bcrj) fmsbattbrn. 
H. 8. RANDALL, LL. D., EDITOR, 
Op Cohtla.no Villaok, Cortland Colntv, Nkw York. 
WINTER FODDER FOR SHEEP. 
. , c w v , A. A. T., Washington,-, asks us “What 
A sheep breeder of Western New York , ' ... 
is the best fall and winter treatment of cull 
ami es us. lambs? ” When the number of sheep kept 
“Doi’ou rejmrd ml clover as a good fodder . . , , , , .. . . , 
for sheep—that is, as good a one as the mixture 13 considerable, and the bum is reasonably 
of timothy, June grass, white clover, &e., of stocked in proportion to its summer and 
which the nay generally consists tin lands on . , . . ,, 
which red clover was not sown at seeding down, winter accommodations lor them, generally 
or on which it has run out? Seems to mo that . , treat small or weak tee's is 
my sheep used to do belter in Vermont, on the mc l,cst " a J lo uulL suiau " Laiv u s 8 
east shore of Lake Champlain, than hero on the to sell or give them away to persons tvho 
tS: Itaw few ur no sheep, and ,vl,o will take 
is less heart In the clover. I sometimes think them and bestow extra care on them. They 
ducod by clover. I Hud it harder to winter tegs should at once be separated from the stronger 
tions on tape-wonns were published by us Sep- p© . 
tember 11th, Avishes us to make the following (j Iia ifl i'Tn^HTSttY 
correction: —The malady only attacked his WWVvlHnUt 
lambs or tegs. All the rest of his sheep have v> u 
been and arc in flue health. The“jms” which ho - - - . — 
PEIZE ST0CK AT N - *• STATE FAIK 
posed It would, t.o bo fragments of tape-worms. (see roirritAiTS OF first page.) 
None or the lambs exhibited any degree of " __ 
diarrhea. They arc all gaining now. lie sug- The bliOAV ot Stock at the recent Ncaa 
geststhattheir feeding on a reclaimed swamp- York State Fair, as already stated ill tin 
which composed part of their pasture — may ]tpu.\.L, was not large, Imt comprised Bonn 
have had something to do with originating the ye j , in eacU 0 f the leading 
malady. Ho aa.vs our description of “pale dis- - , . .. . , 
ease 1 * precisely ncceords with the symptoms classes. Indeed, considering the number ex 
PRIZE STOCK AT N. Y. STATE FAIR. 
(SEE PORTRAITS OF FIRST PAGE.) 
The SIioav of Stock at the recent Ncav 
York State Fair, as already stated in the 
Rural, Avas not large, but comprised some 
very line animals in each of the leading 
in good case titan formerly, though l teed higher, 
anu generally give them gram pretty freely. In 
perience in feeding sheep on hay cons is tin 
green. If so cured that the leaves arc black, 
crumbling and dropoff readily—if the stalks 
are dry, tough and woody—it is a poor feed 
for sheep and for all other kinds of stock. 
But none the less does the mixture of grasses 
mentioned by our correspondent, make tt 
poor quality of hay for sheep, if they, too, are 
cut over ripe and are bleached, scorched and 
dried up in curing. Timothy in that case is 
as woody as clover stems, and the June grass 
in it, being an earlier grass, and consequent¬ 
ly riper, is still more tough and wiry. 
Sheep kept on either of the above descrip¬ 
tions of hay, without other feed, will not 
winter aa'cU in this climate. Tegs kept on 
them, Avith even an additional liberal grain 
feed, are not apt to do well ; and in unfavora¬ 
ble av inters pine away and perish. Good oat or 
barley straw cut and cured greenish Avould 
avc think be preferable to either of them, 1 
Avith the same additional amount ol grain to 
carry the sheep through. 
If cut at, t he proper time and cured in the 
proper way, either kind of hay will perhaps 
Avintcr sheep Avell—and avc have no idea that, 
one is more liable actually to propagate or 
encourage disease than the other. Our friend, 
ns avc chance to know, moved from one of 
the best grass and hay regions of Vermont; 
and for the goodness and nutritiousness of 
its grasses very considerable portions of Ver¬ 
mont are not to be exceeded, in our opinion, 
in any part of the United States. CaliU-fat¬ 
ten- there as well, and especially make tallow 
as well, without grain, as in many apparently 
more fertile regions, with considerablegrain. 
