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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
manure to the acre. It succeeds well on 
sward land if manured (on the surface) as 
above, and well cultivated in. 
The rows should run north and south-*- 
mark three and a-half, by two and a-half. 
Make the hills a little larger than is done in 
planting corn. One or two showers on your 
fields are necessary before transplanting, 
rendering the hills more compact and plants 
less liable to die from drouth. Set before, 
or immediately after a shower. Should 
there be a scarcity of rain, as sometimes 
happens, transplanting can bo dono with 
safety by watering, as the plants are sot.—- 
Cultivate well—hoe three times. 
Topping and suckering are the next steps 
in process of cultivation. Top a lew days 
before the main stalk blossoms and leave on 
it fifteen or sixteen leaves—sucker at the 
.' ime time, and again either before or at the 
t i i no of harvesting. Low topping gives you 
more first quality compared with the whole 
than high topping, rendering your crop of 
greater value, though less in quantity.— 
From ten to three o’clock is the best time 
for cutting down the plants—let them wilt, 
unless there be danger from sun-burning, 
twenty-four hours. Handle carefully—hang 
thirty-six plants to each twelve foot rail—bo 
sure to ventilate well the first three weeks 
—and subsequent to this open the doors 
after rains. 
As to tho profits of this crop, compared 
with others, every man can judge for him¬ 
self. From twelve to fifteen hundred lbs. 
is an average growth. Put it at six cents, 
and it affords $72, to $90 per acre. We 
think it can be raised with a handsome profit 
at five cents. s. 
El bridge, N. Y., March 2(1, 1852. 
FENCE - M AKING. 
Messrs. Editors :—I got an idea from 
one of your correspondents which was worth 
<• msiderable to me. lie spoke of the sub¬ 
stitution of wire for caps in staking fences, 
and thereby saving the boring of the holes 
ami sharpening of the stakes. In point of 
economy, this is an important idea; as a 
man could earn the wire and fasten several 
pairs of stakes while he would prepare the 
caps, and fit one pair. - 
As some of your readers may be situated 
as I am, in respect to being short of rail 
timber and near a saw mill. I will state how 
I intend to build fence. I propose to get 
good durable stakes, and drive them in pairs 
pmendicularly into the ground, just far 
enough apart to admit the ends of two slabs 
between them—one pair at each end of the 
slab. Then bore through tho stakes and 
drive a pin through (to rest tho next slab 
on,) a few inches above the slab, and so on, 
increasing the distance between tho slabs, 
and finish by wiring the tops of the stakes 
according to the directions of your corres- 
pon lent, a few weeks since. Almost any 
length slabs can be used without cutting, by 
taking pains when you draw them to assort 
them according to their length. Instead of 
pins, perhaps by cutting notches into the 
outside of the stakes, wire might be made 
to answer to rest the slabs on. 
Yours, &c., Jonas Doolittle. 
Kir.on Co., Mich., March, 1852. 
THE LE ROY MARL BED. 
Messrs. Editors: —In the Rural of Jan. 
29th, I noticed a few remarks by W. W. II. 
respecting a marl pit in the vicinity of Le 
Rov, and as I am some acquainted with said 
marl I will give a brief sketch of its appear¬ 
ance and quality. 
The bed lies two and a half miles south 
of Le Roy on the road leading to Warsaw. 
It- contains about 50 acres, and is owned by 
Messrs. Stevens, Gallop and Dcguid. The 
bed is covered with vegetable mould about 
twenty inches in depth, and underlaid by a 
strata of coarse black sand and stones. The 
marl, at the distance of six rods from the 
edge of the bed, is three feet deep, as you 
approach the centre it becomes deeper—the 
bod being in the form of a dish. It is full of 
shells, of many kinds and from tho size of 
the oyster shell to that of a pea. It will 
make cider or vinegar foam similar to salo- 
ritus. The marl is white and when burned 
makes very white lime. It acts like lime in 
loosening the soil. Prof. Hall pronounced 
it of very superior quality. Tho farms ad¬ 
joining it are a dark gravelly soil, very fer¬ 
tile. growing bountiful crops of wheat and 
corn. A. Stewart. 
J o Hoy, N. Y.. March, 1852. 
