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exchanged for a pair of (lesli and blood. After 
a pleasant drive, of about half an hour, across 
the “ Genesee Flats” and over the hills, the hos¬ 
pitable mansion of Ok a no a Raokbtt, Esq., in 
the town of York, was reached. 'J'ho farm of 
Mr. 8. contains about eight hundred acres, and 
comprises both upland and the "flat” within its 
limits. In past years, when the wheat crop was 
tho main dependence of the farmer, the culture 
of that cereal was made tho specialty of this 
estate, but the midge forced into other branches 
of farm economy, and the growth of wool, to¬ 
gether with raising stock for market, have divi¬ 
ded the attention of the occupants. 
Following tho bent of inclination, wo were 
soon viewing the flocks and herds. Upward of 
six hundred lino wool owes arc kept. A sufficient 
number are annually bred pure to renew tho flock, 
while the remaining portion are crossed with the 
Booth Down, and the produce sold to butchers and 
drovers. The entire fold,—sheep and lambs,—will 
now tally above 1,000 head. When this branch 
was first entered upon to any extent, the foot-rot 
threatened their almost entire destruction, and 
the hopes of' the breeder, already drooping under 
the blight of the wheat crop, were anything hut 
cheering. Experience and earn have, however, 
dispelled these fears, and rendered this depart¬ 
ment as certain of reward, as are any earthly 
speculations. 
As intimately connected with this portion of 
our subject, mention may ho made of the fact 
that, in onr walk, wo cneouutercd a (lock of 
sheep, numbering between 700 and 800, which 
time and harvest, vouchsafed by the Giver of Taft is hard after biH brother, of whose Bheep 1 
every good and perfect gift, never seemed so cer¬ 
tain of fulfillment as when next our people shall 
shout their Harvest Home. —k. 
DAY AMONG THE SHEEP 
have spoken. Mr. Ciulhon, of Covington, has 
just sheared two yearling book#, from Mr. Pitts’ __ 
stock of sheep; one of them, a May lamb, sheared . . Tns Ska so* on trh Crops.-W ith rare exception. 
18 lbs.; and the other, an April lamb, 17* llm. Tub Agriculturist says:-" We mean 0 nr .dvioe* from various section* of this and other State! 
Mr, ItKKOlIKil, of Livonia, deserves honorable 0 rf, f ,ea a thousand time8, or at least till what and Canada West, whero the Rural circulates, Speak in 
mention. He has recently purchased a Vermont wc shall have some effect upon our country- the moat encouraging term* <>f tha tciuon and tbe crop*. 
Buck, whoso fleece (unwashed) weighs 24 .| lbs. I racn ’ that a 1 K,,U,<1 of ,ean . Juloy mutton, can be A* » aampU of the many letters from reliable sources, 
called upon Mr. JamksS. Waiwwokth ofGenesco P r<jJuae<1 for half tho cost of the same quantity w * (five the following note* by Bon- T. C. Parana, on* 0 f 
whoso uncle and father conferred an inestimable of pork; that H ia infinitely healthier food, espe- th ® CommUalonsrs for tha Equalisation of State Taxes, 
boon noon tbl. motion. I„ tho „„rch, M »nd to <=i»ll y in tho rant, won, «n<! lho» .ho «t ’ °T. 1°^ , " r .” ku ‘""" ! ™- 
Rnral Spirit of tfje Press. 3\.qrintlhtrftl iltisccllani). 
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Thk Ska sow and trr CROPS.—With raro exceptions 
our advices from various section* of this and other Si*tea 
and Canada West, where the Rural. circulates, apsalc j„ 
MU. PITTS' 8JIEEF BHEABINO. 
1 acckptkd nn invitation—I have a habit of 
doing so—to attend a sheep shearing at Wm, R. 
Fitts’, of Richmond, Out Co., June 6th. “I beg 
leave most respectfully to report progress" among 
the sheep. Mr. Pitts sheared as follows: 
1 Atwood Buck, 8 years old, fleece 13 lbs. 
boon upon this section, by tho purchase and In¬ 
troduction of a large number of Merinos from the 
original Humphrey Importation. Their flock of 
sheep at one time reached eight thousand. Mr. 
