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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
AUGUST 29 . 
MOBB ABOUT THE WHEAT MIDGE, art, it is a pleamre to sea and become acquainted 
- with the people; the interchange or ideas is a fer . ^ ^ , . . ..... . —. ..,,,. 
p™.. •—Tn a late number of tU. Rpdad, ,11. ofeaiovment to ,11 wbo toe » desire Td.de i. « greater breadth.of rotate., planted ^- remedy ,a aneubette agenm by wh.eb all ttmeete 
J .H.B.,ef K 1 » r C 0 . 1 ,V..e^Per S the .become ^i.b the var^i^reyea.^ Saeaa Oaa. Mtta Waa.aa.-A. the eeaeoa j£ 
Sge W°i'ti«‘feumHopreye“tea 3 lrel;oa other Ln»m.n««nd are ever ready to coatribote their ttla altram so whea aa article is high-priced la approscha for h,r» eB titigtheCh,a^ 8 ugsrG,ae, oathe meet exteaeivc.scale. It we. ascertalaed 
midge, OU .ri a w»a n fW/;.afU 1 n(r _ Ml ,v ntifipfl tn their oheeiimr market; every one dips in to the extent of their or Sorghum, a suitable anti cheap mill for crushing that two grammes of chloroform, or a sulphuret of 
grama and vegeta .< es. i -_ 1 - J q ' u '" iu . ... 'i niche in the temple of ability, when a prudential consideration of the or grinding the Btalke, is in great demand. The carbon per metrical quintal of wheat, was sufficient 
* f S? d ® d Z philosophy of the subject, would indicate a con- machinery thus far invented, is too expensive for t0 destroy, in live days' time, all the insects in 
farnished'wUh wheat at Vast barley suffers more erly decoratedwith natural shrubbery and flowers, trary course. experimenters, who are trying the cane on a small wheat; with five grammes of sulphur et of carbon 
fnrmshea w , . ™. . , .. w itli artificials and arraoe- Potatoes must inevitably be very low m price scale. A simple and powerful, yet very cheap per metrical quintal, the destruction takes place 
ftIld TrfoVdVheadTof clovef in the seed pods e d with such exquisite skill, that Flora herself this fall, unless the Rot prevails, o{ which there mill, is the great desideratum. Who can supply in twenty-four hours. The mass of grain operated 
The mul^ »Ut view them with delight -™ some indications in all quarters, especially the demand? _____ on, so far from being a difficulty, rather simplifies 
_aa,i aknni fiiia tirnA.n It is no ditrression. to say that Fairs of various where weedy, shady, and in low situations. .,„w v the operation. F.xpenments weie made cm 11,600 
POTATOES. 
'$nr;il Hotes ;mii Items. 
Sugar Cane Mill Wanted. — As the season 
approaches for harvesting the Chinese Sugar Cane, 
or Sorghum, a suitable and cheap mill for crushing 
or grinding the Btalke, is in great demand. The 
machinery thus far invented, is tco expensive for 
experimenters, who are trying the cane on a small 
scale. A simple and powerful, yet very cheap 
Destruction of Weevil in Wheat. —For this 
evil the Fronch have discovered an effective, cheap 
remedy in anesthetic agents, by which all insects 
and larval or the germs of life in the eggs are de¬ 
stroyed. Experiments have been made at Algiers 
on the most extensive scale. It was ascertained 
that two grammes of chloroform, or a sulphuret of 
carbon per metrical quintal of wheat, was sufficient 
to destroy, in five days’ time, all the insects in 
wheat; with five grammes of sulphuret of carbon 
per metrical quintal, the destruction takes place 
ripening seed about this time.” It ia do digression, to say that Fairs of various 
Now do not he so positive, Air. J. H. B, when kinds, are becoming popular, and are looked upon 
expressing your ideas of entomology. Ton did with favor by lhe intelligent masses of the people, 
right in spewing, as it relieved yon of an oblige- la many respects they have been conducted in 
tiou which yon were under, to assist in ohserva- such admirable style as to almost win a smile of 
