406 
MOOSE’S SURAL NEW-YORKER. 
19 . 
To-day 1 have overhauled ruy whole crop, which 
was in my cellar, and find the following results. 
Those grown on saudy, gravelly soil, on a mod¬ 
erate slope of land, with porous subsoil, are 
sound and bright. On clay subsoil, in sags 
where water would remain longer, they are 
much more affected. On this kind of soil I 
planted the more hardy varieties, as Jenny Lind 
and Western Reds. Those dug in the latter part 
of August are sound and bright as a dollar. J 
am quite well satisfied that if i had dug them 
when I intended, 1 would not have had a dis¬ 
eased potato. The rot has been very bad 
throughout this State the present season. Many 
good farmers have not enough for the table, out 
of several hundred bushels. Others have none, 
and are obliged to buy or go without. The loss 
to this State is large. I understand the season 
was favorable to the potato in New York, and 
some other States, and in all such the crop was 
good. 
The object of this communication is to give 
results, good and bad, and arrive at truth, or a 
law of God in Nature, that may serve as a bea¬ 
con light by which the farmer maysteer his bark- 
safe into port, freighted with the fruits of his toil. 
Will enlightened farmers give their experience 
on this subject, and their theory if they choose, 
but especially their experience? Will some one 
answerthefollowingqiieries through the Rrjui,: 
1st. If the potato rot is produced by the potato 
bug, why is its ravages found only in locations 
where the weather is mainly warm and wet? 
2d. Why is not the sting or bite of the bug as 
poisonous to the potato in dry weather as in 
warm and wet? 
3d. By what rule can you decide in favor of 
this bug-agency, w here the bug cannot be found 
in the field, cn the ground or tops, or in the hill 
during the season ? 
Will some Rural reader inform me how a 
drainable marsh, whose timber is spruce and 
tamarac, with any quautity of huckleberry brush 
In other w’ords, that it will make just what the 
Illinois Horticultural Society long ago recom¬ 
mended it for—“a fence where shelter, timber, 
and a fence combined is desired." The ‘‘great 
expense ” incurred in obtaining this information 
might have been saved, had the Editor of the 
mix it, layer upon layer with the muck. If the 
arrangement of the stable is not such as enable 
one to save the liquids as well a 3 the solid drop¬ 
pings of the stock, it Bhould be remodeled; or, at 
all events, no Btable should hereafter be con¬ 
structed without such an arrangement. The 
fturctl ?fatC 0 atti> Items. ABOUT RANDALL’S PRACTICAL SHEPHERD, 
The Rukal’s Campaign for 18M opens auspiciously, 
f rom almost every part of the country reached by the 
United State* mall, and many parts of the adjacent 8rit 
TO AGENTS. BOOKSELLERS AND OTHERS. 
For the information of all Interested we would an- 
nounce that Tar Practical Shepherd if rn Jd only by 
Canvarting AgerUs and Mr Publisher—tl lat it wag first 
Agriculturist read the Rural a little more care- liquid is worth more than the solid portion; and ** Pences, we'are S 
fully, or even the official report Of the State With the muck can be thoroughly saved. Then r e * r, u>d volume. Among our receipts yesterday were th “ n twomonthsreached Ten Editions I’-tbat the demand 
Hoi L Society. look to the barnyard, and whenever the weather re,n,:tftnces Cl0m Tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina, for tbe wor k has been such that we have been unable thus 
“ 4th. That If the plow be run once every year will permit gather up all the droppings and con- ( . I,land ; 1 / ; * DaJa 8nd Seotia-whtch f&r t0 t-^mptiy fill the orders of Agents.and that with all 
Or two, at a distance ol a few feet from tbe vev them to the coninnst henn reminds us of the times When the souls Of the people °" r efforts it is hardly possible that we can eet even « ,,’th 
nol interfere .materially ve { ™ _ * . " ere «* * * — footed by the aeS* orders ,so a* to fill new ones on the 1 
spirit of secession. From other and nearer regions 
we are daily receiving handsome lists of subscribers. 
Former agents and many new friends we entering 
with the culture or products of the soil.” 
In other w r ords, if the growing roots are pre¬ 
vented from extending, they will not extendJ 
How grateful the West should be to the East lor 
this information! — this “opinion" which has 
involved so much “time and expense" in its 
procurement! But Mr. Wei.d dot* not tell us 
what the roots will do if they are allowed to 
extend. Analogically, we are to conclude that 
they will extend bo as to “interfere materially 
with the culture or products of the soil." 
“5th. That the roots will not send up sprouts 
either before or after the removal o tbe tree or 
stump." 
