noticed other similar cases. Now, do we really 
get a materially earlier ripening of the crop by 
early sowing? This question I would like to see 
discussed. 
ABOUT WINTERING STOCK.- CUT FEED. heads large and well filled-a good crop. But 
ABOUT WiH-UKCAJ._ ver y little attempt was made to raise winter wheat. 
Experience and observation unfold to view I know of but one field, and most of that was Killed 
Rural Spirit of tljc press. Agricultural Jilisccllanij. 
o' 0 'f Ijmosite natures. And in many cases by the June frost.. Some fields of winter rye were The whea t Midge in Canada. 
. mgs ‘ 1 _ , _• j _..„ met with the same fate. Bariev and T _•_ j 
Wheat raising, to a majority of cultivators, is a jj".“ “Mothers. We prize virtue, when wit- oats are fair averagecrops-oats were quite exten- regideg near Pon H ’ ope> C . w., writes to the To- ^ ___„„„„_ 
precarious business. Understand, I do not say this BesgjD „ manifestations of vice. It may be thought sively sown. Potatoes never looked better; de- ronto ( un der date of Aug. 4th) as follows:— From this we infer that the parties interested are either 
is necessarily so. There are Scy lias and Carybdis. ^ jg ^ ^ necessary : that goodness and de- spite the frost, which “laid them low,” they are <( j wifeb tQ ayad myge |f 0 f a 8ma ll space in your disappointed in the result, or are opposed to imparting 
d iust We learn wisdom from the sown, but met with the same fate. Barley and 
Tns Dayton Wheat.— Though this variety of wheat 
has been grown by quite a number of farmers in this 
Mr. John Wade, an experienced farmer who and Genesee counties the past year, not one, so far as 
3es near Port Hope, C. W., writes to the To- we are uware> ba8 reported the result for publication! 
In steeling clear of one we are liable to swamp on - t wigdon , and foolishness, need not always very thrifty, and will probably, if the blight does wide)y circo i !ltec j| pa per, to say a few words 
the other. If we sow early we risk the liability oi & gtate of co-partnership, from necessity, not appear, (it has not yet,) be a good crop. tbe wheat mi d ge (Cecidomyia Tritica.) Prof. 
about information for the benefit of their fellow cultivators. 
We had hoped to give, ere seeding time, some definite 
an attack of the “fly”—an enemy to be dreaded as ® a Theological question, which at pres- The corn prospectlooks rather dubious. Nothing essay, did me the honor to notice a reports from reliable sources, as to yield, quality, & a , 
_...V ... xu„ from their ©Derations But this 18 a T . ’ an ^l.mnrdd.narv fall will insure anything __a but have thus far received nothing defimte on those 
much as the midge, judging from their operations “ mean tQ digcusS- it is true wisdom short of an extraordinary fall will insure anything communicat i on [ addressed to the Canadian Agri- 
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in this locality. If we sow early we are liable to ^ fitg by the fo i lies 0 f others, and which, by of a crop, and even then not an average one by mUurist in September, 1856. Quo'ing a passage 
get too large a growth in the fall, rendering the a ri bt nse 0 f just means, creates a good far. Many pieces were plowed up and sowed with from that i etter wltb re gard to the wheat midge, I 
get too large a grow j > f making a right use of just mea—, « ,/ * - - ,, rn i .—-..o ~ • closing mis paper ior tut? pi wo; **c» uweirom 
crop more easily affected by the contmgenci instead of perpetuating an evil. buckwheat, which looks very we g stated at that time ‘ that the Fife wheat is now as EjIsnA Harmon, Esq., of Wheatland, relative to hie 
winter—smothering, winter-killing, heaving, etc., above 8a ge and exceedingly philosophical thing; now and then a piece, however, near y g 0od a f ter being sown seven years as it was at crop 0 f Dayton wheat—and also a letter addressed to 
— contingencies which may never arise in some remarkg( owe tb eir existence to a few reflections destroyed by grasshoppers. If tbe fall is favora- firg ^ witbout the least sign or vestige of failure, in hitn by an experienced miller of that town, Mr. Ui RAM 
localities, or when ground is properly prepared by C0DGein j’ u ^ the shortness (in this vicinity,) of the ble, a good crop may be expected. Lovers of any s h ape except from Weevil: and to know that Smith. We quote Mr. Harmon’s note, as follows :-«i 
points. 
