for the times, when both mutton and the coarser 
variety of wool are in active demand. There is 
little trouble in raising the lambs, for they are as 
hardy as calves, and it is nothing uncommon to see 
them outnumber the flock—indeed, one man in this 
place, the last season, raised eighteen from nine 
ewes. Lamb3 five or six months old are fit lor mar¬ 
ket, which is not the case with any other kind of 
stock, hence the expense of wintering is avoided. 
The past few years, when beef has been dull and 
hard to be disposed of, mutton has been in good 
demand at profitable prices. Owing to the war, 
this demand is steadily increasing, and in [conse¬ 
quence. there is a large call for store sheep at a high 
figure, in anticipation o* future requirements. Mut¬ 
ton will undoubtedly continue in fair demand, as 
there seems to be a growing inclination for this 
meat, in preference to beef or pork,—while so long 
as cotton goods maintain their present high prices, 
with still an upward tendency, there will be a favor¬ 
able inducement, not to say necessity, for employ¬ 
ing wool, so far as possible, in all fabrics for u3e or 
wear. 
seized and sold, one dollar; for every cow or calf, 
or other cattle, one half dollar; and fo re very sheep 
or swine, twenty-five cents; together with a reason¬ 
able compensation, to be estimated by such justice 
or commissioner, for the care and keeping of Haul 
animal or animals from the seizure thereof to the 
time of sale. If there shall be any surplus money 
arising from said sale, the said justice or commis¬ 
sioner shall retain the same in bis hands, and pay 
the same to the owner or owners ot said animal or 
animals, after a reasonable demand therefor and 
satisfactory proof of such ownership, provided such 
owner ur owners shall appear and claim such sur¬ 
plus moneys within one year after sale. And it the 
owner or owners of such aufmal or animals shall 
not appear and demand such surplus moneys within 
one vear after such sale has been made, he shall be 
forever precluded from recovering any part of such 
moneys; and the. same shall be paid to the Super¬ 
visor of the town for tho use of the. town; and his 
receipt therefor shall be a legal discharge to said 
justice or commissioner. 
6 4. Any owner of any animal which shall have 
been seized under and'pursuant to the foregoing 
provisions, may. at auy time before the sale thereof, 
demaud and shall be entitled to the possession of 
have brought in 348 eggs, or 29 dozen, from the 1st 
of January to the 6th of March. Had the bailey I 
fed them been good, they would have done much 
better: hut it was the poorest I ever saw. The care 
1 do not count any thing but a pleasure. I keep 
lime, or old plastering, by them all the time, and it 
curious how much they will eat. I think my 
fifteen will eat two quarts a week; but bones are 
better. My fowls are a mixture of Black Spanish, 
Shanghai, and common. 
The year 1860 1 commenced with fourteen bens, 
but kept only eight through tho season. 1 had from 
them 1,882. or 156 dozen; sold $19.62 worth of eggs; 
$1.41 worth of poultry. Total $20 93. Bought $9.50 
worth of feed, and had some left on hand; could not. 
tell how much. It cost, probably, about $)2 worth 
of leed for the year; not mote. Also raised nine 
chickens. Last year did not do as well, for 1 raised 
more chiokens, and 1 do not call this at all profitable. 
Fairfield, Herk. Co., N. Y., 1862. S. W, 
grassy meadow, me unuumuug .— 
majestic forest, the gleam of the sparkling rivulet, 
imd the distant mountain mingling its dim outline 
with the sky -all these inspire us with emotions of 
exalted pleasure, and lift us above all that is low 
and groveling. They seem to reflect, as it were, 
their own bright sunshine upon the mirror of the 
soul, and fill it with pleasiug visions. They watt us 
from the dull common-place to the fairy realms of 
fancy, where the imagination roams at will, utid 
holds the senses bound in drowsy reveries, and 
dreamy illusions and vagaries of thought. Contrast 
with these the ceaseless din and jarring discord ol 
the busy thoroughfare, and say whether it is not a 
strange infatuation that leads men to prefer its 
giddy whirl to the peaceful quiet of rural life. 
While Agriculture offers few inducements to dis¬ 
honesty, it seems to lead us by its wholesome influ¬ 
ence to paths of virtue and usefulness. The farmer 
is assailed by few temptations, and has but little 
experience in those arts and deceptions by which 
men of traffic are constantly striving to overreach 
each other. Hence he is proverbial for that frank 
and open dealing which marks a noble and gener¬ 
ous disposition, unalloyed with deceit and craftiness. 