The testimony of thousands of cattle and 
sheep buyers and drovers Avill bear us out in 
this assertion. Red clover forms but an in¬ 
considerable portion of the feed there. Ver¬ 
mont shepherds are careful and skillful. Their 
sheep usually do avcII. They naturally and 
properly attribute much of this lo the excel¬ 
lent quality of their herbage. But when they 
conclude (as avo know many of them do) 
because their grass and hay are of a very su¬ 
perior quality, that other varieties or mix¬ 
tures of herbage—and particularly red clover 
—are not in proper situations equally good, 
they assume more than their experience 
proves, for theirs is not a good clover coun¬ 
try, and they have not tried both sides of the 
experiment. Nature is bountiful in different 
varieties of good animal food adapted to dif¬ 
ferent soils and climates. Unless avo have 
been greatly misled by very observing men, 
brought up in Ncav York and New England, 
there are wild grasses in Texas quite as con¬ 
ducive to the health and thrift of sheep as 
any kind of herbage grown in those Stales. 
The same is true of still different vegetation 
in Buenos Ayres,—and so on. 
We have tried no experiments to deter¬ 
mine minutely and accurately the compara¬ 
tive fattening properties of clover and of the 
grasses Avliieli furnish the best sheep feed in 
Vermont. But we have, avc think, clearly 
We have seen flocks of tegs Avliich began to tions on tape-worms were published by us Sep- G, p© . terrupted chanco to take care of and de- 
l.'rtlhril pine, when kept for a long period on hay tember llch, wishes us to moke the following (j. |)(> fllCl'OSlUitlT. vclo P lUc ruU,8 l alul lbot lUfc » sllouUl U<l 
Mnurn. ; vil]iwlt do j, visiUlyresl0 ^ to p ctlei . ai ( :rri T tr^:xrCh.s qp* ■ jr**-** tomi,k iLe cowat “ c “- 
_ petite and condition on being put on bay been and are In fine health. The “pus” whtoU be —■ - — __ her stage m her pregnauej. W. 
) editor containing a good proportion of fine, greenly thought he observed in the duny ol' tho diseased prize STOCK AT N Y STATE FAIR ‘ 
’ ' , , w*® 11 lambs, turns out, on a close scrutiny, us we sup- riu^Diui/a Ai R. I, DiAiaitua. Inverting In Texan Caille.-I havo *1,000/ 
County, Nrw York. c tw . posed tt Avould, to bo fragments ol' tape-AVorms. (SEE PORTRAITS OF FIRST PAGE.) which I would like to Invest In cattle In Texas, 
- — . m “„ n ‘ ^* v nrTi _ *-., T ve None Of the lambs exhibited any degree of , for eastern or homo murket. (tun you or any 
''OR SHEEP TREATMENT OF CULL LAMBS. diarrhea. They arc all gaining now. He sug- r l iie SLioav ot Stock at the recent Ncav of your readers give me tho necessary informa- 
- _ gests that their Feeding on a reclaimed swamp — York State Fair, as already stated in the tidj on the subject—os to time to purchase; 
stern New York A. A. T., Washington,-, asks us “Wliut w hich composed part of their pasture-may Bukal, was not large, Imt comprised some whether to drive or car them; if I car them, at 
is the best hill and winter treatment of cull havo had somethingto do with originating tho .. « •' nt ’ tlm le-irlhur ^hat point; the probable cost of tmnsporta- 
lambs? ” When the number of sheep kept malady. He nays our description of “pale din- - , \ ronsif L,the number C\ U °V’ &C ' ? AVou |' 1 lf ' ,,ot ba hotter to buy imho 
as a good fodder . .. ... . . . 1 ,. ease” precisely ncccords avMH the symptoms classes, indeed, cousiueuug the number ex- epiiug, and pasture In Texas, or somewhere 
me as the mixture 13 considerable, and the iarm is reasonably sllown by his lambs. Butlliis leaves out of view hibited, the display Avas universally pro- where pasture is cheap, until fall?—W, It. T., 
'iauda on stocked in proportion to its sumiuei and a decisive and it seems very common symptom pounced superior, especially in the Cattle Va, 
l a! seeding down, Avintcr accommodations for them, generally of tape-worm, viz: tlic expulsion of portions of ( j 0 ., ur q uc . n | qq lc representatives of several IhI * not 80010 of our readers In tho West or 
Seems to mo Hint 4i u , i,not wav to treat small or weak tecs is the worm in the dung. . , ' ,, . . . r . . Southwest reply In detail?— Kds. ltu»AL. 
