Oar search for the weevil waB almost in vain. 
We could find this insignificant yet powerful 
enemy of the wheat crop only in a few of the fal¬ 
len heads, or in those that were on short straws 
near the surface of the ground, and unripe. The 
farmers of the Genesee country think they arc 
relieved from this pest, and that the days of pros¬ 
perity are about to return. They talk very confi¬ 
dently of twenty, thirty, and even forty bushels to 
the acre, in some cases. The only regret we 
heard any farmer express, was, that he had sowed 
so little wheat last fall; but no such regrets should 
be allowed to mar our joy. 
Onr foreign exchanges give an account of a 
a recent trial of Mowers in France, in connection 
with the Paris Agricultural Exhibition, at the Im¬ 
perial Kami of Joinvillc, at which many French 
and English MowcrB did their best to secure the 
prizes, but Wood's American Mower took the 
First Premium of 1,000 francs, a Gold Med#!, and 
Grand Gold Medal of Honor. The correspondent 
of the London Times, who attended this trial, 
writes — before the award was announced — as 
follows: 
“Two of Wood’s American 
ami leaves it light and open to atmospherical influences. 
2d. It does more and better work, in less time and with 
less animal power, than any of its predecessors in this 
department, 3d In some clay soil*, and especially sum¬ 
mer fallows, it does work the drag harrows cannot do; it 
pulverizes, by its peculiar action upon them, the hard¬ 
ened clods that are usually left for the clod-crusher, (and 
which latter presses thorn into the earth instead of 
breaking and reducing them to a Hue tilth.) 4th. It 
combines perfectly the two processes of Sowing and 
Harrowing. 6th. TllO suspended Harrow insures even 
depth to the seed, and as even covering to It, and hence 
we may look for even ripening aod the absence of shrunk 
grain. 6tb. Only one fourth of the teeth of the barrow 
are actively operating at the same luetaut, consequently 
the draft is less than in the old implement, where all may 
be engaged at the same time. 7th. The width of the 
harrow is about that of the “cat" of a mowing machine, 
the draft being about equal in both; from seven to ten 
acres may. therefore, be sowed and harrowed in with this 
machine in a day. 8th, The seed ts not trodden upon 
by the animals after it ts sown.” 
This machine was thoroughly tested on the 
farm of Robert J. Swan, Esq., of Seneca Co., 
near Geneva, on the 12th Snsi, when John John¬ 
ston, Esq., Dr. Dox, Prof. Willson, Mr. Cortdon 
Wheat, and other competent judges, witnessed 
and commended its operation. In their certifi¬ 
cate relative to the trial, the gentlemen named 
substantially verify the cluims of the inventor, as 
above quoted, and, among other things, say,— 
“The seed sowing arrangement is simple in its 
construction and operates well, distributing the 
Beed (oats were used for the trial,) evenly and in 
such quantity as was desired. The harrow we 
believe to be new and entirely original, and Is 
destined to supercede the old implement as eflec- 
tually as have the reaping and mowing machines 
the time honored sickle, cradle and scythe.” 
A trial was also had, July 14th, on the farm of 
Mr. B. Season, of Geneva, at which Hon. T. ITxi. t.- 
hovsk, Dr. II, A. Totter, C. Walker, and others, 
were present, and who testify strongly in favor of 
the machine—remarking, iu their certificate, that 
“it supplies, with a great saving of labor, a want 
which ih universally l'clt and acknowledged, viz., 
an implomcnt which will prepare Ibe ground for 
the reception of Heed, mid especially those soils 
in which clay is the preponderating ingredient” 
This test was on stiff clay land that had been 
twice plowed, and was entirely dry and full of 
lumps; two borrowings reduced the clods to a fine 
tilth, and gave great satisfaction to all present 
Farther information relative to this Sower and 
narrower may bo obtained by addressing either 
the inventor, Henry Hewitt, agent, or W. A. 
Sanford, at Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., 
and inquiries concerning its capacity, Ac., may 
he addressed to E. D. Hallooe, Rochester, N. Y. 
