ri-,;. , 
$2) 
©ores rural sew-yorkbr. 
short a time with rude implements. Allowing 
me to be a judge, T call it a success; and when 
we bring experience iuid practical knowledge to 
our aid, we will produce sugar equal to any 
made in the South.” 
Describing the process, he says he took the 
“mush,” placed it in a gauze wire strainer, let it, 
drain twenty-tour hours, and then added a pint 
0 * more of dean lime water, (to 12 lbs. of mush.) 
In forty-eight hours, finding the gum or glucose 
matter not wholly gone, 1 repeated the dose of 
lime water. In a week from the time ot putting 
it in the strainer, the sample was presented to 
the Winnebago County Farmers’ Club, and was 
pronounced equal to the second grade of New 
Orleans sugar. 
Such are some of the experiments by which 
the successful, profitable process of manufacture 
is yet to be established. 
_— -- 
COTTON CULTURE IN UTAH TERRITORY. 
Thinking that some items in regard to the 
culture of cotton in this Territory might interest 
your readers, 1 have been at some paiDS to 
obtain information on that subject, which I 
embody in this brief communication. 
The cotton country proper—universally called 
“ Dixie ” here—embraces portions of Washington 
county, the extreme southern county in the Ter¬ 
ritory, and the lands adapted to the culture arc 
the bottoms lying along the small streams form¬ 
ing the head waters of the Rio Virgin river, 
which flow southwardly, and ultimately empty 
into the Gulf of California. The sources of 
these streams are separated but a few miles 
from those of Sevier river, which flow to the 
northward and debouch into Sevier Lake. 
The general features of the country are very 
uninviting, being rough and mountainous, 
and aside from its adaptability to cotton grow¬ 
ing, presents but little inducement for settle¬ 
ment The grasses Indigenous to the country, 
however, grow luxuriant, and will doubtless ho 
made subservient to a somewhat extensive sys¬ 
tem of grazing, when that section of country 
Bhall have become well settled. The first colony 
was established in 1*62, being sent out from the 
great parent hive of Mormondom, whose symbol 
of industry is “ Deseret,” the honey-bee. The 
settlements increased but slowly in population, 
there having been but seventy-three families in 
the whole extent of the cotton country ho late as 
the autumn of 1861. Since that date, however, 
a great impetus has been given to the movement 
through the direct agency of “The Church,” 
which has sent off hundreds of individuals and 
families, with the assurance that they had “a 
call ” to labor in that field of duty. Some two 
hundred families were thus transferred to the 
cotton country during the autumn of the last 
year, and I am informed that there are some fivo 
hundred families now resident in that section of 
the Territory. 
The culture of cotton was only inaugurated as 
a dernier resort, owing to the great scarcity and 
consequent high price of the staple, and fabrics 
manufactured therefrom, both in the States and 
here. It was uot expected that enough could 
ever be raised to make a surplusage over home 
wants, perhaps not in sufficient quantity tor that, 
even—as it was found, after a careful calcula¬ 
tion, that no grenter area than eight to ten thou¬ 
sand acres, in the whole Territory, was adapted 
to the cultivation of the staple. Colton was first 
planted last spring, and was found to be emi¬ 
nently successful, although requiring an exten¬ 
sive and laborious system of irrigation, in com¬ 
mon with all operations in this Territory looking 
to success in Agricultural pursuits. No large 
tracts or extensive fields wore planted, but a 
small “patch,” or perhaps an acre or two, by 
each of the families then resident there. It is 
estimated that not far from two hundred acres 
was the entire area thus cultivated, the total 
yield of which is calculated at seventy-five thou¬ 
sand pounds, or an average of three hundred 
and seventy-five pounds to the acne. The 
heaviest yield was thirteen hundred and fifty 
pounds, “ in the seed.” per acre, equivalent to 
four hundred and fifty when ginned. 
The best locality for the cultivation wits found 
to be at Santa Clara and at Washington, some 
three hundred and sixty miles south from this 
city, and but a few miles north from the southern 
boundary line of the Territory. The quality is 
a fair upland, of which I inclose a sample, that 
you may judge for yourself of the length aud 
fineness of the liber. There were but two gins 
in the country prior to the return of the “ Church 
trains” from the States, late in the season, which 
brought four of the most improved construction, 
precisely the same as those in use in the South¬ 
ern States. The two originally in use were 
made here, and were somewhat clumsy affairs, 
and consequently inefficient in operation. It is 
confidently hoped that with the experience 
gained by last seasons operations, with the 
improved appliances now at hand for ginning 
and saving llie product, that next year, and 
henceforth, the production will be largely in¬ 
creased, sufficient at least to supply the more 
urgent necessities of the people of this Territory. 
