MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
tures. It seems to me that every owner of ANOTHER CORN MARKER, 
timber land ought to interest himself suffi- j£ Dg< Rural New-Yorker :—If you will 
ciently to protect his growing Wood-lands allow a boy _farmer who is a glad contribu- 
from intruders. There ought to be as much ^ tQ tbe rural, to encroach upon your 
of system in the care and management of tlme j b | )0U ri bke to mate one suggestion 
forests, as of the farm. It is true, there'ex- ^ ^ c0rresp0n( i 0 nt M., in No. 13, who 
ists different opinions in regard to the man- to have a taste for “ order as well as 
GRINDING OFF NOSES, 
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. 
CHEAP DRAINING 
Who has not read Dr. Franklin’s homily The great purpose of chemical investiga- j T j g stated in the foreign correspondence 
ncr of cutting off wood from the land, and 
the time of cutting. I have been a resident marker 
of New England about eighteen years, in ^ n ' ti 
which timo I have cut from my farm, seve- more 
ral hundred cords of wood, and from obser- ^ etter . 
vation, I have ascertained that sprouts will ^ ^ 
start quicker, and grow faster from the ]ain ’ ec j 
stumps where the trees arc felled in the lat- Take 
tor to the Rural, to encroach upon your tbe Q | d philosopher did in his boyish days— en(1 no . t on b' practical knowledge, but gen- requiring much less cost than formerly, be- 
time I should like to make One suggestion turning the grindstone for others, or in oth- eral scientific principles are alike necessary, ing all done with the plow. It is very use- 
tovour correspondent M., in No. 13, who er words, laying out their time, talents or IS abundantly proved that industry is ful in all cases were the ground is clayey 
have l taste for “ order as well as strength for the benefit of others, who as never so efficacious as when it is directed by and tolerably free from stones. “ In the 
, .... 1 tUpl.vnd and seems to liave a taste for o tier as el | t hev have used them as much as science. Scienco cannot long be despised first place, a common plow is passed back 
r of cutting off n n n'resident P roflt ” I refer particularly to lus corn tl 10y can w fn dismiss them without so much as the mere speculations of theorists, but and forth, turning a furrow out on each side, 
e time of cutting, i Have been a resident marker I think I can recommend a Yan- asa « t h a nk ye?” Reflecting upon these must be viewed m its true light—as the re- Then follows the draining plow, which goes 
’ New England about eighteen years, in ^ notion t0 fo m> w hi c h will cost but a tri- things the other night, we were impercepti- fmement of common sense, guided by ex- down from two to two and a half feet, the 
seems to have a taste for “order as well as 
•e do its work much nicer, faster and i bly led info the contemplation of another perience, gradually substituting sound and mould-board being so formed as to turn the 
1,1 . 0 , ir for 1)0th driver and i circumstance attending this well known ar- national principles for vague prejudices. If earth all out. In this manner, twelve acres 
will better, and be far easier for both driver and • , . t ; S ed bv all who use edoe iana De comparatively unprouucuvo, uie in the vicinity of Stirling werte drained witft 
vation, I have ascertained t at sp • 1 team, than the implement which he has ex- ' w 0 f ten bcar t ho expressions— sure method of determining the cause is, three plows in one day, the tile being laid 
start quicker, and grow faster from the p]ained< such a one has his nose to the grindstone, first to ascertain the exact nature and rela- in the furrow just as the plow left it. Tho 
stumps where the trees arc felled in tho lat- Take three pine or hemlock plank, two 0 r has had his nose to the grindstone for a tive quantities of the ingredients of the soil. eart h was returned to tho ditch by means 
ter part of winter, or early in the spring; inches thick and four or five feet long, shape long time, &c., and we found ourselves in (which can be accurately done only by of a scraper, in the form of the letter Y. the 
and this to my mind is easily accounted for, abke as , naY be the contemplation of the various classes of chemical analysis,) and then supply fbede- fogs 0 f course protruding forward, and a 
„ .i ^ , ,, ' them into runners as near alike as may De, , 1 , ., t b t heir noses to hcient materials requisite for the growth of team attached to each leg, on each side of 
from the fact t mi l ie sap i* j ■ . a nd frame them together as we used to our grindstone and also of the manner in sucb vegetables as it is otherwise best fitted the ditch.” Wc have been long since satis- 
ing its action upon the treeand where ie hand s ] e ds, (I found it sufficient to saw vv hi c h they came to be in this predicament, to produce. . , fled that the cost of excavating ditches might 
