MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND PAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
water ? There is the most conclusive evi¬ 
dence that tiiey do, for plants are known to 
send forth roots with unerring precision in 
whatever direction proper food is located in 
the earth ; and not only this, if wo analyze 
the ash of any vegetable, it will be found to 
contain certain mineral elements peculiar 
to its own] organization. This, certainly, is 
conclusive evidence that the spongioles of 
the.plants absorb minerals in a soluble state, 
adapted to their wants. 
The treo selected for tho experiment is 
one that flourishes in low, swampy land, con¬ 
sequently it needs a vast amount of water, 
and it is plain that the tree under consid¬ 
eration, must have held a large quantity of 
water in tho form of sap, at the time it was 
weighed; and this, together with the mincial 
elements derived from the rain water, and 
tho oxygen absorbed by the leaves, and tho 
two ounces of earth, must constitute tho 
weight of tho tree. n. a. b. 
Sunnyside, June 11, 1852. 
AN EXPERIMENT IN DRAINING. 
CLAY SOILS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT- 
PIONEER LIFE IN ONONDAGA. 
FANCY FARMERS. 
Mr. Editor. —I now give yon my process Cmtet soils are often loft as pasture A correspondent of the New York Tri-1 Tins leading object with the largo major!- 
of draining as performed the past season, fields, from the difficulty of plowing them— bune relates the following experience of an J ty ot laimeis^ is, to maice tneir pi oiession 
I propose to give a short description of the their texture rendering this more expensive old settler in Onondaga county : : pc<> ua i e. ccasiona \ ' v ? ^ 
f<4 To"; to m =s 0: ( X'i Till ?t 1 C, “ SS T f SOilS ' Jo-*- K-wlcy of Camillas, (now El- ! ^ StTarf p^m SX 
iormmg the operation, tho leasonswhyl The faults attributed to clayey soils are, so bridge) Onondaga Co., N. Y., who is still liv- j giro t 0 increase his means ; h»t «n,L 
used tile, and the result. 
ou bridge) Onondaga Co., N. Y., who is still liv- i 6ire to increase his means ; but such cases 
close a texture as to prevent the admission h% fe 0 ' was tvv0 ° yoars since, informed me | ar0 exceptions. If then, farming is, as a 
. ... °- f atmos phero, the free passage of water, tbat bo p urc hased his farm of a capitalist | general thing, pursued with an eye to prof- 
the whole the most forbidding on my farm, and the easy percolation necessary lor the j n Albany, abou t fifty years ago, on a credit ! j t j t bc comes a matter of serious inquiry 
containing about 5 acres, lying in the term roots of many crops, To this may be added, of six years> at $ 3 an acre . that in tho win- b ’ ow this objcct may bo most effectually ac- 
of a shallow basin, with springs making out that sometimes the salts of iron, and othei ter bo engaged a farmer who had been 1 complished. One of the secrets which lies 
at the surface, near-the upper side, on the substances unfriendly to vegetable growth, doW n with a load of wheat, to take himself, at the very foundation of successful and 
west and south, and also at the north-east, are resident m clay soils, and cannot be re- wifo and cbild back to Elbridge for $7 50, profitable husbandry, is strict method in all 
Tho piece had been left after clearing by moved by the same natural remedies winch w h 0 re he worked fqr their board until spring, the operations of the farm, coupled with 
my ancestors, for some 30 or 40 years and would wash them from a soil of a more Ho then hired a house, put his bed, wifo, untiring energy and proper economy. Tho 
had grown up to willows, ash, and birch, sandy texture; the imprSctihility of surface and childre „ into it, took his axe, handsaw methodical tiller of the soil-lie who care- 
with cedar bushes &c., &c. It was the re- disintegration by the use of small tools, for and r in his hands, and started early in I fully matures his plans before putting them 
sort of the neighbors and our own family tho removal of weeds ; the cracking of tne the morning for his future homo, and cut into practice, weighing well tho chances of 
for years for cowslips, which from the su- soil during tho heat of tho summer, and his way three miles through the wood; felled profit or loss—who calculates as nearly as 
perabundanco of water and ireedom of pas- consequent abrasion of fibrous roots. All basswood trees, such as he and his wife may he, the results likely to follow the adop¬ 
