MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
LETTERS FROM VIRGINIA—No. 1, ter on his wheat in a part of the field and left 
- the other without, the result was surprising. 
As I see letters from different parts of the g ra ; a on tbe plastered part was some six 
mntry in the Rural, it may not be consider- inches taUer than the other. Every one saw 
country in the Rural, it may not be consider- 
Hgriorltural gtisallaitjr. 
The Weather, Crops, &c.—D uring the 
1HE SHEEP SHOW, AWARDS, &c- Sainfoin. —In answer to some inquiries in 
p. tnn7ma . 77 ~ ,. „ regard to the character and mode of cultiva- 
Drlow wo give the official proceedings of t :„_ 
the first Annual Meeting and Shear of the C L w “ * “ f ! ^ ^ 
“Wool Growers’ Association of Western 2AS”,!* ¥ T 
New York "-embracing the award ot Premi- fw „ f ^? er - of S^s Hedparum." 
m , ; \ . Allen says, “it is a native of the chalk soils 
cd entirely out of place to have one occasion- and q uite a 1agter f ever wag crea ted in P ast fort night most copious rains have fallen 
ally from this portion of the “ Sunny South.” tbe;e parts< The next year> for 80me reason in nearly all sections of the country, effectu- New York ’’-embracing the award of Premi- lu ™ ^“7^’' 
Hence this epistle from the “ Old Dominion. ’ but ]i tt i e benefit could be seen from its appli- ally checking the partial drouth and allaying urns, names of Officers elected for ensuing 0 f Europe and it is adapted only to «t o i 
For several years past, the attention of many cation, and the mercury that was up to fever aQ Y fear ol ia j ur Y to crops from waut of year, &c. These procedings, with what we calcarennc’ n,, A u ; A „ nl , r i”,? 
\TLnn Konn rl po mi Imrn rlw? A7" i r_ 1 J. a*. 11 A _ _ 1. A Ai •_ i P mnistlirA r PllO waaflior panti'miua ii mi an ol Itt Iiotta nn k-1 ialxrvrl _ i- ~ A _ . ‘ ^ 
Below wo give the official proceedings of 
the first Annual Meeting and Show of the 
believe the immigration here is greater this lately on all crops, 
year than ever before. Your hard winter was Greece, N. Y., June 4.1855. 
a little too severe, and people are moving here -- 
this spring to thaw out. Most of the North- FILLING STO 
era settlers have located in the North-Eastern 
part of the State, principally in the counties Messrs. Editors 
of Fairfax, Loudon, Priuce William and Fau- * be bead “ Covei 
FILLING STONE UNDERDRAINS. 
era settlers have located in the North-Eastern - corn crop is anticipated, as it is believed 
part of the State, principally in the counties Messrs. Editors : A correspondent under move has been planted this year, by thousands 
of Fairfax, Loudon, Priuce William and Fau- ^ be bead of “ Covering Underdrains,” believes of acres, than ever before, 
quier; very few of them being more than forty B * 3es * / to Ml with stone to within six inch- Favorable reports conttaue to reach us 
or fifty miles from Washington city. Wash- 63 °^ tbe top, which is too full to admit of deep relative to the wheat crop, though there are 
ingtoa, Alexandria and Georgetown afford al- plowing. All of our best corn crops in this large districts in which a partial or total fail- 
miles west of this city. Letters from different doings and prospects. The Association has 
parts of this State, the West, and elsewhere, chosen an excellent Board of Officers, and 
generally speak encouragingly of the prospect adopted other measures calculated to enhance 
of spriog crops, grass, fruit, &c. A large its popularity and usefulnesss. It will there¬ 
fore enter upon its second year under favora¬ 
ble auspices, and we trust its future will Profitable Dairying.—M r. C. C. Eddy 
prove largely beneficial to the community. of Williamson, N. Y., received from the pro-’ 
or fifty miles from Washington city. Wash- es of>tbe top, which is too full to admit of deep relative to the wheat crop, though there are Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y., May so. 1855. I . ' ° S ^' 1 ^ er RtK ‘ 
ingtoa, Alexandria and Georgetown afford al- plowing. All of our best corn crops in this large districts in which a partial or total fail- The Wool Growers’Association of Western /" , ’ tbe year ending April 1st, the 
ways a good market foranything a farmer has section, are grown on lands that have been ure is anticipated. As we stated last week New York convened at the Court House this an “Wsurao jisu tundra l and nine dol- 
