TRANSPORTATION TO STATE SHEEP FAIR. 
Those who hold Superintendent's Certificates of 
having taken Sheep to and from Ibe Slate Sheep Fair 
and receipts for Freight on the N. Y. Central Railroad, 
are requested to forward them to A. F. Wilcox, Fa;* 
etteville, N. Y., for settlement. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, 
Prcs't N. Y. 8 . S. B. & W. G. A. 
We give up nearly our eutire space in 
this issue to reports of shearings, descriptions 
of samples, &c. 
REVISION OF THE TAEIFF. 
A friend in West Virgin a, writing us in re¬ 
spect to the proposed Wool Tariff askB:— n Why 
this inexcusable delay in placing it before Con¬ 
gress and urging Its passage? I need notask 
you to look at the vast importation of wool 
now taking place.” 
The subject was folly brought before the U. 
S. Revenue Commission, months ago — a body 
appointed by Congress to investigate and report 
on the Revenue Laws. The committee appoint¬ 
ed by the U. 8. Wool Growers’ Association was 
also beard before the Committee of Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives, and 
the latter body has all the papers, statements, 
Ac., prepared on the subject. The Chairman of 
•the Committee of Ways and Means and mem' 
hers of the Revenue Commission informed the 
•Wool Growers’ Committee that the revised tariff 
bill could notbcpropciiyeubmitted to the action 
of Congress until! the Internal revenue bill was 
disposed of as portions of the tariff must be ad¬ 
justed In reference to the Beale of internal reve¬ 
nue adopted. The strongest assurances were 
given that not a moments' unnecess£<y delay 
would be made in briugitg the wool tariff be¬ 
fore Congress. The leading friends of the Wool 
Growers in Congress admitted that the internal 
revenue bill must have precedence. While they 
and the Wool Growers’ Committee deeply re¬ 
gretted the delay, they were compelled to rest 
satisfied with the arrangement. When the Inter¬ 
nal revenue bill will he disposed of depends 
upon Congress. It will probably be passed be¬ 
fore long. We beg to assure our West Virginiu 
frleud that the Wool Growers’ Committee has, 
from beginning to end, left no 6tonc unturned. 
Tthas flinched from no labor—made no delays. 
It has bad to wait for others, but nobody has 
had to wait for It. 
OHIO STATE SHEEP SHEARING. 
This took place at Wellington, May 15th and 
•'iOlh. The Oho Farmer says the opening day was 
fair and Ihu people came out in largo numbers. 
4, About 160sheep were inthe pens, moslly from 
the counties contiguous to the place of exhibi¬ 
tion.” Although the invitation was extended 
to the owners of all breeds, none but Merinos 
were presented. The second day opened with 
a cold, drenching rain, notwithstanding which 
70 fleeces were taken off. Want of space pre¬ 
vents us from giving full particulars at present. 
The following is the report of the weighing 
committee: 
Owner. Ago. Wt. Sheep. Fleece. 
.John Ttowk.Ewe, 3 
,J. E. Whitney,.Ewe, 2 
1l L. Soars,.Ewe, 2 
u ** .Ewe, 2 
J, W. Worcester,.ltam, 1 
“ “ .Ham, 1 
W. W. Whitney,.Kwo, 2 
W, Gran,.Rum, 1 
P. Peck.Ram, 1 
E. A. Went.Ram, X 
*• •* .Ram, 1 
<7. W. Houghton,.Ram, 1 
i£. Campbell.Ewe, 3 
“ •• .Ewe, 3 
John Howk.Ewe, 2 
W. W Whttuoy,.Ewo, 2 
C. Webster,.Kwo, 1 
*• .Ewe, 1 
"W. Green,.Ram, 1 
C. Webster,.Ram, 2 
-i. W. Worcester,.Ewo, 1 
“ ... .Ewe, 1 
J, E. Whitney,.Ewo, 1 
“ “ .Kwe, 1 
John Probcrt.Ewe, l 
K. Campbell.Kwo, 2 
J Howk,,,,, .Kwe, 1 
'A Matctiam,... .Ewe, 1 
J, W. Worcester,.Ewo, 1 
Aug. Whitney,.Ram, 2 
it. a. West.Ram, 2 
W. Green. Ram, 1 
6 . 11. Sherwood,.Ham, 2 
J. K. Winnmy,.Ewe, 2 
lienin.dy i Hamilton, Ram, 2 
3. W. Houghton,.Ewe, 1 
Jarey, Buyer Twitched,” 1 
.Clone,.ltam, 2 
It. a. Wear,.Ram, 2 
G, W. Houghton,.Kwe, 1 
-G. Webster,... .Ram, 2 
w. Bennett,.Ewe, 1 
- J. W. Worcester,... Ewe, l 
Carey, Buyer & Ttvitchol],” l 
.. j 
J. Comstock.Ram, 2 
Keunde-dyA. Hamilton,Ram, 2 
John fn.bort,...Ram, 2" 
• J Com.-n.eU.Rum, 2 
rJohuUoMk, .ltam, 2 
O. w net,.Ram, 3 
W. Saucer.Ram, 3 
. & Campbell,..Ram, 3 
“ *• .Kwe, 3 
** “ .Ram, 2 
J, L. Clark,.Rum, 3 
o. West.....ltam, 3 
W. M. ifiord,.Ram, 2 
M.F Keuogg,.Ham, 4 
Jf. balbbiiry,..^.Ram, 3 
.-John Honk,.ltam, 4 
Ruiisl'oid <y Kerr, .... ltam, 4 
Carey, Bo; or & Twitched,” 2 
Wt. Sheep. 
