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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
ar ton. 
INQUIRIES, &c. 
Removing Large Trees. — Inquiry.—I n- 
; packed the soft earth with his hands closely 
i about all the roots. As the roots projected 
from the main stem, at different depths, great 
fcjmttrc %x\% t h. 
0 ..... tendinsr to remove an apple orchard of several care was taken to pack the earth up to each ... . . 
. <■> >< . • _--- ° p , , n • r rod, trom the underside, and to have each root ttqt ntf PATWNTTQ 
TTTT7 rnNrrnhT) GRAPE —GRAPE CULTURE, years growth—the trees from two to four inch- - n its natural position, so that when the whole ’ 
IHL CONCORD ulfALPn^ eg . n diameter —! w i s h to make some inqui- work about tbe tree was done, not a single Issw<l f rom ,M United SMa PaUmt ( f m for the wtA 
From what we can gather from unbiased ries on the subject. The ground was prepared hollow place should remain unfilled. After ' ndin ° Marc 2 ’ 185 ' 
fpoijmonv concerning this much-lauded grape, last fall for their reception this spring by ma this point—the most delicate of all—the whole E E Bcrthon, Fareham, Eng., folding lifeboats. P: 
Lesuuiouj- ® Q „J o.ihRm'lino’ was rounded up, throwing On Soft dry earth, tented in England in 1851. 
we are led to believe that it has been pran. b > _ ’ , d tv, P till the stem stood about an inch deeper in the ®ihu Bliss, Newark, N. x, ^ivei for watch ehatos. 
beyond its real merits. That it is likely to My plan is, .o cu • ‘ ground than before transplanting. To finish w.z. w! fnd’j.' w" cL\>man.”i^wYork cit'v. fastei 
USE AND PROPERTIES OF PHOSPHORUS. 
It is just two hundred years since phos¬ 
phorus was discovered. Kraft, an eminent 
Philosopher of Hamburg, gave three hundred 
dollars for the secret of its preparation, and 
es in diameter I wish to make some inqui- wk about the tree was done, not a single f™ *< ^ traveled through Europe, exhibiting the ’won- 
ries on the subject. The ground was prepared hollow place should remain unfilled. After ' ‘ ’ derful discovery at all the royal courts. 
ries on the subject. I he ground was prepared hollow place should remain unfilled. After 
last fall for their reception this spring by ma this point—the most delicate of all—the whole 
E. L. Bcrthon, Fareham, Eng., folding life boats. 
beyond its real merits. That it is likely to My plan is, to cut a trench around the 
prove a real acquisition for such localities as trees some 2}A feet from the trunks, and re- 
. . -- , ,, ,, . i_ __„.;+L (Inm all flic oarfVi that will ndliPrP 
J. E. Rlodgett, Hannibal, N. Y., wagon brake. 
W. Z. W. and J. W. Chapman, New York City, fasten- 
derful discovery at all the royal courts. 
In appearance, phosphorus resembles bees¬ 
wax ; but is more transparent, approaching 
the color of amber. Its name, which is de¬ 
rived from the Greek, signifies “ light-bearer,” 
will not perfect the Isabella, there is perhaps move with tt 
no doubt But that it will supplant the latter to the roots. 
-iey in places where it matures « 
is quite problematical. ® * on it for the season. Every tree lived, and did c. G. Curtis, 
Mr. J. B. Garber, of Columbia, Pa., who some of the outer an especio‘ well, though last year was, all will remember, 
has a $5 plant of the Concord growing, thus bmbs ? Should they be protected the first a year of terrible drouth .-Ohio Farmer. ment for feedin 
gives his impressions of it, in a letter before us. season agains our wes win s, y in' a ■* ~~ elevators for loi 
° w .,, A 1 C „ . what it will tened to a stake driven firmly in the ground Fruit Prospects were never better, we be- a. t. Watson 
n W.th me ,t made a «ne growth ; whaUt w,H for transplanting, or liere, in Central Ohio. The peach buds are , 
be, I do not know But I do know that it is « a measurc 10 „ ^ et °to of uninjured as jet, and with (he prospects of a XS& 
a true native, and I also know it is not an Isa- P f backward spring, we shall look for a grand ram. 
