m 
Jared Foreman,. 
Henry Handley, 
Jus. McCune,. 
J. N. Wright, 
Ik »? 
J. n. Grant,. 
.1 
way. They are entirely destitute of wrinkles Skiplon a 
or of tbroatiuess — the only pendulous skin Mr. Suaw 
about them being about an inch broad and run- best llock 
ning from their chops part way down the under- me to soli 
side of their nocks. But just as little do they the best k 
resemble the small, narrow chested, enervated wrote: — 
Saxon which we used to see in this country. .Trusting 
They are of good size for their age, are as round that even 
as an apple both in the barrel and neck, are lull they may i 
in the bosom, have good broad heads, and their no discrec 
whole appearauce betokens, in our judgment, tunity oi 
high locomotive powers and indomitable vigoi' of am,” &c. 
con dilution. After seeiDg these sheep, we cau 
somewhat realize how many an Australian flock OHI< 
roams twenty miles a day over Bcorchiug, desert 
plains after its scanty food, composed of sub- Tub sb< 
stances on which our American Merinos would Ohio Woo 
starve, unless slowly and carefully broken in to Newark c 
such modes of life. They look and move as weather v 
game-like as deer. We should be willing to as on the 
wager something that they could soon bo taught sheep Fa 
to take a nine-rail fence, at a flying leap, like 6 heep or fl 
deer! It was amusing to see with what curiosity to "weigh 
ami apparent intelligence they examined their after shei 
new surroundings. We were not quite prepared take from 
to believe the Doctor’s statement that they never 
had seen salt and would not eat it, and so we Name 
tried them. Each stepped up to the dish and Eli Keller, 
scanned its contents for a moment, but not one „ 
touched it I When their feet for the tirst time “ “ ( 
in their lives pressed a thick velvet green-sward, j “ g D “ ]an ( 
they appeared astonished. They looked at it ' ' “ 
and then put down their noses and tasted it. *, “ 
Finding it not “ bad to take,” they ate greedily “ “ 
for a moment, but then up went their heads and CouIter & Bro 
they began to make an investigation of their “ 
whereabouts. This was constantly repeated. J ^ e(1 For f,' 
The second day, they capered like fawns, or «* “ 
young lambs, when let out of their stable. They ^ a ®- Plttsfoi 
were kept partly to hay, three or four days, and a. & W. B t 
finally went on their grass feed entirely, and up I', 
to this time have not exhibited a particle of » 
6C0UriDg - D P McMt 
Are we asked if they resemble the type of jj. R. Wise, 
the original Spanish sheep ? Far more nearly, 
doubtless, than do the American Merinos; hut V. y 
they are essentially changed and improved from “ “ 
the Spanish model. They are larger and much u “ 
rounder in the carcass. They yield vastly supe- McCur 
rior wool to the Spanish, and these picked sheep <jn eB Hobar 
at least yield almost a double quantity of it. S. S. Mathc 
They were sheared in Australia on the 25th of Mathews 
November, 1564, and again at our barn, and Paul Gurney 
under our eye, on the 22d of May, 1805, so that » »* 
the fleece lacked a fraction of six months T 
growth. Their wool on the latter occasion was Vt " .V 
cot washed, but it was destitute of a particle of H. H.^Pmnp 
sticky yolk (it having been repeateiliy saturated ' b.' 1 -■ 
with sea water.) and we regarded it as clean as John Cnmpl 
ordinary brook-washed wool Is in this country. < 3 . w Polio 
One of the Lcarmonth ewes’ fleeces weighed 
4 lbs. 9 02 s., the other 4 ibs., and that of the « .• 
ram 5 its. 2 ozs. Two other ewes yielded over J H. Grant, 
3 tbs. a piece. The two Lcarmonth ewes appear 
to be coming three, and the others two years Prizes 0 
old. Now it appears from Sir Joseph Banks’ three best 
five annual reports on the subject, that the royal three best. 
