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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AK AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
ellers go scrambling back to their seats, to of refreshment seems to be generally felt, and land, or covered with hazel bushes, from two /VfirTflllfUT'J ^fj-Tfcirelftivn 
bask like kittens in the sun, or curl down in after some hitches and very sluggish shovel- to five feet high. A large portion of Minne- LllLLrii AM) 1Tb CULTURE, 
the fence corners, as much as possible under ing, there is a general movement homeward, sota, as you travel over it, presents the appear- jr R0M one season’s experience I think that 
the shadows of the rails. Up comes wagon Two hours and a half nooning is a settled ance of an old instead of a new country. The The Season — Wheat Crop — Froit. — millet is peculiarly adapted to* light, warm 
No. 2, and down jump digger company 2, question. Don’t look for a man on the bank prairies—which are seldom very large—resem- The weather is becoming warm and balmy, soils, but will grow on almost any soil which 
and Tom thunders away on the grass without again until two. The bank is not a bad place, ble smooth fields ; the openings, with then - at last—though the recent “ cold spell,” which n °t ^ 00 we ^ > that t be soil should be plow¬ 
stirring. Presently a motion is made that but the shade is poor. If beings suffer ac- oaks stunted by annual fires, seem like or- continued up to the 12th inst., (rendering cd dw jP an ^ w ^l_pnlveriz€d ; that the time to 
somebody get something to drink, and vague cording to their dimensions, perhaps Tom is chards, but they are only acorn orchards.— fires and overcoats necessaries hereabouts,) during 6 the KonT^of ^ ifne—if'in tended' 
hints are submitted of the suitableness of excusable for tardiness again, since his great Most of the lakes and streams are skirted with greatly prolonged the embryo stage of vegeta- ripen, the last "week in May"; that the quanti- 
“ cider” to such an occasion but everybody length must lie unprotected in the sun. But woodland. In some portions of the Territory, tion. The wheat crop continues to look fine ty of seed if intended for hay, should vary 
ie too lazy or too scrupulous to go after any, he jumps into the trench at last, and his long prairie predominates; in other portions there in this region, while almost all reports con- f r °m 16 to 20 quarts—very rich soils requir- 
for temperance has been talked “ strong” here- arms reach from the bottom of the little well is more timber than prairie. In some parts it corning its growth and appearance at the j n S most seed to prevent the stalks from grow- 
abouts, and nothing is furnished more agreea- nearly to the wagon. He in turn becomes the is Ml timber. West, and in Canada, are extremely favorable, quart^per^acre win^b^c uite ^^fif'’ 8 f° 
ble than water. Up goes the sun. His strong criticised, the whole company aiming their The “hard timber,” consists of a thrifty Thus far the prospect is certainly most en- that the proper time to harvest 1 if for hay 1 is 
fires beat down through the blue vastness, and eyes and jokes at the solitary digger who growth of sugar maple, butternut, hickory, couraging for wheat growers, though many when the grain is just filled and the top of the 
make the relays of diggers more and more straightens his tall form into an attitude of elm, oak, basswood, ash, ironwood, &c., &c.— are anticipating the ravages of the midge in he?d or spike is beginning to turn yellow, but 
sensitive to the luxury of repose—repose being self-composure and confidence every other There is a large body of this timber on the various sections of Western New York.— if intended for seed it should fully ripen ; that 
the rule, labor the exception. The air skim- minute, impenetrable to the general sarcasm, west side of the Mississippi, commencing far Meadows and pastures are very backward, cradle^or^ea 6 er^ and' id * d ^-* S ? ut 
mers and trembles over the fields, the wagons Time creeps on, and the clock in Uncle up the river, and running in a southerly di- but are this week assuming a green and grow- sufficiently ^ry 1 and that the° ield^'^er'Iicre 
creep along to their various dumping tracts, Robert’s kitchen strikes five. The windows rection, and crossing the Minnesota or St. ing appearance. Fruit trees are also bios- on good soils well cultivated, will be'from'B 
MILLET AND ITS CULTURE.. 