Agricultural miscellany 
Tire Weather 
of the past week- 
and cool for the 
—Harvest and Chocs,—T he weather 
—17th to 24th—has been unusually wet 
season 
the frequent rains interrupting 
harvest operations, though we think no serious damage 
has resulted. The weather of the month of July has 
indeed, been quite changeable thug far, with frequent 
heavy rains, and high, cool winds—the latter, however, 
proving advantageous to farmers in rapidly drjing grass, 
grain and earth, bo that baying and harvesting labors 
were resumed and prosecuted with vigor between the 
storms. Hut white we are having a superabundance of 
moisture in this region, New York papers are talking of 
a severe drouth in the eastern part of the State. The 
Tribune of Monday says;—“The green .-ward is now 
baked and brown, the trees and bushes are wilted, and 
yield no more their graleful shade—the graceful waving 
corn is shrunken and shriveled, and everything looks 
dead or dying for lack of the rain that, will not come. If 
the drouth continues much longer, the market garden¬ 
ers of this vicinity will be great losers, for all vegetation 
seeme going backward rather than forward, and the far¬ 
mers, too, will feel the pinch upon their crops severely.” 
— The spring crops of this section continue promising 
—at least, we hear no adverse reports Letters from 
various parts of the West—Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indi¬ 
ana, Wisconsin, Acc ,—bring us encouraging advices rela¬ 
tive to the wheat harvest, and generally speak in most 
cheerful terms of the prospects of the other crops. From 
present indications the Union and the People will be 
saved abundantly, and General PBOSI’kIIITY, (the candi¬ 
date of the Agricultural Press,) triumphantly elected, 
whatever the fate of the quadrlnoralcAl political aspirants. 
secret why ] get so much hay.” His mode of 
applying was to put on six bushels per acre, and 
harrow it in before sowing his grain and grass 
seed. 
About Hay C'nps. 
We hear bat little inquiry this year for hay 
caps, remarks the Massachusetts Ploughman. One 
writer cautions against large caps, because the 
hay grows musty under them in a gtorm of two 
days. Another says he means to place his caps 
this year tinder the bottoms of the cocks, for the 
bottoms always suffer as much again as the tops, 
or the middle, in ca3e of tain. Another farmer 
says he could have prevented the wetting of his 
bay, with his caps, but he had not time to put 
them on,—he was barely able to cock up his bay 
in the old form before the showor came. And 
still another tells us that we have not much occa¬ 
sion for caps, if they should be given us,—that in 
most cases we can secure more hay from a shower 
by cocking it up well and trimming, than by 
attempting to keep the hay as dry as we would 
keep it in a barn. If we stop to put on caps as 
we go, we run the risk of leaving a portion of our 
grass-mowers were 
tried, that with two driving-wheels having a 
remark ibly easy and readily-worked lever move¬ 
ment lor adjusting the height of the cutters at 
pleasure. The flexible cutter bar clings closely 
to all irregularities of ground, and the cutters 
arc cleverly supported, so as to vibrate with little 
friction. Burgess and Key's mower also cuts 
closely and evenly, the wheel on a spring bracket 
enabling the machine to follow all inequalities of 
the land. Both the English and Ameirican ma¬ 
chines worked most beautifully, far surpassing the 
scythe in closeness and perfect evenness of cut, 
and leaving the hay strewn regularly, ready for 
withering; and but little difference was observa¬ 
ble in the draught required, as shown in the con¬ 
dition of the teams after the work; while the time 
occupied in accomplishing the same plot of mow 
lug was nearly the same in both cases. The 
admirable performance of these machines proves 
that the days of the scythe are numbered; and, 
whatever may be the award of prizes when an¬ 
nounced, the actual triumph of the foreign 
machines is acknowledged by all beholders.” 
Wheat and Chess growing on the same Head— 
■Almost —Recently, Mr. G. D. Bmsn, of Genesee Falls, 
Wyoming Co., sent us a head of wheat having b sprig of 
chess protruding from it, and presenting the appearance 
of united growth. On examination of the apparent 
hybrid, (in presence of Frof. Dewey, Hon. T. C. I*Rter8, 
aod others,) it was soon found that the branch of chess 
wag an interloper, and not firmly attached to the wheat 
head. The stem of the chess was simply twisted around 
the main stem or the wheat, at the foot of the kernels, 
as was readily discovered. It had probably become 
tangled by tbe waving of the grain, and certainly pre¬ 
sented a very natural appearance. On first seeing the 
queer specimen, a farmer presunt averred that the chess 
ABOUT DRAINING.-TO J. T. 
