MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
Communications. 
[For the Rural New-Yorker.] 
COUNCIL BLUFFS. 
beneficial by enabling the tiller of the soil to 
reduce the earth to a finer tilth than possible 
when wet; but draining alone will never eradi¬ 
cate quack grass. In fact, I have seen quack 
grass flourish better along covered drains than 
SECURING WILD BEES. 
What is called pine apple cheese, was first A swARM'of bees was discovered last fall, 
made in this country by Mr. Lewis M. Norton, by Mr. Edward Smith, in the woods of Mr. 
of Goshen, Ct., he having commenced its man- Alexander Gould, in the eastern part of Ken- 
speak of it as it is. The early plowing and the subsequent thor- r the CQrl hag mnch affixed the pcach 
Council Bluffs proper, includes the whole ough ti age t roug 1 t le summei am la , pic trees, vet there is promise of an abundant crop, 
strip of country bordering on the Missouri vented the grass from increasing by constantly an(] the game may be said of most other fruit. 
River from the mouth of the Boyer to the transplanting it, so to speak, while the lungs ^ genePa n y , i 00 ks p00 r, though we have 
point opposite the mouth of the Platte or Ne- of the plant were destroyed, and the plant kept ^ ^ S0WQ ^ on d goil , whiSh prom . 
braska River; which strip is some 35 miles in for a whole season without any chance to grow. ^ abundant yield> 0atg se!dom looked 
length, and called Council Bluffs, because Lewis Such treatment will lull quack grass, or any better B ut what shall be said of the wheat 
and Clarke, when ascending the Missouri, other plant, and it is the only way to destroy ? Much anxiet is felt in Europe about 
held councils with the red warriors, among the it; but even then, if there are trees, stumps or ^ ^ 0 * f thc next w h eat harvest on this 
Bluffs. The village of Council Bluffs, in ’51, rocks on the land, there will enough remain to I( . }s t0 American farmers Euro- 
was situated in an elbow of the Missouri, and stock the land with again. I am satisfied, , , , snnn i ifia of breadstuff*. while 
Agricultural IfliscHhiijr. toe-ap™ cheese. ummjm pees. 
_____ What is called pine apple cheese, was first A swARM'of bees was discovered last fall, 
Tin? WfiMTiriJR a YD TUP pimps made in this country by Mr. Lewis M. Norton, by Mr. Edward Smith, in the woods of Mr. 
Yi ili.il IIL U AY n lliQ tit.in. of Goshen, Ct., he having commenced its man- Alexander Gould, in the eastern part of Ken- 
„ ,, „„ . „ ufacture in 1808. That which had been pre- nebunkport, in a large hollow hemlock tree.— 
For the prf few weeks the weather to viuus| kll0wll ^ wa3 impoltel . Mr. N, On Thursday last, Mr. Smith, with help, pro- 
been most delightful, and the operations ol the w j tb out any particular knowledge of the mode ceeded to the capture of this buzzing family.— 
farm and garden have been performed with by which the article received its peculiar form, The hole by which the bees entered the tree 
unusual celerity We were on the farm of one imitated it so successfully that his process has was one or two feet from the ground. Hav- 
of our best fanners, the other day, when he ob- I been extensively adopted in many parts of the jug erected a staging they first commenced cut- 
. . ,. j L mted btates. Several years since, while col- ting off the tree about eight feet from the 
served that though the spring bad been cold, ] ec tj ng information in regard to the cheese-dab ground, being as they supposed above the 
wet and backward, yet, owing to the late fine r ies of Connecticut, we called on Mr. Norton, bees, but found when the shell had been cut 
weather, he never was so forward with his and obtained from him many valuable facts.*— through, that this was not nigh enough to be 
work. Crops of grass and clover, so far as He was at this time using the curd produced clear of them. They then stopped up thc 
, 1 . . 7 . , . , by the milk of ninety cows, a considerable por- opening they had made, and cut the tree off 
our observation extends, are very luxuriant.- t / onofwbich wag ' urchased iu a fresh state still higher, being some nine feet from the 
Though the cur! has much affected the pcach fr om bis neighbors. His process was, in sub- ground, which was but just above the bees.— 
trees, yet there is promise of an abundant crop, stance, as follows: Then, they cut the tree off at the bottom, 
and the same may be said of most other fruit. The curd is kept for twenty-four hours be- stopped up the ends, tipped the log over and 
