VOLUME VI. NO. 45.} 
HIjto’s futral fto-forkr. 
A QUARTO WEEKLY 
AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY, & FAMILY JOURNAL. 
CONDUCTED EY D. D. T. MOORE, 
ASSOCIATE XDIT0S3 : 
J, H. BKBY, T. C. PETERS, EDWARD WEBSTER. 
Special Contributors : 
T E. WrrKOisa, E. C. Whits, H. T. Brooks, L. Wzthjsbll, 
Ladies’ Port-Folio by Azild. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y.-SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1855. 
{WHOLE NO. 805. 
country last winter. The thermometer went 
down to a point unprecedented in our history, 
being no less than twenty-two degrees helow 
A LOOK ON THE OTHER SIDE. 
turned to great advantage by a wise ex ter- 
prise and determination. Difficulties and 
“ Bcoby is a large fowl,” says the Doctor, 
weighing from six to nine pounds. Of 
Say and write what we may of the pleasure, failures should not dishearten ; they should those that I received, the smallest weighed 
zero. That was a point of depression indica- profit, and deuirableness of the farmer’s lot, xnake us but the more in earnest to overcome six pounds, the largest seven and a half 
ted for the first time in a record of sixty- U is often one of difficulty and discourage- them. We are afraid that a great portion of pounds, and the cock nine pounds. These, 
seven years, and for how long a period pre- ment. To one whose out-look has not ex- the trials and discouragements which many of course, were live weights. Their invaria- 
viously, it is impossible to tell. Of course tended far beyond the present day and hour, farmers meet, would meet them in every em- hie color is a black ground, with white spots 
the peach crop was utterly ruined, and or- there will be many seasons of darkness and ployment, particularly if undertaken with the all over them ; the legs are black; they are 
chards which were went to yield hundreds of cisaster, when hope wanes, and a feeling of game spirit with which they now go on their shaped like a turkey. They are great layers, 
bushels of splendid fruit, produced this year loss and failure, beyond recovery or repair, wa y. and are not so much inclined to set as the 
nothing but leaves. At our Horticultural will fall upon his heart. This is true of every -- common hen ; laying from forty to fifty eggs 
show, however, there were exhibited several calling, perhaps; and it maybe true, too, THE FARMER. before they are broody. I procured mine from 
magnificent specimens of peaches, which, that a farmer will rise above such thoughts— by o. w. home. Montgomery Co., Pa.” 
upon inquiry, were found in every instance will find new hopes and new cheerfulness— - 
to have been produced upon limbs that had sooner than ethers. So at least we believe, Clear the brown path, to meet the coulter’s gleam, 
, „ , ^ j j. x-u ij.iij.xi j.jv; , Lo! on he comes behind his smoking team, 
by a fortunate accident been bent down and yet may not be useless to look at the difficul- With toU , g bright dew drops on bis gunburnt br0 w, 
covered with a snow-drift. The temperature in ties that arise in the path he has chosen. The lord of earth—the hero of the plow, 
their position did not probably fall to zero, One difficulty — and it is not a small one — First in the field, before the reddening sun— 
and if they could have laid upon the ground, i8 the lack of sufficient means to carry onr b f 8t ia ‘the shadow, when the day is done ; 
would barely have reached freezing point - plans into successful operation. We see so where hu feet have trod. 
The earth at this severe period was mantled often an opening for improvement—one which _ , . a , . 
with a heavy fall, and we tremble at the pos wou ld largely tend to our; advancement—but xhe peasanl , s f00 d-the golden pomp of kings ; 
sible consequences which might have ensued one wb j cb we have not time or means to enter This is the page whose letters shall be seen, < 
in case the ground had been exposed and de- into, that it discourages and pains us. The Changed by the sun, to words of living green ; 
nuded. As it was, the frost did not penetrate product arrived at, to speak Arithmetically, is T * 1 ' 3 is tlie sc k° lar > "-hose immortal pen 
to an unusual depth, and the wheat fields and go mU ch less than a littlo larger multiplier ^P®'is the fh at le^on hunger taught to men , 
the meadows came out in the spring fresh and WO uld have made it, that it is difficult to be That flu thy decd the charter 0 f the soil. ^ ... 
