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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
It would he a happy thing if every untuned dog 
subjected its owner to an annual tax of twenty- 
live dollars. The great mass of useless curs would 
go by the board at once; and of the better class, 
we should soon know what, proportion of the 
vicious puppies were estimated by their owners to 
be worth, for service or as objects of affection, this 
moderate sum. “Weighed in the even balances” 
of such a statute, I apprehend not one in a thousand 
of the scented curs but would be “found wanting.” 
Down with the Dogs! w. b. p. 
Pittsburgh, It. Y., 1857. 
everything else that can usually be obtained around 
the farm, is thrown upon the heap, and a large 
quantity of valuable manure is thus gathered with¬ 
out much expense, and for which Mother Earth 
will richly compensate the industrious farmer. 
If any other subscriber has a better way of doing 
the things above alluded to, and will report the 
mode, I will try again, by adopting his method. 
West KiUingly, Conn., 1S57. E. D. 
young plants, as this very much retards the pro¬ 
duction of a second crop of sets, which may be 
easily secured if care is taken in removing the 
first; then if frost should have injured the first 
transplanting, their place can be supplied by fresh 
plants from the bed, and a second and sometimes 
a third set of plants may be raised in good season 
for transplanting. The sets may be planted either 
in hills or rows, but not quite as thick as common 
potatoes. A loose gaudy soil is best suited to their 
growth; and they should be well maunred in the 
bill, with compost or well decomposed manure.— 
The manure should not bo mixed through the soil, 
but covered with sufficient loose earth to receive 
the young plant, without its being imbedded in 
manure, as this would cause the, young set to so Her 
more from drouth before it got fairly to growiug. 
During the season of growth the plants not only 
need to be well tended, and the soil kept loose 
about the hill, but care should he taken to loosen 
the vines from the ground wherever they are found 
to have become rooted at various places. The po¬ 
tatoes should be dug just before or immediately 
after tbe leaves are killed by the frost, and great 
care should be observed not to bruise or skin them. 
My experience has convinced me that it is best to 
put them away as soon as dug. 
To keep the potato through the winter needs a 
warm dry place. To secure this, I placed a crock 
through the floor of the kitchen chamber nearly 
over the stove, and around it I built a large tight 
bin, in which we placed tight boxes or barrels a 
little raised from the floor, which are to contain 
the potatoes. The whole bin is tightly covered.— 
For a time after the potatoes have been packed 
away, they mnst be carefully watched and when 
discovered tobe in tbe sweating stage, they should 
be uncovered and exposed to the air until dry; 
then re-covered. This may need doing two or 
three times. I think they beep just 8s well with¬ 
out being packed in any dry material as with, pro¬ 
vided the air is well excluded by an oil cloth or 
some such material laid upon the potatoes in the 
boxes. In this way I have had no difficulty in 
keeping a plentiful supply of the best potatoes for 
the table throughout the winter and for seed in the 
spring. a. c. 
TecuniBeh, Mich., 1857. 
We learn that Mr. S. D. Remington, of Sennett, 
Cay. Co., N. Y,, has sold bis stallion, “Young Black 
Hawk,” to Mr. George Stacker, of Clarksville, for 
$ 2 , 000 . 
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Preparatory steps have been taken in New 
Orleans for the formation of a State Agricultural 
Society for Louisiana. Large and influential meet¬ 
ings have beci> held, and everything seems to 
promise so desirable a consummation. 
Son.s are are usually designated by terms ex¬ 
pressive of the predominant.material in their com¬ 
position, thus we hear of sandy, loamy, gravelly 
clayey , calcareous or chlaky and alluvial soils. 
A sandy soil is that in which r ind is the princi¬ 
pal ingredient. Such soil is usually quite defec¬ 
tive. It is so poroos that it parts almost instan¬ 
taneously with moisture, and plants in it sutler 
from drouth. All the soluble pails of manures 
are also quickly washed out ot it, and hence it re¬ 
quires comitmul additions to produce even a 
scanty growth. 
A clayey soil is that in which clay predominates. 
