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cultivated in New England, belong to this 
group; and the best of them are the autumnal, 
marrow and acorn squashes.” 
Mr. Ii. B. Maglatiilin thus writes of beans, 
and more particularly of a bush beau known 
as the 
✓ Golden Eyed Bean. — !< In my experience 
with bush beans, I have discovered a very fine 
variety—-a beautiful grower, and very prolific. 
It is rather early, and all the pods ripen at 
once, when the leaves drop off and leave the 
stalks thickly hung with bright ripe pods. The 
leaves are longish in shape and of medium 
size; in color white, with a dull yellowish eye. 
I am also pleased with a small pea bean, a 
prolific bearer, with great profusion of vine. I 
have a sort of perpetual bearer, the earliest and 
latest of bush beans, but as it almost always 
blasts more or less, it is hardly worth recom¬ 
mending. The Yellow Cranberry, China Red¬ 
eye, Brown Six Weeks, Black Mexican, Turtle 
Soup, and some other early beans, I have 
found inferior to the Golden Eye above spo¬ 
ken of.” 
We have a sample of the Golden Eye, from 
Mr. Maglathlin, under cultivation, which is 
giving full promise of all he speaks for it. 
* t. e. w. . 
A GOOD HAY CROP. 
•Eds. Rural:— Y have just finished my hay¬ 
ing—and from a field containing, according to 
careful measurement, 2 | acres, I drew thirteen 
good-sized loads of hay, which at a low esti¬ 
mate would be between nine and ten tons—say 
three and a half tons per acre. This field 
has been treated as follows: Two years since, 
after corn, I covered it with coarse straw ma¬ 
nure, plowed it in and sowed to oats and bar¬ 
ley, of which I got rather a moderate crop. I 
then plowed it from eight to ten inches deep, 
and harrowed it, so that whatever seed had 
self-sown would come "up before sowing to 
wheat. Before sowing I harrowed it again, and 
then put on two bushels of wheat per acre, 
and gauged it in. I then sowed half a bushel of 
timothy seed per acre, and rolled the ground 
down. The next spring I sowed one peck of 
clover seed, which was, however, about half 
thrown out by the frost the following winter. 
The wheat yielded a^out 28 bushels per acre, 
for whieh I received $2 per bushel. 
W. G. Holmes. 
Elba, Genesee Co., N. Y., July 27, 1854. 
A CALF WITH ONLY THREE LEGS. 
Friend Moore: —As you have published 
from time to time curiosities and freaks of na¬ 
ture in your most excellent paper, I will give 
you an account of a natural curiosity that we 
have on our farm. It consists of a calf with 
only three legs; the fore leg on the right side 
is wanting. There is a small piece of the 
shoulder blade and the front bone of the 
shoulder to which a leg should be attached, 
but instead of a leg there is only a dew-claw, 
and that is in the skin loose, right at the end 
of the front bone before mentioned. It is a 
heifer, and is now four months old, and is as 
square and nice a calf as you will often see.— 
It is from a Durham bull and a native cow. 
It can get up and run and caper as fast £nd 
lively as any other calf. It is quite a curiosi¬ 
ty, and draws quite a number of visitors to see 
it. We shall raise it just as a curiosity.— 
J. M. T., Pekin, July 27, 1854. 
Oregon Pea.—Crops in Michigan. —I saw 
in the Rural of July 8 th, a notice of a new 
kind of pea, called the Dragon Pea. I wish 
to know where they may be had, as I would 
like to try them for soiling. 
Wheat is harvested, and will be a fair yield. 
Oats very heavy. Corn promises to be a good 
crop. I wish the Western New York farmers, 
who think they are in the garden of the world, 
could have one look at these prairies in the 
South-west of Michigan, at this season of the 
year, as they are covered with a luxurious 
' growth of the various kinds of grain that they 
even with all their high cultivation, little dream 
of. But I did not desire to write about any- 
. thing except the Dragon Pea, so let us know 
all ( you can about it.—E. Buell, Little Prairie 
Road, Mich., July. 23, 1854. 
