these remedies was founded on an entirely mis- even material virtues must come to an end,) they I as the bud appears, about four leaves low. In ventilated; it is cleaned from two to three times ti — 
laken, and the second on no conception at all, of arc more portable both to the field and in the field about ten days thereafter suokermy commences, a week. After cleaning, every part is well UltVCll A^OtCS Qltb 
the cause of the evil to which they were respect- than any other conduit previously discovered,— which should be done thoroughly. twice; also sprinkled with lime. In the winter fh..v hnvo ~ 
jvely applied. The idea was, that this tile, cheap, light, handy, secure, efficacious. Perhaps worming should be attended to directly after. I free range after 12 o'clock, being kept, "in the ~ 1 - 
standing on narrow feet, and pressed by the some of our readers will boggle at this word ofti- usually cut my tobacco from the 5th to 20th yard until that time in order to seciue the e"ga VOOM, a no we BSC MEMTTNG. 
weight of the refilled soil, sauk into the floor of cacious. Doubts will )>cgin to trouble inexpert- Sept., according to the season. After it lays on In summer they are always allowed to run °out , -- 
the drain; whereas, in fact, the floor of the drain eneod minds:—Will water get freely into these the ground long enough to wilt it sufficiently, I after 8 o'clock for feed arid exercise. to^eetou^ho'court 
rose into the tile. Any one at all conversant narrow-bottomed drains? Will pipes of this hang on scantling three inches wide, in a well My hens are mixed breeds. Spanish pure lay On XHursday, -March 26tli, " 
with collieries is aware that when a straight work small capacity convey it away? The scepticism ventilated tobacco house, but which can be closed well but arc poor eating, so 1 have discarded out^^hmff 0 "bei em ^Ai nthepropr i‘‘V rofS,,earin * w,tb_ 
is driven in coal, which is a small subterranean is natural; but on each point we are able to offer in times of severe wind. I strip my tobacco in them. Having no almanac in the hennery the ? ncb l^wnTtoatuSda wtSfrr!^GH^ wicr^^onveisTuim 
tunnel six feel high and four feet wide, the rising them abundant consolation and conviction—con- December, making three sorts 1st, 2d, and 3d; warm weather of January has induced the liens 
of the floor is a more usual and far more incon- solation from experience, conviction on argument hand up and press in boxes three feet six inches to lay, thinking it was March. The consequence 8tt * nd BitboKa John tw mo^ ^ 
venientoccurrence than thefallingof the roof: the-- long by two feet four inches wide and high on is, I have collected 382 eggs during the month. March i 2 , R wi AH I,AKM0N ’- a. McPherson,’ Jr. 
weight of the two sides squeezes up the floor R „ 1IT xav phut tthtritp ? the inside, putting 400 ibs. in a case. Boxes ,, 
We have seen it fomed into a very decided arch SHALL 1 TIMBER . mU(k . of phl& planod on t ho outside and rough , ^ , Editors.—I have kept fowls for the 8 *b° v e «« win be very generally re. 
without fracture. Exactly a similar operation Ens. Rural New-Yorker: — The question ^ . John N. Benton. eg gs wS.^/ alwlvfk N « w York > ™*^Td^ 
takes place in the drain. Mo one had, till re- with us in this prairie country is frequently EarlvUle ' * eb * *' 1863< pullet* for layine’ As soon as r!,I! u.*I™r th «P rira *cy County Meetiags are properly attended,'and 
cently, dreamed of forming a tile dram, the boU Mked What will we do for wood a short time -~- commences I boil eonflnd It l t\ ,7 r dcle « i ‘ tiu ' 19 cho " e “- Convention can *.«*!» fail 
tom of Which a man was not to approach within h ence?- 4 M the source from whence we now draw FOOT-ROT IN SHEEP.-REMEDY. each . add ’ ,■ , T/ 5 /, . 1 haIf <* **«««"* heneflriaiiy to the wool growing interest of 
twenty inches or two feet. To no one had il then our applies mustsoon fall, and wood, for various - For fifW l*!* lw £ fS? f n !?Vr .tS The prices of sheep and 
occurred that width at the bottom ol a drain was M • indisnensable Coal will be a sub- In the Bubal of Feb. 7th, J. A. B„ Genesee , k 1 l>011 ftboilt four .. d m " "“Wdfrttd importance, and we 
Pur fc coil venienw of llic operator Co., N. V., makes Inquiry Torremedy for foot- 
dan V f nti nimlft a rotntulv I . . p. Ill luC Y&rCl. I ., ® Is i“ DUttW 
even material virtues must come to an end.) they 
are more portable both to the field and in the field 
than any other conduit previously discovered,— 
cheap, light, handy, secure, efficacious. Perhaps 
ventilated; it is cleaned from two to three times 
a week. After cleaning, every part is well 
sprinkled with lime. In the winter they have 
free range after 12 o'clock, being kept in the 
rmi'/l tmtil thnt aX~ „— * ^ 
Rural Notes aiti> Stems. 
