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to be convinced that the production here is so 
large, ,on c.a average, as has been represented.” 
As to the manner of harvesting the crop there 
and here he is of opinion that we have no cause 
to fear a comparison — our practice being fully 
as good as theirs, with the added advantage of 
greater celerity. 
Of the quality of English meadows Mr. W. 
says—“The meadows contain a much larger 
variety ot plants than with us, and timothy is 
not so generally grown. The grasses are finer, 
and there Is much less weedy fiber. In walking 
over the 6haven sward of the meadows, there is 
a soft, velvety feel under foot, quite different 
from the sharp Bplnes of our meadows after 
mowing." 
Among the many things witnessed, during his 
tour of inspection, the cattle market near Isling¬ 
ton, attracted his attention. It i6 called the 
“ Metropolitan Cattle Market," and is supposed 
to be the largest iu the world. “It is an im¬ 
mense yard, with a tower in the center, and 
nicely paved with stone flags, provided with 
railing to which the cattle are tied and with 
alleys between. It has pens for the sheep, calves 
and pigs. I was there when the number of cat¬ 
tle was said to be 5,000, and H0,000 sheep." There 
were cattle from Holland, Denmark, France, 
Scotland and Spain —the latter of a dun color, 
chubby heads and enormous horns upon them, 
many from three to four feet in length, while the 
distance between the tips of the horns would 
frequently measure at least five feet! 
“ Poultry vs. Sheep.” 
This is the heading of a letter in the Prairie 
Farmer from a correspondent, who starts off 
with the assertion that “In these days all the 
world seems to have gone mad after sheep.” It 
is true that much is said in the Agricultural 
journals about sheep, but is it not equally true 
about “poultry ? " We think the “ hen fever” 
has kept up in the race pretty well with the 
“ Bbee P disease," hence it is not fair to kick the 
sheep men and let the hen partizans off without 
any such application. It would be better to say 
“ sheep and poultry,” as both are good, in their 
places, and can be made to harmonize very well 
on any farm. They are not necessarily antago¬ 
nistic ; why, then, seek to get them by the ears ? 
VERMONT. 
Addison, Middlebury. 
Chittenden. Burlington,.. 
Caledonia, St. .Johnsbury, 
Franklin, Sheldon,. 
Rutland, Rutland,... 
Windham, Newfane,. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Barnstable. Barnstable,. 
Bristol, Taunton. 
Berkshire. Pittsfield,. 
Essex. Haverhill... 
Franklin. Greenfield.. 
Housatonte. Great Barrington,. 
Hampshire Union. Northampton,., 
Hampshire. Amherst. 
Hampden. Spring-field,.. . 
Hampden I2a«t\ Palmer,. 
Highland, Middlefleld,. 
Hopslc Valley. North Adams,. 
Middlesex. Concord. 
Middlesex South, Framingham,,., 
Middlesex North Lowell,. 
Martha's Vineyard. West Tlsbury, 
Nantucket, Nantucket,... 
Norfolk. Dedham.. 
Plymouth. Bridgewater,... 
Wbately. Whately. . 
Worcester, Worcester... 
Worcester West. B&rro. 
Worcester North, Fitchburg,. 
Worcester Sonth. Sturbridge,. 
Worcester Southeast, Milford. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Fairfield, Norwalk... 
Hartford. Hartford... 
Litchfield, Litchfield. 
New London. New London,. 
Peqaabuck, Bristol,. 
NEW JERSET. 
Central, MUlham,... 
Monmonth, Freehold,. 
Morris, Morristown,. 
Sussex, Newtown,. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Adams, Rendersville,. 
Alleganv, Pittsburg,.. 
Bucks, Newton. 
Chester, Westchester,. 
Itoylestown, Doylestown,.,,,,. 
Northampton, Nazareth, . 
Soequehannah, Montrose,. 
• OHIO. 
Ashtabula, Jefferson,. 
Ashland. Ashland,,,.,. 
Ashtabula. Orwell......__ 
Belmont Independent, Belmont,... 