W. has now shout twenty five hundred. Who 
1 Buck, bred by Mr. I’itU, 2 year* old, fleece It months should I next meet but my friend MoBhKh Lono, 
grow th, 17 11>h. o ox. of York, riding along under the shade of a huge 
1 Buck owned by Mr. Hamilton 4 yearn old, weight vegetable, which turned out to be the lear of the 
128 It*., fleece 13 months growth, 22 lb*. 12 ox. M . . ... . .. 
it become more muscular, and uftn do more work 
with greater ease to themselves, than those who 
eat fat pork. We have nothing more delicious 
than smoked mutton hums, of the Southdown 
breed of sheep. Venison itself i» not superior.” 
Denning G’nrroln. 
A Canadian "Tenant Farmer,” writing to 
reel information, impart value to hia opinion*: 
Tits CROPB' - tVhe.at, Dairy Products , A*—The con¬ 
trast between tho appearance of tho country and tho 
feeling* of the farmers, this year and Iaat, la most 
marked. About the sumo time in each year haa been 
spent over Western and Central New York—burines* 
calling me, both seasons, Inlo all parts of that rugion. 
Last year the crops looked unpromising, the weather 
J.S ins,, fleece Id months growth, 22 M. U«. Mammoth Fio Plant cultivated by Mr. Loot, the the Brantford Courier, says ho dr ills his carrots M "' 1 '* «> that they had 
lKwe.age 14>£ months, sheared 16 lbs. 4 ox., weight .... J . , ...... . before them a hard season This year tho ... 
of carcass til lbs leaf measuring 18 feet in circumference. I next two feet apart, using from two to three pounds of . . .... ... ,• , „ } p r n 
oi caitaas oj ids. * „ . . to prodnee abundantly, without any extra effort from 
1 Ewe, age 14 months, sheared 14 lbs. 8 ox., weight of visited tho fine sheep of my neighbor Chjlson, h 1 1’ a re. As soon as the carrots fairly the farmer, and all feel that tber* is a good prospect for 
emoass 02 ilm. and four bucks in Covington, recently imported m,l * t0 their appearance, ho runs a liorso hoe be- mil hams, overimwing granaries, and crowded dalrie*. 
1 Ewe, age 14 months, sheared 16 lbs., weight of car- from Vermont by Messrs. Bhown and Moulton, tween the rows ub closely as possible without dis- Tha prospect for every crop Is good, and I have yet to 
cms 68 lb*. They proved that if Vermont ever dieH, she will the c&rrolfl, Then follow with the hand ***the first unpromising Odd of grain or gras*, unlc« 
1 Kwe, age 3 years, fleece 13>i months growth, 17 lbs. dj 0 hard._H.T. B. 
12 ox., carcass IK) lbs. __... _ 
1 Kwe, age 3 years, fleece 13X months growth, 21 IbB. _____ 
0 ox., carcass 87 lbs. h GRASS CROP OF SFNECA CO.-PORK RAISING 
1 Kwe, age 3 years, fleece 13& months growth, 17 lbs. * . ... r . . 
12 ox. carcass 73 lbs ,H Huuy thftt ft r, ‘ nuCr aa practical us John 
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hoe, walking backward, so ns not to tread on the 
m wly cut weeds, and leaving not more than an 
inch of tinhoed ground on each side of tho row. 
This strip of weeds may he allowed to remain 
till the carrots sre thinned. If the cultivator is 
the farmer has taken particular pains by Ida bad manage¬ 
ment to make it so. The yield per acre of winter wheat 
will not probably he as large n* Inst year, but there nre 
so many more acres sown that the aggregate will be 
equal to any year during the last six or eight, at least. 
The plant now has that health color which Indicates 
* i « a m * . ■ mv j/inus m/n nii« winv Hi’inuii " LtlUil I fUJ M.R 
1 Kwe, age 3 yours, fleece 13>£ months growth, 18 lbs., " onKTON * BUonld hlive understood him to say run between the TOWS in the meantime, it will bo that there is little fear from the rust, aud it is so forward 
carcass 78 lbs. “ that Beticca Co. was not good for the gratae*. ” un advantage. Thinning Is rather a tedious pro In the head that it will probably escape tbe midge in 
1 Kwe, age 3 years, iieeec 13N months growth, 18 lbs., f ,ir from that, if lie will turn to my conuniini cess, as it has t<* be done by band. He leaves most localities, if »o, Western Now York will harvest 
carcass HI lbs. cation, ho will see that I made out little Seneca, the orange and red carrots six inche» apart, and J' ve °f 6u ehels of tr.kr.at more than latt year, 
Tho wool was unwashed; the sheep Hhowcd Dot only to be a superior grain growing, but grans tho white or Belgium from Bix to ten inches apart which will p»y more tlmn ton millions of debt. All the 
had been driven from Ohio. Three weeks had good care, but lmd not apparently been subjected ,e 8 s <> n » both for early pasture and the day crop; in the rows. After this he goes over them again, 
been thus employed,—five days from Buffalo,— lo very high pressure. Deducting a half a pound hut that pasture, owing to our hot, dry summer, cutting out weeds and thinning any carrots that 
and, on inquiry,.tho drover stated that he had not or so for what had adhered to noinc of tho sheep ,lil1 not F cnenl, *F hold out through July and may have been left double. An occasiouul hand 
lost even a lamb, while all were in hotter oondb ,n consequence, I suppose, of bedding being AugUBt, aa it did In the high grasw regions proper hoeing afterward is mi advantage. 
