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EDITED BV HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D. 
To CoBRE.srwDE.vTf>.— Mr. Randall's address le Cort¬ 
land Village, Cortliind Co., N. Y. All communications 
Intended for tills Department, and all inquiries relating 
to sheep, should be addressed to him as above. 
SHALL NEW YORK GIVE UP WOOL 
GROWING f 
[We were intending, In tide number, to attempt to 
demonstrate the highly Injurious, if not ultimately 
fatal, consequences to the mixed husbandry of the 
“ older States,” of adopting the specious proposition 
of the Special Commissioner of Revenue, that those 
States surrender up wool growing to “ the more 
favored States,” in exchange for objects which will 
be found staled in a quotation given below. But be¬ 
fore preparing our article, we received the following 
communication from our friend Major Brooks of 
Wyoming. N. Y.. which represents our views on that 
subject, and his remarks are as applicable to the other 
“ older States ” as to New York,— Ed.] 
Commissioner Wells, having made ut> his 
mind to ad vine Congress to deny the wool grow¬ 
ers additional protection, very coolly suggests 
that wool growing take itself to the West. He 
says (Report, page 54,) “ If the wool growers of 
the older States are wise, we believe they will 
recognize this necessity, and seek to hold their 
own by raising choice sheep to recruit and re¬ 
vivify the docks of the more favored States, and 
in turning their attention more fully to supply¬ 
ing the markets with mutton, leaving what can 
be obtained for wool as a mere make-weight In 
their calculations of profits.” 
I do not doubt that the West, and particularly 
the Southwest, will grow the larger share of our 
wools, tint I deem it of the highest importance 
to our permanent agricultural prosperity that 
we avoid any diminution of sheep in the State 
of New Y ork. We ought to Increase rather than 
diminish our sheep. Our grain sections are be¬ 
coming impoverished for want of manure, and 
I hold that sheep, of all other stock, are best suited 
to a mixed h unban dry. Doubtless dairying Is des¬ 
tined to great prominence and success in our 
southern, and some of our central, counties, 
where grass Is the principal product, but It does 
not mix in readily, as a subordinate interest, 
with other branches of agriculture. 
Beef is made cheapest on bottom lands and 
rich soils, where grass is long, and winter short. 
Hogs, and the pork business, belong to the coni 
regions ol the West. Horses arc an uncertain 
dependence. Sheep, too, are kept cheapest 
where lands arc cheap, and winters light; but 
our northern climate grows them in great per¬ 
fection ; they accommodate themselves to the 
necessities of the farm; they thrive on short 
feed, gather grass between the furrows of the 
plowed field, and glean the scattered herbage of 
the summer fallow; they trim up bush pastures, 
cat ail kinds of grain and fodder-making a bet¬ 
ter use of straw than any other domestic animal; 
they increase rapidly, and always sell readily • 
supply a sudden call, for fresh meat, (free from 
trichina ,) pay their hoard every summer or 
oftener, and require little attention in the busy 
seasons. Take them all in all, and they seem 
better adapted to the mixed husbandry of our 
Middle States than any other kind of farm stock. 
Stock wc must keep, or become sterile. What 
stock can we better keep than sheep? What 
stock is exempt from western competition p—but . 
will that competition always be as vigorous as 
now? Will pasture thirty, or even twenty, years 
hence, be had in Texas for nothing? There is 
always and everywhere a tendency to equalization. . 
If Texas has peculiar advantages, the lands of < 
Texas mil be in demand, and will advance in price , \ 
till the profits oi working them will be the 
same as are realized in less favored districts. ! 
The westward tide of emigration will, in fewer ' 
years than wc suppose, neutralize any peculiar 
advantages which one section has over another 
in the line of profits. It cannot be denied, how- C 
ever, that wool Is a commodity easy of trans- 1 
portation, and therefore peculiarly adapted to ' 
districts distant from markets, and that con- 6 
eideration will give wool growing a prominence 1 
in the interior which it will not have on the sea- j' 
board ; but it will not so fur overcome in New 0 
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, the great advan- e 
and sacking. As has already been observed, it 
bears transportation better than most commod¬ 
ities—a hundred dollars’ worth of wool frequently 
weighs less than three dollars’ worth of corn. It 
can therefore be brought from the interior of dis¬ 
tant countries, tvhen other products cannot, and 
these are reasons why fanners have a right to de¬ 
mand lor their wool special protection. We need 
to realize good returns from wool, in order to 
make sheep profitable, and to keep their number 
up to the point required by the necessities of our 
agriculture. n. t. b. 