I have lestimony, given at the last annual 
than two months reached Ten Editions 1-tbat the demand 
for the work has been such that we have been unable thus 
far to promptly fill the orders of Agents, ami that with all 
our efforts it is hardly possible that we can get even with 
orders (so as to fill new ones on the day of arrival,) until 
after the 1st of January. New editions are being printed 
as rapidly a* possible, and our binders are increasing their 
facilities. Thus we are doing all in our power to avoid 
Al the house, pour all the soan suds and Z, , * _ nothing ™ new ones on the day of arrival,) until 
everything cairled out of the house possessing « ZdZ £ 7ZSZ 
fertilizing properties to the muck pile and mix Former agents and many new friends are entering cities. Thus we are doing all in our power to avoid 
them together. Save everything. Neglect not up '* ,be recru,tjD 8 » e ™«« for the Re rah Brjgadb *«•>- and supply , demand which largely exceeds what 
any OUt-hoU80, but clear out the chicken roost, with 11 wU,! nnfi apparently without regard to any we hoii anticipated. 
&C., every month of the year and mix with the (prem J, Um; / 0r tbcir (,(ror,s - Som « “f tbe Boy, The Practical Shkpiibrd, as many of our readers are 
muck, or if you have no muck get soil for this 7 °°' 1g a h ^ l " K ° { 0Ur l0dun * mente > swarc . comprise* 454 Urge duodecimo pages, and is print- 
purpose. By this attention you will preserve enter *“ d V ’° tru#t othcr8 " iJI <’ d . illustrated and bound in superior style, f An extensive 
, , y tu.e you will presene enter the arena after seeing what i, offered in thu book-nri.ii.r t. w.„, v .,. . , .. . 
. ... , . . - „ • enter the arena after seeing what i* offered in this uurn 
yom barnyard and out-house from those dig- ber. There is yet time to begin aud still secure the bent 
agreeable and unwholesome odors that are re- !«****■ 
pngnanl to every well ordered nose, besides — But we are otherwise encouraged. Many subscribers 
accumulating what will tell on the credit side of w,1 ° have heretofore joined clubs, are remitting the full 
the farm book. price r *2 per copy) for the ensuing volume. We are 
No one can escape the observation that those ,Ullj ' receivil, s Ietttr * containing $4 for two copies, and 
farmers who have attended to the preservation of from ,llCir Kt ' k ' P r « 8ume th< ’ writers do not intend to 
meeting of the Illinois Slate Hort. Society, the productive power of their fields have grown r< ' r ’ 0 " , , K "' 1 ;v,k u * to Tiobife our roles by sending another 
•luring the dlsciiMlou ot tbe White Willow, [a rich, while nil other, have grown poor or mcrelt SS-* 
fall report of which the E.eouUa. Committee held their own,- K,,h„,J P "" ZZiST*: l '“— 
full report of which the Executiue Committee 
thought it would not be “politic" to publish.] 
that it will pprout. J hope it is true, however, 
that it will not. I have frequently heard it 
asserted before that it will not. Mr. Weld's ica has rapidly increased The Bupply now as mprc chefrin ? u ‘» n anticipated. gsgemenu with Agents preclude compliance with then 
opinion Is of some value therefore. rarely exceeds tbe demand as with anv other -—- c ° n “ e f on we wU1 ^ «* order just 
“TT;” h - S ^ en K1 ‘ <b 7 Ught 0ther meat, and the best qualitiea onteellief in A Chicago Poba Ir K M.- D uring the week ending Sat. Td TI™ r N Y : 
tath! And the Weet bows In humble admiro. the prineipnl market.. No oouolr, I. heller meipi. -r i.o„. i».M e t „. k.nSitrtP^’XihSS.'feS'i.Kp'^.t; 
0n ‘___ adapted by natural, and on the whole bv arfi " W hundrH a> " 1 Iwnt'Jti* Ovwand tix hundred and fifty the retaU price given m il. 25 and again ai $ 160 . We 
WHO “BUMS" THE BACXBO AX FAIRS, ^ 
- ica contain . , , er „ $3 &0 10 (B ,a ‘ r f ' wt ,or hv0 dvpendiug upon u, your wholesale and wail price, aud oblige.” 8 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker: —I see in the the earth nr ur caLm regions Of wrtkht-say an average ot U.H per ewe. It will not be - In answer to which, and other letters from the trade 
Rural that “ Puritan" wishes to know If there . .. .. 1 . ' “° t oorapeliag With equal «r from right if th* average weight of these hoga Is WO state that Thh Practical SirxrHBRn cannot be bouoht 
has been any Town, County, or State Fair that ^ 1 production of thie ^ ™ 8 total of 268,802 ewt of «/ my jobber* M AVw Fork or a»wh*re, i unless procured 
has not had a horse-race; and if there was any K , 8t ? ple * , The pnce of laud ,n Australia is p ■ ** p f. cw ‘’ YTOu:d imount to ‘be *omeof n V agent, in the country, a thing not at all 