WHAT WILL WE DO WITH IT!” 
i ink Samples of Whrat have recently been roceived 
Houghton's 
One of the beat was 
r, Henry Wkav, of Gates, 
this city—sample of a crop of four acres, from seed 
n raising It was sown Sept. 13th, and harvest¬ 
ed July 6th. Beiry large, plump, ond white-of excel¬ 
lent quality, though the yield was not large. Mr. W. W, 
Janes, of Greece, sent us, last week, auveral fine heads 
of wheat—said to be tbe Boughton, and grown from seed 
obtained in Va.,—hut is not so white as Mr. Wray's, and 
is probably the F.arly May variety. Mr. J. says it is 
earlier than the Mediterranean or Dayton, has a short 
straw, and promise* to yield welt Mr. E. M. Potter, qf 
Early Virginia,” grown by M 
near 
of his ow 
Gates, sent us, July Sd, a sample of wheat (in tho 
grown from seed palled the Dayton, but which we thought 
to be the Early May. Samples of the Dayton, Mediter¬ 
ranean, and Golden Drop, have also been received, ull of 
excellent quality. Thus far we consider the Dayton the 
most promising of the several varieties introduced into 
this section during the past two or three years. 
National Horse Show at Kalamazoo, Mich—W e 
are in receipt of the Premium List, General Regulations, 
&c., of the “ Third National Exhibition of Imported 
Blood and American Breed of Horses, to be hold at 
National Park, Kalamazoo, Mich., Sept, 11—14," The 
premiums amount to $4,000 iu the aggregate, and are 
open to competition from the United States and Canadas. 
The first and highest premium offered is $1,000 for the 
best trotting stallion under six years of age, “ the test to 
be one mile and repeat, best three in five in harness”— 
(provided, at least, three bona fide entries are made 
previous to August 1st,; An entrance fee of ten per 
cent, will be charged on all premiums over thirty dollars; 
all under, three dollars. Favorable arrangements have 
been made with several Railroads to transport passengers 
and horses to and from the Show at reduced rates, and a 
large attendance is anticipated. Entries may be made, 
or copies of the premium list obtained, by addressing the 
Secretary, Guo. F Kidder, Kalamazoo. 
MY EXPERIENCE WITH A FARROW COW. 
Eds. Rural Nkw-Yobeer:—I noticed, in a late 
number of your valuable paper, R. G. Benton's 
experience with a farrow cow, and as I have 
been a reader of your paper a number of years, 
I thought I would give Mr. B. and others, through 
the Rural, my experience. This spring I had 
two cows, one farrow; the other came in about 
the middle of January, lsGO, and as they were 
about the same age, and gave the same quantity 
of milk, I thought it a good time to make a test. 
We kept each cow’s milk by itself,—the cream 
was churned separately, and in about twenty 
minutes each. The result was, we got the same 
quantity of butter from each, and it was plain to 
be seen, there were not as many scales in the 
milk of the farrow cow as in the other, so it can¬ 
not be that fairow cows are altogether to blame 
for the scales being in the milk- Will some one 
give a reason, throngh the Rural, why there are 
so many scales to be frequently found in the 
buttermilk, and oblige a young farmer. 
Lockport, N. Y., 1860. yf, f p_ 
jJnquivicu anti ^Insiders. 
Caposizing Fowls. — Who, among the numerous 
readers of the Rural, will give, through its columns, 
the modus optrandi of making capons, and oblige—A 
Reader, 
Queries about Wheat.—1 would like to inquire 
whether the Kentucky May wheat is an earlier variety 
than tbe Mediterranean, or not. with n desenption of 
the same? Please describe the Dayton wheat, and where 
either variety can be obtained.— A Farmer, C. IF., I860, 
I'ows Leaking their Milk. —For four years my cow 
leaked one-half of her milk, and I commenced (by the 
direction of an Irishman,) bathing her teats, previous to 
her tnakiDg bag, with melted tallow every three or four 
dnya till she come iu. It proved a cure. It can be done 
after mi Iking, when the hag is empty, hut be careful not to 
start the milk aB you apply it — D. Porter, Pompcy, ft. Y. 
sumption out of the State. The balance can bo 
profitably consumed on the farm, and all ought to 
be. Whoever holds for high prices to comeatsome 
future day will be sadly disappointed. Turn your 
surplus into money at as early a day as possible, 
oh, farmers, and go in for larger crops next 
year.”—r. 