Condensed Correspondence, Items, &c. 
West Virginia State Wood Gboweks’ Associa¬ 
tion. —This Association met at Wheeling on the 28th 
of Jan.—T. Swjcknv, Esq,, President, in the Chair. 
Thirty-nine counties were represented. The follow¬ 
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted: 
Besotted, That, in the passage of any bill by the 
Congress of the L'niled States upon the subject of a 
tariff upon foreign imports, the Interest of the pro¬ 
ducer n* well as that of the mauulkcturcr should be 
protected. 
Resolved, That we canD.ot longer quietly submit to 
legislation which gives to wool growers of other 
countries the advautuge over us in our own market. 
Resolved, That tin- continuance of the present tariff 
on wool and woolens mus t, if much longer continued, 
prove disastrous to our great wool-growing interest; 
that it must in the end si rionMy affect our national 
wealth and power; check immigration, aud lower the I 
wages of the American laborer by contracting the I 
dr maud for his labor. 
Resolved. Tlint the tariff bill passed at the late ses¬ 
sion of Congress, by the House or Representatives, 
as far as it relates to wool and woolens, is one which 
will bring prosperity to the grower and manufacturer 
of wool, and tend to the advancement of the Interests 
of the countrv generally. 
Resolved, That we AsX our Legislature now in ses¬ 
sion to instruct our Senators and request our Repre- 
Hairn itajmrlnteni 
sion to instruct our Senators and request our Repre¬ 
sentatives in the Congress of the C lifted States to use 
all legitimate means to secure the passage of a law 
affording fair and Just protection to the groat wool 
growing' Interest of the country, as agreed upon by 
fna Joint committee of wool growers and manufactu¬ 
rers, and embraced in the hill passed by the last 
House of Representative* of the Congress of the 
Glilted States. 
Resolutions were paused recommending the organ¬ 
ization of County Associations throughout the State, 
and muking the State Association an auxiliary of the 
National one. Officers were elected for the ensuing 
year, an follow's-T. S ween v of Wheeling, President; 
W. L. Crawford of JiancocK eo„ Secretary; ’Dr. J. 
C. Campbell of Ohio Co., Treasurer; Samuel 
Anon eu of Hancock, Member of the Executive Com¬ 
mittee of the National Association. 
The West Virginia Legislature lias acted in accord¬ 
ance with the fifth of the above published resolutions. 
Maine State Wool Growers’ Convention.— This 
Convention met, in connection with the State Board 
of Agricnltnre, at Augusta, Jan. 23d. Hon, 8. F. 
Pebi-ex in the Chair, and S. L. Goodale and 8. L. 
Boardmas, Secretaries. Notwithstanding the great 
storm, nearly all parts of the State were represented. 
Highly appropriate resolutions were offered by Mr. 
GooualK and by Mr. W. Gtlbbbt of Bath, and sup¬ 
ported by those g*utlemon, Mr. Dana of Portland, 
and others, in able speeches. Wc regret that we have 
not room for the reported remarks of Mr. Gilbebt. 
MR. WILLARD S VISIT TO EUROPE. 
We have received a note from the Secretary 
of the American Dairyman’s Association, Gard- 
NEtt B. Weeks, Esq., in which he requests us to 
correct a statement in our Report of the late 
proceedings of that body at Utlea to the effect 
that the mission of X. A. Willard, Esq., to 
Europe, was a private enterprise, and not carried 
out under the auspices of the Association. The 
Secretary states, in his note to us, that Mr. 
Willard took abroad letters signed by the 
officers of the Association, accrediting him as 
its agent, and that hie report was made at a late 
meeting in the form of an admirable Address. 
W*c are glad to make this statement. We were, 
iu truth, somewhat surprised when the Associa¬ 
tion by its action on the Report of the Committee 
on sending an agent to England, ignored the 
official character of its agent. After Mr. Shear¬ 
man, the Chairmnu ol’ that Committee, had 
submitted the Report, some discussion took 
place. Thu President of the Association stated 
that the Report did not properly belong to that 
body, as theenterprize was carried out by private 
parties, and the ben elite were to be available 
only to private parties. Consequently the Re¬ 
port was tabled upon motion ol‘ Mr. Leach of 
Chenango. In view of this we could not report 
otherwise than we did regarding Mr. Willard’s 
mission, but wc are glad to learn aid publish 
the fact that the action of the Association in 
this respect was nnwarranted, and not such as 
they desire the public to accept. 
