MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
Communications. 
CONVERSATIONS ON AGRICULTURE. 
BY HUGH T. BROOKS, 
Hay and Hay-Making. — Having spent 
some two months of every summer in the hay- 
field for the last twenty years, I will venture 
some practical remarks ou hay-making. 
in war, “ prudence is the better part of valor.” 
My father often repeats a rule of great value: 
“ Never leave out a load of hay a minute after 
URE.-NO. 5 . it is ready to go in.” Slow curing is undoubt¬ 
edly best; but when it is cured, leave every 
thing else and secure it. Don’t wait too long 
Having spent for hay to dry before raking; it dries faster 
aer in the hay- while moving, and in the winrow, than before. 
I will venture Consult your barometer or rheumatic pains, 
makino- and all other sure signs, and if a storm is brew- 
^griniltural IPistcllanjD 
THE WHEAT CROP.—WEEVIL. 
THE OREGON PEA. 
A ROOK ON FARM IMPLEMENTS. 
Farm Implements, and the Principles of their Construc¬ 
tion and Use; an elementary and familiar treatise on that the present Wheat Crop of Western N. Oregon pea was brought 
Mechanics, and on Natural Philosophy generally, as ap- York will prove very light,,— nearly a total ago from Oregon Territory. Wl 
200 New failure in some sections. If two-thirds, or even b ) und wild there, or was obtained 
From information obtained during the past A better from the Commissioner of Patents, 
two weeks—principally from well-informed men describing this new 1 ea, has been published 
... . . , .... r ■ ■ ui the Richmond Jbnqiurer, from which we 
residing m various localities—we are of opmion makean extract _ 
The Oregon pea was brought a few years 
o from Oregon Territory. Whether it was 
and wild there, or was obtained from theln- 
200 engraved illustrations. By. J. J. Thomas. New lanure lit some fecuuuus. ai i>vu-iimus, ui even ‘ " ’.—- t V. • j 
York : Published by Harper & Brothers, 82 Beekman oilC half an average Crop is obtained we shall j. laU£5 ’, U JP 110 . °. ® a y* 0 a, j'° d 
yjiivj nan an avuia^u uuu 10 onau ,1 7* • 1 . 
field for the last twenty years, 1 wui venture - ......-—, Btreet . 1854 _ ,, disannointed iudsrino- from nres- r °- n the , btate °f Mlsslssl Ppi» a J ear a S° !ast 
come practical remarks oa ka^akin^ -* , 7'T lS/bt 
No man, unless lie is quite fot ehanded, can »> 1 P‘ ’ f U f lished as a pnze essaj on Agncultuial y p eve x be y i e i d w ill not be one-fourth that of last bushels of peas. Had it not been for the cut- 
afford to mow any other than a smooth sur- ed, which gets wet, will leave you minus irom nam i cs ,” j n the Transactions of the New York Not a few f armers ; u tb j s and a(bo j n _ womb, the ravages of which were very great, 
face, free from sticks and stones, and miscella- two to ten dollars. In general you will lose g tate Agricultural Society for 1850. It now ? ‘ , _ lA _ pd • t , I would have raised one hundred bushels, 
neous rubbish. If our meadows answer this half the value of the hay, and all the pleasure comes to us as a handsome book of some 270 ? , d d f fodde .... . •. . 1 ll( j seed ot this plant is very small, less in 
description, we shall, of course, use the mower of getting it, to say nothing of the extra labor. ages> neat i y illustrated with 200 wood cuts, ° therS CUt <Uld f ° ddeU , *“J l1 S1Z ? t um hat ol the . “ Lad ?> or bu S arEe \ 
