(“ one acre more,” in tlie language of some UNRIPE WHEAT—’HIEL’S REASONING. 
contemporaries,)— we some months ago said : - 
“ One of the greatest curses of American Messrs. Editors : I have just read, with 
u ™ VUMl-'UWM REASONING. LETTERS FROM THE WEST-No. 1. WmWmt U ’ f * ^cultural Soorcrv-The fol- 
“ 0n7 of’ the "greatest" curi “oF American Messrs. Editors :-I have just read, with Inquiries are often made by Eastern people --- . g^f Sr “LTd^r^/of tht^Metf 
farming consists in planting too much, and f me interest the remarks of your correspon- who wish to better their temporal condition, mm wn FAT was received while closing this number Tthe 
manurfng and cultivating too little. Our “ ’Hiel ” on the subject of “ Cutting concerning the chances here at the West.- A1WU1 W ™ « HLAT ‘ Zl^or The ni^s ° 
farmers are too fond of ‘ spreading themseVes,’ wheat before it is ripe.” His analogical With your permission I will give some infor- For the last three years, we have used the a w 
and their crops, over a large surface; whereas mode of reasoning on the subject appears to mation through the Rural which may influ - BI ue Stem or Valparaiso, in place of the Homes Cattle Sheen ZZZTf Z 7 
the true and profitable course would be to Rave wrought up his mind to a state of con- ence some (who cannot get a start there as Soule’s wheat. We have had both kinds in the competition toaU the Stated’of LTnion 
occupy less ground, tilling it well and season- S1 erab | e excitation and alarm. Analogy is they could wish) to come out here and make same field, and have some this year,—having and to the British Provinces, will be held by 
ably,” &c. But to the letter of the Pa. far- & ebera 7 a pre 7 correc J. :mode of reasoni °g> a trial - ^ sown about four acres of Soule’s across the th e United States Agricultural Society, in the 
mer which discourseth thus sensibly: but there aresome exceptions, and are not Ins And first let me say a word about the re- middle of a thirty acre lot. On harvesting we cit y of Boston, Oct. 23d, 24th, 25th and 26th. 
“This is written with the hope that it may aca ° glCa m tbis 03,36 fallacious ports that Eastern people get from this coun- find there is no great difference in the proba- Twent y Thousand Dollars have been guaran- 
attract the attention of some person—perhaps . unwarranted by facts ? Has not expe- try. There are two classes of persons who ble yield. The Blue Stem stands up the best, teed by P atrioti c gentlemen of Boston and its 
some member of the American Institute Farm- nenc6 canarme(J tbe generally received opin- are constantly flocking to this “ Land of and has not been affected so badly by the fly vicinity to defray the expenses ; the City of 
ers’ Club—to the greatest evil that exists in 10n that wheat cut before it is fully ripe and Promise.” The first, and by far the largest nor by this late great time of rain. The straw boston bas generously granted t° the Society 
our whole system of farming, and is a subject hard makes the most and best flour ? My own class, consists of intelligent and industrious but is longer and stiffer but the heads are not for present u8e ’ a fme public square of fifty 
worthy the attention of every one who values experience does not justify me in affirming poor men> who come here for tbe purpose of quite g0 lo ()n ’ r ; c h land the Soule’s &Cre8 • $10 ’° 00 wU1 be ofTered in premi ~ 
the agricultural prosperity of our country. that it is so ; but from reading what the wri- securing homes for their families, and are wil- might do the best, though this year it has fal- ““i" 1 ^ varl0U3 d ?P artmeat s- . 
I have watched with m„cb interest tbe cal. te is pleased to the « T i s ioaa ry specula- Hugtowort hard and submit to those little le/dowu badly, a'ud the it *Smi™,^'Tim £?£££= 
on the farmers and the response winch has ions o modern ngucultural theorists, so inconTeniences that always attend the pioneer sect. Our experience is, that under all cir- field, Ohio, in’ 1854-were eminently success- 
nnmn from martv Rations of tho oonntrv to Often reiterated. and till now fan far ns T i:(u r — xi i mi _ i__ . ,1 . . . ... .. ueuny success 
Agricultural ISkcIIuuj. 