wool a no webs* meeting. 
We have seen it formed into a very decided arch 
without fracture. Exactly a similar operation 
takes place in the drain, No one had, till re¬ 
cently, dreamed of forming a tile drain, tho botr 
tom of which a man was not to approach within 
twenty inches or two feet. To no one had it then 
occurred that width at the bottom of a drain was 
a great evil. For the con vcnience of the operator 
the drain was formed with nearly perpendicular 
sides, of a width in which he could stand and 
work conveniently, shovel the bottom level with 
his ordinary spade, and lay the tiles by his hand; 
the result was a drain with nearly perpendicular 
sides and a wide bottom. No sort of clay, par¬ 
ticularly softened by water standing on It or run¬ 
ning over it, could fail to rise under such circum¬ 
stances; and the deeper the drain the greater the 
pressure, the more certain the rising. A horse¬ 
shoe tile, which may be a tolerably secure con¬ 
duit in a drain of two feet, in one of four feet 
becomes an almost certain failure. As to the 
longitudinal fracture—not only is the tile subject 
to be broken by one of those slips which are so 
troublesome in deep draining, and to which the 
lightly filled material, even when the drain is 
completed, offers an imperfect resistance, but the 
constant pressure together of the sides, even when 
it does not produce a fracture of the soil, catches 
hold of the feet of the tile and breaks it, through 
the crown. Consider the case of drain formed in 
clay when dry, the conduit a horse-shoe liie. 
When the day expands with moisture, it, neces¬ 
sarily presses on ibe tile and breaks it through 
the crown, it weakest pari.* When the Regent's 
Park was first drained large conduits were in 
fashion, and they wore made circular by placing 
one horse-shoe tile upon another. It would be 
difficult, to invent a weaker conduit. Oil re-drain¬ 
ing, innumerable instances were found In which 
the upper tile was broken through the crown, 
and had dropped into the lower. Next came the 
D form, tile and sole in one, and much reduced 
in size a great advance; and when some skill¬ 
ful operator had laid this tile bottom upwards we 
were evidently on the eve of pipes. 
Almost forty years ago small pipes for land- 
drainage were used concurrently by the follow¬ 
ing parties, who still had no knowledge of each 
other's operations:—Sir T. Wichotk, of Asgarby. 
Lincolnshire (these we believe were socket- 
pipes)—M r. R Uakvky. at Kpping—Mr. Boul¬ 
ton, at Great Tow in Oxfordshire (these were 
porcelain one inch pipes made by 'W’edokwoihi. 
at Etruria)—and Mr John Ukaj>, at Iloreemon- 
den in Kent. Most of these pipes were made 
with eyelet-holes to admit the water. Pipes for 
thorough-draining were incidentally mentioned in 
the Journal of the Agricultural Sodety, for -May, 
1843, hut they excited no general attention til] 
they were exhibited by John Rbbd (the invent¬ 
or of the stomach-pump) at the Agricultural 
Show at Derby in that year. A medal was 
awarded to the exhibitor. Mr. Pakkks was one 
of the Judges, and brought the pipes to the 
special notice of the Council, and was instructed 
by them to investigate their use aud merits. 