At any rate, the development of home resources 
in that respect will be thoroughly tested by the 
application of an extended system of labor, made 
effective by the enterprise and industry charac¬ 
teristic of the wording classes here. 
1 will say, while on the subject of “Dixie,” 
that Sorghum is also extensively cultivated, far 
more than a home supply being manufactured, 
the surplus being exported and exchanged for 
wheat or flour produced in Iron county, which 
lies immediately north of Washington. The 
farmers in the latter county find it far more re¬ 
munerative to cultivate cotton and cane, than iu 
raising cereals. Grapes succeed in perfection 
there, rivaling California even in that respect, 
and thousands of cuttings have been procured 
from the latter State, as well as from this city, 
to start their vineyards. The vines need no pro¬ 
tection whatever, but grow luxuriant in the from the early flowers. I brought out from my 
open air. and produce most, luscious fruit in cellar 24 swarms; 21 of them swarmed. I do not 
great abundance. Apple trees likewise grow remember the number ot second ewarms I had 
thriftily, and will succeed admirably; but peach out; for I double them up two or three in one 
trees arc a failure, the win to re being severe hive, making one large and strong from two or 
enough to kill them. The keeping of bees is three second or third swarms. I find no trouble 
likewise a decided success, and efforts are being in doing this, and keeping my swarms all large 
marie to introduce aud feed them on an extended j and strong. From my 21 swarms I saved A new 
scale. It is a remarkable fact that in no other and strong swarm*, and from 42 swarms 1 sold 
portions of the Territory can bees be made to last fall 760 pounds of box honey, and my hives 
. „ thr -. vf> are of the old box style, too. 1 had only three 
' ! will remark) enpassant, that the “Mountain (warms out in June -2*1 and 24th. These 
Meadows Massacre” was perpetrated in the cot- swarms made 42 pounds to box honey, and filled 
ton country, at a point some forty miles north- their hive of two thousand square Inches, 
ward from Santo Clara. This occurred in 1857, J Ply is our swarming mouth. I am quite wil- 
when some one hundred and twenty emigrants ling to let bees do then- own swarming^ My 
from Arkansas, while on their way to California, experience is, if the season is right and honey 
were inhumanly butchered by the Indians, plenty, nine out oi every ten will swarm and I 
There is a Ranchc now established within three find, too, if I have old and flrong mocks that do 
miles of the scene of that sanguinary conflict. not swarm through the reason, they will make 
For much of the above information, I am me surplus honey eturngh to more than pay for a 
indebted to lion. Gkougb A. Smith, Church good swarm. I have no trouble m getting all the 
Historian and Recorder, and member of the bees I can t*.. careofby 
gmptitfcs and Snsuwss. Rural Notts anil Stems. 
Sxttft *\i, Cheat CottaOkh.—C an yon insert in your 
excellent paper one or two plans for ft snug, cheap, conve¬ 
nient cottager—not a farm house, exactly, hut a small, co¬ 
zy little houw. By so doing you will greatly oblige—A 
Kkadck, IaUIc Neck, N. K 
in doing this, and keeping my swarms all large Will try to comply with request in a few weeks. Menn- 
and strong. From my 21 swarms I saved 34 new time can any of our readers furnish a plau that will “fill 
and strong swarms, and from 42 swarms 1 sold the bui ?" _ 
last fall 700 pounds of bos honey, aud my bites Carrots vs. Fahsjops.—C annot you keep carrots in 
of il )0 old Box style, too. I bad only three the ground where they grew a-, well as parsnips during 
J ' , nA . x rr\ the wittier? I see out* of jour writers recommends the 
BW&rmS OUt in Juac -2->a una z4th. lilCBC parsnip, and especially because of this feature.—A. I J . 
swarms made 42 pounds of box honey, and filled <*>«»• 
their hive of two thousand square inches. It is rare lluit carrots can be so kept. It is only where 
July is our swarming month. I am quite wil- there is an early enow which Continues on nil winter, or 
limr to let bees do their own swarming. My when the culture has been anch as to cover the roots with 
h . .... ., • ..•I,, sod. We have tried the experiment the present winter. 
experience is, if the season is tight and homy . , ...... 
