Sljftp 
itsbanforn. 
sumcr. Ami by common consent among all 
familiar with its workings, it. is by far the 
most. definite, easily executed, ami (it we 
of (lie death of one of the oUlest wool growers 
in the United States a praot it a I line wool gi °w ei 
for titty years. 
I)i. mI at his residence, near Wheeling, West 
n. 8. RANDALL, LL. D., EDITOR, 
Of Cor.TT.tvn Vit.i A.Gt, Cokti.*m) Country, Nttw York. 
WOOL GROWERS’ ASSOCIATIONS. 
The New England Farmer, two or three 
weeks since, called attention to the fact, that 
wool growers, like other farmers, are not in¬ 
clined to keep tip 8/t <(Uj efforts ill directions 
bearing on the tariff legislation of the 
country; that the present brightening of 
their prospects has already had the effect of 
satisfying the wool growers that they have 
nothing to do but to enjoy thc iut ure without 
any furl her care or labor to preserve what 
may' coin a word,) tmevadable tariff of the 
kind on our Federal statute books. months. 
Uni i in. 1 -mint to u hicli we now wish to Mr. A. was bora in Boscawen, N. H., January 
but me point to WUILU wt uuw " 15. 17S-J. In lSOtl he commenced business as a 
kind on our Federal statute books. 
But. the point, to which wc now wish to 
call attention is this :—The wool and woolen 
tariff was devised in every detail by the 
growers and manufacturers themselves, 
through their direct representatives appoint¬ 
ed for that express purpose; presented by 
lborn to Congress; and passed m the same 
fotm, and, with one exception, wc believe, 
in the same words. The bill stood on 
its own merits. It was not passed by a 
combination of diverse and unrc'.a od inter¬ 
ests. The growers and inauatHeturers belong 
essentially to the same industry. There was 
therefore no combination bet ween them, at 
discussions. 
NEW YORK FARMERS’ CLUB. 
they have obtained. Against this view the . . . any invidious sense of tho word 
til \r nrnfptaffl I ‘ J _ . •• 
N. E. Farmer justly and forcibly protests. 
We read its remarks on the subject in the 
N. Y. State "Wool Growers’ Association, 27th 
nil., ami they were listened to, w r e believe, 
with a general conviction of their correct¬ 
ness and timeliness. 
What, kind of efforts are called for on the 
They simply adjusted the relative claims of 
two mutually dependent branches of tho 
same general interest, and acted together. 
The passage of this bill under such cir- 
cuinstanct’Swa.i an entirely new thing under 
the, sun in wool tariff legislation. The wool 
growers of the country asked specifically 
15, r,s5. Id isou he commenced business as a We continue our notes upon the discussions of 
..,, G,,. y «ieuu,., 
,,f Hi., war between tin? United Stoles ami The Root ur the Matter.—JOHN McVkan of 
Great Itritain, as lie did notwi-li m to Ip- tlieontli g cnttav i|le, N. Y., writes that farmer* often ob- 
be remained* a sm-vo la. ts which, If correctly stated, are very 
lew months. \t this tierlod he determined 1<> acceptable, to scientific men. tor tnabmu, in 
change his business, lie pmelia-.ed a Ini nf line- j m „., a few years ago, ho had occasion to dig a 
wonted imported slmep, and brought them to well in a held of thrifty winter w heat, through 
tiissaato ihirxsiffijp *««» .r ... . «■* 
brought west of the Alleghany Mountains. Alter underlying limestone, gravel, and gypseous 
yean, tie lefi Washington comity, Bonn., B |, a i, : «,. Fifteen feet,down he found amtUtitudo 
cwhie toOltioamt i - : \V-.\4uioi»' of roots of the growing grain, in large a ; linen 
iiml moved to Iho lnrm oh wluco lu? tiled. That was also a common thing for uion iliggliv? 
wax forl.y-om* years ago. Wit h the^exception ot £ C , r ou jjjg land to find clover rootn extending 
b'rm S'iata&la 0 in'tBkfif’Sf.n.'wHdot twelve feet below tho surface, and Mr McVean 
which he owned?]he has t esidod on hia farm near offers these facts to the club as possible aids m 
Wheeling. ' solving some of the questions with regard to deep 
more freely on low land, but is liable to injury 
from later frosts; on high lands tho frosts aro 
avoided but tho plants do not grow as well. Wm. 
Mrtu says they require a soil with tho nutri¬ 
ment easily available, do not do well in reteutlvo 
elay, the heaving of the. soil Injuring the roots 
and exposing their line libers to the drying 
w inds. He Imd found tramping down the soli 
around them in spring to benefit. The soil re¬ 
wired is deep, rich and well drained. Tho plants 
sutler from tho leaf-roller and a borer in tho 
stem; the fruit from scab find often from in¬ 
sects. 
When to Cut Grain. - R. CbYMEIt of Siduey, 
N. Y., quotes tho recent lecture of Prof. Koiis- 
iroitD before tho American Institute as proving 
i that.grain should stand until fully ripe, because 
if cut ten days too early one-lifth of its nutri¬ 
ment Is lost. 
