TWO DOLLARS A YEAR.] 
[SINGLE NO. FIVE CENTS 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. -SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1^57 
MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
AX ORIGIN AT. WEEKLY 
Agricultural, Literary and Family Newspaper, 
CONDUCTED BY D. D. T. MOORE, 
WITH AN ABLE CORPS OK ASSISTANT EDITORS, 
stances known to us, has been from five to seven labors of the farm, and who does not give to them 
bushels per acre—f-- ” . 
the greater the comparative loss. A light yield, 
say ten bushels per acre, will be one half or more 
destroyed—a good crop of twenty-five or thirty 
bushels per acre, will seem comparatively unin¬ 
jured, though one-sixth of it has gone to feed the 
insect. Hence the importance of securing a good 
growth, for a light one fails to repay the labor of 
its production. Hence we advise the sowing o! 
only such soils as are in fertility and characteris 
tics suited to the crop, and of sowing these early to 
vigorous ami early maturing varieties. Let our farm¬ 
ers again select such soils and situations, and sow 
wheat again, but only so much as they can put in 
in the best Order on a rich, warm, porous soil, and 
we think they will not long have occasion to bay 
fionr or use so largely of other grains as many are 
now obliged to do. and reflect honor upon 
•the lighter and later the wheat, ] something as a return therefor, something to call 
forth energies that would otherwise remain latent 
—bands that unite the yonug heart to the interests 
of the hearth-stone—commits not only a grievous 
SPECIAL CONTKIBDTOKSi 
Pkoy. C. DEWEY, T. C. PETERS, 
Lt M. P. MAURY. H. T. BROOKS. 
Dr. ASA PITCH, KWD. WEBSTER, 
T. R ARTHUR. Mks. M. J. HOLMES, 
LYMAN B LANGWORTHY. 
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addressed to D. I). T. MOORE, Rochester, N. Y. 
POR Tbssjs, and other particulars, see last page. 
The Dominique fowl is not one of the fancy, 
hfgh-prlced breeds. It has no relationship with 
the Cochins dr Shanghais, and yet is a most bean- 
tital bird, as all who look at the engraving will at 
once admit. It is graceful and pretty in form, and 
the beautiful pencilling* of its plumage are un¬ 
equalled by any other variety. The Dominique 
fowls are found mixed up with other varieties, and 
one or more can be found generally'in every large 
flock of “barn-yard fowls, 7 ' yet holding to their 
peculiarities with remarkable pertinacity; an! 
where well selected and carefully bred,- tiiivy be¬ 
come a fine and useful bird. They are rather 
small, (but with care the size perhaps might be in¬ 
creased,) good layers, good setters, excellent moth¬ 
ers, hardy, and id almost every way desirable. 
The prevailing and true color of the Dominique 
fowl is a light ground, undulated and softly shaded 
with a slaty-blue all over the body, as indicated in 
the portrait of the cock, forming bands of various 
widths. The comb of the cook is variable, some 
being single, while others are double—most, how¬ 
ever, are single; the iris, bright orange; feet and 
legs light flesh color—some, however, are of a 
bright yellow or buff color; bill the same coior 
as the legs. 
The hens are not large, but plump and fall breast¬ 
ed. The cocks are somewhat larger than the hens, 
some approaching the smaller-sized Dorkinga in 
weight. The chickens at two or three months old 
exhibit the barred plumage even more perfectly 
than the full-grown birds. The eggs average about 
two ounces each, are white, and of porcelain 
smoothness. The newly hatched chicks are gray, 
with a dark stripe down the back of the neck, and 
three on the back, resembling those of the Silver 
Polands, except in the color of the fee: and legs. 
This variety is growing deservedly into favor. 
States of the Union, there are to be gatherings of 
the tillers of the soil for the purpose of exhibiting 
specimens of the products of the farm, stock-yard, 
and dairy, and also ot the inventive genius of the 
nation. These Annual Unions oughtto be, if they 
are not, of exceeding importance to the farmer, 
and wherever there is a dearth of interest, we 
hold it to he the duty of the agriculturists create 
a desire for the investing of his County Fair with 
such features as will tell for its promotion as an 
institution, and for the weal of the section lu 
which he resides. To this end we purpose to 
throw out a few hints on tho claims the Society 
has upon the farmers of the County it represents 
—the responsibilities devolving upon them, and 
the manner in which these should be met. 
First—Every farmer should give to his County 
Exhibition “the light of hi* countenance." He 
should be there to profit by the experience of 
others, and to impart the knowledge obtained in 
the pursuit of his vocation daring the year past. 