Negretti flock of George IIL, from which, as al- tin Tuesds 
ready said, these Australian sheep are descended, brought th 
though not during that period rising above 108 in Associatior 
Vi umber, among which a few wethers were included , 011 that an 
yielded for live years (from 1798 to 1S02 Inclu- tees rnovei 
slve,) only the average amount of 3 153-247 tt>s. the farmeri 
of brook-washed wool per head. The wool may ttUC l this wa 
have been and probably was washed cleaner in delivered a 
England, but no reasonable allowance for this day eveninc 
will account for the greatly increased weight of friend Col. 
the Australian fleeces in proportion to their notwithstai 
. period of growth. weather, tl 
We hail the arrival af these Australian sheep tory to tho 
on several grounds. We do not for a moment — 
eupiose that they can rival the American Me- INCREASE 
rinos in the production of that medium Me¬ 
rino wool for which there is a vastly greater 
demand in our country than for very tine staples. 
We do not think that a cross with them M ould 
improve our American Merinos, for the objects Henry S 
for which the latter arc bred. Indeed, we be- Cortland 
lievc for both those objects, our American ^ avc * or mi 
Merinos are far, very far, superior to any other ‘ ,1 'bcsubjci 
sheep the world ever saw. But, although the Cion in youi 
great bod}* of our people generally wear stout mL ‘ 
mediant fabrics, which demand medium M*ools, YTnk 
ought wc not also to provide the raw material Growers’ A 
for such fabrics of luxury as are consumed in daigua, on 
the United States — when we can do 60 as well Firmly im 
-’is not? A portion of our people choose to wear a long time, 
fine broadcloths, delaines of choice quality, &c., m-ooI growl 
&c., and an immense number do so on holiday particular g 
occasions. Why pay an annual tribute to Aus- nuinufuctori 
•Iralia or Germany lor these staples of luxury, if and am still 
enterprising men like Dr. Kenwortdy, Wil- order to lay 
IAAM Chamberlain, and others, are Milling to will induce 
take the chances of rendering them profitable? wool which 
The Australian Merinos fill a chasm in our the same ti 
wants. They furnish fine wool of a longer grower, 
staple than any ever before introduced into our We want 
country. Indeed, it Is not probable they can be medium am 
rivaled in this particular in Europe or in any common lab 
other country but Australia. They bring us ported, in 01 
Merino blood of unquestionable purity, which I believe tha 
may be used in a variety of ways, unmixed or in the Cotswol 
crosses, in producing delaine wools of every the kind ol 
quality, and they furnish a better starting point, imported hi 
for this purpose than could be found elsewhere inclose here 
in the world. What may be more a matter of and other p 
fancy — but it is a fancy we cherish — they g5ve certainly ret 
ns back, pure and unadulterated, one of those dueer. 
ancient cabanas of Spain (the Negretti) which It would a: 
was once introduced into this country, but lost at your meel 
by intermixture with the other Spanish families ing to admit 
of sheep. Finally, they give us a hardy race of 
fine wooled sheep, accustomed to privations and 
scarce feed and constant travel in pursuit of it. j> y _j n 
These qualities would specially adapt them to may h ’ pen 
immense tracts of land in our Southern States tbat I)rL)C lnc 
which now yield nothing to their owners. clemand I hi 
The imported sheep were the choice, or among hav( . th( 
the choicest, of the celebrated flocks from which on exl 
they were taken. Letters from their breeders, tnjcnt 
now in our possession, establish these facts. _ 
Those from Mr. Leakmontu he declares arc * T| )e sam j 
those which won the 11 ret prizes both at the combing woo! 
Skipton and Intercolonial Show at Melbourne. 
Mr. Shaw says of his; — “ They are out of my 
best flock. 1 wish you had been here to help 
me to select them, hut 1 have sent what I deem 
tho best kind of stock to breed.” Mr. Cdrrip. 
iv r 0 tc; — “They are all good and truly bred. 
Trusting that they may reach you safely, and 
that even in comparison M’ilh American sheep 
they may do the country which produced them 
no discredit, and that you M'ill have an oppoi- 
tunity of bringing them into comparison, 
OHIO STATE SHEEP SHEARING. 
