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MOORE’S RURAL MW-YORKER ; M AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
APRIL 3, 
. with their case. 9.522 grains the product of 2 grains of corn. 
of countenance denoting gre.t Thia mm was planted near sweet corn, hence its 
BLOAT. - CHOKED CATTLE - REMEDIES. 
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS. 
Of countenance denoting^ ^ ^ Th i s ^ w planted Eear sweet corn, hence its ^ Eukal: _ i have bee n a subscriber for your g EED FK0M TnE East .-(Old Subscriber, 
the scene—the witty scamps!—reported mixture. _ . „ d tnrf paper from the commencement, and can truly cfcykrin&f.)—Seed corn from Schenectadr or Sara- Ackn owledgmbnts— We are indebted to CoL 
to their father that Uncle P. had been building bed- The soil was rich grave y °** ni gweet corn ' acknowledge value received. This is the first time toga county, would do woU here. The difference B _ P> Johnson, Secretary, for a copy of the “ Trans- 
remedied this difficulty and no manure. By discarding ron t; n ue I have made an attempt to write anything for pu >- 0 f c ii ma te, Ac., is to little to affect the result, even act j ong 0 f tbe 5 . y. State Ag. Society for 1856.’’— 
steads for his cows. I soon 
vparlimr calf iumping into them, or even puiuu K . . . NaB h. management 01 oioa^u that Aoiaries retary, for a copy of the " Fourtn Annual nepui n 
itSSiaJ one of J. H. B's objscUons i» b-. — - T “ZttESZ » ~ »“»»” & Bee, fhe Secret.^ of ,he Mensem Bed of Agn 
answered. *, k ° ™ndeiful specimen?. They attract years, and I have found that if cattle are first I have had no experience or observation to enable culture”—a handsome and valuable work. Also, for 
Another objection iB the propensity of cattle to c °^'" r ' hjd iD „ n.it .‘bob. tiling," Ac- ed into clorer, when the dew ta on, they arc apt to me t0 decide the question. I cannot see, however, t he “Catalogue of the A g'l Library in the Office of 
■ investigate,’’ or root the hay out of the hone,- attan ton. »■» - bloat, bnt think the, will not, if the clover is dry, wh , a well constructed and vent.iated h«.hon» « ^ of Ma8t . B ,,„ d ot Agriculture."- 
Now if it be considered that the boxes described in FENCING AND FARMING IN CALIFORNIA. in other wor^ when the dew has evaporjed or ^ t ^ e ^ w c ^ e dl m08t f la * gible t h e d r ’i e8 . I wish, To 0. C. Wheeler, Esq., Con Secretary, of Sacra- 
the Rural (Jan. 16, No. 3 of present volume) have _ -“ . ... world where been absorbed. As a remedy for bloat, take one tQ inquire of you> and through y0 u of me nto, for a copy of the “Official Report of the 
bottom planks twenty inches or two feet in height— Perhaps there is no place pi Dorado or two slices of fat pork. Pull out the tongue your contributors, whether experience is uniformly California. State Agricultural Society’s Fourth An- 
I have both dimensions in use—that the area of the fencing materials cost more than in tne ru the animal with one hand, and put the slice of pork aga j ns t bee-houses? If you will give, in your ex- nual Fa i,- ( cattle Show and Industrial Exhibition, 
botto mplanks^wenty inches or two feet in height- Perhaps there is no place in 0 r two slices of fat pork. Pull 
I have both dimensions in use-thatthe area of the fencing materials cost twelve the animal with one hand and p 
ten or fifteen minutes. The remedy is 
to know the safest and best method of driving a | 
swarm of bees from one hive to another. 
