action would increase rather than decrease the 
number of dogs* 
Mr. MoN’TGOM icky could not see the force in 
the argument that a tax on a thing was a license 
to keep it. This fact remains yet unremoved by 
the arguments of any of the speakers:—The 
sheep were hourly liable to destruction from 
dogs, and guns and strychine had not yet proved 
a sufficient protection, lie had snflercd over 
$500 loss during the past year from this cause, 
and he remembered not long since being in com¬ 
pany with a neighbor of Mr. ltelPs then return¬ 
ing home with a lot of Vermont sheep for 
which ho had paid $7,600, and hearing him say 
that he hardly dare turn his sheep out now that 
he had got them, for fear that the dogs of the 
neighborhood would kill them. Mr. Bell s sys¬ 
tem, then, did not seem to [trove very efficacious 
in his own neighborhood. 
Gov. Buow.v, of Massachusetts said that he 
lived in a community too thickly populated to 
keep sheep, and if that, were not the ease, they 
would he prevented from keeping sheep owing 
to the very difficulty which the Convention was 
discussing. That interest in his State had been 
reduced from live or six hundred thousand, 
down to about ninety thousand slice]). But he 
only arose to express a simple thought. It 
seemed to him that the remedy had not yet 
been prescribed to rid the farmers of Ohio from 
this great evil. Tie was glad to find them so 
independent and feeling that they have a remedy 
in themselves. When ho heard the argument 
used about confining dogs, it seemed to him as 
though they had a law on their statute books 
that no man should keep twenty-five pounds of 
gunpowder loose upon the table and light 
matches in its immediate vicinity. As for hint, 
he would crush out everything opposed to him 
as he went along. He admitted that some dogs 
were valuable, but for all that, he was in favor 
of the farmers forming canine associations for 
the purpose of extirpating those animals from 
the land. 
The Pkesidknt:—I nasmuch as there was a 
law passed l»y the Massachusetts Legislature 
some years ago on this subject, which at the 
time lie pronounced impracticable, he would 
like to ask Gov. Brown what had been the result 
of that law? 
Gov. Buow.v, in reply, said the result had 
been this:- Funds had accumulated in the hands 
of their selectmen from damages assessed fbi 
injuries to flocks of sheep, sufficient to pay farm¬ 
ers for their loss. This good hail grown out of 
the law. 
Mr. Duncan, of Shelby county, stated that 
in his neighborhood the farmers luvd formed 
themselves into a society, making it the duty of 
members to restrain dogs and protect sheep. 
They had resolved to kill all dogs not entered on 
the duplicate at over a dollar valuation, deem¬ 
ing it better to pay the damage to any man who 
might enter suit for recovery. 
Judge Lawrence, of Logan county, thought 
the effort to get rid of the dogs by voluntary 
associations, impracticable. He claimed that 
there could be no great objection to a law of the 
description proposed by the committee, at least 
on the part of those who are in favor of pro¬ 
tecting the wool interest of the State.Wo can¬ 
not adequately tax dogs hv State law, for the 
reason that the Constitution provides that all 
taxes shall he uniform, according to their true 
value. He thought, therefore, the proposition 
should be agreed to at once, and that would 
bring up the question'whet her the Legislat ure 
of Ohio can, by any legislation whatever, make 
provision for the protection of wool growing. 
He was satisfied that the Legislature of the 
State had not exhausted all constitutional powers 
or wisdom. 
Hon. Oox.UMBUB Dklano, of Knox county, 
fully concurred with Judge Lawrence that the 
legislation of Ohio is not as efficient as it ought 
to be. The law of 1802 is inoperative or ineffi¬ 
cient, because it places upon individuals a ne¬ 
cessity of destroying dogs that in many places 
they will not undertake. The law of 1HG3, re¬ 
quiring dogs to be chained up from sixjin the 
evening to six in the morning, is a law that, 
upon reflection, cannot he carried out. He was 
fully convinced that if they undertook there, 
among themselves, on that occasion, to fix the 
details of legislation, they would not succeed. 
