EDITED BY HENRY 8. RANDALL, LL. D. 
WOOL AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION. 
We defer tlie editorial matter prepared for 
this number to give place to a letter from H. 
D. L. Sweet, Esq., Secretary of the N. V. State 
Sheep Breeders’ and Wool Growers’ Associa¬ 
tion, in regard to the wool exhibited at the 
Paris Exposition : 
Paris. July 10th, 1807. 
Henry 8. Randall, LL. I). — Dear Dir: l have 
token a little pains to hunt up the specimen* of wool 
in the great Exposition, and, so far, have met with 
pretty good success. Some of the samples I can 
only see,—but, as a usual thing, they can be. got hold 
of; and, but for the bnlk and the care In the remain¬ 
ing portion of my travels, would secure and label 
each sample; but T can not do It. at this late day of 
my stay here. In the French department 1 have not 
been able to sec but very little, except In a few small 
building* on the outside; but as it is labeled “col¬ 
lective," I concluded It to be all they have,—unless, 
perhaps, they have more on the Island—four miles 
down the river. Of the samples 1 have examined— 
perhaps 20 very fine ones—the wool, without excep¬ 
tion, I call short staple, very fine, usually dry, with¬ 
out luster. Home marked " lane wool" was, perhaps, 
from four to six inches, 1 should think, coarser than 
Mr. Wing's or Gazlkt’s, without luster and dirty, 
but strong and felt harsh. I found a flock of 1 ft In a 
pen or building, and labeled “ grand prize’’— 6 rums 
and 19 ewes. They were owned by four individuals, 
who compete together as the Department of the 
Seine. One ewe liar been shorn, and I have a sample 
of the fleece. The animal* are very large. 1 think 
the rams one-third larger than Mr. Sanford’s, weigh¬ 
ing from 160 to 17ft lbs., shorn; they were ull very 
tall, leggy, and long. They were none of them so 
square built, or pony built, as I should desire ; the 
wool not long by any means, or very oily, but of good 
quality and luster. The ewes had no lambs, were 
three or four years old, and would weigh over 100 
1 bs. I could find no Interpreter that knew anything 
of them further. The ew e shorn belonged to G. 
Gannot. In another pen were about a dozen labeled 
“ Muttons.” They were South Downs, but of no iin- 
relaxition of any kind, except taken when out of 
eight of their master. Added to this, the table 
was always reset for the hired men, and seldom 
with a very great variety at that. Complaints 
were made of the cost of boarding help, and in¬ 
sinuations made of the most provoking kind. 
A good man would not work at any such place, 
while any other would shirk responsibilites as 
much as possible. 
How many farmers treat their hired men with 
The Season—Farming Progress. — The harvest 
season in Western New York, as well as in the North¬ 
ern aud Western sections of the L'nion generally 
now nearly over, hag been characterized by excellent 
weather. The hay and wheat crops have been gath¬ 
ered in good condition while both as to quantity an(} 
quality will compare favorably with any preceding 
harvest for u long series of years. Occasional local 
MR. HAMMOND'S “GREKN MOTINTTYIN, ” 
“Green Mountain,” bred and owned by Hon. Edwin Hammond of Middlebury, Vermont is 
the favorite stock ram of that gentleman, “Green Mountain” is in such repute that he will 
serve ewes next fall, a 6 he did last, at $100 per head. 
lamb They do not suit mo,-too many points, and After Home further discussion of the probable price 
too far from the center of gravity. The weights of of wool as affected by the present tariff, the commit- 
some crack fleeces are placed upon them conspicu- tee adjourned. 
ously—17.63 kilogrammes. ___ 
Egypt makes quite a display of black, white and ^, _ 
tan-coior,-none of u that i conid feel of but what l - on Qensea correspondence, Items, &c. 
was coarser than spaniel dog’s hair. -- 
The Ottoman Empire has a few samples of wool Sheep Medicines.—A person in Vermont, whose 
that appear to be about one-fifth hair, and 20 of the name we wil1 suppress, offers to send us remedies for 
Angora goat, labeled “ De Laine.” I could not get at t ' vo ver 3' serious bovine maladies—the last being no 
them. 1,388 ll * a H that fatal, aud hitherto not. very completely 
From South America the show in some deoart- e xplained, winter decline which sweeps off so man* 
aa 1 ittle regard and respect! How many do not exceptions are noted in our exchanges, as they always 
seem to consider their help as possessed of any are in the best and most productive seasons, but these 
humanity or sensitive feelings. They never do not Invalidate the great general truth that the 
seem satisfied with their work, nor to think the a S ricullnral lab °t of the country has been so far mu- 
day’s work completed. The iron hand of labor clficcnll . v rewarded. The autumnal harvest of corn 
is never relaxed. A day’s recreation for help and vegetable* promises well, while that of fruit is less 
never occurs to them. Like the thoughtful old fl£r tom ‘f’ though that chappies will, from present indi¬ 
lady. they wish it may rain nights and Sundays ££ of last season 
So hired men could rest 113 WC ” a * lD thw Stat0 In 
n n n could rest. some localities in the West the yield promises to be 
Brother farmers, allow work hands some prlv- more than commonly good. On the whole, we think 
ileges; treat them as though humanity was em- the farming interest for the present year will bo en- 
bodied in them as well as yourself. Consult aWed to report fair progress on the closing of the 
them in regard to your business—ask advice_ books at the setting in of winter. 
