Cmutmefl d'ontsironrtnw 
was throw u ont a wagon load at a lime— that a hock oi 
about 40 sheep, composed oAo-third of breeding etfes, 
ate it at will—that no difference was observed in their 
condition, all remaining in good order-that nothing 
unusual was observed in their lambs or their supply of 
roillc. t We cannot identify the disease nnmed by our 
cot respondent, from his description.) 
without transplanting, but when the seed is a 
long time in coming up, the weeds get started 
and the labor of thinning and keeping them 
clean is often much greater than that of trans¬ 
planting. 
■When I select a good, strong, loamy soil, I 
usually get from 800 to 1,000 bushels per acre, 
but on light, sandy soil. 500 bushels is a fair crop. 
Beets are not subject to rot before May, and can 
either be put in cellars or buried iu the ground. 
Those for spring use are fresher and better 
when buried in the ground. 
liuta-bagas — I manure the ground well, but 
uot as heavily as for beets; plow at least, three 
times, (the last time just before planting,) ridge 
the ground slightly, sow the seed with a ma¬ 
chine, and rake close to the drills as soon as I 
can see i lie plants, 1 am careful not to let a 
weed grow half an inch high, for a man will do 
more in one day then, than iu ten sifter the 
weeds have strong roots. I thin them after the 
plants have sufficient size, and as soon after 
thinning as the plants become upright, cultivate 
and hoe. Turnips may he stored iu cellars or in 
holes, but if buried they must be w’ell ventilated 
or they will not keep. I cut both beets and tur¬ 
nips w'itb one of Wn.i..uu>'s 4 l;oot Cutters, and 
feed them in troughs attached to the racks. 
You will doubtless recollect how they are made. 
I consider turnips (the ruta-bagus) better for fatr 
teuing than beets; but beets are worth double 
for milk; and, as a matter of course, if farmers 
raise both, they should feed beets when their 
cows or sheep are giving milk. 
Very truly yours, 
Wm. Chamberlain. 
lb S.—When I set out beets I cut off the tops, 
and when the roots are long I nip off the end, as 
it will not do to have the root curled up. I sow 
beets in beds for transplanting as soon as the 
ground is in good working order, and in drills, 
not to be transplanted, about the time I phint 
corn. I sow ruta-bagas about the fourth of 
July, but in other places they may require to 
bo put in earlier. 
In regard to a remedy for this evil, which seems 
to be fast extending over the country, I also 
have my opinion. To give you this in such a 
communication is impossible, though I will state 
that iodine , in some form, fed to sheep, will be 
as beneficial as it is to the human subject. 
Were I with you I might, I think, suggest 
facts which might do something to prevent the 
disease from increasing. 
Anything further that I can say to benefit 
you, and the wool growers generally, will be 
freely given. Your obedient servant, 
E. H. SrRAGUE. 
Horse Distemper. 
Edmund His wit writes : —“ When first 
discovered, take a large pegging awl, with one 
hand pinch the nostrils together, run the awl 
through them—once is generally enough; if not, 
repeat it until they bleed freely.” 
Personal, and Explanatory.— In Justice to him¬ 
self and personal correspondents It is proper to state 
that. Mr. Moons has been absent from the office mnch 
of the time for the past ten weeks. During that period 
many matters requiring liis personal attention have 
necessarily been deferred—and he now regrets to find 
that it is too late to attend to scores of letters and items 
of business which should have been disposed of (and 
which would have been were he on duty) weeks ago. 
This explanation is particularly due those who have 
written us in anticipation of personal attention or re¬ 
plies concerning various matters, both public and pri¬ 
vate. We can only say, in extenuation, that business 
must be neglected even by editors and publishers when 
such disease? as the scarlet fever and diphtheria pros¬ 
trate the juniors, and pray that, no reader hereof may 
ever have an experience similar to ours during Die past 
two months. Thanks, however, to our Associates atid 
Contributors, the pages of the Rural have been admi¬ 
rably tilled, so that none but. business and personal 
correspondents have reason to complain — and they 
should profit by the wise though trite adage that “what 
can’t lie cured must be endured." 
