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potatoes. It. looks now as though the sward would 
be xnaoh thicker and heavier, and the manure 
seems to have lost little from washing or evapora¬ 
tion as yet. 
A wheat stubble lies across the way—the soil of 
same gravelly loam with the other fields mentioned. 
On a part of the lot we spread tweniy loads of 
muck per acre, before plowing up the barley stub¬ 
ble, (seeded to clover, and a poor “catch” on 
account of tbe drouth,) but could see little differ¬ 
ence in tbe product of wheat from the application. 
It grew about fifteen bushels per acre—the midge 
taking only bait the crop this year, and tbe clover 
has taken first rate, so we are satisfied with that 
crop, and think the field is in good heart lor 
another hereafter. 
Please don't remark the big thistle adorning that 
fine clover pasture—nor the dock which hears 
them company. They ought to have been mown, 
and those Canada thistles too, if no more than for 
“ the looks of the thing.” 
Across the way is a five acre marsh meadow. It 
appears very well now, whatever may have been 
its looks two weeks ago, before mowing. Yonder 
big stack is the product thereof and it turned ont 
of much greater value than we anticipated. It 
was seeded to timothy in oat stubble last fall, hut 
failed in part from drouth; yet it came on so fairly 
this Beason, that we let it stand until we could get 
at mowing it—the last of September. On this 
loamy corner there is a good sward, and the whole 
field grows greener with grass, since frost killed 
the weeds, and, I think, will be good mowing next 
year. 
Of the fields now in sight I could tell a long 
story, bnt we sre “Down our Lane,” and will look 
at the stock through the medium of another aticle. 
We will premise, however, that the horses, sheep 
and cows have done well the past summer. 
GOOD ADVICE TO FARMERS. 
In an acconnt of the recent Wyoming Co. Fair, 
published in the Warsaw papers, we find some re¬ 
marks by the retiring President, Maj. Hugh T. 
Brooks, which are so truthful, suggestive, and 
pertinent to tbe times, that we transfer them for 
the benefit of Bubal readers—as follows; 
“There is one point affecting your material in¬ 
terests upon which I deem it proper to offer a re¬ 
mark or two. Money is scarce and prices are get¬ 
ting low—weP, you must pay for what yon want 
with what yon have—tbe merchant must take 
your butter and beans, and send them to New York 
in exchange for codfish and calico. Yon must 
curtail in your meats and your drinks, patch up 
old clothes, and varnish over old fawntore—the 
fashion plates must be sent to the Quakers for re¬ 
vision, and every “hoop ” must be made into two. 
We must all spend less and work more. But this 
is not all; exigencies of the times demand mutual 
accommodations and forbearance; yon mast show 
mercy as you hope to receive it If yon have 
means nse them discreetly and humanely. Don’t 
keep money idle in your pockets—if yon don’t 
owe bills that are due, pay those that will become 
dne; buy now what you are going to need, for now 
is the time to boy cheap; and then if yon have 
money left, lend it; I beg pardon, bnt yon can find 
somebody just as safe, and just as honest, as you 
are, who would put it in circulation. 
The Banks just now are prominently before the 
public. Recent developments illustrate their inti¬ 
mate connection with the business interests of the 
country, and the fearfa] dependence of commer¬ 
cial men upon them—certainly great responsibility 
is attached to their management. But the public 
must keep good faith with the banka If you take 
their hills, or deposit your money with them, you 
thereby express some faith in the integrity of their 
officers, and some confidence in the securities and 
guaranties which the laws have imposed for your 
safety. Yon are not excusable if you change your 
mind suddenly,and in consequence of rumors that 
you take no pains to verity, commence to run up¬ 
on them for specie or deposits. Caprice in this 
case is ft crime. 
It is well understood that deposits are to be 
loaned ont to a certain extent by the banks, else 
why should they incur the trouble and risk of 
taking them. Your business men borrow the 
money and invest it in produce, goods, Ac.; if de¬ 
positors make a Buddeu ruBb for their money it 
creates an emergency that the best bank in Chris¬ 
tendom may not be able to meet and I may add 
ought not to be required to meet The fair under¬ 
standing iB that the money is to he called for as 
your necessities, and not your fears, shall dictate.— 
If you are constitutionally timid, and are liable to 
act without sense or justice, you are bound to get 
a guardian appointed to govern and restrain yon 
a,:d hold yon to a line of conduct consistent with 
the public safety; otherwise put your hills into 
gold, and the first dark night go and bury It in the 
earth, and let no one Bbare the secret I take 
pleasure in saying that the banks in this vicinity 
—the banks of Wyoming and Genesee counties— 
are all of them, without exception, perfectly safe 
and sound; if I bad ten thousand dollars in gold, 
I would not hesitate a moment to deposit it with 
either of them. I believe the same confidence 
may he reposed in the banks of the State generally. 