green from their long winter slumbers. satisfied with the meagre result. We must . „. ' 
, , , , , , True to their home3 where faithful arms shall toil, 
Snow has been called the poor man s ma- narrow and compact onr plans, or add to our To crowc with peace their own unta mted soil ; 0STHIcn F0WL3 
nure ; hut we are not aware that analysis ways and means of carrying them out—a And turn to God—to freedom—to mankind ; 
shows it to possess any fructifying elements difficulty of farming, as all will acknowledge. If her chained bondage, faction shall unbind In a letter from a gentleman in Philadel- 
not contained in rain water. The gradual Another difficulty is in adapting the means These stately forms, that binding even now, ^ phia, who procured these iowls for Dr. K., he 
manner of its melting away enables the soil to at com mand to the tine furtherance of the E°.ed their «ro«g manhood tot heMl. plow, say S; -“I shall send two lots of fowls, a 
absorb a greater portion, and thus become end desired. We do not always know what tad , cock “ nd tbr , ee Boobies are 
thoroughly saturated at the season when such crop w ill succeed best—on cur soil and in the Till gray lock thunders to the parting sun speckled, and tv ere lurnisnea by German, 
a result is desirable. The absorption of caloric, market. Whether the season will be one of 1116 sword has conquered what the plowshare won. and are no doubt one year old. There will 
which becomes latent in melting snow, pre- we £ or drouth is beyond our view, and what mt,»■■»><»».'■ be one hen with these that the good honest 
vents a sudden transition from the chill of plights and insects we shall be exposed to, is /<T ; i ♦ „ mau 8aid was much superior ’ and for which 
winteT to the warmth of spring. If it were wcnemilv n mattp.r of u-nnertaii-itv. Tt r* nf. x\j u 111 111 II IT i C it I t J 11 S » he was otiered two dollars on his w^y to the 
chards which were went to yield hundreds of c isaster, when hope wanes, and a feeling of 
bushels of splendid fruit, produced this year loss and failure, beyond recovery or repair, 
_ “ nothing hut leaves. At our Horticultural will fall upon his heart. This is true of every 
Thk Rural New-Yorker is designed to be unique and show, however, there were exhibited several calling, perhaps ; and it may he true, too, 
beautiful in appearance, and unsurpassed in Value, Purity magnificent specimens of peaches, which, that a farmer will rise above such thoughts— 
to m^ke^t^R^^^Guide^o^^h^lmpoTtan^pTacticTl u P on inquiry, were found in every instance will find new hopes and new cheerfulness- 
Subjeets connected with the business of those whosp to have been produced upon limbs that had sooner than ethers. So at least we believe, 
Interests it advocates. It embraces more Agricultural, by a fortunate accident been bent down and yet may not he useless to look at the difficul- 
Horticultural, Scientific, Mechanical, literary and News C0Y ered with a snowdrift. The temperature in ties that arise in the path he has chosen. 
S^vi^r^ their position did not probably fall to zero, 0 ne difficulty-and it is not a small one- 
Cquntry,—rendering it a complete Aoriocltcral, Lite- anCd “ they could have laid upon the ground, j 8 the lack of sufficient means to carry our 
raby and Family Nkwspahkh. would barely have reached freezing point.— plans into successful operation. We see so 
For Trans, and other particulars, see News pRge. 
:her. 
PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT. 
AGRICULTURAL BENEFITS OF SNOW, 
counterbalance its effects, is a fact not pleas¬ 
ant to contemplate, especially if an individ¬ 
ual happens to be straitened in supply.— 
Hence, when a storm of snovj occurs early in 
their position did not probably fall to zero, One difficulty—and it is not a small one— 
and if they could have laid upon the ground, j 8 t, be lack of sufficient means to carry our 
would barely have reached freezing point.— plans into successful operation. We see so 
The earth at this severe period was mantled often an opening for improvement—one which 
with a heavy fall, and we tremble at the pos- ^ould largely tend to our advancement—but 
sible consequences which might have ensued one w hich we have not time or means to enter 
in case the ground had been exposed and de- i n t 0) that it discourages and pains us. The 
nuded. As it was, the frost did not penetrate product arrived at, to speak arithmetically, is 
to an unusual depth, and the wheat fields and so much less than a littlo larger multiplier 
the meadows came out in the spring fresh and w0ldd have made it, that it is difficult to be 
green from their long winter slumbers. 
satisfied with the meagre result. We must 
Snow has been called the poor man’s ma- narrow and compact onr plans, or add to our 
nure ; but we are not aware that analysis ways and means of carrying them out—a 
, .,« x f , 0 i j- shows it to possess any fructifying elements difficulty of farming, as all will acknowledge 
It is with some feelings of regret and dis- . „ mU u . • , .. 
