MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
CffmmHEUatiffKS EXPERIMENTS WITH MUCK COMPOSTS. CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
UNDERDRAINING.—STONE AND TILE. 
Ilds. Rural i I litivc&fcw facts toconiinu- orchard ,, ... .» . wr . . 
mcate which, though not so precise and deli- Eos. Runu. -In the tee Parmer of ~T "- ---— „ Wb S “ bj01 “ ,»[ P ri ”“P»' officers of 
nite-as I could wish, may prove instructive in 1844 , in an essay on New Articles of Culture m/T* ( Cattabaiious Co.,) Ag’l Club.— County Societies which have recently heldan- 
I Eds. Rural:-A farmer asks for informa- conjunction with others elicited by your sug- is the following on Orchard grass: ’ S J* retarjr of tbls flourishing Society, M. 
tion in reference to stone and tile drains. In gesrions. There is on the highest part of my This grass has been cultivated for many t iJ j ^ ^ CC °-, a \ Ce Wlt ! ^ ie3 1 °! ution ° f Geo. S. Conover Secretary 6 Rose ^ i}°’ 
the fall of 1839 1 caused a drain to be put K an excavation or basin of from one-third years in some parts of this country ; but Is ^ or ll- 7 al , ^ ^ ° f D - Coe, Treasurer, Romulus: ’ ^ 
down 40 rods in length, ranging from three to to one-half an acre in extent, containing a de- little known and cannot be said to be 8 n a “ proceedings from which Genesee —Hon. H. U. Soper Batavia Presi- 
four feet deep. Tiding offour feet was posit of vegetable matter twelve or fifteen feet ATe Z wLhT" J „ .... *■*». 
to get descent for 18 rods, which was nearly deep m the centre, but becoming shallower and quality of its hay ; but it excels for pasture._ v. ,. e r ° b or g amze d Feb., 1853, Baker, Esq., Stafford; Chester Hannum, Pa- 
level. When the trench was made, the first running out at the circumference. On this bog It starts earlier and more rapidly in the spring, Y u mee ing o . a number of the inhabitants v jlion ; C. Wolcott, Oakfield, Vice Presidents ; 
22 rods had a descent of about four feet—the tbe vegetation is principally a peculiar kind of continues its growth more uuiformly through- 0 tbe towu ’ w hich chose suitable officers and C ’hauncey^ Kirkham, Jr., Batavia, Treasurer ; 
other perhaps six inches—width of the bot- fern > not common, I think, in this region, and oat tlie summer and affords later pasturage in adopted a constitution and by-laws. The 10th Thomas Yates > Batavia, Secretary, 
tom one and a half feet ’ The stone placed to the deposition is mainly the result of the annual . AU .^odsofstock are very fond of of Sept, following, a town Fair was held for Israel Boice, Homer, President; 
form the water coulT were about six inches growth and decay of this plant, in much of it * ^ kindlotefmf ^ S iT Z ** T *“ ! ^ ^nty-four ^v ! 
in width, and so.placed as to form a trench of tlie forms of the leaves and the annual layers Powell, of Penn., after cultivating this grass ™ emhe ™ ll was thought by many that it would Mor ^ n £ w ’ S ° CrCtary ; 
five by five inches, the cap from ten to twelve being read ily traceable. The upper stratum, for ten years, declared it produced more pas- bc a ^ ai!ure ’ but b Y perseverance it prevailed Uvinaston —Aaron tww'a lr< p asu yf’ 
inches in length, selected without reference to (after removing the turf or bogs,) to the depth turage than any other grass he had seen in an iougi not large, it did honor to the Charles Colt George W Boot 
Extra pains was taken to chink of twelve to eighteen inches, i 3 a iine h'L Zt* t tTlSM TZ T *'“ 
with small stones, and at least two feet of muck, beneath this is true peat, yellowish, T n fb 7v nn .nrf l , n„ eft f+i ia \r v -■ c . , , ,, ... P ’ ’ , Pbere was a gene- Clinton —John W. Bailey, Plattsburgh Presi- 
small stones were filled in and covered with witb a jelly-like, soapy feel. When dry, burns Societv for 1S4] it f ® Ag ra , man j fested throughout the town, dent; John L. Stetson, Plattsburgh, Secretary; 
shavings. This drain has had no repairs, ex- -ell as fuel. Ash yields little or no alkali.- f iT ’ 7 ff rent + k ^ of S tock ,Penltry, Pro- Zephaniah C. Platt, Plattsburgh, Treasurer." 
