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iron into one end, lengthwise, about six inches. 
The end of the bar should project four or five 
inchcB. Place this into the largest hole in the 
stone, hold it plumb, turn in melted brimstone, 
and you have a post. Bend the end oi a rod of 
half-inch iron, and fasten it in the other hole in 
the same way; the other end should be flattened 
and attached to the scantling with a stout screw. 
The bar should set tight in the post, and about 
one inch Bpace for air should be left between the 
scantling and the stone. 
Jlteji §£ufiftjroil*g. 
EDITED BY HENB.Y 8. BAND ALU, LL. D. 
WIN TEEING STOCK EAM8. 
The last year or two has witnessed a very 
extraordinary mortality among valuable stock 
rams. Probably half of the most celebrated ones 
in the country have died—most of them at an 
age when they should have been In the prime ol 
their strength and usefulness. Time was when 
rams, except for their fighting propensities, 
were little if any more precarious property than 
ewes; and they often lived and vigorously con¬ 
tinued their services when nearly a dozen years 
old—some even for a more extended period. 
Now, such end cnees of longevity are becom¬ 
ing the exception instead of the rule, and It is 
scarcely too much to say that they are ten 
times as apt to die prematurely as owes. Great 
numbers perish before they are live, and few 
live and retain their vigor until they ure more 
than six or seven years old. Whence this re¬ 
markable changeV 
The stock ram used to run with the ewes 
during the coupling season. A few careful 
farmenTgave him a little extra feed, and possi¬ 
bly secluded him from the ewes a short time 
each day, or even during the night. But gener¬ 
ally he had as much freedom — fresh air and 
exercise—as the rest of the flock. lie was not 
a pampered animal. He was not a hot-house 
plant, stuffed with the most nutritious food, 
carefully sheltered from all exposure, which 
even the winds of heaven “ were not permitted 
to visit too roughly." The summer rains did 
not hurt him. If the ewes had egress to the 
fields in the winter, he was with them—with¬ 
standing with the rest the snow storm and the 
blast until instinct taught them voluntarily to 
seek their Eheltcr. The close of the coupling 
season, It U trim, often found his ramship gaunt 
and quite out of "show" order, but he was 
strong. HU progeny were strong. When se¬ 
cluded from his harem, he gradually mended 
in condition without extra keep. The next 
summer he again became fat, and was ready 
to resume his duties vigorously the ensuing 
autumn. 
The stock ram now—the ram of high quality 
—is a very costly auiraal to those who have hint 
to buy. Ilis high price and the risk of Investing 
so much on a life which, in the language of the 
insurance men, is "extra hazardous,” deter 
many small flock-masters from keeping one; 
and those bent on effecting improvements often 
prefer to pay to somebody else five or ten dol¬ 
lars per ewe for the services of a celebrated an¬ 
imal. All know of instances where much higher 
sums have been paid. Even the owners of 
choice rams often send portions of their ewes 
from home to be served, or hire the services of 
a ram for a certain period, to obtain some bene¬ 
ficial cross or mixture of blood. We have 
known a popular stock ram make three thous¬ 
and dollars for his owner in a single season. 
Thus this hiring of rams has become a very im¬ 
portant addition to the breeder’s profits. 
But to be successful either in letting or sell¬ 
ing rams the following things are essential: The 
animal must not only be essentially good, hut 
he must be “showy” — that is to say, ho must 
present certain conventional points which are 
“in fashion,” whieh please the;public eye. 
Some of these points are natural and are pro¬ 
duced by breeding; others are purely artificial 
and are the result of treatment. And the stock 
ram must not only meet the above requirements, 
but immediate profit demands that he ho put in 
that condition and treated in that way which 
will enable him to do the greatest practicable 
amount of service. Unfortunately the course 
of treatment necessary to secure artificial “ fan¬ 
cy” points, and to stimulate sexual energies to 
the utmost, is the very one whieh leads to de¬ 
generacy of constitution and early death. 