to sell, and prices have generally, since I have plowed at least eight inches deep. Drains the insect (Hessian fly) is proving verv de^ ffing, by order of the Executive Committee, f s ; The milk, butter and cheese, used by a 
bee,, acquainted here, Led higher than a!- that have been filled nearly to the surface will slr „ c ,ivc hi MichLT The Zo ,wt to f * tar mooting for the e.eo,ion annly of five persons .snot included in this 
most anywhere at the North, with perhaps the give out much sooner than those that are cov- quite prevalent in some towns in this county, The Present i.Z” ° ° far “ s fare,winter "and slilnmer ° The ytekl 
except,on of wheat and corn, wh,eh usually ered w, 1, a greater depth o earth. The s„r- and we bear of it, ravages in other sections in After deliberation and a free interchange of is not remarkable for a single cow but for so 
commands about the same prices as in Roches- face water in he spring of the year frequently Western New York. Much damage is an- opinion, it was, on motion ofGt. H. Wheeler, large a number we call it nroStablo dair.ino 
ter. I have not known of potatoes being sold breaks through the soil that covers the stone, ticipated from the fly, but we trust the facts Esq., unanimously _ J 
for less than fifty cents at any time. Last fall, and washes in large quantities of earth ; the are exaggerated. Our greatest fear is that Resolved, That the Association be continued. Beef at Birtii' Mr L P Judsox of 
as soon as they were dug, they sold readily at straw or covering soon decays, and ceases to the cool weather will so impede the maturity 0n motion of Hon - G - Denniston, Richmond, Out., C., N. Y. has a calf which 
two dollars a bushel, and since that time till support the soil above. Mice do much to de of the crop that it will be damaged by the Solved, That the next Annual Show be weighed at birth 128 lbs., measured over six 
aware that it has been raised to any exteut in 
this country.” There will be no harm in try¬ 
ing it again, however, and we should select a 
strong clay for the purpose. 
large a number we call it profitable dairying. 
Resolved, That the Association be continued. 
On motion of Hon. G. Denniston, 
two dollars a bushel, and since that time till support the soil above. Mice do much to de of the crop that it will be damaged by the Resolved, That the next Annual Show be 
quite lately, they would bring at any time from stray stone drains when they are filled near the weevil. Time only cau determine. held either at Penn Yan, Canandaigua, Avon, 
$1,75 to $2,50. They are worth now $1,50. top of the ground. They dig down to the — Messrs. Harmon of Wheatland, and Tib- or Batavia - 
We shall have new ones in the course of three stone and make their nests among them for the bits of Irondequoit, in tins county ' have ° n motion of Mr - Brooks > of Wyoming, 
or four weeks, when prices will probably go winter. In the spring the water runs through shown us stalks of wheat badly infested with • Resolved : Tbat the Esecutive Committee be | 
down. Cora sells here at present for $1,15, the holes into the drain; these apertures soon the larvae ot the Hessian fly,-and both gen- ! api)0in ^ the next Aanaal Sh ™ 
wheat $2,50, (or it would bring that if there enlarge, owing to the softness of the soil. tlemen believe the crop will be greatly d.min- inducement S * 
w^anytosel!,) °ats65 toWwnts. BarJey If I was to undertake to make a stone drain iehed by the ravages of this enemy. ' Mr. H. On motion of Mr. Wilkes 
bring a dollar anytime. °'Buckwheat is ITon 7°^ P ° s(erity ’ 1 w ? uld si,,k the 8tft1 f tbat \ he early sown wheat w most dalte Resolved, That the Association proceed to 
•> milHtrntod n t it- ) I f P trench 3% feet deep, and not lay in more than the fly entering it during the dry the election of Officers for the coming year 
easily cultivated, and it has been worth from two feet of stone . It the draio bas , tb weather last fall. Hence, fields sown early. Whereupon, the following officers were 
f $1 ’ avera ^g P erka P s ceat3 for make the water-course large. Spare no pains to escape the weevil, are visited by the fly.- unanimously elected : 
ne as ree years. ye yie ds good returns to chink the top with small stone. I sink the Early sowing and maturity are necessary to Officers for 1856. 