ABOUT WINTER WHEAT. 
F or the last three years, we have used the j 
I have watched with much interest the call Jer is pleased to term the “ visionary specula- i ing to work hard and submit to those little len down badly, and been injured by the in- a t SpringfiX Mass 
on the farmers and the response which has ions o modern agricultural theorists, so inconveniences that always attend the pioneer sect. Our experience is, that under all cir- field, Ohio, in 1854-were eminently success- 
come from many sections o the country to re te ated, and till now (so far as I life f or the sake of future benefits. These are cumstances the Blue Stem is the most hardy fnl, and no efforts will be spared to render 
farm “one acre more. i had been to now) undisputed, 1 was 1^ to accept and invariably well suited with the country, in a variety of white bald wheat that we have; the present Snow, combining as it does the 
n o 7/ioo oTwl mm mnrP’ nripniiAD t.n o ri rvnr Iivam no -rev-vlf r» Uliokn/l , . . 7 o ^ vllk. 
farm one acre Zm and give more attention to adopt them as well established, indisputable, few years are far advanced on the road to in- but it may not, under every circumstance, be Four Great Departments of “farming Stock' 
what they did farm, more would have been harmless principles. dependence and wealth, and send back glowing the most prolific. superior to its predecessors. The Premium 
c„ccomp nrincinle'of planting more ^ d ° D °^ unders ^ acd * be “ modern theory ’ descriptions of the Great West to their Eastern Bast year our wheat was very smutty, and List, w * tb the Rules of the Exhibition, will 
acres and* as a necessary consequence our t0 what ’ HlEL S6emS to suppose ’ that friends - bad been the year before. We washed our be forwarded to all who will address'the Pres- 
lands are becoming exhausted. Where one wheat makes the best and most flour when The second class consists of those who aie ]ast fal1 in strong brine, and dried it with j dent ’ or Secretary, at Boston to that effect, 
farmer is improving his land, nine are practic- ae | ua - 1! 7 7/1 Gs crude, unr/pe, mvnature state, too indolent to get a living by hard, honest fres b s,abed rime,—leaving it in the lime oTierTof^Fine Stork wilTfcci 71 erS ’ a f d 
ing upon the plan of gradually exhausting the u Ibese “ modern visionary theorists and labor. Having read some poetical description about twenty-four hours, and in some instances it rer tainlv ia for fheir into 1 °' ed uty > 
soil. The consequence is, crops fail; too “wiseacres’ believe, with ’Hiel, that the of “ the land of milk and honey”—where the double the time. We find no smut among the bute to the Show ^ ’ ° Contn ' 
much rain produces rust and mildew, vermin grain must fill, mature and ripen, its nutritive earth produces almost spontaneously, and a wheat this year. The cure is radical. There The List of Entries Exhibitors an 1 A l 
destroy the weak and feeble plants, andahard qualities must be fully developed and perfect- ri ch harvest is procured with but little labor, ^ some trouble, but it is more than compeu- of Premiums, and all the proceeding of 7 c 
or soft winter is alike injurious. By farming ed, before it is fit to use as a wholesome nu- _ t hey conclude that is the place for them, and sated by getting the seed so much cleaner be- Exhibition, will be published in the Journal 
less land well, and manuring well, more can tnment; and they hold that it does fill, ma- on they come. But, alas for their hmh hopes fore sowing. We intend to do the same thing of the Society, for 1855. Annual Members of 
be accomplished ; one grows as much wheat on ture, and ripen after it is cut-that cutting it and expectations ! When they arrive here again this year. the Society, who desire to receive the Journal, 
in n defi r a e nce a of practfcM^xTeriments’, fTners ^ ^ ^ tMt pknty but if ^7 Wil1 some of our readers S™ ™ a little of should reme “ ber to renew their subscriptions, 
persist in sowing many acres and reaping ^ prc ^ eat but accelerates this ripening pro- wouid share in it they must doff their coats their experience on this subject, as it is desir- w „ Marshall P. Wilder, Prudent. 