It may he considered thp opposite of sandy, inas¬ 
much as its defects are, that it retains moisture 
too long, is too adhesive, in dry weather it becomes 
as bard as a burnt brick, impervious to dews or 
light showers, and when thoroughly saturated with 
wet it is tough, and requires a. long time to dry. 
A gravelly soil is one made up in greater part of 
small stones, pebbles, decomposed rock, Ac. 
A loamy soil is oue we hear a great, deal about, 
and may be understood in various ways. It may 
be considered a mixture of equal parts of sandy, 
clayey, and vegetable soil. It is neither so light 
as the saudy, on the one hand, nor so tenacious as 
clay on the other; and, as a general tiling, con¬ 
tains such elements, and is of such a texture, as to 
render it eligible for all ordinary purposes of cul¬ 
tivation, and especially so for fruit trees. Loamy 
soils are. spoken of as sandy loams, when sand forms 
a large ingredient., say one-half of their composi¬ 
tion; gravelly, when pretty largely mixed with 
small atones; calcareous, when lime is found in 
them. 
Calcareous or chalky soils have a large amount 
of lime mixed with the other ingredients of which 
they are composed. All the lands in limestone 
districts arc of this character. 
Pcu/y soil consist chiefly of vegetable mold from 
decayed maiuli plants, in low, wet places. 
Alluvial soils are composed of decomposed 
vegetable substances, the sediment of rivers, atul 
the materials washed down from neighboring hills; 
the valleys of all our rivers and streams are com¬ 
posed of this, and it is the richest of soils. 
FLAX-GROWING IN IRELAND 
Eds. Rural:— Reading your remarks on the 
cultivation of Flax in the number of tbe Rural 
for tbe 25th nit., I was led to think of the days of 
my boyhood, when the click of the shuttle and the 
hum of the spinning-wheel was heard in every 
house in the rural districts of the North of Ireland, 
nud the cultivation of this valuable article in the 
United State, has induced me to give your readers 
a description of the mode of culture practised in 
one of the greatest flax-growing districts in that 
country. 
The soils that are generally considered most 
proper l'or the cultivation of flax, are alluvial for¬ 
mations, and deep, easily pulverized loams,—those 
which contain a large portion of vegetable matter 
in their composition are considered the best. It 
will not, however, answer to be made too rich with 
manure, as in that case the fiber is coarse. Land 
of a middling description will answer, but the fea¬ 
ture of the greatest importance consists in after- 
treatment, The usual practice is to sow flax after 
potatoes or a root crop of some bind, hut it is con¬ 
sidered best if it were sod laud the previous year. 
I have, however, seen good flax grown after grain 
crops. " When flax is sown after root crops, they do 
not plow the land; it is well harrowed and picked 
clean of weeds, as the success of the crop greatly 
depends on the cleanliness of the ground. After 
very light harrow is used, covering the 
WINTERING FIGS. 
Sale of Short horns in Wisconsin.— It will 
be 9een, by an announcement in this paper, that 
Mr. Seymour Brooks, of East Troy, Wis., proposes 
to sell some fifty head of full-blood Durham oattle, 
on the 17th of June ensuing. We presnme the 
stock is well worthy the attention of Western 
farmers and breeders,—and as the Rural has many 
readers in the region of the sale, and other sec¬ 
tions thereabouts, we make this special reference 
to the matter for their information. 
Mb. Editor: —An article under the above head¬ 
ing, in the Rural of Jan. 17, pleased me. My ex¬ 
perience on the subject of fattening pigB instead 
of old hogs, as we call them, has convinced me 
that the first oilers the best way of making pork. 
I think pigs well fattened, butchered at nine 
months old, make cheap and excellent, pork. For 
twenty-five years it has been my praotice, for the 
most time at least, to make pork lor my own table 
from early spring pigs—which gives me the bene¬ 
fit of the warm season for fattening, and saves the 
long expense of winter feeding, when much of the 
food consumed, goes merely to support the animal 
heat. 
