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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. f 
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_ 4 . ,1 fw prmva havp been tliat the truant school boy could scarcely find dinary crop, and I did ; but it was an extraor- 
l upon clover, oa-s am o P . ' wUprewith t.o bait his hook for minnows, dinary small one. Towards the middle of the 
A NATIONAL SHEEP SHOW. 
upon clover, oara anu o«im — F — — one wherewitll to bait his hook for minnows, dinary small one. Towards the middle ot the - 
equally unsatisfactory and perplexing. Nq unugual number again made their appear- summer the soil above the manure became dry ..-...>.. 
be sure there ave no een as many * ance till 1840—again in 1853. These irrup- and dusty, the stalks stopped growing, and National Agricultural Society. —The 
in proportion w en app ie 0C °\’ ,, tions were attended with their usual havoc and the result was a crop of twenty-five, when 1 official proceedings of the recent Annual Meet- 
have when app.ie 0 0 er crop , _ destruction of farm crops. The following should have had from eighty to a hundred j x1 g of this Society, held in Washington City, 
has been no more uni 01 mi y m years tb W ere nearly “ non est inventus.” bushels to the acre. This proves G. F. W. s bave no t been received, but we are enabled 
Indeed my experience in e us p " j n the years of 1850 and 1851, this section theory applied to stubble ground. to give some items from the abstracts publish- 
been much like tie c anCe f 3 greatly ex- of the country was overrun with rats and Last spring I plowed eight acres of green e d. The address was delivered by the Prcsi- 
this exception, e va ue P lottery mice. The damage done to fruit and forest sward, eight or nine inches deep, harrowed it dent, Col. Wilder, and is commended as a 
Ceeds the cost0 1C e s, W ,, ,__ t._ tliom and l tip toss _ 11 +1™ noma won it waa ntowfid fhf>n eultiva- nvndi+olUn ni-rvrtorvf.ton An nddrfifiS was alcn 
. .... The Wool Growers’ Association op 
Western New York will hold a National 
National Agricultural Society.— The S} sfww at the y iUage of Bat h, on the 29th, 
official proceedings of the recent Annual Meet mh and 31gt d of May> 1855 . 
ing of this Society, held in Washington City ^ am)0unceg a circular, officially issued 
have not been received, but we are enabled by the Association-from which we also gather 
to give some items from the abstracts publish- the followi addi ti 0 nal particulars : 
ed. The address was delivered by the Presi- T ° A, 
, . n 1 TT7- •_, , List of Premiums on Fine Wool Sheep 
dent, Col. Wilder, and is commended as a „ _ 0 ^ \ „ 
, ,. . ,, . First Class. —Sweepstakes Pen, best ten fine 
Hum a ooff, • _- they in those seasons, that the boys and dogs three feet apart each way. Two acres of this session of the Society on the 1st of March, af- Wb ^ie r DIN g’ te uben "co*- - ;IUecto^Hitchcodc’ 
SPRING WHEAT — THE MIDGE, &C. became wearied out in slaying them, and all was covered with the butts of corn-stalks that ter the reception of reports from various com- ConSus? Livingston Co.'; J. LMonier, Naples, 
_ the cats were surfeited into uselessness by a the cattle would not eat; this two acres was mittees, officers were elected for the current Ontario Co. 
Eds. Rural In your paper of 3d inst., supera bundance of mouse meat. The next the heaviest corn in the lot, taking the same year, as follows : Second Class.— Best five Ewes with Lambs, 
P. V., of Parma, N. Y., inquires “ whether year? and 8 i nce , rata and mice have been scarce. amount 0 f ground together; good judges esti- Presidents- Marshall P. Wilder, of Mass. W °Best $ fivc F^we? two VS oW $20 d °2d 
or no, spring wheat may be injured by the where such myriads came from, and where mating from one hundred and fifty to onehun- Vice Presidents —John D. Lang, Maine ; H. F. bes t d o., $15; 3d best do., $10. ’ 
Vice Presidents —John D. Lang, Maine ; H. F. 
Second Class.— Best five Ewes with Lambs, 
fine wool, $30; 2d best do., $20 ; 3d best do., 
$10. Best five Ewes two years old, $20 ; 2d 
best do., $15 ; 3d best do., $10. 
