EDITED BY HENRY S. RANDALL, LL, D. 
To Cokbkspondents.— Mr. Randall's address is Cort- 
land Village, Cortland Co.. N. Y. All communications 
intended for this Department, and all Inquiries relating 
to Sheep, should be addressed to him as above. 
THE WOOL TARIFF. 
We place before our readers, without vouch¬ 
ing for its accuracy, the following article from 
the N. Y. Economist, the organ of the wool 
dealers, and one of the most strenuous advo¬ 
cates of free trade. We trust that its state¬ 
ments are true. 
The defeat of Bingham’s Amendment by the 
Senate, would 6eem to put a somewhat different 
aspect on the postponement of the W ool Tariff, 
from that presented when we gave our views on 
the subject, Jnly 2$th. We are engaged in a 
careful investigation of the facts — through a 
correspondence with the prominent friends of 
the wool tariff in Congress—and as soon as those 
facts can be satisfactorily ascertained, they will 
be placed before our readers, without fear or 
favor. In the meantime, we cannot too ur¬ 
gently press on our friends the necessity of 
energetic and combined action. Let every Wool 
Growers* Association in the United States pass 
resolutions, and circulate petitions for general 
signature. Let every friend of home industry 
write to bis Congressman, and to the Senators of 
his State, in favor ol‘ the proposed increase in the 
duties on wooL And let every Buch friend make 
the best efforts within his power, and incite 
others to make efforts to defeat the nomination 
and election of every candidate for Congress 
who is unwilling to vote for that fair and just 
protection of the woo) growing interest which 
the scale of duties now necessary for revenue 
purposes renders but an incidental one, and but 
a fair equalization of the benefits and burthens 
of taxation among different protected indus¬ 
tries. Let our friends bear in mind that nomi¬ 
nations for the next Congress are already begin¬ 
ning to be made. 
The following Is the Economist's article : 
The Future or Wool.— The surreptitious “ ninth 
section” of the new tariff bill has a very important 
bearing upon the trade in wool and in the heavier 
class of woolens. Indeed, one of the chief objects of 
the Introduction of this indirect method of increasing 
the duties, was to give, a bonus to the wool-grower. 
The following is a copy or this famous section : 
fire. 0. Amtbf it.further enaeu/i, That In rletermittlne 
the dtitlnbln Vfllue nt' merchandise hereafter imported, 
there shall be added to the cost, or to the setuul whole- 
aide price fit general market value at the time, of expor¬ 
tation -in the principal marled* of 'bo country from 
whence the same, shall have been Imported into the 
United states, the cost of transportation, shipment, and 
transhipment, with all the expenses Included from the 
place of growth, nrofloelton or manufacture, whether 
by land or water, to the vessel in which the shipment Is 
minlu to the United Bt.ates, the value of the sack, box, 
or covering of any bind In which aueh goods art* con¬ 
tained ; commission at the usual rales, lint In no cam? 
less than two and a-hulf per c.enthm: brokerage, export 
dutv, and all other urtunl or usual charges for putting 
up, proparlotr. and packing for transportation or ship¬ 
ment, And all charges of a general Character Incurred 
iu the purchase of a general Invoice shall he CUatrJhnted 
pro rata among all part* of rniob tnvolee: and <■ verv part 
thereof charged with dull, s ba'ert e.n valne shall be ad¬ 
vanced neofrfdlng te. its proportion, and all wines or 
other articles paving apnclhe doty by crudes shall be 
graded and pm doty according to the actual value so 
determined. TH'ryvldeS, That nil additions made to the 
entered valne ot merchandise for charges shall he re¬ 
garded a» a part of the actual vnlnr. oi such merchan¬ 
dise, and If such addition shall exceed by ten per centum 
the value »o declared in the entry. In addition to the 
duties imposed by law. there shall lie levied, collected, 
and paid a duly of twenty per centum on such value : 
P/*onM«8, That the duty shall in no cnao he Msesscd 
noon an amount Iom than the Invoice or entered value ; 
ProrWtd furlhtr, That nothin? herein contained shall 
apply to long combing or carpet wools costing twelve 
cents or less per pound, unless tlie charges so added Hindi 
carry the cost above twelve cent* per pound, In which 
case one cent per pound shall be added. 