From this moment inventions and improvements 
huddle in upon us faster than \ve can describe 
them. Collars to connect the pipes, a new form 
of drain, tools of new forms—particularly one 
by which the pipe and collar are laid with won¬ 
derful rapidity and precision, by an operator who 
stands on the top of the drain—aud pipe-and- 
collar making machines (stimulated by repealed 
prizes offered by the Royal Agricultural Society) 
which furnish those articles on a scale of unex¬ 
ampled cheapness. For all these inventions and 
adaptations we ate mainly indebted to Mr. 
Pakkks. The economical result is a drain four 
feet six inches deep, excavated and re-tilled at 
from 1 id. to 2d. per yard —tile workmen earning 
Ens. Rural New-Yokkkr: — The question 
with us in this prairie country is frequently 
asked, What will we do for wood a short time 
hence?—as the source from whence we now draw 
our supplies must soon fail, and wood, for various 
purposes, is indispensable. Coal will be a sub¬ 
stitute only in part; and although we have an 
abundance of it in our Prairie State, it is of an 
inferior quality for cooking purposes. I propose 
to give a few thoughts and suggestions on this 
very important question. 
My first suggestion would be, plant a forest, 
and supply all demands for timber on your prai¬ 
rie land. Most of your readers will exclaim, 
‘‘we will not live to enjoy the fruits of our 
labor.” Not too fast, gentle reader; let us look 
at the question in its true light before we thus 
judge. 
Every owner of land in this State who has no 
timber, could afford to plant, one-eighth of hie 
farm with some kiud, or various kinds, of fast- 
growing trees, and in ten years such occupants 
of land would have all necessary timber for 
fencing and fuel. The reader will ask, What 
kinds are best adapted for timber on the prairies 
of Illinois? We would answer, various kinds, 
and specify a few. First we are partial toward 
the locust. It has some things connected with 
it which arc objectionable; but it is as easily 
propagated as a field of corn, is a last grower, 
and we claim that it is equal to sugar maple for 
fuel, while it has no superior for fence posts, 
excepting the red cedar. Next, in our judgment 
is the white, or soft maple, which is also a fast 
grower, is propagated with very little labor, and 
is a beautiful and hardy tree in this country. It 
is found on our streams and rivers in this State 
from north to south. We have the cotton wood, 
which is a fast grower. I have of this variety 
trees eighteen font high, and three inches in 
diameter, of four years’ growth,from small slips. 
We also liav/i the Lombardy poplar, which is a 
fast gl ower. And just at this time we are ex¬ 
perimenting with the gray (sometimes called 
powder) willow. I have some six feet high, from 
small slips stuck last spring. The excitement 
runs high with this variety in this vicinity just 
now. From all the information I can gather, I 
think it will be worth a lair trial; but am not as 
sanguine as an agent for willow cullings, who 
(old me we would have saw-mills >n our prai¬ 
ries, not far hence, to saw our will av logs into 
lumber. We now draw our timber fourteen 
miles, and begin to feed the task rather a hard 
one; in consequence, have conic to the conclu¬ 
sion that we will raise our own timber, and bless 
ourselves and others likewise. 
Now the question is, will it pay to plant tim¬ 
ber? Let us make a few figures, and see. Our 
land is worth about fifteen dollars per acre; this, 
in some cases, is too low, in some too high. But 
take that as an average: 
Ten acres, At $1.' per aero. .$150 
Interest for ten years ou the same. 150 
Preparing land for seed, Ac.... 20 
Seed, planting and slips. 15 
Three y ears' cultivation. 15 
Total . $350 
At the end of ten years, ten acres would con¬ 
tain at least thirty cords per acre, which, at two 
dollars per cord, would make $600. From what 
we have seen in this State, by a residence of 
eight years, we conclude it would pay for every 
land owner to plant a grove according to the 
size of ltis farm. There are other benefits that, 
would accrue to us, aside from the timber ques¬ 
tion. which I cannot mention in this communica¬ 
tion. 
The manner in which I think we ought to dis¬ 
tribute our groves, the manner of planting, and 
the inside, putting 400 tbs. in a case. Boxes 
made of pine, planod on the outside aud rough 
inside. John N. Benton. 