Sowing Clover among Corn. —Having seen 
the inquiry in your paper respecting sowing 
clover among corn, I will just say that 1 have 
trifid it, and it proved of great value. I sowed 
it a t the same rate as I would for pasture, not 
less than 14 lbs. to the acre, eyery day after 
hilling, while the ground was loose and mel¬ 
low. I use no plow in the com, and do not 
make much of*.a hill. The ground should be 
free from weeds and grass, as the seed will not 
take well in grass. I did nothing to the 
ground after seeding.—S. W., Mendon, JY. Y. 
June 22, 1854. 
Great Drove op Sheep. —A drove of sheep 
numbering 11,000 head passed through Ed- 
wardsvilie, Illinois, on the 8 th inst. They were 
from the State of Tennessee, and are to be 
wintered in Missouri, when they will be driven 
to Salt Lake. 
Agricultural Wmiln h mTS “ " R ™ CH ™ “ ™™ G ' SEAS “ ,m 
___ T nE Tribune Reporter gives the number of When the Common two-horse plow alone is There are a few important items in the far- 
TVBMTTT (117 JY IfUTPITT TTTR tf PIUTOR beeves slaughtered in New York market for used by farmers, it pulverizes the soil only a mers practice, which are not unfrequently 
libAili Ui ii »nili, L 1 tjivau mniuii. the second quarter of 1854, as 37,324. Aver- few inches in depth, and its own weight, and omitted from forgetfulness, at the present busy 
Tv snenlrintr of tbe A mien!feral Press and age number for each market day, 2,340. To- the tread of the horses on the bottom of the season of the year, and of which it may be use- 
1 n speakiiyot tne Agricultural i less, ana ^ number for gix montbgj 78,573. These, at furrow', gradually form a hard crust at that ful to remind some of our readers at the pres- 
the responsibilities and duties of its conductors, an average weight of 64 cwt., give a total of depth, through which the roots of plants and ent time. 
last week, we little imagined that it would so 47 822,400 Ibs.^of beef, which, at 9 * cents per- the moisture of rains do not easily penetrate. Weeds in pastures are often overlooked, till 
soon become our painful duty to chronicle the lb., which is below' rather than above the aver- Hence the roots have only a tew T inches ol they have ripened their seed, and scatteicd 
decease of one of the ablest and most esteemed age price, makes $54,543,128 for our beef bill good soil on the surface of the earth for their enough for a plentiful crop another year.— 
„ . . the first half of 1854. It also show's the av- support and nourishment; and when heavy tome of them will be destroyed by cutting 
of our contemporaries. But scarce y hat out ^ pr j ce 0 f ab ,q ie cattle per head, $61.75, rains fall, this shallow bed of mellow earth is with a scythe before or when in blossom— 
paper gone to press ere we learned that the wb j cb we presume 110 one wb i S ay is above the soaked and injured by surplus water. Again, others will need grubbing at the. roots. A 
Rev. Charles Fox, senior editor of the Far- f ack q' be price for the last quarter will av- in time of drouth, this shallow bed of moisture few' hours expended in this way will not only 
TRENCH AND SUBSOIL PLOWING. 
SEASONABLE niNTS. 
TnE Tribune Reporter gives the number of When the Common two-horse plow alone is There are a few important items in the far- 
beeves slaughtered in New York market for used by farmers, it pulverizes the soil only a mers practice, which are not unfrequently 
the second quarter of 1854, as 37,324. Aver- few inches in depth, and its own weight, and omitted from forgetfulness, at the present busy 
u , re number for each market day, 2,340. To- the tread of the horses on the bottom of the season of the year, and of which it may be use¬ 
ful number for six months, 78,573. These, at furrow, gradually form a hard crust at that ful to remind some of our readers at the pres- 
an average weight of 61 cwt., give a total of depth, through which the roots of plants and ent time. . 
