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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
State and Provincial Ag. Fairs are to be 
beld the ensuing Autumn at the places and times 
designated in the following list: 
New York, at BulTilo,_...-.Oct. 6, 7, 8, 9. 
Ohio, at Cincinnati,...Sept, 16,10,17,18 
Oaoa'ia West, at Brantford,.Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1,2 
Canada Eaat, at Montreal,__Sept. 18, IT, 18. 
East Tennessee, at Knoxville,_Oct. 20,21, 22, 23. 
Illinois, at Peoria, ---—Sept. 21, 22, 23, 24. 
Iowa, at Muscatine,.Oct. 6, 7, 8, 9. 
Kentucky, at Henderson,._....Oct. 12, 13,14,16,16 
Maryland, at Baltimore,_Oct. 21, 22, 23, 24, 26. 
Mssnachnuotts, at Boston,_Oct. 21, 22, 23, 24. 
Pennsylvania, _____Sept 29.80 & Oct. 1,2. 
IQ. S. Ag. Soc’ty, nt Louisville, Ky.,_Sept. 1, 2, 3,4, 6, 6. 
Vermont, at Montpelier,_Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2. 
Virginia,..Oct 29, 21), 30, 91. 
West Tennessee, at Jackson,_..Oct. 27, 28, 29, 30. 
Wisconsin, at Janesville,... .Sept 29, 30, Oct. 1, 2, 
New Jersey, at New Brunswick,... Sept 29, 80, Oct 1, 2 
Indiana, at Indianapolis.Oct. 6, 6, 7, 8, 9,10. 
New Hampshire, at Concord,.Oct. 7, 8, 9. 
Connecticut, at Bridgeport,.Out. 13,14.16, 10. 
North Carolina, at Raleigh.Oct 2t\ 21, 22, 23. 
Alabama, at Montgomery,.Oe’. 27, 28, 29, 30. 
cattle, with here and there a grove, there is some¬ 
thing more pleasing, more interesting, than the 
rugged hills of New England, or the forests of 
New York. 
In the article of which I have spoken, the writer 
says that within the next ten years, horses will be 
bought in Illiuois and taken F.ast. at a profit, and 
“the New York farmer will come here for hia 
horses and cattle.” Allowing this to he true, does 
it in the least detract from the merits of Illinois? 
Poes the fact, that when the almost unbounded 
agricultural resources of Illinois shall become 
more fully developed, and much of her rich Boil 
which is yet uncultivated, shall be brought under 
the plow, that she can raises horses and cattle, nnd 
almost all kinds of grain cheaper than New York, 
lesson the prospects of her future wealth and great¬ 
ness? If it does, I confess that my “cranium” is 
too thick to understand the reason. New York 
will probably always excel Illinois in her manu¬ 
factories and perhaps in her exports of salt and 
lumber, while Illinois will far surpass New York 
in her exports of grain and cattle. 
While we admit Illinois may never be a more 
wealthy State than New York, we shall earnestly 
and with zeal contend, that when her large prairies 
shall all be subdued, and her agricultural resources 
fairly and fully developed, when her thousands of 
unimproved acres shall be covered with "farmer's 
homes,” and farmers cattle and burses, when her 
contemplated and already commenced railroads 
shall have completed the connection of different 
parts of the State with the East, West, North, and 
South, then we predict that the Saoker State will 
take her station beside the Empire and success¬ 
fully compete with her in (he struggle for wealth, 
influence, and perhaps pre-eminence. 
Lamoille, Ill., 1857. A Farmkr 
point of climate aBd health we have great advan¬ 
tages over the Mississippi Valley. We want more 
population—working men to improve the country. 
Wages for common labor are from $40 to $75 a 
month. There is also a great want of females.— 
Young men come here without wives, and find 
that here they cannot be found. Oar Indian war 
is over, and immigration is now safe. 
I). R. Bigelow. 
Olympia, Washington Territory, Judb C, 1867. 