EarlvUle, Feb. 27, 1863. 
FOOT-ROT IN SHEEP-REMEDY, 
In the Rural of Feb. 7th, J. A. B., Genesee 
Co., N. Y., makes inquiry for a remedy for foot- f|„,i . , - j — - . . . - - “ - -*-”■ » 
rot in sheen You nnote a rernfldv , . l 10 eaV<! tIjC hard scraps in the yard, Uf / k rre *t demand need be urged to give the matter 
ro m sheep. You quote a remedy. there is more wasted than there is consumed by attcnt,ou 
lam just now, I trust, at the end of several the hens. I always keep fresh water and 
.. 
medicine — for I think remedies are numerous- it. At any rate, 1 find that it pays. I find that wi«h a new contributor to, our paper? WilUoula* 
but in preparing the foot for its application. J. it takes about three weeks for hens to lay after a,,sw « r E? return mail ? If y,u do I win send nome art i- 
A. B. will do well to look on page 378 of Mob- giving them warm feed. Only give liens’wh it cJes fi>r J«»r infection. Would yon accept«uch articles 
KELL'S American Shepherd, and read what they will eat at the time. Give the feed rem, wortb * °fpnhMc a tion, in payment for jour paper, orai- 
You att says of preparing the foot. Every part larly twice a day. “ ow rernunL * nit,on ?”- other* send specimens of their 
of the hoof under which the disease has located, . '- Writings, ami wish to know what WO will pay for such ar- 
needs to be cut away; and he will find, when it Makin S Maple Sugar. c c *; °. th *” BO i n,e of , wljorn ftrc ''' great needof 
is much advanced, portions of the hoof will A^cobbksponwsnt of the Country GenUe- and poetryour°SeWouf!!^!S 
become detached, which, on examination, will man ,f iua describes h 1S method of making maple pnvOtge of puhltodng on payment ..f amoimwVoUicd 
readily show when to use the knife. Make the BU K ar: of course wc cannot accept, nor into we time to write 
khife sharp and cut away all portions of detached T,l ° when gathered, should be boiled as each P art J Hence, we now ay, for tho information of 
horn, and uncover the disease whenever found, rapidly as possible, for sometimes a very short aU intcrestod > tlmt ,ve net with u> a,u to C ur tut qfpm 
To Woutm-nn CoVTRimrroRS.—Wc are almost daily in 
receipt of letters inquiring if we wish to engage new eon- 
readily show when to use the knife. Make the 
khife sharp and cut away all portions of detached 
horn, and uncover the disease whenever found. 
He may cut too deep, but I believe (as I was time standing will injure the quality of the sugar, 
told.) that better too deep than not enough. A especially if the Weather is warm. For the pur- 
bottle with a quill through the cork is the most P 06e making a nice article, and for boiling 
thorough and convenient way of applying the y°” should sirup down ouee every day at 
medicine. sirup should bo boiled down so that 
The following recipe was sent me by a reliable lrom '* u ' e dfi B of the dipper in broad 
friend in Caledonia, N. Y., and appears the most '°V 8 1 * kC ’ ’"“'Tr ^icn it is ready to dip out, and 
effective of any I used. One pint spirits turpen- ” lIalnw 1 rough a woolen strainer into a clean 
effective of any I used. One pint spirits turpen¬ 
tine; two ounces sweet oil; one ounce nitric acid; 
one ounce oil origanum—to be put together in 
the order named. 
It is proper to add that I believe keeping the 
diseased sheep, and indeed the whole flock, in a 
place that will prevent wetting their feet, is im¬ 
portant; for to a few culls so kept (taken out 
when I began to doctor them,) 1 had to make 
only one application, while to those not so well 
sheltered, I found it necessary to make several. 
JonoBville, Mich., Feb,, 1863. J. W. Chaddock. 