Mr. Fuller said l hut In the blade or leaf Ihero 
Ip. a provision for wastage or going hack; but In 
tho grain there is no organism by which the ele¬ 
ments nm go hack out Of the kernel, 
Mr. Cahiknteu said ho had given tho subject, 
much attention, and it would take something 
more than u Cambridge pro lessor, oven if ho bo 
from u recently published article ot his, cut. 
from some journal which is unknown to us; 
“ Breeding ewes should be kept in good condi¬ 
tion at all tunes. The Itrst inducement for this 
Let us contrast, the old modes with pres- C;H|S( , ,| u , |»arties in interest—tho wool grow* 
enl ones. Formerly, when agricultural pro- ers o( - t j, ( . c hief wool growing States of the 
lection was periodically agitated in Congress, Union—took their own business info their 
practical farmers doubtless took some special ()wn | uull | s —agreed among themselves —ap- 
intorcst in the matter. But not one in a . . , i mon j {) represent and cttrrv out their 
own hands—agreed among themselves—ap¬ 
pointed men to represent and carry out their 
hundred, if one in a thousand, either indi- v j cwS __ am j through these men presented feeding straw, 
vidnully or otherwise, made known his |)|( , pro j et ( ,f a law which liatl the appear- p, ’’"rhi.-I'i 
wishes or views to a single member ot ( on- t) j- p e } n g reasonable, and which im¬ 
press. Thus, members legislated without. ping(J(1 a0 other interest. 
any accurate or detailed knowledge of the Without our State and National Associa- 
lacts or of the specific wants of their con- ti(mH tliero C0U |<1 have been no persons 
siiluents—if, indeed, those constituents, a|,potnt.tHl who were authorized to speak 
without, preconcert, and without acompari- ^ t j |( . great body of wool growers hi the 
son of views, had formed any definite con- WO ol growing States. Without those 
elusions what those wants were. It an oc- Associations there would have been no way 
casional meeting of the friends ot protection () p arriving at such a unanimity of opinion, or 
was called, it, was engineered by politicians. gj v j n ^ authoritative expression to the 
Instead of practical men entering upon an op ; r j <)113 0 ft.he wool growers of a State or a 
investigation of facts, so they could deter- nnml)0r ot - States. It was, as already said, 
mine wdiat, it was just and expedient to ask localise Congress believed it would tints 
from the Government, the time was con- ean .y ou)i n 10 wishes of the wool growers 
sumed in harangues from would he mem- lh at it passed tho Tariff Act The same bill 
bersof Congress, &c., and the whole thing m igi,t have been essentially changed or de- 
ended in the smoke of a set ot resolutions f oa (_ e( j had it been framed under any other 
inilMWliiH ... . •* V* .. . . „ , 
Clover seed. By ilie above count*'ot tiiuntnif I 
have fresh meadow every .season; and it Is a 
fact, wort by of especial notice, that new moml- 
OW# do nOt sutler from ill'trtlttl like old ones. 
Tlie farmer who makes it bis principal hurincmi 
to raise sheep, should muke it a prime olijeel, to 
havo au abundance of (food hay, that will super- 
eeiie tile necessity of the sheep-kit I toy; sjstciu ot 
feeding’ straw. 
“Smile rcconinieiid enttiutr the tia.y which is 
fed to slieoo, This I consider labor lost, tuas- 
plantfl will die If lliese are destroyed, A few 
years ago a friend set lint ween one and t wo hun¬ 
dred trees in his lawn. TJbe third or fourth 
summer after they began to die and it, was prob- 
at)le that In'would hw them all. Mr. C. exam¬ 
ined tho trees and found that they had been 
planted from eight to twelve inches deeper than 
t hey originally stood, and at Ids suggest ion they 
were reset in proper depth of soil and are now 
as fine trees as any one would wish to see. Mo 
with other growing things; even red clover 
must not. lio over-lnmloiUJd with weight of 
earth, and we conclude Hint the roots which go 
deep arc of tittle value and ate not to bo ru¬ 
ga riled by the farmer. 
