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what we have, and for this latter purpose I have 
written this article. 
The system best for the Italians may not yet 
the question from his standpoint. Mr. Hayden 
said he did not agree with the Rochester Con¬ 
vention. In relation to unwashed fleeces, he 
be known. But hundreds have proven that of made it a rule to demand a deduction. He had 
the common bee. And reader, after this you found that the wool was cleanest in soft water 
will, I hope, do better than your fathers, and the regions. Wool can be bought in Michigan at 
old, senseless, by-gone, traditional men, have better rates for manufacturers than here. He 
done. If a live man, reading the invaluable 
Rural New-Yqkkkr, the best paper of its kind 
published anywhere, I have nothing to say to you; 
thought a third deduction of weight for un¬ 
washed fleeces was advantageous to the farmers. 
He thought the farmer should not put up tags 
but the dull man who reads, half believes and and dead wool; it was as bad as the use of 
never docs, for him I have put in, I hope, a few shoddy in manufacture. Mr. Hayden does his 
genuine Italianized stings in this article. own buying. He would prefer not to have wool 
Ithaca, N. Y. S. J. Parker, M. D. washed before shearing. It works better and 
'■ i. —. cleans more easily at the mill. 
rO y T c The Committee on Resolutions here reported 
£weit ljusbattorn- -mow.: 
_ ^ _ resolutions. 
edited ijy henry s. Randall, ll. d. Wher mu, A Wool Buyers’Convention atRocli- 
■ — ■ ■ - — ■ ester, N. Y., April 19th, 1807, recommended to 
WOOL GROWERS’ MEETING IN AUBURN— w ?.°] ! f r0 '.'’ er . f ' ^ e fol J ow ‘ nK “, r . ule f ’ : , 
nwui. uauniiiuj “ lat That sheep should not be allowed, access 
PREPARATION OF WOOL FOR to straw stacks, especially of barley or bearded 
MARifFT wheat. 
‘_’ “2d, All sheep, except perhaps bucks, should 
he well washed in a running stream, and as 
1 It will be remembered that in response to the early in the season as the weather will permit, 
invitation of a Wool Buyers’ Convention held “ 3d- That sheep should be shorn, weather 
in Rochester, in April, requesting the Wool permitting within six to ten days utter washing. 
,, , . ’ , * . . “4th. At the time of shearing, the fleeces 
Growers to meet with them in an adjourned should be carefully folded, moderately loose, and 
Convention, a notice was issued that the N. Y. wound with small’, strong, light-colored, glazed 
State Sheen Breeders’ and Wool Growers’ Asso- twine, brought twice each way around the 
elation would be held in Auburn, on the even- rarc ' fulIv M dwid 
ing of Aprii 8th,.to dlseiiss and U‘ke action on And, whereat*. The same Convention reeom- 
the subjects entertained by the Rochester Con- mended to wool buyers to be governed in their 
vention, and all the wool manufacturers of the purchases by the following “ rules’’: 
State were invited to be present and to particl- “ lst - A dedu «tion of one-half on unwashed 
pate in the proceedings. “d. A deduction of one-third on washed 
WOOL GROWERS’ MEETING IN AUBURN- 
PREPARATION OF WOOL FOR 
It MARKET. 
I It will be remembered that in response to the early 
invitation of a Wool Buyers’ Convention held “ 
in Rochester, in April, requesting the Wool 
Growers to meet with them in an adjourned ft p on |, 
Convention, a notice was issued that the N. Y. wouie 
State Sheep Breeders’ and Wool Growers' Asso- twine, 
eifttion would lie held in Auburn, on the even- 
ing of April 8th, to discuss and take action on 
the subjects entertained by the Rochester Con- meiub 
vention, and all the wool manufacturers of the purch 
State were. Invited to be present and to particl- " J s 
pate in the proceedings. 
