MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
STATE OF THE COUNTRY—HARVESTING CORN, cious burdens for man. What is finer than 
- the aspect of the trees, bent and bowed into 
Almost every newspaper scribbler now-a- smiling cone8) and s tffl refusing to rebel and 
days resolves himself into a “ Committee of break do wn, ^gh every twig is put upon 
the Whole, on the State of the Country. ib e s t r gtch ? The very crickets in the grass 
Acting in that capacity, I proceed to report could hop 0I1 to t}ie big, bright apples where 
a good supply of fall feed, rather flashy with- they haDg, and the spider glue the ropes in his 
al ; abundance of potatoes, and in this qunr- s ;jy er y fly-trap to the tips of the limb 3 above 
ter no great prevalence of rot; oatb large, ex- ^im, almost at a leap. The oat fields are tak- 
cept on very wei ground ; buckwheat abound- * n g ibelr hue of gold, aud the myriad grains 
ingin flowers; apples in fair supply; corn twiulcle with every breeze, only, as you cm 
decidedly green. I have seen very few earo every w jj ere Eeej w p e n the stout straws have 
(and I have examined several fields,) which pj^ged down over-tasked to the ground,— 
were too ripa to boil or roast, and not one- ma } c jng pretty puzzles for the crud er. But 
third of the ears in many fields are old enough who can blame the eats for actirg a0> or fitd 
for that, (Aug. 31.) On cold, wet, undrained f au ]t -with them, because their backs are bro- 
lands the crop must be very light; but much keQ ? Thc 0ftt harvest ig certa inly very un¬ 
will depend upon subsequent management. __ asually good , this year, hereabouts And the 
Corn, more than any other grain, suffers buckwheat! Neighbor W. says he thinks a 
from waste aud neglect in harvesting. The tenth part as much never was sown in any 
first great error is in letting it stand too long season> iu this town. Every body seems de- 
before cutting it. No matter whether it is termined to have a pyramid of pancakes eve- 
“ fit to cut” or not, be sure and cut it before r y xnorniDg for breakfast, next winter. What 
hard frosts come, and we should watch the in- an August paradise for honey-bees, spreads its 
dications of their coming with the greatest so- floral whiteness on every farm ! And how 
licitude. Corn untouched by frosts, though eac fi eager hunter after sweet must laugh to 
but slightly glazed, if cut and laid even at the himself as he plunges into fragrant infinitudes, 
butts, bound firm, and set up in small stooJcs and goeg ab out joining in the universal buzz, 
well tied about the tops, will generally ripen aad making no scruples of getting all he can ! 
up and harden and be very valuable, both for y OU wa teh him, valorous rifier, with pol- 
grain and stalks. Corn should never be Jen-specked nose and wing 3 , do not think he 
drawn off and set upon grass ground, nor j s going to concern himself with idle ab 3 trac- 
should it be put in any place where there is tion, on such particularities as the quality of 
not a free circulation of air. It will stand the honey he stores. He won’t do any such 
better if set up in the field where it grew, thing. It is quantity and not quality he cares 
than it will after it has been loaded and un- about. 
loaded. Corn is so late this year that it will Potatoes are yet undeterminable, though 
not do to wait for it to ripen. After a severe big vined and luxuriant. An ominous rusti- 
frost the sap is vitiated, and it is difficult to ness j s overtaking many fields, and some farm- 
save either the corn or stalks. Last year erg sa y the potato plague is sure to rage.— 
when I cut my corn there were many soft But i am not quite certain that it will be 
ears, but I husked them and spread them thin general. Of wheat, I presume not a sprouted 
in a dry, airy place, and all became hard and kernel can he found on any scaffold or thresh- 
fit to grind. Let farmers make all necessary ing floor within ten or twenty miles. Immense 
arrangements for help, and harvest their corn quantities have been secured, untouched by 
without delay, and take good care of it, stalks ravages of rust or fly. As to breadth of land 
and all. It is a crime to let the people’s food sown, it has much exceeded that of any pre- 
go to waste. Ihe corn crop is by far our vious year. Hay is good, pastures are good, 
most important crop. It is used in a great Corn is likely to be good, if no roaring north 
variety of ways, and belongs to all latitudes wind dies down into a frost about Sept. 20th. 
