feeding does. One of ray neighbors Bold, on the first the day, which defies all that satire or ridicule may as man —they did not know how to repel it. It was "it dried the best and brightest wood be ever cut.” 
of this month, (January,) ten two year old cattle to a invent to make its use unpopular. found enshrouded in its cocoon in the interstices of It is the practice to cut nearly all timber in the corn- 
butcher for over $60 each. These cattle he raised Now, in view of all the inventions above noted, the straw, and it was supposed to have been nour- parative leisure of winter; but there is no doubt that 
from calves, and kept them as all cattle that are which had their origin in this century, I would ask isbed and bred there, the .same as it is supposed by it would be better to pay a higher price to have it 
intended lor market should he kept, whether they H. T. B. if something creditable to the age has not many now to be bred in the cracks and flaws of the done in summer. We would especially invite obser- 
are to be sold at two or three years old. At least six been done to lighten the tolls of womau, and give her wood hive, instead of arming the combs, where it vation and attention to the subject. 
usually does all its mischief before leaving to find a 
place to spin a cocoon. The straw hives, from the 
.nature of the material used, was thought to afford too 
of this mouth, (January,) ten two year old cattle to a 
butcher for over $60 each. These cattle lie raised 
from calves, and kept them as all cattle that are 
intended for market should he kept, whether they 
are to be sold at two or three years old. At least six 
out of the ten would have paid to heop another year; 
lint my neighbor lias others to till their places for 
next season. 1 wonder how many cattle there arc in 
the Major’s neighborhood that are not worth $20 at 
the same age. No, no, Major, it will never do to feed 
cattle on straw and frozen corn stalks. You will be 
an old fogy before you know it. I may sell my sheep 
next month, (in tact I will sell any time I can get a 
paying price,) and feed others, and I would like to 
see the Major here before I part with them. 
My sheep and lambs had nothing but pasture until 
the second day of December, and I guess they did 
not lose any thing from loth November till Decem¬ 
ber 1st, See II. T, B.'a article in Rural of 12th of 
January, 1861. 
Near Geneva, N. 
John Johnston. 
V., Jan., 1861 
FACTS IN REGARD TO SORGHUM. 
Eiih. Hcrai. New Yorker:— It is a fact that through¬ 
out Illinois, town, and other Western States, this pro¬ 
duct was grown during the last year to considerable 
extent. It is also a fact that it was "worked up,” 
and that large quantities of sirup were made from it. 
We estimate and believe that within a radius of thirty- 
five miles from this point seventy-five thousand gal¬ 
lons of merchantable sirup were manufactured du¬ 
ring the last fall. It is an apparent fact that this 
product is rapidly gaining in flic confidence and 
favor of the people, and that it will bo more largely 
grown the coming year. It is also a fact that Sorg¬ 
hum sirup is good, and that it sells in our village 
markets in direct competition, at present low rates, 
with the New Orleans sirups, and at about the same 
price. It is a fact that, many specimens of sirups 
have deposited a sediment of' grained sugar, or, in 
other words, "have grained.” it is a fact that some 
invent to make its use unpopular. 
Now, in view of all the inventions above noted, 
which had their origin in this century, I would ask 
H. T. B. if something creditable to the age has not 
been done to lighten the tolls of womau, and give her 
more time for mental cultlike; and if we, as a nation, 
have not reason to be proud of our rapid improve¬ 
ment in science, mechanics, arts, and intellectual 
culture. Religion has elevated woman to lie our 
equal in all that ennobles, beautifies, and adorns 
social life, making every man’s fireside who wills 
it, and who will make the least sacrifice to obtain 
it, a perfect oasis in life’s desert. h. 
Mexico. N Y., 1861 
CRIBBING HORSES.-AGAIN. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker: —In your paper of the 
12th ult., I saw a quotation "About Cribbing Horses.” 
Having been troubled some with such horses, and 
having successfully removed the habit in a number of 
cases, I feel disposed lo let what light I have on the 
subject shine, for Mr. Fi.'.TONTon’s benefit, as well as 
your readers generally. Possibly, however, it may 
be but an old light. 
1 regard cribbing as a habit, not a disease, nor 
symptomatic of disease. It may originate from 
improper or irregular feeding, but all the cases that 
have come under mvown observation, I have invaria- 
bly traced to association with other cribbing horses. 
Therefore, I believe that the habit is acquired by 
allowing horses to associate with a crihber, or even 
to be stabled together. The horse 1 now have was 
perfectly free from this habit a few months ago, and 
had never cribbed previously. A crihber was then 
placed in the next stall, and in one week’s time my 
horse was proficient in the art, and actually preferred 
to stand and crib all night than to lie down. I allowed 
him to become thorough master of this habit before 
the old crihber was removed. My horse then under¬ 
stood the business better than any other horse I ever 
saw. Ho had improved on his teacher, and learned 
Rats Afraid of Powder. 
Ii. H. Ballard, Owen Co., Ky., writes to the 
ttural Notes an5 Stems. 
