MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
AUGUST 21. 
xrico on thf harness. thing behind him—or of the man or other object PROPORTION OF MILK TO BUTTER. Ytff't'ITVlTYYf 
vided between two or more objects; that before en- approaching him. And he first incapacitates him - gjwlf&iPw 0 K V l llilll ♦ 
tering the stable the tamer shall know accurately The first requisite is a harness that mil fit, ana a ^ kickinK and then accustoms him to whatever Messrs. Eds. :-In two or three numbers of the <ejU 
all the processes he intends to go through with the little attention to this will facilitate matters very ^ ^ before in fear of, be this a rattling vehicle, Rural the inquiry has been made, how much milk - - ■■ 
horse; and that sufficient time must be given the much. The collar needs special care, as hundreds of or man ? g band on his heels. A very few hours’ is necessary for a pound of butter? The inquirers Early Wheat.— Our paragraph of last week on 
animal, at each state of the proceedings, to fully horses have been spoiled by those the chief features BU fb ce8 to accomplish this taming of the most seem to infer that a certain quantity must always this subject, has caused friends to send us papers 
comprehend what is being done, and what is want- of which were defects. Take the harness iDto the v j c j 0Qg b ru te. produce the same amount; whereas, the truth is containing some account of an early variety of 
ed of him. stable and go through the same process as with the ‘ just the reverse. As a general thing, milk taken wheat produced by Mr. Chab. H. Bouohton, of 
putting on the nALTER. saddle, letting the colt examine it as much a3 he alout ralki ii .... from cows which give a small mess yield more but- Essex Co., Va. The Lynchburg Virginian says:— 
After vour introduction to the colt, and by desires; then put it on with care. When the ope- Mr. Rarey asserts that the horse knows not mg ^ per ga i lon than where the mess is a very large “Seven years ago, Mr. B. found in his field of 
familiarity he has become at ease in your presence, ration is completed, put on the lines, using them naturally about balking —and that the animal one> and it is an 0 ] d sa ying of dairymen that “the wheat four heads that had ripened some fifteen 
vou may proceed to halter him. A rope halter gently, as the touch, if he is skittish, will startle which practices any of the various freaks mown wQrtb Qf CQW depends more upon t he quality days earlier than the remainder of his crop. He 
Should never be used-one made of leather, and him. Lead him back and forth until the fitting of under this name does bo either because bad man- ^ npon the quantity of milk » preserved the grain, and sowed it, and has con- 
nroDerlv fitted is the article Heeded. Approach the harness causes no disquietude then take hold agement has led him into bad habts, or because, Nor is the color of the milk the true crite- tinued resowing it every year, until his crop comes 
him and after a few caresses—smoothing his neck of the end of the traces pulling slightly at first, though willing to obey he does not comprehend. rion _ for butter from gome cows is always white, in this year at least a month earlier than usual, 
and'head without moving—fasten the end of the and finally hitch him to whatever you wish him to what his master desires of him. In all these cases while from otherg alwayg ye]low> A n practical He has been applied to from time to time to sell 
.iral ffpiStetog. 
halter strap about his neck. l r ou stand at the left pulL therefore, he maintains that the whip and the loud dai n know that milk obtained j n the month portions of it, being offered from four to ten dol- 
side of the colt. Laying your right arm across his to hitch up the colt angry voice are entirely out of place, and Qf jQne yields legg butter per gallon than at i ar8 a bushel for it, but he has refused to sel! any 
neck put with vour left hand, the long or buckle Ab the colt haB never P aid an y P artlcular atten ' make bad worBe - If the hor ? e balks he 18 ® x ® lt€ J any other time, and the amount necessary for a until he could make his entire crop from Ins early 
end of the upper part of your halter under his «on to a buggy or carriage, and does not know its The first thing, therefore, is to go to his head, pound Qf butter ig from 12 t0 1G qua rts-whereae, variety. This he has accomplished this year, and 
neck- hold it loosely with your right hand, and uses, great caution must be observed on his intro- speak to him kindly, patandsmooth him, and thus mUk jn November or D ece mber from good cows, he is selling the seed now at five dollars a bushel. 