Science and Agriculture? —Sir H. Davy, 
found in analyzing a sterile soil, the sterility 
was occasioned by sulphate of iron. He di¬ 
rected an application of lime, and a barren 
field became productive. Sulphate of iron 
iva« changed to sulphate of lime, and be¬ 
came an element of fertility. Such are 
the every-day benefits of science applied to 
agriculture. —The Plow. 
Sugar of whey, dissolved in water, is 
much used in Italy and France, as a com¬ 
mon beverage, in pulmonary complaints, 
,and it- is said quite equals, as a purifier of the 
blood, the decoction of sarsaparilla. 
PREVENTION OF THE BEE-MOTH. then. A year or two ago, having acciden¬ 
tally lost our farm terrier, and nothing re- 
Messrs. Editors :—It I mistake not. there ma i n ing on the place but our shepherd dog, 
would bo little difficulty in the management j the buildings soon swarmed rats. They 
of bees if we could keep clear of the moth, were in and about everything. During the 
, , .. K V...H „ r winter, the men who tended the horses, and 
I have no swarms but nave nan moie or ’ , , Al i r- 
. . . , I cattle, at their nightly rounds of inspection, 
less of their worms m tho past season. before going to bed, would kill with their 
Some say we may keep them away by rais- c ] ubgj three or four, in the barns and stables, 
ing the hive a little above the bottom board; j every evening. But still the rats increased, 
but give no reasons why this is so satisfac- :u) d they became unendurable. Ihey got 
, T i . • j : into the grain-mows, where they burrowed, 
lory, lo mo. It certainly cannot pro,ent ^ 8 ht fort ,, „, itll a fecu ' dity sccond 
the moths from getting m and I think tne on ]y to the frogs of Egypt. They gnawed 
advantage is—it gives the bees a better | ; n t 0 the granaries. They dug into the dairy, 
chance to carry out the worms as they hatch They entered the meat barrels. They car- 
and commence their ravages, and thus get ried off the eggs from the hen-nests. They 
. , ,. , stole away, and devoured, the young ducks, 
in o lem. and chickens. They literally came into the 
In my bee house I have had hives onolos- « knea ding troughs” of the kitchen. Oh! 
ed in boxes, so as to have considerable space the rats were intolerable! Traps were no 
around them with a spout or entrance eight use. Arsenic was innocuous—they wouldn’t 
or ten inches long, five inches wide and ’ touch it. Opportunity favored us. and we 
. , ,, i . i+i i ! rot two high-bred English terriers — a 
about three-fourths of an inch m depth, and U , nn h , , 
i > ! dog, and a slut. Then commenced such a 
these hives were but little troubled by the s i aU g b ter as we seldom see. The rats had 
bee-moth. The why of this is—the bees on got bold. Tho dogs caught them daily by 
the watch, fill and guard the spout so as to dozens, as they came out from their haunts, 
prevent their entrance. I have thought a fearless of evil, as before. As they grew 
THE “GREASE,” OR “SCRATCHES.” 
One of the exceedingly troublesome dis¬ 
eases to which horses are liable is the 
“ Grease,” or better known among us as the 
“ Scratches.” It is an inflamed state of the 
space between the fetlock and the coronet 
of the hoof. In a healthy state no velvet 
similar spout attached to an out-door hive 
more shy, their holes were watched, and 
every morning dead rats were found about 
1 , every morning ueau rais were iounu aooui 
would be useful. It so, why not go farther the prem i scs . T'lio dogs, during tho day, 
and attach a screen or door to the spout to pointed out their holes. Planks wero ro¬ 
be shut at night, and opened in the morn- moved, nests were found, and the rats, young 
ing. A hive was once patented to bo closed and °^> killed, instanlcr. Hundreds on 
. , , hundreds were slaughtered, m tho first few 
m this way by tho fowls going to roost, hut ^. , md jn , sh 8 0rt ^ the plaoo was 
I am satisfied that this never worked well, 1110S tly rid of them, until enough only are 
because fowls retire before the bees all re- left to keep the dogs “in play,” and to show 
turn to their hives. Much more might bo that in spite of all precaution, they will har- 
said, but I forbear. ' bor wherever there is a thing to eat, and a 
Sylvester Kellogg. possible place of covert tor them to burrow. 