fair held that was not conducted by landlords muchhl « her thttn VniM States; its dis- ’^/7 of $,.203 184 60, which ha* gone into the probable,) cither at whole*,* or retail. YV have only 
fast men, and bLe Had “ Pui tan " ^ ft0m ^ W001 of Knrope equals * J* 1 ^ ^ ‘ s,D * Ie * nl<lthe "° rk " A ^nts, and ,0 go by mail, or single 
asserted \ha, lot a ^ ^cumference of the globe! yet ^ ZT 
libel on Our County Fair. We had no horse f . P ;i ° w0 ° T°!®' 1 " 10 alld 18C2 > And it way be the average weight given i» ton high; but liahem out of a dilemma, they having received caTordera 
race, and the Fair was managed and controlled , p nds to (,s,000, ( M)0 pounds! South we think not. For whlie we have seen many long-nosed, to »end the book by mall We are aware that several ner 
by our best farmers. No man that has at heart f 1 0 7 C0mlU K an ^tensive producer hinlt > M * l, fiid< ' d ^ 4riren from the yards, we have son*have sent money to New York for RAvr.ALL-a new 
the agricultural interest of our country, would „ . . !;ta I )!e ? l “ erc ' Vere imported into Great 8et ‘ 11 b‘ou«and^ of compact, meaty porkeni in them work and received Instead hi* “Sheep Husbandry in the 
ask such a question. None but a fault-finder or ? rlt ® Ul aIone * in K%1 » ^ 000 0 °0 pounds. Yet the price of grain, we wonder that there are South •» (first published fifteen years ago,) but we can t 
held their own.—Exchange. 
Mutton and Wool Growing. 
ner in which correspondents hail the announcement of a 
department devoted to Sheep Husbandry, under the 
supervision of Dr. Randall. Indeed, thanks to its 
| aware, comprise* 454 large duodecimo pages, and is print¬ 
ed, illustrated and bound in superior style, f An extensive 
book printer and binder in New York, to whom (in tbe 
hope of getting ahead of orders) we recenlly applied to 
get up, as rapidly as possible, an edition of 10,000 copies, 
but who was too busy to take the contract, assured us 
the work could not be better done in New York than was 
the copy shown him ] The uniform price of the work is 
11.60, and it can not be afforded at a less sum for years, 
if ever-for the price was established before the recent 
great advance in paper, etc. Considering it* size, quality 
of paper and binding, the number and co.t of illustra¬ 
tions, etc., the work is much cheaper than most new books 
—tnauy volumes of less size, with no illustrations, and 
of far less value, selling at the same price. 
Booksellers, from whom we are receiving many orders 
The consumption of mutton in North Amer- fneml1 ' eTC yywhere, the prospects of the Rural are far for Tbb Fractioal Shepiucro, are advised that our 
gsgetneuU with Agents preclude compliance with their 
requests. In this connection we will qdbt« an order just 
received from a bookselling firm In Troy, N. Y.: 
WHO “RUNS” THE RACING AT FAIRS, 
Ens. Rural New-Yorker: —I see in the 
Rural that “ Puritan" wishes to know If there 
has been any Town, County, or State Fair that 
' D D. T. Moore, F.sq —Dear Sir Y'e have seen 
Randal i, m Practical Shepherd noticed In the papers and 
the retail price given a* Jl 25 and again at $1 60 We 
ordered it from our book jobber In New York and he 
Charged u» $1.69, and another charged $i 75. Some are 
at a loss to know w hat the proper price I* Please give 
u* your wholesale and retail price, aod oblige “ 6 
and a heavy bed of moss, can the most easily has not bad a horse-race; and if there was any 
and cheaply bo got Into grass, and if such land M r held that was not conducted by landlords, 
is good for hay, where the muck is from two to ,a * 1 men, and horse jockeys. Had “Puritan" 
ten feel deep? Daniel Higbie, M. D. asserted that to be a fact, it would have been a 
Plainfield, Liv. Co., Mich., Dec., 1863. libel on our Couuty Fair. We had no horse 
--- fact*) »nd tbe Fair was managed and controlled 
WESTERN EDITORIAL NOTES. by our best farmers. No man that has at heart 
“ and THE MOUNTAIN LABORED,“ Ac. 
I see nothing in the advertisement of White 
Willow in your last number, which conflicts 
with the position assumed in my article in 
Rural of Oct. 31st And I Bhould not have 
noticed it but for some ludicrous facte und state- I 
mentis with which this article from your contcrn- turul shows. I think if your inquirer would 
porary has been heralded. Your neighbor of inform himself on the subject of horse-racing at 
the Atjrie.vllu.nsl is a good fellow, but if he don’t 
blow his own trumpet, by whom shall it be 
blowed? The man who procured the publica- 
ti®n of this advertisement can answer, perhaps. 