small crops. A ride through the interior of ces8 ’ an<1 b ” n S s it to its perfect state, that and their laziness, and labor, sweat and toil as able to get hold of the best kind of seed ?—r. r 0 non Au7, G i ^f retan/ ' 
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia at this S ^ te in which the “ ^cator intends” we others do . The consequence is, in a short ___ ■- * ' ... 
season of the yeai’would convince any one of sbouM use it,_as surely as if left standingtill time they have an attack of the hysterics, dys- A Great T anottot Tn Steam Blows and Cultivators. — The 
__ ./r_.r *vs. _, the straw IS and f.hP o-rain bard U’lio • ... J . •> C/RExVT L/ANDnOLDER. - in a recent letter r _ _;_.i .. . . 
Wit. S. King, Secretary. 
Boston, August, 1865 
Steam Plows and Cultivators. 
apply to western i\ew *orlt and Michigan. —uuuuug mwugiuuus vmu sunct analogy, „ 0 to their old loumrino- nlnees and tL™ r , 7-,— & --“i- 1 uuw reap an 
Earlier in the season when the fields look and > of course, no “ exception to the rule that i m nreentirms are tnn'ln°d g ’ facts relative to the landed estate of Jas. S. tbe honors, are determined not to be caught 
Lamer m tne season wnen tne nelcls look . > ’ t * imprecations are too loud, and no curses too Wadsworth Esc nf nannson tt q nappmg a second time. The leadimr Ena-fish 
7 en .ti ‘"TTk farm r , flatter tw ” p ‘ 7’ »-ore whoe. dMp agaimt thc Wegt B (hesc the timid 2out 8 000 Berlin ae^Tnnn A° “ "gScultura! journals are d«g B the°mat 
selves tliat the late rams and a favorable sea- some than that which is unnpe. And untd are filw ^ on(J , he stubborn M f . » f n ,7 h “ A ™ D ' a good deal of spirit, a?d liberal 
son will make up for the deficiency of manure, it is demonstrated by chemical analysis, or in with what the call arsrumen < a o- a i„ q f nnnfinn- ' Z ° , Caledonia, and agreat prizes are cflered for the most successful steam 
but the ripening crop tells a different tale.— some other way, that wheat ripened after it is to coun ^ r y ° n man 7 thousands m other towns in Livingston cultivator. One, of a thousand dollars, is to 
Wheat that should be turning yellow remains cut contains some deleterious principle which p T ~' and adjoining counties. It is nearly all good be awarded at the next meeting of the Royal 
green, the meadows are waving with sorrel wheat ripened before it is cut does not con- But to return ' 1 baye traveled through land and constantly increasing in value. Mr. A g r ' cu riural Society. What are American 
and blue-grass instead of timothy, and the tain, I think there is but little cause for 80me f l { tecn different States, and have seen W. sells none, but is constantly purchasing. "heso^'SlinT^ t0 
corn is stunted, short and yellow They are alarm to thoge who eat bread made from guch things to admire m all; but I have never seen The effect of this system is perceptible iu^a one Steam g ' an^Tot anfmal^^ muscles^is 
perhaps members of the County Agricultural wbeat; from thfi formidab!e bost of frightful an 7 which a U the elements of wealth and « marked absence of rural taste, so generally speedily to become the moving poTer before 
cey, ave eowe c oice see , aie the d{ seases this scared writer has conjured up. /? SC 1D S 3 w ncn ma ’e a location desir- inseparable from agricultural prosperity, and c *°d'breakers, and the man who first success- 
most approved patent plows and plow in the able^were so fully and pleasingly developed as so important to domestic comfort if not to in- ful17 7 ° k( r\ tbe st€amchest to th e plow will 
most approved manner, but all won’t do.- i can endorse his windin up, with one or m Wisconsin and Minnesota. With the ex- dividual morality and happiness ” All of Mr reap a nch harvest. Notwithstanding the 
The crop is short; they never seem to suspect two slight qualifications. Green corn fed ception of the southern part of Wisconsin W.’s land is reifted ont L J‘i‘ v - , present interest awakened abroad, we predict 
that they are farming more land than they are 1° a horse for a very few days will injure his t w e coun t r ie<, arP ;/ ° 7 a • 8 13 rentod ’ not leased - p lvery lease that that man now lives on this’side of the 
able to manure well, and therefore practice health, if not endanger his life.” So it will. _ 777® f e the Iauds 13 renewed gi™ the owner Atlantic.—Yon York Times. 
