, _ w tn Hw( .„ _ were bequeathed to them eighteen recites. ana t.ve-etgntns o, hi. .... .. m 
: ;; r r t ck .V r "of are redded new*, to fusion-in other words to melt iL-would 
L mint, „f mankind an innovation, a binn- nnrtninly dtotroy ita form i 1 bo cnmpannon o ho 
, miatako, a nuiaanoo to ho nbatod. Tho fact inrun plattor .» not a good one. for tho roaaon that it 
tt; tho, pat thoro l,v Him to whom all aocrot. I- not nnfflclentl.v toed in tab.., to mjoro .to form. 
“ and a.l oonnonunnon. tooled, and worn it no. or .ta gta.dg, would ho a, poro„„ 
miHues for nothing. We, who contd never make n a hard burned tile. 
wo, d nor the tallest thing in it. feel competent to Raising the heat to just the nght degree to make a 
duct ir one that is made! The original design, immac- tile impermeable to moisture, without at the same turn- 
uiaU as < h ,. decree of (Jon, is scarce inquired after,- warping or destroying its shape or completely luamg 
a„ vet it is everything There is Divine harmony it, is too difficult to be attempted by any of the present 
: n wVl aCc Zd onf and followed that.-there is known methods of burning; and if we occasionally 
perpetual discord when we lose sight of - the ground find a perfect one in this respect, it m merely ac, ..len- 
pt rpctu.il i te i The re ason, then, why roofing tile are porous, 
P 'h"I nnr oxpnrinmnTof eettlgg np for onmlvn. in b.n.nn. th.heal reqdjred to fiehe tbum toefdmrt. 
eminently eocceenfututoenoonrngn further or to vitrify them, will destroy the,; form; »ml as 
r^ n °”Z in that direction? Are we stronger, when laid, they are exp .«dIt. compleb .ntorat.r n 
healthier b.pplnr, than our progenitor, whea tot with watnr. If exp.n.ton by fm.ie.ng will bn likely to 
healtnier, n»r P * - separate tbeir particles during our severe winters, 
created? .... 
With a liberal belief in "progress," we are not Bricks being more: compact in torm, will bear more 
going to make up faces at mankind. It can’t be con- intense heat than a large, thin sheet of the same 
eealed, however, that human affairs arc a good deal material, and still retain their shape sufficiently, for 
out of joint,—enough so to convince us that serious practical purposes; but there is a limit even to brick, 
mistakes have been committed. Touching the sub- which cannot be passed without reducing them to a 
joct in hand, we have hurricanes and tornadoes, shapeless mass. Good judgment and much experi- 
extremes of beat and cold, withering drouths and cnee is required in burning brick or tile in order to 
desolating floods, directly traceable to the removal of reach the point of partial fusion, or of the necessary 
the forests. All onr old citizens know that where shrinkage to make them of the required hardness 
once the brook murmured through the year, and the when cool. 
eighteen inches, and five-eighths of an inch in thick- which I immediately placed upon a table stand.ng of the sheep. How .seldom it is that we see a we 1- | 
ness to fusion-in other words to melt it-would near. The bees were very quiet, but soon all descend- conditioned annual of the bovme race infested w.tb 
certainly destroy its form? The comparison of the ed from the hive and remained quietly under it upon lice in the spring, while animals poorly fed and cared 
^ platter js not „ K „ od one, for the reason that it the table till near the close of the day. Towards for. seldom escape. We adv.se every farmer who has 
rnoUnfficLntly fuseS in baking to injure ita form; evening, suspecting that the queen bee might be either a flock of sheep to read the follow,ng. and take 
it not for its glazing, would be as porous as injured or killed, I passed a small stick slowly under 
ti t,. the swarm two or three times, and thereby removed 
counsel therefrom: 
Rural Notcs anb Stems. 
"Happy New Year” to all Ruraxists ! — Aye, to Cor¬ 
respondents, Agents, Subscribers, .and even borrowers and 
other outsiders. We would fain address each of the first three 
Raising tho hot to jo* the right kw to make , the q „«e bee. which .» tod. protably killed by sheep by the potato of twenty hod from . large 
tilehnpermeahieto mnlktorf, without at the name time the blow upon the We. The bn,„ very soon went np flock Itotwere rather poor condit.on. I fltted . 
wandtrtTor'doetroying its shape, or compInUdv Rising Into the hive, and were placed in the apiary three or loose stable with hoards and floor, ... wh.ch they 
r . too difficult to bo attempted bv an, !,f the'present four feet from the parent hive, another hive being he- were kept n.ghte and stormy day, bav.ng board, 
it,, is ioo uiiHLun w i u i • ~ Thi-re thev nuiotlv remained during hung on hinges at the sides, that conld be opened 
known methods of burning; and ,f we occasionally tween the two There they « , ventilation. 
find a perfect one in this, respect, it is merely acciden¬ 
tal. The reason, then, why roofing tile are porous, 
is because the heat required to make them non-pornnx, 
created? 
With a liberal belief in 
ox feasted on luxuriant vegetation in winter months, 
tiie frost*, inexorable as doom, now hold in their iron 
grasp through successive months, tho stream, the soil 
and its products. Where once furs and overcoats 
were never a necessity, the winds hold frequent ear- 
Robkrt Jamkson, Mineralogist of Edinburg, says 
alumina, (which I suppose to he pure clay,) is infusi¬ 
ble. Mr. Lyman says it is fusible at a white beat,— tending them, 
which is right? My own experience would incline Rochester, be 
me to agree with Mr. L.; but perhaps I have never 
the whole of the next day, and until between twelve 
and one o’clock on the day following, with no move¬ 
ment, except occasionally one would come out and 
either fly away or return, to the hive without taking 
wing. And now comes what may he regarded by 
some as an almost or quite incredible part ol the story. 