then loose your strap. Now you can lower the up- Auction. Lead him gently to it; let him examine get him quieted down. The whip must not be and iQ C0ndit j 0 n, will require only 8 quarts He has harvested his wheat some time ago, and it 
lucu kj j i j _v»tt olrrVif omoll nnd thft pYPrriiHft eVinwn at all. When he ir calmed von can start _ _ •_• 
neck* hold it loosely with your right hand, and uses, great caution must be observed on his intro- speak to him kindly, patandsmooth him, and thus milk in November or December from good cows, he is selling the seed now at five dollars a bushel, 
then loose your strap. Now you can lower the up- Auction. Lead him gently to it; let him examine get him quieted down. _ The whip must not be and in good condltioD) will req uire only 8 quarts He has harvested his wheat some time ago, and it 
per part- slip his nose into the appropriate place, it in Ms own way-by sight, smell and the exercise shown at all. When he is calmed you can start ^ ^ pound< The amount Qr thicknegg of the i8 now in the market. Our agricultural friends 
and buckling the upper part, you have haltered of the sense of feeling-and lead him all around your team. It is not a sudden jerk against the cream , g thg gure 0 f judging of the value who may wish to make a trial of it can be supplied 
your colt without in the least frightening him. Let it Presently he will cease to notice it Now co lar which moves the load but a steady pressure. Qf a cow for the dai by sending their orders to his brother, Joshua L. 
him run around you, taking care never to check draw the shafts to the left, and place him before All kinds of violence, therefore, tend to the wrong ^ -for-Ever may be killed by plowing in the Boughton, of Tappahannock, Virginia.” 
roughly or draw liim’violently in any direction.— tbe bu ggY- 0ne man stands at hiB head. The course. The object is to start the horses even; gpring and thoroughly dr agging when the ground The above account was first published some two 
Gradually approach him, by shortening your hold other > at his right side, gently lifts the shafts, keep- and as the balky horse general y plunges first, j ou . g g dry _ tben 80W to buc kwheat early and seed months ago, and perhaps it is now too late for our 
upon the halter, until you can lay your hand upon ing one hand the while upon the colt’s back, and are to keep him back gently till they can both take ^ ^ 2 Qr 3 years successively, then, if a Northern farmers to obtain any of Mr. Houghton's 
his neck and again caress. When you have re- drops the shafts on either side. They must not the strain together. A quick way to accomp is f ew plants remain, dig them up. If the field is unfit cro p. We notice, however (by a slip from a N. Y. 
peated this operation a few times, he will sufferyou touch him as they are brought down. It is a nice this—but not t e surest way, r. , sajs—is one ^ or p ] ow j ng) the only way to get rid of the pest is pa per, just sent us by a subscriber,) that Messrs, 
to reach his side without flying back or running j° k > and muBt be performed very deli jerately.— have mjse seen prac ice in 10 . ns is i to dig them up and destroy them. m. Garnett & Co., of 140 Pearl st., New Y’ork, had 
away and he is now ready for taking an advance When you once have him between the shafts, shake one fore-foot of the balky horse, and start the team N y > 186g> some of this wheat for sale a month ago, and per- 
step in his education. them, so that he may not only hear but feel them As he presses forward, you let him have his foot, -_- h can gtill 8upply it for 8eed . They announced 
^ _ * _A t_ • _ a A A _A TXTill olmnnt QlwrftVfl fplrA f hp fitrftin With nl8 r __ _ . - . . 
LEADING THE COLT. 
Up to this period the colt is ignorant of his 
strength, and it behooves the instructor to keep 
them, so that he may not only hear but feel them As he presses forward, you let him have his foot, 
against him. At first he is a little touchy. When when he will almost always take the strain with his 
he no longer minds them, you can fasten him up; mate. A better way, according to Mr. Rarey, is 
and while the man at his head slowly leads him to let the lines hang quite slack, get the horses 
Tioga, N. Y., 1858. some of this wheat for sale a month ago, and per- 
-- h ap s can still supply it for seed. They announced 
TIMBER UNDERDRAINS. (July I4th,) that Mr. B. “ had not a great deal of it 
- left, and would not sell more than a few bushels to 
Messrs. Eds. :— The way we construct these un- one pe rson; but if any of the farmers of the North 
TIMBER UNDERDRAINS. 