I have generally made them weigh from 150 to 
300 pounds, varying according to breed and keep¬ 
ing, and I once assisted in butchering a half dozen 
of Leicester pigs, ftt nine months old, the average 
weight of which was 322 pounds. Indeed, I am 
so well convinced of the correctness of the prin¬ 
ciples set forth by your correspondent, that no man 
will ever see me with a lot of pigs squealing 
around all winter, at least while I live in Western 
New Y”ork. No, 1 would keep one or two good 
breeders, have the pigs come early and then take 
good oare to keep them growing, until they were 
fit to “winter in the pork barrel,” the best place 
for all swine designed for family pork making. 
Forestville, N. Y-, 1857. J. Siblby. 
Cattle Epidemic in Prussia. —The Royal Ag¬ 
ricultural Societies of England and of Ireland 
have dispatched an eminent Professor to Prussia, 
in order to ascertain the nature and extent of the 
disease prevailing among cattle iu that region — 
Meanwhile thq alarm is such that the graziers, es¬ 
pecially the Trisb, are sending their stocks to mar¬ 
ket to get. them oil their hands without delay, and 
prices have considerably fallen. The presence of 
murrain would be u severe blow to Ireland, whose 
wealth consists largely of live stock. 
Wyoming Co. Society.— We learn that this 
sterling Ag. Society has purchased ten acres of 
land in the village of Warsaw, for permanent 
grounds, and that the same will be enclosed and 
put in readiness forthwith. A call, requesting 
members to come forward and pecuniarily interest 
themselves in the undertaking, is issued by the 
Secretary, and as farmers are now assured of hav¬ 
ing a comfortable and convenient, place for hold¬ 
ing their exhibitions, they should respond with 
readiness. The cost of the land is $2,500. 
sowing, a 
seeds as evenly as possible, and after harrowing, 
the’weeds that are on the ground are carefully 
picked off; it is then finished by passing a light 
roller evenly over it. 
In choice of seed there are a variety of opinions, 
some preferring the Dutch and others the Ameri¬ 
can. The Dutch is generally chosen for stiff 
loams. The quantity of seed is from 2$ to 
bushels per acre, varying according to the land 
and the judgment of the sower. Their acre is 
equal to 1J and 10 rods of this country measure.— 
The time of sowing is from the 15th of April to 
the first week in May. varying according to the 
soil and situation. The weeding is a very impor¬ 
tant operation, and should be performed with care 
and attention—not leaving a weed to be seen. As 
a quantity of weeds are invariably found to spring 
up with the crop, notwithstanding the most assidu¬ 
ous care, tbey ought to he carefully rejected in the 
process of pulling. 
It takes a practised hand to tell the proper time 
of pulling, as a few days sometimes materially in¬ 
jures the crop, both in quantity and quality.— 
What is considered the best time is when about 
Ag’l College. — Inquiries .—Where is tbe Michi¬ 
gan Agricultural College located ? Are the 
branches taught therein similar to those of insti¬ 
tutions of like standing? Can a boy pay a portion 
of his expenses by labor? Please answer the above 
queries.—J. B. lb, Andover, Mass., 1857. 
Remarks. —Lansing, Mich., is the point of loca¬ 
tion. Cannot impart any definite information as 
regards studies or physical labor. The school is 
not yet in operation—will he, we believe, next 
month, at which time the Faculty will doubtless 
have these matters arranged, and our correspon¬ 
dent can then obtain the required light. 
Abortion in Sheer. — Having frequently no¬ 
ticed inquiries and answers in the Rural, I thought. 
I would take the liberty of proposing one myself. 
This winter, about the first ot January, I bought a 
number of sheep, expecting them to have lambs 
in the spring. I commenced feeding them about 
an average of a quart of oats a day, with as much 
hay as I thought they needed. The sheep grew 
and did well, but tbe lambs all came dead and be¬ 
fore their time. I Bhould like to know whether 
feeding them oats was the cause. If any of your 
numerous correspondents will give me, through 
the columns of your paper, any information on this 
subject, I shall be highly gratified.— Rural Read¬ 
er, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., N. Y., 1857. 