tions of this kind; and it is not my purpose to approbation from Ceres herselt; but in some m- 
contrndict yon. or express myself positively, as I stances things have oeen added to the programme 
mav he incorrect. I will not say that the wheat that m the performance nnght better ha\ e been 
miL is not to be found in mullein stalks and omitted. The Rural, advises all fo give at least 
dorer hail tatHo..,, If flu* .ret. be foaai *«* Utf* of M i « 
acre is also snotter msec., to appsaranoe lika Lettho bo*. aaJ girls, tbs young lad,as, the old 
tta wheat muse. Bat a microscopic oa.mina. Ssatlcmaa. the roan! area, sad the 
talahibit. as great a dissimilarity a, a streak of >“» •» *»• Bnt woaM anybody advise young 
Stning and a mud-turtle. Those upon the ladies to go and see them cateh npwedjpgl-OT 
bgh Bt dimmer anfl lortArinrr to witness a sack race? Why not institute the 
clover and mul cm ye g ’nrovided wit,h Olympic Games in fall, and have wrestling and 
towards each extremi y. .* ? _ _ boxing? We think that these interesting exhibi- 
head, throat, six pet ora ee , ana n enn 1 j , indoBtry and skill, bIi .uld be conducted in 
fpelers-the abdominal terminal being hornlike, , u ’ . ... 
S terminating with two bristles, 'Those on *he most pleasing and interesting manner, hut let 
cbfver are red-blood red-and those on mullein, everything be done -with decency and in order.” 
cl0V * r Weenter our Bolemn protest against the practice of 
wheat midge is in appearance almost in- ******* through crowd, tearing 
active, unintelligent, headless, footless, and term!- soiling the ladies dresses, and trampling under 
Bating as abrupt asahoe handle. I think I have leet the little folks, in frantic endeavors to get a 
found the midge on cherry leaves, but they do not P* ^he ears, or tail of the retreating porker 
feast well nor mature, and their numbers are few [t tlie bo Y 8 i or ^ ot tlie raen ’} are desirous of 
even with ns, where wheat will not pay for harvest- exhibiting their speed in running the neats, let 
jug and threshing., in consequence of their depre- them run around three or four times, but deliver 
dations. Let us he more carefnlin expressing our UB fronj ever witnessing another sack race, 
opinions as facts, as it may be detrimental to many. 1° P lace of ttU ^Ib, would it not be better to 
I believe the idea of killing them off by sowing no tave * literary department, and devote a part of 
wheat is founded on reason, and will withstand the time to discussion of the thousand topics in 
the fiery darts of the adversary. J. Brett. relation to agriculture, and the trades, Ac., while 
Genera, Ashtabula Co.. Ohio. opportunity should be given the ladies, to read es- 
CORN CUL-TUKE-CHOPS IN MISSOURI. 
Messbs. Editors:— lam a close reader of the 
Rural, and I am glad to inform yon that I have 
been benefited by other men’s opinions 5 hut 
whether my opinion of “ corn culture,” will he 
worth anything to others, I do not know. I have 
tried various methods of cultivating corn. My 
method this season has been somewhat different 
from my custom heretofore. I have worked my 
ground very deep all the season. I broke my corn 
land in the spring as deep as my teamB could bear 
the draft,—seven to eight inches,—harrowed well: 
and if the harrow don’t break the clods, the ground 
should be rolled. I have not used a corn planter, 
though I have 110 prejudice against it I farrowed 
off my ground four feet apart each way, with a 
small bull-tongue shovel-plow, run deep in the 
ground, but so constructed as not to leave an open 
furrow; then dropped the corn the way it was 
first furrowed off, making the corn even, or 
straight each way. 
As soon as my corn was well up, I commenced 
working with my bull-tongues, running as close as 
possible, and plowing deep two furrows in each row. 