The meeting was adjourned, on account of a bucks 
severe storm, to the evening of the 9th. “ 3d 
Finding a fuller report of the proceedings in 
the Utica Herald than was made for us, and one made 
which we believe presents an essentially correct, twine 
though brief synopsis of the debates, we adopt “ '*[ 
it with some trifling additions, which are placed ™ a , r 
in brackets. slrabli 
Auburn, May 10. And 
Last evening, a meeting of the Association other 
“3d. A deduction of one-third on all other 
fleeces, black, unwashed or excessively gummy 
or heavy, or other unconditioned wool, dr that 
made unmerchantable by an excessive use of 
twine, or by stuffing with tug, or dead wool. 
“ If li. In purchasing wool thus prepared for 
market, to pay a price proportioned to its rela¬ 
tive worth ns to texture, strength and other de¬ 
sirable qualities.” 
And, where#. s, Wool Buyers’ Conventions in 
other States have recently recommended the 
hois i„ fi... ii- _ • • ,, , same rules as above to growers and buyers, and 
dm the Court House, in this city, for have gone so fhr, in some Instance*, as to require 
the purpose of discussing various mat ters in the an effort to be made to obtain a list of such pur- 
interest of wool grow ers. Most of the mem- chasing agents as disregard them, to the end 
bers of tlie Assoeiatiou union min<r in town u,al ^ey may be discountenanced, and thus 
bers of the Association sojourning in town were ffiJSStTbiSrSfRSSF 8011 “ 
present, and an assemblage of men exhibiting That fillCftp flllould h , enfirded a6 far 
in its appearance and evincing in its action, more a* practicable from an admixture of bay, straw, 
intelligence, and practical wisdom, greater thistles, burs, or other like extraneous sub- 
lrankncss and honesty of purpose, is seldom ata 5 cC ?> with their wool. 
gathered together. Among the gentlemen pres- streams, in season to shear them at the proper 
<mt> we noticed Mr. Edw in Hammond, the famous time in the spring, is often dangerous by reason 
Vermont, sheep breeder, Mr. Sanford of the same coldness of the water, especially in re-- 
Mr w..„r i„ , .. , , gions where llif- streams descend from moun- 
Stote, Mr. Wingol Dutchess county, the breeder tains or highlands; that It is not conveniently 
ot Cotswolds, Mr. Holmes of Washington, Hon. practicable in Other regions, on account of the 
Mr. Pottle of Ontario, Judge Ketch urn of Wayne, 
and others, representing about every section of 
the State. The meeting was called to order by 
the President of the Association, Hon. Henry S. 
Randall of Cortland. 
Hon. E. P. Pottle of Naples, Ontario Co., 
N. Y., was called upon to state the object of the 
meeting, which was, said that gentleman, to 
take into consideration the rooen I notion of u 
convention of Wool Buyers, held at Rochester, 
which bore directly on the interests of the Asso¬ 
ciation, and to indicate some line of action as to 
the right method of putting wool on the market. 
Wool should be put up in such a w ay, said Mr. 
Pottle, as to preclude the possibility of fraud. 
remoteness of running streams; that in many 
localities the prevalence of contagious diseases, 
like <cab and hoof rot, render it unsafe to take 
sound sheep to any of the convenient washing 
places; that the natural yolk or “grease,” if 
left in the sheared wool, does not. injure it in 
any respect for keeping or manufacturing; that 
tllC greatest portion of till, wool Ijrowo in tins 
world is, and always hu* been, shorn and sold 
unwashed, without objection from any quarter; 
that we possess certain information that many 
of the largest, wool manufacturers In the United 
States arc willing, and a large number of them 
prefer, to have American wool brought to mar¬ 
ket unwashed ; and that accordingly we recom¬ 
mend the wool growers of the country to con¬ 
sult their own convenience uud inclinations in 
this matter. 
Pottle, as to preclude the possibility of fraud Rexolyed That the length ot time which should 
/ elapse betw een washing and shearing cannot he 
Evcr> one having at heart the true interests of determined properly by the number of da vs, but 
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this branch of industry will see to this. But we 
raise wool to sell, and to sell for the highest 
price that it will bring. Farmers will prepare q 
for market with this object. Wool has been pnt. 
it should also he regulated by the state ot the 
weather; that wool should not be shorn after 
washing until it has acquired its characteristic 
glossy look and soft feeling. 