01 a or e a ov, , a ways adwg ready sale trench at the outlet about three inches below head the weevil; while late sowing prevents President— Hon. G. Denniston, Pittsburgh, 
at good prices. I am not able to say what is the grade , and baek eay three or foar feet and the ravages of the Hessian. If the wheat Ste « be V” u ^’ Vl v , T . . 
Beef at Birtu !—Mr. L. P. Judsox, of 
Richmond, Out., C., N. Y., has a calf which 
weighed at birth 128 lbs., measured over six 
feet from tip to tip, and girthed three feet!— 
Both calf and dam (a nadve cow) are doing a 
great deal “ better than could be expected.'’— 
Heavy calf, that, for a youngster. 
ducements b . D.lixois Prairie Farming.-A gentleman 
a . * e u tv- informs us that he recently passed over the 
On motion of Mr. AV ilkes, Reck Island Rsilraad, and saw in one spot 
Resolved, That the Association proceed to e even pra rie-breaking j lows, each drawn by 
e election of Officers for the coming year. three yoke of oxen, turning over sods a mi e 
Whereupon, the following officers were Pi length. He was informed by the Superin- 
Lanimou8ly elected: tendent that the land belonged to a “ half- 
Officers for 1856. breed” called Gaptain Jack. The road was 
President —Hon. G. Denniston, Pittsburgh, Fmced this spring, at which GapL Jack ex- 
juben county, N. Y. pressed his satisfaction ; “ because,” said be, 
Vice Presidents —Hector Hitchcock. Livings- “ now 1 wiH P la,lt me a bit of corn.” So he 
the price at present. Hay has been worth i n i’t roODri a •', T «rm«rnr Presidents —Hector Hitchcock, Livings- now i win piaut me a bit ot corn.” So he 
$1 to $1 25 nor hundred this venr Tt between the side stone a pavement or g'Ower mu a t contend against both, his post- ton Co. ; W. T. Berner, Yates ; Jno. D. Pat- P ut 81xt P slx ox e» to work getting the ground 
.’ *. ' ^ a bottom to prevent the side stone at the outlet tl0u 1S D0 ^ un bke that of the mariner in steer- terson, Chautauque ; G. H. Wheeler, Steuben; ready to plant, in one piece, fifteen hundred 
readily in ordinary seasons for 50 to i5 cents. f rom be i n g shoved in by the frost. In filling io g between Scylla and Charybdis. T - c - Peters, Genesee ; Tbos. R. Peck, Onto- acres of Indian corn. That is one of the 
We have had 25 cents a pound for butter reg- the trench I nut on first about dr LpIim n r -—___ rio 1 H ;, T - Brooks, Wyoming; Rawson Har- “one more acres” that will be planted the 
nbrij at all ««om> «nce wc have been here, ear.h the lengU, of the drain, and pack down T™ Mmon, on Wravn.. is the Amo's PerTZAegany ; hSI” KttTSd'nsLlytrSe^Xm,Gweaty 
and any good butter maker can get that for by leading a horse in the trench, then fill to most destructive and fearful enemy to which Steuben; Matthias Hutchinson, Cayuga; Gar- bushels per acre. A section of land at that rate 
all she wll send to Alexandria, after her mark the surface. The drain will not be in the way the wheat & rowere of Western New York are Jn^^McAoiiu'mT p Erie ; wi 1 yield 12,800 bushels. It would take the 
ifi once known, bometimes the price is as low of subsoiling, and will be secure against mice bkely to be subjected this season, and any cer- Wayne. ’ ' c r ’ * r< ' ’ eleven plows about forty days to break up a 
as 15 cents for poor butter, but almost any aud sarface breaks. The frost will not be <ain remed ? or Preventive would prove a Corresponding Secretaries- Wm. S. Judd, Penn seclion j 64( J acres >) , at , the usual rate of an 
s. e zzzrZh“ft 1 i ^ n s to soflen pacw ^ ««c oZzrnZSz r: a s 
go°d reason why it could not be made with j The object of nnderdraining is to toke the ^ «»"• Th. following paragraph is 
protit. It has sold by the pound in this conn- water out of the subsoil. I cannot see any- from the Akron (°->) Beacon: burgh, do. in the furrow slice. A crop of corn is often 
ty for 1 f)% cents for the last year, and I have thing to be gained by filling near the surface “ We are inf,) rmed by Mr. Chamberlin, of Treasurer —Hon. Reuben Robie, Bath, Steu- followed in the fall by a crop of wheat, with- 
not known of its being less than 12>^ cents and m, 7P L l p i nQ t Tf tLn i „ , ’ the Ciry Mil1 ’ thafc the F » r mers of Vermont ben Co. out disturbing the furrows.— N. Y. Tribune. 
