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Ontario Co., X. Y., 1557.' * ” 
Tss Embden op. Bremen Gkesk were first im¬ 
ported from Bremen in the yen.- 1820, by CoI.Sam- 
tel Jaques, of Massachusetts, who has kept them 
on his farm near Boston until the present time.— 
In 1826, James Sjssox, of Warren, Rhode Island, 
hearing that a superior breed of geese was not un¬ 
common in the North of Germany, ard not know¬ 
ing cha: they had been brought to this country, 
made another importation. They have been kept 
pure, and we have no hesitation in saying that for 
in a state of ^niei repose. Samuel 
son of the original importer, thus 
way in which hia father first became 
fence of this variety, and other 
concerning their habits, treat- 
In the winter of 1320, a gentleman, a 
get some stranger, made a brief call at my fathers house; 
u '*■ J oonversaaon, usscully mentioned that, dar¬ 
ing his travels in the interior of Germany, he had 
noticed a pure white breed of geese of nnnsnal 
size, whose weight, he supposed, would not much 
■In the last number of the Rural, 
name s and prices of various kinds of fancy poultr 
aniODg the Kst, Bremen and China Gkesk. Yon v 
one reader, and I have no doubt rnanv interesting facts 
a -cription of these birds and their .piali- ment, &c, 
a good pond of water; and wish to 
iiee^e to l/o had, both fo- ,•-- 0 ,;-,-*. 
To those who purpose placing their potatoes in 
the field we would hint that they should not be 
disposed in large masses; that long trenches rather 
than rounded pita are preferable. Placed either 
way, a drain—considerably below the base of the 
heap—should be constructed, so that the water 
from rain or melting snow will be carried off im 
mediately. When the roots are arranged they 
should be thickly covered with dry straw,after the 
manner of laying shingles. If extreme cold hss 
not set In it will be best to leave them thus, as 
sweating soon begins and the moisture can pass off 
rapidly in the process of evaporation. Close np 
with a good covering of earth well laid on na the 
the inclemency of the season may demand. 
At the close of the month, carrots, ruta-bagas, 
and beets will require harvesting and storing. Be 
saving of these—they will give variety to the "bill 
of fare’' presented to yonr stock daring the tedious 
period when they mast be confined at the barn, 
and aid materially in preventing an exhibition of 
stock “spring-poor,” when fine weather re-visits us 
If a good side of bacon is a delight to your eyes’ 
WORK FOR THE MONTH. 
October, the first of the Fall months, is with 
u? * tkongd the hurry and bustle of Harvest- 
time is over and the farmer is about to enter upon 
a period of comparative leisure, still, the oeculiar 
condition known only by that class who have 
“ nothing to-do” has no claims on those whose 
bnsiuesB it is to cultivate the soil. There are la¬ 
bors upon the farm particularly adapted to each 
season, and though we may soon 11 laydown the 
shovel and the hoe,” and the plow be permitted to 
indulge in a Btate of glorious inactivity—turning 
up its nose in idleness—yet load calls will be made 
lor the performance of certain specific duties—la¬ 
bors which ought to bo closed np, before necessity 
actually makes the demand. 
The crop of potatoes will ceed harvesting and 
storing. The first of these processes—where large 
crops are grown—is performed by running through 
the hills or rows, with either a shove) or skeleton 
plow, throwing np the tubers us much aa possible, 
and by the aid of the harrow bringing them to the 
surface. Whero the culture of this ralnalde escu¬ 
lent is gone into largely, their harvesting is, how¬ 
ever, a minor consideration—expediiion being the 
only end desired—but their storing is the object 
of paramount importance. Wo may remark that 
W hen speculators are becoming suddenly wealthy 
by “lucky strikes,” and “fortunate investments,” 
when stories are told and read of scores who 
are them made unexpectedly, rich much to the 
surprise of themselves and their friends, the farmer 
occasionally feels something like disgust at the 
plodding, slow and sure system by which he delves 
his dimes and dollars from the earth, and is half 
determined to throw by the plow and spade, leave 
the old turnpike where hia fathers and friendB have 
safely trod, and take a short out for wealth, and 
—i ensures. 