Tbrnhml, That wool is not injured in the least 
up, confessed the speaker, in a manner disad- degree for manufacturing by being done up as 
van tageous to the manufacturer, i t has been put tightly as practicable; that, however, when done 
up, after having been washed in such a. manner ll l' extremely tight and t hen pressed together 
, ” , .... 1 bv its own weight in large masses, the difficulty 
as to make no difference in its character. Some of separating it by the sorter is increased; that 
farmers would take their sheep in sight of the there is no "danger of producing this effect by 
water merely; some would do ns much as swim ! ,[ u - v ordi ' ltir - v iM’l' 1 ‘.ration of "j 11 ’JhmkL♦ * •,» 
., fleece Is folded aud Led by the hand, but that it 
them across the stream. This was pot washing. Inav he produced, especially in the ease of greasy 
He would not follow the dictation of a class of wools, in wool presses ; that the twine used for 
middle-men, who knew nothing at all about 
wool and its character; but if faults existed, he 
tying should not be unnecessarily large, or used 
in unnecessary quantities, and should be of such 
texture that particles of it will not become in* 
would have wool growers correct them out of corporated with the wool. 
respect to themselves. The fact is, however, 
that the highest premium has actually been of¬ 
fered by buyers to do just the thing that is com¬ 
plained of. They have made no distinction be¬ 
tween washed and unwashed wool. The farmers 
have learned this, and learned also to neglect 111 tsqtwil condition 
Resolved, That dead wool, or any other wool 
of inferior quality or condition, should not be 
put within fleeces; but that such being the pre¬ 
vailing and well understood custom in tl is State, 
it is proper, in the absence of any contrary un¬ 
derstanding, to put the tags of every fleece within 
the unnecessary washing as a great and positive 
loss. If the miller will pay just as much for 
impure as for pure wheat, dirty and smutty 
wheat will be offered him. Mr. Pottle held that 
wool ought to be clean when presented to the 
manufacturer. The price ought to be graduated, 
and graduated according to quality. This will 
correct all the wrong. The manner of putting 
up woo) in this State has lowered its price, un- 
Rmileed, That any uniform aud arbitrary rate 
of deduction on unwashed fleeces operates un¬ 
equally and uujustly on growers, because some 
breeds and varieties of sheep nave far more 
yolk or “grease” in their wool than others, be¬ 
cause the proportion of yolk or “grease” which 
is retained in the unwashed fleeces of even the 
same sheep, depends In a great degree upon the 
care with whicli they are housed from rain and 
snow, because some floek3 arc kept where their 
wool becomes mixed with dirt aud other heavy 
substances, while others arc not; that such ar- 
queetlonably. New York wool ought to be put bilrary rate of deduction for impurities is not 
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up so that it will bring the highest market quo¬ 
tations. 
Mr. Pottle moved the appointment of a com¬ 
mittee of seven, to frame resolutions in refer¬ 
ence to the subject in baud. [He requested the 
President not to place him on the committee,] 
Carried. The committee appointed were Messrs. 
A. F. Wilcox, J. D‘. Wing, F. J. Marshall, E. 
Gazley, W. M. Holmes, D. W. Percy, J. S. Good¬ 
rich, and S. N. Franklin. 
During the session of the Committee, Mr. 
Johnson of Wayne, said if we had the means to 
prevent the middle-men, who are ignoraut of the 
quality of wool, but buying with reference to a 
percentage, from coming into the market, we 
tolerated in the sale of other farm products; 
that, no excuse can he set up for it in the case of 
wool, but the inability of the buyer to determine 
the relative amounts of the Impurity—in other 
words, his ignorance of his business; that wool 
growers are not required to submit to loss uud 
injustice to enable wool dealers or wool manu¬ 
facturers to employ cheap aud unqualified 
agent*. 