cept adjusting the stone at its mouth removed So much for the manure-heap, and by way of 7*" d g a3S “ c f m f i b ? som , e dnc0 a " d Manufacture were well rep- JMtaX-Erastus Johnson, Spring Valley, 
byfrost, and the dirt that washed out removed. Preface. ™ m * ha ‘ a " d “ Produces excel- resented The lad.es also contributed numer- ^.dent; A. Edward Suffern, Haverstraw, 
‘ In the fall of 1R93 T eauceJ ^veval oLTp In September, 1853, I drew off this muck 7 ’ and abun i dance of Parage; starting ous articles for exhibition. An Address was Corresponding Secretary ; S. W. Canfield, Pier. 
i the fall of 18.)3 I caused se\eral side and „ t v . , , . f . early in spring and again after being mown.— delivered by Mr. A. Barton, a member of the mont > Recording Secretary ; C. A Dibaur 
drains to be laid down, intersecting the upper f°n ' f ^ Tt a,8 ° eudurra droath ^tter, and yields seed Club, in which was presen^TT^r^v Nannet > Treas --. 
paro the mam dram. I found the trench as com post-heap in the nronorHon^nf 7^ later tban an Y other species ; is never killed by of the progressive farmer over the conserva Chemmg H. IT. Y an Duzer, Horseheads, 
free from dirt as when put down. It is, I be- ? 0 Xf mtckTo one Sdunl lrTl Z* the winter, and its roots are easily subdued.” live. Such a Fair as was held here Q President Witt C. Curtis, Horseheads,’ 
lieve, the best dram in this section, taking in- ,, muck ^ of dung, which lay with- j wish toinnnireof vo« nr much henpfit an A n ii . F ? Beeretery ; John Boss, Horseheads. T rfiM „r«r 
ORCHARD GRASS.-INQUIRIES. 
Eds. Rural :—In the Genesee Farmer of 
%rmtltora! Ulisallairo. 
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
eface. farmers in that county, and “ produces excel- resented. The ladies also contributed numer- President; A. Edward Suffern, Haverstraw’ ! 
In September, 1853, I drew off this muck '“I hay ’ and abundanc f of P^turage; starting ous articles for exhibition. An Address was Corresponding Secretary ; S. W. Canfield, Pier! I 
[ and peat on ground intended for corn in 1854, 
and with manure from the horse-stable, formed 
a compost-heap, in the proportion of four 
loads of muck to one of dung, which lay with- 
early in spring and again after being mown. 
delivered by Mr. A. Barton, a member of the ™ nt ’ Eecord ing Secretary ; C. A. Dibaur, 
Club, in which was presented the superiority Naanot ’ Treasurer. 
of the nrncri’pqeivvo f„ rm ov «— xi.. _ ‘ Chemung H. II. Yan Dnzpr 
the conserva- „ Buzer, Horseheads, 
hereprXcos “ ; Dc Wiu C - Horsebcads 
fi , ra “ ? Secretary ; John Boss, Horseheads, Treasurer. 
neve, me nest Grain minis section, taking in- 'T V T 1 ^ish to inquire of you or some of your cor- Biuch benefit, and all may particinate A1 ; John Eoss - Horseheads, Treasurer, 
to account the time which has elapsed since 0 lt timing till the b round was plowed for respondeutg wbether the above uam ^ d ready the fruits are sem 7 e mmll . ' , A ' . «P#™-Edward Massey, Watertown, Presi- 
its construction. The upper end of the drain Voting in the spring. During the summer bag P been cultiyated tQ ® * e °ZtZ Toni Z incrLed^nd tJ i ^ dent; A ‘ P ‘ Sigourney, Watertown, Secretary. 
