MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
DEC. 11. 
by which the fork, afier being thrust into the hay, from the UniverHal Yankee Na'ion, she might < x After the melted but er has become cold, have 
is lifted by the strength of the boree workiog just pect to have some sweetening Lorn the States, another clean wet cloth ready, and lay it od, make 
v/i'bout the barndoor. It is kept level by means bordering upon her own provinces, as well as the sufficient brine to cover (with good sail)— let it 
|| 0 f the rope, b until the fork is high enough to un Gulf of Mexico. Willard Hodueb. stand a few minutes until the scum has all arieen, 
load, when this rope is slackened, aud the bay de- R .Chester, N. Y, Nov, 25, 1858. lightly blow it off; then pour it on the batter, and 
posited The man on the mow can give any direc- t uk samp'e or morasses accompanying aoove if 
tion to the hay he pleases while it remains bus very superior —fully sustaining the recommends, 
pended The horse is backed, and the operation tion, and tending to prove Sorghum a success -Ed, 
The sample of molasses accompanying above is „et, in a cool place, where it will not come in con- 
very superior—fully sustaining the recommends- ta ct w itb fish, flesh, or vegetables of any kind. 
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS. 
sufficient brine to cover (with good sail)— let it r AC k akd p EEDIN(} Though. — Will J. IT. B. ^ 
stand a few minutes until the scum has all arisen, please describe, and. if necessary, illustrate his - - ■■ ■■ ■ —- -■ 
lightly blow it off) then pour it on the batter, and combined Rack and Feeding Trough for sheep, in The Wool Grower and Stock Register, for- 
Wnen yoa commence using, the cloth is easily re¬ 
moved by pulling it up on one side, to give room 
repeated. The arrangement is cheap, and with it -—- moved by pulling it np on one side, to give room White Guinea Fowls—She 
six tons have been pitched twenty feet high in an BEES AND BEE-HIVES. fur cutting out. After removing what is needed, or some of your numerous cc 
y.„ nr lay it on again, tightly as possible, until more is through the Rural, whi 
h my experience—no. vm. y * ’ . ° * „ * . ’ ,,„ . a Fowls for sale? A descriptio 
Prairie No-Patent Fence. - wanted * 1)0111 let that carele8B glrl ” leave *» foddering sheep in, would ah 
A cheap fence for the prairie districts, one There are only two classes of bee keppers who open once, aDd don’t do it yourself. After using the of your subscribers.—W. S. G., 
that is simple in contraction, safe and durable, ought to use the nomswarming hives, viz , those butter, fill the vessel with hut water, and put in the Remarks. - In the next m 
and without any patent restrictions, so that any who are 80 seated that they cannot possibly take cloth that is saturated with the butter rinse and 90me plang for Sheep R ac ks. 
farmer can build it, is a great desideratum. We charge of their swarms, aud those who have so ring out-letting the vessel stand until cold then 
have already given several and now a correspond- man y that & ' 1 cannot be ke P t iQ one P lace - The 8k,m off the butter ’ acd a1118 6aved for cruller8 - Poudrette-(C. II A., Son 
such a manner that we can build after bis plan, mer) pab i j8hed by us, was merged in the Rural 
aud thus accommodate— Many Readers. Farming- „ „ , s _ 
ton, Mich., 1858. New Yorker some two years ago. Werepeatthis 
__ for the information of all interested, and the espe- 
White Guinea Fowls—Sheep Racks —Can you, cial reason that we are yet in frequent receipt of 
BEES AND BEE-HIVES. fur cutting out. After removing what is needed, or some of your numerous correspondents inform subscription money, and requests for specimens of 
lay it on agaiD, tightly as possible, until more is through the Rural, who has White Guinea said journal. Though tolerably well sustained, the 
1 —“ -»»*• »•-’• >« •»« |« ££,£Sp w -®-“ d .„ aR .r 
There are only two classes of bee keepers who open once, aDd don t do it yourself. After using the of your subscribers.—W. S. G., Fairfield, Mich., 1858. lts subscribers preferred the Rural, on sight and 
ight to use the non-swarming hives, viz, those butter, fill the vessel with hot water, snd put in the Remarks. In the next number we will give examinat * 011, Peihaps we made a mistake in 
Poudrette — (B. II. A., South Sodus.)— You can- 
sending specimens of the Rural to its readers, but 
if so it is too late to repeat, and we are satisfied 
wiih the result. The W. G. and 8. R. is not the 
ent in Minnesota sends us the following: 
object of such hives is to obtain the surplus honey beefsteak, or ginger-SDaps, then wash and clean not afford to buy Poudrette and use it on yonr ordy monthly that has had to succumb to the more 
Messrs Eds An odd number of the Rural, atJ d have hut little trouble with the bees. Colton, your cloths for another winter, as economy and land. We have known several use it, and none varied > interesting and progressive weeklies. 
