Eari.y Cabbages. —If the breadth intended for 
early cabbages baa not been planted, use every 
possible diligenco in completing it. Abundance 
of manure is necessary to ensure a good crop. 
Potatoes. —Should the weather prove dry, a 
good breadth of potatoes should be planted this 
month, if not already committed to the ground. 
Plant in ridges or la sty beds, five or six feet wide, 
with eighteen inch furrows; plant the cut set (the 
cut limed,) 
five,—for any length; and if the cheapest possi¬ 
ble way is desired, put poles from wall to wall, 
and over these pot limbs of trees and brush, and 
over all a heavy covering of prairie hay to form 
a roof, leaving the ends open, with an occasional 
"hole in the wall” for ventilation. But, if able 
on the start, the sheep farmer can erect barns 
and sheds. 
When the wool is ready for market, suppose the 
Kansas wool costs, to produce it, one-half per 
pound less, than it costs to produce the same in 
Western New York, (which I believe would be the 
case, or perhaps better in favor of the Kansas 
wool,) then if 3,000 sheep produce, in each place, 
12,000 poundB of wool, and it costB thirty cents 
per pound to produce it in Western New York, it 
would at one-half, cost fifteen centH per pound to 
produce it here; ftud if it cost two cents per pound 
more to ship and sell Kansas wool in New York 
city than Western New York wool, it would make 
Kansas wool cost seventeen cents, leaving thirteen 
cents per pound profit over Western New York 
wool. This amount—12,000 lbs., at thirteen centB 
per pound,—Bums up $1,6(10, thus giving the Kan¬ 
sas farmer $1,500 more cash on the wool from 3,- 
000 sheep, than the Western New York farmer 
from the same number. I have made the fore¬ 
going figures,—whether coricctor not,—simply 
to direct the attention of those interested to the 
subject. 
There are now bnt very few sheep in Kansas, 
and those mostly of native breeds. Were I to 
bring sheep here, I would not bring the finest 
grades, but improve them afterwards, by the in¬ 
troduction of such bucks as experience might 
suggest. I have recently conversed with some 
TndSft , n ! r , 8 We8t vi * or > 8nd lhe foundation for a healthy fnture, 
devlnM? r ^ ^ ^ 10 8chool > and make their 
trill u * * t !‘ drmer& tht r ^ ’ V ' Z '’ tbSt m busiDeB8 - GiTe them every opportunity and 
order to get their cane manufactured in season appurtenance, and have them used. At fourteen 
Ttn? n l ' ° n * W ‘! P r pai0 l ° maD ‘ th6y 8h0D,d Corae out a good English edaca- 
°l eftchneigh ^ rlj00d win ha ™ tion amply sufficient for all ordinary positions 
In rtelr f B °, CXttr "' V ° a3t0W0rkup in Hfe-and they will also, most likely have a 
V1Cinity ' be ’ taste for reading and gathering miscellaneous 
fjr. tht Betting ju of cold weather. information. that win _~ __ ... * 
EarMlle, L&a&Ue Co., Ill. 
Agricultural iRisallani) 
or small whole potatoes, in rows 
across the bed, eighteen inches apart, and twelve 
inches set from set in shallow drills, or dibble 
them in at that distance, covering with about two 
inches of earth, so hb to keep them from actual 
contact with the manure; spread the manure over 
the bed, and trench up with spade and Bbovel. 
J- DkxIB ROGERS, 
Eds. Rural Nkw-Yorxkr:— In the issue of 
yonr journal for the 10th inst, I noticed a com¬ 
munication from W. B. P., of Prattsburg. N. Y., 
applying the term "humbug” to the crop known 
as Sorghum, or Chinese Sugar Cane. Now, go 
far from its beinga humbug, we find it a reality. It 
has been cultivated somewhat extensively in this 
section of the country, snd found, when properly 
managed, to bo a payiug crop; far more so than 
the old system of tapping maple trees und boiling 
the sap down to sirup or sugar. There was a 
time, previous to the invention of the Cotton 
Gin, that the raising of cotton might, with equal 
propriety, have been called a "humbug;” hut with 
the improvements that have been made in cotton 
manufacturing machinery, it has certainly resolv¬ 
ed Itself into a reality. And the same will he the 
case with Sorghum. At least, we of the West 
don’t mean to yield to the Old Fogy cry of "hum- 
bug," even here at 42.j degrees of latitude, but 
mean to press the thing to perfection, if possible, 
believing it may be done if all those who have 
been engaged in its cultivation will but contribute 
their experience to the press. Even now, in it# 
infancy, us it were, J have tasted the sirup made 
from Borghum, and It is not to be excelled by the 
world - renowed Btuakt’s best Sugar House.” 