While T was standing within a few feet of the apiary, 
I noticed a commotion in the parent hive, and soon a 
small colony came out of it and passed by the inter¬ 
vening one and entered into the new hive, very few 
of the bees taking wing at all. In less than half an 
hour from that time the new swarm was lively and at 
work, and in a few days the hive was well tilled. 
How the new swarm communicated to the parent 
hive the loss of their queen, and induced them to fur¬ 
nish another, which the above facts would seem to 
indicate was done, I am unable to explain, but if sim¬ 
ilar occurrences are "Known to have taken place, I 
would like to see a statement of the circumstances at- 
t/»ndinrr ITirttn. W M. feLOCOMB. 
Rochester. December 24th, 1860. 
nival, and the driving Btorms are a terror and a plague seen or used pure clay, except, it may be, the New 
to man and beast. Grains and grass tliat are now Jersey fire clay, which, for aught I know, may owe 
abandoned as too tender for the climate, when woods its infusibillty to its purity. Will some practical 
were plenty made sure and vigorous growth. Springs scientific man give us more light on the clay subject? 
and rivulets that never ceased their flow, arc now dry Clay, N. Y„ Dec., 1M0. * Ckawpokd. 
as Sahara when summer comes. Our correspondent expresses just the difficulty we 
wore picniy, luaac uiut vihwi^uo -o 
and rivulets that never ceased their flow, are now dry Clay, N. Y., Dec., UOO. J. A. Crawpoud. 
as Sahara when summer comes. Our correspondent expresses just the difficulty we 
Scientific men forewarned us of all this, and travel- supposed to exist, and it was for this reason that we 
ers assure us that older nations are reaping the bitter called for information from practical brick and tile- 
fruits of their folly in this respect. A well known makers, 
writer and traveler recently assured me that in Greece, 
and other eastern countries, desolation followed the £ t t t t t. 
ax. “ Woodman, spare that tree,” should be the U - - * 
imltoil ery «f all who reepeet II ,0 Ordinance of a A 
Heaven and the good of eartu. „ , . A . . .. , 
, , ,. , We find, from time to time, in many of our agn- 
Wo invite attention to t ns su y < t. , iop<, out cu ] tura | j ourn!l | Hi large, and sometimes incredulous 
friends may suggest a plan for restoring the requisite ^ , n d tQ ^ fi(s of bce . cu]turo; an(1 
amount of trees to this deluded and denuded country. ^ jt ^ u> neceR8ftry U) furnish proper tes- 
Tree Associations, - how would that do /<rst, t j mony when Bnch information is given, that it may 
Trees by the roadside. Second, Ire-s to intercept received as reliable. 
the wind wherever it luts a "long streti 1 , or s 11 os ,p (j ()o j wou i,i (ja y ? without further preliminary 
hard. 7/nrd, Trees adjusted to prevent rt u P ( ’ n ,. 0 ^,.]^^ that the apiary of which 1 am about to state 
railroads, and all thoroughfares, l.mrth Trees to ^ ^ UHtonj ,. binR iw in the town Of Alabama, 
protect nil gardens, graperies, and orchards, hfth, O o.» N. Y., and is owned by Ohauncky S. 
Barricades of trees at regular intervals of from one- ](AB#1KflTOl< wll0M( , p. 0 . address is Akron, Erie Go., 
fourth to one-half of a mile in all fields, and prairies, ^ who wil , c fi oer fully verify the following 
unless specially protected by hills and mountain staten)Cnte) jfneceTOaiy: 
ranges. That’s our motion,-who seconds it?— h.t. b. Mj . h had , n the gprjng of 1859 fivc gtoc ks offices 
* ♦- in the Week’s hive, which is provided with a surplus 
RURAL NOTES BY S. W. honey chamber holding two boxes, and will, when 
$mal .Spirit of the ^rc$$. 
<i ninny ill Hogs. 
A writer in the Baltimore Hun says that this 
disease, if not taken in hand at once on discovery, is 
very apt to prove fatal. Many hogs have been lost 
from want of proper care and proper remedies. lie 
gives his experience as follows:—“ i had two fine 
ones attacked with this disease, hut 1 could find no 
one who could tell me what to do for them. The 
progress of the disease was very rapid. In one case, 
especially, 1 noticed in the morning, at feeding time, 
that he had no appetite; in a few hours 1 perceived 
his throat was swelling, but was at a loss to account 
“Borne twelve years since I began a new flock of cla-sses at some length, b»t neither time or spuec admit of 
sheep, by the purchase of twenty head from a large more than a brief paragraph to alb O/rr/'yponilmu who have 
Bock that were in rather poor condition. I fitted a "TiH. n for our pages on practical subjects, have our thanks 
loose stable with boards and floor, in which they *>r ttrir frw*. We hope to fluently hear from them, and 
, . . . , . . . , otherft, on useful topic* vn th which they arc familiar. But, 
were kept oigntA and stormy days, having boards .. , . v r .... * . .... . . 
