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MOORE’S RURAL HRW-YORRER. 
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opposite side of this terrestrial hall are not apt 
to be successful. The Chinese Sugar Cane be¬ 
longs not here, and caunot be made to succeed 
here until we can repeal that Irrepealable fiat of 
gradually withdrawn, and as soon as it begins to 
harden so as to hold together, it is put into a 
cloth and Bink, and gently washed and pressed 
till the whey is well ouL It is then broken np 
Him who has made that universal adaptation of again, salted at the rate of an ounce of salt to 
in the same patch, that I am almost convinced 
that the oxide of iron served as a preventive of 
the rot 1 can, therefore, say I have gTown one 
good bill of potatoes this year which is some 
awkward and confused. Indeed, I believe the 
principle will hold good in all cases, that the 
horse should not be hurried in his gait, whatever 
it may be, faster than he has learned to perform 
agricultural itlisccllnun. 
locality and productions which we see to exist 
Secondly, That the relation of master and ser¬ 
vant at the South, which some regard as wrong, 
and others believe to exist by divine warrant, can 
hardly be upset by any instrumentality as weak, 
and vapid, and watery, as is tbo Chinese -Sugar 
Cane when grown on or about the forty-second 
parallel in any of the States of this blissful Con¬ 
federacy. 
A word as to the late retrogression in agricul¬ 
tural exhibitions. " The precedence given to 
trotting,” and the "carelessness and incompe¬ 
tency of judges,” are but links in the downward 
chain,—the real cause lying in the nature of the 
thms itself. Stripped of all disguise, a fair iB 
merely an exhibition of mortal bragging. We do 
not meet at a show in any spirit of dependence 
upon that Being who gives ns life, breath, and all 
things, or of thankfulness for that Providence 
which has blessed us abundantly in both basket 
and store. On the contrary, we get together to 
boast and to beat. Mot less in the material than 
in the spiritual world Is boasting “excluded,” and 
therefore it is that our agricultural exhibitions 
contain within themselves the seeds of decay and 
ultimate death. No man, no business, no society, 
can be permanently prosperous that rests for suc¬ 
cess upon human pretense. But it is presumed 
that this solution of the question you have raised, 
will hardly command a general assent, 
Frattsburgh, N. Y., 1800. w. b. v. 
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PROTECTION FOR FARM STOCK. 
It is generally conceded that domestic animals 
require shelter in winter—at any rate, those who 
do not concede it seldom show themselves in the 
newspapers; their faith is to be Inferred from 
their works. It is not so generally known that 
they require protection during the cold and wet 
weather of summer and fall. 
One peculiarity of this American climate is the 
rapidity and extent of its changes. We go from 
one zone to another just exactly as qnick as the 
wind can travel over the space. When we get 
our pores all open, and sweating becomes a habit, 
a north-easter puts us into the shakes. Then is 
the time that we put on woolen, if we can, and 
build a fire in the sitting-room—unless we were 
unwise enough to omit a fire place, and fools 
enough to take the stovo down—even though it 
occurs at the period marked “ dog days ” upon 
our charts. 
We take the liberty to be uncomfortable when 
the weather is cold,—but, our domestic animals 
are expected to keep their sensations in abeyance 
till the proper time of year comes round. What 
business has a cow to Bhiver till the first day of 
December? It would be as improper as it is to 
cry at a wedding if you are sad, or laugh at a 
funeral if you were mirthful. 
Per Contra—Cattle do suffer, and that very seri¬ 
ously, during these sudden changes from hot to 
cold. I submit that no field is properly prepared 
for pasturing cattle, till there are shelters in it 
under which cattle can take refuge whenever they 
feel disposed to. The wise scriptural injunction 
which saitb, “the merciful man is merciful to his 
beast,” does not apply to auy particular season, 
but to alt seasons' —hot and cold, wet and dry. 
If it has reference to any one period more than 
another, however, it inuBt he the season when the 
“ides of November” (which make even the poli¬ 
ticians quake) prevail throughout the land—when 
the cold rains and chilling blasts of Fall and 
coming Winter blight vegetation and affect the 
whole animal kingdom. 
