MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
MAY 29. 
labor in cultivation might in this way be saved. A KR AKE'S PATENT 
good heavy mulch, however, would be necessary to The Fanning Mill is one of 
prevent the growth of weeds. In very cold districts the most important machines 
it would be well in the fall of this year to plow two use( i by farmers, and every real 
furrows towards the hedge, thus forming a ridge to improvement in its construction 
protect the roots from frost and operation is worthy of note. 
Second Year. _We arc so well pleased with the The “New York Sifter,” patent- 
course recommended by Dr. Warder for the treat- e d by Mr. J. A. Krake, of Alden, _ 
ment of the hedge the second year, that we copy Erie Co., N. Y., (and which was 
his remarks entire. awarded the first premium at the 
“Entering upon the second year, we find that last Fair of the State Ag. Socie- 
some of the plants have failed, during the previous ty,) is a very perfect machine, 
summer, or have been thrown out by the frost of possessing several improve- ...... - 
the winter, or they may have been injured by some menta and advantages over the 
other cause. The hedge should be carefully ex- common Fanning MilL Reliev- , / 
amined, so soon as the ground is woikable. With ing it worthy the attention of 
a spade, and a basket or sack of plants of good farmers and manufacturers, we 
size, and with good roots, the hedger must pass give an engraving of this Mill 
along the line, and replace, by careful planting, all orSifler,together witha descrip- 
that are dead, or delicate, cutting off the tops of tion of its construction, opera- 
the re plants as they are set. The importance of tion, Ac., as furnished by the in- 
doing this work well, cannot be too strongly im- ventor. Mr. Krake describes 
pressed; for the new plants will have an unequal his improvement as follows: 
struggle with their fellows, already established, and “The New York Sikter is 
if not successful now, the difficulty will be still four feet high from floor to top igFZ-t 
greater another year. Indeed, the re planting can of the hopper. The hopper is 
always be best done the first summer, as suggested stationary, and covers the whole 
in the previous chapter. of the top of the mill —with a g 
The culture of the hedge, during this season, forder two and a half inches 
should be as thoroughly kept up as last year —the round the top to form the edge 
object being to encourage the growth of the plants, of the hopper. It is made of 
and to destroy weeds, the ground must be fre- well-seasoned lumber. The shoe 
quently stirred by the plow or cultivator. (or part that carries the Bcreens) ^jg 
Trimming constitutes a most important labor in operates on a new and scientific t|j§|£H9HS 
hedging, and its principles should be well under- principle, and is constructed by 
stood by those who contemplate the construction placing an oscillating roller up- 
of any live-fence. The importance of allowing the oniron axles; works horizontally 
plants to grow freely, and without trimming, the and longitudinally in wood bear- 
first season, has been already considered. l n 8 8 at tbe side, in the upper 
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viduals who had made the experiment— they had 
“ bad luck." This made me cautious. It appeared 
to me that experiments on a part could not affect 
the whole, and I commenced with some as soon as 
I had a sufficient number. I soon ascertained that 
a good early swarm, in a large hive, in a good 
season, would store from fifty to one hundred 
pounds of honey. It was further ascertained, by 
weighing fall and spring, that only twenty-five 
pounds of this, at most, was consumed during 
winter. Here was a surplus of from twenty-five to 
seventy-five pounds, unnecessary for the colony, and 
not obtainable by any process that I was master of. 
St. Jolinsville, N. T., 1858. M. Qijiniit. 
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS. 
Hungarian Grass. — I should like to know some¬ 
thing concerning Hungarian Grass, and how it does 
on wettish land. I have a hill farm, which is rath¬ 
er wet, until about the 15th of May, then it be¬ 
comes very dry, causing the ground to crack, and 
the grass to die. If you think the Hungarian grass 
will grow to advantage on such land, 1 would like 
to see a few lines in your next paper, telling where 
I can get the seed.—G. F. IIicks, Nassau, N. Y., 1858. 
