a 
70 
MOOSE 
El 
Jkl 
, , ,. „ in the vard nC a, able to force a spark out of tlie chimney top. It more profitable, they are doubly so, for that which 
J his may be by having a tank ’ in dosed b ti „ ht building, and the housewife maintains or increases the fertility of the soil, as 
i;?cr^Lf‘aa“ y ...d expeditious „,an„. enriole, Ute Omer a, gold «. We 
water in ' ‘ f „J ure her ,ot F , and do liar oilier work requiring bare written the above in answer to numerous 
may w ter ny amUuUoia.UUe use „ r , J’ c kettle. letters ot luquiiy. W. H. 
km arrange »• •> In reference to the Quantity of straw, thus Amboy, Lae Co., 111., 1860. 
Rural Spirit of % press. Agricultural ittisedtann. 
(El)£ 33 jc e - 1 C c c p e r 
f dropped the use of a large kettle. letters of inquiry. vv. u. 
through flloor into’a cellar. This is an econ- In reference to the quantity of straw, thus Amboy, Las Co, Ill, 1860. ^_ 
omy of labor, as also a great economy iu manure, mixed and steamc-d, to be fed to an annn , txp 
Hut space will not permit me to go into this Hence will soon determine this in each particular <£ |) £ JittAxCt^tX. 
v i d <i or i irwrf case. Feed all the animal will eat with a good 
brunch of the subject- , „ •„ - 
The field which is to furnish the summer food appetite, and no more. My cows will eat about Bcc . Reeplng as a Bwsincwk 
should he as near the place of feeding as possible, three bushels each, per day. That is a large feed. Messbs> Epg . ._ lt is a pleasure tu the lovers 
—and being near the burn, it may easily be made Horses will eut about the same. It is a good sub- ^ ho to witne8g the rapid increase in amount 
fertile, if not originally so; and food enough stitute for steaming to put the straw, mixed with of tMg j in onr warke ts, and to know that 
may be ralBod upon one-half acre to keep a cow the meal or bran, Into a cast, an 1 * 0 ‘ 1 r 01 ^|gk ranc jj 0 f rura i economy is commanding a 
W .. <r ,1 .a,.U nn Iwi.tto r. M a a l.r.fnvn iiwitirr OTW1 
Bee*Keeping as a Business. 
Messrs. Eds.: —It is a pleasure to the lovers 
AUUV UV 1U4BVM - ► \ r 4 J turn IBUUVU VI f Uiat tUi/UVMu; vv -umuu-j — 
ill good condition from the 20th ol May to the water ovt-i it, an our 01 so e ox. using, ' rcS p ec t even among business men, and is no 
. . — : A l. t.inwilrr.i 4 I'nAV, 4 Mf. b n (I t lfl 
20tli of November, or a half year. 
Clover will fur nish the earliest green fodder. 
It may usually he cut iu the later end of May, and 
on moist land will furnish three cutting* in a sea¬ 
son. This may be mixed with hay or straw, and 
cut together, which will render the hay or straw 
cover with a blanket to keep the heat in. 
A Sheep-Feeding Experiment. 
The N. Y. Tribune says that the following 
experiment has been tried successfully in feeding 
sheep:—One hundred were fed regularly in three 
feeds with 18V pounds of hay and 175 pounds of 
cut straw. This has been replaced with 110 pounds 
of hay and the same of cut straw, — the sheep 
being watered over night with 33 gallons of 
water, in which 1.J pounds of salt is dissolved. 
The sheep continue in good condition. 
Sparred Floors lor Cattle Stalls, 
A Canadian correspondent of the Country 
Gentleman strongly recommends the adoption of 
longer looked upon merely as some fanciful i Mr. Mechi’s plan of having the floors of cattle 
. lUUgbl 1UVI»VU «vu»v ..— I Flit lUEUUl n J/IUU VI liut WIV ut/wtn VI VUUJV 
I hope the abort crop o ay, an q exp ea p urgu j^ f or |) i0 gratification of pleasure-seekers. pena constructed of spars placed 1? inches apart, once u a " ll1 
Cour.K* foni'Knts will please bear in mind that the 
Rural, like many other mundane institutions, is some¬ 
what circumscribed iu dimensions, and cannot contain, 
weekly, the half that they or itt desire to have published. 
