■rTTT m &r f 
At Odessa, a fair crop was expected, tbe 
weather being favorable. At Genoa, rust had 
ensued, as tbe consequence of cold nights and 
mornings, and the heavy rains experienced for 
>bree days bad lodged much of what was strong 
A. very large crop of barley was being gathered 
in Algeria and the Western Provinces, and some 
new had already appeared at Oran and Mosta- 
ganem. In the East, crops were not so good. 
The Poll Evil in Horses, 
Some persons regard the poll evil as incura¬ 
ble. It is sometimes called fistula. No matter 
bow long the sore has been running, it can be 
cured in a brief time, and at a cost not exceed¬ 
ing ten cents. One dime spent in muriatic acid 
will be sufficient to effect a radical and perma¬ 
nent cure of tbe most stubborn fistula. The sore 
should be first thoroughly cleansed by some 
abstergent fluid, and for this purpose pure water 
is perhaps as valuable H3 anything that can be 
used, and drop eight or ten drops of the acid in 
twice a day till it has the appearance of afresh 
wound; then wash clean with soap-suds made of 
Castile soap, and leave it to heal, which it will 
speedily do if the acid has been used long 
enough. Should it, however, heal slowly, apply 
the acid a second time, and in tbe manner above 
described, taking care to wash out the pipe thor¬ 
oughly, and it w ill be found an infallible remedy 
in the most inveterate diseases of this sort; but. 
it must Ire remembered that in order to do so, 
the acid must be applied till the corrupt or dis¬ 
eased flesh is all burned out .—Germantown Tel¬ 
egraph. 
About Flax Culture. 
Ox this subject a writer in the Germantown 
Telegraph remarks: — ‘‘Farmers have only to 
look ahead and reflect a little on the subject, to 
see the absolute necessity for every farmer in tbe 
land to put in a few acres of flax. When 1 was 
a boy, some sixty years ago. every farm about 
this city had its patch of flax, as it was called; 
and in some of the counties —Lancaster and 
muscle to bring to bear upon tbe difficulties and 
hardships of a iarmer's life in such a manner as 
to produce tbe greatest desired end with the 
least possible outlay of money and strength, 
taking into consideration the enriching of the 
soil. A scientific farmer always has an eye sin¬ 
gle to the benefit of his land for the future. 
Science has produced wonders in all the differ¬ 
ent branches of industry, 
steam, by which 
and seas. J__ 
ABOUT FLAX.-NO. IX 
WATER- ROTTING. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker:—1 
proposed to devote my next to t 
Water-Rotting Flax. 
During the time that there was 
citement in this country on f_. 
Ontario Co. Ag. Socirty.— Inlerestin p Reminiscences' 
—While in Canandaigua, a few days ago, GiDROn Gha.v. 
<;kk, Esq . Secretary of the Ontario Co. Agricultural Soci 
ety, showed us copies of the combined show bills and 
premium Ibis issued by that ancient and honorable 
Society in 1820 and 1827, and also a report of the Fair 
held in Oct., 1820. The Society was organized in 1S19, 
when, and for some years after, Ontario county extended 
to the Genesee river on the west (Monroe county not 
having been organized,) and to the “pre-emption line'’ 
(near Geneva,) on the cast, and embraced thirty-five 
towns. The list for 1820 is very liberal, aggregating near¬ 
ly i'oO. The first premium is on Farms—offering “To 
the owner and cultivator of the best organized and im¬ 
proved farm in each town in the county, at i<-a~t fifty acres 
under improvement, considered in relation to proper 
buildings, yards and manures, fences, divisions, fruit 
trees, cultivation of the soil, farming implements, and 
profits, $10—[an aggregate, for the Uiirty five towns, of 
$350 J The premium offered for the greatest quantity of 
wheat, of good quality, grown on one acre was $20—and 
It was awarded to Edgi comb Oit a I'Rki.t.. of Avon, who 
presented a sworn statement of having produced Eighty 
Bushels. 11 It/s. and 13 ounces eif if hen! on me. acre! 
