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A Plea for Trees.— On retiring from the Presidency 
of the State Agricultural Society, Gen. Patrick took 
occasion, iu his parting address, to deprecate the rapid 
destruction of American forests. He imputed the severe 
drouth of last summer mainly to the wholesale removal 
of forest trees, and predicted that unless a change was 
made in that direction, sterility will soon be the charac¬ 
teristic of mneb of our farming lands. Iu his opinion 
the hills and mountains should not. be stripped of their 
woody garniture, but be lelt to modify the atmosphere and 
increase the amount of water supplied to the earth. Por 
the purpose of securing a reform in this respect, be would 
invoke the aid of the the law-making power in its behalf. 
We have no doubt as to the influence of forests on cli¬ 
mate, but we fear that tbe rapid extension of railroads, 
and the consequent increasing demand for fuel, will prove 
too strong to he overcome. If people would plant, as 
well as cut dowD, the evil would be much mitigated. 
Will they do it f 
young, is certain to produce skittish ness in after 
years, troublesome alike to dairying aud farming 
operations. Besides, it often retards development, 
detracting from the value of the cows as milkers 
and the oxen as farm operatives. There is much in 
breed undoubtedly, especially as relates to the dairy, 
but scarcely less in tbe treatment which stock re¬ 
ceive in the incipient stages of their growth. 
Whether reserved for breeding, for work or tbe 
early shambles, it is a matter of economy to treat 
stock kindly, that they may be readily approached 
and handled, and to accomplish this gentleness 
should characterize our dealings with them from 
first to last. 
fleece of wool received of Waiter S. Todd, in the usual 
way that wool is prepared for manufacturing purposes, 
and that, it produced eight aud two-sixteenths pounds 
cleansed wool. The ufiiriavite were made before public 
officers authorized to administer oaths, and are formally 
attested. 
That no new readers of the Rural may suppose that 
Hr. Granger has done anything uncalled for in sending 
affidavits instead of mere statements of the several wit¬ 
nesses, we take occasion to say that he has pursued the 
course which we have earnestly recommended in ell simi¬ 
lar cases of publishing extraordinary products of wool. 
There are so many unsubstantiated stories of great 
fleeces, that strangers are entitled to take them at great 
discount, unless proven in the strongest way the case 
admits of, We have not time now to turn over our back 
tiles, but are under the impression that this weight of 
scoured wool has never been exceeded in a Merino fleece, 
if it ha« been quit* equaled. Aud if tbe estimated 
weight of carcass was within ten pounds of correct, we 
remember no instance in which a eheep of any other breed 
ha* produced a proportionable weight of cleaneed wool 
to weight of carcass. It is unfortunate that the ram 
“Idaho" was not weighed at shearing, hut Mr. Granger 
writes that it was not done because be had no thought, at 
the time, of haring the fleece cleansed. 
bore to them. Within two miles of my farm, or rather 
prairie, tas I am as yet only opening a farm.) is a man 
who, this winter a year ago. began the winter WUU 125 
head. Iu the spring he had lit pelts; there remained 
alive hut one! This is rather an exceptional ease ol 
carelessness. In the majority of cases anch HJ success is 
attributable, not to soil, climate, or aujthing pertaining 
to a state of nature, but to *imple neglect. Perhaps 
there ha-never been a winter vvbeu sheep were so utterly 
neglected and abandoned as this present one. And this 
is can red by the low price of sheep, and tbe fear iu many 
men'e minds that sheep are not a profitable, stock, hheep 
of a medium fineness of wool ran be bought for one dol¬ 
lar to one dollar and fifty cents pur bead.' 1 
We can assure our correspondent that be is wholly 
mistaken in bis belief that hoof-rot U iucurable, as 
we know from our own experience and that of a 
multitude of other persons. It must be admitted 
that it is generally eradicated with great difficulty 
from large flocks—for reasons which we have often 
before stated. Iu small flocks it is curable with 
much less difficulty. In a single sheep, which can 
be kept by itself for a few days, it is often more 
manageable than a case of '‘snuffies.’’ 