Acknowledgments, and a Suggestion,— Thanks, most 
sincere, to those whole-souled friends of the Rural New 
Worker who spend one, two or three days tiding over their 
respective towns to procure oubscribers. Wo have many 
interesting letters from such, and wish we could find or make 
room for copious extracts. While they are doing what will 
many hiding places for the worm, and were accord I American Agriculturist, that with one-fourth pound P ro<lu( '* goo.) to individuals and community, we hope 
ingly discarded for those made of wood, which in 
this respect were much better. But at the present f° r a year. “The powder is not used to drive a T '''"' nstnen * A letter from an ardent Ruralist In Brie Co., 
time straw is not objeetiontble in tin's respect; such bullet or shot through the animals, but is simply ^ an ‘ 1 perused.! tells of traveling through the 
hives are troubled no worst than others. The moth burned in small quantities, say a loaspoonfnl in a R Xcribers "h* Lw IIumI I!'" resolt “ 24 new 
is not as persevering as formerly, or the bees are P lac e» alon K tbt,r ™®na1 l ,at M and at the holes where being able to fill out the club on the start.) nn ,i advances his 
more so. they come out, with proper precautions to prevent own money — saying it will be necessary to visit ids friends 
The second reason why they have been discarded— accidents from fire.” He says lie has proved its effi- -wain to collect. Well, we trust they are so well pleased with 
perhaps I might better say, why they have not again cacy by repeated trials. The rat has a keen sense of *b ,J Rural that each will pay at sight, without asking 
come Into general use — is the form of the hive. The Hrac b. and if he has sense enough to .know that he is — Those or our readers who wish to unite bsuincss with 
round, conical shape, gradually terminating in an not wanted when he perceives the odor of the burnt pleasure, are reminded that now Ujust the season for visiting 
obtuse point, gives no chaace for using the surplus powder, the remedy will be of great value. Let our and —obtnlniug Hcrai. subscriber* Take a Rural In your 
boxes. As the only inducement to bee culture, with readers experiment and report if the value of this P 0 '*' 1 whenever you travel or visit, an.l let your and its 
most people, consists in surplus honey, a hive afford- method can be rr/M'fied. active' MmA JL'JL'ahlT'l 'IZ'ZLil' 
The second reason why they have been discarded— 
perhaps I might better say, why they have not again 
come into general use — is the form of the hive. The 
round, conical shape, gradually terminating in an 
of gunpowder he can keep every rat from his premi- friends ex P f nentG pleasure L n visiting their neighbors and 
sea for a year. "The powder is not used to driven b'wnsmen. A letter from an ardent Ruralist in Buie Co., 
bullet or shot through the animals, but is simply ^ nst opPD " i and pe,usei1 ' tolls of traveling through the 
burned in small quantities, say a tcaspoonfttl in a *7" J ° f ,f ~ a " 4 . tI,at th " rcsoUii24 «« 0 
. w , , 1 subscribers. He only collected $5, (as he. was not sure of 
place, along the,r usual paths, and at the holes where b(llB g aWe to till out the club on .he start,) Z advanced 
they come out, with proper precautions to prevent own money —saying it will he necessary to visit lii* friends 
specimens of cane produced a much better article of three new ways of cribbing, viz,—with his under 
molasses than others, grown on similar soil, and jaw or chin, his mouth being shut,—with hiB nose 
worked in like manner, by pressing it against the wall; and, lastly, by bearing 
ln view of the facts in regard to superiority of pro- down with the end of his nose, or with his teeth, his 
duct, we would advise the planting of only that seed mouth being shut, against the bottom of the crib, 
grown on cane which produced good sirup in alum- These additional ways he learned after i had tied his 
dance; for the best sirup is where the greatest yield j»w» together to prevent the old method of cribbing 
is obtained. Mr. K--, who has been extensively with the upper front teeth. I then took a small strap 
engaged in manufacturing sorghum sirup, tells us he »nd buckled it around Iris neck, close to bis head, 
has come to the conclusion, from the wide difference a,, d kept, tightening it till In* could not crib; that is, 
in value of the product worked by him, that much of could not force air down his throat. I had him wear 
the seed lias become “mixed” and deteriorated in that strap day and night for a month, and hi* has 
value. He recommends planting truly the best seed of not cribbed since it was removed, nearly four weeks. 
the best cane. I have never known this remedy to fail where it was 
In view of these facts, we would urge individuals sufficiently persevered in. 
intending to plant, to ascertain, if possible, from This habit is, 1 think, almost, if not entirely, 
itinerant manufacturers in their midst, where they limited to the Northern States; for during a‘three 
may obtain the best seed. It is tiie general opinion years’ residence in the Southern Confederacy, (?) I 
hereabouts that the manufacture has less to do with never saw a cribbing horse. The habit appears to 
the production of sugar than the purity or excellence consist in filling the stomach witli air, and the strap 
of the plant, bet cultivators plant only the seed of prevents this. Should this communication throw 
such canes as produced crystal 1 stable or sugar depos- any light on the subject, I shall he glad, us many 
iting sirup, and 1 fully, and firmly, and reasonably lino horaoa arc trained hy this obnoxious habit, it is 
believe, that such improvement will lie made in the as disagreeable to horse fanciers as "snuff-dipping” 
production of this crop as to crown by success our among the ladies is to a Broadway dandy, 
desire to grow sugar. It is a fact that the cano sugar This town is largely engaged in cabinet manufac- 
produclng region was fifteen years in acquiring the taring —not Mr. Lincoln’s Cabinet—but bureaus, 
knowledge or skill required in making sugar. Give Ac. Business is about as brisk us ever. We have 
us fifteen years with sorghum, and we will make sugar, nearly a foot of snow and fine sleighing. Long life 
We have no desire, or need, to urge tho increased to the Rural. J. H. Sanborn. 
