\ 150 MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 1 
plowed the fall previous—prepared the seed I never built any for which I did not receive pen quick to summer. Let the prairies be ^ qrrniffirr'rf ^ITrcr'effn'ir a Fertilizer - T t _ TT 
with tar and sulphur, by heating the corn in a pay by the second wheat crop, and often by clothed with a green mantle, and decked with c/jjlHUU tU ttl ,-^lJSCvuauJG ^j g Daily Advert o^M d ^ 
kettle and stirring thoroughly. Every kernel the first. 1 have one piece in particular, which innumerable kinds of wild flowers. Let the '. . ..... 7 th inst * says • “ There ^are^several °t> ^ 
was completely coated with the substance. I before draining would not raise wild grass ; strawberry ripen. Let the waving fields of The Indiana State Ag. Society is to loading near the Weight ©!* 3 (fo^Rochestert 
realized no benefit whatever from the opera- for the last ten years it has raised the most grain, ripen for the hardy and hearty hus- hold its next Annual Fair at Indianapolis, the with leached ashes destined for agricultural 
tion. Some spots all through the field, of ten beautiful crops of wheat and clover. bandman. Let Autumn, clear, beautiful Au- third week in October. The premiums to be purposes upon Long Island This would seem 
or twelve hills in a place, was “cut by the Frederic Bennett. tumn, steal gently upon us ; and one is ready awarded comprise over $5,000 in silver ware, to be a long distance to transport this species 
worms.-’ On planting the piece, several rows ' 10:1 anc ~ c ^ _ and willing to let winter take its turn among books, money, &c.—an amount which enables of manure though it is said it will very well 
were planted with dry corn, as shelled from * „ Rnw „ JT q PT) tbe *■»“• Executive Committee to make a liberal pay expenses." 
the ear. These rows stood quite as well, and HUW AKL Lit LAI WM IKUFb BAlbhD, The purity of air, and the water, together distribution, and excite competition among a No doubt it m fW „ nPP w 
it there was any difference it was in their ^ ^^ Ktraordina . with the little inclination to sudden changes, class of people, and in articles hitherto neglect- transport ashes for use on the poor Id barren 
, . ry crops of corn reported by Committees of U” 1 , *t r 1 ’ 18 °P lD10 m ane 0 1 e mos * 8 ■ There is this year a class of “ Bpoecial soils of Long Island. Bat we reckon farmers 
From these cxperuuents and some others A icll , tllrat Societi and b ' fa healthy portions of our land. have never State Premiums,” in Silver Cups of the value hereabouts could realise good dividends from 
whtch I have seen tested, I have come to the wto k of baTi t s ^ in raisi known a case of ague to ong.nate wrthm the of $25 each-to be paid to Indianians, for ar- investments in the same article. Some of them 
conclusion that K of no use whatever o pro- corn ; and p am led t0 WO ndcr why it is that I Temtol T' ® ut “ tbe otb f band ’ baTC Moo made in the State, and the productions pay high prices for fertilizers (Superphosphate 
pare seed by soaking in any poisonous solution, gomc can raUe tWr 100 uo aa(] ; Q known several who have eome here from other of her e.tmens, in pursuance of an act of the Po „ dret te, &e„ &e„) manufactured on Long 
or covering with tar, &e„ to prevent its being one iDstance p secn q00tcd 1% bushe]s P^ofthe West, with the hope of “ shaking General Assembly at its late session. Among Island. This sort of reeiproeity may all be 
pat. nv worms. I np namrmPQS of tho (rrrmrm . _ . . _ it, otr non nnvp. not. hpnn riisnnnointpn I ntVinv nromimua xr-n «i_ r J J 
Some spots all through the field, of ten beautiful crops of wheat and clover. 
or twelve hills in a place, was “cut by the Frederic Bennett. 
worms.” On planting the piece, several rows Wheatland, Feb. 26 , 1855 . 