Com. —Alex. Arnold, Avoca, Steuben Co.; 
Wm. D. Dickinson, Victor, Ontario Co.; - 
weevil?” If spring wheat happens to be in they went, none can tell; and what besom of dred and eighty bushels per acre; and the whole French, N. H.; 1 red. Holbrook, Vt ; B. V. Com. —Alex. Arnold, Avoca, Steuben Co.; 
U* right stage of its growth at the time the destruction*.* called into requisition to.sweep eight 0TCrage d one buudred and twenty bush- is°a£ S?ta>n V^Sr^S^ot° ^ - 
fly (the parent, of the little yellow maggot, or th em f rom 0 ur midst, is among the hidden e j g 0 f ears to the acre. This proves Mr. Cornell, N. J.; Isaac Newton, Penn.; C. H. Third Class _Best five Ewes one year old 
grain-worm found in the chaffy scales of the mysteries that man cannot solve. Bartlett’s theory applied to sod ground.— Hokombe, Del.; H G S. Key, Md.; G. W. P. fine wool) $2 0 ; 2d best do." 15 ; 3d do.' 10. ’ 
| grain-worm found in the chaffy scales of the mysteries that man cannot solve. Bartlett’s theory applied to sod ground.— Holcombe, Del.; H. G. S. Key, Md.; G.W. P. 
f grain) makes its appearance, it will, like fall- From the foregoing, we may hope the wheat Both seasong were very dvy> the latter, howev- Hopki’nlon 5 S G; L A Ee,Georgia; AD 
I sown wheat, suffer from the depredations ot midge will s00n be “ numbered with the things er> mucb dryer than the former. Whether the Hatch, Ala’.; A. G. Brown, Miss.; J. D.’ B. De 
i the (so-called) weevil. This fly, like many that were,” and that a better time is coming. lt ld alwavs be obtained lam Bow, Lou.; General Whitefield, Kansas; J. J. 
“ Yr n ' xr 'h ’t ' fine wool, $20; 2d best do., 15; 8ddo., 10. 
Custis, Va.; Henry K. Bm-gwyn N C.; James CoM ._^ lomon Hitchcock, Conesus ; Calvin 
Hopkinson, S. C.; DA. Reese, Georgia; A. P. Ward) Richmond, Ontario; - Qalentine, 
Hatch, Ala.; A. G. Brown, Miss.; J. D. B. De ~ ’ 
Rush, Monroe. 
Fourth Class.— Best Buck, two years old, 
fine wool, $30 ; 2d do., 20 ; 3d do., 10. Best 
§ the (so-called) weevil. This fly, like many that were,” and that a better time is coming. 8ame result would alway8 be obtained lam Bow, Lou.; General Whitefield, Kansas ; J J. ’ ; B . , 5 
other of the insect tribes, has a set time for its 7iew 0 f this, permit me to sey to your not able t0 my . fmcw“, *80?'2d<lo, 2?fid Jo , 7 l“ Si i 
l appearance, varying somewhat, as the season pitby correS pondent « Prompter,” don't be in The value of coarse manure Ls variously es- nicut, Illinois ; iffiomas Allen, Missouri; T. Buck, one year old, fkie wool, 20 ; 2d do., 15 ; | 
| is earlier or later. They continue for a limited too great haste to « curtail and bobtail.”— timated by different men, owing to various B. Flournoy, Ark. ;J. C. Holmes, Mich. ; Jack- 3d c ^'^ I ° o i B Ma Yt D 5 
C time (four or five weeks) to deposit heir eggs Keep the top buggy awhile longer; itisworth circamstanc es ; the soil to which it is applied; B 'c^Champlin, Urb^ia, Steuben ;^Nathan SqSire^,' | 
| in the wheat when in blossom or milk. Late more thau an open wagon and a whole armful ^ manner in which it is applied ; and the SmS SlSimik f jSie^ ™ Van, Yates. I 
l sown winter wheat, and early sown spring of umbr diag i n case of a sudden shower or / it ^ aT) nlied There are those trict of Columbia ; S. M. Baird, New Mexico ; No bheep will be allowed to compete for | 
wheat, usually comes into blossom about the heaV y rain as your wife and daughters are re- that to the superiority of long, over H-H.SiWey, Minnesota; Jos. Lane, Oregon ; ^ 
time the fly is found in greatest numbers, and tarIling from meeting. About giving up your wel ,. rotted manure _ oa the other hand there J ’ ^ZTc^tiee^ John A kS- NYC Fl1 
then suffers badly-cometimes, to the entire « tea> coffee and tobacco,” I’ve nothing to say. are those that believe the rotted more valuable r^SES.^I d D Elwvn. Pen^Vlvania $1( ?' 
