MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
JULY 31. 
■ ' ■ . . , . U *,„* Qa oYnpripure with Bat how, it may he asked, shall we get rotten im¬ 
portation was for a long time jealously prohibited, coun.ry, ^nera. y, . h ? M in their nnre ? A week or ten days before it is required 
Several different flocks were in process of time es- them has g n , ex(jel - n tbe f ollowing for use, fork over these heaps, lay them up lightly, 
tablished in the Kingdom, the chief of which be- favor. ? P i P „ „ nn i Qa it .tsuid* and an active fermentation will at once take place. 
GAPES IN CHICKENS. 
Messes. Eds. :—In answer to an inquiry for in¬ 
formation from “ A Subscriber,” of Homer, Cort. 
came known as the Talar —— _ «n the skin, growing to an unusual extent on the When it arrives at tne proper years in relation to gapes in chickens. - .... 
N l erMl l A r*Z : wfbv themselves for a long belly, and covering nearly every part, giving an manure, spreading and plowing in if for a green and previou8> we did not raise Our neighbors of Toronto have been doing a 
These flocks w«*a Jd lj unc Lmon weight of fleece in proportion to the crop, or spreading on the surface if top-dress- ^ ^ / the cbickens batched . 1 very fine thing, in a very quiet way. The Provin- 
time, a courB ® ^ ^Har character ? The Escurial size of the carcass; 2 d, the fineness of the staple ing. It may be thought that there will be peat tried ftU the preventives and remedies that were cial Agricultural Exhibition is to be held at Toron- 
each a somewhat peculiar charmter.l , f g eece considered in reference to the weight of fleece; 3d, loss from evaporation, et<3., 1 3ut P ra 5^J “ recommended by my neighbors, and everybody to the coming fall, and permanent buildings are 
became noted for^th> super o ^ \ 1 the uniform character of the fleece, the wool on the very slight. Exposure to the air checks fermeta- ^ effect. I said my experience; I now say being put up something after the style of the 
and its greater freedom fiom ja or hair t ^ tbi ghs approximating, to a remarkable tion at once, the water may pass off, but the ma- ’ rj for husband bad the foremost hand Crystal Palace, for the accommodation of exhibi- 
lar was distinguished for a greater degree W 7^ tbe q ® ality PP f tbat on the back; 4th, the nurial elements are retained for use. Rainsgradu- ^ u fl J tbe time> After trying the various reme- tors and visitors, and grounds are secured and be- 
iness, or folds of skin about , fullness, evenness and elasticity of staple. They ally wash them into the soil, etc. dieg) such ag copperas, indigo, sulphur, &c., mixed ing improved for this and all future exhibitions 
Negretti for size and strengtn. have ratber gmaU bon es, an d the body is symmet- We have applied manure as here recommended, with their food and water t0 n0 earthly avail, we that may be held at Toronto. The Provincial 
ie chief of whicn tie- iavor. - —-° fnVp nlace lormauoa irum a duusuiwi, yji 
■ JtaH* w\“riv:i ,« the peeper stage, app^ °' *" 
A CRYSTAL PALACE IN CANADA. 
years in relation to gapes in chickens. 
Five years ago, and previous, we did not raise 
more than one-tenth of the chickens hatched. I 
Ode neighbors of Toronto have been doing a 
very fine thing, in a very quiet way. The Provin- 
iness, or folds oi skid. auoui 
Negretti for size and strength. 
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As the commercial intercourse ol nations in- Xhe different animals are quite uniform in an d find no cause in the crop, now on the ground, to conc i u ded that it was useless to try to raise chick- Government has given to the corporation of 
creased, the selfiBli and monopolizing policy of ^ eir appearan ce and properties. 