With all our labor, and efforts to condense, we are obliged 
to defer from week to week many articles eminently 
worthy of early publication. Those who send us commu¬ 
nications to appear at a certain date, arc informed that a 
great portion of each number is prepared, and in type, 
from ten days to two weeks in advance of publication 
day: hence, with scores of articles in type and on tile for 
publication, we are rarely able to comply with requests 
which arrive on the eve of going to press, We often 
receive important and seasonable articles, intended for a 
certain number just too late —such as should be given at 
merits now going on, will convince the farmer 
that bia straw is worth more care and attention, 
and show him at the end of the year a more 
interest ing balance sheet. He ban only to look at 
palatable, and prevent any injury to the animul* the analyses of the grain and straw, to show him 
from the use oi green clover. Hut clover may he what a treasure he has been wasting for so many 
fed alone, safely, If not fed in too large quanti- years. Oats contain 34 percent, of fat; out straw, 
ties. Clover will furnish food till other grasses 5 per cent; wheat, 2 per cent.; wbcatstraw, 3 per 
mature, and than there will be food from various cent; dry clover hay, 2 per cent.; clover in blos- 
sourccs to carry 0h&*animals through the rest of som, 4 per cent. This is about the average of 
the season. When the farmers of this country analyses. Let the farmer study his own interest 
shall engage in raising the turnip, carrot and He will see where he has thrown away enough in 
beet, for* 5 stork, there will be no difficulty in fur- ten years to more than double hia property. Let 
nishing our animals with a juicy and nutritious him educate ills sons for their calling. Impress 
food in winter and spring. The carrot cornea the upon their minds the necessity of a thorough 
nearest to representing green gruss for the cow. knowledge of all the processes of nature, con- 
Butter may be made with carrots, in greater quan- ncctod with the growth of plants,the constituent* 
But it is, and promises to be, still more, a lucre 
tive business, as well as a pleasant one, and one 
which may be followed to a considerable extent, 
in combination with any other rural occupation, 
a business which requires hut little capital to 
commence with, and but little expense to main¬ 
tain. In consideration of these facts, it seems to 
me — although, perhaps, an enthusiast—that the 
bee interest will not subside, but will still con¬ 
tinue to advance,—that new light will be thrown 
on the subject of bee management, by scientific 
and practical men,—that inventions of true merit 
will be made for their more economical manage¬ 
ment,—and that the traditions of luck will no 
so as to allow of the droppings passing through 
into a cellar below. He hus* tried this method 
both with cattle stalls and hog pens, and Buys he 
finds it just the “thing.” He found the drop¬ 
pings did net. freeze, that the manure was better 
and more concentrated, that the animalB kept very 
clean and dry, and appeared to be equally as 
warm aB if bedded in straw. For the pig-pen the 
slats are placed closer together. 
Soaking Seeds before Sowing. 
This practice, says the Country Gentleman, is 
not so extensively adopted in this country as it 
might be, with advantage both for the farm and 
the garden. In this respect, we are far behind a 
— This explanation is made that correspondents may 
not misapprehend our position or action concerning their 
favors—many of which are good enough to keep on file 
for weeks or month*, while others arrive too late to he 
rendered available at the proper season. We have many 
rich and interesting cootrituitions in store for our practi¬ 
cal, literary and misoelianeous departments, and .shall use 
them, as soon as convenient, to the best advantage of 
those for whose instruction and entertaiument they 
were designed. Meantime, correspondents and contribu¬ 
tors will remember that Patience is a cardinal virtue, and, 
like Faith and Hope, may be exercised relative to thiDgs 
expected but not sccd — In print. 
longer hold their spell, and obstruct the path of poop le whom we arc apt to regard with feelings 
tity, of better color and flavor, than from any 
other food, except grass. And I believe, with u 
proper mode of culture, the carrot iB us cheap as 
any food which can be raised for the milk 
cow and for the horse. I have some experience 
of soils, and the best method of their cultivation. 1 
Impress them with a sense of the importance of 
their occupation, and of its true elevation in the 
scale of human affairs. Teach them that, no pro¬ 
fession or occupation in life, requires more accu- 
in raising and feeding the carrot, which I may, at rate, or more thorough knowledge. Teach them 
some future time, lay before the readers of this 
journal. 