was fllled t0 tb e surface with small stone.— “f pigS &h ° kept busdy emp . loyed com ' tion, and if it has proved valuable as the above There are regular meetings of thToiub 7^7' ^y>^aer —Amos Briggs, Schagticoke, Pres’t, 
They served as a filter to prevent leaves from P ostlI1 g this muck in a yard adjommg their extracts would imply Also the most suitablo month and Lrfi ra g . ice a < -Lawrence D. C. Judson, Ogdensburgh, 
being drawn into the water-conn*. In the P®- rolative proportions of muck and cutore &c-L F C Somlot-Zt l * ' e ’T’ 1 [»■ «- Foote, Ogdensburgh. Se/y. 
spring, when the water descends from the dong could not possibly be ascertained _ say Zl Fel S 18S eU ^ thl n 7 ‘ S °° ! ‘ P "f ™ Tw®' Th ° m ^ Yan, 
higher ground, it forms a pond over the filter {mr loads of muck to each pig, (fart . f/ arc llat \ c ”f'® ^ Jo-og farmer to ; Edward K. Kandall, Penn Tan, Scc'y. 
six inches deep, as the water course is insuffi- rowed in May, same year.) These two kinds ®” S Jt™ AL , ,° ‘ #w * «•““» ° f ence ftti™ f more ~ "TwFpkmtWY?- 
cient to receive all the surplus water. This »f oompost were spread over a portion of ray Zlh t 7 77 eleTa’te fZZ tr 77 r° m,I>r0vement a1 ” 1 APPLEb I0E ST0CK ’ 
gives head to the drain, causing the water to oorn-field at the rate of about thirty loads to L “ * " , °' grass; T, hethCr g r ' 
flow with as much force in the upper as in the tbe acre > and over the remainder was spread , ap , Ct . ° a 801 b ^ ie2 ° v>e UbUa - v sow 
lower part, making a descent equal to four ham-yard manure at the same rate. The re- . ^ C1 an 1010 ‘-A 01 ier 0ld Y ada pted ichigan State Ag’l Schooi 
feet in 18 rods. The force of the water carries suit was a marked preponderance in favor of 0 orcar b > 1 ® ie a !ve ' aue eEb er for pas- is ature of the Peninsular State 1 
gives head to the drain, causing the water to C01 'u-neid at tne rate ol about thirty loads to .. • , , ,, . 6 " ’ ° ' We have a mbiP nf „ , . 
a ... . „ , ° „„„„ , J , it is adapted to all soils where we usual v sow --——-—- __ . ’ u<uca m >ue ol wealth scarcely opened 
flow with as much force in the upper as in the the acre, and over the remainder was spread n1nvp „ , ,, „ t in fruit and fruit growing. The cultivation 
lower part, making a descent equal to four barn-yard manure at the same rate. The re- , , , . D, or w e her only adapted _ - ichigan State Ag l School.— The Leg- of apples, particularly, will yet prove to be 
feet in 18 rods. The force of the water carries suit was a marked preponderance in favor of 1C ar “j 1 s _ ie a lVe ’ va ue cither for pas- mature of the Peninsular State has just pass- tbe strong point of American farming. What 
the dirt, which finds its way into the drain to the compost, there being but little difference ture - or i ^adow mi comparison with other grass- ed an act establishing a State Agricultural 13 to 6 «at Britain, apples are to 
its mouth, where it deposits. between the two kinds of compost. My whole ^ ! a,ldb ow mucheither by measure or weight School. This is in accordance with the en- greatsnieidirialS ^ tl ? y . Me 
In .ho summer of 1852 I mode about 30 crop suffered materially from drouth ; sUH the “X 1° ‘ ITW “ 2^^ Tt ^ 
rodsof drain; about 15 rods of this drain had snpenonty of the compost over common ma- C1IESTEB UartlJLlNmZr r ' Mak ' T ?”’ | “ dq “ e '? “1™“* of New whicu go to show that our good varieties of 
