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with the most prominent dealers in the New York 
market*, we find that not more than one firkin out 
of every four, (taking into consideration all sent 
to that market,) proves strictly prime—that it is 
of the utmost Importance that we produce the 
best article; and when we find a difference of at 
leant ten cents per pound between the poorest and 
the fiest, it proves most conclusively thut making 
poor butter fa a very unpleasant and unprofitable 
business. In the first place it costs leas to make 
PROSPECTIVE STERILITY REAFFIRMED. 
Some people enjoy lamentations ,—I don’t, except 
now and then, for a pleasant variety. In this 
matter of “sterility” 1 am In real distress. ] 
appeal to the fathers of our Agricultural Israel 
for evidence that the crops, when the eountry 
was new, were far more abundant than now. 
With the same pains In “putting in,” the early 
settlers could depend upon just double the wheat. 
a pound of prime butter, than a similar amount of corn, oats, grass, potatoes, &0» that can be got 
will hold the tow firmly against the end of the 
tail, then pull off your halter and let him go. Jn 
a week or ten days cut the string and it will soon 
come off itself. It ought to be done in the spring 
or fall when there are no flies. I wonld certainly 
leave the dock a foot long, but that depends a 
good deal on the size and Bhape of the horse. 
There might be a good many reasons given why 
I would dock a horse, but I do not wish to be 
tedious. a. b. 
Union Springs, N. Y. August, 1860. 
poor, because the good butter is made systemati¬ 
cally, and when everything appertaining to the 
manufacture is attended to in its proper season, 
and as it should be, it,occasions less expense than 
when any of the duties of the dairyman are neg¬ 
lected. Consequently it. is all important to pro¬ 
cure the very best cows for butter—one good cow 
being worth from fwo to three poor ones. Pro¬ 
vide the very best of pasture for them—old pas¬ 
ture is much the best, and Bhould never be plowed 
from the same ground after twenty or tbiity 
years of cultivation. I affirm that in nineteen 
cases out of twenty, If you should throw two 
fields into one and plant them, and one of them 
hud not borne but two or three crops, and the 
other thirty or forty, I could follow the line be¬ 
tween them with unerring accuracy. I uppeal 
to our Agricultural literature, (outside of Vir¬ 
ginia, too,) as proof that “worn out,” "impover¬ 
ished lands” had been heard of before I wrote 
notice, must operate together, or we fail. Inquir¬ 
ing out one of three large reports, we found that 
the owners, the man and his wife, not only did all 
their milking themselves, but they always brought 
and drove their own cons. 
Quietness in driving, especially when the udders 
are full, is of the utmost importance. A broken 
bar and a swelled teat are often the only indica¬ 
tions the owner gets of inconsiderate haste in 
driving his cows. A wide gate, or taking out the 
bars entirely, is safer than to let them down at 
one end. A dairyman complains of the season as 
Agricultural illtscellany. 
Horse Shows abound the present vesson. Wliat, wit}, 
the “ National" Shown at Springfield, Muon., and Ka'a- 
tn»*ao, Mich., the *' International” Exhibitions at UufTnlo 
and Watertown, and various local » of the eqnluo 
race, we think " the noblest of all animals ” is receiving 
proper attention, especially in the linr of “style and 
speed'*—for, though much is said about tte improvement 
Of burses, the large premiums are offered t>r the popular 
qualities named. Even the far down-es.ters—to whom, 
on account of their steady hahita and close proximity to 
Taking Cake of Farm Implements.—E very bad for the dairy, but bis neighbors say, the sun rifctf ’ we lo,jk toT hft ht aml knowledge, as well as 
farmer should have a house for keeping his imple- training of shepherd's dogs is worse than the bright examples in morals—have become ini-cted with 
incuts. It should be tight and dry; and always season. Two buys end a dog are as unfit for f * T< ‘ r ’ tor (in addition to the National Show 
be kept la perfect order. Every Implement, driving cows as they would be to drive a mowing * l I' 1 *) *'• u that the •• Maine State 
, r . , . , . , . , J K Association for the Improvement or Hon-es” have dei.ie- 
when not required for use, should have its proper machine or a locomotive. We have seen one boy oaled A * g „ to M , ho ptoBe for their first annual exhrn- 
pffice, and before It is laid by for winter, all the and a dog urge them to the bars, and another tioo, sod the 18th to the 2lst of Sent a- the time. it u 
until it la absolutely necessary for the purpose of my first article on “sterility.” 1 appeal to the 
re-seediog when run out Sow afew acres of corn 
broadcast or in drills, to be used in cise of a 
drouth, and if not used for such purpose, it is ex¬ 
tremely beneficial for winter fodder. About the 
first of March the dairyman should commence 
feeding the cows a little corn meal, buckwheat, or 
wheat shorts, or roots of some description; the 
orange-camit or sugar-beet are the only roots 
this Committee would be willing to feed, and this 
mode of feeding should not bo dispensed with 
until grass is plenty. Be cleanly about the milk¬ 
ing, and see that your strainer is in good order; 
he sure that your milk pans, pails, und churns, are 
kept perfectly sweet, and never he gatUtied with 
fading reputation of well-known sections of the 
country as proof that they are wearing out. 