We also entirely disagree with our correspondent 
that the malady, after being allayed for a time, 
“ will soon recur with the same violence as at first.” 
We have invariably observed the contrary,—and that 
after being “allayed” or imperfectly cured, from 
time to time, it becomes much less active and 
malignant in its type, and much leas contagious. 
We have seen it, after lingering a few years In 
flocks where it was pretty well kept under, but not 
cured, become so inert that in seasons of ordinary 
dryness not fi ve sheep in a hundred required “ hand¬ 
ling.” Aud in a region where hoof-root abounds, 
many men prefer to buy sheep from such flocks 
EDITED BT HENRY 8. RANDALL, LL. D. 
custom; house examining committee 
On receiving permission from the Secretary of tbe 
Treasury for an examination of the Wool Appraisers 
departments in the New York and Boston Custom 
Houses, by a committee appointed by the National 
■Wool Growers* Association, the mode of appointing 
this committee was immediately submitted to the 
acting members of the Executive Committee of the 
Association. They decided unanimously that it 
should be appointed by the President, with the ex¬ 
ception of a single member, whom a large majority 
of the Executive Committee appointed themselves. 
This exception was the President of the Association. 
We may bo excused for making a personal expla¬ 
nation. Under tbe circumstances, we had deter¬ 
mined not to be a member of the Examining Com¬ 
mittee. The action of our colleagues iu appointing 
ns was purely spontaneous — the question of our 
ABORTION IN COWS 
At the Annual Mcetiug of the State Agricultural 
Society, last month, Dr. Dalton, to whom was re¬ 
ferred the subject of abortion in cows, made a report 
in reference to the. matter. It is said to be quite in¬ 
teresting but for what reason is not Btated. Certain 
it is that no conclusion has been arrived at as to tbe 
cause of abortion, consequently the Report must be 
of a negative character—an assumption that, certain 
things do not produce it without attempting to set¬ 
tle the question as to what does. But if the bottom 
of the mystery has not been reached, that of the 
parse of $4,000, supplied by the State, has, or nearly 
so, hence another appropriation becomes necessary, 
as without it the examination cannot proceed. 
There may be no one to blame in this matter, as tbe 
cause sought for may be past finding out, and thus 
The Bean ab a Fertilize!!.—Iu an essay read before 
the Madison Co. (Ill.) Farmers' Club, on a recent, occa¬ 
sion, by L. 1). Morse, the beau as a fertilizer was warmly 
commended as next in value if not the equal of clover for 
green manuring. “ It has an advantage over clover in 
being grown more quickly, and in the amount of fertil¬ 
izing material is second to no grain crop. The bean 
draws largely from the air, aud may be sown broadcast or 
planted in drills, and in from sixty to ninety days a com 
pact mass, for plowing under, will be produced, forming 
an excellent preparation for a spring crop." If sown 
early they will answer as a preparation for fall sown 
wheat. 
Treatise on Sheep Husbandry in Missouri.— Under 
the title of “The Wool Growers’ Manual, a Treatise on 
Sheep Husbandry in Missouri," a paper originally written 
by Samuel P. Boardman of Lincoln, Illinois, for the 
Mo. State Ag. Society’s Transactions, hap been repub 
lished in an octavo pamphlet ol thirty-four pages. It is 
written in tbe off-hand, vigorous style which character¬ 
izes the anthor; and like all that ho writes about Merino 
sheep (to the treatment of which it Is confined.) exhibits 
thorough knowledge of the subject and sound common 
sense. We commend it to the Prairie sheep farmers 
To Correspondents.—W e have on hand a number of 
communications—some of them written months since— 
which it is our intention to pnblish when onr limited 
space is not occupied by matters demanding more imme¬ 
diate attention. The nou-appearance of an article is no 
indication that we consider it valueless or badly ex¬ 
pressed. We must be controlled by our amount of room, 
and by the degree of interest which the topic is then 
attracting._ 
Prize Sheep. —The San Francisco Bulletin states that 
at the meeting of the Committee (Nov. 2d) appointed by 
the State Agricultural Society to award medals, a gold 
medal was awarded to John Patterson, “ on the gronndp 
that his efforts were more decided towards improving the 
quulity of wool, aud his flock comprised the largest, 
number of pure blood animals owned by one person in 
California.” Wo suppose this to be John D, Patterson, 
formerly of Chautauque Co., N. Y. 