bella nor a Catawba, nor in the most remote the ground. Will the cultivation of he crop . from the Nortb of ki.brldg.Hjr 
deeree related to the Fox family- The appear- ground to corn injure the trees, if not p an the State inform us that a large portion of Gideon Hotch 
ance of its growth, wood, leaves, &c, show it too near them? Should the trees be set the the peach bu* are destroyed, though some 
’ m u What game as before their removal in relation to trees in sheltered localities have escaped inju- FrtS( i erick Ne 
to be hardy, and free fiom mildew. What . . . f 9 ry. Some Fruit growers in Northern Ohio firearms, 
the fruit will be, time alone will tell. I am the points oi con i • and Western New York express the belief ApS 01 
pleased with its appearance.” Another cor- Answers o ic 01 g in 8 I ’ that a large portion of the peach trees have l.' e.’ Ransom 
respondent from Dutchess Co., who also pro- such suggestions as you should deem expeui- been k m ed by the very severe weather of the tu yP« ^ icks : 
cured a So plant writes that with him it made ent would be gratefully received by — A Sub- past mont h, (15 to 25 deg. below zero,) as the D * id shfve, 
, „ L aWW „ rnw 4 b and bi q onin- scriber, Union, Monroe Co., N. Y. wood even of young shoots has turned dark ; polishing dagm 
iome z /2 teet rom ine iiunns, a - a]]; tbe earth was then smoothed off evenly ing knobs for curtains &c. and is indicative of its most distinguishing 
with them all the eanh that will adhere with a hoe, and a good mulching of compost, ra [i' cars .° r ° ’ ° r >e ’ 1 ’ ” " v - 11 quality, being self-luminous. Phosphorus, 
roots. When should the tough grass made of night-soil and leeched ashes, mixed in jolinB. Cowing, Seneca Falls, N. Y., air chamber for when exposed to the air, shines like a star, 
equal quantities, was spread around the tree. 
The ground was cultivated, by growing corn 
on it for the season. Every tree lived, and did 
well, though last year was, all will remember, 
John b. Cowing, Seneca Fails, n. Y.. air chamber ror when exposed to the air, shines like a star, 
f0 A°H U Cro S zier, Oswego, n. Y., machine for cutting bar- gi™g out a beautiful lambent greenish light. 
pleased with its appearance. Another cor- _ 6 , 6 . . 
respondent from Dutchess Co., who also pro- such suggestions as you should de 
cured a $5 plant, writes that with him it made ent would be gratefully receive y 
a very slow and slender growth, and his opin- scriber, Union, Monroe Co., N . Y. 
rei heads. ^ Phosphorus dissolves in warm sweet oil. If 
U, Curtis, Springfield, Mass., new pump. Ibis phosphorised oil be rubbed over the face 
Howard Delano, Syracuse, N. Y., improved arrange- IP the dark, the teatures assume a ghastly ap- 
ment for feeding fuel to furnaces. pearance, and the experimentalist looks like a 
A. H. Gaston and Jos. Smith, Sunbury, Ohio, rake and t.pritn.hlp Will-n’-thp-Wism 
elevators for loading hay and grain. ' cniaoie _ vv ill o tnt yv isp. 
A. T. Watson, Castleton, N. Y., breech loading fire- The Origin ol the phosphorus is the most re- 
ar ? ls ', TT . _ , ...... . „ markable circumstance concerning it. Every 
Joel Haines, West Middlebury, Ohio, extension tables. , , . , r» & 
Thomas Hanson, New York city, valve for hydraulic other substance Wltn which we are acquainted 
m. can be traced either to the earth or air ; but 
l' 'w.'F foafviani-i^ Jersey 0 i' ity^shi p aug'urs " phosphorus seems to be of animal origin. Of 
Gideon Hotchkiss, Windsor, N. Y., railroad car brakes, all the animals, man contains the most; and 
Chas. Keniston, Boston, Mass., hand printing press. 0 f the various parts of the body, the brain 
Frederick Newbury, Albany, N. Y., improvement in yields by analysis more phosphorus than any 
■e arms. other. Every thought has perhaps a phos- 
A S' Newton, Richmond, ind., cartridges. phoric source. It is certain that the most in- 
L. E. Ransom, Havana, Ohio, new mode of manufac- tellectual beings Contain the most phosphor- 
iring bricks. us. It generally happens that when a singu- 
EllbridgeHarris, Boston, Mass., fluid lamps. 