will not accomplish much. In fact it does not If, livered out of the mountains at the edge oi ™ off iQ teQ Qr fifteen minutea . The remedy brim- Another corre ponuenx, oi «oau^ Imp rovement in the Eureka State, 
however this was an objection it might be reme- valley. Posts were sold five do ars c icapcr I • plg and eve ry farmer has (or ought to have,) it on to now le sa es an ° _ We have also received, of late, various books, 
died by a little ingenuity; an open ladder follower hundred, and were seven feet m eng an * hand. I have never known a failure. swarm o ees ro m on n . pamphlets, catalogues, specimens of seeds, &c., the 
vnifriit rpRt on the hav through the rounds of which four inches at the smallest ena. u w I will also give my remedy tor cattle that are t important of which will be appropriately 
SS3TSSUSS a mouthful „ . time. that fencing ™*d I. - «“/»“ cllokcd , whl i , neve, have known to f„h Take _ 
I invite J. H. B. to construct one box according Valley, and the demand for m equal quantities of soft soap and sweet milk . ..* —'— — 
Improvement in the Eureka State. 
_We have also received, of late, various books, 
pamphlets, catalogues, specimens of seeds, &c., the 
equal quantities of soft soap and sweet milk— mend ^ ^ eftl cake as of great va i ue f or feeding 
rudoIv it with good hay twice a day, quantum srifficit ravines and mountains, an i + v,.,„ ao „s a n f come thoroughly united. Put the mixture in a 
for three head of cattle, and after a fair trial report made on a side hill, costing several thousa . f ^ pQur u down t he throat of the animal, 
the result. Unless his cattle differ from those I dollars before teams can enter. A gooa yo e ot holding the head up a3 long as possible. If so 
have had in care for twenty years past he will often American oxen were worth from lour to uv - badl choked a3 t0 be unable ^ swallow it, let it be 
purposes. “Bui I see it stated that oil cake, as The Hubbard ^weeks^sincewe 
manufactured by the latest improvements, contains received specimens of this squash trom Air. James 
very little nutrition—or, that chips and sawdust are j. H. Gregory, of Marblehead, Mass. They were 
of about as much value. Can you, or your readers, divided amon g three occupants of the sanctum. 
give me further information on this subject? 
Novich. 
each giving his portion a practical test by forming 
have had in care for twenty years past he will often American oxen were worth from / ou * ba dly choked as to be unable to swallow it, let it be ‘ Remarks. _That oil cake is “ of great value for a c°° kin K and tastin & c° mmittea in 
tineas three and four head eating atone time from dred dollars, and a strong, *™n out of the mouth, but repeat the operation ° is a fact that will not admit of Two of the - 
it Although these boxes are adapted to the ac- much more. Two yoke of oxen ,“^ es ‘ * unt il relieved. doubt Oil cake is at least equal to corn, peas, ours,) and proved exceil nt- fine-grained, isweet 
commodationof four head I would advise supply- Californian calls a team for the Led ° ’ Now, Mr. Editor, if any young or inexperienced JZ Ac for producing muscle, and superior to and equal to any sweet-potato we_ ever tasted. 
Lg every three head with a box. Even a box to but it is often the case that one yoke more is added ^ ^ ^ should be able to save Reduction of fat. We know of no Another portion 
every two head would be vastly preferable to feed- to make the busin p b what the life of a valuable animal, by using these reme- recent changC8 in the syBtem of manufacturing oil nedal extremities ex¬ 
make the business paj. , tbe life of a valuable animal, by using these reme- , 
It would astonish a New Yorker to see what the‘i c ot compensated for 
ing on the ground. . , 11 ' “ N tbn mountains One dies, he will no doubt feel well compensated lor 
Another objection urged, is, that inrainy weather dreadfu roa s ey ^ f ge one year’s subscription, and I shall be satisfied if it ^ injurious, 
boxes are worth nothing. A portion of the hay indirect movement of the oxen wjU call out the experience of brother farmers, in 
fed on the ground in rainy weather is certainly the wagon to tip over, an ’ side—a all that appertains to their calling. 
.. hnt. how it can be so said of hay all are precipitated down the mountain side a Old Farmer. 