Coarse Rams for Teasers.—Wm. F akmer, ol lork 
Township, Sandusky Co., Ohio, asks us if the mere 
presence of coarse rams, as teasers, will cause fine 
wooled ewes to have coarse lambs? There is a differ¬ 
ence of opinion on this subject, many very able writers, 
like Lewis F. Allen, flaking the ground that the ewe 
may, and does, by the Influence or imagination, some¬ 
times “ mark ” her progeny after an animal with which 
she has not had sexual connection. We must confess 
that we have never seen an instance of thu kind, and 
that we have not been without our suspicions that in 
the cases reported there had either been a mistake on 
the subject of coition, or else thatthe “imagination’' 
exercised in the premises belonged more to other par¬ 
ties than to the ewes! Rut we have never tried the 
experiment; and until we do so, we should not exactly 
like to tutu out coarse teasers in a large and choice 
fiue-wooled flock. 
“Poke’’..under the Cow’s Jaw. 
A CORRESPONDENT# C. K. T., writes;—“If 
T. K., of Ginger Hill, will give his cow a tea- 
spoonful of sulphur, and one of saltpetre, once 
in two days, I think he will relieve her of the 
‘ poke' under the jaw in a few days.” 
PROFITS OF SHEEP RAISING. 
The Best Variety of Corn to Plant 
I). Mosher, of Cayuga Co., writes us the 
farmers of that section of the State think the 
“ Red Blaze ” variety Mill yield more shelled 
com to the acre than any other variety. And it 
sells well in market. He says it wants a good, 
rich sod pasture on which to plant it, and he 
never gets less thau 100 — ofteuer 150 — bushels 
per acre. _ 
Willoughby, Lake Co., O., Jan. 20, 1864. 
Henry S. Randall, LL. IX — Bear Sir:— 
As I have been a keeper of sheep for more than 
twenty years, I will give you my experience in 
the business for publication in the Rural New- 
Yorker, if you see fit. 1 have kept a record of 
ail the transactions of each year, and will put 
five years together to save space, beginning iu 
1842 and ending in 1801, as in the following table: 
About Other Men’s Sherf— “ Simon ” expresses 
himself freely on this subject, but does not send us his 
name. As heretofore announced, we do uot always 
publish the name of a correspondent, if he desires it to 
be withheld, but we expect in all cases to be.furnished 
with the full address of writers—most especially wheat 
the rights, interests, or feelings or other persons can be 
directly or indirectly affected hy the publiealion. ’1 he 
communications of A. L. P and “Ont West are re¬ 
jected for the same reu-OL. Moses Terrel gives his 
name (ostensibly,) but neither iris State nor Post-Office 
_ami therefore his communication is to all Intents aud 
purposes as anonymous as if he had signed his paper 
“ Thistledown.” The above cases have been accurnu- 
latino- for several weeks. We hope the above answers 
Judging from the requests we arc daily receiving to 
change the address of subscriber, we infer that there 
Is this year a vast trade in real estate, especially in the 
selling and purchase of farms—for he It known that 
those who take the Rural are mainly substantial men, 
who have to do with warranty deeds or goodly por¬ 
tions of mother earth. The number of those who are 
moving “about these days,” and consequently selling 
and purchasing farms, is surprising—at least double, we 
think, that or any previous spring. Well, albeit the 
adage saith “a rolling stone gathers no moss,” we trust 
onr friends will each mid ait better their fortunes, and 
feel so rich in their new homes that none will object to 
the small tariff wc have found it uccessnry to impose 
for changing the address of their papers Did wo 
charge for the Rural iu proportion to what other indis- 
pensahles cost, we could afford to employ two persons 
( a clerk and printer) for weeks in malting transfers 
upon books nnd in mailing-machine type, but as It is 
we. must charge a quarter for every change of address. 
(See Publisher's Notices.) Those objecting to the rea¬ 
sonable Tec have the privilege of selling Ihe copy they 
are taking to some friend at their former address and 
subscribing for another to ho sent to their present post 
Applying Manure to Com Land. 
Wm. Francis, of Tioga Co., Pa., says ho 
plows his land for com in the fall, deep, draw's 
the manure on during winter or spring, deposits 
it in small heaps—a bushel each—and just before 
planting spreads evenly aud harrows into the 
surface soil. Must be well rotted. If manure is 
coarse would plow under. He prefers the for¬ 
mer mode, however. 
No. of |No. lbs. Average Average 
Sheep of pr ! pr. 
ShearedJ Wool Floecc. Pound. 