Barley, generally, looks poor, though we have f ? re il is made into cheese The advantage of hauled it home where they set it up on end as 
• ° 1 i 1 .. ,this is supposed to be that a degree of ferment- before, and will endeavor to keep the bees m 
seen some, sown early on dry soil, which prom- abou takes place, which, being checked at a their present quarters. This tree was about 
ises an abundant yield. Oats seldom looked particular time by the cutting of the curd, two and a half feet in diameter at the top 
better. But what shall be said of the wheat preparatory to its being formed into cheese, it where cut off, and the hollow very large, and 
cron? Much anxiety is felt in Europe about Ls not renewed after it comes from the press; appeared to be actually filled with bees and 
, ‘ V , ‘ 7 , .7 , " • thus preventing the defect of the cheese being honey. Two other hives were found and cap- 
the prospects of the next wheat harvest on this hovei \ Qr blew ® ' tured by the same man and his brother, near 
continent It is to American farmers Euro- The curd j g cu t with a machine into pieces where this was taken, last fall, each of which 
peans look for supplies of breadstuff’s, while of not more than a fourth of an inch square.— contained about thirty pounds of honey.—Me. 
Friend Moorei-Ih the Rural of April elsewhere,-for the newly dta* been most delightful, and the operations of the cc 
15th, a subscriber from Keuka, Is. A., asks t-ui lee soi our ie lam a oi.tc 1 s farm and garden have been performed with by which the article received its peculiar form, '1' 
some one to give him a topographical sketch, the grass a better and easier means ot spread- mmsua j ce ] er ity. We were on the farm of one imitated it so successfully that his process has w 
&c., of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Having resided ing than did the harder soil around. Bo an ^ Qur begt fani ’ erg) tlie ot i, er daj . ; when be 0 b- | been extensively adopted in many parts of the in 
then, in ’51 and ’M, and spent a great portion •*»! plowing refreshes this grass, and adds ^ lhot tbongb lhe spring had been cold, ! s” 
of my time visiting the country round, I new vigor to its grow th. wet and backward, yet, owing to the late fine | ri es of Connecticut, we called on Mr. Norton, b« 
think I am prepared to speak ol it as it teas] he couise pur»uet m ei.u ica mg u quae \ wea ther, he never was so forward with his ■ and obtained from him many valuable facts.*— tb 
and, as I have regular, faithful correspondents grass iu the field, spoken of by Mr. Johnston, ^ ^ q g , rragg and c ] ovor g0 f ar as I He was at this time using the curd produced cl 
in that section, I think I am also prepared to was an excellent one, however, in this respect. observatiofi extends are very luxuriant.— I ty the ’ n ! lk ufuinety cows, a considerable por- O] 
our observation extends, are very luxuriant.— 
'Phougli the cur! has much affected the pcach 
was situated in an eioow oi inc lussouii, anu = ‘ v ‘ ‘ ’ peans look for supplies of breadstuffs, while of not more than a fourth of an inch square.— contained about thirty pounds of hone } 7 .—Me 
numbered perhaps a dozen log huts, covered from actual experiment, that thorough tin age ^ “like fiends each other tear, in all the After being cut, the curd is put in a cheese Farmer. 
with shakes and bark; but the high water of without cropping for one season, is all that is ^ Qf war » We have no ’ thing very cloth, placed in warm water, and the tempera- We bave seen several swarms of bees secur 
the spring of’52, registered it with the names necessary to exterminate the grass. But as , » ° tbp noinf . The late wet fure gradually raised by pouring in water that e d in this manner at the West, 
. . . . . .. .r_ *.. _aeuuue to oner om.no point, me mio, wot • t warmer . ti l it reaches 10 d decrees, bv nr-_ .n... xi_. 
of those that have been. This was thc old U. long as there are fences, or other obstacles to 
S. Council Bluffs’ Payment Station. this treatment of the whole soil on a farm, no 
When the Mormons were driven from person can ever eradicate the weed entirely.— 
Missouri, they wintered some eighteen miles We have had a great deal of trouble with the 
north of the village of Council Bluffs, and quack grass, and know from trial that under- 
finding their means, in the spring, rather draining will not destroy quack grass. 