correct information on grasses, it may be mention¬ 
ed that this species has been disseminated in 
Massachusetts, as a grass of superior value, under 
the name of “ Willard’s Bromus.” The seed was 
sold at a high price, and even prominent officers 
of agricultural societies lent their aid in bringing 
it into cultivation. Careful experiment has proved 
that the boasted “Willard’s Bromus” is identical 
with common chess. • 
Anthoxanthum.— The Anthoxanthum odoratum 
— Sweet-scented Vernal-grass, Vanilla-graBs—is 
quite common in the older settled parts of New 
England, New York and some other sections. It 
is one of the grasses which “ come in,” like the 
Juue-grass, but it is seldom sown by design. It 
grows best on moist, cold soils; starts very early, 
and runs to seed sooner than almost any other 
species. It makes but little bulk or weight, and 
that chiefly in seed-stalks. Its growth is trifling 
except in spring. Its vanilla-like odor is very 7 
powerful, and a. small quantity of the grass imparts 
an agreeable smell to bay. It iB not much relish¬ 
ed by any kind of stock. In pastures where it is 
found, it is about the last thing eaten—its rejected 
stalkB being everywhere seen. One author has 
given it a high character, and thinks it is the 
cause of the tine flavor of the butter made in the 
neighborhood of Philadelphia. The seed was dis¬ 
tributed from the United States Patent Office last 
year, and was sent into some neighborhoods where 
there was already more of grass than farmers 
wanted who knew what it really was. The “Com¬ 
plete Grazier” says, “ It is certain that cattle will 
not eat it when they can get at other grasses.”— 
Sinclair, in his account of the Woburn experi¬ 
ments on grasses, says of this species:—“It does 
not appear to be particularly liked by cattle.” Be 
relates that a farmer sowed a field partly with the 
Sweet-scented Vernal-grass and White Clover, and 
partly with Foxtail ( A/operums pratensis) and 
Red Clover. Itwas pastured with sheep. Hesays: 
“ The sheep would not touch tbs Sweet-scenled Vernal- 
grassand White Clover, but kept constantly on the Fox¬ 
tail. . . . This would indicate that tbo fonner is not, 
when single, or when combined with but two or three dif¬ 
ferent species, very gruteiul to cattle. The chemical ex¬ 
amination ot its nutritive matter shows that it dots not 
abound in saccharine matter, but chiefly in mucilage : and 
the insoluble extract is in a greater proportion than in 
many other grasses." 
Dr. Darlington, in his “Agricultural Botany,” 
says of this species, “It is by no means regarded 
in the United Slates as a grass of superior value.” 
In a letter to the writer of tbis paper, Dr. D. says: 
“Yon will see that I do not estimate the Anthox¬ 
anthum. odoratum very highly. I consider it much 
inferior to Phleitm prat ease, Poa pratensis, Daety- 
sis g/omerata, or even Loltum perenne, either for 
hay or pasture 
Dr. Darlington’s residence is Westchester, Pa., 
the centre of a district which produces some of 
the heat “Philadelphia butter.” His superior 
knowledge of grasses, both botanically and agri¬ 
culturally, is well known. 
The Wheat Harvest of Western New York is 
now rapidly progressing, and will be nearly com¬ 
pleted ere this paper reaches the majority of its 
readers. The weather is at present very favorable 
for harvesting operations. The accounts as to the 
state of the crop, and probable yield, are so con¬ 
flicting that we are unable to express any well- 
founded opinion as to the result. Iu Bome counties 
and sections the crop is said to he very fine, and 
uninjured,—while in others, as heretofore stated, 
the midge and rnst have caused exteusive damage. 
Far less wheat was sown last fall than usual, espe¬ 
cially in localities where the midge has prevailed, 
and hence the amount produced must, in any 
event, be greatly below the former average of 
Western New York. 
Fbw diseases attack the hoise more perplexing 
iu their effects than Strangles. So little can be 
done to velieve the sufferer, and his ailment is so 
stubborn and unyielding, allowing neither food nor 
water to be taken when the disease is at its worst 
stage, that the animal has at least the appearance 
of being very ill Young horses are the most sub¬ 
ject to this disease generally in the fourth, or fifth 
year, and usually occuring in the Bpring it is 
doubly provoking to the farmer, whose work is put 
back or hindered. 
All horses are subject to this disease and prob¬ 
ably none escape, “ There is no preventive,” says 
Youatt; “nor is there anything contagious about 
it.” This is certainly contrary to the belief of 
many farmers, although we are inclined to think 
that it is not epidemic,—lor horses are frequently 
taken with it which have not been exposed; and 
many horses have been exposed without being 
subject to it. Mr. George H. Dadd, differs from 
Youatt in his Modem Horse Doctor, and attri¬ 
butes the disease to “depriving animals of those 
blessings which nature has in store for tbom in 
their unrestrained state.” And yet after giving his 
decided opinion that it is the result of deprivation 
he will not pronounce it not “catching,” but ad¬ 
vises that all animals affected, be removed from 
the presence of healthy ones. 