Now, therefore, is the time to provide and make 
use of shelter and forage for all yoar domestic 
animals, and to give them extra care and atten¬ 
tion. It is an investment that will pay — for, 
properly cared for now, your Btoek will not shake ' 
and tumble like that so mercilessly treated by the 
bulls and bears of Wall street—nor will you have 
hides and carcasses for sale in the spring. 
three pounds of curd, and put into the hoop or 
net, and moderate pressure put on. The hoops 
are 13 or 14 inches by 5 or 6 inches deep, but the 
cheese when pressed should not be over 4i inches 
thick. The manipulations are much as in other 
dairies, except that when the cheese is turned the 
first and second times, it is well rubbed with salt, 
and stands In the press three dayH. In one dairy, 
instead of rubbing on the salt, after standing in 
the press for twelve hours, tho checBe was put 
into a strong brine for twelve hours, taken out, 
wiped dry, and put back in the hoopB or net, and 
pressed two days longer. 
No grease Is used upon tho cheese, and they are 
cured in a cool, damp room, if possible. They get 
a very hard rind, are sent to market in bulk, about 
the 1st of November, and handle as safely as so 
many pieces of plank. They weigh, usually, when 
taken from the prcsB, about 25 pounds, and when 
cured, 20 to 21 pounds. 
The cheese is expensive to make and handle, 
as compared with the larger and two meal cheese. 
It is, however, rich, mild, and easily cured, and 
much sought after in the cities, among the Eng¬ 
lish population, in the same manner as the Lim 
bugh cheese is the favorite kind with the Germans. 
Neither, however, have any superiority over some 
of our best American cheese that is well cured. 
At more leisure I will give you another chapter 
about cheese. 1 -, 
Rem auks. —Thanks, General, for your timely 
and valuable article—especially as it comprises, 
in a compact form, what will be new to most 
persons in this country. We trust you will have 
more leisure soon, and furnish us unother chapter 
on the subject of cheese—for, thongh you are in 
the service of the State, we are glad to learn that 
you si ill pay attention to the modur operand* of 
the various branches of rural and domestic econ¬ 
omy and production. By the way, friend P., how 
is the Eimburgb cheese manufactured? We ask 
especially for information, and because you are 
good authority. Please toll Rural readers.— Ed. 
° -'. “ “ "“J man ne nas learned to perform Own Twelfth Volume-As Election 4 r„ 
encouragement on a emnU .cale. I mention this | it well; its practice invariably produces a shuffl. politic. subsiding, we be* t briefly 
incident hoping some skillful hand will make nse i ing, scrambling movement, inimical to speed and that 14 iB our purpose to render the RuralNew-Yorker 
r k f ti 4- /vn 4 Enit ... k 41. 4 It a a n. s . a a t a n 1 
of it, together with the experience of others, and 
point out, if possible, some useful remedy that 
will prove a blessing to mankind. I* Carter. 
Saline, Mich., 1860, 
Rural Spirit of % JJrcss. 
Yield of Crenm und Milk. 
The Agricultural Gazette, in reply to an in¬ 
quiry, says:—Cream is generally 10 per cent of 
milk, and butter 1 pound in 21 pints of milk; an 
average yearly yield of milk is 550 to COO gallons 
per cow. We should like to have the opinions of 
some of our dairymen on these points. 
Scurf or Mange on Cnttlc. 
The remedy is given in the Irish Farmer's 
Gazette —Curry and brush the parts affected well, 
to remove the scurf, then wash well with warm 
water and soap, and when dry rub with a mixture 
of hog's lard, sulphur, and spirits of tar. Wash 
clean with warm waler and soap, and rub with 
ointment every second or third day till welL 
.Lockjaw in it Horse. 
Wilkes’ Spirit states that a recent case of 
lockjaw in the horse is reported in the English 
sporting papers, which was cured by eight ounces 
of chloroform. The subject was Stamford's year¬ 
ling filly by Orlando. Mr. Barrow, V. S„ was 
beanry of action. Before the colt has been driven 
many times he should be shod, particularly the 
fore feet, because if they get tender or sore, he 
will be inclined to paddle, a habit difficult to be 
corrected, and should therefore be well gnarded 
against. 