uesBupuuu, oiiau, u „.i on „f t ], 0 J . is proving very destructive in many localities, and ot a pale green color, with a white “hilum, 
and the horse-rake. For a rough surface, es- 1 & 1 £ ' 1 - *' . / 1 divided into sections to adapt it to the use ot this reason many farmers have ceased ° 1 ' eye. It grows on a bush from five to six 
pecially, where the grass is light, a wheel horse- mow, is brown and musty, giving evidence ot schools, aiu i thoroughly revised and greatly work | no . their summer fallows and others re- leet high, with five or six large branches near 
rake is much the best. A man with twenty or having been put up too green or too moist. enlarged. Those who are acquainted with , , ” , r " the ground; and they, with the main stem, put 
more acres to cut, can afford to own a mower; A little water is worse than a good deal ol Mr. Thomas’ previous works need not be told j? ° S ° no more x 1Ca V , out other branches, until the stalks would make 
.„ . , , . , F TMiw ffotan-pi o-rpnt k re mi i red t \ + . • .. , Farmers would do well to try the Meditterra- a bunch as large round as a tobacco hogshead, 
,f he has less, he may try the virtues of com- sap If hay gets .vet, greatcaut on s.equucd that lt is written m a clear, eone.se, practical ^ wMcb> if sown early, usnolly es- or war it. l°grows more like cotton than 
bination. “> f 1 '' e m 0 'f. P“ rts s, ’ ouW f style, and, though eminently scientiflc, the lan- thlJ wecvil . It make3 ven , fair aoar , anything else that I know of, only it is much 
Mowing, more than almost any other work, re- arated and snook out lightly ana evenly, ana guage is so free from all unnecessary technical- ual to that of the best SDrin«>-wheat larger, with branches not so horizontal. Alter 
nuires skill. The laziest man I ever knew, with that which has remained dry in the middle ot ities, and so pleasingly familiar, and at the same C< ^ 1 ° leaving the ground a little, all these branches 
the stiffest back, good for nothing else, was the the cock kept from exposure. time so well illustrated and enlivened by ap- In nian y s f tl0ns ot 0h ^> Mlchl S au and In ' ' vith those which put out at every joint, bear 
best of mowers. His scythe always had a There is so much difference ifi daps, that the prop riate incidents, anecdotes, experiments, &c., ° ThTohio' papera conndahi of fiSnp^aslu °a pod" which !“m an mtiVof 
keen edge, and was hung to a charm. Evi- time grass has been curing is no evidence of as to excite and repay the continued attention ‘ ’ . . , t1 , human food, are superior to any thing of the 
out other branches, until the stalks would make 
or near it. It grows more like cotton than 
anything else that 1 know of, only it is much 
larger, with branches not so horizontal. After 
leaving the ground a little, all these branches 
best of mowers. His scythe always had a 
keen edge, and was hung to a charm. Evi- 
In many sections of Ohio, Michigan and In- with those which put out at every joint, bear 
diana the wheat crop will prove a partial or from four to ten pods in a bunch, with about 
dently lie had all the requisites to fill a “ pro- its fitness for carting. Watch it closely, and 0 f t i ie reader. 
total failure. The Ohio papers complain of fih eeu peas in a pod, which, as an article ot 
, ~,, . ,, , . n , i .. human food, ate superior to any thing of the 
the ravages of the weevil in the wheat fields ot . 1 J n 
° kina 1 ever eat. 