definite to offer on the point. 1 he late, we j s still warmer, till it reaches 105 degrees, by 
spring materially injured much of the wheat on the thermometer. This does not scald the 
low lands; but from all we have seen and heard, curd, which according to the practice of the 
We once caught astray swarm of bees that 
were flying through the air. Hearing their 
well-known noise at a distance, we instantly 
ie Mormons were driven from person can ever eradicate the weed entirely.— the past few weeks have vastly improved even best cheese-makers in England and this coun- summoned out the whole household with tin 
-J wintered some eighteen miles We have had a great deal of trouble with the tbe wors t crops . One farmer pointed out to ! r -' ’ 1S ’ we tk '! lk ; discountenanced. I he curd pans, brass kettles, &c., and as they passed, so 
o village of Council Bluffs, and quack nrass, and know from trial that under- „ .. 1 _i ^ uext cooled, by adding cold water to the loud a noise was kent un. that the swarm lost 
scanty, some were obliged to remain. — 
They commenced a village named Kanesville, 
which has since been the starting point for 
them to Salt Lake. When the village of 
Council Bluffs, in ’52, was washed into the 
C. H. Strowger. 
PenGeld, May 22, 1S54. 
them to Salt Lake. When the village of ^DS, BROAD WHEELS, &C. 
Council Bluffs, in ’52, was washed into the Progrkss ig advanc ement in knowledge of 
River, and the lost Office removed, then the application of natural principles, in pursuit 
Kanesville assumed the name of Council Bluffs Qf reguIts . . f true princi pies are adopted and 
pursued, right results are sure to follow. The E\ a hasty ride, last week, through the north 
business place, but at other times rather dull. de t erni j ne the true course to pursue forim 
Steamers visit the Bluffs once a week, and t 
- » fi<>l ) nf who'll- which wi<? much iniured 1S UeXt coolea, „ ^ , aill ° colu waler 10 loud a noise was kept up, that the swarm lost 
" s a f cl ‘ l ° f v ' h f 1 7 lch W , ,lS so much "J uru temperature ol 88 degrees, when the whole of the noteg of the5r quee n, and became confused; 
that he intended to have plowed it under and the water is drawn from the vat, and the curd they soon settled in a cluster upon an apple 
planted to corn, but which now bids lair for a weighed, and salted with the finest kind of ta- tree, from whence wc removed them to a straw 
good aveirage crop. On the whole, we believe desalt lour ounces ol salt to ten pounds of hive, which we chanced to have on hand.— 
the wheat cron of Western New York_what c , urt —aiK f iter ,^ em S well stirred is put in They lilted their new abode so well, that they 
1> ... r • , , f( , the press, where it remains twenty-four hours, g av e up their migratory habits, and for several 
our British friends call the great State of Gen- or a longer time, as is convenient, as it takes yearg they annually furnished us with new 
esee,” promises to be better than an average, no hurt by remaining forty-eight hours. 1 he swar ms and a good supply of honey. After 
We clip the following from our exchanges: p ur d is weighed immediately over the tub, be- dve or s j x years, however, w'e lost the whole 
- ing drawn up by a pulley, and when this is by not guarding them sufficiently against the 
In a hasty ride, last week, through the north ^ olie > * s d S aai lowered into the tub, where it is a tta. C ks of the bee-moth.— American Agricult 
and east parts of the county, we noticed that sa • , . . ,. . e -. .- 
the wheat crop, viry generally, looked fine, giv- 1 he cheeses are pressed in moulds made of 
ing promise of a bountiful return. The weath- sound blocks of oak timber, about twenty HUW IS 00L . 
uM'inrin<r thp wi.itor mik] enriner vpfv long and ten inches square. 1 hey are 
As ev^ervthimr in the market has an “ nn- 
HOW IS WOOL ? 
