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MAY 2 s. 
J\ then the tegs began to decline—refused their 
^ food, and went languidly about with watery 
/ eyes and drooping ears —discharging from the 
| nostrils, and exhibiting general and increasing 
debility. Early in March they began to die. 
Those which sickened early died in from three 
to four weeks. But those which sickened later 
iu the season died in from live to eight days. 
After some ten or twelve were dead, the owner 
applied to my son (who then had eharge of my 
sheep) for advice. It was suggested that there 
might be “ grubs,* 1 and an examination dis¬ 
closed large numbers of them lying high up in 
the head, and many of them in the root of the 
horns, — the only available remedy known to us 
being a decoction of tobacco. This was, of 
course, resorted to, and was administered to 
sick and well ones indiscriminately. Them 
was some asafwtida in the tobacco juice, but 1 
do uot consider this important. Whether the 
grubs really were what was killing the sheep, 
what cfl'ect the tobacco had in arresting the dis¬ 
ease, and how many of the sheep would have 
died without it, are questions to which I can uot 
give a certain answer. The facts are, that all 
which showed an advanced stage of the disease 
when the tobacco was first given, died. A part 
of those which exhibited a milder indisposition 
recovered slowly, and those w hich seemed well 
at that time continued well, and the discaie, 
whatever it was, ceased to prey upon the flock. 
And here let it be noted, none of Mr. A.*s 
sheep sickened or died except the tegs. Let it 
also be noted that the male portion of them 
remained entire until they were five or six 
months old, and consequently had horns nearly 
or quite as large as if they had been rams. The 
ewes and wethers (stags) were kept together 
and treated in every way alike. Two only of 
those without horns, either ewes or wethers, 
died; while but three or four of the eighteen 
having horns were left. 
Taking counsel of my neighbor's misfortune, 
I then paid more particular attention to my own 
sheep. I found nothing wrong with any of the 
flocks except the ram tegs, of which I had about 
sixty. I found but one of them which would 
have attracted the attention of a casual observer: 
but three or four others, to an experienced 
eye, showed evident symptoms of disease. The 
syringe was immediately in requisition, aud 
tobacco aud asafictida injected up the nostrils of 
the sick and well alike, ou every alternate, or at 
most on every third day, for perhaps two weeks. 
The result was that about six of the sixty died. 
Some eight or ten others sickened, but eventually 
recovered, and the remaining forty-five con¬ 
tinued in good health and condition. 
It may he remarked here that my neighbor, 
who neglected to apply any remedy till the dis¬ 
ease had made serious inroads, lost about eighty 
per cent, of his horned tegs, while I, having 
applied remedies early, lost only ten per cent. 
Presuming that the grubs were the probable 
eause of the disease, two questions arose. Could 
liquids he so injected as to reach their location? 
and what effect would certain liquids have i To 
obtain an answer to the first question, I exam¬ 
ined carefully the structure of the head. But to 
make “assurance doubly sure,’’ I selected a 
sheep which was quite sick, and bored a hole 
one-fourth of an inch in diameter in each of Ms 
horns about an inch above the wool, aud also 
two holes in his head, about half wav between 
his horns and eyes. I found that liquids injected 
into the nostrils, came out freely through each 
and all of these holes, aud vice versa. 
It then remained to determine the effect on 
the grubs. I therefore opened the head of a 
sheep recently dead, and found grubs in differ¬ 
ent stages of development, varying from the 
w r hite one of less than, a quarter of an inch in 
length, to the full grown brown one of one and 
a quarter inches. 1 placed them first in a de¬ 
coction of tobacco and asafoetida. The small 
ones died in about two minutes, bht the larger 
ones, although showing signs of discomfort, 
gave no indication of immediate death. I then < 
placed them successively (according to the best 1 
recollection of myself and three other persons ‘ 
who were with me) in spirits of turpentine, , 
butte) 1 of antimony, atry ehnia, eampbene, sul- ^ 
phuric acid, nitric arid, creosote and belladonna, 
I am sorry to say that I am not able to say how 
many minutes they were kept in each of the ] 
above articles. Nor am I absolutely certain 1 
that each and every one of said articles were 
used. But of this we are certain; we had a 1 
doctor's open office to go to, and we tried every¬ 
thing we could think of, and spent the forenoon t 
from eight o’clock till after tw elve in the experi- i 
ment. We then placed them in petroleum, and \ 
went back the next morning only to find them l 
still alive. Having experimented thus far with 
sick and dead sheep, and thinking that I had ^ 
lost enough without killing well ones to see (J 
what was In their heads, I left that branch of v 
the subject for future investigation. 