within three years and much to be lost. If the former wishes to are in the habit of heading the movements of Recording Secretary —Charles D. Champlin, -—- 
T . get the small stone out of sight, make more the weevil, by a very simple process. The Urbaua Steuben Co. ABOUT TURKPY'l 
Land varies very much in price, according drains, and charge the expense of drawing the next season after it makes its appearance, they Premiums Awarded. I0, 
to location, improvements, Ac. It can be stone to repairs, and not to the cost of the wheatYs'ltoolmgor*'headtelr^mmediatelv^f- Class First. — Sweepstakes pen, Calvin Several years ago, purchased two turkeys 
bought at all prices from five to one hundred drain. J. Whiting. ter a shower or while the dew is on it and Ward « Richmond, Ontario Co.. $75. thinkiug I would try my “ luck,” as the say- 
dollars per acre. Very well situated farms, 
with comfortable buildiugs and under fair cul¬ 
tivation, lying in this county, within a dozen 
miles of tide water on the Potomac river on 
one side, and the Orange and Alexandria rail¬ 
road on the other, are for sale at from five to 
con: burgh, do. 
Mr. Chamberlin, of Treasurer —Hon. Reuben Robie, Bath, Steu- 
formere of Vermont ben Co. 
ig the movements of Recording Secretary —Charles D. Champlin, 
mple process. The Urbaua, Steuben Co. 
its appearance, they Premiums Awarded. 
about the time the r, o , , „ , , 
ng, immediately af- C L * s s * IR8T ' ~ S^epstakes -pen, Calvin 
e Hhw in n „ i Yard, Richmond, Ontario Co., $<5. 
Ballston, N. Y. 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
FATTENING SPRING PIGS FOR PORK. 
Eds. Rural:—F or twelve years I have fat 
scatter newly slaked lime broadcast, so that *>est Rue 
it will adhere to the heads and stems of the Pf na ’. lSteu 
grain. _ They use about a bushel to the acre, khoreham, 
Good lime should bo secured, and slaked by H ea y b ‘ lI 
t sprinkling a little water over it, so as to re- wh *Tn’ 
tain all its strength. A paddle may be used ” ard ’ 
in scattering it. The remedy has, it is said, Glass hu 
Best Buck over 2 years old, Win. Baker, Ur- ing is, and see what I could do with them, 
bana, Steuben,_ $50; 2d, Julius Stickney, Well, the first year they hatched out about 32 
Shorcham, Addison Co Vt., $40 ; 3d Joshua young. I shut them up in the barn, and fed 
Ilea y, ansville, i teuben, N. 5 $30 ; 4th, on doU gb au d cheese-curd. 1 soon foHnd that 
Wa’r',1 s r io.' ’ ’ $2#:CalVm this did not agree with them, aa they began 
Class Second. — Best 6 Ewes ami Iambs, !° f?; ow r ‘ c '' an, l off". On pieasaut days I 
Joshua Raplee, Penn Yan, Yfotes, $30 ; 2d, rui1 out m the warmest part of the 
Class Second. — Best 5 Ewes and lambs, 
iuuu on me omer, are ror sale at irom nve to Z . ~ y aVe been so effectuallv tried as to lTZ no On,,!,; Jo ^oa Raplee, Penn Yan, Yates, $30; 2d, f run out m me warmest part of the 
twenty dollars an acre; probably ten or twelve spring pigs. I he 2d of December last I () f the result Strips in large wheat, fields Orlando Shepard. Urhana, Steuben, $20 ; 3d, da .V-but they did not improve much. I theu 
dollars being about the average through this had a litter of P'g 3 come, one half Berkshire left untouched by the lime, for the experiment’ °' P> Mar «! ia11 - Wheeler, Steuben, $10. made a large and roomy coop, and kept them 