Relying for support, not on the patronage of others, 
but upon his own honest toil, he is distinguished for 
that careless independence which lends a natural 
dignity to his manner, and lifts him in the moral 
scale above the tradesman, who by scheming, flat¬ 
tery, and obsequiousness,decoys custom to his doors. 
What adds a rare grace to this characteristic is its 
simplicity and freedom from display; for it bears 
the stamp of genuine dignity, and is tar removed 
8p.ed-Timk. —In spite of all our forebodings, seed time has 
come at. last and farmers are everywhere pushing forward for 
a “vigorous campaign." The cold and wet weather had 
delayed operations till many were becoming rather nervous, 
yet at tiffs present writing (May 18th) the earth is wanning up, 
and the opening blossoms are full of promise Oats, spring 
wheat, peas, \o., have been extensively sown within a few 
days, with the ground in excellent condition; and If this 
Weather continues, the opening apple blossoms will soon 
indicate that it i* time to plant com, which after all, is next to 
grass, the “staple product of this section, supplying, as it 
does, a great many of our wants. Farmers should spare do 
pains to plow their com ground well, harrow it well, and if at 
all lumpy, roll it well. Cover the seed well, and unless the 
land lias been well manured, or is very fertile, let. it receive a 
liberal supply of ashes and plaster, either broadcast or on the 
hill. Be 6ure and plant a few choice potatoes for family use, 
such as Mercers, Flukes, Long Pink F.yxrs, &c., and a good 
supply of Western Reds, which, being less liable to rot and 
more productive, can be made profitable for stock; and in case 
ol' the failure of other varieties will sustain human life with 
considerable success. Strain every nerve to do everything in 
season, and in the best possible manner. 
BRIEF AGRICULTURAL CORRESPONDENCE. 
About Horses Kicking.— Noticing an inquiry 
in one of your late Ruiialh bow to break a horse 
from kicking, and as I have hati considerable expe¬ 
rience in breaking and handling horses, I will give 
my method. Jills disagreeable habit may be over¬ 
come by whipping, although T do not believe in 
much whipping. I have learned that if my horse 
is inclined to kick in the stable, one or two seven- 
whippings will break him of kicking in my pres¬ 
ence; if he still continues to kick in my absence, 
especially nights, I would prepare my sell with a 
good gad, take my position in the barn near the 
patient, and if disturbed by bis kicking, would give 
him a severe tanning, without saying a word, and 
repeat the operation until he 
The Skasox in thk West — Chicago, May 9,1862.— The 
spring is called late. In the extreme South part of Illinois, 
the weather has been unusually wet and cool, and crops are 
backward. The fruit prospects were, however, at last 
accounts, promising. Reports and letters from tho central 
part of the State speak hopefully of tho condition both of the 
fruit and grain crops. Grass is not so far advanced aslastyear. 
The farmer* of Central Illinois arc in full tide of com plant¬ 
ing In North Illinois, April closed before tho bulk of spring 
grain was ut the ground. But May thus far ha* been favora¬ 
ble for completing this work; the ground has become dry, and 
in some oouutlcs farmers have planted com. G rass tS a month 
behind its condition at this date last season The fruit buds 
arc promising. In Iowa the season ha* been wet and is late, 
but during the past three weeks a large breadth of grain has 
been sown. The same condition of things exists in Wisconsin, 
so far os I have had an opportunity to learn. It is the opinion 
of farmers with whom I have conversed that the usual breadth 
of land will be put in spring grain In South Wisconsin and 
North Illinois, cattle have, in many cases, been turned out to 
pasture three weeks sooner than the condition of the young 
grass would warraut, Now tho. weather seems to have become 
settled, and gardens are fast being made, and yards put in 
order. The seed, plant, and tree trade seems flourishing. 
But here, near the lake, there is a chill On the air, as tho 
breeze rises from the lake, that'admonishes us of the ice and 
snow In tho North country, and that the great body of water 
beside, ua still contains frost.— c. » a. 
ning at large or trespassing by tho wilful act of any 
other person than the owner to effect that object, 
such owner Hi all be entitled to the possession of 
such animal by making the demand thereforand the 
proof required in tho next preceding section, and 
paving to the person making such seizure the 
amount of com peusation fixed by such justice or 
commissioner, for the cure and keeping of such ani¬ 
mal, and without paying any other charges. And 
the person committing such wilful act shall be liable 
to a penalty of twenty dollars, to be recovered m 
an action at law at the suit, of the owner of such 
animal or the person making such seizure. 