For instance, he would not he in favor of a law 
to destroy all dogs. lie would not destroy shep¬ 
herd dogs, for they are as innocent as lambs and 
almost as valuable as sheep. | 
Hon. Wm. H. West, of Logan county, said 
that a few years ago he had introduced into the 
General Assembly a hill, which became an act, 
for obtaining statistics In regard Jo the loss of 
sheep from dogs, for the purpose of awakening 
an interest on this subject in the public mind. 
He desired the Convention to act in an intelli¬ 
gent manner, in order that, as a member of the 
Legislature, he might found his action (upon 
their action. Now, unless a law isj passed that 
the people of Ohio will sustain any man who 
will kill a dog, you cannot get any officer to do 
the, work. There is another difficulty:—The 
dog is cither property or not property. If 
property, the Constitution of Ohio says ho shall 
be inviolate. You might as well say,that un¬ 
less a man would keep a certain number of 
sheep on his farm, the sheep should be. killed. 
The debate on the first resolution’took a wide 
range, and on being finally brought to vote, Lhe 
resolution was unanimously adopted. 
Mr. Dklano offered the following resolution: 
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to 
prepare a hill, to be submitted tojthu Legislature of 
Ohio, for promoting the interests of Wool Growers 
and for protection against dogs, and that said commit 
too memorialize the General Assembly in favor of 
passing said bill. 
Judge Newton, of Mahoning county, spoke 
in favor of the proposition of Mr. Delano, as 
one that would meet with the views of a major¬ 
ity of the Convention. He endorsed also the 
remark of Mr. West, in regard to public senti¬ 
ment. It is impossible to carry out any legisla¬ 
tion that is unpopular. 1 le favored the appoint¬ 
ment of the committee. 
The resolution was unanimously adopted. 
Mr. McClunG offered the following resolu¬ 
tion, which was adopted: 
Resolved, That tins Convention recommend to the 
Wool Growers of Ohio, that they form associations for 
the purpose of pledging Uiemselvrs to put In force the 
present laws upon the statute backs of Ohio for the 
protection of sheep from the ravages of dogs. 
WASHING BJIKEP. 
Mr. Greek reported the following resolu¬ 
tion: 
Resolved, That washing is in itself Injurious lo 
hIuh;}) _nnil is no advantage to wool—and is only made 
necessary by the present custom of wool buyers, and 
it is highly desirable that a reform be effected. 
Mr. Bell did not think that the farmers were 
ready, in the State of Ohio, to pass their wool 
into the market without washing. He would 
admit that washing, in one sense of the word, 
is a sham. He would admit that it. Is injurious. 
But taking the woo! as now offered in the State 
as a basis of argument, and it would work more 
injustice to offer all wool unwashed titan it docs 
at present. Wool in Ohio is not equal enough 
to go Into the market without washing. He 
owns two classes of sheep; one would cleanse 
fifty per cent, more than the rest of the sheep. 
Passing this in at a reduced price, he would 
have gained in the sale. In Muskingum county 
there are clips not crossed much with the Span¬ 
ish, weighing 24 lbs. cleansed or 34 uncloansed, 
and he thought It would be unfair to wool grow¬ 
ers to say that all in the rough should be taken 
at a reduction of one-fourth or one-third. 
Mr. Montgomery said his best sheep were 
shorn without washing last season. He took a 
lot of eighteen or twenty, and divided them 
into two lots, making them equal as to number 
and probable weight of fleece. One lot- were 
washed as dean as river water would wash 
them, and were then allowed to run about ten 
days. The washed and unwashed were shorn 
on the same day. The loss in this case was 334 
p t . r cent., taking the unwashed as the standard. 
He took another lot of twenty sheep which had 
not been housed until _tho setting in of winter. 
These were second-rate sheep. Half were 
washed and half unwashed, as before, and the 
p er cent, of loss was thirty. He also tried a 
third lot, and the per eentage was only twenty- 
three. He supposed the .average loss In the 
State, as sheep are washed, about 15 per cent. 