more than one premium except in the Fifth 
loss of the gram. 
Previous to the appearance of the weevil 
in this section of the country, most farmers 
were in the habit of sowing spring wheat as 
early as the land became dry enough to work. 
After the weevil made its appearance, it was 
found that early sown was more liable to in- 
Warner, N. H., Feb., 1855. 
Lkvt Bartlett. 
well-rotted manure-on the other hand there * Ereculwe Committee -John A. King, N. Y.: C. ° C W0 ° ] ’ 
are those that believe tho rotted more valuable r. Calvert, Md.; A. D. Elwyn, Pennsylvania ; $1 co K .^aS^(^WhSS° Wm A Cook 
than the long manure—each claim that they J. Wentworth, Ill - B Perlcy Poore, Mass.; LimH) Livingston; G. H. Wheeler,'Wheeler! 
HEN MANURE FOR CORN. 
Eds. Rural:— Having been frequently so- 
, , , . ® , . . T n c A. Watts, Ohio ; John Jones, Delaware, 
have tested it by actua experiment. I am of & wiln , lm s Kingi Bostoni Maes . 
the opinion from my observation and the ex- Treasurer —B. B. French, Washington, D. C. 
perience of those best acquainted with the sub- . , . . 
1 1 _ _ VV non thn unmn pto rflmnora jita tappivaH i 
'Pliis Class may be drawn from any of the 
foregoing pens. 
- , . ., licited bv some of vour readers to send you iect, that rolled manure is the most valuable - x ^ 
£ A fter the weevil made its appearance, it was uuieu uj ^ t j j . __ 0 „ 1; may offer some remarks touching the influence fowinn- aro the nrineiml nfficors for Dm vpnr 
- Aiiei mi wiAvu ii ’ . t bp resu lt of an experiment testing the value to the crop immediately succeetling the appli- Y . ,. ® ,, lowing are me principal omceis ior whs year. 
£ found that earlv sown was more liable to in- me resin l ui an i, ^ 6 v j . ° , of this wise and dignified Society upon the p rp<t ; f i pn i Urbona- Cor _ 
| »una uiai ewriy of hen manure for corn, I send you the facts, cation ; but that long manure is most perma- .... . ° « resident vvm. Haklr, Uibana, Lor. bee y— 
% inrv from the weevil, than that sown as late 01 ueu U1AUU1C ' ’ , , , , ,, , Agricultural community. There is no ne- i? McKay Bath- Tire SrVu RonV H 
I as the 20th of May, or later ; but the late ? ^^fpknted 1 butTJo acr^of corn and to-crops ° ^ ^ ^ ° ^^ ' cessity for haste in the premises, however, for Wilkes, Bath;’ Treasurer - Hon. Reuben 
f sown waa found t0 ^. C m0re liable t ° ™ st ’ mi1 ' having so little, desired to make it as good as The rotation of crops mentioned by G. F. *' C U ° tice the Society has taken measures for Rome, Bath. There are also thirteen Vice 
I dew, &c. Between the weevil and rust, wheat S tlie use of barn-yard manure. W., I believe to be the best; but his method the F^n afion of ag. icultm .sts-for we Presidents and several Cor. Secretaries. 