fessorship ” under government patronage, and if you have got a good deal down, shake and Xt does not contain such a minute or exten- 
ought to be enqiloyed to teach the ‘"young turn it, and catch up as soon as possible. It give description of farm implements as its new 
idea” howto mow—a branch of instruction is a difficult and delicate matter to dry hay title would lead some to suppose, but is rather 
far more useful than many which are honored just enough. The hay crop is of great and in- a ti-calise on the principles on which farm im- 
by legislative munificence. By all manner of creasing value. It it is poorly managed your pi em ents should be constructed. The irnpor- 
means let beginners under good instruction stock will tell of it. tance of an intimate knowledge of these princi- 
learn this art, before they attempt to practice Pearl Creek, July 1 st, 1S54^ ^_ pies to every farmer and mechanic is generally 
it. . , , m , . 1W1 . CULTIVATION OF CORN AT THE WEST. admitted, yet how few there are who have any 
- idea even of the rudiments ot Mechanics, Hy- 
Ens. Rural:—I n last week’s Rural, I no- drodynamies, Pneumatics, <fcc. After a pretty 
It does not coutain such a minute or exten- that Statc ; The Mt - Vernon Banner states The stalks and leaves, which are very large 
that in Knox and Richland counties, some and beautiful, make, perhaps, the finest hay in 
fields are almost entirely destroyed by the rav- the world—stock preferring it to any other— 
by a “ beard,” has been destroyed by the weevil, hfie United States, for horses, mules, cattle, 
The Mansfield Herald utters the same note of sheep and hogs. I believe I can raise more 
alarm, and fears that the crop will prove almost and better lood lor my stock from an acre of 
Are you ready? Tools in all their variety, 1 ‘ -1 idea even of the rudiments of Mechanics, Hy- 
some to break and some to lose, and enough Rural:—I n last week’s Rural, I no- drodynamies, Pneumatics, &c. After a pretty 
for every emergency? Five, ten, fifteen tons |j ce( ] an article on corn-culture, recommending careful perusal of this work, we can sincerely 
of hay down—a sudden shower—all hands Mr. Davidson’s practice. Being somewhat ac* recommend it to every farmer’s son and me- 
to pitching and cocking. W here are the q Ua inted with the old system of cultivation in chanic as the best work on the subject on which 
forks? A broken tine with half a handle has 'Western New York, I was somewhat surpris- it treats, extant. It is published by Harper 
earned me (for want of a belter) a dollar in ed t ] ia t one man h a d dared to lay aside the & Brother, New York, and is for sale by all 
half an hour. Have a place lor tools, and 0 i(]. es t a blEhed practice of hoeing corn twice, booksellers, 
don’t let them out till wanted. Have you a f i ea gf Perhans all of your readers are not 
twice as many wagons as teams, so that you “ with ,1, eastern generally Mowed in SUMMER AXD WINTER FOOD OF COWS, 
can in an emergency unload one wagon while most of the Western States, which I believe TlfIS prlifnr nf jt mrr icnn Jln-rieulLurisl 
„ •_ land, than I can from five ot any other crop.— 
a total failure m that region. r J 
° It will grow on land so poor that it would pro- 
-* -—— duce liule or nothing else; and tolerably poor 
WESTERN NEW YORK. land is better for it, and will produce more 
- than rich land. This may appear strange to 
A correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune, some, but it is nevertheless true. Rich land 
who has just been making a tour through will produce more stalks, but not so many peas. 
WESTERN NEW YORK. 
Western New York, savs : iu this r ff ct ’ .j 1 r is like . . co «°“- Ari au i,a - 
, . *, , .if prover ot the soil, I consider it far superior to 
In passing through the country south of clovei . or any thing kuown in Tennessee, when 
Rochester, the traveler is surprised at the ex- 0 q- on t j ie groun( j | an( i plowed in. 
ceedmg beauty and tertihly of the land. lake, if seed is the object ona has in view iu rais- 
SII ill MM A.MJ WllMiiK IUUI) 111' LUWS. for instance, the region about Avon, Le Roy, 
Caledonia, Morganville and Geneseo. I do 
The editor of the American Agriculturist no t now recall such beautiful farms and estab- 
you load up another? Wagons are cheaper cou]d be profitably adopted in your vicinity, ^ recently visited the farm of S. B. Haliday, lishments as here. It is not the unbounded 
♦ Low, 4AAW.C if »Trtr. torn n lr,nrl nflifiw mi SA , . , • -i 1 • 1 t, • ...» J f .... f . . .. • • 1—. .. ... : _ 
than teama If you have a load of hay on, 80 where ]abor is scarce and high. It is the only 
minutes to sundown, you can’t in justice to m0( ie of cultivation that will pay here; and if 
near Providence, R. I. His farm contains 130 
11 seed is the object ona has m view in rais¬ 
ing this plant, let it be sown iu drills four and 
a half feet apart, one or two seeds in a place, 
a foot assunder along each drill. In the course 
of'the summer, weed and cultivate with the 
plow or hoe, after the manner of raising bush 
acres, part of which is used as a market garden. 
fertility of a western prairie, but a succession | ow or boei a |' ter the manner of raisinS bus 
ol rolling fields and woods, so divided as to beang or Indian corn. For fodder or hay, so.. 