'•I “ > ., _ The crown of the carrot is decayed, while the parsnip is 
plenty, nine out, of every ton will swarm, and I r]) fjght 
find, too, if I have old and *1rong stocks that do - 
not swarm through the reason, they will make H«m.-JWiu «m inform me through your pin 
’ 1 r,„ in,, n .. per where I can obtain the pure blooded Poland hens’ 
me surplus honey enough to more than pay lor a illK j oblige — Thomas Elliott, Syiacuse, IV. Y. 
good RWartn. I have UO trouble in getting all the Wc presume the dealers in fancy poultry have them, and 
bees I Can take care of by the old way of swarm- that they will ere long So advise the readers of agricultural 
good swarm. I have no trouble in gelling an me 
bees I can take cure of by the old way of swarm- 
1 use the old box hivo, but am sure the journals by advertisement. 
present Territorial Council, to whose kindness mg. 1 ubc .no o.u ooa out 
KirS I „ ^ler movable frames in all hives aro milch Uic best; 
anu courtesy * c b n Il0WARD they winter finely in them, and arc very handy 
Great Salt hake City, u. T., Jan. io, 1803. to feed in, and give ns perfect control of the bees 
----- at all times. 
«?TTATT WE WASH OUR SHEEP. I find Ihe most difficult, part of the season to 
__ carry bees through, is from the first of March to 
Mv attention was called to this subject by Ihe | the tenth of May. I winter my bees in a large. 
proceedings of the Vermont Wool Growere’ Con- I dry cellar, ami am frying to carry through, this 
vention, ae reported in the Semi- Weekly Tribune winter, 50 swarms. I find that in oui coldest 
of September 12, 1862, in which the opinion winters my large r,warms will eat 40 pounds out 
of September 12, 1862, m which the opinion 
seemed to prevail that it was not profitable to 
wash sheep, for Ihe following reasons, viz.:— 
H was an expensive, unpleasant job, and un¬ 
healthy for man and sheep,—that unwashed sheep 
can be sheared earlier than washed, and thereby 
gain a heavier coat of wool for their protection the 
doors and net over 20 in the collar. A good 
place for wintering is more than half in bee¬ 
keeping. Our part of this State Is covered with 
white clover, coming on the fore part of June 
and lasting to the middle of September. We 
have some basswood, but it is short-lived. Clover 
Steam Power pop. Threshing. &c. — Cau 6team power 
l ie UMvd to any advantage in threshing grain ? If so, what 
will be the post, of an engine of sufficient strength to do 
tliv work,and wlmt the weight? Arc they used in tills 
finite 1 Perhaps some of the readers of the Rural will 
oblige me by giving the desired information.—A Friend, 
Genesco, N- Y 
Several of our readers nse steam power for threshing 
and other purposes, and we trust some of them will an 
swor the above definitely. Give tis the figures, friends, thiJ 
those interested may be advised. 
How to Tkach a Horse to Back. — I read in the 
Rural of Jan. 3d, an inquiry on horse training, or learn¬ 
ing a horse to back If the inquirer will put the harness 
on his hor.c, and hitch a team of superior strength head¬ 
ed the contrary direction, then place himself with lines in 
hand, speak kindly, “back,’' and gently pull the lines, 
the lioise will naturally proas forward. Let your team 
The Season. —On Wednesday and Thursday of last 
week we had a heavy snow storm in this region. Snow 
fell to the depth of 12 to 15 inches, w ithout drifting. The 
Thermometer marked from 6 to 8 below zero for a few 
boors on two occasions. The sleighing has been excel¬ 
lent for a few days, and business lively. On Saturday 
(7th) onr streets were crowded with all sorts of vehicles 
on runners, and everybody and all their friends were ap¬ 
parently intent cm business or pleasure riding. The snow 
and sleighing—so Tare this winter—must prove, of great, 
benefit, and a blessing beside. But wo. fear it will soon 
depart—for a rain storm last night, and soft, thawing 
weather to day (10th) indicate that the excellent sleighing 
will prove but temporary. 
The Aoiimn.TURAL College or Pbnnstlvania, noticed 
at some length in our last volume, seems to bo in a pros¬ 
perous condition. The Fourth Annual Catalogue, recent¬ 
ly received, gives the names of 110 students at. the last 
session, nine of whom graduated. The Faculty consists 
of five professors, with two assistants, and several super- 
inteodants in charge of the farm, garden, etc. The stand¬ 
ing of each pupil in his studios, and also in manual labor, 
U given in the catalogue—a plan worthy of adoption by 
other institutions. The success of the College is encour¬ 
aging to its officers, as it should be to patrons and friends. 
The next eession opens on the 18th instant. The terms 
art- $100 for tuition, board and washing, for ten months. 
Those wishing information should nddress the President, 
Hr. E. Pugh, Farm School P. O., Center Co., Pa 
Eastman’s State and National Business College. 
