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ROCHESTER, N. Y.-FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1863 
large one with sheds adjacent. But it was a 
ruin; and yet it did not look like an old barn. 
There were boards oft’ up under the eaves; 
boards off midway from sill to ratter; boards off 
on all sides. It looked as it might have looked 
had it been bombarded by Coni. Foote's Mis. 
sissippi fleet. But it had not been so bombarded. 
The adjacent sheds and neighboring fences look¬ 
ed as if the waters of the flood had just swept 
over them. Their appearance was in keeping 
with the barn. There was a wonderful harmony 
in all its surroundings—the cattle that turned 
their faces from the beating Northwest ■storm— 
the straw which but partially covered rails and 
posts and boards—the wagon which had a broken 
p 0 l fl _the sled skeleton which looked, half hid¬ 
den in the mud, as angular and bony as a Bush- 
man _jbe light sleigh with the (lash dashed in, 
the back broken and otherwise dilapidated—the 
fences broken and strewed about in all directions, 
neither bars nor gales whole—indeed, the picture 
beggars my powers to photograph it with this 
pencil on this paper—a saddening picture, too! 
In response to inquiring exclamations we 
were told “That is a whisky barn ! The man 
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SHALL WE RAISE TOBACCO? 
ANfiTHFlR PKEMiUM i’UAN OB’ 
whore it can bo preserved under cover. This' 
open apartment, or shed as it is sometimes called, 
is 11 feet wide by lib deep, and is marked G on 
the ground-plan. There is a large Boot Cellar 
opening into the main ball or carriage floor, fif¬ 
teen by twenty-three feet, convenient, to both 
horse and cow stables. A black board on wall 
of carriage floor, is very convenient for writing 
down amount of feed. Ac. The horse stable has 
conveniences for six horses, with a cistern of 
water holding Home 500 barrels. All stock can 
be watered without, going out of the barn iu cold¬ 
est weather of the season. The cistern is covered 
with red cedar, 10 inches thick; sides of cistern 
are stone, and plastered. There is also a large 
Store Room for tools and implements, large 
enough to house all the farm implements. 
In response to inquiries received on the sub¬ 
ject, we herewith re-publish from a former 
volume the Barn Plan which was awarded the 
second premium under our Offer made In 1359. 
Although twice published in the Rural (as had 
been the first premium plan, given in Rural of 
1st inst.,) we think the accompanying plan wor¬ 
thy of being re-published and kept before the 
people. It is adapted to the wants of many ol 
our readers: 
scaffolds are reached by movable ladders, which 
may be changed to any locality desired. 
The windows of basement, are supplied with 
pulleys, so as easily to be moved, and ventilate 
the entire lower floor. 
The Outside Finish is with good matched 
stuff, battened io the eaves, and the gable-ends 
are clap-boarded. The whole is finished with 
three coats of white paint. 
The Carriage Way is on the south side of 
the building, and is made of easy grade, whilst 
the floor of the barn upon the south side is about 
ten feet from the ground. This makes it conve¬ 
nient in stacking straw after threshing. 
This barn is so arranged that all parts are 
easily accessible: and when once in the building, 
you can get to any part, with ease. There is so 
much room that all the crops can be housed with 
ease, and with little labor. 
The Y'ard is supplied with water from a well 
about 80 rods oft’, by a siphon. 
The builder was Cormine Martin, of Avon, 
N. Y., and the cost about $1,500. 
— In a future number we will republish the 
plan for which our third premium was awarded. 
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FLAN OF BASKMKNT. 
A, Tool Room ; B, Root Cellar , C, Cistern , D, Hall ; E, 
Horse StableJ K, Cow Stable; (1, Opeu Shed; a, Man 
gera; 6, Feed Boa; e, Stairs. 
This barn is situated in the town of Wheatland, 
Monroe Co., N. Y., on the farm of Ira Arm¬ 
strong, by whom it was built in the year 1855. 
It is located on a level piece of ground, the entire 
building being above the surlace. The size of 
the structure is 45 by 00 feet. 
The Basement Story is built of atone, and is 
nine feet high, with 10 stalls for cattle, and a 
place to throw manure out into the apartment 
FLAN OF MAIN FLOOR. 