And we can eDjoy the consciousness of eating the 
products of honest and requited labor. We have 
come to the conclusion that it is not the “irre- 
pealable fiat” of an All-Wise Creator, that Sor¬ 
ghum shall he confined in its cultivation to an 
Asiatic climate, but that, in the Peninsular aud 
lioosicr States we can raise it, and very profitably 
too, tho predictions of W. B. P. to the contiary 
notwithstanding. r. 
New Buffalo, Mich.. 1860, 
KANSAS,-DROUTH, SHEEP RAISING, &c, 
KANSAS FOR Shkep Husbandry.—I n another column 
we give an article mainly on this subject, written by 
Judge Stkvbns, long a resident of Attica, N. V , who is 
familiar with the soil and climate of Kansas, As cor¬ 
roborative of hie testimony on the subject, we make the 
following extract from un article by Got. Mkdart, of 
Kansas:—“In my travels through the Territory. I have 
persuaded myself that Kansas is the bert sheep and wool 
growing country in the Union, Texas not excepted. I 
have examined the country south and west, and hnve 
got myself into quite a fever on the subject. Extraordi¬ 
nary as has been our drouth, I hnve not seen a spot, on 
high or on low lauds, nor upon broken hill points, where 
aheep could not live and fatten. Is there any other soil 
in North America that can show such a tenacity for 
moisture? I think not.” 
Eos. Rural New-Youkrk:— Having traveled 
over quite a portion of Kansas Territory during 
the summer, I have become impressed with the 
importance of a subject, which I am anxiouR to 
bring to the notice of my friends, and the farmers 
generally, in Western New York. Much is said 
about the drouth in Kansas, and much of it is 
iudcod, true,—true, that the country has suffered 
immensely by it. Let those who doubt It, “come 
and see.” 1 think the oldest inhabitant in the 
United States can recollect of no instance when 
there has been such a length of time with so lit¬ 
tle rain, ns in Kansas dnriug the past. year. 1 have 
witnessed some severe drouths in Western New 
York, when the earth was "parched,” but in the 
course of sixty-five years I have never witnessed 
such a want ol rain in any one year, as in Kan¬ 
sas the past year. All vegetation was burned up, 
—we have no wheat, no potatoes, only a few oats, 
and part of a crop ol' corn. Some buckwheat was 
Bown late, but the ground being perfectly dry and 
hot, it did not germinate, and mostly remains in 
the earth, in the shape of dry mall. 
It is said there will be suffering in Kansas 
daring the coming winter for want of food, hut I 
think there will bo very little. The people have 
had a longtime to prepare, and will make every 
effort to live It through. Last year it was said, 
the frost had killed everything in Western New 
York, und cattle must starve, but the people went 
to work, and they never camo out better,— so it 
may be here. The prosperity of Kansas, how¬ 
ever, will be checked and put back for years, even 
if we have good seasons hereafter. As it is, I am 
convinced of ono fact,— that Kansas is better 
Construction of Cider Filters. 
The Scientific American says:—“Take a square 
or rouud wooden box, made of inch pine plank, 
three feet in diameter and one foot four inches 
deep. Make it with a bottom perforated with 
numerous one-quarter-inch auger holes, over 
which should he laid coarse hemp bagging. Now 
fill in the box for eight inches, with pieces of 
charcoal (animal cburcoal is the best, but it is 
expensive,) about nut size, and on the top of this 
place a four-inch layer of clean washed sand, and 
cover all with a coarse hemp bagging, and you 
have a cheap and good filter. Any number of 
such filters may be used, according to the quan¬ 
tity of cider to be operated upon, and the tow 
cloth can be frequently washed, without disturb¬ 
ing the sand and charcoal. Before any cider is j 
.Sorghum Culture.— AiludiDg to the remarks of W. 
B. p , on Ibis subject, in a late number of the Rural, the 
Prairie farmer gays our correspondent has not cut his 
eye teeth, and never been In the West, adding:—" But 
little Is said of it [.Sorghum,] because hut little needs to 
be said, the people of the Weet are succeeding in its 
culture and manufacturo beyond even the highest hopes 
of its friends. More sirup and am gar is being and will 
be made from it this year in the Wert, than ever before 
RAISING CALVES. 