Eeapers and Mowers.—Manufacture. 
Solon Robinson, the Agricultural editor of 
the Tribune, in his notes on the implement 
exhibition at Auburn, states that the number 
of reapers and mowers manufactured in the 
United States in 1864 was about 85,000, and the 
number, for the succeeding year, did not vary 
more than 5,000 from these figures. The manu¬ 
facture lor the present year is estimated at about 
30 per cent, less — that being about the propor¬ 
tion of machines left over unsold of the two 
years mentioned. It Is fair to presume that the 
sphere of demand and sales will be considerably 
enlarged when the Union shall have been fully 
“ re-constructed," 
MR. DE LONG’S GENERAL, GRANT. 
efit of new subscribers, that it is impossible for ns 
to wrUe private letters In answer to questions con¬ 
cerning sheep, where the replies can as appropriately 
be given in this department. We have spent a large 
, share of our time for the iast twenty-jive years. In an¬ 
swering such letters. One of onr strongest Induce¬ 
ments for accepting onr present editorial position 
was to obtain relief from this labor—for now in an¬ 
swering one wo can answer many. Both our engage¬ 
ments and the state of our health demand that we 
be permitted to enjoy that relief. 
Inquiries for this Uejxirlment will always be wel¬ 
come, No matter if they have been asked and an¬ 
swered before-no matter If they embrace only com¬ 
mon place matters. New recruits are constantly 
Joining the ranks, and they must not be expected to 
possess the drill of old soldierB! And even veterane 
will sometimes find something new to confer with 
friends about, 
EDITED BY HENRY 8. RANDALL, LL. D, 
To Correspondents. — Mr. Randall'S adclrsM Is Cort¬ 
land Village, Cortland Co., N. Y. All communication* 
intended for thla Department, aud all Inquiries relating 
to sheep, should be addressed to him as above. 
Making a Fence, 
A correspondent of the Prairie Farmer 
proposes making a fence in the way and manner 
following: 
First, I would set a row of posts either for 
rails or boards, think boards the best; then com¬ 
mence at the top, pat on a board three feet and 
eight inches high, and another elx inches below, 
and nail them good and strong; then take a 
large breaking plow with five or six yokes of 
oxen, and go along as close to the fence as pos¬ 
sible, turning a furrow as deep as you can, which 
will be about eight inches, toward the fence and 
under it. Then go on the other side the Bame, 
turning the furrows so they will meet; go 
around again the same as if plowing, turning an- 
other farrow eight inches ou each side, then 
take the plow, and with one yoke of oxen turn 
the last furrows over again, on the top of the 
others, with the sod up; then take another fur¬ 
row outside of the fence like the others. Let 
two men take spadea and cut sod as large aa they 
can both handle and cut it, aim put it on the 
centre of the last two, and 1 think you will call 
it a good fence, being as good as four boards.— 
Two men will make a mile of the sod part iu a 
day. _ 
Sea Island Cotton. 
The August number of the Southern Culti¬ 
vator contains two long and interesting articles 
on the cultivation of cotton. One is confined to 
that known as the “Sea Island " variety, which 
is peculiar to the thle-water region to which its 
growth and cultivation are limited. The first 
experiment, in the cultivation of this variety, 
was made in Georgia in 1786, and then called 
Persian cotton. The first bale was exported 
from St. Simon’s Island in 1788. Owing to the 
delicate and peculiar organization of this plant, 
its sensitiveness to great and sudden changes of 
temperature, the necessity of a salt atmosphere 
for the length and perfection of its staple, its 
culture is restricted to the parallels of 30° and 
33’ north and westward from the Atlantic as far 
as salt water navigation extends, and hence its 
name-~Sea Island. It is stated, in the commu¬ 
nication referred to, that, owing to the unsettled 
state of the country during the late civil war 
and the bad management of the cotton growing 
business consequent upon that struggle, the 
Sea Island variety has greatly deteriorated, and 
is now very little, if any, better than the upland. 