A lain t H u nine.— VVii„son I Uniter of Keyes- 
vllle, Va., writes asking what portion of sumac 
is valuable, and how to prepare it. J. A. Whit- 
ney said Hie leaves amt small twigs of the same 
css mill timeliness. t)l0 SUI1 in wool tariff legislation. The wool P2JJS1. unknown to^iS- plant* will die if these are destroyed, A few hold up what to above. Then the Juieosof tho 
What kind of efforts tUC called for OH tllC r of tlm eonnlrv asked BUCCiflcallv u ’ om 8ome JournU wltieU u t ycats ago a friend «ot hol ween one nitd two hun- stalk above fend the gnim a little lunger, ancl 
\\ hat, tuna OI growers ot the tountiy askt.U .pi 111-Ally «Brooding ettps should be kept in goodconfll- ; ul t s jn , lLs hlwll . The third or fourth they can dolt Just osweil after Ihetrtalk Isout ns 
part. Of farmers, whelhei wool g owns m ancUn rtutail for what they wanted, and they Urn. at all tunes. si.mmerafter they be.,„n to dieand it, was prob- before. », with com. Alt he wants of it Is to 
there, to maintain the pist advantages tiny t what Biey asked for. No amendments keeping, mid you iiuiy able that, lio would lose them all. Mr. C. exam- bo well glazed over, to get out or the milk; hut ho 
ow possess by reason Ol protective legis- v , ri ol - offered in Congress. Wa-H Superarld a lamb toeauh-nwOf or nearly ho. My j n<H j |h 0 trees ami round that they had been does not want the kernel flinty all over and hard 
on, and to sm.ro .. jus, s,lv:ml,«os ^ (luc to fai , (llat thc JlKtta) ami ox- ffiSKSS? |"W? IK »nTZ”,»5” 
rhWh fiirtlmr developments in industry and p(Hlil , n( , y of lho provisions of the bill were W n™ej!t. h, p'mpur depth «.r soil amt are now r,oste!i loaves m,d instio in the wind, in that 
Oinraorcc may render clrHirabh*.. evident? T>y no means. It was be- rnllowbiK ^frhiR^ about the ^Oth nl 1 Awih T ^)w tl ^ ff ri o trees as *vey ono would wish to sen. Ho ntato half I heir nutiU-ion Inis uouo. Hut corn 
Let us contrast the old modes with pres- caUR< ^ t Vic i>artit>s in Interest—tbo wool jyroW- Sv C ^n ;> OD?/Tt a with other thirty; wen red eiovc- K «i.heroa at tl.ostit^'^U^erlbod «h Just hs nutri- 
nl ones. Formerly, whn. agricultural pro- ^ e chief wool growing States of the feShy‘1^ must not. bo ove,-burdened with weight of ,tons,«,.hongU it ntnod fongejx M U thotoddena 
• u„nii,rnirit«itrvl in Gonnrcss . . i . ., . ows do not tmit'ei front drouth like old ones, ixirtlt, anciwc eonoludo tliat tho coots which go as k .I tvs timothy, ton Doi ton* 
etlon was pe >' ■ > k ■- Union—took their own business into the The farmer who makes It iiWprineipat biiHiness d ( . C p nn> of little value amt ate not to bo ro* To Kill t’onadn TIiIhIIcs. A A Acton, Mont- 
iraetical tanners doubtless took some speend ()wn lumil8 _ agrceU among thcmsclvcs-ap- -jgS by tho funner. ‘id. Ung Canal Sties in 
nt,crest in tuo matter. But not. one in a p 0 ' m t ct \ , nGn to represent and carry out their tho necessity of the sheep-killing system of About huninc.— WtLBON Barret of Keyes- July, when tho stalks are hollow; saya If It. is 
itmdrod, if one in a thousand, either indi- . _ an j through these men presented feeding sti-aw. vtlle, Va., writes asking what- portion of munao done JUat betorO a rain It will kill them. Other 
bdirdlv or otherwise, made known his .. ‘ n f .. i„w whuli had the anneor- “Mom*; Px-oiiuTiei.d cuHiiigthehay witicn is vft i uatl i u , an d how to prepare It. J. A. Whit- g (m tlenieii have killed thistles tiy thla mean«, 
llvU’ I) Single member Of Con- ,,U '"T* , ! !2 1 m Lh'u" Um'dl Ji’lTv' , w ofSS SVimm nev said the loaves and small twigs of the same lmt . insfoed that more than onemd ling ts noecs- 
Vishcs or, v , s , ith * unco ol being reasonable, and wine - l „ lin } )loto " l 1 in IJ1(Wt animals, Them is noiJt- ycar’a growth are out In July or early in August, wu . y . Mr. Carpenter doubted If the thistle 
;vess. ihus, members itgisiano wuu i, pi n g B d no other mlerest. tug more Important in sheepotogy thun in hat- dried ou tin* ground ancl gathered and ground could bo killed at all by cutting; but lie knew It 
my accurate or detailed knowledge of the Without our State and National Associa- lug them tn »'hrh eunditton for use. Dr. Smith said that laripi quanttUes of ( . oul d »,e destroyed by thorough culUvation of 
acts or of the specific wants of their con- tUcro C(HllU have been no persons ^on^nlw”iiiwwUI bo likely, to remain autnae are exported rrmuStoily,where Hmjeaves thl! 8 „n «meo in two weeks during Um waaon. 