Rexolved , That the practice which has obtained 
among buyers ol establishing a maximum price 
to otter for the best wools ot a neighborhood, 
which is sufficiently low to enable them to offer 
nearly the same price for all the wools of that 
neighborhood, thus, in effect, sacrificing the in¬ 
terests of the grower who aims at high quality 
aud condition, for the benefit of the grower of 
interior and dirty wools, directly encourages the 
production of the latter, and offers a premium ou 
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the wool bought in this suction is sold to these 
men, who can’t tell whether wool has been 
washed or not. If manufacturers will take hold 
of the matter themselves, they can correct the 
difficulty. Mr. Johnson’s speech was a frank 
statement of the facts in the vase, full of witty 
and pungent points, and told happily on his 
hearers. 
He was followed by Mr. Hayden of Auburn, 
himself a manufacturer of wool, who presented 
has tended, more than all other causes put to¬ 
gether, to the debasement oi American wools; 
that when the buyer wilt make a just diserimi- 
uatton in lavor o"t superior quality and condi¬ 
tion, he will have uo difficulty in securing them. 
Resolved, That wc favor no prospective combi¬ 
nation^, and that wc utter uo menaces to those 
of our number who do not carry out our recom¬ 
mendations ; nor do wc propose to be in the 
least degree influenced by such action on the 
part of others towards the persons who buy 
of us. 
The resolutions were passed without a dis¬ 
senting voice. 
Air. Johnson then brought up the question in 
regard to the advantage of the “yolk” of wool, 
or the grease that the fleece of sheep contains in 
quantities varying in different sheep. The speak¬ 
er held that the prominent {mints to be sought 
after in a sire are length and thickness of staple, 
not “ yolk.” Grease is not transmitted. He 
had concluded that of all sheep he had ever seen, 
' none ever produced as much wool as “ Old 
Sweepstakes.” The blood of that ram shows 
itself down to the “great-grandchildren. His 
wool was rather dry. The dry sheep keep more 
easily aud are not so apt to become diseased. 
Mr. Johnson related, in his wonted piquant 
style, how he and his wife had washed a greasy 
fleece from twenty - two and one - halt pounds 
down to six pounds eleven ounces. 
Judge Ketehum of Clyde, Wayne Co., called 
the attention of the Association to the dogques- 
1 tion. He set forth various facts relating to the 
destruction of sheep by dogs, which justify a 
demand tor uetlon on the subject. The amount 
of loss thus iucurred by sheep breeders is enor¬ 
mous, and it comes about through dogs which 
arc utterly worthless. The dog fund is quite 
Inadequate to make up these losses. The sta¬ 
tistics show only what is paid from this fund 
by assessors—not what is actually lost by own¬ 
ers. The damage awarded iu Wayne County last 
year was about 82,000; the actual loss was prob¬ 
ably 80,000. The speaker concluded by offering 
a resolution that a committee be appointed to 
inquire into the subject and report [at the next 
meeting of the Society] what should be done. 
Carried. 
[The Chair appointed the following Commit¬ 
tee : L. S. Ketehum, E. B. Pottle, A. F. Wilcox, 
F. H. Hibbard, J. V. Baker, Jr.J 
After some remarks by Mr. Wm. M. Holmes 
of Washington county, to the effect that manu¬ 
facturers are learning that unwashed wool is 
most profitable for them to buy, the meeting of 
the Association was adjourned. 
N. Y. STATE SHEEP FAIR-VIEWING 
COMMITTEES, 
In the Report of the N. Y. State Sheep Fair, pub¬ 
lished in last week's issue of the Rural, the list of 
Viewing Committees was omitted, which we regret, 
This omission is not chargeable to Dr. Randall, as 
the list of Viewing Committees was included in the 
copy which he furnished us. We give them now as 
follows:—w 
Class First— American Merinos—Rams, two years 
old and over, ami yearling rams. Viewing Commit¬ 
tee—F. J. Marshall. (Peter H. McMllhm, Win. R. Pitts. 