15 uur purpose to render tne Kurat.New-Yorkbs 
for ISfi] worthy oflargely increased support and enconr- 
ag-ment from the friends of the paper and the cause it 
advocates—our design being to more than maintain ita 
superiority as an Jgrintlturai, florhntllurnl and Family 
Newspaper, combined. All interested in the success of 
the paper—and especially such as can consistently aid in 
extending its sphere of usefulness—are referred to first 
- - iVIVUSM IV UIHt 
Atter a colt is well broke to drive in donble column of seventh page for our programme oflnduce- 
harness, be may be geared singly to a light car- ment9 i *c. 
”. b, ‘ '■ - mlt r. Ml ” 8 «>* TO* AOBICrLTPR.L _ No . lhl , 
double main u” “** V—* Pwaidkntlal Campaign i, over, und the country 
double. Riding on horse-back, although a very saved, we trust, for another four years, it is hoped the 
pleasant and bealthfal exercise, is so much out of Agricultural Press will go on, conquering and to conquer, 
fashion, that it is scarcely necessary to say any- until ita influence shall equalthatortbe political journals' 
thing on the subject. As a general rule, colts are Ther,> 19 a vast for benefici.il operations, and every 
ridden too young, and if I was going to break a I w,,1 '' c " ndu<:ted journal devoted to the promotion of the 
thing on the subject. As a general rule, colts are 
ridden too young, and if I was going to break a 
colt to ride, I should not commence until he was 
five or six years old. The practice of fast driv¬ 
ing down hill, and carrying heavy loads upon 
their backs while young, Injures more horses in 
Rural Interests of tbe Nation, merits a largely increased 
circulation, especially among the industrial, productive 
Claeses—for if, aa we believe, these journals are greatly 
augmenting the prosperity of the People and Country, 
their usefulness should be extended to every cultivable 
their shoulders, kDees, and feet, than any other portion of the Continent Agricultural Journalism 
causes with which I am acquainted, and cannot CQ P ies a and enviable position. In ability and 
be too Btrongly condemned. So says a corres- h0De9ljr of purpose, as well as in the earnest and inde¬ 
pendent of the Stock Journal. pendent advocacy of Right and condemnation of Wrong, 
It equals any other class of journals, and will receive in- 
Pneking Butter. ereaelng support from the intelligent, right-thinking 
A correspondent of the Homestead savs that portloa of community, if those who stand at the helm 
- . * ratuuin foa4laf.il At. A. .4 at 
sporting papers, which was cured by eight ounces to he able to make good butter is an acquisition 
of chloroform. The Bubject was Stamford's year- worth much study and practice; bnt unless we 
ling filly by Orlando. Mr. Barrow, V. S„ was acquaint ourselves with a knowledge of how to 
called in, and administered the above proscription. l* ave it k ff P> our. labor in the dairy will fall 
The filly lay prostrate under the effects of the med- short of its just remuneration. Packing has arsna'Jf'R^^rnBl^and" houW b“ ^ny weT 
icine tor nearly Jour hours, when the effects of the probably about ceased for the present season, yet corned -for there urn tens of thousands of farmers alone 
powerful potion passed off, and the malady went we ^ ave a tew hints which we wish to commit to ,n almollt every State, that read no agricultural paper at 
with it. She promised soon to entirely recover, paper at this time, and which may serve some j all t and a myriad that take only one each, whose interest 
l’arI k Milk. one in the future. woald b * promoted by taking from two to half a doten 
Evert drop of milk brought into Paris is Batter in late autnmn and winter invariably w,i _ w ‘ f ’ wne the announcement, by Col. inning, 
tested at the barriers by the lactometer, to see if commands a good price, and if properly put down !! ° A '° Cv “ l,:nt " r ’ of • aew w « eU r to be devoted to 
the -iron-tailed cow ” bas been gnilty of diltitiog <* *• ■»>'»« »4 .»»«•, -ill well r„p«, the 
It If so, the whole of it is remorselessly thrown additional trouble. An important particular in once declined advertising a Stock Journal for us, and re- 
into the gutter. The Paris milk is very pure in endeavoring to secure good bntter is the employ- toned our money!) It i* to be entitled Field Notes" _ 
consequence. If a tradesman adulterates any raeDt of clean vessels. Without this precaution **per year. The Cultiwator Is to be changed from a 
article of food offered for sale, he is first fined, the butter cauuot possibly come forth sweet; and 89n ri'HiouihJy to a monthly—60 ceuis a jeor. 