Wheat Crop o» Michigan.— The last issue of the 
Mich. Farmer speaks very encouragingly of the quality 
and quantity of the Wheat Crop of the State. It esti¬ 
mates the yield at the large average of sixteen bushels 
to the acre—“ equal to over two bushels per acie more 
than the best crop that has ever been raised in the 
State.” After estimating the number of acres sown, 
yield, &c., in former years, and also the number of bush¬ 
els that will be required for seeding (562,600 acres) next 
year, as well as what will be needed for home consump¬ 
tion, our contemporary says:—“ Assuming the product 
of the State at nine millions of bushels, and taking from 
it the amount used for seed and for consumption, we 
have remaining for export over five millions of bushels, 
which may he worth any price from one dollar to one 
and a half dollars per bushel, and which may add to our 
cash capital from live to eight millions of dollars." 
TO DESTROY CORN CHAMOMILE, 
ready to say a word for the days of yore—to relate 
stories of tbe toils and struggles of his early man¬ 
hood— of chopping, and logging, and burning— 
of extraordinary days works in the harvest field 
— of cradling four acres in a day—of raking and 
binding, and keeping up with tho best cradiers in 
all the country. But, he acknowledges, with a 
Bhadow of regret) that his working days are over_ 
his eyes become dim by reason of age. Yet he 
declares with warmth, that farmers do not work 
as they did in the olden time—that thirty years 
ago hu could make more money at growing wheat 
and selling it for five or six shillings a bushel 
than farmers now can at double the price. 
But improvements stop only with man's neces¬ 
sity. The reaper was followed by the Self-Raker, 
and now we have the Hinder. Sherwood's Gram- 
Binder we had Been at several State Fairs, but 
never at work in the field, and we were glad to 
have an opportunity to see it in operation. So 
we wended our way to the farm of Mr. Neely in 
the town of Chili. Here we found many old 
practical farmers, who were somewhat incredu¬ 
lous, thinking it almost impossible to bind the 
grain on the platform of the reaper, and remove 
it as fast as cut. And yet, we believe all were 
satisfied on the trial that this, too, can be done. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker: —In complying with 
a request in a communication from a private 
correspondent in Livingston county, asking me 
to advise him, through the Rural or by letter, 
how be may get rid of the Corn Chamomile, 
( A a them is arvensis, or what he persists in calling 
May-W eed.) having mislaid said communication 
and lost his address, I am obliged to thoose the 
former means, with your permission, and in com¬ 
pliance with an agreement in my communication 
in the Rural of June 9th, in which I said:—“If 
any of your readers are afflicted with it, and 
know no remedy or cure, I will send them the 
best I know of. if desired.” 
Now let me premise that I do not propose to 
offer any panacea, or to work any miracle, which 
would be necessary in order to it$ immediate 
extermination. 
How to Prbvbnt Hens Killing Chickens. —I had 
several hens which hatched chickens, but not exactly at 
the same time. I wished to have them lay as soon as 
possible, and save the trouble of making a large number 
of coops, so I placed all of the chickens under one hen 
as they were gradually hatched. The hen seemed 
determined to kill all of them, excepting her own, so I 
covered the coop perfectly tight with a cloth, and made it 
dark, leaving a small hole for the chickens to runout and 
in. Within three days I took the cloth off to let the 
light shine in her prison, and the chickens, fifteen in 
number, were growing finely —J. ii. G , Corning , N. Y, 
been greatly exhausted — the meadows yielding 
but little, and that of an inferior quality — has 
been restored to fertility by its present owner by 
means of surface manuring the meadow's, and 
through scarifying each spring. They now yield 
a heavy crop of the best kind of hay. 
When to Cut Timothy. 
Levi Bartlett says, in the New Hampshire 
Journal of Agriculture :—“As far a9 practicable, 
we cut our berdsgruss when the seed is in the 
dough state, and before the bloom is much shed. 
It is said by those who have carefully investi¬ 
gated the matter, that too early mowing of 
berdagrass results in great injury to the next 
year’s crop, much more so than to that of other 
grasses. It being a bulbous looted plant, jf cut 
too soon, the bulb has not stored up the necessary 
nutriment in it to secure a vigorous after-growth. 
Clover should be cut when about half the blos¬ 
soms have turned brown, and made mostly in the 
cock.” 
Salt in Laying down Mcaiiaw Land. 
