I jPTwejr pttstattdtg. 
W EDITED BY HENRY S. BAN DALI* LI* D. 
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^ RESULT OF THE WOOL CONFERENCES. 
It has been suggested that the publication of 
the official record of the recent conferences be¬ 
tween the Executive Committees of the National 
Wool Growers' and Wool Manufacturers’ Asso¬ 
ciations would give satisfaction. It is not, we 
believe, customary to publish the private records 
of committees,* and. In this case, it would throw 
before the public a voluminous mass of matter 
which, as an agreement has been reached, has 
ceased to possess cither importance or Interest 
The substance of the agreement with the Manu¬ 
facturers’ Committee has already been published. 
It could not of course be expected to cover every 
point of difference. Enough was secured, if 
Congress adopts the recommendations, to put 
the American Wool Grower on a Arm and per¬ 
manent footing of prosperity. And what was 
obtained was not obtained by any improper 
sacrifices. 
Ail points not agreed on will take the same 
course the whole subject would have taken, in 
the absence of any action by the Committees — 
that is to say, they will go first before the United 
States lie venue Commission, and then before 
Congress. The absence of an agreement between 
the Committees in respect to them, will not af¬ 
fect them pro or con. What the Revenue Com¬ 
mission will decide to recommend to Congress, 
in regard to points agreed on or not agreed on, 
is uot yet known, and, we understand, is not 
yet in all points definitely settled. Consequent¬ 
ly there can be no use of throwing out mere 
conjectures and speculations on the subject, and 
to do so might in some quarters lessen our 
chances of success. 
Inasmuch as so large a portion of the present 
session of Congress has passed, it is presumed 
that the U. 8. Revenue Commission will report 
soon, on the subject of the duties on Wool and 
Woolens, to that body; and that, for the same 
reason, the Committee of Ways and Means will, 1 
as soon thereafter as practicable, report a bill to 
Congress. The publication of this bill will 6how | 
what lias been effected or not effected by pre- j 
liminary action, and how far the just claims of r 
the wool growers have been listened to. a 
While waiting for this, there is no reason why * 
the Wool Growers, or other friends of domestic j 
industry, should remain inactive. There is 0 
work, and useful work, for them to do. Let 
them vigorously circulate petitions praying Con¬ 
gress to Impose an adequate duty on wools. 11 
Let them go from house to house for signers. n 
Let them thus show their representatives in °, 
Congress what their constituents ask and expect , ( ( 
of them. The wool grower whu has not public p 
spirit and nerve enough to do this—but who “ 
expends all his zeal in growling, winter evenings, n 
behind his own or the bar-room stove—does not k< 
deserve protection. And If it is left to depend u 
upon men like himself, he never gets it, w 
Are we asked if petitions to Congress are ^ 
likely to effect much ? He who doubts it is un¬ 
familiar with the circumstances of public life 
and ignorantof human nature. Petitions got up ^ 
by mere partisans, hobby riders, or visionaries, wi 
weigh little. But there is not a member of ln 
Congress who is not disposed to view with 
attention and respect all genuine manifeslions ‘ ' 
of the will of his constituents; and eight Cou- 
can be procured influence Vhe number proper to 
a hill ? Cedar poles in this neighborhood cost 
from two cents to two and one-half cents de¬ 
livered at the yards. 
Plain answers to these questions will be thank¬ 
fully received by several subscribers in this 
vicinity. c. m. h. 
Mitchell, Sheboygan Co., Wis. 
OVER-STOCKING A BEE PA8TURE. 
Condensed Correspondence, Items, &C. 5 - Do( * the ease or difficulty with which poles We also have five large churches, and six teacb- 
- can be procured influence the number proper to ers are employed in onr district school. So H. 