$ 6. All acts or parts ol acts inconsistent herewith 
are hereby repealed. 
— The above law was passed April 23d, and (no 
time being specified for it to take effect,) could 
from that self-sufficient pride which looks down 
upon those in the humbler walks of life with 
haughty contempt. 
In addition to cultivating the soil, the fanner 
enjoys ample opportunities for the improvement of 
his mind, and for fostering a taste for literary pursuits. 
The long winter evenings and spells of bad weather 
which are distributed at intervals like oases in tho 
desert, can thus be turned hi good account and made 
the means of securing a valuable hind of knowl¬ 
edge, as well as contributing greatly to his amuse¬ 
ment Nor is he, like tho professional gentleman, 
languid and feeble from the want of proper activity, 
and worn out by constant menial exertion. His 
nervous system is braced by exercise, and his brain 
fed with pure blood from a healthy body. Hence it 
is fresh and vigorous, quick to receive impressions, 
and tenacious in retaining them. The thoughts ot 
the farmer bear, in a high degree, the stamp of 
originality. This may bo owing to his limited inter¬ 
course with society, and his habits of communion 
with himself; or perhaps it arises partly from that 
independent, spirit which Is so prominent a trait in 
his character. Therefore, judicious mental culture 
would render him, already the bone and muscle, the 
intellectual and ruling power, and he would wield 
a mighty influence in deciding the destinies of the 
country. 
Finally. I ought to mention the happy effect of a 
rnral life in dissipating the cares aud troubles of the 
world, and lulling the wearied mind into a grateful 
calm. Our greatest men have courted the shades of 
retirement, in seasons of relaxation from business, to 
recruit their physical and mental energies. Leav¬ 
ing behind them the storms aud turmoils of public 
life, they have welcomed their retreat with such 
feelings of joy as kindle the heart of the mariner 
when his tempest tossed bark is entering the “ haven 
where he would be, 
is completely cured, 
A few nights, however, will be suflicient to break 
the worst horse, and make him think his master is 
always on hand. A horse may even be learned to 
stay in his stall without tying, by (he same method. 
—HEADER, /. ennunt, Mich,, 1S62. 
• ' 
Remedy for Hollow Horn.—I have not seen 
any cure for hollow horn In the Rural, and 1 send 
you a good one;—Provide yourself with a dime's 
worth ot ground flax-seed aud five cents’ worth ol 
saltpeter, and proceed as follows: Pulverize the 
saltpeter; take one teaspoonlul of it, and mix with 
three tablespoonfuls of the ground flax-seed; add a 
handful of corn meal, and as much water as will 
wet it into cakes or balls—say lour or five. Give this 
much once every day, half an hour before feeding, 
until the whole is used up. Morning is the best 
time to give it. The meal only gives the cattle dis¬ 
position to cat of its own accord with force. At the 
commencement of the operation, the tail should be 
cut oil' only so far up as to cause it to bleed freely, 
aud then let it hang in a bucket of luke-warm 
water, till ii is thoroughly bled out. Now wipe it 
dry aud tie up in a rag, so as not to l>e injured by 
the cold. A cure will lx? effected as soon as the 
above quantity of medicine is used; and the cattle 
will begin to gain strength every day, whereas they 
were before failing, even on generous treatment.— 
L. Laliku, Stillwater. Minn., 1862. 
Brush Drains.— ‘‘Wolverine,” in the Rural of 
not go into operation, or be enforced, uutil twenty 
days thereafter—say May 13lk. 
Grass Harvesters — InfringruvmU of Patent*, tfe .—Wo 
have received some letters from valued friends inquiring about 
tho- claims for infringement that A. W Mouse is making 
against farmers for using on mowers they have purchased, an 
invention for which Mr. M. has a patent Mr. Mouse is, we 
learn, a respectable farmer residing in Madison county, and 
one of the inventors and sole owner of tho patent for the 
lifter generally used on grass harvesters. Wc are informed 
that immediately upon procuring the re-issue of his patent 
Mr. M. made liberal offers to manufacturers of mowing ma¬ 
chines, by which they could use his valuable invention on pay¬ 
ing a moderate tariff Many availed themselves of this offer, 
and Mr. Howard, of Buffalo, settled with Mr Mouse for the 
past use of hi* patent, and secured a license from him for the 
future, and this, we are assuied, is all the interest Mr, II. has 
in the Mouse patent. In other cases, where manufacturers 
of mowing machines have neglected to settle and make 
arrangements for the use of said patent, Mr Morse is now 
looking after his property among furmera who are using 
his int ention. Such are the facta, as we understand the case; 
Remedy for Ltce In Farm Stock. 