Mr._ never experienced any inconvenience 
in washing. Ill# manner of washing was to 
make a bath a stream of water being kept con¬ 
stantly running into the vat, which was so 
placed that sheep could he plunged into it with¬ 
out its being necessary to wet one's clothes. He 
thought it best to prepare whatever they raised 
for sale to suit the purchaser. We all know 
that wool will shrink from 20 to f>0 per cent, 
when washed. He thought it wrong to advo¬ 
cate putting wool into shape in which the man¬ 
ufacturer docs not want it. He did not believe 
sheep received any damage from being washed 
In buying wool for a dealer, he had been in¬ 
structed not to purchase the unwashed. 
Mr. Alexander, of Summit county, said he 
would like to know whyjhcjmanufacturcr will 
not buy unwashed wool. Will the manufac¬ 
turer assert that lie. is unable to determine the 
value of unwashed wool? There is too much 
inequality in the washing to secure justice to 
those who arc conscientious. There are many 
wool men in Ohio who will drive their sheep 
through the water and call them washed; and 
still, that very wool is in.worse condition than 
others which are unwashed. 
Mr. Griswold spoke very earnestly against 
washing wool for the manufacturer, who, he 
said, only sought to drive a good bargain. He 
objected to the class of persons employed to 
purchase wool, theyj.being, possibly, good 
judges of dry goods, hut poor judges of classes 
of wool. 
Mr. Bell urged that facts prove that the 
producer has to pay for the'eost of transporting 
the dirt in unwashed wool. At the percentage 
or loss found in the best class of wool by Mr. 
Montgomery, the manufacturer must ship with 
300,000 pounds 100,000, pounds of dirt. The 
cost of transportation must come off of the 
farmer. It is common sense, that the nearer 
you put an article into condition to suit the pur¬ 
chaser, the better it is for the seller. Clean 
Saxony wool lias sold for a number of years 
l t wenty cents higher than other wool. One dif¬ 
ficulty in tlie scale of prices is that the wool lias 
to [.use through too many hands before reaching 
the manufacturer. 
No vote was taken on the last resolution. 
FEEDING 8deep. 
Mr. Cunningham, of Stark county, had not 
fed a great, deal of grain. During the past 
three years he. hod fed both corn and oats. His 
own experience was that corn, given in proper 
quantities, is the best, as it produces the most 
wool and fat. To his lambs he fed oats in addi¬ 
tion to hay and found it profitable, and did not 
know but that he would prefer oats to corn for 
young sheep. Ho fed a bushel ol corn, ground 
with the cob, to 100 sheep once a day. lie re¬ 
commends feeding hay twice and corn once a 
day. Anything which will produce fat will 
produce wool. He had rat her feed oil-meal than 
anything else, if he could obtain it. 
Isaac Thomas, of Harrison county, asked if 
the gentleman ever experienced any disadvan- 
kago from the hard substance at the root of the 
grain? 
Mr. Cunningham -None at all. 
Mr. Stevens, of Hardin county, had ol>- 
served frequently In Ills sheep, that many of 
those the most promising at the beginning of 
winter, before February seemed to he running 
down. He concluded that they ate too much 
and beoamc overheated. There were not many 
in his scctiou prepared to go to the extent of 
housing and grinding coni. They leed the corn 
in the shock. 
Mr. Bell’s experience was against feeding 
the col>- it was like bran and sawdust, the less 
of sawdust the better. Ho thought corn and 
oats the best fowl. He does not grind the grain. 
He mixed bran with the corn, in order to pre¬ 
vent the sheep from eating too rapidly, in which 
case some of the sheep got more than their 
Rhare. 
Mr. Thomas had found that by the time 
sheep got the grab) ofl the stalk, the straw was 
run over and Injured so much as to he of little 
account. It is better to feed grain and straw 
separate. 