ting, in early spring grew m great lux- these too often cause the neglect of clayey eou i d handle, built him a shanty, and got it tion of a particular system; or, in other 
urianco, for the supply of all that took the soils, but by proper management these dif- done before 6 o’clock, p. M. He then took wor ds, the farmer who conducts his daily 
troublo to get them. Acuities may bo removed. . _ his auger, went to tho stump of'the first operations under standingly, ho it is who has 
2d. My first operation was to cut and Remedies.. — Deep and subsoil plowing tree he foiled, bored a hole in the top, took fallen upon the pathway to success. It is 
burn the brush. I then cut two ditches will admit atmosphere to cause the nec.es- from his pocket tho last sixpence he had in amusing at times to listen to tho self-satis- 
through the wettest part about two feet sary chemical changes, and if accompanied the world, dropped it in, made a plug, drove fied projects of men, who, having becomo 
deep, which tho Irishman in my employ by under-draining, these changes will rap- that in the hole, and that is the last I have wearied of their pursuits, look to farming 
said would drain it effectually. I then idly occur. Clays do no not refuse to ab- over seen of it,” said he. ! a s the last hope—the only calling which 
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through tho wettest part about two feet sary chemical changes, and if accompanied the world, dropped it in, made a plug, drove j fi e d projects of men, who, havii 
deep, which tho Irishman in my employ by under-draining, these changes will rap- that in the hole, “ and that is the last I have j wearied of their pursuits, look t 
said would drain it effectually. I then idly occur. Clays do no not refuse to ab- ever seen of it,” said he. a s the last hope—the only call 
plowed it in the fall, and in 1850 sowed it sorb water, provided an excess does not pre- 
with oats from which I harvested about one viously occupy its lower stratum. Jutli- 
half a crop ; I then determined if possible cious applications of lime for under-drained 
In answer to my inquiry why lie disposed promises reward when those already tried 
of his last cent in that manner lie replied, have failed. They speak of it with all tho 
“ I knew I had to depend on my hands, and confidence and assurance of men whose 
tt i i i. , t 1 _i- „ii:_ l_ i-- 
KETCHUM'S MOWING MACHINE. 
Among the most valuable inventions of 
tho present day wo may place tho machine 
figured at the head of this notice. It has 
been in use for several years, was essential¬ 
ly improved last season, and now performs 
very perfectly and rapidly. It will cut, 
with one span of horses, from 12 to 15 acres 
of grass in a day, leaving it spread as even¬ 
ly as it grows, ready for drying. Rapalje 
& Co., of this city, have tho machine for 
sale, as will he seen by reference to our ad¬ 
vertising department. 
COMMENCE HAYING EARLY. 
It is a practice with somo farmers not to 
commence cutting their grass until it be¬ 
comes fully ripe ; consequently, if they have 
largo fields to go over, and are not well sup¬ 
plied with help, they are not able to secure 
the crop before a large portion of it becomes 
so far advanced as to render it little better 
than Straw. It is a <juooiioii with oomo, 
when tho most proper time is for cutting 
different grasses, or when a given quantity 
will keep in the best condition, the greatest 
amount of stock. There seems to bo dif¬ 
ferent opinions entertained among farmers 
on this point. While somo contend it is 
soon after tho seed is formed, others say 
not until tho seed is fully matured. Does 
it not seem that the former opinion, let 
alone experience, is a little nearer the truth 
than the latter? 
It is true, the seed may ho worth a little 
more if allowed to stand a week or ten days 
after its formation, hut are we aware that 
this increase of nourishment in tho seed is 
drawn directly from the stalk by thus stand¬ 
ing, which not only loses what the seed 
gains, hut also a largo portion more of the 
best parts of it, and which every one who 
pursues the plan of cutting late should he 
aware of. It is best for those who are 
usually four or five weeks in collecting this 
crop, to commence early—even a week or 
moro before the grass may bo thought to be 
in the best condition for cutting, for experi¬ 
ence proves that the loss which one sus¬ 
tains by cutting a little to soon, is nothing 
when compared with that which results 
from late cutting. —Northern Farmer. 