John Evbrsolk, in the Canadian Agriculturist, 
says that be has used the following remedy aud 
found it to be a certain cure, and one which he is 
satisfied will not fail, if properly tried: —Take two 
ounces Venice turpentine, one ounce of red pre¬ 
cipitate, eight ounces fresh butter; take the turpen¬ 
tine and put it into a smooth vessel, pour water 
upon it and stir it well, then pour off all the scum 
that arises on the top, and continue this process 
until it becomes like cream, or wax, and then add 
the other ingredients and mix them well before 
using. One ounce of tho above will cure the itch 
and kill lice of all descriptions on man aud beast, 
and the old sow too. 
I>ry Food for Iloga. 
A correspondent of the Country Gentleman 
ga y S; _«Many hogs are kept comparatively poor by 
the high dilution of their food. They take in so 
much water that there is not room for a good supply 
of nutriment. Hence the reason that those farmers 
who carefully feed undiluted sour milk to their bogs 
have so much finer animals than those who give 
them slop. The hog has not room for much wafer; 
and if iood which contains much is fed to him, it 
makes him big-bellied, but poor.” Hogs, as well as 
all other animals, should be allowed all the water 
they will drink, but it should not be mixed with 
their food in excessive quantity—the hog should not 
be obliged to take more water than he wants, in order 
to get the lood he requires. 
Feeding Calves. 
A Groton (N. II.) correspondent of the New 
England Farmer writes on this subject as follows: 
In the spring of 1859,1 raised thirteen calves, aud 
all the milk they had was what two ordinary cows 
gave. I fed them on Indian meal and boiled pota¬ 
toes. 1 put the meal into ft kettle of water and boil 
it very thin, for one hour or more, until it comes to 
a kind of jelly, and boil a sufficient quantity ol each 
I give each calf four or 
Northern Men Goino South.— One result of the “War 
for the Union," now evidently near its termination, will be 
the settling of myriads of industrious, skillful, and intelligent 
Northern men in the Southern States. We confidently pre¬ 
dict that within one year from the close of hostilities, thou¬ 
sands of Northern farmers and mechanics will be located and 
at work in Dixie, and especially in Maryland, Virginia, Ken¬ 
tucky Tennessee, and Missouri Indeed, the change, des¬ 
tined to produce great results, Las already commenced. In 
his speech in Uie Senate, on the bib to abolish slavery in the 
District of Columbia, Senator Wright, of Indiana, said:— 
“If 1 am not misinformed, seventy men belonging to one 
Northern regiment wure married in the Stab? of Maryland, in 
the hist six months. I know men from my State and New 
York who have bought land in Maryland in the last three 
weeks. Within fifty miles of where I am talking to you to¬ 
day. Northern men will be found in less tlian sixty days, 
turning up the earth and putting in clover, and furnishing 
this market. If you will only let the army and t he war alone, 
and not disturb the peace and harmony of the country with 
questions which have nothing to do with the prosecution of 
the war. all will go well.” 
The Iruly great are lain to 
steal away to quiet seclusion aud wholesome medita¬ 
tion. Ostentatious display aud the giddy round of 
fashionable life are attractive only to the weak- 
minded and frivolous, who have no taste for the 
more refined pleasures of which we are. by nature 
capable, and who languish into melancholy when 
removed irom the gay circle in which they shine. 
They pronounce the country an unmitigated bore, 
and too “shockingly dull” for any one of refine¬ 
ment; and they, of course, derive little satisfaction 
either from a residence or sojourn there. The fault, 
however, lies in themselves, that they have no relish 
tor what should be the highest enjoyment of the 
senses. Like hint who has become habituated to 
the excitement of the intoxicating cup, they are 
forever burning with a rustles* desire lor the pomp 
and glitter of display, and the heartless fascinations 
of fashionable life. How rather enviable is that 
disposition which finds an unfailing mine of delight 
in th« companionship of nature and the tender 
blandishments of his own home circle. Time can 
never hang heavily upon his hands, who thus pos¬ 
sesses inexhaustible resources within himself, lie 
can at will conjure up cheerful thoughts and fancies 
to beguile his lonely hours aud chase away the 
gloom of ennui. Earth is for him a paradise, and 
not a gloomy prison-house. In everything ho dis¬ 
cerns the finger ol a beneficent Creator, and feels an 
indescribable pleasure in searching out his footsteps. 
