$ural %Qtt4 and tyUms 
Tire Weather—Prospects, Ac — April came in 
with the mantle of March over its shoulders, and has 
evinced all the irascibility of Us rasping, lilting pre¬ 
decessor. There is a prospect, as we write this, of a 
letting tip, as the roads in the country are drying up 
rapidly and the plows begin to move. According to 
the predictions of the experienced in weather mat¬ 
ters we are to have an uncommonly fruitful season. 
When flour sella for $17 per barrel there onyht to be 
something of promise in the immediate ftitnre to keep 
hope alive in the hearts of those whose sole depend¬ 
ence for the support of their families rests upon their 
daily earnings. 
EDITED BY JIENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D, 
CISTERNS FOE STORING SAP 
IS IT SCROFULA’ 
It may not be generally known that cisterns 
for the storage of sap may be constructed with 
less expense, and still be much more efficient 
and durable than the present mode of using bar¬ 
rels and troughs for that purpose. But each is 
the fact. It has so happened, the present sea¬ 
son, that most of the runB have been on Satur¬ 
day and Sunday, rendering it necessary to work 
upon the Sabbath to gather the sap and boil it 
down on that day, or lose most of it. Now all 
this difficulty, of boiling at least, maybe obviated 
by constructing a cistern in the ordinary way of 
making them for catching water, of any desired 
capacity. They should he made small at the bot¬ 
tom, so that all the sap may he readily pumped 
out. A cistern, holding from twenty-five to forty 
barrels, may he constructed at an expense of from 
ten to fifteen dollars, which will last for years, 
and keep the 6ap sweet and clean much longer 
than when stored in barrels or troughs. An 
ordinary tin pump may he used for pumping 
the sap from the cistern. With such a cistern 
one can choose his own time for boiling his sap, 
and not he obliged to work upon the Sabbath, 
or during nights and stormy weather. Sap 
stored in cisterns will not sour so soon as when 
kept in barrels or troughs. Besides there is no 
wasting by leakage, which frequently amounts 
to no inconsiderable sum in large sugar camps. 
Rochester, N. Y.. April, 1867. J. S. Tibbets. 
J. S. St anger, Oregon, Illinois, wrote us 
some two months since:—“ \Vehavc a disease 
among our sheep hi re which commences with a 
swelling or swellings on the jaws (more fre¬ 
quently the lower one,) uhout the size of a pea, 
increasing in size and number utltil the jaw and 
lips become full of sores. On opening or 
squeezing them, a thick, tenacious pipe of mat 
ter or pus will come out and emit an offensive 
smelL The sheep lingers on several weeks, get¬ 
ting weaker from inability to eat, which it tries 
to do to the last, and then dies. I have, per¬ 
sonally, never known one to get well. I have 
been told by others that they have had them 
•, but on closer questioning the fact 
My opinion is that none get 
Appreciation op the Rural.—A business note, 
from a subscriber in Podge Co., Wisconsin, closes 
thus:—'“ It is of no use for me to think of trying to 
get along without the Rural. It is worth $25 per 
year to me in my farming operations.” 
Advertising Pats.—A patentee who advertised his 
machine—and also had It illustrated and described- 
in oue of the January numbers of the Rural, writes 
ujj:— 1 “I will state thaf I have already made several 
thousand dollars which 1 can trace direct to the 
Rural.” 
recover, 
seemed doubtful 
well with the treatment given them here. I 
think four-fifths of the eases are wethers.” 
Wc have received a number of accounts ap¬ 
parently pointing to a similar disease, from 
other Western localities, within the past year; 
hut they have generally contained such a vague 
and limited description of symptoms, that we 
could form no definite idea and scarcely form a 
conjecture of the nature of the malady. Mr. 
Stanger does not describe a combination of 
characteristic symptoms which indicate, with 
any degree of certainty, a disease which we 
recognize,—hut Ids statements, taken in connec¬ 
tion with others received, would seem to show 
the presence of a formidable enzootic, appa¬ 
rently of recent origin in our country, and now, 
so far as we know, limited to the western por¬ 
tions of it. Unfortunately none of our corres¬ 
pondents have mentioned the extent of its rav¬ 
ages. But it is to be inferred from what Mr. 