ACTION AND RE-ACTION IN FARMING. 
Never keep animals on short allowance 
—if you starve them, they will surely starve 
you. 
•Although in draining land thoroughly, 
your purso may be drained, yet tho full 
crops that follow will soon fill it again. 
Trying to farm without capital, is like 
trying to run a locomotive without fuel.— 
Money and wood must both bo consumed, if 
they are to move the machine, of tho farm 
or of the rail. 
Learn as much as possible the experience 
of the skillful; tho man who depends on 
teaching himself will bo likely to receive 
very poor lessons,—or, as Dr. Franklin has 
it, he will find “ he has a fool for his mas¬ 
ter.” 
If you wish to give energetic movement 
to all your farm machinery, and keep its 
hundred wheels in rotation, he sure not to 
he without a good rotation of crops. 
If you allow your animals to shiver, your 
fortune will ho shivered in consequence; 
that is, tho farmer who leaves his cattle to 
tho winds, will find his profits also givon to 
the winds. 
Heavy carrot crops for cattle, will soon 
return carats of gold. 
Did you over hear tho musical notes of a 
starving herd of hogs ? Extinguish by 
food those notes speedily, if you would avoid 
even more annoying notes after pay day has 
passed. 
1 ujVlanure is money,” and “short paper” 
is gfeja short plant; a note at bank ma¬ 
tures bv falling due,— an oat in the field also 
maturos fry falling dew-but they will be 
found in both ^ases shorter than wanted, 
unless the fiscal hank and the hank of oaith 
both receive timely de-posits. 
To abuse animals by starving them, is as 
base as the hope of gaining byfc is baseless. 
— Mb- Cultivator. 
pondenco with Mr. John Johnston, (near ter which does not decay, will always enable j ng I work ed for old Judge Munro for wheat their money in lands—plunge headlong into 
Geneva,) who gavo.mo his plan of operations the atmosphere and moisture to percolate tomcat. I earned it to Skaneateles, nine the mazes of agriculture, and in a few years 
in draining, and his experience with stono thorn- Ridging and back-furrowing in the mdcs on my back, to mill. I carried one- wako up to tho mortifying consciousness of 
and tile in Scotland, and in this State, and fall, causes clayey soils to become thoroughly and _ a ’_half bushels’at a time, and it took a haring most egrogiously mistaken thoir call- 
also his preference for tile ovex- all aitides disintegrated by tho frequent freezings and day. The second year I used up my corn ing. Such is tho brief history of tliou- 
used for the purpose. _ thawings of winter. Somo of the best gar- bo f oro my wheat came in, and I went again sands of foolish men—men who have never 
Having come to the conclusion to use den soils in tho world were originally clay £ bo j ud < ro a nd agreed to chop one aero thought it worth whilo to inquire whether 
of these pipe of two inch, the remainder sometimes ho made with great benefit. The doing it but johnny-cake and°maple 
horse shoe of 3 inch size.^ ^ ^ advantages arising from clay in soils are j took in my pocket somo large lu 
ishel and any thing more was requisite to constitute 
eat while them successful farmers, than a certain 
le sugar, number of acres of land, and the necessary 
lumps of amount of stock and implements. 