This White Willow advertisement appeared in 
one that has been disappointed in not 'receiving ^ fo^Tmin T*We tlT 
1 rz «rr ? tttzssszz - --— 
*P**® *■»««•• of »< anj lima, ? f 8 '?**'° f “ "**»—«*.U.». 
and particularly in connection with our agricul- pSd anc „ h of iuduBtr Y Apart from the above are the receipt*. And It will foot un aVprcttv j 
turul shows. I think if your inquirer would d 1 i° n 0 10 ( l ‘ a l > production uf wool, nwpeotablc week's pork bnMnc.**—the iargwt prohahiy 
inform himself on the subject of horse-racing at B ex l’ eik ' nce tho mo8t advanced agricul- ever done In any market la thi* or any other country, 
the Fairs, he would find that they are, in most !' mU uaUoDS ! llke England, Germany and during the same length of time. But the figures may be 
cases, got up by fast men. disconnected with the , nce ’ g0we to 6,10 w tllat 8he «P are a necessity to the wtaaon. There havo been received daring 
and . ddUbaw of Iteelf. Ut 1 *°°! *" »en »SE*~< N ". ““‘'i 
and odium on our agricultural interests. I de¬ 
spise the practice of horse-racing at any time, 
and particularly in connection with our agricul- 
tbe Fairs, he would find that they are, in most 
mere question of the cheap production ut wool, 
the experience of the most advanced agricul¬ 
tural nations, like England, Germany and 
v " v «V nvuiu uuu Lucan pur v MiGi Ui JRUSl ty . « - 
cases, got up by fast men, disconnected with the * rance ’ t0 6 ,ow tllat 8hoe P are a necessity 
“ Puritan” exhibit such articles at the Fairs as 
are worthy of a premium and attracting atten- 
the December number of the Anti-Humbug tion, and assist in managing the Fairs, and he 
American Agriculturist, In the same issue, the will soon become a prominent manager and 
Editor, speaking of bis facilities for procuring crowd out one horse-jockey at least, 
and publishing “useful, reliable information,* E. Reynolds. 
gives his readers the census of his numerous Metomen, Fond du Lac Co., Y'ig , Nov., 1863. 
employees, taken “ regardless of expense," and ---- 
asserts, as evidence of his zealous efl'orts to serve 
his readers, that “Single items of but a few lines - Ul * Vl ™ 
often contain the result of several honrs of ox- .- 
animation, sometimes requiring many miles of Weeds in Ponds, 
travel. For example, the single article on Wil- ^ HE Dutch adopt perhaps the most effectual 
low Fences, f the advertisement in last Rural,] and inexpensive method of killing large masses 
on page 362. required a journey of bet ween 2,000 of weeds in their ponds. They rim them dry in 
and 3,000 miles, involving much time and ex- winter, sow a crop of corn on them in (he 
pense." spring, and before filling and stocking them in 
Exactly! Now I do not assert that the Editor the autumn, they plant roots of the common 
of this Anti-Humbug paper was trying to humbug wh i lc water lily over a greater part of the bot- 
his readers wheu he ivrote what is quoted in the twn * Wherever the water-lily grows, other 
above paragraph, but I want to ask if he can lay weeds do not; tbe stems form no obstruction to 
one hand on his Bible and the other on his heart, ( he movements of the fish, the leaves give shade, 
and solemnly s—ay that this valuable “time," are easily mown where clear spaces are 
the highest-priced lands and amidst the densest 
population. They afford as much food to man, 
in proportion to thej* own consumption, as any 
other domestic animals. They are believed to 
return more fertilizing matter to the soil. In 
addition, they alone furnish wool. England is 
one million fivr hundred and twelve (hour and/our hundred 
and nine (1,512,406; bogs. Placing the average n eight at 
2W lbs., a* before, and reducing tbe average price al $4.60 
per ewt., let u* *ec what it will figure:—1,61a.4ov r 2 3,. 