Let us then strive to restore confidence, and ere 
long we may find a market for the products which 
a generous soil and improved culture, with the 
blessing of Providence, haa furnished us.” 
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FRUIT PAEMING PAYS. 
Friend Moore: —Maoh discussion has been 
had, and many experiments have been tried, to as¬ 
certain how the greatest profit compared with ex¬ 
penditure, may be realized from the same amount 
of land with a given amount of labor, and 1 pro¬ 
pose to give a brief statement of a small experi¬ 
ment with fruits this season. 
From one acre of peach orchard—or half of two 
acres, half the trees being apple trees,—1 sold this 
year (the 5th year from planting) 270 bushels of 
Peaches at one dollar per bnshel; and from less 
than one-third of an acre of Daohess de Angou- 
leme Pear trees (dwarfs,) planted C yeare ago, and 
which has previously borne over $100 worth of 
Pears, I have this year shipped to New York six¬ 
teen bushels Pears, and otherwise disposed of over 
two barrels. These kC barrels contained 4,838 
pears, and the 7 best barrels contained 1,031 pears ( 
or 233 to the barrel, and the best specimens weigh 
over a pound. Those heretofore sold averaged 
about 430 to the barrel, and were not otherwise as 
nice, and sold at $13 per barrel. 
If the present money crisis does not depreciate 
the price more than the extra quality of the fruit 
will enhance it, it would give $234 from the one- 
third of an aore, or over one dollar to the tree on 
the average — there being 400 trees to the acre.— 
On the pear tree ground I raised beans to the 
amount of over 25 hoshels to the acre, and on the 
Peach orchard ground I have a growth of nursery 
trees worth as much as for any crop. And besides 
the beans and the use of the ground for the nursery 
trees, which will folly pay for gathering all the 
fruit, I have left in the foregoing estimate, (which 
will probably not vary much by the sale of the 
Pears not yet sold,) over $500 of fruit from one 
and one-third acres of gTonnd, over expense of 
gathering. The whole amount of manure on all 
the ground for the five years, or since planting the 
trees, in not more than five wagon loads; and the 
amount of labor of pruning, Ac., for the whole 
time not over fifteen or twenty dollars. 
What will pay better than fruit culture for the 
farmers of this fruit-growing land ? 
Walworth, N. Y., Oct., 1S57. T. G. Yeoma.vs. 
CROFB IN WE8TEEN MICHIGAN. 
Eds. Rural:— The plan recommended in the 
Rural of haviDg each town furnish a snmmary of 
crops to the County Ag. Society of its district, to 
he published by the Society in Agricultural aud 
other journals, is certainly a commendable one, 
and were it carried ont to the extent it should be, 
the farmers would be in possession of valuable in¬ 
formation such as could be obtained from no 
other source. By knowing the amount of the 
productions in the country, the farmer can calcu¬ 
late with a considerable degree of exactness the 
rise and fall of grain in the market, and of course 
can tell at what time he bad best dispose of his 
products to the best advantage to himBelf. As we 
have not now recourse to the workings of this 
plan, we must be content with what information 
chances to come before ns. In view of this I pro¬ 
pose to give a brief statement of the crops in this 
county, (Kent,) as near as can be ascertained from 
observation and inquiry. 
Wheat. _This crop on summer fallows is not an 
average yield, owing mainly to the buow leaving 
it hare in February to the action of the frost, 
which caused it to heave to such an extent that 
probably one-fourth of the crop wa3 destroyed.— 
Wheat on newly cleared land is a good yield, so 
that we will have enough for home consumption 
and considerable surplus besides. 
0 a<s _Were a first-rate crop, and as the quantity 
sowed was considerable, we have a plentiful sup¬ 
ply- 
Corn .—A better crop of this staple product of 
the West has never been harvested, and the ab¬ 
sence of early frosts have been favorable for the 
ripening of late planted. 
