RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
Composition of Mii.k at Various Hours.— 
The Edinburgh Mrdir.nl Journal Buys that Professor 
Boedecker Una analyzed the milk of a healthy cow 
at vatiouB timeH of the day, with the view of de¬ 
termining the changes in the relative amount of 
its constituents. He found that the Bolids of the 
evening's milk (13 per cent.) exceeding thOBe of the 
morning’s milk (10 per cent.*,) while the water con¬ 
tained in the fluid was diminished from 89 per 
cent, to 86 per cent. The fatty matters gradually 
increase as the day progresses. In the morning 
they amount to 2 17 per cent., at noon 2.63 per 
c nt. and in the evening 6.42 per cent. This fact 
is important in a practical point of view; for 
while 16 ounces of morning's milk will yield nearly 
half an ounce of butler, about double this quantity 
can be obtained from the evening’s milk. The 
casein is also increased in the evening’s milk, from 
2 24 to 2.70 per cent.; bnt the albumen is dimin¬ 
ished from 0 44 per ceut. to 0.31 per cent. Sugar 
is least abundant at. midnight, (4 19 per cent.) and 
most plenty at noon (4.72 per cent.) The p-r cent- 
ages of the salts undergoes almost n > change at 
any time of the day. 
Between the domestic animals and he to whom was 
given “ dotniuion over the Ssh of the sea, and over 
the fowls of the air, and over every living thing 
that moveth upon the earth,” there is, in certain 
respects, much similarity. Each is possessed of a 
stomach and palate, and each delights in a feast 
of the good things of this life. In speaking upon 
the necessity of furnishing good food to sheep, 
Mokrkll, in his American Shepherd sayH:—"If 
some are expostulated with upon this subject, they 
reply, ‘we do offer hay but the Bheep refuse to eat 
it;' but on investigation it proves to be the tops of 
their stacks, something not worthy the name of 
hay, and, therefore, no wonder the sheep rejected 
it, preferring the decaying grass to such trash.— 
It would not have been thus if it had been barn 
bay; wbioh is an item proving the great utility of 
barns to the flock-roaster. Many sheep are sent • out 
of this breathing world before their lime,’ and if 
their ghosts were permitted to return and unfold 
the caus 3 , they would shake their woolly locks ana 
say ‘we did it’ by starvation late inthe falL” 
Shelter is another great need of the flock, and a 
requirement to which very little attention is giveD. 
Of all the wants of the auimul economy iu toe 
Northern States, this, we conceive, is the greatest 
and causes more loss to the cattle-breeder and 
shepherd than any other evil which is in their 
power to remedy, in Europe, where the climate 
approaches our own in severity, the system of 
The Meat Markets is London, Liverpool and Nett York 
Cimipnralive Price* and Consumption of Beeves, Sheep, 
Calves and Pig*. 
We find in late numbers of The Mark Lane Ex¬ 
press and The Economist some statistics of the 
London market of meat producing a imala that 
will be interesting by way of comparison with the 
same sort of statistics of the market in New York. 
The following tables show the total imports of 
oeef cattle Into London and New York the first 
week iu Ootober, 1867, and the corresponding 
wei of previous year: 
TOTAL or BOLLOCKS RKCB1TKD IN LONDON 
1807. 6..R20 I 1854. 6.097 1351.6,018 
1^66 6,304 18.08.12,462 1850.7,362 
ism"... 7,704 1 1862.... 8.660 
The number of animals offered on Monday, Oct 
12, 1857, the great market day, and at market on 
corresponding days of previous years, is stated as 
follows: 
J857. 1866. 1866. 18M. 
6 il2 6,368 6227 6,17* 
20,120 17.910 26, '80 28.670 
232 lift 341 2 8 
SIS 638 410 616 
Deferred. —A number of excellent articles from 
correspondents, and also several notices of Fairs 
and other Rural Events, are necessarily deferred. 
The publication of Mr. Everett's address, lost, 
week, to the exclusion of other matter, causes an 
unusual pressure upon our pages, yet the favors of 
correspondents will be subject to only a temporary 
suspension. 
