TJTJ TJ 
jljrcp fht$b<inirrii. 
STOCK OP SHEEP IN GREAT BRITAIN, 
From the Animal Report of Messrs. Miller 
& Co. of Snn Francisco. 
000,000 pounds. The average price has been whom a comfortable home was offered, and 
about twenty cents. That gives ns a wool a promise to train him in rural labors, if he 
clip for 1870 worth $4,000,000. Experienced 
and well-informed men in the business are 
of opinion that the increase of next year will 
would be willing to learn, and work for small 
wages the first year, brought a diversified 
correspondence, and set me to laughing 
not be less than twenty-five per cent., giving heartily, and pondering seriously upon the 
an aggregate of 25,000,000 pounds, worth, at animus of the human family generally 
„ . isle of 
Scot- Man and 
England, land. Ireland. Wales. Channel 
for 1368..?0.fl30,779 7.11',112 4,*22.414 2.668J05 ^74,'0&j 
for 1809.-19.821.3(13 6,095.337 4,043.158 2,723.941 63,973 
Total fur 1863.35,6117,312 
Total for I860.34.250,272 
Number of sheep iu the United States, 
as given in the latest returns from the Agri¬ 
cultural Department, 40,853,000. 
The six principal wool-growing States 
contribute to this number iu the order given, 
viz.: 
Ohio-... .6.250,000 
In ev York.4,350,000 
California.3.750.000 
Michigan....3,340.000 
Pennsylvania...2.S50 000 
Indiana.2,1(30,000 
Estimates ol Total Wool Clip of United 
Slates in Pounds. 
1867. 1868. 
Washed—On sheep.) 
Tub washed and palled.f140,000,000 150,000,000 
Unwashed California and Ore- 
• •: .. 11,000.000 16,000,000 
Unwashed Texas. 7.000,000 8,000.000 
Unwashed Sundry Southern.. 2,000,000 3,000,000 
present prices, $5,000,000, or more than as 
much as our surplus crop this year, when 
prices are a little higher than usual, and the 
crop nearly an average.— Exchange. 
nbtistrial £opics. 
One, an Englishman, writes:—“ I am not 
iu vigorous health, and require a hygienic 
table, and a hard bed. Hence 1 have con¬ 
cluded to seek a place of the kind you offer, 
liarj) of a Hnralist. 
DAILY RURAL LITE 
From the Diary of a Gentleman near New 
York City. 
March 10 th. — Frost nearly out of the 
ground. Trimmed grape vines that had 
been overlooked last month. Rather late 
as the light, poetical work incident to rural for this kind of work ; but a few cold nights 
life will suit my state of health, although I will prevent Injury from bleeding, providing 
am totally ignorant of the requirements of bleeding does injury, which some vineyard- 
such a position.” We do not doubt in the deny. But it certainly does no good, 
least, the truth of the loiter statement. Here and we prefer to prune early. The winter 
vines in summer. 1 utn not certain but it 
would be profitable employment for at least 
one man, during the first two or three weeks 
of spring, to do nothing hut search for insect 
pests and destroy all that are found. But, 
hold ou just a moment, while I see what 
this boy has brought in such numbers! Oh, 
lady birds, sure enough! and the most use¬ 
ful and beneficial insects that we have, for 
they feed exclusively upon plant lice and 
other minute insects that we are only too 
glad to be rid of. I will take back my sug¬ 
gestion about spending weeks ill killing in¬ 
sects or add, if you can employ a man who 
knows enough of entomology to determine 
friends from enemies; for indiscriminate 
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE, is au indivitlual wbo imagines that rural life has been quite severe, but the tender vatic- slaughter would probably be more injurious 
Richmond to WnHliiuctou. 
The route from Richmond to Fredericks¬ 
burg, Va., takes the traveler through broad 
and beautiful slopes of lawn, ridged with 
low, wooded hills and cut by streams; the 
whole in all shapes of agricultural abandon- 
is all poetry and but little work. lie bus ties, such as Ilerbemont and Lenoir, have than beneficial. 
probably been reading some rural novel. 