Soiled animals will take at least one-tenth less 
food than those pastured. The labor incident to 
gathering and masticatiug the food of an animal, 
over a field sparsely covered with herbage, (as 
most pastures are,) is a draft to that extent upon 
the animal economy, and must be honored by a 
larger quantity of food, or by a corresponding 
decrease of condition. 
Perhaps the most important point to settle in 
this matter of soiling is:—Does the animal 
flourish as well, and does the cow give as much 
milk when fed in this manner, as when fed in the 
pasture? If this question eau be answered truly 
that no occupation or profession brings honor to 
the individual, but the individual to the occupa¬ 
tion. Above all, teach them to shut their eyes to 
nothing, examine all things, and select that which 
js good. E. W. Stewart. 
« Glen Erie,” near North Evans, N. Y., 1800. 
PRAIRIE DAIRYING. 
The grasses of the prairie are native, or indig¬ 
enous to the soil. Their milk-producing proper¬ 
ties are fully equal to herda-grass In the early 
part of the season, bnt in autumn they become 
dry, and, although yet nutritious, are not juicy 
enough to he valuable for dairy cows. For but- 
improvement. The time will come when such 
hives only will be patronized as arc worthy their 
recommendations, — such as are the result of 
practical experience. The humbugs who have 
monopolized the field will no longer be listened 
to, when men shall know from the knowledge of 
the bco what is required. As our countrymen 
are, at the present time, emphatically a financial 
people, the first question that arises is, Will it 
pay? And we bee-keepers may consider our¬ 
selves called upon to answer this ull-importanf 
question. I, as one of the bee-keeping fraternity, 
would respectfully present my testimony and opin¬ 
ions, drawn from experience and observation. 
First, let us glance at the general aspect of the 
business. Everything iu nature workB together 
in the utmost harmony, from the eiderial to the 
most minute of nature's works on our sublunary 
sphere. In fact, in Gon's household there appears 
to be no family jars, and the little busy bee is as 
much a cog in the great work-wheel of nature, 
as some of the great things much talked of and 
little understood. Our country is one vast store- 
pasture f II unis quesuuu . —. ter . ma kj ng we do not consider the wild pastures little understood. Uur country is one vast siore- 
in the affirmative, then the utiity o soi uu, mils ^ pra j r je free enough from weeds and herb- house of honey liquid, which is gradually cseap- 
be settled in the minds of all thinking tanners. imparting a bad flavor to butter, to he very ing from the nectarian cups, filling the atmos- 
When land is worth twenty-five dollars per acre. ^ adaptcd l0 Jt8 manufacture for tong keeping, There with that fragrance which greets the 
no man can afford to fence and devote throe acres ^ ^ oome Jn favora ble competition with that olfactories when approaching the flowery fields, 
to keeping a cow through the grazing season. f|i()m th(J clwn paatures of Eastern dairy Now, suppose all this sweetness to be converted 
And that animals fed in this way thrive as well, BattUs objection is removed iu culti- into honey, and allowing a yield ol but one pound 
arc as healthy and produce as much, and even more - ndoBC(1 pastui . eB) wllioll are cleanGr or of honey to the acre as an average for our State, 
milk, we have the testimony of every man who from 1ier buge noxious to butler-making which is a small estimate, there being a little 
has fairly tried it. Many farmers near the city ot thfl pa *tnres of the East. The wild more than 30,000,000 acres, we may have an 
nearly approaching to contempt. There are few, 
probably, either in England or this country, who 
are not disposed to think themselves much supe¬ 
rior to the Chinese, and yet, in one respect at 
least, wc think- they are much in advance of most 
farmers, in either England or America. Liebig 
states, in his “ Letters on Modern Agriculture,” 
that no Chinese farmer sows a seed before it has 
been soaked in liquid manure, diluted with water, 
,nd has begun to germinate; and that experience 
has taught him that this operation tends not only 
to promote the more rapid and vigorous growth 
ind development of the plant, but also to protect 
the seed from the ravages of worms and insects. 
