MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
JAN. 9. 
lions receive especial attention at all Provincial 
Shows. Like poor animals, poor horses are dear 
at any price, and a team of good horses is almost 
CHOPS IN MAINE - WEATHER, &C. 
at any price, and a team of good horses is almost; Eds. Rural:—T he past season, unlike several - 
beyond price. Much can and should be done to , preceding, has been an uncommonly wet one, and r< ^ lke a islocated Stih.e. The fol- The Coffee Plant — Jafan Bean.— I desire __ 
improve our farm horses by judicious breeding.— attended with more or less cold; indeed, the tem- ° W1Dg ™ 1X ure iave man > times used and re- some information respecting the Coffee plant, a few === ~~~~ =:= —————— ====: 
Tlie power which man possesses to improve differ- perature has averaged much lower than any pre- ? omm . en ed “ a <j urc for 8t,fle in horses and never seeds of which I obtained from the East this spring, To Correspondents.— During the past week we 
ent races of animals, is well illustrated by the ceding year for a considerable period of time; but , neW ! to ai ' ircak two hen s eggs and beat and planted in my garden. They grew exceedingly bave been favored with a large number and variety 
difference between a wild Tartarian horse and a notwithstanding the cold and excessive rains, the em in o a *l ua rt of vinegar, add a piece of alum well, and promised a good yield. But owing to a of communications, inquiries, &c., on practical, 
modern English Hunter, or the horse as he was and farmer has much cause for rejoicing; for, I may 1 6 8Ize ? onl ® of the egg8 > let all simmer together heavy hail storm that occurred the 31st of July, it scientlflc and theoretical subjects, all which will 
as he is. The large, heavy head, angular bones, say, a bountiful harvest has crowned with success ® tmiDg,tw ® L At time of application heat red- was badly injured. I managed, however, to save receive the earliest and best attention at our corn- 
rough and shaggy coat, and coarse, heavy legs, his toil and labor. The crops to which attention is hot a ar 8 e fil ' e - saovcl ot hcr flat piece of iron, about a pint of very nice seed. At first I thought miUKk . If our writing, thinking, investigating and 
have given place to a graceful form, small, intelli- mainly directed, are corn and rye, though wheat is -A. „ ® app,y the llquid and u the Coffee bean; but come to grow it I find it mquinng friends will condense as much as conven- 
gent head, arched neek, slanting shoulder, clean S ro ' vn to a considerable extent in some particular , fieal A, „ shoald be as warm ^ the altogether a different plant. Now I wish to know ,ent ’ they wl11 enable us to rend er the pages of the 
and nimble legs, showing that mind has been at localities. horse will bear it Repeat the application three or the manner in which it is prepared for use, if it is RuKAL StlR m0re interestin g and valuable, 
work moulding the plastic frame which nature has Corn.—O wing to the late and cold spring, corn JU . r irDCS a “ 1 a cur ^ 18 ® ?cte , which will the Java Coffee, and, if not what it is? Also any " 
given, into one better fitted for the requirements ' vas not Panted as early by two weeks or more as JC In one ' Yeak ’’ the dislocation rs not of long other information respecting its culture, profits, A Step p <>kward—I n the army service of the 
of man. Further—an Arabian horse, brought up formerly, consequently, the shortness of the season, 8tand ' D g-—J- M- Townees, Toumers, Put. Co., N. Y. Ac., will oblige a reader of the Rurai _W. H. S., United Sta1es about three thousand horses are con- 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS. 
of man. Further—an Arabian horse, brought up lormeriy, consequently, tr 
amidst and treated as one of the family, the in- and be ' n 8> withal, wet and cold, it did not have 
stincts of attention and understanding daily culti- time t0 mature fully, bi 
vated and strengthened; exhibits a head which for breadth planted, it maki 
intelligence and beauty is unequaled—while the l ar gc as any former year. 
attention and understanding daily culti- time to mature fully, but as there was a greater , JL , p ;„mi; !■ v 'Zaa l Remarks. — It is no use to talk of raisins Jam tborized ^ lan "‘ 11 bas been recommended by 
strengthened; exhibits a head which for breadth planted, it makes up the yield nearly as R what kind of line. was the host -i' 0 Cc -^ ee > in this cold climate. We could raise (,cn - ,Tksup ' aa a matter of economy, that a veteri- 
_J 1 __ ... lame as anv former ttuRAL, wnat hold OJ hogs WSS the best for family __r__^ . ... . Jdlse narv corns he oreanimd fnr nrrrea ««. 