and then made publicly to confess his fault, by this, of course, suggests the necessity of scalding -*- 
means of a large placard in his window, setting 8Uc h vessels before they arc used, and sometimes Satij, o thk Union —Ab we write, the vote™ of the 
forth the exact nature of the trick he has played il “ a y he essential to their purification to employ lan<1 are Inaking choic « of UlOE o whose duty it will be to 
upon his customers. chloride ol'lime. Another very Important reoui- preside , 0Ter *j ,e ^counsels 0 f the nation-those in 
„j f , ^ whose hands will be placed the destinies of our country. 
Fnitcning Cattle upon Hay. Slte “* t ' lul ever y l’ artlcle of buttermilk be Who is to be the fortunate for unfortunate) choice of 
Spbaking upon this subject, a Committee of ro “ l, ie hutter. This may be ascer- U<" people, we cannot foretell, but we consider it a very 
the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, of which 7 Z "it 1 . ‘ * Ceft8C6 t0 fl ° W * **? ““ tter -Prating of politicians 
Tnhn Rrnnka nnd Pinli loti „ , A thorough Working is what 18 absolutely neces- ,ad enthusiasts—provided the farmers faithfully perform 
John Brooks and Paoli Lathrop are members, 8ary . (and u be bjnted that ^ ^ the duties allotwd to their sphere nf action, fbe tillers 
... ... , done by taking the butter in the band in lumps of °! the * oil aru the trQe pw *«rvere of the confederacy— 
1 attemng cattle in winter upon hay alone, is tbreo or fo „ r pounds each and slanuinc it au-rinst thpy ioW lbe 8Cft!e "’ * u ' 1 the ba,aace of fat * turas as 
a resort of many farmers, and where hay is plenty a hard . f th . '. " , P f, 8 \ B t tb *y ma J will. The smile, of a benignant Providence, 
and distant from market, the practice is not in- ^,,1, r J I f & }^ le ’ as 18 ^ ene ' -d the truthful labor of hone.t hands and approving 
son.iEt.Dt Wiu. ttcoDODty. If Ll “ d B “ t ? •” I* , . T"” *» «*» ««• - -b.o-.rn JL J, 
lni!u.In con.timing four per cent, of tlioir llvo , d , 1 ™ 1 'I 81 '’ ( ‘ l ” i 1,e,r m mi “' i P-fP'® • honorab!., and prosperous. 
Jlve that taste 18 to determine that,) it should be --- 
Donndn of fLh Snnn Jr/tk! ’.Ucf packed d0Wn in a P ot sufficiently strong to en- bonk Muronx-Almost every farmer has on hand, or 
remain faithful to tho trust—each ignoring petty jeal¬ 
ousy, but exercising a noble rivalry by striving to excel 
through the merit and usefulness of his journal—bene¬ 
ficial results will redound to all interested. 
— With the coming year, new recruits will enter the 
arena of Rural Journalism, and should be cordially wel¬ 
comed—for there are tens of thousands of farmers alone, 
In almost every State, that read no agricultural paper at 
MORE ABOUT EGYPTIAN CORN, 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker: —Noticing tho re¬ 
quest in a lato number of your journal, for the 
experience of farmers in raising Egyptian corn, I 
send you mine, although it may not be so favor¬ 
able as some. Seeing the advertisement in the 
Rcral last spring, I sent a dollar and got about 
one hundred grains, and planted it the 12th of 
May, in a very rich garden. Notmorethan fifteen 
or twenty grains came np. I cultivated it thor¬ 
oughly. One stalk had eight or ten ears on it, 
hut the rest bad not more than two each. It is 
not as large as the little pop corn. It did not 
mature any earlier than other varieties, and it is 
my opinion that it is a humbug. I have given 
you this statement so that other farmers may not 
be deceived. L. Engle. 