Iba. 
76 
72 
71 
75 
5!) 
74 
93 
87 
68 
74 
80 
71 
63 
66 
50 
73 
61 
56 
76 
96 
44 
49 
42 
45 
45 
so 
55 
55 
40 
99 
78 
76 
123 
7t 
ns 
61 
66 
108 
75 
61 
96 
51 
51 
68 
73 
90 
92 
79 
85 
118 
119 
135 
11.6 
69 
112 
128 
116 
88 
142 
140 
132 
116 
95 
Fleece. 
B>s, ozs. 
11 
11 10 
8 10 
9 03 
32 to 
10 08 
Id 02 
8 08 
10 02 
10 06 
HI 09 
13 10 
8 08 
7 07 
10 11 
14 
8 05 
11 15 
8 05 
10 03 
7 15 
13 15 
12 14 
8 07 
14 
9 08 
12 05 
13 13 
15 03 
10 13 
IS 06 
18 14 
13 03 
18 01 
14 04 
12 14 
13 
14 
34 16 
17 04 
31 14 
18 n 
19 01 
shorn. A splendid dinner was prepared by the 
ladies. Many were present and every thing that 
tbe appetite could wish for waB spread upon the 
tables, at which about two hundred ate. Tbe 
meetiDg passed off with the best of feeliDg pre- 
vailing, and will probably long bo remembered 
by those present, 
the shearing; 
Names 
The following is the result of 
Age. Aeeof Wtof Wtof 
fleece, carcass, fleece, 
v m y m rl lbs B>h oz 
Wm. Buchan,. 
.ewet 
•2 
It 19 SO 85 
44 l% 
it 
H 
2 
11 19 81 ID 
U 44 
44 
8 
2 
11 19 75 )0 2 
G. W. Freshour. 
4* 
8 
2 
11 19 07 H 1 
44 44 
41 
B 
2 
11 19 81 10 7 
C. Bray,. . 
(4 4. 
44 
R 
2 
11 19 64 11 11 
41 
B 
2 
11 19 62 10 2 
44 44 
44 
2 
11 19 66 9 2 
(4 II 
44 
e 
2 
11 19 52# 9 3 
(1 K 
II 
2 
11 19 89# 9 10 
L. A. &. J. Page,— 
41 
8 
3 
11 19 56# 8 8 
41 41 
41 
B 
2 
1115 53 It 10# 
41 44 
44 
t 
3 
11 19 70 0 10# 
41 41 
*1 
1 
1 10 4.'!# 9 3 
»4 44 
14 
1 
1 48 9 13 
IL Arnold,. 
(4 
8 
2 
1 8 GO# 9 4kf 
44 
B 
2 
1 62 H 2# 
J. II. Benham,. 
44 
B 
d 
10 15 75 11 5 
B. Childs. 
44 
a 
11 19 60 9 13 
W. A. Reed,. 
44 
s 
3 
11 19 6.3# 6 14 
44 4* 
44 
8 
3 
11 19 64 7 15# 
44 41 
il 
+ 
3 
It 19 77 8 # 
J. Childs. 
44 
ft 
3 
11 19 08 7 it# 
44 41 ’ 
*4 
s 
4 
11 4 81 10 9 
• 1 41 
44 
ft 
8 
11 19 71# 8 1# 
D. Pierson,. 
44 
8 
4 
11 77# 7 15 
S. P. Ottley,. 
41 41 
(4 
1 
1 1 1 80# 10 B 
44 
1 
111 42 0 14 
C. P. Whitney,. 
Ram, 
1 
1 60 # 12 2 
44 II 
1. Newkirk,.. 
14 
44 
1 
1 81 13 8 
10 10 19 81 13 14# 
James W. Reed,. 
ti 
1 
1 66 8 10 
PI it Mav. 