I. W. Hoagland, Jersey City, ship augurs. 
Gideon Hotchkiss, Windsor, N. Y., railroad car brakes 
Chas. Keniston, Boston, Mass., hand printing press. 
fire arms. 
A. N. Newton, Richmond, Ind., cartridges. 
D. H. Phillips, Greenville, Ill., seed planters. 
L. E. Ransom, Havana, Ohio, new mode of manufac 
Boston, Mass., mowing machines. , ' •, r , Y 
David Shive, Philadelphia. Pa., improved method of lar discovery is made, many years elapse be- 
poiishing daguerreotype plates. fore any application of it is made to the wel- 
avery slow ana sieuuergiuw tu, aim xiia • - - but we advise them to suspend their judg- j ' a ' snn'gu^aud 0 Bo^naUf o d (Cno^ Ohio fare and happiness of man. This remark ap- 
ion of it is rather adverse, thinking it smacks Another Apple Tree “ Enemy.”— I dis- ment until after the time for the leaves to put se if loading cart.' ‘ ’ ’ plies to phosphorus. It is only the other day 
somewhat of humbuggery. covered last August another apple tree enemy, forth ; as similar effects were produced in this Kiihu street, Montviiie, Conn., mortising and tenoning that it was sold at five shillings an ounce ; now 
Mr. Garber adds further “ I am gather- It • bout tbe 0 f a common “ ap- vicinity two years ago, but very many of the m n. mry, and H. a. Luttgens, Paterson, N. J., valve it is so cheap that the penniless portion of 
„ , t ,. ... . -11 trees that were deemed killed recovered entire- gearing for steam engines. our population hawk it about m the form of 
mg all the native varieties ol the grape that pi etre e” caterpillar, of a brownish color, with j _q^ Cu i t > Lewis Van Riper, Spring Valley, n. y., improvement matcbeg- But wbat a nob ] ej ]j fe> light, and 
are brought into notice. I received cuttings y e n ow ring around the neck. They work in “-— —-— V ose, Newtonviiie, Mass., improvement in fire-giving office does it fill! For commer- 
last spring of the “ Delaware grape,” from the same manner as the caterpillar, eating the The Peach Crop.— The temperature falls pumps. ’ ’ , in p rint inK cial purposes—match-making—phosphorus is 
Ohio, but failed in growing them. Have an i eave s off the tree I have found them on but in Connecticut and Massachusetts to 12 and presses^as, cmcinnat 1 , u 10 , mproveme * extracted from burnt bones. The demand for 
order fo,, p. a „t « two. This,, howe^ tw0 tlTO , (both young one,) Have you, or 
not a na ive, as one g an ... . an y of y«nr numerous readeis.er ei seen any of €onnjj one mor ning, on the high hills, '“w.'n.Yom, ronGibson, Mis.,., improved cultivator, more than half an ounce “ to set before the 
its foreign origin. Lt may be a seedling nom the above kind of worm, or is it new only to the thermometer indicated 18 deg. below, G. a. Prentiss, Cheshire Co., N. h., new arrangement king!” 
a kind that crossed the lt big pond, but is not m y ge if ?—G. W. L ., Almond, N. Y., 1854. while on the plains and valleys it was 22 ; yet of Jeostedman°^ Vienna, N. J., sewing machine. ~~ — - 
a true native. Its exemption from mildew is -there were plenty of peaches the following sea- w. k. b. Hartley, New York city, press for making A N EW BUILDING MATERIAL. 