— After the above paragraph was in type (and while 
closing this paper for the press) we received a note from 
Elisha Harmon, Esq., of Wheatland, relative to his 
crop of Dayton wheat—and also a letter addressed to 
draining, etc. But we are considering the oi dinary 
processes of cultivation. 
concerning the shortness (in this vicinity,) of the ble, a good crop may be expected. Lovers of any shape except fron , Weevil: and to know that Smith. We quote Mr. Harmon’s note, as follows:-«i 
nrnss cron^ and the difficulty which some farmers buckwheat “slap-jacks” and maple molasses may you can be 8ure 0 f a crop of wheat sown as late as am now threshing my Dayton wheat. After making a 
O r> . .. ... O_ e ..c .i 1 foodinir to their heart’s, or . . _ . . . -.i Hndnetlnn for the damage done bv frost 
- will experience in --„- - - --.-^ 
know two wealthy farmers, owning adjoining them increage d their stock last spring by raising rather stomach’s content, upon their lavonte diet. gpeck of rugt> and yieId 20 t0 30 bushels an acre, 
wintering their cattle. Some of safely calculate upon feasting, to their heart’s, or 10tb of j une and t0 fig an d ripen without a reasonable deduction for the damage done by frost, 
mm r 1 _ " t _Ll.l. S n ♦ V. ill JlYmOTlf tllDHG WnO hftm(l(l llUrVl'Ol U 
(which in the judgment of those who helped harvest it 
was from one-fourth to one-third,) I now think that I 
shall get from twenty-fivo to thirty bushels per acre- 
farms, who summer-fallowed each a field—adjoin- and buying, and now find themselves with more Speaking of grasshoppers — Oh, what hosts, i8 8CarC elj a consideration.’ shallgetfrorntwenty-fivotothlrtybushelsperaore- 
ing fields—and sowed to wheat. One sowed the t b aD they can keep— as, with many, only half the myriads, legions there are of them! Why, «<^y ba t I stated in 1856 with a considerable while my neighbors’ fields adjoining mine, that were 
last week in August, and reaped a miserable crop. usua j crop of hay was secuied. Barley straw has Xerxes’ army was nothing compared to them; degree of confidence, has been, I rejoice to say, good summer fallows, of other kinds of wheat, will not 
The other, though fully ready, waited until the b(M;n emp batically shorthand what the oat crop and they are so perfectly lawless and ill-mannered ^ borne out by three years more experience.— turn over fifteen, and very few crops in this town will 
15th of September. The last reaped an excellent w - u be in thi8 respec t, cannot be stated, exactly.- _ Bte pping or hopping right in before the cattle, ^ wh&t j wou , d uk0 tQ bri[Jg before tho public average more than that-some fields less than ten. I 
15th of September. The last reaped an excellent w jjj be in tbi8 respc ct, cannot be stated, exactly. 
September last. He has just threshed his crop, any ver y great cause of alarm, providing the right eve n May-weeds and tansy are levied upon to sat- jq days; aad that Fall wheat which has 
and obtained ten bushels per acre. He ascribes tb j n g j s done in the right way. And here let me j s f y the cravings of their voracious appetites. gbot be f ore tb e 25th of Juue, has for a'l this time 
his loss to early sowing. These, it will be said, gay tbat j am no t giving your readers tbe benefit ^y e arc j n hopes that lice, cholera, plague, or epi- com p arat ; ve | y egcape d; while both Fall and Spring 
are isolated cases. I could name many more. 0 f a new discovery, but only urging upon their at- d emic of some kind will attack them, and thin wheat st)00 ti n g between the 25th of June and the 
Still they do not make a case. They simply make tent ; cn an 0 i d and valued one, that has been tried their ranks, if not completely destroy them. ^ j u | batj been more or | es s injured; and 
have been introduced hero lately. The extreme warm 
weather, and frequent showers duriDg our harvest, 
shot before the 25th of Juue, has for a'l this time gnmewhat injured the color.”-In his letter to Mr. 
comparatively escaped ; while both Fall and Spring Harmon, Mr. Smith says:— “I am much pleased wish 
wheat shooting between the 25th of June and the the sample of Dayton wheat which I roceivcd from 
7th of July, has been more or less injured; and you. I noticed it when passing yonr fields, just before 
indication. But as far as my experience and in tbe balances and found to be all it was repre- of killing off woodchucks short then t h 0 Spring wboat coming in after that time harvest-tbat it was earlier than any other variety. I 
,_ _ la T-oihor , ^ _is tueiG uu v* ajf t, . _ F6 o at. the rmalitv is much better than anv of 
observation have gone, early sowing is rather sented . This right thing is, a practice of cutting of hunting and shooting, or trapping them ? Csn has escaped the midge. 