our own blessings 
possessed by others, to magnify 
the honors and luxuries that wealth 
We are too apt to undervalue 
and magnify those p- 
our own dilficnltles, and think too lightly of the 
— “ every heart 
onr view of the 
commercial speculators, we 
‘ ■consuming cares, theskep- 
—2 embarrassing losses— 
avert which, aa appearance 
np, which only renders the final 
- 1 and crashing. These 
has never felt, and 
commer- 
trialB of others, llow true is it that 
knoweth its ow n bitterness.” In 
glittering results of r~ 
eee not the anxious life.c __ 
less nights—the sudden and 
the threatened ruin, to 
must be kept r 
catastrophe more certain i 
things, happily the farmer 
therefore cannot realize; and in times of oommer- 
cial prospenty they are hidden beneath the sur- 
face; the bright and the pleasant being only 
apparent to the looker-on. At a time like the 
present, however, when every mail brings ns fresh 
intelligence of broken banks, ruinously depreciat¬ 
ed stocks and the failure of many of those who 
were regarded as among the most substantial and 
wealthy of onr merchants, we sec sometbiog of the 
dark side of commercial life. Bat, how little do 
these simple an noun cements by telegraph, that A. 
or B. has failed or assigned, give ns of the trne 
nature of the case—the melancholy results that 
follow—when the house and superb furniture, and 
carnage and horses, and library, and many things 
dear to the owner, are sold, and he has to seek tor 
h.s family another and humbler abode, deserted by 
-he friends ot Ins prosperity and forgotten by those 
on whose gratitude he has especial claims. The 
earnings of a long life, on which he had trusted 
tor his declining years are thus swept ruthlessly 
away, and happy Is he if he escapes dark snspl- 
cions and cruel whisperings of dishonesty, which 
add to Ins bitter grief; and still happier, if amid 
this wreck ot worldly hopes, he maintains an an- 
. “ , necomo apparent. These should be se¬ 
lected from the mass and the remainder may be 
stored m bins, letting none but those that will 
probably keep sound come in contact. Rios three 
or four feet In depth, and sub-divided every few 
fret, will be found the best form. In these there 
Is no great pressure upon the lower course-opoor- 
t am ties (or inspection are readily afforded—and 
should over-hauling become necessary, ft can be 
easily accomplished. A few inches of dry, clean 
straw, may cover potatoes stored in this manner 
with advantage—evaporation can go o n very ef¬ 
fectually—while, at the same time, the upper tiers 
will not Ue affected by too free exposure to air— 
Dry sand is often used—being sifted above the bin 
until all interstices are filled — and such mode, it 
is claimed, will not only assist in keeping the roots 
in good preservation as regards disease, but also 
serves in retaining the freshness peculiar to them 
when taken from the field. 
The severity of onr winters does not allow an 
extensive following of the English mode of pitting 
—the climate of Englaud will permit the removal 
ot roots at almost any period of their inclement 
weather without injury—and onr farmers should 
oousider a good root cellar a desideratum upon 
lenders a tool-nouse necessary. Suco a building 
ought to be dry and roomy, so that the farmer 
can work therein, repairing such as have been 
damaged or broken. Some farmers are guilty 
of exposing plows, cultivators, harrows, Ac., to 
not meet 
viper 
dampness, and then wonder that they do 
the expectations as regards wear. “ Rust is a 
that e ts the farmer’s purse,” and we must guard 
against its attacks. If the farmer is lavish in the 
purchase of good implements, he ought to practice 
economy in their keeping. 
A good opportunity is now presented to “fix np” 
generally. We aro frequently told "that all is not 
gold that glitters;” (and onr informant doubtless 
speaks the truth,) but, still there is a great deal in 
appearances. When we see a neat farm we cannot 
help linking the idea of cue well tilled with it, and 
this latter is all reasonable pc pie o n expect, and 
all we desire to see. Where one is to be found the 
otlur, you may rely upon it, is some place in’ the 
THE WHITE CHINESE GOOSE. 
pounds, and rnkiug a slice from the breast so long 
as to be obliged to cut it in two that one-half may 
cover no more than the width of a common din¬ 
ner-plate. 
The Embden goose inclines to commence laying 
at an earlier period than this northern latitude 
favors, which is in the latter part of February.— 
To give the young fair play, it is advisable that 
hatching should be finished before the first of 
June. The mode of prevention used by my father 
is as follows .- 
The whole of the breeding stock, male and fe¬ 
male, are put into a dark room—say about the 20th 
..uo ^ wo uesn oi tne fLmnden geese 
is equal in flavor to the famous Toulouse of 
France, The Embden is the earliest layer, and 
frequently rears two broods in one season, the 
yonng ones proving as hardy as any other. The 
Embden goose has prominent bine eyes, is remark¬ 
ably strong in the neck, and the feathers, from 
near tiic shoulder to the head, are farmore curled 
than is generally seen in other birds. 
Tbe quiet, domestic character of the Embden 
geese causes them to lay on flesh rapidly; they 
never stray from their home, the nearest pond and 
field satisfying their wants, and much of their 
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