MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
JUNE 19. 
maturing at different periods during the summer ABOUT FARM GATES. THE HE PLUS ULTRA, 
season, which every permanent pastuie^sRould ^ of Aurora) ]1L) who has 
contain. Clover is not pei nn , } never taken the Rural regularly until the present 
yields no aftermath—neither of these answer the never laaen me »u*al » j i 
y :, . , , „ lVlio n f itRPlf ii year, avers that in recently looking over an odd 
end desired, alone. But this subject of itself is » vn i nm . he had nre- 
ABOUT FARM GATES-THE HE PLUS ULTRA CROP PROSPECTS-THE WEATHER, &c. INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS. 
Mr. Oliver Harmon, of Aurora, I1L, who has Messrs. Eds:— Knowing that you are ever wil- q 0 Kill Live-for-ever. —NVill some of your 
never taken the Rural regularly until the present ling to publish communications from all quarters numerous readers inform me of a better and easier 
yields no altermam—neitner oi iue» c ear aver8 that in rec ently looking over an odd of our land contains information respecting crops, way ot Killing •'Mve-ror-ever or" ixre e ui or-e v err Prepare for the Agricultural Fairs.—Now 
e n m deS lf; Series oflrticles^aidcan onlyre- number of our second volume, (which he bad pre- weather, Ac., I take an opportunity furnished by a f^orfouf’acres of fand'nearly “ run out” with ia *e time to commence preparations for the 
sufficient tor a series oi arxiciee, anu can u a served on account of a valuable recipe for curing rainy day, (not an uncommon occurrence here,) to j t and should like to know of some plan to get rid Annual Exhibitions of the Agricultural Societies, 
ceive a brief mention in this connection. hams,) an article entitled “Farm Gates’’ arrested give you a few items. of iu—A Northern Subscriber, Keesrille, A. Y. Those who design to become exhibitors and oom- 
The present depression in prices has had .ess hig attention, wherein he read this sentence:— 1 “On We* have been unusually blessed this spring with - petitors should “take time by the forelock ” and 
effect on stock and their products, exclusive ot ^ ^ of Qur flrgt vo i ume) we gave a cut and an abundance of rain, as well as you at the East— Gras3 After Oats.—A llow me to inquire thro’ “make ready” in season. A little attention now, 
wool, perhaps, than upon anything else produced description of the 0ldy gooc[ and cheap gate ever con- it has been moist three days out of five since the i9 im P ortant 5n many departments, and will save 
upen our farms. We would not, therefor , - and fQr the bene fi t of farmers and mankind flrBt of April, consequently farmers are backward Amoved. It is a common practice among the Ohio lbe vexation and labor often consequent upon dc- 
his attention, wherein he read this sentence:—“On We have been unusually blessed this spring with - petitors should “ take time by the forelock ” and 
the 41st page of our first volume, we gave a cut and an abundance of rain, as well as you at the East— Gras3 After Oats.— Allow me to inquire thro' “make ready” in season. A little attention now, 
description of the only good and cheap gate ever con- it has been moist three days out of five since the i9 important in many departments, and will save 
, strutted, and for the benefit of farmers and mankind first of April, consequently farmers are backward iemov £ d< it is a common practice among the Ohio the vexation and labor often consequent upon de- 
ever, advise exclusive attention to rnese man ones generfll; we pr0 p 0se t0 re publish the article in w i tb their work. A great deal of corn is yet nn- farmers, but whether the difference between the lav. Decide as to what yon can exhibit, and make 
of farming, but would, as we have many times be- ^ ^ weeks at the solicitation of several of our planted, and what has been entrusted to the keep- soils of the two States would produce any material your calculations and preparations accordingly.— 
fore, advise a mixed husbandry grain, fruit, and subscribers” Our correspondent adds:— ins of Mother Earth, has either rotted, or is very change in the “ taking of the seed” is a question And, after resolving to show certain products of 
Stock, a variety of IndAenrofitl “Now, that is precisely what I want-'the only good s]ow growing. Winter wheat is remarkably for- t h P e ° readers It the^lfuRAL would be vmyaccepta your own skill and industry, try to provoke some 