Mr. Witter, of Medina, had been experi¬ 
menting a number of years, to ascertain the 
different quantities of grain that it iH profitable 
to feed sheep—ground and unground. He had 
concluded that to feed equal quantities of corn, 
oats, peps and beans, would insure the best clip 
of wool. Sheep have delicate tastes. If you 
feed all one kind of grain, some sheep will cat 
too much. Where different kinds are fed mixed, 
some sheep will select the corn, others the oats, 
and others again the peas or beans. He had 
found that sheep fed on peas would shear from 
one-half to one pound of wool more than sheep 
fed on any other kind of food. Teas produce 
more fat. lie would not feed corn to lambs. 
Mr. Putnam, of Athens county, found the 
principal advantage iu feeding com ground with 
the cob, in preventing the sheep from eating too 
fast. He breaks the car into pieces, and lets 
them shell for themselves. 
Mr. Eaoleson, of Harrison county, had fed 
grain, cob and all, for six or seven years. He 
mixed bran and a little salt with the grain, and 
found no difficulty in getting all the sheep to 
eat. In answer to a question, he said that he 
thought there was nourishment In the cob. 
Mr. Cunningham thought the grain should 
be ground, as in that way the sheep cannot eat 
It so rapidly, and all will take hold of it better. 
Yearlings cannot eat com when fed on the cob, 
owing to their front teeth being loose. There¬ 
fore, the grain will he distributed most equally 
if ground. It is still better to feed with cut 
straw or chaff. They never feed corn on the 
stalk in Stark county. 
Mr. Clark, of Columbiana county, cuts the 
corn into slices by means of a knife attached to 
a lover, similar to a tobacco cutter, and then 
places in troughs. Ho finds that it takes two or 
three times the. usual time for them to eat it. 
A committee appointed for the purpose re¬ 
ported the following 
memorial to congress; 
To the Honorable the .Senate and House of Representatives 
in Vungress Assembled 
Wo, your petitioners, Interested in the growth of 
sheep an<l wool, anil now assembled in the character 
and under the nam 4of Urn Ohio Woo! Grower.-' Asso 
elation, would liuiibi/ represent U> your honorable 
body, that one great hindrance to the. profltablcproduc 
tlon of wool within our own and adjoining Suites exists 
In the destruction of sheep by doe*. 
Tin- most reliable statistics within our knowledge 
represent the annual average loss at about $ 100,000. 
Rut. this by no mean 3 covers the actual loss, because, 
in many portion* of our State the number of dogs kept 
amounts In effect to a prohibition of sheep husbandry. 
Wo further represent that a very imperfect enumcra 
lion shows Uiu number of doge within our State to be 
176,000. Wo believe, however, that the. actual number 
i« very much greater, and will probably reach 600,000. 
While we have *om'e very good State laws on the cub 
jeet, wo fed that they are Insufficient, and that there 
are 'serious difficulties In the. way of obtaining more. 
Relieving that our sister States are in similar need with 
ourselves, and that a general tax of one dollar per head 
would afford n very considerable revenue to the govern 
menb and very valuable protection to wool growers, 
and do no Injustice to the owner# of dogs,—wo humbly 
ask yon so to amend the revenue law as to levy a tax 
of one dollar per head on (or more as your superior 
wisdom shall Indicate) each and every dog owned or 
exist ing within the reach of your jurisdiction, and ne in 
dnl.y bound wo will ever pray. 
The memorial was then signed by the officers 
and members of the association, and a resolution 
adopted requesting the signatures of the mom 
hers of the State Board of Agriculture. 
Col. Daniel Needham, of Vermont, upon 
invitation, gave an interesting account of the 
Hamburg International Fair, at which Mr. 
CamPBKLL, of Vermont, took two first and one 
second elans premium# on sheep, ilis remarks 
wore well received. 
Mr. Greer, from the Committee on Constitu¬ 
tion, reported the following, which was adopt¬ 
ed: 
CONSTITUTION OF THE OHIO WOOL GROWERS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
Aut 1. This Association shall be known its the Ohio 
Wool Growers’ Association. 
AnT. 2. Its officers shall consist of a President, Vice 
President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Directors, 
who shall constitute the Executive Committee of this 
Association. 
