one of them before, and never heard of the Silk 
Spider nntii a few days ago. The question pre¬ 
sents itself, “ Is this to become a substitute for 
the silk worm? or can the raising of these 
spiders in aDy manner be made to pay V* I have 
no doubt their ailk is very valuable, as it seems 
to have every desirable quality of silk-great 
strength, luster, and firmness. 
Thinking some Of your friends and corres¬ 
pondents, who have devoted time and study to 
this subject, might be pleased to see this thing, 
if it i6 not new to them, I send you the within. 
Tours respectfully, Sidney Seymour. 
Georgetown, Texas, Oct. 2d, 1SG6. 
Remarks. —The cocoons are about one inch 
in diameter. They have a very tough outer cov¬ 
ering, and are filled inside with the fiber our cor¬ 
respondent describes, which la considerable in 
quantity and very fine, strong, and lustrous. The 
eggs occupy hut little space in the center of the 
cocoon. These Texas spiders are evidently un¬ 
aware of being In a northern climate and having 
the rigors of a northern winter before them, for 
the eggs have hatched, and a thousand, more or 
less, of the young vermin are nicely tucked up 
In their silky bed, from which some pioneers 
have already started on exploring excursions 
over our table. We hade shown the cocoons 
to Prof. Dkwet and several other scientific 
friends, to whom they proved both new and 
curious. 
be sure to succeedthe Cornell University win 
prove one of the most efficient agents in the 
true advancement of our country. 
The Pennsylvania College has met with severe 
losses — losses to which all institutions are lia¬ 
ble, and which arc beyond the control of human 
sagacity. Of these the most severe was the 
death of its President, Dr. Pcoh. Rut its pros¬ 
pects are not cheerless. Its grounds are not 
badly managed. It is true that the wheat crop 
failed last season on the College Farm, as it did 
throughout all that section, but this was not the 
result of bad management. The President, Dr. 
Allen, did not resign on account of gloomy 
prospects, but for private reasons, and he leaves 
the institution with thekindlest feelings towards 
It. Meanwhile a new President—Gen. Fraser— 
has been appointed and large additions made to 
the faculty; amongst others, Prof. Caldwell, 
the friend of Dr. Pugh, and Prof. Cla.uk of 
Harvard, “ whom not to know argues thyBelf un¬ 
known.” Does this look like failure and cheer¬ 
less prospects? With certain parts of your 
correspondent’s closing paragraph I most heart¬ 
ily agree. From others I as heartily dissent. 
Perhaps if the readers of the Rural would like 
to hear further about the vexed question of 
Agricultural and Technological Education I 
may give them my views, which they can take 
for what they are worth. J. r. 
Havana, N. V., Nov., 186(5. 
Want tuk Rural Araik. —Daring the past month 
we have received letters from a good many people 
residing in this and other States, who were formerly 
subscribers 10 the Rural but have not taken it for & 
year or more pn»t, requesting specimens, bills, etc., 
to aid them in forming clubs. They aver in almost 
every instance, that they have tried other papers as a 
substitute, but must have the Rural again. This is 
especially true of several who stopped this journal 
One man in Brie Co., 
and subscribed for monthlies 
N. Y.. writes that he got up a club of sixty for a New 
York City monthly, but that he now Intends to form 
one for the Rural and wants all the necessary .docu¬ 
ments. And an old New Hampshire friend writes 
that he fonnod a club of thirty for an Eastern paper 
this year, but he and others finding it a poor substi¬ 
tute for the Rural, propoee to return to their first 
love. These and other friends are welcomed back, 
and we will receive the subscriptions of themselves 
sud their friends until otherwise announced—freely 
forgiving a wandering which has probably .cost them 
far more than It has “ this deponent.” So come od, 
old friends, and bring along yonr friends. 