Stanger writes that it is, or has been, preva¬ 
lent in the flocks of his immediate region. And 
if this is so, and if the other accounts point to 
the same malady, it has certainly obtained suffi¬ 
cient foothold to create alarm, and to demand 
6crious and careful investigation. This is espe¬ 
cially true, if the imperfectly described symp¬ 
toms indicate, what they seem to bear some 
appearance of indicating, the presence of scro¬ 
fula. This disease, 80 fatal to sheep, and as¬ 
suming an enzootic (epidemic) form throughout 
a wide extent of country, would pro ve a scourge 
indeed! But we trust that our fears are excited 
by casual resemblances, and that further obser¬ 
vation will show that the described Indications 
which most resemble those of scrofula, will he 
found to he characteristic of some local malady 
—now to ms—and of a far less formidable de' 
scription. 
Scrofula lias not been a prevailing disease 
among sheep, even in England, where all 
ovine diseases congregate. Youatt, whq w rote 
his great work on sheep hut thirty years ago, 
does not, we think, mention it,—and certainly 
docs not give it a place by name .on liis long 
catalogue ol' maladies. We have never known ol 
its existence in the United States. But it has 
been distinctly recognized in England since Mr. 
Youatt’ s clay, and experience demonstrates that 
as our (locks increase and our systems of man¬ 
agement become more artificial, one after an¬ 
other of the ailments of the old world, which 
were unknown to our fathers, appear among 
our sheep. It may become our had fortune to 
develop the one under consideration more ex¬ 
tensively than it has been developed elsewhere. 
At all events we advise all discerning Hock mas¬ 
ters in the region where it prevails, to study the 
facts very closely, in order to ascertain its true 
character. 
Sp.ooner wrote seven years later than Youatt, 
and he thus describes scrofula: 
“A hard swelling of the glands under the 
jaws is first observed; after a time small pus¬ 
tules appear about the head aud neck, which 
break, discharging a white matter, then heal, 
and are followed by others more 
The Illinois State Pair.— We have received the 
premium list of the Illinois State Agricultural Society 
forJSGt, The Fair will be held at Quincy, and com¬ 
mences Sept. 30th, and ends Oct. 5th. Persons de¬ 
siring fhrther information concerning the Fair, or 
copies of the list of premiums, should address H. D. 
Ejiebt. Chicago, Ill. 
got by Green Mountain, dam by Hammond's 
Old Greasy, grand dam a Hammond ewe. E. D. 
Hinds writc& that he lias bought out all of his 
father, J. Hinds', share of their valuable flock, 
but four, and that he now owns one hundred and 
fifty breeding ewes, and fifty-five ewe teg6, “all 
of thorough bred Atwood and Hammond stock.” 
These Infantado Ewes were bred by J. & E. D. 
IIind8 of Brandon, Vermont, and are now the 
property of E. D. Hinds. Bell Brandon was got 
by Wrinkly, darn “an old Hammond ewe.” 
Wrinkly by Green Mountain, by nammond's 
Cross Tom. Green Mountain’6 dam was bred 
by W, R. Sanford. Green Mountain Maid was 
Sheep Shearing Festival. — A Sheep Shearing 
Festival will be held on the first day of May, at the 
house of J. P. Mii.lexkr, Esq , at Adams Basin, on 
the Niagara Falla road. Wool growers generally are 
invited to attend. A good time is anticipated. Mr. 
M. desires ns to sfty that lunch will he set, and that 
“the latch string bangs outside the door." 
grains of hydriodatc of potash daily in gruel, 
and rubbing the parts likewise with ointment 
of iodine of mercury. As 60 on as the animal 
is considerably better it should be sent to the 
butcher.” 
This is all well enough, doubtless, excepting 
the closing infamous recommendation. But we 
should be disposed to test a good tnauy other 
equally legitimate remedies, and also preventin’, 
truwum, boforo abandoning the eoutest. It 
will he time enough to suggest these, when 
tha identity of the malady is made apparent. 
warped by an unconscious attempt to establish 
or disprove the presence of a particular disease. 
We once lost a number of valuable sheep by 
hydrophobia, and considered ourselves well re¬ 
paid by the opportunity of personally studying 
that dreadful malady. Wc would very gladly 
submit to tlic same sacrifice to Recnrc the same 
advantage in the present instance. There is hut 
one thorough way, among those who arc not 
experts, to study the characteristic symptoms of 
an unknown disease. It must be done hook and 
pencil in band — every observation recorded on 
the spot—and the particulars and history of 
each case kept separate. The last is easily done, 
if the sheep arc numbered. He who depends 
upon his memory to preserve all the facts of only 
a single ease, will forget some of the minor ones, 
uud will certainly confuse the order of their 
occurrence, which of itself is a very important 
fact. And when memory is relied on to preserve 
the consecutive symptoms of- a number of cases, 
they become a mere jumble, “ without, head or 
tail,” and of very little comparative value. 