what recommends it, and if so, is an exception The Vegetable Egg.—Inquiry.— Have you son on the hills, and none in the plains and 0 f 
to all the foreign varieties I have seen, which 0 r any of your numerous readers had any ex- valleys. A year or two after the temperature, attaching augurs to handies. Howard’s Real Estate Register, published 
is full one hundred—having experimented with perience in the cultivation of the vegetable one wmdy night, was exact y reverse . e ^ ^Kon^N^Y. cuyj sewfng machfnas. at Boston, says : 
“ . . , , U oll wftr .fi 1 ipaq 1 o , , M • w next year there was not a peach on the hills, G . l. Bailey, (assignor to G. l. Bailey and Mighin Nut- We have been shown a sample of anew 
about eighty myselt, and found all worth es e gg ? w hat soil is best adapted to it. at what bu t a f u jj crop j n t be valleys ; the tree buds ting,) Portland, Maine, castors for furniture. building material to which we alluded a week 
with the exception of two or three, that are time should the seed be sown, and at what were not injured. Who will inform the pub--•» —-or two'since. It is a kind of brick made witl 
partially exempt.” distance apart ? Also how do you prepare lie where the exact frost-line of the peach is ? A TRIUMPH OF INDUSTRY AND SKILL, dead air spaces, and possessing all the beautj 
That grape culture will pay, there can be no them (after they are raised) for eating? I Another question to the curious is, at what - and hardness of granite. It is made of drj 
doubt and no man who has a rod of ground wish you or some of your numerous readers to temperature the peach tr ee is killed by frost. The Boston Traveler gives the particulars lime and dry sand, in the proportion of one 
onght’to be without one or more vines, the more answer these questions through the columnsof or Ceot " t „ e G^ot-It is ° F ^ construetion of a hr klge on the Vermont twelfth “ 
especially now that its fruit can be kept with- your valuable paper.—G. W. S., Almond, the custom of many, who have small vegeta- Central Railroad, which was destroyed by hre one hundred tons. The lime is slacked am 
ion of it is rather adverse, thinking it smacks Another Apple Tree “ Enemy.” —I dis- 
somewhat of humbuggery. covered last August another apple tree enemy 
Mr. Garber adds further :—“ I am gather- j s a worm about the size of a common “ ap 
fore any application of it is made to the wel¬ 
fare and happiness of man. This remark ap¬ 
plies to phosphorus. It is only the other day 
Wnn^T. Vose, Newtonviiie, Mass., improvement in fire-giving office does it fill ! For commer- 
lmps. . cial purposes—match-making—phosphorus is 
L-^- Wells, Cincinnati, Ohio, improvement in printing extracted f rom burnt bones. The demand for 
o! Willis, Dizardviile, N. c., centrifugal water wheel, it is now so great that many tons are annually 
w. a. Wood, Hoosick Falls, n. Y., gram and grass har- prepared . When Kraft traveled, he had no 
a w n vnut, Fort Gibson. Miss., imnroved cultivator, more than half an ounce “to set before the 
presses. , , ... 
0. Willis, Dizardviile, N. C., centrifugal water wheel. it IS no 
W. A. Wood, Hoosick Falls, N. Y., grain and grass har- prepar€ 
vesters. * ^ 
G. W. N. Yost, Port Gibson, Miss., improved cultivator, more XJ 
G. A. Prentiss, Cheshire Co., N. H., new arrangement king !” 
of friction rollers for axles. 
Geo. W. Stedman, Vienna, N. J., sewing machine. 
W. M. B. Hartley, New York city, press for making A 
NEW BUILDING MATEBIAL. 
ittaching augurs to handies. Goward s Real Estate Register, published 
Reuben Shaler, Madison, Conn., ore separators. , -p + 
T. J. W. Robertson, N. Y. city, sewing machines. ax JjOSXOU, says . 
g. l. Bailey, (assignor to G. l. Bailey and Mighiu Nut- We have been shown a sample of anew 
;ing,) Portland, Maine, castors for furniture. building material to which we alluded a week 
• ♦ *■ or t w0 since. It is a kind of brick made with 
A TRIUMPH OF INDLSTRlt AND SKILL, dead air spaces, and possessing all the beauty 
- and hardness of granite. It is made of dry 
The Boston Traveler gives the particulars lime and dry sand, in the proportion of one- 
of the construction of abridge on the Vermont twelfth lime and eleven-twellths sand, laid in 
A TRIUMPH OF INDUSTRY AND SKILL, 
out any trouble for several months, thus giving N. Y. 