Why, there was a time when you couldn't tell a 
Story about the “Genesee Country” so big that 
somebody wouldn't believe It;—then the marvels 
were located at the “St. Josephs,” “ the Wabash,” 
the Mississippi, and now nobody expects to find 
the tallest kind of corn this side ol the Sacramento 
Valley. 
When it is proposed to put land to hard service, 
it is justified by such expressions as this:— 1 "Jt is 
new land, it will bear it;” which ia itself an 
assumption that the old land isreduced. I appeal 
bright metul belonging to it should be carefully 
dried, cleaned, and greased, to prevent rusting; 
iis wood work should be painted or rubbed with 
oil to prevent cracking; and every bolt, nut and 
screw should be oiled. Farmers should not leave 
their implements to rust and rot in tbeir barn¬ 
yards or open, damp sheds, and then grumble 
because they do not last longer. Nothing is more 
discouraging to a farmer, than to commence 
Bpring work with a set of rusty, rotten imple¬ 
ments. Farmers should remember that careful¬ 
ness in all tbiDgs is economy, and that a little 
extra trouble taken in preserving his implements, 
saves extra expense.— Olodhoiter, Glendale , O. 
Mange jn Young Pjgs— Cure .— Young pigs 
are very apt to be attacked with mange in the 
watch outside to give them u good scare and 
make them jump as they came through. Yet the 
good dairywoman did not know why her cheese 
was smaller next day. 
Low LuimIm tfint will bear a Team. 
Many acres of such land are too low and wet 
to be planted, either with corn or potatoes. Farm¬ 
ers are apt to neglect such grounds and let them 
run to rushes, hardback, and wild grass. In many 
cases they will find it profitable to turn over such 
grounds in September with a strong plow, and 
put a little compost manure on the furrows. Then 
harroW thoroughly with a good barrow, and sow 
grass seed. A brush har»ow is the best imple¬ 
ment to bury the seed. After five or Bix days, 
before the seed lias sprouted, put the brush har¬ 
row on and sweep over the whole. In this way 
you place your grass seed on a footing with the 
bright examples in morals—have become Ini.-cted with 
the “fast" fever, for (in addition to the National Show 
at Springfield.) it Is announced that the “ Maine Slate 
Association for the Improvement of JTon-es” have desig¬ 
nated Augni-tn rs the place for their first annua) exhibi¬ 
tion, and the 18th to the 21st of Sept a- the time. It is 
mill that ■* arrangements are now making to insure the 
rao«t extensive and valuable exhibition of horses ever 
held in the State.” 
— If these Shows with fast trotting, and 11 trials of 
speed " at Agricultural Fairs, are as demoralizing and 
injurious to the cause of Improvement as many people 
Contend, our Maine and Massachusetts friends have 
much to answer for—inasmuch as their example will be 
followed, with scarcely a "why or wherefore,” in all 
parts of the land, and some will begin to douht whether 
New England retains its usual quantum of steadfastness, 
morality, etc. Will Western missionaries be acceptable 
at the East? 
-— m — 
Thk Monk ok County Fa in i B to be held Sept. 19 th, 
20th, and 21st, as heretofore announced, on the Society’s 
Grounds, near this city, In calling attention to it, our 
contemporary of the Daily Union re mat k*:—" We are 
confident the show will he a very fine one, if the weather 
permits. The season has been a prosperous one in all 
departments of business life, and the agriculturist has 
been especially favured. The farmers will be able to 
make fine di-plays of their products, and we hope they 
will contribute liberally to the exhibition In ttiis way. We 
of the city had rather tee tha pioductsol tin. farm, stock, 
kept perfectly sweet, and never be sat it find with- to the observation of every man that travels, if spring, especially when running on clover. The you place your grass seed on a footing with the ‘J,* " “ ******* ° n « ln *« 
out a good, deep, cool cellar, well protected from he don’t see a great many thin spots In wheat and following ru«y be relied on as an effectual, altbo’ weeds that are always ready to start. The weed been —Tally favored. The^armeLTlirbeTbleto 
rats ami mice. Perfect order and decorum should grain — a great many knolls destitute of a simple cure:—As soon as the pigB are noticed needs are always swelled so much as to get the make fine dirpUys of their products, rad w* hope they 
be maintained in the cow-yard, and no play, or vegetation, and indeed whole fields that, though to be afflicted, procure a tubful of soap-suds, souse start of dry grain and dry grass seed. Harrow, "ill contribute liberally to th« exhibition In this way. We 