Vermont, tm tho me nesi aa ay 10 treat bulul ui Aveim regs is n herds ot Bhort-Horns, Ayrshire*, Devons and , t ^ 
i. than hereon the to sell or give them aAvav to persons Avho-—- Tni-muro .»oHlenH»r1*v notnwortbv elicii- . .. . , , 
stern New York, . , _ , ' . , ... , t 0( JersejfB Avert parwciiiaiiy notcworuiy, ciicn Krincdy f«»r Garget.—01 vo n tcospoenful of 
itiy clover. There have lew oi no sheep, and aMio aa hi take gy M ing encomiums from the best judges, and pulverized niter (saltpeter) three times a week; 
SitSKSWK lUem a,Kl bc3l0 ' v uxlra cai ‘° 011 thc ' ul - ril °y 4fr iltni IL f unu ntll. really merit more extended notice than they also one pound of poko-root, cut flue and mixed 
•dor to winter tegs should at, once be separated from the stronger ^ have received iuour necessarily brief reports wit '\ u httlo chm.ped feed, fed every othw day 
>ugh I feed higher, t....... (it talren lor PTantefl ilia! all the --- . . 1 until a euro la effected. It luis never laded with 
pretty freely. lu tgo, (it being taken lot g. anted that all tlic ---and the award of premiums already pub- Us , Poke . W eed, with us, grows on hemlock, 
k ownin','clove'; tCgS ar0 !lllx ' ad >' sc i ,arated from . M other ECONOMICAL NOTES. ijahcd, or Ilian we Can now gi\ r c them. loamy soil; tho berries me black when ripe, and 
ut It V" sheep;) put, on line, tender Iced; given daily a - q') u , First Prize Animalsill various promt* in form like grapes— An Old Farmer, Schuukr 
\ no personal ex- * ma11 araouut °‘> ail1 ^ i “"dhoused, par- About v'nn h! vi.mn vSSTaorclasses of Cattle, Sheep and Swine, are cu ’ Y - 
111 leav eonslatinw ticularly at night, from clrdticliing, cold ruins. fP rui » at 1111 ele\atlonthntb.A means e aj l faiihfnllv nnHnvwl mi „nr first nao-c 0uu correspondent refers to the Poke-root 
n hay coiibi3tin 0 , . Vk variolM ot i„ >r c .. vc , I ena supply my house and lots with watot. I \try faitlif illj poiti.wed on om lust page, vhyMacm (lC cxuiam. See Rural Oct. 2, page03d. 
rely of clover— Jlu tenlespuutltnt, like va ui l . avouM like to know Avhat. pipe would cost per Irom sketches made oil Hie Fair Grounds by __ 
T seeu it fed sue- lcss oucs ’ omits to S 1VC tUo u:,me of llis Stut0 » hiot,snitnblo for a country farm-house; and lf oul . 8pec}a] artist, Mr. Edwin FoubES. This . , )(irlinin „ tl „ _ Bo livar Coop- 
ling bealtl,y and Sed^bU^OiSr i 3 , WC believe, the first attempt ever made in ^ Polo, !„ writes ub that he ln ? aca.f(u white 
However, depends {l(5n y " Jt ' 1 o ialn , ' ‘ J - ue 1 might get in at. the head or tho pipe if it. is car- this country to represent the principal prize Durham bull) tivo mouths old, that weighs Uvo 
It should be cut ^ Hue in. the Last a\c kdOAV nothing v j w i across a dtpresalbii or ravino that will bo animals at any State or National Fair, but if hundred and torfy pounds, and asks it it vvould 
n, and bo cured proferttble to bran mixed by degrees with oats lower than tho point carried to.—D. A. s., TFooii- lhc pl . cse nt effort of tho Rural New- Jo^rfvSl^cono^ned '”‘ k ‘ fr?WUl ' 8 ‘ ' 8 ’ 
Ion VM urn 1 dark imlil the latter lorm from a quarterto a third bury, (fa. \-^ T)T - ir , n,k. i;,,,. l ...Nr,,-,., .;.,in,i Si will SO far us weight x. n J. 
luiACS are black, at , . , ,, ...wi.,.,,, If tho Avator is allowed to run constantly avo i ORKEIt ill this line, is uppm.ialcd, it w ill -4-^* 
egs, (it bciug taken for granted that all the 
spite of iio-. they pine away umiecountably, tegs arc already separated from the other 
some winters. 1 suspect this is owing to clover nl n n . ... . tl , nr i. ir i',, pr i. „.t V(>n .i,,:w a 
feed. Wbat do you think about it ?“ 8,lce P ’) l nn 0111im > tl IuRl k ccl - 2 n Ln uai G a 
Remarks.— We have had no personal ex- 6,ua11 amo " nt of fif in i «ml housed, par¬ 
ticularly at night, from drenching, cold ruins. 
shown by his lambs. Hut Ibis leaves out of view 
a decisive and it seems very common symptom 
of tape-Avorm, viz: tlic expulsion of portions of 
(he worm in tho dung. 
arm 
ECONOMICAL NOTES. 