tion than when purchased. The distance passed ecarco the past winter, tho wool may bo said to of this State. I have often seen white clover half The Abuse ol Itondn. 
over dally, varies from five to twelve miles,-- have been in good condition, for unwashed wool, *'igh in the pastures of South Oneida and FHOManexcellentartiolenpontheconstruo- 
belng governed by tho amount of feed obtainable a nd was by no means excessively oily. My M, idison Counties in the month of August, when tion of roads, and the manner in which roads are 
spring grains *r« equally promising, ami if will matured 
and harvested, the surplus most he larger thAn ever. 
In tbe dairy region tho farmers are making their har¬ 
vest, fur thus far tbe season lias been generally good. 
TheVc i.i little change from butter to Cheese, notwith¬ 
standing that butter has ruled so low for the past year,— 
nor will there ever bo any great Change from what is 
now practiced. As a general thing, to make cheese 
from the wayside. Where the cropping is good friend J’xtkks would have been delighted at the P a8tu ros were dried up here. In fact, I never saw abused, in the Country C/mtIeman, we clip the P TO <Bab!o, a dairy shonld not have less than twenty-five 
they jog leisurely along,—where scanty, the paoc 
is hurried somewhat. At night, and on the Bab 
bath, a lot is hired and the sheep turned in to cat 
and rest. Their destination was Onondaga Co., 
and it was expected that the entire journey would 
he accomplished in a manner similar to the many 
miles already U nversed. 
Within three or four years quite a change seems 
to have taken place in the opinions of the Valley 
absence of all "fishy smell.” 
Wool growers will he surprised at tho remark¬ 
able yield, and will be Interested to know some¬ 
thing of tho history of tho sheep. They all, with 
the exception of the Atwood Buck, originated in 
tho flock of John T. Rich, of Vermont, which 
such tall white clover in our pastures as that following paragraph:—" We have spoken of mak 60W *-- f0rl J r l * better,-wl.tl» for butter any less number 
grown under the humid sea coast fogs, or in tbe | U g and mending, now let us descant briefly upon T 0a \ rv *" n \ fo ' ,,u ' tflr 
elevated grass regions of this State. ,l 1(a a i )UHaa of roa .i H Wl . . b«Hng low, U th« fact that all through tho wheat region. 
Hero is n. farmer whn «»v. I, n IW I abuses Ol roads. Until wt see some man H since the reputed failure of the crop, tho farmers have 
lore m a farmer who says be lived Bcven years pig a permanent tenant of his parlor, or his cow Increased their caws, ami the local demand, which Is 
in the town Ol JtsellC, Chenango Co,, without stabled In his kitchen, WC must allow people gen- always large from tbs great number of cities and villages 
ever soring a trying summer drouth—that when orally to have some idea of appropriateness, and ln tlint region, has boon thus almost entirely supplied 
lias a “ national ” reputation for constitution and I ,ftMlurcH ^ e, e a, ' e drying up, they are at the sweet- of the usch for which a thing Ib designed But from 11 * our ‘'° Hut a few years «g» produced nothing In 
1. 1 At. - M .* • ” A1...A 11_ in_ •• t . ... 