Tue sheariug and exhibition of sheep of the 
Ohio Wool Growers’ Association took place at 
Newark on the 11th and 12th inst., and the 
weather was as rainy and uncomfortable there 
as on the same days at our New York State 
Sheep Fair. No premiums were offered on 
sheep or fleeces, hut committees were appointed 
to weigh the fleeces and to weigh the carcass 
after shearing. Their report of weights we 
take from the Ohio Farmer, and it Is as follows: 
Names. Sex, 
Eli Keller,. ewe, 
1 “ (Princess,) “ 
* “ (Hibbard,) ram, 
S. Delano,. ewe, 
Jas. Plttsford,. 
it u 
A. & W. Barton,.... 
D. P. McMillen,. “ 
H. R. Wise. “ 
Giles Hobart. “ 
S. S. Mathews,. ewe, 
it u 11 
Mathews*Foreman, ram, 
Paul Gurney,. “ 
John Campbell,. ewe, 2 
o ** “ 3 
G. W. Pollock,. “ 2 
Carcass. 
lbs. 
92 
81) 4 
85 
05)4 
111 
57 
57 
58 
91 
09 
41 
72)4 
57) 4 
52 
60 
704 
504 
76 
53)4 
74)4 
82 
59)4 
80 
09)4 
53 
76)4 
62)4 
52) 4 
50 
53 
47 
58) 4 
78 
107)4 
46 
53) 4 
144)4 
52 
70 
74)4 
82) 4 
117 
64 
110 
130 
120 
74 
86)4 
86 
904 
137 
93)4 
80, 
89)4 
Fleece, 
lbs, oz. 
13 06)4 
21 004 
12 11 
8 10 
10 14 
9 03 
14 01 
10 09)4 
11 02 
11 08 
15 08 
10 14 
10 00 
10 04 
10 05 
“ . ewe, 1 64 12 06)4 
" H. R. Pnmphrey,,... ram, 5 110 16 04 
J. P. Devinny. “ 4 130 17 05 
“ “ . “ 3 120 
John Campbell. ewe, 2 74 14 00 
o “ ,“ 3 86)4 18 09)4 
G.W. Pollock,. “ 2 86 12 00)4 
“ “ . .. “ 4 91)4 17 04)tf 
“ “ . ram, 5 137 21 01)4 
“ “ .ewe. 3 93)4 13 01)4 
J. H. Grant,. “ 4 84% 13 03 
« “ “ 2 S9)4 12 06)4 
Prizes of $15, §10 and §5 were paid to the 
three best men shearers, and the same to the 
three best shearers under 18 years of age. 
On Tuesday evening, President Montgomery 
brought the subject of wool prices before the 
Association, which was considerably discussed 
on that and the following evening. Mr. Win¬ 
ters moved “ that S5 cents be the price at which 
the farmers of Ohio should hold their M*ool,” 
and this was carried. Hon. Coldmuus Delano 
delivered a very instructive address on Wednes¬ 
day evening. We gather from the report of our 
friend Col. Harris of the Ohio Farmer, that, 
notwithstanding the great drawback of the 
weather, the proceedings were highly satisfac¬ 
tory to those engaged in them. 
INCREASES SUPPLY OF COMBING WOOL 
NEEDED. 
Department or Agricultcbe. ) 
Washington, D. C., May 5, 1S65. } 
Henry S. Randall, Esq., President, Ac., 
Cortland Village, N. Y .—Mg Dear Sir —1 
have for many years taken a very deep Interest, 
in the subject to which you have called my atten¬ 
tion in your note of the 22 d ult., by kindJy invi¬ 
ting me to be present at the Annual Fair of “The 
New York State Sheep Breeders 5 and Wool 
Growers’ Association,” to be held at Canan¬ 
daigua, on the 9th, 10th and 11th instant. 
Firmly impressed as I am, and have been for 
a long time, that efforts should be made by the 
wool growers of our country, to produce the 
particular grades of wool most in demand at our 
manufactories, I have been institut ing measures, 
and am still further investigating the matter, in 
order to lay hefore our wool growers facts which 
will induce them to produce those grades of 
wool which find the best market, and Miiich at 
the same time pay the greatest profit to the 
grower. 
We want a largely increased supply of the 
medium and common staples, for combing and 
j common fabrics —these grades being largely im¬ 
ported, in order to keep our mills in operation. 