The quiet repose and hallowed associations of rural 
retirement seem eminently adapted to soothe the 
infirmities of age, and promote that tranquil frame 
of mind which is then so grateful and so desirable. 
Many of them are of such a character as fancy has 
pictured in the fabled elysium as the highest and 
noblest enjoyments of sense. The Garden of Eden, 
a type of the Celestial Paradise, was beautified with 
the choicest gifts of nature, lavished in unsparing 
profusion; yet this was deemed a fitting residence 
for a being “ little lower than the angels.” May we 
not, then, conclude that rural life, which, in its sur¬ 
roundings, bears a faint resemblance to the earthly 
paradise, is admirably calculated to foster those 
feelings and conceptions which will prepare us for 
the proper enjoyment of the heavenly, and give us. 
feeble and inadequate though it be, some idea of its 
magnificence and enchanting loveliness? 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1862. “Cojur." 
and 
Tram for a Mole-Plow. — Will some of the Kura t.’s 
readers tell me how much team it takes to draw the mole 
liiow in a stiff day soil f and how long the drain will lost in 
the same?—W. A. L., Spring Hill- <V. Y, 1862. 
Churns and Churning.— In reading the articles on butter 
making in two recent issues of the Rural, I find one subject 
untouched tliat is of much importance to me and doubtless 
to many of your readers, and that is, what kind of chum is 
deemed best for dairy purposes, all tilings considered; and 
what lias become of the “Rose Patent Chum ' that was so 
highly recommended a short time since I Has the old dash 
churn laid that in the shade and everything else v If ;o, 1 
want to know If it is necessary to chum half a day or even 
an hour and a half, to have good buffer and a good yield T_ It 
strikes me that in very warm weather, when it is impossible 
to keep the cream at the right temperature for so long a time, 
it would be better to have a churn that would do the work 
much sooner, I am in hopes tliis subject may be thoroughly 
discussed through the medium of the RURAL.—J. W. Chat- 
wsl, Clymer, -V. Y, , 1862, 
ScorRH in Cattj.k.— Will any one inform me through the 
Rural Nkw-Yorkkr what is good for the scour* in cattle v I 
Imve a cow that has liad tire scours about every four weeks 
for tt year. I keep ton cows, and she has had tire same teed 
as the otliers. If a any one will inform me, I will be much | 
obliged.—L. Ely, Barren, 1862. 
We refer inquirer to the issues of the Rural for March 15 
aud April 26, present volume. 
Best Food for Fattening Hogs,— Noticing an inquiry in 
the Rural for tho best kind of pen, and the best kind of feed, 
and lion prepared, for fattening hogs, and as I have taken a 
good deal of pain>, and tried a great many experiments in the 
hog line, I feel as though I should like to give the Rural 
reader* the benefit of it, for I have learned a great many 
tilings out of your valuable paper. All feed, excepting slops 
and bran, should he cooked. Keep charcoal where they can 
get it any time they want it, but no ashes. Ashes make them 
scour, and carry off the food too fast. The pen wants to be 
one lialf open, or uncovered, with a good basswood floor 
under the whole pen, aud kept clean. Hogs should not get to 
swamp willow, etc., are used, l wouiu recommenu 
getting a ditching spade, four inches wide, for the 
bottom of the ditch.—W m. Bassett. Bloomfield, 
Oaldand Co., Mich., 1862. 
A Goon Fowl.— I have one of the old-fashioned 
dung-hill hens, of my own raising, that I would 
like to see some of your New York poultry-raisers 
beat, if they can. Hlie was hatched the 23d day of 
April, 1861, and when three months and twenty-five 
days old commenced laying. Laid one egg each 
day until she laid seventeen; then began to sit. 
When five monthsold she had her brood of chickens 
all hatched out. After she weaned her chickens 
she again began to lay, and up to the time she was 
one year old laid sixty-four eggs. Four of her 
chickens have laid fifty eggs. Beat it, if you can. 
with your high-blood fowls, 1 am young in the 
business, only eleven years old, and this is my first 
attempt. — Frank Burk, Plymouth, Wayne Co., 
Mich., 1862. 