Youatt describes the disease as follows:—“It is 
usually preceded by a cough, scarcely distinguish¬ 
ed from common cough, except there is more dis¬ 
charged from the nostril, of a yellowish color, mixed 
with pus, and generally without smell. There is 
likewise a considerable discharge of ropy fluid 
from the mouth, and greater swelliug than usual 
under the throat. This swelling increases with un¬ 
certain rapidity, accompanied by some fever, and 
disinclination to eat, partly arising from the furr, 
but more from the pain which the animal feels in 
the act of mastication. There is considerable 
thirst, but after a gulp or two the horse ceases to 
drink, yet is evidently desirous of continuing his 
draught In the attempt to swallow, and some¬ 
times when not drinking, a convulsive cough 
comes on.” 
The treatment for this disease recommended by 
Youatt is "to blister tbe swelling under the 
throat., and as soon as it is soft, apparently con¬ 
taining matter, it should be freely and deeply 
,» The usual practice we believe is, to let 
Chops in New England. —From an article in 
the N. E. Farmer of 1st inst., we condense the 
following:—“The rye crop is good,but there must 
be considerable loss in harvesting, as a great deal 
was cut before the 23d of July, and lay on the 
ground through the storm. Oats and wheat at 
present look well. Potatoes appear well now, hut 
a new enemy has come upon them which seems to 
possess the power of being considerably destruc¬ 
tive, as some pieces which we have seen are al¬ 
ready seriously affected by them. They are a little, 
ugly-looking worm, three-eighths of on inch in 
length, stout, and the color of the army worm 
which infests apple trees; they have a dark-color¬ 
ed protuberance on the back, and some of them 
two small, perpendicular hornB, or feelers, above 
the protuberance. New potatoes are selling in 
Boston market at from $1 25 to $1 60 per bushel. 
The hay crop will be abundant, but. cannot be as 
nutritious as iu years when there was less rain, and 
tbe growth not so rank. The late rains prostrated 
the corn, but the hot suns of the past few days 
have in a great ineostire restored it, and give 
promise of a good crop.” 
Another “National” Hobse Show.— Tho 
Hampden Co. (Mass.) Ag. Society has purchased a 
meadow of 100 ucres in Springfield, which is to 
be arranged as a grand Agricultural Park, with a 
mile course for the display of horses. The invest¬ 
ment will be about $20,000. The Society and citi¬ 
zens have united to celebrate the acquisition of 
tbe park with a great Agricultural Festival and 
Horae Show. It. is proposed to devote a whole 
week to the featival and exhibition—from Sept 
28th to Oct. 3d—to give some $3,000 in premiums 
upon horses alone, *‘and to gather there for 
speeches some of the most distinguished men in 
the country.” It is said that Henry Ward Beech¬ 
er is already engaged to deliver a dedicatory ad¬ 
dress!—an announcement which is very “ impor¬ 
tant, if true,” as it will entitle Springfield to the 
banner, and inaugurate a new era in the innocent, 
devotional amusements of staid New England.— 
What next? 
American Horses for the French Emperor. 
_Tbe steamship Vanderbilt, which sailed from 
New York for Havre on Saturday last, took out a 
pair of Bplendid bay horses, which had been or¬ 
dered for no less a personage than Louis Napo¬ 
leon, who wishes to add a lew choice American 
horses to his imperial stud. These animals are 
geldings of the Morgan breed, and were purchased 
in Rutland Co., Vt. They are nearly seven yearn 
old, within a fraction of sixteen handB high, and 
have all the characteristics of the Morgan breed. 
Though not “ fast,” they have trotted their mile 
within three minutes, in harness. As carriage 
horses they are tip top, and will probably create a 
sensation, if not inaugurate a furore fc>r American 
horses in the French capital. 
New York County Fairs, so far as ascertain 
ed, are to be held tbis Fall as follows: 
Albany, Albany,.Sept 16,16,17. 
Chenango,-,....8«pt. 22, 23, 24. 
Cortland, Homer, *..Sept, 16,10,1.. 
Delaware, South Kortright,.Sept 30, (let I, 2. 
Franklin, Malone,.Sept. 23, 24, 26 
Jefferson, Watertown, .Sept-16,17. 
Livingston, Genesi'o,.Sept. 24, 25 
Monroe, Rochester.Sept. 21, 22, 23 
Ontario, CatiamlftKua,.Sept 29, 30, Oot. 1. 
Orleans, Albion,.Oct 1,2. 
Oswego, Mexico, .Sept. 16, 17, 18. 
l’almyra Union Ag , Palmyra,.Oct. 14, 15, 16. 
Queens,...Sept. 24. 
Rensselaer,...Sept. 15,16,17. 
Saratoga, Mecbnniosville..Sept 16, 16,17- 
Schuyler, Walking.....Oct. 1, 2. 
St. Lawrence, Canton,.Sept. 16,17, 18. 