containing a cut of Watson's no patent fence hav- 
and some others, pretend they have given us a care is the mother of riches, 
non swarmer, merely by giving room in an ex’ra Bradford, Steuben Co., N. Y., 1858 
ing fallen into my hands, reminds me to send you non swarmer, merely by giving room in an ex’ra 
a design which I have had on hand some time. I number of boxes; but experience proves that they 
have not seen one like it, but its prototype exists are not to be depended on as such in all cases. It 
on our prairiep, in the shape of two stakes fastened ' 8 sa 'd a ' 80 > that bees “never swarm until the hive 
together by a strong nail, like a saw-buc’ 1 ; two is full,” which is a great mistake. After much ex¬ 
rails are nailed on instead of boards, a rider laid perimenting, it appears that the only way to ^re¬ 
in the “buck,” and the stakes driven slightly into vent swarming and be safe, is to give the colony 
the ground. room to extend their combs freely in several direc- 
care is the mother of riches. k. B. found it to pay. If you cannot make your land --- 
Bradford, Steuben Co., N. Y., 1858. rich enough with stable manure, and clover, and Credit— We are reminded that the note on the 
-- mast purchase a concentrated article, the cheapest fir8t P a 8 e of tbe 8ame number of the Rural 
BREAKING STEERS. thiDg you can get is th & best Peruvian Guano. headed “Experiments with Wheat,” is scissored 
““T „ _ , - from the Country Gentleman . — Country Gentleman 
Eds. Rural: —W. R. A., of Wampsville, asks . „ , r „ ^ . T , n , 
,, . , . , T s„ a * Agricultural Colleges.— (L,. S-, Cherrutree °J Dec. 2d. 
three questions which I will endeavor to answer. „ , w , , , t V ’ , • viree > „ 
Though I have broke steers, I have never attempted T “ n do “ 4 kn °*’ at pre8ent > of acy Agricul- The article referred to is less than twenty lines, 
mu nnn for th* therefor* von will taral College that we can recommend a young man end was found by ns in a country exchange, and as 
BREAKING STEERS. 