I then sunk a ditch 3 feet deep as I sup- numerous for alter tho kind of treatment rock salt, which I occasionally held in my it is to such fancy farmers as these that 
posodthrough the wettest part of the piece, wo have named, clayey soils will neither mou th; that made mo drink freely, and agricultural literature owes many*of its op- 
with a branch to catch somo surplus water crack nor bake by summer heat; they will ass i 8 tod in satisfying nature. My two acres ponents. Possessed of neither practical 
lying in a low spot near the main drain, at retain putrescent manures until used up by 0 f wheat came in good, but my pantaloons skill or judgment; with a shallow smatt-ao 
the upper end, and in the branch I used plants; for alumina, the chief constituent were worn out, and I had to part with twen- ino- of book knowledge, their inflated boast- 
pipe tile, and below their junction the horso of clayey soils, has peculiar powers for re- ty bu shels, at 32 cents a bushel to get anew j ng3 0 f what they intend doing in the first 
shoo tile was used, supposing the pipe tabling ammonia, and hence fertilizing ma- p a ; r My wife was better clad and did not place their spasmodic efforts to make good 
would not be capable of carrying the watei. terials may be fearlessly and liberally added need any addition yet. The third year I their boastings in the second place, and 
I then dug the second ditch parallel with to a soil entirely capable of holding them bad three acres of wheat and one of corn, their complete failure in the third place, 
the first, about 3£ feet deep, and put down until required as sustensneo for plants. i bo ught a cow and one hog. and I have disgusts tho practical farmer, and leads him 
in like manner. I will hero say that when Salts ot iron, and other, poisonous materials, never wanted a bushel of grain or a pound to undervalue the advantages which he. by 
tho horse shoe tile was used, I laid thin flat sometimes found in clayey soils, as. well as of pork since. I also built me a good log combining tho scientific with the practical, 
stones in tho bottom ot the ditch, and laid in other soils, are readily parted with from cabin tho third year. I have raised a'large might realize. To those who are desirous 
the tile on them, and was careful to have c lay soils after they have been properly family of boys and girls, and have always of ^adoptino- farming as a profession, we beg 
them meet on a good stone, so that they treated. Well reclaimed clays are retentive bad a plenty of everything. But it was leave to say, ponder tho subject well before 
lard work to pay for my land, as wheat was v0ll undertake it. Discard the idea that 
of pork since. 1 also built me a good log- 
cabin the third year. I have raised a' large 
family of boys and girls, and have always 
had a plenty of everything. But it was 
the soil. _ _ of other soils, and when rendered suitable 
Thus much was accomplished in season f or the raising of roots and other crops, the 
for cropping in 1851 ; about one acre was shapes of the products are more regular 
sown to oats, and ono planted to potatoes, than in more variable soils. In such soils, 
the oats were fully double the crop of 1850 beets, parsnips, carrots, and other crops, the 
“But” said I, “Uncle Rowley, how did sessed of an investigating spirit, anxious to 
you enjoy youi’self when you were living on know tho why and wherefore—the cause 
rmm./vilroB nml mn.nlo smrar ?” and fiffpp.t of thino-s t.ramnirinp - around vou 
corn-cakes and maple sugar ? ” 
Ho replied by a slap on the shoulder and 
and tho potatoes very firm, though not a value of which is depending in part upon sau ^ * a f sure . y° u m y M ,ull £ *J. ielK ’ 10 ®° 
largo crop. Tho remainder of tho piece the symmetry of their figure,'may be raised wore the happiest days o my life. e le- 
was drained in like manner as the first, ex- 'with *a certain quantity of success. The a “y took comfort tnen. 
was drained m like manner as tne first, ex- w ^ b a certain quantity of success. Ihe 
copt one drain was 4 or 5 feet deep at the difficulties arising from a bad selection in 
upper end, they are all parallel drains, for rotation of crops, do not produce such dis- 
the reason that I supposed they would bo astrous results in clay as in other soils, for 
best, and experience has proved that I was tbo excremcntitious mattor of plants, which 
SILK MANUFACTURE. 
Mr. Rantoul has brought a motion bo- 
In all tho ditches dug We crossed a vein sam o family following in succession, is re- 
of quick-sand, which would ho very trouble- C eived by the alumina, and sooner rendered 
some in putting in stone, as they were 3 or food for future germinations. There aro 
4 rods in width; the soil in the basin is a f ew clayey soils that will not pay, by the 
vegetable, or what is called mucky; on the consequent improvement in their quality, 
edges it is gravelly, with a sub-soil variable, f or the kind of treatment we have recom- 
consisting of clay, sand and gravel, some m endod.— Jour, of Agriculture. 
mixed, others seperate. The water passes------ 
over the piece from the south-west to tho TRICKS OF ANIMALS. 