Art 8. The officers of this Association shall be elect 
ed at each annual meeting In January; their duties 
shall bo those ordinarily performed by officers of similar 
organizations 
Art. 4. Any person may become a member of this 
A ssociation on payment of an annual membership foe 
of one dollar 
AnT, 5 This Association ahull hold two regular 
meetings in each year, one in the city or Columbus on 
the first Tuesday after the llrat Monday in January, the 
other In the place where the Ohio State Fair shall be 
held—upon the evening of the second day of the Fair. 
ORGANIZATION. 
An enrollment of members took place, utter 
which the following officers wore chosen for the 
ensuing year: 
President—U M. Montgomery, of Mahoning 
Pice /'resident— John Gurney, or Licking Co. 
Secretary— J. Park Alexander, of Summit 
Treasurer —Col H D. IlATUUB, of Cuyahoga 
Directors — Col Messenger, of Marlou Co,; H. H. 
Mattiikws, of Licking Co. ; and Jons Sears, of 
Medina Co 
RESOLUTIONS ADOI’TED. 
Resolved, That Uiis Convention does most gratefully 
acknowledge its obligations to lion. Hknby S. Ran 
WAKE, for hi* able and instructive address before this 
body, and hereby requests a copy of the address for 
publication. 
Resolved, That our acknowledgments are respectfully 
tendered to Col. Daniel Nkeiiiiam, of Vermont, Gov 
Simon Shown, ol Massachusetts, and other gentlemen 
from abroad, for their attendance and kind porUctpa 
tlon in the deliberations or this Convention. 
Resolved , That the thanks of this Convention are due 
and are hereby tendered to the Senate of Ohio, for the 
courtesy Of tendering their Ilall for the nso of this 
Convention. 
Rural Notes nnit Stems. 
jUiuitiirirsi mul ginswrrs. 
Galloway' or Hornless Cattle —(W. 8., Clyde.) 
This variety of animals were some years ago imported 
and bred separate for a time, and wero crossed with 
common stock without any marked advantage. They 
do not prevail now in any of our large dairies, and are 
only occasionally found throughout, the country, and, 
its far as vo aro advised, no one Is now engaged in pro 
pagaUng them as a separate breed They generally 
fatten well, and when well kept arc very fair milkers; 
hut they will not compare with Ayrshire* or tlielr 
crosses with the common grade. 
Mick—H ow Destroy?—W ill some of yonr readers 
inform me how to get rid of as troublesome a thing as 
mice, where a eat cannot get at them?—W ayne. 
i 1 erukut’s Hints to House Keepers.—P lease state 
whether, or not, “ Herbert's Hint*" to Horse-Keeners 
treats of doctoring horses, or simply hints on their 
keeping, hroedlng, Ac. - J. II. L, 
There is a chapter In It entitled “ llow to physic, n 
horse—simple remedies for simple ailments," another 
on “Farriery, etc.,’’ and still another on “Veterinary 
Homoeopathy.” 
Plaster Wanted.—Hiram Smith asks where the 
best plaster can bo obtained. We cannot tell. Our 
experience is that the quality or ground plaster depends 
a good deal upon the manner of grinding—that ground 
finest bringing the best r<#ulta when applied to soils. 
We aro also asked If a good article can be purchased In 
New York city. We have no doubt that it can, but we 
have no names of plaster d«ulcra there. And, how 
much should be sown par acre? Wo reply that a bushel 
of well ground plastor is usually enough. Some sow a 
bushel and a half—three bushels ou two acres. 
Cigna Sheet —Are they a humbug or not? I see 
they aro advertised as something wonderful.—F. P. 
From all t.hnt we can learn or thorn, we judge them 
to belong to that family of bugs. At auy rntc they do' 
not Bcem to be sufficiently desirable to warrant ns In 
recommending you to invest in them at any price. 