Eds. Rural: — W. R. A., of Wampsville, aBks 
room to extend their combs freely in several direc- t0 TT Ln^Jnrth^ubnshing * t0 attend ' Im P rove every moment in studying it contained the results of important, experiments, 
lions where it is perfectly dark. But all the sur- P iease u , woria puou8mDg ' the natural sciences, particularly Chemistry and and just filled the column, we used it for this pur- 
plus obtained in this way, is not in the best order To break steers, gentleness and patience must Geology. Engage for a few year's with the best pose, without knowing that it had appeared in our 
for market, as it is necessary to take it in pieces, have “tbeir perfect work. Take one at a tune, prao tical farmer you can find, watch closely how Albany cotemporary. But, really, the claim to 
ADy practical plan that would ■prevent swarming, on a barn floor or small yard, and tame them by be doeB things, and why; trace the effect to its proprietorship in this article is very small, and is 
and induce the bees to store all their surplus in great gentleness, feeding from the hand, &c. Then cause; keep your eyes open and your thinking simply that the Country Gentleman was the f,rst to 
neat glass boxes, such as I now send to market, commence driving, very gently, an hour each day, apparatus in constant exercise; read the best books copy it from an English Journal Now, if our over- 
would be worth to me ten times the cost of any till they obey perfectly. Drive singly and other- and papers you can get on practical and scientific particular friend was in the habit of seeing as we 
patent. On this point I have found nothing satis wise till they^co welL Before yoking, hang the agriculture; try experiments to prove or disprove are, column after column of original articles— 
factory. bows on their ndeks till they are familiar with them, the theories you read, and you will make a farmer, the children of bis brain — sent forth every week 
Any person that can possibly take care of their Then put on the yoke and take it ott, learning them even though you never enter an agricultural college, by a score of journals, as their offspring he would 
swarms, before they decide on keeping bees with- to stand perfectly quiet daring the operation. The - never think of c]aimi o g the rightg of pa i ernity for 
out swarming, should contrast the profits with the too common practice of yoking steers when com- d rain Tile _ t won](] Uke tQ mak(J . , this little stranger, which he on'y introduced from a 
T r^ M \\ swarms, before they decide on keeping bees with- to stand perfectly quiet daring the operation. The - never think of claiming the rights of paternity for 
out swarming, should contrast the profits with the too common practice of yoking steers when com- Dkain Tile _ t won , d Kkfl t0 make the . ; rv this little stranger, which he on'y introduced from a 
Fig. 2. Fio. L other method. Suppose yon start with one as a mencing to break them, and whipping and yelling through the Rural, what the cost of draining tile foreign land In the “same number” of the Coun¬ 
ty drawing explains itself; a piece of 4-inch “ on ; swarmfer - and call it worth five dollars at the at them,-they running and being run after alter- i*i d[^ eatern N ew York? We have commenced t Gentleman, in which we find this complaint, we 
scantling, with a piece 2 by 4 notched into it, and be 8 ,nniD 8’ at the end of ten years it is worth no nately.-oughtto be dispensed with Steersshould d)e “ q d 8 ^^Vaffr^ SlS trSM^oZs ner" also find aQ item of 0U}n withoat credit ' “ or 
a slat to keep them from spreading, forms a “bent,” more-very likely not as much. The chances of be learned to obey by speaking to them. This can thousand, including freight! which we think rather I rather, we would say one to which we have as much 
which is a good substitute for a post As there is ai ing sbort of that time we will not take into the be done only by constant drilling, always making high. Would you have the kindness to inform right as that paper has to the one claimed, and it 
no post in the ground, it has a broad base, and the aCC ™ nt : might get annually, say five dollars them do as told. Cattle, to become handy at all tbro f 0 g h J° t u h r * w P6 , r J hey ? an be pnr ’ wa8 P robab ’y obtained in the same way as we 
hoards present the edge to the wind. (Fig. 1.) 
These “bents” can be framed in the winter (for snppoEe you 8tart w , ith a swarming hive that will pect steers to becomeoxen atonce. Like “ Train- commen“ce“dlayin^tik some“fivTyea'rsi’ncr"and 
level ground) within doors. They may be used in ° a3t a 8war “ aDnua11 ^ and make one dollar’s worth ere," they may perform their evolutions well, but have prosecuted the business as fast as my means 
combinaiiun with Mr. Watson’s portable fence of8Ur P lQBand the swarm do the same; (abontone- for field fighting they must learnAhe “tug of war.” would allow, and would like to procure the tiles 
(Fig. 2.) by mortising the large piece to receive the th ' rd ° f tbe avera £ e in 8°od seasons,)—t ;e second To make a yoke is a very simple thing. I should 80 “ 0 ” ba R t ? boa .’ J0 / J. ??°! d ’ , abboagb ^ atn 
worth of surplus —in ten years fifty dollars. Now kinds of work, must have experience. Do not ex- chased for at the Western factories?—and what 
suppose you start with a swarming hive that will 
Like “ Train- 
they would cost delivered at Ilex fords Flats? I obtaine d ours—but, really, this is too small business 
commenced laying tile some five years since, and to talk about. 