a descent of perhaps one and a half feet per uure was remarkably well sustained during the ’ Haitl ^ *' a S«ra C-o., IN. Y. Aoik and other aged (we had almostsaid old- appte^ are s upenor to turnips in their nutri- 
11 Tit n.RM A T?ITS _Air T> XOffVlSh I StflTPa Tip nrAmoi'Anfi 1 _ 11 \G C UR 1 fl.nH nn Ia . a _ i 
its muutuj wnure u deposits. wet ween twu ninus 01 composr. My wnoie hi , v v . -..uu tuu en- great v nrpinilini'ai +a i \ V J n 
In the summer of 1852 I made about 30 crop suffered materially from drouth ; still the cd “ ith 7Zv X ' MMiol *7 pr0greSS !^ e f pirifc ^ of the farmers a fine growth of fruit. I have^nTtatemrate 
rodsof drain; about 15 rods of this drain had superiority of the compost over common ma- CIIESTFR Hartl ^ nd Z.Z. U ° r v MaN ' Yor k anfotl 7* ^ f 7 ad ? UCG ° f New wbi eu g° to show that our good varieties of 
a descent of perhaps one and a half feet per uure was remarkably well sustained during the '( ’ Ha,tl ™ l > * m S ara Co., N. Y. A o lk and other aged (we had almostsaid old- jppira are superior to turnips iu their nutri- 
rod, the other half, six inches to 15 rods. Be- whole season of growth, and terminated in a Remarks.— M r. Howard, of the Boston °=[ isb ) fetates - I he provisions of the law otber ^®G« al to p ° tat ° e s and 
ing anxious to make a finish, I commenced much more perfect specimen of a crop. Ire- 7 ™' 1 *“ ^ ZtTJ n TZ ° f ** 
filling the lower end by throwing small stone & ret now tbat I did not carry out the experi- L g .‘, n .fi C ,l aS , ° W - 1 meadow > was found by ( ,11Ca ^' a ‘ ociet y io select a farm of the usual allowance of milk and added afteva 
into the trench before the upper end was com- ment by actual measurement; but not think- , , 1S f S p, ei . s abundantly on the tss ul.> J acres, nor more than 1,000 little a moderate quantity of apples which I 
pleted. The water piled agafnst the stone to -g of making any further u^e of it than to f ba ^ f ^ ^er a locality much fre- a ^ ten miles of Lansing, the capital couthmed through the w/nter. P /n the spring, 
the depth of about three inches, until I com- sati sfy my own mind as to the efficiency of this qUe ,'; t by Wlld fowI -ducks, &c.,-which fed £ th o State subject to the approval of the a f l ‘! e buye p r } ot f e f eu f , e P ractic e, declared 
. . . Tb. kind ofmannw. ‘ on the seeds. From this it got the odd name I Eoard of Education. Twenty-two sections of 1 1 ’L Cal . ves 1 , the best be bad seen. They owed 
mast soon become obstructed, as it has do reasonable doubt. Sowed corn on the border 7 >‘™ a if.o^mary dry land “It is a purchase the erections, furniture, library, 
natural water course, or at least the level part of this bog, (which is drained to some extent;) XX ^ valaabte f » r d “P ”>"oky a f < ! ; rbe s «kool is to be under the direction 
of it. The water would have flowed frLy g«- twice as large as on adjoining lands ; “‘ in W [ Z'Z 7 V nnn From ® 5 ’- 
through a pipe-tiie of two inches diameter and turnips on a portion of it from which the 1,?"’ h ° llj '“ nSUItoWe 7 ! ° .j!® /®* r a PP rop nated to pay 
when the driu was put down. turf had been removed by burning, surpassed ^ ^_ mpiS^he^T ** ‘° 