Spain in regard to the Merinos began to relax, and__ - 
towards the close of the last century, or from 1700 wrOTES BY AN OHIO FARMER, 
to 1790, the breed was permitted to be introduced NOTES BY AN UH1 U 
into Sweden, Saxony and other German States as Sheep.-I 
eir appearance and properties. doubt the justice of the above views, but we will en8 Qn our p j ace< Fortunately my husband tried Toronto a large tract of land near the Queen s 
- „ - DOt further detain the reader, nor have we time to an experimen t, entirely his own, which proved Warf, for the purpose of a public park, on condi- 
NOTES BY AN OHIO FARMER, do so.—J. H. Bixby, Royalton, N. Y., 1858. completely successful. He procured a small wire, tion that not less than twenty acres shall be appro- 
■-- Remarks.—M aking the manure heap compact B ix or eight inches in length, and made a hook at priated for the holding of the Pi ovmcia gncu- 
Mode of Keeping Sheep.—I will give my way w j b do BO mething towards retarding decomposi- 0 neend; he then called for the gaping chickens, tural Associations Exhibitions, whenever it may 
French armies, broke up the Merino> flocks belong- ^ wJnter getg in by kee pi n g them on good pas- nure is by no means safe from injury, unless com- wit h the other, stretching the neck; he then in- fine condition, andl beingini closei proximity to the 
ing to the Spanish Government and opened the ™ tie wSl give themas much Zed wifhsomething that will retard the decom- sorted the wire down the windpipe,’ and to our Great Western, Grand Trunk and Northern Rail¬ 
way for the dissemination of this in\ a uai e iee d ba ag they will eat twice, and if they can position of the common stable manure, as no astonishment drew up a knot of little red worms, ways, a switch is o >e cons rue > J ‘ 1 g 
of sheep over a large portion of the civilized B no pa8ture> tbree times a day. There appears ordinary packing, such as the farmer could give, This he repeated several times until he thought he arriving by any of these roads maybe un.o a 
world. It was introduced to the m e , a cs in tQ be a g rea t difference of opinion with regard to WO uld prevent stable manure from burning.— had got all. We then place the basket near the on the gioun s. 
the beginning of the present century, but was not ^ begJ . Qf rflckg) Qr tfae begt mode of feed . s d a layer of mamne , then a layer of swamp fire, when the weather is cool, and the chicken will Not satisfied with having grounds permanently 
extensively adopted till twelve or fifteen years later. hfty tQ gheep> j haye found tbat wb en the m uck, or the scrapings of the road, or common soon be as pert as ever. Care must be taken in secured, a proposition was soon made for the 
The first efforts to establish the Merinos in Amer- g round j 8 COV ered with snow, the best way is to earth, then another of manure, and so on, cover- using the wire so as not to hook it in the wind- erection of a permanent Exhibition Building 
ica were only partially successful. The transition pQt - t j n buncbes 0 n the ground. With one or two j n g the whole with an inch or so of earth as a finish, pipe, and the chickens will be invariably cured.— something of a Crystal Palace. The city corpora- 
in respect to climate and mode of treatment was p eed j n g S they will tramp the snow down hard, and phis will not only prevent the burning, but prevent We have, for several years, raised, eaten and sold tion of Toronto voted $20,000 for this purpose, an 
considerable; our people did not understand the a ^ ej , ^ ba ^ by be j n g careful to not give them the escape of ammonia, and is the system practiced more than any of our neighbors. We do not other municipalities gave less sums. Piizesnere 
habits of the breed, and were unacquainted with the mQre tban tbey w ni consume, they will eat it all by 0 ur nurserymen, who make and purchase large think the disease is contagious, or a free access to offered for the best plans, and the building is going 
management of sheep in large flocks. The animals up c i eaD) without waste; but when the ground is quantities of manure, and who have tried various the barnyard the cause of the disease, but we do up rapidly. It is being constructed principally of 
WOOD FOR UNDERDRAINS. 
in many cases became sickly, and died in large f rozen or ba8 n0 B now on it, there ought to plans for composting during the summer. believe that cold, damp, wet weather is very bad, 
numbers, bringing great loss on their owners. But be proper kinds of racks. With a good warm _- if not the entire cause. When your “ Subscriber ” 
the breed has now become perfectly acclimated, bouge and plenty of good hay they will not need ttnp'ROFTTA'RLE FARMING tries our remedy, and gets a patent for the gaping 
and in most essential qualities the descendants of __ hook, please remember A Farmee's Wife. 
the importations from Spain, have, under the best ^ ^ ep) . a dock of 12 o last winter in this manner; Messrs. Eds. Surprised am I to learn, as I do Russellvil le, Ky., 18 d8 _ 
mpeef^'hJalL “ c»n°mS,Tn7weight »■»> died “ a lbe J’ k ^‘ whil '. 0lher8 wh,, t ‘ be “°, K 1 .1 f tbd WOOD FOK DBDEBDE1III8. 
