MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
FARMING IN NORTH CAROLINA. 
CENTRE OP GRAVITY. 
The following extracts from a private letter. 111 tlm Transactions of the New York State 
from E. M. Carpenter of Rochester, N. Y, Agricultural Society for 1860, there is a prize 
now staying in Sunbury, N. C, may be inter- essay on agricultural dynamics by J. J. Tnoius, 
estiug to our readers: ‘ • which sll0uld be read b Y evei 7 farmer ; lb « 
, ,. cr . , . „ . . following extracts on the centre of gravity, will 
“ The modus operandi of farming here, is not . ° . . . , 
1 , ,, , .7, rni prove interesting and instructive, 
essentially different from that with us. I he 1 ° ...... 
, J i , • , The centre of gravity is that l 
mule or ox and cart is used altogether, instead , t n . ,, v „ rv 
this curve being^ almost On a level, very little SUBSTITUTES FOR HAY. jittSiMS. 
Wheel-carriages owe their comparative ease Hat, of some kind or other, is by common con- 
of draught to the fact that the centre of gravi- sent, considered the most natural food for cattle, CLOVER AND TIMOTHY &C. 
ty in the load is moved forward, by the rolling horses and sheep during the winter. Many persons - 
ol the wheels, on a level, or parallel with the think it would be almost impossible to winter Eds. Rural :—I take the liberty, as one of 
surface of the 1 oat. Mic l w led supports its borses without it Hence in the neighborhood of your subscribers, to make a few inquiries. And 
part of the load at the hub. Hence, on a level , , , , , , \ T ... ,, A 
load, the line of direction falls precisely where' I “ rg0 „ T "V ’ 7 f " 3t 1 wM that 1,1 , Cte T s 
the wheels rest on the ground; but if the road usually soils for more than it is relatively worth, county, I, with most of my neighbors, nave been 
ascend or descend, it falls elsewhere; hence the ^ 1!l ^ ’ s to sa Y> dl ° san!e arnou nt of nutritious seriously troubled in raising clover and timo- 
reason that it will run by its own weight down ma tter cmdd be obtained at a much less cost thy, the two grasses mostly grown here, and to 
aslope. Whenever a stone or other obstruc- in Other substances. We know that horses can which the soil is considered best adapted, on ac¬ 
tion occurs in a road, it becomes requisite to do without hay. One winter after our hay crop cuunt {)f t } ie c i„ V er dying out, or winter killed,- 
raise the centre of gravity by the force of the had entirely failed, we kept seven horses for three a f tcr t ] lc f lrst or at ni0 st the second winter, and 
team so as to throw the wheel overit, as shown months,on cutoats in th<j straw, a little bailey meal t p c timothy being killed by the severe drouths 
...-and bran, and, as many rnta bagas as tliey would of 8umraer . This uncertainty of hay and pas- 
1 1 U\/ eat. The horses kept in admirable condition, and ture has compelled many who formerly kept con- 
/f \\ // we found it much cheaper thau wintering with hay. giderable stock to reduce their numbers, and if 
V- / jf/'. .A The relative nutritious properties of food is a no remedy is found must materially injure thi 8 
l( _\\ matter of great importance, and has occupied the branch of agriculture in this scclion. Now I 
!(—— 1) attention of nearly all tlie eminent scientific men 8 ] la ll not ask you for a remedy against drouths, 
'X /yl ./ }j who have written ou rural economy during the or the dying out or winter killing of clover, as I 
j A centui T- A * s se ^ oin ^at any two of them presume you have none, but wish to inquire if 
j j /} agree, where they have not manifestly copied each there are no substitutes for these grasses. Sain- 
II other’s figures, thus Block, I’etri and I abst, foin, it is said, is extensively Cultivated in France 
each give 200 as the equivalent of oat straw, an( j sorae other countries, but I am not aware 
PiG. 9. Fig. 10. (meadow bay being 100) while METERand Webf.r tb at bas ever been mic ]] tested in this country, 
by fig. 9. One of the reasons thus becomes gHe 150, and Schwertz 400. The writers pretend Lucerne has also been talked of, but I know not 
very plain why a large wheel will run more to-base their opinions on practical oteei ration, its having been much tested. These grasses, 
easily on a rough road than a smaller one, the yet the discrepancies are so great that we cannot y. ; s sa ; d> geiK i their long roots deep in the earth, 
larger one mounting any stone or obstruction rely on the figures. Equally untrustworthy are w bich W0ldd enable them to resist the drouth, 
without lifting the load so much out of a level the deductions of science based on the per centage and C(dd ( q w j n t ef> and jf adapted to this cli- 
CLOVER AND TIMOTHY, &C. 