a family the luxury of grape-eating all through ^ 
the winter season. A recent letter from R. B. , 
the winter season, a • n0 wbecut. Select the middle of the day when 
Warren, of Alabama, Gen. Co., an enthusias- there is little or no frost in the branches. It 
Cherry Grafts. —Grafts of the cherry should and good crops may be obtained, if the land is 
Rotation of Crops in the Darden.— lt is i i n- i ^ K moulds and subjected to an equal pressure of 
the custom of many, who have small vegeta- Central Railroad, which was destroyed by the Qne bun d re d tons. The lime is slacked and 
ble gardens, to plant the same crops in the on the 9 th inst., as an instance of v hat may the sand is sifted. The pressure is sufficient to 
same spots year after year. This may be done be accomplished by combined energy and me- cause all the particles to come in contact, 
and good crops may be obtained, if the land is c banical resource. It is worthy of record : forming a beautiful material. The bricks can 
deeply trenched and thoroughly manured eve¬ 
ry year. But without these precautions crops 
--> ' . IUC1C lO lliwc VJ. uu liwou ill mv, Wiivuv.nv.a. r y yt; ar . jom, VVILIlUUt LUCtee LU KUaUllUilS LX A) US -i “ i • „ CAA foot. 
tic cultivator of fruit, adds :—“ I am planting j s yydl a l S o to cut apple and pear grafts very almost certainly degenerate. The turnips a p, 1 ™ \ J’," „„ V, , ? \ j i 
lanical resource. It is worthy of record : forming a beautiful material. The bricks can 
The original bridge was in four spans of 150 course be made in any form or shape ac- 
et each, making a total length of 600 feet; cording to taste. It is fully equal to sand 
xd was from 18 to 20 feet above the level of stone. The advantages are the facility with 
crop of Isabellas the past season, and find 
they succeed much the best with a sonthern r _ 
exposure—the roots at least. The fruit will U N ,, rep y u ° 
1 i i . ,, , j that the cultivi 
ripen as soon, and I think sooner, in the shade, , . 
bat the roots must bo fully exposed to the sue. varieUes 
My vine on the summer-house did not ripen its 
fruit as soon by two weeks as that trained upon Black Kno' 
the barn witli a southern exposure. Of the var i e t Y 0 f cures 
they be cut belore the least tiow ol sap upward, show small heads. Though we manure abun- VCsll e 
Maine Farmer. dantly and work the soil two spits deep, we na B.. s 
In reply to a correspondent we would add find it of great advantage to change the local- 
that the cultivated varieties of tho Cherry do of th 4 e cr0 P s evei 7 yj T > with \ xce P' th 
uot succeed wheu grafted ou the mid red and cd _ and s |, m tQ Jo beto J r up0 „ the ^ and a 
black varieties. j spo t; year after year.— Am. Agriculturist. Mr. I 
tg side and the inside of the wall is made at the 
The fire occurred about ten o’clock in the same time. The chemical change which takes 
morning There was not a stick of timber place in the manufacture of the bricks hardens 
on the “ground for reconstruction. Material them so that they are no more affected by the 
and men for the work were to be collected.— action of the atmosphere than common stone. 