As an illustration or tbe extent to which the addi¬ 
tion of charges incident to Importation, as apart, of 
the dutiable value of merchandise, will affect the for¬ 
eign wool interest, it may be stated that the so charges 
on River Piste wools, including export duty, nnvunt, 
on an average, to over 20 percent, nprmtho Invoice 
price of lie/ wool. This will fo enhance the dutiable 
value as to place this important, class or wools above 
the class now admlssahlc at three cents per pound. 
In fact, the effect of thi* section will be to prevent all 
wools, except low combing grades, from coming into 
the country nt a less rale than six cents per pound 
duly. Moreover, the new law provider, according to 
an obvious construction, that when the various 
charges required to be added, us a part of tbe dutiable 
value, amount to 10 per cent, or more of the invoice 
price, there shall be added a duly of 20 per cent, to 
the duties already In force. "Now, it- is well known in 
the wool trade that., at all the sources of production, 
fine ami medium clothing wools, in the grease, incur 
charges from the grower’s farm to being placed on 
shipboard, amounting to 10 percent, op the lowest 
calculation, ami exclusive of export duty. 
It therefore results (hat under the new law. all the 
wools of merino ami mcstlzi qualltv, Il.nssinn, Colo¬ 
nial and River Piau-, will he subject to n duty or from 
nine to eleven cents por pound. Thus by this covert 
method of impost, tuo House gained for the wool in¬ 
terest everything that wanrahWed it bv the Senate in 
rejecting the bill especially ami exclusively intended 
for that, trade. The woolen miiTiufactnrers thus per¬ 
ceive how much they gain by the r-ynom or protec¬ 
tion. The wool growers very properly eay they have 
as much rigut to protection as the manufacturers • 
and heuco they get from Congress an addition to the 
duty on foreign wools which neutralizes all the sup¬ 
posed advantages the mamifiictnrcra procure in ihe 
present exorbitantly high dntlt-9 on woolens. We 
presume that, at the next session of Congress, the 
manufacturers will appeal against ihe legislation in 
favor of the wool-growers, piteously assuring their 
representative* that they are being ruined by the op¬ 
pressive duties ou wool. What can more clearly 
prove that protective dut ies are but the taxing of one 
interest to the injury of others ? 
The natural effect or this addition to the duties on 
wool must bo to drive foreign wools to other markets, 
enabling the manufacturers of other countries to man¬ 
ufacture so much cheaper than our own. 
The effect upon ottr own wool markets, especially 
considering that we have Imtmoderate stocks of mes- 
ti-oi and Oupe wools, must bo to Increase rhe prices of 
foreign wools, which temporarily will tend to advance 
also the price of domestic growths. With gold at 
about 150, all foreign wools must advance very mate¬ 
rially upon present quotations to induce further im¬ 
portation*, 
Tue conclusion of peace In Europe will naturally 
create a fri-sh demand for wool there, with a com? 
pouding advance in price-a consideration which will 
operate against our importing from the European 
markets in the fall and winter, as we have usually 
done. Nor is it to U overlooked that the House Tariff 
is still pending in the Senate, which we cannot assume 
will not be adopted, without giving Cony re hh credit 
for more prudence and moderation tlmn it has hith¬ 
erto showy.. C-o long as the faro of this measure re¬ 
mains unaeclded, it Is not likely that any important 
orders will he given for the next clip of either Colo- 
rualor River Plate woole, ae m-pu-r of these could 
arrive beiore the beginning iff next year, while the 
pan ding Infill net might be adopted before the dose 
of the present year. Indeed, a ftivr.mbu. and early 
season, at the places of growth, and great dispatch 
also, would be required to get any Amount of conse¬ 
quence here before the dose of Congress in March 
next. We leave our readers to place their own esti- 
mne upon these indleaiious. To us, they appear to 
foreshadow a light supply of foreign wools during the 
coming winter, with a consequent firmness of prices. 
COMET, JK, 
Comet, Jr., (the property of Messrs. Pitts, 
Wiley & Parrish, Ontario Co., N. Y,,) was got 
by Comet, bred and owned by Wm. R- Sanford 
of Orwell, YL Comet Jr.’a dam was one of 
Mr. Sanford’s best breeding ewes. For Com¬ 
et’s pedigree, see Rural of May 7th, 1$64. 