ends of the rails, and slipping in a key by the side >’ ear tbere ar e two to do this, the next year four— t^e basswood, season under cover, and make by prtees'w^have^o^pay ^at* Albany.^'l’mlgh^gile wheat, from which is condensed the followinginter- 
to keep them in place. a. w. a. 1 . e tbl f rate , ten yearB ’ and we have 512 col °- a well shaped yoke to look at. The patent yokes you some of my experience in draining, but per- estiDg results:—Buckwheat cakes are equal to pure 
r-, . ... _ MIDU r\ f llwim nrAtifk AM V _ _ A 1 _ _ . Unn. i «. ..I J A 1 , • 07 * * 
Buckwheat as Food.—M. Isidore Pierre has 
recently been making some investigations on buck- 
Sakopee, Min., 1858. 
nies, either of them worth as much as the non- are highly recommended for ease to cattle, 
--__ swarm—these colonies with the surplus amounts 
SORGHUM SUCCESSFUL. to 80rae thirty-five hundred dollars, to contrast 
- with the non-swarmer’s product of fifty five! Ido 
Col, Moore:— I give you herewith my experi- not offer this as an actual result, but as an illustra- 
ence with the “ Chinese Sugar Cane,” for the past tioB - Persons supposing that the bee is a long- 
two years. lived insect, cannot understand how a colony of 
haps it would not be interesting to many of your white bread as regards the phosphates or bone- 
The best way to fasten cattle is to have the stalls ^venvmfr n rTth / “ b a making material, and nitrogenous principles which 
xne oestway to rasten caiue is to nave iue Stans given your readers and the public a more correct 8 ouu pnueipies wmon 
partitioned separately, with bars, (gates are the account of the cost and profits than I could do.— tbe ^ conta,D > and are superior to bread in fatty 
most convenient,) allowing them sufficient liberty A Subscriber, Burnt Hills, 1858. matters. The general yield of buckwheat when 
to lie down with ease. Make their racks so they Remarks —We know of no subiect of more im- cooke<i is about three times the weight of the flour 
me with the “ Chinese Sugar Cane,” for the past tion. Persons supposing that ihe bee is a ong t0 Ue d<,wn f Maka tb ^ ^ aCk8 VT Remaeks ~ We kno ^ of no subject of more im- cooked 18 ab out three times the weight of the flour 
r o years. lived insect, cannot undersiand how a colony of CanDOt Wa8 ® thei1 ‘odder, and be d them with dry portance to American farmers, at present, than osed - 8bowiD g tbat 8ncb Wl11 retain forty to 
„ . .. . , . I straw, leaves or sawdust Feed well and your cat- that of draining. We have had plenty of th™™ f'trty-one per cent, of water. Between different 
aC r r l„ P I a l ed .! the end of one; but such'is t°he fait "Bees Tv*! tle wiU 8bow their keeping> an . d >’ our araouot of and now we want the facts-the experience of batches of ground buckwheat is a great dissimi- 
got no syrup worthy of the name. I had about lbe end one ’ but 8uub 18 the ,act - ^ eeB never 
eighty gallons of juice pressed out, and tried to increase after the first year! that is, they are a full 
boil it into syrup, but from some cause, (either swarm then. Although they may rear thousands! 
premature freezing before cutting, or want of as man y die a8 are matured by the end of the 
knowledge and skill in the process of manufac- year ’ and tbey bave gained nothing. This is too 
ture,) it was an entire failure, so far as making ea8 >ly tested snd proved, to be disputed. 
manure will be largely increased, 
Jordanville, N. Y., X8f8. 