Sheep Husbandry IX THE SocTH.—J. T. Conover, a bl11 ? Cedar poles in this neighborhood cost T. B. can see that we have some of the religious 
Clinton, N. J. Our views in regard to the adaptation from two cents to two and one-half cents de- and educational privileges even west of the 
ol the South to Bheep husbandry are what they ever livered at the yards. Mississippi. I will dose by giving H T B a 
have been: but we are not uuffldcntly well Informed Plain answers to these questions will be thank- word of advice in return for valuable hints from 
in respect to the present state or aflalrs In the South- fully received by several subscribers in this him through your columns TtUthh—Trv« 
era States to give advice whether or not it is cxpedi- vicinity. C. m. h. stumu machine 
ent for Northern men Immediately to embark in sheep Mitchell, Sheboygan Co., Wis. Eddyville Iowa Feh lath * 
husbandry in them. This same answer will apply LdUyvHIc, loir a, Feb. 12th, 1866. 
equally well to the inquiries of our friend Mr, Kinney " : 
of Dt- Witt, N, T.- OVEE-STOCKIMO-A-BEE PASTURE. JJjj, 
Ticks.—J. M. Forrest, Fowlerville, N. Y., asks if Eds. Rural New-Yorker ;— There In per. ** * & 
there Is any safe way of tolling ticks at this season of nQ bnBine96 in which the commuDit - 
the year, except “pinching their heads off? Mr. r ...... ,, Feeding Boxes. 
F.’s method, if thoroughly performed, is a rare, but eDgagc and are interested, that ib made less the Brunswick Farmer mfl L-o a 
rather Stour one! An application of mercurial oint- object of rational investigation and careful * *. f t k f h , . ? 
ment (mixed with about seven parts of lard) is effect- experiment than bee-keeping. It has been, and ~ f P “ 1D in re f ard t0 ^eding-boxes, which it 
ual, and considered safe where the sheep are sheltered by many still is, considered as amatterof mere I jrc en j Ul racks. It says very properly:—“Horses 
from storms for a few days. The wool is opened in chance whether success attend the enterprise or .° no r,aturaP y gather food from trees; why 
streaks or ftirrows and the ointment rubbed into the not. Success has been estimated by the number . '- n 6dl0ldd they be compelled in winter to take 
skin. Morels applied about the neck and brisket. 0 f swarmB kept rather than by the amount of ' l fr0m 3 rack ov, ' r hcad ? Ever J mouthful re- 
Ueduced as above stated, half an ounce of it may be eurp)ag honev 6ecarcd in £ 0 od shape for use or qUlrCS th ® unimal 10 assDmy an unnatural posi- 
used on a common sized lamb. The old-fashioned marbct Thi8 haB rcstllu . d Kenc rally keeping tl0n ’ whlch ' 1 ' ith F OUD g horses particularly, 
S^uff «>° !**• a colonics. Every locality “ U8t ‘^^ore with the proper development of 
iind drop in Scutch unnff. Sonu.- person* blow ,, . *” the muscles of the neck and with fhn crrftppfYii 
tobacco smoke thrngh a pipe tail into the wool, hold- 15 hmitod in tbo amount of honc - v St J^lds, as “ ’ " 11 £ raceful 
ing It together on the surface. well a* grass, or grain, or any other product. ° f * 1lL bcad - May not the awkward 
-- A stock of bees In a locality, will, in the honey “ anner in whi< * Worses thrust their heads 
Cuts and Pantonines, — We have several Inquiries season, consume what is necessary for the p>rward and upward, be attributed to the force 
rom correspondents wishing to know when their brood and the whole colonies during the work- ° f bablt flc 1 Qired in feeding from a rack? An- 
;nts and pedigrees will appear. Wc don’t know. We { 6cae0n and then must have a supply for otber 8erion8 objection to racks Is the danger 
Ticks.— J. M. Forrest, Fowlerville, N. Y., asks if 
there is any safe way of killing ticks at this season of 
the year, except “pinching their heads offt" Mr. 
K.’s method, if thoroughly performed, is a sure, but 
rather glow one! An application of mercurial oint¬ 
ment (mixed with about seven parts of lard) is effect¬ 
ual, and considered safe where the sheep arc sheltered 
from storms for a few days. The wool is opened in 
streaks or ftirrows and the ointment rubbed into the 
akin. Morels applied about the neck and brisket. 
Reduced as above stated, half an ounce of it may be 
used on a common sized lamb. The old-fashioned 
method was to open the wool lu a gTeat many places, 
and drop in Scotch snuff. 8ome person* blow 
tobacco smoke thrngh a pipe tail into the wool, hold¬ 
ing it together on the surface. 