Clash Two — Figy Merinos—Kwc* 2 years old and 
over—yearling ewes. Viewing Committee—Silas G, 
Holyoke, J. C. Short, Wm. T. Curtis. 
Class Two.—Fine Merinos— Rams, 2 years old and 
over—yearling rams. Viewing Committee—Wm. M. 
Holmes, D. M. Percey, G. B. Sackc tt. 
Ewes, 2 years old and over—yearling ewes. View¬ 
ing Committee n*try Willard, J. S. Goodrich, S. N. 
Franklin. ' ' 
Class Three. -Delaine Merinos—liams, 2 years old 
nud over — yearling rams. Viewing Committee—L. 
S. Ketehum, A. IT. Clapp, G. J. Hollenbeck. 
Class Three.— Ewes, 2 years old and over — year¬ 
ling ewes. Viewing Committee —Nathan Bottum, 
W. W. Wright. A. Hemingway. 
Class Four.— Lambs of preceding classes. View¬ 
ing Committee—William M. Holmes, T. 8. Steel, 
James Goddes, P. L. Atwood, E. E. Brown.. 
Class Five.— Long Wools—ltams, 2 years old and 
over —yearling rams. Viewing Committee—F. H. 
Hibbard. G. H. Chase, C. C. Taylor. 
Class Six. - Middle Wools —Rams and ewes, 2 
years old and over Vi awing Committee — John R. 
Page, E. Gazley, Charles M, Davis. 
Sweepstakes — Class One.— Rams and ewes, 2 
years old and over—do. yearlings. Viewing Com¬ 
mittee—J. C. Short, F. J. Marshall. 
Class Two. —Ewes, 2 years old and over. Viewing 
Committee—H. Willard, J. C. Short. 
Class Three.— Rams and ewes, 2 years old aud 
over. Viewing Committee—L. 8. Ketehum. B. S. 
Wood. 
Award of prizes to shearers. Committee —George 
M. Sisson, C. C. Taylor, N. H. Noyes, H. P. Randall, 
J. P. Maltman. 
§|urajl Spirit of tire gr£j$$. 
The Colorado Potato Bug. 
Last winter there appeared in the Prairie 
Farmer a communication from N. Ryers of the 
Rocky Mountain News, in reference to the Colo¬ 
rado potato bug, its ravages and advance east¬ 
ward. The substance of that letter was pub¬ 
lished iu the Rural. A subsequent communi¬ 
cation, from the same source, materially modi¬ 
fies the first one. In the last the writer says: 
“ Had I suspected that iny letter, of Jan. 24th, 
would be published, I should have been more 
careful and explicit in my statements. The tiict 
is tliera was uothing alarming in the appearance 
of the potato bug as it cume under my observa¬ 
tion. I found it upon occasional hills of pota¬ 
toes in a field of several acrc&. In some cases 
they stripped most of the leaves from the lines. 
They were slow and sluggish In movement, aud 
made uo attempts to fly.” 
Less Ground and More Comfort. 
One farmer complained to another that he 
had so much ground to till and look after that 
he could not attend to each section in a way to 
make them aggregately profitable. Besides, he 
had not a minute free from care aud perplexity. 
He wanted some seasons of comparative repose 
but could not flud them. A neighbor advised a 
sale of a considerable portion Of the five bund¬ 
ed acres; the erection of more suitable build¬ 
ings with a part of the avails, coupled with a 
thorough system of underdrainage and a greater 
diversification of farm products on what was 
retained. With a diminished area to look after 
and a higher grade of cultivation, cares and per¬ 
plexities would decrease, while the profits on 
both capital and labor would steadily increase. 
This advice will not he relished by those whose 
ambition is to be “lord of all they survey,” 
but to such as prefer home enjoyments, to ex¬ 
tended power and care, it will commend itself 
as best calculated to secure a rational enjoy¬ 
ment of the blessings resulting from well regu¬ 
lated farm pursuits. 