Michigan Ag. College. —We learn by the To¬ 
ledo Blade that the first, examinations in the new 
Agricultural College at Lansing, took place in the 
presence of the President and Faculty, on the 4th 
in 9 t., and were very satisfactory. The Blade states 
that, there are sixty stortents now at the College, 
and arrangements are being made by which one 
hundred will be accommodated at the next term, to 
commence early in December next The applioa 
tionsfor admission are numerous. There is a dis¬ 
position on the part of Board to admit a fair pro¬ 
portion of students from every county inthe State, 
according to population, so that young men iD 
ner of feeding. 1 think meal, two parte corn and 
one part oats, or barky, a good mixture for them, 
and fed without co -king, simply putting what is 
wanted iuto the swill paii at the time of feeding 
with the sour milk from the dairy, and the slops 
of the kitchen. If Mr. Johnston will write me, I 
think l could send him a pair of pigs that would 
suit him. and will improve the stock of the coun¬ 
try in which he lives, I would at least try to suit 
him in price and quality, so that he would say af¬ 
ter having proved them, that he was satisfied with 
their aristocracy, and also with their dimensions 
lor the pork barrel when he wished to put them 
there. 
In giving my views and opinions on the subject 
of the best breed of swine, I do not wish to urge 
them on any man, or cla^s of men — my object is 
to keep and raise always the best, and whatever 
their cost may be in the beginning, the best is al¬ 
ways cheapest in the end. I gave an account of 
one I iattened last year, iu the first number of the 
present volume of the Rural, his feed, gain per 
day, and net weight. This one was of the Shbr- 
wood s'oek, of the John C. Jackson importation. 
I am now breeding from tbe S. W, Jkwktt impor¬ 
tation, both from Prince Albert's stock England; 
the hoar that I am now nsiDg will easily fatten to 
600 pounds net. 
Now, Mr. Editor, I am not vain enough to think 
that I have answered the question of Mr. John¬ 
ston, but perhaps I have given my views iu such a 
way that he will get some light on the subject, 
which will assist him in coming to a correct con¬ 
clusion as to which is tbe best, breed of swine for 
him to keep; as I fally agree with him as to win¬ 
tering bows for breeders, and fattening the pigs 
the fall after they are littered, which I think is 
much the cheapest way to make pork, and it is 
much the best when made. 
I hope to hear from H. T. B., and any other prac¬ 
tical man who is willing to give bis views on the 
subject, as it. is of the first importance that the 
question should be correctly answered. 
Rome, N. Y., Nov., 1857. Jonathan Talcott. 
Bollocks. 
Sheep H-d Lambs 
Teal Calves. 
Swine. 
Total. 27,079 23,9-11 32,168 35,MJ 
The tjamber offered on Oct. 6 1857, and on cor¬ 
responding market days of previous year?, is a* 
follows: 
law 1866. 1855. 
5,746 6.110 6,847 
22, "0 1 20,100 28,960 
THE RURAL, AND YOUNG RURALISTS. 
Messrs. Editors: —It has been with a feeling 
of considerable interest that 1 have watched and 
perused tbe communications of young farmers, 
clerk?, etc., coming through tbe Rural as a me¬ 
dium. Often have I thought, and been led to in¬ 
quire, where is a greater source for practical 
improvement among the youug than this drawing 
ont ByBtem of communication and general diffu¬ 
sion of ideas through such a paper as is the Rural 
Nkw-Yokkkr? Not that I wish to flatter; but 
must merely state that, as far as my paper ac¬ 
quaintance extends, none hus crea'ed a greater 
Interest in, and love for, reading among the young 
man this family newspaper. There seems asome- 
thing in its brief and well selected reading matter 
that giv-a a lively interest and desire to read even 
among our youngest readers. It is with ranch 
anxiety iliat very many of the little ones look for 
us weeis!> arrival, and it comes, too, with a prompt¬ 
ness woriby of their Dotice and example. Almost 
without failure, it comes to oh upon the same daf” 
of every week, although itB starting point is one 
thousand miles away. 
If this be a general thing wherever this paper 
is circulated—that it creates a new interest and 
gives to the youDg a healthy stimulus for reading 
—how fortunate are parents and philanthropists 
(knowing the moral and intellectu -1 tone of this 
paper,) in having the opportunity ot aiding in 
staying the progress of ignorance and Immorality 
in our land, by introducing and circulating such a 
work. 
Tne boys and girls talk that Mr. Moork will 
publish a paper for tnem—for them particularly. 
If so, and tbit shall give to the young mind a 
nowand still greater interest in intellectual aDd 
moral progression, we say, for their sakes, let it 
come — for our country's sake, let it be published. It 
la with the young mind that moral and scientific 
revolutions are brought about; and if there be an 
interest awakened, and that Buck as may < asily be 
diverted alter truth, what au opportunity for labor 
among the lovers ol moral and intellectual ad- 
Bollocks. 