—Wo are in receipt of the Illustrated Catalogue of this In¬ 
stitution It is a beautiful work, and comprises a very 
interesting account of the objects of the College, and plan 
upon which it is conducted Hr. Eastman is still a young 
man, but, with “Excelsior” as tils motto, and possessing 
peculiar talent, tact and energy, has achieved remarkable 
success, and established the most popular institution of 
its class iu the country. His aim is to carry out the idea 
of the Spartan King—“Teach your boys that which they 
will practice when they become men,"—and if all our 
WPc - * I* ill I -- • r WUl pracuce wneu Uicy UtCUIIlv IH6Uj - »U'A it all VUI 
next winter,— that the manufacturer can cleanse and buckwheat are our main reliance. \v e bee- puU hiin i^k a foot or two; then pat and enoourage him, institutionB of 1( . aming wou u regard the same wise max 
the wool cheaper than the grower, and thatthe dis- hunters have flne sport in our woods in the fall, and be sure not to strike him. My word for it, you will . Wueation W()uM l oon and be something usefa 
. 4 r . «. J ___ 1__ .. (.4 lU.l will l.unh ua U'O I 1 ua , 
position of manufacturer* to buy unwashed wool JI found a number of (inebce-ticow last fall. 1' rom 
was largely increasing. The buyer make* about one 1 took out 130 pounds of beautiful honey; 
25 per cent, difference between washed and an- i brought the bees home and hived them into a 
washed wool, but uo discrimination between that full hive of honey that I had lost the bees from in 
which is thoroughly clean aud that of a man who swarming season, by loss of queen. The wild 
has only washed his sheep to make his woo) 80 l) swarm is now doing finely, 
at a higher price, while it is but little cleaner Will you bo kind enough to tell me what the, 
than that sheared without washing. American lice Journal can be had for a year? Is 
The Convention seemed to be unanimous j it a weekly or monthly paper, and where is it 
against washing sheep, and if it. is unprofitable printed? R- Dart. 
to wash sheep in Vermont, why not here? For 
the length of time required, I consider it the 
farmers’ most expensive, perplexing and un¬ 
healthy job. I can afford and am willing to sell 
my wool for a number of cents less per fleece, 
unwashed—and am resolved to wash no more 
have a horse in an hour thnt will back as well as go for- 
ward.—S. L., Wyoming, N. Y. 
Churn.—H ave you, or any of your numerous readers, 
ever found n churn that you can recommend ahead of the 
old dash chum t (We Have tried several patents, but 
have abandoned them.) If so, please inform me through 
your columns, aud oblige—A Suusckjbkb 
Scratch kb is Houses.—I have a valuable home that 
la troubled very bad with the Scratches, and I would like 
ti» have some of .vourvubacrilieis, or gome one else, give a 
recipe through the Rural that, will cure the scratches or 
kill the animal. Ilia heela crack, and legs swell as big as 
a stove pipe !—Howard, 1Tactor, N. Y. 
Hi [Km, XV is, Jan, 1803. a stove pipe!—H oward, Hector, N. Y, 
[The Bee Journal has been discontinued. It 
was a monthly, and published in Philadelphia at goings of gtgrintUmnJ ^torUtifS, 
$1 per annum.—E d.] __ 
Tub New Jersey Stats Ao. Society elected the fol- 
The Bees should he looked to every few days, lowing board of officers at its annual meeting, held in 
cess of twing washed on tlio sheep’s back. In ; 
the meantime 1 would be glad to learn, from I 
some candid, practical manufacturer, the differ-1 
once in expense, if any, between cleansing for | 
the cards unwashed wool and that washed on the 
sheep’s back in the usual manner. 
1 introduce this subject thus early that wool- | 
growers and buyers may give their views on it if 
they think it worthy their consideration. 
Solomon Hitchcock. 
Conesus Center, N. Y , Feb., 1863. 
LETTER FROM JOHN JOHNSTON. 
FATTENING SHEEP—SHORT-HORNS FOR BEEF, &C. 
Eds. Rural Nkw-Yorker:— I notice one of 
your correspondents inquires what has become of 
-- , J ,, diet. Secretory— Wm. M. Force. Treasurer— Benj. liar 
days to give extra ventilation, so the bees may fly H( . £z<cutfoe Committee- E. A. Daughty, Atlantic; Wm. 
out to lake the air, and that UlO inside ol the hives i> ftrrVi Burlington; D. HoUmnn, Bergeu; John Gill, Jr, 
may dry. A little upward ventilation, at all Camden; Dr Learning, C»i»e May; B F. Leo, Cumbor- 
times, will prevent tho collection of moisture from laud, C. M Saxton, K*»ex; Samuel Hopkins, Gloucester; 
the heat of the swarm, and also secure it against N. H. Halatcd, Hudson, Geo. A. Exton, Hunterdon; J. G. 
damp chills .—Ohio Farmer. 
Rural Spirit of tl)C JJrcss. 
Management of Foultry. 