Let me here add, that another of my neigh¬ 
bor’s noticed one of his fat wethers (a horned , 
stag) showing symptoms of disease, which de- 8 
veloped rapidly and terminated fatally in about d 
a week. This was in April or May. The bal- d 
ance of the flock remained iu good health. On 3 
opening the head of the dead one some twenty- 11 
five or thirty full grown grubs were discovered, [j 
These were placed in a mixture ol blue vitriol, 
white vitriol, verdigris, alum, turpentine, alco* b 
hoi and vinegar, in which they soon died. This 
examination and experiment was made in so f< 
loose a manner as scarcely to amount to an c 
experiment &i all, and I only mention it to say, 11 
that some one, or all of these articles, will kill a 1 
7 IJ 
full grown grub, and that some observations . 
previously made, seem to suggest that possibly n 
vinegar might be used with advantage In the p 
treatment of disease. But this is only sug¬ 
gestion. 
From the above, and from other observations, c 
I deduce the following conclusions: — That the n 
eggs are usually deposited iu the latter part of I 
■ summer; that it depends very much ou circum¬ 
stances when they arc hatched; that a large 
i proportion are thrown out and are never 
: hatched; that it also depends on circumstances 
whether the grubs are fully developed in a long 
or short time, usually, however, in the latter 
■ part of winter and early spring. But I have 
seeu them very small in the spring, and have 
■ also seen them full grovvu in the fall. I con¬ 
clude, also, that they are not confined to any 
one class of sheep, ihough young sheep, and 
especially if they have horns, are more subject 
to them, because the larger opening at the 
root of the horn affords them a more secure 
resting place above and beyond the sneezing 
' power of the sheep to dislodge them; that 
sheep in delicate health are more subject to be 
affected by them than strong, healthy ones; 
that sheep may and ollen do have grubs and 
still remain in good health, but that in other 
cases they produce serious and often fatal results. 
And now, Mr. Editor, if I may presume to 
advise your readers, it is as follows:—Let the 
sheep’s nose be smeared with pine tar so fre¬ 
quently as to carry the smell all the time during 
the summer. This seems to be a partial pre¬ 
ventive, but not absolute; therefore, as a more 
certain resort, let it be followed during the fall 
(say once a month) while the grubs are usually 
but partially developed, with injections of to¬ 
bacco juice; because, it will be remembered that 
iu the experiment above, the tobacco proved 
immediately fatal to all the small ones, while it 
but Blightly disturbed the larger ones. This 
will ordinarily be sufficient, but may be con¬ 
tinued ae circumstances indicate. This prac¬ 
tice, however, is attended with some little 
danger to the life of the sheep; because, if the 
tobacco is too strong or in large quantity, and 
(to use a common expression) goes the wrong 
way, it will produce sickness and perhaps death 
in from one to five minutes. But this is not a 
common occurrence. Sometimes, after they 
have fallen and are apparently dying, if they are 
taken up by the hind legs and shaken severely 
they will recover. It does them no harm after 
the first paroxysms are over. Let no one be 
deterred from trying the tobacco on account of 
its danger, because it is better to kill a sheep 
onoe in a while than to suffer the grubs to kill 
all of them. I have used it in my flock more or 
less for a number of years, and do not remember 
killing one. I have, however, seen my father 
kill them frequently. But he had a happy 
faculty of consoling himself that they were 
“ but half bloods, any how.” 