These remarks do not apply to practiced physi¬ 
cians educated to understand the nature aud Im¬ 
portance of symptoms, and accustomed to weigh 
and determine their bearings in each succeeding 
stage of the malady—and the business of whoso 
life is to keep in mind the history of each case 
submitted to their treatmentr—hut they do apply 
to all other persons. And here let us suggest, 
as wc have repeatedly done on other occasions, 
that educated and practiced physicians, cither 
veterinary physicians or those whose practice is 
among human patients, he called in whenever it 
is practicable. Such men ought to he able to 
determine readily the presence of so well marked 
a malady as scrofula. 
But to direct the observations of non-experts 
into proper channels, we ask for the following 
facts: tlic time of year when the disease appears; 
the previous feed and shelter of the sheep; the 
situation of the farm and shelters, and especially 
whether dry or humid; the age and condition of 
the sheep attacked; the first observed indica¬ 
tions of the malady; the locality of the swell¬ 
ings or tumors (extending the examination to 
the parts under and behind the juWs, down the 
sides of the neck, as well as to nil parts of the 
head)—the size, iortn, and appearance of the 
tumors which first appear aud of those which 
continue to appear—how far they are firm and 
elastic under moderate press tin.-—whether they, 
particularly the glandular enlargements (if 6uch 
appear) under and behind the jaws are slow of 
growth, comparatively cold, colorless aud in¬ 
sensible to pressure, and exhibit little active 
inflammation, or whether they dcvelopc them¬ 
selves rapidly, arc hot and tender, and show a 
red aud inflamed surface extending to surround¬ 
ing parte—Whether the glandular enlargements 
suppurate, aud if so the color, consistency aud 
odor of the discharges at different stages—the 
appearance of the ulcers or sores, and their ten¬ 
dency to heal or the contrary—and the same 
particulars in respect to the “ small pustules” 
on other parts, mentioned by Spooner ; and the 
other symptoms which attend the development 
of the tumors, sneli as the degree of appetite, of 
rumination (chewing the cud,) the respiration as 
indicated by the heaving of the flanks, the fre¬ 
quency of the pulse, the coolness aud moisture 
or hotness and dryness of the nose, the appear¬ 
ance of the eyes and their surroundings and of 
, the countenance generally, the state of the bow¬ 
els, the urinaay discharges, the movements Of 
sheep if there are any peculiar ones, the rapidity 
With which emaciation and loss of strength pro¬ 
ceeds, and the circumstances of death. The vari¬ 
ation of these symptoms in different stages of the 
Let us also he inforru- 
The New England Homestead—A Journal Con¬ 
cerning the Farm , Orchard, Garden, and the Fire¬ 
side— Is the title of a 16-page monthly just started at 
Northampton, Mass., hy Henrt M. Burt & Co., at 
50 cents per annum. The initial number contains a 
variety of valuable articles, and the advertising de¬ 
partment looks like a paying business. 
State Societv’s Plow Trial. —The trial of plows, 
ditchers, harrows and cultivators, to take place un¬ 
der the an spices of the N. Y. State Ag. Society will 
begin on Tuesday, May 7th, near the city of Utica. 
Entries must be made at least two weeks in advance 
of that date. The programme, giving all requisite 
information may bo procured by addressing Col. B. 
P. Johnson, Albany, N. Y. 
Condensed Correspondence, Items, &c 
SILVER POLAND TOP-KNOT FOWLS. 
Duplicating Names of Sheep.— There Is a strong 
objection to this practice, from the fact that without 
precautions which are often forgotten, confusion is 
introduced into pedigrees. Thus, for example, the 
ram “Green Mountain,” mentioned above in Mr. 
Hind's pedigrees, bears the same name with another 
rain of great celebrity in Vermont, and although the 
pedigree given by Mr. Hinds shows that they are 
two different animals, Thai fact would not be known 
or noticed by many persons. lie who appropri¬ 
ates A name first, Is entitled to its use —and if any 
other person uses it, the breeder's name should bo 
prefixed. Thus, fit Mr. Smith first names a ram 
Greasy, and Mr. Thompson wants to use the same- 
designation for an animal bred by himself, he should 
invariably write his tmme “ Thompson's Greasy," 
We know not which of theVt. “Green Mountains ” 
first received that name. 
While on this (subject let 11 s make another remark. 