Within three or four years quite n change seems weight of fleece. A few years ago JoBl All C. 1 aa '* there. While there he never found how strange must bo his sense of llie fitnoHsof 
to have taken place in the opinions of tho Valley Taft, of West Bloomfield, a very skillful breeder necessary lo soil or slop a milch cow through things, whose whole farm or manufactory dis- 
farmers with reference to horned cattle. But few of sheep, went to Vermont and purchased ten Hie season—here, except the last cold season, he gorges itself on the public highway,_making It 
sections of the country could turn out more and ewes, at $60 apiece, from tlio Rich flock. These kaH l(> or corn-fodder to his the receptacle of all manner of useless lumber, 
better blooded stock than mlgbt be congregated ho has bred principally to a Vermont buck (called C0WB ’ nior,! or le<w » Heve r a l weeks in summer, to and Till sorts of business operations. It is his 
along tho hanks of the Genesee, and, ut that date, in this sectiou the Leech Buck,) remarkable for keep up their milk? lumber, wood, and barnyard; his pasture and 
that line. Two or throe successful wheat years will sotuf 
tho cow* back to tho dairy districts a^iiin Tho p ico for 
priran cheese will fluctuate much less than butter, for 
its production is not materially afflicted by extraneous 
circumstances; and tho demaud increases much more 
rapidly than tho production. Altogether, the dairy 
farmers have less to fear from competition than any 
tho object seemed to he the production of the weight of his fleece and the superior charac Will Mr. Johnston tell us,how it is that a fancy pig-pen; he sets his barn or shop butt against it °H>er class, either at home or abroad. 
“ thorough--brads,” with pedigrees of remarkable tor of his stock. Though the ten sheep origin- *mtter dealer in New York can detect the differ- on one side, and his house perhaps a few feet 
length and of undoubted purity. Now-a days, ally purchased by Mr. Taft were thought by cuce In qualify between two crooks of beat made removed from it on the other,—lining the margin 
however, the native breeds are looking up, and mnny to ho unrivaled, Mr. Tai t’h present flock is Gutter one from Seneca County, the other from with all manner of farming tools and implements, 
claiming their sliaro of recognized virtues. Upon 
the farm wo are at present traversing,—judging 
from the goodly number of cows in the dairy- 
yard,— a cross of the Short-horn and Native, has 
spooial claims. This cross is esteemed better at 
tho pnil, while the malo product of tho herd, 
which are raised to two or three year-olds, are 
more readily converted Into beef. 
Last season the June frost gave farmers up the 
Just now there ts nu excess of moisture, nnd the 
weather ia docidtuily damp, it having rained nearly every 
day during the past week. But u* yet nothing him suf- 
feied, except nice carriages that have had to run In the 
mud, And the people that cleaned them. 
Of this beautiful villuge, and the valley abovu and 
4 o t f *4 4 1 4 wuuinjcn aiuaw UUYV Ul IAI IU iUAl 111 VUW 
manifestly superior to its illustrious predecessors. Gtiuiauqua. is it tho water, tho pasture, or the with piles of atone and old rails to complete the mud, and the people that cleaned them. 
The above ewes, or most of them, are from Mr. climate, that makes tho difference? The Chatau- scene. As long as swine have the freedom of Of this beautiful rilluge, and the valley above and 
Taft’s Hock. For three of them Mr. Pitts paid <jna butter will he tho hardest and highest flavored; the road, It is dilfloult to keep it free from weeds, below, I will make a note,and perhaps at soma future 
$;]()(). I confess 1 did not know what sheep were be^l Beneca County hotter is good enough for these animals are sure to root up every de- ttw6 ll t J ,,u “ P r,! »t it.”— IV, Homer , June Vih. 
capable of doing, aud I suppose the end Is not ^ or im c pl cur °> If l* e I 4 unsophisticated in tho cent spot of glass as soon as it is fairly estab- • • — 
yet. Of course extreme fineness is not consistent 
with the greatest Weight, hut these sheep are fair 
quality—tine enough for " Democrats” and “Re¬ 
publicans,” and make an admirable cross with 
article. 
But, apropos of Seneca County for grass and 
stock, as well as grain. One of our most intelli¬ 
gent farmers, Juki. VV. Bacon, made a tour Booth 
river a visitation that will be long remembered, the lighter and finer flocks of this State and the an ‘* West, a few years since, to spy out the capa- 
Mr. Backktt had about 140 acres in wheat, which 
cold Jack so firmly placed his icy fingers upon, 
as to appropriate the entire crop. Tho present 
year, the area thus seeded, lias been very mate¬ 
rially reduced. Every means which could be 
adopted,—in location, of ground, preparation of 
soil, selection of seed, Ac.,—were pressed into 
West. Wo owe much to Vermont, but it is evi- hillties of tho soil. Winn ho returned, ho said 
dent she must look to her laurels. Tho experl- that, with the exception of a part of Ohio, he bad 
meet of Mr. Taft and Mr. Fitts shows that a 8een no land that would sustain us much stock to 
good deal of money is sometimes well spent— kite number of acres of pasture aud meadow, uh 
discretion must make the investment, and vigil- ^e. farms of Seneca County, lie had visited the 
ance must follow it up. famed blue grass region of Keutuclcy, and ad- 
After tho shearing was over, a large company niircd their largo herds of blood cattle; but he 
lished.” IVai! at Chop — The Midge .—Tho whunt crop of this 
-region not only “still lives,” but generally presents a 
T. • . \ Ol VOrjr l ,r0TU,8 ' ,1 E sppeurnne.o. Much or the wheat is very 
Jliquirica QUO ^itldUlllB. forward, aid although themirigofly lias appeared, wo hear 
nothing of its ravages thus far. The weather last week 
MaI.t IN tiiic SraiNO.—Must you feed a good dpal of —rainy, cool amt windy—was very favorable for wheat, 
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Inquiries anti ^natoere. 