.Hive the business oi farming a respectability lbem bl - oa dcast, and lightly harrow them in, 
yourself and men, pitch it off'and loadit again; it brings good crop8 at the West, why will it 0f c ’ Lll , se) land cultivated in this way needs SmLnTf^ S. em broadcast, auc 
but if vou have another wanon in rig, you can nnt ; n Wp<tp.m N uw York? L,_u’ 1..! .. , J. different fromithe aristocracy' ^.“e &outn,ana uke whettt or other 
but if you have another wagon in rig, you can not in Western New York? thorough manuring, and a large number of 
pitch on, and peihaps saxe a load ol hay rom Much of the soil here is a clay loam, mixed covvs are kep t “constantly manufacturing milk 
the dew or the rain. I have bought old wag- with sand> and ua derlaid with limestone, very for tbe cityj and fertilizers for the farm.” The 
ons foi $10, which ha\e earned me by the s j m ilar to much of the best wheat lands in cows are soiled—in other words, fed with green 
above process $20 or more in a single season. Western New York. We have also strips of food in the stab ies during the summer mouths. 
It is better to let hay stand on the wagon over black prairie laild> unIike auy thcre) wllic h i s T} e following me thod is adopted: 
night, as it will sweat less when it gets into frenerally preferred to corn, on account of »r T t «• i i • , . ,, 
° .... . o * I ’ Mr II fp»pf U hia mwa hpmnninor in thfi 
thorough manuring, and a large number ol' a vigor quite different from the whip-driven 
a vigor quire umereu iroui me xwnp-u.ntiu In takillg this plant altogether, it is 
labor ol the cotton and rice plantations. » ust Qne tbe ti ues t and richest productions I ever 
step into this farm-house in Axon, and examine sasy . a[R j j ain satisfied iu my oxvn mind, that 
its neat and easy luxuries. J he father has j t j s lbe gre;de st acquisition to the farmers of 
been a hard-working man, but 200 acres of the valley of the Mississippi and the States ad- 
such land keep his treasury lull. Ills children j acen t ) that has been introduced iuto thiscoun- 
are educated to labor as well as to “polite . —^uano not executed—for the last, thirtv 
Mr. IT. feeds his cows, beginning in the learning.” The mother is as independent and 
the mow, and the morning while the dew is on easier cultivation, though clay brings as good s h)< ; with-greeo rye till ’the stalks °et quite hospitable as any southern matron, and bears 
is a good time to clear the wagons. a cr0 p 0 f ears, but not so much fodder. Corn hard,°and even after this, if necessary, by cut- lier “ honors as meekly. J ust look out on 
try—guano not excepted—for the last thirty 
years. 
The time to commence cutting will depend i s planted, as the ground will permit, from the ring them up short. • The rye is continued till kay e 'them’1500 ' 1 lusheLs o!u'wi 1 i 
SAVING GRASS SEEDS. 
seen the time in the xvinter, when I would moxv man to coxier with a horse and what we call a 10 to 12 days—follows millet, and continues 
pretty short grass if I could. The test time to jumper. It is made very light, and raised up till frost, when millet or oats is again resorted 
cut grass is of short duration. XViihout a at every hill. It requires some practice to use of «rt 
doubt it is from the time grass is in blow, to one well. In this way, two hands and a horse corn-stalks roots oil meal, and shorts. The 
the period wlien the seed is fully formed, and will plant about ten acres per day. As soon daily food of each cow is 2 quarts of oil meal, 
is in a soft or milky state. Horses require tim- as the corn is up, we take our old-fashioned 4 quarts ot shorts, half a bushel of turnips and 
othv to be fully out of the blow before it is crotcli-drag, knock out the forward tooth, and carrots, and as much cut corn-stalks as she will 
cut, and I have no doubt it is more nutritious, with two horses—one each side of a row— ence and ob8er vation, lie is satisfied that no 
as xx ell as more free from dust, when the seed harrow it well, having a boy to uncover. After root contributes so much to the quantity of 
is partially formed; the hay is heavier, the this, the shovel-plow is the only implement milk as turnips, while carrots do not add much 
juices are less xvatery and have more consisten- used,—ploxving both ways txvice in a row, and ri) e quantity, but greatly enrich the quality. 