What do our present wheat growers think of that ? The 
same year Darius Carter, of Bloomfield, was awarded 
the first premium for best, breeding sow and pigs. The 
sow weighed Over 300 lbs , and had 13 pig- less than five 
months old, which averaged ov er 150 lbs. each I The re¬ 
port of the awards at the Fair in 1820 contains several 
other interesting items, but the above must suffice. 
bo much ex- 
tbe cultivation and 
manufacture of both hemp arul flax, the Senate 
of tbe United States, ou tbe 17th of May, U21 
passed a resolution calling upon the President 
for a report from the Secretary of the Nu\y, to 
be laid before the Senate at the commencement 
of the next seB.'iou of CougreBs, showing the 
reasons, if any, why ‘‘canvas, cable and cord- 
awe. made of hemp, the growth of the United 
States, may not be used in the equipment ol 
National vessel*, with equal advantage, a3 if ol 
foreign fabric and materials/' 
The resolution was communicated, by the 
Secretary of the Navy, to tbe Board of Navy 
Commissioners, of which J. Rodgers was then 
Chairman, who, in compliance with their duty, 
made inquiries of both glowers and manufac¬ 
turers, and embodied their answers as received 
in their report. The six principal ones I will 
give, as included in said report: 
“1st. That hemp may be cultivated in tbe 
United States, to any extent our necessities may 
require. 
“2d. That in the present mode of cultivation, 
there are some errors which may readily be cor¬ 
rected when more attention is paid to it. 
“3d. That in its natural state, it is, in all im- 
porlant qualities , equal to that which we ate in 
the habit ol importing. 
“4th. That it ifi injured in the mode of rotting 
and preparing it for manufacture. 
“5th. That if sown thicker on the ground, 
water-rotted, and prepared with care, it will be, 
for all purposes, equal to any other. 
“Gth. That canvas, cables and cordage, manu¬ 
factured out of it, as now cultivated and pre¬ 
pared, are inferior in color, strength and dura¬ 
bility to those manufactured from imported 
hemp, and consequently are not as safe or pro¬ 
per for use in the Navy; aud that this is the 
reason, and the only reason, why canvas, cables 
and cordage, made of hemp, tbe growth of the 
United States, may not be used in the equipment 
of National vessels, with equal advantage, as it 
of foreign fabric or materials. 
“The Commissioners beg leave to premise, 
that the canvas manufactured in the United 
States, is made generally o(flux. They believe 
that hemp has not been used for that purpose in 
any of the large factories; though it has been 
suggested that, if hemp were sowed unusually 
thick, and pulled at a period to produce a fibei. 
or hurl, on a medium between ordinary hemi 
and flax, it would be stouter and stronger thai 
the latter, yet not so coarse and rough as the 
former, it might be fouud to be an advantageous 
substitute in the manufacture of canvas. 
“ With regard to flax in the manufacture o' 
canvas, there can be no doubt that the American 
plant, if water-rotted, and properly dressed, will 
make a cloth which may be used in the equip¬ 
ment of our National vessels, with equal advan¬ 
tage as if of foreign materials. We have pur¬ 
chased a considerable quantity of canvas made 
in the United States, of flax grown at Fairfield, 
Connecticut, where they are in the habit of 
water-rotting it, and its quality is not only con¬ 
sidered sufficiently good for the service, but 
equal to the best imported canvas. We have 
also purchased canvas made from foreign and 
dew-rotted American flax mixed, and it has 
passed inspection, though not equal to that made 
of Fairfield flax. The manufacturers of cauva 0 
object to dew-rotted flax on various grounds 
They prefer Dutch at fifteen or Irish at fourteen 
cents per pound, to this kind of flax (dew-rotted) 
at nine cents per pound; because, while one 
hundred pounds of Dutch will yield seventy-two 
pounds, and an hundred pounds of Irish will 
yield sixty-five pounds, the like quantity ol 
American deio-roMedwill yield only forty pounds 
of clean flax.” 
I have quoted thus far from what I consider 
the highest authority in this country, to show 
the superiority of water-rotted over dew-rotted 
flax. I will next proceed to give Mr. Bksnakd's 
description of the water-rotting process, as prac¬ 
ticed in the Netherlands, which I consider as the 
best foreign authority. N. Goodseli.. 
New Haven, Oswego Co., N. Y., 1863. 