I can give no such directions about preparing 
the tobacco as will enable an inexperienced hand 
to get it certainly right at first trial. I ad rise, 
| therefore, as follows:—Take half a pound of 
plug tobacco and steep it in six quarts of water; 
then •with a good syringe inject a small table¬ 
spoonful into each nostril, and try it on “some 
half bloods” first, and then increase in strength 
or quantity as the sheep are able to bear it. 
Robert M. Montgomery. 
Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio, iSW. 
The above communication is entitled to par¬ 
ticular attention* coming as it does from a very 
Intelligent and experienced flock-master. Mr. 
Montgomery is President of the Ohio State 
Wool Growers’ Association.— Ed. 
-1 »•» - ■ — ■ ■ 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE, MINOR 
ITEMS, &c. 
Specimens of Wool —Modes of Taking and Pre¬ 
serving Them.— The four specimens of wool sent us 
by H. F Cochrane, of Irondequoit, N. Y., do not 
strike us Tavorably. They all essentially lack style. 
No. 1 is scarcely medium in quality, is almost without 
crimp and is uncommonly harsh to the feci. No 2 is 
very straight, hairy, coarse wool to be called full-blood. 
No. 3 Is a shade better. N o. 4 is considerably better. 
If correspondents ask our judgment on wool they must 
expect to obtain it iu plain terms. Specimens should 
not he pulled out by the outer end They should he 
carefully cut off close to the skin with a sharp knife or 
pair of scissors. They should not be stretched a pani¬ 
cle, which injures the crimp; and especially they should 
not be drawn through the Ungers which destroys both 
crimp and luster. It is better not to handle them at all. ’ 
They preserve their natural yolkiness and gloss much 
better done up iu oiled silk, or tea-chest lead, than In 
paper They yellow less if kept from the air. 
. ignorant fanners in grains, scruples and drachms, 
a Why not use a 1 pen knife Wade,' or a 1 teaspoon ’ as a 
r measure, instead of taking us into an apothecary’s 
shop? These last we can <iU use, the others not. It’s 
3 like talking Elixir Sulomonii to an ugly boy.” 
' Why not, Mr. IIott, in «U cases say “ give a piece as 
1’ big as a nub of chalk,” and done with it! It’s nearly 
3 as definite as your “ knife blade" aud “ spoon.” Peo- 
; pie have to take themselves “into au apothecary’s shop ” 
. to buy their medicines, and wheu there, each man can 
, have some of the latter weighed in grains, scruples, 
etc, in order to learn clearly how much space one of 
these quantities will occupy on his particular knife 
1 blade, or in. a spoon which tie knows the size of. Ad- 
* ministoring medicines is a serious thing, at least to the 
i poor dumb brutes down whose throats they are often 
r so mercilessly forced; and it makes a mighty difference 
- to them whether they swallow half a grain or half an 
( ounce of some powerful drug. Those who attempt to 
eet up standards for the guidance of others in matters 
’ of medicine, cannot, in our opinion, be too definitely 
1 exact in their prescriptions. 
People’s College.— F. T. Whitmore, of Hamilton, 
1 N. Y., is informed that the People’s College is situated 
at Havana, Schuyler Co., N. Y., —Hon. Charles 
Cook, Secretary. 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE 
Grubbing Hops. 
M. A. Abbey, of Preston, C. W., takes is¬ 
sue with “ Grower” on this subject. He says: 
“ He and all other, growers should know, if 
they do not, that hops cannot be cultivated, or 
be made to do anything unless the runners, call¬ 
ed grub-roots, are properly taken out every 
spring.” He gives reasons as follows:—“ All 
the runners that are left in the hill send out 
vines and the roots grow and form a root after 
the first year; and instead of having one hill 
where it should be, you get hills all around the 
hill and soon the whole field will be a mass of 
roots and vines. 
Wire-Worms in Corn. 