448 1,878 i 3-1 oz. 
724 2,151 1 2-16oz. 
838 2,551 | 3-1 ox. 
817 2,611 8-Soz. 
From 1842 to 1847. 
Next 5 years,- 
Next 5 years,. 
Next 5 years,. 
Amt. for 20 years,) 2,821 | 8.691 1 3-loz 
Barberry Hedges and Wheat 
“ A -Subscriber " writes to caution far¬ 
mers against the use of the Barberry for hedges, 
because it w ill blast and destroy wheat wher¬ 
ever it grows. He says“ Let those who do 
not believe It set one out on the north-east cor¬ 
ner of his wheat-field; and in a direct line from 
there to the south-west corner the wheat will 
bo blasted and worthless. In some parts of 
Connecticut they can not raise w'heat on that 
account.” 
Crossing Leicester? and Merinos.—P. Wyckoff, 
of London, C. W., asks if it would be any advantage to 
“mix ' Leicester and Merino sheep together; “if so, 
what is the best mixture. Our sheep in Canada are all, 
or nearly so, Leicester?.” For mutton purposes a 
Menno cross would be of no advantage to the Leices¬ 
ter. aud for wool purposes the Leicester cross would be 
or no advantage to the Merino. The cross breeds, 
however, arc generally favorites among farmers where 
they have been tried-pnrtieularly where wool of an 
intermediate quality is wanted, and where its evenness 
is not important. And such wool sells well, now. To 
produce these farmer’s sheep, the cross should in all 
cases be between the Merino ram and the Leicester 
t’ash 1 Average No. of 
From 1842 to 1847 
Next 5 years,.... 
Next 5 years,.... 
Next 5 years. 
A pit, for 20 years. ? 655 59 f 1 28 4 201 | 75 ( S98.I 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE, MINOR 
ITEMS, &c. 
It will be seen by the above table that the 
whole number of sheep w'e have sheared is 
2,821: divide hy 20, the number of years, leaves 
HI, the average number per year. And we 
estimate 40 acres of land to keep 100 sheep, or 
50 acres for 141 sheep one year. It wUJ also be 
seen by the table, that w'e have sold w ool and 
sheep to the amount of $3,040.74; and that w e 
have lost 261 sheep at $1.28 per head, $334.08, 
and have bought sheep to the amount of $03.50, 
which deduct from the amount received from 
w ool and sheep, and there remains $3,221.13, 
which, divided by 20, the number of years, and 
we have $161.05 per year. 
Interest on 56 acres land at 840, 6 per. ct..$ 131 40 
“ on 141 sheep $1,28 per head,. 10 82 
Taxes on sheep and land,.. 14 00 
*159 22 
Subtract 150,22 from 161,05, and we have 
$1.83 per year for cutting hay, feeding, washing, 
and shearing 141 sheep, and taking the w ool to 
market. Who will take the job? 
Yours truly, Martin E. Gray. 
Remarks on Above.— Mr. Gray’s experi¬ 
ence has not certainly been favorable with sheep. 
But ho must he aware that he has experimented 
with very inferior animals. His fleeces are ex¬ 
tremely light, and if the prices he has sold it for 
indicate the quality of his wool, the quality 
must be as inferior as the quantity. The pro¬ 
portion of lambs raised, too, is far below medi¬ 
ocrity. Let Mr. Gray get good sheep and lake 
care of them, and he will soon exhibit a very 
different balance sheet. We would be glad to. 
give his exhibit ot w'beat raising, but it does not 
come within our department.— Ed. 
To Prevent Cattle getting over Fences. 
“A Subscriber” makes a very timely 
suggestion when he recommends as a means 
of preventing breaehy cattle, that you “ look 
to your fences; put each rail and hoard in 
its proper place, and make all needed re¬ 
pairs without delay.” He urges what has 
been repeatedly urged in the Rural, that good 
fences will never educate an animal to be vicious; 
and the man who has them “ will not be com¬ 
pelled to attach 50 pounds of lumber to the head 
or neck of any of his stock.” 
