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HOOKE’S RURAL HEW-YORKER 
XOT& 7, 
WKHTKltN BJDITOUIAI. NUTEH. 
WHO I» IMAM) NEWTON l> 
Tiikkr arm vory tunny iiiun in tin' Wnnt iitflciiK 
tliiH quunllou. Tlmy would Ukn it unnworod. T 
name in fitmoiiH enough, limy Huy, but whut of tin 
mmi who owns It now, und who u will In conllrmutlon 
UM Suparlnfondflnt of ilio nrnv l)oj»a»Imont of Agri 
cull,urn iceontly crtmtoiF It Ih important Unit tin 
quontton ho nnnworod -Important, in order Unit flu 
AgrlcmHurlHta of Urn country niny know whether 
tlmy uro to reap udoipiiite hcnclll. from thin now 
Department created for their heneflt, nominally at 
leant It Im Important to Mr. Newton that thin 
quontlon lie aiiMwered, it lie would receive peace of 
mind and u oomfortuble powUloii. If lie Inin qualifi¬ 
cation" which eminently 111 him for that poultion, hr 
had hotter employ n biopruplu-i ul once, and let the 
world know who he In, what IiI h antecedent* 1 have 
been, agriculturally, Melonllflmilly, Ac, For the 
farmer!' are in no mood to tolerate longer flic char 
latanH who have fattened on the plundei obtuloed 
through the Agricultural Department of the I’atont 
(Mllce. Sen a to CM ulioulil po»t flioiiiiudvc; thoroughly 
aw to IIiIk in an V qualification* for the po*illon; foi 
they will he held htrlclly accountable for the man 
ner In which tilt* Department in organized and 
conducted. There are men in the country who are 
qualified for thl* work. If Mr, Newton Im, no one 
will complain, lint if the femilt hbould prove that 
lie Inin only a putHir.nl qualification, all InleroMted at 
WiiMblngton may ho uaMiirnd that they will have the 
whole country about their earn. 
Now, we away off bore in the benighted Wont are 
not ho fortunate in to have Mr. Nkwton'h acquaint 
unco. We don't know him iih an agrleuliurlid, 
never heard of him an Mandated with horticulture 
in any manner and could not MHort por.ilively 
whether oi not he Im any relation to Mm Sir Ihaac 
Newton of whom we have neon aonie aocount. It 
would he IntorcMlIng to iim to know Momething about 
him, Who will fell uh? 
TDK DIHlfiAHIii A MONO t.AMHH. 
Fiti pin 1 1 Moouk: I noticed in tlie Kukai. of May 
iHtl* an inquiry by D. (Jooniuut with regard ton 
dineufte among liunlM born with bunchen in llicir 
throatc. Ac. I have lmd porno experlouco with thin 
or a Mmllnr dineawe, which Im uh followii: 
In (lie fall ol Ift5J I iiMOd a buck lamb with a por¬ 
tion of my flock, which, by being tended, nerved 
about 50 owom. lie wan fed high, did well, and 
gained ceyeral poundn during service. Illn lamlrn 
when dropped were alleeted niniilar to flume of Mr, 
C.; bad "welled gland*, or btmcltGfl under the throat, 
were lim/my, breathed hard, ears thick and lopped, 
like a hound’s would frequently lie twelve hours 
or more without making an effort to get up. A 
great proportion of them died. Hitch uh I wived, 
however, made good sheep and never allowed any 
signs of the dim-iinn in their offspring. 
I had other ewoM of the same flock, served by 
other and older ImckM, und kept in the same man 
nor, the Jambs from which were all right. I was 
inclined to think the ilireuae wus»euuaed by using 
the buck when too young, and tried him again Ike 
next season to J00 ewes, lending and feeding high, 
with the same resells every lamb, with one e.voep 
lion, being diseased as the year before. From 1(M> 
lambs I lost <U>, Doth seasons my ewes were in 
high condition. I then condemned the buck, and 
sold him to a neighbor who wished to try him 
further, and did so by turning him with a small 
Hock ol e wes the next Houeiei, the lambs front will 
were lieiillby and strong. The same buck was used 
here several seasons after with good results 
In iwi.'t l procured the services of u buck from a 
friend in a neighboring town, to serve a portion ol 
my ewes. The buck was four years old, was led all 
the grain lie would eat, was fended, and served 
about 70 ewes. Ills lambs were dropped with the 
same disease of those the years previous, with the 
exception ol those from a dozen owes, brought here 
by a friend, Ihut were culled from a large flock and 
were very lliln In flesh, the lambs ol which were 
entirely free from Iho disease. I used live other 
bucks Ihe same season In the same flock of owes, 
the lambs from which were all right. My owes that 
year also were In Idgli eondil.inn. 
I was Inclined in the firs! place In think the 
disease was caused by using the buck when Ion 
young, bill the two subsequent yeau 1 experience 
Upset that theory. I next believed the limit to be 
in flirt buck, but Ids subsequent use upset that also. 