I believe that a cross can he produced, between 
the Cotswold and South-Down, which will yield 
the kind of wool so much needed, and so largely 
imported by our manufacturers; and I beg to 
inclose herewith a sample, which, for combing 
and other purposes, seems desirable,* and will 
certainly return a handsome profit to the pro¬ 
ducer. 
It would afford me great pleasure to be present 
at your meeting, hut official duties are too press¬ 
ing to admit of my absence. 
1 am, 8 ir, Your Ob’t Scrv’t, 
Isaac Newton. 
P. S. — In order to show* wool growers who 
may happen to visit this city the kinds of sheep 
that produce the grades of w’ool now most in 
demand, I have procured some fine specimens— 
have had them stuffed and mounted, and placed 
them on exhibition in the Museum of this De¬ 
partment. J. w. 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE, ITEMS, &c 
A RBMARK.AnLE FLEECED F.WE.—William R. TlTTS, 
IIoneo.ve, Ontario Co., N. Y. owns an eight year old 
owe. Empress, winch perhaps, has yielded as much 
wool as any other Merino ewe of the same age ou 
record. Her first fleece, clipped at a public shearing, 
(1858.) was 14*4 lbs ; her second. 11 lbe.; her third, 
(publicly sheared,) 21 Ihs, 5 ozs.; her fourth and fifth 
about 15 lbs. each; her sixth about 14 lbs.; brr sev¬ 
enth 18 ihs.; her eighth (sheared publicly at the State 
Sheep Fair at Canandaigua,) 18 lbs. 9> : ozs. Mr. 
Pitts gives I he weight of her fleeces in 1861 2-3 from 
recollection, having made no record of them at the 
time. Empress raised lambs in 1859 and the four suc¬ 
ceeding years. She aborted in 1864, and has had no 
lamb the present spring, though she is believed to be 
in lamb. Three of her progeny (Empress 2d. 8 d and 
4 th,) were shown in the same pen with her at Onnnn- 
, daigua. They, too, art remarkably heavy fleeced, but 
we have not their weight of fleeces. Empress was 
bred by J. C. Taft, West Bloomfield, N. Y. She was 
got by the Peck & I/kAch ram, dam a Paular ewe bred 
by John T & Virtulan Rich, Uichville, Vt. The 
Pkck & LtcM.11 ram was bred by David Cutting, 
Richville, Yt. He was got by the Woosteb ram bred 
; by Mr. Hammond out of a cwo half of Atwood and 
half or Rich blood. Empress is therefore of mixed 
Paular and Infhntado blood, the former somewhat 
predominating. 
1 4 
Sheet Terms.— “W. \Y. fl.,” Cascade, Dubuque 
Co., Iowa, approves of our use of the term “ teg," be¬ 
cause “ithas a definite meaning and fllleagap” in 
sheep nomenclatu re-rDut regrets that wc “sometimes, 
though not often” Cill a ram a buck. We beg hie 
pardon. We believe we never, when speaking for 
ourselves, commit Hint solecism in good Englieh. 
though wo generally allow correspondents to do as 
they please in the matter, and in making abstracts of 
tbelr remarks usually use the name they do. Our cor¬ 
respondent says “ tlu ram and bull are both tabooed 
by genteel people.” We again beg his pardon. We 
understand this to be exactly the reverse. Wc under¬ 
stand that among educated and cultivated people— 
“among genteel people "—there are no more objec¬ 
tions to using the wo ds ram and bull than the M’ords 
man or horse In any p ace or in any company. There 
are people, it is true, who are more squeamish. They 
don't walk 011 good cid-fasliioncd legs, but on limbs. 
They don’t wear shfni. using as a substitute linen or 
undergarments. Th y even look distressingly con¬ 
scious M’hcn they rea*. of rains and btille in the Bible, 
But these are not “ 2 ntocl people." They belong in 
the same category with that interesting young Hootch 
gentleman who “cane out of the West,” “A good 
looking underbred fclbw was he.” 