Poultry — Profits. 
George R. Hawley, Glen’s Falls, writes the 
Messenger of that place concerning a small ex¬ 
periment in poultry raising during the past, sea¬ 
son. His account embraces ten months, ending 
Jan. 31st, 1867. He paid for stock, Spanish and 
Brahma, 834.65; feed, 10 months, *10.20; adver¬ 
tisement, 81,50. Total cost. $40,85. He 6old 14 
doz. eggs, at $2 per doz., $28; chickens raised, 
$7; premium on poultry, $6; stock on hand, 
Feb. 1867, $34.65. Total credit, $75.65. Net 
balance in favor of the hens for ten months, 
$29.30. 
Value of Artificial Fertilizers. 
At a late meeting of the Philadelphia Agri¬ 
cultural Society, Dr. Lewis Hall stated that 
during the last summer he had analyzed differ¬ 
ent artificial fertilizers sold in Philadelphia, 
making particular efforts to ascertain their 
value as manures. He reported on seven dif¬ 
ferent kinds, showing that their market value 
was about one hundred per cent, above the real 
one. Super-phosphate sold for $60 per tou, 
worth $38; second quality, $5(5, worth $40; 
third, burned ground bone, $60, worth $37.50; 
said there was very little ammonia in it—that 
the bones were burned so much before grinding 
that they lost about 3% per cent, of tbclr value. 
Peruvian guano, selling for $100, wasbvorth only 
$49.50. His mode of reaching the value of guano 
was to determine the amount of ammonia in it; 
this was valued at 12% cts. per pound; the phos¬ 
phate at 1% cents. Saldanho guano sold for 
¥45, worth $20.79; Tuffoo sold for $16, worth 
$6.80; poudretto $20, worth $14. In view of 
these facts the Legislature is to be petitioned 
for the appointment of a Commissioner for.the 
inspection of guano and artificial [manures. 
Timber Growing in the West. 
J. S. Merrill, Onawa, Iowa, says in a late 
number of the Iowa Homestead “ Two years 
ago a neighbor of his and a hired man drove 
twelve miles to a sand-bar on the Missouri 
River, got fourteen thousand cottonwood trees, 
returned home and heeled them in the same day. 
They planted three thousand per day, with a 
spade, till all were In, and they have since grown 
finely. Last year he went to the Little Sioux, 
eight miles distant, with a scoop shovel, and 
quickly filled his wagon with maple seed and 
planted them. They promise well.” He says 
that in seven years these will make three rails 
each, as he has tried them and knows whereof 
he affirms. They will grow, planted 4% feet 
one way and 26 inches the other, 4,800 to the 
acre, producing an aggregate of about 18,000 to 
the acre iu seven years from planting out. For 
confirmation of this estimate reference is made 
to Judge C. E. WniTiNG, West Fork, Monona 
Co., wiio has thousands of living witnesses of 
what is affirmed of timber growing in the prai¬ 
rie regions of the Weal. 
Good if Practicable. 
The Maine Farmer lias an article ou the 
subject of meat for the Atlantic cities which has 
some important bearings^ It is based ou a pro¬ 
position to slaughter the animals in the west 
and forward the meat east for consumption in¬ 
stead of transporting the cattle alive as is now- 
done. If the change is leasible, and it is believed 
to bo so, we think it would diminish the cost of 
meat considerably while saving the poor animals, 
designed for the shambles, from much suffering 
and deterioration iu value. Sending live stock 
forward by railroad from fiv e to fifteen hundred 
miles, with the best of care in severely cold or 
hot weather, is what should be avoided if possi¬ 
ble. Changing the point of slaughter; provi¬ 
ding cars specially adapted to the purpose of 
meat transportation and a free use of ice it is 
believed will accomplish the result aimed at. 
This plan would prevent the falling away of 
stock as it does in transit no*v ; prevent injury 
to the flesh from severe and inconsiderate treat¬ 
ment; allow the meat to cool, before being 
served up as food and promote the healthfulness 
of those who consume it. Let experiment 
test the practicability of the proposed change. 