1 n - though we hare more space than hitherto, we intuit still enjoin 
hung on hinges at the sides, that conld be opened brevltjr and cc , DcLscnras . Ia wri tui B for publication herein. 
and shut at pleasure, for the purpose of ventilation, pi,.**, omit all circumlocution, or talk about tho merit* of the 
The result was, my sheep gained all winter without rural, and pttc/, viit> your subject at one.- — giving the gist of 
grain of any kind, or roots, and in the spring not a tl.,- matter with th- necessary fact* ..mi rtgtnes, in as (evt and 
tick was seen on any of them. Such has been my expressive and comprehensive words and sentences w possible. 
practice from that time to the present, and some i! >-asplam and practical a* posable — that is, wn-ae just as you 
, . , , . , . | .. . ._, would tatk to a friend, for it is not necessary to get on stilts 
years have wintered eighty—commonly about fortv , . 
J and nse large, dictionary words to be an instructive writer, 
or fifty - have never fed any oil meal, and have never f)o ^ ^ thn , not , inly tpach oue another u bat> 
seen a tick on eitl.ei sheep or lamb during the whole pj- occupying little space, give other* » hearing — remember- 
of that time. 1 think the doctrine of protection from tliat we wish to give the views of many, and allow the <ha 
cold, wet storms in late full, winter, and spring, with cushion of various subjects, in each issue- - Arjmi FiimtU 
good care and keep, will eradicate all the ticks in (those who arc voluntarily aiding our circulation) arc doing 
America. An experience of twelve years is satisfae- *o nobly thu. season that we t>cnd lower than over before 
tory to me at least. Now M ti.e time for those that I nndt ' r th " ' vt ' i R ht of oWi « aMttn - }!ut whilp W( ' are 
, .... , . , . . enabling the Rural to rise higher than ever before—for they 
raise ticks and wish to get rid of them, to prepare a .7 .. 
are giving ns the confidence and tncang to excel all former 
shelter for their sheep, and see that they arc taken pfforU They not only ace that there h, no secession from our 
care of in our cold, wet storms, find all will be safe, lba, but are securing large accessions almost everywhere — in 
Such at least is my experiecc.’’ the East and West, North and Booth— ;u> numerous remit- 
. . «. . . tanees daily attest. Go on. good friends of the Rural and 
., , , v rat i e> its Objects! The enlarged paper will enable yon to keep the 
i?) U QUl VI CjS ^VUSU f fb. ball moving, and we will cheerfully send you extra numbers 
for specimens, or duplicate those you lose or soil In procuring 
Scar on rns Eye-lids or Cattle.— Will some of the subscribers.- Subscritjers can at this season greatly pro- 
Kvhal's numerous correspondent* inform me what is the m pte the circulation and usefulness of the paper by showing 
matter with my cattle, and the remedy? They seem to be , . . , . . , , 
afl -cted with a scab, commencing on the eye lids, and it tr > non subscriber* and s»ymg H word in its behalf, 
spreading ill a circle around Uie eyes, causing them to look Many are quietly using their influence in aid of tho Rural 
very singular ond feel very disagreeabbs I presume judging by forming clubs or joining their efforts with others,) 
from their actions—W W. Charm an, Brookfield, Eaton Oo., , . .. 
Mkhit/iin 18d0 and we trust all Its friends — new gutwi-ribers as well as those 
long registered on our books — are disposed to do likewise so 
Tanning Rawhide — Noticing an article commending the ^ convenient and consistent For terms to clubs, induce- 
.—to" tortlcl.-- FWtatort. NISO-, to, I. 
subscribers who will inform me as to the mode of fitting it up appropriate department* of this number. 
raise ticks and wish to get rid of them, to prepare a 
shelter for their sheep, and see that they are taken 
care of in our cold, wet storms, find all will be safe. 
Such at least is my experiecc.” 
^Inquiries ami gutsuw. 
Scar on tits Eye-luis or Cattle,— Will some of the 
RURAl's numerous correspondent* inform me what is the 
matter with my cattle, and the remedy? They seem to be 
affi-eted with a scab, commencing on tho eye-lids, and 
spreading III a circle around the eyes, causing them to look 
very singular and feel very disagreeable. I presume judging 
from their actions —W W. Chary.an. Brookfield , Eaton Oo., 
Michigan, ISdO 
Tanning Rawhide.— Noticing an article commending the 
use of prepared rawhide for many little matters about the 
farm, and perceiving the utility of the same, any of your 
subscribers who will inform me as to tho mode of fitting it up 
for work, will oblige —A Canadian SCBBCRIBKB. Hamilton , 
V, IV , I SCO. 
The article referred to was taken from an agricultural 
exchange, and appeared In the Rural of Pec. 8th It* tenor 
is doubtless fresh in the memory of our readers, and we hope 
they will favor the writer of the above query by furnishing 
the desired information 
To Kill Sorrel.— In a recent number of the Rural. T. 
Good Sage Ciir.kse — is a rare article in this market, but 
we know where it is (or was recently) obtainable. For in¬ 
stance, some weeks ago we received a sizeable box, with heavy 
contents — and on examination discovered a huge sage choose 
from tie- Dairy of Hon. T. C. Peters, of Darien, Genesee Co. 