Goitre.—John Gajblb, Dunningsville, Pa., writes 
us:—“I have had a imall experience in goitre this 
spring. My full-blOOt lambs were all goltred to some 
extent, in some the bmps being of the size of wal¬ 
nuts. 1 rubbed them with spirits of camphor, and all 
recovered. The lamb- were sensibly weakened by the 
disease (It being cong- uilalj and all of them had to be 
lifted and assisted to ruck fur a day or two. My ewes 
were confined pretty closely from 1 st of December 
until middle of March fed on bright timothy hay, and 
half a pint of oats per day to each sheep, My lambs 
from common ewes the ram are very strong and 
had no goitre. showMkthat the mm did cot trmisinir 
the disease. The e. *ion ewes were not confined at 
all. I am very much Inclined to Impute my trouble 
with the complaint to close confinement.” 
-T" " 1 ■ ■ 
Profits of a Flock, 4-Orc ar ui. annku of Saratoga, 
N. Y„ informs us that la 1863 he purchased 50 ewes 
and a ram for §118. II 1 sold from them 859 lbs. wool 
for §221 45, one ram forj$ 2 D, one teg for §5. and raised 
44 lambs. In 1861 lie fold 060 lbe. of wool from the 
llock for §486, 60 ewes for §750, 2 lambs rur$20-ma- 
king total receipts for two years §J,ft02 45, and leaving 
on hand 22 breeding owes, 16 yearling wethers and 36 
lambs, in all 74. Mr. $. bought another flock in Aug,, 
1863, as follows: 49 evjea for §200,1 ram, §20, 30 weth¬ 
ers, §105, total §325. In July, 1861, he sold from them 
333 lbs. of woo! for §Sh3Q5, and subsequently the 30 
wethers for §180, and 2! lambs for §92, total receipts 
§555: leaving on hand the orlgnal 49 brooding ewes, 
the $20 ram, and 25 owj lambs. 
Prizes to Sucking ^ambs at State Sheep Fair — 
In our report of the proceedings at the recent State 
Sheep Fair, we stated that the report of the Viewing 
Committee on Sucking Lambs was not in our possess¬ 
ion. The Committee awarded the first prize to Pitts 
& Wiley, Honeoye, N. Y.; 2d, to H. M Boardman, 
Rushvflic, N. Y.: 3d. to A. J. & ( 1 . D, Downing, Pal 
myra, N. Y. They reported that there was much coin 
petition, and the larobf exhibited were generally of 
superior quality. They speak in terms or special 
commendation of various lots. 
Washington Co., N, Y., Sheep Breeders’ and 
Wool Growers’ Association.— We are informed that 
this Association held Its first exhibition and public , 
shearing at North Gramillc. Muy 4th and 5tb. There 
were between one anil two hundred sheep entered. , 
Tlie show was larger than was anticipated. Vermont 
was well represented, ai-o Saratoga and Warren Co's. 
The Association is pronounced a complete success. 
It was decided to print the report In pamphlet form, 1 
and that those desiring copies should address the 1 
Secretary, Isaac V. Bauer, Jr., at, Comstock’s Laud¬ 
ing, N, Y. I 
charred. The black should always be removed, 
as it hastens their decay. A heavy coat of coal tar 
applied to posts a foot below and a few inches 
above the surface of the ground, w ill keep them 
from rotting longer than anything else, except, 
thorough kyanizing. Posts or stakes made out 
of the but logs will last much longer than the 
top logs. But-end or top-end down, will make 
no difference in durability. 
The Right use of Tools, 
Many persons have but a limited use for the 
same tool. The first idea we have of a manure 
fork is to remove coarse manure, but it is far 
better than a spade in a garden, It does not re¬ 
quire half the muscular strength that a shovel 
or spade requires, and the ground can be pulver¬ 
ized much better, We use it altogether in the 
garden. When roots or weedB or grass spring 
up in a garden, they can be removed more easily 
with a fork than in any other way. 
Then there is the big hoe. We should not 
know how to get along without one, yet many 
persons never use one where wc do. For dig¬ 
ging turfs by the road side, and for leveling oft’ 
knolls and hummocks on meadows, no tool is 
better. Thereis the trowel, wethinkofit forplaa- 
tering, yet for garden purposes no tool Is better. 