thereby increase both the tenuity ana me proms and cheap gate ever constructed!’ 1 feel sure that ward, and of unusual growth,—and if the rust does ble.—A Subscriber, Ovid Center, Jan,, 1858. of your non-progressive neighbors to like good 
of our farms, and that we shall suffer less from the must be worth publish i Dg 0 nce in n0 t injure it there will be a prolific yield. _w« win i Pa vo this motion to our works. A little influence, judiciously exercised in 
of our farms, and mat we snau suuci ess ^ an aiUcle mugt be wort h publishing once in not injure it there will be a prolific yield. Remarks.—W e will leave this question to our works. A little influence, judiciously exercised m 
fluctuations and depressions of the moneta y wor . geven yearg . and from a tbree years’ residence in BuBi ness is very dull-as is quite usual, in all tical read merely sa y ing that if the season 6eas0D - b ? a few individuals - will materially aug- 
We must also seek to learn all we can or tneuue tbe Prairie Btate> I know said gate is much needed places, this spring—and wet weather and other Bhonld prove hot and dry the seed might not ger- ment tlie variety, extent and usefulness of any 
science and practice o agncu me. j. u. l. here> and wish you would again ‘re-pubhsh the attending circumstances, render it not unusual to m j nate f or a ] on g time, and if there was sufficient 
Royalton , Niagara oo„ «. _ article’ for the benefit of ‘mankind in general’ and find 80me quite home-sick farmers; still we live in moisture t0 gecure germination, then the young 
MINNESOTA- CLIMATE, PRODUCTIONS, &c. myself in particular.’' a very healthy part of the State, forty or fifty miles germg would be very likely to die ont A better m communications eent t0 nS) setting forth the 
_ _ r . 7 v, i,i „ * , —We comply with the request, not only for the below where Horace Greely took the moon ig time we should think would be about the time of attractions of different localities in the West as 
duemnente fcTal^snoT ^ung farmereas desire to benefit of Mr ' H ” but for thatof farmerBin a11 partS hj . haad ' Car a OfimV^olr^n^dTaSTn 1853^ KOwing wheat when the weather is more cool and desirab i e places of settlement for emigrants from 
ducement f ‘ * . g . TT j q . , , of the country—as the Ae Plus Ultra Gate m an returning from the State Kir of Indiana in • moist Still if the plan is good in Ohio, it might the Eastern States As a general rule we do not 
till the soil. We have plenty of Uncle Sam’s land . > North A fine opportunity is here afforded to those who .. ? . , , g 
ov»vii;v«i 0 , v - --* **»*»***- * ' pracuum reauerB, mertiy sajiiig mai n bcasun r w 
tbe Prairie State, I know said gate is much needed p i aces , this spring— and wet weather and other should prove hot and dry the seed might not ger . ment the variety, extent and usefulness of any 
here, and wish you would again ‘re-publish the attending circumstances, render it not unusual to minate for a longtime, and if there was sufficient exhibition._ _ 
article’ for the benefit of‘mankind in general' and find 80me qu i te home-sick farmers; still we live in moisture t0 8ecU re germination, then the young 
myself in particular.” a very healthy part of the State, forty or fifty miles germg wQuld be yery Hkely to die ouL A better 
— We comply with the request, not only for the below where Horace Greely took the moonlight ^j me we 8 hould think would be about the time of 
wdiich is not in market, but open for pre-emption; and gouth We may ad d that the gate from which are engaged in stock and hog raising, as we are of the difference, 
every man that has not pre-empted, is entitled to ^ aud description were taken “still lives,” near Chicago, which will always afford a good 
160 acrea > and no more ’ B . iv . iDg cv ^! y In! or swings, on the premises of one of our contribu- market. But I will not weary your patience or gcAB QN g HEKPi _0an you, or any of your read- 
same privilege as the rich and thus keep ng tt e near this city It has been in use over nineteen that of your readers. — I. J. H., Momenee, Kankakee er8) give me information how to cure scab on 
speculators from holding large tracts. I am fifty ’ M & frQnt * te near hig house , and (though Co, ILL, 1858. _ sheep. I have a f 
same privilege as me non auu mus me - . . 
