MOOSE’S RUSAL NEW-YORKER. 
Ditirji Husbandry. 
CANADIAN DAIRYMEN AGAIN IN CON¬ 
VENTION. 
The Dairy Conventions this year have 
been numerous and very largely attended. 
They commenced during the first week in 
January, and the last one of note was that 
recently held at Belleville, Canada, by the 
Ontario Dairymen's Association. This is a 
new organization which has been formed 
for the accommodation of the large dairy¬ 
ing interest in the eastern townships of 
the Province. The interest is larger in this 
suction than we had supposed. It was sta¬ 
ted at t iie Convention that 3,500,000 pounds 
of Cheese had boon shipped last year from 
Belleville in the county of Hastings, while 
there were some thirty-four factories loca¬ 
ted in the counties of Leeds, Grenville and 
(larlton. 
Mr. Geohoe Morton of Kingston, who 
Claimed to have taken much pains in collect¬ 
ing statist ics of the production of cheese in 
Canada, puts the quantity made last year at 
•100,000 boxes. Of this amount 50,000 boxes, 
he estimates, were consumed in Canada and 
the rest shipped abroad. If we estimate 00 
pounds of cheese to the box, we have the 
annual cheese product of Canada no less 
I ban 34,000,000 pounds. This is a larger 
yield than wo had supposed; and if the 
figures arc correct they will serve an impor¬ 
tant purpose in estimating the quantity of 
American cheese to bo shipped annually to 
Great Britain. 
Some idea of the remarkable progress 
which dairying has made in Canada during 
the past few years may be gathered from a 
statement made at the Convention by Hon. 
Mr. Reid, M. P. He affirm a that during 
the year of the repeal of the Reciprocity 
Treaty, Canada imported from the United 
States cheese to the value of $300,000, and 
that the cheese was consumed by Cana- 
dians. Now, according to Mr. Morton*, 
Canada not only supplies for her own con¬ 
sumption, but ships abroad annual^ from 
fifteen to twenty millions of pounds. 
The Convention was very largely attend¬ 
ed, K. Graham, Esq., M. P. P., President 
of the Associat ion, occupying the chair, and 
several other members of Parliament taking 
an active part in discussions. 
The leading addresses were given by Prof. 
Belle of the Albert College, on the Chem¬ 
istry of Milk; by Itov. W. F. Ci.akk of the 
Ontario Farmer, on t he Economy of Dairy¬ 
ing; by L. 11. Arnold of N. Y., on Hand¬ 
ling Milk; and by X. A. Willard of 
Herkimer, N. Y„ on the Production of Milk 
and the Curing and Marketing of Cheese. 
As these addresses aro quite lengthy, we 
are unable in our limited space to give 
even a brief abstract of t hem, but may refer 
to such topics and suggestions as appear 
new in subsequent articles. 
Ontario as a Dairy Section.—In dis¬ 
cussing this question Mr. Morton of Ganan- 
oque said that nearly every section of On¬ 
tario, rough or smooth, was adapted to 
prolltable cheese making; every variety of 
fodder required could be grown. He knew 
something of the capacity of land in Can¬ 
ada for dairying, being the owner of nine 
farms, and the proprietor of eight cheese 
factories. Most of his factories we tv situa¬ 
ted ou the Lnmvntiaij ridges, and he found 
them superior for dairy purposes. I its be¬ 
lieved that the lauds in Ontario could pro¬ 
duce us good milk, and I hat as good cheese 
and butter could be made on this Northern 
belt as anywhere on the continent. He 
thought cheese should be made the princi¬ 
pal article of export of the Dominion. Dai¬ 
rying was a more profitable industry than 
any other, and is no longer a speculation. 
Cheese could be shipped from any Canadi¬ 
an port to Englaud cheaper than from a 
factory in Western Now York to New York 
City. This he know from experience, as he 
was the owner of a factory in Western New 
York, lie t hought there were enough good 
dairy lands in Canada to supply England 
with all the cheese she needed. 
Breeding 8toek for the Dairy.—Mr. 
Nimmo of Napanee said lie had thorough¬ 
bred Ayrshire* and Short-Horns, but he 
believed the best breed for the dairy was 
Obtained by crossing common Canadian 
cows with thoroughbred Durliams. lie dep¬ 
recated pure breeds for the dairy, and rec¬ 
ommended crosses of thoroughbreds of good 
milking families on the best milkers of com¬ 
mon Canadian cows. lie had had much ex¬ 
perience in raising stock. A cross between 
a good native cow and a pure-bred Durham, 
and then crossed with an Ayrshire, pro¬ 
duced excellent milkers. He had seven 
cows which yielded 7,800 pounds of milk 
during 1870. Cows must have plenty of 
good food, and an abundance of good water, 
for a cow well fed and cared for was better 
than three poorly treated. 