comfort, that farmers, as well as other men. not contained m ram water. The gradual Another difficulty is m adapting the means 
regard the approach of winter. That during manner of its melting away enables the soil to at command to the true furtherance of the 
several months, there must continue an ex- absorb a § rcater Potion and thus become end desired. We do not always know what 
hausting drain upon the accumulations of the thoroughly saturated at the season when such crop will eucce ed best-on cur soil and in the 
year without any replenishing streams to a result is desirable The absorption of caloric, market . Whether the season will be one of 
J ’ J . . . . , TO>iiVh hprnmps Inlent in meltinsr snow, ore- _x_„-i.„x 
OSTHICH FOWLS. 
In a letter from a gentleman in Philadel¬ 
phia, who procured these fowls for Dr. K., he 
says :—“I shall send two lots of fowls, a 
cock and three hens each. The Boobies are 
speckled, and were furnished by a German, 
and are no doubt one year old. There will 
which becomes latent in melting snow, pre- we ^ or drouth is beyond our view, and what 
vents a sudden transition from the chill of plights and insects we shall be exposed to, is 
winter to the warmth of spring. _ If it were generally a matter of uncertainty. It is not 
Cflmiiunuatjffns. 
Hence when a storm of snow occurs early in not for tbis > vegetation would start too early, only tnae that we cannot do as well as we 
the season as one did in this locality on the and a11 the frults and tender P lants would ba hum, but that we do not know, as well as we 
twenty-fifth nit., the inquiry naturally arises nipped by vernal frosts. As the seasons are ougllt , the difficulties to be met and the 
of what benefit is snow ? We see its evil ef- constituted the sun must at least cross mean3 of avoiding them. The only remedy 
THE OSTRICH FOWL. 
This valuable variety, we have understood, 
city. He had no name for this fowl, but said 
‘ these are the greatest fowls in onr part of 
the country. ’ ’ ’ 
The Portsmouth Journal gives an account of 
f f V . - d th 11 t°hed state in which it places * be e( inator, and the length of days exceed to learn from experience—other men’s as first originated in Bucks county, Penn.; hence two varieties of hens, of more than three 
fects in tne wr I ' _ _ . P +Lnf nf ttA nierhts hpfnre the snow melts " ,,__tn id ovorv failnro nnH oiTom xi__ wi Ur. DiixU-c fniinti; times the common size, and nronortionate 
our roads ; in the strained and broken man¬ 
ner it leaves our trees, especially if it comes, 
as in this instance, before they have been de- 
that of the nights, before the snow melts W ell as our own—to let every failure and every they are called by some the “Bucks County times the common size, and proportionate 
from the hillside, and disappears in the vale. guccess teach us a lesson for the future 
p' ow l”—by others again called “Booby Fowl.” value, which can he as easily raised as the 
It has then performed its mission, a gentle is a source of loss and discouragement to Some of this breed were first introduced into common hen. Tho editor says, “They have 
fVVTl 7n the down- and a merciful one whatever may have been the f arm er, that he has so many contingen- the vicinity of Albany in 1837, from Phila- been raised by Dr. Kittridge, of that town, 
foliated iy . fc g ^ aU auimated its chill and forbidding aspect in the early cies to provide for. He wishes, for instance, d e lphia, by the late F. Floodgood, Esq. The kind called ‘ Boobies,’ are speckled. The 
cast an sorry v 0 , autumn. to plant a field of corn-it depends on the The 8pecimeil s from which our portraits cock weighs ten pounds, and some of the hens 
A locality that experiences abundant falls weat her when the land will be fit to plow— ^ taken wer0 preseil ted to the writer by ei S bt pounds. They are prolific layers ; some 
of snow, which cover the ground uniformly and on the season, afterwards, whether it will ^ Wt „„_ .f Tw™’ who informed i, H of their eggs weigh over three and a half 
autumn. 