Wo think it in very poor taste to run parts of names 
and imitations of names so completely “into the 
ground” as has been done in many cases. Since the 
advent of Mr. Hammond's Gold Drop, for example, 
we have had gold enough put into ram’s names to 
furnish material for cave-spout* and perhaps a few 
door-knobs to Middlebury College! These imitations 
do not enhance the value or reputation of the animals 
a particle. They tend to confusion. The English 
vocabulary of proper names is quite extensive, and 
when sheep breeders have exhausted that, they can, 
as we have done in naming our towns, resort t.o the 
proper names of other countries—the sonorous ones 
of Spain, the soft ones of Italy, the grand ones of 
Germany, and so on! Wc think the supply will hold 
out. Should it fail, we can do as Moore, the propri¬ 
etor of the Trenton Falls Hotel did in the case of his 
children. They came rather fast, and M. was very 
busy. So he numbered them! 
Slnce advertising eggs of the Silver Poland 
Top-knot fowls, in the Rural, for sale, I have 
been asked all manner of questions relative to 
and deeming these queries of sufficient 
them; 
Importance, I am induced to give my observa¬ 
tions (with others,) after an experience of four 
or five years with this particular variety of fowls. 
Bement says that “they are exceedingly good 
layers, and continue a long time without want¬ 
ing to sit.” This has proved my experience, for 
I have had but oue hen in three years which was 
at all inclined to sit; aud not then until she was 
three years old. As far as my experience goes 
they have proved almost perpeptual layers. 
Mr. Mowbray, the great poultry breeder, in 
describing the characteristics of these fowls, 
says :—“ They arc not only kept as ornamental, 
but they are of the most useful varieties, particu¬ 
larly on account of the abundance of the eggs 
they kiy, being least inclined to sit of any breed, 
whence they are sometimes called everlasting 
layers , and it is usual to sit their eggs under 
other hens. They fatten as quickly as any other 
breed, aud in quality similar to the Dorking; 
their flesh perhaps u little more juicy and of a 
richer flavor. They are a quiet, domestic fowl, 
neither quarrelsome or mischievous, and their 
eggs of a good - size, line flavored, aud thin 
shells.” 
Bement says of them, iu the “The American 
Poulterer’s Companion,” that “ the hens are 
much more ornamental than the cocks; though 
even they arc sure to attract notice. They may 
certainly be ranked among tbc very choicest 
and most beautiful of fowls, whether we con¬ 
sider their beauty or their variety. They lay 
medium-sized white eggs, much pointed at one 
end, in tolerable abundance, and when they sit 
acquit themselves respectably." 
After having experimented with many of the 
leading varieties of fowls—commencing in 1851 
—I am decidedly of the opinion that the Silver 
Poland Top-knots are the most profitable as lay¬ 
ers. They arc easy keepers, and the “ chicks” 
are hardy under any ordinary care. The fowls 
have beautiful plumage; large top-knots, cover¬ 
ing the heads, aud are great pets with us, have 
no inclination to roam, and are perfectly tame, - 
Their qualities for fattening and eating I have 
never tried, but should place implicit confidence 
in the opinion expressed by Mowbray. 
Time to Hit Jfcns .—Chicken breeders are far 
apart in their opinions as to the proper time for 
sitting hens; some think the earlier in the spring 
the hens are sit the better. This I think is a 
mistake; early sit ting hens are apt to leave their 
nests more frequently in cold weather than in 
warm, aud iD so doing their eggs become chilled 
in a very short time, and a natural consequence 
will be a great majority of the eggs will not 
hatch. Those that do hatch will produce puny 
“ chicks,” which will need extra care to rear. 
My experience has been that the best time for 
sitting heus is. from the middle or last of April 
until the lutter'part of June or July. Chickens 
hatched at this time prove hardy, and with proper 
care will be ready for fattening for market in 
early fall; the bens will make early layers for 
the winter. If I were to advise at all, it woiAd 
be not to sit any eggs until after the middle of 
April, unless there be artificial beat in the hen¬ 
house to keep the temperature of the same as 
near uniform as possible. Wm. M. Lewis. 
Rochester, N. Y., 1S67. 
Churn Wanted on Trial — Seeing the Seneca 
Fall# Patent. Chum advertised In the Rural New- 
Yorker, I wish 1o inquire if mu of thrum churns can 
be got on trial without territorial right. There Ib a 
good deni of inquiry iu this section for a good patent 
dash churn. I tun a farmer and keep but four cows. 
—C. F. V. Barber, Hemlock Lake, .V. Y. 