i__Dm Koaf iimA t.nkinfr one sea- i_nmdimia nuH miYinfr there* & » v 
hazardous, aud that the best time, taking one sea- j ia y straw in fine portions, and mixing there- 
sin with another, and considering all the exigen- with gu ffi c ient quantities of meal to insure its con- 
not a way of poisoning them be devised that will „ j will nQW giye you t h e reS ult of my observa- that u J g qult0 a8 whit o a s the Soules was when first 
accomplish the object? It seems to me there ^ons for the present season, in this vicinity. The ra ( 9e d here. If I am not very much mistaken it will 
might. Will some one answer? They are a ra ; d ge was first perceived on the wng on the 27 th make double extra Genesee Flour, and if so it will be 
am satisfied that the quality is much better than any of 
tho early varieties that have been grown hero. I thiDlc 
ciei of the crop, will be found from the 15th to the gump tion. Observation has led me to feel a con 
20th o f September. Farmers, what say you ? 
Goru)ma,ShiawnseeCo.,Mich. G. M. Reynolds, 
A . J nm UligUk. ~~~ -- - midge was ursi. [»eiueivcu UU uuo H-Ug wix umho uuuvmi CAVIUUVUVOW --- 
viction of the practicability, economy ana wtsao grgat annoyanceto uswholive on theriver bottom. Jud0j aQd in that shape till tho 7th of July. All a valuable kind of wheat, both for farmers and millers, 
of such a practice. It should be adopted into te - WiU win ' ter bar i ey . ( a ft cr heading out and being whea ’ t in head be f ore ‘the 27th of June, was not and I hope to sec 
details of Agricultural Economy, and every tarmer bjr fte fro8t> the n heading out again and much . • red . while all which sho t between the ern New York.” 
should realize the necessity of cutting his hay, as harvegtedi be good for geed ? Will it be as good 2?th of June and the 7th of Ju | y> ha8 muc h of the 
well as cutting his grass. . as of the first heading? We have a piece which t ia it _ A ne ,g bbor ha3 a fieid of Club 
head before the 27th of Juno, was not and I hope to see it very generally cultivated in West- 
THE OF SOWING WINTER WHEAT. 
- well as cutting his grass. # as of the first heading? We have a piece which 
Mr. Moore :— You wished to know why I was In speaking to some farmers concerning this ^ killed, about a quarter of which again 
opposed*9 early sowing of wheat, and I shall en- subject, I have been met by the same antiquated headed out and ma t^ re d ; heads rather short., but 
deavor t? make you understand. When I sow ejaculation which has sought to kill so many valu- very to i erab ly plump. Some Rural correspondent 
early, on iich land, and we have a growing Autumn, able improvements —“ It won’t Pay.” 0! how te n s 0 f eow i D g spring barley in the fall; I would 
I have ofteu found the main stalk and many of the this exclamation, like tbe embodied ghost of old like tQ bear more upon that subject. J. s. m. 
strongest .’hoots had formed the first or upper logyism, throws its chilling, death-like influence j>jn mor e, N. Y., Aug. 11,1850. 
joint and at embryo ear formed also; and when around the form of investigation, and prevents the - -- 
we have a xery hard winter (say the thermometer introduction of tried benefits. I had an oppor- SEEDING TO GRASS. 
sometimesP° m 12 to 20° below zero,) those embryo tunity last winter of witnessing the operations of __ 
ears get k-Hed or frost-bitten so that the stalk a wont-pajite, and I am confident that in feeding r ur ae:—Y our correspondent of July 9th 
grows up small, like Timothy, only getting about forty head of cattle by the old process of scatter- w£mted ,- bt Qn tbe sub j ec t ot seeding to grass, 
i_ • i_x .„ j x ~ cr : end Hinru nvr>r his harn-vard and _ ... ..... i v __ • u n*.. 
maggot in it. A neighbor has a field of Club 
American Institute Fair. — The 81st Annual Fair 
of tho American Institute will be hold in the Palace 
rim* I have visited several fields in this neigh- November, to remove their articles from the promisee, 
bo. hood within the last two or three days. One Tao Managers announce that tho articles will be 
SEEDING TO GRASS. 