Any animal, human or brute, continually 
pampered into unnatural fatness — deprived of 
exercise — not allowed to encounter any of the 
exposures which are natural to it, and which do 
not inflict the least injury on it when in normal 
condition—must neecssarily enervate it, render 
it far more subject to a large class of fatal 
diseases, and gradually undermine its whole 
constitution. And when to these causes of de¬ 
generation is added, as in the case of the stock 
ram, excessive copulatio n—copulation to th e ut¬ 
most extent of physical capacity—the downward 
course to decay and death must he rapid. This 
system of violently forcing on one side and vio¬ 
lently exhausting on the other is more than any 
natural strength can withstand. 
This system is not peculiar to the breeders of 
choice sheep. The high bred stallion or bull, 
whose services are sold to the public, or which 
is "fitted up” for sale, is universally put in 
"show order’’—that is, it is pampered, Roomed, 
kept out of 6torms, A c. But these are older 
branches of breeding, in which the forcing Bys¬ 
tem has been adopted, at least in this country, 
and we think that the owners of high kept 
horses and hulls have already learned— what 
the ram breeder has not learned— that habitual 
exercise is necessary to health,. 
We do not propose to go back entirely to the 
old way of wintering rams. We know such a re¬ 
commendation would he in vain. And perhaps 
MB. IBTJIiG-KSS’ RAM “CASHIEF.” 
Cashier, bred and owned by Loan J. Burgess, North Hoosick, N. T., was got by Per«t& 
Burgess’ Gold Mine, out of Little Queen. The pedigrees of sire and dam have been 
published in this papei. Both have taken first priz s at State Fair- Mr. Borgess writes. 
“Cashier is one year old. His first fleece weighed 1? ltw 14 oz-. !< received what I term 
the sweepstakes premium at the State Fair of the State A ;. 8>cety—; nut is, au sheep aud fleece. 
such a course is not necessary. But w r e do urge 
that les6 forcing he resorted to. Let not the 
stock ram he fed so highly, even though thereby 
he loses a little of his rotundity, shears a trifle 
less wool, and is not capable, during a year or 
two, of doing so much work. Let him have far 
more exercise, even if he runs the risk of get¬ 
ting a slight wetting now and then, to the dam¬ 
age of his deposit of grease and his contraband 
hue. Kill him not by over-work. When his 
working season is over reduce his amount of 
feed, aud give him at least the range of ft yard, 
instead of keeping him confined away from 
fresh air in a close room or stable. When all 
this is done, our Btoek rams will make a much 
nearer approach to their ancient longevity and 
continuous usefulness, and their produce, 
though less numerous, will be more healthy 
and valuable. 
N. Y. STATE SHEEP BREEDERS’ AND WOOL 
GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The N. Y. Ktate Sheep Breeders’ and Wool Grow¬ 
ers’ Association held its third annual meeting at 
the City Ilall, in Syracuse, on Wednesday, December 
12tb. 1866,—the Hon. Henry S. Randall, President, 
in the Chair. 
The meeting was well attended by leadiug wool 
growers from different parts of the State. 
The Hon. Georoe Gkooks offered the following 
resolutions: 
Resolved, That we fully endorse tire principle, that 
every Government is bound to • nconrsge, foster and 
protect th« Industries of its cltlaens to sneb an ex¬ 
tent as to give them, in their own market*, advan¬ 
tages over those given to any other country: that 
t he right to tax carries with it the duty to so protect 
as to enable the citizen to huar the burdens of gov¬ 
ernment and realize profits Miilicieut to successfully 
compete with the foreign Importer, who is exempt 
from these burdens. 
Resolved, That We hold firmly to the belief In the 
mutuality ot the wool growing aud manufacturing 
interests of this country; it being self-evident that 
the grower has and can lmve no market for his woe) 
outside oi ht« own country, nr.d that the manufactu¬ 
rers should be put In a position to enable t hem to pay 
such a price for wool ns will afford a fair profit to 
Lite wool grower. 
Resolved, That the bill agreed upon by the joint 
committee of wool crow era and manufacturers, and 
which passed the House or Representatives at its 
last session, was fair, and afforded no more tliati just 
aud equal protection to (lie woolen interests oi the 
count ry, and that we urge its immediate passage into 
a law. 
