MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
JAN. 16 . 
appearance of the several viscera*?—the bowels, 
content*? of the abdomen, thornx and cranium— 
should bo to some extent acquainted with the rules 
which govern tho circulatory process, the alimenta¬ 
ry and respiratory organs; the brain, and with the 
bony formation of the head. All this can never be 
fully learned by merely looking upon paper, altho’ 
the illustrations, as in the case of the skeleton above 
presented, give a general idea, and make us familiar 
with the terms by which the parts are known, we 
must take hold of the opportunities presented to us 
and study tho real subject. The Structure of the 
Head will form the basis of our second article. 
SUFFOLK SWINE.—GAME FOWLS. 
The Rural, not long since, contained an inquiry 
in regard to Suffolk swine. The question, I think, 
was whether there had been importations of this 
breed which varied in regard to the quantity of 
hair or bristles. 
In answer to this I would say, that swine imports 
ed under the name of Suffolk have varied in the 
point alluded to. About the year 1850 a breeder 
who had made several importations of this variety 
of swine, introduced a pair which had much less 
hair than any previous Importation. They were 
cnlled “No-coat Suffolks;” were very neat-limbed 
and handsome in shape, and fatted very easily.— 
But experience proved that they had less constitu¬ 
tion than those with more hair. They were more 
likely to scald by the sun, and more subject to cu¬ 
taneous diseases when exposed to the weather, al¬ 
though they throve well when kept under comfort¬ 
able shelter. 
In view of these results, most of tho leading 
breeders in the Eastern States sought to correct 
the tendency to nakedness manifested in some 
Suffolks by breeding from such as were well coat¬ 
ed. Some of the late importations are all that 
could bo desired in this respect The noted prize 
boar,“MosesWheeler,” imported by Messrs. Stick- 
nky, of Boston, might be referred to as aspecimen. 
It should be remembered that a medium condition 
of coat is what is wanted. A heavy covering of 
bristles denotes too coarse flesh, with want of ten¬ 
dency to fatten, while too light a coat is accom¬ 
panied with delicacy of constitution. A rather 
long, wavy coat, not so thick as to hide the skin, is 
preferred. 
I also see that a correspondent /of the Rubai- in¬ 
quires about tho “Chinese Albin Game Fowl.” A 
certain notorious hen-rfoc/or invented this name for 
some birds he happened to have. They are nothing 
more than white specimens of tho Sumatra fowl— 
slender, weak-legged things, of no account as game 
fowls. I can bring plenty of backers to this state¬ 
ment, if any one wants to make an issue. 
I am, respectfully, You Know Who. 
KEEP A FARM JOURNAL. 
It is an axiom with the progressive farmer that 
the success of agricultural labor is as dependent 
on system, and a full understanding of the results 
which that labor may and should produce, as that 
of commerce or manufactures. And we have 
thought, and urged heretofore, that a higher wis¬ 
dom and foresight might find full employment in 
the study of the wide range of influences acting 
upon the farm. The merchant and mechanic deal 
with dead matter and lifeless forms; but the farmer 
has to do with active organisms—with living, 
growing, food-consuming plants and animals—de¬ 
manding constant provision for their wants, and a 
wide range of knowledge to enable him to turn 
their productive activity to the truest advantage, 
lie, if any man, should know cast and result —should 
keep those records which would show all this— 
which would supply him with “facts and figures” 
whereon to found well considered plans for future 
operations. 
A nd who, more than the farmer, has incentives for 
keeping a journal or diary of the events of bis la¬ 
bor and his life. To whom are the lessons of ex¬ 
perience and observation of greater value than to 
him who in the very laboratory of Nature watches 
her operations and depends for wealth, comfort and 
subsistence upon her workings? The daily work 
of the farm, the planting, culture, and gathering of 
its fruits; the growth, product and labor of its an¬ 
imals; the details and results of varied experiments 
and observations in the different departments of 
agriculture—all furnish valuable material worthy 
of recording—worthy of careful study in connec¬ 
tion with the labors of others in the same great I 
cause, as the ground whereon Practical Science 
shall plant the seed of many a golden harvest in 
the future. n - 
Royal ton, Niagara Co., N. Y., 1858. 