upon theoldsystemandgrow indifferent crops. I have seen practical illustrations of this fact. 7’-,7 UI>a J ° . ' 31 , er ’ °P enlD g 3 entire control of his property, and its culti- - 1 ■ - 
Where manure can be purchased this may not Hence, “if even the stomach of a horse can- , 1 ,, Zu exce ri ent y atl0n and management—shiftless tenants be- A Model Farm —A Challenge.—John Sin- 
generally be thc case, but in the country at no t bear unripe grain for a few days only _ • a r , apUid bot l to raislD g crops anck ing ousted. Mr. W. dictates the character of gerson and brother, of Missouri, challenge the 
large it is too true. Then if by chance a field -what sensible person can expert that of the ^ razm ^ d be great staple product is wheat crops to be cultivated on each farm—which ia -rmer3 of the.whole Union to produce a farm 
yields a bountiful crop of wbeat, instead of hlm , aI1 raC e to d'o it?” Here the analogy is °i ° su P erior 'l ualit y’ altho,, e h »" prodnetions fields shall bo sown to wheat, and which de- aLunfof^roluiLrLn^exLf^nrflS 
sow.ng.tm clover, as should be done many s0 close and striki that no sensible person, ^raised with success, voted to other purposes, pasture, meadow, cultivated Their^ta. “^loc?ted Lbou “even 
farmers arc mduced to sow it m wheat again, e 1 > Of wheat, W .sconsm exported over 3,000,000 Ac. The rents, as the writer learned from miles south of the city of St. Louis and hS 
Butin no way is this grasping propensity auu ’ cvcu lwu age, and the immense home demarul oan^l hv • f ..aim me awara is to De a service of 
more fully developed by farmers than by the weeh be f ore tl 7S ri P e " A 7 e > bufc we are not the constant arrival of non nrodiieimr ^ ff0m t0 acre -~ pla :, e ' of tbe valu6 °l the de P osits of the corn- 
quantity of cattle they keep ; more than they tau ght to eat it “ a week, ten days, and even f 1 ' ° ‘ And tbe Iand 1S eagerly sought for at these petitors, after deducting the necessary expen- 
are able to feed ; often twice as many, and two weelcs before it is ripe.” If we were, and ° Wp kvp in tlniP two _ r , w . . P~ ,ces -” ° t77777°77f makUlg L t ^ a + War(i ’ 
,, ’ . , , J . ,. A . r., ,tt » We nave in these two sections, (Wisconsin-—»■ _ who are to consist of one from each State ao- 
they are consequently always poor and hun- obeyed our teachings, hen might HnLsaw- and Minnesota Territory,) all the elements of Sprouted Wheat _A writer in the N Y Pointed by the Governor thereof, of such StatL 
gry. Every thing about the barn in the shape ful forebodings be realized. One other fact u , -. .. . ,,, _ YUKAT - -a. writer in the iV. 1. i however as have eomnptilnr^ for 
of feed is eaten up by the lstof May, and then this writer appears to have lost sight of, in his ^ eaU h and prosperity in a three fold combina- Tribune discourses as follows on a topic of prize. The Commissioners are to visit the 
they are compelled to turn them out to pas- zea l to sound an alarm. The same “ green ,, ,! 7’ & 1 ° ,C f S acd Mines > and 8' reat Merest at the present juncture : farms and decide the matter in the months of 
ture, whether the fields are sufficiently for- corn » wb i cb if f ed to a horse will make him & 1& WS D< 7 W ? Dt “ ^ m0re industri ’ “ When wheat is sprouted a good winnow- September and October next. 