Sheep »ud Lambs 
Veil Calves. 
Swine. 
Total.,,. 28,692 26,355 35,480 
These two last, tables do not embrace the entire 
receipts of the week, but as the market held on 
Friday is A small one us compared with Monday, 
as will be seen by the total receipts of beeves for 
the whole week, as given in the first table, we will 
give the weekly receipts iu New York for tbe cor_ 
r.-isnnndintr weeks of the same years, for com. 
jug j,he charge of sh-ep strenuons y reoommends 
it Youatt considers it the great necessity of 
good management. The Mountain Snepherd sMan- 
nal, a Scottish publication, speaks tbns: —"Shel¬ 
ter is the first thing to he attended to in the man¬ 
agement of sheep. While every good shepherd is 
deoidedly hostile to their being coifiued, or to 
their being forced into shelter, whether they wish 
it or not, it cannot be too strongly recommended 
to all sheep farmers, to put the means of avoiding 
the severity of stormy weather within the reach of 
their flecks at all times,” Many of the diseases to 
wbioh sheep are incident—scab, pelt-rot, dysente¬ 
ry, colds, <fcc.—can be mainly avoided by givingto 
this branch of our suV-ject the attention it deserves. 
The profit resulting from care in this respect will 
be exhibited in the superior condition and greater 
weight of fleece, (which Is the inevitable result of 
attention and comfort,) in the increased number 
of living, healthy lambs, (ewes not cared for fre¬ 
quently become so impoverished a6 to be unable 
to fold without assistance, and when the process 
is completed are incapable of 6Dstaining tht-ir 
young,) and in the saving of provender. Thus, if 
humanity does not prompt to duty, the sordid 
mind may here find au incentive to action. 
One of the labors of the shepherd, peculiar to 
this season ofthe year, is sorting. The weaksbould 
be selected trom tbe strong, wethers from breed¬ 
ing ewes, spring lambs trom among tbe adults. 
When this is done the demands of each can he 
better met — the requirements of each class more 
readily supplied. 
Those who have not made the necessary prepa¬ 
ration have no time to lose. Should premature 
storms arise and find these duties undischarged, it 
will increase the labor of their performance ten¬ 
fold, and might cause incalculable loss to the 
breeder. Better be too early than too late. When 
the cold bleak winds sre piling in huge drifts the 
fleecy snow, let the state of yoor flocks and herds 
prove to the most unobservant that there beats in 
your bosom the heart of *‘a merciful man.” 
potatoes. The editor of ttie Buff»lo Commercial, 
iu the issue for the 7th inst., says:—“In a conver¬ 
sation with Boveral farmers I«t- y, from the sur¬ 
rounding country, we were assured that the potato 
rot prevails to a much greater extent than has been 
supposed. Otic, a farmer within a short distance 
of this city, informs us that he has already lost, 
over one-half of his crop from the disease, tbe 
rot showing itself soon alter they were dug; uud 
another, from the town of Lancaster, says that his 
crop hardly paid for digging. This manifestation 
of the rot has had the effect, to increase the prices 
of this valuable esc-nlent in our market, 
Bullocks. 
Klixi-p and Lambs 
Veal Calves. 
Milch Cows. 
Swine, 
20,142 27,900 
,-1854-, 
Oct. 2 Oct. 9 
4,728 4 J31 
16,943 16,6'3 
746 1,097 
236 197 
4.105 6,901 
19,012 20,082 
,-1S35- 
Oct 3 Oct. HI. 
3,120 5.116 
16,469 13,881 
686 488 
. 339 166 
. 4,246 6,044 
24,659 19,416 26,452 28,735 
We set the comparative population of the two 
cities as follows: London, two and a quarter mil 
Ji ns; New York and the environs, supplied from 
this market, one million. By this it can be seen 
wbioh is the greatest meat-consuming people, and 
what class of animals preponderate. It. will proba 
bly strike the Londouer with some little aet-mish- 
ment to see how many more pigs we eat than he 
does, since we consume the same number of thou¬ 
sands that London does hundreds. 
We give tbe quotations in the London market 
forthe second week in October, 1857, reducing It 
to our currency by calling the shilling 224 cents 
each, and the odd pence 2 cents each. To this we 
udd the prices of the corresponding week in New 
York: 
Cte. in New York 
^ IN 
Oct. 14. 