give them recreation—let there be some limit to -*♦*- 
their worklay aside this eternal fault-finding, Pitch-Forks and Law.— According to the Geauga 
and invest more in humanity and good nature.—E. ^ 1 Democrat, many of the farmers in Ashtabula and 
_ ,, t _ adjoining counties have come to grief on pitch forks. 
POULTRY PROFITS, TREATMENT, &c. ^ of * ,ravcUn & a *ent in a 
_ ’ Patent Pitch-Fork Company—five sharoa costing $60. 
t- „ t, . .. , , . . For these they gave notes payable in one year These 
Eds. Rural: Not long since you pub- were sold, at a considerable discount, by the holders 
hshed an item m which I gave « statement of and are now falling due. Not liking the Stock or the 
my dealing with a few choice fowls; it may be forks, the makers of the paper determined to repudi- 
of further interest to you to know that my stock and got sued as a consequence. Several of these 
still persevere in well doing, a 6 the statement 8lli,-s liav,! bePn fried in the courts there with a nni- 
below will show: [ onD ^ndliion of Judgment against the repudlators. 
Paid for stock, Spanish, Brahmas and Bantams, $50 (X) 2 h2K ‘^1® T™ ** mararill S- b ™? in g 
“ feed 5 months to July 1 ,1867 * ft ft?, *‘ r8te lo ’c mills of the lawyers, but making serious 
sr£V«n d i 10 r,A.’.*'.$38 87 toro » d « int0 th,! hay mows And grain bins of the 
Nett profit . 50 00 , u badly-forked farmers. The better way for this class 
' ’ ‘ HI_ * 18 to make sure they want an article nnd then buy it, 
$88 37 $88 37 rather than purchase the right to manufacture what 
In addition to the above I have on hand twenty- Inay P rove t0 be worth little or nothing when made. 
live chickens, some of which are three months -- 
old and very fine. Two of my Brahmas com- , Massachusetts - Agricultural College. — The 
menced laying when their chicks were but « P 5 * nglle 1 ,<1 Kcpublican B t a tes that the Agricultural 
twenty-one days old. I feed my stock with SSSu of f mhcr8t ; ™ 11 bc opon for the re ' 
—..,i _... ceptlon of the first class of students early in October. 
common excellence. In the English Department I merde le good; in others, 
have found nothing, except from the Colonies, and fleeces that ought to have i 
they do exceedingly well. Australia sends. I think, 300 towed onr example, Peru 
samples in all, and all of them good—some beautiful, parcntly a good one. 
The length, the fineness and luster Is equal to any 1 
have yet seen here, and the strength good. Canada 
does well in both combing and fine, except some of 
the fine wool* lacked strength, but their combing 
wool Iiuh excellent luster. The colony of Natal and 
New Zealand both send samples that arc excellent,— 
but in no great quantity. 
Of our own land, perhaps the least said the bel ter. 
In all departments we are deficient, except, machin¬ 
ery, and the Agricultural particularly is a libel and a 
disgrace. I believe somebody does show three or 
four fleeces In a glass case, locked up In the grease,— 
ataitied and dirty at that. Odc fleece looks very fine, 
but dead like, and it may be some crack fleece five or 
six years old, I cannot find any other samples of any 
kind or quality. 
Spain exhibits In an annex a large collection of flue 
wooL short and dirty, *omc very much discolored, 
The Argentine Confederation sends 80 fleeces and 
100 samples that for length are fair, and otherwise,— 
quality, luster, and strength,—are first-rate. She also 
shows separately her long wools, that are good, aud a 
few specimens of the wool or hair of the luma. 
Arizona sends 80 fleeces and 100 samples of per¬ 
fectly splmtiHd wool. Home is exceedingly flue, but 
strong, very long, nnd beautiful luster. Samples that 
had been scoured were white as the t/nd riven snow. 
The worst thing In the Exposition for our wool 
growers is a Yankee invention to make Mestizo wool 
as good as our own. It takes out the burrs com¬ 
pletely, and so well was it thought of by the foreign 
jury, that they gave It a medal from a sample of it* 
work, without its having been ran. 