him bo ’ If violence is resorted to—if the attempt aloD 8- y° u work bebind - R et tbe lines over hls back calmed dowD - and then 8tand in f [ 0Ilt of them, and derdraing out wegtj j 8 a3 follows:—After a ditch is would i ike to try it in their soil, we will cheerfully 
to make him follow ia imstitntod by pulling-he (which ..mat be oarefoll, done,) and getThen turn them gently »th. right wi^thont lettmg them ot capac „ y to meet the cironmatan- procure some of it for them, without charge for 
resists and a hattle commences^ Stand a littlTon You must not let him go faster than a walk. This bring a strain upon the traces From this turn ^ Qf fte cag6) we at the upper end , clean 
the near side rub the nose and forehead pull Mr. Rarey insists upon, saying that the horse can them as gently to the left. By this time they will out all lo08e earth) lay a rai i or pole in each side of --.... . 
„entlv upon the strap touching-at the same time not at first comprehend the multifarious arrange- be moving in unison, and, as you turn them again ^ ditchf (leaving a gpace between proportionate Good Yield of Wheat.— We are credibly m- 
fhe hfnd lens lightly 'with a whip and he will start ments t0 which he is hitcbed . and if hurried is con- to the right, steady them in the collar, and they tQ the gtream ) and cover them with a slab from the formed that Mr. La Fayette Pritchard, of Chill, 
and advance a^ew steps Repeat the operation fused ' If the horse is very wild ’ 0r attem P ts to wiU E° off together easily. If you are patient and n] A COV ering of straw or small brush is in this county, has this year grown 2<0 bushels of 
severaft met and hetm so^Jta^^SE^S kick ’ Mr ' RakKY tieS ° ne f ° 0t 88 8een in ° Ur C8refu1 ' y ° U Can make aDy h ° rSe PUU trUe by thl8 now thrown on the timber, some earth shoveled in Mediterranean wheat on 7 acres-or nearly 39 
ces of the case, we begin at the upper end, clean do j n g 80 .” 
out all loose earth, lay a rail or pole in each side of . 
the ditch, (leaving a space between proportionate Goon Yield of Wheat.— \\e are credi y in¬ 
to the stream,) and cover them with a slab from the formed that Mr. La I ayette Pritchard, o i i. 
several times, and ba v ' ib B00n learn to f ollow b 3 i)j ustrat i on (pjg. 1) in last Rural. We have thus management 
gently pulling upon the halter. gQne throug V h f he ; mode of training an unbroken 
saddling and iiridling. . c0 ^ t to tbe 8add i ej and harness, and to perfect do- TH 
During the manipulations heretofore described, c jj; ty) and8ba n now briefly treat of some other mat- 
the mouth of the young colt should be frequently ^ crg per tj n ent to the subject under consideration. Messrs. Ed 
handled. Put a snaffle between his teeth, holding article from 
it with one hand while you caress him with the blinkers on horses. Scraper, that 
other. After a short time he will permit the bridle Though not directly connected with the process or if l do un< 
SADDLING and bridling. 
BLINKERS ON HORSES. 
Though not directly connected with the process 
THE DIAGONAL SCRAPER. 
Messrs. Editors:— I noticed in a late Rural, an 
article from Madison County, about the Diagonal 
Scraper, that I think I do not quite understand; 
being placed upon him. The process of saddling of Horse-Taming, we cannot refrain from giving A y aBY doe8 no t understand the Scraper. He says, being 33 to 38 feet used to the rod. An even 
is minutely described by Mr. Rarey, and we quote the opinions of Mr. Rarey upon the use of “ blink- „ name of the in8trum ent (Diagonal) is all that 8 rade sbould be P reservcd 69 far 88 Possible in a 
_ .1 1111.9 • i 1 _ T_3_ /TV \ O / a_• , f Ah!/. nn in cinon A Hod/iodI ihA 
his remarks thereupon from the London papers.— 
Mr. R. says: 
and the work completed with the plow. A drain bushels per acre. The grain is of supeiior qua l y. 