7 @7 y a 
8 @ 9 
9«@10 
19X@- 
6.L 
__,_„.R. 7 (A 8 
Prime coarse wooled,. 13 (tCl3L 8 (Tij 9 
Prime. South Dowd... , 13Jtf@14>g none. 
Vi.t Canes. Live weight 
Larye coarse.. II @l2y* 6 (a) 6k; 
Small prime. 13 @14 7 @ 7K 
Swine. Live weight. 
Larga Hos».6 @ 6J« 
Prime on all Uogs .... 13 ((614 6 yd 
Liverpool OjTTtN Makket. Oct 6, 1857,—Bullocks off rad, 
2 968'sheep, 9,565. Quality ol stock eeKKOlinhljr good, Real 
qnalltvcl hrtT 'old f 1 lb, M'riltitw offal, for hellers, 7kffd)7Sd.-, 
for oxen, 6V<ii7d m'ddtiue o Interior sous, 6@0d ; bails. 
4iii6Kd.; calves Skfr i7Md net; sheep,best welters, p-r pound 
net,74c7[.7*ie.; middling to Intel lor, 6&$6d.; best ewws,_6@6>^d ; 
pigs, 6l@6B». per 12U pounds net 
It will be seen that there is not a very great dif¬ 
ference In price of beef, at waat is called the very 
low prices hem, snd the prices quoted in London; 
while at the prices prevailing here thiough the 
Summer it would have been a paying business, if 
it could b»ve been brought over fresh, to import 
beef from London. 
The price of mutton la very strikingly higher in 
London than it is here, bnt it is a very different 
article from ours. As sheep are generally sold by 
Bullock*. 
Sheep and Lambs 
Veal Halves. 
Milch Cows. 
Swine. 
Yester¬ 
day, good varieties were selling at from five to six 
shillings per bushel. The probability is that they 
will command as high a price next as last spring.” 
A Good Word for thk Chittagongb. —M. B. 
Roys, of Brady, Michigan, objects to statements 
often made that the improved large breeds of fowls 
are not good layers, and that their chickens are 
delicate, and furnishes the following proof to the 
contrary:—“I have a CbictagoDg pullet that was 
a year old last August, and she batched her first 
brood this spring on the 20th of March, and the 
Llth day of October hatched her fourth brood, 
making in all forty-four chickens from fifty eggs, 
all of her own laying. Her first brood now weighs 
from five to six pounds each. Will tbe ‘scrub ’ 
hens heat this?' We once raised sixty chickens 
from the eggs of a Shanghai pallet in one Beason. 
This was in addition to the spoiled eggs, aud some 
chickens that died in hatching. They werehatoh- 
ed under other hens, as up to this time Bbe showed 
no disposition to sit. She layed many eggs after¬ 
wards, but too late for batching with safety. 
WILLOW CUTTINGS. 
Growing by the side of Btre&ms or on low, wet 
land, the commo.i willow branches out so freely 
from the root as to present rather a forbidding 
It seems resting under 
Cts.in London 
$ ft. 
Oct 12. 
.. 7Ji®SX 
.. 9«@1« 
.. 104j(3ll2 
.. 12*@13 
than beautiful appearance, 
the peculiar disfavor of the whole race of Adam— 
Blaadere-l, evil-spoken of, and everywhere spoken 
against by every land-holder, the willow has had a 
BOrry day. It is considered a pest—an enemy to 
good cultivation of the soil—an unwished for in 
terloper, whereas it is the good farmer’s friend. 
The different species of willow entirely change 
their habits wben grown f om cuttings. They are 
no longer without form, but really beautiful. They 
no longer tnrow up an army oi side shoots, bnt 
grow with a single trunk and enormous branching, 
w?l! formed top, which in summer is covered with 
the densest mass of Leaves. All unite in pro¬ 
nouncing the willow, wben grown with a single 
trunk, a beautiful tree. It lacks the graceful beau¬ 
ty of the maple, and iu autumn '8 not so fantasti¬ 
cally adorned in changing foliage, as other forest 
trees; but the superior ease with wbioh it is culti¬ 
vated and grown, goes very far toward making 
amends for its changeless attire. 
The willow is only grown from cuttings in its 
greatest beauty. When the tree is transplanted it 
almost invariably,in damp ground, throws up side 
shoots and eels limbs bo thickly and growB so 
Hence 
THE BEST BREED OF SWINE 
“Bum Punkins.” —Tbe first of the following 
items we clip from an exchange, representing one 
branch of the religious Press. If it is not. true it 
ought to be, considering its paternity:—“A pump¬ 
kin, the seed of which came from France through 
the Patent Office, has heeu raised at Monndsville, 
Va., weighing two hundred pounds, circumference 
Beveu feet and two and a bait Inches.” 