were planted with dry corn, as shelled from *”*'**“ 
the ear. These rows stood quite as well, and HOW ARE GREAT CORN CROPS RAISED, 
if there was any difference it was in their 
f avor Eds. Rural :—I frequently see extraordina- 
eat by worms. The dampness of the ground » , „ , ,, ,. , 
: r & of shelled corn per acre, when the highest 
will, m a few days, take out any substance posslb i cyMa I can get is far below such figures, 
with which the corn is impregnated. I have Tbrcc j M at ftc ratc of , 4 bllgh . 
seen nothing equal to tobacco; a piece the e ls per acre-thc crop more than equaled my 
size of a walnut in each hill, will prove effec- „ . T , , b ,,, 
a . .. ... , v _ expectations. I planted m rows, about three 
tual; they will scent it a good way* off and fect apart ^ „. aJ% The corn was cuItivated 
eep c ear. may. e, an is, quite l-ey plowed and hoed once—harvested in the 
alcohol would have a similar effect. . ... , 
and have not been disappointed. I other premiums we notice the offer of a silver 
very proper, m a commercial point, but it 
the Soil and Timber of Minnesota. of Tndinnn • rm HTnnnroa. , . . ., . J “ — 
Anoka, Benton CO., M.T., 1855 . w. w. Payne. a ’ ° Manures on Ditching and vicinity, and we are surprised that they are 
--draining ; on i’ encing and Hedging; on Corn ; not in greater demand. 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. on the Dairy. Like premiums are offered for — —- 
- the best Mechanical Productions, and the best Elephantine Plowing._ The prince of 
about plaster and ASHES. Manufactures of the Stale, in ten classes each ; showmen, Baknum, who has been so success¬ 
ions. Rural : — I have been in the habit of also for the best Implements, ten classes. The ful in enticing people to “ see the elephant,” 
T. Sprague. 
STONE UNDERDRATNS. 
usual manner. 
The field I planted last year was a timothy 
sod inverted, part of which is bottom land, or 
creek flats,—as rich land as any in this or any 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
about plaster and ashes. 
Eds. Rural Seeing an inquiry in your other country. The corn was planted on the sowing wood ashes and gypsum together, not Committee likewise offer a very liberal and has finally harnessed one to the plow, and is 
ever-welcome paper in regard to stone drains, 25th and 26th of May, in drills, or rows, one bein S particular as to proportion, say from extended series of “ premiums exclusively for doing up the subsoiling at a tearing rate— 
I herein give you some of mv experience. "way about four feet apart, and hills (of from one-fourth re onc-sixth plaster. I have ap- gills not over eighteen, on aiticlc 3 produced by After a week s experience, Barnum says his 
I made mv first drain eighteen years ago tw0 to five grains each) about eighteen inches P bed B to corn and potatoes as a fertilizer : their own industry and care.” This is right, one elephant team “ takes the subsoil plow and 
and never having"seen one, it is not to be won- a P art tbc olher wa }’> having no reference to to the corn soou after it is up, and to potatoes but the boys ought to be equally encouraged, drives it down 16 to 21 inches, in a tight, 
dered at that it should have been imperfect re g l darity, aud of course the corn was worked at the time of dropping, with success. I have On the whole, we judge that our Hoosier hard sward, and moves so fast and easily that 
I did not take pains enough to get a regular but onc Cultivated and plowed accord- now 300 bushels or more of unlcached ashes, Mends are making rapid progress, and have it is hard to realize that he has any thing at- 
fall. the bottom bein" lower in some places in g to tb e method long adopted by me. The which I intend to apply to my spring crops, no doubt they will make a most creditable dis- tached to him. He walks nearly twice as 
than others and conseoiientlv ■ilthmurL it did avera ge yield of this was little over 100 bush- But 1 do not intend to mix them as I have P la y at their next exhibition. fast as a horse, and plows as correctly as the 