Personal, and Progressive— We have the pleasure 
of announcing that Mr. Oiias. D. Rraodon, formerly 
editor of the 1‘rairie Farmer, and for the past, two years 
our Western Aid, lias changed his base from Chicago to 
Rochester, and been assigned duty on Ute Rural’s 
Office Stuff as Associate Editor—a position for which 
tie 1 h eminently qualified, as thousands of ourj renders 
aro aware. Mr. U ’s familiarity wUhlagrtcultural mat 
tors nt the West, his knowledge concerning the wants 
of the forming community, and earnest advocacy of Its 
interests, have boon manifested in our pages, giving 
him an enviable reputation; hence we aro confident that 
the announcement Of bis new and more Intimate con¬ 
nection with the Rural will be halted with pleasure. 
Added to his practical and theoretical knowledge of 
Agriculture and Horticulture, Mr. B. possesses tine 
literary taste, and has written much and well on various 
subjects. Years ago ho was a favorite contributor to 
the Rural (in which his “first efforts ” appeared,) 
over the signature of Charley Chestnut. That his 
practical knowledge and extended observation pertain 
iug to rural affairs, combined with conversance with 
other matters appropriate for discussion lu the Rural, 
will render Mr. Rraodon a most valuable and accepts 
bio member of Our Lome staff, wc are fully assured, 
and trust the connection will prove gratifying and bon 
clidal to all interested. 
— In this connection we ought perhaps to tender 
acknowledgments to the substantial friends or the 
Ritual New Yorkku for enabling us, by their generous 
support, to employ such able contributors to its pages 
ns wo have recently announced. But the best, return 
we can make is to render the paper increasingly vnlua 
Me and acceptable, and that 1* our earnest endeavor. 
The simple fact that wc have received during the past 
six weeks more subscribers thim during the whole of the 
preceding year, Indicates that our present, volume Is 
destined to have a much greater circulation than either 
of its predecessors, and we shall endeavor to make It 
worthy of the large measure of support it Is receiving 
A “ Purr ” on a House's Leo —I would like to know 
how to taken put! from u horse's leg.—this being on 
the gambrel nr hock Joint., and resembling n wind gall. 
The whole joint scents to be puffed, on the sides and tn 
front of the log.—W. V It. 
The trouble is probably a wind gaLl. Jennxnos 
recommends the application of cold water and com 
presses secured by bandaging the legs, us the most effl 
eaciou*. He says Misters, though commonly applied, 
are not attended with any permanent benefit. If oar 
readers have bet ter remedies let them be furnished. 
— Since writing the foregoing wc camo across the 
follow lug by a correspondent of the n.taijfiy OerUle 
man, who says in bis efforts to cure, this trouble, he 
tried many remedies found In papers, but never found 
one which proved effective. At last lie thought of Ker 
o,cne Oil, and made the trial. Hud ustd it but a 
few times When the gall entirely diminished. He says: 
—“ Procure the best Kerosene Oil possible, and bathe 
the spot two or.thrcc limes n day until you see that the 
KB 11 has dlminished Dip the end of your linger in tho 
oil, nttd rub it in well. Then put a tight bandage of 
cloth around the gall. Re carerul and not lot the oil 
spread more than ueecssury, for If allowed to run down 
In the fetlocks it will cause a had sore. If the gall be 
a bad one, and the oil should cause a sore, heal with 
Green Ointment, made as follows: —Two ounces of 
beeswax, two ounces ol resin; when that is melted, 
put In half a pound of hog's lard, and four ounces of 
turpentine, and to this add one ounce of powdered ver 
dlgris, strain through a clean doth, aud it is then fll for 
use.” 