... . :r • | ihnan constituents , ««iii winter, unless\eryirr<(aU pains ii taken to tiro discarded, hub the twigs and bark aro uhmI, a gontlemun from Canada said that If cut when 
diluents-it, indeed, those const tuums, appointcd who were authorized to speak tmpro^lLol c cmctil i,.„ by htgli feed lug. Iluek * nil asis , n( ,diei,u. in this co..,n r>. Mr. t ,i.’ thisUe Is in bloom Item, be exterminated ; 
without preconcert, and without a romp. f or the great body ot wool growers in the lambs are more 'under and ditlleult to bus. iirukn said it was the leaves only which were so said Mr. Eawton. Ur. Trim arm -aid that In 
ton of views, had formed any definite con- ,.| dc f woo i growing States. Without those .p'tJ.nUo'i^'bi weaning'nml'emly feeding with used and packed in sucks for exportation. Tho vvc.lern Now York they plow tl.eir lands for 
•Untious what those wants were. If an oc- Associations there would havo been no way grain m the fall, together with abundantfeed- Slimn c leaves are gathortsl in tlm months of .inly wheat fallow abouttho tlmo the foist to conic* m 
, p ft.if.ndu ,d'iiroteetlon . .. . . - y iug ilirough Ha* winter, will overcome tho o\ils , Al |lsL Th ,. v un . much tho stronger after bloom, and theu mut« or twieOagain previous td 
visional meeting of tin tin nils ll of arriving at such a unanimity of opinion, or w Uic*l, they are liable to It neglected. „ long drv spell. They are beaten or stripped coding, and thus killt lie pest. Mr. Uauokntior 
was called, it was engineered by politicians. ()f glv5ng authoritative expression to the “ I nolleed re-entlj,^m off, and dried on the ground. Southern sumac Wll< | , liH thtattus won) of a different kind than 
Instead of practical men entering upon an op buons ol* the wool growers ot a, fitnlfi or a y . f , a ibq , n , y^hoi p t() jtn.-ir yanlsduring the winter, is much stronger than Northern, and ought (o | u. sc> geullcanen talk of. Pmotioaliy, the tosti- 
i n vest'unit ion of facts, so they could deter- t states. It was, as already said, r i’bls winter finished up fifty y«’ant that I havo i„. worth much mc.ro. it is used principally in mony given went, to show, what all who know 
, „vnp,i;,M,i tn mk n,u -J: w . .. . || k.-pi Sheep; through all o Hus time it lias been . , moroooo . The best market towns for ih„,iutuceorplftnt»kH<iw,thate<impletodefoH- 
mme what, it was just and cxp<d uni a. because Congress believed it Would thus „, y ,imol/ee to allow ''il.YVrmRitt dVled ?uuuie loaves arc Lynn, Mass.; Wilming- lHou in W)mB nienner, pe.Msted In, will kill tho 
from the Government, tho time was con- cany ()Ut the wishes of the wool growers has lain Merited tn the um, Del.; Philadelphia, and Newark, Now Jer o amM |„ thiatl-s ns it nertuitily will any other 
RVimcd in harungiu.*$ Iroin would nc mem- passed tUC TiirilT Ac I. The same bill mmomy otfoed, unrt hc«alUi to tho 'I'no % Dr. Smith disagreed with Uits^ end said plant. Mr. FuUilttt said that a few years ftlnco 
bersof Congress, &a, and tho whole thing migllt have been essentially changed or de- t hat all Sicily coiiKi noi produce leaves enough t ,.e < .in, b discussed this subject to'**™*"** 
ended in the smoke of a Bet of resolutions f \ d ] , j, been framed under any other iug reasons: Either their pastures are not of tor the purposes utludod to. several aue< . Mve meetingwh in tint 
, . | , i..., iiiubdined and > e o the right kind, or efese pot In a right condition. inomwilng Flow of MlUt.- xv. F. Place writes, tie was tirought to ©no ol the meeting! tui 
which expressed nothing hut, untlt tin • auspieca but those ot the wool grown s Rmo grass j,.id iiies:Urc.i-dd^rtil,miooatioiiBfor <,f in members can tell idt.lted, and not one of those who had given 
frequently most one-sided and preposterous thcins0 ] ve s. We know of members of Con- «j«;ep ‘JSSonU' ’ffhe'VnveS'of tSTowtoinliiwn ibetlowof .ulik from 1,1s teamed dissertations upon it knew the plant! 
claims to protection. gntsH who voted for the hill, contrary to their tl( ,»t is very different.qp blue gm-s to wtuit it ts President Ecv griml.s ««dd that hero in j iireiilin, A New .lersoynum had rceentty vls- 
In Congress matters were conducted on ( ’ wn frL . e lt . atl( , proclivities, because and only 'V 1 ,1^^ep t woi] Id^t.oso ea|cr >0 eat New York it was increased with Bruton. imd !»« utwylvunia and talked with a Dutchman 
the same loose basis. Some statistics were because they thought it proper to how to it, ; „id then would like tlmir usual amount of Buckwheat for Ureen - Joseph 0 r that Commonwealth, who told him how^no 
U' 1 ™" 1 ,,, .• ,.,1 UU.4UI.L, wajr inuii b ui 1 » , n athani Eli 1’. Atkinson. t r, u 'n of New York Citv writes of^ his expert- riuxti! eiimiliost. lie gets a tub or potash water 
looked up, some lobby agents questioned tho expressed and nutted wishes ot* a gf eat gj m Grove, Ohio Co., West Va.” wit J , , |U CVO p, and wys he thinks it supe- ;iu orchard, and iu the center of it. fixes a 
and, in the case of the wool industry, tno.se i ni VvisU ial interest in regard to its own con- - rior toelovor on soils of moderate richness, as it , m . ch )u u tioat,uud thus catches or destroys any 
lobby agents were generally manufacturers. cevn8 It is possible, indeed, they had some g|„. ar | U g ftheep by sienm. -The Melbourne costs but little, shows ti bush growth in Mx or quantity ol' the- insects. 