salt when you first turn cattle to grass, or mine at all, lo 
prevent their scouring'!—A Faknkk. 
Biiknino Straw on Mkauows —Have any of your 
readers ever tried burning straw on meadows in the 
spring? tf m, will they give me the result? —8. M. I,., 
Hr unit liajiiiU, Mull 
requisition. Mediterranean and Boulcs are the down to a dinner, which showed that affairs said it took a long and wide range of pasture (o 
varieties growing, and the prontiso is so munifi¬ 
cent, that Mr. 8. is busily engaged in fitting for 
future use, a breadth of ground equal to the pro¬ 
duction of such a crop as marked the olden time. 
Tho culture of Peas has been neglected for a 
considerable period in the Genesee Valley, but 
here, also, wc note something of a revolution. 
indoors were conducted with as much skill, at 
least, ns they were out. Some bachelor friends 
who accompanied me appeared thoughtful. H. 
T. Bhodks, of Wyoming Co., was present, and be¬ 
ing called upon for some remarks, he spoke briefly 
as follows: 
"Mr. Pitts and Gentlemen of Ontario —For my 
Bummer fallowing is losing caste, nnd in prepnr- B0 ^ an, l *°r others, 1 thunk you for this festive 
ing land for full seeding, tho necessity of a spring 
crop, especially where clover has run out, ia advo¬ 
cated. For this purpose the pea seems to he 
eminently designed, ns it shades tho ground,— 
draws, with comparative lightness upon the nutri¬ 
tious elements contained in the soil,—is got out 
of the way readily,—the final touches previous to 
seeding may he readily given,— and, in addition, 
the value of the leguminous product for stock 
feeding cannot, lie gninRayod. This view of the 
matter has been the impelling agent in devoting 
occasion. Gatherings of this sort are too rare. 
Our social faculties are undervalued and corapnr 
atively unimproved. 
” J ain always glad to see a growing interest in 
Sheep. To prevent ultimate barrenness, we must 
keep more stock, aud nothing gives better returns 
than Sheep. Wc owe much to Vermont. .She 
lias sold us good Sheep and poor—wc have paid 
high for both kinds. Wc have bought some wit, 
and bought it dear; hut it is worth all it cost. 
Whatever will serve to educate uh in the points 
feed them, und hut for the large corn crop, these 
stalwart hovines would often be on very short 
allowance, both summer and winter. 
It is true, as Mr. Johnston says, owing to our 
alternation of grain and grass crops, wc have few 
sward-bound fields, and both tho quality and 
quantity of both hay and grass arc improving. 
That article from H. T. B., in the lust Rukal, on 
" Hog Pens and Fork Growing,” should be " read, 
learned, marked, and inwardly digested ” by every 
farmer who wants to make pork cheaply, and save 
a part of his corn crop. By the way, tho present 
low price of Canada peas makes them cheaper 
feed for hogs than corn. It is less trouble and 
expense to boil peas, than to grind and boil corn; 
and peas contuin more flesh-forming nutriment 
than corn. * 
Seneca County, Juno 8th, 1800. 
To IIKSTROV tub Wild Onion,—W ill some of your 
readers Inform me, through tha Kukai., what n.oao of 
cultivating, or wbul crop raim-d on a field, will destroy 
w hat are known among us a* tho wild onions, or garlic.- 
— I) , t‘e.runa l .luiii\ 181)0. 