- -——- 
That Haunch or Venison— Sent us a few days ago, 
by II. C. niNotiAM, Esq., or Brantford, C. W., (long 
time an efficient recruiting officer for the Rural Brig 
ade,) was appreciated by family and friends who par 
took thereof. One of the latter, in acknowledging the 
receipt of n portion of the hanneb, writes —“ Wc read 
of martyrs going to ‘the stake’ joyfully, and I < in 
fully realize their feeling- if their steaks wore at all like 
those you sent 1 think I can now better appreciate 
our friend the Doctor's enthusiasm over deer hunting 
in the Adirondack*, and Ills relish for saddles and 
stakes of venison. The (this) poet says 
Hark to that sound, stealing faint thro’ the wood, 
Heart hammers, breath thickens, swift rushes the blood, 
It swells from the thicket more loud, and wore near, 
Tis the Doctor himself—he has started a deer, 
Ills antlers thrown back, and his body in -notion, 
With qnick rise nnd fall, like the surge of the ocean, 
Ilia eyeballs wide rolling, In phrcnslcd affright, 
Out bursts the magnificent creature In sight. 
ryVbfa!—You must observe that this ts the deer, not the 
Doctor. 
The Doctor pulls trigger, the doer springs on high, 
The 4 medicine man ’ says ‘ the patient must die.’ " 
Thanks to onr Canada friend, who annually makes 
such Joyful martyrs and poets! 1 
-Rub Canada Farmer -Home weokB ago we stated 
that lion. Geo. Brown, of the Toronto Clobe newspa¬ 
per, was abont to commence the publication or a semi 
monthly agricultural Journal entitled The Canada 
Farmer. The initial number of this Journal is before 
us, and is highly creditable in both contents and np 
poarunce. The several departments are well tilled, and 
comprise an unusual variety —a better melange, ws 
think, tfian the editor aud contributors will be able to 
present in With subsequent Issue, when time to prepare 
matter will be limited. Mr F. W. Clarke, of Guelph, 
is the chief editor. A number of able contributors are 
announced—-among others, Mr. Geo. Rcckland, Pro 
feasor of Agriculture In Toronto University, who takes 
charge of the Live Stock department, aud D W Rea 
dlk, Ksq., or Si Catherines, who Lakes charge of the 
Horticultural department Wo cordially welcome The 
Canadian Farm>r , and wish It much success. 
g^ricuUmat 6 §omtie$. 
United States Ac. Society.—' There has been an 
annual meeting of this “Institution.” The following 
named gentlemen were elected officer*: Prest — P. B. 
French'. Fire Pretit .—One from each State—names 
not given In the report before ns. Sec.— BenJ. Perley 
Poore Treat .—Joseph F. Brown. Executive. Cbm. 
Isaaae Newton, Washington; John Jones, Delaware, 
F Smyth- New Hampshire, Ward H, Lamon, Illinois; 
W. It Todd, Disk Columbia; James 8. Griunsll, Mas 
sachusetts; 55. K- Dodge, Ohio. 
Vermont State An. Society.—A t the annual moot 
lug of this Society, held at Hollows Falls, Jan 7th, tho 
following officers were elected Prtst,— Edwin 11am 
mono, Mtddlebury. Vice prests — J. W. Colburn, 
Springfield; H Keyes, Newbury; Daniel K. Potter, St. 
Albans ; II. G. Root, Bennington. Sec Daniel Need 
ham, Qneeehc. Directors —Frederick Holbrook, llrat 
tleboro; K. It Chase, Lyndon; li H. Morse, Bholbum; 
John Gregory, Northfleld; Elijah Cleveland, Coventry; 
Nathan Cushing, Woodstock; Goo Campbell, West 
minster; floury Hayward, Clarendon; Wm R Sanford, 
Orwell, Wm Q. Brown, Fair Haven. Their next State 
Fair is io be hold Sept. 13—1C, Ute place to be hereafter 
designated. , 
Cayuoa County.— At the annual meeting Dec. 10th, 
the following officers were chosen: /’rest — A. M 
( la UK, Fleming. Vice Prest.— II. Macomber, Fleming. 
Sec. —John G. ilosmor, Aurelius. Treat.— L. C. Maim, 
Auburn. Directors —Isruel K Phelps, Cato; Charles I . 
Wood, Wheaton H. Leach, Auburn; Wm D. Osborne, 
Merit/.; John B Shank, Sprlngport; Oliver Freeman, 
Bciplo _ 
Fiianklin Co., Mass —Officers for 18(14: Prest— Ki> 
MtiNn W Stkiuuns, or Doertleld. Vue Prests .—Nelson 
Burrows, GUI; Itomlnor Smith, Coleraine. See.— Au* 
tin DeWolf, Greenfield. War.—Edward W. Russel), 
Greenfield. 