respect io The j m rov emc n t in the fed grain had not as good sheep. The cause of 19th ult, that a Farmer, taking seven papers, should _ 
and quality o eece. « improve nt in thiB wag) j think; t heir sheep were not fat when not know how to make money by following his Eds> Rukal: _ H . N., of Florida, Henry Co., Ohio, 
quahty of^the wo g j^ rted winter commenced, and when this is the case it is legitimate business. If he does not, it can’t surely in ires if wood wiU ausvv . e r for drains? Yes, it 
:Zp li »o matto to have them fa. ta .he .pring, I „e f„m no. tao^ing how. for " in STmoIUtade beBl thIng you caB get , pr „, ide4 J0U a„ ,he 
sneep wnn inos o freciue ntly done! the also kept 28 lambs last winter without grain, and 0 f counselors is wisdom.” I fear the fault must work rigbt Go t0 the woods, cut any kind of 
snnerioritv of the latter is in some instances’obvi- they are as nice yearlings as I ever saw. They be in the manner of using the counsel given; for timbei . and any lengtb conven ient to handle, take 
1 L A. fiftv two and a ba if millions of pounds averaged 4 lbs. of wool, some going as high as G there is such a thing as applying good advice in it to the sawm m, and saw it 3 by 4, or 5 inches. Get 
o wool annually produced in the United States, the 64 pounds. an improper manner. A man, if he would be a good outlet? dig the main drain 4 feet deep, 1 
creat bulk is borne by Merinos and their grades, Manure, &c.-In the “ Annual Report of the successful in any business must pay attention to foot wide at tbe bottom, take the timber, set it up 
... t1 , p npfnmiarv benefits which have resulted to Franklin Co. Ag. Society,” occurs the following it^must personally supervise and direct it, and edgewise, 4 or 5 inches apart, breaking the joints— 
dliu me j » t _i__LA., n i aaa nr»+ 4-rnaf pntirplr tn ntlipra wTm r>Gnnnt liflup thp i_•__ j_Fa 
believe that cold, damp, wet weather is very bad, iron and glass; will be 356 feet in length and 144 
if not the entire cause. When y r our “ Subscriber ” feet in its extreme width. The total floor space in 
tries our remedy, and gets a patent for the gaping the building, exclusive of four spacious stairways, 
hook, please remember A Farmer's Wife. will be upwards of 32,000 superficial feet. The 
Russellville, Ky., 1858 extreme height is to be 55 feet. The inauguration 
-———- ceremonies took place last week, and the cast iron 
WOOD FOR UNDERDRAINS. girders have all been erected, and part of the ro(jf 
__ XT 77T ., „ « . is put up, and the tin-work progressing satisfac- 
Eds. Rural:—H. N., of F londa, Henry Co., Oaio, toril cau8 i ng f be contractors to be sanguine that 
inquires if wood will answer for drains? Yes, it finisLcd before Rentember 1st. 
the Palace will be finished before September 1st, 
is the best thing you can get, provided you do the on wbicb tbe con t r act term expires. 
_ n ^ \T7t\r\r\a n.nt flflV Tiinfl Ot J 
A Union Agricultural Society —comprising 
the towns of Ridgeway and Shelby, Orleans Co.,— 
was organized at a meeting of about four hundred 
Farmers, Mechanics, &c., held at Medina on the 
and the necuniary benefits which have resulted to rrannimou. Ag. -“ f ,-eugewiw, » ui umwira .... . . v n Chairman and 
tbe country fromtfic introduction of the breed, are '2££ SW »Pe«» 
•nLlonlahle pounds of horse manure, when rotted, there is but same interest in his well-doing he has himself; 4 or 5 incbes apart _ and i ay a green slab on the £ F. Bbown, (secretary. Aiwr_ani aom spcccu v, 
a!rwooi‘i, paring animal that is reckoning the 250 lbs., or one-sixteenth of real manure, the resi- neither must he, indiscriminately, use all he may t The side drains may be sawe d 5 inches wide Hon. Silas M. Burroughs, and remarks Y 
due, fifteen-sixteenths hayieg escaped in .h e at " a/d Hncb tbieb „ut togetbet.-.o.etMeg ..be en 
cost, the Merino is superior to any ot 
Indeed, to say nothing of the superior 
wool per pound, it is believed that th( 
produce a greater weight of wool in j 
the size of carcass, than any other sheep. But as a most valuable of all manures within our reach, ex- cause, if he reads his seven papers as they ought cover it with a thin board. Depth of side drains, ^ ^ which were adopted, and about 
mutton sheep, it occupies an inferior rank. cept green crops. The least calculation will teach to be read (or rather studied, for reading without 3 inches i esB than the main drains. I have tested * dred persons became members by signing 
l ’ offuul tbnnrblnub nnsnn tnns ntnrlv avails but llttle.l he don t have time to do ut one nunuieu HCibUUB * . 6 
report a plan. 