Remarks. —The Hungarian Grass, we think, is 
best suited to the rich vegetable loams of the West 
Perhaps some of our readers may have had experi¬ 
ence on a soil similar to yours. The seed is adver¬ 
tised by several dealers. 
Carooon. — I received amongst a package of 
seeds from the Patent Office, one paper called Car- 
doon —will you, or some one, inform me what sort 
of a vegetable it is—its worth, and how to cultivate 
it? I have planted some and they resemble water¬ 
melons somewhat when they first come up. Will 
send you some of the seed enclosed with this.—C. 
Lent, Fairfax , Va, May, 1858. 
Remarks. —The Cardoon is a hardy perennial 
plant somewhat resembling the Artichoke, and 
grows from four to five feet in height. It is used 
In the spring, the wood is to be removed, by cut- part of the machine. The axle nn i v Tt is well adanted to chaffing as well as sep- grows from four to five feet in height. It is used 
ting off at the ground, with the scythe or mowing- at the front and extending through the bearing, is braces, preveiit the s oe rompe. or i g y arating after the chaff is out The screens and for soups and as a salad on the continent of Europe, 
rnaeWne after this in the early spring the ground bent down and terminates with a loop which is than a lateral vibration. This contrivance is very arating after the chaff is out. The ^screensi ana t- England, or this 
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furrows should be thrown from the row of stubble, staple or hook. The other end of the roller is con a i ... „ ' , ,__ „ . ...._. __ <•_, ( n .tonna coagulate milk, instead of rennet. The leaf-stalks 
furrows should be thrown from the row of stubble, 8taple «> r ll00k * Tbe other end of the roller is con- ax « ™i„7inYe of a hand sieve and work with the utmost precision- - for instance, coagulate milk, instead of rennet. The leaf-stalks 
and the space between the plants is to be cleared mooted to the shoe by means ol a staple passing °P e ™. ™ B about ong . third faster and much better take a sample of equal parts of wheat, cockle, of the inner leaves only are used as a salad, and 
out perfectly, so as not to leave a spire of grass, or through a loop with extending or 0 P en ' r J g > j j J ld fashione(3 wh ere the back end of the chess, grass seed, white caps, rat offal, Ac., and they are made tender and crisp by earthing up. It 
Other intruder. Proper culture must also be con- which, connecting with the roller, forms a triangle , than he old \Ton7hoX and vibrates at one end separate and have each kind in a place by itself.” is not worth cultivating, but it is wdl enough to 
tinned, so as to allow nothing but the hedge to tbe 8ldes of wh,ch triangle, acting as c ounter [ shoe is placed on a anu .. raise a few plants for the fun of the thing. They 
neeunv the ground. In the month of June, or so -- ” T T~. , „ mi.. grow well in a rich loam, and if the soil is not 
ftoon as the multitude of shoots that will have made makes it necessary that the proceeds of an acre in struction of the potato crop, there can be no rea- c loose e see o pan <• naturally rich, manure must be applied. Plant the 
their appearance have become sufficiently woody flax should be greater than that of most other crops sonable doubt, from the fact that they have sub- selected goobers, (the pea-nut o J°jir seed one foot apart and about one inch deep.— 
to bear the knife they are to be cut off with unre- in order to make it profitable. Should the prices sisted at least six months upon potatoes without pendent,) and po atoes-think ng that he, by this flrgt 0(jtob when the plant8 are full 
ZZcL from the ground, return at leant half way to their former rata, any pomible mean, of getting food from any other mean., irould ont-wrt the old one«y"-«» he ^ ^ ^ closelj . „„„„„ or 
which will reduce the hedge to the low level, al- farmers would do well to raise some every year, but source. Now, how these insects originate, io\v won cer am y ave ie pro uc bands, from the root to about two-thirds of its 
tt»7“oZ, branches may.,,read i* I, f»r one, am not in favor of mahing it the main 
one or two feet, or more, in width. A vigorous crop. 
and very thick growth soon follows, which may H ” br0D > Washington Co., N. Y.,1858. 
generally be allowed to grow until winter, unless _ _„ 
fhe Zot. he very etrong, when they ,n.y hear TOTAIO SOT.—ANOTHER THEORY. 
another clipping, or shearing, in August or Sep- Eds Rueal ._ As the panting sei 
tember: no rise should be made this year, however, estecm ed vegetable. 
preventive, I shall reserve for a future communi¬ 
cation. L. F. Cavanaugh. 