,, ,, ,, „ „ , ‘ ’ To have the terrier in full perfection, it 
_ _ _ is important that the breed b o pure. We 
A WORD ON DOGS. aro 80 P ronc to m ' x U P everything wo get, 
___ * in this country, that it is sometimes difficult 
The following spicy remarks are from the t° S°t anything exactly as it should be; hut 
, , 3° twv »,T,v c a little care will provide us, in this particu- 
chapter on dogs concluding Mr. Allens , TT , ,, 1 . , 
1 ° 6 lar. Ho should be properly trained, too, 
*• Rural Architecture, just published by 0. wben young. That is. to mind what is said 
M. Saxton, New York, and heretofore no- to him. His intelligence will be equal to all 
tic ed in our columns. After some thoughts your wants in tho (fog-line: but he should 
on dogs in general he adds : 
We want to mix in a little usefulness, as 
not be fooled with. Ilis instincts aro sure. 
And with a good education, tho terrier will 
prove all you need in a farm, and a watch 
well as amusement, in the way ot a dog, and dn „ We speak from long experience and 
after a whole life, thus far, oi dog cmnpan- observation. 
kinship, and the trial of pretty much every 
thing in the line of a dog—from the great 
Newfoundland, of a hundred pounds weight, 
down to the squeaking little whiffet, of six 
—we have for many years past, settled down 
into the practical belief that the small rat¬ 
ting terrier is the only one, except the shep¬ 
herd dog, we care to keep; and of these, 
chiefly, wo shall speak. 
There are many varieties of the terrier. 
The shepherd dog is another useful—al¬ 
most indispensable—creature, on tho sheep 
or dairy farm. Tho flock master, he saves 
a world of labor, in driving and gathering 
the flocks together, or from one field, or place, 
to another. To tho sheep drover, also, he 
is worth a man at least; and in many cases, 
can do with a flock what a man can not do. 
But for this labor, ho requires training, and 
a strict, thorough education, by those who 
r* I • i • . /-v ~ ,, J it> Ml it t. UfUIGUUU Ulstllll/U, UY C/lll/OU HU 
Some aro large, weighing; 40 or 50 pounds, , T ’ . TT . ; J ,, . , 
... ’ j ^ ii- 1 riii know how to do it. He is a peaceable, quiet 
rough haired, and savage looking. Ihere , , r ,.,,1 . 1 , 2 1 . 
- P 1 • ,1 creature; good for little else than driving, 
18 10 bul1 te , mer ’ f le f S! f> I10t a and on a stock farm will save fifty times his 
well disposed creature to strangers, but > 1 - d k i year. Ho is a 
vicoil. v in/*lirwwi tin/ nnnmuihm in hiK i n. .. * J - - . 
Then, again, are the small rat terriers, as 
they are termed, weighing from a dozen to 
twenty pounds; some with rough, long, wiry 
hair; a fierce, whiskered muzzle; of prodi¬ 
gious strength fur their size ; wonderful in¬ 
stinct and sagacity; kind in temper; and 
possessing valuable qualities, bating a lack 
of beauty in appearance. They are of all 
colors, but arc generally uniform in their 
color, whatever it be. Another kind, still, 
is the smooth terrier, of the same sizes as 
the last; a very pretty dog indeed ; with a 
kinder disposition to mankind ; yet equally 
rier, in that duty. To keep him in his best 
estate, for his own peculiar work, he should 
not be troubled with other labors, as it dis¬ 
tracts his attention from his peculiar duties. 
We had a remarkably good dog, of this kind, 
a few years since. lie was worth the ser¬ 
vices of a stout boy, in bringing up tho cat¬ 
tle and sheep, until an idle boy or two, in 
tho neighborhood, decoyed him out in 
“ corning’' a few nights during one autumn 
—in which he proved a most capital hunter; 
and after that lie became worthless, as a cat¬ 
tle dog. Ho was always rummaging around 
them with the sagacity of a pointer at a bird. 
He is as quick as lightning, in pouncing up¬ 
on them, when in sight, and rarely misses 
them when he springs. A single bite set¬ 
tles the matter; and where there are several 
rats found together, a dog will frequently 
dispatch half a dozen of them, before they 
can get twenty feet from him. A dog of our 
own has killed that number, before they 
could get across the floor. In the grain 
field, with the harvesters, a terrier will catch 
hundreds of field-mice in a dav; or, in tho 
fectionate, kind, and gentle among them.— 
He is cleanly, honest, and seldom addicted 
to tricks of any kind. 
We prefer the high bred. They are rath¬ 
er more gentlo in temper, and very much 
handsomer in appearance, than the rough¬ 
haired kind ; but perhaps no better in their 
useful qualities. We have kept them for 
H |tote % lofirlq. 