Phoenix, N. Y., 1857. 
stantly in use and \'et not one Veterinarian is au- 
Hungarian horse, removed from man's sympathy j H YB attained a grow th of straw larger than hist 
and care, has a heavy, sullen, unimpassioned head, Y ear ' An acre ol mine sown on burnt laud, aver- 
in every way the contrast of the intelligence seen a ff ed six and aJialf feet; but I think the yield of 
in the Arab’s. This is accomplished—not in a day S ra ' n will be lighter in proportion than for a num- 
—but is the work of ages. Yet, when a superior ber of years. 
breed is obtained, nothing is easier than to perpet- Wheat. —Wheat, generally speaking, is a failure; 
uate or improve it, no fact being better established °wing mostly to that liule imp, the midge; but some 
use? The questionwas answered, about the time oranges and pine apples just as well. The speci- ZUTlnt T ^ 
agreeably to mv exnerience. ns T think » _ J mens accompanying the above are what is called 1 r ' ° f h ° r8eS and 
this vicinity, have supplied themselves with the 
breed, and find the pork greatly improved in quality. 
It is not difficult to have early spring pigs weigh 
than that the offering inherit* Vo I ■oclitic, particular,, the monniain ioVand farm, »*» 7^“^“ T *? T** « - h“7 to igh.“,v “ 
.iaritie, of W, parent,. .hi, fact He, the £a„d | ■*** TT’ M hre^htX ~ the' 
tnis Dreed butchered last week, eleven months old 
the day he was killed, which weighed 505 pounds. ' enient ^ ng . tl1 and height for all purposes. How 
—Stephen Bkeman, North Brideton, Maine 1857 CaD tllG ngging be best fastened to the box for con- 
____L ’ vemence in removing?—I would like to know the 
Wood for the Winter.— In a late Rural I saw lengt h> 8 > ze of stuff, Ac.— Subscriber, Norway, N. Y. 
a very sensible article on “the Winter’s Fire- Remarks. —We hope some of our readers will I 
cipal merit is its scarcity . been rated in this country has done more to retard 
___ the advance of Veterinary Science than any other 
Hay Riggino.-I want some of your readers to T ° Pposing force ‘ The “ tender “creies” of an 
tell me how to construct a nice, light hay rietrimr ltinerant are retimes called into requisition in 
to be used on a wagon box, the box to be of con- ^ ^ T" ° f , “ animal - if U recovei ' 8 - 
means of improving not only our present breeds of from its ravages. One farmer in the town adjoin- .. . , .... , ’ . , Ve “ 8 0 venient length and height for all purnose^ How 80 muc h saved, if it dies the loser buys another, 
horses, but of ai! farm stock. ing this has raised, the past season, GOO bushels of kllled -J hi ch weighed 505 pounds. can ^ be best ? ast c ne(1 ! 0 theT^ or and this is tbe last ° f the matter ‘ 11 ffiay figuIC in 
The best method of treating colts is a subject of fine wheat on a 3 0 acre lot of new land, (burnt ' K " hN KK MAN ’ North Bndg ton, Mame, 186/. venience in rem0 ving? I would like to know the thC " pr ° fit and loSS ” ° f the farm accounts, but it 
importance which we hope some of our friends will land >) situated upon a mountain slope. Several Wood for the Winter —In a late IIurai I saw length - size of stuff, <tc.—S ubscriber, Norway N. Y. haS n0t awakened an in fi u iry as to disease and its 
discuss the present winter. There seems to be instances, with about the same results, have come a very 8ensible articlo ' on « the Winter’s Fire- Remarks— We hope some of our readers will H^nianity will, we hope, ere long give 
some very strange practice on the subject, and we uadeY nl >’ observation within the last three years, Wood,” from a Michigan correspondent I endorse answer the inquiry. Nothing would surprise an l ' J ? - ,mportance J squires-if not, 
would like to know whether Uieory agrees with the ** ! ^ bavC . t ? bC every word he says, but I think he does not go far American more than to view, at an English exhihi- muTnided knTwled^ acqui8lt,on of a 
too general practice, or whether the practice is in , abaadoaed « n our old farm8 - aBd have our labors enough. I know of a great manv that do just as ti™ the many beautiful and convenient racks for knowledge._ 
" I 1 s L he Kaya and yet never ha - ^ hai 1 -11 first-rate ^ attached to both carts and wagons. We have Comfort of Animals.—T he extent of 
would like to know whether theory 
e subject, and we | ^ ^ thrce year8 ’ Wood,” from a Michigan correspondent Iendor.se answer the inquiry. Nothing would surprise an 
ry agree8 Wlt h the ( " h >cJ teach ■that wheat culture will have to be cvery word he 8aygj but j tbink be doeg Qot far American more than to view, at an English exhihi- 
bleak yard, may harden colts, but we think is apt to j ant ^ strike down the forests and clear up new lands 
make rather hard horses. | npon the hills and mountains. 