field sown on the 3d of May, will be damaged arranged with promptness- that great efforts will be 
ueia sewn on j, a mado to 8ecure competent and disinterested JudgesU 
nearly 25 per cent.; another sown on the 8th, examin0 and report upon cvery article offered for com- 
will suffer about 20 percent.; and all I have yet p ettt | oa _ & ud that Premiums ofGold, Silver and Brona 
seen which was sown after the 12th, ia clear alto- Meda ; g) g,iver Cups, Books and Diplomas, will be 
0 - r , .. . _ . , , — -- - I gether. I send you those few particulars, with the awa rded to Exhibitors of articles decided to be worthy 
two fee- in height and not producing an ear or ing hay here and there over his barn-yard and Now l wil( tell him how wo do herein old Dutchess. hone that it will draw the farmers to make closer 0 f the same. For particular information relative to the 
. i /. . _ i* j _x_ .. T*L:«irw,ar form _o nn^nfrVi nt* it. was wasted or re- „ » n.. __ j_ a 1 . - .. _ . — ^ T _ >t_ 
head of any kind, not even chess. I think my farm, around bis fields, enough of it was wasted or re- ^ tfae firgt p]aoe we plow the gr0 und good, and observat , on8f a8 to time and the habits of those Fair, address Wm. B. Leonard, New York. 
having a southern and western exposure, is more mained un-eaten, to have kept three cows in good g ad oyer itg ne ro tted barnyard manure. Then 
_ XT_—U^.X nA ia o r» i rvr T-» rmrn. * _ . it i . *_1 
liable to have the snow blown off, benco more condition. Now what is wanted is, an improve- hurrow tbe eartb till it becomes well pulverized 
enemies of our crops, than they are generally in 
the habit of doing; having myself more faith in 
liable to be damaged in that way than land other- ment in the construction of barns, so that all cat- The geed Jg then g0WI1)us ; ng 10 to 12 quarts to the .. tfe mischie ’f tb an curiDg it, by trying to 
. 1 T >_ x 11- - J _I X xl._ f..A + nnn rvV» C! UTlth P.llt. - - .. , . I* li _ _ 11 - _ 1 O 
wise exposed. I have talked with wheat growers tie can be fed from troughs — fed with cut feed.— acr0< tben lake a light ro n er aud pas s over I destroy lbe i nsects themselves.” 
who have raised more wheat than ever I did, who If this is not convenient, sheds can be erected to tbg gur f ace> The proper time for sowing is from 
never heard or thought of such a thing as the ear answer the purpose, and then we want cutting ina- ^ middle of August to the middle of September, 
being formed and above ground in tbe fall, and chinery driven by horse power, so that we can cut u w j gb crop 0 f grass, sow no grain. I think 
I •> • _JIL1. l_7 T _Unrr nm*A efronr onD lin MO it. ^ _ _ _ J ,, _1-„.;il 
Saving Clover Seed. 
The State Fair. — The Albany Journal says tbe 
work on the State Fair Grounds is progressing rapidly, 
and that the exhibition buildings are already far ad¬ 
vanced. Application having been made by parties for 
tbe erection of buildings on the Show Grounds, at their 
would, I suppose, have thought it incredible had I up a whole crop of hay and straw, and have it j v> ffUaws these directions he will Homestead, in relation to the saving of clover seed, 
not taken them to the field and dissected a plant ready for use when wanted. Would not this be h&ve good j u A^|yhis ground is very poor, says:—“I can assure you that the difficulties oi 
and shown the ear in embryo, which is spmetimps more cheap and economical than any other way ? 
not larper than the point of the finest r needle »u r d c-ira - W, (where necessary,) 
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‘dometvmes as long as the finest needle. With a and such grain as we feed, ground and carefully w 
bright sun and good youDg eyes, or old eyes with mixed with our cut hay or straw, shall we not be Rural:_ ^ word more by way of amend- on. When about two-thirds of the heads have preaching Fair will be one of the very best tho Bock.? 