{ growing became so uncertain, that its cu b- and J rking it for of Seating manure, I wholly dissent from; tbat after a “Paraded debate, resolu- - 
% vation was pretty much given up, except by Auer nrang roe fe luuuu tll,u » , ° .. tions were passed calling on the Agncultur- _ T a _. 
t . ' - .. i ,, P i i nlintinf? 1 scraped out mv hen-house and got not only because it is wasteful, but because it . „ , . , , , , ., T ,. Resources oi the united States. An 
c farmers living on our high swells of land ;— pianung, i seuipui uuu my & uu / , • tt- , ists of the whole country to meet at Washing- n f *i, 0 n OTono i o,-,n -i,,,-! i 
£ . ^ . . . , , ahmit eiffht bushels of dry hen manure, of is burdensome and expensive. IIis objection . , , A t . absliact ol the Census of 18.)0, compiled by 
§ bprp the winds had a fair sweep, and but little aooui eigne uumhab ui uiy utu Iliauuiu , r J ton, m February next, to determine what leg- n i? i\r, I)TV .„ 
C ’ 1+1 -i which I dropped a small handful where each to applying manure on the surface of the ..... ~ , . . ,, M 1 - G. V. \\ aling, gives the following as the 
£ iniurv was done to the crop by the weevil, wnicn x aroppeu » Milan uauuuu lslation is necessary for their preservation .”— OTnmit . f n f i „„ ( „ n ip r A - 
i ; J _ L _ 1 ___ xua rorcJnf tkn w^vil hill was to be planted. There was only wheat field is a good one; but whether it m 'fn,- amount ofca: ital actually invested in Agn- 
Any person may become a member of the 
When the complete doings are received, we Association by the payment of $1. The fol- 
we notice the Society has taken measures for r 0I!IE) Bath. There are also thirteen Vice 
sown was touuu ^ ’, , having so little, desired to make it as good as The rotation of crops mentioned by G. F. -* ~ ..... f Ulbu LU1ILWU 
dew, &c a +w U ?fo possible without the use of barn-yard manure. W., I believe to be the best; but his method be , °“ „ and several Cor. Secretaries. 
read that after a “ protracted debate, resolu¬ 
tions were passed calling on the Agricultur- 
Resources of the United States. —An 
iniurv was done to the crop by the weevil. -- , „ ,, . , . , , ,, 
For several years past the ravagesof the weevil bill was to be planted. There was only wheat field « a good one; but whether it 
WhfiMiXht: thev appear to have “ ruu enough to dress thirty rows, six rows being should be applied to the sod ground for corn in 
have been slight; they appear to have “ run ^ - - . ,, n ^ n --- 
their race,” and wheat is successfully grown, undressed. The corn was planted on the 18th t e spring, or otic k ( oi w ica. in e a , nex ^ meeting,—but the plan of subject- 
high land and on low, whether sown early of May-dropped on the manure and then is a question upon which I should like to hear ^ agriculturigtfi of the M country to 
late—that is, as far as the weevil is con- covered. | e views o my ro ler ^ aimers in genera , ^ bc a tm 0 sphcre of Washington, (proverbially 
ncd . On the 1st day of June the six rows unma- hoping that calm discussion and a free ex- F the healthj and corrupting to the 
ni.o .,-Lr.ai flv is sfl.id to have been first seen nured was nicely up, and large enough to be c lange o 1 10U o ' %S1 ene 1 the came -which , \ • n0 + em j ne ntlv preservative. Con- 
The idea may be a good one for the Society, culture in the year mentioned : 
as it would not be amiss to have:a few farmers Cagh yalue of farms .$3,271,575,426 
or late that is, as fai as the weevil is con- c ()n the lgt day of June tbe gix rowg unma _ hoping that calm discussion and a free ex- 
CC The wheat fly is said to have been first seen nured was nicely up, and large enough to be change of thought will benefit the cause which 
w + ii rMr iqoq ; n f bp northern nart of to cultivate ; but of the manured part all should be willing and anxious to promote 
about the year 1828, in me nortuern pari oi ^ , . . r ,. wostnort n. y., March, 1855. l. t. h. 
Vermont, and on the borders of Lower Cana- not one bdl out of one hundiod w r as up. On j-;-- 
da. From these places its ravages have grad- examination I found t e corn rotten, sup- CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE 
ually extended in various directions from year P** from the corroding effects of the manure. UllMDLiW+D URUlLbl UADL^Ul, 
to year. Soon after, it appeared in Ver- June 2d I replanted the manured part, taking stone for filling drains. 