speculators from holding large tracts. I am fifty orp ’ ECai 118 
miles from St. Paul, south-west, near the south fork V as 
of the Crow river, and here may he found one of on< ( e J1 ° en an 
the prettiest countries in the entire West. an 89 lie ' cl s ‘ 
This part of Minnesota is covered with plenty of 
timber—black walnut, butter-nut, hickory, black- 
ash, bass wood, slippery elm and good York State fV 
sugar maple. In this timber land is plenty of •!’- — 
marshes for hay, dry enough to drive a team on.— j 
I think that each 160 acres, has hay enough to keep . ~ 
from six to ten head of cattle. I am using this u nonwr^.jl 
hay, put up last July, for my stock, and I must say I . ' 
never wintered cattle in Western New York, on m CjLj 
good Timothy hay, that were doing any better than , - r ' 
mine. The soil is black muck and sand with clay j__ 
subsoil. Corn, winter wheat, potatoes, turnips, _ 
and, to sum up, everything that is planted or sown L- 
grows bountifully. I don’t write this for a brag let- *_ 
ter, or to extol this country—neither do I wish to 
induce anyone to come—but what Isay can he relied ~~j 
on. We want settlers, men who are not afraid to 
take hold of hard work, and if they live on corn 
bread and potatoes awhile, no matter. We want 
no city fops with gloves on—they won’t answer the i 
—but give us a few sturdy, honest farmers’ boys t he ab0 ve cu' 
who have been taught how to chop and plow, and all the qualities 
Inviting Places at tiie West. — “We have 
germs would be very likely to die out A better many communications eent to us, setting forth the 
time we should think would be about the time of attra ctions of different localities in the West, as 
sowing wheat when the weather is more cool and desirable places of settlement for emigrants from 
moist Still if the plan is good in Ohio, it might j b e Eastern States. As a general rule, we do not 
he here; if not, we would like to know the cause intend to publish such as seem to he of the nature 
of the difference. 0 f j and agents’ advertisements. The West is full 
of desirable places for homes to such as determine 
Scab on SHEEP.-Can you or any of yonr read- t t0 the new countries, but ordinarily it is 
ers, give me information how to cure scab on , , 
sheep. I have a flock of about seventy besides the best that each man should select his own by per- 
once broken and repaired,) is now in good order, 
and has never sagged half an inch. 
Eds. Rural:— It rain3 here almost incessantly, and I have doctored them ever since to no effect 
We have the gloomest prospect for corn, that I have If any cure can be obtained it will be thankfully re- 
lambs. They have had the scab, since January, sonal observation of himself or of some one in 
and I have doctored them ever since to no effect whom he can confide.” 
n c uovc mo jwujmiDi iv. * — - —; . ~ —Sosays the N. Y. Independent. We, also, are 
seen since the season of 1844. There are thousands ' I - jTAI ' CE i Lay u ov\ a es o., . f avored w ith many like articles, far more than we 
of acres of corn land in the Northern and Eastern ’ could publish, even if disposed. Want of space, 
Remarks. —This disease of the skin is exceed- 
n| parts of this State, in which a furrow has not been , and the difficulty of deciding in many instances 
-;-——d :;; j run, and the continued wet weather will render it common among sheep almost all oyer the ar / written or dictated by parties in- 
" I k \ “i impossible to plant this seaeon. I do not suppose civilized world. The ordinary scab m sheep is teregted in tbe ga i e 0 f i ands j n the localities named, 
-tt! . - 7~i . that one-fourth of the corn has been planted that mu ch akin to the, mange in. other animals. In eclude ug from g i v i Dg many communications 
f~\\ 1 ' was contemplated. We have already lost property spring and early in summer it most prevails. It relative to ^iratle places and superior lands in 
--— . --^ V-_ by a recent storm, that is estimated at a half a may be produced by bad keep, exposure to cold the Wegt> goutb) Ac< This explanation will ac- 
= ] ■“ A . ^ * i million,—the loss of the corn crop will foot up to a and vet weather, or, as in the case of our corres- coun ^ ^ or | be non . ap pearance of a number of 
-:-X\.- ! much larger amount Wheat, oats, and grass look pondent, by contagion. Those infected should be art j c ] eg recen tl y gent us from various sections of 
-^ \ l i well—wheat never better, nor was there so large a caught and housed—shorn as closely as possible, new gtateg and Territories. 