I intend to try pipe-tile, as I have lauds of tbase sowu on the richest grounds where the proper age of swine for tore. __ ' U C ’ 
i iiaa, pernaps, as rnuch orcharding* 
f ai y ' na ; 1 . 111 p «y town, I have just set out 
l.LOO additional trees, and at my earliest con- 
vemence I intend to double the dose. If ap¬ 
ples will sell, say for 25 cents per bushel, they 
*4rn rnArO C _ _ i , A , y 7 _ . j 
of it. The water would have flowed freely grew twice as large as on adjoining lands; r™ “ r l ° ie . raDly LpoTnX non ^ u eanon. Prom %p5,- are more profitble for rnnrkt+L ousnei, they 
through a pipe-tile of two iuches diameter turnips on a portion of it from which the “ whall Y "” s “‘ abfe l?™ 00 to pay j call rai F wS a efc“Xi 
but little descent, perhaps 1% feet to 40 rods soil was a g raveb Y clay loam. S. Luther. Messrs. Eds : — Many farmers in rearing and 
—this will be about the length of my main TAPPTVP*’mYd t ^ tdi?d fattening swine, are in the habit of wintering 
drains, which I intend to put down three and LUTING MAILE TREES.. over spring pigs, in order to have something 
a half feet deep, making a stone filter at the v " 7- . . „ to fatten the uext fall- This, I think an ex¬ 
end. If I can pond the water 3j< feet above , • r Z S & fnGnd and peusive way of obtaining pork, for it is not 
the tile, and have 1 fopf fall /in ls am ‘ y 0 day, I found your excellent pa- an uncommon fliinrr tUaf nffaw . 
S. Luther. 
for arable land.” the teachers. Tuition to be fort 
■- pupils from the State. 
proper age of swine for pork. 
Messrs. Eds :— Many farmers in rearing and Livingston Gn q, 
fattening swine, are in the habit of wintering ety he d a meenL », L f , S ° C : ETV - 
over sn^ine• nip-s. in rn-dpj. i,ow n _i ? . _ lu o Gleneseo, c 
fattening swine, are in the habit of wintering- \°' Ag ’ l Sogistv.- 1 This soci- 
over spring pigs, in order to have something „]) f ° ^ “* Gmes ?’ °“ lbe 271,1 
to iatien the next^ fail. This, I think an ex- £ ( t ?i 
the tile, and have 1 y 2 feet fall to 40 rods, it 
will make five feet descent. This will cause 
sufficient draught to wash out all the quick- 
ner of MnrnTT’ V i 7 P& ' an ^common thing, that after keeping their 
1 ’ f a 7r ’ Wl " Ch , WaS an inquiry and b °gs eighteen months they get no more than 
117^7 f PP 7 gMaple j reeS -’’ ThisSub - two or three hundred pounds each; an amount 
sumcieuh uiaugui to wasn out an tlie quick- • , . „ „ A V u x . ““““ tnu VL ■ turee nuuarea pounds each ; au amount ^ — 
sand or mud that may find its way into the r ° , 7 .° frGquent presentation. In different that ought to be made on each pig at nine or ,, " mnner of applying plaster to far 
rvirvrx xvtL;«l Kn of + 1 ,^ i - s. localities I have carefullv noticed the mn.nner ton mnnti,. t , ° to be accompanied with a full and a.mnle 
the teaeheraf T ti '„to b 77Z?Z Z l T f a if wouT'seiflr afmu 1 
pupils from the State ^ f ’ ° “ ‘tay affori cheaper and better nutri- 
uieut for man and beast than we can get in 
- any other way. I have never found anythin^ 
Livingston Co. Ag’l Society.—T his soci- m . tb 7 wa ^ °/domestic stock, but what wifi 
etyheid a meeting at Genesee, on the 27th tt^h^” Chargm * 0 "' 
Ol the purpose of preparing a Premium Some sort of succulent food is required by 
List for the next I air, and the transaction of ab animals, and apples in this country are 