Sylvester Young, Essex Co., N. Y,, 
writes us that to prevent wire-worms from 
eating seed-eorn, “ it (the corn) should be put in 
a strong decoction of copperas water — say one 
pound of copperas to sufficient warm water to 
cover & half bushel of seed-eorn — at noon the 
day before planting. When ready to plant, take 
out the corn — say a peek — add one pint of soft 
soap, or more, stir thoroughly, and then put on 
pi aster enough to make it convenient for plant¬ 
ing — say one quart, or more. This preparation 
will increase the crop more than thirty per cent, 
on some binds of soil.” 
To Cure Scratches. 
W. W. H., writes:—“Feed Glauber, or Ep¬ 
som Salts two or three times per day in feed—a 
small handful or large tablespoonful. Keep 
heels cleaned with soft soap aud warm water. 
After feeding salts awhile, apply a wash com¬ 
posed as follows:—One quart alcohol, one ounce 
each of blue vitriol, copperas, aloes and camphor 
gum, put together. Thii wash will keep calks 
from shoes from being sore and is Jirt-t rate on 
any flesh wound of horse flesh, and of men too. 
Some put in verdigris, but I never have. This 
I give from experience, after doctoring a horse 
with everything and after every ones “sure 
cures,” &c., for two winters and springs.” 
How to Raise Turnips. 
A. Dawson, of London, C. W., tells us 
how he manages to get good crops of turnips, as 
follows:—“I plow my land in the fall. In the 
spring I draw on my manure at the rate of 25 
loads to the acre, plow it in, drag It well, if 
lumpy, roll it, plow it again, drag it and roll it 
until it is as line as a flower garden. Mark out 
the drills with a plow, about two inches deep; 
follow along and put in the seed with a drill, 
about two pounds to the acre. I always sow 
enough seed for the fly aud myself too. After 
the seed is) sown I cover with the drag, harrow¬ 
ing tho same way as the drills run. I make the 
drills with a plow because we have nothing 
better here; but be sure to put your seed on the 
damp earth. I always sow the Improved Pur¬ 
ple Top, and about the first week in June.” 
assert that poultry will not pay under such man¬ 
agement, I would be glad if they would tell me 
of some other kind of stock that will pay for 
themselves, all their expenses and over seventy 
per cent, on the capital invested clear profit in 
one year, as my hens did last year.” 
” Sweenie’' in Horses. 
L. Swain asks for “a cure for sweenie/’ 
and says “it consists of a shrinking away just 
back of the shoulder-blade.” He has a horse 
whose shoulder is shrunken. There is no such 
disease recognized among veterinarians, as swee¬ 
nie. The shrinking away of the shoulder may 
be caused by some derangement of the foot—is 
often so caused. If tho shoulder is not used, its 
muscles will shrink just as the arm of a muscu¬ 
lar man, accustomed to exercise, will shrink, if 
that exercise is discontinued. 
But this shrinking away of the shoulder may 
be caused by a strain there. If so, it can be 
determined; for in moving he will make a cir¬ 
cuitous or rotary motion of the leg that is af¬ 
fected, and drag his toe on the ground in en¬ 
deavoring to move it forward. When the horse 
is at rest, the limb is generally pushed forward, 
the horse scarcely touching the ground with it, 
the toe only just resting on the ground. Hut if 
the trouble be in the foot, the horse points, rest¬ 
ing on the entire Joot. Whether in the loot or 
in the shoulder, the shrinking away of the mus¬ 
cles, which our coi respondent says indicates 
“ sweenie,” will be noticed. 
If the strain is in the shoulder, washing or 
sponging it two or three times a day with 
diluted tincture of arnica is recommended, or 
the application of some substance known to be 
good to remove the effects of a strain. If the 
disease is in the foot, a good, skillful veterinary 
surgeon should be called upon to locate and 
treat it; for it would be folly for us to attempt 
to give directions here. It is a great deal safer 
to do nothing, give the auimal rest, good air, a 
simple yet adequate diet, than to allow a quack 
to experiment with the animal, it' a valuable 
one. For it is better the animal should die a 
natural death, than be tortured to death by the 
application of nostrums to parts of the body iu 
no wise affected, as is the case nine times out of 
ten. These so-called “ horse doctors” are often 
horse murderers. 