-- .-XI - breadth sown before. Much has been overflowed washed all over most carefully with soap and -- 
' i \ X and ruined on the Illinois river bottoms. There is water, and afterwards—on the second day—with Prospects for Corn in Illinois. —The State 
•_jp usually vast amounts of corn grown on these hot- a was ^ °f lime-water and tobacco decoction, of pegister, of recent date, says:—'“ The late incessant 
" ^ XJ j tom lands, and should it cease raining now, it e< l ua l parts. IMiere pustules are found, shear off ra ; ns our farming community with gloom.— 
r.y T .v. r l ' y '' u_ ; ' would be impossible to make a crop, as the over- the wool about them, remove the scab, v ash with g j nce 1844 our State has not been visited with such 
flow would not retire, and the land dry fit to plow soa P an ^ water, and then apply the lolloping rnix- a continuance of rainy weather as has marked the 
\ ' : in a month to come. On the high rolling land tore:—One pound of plug tobacco to four gallons past six or eight weeks. From all quarters of the 
i.,__i that was planted in May, the prospect is fair if it of water, which should be thoroughly boiled; then state we have reports that the rain is delaying the 
eie ne plus ulrta gate. ceases raining in time to get it plowed in season add the same quantity of lime-water with one pint corn planting, and generally keeping hack the far- 
e cut exhibits a Farm Gate combining to kill the weeds before the land becomes too foul, of spirits of turpentine. The best recipe, however, m er’s spring work. A continuance of the present 
ities reouired—simplicity, strength and otherwise the fairest and likeliest hopes are at an is sucl1 care of sheep as will prevent the breaking wea tlier for ten days or two weeks will be most dis- 
THE HE PLUS ULRTA GATE. 
The above cut exhibits a Farm Gate, c 
we will soon show you one of the richest grain durability. A is a catch for a gale opening both end) as f ar as Illinois is concerned.—J. P. L., Perry , out of 8Ucb diseases. Warm shelter, and good, nu- as t r0 us for our corn prospects. The wet weather, 
growing countries in the world. ’ vvays; 15is , awad g e *° drive . over tbe dovetail of pikg ^ IUinoiSt 1858 , tritious food the year round is the right kind of our exchanges inform us, is not confined to any- 
growing countries m tbe world. j the ^ p raiL To suit our column the drawing is 
Some will say you are too far north—you can’t shortened a little in length, in proportion to its 
raise corn it is so cold and frosty. This is all a height, but fairly represents all the peculiarities of 
mistake. Spring opens by the first of May and we the article we wish to present and describe. _ 
, . , . « , . , There is nothing too much, nor anything lacking 
have fine sunshine and less cold rains and snow in its form au d construction, to meet every want in 
than in New York. In the middle of May, last i tbig desirable aud much neglected article; and, as 
year, I made garden and planted corn. We have no j we think, cannot be improved—for our opinion is 
sudden changes, but calm, healthy weather—no fever j based upon a twelve years’ use of this plan, as a 
figM^butfeirly represente alEth^ 1 peculiarities'of A subscriber writing us from WiUimnson Co ; 
e article we wish to present and describe. Texas, undei date of May 22d, says that on tl.e 1st . 
There is nothing too much, nor anything lacking of May the farmers had generally finished their j 
medicine,—tbe poor sheep are always first to suffer pavt { cu i ar section of the State, but extends to all. 
from this loathsome complaint j n many quarters no attempt at plowing has been 
made, and where any work has been done, the 
G apes in Chickens —Can you or any of your ra j n8 have delayed the prosecution of the work.— 
it is very pleasant and beautiful. 