Newfield, N. Y., May, 1858. 
nut before that time having borne its fruit in pods 
upon the vine. 
coming in contact with the leaves. Then earth up 
as for celery. In about three weeks they will be 
Eds. Rural :—As the planting season has arrived 
for that highly esteemed vegetable, the potato, the 
Kewfield, N. Y., May, 1858. But, after his summers work, he found out, too blanched sufficiently for use. As the plant grows, 
late, that no advantage is to be gained from any 80me bind and earth up a second time. 
EXPERIMENTS WITH GUANO. compact with the wicked, no matter how apparent- _. 
,, „ nWrvi „ “ tbp innnirv of Mr ly advanta g eous lt ma y be - bi8 P eas flowered beau - Grubs in THE Head of SnEEr.-Can the Rural 
Eds. Rural:— Observing the inquiry >f . tifully) tbe arcb fiend cbose) of COU rse, the produce inform me h ow to jirevent the grub in the head of 
) wen, of Ridgeway, N. Y., in your paper ot the tb(j ground( and p 00r e ] d j^ed, with bad grace, sheep?—Or, if attacked, how to effect a cure? I 
of more than two inches at a time; so that the next cu ] ture 0 f w hi c h bas proved almost a total failure, Bowen, of Ridgeway, N. Y., in your paper of the . q tbe g roundj and p 00r e i d jf EDi w jth bad grace, sheep?—Or, if attacked, how to effect a cure? I 
winter pruning shall not be more than four or six by reagon Qf the rot| and a9 there have be en vari- 24th of April, in relation to Peruvian Guano, I was the potatoes for his co .partner, but his morti- have lost some thirty the past winter; and it is a 
inches above the ground. This may appear to be 0U8 opinions and much speculation about the cause reminded of experiments I made with that fer- ficat ; on was heightened when he was ordered to complaint that prevails much in this vicinty. My 
a slo. progress to wards making a fence, to protect lnd c ' nre , a„ of which hive, I., a e, Mad , turner. the plan, tad .a- 
our crops from intrusion, m we s ou will now give your numerous readers the results of In the spring of 18.>5 I became the owner of a t j re ]y c h a nge d its nature, and the old deceiver car- treatment is unsuccessful.— E. M. C., Galesburgh, 
that the labor we have undertaken is one that is to personal observations and experiments. farm, having what is by some termed a worn-out ried off number ] es8 i oadg 0 f p ea s, dug out of the Kalamazoo Co., Mich., 1858. 