Cuts axd PHntonExs. — We have several Inquiries 
from correspondents wishing to know when their 
cuts and pedigrees will appear. Wc don’t know. We 
intend now to resume the publication of these, and, 
so far as we can recollect, publish each in its turn. 
Those wishing to order additional papers, or to give 
any directions in regard to disposition of blocks, 
electrotypes, etc., should address their letters to JJ. 
D. T. Moore, Rochester, N. Y. Otherwise they compel 
us to write to Mr Moor* for them. Our friends raw! 
spare ns the labor of all unnecessary letter writing. 
Lames Eating Wool.— C. IS. Hott, Osceola, I*a., 
writes that he has a dozen lambs, one or two months 
old, which pull and eat the wool off their dams, so 
that the thighs, bags, Ac., of the latter are becoming 
bare. We would immediately separate these wool 
eaters and their dams from the rest ol the flock, 
smear the parts of the latter from which wool is eaten 
excepting adders, with snuff and grease—or some 
other vile taBtlng preparation—and if this did not 
provo effectual, we wonld kill the lambs as soon as 
they can be made fit to eat. Such tricks, like bad 
habits among children, arc contagions. 
Wool Growers’ Organization in Ohio.— We have 
before UB the proceedings and resolutions of the 
newly organized Wool Growers’ Association of Har¬ 
rison Co., Ohio. They are remarkably vigorous and 
appropriate. Henry Buitles was chosen President, 
and Josxni Siiauon, Secretary. The true spirit U 
abroad in Ohio—and much of this is due to the Ohio 
Farmer, whose agricultural department is edited by 
our able aud wide-awake friend, Gen. 8. D. Harris. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker 1 There is, per¬ 
haps, no business in which the community 
engage and are Interested, that is made less the 
subject of rational investigation and careful 
experiment than bee-keeping. It has been, and 
by many still is, considered as a matter of mere 
chance whether success attend the enterprise or 
not. Success has been estimated by the number 
of swarms kept rather than by the amount of 
surplus honey secured in good shape for use or 
market. This has resulted generally in keeping 
too large a number of colonies. Every locality 
is limited in the amount of honey it yields, as 
well at grass, or grain, or any other product. 
A stock of bees In a locality, will, in the honey 
season, consume what is necessary for the 
brood and the whole colonies during the work¬ 
ing season, and then must have a supply for 
their winter stores. So much, os a general 
rule, must be secured before wc reach the 
question of surplus. If you place In a locality 
as many colonies as can be supplied with sum¬ 
mer and winter stores, say sixty pounds to the 
colony, you can have but email store of surplus. 
In this case a few of the most successful 
colonies will give some surplus; another por¬ 
tion will fail of securing enough to carry them 
through the winter, and must either be fed to 
save them, or their stores taken from them to 
Bave something by them. Another portion of 
the colonies will just live through the winter. 
Place a colony of bees in an unoccupied locality 
and they will generally double each year until 
they roach this extreme point. At the close of 
the first season two colonies; second season, 
four; third season, eight; fourth season, six¬ 
teen; fifth season, thirty-two. There are few 
localities in this section where more than thirty- 
two colonies could be sustained. But there are 
undoubtedly portions of country where one 
hundred can be sustained. 
Intelligent conduct of the business would 
undoubtedly require a careful approximation 
by experiment to the amount of feed a field will 
from the seed, dust, etc., falling into the eyes of per annum. 
tal IMef Mfuiica. 
Our Premiums. — We this week send to Agents 
interested a Supplement containing the result of the 
competition Tor our Christmas and February Premi¬ 
ums. The list r f awards would have been completed 
and published sooner, but for the pressure of business 
in our book-keeping and mailing departments, and 
also our desire to have the figures so accnrare as to 
avoid any mistakes. The prizee awarded will be 
promptly paid on the order of the persons entitled. 
The Special Premium of Webster's Illustrated 
Dictionary. (New Edition, with over3,000 engravings,) 
for twenty new subscribers, will be continued until 
the first of May, and perhaps longer. Over one hnn-' 
dred copies of this great and valuable work have 
already been awarded under our offer, and we hope 
to give away as many more. 