It called to its aid 
’] we traverse our broad oceans 
It has encircled our land with a belt 
of Iron, over which the iron-horse breathes defi¬ 
ance even to tbe unicorn of old. Science sends 
on the wings of lightning our messages of love 
or our errands of business. Science has almost 
revolutionized the world. Oar fathers (oiled 
from early morn till latest eve, with tbe old bull 
plow' and two yoke of oxen, to plow from ball 
to three-fourths of an acre a duy. All day long 
(hey swung the glistening scythe to cut two acres 
of common grass. Our mothers labored dili¬ 
gently from the cock's shrill notes until the moon 
rode high yp the arch of heaven, to make her 
baby-boy a pair of trowsci'8. But now how 
changed! The old bull plow has been laid by 
(or tbe more Improved varieties of cast-iron 
plows aud the scientific steel plow. The scythe 
lias bung upon its book in the store-room for 
years—the mowing-machine having placed it far 
back in olden times. The sewing-machine has 
come to the wife's relief; and the pauts are made 
after tea. Give to science Ihe years in Agricul¬ 
ture that she has had in other departments of 
life, and the results will be Incalculable. Farm¬ 
ing will be but. a pleasure, a mere pastime. Sci¬ 
ence approaches close to the throne of the Crea- 
ior—it reads from off the plans of the future 
untold decrees for the benefit of man. 
Farmers there are, and not a few, who tell us 
science is only for the factory, the machinist, or 
the astronomer. True, say they, science has 
called the sun down as a painter; yes, a painter 
of faces and features. Has science not also told 
u>; we can grow our cucumbers, our tomatoes, 
our cauliflowers from four to six weeks earlier in 
tbe bot-bed than we can in the open air? Sci¬ 
ence bridges our rivers, brings from the mines of 
India her rich treasures, and leaves upon our 
tables tbe delicious fruits of the tropics. Science 
tells us that with liquid manures w r e can perfect 
our asters, our zinnias aud phloxes by the first 
of August, as readily as we could in years past, 
by October, or perchance not at all. The farmer's 
wife reaps her share. IIow much of strength 
did she spend on washing days, bow dreaded the 
rubbing, and more especially the wringing; now 
the washing-machine and -wringer do away with 
i his tedious labor. We speak lightly of science 
Micause she teaches not, as by instinct, all the 
illiterate aud superstitious. We must walk her 
.hitiing paths, study her infallible laws, and we 
rj-ow iii wisdom—grow to love her secret courts, 
and are not fettered with the idea that farmers caD- 
uot t»e scientific men. H. A. Wuittkmore. 
Fluvanna, N. Y., 1863. 
Women Wanted in the Hay-Field. 
Under the title of “ Wftfi are the-Patriotic 
Women?" a writer in the N. E. Farmer , offers 
the following remarks, which, like a N. E. Alma¬ 
nac, will answer for other sections:—“ As the 
haying season in New England approaches, ii 
becomes a question of interest to the farmer how 
he is to secure his crop of hay, with the present 
scarcity of labor. Undoubtedly, a great, deal 
will be done with tbe horse-mowers and horse- 
rakes, but then there is a vast amount of labor, 
both in tbe field and the barn, which cannot be 
occomplished by these labor-saving implements 
There is the spreading and turning of the hay. 
the pitching it on the wagon and loading inhere. 
Ibentbe pitching it off aud stowing it away in 
the barn—surely, our hands will be full, and 
more than full, and who is to help us in this 
driving and exhausting labor? 
“Now it may seem to be going back to days 
long past—it may seem to be uncivil, If not un¬ 
civilized. to propose, as I do, that we call upon 
the women of the country to lend a hand In this 
emergency, to help harvest tbe crop, so valuable, 
so indispensable to the whole community. The 
young men are mostly away in the war—others 
will soon be culled thither—they thus show their 
pluck and their patriotism—and the Lord be 
praised for it; but our young women have both 
patriotism and pluck, and are willing to do wbat 
their bands find to do to bring ihe country out 
of her trials. They often complain that there is 
not wbrk enough for them to do; their zeal some¬ 
times is in danger of outrunning their opportu¬ 
nities to do good. Now here is a field, wide, 
useful, healthful and honorable; will you, ye 
fair oneB of New England, give us your aid out 
of doors in haying, at least the present season? 