0 to 12 days—follows millet, and continues foments ol education, travel and social life. 
ill frost, when millet or oats is again resorted p lhe . g° od ma y n ’U l1Euro P e Wlth hls 
n mill Loci iill the ornnnd freezes nn. family without feeling that lie was wrongmg 
to, and used till the ground freezes up. lamny wnuuui ureimg nut ne wiuug.ug 
The winter food ol' his cows consists of cut “7 ttillow creatu , r f- , He ^ n0 ‘ an exception. 
■pj ie There are many like him in this region, and 
iea l one cannot help contrasting the beauty, fertili- 
a ‘ ld ty, cultivation and prosperity of Western New 
w jU York with the barrens of Maryland and Vir- 
erb ginia, and the superficially cultivated xvastes of 
„„ the South and Southwest. Slaves and the lash 
2d to hard cash in Many farmers neglect to save their oxvn grass 
ed by a family?_ seeds because it needs attention at a time when 
:o acquire the re- they are most busy with their grain and hay; 
el and social life, farmers generally would make it a point 
5 Europe with his 10 save see ^ lor their own use, they would find 
he was xyroimiii 0, their account iu it, both in prune cost, and in 
not an exception. not bein g imposed upon by buying foul seed 
n this region, and from another mans tarm, xxdio had no interest 
the beauty, fertili- il1 keeping their land free of weeds, 
y of Western New Orchard Grass is among the first to ripen, 
Maryland and Vir- and will be ready to cut from the 20ih of J une 
ultivated xvastes of to the first ot July, according to location and 
Slaves and the lash S0 ‘*- This should be either reaped or cradled 
Li Genesee country, and immediately put in compact shocks, to stand 
Jla<re, there is a fe- a couple of weeks. The stubble may then be 
would be no advantage to the Genesee country, and immediately put incompact shocks, to stand 
In Le Roy, a charming village, there is a fe- a couple ot weeks. The stubble may then be 
male seminary wliich grew out of the energy of mowed and hayed, taking care not to disturb 
two New England women. One of them was the shocks. M lieu dry, the shocks should be 
opinion of John C. Paine, of Covington, and tbe corn a3 and keep down the xveeds dl T given to a cow just before milking, i'!* v of^iunil^mostlv^ollected fronftlie The best method of gathering the seed of this 
Mr. Glasgow, of Perry, earlier cutting than betterf than can be done with a hoe. One i,,!!. 1 ( ( .omm^ h ' 0m ^ surrounding region. ’ This of itself is a sign of S rass is b y stripping the heads by hand; the 
horses. They will leave a great deal when the band to plant and tend thirty acres is the cus- 
grass is allowed to get ripe, as indeed it should t. om) a nd it requires all of his time until the 
never be for any animal. It is better to cut m i dd ] e 0 f July, xvhen the crop is called secure, 
too early than too late, for grass, after it gets (j orn on c [ ay i an( j g here, one year with anoth- 
at maturity, wastes faster than it gains before er> w iil average over fifty bushels per acre; 
that period. 
and I think the same plan could be followed 
Hay will be better if cut whesn free from } n New York with the same results. 
dew or rain, on the same principle that tobac¬ 
co is “ sweetest ” when gathered with the Same Grand Prairie, Ohio, June 25 , 1854. 
precaution, (I beg pardon of decent .herbs for Mqre Goon Calves.— N- 
bringing them into such disgraceful associa- N f the lluRAL an artic i 
J. C. Holloway. 
ltlc> ( 0I)111 IU 11U a t( 0 ‘ c 1 111 _ the prosperity which prevails among the labor- process is rather slow, but no other xyay will 
t if up i xiDim tp n erniipg ers of Western New York, and realizes in some bi'iog the seed in good condition, as it is too 
w.LL Ur 1 .111 Ult 1 Ml MUllt. degree the right union of labor with mental light and chaffy to be threshed and winnowed. 