The centre of gravity is that point in every 
hard substance or body, on every side of which 
of the team and double wagon. If mules, for the different parts exactly balance each other, j 
toughness, capability of endurance, easy keep- If the body be a globe or round ball, the cen- 
ing, &c, are so much better than horses for tie of gravity will be exactly at the centre of 
„ . • c- i i t i the globe; it it be a rod of equal size,-it will be 
farming purposes, as is affirmed here, 1 wonder afc mid(lle ()f the ml \ { a sto ue or any 
why they are not used with us? Perhaps oilier substance rest on a point directly under 
pride has something to do with it. Oats, rice, the centre of gravity, it will remain balanced 
cotton, Ac., are raised here to some extent and 011 this point; but if the point be not under the 
, , . , i centre of gravity, the stoue wiil tall towards the 
sweet potatoes in abundance. In some coun- heaviest s?de J 
ties considerable wheat is raised. It is not a Every farmer who erects a wall or building; 
grazing country, and the cattle are very inferi- every teamster who drives a heavy load, or even 
or. The farmers turn their attention mostly be who only carries a heavy weight upon his 
i , -»«■ „• f shoulder, may learn something useful by un- 
to raising com and hogs. Many raise from 4 ]aws of gravit » 
two to five thousand bushels of corn a year, jf an y Lody, of whatever shape, be suspend- 
and fat from 75 to 250 hogs. Corn is planted ed by a hook or loop at its top, it will neces- 
as with us, except that there is invariably only sarily hang so that the centre ol gravity shall 
one stalk left in the hill. A sort of pea is be directly under the hook. In this way this 
. point m any substance, no matter how niegu- 
sown with the corn, and used also fm fattening j ar p g s h a pe xnay be, is ascertained. Suppose, 
hogs. The custom is to kill the hogs when a f or ingtancej we have the _ 
year old, such pork bringing a higher price irregular plate or board / 
than older pork—the reverse of northern shown in the annexed / / \ 
markets. At our late fair there were exhibited it * ))y ^ e B hool ' a> and t j ® - -fr-y°* 
some splendid fat hogs. One, 11 months old, ce ntre of gravity will be \ j f 
weighed when dressed 390 lbs.; three othere of somewhere in the dotted \/ / 
the same age weighed respectively 303, 374, line a b. Then hang it j> 
and 367 lbs. The Rural ought to find its way by the hook c, and it L fl 
. ° J will be somewhere in the line c d. Now the 
down here to disseminate the practical truths j ) 0 j nt where they cross each other, is the on- 
and practical knowledge of agricultural science (y point in both, consequently this is the cen- 
in its present advanced state, which its well fill- tre sought If the mass or body, instead of 
7 X 
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Fig. 10. 
ed columns are fully able to do.” 
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CULTURE OF POTATOES. 
being ilat like a board, be shapeless like a 
stone or lump of chalk, holes bored from differ¬ 
ent suspending points directly downwards, will 
all cross each other exactly at the centre of 
gravity. 