WINTER PREMIUMS. 
Second Wednesday of February, 1853. 
FIELD CROPS. 
Best crop of wheat, not less than two acres, nor 
be more soft to the hand than this, and 1 Ifs than 40 bushels pet acre, $20; 2d do, 15; 3d 
with this softness it has an oily touch, which j 
do, 10; 4th do, Trans. 
Best crop of spring wheat, not less than 2 acres, 
. . l 1 1 /» * . -OUfcl 14U IG1 nullin' YVllCrtl, imi llhlll 
one would scarcely look for in a part so 30 bushels, $15; 2d do, 10: 3d do, 6: 4th do, t,r 
Kinuer opposition to maoKu.u . ot oqu. ny r the tr bar king at birds, squirrels, 
destructive to vermin, and watchful to the m . * ]ive thin ^ that h | cou i d fi„d ; and no 
premises which they inhabit, or of whatever man could coax h ; m back to the dull routine 
else is put under their charge. The fidelity f hig dut * A sbcpber d dog should never 
ot the terrier to his master is wonderful; a bunt ; 110 . - 
equal, if not superior to any other dog what- _ , P' , . . , , 
ever. In courage and perseverance, in liardi- . We would not be understood as condemn- 
hood, and feats of daring, he has hardly an ever y thing else, excepting the dogs 
equal; and in general usefulness no dog' can ' vo havo ” amc, 1 1 J or use- 1 ho Ne ^ 
compare with him. foundland, and the mastiff are enormous y 
The terrier has a perfect, thorough, un- large dogs and possessed of some noble 
appeasable instinct for. and hatred to all <l uall t ,e8 - They have performed feats of 
kinds of vermin. He takes to rats and mice sagacity and fidelity winch have attracted 
as naturally as a cat. He will scent out universal admiration; but, three to one if 
their haunts and burrows. lie will lie for > T ° U ba Y e them 011 >‘ our ( a, ! m . the y ™ l \ kl11 
hours by their places of passage and point ? vcr y shee P u J? on a »d their watchfulness 
them with the sagacity of a pointer at a bird. 18 n ? S rcat ? r tha « tbat of the shepherd dog, 
of his duty. A shepherd dog should never 
go a hunting. 
We would not be understood as condemn¬ 
ing every thing else, excepting the dogs 
we have named for farm use. The New¬ 
foundland, and the mastiff, aro enormously 
much exposed to dust and dirt. The dis- 1 Best crop of Indian com, not less than 2 acres, 
ease sometimes attacks all the feet, hut tho 1 to he shelled and weighed between 2hth Dec. and 
heels of the hind feet more frequently.— | 1st of Feb., 80 bushels, $25; 2d do, 20; 3d do, 10; 
After inflammation has existed a short time j 4th do, trans. 
the skin becomes dry and cracks, and soon 
the part is raw and very tender. 
Best crop of barley, not less than 2 acres, forty 
bushels, $15; 2d do, 10: 3d do, 6: 4th do, trans. 
Best crop of iwe, not less than 2 acres, 35 bush- 
The cause of tho disease is undoubtedly eh $15; 2 d do,'l0; 3d do, 6: 4th Go, trans. 
the want ot proper attention. The horse is Best, crops of oats, not less than 2 acres, 70 bu., 
driven through tho cold mud, and perhaps $15; 2d do, 10; 3d do, G: 4th do, trans. 
is left standing in it for two or three hours Best crop of buckwheat, not less than 1 acre, 25 
during the day, and then returned to the bushels, $10; 2d do, 8; 3d do, 5: 4th do, trans. 
stablo with a portion of it adhering to his ^ P es t cro P °f peas, not less than 1 acre, 25 bush., 
heels. This absorbs the peculiar oil that is $10; 2d do, 8; 3d do, 5; 4th do, trans. 
upon tho surface and perhaps checks its 1 e ^ t cro P ( ’f J^slban 1 acre, bush., 
1 1 L , . n $10; 2d do, 8; 3d do, o; 4th do, trans. 
secretion until the dryness and cracking of * Best crop of p otatoeg> of , roofl table qiialitv> not 
the skin takes place. I lie best Maj, then, jggg dian t acre, 200 bushels, $15: 2d do, 10; 3d 
is to prevent the disease hy proper care .— 
Whenever the animal is returned to tho 
do, 6; 4th do, trans. 