Probably with more time to examine the samples, 
and a little more help ol interpreters, T might have 
given you a better account of thin Exposition, the 
tensively as possible”—allowing Jtim enchapercont “? with * ood *** and ventl- 
ofthe profits u* we think right. As our correspondent lation ’ 6 ™'°! bottom and secret nests. Roosts, 
offers ns the benefit of a trial of bis medicines in ad. two b - v Jolce, two and a half feet from floor 
oflers u* the benefit of a trim u f his medicines In ad¬ 
vance, and write* like a man of intelligence, he may beneath to catch droppings, which I find very 
honestly believe he has discovered valuable remedies, valuable in the cornfield. 
But we inform him, 1 That we never oven take the 1 am glad to see a call for the organization of 
trouble to test, and never publicly notice, any sheep a Poultry Club in New York city, to be held at 
remedy the Ingredient* 0 f which we arc not made Room 24, Cooper Union Building, July 10th 
fully acquainted with; 2 -That we never sell or t ike o ’ 1 , , 3 - 
anvir.tort.af o,, r , f 11 1 tKC Success to the. movement. Cant we dosorne- 
any interest in the sale of any such remedies; 3—That ,, ■ . ,, . „ . 
we never in this Department advertise or puff any- ^ m tbla BCCtl ° n toward thc improvement 
thing, good or bad, fora share of the profits or any al! *' ve ht ’ ock - G - K - H - 
other form of pay, Glen’s Falls, July, 1867. 
Death of Sweepstakes. — A correspondent in 
Southern Illinois, whose letter wehavcmlslaid,asked ,vJIIlII vt i Tf SlS. 
u* a few weeks since whether a company named by _ 
him In Missouri, had purchased Sweepstakes and a Now York State Cattle Law. 
number of c.noicv evrcK from Ho... isijwin Hammond „ ,. ... 
of Vermont—saying that lie made the imjuiry for th <3 ^ m ‘ following are the principal provisions 
Benefit of those who wight wish to avail themselves OI " ^ho lflw lately revised with reference to the 
Of the opportunity ,>t obtaining that stock, if H uch running at large in the public highways of this 
purchases had been mart.: Mr. Hammond informs ns State. Thus : 
that he hover made any sales of sheep lo the comp*- * 1. It shall not be lawful for any cattle, horses 
nj numed. and his old stock ram, Sweepstakes, died sheep, swine or goats to run at large in any pub- 
in his own possession in June, lie street, park, place or highway in this State; 
-- and it shall be the duty of every street eomnils- 
“Reports of Great Fleecer " \v« w n. ai ? nf '!' \ n a "> incorporated village to seize and 
Uwi I v, W Um P- Bakber, tuke into hb possession and keep till disposed 
•a.tleton, It alluded to m our article under above ot according to law any animal so found running 
neau, duly I3tb, encloses us a note signed by Marcus at large. And any person suffering or perrnit- 
Hawkins, that he has for two or three years sheared ,in £ 1,M -V animal to so run at large, in violation 
the sheep, and (hat Mr. B.'s statements ure “honest ol ttllH 8 ecti °d. shall forfeit aud pay a penalty of 
aud true," and that he is careful “in putting m> hi* flvc '!°, l , UlM , for *’™ry horse, swine or cattle, and 
wool in good shape." Also a certificate from c I h? C Ha '' wr eve , r .V sheep or goat, so found, to 
r.- - w. K jlissw srssr s 
Hpumsh Merino ewes In the fell of 1863, and that they the overseers of the poor of the town, or by the 
were me culls." __ ‘ proceedings hereinafter provided. 
C. E. Shepherd's Tim* «... ^ 2 ' Sec«ion two of said act is hereby amended 
l ~ r ' Biat which is not i* strong and greatest the world has known,—but T trust that thin, totweflL of thor^ who n ight wIhIi to avail themselves 
t«‘ry fine liber, - but has an old look, f'erhans It j* though it bo but UUte, will ho , " , * re - of the opportunity ni.tajnlug that stock ir a ..,.s 
some that has bcm. d«i.vn*„a tu im.» izcpaj-tnicnt ..f h. d. l. s. purchases bad been martc. Mr Hamv,,v,. ;„r__ I State Ti...a • ---- 
A«c(*».i(aro for yuan ,»»(here fs but lttLlo shown by ***- .j, a . i... , . ... rma us - „ 
Individuals, Thera are some paintings and photo- ARREARAGES -TUP tariff * mjdvp™ nvr) „.. H « lca f'y sales ol sheep Lo t.lie comp*- SI. It shall not be lawful for any cattle, horses, Deport of the Mhhioan State Board of Agri 
graphs of some remarkable rams and docks and nf A EEAEAGES ' THE TARIFI & MARKETS, nj named, and his old stock ram, Sweepstake*, died sheep, swine or goats to run at large in any pub- cm/ruBB.-We are indebted to Hon. Sanford How 
recent date, and they arc but little better in form rw „ ,,, * I . * 0WU posseH!,in ’> in a }' ? T ^.^h'vay in this State; ARIb Sec’y of the Michigan Board of Agriculture, fo 
than the picture in the “ Pra-'ticil shenli. ,d “ whin, °' E ° f the olde8t a,ld most intelligent wool -- a . lld 11 B ,h w11 he the duty Of every street eommls- a copy of its proceedings for the year 1866 It formH. 
