NEW WAY OF CLEANSING MAPLE SUGAR, 
ject, published in the same volume of the Cultivator, 
some months earlier', in which precisely the same 
opinion is expressed in regard to tbo “ fictitious im¬ 
portance attached to Iho Pattlar name,” but in differ¬ 
ent words. We said: “ It is often asserted that there 
arc no pure. Panlars now in the l*. States. Individu¬ 
al l o 1 consider this a matter of the k tut possible impor¬ 
tance." {See Cultivator 1844,p. 35.) It was not neces¬ 
sary to repeat so distinctly expressed views in a suc¬ 
ceeding article on the same topic and in the same 
paper. _ 
Wooc Eating.— D. Stukoes, South Olsclic, N, Y., 
describee his Hock of 40 sliecp as outing off each 
other’s wool to such an extent that in February the 
“rumps, hips and legs of some of them became quite 
bare.’’ Tie thinks about half of the flock thus eat the 
wool from others. Their feed haB been half an car of 
corn per head, and good, bright hay; they have good 
shelter which they can go in and out of at pleasure — 
aud in previous years his sheep have always done well. 
He has given Ihom hemlock houghs, salt and ashes, 
ar.d sail aud sulphur by way of remedy, but entirely in 
vain. If Mr. 8. describes all the symptoms, and If his 
description is strictly accurals, the case is a very anom¬ 
alous, and, so far as our information extends, an 
utterly unprecedented one. If the skin exhibited 
irritation, if the sheep hit or dug away their own 
wool, wo should understand it belter, —but whoever 
satisfied that the railroad to the Missouri will 
not be completed by six months as soon as I 
predicted. I had been misled by our newspapers. 
Sheep husbandry here is no untried experi¬ 
ment. 'Whenever attempted in the Territory it 
has been attended with the most gratifying 
success. I understand that there are quite a 
number engaged in the business in the Southern 
part of the Territory, though I am not person¬ 
ally acquainted in that direction. Hut I have 
noticed that all those who are engaged in sheep 
husbandry in this regiou arc doing their utmost 
to extend their business. Last autumn Oliver 
Baltzley and Joun Stough of Punka, iu the 
county above us, brought four hundred more 
sheep from Eastern laud. They were in poor con¬ 
dition, but they have here improved so much that 
they scarcely look like the same sheep, although 
they have had no shelter nor grain. Most of t he 
time they were running among the bluffs, and 
feeding ou the dry prairie grass. The genial 
climate seems to have doue all for them. Mr. 
I Millege, of Dakota Co., Las also kept about 
three hundred sheep over winter iu the same 
way. They all look remarkably well. Thus far 
no diseases of any kind have been known among 
the sheep of Nebraska. Nothing to me is more 
remarkable than their rapid increase. In the 
largest flocks it is an exceedingly rare thing for 
a ewe to have less than two lambs; and no 
difficulty is ever experienced in raising them. 
The wool also greatly improves in quality. The 
profits are very large, though I am not at liberty 
to state them. But 1 have no doubt from what 
I have seen that it would still be a great im¬ 
provement if sheep had shelter, especially in 
March, which is usually our roughest month. 
So far as I have observed, the sheep here belong 
to what you call the American Merino family. 
All other kinks of stock do proportionally as 
well as sheep. Among other things that make 
this country so desirable for stock raising, are 
the hoops would do for soft, porous cheese; do 
not approve of 6uch cheese. When cheese are 
properly made, the use of hoops is to be pre¬ 
ferred to bandage. Last spring contracted for 
his hoops and paid one cent per inch. 