U HGlLl 1UI YYUCaU 111 IUC ItVlI, . , , ., , n ^ , Vvcaoii tcihio vaa .. 
wliirli T should like to hear ^ nex ^ mee ^ 1D ff> tb® plan of subject- Cash value of live stock.544,180,516 
„ . , ing the agriculturists of the ichole country to Cash value of implements.---151,287,638 
irother farmers in general, 6 ° , „ w . , , , r .. _L_J_ 
,. it the atmosphere of Washington, (proverbially , . VNTVZTTTTTVh 
rliconcamn nnul n. frr^P py. - 1 ° 7 J Trvfol QA*7 Q/1Q KQO 
morals,) is not eminently preservative. Con- 
Total.$3,967,343,580 
The amount of capital invested in manufac¬ 
tures, mining, the mechanic arts, and fisheries 
gressmen and office-seekers may endure the was §527,299,193, or less than one-seventh of 
infliction, but w t c protest against the contami- that employed in agriculture. The amount of 
nation of the masses. 
A ‘ , w .„ tt,,™ i • „ t pains to put the seed close by the side of the 
mont, then spread over New Hampshire, and v j 
in 1834 appoLd to Maine, which it traversed, « " “if, fZ 
stone for filling drains. 
in an easterly course, at the rate of twenty or 
thirty miles a year. 
first planting. r i he seed came up and grew bear f rom gome one who has constructed un- 
finely, so that by the 1st ot July it was fully b y partly filling the ditch with small 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE nation of the masses. the commerce, trade, Ac., of the United States 
1 '' _*_ J 1 J ' _, , t . t m __ dining the same year, is estimated at $1,500,- 
ctavp FOP un I ing drains tt -tt 000,000, or about one-third more than the 
-p t> . a r>r>rrpannnrlpnt wiaUpa to ^ Wklit-deserved Compliment. We no- value of the agricultural products. The esti- 
Lds. I ura . P tice by tbe proceedings of the French Entomo- mate, however, is of doubtful accuracy. The 
ar from some one who has constructed un- j j ca j s oc i e ty, that at their recent annual number of free males over 15 years of age em- 
rdrains by partly filling the ditch with small meeting at PariSj D r. Asa Fitch, of this State, P lo Y ed in agricultural labor in 1850 was 2,- 
ployed in agricultural labor in 1850 was 2,- 
as large, and of much better color, than the stone> Bast au tumn I made some two hun- p\toted a member He is the first and 40 °) 583 > or ncarl y a 8 ma ny as in all other oc- 
fAr LaHatvItva- +La part unmanured. In all other respects the d d nd «<•*„ rods 0 f underdrains with the \ S , . , ' 0 . , . ., 1T • cupations. The rural population of the coun¬ 
ter believing the P was ^ alike> bei ^ only member of hat Society in the Union, try 1 is estimated at !7,393 907, or three-fourths 
ppear from those toml an(] hoed at Bl e same time best o results, simply by digging;a aitcn two we believe . Considering that this is the most of the whole, living, almost without exception, 
they have done so "h nart was T1 mJl “n aWtaguished Society of the present day, devo- by the direct productiveness of the land. P The 
We have Rood reason for believing the ” ---V 7 to--, , dred ana roas OI unueru,ain8 ™ 
weevil will eventually disappear from those wbole fi f d managed alike, being ashed, begt of result s, simply by digging a ditch two 
sections of country where they have done so pla ± red a ’ K h0ed a 16 8& “ e . feet wide at the top, one at the bottom, and 
much damage to the wheat cro'p. Change, in- ^hen the corn was cut, each par was tw0 and a half feet deep. Then took small 
P.hancrp.. is one of the ureat laws of stooked . by l tsdf ’ makm „ g S1X r ° W , S °l st °° ks ’ stone of different shapes, but no flat ones, and 
cessant change, is one of the great laws of 
ted to the cultivation of Entomological science, 
town and village population is estimated at 