There would be not only some trouble, but some 
inconveniences also in the adoption of this prac¬ 
tice on an extensive scale; but we arc pretty con¬ 
fident, notwithstanding, that those who commence 
it on a small scale, will find it productive of ad¬ 
vantage enough to induce them to extend their 
operations. We may suggest that wc have, on 
more than one occasion, been informed by one of 
our correspondents, that he makes much use of 
ben manure in water, as a soak for bis seeds. 
The Progressive Farmer is SrocKSsnm.—A New 
England exchange—the Springfield Republican,we think 
—concludes a sensible article on the profits of farming 
with these pertinent and truthful remarks:—“ The excel¬ 
lencies of agriculture are chiefly found iri the progressive 
former, almost the only man who can bo said to grow 
richer by farming, and consequently the only good 
farmer. Guided by the discussion of the Club, we find 
him & reading, thinking man, who understands true 
economy, and with sense enough, if he must raise a 
smalt crop, not to go over a large field to do it. lie is a 
believer in high forming, which means high manuring, 
largo crops, systematic labor, and cautious, careful exper¬ 
iment*. He keeps form accounts, and knows accurately 
what crops and animals cost, and which pay best. By 
constantly making discoveries, and gaining new light, he 
invests his employment with ail the charm of novelty, 
while at the same time he fills bis own pocket and be¬ 
comes a benefactor to his race. 
Tbb Farmer's Homk.— This is the attractive title of a 
new monthly “ Journal for the Field, the Fireside and 
Hie Forest,” published at Cincinnati by F,. M. Spkxckk & 
Co.—GO cents a year. No. 1, the only one wc have seem 
is filled with judicious selections and original articles. 
We believe this is the filth or sixth rural journal iu Ohio, 
and though we regard monthlies as not fully up to time 
in this progressive age, we are not sure but the Huckeyes, 
and “the rest of mankind," will amply sustain the new 
enterprise. » 
no man can afford to fence and devote three acre* 
to keeping a cow through the grazing season. 
And that animals fed in this way thrive as well, 
arc as healthy and produce as much, and even more 
milk, we have the testimony of every man who 
has fairly tried it. Many farmers near the city of 
New York, who have tried it for years, among 
whom is Mr. R. I . Pell, give emphatic testimony 
in its favor. Than it lias been practiced in some 
parts of Germany for a half century. Let the 
intelligent farmer try it and decide for himself. 
It will cost hiiu but little, and maj turn out mi 
unexpected mine of wealth. 
Cutting and steaming fodder of various kinds, 
is intimately connected with soiling, as by this 
practice the feeder is greatly assisted in giving 
his animals a food more nearly resembling the 
succulent nature of grass when that canuot be 
obtained. First, let the. hay, straw, or corn stalks, 
be cut fine with a good machine. And here, let 
me say, it is impracticable to cut any large 
quantity by hand. Horse-power is vastly the 
cheapest, on all farms, where fifteen or more 
cattle and horses are kept. I use a one-horse 
endless chain power, and one of “Cnmming’s 
Patent ” Straw Cutters. Aud, without wishing to 
advertise anybody’s wares, T can heartily say, 
after using a dozen different kinds, this is the 
best machine for cutting all kinds of fodder by 
hand or horse-power, which I have ever seen. My 
steaming apparatus consists of a 40-gallon kettle 
set in a brick arch, with a tight-fitting wooden 
cover, and a four-inch tin pipe leading from this 
cover to the steam-box. The pipe enters the 
steam-box %n the side, near the bottom. The tin 
pipe has two elbows. The steam-box is on a level 
with the fire-bed of the arch, and holds a little 
more than 50 bushels. It. is 4i feet by 5, anil .< 
Inquiries anti ^Uistners. 