Mu. Moore I wish to say something about 
cleansing maple sugar, as I have found a new 
way to me, and perhaps It will bo to many 
Rural readers. Although it is getting late in 
the season for many to try it, yet, as the saying 
is, “ better late than never,” and perhaps some 
will remember it till next season. It is this : — 
When the sirup is about done, Btop its boiling 
by taking out the fire, or swinging it off, and 
have ready some eggs, well beaten, in a pail, or 
bucket—about a dozen of eggs, to sirup enough 
to make one hundred pounds of sugar. Then 
dip out two or three quarts of the sirup and 
turn on to the eggs, stirring them well, to pre¬ 
vent cookiug in chunks. Next fill up the pail 
with cold sap, turn it into your sirup, stir it so 
as to get it well mixed, then bring it. to a boil 
slowly, and skim it, after which strain it through 
a good cotton and woolen strainer, which takes 
out all the dirt t hat don’t happen to get out with 
the scum, and the sirup is ready to sugar off, 
without waiting for it to settle, which requires an 
extra vessel and is in danger of souring if the 
weather is warm 
To Correspondents. — Mr. Randall’s address is 
Cortland Village, Cortland Co., N. Y. All communica¬ 
tions intended for this Department, and all inquiries 
relating to sheep, should be addressed to him as above. 
THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, 
of the dam ; and many properties or vices, dor¬ 
mant for a generation, are sometimes ro-pro- 
duced in the next. This may he styled “ breed¬ 
ing back,” and only further confirms the great 
advantage to be derived from giving duo regard 
to lineage, and carefully excluding from the stud 
either stallion or mare whoso ancestors in any 
degree, not very remote, are known to have 
possessed damaging faults; for unfortunately 
what holds true iu regard to the re-production of 
good points of Character or of form is equally 60 
as regards vices, although happily uot to Bueh au 
extent, if we may judge from the fact that very 
frequently cart marcs, very vicious themselves, 
produce remarkably good-tempered foals. In the 
higher- bred classes, however, it is more common, 
and precaution should therefore, if possible, be 
taken to avoid the risk of any vice being devel¬ 
oped. 
I think this a good way and 
deserving at least one trial by every one who 
makes inaple sugar and has uot tried it. 
Wm. P. Brown. 
North Aurelius, Tag Co., Mich., March, 1865. 
appetite of wool caters ? Let Mr. 8. watch hip sheep 
still more closely, and see If this really is so. Such a 
thing might happen from salt being sprinkled into the 
wool or sheep — it w ould he hard to account for it oth¬ 
erwise. Mere the sheep oimt. besides giving internal 
remedies calculated to correct the condition of the 
slomacb, we would temporarily try the virtue of some 
sn>'■■■'ring on Ihe ends of the wool, which would be 
supposed to render its taste peculiarly repulsive to 
sheep. Wo would try green cow dung diluted to a 
proper consistency ©n some—fish oil and Scotch 
snuff on others—and other “ villainous compounds on 
others”—until we found something too strong for 
the stomach of the wool caters! But if the habit be¬ 
came chronic in Ihe flock we would rid ourselves of 
it whatever the sacrifice. 
WEIGHTS OF MILK, WATER, &c 
Paralysis in the Horse. 
The Massachusetts Plowman alludes to the 
frequency of ca>:es of paralysis in horses in Mas¬ 
sachusetts and New Hampshire, aud says: 
“ They may be expected to increase through 
March, when they are usually more common 
than earlier, owing to the more frequent expo¬ 
sures to cold drafts when heated.” This paraly¬ 
sis, it is stated, is caused by congestion of the 
vessels of the hack of the spinal cold, causing 
the animal to lose the use of its bind legs, aud pro¬ 
ducing great pain and restlessness. 
The remedies advised are, rubbing the back to 
excite circulation, applying hot baths 1o the 
loins, and Uot blankets to keep in the heat, or a 
mustard paste rubbed into the skin with a brush, 
all over the hack, the a turned being kept in a 
warm stable. Bran mashes and a little physic to 
keep the bowels open, are also recommended; 
aud unless relieved by these means the animals 
rarely live beyond four or five days. 
reply which you gave not being satisfactory, I 
was induced to test the matter, and the mode 
and result arc stated below: 
I weighed in a glass vessel, which had a very 
small neck, and which held nearly a gallon, 
equal quantities of milk, water, cream and 
skimmed milk. The milk weighed seveu pounds 
and fifteen ounces. The water seven pounds 
and fourteen ounces. The cream seven pounds 
aud thirteen ounces. The shunned milk eight 
u 
pounds. 
I send this to you, thinking perhaps, some of 
your readers would like to know the result of 
the test, S. S. Otis. 
Deer Itivcr, N. Y., 1S65. 