“Latino Low for Black Ducks” —i 8 not a very 
refined expression, but it forms an appropriate heading 
for a story too good to keep. As every one posted about 
poultry is aware, Mr. J. R. Pace, 0 r Sennett, U a breeder 
of the best Black Cayuga Buck* extant, and usually takes 
the fir-t prize wherever he exhibits. Well, a few’weeks 
previous to the late State Fair, Joux wa* favored with an 
order from a Buffalo dealer in fancy poultry, for the Wet 
pair uj < tucks he had , as they were for a particular custo¬ 
mer, etc. The ordor was duly filled, of oourse-but lo! 
when the seller got to Elmira with his own (to be) first 
prize ducks, h* discovered that Lis friend, the professional 
dealer, had the choice pair on exhibition ! Still, Page 
(who told us the above while wo were looking at the 
ducks,) reckoned he would como out ahead, — yet we 
observe from tbe award of premium* that his were pro- 
nouuced second best! We’ll wager a big apple that that 
dealer won t “ sell" Pack again. [By the way, we would 
remind our artistic friend that Christmas occurs on the 
25th of December ensuing, but we are not confident of 
Kns. Rural New-Yorker:— In yonr issue of 
November 10th, Stephen Hart, of Tennessee, 
desired information relative to the raising of 
calves. I will give my experience. 
Remove the calf from the cow at the age of two 
or three day, give it new milk for two or three 
weeks,—four or five quarts at each meal.-twioe 
a day. At the end of that period commence giv¬ 
ing milk skimmed after twelve hours, once a day, 
—in one week, omit the new milk, and give only 
skimmed milk. As they advance in age, the milk 
may be allowed to stand a longer time before 
skimming. Instead of giving meal and turning 
out to pasture, as ia usually practiced, I prefer 
keeping them in a large Etable, allowing them to 
run, and feeding all tlie^L.q rowtn, or nice clover 
hay, they will eat, with Jfcimtned milk, or whey, 
for drink, until they arc £yo months old. If the 
stock is good, my word for it> you will have calves 
worth showing—J. A. Edwards, Siantatel.es, N. 
V., 1860. 
while. 
A correspondent asks if the mnek should be 
taken from the stable to the oompoBt heap, or to 
the field for plowing in? Either Is a safe prac¬ 
tice. We are governed entirely by circumstances, 
in the disposition of the muck after it leaves the 
stable. In the spring, daring the planting seasoD, 
we fork it over, make it as fine bs possible, and 
plow it in. Nothing is lost by this method. If 
not wanted for immediate use, wc remove it with 
the solid droppings of the compost heap, where 
we mix it with two or three times its bulk of 
muck or peat. It undergoes fermentation, and 
becomes a more valuable manure, we have no 
doubt, than that taken directly from the stables. 
The ammonia is more equally distributed through 
the mass, there is more of it, and it is in a 
mack finer condition. Bnt the labor of handliug 
is considerable. Whichever course ia nursued. ! 
A iw.vr House Doctor. —We are In receipt of an ad- 
vance specimen sheet of “ The Illustrated Horse Doctor,” 
by Dr. Mxvnxw, soon to be published by Appleton A Co. 
This is a reprint of an English work, and will be a large 
rolume, profusely illustrated. Of Its merits, and adapta¬ 
tion to this country, we shall speak in a future number— 
when the complete work i* received. The sheet before 
ns—comprising a part of the first chapter only—is well 
EDUCATING THE CHILDREN OF FARMERS. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker 
■My observations 
may not have been sufficiently extended to judge 
fully, but so far as these have gone, (and I have 
been about some,) they have led me to believe 
that great improvements are needed among our 
rural population, in the education of their chil¬ 
dren. Permit me, then, through the medium of 
your columns, to give a hint to them (so many of 
whom your paper reaches,) on this subject, I fear 
that most have not waked up to the fact that an 
educated workman or woman is mueh better than 
one unedneated—that an uneducated man who 
can dig good post holes, could dig better post 
holes if he were educated 
American Herd-Book.—W e hare received a circular 
from Lewis F. Allen, of Black Rock, X. y., announcing 
that he has in preparation the fifth volume of the Amer¬ 
ican Short-horn Herd-Book. He gives notice to all 
breeders who wish pedigrees recorded, that they must be 
sent in previous to the 15th of December ensuing, to 
allow time to compile them and issue the work by the 
1st of May, 1861. 
coarse or Agricultural aud Horticultural Lectures at 
Yale College, and now learn (by a printed slip received 
from John a Porter,) that the course will commence 
Feb 6th, and continue through the mouth. It is also 
printed that “these lectureBnre given under the auspices 
of the tale Scientific Schoal, or Scientific Department of 
Tale College, as a supplement to Its newly instituted 
course or practical collegiate education, and for the ben¬ 
efit of the public at large "—and that “ the lecturers of 
last year will take part in the course, aud other eminent 
names, with & variety of new subjects, will be added to 
the list.” We presume the ollicial list has been furnished 
to, and will duly appear id, all journals whose conductors 
siDg pean3 to the Yale Mutual Admiration Society. 