for temperance ha3 been talked “ strong” here- arms reach from the 
abouts, and nothing is furnished more agreea- nearly to the wagon, 
ble than water. Up goes the sun. His strong criticised, the whole 
fires beat down through the blue vastness, and eyes and jokes at 
criticised, the whole company aiming their 
the rule, labor the exception. The air skim¬ 
mers and trembles over the fields, the wagons 
creep along to their various dumping tracts, 
jokers prune their wits on the bank, and it 
Robert’s kitchen strikes five. The windows rection, and crossing the Minnesota or St. ing appearance. Fruit trees are also bios- on good soils well cultivated will be from 3 
of the old red house are raised, and the door Peter’s river, the Cannon and the Vermillion, soming and rapidly leaving out. Cherry, to 4 tons of hay, or 30 to 40 bushels of seed. 
must be said with sincerity that the work wide open, while in the cool, pleasant shadow and extending into the State of Iowa. This pear and plum trees are blossoming finely and It leaves the soil in a loose, friable state, con- 
goes on. the rheumatic old man sits in his splint-bot- tract has been called, “ Cotteau Grand du promise abundant crops, but of the fruit of sowi^vith^i't^ 3 C ^° Ver seeds do web wben 
But we omitted to mention the dispatch of tomed chair, as happy as his aches and lame- Row,” or Big Woods. The pine region is an this region—the delicious Peach_little or As to nutritious ( ualities it i ■ o- 1 
a little gang to elaborate the dirt where it is ness will admit. extensive tract lying on the head waters of none will be grown hereabouts this season.— panacea for the craving of ^ll htregryftom- 
deposited. A few solitary fellows are scatter- To say that the men are tired would be to the Mississippi, Rum, St. Croix, and Wiscon- The trees have generally survived the winter, achs, whether of biped or quadruped^ Horses 
ed along with hoes, to level the ground.— say what nobody believes, and the idea is sin rivers, being almost inexhaustible in nearly uninjured, but we have neither seen nor wp l work hard and keep in fine condition by 
Great Tom has given them salutary instruc- merely ridiculous. To be sure there is some- quantity, and generally of a good quality.— heard of a peach blossom in this vicinity._ fed on green, millet, finely cut with a 
tions to do their duty, with pompous assur- thing fatiguing in half-work, and a succession Between the Mississippi and the pine tract, is We trust there will be an abundant crop oToiinT:^ ^ our , < u iar * 8 
ances that he shall sagaciously snuff them out of short exertions and respites wearies a rest- prairie and openings, interspersed with nu- abroad, so that our people may obtain a sight Feed in the same way to^iilch Tows • wiU 
if they are derelict. They are unfortunate less man, but the lethargic fellows here are not merous tamarack swamps, valuable to the and taste of the choice fruit which they will keep them fat and sleek, and cause an unusual 
fellows, shut out from the social privileges and of this stamp. Laziness is often confounded settler for fence and fuel. In my next I will be unable to gather upon their own premises. Pow of good rich milk. Colts, calves and 
lazy vivacities of the chaps on the bank.— with fatigue, however, and it must be admitted say something of the Productions of Min 
Neither can they so advantageously filch re- these road-men are penetrated with a feeling nesota, both wild and cultivated. 
pose, but keep their hoes moving in order to fellow to weariness, and so we must let them , W. W. Payne. 
-r>- A --Anoka, Mouth of Rum River, Min., April 12, 1850. 
pose, but keep their hoes moving in order to fellow to weariness, and so we must let them 
appear well. Round and round ranges one adjourn. Off they go, fully satisfied they have 
solitary gravel stone after another, until it has accomplished their destiny as re-modelers and 
found a place of rest satisfactory to itself and patchers of the highway. They have “ work- 
__ sheep fairly luxuriate in the green fodder. 
rp o 0 The seed fed to hens will make everlasting 
I he Sheep Show at Bath.— We would layers of them, whether Dorkings, Shanghais, 
remind those interested in the matter, that the Poland, Spanish, or native_other necessaries 
its indefatigable manipulator. 
ed out their tax,” at any rate according to the 
-——--- so-called “National” Show of the Wool being provided. 