Dr. E. Wight, of Boston, who informed us 
man included autumn. to plant a field of corn-it depends on the The specimen s from which our portraits cock weighs ten pounds, and some of the hens 
I is not onr purpose to assert the value of A locality that experiences abundant falls weather when the land will be fit to plow- were taken were preseil ted to the writer by ei § bt P 0Unds ’ The ^ are pr ° + f C lay6 f ; S0 ™ 
an untimely snow, anv mere than that of an of 6U0 ^ + w , hlch C + 0Ver .^ e f ™ d f T* 0 ™?* and on the season, afterwards, whether it will Dr E WlGHT , c f Boston, who informed us of their e f s over three and a hal: 
unrimely frost Any one of the phenomena through the winter, will admit of the culti- prove prefita ble or not. If the season is had, ke ed them from Maryland, where they °™ ces eacb ’ and measure tnree inches m cir 
Af nature may be attended with evil conse- 7 atl0 , n ° f , many f Hn0t ^ ^ be not only l0S6S ^ Cr ° P ’ were called the “ Ostrich Fowl.” In a letter cumference. ” G. N. Bemekt. 
however beneficial and necessary in m other places with no lower temperature, but but in the decreased labor which he has paid accompanv5n g the fowls, he says:-“This-- 
quences, however __T . destitute of snow ; and many countries would . h,it never received. Not only in planting. , STTRSTTTTTTF FOR STTMMUR FATT.flW 
a general way. Too much rain or too little ; wit hout its protecting in fit 
too backward a season or too forward ; and a ^ of wagte * and desolation . 
thousand things generally beneficial, may be °__ 
specially injurious. Nature works by general TUP rn'iT OF RiTl FLNPF'? 
laws, and in their impartial administration, 01 1{A1 L 
does not stop to inquire whether or not this ^ expense of feBcing a farm 
man’s seed is sown, or that mans harvest is vftr s niia i v estimated at fr 
snow; and many countries would for , bufc never received. Not only in planting, breed " ar e 'the largest of fowls,” (Cochins and SUBSTITUTE FOR SUMMER FALLOW, 
he, without its protecting ini uences, mere bu t m tending, securing and marketing a g ban<rba i 3 were unhnown in this country at with new method of manuring land for wheat. 
does noi siap 1 The expense of fencing a farm, per acre, has j reicard 
man's seed is son, or that man s harvest is ^ variously esti mated at from $3 to $6, { Iuch can be done to provide against con- 
"snow in latitudes, where the temperature f“ d writ “ “V 116 tingencies of the season, *o. Some soils are 
b . , .. x_ J --11 im- lowest fi s ure > estimates the fences of the fit to work much earlier and fora longer time 
is sulhcien y ow or 1 , United States as costing four hundred millions ^ ban others—these are friable, well-drained 
crop, there are a thousand sources of loss and thftt ° iod>) « and from them you will ob- ‘ - 
vexation. A clear head and sagacious fore- ^ the lar g est sized eggs. I have had eggs Summer fallowing, except to destroy foul 
sight may find ample exercise in carrying on from tbig breed weighing 4 h oz. avordupois stuff and weeds, I consider bad husbandry.— 
the simple operations of a farm — and an we5gbt> d could have sold fifty pair, if I had As a substitute in preparing land for winter 
ample reward. _ them to spare.” We found the above correct wheat, I recommend plowing the land late in 
Much can he done to provide against con- re g ard to the size of the eggs, but the car- the spring, after the weeds and foul stuff have 
tingencies of the season, &c. Some soils are casg> a fj er being dressed, only weighed from got up a good growth, turning all under at 
fit to work much earlier and fora longer time . tQ ’- lbg> j) r Kittridge, of Portsmouth, N. least eight inches deep ; then harrow length- 
than others—these are friable, well-drained g t , tbe cockg) when full grown, are wise with the furrow till all the weeds are 
„ ffl VP£r etahle life. Its peculiarly „ .. .otnerb— iuwb xxjo uj^jp, H u tbe C ocks, when lull grown, are wise with tne nirrow tin an tne weeds are 
P \ structure renders it an. exceedingly of dollars ! ' wltb an annuai expense for repairs 80 ils—we must give that character to all our ’ resen t ed to weigh 9 to 10 lbs., and the hens covered. Drill in the Southern or Dent corn, 
;and heni Wht of forty mllomraorc. He then adds an equal lands as far as possible. Some farmers have ^8 “bs” He Lo says, » s’ome of their and let it grow til! iast of August; then gi 
• anvthintr either warm or cold and amount for ia ^ erebt ou lirst co>t ’ and ° n wood abappy kn ack of making the most of a rainy g weigb 0Ter 3i oz. each, and measured 3 h on with a heavy roller and roll down the com, 
ureatly ° differing "in temperature from the land reqnired for renewal —ma ung he whole day and the odds and ends of time—we must in circumference.” We have had them going around upon the outside of the field 
snow itself or from surrounding objects, it espe^e nearly double the yearly product of i eam the lesson and practice it. In order to tbat measU red 3i inches around and 7| inches and turning the corn all one way. Follow 
i _xnniii- the gold mines of California. But it is not our do this, it is often desirable to carry on more _xi„ A __ the roller with a heavy plow, turning the corn 
requires a long period of time for the equili¬ 
brium to be restored. 