It may harden your hands, brown your faces 
and disarrange your dresses; but just don a 
bloomer dress, or something of the sort, and go 
to work with a will, and we promise you kind 
treatment and the gratitude of warm hearts. 
You cau render a service in this way hardly to 
be estimated in dollars and cents, but which w ill 
be appreciated by all intelligent farmers. We 
make the proposal in all sincerity, and w T e ear¬ 
nestly hope it may be accepted.' 1 
To tbe above the editor of the Farmer adds:— 
“And so do we. A vast amount of good may 
be accomplished without a single unpleasant 
result. The effort may soil the bands, but will 
not tarnish the reputation. Listen to the fair 
proposition, matron and maiden, abandon your 
hoops for hoes, for a season, and show the men 
of the counlry that you are not a whit behind 
them in any patriotic effort” 
Woman Farming —What a Woman Can Do .—Our read¬ 
ers will remember the article by Miss Roberts, in a recent 
number of this journal, defending woman's right to share 
wiffi man both the pleasures aud profits of rural labor. 
Miss K. is quite young, jet has had several years’ experi¬ 
ence in out door labor. Here is an account of another 
successful woman farmer:—J B Bakdwkll, Worcester, 
Co., Mass., writes to the Agriculturist that bu unmarried 
woman of that place, now over 80 years old. a few years 
since bought a farm for $5,300, aud recently added to it a 
pasture lot costing $500 more. Site hud accumulated the 
whole by doing housework at $1.50 per week, and put¬ 
ting her savings at interest. She formerly let the farm to 
tenants, but not liking their doings, last year she assumed 
the management, and with the help of one man carried 
on the business. She kept sixteen cows, attended per¬ 
sonally to t.he dairy, and attended to her own housework, 
besides doing tbe marketing, etc A large class of young 
men who are idly “waiting for something to turnup,” 
should take lessons from this old lady. 
Berks especially—a farmer’s daughter was not 
thought eligible for matrimony until she bad 
spun, with her own hands, a sufficient quantity 
of flax for her household linen, and those who 
remained on hand at five or six and twenty, had 
generally a large stock on hand, as they began 
early. Next to a waving field of wheat, ripe 
tor the sickle, as a beautiful sight, is a field of 
flax in bloom, with its bine and yellow blossoms. 
Tbe Yankee cotton-gin, and machinery for 
weaving cotton, superseded the raising of flax. 
Now let flax again clothe our farmers with the 
produce ol their soil.” 
A Truthful and Cheap-Barometer. 
Take a clean glass bottle, and putin a small 
quantity of finely pulverized alum. Then fill 
tbe bottle with spirits of wine. Tbe alum will 
be perfectly dissolved by the alcohol, and in 
clear weather the liquid will be as transparent. 
OS the purest wafpr. On the approach of rain or 
cloudy weather, the alum will be visible in a 
flaky, spiral cloud in the center of the fluid, 
reaching from the bottom to the surface. This 
is a cheap, simple and beautiful barometer, and 
is placed within the reach of all who wish to 
possess one. For simplicity of construction, 
tbis is altogether superior to the frog barometer 
in general use in Germany. 
Large Yield of Clover. —In a recent letter Mr. N. 
W. Clark, of Heiqjpck Lake, writes,—“ In these times of 
war, when our country’s energies are put to their severest 
test, any unusual success among our farmers in their ag¬ 
ricultural pursuits seems to bo well worthy of note. On 
them I think rest* a pretty fair Share of the burden. My 
friend F P. Barnard, Esq , of Richmond, Ontario Co., 
ha* Just informed tne that be raised lost season from 12 
acres of ground seventy three loads of clover liay from 
which h« tbrn*hed seventy-three (73) bushels of seed, 
(large kind ) and has marketed the same for $7 per bushel, 
making $511. If any of your subscribers have beat that 
we would be glad to know it.” 
Errors or Undkrdrianing.— Hon. B. N. Huntington, 
Ex-President of the State Ag Society writes to the Socie 
ty's Journal that he was at White Plains at the farm of 
Mr. Sam URL Faii.e, with President E. G. Fa ilk, May 3d, 
and saw the effect of underdraining on Mr. Failk’s farm. 