Tllft f.mint.rv 
tbe most 
i)u)8 a.ua 
nearly all kinds—ducks, geese, wild turkeys, pheas- j changed half an inch. Every addition of braces, 
lpon a twelve years’ use of this plan, as a wneai win uu ra j ge early chickens.— Subscriber, Homer , -— 
ay gate for cattle and teams, to the barn and first week in June. ” He says the fall wheat j Q orL q 0 ^ j^t y )f June , 1858. Mowing Machine vs. Scythe.— Mr. C. Stebbins, 
ard. One in particular, has been tested in was, in places, badly injured by the rust, and that, p _ A wreven tive is better than a remedy of Pike, N. Y., informs the Country Gent., that he 
and B nne^ n r g h« U " as beBiu “ in « affect tbe 8prins '*** but for this disease. It is believed to be caused by dir- bought a mowing machine four years ago, with 
d half an inch. Every addition of braces, a( j6 s: “ We have the prospect ot a most glonous ; ^ y ^ in. ven tilated houses, or confinement to a small which he has since cut 600 acres of grass, at a to- 
sudden changes, but calm, healthy weather—no fever based upon a twelve years use ot tnis plan, as a ' .. , ,, . + 
„ „ gang-way gate for cattle aud teams, to the barn and first week in Jane.” He says the fall wheat 
nor ague here. As far as the climate is concei • wood .y a rd. One in particular, has been tested in W as, in places, badly injured by the rust, and that 
ants, pigeons, wolves, hears, deer, &c., but they o 1 ' a t a different angle, is a positive detriment to the harvest; such an one as has not been known for spo t 0 f gr0U nd,—without an opportunity to scratch tal expense, for purchase and repairs of machine, 
^ nmiir Aoir t.A. 1 cIiaa! ^ t is udi(^u6j ana Botboioughi) a i e we coil- years in Texas, lhe prospect for corn, too, ib . Aot-tb_riirt.v wAfpr. Anri wftbfivA thmiorht. intprpst Alp... of ?>. 0 >43 80. Deduct the present 
don’t walk up broad-side and ask you to shoot them. years in Texas. The prospect for corn too, is intbe fresh earth-dirty water, and we have thoughl 
We have another blessing that an All-Wise Prov- introducing gates, iu lhe place of those devil's extent, ano with one or two more good rains it tbat if fowls are allowed to have access to the ma 
idence has placed here for the good of man, warping bars in common use, as they have been wl11 be s0 abundant as not to be worm two bits nure heap they are very liable to take this disease, cutting COO acres is §268 80. To have performed 
and that is plenty of fish. We have a large num- cal]ed > that we intend f? ettin S our cut stereotyped, (shillings) a bushel. It is now worth eighteen bits, Fowlg that have a i arge range of yard are not much the same work with the scythe, would according 
her of good pure spring lakes and streams which 1°^^ ( * 2 25 '| wbicb i9 P aid f °^ ab r tbat cau be «° l subject to it except in the winter when they keep to Mr. S.'s estimate, cost him S668-making a dif- 
furnish water for slock" and excellent places for ^commend thelowing d SSTnd S " ^ \ 6> ta ‘“ ““ to the house. It is “catching," and one diseased ference of §399 20 (or within a fraction of 75 cents 
lazy men to sit under the shade trees that over-! manner of construction: —The frame work to be ™° P !S . U ’ e! " . " e ,f g U bird wiil infect a wb ° le fl ° ck ‘ As a renied ^ tbe an acre ' 1 in lav0r ° f the macbme - lue “ achine 
ined oak, 3 by 4 scant- Flour 18 now S6 100 lbs ' AU our crops books recommend taking a small quill feather, dip- was one of Ketchum's patent, and the whole ex¬ 
in the fresh earth—dirty water, and we have thought interest, labor, &c., of $343 80. Deduct the present 
that if fowls are allowed to have access to the ma- value of this machine, §75, and the actual cost of 
nure heap they are very liable to take this disease, cutting COO acres is §268 80. To have performed 
uivu w a.* manner oi cousirueiion:—rue name ivoiiv uu ue j.. -p. • mn ik„ All rmr erons — -- — - J 
spread the banks. I would say to the reader, if you made of good, straight grained oak, 3 by 4 scant- % ' . . * , i * books recommend taking a small quill feather, dip 
1 . . -- I_r.__ _Sit_ 1 .„ .-i „„ „„r licivA hppr> ininrAfl tnAr« nr loss hv the ffl-asshnn- ... . ... 
waut a Western farm and have a few hundred dol- lin S> as 10I1 B as a 1001 make n, oi noi 
, , , , . i ci or „ ^ . v- less than 11 feet at any rate. The hinge-post or 
lars, come where land is only §1,25 per acre. You ^ g feefc long , 3 by 4; the latch-still, 4 feet 0 
will find here able and willing hands to help you. inches, 3 by 3, and tbe centre-stile the required 
The way to come is to take the cars to Dunlieth, on length, 3 by 4. 
the Mississippi, and then to St. Paul—from thence ^ be slats, or bars of seasoned pine the two 
ling, as long as a 12 loot stick will make 'it, or not have been injured more or less by the grasshop- i tbe oiut ju sp i r i ts 0 f turpentine, and placing flense of repairs, including time spent in making 
at EZSTPSiX per8 -" - I it down tbe ,-indpipe, gieibg it wo or three turns, them and cash paid, win, only $5 10. 