Meantime, we beg respectfully to advise the engineers 
of the Course that, unless furnished with a regular pro- 
or, at least, could dig 
them more speedily, because tbe discipline of his 
mind would enable him to work more directly. 
__ —...-> more 
The fact herein would of course become 
apparent in labor requiring more thought and 
skill, so that, in many departments of farming, it 
shows itself a real power. I do not wish to inti¬ 
mate that farmers have no idea whatever of the 
importance of education, If this were so, what 
I most wish to ppeak about would not exist—aud 
that is, the manner of bestowing what little learn¬ 
ing parents vouchsafe. 
Farmers’ children, nsuaily, are not sent to 
school at all, until they are old enough to bo of 
some, at least, seeming use about the house or 
grounds; and with this fact patent, are then only 
sent winters, when there is “nothing to do.” 
This alternating system prevails until the girls 
get to be twelve or fourteen, tnd beys sixteen or 
eighteen; when—if the parents are able—they 
are, at considerable expense, sent lo a seminary 
or boarding school of some sort. Here they 
blunder through a year, or maybe more, coming 
borne at tbe end of that time polished off with all 
the "accomplishments of tb* quality.” Now, all 
this results from a mistaken idea of economy, in 
some cases—from carelessness in others, or “ be¬ 
cause their parents did so.” As a mistake in 
economy, it seems to me a grave one. Children 
rnnst be very good workers, or the time and vexa¬ 
tion of keeping them employed will nearly 
counterbalance all they do, leaving but a small 
amount gained. Then, in the matter of going to 
SORGHUM IN THE WEST. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker? —Noticing a com¬ 
munication in a late number or your journal, 
from W. B. P., Prattsburgh, N. Y,, wherein he 
says, "he has scarcely heard of Sorghum this side of 
/own,” I take this method of informing him,—and 
all others who may desire such information,—that 
he need not come further West than Earlville, 
Lasalle Co., Illinois, to be convinced that tbe 
Borghum is not all beyond the Mississippi. And, 
judging tho future by the past, it will be no dis¬ 
tant period when Illinois will raise and manufac¬ 
ture molasses and sugar, not only for her own 
consumption, but furnish a surplus for othc-r 
markets. 
I out years ago the cultivation of Sorghum was 
commenced as an experiment bv a few. The p-r. 
“ Everybody Goes for the Rural Now,” writes an 
agent-friend in Niagara Co,, dating soon after election. 
And we think he must be right, for never were the calls 
for specimens, biLls, etc., bo great as at present, or the 
prospect so encouraging for a large Increase of circula¬ 
tion. Our friends seem to be taking time by the fore¬ 
lock, aud therein they are wise, for now is the very 
season to canvass—before tbe Country is overrun by the 
agents or all sorts of trashy papers and namby-pamby 
magazines. By attending to the matter in season, Rural 
it costs about tbe sumo per aero to cultivate it as 
corn. There has been over two hundred acres 
grown in this section this season, which will 
average one hundred and fifty gallons per acre, 
and there are large quantities of cane that will 
spoil for the want of facilities to manufacture. 
We have an establishment in this place which has 
manufactured an average of five hundred gallons 
per days for the last Bix weeks, and will continne 
to do so until the cane freezes up. 
If W. P. B. were iu Illinois at the present time, 
he coaid witness the farmers, one after another’, 
daily retiring from the syrup factory, not with a 
flea in their ear, but with their ten, twenty, forty, 
one hundred or two hundred gallons of as fine 
syrup as ever formed an alliance with a buck- 
Wbitkning Broom Corn.—T he Rural being the ‘“duced to take some 
medium through which much valuable information in their moral or mate 
gained, I would - like to have some ods iurorra me, through love-aud-murder-stor 
us columns, now to wliiten broom corn that w bo tut* what , * 
weather beaten, to as to make good white brooms,—W. S. invest, we submit th 
BarRj, Jutland, St, and respectfully 
What shall I do for mt Cow?—Can any one tell me, hope overy senBibl ® bl 
through the Rural, how I can cure a cow. the hoot* of properly made known, 
the hind feet of which are growu to twice the usual who take and read tht 
length, aDd turned up so much that she has to walk on „„„„ • ,,,, _ 
her heels, or pasterns, occasioned, I think, by standing en ' e ln oenaii. w 
long on a plank flom'r—D. S. Blackman, pml Republic, warm and appreciative 
“corralling,” Sheep, no doubt, should be shel- 
tered during the cold and stormy parts of the 
season, and as necessity is the mother of inven¬ 
tion, there are many cheap ways of making shel¬ 
ter here. One is, to go np on the edge or first 
slope of a bluff, or high prairie, where the stone 
crops out in quarries, and right where the stone 
lies build two parallel walls about twelve feet 
apart, one wall seven feet high and the other 