north-east, the ditches were dug from north - 
south, discharging on tho north side into an j N break ing or managing a horse, howcv- 
II 1C (JAClGIllUHtltiGUa miittui vja nauto, *» mvn « ^ , u l* U *.1 1 a 
always annoys the growth of those of the f "° Congress to abolish the duty on raw 
J _ J .. ci L' whinh war lmnnfiftf rvnr 1 Rnftt.mnni jis an 
and effect of things transpiring around you 
daily—if you feel that, having put your 
hand to the plow you will not turn hack 
again, then farming may suit you. If you 
possess not these qualifications, take our ad¬ 
vice and turn your eye in some other direc¬ 
tion, for there is no pursuit in which an indo¬ 
lent, pleasure-seeking, unmethodical, mero- 
ly theoretical man is so little likely to suc¬ 
ceed, as that of agriculture.— Pa. Farm 
open ditch, on tho line of the Syracuse & er intractable or stubborn his temper may 
Utica railroad.— J. Talcott, in JY. Y. Far. bo preserve your own. Almost every fault 
silk, which was imposed and sustained as an Journal. 
encouragement to tho domestic culture.— 
The Boston Commonwealth, not being in SOURCE OF THe N'urRliI0_J3 PR0FE T 
favor of “ Protection ” gives its reasons for 0F VEGETABLES, 
its faith : The nourishing property of corn, wheat, 
Tho duty or 15 per cent ad valorem on and other grains, is owing to tho gluten con- 
raw silk is entirely lost upon the forlorn tained in them. And this gluten consists, 
caterpillers that hero and there subsist on in great part, of nitrogen. It is of course 
tho frost-bitten remnants of Moras Multi- a n important object with the farmer, to in- 
caulis plantations. Nature has thus far put creaso the proportion of gluten, and that is 
a veto upon silk worm culture in this coun- done by supplying additional nitrogen in 
try, which no tariff on raw silk or manufac- tho aliment of the plant. Carbonic acid 
tured, can set asido. It is very true that a and water aro the chief sources of growth. 
be effectually cured by putting him to tho 
succeeds it must bo after and in conse- digestion of the ammonia, the nitrogen is af- 
quencoof tho domestic manufacture of silk tenvard seperated in the plant and used, to 
1 . • _ _1 1 *__1 • A _ iL „ 1: .1^.1 
---j , quencool tne domestic manuiactureoi suk. tenvara seperaieu in me mam uuu ubuu, tu 
top of his speed on such occasions and run- l opening a general and immediate constitute the peculiar product, gluten, to 
mug till pretty thoroughly exhausted. Lrket for silke which its nutrition is oning. 
A horso that had a trick of pulling Ins £ bo mecban ; ca l advantages and the Ammonia is produced by tho decay of 
n.rro 17 AU ■C'nnTtVW -11 X u 1 „ .j ‘ VailUl, H11U IVit. 1 lOasaill, lailliu, nets suuidcwu- timr UIO UUUH 1 VB i UdiilY. iiiuiiunuaprau 
LATE OATS EOS FODDER. w.th him; toach and coas him, [success ^ ducing tolora bl 0 silk fabrics from contains a large quantity of nitrogen It 
'I'm- following article was intended for 111 tltn ®\ is cei a ‘ n ‘ Uof eLfirmnAniJf native silk, but they have entirely failed, and is not supposed to be taken up by vegeta- 
th if J uno°mim her, but was acci dentally o mi t- ^and"'Tm Med thtodgh ttl inherent difficulties of bles, however, from tho almosphere in its 
, . • ,.,i ;+ „ n it mav not he too or .'iciousnoss, a , , the climate, in introducing the production simplo lorm, but, by combination with tho 
late for our readers Vo profit by the sugges- mj, may of silk as au agricultural branch If itever hydrogen, in the form of ammonia. By the 
tion it contains, even now, for a good farm- b e ff ecfcu ally cured by putting him‘to tho succeeds it must bo after and in conse- digestion ot the ammonia, the nitiogen is a- 
or in this county recently informed us that to Jf f hte speed on suchoccasions. and run- quencoof the domestic manufacture ot silk- forward seperated in the plant and used, to 
several years ago his hay crop was short and ld V>- till pretty thoroughly exhausted. goods, opening a general and immediate constitute the peculiar pi oduct, gluten, to 
„ rrJrHnn nf OT1A of his fields that was niD S wu 7 , . market tor silk. which its nutrition is owing, 