S. Pierce, writing to the Maine Farmer, relates 
that in his youth he met wilh the statement that 
one part of the old English method of laying 
down land to grass, was to “plow or harrow in 
seven bushels of salt per acre, and the result was, 
they got a heavy crop of h3y for ten years.” He 
has employed salt on potatoes and corn with good 
Tire Gbneske Co. AG. Society is to hold its next 
Annual Show and Fair at Batavia, Sept. 18tb and 10th. 
We are informed that liberal premiums are offeied, and 
arrangement* made for one of tbe beet exhibitions ever 
made by the Society. On tbe last day there will be a 
public sale of stock and implements, a feature wflicb the 
managers propose to make prominent, Competition for 
the exhibition of stock of all kinds is open to the world, 
and a large show ia anticipated. All wishing to exhibit 
or sell stock will be accorded equal privileges with resi¬ 
dents of the county, and are cordially invited to atteud. 
Bloat in Cattle, —Will any of the readers of the 
Rural give me a remedy for the Clover Bloat in cattle? 
I am haring serious trouble with my cows.— Marcus 
Baker, Kalamazoo , Mich . 1860. 
We append the views of some experienced fanners on 
this subject. The first one remarks: — “Farming has 
been my business for the last thirty years, and I have 
found that if cattle are first turned into clover when 
the dew is on, they are apt to bloat, but think they will 
not, if tbe clover is dry,—in other words, when the dew 
has evaporated nr been absorbed. As a remedy for bloat, 
take one or two slices of fat pork Pull out the tongue 
of the animal with one hand, and put the slice of pork 
as far down as possible; then hold the head up until it is 
swallowed. In most cases the operation wiH not have to 
be repeated, for tbe bloat will pass off in ten or fifteen 
minutes. The remedy is simple, and every farmer has 
(or ought to have) it on hand. I have never known a 
fail are.” 
John Johnston, Esq., gives the following as an infalli¬ 
ble remedy:—“Give about a gill of spirits of turpentine, 
mixed with an equal quantity of lukewarm water One 
dose will usually effect a cure; Mr. J. has never used a 
second hut once. If necessary, however, a second dose 
of same quantity can be given in five minutes. The 
remedy is usually instantaneous. Mr. J. has used it 
frequently for twenty-five years past, and always effect¬ 
ually.” 
Another practical farmer, Mr. E. J. Gallentine, of 
Rush, gives his cure for bloat, as follows:—A pint of lard 
and a pint of sweet milk. Mr. G. has found this remedy 
certain. 
Let me say it is an'ovil bearing 
somewhat the relation to the vegetable family 
that a certain "dumb spirit" did to the hutnim 
family, some eighteen hundred years ago, which 
"could come forth by nothing but by prayer and 
fasting.” 
As for a remedy, the most rational one is ex¬ 
emption from the seeds producing it, and as we 
know of no innoculation counteracting it, we 
think this is the only one. But, as for the cure, 
as desired in tbe case of my oortespondent, who 
states that he has about four acres of his farm in 
good condition to produce any crop, beiug prop¬ 
erly drained, Ac., but which ia completely over- 
rnn with this pest. I would say, in the first place, 
circumscribe its range, as you would that of a 
diseased sheep, to keep the infection from the 
flock, (and he may consider himself favored if it 
is limited to four acres of his farm.) To this 
end, avoid, as much as possible, its seed matur¬ 
ing; but if, in order to secure the crop now 
growing, it must remain, it being impracticable 
Crops in Genesee County.— One of the most observ¬ 
ing farmers in “Old Genesee,” writes (under date of Le 
Roy, July 20,) as follows:—“ We are uow in the midst of 
harvest. Most of the early varieties ol wheat are already 
secured. Tbe yield and quality promise to be good. 
Some weevil in late pieces. Farmers must learn to Sow 
the earliest varieties aud under the moBt favorable 
circumstances, and they will be sure of a good return. 
Grass full an average crop; oats heavy; spring bailey 
light, winter good; corn aud potatoes looking finely; 
fruit abundant” 
Seeds and Implements.— It will be seen by reference 
to an advertisement in this paper, that Mr. H. C. Wbitk, 
formerly of Rochester, has resumed the Seed and Imple¬ 
ment business, his Warehouse being located at 338 Main 
st., Buffalo. Mr. W. has had considerable experience in 
tbe business, and possesses an intimate knowledge of tbe 
wants of the farming public. We trust his new enter¬ 
prise will prove successful. 