Fields that two years ago a person could not walk over 
without miring, they were plowing with oxen and drilling 
in their seed with horses. Mr, H. writes that he was much 
surprised to see the great change that had taken place. 
The land is now fertile aud valuable for cultivation of all 
crops, whereas previous to its being uaderdrained it did 
not pay the taxes assessed upon it. 
^ttQUiwjsi ana 
$m*at Spirit of flu* 
N. Y. State Fair. —Will you please inform me when 
the State Fair occurs f I have seen it once in the Rural, 
but cannot refer to it now.—A. B. B., Orleans Co., A r . T. 
Tbe State Fair is to be held at Utica, Sept. 15th to 18th 
inclusive. The grounds aud fixtures are being well ar¬ 
ranged, liberal premiums are offered, the location in cen¬ 
tral, and a good exldbition and large attendance ought to 
result. 
“Fining” Manure. 
An English gardener, of the writer's ac¬ 
quaintance, makes a great deal of what be calls 
“fining manure.' 1 He means breaking up (he 
lumps, tearing in pieces the long, strawy parts, 
and bringing it into such a flue state that it can 
be thoroughly mixed with the particles of the 
soil. Having broken it up, he mixes it.with 
ashes, leaves, sawdust, tanbark, and all the 
refuse of his garden, laying it up in thin layers. 
When it has become partly decomposed, he over¬ 
hauls it, turning it over with a shovel, and 
making it one homogeneous mass. After ihe 
heap has lain a few months, it gets another 
working, when it is thoroughly “fined,” and 
ready to use anywhere. He is a very successful 
gardener, and ascribes no small pari of his suc¬ 
cess to tbis careful preparation of his manure. 
Farmers and others may learn a hint from this 
example. It is plain that coarse, lumpy manure, 
cannot benefit land as much as that which is 
broken up and finely diffused throughout it 
One reason why liquid manure and guano act 
so efficaciously, is because they are so minutely 
divided among the soil.— Mass, Ploughman, 
Agricultural Prospects. 
Tiie following, from the A. I r . Tribune 
comprises a summary of the Agricultural Pros¬ 
pects both at Home and A broad: 
As a general thing the agricultural prospects 
of America are flattering—as much so now. 
June 24, as they have been at any previous 
date. In small districts the drouth has been so 
severe that some of the spring crops and grass 
are seriously injured. For instance, the Long 
Island farmers believe now that the hay crop 
will not be more than half the average. In tbe 
oounties north Of the city, it will certainly la- 
very short, only one heavy shbwer having fallen 
in six weeks, and that not sufficient to wet 
through the sod. In Dutchess county, some 
farmers talk of plowing up oal fields and sowing 
buckwheat. In Columbia county the rains have 
fallen seasonably. So it is in the interior of the 
State. One place the whole talk is, “ this ter¬ 
rible drouth.” In tbe next .county, perhaps, 
there is no complaint The wheat is spoken of 
as premising everywhere in New York. Around 
this city the drouth has seriously afl'ected the 
supply of garden vegetables and strawberries, 
cherries and currants will be abundant. 
At the West the prospect of grain crops is 
mixed. In some parts of Michigan the prospect 
of everything is spoken of in glowing terms, 
while in others it is quite the reverse- It is the 
same in Ohio, though the tone of late is more 
cheerful, copious rains having fallen upon the 
parched earth. In Missouri, the prospect never 
was more favorable. Some part of Illinois has 
suffered severely by drouth, to the permanent 
injury of spring wheat, which is the staple crop. 
Of the West, generally, we think we may say the 
prospects are exceedingly favorable. 
The prospect of price is favorable also; for the 
last reports from England do not look as well for 
English fanners as they do for American. 
Accounts from other parts of Europe are 
briefly these:—The lowness of the rivers in sev¬ 
eral parts of France has made the manufacture of 
flour more limited, and prices have consequently 
somewhat improved. Oats, in consequence of 
tbe continued diy weather, were rather higher. 