COTSWORD EWES, 
OWNED BY E. GAZLKr, PLEASANT FLA1XS, DUTCHESS COCSTT, Ji. T, 
Tub South, and eves Mexico, “ annexing ” to 
tuk Rural.—O f late we have daily been gratified 
with the orders received from the Southern States 
for the Rural. Hosts of its ante-war friends have 
returned during the past year, but there seems to be 
a special flight at Ibis season, for every mail brings 
us good tidings and greenbacks from the border and 
far Southern States—both "feds 1 ’ and “confcds” 
annexing themselves to the “Rural Brigade,” which 
fights for the whole Country, and knows no North'or 
South, East or West, in its utterances. An old friend 
in Texas— who sent us $80 for a club Just before the 
war broke out in 1S01 — again annexes himself, and 
promises that his friends shall do likewise.^Another 
Texas friend—dating at Fort Washita, Chickasaw 
Nation, Nor. 5 — in sending his owe promtsos several 
subscriptions as Boon as money can be had in that 
region, and writes an interesting letter, some of 
which we shall endeavour to publish in a future num¬ 
ber. Cordial greetings reach us from various parts 
of the South, aud even Mexico. A few days ago, we 
received a club for 1867 from the City of Mexico. The 
draft scut in paymeut was interesting, though not 
very intelligible, being all in Spanish, (except the 
amount,) but was duly honored by the New York 
firm upon which it was drawn. (We take this occa¬ 
sion to etatethat we are not particular as to the lan¬ 
guage In which draftB arc made, if thoy are only 
honored on presentation t) 
— Thanks to Rural friends every where for their 
kind and substantial remembrances! 
a decided effect. We have had strong hopes of 
very early action on the hill in the Senate. 
Some delay may be occasioned should Mr. 
Wells’ project of a tariff, prepared by the 
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, not 
be ready at the opening of the session—but it is 
presumed that this hindrance, if it exists at all, 
will be of but brief duration. 
Wo cannot close this article without allusion 
to the kindiy resolution passed by the Cleveland 
Meeting in regard to ourselves — expressing 
thanks for our labors and sympathy with us our 
long and weary illness. We now know by ex¬ 
perience that it is pleasant in such periods to be 
remembered by absent friends and coadjutors. 
For this kind mark of respect we tender our 
heart-felt thanks to the gentlemen of the Con¬ 
vention. 
AGRICULTURAL PAPERS. 
DAIRY STOCK-PRICES 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker:—I t has often oc¬ 
curred to me that farmers, aa a class, could as 
well afford to sustain semi-weekly papers devoted 
to the pursuits of Agriculture aud Horticulture, 
as so many weeklies or “slow-coach” monthlies. 
A weekly, in these days of “Young America” 
is slow enough — to say nothiDg of the month¬ 
lies, which are worthless id the important mat¬ 
ter of market prices. Bat my object, in writing 
you is to learn a fact which I do not see in print, 
and about which (as you editors are expected to 
know everything,) I trust you will inform a 
large number of your subscribers, as well as my¬ 
self. At pur post-office has been received, for 
gratuitous circulation, (to catch subscribers,) 
many specimen copies of a paper from New 
York city, entitled the “American Agricul¬ 
turist." It seems to be a very pretty picture 
paper and well printed, but for the life of me I 
can’t tell how often it is published, whether 
semi-weekly, weekly, monthly or semi-monthly. 
One thing I do see though, i. e,, it costs $1.50 
per year. I observe no mention, however, of 
how inauy numbers arc sent for the dollar aud a 
half If it is a weekly it is cheap— if a monthly 
it Is dear, even at fifty cents a year in compari¬ 
son to the Rural New-Yorker. For certainly 
the Rural contains more than a dozen times the 
amount, of practical and useful rending in the 
course of a year that this specimen agricultural 
monthly (?) does. Therefore it is not to the in¬ 
terest of farmers to supply the place of the 
Rural with this dollar and a half paper—for if 
it he published, as 1 suspect, (monthly,) they 
get but 12 numbers a year for their $1.50, while 
you give 52 numbers of the Rural for $3 a year. 
Having read the Rural since its starting, (17 
years ago,) I can find no fault with it, unless it 
be that it does not come of ten enough. It would 
be far better and to the interests of farmers to 
have it twice a week and pay more in propor¬ 
tion for it. But if we can't have a semi-weekly, 
we must not make a retrograde movement by 
taking into our families a monthly instead of a 
weekly paper. Then aside from the practical 
matter the Rural contains applicable to the in¬ 
terests of farmers, it has few if any superiors as 
a Literary and Family Newspaper, Its moral 
tone and influence being especially admirable. 
I trust those who have had this specimen from 
New York sent them, will learn what they are 
to pay for—if it is a weekly it is cheap, if it is a 
monthly it is decidedly dear. If you can in¬ 
form me upon the above subject, you will con¬ 
fer not only a favor, but perhaps save money to 
others of your old subscribers and prevent their 
being deceived. A Farmer. 
Fairport, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1806. 