HOW TO RAISE A GOOD HORSE. 
Ena. Rubai.:— When old enough to wean, halter- 
break it while it runs with the mare. This is easily 
done by having the mare led, the colt being led be¬ 
hind. After breaking in this way, tie it in a wide 
stall beside the mare, and commence feeding it 
with a quart of oats a day through the winter, add¬ 
ing a quart to evory year of its age. Thus, one 
year old two quarts, two year® old three quarts, 
Ac., until seven years old. If worked hard before 
this ago add one-tliird at noon feeding. Grain 
should be measured when given to young horses. 
This rulo should bo observed strictly, and you will 
have a colt that you will be pleased with. In the 
spring, when turned to grass, it will grow finely. I 
have one, two years old last June, that I have man¬ 
aged in this way, which is 16 hands high and well 
proportioned; he weighed the last day of Septem¬ 
ber 1,200 pounds with the harness on. I drove him 
to Owcgo the first day of our County Fair, had him 
entered, and put him in one of the stalls. The 
second day I drove him on the ground before my 
buggy, he being well broke. I commenced break¬ 
ing him the winter after he was one year old. 
I use him for a single horse before a buggy or cut¬ 
ter, as I have none older. 1 feed hay in a perpen¬ 
dicular rack, sticks five inches apart Prefer tim¬ 
othy and clover mixed und well cured. Give a 
little salt twice a week on some carrots; water 
three times a day; keep him well littered with 
straw. Grain should be soaked or scalded. My 
colt took the first premium on two year olds, and I 
did not have as much trouble to get it as Mr. Plow- 
hanoi.k did his. Y r ou will see by this that I do 
not think it will pay to starvo a creature to have it 
make something hereafter. J- Simmons. 
Newark, Tioga Co., N. Y., 1858. 
CATTLE AND SHEEP RACKS. 
Messrs. Eds.:— In the Rubai- of Dec. 19th, a 
correspondent inquires concerning “ the best kind 
of rack to feed cattle from in the yard.” More 
than twenty years ago I obtained from the Albany 
Cultivator, then published by J udge Bum.,the annex¬ 
ed plan for cattle boxes. I then built a sufficient 
number to accommodate my stock. They arc still 
on hand, in pretty good repair, although they have 
been constantly exposed to the weather, and have 
proved every way satisfactory; indeed, I value 
them as equivalent to many years’ subscription 
payment for an agricultural paper. 
INQUIRIES A.\D ANSWERS. 
Ashes for Cobn. —Knowing that many farmers ___________________ 
value ashes very highly on corn, and having seen , , _ _ 
„ , , , , . * . • Conobessionai- Aid to Aobicui.tube. — On the 
their effect myself in other places, and also having „ 
, , . .... . • i 14th ult., in the House of Representatives, Hon. 
used them here without seeing any very beneficial ’ ... . 1 
. . , n Justin Mobbili-, of Vermont, introduced a bill 
results, 1 would like to inquire through the Rubai. ....... 
, , , , .. . , ,, , . , . granting lands to the States and Territories for the 
whether ashes are beneficial on all kinds of soil, as h , . 
. , , x promotion of agriculture and the mechanic arts.— 
I do not wish to bo at the expense of using them ' . . ... .. 
, _ It appropriates 6,330,600 acres of land to be dis¬ 
un css it wil “pay.” The soil hero contains lime 1,1 ’ ’ . 
f llV'lK JJHIIK Wb Want to Know! — The last issue of tho 
-HA-H-y l.->l l A AA.L14'1 I-’* Prairie Farmer contains tho following two first-rate 
® notices: 
Moork’s Rubai. Nkw-Yorkf.k.—T his paper has entered 
Conobessionai. Am to Aobicui.tube. — On the upon a new volume. Several long-needed changes we dis- 
14th ult, in the Honse of Representatives, Hon. cover in its appearance. Our “Everything in a Para- 
Justin Mobbili., of Vermont, introduced a bill graph’’has been imitated under what is called “News 
granting lands to the States and Territories for the Condenser —a good idea, but an awkward expression.— 
Several other features have been copied from the Prairio 
Farmer. 
and, third, wc object to a “successful copying of 
the features of the Prairie Farmer” by every Agri- 
OATTI.H BACK. 