Since then quite a number of friends whose pedal extremities 
have been placed beneath our cherry or black walnut (dining 
We find, from time to time, in many of our agri- f or u- by night he seeinml unable to stand, his throat E I(K ,„ OHR wishes to know how to kill sorrel. I would table,) have voted that cheese to bo prime, and it is but just 
. ’ * n . ... g..... . j. j r Y— .1 •_ e __ 
cultural journals, large, and sometimes incredulous ail j neck swelled to an enormous size, and his breath■ inform bin. that it can he killed by once plowing in the 
accounts In regard to the profits of bcc-cultnro; and j I)g became very difficult, and by the next morning month of July, August, or fore part of September, providing 
hence it seems to be necessary to furnish proper tea- be Wll8 dead; in a few days his death was followed by the ground i* very dry at the time of plowing. About the i*t 
titnony when such information is given, that it may tliat of another, and another. On prosecuting my of September, 1859,1 plowed several patches of sorrel (ittsll, 
* ■ a**.* \ .... ».U foRM unri linn rifr Ihn tvivl hfi H I 
he received as reliable. inquiries, I ascertained it to he the quinsy, and was 
To do this, I would say, without further preliminary a dvlse,d to mix flour of sulphur in their feed, which I 
remarks, that the apiary of which I am about to state ( jj ( j i an( j have not lost* any more, nor have they been 
u few astonishing facts, is in the town of Alabama, troubled witl. the disease.” 
Genesee Go., N. Y., and is owned by Ghauncky S. 
Harrington, whose P. O. address is Akron, Erie Go., Dwarf Droo.n torn. 
tliiH Btate, who will cheerfully verify the following S. Burnett, of Vincennes, Ind., gives to the 
statements, if necessary: Ohio Former his experience with Dwarf Broom Corn 
Mr. 11. had in the spring of 1859 five stocks offices lust year, from which it would seem not to be “just 
in the Week’s hive, which is provided with a surplus the thing" for those who farm with an eye to profit. 
Dwarf Broom Corn has received some attention 
from cultivators, the past season. I procured seed 
BUBAL NOTES BY S. W. honey chamber holding two boxes, and will, when He says: 
full, contain about 25 lbs. These stocks that season Dwarf Broom Corn bas received some attention 
My Friend, D. D. T. Moore:— Who would have gave five swarms, which were saved; four put into the from cultivators, the past season. I procured seed 
believed, a few short weeks ago, that even bellicose Langstroth movable cone hives, and tho other into and planted in May, on good, well-prepared com 
South Carolina would so soon secede from our glo- tlic Week’s hive. All of these wintered well,—so that land, two rows thirty rods long and cultivated well, 
rious Union, to suffer alone the penalty of so great a j as t spring, I860, Mr. H. had ten good stocks. How It grew to the height of four or five feet, and headed 
the ground is very dry at the time of plowing. About the 1st 
of September, 18.09, I plowed several patches of sorrel (iuftll, 
near two acres,) on niv farm, and during the past season T 
have not been able to find a single plant. Flowing when the 
ground ha. much moisture tn it, will he of no benefit — 
Arraiiam Thomas, Jtijmn, Eon du Iajc. Co., WTs., I860. 
What Ails the Ox 4 — Will you, or some nl vournumerous 
subscribers, tell tin* what ails niv ox, or what I shall do for 
him? Early last spring he hatl the horn distemper, and was 
doctored accordingly. Tie works well, eat* well, runs well, 
hut still keeps poor.—W I. 8., Gaines. A'. )' 1800 
From so iincomplete a description of the peculiar difficulty, 
or disease, to which your animal is subject, we cannot point 
out a remedy. It may lie this result of the distemper—it may 
arise from improper medical treatment at the period of his 
sickness—orit may be the fruits of an ms other malady, (’lease 
to furnish ns a more complete diagnosis, and we will be happy 
to respond Meantime the patient and his case are in the 
hands of our agricultural readers, and some of them may 
unravel the enigma. 
blunder? But, if generous treatment does not bring 
her back, and she commits no overt acts, she must, 
like Ephraim, be “let alone for a season,” at least, no 
man should “ east the first stone” who hits indirectly 
participated in the profits of stave-grown cotton. 
It is truly refreshing, at this time of panic and mon- 
much surplus honey Mr. II. had last season I am un¬ 
able to say—he had quite a quantity however. The 
increase, it will lie obvious, was quite ordinary. 
The ten stocks this season, I860, gave seventeen 
swarms, which were saved. All, with the exception 
of six, were put into the Langstroth hives. Mr. H. 
four inclie^^ivelcuied. At cutting time, it thought I would drop voti a few line* to sou If you had any 
d that thcflfc of The brush thus involved, ^^-uIl‘NewYo!'.^' ydS wm rnu%'obiV U - 
etary derangement, to see, not only farmers, hattheir l uw this season taken oil' from the hives of tho ten 
wives and daughters, and many villagers, coming into 
Smith’s to renew their yearly subscriptions to the 
agricultural and city papers. It would do you good 
to sec the rural feminines come in, and, without say¬ 
ing a word, walk up to the alphabetical pigeon-holes 
and take out their Hr rai. New Yorkkk. The present 
mail will probably give you a material earnest that the 
new year’s subscription to tho Hi rai. will not be 
affected by hard times in fertile little Seneca, [Aye, 
friend Smith has “reported progress” sending over 
a hundred subscribers in bis first letter. ] 
I well remember when, in the day of small things, 
almost every farmer who was asked to take an agri¬ 
cultural paper felt his infallibility insulted. But that 
day, like the dark ages, is past and gone I hope for 
ever and ever; and now every farmer (except him 
who believes that all lie does not know is not worth 
learning, or in the more comfortable doctrine, that 
“ignorance is bliss.”) not only takes the paper*, but 
he feels that they are indispensable to his mental com¬ 
fort and instruction. 