There was nothing deserving the name of on kciCping their scats in Congress, but correspondent of the Alexandria Courier says: seven weeks, and will i.um under twice be tore ^Grinder.—A disinterested .Toraoy man 
investigation. The claims of each industry . , en do W ell there is no use of ques- “ I saw a machine at work the other day which tjmo , 0 sow full grain. Mr. ’Vouv aid l hut. m paper - or started to read ono and got 
invc9UfcU,uou. * thonailowed • .^tl is likely to cause a great ehange in tho sheep Tompkins County, where ho had lamed for " * o ,‘ B , l0Wlnjf tho importance of econo* 
were not, fan ly . • Honing then m Jti\ 8. funning Interest. It is no less than a machine twenty years, farmers had come to the oonclo mv in root and smuil fruit culture —all of which 
fo Stand on their own separate merits. Weuul What lias kept the free traders BO long Irom (o Kticar Sliee|. tiystcum, nnd from wlmi, 1 sawor 8ioil t | iat buckwheat WUS a bad crop lor thcli- ^ ( ^ luirmontous prelude to tho music of ax- 
not say that everything was clone in the in- ma ]{.Lng some general or part ial onslaught on it, it is likely to prove a complete supcoss. The i an d. in Rome way, which no one oau explain, llo proceeded to perform t.y 
tercst of party — but supposed party interests .jie wool tariff ¥ Would they have remained machine is made of brass, something in the shape j U roots poison tho w >il, and it takes a great, dca ;. to thc attention of the Club a scutrto 
every Tl, f o,, ; U.. iu ... „r S ^ 
ject waste bind together the most influential disorganized ¥ What caused ofilceis of out (llls R0(ll cd into naotlier wheel on which Ik crop0 f barley or corn after buck wheat. It may ^ ,^ t) oonta j Iie ,i an engraving and descrip- 
and numeroUB industries claiming protection Associations to he consulted in the selection fi xed a cutter. I» front Is a comb which serves answer as a green manure, yet ho could hut think ' inipl . oved mU eh more simple,but 
in order to secure or defeat the passage of a () f standard samples for the Custom Houses ? as a guide and against, cutt ing the akin of the that clover, corn, lucerne, or rye were i» tt, r. ^ ( llrtitI ' til . t ,. character to this one sought, to bo 
for the great body of wool growers in the 
cthief wool growing States. Without those 
Associations there would have been no way 
of arriving at. such a unanimity of opinion, or 
of giving authoritative expression to the 
improve their coiuuuon oy ms" 1 ' ■ - p, ji,g ground a- is mcdicmc in tins country, .ur. 
wefS^and'Hm hitte^m• 'tiS evS^ Nh'' IIrtten said i. was the leaves only which were 
attoiitioji bi weaning iu.arty feeding with used and packed in sacks for exportation. I he 
grain m the fail, together with abundant teed- gumac leaves are gathered in the months of July 
iug through the winter, will m oicnme tho evils Hn( j yvi,iru«t. They are much tho stronger after 
wnieli tlie,y are liable to If neglect'd. a long drv spell. They are beaten or stripped 
Eisixzrt&rjzi ^ «-> **»»?” 7:7; 
I vimtining to (tieir yardsihiring the winter, isnmeh stronger than Northern, mid ought to 
t his winter finished up fifty years that I Imvo wort .i, rnucti more, it is used prlnolpally in 
kent sheen: through all ol t.tus tlmo iI has been The best, inari.el, towns for 
from the Government, the time was con- cany (Hlt q ie wishes of the wool growers 
Binned In harangues from would lie mem- lliat U passed the.Tariff Act. The same hill 
tiers of Congress, &c., and the whole thing m ight have been essentially changed or de¬ 
coded in the smoke of a Bet ol resolutions p 0 . lLcd j iad q been framed under any other 
which expressed nothing but undefined and ausp ; ( . L . s but those of the wool growers 
frequently most one-sided and preposterous t |icmselves. We know of members of Con 
claims to protection. grass who voted for the bill, contrary to their 
In Congress matters were conducted on o Wn ft-ee trade proclivities, because and only 
the same loose basis. Some statistics were because, they thought it, proper to bow to 
looked up, some lobby agents questioned— t , 1(J (:Xpri . HSijd an q united wishes of* a great 
and, iu the case of the wool industry, those biGn.strial interest in regard to its own eon- 
lobby agents were generally manufacturers. f , en)S j s p 0Ba ible, indeed, they had some 
There was nothing deserving the name of (ye on keeping their scats in Congress, but 
investigation. r l he claims ot each industry when men do well there is no use ot quos- 
were not, fairly ascertained and t hen allowed |,i tm j n{ r their motives. 