This article is designed as introductory to a brief j Oats, and Barley, are very good, where sown 
illustrated series on the Anatomy of the Horse, I on ground not so wet as to be unfavorable to their I have a temporary wood-shed near my main wood- lish racks. 
which we shall commence in the next number. I growth, as has been the case in some localities— house which is open to the south, where, at our . - 
- j There is hut a small breadth of land sown to bar- leisure, we split and cord it up handsomely there Wi nd-Mill Pumps—W ill you please give some 
RAISING “CAIN.”-REPLY THERETO. | ley in this section, in comparison with other grains, to remain through the summer. Thus I have what directions 513 10 the bes t Pl« n of constructing Wind 
- but it is getting into favor with many farmers. I call good wood. My plan is to work it up as soon Pwn P * 7 A wind P um P constructed on a cheap and 
Eds. Rural—I n a late issue of your journal I Beans and Peas made an uncommonly good after it is cut as we can, it works up so much bet- 8,mplC plan that would regulate itself during storms 
find an article on “ Raising Cain,” in which your growth, but the excessive rain caused them to rust ter, then pile it under shelter to season and every a " d bar ^ wmds 80 as not to be injured by them, 
nave wnai i can nrskrate “‘v- ^ oom carrn ana wagons, we have Comfort of Animals— The extent of ground 
wood. I will give my mode:—I follow your Mich- several of these now in our mind, and unless some embraced in the word comfort as regards the treat- 
igan friend’s plan as far as he goes and along to- of our correspondents send us on some better plans ment of domestic animals does not seem to lie 
wards spring we set down a buzz saw and saw it up. we may give our readers some drawings of Eng- generally appreciated. With some, amount of food 
I have a temporary wood-shed near my main wood- lish racks. __ seems to be the governing property, with others, 
house which is open to the south, where, at our w . ^ahty and kind, rules. A good barn, one which 
leisure, we split and cord it up handsomely there dilections ' s t ) : !£“* defies the cold, searching blast, and forms a perfect 
to remain through the summer. Thus I have what ‘ / . l . C ' 1 plan 4 ° f constrncting Wind barrjer to rain aud snow> ceitain individua / 8 8ecm 
I call good wood. My plan is to work it up as soon .“"J* , PU !" P constructed on a cheap and inclined to tbink i3 tbe acme of aU that nature re . 
»ftcr it is cut a, .VC can, it works up so much bet- d ', ^ ’ 0 f .frcuT 7™’’ < ‘" lres *° b,! Cleanliness is a hobby 
ter .ben pile,l under shelter to season, and every ’ ‘stride of which g „„d.„at„red folk, may be seen 
inclined to think that he is a little troubled with » nnn , , , , . t , , 
hydrophobia from the utter abhorrence he has of ’ 00 ° ° f po atoes - each of tbe two last sea- 
anything green, and would advise him to avoid “S/? 16 thre f the amoant 
“ frog ponds” of any considerable depth. And if ^ ’ , ’ ’ ^ aS C ° nSUlCr ‘ 
Wo inotn in j a v, a-, ably more tli an an average throughout the county. 