and longitudes. This year, at least, let farm- And * it not fit that mea should 
ers o eir . 8; o save it. honor to that Hand of Goodness that thus 
In my article on the wheat crop, I estimated makes hillsides and valleys teem with beauty 
it too high— there is not two-thirds of an av- an d abundance? The fields that were foggy 
erage crop in the State of New A ork. I was w jtli dust, one year ago, wherever the plow- 
aware that the rapid growth of straw, for a point rove the withered sod, have been reclaim- 
few weeks before ripening, would result in ed with plentiful rain, and waved their spires 
shrunk wheat, but the wetting and drying 0 f successive green and gold, until the cra- 
process proved worse about harvest time than dler’s seythe crashed through the grain, and 
I expected. I hope wheat will not go above the myriad sheaves were singing at the top of 
two dollars and will never again reach that ib e j r voice, on every side, “ God is good .”— 
figure. Good crops and lower prices are bet- VYhat else could they sing ? It is time for 
ter for all concerned,—but if we are to have man to stop and think whether, if ever, he will 
high prices, do not let the market be kept oncs g ; ve honest thanks to heaven, if there is a 
down by falsehood and deception till the farm- little place in his heart saved out from the eel- 
ers, particularly those most in need of money, fi s h neS 3 aud perplexity of life, for the sweet 
have sold, so that the profits shall go into spec- tittle lamp of gratitude to burn. If he will 
ulator’s hands. DO t lift U p his eyes intuitively to his bountiful 
Beans, like corn and buckwheat, are very Benefactor above, let this year’s abundance 
late, but we will hope for the best. h. t. n. touch him, and no angel write that he is out- 
late, but we will hope tor the best. h. t. b. touch him, and no angel write that he is out- 
“* * • done in a dutiful instinct by his ox. True, 
TMESHING-FL00E CHIT-CHAT. I our yeomen of Genesee have been in light 
. “ , ,, affliction — some even seeing, as a returning 
This August is beautiful. So you would ^ told m6j tlie wheat heads braided 
feel if you stood on this open threshing-floor, [ v with gprout9> where they had stood 
whose walls of sweet-smelling hay rising to smc i-i D g. and dripping in a twelve days’ rain, 
the ridge-pole are fanned by the cool north wd]> here ig for you oce bumble right-hand 
wind that ranges umnierr up ted everywhere. ^ g T, ni p a fby. But nevertheless, bear your 
This same breeze is busy before my ev es, bow- a fp; c fj 0I1 manfully, aud trust in God, for such 
ing the tips of the tall corn m a senes ol fine « s b a ij be a Mount Zion that cannot be moved.” 
obeisances, and rolling the broad buckwheat 
sea yonder into big white waves. How fra- 
A note or two, and I have done. To out¬ 
wit that destroyer, the cut-worm, I’ll tell you 
errant is that amnle, spotless field! Blow on, , , T , . L, . , . ' -, / 
& A ’ ’ what I beheve is effectual, m sward-ground.— 
0, blow on, ye jreezes . ft is just exactly turning a furrow, and then 
Yes, sir, tta August » beautifuL It has J t0 ffiateb it ,_ or> in common 
forgotten its veneraole sultriness, and has put , _ . „ . n , , , 1.. 
~ , , rk, ance. back-furrowing. Corn planted on this 
on a vest of almost Octobensh coolness. The . ' , , , 
. ... . ., . c ., , . eminence has defied this gourmand, and mount- 
insect universe is blowing It3 mfimtesmal pipe, , f 
a , ed to a surprising height, as many farmers 
lulling soul and sense into a delicious calm. , . v , . 6 ,,. ° . . .. ,A J , 
18 , . „ , ,. ' have observed, m this vicinity, the present 
and one can but feel sublime in the experience . Tf ’ Kn _ ~ Q 
1 . , r , , . 1 . ed to a surprising height, as many formers 
lulling soul and sense into a delicious calm. , . . 6 ,,. ° . . .. J . 
18 • .r . have observed, in this vicinity, the present 
a„a one can but feel sublime m the experience K be an 0 ; d idel to a 
of impressions congenial to every sense and J bnt it is somewhat novel 
the contemplation of a speetame magmfiomt you to a 
in freshness and simplicity. Nothing can be _ ... , . „„„ 
finer than a station on this floor, whose sur- 
corn-planted field of six acres, which was over- 
nncr u»u » — - — . V . run with such a ruthless worm legion that we 
oak-like solidity is lit to withstand the bom- pMosoph.eoUy gave it up to the devonrcrs, 
bardment of busy flails, as it has done so long m ‘ h 11 “T se " ou . s ho P. e of a , cr0 ?' 1 ,me 
TT i ,, , , , ,, , flew—the worms died—and weeds came up; 
of yore. Here has the stout-shouldered ath- , ... . , , .. . . x 1 ’ 
, , ,. , __^ „ but, to the credit of weeds be it spoken, it was 
lete bared his brawny arms to belabor the .... ' 
close-huddled grain, throwing up his swingel 
in 1 ghtnmg revolutions, and makiBg every . , 
8 , b . . . ./ Neighbor W. says it makes capital fodder, and 
atom ache with successive concussions, in the 8 ‘ J. . 