tree is felled when tho sap is in this state, , acrogg the t0 and fit closely two Now there are some cases in which a man The art of reclaiming a “ worn out farm, be mU ch reduced by more horse labor than 
ter part of winter, or early in tho spring; incheg thick andfour or five f ee t long, shape 
and this to my mind is easily accounted for, fhom intQ runner6 as near a ij k e as may be, 
land be comparatively unproductive, the fo the vicinity of Stirling werfe drained Avith 
sure method of determining the cause is, three plows in one day, the tile being laid 
first to ascertain the exact nature and rela- j n the furrow just as the plow left it. Tho 
tive quantities of the ingredients of the soil, earth was returned to tho ditch by means 
(which can be accurately done only by of a scraper, in the form of tho letter V., tho 
ing its action upon the tree;'and where the faand gledgj ([ found it sufficient to saw 
tree is felled when tho sap is in this state, noteheg across the tops, and fit closely two 
sprouts will be sooner forced out, than tho’ y - t inchos thick ) having three may get his nasal appendage into rather or maintaining one " m nearr,-rue wnuie is generally used. D or instance, let a large 
the tree was cut earlier or later. This is na rrow strips twi^mcnestme ; g cl J e | r0ximit to this revolving sharpener, P^ophy of manures is based upon two Michigan sub-soil plow with ample team be 
iLp conclusion I have arrived at but no runneis instead of two, and as far ap without any fault of his own; sickness, mis- considerations: 1st, A knowledge of the con- set in a foot deep, a thing very easily done; 
the conclusion J c . ’ you want your rows of corn. I hen fit a placed confidence, mercantile and financial stituents of the crops to be raised, organic by throwing a furrow each way (leaving but 
doubt there aro others who think different!) • d gtj jjr to ngue, (not thills,) split, or other- J. everses a „d various other things mav and and inorganic; and 2d, a knowledge of the a narrow strip in tho middle) the first foot 
In the manner of cutting off a wood lot, w - go gQ R iab r w ill be exactly in line with do cause many men who live by trade, to ingredients of the soil, likewise organic and 0 f the ditch is at once thrown out with suf- 
to have it the most profitable for a second ’ ;jdl runner. The tomme should not come down from their high places and morganic. They must be adapted to each ficient rapidity to prepare some miles for 
growth in my view, there is only one way ' . ff * , , . should be fit spend their days in a constant effort to otber - 1 he chemist would bo as rationally the spade m each day. By running twico 
h _ nd is , ut cverY thi „o- clean' as you 0nly J ° St ff straight but shoul be fit- J gou] a]ld ‘ body together, and it is of employed attempting to produce sulphuric cach way, a greater depth and more perfect 
and that is cutover) tiling clc . tod so permanently on a line with the cen- t he treatment which such men receive at acid, without sulphur and saltpetre, as the work might bo attained. A regular and 
go. Where timber is cutoff in this way, the tor of the sted, that it cannot move oft either the hands of those who have them in their farmer cultivating potatoes in a soil desti- thorough system of draining is at present 
sprouts have an even chance to contend without turning the sled. Then, if you power that we sometimes accuse the rich of tuto of lir ” G and potash As the chemical qu ite expensive, costing some twenty-five or 
with one another. I know it is the practice ”, ,j , d so that its " grinding the face of the poor.” But gen- compound (sulphuric acid) cannot possibly thirty dollars per acre; and if its cost could 
with many even here in New England, to 1 ’ .\ V • r -,t , ; erally speaking, among farmers such a state exist without sulphur and oxygen, so ie bo reduced one half by tho application of 
l out deeavinff tre°s leaving all center W1 J0 111 1110 L 1 ^ ’ of things does not exist. Any farmer who structure of the stem and leaves o t ie po- horsepower,itwouldgreatlycontnbuteto- 
keop cutting out decaying ti ^^s, l . g other words, over tho center of the sled.— pays proper attention to his business; who tato cannot be produced without lime—and wards its general introduction,—and be 
such as aro thrifty and straight, to stand for Thcn cutfour or flve p0 l 0 s, tolerably straight, keeps clear of extravagant outlays and fool- th ® tu , ber s without potash. _ worth millions to the country, lying as it 
some particular purpose—but let me say to ag lon ag vour s r ed i s wide from isli and hazardous speculations, is sure of a If tbo far m er ™ es . raise wneat, he does, in most cases, at the very foundation 
those who adopt this practice, that they will 0 J uWde of ® , e Mtromo runnor t0 the in- comfortable support, and need be in fear of Sat'^inKredfenTS 11 it 3uccc gl'l far ^£3 MumyCnJ. 