We presume tbc Seneca Falls Churn Munuf’gCo. 
will be glad to let any one have their Adjustable Dash 
Churn, on trial, but the best way to ascertain is to 
address the Superintendent, Mr. 11. P. Wkbtcott. 
Large Sale or Short Horned Cattle.— We learn 
thatJAs. O. Sheldon. Esq., of White Spring Farm, 
Geneva, N. Y., has purchased the entire herd of Sam’l 
Thorne, Esq., Thorndulo, Dutchess Co., with the 
exception of two bulls, the Gth and 13th Dukes of 
Thomdale. It is rumored that about forty thousand 
dollars were paid for forty animals. This is the 
largest single sale of Short-Horns that ever took 
place in this country, and puts Mr. S. in possession 
of the leading herd. 
Our Sewino Machine Premium.— Among the many 
acknowledgments lately received from club agents 
the following tells its owu story. How many of our 
readers will “follow suit” by forming a club and se¬ 
curing a Sewing Machine or other valuable Premium ? 
St. Jiisei-ji, Mien., March, 22, ’67. 
IIon. D. D. T. Moore, Rochester, N. Y.; 
Hear Fir I have the honor to acknowledge the 
receipt of a beautiful Whkei.icu * Wilson Sewing 
Machine (ns plus ultra) Horn your geiiernu# baud— 
which came a few days since, all O. K., and “runs 
like a top.’’ Getting up the dub I sent yon cost me 
no time nor money. A little talking and showing of 
the Rural did Uie thing— as any oue may do if he 
will but try— and receive a# fine a present as you 
have been pleased to send mo. May success attend 
you, my dear D. D, T. M., and believe me ever the 
friend (energetically) of the Rural. 
Henry W. Gustos, -isn't J'. M. 
Inflammation or the Lungs.—A. G. PxRCBY, New¬ 
ark, N. Y > writes us that in last November he discov¬ 
ered one of his ram tegs “budly afflicted with very 
labored breathing, a short hacking cough aud a catch¬ 
ing hitch every time he breathed as though be could 
not draw a full breath.” Mr. P. immediately admin¬ 
istered "a large dose of pure tar, and repeated the 
dose in two or three days, which entirely cured him.” 
Ho writes that he lost a very fine ram teg two years 
ago by congestion of the lungs, brought on by severe 
fighting, during very cold weather. Ue administered 
no remedies, because he did not discover that any¬ 
thing was amiss until it was too late. Mr. P. refers 
to our omission to mention a remedy for Pneumonia, 
in a recent article, lie will find our remarks on tke 
subject in the Practical Shepherd, p. 826. 
and are, followed by others more numerous. 
This gradually robs tlic animal of flesh, and 
slowly pining, it becomes at length quite use¬ 
less, and iu this state is destroyed. It seldom 
attacks a great number at a time, but selects 
generally’ a few individuals from a flock.” 
It will be seen that this description does not 
correspond exactly with that of our correspon¬ 
dent,. The cervical glands where the swellings 
first appear, arc not situated on the jaws, but 
under them, behind them, and down the sides of 
the neck; and these enlargements do not appear 
in the small detached protuberances “ about the 
size of a pea," but involve considerable surfaces. 
Wc fear , however, the discrepancy is due to a 
want of close examination. The parts occupied 
by the affected glands are covered with wool and 
the swellings might not be noticed unless spe¬ 
cially looked for; whereas the secondary small 
pustules, occurring on the unwooled parts of the 
head, would be visible at the first glance. The 
diseases resemble each other in their general 
course and iu their extreme mortality; and we 
know oi no other oviue disease but scrofula to 
which the one uuter consideration presents so 
many analogies, 
Mr. Spooner’s description is deficient in de¬ 
tails* which would serve materially iii identify¬ 
ing scrofula in a written statement of the 
symptoms. Even the swellings and ulcers of 
that disease present distinctive characteristics 
which any intelligent person, however unskill¬ 
ed, could ascertain from observation, and which 
no one familiar with the maiady, cither from 
practice or reading, could easily mistake in an 
account of them drawn up with reasonable 
fidelity. But no attempt will be made here to 
supply Spooner’s omissions. We will put no 
leading questions. Let us have the facts as they 
arc—not hewed down to the line of a theory, or 
* We adopted that, description in tbe Practical 
Shepherd, because wo bad not seen the disease in 
#heg>; because no other veterinary work in our pos¬ 
session contained even so full a description; and be¬ 
cause tbe matter did nQt then seem very important, 
as scrofula was not kuown to have appeared, in the 
United States. 