Mr. Dk Long’s Infantado and Paular Ram 
Gen. Grant.— W. H. De Long, West Cornwall, 
Vt., writes: — “ Gen. Grant was bred by myself. 
His sire was Hammond’s Sweepstakes, his dam 
was bred by Dahwin E. Robinson of Shore- 
ham, Vt, from the Rich flock. His fleece this 
year weighed 21>£ lbs., and 6>£ lbs. after being 
thoroughly cleansed. 
The Season Crops, Ac.—The “heated term" is a 
thing of the past. For over two weeks—indeed the 
most of August — the weather has been unusually 
cool for the season, with an abundance of raiu. The 
corn and potato crops have been sufficiently drenched 
to carry them through to maturity. The recent rains 
have extended over a 
Nor do wc want any ono to under¬ 
stand the above as an intimation that we desire to 
terminate any f riendly correspondences, or as an in¬ 
timation that we are not perfectly willing, as hereto¬ 
fore, to give our opinions or advice by letter to entire 
strangers, where the circumstances are such that 
publicity Is undesirable. 
Butler, Hamilton. 
Clarke, Springfield,...Sept, 18—21 
Onyahoga. Bedford,.. ..Sept. 12—14 
Clinton. Wilmington.Sept. If*—21 
Columbiana, New Lisbon, .. .Sept. 25—27 
Champaign. Utbana,.Sept. 2ft—28 
Delaware. Delaware,.Sept 19—21 
Eric, Sandusky,.Sept. 18—21 
Franklin. Columbus,...Sept. 11—14 
Fulton, Otlakee. Sept. 19—21 
Gallia, Galtipolis.Oct. 9—11 
GarretteviHe. (Portage Co,).Oct. 3—6 
Greene, Xenia, .Sept. 12-15 
Geauga, Burton... Sept, 25—27 
Geauga, (free,) Claridon,.Sept. 18—20 
Harrison, Cadiz,.Oct. 8—5 
Highland, Hillsboro,.Oct, 8—5 
Horse Breeders' Association, Cleveland,.Aug. 21-31 
Jamestown, (Greene Co.,).Aug. 29-81 
Lor.xine, Elyna... Sept. 11—14 
Licking. Newark.Oct. 3— 5 
Logan, Bellefontalne,.Sept. 18—21 
Madison. London,.Kept. 5— 7 
Montgomery, Dayton,..Sept. 19—22 
Morrow, Mt. Gilead,.Oct. 2— 5 
Muskingum, Zanesville,.Sept. 12—11 
Pickaway. Co. Fair Grounds,.Sept. 12—14 
PortAEe, Ravenna,.8cptJl?~£J 
Plymouth, (Richland Co.,).Sept. 1 ®*— 
Richfield, (Summit Co.,).Sept. 28 
Seville, (Medina Co.,).Sept 20—22 
Summit, Akron..Oct. ® 
Stark. Canton....Sepf^ - 
Twlnsburgb, Twinsburgh,. ..Sept' ® 
Truinbnll, Warren,.Sen*" Jjf - "• 
Union, Wellington,.Sepf- 26-28 
Warren, Lebanon,. SepL ” 
MICHIGAN. 
Barry. Hastings,.Oct. 9—11 
Bay, Bay City.Sept. 26—28 
Clinton, St.Johns,.Sept. 17—28 
Jackson, Jackson,.Sept. 20—28 
Eaton, Charlotte,.Sept. 26—28 
Gratiot, Ithaca,. Oct. 4— 5 
Hillsdale, Hillsdale,.Oct. 3- 6 
Ionia, Ionia.Oct. 8— 4 
Oakland, Pontiac.Sept. 26—28 
Sanilac, Lexington,.Sept. 26—27 
Saginaw, Saginaw,. Oct. 3— 5 
Sbiuwasse, O was BO,.Oct. 3— 5 
St. Joseph. Centerville,. .Sept. 26—28 
Tuscola, Watrousville,..Sept. 25—27 
Washtenaw, Ann Arbor,.Oct. 8—5 
wide circuit, covering the 
Bastern, Middle and Western States, and also the 
Canadas. In this section, and several of the Western 
States, the grain harvest was over and the crop se¬ 
cured before the wet weather commenced, but in 
Iowa, Minnesota and Canada, the harvest being later, 
some damage was done to cut and standing grain— 
though less than last year. The crops harvested are 
generally much better than anticipated In the Spring. 