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The American Farmer.— This monthly, etarted 
in January last, is among the most promising of the 
new agricultural journals, (notices of all of which 
wc propose giving ere long.) Though it takes the 
place of the Genesee Farmer—discontinued in Decem¬ 
ber— It is decidedly superior to the defunct paper in 
all the eesenti&ls of a live agricultural and horticul¬ 
tural Journal. The three numbers already issued 
exhibit both enterprise and ability, and we cordially 
welcome the new-comer, and wish it merited sqcee>«. 
Published by John Turner, Rochester, N. Y., at $1 
the animal; further, all the affluvia of the stable, 
the vapors from liquid and solid excrements, the 
exhalations from the skin and lungs pass up¬ 
ward, and arc, to some extent, absorbed by the 
hay — au addition neither savory nor healthful. 
The feed-box may be made equally convenient 
with the rack, and Is open to none of the above 
objections. It need not be large, and If the 
bottom be aiadc of slate all rejected fodder can 
be easily removed.” 
There la force In this, though the writer goes 
to prove too much. We do not think that eating 
from a rack Interfere* with the proper develop¬ 
ment of the muscles of the neck: but the small 
•piCUlar and dust of the hay does at t.imcB injure 
the eyes beyond question; and to this may fre¬ 
quently be traced blindness. The dust in dry 
weather, falling from above, is inhaled by the 
houses, hour alter hour, and frequently causes 
irritation of the throat and air passages, some¬ 
times followed by chronic disease. 
Mixed Stock in Pasture. 
I notjcrd, sometime ago, a good deal writ¬ 
ten about keeping a mixed stock on pastures. 
yield, arid keep the number of colonies dow n to As I have been a keeper of stock from very early 
A\. ~ __ _ 1 i *!• At. . iV .1 S . • I AL xik * * * 
K. E. Brown’s Sinter.— Mr. Drown of Now Hope, 
N. y., sends us some samples of beautiful wool from 
a couple of choice infuntado ewes just bought by him 
of E. L. Gage of De Ruyter, N. Y. The oldest ewe, 
(7 yrs.) was bred by N. & N. Buttum of Vt., and got 
by the “Lawrence Ram’’ out of a ewe bred by E. 
Hammond, out or “Wooster.” The other ewe, 
“Dors," (3yrs,) was the choice of Mr. Gage’s Ham¬ 
mond ewes. She was bred by Ika Benedict of Vt., 
got by the “Benedict and Bottum ram," bred by Mr. 
Hammond, by “Sweepstakes.” The dam of “Dora” 
was bred by N. & N. Bottom, got by the “ Fine Wool 
Ram," bred by Mr. Hammond, grand dam bred by 
same and got by “ Wooster.” 
Scab.— .1. Kauffman, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. We 
should prefer not to dip sheep in arsenic water in 
winter under any circumstances, particularly breed¬ 
ing ewes. There are various other remedies which 
are equnaliy good aud vastly safer. Sec Practical 
Shepherd. 
of the will of his constituents; and eight Con- Fees.—M r. Kauffman of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 
gressmen out of ten, if not deeply and publicly aakSll S some advice says:—“I do not send you a fee 
committed In an opposite direction, will eur- fts 1 do not know your terms for imparting informa- by II. T. B. The sight of tb 
render their private views, on questions like < * on '' ^ bo distinctly understood by all dently thrown the poor soul 
those under consideration, if satisfied that It is fl ‘ n<ir >’ tlmt we no man to send us fees sion, in which situation he 
majority of their constituents The Congress- this department 1 the Mississippi nver, simply 
man of principle will do this because he regards fA nd the Editor-In-Chief of the Rural wishes it as SCU ^ 6Uperiorit - v of hl& btl 
himself as a representative, and not ns an arbitrary distinctly uudetwtood relative to all other depart bwluUful prairies of the woat. 