“ Srccnness” peculiar to the cane juice, and Out ^ ^.-Find tC^ZTSo lr 
;d a 8yru ’ ) as pure and palatablc the host * manv d 50 X 63-1-52=,GO 15-2G. Explanation.- I find the 
his taste is as deceptive in every eatable article as “““TZ lu . IU “ guoul U1U couniy ‘ 
it seems to be with Sorghum he had better be care-! 2 ? V rl y »" *°T ^ ° f 
ful or he will mistake sweet for sour. If your cor- 'n f ’ „ l \ ? h T bCCn m ° rC 
1 a- 1- a. a ■ ; highly favored, as but very few have been found to 
respondent in Ins manufacturing operations had a- , .. ’ ± J ° 
. *. ‘. lu be diseased the past two seasona 
added soda or some other alkali to his syrup, to| 
neutralize the acid, he would have entirely destroy- 10 I! crop was very abundant , but as a uatu- 
ed the “greenness” peculiar to the cane juice,and Ia * conse( l uen cc, much hay was got in in a dam- 
obtained a syrup as pure and palatable as the best agcd condition. Quite a mistake was committed 
sugar house obtained where labor costs nothing by inail >' iu commencing a week too soon—before 
but “board and whipping.” S ia8s bad arrived at a proper stage of maturity, 
There is one important item J. C. B. has omitted. aild 88 proved to be ex ceedingly rainy for 
For fear he is not cognizant of the fact, I will in ncai ' y a . b)r ' ,n ‘f? bt ubter tbc few first days, much hay 
form him that there is a large portion of tillqi " 513 spoiled in consequence. 
ble land tn the United suites besides that in the Tbe Weather. —Winter is here in name rather 
immediate vicinity of Sheridan, and belonging to tban bl P resenc c. We have now scarcely snow 
it is the Great West where land can be rented at $2 sufficient for sleighing. Sheep have not abandon- 
per acre, and all kinds of vegetables, common to a ed tbe fields yet, but would rather scrape fora living 
temperate climate, can be raised in abundance. Tf bban bo ac cept the food and shelter of comfortable 
your city poor who are suffering for the nccessa- Quarters. The autumn has been very mild. No- 
ries of life, and arc letting their little ones die of vein ber was kinder than even poet’s wish—giving 
starvation, would emigrate to the west, and aid us in us more tban 
7,000 bushels of potatoes, each of the two last sea- , -— 1 other purposes was invented some years since, call- it may destroy all the good effects which would 
sons, which was about three-fourths the amount An Paby Mode of Reckoning Interest. — I ed Holliday's Patent, which we saw, apparently in otherwise result. On this point an exchange re¬ 
raised; but this, I think, may be taken as consider- have a simple, short, and correct plan for reckon- successful operation, raising water for railroad marks—“ If the surface of a stall, in which an ox. 
ably more than an average throughout the county. ’ ng i n ^ eres ^ on an F amount, for any number of tanks, &c., in Illinois, about a year ago. We have or horse stands, deviates much from alevel, he will 
The rot has prevailed extensively in some parts of d a ys> ft t seven per cent, which I presume will be Lately seen another mill advertised, but know noth- be continually uneasy; and he will be particularly 
the State, but in this vicinity we have been more new to most of thc readers °f the Rubai, and val- in S of its merits. Perhaps some of our readers on so at night, if its surface is rough, or if a proper 
highly favored, as but very few have been found to uable to any farmer who has not an interest table t bc i 1 ab ’ e8 can S'' e us the necessary information, bed of litter is not p epared every evening for it to 
be diseased the past two seasons. at hand at all times. Rule .—Multiply the principal repose on. The form of racks and mangers is of- 
by the number of days and divide the product by 
fifty-two (52) and point two places from the right. 