REQUISITES TO SUCCESSFUL DAIRYING. 
BV A HERKIMER CO. DAIRYMAN. 
Growth Of the Dairy Interest— Location, Water and 
Grass—Selection of Dairy Cows-Thorough-brede, 
Grades, J-.c. 
The Dairy interest of the country has increas¬ 
ed from small beginnings, until its importance 
is scarcely second to any branch of Agriculture. 
Having spent the greater portion of my life on a 
dairy farm, perhaps a lew suggestions from me, 
in relation to dairying, may prove of Interest to 
those who are just beginning in the business. 
But I must confess that an attendance at the 
Dairymen’s Association, at Utica, has given me 
the Impression that the Dairy Farmer i« not 
given to much speaking—believes his own prac¬ 
tice the best—and is fully convinced that the 
scythe and the milk pall are of vastly more im¬ 
portance than the pen. I am not of that belief, 
however, but think that a free and l'ulj inter¬ 
change of opinions, and a careful comparison 
of the different processes of manufacturing the 
dairy product, will do mueh towards bringing 
WILD HORSES OF SOUTH AMERICA. 
The illustration on preceding page presents a 
spirited view of the wild horses of South 
America as they sconr over the savannas of that 
country. Each troop, (says the author of Wild 
Scenes In South America,) is under the control 
or guard of a prond padrote or stallion, who not 
only prevents their mingling with other packs, 
but endeavors also to appropriate all the other 
mares he can kidnap from their neighbors. The 
conquest, however, is not obtained without a 
determined resistance from their rightful lords, 
which occasions fierce combats between the 
rivals. When a stranger approaches, the whole 
troop boldly advance toward the object of 
their alarm, neighing, snorting, and throwing 
their slim and beautiful forms into the most 
graceful attitudes. When at the distance of a 
huudred paces, they all halt, and five or six 
scouts are detached from the main body to re- 
eonnoitcr. These approach still nearer, and 
stretching their necks and ears, seem, with wild 
glance and cautions movement, to inquire of the 
stranger the object of his intrusion. Meantime 
the head or directing Htallion keeps the whole 
troop In order ready for instant retreat if neces¬ 
sary, If the scouts report danger, away the troop 
bounds with the freedom and speed of the wind 
till a place of safety is reached. These troops 
consist of from one to two hundred homes—the 
commanding stallion Invariably being upon the 
rear during the flight. When this is over he 
passeB to the front and resumes the direction 
and control of affiiire. 
jftrfdt of the gxm. 
They closed with a most forcible appeal to the farmers * the dairy standard to a point which should be 
of the State to agitate the subject, of rightful protec¬ 
tion, aud to select no Representatives to Congress 
who have not ability, courage and fidelity to represent 
their views. The resolutions were passed, and the 
Committee tu prepare resold Hons to be forwarded to 
the Representatives of the State in Congress reported 
the following, which were unanimously adopted: 
Resolved. That, sheep husbandry onglit to lie en¬ 
couraged among us. not only aH a direct means of 
support, but also as indirectly tending to maintain 
and increase the productiveness of our soils. 
Resolved, As the deep conviction of all present that 
sheen husbandry cannot lie safely catered upon orad 
vised as the tariff upon wool now is. 
Resolved, As our own conviction, and we believe 
also that of all tin- most intelligent sheep growors In 
the State, that a Just protection to the wool growing 
interest of New England requires that there, should 
lie laid upon imported wools an import duty not less 
than that proposed by the Cleveland. Convention, 
Resolved. That the interests of the Wool Grower 
and of thi- maiiufaclurerof woolen goods ought not to 
conflict with each other, and that the import duty 
upon woolen goods should be suflicieut to secure to 
oar manufactures the home market for the same. 
Resolved. That the delegation in Congress from this 
State be requested to take all lair and honorable 
menus to procure the enactment of u law in accord¬ 
ance with the spirit of the foregoing resolutions. 
Spot* on Tin-. Nose.-‘ A Young Wool Grower,” 
Granger, N. V., asks “if small black spots on the 
nose or lips are found on lull-blood Merino sheep.” 
We have fully answered this question heretofore. 