024,8)8 civt. $1 8o = $18,811,661 that has gono lutu the 
hands of farmer* In the shape of greenback* and vile 
trash called “ currency,” from thU market alone—gone 
estimated to have about 5!)0 sheep to one square int0 the lmnd8 of ftu ’ mer8 west of the eastern boundary 
mile, while the United .Stales proper (exclusive o! Uie S(,lt0 of ,lliuoiB - Thi9 19 the pork item alone, 
ot Territories) has only 4$.— Mark Lane Fr Tt,,;rc ° rc ot>1Cf ,tms e ' iua!1 > fotweaiing, which Indicate 
pre!is 1 >)C resource*, for production, of the rruirl© Siutes.- 
Japanese Husbandry’. --- 
Liebig, in his new Y’ork. “The Natural The Rural and the Press.— in answer to several re- 
Laws of Husbandry,” says: cent in d uiries °U the subject we state those of our friends 
: probable,) cither at whole-ale or retail. Y'e have only 
sold the work to Agents, and to go by mail, or single 
coplc* at the Rusal officc-vxcept In two instances (a few 
copies in each,) and these were to help newspaper pub¬ 
lishers out of a dilemma, they having received cash orders 
to «end the book by mall We arc aware that several per¬ 
son* have sent money to Netv York for Ravi.all’s new 
work and received Instead hi* “Sheep Husbandry in the 
South ” (first published fifteen years ago,) but we can't 
imagine what work the N, Y. book jobber* furnish at $1.75 
wholesale, unless it is the '‘Shepherd's Own Book”— 
which is simply Youatt on Sheep and IU.viull’s Sheep 
Husbandry in the South (both old Work*) bound in one 
volume—retail price $2. Othei* who have *cnt money to 
the large cities to obtain Rand ALL’S new work on Sheep 
Husbandry, (meaning the Practical Shepherd,) have been 
furnished, Innocently perhap*, his “ Report on Fine-Y’ool 
Sheep Husbandry.” Such being the facts, the re publi- 
cation of the following Item from the Rural New. 
Yorkuk of Oct. 3, 1803, la not inappropriate: 
Dk. Randalls W’ohkb on Fukki* IIusbandrv._ 
Our corrtflpottdrrjt, B. J , of Flint, Miob.. who writes 
us to know if Randall’s “Practical Shepherd” is the 
rame work a* Kaadall'S “Fine Wool Husbandry ” or 
Randali.'k " Sheep Husbandry,” is informed thst it is not 
Randall's “Sheep Husbandry ” was published fifteen 
years since under Uie till* of “Sheep Husbandry in the 
South ' The “Fine-Y’ool Husbandry" D a published 
Report on the subject by the same gentleman, read 
before the New York State Agricultural Society at Its 
Winter Meeting in 1601-2. and comprising 112 pages as 
pobn-hed in the Society's Transactions for 18D1, though 
iatelv isoued in a volume of 180 pages “I he Practical 
Shepherd," now about to be published, comprises 464 
large duodecimo pages, and is a vastly fuller and more 
complete work On Sheep Husbandry ihatt either of the 
preceding It embraces, in a condensed form, all the val 
B»t)lo matter contained in the author's former works, 
together with n large amount of important and recent 
information on the various branches of the general sub 
ject dlscuased. 
— In thi* connection it may be proper to add, for 
the information of Ageuts and others, that none but 
authorized Agents can purchase Tax Puactioal Susc¬ 
an (1 this great “expense" involved in the acqui¬ 
sition of the material lor this advertisement , was 
not all paid for by a man largely interested in (he 
sals of White Willow cuttings—by the same 
party who probably paid for Us insertion as a 
“Special Notice" in the Rural? If Orange 
Judd can not so “say." is he not given io prae- 
required for angling, and the decayed leaves 
form scarcely any nmd; Indeed, they purify 
water rather than make it thick, as we see is the 
case in the Serpentine. In Holland the ponds 
are dried once in five years, the fish are sent to 
Y • . . . t) .. __ t-. . u»wir* luniicr ituiiumiuhi in mt' ttUlIlOrs former works 
Liebig, in his new work. “The Natural Rcral im> the Press.—I ll answer to several re- together irith a large amount of important and recent 
Laws of Husbandry," says: ccnt itK l uiries on the subject we state those of our friends information on the various brauehes of the general sub- 
“ Timor) , , f * of the Press who club it with their papers will be fur- Jcct d h. rua%e<i 
1 •. , f U . . ae ai,uero ‘ the Old M Orld, Who ni*h«d the Rural Ns:w-TmtKRR for 1864 oil tire terms we “ In thi * connection it may be proper to add, for 
las lrromstably conje to look upon Eugland, with offered the present volume to exchangea-nt the lowest the information of Agenta and others, that none but 
its meadows, its enormous (odder productions club rate. Both the City aud Country Freg* have been so authorized Agent* can purchase Tuk Piuctioal Sunr- 
and immense herds of cattle, and, in Spite of u, “ lor,lll . v l <ind gerierou* in commending the Rural, 1,K,lD at leas than the retail price, and they only have 
these, with its great consumption of guano, 11181 H ' e feeJ under obligation* for their favors, and ehall authority to *ell the work tn territory unsigned them. Sev- 
ground bones, ami rape cake as the beau ideal' conUnae to ^‘procate SO far »* possible. Y'e shall, and person* (newspaper publishers, agents, etc.,) have 
and the only posable tvDe uf a trill v rufionnt therefore » i,onor 811 tbeir order* at the lowest figures, offered the work, no doubt supposing it could be readily 
system of husbandry’ i i, i • i wh * teverthc ' P r *co of “print.’’ By the wny, wo observe obtained One of these writes us from Luzerne Co., Pa , 
Sjhlem or Husbandly, would certainly think it that several city papers, here and elsewhere, offer to club Dec. 9, as follows: ’ 
most surprising to see a country even much bet- ihe Rra.At.-and among others our enterprising content. M .t. D D. T Moouk- n,or y,v. t u.vn r a * 
(U! cultivated, without meadows, without fodder porsry, the RochesterExpr, iboth Daily and Weekly) as that 1 have been transgressing your rule- in regard^ the 
productions, without a single head of cattle advertised in our present number. Y'e hope our friends of “The Practical Shepherd,” by offering u as a pre- 
eitlier for draught or fattening: and without the f f aild iu 811 ^ do likewise, win not Z''7 rtJSTft 
least supply of guano, ground bones, saltpeter or hnd tllC amn 6 ement unprofitable. take immediately, by explaining tbe matter and notifying 
— - -■ • 1 all pci Mu.* nx.eiviug nn Cir.-illar that I shall mt sell any 
copies oj (he Practical tihepherd uu". ut territory allotted to 
me, it it be nij fortune to have *neb allotment. I was 
not aware at the time I wrote my circular tiiat you in¬ 
tended to cite u late by subscription wholly, or I'would 
not have offered it a* above staled, 1 assure you. Hoping 
the above will be a satisfactory explanation of my misdo¬ 
ing in the matter, I remain,” Ike. 