Your reply to a correspondent who did not believe 
in composting manures was to the point. How can 
it be that any observant farmer has not discovered the 
very great benefit, both mechanical and chemical, of 
composting manure, as the true means of both in¬ 
creasing the quantity and adding to the value of the 
manure? 1 have often thought that farmers as a class 
were the most economical of men, and so they are in 
social expenditure; but in relation to themuinchance, 
that which enriches the soil of their farms and gives 
them tint remunerating crops, they are often more 
reckless and wasteful than almost any other class in 
community. I mean in the making, saving and ap¬ 
plication of manures, How often I have seen farmers 
hard at work hauling out barn-yard manure that had 
been both washed and firc-fauged until it did not con 
tain one per cent, of nitrogen! A tithe of the la Dor 
now expended in loading and hauling such an inert 
mass, would have saved that manure with all its or¬ 
ganic matter Intact. No wonder so many farmers 
complain of the expense of feeding and fattening farm 
stock, when no systematic efforts are made to com¬ 
post and make the most of the rich but wasting ma¬ 
nure. I once asked a farmer what kind of farm stock 
he found most profitable. He replied, “ My breeding 
sow. I sell her pigs at a few weeks old for roasters, nt 
from $2 to $11 each, and the sow is so' good a coin- 
poster of dry peat and sea weed that she makes fifteen 
ox cart loads of manure in a year.” 9. w. 
Waterloo, Xmas, 1860. 
TILE FOR ROOFING. 
EnrroRS Rural New-Yorker:—I am not a practi¬ 
cal writer, but am a practical brick and drain tile 
maker, and ms such, by your leave, will give some 
stocks and seventeen swarms, 836 lbs. of surplus 
honey, the most of which was disposed of by contract 
at 14 cents per pound. 
8X6 lbs. surplus honey at 14 cents per lb. $117 04 
17 swarms, exclusive of hive, $5 each . 85 00 
Profits of the 10 old stocks. 
.$202 04 
It grew to the height of four or five feet, and headed unravel the enignip. 
much like tho common variety, except the brush did 
, .* % ,L„ i ou+ I„„e l..ft Koot Rot in SiiEKr.— Ah my Bbeep are troubled with the 
not push entirely out Ot tnc last, leal shrath, hi - ll |)( . pilt , in( ] 1 cannot lind any remedy for it 1 
three or four inch! ^fcivelcMied, At cutting time, it thought 1 would drop von a few line* to see It you had any 
was found that thefft of%e brush thus’involved. ilMV'- 
ftnd the stalks attached, were mildewed, brown and Cyrus Galvin, Ahington. i860. 
red, whereas it should have been bright green, or \v,. give the experience of two practical sheep-breeders 
white, in order to sell well in market. Besides, it upon this topic, one of whom represents “ Down East,’’and 
was three times as much trouble to cut as the coni the other thn “Great West:” 
inoti, having to cut the stalk, then strip off the leaf; The representative of Yunkeedom says it can be cured 
h , ..... i • *, * i effectually bv tho following method:—1st. l ore and scrape the 
ami it is too low' to table for drying, so it must, he cuooiuaw.v uj '' „ m ..,L r hv 
laid on the table ground. 1 think I shall not raise TOC|UJS of MlRT| , knir ,. ^d, Then apply a strong decoction 
any more dwarf broom corn; but if any one else 0 j tobacco, in wbleh ho* been dis*olved a* much blue vitriol 
wishes to try it, he is welcome to what seed T have. (pulverized) os will dissolve, to which is added a small portion 
Or S‘20 20-100 per stock! The Week’s hives —8 in 
number—gave 213 lbs. of surplus honey, —27 lbs. each, 
nearly. The Langstroth hives—13 in number—gave 
623 lbs of surplus honey,—48 lbs. ench, nearly. It will 
also he observed that only 21 colonies produced sur¬ 
plus honey; 21 colonies, 836 lbs. honey, 40 lbs. each, 
nearly. 
I presume some one is now ready to inquire:—“Have 
the colonies honey enough to winter them w ith safety 1 
Have these colonies been fed?” Tn reply to these in¬ 
quiries, 1 would say that I visited Mr. H. and his 
apiary a few weeks since for the express purpose of 
ascertaining these points. Mr. H. and myself thor¬ 
oughly examined each colony, and estimated that 
the colonies would average at least 30 lbs. of honey, 
nearly every frame being tilled with comb and honey. 
As 25 lbs. is generally sufficient to winter a colony of 
bees, even in an exposed situation, there will be no 
danger of losing any bees for want of food. There 
seems to lie but little difference in the weight of cueli 
Suiting Wheat tn the Mow. 
W. F. Cooi’Kit, of Lancaster, Pa., in an essay 
on Cutting and Harvesting Grain, published in the 
Farmer and Gardener, says, in storing wheat in a 
mow, lie commences on one side, places the sheaves 
in regular layers, with the butts outside, tramping 
heavily on tho butt of each as it is laid down. The 
next layer is placed with the tops lapping about half 
way over the first, care being taken to keep the heads 
or tops uppermost. Whoa the entire space of the 
mow is covered in this way, common ground salt is 
Sprinkled all over the mow on the top of the layer, at 
the rate of four quarts to every twenty dozen sheaves 
of wheat— a larger proportion of salt if the sheaves 
are very large. During the sweating, the salt is dis¬ 
solved and absorbed by the grain and straw. The 
effect of this practice has been to make the grain 
brighter, and bring two or three cents more per 
bushel than that which was not salted. Millers say 
the yield of Hour is larger and whiter. Cattle eat the 
Gyros Calv in, Ahington, 1860. 