° ° i t • . i » f h Ii v uflora aLI Wm Holroi* T T,— in ft H'hl ft hnr 1 nnrr riirl r.nt 4 a 4» 
portion of the county. and Leicester, kept the same in a common ^ graffio^each^SdJ wae^l*$2 oT"m,’ CafvTn Vard, Richn 
More about climate, modes of cultivation, pen ; eud as s00n as lkey eat tb em ifi we n known b y all who may have observed 8d ’ G- H. Wheeler, Wheeler, Steub 
productions, social conditions, &c., hereafter. Lidian meal gruel, cooked, in proportions as the manner in which the weevils destroy G J ,ASS 1 !\ W< ^ \ ye . ar 
Yours, respectfully, r. h. l. fo!iows : For every 32 ff a,lo » 8 of water, wheat, that they are deposited in ihe kerael, Calvin W^d R?chm“nd $15 a ^d°( 
Prince William Co., Ya June, 1855. when near boiling heat, I stirred in 20 lbs. of . V ,i ap ? l)J T fi l>y - Z° n WhccSer Whce er $10 ’ ’ ’ 
t j • , ° , ^ - - , after the wheat begins to head, and as the leer- ™ nceier, w newer, 
* * 11 m Indian meal, ground fine ; fed the pigs three nel begins to form, they commence their work Class Fourth. Best Buck 2 yea: 
LIME AND ITS USES AS A MANURE. times a day what they would eat. After 3^ of destruction by consuming the milky sub- T - B^mer, Penn Yan, $30; 2d, Jul 
- months old, they gained one pound per day— 8tallc e that would otherwise form the kernel, t- ’ ■ ’ 0rlai 
Eds. Rural :-Your Orleans county eor- gave them su'phur once a week, and changed of’lime at thi/^ri^of ihc growth ' B ’ est Buck ’ 1 y ear old, W. T. Rer 
respondent has told but part of the story in their food to dry meal for three or four feed- <>f the wheat, seems so repugnant to the taste Yan ’ ^ 20 ’ 2d ; F. Leech, W. B 
Telation to lime and its uses as a fertilizer of mgs. The middle of May I sold three of the ot . tb ‘‘ weev iL :iS to drive it off. The lime 5 ’ u ^' Bak< D Urbana, $10 
Boils, as he has only tried it on sandy loam or same to butchers at $6 per hundred dressed, mentXthe*’soilY^ Uh “ th& 1,uprovo ' Penn^Ynn, site Best 3 Ewes, °P. U J 
sand. Such soils, in Western N. Y., sever- Averaging the whole at the price of those sold, p p ^ „ . ( G. H. Wheeler, Orlando Shepard, $ 
ally contain plenty of lime but lack in vege- the corn feed would pay 10s. per bushel for .' 1 ° 1! ’ e 'f eu aud cx ~ Previous to the election of Vice P 
table matter, aiid frequently in gypsum and what they had eaten. Have fed the rest on f n3ive araier 0 w ea » m 1 18 county, in- on mo tion, 
potash, consequently an application of vege- boiled corn exclusively up to this time. In- ’ rni8 ' 13 0 H re ‘ Y sai jo effectual, and Resolved, That the Constitution be 
table matter or of plaster and a-hes would be tend to feed them up to January next, and ^ C 1 ',*1 ' e _ s 10 tr Y tais seasen. It is striking out tlie word thirteen in ari 
beneficial, while no good results could be then will give you the result of the whole. . ? lCa 1011 ® ur f >ctl Uine, « lut e wheat and that there be appointed one 5 
have been entirely destroyed by the weevil’ Best 5 Ewe8 > 2 year8 old ’ Wm ‘ Baker - Ul “ ia a ' while ’ but tb{ ‘y hid not seem to thrive 
while the grain on each side was all saved. It lmna - 520 : 2d, Calvin Ward, Richmond, $15; then; and after “bothering and fussing” a 
pen, ana as soon as they would eat led them ifi well kn ” vn by all who may hav ^ ob “Vved 8d ’ G ' 1L Wheeler, Wheeler, Steuben, $10. 