to stand on their own separate merits. Wewill YVhat lias kept the free traders so long from 
kept sheep; through oil ol tlim time it tms neon 
my pmctJcc to allow I ho sheen to have range of 
the pastures iu piouiiiirl. weather, fit), I tipput O 
tiitnk much benefit has been derived In tho 
economy of feed, and health to lha stock, the 
failure or others to sc»- Ihir, matter Ml tlie light 
that I do, is (terhapa owing to one ol the tollow- 
iug reasons: liitlna’ their pastures are not of 
the right, kliid, or Okse not In a right condition. 
Blue grass pastures afford desirable locations lor 
sheep ; it not only pleases their palate, hut gives 
them substantial nutriment- 'the clients ot 
frost u ! very different.(in bine .-m*s tr, wtuo, it H 
on other giiwaoB; thOaiijur.v ) ; Vvcystlgut; Vvore* 
it not so the sheep would not tie so eager to eat 
it. and then would like their usual amount ol 
because, they thought it, proper to bow to it, and then would 
the expressed and united wishes of* a great Ul “ fru Grove, Ohio Co., West Va.” 
industrial interest, in regard to its own con- --- 
cerns. It is possible, indeed, they had some shearing sheep i>y gteam.—The Melbourne 
eve on keeping their scats in Congress, but correspondent of the Alexandria Courier says; 
w i ien men do well there is no use of ques- “ i saw a machine at work tlie ottier day which 
wuen nu u uo )vui ]tJ Ukcly to cmlsl , a Kr ,.. w t change ui the sheep 
turning their motives. farming interest. It is no less than a machine 
tanning morocco. The best market towns for 
dried sumac leaves aro Lynn, Mass.; Wilming¬ 
ton, Del.; Philadelphia, and Newark, Now ,In 
pc y . Dr. Smith disagreed with lids, and said 
that all Sicily could not produce leaves enough 
for the purposes alluded to. 
Increasing Flow of Milk. XV. K Peace writes, 
asking tho Clul) if any of its members can foil 
him Imwto increase thetlowof milk from his 
cows President Et-v grinds wdd that here tn 
New York it. was increased with Croton. 
Buckwheat for Breen Manuring. JOSEPH 
LOACH of New' York City writes of Ids experi- 
eneo with thin crop, and Bays ho think s i( supe¬ 
rior to clover on soils of moderate richness, as it 
costs but, little,allows a bosh growth in uxor 
seven weeks, and will turn under twice before 
time to sow fall grain. Mr. Todd raid tliut in 
Tontpkins County, where ho had farmed for 
twenty years, farmers hud come to lho conclu 
, ilf inriuuiH tukwvnw ...- im uij jvmtq •• - 
What lias kept the free traders so tong irom to 8licar gjjcep by ateani, and from what I saw of Hio „ that buckwheat was a bad crop lor tlmir 
in order to secure or defeat, the passage of a () f standard samples for tho Custom Houses? as a guide and against culling tho ski 
111 G1UY1 iuowu*vv. - » • Ul nmuutwvi ' •«* v ** . . a- . »lm hniliM* 
tariff Which was expected materially to What hfa opened the doom of the Cuatom rub^rV''Ti.is tube or pipe is 
affect party interests. This binding together Houses to tlie invest igutionot our committees (( ; )Ullll , | iaV ing one inside liio other. Tho tuner 
was accomplished by thc process of “log- whenever it tuts been asked? What in short ,, no | 8 the Injection, and the space between the 
rolling” — that is, the mutual agreement, j uis un jfornily obtained for the repfesenfo two i« the ejection. The miielnnocuu lie handled 
•• you vote for my ptui of Ui« bill ami I will uveofour AmocloUon,«« rrndy and «mr 
vote for yours.” teoug assent of every Government ollu ial, Ull(l f m . vieaner, without the least danger of ln- 
These bills were frequently concocted by from u l0 highest to the lowest, to every re- j, irj „ a the flettce or tho sheep. It U expocted 
men who had talent enough, and good will qu<!8t which those representatives have had that it. will bo all completed mid publicly tested 
to the cause enough, but little or no practi- occasion to make, to promote the mterestsol Jn work ^mi 1 hwa 
cal knowledge of the interests for which they t j ie j r (tonstituenla? All tltese things have juat g ( >i,’it into a perfect statn." This'machine 
were legislating. It appears that, in some no ^ been done out Of respect to individuals. j lS needed in the immense Hocks of Australia, and 
instances, they did not, even know by their Tiiey have been done because those indi- we hope the hopeful inveiilcr may meet wii u tho 
familiar names some of the common agri- vi(luals represented the organizations of a ^.ll^^^arhig 1 m «"u< ‘t'prowTa 
cultural products mentioned in tariff Acts. gmi t and united industrial interest. very satisfactory. Thuir best work is done on 
Will it be believed that in such an Act, for- y 0 | (mg as we remain efileiently organized 
mcrly in force, linseed and flaxseed have an ,i united, so long we shall continue to —- th . 