of this kind, if there be no quicksand in its pas- This is a fine yield, and note-worthy rom e ac 
sage, is found to equal the very best The timber that the Mediterranean is not consi ere a pro i ic 
costs nothing but its preparation, while the lumber variety. We have heard o severa o ei ins ances 
used in constructing a drain as recommended in a in which the same vaiiety as pro uce a jun 
late No. of the Rural by a “ Subscriber,” at Rome, antly, while the quality was superior-all which is 
N. Y., would cost here 25 to 30 cents per rod—there encouraging in this midge-cursed section, 
being 33 to 38 feet used to the rod. An even 
grade should be preserved as far as possible in a Luzerne Co., Pa., Items. —A subscriber writes 
drain of this kind, as in too steep a descent the The Ag. Society of Northern Luzerne Co. will hold 
er B i as recently published in the London Times. is new t0 us _ we prefer to use them on the Square.” drain of this kind, as in too steep a descent the 
These we have long considered not only a useless I)oeg be ™„ OT1 ttnt water is liable to undermine the timber and destroy its first Fair at Waverly, Oct Gth ana an^ uorn is 
Then Mfe v*.** ,ud take Ike saddle un- ™ ^ 1 — 
der soar r.gUt arm, so ae not to fr ghten himi with cored the patent Mr. A. doc, not ,.y whether -I---may see who will watch them clo,el ? ._Fralt 1. 
it as you approach. When you get to him, rub him I take great pleasure in stating that au my ex they draw theirs with hooks )fromtbe back , or not. c-pyTirwr unww TANDS rather scarce Annies peaches plums and cher- 
gently a few time, with your hand, and then raise penencc w.tk and obMrvatron of horse, proves Tha , lml , r0<cment on the Wo or motlod , SEEDING D OWN GB ASS LANDS. what remain, of 
the saddle very .lowly n.til he can see it, and “ e ^ ’'» uld ot itM,f worthy, of a patent Tlstrne Uess1i3 . Nditohs:—A s the .object of seeding theK,) they are so knotty from the bite of corcnlio. 
smell and feel it with his nose. Then let the skirt that the sight of the horse, for many reasons, thgy caQ be wQrked tQ hftul the dirt gtraight up on dowQ land hag beeQ under di8CU88io n in the ___ 
IT !” Ywr.™ 1 .1. dersland. or are not familiar with, and the eye Is “ S™ w, “ g . "A*.. 0f .5°,^ M <* 1856 ' *»»» * of 1 this subjeet in the Eos.., of July 2tth, ha, called 
known that timber kept wet will last many years, vines are beginning to show symptoms of decay. I 
Cambria Mills, Mich., 1858. J. M. D. am B ure the bugs are doing mischief, as any one 
----may see who will watch them closely.—Fruit is 
SEEDING DOWN GRASS LANDS. rather scarce. Apples, peaches, plums and cher- 
- ries are nearly all worthless, (or what remains of 
Messrs. Editors: —As the subject of seeding them,) they are so knotty from the bite of curculio. 