stand for a life time, and it is a importan to >uve in the latter part of June, 1857, I planted a small hill-field of about twenty-five acres, and being g rouudj b y discomfited Ned. Remarks.—A s a general thing, we might say in 
laid a broad foundation, even i i require wo y ard) we p manured, with potatoes of different va- anxious to bring it to aiTTiper account, took about But I had almost forgotten that your correspon- all cases, the injury that is so frequently attributed 
years to produce a young fence of six mches in rietie& They all came up healthy and vigorous, eight acres for guano, and the balance for lime and desires to i ea rn something about the culture to “ Grub ” in the heads of sheep, is the certain re- 
swun vu, --^ - °° - ereu inai nere anu mere a viue uc K uu wuwu i pui aooui vweutj-uiicc ruru.™ e - twenty-five children, all of whom he has “ raised/' wnen once tainy loageu — is xo aua xo xne lrrua- 
quire to be shortened; these branc ics mus ie e an d die. At first it w as one or two in a hill, but | immediately before plowing the second time, latter and f Q[ b j g 8ucce38 in cultivating “ goubers.” In tion of those inflammatory diseases, which attack 
to sustain the plant, which is thus sex erely prune , consban tly increasing, and as I kept on digging for part of August and 1st of September. Ontlieie- f ac . be der i vea f r0 m this plant the soubriquet of the membraneous lining of the nasal cavities, 
and besides this, the lateral growth will be wante ugc , tbe g reater number of rotten potatoes I would mainder I put about 13 two-horse loads of manure (< b@ g ,, wb j cb j B universally used to distin- catarrah for instance. They doubtless annoy the 
to give breadth to the future hedge; and un ess ie bnd ^ i could discover no cause till mere chance and 40 bushels of lime to the acre, w-ell pulverized, „ u j sb b j m f r0 m the multitude of the same family sheep in their passage up and down the nostrils, 
bottom is provided at the first, it can ne\ ei a tei- tbrew R jn m y way, which was as follows:—On the and mixed before plowing. Sowed the entire field nam(j wbicb be bag been s0 instrumental in in- but this is only at the particular periods of lodg- 
ward be supplied. If these directions have been sccond day of the Tompkins Co. Agricultural Ex- with same seed to wheat, worked with the harrow. creagi ’ ng His mode is to plant the pea in light, ment and egress —during warm weather. For 
.well followed, you will have a good, thick and hibitioa j was go5n g to Ithaca, and, to accommo- The guano wheat came up more readily, a ridge8j at the dist ance of eighteen catarrh, with which we think it is more than prob- 
broad foundation, at the end of the season, which datg friend and get an ear i y 8ta rt, I got up before stronger stalk, and looked best in the fall. In the .^ cg apart _ a gingle pea in a place—ridges two able your sheep were affected, Youatt says:—“ The 
you can pass only with a long stn e, an in o da y bgb t and wGn t to dig some potatoes. While spring I could see very little dilleience. sowe ^ three feet apart. Time for planting, in this lati- best course is to prevent the disease, by judicious 
which you could hardly be temple to p ace jour d j gg j ng j discovered little “sparks of a very bril- then to clover. Towaids harvest tbe guano w lea tud t rom 10th to 20th of April—time for gather- precautions. With that amount of attention which 
foot In the winter, or eaily spring, t e en cram Hant light in the hill among the potatoes. My took the lead grewthicker on the groun upen j Hg i 8 t to loth of October. every prudent flock-master should bestow on his 
frost-bitten ends, of late growth, may be removed, curiosit was excited and I gathered some of them ed some five dayssooner-was clear of rust-more American Merino is little subject 
near to the late summer pruning of the previous up ^ ^ loo9e earth and took them to the can- even-and on the whole, decidedly the best crop ralhe ; to to it Good, comfortable, but vell-ventilated shel- 
season.” dle-liglit. I found these “sparks to proceed from and no weevil or midge. 1 ie jiar line was e sbortnegg 0 f y 0ur northern seasons than to de- ters, constantly accessible to the sheep in winter, 
In our next we will give the treatment required mtle wormB which, in size and appearance, resem- somewhat stricken with rust, weevil, and irregular j ag J an earl frogt even here destroys with a sufficiency of food regularly administered, 
the third and fourth years, when the hedge will be We the mot b-worm so frequently found in old i n growth, while the yield was one-fourth less per ’ r baye 8pun t bi 8 letter to an is usually a sufficient safeguard; and after some 
completed, and will require no other care than an woolen c i 0 thes — their length is from an half inch acre. I left it to grass without pasturing off during unwftrrantable ‘ extentj 80 wit b best wishes, 1 am, years of experience, during which I have tried a 
annual shearing. 