law' giver. The Congressman without principle ments-save and except the important one devoted to y0Dr n0te at the clo8e * That 
will d,o It, because he wishes to retain his seat. Advertising.— m.] * lie probably purchased that li 
* We had intended to give an outline sketch of the ^ him _ wh | ch he cond emn* so 
§atmnmtRtww, <$tf. ^ «* “•«“««*" >» 
which was published herein. Fcb.ai.-h.it m„. r „v.n-appropriated the timber, as t 
cation of that letter, of Itself, rendered it unnecessary " the timber ill the W'est on 
to carry out our intention. J HOP GROWING-INQUIRIES. I owned by speculators. And i 
-- * ’ and he wishes to sell and cai 
PETITIONS TO CONGRESS. Hubal New-Iorkkb: The growing of would even “ hang” us beeausi 
- hops in this country lias become a very lucrative on liis “loose acres” in prefer 
The following form of petition to Congress, brancb of husbandry, and, judging from the ac- ing” the resources of the w 
to raise the duties on wool, is in circulation. It counts received from tbL ' 8ta ^’ of New York— worse than Wire. He aceu 
is to be hoped that those who approve of its tho pat hop growing reigon of America — it is proposing to fieece future gem- 
contents, and have not. received copies of it, will dl>6lincd t0 continue 60 , till competition, and the sorrows of a poor blind 
provide themselves with either printed or writ- tbe IaW6 of 6U PP 1 y and demand, shall bring it to were not blinded by passion 
ten copies and circulate them at once and a lft vel With other productions of the soil. How “stumps,” he would sec that 
thoroughly in their neighborhoods. As so much lcmg that wU1 be no one can talL The increas- railroads, mills, factories, and 
ol the present session of Congress has passed, in £ fail ore 0 f the crop in New York and the New powers, Ac., expressly for t 
no time should be lost. As last os the petitions En S lan d States, and the steadily growing de- generations. 
the capacity of the fields. If there is any suc¬ 
cessful means reached to control their swarming 
by removing the disposition to swarm and keep 
the whole body of workers employed in the 
parent colony, storing surplus in boxes, that 
would be the best way to secure the object. If 
tills cannot be reached, then the number must 
be reduced sufficiently by the removal of a part 
to another field, or taking them tip, or driving 
the beea in with another swaruff straining the 
jjOney and saving’the wax. 
So long as the measure of success is taken by 
the number of swarms and they are kept up to 
the poiut where the product of the whole field 
will be required to sustain them, bee-keeping 
will be uncertain and unprofitable. 
Albany, Feb. 16,1866. Jaspeb Hazen. 
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THE WEST VERSUS STUMPS. 
Eds. Bubal New-Yorker I have just read 
the communication in your issue of Feb. 10th, 
by II. T. B. The sight of those stumps has evi¬ 
dently thrown the poor soul into a violent pas¬ 
sion, in which situation he Is willing to go to 
war with ns Hawk eyes, and all others west of 
the Mississippi river, simply because we cannot 
see the superiority of his stump land over our 
beautiful prairies of the west. I was glad to see 
your note at the close. That was a home thrust. 
He probably purchased that land when the “ fell 
youth until now, I venture to give my opinion. 
And first, I have found sheep do very well 
amongst cattle, but cattle do badly emongst 
sheep. To prove it, let the farmer take the fod¬ 
der left by the cattle, even when part of it has 
been trodden under their feet, aud if the sheep 
are uot fully 'fed, he will see the sheep eat it 
up greedily; then let him take what his sheep 
leaves and offer it.to his cattle, and he will find 
they won't taste It, If they can get auy tiling else; 
ur let 1dm turn his milk cows in a sheep pasture, 
and he will find them fail iu milk. Cattle do 
well where horses pasture. In proof of this, 
every fanner must liuvc seen that cattle will eat 
the litter of horses, even If fully fed, but horses 
won’t eat what, cattle leave, unless compelled to 
do so. But horses and sheep will do well in 
some pastures, especially the horses. To prove 
this, let the farmer turn ont the sheep from their 
yards, turn in his horses, and they w r lll eat up all 
the sheep have left, even the litter around the 
racks .—John Johnston, 
i him — which he condemns so severely in others. 