DieiuntTs vi»il mu jjhuis provemenL 
sometimes oftener, but the Missouri River has The true pllilogo 
no good landing places, consequently there can frQm detraction 
"7 .... ° .vm-ahle'^bm'fm- the hVfive^ir'six^weel^ sawed lengthwise through the middle, and each As everything in the market has an “up- 
3 thc true course to pursue for mi- ^ halt is can ed or worked out so as to give the ward tendency,” as the brokers say, it is fair to 
Tl ,. snnncr has been'backward and farmers are g eueral sha P e ot ’ a'pme-apple—one half in each infer that wool ought to rise m proportion to 
lilosophyofeasy motion is, freedom . L •"]• - 1 or k but little nlowiim P art - From the cavity to the upper end of the other merchandise. Manufacturers, however, 
ction; and that of rest, in effectual- k* ? » each part, which, have rtartcpi.c Mca that wool c.crt be an e x - 
As everything in the market has an “ up- 
oove is cut in each part, which, have started the idea that wool must be an ex- 
be no great city in the State of Iowa. I give force. The first is de- the last two ieeks .-Livingston Republican, when the parts are placed together makes a ceptio.., aud 
this history to remove the fog that has so long ^ omtrA J in J. ail and p]ank roads> and tho May 28 th. round cham,el of al,out tw0 aild a ha!i inchcs or tw0 hom last - jeai 8 P lices ’ lhe - v <lhSeit 
hung over this Hesperian spot. Now, to an¬ 
swer the inquiries of my Keuka friend:—Like 
all Western Rivers, the Missouri has its Bot- 
last in common earth roads. I he rail is the Notwithstanding the backwardness of the 
true principle, but too costly for common use. season, we learn that the wheat crop is in 
round channel of about two and a half inches' or two from last years prices, they assert 
in diameter, for passing the curd into the mold, that the cause of this is owing to the great 
When the two parts of the block are put to- amount of woolen cloth that is to be forced 
gether in such a maimer that the cavities into our markets at a cheaper rate, from Ger- 
cm buu ™ Pi anks have proved a disappointment to 
toms, which are from one to eight miles wide, , , ,, , mnummilv -md ibe nature before known. We are advised that in many a frame, they form the mold tor pressing country, anticipating trouble lrom tlie sur- 
with a deep, rich soil generally, but rather low, r , , y ! .. , . , of the counties south, and in the interior, aeon- the curd. The pressure is applied by means rounding wars, are pushing their goods into 
and subiect to overflows Next to the Bot- ° f matena, . s raost clement for making and si(]erable quantity 0 f wheat will be cut as early of a screw, operating on an upright, round sale, and hence wool will be reduced in price 
‘ J ... ... , . repairing highways, forbids all rational hopes ol as the tenth of June.—Chicago Journal. piece of wood, which fits the channel to the some ten cents lower than last year. May-be- 
toms come the Blufls, which are very broken, maintaini a smootbi hard 8Urface necessary ' - block, and as it is forced down compresses the so-wc shall see what we shall see. It is best 
bold and picturesque, with hei^ and th,ere a f or ease or ° com f or t of business or pleasure ' The wheat crop in this section of the coun- curd in the mold. The presses are very com- not io be frightened because the Gertnans are in 
few barren oaks, which form a noble retreat . ’ . . . . ’ try, looks fine, and bids fair to produce an pact and strong,—appear to answer the purpose trouble. It is pretty evident that wool, though 
for Deer and Turkey the hunting of which 1 eircumstances maKe 11 “convenient to abundaut yie i d> I u riding through New Caa- well. He has sixty-eight of them, and makes it may be depressed some at first, will be in 
f n -1 po nnctimp for the voiiii'r ffimrods of P ursue correct principles, common sense would tle eountyi 0 n Saturday last, we saw that the twenty-eight cheeses per day, weighing when good demand before fall, and although it may 
uri.isi. 1 ' jo seem to advise the adoption of that course prospect of a good harvest in that county was dried five pounds each. When the cheeses not go beyond the average of prices for the 
the west. w hich makes the nearest approach in results, also very flattering .—Smyrna ( Del .) Herald, are taken from the press, they are trimmed, past year, will come up to it before winter— 
"W hen the Bluffs are ascended then we come . , , . . - and then placed in nets and hung in water of Maine Jb armer. 