Grass— Has not been exceeaod, cither in quality 
or quantity, by any previous crop for a number of 
years. Old meadows that hardly paid for cutting 
a year ago, have this season produced well. 
Potatoes.—Sow complaint of the rot, mostly on 
clay or wet, undrained soils. From the scarcity 
of seed last, spring the usual qnautity was not 
planted, yet the yield I think will oompare favor¬ 
ably with any previous crop. 
if ye ,—The growth of this is not extensively en¬ 
gaged in, bnt wtiat I have seen will yield well. 
Fruit.—Vie have a good variety, though, on the 
whole, neither the quantity nor quality is bo good 
as heretofore. 
Buckwheat ,—Of this grain there was probably 
more raised this season than any three years pre¬ 
vious, and it has ripened without receiving aDy 
injury from frost. 
The Bural, through the exertions of Mr. Stbk- 
ktkb, our enterprising Deputy Post-Master, haa 
quite ft large circulation here, and is a favorite 
with the appreciating. In conclusion, allow me 
to say, that those who do not now take the Rural 
should do bo at once, for ss a standard Journal of 
Agriculture It ia second to none in the United 
States. Tbe Orchard and Garden Department is 
alone worth the subscription price. My word for 
it, those who have not taken it until now, will 
never cease regretting they had not taken it be¬ 
fore. 
Paris, Kent Co-, Mich,, Oct., 1857. 
M. L. Shafer. 
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STRAIT'S LIGHTNING CORN HU8KER. 
We give an engraving of this machine, patented 
In March last, which is thus described:—" It is ho 
constructed that, live or six persons can bunk at it ( 
at the same time, by standing around the machine; 
a hoy can tnrn it. The stem of the ear is held to 
the knife, which is attached to the fly-wheel and 
revolves with ir, very rapidly. The stem is thus out 
close enough to the corn to separate all the husk 
from the cob, and the ear drops out of the husk, 
leaving the latter in the hand to be thrown into 
the picker on the top, where it is stripped off ready 
for mattraases.” 
For information as to the price of machine^ 
and of whom rights may he obtained, see adver¬ 
tisement in this paper. 
SORGHUMANIA. 
SUCCESS OF THE CHINESE CANE IN IOWA. 
Eos. Rural: —By your issue of Oct. 3d, I ob¬ 
serve that W. B. 1\, of Prattaburgh, N. Y., is still 
harping on the Sorghum. Now, if he 1b bo unfor¬ 
tunate as to live in a locality so cold that the Sor- 
gbam will not glow for him, why dont he let it 
alone? I see no good reason for bis trying to dis¬ 
courage the planting of the Chinese. Cane iu warm¬ 
er and more genial locations than his, even if he 
“ only obtained about a tablcspoonfcl of the clear 
quill from a piece of cane 12 Inohes long.” We 
are all well aware that the cane has been profit¬ 
ably grown this season, in many instances, much 
farther north than Prattsburgb, N. Y. We here in 
Western Iowa are but ft mere trifle farther south 
than Prattsburgb, but by some means we seem to 
be blessed with a much milder climate than that 
of “ old Steuben.” 
I have this season raised a small piece of the 
Cane which was folly ripe by the 10th of Septem¬ 
ber, averaging in its growth twelve feet in height. 
Many have tried its saccharine qualities with per¬ 
fect satisfact ion, and give their opinions‘that it 
will become one of the most profitable crops for 
our section of country. Oar cane haa now (Oct. 
12,) been matured a month at least, and we have 
had no frost as yet—and in fact no prospect of any 
for some time to come. 
As a forage crop the Chinese cane has no equal; 
our cattle eat it in preference to corn or anything 
elBe that we grow, and I have good reason to be¬ 
lieve that it contains a greater amount of nutri¬ 
ment than corn fodder, or tbe best quality of hay. 
I find that cattle eat the headB of seed with avidity, 
and I am of the. opioion that it would pay well to 
raise it for the Beed, even, were the stalks worth¬ 
less I had many canes which measured 16 feet in 
height, (how will that compare with your corn¬ 
stalks, friend P.?) and they were planted much 
closer together than corn will bear to be planted 
at that. 