About Conveying Water.— 1 have an excellent 
spring at an elevation that by moans of a pipe 
l can supply my house and lots with water. I 
hibited, the display was universally pro¬ 
nounced superior, especially in the Cattle 
department. The representatives of several 
herds of Bhort-Horns, Ayrsliires, Devons and 
Jerseys Avert: particularly noteworthy, elicit¬ 
ing encomiums from the best judges, and 
really merit move extended notice than they 
have received in our necessarily brief reports 
and (lie award of premiums already pub¬ 
lished, or limn avc can now give them. 
Tho First, Prize Animals in various promi¬ 
nent classes of Cattle, Sheep and Swine, are 
very faithfully portrayed on our first page, 
upon making it properly. It should be cut w uu *. u 1,1 luu jaaWl lvUL '" vied across a depression or ravi 
before the heads turn brown, and bo cured Preferable to bran mixed by degrees Avitli oats lower than the point carried to.- 
Tf=n r.irfi.l that ihc. leaves are blank the latteHbrm from a quarter to a third bury, o,x. . 
of the feed. Shorts do very Avell Avithout 
oats. Excessive feeding should be avoided. 
In the NortliAvest avo suppose the inevitable 
Indian corn would be resorted to, and if in¬ 
troduced by degrees and fed moderately, 
might answer the purpose; but the small, 
yellow corn of the East is very rarely led to 
sheep of this description. It is regarded as 
“too hearty” and too condensed feed for 
them. 
As cold Aveather approaches and llie 
nights become chilly and damp, and tlic 
ground wet and cold, it is advisable to house 
cull tegs (if not all others) regularly at night, 
Avithout reference to rain. Their apartment 
should be light, roomy, avcII aired, perfectly 
dry under foot, and kept clean. Here is a 
good place to feed them their grain; and a 
rack of line, sweet, green hay, for them to 
nibble from whenever they arc: inclined, and 
to feed from in wet days, is a desirable 
addition. 
As the grass becomes innutritions, pump¬ 
kins, roots, Ac., in moderate quantities, 
may be fed with advantage. When Avintcr 
sets in they should have line, early cut,, 
green hay, consisting of say half clover. 
Bonin fanners seem to think all Jim hay is 
sheep hay. We know no poorer liay for tegs 
than that which is line hceuuse it is cut 
from worn-out meadows; which consists of 
stunted timothy, and over ripe June grass— 
! sapless and dried up Avhcn cut — tough 
enough under any curing, as wo heard a 
laborer say, “ for shoe strings.” 
Cull tegs require the same kind of housing 
in winter that we have described us proper 
for fall. Little pens for them, made by racks 
in the sheep house, so that they are in the 
same apartment and inhale Iho same atmos¬ 
phere Avith a flock of sheep — compelled as 
lhey generally arc in such cases, tu remain 
close prisoners, having their water brought 
lo them and going out of doors for nothing— 
are highly nnfavorublecoflditions. Bo is their 
Confinement in any small, dark, close, im¬ 
perfectly ventilated places to which the outer 
air and sunlight have not direct access. And 
like all other sheep, they require out-door 
exercise. 
In these times, cull fine-AVool tegs will not 
pay for the requisite care to raise them, un¬ 
less they are of pure blood, promise particu¬ 
lar individual excellence, uml to grow up 
healthy and of fair size. Those stunted by 
disease of any kind, or which have always 
been weakly or unthrifty, or which are un¬ 
naturally line boned and delicate, or, in a 
lr tlie water is allowed to run constantly wo YORKER in this line is appreciated, it will 
Uihik Hiere will tio littlo danger of obstruction by no means bo tho last or best—for we'm- 
by tlic deposit of sediment:, though wo should mnd to improve ns avc advance. The groups 
lake tlio precaul ion to keep all substances otlicr. ^ B i ng i 0 flrmrcs arc artistic and life-like, 
than water from entering: I ho pipe. For further ... . ,, . , 
answer wo addressed a note to tho Colwells, creditable to mi artist who already lias a 
Hii aav & Wua.Aun Manufacturing Co., foot, of national reputation and ranks first in his 
STi’th St. N. Y. City, who write: We think n specially. But let US give ft 
pipe one-half inch boro would give your Georgia .. 