Mr. Buodie of Prince Edwards had been 
twenty years engaged in breeding animals, 
and be thought the Ayrshire the most prof¬ 
itable for the dairy, and he should recom¬ 
mend them without hesitation. The Short 
Horns, he said, were excellent. In some 
varieties, crossing breeds made excellent 
milkers, but bo careful to select your breeds 
properly, and do not cross more than two 
or three times. He thought common stock, 
crossed with Short llorns, and the cows 
raised crossed with Ayrshire*, would give 
animals that would prove good milkers. 
Alslke Clover for Pasture. —In the 
discussion on the best grasses for dairy 
farms, Mr. II IN MAN of Colborne said that 
Alsikc clover was very hardy and made 
good pasturage, but it will not do to mow it, 
and, therefore, he could not recommend it 
for meadows. He spoke of Red clover as 
giving a great How of milk, but the milk 
was not of the best quality. He recom¬ 
mended seeding pastures with Timothy, 
Blue grass. White clover, Alsike clover, re¬ 
marking that enriching pastures is an im¬ 
portant element in creating a relish in grass 
for cattle. 
The discussions on the various topics 
brought before the Convention were ani¬ 
mated, and a large amount of useful in¬ 
formation was elicited. The Convention, 
whether in respect, to numbers or the char¬ 
acter of its papers, may be regarded us a 
decided success, and the lessons taught will 
be of very great benefit to the dairy int er¬ 
est in Eastern Ontario. We regret that 
our limited space prevents our giving a 
more extended notice of the experience of 
some of the best farmers in Canada. The 
following were chosen officers of the Asso¬ 
ciation for the ensuing year: — President, 
K. Graham, M. P. P,, Belleville; Vice 
Presidents, Gao. Morton, Gananoque, P. 
II. Daev, Belleville, Henry Wade, Fort 
Hope; Secretary, S. T. WiXMOT, Belleville; 
Treasurer, James BrRD, Hallo way. 
In returning from the Convention we 
crossed the river from Kingston to Cape 
Vincent., and was told by part ies who had 
tested the loe, to reach water, that it was 
between three and four feet in thickness—a 
rather unusual scale for the middle of March. 
®he (Harden. 
GARDENERS’ NOTES. 
Seehiutn Culture.—At a late meeting of 
the Farmers’ Club, Dr. NArHEGvr intro¬ 
duced the Chayoto or bread-fruit of Mexico, 
and recommended its culture in the North¬ 
ern States. The gentleman said he had no 
other interest in this vegetable than to be 
the introducer of a new vegetable. We re¬ 
gret to inform the doctor that he is too 
late, as we believe that it has been tried 
more than onoe in till* vicinity, and failed 
to be of any use except as an ornament. 
Had the gentleman been a reader of the 
Rural. New-Yorker, ho would have no¬ 
ticed an illustration of his clniyote or 
Sechiuni edule , on page 220, April 8,1871; 
also other species of the same alluded to ou 
page 308, April 30. Why don’t t he members 
of the Farmers’ Club and the remainder of 
mankind read the Rural New-Yorker, 
and learn what has been and is being intro¬ 
duced in the way' of new and old veget ables. 
Mice in Hot-Beds.—1 send you what 1 
suppose to be a species of mouse, which 1 
caught in my hot,-beds, whore they are do¬ 
ing considerable damage, by burrowing 
through the soil and cutting off the roots of 
vegetable plants. I have never, until last 
year, found this animal about my place, and 
it is new to us here. Will you please to 
give me its name, and method of destroying ? 
—A Subscriber, Portsmouth , Va. 
This pest of your hot-beds is the Ash-Col¬ 
ored Shrew (Blarlna oilierca, Bach). It is 
quite common from Pennsylvania, south¬ 
ward, to the Gulf of Mexico. We don’t 
know of any better way of destroying them 
than by poisoning their food with arsenic 
or strychniue. Find out what kind of veg¬ 
etable root* they prefer, and then add a 
very little poison to the same and put it. 
into their burrows. 
Applying Manure to Sod for Toma¬ 
toes.—T. G- B., Kent Co., Del. has 300loads 
good manure, made the past winter, under 
stall-fed cattle, fed with cooked feed. lie 
has turned it over since March. Has a 
clover and timothy sod on which he wishes 
to plant tomatoes, and asks Whether to ap¬ 
ply the manure in the hill, or broadcast— 
plowed under the sod or as a top dressing. 
We have never grown tomatoes on sod 
ground; but our judgment would be that 
on his sandy loam for 6uch a crop the sod 
Hhould be turned under deep, the manure 
spread broadcast and thoroughly mixed 
with the soil by using the harrow or culti¬ 
vator. 