A correspondent of the. Country Gentle¬ 
man tolls how he cares for his poultry, iu tho 
following terms: 
Hens will try to continue their species, by 
laying eggs, when confined to a grain diet; hut 
as a rule, the more animal food, the more eggs. 
, . . ,, . » . , W IK » VAIV^ M4V AWVJ > • —• - . —7 --- CO 
Iohn Johnston. 5 on may toll him mdiapoei- , • ;b t no unimul food otherwise, they 
Ik.-an IfAvtt wi-vr turn ct 111 , J n . 
tion, or rather infirmity, has kept my pen still for 
several months, but. 1 hope 1 am improving, and 
will soon get out again for a time. You can 
also toll him I have 150 Merino wethers that I 
have fed half a pound of corn and the same 
quantity of buckwheat each, daily, since Decem¬ 
ber 1st, with straw for fodder, and they are fat 
now. I have just commenced feeding them lmy, 
N H. H&tatcd, Hudson; Geo. A. Exton, Hunterdon; J. G. 
J Campbell, Mercer; J. S. Bnokolrw, Middlesex; Arthur 
V, Conover. Monmouth; Wm. Hillard, Morris; Richard 
Conover, Of-ran; Abram Goodwin, Passaic; Benj. Aj-ton, 
Salem; J. V. I>. IJoagland, Somerset; Thomas Lawrence, 
Sussex; C. S. Haines, Union; Isaac Wildriek, Warren. 
Ontario Go. Ao. Society. —The Annual Meeting and 
Winter Exhibition of this Society was held at tho Town 
House, in Canandaigua, on the 28th ult., when the fol 
lowing officer, were elected for 1863: P)v.xi<bmt— David 
Pick ktt, Gorham Kiwi Presidents— Billings T. Case, 
Bristol; Henry Howe, Canandaigua; O C. Chapin, East 
Bloomfield; Sylvanus Burtiss, Phelps, Pitt May, Hopewell; 
Jedediah Dewey, Manchester; Wm Johnson, Neueca; 
Bindley W Smith, Farmington; William8. Giark, Victer; 
Ilavid Coye, South Bristol; Henry Metcalf, Gorham; Pe¬ 
rez R. Pitts, Richmond; Stephen II. A ins north. West 
Bloomfield; A. W. Austin, Canmlicc; Joseph Parker, Na 
pies. OoenijmAtvg Secretary — Gideon Granger. Jiec. 
Secretary—J. Albert Granger. Treasurer—John 11 Morse. 
Vatic* Co. Ao. Society.— Annual meeting at Penn 
Van, Jan. 10, 1863. Premiums on Field Crops:—First pre¬ 
mium on Spring Barley to Adam Hunt; crop 4S aud 14 
im, Education would soon mean and be something useful 
and reliable for life. Those desiring information relative 
to Mr. E.’s College arc referred to his announcement on 
fifth page, with Uie assurance that we should hesitate to 
thus infringe upon reading departments did wc not believe 
the institution worthy the attention and patronage of the 
public. 
- a +. i - - 
United Stati c Ao. Sooikty.—W e supposed this Society 
defunct, but according to a report in the National Intelli¬ 
gencer its annual meeting was held in Washington on the 
14tli ult., and the. following officers elected for 1863: Pres- 
idenl—Wx. li. I lit n hard, Columbus, Ohio Vice Presi 
clente — Representing each State and Territory Executive 
Committee. -W. B. Hubbard, (ex off.,) Ohio; Chas. B. Cal¬ 
vert, Md.; Marshall Y. Wilder, Maw.; J. II. Sullivan, Ohio; 
Iaaae Newton, retin.; A. H Myers, Ca!.; Frederick Smyth, 
N U.; Ben. T Poore, (ex off.,) D O ; I.e Grand Bying 
ton, Iowa. TYeMurer —Benjamin B. French, Washington, 
D. C. Secretary— Ben. l’erley Tixirc, Washington, I). C. 
If the U. 8. Socity in really olive, we beg leave to ask ita 
officers, how much longer its creditors are to “ wait for the 
good time coming”—pay day? We know one, in tills 
city—Mr. Jas. Field, who furnished tents, etc , at the 
Society's last Fair—whose visual organa would like to nee 
some of his actual expenses, to say nothing of the amount 
promised. IIow is it, Messrs. IIuhiiaud, French & Co. ? 