MEXICAN POTATO AGAINST THE UNION. Growers Association of Western New York 
- is to be held at Bath, Steuben Co., on the 
I riend Moore : Inquiries are frequently 29th, 30th and 31st days of the present month , . 
made about the productiveness of the Mexican —May. The list of premiums, and the names 5 • S ™ nly fift 
-Cor. Canada Farmer. 
GUANO- 
To be sure there are more enterprising customary mode. made about the productiveness of the Mexican —May. The list of premiums and the names T -* S fifteen years since guano was first 
neighborhoods than ours. There is a kind of But we must take a momentary peep at the Wild Potato. As I am partial to that varie- of officers and awarding committees, were pub- feTtons Zf ™ 18 f °’ ^ ° D X a 
valorousness in their road-bees which is re- “ ™ad warrants” They require that all the ty, and have been selling it for seed, it did not listed in the Rural of March 17. We have consumption haffncreaSTp toSTlOO- 
freshing. Drive along with your horse and loose stones shall be removed, and the noxious become me to say all that could be said in its no further or more definite information con- °00 tons per annum. In our own country 
buggy, and you will find a squad of brawny weec | s , fr° m the highway. But bless me! the favor, both as respects its quality and pro- cerning the Association, and its proposed ex- the demands for it were so numerous last year 
men, head and ears in the work, full of road- law is dead enough, for stones surely abound, ductiveness, but having no more for sale I may hibition, than we have heretofore published that they could not be supplied. From the 
mending enthusiasm-with brave haws and and two rows of tall, rank thistles flank the venture to speak out. With me the Mexican and hence are unable to answer the inquiries ft" w } demand for this manure 
gees and ^confounding the solitudes.- track in every direction Bumble-bees nestle produces as well as any other variety with of certain correspondents on the subject. It terationsby mbtithXam^/'the same 
They will show you how the thing is done, and dive into the pinky blows, and whirlwinds which 1 am acquainted. I am now about to is our purpose, however, to attend the Show, color as the guano itself. Farmers' should 
Down go their scrapers into the earth—hard w hisk them about when they are ripe, so that plant the entire product of a single potato of an d note whatever may appear worthy of be- therefore purchase it of respectable and well- 
hiss their leather lashes over the oxen’s hide the universal farm-land of the country may be this variety, and in full confidence I make the ing chronicled. known dealers. The best quality of this fer- 
—tight grips every man the handles of his seeded for a thistle crop by the mere play of following proposition to the readers of the ___ tilizer is the Peruvian. From the large 
scoop—up go noble heaps on every side— the breezes. What will you say of the path- Rural, in order to test the productiveness of Read the Advertisements.— Farmers will fTthiTkind^f 1011 ^ and P ll0s P hate f 
Down go their scrapers into the earth—hard walSa tnem about wnen tney are ripe, so tnat plant the entire product ot a single potato of an d note whatever may appear worthy of be- therefore purchase it of respectable and well- 
hiss their leather lashes over the oxen’s hide Die universal farm-land of the country may be this variety, and in full confidence I make the ing chronicled. known dealers. The best quality of this fer- 
—tight grips every man the handles of his seeded for a thistle crop by the mere play of following proposition to the readers of the ___ tilizer is the Peruvian. From the large 
scoop—up go noble heaps on every side,— the breezes. What will you say of the path- Rural, in order to test the productiveness of Read the Advertisements.— Farmers will iTThiTkind? 
