fit The ra5sin ° ° r stcc ' k . i9 . the most profitable 
Vj^WHUllUmulUuUa*. branch of farming at this time. 
MORE AU'iUT IOWA There is a good demand for reapers in the 
" ' more thickly settled parts, for it is impossible 
Mr. Editor: —The communication from me to procure help enough to secure the grain that 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
The raising of stock is the most profitable flf Icultltnil STATE AM) COUNTN FAIRS I OR ISM. 
irnneli nf fsirmintr qt tin’s time. J <CU-' ’ C* , . 1 /i i 
AVe publish a list oi the State anti County 
INDIAN CORN FOR SOILING. 
As intelligent friend, who has recently com- 
which you published in the Rural of July 15, i 3 raised. Seed drills and mowing machines f armers , we are well convinced that the use of cieli ° a if they will seiH ] U3 information respect- 
lias called out many inquiries concerning this will be needed in a few years. plaster on wheat at the time of sowing, or put iuo . thelr exhibitions, &c. 
State, and the numerous letters which 1 have This country is settled by people from near- }n w j t h the seed, draws more attention than it ° state* fairs, 1854 . 
received, all demand a more thorough descrip- ly all parts of the world, most every nation has hitherto received. Those who have used Michigan, atDctrott/........ a.. ..Sept.26 to 29. 
tion of this country. I can answer them all at can find its representatives in Iowa—the most aver that the increase of the crop is not only Vermont, at Bnttleborough,. “ 13, 14, is 
cieties if they will send us information respect- ing had a coating of guano, in addition to bc- 
mgf their exhibitions, &c. hig in good condition, the corn took avigoious 
start before the beginning of the drouth, which 
state fairs, 185, is now afflicting that region, and thus shaded 
Michigan, at Detroit, ..Sopt.26 to 29 to d c fy its defects. WIlCU 
Illinois, at Sorincfield . “ 12, is, 14, is hw pastures^ dried up, he commenced feeding 
once if you will give this publicity, for all part, however, are from New York, Penn., and j sufficient to repay the expense and labor, but LeSgton,' ’ .'.V. .‘.V. .7 «iij w!w.w.!« the corn-stalks. Of these a man could cut a 
that have written are subscribers of the Rural. Ohio, and in every case, “birds of feather h^ in addition been found to return a good Pennsylvania,. “ 
The principal questions to be answered are flock together.” p 0r ceil t. 0 f profit. The plaster has the effect Western virgin! i, at wheeling,. “ 
these : _ In conclusion—people who have settled in of br5ng j ng f orvva rd the timothy or eloverseed ohio.^tNewarC"! '. ’.° C “ 
1. Is your country subject to the fever aud i this portion of Iowa, are generally well pleased sown with the wheat, thus insuring a better af- i Connecticut at New Haven,. 
Indiana, at Madison,. 
Iowa, at Fairfield,. 
Wisconsin, at Milwaukee,. 
ag ue? and contented, but it is impossible for every ter crop of grass for fall feed. Indiana, at Madison. 
\ What is land worth per acre! one who goes prospering to be soiled. Some p|asler . b some we „ M , nol „ ndor . 
3. Have you schools, mills, and churches? become homesick before they got hero, con.*- (ake , 0 wbab nct3 l0 absorb nll(1 re(ain . 
4. Is there a good demand for mechanics? qeently see the dork side of everything; some mnch of fte moist „ re of (he atmosphere, or “iT’. 
5. What kind of money is used in Iowa? are strongly attached to their friends whom [t from hidden depths" in the . ‘ „""’V 
6 What kind of goods will pay transports- they have left behind, and go Back thinking 6oil , cabling young plants to obtain a larger »Zu “‘^ 
Missouri at Boonville,. 
tion? they can live in tlicii pre.-ence onh ; others growth through its genial influence, especially Lower Canada, at Quebec, . 
7. Which is the best route to go there? come with clear and independent heads, buy p. ll)(J earth be niore tban usual | y d -p bo el- u i’P er Canada, at Lond on. . . 
8. A\ here is your market? and do well, and their friends follow the exam p ect 0 f this will be to produce a better growth N. Y. county fairs, iS54. 