correspondent a full supply of water provided Description of the 11 lustration*. 
the spring is sulliclontly elevated, and by moans Figure 1.—Cotswold ttam and Ewe, Imported 
of n reservoir tho av liter is allowed to How eon- and owned by Jotl.V D, Wing, “ Mupleshade," 
slantly. A pipe of this bore would vary In Washington, Duloheas Co., N. Y. 
weight according to tho pressure it had to an*- Fig. a.— Lincoln Ram,broil midowm-d by Wal- 
lain. Thoprio© of tho Lead Encased Block Tin cott&Campoelt^ New York Mills, N. Y. Sheared 
Pipe Is twenty-seven cents per pound for all May flth—valued at #300. 
sizes. Uall-iuoh pipe, to stand a pressure of Fig. 3.- Full-blood Nogret.tl Rum, (Austrian,) 
thirty pounds, would cost thirteen and it half selected mid Imported by CARL IIkyxk for tho 
cents per foot; if a pressure of forty pounds, owner, Wm Chamberlain, Red Hook, N. Y. 
11 ft ecu cents per Toot; it'of seventy-live pounds, Figs. 4 and ft.-Improved Cheshire lloar and 
twenty-four cents per foot." If our corves- Sow, bred mid owned by T. T. Cavanagh, Wu- 
pondent, is wise ho will use the kind of pipe tertoivn, N. Y. Tho Aveighl. of (ho boar Is 800 lbs. 
named a bo vein prefereneo to lead. It docs not Fig. 0.—Fat Ox, fed and owned by 1 Sen.ia.min 
poison water. Fellows, Chill, Monroe Co.. N. V- Durham—5 
■-- - years old. AVeight, 3,500 lbs. 
Tobacco ns o .Manure. —IT Mr. Dickens of Fig. 7.—Devon Cow “ Helena 2Hm," owned by 
Louisville, In Ills Inquiry of the Farmers' Club, Walter CuLE, Hnluviu, N.Y. Red, bred by C. 
meant Ouoly crumbled br pounded tobacco by h. wainavkiuht, calved July 4, I8CI; by Omar 
“tobacco dust," 1 cim assure him,very positive- Pasha, 613, dam Hekmft 5th, 1801, by May Coy,71. 
ly, that it Is valuable, either to fanners or gar- Fig. 8. Ayrshire Coav "Maud," flm properly 
doners, as a manure- The sweepings of a Imrn, of Walcott & Campbell. Red and while; 
and Hie portions of the crop that become rotten, bred by Brodik & Cam cum ,i., ealvod Sept,, 1803; 
are known to bo very valuable as fertilizers, by Rob Roy, 335, dam May Flower, by Killmrn, 
Tho stalk* from which tho leaves are stripped g. d. Red Rose. 
are highly prized as manure. They are esteemed Fig. a. — Short-Horn Hull “ Frederick," 6(155 ; 
specially good for mulching fruit trees. They bred and owned by WiLLLA.n Blanchard, l’enn 
will aliOAV their effect on alty crop. A friend ot' vmi, N. Y.; red ronrt; tailved April 1, 1865; by 
mine one day hdd down a quant fly side by side ciifion, 6150, dam Lily 3d, by AJtotf, 311)1, Ac. 
on souks young Avhent. Th- effect was very Fig. 10. Jersey Bull “ Comet," owned by Wn,- 
st liking. I havo known lie in-imnly put In tho mam Ckozikr, Northport, L. I Dark fawn; 
corn bill—taking two or throe Stalks and break- bred by Rouickt 1.. Maitland, Newport, R !., 
ing them in ball' and placing on each side of tho calved April, 180ft; by imported Comet; dam 
grain ol’ corn. If Mr. Oicikenh bag land, he imported by Mr. Maitland. “Comet" also took 
should put the refuse of tobacco on it insteadof Urst prize, ns best bull In United States or Can- 
seuding it to New York ami selling for less than min, at tho Now England Fair in 1867. 
its value, and then buying so-called manures, Fig. 11. Devon Hull “ General,” owned by L. 