cultivation of sorghum, -we only caution growers Rwndiug, Mas* l *61. 
to heed the hints above given. It cannot bring a [lv Mr . g. will furnish the list propoRe(] in hi8 
worse crop to plant seed produced by the canes giv- notP( it wiU bo a gratification to circulate the dol¬ 
ing the greatest and best return; and it may result ment8 to which he refers. We are certainly obliged 
in great improvement, and we have faith in the real- to hinl for hiH expressions of apprecintion.-Ens.l 
mniinii <tf flirt m flint nnnli am II Kn f Ln nnnnU ■* 
worked in like manner. 
in view of the facts in regard to superiority of pro¬ 
duct, we would advise the planting of only that seed 
grown on cane which produced good sirup in abun¬ 
dance; for the best sirup is where the greatest yield 
is obtained. Mr. !\ -, who hus been extensively 
engaged in manufacturing sorghum sirup, tells us he 
has come to the conclusion, from the wide difference 
in value of the product worked by him, that much of 
the seed has become “mixed” and deteriorated in 
value. He recommends planting only the best seed of 
the best cane. 
In view of these facts, we would urge individuals 
intending to plant, to ascertain, if possible, from 
itinerant manufacturers in their midst, where they 
muy obtain the best seed. It is the general opinion 
hereabouts that the manufacture has less to do with 
the production of sugar than the purity or excellence 
of the plant. Let cultivators plant only the seed of 
such ca nes as produced crystal I stable or sugar depos¬ 
iting sirup, and 1 fully, and firmly, and reasonably 
believe, that such improvement will be made in the 
production of this crop a* to crown by success our 
desire to grow sugar. It is a fact that, the cane sugar 
producing region was fifteen years in acquiring the 
knowledge or skill required in making sugar. Give 
us fifteen years with sorghum, and we will make sugar. 
We have no desire, or need, to urge tho increased 
cultivation of sorghum. — wc only caution growers 
to heed the hints above given. It cannot bring a 
worse crop to plant seed produced by the canes giv¬ 
ing the greatest and best return; and it may result 
in great improvement, and we have faith in the real¬ 
ization of tho hope that such will be the result. 
Amboy, lib, 1861. W. Ii. Gardner. 
LABOR-SAVING IN-DOORS. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker: — Under the above 
caption, in a recent issue, of your journal, H. T. B. 
takes the lords of creation severely to task for their 
exclusiveness of invention all tending to abridge 
man’s labor and comparatively nothing to abridge 
woman’s toil, and ends with a nourish of trumpets to 
herald Daniel’s clothes dryer. All this is very well, 
if his dryer is par-excellence. Perhaps H. T. B, is a 
bachelor, and wishes some eclat for contending for 
“woman’s rights,” If so, 1 wish him ail the success 
hia efforts entitle him t,o, and will endeavor to note 
some thiugs for his and other’s eyes —showing that 
much haB been done by inventors to ameliorate the 
condition of the laboring women of America. 
Any one whose memory runs hack to the begin¬ 
ning of this century, will call to mind the time 
when the housewives and daughters of those days 
took tho raw wool and cotton, broke, corded, spun, 
wove, and colored the same, all hy hand, for family 
use—and bees for braking, carding, and spinning, 
were among the social gatherings of an afternoon of 
those days, for both young and old ladies. Most of 
the linen which was the common garments of men 
and boys in those days, was of the handiwork of 
females. 
Every farmer’s wife had her tape loom, and hosiery, 
gloves, and mittens, were made by hand. Now, 
steam and water power, with their thousands of 
wheels, spindles, jennies, and looms, make all these 
fabrics, with careful hands to guide them. The 
knitting machine makes every variety of hosiery, 
gloves, wrappers, and drawers, and easy coats for 
comtnon wear. The Jacuard loom turns out carpets 
of oriental splendor, unknown to our grandmothers, 
and we have patent carpet sweepers to take up the 
dust, without milling the surface. 
The cook stove was an important invention to 
Bottkk-Makino in Winter.— I have long thought I 
would communicate my experience in butter-making 
in winter to the Rural Nkw-Yorker, and you muy 
throw it under the table if not acceptable to yon. I 
set my milk without warming, in a cool milk room, 
and let it stand from t welve to forty-eight hours as 
occasion requires, then set it on a grate on the stove, 
and let it warm gradually a little, — not as warm as 
new milk, but a little. This 1 do in the morning, 
and the next morning skim, and if you or your 
readers ever saw thicker, nicer cream, I never did. 