delsy, or harsh treatment to the cows, should be they throw up a rank growth along the fence, or the little grunters Into it, and at the same time therefore, a second time, before your seeds have the C|, J had rather tee tha prod nets of the larm, stock, 
tolerated during the process of milking. In sum- here and there, where a little manure has been give them a thorough scouring with a good stiff sprouted, and yon not only crush the little weeds *"•’ tb ' in th * 6,l °* department of the Fair. The latter 
mer the milk should stnnd in a cool cellar, and in accidentally dropped, won’t keep two sheep to the brush, to remove every particle of dust and dirt which start at once aa soon as you leave them but niuat b °’ w0 tak0 for lhe farm< ‘ r8 themselves. What 
cool weather a suitable room above ground, with acre, or return more than the seed that is sown from their skin, which causes such irritation, you pulverize the soil more thoroughly and obtain u tob " ,,flVre<1 '*’* th « wo , "’ t wlvt *ed,b«t 
a stove or fire-place in it for the purpose of keep- upon them. Bcpeat this operation whenever you notice the better harvests. So says the Massachusetts Plough- til ToZl 
lag the milk at a proper temperature. For churn- I here take it, upon myself to say that the case disease returning. Thi6 remedy may fail in cases man. Gheblky bos accepted the invitation to deliver tte 
ing, the temperature should be about Bixty-five is a great deal worse than farmers generally of “long standing;” hut when early resorted to, j,, varr Broom Corn. annual address.and that will be attraction enough for 
cool weather a suitable room above ground, with 
a stove or fire-place in It for the purpose of keep¬ 
ing the milk at a proper temperature. For churn¬ 
ing, the temperature should lie about Bixty-five 
degrees. Temper in summer with cool well 
water or ice, and in cool weather with warm 
water. Every evening after milking, the milk 
intended to be churned the next morning, should 
he emptied and mixed in the churns, and all is 
considered lit for that purpose which has com¬ 
menced thickening. The dash-churn ia consid¬ 
ered preferable, and liorse • power the most 
convenient. Churn every morning ns early as 
practicable, before breakfast ft you can. Wash 
the butter thoroughly immediately after taking it 
from the churns; work it two or three times dur¬ 
ing the day, (using the Ashton Factory filled salt. 
acre, or return more than the seed that is sown from their skin, which causes such irritation, 
upon them. Repeat this operation whenever you notice the 
I here take it upon myself to say that the case disease returning. This remedy may fail in cases 
is a great deal worse than farmers generally 
imagine. They make the whole farm pay tribute 
to ft few acres about the house and bat n, which 
they keep up for show to delude themselves and 
the public with, (like the men that blanket and 
grain a few sheep for “the Fair,”) while the back 
lots are troubled with "the weevil,” “the rust,” 
the winter kill and the summer kill, and suoh other 
"providential visitations ” (?) as grow abundant as 
manure grows scarce. 1 beg leave to remind again 
that men do plow a little deeper, sow a little earlier, 
use better implements and better varieties of seed, 
when they can, pulverize the ground and work it 
better than they did a few years ago, and so, in some 
of “long standing;” but when early resorted to, 
I have never known it to do otherwise than cure.— 
PORKOI’OLITAN, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 1860. 
»e ♦ 
Rural Spirit of tl)t Press. 
Wliy Hnngni'inn (.'mss nhoulil nor be Crown. 
A 00 ft respondent of the Northwestern Farmer 
objects to the raising of Hungarian Grass, "be- 
whioh start at once aa soon as you leave them, but 
you pulverize the soil more thoroughly and obtain 
better harvests. So says the Massachusetts Plough- 
man. 
Dwarf Broom Corn. 
The editor of the Indiana Farmer says that on " dfty * fl0KA °* win bllV0 '"tnething practical to*»y, 
» a w ~..i. i.... .i .1 _t • > A .« . i 
8 . H. Buckner, Esq., is cultivating, near India¬ 
napolis, a small patch of dwarf broom corn. The 
corn grows from three to four feet high, stands 
very thick on the ground, and produces a very 
fine, elastic straw. The panicle, or brush, is 
finer, straighter, and letter adapted to broom 
making than the tall varieties. The panicle (the 
and, though he pleaded inability to the managers *bo 
invited him, he will do himself justice. On the whole, 
wo csti sahily suture the people ot Montoe, tn town and 
country, that they will have a good full exhibition.” 