©tfJEJMIJEWBtWIBS* Ml Pcrbap8 tJ,e “squatters” in that region Lave 
_ 7 appropriated the timber, as they frequently do 
-- the timber in the west on non-rc6ideut land 
HOP GROWING —INQUIRIES. owned by speculators. And now taxes are high 
„ T , * ~“ aud he wishes to sell and cannot; therefore he 
•.ns. Rural 1sew-\orkek:— The growing of wonld even “hang” us because wc don’t “squat” 
hops in this country has become a very lucrative on his “loose acres” in preference to “ develon- 
braucb of husbandry, and, judging from the ac- Ing” the resources of the west. Verily he is 
counts received from the State of New York— worse than Wire. He accuses us of “coolly 
ihn f/FOtlt lirtn rrrnnrltir* vr.S A _ __1 - , • “ 
dently thrown the poor soul into a violent pas- National Agricultural Fair, 
sion, in which situation he Is willing to go to The Kentucky State Agricultural Society 
war with ns Hawk eyes, and all others west of met in Frankfort lately, and was called to order 
the Mississippi river, simply because we cannot by the President, Col. L. J. Bradford. The 
see the superiority of his bturnp land over our President, In a brief address, congratulated the 
beautiful prairies of the west. I was glad to see Society on the return of peace aud on the pros- 
yonr note at the close. That was a home thrust, pcets of a greater influence being exerted by the 
lie probably purchased that land when the “ fell Society in the future on the great industrial 
spirit of speeulation” was a ruling passion with interests of the State, and also suggested many 
him —which he condemns so severely in others, objects which should claim its attention at the 
no time should be lost. As last as the petitions 
are filled—or all the signatures to be obtained in maud for thia article * Lafi greatly stimulated its 
the neighborhoods are on them—they should be cuUiviU ‘ 011 ^erc. Several of my neighbors are 
forwarded to the Member of Congress repres- alread y engaged in the business. Some of them 
enting the district in which the petitioners bav ° a litUc ex P erie nee, but the greater part of 
rcside = them have none at all; and as I intend to set 
To the Congress of the United States: outa <<yard ” next spring, and being a perfect 
The undersigned inhabitants of -_c n „. )c novice at the business, (having never seen but 
State of ——, believing that the present sK °" e 0r tw0 yards 5n m - v lifc >) I thought I would 
of ravenne 1 ^ requires an amount addl ' css Jon a few lines soliciting some informa- 
importe which, if levied ^ plahl ’ s5mple fi^tions- 
ou the different articles of inmort^ can C trusting that yon or some of your hop-growing 
to protect all branches of domestic indnstrv renders will readily answer them. 
any^am? beliWinnhVt^nST^t&MeSSriff L U ° W far apRrt sb0uld tl,c bop bills bc set 
the American Wool Grower has no adennnt,' wbere land is chuap > and what proportion should 
protection against the competition of the ehonn bc made hills? 
-r^ * Would it be advisable to plant the land in- 
...... '.i ’ . ~ oi R) cent* t on <i n a „ «..n_..<• 
per pound and lOjper cent. ad valorem be levied tended for bops witb a fnP crop 
l A , .'„ ad : au ' ViW beil toreign wools competing with the hop rows just l’ar enough or 
ini uu unw asncri loreign wools competing with ,Ue hop rows just lar enough one side (say ei^ht 
szftssitsvszstt rS rr *r ”■*• *• 
shall be «2 cent, or less per pound" nndtffi tor to pflsa freely each way? —or, would it bc 
America — it is proposingto lleecefuturegencratious.” I “ pity 
competition, and the sorrows of a poor blind man,” for if he 
* abftl1 bring it to were not blinded by passion at sight of those 
o( the soil. How “stumps," he would see that we are building 
ffi. The increas- railroads, mills, factories, and improving water- 
orkandtheNew powers, Ac., expressly for the uso of future 
lily growing de- generations. 
tly stimulated its But we of the west need no justification for 
uy neighbors are being here, and this subject needs no argument 
i. Some of them to a mind unclouded by “ loose acres covered 
2 greater part of with stumps.” In the mean time, uotwith- 
s I intend to set standing the fact that the sentence of capital 
1 being a perfect punishment given by Judge H. T. B., (how are 
z never seen but you Judge?) is hanging over us, we will go on 
thought I would “developing." The K. & D. V. it. K,, which 
g some informa- rnns through this place, is completed to Mou- 
iple questions— roe, and Mill soon be through to our Capital 
mr hop-growing The B. & M. K. R. has been running to Ot- 
^ tumwa for the last three years, and is now 
hop hills be set under contract to Chariton, to be comple- 
'oportion should ted by next September, and will pass four 
miles south of us. High freights are corapell- 
lant the land in- ing ns to pay more attention to manufacturing 
of corn—setting than formerly. We have two large flouring 
present meeting, especially the eminent propri¬ 
ety of holding a National Fair during the autumn 
of 18(36, and also suggesting that, from the cen¬ 
tral position of Kentucky, aud the high character 
of her people for hospitality, and their varied 
extensive interests in agriculture, said Fair 
should be held in Kentucky. Those suggestions 
were embodied in resolutions which were unani¬ 
mously passed by the Society. 