I cross-plowed, with two farrows, deep. I then 
took a triangle harrow, took out the front tooth, 
and ran the narrow onoe over each row, which pot 
the ground in fine order. The third time I plowed 
my corn some of it was knee high; the weather, dry 
and corn sufferingsomewhatforrain: stilllworked 
with the boll-tongue shovel-plow, as deep as the 
horse could well bear the draft, running as close 
to the corn as possible. The breaking of the root 6 
seemed to check the growth for a day or two, but 
the result was my corn was clear of weeds and 
grass, and the ground loose and light about the 
hill. My last plowing was with larger shovels; 
the last workings were with three farrows, all 
plowed deep. 
As for hilling corn, I think it labor thrown 
away. All the hill that is wanting, is to cover 
over the small grass and weeds close about the 
corn. The great secret of growing corn is, stir 
the ground deep, keep the weeds and grass under, 
then if your ground is sufficiently good to raise 
corn, all that ia needed, besides yoor own labor, is 
rain and sunshine. 
Our corn crop is good, taking into consideration 
the unfavorable season we have had. The late, 
cold spring caused the corn crop to he consider¬ 
ably later than usual with ns here; then the month 
of June was very dry. Onr corn still needs rain to 
push it on so as to make a good and abundant crop. 
Our oat crop is not good, owing to the dry weather. 
Potatoes look well. The wheat crop is a total 
failure all through this region of country. There 
are some few spots that would have made a naif 
crop hut for the chinch bug. Many of onr farmers 
for a few years past, have turned their attention to 
raising hay for the southern market. The hay 
crop, too, ia a partial failure,—probably not half a 
crop. I am trying some experiments in cultivat¬ 
ing the potatoe; if they should be worth any 
thing, I will let it he known. 
Should any of your readers wish to know how 
to stock (wood) a shovel plow, I can and will in¬ 
form them how to make a plow that will never fail. 
Any person wishing to know, can write to me, in¬ 
closing a postage stamp to pay for answering their 
letter. I will Bend them a draft, and directions 
that never fail. R. J. Rudisill. 
Hydesburg, Ralls Co., Missouri, 1857. 
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AGRICULTURAL PAIRS. 
Messrs. Editors:— The excellent article in the 
Rural of August 15tb, relative to the manage¬ 
ment of Agricultural Fairs, is replete with valuable 
suggestions, which we hope to see carried out at 
the exhibitions which are to come off the ensuing 
Autumn. We hail with delight the season, when 
we shall be permitted again, to visit the well ar¬ 
ranged Fair grounds, and to see the numberless 
curiosities from the farm, the orchard, the garden, 
the dairy, the workshop, the artist’s studio, and, 
so far as practical, from every department of hu¬ 
man industry. 
Well conducted Fairs are a source of pleasure 
and profit to all who attend them, of every age, 
sex, and condition. In addition to the works of 
stances things have been added to the programme 
that in the performance might better have been 
omitted. The Rural, advises all to give at least 
“the light of their countenances ,”—So do tee. 
Let the boys and girls, the young ladies, the old 
ladies, the old gentlemen, the young men, and the 
hired men all go. But would anybody advise young 
ladies to go and see them catch a greased pig?—or 
to witness a sack race? Why not institute the 
Olympic Games in fall, and have wrestling and 
boxing? We think that these interesting exhibi¬ 
tions of industry and skill, sh .uld be conducted in 
the most pleasiug and interesting manner, hut let 
everything be done “with decency and in order.” 
Weenter our solemn protest agaiust the practice of 
chasing greased pigs through the crowd, tearing 
and soiling the ladies dresses, and trampling under 
leet the little folks, in frantic endeavors to get a 
grab at the ears, or tail, of the retreating porker. 
If the boys (or any of the men,) are desirous of 
exhibiting their speed ia running the heats, let 
them run around three or four times, but deliver 
us from ever witnessing another sack race. 
In place of all this, would it not be better to 
have a literary department, and devote a part of 
the time to discussion of the thousand topics in 
relation to agriculture, and the tradeB, &c., while 
opportunity should be given the ladies, to read es¬ 
says upon needle work, domestic economy, and to 
describe the peculiarities of the various flowers 
and shrubbery, and give the medicinal properties 
of plants, and thus create a desire among all classes 
to become acquainted with the science of Botany? 