hio-h-vnd drv 1-ind tho erass was very light ll0rse that had a trick ot pulling las | iut tbo mec hanical advantages and the Ammonia is produced by tho decay of 
uwl had to be mowed earlv. As soon as the bridle and breaking it, was at last. reduced hands for the manufacture of raw silk into animal substances. In this way it is that 
1 v was secured lie spread what manure lie to better habits by tying him tightly to a g 0ods w0 ] )av0 in abundance. For skilled the application of manures is so beneficial 
b ‘ j ‘ " two acres 0 f }t and plowed it and stako driven on*the hank ot a deep stream, j- ema ] e operatives we oxcoed any country.— to plants;—by the supply of ammonia fur- 
snwed it with oats. r rhey headed and the with his tail pointing to the water; lie com- Wo have, in fact, precisely tho manufactur- nislied, which being digested in tho plant 
kernel formed before the frost came. He men ced pulling at the halter which sudden- ; n g talent adapted to silk“manufactures,and results in a seperation of nitrogen, which 
cradled them and dried them what ho could 1 - Y P arfceci > over * 10 kank 10 tu ™bled, and, ^ tbo encouragement we want is the abili- onters in the tissue of plants and produces 
in tho field-then l^iund Them in small after a . Somerset or two, and floundering ty to get the raw materials as cheap as other thoir nutritive quality. 
bundles and nut them in his barn. During awhile in the water, he was satisfied to l e- sdk manufacturing countries. Of course Ammonia is readily absorbed by water, 
the winter he found them a valuable auxih inain at . kis P ost 111 ^ ulurc > ail( “ break no there aro no duties on raw silk in France, and the rain or dew becomes impregnated 
iarv to his hay. He said that what he ob- moro bridles - < for there it is produced. There aro none with it, and it is thus administered to vege- 
tained from the two acres was fully equal A ram has been cured of butting at eve- j n England. Thus England and Franco tables, in small quantities. T'his may be 
to three tons of the best hay ho had in his rything and everybody, by placing an unre- have a decided advantage, to tho discourage- sufficient for their existence and ordinary 
v ' J sisting effigy in a similar position ; the sud- ment of any attempt at manufacturing silk growth. But a greater supply of ammonia 
If vour crops aro all in and you have a assault on a wintry day then resulted goods in the United States. Were we plac-« is necessary to somo plants on account of 
•’ i.,.' ‘i..in tumbling his ramship into a cold bath, /> d nn an ennnlif.v. tho competition in tho their peculiar economy. 'Fliis is tho case 
bridle and breaking it, was at last reuuceu band s for the manufacture of raw silk into animal substances. In this way it is that 
to bettor habits by tying him tightly to a g 00( ] s w0 in abundance. For skilled the application of manures is so beneficial 
stake driven on*the hank ot a deep stream, f ema ] e operatives we oxcoed any country.— to plants ;—by the supply of ammonia fur- 
with his tail pointing to tho water ; he com- We have, in fact, precisely tho manufactur- nislied, which being digested in the plant 
menced pulling at the halter which sudden- ; ng talent adapted to silk manufactures,and results in a seperation of nitrogen, which 
ly parted ; over tho bank ho tumbled and, a p £ bo encouragement we want is tho abili- onters in the tissue of plants and produces 
after a somerset or two, and floundering t y t 0 ge t the raw materials as cheap as other their nutritive quality, 
awhile in tho water, lie was satisfied to i e- gdk manufacturing countries. Of course Ammonia is readily absorbed by water, 
main at his post in fuiui - o, and break no there are no duties on raw silk in France, and the rain or dew becomes impregnated 
more bi’idles. f or there it is produced. There are none with it, and it is thus administered to vege- 
A ram has been cured of butting at eve- i n Enjrl 
there it is produced. There aro none with it, and it is thus administered to vege- 
England. Thus England and Franco tables, in small quantities. This may be 