9. Is it a good fruit country, and where are pie. There is as much difference in the minds 0 f wheat in the fall and thus enable it more Putnam, at Carmel,.Sept. 26, 27. 
ur fruit trees obtained? - of men as in different countries. Tl.e principal succeS sfullv to stand the winter, and withstand . « l°* % 
10. Are wolves troublesome to sheep? inducement to settle in new countries, is to se- the ruinous efrects 0 f the early spring frosts.- c^uga Auburn.. /.W "’.i*. “ 13 , u. 
11. Have you good blooded horses, cattle cure a good and independent home, which 1 g als0 it , nay prom ote an earlier spring vvayne, at Lyon* . “ 26 , 27 . 
d sheen? consider quite an important item. ,, , . Seneca, at Seaeca FulLt. 
,8t 1 ■ , ...... growth, and thus render the crop more 1 emu- Washington, at North White Creek,... “ 21 , 22 . 
12. What branch of farming is the most Although the inducement to cap.tahsts is nerati \v e think plaster will pay the farm- CuUaraugue, at Little Valley, . “ is, u, 
ofitable. ff reat at present, on account of the great inter- , well at w ) iat u cosls as will guano cl,autiuu ‘ ue - * " a Y ville . “ 13 > u - 
_ ^ 1 T r .. _ _1 ^ ^ _1 . . . 1 1.. 1 J 70 KV-itiblln at M.lnna “ 91 
10. Are wolves troublesome to sheep? 
27 , 28 , 29 day’s supply for a dozen animals, in a short 
13 , 14, 10 space of time, and on a very small patch. The 
1 , 4 . s> 6. consequence is, that while his neighbors have 
17 . 18 , 19 , 20 been coming to him to know how they shall 
10 , 11 , 12.13 dispose of their stock in the absence of any 
•• “ 4) 5 > °> 7 feed for them, his dairy-maids have been a? king 
* “ *4 5 6 7 for additional crocks and firkins in which they 
* „ 8 ’ ’’ g may bestow their unusual surplus of fall but- 
“ 3 * 4 ’ 5 ’ g ter. This is not a bad result for July ami Au- 
it 23 ' 24,' 2b, 26 gust. Henceforth the early drilled corn for 
’4", -s soiling is a settled feature in his system of eul- 
. “ 25,26, 27 .. .p J 
“ 2 to 0 tivauon. 
' *Sr t y> 13 14 15 How many similar facts must, we record, be- 
* 26 27 28 °q fore we shall induce our readers to guard them¬ 
selves against drouth, to which all arc liable? 
If it comes, you are safe, and if it does not, 
26 , 27 . your corn is worth twice what it cost fur win- 
! 0 , 21 , 22 . te r feed, or bedding for cattle, or manure, turn- 
“ s> - 9 - ed into the furrows on the field where grown. 
i r •' 'r —American Agriculturist. 
and sheep? consider quite an important item. 
12. What branch of farming is the most Although the inducement to capitalists is 
profitable. great at present, on account of the great inter- 
13. Is there a demand for reapers, seed- est money commands, yet it is the good, honest, 
drills, and mowing machines? and upright settlers we want, w ho with their 
14. AATiat kind of people is your country industry and capital will make the natural 
settled with? prairie look like an old farm in one year’s time. 
In answering the above, I will be as brief as John Watson. 
if i« nossihle t.o be. and do it. satisfactorily. Maquoketa, Jackson Co., Iowa. 
settled with? 
In answering the above, I will be as brief as 
it is possible to be, and do it satisfactorily. 
I 11 regard to the fever and ague,—there are 
places on some of the rivers and smaller 
streams, where the waters set back in rainy 
times, forming sloughs, and it frequently breeds 
J . KrankUn, at M tlone,. • • . 
at the present exhorbitant price, or even jem^on, at Watertown,. 
‘•Improved Superphosphate of Lime,” with all Albany. 
its boasted virtues. H. C. W. nutcheKfl - ^Washington n 
IMPORTED CATTLE FOR KENTUCKY. 