We can conceive no better method of conelading 
these exhibitions, which, by proper management, 
might be made to lend an attractive feature to the 
closing exercises of the Farmers and Mechanics 
Holidays, while at the Bame time, it would refine 
the taste, improve the morals, cultivate the intel¬ 
lect, advance the cause of science, and promote 
the general welfare and happiness of the people. 
Mount Morris, N. Y., Aug., 1857. N. B. A. 
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WOOL GROWING: 
Fine Woo Led vs. Coarse Wooled or Mutton Sheep. 
B»s. Rural:—I t is a matter of much importance 
to us, as producers, that we raise that kind of 
grain, and propagate that kind of stock, which will 
bring ns the greatest amount of money for the la 
bor bestowed and the produce consumed. Bat I 
design to say a few things on wool growing; and 
as wool has become one of the staples of Michi¬ 
gan, it is of the utmost importance that we have 
correct notions on this subject, and act accordingly. 
I assume the position that all animals of like 
kind consume food according to the weight of 
carcass. Consequently it is for our interest as 
wool growers that we propagate and keep that 
Icind of sheep which will produce the greatest 
amount of wool, and of the best tonality, from a 
given amount of produce consumed. And we 
claim the Spanish Merino is that kind of sheep.— 
It is a well known fact that the Spanish are a 
small, well-developed, hardy race of 6 heep. Their 
wool is thick, long, oily and fine;—consequently 
they ate heavy shearers, and their wool always 
bears first price in market 
As we are bo far from any reliable meat market, 
we shall Bay but little on the subject of raising 
sheep for mutton. But we ask, who can afford to 
keep a sheep that will weigh 120 lbs. live weight, 
which will clip five lbs. of coarse wool, and then 
sell him to the butcher for $2 60, when two Spanish 
sheep weighing 60 lbB. each and which will clip ten 
Rs. of fine wool, may be kept on the same produce? 
The figures would stand thus: 
Gr. One course sheep to the butcher,.$2 60 
“ By five Rs wool 36 cte.,. 1 85 
Sheep and wool worth.. H 35 
Dr. To two Spanish sheep, $2 50 each,.$5 00 
“ To ten lba fine wool worth 45 cts.,. 4 50 
Sheep and wdol worth.$0 50 
Our figures show a difference of over one-half 
—saying nothing of the difference in the value of 
the increase, which, by the by, is quite an item in 
the matter. 
It is not onr business as producers to make the 
speculator rich, but to take care of ourselves. We 
believe that the farmer who keeps a flock of coarse 
native sheep loses at least one-half of the produce 
consumed by them. 
In conclusion we repeat that it is the privilege 
as well as the daty of the farmer to keep that kind 
of stock that will produce the greatest amount of 
money from the produce consumed. 
Quincy, Mioh., 1857. Jas. Ci.izbe. 
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TURKISH FLINT WHEAT. &e. 
Eds. Rural:—I want to inquire if you know 
anything of Turkish Flint Wheat, as described in 
the Patent Office Report for 1966, and where a 
sample could be procured for seed. We have a 
variety Bent out last year from the Patent Office as 
11 Oat Mountain Wheat.” It is a fall variety, with 
a light colored chaff, a light beard, and a flinty 
light colored berry, of medium size. Whether it 
will prove to be a good kind for this section we 
cannot say, as it has not been sufficiently tested 
here yet. Wheat is a fair average crop, of good 
quality. Barley, oats and grass are first-rate.— 
Corn is quite backward, and wo must have fine 
weather for it through September if there is a 
good crop. I have some of the Chinese Sugar 
Cane that stands now six feet in height and is 
growing rapidly.—J. H. G., Centreville, Mich. 
Will some of our correspondents wbo have had 
experience in the culture of Turkish Flint Wheat 
communicate, through the Rural, for the benefit 
of their fellow-laborere? 
There is a very great growth of vines this year 
owing to the extremely wet season and if we do 
not have a dry and open fall, the product will be 
materially affected ub to quantity, in which case 
the late varieties and even late planted ones would 
have the advantage. 