One dies, he will no doubt feel well compensated for J h at would lessen its value. Too much heat would ^r'ch^Xr^aUfa^Xhe^on 
fed on the ground in rainy weather is certainly the wagon to tip over, anu all that appertains to their calling, 
worth nothing; but how it can be so »aid of hay all arc precipitated down the mountain side a ls , s . 
n ni sweet in these boxes till it is eaten beantifnl picture for an illustrated paper. I have J-!-- 
keot clean and sweet in these boxes till it is eaten Deauniui picture un ^ t * 
out 1 know not. I have a stable full of horses seen several of these mishaps, and once had to pay 
which 1 take care of myself-one of them has a damages to the tunc 1 of: a h“d up- 
cough unless fed with wet hay, (except in severe 
wards. One hundred rails and posts make a load, 
;s, ne win no uouijv icoa ..a,.* x.—— - tnat wouia lessen its vaiue. im .uuvu uvo, mahno-tuT whereon 
V lx ^i.xt;vxrx on^ T oi,ail hp satisfied if it ... tended under the cherry or manogany wnereon 
bemj " n0M ’ - it was served, to be decidedly snperior. The com^ 
that appertuins to their calling. To »akk x Mbadow — As it seems to lie very bined "tasting committee," therefore, unanimous* 
* . vero Old Farmer. fashionable for your subscribers to he constantly pr0 nounced the Hubbard Squash a ‘ good mstitu- 
Sew Yo rk, March, 1858. . ulb making their wants known to you. I have con- | ion „ and as the Po mologist3 say, “worthy of 
rro-PATBA-T" fx»» m, o-m..— f:SlL1i?e?i3Sr g "uXeVthw“ genial cultivation." 
' . . of raising my own hay. It has been kept exclu- —Years ago the “Boston Marrow,” commonly 
Eds. Rural: —I wish to suggest an improvement pasture, for the last ten years or more, u d ,, g weet potato Sqnash,” was cultivated to a 
r. -txr _ i Dnton*! -r\r>r+Q Vilo fqrm fpnp.ft - 5 . S _ oikar nAvimia woPfla ... ... 1 * • 1 . 
r . “ . a hnx such as 1 have de- being very uneven where they grow, mo past or Dae* or tne enu mm*u, it “— a meadow ot tne same, as * bard, which is a good substitute, wiu - noia us 
had but two cows-he built a box such “ ^ave ae g 9 timber her caQ be pregsed out J do s0 in the most profitable manner for u,y- ^ aru wn 
hex preserved the hay dry, and partially shelrered of ,, llnglek _ fal iacross which small article, would generally be where estconvemencef u_L, y , ^ ^, ince , Jon , Johkstok, Esq., of Seneca, (the 
* OMo corn-stalks canho, „Uh advantage be fed a gulch, 
in hay boxes, they are too long, and the labor of wood is a variety 
b t"c;m,nehcemcn. of farming in Cab- “ ofe^ “n 
ventedVinachine, propell.dby horse power, which fornia, the farmer only fenced around hi, crops- f „ m re „cc,’’ with W„B»„A»’. «improv.m.«u Many more may have been added to the t.ty oiilukew. m wa On. <lose,nil nsuaUy cf 
and c^rVswlks into feathery fragments This cost him a large ontlay of money and a«ached,’’ place the ta. pamtUh.n ^the nexh receive . ^ ^ J ^ ^ le fee a «. conTd^f 
LT« b “c.Bforto»,t™heu„:: 7 „,yofhisti t to ^here^.uothe,-modeof fastontog^thatmigh. 