44 
1 
1 19 78 34 # 
Albert Childs,. 
44 
1 
1 66 9 1.3 
s. P. Ottley, . 
44 
1 
3 1 3 98# 13 10# 
■loci Heed, . 
44 
4 
1 10 113 15 8# 
11. Metcalf,. .. 
44 
3 
11 26 128 10 
L>. 1’i arson, . 
44 
2 
1 98# 13 9# 
U. Arnold,. 
44 
1 
1 8 76# 15 4 
44 
5 
1 4 107 18 12 
W, A. Reed, . 
it 
2 
1 95 14 15 
J. Childs . 
44 
2 
11 15 95 14 15 
K. W. Parker . 
Freshour, Buchan & 
it 
1 
1 8 89# 11 
Pmk. 
41 
3 
11 13108 17 It 
U. Case,. 
44 
2 
1 87# 19 5 
L A. A J. Page,,... 
44 
G 
11 15 112# 19 15 
J. II. Benhurn, . 
44 
3 
10 17 90# 17 5# 
Those marked e, suckled lambs, t in lamb. 
SENECA, PHELPS AND HOPEWELL SEEEP 
SHEARING FESTIVAL. 
The Wool Growers’ Association of tu e towns 
mo! Seneca, Phelps and Hopewell held its annual 
Shearing Festival on Saturday the 19th ol May, 
Ht the residence of Wm. Buchan in Hopewell, 
whose barn afforded ample accomodations for 
such a gathering. The day was very line aud 
the show of sheep from the different towus was 
.good; more sheep were exhibited than could be 
ENON VALLEY (PA.) SHEEP SHEARING. 
At the first Annual Sheep Shearing of the 
Wool Growers’ and Sheep Breeders’ Associa¬ 
tion of Enon Valley, Lawrence Co., Pa., held 
May 8, the following premiums were awarded: 
First Class. 
.1. Ct. Hcnnor, bent ram lamb, carcass <9 tts., wool, 9 tts, 
J. H. Russel 1,2d. ” G5 “ ” 16# “ 
.1.0. Wdaon. twrtcwe •' “ 40 •• ” 8* *• 
J.C». S'ianor,2<t .. " “ “ 9 “ 
J. waits, beat ram '* “ 103 “ " 21# “ 
J. C4. Heatior,2d .. “ 69 •• •• 12 •• 
J‘ G. R'-anor, best ewe lamb, car. 70 fts., wool, 11 lba. 12 o* 
J.U. Wllsoh,2d.HI ” ” H” 1!” 
First Class—lYemtum for ,'Style. and Quality. 
D. C. Eaton, best ram. lO* ft*. carcass; 14 its, wool, 
w. fader, 2 d hew rain lamb,M r its. •• 9# •• 
I ), Flo Ids, best ewe, 41 •• '• 7# •• 
J. c. Morshall.lid do. 54 “ *' 7* " ” 
All shorn In the grease. 
Condensed Correspondence, Items, tfcc. 
Large Fleeces, Samflbs, Portraits, &o.— H, M, 
Boardman of Rusbville, N. Y„ rails onrattontion to 
tbe fact that, no mention is made So tbo report of the 
State Sheep Fair, in this paper, oflile heaviest flecco 
It was from a yearling owe mid weighed 18 lbs. 9# oz 
lie say* our omission “is thought, by some, rather 
remarkable.” We followed, so fame they went, the 
record* kept V>y the Secretary of the Association. 
That officer labored under the impression that he was 
expected only to keep a record of tbo fleeces entered 
for shearing prizes. We were notmadeawnre of this 
until the shearing had nearly closed. We then, from 
memoranda accidentally preserved by him ana by 
others preserved by ibe weighers, sought to make the 
list complete, and hoped we had done so. Wo shall 
be very gtad to fill other omissions in tbo list, If any 
there are. 
We are informed that R. C. Cooke of Whitehall, 
N. Y., sheared five ewe toga, exposed to the weather 
since September last, the fleeces of which weighed 55 
Ibe. One sheared 13# Jbs. They received no grain, 
and one had a lamb. They were bred by Baker & 
Habrioan of Comstock's Landing, N. Y., and were 
the get of u Young Gold Drop.” 