The ship Antarctic, just arrived at New 
places on some of the rivers and smaller OnEGON PEA. THE WEEVIL. York, brings a valuable lot of improved stock orange, a 
streams, where the waters set back in rainy p R1PNn Moorf— Ilavini? latelv seen several for the “ Kentucky Stock Importing Company,” East m<.« 
times, forming sloughs, and it frequently breeds . ' , ' ’ ,, . and for Col. Wm. Alexander, Woodford Co., a ' * 
/. 1 _ • % rwM.K/xv inquiries U-uOUt Hie UlOffOll 1 ed, 1 would sttlte Madison, 
the fever and ague 1 its e - that I procured a quart last winter from a gen- Kentucky. The cattle are all short horns, and Yate«,at 
hood — and sometimes mill poiuis nave me 1 1 » ..to-Lf lmll« nnp nf wLL-L pn«t 'ftl nno _ 
co.v.p ,4Wt_hnf such nlaces are few and scat- t!eman Iiear Nashville, Tenn., and sowed them comprac u t 0 0 
llutcheBH, at Washington Hollow,. . .. 
Oneida, at Utica,. 
Columbia, at Chatham Four Cornets,.. 
Delaware, at Delhi,. 
Rensselaer, at Lansmgburgh,. 
Farmers’ Society at Morris,. 
Wyoming, at Warsaw. 
Orange, at-,. 
East Biotin filed, at East Blot infield,.. 
Erie, af Auroia. 
Madison, at Morrisville,. 
“ 20, 
21, 
22. 
“ 28, 
29. 
“ 13, 
14. 
“ 26, 
27. 
“ 21, 
22. 
“ 13, 
14, 
“ 13, 
14. 
“ 20, 
21. 
“ 21, 
22. 
“ 26, 
27, 
28. 
“ 24, 
25, 
20, 
“ 19, 
20, 
21. 
“ 29, 
30. 
« 20, 
21. 
“ 19, 
20, 
21. 
“ 20, 
21. 
“ 27, 
28. 
“ 20, 
21. 
Destroying Bulrushes.— The presence of 
rushes indicates coldness and wetness of soil. 
To get rid of the superfluous water bv thor¬ 
ough drainage, should therefore be the first 
object. When this is done, the rushes will 
gradually die out; but their death may lie has¬ 
tened by turning over the surface with a plow, 
and seeding - with grass on the furrow— (Util.. 
Inquiries anil 2Vnslners. 
same ellect—but such places are few aud scat 
the a<nie vet. 
T ° . .'m thru* in mwv rlnllnr, I but little rain here tlie last two months;) but 1 anu Iori y- S) * «««»• I g™™ nevv 10 me - 1 11U co '’ 11 ,s U P at ine 1 "< Ja <-ly to my Knees at tne umeoi Harvesting rne 
Band is worth lrom mite 10 iweniy 0 . , , , , , , .1 §200 apiece. The swine, sixteen in number, roo ts as low as possible, fourteen rows forming Oats, and completely covering the ground, the 
per acre, according to location and improve- ‘ " 
presume 
York, brings a valuable lot of improved stock Orange, at-,. “ 20,21. Sowing Clover with Oats, ifcc.— I had fre- 
for the “ Kentucky Stock Importing Company,” E:,st Mo. milled, at East Blot mfieid,.. “ 20. qaently heard it asserted by experienced farni- 
and for Col. Wm. Alexander, Woodford Co., . h ;"’ P ,a ' .. “ f- era that sowing Grass seed with Oats was ihe 
Kentucky. The cattle are all short horns, and Yates, at.. “ 15. next thing to throwing it away. In the year 
• i.i n __ e r i .. ,*i - 1850 I resolved to trv it for myself, which laid, 
comprise eight bulls, one oi which cost §1,000. --- , , J j .. 