, ,. . , , v , so we are going to mow it, of course. This is 
floor under him. And yonder » a packed what j J m ^ um „ nikilo _* good deal OTt 
host of sheaves, peering through crevices, and of ^ & 
tiful crop there is of it, ready for the scythe. 
aosb u. „ of nothing. Very truly yours, c. c. 
groaning in unprecedented compression,-all PardiBia ° Erie ^ N . ^ Aug J ^ 3855 . 
ready for the flailman’s pound, which I already 1__ _ 
seem to hear resounding sharply over the fields, STAGGERS IN SHEEP. 
and giving assurance that man is wide-awake - 
and no mistake, when he ba3 grain to get out A correspondent gives you a remedy for 
for a grist. True, we hear the buzz and rattle this disease, which he has ever found success- 
cf machines in almost every body’s barn-door ful. Made use of at an early stage of the dis- 
now-a-days—but, after all, give me, once in a ease, this will doubtless succeed. It is, how- 
while, the good old homely echoes of my boy- ever, so simple, that 1 fear it may not receive 
hood. You can’t give me a substitute for the the attention it merits, 
old happiness, 0, machine-makiDg Yankee! Stagger *is a terrible disease. The whole 
The earth is beautiful now, for once, as the frame is strongly affected by it. The animal 
most inveterate murmurers must admit. Look acts as if a large dose of alcohol had been 
where you will, and you see the si gas of great 1 swallowed. The brain is deeply diseased.— 
abundance. Orchards beautifully drooping, j The animal becomes blind as well as helpless, 
seem the very soul of patience in bearing lus- 1 A common cause of the disease, perhaps not 
the only one, is the following :—It is well 
known that the sheep-fly deposits its eggs in 
tbe nostrils of the sheep, as the goad fly does 
in the skin or backs of cattle. These eggs 
hatch into maggots, which usually eat their 
way out and fall to the ground without injur¬ 
ing the sheep. Sometimes, however, they 
work their way upwards in the passeges of 
the nose, and produce an inflammation which 
affects tbe whole brain. This is the cause of 
the staggers. 
Now, Spirits of Turpentine powerfully op- 
e;ates on worms, maggots, and the like, and 
is often used by physicians for their destruc¬ 
tion. A few drops in the ear3 of the sheep 
pass at once to the place of action, and may 
prevent the progress of the disease and, re¬ 
moving the cause, give health. 
The technical name of the sheep-fly is Cep- 
halemyia ovis, which signifies the Ilead-F/y of 
Sheep, and was formerly under the genus Oes 
trv•*, as the goad fly, or gad-fly of cattle is 
Oestrus bovis. 
The sheep-fly is a great terror to sheep.— 
Hence you see them in the warm part of the 
day in August and September beside fences, 
logs, rocks, <fcc., holding their heads between 
their forelegs, as a protection, and when the 
fly is too annoying, away they run to another 
place of shelter in the design to leave their 
enemies behind them. Vain effort, for they 
are spread over the fields. c. d. 
THE HESSIAN ELY. 
Eds. Rural : —Is not Prof D. mistaken in 
saying (in No. 291,) that the Hessian Fly, 
from its chrysalis state, changes into a fly 
whose body is about one-tenth of an inch long, 
and whose wings expand about one-fourth of 
an inch .* And again, comparing the midge, 
or wheat gnat to the fly, he say3 the midge is 
a small insect, about the size of tbe Hessian 
Fly, &c. * 
Now the yellow midge fly, (or “ weevil,” as 
it is commonly called,) as I have seen it, had 
a body about a quarter of an inch in length, 
with wings of about the same length, and ex¬ 
panding nearly half an inch. I have “ hatch¬ 
ed out” the Hessian fly, from its chrysalis, cr 
flax seed shape, after harvest; and those which 
I “ hatched,” when full grown, were larger 
than a common sized full grown musketo. (3p. 