Such spots were found on the Merinos originally im¬ 
ported from Spain into this country, and on the Sile¬ 
sian and Australian Merinos later imported from the 
choicest full-blood flocks, They arc now to be found 
occasionally cm the descendants of. all of these sheep. 
Spots on the ear, and a dar£ tinge on the eylids, arc 
tages of raising sheep, os to make wool growing also not uncommon. “Smutty noses’’ — i. c. those 
an interest not worth the fostering care of the which have numerous black spots on them—are re- 
government. garded as objectionable. Indeed the great majority 
I predict that wool growing will increase in of breeders would prefer to have none upon any of 
the Middle States, though uot so fust as at the llnra °d; yet few carry their objections so 
West. The necessity of feeding more stock to " tr ,ls t0 d ' 8Ca f d a goml ewe or nim from tho breeding 
increase manure will soon be felt hv r-verv becaut<L ' ^ 11)18 one °f two of these marks. It is 
.. - , „ 3 r -y a question of taste, and haB no effect whatever on the 
farmer of discernment, and sheep for tins pur- intrinsic value of the auimai. Pale brown spots and 
pose vvi i. more an more appreciated. I be- brownish tips to the ears are very common In some 
Hove that mutton ns an article ol food will, to a families of Merinos, and arc much less objected to 
large extent, supplant both beef and pork. Ab than the preceding. Some prefer to see them. 
good as beef, and far better than pork, it can be - 
afforded much cheaper than either. I think, Gab Tar for Ticrs,—Edwin Harrow, Corfu, N. 
therefore, that I am warranted in assuming that Y., writes that he marked his sheep with gas tar and 
the farmers of New York should by no means '“rophlack, in 1864; that it blistered the sheep just 
suffer their attention to be diverted from sheep, * ,lcarod ' l> at all the ticks on them disappeared; that 
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tbc aim of all—hut which the present practice 
of the dairy community is far from reaching. 
One of tho most essential things for success¬ 
ful dairying Is a good location. What 1 mean 
by that is—First, a soli which will produce all 
of the liner grasses in luxuriance, bo that the 
pastures may remain in grass for an almost in¬ 
definite length of time, and the pasturage in¬ 
crease in value for making the best quality of 
milk; second, an abundance of pure water. No 
dairyman need expect, the greatest yield or the 
best quality of milk where there is a scarcity of 
pure water. 
Alter having the capabilities of the soil de¬ 
termined for producing the quality and quantity 
ol' grasses desired, and the quantity and purity 
of water settled, the next thing of importance 
is the selection of the dairy cow. Too ranch 
importance can scarcely be attached to this 
point. She ehould be of medium size; flue 
head; broad between the eyes; eye of a mild 
pleasant expression; small horns of a waxy color 
preferred ; rather a long neck, which must be 
thin but may be deep, particularly where it 
springs from the breast; light fore quarters; 
shanks, from the knee down, short and line; 
barrel round, and ribs arching well from the 
hack; body long; back straight; liips broad- 
can scarcely be too much so; tail falling at right 
angles with the buck, and should be long and 
line; bind quarters rather long and thin ; udder 
well developed, particularly the forward part of 
it; teats standing well apart, of medium size, 
and pointing forward; the coat 6hould be of 
medium length, fine, and ol a silky feel’; the 
skin should be loose and mellow, and of a yel¬ 
lowish tinge. 
Experience has taught me that a cow combin¬ 
ing the greatest number of the above points is 
the most profitable for the dairyman to keep. 
I believe that such a cow will give a greater 
quantity aud better quality of milk than u larger 
and coarser animal. My experience in the differ¬ 
ent breeds has been confined almost entirely to 
the native, but I believe that a judicious cross¬ 
ing with milking families of thorough bred stock 
would result in immense advantage to the dairy 
farmer. Each strain of blood has its advocates. 
Potatoes — Varieties — Yield. 
In the Cultivator and Country Gentleman 
wc find a communication from Jonathan Tallcott 
of Rome, N. Y., giving his experience, daring 
the past, season, iu the cultivation of several,va¬ 
rieties of potatoes. The soil planted on was 
sandy gravel, about one-third of which was used 
for potatoes the previous year. Twelve varieties 
were planted tho last season and produced, per 
acre, as follows:— Ilykernan, 200 bushels, rotted 
about one-half, Jackson White, 150 bushels, first 
rate—some rot, but less than Dykeman. Early 
Goodrich, 50 bushels from half bushel seed, best 
yield tho grower ever had; product good and 
will be a favorite variety for the next season. 