different rates of duty imposed on them, oh (;omm and the same respect. So long we 'iX" K deerhoun<l of ‘mine, or 
rather of my father’s (a prize winner at Bir¬ 
mingham) with not being well looked after, got 
into tho habit of chasing sheep, and killed them 
too, whenever ho had au opportunity. Ho was 
sharply corrected and kept chained up for sonm 
days, but when again taken out ho was as bad as 
over. My father happily remembered how ho 
laid cured a large retriever of tho same sin five- 
instances, they did not even know by their fpi^.y bave, been done because those imli- 
fainiliar mimes some of the common agri- v j du als represented the organizations of a 
cultural products mentioned in tariff Acts. gr( . a t and united industrial interest. 
Will it be believed that iu such an Act, for- y 0 |„„ g as W e remain efliciently organized 
mcrly in force, linseed and flaxseed have aiM j united, so long wc shall continue to 
different rates of duty imposed on them, tut command the same respect. So long wc 
if they were different, articles! Here not shall have a political voice in tlm lari if legis- 
only the concoclors of the bill, but all Con- i al j on „f the country. So long wo shall he 
gress were responsible for this gross blunder. ca p tt blc of resisting aggressions from other 
And, as might he expected where tariff interests. So long shall we stimulate each 
bills were gotten up and passed under such other to improvements. But it wc take the 
circumstances, they were often arranged on course mentioned in the New England 
some false theoretical basis, or exhibited ini- Farmer—If we lie down supinely, abandon- 
portant. omissions, or were so excessive in par- iug effort and organized effort it we let our 
tieular directions, that, they disappointed their wool growers* associations die out, or become 
friends, became obnoxious to the majority mere nominal associations destitute of alt 
of the people, and were soon swept away by vitality, we shall soon he as powerless to 
the reactionary tide. And so il will always protect and promote our common interests 
be when those belonging to any protected as wo were in those old times when we had 
industry fail to attend to their own business about as much influence in directly shaping 
and leave the legislation which concerns it tariff legislation, for example, as our sheep, 
to be framed solely by representatives who And it is not enough that we keep up out 
are ignorant of that, business, and whose National and State organizations. I>,y all 
schemes arc pushed through Congress not means, the County Associations should lie 
on their own merits but by log-rolling or maintained in their utmost vigor. For many 
party machinery, or both. ' purposes, indeed, wc consider them the foun- 
A. K. KtioLKii saill that Oyloaus county, wht'vo 
bo was raised, was nol very far west of Tomp¬ 
kins, ami always find a good name for its wheat, 
and I heir great, use of buckwheat, both as a reg¬ 
ular (Drop for Its (train and lor a. green tuanoie. 
lie thought il was folly to talk about Its • x- 
luur-itinjf I lie soil, as a crop could not take away 
more than the elements of fertility in its stalk 
and (train ; and If this was plowed in, there was 
ana'ii instead of a loss. (This exhaustion theory 
\v:is d* Tended by a gentleman who said that 
i-oiiie crops drew piore of their nutriment, trom 
tho air than others, and consequently did not 
exhaust, the soil so much.) As to poisoning the 
ettrlh, Mr. Fum.er .-aid that, wo are too far uluriK 
in Ihe Nineteenth Ontoi?jr«and havo learned too 
nmeli of chemistry, to be much wedded to such 
a superstition. 
Crnh Apples. D. F. A V tat Hit,, Northfield, Vt., 
wanted l ho opinion of the rtlub uoneoriiing the 
'LTanseondant t ’rab. Ho had ordered some, hud 
them stored in Ills eellur, and wanted to know 
whether they aro humbugw iT 0 will pay to set 
them out. Mr. KtXUtKRsaya the TiMi^e.i iidanl Is 
t he very best < r.ib,and il he has It true to name it 
will pay to plant b. Mr. Carpenter says tie has 
no variety which himwirdssuperior to t he largo 
yellow Siberian Crab. Crab apples are becoming' 
a very' 1 ornarktihle prod nut in this city, aud aro 
advertised through the. agoncy of Hm Club. 
Tim Lona tstuinl Corn man. not satisfied with 
bis success In grinding his ax last week, and act* 
inif, doul»t loss, under tho ad vice of tho Professor 
of the Art of Grlndlnff, sent in a further adver- 
tlwmmni of his corn. Professor CABPKNTKk in¬ 
formed the Club that, ho hud bought some of it. 
Potatoes. —A correspondent, at, Coimount, O., 
“sets up’’ Urn Lake Shore region of Ohio. 
Among other things, he writes that, ho grows tho 
l lyltcmuu potato, which lm says is us early im tho 
Early Goodrich, ami ol bettor quality. It is 
grown as an early potato and tho Peach Blow us 
au early variety. 
