MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
•nrvTQTnv of TUF N Y STATE AG. SO- THE HOME EDUCATION OF FARMERS, gcnoois auu wuegw «« »i». w » 
DIVISION OF THE N.Y. biAi.*mt. w - rance , and despise him for it. It must 01 
CIETY. —TWO ann ual xt ux . While the great question of Agricultural tho contrary, como from an intelligent con 
Mr Moore :-As both these seem to be Schools is continually urged upon our legis- viction of the honesty and dignity of rura 
CHEAP HOOFS AND SIDING. 
- V ’ J of THE N Y STATE AG SO- THE HOME EDUCATION OF FARMERS. schools and colleges pity the farmer’s igno- CHEAP » 
ient. If triangles are cut off from the most BmslONOFraE N J^r^G -. ranee, and tapiso him for it It must on leanest and most dm-alle method 
important to improre their shape, these cor- CIETY. - Wmu: tho great question ot Agricultural the contrary, come irorn mi |J>J«11'*«!» of ,. 0()fin „ out-buildings, sheds and oven 
ners seem like space wasted, from their un- j Mr Moobe :-As both those seem to he ^ S£°S as barns and^mall dwelling-houses with which 
manageable form. 1 o be sure, a gnen , sub j ects „f SO ine importance, and as jour ^ lot ,' ls soo if there is not room bntc( , s the S|)lioro of God's most natural and 1 X'U',™!'ibi'med of feht’tinfber nail on 
amount of material will enclose more space coluinns appear open tor tho discussion of f or gre at improvement in another way—for beautiful operations, it is best calculated, J 1 a °° mnsistina of half inch boards 
in an octagonal building than in arectangu- them> you allow me to throw out a few tho accomplishment of which the farming wbe n rightly understood, to elevate and en- ™ care |o have the lumber well seasoned* 
t ^Zw^^ gerin 
not choose the circular form. This gives i st> Would tho division of the society les- J'XfWtunf of the United States, that the professions am^callings, it is intrinsically as much dear 
the largest inclosuro with the least wall, gen tho Iabor of its Committees ? Perhaps ideft of educa tion is always affixed to some- [he parent and superior of them all. Let Lf™and continue so'to 
and the greatest external beauty, too, if you ; t might, but the difficulty of obtaining the thing away from home. The hoarding- the American farmer's wife never cease to A •innlvino-* tar and sand till the coating is 
you allow natural objects, such as trees and uisite number of suitable persons would school, the academy, the college—it is there teach her sons, that though other callings ^ J h f llf an inch thick. It is very de¬ 
animals, to be correct criterion of taste. stiI1 exist, as the same number of Commit- akmc mvc supple it poss. >■ es o u uu may be mm o luci a jv } I farmer.—let I sirablo > ! n ord ° r t0 secure greater compact- 
Here let mo introduce my heart ideal. j t ecs w ould still be 
only a pis 
any other rectangular form. In the next ono 0 f wb - icb should be exhibited live s 
place, by having the roof level, all the space on i v< a nd at the other agricultural in 
that is enclosed is useful. And this is not all, mcn t S) an d agricultural products, &c. 
for some place not inclosed is also of use. m ove many of the present difficulties ? 
distant scenery ■' t'h'ot homen never faUod'to a level calcu- ■ mn .-DowmngaHortie,dt,met. 
Lot us next look at the tasto of tho tiling. tbe labors of tho Committees. 2d, As there . . „ iv( , instruction. A wont of taste -- - - 
and Committee men; or 
* at least diminish been wholly picked up away from home, or bars of golden light tinge the eastern hori- 
ua ..bat .non -~ ~ - o tno moors m me wuiuium«. late d to give instruction. A want of taste 
How would you like tho looks of a two sto- ftro somo who feel a greater interest in one f or a p f be more genial and kindly topics of 
MAKING vs. BUYING MANURE. 
sheathing paper, well tarred, belore apply¬ 
ing tho tar and sand; but this materially de¬ 
tracts from the cheapness of the roofing, and 
unless in certain anomalous cases, is of little 
practical utility in any point of view. 