Knqairits ami gmsivo'S. 
Rural Notes ani) Items. 
Slippery Elm for Fence Posts. —Will sli 
elm makegood durable timber for fence posts ?— 
C , Richbu eg, A'. F 
About Plow Bolts.—W hy i- it that screw bolts for 
plowshares are made so as to turn the nut left handed, 
if not to perplex inexperienced help? Will plow ma¬ 
kers please give a reason?—P eter Wtkoff. 
Surgeon’s Silk—Tying Blood Vessels. —Mr. C. 
Brown, of Indiana, in alluding to Dr. Sprague's arti- 
tide which we published April 16th, wishes to know 
what is “Surgeon's silk.” and “ with what kind of a 
knot it i» tied round an artery or vein.” Surgeon's 
silk is coarse, strong, white silk thread, resembling 
saddler's silk. Any will do which is coarse enough not 
to break in drawing it, and not to cut too readily Into 
the coats of the blood vessel: and we see no reason 
why strong, smooth linen thread would not answer the 
purpose. Having waxed the silk, an ordinary “bard 
knot ” is tied, except that in the first half of it one end 
is tucked under twice instead of once, so that the half- 
knot will not slip while the other half is being tied. 
The ligature should be drawn ns tightly as practicable 
without breaking it or culling into tho blood vessel. 
Staggers.—J. 1>. Hoffman, of Kaudoiph, Columbus 
Co., Wis., says that w'ben “sheep refuse to leave the 
stable unless pushed, appear blind, &c.,” he calls the 
disease “■staggers,’ and at res it us follows:—Hating ] 
dissolved asafoctida in water, he lay* the sheep on its 
side and pours a tablespoon of the liquid into one ear, 
and after two minutes he turns the sheep over uud 
pours the same amount into the other ear. He says “ if 
the sheep is not. too fur gone Llii-> will restore the sight 
in fifteen minutes—in some cases the same thing must 
be repealed.” 
— We have no objection to this remedy being tried, 
for wc fancy it roust be harmless; but we do not dis¬ 
cover the rationale of it. Asafcetida administered inter - 
ually is a very efficient antispasmodic, and a powerful 
expectorant. It is also stimulant and laxative. It ia 
used la injections in certain cases. But to inject it 
into the ears to restore eyesight and cure staggers, is a 
new thing under the sun, and we must learn more about 
it before we repose faith in the prescription. 
How to Prescribe the Quantity op Medicine — 
C. L. Hott, of Spring Mills, Allegany Co., N. Y., writes 
us:—“I want to throw' just one stone at you and the 
1‘ractical Shepherd. All medicines are dealt out to us 
How Poultry Pays in the West 
John TV. Hammond, of Henry Co., Iowa, 
gives us his last year’s experience with poultry. 
Jie says tke number of fowls for a farmer to 
keep (in the West) and make them profitable, is 
just as many as can feed themselves by picking 
up after cattle or stock of any kind, that may be 
fed grain and waste more or less of their feed; or 
If they can uot get enough in that way, let them 
into the corn crib to help themselves. No time 
is lost by feeding them in this way. 
His mode of management is to let his fowls 
alone — let them run over the farm, except in 
seeding and planting time, and help themselves, 
and give them the freedom of the corn crib. 
They are allowed to make their nests and lay 
their eggs where they can find a place to suit 
themselves. They generally roost in the trees 
near the house, or iu the orchard. He says he 
finds it is a benefit to an apple tree to have 
fowls roost in it. Such trees gi'ow thriftier and 
bear larger fruit than trees of the same kind 
that have not been thus manured. 
lie kept 100 hens last year. They ate 50 bush¬ 
els of corn, worlh 20 cents per bushel, or $10 
worth of feed. The labor and expense of bunt¬ 
ing eggs (which he says should never be en¬ 
trusted to children,) he estimates at $10. The 
value of his fowls —100 hens and 20 roosters — 
lie puts at 10 cents each, or $12 — a total of cap¬ 
ital and expense of $02. 