I was next Inclined to attribute It to Hie high condi¬ 
tion ol my ewes, blit Iho liiet Unit the lanibH from 
other bucks and the same flock of owes, and in Iho 
same condition, were all free from the disease, upset 
that likewise. In the next pluee I should have 
attributed it to the high keeping of the bucks, but 
the fact that Ihe lambs Irom Ihe culled ewes wens 
all riglit, knocks that in Ihe head. None of the 
bucks used were highly led, except Hie two men 
Honed, and all were tended I shall now be inclined 
to dial go the trouble to high keeping of both bucks 
and ew<», until I discover some tiling further. 1 am 
not satisfied, however, Unit this is the cause, but 
have been guarding against both, and have not 
been troubled with the disease since. 
Hinoe the rage for heavy fleeces, this disease 
among lambs lias been quite frequent. Much 
Inquiry has been made ol me by Individuals with 
regard to it, and it Imlng rather a long story, thought 
1 would give it to all through the Ruiiai, after 
seeing (Joonkadt'h inquiry. W. D. Dickinson. 
Victor, N. V , May iiH, I Hitt 
is generally northwardly; In summer, southwardly. 
With you, nights in hot weather are oppressive from 
sultry heat; here a balmy soutli breeze Ians up the 
night, and i leep iM repose. 
The edges of Iho table land along the rivers, 
streams, und ravines, are a continued quarry of the 
choicest square edged building Slone. The table 
lands am gently undulating and fertile, and as beau 
tiful farming land as the globe affords. Imst I bo 
tedious I’ll close, but perchance write you again, 
ROIIKNZO W KHTOVEIt. 
Manhattan, Kansu*, May 
lsltt. 
OOBJM AFTiflll BUCKWHEAT A (JAIN. 
Messrs. Furious:- I noticed in a late Ruhai, 
that a correspondent, ol Michigan, says, in respect 
to raising corn alter buck wheat, “ It is said that it 
is a good crop to use up wire worms. We|), I agree 
with the friends there, because you cannot raise 
enough on the same land to keep them from starv¬ 
ing to death, und Hint would be cruel, indeed.” 
Now, sir, I beg to differ with him, and I will give 
you a little of my experience. He veil yearn ago the 
coming season I had a piece ol ground upon which 
I had rained two Crops of buckwheat, It had been 
a piece of clover sod and grown up thick with June 
grass My object in raising buckwheat WHS to kill 
the June grass sod, which I failed to do. i then 
made up my mind to plant it to corn, if J did not 
get any thing but stalks, uh my great object was to 
subdue Hie sod. I well knew the old story that you 
can’t raise corn after buckwheat, but to my surprise 
It wiv one of the best crops I ever raised, and that, 
too, without manure. ,Since lhat time I have raised 
more or loss corn alter buckwheat, ami I have had 
a good crop iuvariably. Fast year I had a piece ol 
ground upon which I had raised two crops of buck¬ 
wheat the previous years; I planted it to corn in 
connection with a piece of clover sod, manured bulb 
pieces alike, as much as I could plow under, and 
cultivated all the sumo, and the corn on tlinbuoh- 
wheat, ground outstripped the nod grouud, and was 
the best corn by a great odds. 
And’ now, Mr. Editor, two things I have learned 
one Is, that I run raise corn alter buckwheat, and 
would die from the want of the requisite tempera¬ 
ture, leaving plenty of stores., as in Urn other case. 
Another cause Im an excess ol stores during the 
working season. When all the combs nearly are 
II|led will) honey and bee-bread, it In plain that but 
few bees can be reared. The result, generally, is 
no swarms, no surplus honey, but little work done 
by the colony during the season, and, finally, either 
nii abandonment of their home, or so lew bees tlml 
they die from cold In winter, leaving plenty of stores. 
Rut there is no use of assigning any more causes. 
Enough have probably bc.-n assigned to show “ A 
Rijiiai. Rka uku " what caused bis bees to die, though 
having plenty of honey. These causes will also 
show my contemporary that, bees are liable to die In 
winter, though they appear “all right In the fall.” 
M. M. Baujuiduh. 
Mlddlcport, Niagara On., N Y , Itttt 
WI,v Hern Dip In Winter. 
Fdh. Ruhai. New Vohkkk: In answer to the 
Inquiry of your correspondent of the signature “ A 
Ruhai. Header," published April fid, for the cause 
of many of his swarms of Istes dying, while plenty 
of honey remained in Ihe hive, I would say that, 
there are many different causes for the loss of 
sWimiiiH, which Hi!' not apparent, the most com 
prefer Jt to a stiff sod, (the ground not to be “run 
down" previous lo raising buckwheat;) and the 
other is, I have never been troubled with worms ol 
any kind when I have raised corn after buckwheat. 
Kllull'll, N Y., ISItt, IfloWAIll) 1). Hess, 
COUCH 0RA8B A REMEDY, AND AH FOOD. 
toon of which is (and ever has been in n cold 
climate,) from starvation, arising from Inability ol 
the bees to uncap their honey, or sufficiently change 
position In thi! hive In cold weather to take in a 
supply. And the loss from this cause is increased 
by so constructing the hive tcj not to contain much 
honey, except in the surplus Iioxiim, immediately 
above the clustered bees, where it would be warmed 
by their animal held. Rill It Is profitable to lake all 
or nearly all the surplus honey, provided wo leave 
the swarm In a condition to “stand the storm;” for 
by mo doing wo not only save so much honey, bill 
also prevent the bees from occupying much brood 
comb with honey. r. I. 