St. Lawrence International Agricul¬ 
tural and Mechanical Society, 
Ogdenshurgh.Sept- 9,10,11. 
Wayne, Lyona, ...$ept. 16, 17,18. 
Westchester, Sing Slug,.Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1. 
Yates, Penn Yan,.Oct. 8, 9. 
THE WHEAT MIDGE 
Mr. Moore: —We are sustaining great loss in 
tbis vicinity from the Wheat Midge. There is one 
field adjoining me cut for feed. The best is not 
half a crop, and so down to nothing. I would 
like to know to what extent the midge has pre¬ 
vailed in tbis and other States, but do not think we 
can arrive at any satisfactory estimate until we 
adopt Lieut. Maury’s plan of obtaining statistics, 
of which I think much. Are there not Borne va¬ 
rieties which the midge does not injure? IF there 
are, it is very important that we know in time for 
this fall’s seeding. The Mediterranean is sown to 
some extent here, and there i3 much less of the 
midge in it than in tbe other varieties. It is a few 
days earlier. I hear it is sown extensively in the 
counties east of ns, and I wish you would call out 
all the information possible in regard to it—such 
as the proper time to sow, quantity of seed per 
acre, yield per acre, &c. 
We are haying; crop is good. Shall commence 
wheat harveet about tbe 23d July. Any informa¬ 
tion in regard to winter barley would be accepta¬ 
ble here, as many are discouraged in regard to 
wheat. Hugh McVban. 
Seottsville, Monroe Co., N. Y-, July, 1867. 
The above should have been given in an earlier 
number, but is still in time to elicit the informa¬ 
tion desired, and which we trust experienced farm¬ 
ers will furnish. 
Perhaps the wheat plant 
The Fair of the Schuyler Co. Ag. Sooiety is to 
be held at Watkins, Oct. 1st and 2d. We observe 
that the Premium List, which comprises the va¬ 
rious departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, 
and Mechanical and Domestic Manufactures, in¬ 
cludes in its offers about sixty copies of the Rural 
New-Yorker. 
lanced, 
them burst internally. This he adds “should never 
be allowed;” but inasmuch as most farmers have 
neither the necessary implements or skill of sur¬ 
gery, we should he slow to recommend its prac¬ 
tice. The patient should be protected from taking 
cold, and it may be well not to let him drink of 
water much chilled by frost. When suffeting un¬ 
der this disease, the horse has but very little Bense 
of taste, and in their drink a “little cream of tar¬ 
tar” and powdered c-ayenue pepper may be given 
with good effect. Dr. Gardner, wh j has had much 
experience in this disease, says that he always 
treats them successfully as follows. If the animul 
is not past eating, give powdered cayenne pepper 
in its oats, and when farther advanced let it inhale 
the pepper after the manner of “ taking snuff.”— 
Also put tar and the pepper mixed, into the nos¬ 
trils. Tbe Pennsylvania Dutch farmers, who are 
somewhat celebrated as veterenarians, feed the ani¬ 
mal mustard seed with its mesB, or cause them to 
snuff it when powdered as above. One effeot pro¬ 
duced by these remedies is to clear the throat by 
sneezing and coughing, so that the breathing is far 
lesB difficult and painfuL 
It is tbe opinion of Dr. G„ above named, that 
this disease is contagions, but if properly treated 
it need not be dreaded nor avoided. He thinks 
death will follow in very few instances when the 
After recovery the 
^ommnnirations 
WASHINGTON TERRITORY: 
its soil, climate, productions, etc 
The Wheat Midge. 
is the chosen home and food of the midge, bnt it 
is found to prey extensively on other grains and 
vegetables. The present season it has attacked 
barley, especially that Bown later than April, very 
generally in this neighborhood, and will injure it 
from 6 to 10 bushels per acre—about the same as 
the best early-sown wheat—so estimated by good 
judges. It will eat rye, but that grain is usually too 
far advanced for it. or others are found better suit¬ 
ed to its habits. They may he found in the heads 
of clover, in the seed pods of the tnullein stalk, 
and, no doubt, in most plants ripeuing seed about 
thiB time. The idea of killing them off by sowing 
no wheat is founded on a mistake; they seem more 
likely to kill off other grains, if not fnrnished with 
wheat, at least barley suffers more am' more each 
year from their depredations.—J. H. B., Niagara 
Co., N. Y, July, 1867. 