“mosquito.”) Not having one now at hand, 
from which to give a perfect description, I 
must rely upon my memory. The body of 
the insect is very similar to that of a musketo, 
and about three-eights of an inch in length, of 
a rather dark brown color. The wings are 
also somewhat similar to those of a musketo ; 
but spread out , fan-like, much wider, and are 
nearly semi-circular at the back end. The 
wings are, at least, three-eights of an inch in 
length, and spread nearly, if not quite, three- 
quarters of an inch. At first sight the insect 
is often mistaken for a large-sized musketo; 
but can easily be distinguished from that in¬ 
sect by its having no “ bill,” or “ biting” ap¬ 
paratus attached to its head. I have seen 
them about my windows in every month in 
the year,—hence I suppose that, like muske- 
to 3 , they live “ over the winter.” 
They can be seen, in immense numbers, al¬ 
most every warm and pleasant evening, du¬ 
ring the months of September and October, by 
looking towards the sun about an hour before 
its “ setting.” They will then be seen in 
swarms,* generally flying up and down, inter¬ 
mingling, and frequently dropping suddenly 
to the ground, but soon rising again, one after 
another. I have, for the last twenty years, 
always seen more or less of them during the au¬ 
tumnal months. Why they do not, every 
■year, in greater or less degree, injure the wheat 
crop, I do not know ; but suppose that they 
have generally made their deposit of the nit, 
and mostly died before the wheat plant was 
in sufficient forwardness for their purpose.— 
That they make the deposit in other plants, 
when the wheat is not in proper season for 
them, is sufficiently proven by their being 
sometimes found in barley, timothy grass, fyc. 
I have long supposed that they “ hatched out,” 
at least twice a year, in the fall and spring. 
It would seem that bnt a short time is used 
by them in making their deposit. I once 
sowed one of my fields with wheat, on the 28th 
of August, and it was almost destroyed by the 
ravages of the fly. Another field, sown the 
same year, only two rods distant, (across a 
lane,) sown on the 1st cf September, but four 
days intervening ,) was not in the least injur¬ 
ed by the fly, excepting in a strip some rod 
and a half or’two rods in width along the side 
next the field first sown, (and but slightly 
there,) and yielded a fair crop. Both fields 
were summer-fallowed, and treated in the same 
manner. From this, and other facts, which 
have come under my observation, I have come 
to the conclusion that the time for the fly to 
make its deposit, semi-annually, does not ex¬ 
tend beyond a period of some eight or ten days, 
and that very early and very late sown wheat . 
was most subject to their attacks — the former . 
in the fall, and the latter in the spring. 
’ Hiel. 
* The chief authorities give the length and size of the 
Fly, as was before stated, hut ’ Bin may have found i 
them larger, and both he true. I have not supposed 
these swarms to he the same with the Hessian Fly, but ' 
very different insects. c. i>. ' 
^griniltural llmllany. 
Genesee V alley Stock. — The Genesee 
Valley, and especially that portion comprised 
in Livingston county, has long beeu colebra- 
ted for its improved stock. Years ago the 
Messrs. 'Wadsworth, and others, devoted con¬ 
siderable attention to the introduction and 
breeding of choice stock,—and more recently 
the Livingston Co. Stock Association import¬ 
ed several fine animals. These have been bred 
from to advantage by farmers whose efforts 
are worthy of encouragement. We are not, 
therefore, surprised to learn that Livingston 
county is exporting some fine stock to the 
West. On this po : nt 0. R. Bond, Esq., of 
Genei.eo, writes us as follows : 
“On the 26th ult. there were gathered 
about one hundred head of Durham cattle, 
consisting of cows, heifers and calves, of dif¬ 
ferent ages, on the farm occupied by Homer 
Sackett, in Avon. A goodly number of 
. farmers from different towns assembled to 
view them, and after a careful examination, 
pronounced them a judicious selection from 
the best stock in the country. Messrs. Sack¬ 
ett and Brooks are owners of this stock, and 
design to take them to Wisconsin and dispose 
of them to the prairie graziers of the West. 