wav the hair lies lettine him hear the rattle of the are only fearful of objects which they do not un- “ .7 , . .T . . . . *--- A !>««.• -i™ wmiuuaa-avu™ 
8Wrts^as he feels'them^KaiMtWm* each ti^neKeb derstand, or are not familiar with, and the eye is be “ tba8 » bat U P ° f r0 , ad ’ In the fall of 185G, having a piece of ground I thig 8ubject> in the Rural of July 24th, has called 
skirts as he leels them against Him, each time get > . dh b which lbig un . twenty, forty, or eighty rods long, the Diagonal is wigbed to 8eed d0W n, I manured it, plowed up deep, out Bevera i correspondents, who reply with some 
eve* Ji on M.let 6h.k”e U nim.‘ a-^^ght luh ^^ lh “ f » f and .owed f.„ wheat and Timothy. The wheat , eveflty , and one 0 , them at great ,eng,h_hi, re- 
™, ftZ a 1. ,t„ ‘ ,‘ " „ The horse, on account of hi. very amiable »»" pa,ch wlnter-kllled, and ,o did nearly a 1 the jw.which, , p0Me covering twelve clo,eIywrltten foolacap 
over his shoulders on his back Shake it a little derstanding and this familiarity are brought about. w«»tjr«uw»uu ^ w ^ ™ and sowed tan wneat ana nmorny. au. wu«« severity, and one of them at great iengm-n s re- 
wlth yon hna ^ in ess than five minutes you The horse, on account of his very amiable na- your P atch Wltk ° Ut lUr “ 1Dg winter killed ' and 80 did ^ S tbe ,f a88 - wblcb ’ spouse covering twelve closely-written foolscap 
M^rattle it about over his Tack as mucS a you tnre, can be made, in tbe course of time, to bear across you are the greater part of the time turning, however) had gr0W n well in the fall, and would page8 , W e shall endeavor to publish one or more 
can rattle it about over his back as much as you h - . . b t th « a lugging, worrying yourself and your team, while have made a good ge t In the spring I sowed of these Boon, but can neither permit a personal 
l)leil86, and pull it Oil and tlirow it on with* alWOS ailj g y p > vAnrapranorio Hninor Tmt.Mnor Wp Lava “finnarp.. .. _i_i*_ aLa mUl.Ant nlAminrrnn_ - a.. ___ i 
please, and puli it off and throw it on again, with- Jourscraper is doing nothing. We have “square” 8prjng wbe aton the ground, without plowing up- warfare , nor'allow one writer to occupy several 
"“Assoon^as you'have^accuMomed him to the sad- that of wearing it into him through his skin and papers here of all kinds sorts, shapes and sizes- a8 j wiB h ed to save what little grass there was column9 in rep i y ing to a comparatively brief 
i bones: and he. however wild or nervous, can be except, perhaps, the Madison Co and have had growing , and the ground was mellow and free artiole . while we freely accord any one who feels 
I ™ rrmS ani ffi,h ,ess s?*j" * ** 
hold the saddle on. Move him a little, and then t be ™ notice | be sudden change, and must be j wou j d gay a word abo ut the cry of “humbug” d mead0 w.~ My opinion is, it is better to seed --- 
. a !!f J 1 !.!!!” "I 0 , 1 will drive beuef without the blinktsThan against everything new, but have not the time just doW n in the‘fall, as it gives an opportunity of . Wayne Co. Horse SHOW.-This exhibition, held 
wear to myself and team, 
floor over it again, on the snow, and now it is a mt b ee-hives. 
mind it You should see that the pad of your sad- will anve newer wunout me Dimsen man wim. ^ pftrmera ghould bg Qn their guard _ but not 
die is all right before you put it on, and that there I have proved by my own experiments that a condemn a n ew thing until they know it has been i nHn( joimrv 
is nothing to make it hurt him, or feel unpleasant horse, broken without blinker, can be driven past thoroughly tested. In conclusion let me assure 
to his back. It should not have any loose straps any omnibus, cab or caniage, on a paiallel line as my f r j eild Avery, that Dea. Dudley, the patentee 
on the back part, to flap about and scare him. close as it is possible for him to go, without ever Qf the Diagonal Scraper, is not the man to “ scrape 
again in the spring, if necessary, and at Lyons on the 5th, 6th and 7th inst, is said to 
° * w 1 _Ahn V./-wn 4 - ah/rnr of lmi-aoa OirOr mono 
on the back part, to flap about and scare him. close as it is possible for him to go, without ever of the D j agona lScraper, is not the man to “scrape T mlv np tJrf^tng Skins -Havintr had otherwise successful-or at least, “the finances of 
After you have saddled him in this way, take a wavering or showing any disposition to dodge. arQund fte country „ to get a patent for anything. " Te * amomrst the various the Society are in none the worse condition for 