Avliich may, in many vases contain less strength, f. Palmer, lllmca, N. Y, Red; bred by Louis 
at prices lur above their value,—x. Palmer, Uhftvu; calved March, 1861; by Colonel, 
-»-m -- dam NeUy 3d; by Major. 
Haring Sowed Corn.—I see iu your last issue 
(Sept. 25/you Avisb to know the best method <>f ABORTION IN COWS. 
curing and storing solved corn. I cut my corn _ 
with a stout cradle, when itshmds up, or will, a Petuiafs some light can be UiroAvn upon 
corn-cutter when lodged, allow it to lay on the .... , , . , , , 
swath a day or two. then rako up and bind the ,lu3 mipoi’tant gubjoct by contrasting the 
same aa oats and ryo. 1 then take an ordinary dairy customs in those countries where it 
fcnco stake, drive it flrmly In the ground, set prevails with those in other places where it 
Ihreo bundles of com around it, and tie them ; js J)cvcr lu ., u ,| 0 r except as the result of an 
then seven lo leu more around these, (according . , . , - , . , , 
to size,) and bind them at tho top, with one or accident or violence of some kind. In my 
two bands; I then cap tho whole with two own section I have never heard ot a solitary 
bundles. When put up in this way, they will case of abortion without, some signal cause, 
eland till thoroughly cured, when thuy can bo j propOB0 briefly to refer to llio peculiar clif- 
8 Si, e, in r Snr l v h r ^ th ° ^ “ C ° n ‘ ferences between the treatment of milch 
stalks, u., ^ ^_ C0W3 here and iu the districts where the 
Plnrter for Laud.—1 notice that some of your scourge prevails. It will be seen that in this 
correspondents recommend the use of a bushel ,.. lsu Rave the same causes which are fol- 
of plaster to tho acre. T have, during the lust j mvc q Ry like elfectu in the human species, 
six years, used plaster, varying Irom sixteen to , . , . .. , , ... . 
twcnty-llvo pounds to the acre, uud obluined * ,J 13 believed that paitui ltlon otetus in 
the desired result—a good crop of clover, the Northern dailies at, an earlier age than even 
iu the Avurmer sections Avherc stock is not so 
highly fed or pushed ahead so rapidly ; and 
premature pregnancy and calving do such 
violence to the immature functions involved, 
word, which exhibit any defect of constitu- only crop upon xvhich I use it except corn, 
lion, are not Avorth anybody’s raising, what- xv,iat quantity of plaster por acre does the 
ever their pedigree. In hie , they never Wk have sown a great deal of plaster broad- 
Avcre; and much less are they now, av hen east on grass and grain crops, and never exceeded 
Eusienlng (Llnttle.—I would like to know tho 
best way of fastening cattle to tho stall; also tho 
best way of arranging tho stalls and mangers.— 
II., Eric C<>., Pa. 
people who buy a pedigree expect lo get a one bushel per acre; avo have used less without that nature cannot afterwards repair the in- 
sheep Avith it. 
perceptible difference In Immediate results. 
^xrPTTQTT QTJOW QTTFVP Noxious Weeds in Mo.-Tho St. Louis Failu- 
LINGLIoil DriGW dULiTiX^. crg . narno the following noxious weeds 
~ ; which demand the attention of all farmers and 
Tampering and fitting up sheep for show their effort to control and exterminate them: 
, , -mr . x r- , „ . »> UlLU UL UUlll'l WIG llUliVHimi* nil reumvre x 
discovered that V ennont sheep ft, <?. unpam- Tampering and lifting up sheep for show thci( . to cola trol and exterminate them; 
pored ones,) do not fall off on being removed appears to be more fashionable, or at least to Canada Thistle, (Citatum amuse ;j Horse Nettle, 
to the clover regions of New York. Nay, go greater lengths, in England than it ever iSolanwri CaroUne.iwc;) White Daisy, (Lento,m- 
we have thought that they rather increased did iu this country. The following commu- U ^' ui,a wtw™# -f 
in size for a generation or two.^ mculion Irom MivEealb Bimjwne appears {Xan „ liam , «trumamm ;) T’homy Amaranth, 
In the southern dairy regions of New in Bell’s Messenger : (Amaranthm»ptrbm;) Fall Thistle, (Clrirfum al- 
Yorlc—less a clover eountrv than the north- " Wo rotswold rum brooders ur® twitted Ju most tisstmum;) Hull Thistle, (Clrsium Uiuccolatuw,) 
, ■ ‘ ,• i quart-oni because we do not oontinue to Khowrtieei) , v , wn ,.a , ..Vifi/ ron kIi ionium ) 
Avestcrn Avlicat growing counties, yet much m um agricultural *ii.av»ii. England, i consider a a-uu wimc-wcca, (l» igumi wmim.i 
. .. , , 4 |. in,,.,,,.,,. nmn must be mud to altonipt to slurw sheep against ---- 
belter adapted to ClOVCl than V Cltliont, autl Klieariingd compnted at aixty-nvo tu,iuHl&it quarter. 