Comparative Value ok Farm Lands in New York.— 
The valuation of Farm Lands, ns fixed by the Board of 
Assessors of the Slate, gives but a faint idea of tho com¬ 
parative value of tho land for fanning purposes in the sev¬ 
eral counties, for the reason thnt city aud Village property 
is included iu the aggregate valuation from which the av¬ 
erage value is obtained But the table is nevertheless of 
interest, and we give it below: 
Albany..$50 Oneida... $20 
Allegany__ lOjOnondaga. 45 
Broome _-_ 18|Ontariu —----- 45 
Cattataugus.. 11 Orange... 45 
Will evOH peck Ollt or eat t-aoh OlheFs feathers or rez R. Pitts, Richmond; Stephen II. Ainsworth,. West 
quills. Their natural food embraces insects and Bloomfield; A. W. Austin, Canmlicc; Joseph Parker, Nn 
vermin, lind wll -n allowed to roam at large 10 P lcs - Coruspmidwg Secretary — Gideon Granger. Rec, 
find these, they ]ay well. To get eggs in winter, Sec,dwy-J . Albert Gra nger. fiw nwf-Jtfto U Home. 
give them all the odd bite of fresh meat, lime, YjITKS 0o Ao SociKTT ._ Annua i mcctin g at Pent. 
<tc. Bulcher’a offal IS a cheap source of animal Van, Jan. IO, 186& Premiums on Field Crops:—First pre 
food for hens. \V o use scraps from tho fat-trying mium on Spring Barley to Adam Hunt; crop 4S and 14 
establishments, buying it in cukes of from 56 to 48th bushels per acre. Second, to Josepu Abbott; crop 
1 An nnnnib mwl MtPDW in r lfioiM into the Yards, per acre, 49 and 10 4Sr.li bushels, but quality of grain not 
A Ibany_ 
Allegany_ 
Broome 
Cattataugus .. 
Cayuga. 
Chautauqua . 
Chemung . 
Chenango _ 
Clinton. 
Columbia_ 
Cortland.._ 
Delaware. 
Dutchess ..... 
Brio . 
Essex_ ... 
Franklin_ 
Fulton. 
Genesee_ 
45 Orleans 
. 45 
20 Oswego_ 18 
22! Otsego. 19 
18 Putnam... 40 
9 Queens.. 80 
Columbia .. 45 Kenvselaer.,. 40 
Cortland... 20 Richmond...100 
Delaware........_ 9 Rockland-.... 45 
Dutchess.. - 65 Saratoga.... 20 
Erie .. 28 Schenectady. 60 
Essex ... . 3 Schoharie-- 20 
Franklin.-. fiSchuyler. 28 
Fulton... l-FSeneca. 45 
Genesee. .. 40 St. Lawrence. 9 
Greene.]..'. 18 Steuben. 14 
Hamilton....— l Suffolk --- 18 
Herkimer .. 15 Sullivan.. 8 
InfiuMin 20 Tinea ... - _ 20 
....... - ....... j—...—- j, vovuin isinuu u to, oujriug „i iwu. — .. ...... •• -- 20 Tioga _ 20 
but think it doubtful if they paj for the hay. If 100 pounds, and throwing them into the yards, per acre, 49 and 10 48th bushel*, but quality of grain not .. 229 Tompkins 11 30 
I could ride out to buy loan stock, or half fat where they lie until cradtialiy pecked to pieces s ° s"° d « t,iat o{ Hunt. T » e T ^“ urcr>3 rt ‘i I0rt Lewis..... . .. “ 
stock, T would sell them at once, as they would i and consumed. This material costs one-half to Bhowcd a balance of $358.52 on hand. The following - ... f lilW ^ hl ton 30 
now w well for what, thev have eatenf but I I.„ ... nun cent- »nrl it. is board of officers was elected for ensuing year: Present . 46 Wayne... ,*> 
stock, I would sell them at once, as llicy would an( j consumed. I’his material costs one-half to 
now jiay well for what they have eaten; but I ! onu c „nt a pound—usually one cent; and it is 
cannot go from home, and they may still pay for the cheapest meat we can get for poultry. Grain 
feeding until April or May. I have almost always j 3 good for fattening fowls. Water, always 
made most by fattening stock when grain was accessible or regularly supplied, is as necessary 
high. Fat stock is never long low when grain is ] f or fowls as for other animals. They eat the 
I have sold, to go away next week, an extra 
gtenr and cow. The steer weighs 2,800 pounds; 
and tile cow over 2,000 pounds. She is nearly 
full-blooded Short-hcun—not very large, but 
fat—has been milked since April, 1861—has not 0 f t .ho poultry-house will keep out lice. A bed 
had a calf since—is milked twice a day now. 
She is five years old. Too much cannot be said 
in favor of Short-horns for making beef. They 
are profitable to fatten. The steer is also five 
years old—a mixture of broods—pari Durham, 
part Hereford, and part common stock—but stiff 
hide, hard to fatten, as all stiff-hided cattle arc. 