How to Cork Films. —In a late issue of the Rural 
New-Yorker I noticed an inquiry as to the best way 
of removing a film from the eyes of cattle, and herewith 
send my mode. I took hone-dust, obtained by burning a 
more than 30,000,000 acres, we may have an bolje of any kind until it becomes chalky, aud can be 
Thu Onto Farmer. —We are indebted to Taos. Brown, 
Esq., Editor, for a handsomely bound copy of this capital 
Agricultural aud Family Journal for 1859,—a favor which 
wo appreciate and cheerfully reciprocate by sending our 
tenth volume, bound, In exchange. The Farmer has 
donned a new and beautiful vignette heading this year, 
and is otherwise Improved. Success to it. Published 
by Taos. Brown, Cleveland, at $2 per anuum, 
grasses arc, however, well adapted to the produc- equal number oT A- Carry out the oompu- ecoaly ouwiieggiil ia a mortar, or coib e min. Thio l ad j 
Hon ol butler for immediate UHC-the cause of tation for the xUiu country, if you choose, miniate,e<Tby Mowing through an elder twig into the 
poor butler resting, more universally, upon the 
manufacturer, than any hindering property in 
the material from which the batter is produced. 
One other obstacle is found, in some localities, 
to the successful manufacture of butter. This is 
the stagnant, or dead water, resting in ponds 
undergoing evaporation, of which the cows 
drink. In fact, a great portion of the West will 
always depend upon wells, or artificial fountains, 
for good water for stock, or dairy cows. When 
streams are at hand, good water is found within 
reach of animals, but few fountains exist upon 
the open prairie, hence the necessity of cows and 
other auimala drinking such as they can get 
access to. 
This makes a vast field for the increase of the 
bee interest, and one not liable to be overstocked 
very soon. 
The amount to be obtained from any particular 
section, of course depends on its fertility and 
the sources of honey. Mr. A. W. Foitn, of Mid- 
dlevillc, Herkimer Co., N.Y.,ha<s the past season, 
from an apiary of 130 stocks, received an increase 
of J70 swanns and 6,000 lbs. surplus honey 
which sold at 20 cents, and the swanns at $4, 
making an income of about $1800 from a capital of 
$000 or $700. This, he says, is better than lie 
has ever done before, but it shows what may be 
done iu a good locality with a favorable season. 
M. QulNBY, of St. Johnsville, N. Y., who has, I 
oye. With this I US® gaod oil, which may bo brushed iu 
with a feather, or injected with a small syringe. This 
remedy 1 have used successfully for years, having cured 
one eu-e of total, and very many of partial, blindness.— 
G. H., Rome, TV. Y-, I860. 
Water Wheels,— I wish to make an inquiry, through 
your valuable paper, the Rural, concerning water 
wheels. 1 have a spring that discharges about twenty- 
four cubic inches of water constantly, which 1 can raise 
six feet high very easily. What kind and si/.e of a wheel 
had 1 better make, and' bow much power can I get: The 
object is to get the greatest amount of power w ith the 
least outlay.—A SttnsuiUBER. Cat!alia. Ohio. 1860. 
OUK friend at Oastalia is not »o definite in his state¬ 
ments, that we are able to answer the questions. We 
would recommend him to apply to an intelligent and 
practical mill-wright| who can help him. 
T*-e On 10 Cultivator comes to us in a neat auvl 
attractive new dress, and vies with its good-looking editor 
iu both manners and matter. Glad to note this evi¬ 
dence of progress and prosperity. The shadow of both 
the Colonel and the Cultivator will of cour-o continue to 
widen as their usefulness augments. The Cultivator is 
published semi-monthly at Columbus, by S. D. Harris— 
$1 a year. 
The whole of prairie land, with the exception believe, the most extensive npiaries in this conn- 
of the objections urged, is a natural dairy region, try. end is a practical bee-keeper, says, in his 
Manget Calvi-3.— I have three spring calves which 
have always appeared healthy, until within the last two 
weeks. The hair about the eyes and face lias fallen off, 
Mammoth Cow. —The Boston Cultivator describes a 
“ mammoth cow,” (“ I.ady Washington,” the property of 
W. W. Chexery,) which recently died at Belmont, Mass. 
She was reared hi Pittsfield, Vt..—dropped Feb., 1854— 
and at 5 years old is said to have weighed 3,200 lbs. Her 
length was 9 feet, height 5 feet 4 inches, girth 8 feet 8 
inches. It is stated that she was “ of the Durham breed, 
from stock known in the vicinity el' Lake Champlain as 
the Keyes importation” and that “ her dam was a first- 
rate milker, aud of extraordinary size—her weight, when 
five years old, having been 2,000 lbs.” She produced 
four calves, one of which weighed 1,200 lbs. at a year old. 