, lr ra r-, ,,, . , with the best, of success, fully equal to that sown 
ten cows, sixteen heifers, and one can. Cue Sowino Wheat after Corn without I low- ... , 
„ , , ., , . on wheat in the spring, by throwing it upon 
heifer, “remarkable for her size and beauty, ing.— Some farmers in this country, last fall, in. ]ig])t snoW8 t]ie last of March or first of April. 
cost §500. The sheep are all Cots wolds, eight troduced a manner of preparing their corn [again sowtd with Oats in the spring of 1853, 
bucks, “some of which are unusually large,” ground for wheat without plowing, and alto- and succeeded most admirably, the Clover being 
and forty-six ewes. Some of the sheep cost gather new to me. The corn is cut up at the nearly to my knees at the time of harvesting the 
they have still held a green and thrifty appear-1 
inputs. 1 believe there is some govern meet anc0 , and I should think attained u lair growth 
land yet in this countrv-bnt here, as else- of 6,alks - As we were lllU ,,wnli "S Messed 
are of the Yorkshire and Liverpool breed, and one row of stooks. r I’he ground is then bar- Oats being also quite large, yielding some 60 
enmn nf" tlipm !ieenrrlin<r In ihfi Ynrlc i.nu’r.il In rdn-n' it frnm nimml. 111 vineu otwl Invel l)Ush(*ls Dt'l" acre. I Would like to ask Air. N. 
where, the first settlers take their choice. j 1111 “ ^ T ’ 7 > b 
AVe have schools quite convenient; the foom them; if so. I should be happy to lurmsl 
school system of Iowa is good-every 16tl, a small quantity, to any person who may wist 
nf st-dl-s we were thD rnnrnin.r li!e «eil so,ne them, according to the JYcw York rowed to clear it from pumpkin vines, and level bushels per acre. 1 would like to ask Mr. 
.1.1. a very line shower, 1 may vetV Li, Tritvar, “are large enough to suit .he breed- down the bills somewhat. This prepares Ihe 
Iron, themf if so. I should he h'appy ,o linnish - /I- Cleveiand way for the enhivaior, which should be passed 
13 Ly Stallion is said to be the best that could over thoroughly, and the soil is ready for the 
scuool system oi iowa is goou t try t .. , lie obtained in the North of England, and cost seed after one more harrowing. I assisted in 
section of land is appropnated to school^pur- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ §1,100. The stock arrived in excellent condi- cutting several fields of wheat the lust harvest, 
poses most all fines, esti ay cattle and o ., ^ tion, only three sheep beinglost on the passage, sown after corn. One of them, on no better 
astray rafts of timber and lumber, &c., go » . . 
to swell the School fund. AVe have five saw- 1 a,s0 notlce an arlic,e 111 (lie R ukal of this 
mills and three grist mills within seven miles of <iate ’ 011 t!l ° weevi1 ’ recommending salt as a 
us. AVe need more saw mills; the price is §6 renk>d y* 1 have UKed aniluall y for tlie lasl 5 or 
per 100 feet, for sawing, and our mills cannot 6 ^ 011 vvheat > BOme ) ears 0,1 barle y- a,id 2 
supply the demand. There is agrand location or 3 on corn ground, from 5 to 11 bushels to 
p , ... » •, the acre, but am not yet satisfied that it will 
for a steam saw mill in this neighborhood. ,, , , , , 
„„ _ »..kill all the insects, and know that 10 bushels 
The different denominations of Maquoketa ’ 
have each their church, and nearly every coun¬ 
try school-house serves as a church on the Sab- , |. . _ . I „„„ ... 