J. F. Conklin, Gates, Monroe Co., N, Y., writes: 
“1 have a tine two-year old heifer, one of whose 
horns is drooping nearly two inches more than the 
other. Can any of your numerous readers inform 
me bow to raise It ?” Referring the above question 
to experienced stock growers for answer, it may not 
be amiss to state that some persons are of the opin¬ 
ion that scraping tbe horn on tbe top, near its base, 
will tend to elevate the other extremity,—while the 
same operation on the under side will tend to de¬ 
press it. Some have employed heated ironB as a 
means of giving the horns of cattle anch shapes as 
tbe fancy of the owner might desire, but this seems 
a barbarous practice, and may be of doubtful utility 
in the accomplishment of the purpose aimed at. 
wool growers' organizations. Every person but one 
eo nominated has been appointed; and in this case, 
it was omitted only because the State in which tbe 
nominee resided was already very fully represented 
by members expected to act. The individual him¬ 
self was believed to be entirely suitable for the place. 
A very large committee was appointed under the 
expectation that business engagements and other 
circumstances—with the great distance of many of 
the appointees from the fields of labor—would prob¬ 
ably prevent the attendance of more than about a 
fourth of the whole uumber. The officers of several 
of the distant State Associations, indeed, proposed, 
for the purpose or saving unnecessary travel, that 
the entire committee be selected from a region com¬ 
paratively near to the Custom Houses, avowing that 
they and their constituents would feel as much con¬ 
fidence in such a committee a6 in one in which all 
the principal wool growing States were represented. 
But we are entirely opposed to a spirit of centrali¬ 
zation iu the National Association, or to any action 
tending towards it, or to its falling into the habit of 
transacting important busiu ess affecting all the States 
alike, through more local committees. All the co 
operating State organizations, in a case like the 
present, are entitled to representation ; and wc think 
it time enough when tboir representatives decline 
or omit to act, to supply their places with local sub¬ 
stitutes. The number of committeemen in New 
York and Ohio has already been increased to fill the 
places of those declining to serve; and others will 
be added residiug nearer to the Custom Houses, 
should it become necessary. The following are all 
the persons thus far appointed by us, without any 
order of precedence: 
Hon. EDWIN HAMMOND. Vermont. 
Son. WILLIAM R. SANFORD,.... 
Hon. J. W. COLBURN,. 
'Hon SIMON BROWN,. Massachusetts. 
WINTHROP W. CHENKRY, Esq.,. 
BURDB'VT LOOMIS, Esq , ...Connecticut. 
Hon. KMORY B. POTTLE. New York. 
Hok. GEORGE GKDDKS,. 
WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN, E*q.,. 
LUTHER H. TUOKEU, Esq.,. 
JOHN I). WING, Esq. 
Hon WILLIAM KELLY. “ 
F. JULIUS LkMOYNK, Esq . Pennsylvania. 
JAMES SLOCUM. Esq. 
THOMAS SWlvKNEF, Esq., . West Virginia. 
J. H. DA VIS, Ksq.,.. 
.Hon. NORTON S. TOWNSHEND,. Ohio. 
Hon. It M. MONTGOMERY,. “ 
gkn. s. d. Harris,. “ 
Hon. N. L. CHAFFEE, .... “ 
J. H. MILLIIiEN, Ea*.. “ 
A. M, OAKLAND, Esq.,. Illinois. 
SAMUEL P. BOARDMaN, Esq,... 