TiiKlNTitufrATiONAL IIorsb Show, at Buffalo, last week, 
Is reported to have been quite successful. There was a 
fine display, especially of road and carriage and trotting 
cause of the peculiar manner in which it. exhausts bin * h ) composes about half the entire length of bor ' 1 *‘ H Monroe county was well represented, some fine 
»b no other e in be relied upon,) and once the next casrs, keep up the. crops while the land goes down, 
morning, adding a little suit at the last working, l appeal to the Census —I am a little ashamed 
for the purpose of leaving a little extra brine and to do that, but after all, it is doubtless a fact that 
preserving the butter. jt does approximate to the truth sometimes_I 
Butter must be salted all it will bear (about one appeal to the Census to show that forty years 
ounce to the pound,) without leaving, when ready ft go the average products per acre were far larger 
to pack, undissolved salt in it, which you will than now. Aud lastly, I appeal to the common 
readily discover by tasting. A butter-worker can and the un-common sense of the public at large 
be used without any detriment to the butter; but to decide whether, in the nature of things, it is 
a ladle is always safer. Great care should be possible, year after year, generation after genera- 
the soil. It is said that tobacco takes from the 
soil, of one element, at one crop, more than 
wheat does at twelve crops. True. Hungarian 
Giass acts similarly. It extracts, in one crop, 
from the soil more fatty matter for the compost- 
the stalk, and like all other varieties, is liable to 
grow too long, unless the 6taml is very close to 
the ground. The panicle is enveloped in the 
boot of the upper blade, which, folding twice 
around it instead of once, as in the tall varic- 
tion of its seed than does corn in three or four nt ‘ ver loosens its sustaining envelopment, 
crops. The absorption of any one chemical ele¬ 
ment from the soil, even if the other elements are 
in a measure unimpaired, tells with wonderful 
effect upon succeeding crops. 
Plowing in (Irnss Seed. 
0. L. Dow,' of Nelson, N. H., writes to the 
until the seed is ripe, when the stems are too 
woody to fall over. There was not one bent down 
panicle in the lot. We are inclined to think that 
this variety will supersede the taller sorts. Two 
stalks of this corn can be seen at the Indiana 
Farmer office, on one of which the panicle is 
ted faims gets a single load of manure of any deep; it will come up in time, and being deep- 
kind (except the occasional droppings of cattle rooted withstands drouth that will destroy a shal- 
thatftre pastured upon it.) as often as one year low corn crop, as well as resists the effects of 
ill tint. IP ** t.llp ifpHnxtnfitr.it ** . _i. ■» • . 
frosts, or heaving out. He adds:—“I have sown 
«««'«") ‘o over Wfirltinff, a. It I, fit to «... to atrip tl.a tad of .boot all that it pro- a" ZT' Z , „ i . a 
pack wl.cii the l.rine runa clear, and the butter .luces wiUioot making it poorer. 1 to plot. to all h.Kr.fi. ««l. _He th„,k» ,t doe. . 
becomes solid. Firkins should always be soaked i a (r, n .iw nn i nn o„p,„ ( r best when sowed before the fust plowing—at any jJftflUtriTS Glib ^lltStOTrS 
• v • i * At 1 atltim til U-t Dot one JCro in t?n of our cullivu* r&tA ViGfnrp thp (*roRH Tilnwinty TTa wnnlf) ytirttp if * 
in brine, and never in water alone. Nothing but ..if. .< n a<> 1 t e r rate ueiorc me cross plowing, ue would plow it - 
the best of white oak for staves and heads, and ,*• m8 .1 B ^ ,° iffanure o any deep; it will come up in time, and being deep- Yankee cbkbsk—T he wife of a young farmer in Mis- 
round hickory hoops, should be used in the man- ,,, (except the ° CCa8 °™ toppings of cattle rooted withstands drouth that will destroy a shal- 8 ™ r ‘ W Y a Xl°ChZe h0W t0 mftke What “ c “ lled ’ in thut 
ufautwre of «, Ll firkin,. Milk and bailor fV" JtfT? T, 1 h>w -_ 
should never he kept in the same cellar- <1 sena “ n ‘\ 1 !’ an ' a * tatu, £ /wr(les —^»Ued “ farm - frosts, or heaving out. He adds:—“I have sown Umikb Bccfwheat it is a mutter of m- 
suouiu IILVOJ uo aopi m mo same cellar, aeepa- g1 , iu , 00 t ) t .j. n t.iineis had not had a f 6 rtil« n.,„ «.«. „ , ... . iV . , qnlry with me. how buckwheat iff tw or thre* months’ 
rate apartment should be provided for the butter, „ w , , ' on live dillerenl larmB in this way, ntu) on every growth, turned under on a summer fallow, will operate 
and nothing else allowed there The milk* cellar t0 J and make deBolat ”i there variety of soil, from gravelly ledge to black muck, ^ftfri-tilixer eanl he lnformud,through your columns. 
auu iiuiuuig ew« auuweu mere. iae miiK-iciJur wou o h av e been a famine in this land hr-fn™ „ ’ of the probable result, hr snnie one experienced i 
should also be free from all articles usually kept ,1 , n ,1 ,, ,, and never failed to get a fair crop of grasB when sowed the grain in hope that ss »immure it would bene- 
thcre for house use Immediately after a tirl n 1 ° ° f COuhl nvt seeded this way.” but some say it has a cold, souring 
mere tor nonse use. inimi aiateiy alter ft liihin re _ a | J tendency on tins soil, which is clay and grarel.—A, YV, 
is filled, a clean cloth should be placed over it; ,, .* , ... Salt nnd Fence Posts. WstlUyville^ Pa., I860. 