rape cake. This Is Japan. The Japanese peas- 
“ Special Notice" in the Rural? If Orange market, and after the crop of corn is cut they are ^ ind!s J jU,alj ' e tnaxim. viz.: 
Judd can not so “say." is he not given to pratv re-Btocked according to a scale given in a book contiuuous production anU ^ ^ D ° 
ticing what he preaches against, occasionally? on fish-pond^ written by Boochius. Carting ui n T lin „ n ,u rt „ ,, . 
One thing I know, that other Agricultural edi- mud out of ponds la a very expensive business, acres en. •bin Sm f. ajout llv<J 
tors have been invited to put themselves under whereas the cultivation of the Ibottomipf the pond i. . an e only manure pro- 
the brooding cure of thi same WhI J WUlow for a months causes the stock-fish to grow *Tn ,ITol are collected with 
dealer, and exhibit a similar amount of enZ ^ «« ™ P idly when it is re-tilled, and be- V “ @ ° f the 
Y’okthy or Emulation- Is the example of the author 
of a letter now before us, dated “ Y’oodland Home, Minn., 
Dee. 7 " The writer Inclose* pay for ihe Rukal for 1SC4, 
and says:— 1 ‘ Eight years ago I was a “jer" mechanic in 
one Of the Atlantic cities, with a family of si* small eliil 
dren, without meaus to get away, yet sighing for the 
country life I had fooli-hly forfeited years before ThrOUgii 
a Idud friend t found my way to Ohio; there I tarried four 
prise, “regardless of expense,” for the benefit of 
their readers. This exhibition of enterprise on 
the part of your contemporary, is only equaled 
by the manner in which he studies and masters 
Western Agriculture—from ihe baggage cur uf a 
lightning express train! (See Sept'. No. Am. Ag.) 
fore ordinary weeds can overspread it the lilies 68t 4 pea f n,N tbe excrement cabinets are kept 5 l>8ri ’ ttnd b -' , li8rd ai » d economy, made enough to 
J 1 nAflf AhH olann .. 11 a. . *l. A Vi_t. - . J iririB' IT 1 #! frt t L w V.i Un fiftU a ....... ai_ . 
grow and keep them down.— Sci. American. 
The Golden Method for Farmers. 
No matter how fertile the virgin soil of the 
neat and cleanly. Along tbe highways and foot¬ 
paths of that country, stoneware receptacles are 
placed in the ground for the use of travelers. 
The excrementary matter is mixed with water. I 
ABAS? „ 19_f.1 *» — 
bring metotlii* Edeuofthe North-west. Aud now, thunk* 
to the President and Con grot.-, I have 80 acres (under the 
provisions of the Homestead Bill) of us good land as I 
want, within ten miles of two good market towns. The 
first two years we raised nearly enough to live on; this 
year we have plenty to live on, a few dollars for clothing. 
nuwwjuuguiem auu integrity i productive energy of his fields. It is a fact ilius- 
haye the greatest respect. He says: trated everywhere, that wheu farms have been 
atWirS,'™ f "" y ,r ars »“?»>* M r d ,o 
fsaid Willow dealer accompanying him wS mg; ,he P rodacUve capacity of the soil has di- 
taking him right into the region where' they Iuinigh ' J(1 more than 50 per cent. Fields which, 
grow thesis curlings most extensively far sale, ] 'l when first opened, brought from 75 to 1()0 bushels 
u WU »™» « •« Of.**™, .ill »«, »ft« mnj or fori, years 
Turnips for Hogs. 
