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ROCHESTER, N. Y.-FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 2,1864 
I WHOLE NO. 755 
MOOKE’S RFEAL NEW-YORKER, 
AN ORIGINAL WEEKLY 
RURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
to the shoulders, and with a split iron rod made 
for the purpose, the ends are rolled, twisted or 
kineked on the top of the snout, in a way which 
renders it impracticable for Mr. Hooter to get 
rid of his jewels. The effect is, that when it is 
desired by bis highness, tho said Rooter, to 
thrust his nose under the clover or blue grass 
sod in search of worms, the effort, with the aid 
of the permanent roller on his nose, propels said 
organ along on the surface, and his occupation 
is gone. 
But a better way. some farmers think, is with 
a sharp knife to take off the rooting rim of the 
hog’9 nose. It is quickly and easily done, and 
lie will feed in the pasture or meadow as harm¬ 
less as a sheep. There are farmers who object 
to this, however, averring that it injures the 
animal. How it can do so, more than to jewel 
him, we can not understand. We should prefer 
depriving the animal of his rooting power with¬ 
out the ornament. But. good farmers me je wels. 
■ CATemt 
CONDUCTED BY D. D. T. MOORE. 
CIIAKLEft I*. BRAOININ, A»»o<-tate Editor. 
USBANDRY. 
HENRY 8. RANDALL. LL. D., 
Adltor Department of Sheep Husbandry. 
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS: 
P. BARRY, C. DEWKY, LL. D., 
H. T. BROOKS, L. B. LANGWORTHY 
The Rural New-Yorker Is (lesiirni'il to be unsur¬ 
passed In Value. Purity, mul Variety of Contents, and 
unique and beautiful In Appearance. Its Conductor 
devotes Ids personal attention to the supervision on is 
various departments, and earnestly labors to render 
the RURAL an eminently Reliable Guide on all the 
Important Practical, Scientific ami other Subjects Inti¬ 
mately connected with Uie business of Umse whose 
Interests It zealously advocates. As n Pam ily JOURNAL 
It Is eminently Instructive and Entertaining—being ao 
conducted that It can be saitly taken to the Homes of 
people of intelligence, taste and discrimination. It 
embraces more Agricultural, Horticultural, Scientific, 
Educational, Literary and Vewe Matter, interspersed 
with appropriate Engravings, than any other Journal,— 
rendering It the most complete AGRICULTURAL Lite¬ 
rary and Family Newspaper in America. 
Cure for Hard Milkers. 
•• La Fouche, ” Cambridge Valley, X. A'., 
writes: — “Insert the blade of a small pen¬ 
knife from one-half to three-fourths of an inch 
into each teat, and yon will find that the milk will 
How free and easy without the least injury.” 
G. S. Dwight. Cortland Co., X. Y., writes:— 
“ I have used the simple insertion of a goose- 
quill, with success. A large, tapering hen’s- 
quill will answer tho sauie purpose. It may be 
necessary to repeat the operation: but it is sel¬ 
dom tho case. I have three cows now that I 
have successfully treated in this way. Two of 
these cows could not he milked without tying 
before this treatment, but are as peaceable now 
while being milked as could be wished.’’ 
C. C. T., of Vernon, X. Y., writes:—Cured 
one two years ago, and it remains good yet. It 
was cured by milking the teat with both hands— 
a cure which I found in the Albany Cultivator. 
VoL 2, page 304. I will give it. as it 
U there:—Take both bauds to milk one teat. 
With one, press the milk down from the udder, 
and with the other milk it out; applying as 
much force as the cow will hear with both 
hands. The difficulty will gradually diminish, 
if sufficient force is applied in milking, until, in 
two weeks an entire cure will be effected.” 
W. H. H. Keller, Steuben Co., X. Y., 
writes:—*• My father keeps a dairy, and one 
summer he served eight of his hard milking 
cows in this wise:—Take a penknife or a lance 
made on purpose, with an edge on both sides, 
put your thumb on the blade about one-half of 
au inch from the point, take the teat in your 
left hand and fill it with milk, then run the 
blade into the end of tho teat up to your thumb, 
the edges cutting on both sides the hard skin 
that has grown on the end of the teat. The cow 
may flinch at it a little: the teat may bleed a 
few drops of blood, but no matter; it will sput¬ 
ter for a few times, but they will milk as easy 
as any cow. The larger kuife you use the easier 
they will milk; nor will they leak their milk as 
a great many will say; it is a certain cure every 
time. Try it, every one of you who have got 
hard cows to milk.” 
HAND-POWER STUMP MACHINE 
farmers — a great tax upon the strength and 
patience of farmers’ wives at a time when all 
of it is needed and should be ap',) ,i ‘d in insuring 
and securing a harvest. We have used the 
word advisedly. It is nothing else, 
uuless the aid we have above suggested i< given. 
And especially this season when labor is scarce 
are these plain words needed—when the country 
demands increased production to supply the 
waste of war. and when the force of the farmer 
has been drawn upon to give force to the army. 
Farmers, conscript your visitors. Make them 
take the hoe. the scythe, the fork, and visit by 
your side in the field. Do not gi\ c them precious 
time — lend it to them and exact payment in 
kind ami in full. By this means they will 
learn to enjoy and appreciate rural life as wit¬ 
nessed from a labor stand-point. And they will 
the better estimate the character and intelli¬ 
gence of tho men who are called “the bone and 
muscle” of the country. And if your visitors 
lack the good sense to appreciate your position 
and duties, leave them to their own resources. 