“ ’ sometimes to attribute to one thing what i. - - I—■ , lollowmg experiment: which would be increased or diminished, accoul- 
’’“Manuel laborof all kinds is in good demand. »ec»mplisl,ed fcjr «ikri Mill a very la-ge AM1EBS0VS D0U3LE-TRMXGULAK HAP,BOW. 20*^1 T7a»J'*8 
A youmr man that has energy enough te ac- < W“ ut J r of sa,t mHy pos,bly do "■ 1, " ha ' „ , — . ere, of the same brood, were also, at ihe same ur " S ' ' _1_ 
cumulate $100, can, by going' a little farther «• » woal < 1 l,c bet ‘ CT t0 ll Pi }l X » * la "S lim « 1 ” ,ovc represents an ,m- time, coniine,I in another pen, and fed daily on Dmm , „ T11 , „„ „„ Su „,._A disease has 
west buy a good farm of his own, and cannot l,eforc « owln « or plwamg-otherwwe >t may proved Ham.., recently patented by Mr. Am- the same articles, but with one pint oi very ^ my 6u „,ewl,at 
’ 7 T . , r . , injure the young plants. Butin this Onondaga dekson, of Jacksonville, 1 ompkins Co., N. Y., finely pulveuzed charcoal mixed with their . tht* “ foot rot ” but 1 think an cu¬ 
be persuaded to labor lor other people. J , , . . ..° , o, pp i, ,. , ,. ’ mixed meal and liotatoes. They had a so a resembimg the toot lot, but i trnnk an en 
* , ... . „ „ Valley, which is a loose sand and gravel, lime and now first offered to the public generally. . ... , , . , , , ^ . . ,, • tirelv different disease from that itissimiily 
Until recently nothing was money here ex. _ ... , „ plentiful supply of broken charcoal in their uruj ainirem uimill mini uihl ltlE>t ’|'“i J 
cent sold and silver: now paper money that is stonc SGl1 - 1 ani convin(:ed u W,U P a >’ lIie e -’* l<or P ulvenzu) g ,he surface of the soil m the pen> q’ he eight were killed on the same day, and a soreness between the hoofs, not unl.ke the 
* n eas ^ eurrent here The Land offices P ense a moderate price, as a manure, and it most thorough manner, it is probably unri- iheie was a difference of one and a half pounds fowls in cattle. It produces lameness, the same 
current eas , is cunen iere. i ail( ^ 10 ffla y be wortb wb j] e to try it. on other kinds of vailed, and its peculiar form adapts it admira- each in favor of the fowls which had been sup- as the foot rot, and affects the hind feet as s\ ell 
requite specie, ut it is no ionic o pc, spe so q wa t c h the result. Five or six bushels bly to stumpy and uneven ground. It is the plied with the charcoal, they being much the as the fore feet, which 1 am told is not the case 
cie in even change for paper, ol our merchants, . . e . . , . . fattest, and the meat greatly superior in point ti.i* mt Mure of ih« suckinn lambs 
. , on an acre, m some part of the held, will do no opinio# of those who have seen it in operation, , , ,, f J 1 1 witn tne mot lot. avuhc m me sucKing i«iiu 
as they £ro east for i^ooiis. » , 1 • .1 • 1 . . 01 tenueruess auci ilu\oi. Iuivp tukpn the dispusG than the old 1 
XT V, ... harm, and may act as a stimulant. But yoiff that once harrowing with this harrow is equal _ _ llli ' e take " uista c mau , 1 ’ . 
No bulky goods will pay transportation. y • ,i . . • ... . * ■* wish to know, through the Rural, what this 
Furniture and farming took should be sold "-'marks, Mr. Editor, on ihe article alluded to, to going over the ground tw.ee with any m A!iB Tl ,„ p„„ sraC T.-The di stM „ i 8 called? Will it continue in « flock 
rather Ilian move them a great distance; they and your advice to sow the earliest vaneues ol common use For further information see drI)U ,.|, etil , conv i„„ e s. with no appearance of free, year b> vear? k it cmageous? At what 
.. 1 .Iwrea „I „ om«>i wlieat - is,he safest - and 1 thlljk wl11 P rove 11,0 a J^i’li3ement. change. The mourning is universal. Farmers ,, .. ’ ls it ,, M1! ,n v the worst? 1 use a 
per acre, broadcast, will not kill the black- 
headed grub, or wire worm. YVe are apt 
sometimes to attribute to one thing what is 
accomplished by another; still a very la - <:e 
11 -jI / <o ;. w rtLr^ 
croji? The reading of his article brought fresh (j: 
to my mind, the recollections of a crop of Clover ;j' 
produced by my brother several years since, y 
which was of the large variety, and was, I t hink, )ij 
tlie best niece of Clover 1 have ever seen, lie (j 
sown after corn. One of them, on no better which was of the large variety, and was, I think, 
soil, prepared in the manner above described, tbe piece of Clover 1 have ever seen. He 
was one fourth heavier than either of the oth- sowed on fallow or stubble ground (I am not 
ers.—V. J. Strong, Burlington, Calhoun Co. certain which) in August, with winter Rye, 
.Mich. August 1854. mixing the Clover seed with the Rye, and sow - 
_, # , ,_ ing from the same bag. At the time of harvest- 
,, . mg the live, it was truly of mammoth growth, 
Charcoal for Fattening I urkeys.—A , .... ,, , ... ,, 
,, . , , rendering the harvesting of the ltye dinioull and 
correspondent oi the Germantown I degraph, & b • , 
who had frequently seen charcoal recommend- T iltu laborious. Ihe mam hazard to run w 
ed for fattening animals, but who was skepti- tall sowing, would doubtless be that of winter 
,, , , a „ , . „„ quantity of salt may possibly do it. In that 
A young man that has energy enough to ac- 1 J , . 