most people take at first sight for a caricature. How f rowere * n Westem New York writes us as fol- “Reports of Great Fleecks.’’-Wm. F. Barber, tukT into ffi tSSSSfund" kmj Ull dlsnosed * S . P ? g * 8 ’ « K^ster of Meteoro 
they would look shorn, I can only imagine. lows. \\ e regret that he requests us to suppress < astleton, Vt., alluded to in our article under above of according to law any attlfbol 6 u found runnitp' °^ Ca Observations, and an Appendix of about 5 
Portugal has but a few fleeces on exhibition bn. of hi8 UWne: July ^. encloses us a note signed by Marcus at large. And any pel-son suffering or permit- , he , C "" tcIlt8 *® brft co article* on a variet; 
both fine and coarse white and black » ,ii m, f -• Wayne Co., N. Y. | Hawkins, that he has for two or three years sheared tuiimai to so run at large, in violation ( subjects of direct u terest to fanners, and those o 
fine is from an Individ.IlflLkitIn W DUy 12 . 1867. f the sheep, and that Mr. B.'s statements arc “honest ^ thia eection, shall forfeit aud pay a penalty of Michigan should not foil to read and add the velum, 
fine is from an Individual flock ol ten fleeces, ol beau- Hon. Henry S. Randall:—B eing solicited to ob- « ud true,” and that he is careful “ in putting ur> his ftV0 1 r, J 11 r8 for every horse, swine or cattle, and to their libraries. 
t .1 wool, good length, fine quality, bright luster, tain funds for the purpose of defraying the expenses wool in good shape.” Also a certificate fnmi C T IT d °!T T e T, sll ®?P “f « oat > 80 ,n,1 " d > to - 
si ky, and strong. Tf her side hill* were not covered of our delegates to Washington, last winter, to secure Bauukr that he “sold to W. F. Barber 10 full-blood the'lown'lt! hVowifS^e l ' lilid ' ita " 1 ' of Rotting Flax.-D. 8 . Abbott, Cuba, N. Y„ writei 
lion' or" indhhiim^ has taken hn\( the^nahis tha^ the passage of the tariff, I called on men of means, Spanish Merino ewe* In the fell of 1863, and that they the overseers of the poor of'the townTor^thc thc H Iow “ IIoma8 '«» 1 on the subject of handling am 
, , half the pains that I those who are directly benefited by the passage of vrare his culls." prpceedings hereinafter Divided. ^ rotting flax He says the Irish, when flax is raisei 
, d ! , kt - 1 ‘ W ,l flcece f ' n ’° ’ part such 8 la ' v - aud >" uiany iostauees could net obtain r v finr . n ~~ “ ^ 2. Section two of said act is herebv amended e,,eClully for Ulc ,ll,er - do not allow the seed to ripen 
wK tl ^ grease, part waBhed, its one cent, even from men who arc worth to-day fifteen w .f.’ TT '" 0 8 .fT' - ** l,,ce tho cut of theee so aa to read as follows : * The straw is pulled when the seed is in the mill 
weight in both casus, the age of the animal, age of or twenty thousand dollars. The expense ought to bc , 1 P ’ 1 ’■ ll? ^^ ns (July 20.) Mr. C. wrilcs us that Section 0 it shall Iip liwfnl for , * state, and water rotted immediately or before it driei 
,ul< ’ n " e,a B 8 l,c» given, i„ Kn-ll-b. Kronch, p.,«, J, he, could »o, a»i„. h. Bnd „ lclo ,„ ,,. c *> »“■ They c.„ t .. nd U»t 1 , .pSl SttlS 
and German. Now I call such parsimony downright meanness, ' “"''''’^signed by A, I,. Bingham :-“Tl.is certifies disposed of a* required by law', any animal which ll Ben to allow the straw to dry before rotting. 