ward or not. The young grass is eaten off gicbj if guffered to d acd hardeQ) may then T’ ener 8?“ ^ t0 g6t the bal1 of \ u % machi 1 n ? f il! remoye most of the injured T> ~~ -- 
and the cattle are driven from field to field, . n, , . .... . Success well m motion, and keep it rolling.— kernels, which makes excellent feed for ani- Black oea Fowl.— Since the war with 
destroying but never satisfied, until before G ., ° T im ’ 1U P r pr c l uan 1 1 > ^ im In my next I will speak of the price of land in mabs - _ If there be a predominance of sprout- Russia a new kind of domestic fowl has been 
midsummer, such farms are more barren and P nnu 7 - suppose e\ur> experience armer y ar j 0U g locations, and point out some of those ed S ra i as the grist that goes to mill, it is introduced into England from the Black Sea, 
desolate in appearance than they should be in cuows tbis - But no more, —at least until p i aces v ,-hich at present hold the strongest in- f-°i /f 01 7 f • 8 only spoiled for ani is likely to prove a formidable rival to 
November. Unfilled bams are followed by ’ HrEL ’ s next number appears. ducements to actual settlers for I am not writ l ght lhe d ° U , gb ’ mstea J d of risln ? by tae , Shan S hai aEd C « c h IQ China. It is quite 
, , ... \ t., 0 m._ wa _ wri aucemems xo aciuai seiners, tor 1 am not writ- the ordinary process, has a tendency to lioui- as large as the barn-door fowl, is crested, and 
harn-yarc con aining i e manure, and that Zine3viI1 0hio Augus 1855 ‘ ' £ “ ing for the avaricious speculators. fy and spread out and form a sticking mass ! has feathered legs ; its color is generally all 
Sanesville, Ohio, August, 1855... mg for the avaricious speculators. fy and spread out and form a sticking mass has feathered legs ; its color is generally all 
_ m ,, ,, ._ Milton, Wis., July, 1855. P. P. Livkrmork. that will not be kneaded into loaves. It makes white or black—when the latter, of a raven 
tpuiuati’p a nirrAD mr iinrer -—~ - good unleavened bread, and is quite nutritious, hue, and glossy. The bird is pugnacious, and 
Iucj-Vv AIEu A bnBAl lbB iiUUbh. How to Head the Cut Worm—N oticing with a sweetis b taste. By many persons, its movements are very lively. Its most dis- 
vour article on cutworms in tU P,, (I n f made of s P routed ^beat is preferred, tinguishing peculiarity is, however, in the ar- 
Brother Farmers Do you furnish your 7 ° ar ani6le . on cut worms m the Rlral of but in mar k e t the appearance of grown ker- rangement of the tail feathers. These are 
_ _ _ 1 _ J • Ji n 1 1 n .111IV I .1 I mvp mv rPmr/ln r\r* T_1_Mi •• <1 1 1 ^ _ r __J J __ • _• , . , 
ICE-WATER—A CHEAP ICE-IIOUSE. 
desolate in appearance than they should be in LUlb " nu «*** uuui p i aces whic h at present hold the strongest in ; T ; C on y 8 P 0lled lor prove a ^rmiaaoie nval to 
November. Unfilled hams are followed by ’ nrEL ’ s next number appears. ducements to actual settlers for I am not v-rit !L gM 7^' lh ® d ° U , gb ’ 1U3tead of risln ? b 7 t ie , fehan S hai aEd Coch in China. It is quite 
, , ... \ -r.. n ni. WYTO . in aucemems to aci uai settlers, lor 1 am not writ- the ordinary process, has a tendency to lioui- a3 large as the barn-door fowl, is crested, and 
harn-yarc con aining i e manure, and that z . ine3viIle> 0hio August) 1855 ‘ " "" ing for the avaricious speculators. fy and spread out and form a sticking mass has feathered legs ; its color is generally all 
is spread over extensive wheat fields as grudg- t / t . _ Milton, wu., July, 1855. P. P. Livkrmork. that will not be kneaded into loaves. It makes white or black — when the latter, of a raven 
ingly as possible ; frequently only upon the mrr *n top nm-cm -- good unleavened bread, and is quite nutritious, hue, and glossy. The bird is pugnacious, and 
high grounds, leaving the low land to take iUvWAiER—A LtLEAl IbRTiUlJbE. How to Head the Cut Worm—N oticing witb a sweeti sh taste. By many persons, its movements are very lively. Its most dis¬ 
care of itself. In this condition thousands of , " , . 7 bread made of sprouted wheat is preferred tinguishing peculiarity is, however, in the ar- 