47 822 400 Bis of beef which, at 9i cents per- the moisture of rains do not easily penetrate. Weeds in pastures are often overlooked, till 
Rev. Chari.es Fox, senior editor of the Far -. f ack The price for the last quarter will 1 
mers ’ Companion, died at Grass Isle, near De-1 erage 10 c., and net 7 cw't., or $70 per head, 
in time of drouth, this shallow bed of moisture few' hours expended in this way will not only 
is soon evaporated, and the plants suffer in con- prevent a loss to the soil by growing unneces- 
sequence. , sary herbage, but give the fields a neatness of 
officiating worthily and acceptedly in this vo- da / and that of this number Seventy-three ™ it is wanted during hot and dry seasons- 
cation, when «e (while conducting the Mich, thousand, live hundred and seventy-three were ?«, reason ' ** E0 ‘ ls are «*■> be 
v , t ii ,• , J ■, . „ 1 Hired by excessive wetness, or by extreme dency. I he nrst dressing should he given 
Farmer, some ten years since,) first made his beeves In the time we have dwteoyed ] (1 £ shal low ones. In addition to this when the plants are not more than an inch 
nonna.inta.noe. For several vears nast Mr. F. the seed of forty-three thousand, five hundred , ■ ’ tW in Wht. 
appreciated. Some two years ago, in connec- 
_ i M 1 ^ If I Lilt; cell til W ail UllljSUitl UfUlIl, UUU LU WIIUYV V aupuuu iu cuvv/vooi » v aiajvio. v/aav to 
every c ay. wi o t co ti: 0 those butc portion of the subsoil, covering with it a peck and a half is not too much for a ton of 
out of the city and brought herein carcass.- m ’ , ? W Let, farmers see that a sufficient snnnlv 
tion with Mr. C. Betts, Mr. F. established ^mitbe'concededthat New'York contains tbe top-soil which is thrown under A subsoil hay Let 
The Farmers' Companion, and last winter a meat-eating population. u " 
published “The American Text-Book of Ag- In regard to beeves sold Here we believe W hen amixture of the subsoil with the sur- 
ncuUure.” He was also Lecturer on Agricul- fta? the farmers could ha/c added an P™* f° wI i° Ie 
tural Chemistry in the University of Michigan. ave of $ l0 per head to their value for an P lowm § bu wh .f the subsoil is of a 
His decease in the prime of life, and while en- expense of less than $2 each. This would more sterile character it should be only loos- 
gaged in a career of extensive usefulness, is a have made a sum of $735,720, and of which cnee wi 1 lesu isc . p ow, an moic can ious- 
loss to the country, and especially to Michigan, $580,584 would have been profit at $8 per ? “ happens thaf the Subsoil Vow’ is 
which will be greatly felt and sincerely deplor- iea bege tab]es do not include a host of ani . very useful in loosening the soil for the par¬ 
ed—while the Agricultural Press loses one of mals that come to the city upon the boats j? 0S( r of allowing the trench-plow to run more 
its brightest ornaments. from New Jersey, Long Island and Connecti- freel J through it. Thomas s Farm Imple- 
— Though prostrated by illness, and unable cut, besides a good many sold to city batchers men ^_ < _ 
plow, on the contrary, only loosens the subsoil, of salt is on hand before commencing haying, 
believe but does not lift it to the surface. and then it will not be so likely to be neg- 
, 11 . When a mixture of the subsoil with the sur- lected .—Country Gentleman. 
The cows, 
to write as or what we otherwise would, we upon the Jersey side of the river. 1 he cows, 
, . , , ,, too, all cm into the citv consumption, and more 
were constrained to attempt this brief tribute oit ' fa „ b e(1 hogB tha „' arc dreamed of in auy 
to the worth and memory of a most useful and body > s philosophy. Vast quantities of butcli- 
IS FARMING PROFITABLE? 
to the worth and memory of a most useful and body’s philosophy. Vast quantities of butch- We often hear the affirmative of this deri- 
enthusiastic prompter of Agricultural improve- ered meat is also received by market boats and ded, and by persons too, whose opinions are 
_ :i ~ entitled ^^ Arorlif Wo vTr* nnf nrofor f r!ic/*nco 
fniptirtts anif ^.itsintrs. 
1BS0RCENT POWER OP CHARCOAL. 
I observe in a late No. of the London Ag. 