Butlerville, lod., I860. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker:—I have a nephew 
who is taking your paper, which I have found 
reliable as to the best quality of seeds, and the 
manner in which they should be cultivated. At 
your request 1 answer as to Egyptian corn. From 
its advertising recommendation through yonr 
columns, 1 was induced to inclose a dollar in a 
letter, and directed it to Mr. E. Ckandai., for 
which he sent me one hundred grains, which I 
planted about the llith of May, npon warm, sandy 
ground. Only fifteen out of the handred germi¬ 
nated. Its growth was slow, not answering the 
description. It did not ripen until about the first 
of October. Found it to be pop corn, such as 
many boys raise in our town for winter recreation. 
I conclude if Jobei-u filled the Egyptian store 
upon his customers. 
Fattening On (tie upon liny. 
Speaking upon this subject, a Committee of 
the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, of which 
John Brooke and Paoli Lathrop are members, 
remark: 
“Fattening cattle in winter upon hay alone, is 
a resort of many farmers, and where hay is plenty 
and distant from market, the practice is not in¬ 
consistent with economy. If well attended, good 
animals consuming four per cent of their live 
weight of good hay daily, will gain daily two 
pounds of flesh. Suppose the flesh gained to be 
worth sixteen cents, it will be equal to eight dol¬ 
lars a tun for the hay. The better practice, how 
ever, is to give only, three per cent, of the live 
weight of the animal in hay daily, and an equiva¬ 
lent for the other one per cent in Indian meal or 
roots. The gain would be greater for the same 
cost of food.” 
Another remark worth quoting is the follow¬ 
ing:—“ The best age for feeding cattle for beef, is 
from four to eight years. Young growing cattle 
may be fattened, bnt it will require more food in 
proportion, and longer time.” 
Why Hungarian Grass injures Stock. 
A late issue <jl the Northwestern Fanner con¬ 
tains the following from one of its correspondents: 
“ 1. It is fed profusely to horses, while at the 
same time they are fed well of oats or corn. In 
such cases I do not wonder that many horses die. 
The seed of the Hungarian grass contains a large 
of the soil are the true preservers of tho confederacy— 
they hold the scales, and the balance of fate turns as 
they may will. The smile* of a benignant Providence, 
and the truthful labor ol honest hands and approving 
hearts, will bring order nut of chaos—will render any 
people happy, honorable, and prosperous. 
pacKeu down in a pot sufficiently strong to en- Bonk Mancbb — Almost every tanner has on hand, or 
dure the pounding down of the butter, a Btrong conld l,aT6 « a collection of hones. Everybody has an 
brine poured over it, and set away in the coolest i,le11 thllt bones are a valuable manure, bat the difficulty 
part of the cellar. ia bow prepare them for use without too much trouble 
The above precautions being observed, together , T *l* jr * rm< ‘ rB ’ G “ eU '» that 
wirvfV. a -win wi * 1 ^ .. , . k they bo broken up ba buiaH hj pofeible vith heavr 
\utQ some minor particulars that are sunnosed tn l , , . . “ * 
. - F suppled io hammers, and placed fn tub*, or ou the Urn floor, and 
be familiar to every dairy woman, it cannot be saturated with water. Then add fifty pounds of sulphuric 
otherwise than that you will have good butter, arid to every hundred pounds of dry bones, and stir the 
worth the highest market price, for sale when the ma8S frequently, as in making mortar. In about a week 
winter comes round. it will be fit for use. Before using it should be mixed 
„ - . .... with dry earth and charcoal dust, until It becomes so dry 
Feeding Ileus i„ U inier. that it can be conveniently distributed. 