f. r k e *“ ^ ^hem°prominent'am<mg'the engmved Happy the man’"who^as goU^t^dep^f fhTthick- CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. Jobk^mS remedy, gave his core for bloat, « fol- 
^. c„w S 
to see them g ley throughout the whole State (and I have been tl ds 0I - the rails that pass through will be morning, when the stomach is empty, ten grains of may be more convenient to use, at times, w 
ZnyZs Tevery Jirmen Not o^y f/them ill) that is not claimed by one or two ^ int0 the gains, thus preventing one panel iodid potassium, and apply locally, with a fe^her tio n it in connection wit h ab ove^ 
ou behalf of farmers do I devise this, but I feel a Spaniards, and in most cases their claims have from being raised up and thrown out If it was a saturatedtincUire of lodme. The ^y°" 10U F i, 0 w E r Farms.- The Paris correspondent of 
svmnathv for the brutes, into whose stomachs many been recognized by the Commissioners, but not >} thought there would be danger of the eads of the would be beneficial if it con re.ic 1 , . , r nr7 ., nn . re furnishes the following 
.my ^ «.«»»««. A , T ^ to cu. 0K smau biock, couid be hailed .. the fume,, but shouid be of ivory »r mem,, .nstoad the ^ o 
wnntv trodden into the mud. and fornia is a rather small affair, and corresponds with with the grain of the wood placed transversely. of glass.-C. Brackett, Induma, 1858. facto concerning tn 
In the early commencement of farming in Cali¬ 
che wholeffince, nothing can be lost, or left behind. re medy foi-Bloat in 
Spirits of Turpentine, mixed with an equal quan- 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
Knots in Cows Teats. —Give, in water, every 
tine, of Rush, being present, and hearing Mr. 
Johnston's remedy, gave his cure for bloat, as fol¬ 
lows:—A pint of lard and a pint of sweet milk.— 
Mr. G. has found this remedy certain; and as it 
a mouthful of good sweet nourishing hay would the Federal Government A tarm nouse in w - railg sp i itt i n g off, small blocks coma De nauea x. u fum U ., uuv a-- - - concerning the modern efforts to perfect the 
Add entrance that is now trodden into the mud, and fornia is a rather small affair, and correspond, w. b „ llh tU e grain of the wood placed transversely. of glass-C. B.acsett, /mtomAMS. “ en o e “perfumery;--The most novel snd re- 
^famerwho is nnfriend.y to .ok - ^ ^ elZS^ST! 
such as a cattle box, the way is opened to his eart. The land is plowe , sowe , ^ theK rain Eds. Rural:— Tn your paper of the 13th inst, a s it can be forced to pump. The effort of jump- fragrance is no longer wasted on the desert air, 
rse and understanding. He wiU^afterwardTisten ls left to mature Harve8 ‘ 1D « J four .h orS e reap- just come to hand, I noticed an article on the ad - j will cause it to either swallow the obstruction. but preserved for the enjoyment of all who choose 
you with interest when you address him on the lg either cradled o^reaped ;^Jj u rho«e «ap^ J««e ^ ^ thou9an ds of bushels ^rmv it up. Cattle have been saved by this to purchase it. Flowers have taken the place of 
:.ject of horse-rakes, mowing mac me., ^ ^ er. o ears of April tQ the firgt of are raise d annually in this vicinity, (not less than metbod> w hen all others have failed.—K., Wilson, ambergris, musk, civic, and odoriferous gums, 
provements genera y. • • P- b p po within three miles of me,) I thought you „ y which are only used to give stability to the more 
man, Erie CO., Ohio, 17 58. wo,Sd pardon a few brief suggestions, on its culture. * K ’ 1858 ‘--- evanescent scents. There are flower farms in Eu- 
TxxrTvc'-DT-M-x'-Kf'ro fi Fam y 9 the first of June and hay- The onion requires a good soil, well tilled, and To p^ve^ Crows and Blackbirds Pulling rope and Asia; and another is likely to be created 
PROLIFIC CORN-EXPERIMENTS. Harvesting con , k An .’ th e in freely manured. The land should he kept as free Corn ._ A s a remedy against Crows and Blackbirds in Au6 tralia for the cultivation of the wattle, a 
r yx T y- A ■ nntlmff mg the urst OI m y. 7 . , mar k et of weeds as possible. Carrots are the best crop to pu ni ng corn, the farmers about here drive down p i ant of the acacia genus, and resembling m odor 
Messrs. Eds. :-T noticed in the Rural, not long C rop is generally in sacks read - for “ ark «^ precede the culture of the onion. The seed is s P take « say from 8 to !0 rods from each other, and very powerful violets. England has her flower 
DCe ’ a £ ‘ll „°L a C “™: 8r °TV,n g w U rLr be called barns among usually distributed by a machine, in rows about 14 8tretc h the common cotton twine "ait-cross” farms at Mitcham, in Surrey, where lavender and 
purse and understanaing. ne wm 
to you with interest when you address him < 
subject of horse-rakes, mowing machines, a 
improvements generally. p 
Milan, Erie Co., Ohio, 1758. 