switch in your right hand to tap him with, and I have not in the last eight or ten years, constant- He ig an bon est, upright and intelligent farmer, a or y and West I am pre- it-” Our Lyons contemporary is in error, how- 
walk about in the stable a few times with your right ly handling horses, both wild and nervous, ever and ig willing a thing ghould be jud g ed by its ”11 “ r)k inouir v made in a lateuumber ever, in stating that “the Horse Shows in neigh- 
arm over your saddle, taking hold of the reins on put blinkers on any of them, and in no case have meritg wben fairly tried> Per haps I ought to say pa ^ 8 8 nml „ ivp tbe « Indian rao de of dress- boring counties have this year all proved failures, 
each side of his neck with your right and left I ever had one that was afiaid of the carriage he th a t I a m a neighbor of his, but in no way interest- ? . S nak the skin in weak ley and involved the Societies in debt’—for the Mon¬ 
hands, thus marching him about in the stable until drew behind him or of those he passed in the ed in the manufacture or sale of his Scrapers. I “ gdeer “ ■ • t - ag tbe hair will roe Co - Exhibition, on the 5th of July (only one 
you teach him the use of the bridle, and can turn streets. know not that he haB seen tte article of Mn seYera ; Qaj ’ nsp . tanner 's knife and re- d a Y) was so successful that the finances of the 
him in any direction, and stop him by a gentle pull The horse’s eye is the life and beauty of the ani- AvEKy i s _ be certainly knows nothing of mine. 8llp ° ’ “f f th kJ Tb ’ Indian Society are not only “ in none the worse condition 
of the rein. Always caress him, and loose the mal, as well as the index of all his emotions. It Milton( ct> 1858 . E . H . Wright. move aU tbe “ ked sti , k is Dr0C ured for it,” but increased nearly a thousand dollars ! 
in so doing you need not lose a crop off the ground, have comprised the best show of horses ever made 
Tremont Ill., 1858. D. B. McLean. in the county. According to an article in the 
’__ Devu Press, the display was very satisfactory, and 
Indian Mode of Dressing SxiNS.-Havhig had otherwise successful-or at least, “ the finances of 
a residence of fifteen years amongst the various the Society are in none the worse condition for 
the South and West, I am pre- Our Lyons contemporary is in error, how- 
pared to answer the inquiry made in a late number ever, in stating that “ the Horse Shows in neigh- 
know not that he has seen the article of Mr. after which use a tanner’s knife, and re- da Y) was 80 successful that the finances of the 
AvERY’s-he certainly knows nothing of mine. p ’ . . from the skin . Tbe Indian Society are not only “in none the worse condition 
reins a little every time you stop him.” 
MOUNTING THE COLT. 
The weight of the arm in the saddle has accus¬ 
tomed him to a slight burden. Now get a block, 
tells tbe driver, in tbe most impressive characters, 
what the horse’s feelings are. By it he can tell 
the first approach of fear in time to meet any dif¬ 
ficulty ; he can tell if he is happy or sad, hungry 
E. H. Wright. 
MANURING GRASS LANDS. 
move all the erain from the skin. The Indian j 
toife b made Urns: a crooked click ia procured, lor tat bar W -early . ttaoaM d dollar, ! 
in which ia placed a piece of flat or hoop iron, but MiNUBIKG (j EASS an article upon thia 
your correspondent will find the tanner s knife gQb . ct a few weeks sincej we gave the result of a 
preferable. After tbe grain is lemove , au a numher of experiments by farmers, the majority of 
tomed him to a slight burden. Now get a block, ucuuy; ne can «u n ne is nappy or sac, nungry goMK inqniry hag been made in regard to tbe ap- ^ “h that mav be on the skin, make a numDer 01 uy ^ , 
or mounting-stool, about eighteen inches high and or weary. The horse, too, when permitted to see, lication of manure to pasture and mowing i ands pl8C . e . 8 ° f nf fl88 „. * L _ utting the brains of a whicb favored 8pn r Dg as the , penod ° f a PP llcatl0n ' 
piace it at his side. Raise yourself very quietly aBB8 bia W* with great judgment He sees bet- _ ag however> but few rep iies have been elicit- deer7f conve'nien? into one gallon soft Tbe C^necticut Homestead copies our remaiM 
upon the block, and when you have done so, loosen er than we do. He can measure distances with ed> ' A friend enables me to give the following, as ^ or frequently, rising it out of the different memhers 
the stirrup-strap upon the rear side, place your his e Y es better than we can, and, if allowed free the result of several years experimenting. i and rub it well each time, of the editorial corps of The Homestead iiSerB. lt 
the result of several years experimenting. 