TnH value of warm food, and a variety of 
kinds for hens, has often been reiterated, but the 
following record of experience is furnished the 
American Agriculturist by a correspondent: 
“ 1 have twenty-eight chickens, large and small, 
several of them fall chickens. I obtained but a 
few eggs the fore part of the winter—not more 
than one or two a day. The feed was corn and 
oats. In January I tried the experiment of hot 
I conclude if Joseph filled the Egyptian store amoant of oil| making lt) as food alone) almost feed once a day, in the morning. As soon as the 
houses, at theume of the great famine, with snch too hjgh i y car honized; but when large feeds of fire Wfls started in tbe cook Btove - 1 a quart 
riAvn 4l,n« k ,5 „ d _ . V X > ° __ K II . ..... 
com, they must have had a fine time husking. 
Cato, Cay. Co., N. Y., 1860. F. D. T. Hendricks. 
A GOOD PUMP WANTED. 
H. T. 1$. 
- * Messrs. Editors:—C an any of your readers 
ENGLISH DAIRY CHEESE. tel1 me bow 1 Gan raise wat er from a well GO feet 
- deep, for all the stock on a farm of 200 acres? 
Your correspondent, A. JL 8 hep hard, seems 1'h e well was blasted about 40 feet through rock, 
anxious to know how to make English dairy and is about 8 feet across; a bad one to get into, 
cheese. Being among many of the dairy connties 11 is the water we have, except rain water, 
of the State this summer, I became quite familiar We have used a pond for 6tock, dug out of clay, 
with the operations of the furmers, and especially tor years past, which has done very well till late 
those having dairies, which would Include almost years- We keep about 100 hogs, and these loafers 
nine-tenths of the whole population. I took P ile our pond hole, and spoil it for cattle, 
much pains to learn all the “art and mystery ” of t* 1 ' 9 t° r water has been scraped out for near 
Cheese Making. But few, however, are engaged 
in the manufacture of the “English Cheese,” as 
they call it, in contradistinction to the Herkimer 
County Cheese of the eastern and middle coun¬ 
ties, and the “ Hamburgh Cheese ” of the western 
counties. 
The English cheese is made mostly by English 
people who emigrated from Lancashire, and the 
general principles are similar to those practiced 
in making Cheshire, Gloucester, Chedder, and 
Dunlop cheese. The difference is more in the 
size than anything else. 
I spent some four hours in a dairy in Otsego 
county to see the process from the setting of the 
milk till the curd was ready to put into the press, 
and on my return home had my dairy woman 
make a cheese exactly as I saw one made there. 
It has not yet been cut, but I think from outside 
appearances it will be good. Still I do not like 
the plan, and shall not adopt it. 
I find the following memoranda in my journal: 
This cheese is a single meal, or, in other words, 
the milk is run up or set directly from the cow, 
both night and morning, no artificial heat being 
used in any part of the process. The milk is 
colored to a better color by annatto, rubbed down 
in milk and added before the rennet The prepa¬ 
ration of the rennet, and the quantity used, is the 
same as in other good dairies. The milk stands 
an hour after the rennet has been put in. The 
enrd is then cut up in the usual way, and worked 
moderately as it begins to settle. The whey is 
40 years, and is quite large, it was drained for the 
first time a few weeks ago, and must be scraped 
out again for winter use, or abandoned. What 
can we do for water? It is impossible to draw 
water with a bucket for all our stock, from so 
deep a well. Can a pump be made to work by 
wind, and beep in repair? Will some one that 
knows please tell me? Orson Smith. 
Manlius Centre, X. Y., I860. 
THE POTATO ROT. 