PROLIFIC CORN-EXPERIMENTS. 
since, an account of six ears of corn growing upon 
—t 11 - nr tho nrndnet Of one m ain The writer JTtew hnildimrs which can he called barns among usually distributed by a machine, in rows about 14 8tr etch the common cotton twine “cns-crost farms at Mitcham, m ourrey, wneic 
omitted 'to name the kind of eons ' I have been farme „. A ,„ cre shelter for the backs of their inches ap.rt.afte, the land is properly prepared for throllgll field, and feel safe against the thieves peppermint flourish onnvaW- 
desirous of farming on as large a scale as possible hor , e!) „ a ll that is considered necessary. Wild its reception. It is easy to regulate the machine , have porsnsed the same course, with entire sac ti ,a tt d there, bnt only for .he purpose m g 
in a small way and for two years past have made oats cut in the mountains, is the common bay of so as to produce about a dozen plants to each foot cess- Th i s should be done before the corn comes rose water. _ 
80me experiments in the way of seeing what the the country . In some valleys there are hundreds 0 f distance, and in this way, there will be sufficient up . T he same twine will answer for a number of ^ Aghicultckb M at bk iMruorED.-One of 
product of one grain, standing alone, would be— of farmer8 wh o have no stock except their work- spa ce for the expansion of the bulb^ The earlier years.-NASH, Oxford, Chen. Co., TV. z., hum. ^ begt agricultnral addresses of the past season, 
and to that end have planted corn in drills more or horse9> Farming and keeping cows is separate the ground is prepared for the seed, the better; as - —- - ^ that of Hon> l. Chandler Bali, before the 
less. In ’56 1 planted the eight-rowed yellow, and business. This is owing to the want of fences. The their growth will be less obstructed by weeds, the Concerted Experiments.— Would it not be a Hoos ; ck (Town) Ag. Society. It discusses the 
as the ears began to develop and throw out silk, I vabe y 8 are used for farming, and the mountains for mos t deadly enemy to its successful culture. good plan for yourself or your correspondents, to quegGon „ jj ow Bba ll the necessary conditions to 
counted upon the main stalk and shoots, from 7 to Btock . Those who keep cows and other stock There are individuals among us, who cultivate p r0 p 0se experiments on different subjects in prac- further agr i cu itural improvement be secured, and 
U evidences of ears. Where harvesting I found 5, „ must take care 0 f them,” is the custom of the f rom two to ten acres each, with a produce of from tic£d agr i C ulture, to be tried the coming season.— farmerg take tke rank( exer t the influence, and ie- 
6, 7, 8, and 9 well-developed ears of corn—9 being C0U ntry. The mountains along the coast of Califor- four t0 six hundred bushels to the acre—the value 0ne experiment goes but a little ways towards set- ^ honors to which, by their contributions 
the' greatest number, and 3 of these ears being n ia are watered with pure streams running through 0 f which when harvested, is from 40 to 60 cents per tling a disputed point—a score of experiments ^ ^ the welfare of the State, they 
worthy of saving for seed. I pulled the cluster up, tbemi There is no purer nor better water in the bushel. For many years the onion crop has been as would be more than twenty^ times as valuable. 1 are ent | t i ed ?” He lays down the following propo- 
aud exhibited it at our County Fair. In ’57 I g tate than this. I have traveled through the cer tain, and as productive, as any grown. Occas- wou id propose one on a subject,—that of the app 1 - gilionS) and to their elucidation the address is de- 
planted the corn from the 3 ears, which rotted in mountains opposite to San Francisco, on “ Contra gjonally blights have interposed, and the last year cat jon of rotten manure to grass lands immediately voted ._« B y adopting a higher standard of educa- 