good LS while i Ed^ filM 1 e]s of ears per acre, three acres of which was clone heretofore. „-—- best broken team in the world. His attend- 
I did not take pains enough to get a regular uat way. uuiuvaiea ana piowea accord- L1 -’" asues, ami nave ^ n<uu tu ieanze mat ne nas any tnmg at- 
fall. the bottom bein^ lower in some places in g to tb e method long adopted by me. The which I intend to apply to my spring crops, no doubt they will make a most creditable dis- tached to him. He walks nearly twice as 
than others and eonsenuentlv althrmo-h it did average yield of this was little over 100 bush- But 1 do not intend to mix them as I have P la Y at their next exhibition. fast as a horse, and plows as correctly as the 
good ££ whTeTtaW^t “a fillip * of ears per acre, three acres of which was heretofore. ---“- 7 —— . « ^okeu team in the world. His^tend- 
so as to impede the flow of the water. This tLe bcst 1 ever saw in this country, one of M Y reas °n for not doing so is, that one ^.esian ^eep. _ Good . Fleeces .—At a ant sometimes rides him, and sometimes 
drain, as well as some two hundred rods more wbich 1 measured, and it yielded 162 bushels contains an acid and the other an alkali.— sbear mg of a portion of the Silesian sheep im- walks (fast) by his side, while another man 
which I built some time after, were dug wholly of ears, which, according to the common way Gypsum is composed of sulphuric acid and ported last August, by Chamberlain, Camp- holds the plow. He also draws carts, stone 
by hand from twenty-eight to thirty-four inched of reckoning, is equal to 81 bushels of shelled hme 1 now the acid has a greater attraction BE ^ ^ j ^dd, winch took place last week, boats, (drags,) loads wood, piles timber, picks 
in depth, and varying in width from sixteen corn - for the potash 0r alkali than ifc bas for tbe ^^med gentleman, up stones, and makes himself generally useful 
inches to two feet, according to the amount of Now,from my experience, I cannot conceive bm e, and consequently leaves the lime, and is in . c 00 ’ a c 033 0, » • A.., the about the farm.’ The animal is perfectly 
water I wanted carried. I laid a row of round bow ifc is tba t such large yields can be had, neutralized by the potash contained in the wei S ht f of se ^ eral fleeces, as well as the car- tractable. Barnum however gives a “ rough 
stone from four to eight inches in diameter, unless we reckon Irish acres, (as some perhaps wood ^ tben wbat P otasb bas been used in cas3es from which they were shorn, were noted, guess ” that, all things considered, oxen, hor- 
accordiug to the width of the ditch, on which do ) one °f which equals 1% of our common neutralizing the acid has been lost, and noth- an are w°rt } o being chronicled, 1 he ses or mules, would be quite as economical on 
I placed flat stones broad enough to reach acres in this country. Perhaps my corn, last I in S is left but tbe base or lime witb which the avcra ^ e weight of eight unwashed fleeces, from a farm as elephants !—and adds, in proof, that 
a farm as elephants !—and adds, in proof, that 
from one side to the other, and then stopped W planted too close to ear well, or the soiI of m y farm abounds. And if it did not, + ewes wb ‘ cb 1iad 3a ckled lambs during the win- his « team ” eats three pecks of oats per day, 
all the crevices with smaller stones. I then droutb ba d some effect to shorten the ears and 11 would bc far chea P er for me to dra w out was 8 lbs - b oz - Ibe average weight of and about 200 lbs of hay! 
scattered straw on top to keep the dirt from lcssen cr 0 P, which no doubt was the case. tbe marl - ( wklch 18 almost P ure “■”».) from b<! of the some ewes was about 78 
sifting through, and thou threw back the dirt Ii,,t former must know that to produce low land, than to buy gypsum at $3.00 *"• Considering he fineness of the wool, and 
b ° ’ r —J ’—^ -_ r-s . its high market value, this is a wonderful re- 
over the drain. 