He says he sold during the year $55 worth of 
eggs — the bulk of the product being sold at five 
cents per dozen — none bringing more than 15 
cents per dozen. Besides, a family of four per¬ 
sons used all the eggs wanted, without counting. 
Here is a return of $23 over the amount of cap¬ 
ital invested and labor and expense incurred, 
lie adds:—“And now if any of your subscribers 
Coach Maker’s Magazine.— (P. L. W., Sterling', 
Ill.) The only magazine of ibe kind in this country is 
“The New York Coach-Maker’a Monthly,” published 
by E M Stratton, New York, at $ 4 per annum. 
The Winter Wheat Crop in Central and South¬ 
ern Ohio —A correspondent, J. H. B. of Rochester, 
asks for information from our readers concerning the 
condition of the winter wheat in the above named sec¬ 
tions of Oliio. Who will respond? 
Manufacturing Chewing Tobacco —Do you, or 
any of yonr subscribers, know the process of manu¬ 
facturin'.; tobacco for chewing? I wish you would give 
an article In your ptiper on the subject.—Jos. Rasey, 
Barry Co-, JfrH. 
The process consists in assorting it according to qual¬ 
ity, and then cutting t he sorts into shreds by machinery 
Of the mysteries belonging to the manipulation of the 
weed wc know nothing; nor of the “ flavoring extracts” 
used. It is a “ trade” with which we are unacquuintcd 
practically. _ 
Maggots in Cows’ Backs —Wtiat, are those white 
maggots in cows’ bucks r Arc they an Indication of 
disease or prosperity?—W. P. 
They are the maggot? or lame of the (Eettrut boris, 
or ox bot-fly. This fly is smaller than the horse bot¬ 
fly, Harris says, although it comes from a much larger 
maggot, We arc not aware that the presence of these 
maggots is an injury or a benefit Some writers claim 
they are beneficial, It may be that the presence of a 
full-grown maggot, or a number of them, in au animal, 
is nn indication of the prosperous condition of the 
same, but we do not know. 
Bee Culture —A corrospoudent asks about the bee 
department in the Rural. II* Is informed that when¬ 
ever any correspondent sends us a good practical article 
on bee culture, we shall find room for it. And we shall 
try to answer any Inquiries that may he forwarded on 
the same subject. Bui we have no disposition to give 
-pace in our columns to a species of bee literature 
which is desigued to advertise somebody's hive. 
Another correspondent complains that beosnre dead, 
and asks if it is not generally the case, and that they 
have died for want of food. Will our correspondents 
answer? 
Blackbirds.— (W. F. C., of Iowa.) Would we kill 
blackbirds? Are they useful? Iu some localities they 
are regarded as greater pests than iu others. We 
should suffer considerably before we should commence 
a wholesale slaughter of them. Wi i-non, tho ornlthol- 
ogi-t, calculated that the red winged blackbird, lu one 
season, in the United States, consumes sixteen thou 
sand two hundred millions of noxious Insects. If this 
computation approaches truth, wc can better afford to 
feed them than dispense with their aid — especially 
when predatory insects are increasing as rapidly as 
they seem to bo. We know that the red-winged beau¬ 
ties on the alders in tho swamps at this season, are 
tempting murks for the boy’s shot guns. But we should 
teach our boys to let them alone. 
Wii at Ails the row f—I have a very choice cow 
Unit had a swelling commence on her under jaw about 
mat naci a swelling commence on ncr unaer jaw about 
the middle of February. It continued to swell for 
about two weeks; at the end of that time she was 
swollen full from the jaw to the brisket, and, na a con 
sequence, could hardly eat. She became very poor and 
weal; Before this time I could tiud no head to the 
swelling At this time two black spots made tliolr np 
po&nmce on tliu under jaw, about tho -Izc or a silver 
half dollar, which 1 lanced, but could get no discharge 
A few day* after 1 thought the cow would die with the 
lockjaw. I then took a common-sized Jack-knife uud 
opened ii from one Bide to the other of the Jaw, the 
whole length or the blade, aud there came a something 
out as near like u hog'* light as could be, full a* large, 
of the same soli, spongy nature, arid of the most ofleu- 
sive and sickening smelt that ever entered iuy nostrils. 