Our Premiums to Young Men, Ac.—We are at last 
enabled to report upon the competition for the pre- 
Riimns offered to Bovs and Young Men under 21 for 
obtaining subscriber? to our present volume, and the 
result is this week published In a .SupplemOrt and sent 
to those interested. Any of tho competitors not re¬ 
ceiving the list of awards will please advise ns. It 
will be remembered that these premiums were Lnsmgn- 
rated by Hoi). T. C, Peters, of Genesee Co., who gen¬ 
erously offered tlnoe animals from ids Princess tribe 
of Short Horns for the three largest lists, ahd we added 
other prizes. The animals offeA'd by Mr. P. arc 
awarded as follows:—“ Plow Boy,” valued at $180, to 
II. C. Stone, of Tompkins Co., N. Y.; “Billy Sew¬ 
ard,” valued at $100, to A. S. Warner, of Orleans 
Co., N. Y-; nnd tho Princess Bull Calf, valued at $50, 
to C. T. Gilbert, of Calhoun Co., Mich. The compe¬ 
tition was not aa spirited as we had hoped, though 
many of our young friends obtained goodly lists, and 
the awards liuve been delayed some weeks in order to 
ascertain the ages of competitors. 
“The Great Improvement in Sheef.”— We have 
received “ A Breeder's ” reply to an article under the 
above heading, which appeared over the signature of 
“A Wool Grower” in the Country Gentleman of April 
7th. It. will appear in a week or two. 
Corn vs. Oats for Feed.— Mr. O. L. Ames, of Clyde, 
Ohio, writes ns that in his region “corn is considered 
the best grain for sheep, while oats arc regarded as un¬ 
safe, especially for lambs,” (tegs ) lie says a friend 
who started from Clyde Tor Wisconsin lost all but 200 
of them the first winter—that they were fed plentifully 
with prairie hay and oats— that the owdgt reports " that 
upon examination hefonndtheonts formed into a solid 
mass or cake in their stomachs, thus causing death.” 
Mr. Ames, two years ago, fed 000 ewes nnd wethers on 
standing com. leaving them in it half an hour each 
morning, and giving them a feed of good hay towards 
night. They thus consumed about two bushels of 
shelled corn per bead. They.were fht in the spring, 
yielded heavy fleeces, and raised larger and stronger 
lambs than usual. 
We assure our correspondent that the notion that 
oats will form into cakes in the stomachs of sheep, and 
thus cause their death, is purely chimerical. F.ither of 
the feeds named is good enough, and perfectly safe, fed 
under proper circumstance- and in proper quantities. 
A large minority of the flock masters of the Eastern 
States prefer oats to com for store sheep, particularly 
for tegs (lambs between weaning and shearing.) They 
certainly have the advantage of the argument on all 
theoretical grounds. That this or that flock chanced to 
do well or ill when fed one or tin; other feed, and es¬ 
pecially when there was no equality in other circum¬ 
stances, comes no nearer to establishing a rule than 
does one drop of water to filling a bucket. 
Two Years' Fleeces. “A Rural Reader,” of Otisco, 
N Y., wishes to know if fleeces allowed to grow two 
years will equal in weight two single years' fleces from 
the same sheep. They will not, by a considerable 
amount. 
Sheep Shearing Machine.— “ Fanner,” of Cayuga, 
N- Y-, inquires for the Sheep Shearing Machine invent¬ 
ed several years ago. Who has these machines for sale ? 
Who has tested them and found them useful? 
Hand Corn-Planter. 
A correspondent informs us that he lias 
used a hand-planter patented by C. H. Dana, 
West Lebanon, N. H., more or less, seven 
years, with the best results. Pumpkin seed and 
corn mixed, and beans, may be planted safely 
with it. One man, with soil in fair condition, 
will plant three acres in a day. It will work in 
any soil in condition to receive seed. Each bill 
must, and may handily be stepped on after the 
planter is raised from the ground. Price (in 
1855,) $3.00. 
Remedy for Founder. 
B. D. T., of Newark, N. Y., informs us that 
he knows by long experience the following 
remedy to be effective, if given in season, after 
animals—cattle or horses —have eaten too 
heartily of grain. Give the animal a quart 
or more — amount depending upon the char¬ 
acter of the case —of melted lard. Cows 
that have gained access to grain and gorged 
themselves with it have been relieved without 
affecting the flow of milk in tho least. And it 
is equally effective where horses have slipped 
their halters and got to the grain chest. 