An imaginary line from the centre of gravi- 
as shown by the dotted lines in the above fig- of dry matter and nitrogen, which the several mate • llt answer the purpose, or supply the 
ures, (figs. 9 and 10.) _ Another reason is, the foo( ] s contain, for they are in conflict with the dcficiency of timothy and clover. If you can 
large wheel does not Sink into the smaller cav- regults of accurate experiments. Under such dr- givc me any in f ormat ion, or put me in the way 
1 when o lornl is carried nn the shoulder it cumstances, therefore, we can be said to know but T,f obtaining any reliable information on these 
should be so placed that the line of direction littlconthe lulatlvenu J iatl0 " s vaIl,c ofthesevera topic8) and where the seeds of sainfoin and lu- 
may pass directly through the shoulder or back substances used as food foi animals. Had we in cerne caa be proC ured, I shall be much obliged. 
YWv frZSt down to the feet, fig. conjunction with the per centage of dry matter q. B. Beaman. 
II An inexnerien- and nitrogen, the per centage of available carbon- , 
ced person will some- aceous substances, such as starch, sugar, oil, Ac, Red clover 13 a biennial plant, am eonsc- 
times place a bag of we think a table of equivalents might be prepared quently dies out before the third year. 1 he 
jUf • grain as shown in fig. that would indicate, pretty nearly, the relative clover often found in old pastures, is either self- 
Unll vSy 12. The line falling nu tritive value of the foods so analyzed. But for sown red clover, or some other variety.— 
ou *® d ® bis feet, he is t b e 8e we must learn to labor and to wait. Timothy is a native of this country, and we 
i n i .,i, .-nn film JtWond “ Have y° u tben 1U)thin S t0 P ro P° se 88 a sub ‘ know of no other grass that is so good as this 
down wauls with g ea. , stitute for hay ? Is this column occupied to tell - latitude Underdrainino- and decn 
of the bag. A man who carries a heavy pole J .. ' or our latitude. unaeicuai.nng anu imtp 
on his shoulder should see that the center is di- us that B ou know notlllll g 0,1 1113 3,1 J e plowing will prevent winter killing, and greatly 
rectly over his shoulder, otherwise he will be tact might have been stated m fewer words - ^ ^ Qf drouth> Ff0m what 
Ens. Rural: — I select a piece of dry, sandy " An imaginary line from the centre of gravi- 
or loamy soil, and plow 7 late in autumn deep ty perpendicularly downwards to where the 
enough to throw up some of the sub-soil, and body rests, is caked the line of direction. 
_ ° .. f Now, m any solid body whatever, whether 
effectually expose to the frost everything that }t be a ’ wall / a stack 0 f grain, or a loaded 
can favor the preservation of the insect tribes, wa g 01]) the line of direction must fall within the 
and, unless a grass sward, plow again in the base or part resting upon the ground, or it will 
spring, early enough to let it freeze. Sow immediately be thrown over by its own weight, 
from 3 to 5 bushels of good ashes and harrow Y heavily and evenly loaded wagon on a level 
„ „„ . ^ ° , ,, , , road will be perfectly sale, because the line ol 
wed. ] hen select seed no laigei than a hens Section falls equally between the wheels, as 
egg, but that which is fully matured —such as y,. ,. 
grew near the root of the plant, and matured 
early. Put one potatoe in a hill without cut- yk/M/fM 
ling —-hills from three to four feet apart. Put ijj ) if* 
on the seed in the hill before covering, a large y ~ 7 sff' 
spoonful of a mixture of 1 part plaster, in 2 — A. 
of slacked lime, and 4 of leached ashes. Plaut 9 p I0 3 * 
“ gr T’ iS *? T‘.f, er ' “ d shown in fig. 2 , b/the dotted line, c being the 
the seed scifc fiom freezing in the hid. bin ( 50 ^^ But if it pass a steep side hill road, 
the earth with the cultivator often enough to throwing the line of direction outside the 
kill weeds, and keep the earth suitably moist wheels, as in fig. 3, it must be instantly over- 
PAnrnplUd tn hpar down UDOH. the lighter end, Don , t lose your temper, mv deal leadci. It is . , , . , . . ai • i 
compeiiea to near uom i pun iyi , j * ^ M experience we have had with sam-fom, we think 
and thus add in an equal degree to the weight sometimes necessary to ascei tain liow much a e _ I . 