to a high, rolling prairie country. In this sec- , us ’ 1 ^ omcllltn a na s ‘‘ono .,ui aii The wheat in this region, the farmers tell the temperature of 130 degrees. This is to 
tion, as in most of the West, timber is rather fo , r g° od roads, with the present fashioned us> looks well, and promises a rich harvest.— soften the outside, that it may receive the < AU ( ymYifq ffllfl K 1TqhH>r« 
~ n .. , . wheels, then suit the form of the wheel to Geneva Courier, j\la.y 24th. desired impression from the net, which is done (gjIllJUWUB tlllO ^£VH.>UUl l^* 
greater forwardness in the State than has been match each other, and are strongly keyed into many. They say the manufacturers in that 
with a deep, rich soil generally, but rafter low, of materials most convmient for makil>g anU 
and subject to overflows Next to the Bot- reprfringMgkwawfcrbid , - i ra t ion al hopes ol 
toms come the Blufls, which are very broken, .... , P 
, . ... , . *, . maintaining a smooth, hard surface necessary 
bol an picturesque, \\r ie.je um \eie a c or eage or com f or t j 0 f business or [ileasure. 
a frame, they form the mold for pressing country, anticipating trouble from the sur- 
the curd. The pressure is applied by means rounding wane, are pushing their goods into 
few barren oaks, which form a noble retreat 
for Deer and Turkey, the hunting of which 
the West. 
When the Bluffs are ascended then we come 
to a high, rolling prairie country. In this sec- 
If circumstances make it inconvenient to 
Thus, if convenient materials are not suitable 
tion, as’iii most°of the West, timber is rather lo , r good roads^ with the present fashioned , ls> l 00 k 3 well, and promises a rich harvest— soften the on 
scarce. There is a strip of Cotton-wood frog 7°“ fU orm ° f «-**• C °* ri ‘ r ’ •»«> Ulh - ^ 
1 wo flip m-inhtv of thf* mini mntpnnls nnH mtiK-to - nv takinir tlier 
scarce. u the quality of the road materials, and make - by taking them from t he water while enveloped 
upon the River, varying from one-half to three wIippK designed for hpaw team?no- with We never saw the wheat, grass, and oats, in the nets, placing them in a frame and strain- 
miles in width, also Black Walnut, Elm, Soft . ° . . , , „ *. ” look more promising in any former year, than ing the nets tightly over them by means of 
past year, will come up to it before winter- 
Maine Farmer. 
Inquiries antr ^nstoers. 
Maple, Hackberrv, Oak, etc., lying upon Key vide tire and broad face to run on the surface, (l| do ut ,| l0 p^sent time .—Germantown 
Creek, Silver Creek, Nishnabotana, aud Boyer *® s r m ° 0,h ’ le '' el a,ld llarac “ "» (Pa.) Telegraph 
_. r „, , ~ road, instead of the present narrow, contracted - . ,- 
Rivers. These streams afford great facilities 7, ,, , , . ’ , , . . 
for water ower mode, better calculated for mortar and brick New York Farmers Oluh. —At a recent 
"mS™ being surveyed in ’52, and «•»* or subsoiling, than for either pleasure maSug of thc New York Farmers’ Club, So- 
iu ’53 a Land Offlce was to be established, and or P rofil - '•<>» Komssok, (Hot Corn,) of the New York 
u ia fLof cPlPPtmnQ „rP nvirlp Good reasons are apparent why the broad- Tribune, remarked that “the number of mem- 
We never saw the wheat, grass, and oats, in the nets, placing them m a frame and strain- Draining.—I have a piece of land, one-half < f 
look more promising in any former year, than ing the nets tightly over them by means of wb icli is low, but not marshy Late in the 
they do ,.t the present time .—Germantown screws, litis indents the threads of tlie net » pring „f the year, aud always alter protracted 
(Pa.) I elegraph. into the cheese in such a manner as to give water settle, on the low part, and 
-- . ♦ . -- them the external appearance of the fruit from . . t • l f k.• 
it is probable that the best selections are made. . , , , , a _ , . , , . . . 