Y,in timMtliv Turn-tn-isiu which i am Informed thuy ware thin year ut Mart- How to Drain.—I have about one mile of un- 
qi lie as productive III timothy, .1 une g ass, Chester, and Tiala’„n°derdnih. to make, and would bo glad to get the 
Avliite clover, Ac., as \ ennont the to How - ought tuliavu had the prize tur soul pi best mode of construction, material, &e.—D. A. 
ing 1ms been our individual experience: 8., w^nmmOa. 
Our sheep relish best and appear to do best tin* prize: forwimt labor they muM have, ami what St , 0 rural, October a, page 030. Meantime, 
OU about an equal mixture of the tAVO kinds Apothecaries 7 iVai/'cuu Miimb . is rmt till- a i.ur- lot others give us their experience and priietieo 
of hay trader tltacus»ion-tUat is, half clove,' which 
1 1 H- 1 JjDlnrimjnta frWndof intrfe hud sorotryenr* UK0, who Umtnui.gr for Ptollt ami 11 cult Li, >v Inch contuiue 
uud lilt 11 tiuiotiiy, DOtli uung cut unci hohm! of thf>»n MhocT», and wthin tho t‘;it inttuy urolllublc* Burgostioits. 
cured groon, and both being of not more than rSy«.»S5r*j2S»SrSi5af iSJ'SSSSE _- 
moderate Bizc or growth. The pure or small rf'rairm'I.tJSlffiK «•» D.-.Hi* your ben manure 
variety of clover is entirely preferred. We ,udy wayto chack this. It«m many tons Of mt ure thoroughly with muck, (if you can get it.) leal 
esteem this mixture of clover especially im- jure the aidmuls, all Ot' which must be'piiysieltotloff mold, leaves, rotten wood, add gypsum it con- 
. .. ... . . ugaiD." | vciiient, and apnlyouthu surface or cultivate 
cured green, and both being of not more than 
moderate size or groAvth. The pure or small 
variety of clover is entirely preferred. We 
esteem this mixture of clover especially im¬ 
portant for tegs. We know they Avill eat it 
better, and are satisfied by long years of ex- 
(.‘aolanuiri Catvlincmse;) White Daisy, (Leurau- 
tlimuin pulynrei) liroad- hau ed Dock, (liumex 
obtustfoUa;) Burdock, (Lappa major;) Cockle, 
(Xanthiufn strumarium ;) Thorny Amaranth, 
(Amon III tint; „ r inosn ;) Fall ’ J ’I < > .- 11,;. (rir.iu.n :! r 
tistsimurn:) Bull Thistle, (Clraiwn laucculaliim,) 
and White-weed, (Eriycnm siriywum.) 
■ --* 
llow to Drain.—I hu\ r e about one mile of un¬ 
derdrain to make, and would bo glad to get the 
host mode of construction, material, Ac.—D. A. 
S., Wisullna y, Oa. 
See Rural, October 3, page 030. Meantime, 
Jot others give us their experience and practice 
iu detail. For $1.50 we will mail you Waking’s 
Draining for Profit and Health, Avliich contains 
many profitable suggestions. 
jury uud impart the required strength to the 
parts that remain comparatively feeble or 
relaxed. 
Cattle are moved about more at the North 
—are carried on trains more—and are sub¬ 
jected to more sudden changes of every kind. 
But the leading difference iu the two sec¬ 
tions in this respect is probably iu tho milk¬ 
ing. Here the regular custom is to turn a 
cow dry at a much earlier stage in her gesta- 
^runtific itntr 
USEFUL AND SCIENTIFIC ITEMS. 
Hank cheek bools in London are perforated 
in tho same way as our postage stamps are, 
so t hat knives, scissors, and paper cut tors, are 
unnecessary to separate checks from the 
book. The plan has boon adopted in this 
country with profit. 