5,797,969. At the same time three-fourths of 
Creation. Forty years ago the Hessian U ly, 
in this section of the country, was almost as 
destructive to the wheat crop, as the weevil 
has more recently been ; but they have long 
he exeat laws Of - J ° , „ ' Slone Ul umeran eunpa, uui uuuo,!, uura, ouu +1,0 aIaaGaa nnonf rm sliVUt tinnDr and fnllv XLt luc srame roue rorue-iuurros oi 
the^Iessian FIv containin S five rows of corn eacll) from tbe placed them bracing against the sides of the the efection is one of “O slight honor and fully the commerce and trade consist in exchanges 
manured part, and one row of stooks, con- Siteh, forming a kind of' triangular space I VindiCatGS tbC Wisd ° m ° f ^ ^ S ° CiCty in ■ * agricultural nroducts : conseonentlv thrro- 
of agricultural products ; consequently three- 
rrS — ? sufficiently ^ fov any ^ ^ "* 
recently been • but they have lone part 1 bired tbe COrn busked by tbe busbe1, filled in small stone within about fifteen inches 
Hi awav Manv kinds of insects 80 tbat became nccessar Y to measure it.— of tbe top—covered with long straw on the 
since passed away. Many kinds of insects, ~ - —-of tbe top—covered wiro long straw on roe 
7 “ . ^ f L . J , • j- n From each row of stooks of the manured part a+^A nnd finished with the subsoil of the ditch 
injurious to vegetation, return periodica y, j obtained thirty-six bushels of ears of sound The expense of my ditch was about 25 cents Wallace has just returned from Laguayra. He The Beech Tree for Hedges.— We have 
after loiter or shorter periods. One species J . T i a \ + l he expense oi my uuen was auoui zo cenis , 11 - a rontnrt with thp often recommended the beech tree for hedges 
of locusts makes its debut only once in even- corn ! from tbe unmauured P art 1 had but per rod. I intend constructing about five bas succeeded in making a contract with the Maine 0ur for this were _ it f 8 a 
l,' 0 !!?. “^theu ft ly one Lon The twenty-nine bushels, and of not as good quail- J^ ndred rod3 the c „ min g seasou, and so on un- ' r — an Government or a lease of f. teen native of OTr soil _ it , vill bcar pruning, n„d 
fe e - Ct ’ T ^ 10-0 j -. ty. The difference in favor of the manured t;i t ma ke mv cold wet land the best part of Y ears ’ of f° rt y-° ue islands on the coast of if pruned right it will become thick and bushy, 
Palmer worm, that in June, to ma 1 8 was seven bushels more from five rows of corn f Gfo e’ Coonley Greene Countv Venezuela, which are said to be the richest de- and be impenetrable to man and beast. It is 
nTmPRranAfi flO suddenly Over a Wide extent Of . , my iarm. vtlu. x+. uuunlet, ur/ee/tc umroty, _ _ rn,.- -u , i: M J onr l r,A+ intea+eA nr n+laApA/l 
Another Guano Enterprise.— J. D. F. 
of industry are directly dependent on agricul¬ 
ture for their earnings. 
The Beech Tree for Hedges. —We have 
Palmer worm, that in June, 1853, made its 
| appearance so suddenly over a wide extent of thaQ from gix rowg unmanured . From the J arch 7' 1855 ’ ’ J> posits of guano in the world. This will be 
£ our country, and caused so much damage to aboye exper im e n t 1 conclude, hail the whole 1 ’ ' '—- pleasing information to our agricultural friends, 
l the fruits and foliage of our orchards and lor- ^ manjred) j sbou i d have received 259 1-5 Tapping Maple Trees.— Take a tapping who will no doubt reap a great harvest from 
| est trees, may not visit us again for sixty-two ^ ifnone had been manurcd) j should gouge and cut through the bark and into the the fruits of the enterprise. Mr. Wallace is a 
| years,—that being the interval ol time elapsed rece j ved but 174 bushels, making a dif- wood a quarter to half an inch, the size of a native of Philadelphia. 