c i mines can 0 i\e us tne necessary mlormation. bed of litter isnot prepared every evening for it to 
7! repose on. The form of racks and mangers is of- 
a km Kits Cellars. Noticing in the Rural of ten less commodious than might be, and ihay be- 
Sept. 1 .Hh, an ai tide on the improvement of cellars, come a source of uneasiness and disquiet amount- 
I should like to hear through the Rural from some j ng to absolute suffering. A hay rack that projects 
by many in commencing a week too soon_before ,r, 0 x 63-*-52 —,G0 15-2G. Explanation. I find the o ne experienced in cellar matters, the best vray to forward, is bad; because the animal* in drawing 
the grass had arrived at a proper stage of maturity inU3rest on $r>0 for one year by multi P lying b ? - 07 ; a CC ' lar f ° r USe ’ convenience a “d beauty, in a 0 ut the hay, is teased with the hay seed falling into 
- and as it proved to be exceedingly rainy for on one WCek by dividing the Product by the num- ^derate plan, where lumber and stone are plenty, bis eyes and ears; and this form, it may be added, 
nearly a fortnight after the few first days, much hay ber of weeks in a year ’ for ftne day by dividing b Y Al8 °’ b ° w to construct swing shelves spoken of by is apt to cause thc breath of the animal to ascend 
was spoiled in consequence. tbe number °t d a J s )a a i^eek, /. Thus you see I .> Eobertsville, A. I., 18,>7. through its food, which must, after a time render it 
The Weather—W inter is here in name rather 1 *~? T c T *''1°/°" fT Jf 1 r AQ , TVI „ n . , nauseons. For this reason, hay should lie as short 
than in presence. We have now scarcely snow nd the interest for G3 days I multiply by Lime—B eing a young tarrner, and not much a time as possible in lofts above the animals, and 
sufficient for sleighing. Sheep have not abandon- ' . ^° U ™ ! f,nd 1 the ™ le Correct t0 less tban onc ' a s Unm«heife t ° W \ ° f T*** . when practicable 9hould be fed to thcra dircct &om 
«a the fields jet, but would rather scrape for a living "f Y ' h , a " 7 ° nc >'" r - G , '°™’ £ wl, h be«".ud '^ “ ‘ th , e «“> ™ k the building in 
tint, tu oueurtt ii,u owj .1 Wheatland, N. Y., Dec., 1867. K as • "inch is best and cheapest, to pay G cents amire atmosnhere ” 
IhlTfnnM^Lf ! 1111680 S “ ga A < JT’ ! Oxford Co, Me”'Dec,'Tssu . . . 6 Ta. your valnabIe P a P er a8 to tbe best method of cap- Remarks.— Gas lime, when fresh is a mixture of calities in "' b 'ch they are published. The Indian- 
, ' , . , 4 . . 1 ns >es Hniro ^ n e -_—1^._ turing or defltroying the Rat, I send you my recent sulphuret of calcium with carbonate of lime, and in a P olis Journal , of the 2(Jth ult, says:—“The rotting 
could ci!! their own^ * ° ^ ^ PIGS ALIVE vs SLAUGHTERED novel and successful plan of performing the opera- some cases it may contain small quantities of am- standing corn to which we have alluded several 
. . ' ___ ‘ tion - L ast summer I moved into my present monia, but not enough to make it of any value on times recently, is more extensive and injurious than 
. “ °r°r m t any farnicr8 wll ° liave Friend Rural—F acts, made known by figures, abod ®» and was not long In discovering that we had this account, and the small quantity it contains we at first apprehended. In a great many localities 
raise tie., orgium the past year, that! t can be made being the only true test of our operations in farm- rats in < N anhm snfficit. I tried several of the will be dissipated in drying. Fresh gas lime is it is seriously thought that enough sound corn for 
pro i a i e a J cents per gallon, hut making the jng> as in all othcr business, 1 have concluded to P°P ular ways of alluring them into a steel trap, by considered by those who have given the matter 8Ced cannot be saved. We fear that on our * bot- 
entimate dou Me this we can lair y compete with 8end you an account of a little experiment made means of delicat e morsels, perfumes, Ac, hut sue- particular attention, to he injurious to vegetation t01n latlds >’ generally, the crop is greatly damaged, 
.on tern abor. bo tar they find it requires no by ray8e]f to test the relative value of Fat Pigs ceeded in catching only two young ones, who, to on account of the alkaline sulphuret of which it In many parts of the State the farmers talk of send- 
“One mellow smile through the soft vaporing air.” 
Oxford Co, Me, Dec, 1857. L. A. 
Wieatland, N. Y., Dec., 1867. S as ? Which is best and cheapest, to pay G cents a pure atmosphere.” 
per bushel for shell lime, or 4 cents after it has been -_ 
A NOVEL RAT TRAP. used in makiu g gas, and has lain exposed to the The Corn Rot in the West—V ery many of our 
•- ra ' n an d snows, hauling the same distance.—A Western exchanges allude in serious terms to the 
Eds. Rural: —Having seen several inquiries in Subscriber. rotting of the standing corn in the respective lo¬ 
ur valuable paper as to the best method of cap- Remarks— Gas lime, when fresh is a mixture of calities in which they are published. The Indian- 
PIGS ALIVE vs. SLAUGHTERED. 