Resolved, That in seeking fair protection to the 
■woolen interests of our country, we disclaim any 
wish to obtain ad vantages at the *t x pease of the other 
great industries, but ask the Government to protect 
them all equally and fairly, and we uuerly dissent 
from the position that the custom duties upon for¬ 
eign importations should only bo put upon a scale of 
equality with the internal taxes upon like artlclos 
produced in this country; believing such practical 
tree trade will prove ruinous to American Industry, 
aud instead ot enabling nB to pay our national debt, 
and return to epcclc payment, will deprive us of the 
power to do (he first, and postpone Indefinitely the 
last, and will produce bankruptcy and ruin. 
The first and Beeond resolutions were passed unan¬ 
imously. The third reaoutlon was debated by 
Meagre. H. G. Percy, E. B. Pottle, and the Presi¬ 
dent, at considerable length, aud was finally passed 
with but one dissenting voice. The fourth resolution 
was passed unanimousl 3 r . 
On motion of Mr. Pottle, the Hon. Hbnry 8. 
Randall was unanimously chosen President for the 
ensuing year. 
On motion of Mr. Tallman, the President appoint¬ 
ed a committee of four to report a list of officers for 
the ensuing year. 
In the absense of the committee, the Treasurer, 
Mr. A. F. Wilcox, made his annual report, as fol¬ 
lows :— 
Cash on hand and received from life members, annual 
members and special prizes.... $2,887.59 
Paid Tariff Committee, personal expenses. 628.11 
Paid premium and contingent expenses.... 1,SS2.93 
Paid Tariff Committee, personal expenses. 628.11 
Paid preminm and contingent expenses.... 1,SS2.93 
Cash on hand, (with some premiums to 
pay,)... 476.55 
$2,887.59 
On motion of Mr. James Geddes, the report was 
accepted. 
On motion of the Hon. E. B. Pottle, it was de¬ 
cided to hold the next Fair at the City of Auburn. 
On motion of Mr. Sherwood, Mr. A. M. Clarke 
was proposed as Marshal for the occasion, and recom¬ 
mended to the Executive Committee, 
On motion of Mr. Wjloox, the Hon. E. B. Pottle 
was elected as this Association’s representative in 
the Executive Committee of the National Wool 
Growers’ Association. 
On motion of Mr. Obediah Thorne, a committee 
of three wae appointed by the President to procure 
The Chairman . the Committee on Officers re¬ 
potted tbe*foH'iwing additional officers for the ensu¬ 
ing year: 
Vice-Presidents — tl. T. Brooks, Wyoming; D. W. 
Pi-rcv. R-n-r-taer: William Chamberlain, Dutch¬ 
es : ‘Alex. Arnold, Steuben ; Wm. It. Pitts, Ontario: 
SL1*“ Hillim-tn, Livlnzston; H. Willard, Cayuga, 
Covrie/iondlng Secretary — K. B. Pottle ot Ontario. 
Rw/raimi Secretary- II. D. L. Sweet of Onondaga. 
't'eemnrir -Arc\ F. Wilcox Of Onondaga. 
Executive Committee Duvid Coeset, Onondaga: 
A. H. Clapp, Onondaga; K. E. Brown, Cayuga; A. 
M. Clark*, Cayuga; Isaac V. Baker, Jr., Washington. 
On motion of Mr. Pottle, the report of the com¬ 
mittee was accepted and adopted. 
The meeting then adjourned sine die. 
Condensed Correspondence, Items, &c. 
Sampx.es op Wool.—Edwin Darrow, Corfu, N. Y., 
sends ns a sample of wool taken from last spring's 
fleece of his rani Yankee. Weight of fleece 17 lbs. 
6 ozs.; of carcass 86 lbs. Wool 2?« inches long, of 
good style and quality. 
•I. D. Reed, Norwich, Chenango Co., M. Y., ten 
samples of 8# mo. growth, from ewes “of Atwood 
stock” that raised lamb*. They have been bred 13 
years without going out. Of the flock for a ram. Flee¬ 
ces from H to lbs. washed ; quality and style good. 