the best kind of spectacles, one can see it is the enabled to feed more cattle with less food than by men | to H. J. B., on preparing grass seed. On turned brown, cut with a cradle or reaping ma- has ever hold. The New England Slates, bttwu.e of 
ear, and see marks where the grain is to be formed, the ordinary wasteful methods, and still keep them p,iday last, in preparing seed to sow on stubble, I chine, raised well up, turning tho grass into the facilities for reaching the locality, tvi b t 
and with a microscope it can be seen very dis- better? I know not whether such machines as I me t with a difficulty which I had not eucounteied double swaths to euro. When cured, rake up in represented.- - 
tinctly. May not this be the cause of those black have spoken of, have been invented. Neither do I before. The air was hot and humid, and the brined the morning, while the dew is on, into convenient ^ G , L p AIH ov T h E American Institute.— Tho Board 
cold and 
| ing.—G. H. B., Httci 
A Tennessee Farmer, writing to the Southern own expense, the committee on the arrangement of the 
... • f , j grounds have been directed to assign places for such 
xestead in relation to the saving of effive seed ^ ^ be erected upon 8Uch p)an as 6ha ,i be 
“I can assure you that the difficulties oi 3pprovc(lor by tbem . The Railroads and Steamboats 
it will require drain-4 saving clover b eed are principally imaginary ; the wUb aa uaua t, carry free all articles dcsigne<Vor d'h). 
Co., K Y, Aug. 1859. j process is simple and easy. Alter tbe clover field biUon al tho Fair- Th0 Executive Committee are of 
has been cut or grazed let tho second crop come opitj ion, from what they already know, that the >p- 
the best kind of spectacles, one can see it is the enabled to feed more cattle with less food than by 
Ag’l Fair of the American Institute.— Tho Board 
heads in wheat without either chaff or grain?— know whether this plan has not been suggested or geed was not inclined to dry, even when the plaster parcels for loadmg with a pitchfork, and as soon 0 f Agriculture of the American Institute 
Other years we have a great many ears with half carried into execution. If it has, I make no doubt waB UU1 ^ _ __,_ ... _ ^ _ 
an inch or more on the top having no grain. May that it pays. If it has not, I find no greater pro- j nc j; ned t 0 attract moisture under tbe then state of shelter, either in the barn or protect it in the field. Poultry, Ag. Implements, &c., together with a grut 
not this be produced in the same way? When I portion of doubt while asserting that it will pay. tbg atmosp h e rc; (had it been my first attempt, I a Pe careful not to put it away while any moist- Exhibition by the New Tork^ Ci 
sow about the 20th of September I never have If the old practices are followed throughout this think j 6 h ou ld havegiven itup, and called it a bad ure remains on the plants ; and on the other hand, 22 d an^mdaraof^pmmberproximo. A liberal 
those black ears without chaff or grain. I have winter, many poor cattle will come out in the j ob ^ AH my former preparations have been made don’t handle it rudely when very dry, when you ^ ’ of " pr omi U m g has been issued, and such arrange- 
seen none of those in the Mediterranean wheat, spring looking as if they had been starved through in COQ j wea ther, and mostly in a stove room, don’t want the seed to fall, for in that condition men)g made aB will bc ntely to insuro a large ml 
but I never raised much of it nor never gave it the it. Friends, cut your fodder. We have not got, Again, under a humid at mosphere, I would use the heads shatter very easily. Having sheltered gnoce8e f u i Exhibition. Large discretionary premium) 
attention I have the White wheat. It is some- among us, the machines spoken of, but you can all lcgg brine.—J. H., Henrietta, N. Y., Aug. 15. j t( you ma y wait, if you choose, till winter affords ar0 0 jr ered for Steam Plows and other Steam F&ru 
addpd • the salt and paster both, as I suppose, as all the dunger for heating is obviated, get under a Grand Snow of Horses, Neat Cattle, Sheep, Swine, 
t 1 . . .. At-- i_ - it in t ho fixxlH ^ a_ T_ I _..to tAftotlinr with a arpit 
Poultry, Ag. Implements, &c., together with a great 
not this be produced in the same way? When I portion of doubt while asserting that it will pay. 
sow about tbe 20th of September I never have If the old practices are followed throughout th 
those black ears without chaff or grain. I have winter, many poor cattle will come out in the 
seen none of those in the Mediterranean wheat, spring looking as if they had been starved through 
Be careful not to put it away while any moist- Exhibition by the New York Horticultural Society h 
, , , nrir i An tho other hand beheld at Hamilton Park, in New Tork City,on lbe 
remains on the plants and on the other hand, day8 0 f September proximo. A liberal 
.i~ :a >I<r nrVi^n ranr Hrv wh<»n VOli ’ 4 * ... I 
list of premiums has been issued, and such arrange- 
what singular that in swales, or low black soils, obtain small machines that will answer. Cut up 
where wheat grows much largest in the fall, these everything that you feed, grind your corn, cob and 
it, you may wait, if you choose, till winter affords ar0 0 jr ered for Steam Plows and other Steam F&ru 
leisure for threshing out. Sow in the chaff, as it Machinery. The location is said to be the best for tie 
embryo ears are not so plenty (if at all) as on up- all, and sprinkle enough on your cut fodder to 
mrrm, r-o-rsn, ■crrfxm v ATT? -A SUGGESTION is more certain than the cleaned seed. A bushel purpose in the city, and the union with the Horticutanl 
THE GREAT WOOL FAIR.—A SUG-GeSTION. | 8 Gbit jy wdl abundantly seed an acre. I may Society will be likely to attract thousands of v.s« | 
land that is made rich by manure. 