Eds. Rural:—I Bee occasionally in yonr paper 
an article in favor of some particular Territory of 
the United States. Perhaps some of your readers 
weald like t know what can he said in favor of 
this Territory. I cannot begin by saying, as some 
of yonr correspondents do, that we have the rich¬ 
est soil beneath the Sun, for that would not be 
true. Men disagree about the richness of the 
soiL Those coming from the Mississippi Valley 
call this a poor country of land. Those from the 
Middle States are generally satisfied with it, and 
those from New England think it vastly ahead of 
that portion of the country. I was brought, up in 
Jefferson County, N. Y., and think the soil here 
would compare favorably with the soil there. In¬ 
telligent English farmers among us say this is a 
better country of land than England averages. 
Next, as to climate. It makeB me shiver to read 
of your cold winters and blue Doses. We can 
hardly be said to bave any winter here. Oar 
coldest weather will about compare with the latter 
part of October and the fore part of November in 
New York. Bome winters the ground does not 
freeze an inch deep. Generally there is not snow 
enough to prevent cattle liviDg out ail winter,— 
and most of tbe Btock make their living all winter 
with little or no feed. Instead of cold weather we 
have rain, which is sometimes more disagreeable 
than snow. Our summers are cooler than in New 
York, particularly tbe nights. Thunder is seldom 
heard. As for healtbfulness, I do not suppose our 
Territory has any superior. Our water, so far as I 
know, is universally Boft, pnre and cold. Springs 
Mr. Bron 
Impure Seeds from Patent Office, 
son Murray, of Ottawa, IU., sends tbe Prairie 
Farmer seven different varieties of foul seeds, 
taken from one package of “ Brentna wheat,”— 
They are chess, cockle, wild peas, a bean, a burr, 
oats and smut. In the package are also grown 
wheat and two varieties of weevil, while the wheat 
itself is musty, and a Sprlug variety, though it is 
marked “sow in Autumn.” We agree with Mr. M. 
in tbe opinion that the Patent Office Commissioner 
must he mistaken in the qualification of some of 
his employees. Such " choice” seed can be no ac¬ 
quisition, and Us distribution must prove injurious 
rather than benefioial to agriculturists. 
BLACK TOOTH AND “HOG CHOLERA.” 
Ens. Rural:— I am not much in the habit of 
troubling you with my epistles, but I write to sug¬ 
gest an inquiry, or remedy for diseases to which 
Bwine flesh is heir. I have been aware these 17 or 18 
years of a disease among swine oalled the tilack 
Tooth, hut until within a few yearB the Hymptoms 
invariably wore a weakness or paralysis of tbe hind 
parts, so that the animal would walk on its fore 
legs and drag its hind parts. The remedy was to 
knock ont the teeth, and the hog would recover in 
a day or two, 
animal is properly treated, 
animal should be as little exposed to taking cold 
as possible for considerable time; at least so long 
as the cough hangs about it. J. Sanfield. 
Illinois, July, 1357. 
ILLINOIS vs. NEW YORK, 
a day or two. Several years ago a neighbor loBt 
three thrifty shoats after having them nearly win¬ 
tered by what he called the pants. They were ta¬ 
ken suddenly sick, commenced panting, as if short 
of breath, and continued getting worse for a day 
or two till they died. The next winter he had 
another attacked in the same way, and when he 
was describing it to me the idea suggested itself 
to my mind that possibly it might be another 
phase of the black-tooth. I examined it, found 
its breath very offensive and a good supply of 
black teeth, which we knocked ont aud the hog 
got well. Since then there bave been quite a 
number of hogs attacked in our neighborhood in 
the same manner, bnt in every case they have, on 
examined' u been found to have black teeth, and 
on these being removed in season they have inva¬ 
riably recovered. 
1 Bee a paragraph going the rounds of the pa¬ 
pers to tbe effeot that moBt of tho shoats brought 
from the West and peddled out in tho Eastern 
States, have died of the hog cholera. Now, if 
Btrychninc is the cause of the hog cholera, 1 would 
like to know by what kind of hocus poous tho 
western hog speculators are able to retard the 
effects of a drug so prompt in its action asBtryeh- 
gh to transport them a thousand 
prove the mind ana uenumy 
Mohawk, Brant County, C. W, 
nine long euou._ 
miles and peddle them ont, unless they send them 
down by telegraph? 1 see by the papers, also, that 
one man had opened his hog > L xjB had died of 
the W cholera, and found their throats swelled 
entirely shut If, now, that is hog cholera I would 
hazard the suggestion that the hog cholera is noth¬ 
ing more nor less than the “ pants'’ or black tooth 
and that on the removal of the teeth in the first 
atages ol the disease the hogs will recover. At 
any rate the experiment is worth trying; try it 
and Bee. Ji 0i 
Wilson, N. Y., 1867. 
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