He is, however, fat and handsome as can be. 
I laid by a Rural with a letter in it from one 
of your correspondents from Ohio, in which lie 
mentioned me. I thought of answering when I 
got better, but now cannot find it IIo lind a 
rather singular name. If 1 had it now, I would 
again write you, but I suppose you will know 
nothing of it John Johnston. 
Near Geneva, N. Y., 1863. 
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gt t t*. 
Bee-Keeping in Wisconsin. 
Eos. Rural New-Yorker:—I take a deep 
interest in the Bee-Keeping Department of your 
, J „„„ v, 0 ir ,n allowed a balance ol' $358.52 on hand. The following 
and consumed. This material costs ono-nall to , , , „ , , 
..... board of officers was elected for ensuing year: President 
OUO cent a pound usually one ccn , aru l IS _ (Jecihoh Waokxbr. Vice President - John Sutherland, 
the cheapest meat we can get for poulliy. Gram . S v c , r , a ,^ -w,lUam s Judd. Treasurer-Benjamin L. 
is good for fattening fowls. Water, always Hdvl JUiUiageis —Erasmus Wright, of Barringtoo; Wm 
accessible or regularly supplied, is tvs necessary T ltemer, Benton; Wm. 8. Green, Italy; Joseph Abbott, 
for fowls us for other animals. They eat the Jerusalem; Adam limit, Milo; Feter Dinturf, Middlesex, 
I kitchen oflal as readily as pigs, and turn it to u Ambrose L. Thomas, Potter; Sami. Wright, Starkey; Da 
more profitable account. Avoid giving them rlus Bakei i Torre J _ 
salt food. Comfort—that is, shelter trom storm Tus Sthun N County Ao. Society held its annual 
and wind, with good feed—is the best “ l hen-per- meeting at the Court House iu Bath, Jan. 14th, 1863. The 
snadcr” we know of. Whitewash on every inch reports of the Secretary and Treasurer were read aud 
of the poultry-house Will keep out lice. A bed adopted, showing the Society to be ill a flourishing coll¬ 
ar unleached ashes to roll iu is a good protection ^<>u. Officers ft* the ensuing year were elected as fol- 
against the small vermin. Lime iu some form- iW(fcn|i _ T M . Youaglove, Urbana, David Mc- 
as oyster shells, or bones finely powdered-is MasteF( jjuth; Lyman Baleom,Pointed Post; A. C. Morgan, 
needed by laying hens; gravel, or coarse sand, is Lmcfitiy ; John M r . Whitney, Howard; James G. Bennet, 
needed by all fowls. Wayland Secretary -Dr. A . H. Crittenden, Bath. Treas- 
- twer—A. K. Brown, Baili. 
Fermenting Bones. 
, The Clinton Co. Ao. Society held its annual mect- 
Tub Irish Parmer s Oatcile gives the follow- j an . jfot, and elected tlie following board of officers: 
ing inquiry and answer on this subject: President— F. L. C. Saillt Vice Presidents —Elisha AI 
A correspondent neks: — “If 1 put half a tun Of I 00l Ausable; Dariaa Marsh, Beckman town; Halsey Rog- 
bones, broken in two inch pieces, in the comer Of ers, Black Brook; Luman \ anghan, Chazy; Lemuel North, 
u shod, heap ch», Urn or turf mould on it. and CSumUain; Wm Thom, Mom.,; John Km*,, r«ru, »ti 
form a hole u Urn to,, for pouring boiling water, » ««-. *. J b*™. 
will tho bonea di»lvo, uud how long will it ^ ^ 
take? Will the smell be very offensive, and will - 
it induce dogs to tear them about? What weight Tue Sknkoa Falls Union Ac. flotamf.-The annual 
Of superphosphate will it make when dried out?” of the stockholders of th, s Society was held on 
—The hones will torment in t he n ay pi opened, anceou li{knfJ of ^2.42. A dividend of eight per cent, 
but they will Uo better it mixed with the water, Wftg declared upafc all shares of stock pi>d into the Treas- 
and ferment more equally if wet with it before ur ^ |> V tJie 1st of Maich, 1863. The fodowing are the of 
covering with the clay than after. According to jj Wts f or ensuing year President-G. W. Randall. 
the state of tile weather, etc., it may take from a rice President— Deming Boardmau. Seeretwy-George 
rs-.ivfni.rVvf frv ibfAD U'ttol'H ni‘ IBHII I ii tn flcoom i .ns/ 1 Pontius. T'rcaxurer —John Cuddeback. Directors— R. F. 
of uuleaehed ashes to roll iu is a good protection 
against the small vermin. Dime iu some form— 
as oyster shells, or boues finely powdered—is 
needed by laying hens; gravel, or coarse sand, is 
needed by all fowls. 