Kut Slinlbjr, N Y ., I Hitt. 
I in linn Hues lice Worm. 
Kns, Uiiiiai. Naw Yokkmh: I wish lo know through your 
medium, from some one who in not Interi-nlcd In selling<| u.-.-hh, 
whether the Itiillnn liens are u reul acquisition, or whether 
their large yield of honey Is not. due to tlielr robbing Other 
lines, Also, whether wintering linen In n room does not pro 
nerve many millers’eggs, an I t toilers tiiiul fro III Mi (JuiniiY 
that freezing kill* them M Hum a mums, Oorunnu, Mich 
K A N BAH 
1TH HOI i i, tJI.il M AT®, Ac. 
Fun. Rdiiai. New Yoiuiku: A brief epistle from 
Kansas may not bo amiss, yet we trust you are 
V .. ! I!.1st. ..t . v #a. ..T 
familiar with most of its general fORtures, Unlike 
most prairie countries, it Is rough, but without a 
mountain, and the arable parts without stone. The 
substrata in limestone, and the soil, loam more nr 
less sandy. The water In the rivers and streams 
urns with a gentle current except Ihe rapids, where 
if tumbles over rocks foi distances of from five lo 
thirty rods. The rivers, creeks and ravines arc 
skirted with timber several IiIiiiIm of oak, black 
walnut, hack berry, soft maple, cottonwood, edi, red 
and white elm,sycamore, cedar, mulberry, basswood 
and hickory. The native prairie grass is exceed 
Ingly nutritious for stock. Fowerlng trees, shrubs 
and plants, yield the fragrance, and singing birds 
the native melody. 
The climate, like that of New York and New 
England, is changnble, but not Cold. Your servant 
llttS lived here seven years, and the extremes of 
mercury in that limn are EM degrees below zero and 
I l. r » above. With you farmers, cannot work their 
oxen with the mercury at Ho to Kfi degress; here 
they woik comfortably wllli It at 100. The stirring 
breeze makes the difference In the winter the wind 
An Infusion of the TrUupon repens ( couch-grass,) 
in the proportion of one ounce ol' the dried and cut 
stem to a pint of water, and given In the course of 
Hie day, has been found by Mr. II Thompson, Of Ihe 
University Hospital, to be very beneficial in irrita¬ 
ble conditions of the bladder. According to 1dm, it 
is Important Unit the plant should be gathered In Ihe 
spring, shortly before the leaven appear; the idem is 
then to lie slowly dried without artificial heat, ami 
cut into the requisite lengths for use. 
I’rofessor Burnett, speaking of this grass,-says: 
“The couch grass ol the farmers, which is here 
regarded as a noisome weed, Is collected on the 
continent as hind for horses. Cattle ol all kinds are 
loud of the underground shoots of this plant, which 
are sweet and wholesome, f ir Humphrey Davy 
found them to contain nearly three times as much 
ntilrlllous matter m the stalks and leaves; and it 
has been stated on the authority of a French veteri¬ 
nary surgeon that exhausted and worn out horses 
are very ..Illy restored lo strength and condition 
by giving them daily one or two bundles of couch 
grass, of Ion or twelve pounds weight each, mixed 
with carrots. ICinjlhik Paper. 
JtyMt of the 
Application of Mminrc. 
N. Reed, of Dutchess (Jo., this .Stale, says in the 
<’ountry ('Je.nllr.nuin , Unit farmers In that soclion are 
becoming more in favor ol applying their manure 
to gru s land. The Immediate eftect is a diminution 
of the crops of corn arid other grain, but In a few 
years the whole farm Is Increased in fertility, lie 
advocates applying manure to grass land at the 
time of seeding. A heavy crop of grasH is the 
result, and tills, fed oil’by stock, bo says, “is the 
best preparation lor corn." 
confident a man of Ibis character will always lose 
Ills employer more, Ilian his wages. With this view 
of the case, I never will keep a man on my premises 
who Is of this character,” 
We now plead with all dairymen, and ask them 
to review these fuels, give us their opinions, and 
copy the example of Ibis humane and wire man, 
and whose words arc Imre quoted, and (bey will 
find themselves the gainers largely by a decisive 
action. If our dairymen and stock raisers would 
discharge all men who are harsh and cruel to their 
stock, they would have bettor slock, more butter, 
and be In a better condition every way. 
Alioul Wire Worms. 
Tiikhk pests, says the American AyHcultnrlxt, 
terribly severe on some land, and quite unknown on 
others, bailie the efforts of the most Ingenious to 
work their destruction. They abound in light, 
moist land, in which inert vegetable matter Is found, 
and attack, as most of u - know by experience, roots 
of grass, grain, turnip, potatoes, etc.. In all ages 
and conditions. The worm Is Urn pupa of a small 
beetle, and lives, it is said, for live years, ever com¬ 
mitting ils depredations before it arrives at matu¬ 
rity and a nines Ilm. form ol the perfect insect 
A writer in the Scottish Farmer makes the 
following Inleresl.ing statement: “The late Mr. 