Corn roit TUknino 1‘ndxii.—I have a Bold that I wish 
to sow to wheal next fall. An I liAVO no manure to put 
on it, I would lil.o to know, through your paper, whether 
It would ho piotitut.ln or not to wow Corn broadcast and 
plow It under? AIho. how much corn should I sow per 
acre, and what time of tha year? Those who have tried 
it, will oblige by gl v) o g tin" r e > peri e net*.— Jan kb Founts, 
(iunplain, Allegan Cv., Mich , 1860. 
tVil at Ails tiik J’ioh?- 1 saw this inquiry in tlia 
Rural of Juno Zd, made by a Kalamaxooau. Although 
your correspondent lives near mo, I wits not aware of 
anything being tin) matter with friend BakKr'S pigs 
and fuit the kind lo check the. midge. On Tuesday (12lh 
inst..) Mr V I’. Brown, of Wheatland, showed us sam¬ 
ples of five varieties of wheat, all headed out aud in the 
berry. Tho varieties (named f» the order or their earli¬ 
ness ) nre as follows:—Mediterranean, Amber, Golden 
Drop, Dayton, and Boole*. Mr. It. has about ninety acres 
of the Mediterranean, Dayton und Golden Drop—sown 
from 1st to 1 .MJ* Sept.—and thinks tho prospect favorable 
for n fair crop. Tho samples shown us, though token from 
the edges ol fields (where the insect is always most preva¬ 
lent,) do not exhibit the least evidence of the midge. 
— The recent weather ha* certainly been very favora¬ 
ble to the wheat plant, and ns unfavorable to its enemy, 
and the prospect is undoubtedly encouraging to faimars. 
Tho Rubicon is not passed, however; tho next two weeks 
(we write Juno 121b) will determine. Hon. Ki.isha 
Haraion, an extensive wheat grower, (who has called 
upon u* since the above paragraph was penned ) thinks 
tho prospect is that the crop of Western New York will 
generally escape the midge. This, wo may add, is the 
unlil I observed it in your paper, hut I was aware of opinion of other experienced cultivators with whom wo 
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a large surface to its growth; and we doubt not a good Sliceji, cannot cost too much. Sheep 
the result will bo promotivo of the interests of minister to our necessities outside and in, nnd it, 
ADVANTAGES OF A HEAVY SOIL. 
something ailing my pigs, and this is what I want to 
inquire about. We have bad two out of live iitiers 
which were ulfecled with the shakes, 1 call it. When 
they were born, they were ina tremor all over, as though 
lh«,y Went Cold, aorue a good deal mom than others, but 
all more or less nffucted; and. what -is strange about it, 
ttm hind part ia a great deal mure so than any other 
portion No one that has seen them can account lor ft— 
can anv of your numerous readers? Bix out of thirteen 
have died the others are growing finely, fmt still con¬ 
tinue to shake us hud us ever. Some my buckwheat, fed 
to the sows, make them so,—but ours have had none.— 
G. T. ii , Portage , Hal. Co.. Mich., 1860. 
have conversed. 
those specially interested. 
Upon an eight hundred aero farm tho question 
of labor is one of machinery, or human agency,— 
iu oilier words, wu must employ muscles of iron 
and steel, or those belonging to tho sons of 
Adam. With Mr. Backktt the question seems to 
have been decided; and whatever cun ho accom¬ 
plished by mechanical power, is Hi us performed. 
In the culture of Corn, the diill deposits the sued, 
and by the attachment of a plaster box, this fer¬ 
tilizing material is also sown. When the young 
shoots appear, the cultivator is the solo depen¬ 
dence for all after labor. If we are correct, tho 
only call made upon the hoc is in rectifying the 
skips of the drill,—made apparent by the non- 
appenrunco of the sprouting grain,—and in uneov 
ering such portions as may hava been buried at 
the first use of tho cultivator. An inquiry will 
be observed upon the first page of the present 
iBHtie, in which a Wheatland subscriber is seeking 
for information upon this subject, and we hope 
Mr. 8. will give his experience in reply thereto. 
But our space warns us that we must be draw¬ 
ing thoso "Notings” to a close for tho present. 
To generalize, Wheat is thought to have passed 
through its most trying stages, nnd promises well; 
Winter Barley looks remarkably line; Spring 
Barley, though not us much sown us heretofore, 
is good; Oats seem to warrant large returns; and 
Corn and Potatoes, as far as cas be judged thus 
early, w ill reward the husbandman for hI h labors. 
is the work of a life time to thoroughly compre¬ 
hend them. Il a man may ever be lavish with his 
money, it is when ho buys a buck. If a buck will 
give you a hundred lambs, and each of those 
lambs are worth 60 cents apiece more than the 
lambs from another buck, you gain fifty dollars, 
perhaps, in a single season; and yet I have known 
men to save./iiv dollars, aud saciiflce a dollar per 
head on his lambs. liny a good buck, cheap if 
you CIIII, but buy him. 