soon have the gratification, or misfortune 6ido of tll0 other , t0 go by. Then if you have "° v f ,™e™ °ar 0 “3L? K £o Sust”! mSe IvaSle. ’ If it be present PLANTING ACONNS AND CHESTNUTS, 
rather, of finding tho trees m tho,r forests a dm . w an<1 , stuady team, you are pro- “% S, Teir = Lrtgaged, available, incessant wheat-crenping will — 
..few and far between, and the sprouts of parod (0 do tho work aboa t on tho McGor- and thejrroduce of tho harvest always bar- We 
a stunted and sickly growth system, but instead of driving with one torod before it is gathered, to tho village “i^feom ne to^seed wnfnrevent or have Bavod oak acorns till spring and planted 
Wood land hero, is considered tho host runner in , he old track> i foiind t i, at i c „„l d store-keeper ? A man in such a condition *j’ f ^,° 0 ’ in ‘ | icllt is not them in corn-fields in tho fall, hut they did 
property a man ^^’^“'"onlmacre of g» much straighter, and of course make one ^S^’twho* tho soil originally, it must bo supplied seem at homo there and they did not 
” OTe byS,gl " lnS & it »», UiM,M^iti. # w"^, lot. <«k wood, to O«ol,or and find 
us classes of chemical analysis,) and then supply the de- j e g S 0 f course protruding forward, and a 
icir noses to ficient materials requisite for the growth of team attached to each leg, on each side of 
) manner in Sl *ch vegetables as it is otherwise best fitted the ditch.” Wc have been long since satis- 
redicament. to produce. _ fied that the cost of excavating ditches might 
vhicli a man The art of reclaiming a “ worn out farm, bc muc h reduced by more horse labor than 
into rather or maintaining one “ in heart, —the whole is generally used. For instance, let a large 
doubt there aro others who think differently. 
In the manner of cutting off a wood lot, 
to have it the most profitable for a second 
first foot 
with suf- 
miles for 
no; twice 
go. Where timber is cut oft in this way. t e ter 0 f t j 10 g j ec ^ cannot move on cither 
sprouts have an even chance to contend g - do without turning tho sled. Then, if you 
with one another. I know it is the practice i ag( ^ dx you a sea t on the sled so that its 
with many, even hoto in Now England, to center wd j be j n bno with the tongue, or in 
keep cutting out decaying trees, leaving all Qther wordg) over the center of t h e sled- 
such as are thrifty and straight, to stand foi r pbcn cut f our or five poles, tolerably straight, 
some particular purpose—but let me say to ^ ag long ag your sIe d i s wide from 
those who adopt this pi'actice, that they will outside of one extreme runner to the in¬ 
soon have the gratification, or misfortune B }d e of the other, to go by. Then if you have 
rather, ol finding tho trees in their forests a an d a steady team, you are pre- 
“few and far between, and the spiouts of p . u . 0 d to do the work about on the McCor- 
a stunted and sickly growth. micK system, but instead of driving with one 
Wood land here, is considered the best nmne ; in the old track, I found that I could 
property a man can own. It is nothing un- ^ mucb straighter, and of course make one 
common for the wood standing, on an acre of mQre mark each time through, by sighting 
land, to bring fl50. It is thought advisa- Prom my sea t be tween the horses at my 
ble by farmers here, to cut oil wood once in gtakeg or po i eS- Wlien you come to a stake, 
about 25 years. r J lie wood at this age is r j s bu t the work of a breath to snatch it, 
considered mere- valuable for market, and meagure r s ] en gth over the unmarked 
tho younger growth will, start quicker and g roun d ; from tho outside of your sled, and 
grow more rapidly, than it suffered to stand commenc i n g ail d continuing with your 
PLANTING ACORNS AND CHESTNUTS. 
go much straighter, and of course make one 
more mark each time through, by sighting 
from my seat between the horses at my the man’s own fault, and nobody’s else.— 
stakes or poles. When you come to a stake, Following out this train of thought wo 
it is but the work of a breath to snatch it, fought before our mind several ways in 
which men get themselves into this uneom- 
mcasure its length over the unmarked fortable pogition . 