the greatest crop, a certain number of stalks ton ’ and losc tbe P ota3b besides which has 
The Ohio State Fair is to be held at 
Columbus, September 18th to 21 st. We 
V V VaI tUV/ VlX dllle I «—> -1' ; — VI D Uttmo - * l, » , ... . 'A - 
Thpcp Hrninq n must be upon the ground. Some say plenty been used in neutralizing the acid. This is ® al 1 t ’“ tor ll W1 “ 1)0 86011 tbat ’ after deducting have not seen list of Premiums, Regulations, 
peeta%wtrth“lTardTu X ° frain ■»<» ^ «op of eornta ah -V view of the matter. But if I am wrong, »K P« from the fleeces they will are- fe„ but have no doubt from the know,, effi! 
peciauywtiere the subso 11 was hard , but when | mnsf nnv a „ ; , nv ^ antaA ■„ __ please correct me. ra ge 5 lbs. 6 oz. of clean, merchantable wool, ciency and high character of the °- en tlemen 
dVl ol-* Trm..n »/ai _1__ L . O 
ofteTuie'case^I loundTheiifhable ^"to mi nT cour3e caanot be where the soil is very poor. 1 intend to apply about ten bushels of ashes Tte sheep shorn were not the best of the flock, composing the State Board of Agriculture, 
Tht SreSwi h W t! c“t ItZ To How is it, brother farmers, will those of “ d ^ ‘° ^ a ° re ' th<! flrSt ' S °°" tlZT 1 ^ ‘n “““ ‘T’ ‘ hat lhe “^ments for the exhibition wil 
IowJSZS you who raise big crops of’corn, be Ld afl “ Phint.ng, an in about two weeks after « ?r 13 man 1is growth,) be very complete. The location is favorable 
taking up the fill onc I constructed, wh eh! a "o„gb to give your method and experience ^ ° f , ." tC “ d ^ T f °' C “ rCaS8 ; fara ,*»“> ^playaud large attendanc^-both 
as I before observed, soon filled for want of « this subject. I expect to plant the same ^f'l «o », tta*. after ^ * 1 \ 8 “* w ‘“ wh,oh ouy Buckeye friends generally manage 
, , , • f , , . 1 . , , the first shower, the potash will be washed ucan ->e me neece oi tins ram, lor dollars and to secure at their exhibition* 
proper grading, led me to adopt another meth- 1 1 s6as ' and mt to raise at Ieast from the ashes, and will penetrate so deep into cents ' in P r °portion to carcass against any --- - 
O’-- I had long been aware that in Ensrland I AasheL o. bhclled corn per acre. lo .1 ., . ,, _, fleece of onlv 1 3 months o-mnith fimmniTir w _- j.ix.i, ,, 
most any soil, or planted in any way, which of l dease corr ect me. 
course cannot be where the soil is very poor. d intend to appl 
they made drains of broken stone, but always ^ «” «f “ iSwTiSt'X^^SThT -V ™n of any age in America, 
supposed they would be more liable to cloo- tlnlls • VV hat kind of seed? Howmanyina \ ,, ___— ^_ 
supposed thev would be more liable to cloo- tlrills • VV hat kind of seed ? Howmanyina r , , . , ’ \ ' , & 
than one made with a throat, and that they b “ 1? How deep covered ? How worked, &e p^Xth^iTwill teSen ujby tte “ante 
were only fit for their heavy clavs. But the <S ' C - 1 think my land will produce as much 1 , .. . 7 * . p 
fact that the water found iff way through, a,! J- «» a8 -me of my neighbors, and 1 want “ 
ilinnfrH T in *_j_ 1,0 KTiOW nOW In On if ° r ^ T r<AW > 
fact that the water found its way through, al- P er aere as some of my neighbors, and I want 
though the throat was filled up, convinced me buow bow f° it. 