I constructed them of 1 j inch oak plank—the | 
posts of 4 by 4 oak scantling nailed together with 
12d. and 20d. nails. The plank i>, may be 20 inches 
or 2 feet wide, the opening, b, if for cattle of as¬ 
sorted sizes, should bo 2 feet, the cross-piece, a, 
may be 8 or 12 inches wide, the braces, c, c, the 
same. The area may be 6 feot square. For calves 
T contract the dimensions every way—for oxen, or 
large steers, if such are fed separate, the opening, 
b, may be enlarged a few inches. But the dimen¬ 
sions of the above plan I have found to answer 
well for the barn-yard for cattle of all sizes, except 
calves, which ought always to be kept separate.— 
If the opening, b, is too large, small cattle will con¬ 
vert the box into a bedstead; if too small, the 
cross-piece, a, will press too hard on the necks of 
large animals. 
Borne contrivance of the kind I can commend 
very heartily to my brother fanners. The hay is 
saved from waste, whether little or much is fed.— 
The farmer is saved from much care, either in his 
own person, or on behalf of the hoys who fodder 
the cattle, in relation to the quantity fed, for the 
boxes are an unfailing index of the appetite of the 
animals—and if it be desired the cattlo may be oc¬ 
casionally foddered over night for the next morn¬ 
ing, or vice versa. When orts gather in the boxes 
the cattle may be stinted to consume them, or a 
little brine will render the mess palatable. 
forty to fifty per cent, of lime, besides a large quan 
tity of potash. 
unless it will “pay.” The soil hero contains lime ... Tub Ohio Farmer.—T his paper has entered its eighth 
in considerable quantities, and I have come to the t " > utC(1 . a ° 60rd,n * 0 fedc / al "^ntation. volume, and has changed its form. It contains eight!pa- 
conclusion, after using them three years, that they b, > Prides we believe, for a distribution of the K0K , and nearly as large as the Prairie Farmer. I., pub- 
do not benefit corn as much here as where the soil P ’ lbll .° lan f ? t0 A th °. BC ' eial f ° r . th ° pUrp ° RC ‘‘sher, Mr. Ilrown, has successfully copied several features 
, ... of establishing Agricultural Colleges, in proportion of this paper. The new stylo of the Farmer is an immense 
does not contain nne. cer am gen cm an, wi i ^ the number of their Prcsidental Electors—20,000 improvement on the old one. May nucce^ attend it. 
whom I formerly lived, was of the opinion that , . , * r * . , , .. 
, ’ . i i i ii acres for each elector. A limited amount may he On ovr own part—wc prefer Mr. Brown should 
ashes weic w ort 1 i ty con s per us e on us am , a pp ro p r i a ted for the purchase of model farms, but speak for himself—we would remark first, that wo 
and I verily believe th ^ „ H* not to the erection buildings. The State which ac are extremely happy to find that the “ several long- 
contain nne, an* t ie e ec o as cs was very gi-a ce pts this trust, must bind itself to protect the In- needed changes” have been made; second,'that 
Any information upon tho subject will be very 8titution> Agri culturists 8ho uld take such mcas- “Our ‘Everything in a Paragraph,”’ was a very 
gratefully received by a young armor. urea as may be deemed advisable—by use of memo- bad thing to “ imitate ” instead of “a good idea;'’ 
Ao. Tunbridge, Vt., lo.>8. rials,<fec.,—to aid in the passage of this bill. and, third, we object to a “successful copying of 
Remarks, —Ashes prove the most beneficial on — — the features of the Prairie Farmer” by every Agri¬ 
light, sandy soils, and these generally lack lime. A Goon Yield of Cohn.—Abba L. Pknnock, of cultural Journal in the country. Gentlemen of tho 
That such soils are greatly benefited by ashes is not Haverford, Penn., sends us the following statement A g. Press refrain, else our friend Medii.l will not 
strange, when wc consider that the ashes of our concerning the growth of a field of corn, prodne- know his own offspring. If it is wrong to take 
common woods, as beech, oak.and elm contain from ed by him the past season:—“ Upon one acre, three even from those who can afford it, how much 
forty to fifty per cent, of lime, besides a large quan- roods, and thirty-eight porches — accurately sur- greater the evil, when practiced upon those who 
tity of potash. vcyed two feet beyond tho corn stalks on every have so little to lose. Forbearance, in this in- 
•-side—I raised, last year, two hundred and sixty stance, is, most assuredly, a virtue, and, therefore, 
Orchard Grass.—I noticed an article in the Ru- bushels of hard, shelled corn, and thirty estimated we hope all good-looking as well as good-natured 
UAL respecting orchard grass, and stating that it bushels of soft, making tho whole yield, per acre, papers will put it in practice, 
was just the thing for groves, Ac. Will it do well one hundred and forty-six bushels. The field was .... 