TnE potato rot has been very destructive in 
this vicinity the present year, and I believe it is 
so throughout the State. 1 have been informed 
that in some localities it destroyed the entire 
crop. We chose a sandy soil for potatoes when 
convenient, believing they are less liable to rot 
on such soils; but this year the disease ha 3 visited 
the potatoes in both sand and clay. I planted a 
small piece of sandy land to potatoes of three dif¬ 
ferent varieties—Pink Eyes, Irish Greys, the others 
weie white, the name unknown to me. Each 
kind were diseased badly; some hills were wholly 
destroyed, and in others I found from one to four 
tubers; bat in the whole patch, containing about 
one-eighth of an acre, I found only one good pro¬ 
ductive hill, in the center of which was an old 
rusty iron candlestick, around which were a 
dozen or more of large, fine tubers, perfectly free 
from rot. The difference was so great in quan¬ 
tity and quality in this hill, compared with others 
corn and outs are given in addition, there is so 
much carbonized food taken into the stomach, rb 
to affect the horse diureticaliy. ‘ I know, 1 said a 
farmer, ‘that Hungarian grass injures my horses, 
but my cattle do well on it’ Reason: the cattle 
get no grain, but in addition to the Hungarian 
grass get a good deal of coarser food, such as 
straw, corn Btalks, etc. 
“2. It is a fixed law of nature, that all animals, 
—man included,—need a great deal of coarse, in- 
nutritious food. ‘ The belly must he filled,’ iB an 
old and wise saying. The enough with animals 
is to fill themselves, and they will do it if the food 
be more or less nutritious. Let it be of the most 
nutritions kind constantly, and cattle will eat 
straw with great eagerness if tried; horses will 
gnaw their mangers for something; therefore 
Hungarian grass may be good for cattle, if fed to 
them once or twice a day, giving them at the 
same time liberty at the Btraw stacks, with now 
and then a bundle of corn stalks; and also with 
horses. If fed to them, no grain ought to he 
given, bnt occasional armfuls of bright straw. 
Horses do well on com stalks and grain. I verily 
believe that horses do best on straw only, where 
plentiful and regular feeds of grain are given. It 
seems to he a kind of natural blending of the 
nutritious and in-nutritions foods. 
“The Hungarian, when well cured, makes a 
beautifnl hay, but it must be used with a great 
deal of discretion. There is no donbt of that 
The question asked so often, ‘ Does Hungarian 
grass affect the urine of horses?’ must have some 
foundation in fact, when it is acknowledged by 
nearly all who have used it, that horses have be¬ 
come more diseased since its introduction. Let 
the matter be thoroughly tested, and if there 
‘ lurks a poison within the flower,’ let its culture 
be laid aside for something else.” 
Training t olls to Walk and Drive. 
The gait at which colts are driven in taking 
their first lessons should be moderate. A good 
walk is of great importance, and for the sake of 
acquiring this, the horse with which they are 
driven shonld he a fast walker. It is best to teach 
one thing at a time, and the colt should be taught 
to walk well before he is pushed in his trot— 
otherwise, ia his hurry, his gait will become 
or so of small potatoes in an old dripping pan, and 
6et them in the oven. After breakfast I took a 
quart or more of wheat and bnckwheat bran, 
mixed, put it in the swill pail, and mixed into 
thin mush with boiling water, then added about 
one quart of live coals from the stove, and put in 
the potatoes hot from the oven, adding all the 
egg shell on hand, and sometimes a little salt, and 
sometimes a little sulphur. These mashed to¬ 
gether are fed immediately in a trough prepared 
for the purpose, made about ten feet long, of two 
boards six inches wide, nailed together, and two 
short pieces nailed on the ends, with a narrow 
strip nailed lengthwise on the top, and two bear¬ 
ers ouder. The object of this was to keep the 
hens ont of the trough, and leave room to eat 
each side of the narrow strip. At noon I fed six 
ears of corn cat up in pieces an inch long; and 
in the evening oats and wheat screenings about a 
quart. Now for the result. In about a week the 
number of eggs increased six fold, and in about 
two weeks, and since, they have ranged from 
twelve to twenty eggs per day. The coldest 
weather made no difference. When it was cold 
and stormy. I kept them in the ben-house all day, 
and generally until 10 or 12 o’clock. Such sing¬ 
ing over the corn at noon I never heard from 
hens before—a concert of music that would have 
done any lover of eggs good to hear.” 
inqniriea emb ^tnsmers. 