Broom Corn In Ohio.- F. A. RoeoI Ohio, writes 
(but the Texan Evergreen broom-corn is grown 
there in preference h> other varieties, it pro¬ 
ducing u pure, long, even brush. 
I’rcHUntation. —Ttm Mutual Admiration Socie¬ 
ty. Ilirough tho medium of the distinguished 
and eloquent l)r. SrfOPORABS, pre.-ontod tho 
amt ueltvo Scerelary of the Club with a 
portfolio in consideration of his distinguished 
services. 
Corn amt Col) Meal. — A correspondent has 
bought a mill which grinds corn and colts to- 
a: uuua —ji ..i'*** - j ' , t, . 1 ..1.. 
in... 1,Hurt and orgimizetl < iv,,ri Ifwc Uour 
wool growers’ associations (lie out, or become h(||in(1 Aft01 . ono 0 | hiscluises he was taken up 
to the shocp farm, securely tied between two 
old Scotch rams, mid then lot loose in tho yard. 
No sooner were they let looso, tli m atl tlircc 
being good Jumpei’B, they cleared t he wall, and 
the dog was dragged about tho park till all three 
were dotal tired. The poor fellow was taken 
home, and I can assure you sheep-chasing Is now 
the very last thing of all others that tie ever 
thinks of.” 
--- 
gtrctcheo or Colic. .John Bender, Ocouomo- 
woc, Waukesha ( V)., Wis. The dtaease you speak 
of aa “ stretches ” ia colic ordinarily induced tn 
likely to prove profitutihi to grow, 'they sell at 
^5 to $10 per barrel. Ho is glad to know Mail 
they aro coining into more general use for jellies 
ami preserves. The < ’nib is a prodigious bearer, 
and is wort hyof a place In an orchard or grounds 
because of its beauty asit tree, and tho fragrance 
and beauty of its blossom#, Mr. Fn.bElt does 
nut recommend men m-ir this market, to plant 
I i lie Cr.d 1 , slm o there aro so many things they can 
lias heard that the stomachs of 
boitina arc injured by such fecit; while t,huso of 
cattle are not. Ho asks for lighten the subject; 
-wants to know If cobs ground with corn are an 
Injury to animals dr a benefit. Dr. Tiumrui 
s tys im has noticed tllftt animal ' fed with corn 
and col> meal have a very offensive breath, indi- 
cjitiujj (lyspi pslii. Ilo «!ooh not. bqliovo it a 
healthy feed. Mr. Carpenter has experiment¬ 
ed, and is satisfied that it is an advantage to 
purposes, imlccJ, wt; wusiUcr them tha foun- SSTK 
grow more profitably; but if a man is planting grind com imd cobs together. Dairyman iu his 
largely of varieties, it would he well to plant a heighborlifiod do derive benefit, from Hie feed 
few Crab apples: and in extreme northern lati- ,|a-y say. < »no gentleman staled that ho knew a 
tmlos It is profitable to grow them. Carpenter ma ; i whn K i ir |[vd biscorn and ground it, and 
recommends planting thorn as an ornamental t bo cobs and fed them, with a bttlw corn 
tree. Mr. Lawton said one tree would supply a iaPa q ( () i>OW s, getting an increase "I milk theie- 
fu 1 ntlyWith all of this sort of fruit needed, and , Ilo rqjfftr c|# sixteen quarts of Ijoiled cobs 
some to spare. U makes excellent cider. equal, as a milk producer, to four quarts ot 
of the manufacturers, believe it to he “ as are ot the greatest value. _ 
well adapted as any legislation which can at Dcath of Mr . Atkinson. -A friend residing at 
present be devised” to promote the interests champaign, Ohio, forwards us a slip cut from a 
of the grower, tlie manufacturer and thc con- Western paper, containing tho following notice 
aom salts dissolved In warm water, wun am wm 
Of ginger and a tablespoonful of tho essence of 
peppermint, for a grown sheep-half as much 
for a lamb. Some farmers use oil, others a de¬ 
coction of boneset, etc. 
and well drained; such soil was better suited to 
their roots, in tlie stiff clay they did not do well. 
William Brown said that there was nothing to 
prevent growing the quince there; it grows 
mail who shelled his corn and ground it, and 
boiled the cobs ami fed them, with a lit tits cum 
meal, to rows, getting an Incrow© of milk there¬ 
by It" regards sixteen quarts of h«Ued cobs 
renal, as a milk producer, to four quarts of 
corn Dr. Smith doubted if Um boiled cobs 
l.ml nmrli to do wit h the increase of milk. Its 
only effect would be tho stimulus resulting 
from extension of Um stomach. He reiterated 
his assertion that it was undignified for men to 
become cooks for cattle, and asserted that it 
wu* wholly unnecessary — that it was nonsense, 
and would not pay - tliat our diseased meals, in 
many instances, wore the consequences ot such 
artificial and unnatural feeding. 