I’uMcy found that rape-cake hud the effect of destroy¬ 
ing large numbers of wire worms, ile caused It to 
be broken Into pieces of the size of beans, and to be 
sown over the lurid- The insects cat, Iheir way Into 
the rape cake, and whether from dying the death ol 
gluttons, or being destroyed by other qualities, lie 
(bund numbers of dead wire worms imbedded in it.” 
Rape cake is an excellent manure, and may bo 
applied at the rule of live to seven civt. per acre. 
This writer also recommends Peruvian guano, 
applied in the spring, alone or mixed with rape 
cake, uh a preventive, and esteems it of especial 
virtue, sowed with the seed ol turnips ami similar 
crops. The experiment may well be made to see if 
COlton-Rced oil cake will not answer the same pur¬ 
pose as rape-cake, which it is difficult to obtain in 
this country. 
.Ii-vvcIh III Hhccp’" ICiiis. 
Mu, 11. (J. Wlluric, of New Hampshire, says 
(lie Maine loinner, lias published his mode ol mark¬ 
ing sheep, which is quite a novel plan, but we think 
a pretty good one. Ills mode is to make a bole 
the lower margin of one of the ears and near • 
$)u gn? t p t x . 
Ill'll" Dying A mum ci- in Ini,uli-y. 
EpS. Ruhai. Ni;w-Voui'i:n: In Die Ruhai. of 
A pul blh, “ A Ruhai, Rea ue'h" makes Ihe following 
inquiry; “(Jan any bee-keeper inform me through 
the columns of the Ruhai. vv hat is (lie cause of so 
many of my swarms of bees dying?” lie says Unit 
“ limy have plenty ol honey loft, nod they are set in 
a warm place, und appealed all right in (ho fall.” 
Had “ A Ruhai. Reaiieh” been more explicit, (he 
true cause of bis beds dying could probably be 
given. Many different < uncos will make bees dio in 
winter, leaving plenty of stores, HomelJmcs when 
a colony Im well supplied with stores the bens will 
die from nlarvation. This is accounted lor in the 
following manner: At tlm beginning ol cold woRthur 
Hie bee* occupy the combs last bred in generally 
lliore roost central and cluster together as com 
piiclly a possible. Those occupied comb: may not 
b« very well supplied with honey, while Iho ouler 
comb on ml,her side arc filled. The combs iu shul 
low hives arc generally in this condition, Bees 
alien consume the honey tlielr principle food m 
the central combs, In shallow hives, before the mid 
die of January; sometimes earlier. Suppose that 
the weather should become very cold about the l ime 
tile honey b, consumed in lla- occupied combs, and 
that 11, should remain so for n wmdc or Inn days, or 
longer, then It must be evident that the bees cannot 
change Ibelr locality In supply lliomselvos with food 
without becoming instantly chilled. Bees will chill 
in a temperature of about f#0 degrees above zero, 
if bees canaol move without danger of being chilled, 
they will usually prefer to remain and starve among 
Hie empty combs, How long beet! can live with¬ 
out Hind I do not know, but probably not more than 
a lew days. No (realise on bees that i have yet 
seen gives any Information on this |*unt. When 
bees have starved, the fact may he known by the 
presence of a large number iu the empty cells, with 
their heads towards the bottoms. 
Another cause ol bees dying iu winter, leaving 
plenty of stores, Is an insufficient quantity of ls<es. 
A colony may ho very weak as regards bees, though 
well supplied with honey, at Iho beginning of cold 
weather, in consequence of casting too many swarms. 
'• omo colons ;! have been known In have forty und 
••veil seventy pounds ol honey at the beginning ol 
Id weather, and yet not to exceed two quarts of 
bead In this bole be suspends ii copper oi zinc 
label, with a nurnbei or aiiythlngelsostaiupod upon 
it Im wishes. Tim label is circular, three-quarters 
nl an Inch across, and is suspended in ils place by 
means of the common split steel t ings used for car 
lying keys on; or galvanized wire may boused for 
the rings. This, modi' may not be quite so cheap as 
cutting or slitting, and there in a possibility of its 
being lost or taken off, but where you wish to num 
her the sheep with leferonco to a register, or other 
purpose, it must ho very convenient. 
I" i: In consequence of over-swiumlng. There are 
so lew bees that, II wintered out of doors, they are 
unable to maintain the proper lempehiluie. Huch 
colonies are very liable to be alleeted with dysen- 
lery. II they cannot maintain a proper tempera 
lure, ol course they must die, leaving plenty of 
stores. Another cause is loss of queen, it matters 
little R tho colony has cast a swarm, overr.warmed, 
or not swarmed at all. If the qm-en ,d the colony 
becomes lost, say two or three months before the 
beginning of cold weather, as bees arc short lived, 
about one hundred days in summer, there will be 
only ft lew loll by December, This Is on the suppo¬ 
sition that no queen i* reared by the colony, nor 
supplied with one by their keeper. The colony 
(’illorllle ill litmc Ini' Hon Ulna Mooiln. 