A correspondent of the Country Gentle * 
miaa v/j vui-Jiuii;—ibu lljai li will crrnw nn nil _*n r , n . „ -i' 1 -'*** umvi iiiuvmiuur 
good soil, aud in wet ' . u 1 v no\^ aftt*i thirty or forty years i n agriculture, therefore, nations which may 
So it will! Sensible! rumonsculture, yield but twenty to fifty bushels, esteem themselves highly civilized, may receive 
2d. That in four years, it will turn ail domes- &mo "f ng the ‘ ime t0 instruclion the Japanese, whom they con- 
tic annuals, if k be topped at a height of four L ^ c v alue ol a good farm, has been unneces- sider barbarou« " 
feet, and ihe tops used to strengthen the hedge 8ai 7- no pne can doubt who has given attention to ~-__ 
somewhat. ‘ the subject. Turnips for Hogs. 
“if properly^xengthened^ ^Anrf he' i^n ,h , e . U 8honld be done? We P^ 086 t0 A correspondent of the Country Gentle * 
havo Nin u iri a , d 6 °. Hld ^ lol *ce at this time only what should be done now, man says: 
to its rapif growth ,h ° ^ ^ ^ Sh ° U ' d RCCU * ^ corn to fattenin ? I 
done at the rii-hi time of vear 4 r owo/lM ,** r T ^ !“ men6e J,l!e of ffianure that wil1 found the most beneficial results from giving 
would be likely to do as'well on dry soihtmll wftK” 1 ?1 ‘ \ t ’ 8 P e . clal ^ inf? P t ‘ cie P a - vix, e liinep ) ° lie ^ two feeds a day of roots-turnips or 
better on moist 80 ^. I c^Il attention the iTou of nd“ ^ T^ ^ II ^ ^ in ' bc ^ «f 
above opinion, again-thatit will “ turn all do- true i* viL?! f c ahfornia. Labor. :it is water, renders the corn less heating, and fed in 
mestic animals it it be topped at a height of four agent but it t li° ?'° ^ aPT ’ 7 <u£> ferllll2!I ”8 lhl8 wa 7> a hushel of ' r00ts fully equivalent 
feet, und the tops uiedii ^re iabo 0 V, odimin ^ ^ fattening to a baehel of com (bd alone. 
somewhat!' ' 9 , producing a large crop compara- To this the Ag. editor of the N. Y. World 
“ 3d. That if left to grow, it will in fire vears Wt J h .t ah' 1,!easu [ able ’ says:—We have ted a great many Swede turnips 
or six at most, make a fence, witlmut topping, so haul i .i,L h ,ldbedbne ' In tbe fir8t P lace , (Rutabaga) to hogs, aud when steamed and 
be an wbulhreak. ,,, b e barnyard a large quantity of muck, mashed up with meal, consider them cheap and 
in\w Will AM 4 ” ?i d > and P eriod ; c 8 ! “ atter that wilJ **OB rot, and excellent tbod; but we question very much if a 
.. n .? b a large amount ot also have a great supply near the hons*. tiipj. h.>aK*>i fif rrmto nf orvn l>i« ^ »*#<■■/* . .. ..1 a„ _ I 
extent to Great Britain and Ireland, Japan eus- — _ 
2J“ ?*» *M «l»w* c*. Conos 0».w,« s .{mi Del.wabb."— It b 
Slderable quantities Of food to Other countries, primed that at r roeent meeting of the Franklin liiBtituto 
while England is compelled to import annually Philadelphia, a gentleman related his experience In raif 
many millions of bushels Of wheat, and many tng cotton ill Delaware-statlng that he sowed Tennessee 
tuns of beef, blitter, pork aud other provisions. and North Carolina cotton in the same fields where thej 
T _ _ . * . a a .t « . rn iwari J - j i .i. . . « 
So it will! Sensible' ruinous culture, yield but twenty to fifty bushels 
2d. That in four years, it will turn all domes- ^ &m0 ““ Ung dU,illp the time tc 
tic animals, if ft be topped at a height of four full value ol a good farm, has been unneces 1 
feet, and ihe tops used to strengthen the hedge 8ai 7- no one can doubt who has given attention tc 
somewhat. - the 8nl „- ect 
“? , We “ sl1 ™ 1 ? then .braid be done? We impose to 
haveraedfi/ri u,«( Th ' a b ° ‘ b0 .” M l ‘ 0llC1 ' W* lice only .bat should be done now. 
la ii! * p ?l“’ d the ""j 1 ‘ nd cul "‘ K be am ted dlirieg Ihe winter. Ever, farmer should accn- 
. '“I 1 ” fn '’“ l , L A" 1 that the “topping” be mnlaie an immense pile of manure that will 
wonld\l„Z j '*n A row of Lindens brin g l,i,ugoM.(e,pedalji«,peciepariagtim W .) 