Summer pasture is found iu abundance,—free of treatise ou bee-keeping:— ‘In some seasons par- and on these spots, after the hair has gone appears a 
uuuiiu 1 ’ , , I Ki-aJy sutfhee. It first appeared on the bent of the three, 
tax or rent,—:uid the native upland grasses make ticulftfly favorable, your slocks Collectively will tl nce jt spre& a t ,, the rest. If you. or any of your 
tax or rent,—and the native upland grasses make ticularly favorable, your slocks collectively tv ill llH . nc( , jt spreaa w the rest. If you, or anv 
the best of hay for wintering cows and other yield from one to two hundred per cent” Again: ot^-AsStf, 
stock. " I have known a single stock in one season to r £TJiJan, N. r. lseo. 
For the cheese dairy, none of the objections produce more than twenty dollars, iu swarms and manor is due to the presence of parasites, and can be 
urge;} against the production of butter are valid, honey, aud ninety stocks to produce over nine communicated bycoutact, consequently diseased animals 
Food taken by the cow, if hearty and nutritious, hundred dollars.” He speaks of tlu-se as in- should be separated from healthy ones. Hr. Dadd re- 
has no further influence in the production of Ounces of an extra yield, and further remarks, commends the following treatmentr-Lct the animal 
u.ia “o ■* . . •, . . 4 . have a tablespoonful ol sulphur in the food, for three 
cheese than to make it rich or poor. Good food nbat a proper estimate can be made only by the ^ ^ m suceesoiOD . fn the meantime, anoint the 
is necessary, that the cow may givo rich milk; average of the proceeds of several years,” but part . w[tL a , )01 . tl0n 0 f the foilowing:- 
aud rich milk, skillfully managed, produces supe- that “ a single stock, rightly managed, in the long Coii Lirer 0i j ,• ounces: Sublimated Sulphur, 2 ounces, 
rior cheese. We have heard no objection urged pun, is worth more than c 100 at interest.' Mix, and apply by means of a sponge. In the course ol 
against the nutritive qualities of ilie prairie Do not imagine these results cau be realized f our or five days wash the surface of the body with warm 
wa tcr aud soap, and then give the body a thorough 
foot Been- made of inch and a quarter pine ™ nuu-mve quumma w j.onot imagine hk>» 
hMpds I ia n:hcd The cover is hung with hinges grasses for the production of cheese, aud judging eV ery season, for I have known circumstances so 
so as to be opened easily. I also have a kettle of from tbe product of well-managed dairies, believe unfavorable as to render the income oi an apiary 
Iowa Fat Cattle.— A late number of the Chicago 
Journal says:—“ A drove of fifteen bead of eome of the 
finest cattle that have arrived in this city this season, 
reached here on the Dixon Air Line this morning. They 
are from Cedar Rapids, and are noble specimens of lows, 
beeves. Wc are informed that there are a thousand 
head now feeding near Cedar Rapids, and that in Marion 
county there are 1,600 on one farm, that are being fed 
on corn, which can he bought there at about 11 cents 
per bushel." 
How Mem Milk for a Pound of BctteiC—As the 
result of two experiments made this winter, at intervals 
of about ten days, we found by actual measure and 
weighing, that the cream of Hri,' quarts of milk produced 
Bponviog with the following:—Lime Water, 1 quart; or , t . pound of butter. The cows were fed ou cut stalks 
120 gallons, set beside this, to be used for steam¬ 
ing or other purposes, if needed. Bnt I have 
found the small kettle sufficient for what 1 steam. 
The cover is held tight by temporary braces 
against a beam over-head, aud any small crevices 
are easily caulked with strips of old cloth. After 
the straw is out, it is taken in a square basket 4 
feet by 2J, and 1 foot, deep, to the steam-box, 
moistened with water, and dusted with nicul, or 
bran, or both. When the box is full, steam 
from 1 to 2 hours. When meal is used, a pint and 
a half to the bushel ol straw is sufficient, or two 
quarts of good bran or middlings. I am of 
opinion, that a rubber pipe would be preferable to 
tiu, to connect ket tle with steam-box, as it would 
not radiate heat. 