This will afford Western farmers an opportu¬ 
nity to lay the foundation for large herds of 
cattle valuable for the yoke, the stall or the 
dairy. Among this herd were several of the 
true descendants of Old Splendor, and some 
of the best specimens of Kentucky Durhams, 
with calves by their sides, the progeny of the 
noted Bledsoe, imported from England in 
1854 by the Livingston County Stock Associa¬ 
tion. The size of these cattle, their compact 
• forms, their mellow skins, their stately gait, 
and the evidence of thrift and robust consti¬ 
tution they exhibited, struck every beholder 
with admiration. While they expressed re¬ 
gret that so many of the best class were about 
to emigrate, they wished success to the enter¬ 
prising owners and purchasers.” 
The Potato Rot has recently made its ap- 
pearaucs in various sections of the country, 
but we have not heard from any locality 
where serious damage is anticipated. But as 
the disease prevails, and may affect the crop 
extensively in some regions, farmers in the 
“ infected districts ” will do well to lock to 
the matter in seasou, and make such disposi¬ 
tion of their potatoes as will be the most ad¬ 
vantageous. 
Mr. Amery Wilson, of Marcellus, N. Y., 
writes us as follows :—“ Potatoes are rottirg 
here, but to what extent is not yet known.— 
Early potatoes are now fit to dig ; they are 
dry and mealy when cooked, and were never 
better. My neighbors are opposed to dig¬ 
ging, in the belief that they rot worse in the 
cellar than in the field ; but I propose a reme¬ 
dy by laying them on boards in the sun to 
dry. When thoroughly dried on the outside 
it will prevent their rotting further. So I 
think. At auy rate I shall dig a part, and 
report in due time. Last year when I first 
began to dig my potatoes they were very 
good, but the vines were growing and I left 
some uutil late, and the result was they were 
poor, watery, and most of them unfit for ta¬ 
ble use. I wish others would try early dig 
ging, aud in future they will be prepared to 
adopt the best course.” 
H. F. C., of Darien, N. Y., writes:— 
Since the appearance of the potato rot I 
have watched with considerable interest the 
liability of a number of different varieties to 
be affected with the disease. My own obser¬ 
vation has taught me that the Pennsylvania 
Reds are lcs3 liable to rot than any of tbe 
many kinds with which I am somewhat fa¬ 
miliar. I have raised them in Vermont in 
the same field, with the ‘ Old Leopard,’ the 
‘ Rhode Island Pink Eye,’ and some others> 
and have found them almost entirely sound, 
while the others were more than two-thirds 
destroyed by the disease. The Pink Eye I 
think will produce more bushels to the acre, 
and are rather better for fall and early winter 
eating, but the ‘ Red3 ’ are a surer crop, and 
for spring and summer table use are preferable 
to any other potato within my knowledge.-— 
I would like to know whether my experience 
in raising this potato is similar to that of 
others, and hope to hear through the Rural, 
from some one who has given them a trial.” 
Injury to Wheat by Rain. —Mr. John 
Johnston, near Geneva, N. Y., writes us that 
the loss in wheat in Western New York, by 
weight, in consequence of the rain, will be 
from eight to eleven pounds to the bushel, and 
that the loss by shelling was great. He says : 
—“I have no doubt that from 30 to 40 per 
cent, of all the wheat that was out in the 
rains, is lost to the farmer. Some of my 
neighbors have had some new wheat ground, 
and say it scarcely makes thirty pounds of 
flour to the bushel, whieh is worse than I ever 
knew before.” —Boston Cultivator. 
Brother Holmes of the Maine Farmer 
will please note above paragraph, and advise 
us whether its publication subjects any one to 
the charge of “ taking sides with speculators.” 
Multicole Rye. — Our Kentucky corres¬ 
pondent, aud others who wish to procure this 
grain, are referred to an advertisement in this 
number of the Rural. 
The Vermont State Fair, to beheld at 
Rutland next week, (Sept 11 to 13,) will 
open the exhibitions of the State Ag. Socie¬ 
ties. As Vermont always makes a creditable 
display, particularly iu the Stock Department 
we presume the forthcoming show will be 
largely attended, ar.d trust New York will be 
well represented on the occasion. The admi¬ 
rers of fine Horses, Sheep, &c., who attend will 
of course see much that will be gratifying, if 
not extraordinary. If heme duties permit, 
we shall endeavor to witness what Vermonters 
can do in that and other departments. 
— The New Hampshire Fair is to be held 
the same week (Sept. 12 to 14,) at Manches¬ 
ter. A superior exhibition is anticipated, 
and it is said the show cf stock will be very 
large. Many farmers intend to offer choice 
slock for sale at the Fair. 