J. Lyman. 
SACCHARINE MARKET REPORTS. 
syrup was concerned. I fed out the remainder to I M. Quinby. 
my stock, and was satisfied from the result that it 1 ' JohnKvllI< ‘'’ Mont Co ’ N ’ y ’ 1868 
would pay to raise it for feeding cattle, horses and • ' HUSRERS, AUAIN. 
v>, YjUst &pring I procured one-fourth pound of'seed D Dk kikm.m iTZTTT, u 
of E. D. Hallock, and planted it on one-eighl , seven y-live bushels ta ton hoJ™ >' i tL ° Bt °° k 
“ «!“. ,<»V »» corn, J . , h ° m ’ M0S “* 
Ens Rubal:-A good many of your friends have , thc rtnbbom facts. We believe 
farmers who have drained their land. On this parity of composition—one batch containing nearly 
subject we cannot have too much light, and we seventeen times as much nitrogen, twenty-five times 
hope our correspondent will give us his experi- the amount of phosphates, and a hundred and 
ence. Those who have tile-drained can speak with flfteen times as mach fat,y matter > as another. The 
authority, and no fears or doubts can withstand bran is tbe richest Portion of the buckwheat, but 
fallen into the habit—Ri very naturul cue 1 
Uil-iutxluu l*tjil,(yvti*te;Lend (i ) n la 
two-inch tile pipes I caDno ^ be digested by weak stomachs. The finest 
no captiousspiriVthkVr>i the- other baud, venture T d ° lla , rS p ®f lboQEand ; Wh f don’t the man- 
can be had at the factories in Western New York I q uali,ies of buckwheat flour, and the white mill 
D. Dickinson, of iTT^ked out of the stock 1° ^ ^ ‘ ^^ a strong ^ 
avouty livo bushels in ten hours beimr H *v*n lUg , V0 UI f ' ? ovv 1 tbl11, buud “ J ds of acres” of have several inq, ies similar to tvie above, and W or tk eir perfect 
distance apart (four feet—I think four feet one > , The Shernr 
and two the other would be as well) As I j ant- husked at theTato «»7777 7 7 * ilU0 KUKAt) als0 8U K ar - these Products must of course soon be works, 
edit for feeding alone, without expecting to get They^Ul t^v next season^m! P ° r ^ 0Ur 011 tbe hil1, crowding on the market; and the suggestion is 
any eyrnp, I did not atrip o/r the Ica.ea o, Laiu to U atoZt S ‘ 160 that yon ao enlarge the rango of yonr-Price Cnr- 
out tho suckers, but let all stand through se One tarmer husked, out of the -u.ot ■ , . , reut ” lor thu future - M t0 iuclude both of these de 
half bushels per hour g 86Ven aud Bor K bum hav0 been harvested, aud almost endless have no means cl ascertaining the facts but by 
The Sherman boys (alluded to in alateRm,*,! q 1 uautUle8 dehcl0UH 8yru P manufactured, and writing to the proprietors of the different tile 
... r,, \ “ lul0 Uuii al) I also sugar, these products must of course soon be works. 
for ten dollars per thousand. Why don’t the man- du9t especially, are very suitable for children and 
ufactnrers advertise their tile, and give prices?— P er80DS in delicate health, while the coarse>- varie- 
oi s the demand mau tuc euppi^r tioa require a strong Sf—»«*ch av J 'HUfcb eAercW 
have several inq; Ies similar to tfie above, and W or fheir perfect, oi«».!»<on. { \ . 