In the Russian Department is about 100 samples whatever others may think, and hope the Lord will ,ld * bllvo 80 d r > Bhepaud, pr. N. K. Wheeler, Ir *ay be in any public highway aud opposite to -- - ^ - 
handsomely displayed, fine short staple, very oily, have mercy upon their stiugv souls, and invite them T lfuub- dropi),3<i by fwes P«re Atwood la nd owned or occupied by him, contrary to the Bureau of Statistic* .. f „ 
some dirty, but apparently compact fleeces,-aome of to do work* meet for repentance The wool trade is * t0Ck dc8wnde ‘ I from Hammond - s flock, and from P rov,610 . ri8 01 the loregoing section, or any aui- Director of Treasurv a a froni th< 
the washed fleece* white and beautlfol, The (lock of Ve rv slow hero ZI tiwTthe ram “Prince,” brad by Edgar Sanford West ,,1,d ^btcb may be trespassing upon premises Smietics ' A *‘«- * 
Aaiidek Piih.bkiit of Atonanla. Crimea, took a gold ,^,dve ld'ovo i,‘or in T n ,"TT Cornwall, Vermont. “Prince” was by the Sanford 0WU( ’ d or oeeupted by him. oo.y ofth. ^uMy report of the Bureau of Stalls 
S3“-,„TT “* 1. tho paeeago of tho »ort' uiilr. Tho "uye,« I “'onr * U “‘ bNl " y T ,!“' f “•« ProtKIou. relate to tho ,„„ r ' 
w, hi J?JSr pll ? 'I 'Tf bw 7 ' '.' KK) 1,1 i1 "' « aye piftec are speculators, and pnrehase pretiy much as TT --- ulcthod of e,jforom ^ tho lflw . providing for the Cotton seems to have been the leadin'* urtiefo of 
translate) of D liainTwo 1 L<mldnot they have done for the last, twenty yeare-that Is they N ' KN0W ' N Disease.—Samckl Hart, Scenery Hill, sale of the cattle, the payment of the costs, the Port, amounting to $108,0»5,378. 
ra» slate) of Delaine wooL Thc flock eon.menced in pay us much for wool that will shrink firtv-fivc per Wftfilmitr1l,n Co “ ra ' Yon do not describe the dis- disposition of the overplus, etc. -- 
'r Si* ,° T :T , m<? W °°!’ .“ Ild Wm cent 88 for that whic >‘ will only shrink fortv per cent. y ° U1 ' father ' e lambs with 6 * d!Id ™t mi-_GRASSHOPPERs.-This pest has been quite destmet 
rKpssr: 
enough to suit my notions. The oily fleeces ure in- another pound in his neighborhood.” ~ — Iowa > read atl <-‘ esa y on the cultivation of thc tion of the State west of Leavenworth 
b ““ •l'U^«o n of,b«.o„,b nJC „ ataKtl »»c. n » 8 e. _ 3_*J a*, Wflo. Tute naturally brought In the subject of - 
... . . t , the propagation of grease (or yolk) in our wool; and vi 1 0111 III ll I M C (t 11H tlS ^ ftltf the rot, which he imputed to carelessness in not Flax in Illinois,-T he superintendent of the Flax 
, A . n , rm ?h ° WS bcr W0 ° . n htt e ' strfl Jght bottles, accordingly our Wool Growers' Association* award * * selecting seed from such hills as produce fully ^ orks . at Kankakee, Ill., informs the editor of the 
Tr H m°L UV ? lnch ® 6 broad ’ thclr flrat premiums to animals which exhibit the ~~ ripeued potato balls. The absence of these, on Gaze “ e of tl,at P Iace that there are 9,000 acres of flax 
t .. ' . rh ,° i f 1 0 ! 'F’ an 111081 y nnget- mostorit. I consider this course liiuhly detrimental HIRED MEN a potato vine, is a sure sign of immaturity and urtn '' 1Uf - r m lhat vicinity. The stand is reported to be 
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about 1,000 samples, In auothcr part of their depart- Article i« nndonht div * J u pro uct a flue Jambs, where is the board that belongs in duce othera, the yield will diminish yearly, be- --- 
ment is apparently the aristocratic element, among „ 8e foss for any legiuLie 1 ^ 06 ^^Jy toju- „ come diseased from, weakness and finally die out nooCuoL E RA.-TheMadi 8 onPioneer,Ark.,allud- 
whom is the Duke of krumau, who exhibits a few rloua _ As ever yours trulv ^ j I do not know where it is! from exhaustion. To bring back the potato, to mg to complaints about hog cholera, saysIf peo- 
fleeces in their natural state,—very fine, very oily, ’ _ ^ 11 ’ y _ y- “ You take meal out of this bin to feed the it8 former productiveness, the seed must be se- ple W0Qld 9alt D“dr hogs regularly, give them lime in 
very short, and very dirty. Some of these fleeces, cattle, do you not?” lected from those liiils or stalks producing balls tlleir 8 lo P 8 ’ - 0(xl strong wood ashes, and also soft 
about sixty In all. have been washed, some one-half MEETING OF PROTECTIONISTS IN OHIO. «Yes sir!” and these only. In this way the tendency to rot 8oap and 8oap 8nds ' thelr h °§ 8 would soon become 
of each fleece washed, and show very white wool and - “Them mn mud k oi .„ _ , , . . . _ . , . .. . healthy.’’ 