Another writer:—“ 1 am in search of a 
home, in every Bense of that endearing word. 
escaped serious injury. 
March 11 th .—Trimmed currants and goose¬ 
berries, and made cuttings of the same. Nur- 
Toml....160.000,000 
1869. 
Wnshed—On sheep.... ) 
Till) washed and pulled.{1135,000,000 
Unwashed California anrtOre- 
g"il. .... 17,250.000 
UmvaaliL'd Texas. 7,000,000 
Unwashed Sundry Southern.. 3,000,000 
Total.162.250^000 
- +-++ - 
NOTES AND QUERIES. 
United antl bcautiful s,opes of lttvvn > rul ged with Being unskilled in any kind of rural labor, serymen usually make their cuttings in the 
low, wooded hills and cut by streams ; the in consequence of having lived ail my life full, but they know how to keep them safely 
1368. whole in all shapes of agricultural abandon- in a great city, I should not expect full through winter, which very few amateurs 
150,000,000 mein, with here and there a beautiful spot wages for the first month or two; but at the do; so, upon the whole, the novice had bet- 
^onoooo ° f improvtMnent > t0 re,ievc tl >e monotony of end of that time, l doubt not that I should ter make cuttings of those plants early in 
a.oooiooo loneliness. In its best estate, this part of be fully posted, and should require the full spring, and plant immediately. Gooseberry 
m. 000,000 Virginia must have been a grand country, amount of what a skilled laborer would cuttings are more likely to be injured during 
mo. and the material is left for a return to equal command.” This is quite laughable to all winter, if made in the fall, than currants. 
end of that time, l doubt not that I should 
be fully posted, and should require the full 
amount of what a skilled laborer would 
16 , 000.000 improvement, to relieve the monotony of end of that time, I doubt not that I should 
I.'oooiooo loneliness. In its best estate, this part of be fully posted, and should require the full 
177 . 000,000 ^ b'ginia must have been a grand country, amount of what a skilled laborer would 
1870. and the material is left for a return to equal command.” This is quite laughable to all 
130,000,000 grandeur and more healthful prosperity, who know what patient toil and years of 
23 , 000,000 "'lieu a thorough reconstruction of its labor industry are required to command “ full 
3 , 000,000 and style of cultivation shall have been ac- wages” as a rural laborer. 
163 , 000,000 coll 1 plisli e d. I could almost wish the intro- Still another writes:—“I have, for some 
daction ol an order of land barons, with yearn, been desirous of getting a comfortable 
primogeniture and perpetual descent, to home in the Country, where I could work 
who know what patient toil and years of and I have always had the best luek with 
industry are required to command “ full them, when cut, and planted in spring. 
163,000,000 
Still another writes:—“I have, for some 
yearn, been desirous of getting a comfortable 
home iu the country, where I could work 
Drying Wool. 
M. P. Havrkz, Professor Industrial Chem¬ 
istry at Very ions, says, in “ Revue Hebdomaire 
de Chi,me ” of July, 1870, that the complete 
drying of wool for manufacture is difficult, 
useless and injurious to the filter; difficult, 
because wool and woolen fabrics attract 
ami retain readily up to 10 per cent, of 
moisture, which should bo left in it; useless, 
take possession of a country, (which, if there when the state of my often feeble health 
could be such a tiling as aristocracy of for- would permit; and when not able, where 
March I2(h, Sunday. — The first chip- 
nuinck, (Tamias striatm) of the scasou made 
his appearance to-day, and my dog made 
him take to a tree immediately. I was 
ttbc Apiarian. 
HIVING BEES. 