To see all of his neighbors; to compare process- 
ea of culture and results; to plan (or future ope¬ 
rations; to discuss mooted points and. if possible, 
illuminate the dark and doubtful agencies con¬ 
nected with his calling—these should occupy hia 
mind during the period annually devoted to his 
Agricultural Show, Here, emphatically, he should 
live and learn. 
Second—In addition to counting one himself, he 
should have his family present. His household 
need relaxation and recreation, and they can be 
benefited by the opportunities thus afforded for 
inspecting the handiwork of others. Wonderful 
promoters of a healthy ambition are the results of 
a few honrs labor porforraed by some friend, when 
such toil assumes the shape of u nire roll of butter, 
n loaf of excellent bread, or any of the tt ceteras 
which female fingers can so dexterously conjare 
up. By all means see that wife and daughters pay 
particular attention to the department termed 
Mr. Stewart, of Chatham, had cultivated an 
old pasture lot, first trying potatoes, then corn.— 
He manured heavily with barn-yard manure, gnano 
and ashes, and harrowed in. The land was less 
than an acre. The corn was planted about the 3th 
of May, but did not come up well; if had got killed. 
He then harrowed over and cross-harrowed the 
field, and planted it over. The corn came up 
quickly and handsomely. Was hoed three times. 
In October he cat it all up, for fear it would not 
ripen, and set it by the side of the fence. In De¬ 
cember he husked it, and bad 34 bushels. The 
next year he used 150 bushels of guano and 20 
bushels of ashes, and had 105 bushels. He topped 
the corn and used the tops for soiling. Last year 
he tried it withont guano, and had a good crop, 
though ou some newly cultivated sward land side 
of it the crop cultivated with barn-yard manure 
was light It was all cultivated in hills; soil a 
gravelly loam. 
Mr. Hoyt, of Danbury, gave a general descrip¬ 
tion of corn cultivation in western Connecticut— 
His soil was part saudy; he plowed in barn-yard 
manure into^his; ou clay loam he did not use this 
manure, hut put in ashes and plaster. He got 
about 40 bushels to the acre, with less labor than 
iu tho eastern part of the State. Farmers in his 
section liked the white blaze corn—streaked white 
and red. He had used guano and phosphate of 
lime in all ways, and never got a cent of benefit 
from it- In his section, land could be enriched 
easier by letting it go to grass than in any other 
way. 
Mr. Pamelee, of Killingswortb, had mellow 
ground; he planted 4 feet apart; hoed twice; did 
not use cultivator on account of stones; he liked 
the plan of topping corn, one reason being that the 
men could husk twice as fast in the field when the 
corn was topped. He had raised 70 bushels to the 
acre, and a neighbor had raised 83 bushels, which 
was the greatest yield over seen in the poor town 
of KllUugworth. Mr. F. said some of his corn 
(the Western) was 10 feet high, and that was the 
kind that had cars 15 atul Hi inches long. Bat you 
had to take care of such corn. He got 70 bushels 
to the aero. If it is wet wcuther at harvest, he 
would by ail means recommend that tho corn be 
cut up by the roots and carefully stacked. 
Mr. Sperry, of Cheshire, had a light stony soil, 
but he differed from others about the use of the 
cultivator on such soil; field where ho left off 
could plainly' be seen in the corn. He should use 
it every year. He could get 50 to 75 bushels to the 
acre. He could get about three barrels manure to 
26 or .10 heu3. 
Mr. Sterling, of Fairfield, had tried ridging 
and flat cultivation, and both with equally good 
results. In manures he had used phosphate of 
lime, which made the crops look green and.strong 
in the first part of the year, bat when he gathered 
the corn there was no difference between the corn 
treated with phosphate and that treated with none. 
He thought highly of the plan of topping his corn; 
when he tried the plan of resting it against poles, 
ns spoken of by the gentleman from Saybrook, it 
moulded badly. 
Mr. Colburn, of Union, nsed only barn-yard 
manure for corn himself, bat a good deal of it; 
and he got 50 bushels to the acre. He used asmall 
kind of corn, requiring 95 to 115 days for matur¬ 
ing; and it got out of the way of the frost early in 
September. He thought on the whole it was heat 
to cut the corn at the bottom, as it paid best, tho’ 
it was a little more trouble. 
Mr. F ktbrs had tried a manure of his own com¬ 
position, viz., hen manure, plaster and ashes—three 
parts hen manure. He covered the composition 
with earth and put the corn on top of it Where 
he had tried this the rows were 4 feet apart the 
hills two feet apart In therow. Ho cutup bis corn 
iu September and then bound it. Then he stacked 
these bundles and bound the top well. He let it 
remain in the field two or three weeks if necessa¬ 
ry before carting it into the barn. 