Best crop of potatoes, not less than 1 acre, .as to 
stable during muddy traveling, tho legs quantity, 300 bushels, $15; 2d do, 10; 3d do, G; 
should be thoroughly cleaned, and briskly 4th do, trans. 
rubbed for a minute or two, and the pastern Best crop of ruta bagas. not less than 1 acre, 60 
washed and wiped dry. But if tho disease lbs - estimated a bushel, 800 bushels, $ 10 ; 2d do, 
is there, washing, and the application of 8 ; 3d do, 5: 4th do, trans. 
o. ® -n ^ a- ± Bast crop oi sugar beets, not less than half an 
soft oil or grease,-will soon effect a cure— (;() lb £ to the bushe]) 400 bushels, $ 8 ; 2 d do, 
Horses that are passing through the barn g. 34 do 4 ; 4 tb do trans. 
yard frequently, will be likely to contract Best crop of carrots, not less than half an acre, 
the disease. If the scratches extend up the 60 lbs. to the bushel, 400 bushels, $ 8 ; 2 d do, G; 
legs or are very bad on the heels, wash with 3d do, 4; 4fh do, trans. 
castile soap and warm water. Best crop of mangel wurzel. not leas than half 
Foul in the foot of neat cattle is occa- an acre, 60 lbs. to the bushel, 400 bushels, $ 8 ; 2 d 
sioned by exposure to the strong substances 
do, 6; 3d do, 4; 4tli do, trans. 
Best half acre of madder, with method of cull i- 
through which they pass in the barnyard, yation and preparation for market, $10. 
or standing in them and in the cold mud Best acre of com fodder, with account of culti- 
while loading manure. A careful farmer ration and preservation, $6: 2d do, 3. 
will wash their feet on returning them to Best half acre of hops, with full account as last, 
the leanto for the night. Scratches are $6: 2d do, 3. 
sometimes caused by allowing the horse to Best acre of flax, same account,jjjjlO; 2d do, 5. 
stand where the urine, manure and dirt is Best half acre of tobacco, do $5; 2d do, 3. 
allowed to gather under his feet.— JV. E. Best acre broom corn $10: 2d do 5. 
,, _ ° Best acre of clover seed, 5; 2d do, 3. 
r ai mei. _Best acre of timothy seed, $5; 2d do, 3. 
A GOOD WORD FOR TURNIPS. GRAIN AND SEEDS 
_ Bast 5 bushels winter wheat, $8; 2d do, 5; 3d 
Our friend, J. Y. Burgin, of Red Beach, do, 3. Best 5 do. spring wheat, 8; 2d do, 5; 3d do, 
Washington County, in a business letter re- - Best 5 do \D e ’, 5 ’ dd 1 ’‘ff 5 
, 6 , , f ,i ,, , , ,, do. four rowed barley, o; Ud do, 3; 3d do, 2. Best 
ceived not long since thus alludes to the & do two rowed bar / ey> 5 . 2(J do> 3; 3dd ’ 0> ± Best 
•• turnip controversy, last summer. 5 do. oats, 5; 2d do,3; 3d do, 2. Best 5 do.yellow 
right in his good opinion of the turnip. We corn, 5; 2d do, 3; 3d do, 2. Best 5 do. white corn, 
wish there were a thousand bushels raised 5; 2d do. 3; 3d do, 2. Best 5 do.peas, 5; 2d do, 3; 
in Maine, where there is one now. We con- 3d do, 2. Bast 5 do. white beaus, 5; 2i do, 3; 3d 
tinuo to say to the farmers of Maine, “ Don't do, 2. Best 5 (jo, large clover seed, 5; 2d do, 3; 
give up the turnip.” 3d do, 2. Bast 5 do. small clover seed, 5; 2d do, 
,, -r, . i i. ii r xi • 3; 3d do, 2. Best 5 do. timothy seed, 5; 2d do, 3; 
Mr. Burgin, speaking incidentally of this 3J do# 2 j Best 5 do . flax 2d do, 3; 3d do, 
root, says: 2 Best 5 bales of hops, 5; 2d do, 3; 3d do, 2. 