—Notices of other agricultural journals, both new 
e and old, are prepared, and will be given as soon as 
the pressure upon our pages will permit. 
e -“*■* 
Trial of Implements in Illinois.— At a recent 
J meeting of tbe Executive Board of the Ill. State Ag. 
Society, It was determined to hold a Field Trial of 
*' Implements, to iuclude most agricultural implements 
e and machinery, (excepting only those used in bar- 
I vesting small grains.) on the 4th day of September 
next. The premium* offered range from flu to ft 00 
5 ,!udl < and aggregate about $1,000,-but a committee 
was appointed to receive donations for additional 
' special premiums to be awarded at the Trial. For 
particulars address the Secretary, John P. Rbtnolds, 
1 Springfield, Ill. 
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Annatto.—(E. F., Bogle, N. Y.) Annatto Is roach- 
, from the red pulp of the seeds of an evergreen tree 
of the same name, found in the West Indies and 
: Brazil, by bruising and obtaining a precipitate. A 
1 variety is made in Cayenne, which comes into market 
in cakes of two or three pounds. It is bright yellow, 
rather soft to the touch, but of considerable solidity. 
The quantity used is rarely more than an ounce to one 
hundred pounds, and the effect Is to give the high 
coloring so common to the Cheshire cheese, and to 
many in this country. 
“My Maryland.”— We this week commence the 
publication of a series of articles under this heading, 
from the aide pen of our long-time Special Contribu¬ 
tor, tin- IT on. T. C. Peters, retiring President of the 
N. Y. State Agricultural Society. The articles will 
naturally attract, as they will merit., the attention of 
Intelligent readers, both North and South. 
Tint Amkbican Agriculturist is a valiant jour¬ 
nal. It “pitches into" Its contemporaries most 
vindictively, hut has uot a word to say in response 
to their replies. It is often safer to retreat, even in a 
cowardly manner, than to condescend to vindicate or 
maintain a wrong or unjust position! We therefore 
admire the discretion of the A. A.! 
The Mich. Acwcultural Convention, held at Jack- 
eon two weeks ago-as previously announced In this 
Journal—was not, it is reported, so largely attended 
as R should have been, hut was nevertheless impor¬ 
tant. A state Wool Growers’ Association was organ¬ 
ized, of which we shall make note hereafter. 
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Seed Corn.— (R. F. II.) It Is safe to take your seed 
corn East almost any distance to plant. Even the 
Dent corn of the West yields abundantly and is hardy 
in this State. In many instances a variety of grain 
is improved by transporting the seed to distant local¬ 
ities. 
Maple Sugar. —Some three weeks ago we were 
favored with a fine sample of new maple sugar, from 
the “bush” of L. D. Mitchell, Esq., of Pitts old, 
this County. Mr. M. Is always tho flret to furnish 
this luxury to Roclieateriuus, 
The Goodrich Seedling Potatoes can be obtained, 
in either targe or small quantities, we are informed, 
of Mr, D. S. Hkffron, Utica,— and the proceeds of 
all sales will go to the family of the originator, the 
late Rev. C. A. Goodrich. 
suau cent« or loss per pound; and that 7 * y y -' — or, would it be 
duty of 12 cents per pound and lO’per cunt ad 1)e,ter to alternate every other row of corn with 
iisli! d al1 lv P°l s < ! hc Value whereof a l’" 1 of corn, and then a hill of hops ? 
per pound'; ar.d'tlmt the above Stes Vf dffiies ^ 8bonld theflat caltnre be Issued, or would 
be doubled on washed wools, and trebled on tbe old-fashioned mode of “hilling” be better? 
scoured wools. 4. How many poles should be set to a hill 
eiTcotfrJfmtteU^Hte X£“" de takc "7 ‘““f *VK, tmd how many vte 
allowed to each pole ? 
mills, and a plow factory that turns out several 
! hundred per annum, A wagon aqd carriage 
manufactory ou u large scale is being started 
here, and also a woolen factory that will give 
employment to twenty-five persons. We have 
a pork house that has just finished cutting 7,000 
hogs this winter. We have stores of hardware, dry 
goods, agricultural implements, Ac., that would 
do honor to any town of this size even in old 
Monroe, which by the way is my native county. 