on our Western land, where the soil is naturally an old sod, heavily manured, and plowed ten or q Kind of Fabmfks_ lion T R Wiiiiams 
inclined to wild or prairie grass, and various kinds eleven inches deep, with a Michigan subsoil plow, Pre( , i(]cnt ^ f tlie Michigan Ag. College, in lVis Tn- 
of weeds and other vegetation? Would it he no- the fall previous. Corn planted four grains in a AddreB * thus alluded to a class of farmers 
cessary to harrow the ground on which it is sown/ hill, hills four by four and one-half feet apart, one who ftrfi jte too numerons in variou8 parts of the 
Where can tho seed he obtained, and wl.at is its handful super-phosphate to the hill when the corn country ._» Pa88 a]ong any grcat thorough fare, and 
price?—G. J. Rich, Black lUvn Falls, Wisconsin, was dropped, and wood ashes on tho lulls after i t you wjU B00n comc to a farmcr who yard8 hiscat- 
Remarks.—W e should think orchard grass would was up.” _ tie in the public highway, wastes the manure which 
do admirably on the rich, deep soils of the West. j^ EW ( ; ITAN0 Islands. _A discovery has recently should fertilize his fields and allows the pnblio to 
It is disposed to grow in tufts, and therefore should 1)0en made by Capfain 0ki)) a British officer, of a thread their break-neck passages among them.— 
be sown evenly, and kept closely fed. If sown on grQup of Guano i„i an ds on the coast of Arabia, The next, perhaps feeds bis corn whole and loses 
rough land, only partially subdued, it would most ftn(] ft ]ea8C or grant ()f them baa bcon obtained a third of its nutriment. Another deprives his pigs 
likely grow very much in clumps or tufts. Its ra- from tbe j maun of Muscat—several vessels have of light, and their growth stops. Another allows 
pidity of growth, the luxuriance of its aftermath been HCnt 1() Gie ] H ] aiH ] f or (] ie guano which is pestilential gases, generated under his barn, to be 
and its power of enduring tho cropping of cattle, Kajd tf) be m()gt va ] ua ble, and the successful work- inhaled by bis stock. Another allows his cattle to 
commend it highly to farmers, especially as a pas- j of tbem ^ for wb j cb purpose one hundred and drink out of mere mud holes, instead of pure 
tare grass. When old it becomes hard and wiry, bave beon gen t under Captain Gun’s di- water. Another allows his sheep in winter to go 
Onk Kind of Fahmkbs.—H on. J. R. Williams, 
President of the Michigan Ag. College, in his In¬ 
augural Address, thus alluded to a class of farmers 
who are quite too numerous in various parts of tho 
country:—“ Pass along any great thoroughfare, and 
you will soon come to a farmer who yards his cat¬ 
tle in the public highway, wastes the manure which 
said to he most valuable, and the successful work- inhaled by his stock. Another allows his cattle to 
ing of them (for which purpose one hundred and drink out of mere mud holes, instead of pure 
fiftv men have been sent under Captain Gun's di- water. Another allows his sheep in winter to go 
sheei* back. 