Life Members.— Wo gave last week the names of 
forty-seven Life Members of the N. Y. S. Sheep Breed¬ 
ers’ ami Wool Growers’ Association, 
The following 
additional names were sent in prior to April 8th: 
D. W. Percey, Esq.,.North Hoosick, 
George W. Ostrander, Esq.,. “ 
Nairn Burgess, Jr., Esq.,. “ 
J. C. Sweet, Esq.,.... “ 
Qarret Ilollenback, Esq.,.Iloosick. 
Elon Percey, Esq.,. j . “ 
J L. Qnac.kenhush, Esq.,... “ 
William M. Holmes, Esq.,.Greenwich. 
Jeptha A. Potter, Esq.,.Penn Yan. 
Hugh T. Brooks.,. f .Pearl Creek. 
Franklin J. Marshall. Esq.,.,.Wheeler. 
Grattan tl. Wheeler, Esq., f .Hammondsport 
Elijah 15. Brown, Esq.,. i .New Hope. 
Elondo Greoufield, ISsq.,... 1. .Moravia. 
ALSIKE CLOVER 
My article on the Swedish "White Clover in 
last year’s Rural, is bringing me some inquiries 
for seed. I have none, cither for sale or to give 
away. The dry season of 1801 prevented many 
blossoms, and the clover did not get a very 
strong growth. I think, however, it lias rooted, 
so that it may get a good growth the coming 
summer. This year, I hope to he able to test 
its value as a honey-producing plant. I did not 
see that the few blossoms it yielded were visited 
by the bees. This might have been owing to the 
season, and to the fact that buckwheat was 
yielding abundantly’ at the time. 
L. L. Fairchild. 
Rolling Prairie, Wis., March, 1865. 
Rural Noire anil (Cluevie 
The Rural and tiii; Mayoralty.— The election of 
the Editor of this Journal to the Mayoralty of Rochester 
seems to have disturbed two or three correspondents, 
or awakened their fears. One fears that the paper 
will suffer In consequence — which may bo true to 
some extent, for a week or two, hut onr arrangements 
for the future are each that there will he no perma¬ 
nent deterioration in Ihe interest or value of its con¬ 
tents. Another fears the editor “ is becoming a poli¬ 
tician, but hopes that, if so, the Hi ur. will not be 
used ns a party organ t ” » hvn our astute frie nd finds 
in tlie paper any evidence of tills, wo trust he will 
write or telegraph us immediately, and we will endeav¬ 
or to at once abandon an evil to which we are not at 
present inclined, Meantime, we will w hlspcf to him, 
in the strictest confidence, that the position was alto¬ 
gether unsought on our part, ami that we were not 
elected as a politician. Perhaps he and others inter¬ 
ested may infer this from the conclusion of our Inau¬ 
gural Address to the Common Council, which reads as 
follows: 
“ In conclusion permit me to say that It will be my 
earnest endeavor u> discharge llio duties upon which 
1 now enter with fidelity and impartiality. Youi co- 
operation Is confidently sought and will be gratefully 
appreciated. Tag us work together, uniting our efforts 
in promote the best interests of the city and people, 
whose welfare has been confided to our guidance. In 
my opinion every man connected with the City Gov¬ 
ernment should consider the welfare of his follow 
citizens as paramount to party, and vote and act ac¬ 
cordingly, Thus believing, it will be my aim to dis¬ 
charge ihe multiform duties of Chief Magistrate 
houerlly and faithfully, regardless of personal dr parly 
iriendships or considerations.” 
To Protect Sheep from'Wolves.—A valued friend 
writes us:—“Prairie shepherds sometimes adopt a 
unique method for protecting their flocks against the 
night depredations of wolvt'. Trailing Ihe dead car¬ 
cass of a sheep around a cinlct of two or three miles 
by the aid of a horee, they drop at intervals a small 
hall of lard having in the tmer a sufficient quantity 
of strychnine to dnlroitefJjQ^i+for run'ton. The 
Voif in seeming for tnc'llot!, strikes (his trail; (hid¬ 
ing the lard ammunition he tikes it at a gulp: before 
he can reach the next the laid has melted in his stom¬ 
ach, and the poison takes instantaneous effect. As 
many as a half dozen mil Is have been found on a 
What Sized Potatoes are Best to Plant. 