farms are placed by their owners, to contend Brother Farmers Do you furnish your i L oar a ™ e . on cut worms m Uie BuRAL ol but in mar k e t the appearance of grown ker- rangement of the tail feathers. These are 
with every variety of season, and every form laborers a supply of ice-water in the field for Ju v 1 S ive m 7 remedy or prevention. I nels will injure the sale. Some millers even vei 7 fe w, and do not project as in other birds, 
of insect life ; the soil exhausted and unable drink during these warm days? You need have raised on an average ten acres of corn contend that one per cent, of such kernels will but drop down and lie close to the body, so 
to resist any of the numerous evils to which have no fears that it will injure them, or that aDnu ally for eighteen years, and have never injure the quality of the whole. It is there- ib a “ ihe creature appears tailless, and when 
the best soil and the most approved system of your laborers will be ungrateful for the cool- lost a dollar by the cut worm. My practice Tfyp^parpfiil fo l-JL .f raer ^ ba M ie f boidd an P e°of a'birfi 30 ' 't‘ ar( -y ias the appear- 
farming wiU, te a certain extent, be exempt, fng bererage. Warm water is not good to "as been to sow buckwheat on fields that I ^<5^andTuM aSlm - __ 
In Pennsvlvania and Ohio for several reasons, quench thirst, consequently much of it is used, |o ar ar e infested with cut worms, before plant- arate the sound from the unsound grain in Death of Philip Pusey, Esq. _Late Eog- 
among which may be enumerated the high yr b j cb produces a nauseating effect, that unfits c ® rn ’ and i°r this reason : About thir- winnowing, as far as possible.” lish papers announce the death of this gentle- 
price of seed grain, less wheat was sown last the men for labor A gmall quantity 0 f cold ty I ears a g° 1 helped my father plow and -- mau. He was one of the leading agricultur- 
Death of Philip Pusey, Esq. —Late Eng¬ 
lish papers announce the death of this gentle¬ 
man. He wa3 one of the leading agricultur¬ 
ists of Englaud—one of the founders, and for 
some time President of the Royal Agricul- 
fall than usual. As it respects corn and oats, water &n the thirgt and thig alwftys plant an old meadow to corn. The cut worm The Oakland Co. (Mich.) Ag. Socet'y is foandei : 3 ’ , and . fo , r 
it is different. The excessive drouth last sum- , , , , J ... , „. . ./ dpq trnYpd nearly PvPrv Bill Wp i u -b /a , - 7 , „ some time President of the Royal Agncul- 
mer destroyed, to a great extent, the grass be had by patt “« a lump m T tbe pai1 of ^ pf 7 if f 77 7 MV ^ DDUal fair at P ° ntiaC ’ ° D tural Societ7 > and bad tb e editorial charge of 
crop, and many farmers were compell^l to water when carned the field - may so one half of the field to buckwheat, and the thelith and 18th of October. Oakland is the Society’s Journal from its commencement 
plant more corn and oats than usual, in order easil y be kept that every family can have an next 7 ear P lanted whole to corn ; the half celebrated for its agricultural wealth and tp l the time of issuing its last number. His 
to procure feed for their cattle. The evil I abundant supply. As some may not have 0D which buckwheat had been raised was not prosperity, and its progressive farmers have °^ u wrp iug'8 on the subject of agriculture, 
speak of is not in farming too extensively any learned how, permit me to concisely give a in jured by the worm, but the other half was. long sustained one of the most efficient Soeie- tb '? roa K b knowledge, sound, practical 
one season, for which there may occasionally method which I have successfully practiced for As soon 85 m 7 eora l g u Pi m y practice is to ties in the Peninsular State. The list of Pro- of exaggeration and specious theorizM tide 
appear to he some necessity, but is in over- several years. put on each hill a table spoonfull of equal miums for the coming Fair is quite liberal death ofsuch a man is trulv a loMto'the a"- 
•nr/v.l Li-. lor, J «11 « 1 A- t A __A • P il J _1 . • 1 , 1 1 A . 71 , . ^ 
ricultaral world .—Boston Cultivator. 