Under date of June 5, Mr. A. H. Ansley, of Fair- The small worms which infest the windpipe in 
fax C. H., Va., writes us as follows:—“The weather this disease, and perhaps are the cause of it, are 
this disease, and perhaps are the cause of it, are Brighton and Cambridge Markets, lhestatis- 
the Mississippi, and then to St. Paul—from thence ' ine eiats, or oars oi seasoned pme xue xwo f or the last four weeks has been remarkably wet, thus destroyed. We have often tried this, brought tics of the Live Stock Market (Brighton and Cam- 
to Minneapolis and then to Watertown on the with scarcely Wo oonseenti™ day, on which plow- up the worms and the fowl, ih some cases lived bridge) for-theyea, 1857.are^given as 
Crow river—this is a little town, just beginning to w ith a nice aud tight fit, at the following distances ing could be done. Those who had their work but many died, and unless they show signs of lm- Hon. Charles ileaid, of Brighton, who ni more 
grow—our trading point for provisions. We have apart:—The lower ones 3$ inches, and so on, 4, 5, G forward, and planted in April, have corn large provement soon after this operation, they generally than a quarter ol a century has prepared the inig 
a Railroad now in contemplation from Minneapolis an( l 1 inches. It is important that all the bars fit enong h to work; but of those who were a little be- die very suddenly. Perhaps the operation kills as ton market reports: 
to Big Stone lake. Soon the iron horse, with its tbe pait ° f thG hind then, some have not finished yet Oats sown many as it cures. Another plan is to shut up the 54,585 Beef Cattle, gales estimated at.S2,047‘f>90 
shrill whistle, will be heard over the Indians’ hunt¬ 
ing ground. Amos J. Gardner, 
Watertown, Minnesota, 1858. 
WINTERING BEES - CRITICISMS. 
Messrs. Eds: —It is no source of pleasure to 
St The top^aif is & taptred''from U th(Tcentre-stile to in March promise well, as does also wheat and rye, diseased fowls in a box, with a handful of shavings sheep’ 
e latch-stile on the under side, to 3 inches square, the latter to all appearances will be ready for cut- soaked in turpentine. The exhalation from the C5,510 Shoat?, 
and is framed into the hinge-stile with a dove-tail t j ng j n tvv0 we eks. Fruit of all kinds promise an turpentine sometimes cures. Some soak grains of 
of one inch gain, ( a ®® o1 J be abundant crop. Early peaches and apples are now wheat in turpentine and feed these as a preventive, 
and the space left in the mortice, filled with a long! the size of hickory nuts. Strawberries are now in and perhaps in small chickens, when the disease 
slim, iron wedge, with a head turned, and fitted their prime.'’ 
54,585 Beef Cattle, gales estimated at.$2,047*590 
15,325 Stores, “ “ 489,400 
61,825 Sheep, “ “ 647,280 
65,510 Shoats, “ “ 334,101 
36,420 Fat Hogg, “ “ 478,8jo 
Total,.$4,897,226 
. , ) ’. ’ „ , , . with holes, and spiked to the rail. There is a brace 
point out the errors of a brother bee-keeper. As " ? * n »* the f00 * and 
on each side of the gate, toed in at the foot, and A correspondent in Lyons, Mich., (D. M. F.,) 
first commences, this might effect a cure. A Good Cow.—Wm. S. Lincoln, Esq., of Wor- 
-* cester, Mass., has a cow of the Alderney breed, from 
Spasm of the Muscles in Horses.—C an you, wbose m ji k be is making eighteen pounds of but- 
long as lie confines his erroneous practice to his | shouldered at tke top, and a large wrought nail put writing under date of June 10th, remarks that the or any of your numerous readers, tell me of any , 
own apiary, no one has any right to interfere—the | through alternately, both ways and clinched. <( Wbeat and Pay crops were never more promising cure for cramp in horses? _ I have a valuable horse ter per ''' 
The milk of the same cow yielded 
matter is his own; hut when this is recommended There are various ways of hanging this gate— . .. <p or ,ST>cniar- fhnn iRa nrpsprit sprsou --------° TO - - . „ , 
to the public it is a public matter and we have the costing from three dollars to ten cents The cheap- ^ the Peninsular State than the present season hg can 8carce i y lift them from the ground. Ii season last year. The cow is one of those unport- 
. -jp 1 e 0 f ' e'ectinu the n"offered boon in dud est method, and all-sufficient for field use, is to take Spring crops, however, are very backward on there is any remedy for it I would be obliged to any ed Bev eral years since by the State Agricultural 