CULTURE OF FLAX. lightly tinged with red or pink—full of joints and d id well on the lime, where it grew finely and cov- 
” 7, , . auited active. cred the ground with tall stalks. The guano part 
Eds. Rural:— Several articles have appeared in ^ order tQ tegt my accidental discovery, the next remained short and in spots, even the blue-grass 
your day I went to the same patch and dug in several showed no signs of benefit I have this spring put ^ ^ - - --r—o. -- 
culture of , knowledge in Western hills but could discover nothing of the worms about same quantity of lime and manure he cbaged first s t oc k of bees, and during that 
New y”! 1 A -*» fact ’ a migbt dig a thousand busb ! ls ? f I> iece ’ “ d tbe Wb0lC fidd t0 COrn< 80,1 * I neriod mv assodation with them has been uninter- 
nnmber in which it was stated that flax had been Potatoes in the ordinary way and not see a single clay loam. _ ...... 
m n . . , iLan+hiVt-irvAftvH one. Again, after dark, I went to the patch and The cost is as follows, (on the field:) 
grown quite extensively for more than thirty j ears ^ brilliant liuht as before. This Guano, $3 per 100 lb., eight acres, . *69 
to three-quarters. At that time of year the back spring and summer. ;v c> K> 
is of a reddish-brown color — their belly is white, The clover did not take good on the guano, but ^ Tenn 185g 
lightly tinged with red or pink—full of joints and d id well on the lime, where it grew finely and cov- ‘j_ f _^ _ 
quited active. ered the ground with tall stalks. 1 he guano part -gr;x;o and BEE HIVES.—MY EXPERIENCE. 
In order to test my accidental discovery, tho next remained short and in spots, even the blue-giass _!— 
day I went to the same patch and dug in several showed no signs of benefit. I have this spring put j ugT tb j rty j- ear8 ago the present spring, (1838.) 
with a sufficiency of food regularly administered, 
is usually a sufficient safeguard; and after some 
years of experience, during which I have tried a 
variety of experiments on this disease, I resort to 
no other remedies—in other words, I do nothing for 
those occasional cases of ordinary catarrh which 
arise in my flock, and they never prove fatal.” 
To Corresfondents. — Thanks to Contributors 
send you a few lines, which, if you think proper, 
you may place before your readers. 
As to flax being an “ eminently exhausting crop,” 
—in tacx, a man migux uig a xuousauu uusucio w guano piece, uum --— period my association wiui inem uas ueeu umutci- ~ 
potatoes in the ordinary way and not see a single clay loam. rupted. They have been to me a source of both -- ■■■ ■ ■— 
one. Again, after dark, I went to the patch and The cost is as follows, (on the field:) pleasure and profit; and I might add, occasionally, To Corresfondents. — Thanks to Contributors 
found sparks of brilliant light as before. This Guano, $3 per loo lb., eight acres, . *69 &nn0 ,. ancc . We shall presume to be pretty well aud Correspondents, we have on hand, and filed for 
time I gathered sparks and dirt, and put them to- Lime, 10 cts - P« r b “ Bbal >’ i0 b “‘ to acre> ; aS ’ 289 ac(iua inted. publication, an unusually large number of excellent 
getlier in a tight tin box, and when examined by anure , ° ’ — I purpose to give a few articles, headed as above, communications on practical subjects. Indeed, 
daylight there were the worms as before. In order Total...-— 8 f or the readers of the Rural, and shall, perhaps, be our friends have been so liberal during the winter 
to make the test more sure, my neighbor had plant- Or $9 per acre for the guano, and $17 dollars per furn i s h a few hints, valuable to some extent and spring, that we have found it impossible to 
ed a patch adjoining mine, only separated by a acre for lime and manure —a difference per acre ^ ^ ose with but little experience, or who have give many valuable articles, when most seasonable, 
number ia wnieu » ^ : ; one . Again, after dark, I went to the patch and The cost is as follows, (on the field:) 
grown quite extensively foi more than thntyjeais sparks of brilliant light as before. This Guano, $3 per loo lb., eight acres,. 