"To the end of educating men to tho Sheep 
business, we want Sliecp Shows, and this reminds 
me of the Wool Growers’ Association for Western 
New York—sufficiently ‘ national ! to save the 
Union harmless, i fuel some responsibility iu 
regard to it, as I was one of Its elected officers. 
Shall wo revive that Society? If you will support 
it by contributions, and by exhibiting your stock, 
and by an active interest, hold up your right 
bands.” 
Tho hands went up, and there appeared to he 
no opposition. I suppose the Wool Growers* As¬ 
sociation will be revived. 
Among tho prominent Wool Growers present 
were the Messrs. Taft, of WcsL Bloomfield; Hill¬ 
man, of Avon; Donki.son, Fhancks aud Simmons, 
of Bristol; Messrs. Btkwaut, of York; Moulton, 
Brown, Gilmokk, Chilsun, Glasgow, of Wyom¬ 
ing Co.; Clam* and Ruin, of Onondaga Co.: Gko. 
W. Pitts, and many others, from Richmond and 
the Co. Cent, very properly 
Diskask in Young Titioikvh.— 1 have a /lock of young 
turkey:-, wmi# two orthi on weeks old, which have seemed 
to thrive liuely until quite reauutlr, when thero appear- 
Chops in Canada. —Our account* of the crop prospects 
In Canada West are very favorable. For example, Mr. O. 
ITowkll, of Jerseyville, writes (June 9,) at follows: — 
” The crops iu this section are proinbiug, indeed- 1 have 
Hill wheat sown that showed head on the 28th of May. 
The prospect of a fruit crop never was better, und, I may 
ssy, equal. Gardens, whore cultivated, are looking fine 
1 will have Early Kent peas lit for tho table in two weeks 
ut the Latest, Your puper is gaining favor rapirny with 
the farmiug community about heie.” 
©numerates the advantages of a clay loam, but “da dlsesse among them which i* t.i^t destroying them. 
h _ _ , ,, r , It commences with u lauieoe.s iu one or both knee 
. ajs nothing ol it.H disadvantages. 1 rue, clay joints, which continue* to {nflatuu and crump thu leg* 
lifts a strong affinity for ammonia; while sand, uulU they aro drawn up nearly to the head, and tho fowl 
lias a strong affinity for ammonia; while sand, 
unless dressed with pulverized clay, him little 
power to retain thiH essential gas. But, on the 
other hand, elay, ho it ever so rich in plant food, 
or over so well underdrained, if not ameliorated 
moehanicaliy by a stiff sod, frequently plowed in, 
or by other vegetable matter, is almost impracti¬ 
cable lor hoed crops In the Held or garden. After 
a summer rain, a clay soil crustH over thickly, 
and rafusea atmospheric food until the crust is 
broken; if not worked in hot, dry weather, tho 
soil soon cracks several inches deep. Hence, if 
A sandy loam requires more manure than a clay, 
It requires enough loss labor to compensate for 
the extra manure; and if sandy loams are treated 
every winter with a few loads of clay, us well as 
nitrogenous manure, the soil will soon he suffi¬ 
ciently aluminous to retain tho ammonia. A 
garden soil thus ameliorated, will form a very 
light crust after a rain, and when this crust is 
broken by tho hoe, so far from the soil losing 
ammonia, it absorb* it from the dews of the 
atmosphere. 
It is true that a clay loam, if well underdrained, 
is the best Hoi I for grass, and that it will form a 
Btiff Bod quicker than a sandy loam. But, w hile 
you can permanently amend a Handy loam, and 
make it forever retentive of manure, by slight 
applications of clay which tho frost will pnlver- 
ilicK, Clin you, or any ol your reader*, inform nm what 
the (ll*euM< is, mid how in elleol it r.ut(v— A Kicadkk, 
Scnnelt, June., 1800. 
Turkeys nru very tandor when young, and should 
bo housed until they are a mouth old. If allowed to 
run in tlm dewy gras* Iu t he morning, or after showers, 
many will bn lost. This may be tho cause of the diffi¬ 
culty you complain of. A little stimulant, a* cayenne 
pepper, is very serviceable in oold, damp weather. 
Chops in Socthkrn Wisconsin.— A letter from J. A. 