T1 .. „ , T , ,, . dofouick tires to dUm “ er wa g° ns cart wheels bers attending to-day, is less than usual, but if the centre ot each concavity, a bole two inch- Would it be practicable to underdrain, and in 
ie soi o ie o on13 1 P ‘ should be adopted, aud the custom enforced by our doctrines be good the world will hear of it. es in diameter is cut through the shelf, the w h a t manner could it be done the cheapest? I 
sand and decayed vegetation, and of a very 1 , b more freely to admit air to the cheese, and to wol , 1,1 like vour exnerience and also of those of 
dark color, and in places very unequally mixed. law > lf reason P roves inefficient lhe y will Dr. Beechers sermons are not to his congre- allow My l iquid w hich may come from it to w « uld llke y oar ^experience, and also of those of 
The soil of the Bluffs and Prairies is of a yel- run more on the surface, meet with less ob- ga tion alone, but to the readers of an hundred ruI1 0 fl; The nets used for the cheeses are }<)ur readers who have experimented in that 
1 —1 iLvevloam aud the whole capable of struction ' are easier for the teams, improve thousand Tribunes or other papers.” made of three-threaded flax-twine, and the wa - v ' JoilN Hall ary, Bloomfield, N. J. 
o\M- i c a\ } . . rather than impair roads and pavements, and y es mv dear sir, and if your doctrines be manufacture ot them costs, exclusive of the It is impossible to give an answer to this in- 
growtug auythmg wire , ts now pown m the ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ for haa]ing in his ^ - ^ hears j. it jl|st lhc „ material about 5 cents each. They will last qoir y, without more floflnite knowledge of tho 
empeia e zone, u p r t p. p u crops, and drawing out manure over meadows through a hundred thousand Tribunes, and lllLe,JI out J ears. os on v ua or. lay of the land. If all the land around is 
and almost snowless. and gram fields. Custom, that clog to ad- ot her papers. Were it not so, little would be Beef Cattle—Ou.' Western exchange pa- higher than the spot to be drained, of course, 
-p a . * , j . • cr too Ion" a varn vancemeu ^ drag-chain ot improvement and in- heard from the New York Farmers’Club.— pers echo the complaint we have here, at the as water will not run up hill, it cannot be 
bearing a am spuming , Qf pr0 g ress _ a i one de f e nds the present yy e had the honor of attending one a short Eastward, in reference to the growing scarcity drained except by pumping it up, or by sink- 
I will close by saying to Keuka, that it ne ^ Wagons and carts designed for time since and must say, that we never before ot ' catt le- A St. Louis paper now before us, \ Dg a shaft to some porous subsoil, if there is 
wishes more, please address me personally, and e avy loa ds, are necessarily lumbering heard so much notsense uttered iu so short a states that dealers lrom New York are scour- Buch bcnc ath, and filling it up with stones— 
lie shall be accommodated gratis. a . , ° ' luru su uuuou “ mg Illinois and Indiana to buy up stock to . . „ , °. . 
s,Sn,watl n. y. S d. b. waite. affairs, not suitable for fast motion; while trav- time . meet the high prices current on the seaboard. 1 Be first thing m all drainage is the main out- 
__ , r ^ , _eling and pleasure carriages effect but trifling ' “ ' ’ High prices had been paid for good cattle— let; if this can be obtained sufficiently deep, 
QUACK GRASS. injury to roads,—and thus far, fashion and Monroe County Agricultural Society.— $7,50 to $8,50 per 100 tbs. net; $4 and $4,25 underdraining is comparatively easy work.— 
- utility need not interfere. A meeting of the Monroe County Agricultu- live weight, are the current rates at^ Chicago, Without a good deep main ditch, uuderdrain- 
Eds. Rural:—I n the Rural of the 20th inst. A prem ium might be deemed the best law, ral Society will be held at the Court House, a “ dbat {^ H at in th f ^ q age is impossible. 