R, U. Wrigut, West Cornwall, \ t., writes ns that 
his Infantado rum Gold Drop, S yrs. old, got by K, 
Hammond's Gold Drop, dam by Sweepstakes, g. dam 
bought of Mr. Hammond, was sheared May 10th, and 
his fleece, one year old, weighed 19# lbs. An enclosed 
sample or bis woo) is of fair quality, 2# tucaes long, 
with black ends npd considerable yolk. 
Richard Richards, Racine, WLs , sends ns eleven 
samples of w ool, all of which are of good style and 
quality. No. 1, (2# in. long) Is from a 8year old ewe, 
dam from stock brought from Vermont by Mr. Nash ; 
sire " Robertson Rich,” bred by J. T. & V. Rich, and 
owned by U. Hemingway of Whitewater. Weight 
of fleece 10 lbs. This ewe as one of 3 took 1st prern. 
at last Wisconsin State Fair. No. 2, (2# in. long.) 
from 2 y r. old ewe, bred by R. Richards, got. by 
Washoe, bred by Mr. Kbmki.uk of Vi., nud sold by 
him to Mr. JTi minhmat, dam bred by Mr. Plujhly 
of New llavon, Vt., got by Hammond’s Sweepstakes; 
g. dam bred by E. 11 ajumond and got by Long Wool. 
Weight of fleece 13 Ibe. 6 oz.; one of S first prom, 
ewes at last State Fair No. 8, (2# In.) Irom 5 y r. old 
ewo; took 2d prom, at last State Fair. No. 4, (2>rf in.) 
3 yr. old owe got by Washoe out of n ewe got by Rob¬ 
ertson Rich; g. dam by Matchlese, bred by A. J 4 
Woostek, Corn wall, VI , Fleece 13 lbs. 4 oz.; 2a 
prem. last State Fair. No. 5, (3 in.) cwc teg bred by 
R. Richards, got by Washoe, dam full blood Fattlar, 
got by ram sold by J. T. & V. Rich toR. T. Graves, 
Cambria, Wis. Floccc 10 lbs,; as one of three took 
1st prcm. at last State Fair. No. 6, (2# in.) Syra, old, 
full sister to No. 5. Took 1st prem. on yearliug, as 
one of thicc, at last State Fair. Fleece 10 lbs, 4 oa. 
No. 7, (2# in.) bought last fall of F, U, Dean of West 
Cornwall, Vt., for #200. Fleece It lbs. 12 oa. (She in 
the ewe on the right in the rear of group published in 
Rural, Nov. 11, 1865.) Was got by Little Wrinkly. 
No. S, (5# in.) from 2 yr. o)d ewe got by Washoe out 
of a ewe got by Wooster’s Matchless, before men¬ 
tioned, Took let prom, on yearling, wiih Nos. 2 and 
6, ai laBt State Fair. No. 9, (2# in. I 2 yrs. old. iiame 
blood as preceding. Fleece 0 lbs. 12 oz No. ID, <2# 
in.) 11 inos. old, bred by Royal Witherkll of Shore- 
ham, Vt,, got by E. A. Bubchakdh Old Kathan, dam 
bred by E. A. Bvbchard, got by Tottingham ram out 
of a ewe from the Into Erastus Robinson's flock. 
Carcass 41# lbs. FI- cue 7 lbs. 10 oz. No. 11. (8# in ) 
yearling ram, full brother 10 ewe No. 2. Weight of 
fleece not given, as he was not sheared w hen Mr. R. 
wrote, because (ho ram has been ailing. The sample 
is In every respect a superior one, We have given 
Mr. lt.’s statements at unusual length, (in mere eou- 
I nection with samples,) because it is easy to see that 
they are made with great care and fidelity—because 
bis sheep are unquestionably good ones-and because 
his eatnpleeare putup and described in a busine-s- 
like way. His statements concerning diseases, Ac., 
will be given hereafter. 
I. V. Baker, Jr , e.-nds photograph* of Baker & 
Harridan's stock ram Young Gold Drop and 7 year 
old ewe Lady Hammond-tbat is to say, they are pho¬ 
tographs of drawing*. The living animal cannot be 
well photographed. They arc portraits of beautiful 
sheep. 
Wm. L. Dokland of Saratoga, sends U3 two sam¬ 
ples or w ool of 8 mos. growth, and asks a particular 
comparative description of them, which he says are 
from a “ thorough-bred Spanish Merino” ram. 2 yrs. 
old this spring. The wool is harsh, dry. and lacks 
stjhi. It appears worn, however, from having been 
pulled by the outer end from the skin. It is of fair 
length, age considered. 
n knhy Taixott of Jefferson, Ohio, sheared a lot 
of two year old ewes, not summer hooeed, which 
raised lambs, and their fleece* averaged 8# Iba. We 
think this is doing well. 