upon his shoulder. really know, and how much is mere speculation, it much inferior to timotm, and ol little ui i.c 
__ t . ^ _ _ We have told you how much we know, and will except on rich calcareous soils. Lucerne is a 
STOCK RAISING IN IOWA. uow offer you a few speculations for your con- valuable crop for soiling purposes in the neigli- 
- sideration: borhood of large cities. It delights in a rich, 
A correspondent of the Country Gentle- Good bay is now worth, in this city.$14,00 per ton deep, well tilled soil. It should be sown in 
man writing from Jackson Co,. Iowa, says: oatsnflt LC ‘'' tS 1><?r b Y shcl of 3227^0 do rows, at least 15 inches apart. It must be 
As an agricultural county it is unsurpassed «nu do frequently hoed. The first year it produces 
by any in the state, and probably unequalled course middlings, itc. “ 21 “ .... io,i9 do ]p d( , but afterwards, if the soil is very rich, it 
for timber. The Maynoketa River bottoms Fine do 29c. “ 28«- 20,71 do ’ 77 ,, r 
are the finest meadows I ever saw, and thou- Extru * «*“ 31 -■■■■*.« * ean be dot several times in the season. Wo 
sand of acres can be obtained at the Govern- Indian com undoubtedly contains more avail- believe that in ^common farming, it requires 
ment price. Large herds of cattle are now able carbonaceous matter than any other food.— f 00 muc h' labor to make it profitable. Wo 
kept on them; yet, looking from the bluffs, the We have no hesitation in saying moreover, that thiuk the native g rasse s of the country will 
spots from which hay has been cut to keep more can be obtained for a given price in corn morc vah , ab l e than any we can import 
them, seems no larger than a garden on a farm, than in any other of the above foods. As straw is * , . ,, 
Gutting and stacking this hay can be done for of little J ue on a farm it cannot but bcccouom- fl ' om Euro P e 5 and ll P s exceedingly desirable 
one dollar ft ton, when the scythe is used; with ical to feed horses aud cattle with corn meal, and that, the subject be fully investigated. At 
a mower much cheaper. This Prairie hay ^ gtraw instead of giv i ng them liny. A home present we are deplorably ignorant in regard 
has one peculiar property, curing heaves m • hil ’j 000 fijs.wiU eat about 33 lbs. of hav to the requirements and relative value of the 
tUTut a fame? nea? here "who ^s'foThis per day. ’ Now what we want, is to get the same different grasses, and shall be glad to receive 
horses timothy hay alone, has the only horse nutritious matter and the same bulk in a cheaper aiiy information from our experienced corres- 
with the heaves known about here. The fra- form. We believe 30 lbs. of cut straw and 8 lbs. p 0n dents. 
grance of it when cured, is delightful, almost of com meal, will answer the purpose better than --* 
rivaling the sweet scented geraniums. The any thing else. If the horses are worked much Analysis of Soils.—W ill you inform the read- 
STOCK RAISING IN IOWA. 