Ohio Russet, equal to 200 bushels per acre; good 
potato and not much affected by the rot. Gar¬ 
net Chili , S00 bushels per acre; large sized and 
but little affected by the rot. Fluke, a good 
baking potato; fair yielder, but not likely to be 
popular in that region. Calico, a moderate yield 
and not promising for cultivation. Gleason, 
yield 24 bushels from half bushel seed; a prom¬ 
ising variety. White J'cachblow, yields well bat 
is insipid, not a iiivorite. Jersey I'tachhhw the 
same. Carte)', a superior table potato, but much 
affected by the rot; their want of hardihood is 
against them. Prince Albert , a good variety and 
yielding about 300 bushels to the acre; its table 
qualities commend it for cultivation. 
Automatic Plow. 
In a late number of the N. Y. Observer was 
a notice of an automatic plow which was seen 
operating in a field near the city. A two-whcelcd 
iron truck is secured to the plow-beam, one 
wheel running in the furrow and the other on 
the surface above it. To make it run level the 
furrow wheel has several inches of diameter 
more than the other, which throws the plow, as 
it were, on an even keel. A sway bar regulates 
the size of the furrow-sllcfc as in the ordinary 
plow, while the depth is adjusted by means of a 
screw. This plow, it is said, requires no guid¬ 
ance, hence is destitute of the handles common 
to the others, and so perfectly does it work that 
a small boy is competent to the management of 
it. The trial was made In soil of a clay and grav¬ 
elly texture, and though stones of considerable 
size were occasionally encountered the plow was 
not thrown out, but cut a farrow with more uni¬ 
formity than is customary with plows with 
handles and under tin? guidance of ploughmen 
of mature years. This Implement is 6aid to be 
much used in Germany, where it is regarded 
with marked favor. 
Garget in Cows — Cure. 
A correspondent of the Massachusetts 
Ploughman pays that he some years since pur¬ 
chased a farm of a man who said lie could not 
keep cows on it because they were 6nre to be 
troubled with garget. The new owner put cows 
to pasture on the farm and the experience of the 
previous possessor of it became his also. After 
these cows were attacked he commenced feeding 
them small quantities of bone meal, twice a 
week, which effected a cure in a short tirae. By 
pursuing this course farther trouble from this 
source was obviated. 
A New Cattle Disease. 
Tile Watchman and Reflector, Boston, states 
that an alarming disease recently appeared 
Sur&I and gtmjs. 
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l Our Advertising Rates.— Hereafter the price of 
^ advertising on the last page of the Rural New-York- 
I ee will be Seventy-Five Cents a Line, each insertion. 
The price for inside pages will continue at Fifty Cents 
a Liue for advertising, and One Dollar a Line for 
Special Notices, until otherwise announced. 
The Rural’s “Progress and Improvement” 
this year—especially in typography. illnstmtions and 
. quality of paper—is the subject of a congratulatory 
and very complimentary note from a discriminating 
contributor. As other correspondents, and several 
brethren of the Press have alluded to similar im¬ 
provements, we conclude that onr efforts to make 
Volume XVITT. of the Rural far superior to either of 
its predecessors, or any contemporary journal, have 
thns far been sufficiently successful to be recognized 
and appreciated. Yet we hope to do still better in 
future, our aim being to equal, If not excel, in typo- 
. graphical appearance, os well as contents, the best 
printed newspapers In the land. If we fail of this it 
will not be for want of well-intended efforts and ex¬ 
penditures to accomplish the object. We believe, 
with our friend, (first alluded to above.) that the “fine 
white paper upon which the Rural is now printed, 
the many fine and original engravings it contains, and 
the careful manner in which all its departments are 
filled, with the neat typography and printing, must 
give it precedence and popularity among people of 
taste and discrimination everywhereand kence we 
shall continuously strive to elevate its standard in ail 
these essential*. Meantime we suggest to its friends 
all over the land that every addition to its subscription 
list will aid ns to improve their paper, and that the 
present is a favorable time to Increase its circulation. 
Canvass for the Rural at tub Town Meet¬ 
ings!— One of the most efficient recruiting officers 
for the Rural Brigade (E. C, Bliss, Esq., Ex-Pres’t 
of Chautauqua Co. Ag. Society,) In sending a goodly 
list of additions to his club, saysOne week from 
next Tuesday will be our Town Meeting, when I 
hope to get more names.” All right. We hope hun¬ 
dreds of our friends will do likewise. Elect the best 
men to fill the respective offices, and then see that 
the Rural has « few (or many) votes—subscribers. 