Mr R. Sherburne, the Superintendent of the It is not affected by frost, and experiments 
road, commenced his operations at once, by which have been tried to test its strength and 
latter, that part which extended around upon the Black Knot on the plum tree, but thus 
the east side, and consequently shaded by the far, after having trial each of the remedies 
barn and an almond tree most of the day, ripen- recommended at the different dates of their 
, . „ „ ,,,ii a^xi publication, and which includes all that has 
ed its fruit from ten to twelve days before tbe [> becn - without the 
other part of the same vine. f ear 0 f contradiction, that the Black Knot j vj 
Black Knots on Plum Trees.-W e see a Apply soap suds to your grape vines and ScielffiTc^ 
r ° Se bU£1CS ’’ they W1 benefited by 11 tation to the scene of disaster, aided by the all have arrived at the same conclusion. It 
:^er having tri^eLh of the remedied officers of’the company in the various median- “tT^^onofftel™^ 
jommended at the different dates of their vwical departments. , \ fine“dwellim? hou«e is about to be built in 
blication, and which includes all that has ; %\0 HttSttC (BCJH 01111) ^ / Lhey commenced framing and setting up A^fine dwe ling^eis about be built m 
hpen reneated. we. assert, without, the (3 ^ v the tressell work on Friday morning _eighteen Darners of the material. 
lumdtc foiiomi). 
This hint may be of service to many, and is cannot be cured after it has fairly made its 
worthy of trial. Barns, outhouses, &c., may appearance, by any process yet made public. 
,v _1 0 „,1 cnooo —Working Farmer. 
be thus used for grape frames, and no space 
comparatively occupied, while the cultivation 
hours after the burning of the bridge, and 
workinsr only by daylight,—they made long 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. day^oSr informant said was a remark of one 
who was on the ground,—the bridge was ready 
A Good and Cheap Cake. —One cup of for the passage of the train on Tuesday after- 
THE PANAMA RAILROAD. 
The correspondent of the New York Times, 
n . „_rx n reading the above to an ex- U p Wr tne passage oi me tram on xuesuay axuu- who atten ded the opening of the Panama 
. ' ' , j_ aY. tt xt r__ sugar (rolled fine,) 1 do. buttermilk, 2 oz. but- noonj^ the time ^occupied, including the first j^ a j] rcad) gives the following description of 
may be extended without scarcely increasing penenced iruit growei, ilr. • 1 • ^angwor- sma }j teiispoonful saleratus, a few drops Thursday, devoted to collecting, loading 0 ^ s t ac i es ^hich its builders had to 
the labor, by planting under small trees in the thy, he assures us that it is not altogether essence lemon; aad flour enough to make as and hauling materials, had been hve days.- tend agains t : 
fields and elsewhere, as has been before suggest, correct. He avers that the Black Knot can 8tiff M can be stirred conveniently. Beat the AA Wht of Li? brid-e "theseverit v of" the T ¥ 8 dfty mil( j s f/. rail ^ ay cross f more 
LliC 1 U.UU 1 , ^ y |Vitui_x ™ vmv / w * UobvJIlVJU icmuil, ituu iiUUi CllUULtll tu JllcUVC ilb , Tr -\ „ 11 rpi,. 1 ' 1.1 
fields and elsewhere, as has been before suggest, correct He avers that the Black knot can stiff M can be stirred conveniently. Beat the and hefght of IhiT bridge^the severity of the 
ed in the Rural. By some the fruit is thought beheaded, if not entirely cured, by attending m j x t ur e well ; pour into a buttered tin, and cold, united with the fact, that it was neces- 
to be improved thereby, though it may not to it in season. I lis process is to cut off the bake j n a q U j ck 0V en. sary to procure, from distances varying 10 to 
grow to so great size. At all events the culti- limb as far below the excresence as there is - 60 miles, 113,000 feet board measure,oftim- 
vation of the grape ought to be far more ex- any discoloration of the bark. This must be Mush Muffins. —To one pint of sweet milk ber, one-third of which was cut from the 
tended than it is. t. e. w. done in the early stage of the disease, as soon add a pint of mush, a little yeast, and wheat stumps, renders this work a remarkable per- 
_ _ as any enlargement is discovered, and during flour sufficient to make a stiff'batter ; set it in formance. 
sary to procure, from distances varying 10 to 
60 miles, 113,000 feet board measure, of tim- 
This fifty miles of railway crosses more than 
one hundred and thirty bridges, from six feet 
in length to six hundred, and wherever there 
is the possibility of a swellable stream, there is 
vation of the grape ought to be far more ex¬ 
tended than it is. t. e. w. 
at at -rn-: f ,u mues iio uuu letu ooaru measuie, oi xim- a culvert and all these bridges are, or are to 
Mush Muffins. To one pint of sweet milk ber, one-third of which was cut from the be of iron . It was cut through swamps full 
FRUIT GROWERS’ SOCIETY.—COMMITTEES. the g rowin S season °f the tree - The branches a warm place to rise. 