It is a luxury to take it off. I put it. in the churn and 
grate a middle sized orange carrot for about five 
pounds of butter, and strain the juice into the cream, 
which makes sweet, delicious butter, and yellow 
enough. Do not get your milk too warm, as it 
injures the butter.—J. II. L., Herkimer Vo., A'. Y, 
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gf t -gff \)t t. 
Straw Bee-IIives — Their Value. 
Eighty years ago, nearly all the bees in tho coun¬ 
try were in straw hives. That they were prosperous, 
we have abundant testimony. A few of them are 
occasionally found at this time—enough to prove 
their superiority in early swarming. A few years 
since, in connection with a partner, 1 bought twenty- 
two; these, with forty made of wood, equally as 
good in respect to the number of bees and stores, 
were placed in one yard. As the swarming season 
ing no facilities for obtaining It, must of necessity be 
discarded. When the colonies failed that we bad in 
these hives, we did not restore them on that account. 
1 know one bee-keeper who still adheres to these 
hives, putting the early swarms and prosperity of 
the bees before any of the advantages of box honey. 
I know another who expended some three hundred 
dollars in constructing wood hives to answer the 
same purpose of those niade.of straw. He conceived 
the principle to be in the greater warmth afforded to 
the bees. To make wood answer instead, he made 
them double, inclosing a dead air space bet ween the 
outer and inner hive. Many others — including a 
patentee of a movable comb hive — have used and 
recommended hives made on this principle. But all 
these efforts are only partially successful. As soon 
its bees arc inclosed with an air tight covering to 
secure the warmth, the moisture accumulates, and 
their combs mold. If an opening is made to secure 
upward ventilation to carry off this moisture, a part 
of tho animal heat goes with it, and the gain by a 
double Inclosure Is very little. On the other hand, 
the straw hive absorbs the moisture as generated, the 
upward ventilation may he avoided, and the needed 
warmth will remain with the bees. The advantages, 
then, appear to be in the material — not the hive, or 
the manner of making it. 
Mr. I.angstromh, speaking of materials for making 
hives, says: “Straw hives have been used for ages, 
and are warm in winter and cool in summer. The 
difficulty of making thorn take and retain the proper 
shape for improved bee-keeping, is an insuperable 
objection to their use.” 
I think 1 have shown satisfactorily, that straw is 
the best material for bee-hives, if the shape could be 
adapted to our wants. 1 have taken this trouble for 
the purpose of calling attention to this subject. 
When there is a demand, a supply should be forth¬ 
coming, Now we bee-keepers want a straw hive 
adapted to improved bee culture. I have recently 
thought much on this matter, and have actually con¬ 
structed a hive adapted to the movable frames, and 
have put bees into it us an experiment this winter. 
But as T am not particularly gifted in making im¬ 
provements in bee-hives, it is not at all probable that 
I have the best plan. I wish to induce some of our 
Yankee ingenuity, that is now wasted on worthless 
patent contrivances, to take another direction, where 
there may be some benefit. M. Quinsy. 
St. Johnsville, N. If. _ 
Straining Honey and Making Beeswax. 
Brake up the comb iu small pieces, have ready 
a small tin pun, the bottom perforated with small 
holes, a leaky one will answer. This makes an 
excellent strainer for tuauy purposes. Fill the pan 
half full of comb, .place this in a larger pan elevated 
Winter fare of Cattle. 
A writer in the Vermont own Telegraph gives 
the following as hi - mode of wintering stock: 
How many farmers there arc who, towards the 
close of winter, complain of being short of fodder 
and are compelled to purchase hay at high prices to 
carry their stock until pasture time. I know from 
experience what this is, and find it does not pay. 
There are two causes and also two remedies for this 
state of things, viz:—Too heavy a stock and too 
wasteful feeding. For the former the remedy is ob¬ 
vious: for the latter, a great many farmers have not 
yet discovered a preventive; but go cm in the old 
way of feeding in common square racks in the yard, 
either corn-fodder, straw, or hay. Here is where the 
light, shine. Iu the last mail wo received a note from an 
active friend asking for about a dozen number* to complete 
his volume for 1860. Ho *ay* he always Carrie* a Rural 
with him, and shows it and t.-dks it when among non-sub¬ 
scribers. A suggestive example, isn’t it, Reader? 
A Comprehensive Request.— One C. F. C., of Gibson Co., 
Tonn., writes:—“ l’lease send me a specimen of the Rural 
New-Yorker, and also specimens of the Atlantic, Harper’s, 
the Horticulturist, and Hovey’s Magazines, and oblige yours— 
h.« 1 wish to subscribe for a paper, one or two magazines, and 
perhaps I can make up a rich " We arc naturally sanguine, 
have considerable confidence in humanity, and often venture 
more in our business than friends think safe or advisable,_ 
yet, while it would afford us pleasure to oblige C. F. C., we 
hardly think it proper to invest a dollar, beside postage, to 
comply with the request relative to said magazines. We 
cheerfully mail specimens of the Rural, but fear if we should 
also send the magazines, the recipient would have so much 
loss occurs, and did every farmer know the great a K ood thing (first class reading) that the supply might 
gain there would be in cutting up everything he 
feeds, Instead of feeding it whole, there would be no 
more complaints of “short of fodder.” I have tried 
if and find I can winter ten bead of cattle on cat fod¬ 
der now, a here 1 only wintered fire head last year, and 
what is more, keep then in better order! I feed in 
the yard, in troughs six feet long, eighteen inches 
deep and two feet wide at the top, sloping to one foot 
at the bottom. My cattle eat it up clean — hard but a, 
stalks and all ; and one ordinary bundle of fodder,— 
such as would be generally given to a steer at one 
meal,— lasts an animal a whole day. 