° >> iicri if iit ixl/i 1 \ r r\ <m»\ tt if o l.vivnr timu 
ANDERSON’S DOUBLE-TRIANGULAR IIARROW, 
cal as to its value, satisfied himself with the killing, or heaving out in the spring by the Iro^fc, 
following experiment: which would be increased or diminished, acc<>rd- 
Four turkeys wete confined in a pen and fed bl<r t „ t he different kinds of soil.—V., Alanchcs- 
cumulate §100, can, by going a little farther 
west, buy a good farm of his own, and cannot 
be persuaded to labor for other people. 
Until recently nothing was money here ex. 
ccpt gold and silver; now paper money that is 
case it would be better to apply it a longtime 
as they go east for goods. 
No bulky goods will pay transportation.— 
Furniture and farming tools should be sold 
rather than move them a great distance; they 
cart be purchased here at a smull advance upon 
eastern prices. 
The best route to come here, depends upon 
the starting point. From New York State, 
the better eourse would be to come to Uhica- 
,in Jm ' tune, colihueu in another pen, and ted daily on Disease in the feet of Sheep.— A disease has 
Mr. An- the same articles, but with one pint of very ... 
N y filivly pulverized charcoal reived »ilh .heir recal, 'lj' appeared among re, .hoepro,„c» hat 
:’„.U mixed meal and potatoes. They had also a resembling lire “loot rot” bat 1 ihrek an c 
' . •*' plentiful supply of broken charcoal in their tirely different disease from that, it is simply 
tl m the p en> '[’Re eight were killed on the same day, and a soreness between the hoofs, not unl.ke tlie 
►ly unri- lb cie was a difference of one and a half pounds fowls in cattle. It produces lameness, the same 
admira- each in favor of the fowls which had been sup- as the fool rot, and affects the hind feet as v\ell 
It is the plied with the charcoal, they being much the ^ tbo f ur e feet, which 1 am told is not the case 
oration, ta,test ’ and the ,l!Cat b r|eall y superior in point with tbe lo ,, t rot . More of the sucking lambs 
is equal tentleniess and flavoi. have taken the disease than the old sheep. I 
j a j *■'*''* wish to know, through the Rural, what this 
_ _ The Drouth and the Prospect. —T’lte disease is called? Will it continue in a flock 
tion see ( ] rout |i st iH continues, with no appearance of f ru m year to year? Is it contageous? At what 
gi eat est security against the weevil, at least, 1 
adopted and pursued it for several years with 
good success. Frederic Kimber. 
Unoi.d tga Valley, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1854. 
advertisement. change. The mourning is universal. Farmers 
-- have no heart to labor, but hope for the best 
Ohio and Pennsylvania Horse Exhibition. I umip and grass seed sown weeks ago have 
rn.. . 1 . • ... made no appearance of sprouting. Potatoes 
—The Ohio and Pennsylvania llorse Fair will . 1 1 .. .. b , , e 
/ ... ... and corn area failure, and very many herds ol 
beheld at .Salem, Ohio, October luh, J_ih, t . a ttle will soon sutler for the want of grass.— 
time of the year is it usually the worst? 1 use a 
remedy found in the Wool Grower —bluestone, 
verdigris and gunpowder. It is an infalible cure- 
— W. 8. Adams, Kene, Codiocton C’o„ 0. 