An old axe that will not bo injured by driving 
into the grouud is always one tool for removing 
forest trees. The crowbar, whichfvas made to 
handle stone, Is an excellent article to set the 
bean poles when the land Is hard. A thin shoe- 
knife, which ha3 been designed to cut leather, is 
the best tool we have ever fouud to cleft, stocks 
for grafting. A bushel basket and a wheelbarrow- 
are often better than oxeu er drag for collecting 
small stones on land laid dow-n to grass.— Maine 
Farmer. 
American Cheese in Europe, 
Tub Mark Lane Express, in an article on 
American cheese, says “ Were cheese-making 
as well understood in America generally as it is 
in Europe, the demand would be greatly in¬ 
creased. It is admitted by themselves that 
comparatively little of the prodigious quantity 
produced in America can be termed a first-rate 
article. While many enterprising dairymen sup¬ 
ply an article creditable to the country, in 
Europe, American cheese is not purchased with 
that confidence with which British cheese i6 
named, aud for thu reason that the processes 
have not reached that perfection which alone 
contributes to uniformity of excellence and dis¬ 
tinctiveness of character. When this point is 
attained, a taste is cultivated, an increaeing de¬ 
mand follows, aud profits enlarge. Although 
the price of cheese lias declined in llie New York 
market from 10 to l.’l cents per lb., some eight 
or ten years ago to a little over 7 cents, in the 
last few years it might be sold with profit even 
lower.” 
Root - Culture. 
It is well for every farmer who keeps herds and 
flocks, to provide for roots, whatever may be his 
view of the economy of root-culture aud root 
feeding; as an alterative, as a change or mixing 
of succulent feed with dry hay, no one can rea¬ 
sonably doubt the utility thcreot; these muy be 
wlintels, sugar-beets, carrots, parsnips, Swedes 
or English turnips; some recommend potatoes, 
Which do uoteoine teelinicullywithin tho province 
of root crops. Let this matter be duly pondered 
and seasonably provided for, ae there is time 
enough yet in regard to several of the foregoing 
kinds of roots. It will be recollected that in our 
last issue, we invited attention to the cultivation 
of sugar-beets and Swedes. Let all arrange¬ 
ments in regard to root-culture be promptly 
made, so that whatever it is decided to do may 
be seasonably and well done. — Exchange. 
Spectacles for Horses. 
Tue United States Gazette relates the follow¬ 
ing incident:—A gentleman had an old and 
valued horse whose sight was defective. For 
some time past the quadruped evinced a*tendency 
to stumble, and to strain bis sight at objects 
close to him, in a manner that 6et the kind- 
hearted owner to devising a remedy. The 
gentleman judged that with a pair of spectacles, 
the horse would do as well as when in his prim*. 
An optician ground to order a pair of pebble' 
glasses, about the size of Hie object glosses of a 
largo lorgnette. They were fixed in a frame 
over the horse’s eyes. That animal is now a 
horse In spectacles, aud not an elderly gentle¬ 
men ever yet showed a greater appreciation of 
the convenience. When in the stable the spec* 
fades arc removed. 
Rural Notes attb ffilucrtes. 
* The sample inclosed is a beautiful specimen of 
combing wool. — [Ed. 
Heavy Fleeces.—F. 1. ester writes us:—“On the 
6 th of May I sheared thrte two year old ewes for E. E. 
Brown of New Hope, N Y„ weighing respectively 58, 
60 and 70 lbs., and their ilccces weighed O’;, 12)4 and 
13 lbs. Two of them suckle lambs.” 
guval spirit of t!u 
Fences, Gates, and Posts. 
A lawful fence in New Y ork is feet high. 
When repairing rail fences, keep new rails to¬ 
gether. If not peeled, always put the bark side 
down, as they will last much longer than with 
the bark up. A cheap board fence may be made 
with three boards, el inches wide, a ridge of 
earth in place of the bottom board. Improve 
rainy days in making gates. A laborer who re¬ 
ceives thirty dollars pet mouth, and board, ought 
to be able to make a good gate in a day, and sot 
the posts and bang it. It will require not more 
than two hoars longer 10 make a good gate than 
a pair nf bare. By making the gate to turn on 
the heel stile, instead of iron hinges, thepxpemsc 
will be only a little more than for a pair of bars. 