| since their last previous appearance, borne of g5 1 . 5 bughdg for the manure _ dollar, then, about two inches below this, drive-- 
posits of guano in the world. This will be long lived, and is not infested or attacked by 
pleasine; information to our agricultural friends, insects. We are glad to find corroboration 
!1 la Jil ,1 a fiAnlif roan a. erroat. ww. f,-n m of our ideas in this respect, in a little work 
est trees, may not visit us again ior sixty-two 
years,—that being the interval of time elapsed 
since their last previous appearance. Some 
of the insect tribes seem to be very accurate in 
dates. The late Dr. W. I. Burnet, an emi¬ 
nent entomologist of Boston, stated on the au¬ 
thority of Prof. Dana, that in Connecticut, the 
Canker-worms always disappear on or about 
been manured, i should have received 209 1-5 'tapping dxapl* 1*™.—4 - - wug wm ™ uuu^ ^ containing much valuable information, enti- 
bush. ears ; if none had been manured, I should gouge and cut through the bark and into the the fruits of the enterprise. Mr. Wallace is a Bed « A Hand Book for Emigrants to New 
have received but 174 bushels, making a dif- wood a quarter to half an inch, the size of a native of Philadelphia. Brunswick.” 
ference of 85 1-5 bushels for the manure— dollar, then, about two inches below this, drive--It says, “ Very solid and elegant hedges may 
amounting, at 25 cents per bushel for corn in in your tapping gouge for the spout; cut a Franklin Co. Agricultural Society. — be made with young beeches placed seven or 
tho ear, to $21 30, or $10 65 per acre. little drain from the orifice to the spout, and A t the annual meeting of this Society, held in ^“^gg^ach^otheT^nd^^fotmt 
Whether the above difference is wholly to the work is done. The wound will all heal Malone, the following officers were elected for “ m ’ - th apertures g ve or 8 j x j Qcbes in di . 
. , . . -r- 1 1 _ iLa —Utt .1 • . T._T\„ _’ 7 ... j. . f _ K 
l tliority oi ro . ana, , _ e attributed to the manure, I am not prepar- and grow over the same season by taking out the ensuing year :— James Duane, President; ame ter. During the first year they are bound 
C Canker-worms always lsappeai on 01 a ou ^ gay _ About the 10th of June we had a your spouts. The above method w r as prac- D. R. Sperry, Sec’y.; H. H. Hosford, Treas. with ozier at the point of intersection, where 
| the 10 th of June. Dr. B. being in New Haven hail storm, beating and bruising the ticed at Lawrenceville, Ill., in 1820 and 1821. C. C. Keeler, M. L. Parlin, Edmund Sargeant, they finally become grafted, and grow together. 
I at that time, (June, 18o3,) confirmed this fi t lanti to the ground, while the replant- If bored with an auger, it should not be over Geo. Churchill, Samuel Field, Allen Hinman, As bee ^ b does not Buffer in pruning, and 
! “!ret~oJo“aod^ scarce., up. I Lave since flvceigLts or tL^-feurfL inch and not enter a „d O. J Rider. MxmOhe 
I ,i r+1 T>,V it +ViArp wrmlrl he hen manure for corn, but have not correctly the wood over half an inch, and put in rom one Vice 1 resident from each town. reared without any difficulty from the seed ; it 
I Gn the Jth . io . - a ascertained the result. I am satisfied that it is two to nine spouts, according to the size of -—» ■>. - grows rapidly, and if the soil is in good order, 
| none on the next day ’ a , tbe even . aC . COr C , one of the most valuable applications that can the tree. A tapping gouge should be beveled j AS _ jj. Salisbury, M. D., formerly Chem- a handsome and sufficient hedge may be pro- 
^ uri+h +La oYn.temp.nt, — the worms bavins: al- _ . ... _ ,1 1 ~fV I /-v,-.4 _ aw . , i -• I nr* eiv xtcm } f 'I Vi o Vn'r<m /vv 
with tbe statement—the worms having al- 
most all disappeared. 
Grasshoppers, sometimes, for one or two 
seasons, commit sad havoc with our farm crops. 
This was particularly the case in New Hamp¬ 
shire, in the summer of 1826. So abundant 
be used for corn. 