If the earth becomes early covered with 
snow, and before the ground is frozen, it will 
the gold mmes ol Lamornia. nut it is not our do this, it is often desirable to carry on more 
present purpase to discuss the matter at large ; t, ban one branch of agriculture—combining 
we would only throw the light of a single in- gndll and f ru it raising, stock and wool grow- 
stance upon it. j ng) and the dairy, to a greater or less extent, 
The material for fencing is black-ash rails, so .j, x g baYe a resort for employment, and for 
lengthwise over the egg. 
The color of the cock is a dark bine-black, 
the roller with a heavy plow, turning the corn 
all under at least eight inches. Then harrow 
grain and fruit raising, stock and wool grow- . , . , ,, .. -U with the furrow until the land is mellow, and 
° . i . x x i xx with the ends of his leathers tipped with . , . . 
ing, and the aa.ry, to a greater or less extent, a btigh t yellow or driU m wheat gomg aroun d with to, 
so as to have a resort for employment, and for ; olor ? kac ,a e8 dark glossy blue ; rose H the land is good the growth of 
corn will he great, and yon will he tempted 
riage,’ and a stately walk. The hen does not for { odd f; “ J' 0 ' lwant c0 ™. fOT 
,„w,. ..V, f.„™ tb.eoot in oiler a„d is.vorv &r fodder raise it tor that purpose-nothing 
. . w - . J ----O 7 as tu UtWYCtfc iCOUUilUi tmi/iujuavuv, auu 1U1 111 J 1 1 tv 11X110 >VS. ±1 tllC KUiU AO LR1C RlUWtU OI 
remain above freezing p S _ ® jj feel long —costing, delivered on the spot, 8uppor t, shonld one or more prove unprofit- S old c0 " a : *“{?*!“, d “ k . f , . 7 ,. t ’ com will be great, and you will be tempted 
winter, even though the a m p t P $20 per thousand. About 12 rails to the rod able, as is sometimes the case, and from causes comb, and watt es urge io.i ive y car- fodder ; but If you want com fot 
ature should go down many degree, below . seven-rail fence, so a thou- beyond our fore ,ight or control. . and a state y walk The hen does not £ c ^ « for that pmpose-nothing 
sero. So decided is its protection, that if the 8aad mils make S3 3 rods. One-half of the Lother difficulty of the farm is to judge of difl “ f'omthecockm color, and:is-very “ 
soil be penetrated with fros to the depth of bo fence of thi8 U ttle farm (about 160 tbe prospcot 0 f the Lrket-to choose the best fT ^T' More manure can be obtained by this pre- 
several inches before the fa 1 of snow comes ^ containing between twenty- time P an S p i ace to disocse of his surplus, and tU f k f * ^ “'f ce TZTlt less expense, than by anv otter 
on, the caloric of the subsoil nil = th tw0 and twe nt r three acres) will require, say alsp to foresee tbe cr‘op most likely'to epay and ■> crop,^ if the corn is urned underUfom 
and cf medium size ; she has a single comb, 
ryn T M 1 V lUViVj 11 V/A. vxx ^ v ^ ~ KLLU >V U CYAAV.A V.ttlGUU*WU LA l-l, imi XAJL 
at this phenomenon. e groun a een bave a 0 f $60,50. The cost of laying re adilv than formerly. Railroad facilities 
frozen like a stone before the snow fell upon y J 
the fence, (without stakes, as yet,) is about bec0 ming such, that prices in the great com- 
YYhen first feathered they are very dark col¬ 
ored ; the white tips of the feathers are very 
, ^ ^ VJ-LL/ - ---./-7 / --- UtfCUillillii BUBU, t>AAC*U UlLLO 111 qILIHU LC/1U * 
it, the wea • ler con inuing many wt vb r oi\ tb cents per rod—which brings up the cost raercial centres need fluctuate but slightly to small at first, and on moulting the white in 
^ nn nf • mul vrof offprwft.rnR on rfimAv x ^ J i___2___ ...ub_ 
, . j L AAA V/V/ V/OUUO I'Vl ui; nuv wuw IU«1 k 1 it 1 VyCULlCD i_LLy^JV*. UUVKUOUV WUU OU, XX CA J tU 
freezing Doint ; and yet afterwards on remov- . .1 * * a „ ,, , , ° TL . . 