It then healed up, and the cow is appnseully as well as 
ever, but she game no strength with ull I can feed The 
question is, can you or any of your readers tell me 
what It is?—C D, C., Broad Allin , May, 1864. 
Death and Funeral of Gen. Jas. S. Wai>9worth. 
i —The people of Western New York, the State and 
Nation have cause to mourn, for a true man, hero and 
patriot—a lover of his fellow men aud country—has 
departed' After weeks of painful suspense It was 
ascertained that Brig. Gen. Jas. S, Wadsworth, of 
Genesco,—who was wounded during one of the earliest 
■ of the recent severe battles, (that of the <>th lust )—had 
died at the house of a Virginia fanner whom he had 
befriended, and who cared for the Genera! in liis last 
moments and carefully gave his body sepultre when 
life was extinct. His remains having been recovered 
and removed to his former residence, were buried 
among those of kindred and friends on Saturday last. 
The obsequies were solemn and affecting. No pomp 
or parade, but such a demonstration of respect und 
homage as we never before witnessed- The large and 
solemn funeral cortege—the closed and draped public 
buildings, stores and shops of the village—tho simple 
and sacred ritual at Church and Grave-the grief and 
sadness of relatives and friends—all conspired to ren¬ 
der tho scene most impressive, aud one which will 
long be remembered by the thousands of mournful 
witnesses. No ordinary man —no ono not loved and 
respected by all, in both public ami private life, while 
living—conld be thus sincerely honored and lamented. 
But James S. Wadsworth was a noble, generous aud 
heroic man always and everywhere. How these char¬ 
acteristics were manifested in the management of his 
large landed property, with numerous tenants, Is known 
t« thousands of our readers. Hm generosity and liber¬ 
ality to his tenantry have long been proverbial 
— We have neither timo nor space for a proper notice 
of Gen Wadsworth at present, and will close by quo¬ 
ting the following front the Country Gentleman, the 
the senior editor of which— Luther Tucker, Esq — 
must have known the deceased long aud intimately: 
Gen. W. was chosen President of the New York State 
Agricultural Society, with one voioc, in 18-43, and re¬ 
elected in 1848; and he brought to the duties of t he po¬ 
sition a determination to promote its interests and 
secure its permanent establishment, which has never 
been exceeded, and rarely equalled, in nil its history. 
It was to the utmost regret of its friend* that he refused 
to continue still longer its presiding officer—a refusal 
dictated not by any weariness of his Own in the task he 
had undertaken, but in the hope that its increased pros¬ 
perity might be secured by carrying the Presidency in 
turn to Other parts of the State. In the address deliv¬ 
ered by him at the Capitol, Jan. ISib, ISIS, he remarked: 
“Agricultural improvement here rests upon a founda¬ 
tion on which it never stood before. It Is sotained by 
free institutions; it is the result of laws, wise because 
liberal. The enfranchisement of the many, the ele¬ 
vation of the masses, must go hand in hand with the 
intelligent, industrious, and prosperous cultivation or 
the earth. If agriculture owes much to the benign 
influence of our institutions, liberty owes not less to 
agriculture." 
His devotion to the cause of liberty, aa well as agri¬ 
culture—to the elevation of the masses aud the support 
and vindication of our institutions, was destined twen¬ 
ty years later, to be tried and proven In a way which 
neither he nor any of us could then anticipate; aud 
most nobly aud bravely, with all the zeal and self-sac¬ 
rifice of the true patriot, he has battled aud fallen in 
their behalf. He leaves behind him a memory upon 
which his descendants and countrymen may look with 
pride, and which, more than all else, should lie cher¬ 
ished and revered by the Farmers of the State. 