ground, from tho outside of your sled, and j) 0 you see a man borrowing money to go 
aim avauauiu, ihgcockiiii .uu . . .. 
exhaust it; a judicious system of rotation We have mado partial trials to grow trees 
alternating with tho wheat, crops which aro fi'om acorns but have not succeeded. \\ o 
cut before coming to seed, will prevent or have saved oak acorns till spring and planted 
delay exhaustion. If the ingredient is not them in corn-fields m the fall, but they did 
in tho soil originally, it must bo supplied not seem at homo there and they did not 
from some other source. This is manuring, flourish. i.eT 
and its characteristic is, chemical adaptation W e go into oak woods m Octobei and find 
It is to bo hoped that Ohio farmers will not, 
through ignorance or indolence, waste the we doubt whether wo can e\ei succeed m 
elements of fertility in their soils, wfoicli, planting acorns as we plant c nim 
ough abundant now, may certainly be ex- 1 h° case 1S the same with Chestnuts and 
usted ..—Family Visitor. Horse Chestnuts The seed will not vege- 
_^_ _ _ tate when covered closely with solid earth. 
PLOWING IN GREEN CROPS. Cherry stones, too, must liave but a very 
_ slight covering—they do bettor under the 
One of our correspondents, a few weeks trees where they fall and are merely trod- 
at a greater age. . stake in a straight line. 
Thus, Messrs. Editors, I have thrown out j am aware that a five wheeled wagon is 
a few hints and observations in regard to a comm on figure of absurdity, but if friend 
the management of forest lands-, and if they ^ w ;p mako himself a sleigh with three run- 
sliould prove of service to any of your read- and use it, I think ho will not only be 
ers, I shall consider myself fully compensat- b jg b ] y diverted with his sleigh ride in 
ed lor the time I have occupied in penning p j ace holding alligator all day i 
the article. A. I odd. hot sun, but will be not a little amus 
Smithfield, R. I., March, 1852. , - L, L!q cfrnlo-Lt nr 
than he can cultivate or pay taxes upon ?— 
You may safely calculate that his nose is 
not far from the grindstone. 
. . wu jug wg .. ™ g v ,11 .,i,,, n .i„ n f n nw mnv rr-rt-ainlv ho px- iUe case is tuo samo witn umestn 
md continuing with your to tho land office to enter “all tho land that ba ^ d '‘ Horse Chestnuts. The seed will no 
ine. joins him, when he has already more land nausu. 1. mn uj > is o>. _ tate when covered closely with solii 
PLOWING IN GREEN CROPS. 
CULTURE OF POTATOES. 
The potato may bo cultivated to advan¬ 
tage I think, in tho following manner.— 
Have tho ground well prepared and thor- 
oughly pulverized. Plant about three feet 
apart each way. Before the tops get to be 
very large, plow them out both ways with a 
M. will make himself a sleigh with three run- Do 0 see a man leaving his farm to the us his experience ona small piece den into the ground by the human foot. < 
nors, and use it, I think he Mill not only be care of his bo)s while lie attends all the croun d that had become completely ex- Wo tried for several years in succession 
highly diverted with his sleigh ride in May, log-rollings, justice s trials, horse-races and bau J gfcGd by i 0I1£ cropping, and which lie first to raiso the Horse Chestnut in a nursery- 
in place of holding alligator all day in the P°. htical gatherings in the county, besides treated tG a turning in of a crop of grass and did not succeed till we spread the nuts 
ho sun, but will bc not.. little amused to m a ° depend npon'°i ? t Xt 1”“ «* * blossoming, followed by sow- on the grass in tho fall and covered them 
, ’ ...... v, , a Meek, you ma) aepena upon it, tint . , busbe l 0 f buckwheat to the acre, slmhtly with straw or with thin boards. — 
see tho corn growing in Ins straight and nar- man ’s nose will soon enough be brought to turnin ! ( . tbat a]po as soon as it bios- When this was the course adopted tho nuts 
row path. But remember that if your sleigh the grindstone. somed and then suffered it to remain until sprouted quite early in the spring and the 
tongue points a little to one side, your marks Ho y ou see a man neglecting to provide in(y ’ wben it was lig-htly limed and sowed sprouts were carefully taken up and placed 
will incline towards tho marked land going P , :°P e . r sh , e . lter for h ' s 6 * ock wl , nter ;' J n . d with oats. The yield was very fine, and su- in tho nursery rows. 
onow-vv and from the same gohmlho other blowing lus cows am sheep to drop their ior t0 t] , 0 vi ekl of other bind, inanured Squirrels are apt to find acorns that aro 
60 *a h! tho usual way, and in muchhotter general planted in_ tided land-thortrforo Uj. not 
OTSEGO TROUT FOTATO. 