that I might be mistaken, and I made the ex- ' arcttC; i ' c nccn c '°‘'’ *'' ]' _ M ' B ' C oSYKL1 - I ’ - very extensive throughout the northeastern mere goat, sent to the patent Office by Mr. 
periment of filling up with small stone. I find T 17 TTUPQ rurm ivTi 'vurm r li iwucvvim deep rs. shallow plowing. section of Ohio. Many a flock-master has lost Bichard Peters, of Georgia. This specimen 
where there is little water to be carried, that it ' ,L1 A M) A dUII. MlNiNEbOJ A. Mr. Editor: — Many farmers during the from 200 to 500 sheep, while dairymen have wa s taken from the progeny of one of the ani- 
worfes well, being less liable to fill than the pipe F r IE nd Moore :-From the number of let- ^ awakened tbc fact tbat ] ? st from 30 to 4d cows each, in some locali- LavisTSlbia P ? Si F 
drain of either tile or stone, and presenting a ters of inquiry I have received from the read- ' ^ P ° WIOg 18 indls Peosable to good crops es- ties. In a number of counties the losses were wool is about ten or ? eleven"inches in length) 
greater perpendicular surface, will sooner catch ers of the Rurai I iud^e that neonle general peciall ^ when tbe ground undergoes so severe very general, and it will require years for some of a fine silky texture and pure whiteness.— 
the water than either of the others, and at the Jy are less informed in°re<rerd to Minneret a scorcblu S as lfc dl<1 lb e past summer; I gain- farmers to recover from the damage sustained Tb3 clip of wool to each animal in this coun- 
^wheresm.Utaneareplenfy.chen, Ihad nn t impuled. I fheretere ^ ^ 
My mode of building is this :_I prefen the soil and P* T 1 P Tf 7 .’ rt “ ^ CS 
fall, as the ground is then dry, but it can be tages, &c„ of this my adopted home which ® u , r , , h ! P thc “ bjCCt ’ cslllaale8 ‘ a <l>» action creased from seven females and two males to 
done at any season. I take three horses abreast should you deem them worthy, you are at lib! »“«- ba ™g 8a! «f to run the plow at named-say one-fourth of the State-foil h»- upwards of fifty; but, unfortunately, the 
W. B. Coryell. 
Scottsvllle, N. Y. 
the soil, that the plaster will not come into fleeCC oi 0uly 13 montbs growth shorn from Cashmere Wool—W e are indebted to Mr. 
any ram of any age in America. Richard Peters, of Atlanta, Georgia, for a 
7 - sample of Cashmere wool similar to that de- 
Loss ok Stock lv Northeastern °h io ._ scribed in the following paragraph from the 
We are informed by Wm. H. Ladd, of Rich- Washington Union • 
mond, Jefferson Oo„ Ohio, that the losses of We wcre sbown at tbc AgricultaraI Bureaa 
sheep and cattle fiorn starvation have been a sample of the wool of the Angora or Cash- 
very extensive throughout the northeastern mere goat, sent to the patent °office by Mr. 
section of Ohio. Many a flock-master has lost. Richard Peters, of Georgia. This snecimen 
T 17 TTFPQ T 7 Pmr am taam ummoiviu deep vs. shallow plowing. section of Ohio. Many a flock-master has lost Bichard Peters, of Georgia. This specimen 
libiiCino LihUiVi AJNB xYbDU. MLNJNEbUlA. Mr. Editor : — Many farmers during the from 200 to 500 sheep, while dairymen have was taken from tbe P ro g en y of one of the ani- 
y, vr _ , past season were awakened to the fact that lost from 30 to 40 cows each in some locali- “ als . lm ported from Persia by Dr. James IL 
nf the pecmlly when the ground undergoes so severe very general, and U w,ll require years for some of a fine silky texture and mire whitened ’ 
same time, where small stone are plenty, cheap 
er than tile. 