Obituary.— Hon. Charles B. Calvert died at his 
residence. River-dale, Md. , on the ISth in*t, of paraly¬ 
se, He was formerly President of the Maryland State 
Agricultural Society, and at the t mo of hi? death 
President of the State Agricultural College. Mr. C. 
was a warm friend and promoter of agricultural im¬ 
provement, had held.mnny positions of trust and honor, 
and espoused the cause of the Union in the hour of his 
country’s trial. 
Rev. C. E Goodrich, widely known for liis experi¬ 
ments in the culture of the Potato and as the origina¬ 
tor of new varieties, died at Utica on the 11th Inst., 
aged Hi years. Mr. G.'a labors must have redounded 
largely to the benefit of the agricultural community. 
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Agricultural College Lands. —It is announced 
that the Governor and Commissioners Intrusted with 
the care and disposal of the laud scrip for the Vermont 
Agricultural College, have ertecied a sale of something 
over one-half of the scrip, a portion at eighty cents per 
acre, and the remainder at eighty two, realizing upward 
of $00,000, which has been invested in Vermont State 
sixes. If the remainder of the scrip can be disposed 
of as well, which Is a matter of some doubt, a fund of 
$120,000 will be realized for the purposes of the giant 
— It will lie remembered that the lands accruing to 
the State of New York, qnder the act of Congress for 
ibe endowment, support and maintenance of at least 
one College mainly devoted to teaching “such branches 
of learning as arc related to Agriculture and the Me¬ 
chanic Arts,” comprise 300,000 acres. These lands 
have been, by nn net of the Legislature, gtveii to the 
People's College, but whether the scrip for the same, 
or any portion thereof, lias been offered for sale, we are 
not advised. The lands arc now valued at $800,000, as 
stated Iu our last number. 
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A Sheep Shearing Festival 1b to bo hold at Can 
andalguo, Ontario Co., on the 1st proximo, when a 
good time is anticipated. The Ontario Tunes says— 
« The grand sheep-shearing festival which is announced 
to come of) at the Fair Ground in this place on the l6t 
of June, promises to realize the most sanguine expec¬ 
tations of Rs projectors. Among oilier notables from 
abroad lion. II. S. Randall is expected to be present. 
Asstirane.os have also been received that sheep will be 
exhibited and shorn by gentlemen from Yates, Livings¬ 
ton, Steuben and Wayne counties.” 
Tub “New” Mode of "Marino Sugar from 
Sorghum.”— Wc refer to the patented process of one 
Riggs, to which we gave a column special advertising 
on page OU, current volume. Wo said then—and long 
before any one else seem? to have discovered it to be a 
humbug—that tills “ discovery ” " Is likely to amount 
to a grand swindle-’’ And so it is; for wc see that the 
gentleman is advertising it extensively He is evident 
ly determined to make the people pay him for his “in 
vention.” Will our readers rend again the article above 
referred to, and show it to their neighbors who are 
likely to be tempted to purchase thlB “ discovery ?” 
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l’AMuiiLBTH, Ac., Keceivbd.— 1. Catalogue of Short- 
Horn Cattle belonging to Samuel Thorne, Thoru- 
dale, Washington Hollow, Dutchess Co., N. Y.- 
2. The bl monthly report of the Agricultural Depart 
ment fur March and April, from Isaac Newton. We 
shall notice this more particularly next week. 
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Steam Flowing in Eotit.—W e see U asserted that 
the Viceroy of Egypt has invested $1,(KX>,000 iu Eng¬ 
lish steam plows to be used on his estates—that lie Is 
organizing a model farm on a large scale, where he Is 
Introducing and lusting all modem Improvements in 
husbandry for the benefit of his people. 
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The Weather is seasonable, at last, and the farm ' 
ers and horticulturists hereabout arc busy and hope¬ 
ful . Reports of crop prospects arc generally favorable. 