The Manlys and some other early kinds are now 
ripe and are selling in this market for 50 cts. per 
bushel. 
One remarkable peculiarity will be noticed this 
year, the great prevalence of the blossom: to such 
a degree in some cases that whole fields are like a 
flower bed, which some experienced agriculturists 
are disposed to think an unfavorable sign. 
Rich and highly manured soils this year are all 
vines and no tubers thus far, and poorer and dry 
locations have greatly the advantage in quantity 
of produce. 
TRY WINTER BARLEY. 
Eds. Rural:— In looking over the reports in 
your paper from different sections, I do not find 
anything said about Winter Barley, which I think 
will become a favorite crop ia Western New York. 
All with whom I have conversed speak highly in 
its favor after trying it. Some of its advantages 
are that it is sown in the fall, when the soil is bet¬ 
ter prepared to receive the seed than so early in 
the season as is necessary to sow Spring Barley.— 
It atso ripens early, and can bo harvested before 
other grains—does well after spring crops—and 
on land that is adapted to wheat, it gives a much 
larger return than other barley; and it is more 
profitable than Wheat at the present yield and 
price. 
Those who have fallows brokeffllke’myself, and 
do not wish to sow wheat will probably find it for 
their advantage to try Winter Barley. The usnal 
time of seeding is the same as other winter grains. 
I think the reason it has not been more extensive¬ 
ly cultivated iB the high price of seed, and the 
caution with which farmers adopt any expensive 
change. But a change seems necessary, if we 
would have any 11 change” in our pockets—for I 
believe we shall have to discontinue the raising of 
wheat, although it is with reluctance we lay aside 
that which has been continued so long and so 
profitably. 
If any one’s experience is different from mine, 
and they can give a better plan to fill our empty 
garners, we would like to hear from them. 
Rush, N. Y., Aug. 24,1857. M. H. Green. 
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DON'T CONDEMN THE DOGS. 
Will some of the Rural readers take the pen 
to defend the dogs, from such anathemas, as would 
doom them to endless persecution? I, for one, 
will iift my feeble voice, because no stronger one 
arisen Are the four-footed dogs the worst that 
live, or are there not some bearing a higher title 
whose acts would stand very low when weighed 
inthe balance with a noble dog? Verily, there 
are many who walk lower than four feet could 
ever carry them, whose incessant snarling would 
make the veriest poodle blush. 
Look at the faithful dog of St. Bernard, behold 
him on his mission of mercy and condemn him if 
you can, or remember the Scotch Shepherd’s hoy, 
lost on the Grampian Hills, whose life was preserv¬ 
ed for three long weary days, apon the bread 
given to a dog as his daily allowance. Are not 
these proofs of the dog's nobility, even if daily 
observation does not bring others to your aid? 
Don’t condemn the dogs, they may help drive 
the pigs out of the corn, some day, which many a 
cur, in a more divine shape would not, and as for 
the harm they do the haman race, why its only a 
drop in the bucket, compared to that, which, man 
does his brother man. Don’t be continually growl¬ 
ing at them, for only poodles make so much fass, 
any noble dog will let his fellows enjoy what he 
cannot, or will not have himself. e. c. p. 
Sennoa, N. Y., 1867. 
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CLEANING COCKLE AND CHESS FROM WHEAT. 
Eds. Rural:— After some hesitation, I have 
concluded to state my experience in endeavors to 
get my wheat clear from cockle and chess. Borne 
five years ago, I commenced silting my seed wheat 
with a Beive wove, with a mesh than the common 
fanning-miU screen. After shaking thoroughly, I 
looked it over carefully, having the light from the 
open door strike favorably on the sieve, and threw 
out any foul seeds that I found. The first year 
made a very senHible diminution of both. Last 
year, finding the quantity very much diminished, 
I gathered, and caused to be gathered, all the 
cockle and chess found in the crop of wheat when 
we harvested. This season, adopting the same 
plan, I found but two stools of chess on sixteen or 
eighteen acreB of wheat, and a little cockle nearly 
every day of harvest. 