Will those of our correspondents who have ex¬ 
perience please give the necessary information? 
Horse Shows. —Several County Ag. Societies 
announce Exhibitions of Horses, to he held in a 
few weeks. The Monroe Co. Society’s show will 
take place on their Fair Grounds, near this city, on 
the 27th and 28th iust. The Premium List is very 
liberal, and other arrangements will probably cor¬ 
respond. We give the list, regulations, &c., in an¬ 
other column. 
The Horse Show of the Wayne Co. Ag. Society 
is to be held on the Society’s Grounds, in Lyons, 
on the 3d, 4th aud 5th of June. Active prepara¬ 
tions for the exhibition are in progress, and the 
list of premiums will soon be issued. 
[ADVERTISEMENT-] 
EXHIBITION OF HORSES, 
The Monroe Co. Aciriocltcrai. Society will hold an Ex¬ 
hibition oi Horses on their Fair Grounds, near Roches¬ 
ter, on the 27th and 2Sth days oi May, 1857. Competi¬ 
tion open to the States and Canada. 
A liberal List til' Proiriimns, nearly SI JUKI, is offered, to call 
out tin: best Horses ; and It in conlbb’nlly believed. Unit the Ex¬ 
hibition will surpass any previous one of like character In this 
part nr «lie country. The Grounds tire spacious and pleasant.— 
The well eirideti Truck, one-halt mile iu length, will be improv¬ 
ed ntid tn'il'eetod for lrod, ol vtylo, -peed. Ac. in addition to 
The Camel Experiment—A Washington paper 
has an interesting item relative to the Camels in 
Texas, based on recent inform tion. The animals 
are doiDg well, the experiment of their acclima¬ 
tion havingtbus far proved successful- Those first 
imported are now transporting supplies between 
San Antonio and Camp A’erdo. “Three little ones 
were born in March and are thriving, and five or 
six more births are expected. From the reports of 
the condition of the animals, at present, and 
through the eleven months that the first importa¬ 
tion have been on the Continent, we may regard 
all doubts as to their acclimation dissipated, and 
that so much of the experiment, is a fixed fad .— 
The only remaining indeterminate point is the 
character of the stock that may be produced. For 
this, time will be required. The officers in charge 
are, however, sanguine that it will fully equal that 
of Asia Minor aud Africa, and may, by proper at¬ 
tention, be more highly developed.” 
_Truly, “the Camels have come.'' How long 
will it be ere our Texas friends offset onr Horse 
shows with exhibitions of Camels—trials of speed, 
carrying weight, Ac.? 
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Plows in England.— The Secretary of the N. 
Y. State Ag. Society, B. P. Jodnson, Esq., in the 
April issue of the Society’s Journal, say9:—“When 
in England, in 1861, we had at the time of trying 
plows at the Exhibition, a single one horse plow, 
manufactured by Starbuch, of Troy, which was 
tried by a English farmer, and attracted the atten¬ 
tion of every farmer present; and several of these 
plows were ordered for England, and were intro¬ 
duced there wiih great approbation. We see by 
the last Mark Lane Express, March 3d, that the 
celebrated implement makers, Ransomes & Sims, 
of Ipswich, have introduced the ‘Pony PlowB.F. 
I.,’ for one horse, which is being introduced very 
extensively, and to the admiration of the farmer— 
made of iron, the price is $10 48; wood beam and 
handles, $7 50. A gentleman writing to the man¬ 
ufacturers, says:—‘This is an implement I have 
been looking for nearly all my life, owing to its 
lightness and tbe peculiar beauty of the turn far¬ 
row, which euables a small horse or pony to plow 
one acre a day, more than six inches deep, and it 
appeared to be easier work for a pony than when 
drawing a harrow.’ The light plow, in addition 
to the reaper which the great Exhibition of 1851, 
contributed to Great Britain from America, has 
probably doue more to diminish the expenses of 
the farmer of Great Britain, than any other contri¬ 
butions made in that splendid Exhibition of all 
Nations.” 