Rural Items ,— Uarey. the horse-tamer , has been giving a 
series of lectures and exhibitions in Boston, which are said to 
have proved in the highest degree satisfactory.- Flax is to 
bo sown far more extensively in F.ngland and Scotland, thus 
season, than ever before, owing to the American war, while it 
is said that Ireland will have a fourth of its surface covered 
with the crop.- Good Horses sell for good prices. For 
instance, M Fout.n, of Franco, has recently paid 30,000 francs 
($5,700) for a stallion, die largest sum ever given for a horse 
in that country—and the “Belle of Brunswick ’’ a 2.40,1,000 
pounds, IS haild, 0 year old grado Morgan mare, has just been 
shipped from Maine to Liverpool for Mr John DeCosta, who 
pays 5800,- Cotton Seed is being freely distributed this spring 
from the Agl Department of the Patent Office, 1,400 bushels 
to last two or three day 
five potatoes, well mashed up with what meal I 
think the calf will bear; turn the milk on them, and 
stir them well together, in teaching them to drink. 
I put two fingers in their mouth, leaving a space 
between them, so that at each draft they can draw 
what they would naturally want to swallow. I 
keep a tub of clean water and a box oi salt where 
they can help themselves. My calves are as good 
in the fall as my neighbors' are, that suck twice a 
day until they go away from the cow. 
Wool vs. Corn, ns n Marketable Crop. 
A correspondent in the Prairie Farmers ays: 
“I fed 7,000 bushels of fen-eent com—but worth 
that price only when hauled seven miles to the rail¬ 
road—to about 2,000 sheep. One hand fed the 7,000 
bushels, and eight horses besides. To have taken 
that corn to market seven miles, one load of forty 
bushels every -week-day, it would have required 
seven working months. To have taken enough ten- 
cent com to market to obtain the same amount of 
money which the 7,000 bushels fed to sheep pro¬ 
duced for the wool, it would have required at least 
lour years. On the other hand, I hauled the wool 
to the railroad, at four loads in two days. So I 
marketed my corn, so to speak, in two days. To 
ship a bushel of ten-cent com from Central Illinois 
(only seven miles from the railroad) to New York, 
costs fifty cents, or five bushels to pay the freight on 
one bushel.” It would cost at least one-third more 
from Central Iowa. To send fen cents worth of 
THE LAW ABOUT ANIMALS IN HIGHWAYS. 
Below we publish the act passed at the recent 
session of the Legislature, to prevent animals run¬ 
ning at large in the public highways. A similar 
law was enacted the previous year, applicable, how¬ 
ever. to only two or three localities, viz,: Brighton, 
in this county, all of Livingston county, and most 
of Queens. The new law is general, and applies to 
the whole State: 
An Act to prevent animals from running at large 
in the public highways. 
The People of the State of New York, represented 
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: 
Section 1. It shall not be lawful fur any cattle, 
horses, sheep or swine to run at large in any public 
highway in this State. . 
& 2, It shall l*e lawful tor any person to seize and 
lake into bis custody and possession any animal 
which may be in any public highway, and opposite 
to land owned or occupied by him, contrary to the 
provisions of the foregoing section. And it shall be 
lawful for any person to take into bis custody and 
rn Fair.— At a recent meeting of the Ohio Board 
ire, it was decided that tho next State Fair, which 
I in Cleveland, shall commence on the 16th of Sept, 
ie four days. The ground selected is a field of 
it acres, at the comer of Kinsman and Scovillc 
ght in town, and just m accessible as going to 
The State Board is organized as follows for 1862: 
j, President, Delaware, Delaware Co. It. B. Per 
Secretary, Warren, TrumbuU Co. J. H. Klippart, 
iry, Columbus D. Taylor, Treasurer, Columbus 
iini,i Hamilton, Butler Co.; Darwin K. Gardner, 
Treatment of Geese —In the Rural of April 20th, 1 
noticed an inquiry as to the care and treatment of geese. My 
method is tiffs:—They should not be picked until about the 
first of May, at which time the feathers are clean and nice. 
After tiffs they can be picked every six or seven weeks. You 
can tell tire time by catching one and pulling out a few 
feathers,—if they arc not ready to pick the ends will be full 
of blood. You should not pick any until they are nearly a 
year old. It does not make any difference about the moon. 