in the counties of Washington and Rensselaer, and ^ j gathered S p arka and dirtj and put them to- Lime, 10 eta. per bushel, 40 bu. to acre, $68. 
i ts“rt:itton Co., and have had gother in a tight tin box, and when examined by Manure, 13 loads per acre, at $ 1,. 
some experience in raising flax, I thought I would . 
fence, and his began to wither and die long before 0 f $8 00. 
not time to investigate the subject for themselves, and in consequence must defer them indefinitely 
lax beinu an “ eminenuy exuausung crop, —- ° ,, , „„„ v Q if not time xo mvcsugaie iuc uuujci/i --- , . , 
think this is strictly so, yet I have noticed mine, but in the same way a vine or two in a hill la my opinion the guano, though nearlj one-half It may save somebody the trouble of going through or altogether. Their length, alone, has precluded 
a d fference in Z ,7a field wdiere flax and oats but increasing till quite all were dead. One day I cheaper being exhausted in one season a d no ben « ^ ^ 
Had been grown the year previous, there being a showed him the discovery that I had made and the e fit to clover, is not bo profi.tbe same cor 
Wer growth of clover upZ the “ oat-stubble.”- attending circumstance, and in the evening when description as lime and manure^ tto ^°tof wto* ^ j 
1 1 J oninion. however, that this was owing to qnite dark we went together into his patch. He is to form a good grass sod, and that turned down 
larger growth of clover upon the “ oat-stubble.”- axtenuing circumsxauce, anu m 
I am of opinion, however, that this was owing to quite dark we went together mo 18 P a c - T s this the exoeri- xo preuiut a 
the want if “ stubble” upon the flax ground. In da K a bill and found plenty of the worms- more makes soil for years to come. Is this the expen ^1 ^ 
all instances of “seeding down” with flax, that plenty, because the vines were all dead and the po- ence of your readers generally? My first pi 
have come under my observation, I think the tatoes more rotten, and when we took them to the _ ___ T _ <ri „ r „ Pa G ; 8 ^ taining(insi 
‘ catch” has been as good on flax-ground as on any light there was the same wonn. I took som 
other, under the same circumstances. 
them and put into the same box where I had caged 
In selecting our “flax ground,” there are two some before, and showed them to a number of the 
things very necessary to be obtained—viz., a rich inhabitants of our village and told them the cir- 
Sund ^tSfree from weeds or thistles.- cumstances, which they treated as an idle tale, En, Kural:_i noiiceo ^ ™ - 
Flax is a very delicate plant, when it first comes which verifies the teachings of the good book, that penence o • • •> jnquir- 
uj^and is easily choked out by weeds, and if there apropheti. not without honor rave in h,s own £ 
are thistles among it, the pulling is a rather serious country. & . * . woiafpd in tRislatihide 
—. Flu/doce Z upon tooi.ti.ua. I. To nt. k e th^^very donhi^ I ^Hedthe 
operation, nax uocs uesx upon mui»i ltmu. xl —-^-^- I nf tbe danger of enter- “ hefted ” them, taking the heaviest and lightest— be announced. 