Mr. George Maw, an English experiment¬ 
er, has made some careful trials of the effect of 
planting seed potatoes of different sizes. 11c 
planted in rows two feet apart, and one foot in 
the row. In one experiment, twenty potatoes 
weighing 3 ounces, and the same number weigh 
ing 4 and eight ounces each, were tried. The 
yield was as follows : 
The 20 of 2 Oz. each (2*f1lia.) yielded21 lbs. 5>j oz. 
'The 20 of 4 oz. each (5 lbs.) yielded 2D Um. o;< oz. 
The 80 of 3 oz. each {10 lbs.) yielded 35 ibo. fix oz. 
Extending these results to an acre shows, 
after deducting the weight of the seed, that there 
is again of 5,000 pounds In using the 4 ouuec in 
preference to 2 ounce 6Cts, and using 8 ounce 
sets, the gain over the 2 ouucc was 0,012 pounds. 
Experiments with the above different sorts 
show even a larger gain than this, from lining 
large seed. Mr. Maw is of the opinion that the 
use of larger sets produces larger potatoes, aud 
believes that not only the quantify, but the 
quality of the crop may ho improved by always 
planting the largest and best, that the potato-pro¬ 
ducing power of land may be increased one-third 
by using large seed. 
Cure for Wool Pulling.-J. L. Gillst, Cortland- 
viile, N. Y., informs ns that a year or two since he had 
a flock of grade Merinos wit ch pulled their wool so 
badly that they left the skin naked in small spots. He 
mixed Scotch rtiuff and fish 41 to about the consis¬ 
tency of cream and rubbed i on the skin wherever 
the sheep pulled. The cure was thorough. 
ers. We felt that such a delay, without any 
hint fit its causes, would, in the minds of 
ft rangers, subject us to grave misconstructions. 
And we were totally unable to see in what had 
occurred, or in the nature of the ease, anything 
which rendered 6ueh a hint improper, provided 
it was couched iu terms of respectful delicacy 
towards our opponent, and provided it neither 
expressed nor implied anything which did not. 
come strictly within the letter and spirit of t: e 
facts. The ft rst of these questions we are willing 
to’leave to the decision of all honorable men. 
The last can only be determined by comparing 
the language of our note of March 25th and of 
Mr. Tucker’s “private” letter. As he assumes 
that the former “is open to a construction” 
“ somewhat at variance w ith the real state of the 
case,” we have twice requested his permission 
to publish that “private” letter, in order to 
place us “in a proper position before the pub¬ 
lic”—and this request has been twice refused. 
a Wc will simply correct, however, one error in Ilia 
statements, which wc have no doubt was entirely un¬ 
intentional, because to leave it without correction 
might lead to misnuderf tan ding hereafter. Mr. T. 
says that wc “most, implicitly denied'' ever having 
bought, up sheep to sell on orders. What we said 
was that we never bought up sheep to sell on orders, 
without communicating tbc fact to tlittporsone making 
the orders; aud that In nearly aii eases, we had done 
it ut the express request of the purchasers, provided 
the orders could not he tilled out of our own flock. 
I The large edition of the RunALpubliehcd requires 
each ride: to lie pul. to press some days in advance of 
the nominal publication day. To make allowance for 
this and lor the delays of the mails, we are ex peeled 
to mull our outside editorial matter two weeks, and 
onr inside matter one week in advance of publication 
Poisoning of Sheep witi Laurel .— 11 *. *. S.," 
Corning, N. Y., writes us:—“I recently had five or 
more valuable sheep poison A with laurel. I gave 
them the usual remedy, meltci lard and milk, without 
any apparent effect. Two of them died. I then ap¬ 
plied a crushed onion under the fore legs of the others 
where they join the body. Two or them which ap 
poared to be in the worst condition, recovered. The 
other which lost off the onion died.” 
so unfavorably Compared. This country has 
been cursed by speculation. It is just now be¬ 
ginning to recover from it. After 1850 and ’57 
many who could no more succeed in accumula¬ 
ting fortunes by buying and selling land, de¬ 
nounced the country. All, however, who turned 
their attention to stock raising and cultivating 
the soil have had no reason to be dissatisfied. 