Posts and stakes will list many years longer, if 
well seasoned before they are set in the ground. 
Charred posts will not last as long as those not 
Choosing Swanns of Bees. 
In selecting a swarm of bees in spring, 
choose one in a good and convenient hive; for 
much of the pleasure, if not the profit, depends 
upon thuk There should be but little drone 
comb, and that not in the cent er of the hive. The 
comb should not be very old; two or three years 
is not a bad age. Choose a hive f) - om which a 
swarm issued the previous season : one contain¬ 
ing a good quantity of worker bees; one having 
a fertile queen, with legs and wings perfect, and 
one liuving honey suflieieutfor the requirements 
of the bees. Having found such an one donot hes¬ 
itate to pay any reasonable price that may be 
asked for it, if you want to buy, for with a fa¬ 
vorable season you may be 6 ure of success.—/•!, 
in N. E. Farmer. 
Cure of Colic in Horses, 
The following is a certain cure for colic in 
horses. I have Been it tried dozens of times, 
and always with success. I am sure it will save 
any horse, if my directions are followed : —Dis¬ 
solve one pint of salt In a pint of hot water— 
then add a quart of good vinegar and pour 
half of tills mixture down the horse’s throat. 
If the horse is not well in half an hour, give 
him the balance, aud you will soon find bim all 
right .—Rural World. 
1 Tim Season, Crops, &c.—With warm and pleasant 
‘ weather here, and favorable reports concerning wcath- 
t i r, crops, etc., from other sections, near and distant, 
; we deem it unnecessary to offer extended remarks, 
. this week, under the above heading. It is (roc how¬ 
ever, that tho cold aud wet weather of the latter part 
of April nod most of May, has greatly retarded the 
labors of farmers,—particularly the preparation of 
ground for seeding aud planting. And yet wc believe 
> the promised seed time and harvest will be vouchsafed, 
, aud that, all will result auspiciously for judicious hus- 
. bandmen. The Wheal, Grass and Fruit crops promise 
well, here and elsewhere, and we think there is a 
I “ right smart clmncc" for corn, potatoes, oats and 
other spring crops. Let us plant in faith. 
5 Change op Firm in an Extensive Business.—As 
' will ho seen by reference to advertisement in this 
< paper, Wm, Kidd, Esq., has retired from the business 
firm which has long borne his name, to bo succeeded 
t by his former partner, Mr. Ciias, H. Chapin, and Mr. 
. James Terry, who will hereafter conduct the foundry 
and steam-engine manufactory at No. 36 Mill St., this 
city, under the designation of Chapin & Terry. Mr. 
K., who has been a prominent business man in Roch- 
’ ester for nearly forty years, retires with a competency 
■ and the best wishes of his fellow citizeus. His sne- 
. ceseors are capable and energetic business men, poe- 
r seselng all the requisite qualifications for conducting 
, an extensive business,and their “hosts of friends” 
, pi’ohpesy a successful business career for tho ucw firm, 
, as well as a high reputation and ample fortune for 
each of its members. 
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5 Please Credit.— Many of our exchanges are in the 
3 habit of excerpting articles from this journal aud giv- 
' ing no credit whatever. Others simply credit to 
( “ Rural,” or, “ a correspondent of the Rural says,” 
s Ac, Of course, with so large a family of Ri/rals as 
is now in existence, this kind of credit is anything 
but creditable to the intelligence or justice of our con¬ 
temporaries. The fact that ours Is the RcRAL-the 
original—is no excuse. We always endeavor to give 
proper credit whenever we know the origin of articles 
given herein, and are entitled to the same for whatev- 
! cr may be copied from the Rural. New-Yorker, 
Corn and Grass in Ohio.— The Ohio Farmer oflast 
week says: — “ Throughout all the com regions of 
' Ohio, the heavy rains or the last three week* have 
• seriously interfered with putting in the crop, and in 
1 many cases where the seed has been planted, the work 
! will have to be gone over again, owing to the lujury 
and displacement of tho seed by water. Last week 
we heard or fields in Southern Ohio where this was 
the case even for the third time. But the grass is 
fearfully riotous in Its growth, and live stock every¬ 
where arc up to their eyes in fat living.” 