There are some sub-varieties of the Merino which us 
that we cannot afford to purchase guano, bone study avails but little,) he don't have time to do tb j s k j nd 0 f dra i Q for fifteen years, and still put 
deserve notice, the principal of which are the fol- dust, &= to Ohio. All these practical matters we mucbelse 
. can teach to our uneducated farmers, but to talk i Q making use of that which we read, we must 
lowing. to them about analysis is sheer nonsense.” Now make use of our own eyes and draw from our own 
The French Mei-ino.— This was derive from gtrikeg ug tbat tb j g j s no t a n aC cording to the stock of knowledge. Much of the advice given 
stock obtained in Spam and taken to F ranee in Rcral _ Ig jn agr icultural papers may be inapplicable to our 
1780. From various importations w ic have been ^ Rural. —There is do paper that ever came section of our country. This we ought to know, 
* ' W -^\ b ! h TTnited States ’ Thev are of much to these I ,arts that is liked better than the Rukal ' but cannot UnleBS WG Btudy tbC great b °° k ° f na ' 
known in the Lmted States. Ihey are oi much _ ____tum fnr nurcpivAH and makfi nil due allowanr:^ for 
v ,. 1 . t T 7 . J ’ T T u their names and paying $1 each, 
them in, although I can get stone or tile. I think 
A ballot for 
can teach to our uneducated farmers, but to talk j a making use of that which we read, we must it less liable to fill up. If well put down, and green 
to them about analysis is sheer nonsense.” Now make use of our own eyes and draw from our own when laid, it will out-live the builder, live as long 
it strikes us that this is not all according to the stock of knowledge. Much of the advice given as he may. A Subscriber. 
Rural. Is it?* in agricultural papers may be inapplicable to our Rome, N. Y., 1858. 
tnem in, aunouga a »u « - ‘ t officerB resulted in the unanimous choice of the 
it less liable to fill up. If well put down, and green _ Hezekiah Bowen, Jr., President; 
when laid, it will out-live the builder, live as long f Gf.o. T. Anthony. 
A Subscriber. 
Rural. Is it?* 
Rome, N. Y., 1858. 
The Rural. —There is do paper that ever came section of our country. This we ought to know, 
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS, 
greater size—at least the imported ones are—than 
any other Merinos. They present considerable va¬ 
riation, both in shape and quality of wool, and ap¬ 
pear not to have been bred with much regard to 
It is the paper for farmers, and as quick as money ture for ourselves, and make all due allowance for 
Cyrus Allen, Vice President; Geo. T. Anthony, 
Secretary; Edward Davey, Treasurer; Lewis 
Marshal, J. M. Frary, Henry J. Tanner, Direc¬ 
tors. The best feeling prevailed at the meeting, 
and the members seemed determined to render 
Grass Seed for Old Pastures.— I should like theirs a model Society. Nearly one hundred per- 
becomes plenty you will have a good many more difference of soil and climate, and take into con- tQ in . through the Rural, of some who have 8onB bave joined the Society since its first organi- 
. ••• a i 4 Rn AflmonA 1/11* tno TlrAnnof Wo oro » -rr , i -r»i_ n_ _ j v ’ _ «, . 
subscribers from here. 
sideration the demand for the product We are bad exper jence, if Kentucky Blue Grass and Or- za ti on B0 that it already numbers some 200 mem- 
Unini, mnriM if wf> dr, nfhprwiEP. Tt is not rirnfiL Amoe nrp £rnnd. or the best to SOW on old _.__ j 
Number of Days of Rain.-Iu May, 1857, there losing pastme^Tr rathef figlitVcSf -?RC °Si7sbury, bers-which evinces a progressive spirit, and gives 
uniformitv i these respects We are informed were 19 days of rain. June 21; July 19; August able for a farmer to raise a crop, the cost of pro- Pastures or rathe 
uniformity in these respects. We are in ormed * ... „ ducing which amounts to as much or more than Conn, July, 1858. 