The editor of the Rubal refers “ W. P. S.” to 
the new steamer of D. It. Pkindle. I saw this 
steamer at the last State Fair, aud was much 
pleased with some of its features. The kettle, 
with its tight-fitting iron cover, is certainly an 
no obstacle exists to hinder tbe grazing of our barely sufficient to defray expenses. But,placing 
natural pastures by cows, for the production of the average yield al about twenty pounds ot 
Sublimated Sulphur. 2 ounces. Thin treatment generally 
cures the most inveterate cases. 
cheese. 
We append the figures taken from the dairy of 
Mr. Savory, a neighbor, who, during the past 
summer, has milked twenty cows, which did not 
run on the unfenoed prairies, hut in an inclosed 
field, and after August 1st hud a scanty supply 
both of grass aud water. Mr. 5. thinks he had 
not more than seven fair or average cows, aud 
that he can increase the product of his present 
herd fully one-third by belter keep, which would 
surplus honey, and an increase of one swarm to 
a stock, end you have a fair estimate for the 
profits of bee culture. I know that these figures 
are much below what writers generally give, bnt 
I find in large apiaries, for a succession of years, 
this is as much as an average can he marked for 
ordinary localities, allhough some localities with 
which I am acquainted, iu our poorest seasons, 
do even more than this. But, even at these, it 
trill pay far better than most other rural pursuits. 
quite double the profits. His result for 185t» is We of course do not expect, each succeeding 
as followsi winter, to keep all old stock and swarms: but 
Dl tV even those which it is necessary to dispose of, if 
as follows: 
Dairy Or 
Cheese, 4.200 tbs., @l0e. per lb.?420 00 
Butter. 220 lbs.. @14c. per lb. 20 SO 
Calves. 20, $ 1 50 each.. 30 00 
Whey and sour milk... 25 00 
properly managed, may be turned to good ac¬ 
count. One great object to insure a good yield, 
Ringbone on Horses.— 1 would like to know if there 
„’cure for riugbones on horses. Can they be taken oil 
with safety, or otherwise cured? 1 have a valuable colt 
which 1 would like to cure if it is possible. Any informa¬ 
tion will be thankfully received.—K. C. T., Medina Co., 
Ohio, 1860. 
We have heretofore expressed the opinion that ring- 
boue is incurable, and have no reason to change our 
views thereupon, although this belief is at variance with 
the views of very many practical men. The best that 
can he done is to relieve the animal. There are two 
modes of treatment, and, a* wo give both. II. C. T. cau 
make choice as to which he will adopt. Dr. Dadd, —one 
of our most skillful veterinarians, and iu whom we have 
much faith.-states that“ the old method of treating ex- 
ostosiH by fire and blister is fast giving way to a more ra- j 
tional procedure. It ha,- been discovered that there is 
not, really, any cure for this malady ; if we can relieve 
and straw, aud two quarts of provender per day. The 
provender was made by grinding oats and corn together 
in equal quantities by measure.—R, 
Total_________..$505 80 
Contra. 
To care and keep of 20 cows one year, at 
$8 each.-.$160 00 
Girl, @$:i. 30 weeks.-. 60 00 
• a a nn 
is to keep strong stocks, and when the frame, or the horSH . f rom lameness- that is <01 that can beexpecced 
movable comb hives, are sufficiently improved to 
be practical, they will greatly facilitate economi¬ 
cal management. T. S, Underhill. 
improvement. But economy of fuel requires this interest on value of cows. 40 oo 
to be set in a brick arch, instead of iron. In 
steaming, tlie heat should till he thrown upon the 
r kettle, and uot radiated into the room. It would, 
probably, be a great improvement to surround this 
(i steamev with brick, or the kettle could be used 
$ alone. In a properly constructed arch, Hie fire 
3,1 passes under the kettle, rises a little, and passes in 
J. a flue round the kettle and then into the chimney 
This renders it safe to place the Steam apparatus 
St. Joliusville, N. Y., I860. 