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Setting Fence Posts.—A s there are many soils 
where fence posts are thrown out or raised up by 
frost—a fence in two or three yeais after being 
made, looking as though it stood upon stilts—and 
as this is the season when farmers have the most 
leisure for rnuldug fence, I thought a plan we have 
adopted, in this neighborhood might be new to 
some, having never seen it iu the Rural. It is 
i simply to put a Btrong wooden pin through the 
r post a* large as the size of the post will allow, aud 
I projecting three or four inches on each side. Jt 
; of course will require a larger post hole than with- 
. out the piu, and la more labor to set poBts in this 
way, but the satisfaction of having them stay iu 
f their places will pay lor all extra labor. If a good 
stone was put down upon the pin on each side of 
, the post, it would probubly be an improvement, 
j but I should want at least a foot of earth above the 
r stone, well pounded down.—L. F. Crowell, Sene¬ 
ca Falls, N. Y., 1857. 
Millet.— Permit me to inquire through the 
Rural where Millet can be obtained, the cost per 
bushel, the best lime fur sowing it, and whether it 
is considered preferable to Indian corn to sow for 
feeding cattle through dry weather. Will it do 
well on dry gravelly ground?—F., Gaines, N. Y. 
Remarks. —Millet, can be obtained at almostany 
seed store—the price in this city r anges from $1 50 
to $2 per bushel. It is Bown in this climate in the 
latter part of May or early in June. Cannot say 
as to whether it is preferable to corn or not; this 
question will he settled by the peculiar opinions 
of the cultivator and feeder. Do not know that a 
comparative analysis of the two crops has been 
made. A warm, rich, sandy soil, well pulverized, 
is most genial to its growth. 
(1(1 fjutl nwi'JfM lor tiri*' wj uywi pj.kk.-c-u. txn. Alt Ii'-iumuu iu 
liVi Kx>il III lion (if RotMM for Pnitnltim., tin, Ginrmds will bo 
open (o nil Hill mills dci-aiiil for biilo ur oxclMURO. Persons 
wishing to Mill nr mutch lionet) or Coll*. Oxen or steers, are in¬ 
vited to bring them. No (Tmrvtvs Ibr admission will bo ruado, 
except as specified iu the llegululiouM. 
1.1 HT OF fUEMICMS. 
CLASS L—HORSES FOR ROAD OR CARRIAGE. 
No. I.—Stallions—llcst Stallion I years and over. $15; 2d, 10; 
3d, D. Three years old, $a; 2d, 5. Two years old, 5 
No. 2—Matched Horse, and Mares—Rest pair matched Horses 
«SU; 2d, 25, 3d, 15. Man s, In si pair. $10; 2d, 20. 
So. it—Single Horse j—R ust Gelding, -A yrg, and over, $25; 2d, 15. 
Rest single Mam, $lo; 2d, 5. 
No. -i—Rest (milling, under -1 years, $10. Rest Filly, 8 
CLASS II.—HEAVY DRAFT AND WORK HORSES. 
Il f'.iL at full aye, to U 1 . 20(1 lbs. or more. 
So. 5—Stallion#—licit, 
years old, $-; 2d, ft. Two year- old. it*' 
No. d -Matched Guiding.- and M,irti 
infis, $2ft; 2d, 15; 8d, 10. Mi....—: . 
No. 7—Rost Gelding, .8 years old. Jilt 
CLASS 111 
I. ! years and over, $13, 2d. 10. Throo 
Two year? old, $5, 
' “ i—Best pair matched Gold- 
fttehvd Marcs, $00; 2d, 10. 
" ““t Rest Filly, 3 yrs old, 8. 
.-HORSES FOR GENERAL USE 
illyU lit JuIt oyr, ti-Ujrom 1,000 to 1,21X1 lbs. 
So. S —Stallions—Best, cu.m i year*, $15, 2d, 10; 3d. 5. Three 
years old. $8; 2d, 5. Two yc»« old. &. 