We give the experience of two practical sheep-breeders 
upon thi* topic, one of whom represents “ Down East. ’ and 
the other tho “ Great West:” 
The representative of Yunkeedom savs it can be cored 
effectually bv the following method:—1st, Fore and scrape the 
hoof most thoroughly, ridding it of all offensive mutter by 
means of a sharp knife. 2d, Then apply a strong decoction 
of tobacco, in which has been dissolved as much blue vitriol 
(pulverized) a* will dissolve, to w hich i*added a small portion 
spirit* turpentine. The vitriol is a caustic—the tobacco is 
healing — and the lurpentln* is penetrating. In slight 
affections, two application* live or six day* apart, will effect 
a cure. In severe cases, it must be followed np for a few 
weeks. 1 have known sheep that walked on their fore knees, 
not being able to touch their fore feet to the ground, 
completely cured by this remedy. Remember that the knife 
performs an essential part m the cure; use it thoroughly, 
Butter of antimony, lime, alum, white lead, vitriol, and 
other caustics, hare been used and failed The tobacco is 
needed to heal 
Our Western friend says his remedy is simply nitric acid 
and copper. Take about ten ounces for a hundred sheep, 
and put ten coppers into it,— it w ill generally eat one copper 
to an ounce, it is to be put on with a feather, after the feet 
have been well pared dow*n. I have tried spirit* of turpentine 
and blue vitriol, and boiling tar. but saw no benefit until 1 
tried the nitric acid and copper. I cured my flock of 200 with 
one application. 
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Points of ^ijvintUural Societies. 
colony in the Langstroth hives, as by the means of Btraw |- reel y j t ^ , t in08 t effectual remedy against 
the frames Mr. L. has been enabled pretty nearly to t!l( , barn wcev il. Experience has prmW this to be 
equalize their Contents. Mr. H. informs mo that the 
fields in his vicinity were literally covered with white 
clover, which secreted tin abundance of honey nearly * ar0 ol <*. indwton. h. 
the whole season, thereby affording his bees extraor- The American Agriculturist says perhaps there 
dinarv facilities for laying up large and almost fabu- no farm implement which is more useful and so 
Ions stores of honey. Mr. L. says tliat no honey nor little esteemed as the grindstone. If it was kept 
liquid of anv kind wa* fed t„ his hoc*. Were it not I under shelter ami otherwise properly taken care of. 
apprehend that some of the foregoing statements may, one of these instruments should last almost a man s 
by some, ho discredited, I would give the profits of lifetime, instead of wearing out m a few years, 
one or two of his heat colonies. It may perhaps be No grindstone should he exposed te. the weather, 
t larger and winter, uatuc e.u uic Thh AflsxJAl meeting of the U. S. Agricultural Society is 
1 a most effectual remedy against to 1)0 lu , ld at , hl , Smithsonian Institution, Washington, on the 
Experience has proved this to be Wednesday, (Oth) of January, 1861. State and other 
Ag. Societies are cordially invited to send delegates. Tin* 
that the (Incision bo thus publicly recorded. (Judging from 
the quality of this product, we have no doubt Mr. I’.’s series 
of articles on the Dairy, commenced in this number, will lie 
both practical and instructive,] 
— More recently, we have been favored with a fine sage 
cheese from Mr. Chas. 8, Mack, of Lockport — another friend 
who has discovered our good taste ! Being already well 
supplied, Mr. M.'s favor was mostly disposed of among our 
associates, who report favorably as to it* quality, though it 
lack* that flavor and richness which age would impart. Fear 
it will not keep, or he kept, long enough to test those qualities. 
Dog Show in England.— A late number of the Ijondon 
Field give* an interesting acconntof a Dog Show recently held 
in Birmingham, which attracted a good deal of attention from 
the lovers of the canine race The jeiinterrs and setters were 
the most numerous, amounting to over one hundred, and rep¬ 
resenting the bent blood of the three Kingdoms The hounds 
were not numerous, though there werfl^Bme good deer and 
ffreyhound*. Spaniels were well represented, and the curious 
w ere gratified by a sight Of two (wxir hounds. The ladies were 
particularly attracted by the little /any/, or what the English 
call toy flogs , w hile their brother* and husbands allowed more 
interest iu Ibe maetiJJ ;, lad!drug ;.. Act efowndlctnds and thcep fifty.' 
Among the foreign dogs shown were three Alpine mastiffs, 
one Oulvati mastiff, fine AY. Bernard dog , a Russian terrier, an 
Indian terrier, and two Maltese dogs. 
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About Asrks .—Ash Buyer— Any ashes to soil to-day? 
Farmer — No, sir. 
Ash Buyer —Give you eight cents, in cash, a bushel. 
Farmer —Can get twenty five cents a bushel. 
Ash Buyer —Guess you are mistaken 
Farmer —Guess I ain’t. 
Ash Buyer —Who’ll give it? 
Farmer — Smith, at the Red Mill. 
Ash -Buyer—Smith don’t buy ashes, nor never did. 
Farmer—yen, but I put the ashes on my com and wheat, 
and the asl.es make grain, and then Smith buys them at all 
that I said ! 
Wisconsin Ao’l Transactions.— We are indebted to Mr. 
Secretary Hoyt for a copy of tho “Transactions of the 
Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, with Reports of County 
Societies, anil kindred Association*.” This Is the fifth volume 
issued by the Society, and comprise* the Transactions of 
1858-50. It is a handsome volume of 555 pages, creditably 
illustrated with portrait* of prize animals, a Map of the 
I’enokee Iron Itauge, &c. The reports, essays, etc., are well 
arranged and valuable—and quite^interesting to us a* showing 
the progress of Rural Improvement in Wisconsin. 