Tobacco Eating, Again.—Alonzo Green, of Am¬ 
boy, Ohio, Informs ns that not only bis sheep, but bis 
horses and cattle have always eaten tobacco stalks 
when he has raised tobacco. Wc did not imagine that 
beasts had such bad habits I 
Greenbacks for Western Produce — A resolu¬ 
tion was recently introduced at tne annual meeting of 
the Chicago Board of Trade, resolving that on and 
after the first of May, all transactions by members of 
the Board should be. for United Stat es Legal Tender 
notes, or National Bank notes, or their equivalent. 
The subject was postponed; but. whether the resolu¬ 
tion is hereafter adopted, or not, the result will be the 
same. The people of the West, will soon have the 
privilege of losing a good round per cent, on the trash 
culled “currency” which thov may hold. It will be 
remembered by our last year’s readers, that wc repeat¬ 
edly urged formers— especially Western farmers—to 
a-K for Greenbacks in payment for their products. 
(Sec page 373, last volume.) We repeat the advice 
here. Pay your debts. Contract none. Live eco¬ 
nomically. Prepare for a financial storm. A word to 
the wfoc is suflicicnt. And this advice is equally good 
Sheep Feed.—John ¥■ Nyk, of Lockport, N. V, 
wishes to know which feed is cheapest for sheep at the 
following rates: red wheat $1.25, barley $1.25, corn 
$1 05, rye $1.05, oats 05c. We should prefer the corn 
and oats, mixed, sny half and half. 
The Si'antsh Importation Swindle.— We have re 
celved four more letters on this fruitful topic. One of 
these is from Messrs. Shrives & Roaooy, who deny 
Mr. D. W. Percy’s soft Impeachment that they applied 
artificial preparations to the “ old imported ram” while 
In their possession. They say that they sheared him last 
Spring, that he yielded 27 lbs. of wool, and that “his 
fleeee is etlll where It can bo sccti” Per contra, a 
Western correspondent informs ns that lie was in the 
neighborhood of North Hooslck, lust winter, and was 
“ credibly informed that the proprietors of the fleece 
would not allow it to be opened and examined." Our 
third letter is from Mr. Keller, of Newark, O., still 
further explaining his connection with the affair. He 
incloses a fourth from Mr. Cephas D. Sweet, of North 
Bennington, Vi- who discloses the Important fact that 
the “ imported ” ewes sold by Bilveiimail, in Ohio, 
were all from his (Sweet's) flock, or flocks, started 
from It—that they all have first rate pedigrees—that tie 
“understands they call ‘the old imported ram* full 
blood Merino”—wherefore be (Sweet aforesaid) hold- 
forth to Ids correspondent, Keller, as follows:— “I 
think Mr. Silveukail has not swindled you or your 
neighbors not very.” (Wo quote bis exact words.) 
Not content with this, our Sweet hints to Keller that 
RAISING ROOTS FOR SHEEP. 
From Michigan.—A letter from Mr. D. B. Johnson, 
Washtenaw Co , says“ Tho peaches and other stoned 
fruits arc all killed in this vicinity. The wheat crop is 
at least two-thirds killed. Hay is very scarce, and 
sheep as a general thing have done poorly—rouse 
quently there arc a good many pelts In the market.” 
Rather blue, that report: hope it is not true of a large 
section. J’er contra, a letter by same mail from D. L. 
Garvkr, Oceana Co., Mich., says the frost has done no 
damage there worth mentioning; location six miles 
from east shore of Lake Michigan. “Our peach trees 
5 years old have sound buds—enough to make a fair 
crop. We have a young orchard of budded peach trees, 
set out last spring, the wood of which is sound and a 
few of the larger trees will hear this season it the 
spring frost# do not kill Ihe buds. At least three- 
fourths of our cherry buds are sound. Our grape vines 
NVe promised, two weeks since, to prepare an 
article on the mode of raising turnips and beets 
for slieep. The follow Ing letter from one of the 
most successful cultivators of them in the State 
of New York—and, we may add, one of the 
most successful feeders of them to sheep—saves 
us that trouble. We fully concur in Mr. Cham¬ 
berlain's views: 
Red Hook, N. Y., March 22, 1864 
Hon. Henry 8. Randall — Dear Sir: — 
Your favor of the 21st inst. is received, and 1 
very cheerfully answer your inquiries touching 
ray mode of raising beets and turnips lor sheep. 