the ground. I also planted a species of pop corn, c osta ” side of the bay, and I can assure you that the maggot made severe ravages in some places.— after harvest—(1) with a view to improve the grass botb general and professional. By a more 
the most of which rotted. Some 20 or 30 grains there are springs even on the very top. Around No adequate preventive of this has yet been dis- for mowing another year; (2) to increase the crop thor ’ oDgb cultivat ion of the soil, by which its fertil- 
survived and came up scattering, a single stalk in t h es e springs the grass is ever green, and in the cove red. I have known more than 100,000 bushels for late fa]1 pasture; and (3) as a preparatory ma- gball be increase d, and permanently maintain- 
a place. When the corn failed, I planted beans and fall t h e cattle will visit them daily to get a bite.— of merchantable onions grown in a single year in nuring for a corn crop next season— to be plowed ^ • By tbe more general introduction of improved 
turnips, which of course gave a free circulation of Catt i e are always headed by some man on horse- tbis neighborhood. No crop pays better for care- ia immediately before planting. If, at the same im ‘ plement8 of husbandry, by which farm and 
air. These sialks grew vigorously, and threw out hack, and at night are driven to an inclosure near yy culture, than the Onion. J. W. Proctor. tim6) a por tion of the field be treated in the usua bougebold lab , r ma j b e more easily, and more 
shoots and suckeis, and when they began to silk tbe house, and counted; if there are not as many j 
I counted from 9 to 21 evidences of ears. At a3 tbe re were in the morning, a signal, or flag is 
South Danrers, Mass., 1858. 
Mark Everything —Every farmer, who lives in 
time, a portion of the field be treated in the usual bougebold lab ., r may be more easily, and more 
way. a comparison can be constituted which will economica ny performed. By improving the breeds 
harvesting I pulled all these up by the roots, and put up i u some conspicuous place where the nearest Mark Iuvkrytb* . „ ’ occasion to ments. 
when husking found each stalk and shoot to con- herdsman may see it. As soon as he sees the flag a “ good neig on , p la inly marked, it 
tain from 9 to 18 ears, varying, say from 3 to 8 h e looks among the stock in his own inclosure, and lend his imp m s, • l oftQ ^ fail t0 find Sun- 
inches in length. Now, as this may read a little if the missing ones are there he puts up his flag; is not surpri B ■ t in mark ing tooD, of Feb 
wolfish to you, 1 send you by the bearer of this, Mr. if not he waves it in his baud over his head. The thewaybac'. t. , . „ frn . nt p 0 rmark- of foui 
way. a comparison can be constituted which will 
add largely to the value of each class of experi- ^"domestic' , 8 tock, and rearing only those animals 
ments.—J. H. B., Niagara Co , N. Y. w'hich are the best of their respective kinds. By 
-- growing only those roots, grains, grasses and fruits 
Sun-Flower Seeds for Founder.— In the Rural which afe tbe mogt nutritious, and the most pro¬ 
of Feb. 27th, I notice an inquiry for the treatment ductive> By pur6u ing that particular branch of 
Also, y ears ui it-u tuupaniubtui ocuuv, r — -^ _ - 
and the same arrangement of stalk. I have esti- enough for a large crop of corn, or tobacco, e Lameness in a House —For a Rheu- 
mated the number of grains of the 14 ears by flax will lodge badly. Much flax was grown in h orse, a handful of sun-flower 
counting 1 row of each ear, and multiplying by 12 Seneca Co., last year, with protit, m ^pite f timeg a week will 
the number of rows, and it shows a product of unusually wet season. The seed went to the oil mil1 . ^^J^^rasever.-J. BL, Westfield, Chard. 