No. i> Matched Gelding and Mares—tViiglil front 1,000 to 1,- 
200 )t«.— Ren pair matched Goldings, $20; 2d, 15; 3d, 10. Match- 
No. 10 —Sinylc Horse?—Weight Horn 1,000 to 1,200 th*—Geld¬ 
ing, Jlft, 2d. IU Real Mure. Alt); 2d, 5, 
No.II- Matched llm-cs—Knell welching less than 1, IKK) lbs.— 
Be-.t pali matched Goldings, $lft; 2d. To; 3d, 6. Matched Marcs 
$12- 2d, IN Matched I'oniv.., $10; 2d, 5. 
The Judges will distinguish between small horses and pomes: 
such ns the Canadian. Welsh, aud Shetland ; as they are entirely 
distinct and should not compete against each other. 
CLASS IV—HOBBES FOR STYLE AND SPEED. 
On lime. 
NO. 12—Trolling Stallions. Best, $!ft, 2d do. $10. Thursday 
aRemnon, May28th, ,, ,, , , „ , 
No 1.8—Trotting in Inkiness, (double,) open to all horses or 
mnreV Thursday afternoon, May Ifcth. Best $10; 2d do. *20. 
No. 11—Trotting In harness, open to nil horses or mares, (sin¬ 
gle.i Thursday afternoon, May 2Mh. Bust, $20; 2d do §10. 
No. 1ft- im'lting In humo-5, open in all horses or marcs over 1 
yours, Hint have rower trotted for money, Wednesday altenioon, 
May 27th. Best, $15; 2d do. fill. 
No 1(5— Trotting ill harness, open to nil horses or ttinreB under 
4 year?, thal have never (rolled I'm money. 'Wednesday altcr- 
tloon, May 37ib Bast, $10; 2d do. $3 
No. 17 Pricing iu harness, open to nil horses, Wednesday ul- 
ternoon, May 27th. Best, $10; 2d do. $5. 
JUDGES. 
No, I— S. (hark, Albany , A. GUIett, Syracuso ; Wm. Hildreth, 
^Nm!?—ileri S M. Burroughs, Medina, Orleans Co.; J Wright, 
Waterloo: Wm. 1’. Nottingham, Palmyra. 
No.3— M. Whitbeck, LockportjWm. Vnn Cott, \ictor; J. 
''W/Wck, Wool Btoatuflcld ; M. D. Hollister, Rome, 
T lit slop. IKaiooyc Fads. , 
No ft— J Btiuijrflold, Utica ; J. Beunett, Lyons ; N. Bronson, 
f ’o* , , __ , r , „ .. 
No 6—.1 S. Wadsworth, Ueucsco ; b. llccox, Buffalo ; G. Uar- 
rl Nm7—AuWey, Scncca Falls; C. L Sheppard, Avcn; N. 
Thompson. Penn Van. _ , 
No, a- Hon. A R. Dickinson, Stcubeu ; Charles Pierson, Clif¬ 
ton. t:.W : G C. Brad<ay. Watertown, Jeff Co. 
No. 0 lion. Choi lea Carrol GtoviJutnl; Charles D. Miller, 1 e- 
ter boro ; John McLean, Batavia 
No. 10—L. Whitbeck, Uittslord ; N Dennison, Mt. Morris ; U. 
Arnold. Cmicsus Center _ „ _ .. 
No 11—Truman Lorapsmi, Hnnoseo ; T. F.Sponcer, Canandai¬ 
gua George Ostrander, KaooUH. 
REGULATIONS, 40. 
Competition lor Premiums open to tho States and Canada 
noises must be entered In the name of Urn teal owner, and 
should hu on the Grounds before 1 r,‘clock of Wednesday, first 
duv of the Exhibition. . „ , . 