while alas ! mire, mire go your wheels into master’s conscience, when he makes oath that the different varieties of potatoes from a small probably find it to their interest to carefully most iuexhaustfble^upply 6 and 'the circum- 
the soft dirt-ocean. Valiant fellows they !— the conditions of his warrant have been ful- amount of seed : note, from week to week, the contents of our stances attending its origin, collection, and 
And the roads ought certainly to be good a Tilled ? Does he believe the allotted number To each and every person who enters the Advertising Department. Our present num- importation, the farmer can more implicitly 
whole year, after such a prodigous commotion of days have been worked out ? He knows list on the terms below, and will show a great- ber, like most of its immediate predecessors, rely upon it; for . fertilizing his _ fields than on 
of the earth’s crust. But unfortunately it better 5 but stm be thinks a nominal and pre- er product from one potato, either by weight contains several announcements of special in- ° the U ,^ n ‘ s the production of a climate 
takes all summer for the earth to pact The tend ed fulfillment may answer the law’s de- or measure, from any variety except the Sweet terest to ruralists, and we make this general Bon becomS TeS 'altered' and iS character 
fall rains undo the work of four or five months mand - Perhaps it will. Potato, than I will produce from one Mexican reference for the benefit of both readers and less varied, except in color, than those varie- 
sun, and the whole is reduced to a sticky un- But we need a thorough reform in this Wild Potato, this season, I will send the Ru- advertisers. The various advertisements of tie3 found further north or south, 
fathomableness, dreadful to all wheels* and whole matter. We need Gillespie’s book, ^ New-Yorker for 1856. Mowers, Reapers, and other machines and im- Guano, like farm-yard manure, may be ap- 
quadrupeds. It may be the authors of these and su ch legal enactments as shall make road- Each person who competes will be required plements, are particularly seasonable,— while pb ? d w ‘ tb advantage to almost any kind of 
artificial sloughs think their system of road- making and mending a real, rational, syste- to forward to me a dime, or its equivalent in those relative to Improved Stock and Real “ ^tain^everydemen^neccsSr' 
making unapproachable and entirely beyond matic work, and not a farce. Let there be stamps; giving the name of the variety cho- Estate, offered at private sale and auction, are growth, independent of the quality of the soil 
the reach of improvement—so you imagine by rules prescribed which shall put an end to sen for competition. Ihe fund thus accumu- worthy the attention of parties desirous of —one great point being attended to—that the 
the way they complacently waddle through senseless and silly waste of time and energies, lated will be expended in procuring a printed purchasing. Sundry other matters, described laQ d be in good tilth ; for otherwise, the ten- 
the mellow waste. and introduce uniformity in the general plan Report to be forwarded to each competitor.— and offered in the appropriate department, dor r0 °fo °* the vegetables would meet with 
In other places, again, you hud trails of f improvement. We say let the law enjoin I ask only a gentleman’s word for his product, should also receive attention. ’ 
cast-up dirt, covered all over with innumera- 10 ' w thu worIc “ l ° be d ° ne> c °uuteract neg- His report to be sent to D. D T. Moore, | ta ge from this 6 fwtilLi^MThe^are^osfieS- 
ble stones, that throw you into spasmodic focts and abuses with sufficient penalties, and Rochester, N. Y., on or before 1st November Livingston Co. Stock Growing.- The erally deficient in some essentials necessary to 
teters, and smite the tires of the wheels with we sbab see a different state of things in good uext,—stating the kind of soil, manure, and Dansville Herald says it can be demonstrated the growth and perfection of plants, which 
U gly gava<reness_as much as to say “ Here Gme. Popayan. mode of cutting, planting, Ac. I will render from the Census “ that Livingston County guano supplies .—Scientific American. 