“ Really, without a joko, there is nothing FAT STOCK, 
like that same crop oi turnips. At least, it Best fat ox, 4 years old ami upwards, $30; 2d 
is so here. Now when I put in my extrava- do> 2a; 3 d do , 20. Best fat steer, 3 years old, 25; 
gant story on turnips, last summer, I was 2d do, 20; 3d do, 15. Best Lit cow, 4 years and 
by no means convinced of the whole truth upwards, 20; 2d do, 15; 3d uu, 1U. Best fatheif- 
of what I said. 1 knew it was true of ray er, 3 years old, 15; 2d do, 10; 3d do, 5. Bestspny- 
own single crop. But that was a one-sided ed heifer, 3 years old, 15; 2d do, 10; 3d do, 5. Three 
Statement, viewed as such, and meant for bestHong woolecI sheep, 2 years and upwards, 10; 
that by ine. I wished to I* so understood 2d do.8; 3d do 5. Ihree test ongrrooedsheep 
then. ’ 1 now wish to bo understood most ""S'i “itJi?'m l ”Sf 
that you cannot do a better thing for any of un ’d e r 2 years, 8; 2d do, 5; 3d do, 3. T hree best 
them than to coax them, or in some way cross breed sheep, 2 years and upwards, 10; 2d do, 
persuade them to plant (or sow) more tur- 8; 3d do, 5. Three best cross breed sheep, under 
nips. They did me yeoman’s service this 2 years, 8, 2d do, 5; 3d do, 3. 
year—and I had only a failure crop. The Persons competing for premiums on live slock 
crop was set in August at 2.500 to 3.000 must 11 ful1 aad , failed statement of the 
bushels, and turned out but 1.200 bushels time and manner oi feeding of the animal; the 
~ , ’ , , . ,i , 0 A a xi * . materials oi iood consumed, m qualitv, quantity 
of large roots; and yet the 1,200 that cost and value; the breed of the ^imll, if known; the 
me all that 2,500 w ould have cost, (save the we igi 1 t > if practicable, when the feeding was coin¬ 
expense ot gathering.) have proved to me nienced, and the weight at the time of the exlii- 
the most profitable crop of the year. With bition. 
these, and plenty of straw, I have made In the case of dead meats, statements must also 
beef and pork, and kept my working teams, be furnished. 
(four or five yoke, this winter,) in fine con- DRESSED MEATS AND POULTRY, 
dition, with but little hay and provender; Best carcass of long wooled sheep,* $5; 2 d do, 
and tho young stock in like good condition, 3 . Best do. of middle wooled sheep, 5; 2d do, 3. 
A ,1 T r l „ £ ,1 ^ xa UU, 1. JJCSL UU. U 1 UUUlV*, uu, 1. 1 
some ot the Kennebec boys, tor they are so of ’ s , 2;2dd0) 1 . Best do. of fowls, 2; 2d do, 1. 
rabid on that point now, it would not do to * The mutton and poultry, when dressed, to have 
broach it rashly. —Maine farmer. liead and feet left on . 
•- MANAGEMENT OF FARMS. 
PLAN TING CORN. F 0 r the best cultivated farm of not less than 50 
, . ... T r acres, exclusive of wood laud and waste laud, re- 
In sending my years subscription, I for- g ard L e ing had to the quantity and quality of pro¬ 
ward a few lines for your paper, which will duCGj the manner and expense of cultivation, and 
probably be ot advantage to some ot your the actual products, silver plate, value $50; 2d, 30; 
subscribers, in relation to my mode of rais- 3d, 20. 
or the terrier. We have spoken of such as 
wo have entire confidence in, and such as we 
consider the best for useful service. There 
are some kinds of cur dog that are useful. 
They aro of no breed at all. to be sure, but 
have, now and then, good qualities; and when 
nothing better can bo got, they will do for 
a make-shift. But as a rule, we would bo 
equally particular in the breed of our dog, 
as we would in tho breed of our cattle or 
PLANTING CORN. 