Five ewe tegs (bred by and the property of 
Messrs. Pitts & Wiley,) were got by W. R. 
Banfokd’s Comet; dams by Old Dick, out of 
ewes purchased of Edgar Sanford of Vermont, 
who writes, speaking of the lot, that “eight 
were sired by a Hammond buck, known as the 
Treadway buck. He was sired by Hammond’s 
Wrinkley. The other two ewes were sired by 
an Atwood buck, I think raised by Mr. Ham¬ 
mond. They were all from Atwood & Robin¬ 
son ewes.” Old Dick’s pedigree was given 
among those published Aug. 11th. 
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WORLD’S WOOL SHOW IN 1867. 
We have received from Messrs. Cunningham 
& Macredie, of Melbourne, Australia, the 
printed calls below, together with sets of blanks 
to be filled ont by American citizens desiring to 
compete. We will send these blanks by mail to 
those writing to ns for them. A letter from 
Messrs. C. & M. accompanies the papers, bnt 
the copying ink on the prepared paper has faded 
so that a great portion of it is illegible. We 
can make out however a warm invitation to 
Americans to participate in the exhibitions, and 
we are specially requested to extend t he invita¬ 
tion to Californians. The Agricultural papers 
of California (and other Pacific States) arc there¬ 
fore requested to copy. 
Cntvebbal Exhibition or Merino Wool.— It is I 
proponed that un Exhibition of Merino Wool, open | 
to the whole World, shall bo held iu London, iu 
August, 18C7; and that Prizes shall be awarded ae 
f °CLAPS I. —For the most valuable Bale of Sixty 
Ewes’ Fleeces of Washed Wool, £200; second. .£; 
thisfl, £• 
Clas<- IL —For the most valuable Bale of Sixty 
Ewes’ Fleeces, in grease, £-200; second, £ ; third, £. 
Class 111.— For Washed Fleece Wool of any sheep 
over twelve months old, of the highest value per lb., 
in a hale of not less than 2 (h) lbs, weight, and from 
not more than ISO sheep. £100; second, £; third, .£, 
The bales in clauses 1. and II., which are of the 
greatest money value, computing weight and price, 
fo win the prizes. . , „ 
Bales for exhibition and competition to be forward¬ 
ed to Messrs. James Morrison and Co., PtiUpot-lane, 
London, so ns to he with them not later than the 10th 
August, 1607, to be then valned by bulges appointed 
bvat h-Jist three wall known London wool-brokers. 
The prizes to be swarded according to the report of 
these ledges. The bales of wool to be sold by pub¬ 
lic auction, and the proceeds handed to the owner. 
CoNDtTii on*. —For the first aud second classes the 
fleeces must be entire, ae shorn from the sheep, in¬ 
cluding lock* and piccee. 
For the third class, the wool may be taken from as 
many r heep as the exhibitor chooses, provided the 
nutuner does not exceed 1D0. 
competitor* may enter us many lots a3they choose, 
hut can only take one prize in each class. 
The wool to be judged as if tree from grass Eeeds 
or burrs. 
Competitor* will have to state—1. The date of last 
shearing. 2. The time that elapsed between the last 
shearing and the one.’ immediately before it, such 
time to be expressed in days, dice below.) The 
sheep to lie honestly and closely eViorn on both occa¬ 
sions. !i. Tho age of the sheep. <1. The breed of the 
sheep. C. How Pie sheep have been fed—whether on 
natural grasses or on artificial grasses: and ir on the 
latter, the name*- (common nod botanical) to he 
stated; if on other artificial food, such lood to be 
stated. C. Whether mnulng all the year ronnd in 
the open air, or whether housed or stall-fed; or 
whether partly in the open air and partly under 
cover, and if so. for whut portion of the year. 
All entries to be sent, and all entrance fees to bp 
paid to Jonn W. M'Lffreu, Esq,, Messrs. James Mor¬ 
rison and Co., Phllpot-lane, London, on or before 
81st July, 1867, 
A form of declaration embodying the above lobe 
signed by the exhibitor, Deforce magistrate or clergy- 
man. or other person in autliority, and to be fur- 
warded when the entry Is mads. 