Remarks —For the information of our correspond 
ent, and others interested, we would state that the 
Agriculturist is a monthly , though, now that our at¬ 
tention is called to the matter, we observe that the 
fact is nowhere stated in the paper—a singular omis 
eion. It is a handsomely printed and illustrated paper, 
well adapted to amateurs and the young, claims au im¬ 
mense circulation, and Is published by Orange Judd 
& Co., No. 41 Park Row, New York, at $1.50 per an¬ 
num. Wc do not admire its selfish attempts to monop 
oli/.e all ’creation, yet as its course Is only benefiting 
the Rural, (sec item in our last number,) we are con¬ 
tent that It should consider itself the great orb aroued 
which the agricultural world revolves. 
The publication of the Rural semi-weekly is not a 
new idea with our correspondent. We were requested 
to isBue a sami weekly years ago, and then discussed 
the matter somewhat. Our opinion is that a live, pro¬ 
gressive aud timely Weekly—such as we endeavor to 
make the Rural— Is the best adapted to tbe present 
wants aud interests of Ruraltsts and their families, 
though a semi-weekly would be more beneficial in 
some respects, such as Commercial and Market intel¬ 
ligence. Aud beside, if really demanded, we should 
find it almoBt Impossible to Issue of'coner, without 
having more and faster presses—lor we are now ob¬ 
liged to use two large steam presses to print our edi¬ 
tion, one of which is kept running the entire week. 
Mr. Willard, in the Utica Herald of the 20th 
ult., says the price of dairy stock in Herkimer, 
Montgomery and Oneida counties is decidedly 
steep. Sales are made at from $00 to $70 per 
head for cows, which, considering the season 
of the year, must be regarded as well np. In 
reference to this matter Mr. W. says:—A herd 
of dairy cows at these figures amounts to quite 
a little fortune, and yet cliecEC is bringing but 
16c. per pound, and butter but 38c. Land, too, 
in the dairy districts, in eligible locations, com¬ 
mands from $150 to $200 per acre. But will the 
thing pay? Let ns see l'ora moment. It will 
take on an average about four acres of land to 
carry a cow through the season, that is, it is a 
good farm of 100 acres that will carry a herd of 
25 cow’s, with the horses, the usual wood land 
and the fields that need breaking up. Well, 
four acres at $150 come to $600; add value of 
cow in spring at $120, and the amount is $720, 
the interest of which is $50.40, and there is the 
farm to be kept in repair, the taxation, and hired 
help at $25 per month and board. 
To Correspondents.— Mr. Randall’s address Is Cort¬ 
land Village, Cortland Co., N. Y. All communications 
Intended lor tills Department, and all Inquiries relating 
to sheep, should be addressed to him as above. 
Annual Meeting or State Wool Growers’ As¬ 
sociation.— The Annual Meeting of the N. Y. State 
Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers' Association wilt 
be held at Syracuse, Dec. 12th, 1856, at 1 o’clock P. 
M., for the election of officers and to transact other 
necessary business. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, Pres'l. 
H. D. L. Sweet, Bec'y. 
THE NATIONAL WOOL GROWERS’ 
MEETING AT CLEVELAND. 
Condensed Correspondence, Items, &c, 
Breeding In and In.—“ A Neighbor” asks“ If 
your theory is sound, that there tnay be occasions 
when it is proper to breed between t he ram and hie 
own female progeny, bow happens it thU the wild 
stallion refuses to copulate with Ills own daughter, 
as has been reported by several writers—and 1 am 
Informed the same is true ol'some other animals.” 
As Franklin said about the bucket of water and 
fiBb.JfWf establish the fact ., Neighbor! Wo have seen 
such stories ourselves, but they are utterly without 
foundation. This ought to be presumed from tbe 
facts brought within every man's observation who is 
familiar with the habits of brutes. Every domesfl- 
cated brute animal, quadruped or biped, copulates 
with lta offspring. Among many kinds of wild ani¬ 
mals one male predominates over the herd or flock, 
for years, breeding not only with his female produce, 
but with tbe produce of that produce, aud so on. It 
is needless to name examples of a fact so perfectly 
well established. Then why should the wild horse 
be more fastidious in this regard than his comrades 
of the plain and wild? Or if abstinence frem this 
kind of breeding is necessary to health and normal 
physical development, why were not other animals 
as well as the wild horse endowed with the same in¬ 
stinct of self-preservation ? And why have not the 
brutes not endowed with that instinct long since per¬ 
ished off the face of the earth—victims of a natural 
Jaw which they violated because they had no such 
instinct to guide them ? 