For sheep tho same plan modified suits mo bet¬ 
ter, all things considered, than any other J have 
met with or seen described. In agricultural papers 
I have noticed plans for sheep boxes, and some¬ 
times have found them among amateur farmers 
differing from tho plan I offer. Complicated and 
costly, they will not he generally adopted. 
Posts 3 by 4 oak, boards 1 inch, of any kind of 
lumber, preferred, and of any length to suit the 
fancy,—yet for moving from place to place on a 
sled, 12 or 14 feet long will prove convenient. The 
board, c, may be 12 inches wide—the space, u, 
should he 9 inches for medium sized sheep—the 
upper strip, a, had better be 8 or 10 inches wide in 
order to obtain height enough. For the width of 
the box f have found 2 feet 8 inches to he right. 
Gne word, though last, not least. The cattle 
boxes will each permit 4 head to eat therefrom.— 
Build so that every 3 head may have a box. Twenty 
sheep may stand and eat from one box, but better 
calculate for only 16. Both kinds of stock will 
fare better. One word more:—once use these box¬ 
es and you will not willingly do without them.— 
In warm, moist weather sheep may be seen eating 
from them at all hours of tho day, whereas if fed 
on the ground, ten or fifteen minutes finishes 
their muddy, dirty repast. p. h. 
Milan, ()., Dec., 1857. 
TEST YOUR SEED CORN. 
Eds. Rubai.:— Lot me, through tho columns of 
your valuable paper, make a few suggestions to 
farmers, which may save some of them much time 
and trouble and not a little vexation. 
At the time of the cold weather in November 
the thermometer stood several degrees below zero 
in this part of the country, and I believo in some 
of the Eastern and Western States also. At that 
time there was but a small portion of tho corn crop 
in this vicinity that was so thoroughly dried as not 
to bo injured by the cold weather. The conse¬ 
quence is that it will be unfit for seed. Whole 
fields will be planted that will not come up, and 
great will he the wonderment among the unini¬ 
tiated. Let no one he sure that his corn will grow 
until he has tried it, and having tried it and proved 
it to be good, let him keep enough for seed and a 
supply for his neighbors, as good seed corn will be 
scarce. 
A good way to try it—which should he done be¬ 
fore planting time—is to take a few kernels from 
each of several different ears and put them between 
two sods, placing tho sods in some warm place and 
keeping them moist If the seed is good it will 
soon sprout “ A word to the wise is sufficient” 
Gowanda, N. Y., Dec., 1857. J. S- 
To Make Boots Durable and Water-Proof.— 
J. W. Pierce, of Allen, Mich., sends us the follow¬ 
ing method of making boots impervious to water, 
and at the same time increasing their durability: 
—“When the boots are brought from the shop or 
store, melt together equal parts of tallow and cur¬ 
rier’s oil, and add a small quantity of lamp-black, 
say a tablespoonful to a pint of the mixture. Use 
this pretty freely for a week or ten days, oiling 
every other day if worn, and oftener if wet weather. 
After this, add to the above mixture about three 
ounces each of rosin and beeswax, and apply with 
a brush as often as they need it Treated in this 
way you will always have a soft, pliable, water¬ 
proof boot that will last a third longer than if 
greased once a month with clear fallow or lard, or 
not at all.” 