make it agreeably eatable ; and unless I am mis- Rural :_Noticing the recent great sale of say more of sowing, however, at a more seasona- 
who would not attend either show, if hold separately. 
This I think will be something new to farmers, taken you will find that you can winter your cat- . t enormoug prices, at the Wool Growers’ b lc date. 
, , ... • xl- -X- Iaoo »/,«< wirhnnt hn.inff Vinv at SUB . . ._i_ 
A Steam Cultivator has recently been construct^ 
and no doubt will be criticised, but let them exam- tie at much less cost, without buying hay at $18 Q onven ti OD; a t Cleveland, Ohio, tho question in “ The second crop produces more seed than tho at tbo island Works” of Silsby, Mynderse k ft, 
ine carefully for themselves. It is rather a nice or $20 a tun in the spring, without selling your m ; nd i S; Whore was all that enormous quan- j- rgtj and hence the economy of first cutting or g one ca Falls, N. Y., for Mr. Field of 8t Louis. TH 
operation to dissect the stalk, it requiring care not stock at low figures during this fall, and without t - tyo f w0(d g r0 wn? And why should not Western „ raz i D g the field ; though from that cut for hay, niaonlno has already been tried to some extent,!® 
to break off the little ear. I would give my mode “ stinting and pinching,” two cows on the scanty y ork bave a p i ace for deposit—a Wool Grow- ^ bave 0 f ten Ba ved enough seed for my own use. factorily to the inventor and practical men who bie 
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of dissection if I thought I could make myself supply of one. It will cost you something to fit ers > Convention, and a time appointed for a public [t i s believed that more seed may be saved by cut- witnessed its operation. 18 es H . d rilliil 
i mat more suuu luhv uj -- * . , . /t A Trillin 
about two-thirds of the heads have work of piowing, h “ rrow ;' g n al ^ 
... ... nJ at one operation. The niactnno is m 
fully understood. Dissecting one will show how up for this method, but make a calculation about S£dej w here farmers can deposit their wool and ting w hen about two-thirds of the heads have work of plowing, al ” o ^ an Thc machine is of p* 
wonderfully Nature has protected the ear in an it, and “ get into it ” someway or other. Try it, aUgnd the sale> if they choose?— where manufac- turned brown than at any other period, because, if g , ze mounted* on three wheels, and propeitf 
embryo state. Tho joint will be difficult to find to if only for one season. Agitate the subject con- turergcan attend personally if they choose, and see cut s00 ner, too many seeds are unripe, and if holly’s Rotary Engine. After a public tria!-» 
those who never dissected one, but in pulling cerning those machines, find out what they will for themselves what they purchase, instead of em- i a t e r, too many shatter out of the heads in cutting take p ia Ce near Seneca Falls, in a few days, (and wtift 
down tbe outer coating they will generally break cost, and get up a mutual combination society to p| oy j D g i oca i or itinerant agents, who may take and handling. By pursuing this course every wo 6ba ii probably witness and notice,) — the Cullin' 0 ' 
off at the joint, and good eyes will then detect it. build one. Let us hear something concerning this adyanta g e 0 f some farmers who don’t take the farmer may easily save his own seed.” is to be taken, to Illinois, where it will compete for 
John Johnston. matter, from those more able to give information ergj and fl eece them if they can — and the wool ^ Farming groatpremiumofforodforthcbeststeamplowcYliio 1 - 
Near Geneva, N. Y., 20th August, 1859. than one who is at present but an amateur farmer, has sometimes to pass through several hands be- Hints on , at the Illinois State 1> air. 
- 0 8 d.», W. , , fore it reaches the manu^icturer—al! of whom mubt P-et iU Tm E „„ 
A BUBAL LETTEE ON VABIOVS XOPZCS. ^ W*'-" ^ ^ XS 
off at the joint, and good eyes will then detect it. 
John Johnston. 