My experience teaches that is more easy to get 
rid of chess than cockle; and that both may be 
exterminated by perseverance, without a great deal 
of extra labor. It ia the general impression that 
wheat will yield very light, considering the growth 
of straw, in this region, the present season. The 
principal cause is the wheat midge. 
Lyon, Oak laud Co, Mich. Jas. 8. Rodoer. 
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Crops at thk South. —New Orleans papers of 
the 16th inst. are to hand. The accounts concern¬ 
ing the apj>earance of the cotton crop in various 
parts of Louisiana continue bad. 
A lettev to the N. Y r . Picayune, dated Choctow 
county, Miss., the 7th, says, that throughout that 
region, there would not be over one-third the 
usual crops. Oats and corn were abundant, and 
of wheat there would be fine harvest. 
Trial of Churns at N. Y. State Fair.— It has 
been requested by one of the competitors at the 
approaching Fair that Churns be tried in making 
butter, and the result of the quantity and quality 
of butter produced from a given amount of cream 
be ascertained. We are therefore authorized to 
announce that if persons intending to exhibit 
churns will give notice to the Secretary of the 
Society, (Col. B. P. Johnson, Albany,) by the 25th 
of September, arrangements will be made for a 
trial. The proposition is a good one, and if car¬ 
ried out, as we trust it will be, must lead to valua¬ 
ble results. 
— Papers throughout the State are requested to 
notice the above. 
A New Mode of Preserving Green Corn has 
recently been invented by Mr. Stephen Culver, 
of Newark, N. Y. His process is to cut or split 
the ear longitudinally, by means of a suitable ap¬ 
paratus, into halves or smaller divisions, and to 
dry cob and all. It is said that the labor of pre¬ 
paring for drying is but a trifle—and the corD ( 
being dried on the cob without boiling or extrac¬ 
tion of pith, takes up during the operation a large 
proportion of the saccharine and other nutritions 
elements. As soon as the cob is laid open it 
curves inwardly and separates the kernels from 
each other, so that by the exposure of the internal 
part of the cob and the separated kernels to the 
air, the drying is effected with greater facility than 
by any other mode yet made public. Mr. C. has 
applied for a patent for this process—.md also for 
a cheap and simple machine for laying open the 
ears of corn. 
Wild Horses in Illinois. — A drove of 250 
Mexican and Texan horses, embracing mustangs 
and rangers, were recently taken into Ogle Co, 
111., for a market. A local paper says:—“The 
horses arrived on Sunday last, and are now feeding 
on the Buffalo Prairie, and recruiting in order to 
he ready for sale at auction near this place. They 
are attended by several Mexican harcaras, or lasso- 
meD, wbo, in case one shows any inclination to 
depart, give chase and bring him up *all standing’ 
with the lasso. We anticipate a lively and inter¬ 
esting time on the 22 d, when they are to be sold, 
as the harcaras will be in attendance, lassos in 
hand, to catch to order. These horses are all 
young, from three to four years old, hardy, and 
easily kept, and will prove most serviceable for 
farming and saddle purposes.” 
Grain tn Russia. —A lettter from Mobcow, dated 
July 1C, says:—“I have delayed (awaiting authen¬ 
tic information) reporting the almost entire loss of 
the wheat crops of this year in several of themoBt 
important wheat-growing Governments (districts) 
of Russia. An open winter and along drouth are 
assigned as the causes. So little of the surplus 
grain produced one year is kept in the country 
for the next, that, in view of the prospective short 
orop, and consequent inadequate Bupply even for 
home consumption, the small stock now on hand 
has been for six weeks or a month past rapidly 
advanciug in price, and is nowheldat 76 percent, 
above the spring quotations. It is stated that, ex¬ 
cept where great land transport will prevent it, all 
the grain will be sold and retained in the interior 
—little or none exported.” 
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Tub Potato Rot has appeared in various parts 
of the country,—especially in New Jersey and 
some sections of New England,—and threatens to 
prove serious. The superabundance of wet weath¬ 
er has tended to develop certain indications of the 
malady in this region, aa well as in distant locali¬ 
ties, and it is feared the crop will be materially 
injured in some neighborhoods,—but as the com¬ 
plaint is not general we trust the progress of the 
rot will be so a treated that the loss will not prove 
extensive. 