A little canvassing will secure a handsome club, for 
the Rural is a candidate for whom men of all parties 
can safely vote,- and the canvasser will be rewarded 
for his eli'orts. II will be an easy matter to secure a 
£> Union Gold Pen or Photograph Album, a $12 Dic¬ 
tionary, or some other valuable premium for a little 
extra effort at Town Meeting. How many will note 
and heed this hint for their and the Rural’ 8 benefit ? 
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Valuable Forest Tubes.— The Attica Atlas states 
that Stkioikn Ellis of that place, iutely cut and mar¬ 
keted an oak tree, grown on his farm in Darien, 
which sold, timber and wood, for about $100. Since 
that Mr. Pm;u>*of the same place, brought to the vil¬ 
lage the butt cut of a primeval soft maple live feet in 
diameter, which, counting a ring for a year’s growth, 
was over 600 years old. Jt was beautifully curled, 12 
feet long, and would make over three thou sand feet 
of inch lumber. This Is a very valuable species of 
lumber for veneering and much sought after by cabi¬ 
net makers. That log will bring » handsome sum to 
the pocket of the owner. 
Coloring Clay to Make White Brick.— A Sub¬ 
scriber at Pontiac, Mich., writes:—“Should any of 
the readers of the Rohal know of a book that tells 
how to staia or color clay white for making white 
brick, they would confer a great favor by making it. 
known, through the pages of the Rural. Or, any 
one understanding the, art would confer a favor to 
many by explaining how it ie done and what is used. 
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rCuRBjoR Caked _Bao.—L_N._; 6.. Manlius, N._Y 
writes us that he has cured"several'caseii by giving*a 
tablespoonful of saltpetre daily, and applying strong 
bittersweet oiDtment to the bag twice each day. The 
ointment is mode by boiling the bark of the bitter¬ 
sweet rqot in water to get its strength; the liquor is 
then put into lard and again boiled, but care must be 
taken not to bum. 
DOINCS OF AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
Few York State Agricultural Society.—The annual 
meeting of this Society was held iu the Assembly 
Chamber, Albany, on the 13th inst., the President, J: 
Stanton Gould, iu the Chair. Tho Treasurer, Mr. 
Luther H. Tucker, made his annual report, showing 
the recolpte and expenditures of the Society during 
the past year. The former were $27,598.02 and the 
latter $18,305.05, showing a surplus on hand of $9,292. 
39. The report of the Secretary, C'oi. B. P. Johnson, 
was read and adopted. It contains interesting and 
valuable information on several subject*. 
The customary committee of twenty-four—three 
from each Judicial district—was appointed to nomi 
nate oflleera for the ensuing year. After consultation 
the Committee reported a list which was accepted 
and the persons named were elected, as follows: 
P/'csidcnt— Marskna R. Patrick, Geneva, N. Y. 
Vive Presidents —First District—Thomas il. Faile, 
of New York. 2d, Samuel Thome, Dutchess. 3d, 
Adln Thayer, Rensselaer. 4th, Milo Ingalsbe, Wash¬ 
ington. 6IU, Samuel Campbell, Oneida. 6tb, Joseph 
McGrnw, Jr., Tompkins. Tib, If, T E. Foster, Sen¬ 
eca. Bth, Jas. fl. Plumb, Erie. 
Farmers should press steadily forward, enlarg- hla u . Q . ig ^ b ® B bavt ' Lr j ( ,' ,i 5t wlth J? 8ame Earnest they all are, and each Is undoubtedly among the dairy stock in the town of Waltham, 
on.) +!>„:_ n .. results on very tickv sheoD: that he now avoids blis- ■ , ....._ , ,, . . . 
ing and improving their flocks, perfecting their 
arrangements for feeding, sheltering and caring 
for them. Any intermission, or change of policy 
will retard improvement, and occasion needless 
expense. 
Without here expressing any opinion upon 
the general subject of "protection and free 
trade,” I will say that manufactures, trade and 
the currency are so intimately connected that if 
one, in obedience to first principles, be brought 
into natural relations, the others most be also. 