we are old fellow, and well make vour iour- Sardinia ’ Y ” 1856 ' my return P revimis to the lst November.- stands in the front rank of stock raising coun- —- 
Twm WAfnl WP pati ” And vmi nrvnnf Address, I. W. Briggs, P. M., West Macedon, ties of the State of New York The soil and The Cheapest Food.—O ne hundred pounds 
Zdnudv “ O mv countrymen - where ^ LET ™ AB0OT MINNESOTA.-No. 2. Wayne Co., N. Y. ' climate of this section of the State is pecu- of good wheat flour contain 90 pounds of 
ugly savageness—as much as to say, “ Here 
we are old fellow, and well make your jour¬ 
ney as hateful as we can.” And you cry out 
despairingly, “ 0, my countrymen! where is 
your common sense ?” Thump, thump, wig¬ 
gle, teter, jounce, and wrench it is, until you 
have got fairly through—and then you say 
heartily that it -were better the roads were ut¬ 
terly let alone, than that such outlandish mu¬ 
tilation as this should go on year after year, 
time. 
Sardinia, N. Y., 1856. 
Popayan. 
LETTERS ABOUT' MINNESOTA.-No. 2. 
Eds. Rural ; — Many have been the inqui- 
RB^-The above proposition is from adapted to the raising or stock The Ch^ V< i^Sb 
a responsible and reliable source,—and we E™** grown upon the hills are sweet and 20 to 25 pounds of nutritive matter depending 
~ - _ :n ^ • nutritions: t.nft fkir is TvrirA nnrl lipnltlifril • flm _— _„ r _t _ a_ ««« , 
gie, teter, jounce, ana wrenen it is, until you ries of me from the readers of the Eural in » f nutritious • the Jr is ™ Za C.mZ Z t0 poi T! 01 n “ ve raatter depending 
have got fairly through—and then you say regard to the Son and Timber of Minnesota have 110 (loubt the wnter TVl11 fulfil bis en ' nu I ritl0us > the * ai . r w pure and healthful, the upon the quality of the potatoes, say 22 % 
heartily that it were better the roads were ut- r £, rDOse ia tbis L suc}l information in S a ° ement - U is proper for us to ad d, how- s0ll > tbou ^ h not habl ° to suffei ' greatly from pounds, upon an average, consisting almost 
terly let alone, than that such outlandish mu- ever, that we had no intimation or knowledge drouth, is not marshy ; the water is as pure as entirely-of starch, and 77^ pounds of water 
tilation as this should c 0 on vear after vear , d t -, , 7 8 ; . of the matter until the reception of the propo- can 1x3 fouud in an Y quarter of the globe, and a d . in ° lt ™ att 5 r ' dt requires, therefore, ex- 
Uiauun us mis souuiu fe o on juu anti jeai, The soil of Minnesota consists of sand, mix- , . .. ./ _ 1 ^ DiAwintA™ ^ actly four hundred pounds of potatoes to sup- 
without one iota of benefit to the traveling e d with black loam or mold, with a compound- saI ’ b )’ mai1 ’ as pubhshed We make this Qn<1 TnmW Lf !!!!' same amount of nutriment that oL 
public. No! not one solitary iota! 