Friend Rural:—F acts, made known by figures, 
being tiie only true test of our operations in farm- 
,no, e labor to cultivate it than Indian corn, but aIivc and p , pigJ <]Md 
likfl nil ntlior prnm Inn IipH-ai* a/vil ami 0 
like all other crops, the better the soil, and the bet¬ 
ter you cultivate it the larger in proportion you 
may expect your increase. 
Now J. C. B. had better not pass sentence until 
use a common expression, had “stuck their foot in is in part composed. By exposure to the air the in S abroad for their seed, driven to this course by 
it,” Rflrlirttlia uniltm. mrr wifn o l,wU . _..a:,.. , , . _ J _„ mv - r - v 
They are made of sterner stuff than to fear the 
green scum will prove deleterious to their digestive am , 
° f ... .. . _ 0 little less than 18 per cent. To recapitulate: 
organs, or that the frost will bite their fingers. 1 
Bloomingdale, Ind, Dec, 1857. 
THE SUN-FLOWER 
On the 15th ult I slaughtered four pigs which ib ” par] Y tbis winter my wife discovered a hole in sulphuret of calcium speedily absorbs oxygen and He utter lack of sound corn.” The Lafayette Jcvr- 
were one day less than seven months old. They tbe I )a l ,er8 which covered a four gallon stone but- becomes a sulphate of lime, or gypsum, in which nal, Boone Co. Ledger, Hendrick’s Co. Ledger, Co- 
were one-half blood Sufl'olks, crossed with good * er crock about one-third full of strained honey, condition it is valuable for clover or grass, or for lumbus Journal and several other Indiana papers 
common breed, and weighed alive as follows:_194, ^ slood 011 the ground adjoining some cabbages any crop that would be benefited by plaster.— speak confirmatory of the above. 
210,210,210 lbs. each. They were dressed in the which were piled higher than the top of the crock. Where the soil very evidently needed lime we —A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune writ- 
usual manner, allowed to hang four hours, and then Upon "“covering it she discovered a rat quite would prefer shell lime. j ng f rom Champai g n Co, Illinois, says-—“Good 
weighed a g ain, with the followin g result—158,173, dead ’ and 1 proceeded to remove the carcass under - judges have estimated that there would have been 
172, 175 lbs. each — the average shrinkage being a which I found two more. I consigned them to the Middlesex and Essex Swine— A correspondent 200,000 bushels of corn to have gone forward from 
little less than 18 per cent. To recapitulate: manure heap, — and, acting upon the suggestion wishes to know if there are any true Essex or Mid- this State, between this time and the next harvest. 
Live weight. | Dressed weight 1 rc P laced the trap to receive further patronage— dlesex swine in the country, as he has searched the but the frost in November and the late warm weath- 
2 m lbS ' j H 3 lbs ‘ Tbe next m0rnin s 1 fon “ d two more. Repeated agricultural papers in vain for some intimation of er have conspired to destroy, by developing mould 
Live weight. 
194 lbs. 
210 “ 
210 “ 
210 “ 
Dressed weight. 
158 lbs. 
173 “ 
172 “ 
175 “ 
the operation of the preceding day, and on the third the fact 
day I found but one. Since that time we have 
and other forms of decomposition, one-half the 
crop; and we must cut down the figures one-half 
Eds. Rural—L ast spring I was much interested 824 tbs, at 4 cents $32 96 | 678 tbs at 5 cents $33 90 neitb er seen, heard, or been troubled with any more A Nkw Pea— Enclose I send you a few Peas accordingly. We have 100,000 bushels of wheat 
in the perusal of Lieut Maury’s account of an ex- You wiU 8ee that the dressed pork is worth 94 raU They d ° S ° d tbeir Career without acerbity - I?"* ^ “fT t0 m<? ’ ? d \ tbi ? tbem excellent on hand yet, among our farmers, but with mouldy 
Periment with the Sun-Flower, as an absorbent of cents more at 5 cents per pound than the live nitrs hav,ng retired from the bas y scenes of their They are a late pea, - heighth from six to eight and rotten potatoes we shall hold on.” 