about one inch in thickness of the best salt should _ ,, ni Y emn convic ion that, there is not a correspondent of the N. H. Journal of 
be deposited on if, and kept well filled with brine . ? ‘ 110Ug 1 in Hb °' a ,in 1 a S an dom com- Agriculture says:—“T have just been to examine ^, KA1V ;T* f'fi des j roua of faying about 
.... .7 , bmed to restore the soil of North America to its „ „ .i t or, o, . -t ,M 'mds ol uuderdram this tall, and am securing tile for 
during the season. The firkins should be weighed T . ■ auam a xo its some that I set 30 or 31 years ago. I found them tusr purpose. I am auxious that the work should be 
dry, and the weight marked on one head of each p' ? cr i i j . n ununi y s name I say to a u SO und and erect. Tfiat. is, i fried eveiv one of 
firkin. The top heads should all he carefully n,i 'ZobTu'-Z'r ? UC Bcre ° f thein i Q ud found them to stand firm. They are 
numbered and laid away until they are wanted ' . . 1 e L lca l lcst P 1 ’ 0- white oak, about 12 inches square, with the part 
for heailin,', a»,l o.k o, .tone .hoolfi be „»fi ““/anj Z.t. i-o'*. ?“ Wl “‘ 1 «« In lhe grp^fi pn,l„vefi. After rettlfig, 1 
during the summer for covers. When ready for 3 ‘ . y .. g 1 u "> a8L “' 8 aI ] 2 cents bored into each post about three inctn-s above the 
market a dean cloth and salt Ehould cover the * ’ !' ie at 18 cents ’ cbarooal at 8 eents, ground, with a two-inch augur, at an angle of 
surface of the batter, and all the brine should ? tUP cll ® apest 01 a!1 ’) boiie8 at wbat about 43", and filled the hole with salt, and plug- 
remain that caii be conveniently headed in. }'°«i R°° barnjard mftnnre at 60 cents ged it up. The plugs are all in, and the posts 
Every butter man should have a neat brand, and & oa ( an draw lt; . rtl '^ e a P 00r acre » and look a3 sound as when set. I put in about one- 
never sutler a tub or firkin to go to market with- !t good ^ ll ly busbels of wheat, aud half a pint of salt to a post As I tried none 
out his brand upon it. We consider a thermom- . tbC . C °? t ‘ ^ ou , wi1 wlsh . yQU kad raore without salt, I cannot say whether it was the salt 
eter necessary for novices iu the business, but to mun, y ^ 1 e tlIue you have fertlli 2 ed a hundred 0 r something else that preserved the posts.” 
on ftx'amw! r.n nfl.l mnwl A __ « j« ftCTfiBi I • ■ .. * _ 
New England Farmer, thut “his way” of seeding * w0 b " ,;t ^ 0D & while the entire stalk is but forty- 
down to grass has been, for the last twelve years, ^ our iuobe8 b '8 b - 
teams being exhibited by residents of thin city and vi¬ 
cinity. Other sections of Western New York alno had 
good horses in the ring and on the track, while Canada 
contributed to the beauty and extent of the thow. We 
visited the grounds on Thursday A. M (while on a fljing 
vi*it to Uutlalo,) and found many fine anim-.lt on exhibi¬ 
tion. Among the Draft nurses (then uuder examina¬ 
tion,) the Clyde stallion 11 Champion,” owned by Mr. 
Mack, Of Lockport, was greatly admired, and jus’ly, for 
he combines groat weight, strength, beauty and docility. 
As we did not witness any trials of “ s'yle and speed,” 
and had only a passing glance at the fine matched and 
single roadsters on the grounds, we cannot speak advis¬ 
edly of that portion of the display. • 
ill ten. If “ the devastating hordes” —cal let] “ farm¬ 
ers” in modern times had not had a fertile 
"West” to overrun and make deBolate, there 
would have been a famine in this land before 
now that all the “com of Egypt” could not 
repair. 