Mr. Babcock, of Coventry, found the cheapest 
way to raise corn was to plow in a good Jot of 
barn yard manure and plant 4 feet apart each way. 
He topped his corn as soon as the spindle began 
to turn; later in tho season the butts canid be 
cat up to husk the corn, and these buttp would be 
worth as much as the whole stock would be. 
Mr. Bigelow, of Hartford, had alluvialaoil; was 
particular to harrow the old land well; used 20 
bushels stable manure per acre; used a horse hoe, 
which was better than a cultivator; he topped bis 
corn and put it up in the usual way. He planted 
the eight-rowed kind, and had on an average from 
t>0 to 70 bushels of shelled corn to the acre, good 
corn too. He husked it in the corn-boose, because 
the husks sold readily for $10 it tun for ruattrasses. 
Mr. Dyki; spoke of the Windham County' farm¬ 
ers as careful cultivators of corn. They planted 
rather closer than many others. He liked the plan 
of topping the corn, as lose likely to mould, Mr. 
D. spoke of the importance of raising corn for 
soiling. He sowed it broadcast and in drills, and 
CULTITBE OP INDIAN COHN 
At the fourth regular meeting of the Conn. 
Legislative Ag. Club, the Culture and Care of In¬ 
dian Com was the subject of discussion, and as 
we doubt not many of the fanners of the " Nutmeg 
State” know whereof they affirm, even when talking 
Com, we condense therefrom for the benefit of 
BunAL-i8ts iu sections more noted than the Now 
England States for the production of Maize. 
Mr, Peck, of Chaplin, plowed deep and manured 
well. He put on 40 bnshels of manure to the acre, 
and he gets 50 bushels of shelled corn; his clear 
profits were $30 to the acre above all expenses.— 
Ridged the soil where it was wet. Obtained the 
largest cropB not by manuring, but letting land go 
to turf for a year. 
The President, Gen. Pratt, plowed about 9 inch¬ 
es deep; manured the land well; planted the hills 
about 4j feet apart, and the rows 3 lent apart — 
After the first booing, he ashes each hill—he has 
used in the hill on plant ing, dirt saturated with 
urine. He gathers the corn when sufficiently ripe, 
sometimes husking it in the field, and sometimes 
gathering it in the barn. It was best, as a general 
thing, to husk the crop in the field. A crop of 
corn on bis farm of 50 to 60 bushels to the acre 
wa3 considered a good yield. He never ridges his 
land, but turns it over and then harrows it. 
Mr. Mkrwin, ol Milford, said the corn in his 
section was planted in rows some 3A feet apart; 
uses a cultivator for harrowing it. The average 
crop to to the acre was from 40 to 60 bushels.— 
His manner ot harvesting the crop was to cut the 
corn at the roots, and generally cuts it in Septem¬ 
ber. Mr. M. confirmed the value of turf ground 
for corn. He got ten per cent, more corn from 
turf land, and this, too, with less labor. 
Mr. Pratt, of Saybrook, planted Long Island 
flint or white corn, and had found it to yield best. 
Ho carted out 20 loads of ham-yard manure to the 
acre; turned it i«; harrowed well; rolled the 
ground; planted north and south; planted 3 acres 
nsed superphosphate in the bills. From those 3 
acres he gathered 225 bushels. Mr. P. pulled corn 
up by the roots, and stacked it; and thus he could 
put up more corn iu a day than by topping it. Ho 
did not hind it; he stood itnp side of a pole which 
was set in crotches; no matter if the pole was 20 
feet long; he merely rested the corn against this 
horizontal pole, putting the corn both sides of it, 
and it never blew down. 
a uiru tmviug said thus much for the “last 
best gill,” it will not answer to p»s* the hoys in 
silence— they, too. have thoir “ right, ” and if tho 
head is not willing to grant them on these par¬ 
ticular occasions, we should almost be inclined to 
advocate insubordination. What is your sun to 
bring forward us the result of his toil or his caro? 
Has ho had a spot of grouud on which to expend 
his energies in the development of any product? 
Did you give him a colt or a yoke of steers tt> train 
aud educate for good}'' If there is something on 
tho farm known as “ his then wo say 'tis well; but 
if not, you are behind the times, and the sooner 
you get steam up and propel, the better. Where 
boys are thus led to take an interest in things 
around them, we seldom, very seldom, hear of them 
torsaking the “homestead’' and seeking a livell* 
hood amid the artificialities of city life. Boys that 
are rightly used, will, nine times out of ten, stick 
to the farm; it,is those who are abused that leave 
the spot which to them was a home only in name. 
’Ihe agriculturist whose lads perform any of tho 