miasmatic vapors. Although fevers or ague seldom were at 4 cents, (the price offered by a drover a few Sboi, ; d any f your subscribers feel ;1 _ me ,. tb B , “ me p ° f ^ and -The Louisville (Ky.) Courier, of the 30th ult 
occur here, I have no fear of having too pure an day8 bcfore .) Beside the above, there is some little f 18 ^ ^ ^ trap > I 11 bav ! no doubt tbat mo ' Lb0 » a ™’ Radford Co., Pa 1857. rem arks:-“ Complaints reach us from all section 
atmosphere to inhale - having known by expert- allowance to be made for offal, at least enough to would an8we r ^ well as honey. Remarks— These peas are larger than any peas of tbe connt of d to the corn crop by the 
ence the depressing tendencies of impure air, and nav for dressimr. It is nrouer to sav that the ni™ Can any of your waders give mo any we have before seen, of a reddish brown color, and _. t u . p!ltbpr , nHmnpll 
days before.) Beside the above, there is some little 
A ivooc IU til VC U1U LUC HOUiU Ui LliCLU, tlHU T . ... _ 
oblige—S. Leonard, Bradford Co., Pa., 1857. ~ lbe L °“ 1SVllla ^ y ') Cmmer ’ of tbe 30tb 
„ , remarks—“Complaints reach us from all sections 
Remarks. —These peas are larger than any peas ,, „ . „ , , 
, . , ‘ , Z , of the country of damage to the corn crop by the 
> navft npfnrp eppn r»f fl rpnniRn nrnwn pnlnr ^ 
atmosphere to inhale- having known by expert- allowance to be made for offal, at least enough to would answer as well as honey. RKMARKS-These peas are larger than any peas of tbe country of damage to the corn crop by the 
ence the depressing tendencies of impure air, and pay for dre9sing . lt is proper to say that the pigs ^ °! yo " numerous readers glY e me any we have before seen, of a reddish brown color, and recent wet weath and much ha3 been jJ Z 
the invigorating properties of that which is free were B0 , fed tUe morning the y were weighed, and » Z ^ , t0 Dioscorea ^ they yield wel1 would be exceben , t ur feeding ' floods. There is no doubt that the loss is immense 
from miasmatic infusion. I accordingly planted not ful i fed the night before. k l. b. c. Batata ^ “v Chinese Potato; is there not considera- They somewhat resemble some English field peas, Great fear . g ex d that there w iH not be' 
an abundance of the Sun-Flower in those directions 
from, which the prevailing winds blow during sum¬ 
mer and fall, and aside from thc pleasure we ex¬ 
perienced in witnessing the almost unparalleled 
rapidity of their growth, and, at a later date, the 
accordingly planted not j u n j ed tbe night before. 
Danby, Tomp. Co, N. Y, 1857. 
EARLY CORN. 
ble of Rohan about it? 
Hillsdale Co, Mich, 1857. 
John R. Simpson. but are much larger. 
fe _ I enough seed corn to supply seed for next year._ 
American Eagles— (S. L, Springfield, Pa.)— Tbe editor of tbe , Mayaville Ea S U has recently 
The market price of American (feathered) Eagles, “ ade a toUr thr0llgb some of the counties in the 
perienced in witnessing the almost unparalleled _ The Farmer’s Motto— Gen. Bierce, closes an llie market pnce ° r ^crican.(leathered) Lag Us, ° a „d^ ZZZZ vn 
rapidity of their growth, and, at a later date, the The experience of most farmers, for a few years Agricultural Address, at Twinsburgh, Ohio, Sept we caanot 8tate< e d ° n 1 tbl “ k there 18 any de ' injury to corn will amount to a destruction of nno 
numerous and unpresuming floweis meekly bowing p ast, has shown the importance of cultivating that 17tb > 1857 i follows:—“Let the farmer's motto be, ^“ and for them. J he other kind we can state, if it b jj. ^ tbe crop< )) 
to the great “ fountain of light,” and quietly nodding variety of corn which will ripen a good crop early. tbe u- ‘ good farms, good stock, good seed, and good any sat * s f llct ' on to our correspondent, are worth ___ 
to each breeze, in token of their visit, that it might In this region, (the southern tier of towns in Gene- cultivation.’ Make farming a science, in which $20 each—demand brisk. Great Inducement!— Brother Harris, who pre- 
tany untB dcs P oil . ed of its '“purities, I am forced see county,) several kinds have been tried,—in my your heads as well as your hands are employed; let rides in and over the Ohio Cultivator, is a genuine 