on, once a week till the growth of the tuber i er ^ iau ^] ie dark p ai q, 0 f the figure, the centre 
ceases. i of gravity will be much lower down, or at b, 
Unless the weather is unusually warm, they I and thus the line falling within the wheels, the 
arc as safe in the hill as anpvhcre, until in dan- j ^ wm be safe from danger uniess the upper 
„ „ . ^ t i ’ i i wheel pass over a stone, or the lower wheel 
ger of frost. On sandy or loose land they i g j n j. ado a ruk The centre of gravity of a 
should be pitted; on clay or heavy loam buried j ai . g(} ] oad may ] )e nearly ascertained by meas- 
on the surface. In either case care should be uring with a rod; and it may sometimes happen 
taken to prevent water from settling among or that by measuring the sideling slope ol a road, 
, T , -j n *ill of which may be dons in a few minutes, a 
near them. I have rarely found it necessary 
. j j teamster may gave himself from a comfortless 
to take any further precaution to prevent po- upseUing and perhaps heavy loss. Again, a 
tatoes grown in this way from rotting, espe- ] oad may be temporarily placed so much to- 
cially when gathered diy. Sometimes, how- wards one side, while passing a sideling road, 
ever, when the rot was bad around the coun- as to throw the line ot direction considerably 
ions and grain are at present—Wheat, sprin 
50 a 60—winter, 60 a 75-Oats 20 to 25- worK; ana, wnar is oi mom -P™ -- „ We win answcr the last questi on first.- 
Corn, shelled, 28 cts; in the ear 25 cta-Pota- usually accorded to it the manure would be ^ ^ tQok bQt on(j le of a soil 
toes 20 cts,—Butter 20 to 25—Beef, 44 a 5J greatly improved by substituting the nitrogenous therefore cannot sneak with 
—Pork 4 a 44— Cheese 12 a 15. Very little oil cake, peas or oats, tor the carbonaceous corn. lor analysis, and t Here lot e ca sp 
Butter and Cheese is made here for the num--♦ • - much authority on the subject. V e took a 
ber of cows kept, calves being allowed to suck SHELTER YOUR SHEEP. wheelbarrow and cut a trench about eight inches 
all summer, to induce the cows to come home _ ‘ deep, some fifty rods in length, wheeling the 
of themselves; and the ease with which an uni- Mr. Childers selected two lots of Leices- soil into a heap. The heap was turned over 
inal is raised, and the high price w ion giown, ^ year ij n g wethers, of 20 in each; one was ^.yeral times so as to insure its homogeneous- 
effectually prevents any being used for veal. plac 5 cd 8l ,eltor i„ a yard,the other folded 20 nou]lds P ta , t0 
work ; and, what is of more importance thau is 
Corn, shelled, 28 cts; in the ear 25 cts—Pota- usually accorded to it the manure would be ^ ^ tQok bQt Qne g£ 
toes 20 cts,—Butter 20 to 25—Beef, 4^ a 5* greatly improved by substituting the nitrogenous therefore cai 
_Pork 4 a 44—Cheese 12 a 15. Very little oil cake, peas or oats, tor the carbonaceous corn. 101 a »‘0) 313 - ana inereiore ‘ a 
tatoes. Harlow Butler. light bundles of merchandise on the top ot a 
Chesterfield, Fulton Co., Ohio. stage coach, while all heavier articles are down 
_ ^ ^ ___ near the wheels. When it becomes necessary 
t a nv an s run i at t d i in ivunMPTMnn to build v ery 7 large loads of hay, st i aw, w ool oi 
LADY CHATHAM IS. ARABIAN IrRTAR. Other light substances, the “ reach,” or the long 
connecting bar of the wagon, must be made 
Friend Moore In the l&st number oi tlie longer, so us to increase the length oi the load. 
Rural you present your vast company of read- For, by doubling the length, two tons may be 
era w 7 ith a picture of the Arabian horse “ Tar- piled upon the wagon w 7 ith as much security 
ter,” accompanied by a brief letter preaa- WifSK 
V our remaiks are tiue to the text, l. e., the en- avo j dedj gr eat care must be taken to have it 
graving; but 1 claim that 1 have a mare that eveil ] y placed. If, for instance, the load of hay 
will beat that ‘picture all to pieces. She has represented by fig. 4, be skilfully built, the hue 
all the points which you commend, fully equal 
to those of “ Tartar,” viz: head, neck, quarters, 
to those of “ Tartar,” viz: head, neck, quarters, 
legs, &c., while she has in equal perfection, 
those points which you decide to be defective 
in him, in which decision any judge of a horse 
will fully agree with you. In ease and grace 
of action, in speed, in symmetry of form, and 
pureness of blood, I claim she cannot be beat 
in the Empire State. £>he has the Duroc and 
Butter and Cheese is made here for the num¬ 
ber of cows kept, calves being allowed to suck 
all summer, to induce the cow's to come home 
of themselves; and the ease with which an ani- 
S1IELTER YOUR SHEEP. 