Indian meal gruel, cooked, in proportions as the manner in which the weevils destroy Class Third.—B est 5 Ewes 1 year old, Thos. 
follows: For every 32 gallons of water, wheat, that they are deposited in the kernel, Peck, 5V est Bloomfield, Ontario, $20; 2d, 
when near boiling heat, I stirred in 20 lbs. of ^the shape of small maggots by and by, soon ^WheelerTlO ’ ! ’ ^ 
T , j/> « , . . after the wheat begins to head, and as the ker- Yvnccitr i >vnecier, viv. 
Indian meal, ground fine ; fed the pigs three nel begins to form, they commence their work Class Fourth.— Best Buck 2 years old, W. 
times a day what they would eat. After 3 V-, of destruction by consuming the milky sub- Earner, Penn Yan, $30 ; 2tl, Julius Stick- 
monlhs old, they gained one pound pep da-y— fiZ ”,1,’U^nZsiO.'" ’ ° rl "“ d ° 
gave then, su pllur once a week, and changed plici.n, 0 f li, ne at this period ot the groa ,1, ltel * B,lck 1 I’, ear . ol<, • w - T - Hemer, Penn 
their food to dry meal for three or four feed of the wh«-at, seems so repugnant to the taste ^ an » $20 ; 2d, h. h. l^ech, Bloomfield, 
good deal with them, and losing a good many, 
i concluded to let them go and take their 
chance, and I did. They soon begaii to mend 
and grow finely. I lost two er three more in 
the course of the season. In the fall I had 
about 20 good fat turkeys for the market, 
F. P. Boot, Esq., an intelligent and ex¬ 
tensive farmer of Sweden, in this county, in¬ 
forms us of a remedy said to be effectual, and 
ney, Shoreham, Vt., $20; 3d, Orlando Shep- wbich averaged me nearly a dollar apiece, 
ard, Urbana, $10. I have kept two over every year since. I 
Best Buck 1 year old, W. T. Remer, Penn let them choose their nests where they please, 
Yan, $20; 2d. E. F. 1/eecli, W. Bloomfield, and bring their young according to their own 
$15 ; 3J, A. Y. Baker, Urbana, $10. fashion, giving myself but little trouble about 
Class Fifth.— Best Ewe, Joshua Raplee, them, not even feeding them. I think they 
Penn Yan, b 10. Best 3 Ewes, P. F. Myrtle, 8ucce ed much better to be let alone. I have 
G. H. Wheeler, Orlando bhepard, $15. usua l ly l iad about 20 turkeys every fall— 
Previous to the election of Vice Presidents, About a fortnight before I want to kill them, 
on motion, [ shut them up, and keep corn, oats, lime- 
Resolved, That the Constitution be amended water, Ac., by them, aud let them help thein- 
c I-_ t I -..., xl ll. i a • „ , ,, „ is in blossom, ihe turpentine is amplied bv dent in each county in Western New York. 
seen from lime. I have experimented m a For those that have not corn, falling apples . i , . c ,, , , . , n , , , , , 
,, c „ ’ ° ‘ 1 ’ 8aturatiQg a long strip of cotton cloth in the Resolved, that the Vice Presidents be oon- 
small way for many years, with lime and other pumpkins, or small potatoes, boiled with „ f. ... . , ... , ...... .. 
. , J J . ......uv* 1 wlLU liquid, and attaching the same to a pole The stituted a committeo to solicit subscriptions 
minpr^l manures, on various kinris of sm aLn-ta ___ 1 ° t ^ ... . . 
mmernl tennures on vanons kmds of soil, short8 s „ rre d in, w,ll answer a genni pnrpnee ‘ Ld>nt c | olU is th “ D d over be Md s „ 
and on some no,Is lave found oons.derable to make pigs grow. They should be confmed L t0 c , )ms io conlaet !, ilL the wheat heads 
beneht and others none at all I have never m a close pen wilh a small yard back, and T1 „. cloth eho „, d f iequ( , 11 ,] y satllrated iu 
Been any benefit from the application of lime kept clean.-MxBco, PensoKS, G„snm, 0,u. tho ,„ rpcnti „ e , and t0 fl m J c that opera . 