Another advantage is, my manure is all short, 
easily handled in the spring when I heap it up under 
the sheds, and I am not bothered by the long corn 
stalks all through it. Cattle prefer their fodder cut, 
and will cat it more quietly. The same saving may 
be accomplished in the stable, by cutting the hay fed 
to horses, cows, Ac. They soon learn to like it 
better than long hay, and then they can waste none. 
Let every farmer wlio has not tried it, and who has 
been worried to know how to get his cattle through 
the wintei rightly without buying hay, try this plain, 
and if he does it right, he will never regret the out¬ 
lay for the cutter. 
Ktujttfrtes and gumum. 
What is the Matter with the Pick?—C nn some of your 
correspondent* tell roe. through tho Rural, what to do Tor 
rny pigs? They breathe hard for ten day* or two weeks, then 
the ears and none turn black, and they die. They do not 
swell or choke up.—A. K., 'tUltmadyc, Ohio, 1861 
Pulling at the Halter—W itl some of the Re ual readers 
tell lm* Lew to eon* a horse *,T nulling si tbr. hnJL.rl' I Urn 
a fine mare that will, perhaps, one* in a hundred times, pull 
tremendously. Now, it is not pleasant always to latch with 
a large rope around the nock to bo prepared for this pulling. 
She is a spirited animal but otherwise kind ami does not 
pull because she I* frightened.— Niagara, Niay. (’a., A r . V. 
Grinding Corn and Con togktiikk —Is it Hurtful to Cattle? 
—Will Rural editors answer the following questions, or per¬ 
mit some of their numerous subscriber* to do so in their 
««• «• *>"*• l»<*» the bottom by ft.I Mod* 'SK'i, ^,,‘'SW.*Sb' iK 
of wood, uud place the whole in a stove oven, upon 
a couple of common brick. Let the temperature be 
Of (sufficient heat to bake common ginger cuke. In 
a short time the honey will have drained through 
nicely, also most of the beeswax. Remove carefully 
to a cool place, and let it remain till perfectly cold. 
The wax hus now formed a solid covering for the 
honey, which you ean easily remove and mold to 
your fancy. The comb that remains in the strainer 
throw into an iron kettle, and when you have 
finished straining honey, add a pailful of water to 
your kettle of comb, and place the whole over u hot 
the sium* corn ground separately?—A SuitsuRiHKR, Ohio. 
We have hoard farmers complain of injuries received by 
feeding corn and cob ground together, and wc have also 
heard practical men claim that the most advantageous mode 
i, bird the making up of a club ! We make a great many 
small investments for the benefit Of subscriber.- and bor¬ 
rower*— the least of which is answering latter* and paying 
postage, (tbongh often the time required to obtain tho 
information make* the expense uo trifle) — but must be 
excused, on the score of modesty, from complying with the 
request quoted, and many of a similar character 
Devons for California. Ac. — Wo learn that Messrs. John 
and Wm. S. Core, of Freetown, Cortland Co., (of whose fine 
herd of Devons wo have made favorable mention in the 
Rural,) have recently sold several pure Devons to Seneca 
Daniels, of Saratoga, who Is to take them the overland route 
to California the ensuing season. Among them is “Fancy,” 
(1268) bred by 11. G. Faii.E, — awarded the 1st prize at the 
N. Y. State Fair in 1854; also same at tho State Fair in 1858, 
as best Devon cow over three years old. Also “ Fashion,” 
(12X0) bred by Mr. Van Rknssel.er. of Otsego, from Fancy 
by imported ; 'Mayl>oy” (71.) Messrs. C. have also sold (he 
Devon bull “Messenger,” [bred hy Mr. V. R,, sired by “Pon¬ 
tiac," (527), bred by Mr. Fails:, from “Ladybird,” (820) bred 
by Geo. Tamer, of Barton, K.xcter, England,] to A. W. North, 
of Binghamton, N. Y. 
Great Turkey Story. —A correspondent atQuinda.ro, Kan 
saB, furnishes the following singular story: —“ Lost spring I 
had three turkey- liens, but no gabbler, and they had laid their 
first lot of eggs before I could get one. These egg* were 
taken from the turkeys, aud given to other hens, without my 
knowledge, and when 1 was told the fact, I grumbled a good 
deal at the loss of the eggs, for I was confident they would 
not hatch, nnd I wanted them for the table. But, to my 
great surprise, in due time every one produced a turkey, 
Now, the wonder is, bow did these egg* become impregnated? 
No male turkey could have been with them Do turkeys 
possess a double m -a ■' WiU pome one learned in such matters 
explain?” 