Care of Farming Implements. 
Want of care, on the part of farmers, in 
cleaning and housing implements, adds materi¬ 
ally to the co6t of their farm operations, and, of 
course, impairs their cash balance at the end of 
the year. In the report of the trial of reapers 
aud mowers at Auburn last season, occurs this 
timely aud suggestive passage on the careless¬ 
ness of many farmers with respect to their farm 
implements:—“ It is unjust to the maker, whose 
reputation suffers iu consequence; it is unjust to 
the agricultural interests, because tbe rapid de¬ 
terioration iu value of the machine lessens the 
real economy in its use; it is unjust to the con¬ 
sumer, because everything that enhances the 
cost of production necessarily adds to the price 
of the product.” With reference to machines 
and their treatment, the report continues :—“As 
soon as the last work is done, the journals and 
bearings should be wiped, and all dust removed 
from the exterior, and the machine should be 
placed under cover, in a level position, where 
uo part is subjected to strain. We are surprised 
that such advice should be needed, but as it 
clearly is, we cau assure our readers that they 
will profit greatly by taking heed to it.” When 
one sees valuable machines exposed to the 
w-eather for months, aa they are in many in¬ 
stances, this rebuke of the practice cannot be 
regarded as untimely or impertinent. 
Several communications in type are neces¬ 
sarily deferred for want of space. 
Sural aud perns. 
The Season, CRors. Prospects, Ac.— At the date 
of this present writing (May 20th) we are havin<. 
what the farmers would gladly forego, {. e. another 
very f wet rain, In Western New- York vegetation 
is not more advanced than it ordinarily Is by the 25th 
of April, or the 1st of May. Grass is yet a “short 
bile,” the maples, beeches, boxwood, apple trees, 
etc., arc just putting forth the first leaves, cherries are 
not fully In blossom, and strawberries hardly show a 
sprinkling of while on the beds. Much barley and oats 
remain to be sown; a small breadth of potatoes and 
corn is planted, hut the great buik of these crops is 
yet to be got. in the ground. Wheat is looking well, 
though the cold and wet of the last two weeks has 
been unfavorable, causing it to turn slightly yellow 
and show rasty looking spots. Oats and barley sown 
one month ago, on dry laud, but just tinge the fields 
with green. 
From our exchanges and letters we gather and con¬ 
dense a statement of the crops in thc[conntry. Over 
the larger portion the season has been equally as 
backward as here, and itt many localities as wet. The 
wheat crop is reported as looking fiueiy. In New 
England winter wheat lookP well, and there is a larger 
breadth than usual on the vround; a large quantity 
of spring wheat has been sown. A good crop of fruit 
is also expected. In the Western States from Michi¬ 
gan to Minnesota and Nebraska, we receive the same 
fa v ora We accounts of the winter wheat. An unusual 
breadth of spring wheat has been sown, also more 
oats than usual. Corn is being planted very largely. 
The high prices of ail grains stimulates to increased 
c(forte to produce thorn, and nothing is needed more 
by the country than large crops. The fruit crop also 
generally promisee well. From New Jersey. Dela¬ 
ware. Pennsylvania and Maryland, come the same 
good reports of the wheat crop, spring grains and 
fruit. The peach crop- in Delaware, New Jersey and 
Maryland promises to be a full one. Strawberries are 
being shipped from Norfolk to New York. In the 
Southern States an unusual breadth of corn has been 
planted, ("omplaints come from some States, that cot¬ 
ton seed is scarce, because it was fed to stock, owing 
to the scarcity of other food. But if there is less cot¬ 
ton there will he more corn. In short, the country is 
making a big effort to grow a full supply of food, and 
the prospects for the complete attainment of the ob¬ 
ject are largely favorable. 