More warmth and rain were wanted in Hol- 
laui, though no serious complaints were as yet 
made. The average at Antwerp shows a slight 
gain in wheat and rye. The Swiss markets va¬ 
ried; but a rise was most prevalent Some rain 
had fallen in the neighborhood of Hamburg, with 
much benefit to the crops. There were some 
complaints of the rye in the low lands of Bre¬ 
men; but the other crops were looking well. 
Wheat was dull; barley in small demand; oats 
a slow sale, plentiful, and rather cheaper. At 
Berlin the weather had alternated between wet 
and dry, cold and inild. Arrivals were small, 
and so was the demand. Though the corn on the 
whole was looking well, more rain was wanted. 
The Crops, Weather, &C., in Illinois. —Under date 
of June 20, 8 . W Arnold, of De Kalb Co., HI., writes: 
—“Hye lias been in bead three weeks, winter wheat and 
barley are well headed, and spring wheat just heading. 
All kind* of grain look very well. Corn is from six to 
twelve inOhes high. Uajing will commence with a few 
this week, hut not generally ull about 1st July, and with 
scene not till after harvest. The gardens are suffering 
some for want of rain; about the 16th lmd a few day* of 
extremely hot weather. The past few days aud the pres 
ent are extremely cold for the rime of year 
For Bunt Lice on Cattle. —1 notice an inquiry in the 
Rural of May 23d, for a remedy for hint Her <m cattle. I 
have a sure remedy. Take one pound of good tobacco; 
boil one hour In six quarts of urine. Then strain off the 
liquor and add four quart* of soft soap. Mix well, and 
when cold apply thoroughly with a brush to all the parts 
affected. One application is enough if well done.—N. F. 
Thomas, Burnett Station, Wis. 
How to Kill Tiok*9 ox Lambs.— In the Rural of June 
13th I notice the inquiry about killing ticks on lambs, and 
will give my plan Take tobacco (damaged is just a* 
good as any,) aud put it ia a large kettle, build a slow tire 
under and steep until the strength is all out of the tobac¬ 
co. Let it cool; then fix a tub or half barrel near the pen, 
and place a hoard so as to carry the liquid hack into the 
barrel. Dip them in, all except the head, and I w-arrant 
it will kill the ticks and not hurt the lambs. The quantity 
of tobacco to be used is ten lbs to 100 lambs.—F. L., 
Dexter, Mich 
A Hbavy Fleecb of Wool.—A letter from Livonia, 
N. Y., states that “on the 12th inst. Mr. Edward Beesian, 
of that place sheared from a Merino buck lamb 14 months 
and 2S day-B old, a fleece weighing 12 pounds and 2 ounces. 
The carcass after being sheared weighed one hundred and 
eight pounds. The sheep is a full blooded Merino, bred 
by Justin 8. Goodrich of Lima, aud now owned by Mr. 
Bkkmax. Beat this who can.” Pretty good; but if our 
correspondent will tell us what the fleeoe weighs after 
being thorough hj cleansed, we can judge better whether it 
can be excelled. Will It then weigh over six pounds ? 
HkavkS in Horses.—Brush around Tomato Plants 
—The fact stated in the Rural of June 13th, that horses 
afflicted with heaves, on coming to Illinois are cured, is 
true. I once brought from the State of New York a mare 
that had the disease badly, and in *Lx mouths after her 
arrival here no one would suppose from her appearance 
that she had ever had the heaves. Whether or not it is 
the rosin weed, as stated by thy correspondent, E. E. T., 
I am not able to Bay, for there are large quantities of hay- 
used here that do not contain any rosin weed. If that 
weed is a euro for the heaves, cannot a medicine be made 
from it to cure the asthma, or consumption, or both in the 
human family ? 
Take stout brush, four of five feet long, and stick around 
j our tomato plants, and let the tomatoes grow np through 
them. The fruit will be much fairer, ripen better, and 
be much more conveniently gathered.—S. W. Arnold, 
Cortland , IU> _ 
Lice on Fowls. 
A correspondent of the London JField 
says fowls may be kept free from vermin, as fol¬ 
lows:—“First of all, if in confinement, in the 
dust corner of a poultry house, mix about half a 
pound of black sulphur in the sand and lime 
that they dust in. This will both keep them free 
from parasites and give the feathers a glossy 
appearance. If infested with the insects, dampen 
the skin under the feathers with a little water, 
then sprinkle a little black sulphur on the skin. 