J. H. PICK KELL, Esq. 
LEA STILSON, Esq.,. . Wisconsin. 
IRA £. HASELT1NE, Esq.. “ 
Hon. CHARLES E. STUART,. Michigan. 
Hon. J. B. GKINNELL,... . Iowa. 
E. 0. BEDFORD. Esq., . Kentucky. 
The number of the above gentlemen who will act 
has not yet been definitely ascertained—the accept¬ 
ance of several depending upou future contingencies. 
Nor has the time for the meeting of the committee 
been fixed. A majority of those who have accepted 
prefer to defer the examination until the weather 
a/nd traveling become pleasant, and several have 
made their attendance dependent on such delay. As 
a difference of a few weeks in the time of meeting 
can have no effect on the facts or interests involved, 
the wishes of the majority will be consulted in the 
matter, 
* All members of the State Associations are members of 
tlie National Association. 
Cotbwold Wool.—R. G. Bknton, Dearborn, Illinois. 
The sample of Cotswold wool yon send is “long enough 
for combing purposes.” Cotswold wool “is generally 
long enongh for combing.” Wo never saw a case to the 
contrary. It “i eill pay to breed these sheep.” Good 
ones, in proper situations, and under proper treatment, 
are highly profitable. 
Extracting the Oil of Tanst. — A correspondent 
writesI would ask through the pages of your valua¬ 
ble papor the process of stilling the oil of tansy. Wc 
raise peppermint in this section, but the process used in 
extracting the oU from the mint herb will not answer. 
Will some one of your numerous readers please give the 
required information f" 
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The Rocket Corn Planter.—W e have recoiTed from 
the patentees, aud carefully examined, samples ol this 
6 imple contrivance for planting corn, beans, etc., iu hills. 
It may be quickly attached to a hoe, and its use insures 
accuracy in dropping the seed, and a rapid execution of 
work. It is advertised in the Rural, 
Ocr Spring Campaign.—N ew Quarter.— As the great 
majority of onr readers —all of them who are genuine 
Ruralists-are preparing for or entering upou the active 
labors of tbe season (as Farmers, Horticulturists, Gar¬ 
deners, &c.,) we may be permitted to announce that the 
Rural's Spring Campaign will be opened next week by 
the commencement of a New Quarter. After referring 
those specially interested to News page for particulars, 
we beg to make a remark or two, suggestively, to the 
general reader. The first is that, although the suc¬ 
cess- of the Rural has been remarkable since its enlarge¬ 
ment on the tiret. of January last, its circulation has not 
yet reached full One Hnndred Thousand, and bonce there 
is still room on its books for more names. Next,-though 
the paper is very largely appreciated, we think ten thou¬ 
sand might be easily added to its circulation during the 
Spring were its real IViends, and friendly readers, to kind¬ 
ly tell their neighbors and acquaintances wbat they think 
of it. and invite them to become subscribers. Again,—as 
the Spring opens thousands of people really want the 
Rural for its timely ami instructive talk and information 
on and about the various branches of Farming, Garden¬ 
ing, Stock and Wool Growing, Ac,, Ac.,—and there are 
hundreds of localities in which clubs may be formed, or 
more subscribers obtained, if some friend in each will 
give the matter a little personal attention aud influence. 
Finally,— we bespeak the aid of that friend in each place 
where the Rural is taken. Reader, are you the friend 
who will do this good thing for your Townspeople, the 
Rural and Yourself—for we offer what is more substan¬ 
tial than mere thanks ? 
Tariff on Breeding Animals. — Messrs. Glenn & 
Brothers, enterprising sheep breeders of Pittsburg, 
Pa., publish a spirited communication in the National 
Agriculturist of Pa., urging the abolition of the tariff on 
sheep and other animale imported for breeding purposes. 
Cure for Hoo Cholera. —To one peck of corn, satura¬ 
ted with water, put one ounce of spirits of turpentine 
half an ounce pulverized saltpetre, and one pound of nn 
slaked lime, all stirred minutely together. This wil 
answer for twenty hogs. A proportionate quantity for e 
less or greater number. 