NORTH-WESTERN MICHIGAN. 
r, « nt \* r i i • and if it will snap like rosin, it is done 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker:— In looking over ’ • 
the Rural I see the North-West of our Loyal " '*'*'*- 
Peninsular State is entirely overlooked, and that ttc-nteeri 
while y&ur correspondents from other States are ^ ^ 
recommending their particular localities to those flat I 
seeking a changeof homes-onr fertile plains and whore «** seed can be obtained S 
timbered lands are not mentioned. It is not tUement of il. Daw & go.-*, of Buffalo. 
generally known, perhaps, that, we have in North- _ 
Western Michigan as fine a country open for set- Hop-GrowetUh Jocrnaj,. — Through the Rural i ] P arn 
tleniont as can be found anywhere—offering 1 ani cultivating 
. , . " , . , h ii ti w .icrc , amt should like to get information on the sub- 
superior inducements to those seeking homes ID .[•■>*■ Will you have the ltittdnp«* to send me the nublisb- 
the West, (if Michigan is considered West now.) erVaddnsss ~ I ‘ 8 Wright, DrummondoiOe, c. w. 
We have u rich and varied soil, good timber l,l( IIoj> Grm0f r's Journal, a number of which (for 
and well watered,—accessible to good markets. ^ icoently been sent us, t^.or wa* publfshod 
Our wheat this winter has brought $1.50 per ' - ban Springfield, otae- 
bushel. Persons in search of farms cannot help „ U11) 7 udv ’ ^ It “ ^ St ” N< " ' ork ’ al *° por fl "' 
suiting w« have eve,j variety of IT*Zi “»~*■**•»*«*—»«.*.* 
soil, from light sand to heavy clay and loam, - 
producing bountifully all kinds of grain and 
grass. Ill timber we have every variety. Maple pcllcd to purchase in II neighborhood where good hay is 
engar i» one of Uto maple couimojitie.,' Our oil- SSS£S5i^£'4S£S,SSfe't'1.' 
mate is milder than the same latitude in New ____ , V ' 
all interested, that we do with to add to our lid ofjnid 
contributor* in any department. We are paying a large 
amount-far more than we ought or can afford to during 
these “paper famine” times—and must not increase our 
engagements. Aside from contributions from regular 
contributors, we receive many excellent articles from vol- 
ontary cOrrespondcnta-especially for the Literary Depart¬ 
ment—which wn arc unable to publish for want of space, 
and hence have no (Xmasion to pay for miscellaneous arti 
c-les, though it would afford us sincere pleasure could tre 
barrel kept on hand for the purpose. It should U,U * eil ™ urRy( ' nia "J wl, ° nd< tresa us on the subject, 
then be allowed to stand eight or ten hours to “ In ^ connection would repeat that we are always 
settle. For sugaring tiff I uso an iron kettle of Sla<i hear from tbOM who WTitc 011 practical suhjccta- 
aboiit, 14 gallons; fill about, two-thirds full- stir If Affr 1 ku 1 llu ™- n i orticulture > -«» d °w 
into if tw.-i ...rmi „7n 1 . , 1 ’ fcUr rule w to pay tor valuable articles published, if sent upon 
and Whtmittmcst ^r U ? VeJ \ the condition. Wc cheerfully send tho Rural free to 
... . c.mth to the boiling point the scum such as furnish practical articles occasionally, and regret 
WJU rise, which should be carefully removed; that wc arc unable to make n more suli.Htantial return for 
then dip out until yon can’t boil it over, and as °‘ e aid rendered by many of our correspondents. 
soon as it goto to be soft wax, return what you --- 
dipped out, in small quantities, until all ia T«» Worthumb Boos-Under this heading the Ohio 
returned. Keep a good fire from the start • you F<1> ' nu * ciu ' H an in,tftnrr >" which twenty-two sheep were 
can’t boil too fast. There is no danger of bum lllllc<1 a "' 1 fiftecn wo,iniiod » fr01 " 0,10 Sock, in a single 
mg until the water is all gone: then von should b> d "**' “ d " ,l parU of «*» for 
take It from the fire T.. , - . ’ legislative action which shall allay tho past of worthless 
HS,“Si 1 J F . ,t ’. <lr , 0P ,,U0 Water ? - d d «K* so seriously affecting the wool™- 
York, aud generally healthy. Wo are receiving 
considerable accessions to our population from 
the older settled portions of tho State and Can¬ 
ada. Improved farms can be bought on fair 
terms, or wild laud cau be had by complying 
with the homestead or swamp land acts. 