A < in it it eh POND K NT of the IS 08 ton Cultivator 
writes lo that journal that Daniel F (Johb, of Mor 
Ion, Mass,, has, for two years past, derived much 
benefit in bis corn crop by soaking the seed In n 
solution of chloride of lime ami copperas, iu equal 
parts. Hi* thinks a pound of each would be enongl 
for twenty iiciv ill I bonp'1 1 Si made much stronger 
no Injury would ensue. Hsu boiling water, and the 
chloride will very soon dissolve. Then put In the 
corn, with liquid enough to cover it when swelled. 
Del. it remain twenty four hours. Mr. Oobb planted 
ball an aero, with seed Ihns prepared, on the Milli 
of Jillio, where Mic birds bad destroyed the first 
planting. The corn on the fourth day was an Inch 
above ground. The llllh day it Inul three leaves. 
11 assumed a dark green color, and grow rapidly, 
so Ibutat harvest lime il was. only three days laid 
than Unit of Ihe first planting. Where Ihe seed ban 
been trealed iu this manner, tlm birds will not dis 
tlirb It much, if any. Mr. Oobb says that Ills neigh¬ 
bors are so fully convinced ol Ils utility, (bat they 
have adopted the praetien; and where corn that has 
been prepared iu this manner is planted side by 
side With corn not soaked, it hIiowm a decided ad¬ 
vantage In size and color. 
III ii il ii cnn lo Anlnmln. 
V i HIT I Nti a large Dairy and ft took Ranch In 
Marin county lately, says the editor of the California 
Farmer, we were exceedingly gratified to listen to 
the practical remarks of Ihe proprietor upon tlm 
utility and value of kindness to cattle; and having 
olten urged this matter iu our columns, we lake Ibis 
opportunity to call the attention of all dairymen 
and stock owners, especially those who are daliy 
men , to the remarks ol tills humane man 
“ In the first place," said ho, “ I never allow any 
man in my employ to whip, beat, kick, or aim e, any 
animal on my farm; as it is Inhuman to boat or und 
treat a dumb beast, I will not allow Ron principle. 
And again, I wish everybody would acton the same 
principle, and tlioiie wlm have no humanity, If they 
would look at the r.08t of beallntf rotes, they would 
desist. For example," said ho, “let a course, rough 
man go among thirty or forty cows at milking time, 
and begin to Speak loud and bar b to the cow he In 
to milk; or, as such a man will often do, thump or 
kick tbt! cow, or strike her with the Stool, as unleel 
lug men Often do, and that, row ami every row within 
Ii in injlneiu e, will hold Up her milli:; some more, 
some I ohm. TIiIh is an established (act; and every 
Much man among a band of cows will thus lake 
away Irom tliq product of the ditfry from three l.o 
live gallons of milk daily in a bund el forty cows. 
As It Im customary for one man lo milk twelve or 
fifteen cows as Mm portion, these cows will be scat¬ 
tered over the yard or In 0liferent stalls, und as he 
will have to pass among nearly the whole baud, 
they will all feel an<l fear bis Influence, und I uni 
Winning nml Futlcntiig I.iiihIim. 
A i, ath: issue of the Philadelphia Dollar Newt- 
paper contains an article on Ibis topic from u Penn¬ 
sylvania slump-brooder, from which wo extract tho 
following: 
Experience is teaching us that sheep are the most 
profitable stock that can be raised. And until the 
cotton fields ol Ihe South are placed in other and 
safer hands, the demand for wool will Increase, and 
the sheep business will become more important am 
more lucrative. Royal men ought to feel them 
selves under obligation to mods! each oilier iu get¬ 
ting a start in independent living. VVe must u*i 
more wool than heretofore, and, therefore, must 
prepare to raise on our fertile bills that which, in 
gelling to uh, has almost ruined our happy country 
our wear. 
In this letter I propose to call the attention of 
sheep raisers to the cure which most be exercised in 
weaning lambs. It is not generally known that, to 
a great extent, tjio condition of sheeji during life 
depends on the care that is taken of them at wean 
lug. Farmers, I trust you have more lambs tills 
spring Ulan usual. If so, lake care of thorn. They 
are valuable. If you separate them from Ihe ewes 
before the proper lime, they will become sickly, 
puny, and never grow into healthy, thriving sbeej 
Too little attention i given to this matter by most 
farmers. Their own convenience, rather limn the 
health sod stamina of Ibe flock, is too apt lo be con¬ 
sulted. Usually, lambs are far enough advanced at 
four months of age to be weaned. To do this, iu 
close them with the ewes In the yard, and having 
cuiighl them, place them in a well fenced luclusuro, 
out of sigh! and bearing of the ewes. Rot Ilium 
have fresh glass of Hlilfiolonl quantity to compensate 
for the Iohh of milk, and yet not so rich as to cause 
disease by over feeding. If Ibey are disposed lo bo 
wild,tone Or two tame sheep should be admitted into 
Hie laid, which will exercise a laming influence over 
them. After separating, tho ewes should be kept 
for about a week on poor posture, lo prevent in 
flamed udders or garget, which frequently ensues. 