that the original stock was obtained “from a great 11; September 12; November 15; December 9. dac ’““ 
a prestige of unusual popularity and usefulness. 
nf flock8 in different parts of the Kingdom In January 1858, there were C; March C; April 19; what he can sell it for; neither is it profitable for Tanning Deer Skikb.-WUI some reader of the 
numbei of flocks b g ’ M 2 , Makini? a total of 161 davs of rain in 11 him to spend his time and money making experi- Rural give me a recipe for dressing deer skins ac- 
[Spain] and was distinguished by very striking May 24. Making a total of 161 days of rain lu ll J * ed cording to the “Indian or smoke method;” giving 
[Spain] and was distinguished by very striking 
local differences, which formed a medley disagree¬ 
able to the eye.”* It would seem that these “dif¬ 
ferences” have been in a considerable degree per¬ 
petuated to this day. 
months, an average of 14 7-11 days to the month, ments with everything he may see recommended c °5; dl c n u g larg from begiim ing to end, so as to make I M Msa ‘chusetts has done many good things, among 
Laceysville, Harrison Co, Ohio, 1858. F. in the papers, without taking into consideration ^ begt leather p088ible? _ A . T . Northup, Otego, ^ t0 Vermont the credit and the 
The Original Morgan Horse. —A Mass, paper 
(the Springfield Republican, we believe,) avers that 
* Remarks.—Liebig taught some things about whether it is in Maine, Georgia, California, or ^ y., July, 1858. 
The importation and breeding of French Merinos 
1 . ,. . , ... 100 weight of fresh farm-yard manure are reduced 
has been engaged in, in this country, chiefly as a g .. . . * ... .. . . olf 
manures that are not sustained by experience.— where he lives, that the aitide is lecommended 
Direct and careful experiments have shown that f° r cultivation. 
which iB giving to Vermont the credit, and the 
world the benefit, of the celebrated Morgan horse. 
Warts on Cattle.— Will your, or some of your ^ ear tbe c i oge 0 f the last century, a singing-master 
numerous readers, inform me through the columns . of JugTIN Morgan, lived in West 
.F ^ Troll-, old a nonor roliaf mill A.nrft warts OTl ... „ . .1 
, + 1,0 of cninl * 1,0 to 80 cwt, if allowed to lie until the straw is half be 
speculation—that is for the purpose of selling the ’ ...... 
e „ rotten. If allowed to ferment until it becomes a thi 
stock for propagation — and their comparative ... , , , ,, 
. , ... „ „ ,. „ , , , <■ fat or cheesy ’ mass it is reduced to GO cwt. If it thi 
value for the legitimate or ordinary market, has . . . . ... . 
. . , . . ,. , , nuBiuruus -uuuiui uuvu 8 u hv the name of Justin Morgan, nveu m 
I. „ mj opinion and my enpemnee, (*h.cli 0 of your Venable paper, wbat m 1 cure wart, on »» ^ MoloAB tad , , ew acre „ of land, 
! sure is not very extensive, nor of much weight,) cattle—H. L. S, Wmona, Min., July. 1858. b , .. 