Did I not believe that the value and future im¬ 
portance of this region were not generally 
known, I should not have occupied so much of 
your valuable room. And I greatly prefer that 
all who Intend coming west should visit other 
localities before coming here, and then judge for 
themselves. 
Any person who wishes to leant further par¬ 
ticulars concerning the country can address the 
following persons, whom I know to he reliable 
and disinterested men, namely, Wm. Adair, 
Tuomas Ghipfe, Esq., Wm. Ciieney and Ohas. 
F. Eckhart. Yours most sincerely, 
S. Augury. 
CaiU'JJNTKr’b Collegiate Institute.— This excel¬ 
lent Boys' School, under the charge of Prof. E. M. 
Carpenter, a contributor to our Educational Depart¬ 
ment, Is, wc arc glad to learn, becoming both popular 
and successful. Prof. O. is a capable and faithful in¬ 
structor, and prepares pupils for College or business, 
taking hoys who are tun years of ago and upward. 
The Institute is in the old University Building. Buffalo 
street. We can confidently commend the Institute to 
parents and guardians seeking a good school for 
youths. The next term commences on the 17tli inst. 
Sales of Sheep in Ontario Co., N. Y,— Messrs. 
Pitts <fc Wiley of Iloneoye, N, Y., have recently sold 
to M. P. Thompson of Hillsdale, Mich., ten 2 year old 
Merino owes for ,$1,000, and to D. L. Hamilton of 
Iloneoye, N. Y T ., 28 two year old ewes for $1,707. 
fitommimicaticms, firtc 
Monroe County Aa. Society.—A t a mectingof the 
Board of Manage!* of tills Society on the -till inst., it 
was unanimously resolved that an Exhibition of 
Horses he held ou tin; Society's Grounds ou tho4tli 
day of July m-xt. It was also decided that the Annual 
Fair of the Society he held on the 2tkh, 27tli and 28th 
days of September next. Wc trust both exhibitions 
will prove creditable to our county and city, and in all 
respects successful. 
USING THE BINDER ON A REAPER. 
Substitute for Cheese Bandage. 
Mn. Pitcher of Martinsburg, N. Y., made 
the following statement concerning a substitute 
for the common cheese bandage, ut the Water- 
town Cheese Convention:—lie said the high 
price of cheese bandage had induced him to 
make an experiment to see if a substitute might 
not be employed for bandage. His dairy con¬ 
sisted of 80 cows; had made cheese for a num¬ 
ber or years; had some boxes made, the hoop 
planed inside and outside, and had cover# fitted 
to them in the usual way. The cheese was not 
bandaged, but when carried to the dry room the 
hoop was slipped on and used in lieu of bandage. 
This hoop was half an inch larger iu circumfer¬ 
ence on one edge, and was made an inch higher 
than the cheese. The cheese was turned dully,-the 
hoop being higher aud larger at one edge rendered 
it easy to bo taken off the cheese at any time. 
The hoop was removed occasionally in order lo 
rub oil the mold aecumlutlng on the rind of 
tin: cheese—It was easily removed. There was 
no trouble with the choose—It formed a hand¬ 
some, smooth rind, and chcoso buyers were 
pleased with their appearance, etc. When ready 
to send to market the box was cut down even 
with the cheese and the cover fitted on, and all 
was ready. In eight or ten days the cheese arc 
loose from tho hoops, they are then taken off 
and tho cheese greased. Do not grease the rind 
when the cheese is taken from the press, as it is 
apt to produce mold. Hoops are not 60 liable 
to produce mold as the bandage. Did uot think 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker : — I notice an article 
in your issue of March 10th, in which your corre¬ 
spondent A. D. V. figures that by using a seif- 
raking reaper he saves $4.50 per day, from wliat 
it would cost him to use BORSON 1 a Grain Binder. 
A. D. V. seems very particular about figures, at 
the same time he sets down his hands for bind¬ 
ing at $2 a day, and charges them at $2.50 with 
the binder. I gave tbc figures as near correct as 
possible in yonr issue of January 7th. If it 
required an extra team 1 should have stated 
it at the time. 