A, Granary, with openings for passing grain below : be¬ 
tween this audthe bay is a ball The barn floor is large, 
with two openings for jms.-ing hav and feed below, for 
use in the stables, and on the right is the large bay, 25 
by 45 feet, in which may be stored an immense amount 
of grain or hay. 
One more view of the tobacco question, and 
that appeals to your patriotism. Tobacco is now 
an important source of public revenue, through 
the heavy taxes Imposed by Government., and he 
who uses tobacco thereby sustains the Govern¬ 
ment-supports the flag of our country on the 
battle-field of rebellion—feeds and clothes the 
soldiers in urine, and gives bread to bis famishing 
wife and children. So we hope that our patriotic 
young ladies (ffbolh sexes will not be too fastidi¬ 
ous about the fumes of tobacco smoke, or the 
colors of the teeth of those who chew it 
Goodrich, Mich., August, 1863. G ***#***. 
171,183,381 — showing an increase in the last 
decade of Hay 70 per cent. The tobacco of 1850 
was 199,752,655, and of I860 it was 429,390.771 — 
showing the increase of tobacco to have been 115 
per cent. So we have ia ten years an increase 
on tobacco of 115 per cent., against an increase 
of 70 per cenr. on wheat during the same period. 
This Is certainly somewhat remarkable, when we 
take into consideration the fact that wheat is an 
almost indispensable article of food, and the 
great staple oi the N them States—while the 
use of tobacco u utit. to ‘ extent, be dis¬ 
pensed with. 
And now, I will as! the tobacco reformers, if 
these figures (bi , _ f ; prove the truth of 
my former rei ih ih* • , te, it wo may 
so call it, infi.'. • i 1 - Nourished re¬ 
markably urn , i But, where 
does our toba m> : : and where must it 
come from f< me ? About 
seven-eighths n.«} • >-d iu > Slave States, 
and about on* • . h i the Free ates. 
Virginia pr( in . .... 123,967,751 
Kentucky ... 108,102,433 
Tennessee * 38,931,227 
Maryland *■ 38,410,965 
Total in f ,;r Si iiet,. _ 309,412,382 
Thus it wi - t ■ t e four States 
raised nearly • ' ntire tobacco 
crop of the c . 1 in* N< them States, 
Ohio is the • h, >-nu-rs into even a 
Ohio,... .25,523,972 lbs. 
Indiana,.. 7,246,132 “ 
Illinois,.. 7,014.230 “ 
Connecticut,... 8,000,133 “ 
Greatest four Northern States, 45,789,407 lbs. 
Hitherto our exportation of tobacco to foreign 
countries, in Its various forms, including snuff, 
cigars, Ac., has nearly equaled tbatof wheat. As 
the war Is now ravaging and laying waste our to¬ 
bacco country, we may make up our minds to bid 
adieu, for the present at least, to our income 
arising from the shipment of tobacco abroad. 
Indeed, we shall do well if we supply the home 
demand. Now, there is no good reason why the 
Northern States should not raise their own 
tobacco. Indeed, we have abundant evidences 
that the profits of the tobacco crop, in our lati¬ 
tude, under judicious management, exceed those 
of almost any other crop we raise. While those 
who cherish the idea of making the cotton crop 
profitable in Northern States will some day wake 
up to a realizing sense of their ridiculous delu¬ 
sion, i now venture the prediction that tobacco 
will ultimately become one of the staple commodi¬ 
ties of (he Northern States. What better employ- 
I ment could we afford our “intelligent contra- 
AGRICULTURE. 
It would seem that under a Democratic form 
of government agriculture would rise to its le¬ 
gitimate magnitude and importance, and be 
viewed with some little reference to the great 
fact that it was the first and only business as¬ 
signed to man. But the world, wiser than the 
great Creator, plods on much as it always has 
done, looking upon any other calling as desirable 
and honorable except the cultivation of the soil. 
Since it is vital to the dally sustenance of all, 
why should it be despised or ignored as unwor¬ 
thy the attention of any but hirelings and slaves ? 
Why ia it that the young man who gives evidence 
of extra mind and talents mu3t be sent straight- 
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