• I. P. Shoemaker. 
Fair Plains, Montcalm Co., Mich., 1863. 
Rural Spirit of tl)c Press. 
12s. and upwards per week; and 333j yards of how to prepare the soil and seed and slips, we 
of collared 1{ inch pipes for 18s.—being 12s. per 
thousand for the pipes, and 6s. per thousand fur 
the collars; larger sizes at a proportionate ad¬ 
vance. We shall best exemplify the improve¬ 
ments to our readers by describing the drain. It 
is wrought iu the shape of a wedge, brought in 
the bottom to the narrowest limit which will 
admit the collar by tools admirably adapted to 
that purpose.# The foot of the operator is never 
within twenty inches of the floor of the dram; 
his tools are made of iron plated on steel, and 
never lose their sharpness even when worn to 
the stumps; because, as the softer material, the 
iron, wears away, the sharp steel edge is always 
prominent. The sloping sides of the drain are 
self-sustaining, and the pressure on its floor is 
reduced to a minimum; the circular form of the 
leave for a future communication, in case this, Winter Care of Poultry, 
our first one, should see daylight. G. Luke. The correspondents of the N. Y. Observer 
Nora, Jo-Davies Co., ill., 1863. are a little excited ou the “Chicken Question” 
---— just at present. We give the following from the 
TOBACCO CULTURE. last issue of that journal: 
- Messrs. Editors:—I notice the experience of a 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker:—A s the raising of “Young Jersey Farmer" in your last paper. 
tobacco is becoming quite a profitable business, Being also a “ Young J 
and receiving the attention of a large class of the experience and views 
farmers of New York State, perhaps a few sug- account is as follows: 
gestions on the subject would not be wholly Jan. 1, 1802.—Stock c 
amiss. I have grown tobacco for several years lected eggs: 
past, and hare come to the conclusion tliatit pays J#n __ g5 
better, considering the expense and capital in- February,.134 
vested, than any cereal crop u farmer can raise. A^rib’... !777.’7. 764 
Although the past year (1862.) was a frosty one May,'. .477 
for tobacco, still my crop escaped any serious Junc ’.7l!l 
Being also a - Young Jersey Farmer.” I give my 
experience and views of keeping hens. My 
account is as follows: 
Jan. 3.1802.—Stock on hand, 65 hens. I col¬ 
lected eggs: 
January,.... 85 I July,__233 
It is bad management that produees musty hay; we hope 
few of our readers have had experience, hut if they have, 
we shall be glad to publish it. If wc'were going to feed 
it, we would cut, salt and steam it, and add a little meal, 
bran or other ground feed to it. Most stock will relish n 
—especially if they can get nothing better. 
How l.oxi ; should A Cow with Calv itre Mii.kkd ?—In 
other words, how long before the time of calving should 
a milch cow be dried of her nulk ? Will not some dairv- 
man, having experience, give your readers a rule.—W, 0. 
Baker. 
We shall be glad to have dairymen answ er; but we very 
much doubt if a rule can be given that will apply in all 
cases. The difficulty will be found in the difference in the 
character of cows. Some should be dried off six weeks or 
two month* before calving; but >vo have seen Animals 
milked up to within a week of the time of parturition 
without disagreeable effects fVom the milk. 
Seeds ok Tuk Silver Maki.k. —When should I gather 
the seeds of this tree, and how deep should I plant them? 