Four other samples of a year’s growth, from a differ¬ 
ent stock. No. 10 from 2 year old ram, fleece 15 lbs. 
—Nos. 11 and 12 from’2 year old ewes that had lambs 
—fleeces 13 and 10 lbs.—wool about 2 inches long- 
yolk abundant and tawny in color—style and quality 
inferior to first lot. 
__._ ■ ■ • 
Large Sale op Blood Ewes.— Messrs. Watkins 
& Co. of East Bethlehem, Washington Co., Pa., re¬ 
cently purchased of Messrs. Baker & Harridan of 
Comstock’s Landing, N. Y., nineteen breeding owes 
mostly by “ Young Gold Drop.” They are a fine lot, 
and will be quite an nddit-ition to the Pa. Cocks. The 
gentlemen also purchased nt same time two very 
promising rams (both yearlings) by Young Gold 
Drop from Rich and Robinson ewes. 
$i0mra»wf»ti0Wis, (Sit, 
INCREASE OF COLONIES OF BEES. 
The importance of the increase of colonies of 
bees in any given locality depends upon the 
number already in the field. If there are as 
many as the field will supply with winter 
stores, there is already too large a number. 
If the number is suited to the field, of the 
quantity Btored from one-half to three-fourths 
may be secured by the keeper in boxes, con¬ 
venient for sale or use, and the balance serve 
for wintering tbe colonies. If there is not a 
sufficient number to gather the product of the 
field, an increase of colonies is desirable. 
There are several different processes to secure 
this increase. Natural 6warming is the way 
generally regarded as safest and beet. Prob¬ 
ably for a long period it was the only way 
employed by bee keepers to obtain this end. 
Since, however, the fact has become established 
that a queenless colony of bees will provide a 
queen, if accommodated with lirood comb, and 
with brood of workers, in a right stage of de¬ 
velopment. Many different forms of hives, for 
the division of colonies, have been introduced. 
Movable comb-frame hives have been thought 
by 6ome the best means of division. By the 
use of Buch hives the comb may be examined, 
and brood comb In the right stage be certainly 
secured, if in tbe hive. 
I would suggest 6till another way for trial. 
A box 5 inches high, in breadth and length G 
by 12 inches, placed in the chamber as a sur¬ 
plus box for the swarm. When nearly filled 
with comb and bees, remove it from its place 
to an empty hive, introducing into it a small 
piece of comb, with a worker brood in the right 
stage for the raising of a queen. Or if a piece 
is found with a queen’6 cell, that is to he pre¬ 
ferred—the greater state of forwardness the bet¬ 
ter—and a perfect queen fertilized is the best of 
all. My impression is that such a box, placed 
upon bars, or comb frames, in a chamber hive, 
and the bees supplied with a queen, or the 
strength as only to take from their surplus 
the amount of the box that was removed from 
the hive. Old colonies often fail from the re¬ 
duced state in which they are left by tbe issuing 
of 6warms. This difficulty will be avoided by 
this course, as the old colony will lie left almost 
in its full force. The weakening of the workiog 
force affords opportunity to the moth success¬ 
fully to make its depredations upon the comb, 
and destroy the greatly red need colony. I am 
strongly inclined to the opinion that there Is 
little danger to the strong colony from the 
moth. It might be advisable to take measures 
early in the season to secure queens, ready to 
place in 6nch boxes, that they may get a very 
early start. Also to place two or three sheets 
of comb in the hive in which the bees are 
placed. 
These suggestions may be sufficient to call 
the attention of those interested to the subject. 
Albany, Nov., 1866. Jasper Hazen. 
BREACHY ANIMALS. 
We are informed by high authority that “ it 
must needs be that offences come.” In conse¬ 
quence of this terrible, inscrutable and mysteri¬ 
ous need, every County has a jail, aud every 
8tate a penitentiary. I am of the opinion, how¬ 
ever, that 6ome kinds of offences need not come, 
if people would only resolve that they should 
DO t — and “ bring forth works meet for repent¬ 
ance.” Instance—breachy animals. To cure 
some offences it is necessary to love God 
supremely, and our neighbor as ourselves, but 
to cure the offence of breachy animals It. is only 
necessary that we love ourselves with a discreet 
and proper kind of love; and then onr neigh¬ 
bors will share in tbe benefit. 