I am not interested in tbe sale of seed or cane 
crushers, but advise every farmer In Iowa, to plant 
at least half an acre next season and bnild cheap 
wooden crushers, that will answer every purpose 
and not coBt over $20. I don't believe that there 
ia any danger of our getting too much sugar or 
molasses for a year or two at least,—and at, the 
rate these articles ero now held, I think if we can 
make 500 or even 300 gallons of syrup per acre, it 
will pay. We have plenty of proof that good syrup 
has been produced at the above rates per acre. I 
have two varieties of the cane — one about four 
weeks earlier than the other and also of smaller 
growth. The larger sort is hardly ripe yet, and 
probably will not prove as profitable sb the other, 
although it will produce one-third more fodder 
than the early variety. I would recommend the 
early sort for general cultivation; It is the variety 
that waB first sent out by the Patent office. 
Crescent City, Iowa, Oct. 12,1857. H. A. Tkhrt. 
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INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS. 
German Turnips. — Information Wanted.— 
Can you tell me anything about a certain turnip, 
called in Prussia " Fellower Reuben,” or Feltow 
Turnip from a town in Germany where they are 
raised? I ute them in Berlin, Prussia, and believe 
them to he one of the moBt delicate and delightful 
ofvegetablea They are very highly esteemed In 
that country, and ought to he introduced here.— 
James Manning Smith, Dayton, Ohio, 1867. 
Remarks.— We do n t recognize any variety by 
the name given by our correspondent Perhaps 
some of onr German readers can impart tbe infor¬ 
mation desired. If bo, we will be happy to hear 
from them. 
Saving Roots. —Will yon give us, at yonr ear¬ 
liest convenience, the most approved way of pre¬ 
serving such roots as Mangold Wnrtzel, Carrots, 
Ac., from frost, and oblige— Samuel B. Cowdhy, 
Yonkers, Westchester Co., 1857. 
Remarks.— A root cellar is the beBt place for 
keeping all kinds of roots. The next best plan is 
to bnry in the ground iu pits, like potatoes. 
Cows Letting tiikib Milk Run. — Can any 
thing be done to prevent cows letting their milk 
run, or is it incurable?—W. Fraser, Jr., A J eu> 
Ejihratah, Lancaster Co., Pa. 
Will such of our correspondents as have had 
experience in the subject mentioned by Mr. Fra¬ 
ser give, in the Rural, the information desired. 
-- 
Mules at St. Louis.— Within a few years the 
breeding of mules for farm labor has grown to he 
an extensive branch of occupation, and in many 
of our Western cities these animals are Baid to be 
displacing the horse for the purposes ot draft At 
the recent State Fair held at St Louis, Mo., the 
exhibition in this department of stock was said to 
he the finest ever made in the country. The 
Prairie Farmer, speaking of the success of one of 
the breeders, says:—" Mr. Adam*, of Clay county. 
Mo., bore off ten premiums of the aggregate value 
of $250. His matched mnles, four years old, were 
elephantine fellows—seventeen hands high, of re¬ 
markable breadth, with the finest ot shoulders and 
hind quarters, aa symmetrically formed as a fine 
horse, easy trotters, docile, and worth any fancy 
price their owner might place upon them. Under 
the class of saddle mules, Mr. Adams exhibited a 
beautiful animal, Dearly black, having three gaits, 
to which he was well broken, ft trot, pace and can¬ 
ter. In size, he was less of ft mammoth than the 
others, hat large enough, and well suited to the 
suddle or baggy, quick in his motions, graceful 
and perfectly manageable. Mr. A. exhibited him 
in a buggy, showing a square speedy trot, that 
would roll a bnggy along at the rate of ten miles 
per hour.” 
ffotfs anft Items. 
State Fairs. —The New Jersey Fair is said to 
have been a meagre demonstration. The Wiscon¬ 
sin and Connecticut, exhibitions were sadly les¬ 
sened in interest and attendance by unfavorable 
weather. The Iowa Fair was very successful—and 
that of Indiana a complete triumph, as we stated 
last week. 
-.4» 
J. C. Holmes, Esq, who ba9 been Secretary of 
the Michigan State Ag. Society from its organiza¬ 
tion, has resigned the position, in oonsequence of 
his connection with the State Ag. College—of 
which be is one of the Professors and Treasurer. 