The weather of late has been too cool for the corn 
crop, and It is exposed to the contingency of an 
early frost, yet we hope for warmer weather and that 
Jack will defer his visit until the gtcat s taple matures. 
IMPROVEMENT IN LINCOLN SHEEP, 
Thomas B. Marshall of llranston, near 
Lincoln, England, is one of the largest and most 
eminent breeders and improvers of Lincoln 
Sheep in Great Britain. In a recent letter to 
William Beebe, Bridgewater, Mass., forwarded 
to ns by that gentleman, he says: 
“The Lincoln breed of sheep have very much im¬ 
proved since the notice of them (in Randall’s Practi¬ 
cal Shepherd) was written, and there does not seem 
to have been any recently imported Into the United 
States. The improved Lincolns of the present day 
are quite a different style of Bheep. My heaviest, 
shearling [yearling] ram weighed at clip day (6t.li of 
May) 27 JX stones of 14 lbs. to the stone [391lbs.,] 
and clipped 21 lbs. of washed wool. I chose twenty 
of my best wether hoggets to see what I could get 
T hem to weigh, and realize at 14 months old. They 
clipped 298 lbs, of wool, or nearly 15 lbs. each, and 
weighed 82 lbs. per quarter on the Average—or 80 
shillings worth of mutton and 33 shillings worth of 
wool each. Ono of the heaviest 1 sold to onr village 
butcher at 8d. per pound. It weighed 35 lbs. per 
quarter, and I received for it .-C6 6s, including the 
wool. This Is the largest sum I ever knew a shear¬ 
ling sheep realize, to kill; and although mutton Is 
selling well, wool is fully Od. per pound lower than 
last year. 
I have had one or two other enquiries for sheep 
from Ohio, aud I sold nine shearling rams to a Mr. 
Kirby of Milton, Canada West. They were shipped 
with six from London, on board of the steamer Achil¬ 
les for Canada. The freight to Canada cost 63 shil¬ 
lings per head, w ater only found. Mr. Kirby returned 
with them and did not seem to have any fear of not 
being able to land them. He also made arrangements 
for me to send him some shearling ewes and rams a 
little later in the summer. 
I have never bad the cattle plague [rinderpest] on 
any of my farms, anil I am glad to say it is very fast 
decreasing in all parts of England. Llnconshire is 
nearly free from it. I have 200 rame, so I can supply 
you at any time.” 
We were previously aware that very great 
improvements have been recently made in Lin¬ 
coln sheep; and we are gratified to be able to 
place the preceding facts, from an authoritative 
source, before our readers. Nothing is said 
above of the form of these sheep, or the kind of 
wool prodneed by tliem. In the first particular 
Goitre.— 11 H. G.,” 
Ann Arbor, Michigan, describes 
a destructive visitation of goitre among his lambs 
last spring, and he says: —“ It is becoming bo preva¬ 
lent that unless speedy measures are taken for its 
prevention, it will become a serious obstacle to wool 
growing.” Ills sheep appear to have been kept care¬ 
fully and well, There was an intermission in the 
appearance of the disease, his first and last lambs 
being affected and not those dropped Intermediately, 
lie asks ue to explain this and to give the general 
theory of the origin of the disease. Intermission in 
the attacks 1 b not unusual in all enzootics, but the 
causes can rarely be detected 
Caked Udder. — Noticing the remedy for caked 
udder la the Rural of 4th inst., L. D. L. of Kelloggs- 
ville, N. Y., aays he has a case It does not reach, and 
adds: —“We have a cow one-fourth part of whos6 
udder is at times hard and feverish, at which time 
scarcely any milk flows. At the next milking hardly 
any milk can be obtained, except white slugs, some¬ 
what resembling tripe prepared for cooking. It is 
not confined to any one part of the udder, but changes 
about. Will some of your readers state the cause 
and prescribe a remedy t” 
There is no settled or 
I satisfactory general theory of the origin of goitre. 