privilege of rejecting the proffered boon, includ- n inc h es of | round holt iron; cut off 4 inches for account of the wet weather.” one that would inform me of it—J. B., Montgomery g . d ag purc hased by Mr. L. at the auc- 
a duty to give our reasons for so doing. the bottom, leaving 8 for the top, - bore in with a - Co., Penn., 1858. _ ^ J’ 1 „ A i der nev stock in the fall 
In the Rural of May 8th, H. VI. H., of Gaines- s qr. auger, and drive in the pins, leaving out 1£ A Rural correspondent writing from Sharps- Remarks. — Horses are subject to spasmodic af- tlon _ * ., , . y 
cure lvji uraiuu m uuiaco. a aaca»^ 4V.0 
that sometimes gets it in his hind legs so badly that an equal amount per week during the best ot the 
one that would inform me of it-J. B., Montgomery and was purchased by Mr. L. at the auc- 
bJ xiA,.cA 0 q f a «nW«t t.n if. tion sale of the Society’s Alderney stock in the fall 
In the Rural of May 8th, H. W. H., of Gaines- j qr. auger, and drive in the pins, leaving out I5 A Rural correspondent writing from Sharps- Remarks. — Horses are subject to spasmodic af- 
ville, N. Y., gives advice for wintering bees that I inches at the bottom, and 5 inches at the top. The b urg, Ky., says:—Fruit crops fine, while corn, fections of the muscular system, and these some- 
would counsel your readers to adopt with extreme of ^^hfnge-stil^fs^onmtimes brought wbeat > oats > barle Y and r Y e are 11111011 earlier, and times appearand disappear with equal rapidity. A 
burg, Ky., says:—Fruit crops fine, while corn, f ec tions of tbe muscular system, and these some- 
caution. I think there is much more of theory t0 a pointj and tbe top rounded to 3 inches, and let promise a greater yield than for years, 
than practice in said recommendations. The use through the cap for a hanging. 
of a wire screen, or any device to prevent the bees The great secret of keeping gates in position is, WATERING PLACES F 
from leavintr the hive when aroused hv a mild at- to bave a lai 'S e P ost setver Y deep and firm . iato lh .® 7 
g y . ground, or it will lean and sag the gate; indeed it Messrs. Eds: —In a late issue of yc 
mrtanhnro 10 rniorlxr qItitqttq of+onrlo/l nnth fatal 0 . . , r __. _ - 
Messrs. Eds:—I n a late issue of your journal, 
horse attacked with cramp shows it by being sud¬ 
denly unable to move the limb, and when forced 
forward, drags the affected part after him — 
“Horses,” says Dr. Dadd, “that have once had an 
of 1856, at a low figure, it being supposed that she 
was considerably past her prime. 
To Eradicate White Daisies. — Speaking of 
these pests, the Oxford (Me.) Democrat says the best 
mode to drive them out of the soil is to plow and 
cultivate one or two seasons, manuring well. Then 
. . . . .. . T A , , R1UU1H1, Ol XL >Y III lean auu 005 l;AAV, , ^UVVU Attiv j--* j- -, . ,, . unlnoa CUIUVOW OIWJ DCOOUlUj UAttUUAiug -- 
mosphere, is nearly always attended with fatal “annot be set too firmly, and, as a further security, PpBLIC0 concludes an article on “ Watering Pla- attack of thm sort, are liable to relapses unless the geedtoguch ges as are m08t natural to the soil, 
results. The bees usually leave the hive for the , fm the hole half way with stone, and the rest with ces<; thug; _ iI Qa the whole> j think in this 8ec tion, exciting causes be removed. ^ hat are thecauses? ^ weedg g sbould be cut early> bef0 re the seed 
purpose of voiding their fmces-when prevented leached ashes at leagt artificial waterillg places are preferable to Some physiological considerations are necessary ^ wheu th make excellent fodder. By 
from issuing, this is discharged at the entrance.- m At ti t c h e e i pr a 0p iec h e 0 f t hree-Sch oak scantlingfand natural ones.” Every intelligent farmer has the « ldei t0 understand tbe subject E J ery raov £ thoroughly cultivating and manuring, the plant 
The bees, besmearing, worrying and running over on the top ppike firmly a piece 0 f two-inch plank, game opinion 0 f his own vicinity. For pipe to ment of a muscle produces a corresponding waste, ^ \ rJd of if care ig tasan not t0 have the 
each other do not attempt to enter the hive till as a cap, of height to allow the gate to be lifted under ordinary circumstances, ex- aad tbas exhausts the vital principle: the waste > * mLs with the hay and manure. 