Corn Sheller.—C an job, or any of yonr readers, in¬ 
form me whore I can get a good hand corn shelter that 
will separate the cob from tne corn, with the price, and 
oblige—A Subscriber. 
We do not know of any snch sheller in our market. 
Dealers in implements inform ns that shelters, perform, 
ing the separation, require considerably more power, 
and as the cobs have to be piched op from the floor, 
where either kind is used—aud they can be raked out 
of the shelled corn so readily—the expenditure in 
power is more than sufficient to balance the fact that 
the shelled grain and the cob leave the machine at dif¬ 
ferent parts, 
Homint Machine.—C an any of the numerous readers 
of the Rural inform me where I can procure a machine 
for making hominy r Also, price of the same, including 
transportation to this place, and oblige—A New Sub¬ 
scriber, Manefitltl-, Ohio, I860. 
Wool Grower and Stock Register.—As we not 
unfreqnently receive inquiries and cash orders for this 
journal, we again state that it was merged in the Roral 
Nrw.Yorker some years ago,—and that we cannot sup¬ 
ply complete set* of the uirrk. As we remarked last year, 
" though tolerably well sustained, the W. G. and S. R. 
was dlscontined because many of its subscribers pre¬ 
ferred the Rural, on sight and examination. Perhaps 
»e made a mistake in sending specimens of the Rural 
to its readers, but if go, it ia too late to repent, and we 
are satisfied with the result. The W. G. and S. R. is not 
the only monthly that has had to guccumb to the more 
varied, interesting, and progressive weeklieg." 
A National Circulation. —We are frequently asked 
if the Rural circulates at the South, to which we reply 
—Not geuerally, except in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennes¬ 
see and Missouri, where it has many ardent friends. Yet 
it goes into all the other Southern States, where its sub¬ 
scription is increasing, thongh we do not 11 talk to 
Buncombe ” to secure favor or patronage in any region. 
For instance, by this morning's mail (Nor. 6th) we receiv¬ 
ed new subscribers from Virginia, South Carolina, Missis¬ 
sippi, Missouri, and Texas. 
Watbr and Warm Feed in Winter. — Mkchib, the 
celebrated English farmer, contends that all the water 
needed by cattle should be given in tbe roots they eat, 
and that only as many roots should be fed as will lurnish 
about the required amount of water. Tho unusual 
health of his Btoek he attributes to this course. He also 
argues in favor of g|vieg warm ieed in winter, as heat 
can be furnished cheaper by coal or wood than by costly 
food. 
Soda Ash for tub Wire-Worm — Some of the Euro¬ 
pean journals are recommending the use of soda ash for 
the Wire-Worm. It ia used at the rate of 150 pounds to 
the acre, sown broadcast, and harrowed in with a long¬ 
toothed harrow. It is generally used before wheat, 
which shonld not be sown until about a month after its 
application. 
Don't Know.—A Canadian asks us several questions 
about the routes to Kansas, Pike's Peak, Ac,, and the 
expense. We are a know nothing- on the subject, so far 
as enlightening him is concerned—though we think a 
man green enough to tax us ten ceutB postage for the 
privilege of answering, must be in Deed of information, 
and ought to travel in the direction named. 
A New Jersey Subscriber, who had unintentionally 
allowed his subscription to expire, writes in this wise 
“ I received the copies of the R. N. Y. you sent me; in¬ 
closed find $2 for the year, and I wish you to continue to 
send the paper year after year, even if it be contrary to 
your published rules, and I will try to be as prompt to 
pay. My children have often upbraided me for not 
taking the Rcral again, and were in ecstacies when your 
package came; bnt i; was only through neglect that I 
did not promptly renew my subscription. I find I cannot 
afford to do without the Rcral in my family , and were it 
not that the children refuse to lend them idesiriDg to 
preserve them,) I could get you some subscribers here. 1 
I think I will be good for ten subscriptions next year, if 
spared.” We always cheerfully send extra papers free to 
those desiring them as specimens. 