No wool will be allowed ie compete which is of 
more than three hundred and eighty days’ growth. 
Fleeces under twelve month*' growth to have a 
proportionate allowance made in their favor for the 
difference between their actual ugs and twelve months 
usd those truer twelve months' growth to have a pro¬ 
portionate deduction made on tnc same principle. 
The Judges will be requested to furnish a tabular 
stAtement, showing the positioc of each lot, accord¬ 
ing to its value, and to draw up a report, expressing 
tbe qualities and deficiencies of euth exhibit as fully, 
and as free from technical terms as possible. 
Bales to be marked with a distinguishing brand, in 
ink, which is not to be the usual brand of tne exhibi¬ 
tor. The particulars of such distinguishing brand 
to be given, in a sealed envelope, along with the entry. 
Entrance Fee on each bale, £2 2s. 
The following gentlemen In London have beon re¬ 
quested to act as a committcec, with power to add 
to their number: John W. M’Laren, Esq., (Messrs. 
James Morrison and Co.;) 1 . G. Dalgety, Eaq., 
(Messrs. Dalgety and Co, ;j F. Huth, Esq., (Messrs. 
F. HuthajddCo.;) Lurid Aitchison, Esq., (Australian 
Mortgage. Land and Finance Company;) B. Ronald, 
Esq., do, do.: E. K. liostock. Esq.: Edward Yule, 
Esq.; A- Elder, Esq. 5 EdwurdllaJusUo!j,Esq„M. P.; 
- Gilchrist, Esq. 1 Mathew lU-nry Murrff L.-ip, 
M, F .• Arthur Hodgson, Esq. • Sir Charles Clifford : 
John MorrirOu, Esq. ; Messrs, r riiltlen and Goschen. 
Vonm4Ut$.— Tuomju? Lzawmontu, Fmup Kusskil. 
Samvel Wilson, Wm. Gumming. A. S. Kobektsun, 
Wm. Macbeuie. Melbourne, 12th December, 1865. 
Intercolonial Show of Merino Wool.— In con¬ 
nection with the Universal Exhibition of Merino 
Wool, which forms the subject of the above adver¬ 
tisement. an Intercolonial Exhibition, under the auB- 
pices of the Ballnamt and other Pastoral and Agri¬ 
cultural Societies of these Colonics, will be helu iu 
the Wool Stores of Messrf. Cunningham and Macre- 
die, in this city, ou Wednesday, 16th January, 1867, 
when prizes will be awarded lor Ihe most valuable 
Bales o! Washed and Greasy Wool, olid for the Wool 
that is of the highest value per pound. 
The wool to 6« valued by competent Judires. by 
whose awards tbe prizes will be given; to be then 
open to public exhibition: afterwards sold by public 
auction, and tho proceed!? handed to the owner. 
Conditions the same as those given above for the 
exhibition in London. 
All entrier to be sent and entrance fees paid to 
Wm. Macredie, Esq.; and the exhibits to be deposit¬ 
ed in the Woul Stores ol Messrs. Oumngbsm ana Ma¬ 
credie, Melbourne, on or before 0th January, 3867. 
ComtnitUe.— Thomas Lkarmonth, Puilu-Russell, 
I-ajivel Wilson, Wm. cummino, A. S. Robertson, 
v. m. Macredie. Melbourne, 12th December, 1865. 
BLOODY MILK. 
A subscriber, Sterling-, Illinois, June 30th, 
writes” Will you, through the columns of your 
paper, inform me what is the cause of cows giving 
bloody milk? The blood is not discoverable 
when the milk is first drawn, but alter standing a 
few minutes it shows. 1 have four out of twelve 
cows whose milk has been thus affected for two 
or three weeks past.” 