Smith, Geneva, Wis., saysPerhaps it will interest 
you to hear of the prospects of crops ln Southern Wis¬ 
consin. I think they never were better. Wheat and 
oats look uncommon well. You aro no doubt aware 
that the fruit crop Is very uncertain here, but we now 
have the prospect of an abundance. Considerable corn 
has been plauted, which is looking well.” 
Anotukk Curb tor tiik Sohatoiikh.-I hnvoahorse 
thut was so bad with the Hcratchos the past spring, that 
I could scarcely work hiro,—ln fact, ho could hardly 
walk sometimes, aud I cured liiin with this simple reme¬ 
dy, which 1 had from a neighbor, who says he never saw 
it fall iu the wrorst case. Take fresh slaked lime, nnd 
dust the affected parts well with It, twice it day. It will 
not cause tho horse any uneasiness, und will he sure to 
effect a cure in a few days.—J. A. B,, Paris, C. If , 1800. 
As Havino Tooi.8 and Jmplkmknts will soon be in 
demand, wo advise farmers to watch tho advertisements 
of manufacturers und dealers. Those who wish to pur¬ 
chase mowing machine*, power rakes, folk.*, &c , will find 
whore good one* may be obtained by perusing tbe an- 
nouncements in this and late numbers of tbe Kukai.. 
Among others, Gt. aDDIng'S Horse Pitch-Fork is tt capital 
labor-saving invention, and worthy the attention of all 
who have much gras* to secure. 
enrly, will reward the husbandman for his lab ore. vicinity. On my way out F called upon Mr. Hill- Applications of elay which the frost will pnlver- 
The dry weather experienced until within the man, of A von, whoso flock of well bred Merinos iz« on the surface, you cannot lessen the tenacity 
past week, had its effect upon the Grass, and this well repay a visit. Ho has a fine stock of Ver- il ‘ lay I’mm by h mixture of sand. Clay und 
* CQItl llUSi Dll O F t? AIIP Ilil Llllim/inn 
crop threatened a light yield. Refreshing rains mont bucks for sale. I also visited Messrs. J. G. ."mitlai^umn'ormadSv^Lortar, which 
i I ■ . 1 I l . l.t- 4- .1 II. I i M t til. . _1*1.1 II M. . . • , . m . » ■ 
have vlhited ua, however, and the promise of need-1 and Hiram Tapt, of West Bloomfield. Mr. IIikam when dry, brings fire from the hoe. 
Roll Evil, Again. —Boeing some Inquiries in your 
paper about poll evil, I will give you my experience 
with that disease. Four years since I had a fine young 
horse ut tacked with it, in a manner which threatened 
to destroy him, and I cured him by using tho following: 
Take corrosive sublimate aud white vitriol, equal parte, 
hs much as you can pick up nu the point ora small pen¬ 
knife, put it in very hue muslin, or any thin cloth, aud 
push it down tho pipe, witli a probe, to tho hone. Let 
it stay there, say three days, and then it ih apt to come 
out of its own accord. Borne let a shred hangout, ho 
that they can pull it up when desired. Repeat this once 
a week lor three or four weeks,and you will see tho pipe 
come out without tho use Of the knife, which I think 
must give the horse a stiff neck. It is well to keep the 
bowels regular during the lime. I would say here that 
f own I he horse yet, and hi* neck t* a* limber os it ever 
Was.—R. Il A vi land, Huron, Shirt. Cohlich , 1800. 
A Good Cow -Mr. LaORkn Parsons, of Gates, near 
this city, has a Short-horn cow, six years old, which 
averages over fifty lbs. of milk per day At two different 
times, this season, the milk given in two days has been 
carefully weighed- atone time weighing 110 lbs., and at 
another 108 lbs. In one week (the latter part of May,) 
18 lbs., nnd 4 ox. of butter were made from the cream of 
her milk, besides whut wy* used in tbe family fur coffee 
and tea. 
Prkmiumh for Fast Walking IIokSks.— Among the 
premiums offered by the Monroe Go. Ag. .Society, (for 
tbe Horse Show, July 4th,) are the following for Fast 
Walking Horse*:—Best pair, $20; 2d, $10. Best single 
horse, $10; 2J, $5. 
LARoi: Calk.— Mr. j. Gai.kntinr, of Rush, in this 1 
county, informs us that he has u Durham calf got by im¬ 
ported liletsoe, which weighed 10<! Ihs. when ouiy fifteen 
hour* old. A good start for a heavy bovine. / 