Hop Roots.— Those who have inqnired of us about hop 
roots, and all others wishing to procure them, are referred 
to ihe advertisement of 1. W. Briggs in this paper. W e 
are assured that Mr. B. has a large quantity of genuine 
roots, grown in the best hop region of Wisconsin. 
N. Y. State Agricultural Society. —Annual Ad¬ 
dress.—We have received a pamphlet copy of the address 
of the retiring President, Marskna R. Patrick, at the 
annual meeting of the State Ag. Society at Albany, Feb. 
12 th, 1868, The topics alluded to are: The character of 
the season—its remarkable drouth, the cause being re¬ 
ferred to the destruction of the forests; changes iu hus¬ 
bandry ; farm laborers; the cottage system; family 
changes ; aversion to manual labor; — is labor honor¬ 
able!— its influence on the Htate; changes of mar¬ 
ket: cultivation of small fruits; pisciculture; dairy 
and sheep; thorough-bred stock; rinderpest; abortion; 
flax cotton; trial of implements and tillage at Utica; 
examination of machine? and implements ; Fair at Buf¬ 
falo; change of Society policy, and introduction of the 
new President elect, Thomas Hall Faile, of New York. 
The address is very neatly printed and contains much of 
interest to the farming pnblic. 
Good Advice. — The American Farmer, Baltimore, 
connsels the farmer to apportion the ground for cultiva¬ 
tion to the labor he may be able to command,—making 
the most of his means, tasking himself well, and work¬ 
ing up to the mark set as a guide to bis action. 
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Famous Horses. —We are indebted to the Tnrf, lield 
and Farm for spirited engraviugs of the following noted 
horses:—Grey Eagle, Wagner, Fashion, Uedgeford and 
Boston. The T. F. and F. is a live paper, and daily gain¬ 
ing in the estimation of the public. 
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A Chain-Shot Egg. —Mr. J. F. Conklin of Gates, N. 
Y., has laid on our table a curiosity in the egg line. It 
consists ot two soft shells connected by a ligature-a chain- 
shot or Siamese affair-a singularity even among the 
freaks of the “biddy” family. 
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A Sheet Show and Shearing is to be held by the 
Union Wool Growers’ Association ol Ontario and Liv¬ 
ingston at noueoye Village, Out. Co., on the 6th of May 
Wc »ire informed the prospect is good for a large 
“Patrons of Husbandry."— These associations, or 
secret organizations, embracing both sexes, are, accord¬ 
ing to a paragraph in the National Intelligencer, getting 
along finely in Washington City, where tbe “ National 
Grange ” is located The Master of the leading Grange 
has commissioned a number of men, in difl'erent sections 
of the country, for the purpose of organizing at least one 
Grange in each county of the several States, and to A. S. 
Moss, of Fredonia, has been assigned the direction of 
affairs in this State When county organizations are 
effected and got into working order, it is supposed that 
township ones wili follow. 
Sows Eating Pigb.-A friend informs ns that sows may 
be cured of their pig-eating propensity by giving them a 
good sized piece of salt fat pork. One piece is usually 
enough, though two may be sometimes required. 
At the recent meeting of the Dairymens’ Associa¬ 
tion iu Illinois, President Kino remarked that he 
had been a dealer in butter for thirty years, and con¬ 
sidered that May, June and July produced the best, 
if properly made and put down. Butter containing 
whey, or lime, or milk, will not keep. It should be 
made dry, come hard, aud be properly cured. Most 
people salt too high. It should be salted to the 
palate and it will keep. All in excess of this is in¬ 
jurious. The milk, cream, and the surroundings of 
the butter room, should all be pure, as foul odors 
are certain to impart a disagreeable flavor. Mr. K. 
stated that he knew a man to plant honeysuckles 
aud roses around the place where his butter was 
made, for the purpose of giving it an agreeable 
flavor. This was a pleasant conceit, whatever the 
influence on the dairy-room may have been. 