a strong staple. Austria shows in another place In an article tinder this heading, the Ohio and know where it is ” U C ° ar 0ut ' , C . C et C aU l ; ° * asbl0ried L roduc ‘ - *+* -- 
about 500 bottles of long staple,—but there was so Farmer of July 13th says: (1 „ . . iveness restored. This is a sensible view of the Price of Wheat in 1863.—The range of flour in 
little that I could translate that I was obliged to Af thn mn tl ' ABlIa . . . ., . .. fj,.’ S f’ , d0 1101! subject, and probably a correct one. Vitiated th « St. Louis market in 1863, with gold at 46 to 48 
pass it. land) on the 4th davaf Julv inm^thl f 8 *, TJUB l0 ° ks a little Aguiar,—here you are seed will naturally be followed by an immature premium was from $4.75 to $7.50. With a harvest 
Prussia has her wool in flat glass cases for earn- mlttec of the ouo Wool Growers Lllkt h T tb ° 0uly one thut has an ything to do with this and diseased progeny. Plant only perfect tu- thi9 . settSon ( l aite a8 abundant as at that time, what is 
pies, about 10x16 aud two inches deep, 176 of these long consultation upon matters relatW toth .'e* bm ’ tbe 0ul - V one that tak(:s meal out of it, and bers, and the potato disease, it is assumed, will tohindera, ' ela P 8 ‘ 3 to the old quotations of that period? 
with from 20 to 32 samples in each. The longest I flat "and 6 p yet you don’t seem to know where this board is »* soon be amons- the tbimre of the -—- 
ARREARAGES. THE TARIFF & MARKETS. 
One of the oldest and most intelligent wool 
growers in Western New York writes us as fol¬ 
lows. We regret that he requests us to suppress 
his name: 
-, Wavne Co., N. Y. I 
July 12.1867. f 
Hon. Henry S. Randall:—B eing solicited to ob¬ 
tain funds for the purpose of defraying the expenses 
of our delegates to Washington, last winter, to secure 
ihe passage of the lariff, I called on men of means, 
those who are directly benefited by tbe passage of 
such a law, aud in many instances could n»t obtain 
one cent, even from men who are worth to-day fifteen 
or twenty thousand dollars. The expense ought to bc 
paid, but they could not assist, 
Now I call such parsimony downright meanness, 
whatever others may think, and hope the Lord will 
have mercy upou their stingy souls, and invite them 
to do work* meet for repentance. The wool trade is 
very slow here, and whatever the wool growers 
icceive above 30 or 40 cents I believe will be due to 
the passage of thc wool tariff. The buyers in our 
place are speculators, and pnrehase pretiy much as 
they have done for the last, twenty years—that is they 
pay as much for wool that will shrink fifty -five per 
cent as for that which will only shrink forty per cent. 
I said to one of the parties, two years ago. that such 
a man's wool was worth fifteen cents a pound more 
than hi* neighbors.. He knew it, he said, but “if be 
paid him what his wool was worth, he could not buy 
another pound in his neighborhood.” 
The action of the woul buyers directly encourages 
the propagation of grease (or yolk) in our wool; and 
accordingly our Wool Growers - Associations award 
their first premiums to animals which exhibit the ' 
most of it. I consider tide course highly detrimental 
to the interests of both parties. That a certain 
amount of yolk is necessary to produce a Hoff, fine 
article, is undoubtedly true, but an excess of it is t 
useless for any legitimate parpuse, and highly inju¬ 
rious. As ever, yours truly. 
“Reports of Great Fleeces,"—Wm. F. Barber, 
Castleton, Vt., alluded to In our article under above 
head, July 18th, encloses us a note signed by Mabous 
Hawkins, that he has for two or three years sheared 
the sheep, and that Mr. B. - s statements arc “honest 
aud true,” and that he is careful “in putting up his 
wool in good shape." Also a certificate from C L. 
Barber that he “sold to W. F. Barber 10 full-blood 
C. E. Shepherd's Teos.—B ince tho cut of these 
was published by us (July 20.) Mr. C. writes us that 
he has Obtained a fuller pedigree, and he encloses the 
following signed by A, L. Binguam :—“ This certifies 
that I have sold O. E. Shepard, pr. N. E. Wheeler 
i-r. ....... 1__ X. « i . 
so ns to read us follow* : 
Section 2. It shall bc lawful for any person to 
seize and lake into his Cmstodv and remain until 
disposed of a* required hy law', any animal which 
may bc in any public highway and opposite to 
lanrl n« t... t * ' , 1 * 
rue live stock lor ttie farm at present consist* of a 
"six-weeks-old calf of the Jersey persuasion." bnt 
an increase—a considerable one—is expected during 
the present season. Considerable disppointment has 
been experienced by thc retirement of President 
Chadboubnk who is to take a like position at the 
head of tbe University of Wisconsin. 