It is my solemn conviction that there is not 
gold enough in Christendom and Pagandom com¬ 
bined to restore the soil of North America to its 
ni-iffinnl T„ , •* . t - i i I'll IIU 1UCIU 'f- pm I""™- * auxiuua mai IUB WorE StlOUUl D6 
original icrurny- in humanity s name I sny to all sound and erect. That is I tried everv nm> nf ftQd* durable as possible, which in order to secure, per- Four Calves at a Birth!— A subscriber at Davenport, 
farmers, stop and consider. Take one acre Of them nnd + v._, ,, mit me to solicit thrnugh tho Khrai. the opinions of Iowa-Mr. J. W Wilky— writes UH that a half Durham 
, , , , . , , them, nnd found them to stand firm. Thi'V are those who have had experience iu laving draiu nine. 1 
poor land, and make it rich by the cheapest pro- w jji te oa ^- about 12 inches souare with the nan I’ ur P 0f ' e dl >(U n a t, '» «htcu two and n half or three feet tow - bel0n « ln S 10 Ur - S ’ F - Wilky, of Buffalu Township, 
cess you can devise, and tell me what it costa ’ " I r > tn the part deep, then makiuga trench th« size of the tile, lay them recently had r.iur calves at one birth. They were appa- 
vou> Bnv trnanoat Soft a ton ..i,*. „ . Bet ln ground unshaved. Alter setting, I in, and cover the joint* with puddling clay. Then cover tently aU alive and hearty, and of fair weight, at the 
a bushel, lime at 18 cents charcoal at 8 cents rj0red nt0 aac ^ P°st about three inches above the an.nch tils pipe be likely tn fin with sand laid in this time of birtk-though when discovered the next morn- 
, ,, ° Lima, ground, with a two-inch augur, at an angle of way, m a.Cnmp4r*tiv®Jydrvaoilr Infonuation will much ing the only male calf of the four was dead, having evi- 
(probiibly the cheapest of all,) bones at wliat about 43", and filled the hole wi.h salt, and plug- Ju, Ontario, C. H'., ISM. dently been laid on by tho mother. The remaining 
iey cost you, good barnyard manure at 60 ceuts ued it nn. The nlnwn are nil in on^ three are all alive and doimr well, beimr fed hv two cows. 
iour muuea uigu. SEEDS And Cottings from Syria.—A ccording to a 
-— Baltimore paper, niuety-fonr boxes and two barrels of 
m ___ seeds and cuttings hare recently been received at the 
inquiries GUO ^lustscrs. Patent-Ofllc* from Syria—a fine assortment, comprising 
varieties of wheat, barley, grspe-cutiiogs, olives, scions 
f 4 *>-*»•*«. Tfi. 
State, 3’ankee Cheese. &tf -i w di b® ^tnt to the new propagating houses for 
-experiment and increase. Among the interesting plants 
Turning 1 mike Buckwheat —It is a matter of In- may he mentioned the Leesaban, It makes an excellent 
qnlry with me. how buckwheat of twn or three Months' • ,.i 
growth, turned under on a summer fallow, will operate a ' ticle for tW*. *nd as a tree it is very ornamental. 
un u fertilizer. Can 1 be informed, through your columns. There are also seeds of melons, squashes, Ac, camel’s 
ol the probable result, by some one experienced. 1 food, dates, walnuts, equal to the English, and proba- 
sowed the gram in hope that ss a mauure it would bene- ,,.v„ , « .( . Ti, a 
fit winter wheat, but some say it has a cold, souring b y adapted to the Middle and Southern Stater. The 
tendency on this soil, which is clay and gravel'.—A, W, length ol the voyage caused the death of a large propor- 
fYtelUyvxlle^ Pa., 1860. ’ tion of the articles shipped, yet it is thought enough will 
be raved to yield a rich return for the amount ((1,000 ) 
Laying Tile Drain.— I am desirous of laying about invested in their purchase. 
•flM' rods of uuderdrain this tall, and am securing tile for __ 
tnsT purpose. I am anxious that the work should be 
in «de durable as possible, which in order to secure, per- Fo™ Calves at a Birth!—A subscriber at Davenport, 
mit me to solicit through the Rural the opiuions of Iowa— Mr. J. W. Wilky —writes us that a half Durham 
those who have had experience iu laying draiu pipe, 1 a „ , „ , . . 
purptire digging the ditch two and n half or three Teet cow ' belonging to Mr. S. F. Wiley, of Buffalo Township, 
deep, then mskiiiga trench the size of the tile, lay them recently had four calves at one birth. They were appa- 
in. aud cover the joints with puddling clay. Then cover reutjy all alive and hearty, and of fair weight, at the 
the whole with tough sods,&ud fill in the soil Would *• . .. .. , , 3 .. , ^ . 
an inch tile pipe be likely to fill with sand laid in this tlm0 of birth-tkough when discovered the next morn- 
eter necessary for novices ia the business, but to 
an experienced diary-maid, the Appearance of the 
milk, and the rattle of it in tho churns, are suffi¬ 
cient indications of the temperature. 
A cream dairy should never be made; the milk 
and cream should be churned together. 
Respectfully submitted, 
O. C. Crocker, x 
Hem an Carter, ‘Committee. 
Eaklman Rogers, ) 
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FATTENING ANIMALS.—STALLS AND SHEDS. 
three are aU alive and doing well, being fed by two cows. 