other business. We notice the offer of two J ast adapted to that necessity.— Mr. Brooks’ 
premiums of $10 each ; the first for the best Address -_ _ 
systetn of experiments illustrating the most liiSmST 
pipe, which must be of the largest size. The . Carefully noticed th e nmnner ten months old. Indeed, I have seen over norf . cppn „ i f t— .-e — amcie oi 
surface water which floods the ground in the i onrnng this operation, and the results, three hundred and twenty pounds of oork mi !• v ’ j d for the best system of winter foreign as well as of domestic commerce. We 
spring ma, be carried to the filter by artificial d ' reCt “ d remote ’X Se ™ raI m ° d0S - The P igs at “ ne m0 » tta » u - ' U this course half “? ‘ of / toCk “ procliccd ?he ZwlS^f^teW 1 f" ket with 
means when the ground is down to grass, but X '“ S g “.f all Y b f“ P referred ,0 tbe au - «» time of keeping them is Led, in which is both l!' “ TZ7 S,1Ch Prcmi ” m ; counX dffitinrf to te'onerf ?f ttiS 
when under the plow in certain locations, sur- ^; b«anse, tt ts satd, more sap is obtain^, included six months or more of cold stormy ^^ tance,K X” wj^pLjnce comparZeTv' 
faccmndmight be washed into the drain. I 15 isusually true, Jint to conclude that weather, requiring additional food to keep , he *°°‘ et y- Arrangements were few, the breadth of land devotedLo their 
ean get m, descent to the side drains, which ‘ herefOT,: the gouge should be employed, would them iu thriving order. P *>«-**•»• *■“ c -““ .... 
n W ove( LLri P !„TL W :, lk , a . f “ n a " d a “ plere - Hops are becoming an important article of 
will be about ten rods long, by rising gradual¬ 
ly from 3 y 2 feet to 2 feet, allowing a natural 
descent of six inches. The water course will 
have a descent of two feet, sufficient, I think, 
to secure the permanency of the side drains. 
Pori i ° ~ wicuaii/u ui iana aevotea to thoir 
also made for the formation of a library, for eultivation not exceeding eight thousand acres, 
—.... x be to 
to secure the permanency of the side drains. ,. . . , ’ a “ d tbe conse q ue uces are easily expensive, for with their snouts, they have torn ° ‘ Ua ^ and a bnsk ex P ort demand is the result at re- 
,.*r X ° pi f’ « al ! 7 will SK Z ZZn gou^havefte it tKt,™ 4 t° 5 " HxnnWLLTLrsWWlTappears K & 
« ag " aa ‘ a " P-t ofihe tree: the sheep, as we.l as cattle, have sXS 
air admitted into the upper end, that is where npar thp hafir willLoia^ + -i ,• l r ~~ -- ..s*.vu lu^aicuuuw- sptiwIv in «wno Wm™ , . uuuurcu muusana aonars! There is everv 
the drains are long and put down 3 or 31 / ” ear wdl be kul undei contribution? ed to enter. True, they may have destroyed ! i p 7 f P r 7 0t the west durill & probability of the foreign demand continuing 
feet, in a close, retentive soil. Tile which are P . meatS Carefully made ’ teacb tbat tbe some thistle roots, but in so doing they have ! ^ J lC gr<?at dr0uth of last aS p ‘' ices ra, ^ e iu England from eighty to one 
imperfectly burned, in my opinion will slack annu ^ p ^ ofit > andtba t the destroyed from two to four square feet ofgrass bp destro ^ ed tbe P astura ge, and “red and twenty cents per pound, whilst 