A Short Article ON Manures. —If you must throw your 
manure out under the eaves, put up an eave-trough to carry 
off the water. Never leave your horse manure for a single 
dav in a pile whore it will heat. Distribute it under a shed 
w ith hog or cattle manure, or dirt, or draw it out into the 
field, and put In very small pile* Examine your sheep sheds, 
and see that your sheep manure don’t heat. Use next to no 
litter, and it will pack and not heat; or spread over it muck 
liberally, or any earth and pi inter— h. t. b. 
The Weather during the holidays has been quite coinfort- 
f arc of Grlndwtnnow. at tht , Agricultural Rooms, Albany, on Wednesday, Feb. 13th, 
The American Agriculturist says perhaps there jgqi-That of the Vermont State Ag. Society, at Rutland 
Annual Meeting of the N Y. State Ag. Society, will be held y or t) u . reason — pleasant, but cloudy — the temperature 
at tho Agricultural Rooms, Albany, on Wednesday, Feb. 13th, ^.iug generally below the freezing point, and rarely rising 
is no farm implement which is more useful and so 
little esteemed as the grindstone. If it was kept 
under shelter and otherwise properly taken care of, 
one of these instruments should last almost a man's 
lifetime, instead Of wearing out in a few years. 
No grindstone should he exposed to the weather, 
the Letter way, all things considered, to let what has “ I10t ”»'.v W*** ^e work ’ but tho * un ’* 
Leon said suffice rays harden the stone so much as in time to render it 
, , , , , useless; neither should it be run in water, as the part 
In conclusion let me remark, that the foregoing in lht> water softens so much that it wears 
.A __1. It, Mcf.timnnA 4 r\ flin ImvtAtr vunun All nfillLDii ® 
been said suffice. 
Tn conclusion, let me remark, that the foregoing 
statements in reference to the honey, were condensed 
from a memorandum which Mr. H. keeps expressly 
for the purpose of knowing the exact profit of each 
colony. M. M. Baldridge. 
MiddlBport, Niagara Co.. N. Y,, Dec. 4. 1860. 
A New Queen from an Olil Hive. 
Mr. Editor: — Having noticed in your paper of 
the 15th Inst, some curious facts relating to the habits 
of bees, Tam induced to state an occurrence which 
some years since fell under my own observation in 
Ohio, where T then resided. I have stated the facts to 
several gentlemen acquainted with the habits of bees, 
none of whom had ever heard of a similar occtii ivnce. 
I have not, n any other way made the ease public for 
Jan. 10th, in»t -That or the Monroo Co..(N Y.) Ag. 8o 
piety, at the Court House, Rochester, Jnn. 9th. 
Tits Kentucky .State Ag. Society held it* annual meeting 
Dec. Oth Reported bulauce of $5,000 in Treasury. Officers 
elected President — Col L, J TIhadeord, Bracken Co. Vice 
1‘residents — F Bwigert. Franklin Co.; Dr. J A. Tomlinson, 
Mercer Co.; Dr David King, l.ogao Co.- Directors— R. W. 
Scott, Franklin Co., Abram Buford Woodford Co.; 0. H llur- 
liridge, Bourbon Co.; Wm. Warfield. Fayette Oo.; George L. 
Forman, Mason Oo.; Gibson Mallory, Jefferson Oo., W. A. 
Cooke. Mercer Co.; 8 T. Drane, Shelby Co,; Goo. Denny, Gnr- 
uwhv faster than the other side, and many a “soft rardCo.j J B. O’Baanon, Jefferson Co.; J. U. Bar rick, Bar 
place” in a stone has arisen from this cause alone, renCo.; J. 8. Phelps, Christian Co.; J. J. Towle*, Henderson 
, . „ „i,,_ Tl,,. in-oner Oo.; B. 0 Harreld, Union Co.; Willis B Mftchen, Lyon Co. 
and not from anv inequality in the grit, i lie proper > . 
wav is to allow the water to drop on the stone as it is The N H. State ag. SocKrys annual moo ting hok 
. . % . RriiorUM financially proHporouri. Ollicerrt electee 
needed, either from a cast-iron water cup, or (what Jec.^th * Estes,^D ovcr Secretary — A 
answers very well) an old white load keg, supported y Dover . Treasure! —F. Smyth, Manchester. Direct 
above the stone with u spile near the bottom, which g Walker, Claremont; A. Hoitt. Durham; J. Preston 
can be driven in when not needed, and il kept filled Ipswich; W Harrimau, Warner; N. 8. Berry, Hebron, 
with water will last a long time. Finally, the stone Caydoa Co. (N. Y.) Ag. Society. —At the recent annua 
should not be allowed to gut “out of round,” us no I nlPt . t ; n „ held at Auburn, the following officers were eloctei 
above it. It is a remarkable fact that, the temperature of 1660 
exceeded the mean of the 24 years by nearly two degree* — 
the mean of the year just closed being 48.2 degree* So 
report* our « Clerk of the Weather,” who is good authority 
Lectures and Addresses on Rural Subjects are in order 
at this season, and we would direct attention to the announce¬ 
ment of Henry 0. Vail, Esq., who is a competent writer 
and speaker Knowing the difficulty which officers of Ag. 
Societies. Clubs, &c.. often experience in procuring speaker*, 
we take pleasure in being able to refer to one so well qualified 
a* is Mr. V. to promptly respond te invitations. 
Horses and Butter. —A traveler in India relates that the 
horses of the Meer of Scinde are fed each morning, after 
Tiik N 11. State Ag. Society's annual meeting wm held being watered, a pound of coarse sugar and a pound of clarified 
Dec. 20th. Rr-portSd financially prosperous. Officer* elected 
for 1861: J‘resident—W. F. Ektkb, Dover. Secretary — A. 