We suppose the result stated is the effect 
of garget or ulceration of the udder in some one 
of its forms. It may proceed from external in¬ 
jury, though no trace of it be visible,—as when 
the udder comes iu contact with a log or fence 
rail, as the cow jumps over tbe one or the other, 
without an abrasion of the skin. It may have 
been caused by a (allure to milk clean, after the 
calf was taken from the dam—some cows being 
very retentive under sneh circumstances. In 
this case an internal fever would be produced, 
uliimating in a discharge of milk of an impure 
character, not unfrequeutly tinged with a red or 
Muody hue. When this is the case inflammation 
may be inferred, whatever the cause maybe, and 
a remedy should be promptly applied. This is 
fouudin bleeding, if the animal be inhigh keep; if 
notjih) sic and emollients will prove effective for 
a cure, 'i he former may be of any kind which 
will produce the desired result. The latter may 
be composed of an ounce of camphor, a tea- 
spoonful of the spirit of wine, an ounce of mer¬ 
curial ointment and a half a pound of the com¬ 
mon alder salve—all well incorporated together. 
Bathe the udder well in tepid water after milk¬ 
ing, and then anoint it freely with the the salve 
for two or three days. Bathing with Iodine is a 
speedier and more effective cure, bnt sometimes 
produces a contraction of the glands of the 
udder, which should be avoided if possible. 
FALL BUTTER-MAKING. 
The cheese season is rapidly approaching a 
close and that of butter about to commence. It 
is important for those who have a good many 
cows and put down butter for market to see to 
it that the article they make is of such a charac¬ 
ter as to find a ready sale and give their pro¬ 
ducts character among dealers who are compe¬ 
tent to decide upon their merits. 
Some persons, who know well enough how 
butter should be made and possess all the appli¬ 
ances essential to success in the manufacture of 
it, fall to produce a good article because of a 
too great greediness for gain.. They seem to 
reason that a pound of buttermilk, left in the 
mass, is as good to them as a pound of the pure 
article, hence the little labor bestowed in work¬ 
ing it. They may succeed in disposing of par¬ 
cels of this character, but, in doing bo, tbey are 
seriously Impairing their reputation aa manufac¬ 
turers and dealer.?. Again: Some reason that, 
as salt is much less costly than butter, it is a 
capital good dodge to work in as large an amount 
of saline matter as possible—leaving it in lumps 
oftentimes—imparting a bitter taste to tbe but¬ 
ter, and thereby impairing its reputation with 
consumers. In the end this will prove, as it 
should do, to have been a short-sighted ope¬ 
ration. 
The best policy with butter-makers, as with 
all other producers, is honesty. Work your 
butter as clear of milk as can be conveniently 
done; salt no more than is necessary for its 
proper preservation; put it up or down nicely, 
and your name will be ample assurance to those 
who purchase that they are not being cheated in 
the purchases they make. 
Water the Cows.—The N. Y. Observer 6ays 
the present month is a trying one for milch 
cows. They often suffer for want of water, and 
when they do, a decreased flow of milk is the 
consequence. They should have a full supply of 
pure fresh water while the warm weather lasts. 
If given them they will driuk a number of pail¬ 
fuls in a day. What is true of cows, specially, 
Is also of most other kinds of farm stock. 
A Profitabe Cow.— F. D. Wilcox, of Attica 
village, has a small briudle cow whose milk 
yielded forty-three pounds of butter for tho 
fourteen days ending May 81st. Besides this 
the family used about two quarts of milk per. 
day. Her average yield of milk daily was sixty- 
seven pounds. 
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Erysipelas among Horses. 
A Mississippi correspondent of the South¬ 
ern Cultivator, dating from Panola county, 
states that a new disease lias broken out among 
the horses there, which has proved to he very 
fatal. What it really is he does not kuow, hut 
names it the erysipelas for want of a better ap¬ 
pellation. It commences with a swelling about 
the throat, breast and logs, and often on the 
foot-lock. Some horses live a day or so after 
being attacked, but the most of them die in a 
few hours afterward. The instances of recovery 
are quite rare. Where dogs and hogs have eaten 
of the carcasses of the horses the result has 
generally been fatal to them also. 
Transferring Honey Bees. 
The editor of the Livingston Republican, by 
invitation, witnessed the transferring of a hive 
of bees by a very simple process. The operator 
took a cotton rag, fired it and blew the smoke 
into the hive among the bees. This seemed to 
divest them of. all propensity to sting, though 
they crawled about quite freely. The hive was 
then laid on a table and the honey taken out, the 
bees being brnshed off with a feather. After 
the honey is removed the bees may be scooped 
up by the hand and replaced in the hive or put 
into a new one, when, recovering from the 
stupefaction of the smoke, they will commence 
working again. 