will do well on land that is too wet and cold for experiment still further last fall. Whenthe weather warning all young the heaviest because they furnished the most - f . pn 
coni became cold I put two small potatoes into the box mg into any contracts w ith Satan or he would not t ie neauesx c ^ beeg m t C0Q . Encltsh BEAN,-Last season I planted a quan- 
As’ regards the profits of flax raising, I cannot with the dirt and worms, and placed them in a dark have expectedto 'have in sume \vhat little honey they had, and then starve- tity of English beans, resembling the Green Vm- 
say much at present; its yield has been rather light cellar, and did not open the box till the first day lines. ’ U Don a time his satanic a total loss. A few of medium weight were saved sor, figured in the Rural of May . V 
in our section for two years past, and the market of the present month, May, when I found the pota- tb “ * copartnership with a very as stock. But this method of killing the bees for are quite different from any beans gro '™ 1 ) 
for it is, at present, very dull. The price of the toes all consumed but the skins and the wormsac- majesty enteredintoa cop *p patc h” to the sake of their honey, grated harshly on my country, and did not succeed very weaning 
seed during last winter was only about one-half tive, vigorous, and considerably larger than when sma |° . ’ course The terms feelings. I could not see the connection between black as though blasted. But few if any P 
what it was the j’ear before, so that some farmers first put in. If any of your readers that are prac- cn iva e, 01 U8 . tb „* i-Lq e Y F n was to cultivate bee-killing and “ good luck.” I was anxious to get beans were produced, although the season w 
who “ went into it largely,” calculating on the high tical naturalists, or any other persons wish to ex- 0 e compac w ^ ^ gatenic nia : esty was hold of some system that would save the bees, and enough. I think it was too hot to sui ®’ 
rates of 1856-7, found it a very dull speculation.- amine these worms they can do so by ^ bnig ° n tbc recei v e as hi portion his choice, either of that yet furnish me some honey. Very discouraging that we cannot grow them profits yi 
The large amount of labor required in our present subscriber. I have given a partial description of to » p , , d . nnele Ned to reports were given me of those benevolent indi- try.— j. h. r. 
mode of harvesting it and preparing it for “ dressing” the insects, and that they are the cause of the de- growing above or below giound, Uncle Ned to reports g 
English Beans.—L ast season I planted a quan- 
say much at present; its yield has been rather light cellar, and did not open the box till the firstday 
in our section for two years past, and the market of the present month, Maj’, when I found the pota- 
for it is, at present, very dull. The price of the toes all consumed but the skins and the worms ac- 
seed during last winter xvas only about one-half tive, vigorous, and considerably larger than when 
what it was the j’ear before, so that some farmers first put in. If any of your readers that are prac- 
who “ went into it largely,” calculating on the high tical naturalists, or any other persons wish to ex- 
iheaper, being exhausted in one season and no ben- with a seHes of e erimentS) perhaps, to arrive at the insertion of quite a number, and we would 
;fit to clover, is not so profitable upon lau 0 ia conclusions. From the increased interest again remind correspondents of the importance of 
lescription as lime and manure the effect of which gted _ n ^ branch of rural affairg) uneasy brevity. Please “be brief,” condensing as much 
is to form a good grass sod, and t a ume ow ^ , edict a grea ter number of operators for the as a fair discussion of your subjects will admit — 
makes soil for years to come. Is this the expen- f ^ p & omitting all circumlocution, long introductions, 
snee of your readers generally ? Younghan My first purchase was simply a square box, con- &c., — and we will endeavor to give as many as 
Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pa., i858. ^ ‘ ‘ taining (inside measure) about 3,000 cubic inches, possible a hearing 
_^ __It had never been intended for surplus boxes, for • 
tytu pva tout ' its CULTURE at that time but few had tried the experiment of Horse Show. The Monroe Co. Ag. Society an- 
THE PEA-N UT, ITS CULi Uitx.. ug . ng them _ they had only been heard of. The nounces an Exhibition of Horses, to take place 
Fns Rurai’-I noticed with a smile, the ex- seller, by way of a little friendly advice, said he Monday, July 5th, on the Society's Grounds near 
nerience of J S P in the cultivation of the pea- “ never had used any boxes-had found it was best this city. Efforts will be made to render the d«- 
penence 1 . . , Yourinquir- not to puller with them, but let them have their play unusually large, attractive and interesting, and 
ing' correspondent could never have heard the own way, and always had good luck.” Whenever entirely free from objectionable features. Tbe pr0 ' 
fa L 8n freonentlv related in this latitude, he wanted honey, he went round in the fall and gramm e of premiums and arrangements will soon 
that xve cannot grow them profitably in this coun 
try.— j. h. b. 