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* 1*100 1 IICt.D OV \f AN,IKE Vmtl - A pemajyAAA’tenl writer 
us that Dea. Amasa Holmes, or Homer, N. Y., grew.last 
season a crop of Mangel Wurzel yielding nine bushels per 
square rod, or at the rate of 1,440 bushels per aero. “He 
had several hundred bushel*, aud never fails in growing 
enough to feed his stock — keeping them in good health ami 
thriving well. He bag wintered hogs successfully on these 
and sugar beets. Dea, H. find* it advantageous to dreas the 
ground with clean manure, and generally continues the 
cultivation of the same plot for several years. Hi* soil is a 
clay loam, not naturally very productive.” 
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How to Obtain English Ao’l Journals.—A California 
of feeding was in thi* condition. As “Subscriber' wishes subscriber inquires how he can best procure some of the 
Rural readers to give their views, he will doubtless be 
gratified. 
Scab on the Eye-lids of Cattle. —Noticingin the columns 
of the Rural for January 5th an inquiry for a remedy for the 
above named disease, I would say to W. W. Chapman, take 
fine gunpowder, (if not fine, make fine,) mix with hog’s lard, 
rub on the parte affected twice or three times, and it. will 
effect a cure. I have known it to come out on different parts 
fire. Boil about five minutes, then strain through of cattle, and go through u whole hard.—E. D. Lewis, Jasper, 
your tin strainer into a tub of cold water. When Steuben Co., hi, F., 1861. 
cold, skim off the wax, and melt it. Press it "’ mi rc 8 ard to thn inquiry of w. w, Chapman, in the 
through a coarse linen cloth, and you will see hoes- Rl,BAl ' of Jan ^ * th - feting scab on the eye-lid. of 
. ...... ,, , cattle, webavefonnd that salting very often is the preven- 
wax worth having. A inend at tuy elbow says I tive atlll , rae would ,. ffect a cure ._j. M , Eduehton. 
have made sixty or seventy pounds of beeswax in fKafcon , Mtgan cv „ *»*.. lm 
one season, and sold several hundred pounds of - 
houoy, and thinks it pays better than anything else a Protrusion of tub Rectum in Swine.—I have a hog that 
,, ,,_ * , ‘ vi _ 1* Doubled with the main passage of the body, or alimentary 
tanner o! small means cun do. Marus, canal, protruding, and bleeding profusely at times. I have 
Lansiugville, N. Y., 1851. tried linseed Oil in her feed, but. tn does not effect a cure. 
_„ ^ Will vou, or some of your reader* please inform me. through 
the ji,,,. AL what J must do, and much oblige—A Subscriber, 
gural Spirit of tft t 
This difficulty is somewhat (i-cqceiit in young pigs, and is 
English AgT Journals, and whether we can give the address 
of a ridiablc party who will receive and forward subscriptions. 
For the benefit of our correspondent, tho information of 
other* interested, and the good of the cause, we will do 
a little free advertising by stating that Messrs. Saxton & 
Barker, Ag'l Book Publisher*, 25 Park Row, New York, 
are agent* for most of the English and other foreign 
agricultural journals. They are reliable, and usually very 
prompt in business transactions, a* we can attest. 
With regard to the inquiry of W. W, Chapman, in the l^oinns of ^ovintUunil Jwidles. 
[trai. of January 5th, respecting scab on the eye-lids of J 
NEW YORK LOCAL SOCIETIES. 
The Onondaga Co. Ag. Society, located in one of th4’ 
best agricultural districts in the State, has been disbanded! 
Cause, a debt of only $1,800 ! Thi* must be humiliating to 
the enterprising and progressive farmers of Onondaga, unless 
there is a more potent reason than the one assigned. They 
ought to have more “ pluck " than to «give it up so,"— and 
place. The self-healing sad-irons have eased the 
operations of dressing your linen, and the wash-board 
and machine have come, to the relief of the laundress, 
and displaced tho "battle-board " of old times. 
Sofas and easy chairs have displaced the rude 
benches, and bark and splint-bottom chairs. Ma¬ 
chines griud our coffee and spices, and render useless 
the wooden mortar. Cisterns, with pump attach¬ 
ments, have loft the “ rain trough” to decay, and the 
old “oaken bucket” no longer vibrates in the wind 
on the well pole. The ax and the “till bow” have 
hrh. .U|.«| U U V iu owqr mnuiiig, A lew years - often fatal. It Is most prevalent iu towns or cities, particu- 
sincc, iu connection with a partner, I bought twenty- Thc ,>otnto Dweaae. ] ar ly where a considerable animal rood i* given to the animal. 
two; these, with forty made of wood, equally as A correspondent of the Bristol (English) Times I* may al*o be produced hy violence. Keep the pig clean and 
good in respect to the number of bees aud stores, draws attention to a method employed in Russia to and deny all food, with the exception of a little milk. 