Eds. Rural :—When in Cooperstown, in 
hollow in the centre that the rain may not V r t0 tho o]d Rod variety, 'i brought if he could, 
all ho carried oft from tlie lull into the dead r . vlt t„k t Finally, when you hear a man railing at 
furrows between the rows. I think once home six, which I planted on the Gth of July « book . f ^ ing » Lying that he knows more 
i • - x n _i j. bfi io n d ho verv and t'he next spi ing planted the pioduct of novv abou t farming than any body can tell 
hoeing 1S ‘ l , Kl( ' ’ i , . . ’ . y these, and had in tho fall of 1850, seven b ; m and that he wouldn’t know any more 
furrows boiween the rows. I think once ^ 
hoeing is sufficient, except tho land bo very & 
weedy ; in that case, I would hoe twice, and bugli ^ g 
in all cases I would complete plowing and ^ 
hoeing before the tops are in the blossom, 
as at that period the young sets begin to bugbe j g 
young without suitable attention ? That [ n the usual way and in much better general planted in tilled land—therefore it is not 
mans nose is already at the grindstone, and d ition — Ger. Telegraph. safe to plant in the fall, though they will 
bourse of nrJcedur U e ntl1 ^ a<i ° PtS '' dlttcrent Our readers should not be terrified at the send out sprouts. We imagine that the best 
T)o von 1 see • man obstinately adhering recommendation of buckwheat as a green mode of treating acorns would be to pre- 
Do you see a man obstinately aanering i d • g ., f ftr t;ii ZG v Wo sorvo them m sand through the winter and 
to the obsolete notions of hfty or a hundred crop to be plowed in as a tertui ci. nlant in the snrino- Mass. Ploughman. 
years ago, just as “ father did,” and refusing know there are many who say they prefer P iaGfc m tlie spn n^/rn^ / i ^ 
to learn any better \vay ? Ho too is bent to plow in clover but when the land is run DRAINING, 
over tho grindstone, and wouldn’t straighten down and exhausted, how will )Ou leai a 
if he could. cr0 P °f clover on it . Mr Robert H. Maxfield, of String Prai- 
Finally, when you hear a man railing at Buckwheat will grow on poor land where r ie ; uses the following mode of draining wet, 
“ book-farming,” saying that he knows more nothing else will flourish—it is therefore bu t level lands. Ho supposes the land to 
now about farming than anybody can tell used where no manure is to ho had, and it bo high, and contiguous to somo drain or hoi- 
I omr tyiava ic O O'Anti orflP-lft ITU Tim VP. tVlft ROil f Ol* P'^iSS nr nnov cairl U’pf AV 1A VA.l 
grow, after which time I imagine the ground 
in their vicinity should not bo disturbed, 
until tho potatoes are ripe. 
I have now planted them three years.— 
They do not rot, and I find thorn superior 
to any kind I have raised for summer uso, 
words to boys who read the Valley Farmer, so averse to it that it never grows well on tbo circumstances requiring, until 1 come 
_ 1 _a! _ xl__:-A KnAl-tir’innf- fvvAmv/1 r rllA cfm.W f»V ROTllO _F__ i-F ^ A F F- cuift’iAinnf fn -Trwiil n 
In relation to the proper time for plant- ^ ; productive . My modo of cu i tiva . 