Trial of Mowers at Hoi.on, Ohio.— The Ohio Far¬ 
mer contains a report of a trial of Mowers at Solon, 
in that State, which took place on the fttb of July, 
when some fourteen machine* went into the grass. 
The committee report what each mower did” and 
would have Wn glad to !iavi> stopped at that point, 
bnt, as the rule* required nu award to be made, the 
question was narrowed to the Excelsior and Buck¬ 
eye, concerning which the Committee say:—“The 
one will ent jnfW nc m«oU at t!>c otL>_r ; it wfll cut It 
just as easily, and Jasl. a* well; it costs just the same 
and apparently will last just a* long; but we prefer 
the manner of folding and carrying the Buckeye—and 
the senior Buckeye 1 ms our award.” 
Report of the Mk hioan State Board of Agri¬ 
culture, —We are indebted to lion. 8anford IIow- 
abd, Sec’y ol the Michigan Board of Agriculture, for 
a copy of its proceedings for the year 1866 It forms a 
volume of 322 pages, beside* a Register of Meteoro¬ 
logical Observations, and nn Appendix of about 50 
page* The Contents embrace article* on a variety 
of subjects of direct i :crest to fanners, and those of 
Michigan should not fail to read and add the volume 
to their libraries. 
- - ■ - 
Rotting Flax.— 1). 8. Abbott, Cuba,N. Y., writes 
the Iowa Homestead on the subject of handling and 
rotting flax. He says the Irish, when flax is raised 
specially for thc liber, do not allow the seed to ripen. 
Tho straw is pulled when the seed Is in the milk 
state, and water rotted immediately or before it drieB 
at all. They contend that it spoils the fiber for nice 
linen to allow the straw to dry before rotting. 
Bureau of Statistics.— We have received from the 
five ewe lambs dropped by ewes of pure Atwood tend .owned or occupied % him, contrary to the Bureau of St at.*™ 
stock descended from Hammond’s flock, and from Prov, s ,or,» ol‘ the foregoing section, or any uni- Director ^ of Trawir? StTtfert^ a « 
* U “ ”* l,r ‘ ,d T .! ,c ™“““f of rrovisioM relate to tlte fo,,) ’S.'SK" w 
_ „ -;- method of enforcing tho law, providing for the Cotton «em. to have b„o» the lesdlo. .rS’ot^ 
I nknown Disease.—Samuel Hart, Scenery Hill, sale of the cattle, the payment of the costs, the port, amounting to $108,0»5 373 . 
nslmigton Co.. Pa. You do not describe the dis- disposition of the overplus, etc -- 
ESSrP- 
here „ r S hoJii -fyf - Ketithte Formen' 
suggest, hy their “getting too much milk.” Club, New York, James Warren, Monroe, ages 8 *em to have been confined mainfo JSS 
~ —— IuW!l ’ read an cesa y ou the cultivation of the tion of the State west of Leavenworth 
c» • rn- potato. This naturally brought in the subject of -- 
^Ommanxcatinas T^T f tbe ro ^> w ^ lc ^ ^ le imputed to carelessness in not r FLAX ,N Illinois,— The superintendent of the Flax 
f appH IpATTI Cllftll Killer nn — Works, at Kankaknn 111 
Potato Hot —How to Stop it. 
At a late meeting of the Institute Farmers’ 
Club, New York, James Warren, Monroe, 
Iowa, read an essay on the cultivation of the 
potato. This naturally brought in the subject of 
the rot, which he imputed to carelessness in not. 
Grasshoppers.— This pest has been quite destruct¬ 
ive in portions of Kansas the present season. Wheat 
in some sections has been badly injured; outs nearly 
destroyed, and corn considerably cut up. These rav¬ 
ages seem to have been couflned mainly to that sec¬ 
tion of the State west of Leavenworth. 