Wore placed in one yard. As the swarming season prevent the disease. Professor Bollmon, of St. Ilef,jrf4 returning the rectum. Secure the pig carefully, wash 
approached, the straw hives indicated the strongest Petersburg!), planted some potatoes which had been re P l!4ce lbe ? ut - f,t the somp tiaie pushing it up a 
colonies. The first five swarms were from these accidentally dried near a stove till they were so j 8 *’’ ^ rm, 8 h 
' J the anus, and fasten tn n knot. No solids should be given 
hives; and when seventeen had issued, thirteen had greatly shriveled that it was thought they would be for several days, but keep the animal mostly on milk, 
come from them. All sent out swarms but two— quite useless for seed. They grew, however: and 
several of them two or three; while full one-third of while all the other potatoes in the neighborhood Scours in Calves.— will the-editors of the Rural be so 
the wood hives failed to swarm at all through the were very much diseased, these remained sound, on^thathirbecn Unvhm sfncMasrrti\\\nd C ^anhear o^no 
season. Here was an advantage in swarming, greatly The Professor afterwards adopted the principle of cure.—P-. Prusjtect Farm, Darn vide. X. Y., lftfil. 
in favor of straw hives. We kept some of these drying his seed potatoes at a high temperature, and Mucl1 ac " Ut - v iu lUe stoui “ cl * and bowel* attends this dig 
hives several years, which continued to maintain, in the plan has never failed. His example was followed , tll *' re1 " re lf 14 necessary to get nd of it , first of all, by 
this respect, their superiority. Since our trial of by various other persons, with the same success: and th f ^ ’T** 0 ’ "^T w ^ S® 
1 » uu exhibition of chalk, or some other medicine wub which the 
them, I have inquired oi many wlio have had them on many estates drying houses have now been built acid wiu readily combine. Two ounce* of castor oil. or three 
in use; all testily to their early- swarming. 1 think it W carry on the process. It is said that the progress ounces of Epsom salts, may be given. Opium, iu some form 
would he suio to give eight or ten days, at least, as °f the disease on potatoes partially attacked is com- or other, roust always he united with the chalk. It is of no 
the average time that those will swarm before others, plctely checked by the heat. The experiment is very USL> 10 ? et ri,i of one complaint when others are lurking and 
The swarming season, generally, is the time when simple, and it has this advantage —it may be tested readjr to n PT ear - It ’' ri11 nt d he sufficient to neutralize the 
bees get most honey. A colony that would collect without any serious amount of trouble or loss. acidity ot tho stomach; the months of the vessels that are 
three pounds per day, during* the honey harvest, -- pouring out all this mucu* and Mood must be stopped;-and we 
would be just thirty pounds better off at the end of Time for Cutting Timber. have no,:a more powerful or useul medicine than this. Itacts 
k J 1 \ 1 by removing the irritation about the onhees of the exbalent 
tho season. I his amount stored in surplus boxes, "W e have been long satisfied, says the Country vessels, aud when this is effected, they will cease to pour out 
and sold at twenty cents, would be in value as much (rentleman, that the best time to cut timber is in sum- *° much fluid, other astringents may he added, and canni- 
as a good swarm of bees. In many seasons, we have mer, if it is not left in the log, but is immediately native Wangled with the whole to recall the appetite, and 
a full yield of hooey for only a few days. A swarm worked up into boards, rails, or whatever ia intended rouse the bowel* to healthy action. The following medicine 
located at the last of this period might fail to get It dries rapidly, and becomes hard and sound. Cut '"l! ^ combinalion of a “ the8e tbin ^ : 
even winter stores, when ten days earlier would have and saw basswood in summer, and iu a few weeks it prepared cha k two drachm*; powdered opium, ten 
, , ,, "* grains: powdered catechu, halt a drachm: ginger, half a 
made all safe. But it is unnecessary to oiler any will become thoroughly seasoned, and will finally drachm: essence of peppermint, five drop*. Mix, and give 
further proof on this point; all will admit that early harden so as to almost resemble horn. Cut it in win- twice every day in hah a pint of gruel, 
swarms arc better than late ones. VY hen these results ter, and it will be so long in seasoning as to become Him will he the proper dose for a calf from » fortnight to 
indicate that straw hives give the earliest swarms, partly decayed before the process can be completed. two month* old. If the animal is older, the dose may be 
and such swarms are the most valuable, the miestiein No doubt, the nresein e ,>f the water nr n.,.,.,,* increased one-half. 
ip Rural, what J roust do, and much oblige— A Subscriber, we hope the "sober second thought” will induce action 
ansville, Iv. V. iBfit. worthy of themselves aud the rich county they inhabit. 
This difficulty is somewhat frequent in young pig*, and is . .. . , . 
lighten ie toils of the kitchen, and gladden the them, I have inquired of many wlio have had them on many-estates drying houses have uow been built 
hearts of those who had long cooked over hot fires, in use; all testify to their early swarming. 1 think it to carry on the process. It is said that the progress 
and handled the heavy iron furniture of the fire- would be sufa to give eight or ten days, at least, as of the disease on potatoes partially attacked is com- 
the average time that these will swarm before others, plctely checked by the bunt. The experiment is very 
The swarming season, generally, is the time when simple, and it has this advantage — it may be tested 
bees get most honey. A colony that would collect without any serious amount of trouble or loss. 
three pounds per day, during the honey harvest, - 
would be just thirty pounds better off at the end of ,or Cutting Timber, 
the season. This amount stored in surplus boxes, AVe have been long satisfied, says the Country 
and sold at twenty cents, would be in value as much Gentleman, that the best time to cut timber is in sum- 
as a good swarm of bees. In mauy seasons, we have mer, if it is not left in the log, but is immediately- 
worked up into boards, rails, or whatever is intended. 