mm 
mmfm 
Fig. 4 
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effectually prevent any ueuig uaeu mi » pUlccd mider shelter in a yard the other touted the „ about 20 pomd3 lllken to 
--- in the field. They all received the same food, , , , ; . J , , 
BLIND LEADERS OF TnE BLIND. viz: 12 lbs. cut turnips, as many as they could | tbc laboratory. It is rathei expenshe, biu wc 
- eat, half a pound of linseed cake, half a pint of know of no better plan that will insure a fair 
I am one of that class who do not allow that barley, a little hay, and salt per day, for each sample. A good analysis of a soil—say du- 
chemistry has done anything to forward the sheep. At first they each ate about 19 lbs. of p i; ca t e nitrogen determinations, which should 
interests of agriculture, but deny it in toto.— turnips a dp-y, but after three weeks, those in n r nn0 and 
lam no chemist, but here is the receipt for the shed eat 2 lbs. apiece less, and in the 9th a S iee Wltbm one ; te ^ h of 0,16 P tr ; c ^ nt - Llu " 
making ammonia ad libitum. Let a large week) 2 lbs. apiece less again, and of the lin- accurate determination ot phosphonc aud, 
dung pit or liquid manure tank be constructed seed cakc there was a falling off also, of nearly potash—not potash and soda, combined, but the 
and placed so as to drain the out-houses—the 0 ne-third of the amount given, viz.: 13, 3 lbs. exact amount of potash alone,—alkaline sili- 
dung-heap, the suds and other slops from the a day f r0 m the lot Those in the field con- , » c ■ „u wort L uf tv do n aiu But 
house—every liquid about the premises but SUI J d the same quantity from first to last, cates, ^^ “ 
rain or clear water. When you want and pre- The respective weights of the two lots were as 3 ou can get the aino 
vi0U3 to using, the liquid thus preserved mix f 0 u 0WS ; ‘ na, potash and soda, organic matter and water, 
with it in the tank, sulphuric acid. One In Uic K i, c d. in tu 0 field. determined with some degree of accuracy for 
quart to the one hundred gallons, will cause ^ lb s t to ^- "*■ ^ lb 4 8 ' five dollars. There are quite a number of 
the ammonia to evolve—a greater quantity of Apr j 1 i at| 239 « !!!.!..'! 220 12 chemists, who analyze soils, &c., among whom 
In the field. 
Kte. lbs. 
184 4 
220 12 
in the Empire State. £>he has the Duroc and j of direction will foil equally distant within 
Hamiltonian blood as fully, I think, as any f chi wheel. But a slight misplacement, as in 
“ “ fin- ^ -will cn nlf-pr iliiQ Imp in rent fir it. nnn- 
hoi’se in the Union. 
You concede the banner to our county for 
fig. 5, will so alter this line as to render it dan¬ 
gerous to drive, except on a very even road. 
It is familiar to every one, that a body rest- 
the greatest number of subscribers to ) 7 our fog upon a broad base is more difficult to over¬ 
paper, and I claim the banner for the best set than when the base is narrow. For in- 
mare in the State. _ stance, the square 
I will give §1,000 for a match to her. . block, fig. 6, and 
n r Wtt t-tvpl C---' ? — pyramid, fig. 7, are 
L. it. V 1 LEiNS. • . / less easily thrown 
Newark, Wayne Co., N. Y., Jan. 18, al. \ \ / Over, than the tall 
• -A aud narrow block 
Dr. Lee thinks that “ as potash is very solu- Fi&. 0 of equal weight, fig. 
bie in water, old ocean has gotten considerably a -* 8. ltecau.se, in turn- 
more than either its fish or its plants need.”— \ ing the square block 
Potash is usually locked up in combinations / \ JJ’ecentre'of 1 gravt 
which are very insoluble; and we suspect that / \ \ ty must be lifted up 
the ocean has no more potash than the Crea- / ' -X _ copsiderablj 7 , in the 
tor designed, and, consequently, no more than Fig. 7 Fig. 8. curve shown by the 
is wanted for some useful purposes. 