foot iii tta stirrup,seize the off side of'the eaYdle »«« « them would often sure himself bp the ^“^to^J^^dtad^pon tta a^^naftVlMMSl'^eft.to ’» S°v«™ed b, «»nvenbnce,general 
witK riaht mmHnm.lv hnar vnnr quickness of his sight, from collisions when the ..— mfr uif o in n iunnu Repeat tms 1111 you U 1 _ V _ work which has become habitual, etc., and while 
with the right hand, and cautiously bear your quickness of his sight, from collisions when the meadow in autumn , and left, half a load in places, h ; h the skin by a light pressure. Then rub "f wtebTreatest 
weight upon the stirrup and hand. After repeat- driver would fail to do so by a timely pull of the wbere it ig waEted . Each heap as it is made, is f U ^ dry Now for the «no^. Sew the ea ch is desirous of appiying manure with greaxst 
ing this operation several times the colt learns ™ns. It would also save many accidents to pedes- gtrewn over with plaater . j UBt bef0 re the fall rains, as to form a bag, dfg a hole in adva * ta g e ’ oar P ractl< ; e8 dlffer 80mewbat > thougk 
♦Wa ia NMhiNff Lnrtfni unH had nmut .Dwiift tnans in the streets, as no horse will run on to any . _skin togetner su , 8 8 _we agree in the main theory. * * * 
there is nothing hurtful, and yon must now lift «* ^ aB w m ruu un lu nny d th 8prea ds the manure 7“- nr t<4 _ ,- nphea deei) bv8 i x 0 r eieht we agree m luc mam UUCUIJ " ' . ' , 
yourself very quietly into the saddle. Once upon person that he can see. * - * * I have yet and gives a ^.dressing of plaster. Thegrasshas ^ The testimony of the best farmers in the neighbor- 
his back, speak gently to him, and if he does not to fmd th e man who, having once left them off, a cbance to start in the fall —the meadow is not e ' f • tbe cround tie them together at boodof Hartford, is veiy nearlj unanimous in 
move, pull the near rein a little and he will start could ever be Persuaded to put them on again.- cut drawi the manure _and, on the whole, raw the skin as tight as possible over of applying m8nUre bef ° rC S f ept v ember ram8 ’ ^ 
Repeat all the operations of getting on and off, The Y are an unnecessary end injurious incum- h e fer8 Urn plan to any other. the top, draw the 8kin aa t « P immediately after the cutting of the rowen crop, 
and riding round, for a couple of hours. brance t0 the borse - aud 1 fcel confident if the J nQt aUe t P t out y he manure in early au . these sticks and the operation compete. Be Jn caaeg where the aftermath fa fed off, this is doze 
THE true WAY to bit a colt. cabme f of wU J the “ off one tumn, he draws it in the winter, and spreads a/soon Ifa early - that the manure may be applied and hence 
The practice of placing a bitting harness upon yea ?’ that blinkers on cab horses will never be seen as fte frogt ig out of the ground) pursuing tbe 8am e fro “ ^"f^anteed use^ Teen hkkZ bark, if the benefit ° f tbe r81E8> 8 ? d thC gr8BS g6tS & 8 
a colt the first thing done with him, and buckling again m e s ree , an wi a n y ea ing o ie course ^ regard to sowing plaster on the heaps, wanted corn cobs.—G W T Victor N.Y. Btart before cold weat er -' 
the bitting rein as tight as it can be drawn, as is read of as one of the ies happily reformed 111 and on the grass seed as before. These methods b S bt 18 wanted^com cojis. G. W. V ictor, n x The Qf ygar for thig applicati on is a 
frequently the case, meets severe and just con- tke nineteenth centurj. have succeeded so well with him, that he is of the , mooted point, the advocates of spring, summer, 
demnation at the hands of Mr. Rarey. This is T <> dmyk a kicking horse. opinion that it is not necessary to plow up lands to Horse Statistics.— It is estimated that there are earJy fall> and late fall) are all certain that “ their ” 
a colt the first thing done with him, and buckling 
the bitting rein as tight as it can be drawn, as is 
frequently the case, meets severe and just con¬ 
demnation at the hands of Mr. Rarey. This is 
one of the most cruel punishments that can be in¬ 
read of as one of the follies happily reformed in 
the nineteenth century.” 