In tlie human patient it has been attributed by learn¬ 
ed investigators to water which has percolated 
through a certain class oflime-stone rocks—by others 
to snow water —by others to habitual dampness and 
want of ventilation of tbemBelvos, or in combination 
with the preceding causes. Among sheep, the ori¬ 
gin of the malady is equally involved in doubt. As 
long as this is so, the most reasonable course to pur¬ 
sue is to avoid every known condition which tends 
to impair the health of the animal. Habitual damp- 
neBB and want of ventilation, for example, are highly 
destructive to sheep—superinducing a whole train of 
fatal maladies. C. K. Stewart, Danville, Dodge 
Co., Wis., writes ns that goitre has abounded among 
the lambs, in that section, this season. 
Inquiries about Broom Corn.—D. M. F., of Nava- 
rino, N. Y., wishes some one to anewer the following 
questions through the Rural: —1. Should Broom 
Corn be harvested before the seed is ripe, and why f 
2. Should the seed be taken oil'before caring or after, 
and why? 8. What kind of machine Is best for. scra¬ 
ping ofl' seed? 
Kansas Agricultural College. — The regular 
commencement exercises of this Institution, located 
at Manhattan, took place week before last, and were 
attended by the Governor and other State officers, 
and many friends of the College and its objects. The 
next term is to commence Sept, 6tlL 
Tattooing Machine. —John Clunie, Brockville, 
Canada West, calls our attention to Bell’s instru¬ 
ment for tattooing the ears of sheep. He first saw 
it used in Germany in 1863, und the numbers then 
made on the ears of lambs bought, by him there, are 
now perfectly distinct. The figures are stamped by 
means of nippers, as in the instrument described and 
Illustrated pp. 183,184 Practical Shepherd. The marks 
when made are rubbed with a mixture of soot and 
brandy— and a sceftnd application of it made a week 
afterwards where it is desired to make the marks 
more legible. We should be glad to have Mr. Clunie, 
ot some other person. Introduce these marking in¬ 
struments, for trial, into the United States. 
ILLINOIS. 
.Sept. 11—14 
.Sept. 11-13 
Sept. 18—20 
Sept. 11—14 
Sept. 4— 6 
Sept. 17-20 
.Oct. 3-5 
Oct. 9-12 
.Oct. 2— 5 
Sept. 11—18 
Sept. 18-20 
Oct. 2— 5 
Oct. 5— 6 
.Oct. 3-5 
Atalanta Union, Atalanta, 
Boone, Belvtdere,.. 
Bureau, Princeton,. 
Champaign, Urb&no,. 
Cass, Virginia,. 
DcKalb, ... 
Dupage, Wheaton,. 
Fnlton, Lewiston,. 
Green, Carrollton,. 
Grundy. Morris,. 
Henry, Cambridge,. 
Jackson,-,.. 
Jo Daviss, City of Galena, 
Kane, Geneva,. 
Kankakee. Kankakee,. 
Kendall. Briston,. 
Knox, Knoxville,.. 
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS FOR 1866, 
Saving the Corn Fodder. 
Nobody can tell what kind of a fall we 
shall have. If we have as good a September 
as we had August, there will be a large corn 
crop ripened. We never saw corn puli up as it 
has this last, mouth; hut there is a great deal 
that may not possibly ripen, and the question is, 
how to make the most of this. Keep a sharp 
eye on the weather, and when the chances are In 
favor of frost, cut up the fodder and secure it at 
once. Tender corn fodder, saved without mould, 
is most royal feed for cows, colts, sheep, aud in 
fact, for nearly every kind of farm stock. Corn 
blades cut and cured in the shade before they 
tire in the field, and stored in bundles on a dry 
scaffold, is super-royal feedfor fast colts.— Ohio 
Farmer. 