Henrietta, Feb 12., 1855. 
seasons, commit sad havoc with our farm crops. LONG MANURE FOR SPRING CROPS. - 
This was particularly the case in NewHamp- - Good Cattle. —Not long since 1 sold a 
shire, in the summer of 1826. So abundant The discussion in relation to the value of pair of twin heifers for the Rochester market, 
were the grasshoppers that year, that Mr. Ar- long manure, between G. F. W. and Mr. which were four years old past; each of them 
nold Thompson, of Epsom, N. H., with a kind Bartlett, has interested me very much. I had raised three calves ; and the live weight of 
on the inner edge and left straight on the out ^ ^ be y. state Ag. Society, has opened duccd bl bve er s * x Y 68 - 1 ' 8- '^ IC ^ armer - 
side to prevent leakage.—E. P. Cheever, Po- a Laboratory for the purpose of analyzing- 
land, N. Y., March 12, 1855. so ils, minerals, &c., at No. 3 Everett House, Serious Drouth at The South.—A dre 
soils, minerals, &c., at No. 3 Everett House, Serious Drouth at The South.— A drouth 
corner of Fourth Avenue and Seventeenth St., unexampled duration, for this season of the 
_ r , tt- «• • + XT T A 1 „+ > year, serious in its consequences, has prevailed 
iSew N ork. II is office is at 1 o. Appleton s ovgr Louisiana for several weeks, and in some 
Buildings, Broadway. sections for months. Since the first of Octo- 
- —. . . — x — - ber last, the city of New Orleans has been fa- 
Hknrietta Farmers’ Club.' —We are re- vored with only one good rain. The effects 
of net, made by attaching two sheets together think from my own experience, that both are both of them was thirty-three hundred and tQ gtate that a meeti of Qj ub and fears throughout, especially among the 
and fastening them to a pole, and dragging the right, but not right when the corn is planted twenty pounds, which at five dollars per hun- 1 Hpnriofte nn Qo+nradav su ? ar P lanters ’ are &f eat and extending. _ A 
net over the standing grain, (similar in its upon sod ground. When long manure is ap- dred amounts to $166—being the price for * 2 , , , p ’ » dti J large share of the seed cane is seriously injur- 
operation to Mring with a seine) in one eve- plied to stubble ground, and tbe season bap which they «re soli The cows were quarter R ^ ^ a „ d ^ ^ (fantTwato aild rata Z caused 
ning, between the hours of eight and twelve, pens to be dry, it is not only of no benefit but bloods—a cross of the native and 1 urham improvement, will address the meeting. an epidemic among the vast droves of stock, 
in bis own and in his neighbors’ grain fields, is very injurious. Two years ago last spring -who can beat this?— A Subscriber, Sweden, 1 ’ which is causing death by thousands. 
in his own and in his neighbors’grain fields, is very injurious. Two years ago last spring Who can beat this?— A Subscriber, Sweden, 1 ’__ ^ ^ ___ which is causing death by thousands. 
caught five bushels and three pecks of grass- I covered five acres of wheat stubble, well N. Y., Feb. 28,1855. ~~~ 7 c ____ 
hoppers They were, in true Turkish style, adapted for corn, very heavily with long ma- - - *»—— - Pub East loom field Town g. Society „ . Society The officers of 
bagged, but instead of being plunged into cold, nure ; took much pains in spreading and plow- Working Oxen that are well-tended now, publishes a very liberal list of Premiums for ? as ^ : ^ AK . 
they were immersed in boiling water. When ing it under, thoroughly harrowed it, planted will be far more serviceable for the spring- compe l ion an awar a 1 n( ^ x . nnua ford Case, of Turin, President; D. Adams, 
boiled lobster like, they had a reddish color, it to corn in drills four feet apart, cultivated work, than those that are neglected: so, to have Fair, to be held Sept 19, 1855. It w one of Lowville, Cor. Sec’y.; O. G. Briggs, Turin, 
and made a fine feast for the farmer hog3. The it thoroughly with the hoe and cultivator, and good butter cows in summer, they must enter the best and most spirited Town Societies in [foe. Sec’y.; M. M. Smith, Martmsburg, 
next year (1827) grasshoppers were so scarce was determined if possible to have an extraor- the pasture in a thrifty condition. the State or mon. reaiurer. 