We have asserted that the statement, even concern¬ 
ing the Wild horse, is utterly untrue. But quite re¬ 
cently wo have had for oar gnest a traveler in many 
laud!- a traveler more familiar with the wilderness 
and its denizens than perhaps any man we ever met 
—a keen observer—living himself almost within the 
haunts of the wild horse and acquainted by personal 
observation with its habits. He informed ub that the 
statement that the wild stallion refuses to copulate 
with its own female offspring is os unmitigated 
a piece or “ bosh” as ever crept into & child’s picto¬ 
rial story-book._ 
All the newspapers at Cleveland, and those 
of other western cities which had correspondents 
in attendance, come to us with glowing accounts 
of the National Wool Growers' Meetlug-of its 
numbers— of the high character of the dele¬ 
gates — of the spirit and substantial unanimity 
manifested in all its proceedings. Though 
termod a “ meeting,” because called on tbe oc 
casion of the Annual Meeting of the National 
Wool Growers' Association, it was rather a 
Convention — its members, according to the 
terms of the call, being delegates , and thus States 
and localities were more equally, though not as 
numerously, represented as they would have 
been in a mass meeting. Counting the States 
covered by the New England Association, 
twelve States were represented, viz., all tfiose 
of New England, Pennsylvania, New York, 
Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. The 
Presidents or principal officers of nearly all the 
State Associations were present. The most 
successful breeders and the most extensive 
sheep holders of the United States met; aud we 
hazard nothing iu saying that no previous 
meeting of any kind has ever called together 
half as many of both of those classes. 
We greatly regret that up to the time ol' this 
writing we have not received the phonographic 
report of the proceedings. We prefer to wait 
for it, for the newspaper reports, though some 
of them, like that of Mr. Bragdon of the Chi¬ 
cago Republican, are extremely spirited and as 
accurate as they can he wbcu made in the bustle 
of a Convention and sent off without revision, all 
contain omissions or errors. In the mean time 
we will glance at some of the most important 
subjects acted on. The essential feature of the 
occasion was the unanimous passage of a resolu¬ 
tion unqualifiedly endorsing the tariff bill on 
Wools and Woolens, prepared by the Joint 
Committees of Growers and Manufacturers, and 
passed at the last session by the House of Rep¬ 
resentatives : and the resolution closes with the 
emphatic declaration, “ Tic will stand firmly by 
it, and seek by all proper means its early adop¬ 
tion." 
It would not be expected that an expression 
so important could be arrived at withedut some 
dissenting opinions. The Illinois delegation, as 
we gather from the reported proceedings now 
in our possession, favored a level tariff without 
making Carpet Wools au exception. After a 
mature consideration of the subject, however, 
among themselves, they, through Mr. Garland, 
President of the Illinois State Association, 
gracefully withdrew their objections and made 
the .Convention a unit on this highly important 
question. Resolutions were also unanimously 
passed approving of co-action between the 
Growers’ and Manufacturers’ Associations, and 
of the action of their joint committees. Those 
acting members of the Growers’ joint committee 
were reappointed who did not withdraw their 
names. 
These proceedings evince a firm consciousness 
on the part of the Association that it started its 
Official action on a firm basis—that its subse¬ 
quent official action has been most conducive to 
the results sought—and that it will not be 
divided or diverted from its course by minor dif¬ 
ferences or outside interference. 
The National Association—consisting of the 
members of all the State Associations which 
have entered into relations with it — comprises 
by far the larger portion of the most eminent 
sheep breeders and wool growers of the North¬ 
ern States of the Union. Its representations to 
Congress—made with such remarkable unanim¬ 
ity-ought therefore and doubtless will produce 
Skasox at the West — Grain Crop op Illinois.— 
Our friend Arnold of Court!and, III., write* that the 
very favorable weather of last month and tbe fore 
part of this, has been well Unproved by the farmers 
of Northorn Ill. “ The grain is mostly thrashed and 
much ol it marketed. The high prices have stimu¬ 
lated the marketing, so that cars cannot be furnished 
fast enough to carry off the grain, Tbe warehouses 
at all the It. R. stations on the Chicago and N. W. 