TO DRIVE A KICKING HORSE. 
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one of the most cruel punishments that can be in- Bend np the near fore-foot, (see fig. 1 last Rural,) seed them — a conclusion very satisfactory where ^OOO oisesin a e o ass ^ > mode is the best The subject is one worthy o 
dieted upon a colt, and to one that is in the habit then draw a loop over the knee and up to the grass is the main object, and indeed to many far- in the >iew ng an a es, an ,o , the closest inspection, and we join our brethren o 
of carrying the head low, cannot fail of proving pastern joint, and secure it there. The horse can- mers every where, who have more or less land bet- United States. 1 ® B n 8 ^xemos in e num the Homestead in the wish that farmers “ will ta ’e 
injurious. A horse should be well accustomed to not kick while standing on three lege, and “ there ter suited to grass than to anything else. b er °f rses > 1 ew nex * ennsy vama ^ x » counc ii an d settle the important question when 
the bit before you put on the bitting harness, and is this further advantage, handling in this plight We hope our farming friends will not neglect to Kentucky next, an 1 ^ neso ^ as 0 manure may he most advantageously applied to 
when yon first bit him you should only rein his conquers immediately. Sometimes he gets very communicate their experience on this subject—we mating the hoises o assac use s a P gra8g jands.” _ ^ _ 
head up to that point wbere he naturally holds it, angry, strikes the knee on the ground, and other- are all prone to plow too much—to plant and sow kBad . tkeir va . ™ 1 e ’ ’ a ° ,. ^7 . nr ,f pr a favor 
let that be high or low; he will soon learn that he wise endeavors to get the knee loose. Youcansit more than we can cultivate in the best manner, and horses in the 01 ® a ® 8a esm ’ fficerb of o. pnience data as 
cannot lower kin head, and that raining it alitUe down and look at him at jonrease till he give, np. that to our own Ion, a. fanner, n. make a value of $337,500,000, or more tbanthree by nmahtng n», at e„ he t convemence data an 
will loonen the hit in his mouth. Thin will give When thin take, place, let down the Horae's foot, Niagara Co, N. Y, 1858. time, the whole cotton and woolen manufacturing t0 time , ,„d place, of holding Fms »ot already 
him the Idea of raining hi, head to loonen the big mb hi. leg, and care., him; let him real a little, --- . »' «» Fntoj. The home Interest tn . announced .«the Braan, We fall ^ao be glta 
and then you can draw the bitting a little tighter and then put the foot up again. Repeat this several Packing Buttbb for Winter Use, &c. Will most important one o e wea an pronpriy to receive ow i s, an ins _ ^ 1. 
ana tueu juu mu uraw me unuug a lime tignter ana men put me iooi up again, xtepeai mis several ........... .. .—. „ „ . , _ 
every time yon put it on, and he will still raise his times, till the horse has learned to walk on three some of the readers of the Rural please inform J of the States. Every effort made to augmen en m ittees, Ac., of a 1 Ag. an 
head to loosen it By this means yon will grad- legs. You then put the horse into a sulky. Hav- me of the best method of packing butter for win- value is a direct effort to increase the national the range of our circulation— 1 . e., throug 
nally get his head and neck in the position you ing his foot hitched up he cannot kick, howsoever ter use? Also, if there is any way of knowing the wealth. 
wish him to carry it, and give him a graceful car- much he may desire to; nor can he run away, if strength of rennet and the quantity to be put into —So saith the Bulletin of the pring e orse 
riage, without hurting him, making him angry, or ever so much inclined.” Mr. Rarey's theory is any given quantity of milk so as to have good Show, and then reads a lecture to those w o caip 
causing his mouth to get sore. that a horse kicks because he is afraid of some- cheese?—P. E. N. S., Logansville, Sauk Co., Wis. at horse exhibitions, Ac. 
United States, Canadas, &c. 
Caleb Cushing is to deliver the address at its 
next Fair of the United States Ag. Society. 