be sure is not very extensive, nor of much weight,) 
that if a farmer will attend to his farm, and not to 
t iue—n. o.. vvenoua. uuiy* j-ouo. * « , TT nta A 
Remarks. —In the absence of any other informa- and usually kept one or two horses. _ He cultiv ated 
not been fully shown by careful tests. High claims 
have been set up by some of their advocates in ref- 
rotten. If allowed to ferment until it becomes a tnat it a larmer win auenu 10 ms iarrn, ana not 10 iusmakkb.—. . . R „ mT riPrP and tauuht music winters la 
“fat or cheesy” mass it is reduced to 60 cwt. If it the affairs of the nation or any other business to tion, we quote the entire remarks of Youatt and his t , » wWch bftjj 
remains until it is completely decomposed it is re- the injury or neglect of his land—study the soil Martin on the subject:—“Cattle are subject to e 8 P name Mr Morgan had a 
duced to less than 50 cwt. This loss is partly wa- he has to cultivate, the climate in which he lives, various excresecences, growing from the cuticle at give * and this colt whilebere- 
ter and partly of the most fertilizing ingredient of the markets where he must dispose of his produce, first, but afterwards identified with the true skin. paBS o g ’ 
-, 7, . , , t, * xv ter, and partly of the most tertuizing ingredient oi me maraew wuere ub muai vi ms juuuuw, eibi, .. w«+wfmmnre fnllvanDre- 
erence to tlieir value as mutton sheep. But the nitrogen. Chemical analysis has and understanding^ apply the advice he may find They assume many forms, from that of scales of mained in I g > , A „ „, m cn 
general flatness of carcass and coarse bone of the ^ 0W “7 at ’ !00 cZof common farm yard ma in the papers, hewill make money,-if he don't, greater or less thickness, and accompanied some- -ted by his 
animal, contrast singularly with the points ue are contajn about 40 &g> 0 f nitrogen; and that he had better sell out, go to work by the month, times by chaps and sores, to funguos growth, of In tb ° J ^ believed that this horse could 
accustomed to regard as denoting ither a tendency fermentation in the first period, 5 lbs. of ni- or try some other business, resting assured he was different size and hardness, and bearing the char- a o , Fortune 
to fatten, or good quality of flesh* Nottoenlarge g form of the volatile not “cut out for a farmer.” D. B. McLean. acter of warts. They are occasionally very numer- J™ 1 aSd Bd“e d wSthe 
on this subject, however, it will be sufficient to g in ^ gecond l0 lbg . in tbe third 20 Fremont, Ill, 1858. • ous and exceedingly troublesome, and especially frowned upon Mr. Morgan, and - aeized J 1 “ , 
refer to French authority in the case. In a work ammonia, in the secona, 10 ids., in tne tnirazu__ , , When they crow abouts the eye- spirit of adventure, about the year 1798, he migrated 
translated from the French by M.M. Rodgers, and ^ Completely decomposed common manure has SHEARING £Te1 with his family and horse to the wilds of Randolph, 
published in the Rural New-Yobker, a few years thus lost about one-lutlf of to most valuable con- MR. TAFT S ^HEEP SHEARING. B ^ ^Wexf^atioS and scales of Tt. Here he lived a few years, and died poon- 
since, there is the following passage: of course this^aste would be^ved. Zhis, how- Mr. Mooee:-Ou the 6th inst, I attended the tbe cutic le, friction with camphoretted oil will Neither he frhis family f abzed 
® J during fermentation in the first period, 5 lbs. of ni- or try some other business, 
to fatten, or good quality ot flesh, .otto enlarge dtaelpated in the form of the volatile not “ cut out for a farmer. 1 ' 
on this subject, however, ,t will be .efficient to J * „ 00nd . , )S .. in tle third „ Fmmonqill, 1858. - 
D. B. McLean. 
refer to French authority in the case. In a work a “^ ia i the second, 10 lbs.; in the third 20 
translated from the French by M. M. Rodgers, and ib? ' Completely decomposed common manure has 
published in the Rural New-Yorker, a few years tbus lost about one-half o .f its most valuable: con¬ 
vince, there is the following passage: sfiiLuents. If manure con d be plowed under fresh, 
, . . . , , of course this waste would be saved. This, how- 
MR. TAFT’S SHEEP SHEARING. 
since, there is the following passage: Blu 
u jf you try to make a sheep produce fine wool, good 0 cour 
mutton and a large quantity of fat at the same time, you ever > ca 
are seeking for an impossibility. The Merino is always a Juty 
very inferior race for fattening.” . venting 
The Saxon Merino.—In 1764, the Elector of Sax- Lime is 
ony obtained a grant from the King of Spain to 
purchase one hundred ewes and the same number 
of rams, and they were taken from Spain to Saxony 
the following year. They were said to have been “ ^ 
Wiiu uauipnuicLLcu tm vyiaa --- ' . ~ , * • u 
"cannot be done at£dUime^and”in the Rural Annual Sheep Shearing of Mr J. C Taft, of West occasionally remove them. It has been known to ^ft^nrcharacS to New 
uly 17th, we spoke of the best means of pre- Bloomfield, Ontario Co, N. Y. The shearing of disperse the warty excrescences. Mercurial prep- has given both wealth 
venting the waste of manure in the compost heap. 
Lime is about the last thing we would think of using. 
the day consisted of 
arations, whether blue ointment or corrosive sub- England. 