Railroad are full, aud the grain buyers of .Sycamore 
request that farmers bring no more grain to market 
till they can send off what they have on hand. If all 
the grain land of Illinois, and that includes nearly all 
the land in the State, were sowed or planted with 
grain and tilled In good order, I believe the amount 
of produce would be sufficient to supply the whole 
world with bread. Perhaps this is rather a large 
statement, but the amount would certainly be im¬ 
mense. 1 have seen U recently stared that only about 
% of the surface of the State is yet cultivated." 
SHELTER FOR COWS, 
As the season of cold storms is at hand, 
it is especially important to provide shelter 
for stock—particularly that pertaining to the 
dairy department. Some fanners are culpably 
remiss with reference to their milch cows. 
They will not thrive and be productive if left 
to the shelter of fence corners during the preva¬ 
lence of storms of rain aud sleet, where they be¬ 
come so chilled as to assume a crescent shape, 
and tremble and shiver as if under the influence 
of an ague fit. Thus situated, milch cows can¬ 
not prove productive, nor render that return to 
the farmer which they would do if suitably cared 
for during the inclement weather of the autumn 
and winter. As a question of humanity, aa well 
as of Interest, farmers should see to it that their 
stock is not allowed to suffer for want of atten¬ 
tion in this respect. 
To Advertisers.— Our advertising friends have so 
crowded us with their favors of late that It has been 
impossible to accommodate all promptly. Though 
we have in some instances infringed upon reading 
departments, wc arc often obliged to defer adver¬ 
tisements which reach us late, and when our pages 
were full. Advertisers will please noto that we al¬ 
ways do the best we can, aud not lorget that the 
Rural is closed for the press on Monday afternoon, 
though dated on Saturday. 
Our Commercial Report.—As a foretaste of what 
wc purpose giving during the ensuing year, the reader 
is referred to the Commercial and Market Reports in 
this paper. UnlesB we mistake, country merchants 
and other business men, as well as producers, will 
hereafter find this department of the Rural of great 
interest aud value. 
There is little variation in the cheese market 
at Little Falls for the past week. On Monday, 
Nov. 19th, there was only a moderate delivery 
of farm dairies, and no factories being delivered. 
We may remark here that the cheese in Herki¬ 
mer county is pretty well cleaned out, there 
being none except such as are not yet ripe. 
Farm dairies have generally sold from week to 
week as the cheese was ready, and hence there 
can he but little accumulation of stock, and 
this applies generally to the factories. The 
quantity back of Oneida we understand is small. 
The prices paid at Little Falls for form dairies 
ou Nov. 19, ranged from 145a to 15)$c. A few 
lots brought 16c., but this was considered an 
outside figure. 
The Citizen reports the Uion market of the 
12th to be dull with a downward tendency, the 
outside being 15; jo. here to-day. A few facto¬ 
ries sold for more the last of lust week. The 
following are sales of factories:—J. H. Clark, 
Winfield, 200, 16’ 4 'c.; Morgan A Wilcox, Win¬ 
field, 400, 16Yc.; C. W. Smith, Cedarvillc, 300, 
16c.; W. L. Brown, Cedamlle, 60, lOj^c,; H. 
C. Brown, Winfield, 200, I6ji"c.; L. F. Brown, 
Richfield, 100,15^'c,; H. A G. Rider, Litchfield, 
100,15) je.; N. Baker, Richfield, 76, 15)-£c. 
We have advices from our London corre¬ 
spondents of Nov. 2d, and from Liverpool, 
Nov. 3d, and Glasgow, Nov. 2d. In London 
there is a fair consumption demand, choice 
qualities being more in request. The quota¬ 
tions for fine are put at 66 to 6Ss., and good 
from 58 to 62s.— Utica Herald. 
Frost Lifting Fence Posts. — Mr. J. Grivfen 
writes us that the action or frost in lifting posts 
from the ground may be prevented by casing the 
lower end of the posts with boards, (tile of the right 
size would be preferable.) This casiDg will be affect¬ 
ed by repeated freezing and thawing, bnt the post 
will remain unmoved. 
Castration or Grown Rams. —“P. O. M,” of St. 
Louis, asks us the proper time and way of castrating 
one and two year old Merino rams. Our own best 
success has been in having them castrated as soon as 
the weather becomes warm aud settled in spring- 
long before flies make their appearance. As to ihe 
mode, after trying all modes, wo decidedly prefer, for 
ordinarily developed yearlings and two year olds, tbe 
s wnc, or nearly the same, that is generally made use 
of with young lambs. That Is to say, the end of the 
scrotum Is cut square off (say a quarter or a third 
from the lower end,) the testicle brought in view 
and cleared of investing membranes in the same way, 
and then drawn out by one hand with the degree of 
force which is best calculated to snap the connecting 
cords near the testlclo. This last object is facilitated 
(and perhaps could only be accomplished) by grasp¬ 
ing the neck of the scrotum close to the body very 
strongly with the disengaged haud. It causes far less 
inconvenience than cording, or the use of the knife 
With tying, clamping, or scaringand, strange to 
say, appears to cause the sheep less pain. 