Gazette, a report of Prof. Way’s experiments 
on the absorbing power of charcoal, in which it 
is stated that charcoal loses all power of absorb¬ 
ing ammonia, cfcc., when its pores are filled with 
water. I wish to inquire if charcoal, soaked 
with water, as it must be as soon as mixed with 
_ rail cars. entitled to c 
^ , , __ Per contra, we ship a small number of^lie this subject, but to give a practical illustration I observed a statement many years ago in Sil- 
^ animals included above, principallv to Bermu- of it, and let our readers make the application, liman’s Journal, of an experiment with 45 lbs. 
miromng heat. . i aijoinia at- dai and a considerable portion of the pork is Dea Brooks Sliattuck. of Bedford, bought of animal charcoal, applied to a tank of exces- 
mer says it is the practice ot several farmers ga T ed . otherwise the whole is eaten fresh in and moved upon his farm eleven years since.— sively fetid water, 9 feet in diameter and 3 feet 
in San Jose county, to cut their wheat previ- this city and vicinity, or upon ships leaving this It was a rough farm, for which he paid $2,300. de ep, which the charcoal rendered perfectly 
ous to jointing, and “ thus throw bacB the port. The quantity sent out of the city fresh, Tie was a manufacturer and had shattered his gweet< i ca nnot reconcile this experiment with 
strength into the roots again, retarding the bears no compaiison to the quantity of dead f ^ in ^ 1111 Y Kf P ai | n oas i Prof. Way’s statement, and would be glad to 
* .. „ tx • .j . . ° x meat brought in; as it is now a common thing $900, leaving a debt to be paid from the farm ’ 
growth for a time. It is said wheat so treat- tQ bldn g mu ttou from Ohio in winter; and we of $1,400. During that eleven years he.has see an explanation. A Novice. 
ed was “ unusually strong in the straw,” and hope the day will come when all the animals supported a large family, educated his children, Charcoal retains ammonia, not because it 
t W „ T , , „ r, i;r ■ t, animals included above, principallv to Bermu- of it, and let our readers make the application. 
Improving Wheat. The 1 Cal,forma Far- ^ and a considerab i e v l ort[on l 0 f the pork is Dea Brooks Sliattuck. of Bedford, bought 
to credit. We do not prefer to discuss wet soil, loses all its virtues as an absorbent ? 
ject, but to give a practical illustration I observed a statement many 3 ’ears ago in Sil- 
gave great promise of an abundant yield.— will,be butchered in the country, and the vast having one son in college; has contributed lib- en ters into chemical combination, but simply 
When on the Rothamstead farm, England, some amount of offal go to enrich the land instead erally to the charities of the day; has been a b the pores 0 f the charcoal absorb it.— 
years ago, a field 0 w icat, sown early on pur- Below we g; ve the number of beeves from Societins, spending time and money freely, to Liebig says that “ every porous body—rocks, 
pose for the experiment, was divided into sev- eac h State sold at Allertou's during the last further these objects; in a word he has been stones, the clods of the field, <fcc.—imbibe air;” 
eral portions, some being left untouched, oth- quarter, which will show us whence we derive an active book farmer. Now mark the re- and it is well known that spongy platinum will 
ers eaten down two or three times with sheep, our principal supply: suit He lias sold from his larm $100 worth absorb 800 times its volume of oxygen gas.— 
and others mown before jointing as in the New York, 4,671; Pennsylvania, 1,826; Wr- of land and ^o00 north of woo<, tinner, j a ^is case, and in that of charcoal, which ab- 
, n , ,,,, 0 .... ginim 6?-5;*Obio, 12,945; Kentucky, 4,103; standing upon the same, which may not be ’ . ’ 
case above alluded to. lucre Wlls no striking bldi ^ uu 4 . 7 ^ Iowa) 306 ; Illinois, 4,116. reckoned as tjie result of agricultural labor, sorbs upwards of 90 times its volume of ammo- 
difference in any of the several portions, but, if rp - ds o jves a total of 21,916 head of western R a - S P a hl the $1,400, and a few weeks since nia, it is plain that the gases must be greatly 
we recollect right, the portions untouched be eves out of 28,448, or more than three- sold his farm for $3, 1 00,—giving a balance on condensed, and it is supposed this is effected 
were the best, and those mown the tvorst. The fourths of the whole number. The number his farm of $1,500, for improvements and rise gi ra pi y by the pressure which the attraction of 
Summer, however, was unusually dry, and stated from this State does not give the full ° a ° 0 reca P 1 u a e > recei P such an immense surface induces. It is, howev- 
therefore unfavorable to the portions eaten off = . yr ^ree^ ^ rara -• P^ably increased by ehe,nical afflnity be- 
by sheep, or mown down. of the others from New Jeraev. Nine-tenths 2?El a " d i nt _ e A es ‘ paid .’„tween the substances. It has been computed 
sneep, or mown uuwu. of the others from New Jersey. Nine-tenths 
0 f the swine and large numbers of sheep come 
Stowell Corn. —The. Ohio Cultivator gives from Ohio. It will be noticed, that the Ohio 
a fiVHnwrinnr mptViorl of trpfitintr fin's corn so Cattle aVCragC allllOSt a til OUS 1111(1 a VSell. 