taincu irom UlO iwu acrea was lunv uuuai , . ,-, , , , . ° ,-- o ~ 7 .. —^ , . l • a J ]• 
to three tons of tho best hay ho had in his ry thing and everybody, by placing an unre- have a decided advantage, to tho discourage- sufficient for their existence and ordinary 
v ' J sisting effigy in a similar position ; the sud- nxent of any attempt at manufacturing silk growth. But a greater supply of ammonia 
If your crons aro all in and you have a assault on a wintry day then resulted goods in the United States. Were we plac-* is necessary to somo plants on account of 
piece of land that looks rather'barren and in tumbling his ramship into a cold bath, ed 0 n an equality, the competition in tho thoir peculiar economy. This is the case 
does not promise a good yield of hay,’ take which his improved manner took good care business in those countries would drivo over with all plants containing much gluten, 
vmir tpnrn and nlcw and turn it over and to avoid in future. to our land of cheaper bread a portion of And this substance may be greatly increased 
JUUI L/C _r_ . — . ,411 Ml* v 1 1__A ~ ~ x.1 A „u:n f V»o f xxrrxixl/] fno cimnlir r\£ rrUVDlirUC •nm 
vour team and plow and turn it over and t0 avoid in future. to our land of cheaper bread a portion of And this substance may be greatly increased 
sow on oats and harrow it. Put more seed A sheep-killing dog has been mado too the best skilled labor, and that would teach by a liberal supply of manures front which 
to the acre than you would on rich well cul- much ashamed ever again to look a sheep us lxow to start. In other words, tho man- ammonia is more abundantly provided.— 
tivated land. As soon as the pats are full in the face, by tying his hind leg to a stout ufacture would transplant itself to our soil, These plants can therefore only bo cultiva¬ 
in the milk mow them and put them in the ram on the brow of a hill, while tho flock just as it and many other branches were ted advantageously by a fiequont applica- 
barn for feeding your ’cows that give milk were quietly feeding at the bottom. Tho transplanted from tho continent of Europe tion of manure, or otherwise an equivalent 
during the winter. Your .cattle will eat up ram being free and in haste to rejoin his to tho isle of Great Britain.. provision of ammonia in another form, 
the straw clean and ono ton of oats .cut and friends, tumbled and thumped Master Tray The value of silk goods entered for con- Corn ordinarily, when laisccl nii 'vegetable 
properly cured’ at this stage of maturity so sadly over tho stones and gullies, that ho sumption in the United States, in 1851, was mould, contains nino and a halt per cent, 
will he worth two tons of the best hay you was quite satisfied to confine himself to some $26,000,000, Add to this, duty, com- of gluton ; but raised on land manured 
cut on your farm. A cow fed on oats thus cooked mutton thereafter. mission, and profits, and we have an expen- with blood or urine, has been tounct to con- 
harvested, tho coldest month in winter, gave Man’s reason was given him to control diture of not less than $36,000,000 per an- tain thirty-five hundredths o g u on. 
nearly ono third moro milk per day than « tbe beasts of the field and birds of the num for silks. The whole of tho raw silk Gypsum has the quality ot absorbing am- 
she did before or afterwards, fed on good a ; r ” by other means than by forco. If he worked up in the United States tho same monia from the atmospheie, and yield it 
hay.— Me. Farmer Artizan. will bring this into play, ho will have no dif- year was not half a million dollars worth.— again to water which may soak through it. 
* -____ fieulty in meeting and overcoming every Here there is a profitable opening for our This is the mode m which gypsum has a 
At ways fdvo the soil tho first meal If emergencyof perverse instinct or bad habit industrious operations of almost unlimited beneficial action on vegetation, while the 
on in th! dli, W «>, his superior cun- ^not discour- “ 
else ; plants, animals, and man. nmg .—Exchange. age our citizens irom entering j 
considered injurious.— JV. E. Farmer. 