Tahh Churn .—An ingenious Frenchman 
has invented a portable fresh-butter churn, to 
be used at. lie: table. It is mftdo of cut, crystal 
ami mounted on silver feet. A silver rod 
revolves quickly in the cream, and presents 
a pat of butter every t hree minutes. 
Mosquito Prerenlm .—Camphor is a most 
powerful agent in driving away mosquitoes. 
A. camphor-bag lmng up in an open case¬ 
ment will prove a barrier to I heir entrance. 
Camphorated spirits applied as a perfumo to 
tho face ami hands will net us an effectual 
preventive; but Avhcn bit ten by them aroma¬ 
tic vinegar is the best antidote. 
Business >>f Ihr, Mint.- The business of the . 
U. B. Branch Mint at Philadelphia, during 
the month of August, 1869, avrh as follows :— 
Number of bars assayed, 198; number of 
ounces of bullion received, 7,460.04; gross 
vaUtu of gold and silver, $112,684.03. As 
compared with August, 1868, this is tiu in¬ 
crease of 77 bare, and $49,968.77. 
Large Slab of Granite. — Tho Munson 
Mass., quarryittfcn have split out a granite 
slab three hundred and fifty feet long, eleven 
feet Avide and four feet, thick, containing 15,- 
400 cubic feel, and Aveighing 1,283 b;' tons. 
To cut it from the rock 1,104 holt's were 
drilled on a line parallel with the front edge. 
This ponderous piece of granite av i 11 he cut 
up and sent to Albany to be used in the con¬ 
st ruction of the n«w Capitol. 
,Saving Culm .—It is estimated that the loss 
of coal in Great Britain, from coal dust un¬ 
used, amounts to 28,000,060 of tons. Various 
methods have been tried to comp rets this 
dust into cakes, but all these operations havo 
cost more than they Avould come to. In 
Belgium they have a Avay of mixing coal 
dust with eight per cent, of tar, and then 
pressing it into cakes to make liicl for steam 
ongiues. 
Beautiful Lata .—It is said that a iioav 
description of lava is being thrown from tlio 
■ crater of Vesuvius sinco tho last eruption, 
• consisting of a beautiful mass ol crystallized 
salt. This beautiful phenomenon has hither¬ 
to been uuknoAvn in volcanic natural history. 
The scientific bodies are occupied in investi¬ 
gating the cause and composition of tho 
’ crystals. None of the sarans feel inclined to 
go down and see into it as yet. 
i Paper from Shavings and Sawdust. —Dr. 
- Maltbiesscn, a well-known savant, now ap- 
tion than is practiced, ns far us I know, in pears in the character of an inventor and 
the diseased districts. Nature teaches that patentee iu England of an important improvc- 
thore should be but one greut center of ex- ment. Ho submits wood when in a state of 
eitciucnt and attraction in the system of the division, such as shavings, sawdust, or disiu- 
lbmale at. one time. During the season of tegrated avoocI, to Avhat is known as a rotting 
lactation, it is to the lacteal glands. During process, that is to say, the wood in a state of 
gestation it is to the uterus. Every power of division is steeped cither in running or stag- 
Tapc-Worms. —Mr. Uemus' Flock.—Mr. T. A. 
perience that they will thrive better on it. J rkmus of North East, Fa., wLoso eommuuica- J should do it 
Hen Manure,—J. D.—Mix your hen manure 
thoroughly with muck, (if you cun get it,) leaf 
mold, loaves, rotten wood, add gypsum if con¬ 
venient, and apuly on the surface or cultivate 
It in. Mixed in this way, left during’ the winter 
in bulk, and applied iu the spring-, is the way avo 
lactation, it is to Ihc lacteal glands. During 
gestation it is to the uterus. Every power of 
the constitution seems to realize its obliga- nnnt water, and is allowed to undergo a 
tion to the fetus in embryo. Noav a con- rotting or fermenting process, by which pro- 
tinuauco of the lacteal excitement when tho cess certain constituents of the wood will bo 
increasing demands of the fetus require all decomposed and removed, and the subse- 
the help tne system can give, is naturally quent treatment of the residual ligneous fiber 
followed by failure or feebleness in the for the production of pulp or paper will bo 
uterine functions. I would therefore place thereby rendered more economical, and tho 
most emphasis upon the theory that there process , of boiling and bleaching is more 
should be great care to give nature an unin- easily effected. 