BORA! BRIEF- MENT10K1BGS. 
Milk not rich Lu batter properties is said to be the best 
for calves. 
Tbe Utica Herald present? a summary of farm profits 
J acre as follows :-Dairy, $9.53: wheat, $18.25; corn, 
$18.50; oals, $15,50; potatoes, $19.00. 
8piung is a good time to remove the accumulations 
under stable floors. If not disturbed for two or three 
year.- a rich deposite will be found there. 
On the farm or David Gage, ten tidies west of Chicago, 
are 800 horse.? aud hor?e kind, besides those doing the 
farm work; also 150 head of horned cattle. 
According to the last census report, there were in the 
United State? 3,219-495 person? engaged in Agricultural 
pursuits—or one farmer to every ten persons. 
When stable? and manure heap? give forth an offensive 
odor, more absorbents aie required, such as peat, rotten 
leaves, a sprinkling of plaster, or all combined. 
Tuk Galveston News states that a man near that place 
bought, five years ago, $990 worth of sheep. He is now 
worth $30,000—all derived from this investment. 
The season is at hand for the planting ont of tree? of 
various descriptions. All who have land should plant 
some each year to replace the annual consumption. 
Oak trees attain nearly their full size in 300 year?. 
They mav live 500 years’ longer, but grow very Iitile. 
They have exhausted the soil on which they grow. 
you want a horse-radish bed, select a small strip in 
the 4rdcn moist aud rich. Make cutting? of root? two 
Cheap Paint.— J. A. B., Victor, Iowa, asks for a recipe 
for a cheap paint, and here it is:—11 pounds of dry lime, 
sifted fine; 1 gallon of water; 2 gallons of linseed oil, 
raw or boiled; H pound potash, dissolved in a pint of 
water, which can be easily done by healing in a kettle. 
First mix the lime and water like hasty padding, and 
then add the oil and potash water. Mix thoroughly, and 
if the oil and water unite it 1? ready for use. If they do 
not, a little more potash water must be added to cut the 
olL but no more than necessary for thie purpose. Apply 
wiih a brush, and though thicker thau ordinary oil paint, 
it will stay in good condition and look well. 
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Artificial Fertilizers. — The Maryland Commis¬ 
sioner of Agriculture, iu a report made to the Legisla¬ 
ture, recommends, as a defence or gaard against frauds 
in artificial fertilizers, a Board of Inspection, aud also a 
tax on the commodity offered for sale. Possibly the 
adoption of these recommendations may have a good or 
restraining influence on the traffic, but it is doubtful- 
knavery' hard to restrain without a rope. 
WOOL GROWING IN IOWA, 
“ J. A. B.,” Victor, Iowa Go., Iowa, writes to us: 
“ Many farmers in t nia section of Iowa who are en- 
f aged in raising sheep, and have for years made it a 
usiaess, are almost disc mraged on account of their 
flocks halting tbe Hoof Rot, aud the impossibility of its 
being enred. I have made the raising rtf sheep a business 
for eight years, during which time ouy attention has been 
directed exclusively towards the Spanish or .American 
Merino, and the majority of the t line 1 have had lameness 
among my sheep, and have tried numerous compounds, 
warranted to rare, but with no permanent success 
Having persisted iu the effort of curing the Hoof Rot as 
long as I have without accomplishing the desired end, I 
am constrained to say that I believe the disease is incura¬ 
ble; that it maybe alleviated or allayed lot a time, but 
thai it will soon recur with the same violence as at first 
Unless tume method of cure shall soon be made Known 
to many whose flocks are now atllictod with rue disease, 
the business of raising Stock sheep, as well as sheep lor 
wool, will be abandoned, i think there is no s>;aie in 
this Union belter adapted for sheep raising than Iowa, 
with its abundant pasturage, ranutug streams, dew in 
summer, cheapness of fodder, Ac. But persons must 