My mode of budding is this :-I prefer ,he soil and timber, productions, natural advan- 2 rround I u*«1 the whoel wh 7 J ’ .I'T' T ’ P robab ^.™' •» highly satisfactoy, as the entire flock £k 
fall, as the ground is then dry, but it can be tages, &c„ of this my adopted home which ® u , r , . h ! F tbc s “ bject ’ csll ‘“ alK *h»t in flic section creased from seven females and two males 
done at any season. I. take three horses abreast should you deem them worthy, you are at lib! ,T'T-LTi? 1 “! °f, T,,'^ P ™ ^ a g'f-goy «"»-fourth of the State-full too- “Pwarda of fifty; but, unfortunately, 
on a breaking plow-the higher in the stand- erty to publish, with such corrections, and f “.'wTtfo P Sh^ T “1™ th shc v ,uuionu-hulf the cattle have b ^ n 1 " s ‘ a “ c n c8 , bava bc ? n f ale ? 
ard and narrower on the bottom the better- omissions, as to you may seem proper. Iwi ,ro til T 7 ” f -”T S * ‘ 0SS wb!cb 15 ver ^ at on! bhth M^’ltetos C rerentlv°! 
with a good Scotch clevis. Strike out the climate of Minnesota. Tip irmw™ u! ■, 16 a &g^ e gat e , and must greatly nffect chased the entire stock ; and Mr. Davis is 
line of the drain—then allow the middle horse 
climate OF Minnesota. The grain grown upon the deeply plowed theHnterests o7the“ farmer*, and the prosperity 
It has been well said of Minnesota, that it ground was far more luxuriant and the crop of that portion of the State. ' iectof imnorfcW wnJ ^ ’ 
five two kids 
ecently pur- 
to follow it hack and forth as long a, I can has but two seasons-Summcr aud winter.- “™h ^‘Zlu LZug Z Z Z 
turn any earth out; then with shovels, &c., Th» chano-e from one to thp o*hpr o-roftnol 1 i 1 J ° , me 
o,.t+ui xt. . , , cnan e e irom one 10 me o„ner is gradual, bnshels per acre more on an average than the 
threw out the loose earth ; again take the plow and yet short. Our Winter often delays till latter._T. K. W. Wolcott N Y 
with some one to ride the beam, until it can after November, and Summer often begins be- --- - 
go no deeper ; again clear put the loose earth ; fore April. Minnesota has been grossly mis- B0ARD FENCE - 
now attach a piece of chain to the end of the represented in regard to its winters. I have Eds. Rural :—The rail fences which were 
beam, to give the plow more pitch, and go over heard reports myself, of the “ Mercury freezing constructed when timber was plenty and cheap 
luxuriant and the crop of that portion of the State. 
ject of importing more. 