— The Tribune states that late accounts are un¬ 
favorable for the potato crop of Ireland, and other 
accouuts say that the crop in the Bouthof England 
is also already badly affected. In New Brunswick, 
where the potato crop is so much depended upon 
the disease is reported as showing itself in vari¬ 
ous places. 
Disease Among Cattle. —A disease is said to 
be making fatal work among the cattle about Utica. 
A correspondent of the Observer saya the disease 
is identical with the one which has, daring the 
the past year, carried off in Russia 80,000, Austria 
20,442, Gallicia 12,000, and Moravia 0,000 head of 
cattle; these are the numbers officially reported. 
This disease is known as the “cattle plague, 
“ rinderpest,” “ bloody murrain,” Ac. It is univer¬ 
sally admitted to be highly contagious, and may 
be carried by perBOUB visiting the sick, equally aa 
well as by the diseased animal being brought with¬ 
in a short distance of the healthy. The writer 
thinks the streets and commons should be cleared 
ol the diseased cattle to prevent the spread of the 
distemper. This disease is noticed elsewhere, and 
the caution suggested will be applicable every¬ 
where.— Ex. 
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The Midoe has destroyed the crop of Spring 
Wheat in Maine. Brother Drew, of the Rural In¬ 
telligencer, Bays his field was hardly worth harvest¬ 
ing,—but adds that wherever the Banner Wheat 
was sown last fall it has pioved a bountiful crop. 
“The only danger to this is from the winter, and 
severe as last winter was, most of the Banner 
wheat escaped injury therefrom, and has made the 
hearts of its cultivators glad this summer.” 
the operation. Experiments were made on 11,600 
hectolitres of barley at once; 100 pounds of the 
sulphuret of carbon was used, which required 
twenty minutes to introduce into the mass. These 
operations may be made successfully even when 
the heap of grain is simply covered with a water¬ 
proof cloth, which ia closed with clay near the 
ground on every Bide. The grain operated on re¬ 
tains all its germinating properties. The fetid 
odor of the sulphuret of carbon is soon dissipated; 
and after it has been exposed two or three days to 
the air, and moved occasionally with a shovel no 
trace of it remains. The grain so treated, when 
ground and made into bread, cannot be distin- 
goished from grain which has not been exposed to 
the influence of anesthetic agenta It is highly 
important to farmers to know the application can 
be made to the grain in heaps on the ground.— Ex. 
Austrian Agricultural Statistics.— There is 
in the Austrian empire an aggregate of six mil¬ 
lions of cows, and three millions of oxen and bulls 
of excellent breeds, and comprising many fine 
animals. It was the general opinion at the recent 
agricultural exhibition at Vienna, that the display 
of cattle would be difficult to surpass, even in Eng¬ 
land. There are produced annually in the country 
5,000,000,000 masz (a “masz” is about one-third of 
a gallon) of milk, 300,000,000 pounds of butter and 
200,000,000 pounds of cheese. Large numbers of 
sheep are also kept, and the annua! yield of wool 
is about 60,000,000 pounds, of which 25,000,000 ore 
exported. At the above exhibition the sheep and 
wool attracted the most decided admiration,— 
Austria and Hungary are also great producers of 
wine, of which large quantities are purchased by 
French dealers, to be adulterated, and then export¬ 
ed as French wines. The whole production of the 
empire amounts to nearly 540,000,000 gallons an¬ 
nually. The Germans are intelligent, but not en¬ 
terprising tillei-B of the soil; thrif ly, but prejudiced. 
Owing to their oriental character, the Hungarians 
are not active agriculturists.— Ex. 
fmwq 
TO PREVENT HENS PROM SETTING. 
Dear Rural: — I want to ask you how I can 
keep our hens from sitting. Though we live in 
the cily, yet we keep over 20 hens, and the dear 
creatures seem determined to give us meat instead 
of eggs, and I must acknowledge they seem in a 
fair way to do It. 