ing of lime and other elements, that favor the 
if there are any green horns in America, they thrifty growth of plantg> Its depth Tarie8 
are the road-menders, not always and every- f rom one t 0 three feet, and it varies also in 
where, but often, a erv often indeed. quality, being much more fertile in some sec- 
• - . ' -- - — “ , 7 6—-V -s - ply the same amount of nutriment that ohe 
explanation, because the Rural is mentioned F ir nbor and lumber are still plenty and com- hundred pounds of wheat flour supplies. The 
in connection with the matter. paratively cheap, and everything is favorable best potatoes weigh about 63 lbs. to the 
- for the cultivation of stock.” bushel, and a bushel contains 15 1-5 lbs. of 
underdraining.—inquiry. - _ nutriment. At two dollars per bushel, or fif- 
Eds. Rural : — The subject of underdrain- Guinea Fowls vs. Rats.— A correspondent ^ cents a peck, the retail price lately in our 
The great want is a plan. If there is a tions than in others. The subsoil oftheprai- fog interests me very much, as my lands is of the Prairie Farmer, who was very much ma J kets ’ th f. nutritive portion of potatoes 
plan, it is a bad one, and that is worse than rie and openings, I think is generally coarse 0 f the hardpan kind, and the water stands annoyed by rats, tried shooting, poisoning, and whidi* ^equivalent 1, ddlare 
E '°° e at : ai ; sand or S Tayel > wblle tbat oi tbe timber land upon it when it is anyways flat in the wet everything he could think of; but they defied and fifty cent for a barrel of^good flour — 
Tor instance, men wdl throw a little moun- Is stiff clay. Much of the soil which has a season of the year, and it heaves very bad the whole cat-egory. He then heard that they While flour has doubled in price only, pota- 
tam of dirt into a mud hole, and call it mended. san dy appearance, and is regarded by the mere with the frost, especially when plowed. Our would not remain where Guinea fowls were toe3 > have iucreased at four-fold rat e.—Philo- 
They don’t see that all the wash of the neigh- observer as of poor quality, is found by actual principal product is grass, which is apt to run kept, and procured several, and now says that Ml>hm Ledger. 
oorhood goes m there—but when a rain comes tillage, to be productive beyond expectation. fo to wdd grasg , hence the necessity of under- for over two years he has neither seen nor —- 
they have got an earth-pudding, and the man From its light, loose character, the soil when draining. Now I want to learn all the par- heard a rat about the premises. . Twenty Tons of Hay per Acre.— It was 
with shining buggy wheels shies it as he would once broken, is easily cultivated. Vegetation ticulars through the Rural,— how the tile__ stated by Mr< 0ird ’ at an agricultural dinner 
Twenty Tons of Hay per Acre. — It was 
stated by Mr. Gird, at an agricultural dinner 
given by Mr. Mechi, in England, recently, that 
twenty tons of hay had been raised off a single 
a T?-n°^ f ° l V\ We3k ° r , tW ° C °T'r Th f y & rows - vei 7 rapidly. The earth never bakes or dra fos are made—the width, depth and filling ° ATTLE Ckoi> of Omo.-The following sta- 2 y [ ong r of hay had S'rataS“ffasinSe 
caL hillside dirt, gravel, and good for the becomes hard, thereby checking the growth of U p,—whether with loose stones at the bottom tistics of the exports of Cattle from some of the acre, in Scotland, the last season. It was 
roads, when they can find the genuine article plants, as is often the case with clayey soils. or w ;th dirt directly on the tile,—whether it is principal counties in Ohio, during the year Italian rye grass, which grows to a great 
in the old brook bed just a few rods over So the agricultural products which require a better to be done in the wet or dry season of p 854, sbow whence a large share of her wealth height in the humid climate of Scotland, and 
TT/vnr?nT» r»vr rrn anrl cnonn /vnf l _ _• Til: ~ J „AT TTT~_a _ " •. • i Dip nnf IVPm emmn fA -fnn fimna f»*ATv» r.I a 
yonder. Tliey go and scoop out loamy loads longer season in Illinois and other Western the year, and how far the parallel drains ^ derived: he cut from seven to ten times, from March to 
from the road side, leaving a pit big enough States, arrive at maturity here. The same should be anart to draw off thp surfapp-w-itpr Pickawa - V . s.soohaid Trumbull .8,ooohead Uecember. In the instance named, it was cut 
B-pr-dlnw i maafndnn anrl nlncf^r i i + • , ,, Bnouia De apart to araw oh tne suriace-ivater r oss . 6,ooo head wood.3,000 head ten times, but after each cutting, an abundant 
to swallow a mastodon and plaster them on circumstance prepares the land to resist the effectually. -Wm. Smith, North Collins, Erie . XnZe ^tgomery...6,000head ap pi ica tioa of liquid manure w£ made. 
somewhere, while the big stones, like scum, effects of drouth, to such an extent that we al- a,, v y. Ar)riL . 