At the end of one week they can be removed again 
to good pasture bind. Meal, Jor other fattening food, 
should be fed to those lambs Intended for butcher¬ 
ing* till the day of taking them l.o Ibe shambles. Il 
they an- to be reared, plenty of grass will answer. 
Hive them salt and water occasionally, After the 
expirationo! three weeks they cun be turned Into the 
llock. if not attended to at shearing time, Ibe lamlrn 
will beeomo infested with ticks. To kill these, im¬ 
merse Ibe lamb up to tho eyes In a strong decoction 
ol tobacco water. 
Rural Notes anb 3tcmo. 
Tn* Hkahoiv After the drouth with which Mnjr cloned, 
mhI which was becoming Herluui In minis loealltien, It wn« 
rofrenhlnn to have June open with a warm rain. Though 
little water fell, hereithonU, we hail cloudy and showery 
weather th» three llri't days of the month, so Unit the drouth 
him hern cheeked We time in-eonnta of n heavy rain on 
Monday, In the region of Albany, ami tout this aectlon will 
be thus favored soon. Keporla of the weather anil crop proa 
pacta are generally favorable especially from the West 
Trot Hi:A hon m tie-. Went - l.'huugo, May 30, 1H02 -Wv’vo 
had showers cold and warm, cldll winds and halmy lu-vttKea, 
sunshine anil storm, alternating In-re the past week The 
chill tin the air has been the predominant feature here within 
the Influence <>f the hike Hist we record no front since the 
1 Will, and I do not hear thill the fruit, was materially Injured 
then I’laiitlng continues I ration! learn Uiat the low prices 
that have rilled for corn "Ih III all diminish lln lumdlli lining 
and to he planted this season. Prom Iho smith west pari ol 
the Slain I hear good reports of I rult; lint Uie wheal prospects 
are mil so flattering A letter Jiti-I at hand from Iowa City, 
Iowa, rays We shall have hereabimln a bountiful crop of 
all lliw small finite. Pears that have been planted three or 
four years are lieurhiK finely; and those planted live and sis 
years, bountifully A pplc It re- Ihut did not hear last year are 
bearing full I Ii lit year The prospects for a full crop of all the 
products of the farm were nrvei morei-nrouniglngOnio now.” 
Btiiiwbrrrti-s are selling at from ten to twenty rente per 
•|iiart. at retail In this i-ity This fact leads me to suppimn that, 
the crop III Mouth Illinois is large The berries are of uniform 
size, and are, almost wlllmut exception, Wilson s Albany It 
will reipilro some time ami a good deal of demonstration to 
make market gardener:, believe Hint. Ibeie Is any better market 
berry than the Wilson's Albany for long carriage The gar 
dens In Ibis viehdly promise an unusually bountiful crop of 
this fruit, with few exception* The exemptions are where 
the vines have not been properly protected with litter during 
the winter — o. u. n 
and 
Da'ikki W ii.i.ow I'm- i-xhino mu Mahkkt Will any of 
the mimeroua rearb rs of the llmui. lie mi kind «s In Inform 
a n ii han't hr. i' as to the proper time and mode nf preparing Uir 
willow used III Hie manilfseluro nf baskets/- Alsu, where 
they will llnd n niarkel and wl.ul price they hringf A great 
many of Iliaao grow wild along the stream* on my farm A 
Ho a a p. I, Orltl/liiurg, I'll, Ini IJ 
Hoorn Son Hiikkc- IIODKM ah Maniuik Will some of the 
ItUKAi.'rt readers, who have lmd CAperlenee. hi Ihe culture and 
leading ol root crop*, Inform me U II. I* prolllahlc lo raise Hu m 
lo feed sheep in the whiterand in spring before they are turned 
out on pasiuni Y If tlmy arc, tvlml kind Is (lie muni prolthibleV 
I would also Ilk" lo know the illllll of soil most r.nllable, Ihe 
modi ol pteparlng H, (he lime In plant; and any other 
Information that II would be nrrmary for a person to know 
who Inis never had any ot peihmee In root culture 
Ac Mm it iiiiai. alfonls such good nu-aos Im fanners to get 
information on any ugrleullmal luatler. I shall ask nnolhei 
juesllon nr two Are bones that have hewn utpuaml to Hn- 
Wea|,hei for non-rftl years as good for pianuie o-i II they 
hull liot been thus e xposed What I* tlm best method ol pm 
paring bom a for manure)'- W 1C Ii J.iwri/uiUe. Hun inm 
(•a., Ohio , I Mitt 
lluw to ii in a Hahn or Ki,kan Iii looking over your 
columns of May 84, I raiw a request to lie Informed bow to 
get rid of (leas around u barn lean tell from expcrlcncii 
Take quicklime, slake It, and sow freely IL will a* tormliiAtti 
them In pig sites, or any place they Inliablf I, |- Ontmdayn 
On , N J' lMltt. 