And now, while I am on this subject, per¬ 
mit mo to suggest another valuable improve¬ 
ment in boarding the walls of farm build¬ 
ings. It is customary to make tho side 
cial qualities—the qualities which teach a 
rooi exacuy, or v « y u “ — them a better opportunity to cousu.t u.« ™ - hahmceli or one-sided man in dollars sent out of the country for the pur- w alls of frame stables, barns, sheds, etc. etc., 
ry surrounded with a balustrade and of such taste8 , or interests, or both. 3d, It would ™ an a ® a en) wth and culture. Such a chase of guano, and which has to be paid by c Zo»e, by boarding, clapboarding, and sotne- 
a relative size anc. height as to be proportion- gU p Crcede tho necessity of so great an ‘ j g successful at the bar or in tho farmer, it is astonishing how many times by shingling. This is always oxpen- 
ato? Say for instance, the first story thirty an , ount of preparation at one time, or one t ^ b uChc is uneasy and out of his ele- methods there are at home, and within the 8ivo . Now, if the hoards are three-fourths 
feet square, the next twenty, and the next ten p i aco; a nd if the two branches, or depart- ment’in the social circle, because he misun- means and knowledge o any 1 1 or o jo 0 f an inch thick, and wedp aiicu. am ^e- 
feet. Would not that upper story be a nice ments> were held at different places, it would derstands it j ** ,S n ™ ly £ neVlected* 1 How often do we see intelligent p^ced verSl>% or up and down, so that 
spot for study, &c.? I wish I could wield tcnd to i csscn the burdens, and to equalize ot sot wt J ^ dolilv - hts of ]if( , by nov- farmers carting manure or guano from Phil- [ he boarding will be vertical, or perpondie- 
tho pencil sufficiently well to give you a t ] ie expense; or, if held at tho same place, a bavin* been educated to use his best so- 1 adelphia. with a drain from their barn-yard u i ar _and if between every two boards, 
sketch worthy of engraving; I believe all par t of the same preparations would answer ial qua fitics—tho qualities which teach a or kitchen sink to the public road or near- which should be of uniform width as well as 
your readers would fall in love with it. I f or both 4th It would give those who wish , nan how to lovo his neighbor as himself, est crock or gully ; w lcn 1 icso < rainmg thickness, there be left a space of an 111 c 1 , 
ioi doth, ‘ttu, a S .. w „ m obinH of a cultivated were put on the compost heap, t-hey would and the whole be painted, four inch strips, 
came near omitting to mention, that al- to see> a better opportunity of examining, and.to thiow tlm t h 0 C Jj l tVlc ^ril make loads and loads of valuable manure of one . ha lf an inch thickness, well painted 
though the tops of the lower stories would and those who wish to purchase, a better „■ events and enjoymentsof every day life during tho year at no expense! When on both sides before being put on, will bo 
be easily accessible by doors opening to the 0 pnortunity of suiting themselves. . "{3 thi ■ true 0 [- jvliat may bo called the there is an opportunity, by covering the aU that is required to cover these inch spa- 
roof, the top of the upper ono would bo Such are some of the advantages that, it wealthier classes of the community, it-is, we ground floors of the horse cos, and make a closer wall and a much 
best gainod by a narrow flight .f OB appoat, to .no, wou.d result front such a„ mm? g soy, sHll ,n„re treeofn- ^ ^ 
the back side of it. arrangement as I have suggested. I hose cultural c j-- ‘ ^ , d throwing it into a heap, many loads ot com- onc : lrnt h the expense. I have seen large 
And now for a cheap, good covering for w ho are more familiar'with tho subject of C0I (jebaters —nay it even compliments post may be made, composed of the very es- barns finished in this way, also extensive 
the roof. I wish someone who knorvs would soc ieties, fairs, &c., can better judge of tho JSf with being the “’bone and sinew of the sentials of manure. store, and farm-houses as well as smaller 
ten through the Reus, If jou don't,:„o,v. merits of such an arrangement or the vaiuo counLy'- th£ sub f mtial J—y- # £ Sj, 7*^^ 