Germinating Power of Corn. 
It is stated that a woman in Maine, having 
heard a discussion as to the time Indian corn 
would retain its germinating power, selected an 
ear and planted a few kernels from it for thirty 
years. It germinated the twenty-ninth year but 
failed to come to time on the thirtieth—inducing 
the inference that its reproductive power had 
died out. This does not accord with statements 
made in reference to grain taken from the pyra¬ 
mids of Egyyt, which is reported to have vege¬ 
tated after having reposed in those mausoleums 
of the past for unnumbered ages. 
Mulching Wheat. r 
It is asserted by some that mulching wheat, 
during the winter, not only protects it from the 
severe action of the frost, hut also invigorates 
its growth and increases its productiveness. It 
is a matter easily tested, as au acre or two could 
be readily mulched with straw by way of experi¬ 
ment, though there can be hardly a doubt of the 
utility of the process. 
Shells for Manure.— It is stated that oyster 
shells, ground into (lour, make a very strong and 
active fertilizer. Sown upon grass land it adds 
largely to the yield of hay. This is true, we 
presume, and is simply affirming the beneficial 
influence of lime upon most kinds of soils as 
seen in increased productiveness. 
A Great Milker.— It seems that our good friend, 
W, F. Greer, Esq., of Painesville, Ohio, keeps good 
cows as well as sheep. He sends us tho following 
statement of the milk given by one of his cows, as 
accurately weighed after straining, for seven days in 
June last. The cow is ten years old:—her dam was 
said to be by a Short-Horn bull out of a cow which 
was a cross between Ayrshire and Short-Horn. She 
weighed 1,288 lbs.; was in a good pasture, 1 June grass, 
timothy and clover.) with five other cows, two horses 
and 121 sheep: had no extra core or feed; dropped 
her calf June 1st, and during the week of trial was 
evidently very uneasy, not giving her milk readily— 
her calf being with another cow where she could see 
it while being milked: 
Morning. 
Night. 
Total. 
♦ lbs. 
ft. 3. 
lbs. 
June 
8 
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40 
U 
9---- 
37K 
40X 
78* 
it 
10 
- 39# 
42 
8 *K 
c< 
11 - 
40 
40 
80 
it 
12 * - 
- 40 
41 
81 
It 
13* - 
43% 
47* 
91 
it 
14* - - - 
- 42 
4R% 
88% 
it 
15 - - - - 
41 
45 
86 
Total seven days, 
. 
- 
586 
Average per day, 
“ “ milking, - 
— — m 
S3.7 lbs. 
- 41.85 “ 
* Had feed of shorts these three days. 
Mr. G. informs na that this famona milker has re¬ 
cently been sold to W. W. Chenert of Belmont, 
Mass., (who proposes to breed her to his Holstein 
bull “Van Tromp,”) and we may hear more of her. 
Season anti Crofs in New Ha Mrs ire. —The cool 
weather of May and part of June, with lack of rain, 
gave our farm crops, for awhile, an unpromising ap¬ 
pearance. But the extra warm weather of July, and 
frequent showers tho past two or three weeks, has 
wrought a magical change in many of onr tilled crops. 
Wheat, both winter and spring, is good; no rust or 
midge compared with eome past eeasone. Oats, rye 
and barley very fair. Com lias seldom bid fairer for 
a heavy yield. Potatoes show a wide, rich, dark-col¬ 
ored leaf; a* yet no appearance of rn*t or blight. 
The polato-bng of the West has uot found its way 
here. There will not be a large yield of apples, they 
having from some cause dropped from tbe trees badly. 
There have been more casualties by lightning within 
the past two weeks, in this region, than have ever 
before occurred within my recollection—and in many 
places severe hailstorms have done great injury to 
the farm crops.— L. Bartlett, Warner, A”. II., Aug. 9. 