Young. Dover. Treasures — F. Smyth, Manchester, Direct¬ 
ors—J S. Walker, Claremont; A. Hoitt. Durham; J. Preston, 
New Ipswich; \V Harrimau, Warner; N. S. Berry, Hebron. 
Cayuua Co. (N. Y.) Ag. Society.—A t the recent annual 
meeting, held at Auburn, the following officers were elected 
tool cun be properly ground unless the stone runs President— Alanson M. Clark. Vice President — 
ideas suggested to my mirnl by the communication of fear of its being regarded us u large story, but will 
Wm. Lym an, Esq., in a late number, on thu subject of now make a simple statement of what fell under my 
roofing tile. He says, “ I urn yet to believe that good own observation, and you can make such US0 of it as 
sand and good clay well mixed, and brought to an yon may deem proper. 
incandescent or white heat,” Ac., “can admit, con¬ 
tain, or communicate moisture sooner than glass,— 
and at a white heat, silex and alumina arc fused, 
carbon is incorporated, and the compound is a vit¬ 
rified mass, incapable of communicating moisture." 
All this is very true with regard to sncli materials as 
are commonly used in the manufacture of brick and 
tiles; but does not Mr. L. know that to heat a tile of 
A pretty large swarm left the parent hive quite early 
in the day and soon clustered near the top of a small 
locust tree, without tiny limbs, which lmd been set 
out a few days before near my apiary. It was simply 
a bare pole some eight or ten feet in height. As T 
did not. like to saw off the top and thereby injure the 
tree I held n hive a little below the swann, and a friend 
struck the opposite side of the tree with a mallet. 
the dimensions he proposes, viz., twenty-four by This process jarred them into the hive very well, 
true; if it should become uneven, get some one to 
turn it, and with a nail rod raze it down until it 
becomes perfectly round. Greasy or rusty tools 
should lie well cleaned before grinding, or they will 
choke ,ip the grit. If this should occur, a little 
sharp sand and water on a board kept against the 
stone while turning, will dean it off and sharpen up 
the grit. __ 
fiooil Keeping vn. Sliecp Tick.*. 
Many remedies are resorted to for the purpose of 
ridding sheep of ticks, and it is not unfrequeutly the 
case that the remedy is worse than the evil to be 
removed. A correspondent of the Country (ientle- 
muv gives a remedy —or rather a preventive —which 
serves a double purpose; tliat is, keeping oft the 
tick, and at the same time improving the condition 
flutter, wluch are made into balls— that the horses eat greedily 
after being once used to it. The writer notes tliat it fattens 
the horses prodigiously. 
The Maine Farmer commence* it* 29th volume in an 
entire new dres*, figure head, &c., and a better arrangement 
of department* than heretofore. The Fanner is edited, as of 
vore, fly Dr. E Hol.MKS, who always renders it interesting 
and valuable. Hong may it wave ” Published at Augusta, 
Me., fly Homan k Manley, at S2 per annum. 
ITSkcketawks op Au’l Societies will confer a favor by 
N C sinjoug (and one for each town in the County.) Nmre- and valuable. *’ Long may U wave iraouaneu av 
tVrv-Jolm G. Hornier. Treasurer —I* C. Mann. Directors Me., fly Homan k Manley, at $2 per annum. 
(to fill vacancies) — John B. Cuykcndall Owdaco; RobertBfU- —- 
Aurelius; Joseph I. Taylor, Meats:. I^Skcr eta hies op Au’l Societies will confer a favor fly 
Or. kan 8 Co (N Y.) Society. -Meeting held on the 10th furnishing u* the proceedings of theirlannualjmeetings, a* 
u,t. floors elected: President- David N. Hatch, Murray, we wish te publish lists of new officers, and note all toportant 
!>/ President _Abner B. Bailey, Murray. Treasurer- Wil- matter* pertaining to such organizations Please gree ns the 
iS F. tSlreen, Albion. Cretan ,-Oscar F. Burns. Albion, facts and figures- name* of officers, state of treasury, *tc.._a* 
„ ,V. „ , ___TL- Sr,*!,. IV flavin,. Fair L'oucisely as convenient. 
ult. Officers elected: President — David N. Hatch, Murray. 
Vice President — Abner B. Bailey, Murray. Treasurer— Wil¬ 
lard F. Warren, Albion. Secretary— Oscar F. Burns. Albion. 
Oswego Co. (N. Y.) Society.—T he Society haring Fair 
Grounds at Oswego Falls held it* meeting on the 6th ult., 
when the following officers were elected; President — AABox 
G. Fish. Fulton. Vice J ’residents — Robert Oliver, Oswego 
City; Norman'Rowe, Ne * 1 tavern Treasurer — 8 ' i Merriiim, 
New- Haven. Executive Committee— John Reeve* K Cnth- 
cart, L. A. Hovev. The Society located at Mexico held ita 
anuual meeting on the 26th ult., hut we have not received the 
proceedings- [Our readers will remember that Oswego has 
two County Ag. Societies ] 
To Correspondents. — Many communications,) inquiries, 
etc., sent us within the past few days (with business letters, 
and often on the same sheet,) are yet unexamined. Friends 
will bear in mind that we arc receiving several hundred letters 
per dav at this season, and exercise patience. If those send 
jug articles and business letters at the same time, will writ.' 
the former on separate sheets, they will save us both time and 
labor, and their favors receive earlier attention. 