The recentlv imnorted cattle of the Livings- cultivation. 1 love the signs of thrift which lbe P rice lor which it sells in market, even 
ins recently imported cattle ot tne livings ^ ]abor faag gcattered so D profusely over this this slow way pays well. 
ton County (N. l.) Stock Association, were p ar t 0 f tk e glorious North. Meadoiv fescue (English Blue Grass) is ripe 
sold at Avon, June 2itli. l lie stock had gQ aa j[ can see, the crops are very prom- early in July, and having a tolerably heavy seed, 
scarcely recovered from their long voyage of 50 ising, and bid fair to be remunerative, especially can be cut by the cradle or sickle, and when 
days—during which 12 out of the 24 shipped, at present prices. Wages are very high, cor- dt 7> threshed and winnowed carefully to sepa- 
difid—but the nrices indicate the value of the responding with the prices of breadstuff's. rat ® “f . 
md Prairie, Ohio, June 25,1854. died—but the prices indicate the value of the 
- ■ o - — — stock and the judgment of the farmers of Liv- 
More Good Calves.— Noticing in the last in(rston< The sa i es were as follows: 
No. of the Rural an arlime taken from the Music, 18 months old, $G90—Chauncey R. 
tions.) II grass is cut wet, or becomes so after ^f a ; ne F armer , descrihiing large calves, I tho’t g on(k 
Profitable Sheep. —A correspondent at 
Farmington, Ontario Co., N. Y., xvrites:— 
dry, threshed and xvinnoxved carefully to sepa¬ 
rate the chaff'. 
Foul Meadoiv Grass ripens its seed in the 
last of July. We consider this as the best 
grass that can be raised for meadow swailsand 
marsh lands. It is tine, nutritious and yields a 
it is cut, no time should be lost in stirring it ^ would let you know what could be done in Lady Ellington, 16 months old, $400 — J, 
‘Yeslerday, June 23, I sheared from 19 sheep, great burden; and—like a good natured wife 
up and giving it air, especially xvhen it is green „ qjj stunhun.” x have two heifer calves which Freeman. 
and heax r y, and the weather sultry; otherwise bave been ra |c C( x f rom the milk of one cow, 
fermentation will commence, as indicated bj w liich at eight and nine xveeks old weighed re- 
the loss ot color, lhe less hay is exposed to e p ecb ivel y , 230 and 265 pounds. One of them 
the sun in curing, the better. If the grass is j sone .half Hereford, and the other three-fourths 
cut when dry, I xvould seldom spread it Iret x)urham. They have had nothing but the milk Sackett 
Lady Ellington, 16 months old, $400 — J. 100 lbs. 5 oz. of clean, well washed xx'ool. Said — vvl11 bear a great deal ot neglect without 
Freeman. sheep were the remnants of a flock I sold in s l ,oili '^ W , h f 11 in head > th „j s ^ very nearly 
^ledera, 10 months old, $360 Hoo. O. H. ^ 63 for R26 pcr head . three of t „ e , 0 KiS 
Australia, 16 months old, $615—Chauncey yearlings, the rest 2 and 3 years old. The —as much by the bushel as clover seed, tho’ 
R Bond Esq. heaviest fleece weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz; the light- much lighter. 
Miss Dowly, 10 months old, $625—Homer est, 4 ibs. 6 oz.” —Timothy seed ripens in July, and as it is 
—will bear a great deal of neglect without 
spoiling. When in head, this grass very nearly 
resembles red top, and is often mistaken for it. 
The seed is very tine and sells at a high price 
it remain during the first day in the sw ath, and ^ be cow and a jjutle grass which has been 
at night rake it xvith a horse-rake; this brings cu ^ and (_ br0W n to them in the yard in which 
Falaey,18 months old, $525—Richard Peck. Animal Portraiture. —What is the matter? 