- cut off should be burned. The process re- or a griddle. 
We have been furnished with the following quires vigilance, and continued attention each Q ( j 
Cook in muffin rings 
list of the committees of the “ Fruit Growers’ season, on account of the prevalence of the 
Society of Western New York” : insect which causes the disease. 
On Native Fruits —H. E. Hooker, of Roches- m " "" T 
ter ; T. G. Yeomans, of Walworth ; E. S. Hay- SETTING OUT BEACH TREES. 
ward of Biighton , A Loomis, B)ion ^ ma y be that some persons are going to 
Frost, of Catherine, bcliuv er Co. ge k peacb trees, of valuable sorts, this 
On Foreign Fruits —Geo. Ellwanger, Roches- spring. If so, perhaps the following descrip- 
A good Sauce for Tarts or Pies. 
imps, rentiers mis wore a remarnaoie per- of the tan gled roots of water-liQies, wild plan- 
•mance. __ tins, bamboos, covered with four inch thorns, 
THE EXTEST OF TEXTILE FABRICS. ?hTough 
of which makes a canoe to hold from two to 
The vegetable world world furnishes the thirty people, through all the sorts of palm, 
stantly ; put in jars, which put in your oven a into it in 18o2. At the London Exhibition, is death ; the smoke of its burning wood de- 
1t may be that some persons are going to couple of times after baking, then it will keep one manufacturer furnished samples of one stroying the eyesight. Through more than 
set out peach trees, of valuable sorts, this we i k pound of cotton spun into 900 hanks of 840 five thousand varieties of noticeable plants, 
ter ; Jno. Morse, Cayuga ; J. C. Hanchett, tion of a successful experiment in this work 
Syracuse ; Chas. Powis, Greece ; H. L. Suy- may be of use to them. 
dam Geneva The land was a rich clay, and had been 
On Nomenclature- B. Hodge, Buffalo ; W. P. broken up the fall before and back-furrowed, 
ring. If so, perhaps the following descrip- - yards each, making almost' 430 miles. An- the patient engineer cut his way, knowing as 
m of a successful experiment in this work To Clean Brass. —Take 1 part vinegar other firm exhibited 4,200 hanks of the same he knows to-day, that if the track were left un- 
ly be of use to them. and 2 parts milk ; wash the brass with it; number of yards each, making 2,000 miles watched one year, it would be utterly covered 
The land was a rich clay, and had been i iave read v clean suds to wash the mixture off • rom a single pound of cotton! If we there- up and hidden by vegetation, twenty, thirty 
On Nomenclature- B. Hodge, Buffalo ; W. P. broken up the fall before and back-furrowed, ith< When dry poll 
rn ITT , T U «• X so that the trees might be planted ou the ... ... r , 
lownsend, Lockpoit J. B^ Laton, Buffalo ^ highest ridge. The hoe was used, as soon as rubbed on with flannel. o. A . «. ton could make, it would be over 600,000,000,- Case Hardening Iron. —Forgings made 
Joseph Frost, Rochester; J. J. Ihomas, of ^ p fo w i ng wa s done, to cover all the sods 000 of miles, or sufficient for a stout web of from scrap iron are more liable to twist and 
Macedon. that the plow hail failed to turn under. — Bread and Yeast.— In order to have good calico, a yard wide, and containing 85 threads warp, in case hardening, than other forgings 
The following County Committees are all Trenches were made to let oft’the water, and bread, an indispensable ingredient is good yeast, to the inch, that would be more than enough made from one uniform kind of iron. Incase 
that have been heard from and completed up i Q Ibis condition the land lay till spring. My mode of make yeast is as follows:—To to reach from us to the sun. hardening, iron absorbs carbon, and is there¬ 
to this time • When the trees reached the place, (they were three pints of water add one handful of hops, And yet all this is from cotton alone.— by swelled or increased in bulk. Among 