upon sandy soils unless they were of a cold Co N Y » 1 
r v ^ t inn Mr KftnT nrAnncno 4 r\ tw C- 4 __ 
w 7 hich he proposes to try this season. It is striking out the word thirteen in article four, selves. Of course they come out “fat and 
the application of tmqientine, while the wheat and that there be appointed one Vice Presi- s,e ? k -” 1 bav e them weigh from G to 18 lbs. 
is in blossom. The turpentine is supplied by dent in each county in Western New York. apiece. I hey average me about $1 each, 
saturating a long strip of cotton cloth iu the Resolved, That the Vice Presidents be con- ^ ow ^ cannot tell you just how much profit 
liquid, and attaching the same to a pole. The stButed a c ? raiaitt ™ to * <)lidt subscriptions w^’oflurkeys chea^ha^rUn' that 
pendant doth is then passed over the field so and sdl certificates of membership of the As- amount of pork ; The ' only expense t0 n , e ia 
b<j to come in onnlnnl witli tfin e l,r,,vrl,. SOCiatlon. : n f an/ i; n „ 1-^1— ... 
upon sandy soils unless they were of a cold 
sour nature, but upon deep mucky soils have 
frequently found it of great use. 
Who has not seea rich bottom lands that 
raise tremendous crops of corn and grass, 
but ou being sown with wheat, even if thor¬ 
oughly drained, the crop is very light, fre¬ 
quently, straw enough but bearing little grain. 
Such soils are defective in some mineral mat¬ 
ter. Experiment may soon satisfy the farmer 
““‘I meuiueiamp 01 tue amount of pork> The only expense t0 n , e ig 
sociation. j n feeding, fattening, and keeping the breeders 
Resolved, That the Annual Meeting be held over; they will take care of themselves as 
and the officers elected each year during the soon as warm weather comes again. It is 
j .\. x. ti x , c „ time of holding the Show. uniuiai iui tueiu to ruaui auuui, aim iney cau 
—- ’ ’ , J’ . a en a . 8 n ’ n g Resolved, That Long Wool Sheep form a class generally find something to suit their taste in 
ON sowing plaster. c < )r(1 to end ot tbe P ol <b to which the to compe t c f or premiums of this Association. ttie numerous bugs, worms, Ac., that infest 
As the season has arrived, or sowing plaster, clolh be attached b y rings, so that it cau Resolved, That a vote of thanks be presented every nook and corner of our forms ; and for 
natural for them to roam about, and ihey cau 
ON SOWING PLASTER. 
I propose giving you my plan of sowing, which 
1 have followed for some years. For every 
easily be folded together, and dipped in the 
liquid. Two men, or boys, one ateach end of 
to Robt. Wilkes for his services to this Asso- 
two or three years past they have reveled iu 
grasshoppers. There is nothing on which 
they thrive so well. When they have been 
neing sown wiw wueai, even u mur- - ---- - —- ^- -- j a 6 ...l Ka m, , 7) , . , ,, .. .... , uiey inrive so wen. w nen inev nave Deen 
drained, the crop is very light, fre- ton of plaster, put four bushels of leached ash- h e ole, wnnl e nece^ary Ihe pole may _ Resolved, That the proceedings of tins meet- out grasshopper!, g awhile ihey will not touch 
alrawenouD’h hut hparine-litile 0-rfiin es fo° m the leach, and mix thoroughly the 6 0 8U icien ' ^ a Gow the men to mg tie punted in the county papers of Steuben corn if thrown to them. I think it worth a 
whole together. (Some times I add a little walk m the dead furrows. county the Rural New-Yorker, Wool Grower, good deal to a form when grasshoppers are 
whole together. (Some times I add a little 
salt.) The a-bes will dampen the plaster, and 
what it is, and a dressing of lime will be pro- >’ ou can sow ,he eame 011 a will(3 ? da ?> ttad ,he 
duetive of surprising results. And on up- whole wllt l,e ln y our own lot - beddes aV( ' id ‘ 
lands, that have a cold, sour soil, on which l "£ tbe un P^ ea ‘ Katltnf 69 having y<>ur clothes 
porrel finds a congenial root, lime by acting :in ^ t>e rson c >mpletely sat mated with it. M. 
npon tbe acid contained therein, may be oi ^ *’ ^ l JP sum i ^• L., May o, 185.'). 