If the early habits of cattle, horses, mules, &c., 
are rightly formed, they will grow up orderly and 
so continue all their lives. If the young animal 
is taught to respect a fence, it will ever after 
consider a fence an impassible barrier. How 
much better this than hopples, pokes and other 
inconvenient and painful appliances to prevent 
trespass, which prevention is after all only 
partial. At the weaning period many young 
animals learn to jump. If they are effectually 
confined by a fence, then a very valuable lesson 
and habit are imparted to them. I have bred 
and raised many colts, but not one that ever 
jumped a fence. My method of weaning them 
was to place the colt in good pasture alongside 
of an extra fence, with a box attached to the 
fence in which to place a quart or two of oata 
daily. On the other side of the fence I allowed 
the mare to run. The fence was made to hold 
the colt then, and it never afterwards had an 
equal inducement to leap. 
I submit to all readers of the Rural whether 
there is not premium and penalty enough in¬ 
volved In the case to make it worthy of atten¬ 
tion. Peter Hathaway. 
Milan, Erie Co., Ohio. 
tal Wui Italian 
®f it® Wuss, 
How to Make Hens Lay. 
Many persons feed hens too much for lay¬ 
ing. To keep twenty hens through the winter, 
give three pints torn and two of oats or buck¬ 
wheat per day; also, about twice a week, give 
them shorts or bran wet with warm, sonr milk, 
of which they seem very fond; make it quite 
wet and put in a large spoonful of ground black 
pepper. Give them all the green stuff that can 
be had, such aa cabbage leaves, parings of ap¬ 
ples, cores and all, &e. Bo fed, with comforta¬ 
ble quarters, they will lay all winter. Keep only 
early spring pullets. Change cocks every spring. 
In proof of the above, we will merely observe 
that a neighbor had, among a lot of hens, one 
that would not lay under any circumstances; 
and as such hens are not profitable to keep, she 
was considered a fit subject for the pot. On 
dressing, she was found to be literally filled 
with fat, instead of egg ovaries.—Country Gent. 
Winter at Last.—Heavy Snow Storm. — The 
weather of last week was seasonable — cold and brae 
lug, though with little or no snow. The Erie Canal 
was closed on the 12th, by official order,—just about 
the time the Frost King Interpo-ed an Icy barrior to 
lte navigation. On Sunday morning (16th ) a heavy 
snow storm commenced, and the fleecy element con- 
tinned tailing through the day aud night, so that 
now (Monday | the snow is about fifteen incheBdeep. 
Though the snow is too “mealy" for easy traveling, 
the first elelghlngof tbeseason seems to beimproved 
by all who have " runners,” for the sleigh-bells are 
ringing merrily, and the streets present a very ani¬ 
mated appearance. We hear that at Buffalo and 
further weet, some two feet of 6now fell last week, 
and If our storm touches that eectlon also, it must 
have an overplus of snow. At any rate, the Winter 
is (airly inaugurated in Western New York, and as 
everybody had nmple time to prepare for its coming 
we presume few are disappointed. 
The Editor not at Home. — We observe that 
Brother Emery of ihu Prairie Farmer is in New 
Orleans, whence he writes an interesting letter about 
the Louisiana State Fair, In the same issue of the 
Farmer which contains the letter (that of Dec. 15.) 
we have other evidence of the editor’e absence, for 
certainly he would not “ put his foot in it" thns: 
“ No paper in the country publishes so much origi- 
“•nal matter as the Prairie Parmer, and it is all from 
"the very best and most practical sources.” 
Reckon that was did by an apprentice—we wont 
say “ devil "-ot at least by a body who don’t “ read 
the papers," and hence is not posted concerning their 
contents. If the comparison would not be coneid* 
ered " odiona,” we would invite the writer to com_ 
pare the contents of the Farmer with those of a little 
paper styled tbe Rural New-Yorker,— and thereby 
discover the absurdity of his assertion. 