Let the bird be covered with insects, and they 
will disappear in the course of twelve hours. 
Also, previous to sitting a hen. if the nest be 
slightly sprinkled with the sulphur, there is no 
fear of the hen being annoyed durisg incubation, 
neither will the chickens be troubled by them. 
Many a fine hatched brood pines away and dies 
through nothing else, and no one seems to know 
the cause.” 
A Bare Opportunity to purchase a Fruit Farm or 
interest in a Nursery, Is offered by our old friend M. B 
Bateham, Esq., of Columbus, Ohio, as will be seen by 
reference to an advertisement in this paper. Mr. B s' 
tended the recent meeting of the Fruit Growers’ Society 
of Western New York, and we regretted to observe evi¬ 
dence uf impaired health in one who has been so emi¬ 
nently laborious and useful. It ia this that has induced 
him to offer bis business for sale. We hope that a little 
respite from care aud responsibility* will result in an entire 
restoration to health and vigor. 
AGRICULTURE AND SCIENCE, 
When we hear men talk of farming it sclen-, 
tifically, are we to conclude that they go forth to 
the field with their heads full of big words, great 
ideas, and. as some illiterate farmer Would say, 
a lack of old-fashioned common sense? Per¬ 
haps he may tell yon he only means farming 
according to books. This, agate, seems to puz¬ 
zle yon, for really you cannot conceive how 
books made in cities, written by men who never 
have spent an hour out of it* dusty streets, can 
con tain that thorough, practical knowledge ne¬ 
cessary to the cultivation of certain and all kinds 
of soil. He declares to you the manure for an 
acre of land in the form of superphosphate he 
can carry in one hand, while you refort yon may 
carry the resultant crop home in the other. Ask 
him when corn should Ire planted, in May or the 
moon, and he will tell you upou rich, gravelly 
loam, plowed eight inches deep, and well pul¬ 
verized with a spoonful of guano or a fork full 
of manure iu each hill, and well hoed and tended 
to produce seventy-five bushels of shelled corn 
to the acre. 
Talk to men of coupling science with farming, 
and they stare at you: it is a bug-bear be¬ 
fore them. They suppose you mean the man 
pushing forth on a new farm with more books 
than muscle—more gallipots from the apotheca¬ 
ries than common sense by birth. They little 
suppose that you mean to combine common 
sense and books, and then apply the force of 
Failure of the Wheat Crop in Wisconsin and 
Minnesota.— A letter from Mr. Benjamin W ilcox, of 
Tierce Co., Wis., dated Juue 25, assures os of the failure 
(in consequence of drouth,) of the wheat crop in tu- 
region, where more was sown than ever before—and that 
the Upper Mississippi has not been so low in twenty years- 
Thousands of acre* are past all hope. The same is true 
of all Minnesota. 
Linseed and its Oil. 
In addition to what we have already said 
respecting the favorable prospects for the culti¬ 
vation of flax to obtain fiber, the present prices 
of flax seed and linseed oil also offer great in¬ 
ducements for its more extensive culture. Lin¬ 
seed oil has recently been selling for §1.75 per 
gallon, at wholesale, and flax seed at from §3 25 
to $3.50 per bushel. Flax for rope and cord¬ 
making is selling for twenty-five and thirty cents 
per pound. Land on which oats or corn have 
been planted in the previous year, is well suited 
for flax when put into good tilth. If the season 
is favorable, and the soil suitable, 14 bushels of 
seed and 505 pounds of dressed flax may be 
obtained from an acre .—Scientific American. 
Ohio and Illinois State Fairs. —We are in receipt of 
pamphlet* containing premium Us*, regulations, etc , ol 
the Ohio and Illinois State Fairs. Tbe Ohio Fair is to be 
held at Cleveland, Sept 15lii to 18th inclmdve-the same 
time of the N. Y. State Fair. Many who would like to 
attend both Fairs wiU not like the arrangement The 
Illinois State Fair is to be held at Decatur commencing 
Sept. 28th, and continuing six days— until Oct 3d " ® 
Hope our Western friends will have a pleasant week, and 
a successful exhibition. 