Near Geneva, N. Y., 20th August, 1859. 
than one who is at present but an amateur farmer. 
Ogden, Monroe Co., N. Y., 1859. W. E. S. 
BEES-REPLY TO MR. BRAIL. 
Hints on Poor Farming. 
A WEEK 01 two ago wo gave tho “Creed” of 
the Progressive Farmer, and to-day present its 
wo shall probably witness and notice,) —the Ouitiw 
is to bo taken, to Illinois, where it wili compete for» 
groat premium offorod for the best steam plow exhibit* 
at the Illinois State Fair. 
A RURAL LETTER ON VARIOUS TOPICS. 
The “last snow,” I hardly think, had anything 
Among the seventeen gentlemen who made large newspapers : 
onnositeT which we find on a voyage among the CO unty, Ohio, has been growing specimens of 
1 _ «F,*rlv Eine” wheat, and sent samples to the u j 
to do with the loss of his three swarms. It is Friend Rural: —Last night, spurred up by purc hases at the above sale, there seems to have 1st. Invest all jour capital in land and run in 
quite common for some few stocks to lose their strong indications of rain at no very distant time , been one agent—a Mr. Hutchinson. It is pre- debt for more, 
queens in the course of the winter, (about three we succeeded in clearing the barley field, drew in gumed the other purchasers from Boston, Rhode 2d. Hire money to stock your taini. a j go known as Whig, Dayton, &c., but the tesi 
per cent,) and such are quite sure to desert the what oats were fit to bind, and cleared up things Igland( Pittsfield, Pittsburg, &c., were owners or gd. Have no faith in your business, and be al- we thinki i8 ba id Mediterranean. The Early 
first warm days in spring, and join some other.— generally for a wetting-up time. And to-day we manu f a cturers. I hope some able pen will do this ways ready to sell out. but three kernels in a side course, w l e ^ 
Probably Mr. B. did not notice this at the time, and are taking it in a sweet, gentle, delightful rain. su bject justice. S. Pierson. 4th. Buy mean cons, spavir.e orses, poor The yellowrand re• eia 0 i ored , from tbe e®* 
only found it out a few days afterward. (The same adjectives are equally applicable to the be j> oy) jj, y. f Aug,, 1859. oxen, and cheap tools. species, on y c i tendency of all red wheal* 1 
4th. Buy mean cows, spavined horses, poor q' b0 yellow and rod chaff samples are 
only found it out a few days afterward. 
(The same adjectives are equally applicable to the 
oxen, and cheap tools. 
Hisncthaving swarms up to June 18 th is nothing rest we are enjoying after a protracted season of 
remarkable. During the time that I have kept bees, hard “field work.”) How refreshing, after such 
5th. Feed bog hay and mouldy corn stover ex- of cultivation. It is tl 
species, only one is a lighter colored, from the e ^ 
the tendency of all red wheat* 
I have waited several times till July before getting very hot and sultry days as we bave had the past r j g j n(T ^ g a gure and ga fe remedy for gapes in 
j ... i. jmi /»x ^ xs.. _i/v o 1 f yytVi rvl n /lore nrpnflp min . .. .. i . » .ami 
, Chickens. —Dough, raised with milk clusively, in order to keep your stock tame. Fiery 
become whiter by cultivation.” 
cattle are terribly bard on old, rickety wagons and 
a swarm, and many more times till after the 20th 
of June. In a few seasons I have had swarms in 
week, to have a half or whole day s gentle rain, 6 ’ fed wh ile fermenting, but while still plows. . , gives the following table, said to be based upo 
copiously watering the parched earth, starting the ^ earned the cure in thiswise. We had 6th. Use the oil of luckory freely’wheneveryour ^ of the ^^thte caa]4 
Number of Seeds in a Bushel. —A Scotch P‘Pj 
gives the following table, said to be based u P ot > Jl 
May, sometimes as early as the middle. Theearli- feed in dry pastures, and re-animating the face oi gome c h 0 ice China chickens which contracted the oxen need strength.. It is cheapei than hay or bU6 heL It also adds the weight, by^ 
cst seasons are not always the best in the produc- Nature generally. How much more pleasant and d j geage> and tried every remedy that came to our 
tion of honey. 