bear in mind that with all these advantages in sqtnraer, 
tame grass is needful; so that alter the Prairie grass 
is killed, which is done by the first frost (which was in 
the first week of October last year,) that the sheep may 
be turned upon Ihe tame grans, and they will thrive very 
welt until it te covered with snow. Another essential 
requisite or success 1 ? good shedding, li is not sufficient 
chat a shed be enclosed only on three sides for winter 
quarters, but it should be made comfortable, let the wind 
come from what direction it may Such shedding as will 
answer every purpose may be made with forks, and poles 
across tb- top, and shingled all over with straw or prairie 
grass. Much neater buildings may be had by those whose 
means wilt allow of buyum lumber at $30 to $35 tier M 
for barn lumber. I am often asked if sheep raising in 
Iowa will pay—will prove remunerating. Such questions 
are usually asked by men who are eltb'ur the individuals 
who tiavelost their sheep by the hundreds, or are neigh- 
Condensed Correspondence, Items, &c 
Great Scoured Fleece.—Oscar Granger of Saratoga 
Springe, N. Y., forward* ue affidavit? of tbe following 
facts:—1. His own affidavit that on the 22d Sept., 1865, 
he purchased a ram teg. which ho calls "Idaho,” of 
Edwin Hammond <te Son of Middelbury, Vt., with the 
following certified pedigree (a copy of which is enclosed) 
that said teg was a tuorongh bred Infantado got by 
“ Gold Drop,” dam by " Sweepstakes.” g. dam by “ Long 
Wool;” that the ram was last sheared when two years 
aud two months old; that he was sheared in the usual 
way in which he shears his eheep; that the fleece was 
of one year and six days growth when shorn; that on 2d 
July, 1867, the fleece was delivered to Walters. Todd; 
that tbe ram after rhearing was estimated to weigh ninety 
pounds. 2. Fo?tw. O Granger deposes that he sheared 
tho above named fleece from the ram “Idaho;" that it 
weighed twenty pounds at the time that it was the same 
fleece delivered to Walter S. Todd, aud that uo other 
wool was done up in it. 3. Walter S. Todd deposes 
that about the 2d of July, 1867, he received a fleece of 
wool of Oscar Granger, and delivered it to L. G. Dodge, 
Superintendent of the Vernon Knitting Factory, to be 
cleansed. 4. L. G. Dodge deposes that he cleansed the 
Some fanners prefer to take the calves from the 
cow6 when but a few days old, while others con¬ 
tend that both the cows and calveB are the better 
for a longer association — say from three to four 
weeks. When calves are separated from their dams, 
when but a few days old, both pine for the old rela¬ 
tion more keenly thau when several weeks have 
elapsed before it is broken. But whether taken 
from the dam at once or after an association of some 
weeks, it is important that the calves should have 
the kindest of treatment, as rough usage is certain 
to make them wild, hence harder to manage in all 
after time. It is true that with gentleness to calves 
comes familiarity, often troublesome to those hav¬ 
ing charge of them, bat the inconvenience should 
be complacently borne with in consideration of the 
good results certain to follow when the females be¬ 
come cows and the males oxen. Ill usage, when 
DITCHING Machine WaNTBD.-M. C. S„ Falrview, Pa., 
writes thBt he is ready to begin a thorough system of 
onderdralning, as soon as he cun obtain a machine that 
will do voml business In a hurt! clay subsoil. In onr issue 
of March nth, 1667, we figured ” Heath’s Patent Improved 
Ditching Machine," which is worthy the attention of our 
corrcmondent. The soil must be free of Btone for it to 
Canada Board of Agriculture.— A meeting of this 
Board was recently held at Toronto, when Hon. D. Chris 
ns was re-elected President. Several new County aDd 
District Societies were added to the Association. A com¬ 
mittee was appointed with reference to the Provincial 
Exhibition, to be held at Hamilton commencing on the 
2 ist of September next. 