L. Jl. Fullmer, Fredericktown, Pm, sends us a 
sample from iw ‘ small” ram owned by Aaron De¬ 
good, and n*k» our opinion of It. We assume this Is 
done at the wish or the owner, or we should make no 
reply, ne states that the ram will shear “about 11 
or 12 lbs," Tbe wool is 2# in. long, fair style and 
amount of yolk, nud Is ol about the fineness now 
nsually sought in rams, L c., Bomewbat coarrer than 
is considered desirable in ewes. If the conjectured 
weight refers to unwashed wool, the fleece will be 
too light for wool of tUi* quality. 
G. W. Hitchcock, West Hoosick, N. Y., writes 
that Potter Barer, of same place, sheared from a 
ram teg 17# lbs. ; carcars 70 lb*.; age 13 moa 9days; 
—from a ewe teg, 14 )b«.; curcwe&O lb*.; age ISmos. 
15 days. Mr. U. says in both cnees the wool was 
” fine." This is excellent. (We wish all correspond¬ 
ents who write of other mens’ sheep would elate 
whether they do so at the wish or with the approba¬ 
tion of the owner. And it is better, especially where 
fleeces are so heavy, to enclose ns a sample of wool 
from each sheep, stating from what, part taken ) 
John Bakkak, North Granville, N. V., writes us 
that the ram “Profit,” 3 jrs. old, owned by himself 
and 8. C. Barker, sheared 27# Jbs.; first fleeae 21 
lbs. “He was got by Old Wrinkly, dam Atwood.” 
A cut of the ram Is forwarded. It represents 11 strong, 
fashionable rhoep. (Wc would like a sample of the 
wool.) 
John Clunie, Brockvllle, Canada West, has eentns 
a sample “cut from lop of shoulder of a yearling 
ram, cross of a Canadian Leiceslerewc, by Plath No 
329, one of the fonr rams bearing the description en¬ 
closed." The lour nuns are pure blood Negre.nl, Im¬ 
ported from Pomerania, N. Prussia, and took the 1st 
and 2d prizes in their class at the Provincial Exhibi¬ 
tion held at Hamilton, C. W., in Sept., ISOt. The 
sample is 2 in. long—time of growth not given. It 
has considerable yo'k, and the stjleaml quality arc 
about those or ordinary half-blood Merino woof. It 
ts a fair carding wool. If the eatnple ts ol a year’s 
growth, the cross rather strikes ti« r.s a failure for it. 
does not equal long Merino wool for cither carding or 
combing. It 1* harsher, lias less luster and style gen¬ 
erally, and obvioa6ty lacks in comparative strength. 
The cross may offer advantages in respect to mutton 
and weight of fleece but on these point* we. have no 
Information. Wc wrote to Mr. Clume on tbo sub 
jecl, bat have not »er«ived his reply. Wecoefesswe 
have not much faith 'u a cross ub violent, n* that be 
tween the Merino and Leicester—but we are glad to 
have enterprising men try experiments, and we hold 
that they should always have fair play, and the re¬ 
sults they obtain should be judged without pre¬ 
judice. 
gtamumotes, #tr. 
MAKING AND REPAIRING ROADS, 
In response to our inquiries, Mr. Jostiua 
Chakfee of Geddes, this State, sendB us the fol¬ 
lowing hints about making and repairing roads: 
“ Across a swamp or boggy ground use green 
brush if convenient, to form a fooling 8 or 10 
feet wide, packing them bolts out, uud even 
with a row of stakes. Throw sods or anything 
convenient on them, until a team can be used 
attached to a cart or wagon with dumps. In 
some cases a team maybe wooden-shod, and per¬ 
form on quite soft ground without brush, &c. 
In most districts there i6 some heller material in 
knolls or hills than the average. This, plowed, 
shoveled upon wagons, with the proper dumps, 
and properly deposited, is far preferable 10 ibe 
old plan of plowing and scraping in and lcming, 
wheu repairing old roads. 
Making roads of gravel is accomplished after 
the same rule as in making of stone, for the 
coui-bo should be pursued of keeping the finest 
of the material used to perfect the surface. I use 
a strong rake with four iron teeth, three inches 
apart, and can usually dump and rake for four 
or 6ix teams to draw wheu going half or time- 
fourths of a mile, anil if put on ten to fifteen 
inches In depth, it is not too much for me, 
though much depends on proper dump3, good 
teamsters, and willingness of all bands to work. 