% ^ j AT , , ... The Drouth in Vermont. — Ihe oldest in- erul—for the best thorough bred stallion §100 
stage to Savannah and Maquoketa, which m 
b ... . fM ,. u u il.o Twin habitant remembers not so dry a season as the and other premiums on the same scale. Iliecom 
route will soon be traveled over by tne iron f ' 
,. past has been in Vermont, i here has no ram nnttees have also power to award premiums oi 
be held at oatem, utno, ucioocr inn, lzin, ett ttle will soon suffer for the want of grass.— „ . , 
13th and 14th, 1854. The premiums are lib- May is now used in many places as freely as (}as fAR—D raining Ih.k—I notice eevera 
erul—for the best thorough bred stallion §100 tho’ it were winter. 'I’lie money market, drouth articles lately on the use of Gas '1 ar f-.r stable 
tl.ornromlnmar.nfhpcnmoapnlo Thpfnm. and sickness combined, make times hard, and floors, garden walks, Ac. Can you or any ot 
mittees have uLso power to award premiums on 
Our principal market for pork and grain is ialIe » ^ llie first of June - lo im y amount— mules should any be exhibited. There will be farmer, Avgust 26th. 
on the Mississippi, Dubuque, Davenport, and streams and springs that wete never before a sale of horses (we presume by auction) on the 
su.hnL, OTO ihrop nnite iinnortant noints on known to fail, have bethi dry for weeks. Corn 14th. Entering fee for all stallions and spans Threshing Wheat.— For 
they will continue hard for some time to \<>ur subscribers inform me how it is applied? 
come. Let us prepare for them.— Ohio Where and of whom the Tar can be obtained, 
Farmer, Avgust 26 th. lbu ., r j ce j cr barrel, and how much surface a 
-- • ♦ • ♦- barrel will cover ? 
Threshing Wheat. —For tlie comfort of Do you know if there is a Draining Tile man- 
t pro- horses aud mares 3 years old and over, §2 
: yield “ Competition open to all the States.” K 
there is much dust in the wheat, l will say, it 
v tario? 1 want to use quite a quantity of them, 
state,” m,y e , , f rie "? ° r ,"? Tuoitar fwbo has »ulfa. breakaB „ a „j freight „f Urea. Ir..„. Al- 
* «■> 1 H u " h from the .Imt in bis troat) hat ons . t |m , cll be u8 , al 
swallow ot oil, (which should be the best a - „ ,, rT ... . , r 
lamp oil,) when he stops at night, will relieve «'• Lawrence Co-R. II., W(aldington, A. ). 
Babula, are three quite important points on b, w ,itura„,„a, cuc ».i U i, —“'s , 1 T- » i- i ^°> OUK,,ow 11 lllt r “ ” a ® 
, . „ .. ..r . , i i planted late in May has been in the “stook of horses for premium or sale §3. All other those who feed threshing Machines where u f ac t y ry any where mi the borders of Lake On- )]( 
tire great Father of WKm, and are «t v,.Ure I f . , ^ m vicinit will not boraes and marcs 3 Jear8 „ M a „d over, tbera is reueh dust in the wheat 1 will sajk it lal ,„ ? , waia t „ quite a qaantit, of .here, 
in a day s drive of Maquoketa. At no distant p J 1 * . ,, 4 „ is the experience of my feeder (who.lias suffer- . • , , . Q( „, r i lt „*• s 
day the Mississippi will he the main artery of J “<« oreo-re.-lrtli oi an average erop. 1 he yield » Competition open to all the btates. II hy , na ,. h ' f ,. oni , he <)lls V i„ his throat) ihat one U,c *" d '“f * L ! 