Report op the Department of Agriculture.— 
We have jnat received from the Commissioner the . 
Report of the Department of Agriculture for the year 
1865. Besides the nsual scientific reports of the minor 
Departments there arc thirty-five articles In the body 
of the work, by various writers, on topics of Interest 
to farmers and fruit grower*. The illustrations arc 
an Improvement in number and quality on those of 
previous reports, although we should like to see the 
selection of fruits a little nearer the present state or 
Horticultural science. In tlio line of aniranls wu 
notice that all the Illustrations of cattle (Short- 
Horns,) five in number, are taken from the herd of 
one Ohio breeder, ( which smacks somewhat of free 
advertising.) One hundred and stxty-ftvc thousand 
copies are ordered to be printed and will beidistrib- 
uted among the farmers of the country by the Depart¬ 
ment and members of Congress. 
-*A-»- 
Death of 8. W. Arnold.— We are pained to learn 
that one of our most esteemed Western correspond¬ 
ents — Mr. 8. W. Arnold of Cortland, DeKalb Co., 
Ill.,—departed this life on the 28th ult., aged 43 
years. Mr. A. was a ready and instructive writer, as 
his items and articles in the Rural (over the signa¬ 
ture of 8. W. A.,) attest. The Sycamore True Re¬ 
publican, in noticing Mr. Arnold's death, says he 
was one of the mo*t intelligent and worthy citizens 
of that county, and that bis decease will be univer¬ 
sally regretted. Mr, A. was a native of Rhode leland, 
but resided lor some time In Western New York, 
whence he removed to his late residence in 1851, 
where he has ever since been engaged in agricultural 
and horticultural pursuits. 
«♦ > 
Good Things Deferred and Cojuxo.—Ab this is 
the last full number of onr present volnrne-the Title 
Pago, Index, &c., occupying half of the next and 
closing issue,—we are constrained to defer several 
valuable articles which we hoped to publish before its 
close. We regret this, but on account of it we can 
safely promise some unusually able and interesting 
contributions, and line illustrations, In the early 
numbers of our new volume. 
■ -- 
Capacity of Cistebns.—T he Iowa Homestead has 
an illustrated article on cisterns showing the several 
forms in which they are made. The capaci tjr of thoee 
of cylindrical form is thus given:—A cistern five feet 
iu diameter will hold a fraction over five barrels to 
each foot in depth. 
6 ft. a fraction over 6 hbls. to each foot. 
rjt U 45 g »4 Is 
8 44 44 11 44 44 
9 “ . 44 15 “ “ 
10 “ 44 18 “ “ 
Cube for Hydrophobia.— A great many so-called 
Action of Lime on Soil. cures for hydrophobia have been published, but 
The distinguished chemist Boossingaelt has without securing much credence. The latest one is 
just read before the French Academy of Sciences, attributed to a Saxon forester, who affirms that it has 
a paper on the employment of lime in agricul- proved successful with him in numerous instances, 
ture. It has not yet been published, but M. both with men and beasts. Wash the wound imme- 
Bariui. gives the following as the substance of after tlie bitewil , h ho j vineffar and water ’“ d 
it, which we translate from the Journa d Agri- ThiB< lt is affirme d i w m effectually destroy the venom 
culture Practique: of the saliva, and effect a permanent cure. 