tare grass, wnenoia n Decomes nara ana wiry, fifty men have been sent, under Captain Gun’s di- water. Another allows ins siicep in winter to go 
but when young it is eaten greedily by all kinds of recti()n ) wi |] ( j t j H thought, withdraw British trade without any water at all. The next exposes his 
stock. The seed can be obtained of the seed-deal- from th ’ e chinch as, and the combination may thus ca,ves and col, « to thc wintry storm, thus arresting 
ers here, and we presume at most other places, for f orce t ] ic p cruv jan Monopolists to lower the cnor- their growth, while it would absolutely cost less to 
about S3 per bushel. moU8 charges they have hitherto arbitrarily im- keep them growing and housed. The next has, 
posed upon this valuable manure. perhaps, not a lit tool wherewith to work efficiently 
Canada Thistles.—A s your nurserymen deliver- _ _ on his whole farm. Another sows poor or mixed 
ed in our vicinity during the fall a large amount Cattabauous Co. Ao. Society.— The following seed, or not half enough, and ns a consequence 
of fruit trees, wrapped in straw which contained RRnUcmcn wcre elected'’officers of tho Cattaraugus reaps half a crop. The next plows his land hut 
Canada thistles, and as our community grew them Ag Society for thc year 1858, at the annual three or four inches deep. He lias little faith in 
(the thistles) very fast for a few days during the me ‘ eting on thc 2d j nB t:— President —J. Gai.ukha deep plowing, and thorough pulverization, but lias 
excitement, and made them live-forever plants, in- Staunton Ellicottville. Vice-President _Horace full faith in the signs of the zodiac, the moon and 
destructible and forever increasing, I wish to in- Huntley, Little Valley. Secretary John Man- luck. He believes in good luck while putting in 
quire through your paper if they can be killed . j j5tt , e Valley. JYeasurer— Daniel Bucklin, Lit- tlic acc d. a »d lias a realizing sense of ill luck in 
after they have got a start, and if so, how?—A. S. tle ’ Va ]i<. y . Directors Nathaniel Walker, Mans- harvesting, a costly experience in both theory and 
S., Greenwich, Ohio, Jan., 1858. field; Chaunccy A. Snow, Connewango; 1 siicestcr practice.” 
Remarks. —There will be no trouble in destroy- Lacy,New Albion; Win. H. Eddy, Mansfield; Hen- 
destructible and forever increasing, 1 wish to in¬ 
quire through your paper if they can be killed 
after they have got a start, and if so, how?—A. S. 
S., Greenwich, Ohio, Jan., 1858. 
Remarks.—T here will he no trouble in destroy¬ 
ing the thistles if everyone will go at them in ry Somerville, Ellicottville; C. M. G. Chase, Little 
earnest. Destroy every one that shows its head.— Valley. 
If people would treat them as they do snakes, we ~ 
should soon be rid of evil. After they once T » K Elliflbur S- A,lams and Henderson Agricul- 
gel established they are hard to overcome, but they tural Societ 3'. Jef - Co, has chosen the following of- 
cannot, as yet, have obtained much of a foothold at ,ic . erH the ensuing year —President, John Clark; paper thnl wM w/> M to make one the reading of 
Greenwich, and you can easily drive them out, if lice ' Presidents, T. V. Maxon, J. M. I’oUingil]; Fere- whkh „„•// leull l() the mind, as well as to in- 
your people will act in concert in this matter. If ^ JaK *; 1 °® nv ® rHe; iV ln ^ aham; crease the pleasures and profits of farming.” Cub- 
nny of your folks come this way next summer we Directors, VI. R- I cnnel, W I II. Elswortli, Geo. TI(JS) tbe Roman, who leaped into the gulf to save 
can show them some fields that will make them Mathers, C. Barret, Simeon Mathers, and Innotby hiH coun try, end all who have sacrificed themselves, 
swear eternal enmity to this pest, and fit them to HrewBtcr - _for like reasons, in both ancient and modern times, 
become Presidents of Anti-CanadarThistlc-Socic- Rkankatei.es A«. Society. — At a late meeting are totally eclipsed by the patriotism of 1858. Wo 
ties. ’ of this Society, the following gentlemen were (, ° not w ' sb t0 tloubt tlie ,aitb tlluH publicly and 
elected officers for 1858 -.-President, Wm. Giles; gratuitously thrown forth to the world, but" the 
Beans fob Horses.— In the reports of the Eng- pj ^Presidents Jacob H. Allen, Joseph Talleott; reading ’ contained in the advertisement of “ A 
lish markets we have tho prices of beans given n „ c MoHCfl . Secretary, Wm. Beauchamp; Retired Physician,” whose “sands of life-” com- 
among oats, hay, and other articles of feed for l) ; nrllirx \y j Townsend H. Ellery, J. Davey, Jr, menced running several years since—and will con- 
horses and cattle. Much is said, too, in thc English ^patTon* ( V M Hcnt i ’ u (; u ddeback, J. K tinue to run as W as il pnys—^oni seem, Some- 
Agricultural Journals about tho comparative value (’jjf,* ] Irish J C Brown! how, quite the thing for the backer of such asscr- 
r _ .. a .. i L„„.„, XT,*.., T 1JV -a 4.V * * * A rrrinii 11riut j wlin rfilv 1 mnil/*it.1v linnn tllft 
ry Somerville, Ellicottville; C. M. G. Chase, Little Excessive Patriotism. — An agricultural ex- 
Valley. change, published a little less than a thousand miles 
.... . f r om tbe capitol of the Empire State, uses the fol- 
'Ihk Eliisburg, Adams and Henderson Agricul- i ow j )lg language in a late issue:—“ Our object has 
tural Society, Jet. Co, has chosen the following of- | )Cer)j a j 1( ] w ill continue to he, not so much to ma/ce a 
of oats and horse beans. Now 1 would like to 
know something about these beans. They are evi- 
Thh officers for Fulton and Hamilton Co. Ag. 