tete? ra mo!t 11” “r “’"T**"*. «“<1 >m labor than I, required to dig and waeh 
on moist soils. I call attention to the it out of the sands of rb.Hfiwnhi t tiltrsT* if 
In agriculture, therefore, nations which rna\ r8ised fodian torn, and it required less attention and care 
esteem themselves highly civilized, mav receive than UPU ‘ ,,J bestowed on that product. The seeds 
instruction from the Japanese, whom they con- 8 wer . epl “ nt ^ *° ) tb f niiddle ° f **>> a,ld fociMhof 
niilprli.rli.ren.il F ’ ^ con September the plaut* were as high as the head, and filled 
sider barbarous.’_ with bolJg . Tlte Xcnnessee cotton .. ren . the m0bt vigor . 
oublv, and he obtained 100 lbs. to the acre. 
good fire-vvood or durable fence-rails." 
great supply near the house. Then 
To this the Ag. editor of the N. Y. World 
says:—We have led a great many Swede turnips 
(Rutabaga) to hogs, aud Y’hen shamed and 
mashed up with meal, consider them cheap and 
excellent food; but we question very much if a 
bushel of roots of any kind were equal to a 
r, 11 .1 ’ -- V '“ JUV * V* *wso V'A IV111 LA *tcic ruiUU LU a 
e all the manure of the stable and frequently bushel of corn for fattening hogs, cattle, or sheep. 
Lectures on Acbioultcjui, &c. ( in Toronto.—U is 
announced that a course of lectures on Agriculture and 
\ etvrinary Science will lie delivered, under the direction 
of the Board of Agriculture, at Toronto, C. W., com 
menciug about the middle of January next. Prof Buck- 
land will lecture on Agriculture, assisted by the various 
Professors in the University. Prof. Smith will lecture on 
Veterinary Science- We trust the course will be well 
attended, and prove successful in all respects. 
Against Sheep-Killing Docs —The Canadian Parlia¬ 
ment has passed an act (applicable to Canada West only) 
for the protection of sheep against dogs. It is sererc on 
the dogs and their owners, (sajs au exchange,) hut, un¬ 
fortunately, only applies after the dog has worried or 
killed the sheep. It may, hjwever, as it provides for 
killing the dog, prevent a second offense. 
! Itii|Miri(s ana Ansims. 
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' Remedy for Warts on Horses, and for Scratches. 
—I see an inquiry in the Rural as to what would cure 
warts on horses. I cure them by rubbing skoke root on 
them. Cut the root in two, rub the juicy 6ide on the 
wart. If the wart ig bleeding once rubbing will be suf¬ 
ficient. 
Aud now 1 will give my remedy for scratches in horses. 
It is white lead and linseed oil- But I like the preventive 
better than the cure—that is to say, when the horses legs 
begin to swell give them a good daubing with white lead 
and oil. This protects them from the mud, brings the 
old hairs off and a new, glossy coat comes on, and that is 
the end of tbe scratches till the next foil —A. Lines, 
Uarre, -V F. 
Y’ho Breeds Silesian Sheep.—I would like to inquire 
through the Rural who breeds Silesian Sheep.—S. 
Mr. Wm. Chamberlain, of Red Hook, Dutchess Co., is 
the principal breeder of Silesians in this State. Mr. Jas. 
Geddrb, of Fnirmount, Onondaga Co., is also a breeder 
of Silesian Meriuos. 
Plan or Cheap Fakm-Uocss Wanted.-C an vou or 
Borne of your numerous readers give me a plan for a cheap, 
pliiiil } Arm House, with pHr'Or, Uiuii^ room aud kitchen 
—about two bed rooms and panti.v btlow, and suitable 
sleeping rooms above ? Said house is for a sirm;J larm 
aud a smell family. I have been building quite a number 
of houses tn this part ol the country, and I do not wish 
to build the saute thing over ever} jear I would like 
something that will do as well, and change the sttle. If 
you or Some of the Rural readers can give nte such a de¬ 
sign as above, it will much oblige—D. P. T., North 
Farmington. 
Questions for the Rckal .—Frowsy Batter— Can any 
of the readers of tbe Rural tell how- to restore frowev 
butter to a comfortable condition of sweetness ? 
Pin W'jrmt— Cao auy one tel] what is au effectual rem¬ 
edy for the expelling of pin w orms from the human sys¬ 
tem 1 
Widow Poling Machine Wanted.— I)oe6 anv one know 
Of a machine of moderate price for peeling basket willow, 
winch will not injure the rods’ au answer to all, or 
either of the above questions would be gratefully received, 
doubtless, by—M any Readers. 