menis, mno ion tnc rain trongn to decay, aud the a full yield of honey for only a few days. A swarm worked up into boards, rails, or whatever is intended, 
old "oaken bucket’ no longer vibrates iu the wind located at the lost of this period might fail to get It dries rapidly, and becomes hard and sound. Cut 
on t ic well pole. 1 he ax and the '• till bow” have even winter stores, when ten days earlier would have aud saw basswood in summer, and in a few weeks it 
given place to machines that out Bnd fill our sausages; made all safe. But it is unnecessary to offer any will become thoroughly seasoned, and will finally 
and the “ Old Dominion ” gives a finer aroma to our further proof on this point; all will admit that early harden so as to almost resemble horn. Cut it in win- 
coltee. The sewing machine, another great invon- swarms arc better than late ones. When these results ter, and it will be so long in seasoning as to become 
. mreuwiMM. IH luevoiiet, T &ere nave ween two principal reasons. The first is, ter part, hastens this incipient decay. Rails cut and 
whereby native charms have been greatly improved, that when the moth was first introduced into the split in summer, and the bark pealed to hasten dry- 
the crinoline stands out as the crowning climax of country, its ravages exceeded any thing that we have ing, have lasted twice as long as winter cut rails. A 
t ie inventions of men for the gentler sex. Its exten- at the present time. Its nature and habits were less correspondent of the New-Eiiglaud Farmer says he 
sive use and utility make it one of the institutions of understood. It seemed to be new to the bees, as well cut aud split a chestnut tree early in summer, and 
Dr. Dadd, in his Diseases of Cattle, says that whim sucking 
calvea are under treatment, the mother should have a few 
dose* of the following compound:—Finely powdered charcoal, 
8 ounces; lime water, 4 ounces; tincture of Matico, 2 ounces; 
water. 1 pint. Divide into four parts, and give one portion 
every four hours. The same may be used for calves, only in 
smaller quantity. 
worthy of themselves and the rich county they inhabit. 
Oswego Co., (at Mexico.)—Officers for 1801: President — 
Alvin Lawrence, Mexico. Secretary — C. L. Webb, Mexico. 
Treasurer — L. II. Conklin, Mexico. We have not seen the 
proceedings of the annual meeting, but learn that a com¬ 
mittee was appointed to confer with a committee of the other 
County Society on the subject of uniting. 
Seneca Co Society. — Officers elected at recent annual 
meeting: President —O W Wilkinson Vice President — 
Wm. Dunlap. Secretary —Charles Seutell. Treasurer —John 
E. Coe. Directors —llclim Sutton, in place of O. W. Wilkin¬ 
son, elected President, Orin Southwick, James D. Rogers. 
Saratoga Co.—Officers for 1861: President —Joheuii Bac- 
ccs, Northumberland. Cor. Secretary —Fredrick S. Root, 
Saratoga Springs. Itec. Secretary —John A. Corey, Saratoga 
Spring*. Treasurer —Reuben S. Burttis, Stillwater 
Westchester Co.—Officers: President — Henry Keeler, 
Lewisboro. Cor. Secretary — James Wood, Bedford. Itec. 
Secretary — John Cowan, White Plains. Treasurer —James 
Armstrong, White Plain 
Columbia Co.—Officer* President —Norton S. Collins, 
Hillsdale Secretary — Abraham Ashley, Chatham Four 
Corners. Treasurer —J. S. Sbufelt, Chatham Four Corners. 
Otsego Co.—O fficers for 1861: President — Alfred Clarke, 
Springfield. Vice President —Charles J. Stilman, Coopers- 
town. Treasurer —G. Pomeroy Kcese, Coopoimtown. 
I.i:nox F & M. Association (Maidison Co.)—Officers for 
1861: President — Franklin M. Whitman. Vice Presidents— 
E. C. Saunders. James H. Woodford. Secretary —I. N. Mes- 
singor. Treasurer — T. F. Hand. Balance of $224 on hand. 
Vermont State Ag. Society.—T he annual meeting was 
held at Rutland on the 10th ult. Officer* for 1801 — Presi¬ 
dents — Ii. 1L Baxter, of Rutland. Vice-Presidents — Edwin 
Hammond, of Middiebury; Henry Keyes, of Newbury; J. W. 
Colburn, of Springfield; John Jackson, of Brandon. Record¬ 
ing Secretary — Charie* Cummings, of Brattleboro. Cor. 
Secretary —Daniel Needham, of Hartford. Treasurer- —J. W. 
Colburn, of Springfield. Additional Directors —Fredrick Hol¬ 
brook. of Brattleboro; L. B. Platt, of Colchester: David Hill, 
of Bridport; H. S. Morse, of Shelburne; D. K. Potter, of St. 
Albans; G. B. Bush, of Shoreham; Elijah Cleaveland, of 
Coventry: H. G. Root, of Bennington; Nathan Cashing, of 
Woodstock; John Gregory, of Northfield; George Campbell, 
of Westminster. The Society has a balance of $3,635.08. 