in time nn soft Jn i « a r n Lees will last longer. Philosophical reasons beside you have had a oreif- nmm , + 1 bence many flocks were in a poor condition in bb een cents will cover all expenses of ship- 
7 "I WCellar fomi^ktto thereflect. sq^aW the fall,-and the severe winter, and scarcity sale duty, Ac Should this foreign dt 
pavements, and not exposed to the action of W they will be obvious. A .. of fodder. Lave . • , 7 mand continue another week or two, we shall 
root from the pasture in which they are allow- ' , 
ofito onlor. Trno , ***^7 
hundred thousand dollars! There 
Mciii s four, workiiisr no hurdcr—inulcino’ u o nni *111111 
J , lf °. , . in » a 3. The spile should be drove no farthe 
difference of oue-liuif in cost, 8»llowin°* us ninr*]i +1 *n i , p? . . , 
in the „„ r-r ,b. 7, ° 17 tban m0 be J ust 8ufflcimt prevent the 
gain iu the use of the best of tools us may be ^ 
lost by bad weather. I may send for tile to a tu A , ,, , , 
Albany, and have them forwarded by railroad '• 8pi e ® ou e 110 ai b ei Uian is just 
uud draw them with team to the xY re< ‘ a,S . ,te *». ,he aW anything 
rTT ““ Y pU * U “ e actl0 “ of in i? wil1 fca obvious. A few remarks on ‘ m™ ,l„ , , » f Mar. have decimated then, to an alarminw EftiX” 6 ?"„ 0t - h<!r week or tB0 ’ we sbal1 
frost. Aluch depends on circumstances nnrl u,„ *.• ci ... . , . wnen the pigs are old enough to wean let * , -, T v . , aimin b be left with a deficiency on this side and no 
management in reference to cost I may pay i T ° f ’ eeS 7 ° ° S6 tblS paper ‘ tbem 1x5 fed ab they want of good nutritious \ 7 ° f 108868 ar6 GX ' m - U is seveut A- five P er cent above the ’average 
X^provrd&rtsfs ‘Tsrsisrr 1 , b ; ia t L c f r 1 cou ;u ^ ° L 
toolsldigs the trench no wider than is neeeLrv fmm , ? ? 7 /X ^ breed > a “ d Ms tbem ri S b ‘. ‘ b « pigs will ° f *T One man's flock that connty has 7± --- 
and makes five rods of good trench to my exoosure- vZZ ZZh ' 1 ” depft . i “ SOme veigh from 250 to 300 lbs., at the above age. S “ '" a dlmmutl0 “ 500 hea d- Al,ll0st Grass Fields—I t is often a serious loss 
motes te,„. A.,. ,*?. expos “ e - X m , 7 T* Tbe S0B ca “ be *** ke P‘ « 11. refuse of T**?* *V" T “ ^ ' vben “ ds ' h *•«* O. previous Lason, Z 
3. The spile should be drove no farther in the kitchen, if the farmer’s do g is not too dip ° f the great W ° o1 regl0n of 0bio wil1 be f cded down witb tbe view to remain in grass 
ui will be just sufficient to prevent the sap j™ and she oimht not to be kont too - 11 considerabl y reduced from that of last year.” [° r severaI years, prove on examination, that 
3< Th ® Spile Sb ° uld be drove no farther in the kitchen, if the farmer’s dog is not too 
nan wi e jus su cien o prevent the sap ] ar g ej and she ought not to be kept too well 
escaping only through the spile. , • >, . , ° mi . ; 1 tuu we u 
i Tl.ssteL,.u i._»,. ,.. ■ . during the winter. This can he done, for I 
Thespiie should be no larger than by* have ” tr ied it— J. sYZ mZ Y j 
TQltA frvr I ho oli/vTrrh TM^rvnnA . __Ti*_ 7 ^ * -*- • 
! o7the'tile ill- m °7 7 . injunous to tbe tree - Salt and Ashes F0R ^ Worms.—L ast nounced the time of holding. Shows for cur- seriously interfered with by'such VmishajL— 
• j • _ , °- Bijury of the tree should be as carefully spring I had a piece of meadow' land, in a rent year as follows :—New York, at Elmira bn * bese cases ’ we would advise a fewr.«uarts 