dotted lino; but with the tall, narrow ; blpck, 
nouse eveiy liquiu nwiui ^ SUmeu ino suim; uuiwiui* num m.-ju _, ,, lL.-r, 
rain or clear water. When you want, and pre- The respecti ve weights of the two lots were as Y ou can S ct lbc amo ' . ' 
viou 3 to using, the liquid thus preserved mix f 0 n 0W s : na, potash and soda, organic matter and water, 
with it in the tank, sulphuric acid. One In Uic K i, c d. in tu 0 field. determined with some degree of accuracy for 
quart to the one hundred gallons, will cause ^ lh s t to ^- .j 1 * 1 ' j 84 1 4 8 ' five dollars. There are quite a number of 
the ammonia to evolve—a greater quantity o Apr i 1 l8t> 239 o !!!.!!!! 220 12 chemists, who analyze soils, &c., among whom 
acid to a less quantity of liquor will quicken —-- —-- f v , ,, 
the result—now, sir, you have it in your power Gain 66 0 3(5 8 we may mention 1 rof. I outer, of \ ale Lol- 
to produce ammonia at your pleasure. The gain of the shed fed sheep over the field lege, New Haven, Ct„ Dr. Salisbury, ol Al- 
i o nnffi-ncnnmlPrit of tlio was 19 stones, 12 lbs., consequently the bany, New York. We are not personally ac- 
The above is from a conespondent of he shcep in the shed , though the y consumed nearly J' . . ])r Endf.rlin of New York 
JYew England Cultivator, who the editor one _tifth less food, made above one-third more 1 . . ' , . ' 
^ « writes like one accustomed to do his own progress. ** «• bcl ‘™ 1)0 13 » m03t ““ U “ t d ‘ c " us '; 
thialdnw, instead of blindly following the advice In another experiment of three lota ; one cu- l 011 do not ask onr opinion of lie tauc o 
and directions gratuitously offered in many ag- tirely covered in, one under a died in the yard, soil analyses or we might endeavor lo persuade 
ricultural works.” It is strange that our friend ■““! »"? exposed, al of them having a you lo make experiments with the money which 
nuuiwuai wuiiks. . 8 pint of oats a day apiece ; the first consumed au analvsia would cost 
having such little faith in chemistry, should, on an aV erage between Nov. 18 of one year, __ 
undertake to teach chemistry, but it is not and March 9th of the following, 8 lbs. of cut ~ 
strange that he should make a grave mistake, turnips and other roots per day, and increased Broom Corn.—W ill you, or some of your cor- 
So far from sulphuric acid causing ammonia to i» H™ weight 23 J Ills, per sheep ; the second respondents, please answer the following <|ne»- 
. 1 Ti .-nr. consumed 11 lbs. of the same lood, and in- turns? Is Broom Corn a paying crop? What 
evolve, it has just a contrary effect. Itwi x creased in we ight 25 lbs.; the third consumed soil is it best grown upon? ' What is the best 
any ammonia existingin the liquid and if enough 17 lbs., of cut turnips per day, each, and in- f ert iiizer for it? Is it a sure crop usually? How 
be added,’check all further formation of am- creased 23 lbs. live weight in that time. The inuch is the ugual ield acrc? What is tlie 
monia. The practical advice is very good, and several lots, it thus appears, did not differ so of cultivation ; time of planting, hoeing 
, , , 1 „ ,, , ,i „ ,,, much m their growth as m the case reported t „ TT \ , 
cannot be too frequently urged on the atten- b Mr Childe ° ( but there was a muc b greater aild harvesting? How many brooms can bo 
tion of agriculturists. difference in the quantity of food eaten by them, mado from 100 lbs, of corn prepared, Ac. A c. 
-- , These experiments would tend to an assumption J. C. Knadd, Dee. 15,1853. 
It is said that a few drops of kreosote, on that twice as many sheep can be kept upon the Wnj Bome of our expe rienced broom corn 
brown paper, put in tke holes of rata, will drive food, under perfect .holler, w when entirely cnl(ivatora above immirM-Ens. 
them away. exposed. 1 