The Crops. — Almost all our exchanges are 
“FIRE-FANG” IN MANURE. 
“ B. W., Genesee Co ,” asks, “ How can I prevent 
drawn chiefly from the Escurial, which, as has manure, made in the summer, from becoming fire- 
Wkight of Fleecb. ii ma te and soap, are dangerous, but they will usu- * «n are 
No. 1 , Stock Buck, .20 lbs. 8 oz, unwashed. ally get rid of the angle-berries. When they are The Crops. — Almost all on i exchang 
“ 2, Yearling Buck, .14 <• 8 oz, “ ^ us particu i arl y ab0 ut the udder, the prac- speaking of the crops their yield and promu • 
.1 3 *1 Ewe .18 «12 oz, “ numerous, paruuumiiy > * Th f •* in mogt p i ace s is a failure. W a 
.. « « .11 -12•• tiobl' wffl probably try to remove he largest of ' “»P » QW th j8 , taK d 
« i » “ .1! ■ » «. “ them by means of a ligatnre passed round the, taa the ^ , t e rs.ge to 
.« 6. << “ .12 “lOoz, >< roots. This, however, will often be an almost to De a iauure in a , Here we 
Sp r alh b flo e ckf d The a J werfbred^ri^o^ywUh ^Tht'method"^"^^!^^ (see leader I And 27 breediD « ewes ’ average -”- 8 “ 12>i oz 1 “ I knife and the cautery. The cautery will stop the 
bpanish llocKS. y y . „ „ T _,_a Mr Tiwir’a finck of nnre bred Rnanish Merinos Moodinir. destrov the root of the wart, and thus 
‘ 3, “ Ewe 18 “ 12 oz, “ 
i «< “ ...14 “ 12 oz, “ 
i 5 ( « “ 12 “ 8 oz, “ 
x 6, “ “ 12 “ 10 oz, “ 
7, two year old ewe.10 “ 12 oz, washed. 
to be a failure in 24, and in the others the range is 
wrvv. to one.fenth of a cron. Here we 
room, ruia, > . ,, from one-third to one-tenth of a crop. Here we 
Tll COn Z rlri e wm ft to n 2 cannot hope for one-fourth of an ordinary yield of 
almost exclusive regard to the fineness of the wool, of Rural for July 17, 1858,) is laborious and diffi- 
and as a natural consequence, the constitution of cult to practice in many cases, as there averred.— 
Mr. Taft’s flock of pure bred Spanish Merinos bleeding, destroy the root of the wart, and thus 
was started by the purchase of ten ewes and a buck prevent its springing again. When they are small, 
fruit. From all we can learn the yield of giam will 
be much better in Western New York than was 
anticipated, and the hay, we believe, is good every- 
the animal and its wool-bearing power, degenerat- - — ““ 7s nkcldTn a in the fell of 1853, for which he paid $600. He 0 f the nitrate of silver, being touched daily with it wnere. xne corn ««*, p—y - k 
ed. The evil has been latterly corrected; at least, made in summer or any other time, is placed in a _ ' .. .. a , Z. an , *+, Alr *h P v few and distinct: or toes are doing finely. On the whole. 
A better mode is surely to be desired. If manure, f rom the flock of John T. Rich, of Addison Co, 11, they will be most successfully attacked by means ’ too, promises well. Pota- 
J low v.i, rvol/l Ho qJMn nf n kpr hpincr trmn.hfid daily with it wnere. rue eum mv, r ... j, 
understood, a better system of breeding has pre¬ 
vailed, and the defects alluded to have been in a 
sequently no injury from fire-fang or overheating Bales in that time have amounted to $1,280, exclu- mor e numerous and scattered over a large surface. ~~ _ p> R 0wEK8) 
,, . ... ip,:_ , __j .. _ q1 - vp nf wool. The ewes were wintered on hay, Thev have been attributed to various causes, as Wheat Crop in Canada West. 