I Z 1 , , , 1 p UJl iae Jeaves or bushels to be a day’s work . * rauge 01 yc 
out the suckers but let all stand through several One farmer husked, out of the stock -to bush. Is rent ” for the future ’ aa lo iuolude bl 
hard frosts until the 17th of this month (Novem- , put it in wagon and offered his neighbor aths 00tab lc articles. ShonldM.it B.,o: 
her,) when I cut it up, stripped off the leaves, and could husk more than that Hfa ne fh or 2-5 7 W*™**™** 
selected 4 . 8nn «f t.b* larAOQ. r _.. . . ... 1118 ueignoor caked * i winter, hemavbv surinsr soueeze 
of Pretty Prairie, 
a cloth strainer 
have no means ci ascertaining the facts but by ▼ - ^ - 
writing lo the proprietors of the different tile “Fast Corn Husking.”— In reference to the 
work8 - paragraph in the Rural of Nov. 6, on this subject, 
*'* a correspondent at Spring Prairie, Wis, writes-— 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. “ tbink the * Boy ’ who husked one hundred and 
- three-fourths bushels between 6 A. M. and 6 P. M., 
demons in Rennet.— Cut the lemons in slices, ‘will have to try again.' P. W. Chase, of this town, 
taking out the seeds. The juice does not affect basked, on the 19th of October last, one hundred 
the curd.— Amelia, Cayuga, N. Y., 1858. an( * ten an d a half bushels of ears of corn. Stalks 
--— on the hills and topped; corn from two rows 
To Preserve Onion Sets. —Noticing the in- t b rown m to one - He husked the corn in 10 hours 
quiry in the Rural of November Gth, how to and 15 minutes; the balance of the 12 hours was 
.. ^ oaujyio tern Here- acre, ms men busked 66, 53 and 41 bushels rer wu . To Preserve Onion Sets.—N oticin*- the in- tnrown into one. ue nusnea me corn in 10 flours 
with, which is thought to be equal to maple molas- out of the stook. Other farmers claim 25 30 and fir8t0 “ p ' 5 I I 1 l lhe8e Deces ' quiry in the Rural of November Ottf how to and 15 minutes; the balance of the 12 hours was 
This a a ive^ an ave^nue°°f'inn CVery 8Uperior ' 36 bushels t0 be a day’s woik. There sce7s to be the^houee-keeper we beg onr frilnd'to keep pre6erve ODion 8et8 - 1 8end y° u one method which 8pent in geUin « hia meals > which be took about 30 
and 344 ga Ions ueraer if T** V ^ ^ ™ T * [Q in the ° pillioD of ‘ a ™ers as to itZ Whether he WG have practiced for many years * ith 8 ° 0 ' r L° d8 / r ° m hIi . ThC C ° m WM mea8Ured Dp 
bad beetU ^^^^^1= ^ ^ «« A ” ** -re severe the day after U washnsked^ 
Deen ground, or nad the catm been planted great crop of this country, the actual cost of its 
t acker, the yield per acre would, of course, have cultivation should be better understood. My opin 
been greater. Probnhlw 4no _ ■ , . ... ' u e lu 
“pressure” afterwards resorted to, was simple hand aDd 8 P read tb em in the chamber, letting them 
power, our friend does not say; if it was, let me rem ain there until tbe approach of freezing weaiher, Premium Steam Plow.— The judges appointed to 
been greater Proh»hi W 4 no . . , * uu UWOluuu , juyopin- power, our friend does not say; if it was let me m u«z,iu S weamer, x mcjuugc»iip P oiia,eu u» 
would not be ton hiZnr, r ? P6r UCre 10n 18 that bushe] s out of the stook and put in Suggest to him as better for the purpose I sim.de when we reraove them to the cellar and stow them decide as to the merits of the steam plow tried at 
land wDh good enltfre l ff, ^ g °° d a Wag0D ’ Stalks wdl bouod aad set up, is a day’s Zlement^Ted byS. aW8y in keg8 ° r box88 -S x msBURY, Platea, Erie the Royal Agricultural Show at Chester, England, 
“”i! t e l SOme 0f tbe “ ed ~ «■*. <»« thrce:oe„ tt a ba.hd I, a fair ,„L 7JL «>■. h»ve aaanimoa.1, a.arded tic priae «00 .0 
land with good culture nf iu‘ ° ’ ,-, i» a uays implement used by the “good lady” in finishing J i-iaiea, nrie —— ah ^ugiuuo, 
apparently well matured ^ 7°?’ Z ^ thre v> e - ce f?- a bushel is a fair P rio ° her lard and tallow scraps-to wik a couple of C ° ’ P ™- 1858 ' have unanimously awarded the prize of £500 to 
The cost of cultivation is no greater than ‘hat forbUeklDg - man board blm8fclf ' strips of inch board three feet long and three p - J* Z™ ^ 11 18 bey0Dd « 0D ’ tbe y 8a .^ tb at 