to .u mit that, during a residence of four seasons in corn fields, the King Philip, the Smut Nose, a white there be system and reason in all your operations; Bakn C’ STEKN - * " ould embrace the opportuni- Buckeye and of course a right good fellow. But 
t ns p ace, my family and those in our employ, kind, with the grains more or less colored, with red study to make your farms beautiful, and your lands ty ’ °" renevv ' n S m Y subscription, to inquire of you, be occasionally uses queer logic. For instance in 
une nivi 1 enjojed such uninterrupted good health near the upper end of the ear, the eight-rowed lovely; entice, by kindness, the birds to visit, and or some of your correspondents, whether the rain bis last issue for 1857 he says—“It is customary for 
as t ic past summei. n former }ears necessity has yellow, the Dutton, and the long, eight-rowed white, cheer your dwellings with their music; I would not and snow Mater caine irom the roof of a barn 66 pu blishers at the end of the year to make laro-o 
l equcn } causei t ic use of cathartics for the relief Of all these kinds, the smut uose has proved most associate with the man, or boy, that would wantonly by 40 feet ’ Ult0 a Clst€m ' vould be sufficient, in an pr0 mises for the future, to catch gulls that cannot 
of nfiadachfi and nthor crmnfnmci rxf 1_J_ ji 11.. .. . _ ........... . .. * \ J ordinary RPPGftn tn fnnvrieh u-ofm. Af ° 
3 cannot state. We don't think there is any de’ Nortb e'“ of tbis State, and be states that the 
and for them. The other kind we can state, if it injury t0 C ° rU ^ am0Unt to a destruction of one- 
any satisfaction to our correspondent, are worth balf ° f tbe Cr ° P ~ ’ 
,0 each deman d brisk. _ Great Inducement!—B rother Harris, who pre- 
sides in and over the Ohio Cultivator, is a genuine 
Barn Cistern—I would embrace the opportuni- Buckeye and of course a right good fellow But 
, on renewing my subscription, to inquire of you, he occasionally uses queer logic. For instance in 
more man xen uays ahead ol the othcr varieties.— murder. >\ ho does not, with the freshness of early - 7 ‘ T ^ ma u ^* enect iet,lo! in the very next article (replying 
g " t0n ' , The habit is much the same of the King Philip^ morning, call up the memory of the garden of his Henry W atts, Northumberland, Pa., 1857. to a request to have his likeness engraved for the 
k Z S 7 t0 1 Z S , eC as food bor Po ' vds ’ 7 can slender stalk, and prolific in its ears. To those who infancy and childhood? the robin’s nest in the old Remarks.— Three feet square of roofing, we be- readers of the Cultivator,) the Colonel fastens all 
spea • wi or. ,untiai\ to my usual custom, I fancy the looks of the yellow kinds, it may not be cherry tree, and the nest of young chipping birds lieve, gives about one barrel of water every six his former subscribers and hosts of others with this 
a jiue 110 pigs o run at large during the fall so agreeable. The meal makes beautiful cakes and in the currant bushes? the flowers planted by his months. From this some calculation can be made irresistible inducement:—“ But if it will eratifv onr 
months, and thev kent the irrain «« a as —a*___ .. .. , . ..... . .. . . . . . . . ....... •' UUI 
allowed the pigs to run at large during the fall 
1 . "'“ 7 * yieiu oi nog corn/ as tne immature ears are flowers are associated with our mother ana sisters, somewhat on the feeding. If fed entirely on dry them a handsome likeness by the middle of the year.’ 
quar ia qm e poor u navmg ed them well with sometimes called, is very small, as compared with and our early home. As you would have your food the quantity of water required would be much _Now Colonel nlease don’t sav snv more 
a re' o w'as' fat f ° Ur ° r fiv6 weeks > the F the other varieties. It is only desirable where an children intelligent and happy, and their memory greater than if roots formed a part of their diet— publishers making large promises. We’ve had sev- 
Chester Wis 1857 ‘ M ' L ' C * ^ klnd “ ^ a " ted *~ P ' in afterlife - of earl Y home - I >leasa " b or repulsive, so Perhaps some of our readers can give us their ex- e ral invites to give cur portrait in the Rural, but 
Genesee, Co. N. Y., 185S. make your farms, and your children’s home.” perience on this point never thought of making it pay in that manner 
veeks, they 
M. L. C. 
Genesee, Co. N. Y., 1858. 