great benefit. Farmers should study the na¬ 
ture of their soils and what elements of fertil- Swallows.-A s a proof of the vah 
, ... , , , services rendered by swallows, it is estm 
ity are lacking in order to know what to ap- lba , one ( , t - lhese ,,' irdg wiM deflt , r oy, at , 
ply, aud a little ob ervation will soon enable calculation, nii e hunrbed insects per day 
any one to apply the proper corrective. when it is considered that some insects pr-t 
It.) The ashes will dampen the plaster, and Lhe following, said to have emanated from 
u can sow the same on a windy day, and the ,be Agricultural Department of the Patent 
lole will be in your own lot., besides avoid- Office*, ia g m>g tho rounds of ihe papers,—but 
g the unpleasantness of having your clothes we bave ^ abb it the efficacy of either 
t [>erson c im;)letely saturated with it.—M. °* tbe proposed : 
, Gupsum, N. Y., Mini 5, 1855. “ 1 ' ,,ke orpiment,, (which can be procured at 
JJ _ any druggist’s,) and with ligtited charcoal 
bum the orpiment close to the wheat, any 
Swallows. — As a proof of the valuable time before sunrise or after sunset, at the time 
and Cultivator. 
thick, to have a flock of turkeys to thin them 
Resolved, 1 hat the thanks of the Association out. I think it would pay to keep them, 
be presented to the i'res’t, Wm. Baker, Esq. ev.-n if we did not get their good “fatliauuch- 
Resolved, That tire President have the power cs” ea G 
to call meetings of the Executive Committee, Mttn y Gmes have I seen a flock of turkeys 
and that the Constitution have an article m . arch over a <ield ,h cl 5 wi, | 1 g rt ^shopp<u8, 
added to that effect. R. B. Wilkes, Rec. Sec. 
services rendered by swallows, it is estimated when t] 
that, one of lhese birds will destroy, at a low should l 
calculation, nine huiabed insects per day. and C 
when it is considered that some insects produce 81 „£ !,c ^ pw 
witli almost the regularity of soldiers iu file, 
and then back again — not in the same track 
but beside the first—thus culling the field 
with the regularity of a mower.—J. T. W., 
Most formers are apt; to think, because a9 n,an y as n ' n ? 10 a summer, the 
time before pumise or after sunset., at. the time I Cost of Raising Wheat, &c. Mr. John- w j tb || )ft regularity of a 
when the plant commences to flower. It sox informs us there was an error in the in New England Farmer. 
should t«e repeated while the fly D found to calculation of the cost of ruising wheat as pub- --• 
exist. One ounce is found to be sufficient for 1: T 1 , .? , . . 1 A , m o .1 • . . e 
six acres. Another, and perhaps an equally lls,,e<1 1,1 llie Lottrnoi, aud referred to in the T iie South is again mfl 
efficacious remedy bo soon aw the fly iH din- R-UR.lL of May 2Gf.li. The expense of under- roariy sections. 1 e Na^l 
some manure is beneficial on some crops and 
some soils, that; it must be to all. A few 
years 8go a former in this town, sowed plas- 
state of the air hut for these birds mav be <:< ’ ver '‘' 1 - or the P ,ant show « H disp.siti .n to draining was inadvertently charged to the Ca ! 1 , Hay8 ' , „„ ocust .“ 
s a e oi me air nut ror nese o rus may De open its flowretg. to carrv around the patch of „ r , , , <• n . *, . , . . , neighborhood I here are millions upon 
readily c-ce.ved One kind r .ft msect alone wbm t 8 t.ong lights at night, the darker the 7& BMlk ' , « C ° St I ,er ba9h(il ^ lnHte f d lions in our county, and rimy are destroy!,, 
ought produce 560.970,481),000,000,000 oi us biter. The flies will ail rush to tho firur and of 72 cents. Me are promised lurther [tail ic- timber at a dreadful rate” They have 
The South is again infested with locusts in 
many sections. ’I’ e Nashville (Term ) Ameri¬ 
can says : — ‘ The locusts are very bad in onr 
neighborhood There are millions upon mil¬ 
lions in our county, and they are destroying rhe 
race in a single year. 
destroy themselves.” 
ulurs which we are sure will prove of interest, male their appearance iu Alabama. 