He was an efficient managing officer of the Society, 
and will prove a valuable acquisition to the Col¬ 
lege. J. P. C. Emmons, Esq., of Detroit, has been 
chosen as Mr. H.’s successor in the State Society. 
Can Ringbone be Cured?— In a late Rural a 
correspondent inquired for a recipe with which to 
cure this disease. We stated as onr belief "that 
Ringbone was incurable—that pretended cures 
were hut alleviations”—and gave some hints as to 
the method in whlc-b partial relief might be ob¬ 
tained. In reply to these assertions, Jas. D. Sloan, 
of Shiloh, Oib3on City, Iowa, states that he is pos- 
sessed of “a young mare which was very lame 
from Ringbone, and cured her by using the follow¬ 
ing mixture:—1 quart, alcohol; 1 oz. oil of spike; 
1 oz. gum camphor; 1 pint spirits of turpentine; 
1 oz. blue atone (vitriol?) pulverized.” The whole 
mixed together, and when dissolved it ia ready for 
use. Mr. 8. applied this decoction with a brush 
once each day. He says “it should he put on 
sparingly or it will blister. If a blister arises 
grease with lard. This mixture has also cured 
‘big-head ’ and ‘ sweeney.’ ” 
The Seed Poisonous. — The Mobile Mercery 
cautious the public iu regard to feeding stock 
with the Chinese Sugar Cane. It Bays the blades 
and stalks are good forage, bnt that the seeds are 
deadly poison, A Cue horse died near Mobile a 
few days sit.ee from eating them. The caution is 
important if well founded, hut. we apprehend there 
is some mistake in the matter. Can any of onr 
readera give us positive testimony, either in favor 
of or against the correctness of the statement? 
Tub Fair of the Buki, Institute— at Pern, HI., 
Oct 6th to 8th—was, as we learn from the Secre¬ 
tary, Mr. L. C. Davis, very well attended and other¬ 
wise successful. The weather was fine, and farm¬ 
ers, merchants aud mechanics were present from 
all directions, with their families, and articles for 
exhibition. Tbe total number of entries was 659, 
and the receipts $1,063. The premium list amount¬ 
ed to $600. The Institute has been in operation 
eleven years, daring several of which it labored 
under the embarrassments common to all similar 
organizations in a new country, but, it is now in a 
prosperous condition. 
Tub Wyoming Co. Fair —at Warsaw week be¬ 
fore last—was BeriouBly affected by unfavorable 
weather on the first day. The show was, however, 
very good on the second day — the display of 
Stock and Fruit far exceeding expectations. The 
exhibition of Implements was very creditable, the 
establishments of Messrs. Wing A Co., and Sunn- 
wick, of Castile, and Bkinkkuhoff A Co., of Ba¬ 
tavia, being well represented. Col. Horsford, of 
Livingston Co., delivered an excellent addtess, 
and the efficient retiring President a pertinent 
speech which we publish elsewhere. Officers of 
the Society for the ensuing year were elected as 
follows:—President—Hon. J. A. M’Elwain, Vice- 
President— O. Y. Whitcomb. Treasurer—N bw- 
bury Bronson; Secretary—E. L. Babbitt, and 
three Directors and the uHnal Town Committees. 
The Society is in a prosperous condition. 
Crops in Western Iowa.—A letter JuBt receiv¬ 
ed from Mr. H. A. Tkkrt, Crescent City, says:— 
“ Crops in onr section of the country are much 
better, as a general thing, than was expected five 
or six weeks ago. On the first appearanco of the 
grasshoppers we despaired of raising any crops, 
bnt the main crops, as corn and potatoes, are much 
better than was anticipated at that time. Rome 
localities have suffered severely, while others have 
escaped the plague entirely. From the best in¬ 
formation I can get, the corn crop is rather above 
an average in the Western portion of tbe Rtate, 
and very heavy in the Eastern part Potatoes are 
about a middling crop. Gardens are many of 
them entirely destroyed by tbe thieving ‘vftrm'nts.’ 
They have done us a deal of damage, but still we 
have enough to eat, and a small Burplua to Bpare 
to onr brethren in the East” We have equally 
favorable reports from other parts of Iowa. 