This fell under the eje of a California knight of 
the quill, and, as the Golden State is determined to 
outdo all others, the fertile braiu of tbe editor 
immediately set about producing a monster-some- 
Thing that, would "take the kinks” out of "Old 
Virginn)'.’’ Hear the result:—“There whs exhib¬ 
ited at the County Fair in Sin Jose, a pumpkin 
weighing two hundred and sixty pounds. It grew 
from a seed which prod need no aggregate of six¬ 
teen hundred pounds «>t pumpkins.” 
•In your issue of the 24th ult., is 
Eds Rural 
a very sensible question by Mr. Wm, A. Johnston, 
which it would be well for every farmer to ask 
himself, aud then set about finding out a correct 
answer. Whit is of more importance to the tiller 
of the soil than to know whether he is raising the 
best crops adapted to his soil and locality; and 
also the best breeds ot farm stock to consume 
Bach crops,— especially those fed to stock — 
and there is no doubt but that all coarse grains 
are of much more profit when fed judiciously to 
first-rate stock, than to be sold and U6e<l elsewhere 
when we take into consideration the increased 
value of the farm where such a course is pursued, 
and the decreased value where all is sold and carried 
away from the premises, 
Mr. J.’s question is proposed to the editor, bat 
he c ills on H. T. B., and the writer or this for their 
viewRin answer thereto; and as l make it a matter 
of courtesy to give my opinions when called upon, 
(althongh should prefer a private correspondence 
than to he thus publicly brought out before the 
readers of the Rural,) still will endeavor to give 
them plainly and they will be from practical farm 
life, as I have no other resource to support a farni 
ly, bo that it must be a paying practice. 
For myself I prefer the Suffolk to any other breed 
tor the following reasons: 
1st. They are large enough to suit my fancy, will 
mature at 18 months from 350 to 600 Jbs. net if 
well bred. It is true there are a few that will 
hardly attain the lightest weight, and hut few that 
will reach the heaviest figures, hut it iB an easy 
matter to bring them from 300 to 400 lbs. at the 
above age, and from 200 to 300 at 9 or 10 months; 
which at the smallest figure will pay better than 
any other breed that 1 am acquainted with; and I 
have tried the common hog of the country, the 
Berkshire, and Leicester, and their crosses. I 
think well of the cross of the Suffolk on the Lei¬ 
cester, but prefer the pure bred. 
2d. They are a very quiet pig, quite contented 
with moderate keeping, aud will make more pork 
for the grate fed, than any other I have tried, also 
their color is much preferred by me, aud most far¬ 
mers prefer a white pig to a black one. It is true 
that there are Btnall rusty spots on many of them, 
but it does not very often color the hair, althongh 
I have seen those that their hair was somewhat 
sandy. 
3d. They are good breeders when not kept too 
fat, and gentle nurses, but here, I think, many 
breeders err; they keep their breeding stock much 
too fat, and I think a Suffolk pig kept too fat for 
the first three monthB of its existence, never at¬ 
tains as much weight as if kept on more moderate 
rations. But do not think that I advocate starva¬ 
tion; far from it. Keep them growing, and give 
them plenty of room to run and exercise their 
muscles, and after three or four monthB push them 
as fast as you please if you wish to pat them in 
Greek!” —Bring your army in the field, Young 
Ritualist! We have a mighty foe to conquer, 
even more powerful than the Greeks were. He 
has a strong foothold everywhere. Let us start a 
paper that will “sap itB foundations.” That great 
enemy is —doing things icrong. He cao be iouud 
in every cottage aud on every farm doing hiB 
in’g-ity work. Let us have a paper that, will drive 
him tiom the laud—one that will write itH glorious 
name on the monument of fame that will Btand 
for ages to como. Do not give It, aome hard name 
no one can understand. “Feed my lambs,” hut,do 
not put the troughs too high.—W iluk W axeman, 
Seneca Co. 