.7.1 v i 'itt «.. 11. J ....tan nv>Mi lh„ rl <phur£Ttl rtf 
surly Mastiff 
From the gruff Newfoundland or 
down to the whining, snivelling Poodle—are they 
not an ignoble race? Their “ virtues” and “ faith¬ 
fulness” have been celebrated in prose and song 
till tbe conviction is inwrought with many that 
they have a “natural right” to a place “whereon 
to stand”—that tbey are a thing indispensable in 
this world, to be fostered and eared for. For my 
part, I wish there was not one of the whole tribe 
in existence, believing they do far more evil than 
good. But as their complete extinction is impos¬ 
sible, ought not civilized people—the inhabitants 
of the State of New Y’ork for instance—to protect 
themselves in some way from the burthen of sup¬ 
porting and the damages accruing from the mighty, 
and ever-increasing army of dogs with which we 
are cursed? It-is really a serious matter. Look 
at the annual list of deaths by hydrophobia— at 
the thousands of innocent sheep that are Cruelly 
tortured and sacrificed by canine ferocity—at the 
damaged wagons, tattered harness, Lightened 
souls, and broken limbs resulting from the insane 
bom-wow of dogs haviug masters more doggish 
than they, in that year after year they will sufl'er 
passers-by to incur peril to life and limb from their 
stealthy and springing attacks! 
And all this for what? What good do they?— 
“Guard tbe premises,” do you say? They make 
friends afraid to call I grant, but rogues, never; for 
when tbe latter have felonious designs upon your 
property, a bit of fresh meat, charged with stricb- 
nine, will quickly remove the obstacle. But “ they 
sound au alarm.” Indeed! And don’t they sound 
loo many, by keeping up a continuous barking 
through the night, causing constant fear with the 
timid that “somebody Is aronnd,” when the shadow 
of a tree or other equally harmless object may be 
all at which the watchful whelp is yelping? But 
grant that occasionally one is a little useful in this 
way, and another oi some service to the shepherd, 
is the sum total of benefit equal to a tithe of the 
injury to the public at large, consequent upon the 
alarming prevalence of the canine species? 
FARMING IN CONNECTICUT, 
Eds. Rural: —As I obtain much information and 
true enjoyment in perusing tbe columns of the 
Rural, and being a young farmer and reading 
much about taking care of manure in winter, and 
concerning wintering pigs, &c., I thought I would 
relate how I do these tbiDgB living down here in 
Yankeedom,inthe land of wooden nutmegs and 
cue umber seeds, where manure, and pigs, and 
grain and hay, are worth something—where we 
must make the most out of everything in order to 
live, not to Bay anything about competition with 
your flourishing State and those West, of yon. 
As to husbanding my manure in winter, I have 
a cellar under my barn—the droppings of all the 
stables goes into it, both solid and liquid.— 
Previous, however, to putting down manure I put 
a large quantity of good loam and pond muck 
over the bottom with which to mix it when I take 
it out, if my pigs do not perform the work for me. 
My pigs run under the barn and the pen extends 
outside, where they can get good air and can stay 
in or out as they choose. Their food is small po¬ 
tatoes boiled with oats and cob-meal, ground to¬ 
gether, given in Buch quantity as tbey eat up clean. 
Ib it not a good way thus to save my manure, and 
at the same time afford an excellent shelter for my 
pigs during the atoms of winter? Aside from 
this, the grunters have a warm, ary nest to s'.cep 
in, which is, in my judgment, indispensable in pro¬ 
ducing good pigs for fattening through the warm 
season. My horse manure, thus mixed with that 
of the cattle, and all made fine by the pigs, does 
not heat, as it otherwise would if not attended to. 
During the warm season, weeds and refuse vegeta¬ 
bles, with green clover, corn sta ks and muck, and 
Horn’* In Class IV., competing for premiums iff $10 or less. 
$1 oarlt horse ; ovur$10 aud lots than $25, $2 ; over $25 and leas 
thnn $10, £1- , f 
Admission Fkks.— Life members, with their carriage and lam- 
Uy, free. All niliar persons, foreudi admission, 15 cents ; single 
borne and carriage, 26 cento ; two ditto, IU cents. I'orsons oc¬ 
cupy iiiK carriages, each 15 cents. 
b WILLARD HODGES, 
Hrighton, (Rochester 1‘. O.) President. 
I. S. Hobbie, Rochester, Secretary. » 