Fermenting Bones. 
Tub Irish Farmer's Gazette gives the follow¬ 
ing inquiry aud answer on this subject: 
a shed, heap clay, tan or turf mould on it, and 
form a hole in the top for pouring boiling water, 
will the bones dissolve, and how long will it 
take? Will the smell be very offensive, and will 
it induce dogs to tear them about? What weight 
of superphosphate will it make when dried out?” 
—The hones will ferment in the way proposed, 
but they will Uo better it mixed with tho water, 
and ferment more equally if wet with it before 
covering with the clay than after. According to 
Mongomery. 40 Westchester .. 100 
New York. . — Wyoming. 30 
Niagara __ 45 Yates- 48 
American Short horn Heed Book—A circular from 
Lbwts F. Allen, Esq., of Black Rock, N. Y., announcing 
that the usual period—two years from the compilation of 
the fifth volume—having elapsed, and receiving numerous 
applications from tlie more spirited among our (Shorthorn 
Breeders to go on with the work ns before, he has con¬ 
cluded hi receive pedigrees for Volume Sixth of the Amer¬ 
ican Short horn Herd Bock, to be issued ns soon as they 
can be received and compiled in sufficient number. For 
the information of breeders we quote the 'Terms, &c , as 
follows: 
1. For every pedigree recorded, the charge will be fifty 
Bents, to be remitted with the pedigree. 2. The pedigree 
of every hull occurring by name iu tlie lineage of the an¬ 
imal sent tor record, if not recorded in either the Ameri¬ 
can or English Herd books, must be sent for record, aud 
for which the same churge of 50 cents will be made. Such 
1,1,11 w iu ho recorded by number in this volume, so that 
tlie lineage of every recorded animal can ho complete 
without further question. 3 State name, color, age, and 
sex of the animal; also the name of the breeder and own 
or and his post office address. 4. State, with the list of 
the pedigrees you send, tlie number of copies ot the 6th 
volume you wish to subscribe for, tho price ol which will 
be us for the past volumes—$5 each P«y copy. 5. I will 
pnrd and imert well executed cuts fit antmalf, (the cute 
being furnished and scut to uio without cvpcnse on my 
pan, a- usual) at *5 each for tlie whole number ol copies 
printed of the book. «. I will bind In the book furnished 
to me, as above, good lithograph portraits ol animals, ut 
$2 each l shall endeavor to have the hook ready for do 
liverr in tlie month Of May next, and 1 shall print not to 
excri-d two thirds the number of copies of the previous 
editions. [Pedigrees should be forwarded as soon as con¬ 
venient,—before the 1st of March if possible.] 
Additions to Clubs.-U nder date of Feb. 2, a Brown 
Co.. Wia., Agent-Friend writes—“Inclosed 1 send $3 for 
interest in the Bee-Keeping Department of your the state of the weather, Aa, it may take from a rice PncM-Vtaung Boardmau. Secrecy -George Se 2S from TZ 
paper, and hope all of your bee-keeping sub. fortnight to Lhrce weeks or :t month to decompose Pontius. Treasurer ob “ Cu 1 ® iri ' ■ • please do the best you can and accent the beat wishes of 
seribers will, from time to lime, add their expo- them. The covering of earth will keep down the Merritt, John c. Hotter, Peter Pontius, L. c. ratndge, BlIRALread0r8in toeae parta ”— in reply we would state, 
rience thereto. If it were not for our cold and smell, but you must keep any cracks that may Geo - °° MnSl J ' B a nQ * n _ L for the information of id) <w dob age.-te, that actions 
backward springs, Wisconsin would stand Intit appear in the covering closed. If dogs have s-vnoerpikij) and Marshall An Sooikty (Onei- ™ ZZ'roZim 'which Vio ^fhu^fdu™waT fotuied. We 
among the North-Western States for bee-keeping, access to the heap, there will be some danger ol dft ^ j elected the following officers for 1863: President— ]1Jt . r( , r |^ vf lll0 B ub«cri prions or all the inombers of each 
I have no wonderful story to tell you of my ex- their pulling the heap about A tun Of bones L. Rouse. Vice President —Platt Camp. Secretary G. e | ut , W)mn i e uce at the name time, yet the rule is not imper-^ 
perience. The spring of 1862 was very back- I may make in this way one and onc-half tuns, or H. Church. Treasurer-ll. W. Tower. Directors— O. B. ative. and additions can be made to begin at any tune, if 
ward. My bees began to live the 15th of May, * something more. Gridley, C. F. Haven. sentbv regular club agent. 
sent by regular club agent. 
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