5 454 grains; and the 9 ears of red corn, by the and the haulm or straw to the flax mill in tin r 
same process, shows 4,068 grains; showing, in this lage. Price $6 a tun.—S. W., Waterloo, N. Y., 08 . o., . ■, 
red in his feed, two or Ihree times a week will thought it would be wisdom in me to let him keep 
make him aslimberasever.-J. H., Westfield, Chard, j the horse for his bill,which I did.— Jabez Hawley, 
r „ X Y 1858. 1 Westfield, Chant. Co. N. Y., 18o8. 
wolfislno you, I send you by the bearer of this, Mr. if not he waves it in his hand over his head. The thewaybac. uw 01 For mark- of founder in horses. Now, I have it from good, i buBbandr y which gives the strongest probabilities 
Curtiss, one stalk containing eighteen ears, being California herdsman has two things to fear for the bags, Ac., wou e a goo large wooden not the best authority, that a handful of sun flouer 0 f 8l1ceeS 8; having reference to climate, soil, mar- 
the most iinpeifect of all, but the greatest number, sa fety of his stock, viz., the wolves in the moun- ing bags and sum ar ar ic > firgt .. gb the se ed added to his feed, two or three times a week, ke ^ &nd amount 0 f foreign and domestic compe- 
and this will show you the arrangement of stalk. ta i ns , and the dishonest farmers in the valleys. type, with pain o mar ’ b - t w ill prove a sure cure. I have not proved the ti(ion _ By mak i ng the business of farming attrao- 
This stood near the road, and its remarkable growth R. W. Hall. article—warm o 00 larger than the mark- virtues of the seed with horses, but have for a bard tive to educated men, and the farm-house and all 
excited the curiosity of passers by, and from time-T7 d ™ of melted beeswax, a i ‘ sharp-point- cold, and to cure my congh a tablespoonful crushed gurround ingR pleasant to refined taste and culti- 
to time the husks were stripped down, and the ears Culture of Flax.-P., in a late Rural say , ing will c over-wnte tl^»ame w.tt a si. rp point ^ gtccpcd gill of water , a spoonful at a time, & 
as vou will perceive “perhaps flax requires higher manuring than al- e d instrument on the uax, then appl> a ten drop. relieve a coug h soon. I think to feed a horse ---’ 
I also send you 14 ears of the same kind of corn, most any other crop to become profitable.” A of nitric acid, (aqua once or twice a week it is fully equal to flax-seed State Ag. College.- Attention is directed 
and from the same arrangement of stalk-tbe pro- knowing flax grower here says medium fertility is n eat fac-simile will be made. ooden implemen ^ ^ mea L I sympathize with Mr. I. P. Abbot in the letter of Gov. Kino to the N. Y. Legisiature, ^ 
duct of one grain of corn-which are more perfect, best, with salt, or lime slackened with salt, put on should have the name cut in, or painted on • ^ mi8fortunei j bad a va l ua ble horse foundered, reference to the Annual Report of the 
Also, 9 ears of red pop corn, the product of 1 grain, before the plants are up. If the soil is made rich -J. W. B., Poplar Rzdg e, N intnts. and took bim to a doctor, and whether he gave state Ag. College, given under the Legifeia 
and the same arrangement of stalk. I have esti- enough for a large crop of corn, or tobacco, the awfness in a House —For a Rheu- him the contents of a wholesale druggist-shop or head, on our news page. 
• ...—^ fla-r was urown in Rheumatic lame. e. i. - not, I do not know; but after weeks and months, I ~ -- The Annual 
Montgomery Co. Ag. Society.— The Annual 
Fair of this Society will be held at Fonda, on 
26th of October, 1858. 