+Uo 1U -7 f a a avoi ded as in grafting. high state of cultivation, which I plowed on Oct. 2 to 5 ; Vermont, at Rutland Sent 11 of grass seed to be sown to the acre on tffisur- 
railroad and G. One spile is generally all a tree ought to the 16th of May about six inches deep, and to 13; New Hampshire Sept 12 to U- whde , tbe lrosts °J ^P ri ng have left it 
lay be procured T' Asa00 tl . . turned the grass all under ; I then harrowed it Maryland, at Baltimore, last week in Octj comes thy Lough pa“° ove“he X.^Thta 
f Wuttt 7 . '• , AS S0 ° U aS tbe season closes > imme ~ tborougbl y oa tbe 19tb and planted with po- Canada West, at Cobourg, Oct 9 to 12 • Can- will cover the sml, and very often cause it to 
• tx.ng. diately should the spiles be removed and the tatoes. After dropping the potatoes I took ada East, at Sherbrooke, Sept. 11 to 14.’ £ row and vegetate beautifully, avoiding the 
_ holes closed. good ashes, two parts, Nova Scotia plaster_* ^__ ' necessity of plowing up the field.— Pa. Farm 
aBDY.—Slack a 8 ’ Tbe pI “ gs > ia “°“ e cases - ma 7 be best of one part, and salt one part, and pnt a good Illinois State Am Socmi—At the late ___' 
considerably reduced from that of last year.” for several years, prove on examination, that 
—- , , , _ ^ be grass seed either from dry weather or 
p STATE ] ? ai * s fbr 1855 -—Several State and usual rotation, which reqterSeachfidd to 1 be 
i rovincial Ag. Societies have already an- plowed in its turn, or as it may be required is 
l-t/M-. 4 Hr-, LH.V.. m n All rr • _T 'll 1 J , I _ 7 
Warts on Cattle — Remedy. 
vi A*is ujm x^atxiak — AVKjsuiijL) y .—diuck a , , . . ' t -ti. , • - , ■ x - o”™ j-uuiivxiio uiiifi Yi_u. ownsri'.—At the late -_ ... _ 
piece of lime the size of a hen’s egg; add four ;. timber f ; G bers of g reea Aigor- handful previous to covering I had only 80 annual meeting, the following named officers Carlton Town Eair.-YYc notice in the 
table-spoonfulls of soft soap; stir until well b lt , p 1Dgs 0 e 11 8' £ au g e > or of the usies 0 . e aCie ’ au tue ^ ar ^ est C1 ’°P of were elected for the current year:—H. C., Republican published at Albion, N. Y the 
mixed; apply the same to the warts. They S/fT w iT 17 ^ plngS f ubs and ™ 7° rm + 3 1 So much Johns, Platt Co., Pres’t.; Dr. John A. Ken- P ren } iu (n Hst of the first Fair of the Carlton 
will disarmear in a few and five cV;. J 0uld fal1 a llttle sbort of tbe outsid e of the for salt and ashes to destroy worms. My nicott. West Northfield. Conk rte r^. Agricultural aud Mechanical Association. It 
grow and vegetate beautifully, avoiding the 
necessity of plowing up the field.— Pa. Farm 
Journal . 
Carlton Town Fair.— We notice in the 
Republican published at Albion, N. Y., the 
wili disappear in a few days, and the skin be- tree , ^ tbat ^ bart 
come smooth. A. G. W. I Palermo N. 7.. March 9. 
may grow over. 
A Clergyman-. 
potatoes were very badly eat by the worms. 
— R. B. IIackstaff, Lawrenceville, N. Y. 
nicott, West Northfield, Cook Co., Cor. 
Sec’y; W. F. M. Army, Bloomington, Bee. 
Sec’y-, John Williams, Treasurer. 
Agricultural and Mechanical Association. It 
shows this young Society in fine position, and 
we hope it will be followed each year by 
as satisfactory results. 
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