Hampden Co., Mass.—O fficers for Ififil: Prest.— Wm 
Bihnk, Springfield Directors— Wm. Pynchon, C. L. 
Buell, 11 M Sessions, J H. McElwuin, It. Brooks, II. 
K. Mosely, P. Htedman, Chas. Fowler and C. 8. Newell. 
Sec and Treat.—J- N. Bagg 
SttsquBiiANNAii Valley.—O fficers for 18(M: Prest.— 
Wm J Huoiiston, Sidney. Vice Prests.— W- H Em 
ory, G B Fellows, Unadilla; David Htver, Walter 
WutUos, Sidney. Sec,— U. W. Courtney, Sidney. Treat- 
C. J. Hay os, Unadilla. Directors - Ralph Dewey, Sid 
uey; C. D. Follows, Unadilla; Abuor Johnston, W. T. 
Ilodge, Sidney; 11. C. Gregory, David Loe, Unadilla 
Aid the Sick and Wounded Soldier*.— 1 The ladies 
of various cities — Chicago, Cincinnati, Buff alo, Roch¬ 
ester, &e.,—have recently held very successful Fairs or 
Bazaars for the benefit or Sick and wounded soldiers of 
the National Army. And it U now announced by r.ir 
cular (nnd a private letter before us) that a MetropoU 
tan Fair Is to lie held In the dty of New York, begin 
nlng on the 28th of March next In aid of that humane 
and patriotic association, the Sanitary Commission, 
The object is certainly a worthy one, and we trust 
societies nigi individuals will contribute liberally 
County Agricultural Societies and Farmers’Clubs would 
aid the Union cause hy sendiug contributions to Uic 
Fair, by express or otherwise, directed to tho Receiving 
Depot, No. 2 Great JonO# Street, Now York, where 
they will be credited and thuir receipt acknowledged 
by the proper committee. Those wishing particular 
information should address Mrs Glizauktii W. Siikh 
wood, Secretary, at the Receiving Depot above munod. 
44 Straws."— Under this beading the N Y Indspen 
dett of the 21st Inst states that in live successive days 
of this month more than 125 now subscriber* were 
entered upon its books per day, and that the exact 
number was (>02. This may bo considered lixtoiiei ve by 
a paper which a few years ago spoke of the Rural 
Nkw-Yorkeu ns a highly meritorious “country paper," 
—yet the said Rural baa received frill (we thousand 
subscribers per day for more than live consecutive days 
of this month, at least one fourth of which must have 
been new subscribers The Independent should move 
into the “rural district*” aud become a “country 
pa|>or" if it really desires to attain u respectable 
circulation. 
What auk Dims Worth?—Wo loam that the dogs 
got among the Merinos of J. li. Patterson, Ksq , or 
this Go , nnd destroyed $3,(XX) worth of sheep What 
arc those dogs worth? What are tho dogs in this Slate 
worth? There aro not $3,000 worth of dogs between 
the two oceans, if we except the shepherd dogs and 
terriers In Jefferson Co. recently, a clttr.cn died the 
horrible death which follows tho bile of a dog- six 
montlis after he was bitten Who is safe? N°t the 
lives of all the dogs in the State are worth ns much as 
a citizen’s lift). We are in favor of legislation that 
shall legislate dogs where they can kill no more sheep, 
cause no more death*, nor endanger our children s 
lives, reader. 
— # 4 * ~ 
Tim American Piirknolouiual Jouknaj.— Enters 
upon a new year and volume with a splendid number 
and under very favorable auspices. It bus boon greatly 
Improved since the return ot Mr Wuuu from Europe, 
aud is ODtlUod to augmented support from Its friends 
and the public. Publlahod by Fowler A Wi lls, Now 
Y ork, whose advertisements see in this paper. 