We had quite a little flock of cnll rams subjected 
to this barbarous-eeemiug treatment last spring. ;We 
never saw castrated rams do better. Not one of 
them “ carled up ” or stiffened. They went about 
their business as if nothing had happened ! Nor is 
this all. They got a3 fat during the season as our 
wethers, and made as palatable mutton In the.fall / 
It is not probable that all these good results would 
follow the most skillful operations—owing to various 
casualties. But this is infinitely the shortest and 
easiest mode of castration, and, on such rams as we 
have described, as safe as any we have ever seen prac¬ 
ticed. On older and fully developed rams, especially 
oa those which have been bred from—where the con¬ 
necting cords (spermatic) between the scrotum and 
the belly have become large and strong -wa should 
consider this pulling out process decidedly a hazard¬ 
ous one. 
Drunken Fowls.—W. ,W. S. of New York City, 
writes:—”I recently noticed an article in the Rural 
with the above heading. Perhaps the disease men¬ 
tioned was produced by the fowls eating pumpkin 
seeds. I once saw a similar effect from this cauee. 
The seeds cut through the crop, and death usually 
ensues.’' 
Larue Turnip. —Mr. W. Fields of Bergen, Gen. 
esee Co., has sent to this office a common white 
English turnip, which measures thirty-one inches in 
circumference, and weighs thirteen pounds and 
four ounces! It is the largest turnip, of the kind, we 
ever saw. 
«♦» - 
Another “Motherly Gobbler.”- E. L. Wyatt, 
Jacksonville, HI., tells us of a gobbler that drove a 
hen from her nest, took her place, and hatched out a 
brood of chickens, and attended to them in a proper 
paternal manner until fully grown. 
TO AO E-Vr.S' AXD OTHER ERIE ADS. 
Premiums, Commisiotis, &c., for All .—Severe 
illness in our family haB delayed the preparation of a 
Premium List for the Winter Campaign, but it will 
be ready this week and sent to all our Club Agents. 
We shall be glad to send it also (with Gills and speci¬ 
mens) to such others as may be disposed to aid in 
circulating the Rural. The offers are liberal—extra 
» Good Pay for Doing Good! ” bend for the list! 
Local Club Agents.—Vie want alive, wide-awake 
agent for the Rural in every town where there is 
none. Reader, if you cannot act as such, please in¬ 
duce your P. M. or some influential friend to do so. 
The Best Way to obtain subscribers for the Rural 
is to shout the pa]>er. Take a number in your pocket 
when yon go visiting, or to the store, mil!, etc. 
Whey Butter.— Mr. Killion EuGEBOf Cort¬ 
land, claims to have discovered a process by 
which a paying yield of good butter can be 
made from the whey of a cheese factory. From 
a factory of 500 cows the present season he made 
$1,600 worth of good whey butter. The Utica 
Herald wants to know how he did it, and so do 
we. Will Mr. Kgger tell us f 
TEXAS SILK SPIDER 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker :—Herewith I send 
you two cocoons of what I suppose to be tbe 
“ Silk Spider.” One of them has been opened 
and the eggs taken out, and shows plainly the 
strength and firmness of the fiber. That por¬ 
tion of it which came off from immediately 
around the eggs is of a purplish or brownish 
color, while that from the outside is of a dirty, 
pale yellow color. The other is perfect. I send 
them to you as a curiosity, having never seen 
A Cheese Factory in Livingston County, 
—The Mt. Morris Union states that Messrs. 
C. W. Wadsworth and Charles Angell are 
about to erect au extensive cheese factory some 
four miles south of that village. 
Name Claimed.—Benjamin Ellis, Chicago, writes: 
“ I claim the name of ‘ Chicago’ for a ram lamb 
by Baker & Harrigan’s 1 Young Gold Drop. 1 Dam 
of * Chicago’ is by ‘ Tottenham Ram ’ from a ewe 
bred by Wm. R. Sanford of Orwell, Yt.” 