Should they be planted as soon as gathered f—F. If. Ho¬ 
mer, McLean, Co., Ill 
The time vanes with the locality and season. But from 
the loth to the 2-ith of May—usually about the 20th—is 
the best time. Mr. W, Ml.visit, in an essay on Forest 
Trees, says that—“ When a crab-apple tree is in full bloom 
aud the blossoms begin to drop, then ii your time; a neg¬ 
lect of two days may he fatal—lor insects, birds and squir- 
Fe'Kyr.:::::::::::: m Aufe:::::::::::::: Hi r t de 7“ rtliera - u is l,e “ er to ***»• {rom the 
March,.. 480 September,. 288 " hen tlu '- v are mature, and before they drop. Plant at 
pipe aud collar enables them to sustain any pres- damage. J had what I call a large yield, (2,000 
sure to which they can be subjected; the adapta- lbs. to the acre,) which will bring me 18 cents per 
October,. 163 
November,_167 
June,. 396 | December,. 105 
Totftl number of eggs,. 8,6SS 
I killed during the year 220 chickens and hens 
My ledger account stands thus: 
220 chickens killed, at 37’* cents each,.$82 50 
3,000 eggs used, (balance used in setting,) lc, each, 30 00 
Increase of stock on hand, 44 hens, at 37,‘sC. each,. 16 50 
$129 00 
Expended during the year for corn,. 73 92 
Profit,.$55 08 
This does not include the time of my man in 
looking after them, and little expenses always 
incident to keeping hens, which, perhaps, will 
absorb the profit, but give me fresher eggs and 
tenderer chickens than could be purchased. 
My hens are fed morning and afternoon with 
corn; also every morning they have all the gar¬ 
bage from the house, (this was formerly given to 
a pig, but I find it pays three times as well as 
food for hens.) My hetmery is warm and well 
tion of the lied iu which they lie to their size 
prevents their roggling. They form a continuous 
conduit (a circumstance quite as valuable to a 
drainer as a continuous audit to a share-holder.) 
and whose continuity cannot be broken except 
by great violence. However steep the drain, t he 
water running in the pipe can never wash up its 
floor. They offer almost insuperable impedi¬ 
ments to tho entrance of vermin, roots, or any- 
pouud. (present market price for the upw crop 
through.) making $360, which I think a fair sum 
for %v products of one acre, in one year, with no 
extra capital. 
My method is this:—I start my hot-bed about 
the 10th of April, with a surface of about 5 feet 
square for an acre, putting in from 8 to 12 inches 
in depth of horse manure, which will heat, and 
cover with 3 to 5 inches of earth. Then cover 
thing except water, and (for the enumeration of with brush and burn to remove all noxious 
Tile has been said bv ^reat Authorities ha S ° W ab0Ut tablespOOHf.il tor an acre; 
• The tile has been .-aid b.v great authorities to be broken 
by the contraction, nnder some idea that the clay envelops 
the tile and pressei- it when it conn act r- That is nonsense. 
The contraction would liberate the tile. Drive a stake into 
wet clay, and when the clay is dry observe whether it clips 
the stake tighter or has released it, and you will no louger 
have am doubt whether expansion or contraction breaks 
the tile Shrink is a better word than contract. 
and cover with oiled sheeting. Set from the 1st 
to loth of June, in rows 34 feet apart and 2,i feet 
in the row. I manure in the hill about half of a 
barn sbovel full to the hill; cover with 2 or 3 
inches dirt, making a broad hill about one toot in 
diameter. I hoe three times, usually; top as soon 
once iu moist, well prepared soil, and yOu can grow your 
own groves as easily and surely as you grow corn. ” 
Burying I’bkav.—A lady friend of mine with whom 1 
was taking tea called iny attention to her butter and told 
me it bad been made by burying it in the earth. I thought 
her joking, and made no further inquiry. Subsequently I 
was told that butter might be so made, and is often. I 
write to ask if you or your reader*, know anything about 
the process. The butter reputed to have been so made 
was excellent.—E uripides. 