They should have a good pond of water to run in, and then 
rtn, feathers will be nicer and whiter.— A&a B Mi lrot, 
Wheat for a Barrel or Flour.— Thu question is often 
asked, says an exchange, “How much wheat does it take to 
make s barrel of flour)"’ At the Annual Fair of the Dubuque 
Co. I Iowa) Agricultural Society in 1860, a premium was 
offered for the best barrel of flour made from winter wheat, 
aud also the same for spring wheat James Pratt & Co., ot 
the Rockdale Mills, entered one barrel of each, accompanied 
with the statement that 16 bushels of winter wheat yielded 3 
barrels aud 103 pounds of flour—at the rate of 4 bushels and 
15 pounds of wheat to the barrel. Of spring wheat, W bushels 
yielded 11 barrels of flour—being 4 bushels and 32 pounds per 
barrel. The wheat used was of fair quality, and no more 
possession any animal which may be trespassing 
upon premises owned or occupied by him. 
5 3. Whenever any such person shall seize and 
take into his custody and possession any animal 
under the authority of the next preceding section, 
it shall be the duty of such person to give imme¬ 
diate notice thereof to a justice of the peace or a 
commissioner of highways of the town in which 
* a I - r - t ... tw.AM toltnn 
tf A» Valorem” 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker 
calls for facts and figures to show that poultry keep¬ 
ing can be made profitable. I think I can testily on 
the affirmative side of the question. And, first., lei 
met say, giro them enough to eat and what they like 
best. I find the best feed to be wheat screenings, 
barley and buckwheat; but they like a variety. 
Fresh meat and lime are indispensable. Give them 
Hand, gravel, ashes and coal; but what they like 
best of all is pounded boDes,—fresh bones, pounded 
so they can easily eat them. Feed thorn these and 
see what a scram iile there will be. and what lots of 
nice fresh eggs you will get. Don’t forget to give 
them clean, fresh wafer daily, and keep feed by 
them all the time, letting them help themselves. 
Give them good care, with a warm, light, clean 
apartment, and they.will lay the most of the winter, 
and summer too. 
This year I have fourteen hens and one male bird. 
Feeding Carrots to Calves.— I noticed in the Rural of 
April 26th, an inquiry as to the effect of feeding carrots to 
calves in cold weather, and would say in reply, that I fed 
carrots to a calf the past winter, at the rate of a peck of cut 
carrots per day The calf has thriven finely, and seems to be 
in perfect health—U. H. Tyler, Pome, AT. Y., 1862. 
Cows' Teats Cracking. —In a late issue of the Rural, J. B. 
asks what will cure cows’ teats that crack at the time of milk¬ 
ing. My remedy for sore teats is to wash them in clean 
water before milkimr. and again after milking, which very 
such seizure and possession fchftll have been taken, 
and such justice or commissioner shall thereupon 
give notice by affixing the same in six public and 
conspicuous places in said town, one of which shall 
be the district school house nearest the residebce of 
such justice or commissioner, that such animal or 
animals will be sold at public, auction, at some con¬ 
venient place iu said town, not less than fifteen nor 
more than thirty days from the time of the affixing 
of sucb notice, to be specified In such notice, the 
sumo justice or commissioner shall proceed to sell 
the said animal or animal* for cash, and out of the 
proceeds thereof shall, In the first place, retain the 
following fees and charges tor his services in giving 
said notice and muldug said sale, viz: For every 
horse sold, one dollar; for every cow or calf, or 
other cattle, one half dollar; and for every sheep or 
swine, fifty cents: and shall then pay to the person 
who shall have seized the animal ur animals the 
Influence of tuk. Rural.— One of our agents m w yommg 
maty—a progressive and public spirited man, who has been 
>ry active and successful in circulating the Rural for several 
-ars—in sending an addition to his club s»ys:-“ I do not 
■cl at alt satisfied with the little 1 have done for the Rural 
ffs rear, and fear I shall have to give up tiffs agency My 
imi* demands all of my time and attention. I am try mg to 
utin practice some of the Rural's Instructions by planting 
weral hundred apple trees, undordraiuing. and other intprove- 
lents. I love farming. I did not once, but the Rural has 
[inverted me. I would like to nay more in this connection, 
ut “ short stories ” is a good maxim in seed time as well as 
_r ci.i.ll endeavor to eet some person to look after the 