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Oil Wells are not “New Things uxdkii the 
Si n. \Y itues 6 this statement from a foreign journal: 
The oil wells in Burmali, India, it is estimated, have 
been yielding their present supply of 800,000 barrels 
per Hnnmn at least 100 years, amounting during that, 
period to about 80,000,000 barrels, English measure. 
These, If arranged, would form a continuous line of 
oil barrels 27,300 miles long, Oil wells also exist in 
Persia, and, it la said, Have lately been discovered 
near the Sea of Azof, while on the island or Samos 
they existed 500 years before the Christian era. 
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The Monroe County Ag. Society announces two 
exhibitions for this season—a Horse Show on the 4th 
of Joly, and the Anuual Fair to be held Sept. 26th, 
aSth—both to take place on its grounds near this city. 
Tim premiums for each afo quite liberal, indicating 
the prosperity and progressive spirit of the Society. 
Pamphlets containing list of premiums, regulations, 
Ac., for the Annual Fair, and bills with premiums for 
Horse Show, arc already burned, and may be obtained 
or the officers or the Society, or at the Rural office. 
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The BatVKKRUOFr Churn.— This Churn—which we 
have heretofore Commended after witnessing a trial of 
its operation and merits—seems to stand the test well. 
Wc have lately received several communications in 
its favor—in answer to an article lately published in 
the Rural — bnt for the present will only refer to the 
testimony given in our advertising department. We 
are glad to know that the Churn has maintained the 
character we gave it when first introduced. 
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A Sheep Story.—B rother Harris of tho Ohio 
Farmer, (who beard it of hla friend D. Root, who 
averred it to be trne of a sheep owned by another, 
Ac.,) is responsible for the foilotving yarn: “ A ewe 
iamb at'one year old produced twins; the second year 
she again produced twins, the third year triplets, the 
fourth year triplets; these last all ewes, each of which 
now has lumbs. If that was not a sheep story we 
should set it dow n as a fish story, hut sheep can do 
marvelous things these days.” 
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The Canada Thistle— A O’ood Law .—The C’anadi- 
dlau Parliament has passed a law to prevent the 
spread of the Canada thistle. It makes it the duty of 
every landholder to cut down the thirties on his land 
prior to the time of ripeniug, the penalty for non-per¬ 
formance of this duly being a fine of from two lo ten 
dollars for every offence. A good exumplo this for the 
legislatures of the several States of the American 
Union wherein the pest prevails. 
Sugar Beets for Calves.- Said a farmer, the other 
day, to our friend Solon, agricultural editor of N. Y. 
Tribune—“The best calves I over raised was in this 
way: J art as soon as they could eat, and that was very 
early, for the young ones learned of tho older ones, I 
gave them a* many sugar beets as they would eat. I 
cut thorn in thin slices with a slicing machine, and 
they ate them with a voracious appetite, and grew fa 
and sleek.” 
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Sheep Shearing and Picnic.— The Monroo Co. 
(Mich.) Ag, Society has decided to hold a Sheep Shear¬ 
ing Festival on Us Fuir Grounds on the 15th Inst. 
Equal premiums are offered for both fine aud coarse 
wooled sheep, aud a good time is anticipated. Wish 
wc could be there to sec what might, be seen. 
Livingston Co. Plowing Match.— The Livingston 
Co. Ag. Society announces a Plowing Match to take 
place on Us grounds, iu (ieneseo, Wednesday next, 
June 7th. Having attended one of the matches of this 
Society, we prophesy that its next will be interesting 
and profitable to participants and spectators, 
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Genesee County Ao. Society.— Officers for 1865: 
Presitiail -Anson IT hi ley. Treasurer— U. L. Onder 
dunk. Secretary—C. A. Hull. The annual fair is to 
be hold at liatavln, Sept. 20 and 21. 
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The Army Worm is said to have made its appear¬ 
ance on several of tho Government plantations in the 
vicinity of New Orleans. 
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