ilia Of. A —Y. nn anA nnf rtf ita Tuhipll IQ finTDP.timPS OOT1- * J ominl Vtvthft hlnnil in fccca IDaiUlC, a^AVA AAA A *i a i*aa J 
tbe air becomes cold, when they are chilled and up and out of its place, which is sometimes con- . * „ r _ fpr Kn1p t : lp Sll rrminrlpfl must he supplied by the blood, and the blood iu its 
lost I have strong doubts whether bees can he venient in deep snows. . ^ hrf tura depends 011 nutritiolL HenCC U followS that 
wintorAd ^aaIa* Lit tt w ti For fastening, a long iron latch may he used or 1 with water-lime cement I have had, for five years ^ rom , 1ft lled to uerform sreat mus- 
A Good Crop. — Mr. J. B. Bltir, who owns and 
suggest I 
vested last fall from one acre and a half of ground: 
40 bushels of sound corn; 247 of potatoes; 30 of 
source. 
St. Johnsville, N. Y., May, 1858. 
M. Quinby. 
Suffolk and Mackay Pigs._Mt. F. Holbrook, X wishes can have a £od irowel, put mortar in the frame and press into it hen we can Large Calf._A correspondent states that Capt 
Pres’t of the Yt State Ag. Society, says:—“Across result of long trial and experience. one or two tiles at a time, covering with cement, 1 ^ , ’ , . . S ’ ’ Joseph Shaw, of King’s Ferry, N. Y., has a calf 
of the Suffolk and Mackay breeds make the best -**♦*- working backward, drawing the frame. With a B pasm arl9 ® 8 * in regtoring tbe tone of t h e which weighed when one day old one hundred and 
pigs I have ever fed. Pigs that are half and half Rarey Outdone.— Among a herd of remounts m an to prepare materials, fifteen or twenty rods f . , ld b irnDaired: a few twenty-seven pounds. He adds:—'“If any Rurelist 
of these breeds mature early, are deep in the car- that were brought to Kirkee, near Poonah, lately, may be laid in a day. The cost of the pipe de- J S es 1V 1 ’ ^ can show larger figures for the weight of a oalf at 
cass and have hone enough to stand upon their was one of the most obstreperous little nags. A pends upon the size, but of the one described, the °^ es 0 £ ec 1 > ® T ’. b mav then that age, we should like to see them.” 
legs till fattened fit for slaughtering. There is a tall six feet front rank man of the 3d Dragoon materials did not cost more than twenty-five cents geiaera common haSre UnYmeS - 
constant tendency in our fine bred swine to run Guards stepped up to the fractious little brute, and per rod. The amount of cement must be propor- ■ e _ . . „ In agriculture, it was once the practice to take 
too small. You must have size, coupled with thrift without much ado, tucked the struggling creature tionate to the required elevation of the water. an 1 e cure is compiexe. ^_ ancient customs as an infallible guide; nothing 
and early maturity, to make March pigs weigh, on under his brawney arm, and amid the cheers and For capacity, cheapness, durability, and the ease _ tematic labor compared with that was then doubted, nothing investigated, and noth- 
an average, three hundred pounds each, dressed laughter of the whole corps, carried him around with which it maybe constructed, this pipe sur- t^ian oVorder accomplishes far more, and ing improved. Now, it is the principle to 0 
by the first of January following. Either of these the parade ground, and set the astonished animal passes others, and commends itself to every prac- w 11 oa P much greater ease to both nothing without a reason— everything is investi- 
hreeds cross well with the large breeds of the down again as tame as ever Mr. Rarey could tical farmer. h. j. f. d0e l al \ ad r p h™i ca l powers" gated, and everything is improved, 
country.” Lave made him. Palmyra, N. Y. 1858. men p p 