the following method of treating this corn so 
as to make it good for winter use, the old 
mode of trying to keep it green in the husk 
having generally proved a failure: 
from farm 1 ^ such an immense surface induces. It is, howev- 
Land, wood and timber sold, $4oo er < P robab ly increased by chemical affinity be- 
Debt and interest paid, 1800 tween the substances. It has been computed 
Balance on sale over cost of farm, 1000 . 1 
•-- that a single cubic inch of beech-wood char- 
I.eavincr the snucr little sum of 3,700 , , ,. ,. , , . i i j 
coal has a surface ot at least one hundred 
For the receipts on the purchase and carrying e fcet> We cannot therefore, be sur- 
r»n q form fnr o ovon vpnrc hoau ac thoonnnnrt 1 
on a farm for eleven ye firs, besides the support 
of a large family. In addition he has recover- 
prised that it will absorb and condense between 
Breeding from Broken-down and Diseas- e y / u ' s ], ea lth, so as to labor daily upon his 80 and 90 times its volume of ammoniacal gas. 
Having generally proved a failure: ed Mares.— 1 his not uncommon practice is farm. Is there profit or not iu books ?—Ur an- Charcoal made from animal substances and 
1x . one great cause why there are so many horses u. Farmer Ynarcoai maae iiom ammai suostances, ana 
‘‘ Gather the ears when m full milk, and strip 0 f aa gound constitutions, so ready to break _, # , _ which has fewer pores, possesses a higher ab- 
off all but a thin covering of husk; lay these in down or take on disease from overworking or T . r , r „, sorbing or condensing capacity than that made 
a moderately heated oven or cooking stove 0 ther errors in management True, a horse of Farming in California. hree years ago especially the lighter or more 
long enough to scald or stiffen the milk, when the Boundest nn(1 longest constitution will it was thought by most people that California ‘‘ 0I " " 00 ’ . ’ ' , y . ” 
the grains are shaved off and kept m a close break down under bad treatment—such treat- w0llld produce nothing but gold. Now, it is spongy kinds, in Minch the poies aie larger.— 
bag or cannister. Boil in the usual way when meut as „ a ; ug us w j tness no t unfrequently known that it is the most productive country It is known, too, that new made charcoal is 
wanted for use. Thus treated, the corn is said _ bu f the produce of an old diseased mare i Q the world, or can be made so. I he trouble m0 re effective than that which has been ex- 
to be very fine. will break down under bad treatment more I10 ' v ^ t lat we pio uce too muc. , t lings aie posed to the air for some time; and it is also 
readily than that ot sound and healthy parent- c ^gPotatoeThav^rottedTn 1 the” field be°- proved that by exposure to the air charcoal 
w™,. w V™nrm. _ n<rp T7,>r fiviimn p. . s wft jLw.rtd nPi^ ttftt cneap. rotatqcs na\e rotteu ill me neia, De i j i 
off all but a thin covering ol husk; lay these in down or take on disease from overworking or -p, ,, r[1 , 
a moderately heated oven or cooking stove other errors itl management True, a horse of Far J! ing California.—1 hree years ago 
long enough to scald or stiffen the milk, when tbe somidest and strongest constitution will ^ was thought by most people thac California 
to be very fine.” 