1 have tried a multitude of plans, bat they all 
seem to f&iL I have docked them from three to a 
dozen times a day, bnt they would dry themselves, 
and then go back again. I have tried cooping 
them up, but that failed except in the case of one 
which began to lay, but when I let her out she 
kept on laying, but spoiled them all by setting on 
them. The others generally contrived to scratch 
their way out, but when they would fail to do this 
would ait on the bare boards, or ground as it 
might be, and when let out would go to batching 
chickens again. 
Two hens which I shut up together, got to fight¬ 
ing as to which should set on a handful of straw 
that happened to be there, and when I let them 
out.—one was bald-headed and the other had it’s 
eyes “banged up” in the most approved style.— 
However, they were sitting away with a vengeance. 
I then tried another method—that of tying two of 
them to the ends of a cord about three feet leng, 
this worked well for a season, but one morning I 
found one sitting on a couple of eggs in a box four 
feet from the ground, and the other just departing 
for another world, by the process of hanging—by 
one leg. I rescued her, and she seemed to be very 
grateful, and has not attempted to sit since. The 
only reason that I can think of for such a generous 
action, ia that she must have had a glimpse of the 
punishment prepared for her in that world wither 
all chickens hasten. 
The other one, of that unfortunate couple I 
“fixed” by tying to a short stick, which she seems 
to take great pleasure in clucking to, and dragging 
about the field. She tried several times to hatch 
some more, but her solitary chick, did’nt want any 
oompany, and gently forbade her doing so. 
Duffnlo, N. Y., August, 1807. Alfred. 
Rkmark.s—T he hens that are such determined 
setters make the best and most faithful mothers, 
and are entitled to respect on this account No 
one should lmrrass them or treat them cruelly In 
attempting to break up their setting. Placing 
the hon iu a coop, in a cool dark room, or under 
a close coop on the damp ground, is generally ef¬ 
fectual A cold water hath is a very good remedy; 
but where all these fail, patience and kindness will 
accomplish the work. 
LETTER FROM 
CLERK. 
Mr. Editor: —I am a clerk in a store, but that 
is no reason why I should not be interested in ag¬ 
riculture. Yon stated some time back that you 
had a notion to start. 3 paper expressly for the 
young folks. 1 thiuk it. ia a very good idea. Boys, 
I hope wc shall all heartily co-operate with the 
Editor whenever he is ready to commence opera¬ 
tions. 
Just having started tn life. I have concluded 
to choose the mercantile business as my profes- 
nlon, thinking i. « areM »• trada." 
M or it. ca!Uvalors glad this .an,mar.” The orop. In UaOMter oonat, jnrtlly the apl» ^ 
_ _ tion of the Garden of Pennsylvania. Hay-making 
The Rust has, according to recent accounts, and harvest Is finished hut the^™a-^ 
the dairy, the workshop, the artist’s studio, and, uane mat stanas now six .ecc m umgm, «uu » usual crops, warn ami cum wem — iuk host nos, accum.u* « .. . .. f u the crop being heavier than 
so far as practical, from every department of hu- growing rapidly.-J. H. G., Centreville, Mich. 0 i wheat there would be fine harvest. prevailed extensively in the Spring W heat regions t’Qsy , ’ k J f n yeara . i 
man industry. Will some of our correspondents wbo have had The Mobile Advertiser has received discourag- 0 f Indiana and Illinois. The crop was backward any tmm* > > ^ 
Well conducted Fairs are a source of pleasure experience in the culture of Turkish Flint Wheat ing accouuts of the cotton crops from almost every ln consequence of the cold and wet Spring, and w s ft C , Mechanics as well J Farmers, to write l 
and profit to all who attend them, of every age, communicate, through the Rural, for the benefit section of Alabama and Eastern Mississippi; but the late unfavorable weather has pro: uct • ‘ Ruralist.”—O. B. Paradise , Pa . i 
sex, and condition. In addition to the works of of their fellow-laborerB? ^he crop of wheat, oats and corn iB promising. abundant of rus . | 
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