my friend, but have only heard tell of some- of the suggestion. H - [he fehowers of the most natural and no- ^ of very littlo praiso for keeping or kind of walling, provided it be sound, and 
thing, you are just in my fix. and had better Down I’.a-t, Jan., 195>. blest occupatio , •» • ]g making a farm productive; but the man well painted and nailed. Itisof the utmost 
keep still, for I have heard of tar and sand p. s. Since writing the above, I have read 1S , 111 tl c . 4 algo j n fl’ U ence and i,o- who goes into tho business, one half or more importance to have the whole well painted, 
and other compositions which are said to Mr. Chapman’s remarks on the “ Division of and the farmers as a class, are the in debt, on a poor farm, and improves that as tll0 battening wouldif left unprotected, 
make a good water-proof cement, but u» I th „ state Society,” and do heartily concur C'e'ducatod! and thoAforc tho list pow- farm, pays >'' 3 clliWroj°in indStrL be likely to warp, and thusfrust^te thede- 
know nothing about it, I cannot recommend in his plan; vis., to divide the time instead crful, the least influential, and the least re- » Rn< i"” f, c ,i ucato d, sets an exam- a short tour recently through a region 
anything in particular. of the Society, and admit “none but judges spected class in the> commu ty. plo worthy to bo followed, and the experi- once and cven now celebrated for its lumber 
Yours, &c., Henry A. Trench. and exhibitors on Tuesday, (the entries and _ s / \ ut the "xvay to mend it is not ence of such men. if recorded, would bo m- res0U rces, I noticed that severaj, of the 
Grand Ledge, Midi., Jan.. 1F52. arrangementshaving been made on Mon- by ^feeding farmers with compliments, but valuable. Ger. Telegraph. smaller dwelling houses, as well as a major- 
CBTHHO OT vs. PICKISG COES. day.) members, &e. on Wedncdny,” and all withpioin truths As a natural consotmouco AWARDED BY THE STATE AG. and'^uKuUdto'v.'cre'flnishe'd 
-- „ others on Thursday and Friday. h. of belonging to the least powerful and least m SOCIETY lcs spops, ana ou» uununigs win, mua tu 
Friend Moore:—I avail myself of your _ ‘ __ influential class, the sons and daughters of _ ’ m this cheap and elegant style, riio.a mg 
aioS^h^rSl'aXr OR SHORT-HOEN^BIJLL, •'HADTOS.” ^ U^'Ss^ and ^ Mi 
fored at tho sanctum of the Rdkal, to prof- Fbiekd Moons :-As a wrong impression elevate the condition oi.the whole .class .t werenwai-ded by the State Ag- g Zmml cannot be readily op- 
1 the | sentials of manure. store, and farm-houses, as well as smaller 
.»_! A man who has money enough to pay for and more unimportant structures. Any 
of the Society, and admit “none but judges spected class in the community 
and exhibitors on Tuesday, (the entries and ^“Vf^utthe^ay to Z 
arrangements having been made on JNlon- ^ f ecd i n g farmers with comp 
day.) members, &e. on Wednesday,” and all w J ith pi a i n truths. As a natural 
others on Thursday and Friday. h. of belonging to the least power 
ous habits and well educated, sets an exam- j n a s i 10r t tour recently through a region 
pie worthy to be followed, and the experi- once and even ?iou> celebrated for its lumber 
f _ ' 1._ _Lein- t x- -J _1 
mi ic nf iLiTTG-c i« -ill wrmio- and we plo wortnv to do iouowuu, .mu mu once ana oven now ceieoraieu lor itsxuiuuei 
dJ£«Tb»t rtTSuy to Sf’ifi. ^ cnco of such men. if recorded, would bo m- I noticed that several of tho 
Weeding farmers with compliments, but valuable— Ger. Telegraph. _ smaller dwelling houses, as well as a major- 
with plain truths. As a natural consequence nviwTivn nv THF STATE AG 0:t tbo rec ently erected storia. mcMun- 
of belonging to the least powerful and least AWAEDOT.BY _IH* STATE AG. jo's shoj« jmd out buddmgs were finished 
_!_ influential class, the sons and daughters of 
THE SHORT-HORN BULL, “HALTON.” farmers—wo mean the smartest sons and 
_ daughters—those who might raise up and 
Friend Moore: —As a wrong impression elevate tho condition ot tho whole class, it 
The following is tlio list of names and 