Total.SoO 00 
Profit.$215 80 
A dairy in Will Co. exceeded this product by 
ten dollars per cow. We would say here Hint it 
is the universal testimony that corn for soiling 
should be grown to keep up the supply of milk 
after the feed fails. 
Prairie farmers can get the difference between 
these figures and grain-growing by a little calcu¬ 
lation, aud should hear in mind that dairying 
in the barn-yard, in the most convenient position these figures and grain-growing by a little calcu- 
for using the feed after it is steamed. Mine is so lation, aud should bear in mind that dairying 
placed and although I have experimented with and stock-growing go hand iu hand, aud leave 
tlie most inflammable wood, I have never been tbe soil more productive from year to ytar. If 
To Make Bee-Iveeping Profitable. 
I am a regular rea ter of the Rural, and I see 
in your number of January 7th, that a subscriber 
bad six swarms of bees in the spring, aud he now 
has fourteen, and sold one hundred dollars worth 
of honey. I have sixteen swarms now, and i 
would like to kuow liow to manage them to make 
them as profitable. If he can inform me how to 
manage mine, he will greatly oblige. I have had 
many valuable hints out of your paper, but I 
never wrote for infoi motion before, as I am a 
plain, old farmer.—I. ()., Conneautville, Feb-, I860. 
We treat tin* disease, when first discovered, just as Wc 
would a recent spleut or spavin, by cooling, evaporating 
lotions, cold water bandages, &c.; rest, too. re much dis¬ 
regarded by physicians, is of some importance " In 
chronic cases, Dr. D. applies acetate or canthsrides daily, 
until the parts appear hot and tender, then substitute 
cold water bandages, repeating the process, if necessary. 
Mr. SrooNER, one of the most distinguished of Eng¬ 
land's veterinary practitioners, says “the best treatment, 
for ringbones of either kind is, after the inflammation 
1ms been iu a great, measure removed by cooling applica¬ 
tions, to fire the part, or otherwise, well mb iu the 
iodide of mercury ointment, washing off the effects on 
the following day, aud thus repeating it again and again. 
We have by such means succeeded in removing the 
lameness, diminishing the enlargement, aud restoring 
the animal, in many instances, to a state of usetuiuess. 
p or a more extended article upon this subject, we refer 
our correspondent to the Rural of Oct. loth, 1859. 
Rural Items.—N apoleon III ia turning attention to 
farming. By buying up many of the waste acres of 
France and improving them, he stands a better chance 
to rival the Roman Ciucinnntus, than by generalship.- 
Marshall I\ Wilder has this year purchased 250 cords of 
manure from one stable near Boston, for $375.-Eight 
cows, belonging to a member of the Springfield Harvest 
Club, made S3 feet, of a quarter of a cord, of solid ma¬ 
nure, without litter, in a week.- A. A. Leach, of Mid- 
dleboto, kept 36 hens two months, and sold 80 dozen of 
egg. besides usiug nearly 7 dozen in his own family. 
The cost of keeping this stock was $9, and the products 
have been $20. The same man once cleared on a Hock 
of bens $40 in one year.-Ex-liov. Boutwvil, of Mass., 
has found by an experiment of five months that he made 
$71.03 more by turning his milk into butter than he 
would have received by selling his milk to the Boston 
milk-dealers at wholesale.-David H. Sherwood, of 
Southport, raised the premium carrot crop of Connecti¬ 
cut last year, producing 1136 bushel- from 1 acre 66 rods, 
(804 bushels nn acre j at a cost for labor of $15. ne also 
took the first premium for onions, raising 130 bushels on 
a quarter of an acre, at a cost of $16. 
Heavy Ox. —There is said to be a Durham ox in Boston, 
5 years old. 6 feet 5 inches high, 13 feet four inches from 
head to rump, 9 feet 3 inches in gir th, weighs over 4,000 
lbs., and has frame for an additicual 1,000 in weight. His 
owner intends taking him to England when he gets his 
growth. 
Tub Union Ag. Socjett of Hemlock Lake is to bol l 
its annual meeting March Cth, for election of officers and 
transaction of important business relative to permanent 
grounds and improvements. 
