Durham—that stream forming the boundary be¬ 
tween the two counties — and was quite surprised 
to find in that district, so celebrated for the fertility 
of its soil, the poorest farming I have seen in 
Our present purpose is merely to call the atten¬ 
tion of Rural readers to an improved machine or 
mih for making cider—the one above represented, 
known as “Hickok’s Patent Portable Keystone 
encouraging promise is on 
record for any other class in community. The 
merchant depends for success upon his foresight, 
care and diligence. Y r et reverses, sore and ruin¬ 
ous, often overtake him, which the wisest cannot 
foresee, nor the most diligent avert. His ships are 
lost—debtors fail—goods depreciate on his bands— 
speculations in which he hoped to reap a golden 
harvest prove his ruin. Not more than one in ten, 
it is said, even of those of fair ability, and who 
exercise ordinary good judgment, succeed in com¬ 
mercial life. Failure is no evidence of want of 
ability, for success is the reward of only the few, 
and many who are successful for a score of years, 
find themselves unexpectedly financially ruined— 
a calamity crushing in its effects, filling the soul 
that the patentee is confident “ there is no mill in 
market that will grind so fast or with so little 
power, nor is there any one that is made in a better 
or more perfect manner.” It is worked by horse, 
steam or hand-power, and when the apples are 
ground, a boy of fou. een years can easily press 
the pomace. The machine, when properly worked, 
is capable of making from 6 to 12 barrels of cider 
a day, with ease. One great advantage of this 
mill is, that a few gallons of cider may be made at 
anytime, for immediate use—or from one gallon to 
several barrels. It can also be used for pressing 
currants, cherries, berries, cheese, butter, lard and 
tallow. We therefore regard Hickok’s Mill as a 
useful and convenient “institution.” 
A PEEP INTO MODERN PHILOSOPHY.-No. II. 
his potatoes; some seasons are very dry, and oth¬ 
ers are excessively wet, and crops suffer—but these 
losses are only partial, and confined generally to 
one crop. The loss is one of anticipated profit and 
not of money expended—for under the most unfa¬ 
vorable circumstances, enough is usually raised to 
pay for the outlay of money and labor. Then the 
causes that affect his crops injures those of his 
neighbors also, and generally extend over a large 
district of country, and the natural consequence is 
an increase in price, which helps make up for the 
diminution in quantity. The loss may be incon¬ 
venient; indeed, it may be exceedingly annoying. 
It may prevent the prosecution of some cherished 
plan for underdraining—cause a delay of a year or 
two in building a new house, or a larger barn—pre¬ 
vent the adding of “ house to house and land to 
land’ ’—deprive the family of some desired luxuries; 
but it brings no crushing calamity that destroys 
hope, darkens a whole life, and causes the man, in 
science,—why all the fallacies with which it is now 
cumbered should not give place to facts, if those 
who compose the rank and file of the great pro¬ 
ducing army do but will that such change shall be 
effected. Each individual should have a portion in 
this occupation, throwing in his ray of intelligence, 
the aggregation of which shall cast light upon the 
dark places in our pilgrimage. Let us have the 
results of well-conducted experiments — not alone 
those terminating in pleasant and profitable returns, 
but those, also, which yielded neither gratification 
nor pecuniary reward. Thus, only, can we avoid 
the difficulties which environ ns, and walk abroad 
in a path everywhere marked with the manifesta¬ 
tions of prosperity. 