Remarks—Wiluk talks like a sensible and 
wide-awiike progressive, and “bits the nail right, 
on tbe head” about the foe to conquer. But, Wil- 
i. ib, ain't the Rural heading the behemoth, and is 
it not better for us to keep firing grape through 
the si-veu'y tour pounder, rather ttian divide our 
ammunition and put part iu a swivel?—at least 
until the money pressure subside*, and we get 
nearer the " xuoit time coming.” We are anxious 
f,0 start a paper entitled Thk Young IIukalist — 
lau't that a good name, easily understood?—out 
must, bide our time. Meantime, we shulU-udeavor 
to make the Senior Rural bo attractive, useful 
and entertaining, that U* young friends will not 
only give it a cordial reception, but make some 
ill irta to increase its circulation aud influence.— 
Tills latter many of our young Iriends are already 
engaged in uooornp ishiog. Witness the follow¬ 
ing among other mtuilor h-ltera recently received. 
They arc so accurate in grammar and punctuation 
ns to need I it t e or no correction, and would serve 
os good models for many men and women who 
claim to be educated.—E d. 
AU.RN8 Hill Out Co, N Y. t Oct24, 1857- 
Mk. MooBE Dear Sir; Observing in tbo )t.v.t RURAL, 
an offer for trial HUtecribor*, I thought I would try ami 
sro how many nurni-g l could got, but have not iraooecdvd 
In getting twenty, as there sr« Already 1*0 many iu towu 
that are now taking It, hut I will send names and the money 
tor uleveo, hoping it will be accepted from n little girl of 
13 years. Renp’y Y'ours, Fannie K. I'kck. 
1'KiNCJtvu.Ut, Feort* Co., 111., N’ov. 3,1857. 
Friend Moork: -Seeing your liberal offer for the 1 ob¬ 
taining of 25 Ten Weeks' Trial Subscribers, I thought I 
would try. I hare got 24; and ns l promised to send to¬ 
day, snd have not lime to try tor another, you can semi 
one to uie. I um » young rnrallnt, and my father takoBjtho 
KuKaL, so 1 could hardly be called a trial subscriber, for l 
u-y it every week, and like it very much; but if I do not 
scraggy, as to be unornamental if useful, 
it should be only grown from cuttings. 
In propagating the willow, an axe to cut the 
slips, a crowbar to make the holes, and a beetle to 
drive the cuttingB firmly into the ground with, is 
all that is necessary. Prepare yqur cuttings in 
p. bruary or March by gathering as many as are 
needed and trimming them close y—this is impor¬ 
tant that they may live—aud then throw them in 
any out-of-the way place until ready for use. They 
will grnw from cuttin a the size of the linger on 
up to four or six inches in diameter. Tbe length 
ofthe cutting may be governed by tbe fancy of the 
oultlvator. If the seas'.n be not unusually dry 
they will live and make a generous growth the first 
season. 
The uses of the willow are many and important 
The farmer situated upon low grounds with a tor¬ 
rent mountain Btream passing through his most 
valuable land, can make of the willow an effectual 
barrier against the sweeping stream. It should 
grow upon the curve ot every hank as thickly as 
possible—its roots weaving through the soil will 
protect from freshets, aud the growth strove will 
serve to prevent overflow. The willow seems to 
be nature’B offering for protection of low grouodB 
aRer soil is brought in cultivation by removal ot 
forests. The willow is much used for protecting 
inill-<1«ms and the btnks of mill-races. It is in¬ 
valuable lor these uses, — adding ornamont to 
utility. 
For growing timber upon the prairies of the 
West, I know of no more prolific or available ma¬ 
terial than willow cuttings. Their growth is ex¬ 
ceedingly rapid, and when seasoned it makes tol- 
For hedges it in well adapted, and 
How to Have Good Seed Corn, is thus com¬ 
municated to ns by Mr. David Shank, an experi¬ 
enced farmer of Schoharie county:—“ T akethe 
tirBt ripe cars. Do not permit them to b<‘ put in n 
atoms or heap?, but hn?k them Hud ley on a floor 
wber*- they will dry speedily. Keep in a warm room 
all winter and the corn will he sure to grow. It, is 
tbe cold weather that injures the chit of the corn 
when the cob Ib damp. I havo tried the above 
process for two yearn past, and it lia» not fal'ed.” 
mium 
■Row TIIBY GROW IN CALIFORNIA 
erable fuel, 
early makes a reliable fence. 
We have made no distinction in varieties, as all 
are valuable save it may ba the PuBsy Willow. In 
another chapter we will have our say of other cut¬ 
tings. John Sanfield. 
Hornby, N. Y., Oct., 1867. 
Remarks— Our correspondent, we believe, has 
had considerable experience on the prairies, aud 
the trees most suitable for shelter and timbor ia 
a subject of great importance. 