Sftzons were brought to America. In general they satisfaction tbe present summer. Several beep, witboat grain. The hues baa no g a eontmion , 8 “ . ’ .L rea dv for tbe reaper to tbree or 
made to yield satisfactory profits. loose in character, so has the termentation been 
The Silesian Merino .—This was derived from one Bb ^kt or strong. One heap, which several young 
hundred ewe 3 and four rams taken from the Infan- catt ' e made a sor ^ “ r o°Miag place,” has under- 
tado Negretti flock in Spain and carried to Prus- E one ver Y decomposition, save on the outei 
sian Silesia, in 1811. Such, at least, was the origin surface > another wbich was ^ uite wet and 8traw 3 
Vermont, in 1851. Other importations have since 
from under themselves, and thereby 
U WCU U lcaacu - uinuumviuivin - . ... , , , 4 Il’Om UUUC1 tUCUlDCllvo, . 4 
h “P- largely"compcea of fresh horse manure, can say against heavy sbearera I doubt if any “ p °S»“ clea ‘‘' B ™ d “' d ° e ‘ £ Se floor“rem.ins 
T inn Tt is vettoo pavlvto nrononnfip nnaitlynlv placed near a gate where it was trodden hard, has could be found who would not be proud to own presenting a a sg g PP » T + a ™.iw und when once thrown on the s , 
- « e^i Z rt £ suffered no interna, decomposition, the perfect». ,„cb a floeb. Tbe four year,ing e*es were sold to ff a. permanent G. T. «*»**'"?**»'?£ 
as to what these Silesian Merinos will do in the 
* Report of M. Gilbert, in Chancellor Livingston’s 
“ Essay on Sheep.” 
anything he ever i 
Saxons were brought to America. In ceneral thev satisfaction the present summer, beveral heaps wuuou, giatu. uut,m — - wuiuo*^, 7 . ’ ... ' j , *+,„ r*>anpr in three or 
.axons were Drougnt to America, in generaltney “ f , 1 season closed last falL His fleece was remarkable inflammation of the skin; but in most cases the this County will be ready for the reaper n tnre 
did not succeed, though in the hands of a few skill- of manure were tounu in tne earn yara, more or bcbwu _ _was sown early m gooa 
ful breeders they were considerably improved and less, recently made, and as they were compact or for its fineness and whiteness. All were loud m actual cause is un • f° ur da ^ , , npar i v escaped the 
made toloose in character so has the fermentation been Us praise. The yearlings were all April lambs.- “ Homoeopathic Treatment .-Warts appear on the goil; ri pened early and ha yearly Reaped ^ 
rm J, 7r *. . 4 *■ 8 ii e ht or strong One heap which several young The favorite seemed to be No. 3, shearing 18f fts, breast, belly, back, neck, tail; sometimes smooth, ravages of the midge; while late «°wn » ^ 
Hie Stlesian Merino. This was derived from one ^ m ade a h ortof“ roostine place ” has Lder and weighing after shearing 65 lbs., thus giving a round, soft and broad; sometimes peculated, that which was late in ripening, is nearly destroyed. 
g«»uv“ry little decomposition save in tbe ouier pound of wool for ever, 3, pound, of cares,.- chapped, spongy, bard and dry, or moist, painfub A u other crops general ly promise h andsomely- 
furf.ee, another which was quite wet and strawy Who beats that? We pause for a reply. [Our or without feeling. For the cure of wart, which - 
“ wb.“ b wben laid up, and has been very little trodden. correspondent ebonld tan given tbe weight of the „> e-,, oniootb Tug Bear b™™ £££££££ 
United States under this name. The first were im- quite completely decomposed; and the lighter carcass of each animal.] ft+hosewhkhare ulcerated arseniaun for those tke experiment, and find tbattbab tbe hor8 espull 
ported by Wm. R. Sanford and Geo. Campbell, of scrapings of the yard thrown into loose heaps were There were some fifty farmers in attendance and horses is common sawdust. v P ery 
Vermont, in 1851. Other importations have since hadly fire-fanged before we noticed the fact. A all seemed well pleased. After all manufacturers which bleed readily indaw* P cans as from under themselves, and h J 
buuerea no lniernai ueuoinpubuiuii, luc ca- suen u uuur. iuc iuui^aniu 6 ,. OTY , p ^ v peruiancuu vj. a. »». ' 
elusion of the air preventing any change. Wm. R. Pitts, Esq., of Richmond, Ontario Co., for internally, an e emp ojm n . in this city, uses it exclusively, an n 8 
Such is the means of preventing decomposition $350. Satisfactory prices, those. t. k. r. must be continue ora ong im . anything he ever used. J. W,, Rochester, 
-so often accompanied by fire-fang in summer.- West Bloomfield, July, 1858. on the lips yield to calcarea carbomca. 
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