and caution them against certain courses buckwheat ground. The straw, or some w hcro the descent is sufficient to form a 
whieh will bring their nosos slap on the thing about it, poisons the soil for corn. ; current that will sweep away the dirt and 
grindstone. A man’s success in life depends Hundreds of farmers, can testify to this fact rubb } sb . then I reverse the furrows, and 
ing, I think there can be no special rule 
ting is as follows I havo my ground mel- 
. 1 T v la 1 AV» ihn ^ ^ * -- w ~ J b - UUkUUIll UU), wiiu uuuo iitni c»» w 
given, as muc i c epu.c. up n P low and well prepared, and plant in April, able, shiftless man ; then, as you value your wheat? will be formed by the operation deep enough 
.. „n +i ,> 1 oyer j np . bllt liohtly_no deeper than my future happiness and respectability, form in Buckwheat seems not to bo a great ex- to draw the water from all directions into 
M . , * ., , boyhood habits of industry, application and hauster of soils. It lias been grown on very sa id ditches, being careful to leave the as- 
carn-marker leav es its n . as . * • integrity; resolve that whatever you do, poor lands for many years in succession cents au d descents gradual, so as not to 
they are ripe m October. I have sold forty gba p bo done well, and then you need not without manure, and for some thin soils it p rovent me in crossing with team, ji«ow, or 
very much upon the summer, and some¬ 
thing upon the fall. When the spring is 
warm and forward, the summer temperate 
covering but lightly—no deeper than my 
corn-marker leaves its marks or furrows.— 
„.,,1 f.,M VGVV u would x •> 1 - - J snail ue aone wen, ana men you neea noc wbiwui hkuiuib, mm iui proven 
. ‘ ’ 1 v 1 . # . ’ , bushels at per bushel, allowing no one f ear the revolutions of the grindstone, for may he a profitable crop. It flourishes best wagon. 
ho desirable to plant early; hut when wo 
have a severe drouth in June and July, fol¬ 
lowed by a moderate fall, lato potatoes will 
do tho best. When wo plarft, wo know not 
what the seasons will be, therefore I favor 
the idea of planting, (especially on hard --- ^ capable farmer, is as honorable and ing on the above subject, thus hits at somo j w ni venture to say that I can do more 
soils) about one-half wo intend to plant, THE ILLUSTRIOUS FARMER. respectable a man as the world produces, of the prominent benefits derived from shows good with my team and plow in this way in 
from the 10th to the 25th of May, and tho . . ” 7T . „ r , , and that while one boy comes to the city of this character : one day, than in the expenditure of ten 
remainder from the 1st to the 20th of Jane, CusTis m his Recollections of General d attains t0 wealth and celebrity as a 1. By stimulating us to greater effort to dollars ‘with the spade and shovel— Prairie 
hand for whatever 'Va*mgton, draws tho following merchant profossional man . thole aro obtain that knowledge which shall enab o us farBer . 
so as to be on hand for the season, whatever port rait of tho illustrious farmer: ten >vho make a hipwl . eol of aU their happi- to oxeel in the particular occupation which -- 
it may be. If any reader ot tlie rural, Fancy to yourself a fine noble looking old ness and end their days in wearisome toil, we have chosen. And this knowledge may Wyoming Co. Ag. Society,. —The Execu- 
will suggest a better method of cultivating cavalier, avoII mounted, sitting firm and w j tb tbe ; r noses perpetually at the grind- in a measure be obtained by witnessing the t j ve Committee of the Wyoming County 
potatoes, I will drop mine, and adopt his. erect in his saddle, the personification of gtono .— Valley Farmer. " skill of others, and learning their modo of Agricultural Society, at a recent meeting, 
And hv so doino- he will not materially dis- power, mellowed yet not impaired by time, - -—-- operation. . fixed the time and place of holding the next 
And by so doing, no win not materially ais r > j ., ,, nr ... rgd , . , , o nf m,r wndunt nna ™ •_i n.«i„ ci,L 
more than one bushel, as I wish to spread your face will never come near it. 
the seed as widely as possible—thinking the 
variety of great value to the country. 
John Lloyd. 
North Bloomfield, N. Y., April 8, 1852. 
THE ILLUSTRIOUS FARMER. 
Somo farmer’s boys have a great anxiety 
to leave the farm and go to tho city or town 
and becomo clerks and merchants. By so 
doing they think they will become gentle¬ 
men. Let us say to such, that the intelli- 
on sandy loams, where the soil is not deep. When the drain is completed, the ridge 
—Exchange Paper. can he seeded down in grass, which will bo 
---- of use. and will not hinder you from culti- 
AGRICULTURAL SHOWS. rating all round about. This is a very sim- 
- pie plan indeed, but I prefer it to all others 
A writer in tho Ohio Cultivator, discours- j tbab I have ever seen in draining level land. 
commode himself, and accommodate 
A Farmer’s Boy. 