The be6t dumps for common farm wagons are 
of basswood sawed by 5 inches, and the side¬ 
boards by 14 inches, are designed to rest on 
the bolstevs, so that when a board is raised a 
dump is loose. Cleats may be nailed on, and 
end-boards used, which are necessary in drawing 
good gravel. When a piece of road is once 
formed, and is not too flat, a harrow should 
pass and re-pass several times, and the stones, if 
any there be, thrown off. 
In making road with stone, all the larger 
ones should be drawn to the lowest jdaccs and 
properly deposited; then such as are of suitable 
size, (not larger than 4 inches in diameter,) 
should be dumped—the biggest of them thrown 
along in the cfea .er of the road. Dump the next 
load one-half its length upon the preceding load, 
and throw forward the larger ones. And now if 
a very good and nice road is to be made, gravel 
and smaller stones, broken or crashed s*one, 
can be used and the new road made perfect 
This throwing along is the secret of making a 
good road of it, which, il managed wiih indus¬ 
try and skill, will make as perfect a road of the 
common coarse stone-heap, as may be found 
made of pounded stone by the MeAdam type. 
To prevent roads on hills from wearing, make 
a slight mound in the center of the best material 
at hand, and cut the gutters in form of the 
letter V. On steep bills these should be made 
every few rods, and they are very useful on 
slight descents. 1 have traveled hill roads of 
feet rise per rod, and now often pass on one 
a'tered from 4V£ feet, in parts, to 8 feet per rod, 
for 24 rods in one crade, and thut same road may 
by alteration be brought to a grade of 20 or 22 
inches per rod. Here, three miles west of Syra¬ 
cuse, we have a bed of tolerably good gravel 
withiu the limits of the (old turnpike) road, and 
in three different seasons wc drew over 1,200 
loads upon one road, and where it was put on a 
proper depth, the road is never bad, and canuot 
be very bad for some years. But — 1 the owners 
of the gravel say A T o! to our getting any more 
gravel. 
I find a great difference of opinion regarding 
the using of gravel from pit?. Custom has gen¬ 
erally allowed quite an amount to be UBed with¬ 
out any pay asked, but the dollar is more and 
more sought for yearly, aud the wool grower is 
the gravel owner in many instances, as in our 
cose. Some say we have a right to all that lies 
within the bounda of the highway, and may take 
tt to any partof Ibe district; others, that it may 
be used only as far as the farm It adjoins follows on 
the road, and many claim that wc have no right 
to use from a pit unless we remunerate, or get 
consent of the owner of the land. If people 
were awake to the subject, onr roads might ail 
be made good In a few years with but tbe present 
amount of taxation, by judiciously depositing 
all the (worse than useless)stone that, are picked 
off in the low places and drawing from greater dis¬ 
tances gravel in winter. But as a general thing, 
the tax is worked out most grudgingly, and 
about as much evil as good done.’’ 
Renovating a Poor Farm. 
A Farmer in Pennsy lvania recently sent to 
the Germantown Telegraph an account of hie 
operations on a poor, worn out farm, which he 
bought several years since. Upon the Improved 
portion of the land scarcely any thing could be 
made to grow. Fortunately there was lirnc- 
8 one within reach, and the second pear a quan¬ 
tity was converted Into lime, and fifty bnshels 
to the acre applied. Corn was planted, but the 
yield wai very poor. Oats followed the next 
year, when a marked improvement In yield was 
noticed—the product being forty buslicls to the 
acre. The land was seeded at the same time, to 
clover and timothy, and a flue crop of each pro¬ 
duced two seasons in succession. The ground 
was then broken up again and fifty bushels of 
lime to the acre sown upon it. It was theu 
planted, and the result was eighty bushels of 
good corn to the acre, exclusive of the offal. 
No manure was used or other fertilizer besides 
the lime, except a bandfull of plaster to a hill. 
By the use of lime, and the manure naturally 
produced from a limited amount of stock, the 
owner of the place has so improved its produc¬ 
tiveness as to appreciate its value nearly four¬ 
fold. It cost originally thirty dollars per acre. 
An offer of one hundred and ten dollars per acre 
for it has been declined. 
Farm Fences — Hedges. 