Cure for Black Leg in Cattle.— The Maine 
Farmer gives the following ua a cure for Black 
Leg:—New slaked lime, sifted through a common 
meal sieve, mixed cold with lard to a Balve of 
proper consistency. For ordinary use on any sore, 
or brute or human, the proportion is 1 part lime 
and 3 of lard, and to he varied according to the 
condition of the sore. It will remove fungus 
easier and better than any other thing, aud sorcB 
treated properly with it will never have any fun¬ 
gus. The sore should be dregeed twice a day, and 
bo well cleansed with soap ends. 
A Successful Chkksk-Makbr. —We learn that 
Mr. Hiram Rannky, of Dereham, C. W., (a subscri¬ 
ber and influential agent of the Rural,) was award¬ 
ed $45 iu premiums on CheeBe exhibited at tbe 
Provincial Show recently held at Brantford. lie 
exhibited one cheese weighing 1,200 lbs., which ex¬ 
cited great admiration, and took tbe first prize for 
quality aB well as aiza—$10. Another cheese of 
his was awarded, in same cl ash, a prize of $4. For 
Stilton Cheese he was awarded the 1st, 2d, and 3d 
premiums—$10, $ 8 , and $6 —aud for Pine Apple 
Cheese a prize of $7. Mrs. Rannky received a 
prize of $6 for the best Counterpane,— making 
premiums to the amount of $51. The large cheese 
was subsequently sold to a Brantford grocer, J. 
Heaton, for $15 per hundred, and the Stilton and 
Pine Apple to different individuals at 20 cents per 
pound Those are good premiums and good 
prices, and we are safe in calling Mr. Rannf.y a 
succo»fnl checse-maker. He has kindly ofl'ered 
to give us some details as to the mode of making 
these prize cheeBO, especially the large one, which 
we shall take pleasure iu publishing. 
New York Horse Market.— According to an 
article in The 7 ribime of Saturday la3t, the N. Y. 
Horse Maiket is at a very low ebb, in consequence 
of the finani iftl pressure. But comparatively few 
horses are offered, and the market is so dull that 
purchasers can rarely be found except for cheap 
working animals: The depression aiTeets the 
prices of fancy homes to such an extent that the 
glory and profits of the joekeyB have departed. 
The Tribune says the owner of a pair of fine large 
bay oarrige horses that cost $1,500, und are just as 
good as when bought at that, could only get an 
offer of $175 for one, aud no price named for the 
other, and adds:—" Wo heard of another case of a 
gentleman who has a team of four very fine mares 
that coat him $2,600, aud for one of which he was 
ofl'ered $1,200 not over three months ago, yet he 
now offers the whole at $900. Auotber man had 
a standing offer of $1,600 for one of a pair which 
he has lately sold at $300.” 
_From all which, and other like testimony, wo 
infer that New York is just now a good place to 
purchase horses, hot not the market for those wish¬ 
ing to sell—especially carriage horses, fast trot¬ 
ters, Ac. It will not pay to take horses to New 
York to sell this Fall, but is the place to purchase 
advantageously. Rural readers interested will of 
couree govern themselves accordingly. 
®!ic jkntna 'ilumlist 
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS. 
Eds Rural: —Will yon inform me if there is an 
Agricultural School iu New York, and if there is 
none in your State, inform me where there is one? 
I am desirous of attending such a school, and any 
information you may be able to impart will be 
most gratorully received. Send a Catalogue if yon 
can, or inform me where one can be obtained. I 
dislike to trouble you, gentlemen, but I know of 
no other source, where the information, can be ob¬ 
tained. By answering these inquiries promptly 
you will confer a great favor upon— G. A. Gallup, 
Eminence, Henry Co., Ky., Oct., 1857. 
Rbmarks, —Instead of responding to the above 
inquiry by letter, we publish it and our reply for 
the benefit of others desiring similar information. 
The only Agricultural School yet in operation in 
this State ia that of Messrs. Olcott A Vail, Mt. 
Vernon, Westchester Co., near New York city, and 
known as the " Westchester Farm School.” From 
what we know of its conductors, and their plan of 
operations, we have a favorable opinion of the in¬ 
stitution. Definite information may be obtained 
by addressing the Principals, as above.-The 
"N. Y. Slate Agricultural College,” located at 
Ovid, Seneca Co., of which Judge Cheeyer is 
President, will not probably be fully organized and 
prepared to receive students, until next season. 
-The “Agricultural College of the State of 
Michigau,” locate'! at Lansing, the State Capital, 
has been in successful operation for several months. 