Mushrooms in Pots.—I am acquainted 
with a gardener who grew not long ago some 
beautiful mushrooms iu pots, by accident 
as it. were. In the spring of last year, after 
removing hi* old beds, he selected some 
comparatively spent spawn, and placed it 
in large pots, whioh held a bushel or so, 
setting them, or rather storing them, away 
in a dry shed. During the summer time, 
having occasion to look after them, to his 
surprise he found the pots plentifully sup¬ 
plied with beautiful mushrooms.— Jabcz 
Jay Chater, in The Garden. 
Lima BeaiiH may be grown without stakes 
or poles by persistently pinching back after 
tney have attained the desired hight — at 
least so some experienced gardeners say. 
Itlodcj) and Pamtqs. 
MINTWOOD’S CONVERSAZIONE. 
Treatment of a Green Silk. — Miss 
Meuhie B., Waterloo, N. Y.—Your “green 
silk, with a stripe of gay, brocaded vine,” 
would make an elegant polonaise to wear 
over a black or green silk petticoat. Leav¬ 
ing it in a dress, a polonaise of green silk a 
shade or two darker, or of nlaek, with 
sleeves of the brocade, would also form a 
stj'llsh costume. Eight to ten yards of silk 
are required for a polonaise. Information 
has already been given in regard*to trim¬ 
mings, Unless you are very capable, you 
will have the polonaise cut and fitted by a 
tailor or mantua maker. A blade one will 
also do to wear with the poplin. Broad 
brimmed Leghorn hats will be worn this 
season as last. 
Suit for Summer. — Rowena (’ergo, 
Oneida Co.. N. Y., writes she is “ seventeen, 
rather fleshy, red cheeks, blue eyes, fair 
skin and hair, lives nine miles from the 
city, and writes to know what sort of an in¬ 
expensive suit will become her for the sum¬ 
mer.” Very stylish suits are made of Ber¬ 
lin striped poplin, black and white, made 
with a polonaise and trimmed with tbo 
same. Slender girls wear the. addition of a 
round cape, if they choose. This goods costs 
fifty cents a yard, and from twenty to 
twenty-live yards are required. Two shades 
of gray, or cameo alpaca make beautiful 
costumes. With hat, gloves and umbrella 
to match, one cuu desire nothing more taste¬ 
ful. Make the under skirt of the darker 
shade; trim with ruffles or flounces of the 
same, wit h headings and alternate folds of 
the other shade. If you are stout, and wish 
an additional wrap with a polonaise for 
warmth, a half-flltlng, lined saoque, or 
paletot, will do. A light shawl, worn 
lengthwise, is a convenient wrap for cool 
days or riding. 
Cease frizzing your hair, or it will always 
be thin. Brush it well, and wear it in a net. 
Treatment of (he Hair. Etc. — Miss 
Seventeen —To remove the dandruff from 
your head, wash it well t wice a week with 
soft water, or water mixed with bay rum, 
or water in which u little borax and cam¬ 
phor have been dissolved. You can proba¬ 
bly do nothing better for yow* hair than to 
have it out. You can put up slips of it here 
and there once or twice a week in paper* to 
relieve it of its unpicturesque straightness. 
Have it cut by a hair dresser, not too short. 
That cut off may bu made into the present 
fashionable crimped chignon, which you can 
wear on “occasions.” I have no “opinion” 
whatever Of the “Curlique, electro magnet¬ 
ic curling comb,” etc., you mention, as I 
know nothing about them. 
What will Remove Sun-Burn, Freck¬ 
les and Pimples on the Face ?—Here are 
some recipes worth trying, perhaps. To 
remove freckles, apply two or three times a 
day, with a camel's hair brush, a solution 
formed of one ounce of rectified spirits of 
wine, and a teaspoonful of muriatic acid. 
Burnt alum and lemon juice is also recom¬ 
mended. For sun-burns, put two spoonfuls 
of fresh cream into half a pint of milk; 
squeeze iu the juice of a lemon, half a glass 
of brandy, a little alum and loaf sugar; boil 
the whole; skim well, and when cool apply 
to the skin. This is also said to be inimical 
to freckles. The best remedy for sun-burn 
is to keep from becoming so—only requir¬ 
ing a little care. To cure pimples, eat and 
sleep regularly, take plenty of exercise, 
partake of only wholesome foods, and thus 
insure a healthful digestion. With that es¬ 
tablished, you have a good skin unless in¬ 
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deed it is diseased of itself, when you 
should consult a physician. 