I wish to inform A. D. Y. that one team can 
draw a reaper with three men and the binder on 
it. I bad a pair of small four-year old colts 
that would draw it last year. There is but very 
little difference in the draft with or without tlie 
hinder, as it and an extra man are placed on tlie 
outside of the drive-wheel, taking the weight 
from tho grain wheel, and lessening the Bide 
draft, which is worse ou the team than the for¬ 
ward draft. 
I cannot get any five men that will bind snug 
up to the reaper, and my grain came to the stack 
iu better shape from the binder thau it ever did 
from five men. As for thrashing, the bands can 
be cut with a common knife, and they will go 
through with tho straw; the only detriment I 
find with the wire is, it dulls the hay knile to 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE, ITEMS, &c 
Cow’s SoRlt Teats.— “ Milk-Maid" should soak tho 
teals of her cow iu warm water so as to clean them 
perfectly and get rid of all scabs, and after milking 
anoint with an ointment made as follows:—1 oz. 
beeswax, S oz#, lard; melt together, and whon they 
begin to get cool, add and mix an ouuco of sugar of 
lead aud a drachm of alum, finely powdered. 
“Are we Enfeeri.ing our Merino SnEEP,” and 
Other Matters.— VYe heartily thank the Country 
Gentleman for republishing entire our much garbled 
article under the above heading, which orlglually 
appeared in that paper iu 1863. nad it placed in 
the sumo connection the change of opinion in a 
single particular avowed in tho Practical Shepherd, 
page , it would have rendered our record complete 
in the premises, und sot forth precisely the view# 
expressed in the last named work, and which we 
most devoutly entertain at Ibis time. 
In our article beaded “The Country Gentleman and 
our Pedigrees,"(April 1,) we referred the editor of that 
paper to the American Agriculturist, 1844, for a pas¬ 
sage where, iu giving the pedigrees of our Paalar 
sheep, wc spoke of i he “ fictitious Importance attached 
to the Paular name and we stated that It would un¬ 
doubtedly be found in the Cultivator of Hie same or 
succeeding month, though wc could not cite the page, 
uot having that volume or the Cultivator in onr pos¬ 
session. Mr. Tuokku has politely sent us the volume, 
and we find that, the remarks which preface tlie pedi¬ 
grees iu the two Journals are. not, as we supposed, the 
sumo, and that the words above cinoted do not appear 
in the Cultivator copy. Mr. T. was therefore correct 
in asserting that fact. 
We think we discovor tho reasons for the forgotten 
omission 1 We find a letter of ours on the same sub- 
WESTERN SHEEP LANDS, 
Roarino Horses.—W. P. It., Lakeville N. Y.: Roar¬ 
ing is a damage to any horse. Wo never saw one yet 
whose wind was good, q’herc arc said to be two 
kinds, acute aud chronic. The acute is uot regarded 
a permanent injury; but the clirouic is. If wo want¬ 
ed a good horse we would not buy a roarer, no matter 
what his other good points might be. 
Hon. II. S. Randall, L.L. D.,— Dear Sir :— 
Owing to letters that have been received and 
inquiries made that originated from my former 
article, signed “Malcolm,” I again ask for a 
corner in the Rural to submit a few more state¬ 
ments on Sheep Lunds in Nebraska. Though 
engaged exclusively in the work of the ministry, 
I love to do anything that will benefit agriculture 
or increase tbc interest of the Rural, because J 
find the latter promoting everything that purifies 
the heart, cultivates the taste, and refines the 
feelings. 
One remark in my former article requires 
modification. I stated that, here in Dakota Co., 
it never rained in winter. I should have said it 
very seldom rains. This winter, near the close 
of February, wc had a heavy rain, though such 
an event is very rare indeed. I am also now 
Pahfhi.kts, &c., Received.— From I?. P. Johnson, 
Secretary N. Y. Stato Ag. Society, tho Address deliv¬ 
ered before the N. Y. Slate Agricultural Society at the 
annual meeting, February Dth, 1865, by J ames O. 
Sheldon. We have marked several parts of this ad¬ 
dress of cx-rresidcnt Sheldon, which wo shall print. 
An. Fairs.—T he Provincial Ag. Association of Can¬ 
ada West is to hold its next Show in London, SepL 
18-23. The Fair of the Now Eugland Ag. Society is 
to be held at Concord, N. 11. 