Thus far, we believe, the experimentof sub¬ 
stituting the hedge for rails in fencing farms, 
has not proved very satisfactory. Some of the 
shrubs are too weak to afford tbe necessary pro¬ 
tection to crops; others grow too large and ab¬ 
sorb an undue proportion of the strength of 
tbe soil, while, if cut back much aud often they 
soon die out. The Maine Farmer suggests that 
the native shrub, kuowu vulgarly as the bar¬ 
berry, botanically, barberis mdgaris, Is a promis¬ 
ing material for a hedge on gravelly soils. It 
was, yuars ago, found in prolusion in certain 
portions of Northern Peuusy Ivaula, aud from its 
thorny armor was well calculated to deter cattle- 
from an attempt to pass through tbe defence it 
oflered when clustered together. Its fruit is of 
au acid flavor aud is mncli prized hysome for its 
imputed medicinal properties. It would not cost 
much to make a trial of it in sections where it 
abounds, as the seeds can be readily obtained by 
soaking the fruit in tepid water. Sown closely 
in drills it. might, perhaps, prove t» be an im¬ 
provement on the hedge material customarily 
used with such unsatisfactory results. 
Oats and Peas. 
These articles, ground and fed together, 
are commended highly by a writer in the N. Y. 
Times. The meal may be mixed, advanta¬ 
geously, with cut straw, well saturated with 
water. On ground that is foul, the seeding for 
this crop should be deferred till the middle of 
June, so that, by a proper preparation of the 
soil, the weeds will be so far injured or de¬ 
stroyed as to give the mastery to the peas and 
oats. These should be put in with a drill in the 
proportion of about two bushels of peas and 
one and a-half bushels of oats, well mixed, to ' 
an acre—plantiug about three inches deep. Iu 
most cases the oats will ketp the pea vines erect, 
allowing the pods to fructify and fill much bet¬ 
ter than when lying upon the ground. 
The “Haw” in Horses. 
Sometimes horses are rendered blind by the 
growing up of a fleshy substance from the lower 
corner of the eye till the sight is wholly ob¬ 
scured. To cure or remove this excressence the 
Prairie Farmer recommends an ointment com¬ 
posed of prepared calomine thirty-six grains, 
rid precipitate one drachm, cinnabar eighteen 
grains, aud hogs lard one ounce. Apply twice a 
day, to the enlarged “ haw,” a portion ol the 
ointment of the size of a small pea. Keep the 
animal on low diet and in a darkened 6table. If 
this fails, draw out the fleshy eubstance- wiih a 
wire book and clip it off with a pair of scissors 
as tbe enlargement takes place. 
The Season.— June, the flret month of Summer, 
opens with a geuial temperature, and warm, gentle 
showers—quite different from the cold and dreary 
May just pa*sed. The weather has been wet, cold 
and altogether unpleasant for weeks. Sunshine and 
a w arm atmosphere are greatly needed by soil culti¬ 
vators, and we trust they will be speedily vouchsafed. 
— «■»■«- 
Trial of Implements —The N. Y. State Agricultu¬ 
ral Society's Trial of Implements, open to the States 
and Canada, is to commence at Auburn on the 10th 
of July proximo, and continue until the trial is com¬ 
plete. From the programme given in the last num¬ 
ber of the Society's Journal we extract the following 
Items: 
Mowers and Reapers.— 1. Mowing Machines for two 
horses; 2. Heaping Machines—hand rakers; 3. Com¬ 
bined Mowers a*d Reapers-hand raker*; 4. Com¬ 
bined Reapers, with eelt-rakiiig nr dropping attach¬ 
ment.; 0 Combined Reapers for use «e eeif-rahers, or 
hand rakes, a* nrc:orrcd : 6. One-Horse Mowers. 
Other fmplemenls and Machines.-t. Horse-Powers 
on t.he endless-chain principle; 8. Sweep Powers; 9. 
Thrashing Machine*; It*. Combined 'Ihiasn.rs and 
Cleaners; it. llay-Preesea; 12. FannlDg Mills; 13. 
Horse Rakes; 14. Hay Tedders; 13. Afichines for 
Gathering and Loading Hay; IB. Uor?e-Power Hay- 
Forks; 17 Portable meam Engine*; 13. Hay and 
Straw Cutlers; 1». Grain Separators. 
Enfri**.— Entries to be made at the Secretary's 
office, Albany, at least one week previous to July loth. 
Entrance Fee .—The charge for entries will be $25 
for each Implement in each class. 
Prizes.- In ench or the nineteen classes above given, 
the Society's large Gold Medal (costing $75or more), 
is offered a* tlie nr t premium for the beet machine. 
For the tccond best, a cash prize ot $25. But In any 
class In which only n single machine is offered for 
competition, ihl* machine may. auer trial, betfctwi- 
msndeel. to the Executive Committee to receive the 
Gold Medal, it, in their opinion, worthy of the award. 
And in tto case arc awards to be made by tbo Judges, 
except upon machines, in their opinion, possessing 
adequate merit. . , ,, . 