ics shops, and out buildings were finished 
in this cheap and elegant style. The saving 
in lumber, nails and labor, is a very iinpor- 
IOICU cl L Lliu oaiRituni KJX Hiu a v w a --- - ox ,, • ,1 • 
for a few remarks on the subject of cutting prevails generally, in regard to “ llalton,” ^ p ^a 1 hn'■''^uid' r) ti t their 
up corn. I believe it is the prevailing prac- (the Short-horn bull one of your corres- it __ arQ n0 S00 ner able to looL 
tico, at least it is in this section, to cut up pondents so kindly noticed in the Rural, ) c | loose f or themselves, than tl 
corn close to tho ground. This practice, I most person supposing him to have been j^ye to farming. It is too slow 
believe to be founded in error, notwithstand- bred in Canada, I shall bo greatly obliged it and not genteel enough lor tin 
ing the many good reasons that may be of- you will insert Ins pedigree. ^ ^ has nothing t0 do wit h mak 
ferod in favor of tho custom. “IIalton. —Red roan, bred by Geo. Vail, a talented boy, dr a farme 
In the first place, thcro is much labor Esq., of Troy, N. Y.; the property ot S I . bright and clever girl—but a j 
, • u ,* 1 +L.x efeii-s Chapman, Clockville, Madison Uo., JN. i-; do with unmaking them, by poi 
saved m harvesting, by leaving the stalks > bv Meteor, L. .***,£»* nf 
successful competitor 
All the education of tho schools they go Monroe, eacna goiu ineoai mr ^ tenais anil moaes or nnismng. xnnovauuns 
, , ,, • ,|„ q Urmpr of wheat. , , „ of this kind, cannot tail to recommend them- 
to, has nothing to do with making a taimei B Kirtland, of Rensselaer, silver medal for , t tl f , ood tasto and judgment of 
of a talented boy, or a farmer s vyito ot a the best specimens of corn. ^ dYscerniiS mind 
bright and clever girl—hut a great deal to Mr. Pierson, of New York, a silver medal for cvei Y aisc ^ 
dn with unmaking them, bv pointing out the the best piano. Since writing the abovo, a gentleman m- 
gentleman in- 
^ , caiveu zoiii nugun, io-ti . § upcnor a a van cages oi meruuauui&u anu mo 
standing m the field. I take it for granted iq 4 : dam,[Lady Barrington,III.]by Cleve- ‘-honorable” professions. At home, it is 
that one can husk faster on tho hill than in j and j jad) (3407;) g. d. [Lady Barrington, tho same thing. The farmer’s son and 
any other way; then you save the labor of II] by Belivdere, (1706;) gr. g. d., [Lady dau ghter find less of the agreeable and at- 
cutting setting up, binding and setting up Barrington.] by a son of Mr. Mason’s Herd- tractive, and more of the hard and sordid at 
. • AW Ltooi-Lvn- L«c5flno ...irtimr vonr man, (304;) gr. g. g. d., [Young Alicia,] bj | their fire-side, than in the houses of any 
any other way; then you save the labor ot 
cutting, setting up, binding and setting up 
again after husking, besides carting your 
stalks to the barn or stack and foddering 
them out in the winter. All this labor is 
quite an item, as any of your readers can 
readily see by a little figuring, if they do 
not already know it by experience. But, 
says one, would you lose so much good prov¬ 
ender, because of tho amount of labor it 
requires to save it ? Not at all, my 
Mr. Palmer, gold medal for specimens of an forms me that a church has recently been 
rtificial limb. erected in ono of tho Eastern cities, tho 
Messrs. Allen & Co., of New York, a gold med- wads 0 f which are finished in the manner 
I al for cutlery. abovo described. I am also informed that 
Prouty Mears, of Boston, a gold medal for th(J covering strips, or - battens 
C ‘Y\. ]V • Wonderful, (700;) gr. g-g- g. d., [Old Ah- 0 ther class of equal means. This helps to Willard* Co of’ 
tack and foddering ciaJ by Alfred, (23;) gr. g. g. g. g. d., by decide the m to leave “dull care” to dull starc h 
. All this labor is Young Favorite, son of Favorite, (252.) spirits, and choose somo field of life which Mr. Johnson, vv 
f your readers can Meteor, 104, was sired by Duke of Well- bag more attractions, as well as more risks ty at tbo YVorld’s 
figuring if they do ington, 55, (3654;) his dam. Duchess, by than their own. h 1£ r account of th 
best plow. 