readily than that ot sound and healthy parent- I b g aD ‘~“^Potatoes have rottedTn^Ihe field be- proved that by exposure to the air charcoal 
Wheat Crop in Eastern Virginia.- age. For example, it is well ascertained that cause P 't he y would not pay for being carried to absorbs a large amount of water. If, there- 
Throughout the whole of Eastern Virginia the market ' Barley was ofiijrcd yesterday for sale fore.the absorption of a portion of moisture 
wheat crop has proved exceedingly light; there ^ wheQ inherited in either casG) there is a at a cent per pound, and no one stood ready lessen tbe absor ptive power of charcoal, it is 
are ui tiny counties where the Joint "Worm lias V p.rv nrohabilitv that when anv nroduce ^ ^ uow one 01 o \c.vc s *i : -nrohahlp thnt. w ho n t.hp nnrps nrp. fillprl 
WHEAT UyliUr V 1KUJLMA.- ^ ^ ^ uuav 4},^ not BOV for hpin (T OfimVd tn 
Throughout the whole of Eastern Virginia, the d&efSi Barley wae o^red yesteSjay for sale 
are many counties where the Joint Worm fias very b jgfi probability that when any produce , r ... ,, ‘ r quite probable that when the pores are filled 
totally destroyed the crop. A “Joint Worm of such diseased animals is set to work, it will I?. ln ? Wlt 1 , ° x r or 1 a ia - lllu0 a . . tbe nower will be entirelv lost_ 
_..ho ennn hp«nm« thick in the wind nnJ become this, when only two or three years ago many with water the power will be entneiy lost 
Convention ” has recommended to burn the soon become thick in the wind, and become 
stubbles in order to check the propagation of broken-winded at an early age. It is poor pol- 
A ao ir » TT tn nrPPn trAm nn n n hrnlron- 
_ in , . 1 1 c , icy, therefore, to breed from an old broken- 
these pests. Grass and spring crops, though down or br olten-winded mare. Better to shoot 
injured somewhat by drouth, are ordinarily the old creature, and breed from a young and 
o-ood. perfectly sound mother- The colts will be 
-»■.■♦«-»---- worth enough more to cover abundantly the 
The Crops—Harvest Hands Wanted.— difference in the cost .—Country Gent. 
We are glad to learn, from various quarters of_ t , «. . » _ 
the State, that the violent storm of Thursday c , ~ - 
did but comparatively little injury to the growing Laege Fit ? .u or Oomv-On tl.e west s.de of 
crop. The winter'wheat it, in many" place! 
Better to shoot beneficial in aU cases to the producer, but been latterly devoting much time to iiivestigat- 
showing clearly that with proper exertion Gal- . \ L . ,. . . . 
a ifornia can sustain a dense population, and that in » ^ 11S anc ^ °H i er kindred subjects, he is 
r abundant] the time and labor only are re< l uired to ? ive us a11 doubtless correct in his assertion. How to 
q t* ^ tbe advantages which elder sections of the reconcile it with the effect animal charcoal is 
country possess. California Chronicle. g[dd ] iave on fetid water, when mixed with 
Raising Canary Seed.- 
of these articles were worth from twenty to We were, therefore, not at all surprised at the 
fifty cents per pound. Here is a change not statement of Prof. Way; and since he has 
this county has been secured, and it is found ----- 
to be excellent in quality, and nearly if not Sheep KiiIled by Lightning. —The Rutland 
quite a usual yield in amount. The crop of (Vermont) ] Jerald states that 47 sheep and 14 
hay is fair. In truth the farmers of Wayne l am bs, worth some $300, were killed near a 
i all Y he labor t hat is required to cultivate it is and g ettin g a se cond crop on the same ground. 