,, Shkd Corn.— Some time since I noticed in They are to be exhibited ut> the County Fair. A Daveu- 
the Hci.al a communication in reference to smoking , ,. . . , 
seed corn. It stated that the longer the corn was port paper, speukmg of this remarkable instance of bovine 
smoked the better. Now, about what length of time is fecundity, says:— 1 * We challenge any country to beat 
meant by that, -~e*s days, six weeks, at six months? The Iowa in anything in the way of productions, but we now 
time I conceive In Important, n* the germinating nower . , , „ . f, .. . . 
of Lhe corn would, I should think, be destroyed by too S@ud 0ut u s ^ clal cliaUeB S e to aU tbe s " kt ^ B lu cre8tum 
mucb smukiDg, and the virtue of smoking would not he tx beat this. Iowa is bead, Scott county is ahead, and 
T _ 4 . , , ... Erndlcntlon ol Bushes. much smoking, and the virtue of smoking would not be to beat this. Iowa ia head. Scott coun 
I tell y .u gentlemen, the annual depreciation Breaking of the improvement of hill pastures n"Tv VI* s°Zo 6Te “ 0t B moked.-D. Baffaio township is considerably ahead.” 
of your grain farms, in particular, is a frightful » , r , u - . - . p irB> 111 ” 6/ Helena < 18 60. * _ . y 
and appalling circumstance. It is easier to stop f W “ ,iafor g l vcs e oliowing direc- The writer of the communication referred to will coumy Fairs We gave nuite a li 
the mischief than to renriv it 1 tl0US ° n the ab ° Ve sub J a Ct:-“ The larger bushes, please give D. H. F. the information he de.ftes. r C °™" FAI « 8 *~We gave quite a U. 
tne mischief than to repair it. which grow in stools, like the barberry, had better _ County F*r« ket: weekend now add 
More on this subject next week. h. t. b. k« Ocitol,^ w»i. . . . . . . . w- . .. aw _ . Orleans Co.,at Albion, Sept. 6th and Tth; 
Cocn-ty Fairs,—W e gave quite a list of New York 
""vTTmT, ■“ r ,,UI / L ' , which grow in stools, like the barberry, had better ' " _ ^ untj ^ week, and now add the rollowicg:- 
More on this subject next week. H. t, B. Ro „ I „ . , .. .. „ . .... Orleans Co., at Albion, Sept. 6th and Tth: Oswego Co., at 
■> • be twitched out. With a "root-daw,’ such as is Selkht.—I have a very fine horse that has what Is , • K ’ 
- - sold at tho fieri .nlfnval v - called a splent. Please inform me of the most effectual - F d ,8 i S'Tb-5th, k6th, and 27th. [There are two 
e a b nc.uuuial warehouses, and a strong remedy,— one that will remove and leave no scar.— L. E. Societies in Oswego claiming to be the Oswego Co. Ag. 
DOCKING AND NICKING HORSES. yoke of oxen under the direction of a suitable ^ BDH TLRFE, Galway, JS. I., I860. Society—one is to hold its Fair as above, und the other 
_ 7 - maD ! a "ripping business ” can be done. Smaller “Spient” is a callous or osseous tumor, growing upon at Mexico, Sept. 18-20, ns heretofore announced] 
Eris. Rural New-Yorker:— Nicking a horse is bushes may be subdued by mowing. After the or uonti « a ou B to one of the splent bones. It seldom ---- 
barbarous, and I never had much to do with such growth of the present year is finisbed—as may be causes except in the first stages, or when the shkkf vs. Dog. -In a recent trial, in Ohio, the owfier 
an operation. The iron heel of Fashion requites known by the buds for the next year beine formed s P lent 13 h! 8h U P* cl06e to lhe carpal bone; or when it of a sheep-killing dog was fined |160 damages. The dog 
! a . t...a Tt v v * a 3 I nvnlvnc mrtrft tTift r» rmu nf Htn.ia Tai. . i . . 
DOCKING AND NICKING HORSES. 
nor seen in- 
The animals were in I VZVj .“i V , a V V ' 1 ° rSe8 ' aDd bUVe a!rU0&l al ‘ tin S beiu K U6Uft11 ^ the latter part of August-and supposing some inflammatory symptoms present, we 
divided ns noar «« nnsaihle ii 1 ’ ^® cte . and "' a y a docked them. If I had been obliged to if the sprouts which make their appearance the resort to cooling, evaporating lotions; these are various, 
o ' L ‘ ‘ p n regar o weight, throw them, and sear, and all this kind of stuif, following spring can be got at by sheep they-will Tae follo '' rin ff wil1 probably answer the purpose; we 
i! v u U , e ™, W ,? re p aced m an mcloa “«i or management, but very few colts would have, prevent their making much headway. Cattle also have U9ed lt extensively, and found it efficient: Acetic 
w*-. sheltered, and allowed u sufficiency of room, lost any of their tails while I owned them. I will will crop the sprouts some, which with tho in 2 oan<!BB; " aler ’ 8 0UD,:efi ; chloric ether, I ounce. 