C. H. McCormick, a gold medal for grain reaper. 
Willard * Co., of Oswego, silver medal for corn 
often of spruce, bass-wood, or poplar—in 
short, they are made of any wood that is 
sound and tolerably free from knots, and as 
Vail. Lady Barrington, III., was also bre.d i j s a p 00r onc —while it is an independent | j y ; n re i a tion to industry and skill at the 
friend-I would leave all in the field as it by Mr. Bates, and imported by Mr. Vail. clasg> it may and should wield the largest World’s Fair 
’ . ., _ t to CMC . n fnr llalton is, therefore, purely of the Bates i n fl uence in the State, and it might and 
rablo and costly wood—the extra expense of 
paint in the one case, being more than coun¬ 
terbalanced by the extra "cost of the wood 
in tho other.— Ger. Telegraph. 
CLAY BURNING. 
, ,i „ .-i ,x. TiaiTon is, uiBiciuio, gxxvx xx.x.x.^ mnuence in me oTaio, auu it migui auu „ 
grew, except the corn, until tho season ior gQ highly esteomed by breeders, not shoukl on j oy t ho most happiness—the hap- j MUTTON. The practice of clay burning lor agnculr 
foddering commenced, when I would give on i y ; n this country, but in England, also. p i nc8 s belonging to intelligent minds, peace- - . tural purposes, has been in and out of fash- 
mv cattle free access to the field, as well as Earl Ducie, was recently offered and re- f u j homes, a natural and independent posi- We mean, says the American Agricultui- } on m a iiy times, and not until a late date has 
fused $2,000, for a bull calf from ono of his tion and hio-h social and moral virtues. We | ist, to report at least a thousand times, or tbe cause3 0 f its action, when successful, 
Duchess Cows, bred by Mr. Bates.” J baV e said much, already, of tho special i till what we say has somo etiect, on our beon properly understood. Those clays 
It will be seen by this pedigree, that “Hal- I schools which the farmer should have to j countrymen that a pound of lean tender whicb are formed in part from the ilehris of 
the straw from the barn during the winter, fused 
In this way, I think they will do quite as 1)ucl 
well, waste as little of tho stalks, and save It ’ 
all tho labor of harvesting, feeding, &c. I ton” 