Feed them on plain farmers’ fare. Give them 
the hardest beds and the hottest rooms —don’t 
let them think you feel honored and over¬ 
whelmed by their presence. Don't unike your¬ 
selves uncomfortable on their account. We 
don’t believe in that kind of hospitality. It 
ought not to be agricultural etiquette during 
the busy season at least. 
CURRENT TOPICS DISCUSSED. 
Foals must be the offspring Of the mare with 
Which they are respectively exhibited. Ex¬ 
hibitors of sheep must make a statement, on 
oath, when the animal was last sheared. Stub- 
ble shearing is denoumed. “Implements re¬ 
quiring trial must be reported to the Secretary 
as soon as the first of September, so that, prepa¬ 
rations can be made for their trial.” “The 
plowing match shall continue as long as the 
judges may deem necessary for a full and perfect 
trial.’’ The questions to bo answered by ex¬ 
hibitors of dairy products. 
I. A Reversible Plate. W. D. Cook, of Sodas, 
Wayne county, offers a premium of $100 for a 
reversible plow. The plow to be thoroughly 
tried, and the draft to be tested by a dynanonio 
ter, and not to exceed thatof our best plows; to 
bo equally as strong, no heavier, and to turn a 
furrow either way, as deep, as wide, and as 
well as the best plows now in use. The mold¬ 
board and other parte upon which the. greatest 
strain and wear come, to be made of steel; to be 
simple in construction, and to be adapted to 
both steel and iron points. The cost to tho 
farmer, full rigged, not to exceed fifteen dollars; 
the plow taking the premium to belong to Dr. 
Cook after the trial. 
The above proposal was acceded to by tho 
Executive Committee, and the above premium 
will be awarded in compliance iritli the offer of 
Dr. Cook, at the next Annual Fair, should the 
desired plow be presented; notice to be given to 
the Secretary by the first ot July. 
Want of space pro cuts our calling atten¬ 
tion to many noteworthy features of this lisL 
Again, we say. send for one, and place yourself 
iu communication with ilte worthy and venera¬ 
ble Secretary of the State Society. Such com¬ 
munication will do you no ham, will bo likely 
to do you much good, and may enable you, 
through him, to render your State good service. 
To Prevent Hogs Rooting, 
C. II.. Harbor Creek, Pa., asks—“Can von, 
or some of your numerous subscribers, tell me 
through the Rural how to prevent hogs from 
rooting iu the lanes and pastures? I have, for 
the past two years, put rings in their noses, 
taking a piece of wire the size of a large knit¬ 
ting needle, twisting a small ring on one etui, 
sharpening the other, then sticking it through 
tho nose and twist another ring; but without 
success. The wire in a short time would cut 
through the flesh, drop out, and toe hogs root as 
bad as ever.” 
We give herewith an engraving of a jewel we 
once saw iu the noses of swine on a thousand 
acre farm. Tho farmer, who is a thorough, 
driving, practical mau, thought very highly of 
it indeed, lie said it was an English mode of 
ornamenting swine. These jewels were made 
Stump Machines. 
We have inquiries concerning stump ma¬ 
chines. Correspondents want to know where 
thuy can be obtained, at what price, and which 
is the best. We give an engraving of one, on 
this page, which was manufactured in this city 
and sold for Still iu 1S01, which was popular then 
because of its simplicity, portability and cheap¬ 
ness. Aud it ha»l the reputation of doing its 
work well. Persons desirous of knowing more 
concerning it will doubtless be able to get in¬ 
formation by addressing Y. M. Badger, of this 
city, who formerly manufactured it. We have 
hitherto published engravings of several pat¬ 
ented machines. Which one is the best we do 
not know, YVe will be glad to receive expo. 
Hence on that point. 
Agricultural Etiquette. 
At tbis season the denizens of towns and 
cities swarm into the country, visit their 
country cousins —the farmers to whom they 
may be in some wise related. Ami many of 
these visitors neglect, to remember that this is 
the busy season with husbandman and house¬ 
wife- that such visits fail to give pleasure to the 
rural population, unless the visitor in his or her 
effort to restore strength and stamina lost in 
tlm pleasures and cares of city life,develop it by 
other modes than being waited upon unless 
they share the labors of the farmer mid bis wife 
to such an extent as fully to compensate for 
time given by them to excursions, pic uks, Ac., 
in entertainment of their visitors. 
This country coszening is a great nusiance to 
by an English blacksmith in the neighborhood, 
and put on the swine for five cents each, it con¬ 
sists of a light iron roller a half inch in diameter 
and an inch and a quarter long, through which 
passes a light uail rod six inches long. That 
portion of it which passes through the ring, and 
the shoulder's, is hammered round. The shoul¬ 
ders are about a half inch in leugtli. The arms 
are flat, pointed sharp like a horse shoe nail, and 
are about 21 incites long, measuring from, tho 
shoulders. 
The snout of the animal is punctured just 
beneath the rooting ring of tho snout, the 
sharp, flat ends of the arms pushed through up 
To Prevent the Ret in Potatoes. 
W. II. B.. a soldier iu the llfith Reg. X. Y. 
Vol’s. wrote us from Louisiana sometime since, 
giving his experience iu digging potatoes so ;is 
to prevent rot- lie digs just ns soou as the 
potato leaves begin to decay — as soon the first 
signs of rust appear. And he uever lost two 
bushels during six years’ experience in growing 
potatoes extensively, while his neighbors, some 
seasons, lost largely, and one year when he neg¬ 
lected to dig according to the above rule, his 
rotted badly. 