For beets I select a piece of good soil on which I 
raised coni or potatoes the preceding year, ma¬ 
nure it heavily hi the fall, if I have the manure, 
if not, in the spring, and always plow it deep iu 
the fall and two or three times in the spring, in 
order to have tile manure thoroughly mixed 
with the soil, and also to keep the weeds from 
growing. I sow the seed in beds well manured, 
as early as the ground is in good order, and 
when the plants are large enough, (the bulbs 
should be as largo as the end of your little finger,) 
I, alter ridging the ground, (flay three feet be¬ 
tween the ridges,) set out the plants twelve 
inches apart. The operator should have a sharp 
stick and mace a hole as large as the root, and 
be sure to have the root left perpendicular; 
then stick the stick into the grouud on t wo sides 
of the plant st as press the earth against the 
root. The plants should lie set out when the 
ground is wet, la which case they will begin to 
grow in three or four days. As soon as they be- 
Lambs with Scour.—Ah English paper gives the fol¬ 
lowing excellent remedy:—“Give a dose of castor oil 
to clear out any irritant matter in the bowels, and when 
that is effected, give a dessert spoonful t wice or thrice 
a day of the following cordial 1 oz prepared chalk, >£ 
oz. catechu, 2 drachms ginger, >£ drachm opium, 2 ozs. 
strong gum water, and 0 ozs. of peppermint water.” 
anti Answers 
Rubber Rollers, etc.—I n answer to several Inqui¬ 
ries, we state that rubber rollers for clothe# wringer# 
may be obtained of David Lyman, of Middlcfleld, 
Conn. 
Seeding After Flax. —(C. S. G., Minetti, N Y ) We 
have never had any experience seeding after flax, nnd 
cannot say whether it. is advisable or not. Will those 
of our reader# who have had experience, furnish it? 
Plate and Ring Earmarks — A B. C. Hitchcock, 
of Sidney, Shelby Co,, 0-, informs ns that u year ago 
ho marked 500 sheep with plate and ring ear marks, 
and that not one has yet been lost off. “ But the plate 
Is soldered fast to the ring, and is of triangular shape 
so as not, to catch easily and tear out.” 
Black and Silver Poland Fowls — A correspon- | 
dent asks why those who have such for sale do not ad 
vertise in the Rural. He thinks it would be for their 
benefit. So do we, but we are rather too modest to 
say so. 
Hydraulic Rams.— (James Harris, Cattaraugus Co , 
N Y ) We believe Cobung & Co., Seneca Falls, N. 
Y., manufacture hydraulic rams. They can probably 
be obtained of any wide-awake agricultural Implement 
dealer. 
Wire Worms.—M. Peckham, of Bradford Co., Pa , 
asks what will prevent the ravages of wire worms 
among corn We know of nothing so effective as a 
flock ol' crows! If our correspondents do, we shall lie 
glad to hear from them. 
Burnham's Subsoil Attachment. — Wo have in¬ 
quiries askiDg where this attachment can he obtained. 
We do not know, but presume a line addressed to the 
inventor, Wm. H. II. Burnham, Homer, Cork Co., N. 
Y., would meet with a response. 
Scab.— A. Q . Howard, of Wawkon, Alamakee Co., 
Iowa, puts os questions in regard to this disease, lIn- 
answers to which cover a number of pages in The 
Practical Shepherd. Not having space for such an 
amount of matter on that subject here, we must refer 
him to that. work. It is the work he inquires for, and 
has been published several months. 
Tup. Rochester Democrat —Wc have neglected to 
notice that this Jong established daily and weekly 
newspaper changed hands on the 1st inst, the proprie¬ 
torship passing from Messrs. A. Strong <fc Co. (Ai.v ah 
Strong, S. P Allen and E. T Huntington,) to Col. 
Wm. S. King, late of Minnesota. The paper appears 
in an entire new dress, Is enlarged One column per page, 
and otherwise Improved. With an efficient corps oi 
editors and correspondents, and special telegrams from 
Washington, New York, Chicago, Ac , the democrat is 
apparently destined to win fresh laurels under it* new 
management. ^ t __ 
Fn ited States Ag. Society.— Rumors come to us 
on tho air, and on paper, that this pretentious organi¬ 
zation is determiued to hold an exhibition of horses, 
cattle, machinery, Ac.*near Washington, in June,— 
this season being selected so as nut to interfere with 
State exhibitions' Sagacious Society! “Go it,” Uni¬ 
ted States! We hope you’ll make enough to pay your 
honest debts. 