I noticed a communication from John Johns- if any was found needful, to enforce the broad Rochester, on Wednesday the 7th day of June, q{ beev ^ on Mo / d ’ ay lagtj Tq Dkstroy Catkrpillaks ._ My tree8 this 
ton, of Geneva, relating to this very common w heel, and yet prove highly advantageous to at 10 o clock A. M., for the purpose of adopt- were higher than ever known here before— b are unusua Uy full of the coqoons of the 
pest to our fields. In that communication the the tax-payers in the end. S. Graves. ing the Premium List, making regulations for equal to 13 cents per pound, at wholesale. This catorpi Ji a r. Can* you suggest any effectual 
question is asked, “ Did a farmer in the State Marcellas, April 24th, 1854. the Spring Plowing Match, appointing J udges, is about equal to 18 @ 20 cents per pound by n ‘ (iai)S ()f destr0 ying these depredators?—W. 13., 
ot New York ever see quack grass on land -- etc. etc. A full attendance of members is re- retail.—AYuc A ork ^ L x pre ss. _ Lockport, N. Y, 1854. 
that was dry?” I answer that if the querist Profitable IW-Having noticed in your quested. Raise Parsmps.-TI^ pamnip can be raised We were on the farm of the Messrs. Hay- 
wiil take the trouble to visit our “sandy gar- paper of last week, the article headed, “ Profit- *-" < much more easily than the carrot, and is quite ward, near this city, a few days since, and ob- 
dens,” he can see abundance of quack grass on able Hens,” and also the inquiry, “Who can WOLF ON THE JAW. equal to it for feeding horses, cattle or swine. ^ erved tbat ag wa i ked through their fine 
lauds which are drier than any wet lands can beat this?” I give you the following: . ~ . has advantages over some other crops, by its , , wflgappn 
be made by the most thorough system of drain- I have twenty-four pullets, from which I sold I wish to inquire o jou or some o your hardiness to endure our most, severe winters. , , Y . t i 1P i, in d' 
_ : ,, , , T n i- r , ,, , A ., t subscribers, if there is any remedy for a wolf A deep, rich, and rather moist sod is prefera- they stopped and removed it with the hand, 
age. No longer ago than to-day, I was walk- from Feb. 14th, to May 10th, fifty-three doz. upon an ox - s j aw ? lf there is, any information ble , but they succeed well in good dry soil.- rolling it into a lump and treading on it. This, 
ing over a piece of sandy land, so light that eggs, also set nine of them with fifteen eggs will be gratefully received, as 1 have a three We have grown them in marsh muck over 2 tbe y said, was a “ sure cure.” They had no 
the surface is easily blown about by the winds, each, within that time, besides those used by year old steer that has one. It has just made f ee t long and proportionately 1 large. They fofrh in quack medicines Certainly nothing- 
after being plowed, and I noticed very luxuri- the family, of which I have kept no account.— its appearance. II. D. Ring. may be sown late ill the fall or very early in , , . , , ftn tb : a ,. nd ” 
ant specimens of quack grass. I measured The breed is natives crossed with Shanghais.- A “ wolf,” as it is called is a disease of the the spring. Never sow them when the soil is « d exneffi ous the 
1 P ... , r A „„ . „ . , , . ,, b , . bone of the law. It is called, in surgical lan- dry and hot; it is better to wait for ram.— think, nothing more expeditious, it me 
some of the blades of this grass, and found Their feed, corn meal, ground in the cob, two e> (1 ^ cr0jsis p Sometimes it originates Michigan Farmer. cocoons are too high to be reached by hand, 
them to be several of them full one-half an quarts per day. They have no underground iu an u i cerate d tooth, and if the tooth be ex- ----- they use a pole, twisting the cocoon round it 
New York Farmers’ Olob—AI a recent which they are named. After this operation remalDs f f f*. ra '' j to *** “'l 8 
P , v . T;> , . q the cheeses are hung up in the nets from three P iece of land into good cultivation, there is 
meeting of the New A ork banners Club, bo- to five weekg) for tbe outs i<le to harden, and waste for the water to run off, as the land is 
eon Robinson, (Hot Corn,) of the New A. ork a i e then set on shelves having suitable hollows higher above it. There is about an acre sub- 
Tribune, remarked that “the number of mem- or concavities for the cheeses to rest on. In merged—the water being about three feet deep. 
merged—the water being about three feet. deep. 
Would it be practicable to underdrain, and in 
wliat manner could it be done the cheapest ? I 
would like your experience, and also of those of 
your readers who have experimented in that 
way.— John S. Mallary, Bloomfield, N. J. 
It is impossible to give an answer to this in- 
and almost snowless. 
Fearing that I am spinning too long a yarn, 
I will close by saying to Keuka, that if he 
he shall be accommodated gratis. 