"Lime introduced in an arable soil very __ 
quickly sets at liberty a certain quantity of tenant Houses.— The plan of building cottages 
azote iu the state Of ammonia; the azote ele- for farm laborers and employing married men who 
ments were before united in insoluble eombina- will occupy them has many advantages over the plan 
' tions, not assimilable to plants — the action of of hiring single men who must be boarded in. the 
I the lime sets them free, and permits a part of farmer’s family. Generally this arrangement is more 
the capital buried in the soil to be utilized for 
the next crop. If this was the whole effect of 
lime, of which the experiments of Bocssiso- 
ault afforded evidence, small doses of it at once 
ought to be counseled, because the quantity of 
ammoDia produced does not increase in propor¬ 
tion to the quantity of lime used. But aa heavy 
timings produce ineontestibie effects in certain 
cases, it must consequently be admitted that 
lime exerts an action of some other kind up¬ 
on the elements of the mold. Boussixgault 
thinks that certain mineral matters, such as pot¬ 
ash and silica, may be liberated in the soil by 
the lime; that other substances injurious to 
plants are destroyed or modified by tbe same 
agent, and that to these efleets is added more¬ 
over a physical action, changing the constitution 
of the land. The action of lime is thns exces¬ 
sively complex, anti its good effects can only he 
iainr-rl ht Rtndrim? uttentirelv the special 
agreeable to both parties, is often lees expensive to 
the employer, and better, more caretul and contented 
men can be secured. 
Our New Dress. —The no# copper-faced type and 
other material for the Rural's dress for 1867 has 
already arrived,— being conveyed and delivered with 
great promptness by the Merchants’ Union Express. 
The printers are in extacies, and say the hebdomadal 
is “bound to shine” when it dons its new and neat 
habiliments. For particulars see No. 1 of Vol. XYIII. 
Deodubizino Privies,— An occasional application 
of coal ashes aud common soil, to the contents of 
privies, will do away with the offensive odor arising 
&om them, whLle it will form a compost readily re¬ 
moved and of great utility in the production of 
garden and farm crops. 
the Executive Committee of the National Wool means to raise one, they would continue their 8lTC ]y complex, and its good effects can only be garden and farm cropg . 
Growers’ Association. work down, and the two quarts of bees, thus explained by studying attentively the 6P‘^ial -- 
On molton of Mr. Obediai, Thorne, a committee arr.nged in carlj season, wonld grow to. ffentKet.ro JEffoStSKSTli 
of three was appointed by tbe President to procure good colony during the Bummer, ihe DOx thU ggricnltdral savin 1b that there exist m avera ^ e nU mber of lbs. of pork obtained from a 
the passage by our State Legislature of a resolution first placed upon the hive could be taken off jnold, well in the form of organic matters, a bushel of shelled corn, fed dry.—StrBeeituiKP., Nor- 
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of instruction to our members of Congress to vote iu ttie f tt u or no t, according to the state of host of substances completely inert lor Vegeta- m gk, VMx>. _- 
for the passage of the Tariff Bill as Reported at the the him I suggest this us a yet untried ex- Southern TStable'^ptaatB. The fon- Fertilizers.— (J. McM., Caledonia, N. Y.) There 
last session. The President was added to the com- eriment f or the consideration and trial of tinuanoe of experiments upon the method de- i8 no manufactory of bone-dust or other fertilizer in 
mittee. The committee consists or the Hon. E. B. » vised by B0U8singa.lt cau alone clear up these tki8Cit 
Pottle, Mr. Obbbiah Thorne, the Hon. George 0Le * ,, , , ,*. r „ vr . 1>ft c\vc!v crimnlex facts, and point out to our J ------- 
Geddes, and the Hon. Henry 8. Randall. There will be these advantages resulting from icultm ; i6ts the most effective processes. The Drapt8 p . o. Money Orders may bo sent 
On motion of Mr. Wilcox, the Secretary was in- thiB P lan ' ^ ke bQta 6mallworkmg discovery of wn'birmSered b * mail at oar ri * k ' Tberelorc ’ t0 be 8afe ’ remit by 
structed to send a copy of Mr. Geddes’ resolutions *«* ^ the ^ colony. If m a non-swarm- often ^ g^est service that can be rendered ^ or poBl ^ fflce Money 0rd er. 
to every member of the present Congress. ing hive, they will retain so nearly their full to Science and to An 
of instruction to our members of Congress to vote 
for the passage of the Tariff Bill as reported at the 
last session. The President was added to the com¬ 
mittee. The committee consists of the Hon. E. B. 
Pottle, Mr. Obbbiah Thorne, the Hon. George 
Geddes, and the Hon. Henry S. Randall. 