Early Fall Work. 
Have you ditching to be done ? A well to 
be dug ? A swamp hole to grub and clear up ? 
A roof to be shingled, or any such dry weather 
work to be done? Allow ns to bint that now is 
the time to get ready for such labors. The days 
are getting shorter at both ends; by and by the 
rains will come sensing down their cold bucket 
fulls, giving workmen wet feet and chapped 
hands to nurse and grumble over. A day now 
is worth two dayB late in the fall, in the quality 
and quautity of the work done, besides the cer¬ 
tainty of having it done.— Jh. 
Corn or Oats for Fattening Sheep. — O. L. 
Eastman, Shell Rock, Bntler Co., Iowa, askE "which 
is the beet for fattening sheep for market In winter, 
corn or oats and how much should be fed per head 
with straw and no hay V' Com is decidedly prefera¬ 
ble to oats. After fattening sheep have fairly got on 
their grain feed, they should, with straw alone, have 
about u pound per day, whatever the kind of grain 
used. 
IMU » A t JVHUA v mu, ................ 
La Salle, Ottawa,. 
Livingston, Pontiac,. 
Logan, ... 
Macon, Decatur,. 
Marion. Salem.. 
Marshall, Henry,. 
McHenry. Woodstock,. 
McLean, Bloomington,. 
Mercer, Millersburgk,. 
Ogle, Oregon,.. 
Peoria, Peoria,. 
Stark, Toulon... 
St.Clair, Bellville,. 
Vermillion. Catlin,. 
Warren, Monmouth,. 
Whiteside, Sterling,. 
Woodford, Metamora. 
WISCONSIN. 
Brown, Green Bay,. 
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac,. 
Horde Show, Milwaukee,. 
Lafayette, Darlington,. 
Polk, Osceola, .. 
Sauk, Baraboo. .... 
Walworth, Klkhorn,. 
IOWA. 
Cerro Gordo, Mason,. 
Central District, Des Moines,... 
Cedar, Tipton.... 
Cerro Gordo, Mason,.. 
Floyd, Charles City,.i- 
Jones, Anatnosa,. 
Page, ciarlnda,. 
.Sept, 18—21 
.Sept. 12—14 
.Sept. 18-21 
Sept. 17-20 
.Sept. 12-14 
.Oct, 2— 1 
.Sept. 4— 7 
Sept. 11-13 
Sept, 18-20 
.Sept. 19-21 
.Sept. 5— 7 
.Sept. 11—14 
Sept. 11-11 
Sept. 19-21 
.Sept. 18-21 
.Sept. 12—14 
Sheep Shears. — O. P. A. Myers, Panola, Illinois 
says that he has been keeping from 400 to 1,000 sheep 
for the last three years, “ and as yet has not had t he 
luck to get hold Of one right good pair Of sheep 
shears.” What practical shearer who has tried the 
principal kinds, will give us his opinion of them ? 
.Sept. 26-27 
.Sept. 18—19 
Sept. 11-13 
.Sept. 27—29 
.Sept. 18—19 
.Oct. 10-11 
.Sept. 12—14 
.Sept. 20—21 
.Sept. 11—13 
.Sept. 12-14 
.Sept. 20-21 
.Sept. 19-20 
Sept. 19-21 
.Sept. 20-21 
Sept. — — 
Sept. 3— 7 
Sept. 26-27 
Sheep Shearings.— A number of accounts of sheep 
shearings were crowded out of onr columns, by more 
pressing matter, until the appropriate time for pub¬ 
lishing them passed by. Had we published all sent 
to us, they would have filled this department for 
several months. 
Condensed Correspondence, Items, &c, 
Kingold, Itingold,.. 
Scott, Davenport. 
Washington, Washington,- 
MISSOURI. 