Of this process, we know as little, practically, as our 
correspondent. We have never even tasted butter made 
in this manner, that we know of. In Flint’s work on 
Dairy Farming we find the following paragraph: 
“ An exceedingly delicate and fiue-ttavored butter inay 
be made by wrapping the cream iu a napkin or clean cloth 
and burying it a foot deep or more, from twelve to twenty 
hours. This experiment 1 have repeatedly tried with com¬ 
plete success, and have never tasted butter superior to that 
produced by tins method. It requires to be salted to the 
taste as much as butter made by any other process. A te- 
naeeous subsoil loam would seem to be best. After put¬ 
ting the cream into a clean cloth, the whole should be 
surrounded by a coarse towel. The butter thus produced 
is white instead of yellow or straw-colored.” 
and useless dogs now so seriously affecting the wool-grow- 
mg interest. The editor remark- that his warfare against 
doge would not be an indiscriminate one—he would spare 
the noble dogs—but he is “ after” the two thousand worth 
l"-s curs that can be found in every community of a 
thousand souls. But he ask ■ how the evil is to be remov¬ 
ed—says that all ‘‘ dog-laws ” have thus far proved dead 
letters on the statute bonks, and adds:—“To lax the dogs 
won't remove the evil -to enforce ti law which authorizes 
their slaughter seems impossible from the tear of neigh 
borhood quarrels—and next ro a dog fight, n fight about 
dogs is the meanest of all difficulties. Our observation 
goes to show that the meaner the cur the more sacred he is 
in the eyes of hisowner, and you had better by far kick that 
owner's wife than his cur. The conclusion is, tlmt dogs 
won't be killed, even if outlawed. But thoy must be 
abated;—how shall it be done 1 Wo yield the floor to any 
one who desires to speak to that question.” 
■ — --— 
Tobacco— Sow the Seed.— Tobacco seed may be sown 
iti the hot bed, and the plants pricked out in a cold frame, 
before it is time to transplant to the field; or farmers who 
have no hot beds may secure plants by sowing seed as they 
do, and with, cabbage seed. The peculiar conditions of 
soil best adapted to the growth of cabbage plants, are also 
adapted to the growth of tobacco plants—a rich, well 
sheltered spot on which brush or a log heap has been 
burned. Would plant seed early—in latitude 42", about 
the first of April. Sow when you would cabbage seed, 
for early planting is a safe rule. Then transplant last of 
May or first of June to the field, We will give directions 
hereafter. The best kind for northern culture is, proba¬ 
bly, the Connecticut Seed Loaf. There are other sorts 
commended, but tome of them are by parties who would 
like to take advantage of the present demand, to turn a 
penny, whether honestly or not,—c. D. il. 
, » i - - 
Chronological Hlaroi.r ok a Beaker Trial Report. 
—Trial made July, 1862; decision of awarding committee 
iu September, 1802; awards published in November, 1862; 
report promised iu January, 1803; report said to have been 
completed February, 1863; report being published iu brief 
weekly installments in March, 1803, at a rate of progress 
that will be likely to give it to the world complete about 
one year from the date of the trial. This is emulating 
Uncle Sam's way of not doing a thing with a vengeance ! 
—c. D. B. 
— The above will answer, by inference,"some inquiries 
we have received on the subject.—Et>. 
Agricultural Statistics. —Persons in the various 
School Districts who have received blanks to make out 
Agricultural Statistics are reminded that now is the time 
to accomplish the object, before the busy season arrive*. 
If each person delegated to take the statistics w ill give the 
matter a little time and attention at once, au important 
service, in tlie aggregate, will be performed iu behalf of 
the people aud State. Many have a nnidy completed their 
reports, and we trnst those who have not yet commenced 
the canvass of their districts, will delay no longer. 
Flax Culture and Manufacture.— In our next we 
shall commence the publication of a series of articles 
relative to the culture aud Manufacture of Flax in the 
United States, from the pen of one who has been familiar 
with the subject for over forty years—who tried many ex¬ 
periments in rotting, dressing aud bleaching flax as early 
as 1821-22, and subsequently visaed Ireland to obtain in¬ 
formation. Unless we mistake, these articles will prove 
of great interest and value 
Thanks to Correspondents for many recent articles 
on practical subjects. Though unable to give all of them 
promptly, those deferred will keep uninjured, and prove 
good stock in the busy season with farmers, when they 
write leas. If our friends will keep the pen moving, or 
use it occasionally during their present leisure, and send 
us the results, we shall be enabled to furnish a far more 
interesting and valuable paper during the summer than 
we could without such assistance. 