powers of the soil, and which i3 the sure fore¬ 
runner of incalculable evils in the increased 
amount of labor required to produce the same 
amount of crops, and the enormous high pri- 
A Long Mowing Lot. —The Elmira Adver¬ 
tiser savs that the New York and Erie Road 
is now being mowed from the Hudson river 
to the Lake3. The area of the mowing lot 
working the land continually by a sytem of 0 n dry ground, where surface water will parts of asbes ’ lime and P laster J and if the and comprehensive. ricultaral world .—Boston Cultivator. v # 
excessive cropping, which is gradually and not stand, make a box ten feet square, by set, cut worm has commenced on the corn, it slopes -——- . T ~T7- m r" ~ 
most surely exhausfang all the productive ^ scantling on en d, and boarding up the “ soon as tbere coiaes raia 6nou ff b to wet the Town FxiRS.-The Ellisburgh, Adams and tia ^ tZ 
powers of the soil, and which is the sure fore- r . 6 ’ ... . f y „ bottom of the hill —G A WnnnwmTO n r TT 0 r,d 0 r- ann n„\ a a -a •„ sa y s t aat ta e XV ew York and Erie Road 
runner of incalculable evils in the increased outelde - Cover the box Wltb a single roof— botto “ 01 J ae L* A. Woodworth, Ot- Henderson (Jefferson Co.) Ag. Society will is now being mowel from the Hudson river 
amount of labor required to produce the same 0n the ground in the bottom of the box put an ° c Co -> * a ’’ bold its next Annual Show at Belleville, Sept, to the Lakes. The area of the mowing lot 
amount of crops, and the enormous high pri- saw dust to the depth of one foot. On this ——“ 13th and 14th - Th e Fair of the Brookfield embraces about 800 acres. The object is to 
ces for the necessaries of life, »hieh ihis pl«e some boards loosely, and in the center “ C-“vxa.- It has been recon,- (Madison Co.) Society is to be held at Clarks- “comnlaint bSta! fl 
wretched system of farming has imposed upon of the box build a cube of iceeight tot square, “ e “ ded harrow drnvn heavy clover before vfile, on the 19th and 20th of September.- SnSuL byt toSattZline 
the consuming interests of the country.” which will leave a space of one foot on each P d0Win £>- II 1S a good way ol leveling it, but The announcements of these Societies embrace - — i ■ -i r- ^ 
-- side. Fill this space, and cover the top with 1 tbink 1 can suggest a better method. Make very liberal premiums, &c. Standard Weight gf Grains in Canada. 
The Monterey (California) Sentinel is inform- saw dust. Over the saw dust on the high side a s t° ne ' b oat double the usual width, and pass * 11 ' 1 * —The following table shows the weight of a 
ed by an old Texan ranchero now settled in of the box leave a board off for ventilation._ over * be ground the same way you plow it. Indiana State Fair.—P rof. J. J. Mapes, bushel of the different grains, &c., as fixed by 
that country, that buffaloes are often seen in This costs but a trifle, and holds ice enough to Tbe clover is pressed perfectly flat, and turned of New Jersey, has accepted the invitation to a recetd enactment of the Canadian Parli- 
the old settlements of Texas among the bands 8Qpp i y t W o moderate sized families under wit bout the least difficulty. A weight deliver the annnal addre3S at the Fair, which p Cnt ’ Iadian f v 0rn ’ of ’ 
of cattle well tamed. Crossed with the tame E . Marks. can be placed on the boat a3 circumstances will be held at Indianapolis in the third week B £nZ 60 ; Glover Seal, 60^' Timo^Se^’ 
ox bull, they make exceUent draught bulloeka. CamiUus.N. y., Aug. 6, 1866. may require—w. e. c. k. ’ of October next. 48 ; Buckwheat, 48. ^ 