tions. Agriculturists who rely implicitly upon the 
creed it contains will he able to know what has 
dently very different from anything we cultivate Society for 1858 are as follows:— President — James becomo of a portion of the “profits of farming;” 
here.—J. H, Cook Co., 111. Taunky. Vice-JPresidxnt —Godfrey Moore. Treas- and also, whether the papers “ will sell ” or not, 
Remarks. —What tho English call field beans are urer —Jacob Burton. Secretary —J. Watson Case, that somebody has been most egregiously sold. 
very different from the beans generally cultivated Executive Committee —Composed of fourteen mem- — — 
jin this country, and which are there known as bers from Fulton Co. and three from Hamilton Co. Cattle Ibadk of New York City, I he cattle 
pur dm beans. There are several varieties of field -- trade of New York oity is immenBe. 1 Le value of 
Gn tho beeves that arrived during the past year, says the 
beans. They are mostly of a lightish brown color, Maryland Agricultural College. — Gn tho beeves that arrived during the past year, says the 
not as hard as our common beans, and though un- 17th ult, the Commissioners and Stockholders, of New Y ork Evening I ost, is, upon calculation, found 
fit for human food, make excellent food for all dr- this Institution, held a meeting for the purpose of to reacli about $11,000,000. New York has, it is 
scriptions of stock. They are coarsely ground, electing Trustees. It was found necessary, how- estimated, paid the country for animals, slaughtered 
usually, beforo feeding, and sometimes cooked.— ever, to postpone this proceeding until the present in the city, a sum but little short ol $17,000,000. 
month. The collections for thc benefit of the cn- The receipts of 1857 compared with 1850, stand as 
(f ftfSTb. terprise, at time of the meeting, had very nearly follows. A largo number do not arrive here in tho 
CTZZ&! EsJlftf reached twenty-five thousand dollars. regular manner, consequently are not included in 
regular manner, consequently are not included in 
3 4" 1 2 Ohio Valley Farmer.— We have, for a wonder 
Wo give engravings of four of thc best varieties —as the package bore no location icceived No. 1 
of field beans. 1. Scotch or Horse Bean, the varie- of this monthly for 1858. Will the publisher please 
ty almost exclusively grown in Scotland and some- mail the last eight issues (except October) of 18.>7 ! 
what cultivated in England. 2. The Tick, or Eng- We think wc have a little account to settle—having The nu] 
lish Horse llean, being the common horse bean of seen a large number <>r articles which originated accuracy> 
England, and the most generally cultivated. 3. with the Rural, going the rounds of the press, 
The Winter Bean is the hardiest of all field beans, credited to tho O. V. F—and can tell the amount Amk}UC 
and is often sown in the fall and harvested in July, "hen wc have the papers betme us. As it is evi- n , 
the estimate: 
1857. 
1856. 
Beeves,.. 
. 100,000 
185,000 
Cows,. 
. 15,000 
12,500 
Vcule,.. 
... 34,000 
44,000 
Sheep and Lambs,... 