somehow manage to rise to the top, and roll most fear to tell the whole truth, lest it should - -- The Cork TREE.-The Patent office has re- 
aboui 111 the^highway, on which horses may seem like exaggeration. Corn Fodder.—Inquiry. —I have heard Cost of Keeping Sheep.— The yearly ex- ceived a hogshead of the acorns of the cork 
strike they shoes, and bruise their shins, and During the summer of 1854, when the hill- that the farmers in the vicinity of Oswego pense of keeping sheep in Vermont is stated tr ee from the south of Europe, to be distribu- 
every passer-by receive a series of shocks and sides of New England, New York, and even mow their drilled or broadcast' corn fodder by a writer in the Patent Report at $1 30 ^ diu the MiddIe and Southern Statea - to test 
wrenches of the most lively character. the prairies of the West, were scorched to a twice in one season, the first time about mid- per head. In Wisconsin it is put at 50 cents tk ‘ ir ada ptatl o Q to the climate. 
lobe sure, big Tom knows better than that, crisp, Minnesota suffered but little, and the summer and again in the fall, in preference to ahead. In Missouri at 50 cents ; in Maine I ime Wiii Destroy Sorrel Edmund 
and I think, on the whole, our roads are pret- farmer gathered a fair harvest. Plentiful letting it get its full growth. If this is true at $1 ; in Virginia at 45 cents. The Shaker Ruffin gives, in the last number of'the'south- 
ty good, but sharp Toms are scarce, and even dews supply, in part, the deficiency of rain J would like to hear the views of some of Society in Kentucky rate the cost there at ern Planter, the experience of thirty-four far- 
it 1 - 1 - -‘■ 771 11 ~~ ... . . • mers, on the subject of lime, as a remedy 
against sorrel. Their experience is from nine 
to thirty-six years, and their unanimous opin- 
But to go back to our fellows. Muck dis- ruin. The farmer has not to wait a week or Extraordinary Increase.— Air. T. Ste- stand that the Hon. Lewis Cass has been in- ner ^and^quantity^ wifi Entirely ^d^troy^he 
cassion takes place about noon time. One more for his land to dry, at each successive yens, of East Deanes, St. Neot, England, has vited to deliver the Address at the Fair of the growth of sorrel, and prevent its return, 
calls it noon at eleven ; another gives empha- shower. 12 ewes, which have the present season pro- N. Y. State Agricultural Society, to be held-— • —- 
Co., N. Y., April, 1855. 
Champaign.10,000 head j Highland.7,000 head 
and I think, on the whole, our roads are pret- farmer gathered a fair harvest. Plentiful 
ty good, but sharp Toms are scarce, and even dews supply, in part, the deficiency of rain 
if they were not, they would have much to whenever it occurs. Equally worthy of re- y 0 ur subscribers who have had some expe- from 50 to 75 cents per head. 
'i , ii • _ay _ _a r M • _U .‘I .* A__ a1,„ 1 J f _ - __—- 1 * 
learn, to say nothing of the frequent failing of mark, is the capability of the land for pre- 
laziness they betray. venting injury to crops from an overplus of 
But to go back to our fellows. Muck dis- ra i Q - The farmer has not to wait a week or 
rience in the matter.— J. C. McVean. 
Extraordinary Increase.- 
Address at the State Fair.— We under- 
Ste- stand that the Hon. Lewis Cass has been in- 
calls it noon at eleven ; another gives empha- shower. 12 ewes, which have the present season pro- ________ 
sis to the suggestion, by complaining, half Minnesota, in its primitive condition is duced 30 lamb 3 , viz :—1 ewe, 4 lambs ; 4 ewes, as heretofore announced, at Elmira inOcto- 
jocosely, of an empty stomach. The necessity either smooth prairie, oak openings, forest 12 lambs ; and 7 ewes, 14 lambs. ber next. 
Do not overtask the boys, though the 
spring work may be urgent. 
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