In sending my year’s subscription, I for- 
ing corn, which I have regularly pursued 
for ten years, and have never missed a crop 
hundreds of field-mice in a dav; or. in tho 8hee P - . J . herc ar ? aIto g? her too many dogs 
hay field, he is equally destructive. With a k , e P fc ’ tho country and most usually by a 
wood-chuck, a raccoon, or anything of their cla f °f people who have no need of them, 
size—even a skunk, which many dogs avoid aad 'ylnch prove only a nuisance 0 the 
-ho engages, with tl.e same readiness that neighborhood, and a destruction to the 
he will a rat. The night is no bar to his g oods o t otbcrs - _ 
vigils. Ho has the sight of an owl, in the ~ ~TT ” 
dark. Minks, and weasels, are his aversion, . Guano ANn Salt as Manure. We notice 
as much as other vermin. He will follow * n an English agricultural journal of recent 
T’he persons making applications for the pre¬ 
miums, must submit written answers to questions, 
the first into the water, till he exhausts him date, that the premium modal for Swede’s 
with diving, and overtakes him in swimming. ^ urnips. was given for a field of oiglit acres 
Ho is a hunter, too. He will tree a squirrel, which was manured with six cwt. (G72 lbs.) 
or a raccoon, as readily as the best of sport- 
of Peruvian guano and ten cwt. of salt per 
ing dogs. He will catch and hold a pig, or acre • dbo s< )jl was a good deep loam, san- 
anything not too largo or heavy for him.— dy clay subsoil, drained where required and 
He will lie down on your garment, and watch , tbn previous crop was partly wheat, oats and 
it for hours; or by anything elso left in his °ld grass. It is fully understood m Ping- 
charge. He will play with the children, and ,and - and will be eventually m the United 
share their sports as joyfully as a dumb crea- States, that large crops can only be grown 
ture can do; and nothing can bo more af- w ^ b heavy manuring. 
a portion of leached ashes, all thoroughly 
mixed; then I drop four grains of corn in a 
hill, and follow with the mixture and drop 
one handful in each hill, and cover it shal¬ 
low with earth. This gives the corn an ear¬ 
ly start, out of the way of insects, till the 
roots reach the manure that has been turned 
under. I repeat I have never failed in a 
Nature has her best mode of doing every 
thing, and has somewhere told it. Use has 
made tho farmer wise, and the foolish citi¬ 
zen learns to take his counsel. You must 
expect seed of the same kind you sow. 
The better animals aro fed, and the more 
years; wo keep them now; and no reason- comfortable they can ho kept, the more 
able inducement would let us part with profitable they are. 
averaging from fifty to sixty-seven bushels which will be furnished on application to the 
to tlic acic. . To all who furnish full answers lo the questions, 
My mode is to manure on tho sward in premiums will be given, consisting of single vol- 
the fall, tlio land that I intend for corn U mes of the Transactions of the State Society, or 
the next spring. After plowing, 1 spread sets of those volumes, according to the value of 
forty bushels of lime to the acre, put the such reports. 
ground in good order, and mark it out both For the best arranged cheese dairy house, and 
ways four feet apart; then I take a compost buildings, silver cup, $50. . 
previously prepared, consisting of the sera- , To be accompanied with plan and elevation of 
pings of the cow-pens during the summer buiWln g s - f “ U (-C ?' of ^ expense attending the 
i s , . 1 c , . , ereclion, and a full description ot its arrangement, 
season, tho droppings of the hen-roost, and anJ the ’ advantages claimed for it. 
For the best arranged butter dairy house build¬ 
ings, silver cup, $50. 
Same conditions as to cheese dairy buildings. 
BUTTER. 
For the best 3 tubs or firkins of butter, cup, val¬ 
ue, $15; 2d do, 10; 3d do, 5; 4lh do, trans. 
CHEESE. 
Best 3 cheese, cup, value, $15; 2d do. do, 10; 3d 
crop since I have followed this mode ; and I do 4th d trans . ’ 
would recommend it to my agricultural To be accompanied with a particular statement 
brethren to give it a trial .—Germantown of the manufacture and preservation of the butter 
Telegraph. or cheese. 
' L ___ DRAINING. 
Wire Worms— According to a statement To the person who shall make the greatest num- 
in the Prairie Farmer, salt is not agreeable berof rods f underdraining, during the year, cup 
to this larva. Land infested by thousands value, $20; 2d do, 15. 
was sown in the fall with refuse salt at the To be accompanied with- 
„ ,, , , ..., , , 1st. Statement ot the situation of the landpre- 
rato ot three and a ia bus le s per acre. v i tnis to the commencement of the process; tho 
The next summer very few were seen, and kind and cond itj on G f soil. 
afterwards all gradually disappeared. Worth 2d rae t bod pursued, with a particular ac- 
trying, at least, although the proportion of count of the expense. 
salt, when dissolved in the soil would be only 3d. The result and increased value of the land, 
about ono fifty-thousandth part.— Alb. Cult, if (my. 