-The R. 1. Society for 
Picking— How Caused.—D. Cleveland, (if that is 
the name,) of Unlonvillc, Ohio, says that he wintered 
50 sheep in a small barn yard, with a shed under which 
the sheep laid. The manure and litter became 20 inches 
deep tinder the shed. The sheep picked themselves 
badly. On the 1st of March he removed all the manure 
and thereupon the sheep soon ceased to pick their wool. 
He regards this as “ good evidence that lying on fo¬ 
menting manure was the cause.” 
An ExntpiTioN of Sheep was had in Boston on the 
6th inst. About forty fine animals were presented, and 
the show is regarded as a successful one. Choice Me¬ 
rinos, South Downs, Ur,(s wolds, Leiceslcrs and Oxford 
Downs were exhibited by prominent New England 
breeders. The subject of sheep husbandry was dis¬ 
cussed, and an Association formed entitled the Society 
for the Encouragement, of fiboep Husbandry, with the 
following officers for the ensuing year —Win throe W. 
Chenerv, President; C. L Flint, Secretary; J R 
Brewer, Treasurer, and Albert Fearing and other# 
Vice Presidents. A committee wit# appointed which 
drafted a constitution providing for membership on 
payment of one dollar, and for annual meetings. The 
occasion seem* to have been interesting and pleasant, 
and will no doubt result beneficially to the sheep breed¬ 
ers of New England. The example is worthy of imi¬ 
tation in other States, especially iu those wherin epeep 
breeding and wool growing are more popular and prof¬ 
itable than in the Atlantlce region— m. 
Goitre Cured by Coal Tar —D, McWbthy, ol 
Wethersfield Springs, Wyoming Co., N. Y,, writes us 
that having, out of a flock of 600 sheep, five “ the thy¬ 
roid glands of which were ns large, apparently, a# 
lien’s eggs,” he “applied coal tur freely," (over the en 
larged glands wc suppose.) It “ entirely cured four ol 
them within a few weeks, and they became fat.’ The 
other remained nneured. Mr. McW- thinks that coni 
oil would be a still better application. He has “ found 
coal tar a good remedy for foot rot.” 
Cast Iron Boiling Pans.— R. Btainton, of Cul- 
liouti Co , Mich., aske W. W. Horton if the cast iron 
pan he has had ten years has cracked daring that time; 
whether the bottom was thicker than the sides; and 
what thickness the casting was? 
Rhode Island State Fair 
the Encouragement, of Domestic Industry has resolved 
to hold a Cattle Bhow and Industrial Fair next Autumn. 
It will probably tie located at Providence, but time and 
place are not yet decided. 
Chicory Bekd. — (F. J. Baker.) Prepare your 
ground as for any other root crop and sow the seed in 
drill# 10,12, or 18 inches apart a# is most convenient for 
cultivating. When targe euough to hoe, thin to six 
inches In the row. Keep cleau during the season. 
Good carrot culture is good chicory culture. 
Effect or Tobacco Eating on Sheef— Our corn;* 
pondent at Victor, New York, Whom we asked to slate 
tho amount of tobacco stalks be daily l'ed til# sheep, 
whether it affected their condition, whether breeding 
ewes fed with it. produced strong,healthy lambs, and had 
heir usual supply of milk, respond# that the tobacco 
A June Fair— The Union Agricultural Society nos 
determiued to hold a Fair the 8th day of June next, at 
Brockport, N. Y. The Fair will consist of an exlii 
billon or sheep, horses, butter, wool, agricultural Im 
plements, aud a competition lor prizes by brass band# 
Amt. cash 
for 
Wool. 1 
Average 
pr. Lambs 
Fleece. Raised. 
Sheep 
Bold. 
From 1842 to 1847, 
Next 5 years,. 
Next 5 years,. 
Next 5 years)_ 
$358 28 
M3 03 
1,025 50 
984 84 
79.9 ct# 171 
84.0 cts- 168 
123.2 cts. 260 
120 ct# 279 
18 
116 
181 
203 
$22 25 
$1 23 
21 
120 50 
1 03.S 
93 
53 
$50,00 
221 87 
1 22.5 
70 
21 
1 42,50 
300 94 
1 482 
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