I in the planting and picking of the crop.— Chic. Wh <> is the enterprising farmer that will iur- 
Crops in Wayne Co.—The wheat crop in | j our . nish an ltcm next * vear b ^ becoming the pio- 
__ 4 _, . ^ ,_neer in the matter of raising canary grain 
Sheep KiiIled by Lightning. —The Rutland * or market ^ 
■ unronicie. ga j d t 0 have on fetid water, when mixed with 
- it, is not clearly perceived, but it may be that 
A writer in the the sulphuretted hydrogen (for which the char- 
crups. I lie wAULcr vvn ^ ‘‘‘'“3,1“^ field of six hundred acres of bottom land plant- Ohio Farmer strongly recommends the farming coal has a great affinity, absorbing 55 times its 
a rear y 1 o cu , an am , ed in corn. Fifteen shovel plows and three people to raise canary seed, which is said to be volume) and other gases were absorbed and 
° We hear manv°an5ous inquiries for harvest cultivators, -worked by eighteen men and twen- an operation attended with no more trouble condenged in tbe poreg before the water could 
vve near many anxious mqunies 101 Harvest -n-p kont in cnnstnnt remiisitimi- than the culture ot oats. Now that mother . , v, „ , 
hands. Farmers tell us that labor ot this sort ^ nd1 b( ° G % S.scarce!v a v-eed SnTe aad Arm Eliza keep a canary bird or two, gam entrance, for the pores are so tine that 
is very scarce, and will command almost any a wffi-Dlowed furrows. Twentv-five wb at is the use of paying ten cents a pound water would not be readily absorbed. As our 
price. For the next thirty days, good harvest -j rb f obow t he plows and do the for seed, when it can be raised from a man’s correspondent says, however, when charcoal 
hands can earn two dollars a day, in this State. } o 1. ’ nwn ornnnd and be found tit is said ) an ex- , , ,• .• , 
Tf r. ^ . i„ j -u- hoeing, for which they receive 624 cents per own grouna, ana De iouna, ac is saia,j an ex h as be en for some time mixed with wet soil, the 
If there are any able-bodied men, willing to u .* fh .if. ce llent food for horses. The head is large ,, , 
work, and without occupation, in and about .Y . ' , i Y ‘ . . .. . f and beavv resemblintr millet. Our writing P9 res would be filled with water, Imd its pow- 
our city, let them go to the first farmers they 111 the neighborhood. C n our prairies it takes be b raiged tw0 crops 0 f tb ; g seed er of absorbing ammonia nearly if not entire- 
meet and Lite outV a month ^ destroyed. 
Sentinel. f, , , , . ■ , , „„n: TOto ; Q and getting a second crop on the same ground. ___ 
, . t °. , . ., Wine from Native Grapes. —In your last No. 
ih an item next vear by becoming the pio- , „ , J . 
er in the matter of raising canary grain you gave your readers a first rate recipe for cur- 
’ market? rant wine, which I doubt not hundreds will 
- ■».♦■♦ - avail themselves of. Will you not in your next, 
Spring Wheat Blighted.— We regret to or some future No -> £ ive the P r(,cess of maki, 'g 
have no cause to complain. Almost every pro- tree in that (own on the 15th ult., by a dis- hear that throughout Northern Illinois and wine from the native grape / Thereby you will 
duct of the farm has done reasonably well.— charge of lightning, the direction of which was Wisconsin, the recent hot weather has exten- confer a great favor on your readers in this sec- 
Wayne Co. Whig, July 28. evidently from the earth, as locks of wool were sively blighted the crops of spring wheat.— tion of Ohio, as we have a soil and climate pe- 
- «•♦■•« - driven into tiie tree along which the fluid pass- Many fields show nearly a third of the heads culiarly adapted to grape culture, and 1 sup- 
Heavy Fleece.— Foxwell Kelley, of West- ed, and the fibres of the wood were brushed of the grain in this condition, which is indiea- pose tlio best way to dispose of them is to make 
haven, Vt., sheared from a three-year-old sheep, upward; and also that the bodies of animals ted by its whitened appearance. In Wiscon- from tbem a wholesome wine 
a few days since, 20 lbs. of wool, of one year’s killed by lightning decay very rapidly, as there sin, where the crop was not so far advanced as 
growth. 3 The sheep was of the common Meri- was only a heap of wool, and of dry, fleshless in Illinois, many fields will not yield enough to • A AU thc ‘ C1< T S 1,1 tlus section are good, 
no blood. Who can beat this?— Whitehall bones, left of the 61 sheep, when found a few pay the expense of harvesting.— Chicago except wheat; that was destroyed by the weevil. 
Democrat. days after they were killed. Tribune. — H. B., Toledo, July '26, 1854. 