It has an able Faculty, headed by Hot. Joseph R. 
Williams as President-, and an excellent Farm of 
nearly seven hundred acres. W<; think it a very 
creditable and promising institution.-The 
“ Farmers’ College,” located at College Hill, Ham¬ 
ilton Co., Ohio, has also been in operation for 
some time, bat we have no positive information as 
to its merits or snccess. In connection with it we 
believe there is a Model Experimental Farm and 
Botanic Garden in successful operation. F. G. Cary 
ia President of the College. 
—We give the address of the principals of above 
institutions, so that those interested can readily 
obtain farther information. 
WHAT A YOUNG GIKL SAW AT THE FAIR. 
Mr. Editor:— T am a little girl twelve years old, 
and as the girls write for your paper I thought l 
would too. I live in a two story yellow house, 
with flowers around it. 1 attended a Fair at 
Skaneateles last Wednesday, which I liked very 
much. The Fair ground was a large field at the 
upper ond of the village. A tent was on one side 
of the grounds, and the Poultry, Cuttle, Sheep, 
Swine, Farm Implements, Ac., were ranged around 
in dllterent plactB. The horses drove around in a 
circle. I will now mention some of the articles in 
the tent. 
In a glass jar was a white mouse that had red 
eyes, it was caught in a Clover field the day he # 
fore, and appeared perfectly tame. The Fruit 
Vegetables, Bread, Ac., were very flue. Two Mc- 
lodcons, brought from Rochester, attracted a great 
deal of attention. One hud two banks of keys. A 
Sewing Machine amused me very much. It was the 
first I had ever seen. There was a great assort¬ 
ment of Fancy Goods, snob aa hair, flowerp, paint¬ 
ings, bed-spreads, lamp-mats, embroidery, Aa. In 
a glass jar filled with water was ft goldfish swim¬ 
ming around. At night we went home much 
pleased with what we had seen.— Melissa Gillkt, 
Skaneateles, N. Y., Oct. 12,1857. 
Rkmarks.— A pretty good account, for a young 
reporter—showing that Melissa was an observing 
and interested attendant. We are glad she noticed 
the Melodeons and Sewing Machine, for one or 
both ought to find place in many a “two story 
house with flowers around it”— as they arc calcu¬ 
lated to increase the pleasure and comfort of the 
family circle. Iu this belief we have just secured 
a fine Melodcon with two hanks of keys, and two 
superior Sewing Machines to be given (among oth¬ 
er things) as premiums for obtaining subscribers 
to the next volume of the Rural. 
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REPLY TO TENANT’S BOY. 
Ens. Rural:— I couldn’t help thinking while 
reading the letter from a “Tenant’s Boy,” publish¬ 
ed in the “ Young Rarftlist” column, some weeks 
since, that some rude hand must have jostled hiB 
"heart-clock,” thereby injuring its machinery, or 
that Reason had forgotten to to " wind up ” the 
"weights” of Impatience and Distrust, but I’m 
hopeful that it Deeded only ft little "oil of kind¬ 
ness ” to sot it all right again. No doubt many 
who read that letter, felt, sympathy for the writer; 
bnt no one likes to see a “ give-up ” spirit in this 
go-ahead age, and it is best if we are ever visited 
by such a enemy to life-success, that it be hidden 
till we gain sufficient strength to expel it entirely. 
The old song says— 
“ Undo Ham is rich enough 
To give uh aU a farm;" 
hat we’ve gat to "got into his good graces ” if 
want to he remembered in his “ willthe surest 
way of doing which is by possessing ana showing 
a "manner of spirit,” which we have guinea for 
ourselves, one already rich in implements for dig- 
eing on said " farm”—1. e, industry. Patience am- 
Independence, with Perseverance to keep them ftU 
at And above all, let the great motive power of 
Faith bo right. God’s ways are not clear to us 
now. there must bo times when they seem very 
dark, hut lett ing Faith the beautiful and Forti¬ 
tude the strong, find place in onr hoarts, we shall 
learn to believe that 
“ Toll sod Trial are our angels, 
Wrapped iu Terror’s dark disguise, 
first the glory of their presence 
Blind our weak and fleshly eyes. 
Charlotte Centre, N. Y., 1857. E. C. Lakh. 