refreshing it seems, however, when we have no knowledge but all to no purpose. In petting grubs 
_• a . 1_J am Latt + r\ Vin Vilnonlrarl_nuliftll ® _ i i n hiL 
For making w'ax, he says:—“We generally grain to be injured, or hay to be bleached—when bbem j j e ^. my bread run over, and when they 
place the comb in a coffee sack, put in a large ket- everything is properly housed and sheltered. could not eat any thing else, I gave them what had 
tie, and sink it by putting on weights, the wax Rural letters, I suppose, should treat ot rural fol]on aTld f f , nnd thev were almost immediately 
meal keeps the hair lively, and pounds out all the U ow the the bushel measures compare with 
’ No. of seeds b u! 
g rUb3 ‘ . . a __ P e . r .l b - 
them I let my bread run over, and when they 7th. Select such calves for stock as tbe butcher . . 10.500 
could not eat any thing else, I gave them what had shuns; beauties of runts, thin in the barns, and Barley . 
fallen and found they were almost immediately pot-bellied, but be sure and keep their blood thin g 23,000 
lanen, AUU iou _ j _x_:„^„ hArhawe. Animals are safest to breed Canary Grass. 54.000 
rising on the top; but it is always of a very dark affairs; well, then, here goes for the crops in “ Old rebey ’ cd _ j have since set milk emptyings and with scanty herbage. Animals aie sa.fest to bieed Ganary^Grass...... ••••■• ■ •' 
color, and not fit for market.” This is just the Allegany.” Grass is light, and will probably be . , , nanful of fermented dough to my from that haven’t strength to lieio. Turnip (Rencie’s Swede) —155,' 
.. . . ., , a ... . _x_ xv. _ e __ n.nir „ n a bnlf c 1 .. _ _ ..xIatto In tb« manufacture of manures. Tnmin (Gomish Holdfast).. .289, 
process that I would recommend for getting out not more than half a crop in bulk, and that half cbickeng wben twenty or thirty had the gapes, 8tli. Be cautious in the manu ac uieo m nu . (Oi-arief^.^oiley)^ .288,000 
small quantites, only I would put the weights in- of an inferior quality; but this is much better and no t one that eat of it but was cured. When I It makes the fields look blac ' an mouMiu^a^ou^ Cabbaqe(Scoteli Drumhead) 128JOO 
side with the combs; it will allow the contents to than in the dairy section west of us, where, I am 
Tiie Early Ripe Wheat.-A farmer in I’ick^ji :! ie 
“Early Ripo” wheat, and sent samples io ^ pe 
Cultivator, containing 110 grains in each head. I» 
remarks the editor alludes to this and other variety 
follows The wheat called Early Ripe is the 
also known as Whig, Dayton, &e., but the real nS »W/ 
I 
■ 
season their 
C tnai eat, OL it uui viaabuit-u. ** --- . . x t i £• \ — <n*r nnn 
ir food with salt, as for cooking, they planting time, besides it is a great deal of work to Oahbage .Drurnhe^ Bayo,) 10,000 
be stirred about, and hasten the process. I cannot told, hundreds of acres will not pay the trouble ol Deyerbay0 t h e gapes. I write from an experience haul it. # . , clover (White). .ooo 
account for the dark color unless it should be in cutting, and as a consequence cows are offered and . bt r8 in an8we r to C. Bulkley’s 9tli. Never waste time in setting out fruit ana Rye Grw(Pewnnial) ...... 
the sack, or bad condition of the combs — mouldy are selling very cheap—I am credibly informed j nGU j r y Jq the Rural. —II. Gavit, Creenjield, Erie shade trees. Fruit and lea\e» lotting aroun a y erna i Grass. 923,200 
20# «he w 0 
13# for. 
the sack, or bad condition of the combs — mouldy are selling very cheap I am credibly informed 
or otherwise. The interstices of a coffee sack may from eight to fifteen dollars per head. Indeed, 
bo too large for the purpose — letting through were it not for machine mowiDg, acres aher acres 
filth — but I hardly think that could affect the would go uncut, the small products oi which are 
inquiry in the Rural.- 
Co., Pa., 1859. 
place make it unhealthy. 
The road to poor farming, though largely trav- 
In seeding to wheat-whatever » r epi 
no of sowing-remember that go » 
color. 
St. Johnsville, N. Y., 1859. 
M. Quinby. 
now safely secured and sheltered. 
Spring wheat generally looks well; straw bright, 
. x , r „„„x a 1 p <1 is not well understood, and these landmarks time of sowing-remember mi b < 
L», the tomefs motto *, good farm., good M, » | unJ clc »„ (ccd Import... 
stock, good seed, and good cultivation. aie thrown up ior 