_ „ a choice lot from Ellwanger & Barry’s nurse- boil well together, strain and put the liquor Hemp and flax in some measure rival it; of scrap iron, some kinds will absorb more car^ 
Erie —John B. Eaton, Benj. Hodge and W. r y, Rochester,) the soil was so wet that it into the pot again, then take three large sized these were raised in the United States, in 1850, bon than others, welded in the same pile, and 
R. Coppoclc, all of Buffalo. could not be touched for a number of days, potatoes, wash and pare and grate them, and not less than 1,860,000,000 of pounds. But hence the unequal change of figure causes dis- 
Niagara —W. P. Townsend, M. L. Burrall The trees were put into a cellar, and their roots stir into the liquor while boiling, then add one a few years would be required for our looms tortion in the shape of the forging. Links, 
and C. L. Hoag, of Lockport. covered with damp saw-dust. The moment tablespoonful of salt, one teacupful of sugar to fill an order for double {belting sufficiently and other important parts, which require 
J/ • _h E Hooker of Rochester • Austin tbe soil could be moved with safety, the trees or molasses, and thicken with a spoonful of long to connect the sun with each of the plan- casehardenmg, should be made, therefore, 
onro ‘ ’ x „ b . ’ b were taken out; the tap-root was cut off to flour ; pour it out, and when cool enough add ets, in the way motion is communicated from from a uniform description of iron, drawn 
i inney, L ai son , era >urr, enn on. about four inches long; the ends were cut yeast sufficient to rise it; when light, set it in the large drum of a factory to a number of from the same bloom. 
Ontario —T. C. Maxwell, Geneva ; S. H. Ains- smooth ; and the top was trimmed so as to be a cool place for use. smaller ones. We inclose our bodies in arti- -—- 
worth, West Bloomfield. n0 larger than the root was. The roots were To make bread, pare and cut two quarts of ficial cocoons. In winter a lady is enwrapped Improved Castings.—A t the New Jersey 
Yates _Charles Lee and H. Olin, of Penn immersed a little while in water, before plant- potatoes, boil them in water enough to mix in a hundred miles of thread ; she throws over Locomotive and Machine Company’s foundry, 
Yan ; Isaac Hildreth, of Big Stream Point. ing* 'Abe places for the trees were then pre- one gallon of sponge ; when well boiled, mash her shoulders from thirty to fifty in a shawl.— cast iron turnings are melted into pigs, aud 
’ _. T . ’ . rT • r 1 tt tt P are( L by simply smoothing the surface, so and strain through a culleuder, stir in flour A gentleman winds between three and four with an important saving over the purchase of 
Oenesee ± . uoomis-, o yron , o.• • • that they would stand evenly and firmly, while hot, when cool enough stir in a teacup- round his neck, and uses four more in a pock- an equal quantity of new iron. Wrought 
Soper, of Batavia ; R. 1 . \ arren, o - abama. q' key were then set out on the top of the ful of yeast, then set to rise, and next morning et handkerchief. At night he throws off his iron turnings are melted with the others, and 
Tompkins —J ames McLallen, Trumansburg ; ground, and dry earth was brought from the make up your bread in the usual way; when clothing and buries himself like a larva, in the result is an iron of great toughness—simi- 
Anson Branian, of Ithaca; James M. Mattison, surface near by, to cover the roots. A little light, mould it into loaves, and let it stand till four or five hundred miles of convolved fila- lar'in character to the iron made in England 
of Jacksonville. boy held the tree erect, while the operator 1 fit to put in the oven .—Ohio Cultivator. ments.— The World a Workshop. by Sterling’s patent process. 
When dry polish with a little chalk [ore multiply the above amount only by 430, feet in height. 
A , the length of thread that a single crop of cot-- 
on with flannel. s. a. n. ton could make, it would be over 600,000,000,- Case Hardening Iron. 