Implement* not included for Trial In the above list 
m»y be placed on the Show Grounds for exbltiition 
only, If so desired, on payment of an entrance fee of 
$5 ou each Implement. 
frvgrammss for the trial of implements and ma¬ 
chinery will lie furutslnd on application to the Secre¬ 
tary ot the Society, Albany, and by D. M. Osborne & 
Co., Auburn, N. Y. 
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Profitable Hxe-Culturr.— Mr. David Hardt of 
Uomer, Coitland Co , N. Y., writee us that after forty- 
five years experience in bee-culture ho has demon¬ 
strated to hts own satisfaction that bws-keping may 
be made a profitable branch of rural Industry; und 
being desirous of calling the attention of all who 
may feel an interest in the Bubject, he sends the 
Rural the following statistics of his Apiary for the 
past year: 
May let, 1865, Dr. 
To 33 colonies of bees at $6,50.$247, r i0 
Interest one year .... 37 29 
Taking care of them.... 40,00 
32 new hives at $1,50. 48,00 
Glass honey boxes.•. 10,00 
$362,29 
May 1st, 1866, Cr* 
Sold 18 colonic* at $0,50.$117,00 
On band 52 colonies. . 338,00 
Sold 38Slbe. cap honey at 25 cents. 93 75 
Sold 212 strained at20 cents . .’ 48,40 
Used in family, &c., (estimated,). 16 00 
26 pounds of wax at 87# cents. 9.75 
$021,90 
362,29 
Profit..$202,61 
The Kirby Mower and Reaper.—A s will be ob¬ 
served by refiTence to advertisement, this old favor¬ 
ite ot many farmers is etil! alive and In the field for 
3866, with the several improvements added of late 
years. Messrs. Osborne & Co., write us that over 
Eighteen Jhemsancl ot these machines have been man¬ 
ufactured at their establishment In Auburn within 
eight yours. Such great euc-ocss is a test and guaranty 
of merit., and it is safe to award to the Kirby all that 
is claimed for the machine. 
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Mendenhall's Self-Acting Hand Loom. — We 
again commend this invention to farmers and others. 
It is simple, easily understood and operated, and 
turns out as fine and substantial fabrics as any power 
loom, at the rate of from 12 to SO yards per clay, ac¬ 
cording to quality,-producing satHwts, twills, jeans, 
plain cloths aud beautiful balmoral*, all on the same 
warp, and may be changed from one to another in a 
single minute. 8ec uew advertisement. 
Beet Sugar Making in the West.— The Prairie 
Farmer of the 2d inst„ Bays tbe Germania Sugar Beet 
Co , at Cnattsworth. III., have their entire crop of 
beets —between 550 and 600 acres — already planted. 
The machinery for manufacturing t he *ugar is n.pidly 
arriving and being put in place ready for fall use. 
The beet sngar question in the West can hardly fiil 
to be definitely settled this year. We have no doubt 
of the eutire success of this enterprise. 
Peppermint Culture.— Will some of your corres¬ 
pondents please answer the following questions 
through the Rural ; What kind of soli Is best adapt¬ 
ed for the cultivation of peppermint! Wbatls the 
cost of a distilling apparatus! aud what amount of 
oil can be realizod per acre from a fair average crop ? 
What is the best time aud method of planting!— Jas. 
M. Dickson, Barton, Wis. 
Salt for Slabbering IIorbss.—M r. C. L, Carter, 
UDion City, Ind., writes that in his vicinity horses 
were troubled last fall very much with slabbering; 
many died, ns their owners supposed, from that 
cause. Mr. C. observed that the horses which had 
plenty of salt did not slabber eo much as others, and 
l that their general health kept good. 
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Burning 8tubbi.b.— A correspondent asks—” Will 
some of the readers of the Rural give their experi¬ 
ence in burning stubble, or other trash on the land? 
whether burning it over would not destroy Insect 
eggs, and thus more Hian compensate for the loss of 
the manure that the straw would snake." 
A Boston Wool Commission House,— Wool growers 
are referred to the card of Messrs. Aaron Erickson 
&Co., of Boston Onr acquaintance with this firm 
is such that we cau commend it as reliable to aDy 
wishing to send wool to an eastern market. 
Wheat in the South.—T he Southern Cultivator 
says that the wheat prospect throughout the South 
is very flattering. 
Potatoes. — An unusual breadth of land is devo¬ 
ted to potatoes this spring in Western New York. 
The Pennsylvania State Fair is to be held at 
Easton, September 25—27,1866. 