Seeds from California— We are indebted Home Manufactured Guano. - In one 
to fe. H. Lathrop, Esq., of the Buffalo Com- corner of your barn cellar, or in any other 
mercial Advertiser , for a package of Melon convenient place where it will not 'be ex- 
and other Seeds from the Colorado River to tbe rain ’ budd a bbl or mortar bed, 
Cal. They were obtained and brought out and 1 - Ut ° ^ col l lcct , ? our wood-ashes, the 
bv Mai TWttrtviv TT « a t scrapings of your hen-house, the fine chqwlirt 
D y -'Taj. J lEIN r/ELMAN, (j. S. A., who was that collects in vnnr - 
7 0 —I-- 1 ->—'• 6 UU,U litiaiu njpuris myseii,oi me Aiercury ireezing whom nuou umuci wws pieuty ana cneap by Mai. Heintzelman IT S \ wtn • -t «< 
27- - w t- ede , p ! 11 5 
specimens 
twenty to thirty rods a day. to one .tkird that number. We seldom have boards and setting new posts, by driving down Scott’s “ Little Giant Corn and Cob corn field with good effect. I first plowed 
Filling depends on the facility of getting at rain or a thaw of any kind, daring the win- sbort P osts ( sa Y 3 feet lon g) beside the old Mi ll” is apparently attracting considerable under the manure, and put about half a pint of 
the stone. If they are already picked up and ter, except what the clear, bright, sunshine ones > and fastening them together with iron attention, judging from the favorable notices compost to a hill; but not having enough 
convenient, it can be filled with nearly the can do, which is no great amount, owing to spikos or wooden P ins — A - Blake, Peoria, and testimonials we have observed in the Ag- without' C ’There' was almoVCle the 
same fivcility with which it is dug. In any ; the keenness of the air. *’ _ ncultural and other journals. In answer to where I planted with the compost in the hill 
case, we have the satisfaction of knowing that The mer cury the past winter, was at one apple tree brush— “ clear the track ” Incpuries as to wbere ifc cau be obtained, price, About eight cords of manure to the acre was 
the stones have ^een put to a good use, and are tim6) (Jan . 26 th) 25 degrees below zero— Eds. Rural—W e too often see the roads * c ” ^wouM refer to the advertisement of Pj»w^ ^ der on the’whole field The com- 
henrefortu out of the waj The trench should Tbree \ imes it Z 20 Wow, and several and fences encumbered aud disfigured with tte BE0TaaES - ^1^bany, m this paper. P b j )e ^™ t lXtZZll.vatl “ tfor » ettte 
ry Brothers, of Albany, in this paper. 
ncncciorreuuh ui xue uco,u & uuuiu Three time3 it was 20 below, and several and fences encumbered and disfigured with the w , r m . 7’ 
be filled to as near the surface with stones as t j mcs t 010 aQ d i 2 degrees. There is certainly limbs and brush trimmed from the apple or- " e 1 beim tbe ™ n » “t yet 
it can be, and not interfere with the plowing 1 ... . ------ 11 icocneater. 
or ' Rochester. 
on sale in 
it, can De, ana not lnrenereMiinine plowing. a pecu ii ar dryness in the air, which renders chard, and left perhaps for years an annoyance __ Farm Machinery— Among the most use- 
AJter the stones have been shoveled in the the cold far more endurable than the same de- to all. The cheapest and easiest way to get Tiie Death of C P Hoi covw nf ful machines of tbe far m, beyond the simple 
whole length of the ditch, take a common two- gree of cold in Western New York would be. rid of them is to burn them on the spot, at Delaware, an active and infla^S SS ° f ^ ^^oiSd 
strew to stonesCow fte^rfh^Lk r ': the winters are really pleasant, except once Collect a quantity of dry fuel sufficient promoter of Rural Improvement, is announced, root and strL““te!’ th!\S p S !wl r ’ and 
Old Boreas asserts h.s right to rwrlo and o start a good fire, and then throw on the Mr. H. was widely aud favorably known as a the portable steam engine. The siallcr toms 
’ Roam 0 er some Wlde extended P lam > when limbs. They will consume as fast as two or most earnest and intelligent laborer in the Wl11 not warra nt the outlay necessary for the 
is timsnea. we had a little rather stay within doors. three hands can collect them, and you will good cause, and his memory will lomr be P urcba£e of a11 these > bllt tbe larger farms, 
I have over five hundred rods of stone drain But now the worst is told. I/it gentle thus speedily get rid of what must otherwise appropriately cherished bv surviving ** • whicb a 7® frequently destitue of nearly every 
in good condition ; and costly as it is, I think spring, “ethereal mildness,” come. Let it ri- prove a nuisance.—J. Sibley, Wilson N. Y. ciates and contemporaries * " " posset th™’ h 1 ?^ M U matter of econOD1 Y to 
is finished. wc had a little rather stay within 
I have over five hundred rods of stone drain But now the worst is told, 
in good condition ; and costly as it is, I think spring, “ethereal mildness,” come 