This would require changes that must be intro¬ 
duced very gradually, aud with great care and 
circumspection. The necessities of the Go.vern- 
ernment, and the tangled condition of affairs, 
results on very ticky sheep; that he now avoids blis¬ 
tering by not marking until two weeks after shearing; 
that one marking will not entirely remove the ticks 
from long-wooled lambs, but that, if both [sides are 
marked, it will soon exterminate them, 
Samples—Cuts. — The same gentlemen asks our 
opinion of two samples of rum’s wool inclosed by 
him. Both arc good. That of the teg exhibits supe¬ 
rior style. The other is too short, if recently taken, 
it being but 1 inches long, Gentlemen whose sheep 
cuts are published in the Rural pay nothing for it — 
but they tarnish their own cuts. Good drawings of 
sheep are generally much superior to photographs for 
engraving. 
Longevity of Merinos. — Mr. Bragg of South 
right to a certain extent. I would not advise 
any one to stock a farm with pure bred stock, of 
any breed, believing that grades of one-half or 
three-fourths blood, at the utmost, will be fomid 
most profitable iu the long run. 
Of the different breeds, as adapted to different 
localities, I will give my views in a future num¬ 
ber of the Rural. 
Remedy tor Hard Milking Cows.—A correspond¬ 
ent writes us from Washington Co., N. Y., that he 
permanently cared a young heifer of hard milking by 
using the knife on her teats. The teat was squeezed 
and while the milk was running the orifice was en¬ 
larged with a very slurp blade sufficiently to allow 
the stream of milk to flow freely. When the wound 
sustains all, shall be the sport of all. 
hearty”—and now in lamb. Bhe sheared 6 ibe. of 
some counties costa little, except for shearing I washed wool last year, being then dry. 
however, the heifer was rendered permanently an 
easy milker. Tho operation is not a painful one or 
difficult to perform. 
Some farmers lost the milk of from ten to 
twenty cows, while in several instances the ani¬ 
mals died. An examination disclosed the fact 
that the disease was local and caused by an arti¬ 
cle called sprouts or cowleswort, derived from a 
brewery in the neighborhood; an article in com¬ 
mon use, but in this instance poisonous from 
6ome unexplained cause. 
Choked Cattle. 
Sometimes cattle, while eating potatoes, get 
a whole one in tile gullet, and suffer much in 
consequence, and if not timely relieved most die 
in consequence of the obstruction. In such a 
case a correspondent of the Rural American says 
he places the animals a few rods from ft pair cf 
bars, when, by a smart application of u whip, he 
compels them to jump over the obstruction. 
When they touch the ground the potato will fly 
out of the mouth. 
Treasurer- Luther II. Tucker, Albany. 
ExecHUv Commit te— George H. Brown, Dutchess; 
John Havens, New York; 8. T. Tabor, QtiecnB • T. L. 
Hard Aon, Bt. Lawrence: H, M. Ely, Broome; James 
Geddes, Onondaga; W. Chamberlain, Dutchess; J. G. 
Masteu, Erie. 
No definite action was taken, a & to the location of 
the next State Fair. But two propositions were re 
ceived—one from Utica and the? other from Buffalo— 
and the matter went over for future decision. 
Broome Co. Ag■ Society— Officers elected at late an 
nual meeting: Tree t —O. c. Crocker, l’uion, Vice 
Pres'Is— Geo. W, Stoddard aud A H. Green, Treas.— 
YVm. E. Taylor. Cor. Ssc.— Harris G. Rogers, Bing¬ 
hamton. Directors— George Hyde. Samuel BayleSs, 
and Walter L. Peck, It was resolved that, hereafter, 
no premiums should be offered at annual fair for trot¬ 
ting or racing horses. 
Addison Co. (R) Ag. Society.— Officers for 1867: 
Pres't— Victor Wrioht. Vice Pres'ts— H. O. Giflord 
and E. S. Stowell. Sec's— George Hammond and A. 
J. Child. 1 eras.—Edward Valletta. 
Franklin Co. (R.) Ag. Society.— Officers: Pres't— 
R. J. Saxe. Sec.—L. H. Hapgood. Treas.— W. S. 
Green. 
Marion Co. (Did.) Ag. Society. — Officers: Pres' l — 
Layton Hawkins. Vies Pres't— Dr. Isaac Furnas. 
Sec.— John H. Nicholson, Treas.— David M. Mills. 
Librarian —Benjamin Hale. 
Cincinnati Wine Growers' Association. — Officers: 
Pres't— E. A. Thompson. Vice Pres't— W m. Stems. 
See. and Treas.— W. P, Anderson. 
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