The American Institute Fair is to be 
held in the Crystal Palace, New York, com¬ 
mencing on the 31 of October and continuing 
through ihe month. The prospect is said to 
be flattering for a very large exhibition.— 
Preparations are making for the operation of 
steam engines and other machinery on an ex¬ 
tensive scale. 
The Decay ok Timber.— Some yearn ago, 
a philosopher, being acquainted with the fact 
that every species of fuDgus, which is the real 
source of the rot iu timber, can vegetate only 
on substances which are soluble in water, made 
the following experiment with sawdust. He 
took a portion of sawdust from a heap, and 
divided it into two equal parts. One heap 
was washed over and over again in water, till 
everything soluble was removed; the other 
heap was undisturbed. Both having been 
dried, were placed side by side in a damp, close 
vault, and allowed to remain there several 
weeks. They were at length taken out, and 
the following was the result:—tbat portion 
which was washed until nothing more could 
be carried off by water, remained clean and 
bright as -when it was carried into the vault; 
tbe unwashed portion had become the prey of 
foul parasites, and was completely imbedded in 
an offensive mass of mould. This experiment 
proved the theory of the philosopher, and con¬ 
vinced him that if by any means our timber 
of any sort could be deprived of all those 
matters contained in it, which are soluble in 
water, it could be kept any number of years, 
entirely free from rot. 
A Good Product of Rye.— Mr. Adino 
Page, of South Danvers, had 7% acres of rye 
the present season, from which he harvested 
229)^2 bushels,—150 of which were sold at 
$1,50 per bushel. The straw will sell for 
enough to pay for the labor of culture and 
harvesting,—so that the land may be estima¬ 
ted a3 yielding an income of $45 an acre ; the 
manure applied having been made on the farm 
of course, costs nothing. This we think a fair 
product, taking into view the quality of the 
soil, which has ever been looked upon as or¬ 
dinary, scarcely worth owning. It affords a 
strong illustration of the benefits to accrue 
from the adaptation of the crop to the soil.— 
If we do not mistake, there has been grown 
on the same farm, tor ten years last past, crops 
of rye, each year, varying from 30 to 45 bush¬ 
els to the acre. Who will say that farming is 
not worlh pursuing, when the poorest land 
can be made to yield such products ?— N. E. 
Farmer. 
A Large Fowl.— As the intensity of the 
“ hen fever ” has passed, and we are in the 
“ sweating ” stage, it may be safe to suggest 
that the ideas of domesticated ostriches ; of 
eggs as large as pumpkins ; of selling poultry 
by the quarter, like beef; of using Shanghais 
as Barnum uses his elephant, to plow with ; 
aud even of beiDg compelled to ascend by a 
ladder to blow out their worthless brains— 
that all the3e ideas do not cover the extreme 
size of fowls. Old Burton, in his Anatomy of 
Melancholy, tells us of “ a great bird that laid 
an egg so big tbat, by chance tumbling out of 
the nest, it knocked down three hundred tall 
cedars, and, breaking as it fell, drowned 160 
villagers. This bird stood up to its knees in 
tbe ssa, and tbe sea was so deep that a hatch¬ 
ed would not fall to the bottom in seven years.” 
There is yet a wide margin for breeders.— 
Am. Agriculturist. 
A Large Corn Field. —On an eminence 
near the city, may be seen, at one sight, 16,- 
000 acres of corn in one body, divided only 
by a few fences. It extends up this side of 
the Miami towards Elizabethtown. At an 
average of sixty bushels to the acre, which 
we believe is below what the average will be, 
this body of laud will yield 960,000, or near¬ 
ly one million bushels. The gold diggings 
of California scarcely equals it.— Laicrence- 
burg (la.) Register. 
The Farmers’ Bank.— The following is a 
good description of this model institution : 
Vault—Mother Earth. Exchanges—The 
transplanting of the nursery and garden. De¬ 
posits—Happiness, sobriety and manly inde¬ 
pendence. Assets—Smiling fields, waving 
with a golden harvest. Liabilities—Indebt¬ 
ed to God alone, who sends the sunshine and 
the rain. Dividends—Health, wealth and 
pure hearts. 
Cattle from South America. —The Phil¬ 
adelphia North American says, several par¬ 
ties in that city have gone to Venezuela to 
contract for cattle, and they propose to bring 
150,000 head to that city. Should the enter¬ 
prise prove remunerative, there will no doubt 
be a steady importation kept up. Cattle are 
sold very low in South America, where many 
thousands are killed annually merely f° r their 
hides. 