Iree ’ 3 , x 1 xi 1 of a rail tence to !?3 per acre—the size of the be f e lt m every corner of the land. It is m 
inz the snow, L the ground was found thawed , ,, J , , , 
iaa^ i*aau 0 _ fields averaging acres. iLaoo ImiIItv nrnfliim mn&t. ■nlpntv ann o-pnpr- 
out, and easily lifted with a shovel. Of 
course a boy’s reason was given for this cir¬ 
cumstance, viz.—that the snow was warm, 
Ids averaging t * acres. those bulky products most plenty and gener- suw*®mi o — ““““ “*" w e— may res t assured that the land will not be in- 
Those who have built farm fences of stone ally cultivated, that this uncertainty most They are geou >*yors, am , o. a ar 0 e lee , j ured by and when the crop comes off it 
creases, and continues to increase with every 
successive moult until the white predominates. 
crop, and if the corn is turned under before 
it has a chance to wilt, it will soon rot and 
become manure. By this process you at the 
same time smother and destroy the weeds and 
foul stuff—the land is kept moist through 
the season, the corn making a thick, dark 
shade. Try it on one acre, if no more, the 
next season, and profit by experience. You 
or other material, and kept an account of the prevails. Oats, potatoes, and apples, for in- 
and had thawed out the ground, instead of exact cost, could easily furnish us us with an stance, must he at high prices to bear long 
Brnnw estimate of their comparative expense —a transportation-and a local surplus or scarcity 
the true one/that its non-conducting proper- ^ C1 
ties had intercepted the radiation of the heat ^ teres 9 fc ^ + r . eader f 
from the lower strata of the soil, and this, they please do so? The question of 
they please do so ? The question of fencing prices are up or down at once. 
i — a transportation—and a local surplus or scarcity come broody. Eggs large and nutritious; 
Will affects only a small portion of country—there the flesh, unlike that of the Malay or 
icing prices are up or down at once. Shanghai, white, tender, firm and well flavor- 
. «, fiifficnltv in the wav of ed. In many respects, they resemble the 
mey it e & j > & > . ured by ^ and w hen the crop comes off it 
good sitters and good mothers,—sometimes r x-u i 
s „ T x j.xx 1 x , will he ready for any other crop you please, 
lav from forty to fifty eggs before they be- . , . , , .1 , 
' ■ j &=> j Should you wish to seed to grass it will make 
iioui is one Of vast importance-we think if it was But the greatest difficulty in the way of eel. m many respect, u ey ™ emuie ™ 
acting upon the upper stratum, had removed underatood( a great saving might be succe8sfu i farming , a3 first remarked, is the Dorkag, and we consider them fully equal to ^ effectg _ 
a choice bottom for meadow. Put the grass 
seed on early in the spring. 
Please try it, and give the result in the 
Rural New-Yorker, that others may know 
the frost. , , A i 
Alpine plants, that outlive the severest made to tbe coimtr Y- 
winters of mountain districts because protect- From some speci “ 
ed by snow, have perished in the compara- 0sa S e Orange plant, v 
ade to the country. disproportion which exists between the sur- 
From some specimens of hedges of the face farmed, and the means employed in its 
that famous breed. 
We are under obligations to Dr. Kittridge, 
Grove Lawrence, 
Owner of “ Loomis Farm,” Onondaga. 
Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 30,1S55. 
win ers o mouu a comnara- Osage Orange plant, which met our eye at the cultivation. Thorough work is always the of Portsmouth, N. H., for the following in- "* ' 
et y snow, iav f , . West we think they will prove eminently most profitable, if not at once, it proves so in formation regarding the “Booby I owl, Implements which are no longer wanted for 
tively warm elima e o mg an j successful there, and’if so, the cheapest which the long run. Another great drawback is in which, from his description, appears to be the season, should be carefully laid aside and 
rlkegS°tofl^M‘o “ snow In our own can be employe,!. the negleet of many things which might be the Ostrich, under a different name : protected from the weather. 