The “Harfoon" Hat Fork.—W e have heard this 
Fork, which i* manufactured by D. B. Rogers & Son 
of Pittsburgh, Pa., highly commended by practical 
mpu, and here is an item in its favor from a farmer in 
Wyoming Go., N. Y'.:—“Having been induced to pur¬ 
chase a horse pitch-fork, I have on trial the Harpoon 
llay Fork, advertised in the Rural of June 16th. I 
have given it a fair trial in all kinds of hay—long, 
coarse and fine—and find it is capable of doing all it 
is advertised to do. Any firmer desirous of purchas¬ 
ing a good fork should try the ‘Harpoon’ by all 
means. It looks small, but the farmer who thinks it 
will not. pitch is deceived. The 1 Harpoon ’ is ahead 
of all other forks, so far as tny knowledge extends.” 
Drain Tile Wanted. —A correspondent in Erie 
Co., Pa., asks us where he can obtain drain tile, and 
the price. Wo believe tile are made in Buffalo, and 
we presume in Erie, bnt can’t say positively as to 
either locality. There is a Tile Co. in this city- 
though it is so very reticent about advertising the 
fact that few are aware of it* existence. We believe 
it is called the Rochester Brick and Tile Manf'g Co., 
and furnishee pipe tUc at from $14 to $70 per thou¬ 
sand, or 31 cte. to $2.25 per rod—according to size, 
(the s5ze.s ranging from 2 to 10 inches.) Uorso-shoe 
tile, ranging in size from 2 to 5 inches, is sold at $12 
to $35 pcrM., or 31 to 62,Vf cts. per rod. 
A Chicago Produce and Commission House.— The 
attention uf our readers in the West is directed to 
the advertisement of Messrs, Huntington Brothers, 
Produce Commission Merchants, of Chicago. This 
house is highly commended by Chicago papers as one 
of the oldcet and most reliable in the Produce and 
Commission husinees,—and as Chicugo is tbe great 
market of the North-west, we advise producers iu 
that region to make the acquaintance of the firm 
named. Those having occasion to send seeds, butter, 
dried fruits, produce, etc., to the Chicago market 
should first read and note the advertisement of 
Messrs. Huxtington Brothers. 
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A Beautiful Scbu’Tural Photogr.vi-h.— We are 
indebted to L. Cowles or New l’ork, for a copy of 
the “ Lord’s Prayer Picture,” advertised in the Rural 
of Aug. 4th. It is a beautiful photograph of a pen 
drawing which required six years’ labor—the original 
picture beiug 29 by 35 inches. It embraces portraits 
of our Saviour and Ms Twelve Apostles, taken from 
the celebrated painting of the Last 8upper, and also 
copies of several Scriptural illustrations from the 
mo6t notod designs. A Key and Monitor, each in 
pamphlet form, go with the picture, and greatly en 
hances its Interest and value. The picture, wMch is 
a perfect gem, is Eold only by agents. 
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A Day’s Shearing.—A Missouri correspondent 
writes us that Wm. Meredith of Clark county in that 
State, formerly of Genesee Co., N. Y., sheared, on 
the 14th of July ult., 105 Merino sheep, between sun 
and sun. Tho sheep had not been tagged, and were 
heavy Ebearers. That is a good day’s work. A ven¬ 
erable New-Englander at our elbow tells of another, 
viz., that in olden times, (Eome 75 years since,) a Mr. 
Gbandy of Deerfield, Mass., sheared 99 sheep in one 
day, but could not find auother in his neighborhood 
to make oat the huudfed. 
Weevil-Proof Wheat.— (W. H. L., Ind. ) Lambert, 
or, as it is fiequcntly called, “Weevil-Proof” wheat 
is extensively grown in the Genesee Valley. It is a 
red bald wheat, and ripens from eeven to twelve days 
earlier than the white wheat. It is rarely harmed by 
the weevil. It 6tands the winter well, but it is lia¬ 
ble to go down on rich land. It can be procured of 
farmers at the market rates. 
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Seeding Prairie Land with Blue Grass.—A 
“ Reader M from Kansas asks some Western farmer to 
inform him throngli these columns of the best way to 
get new prairie seeded with Blue Grass, how much 
seed it requires per acre, and which is the best month 
to sow it. Who will answer i 
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Castor Beans. — Correspondents inquire where 
castor beans arc to he procured. They are largely 
grown in Hlinois for market. Perhaps the Chicago 
seedsmen have them for sale. 