have heard some observe, however, that it from 
must bo difficult plowing where so many 
stalks are left on the ground; but just go 
over it with a drag, and there will be no 
ton III, and got by his prize bull Meteor, 
104. Ho was sold by Mr. Vail, to the Hon. 
Adam Fergusson, of Woodhill, Waterdown, 
Lilly application 
be no Adam Fergusson, ot vvooumu, vvareruowii, — ;; b u”i^s lie ^7he very root cular, and can do more work, with greater ^no sulphuric ac&d. ‘ 
trouble in plowing. This harrowing will bo Canada A est, "hen abou t 1 0 f the whole matter. ease to themselves, than those who eat fat C1 wbick do not contain these constit- 
far less labor than drawing your refuse age, for $ 300 ; and I purchased him of the We are not ignorant of tho poworful in- pork. Wo know nothing more delicate uents ' but ar0 mer0 admixtures of alumina 
stalks from the yard in tho spring. When latter gentleman at our lato State Fair, fl ueucc 0 f woman, in any question touching than smoked mutton hams of South-down and gand) are not b0n efi te d by being burned, 
feft «n pvenlv snread over the field will they whore he was awarded the first premium in tho improvement of our social and homo breed of sheep—venison itsel lh 110 J'”! " whilethefirstnamedarorepletewithsolu- 
left so evenly spread over tne neia, will rnoj Fergusson was well pleased education. In fact it is she, who really but nor. Sheep can be kept in fine growing ble8ilicates f 1 . ee alkaliesandtracosofplios- 
not do the land raoie good than drawn 10 1 silently directs, controls, leads and governs order where other domestic animals will Dboidc chlorine and sulphuric acid, all 
the yard? Wlt h ‘-llalton, as a short ex lac ro the whole social machine—whether among scarcely exist, and thousands of acres m J )f whicki bo fore burning,"are not soluble 
Sions OI1 tms SUDieCt, anil ll so, am anxious UU5V HG ..i O -- -- , „ 
.0 To undeceived. Should an, one deem it He sa>,:--You mny believe that 1 feel £SS 
of sufficient importance to merit their sug- gratified by the favorable opinion you ex- ^ Qf their true posit ion. If they will but 
gestions, I should bo happy to read them in press of llalton. I always liked him, and gtu(Jy t0 ra ; se t ho character of the farmer’s The 
the Rural. Certainly if it be economy (as am in great hopes you will find him a valu- soc j a j life, the whole matter is accomplished, onst, b 
I think it is) to save tho labor of harvesting able animal. He has now completely clear- But this must be done 
corn stalks, no one would object to adopting ed me of that detestable droop behind, too ^‘ and ‘ (] ;y° 0 f the farmer’s calling, experit 
the plan. ’I have seen cattle come out well common m high bred stock. _ It must not be done by taking for social adopts 
in tho spring that lived in a corn field all I trust this explanation will be satisfactory g rowtb the finery and gloss of mere city his owi 
The book farmer may bo a thriftlesss the- 
while the first named arc replete with solu¬ 
ble silicates, free alkalies and traces of phos¬ 
phoric acid, chlorine and sulphuric acid, all 
of which, before burning,'are not soluble 
and not in a condition to be used by plants. 
Clays when over-burned are rendered worth¬ 
less] from all tho parts being rendered inso¬ 
luble, and the mass less porous and less re¬ 
tentive of ammonia. 
■When burned at a medium temperature, tho 
x UEj UUVK ial IliVyX U1UT l i i i vxx V - . . . 1 * 
oi ist but tho practical man, while he avoids organic matter contained in is altered in con- 
visionary speculations and hazardous experi- dition but is not destroyed; its pow er to absor > 
ments knows how to turn to account the ammonia from the atmosphere and 1>)m 0 
" u ’ . - . « rr _••_dnAAtimAO.nrf innnnrDfl he- 
winter, availing themselves of a 6traw stack to the public and save myself from answer 
in very inclement weather only. ing many queries. \ours, &c., 
n very inclement we 
Yours, &c., 
Van Buren. Jan. 20, 1‘5J. 
Frank. 
S. P. Chapman. 
Clockville, Madison, Ce., N. Y , Jan. 12,1852. 
customs Olid observances. It is an improve- i and rejects the inefficient or extravagant. 
ment that can never come from the atinos- Such a man will read without either eredu- 
phere of boarding schools and colleges as j lity or disdain.— Hon. James H. 1 ear ce, 
they are now constituted, for boarding Maryland. 
useful for turnips, carrots, potatoes, and 
othor green crops requiring potash.— Work¬ 
ing Farmer. 