of corn, and the leaves and suckers if removed ' S ^'' Huskkrs, Also -Fearing you may think inches wide, fastened together at one end by a strip Experiment with Potatoeb—Ab I see a number Mr. Fowlers machine is able to turn over the soil 
season, will nearly pay in fodder the whole cost of thftt aU the re0pU down this wa ? are f ast ’ 1 must of leather, the other ends whittled round to hold on of artlcles on P otato raising, I thought I would m an efficient manner at a savmg, as compared 
cultivation. The principal expense iust now is tb* give y° a the answers to some inquiries made while by; then place a sack of the contrary stuff between, glve my experience. Last spring I was short of horse labor of on light land, 2* to 25 per 
manufacture into syrup. But if it costs onll «7f th e excitement was np. One farmer had 25 day’s apply the strength of an ordinary sorghum grower, 8eed potatoes. I cat the seed end of the large po- cent; on heavy land 25 to 30 per cent; and in 
the syrup, a 3 in my case it pays well enough T worh s done husking, and had husked less than 200 and “thick, gummy substances” will find they are tatoes to P^ ant > aD( ^ saved the large ones to eat In reaching, 0 to su per cent.; while the soil in all 
expense of converting into syrup may be $50, or f 0 ?,* 0 8t< ?° k f ° r 86at3 ’ 8nppo8ed 
r>n*.+v.ivu sf mill i„„„ i _they husked 15 bushels each. The Rural, coming 
one-third now, (it will be less hereafter,) and $100 
per acre may be assumed as the product, and near¬ 
ly all profit, too, of an acre, with less labor than ITT ** TT W , ere . entirely laid a8ide - 
almost any other crop. T° nly ° De maa t0 a stook - it hel P ed 
Please bear in mind that I am reasoning on facts, 
the main one of which, viz., the twenty gallon keg lUC T 7 1 P 
in my cellar, is put to a daily test, which has done er Lv a o r n VN t Y ke i 858 e PnZee ’ 
away with all previous skepticism on my part, and ' ’ ’’ 
with my own experience as a basis, I believe it PACKING BUTTER ' 
will soon become an article of general cultivation, _! 
and that every one, who has so much land as is Messrs Eds :—Tn readi] 
pumpkin from stook to stook for seats, supposed Prattsburgh, N. Y., 1858. w Hh the butt ends yielded twice as many to the Chinese Sugar Cane — The Chicago Journal of 
they husked 15 bushels each. The Rural, coming ----— row as those planted with the seed end. I planted Agriculture and Prairie Farmer, says:—“We see it 
in with the fast husking just in time, gave quite an To Cure Poll Evil.— I perceive in a late issue tbe pieces of each kind whole in the hill, without estimated that Iowa alone has saved herself a mil- 
increase in speed —seats were entirely laid aside, of the Rural, a temporary care for Poll Evil—I cutt ing- Some men say cut the potato in one or lion of dollars, that would have gone abroad to buy 
and only one maa to a stook—it helped out will give a permanent one, which has been tried tw0 eyes t0 tbe P iece « but I think that too small to sugar and molasses, but for the cultivation of this 
Next fall keep one column open for the buskers, * a nmny cases, of every stage, and if judicously at- support the vine in dry weather. The large po- year. Illinois will have saved nearly as much.— 
as the most corn per acre and the fastest husk- tended to a short time, is universally successful:— w ” b tbe seed end cu * S^ ves few stalks, Wisconsin and Indiana something. Next year, 
and only one maa to a stook—it helped out. will give a permanent one, which has been tried 
Next fall keep one column open for the buskers, ia many cases, of every stage, and if judicously at 
E. N. Thomas. 
One oz. of spirits hartshorn; 1 oz. spirits camphor; 
1 oz. spirits turpentine; 1 oz. laudanum; 1 oz. 
while the large potato gives plenty of sap to sup- most of the Western States will export, and we may 
port the crop through a drouth. The seed end look for improved quality in these staples, for they 
PACKING BUTTER FOR WINTER USE. 