How to Secure a Patent.—Wc have an inquiry 
before us respecting the proper means to be taken to 
secure a patent, atul whether it is absolutely necessa¬ 
ry to pay an agent from $25 to $40 for the aid he ren¬ 
ders. We have not space to give detailed information 
on the subject; it is sufficient to say that tliis busi¬ 
ness, iike most otherB, cannot bo successfully carried 
on without the requisite experience and knowledge- 
The best plan wc think is to solicit advice from 
proper persons. An application consists of a model, 
drawings, petition oath, and full specifications. Va¬ 
rious official rulo^nnd formalities must also be ob¬ 
served, aud the eflorts of an in experienced person to 
compass all this himself results generally in failure, 
and greater cost ultimately than if he applied to a 
patent agent in the beginning. Those wishing to 
employ an agent, or to procure drawings are referred 
to the advertisement of Mr. George Fkauexbergek. 
in this paper. 
The Farmer's Journal.— We have often urged 
fanners to keep systematic book accounts of their 
business transactions aud farm operations. Most 
farmers admit the advantages of doing so, and it is 
indeed a necessary work to enable them to render 
correct returns of annual income to the Assessors. 
One seriou# objection to keeping accounts has been 
the lack of books adapted to the farmers business. 
Such a book is now famished in the one with the 
above title, compiled and published by A. De Lancey 
Brigham, In turning its pages we find plain heads 
over them, showing at a glance for what accounts they 
are intended. First, to begin the work, is an inven¬ 
tory of property; then tbe family expenses and for 
what purpose: next incidental expenses; expenses 
for cultivating farm, for permanent improvements, 
register of employees, sales of farm products, record 
of all crops cultivated, live stock register, cash re¬ 
ceived and paid 011 ^ general accounts, biiis receivable 
and payable, various summaries, forms of contracts 
with employees, and several pages for memoranda. 
The work is haudsoajfdy gotten up, and is designed 
for three years. For sale at this office. Price $3.50. 
New York Central Railroad.—W e mentioned in 
our issne of 0th insL. that, owing to a mistake, freight 
was collected by above nuined road on sheep sent to 
the State Sheep Fair last year, but that the Company 
subsequently reflmded it “to every exhibitor who 
presented, ou the published call of the Treasurer uf 
the Association, the proper receipts and certificates, 
within the time specified,” and ttiat “the lime given 
for presentation was an ample one.” We have siuce 
learned from the Treasurer, that prior to our publica¬ 
tion of these facts, the Railroad Company had paid 
all the claims, of later presentation, accompanied by 
proper vouchers. The conduct of the Company there- 
Samtles.— F, n. Mason, West Andover, Ohio, for¬ 
wards three samples of wool taken iu February. 
That of the 4 year old ewe bred by Geo. Kingsley is 
of fine quality aud style; that of the yearling ewe out 
of her by Bahru & Harriuan's Gold Drop is not 
equal iu quality and style, but is longer, indicates 
greater weight of fleece, and has more of the charac¬ 
ter of what is termed “American Merino wool;" 
that of the ram teg is a shade too deficient in 6tyle, 
aud compared with the last, lacks in length. His age 
however may excuse the latter defect. All have a 
good supply of the right colored, i. e. bright, golden- 
tinted yolk. 
malady should be noted, 
cd of the remedies applied and their apparent 
effects. 
We have given prominence to this topic be¬ 
cause it may prove a very important one. Time 
will settle that point. If the disease continues 
and extends in the Western States, sheep farm¬ 
ers cannot be too early or thorough in the in¬ 
vestigations we have recommended. 
In regard to the treatment of scrofula Spooner 
says: 
“The writer, though ho cannot say that he 
lias perfectly succeeded in effecting a cure, has 
done so to a certain extent, so that the tumors 
disappeared and the animuis improved in flesh 
and health, but afterwards relapsed. This he 
has accomplished by administering four or five 
The plan of planting a few acres with forest 
trees, to be used as fuel, and allowed to grow up 
again, thus furnishing a perpetual supply, is 
strongly recommended to prairie farmers by 
some recent writers. 
Hotel Charges at the Fair.— The Auburn hotels 
will charge as follows during the State Sheep Fair: 
the American and Exchange hotels $3 per day —the 
other hotels $2 per day. All of them have agreed to 
this arrangement. 
The Red Book.— We are indebted to Hon. Henry ^ 
Chibben of the Assembly, and Prof. A. A. Hopkins, f 
for copies of the Red Book. 1) 
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