Audrain, Mexico,...- - 
Carandolet, Carandolet,.Sept. 17-18 
N*. E. Mo. Ag. and Mech. So., Memphis, .Sept. IS—19 
Pike, Pittsfield,.Oct. 9-12 
INDIANA, 
Hendrick, Danville,.Sept. 28-29 
Perry, New Harmony,.Sept. 11—14 
Wayne, Richmond,.Sept. 24—29 
KENTUCKY. 
Bonrbon, Paris,...Sept. 3— 6 
Clark, winchester...— .Aug. 29—81 
Central Kentucky, Danvill,.. Sept. — — 
Harrison, Cyuthl&na,.Sept. 18—21 
Jessamine, NieholaBville.Aug. 9-10 
Montgomery and Bath, Mt. Sterling,.Ang. 22-24 
Nelson, Bardstown,.Sept, 18—21 
Shclbv, Shelbyville,.. ...Aug. 28—31 
Warren, Bowling Green,.*..Sept. 18—20 
KANSAS. 
Anderson, Garratt,..Sept. 26—27 
Osage, Burlingame, .Oct. 1— 2 
Morris, Council Grove,. — — 
To Correspondents.— It is not always practicable 
for ns to address separate answers to the inquiries 
of every individual correspondent. Sometimes we 
receive substantially the same questions from half a 
dozen persons, within a week or two. In such cases, 
an answer to one 1 b an answer to all. A question 
ruay lie occasionally overlooked by us, for a single 
letter not unfrequently contains so many that it 
would require all the room in this department, for 
two or three weeks, to give proper replies. Such 
lists of questions generally come from new begin¬ 
ners. Nor do we by any means object to them — 
though onr opinions on a good portion of the several 
subjects might, in many instances, be found in the 
Practical Shepherd. But each letters caunot be an¬ 
swered in full aud at once. It is our intention, how¬ 
ever, that all proper and pertinent interrogatories 
shall receive replies, through the articles published in 
tMs department, within a reasonable period. 
We have again and again reminded our correspon¬ 
dents, and must and now do so again for the ben- 
Haying in England-Cattle Market. 
It is the general impression in this country, 
especially among those who have not visited 
England, that the land there is much more pro¬ 
ductive, acre for acre, than it is with us. This 
was the opinion of Mr. Wellard before going 
there, as we infer from his letters in the Utica 
Herald, but since visiting the principal farming 
districts, his views on this point, have under¬ 
gone considerable modification. In reference 
to the hay crop hq say» —“ I have often read ac¬ 
counts of the immense crops of hay grown upon 
the meadows in England, lthink there must be 
exceptions, for wherever I have been I have seen 
no larger bulk of hay upon the ground than in 
America. I have taken special pains to make 
examinations of fields with a view of compar¬ 
ing crops in the two countries, and I have yet 
Oteego, Cooperstown,. 
Putnam, Carmel. 
Queens, Minueola,. 
Rensselaer, Troy,. 
Bandy Creek, Richland, Sandy Creek, 
Schenevus Valley, Schenevus. 
Drilling Wheat. 
Accounts from all sections concur in stating 
that those fields of wheat which were Bown by 
drill Btood the severe weather of last winter 
much better than those sown broadcast. The 
yield in all cases was much in favor of those fields 
which wore sown by drill. The Rural Adverti¬ 
ser sayB that wheat drilled iu is coverd more 
regularly and deeper, and is thus enabled to 
struggle against the severity of winter more suc¬ 
cessfully than broadcast sowing. As the seeding 
season is nearly at hand this subject should re¬ 
ceive the careful consideration of the farmer. 
' St, Lawrence, Canton,. 
Seneca, Waterloo,. 
Steuben, Bath,... 
Susquehannah Valley, Unadilla,... 
Tompkins, TraiaansDurg,. 
Wayne, Palmyra,. 
Washington, Salem,. 
Wayne, Palmyra,. 
Yates, Nashville,. 
MAINE. 
Aroostook. Houlton,.... 
Franklin, Farmington. 
Waldo, Belfast,. 
Oxford, South Paris,. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE, 
Merrimac River, Concord. 