UaiutN Sai.vh roll IIohhkh. One or id’olive oil; I o/. of 
il of spike; I n* of mu bet-; I oy. of verdigris; 1 o/ of hog’s 
I aril j I o /. of million tallow; I o/. of beeswax; I oz of rosin. 
Simmer Iho beeswax, tallow, lard, and rosin together Wien 
nearly cold, sill- III the oils and verdigris, Jon W , (IroUm, 
Tomj,htn .- (lo ., /V )' IMItt, 
I'own TkaTm t'ltAiir.iNil In perusing your columns, I 
mill, cd an Inquiry made by one of our Khiiai. friends, asking 
Iimw to cure cows' teals from i racking after milking 'This In 
often caused by welting I last tout* when milking, which should 
never be done Hut If our Irlend w ill keep a dish of grease 
III bin r.lal.le, and apply freely uflci milking, lie will quickly 
perceive that the h-uls will cease (-racking Furlbormorr, Im 
will save himself besides a great deal nl milli from lining 
kicked over by the domestic lint angry beast. M a uh Ii 
Ni.w-ni, Jlril.imer Ch,, N. I'., I MW 
Anoiiiku In reply (o J If, ol ItnuAJ. of May 'Id, lake u 
a little molasses and apply to tho tests Juat after each milking, 
and hi a few days they will heal, and Is a|nure cure, Try It, 
friend Ii O IE, l-'iind Ua Lae, Will , lHltt 
A Goon DhainTii.k Macimnh Tlm Drain Tile Machine 
manufactured by Mr A I,a Toimuiicttii, Jr , of Waterloo, N. 
Y., and advertised hi this paper, in a great labor saving inven 
tlon. We recently wltm-sned Hm operation of one of these 
machines, and were surprised at Ils perfection and capacity 
Ills constructed entirely of Iron, grinds tlm day, and turns 
out the tile at both ends at one operation Tlm machine 
makes all si/es and shapes of tile, from I 1 - to 18 inches In 
diameter, al tlie option of the liianufaeliirer. Wo saw It 
mold 8 Inch pipe tile, )0,t£ Inches lung, at tho rate of 1,600 
per hour; and were assured that, with one span of horses 
and three men, from 1,000 to 1,MMI Hie could hn turned out, 
easily, for ten consecutive hours The machine certainly 
worked well iii crerjr respect, and hoimn w-e voluntarily com 
Blend it to tile makers and others, It makes good tile, rapidly, 
and hence cheaply Wo hcltcva Mr i.a Toiihrpttb wbh onu 
of Ilia first (if not Up- very first) iiiamifacliirers of Hln mu 
chine* In this country, and lie has now In Ids possession the 
III si on< over used III America a machine imported from 
England As a pioneer in aiding an Important Improvement, 
lie Is therefore entitled Iii consideration 
- Huch machines us the above named must greatly fiuill! 
late and cheapen the production of tile, und them Is no good 
reason why tlmy should fie held at Hut Idgli prim-snaked If, 
an we believe Hie can he mode as cheaply as brick, w hy charge 
nearly <>r quite twice as much for them? This is un Imparlunt 
mutter to tanner >, and we hope Ulc making will mi longer he 
a .monopoly lure or eUewliert- With Improved machinery, 
tlm f’o*t and market price should be materially lessened At 
present prices, tile makers must ho Coining money, nml we 
trust oilier- will oblnlu mucldii's and enter Into competition 
This would soon reduce price* to a rcseOnfthln standard, and 
rnnhlil farmer* to Adopt more generally olio of the greatest Im 
provrmenh. of the age lilr lilldi rdmlnlnf' 
Tn*. Nkw Don Tax T.aw The Legislature of New Y/i rt 
passed some WbMi ach* at Ils recent session among others one 
lo prevent animals running lit large In the public highways, 
(published in the ItnfiAi. of May 17.) and another lining dogs, 
which biller iiugbt to |mt mi r>Icntrnnlnr on sbee|i killing 
canines, and enable farmers 10 raise and keep Hooka in peace 
The tn* upon female dogs will, if enforced, hn likely to put 
nil embargo on puppy breeding, ilnh-un the bin,Incss is very 
profitable We hope ‘‘nuts of low degree,” as well ns nil 
evil disposed dogs, will be rflcrgnully i /o'Uillod by the rigid 
nethui of assessors and coill-etorn or owners The following 
la Ibe substance of the new l>»g I,aw 
In all tlie counties of the Hlute, rxrcpl Hin city und county 
ol New Yml, there idinll lie annually levied und < olloelcd the 
follow-lug ln« upon dogs: Upon every hitch owned or bar 
bored by tiny one or more persons, or by any family, tinea 
ibillniM. upon every nddlllomil bitch owned or harbored by 
Hu* same person m prm.m ur family, live itcfinrn; upon every 
dog iiDici lb,in a hitch owned or harbored by one nr more per 
sons or |>y any Dundy, filly rent*, and upon every uddltfoniil 