eide of the sheep pasture ; but he was »eeu iu the woods 
nearby, and as the owner knew he was a night prowler, 
if not a sheep-sterler, the jury founded their verdict on 
strong circumstantial evidence. The precedent Is a good 
7 . *“ vuuuouie eai, u smau, strong siring or cord, then, separate the 
daily, one hundred and thirty-tour pounds, while hair true around the tail where you wish to take 
those in the boxes or stalls consumed but one it off, and turn it back. Tie'the cord tight 
hundred and twelve pounds, thus demonstrating around the tail so as to stop all circulation be- 
the doctrine ol Piofessor Liebig, that warmth is low; have a sharp, two-inch chisel; get a seant- 
an equivalent for food. linir. or nnmethtnir with a *r,„ara 
le : Win** * low; two-inch chisel; get a scant- higher than this, the cows ^iug onTay anl 
an equivalent w iooo. hng, or something with a square end, that will grass alone. To prove the truth of these state 
Toward the end of Apnl-tbe experiment hav- come high enough for the tail to,lie level, then, ments we are K-ferred to the hlkl I 
ing occupied seven monihs the animals were all with one blow, tuke the tail off clqse to the cord, chant who has received tbe produce ami it ia 
a»w» ^StUe”M to b^ftor “«! I* t, Cd “Tj; k "" d : ^ l 7 “ b0Ut “ ble “ 3 •*«. WM fill correct Good com, good tad, . arc 
tZw, 370 pooudl Il7e led T 7 * 2 * *>“ — 
3-1C nounds- tallow 301 pounds 3 . „ P f b ^ can » tbeI1 P rthS 11 vei Y closely that must unite in producing this result. These 
TteZve exneriLnt wWch we clip from the IT* « u° ’ ^ ^ ^maud of anyone who earnestly sets 
he above exptn em, which we clip from the bring down the hair over ft even and tight to the about it. Yet how sure and how difficult it is to 
Aeic F.ugtana Farmer, is worthy of a test, and we tow tvinv mrt of the hair tio-litU- tn tn... t „ ... uiinumii 11 is to 
hope como ot oo, readers will prove it aod report, yoo wind^outrd b,LJinhi 0 .«. ! The truth 
F j u around bring in more hair, tie ft so ft is, many minor causes, apparently too trifling for 
prevent, their making much headway. Cattle also have uaet! !t extensively, and found it efficient: Acetic Reaping Machines on tuu Prairies.— The Chicago 
..... -- v v. c piuuviMt; ui room, lost any 01 their tails while 1 owned them. I will will crop the sprouts some which with the in aCi ‘ 1 ’ “ onTJ(:Hs: ' valer ’ 8 0UD,:efi : chloric ether, I ounce, Tiraes and Herald sujs that an idea of the amount of 
and the other live were placed in boxes or stalls, try to give a description, as near as possible, of creased growth of crass will’ weaken them »» * Wlx: , 1ake a pw3 > C0 “P° Eed of **«•• or tour ffilds of cot* in may he gathered from the statement of 
At tho commencement of October, it was ascer- my way to take the tail off. In the first place tret n,i :t ton cloth, immerse it in the mixture, place it over the » »«PO«iUe gentleman of Janesville, who ssys that, 
tained that those in the sheltered enclosure eat, a small, strong strinu or cord then senarate tl, P rr , 8eat then conr,oe U ’ 60 88 tu k rodlIC ° ali K ht ' Tl ' f e a6M “ Unoe of a he sais ' " Qe hundr « d 
3 .. .- - ” ’ p lc the DAIRYMEN, says the Homestead, are every pressure on the tumor, the outer baudage to be moist- aud forty-six reapers at work at one time. Thisisonthe 
year astonished at the remarkable yield claimed enad asoften as convenient. Rest at this stage is highly hue o' the Chicago aud Northwestern Railroad. 
for some dairies, reaching five or six hundred ’ m jPDrtant t because the periosteum, or else the interossc- -—*- 
pounds of cheese and butter per cow, and even "” s fibro-cartilnge between the splent and canon, is in- Tartar Camels for Utah.— Fifteen Tartar Camels 
higher than this, the cows beine fed n.. llaul<!d i anJ a11 motion aggravates it. In a case of long (two humped) recently arrivedin San Francisco from the 
| standing, and even in one having a well-marked tumor, 
stiffness and lameness may he relieved by the occasional 
application of acetate of canlharid.es. 
Some surgeons blister for the cure of splent; others 
6 aw off the tumor; and periosteotomy has been resorted 
to iu view of cure; but, unfortunately, splent is no more 
curable than spavin, when once the cartilage has been 
Tartar Camels for Utah.— Fifteen Tartar Camels 
(two humped) recently arrivedin San Francisco from the 
Arooor River, and are to be used in transporting goods in 
Utah. They are said to be large, healthy animals, capa¬ 
ble of carrying-1,000 pounds each. 
Good Yield of Wheat. —Among the many handsome 
crops of wheat recently reported, we learn that F. P. 
Root, Esq., of Sweden, in this county, has harvested one 
converted into bone; and as in the majority of caves it hundred acre B that will yield about 30bushels to the acre 
is but an eyesore, aud detrauta hut little from the value, —--- 
and still less on the score of usefulness, of the horse, it Fairs next Week —The United States, at Cincinnati; 
may be well to pause ere we operate lor the cure of an Illinois State, Jacksonville ; Tennessee, Nashville ; Ver- 
incurable disease. mont, Burlington. See list of Fairs in Rural of 1st inst. 