IIojieless, 18 months old, $400—C. R. Bond, What has befallen the pictures? We mean 
the green side up. If there is danger ot rain, tbey run If this can be beat among common Damsel, 18 months old, $350 — Norman 
cock it; if not, let it remain till the next daj 7 , backw oods farmers,T should like to know it.— 
and if necessary turn the winrows, and they j 0UN p k Tallmadgk, Bradford, Steuben Co., 
will be ready to draw in most cases. Hay jy y 
requires more drying if it is to be put into * ' * * 4 
stacks—it never should be—than in a mow, Pulling Stumps.—O ur plan for pulling up 
and more for a mow than for a shed. Sheds stumps, is to get a pole 20 feet long, stiff and 
and scaffolds are very convenient for putting light, which we use as a lever. M e then dig 
in loads that we find it convenient to draw be- under one of the main side-roots, and hitch a 
fore they are well cured. I sometimes throw very heavy chain around it, and the other end 
Chappel. 
CIIIULI. tu avviui LU x\jyj cvu. jl nuicuo ii - /H * n D* 
treasure, years old, $505 — Daniel H. the colic, and the bots, and the gripes, had all o ra ^ cs ' Ohio Cultivator. 
Albertson. 
Phoenix, 2d, 3 years old and calf $380— 
Daniel Me I lardy. 
Bull Usurper, 3 years old, $1,075—Hon. C. 
II. Carrol. 
Bull Bletso, $1,000—J. W. Taylor. 
Total amount, $6,925. 
L 4 lbs 6 oz.” Timothy seed ripens in July, and as it is 
”_ , , . ,_ contained in strong heads, is very easily har- 
Animal Portraiture. —What is the matter? vested and got out, either by reaping, cradling, 
hat has befallen the pictures? We mean or with such a machine as W agoners clover 
the pictures of the animals noxv getting into barv ester, simply taking off the heads. W e 
the agricultural papers. They are beginning wlsb t0 bes P eab riie attention ot farmers gen- 
to be awful to look at.' The horses seem as if erall y to sav ”.^^ he , best seeds ot ' lhe ‘ se Ieadiu S 
in loads'auite green and pitch them over once of the chain around the lever; then hitch a Our correspondent who asked where a good mat portraits is concerneu. we ui.uk xvc snan sue. arra.igeme.us m aim uooul me r- 
in loans quae green, aim pneii lucu U u 11 nn-11 try and go without pictures unless we can do grounds as may be necessary to accommodate 
or twice, and thus make the best of hay. If good span of horses to the other end, and drive Jack coul ie j < " better than some of them. They put us in the Agricultural Exhibition in October. 
grain is to be put on to hay, or if it is to be around the stump until it is twisted out. If information by addressing W. II. dloane, le- publ even to think of them .—Prairie Far. _ , , » , _ __ 
subjected to great pressure in any way, it needs there are no side-roots, we hitch around the dro, Fulton Co., Ohio. He knows of one 3 -. . — . «- Animals at grass want salt. They should 
more curin". It requires much artful dodging body of the stump by what is called a logging years old, between 12 and 13 hands high, of a Flax.—A recent traveler thinks we shall be- either have it constantly or regularly. If suij- 
to get hay in good order, when we have what hitch; but in this case the chain must be a mouse, or ash color, stout and well proportion- come exporters of flax, instead of importers, in plied only once in a while, they eat too much 
farmers call a “ketching time,” but in this as strong oue.— Wm. Labuam, West Liberty, O. ed. The price asked is $200. a lew years. at one time. 
befallen them at once. The cattle, as if the * ' 
hollow horn, and the cold xveather, and the Liberal Appropriations. —The Richmond 
lice, had all tackled them. What is to pay? (Va.) Dispatch says the Council appropriated 
W r e have a fancy that xve can scent it. The the handsome sum of $5,000 towards the per- 
pictures are now taken by the daguerreotype manent endowment of the State Agricultural 
process; of all processes it is the most villain- Society, and in addition to the praiseworthy 
ous, unless the artist knows how; which not and munificent act, unanimously adopted a 
one in a thousand does, so far as getting ani- resolution appropriating $5,000 more to make 
mal portraits is concerned. We think we shall such arrangements in and about the Fair 
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