dog Other Hum a Idlcli owned or Inu bored by the ar.lne person 
or persons nr families, two dollars 
Ni i i ion Million Inin ul mild lil|«, chapter and purl In 
hereby Iiliiemled no US to read an follow* ‘ Tlie Aasensuia of 
every (own ot i lly nr ward of a oily. i-ic i.I Ihe city of New 
York shall Anno to Hie lisM i-iiinenl roll ul real and pi'raonal 
estate therein, made by Hieiu annually fill- name of each und 
every person or painoun liable In the Im Imposed hereby, to 
gather with tlie liumherof lillelienamldoga for- w-ldch such per 
son nr persons 1- or are assessed, and return till! mime lo till’ 
supervisor of tlielr rrniinetlv* towns, cities, or wurducif cltfi-n, to 
lie laid by raid nupen Uni before till' llniud of Hllpervlnore, lo 
be by I Ill-Ill iiilh oli d In Hu Millie IIIUlilU i ah oilier .Slab' mid 
county, and town luxe* are collected And If any person duly 
Mssensed shall refuse ot m-glecl to pay llu lav so assessed 
within five days of Hit- demand thereof, i! shall be lawful for 
any person mid ll shall bo the duly of Hie r-ofloctoi, to kill Iho 
dog so trued ” 
Ami the collector will Ire very likely In kill, for ha is 
allowed one dollar for every dog killed ll Is also made law 
fill for any person lo kill uiiy dog that cannot show Ids tui 
ceeljit The law was evidently designed to cfi’cclmilly abate 
n great nuisance, and we trust II will 
Aoiiiuiii.ti’iiai. Eaiiim The I’rovlnclal Exhibition of Can 
ado West Is lo Im lu-id ut Toronto, Kept zJd to afltli, Instead 
of a week later, us first iinuouliend Hie time having been 
changed mi ur. not to eiiufllrl wllli the New York Hlute Kali 
The Wisconsin Ag’l and Mechanical Society will hold Itn 
licit Annual bail ul Milwaukee, commencing Hept, H Iu 
character It in Intended to resemble usual Hlulc Pairs, and will 
Include a Inline nlunv and trial of speed The Cortland <!o 
I'sir In to ha held on Hn Hoeiety s Ground*, between Homer 
mid < 'ortlnndnll", Kept Z.'i 2ti Tile Wyoming On, Pair Is 
to he held Hept ttid and ]4tb. II In said "Him Hoeiety never 
stood better Iii Hie estimation of the elllzcua of the county 
than it dries now und It will without doubt liuve u good Pair 
licit fall ”- The next Annual Pair of (lie Hem-nee Valley 
Ag Hoeiety Is to lie lu-ld nl NlJilda, Hept 17fh and IHtll, Slid 
Hint of Ihe t'aiiiinernga Ag mid Mecli Hoeiety at Dsnsvtlle, 
Hept UUli snd 30th The Annual Exhibition of the Pro¬ 
vincial Ag hoi III y of ('(Hindu East Is to heln-ld ul Hlicrhrookit, 
Hept 17 III The Putnam t’O IN V ) Pair I* to ho held at 
I.lihn Mali Upon, Hept. 'Jl Zfi The Dryden Ag HnciAty's 
lieil l-alr Is to be lu-ld to Drydeu Vllluge, Del Ol Ii and llllh 
I lor re iShowt The Cortland On. Ag Hoeiety announce « 
Horne Hliowon June 17th and IHth; mid Ihe Wayne Ho Hoeiety 
a like exhibition ul I.yonn, July rid nml -llli The (rest lion 
■ nigh bred slock In the Union In to be I -1 hIbltcd ul Hie World 1 " 
Horne Pair, III Hhlengo, to commence I lie '.!d day of Hnpteinher 
Ii In naid tlie Kentucky stubb-n will lie largely represoutod 
IHqll 1 IIIKH AND Anhweioi Heveral corronporiiloilU will find 
response* lo I boll Inquiries III article* published on Hint page, 
hough not perhup* Iu I Iu- form they e sped, nor In specific 
answers to Un' questions proposed <i II H , nf Heaver 
lam, Wlseuiia)ii, we refer Iu the article on Comparative 
Value of Manures, mid utbera to the article on Chicory, In 
which they will find tho desired Information We often give 
milder designed to unnwtn luipjlrlrs, without quolllig or 
referring to tlie queries propounded, and hence Ilium who do 
not find direct ChaWem to llicll- qm >ilil)IIN Will lie likely, oil 
ii refill perusal of (lie paper, lo find tlm iu fori nation sought 
I'll a Wnonii . Waiiui Pun, ndverflaed In this paper, and 
strongly onintnendad by scientific and practical men, an well 
iih by Hid press, Is worthy tin* iilU ollon of fiirmi in and all 
others wishing to convey water any distance We have given 
home utlcnlfon to tlie fiiihjcrl, have wltliUS-od tests nl fills 
dpi- noted ill" process of ll* manufacture, bunding, A/e , and 
are confident Ihut If possesses great merit Its cheapness, 
strength, and durability, commend If to the public, und an if 
In warranted, no one will he likely lo lose by giving It a trial, 
fliun much we freely nay iu Itn behalf, without solicitation. 
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