. Flax in Illinois,—^T hesuperintendent of the Flax 
accordingly our Wool Growers' Associations award _ - - -- y ^ vv * selecting seed from such hills as produce fully 1 ’ Vorks t at Kankakee, Ill., informs the editor of the 
their first premiums to animals which exhibit the - == ripeued potato balls. The absence of these, on Gaze “ e °f tl,at Place that, there are 9,000 acres of flax 
most of it. I consider this course hiuhly detrimental HIRED MEN. a potato vine, is a sure sign of immaturity 'and grou '‘ u ^ iri that vicinity. The stand is reported to be 
to the interests of both parties. Thut a certain —- although these potatoes will germinate nnd’ pro- )T!?n ’ yidd of fiber, it is anticipated, will 
amount of yolk is necessary to produce a soft, fine “James, where is the board that belongs in duce others, the yield will diminish yearly be- " imcomn ‘"- v ge ' , 
:aiL , S3S££yX: “aTLot“v"a«„ 
rious. As ever, yours truly „ “ ! know wh ^re it is ! from exhaustion. To bring back the potato, to “8 to complaints about hog cholera, says :-“lf peo - 
___ 1 ou Dike meal out of this bin to feed the its former productiveness, the seed must be se- ple would salt their hogs regularly, give them lime in 
MU'V'TTxrr np cattle, doyounot?” lected from those hills or stalks producing balls tbeir 8lope ’ - ood strong wood ashes, and also soft 
MEETING OF P ROTECTIO NISTS IN OHIO. “Yes sir!” and these only. Iu this way the tendency "to rot Boa P and soap suds, their hogs would soon become 
In nn nrtiofo „n/W tK! c i a- • “Then you must have taken the board out, will be cheeked and the old-fashioned produc- btaltby- __ 
S ' 0810 restored. Tliia is a sensible view of the P-„ W„„ , 
.... ,. . . . . , , -fo sir ) I do not. subject, and probably a correct one. Vitiated Die St. Louis market in 1863, with gold at 46 to 48 
land) on tbnati, J t„u, Lf ^l hU Cl |f (C ^ T0 ' “ TW8 looks a litUe singular,-here you are seed will naturally be followed by an immature premium was from $4.75 to $7.50. With a harvest 
HIRED MEN. 
MEETING OF PROTECTIONISTS IN OHIO. 
“You take meal out of this bin to feed the 
cattle, do you not?” 
“Yes sir!" 
with from 20 to 32 samples in each. The longest I 
could find of tine was not three inches, aud of coarse 
wool not over six inches. There were 02 fujl fleeces 
shown, some of them with foil statistics iu French 
and German. Wurlemberg shows in Prussia fifty 
washed fleeces, locked up, that took a gold medal. 
They appeared to be shown hy different owners, and 
washed after shearing. They were not uniform iu 
length or quality; that could be easily seen. Several 
pictures of large flocks and individual animals grace 
the walls of the room,—but they seem to me to he 
one-third neck and head, and not squarely built. 
J, E. Hoffschlaegkr of Weisln, shown a picture of 
a Negretti ram that looked like a Vei ...outer. Baron 
Mattzen shows his wool, about 50 samples, and pic¬ 
tures of his ram, full size, aud a large ewe and young 
long consultation upon matters relating to the pres¬ 
ent and prospective interests of the wool business. 
There was a unanimous aseent to the provisions of 
the present tariff law relating to wool and woolens, 
aud an earnest desire expressed that the law might 
bc allowed to remain as it. is until it has had a thor¬ 
ough test of its practical effects. 
yet you don’t seem to know where this board is.” soon be among the things of the past. 
“ Well, I do not!” 
“You might as well tell me I lie! Get out of 
my barn and leave my promises!” 
James did leave, and our choleric friend, 
choking down his wrath, turned around, found 
On the political aspects of the cose, after a very the board which had caused the harsh words 
tree interchange of views, and after hearing a variety and finished emptying his meal. 
of explanations ol the positions of candidates, it was . 
thought best not to introduce the question in the ^ e0 iceJienrd a farmer eompiamiug °f his help, 
present canvass for State officers, but regarding thc ^ C0U d lnd ' U * Jcw o ood men. Most of them 
election of a sound tariff man as our next United be could not trust out of his sight. They were 
States Senator as a matter of the first importance, we * fihiftlOBH and ungrutelui. We took pains to 
should carefully consider the election of members of llnd out the cause of this trouble. In the first 
the next Legislature as a preparatory step to that place, there was no limit to a day's work. Noon 
56eue- was taken up by a round of chores—no rest or 
Smoking or Quieting Bees. 
A communication in the American Bee 
Journal assumes that thc best material to burn 
for smoking or quieting bees i6 rottou wood, 
such as may be pulverized by tbe hand. It has 
not the bad effects of tobacco or old rags. Take 
a common fire-shovel with a few glowing coals 
and place the rotten wood on these aud blow the 
smoke into the entrance of the hive. This will 
soon quiet, but not stupiiy or kill the bees. It 
may be necessary sometimes to repeat the smok¬ 
ing before the operation about the swarm is 
completed. 
California Wheat to England— The California 
Farmer mentions the shipment, June 27th, of 100 tons 
ol fine new wheat direct for Liverpool, It was grown 
in the Sanoina Dietrict — the pioneer spot of large 
shipments in the same direction. 
Wool in Michigan. —According to the reports from 
this State a considerable portion of the season’s clip 
of wool is being thrown upon the market. At Ann 
Arbor the receipts are quite largo and sales range 
from 38 to 45 cents. 
Early Corn. —We are under obligation to Mr. 
Sutton of tbe tow n of Irondequoit for a liberal sam¬ 
ple of green com grown by him, and picked on the 
24th of Juiy. 