_ 450,000 
460,000 
The number of swine cannot be arrived at with 
It is not injured by frost in ordinary seasons, in our whereabouts has been forgotten^ piease ()hi0i Superintendent of tl 
most parts of England, Ireland and Scotland. 4. address “ Rural New- Yorker, loc tester, IV. . cultural Machinery at Syr 
The Heligoland Bean, a favorite sort, particularly 
on rich soils and in late districts, as it is early, 
hardy, and shorter-strawed than the other sorts, 
Subsoil Mats.— We see it stated that Mr. Human, 
of I’aris, has recently constructed, by order of 
American Ao. Implements fob Russia. — The 
Country Gentleman says that JoSEI’H E. Holmes, of 
Ohio, Superintendent of tho recent Trial of Agri¬ 
cultural Machinery at Syracuse, has received and 
accepted an invitation from tho Russian Govern¬ 
ment, through and as Agent of one of tlie Ameri¬ 
can Engineers engaged at Sebastopol.—to select 
which on rich soils are apt to run too much to government, a map ex 11 tiling t n n.ituic am c iar an d ship a cargo of our Farming Inplements for 
straw. Gur dry, hot climate is unfavorable to the actei of tin. subsoi b>i t |l - " 111 *• 0 iancc ’ t,s exportation to Russia. They will be accompanied 
growth of these benns, and our corn crop make- designed to be used "iih, am to accompany an , a nuniber 0 f mechanics, and sent in time to bo 
growth of these beans, and our corn crop make- 
them of less value here Han in countries where other map descriptive of thc geographical and 
corn will not grow. We hive often tried tho Broad geological features of the surface. The one ex- 
Windsor Bean, which is about double the size of bibits with the greatest accuracy all information 
the Lima, but they degenemte very rapidly, and in pertaining to the surface, while the other reveals 
of use during the next harvest 
Windsor Dean, wnicn is aooui aoume me size , , ,.. , . Potatoes in Nebraska.—A correspondant of 
the Lima, but they degenemte very rapidly, and in P ® r a 1 “j ieB B iminedial(; , be ’ low lhe Purfu c,e, thus at- the Prairie Farmer, writing from Logan Co., Ne- 
two or three years are as sitikll as our common bean. in(Jication8 0 J great valu0 to tha agricul- braska, says that lie raised 260 bushels of potatoes, 
Wyandot Corn — Bayiihiby Tallow. — YVhere, turist, and to those searching for minerals or build- last season, from five bushels of seed planted upon 
and at what price, could 1 obtain a bushel of the ing mftter iala three-fourths of an aero of land. Tho seed was 
Wyandot Prolific Com, in thc ear, for seed? Is --- cut with one eye to the piece, and three pieces 
there such an article as Barberry or Barbary Tab Importation of Arabian Horses. — Six pure planted to the bill. Both a good increase and 
low to bo had in market? If so, at what price can blood Arabian stallions were brought to New York yield, 
it he had per pound?— L. K. Warner, Plymouth city, last week, by Captain Lane, late of the com- 
llollow, Litchfield Co., Conn., 1868. bined American and English companies engaged Put on the Steam!— One of our eastern cx- 
and at what price, could I obtain a bushel of the jj lg materials. 
Wyandot Prolific Com, in the car, for seed? Is 
there such an article as Barberry or Barbary Tab Importation 
Hollow, Litchfield Co., Com., 1858. bined American and English companies engaged Put on the Steam!— One of our eastern cx- 
rfmabks. _Perhaps some of our readers can in raising the sunken vessels of war in the harboi changes of tho 2d inst, furnishes its readers with an 
give the desired information about Wyandot corn, of Sebastopol. They arc direct from the Czar’s engraving illustrating thc process of sheep-shear- 
The tallow inquired of by our correspondent is cavalry stables, and cost eighteen thousand dollars, ing by machinery, the propelling agent being 
the Bayherry Tallow, obtained from the fruit of the -—- Hteam ’ " ater - or a horse-power. The machine may 
Bayberry, or Wax Myrtle. It can l>o obtained at Labor and capital, judiciously applied to the work, the man in the picture evidently does labor, 
most of tho drug stores, at about three shillings per improvements of agriculture, arc no less suro in- while the poor sheep, judging from appearances, is 
pound. vestments than in any other business. anything but dumb before its shearer. 