Yates, N. Y., April, 1852. 
THE BEE MOTH.-PREVENTION. 
--— ‘ and thus you have Washington on his farm, v ice to the oat crop, and on clay soils. Fifty, can lie know tnat ne nas goi ukmh uimmsue tember next. The committee also resoiveu 
Messrs. Editors :—In tho Rural of tho in his last days at Mt. Vernon. gixty? Qr a hundred bushels of leached ashes’ compares with his neighbor. ^There he will to buy a tent for tho use of the Society. 
f>dt b of February I see an onquirv in rela- His ride on his extensive estate would be with half a dozen bushels of plaster, and a seo exhibited the best specimens ot al t.o- - ~ ~ 
Rnn to nreventinfr the denredations of the from eight to fourteen miles; he usually few pounds of bone dust, make a most ex- mestic animals and if better than his own, The Boston Post advises that farm-work 
tion to preventing the depredations of the moyed at a mode rate pace, passing through ceUent manure for corn, mowing or pasture it will stimulate him to improvement. for April, be undertaken as follows : Now 
bee moth. Two years since I lost some two hig field8} and inspecting everything; but ]and . Leached ashes vary in price, accord- 4. By witnessing the different breeds of clear the snow from your hot-beds, shovel 
or three swarms by the bee moth. I then when behind time, the most punctual of men fog to location and demand, from three to cattle, sheep. &c., and making himself ac- walks from the house to the highway, make 
made new hives, and around tho bottom in- would display the horsemanship of his hotter twelve cents per bushel.— JV. E. Farmer. quainted with their peculiarities, he may be paths for the cattle to go out and take 10 
sorted a niece of band iron so that the hive days, and a hard gallop bring him up to ------ enabled to protect himself against the rnipo- air and browse, and prepare seeds and tools 
, 1 , , ~i ,, v j time, so that tho sound of his horse’s hoof Cloveiung. — Never spare the seed when sitions which are frequently practised upon for planting m July, in case of a favorable 
s ooi some lu inc i i om 10 o m oai . and the first dinner bell should be heard to- you sow clover. Four quarts aro not enough the ignorant farmer^ under^the name of chango in the weather. 
r l his prevents them from laying their eggs omther at a quarter to three o’clock. to tho acre; put on not less than six. and he Durham Cattle, or I rench Merino Sheep, . , , 
around the hive. Since that timo I have - not frightened if you scatter a peck! The &c. How many of us have been wofully Never sow your grain until the ground 
had a plenty of honey, and have seen no WnEN you make a fence make a good one. great superiority of thickly sown clover humbugged by these speculators, in conso- is well preparet iccauso ) our neig i or as 
sion of the moth. x. y. z. It may cost more at first, hut will cost less fields over others for food and manure, is too quence of our ignorance, when we ought to commenced sowing h.s Prepare your land 
the equipments ol his steed all proper and Leached Ashes. —Leached ashes are ox- 
in perfect order, his clothes plain, and those ce i] en t for almost any land. In the process 
ot a gentleman, a broad brimmed hat, with ob biac }dng they lose most of their potash, 
a small gold buckle in front, a riding switch bu j. ro t a in other valuable fertilizing proper- 
cut from the fore st, entirely unattended; ^; eg _ They are said to be of particular ser- 
26th of February, I see an onquiry in rela- 
skill of others, and learning their modo of Agricultural Society, at a recent meeting, 
operation. _ fixed the time and place of holding the next 
2. By a comparison of our productions Fair and Cattle Show, established the pro- 
with those of others. miums for the present year, and appointed 
3. By comparing farm stock; every far- the Judges. The Fair is to bo held in the 
mer desires to keep the most profitable village of Warsaw, on Wednesday and 
kinds of cattle, sheep and hogs; and how Thursday, the 22d and 23d days of Sep- 
can lie know that he has got them unloss he tember next. The committee also resolved 
compares with his neighbor. 'Uhere ho will to buy a tent for the use of the Society. 
seo exhibited the best specimens ot all do- v —---- 
mestic animals, and if better than his own, The Boston Post advises that “ farm-work 
sign (Of the moth. 
Jackson., Mich., March 10, 1852. 
It may cost more at first, but will cost less fields over others for feed and manure 
in the end. 
manifest to need demonstration. 
have known better. 
well, and the battle is half won, 