the great body of the United Stales. or potatoes will be very light, and gardens are noil* the Canadas? swallow of oil, (which should be lire best or 'coLk II Waiiiva,™ Fr 
n?,r fitncl-market is ffood at home and were nowhere. The farmers fodder their cows reg- -♦ -lamp oil,) when he stops at night, will relieve bt. La • - 3 • : 
•f f p fLp nmf.lint of stock driven here from alar b’> l I ie leaves are fulling from the trees in The Late Rain.— Farmers were beginning °) ia from all *b« unpleasant effects of the dust. 'Tii.es < an be had ut Ko he ter. A.ee . d cs- (,) 
Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, by emigrants, Uie W00( H a ‘ ld lhe «P land P a «tures !ook as if to question the utility of sowing wheat this fall Rm^’gi!^ relief‘to m^y-"'fatigS ti8ement iu li, i - t,fllu> U tJRAL - 
the cry would be loud and shrill. a lire had run over tlie,n ’ 1 lun<Jreds of acres on account of the dryness of their fallows, when and su n’ erillg poor fellow. I communicate it to Sowing Clu .. .... r your last j ) 
There is an abundance of wild fruit; plums of limber land iu tlils vicinit >’ have bfcen des ‘ happily the heavens were opened, and we were the Planter .—Southern Planter. Rural 1 noticed the answer of Mr. N. ftl. Car- j 
crab and thorn apples, gooseberries, currants’ troyed by fire during the present month, and visited with gracious rains. Now put in the -*--;- tenter, to some inquiries in regard to the sow- j 
black and red haws blackberries' fires are now raging in the woods in different wheat, the earlier the better, never mind those Clover.—W hen clover was first introduced ing „f Grass seeds in the fall. I wish to inquire )j 
^. r< ^ ^ f /L,nip fruit .□ not rihuif v vet -sections of the State.—S., Caslletun, Vt., Au- wbo say jt will mall. Drill it in if you can; if i |lto Germany to fill up the year of naked fal- W ln-tber liis experiments included Clover seal; (| 
strawbernes, xanic iruiL is not j . . , I<uv m ilip fnonnui] oomse ot cronniwr its el* . ... . i ... ( 
. , n i i « i (rust 2 4 1854. von luive no drill the cultivator is nearly as 1 y , ^ and it sowing Clover seed on wheat ground in vl 
fruit trees grow ra,[»diy here, and can be ob- guti you nave no arm me cuii vaxor is neany as fects appeare( l 80 extraordmary, that it was . , , b . . - f V 
. T \ i i _• « i »—————-- irrvrtfl thp flpnd well and have no fears j * v .7 .1 . /• ihe fall would answer, or whether it would wii ( ) 
tained from nurseries at Dubuque and Daven- good, oover tne seed vun anu nave no iears p ronounce d to be the lini't of the art of cvl- , . ry n 
nm-t or some smaller nurseries .near, at 12 J Feeding Pigs.—I n answer to the inquiry in that it will not grow. We anticipate a warm, tv re. It gave fodder for cattle during the ter kim gubaoriukk, juonage, j\. . j, 
cents per tree. ' .regard to fattening hogs, I will give my expe- growing fall, and if ti,is is the case, wheat sown jj To rotet.v DawLsaa-A (Hoad of mine (afc j 
Wolves are somewhat troublesome—sheep nonce. Grind barley into fine meal, scaid it this week and next will pro tab y e quite as the weeds which infested the fields of of course a siib>criber to ihe Rural) is desirous i 
should be yarded nights for a week or two, thoroughly, and, if convenient, let it stand un- good as that sown eailier, at all events it vm gra j n Von Thaer. of getting seine information about the Poultry (■ 
then they will come to the yard themselves, till it,ferments a little. Add a little salt and be early enough. The rain will benefit late_> - business. Can you, or any of your numerous 
and a boy can easily secure them. -sulphur frequently. In this manner of cooking corn and potatoes, and the pastures, which so Thb firgt eheep intr0( ] nce( i in t 0 any part of -f readers inform him. through the Hebal. : 
We have a few good blooded horses and food, I think three-fourths of a bushel equal to recently were as brown and bare as a fallow, the p| . esent territory of the United States were where there are any large establishments m tins j 
c- Ufe from New York and sheep from k Ver- a bushel fed without cooking.—J ohn II. Par- are already clothed with a mantle of green brought from England to Jamestown, in Vir- vicinity, that lie e«»ul^ visit and obtain the do- 
X ’ mely, MannsvUle, Madisou Co., JY. Y. grass. giuia, by the “ London Company,” iu 1609. | aired iulormatio.i 1 J. H. Stanley, Lo Roy. j; 
Tiles can be had ut llo he ter. See . d er- 
S owing Clo . .... 1.. ma. a ni.L. —In your last 
Rural 1 noticed the answer of Mr. N. M. Car¬ 
penter, to some inquiries in regaid to the sow¬ 
ing of Gl ass seeds in the fall. I wish to inquire 
whether his experiments included Clover seed; 
and if sowing Glover seed on wheat ground in 
ihe full would answer, or whether it would will- 
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