Mr. Moore advises us in a letter, dated. Cave City, 
Ky., May 15th, that “the crops generally look well, 
though the aeaeon is late, in all the regions I have 
visited. A frost last week injured the cotton crop 
and vegetables in Georgia, but it Is not regarded as 
very serious. In Central Georgia the wheat crop is 
injured by rust; in all other sections I have visited 
it looks and promises well—especially in Virginia, 
North Carolina and Kentucky. Fruit is generally 
promising, though the peaches were injured by frost 
in Georgia.” 
Iowa—Season and Crops.— A correspondent, Iowa 
City, May 13th, writes that so late a season has not 
been known there for years. On the night of the 5th 
ice formed a quarter of an inch thick Not much 
damage done, as vegetation was so backward. Seed- 
intr is very late; much ground yet to he plowed. 
Flax Is reported to be quite a leading feature with 
some farmers. Fields of thirty, forty and even eighty 
acres are mentioned. Last year a field of thirty acres 
yielded $860 worth of seed, and $300 worth of lint—a 
trifle over $38 per acre. “ Spring wheat looks splen¬ 
did. A luck Of seed restricted sowing somewhat—the 
farmers having sold close in consequence of the high 
prices rating in the market. Seed wheat was scarce 
in consequence at $ 2,80 per bushel. One miller im¬ 
ported wheat from Chicago to supply his customers. 
A large breadth of corn Is being planted this season. 
Maryland Agricultural College.— This insti¬ 
tution, according to a notice lu Maryland Farmer, has 
recently been organized under the direction of an 
intelligent Board of Trustees and a competent corps 
of l’rofessors supplied. Agricultural instruction will 
lie afforded to those who desire it—a farm and garden 
being supplied aud under cultivation for the purpose 
of testing aud exhibiting the best modes of cultiva¬ 
tion. The College is located on lire Washington 
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad—a half 
hour's ride from Washington aud about twice that 
distance from Baltimore. 
Wheat Germs Vital for 2,600 Years.—A head of 
Egyptian seven-headed wheat, grown in Essex, Eng¬ 
land. from seed found In the wrappings of an Egyp¬ 
tian Mummy, twenty-fix hundred yeure old,vise shown 
us last week by John Park of Gates. Monroe Co. It 
was like the pictures we see of this curious grain 
produced in the days of Joseph aud Pharaoh, and 
just brought from England by Mr. Park. He also 
showed a peck of splendid Essex wheat, of full, round 
golden berry, bursting with its snowy contents, which 
lie proposes to sow for seed. 
•Corn in the South —The Griffin Star, (Ga.,) says 
the demand for corn, in that, section, is very emphatic 
and prices are advancing. It advises the farmers to 
pay less attention to cotton and more to the produc¬ 
tion of breadstuff's. When the South becomes self- 
sustaining as to bread it will be the better able to 
extend the business of raising cotton if desirable. 
The Star is right whether its advice is heeded or not. 
Stump Machines—Correction.— In our notice of 
the stump machine trial at Wayland last week an 
error occurred with reference to the numbering of the 
competing machines. The one from Coming was 
named as No. 4, and as having been tested last. It 
should have been the Parish Machine, Michigan. 
A Noted Horse Dead.— The Ovid Bee announces 
the death of the famous horse “Old Henry Clay” at 
the age of over 43,kf years. He held a high position 
on the stock list in the estimation of breeders — as 
remarkable for good qualities as for his longevity. 
A Large Eos. — H. L. Wilson of Gates, in this 
county, has a young hen which commenced the egg 
season by laying some of the largest class. A sample 
one, shown to us, weighed 8X ounces. This will do 
for a beginning. 
Crowding Crops. — A farmer, in Oneida county, 
writes the Utica Herald that he raises one hundred 
and fifty bushels of turnips per acre by sowing 
among his com. He did not think they affected the 
yield of com at all. 
jErating Machine and Ego Beater —The atten¬ 
tion of house-keepers is directed to an advertisement 
in our columns headed “Honorable Employment.” 
It performs all it promises, as a trial of it has proved. 