Messrs Eds :—Tn reading the Rural, I observe 
sweet oil—or in this proportion. The whole put sends U P ‘ 00 many stalks in a clump. Will others are to become such.” 
in a bottle, the oil and hartshorn first, and it mat¬ 
ters not which of the others succeed. Shake be- 
try the experiment?— Wm. F., IVellsboro, Pa., 1858. 
A New Cattle Disease in California.—T he 
Jt is a atioDg argument also againa't the cnlti.a more, and I never have strong bntter'rten ,1™ moMretrowngcase tever sa»,) whlcl.remain- 7tai.“'i;7h“po'trtc^ are '"iZZsTfor swTTakf 'tf * PPe *"1 e ! 1>>. 
tion of tobacco, that the same land will prodoce packed, although I will not s,j it U the best. ei aoun d s 0m e 12 „r 15 year., or during he l.f, of them and lay ttem aside, and you wS soon geuto "'^causes so intense au.rtchmghat the animal 
an article of general necessity and aereeahle The drat reoni.itea »™ coed ... the animal—A. G. O, Sport,, Conado Wm. , _ .. r _ g mbs the affected parts until the akin is destroyed. 
an article of general necessity and agreeable flavor The first requisites are, good healthy cows and 
with less labor and equal or greater profit good feed and water for them, plenty of salt,_milk 
As a matter of public or political economy, its vessels often and thoroughly cleaned, and the 
-■*—*- 08 biee bnshels. Ihe next spting plant them Tim rapture spreads rapidly over the head and 
Pumpkin Meal for Hogs.— We clip the follow- wbole > 0Ee m a b'H, and the ensuiDg fall pursue the neck, killing the animal in a few days. 
- - puni pi puuucai economy, ns vessels onen ana inorongniy cleaned, and the • f t. , in ‘ ' -, same course again R*ueat the rroePHs fnr fmir 
advantages are too evident to need mention now. milk strained, skimmed, and churned at the right T T “ e « h “ ge: T‘‘ ]Pa,n P km mea1 ’ formed Trs andvouwm.w'w rZ 
It might be well enough to sunuest. hnw*.*r i* time anri t.*irrm*rntnrfi TTa* ob h of dned pumpkin by grinding, is one of the most year y , 1 hen ha } e a . superwr ( ' ual, ty of 
zz\zz c :z:^Zt2: r c 8 ? ant;a i a 4 she 7! hen t hotwater ’ andiettiDgit ^*»**»£«*&i 5 Gbn rr ’ ■ e8,a ■' 
“u tz the r "f 2 :r p r s 2s pumpkin is ~ easny -^ ^ j °™*> c °-> mch • ^ —-— 
and should all interested take hold of the matter think all the lev is removed then rinse one * 0t . her graiD * The proper meth °d of using it is to ~ - Increase of Wool in Ohio. — The Cleveland 
in earnest, if there were no processions or cele- rub with good salt and pack the t tt ' ° vT’ mix R into a tbin batter > or mush, seasoned with a Corn Crop of Kansas —The Leavenworth City Wool Grower for the present month, says:—“ We 
brations in its honor, we might be able, by the possible After it is Jacked ^ er , a3 S ° ldl58 small quantity of salt, and fed warm. Swine are Herald says that the corn crop of Kansas this year bave at some expense obtained a tabular statement 
time Lt. Maury hears the ticking of the clock in linen or cotton clotli ro ’ T a c ean wlnte very fond of it. Squashes may be used in the is very abundant. It is now selling in Leavenworth of the number of sheep in this State, showing 
Greenwich Observatory, to telegraph to “Queen sufii ient bntter to at ’ t A C 86 y ’. aDt melt 8ame way ’ as may als0 carrots and parsnips, both City for twenty-five cents a bushel, and declining; 3,308,803 head, which at three pounds per head, is 
Vic” that hereafter/among her contributions ness of a heaw sheet HfTT cover ” the tblok ' of which, when sliced and dried, may be easily while in some localities it is a perfect drug in the 9,826,400 pounds, an increase over last year of ten 
) paper more it you like, converted into meal” market. per cent., or about a million pounds of wool.” 