Mixing Potatoes. 
We met with a farmer last week, whom we 
know to be very successful iu his agricultural 
operations, but who lias some notions of his 
own about farming. Among other things, he 
said that he always gets a better crop of pota¬ 
toes when he mixed together several kinds. He 
says that if you take tho several kinds and plant 
them separately on the same piece, and then plant 
another similar with them mixed, that the latter 
will be a larger crop than the former. The idea 
was new to us. Oan auy of our potato raisers 
tell us about it. We thought it at first only a 
whim, but as be always has good crops wc did 
not like to let him oil' without au investigation. 
What think you, brother farmers ?— Me. Fanner. 
Parasites on Animals,— Kerosene oil, to¬ 
bacco water, pot liquor, and several otber nos¬ 
trums were recommended as efficacious for lice 
on cattle and horses, although several persons 
had employed such substances without any effect. 
Mercurial ointment was alluded to as ineffectual 
aud dangerous, as animals will swallow the poi¬ 
son when they lick themselves. 
Dr. Smith said better let such t Lings alone and 
use lamp oil. Such insects respire through holes 
in their sides; and oleaginous material spread 
among the hair, will get into these breathing 
holes and obstruct their respiration. This is the 
most effectual remedy thut can be employed, as 
oil will not injure an animal, while a strong de- : 
coction of tobacco will often make animals sick. < 
Largest Ox in tub Would.— Wilkes’ Spirit says 
1 that, the ox Gen, Grant, must now yield the palm to 
5 one culled Ite-Union, led by Mr. Tripp of Dutchess 
- county, N. Y. Its weight was 3,732 pounds. It was 
slaughtered February 22d. 
New England Agricultural Society.— At the 
. recent annual meeting of this Society, resolutions 
were adopted that there ought to be a change in the 
management o[ the Agricultural Department at 
Washington, and requesting tbe President to appoint 
some competent man as Commissioner. The total 
receipts of the Society for 1805 were $13,653; ex¬ 
penses, $12,726,01' w hlch $0,920 were paid in premia ms. 
The follow ing Board of Officers was elected: Free/- 
dent— George B. Loring, Salem, Mass, Vice-Presi¬ 
dents— L, Goodale, Saco, Maine.; Fred. Smyth, 
Manchester, N. IT.; Daniel Kimball, Rutland, Yt.; 
William Blrule, Springfield, Mass.; Arnasa Sprague, 
Cranston, R. 1,; E, R. Ilyde, Stafl'ord, Ct. Secretary 
—Daniel Needham, Boston. Treasurer— Isaac K. 
Gage, Fieberville, N. H. 
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The Albant County Agricultural Society has 
elected the following officers for 1SG6: President— 
Jacob Messingeb, Wutervliet. First Vice-President 
—Jacob Simmons, of Albany, with other Vice-Presi¬ 
dents. representing the city and the several towns. 
Directors—Henry C. ITaskell, John N. Cutler, David 
Allard, Martin Hallenbcek, Albany; A. A. Dunlap, 
Watervliet: -Frink, Cohoes; William J. Relyea, 
James Slingerland, Ncw-Scotland; Samuel Van Allen, 
Bethlehem; Ira Boynton, Bern; Henry Hilton, Guild- 
erland; Joslin Nodine, Coeymans. Treasurer— John 
j. Mull, Bethlehem. Secretary— John M. Bailey, 
Albany. 
Caledonia (Vt.) Agricultural Society.— The 
following officers were elected at the late annual 
meeting for the year ensuing: President— Ezra A. 
Parks, St. Johnsbury. Vice-President—U. M. Hall, £ 
Burke. Secretary— I- W. Sanborn, Lyndon. Treas¬ 
urer— A. M. Cook, St. Johnsbury. . 