Dressing very Thick Black Hair.— 
Anna —You can dress your “very thick 
black hair ” in a variety of ways. Pompa¬ 
dour front with looped braids at the back; 
one or two Chinese braids with ribbons at 
the end; or confine it In a net with a row of 
finger puffs over the top. 
Shades and Colors for a Sallow Com¬ 
plexion.— Ira.— “ What color and shades 
will best become a young lady of sallow 
complexion, gray eyes, and very dark brown 
hair?” Color known as ecrue, catneo, gar¬ 
net, wine, and black alwarp, illuminated 
with bright color at the throat and in the 
hair. The only safe decision can be made 
by experimenting. 
Polonaise Witli Black and White 
Silk.— Janet, Ohio.— Make a sleeveless 
black silk polouaiso and wear with your 
black and white silk. For an economical 
trimming cut the edge in leuf-like points 
and bind with the same; a standing ruffle 
of swiBs or laco at the neck, a cravat bow 
of the same. Indian taffeta is a beautiful 
new silken fabric $1.50 per yard. Camel’s 
hair cloth, all wool, at 75 cents per yard, is 
used for polonaise* for cool weather, and 
for traveling costumes. 
Cards and Correspondence.— “ Jep- 
thaa Daughter” asks “for the latest novel¬ 
ties in cards and correspondence material.” 
Ladies” cards are large, and printed in hair¬ 
line script . Card* for gentlemen are smaller 
in size, and for both envelopes aro supplied, 
bearing a monogram, or not. This is a sen¬ 
sible fashion, as in leaving card* at a hotel or 
boarding houses, they will be, thus secured 
and addressed, sure of proper delivery. 
The custom of turning down a corner, or 
end of card, is now very commonly indulg¬ 
ed. Thu upper left hand corner, signifies 
a visit iu person; the lower left hand cor¬ 
ner a visit of farewell; the upper right hand 
corner, one of felicitation; the other of con¬ 
dolence; one end turned over signifies that 
the visit is for the family. Card* for dinner 
parties are also inclosed in an envelope and 
left in the gentleman's dressing room, ad¬ 
dressed, or handed to him at t he same time 
the boquet for the buttonhole is presented. 
The envelope contains a card bouriug the 
name of the lady he i« to osoort to dinner. 
The square envelope — called the court 
shape, because used at the Court, of St. 
James—is the fashionable shape for ladies’ 
correspondence. The paper folds but once; 
if one wishes to use a larger sheet, the bath 
size is used, which is twice folded. Fash¬ 
ionable tints are violet, cameo, salmon, sea 
green, gray and rose. The gray with black 
Hues stamped their width from the edge, 
and railed the Oxford style, is used in 
mourning. For gentlemen, the paper should 
be unglazed, rough, and thick. Hold it up 
to the light, und one can read the letters 
“ Old Style.” Ruled paper, or the follow¬ 
ing of lines in correspondence, is considered 
vulgar iu cultivated society. A little prac¬ 
tice will enable most persons to write tol¬ 
erably straight without the aid of lines. 
Sealing wax is used by fastidious people, 
and always lends a letter a respectable look. 
A stamp for the same, bearing a device, 
costs from $3 to $4. Rece-ntly a college has 
been formed in New York for the device 
and manufacture of coats of arms for 
Americans. A die costs from $15 to $18, 
and represents the most prominent or 
worthy event in the history of the family. 
If one has been so fortunate as to have in¬ 
vented a telegraph, a steam engine, a per¬ 
petual motion, a sewing machine, or dis¬ 
covered a new species of strawberry or 
cabbage, the design can be made specific 
and forcible. 
In novelties there are many beautiful de¬ 
signs in letter and note paper. A box of 
note-paper-envelopes, triangular in shape, 
with the cameo stamp, and containing 
twenty-five, costa $2 per box. The triangle 
is a sheet of paper 60 folded as to represent 
a three-cornered envelope, and when opened 
furnishes abundant surface for quite a note. 
They are very neat and dainty. The “ Nep¬ 
tune paper” is of a sea-greon tint, and 
each sheet bears a picture in colors of a dif¬ 
ferent rthell; envelopes to match, $3 a box. 
The “ Jockey Club ” bears emblems of dogs, 
horses, and all sporting creatures — $3 per 
box. Yacht crews have paper stamped with 
their signal device in color. For misses, the 
first name iu full is stamped in color, at the 
top of the sheet, or in one corner. Some 
ladies, with quaint or picturesque conceits, 
devise their own signs. Thus, Fanny C. 
Brown, with a fan in gorgeous colors, quirls 
its string or chain into a C, and perches a 
honey bee on the end of that, thus giving 
her name in initial. Then there Is toy paper 
for children, small in size and bearing a de¬ 
sign, in color, of some toy. 