Springwater, N. Y. D. B. WAITE. 
QUACK GRASS. 
Eds. Rural: —In the Rural of the 20th inst. 
ton, of Geneva, relating to this very common | 
pest to our fields. In that communication the 
question is asked, “ Did a farmer in the State 
of New York ever see quack grass on land 
that was dry?” I answer that if the querist 
material, about 5 cents each. They will last quiry, without more definite knowledge of tho 
three or four years— Bos ton Cultivator. lay of the lan d. If all the land around is 
TW fhm v Oiit^VVp«fr>rn pycW,™ nn. hi S her than tlie S P ot to be drained > ° f couraP . 
he tax-payers in the em 
Marcellus, April 24th, 1854. 
AVOLF ON THE JAW. equal to it for feeding horses, cattle or swine. 8erved that , ns they walked through their fine 
- It has advantages over some other crops, by its , , , 
I wish to inquire of you or some of your hardiness to endure our most severe winters.— orchards with us, whenever a cocoon was seen, 
better qualities ol beeves, on Monday last, q' 0 Dkstroy Caterpillars. — My trees this 
were higher than e\ei Known here before— spr i n g are unusually full of the cocoons of the 
equal to 13 cents per pound, at wholesale. 1 Ins . n . . IY , , 
r ‘ , , , , 1 ,a j t caterpillar. Can you suggest any effectual 
is about equal to 18 (w, 20 cents per pound by 1 „ . , . 
retail.— JVew York Express. means of destroy mg these depredators?-W. 13., 
__ , m ,_ Lockport, N. Y, 1854. 
Raise Parsnips. —The parsnip can be raised We were on the farm of the Messrs. ITay- 
mucli more easily than the carrot, and is quite ward, near this citv, a few days since, and ob- 
ant specimens of quack grass. I measured The breed is natives crossed with Shanghais.— A “ wolf,” as it is called, is a disease of the the spring. Never sow them when the soil is nothin"-' more exneditious 1 
1 r ,, j P f _ A . « , , bone of the law. It is called, in surgical lan- dry and hot; it is better to wait for ram.— think, nothing more expeditious, l 
some of the blades of this grass, and found Their feed, corn meal, ground in the cob, two guage> „ Xerosis.' Sometimes it originates Michigan Farmer. cocoons are too high to be reached by 
them to be several of them full one-half an quarts per day. They have no underground f u a “ unrated tooth, and if the tooth be ex- -- * • * »* * - 
inch in width. The roots, too, were very large, room, but roost in the bams. M. Ford, tracted it has been known to arrest the prog- Mr. Brown, a farmer of Cumdivoek, near 
and every part of the plants indicated a flour- MiJdieyiUe, N. Y., May 26 th, 1854. ress of the disease, but not always. It is pps- Dalston, had a gosling with three feet, two in Paint.—W hich -s me lasting wtute paint tor 
ishino-condition of the weed—if weed it may ’ 1 * ’ ' si ble that an operation like that usually pei- their usual situation and one upon its back, us houses; pure zinc alone, or pure Brooklyn white 
be called_and this, too, on land which can jf a c L ro P wbich shoidd att , rac ‘ more tbrm f. d in c f ea ^ nccrom, that is, cutting out perfectly formed as the other two. The little lead alon6( or oue coat of the lead and finiah up 
. . , , , attention than heretofore, particularly as sup- the diseased portion of the bone, would effect creature did not appear to be incommoded with . „ „ , 
never be wet, for it is as dry and loose aimost p j y j ug subsistence for animals at a season a cure, but perhaps it would be most economi- the superfluous limb, as it was healthy and WI 1 10 Z1I1C »> w s ou e <n c P re P are 
as a mass of sand. when, in dry summers, the ordinary crops have cal to fatten the animal assoon as possible and thriving, but having lived a fortnight,it sickeu- ^ or ^ ie out8ldft ' or ‘ 8 11 >< st a PJ ) ied 1U l ^ e raw 
Draining land covered with quack is only partially failed. beef him .—Maine Farmer. ed and died. state? Gorham (kntre, May 25, 1854. 
the lasting white paint for 
lie, or pure Brooklyn white 
at of the lead and finish up 