In a former communication, I alluded to 
my mode of hiving bees. 1 will now show 
how it is done. In the first place, 1 have a 
bench three and n-half l’eet long uml sixteen 
inches wide, two and a-Jialf feet high ; also 
a box a little larger one way than my hive, 
and five inches high. 1 nail a strip of lath 
across the inside, near one side, and even 
with the top, edgewise, for ihc hive to rest 
upon. My hives contain about two thou- 
mation, is here,) and to make of it a broad 
domain of rural elegance, as a representa¬ 
tive of the possibilities of agricultural mag- 
nificcuce. 
At Fredericksburg is one of the National 
Cemeteries, neatly kept, as they all are, 
which I have seen in the South. From 
Fredericksburg wo run down to Acquia 
my society would be considered an equiva¬ 
lent for board, ami half wages.” 
— ] , ill e ,, , w....... -w. , 'IITVKJ WU.UII1 .-LIUJU1. HIM LMUU- 
quite pleased at the appearance of my little ‘ , ,. . , , 
fiiioii* r , ,, . „ , sand cubic inches. My hive is ugh enough 
friend, for he had passed the winter in a hole . . . ., , J ... ® 
a , * . to contain the houcy cups in the chamber, 
nmv nfnfYv imr <»vprv rlnv inof Autumn . J 1 v *' 
near my office, and every day last autumn 
we saw him leisurely carrying nuts into the 
Poor fellows! How little they know home he was preparing for the long dreary 
what labor is imperatively demanded, what winter. His appearance to-day showed that 
because the wool cannot be carded unless Creek, where a steamer is iu readiness to 
moistened and oiled ; and injurious, because take the whole train load of passengers up 
too strongly dried wool, as well as woolen the Potomac to Washington. 
vigilance and skill is required, what eurnest 
industry is absolutely essential to success iu 
rural pursuits! Do they know that, weeds 
and grass grow in sunshine and in storm, in 
the niglit time as well as by day? and that 
take the whole train load of passengers up he who would circumvent their ravages 
, , . , . , , 11C P° tomao to Washington. must be up with the lark, and cease his 
fabrics, though in a less degree, becomes Department of Agriculture. daily toil only when the fire-lly lights up 
rough and loses suppleness. The Federal Capital is a place to study the meadows? Do they know that bugs 
politics rather than industrial science. Ln and many other things have to be ceaselessly 
. '* " , . r,t ' c°io«.ica. the Department of Agriculture Mr. Capron looked after, in order to bring the harvest to 
te total quantity of wool exported from is laboring with commendable diligence, to perfection? Do they idly dt°eam that light 
brin S 8bout llsefl11 Mr. Seders labor is required, JE allTpifty mui 
bales A iota ’ haS ,7 Horticulture Department in good pleasure, without alloy? Do they imagine 
from' Australia b u T 7 CO " 7' a,1(l * mft8t ® of bis bl,si ' Llmt lbe Iabf,r can be accomplished and the 
f < New S mh Wales XK? P ? ? 8 7? ; ' DoDGB iS im,nen9e on ^res, and science perfected in “ six easy lessons with- 
f ‘«iVi^itSTio«^ ; n^ ,0 \°? 1 Jf2 in ? 1,0113 tbe returns from every section of out a master?” If so, le, me give them 
l i ^ T T°' U ‘ tbe co,lulr y a thick syrup of footings, positive assurance that t® notions are 
*7 T r n i ama; for tbe mouLbl ^ re P°^ s - The most devoted fatally erroneous. 
, 7!!? r7Trf eW ? e “ Tr “7 aml hiug!e * minded man of tbe Department, To become a skillful and successful farm- 
furnished 12264907 I^nIi 2 "7 I? 7 (tL ^’ eu ' tlje jnUl ‘ rali9t ' specially in er, gardener, nurseryman, or horticulturist, 
ru 7 m , ' I: ! p 0 - « , tt ’ * IV 10 hlle 01 bll “ a aud sucb - Mr - Glover has they must begin at the bottom and work up 
48(3 766 pounds and North Americ TTfirr'“TT' 10 ^ 1 ? COmprei,cn3iveness of SCo P e gradually, exercising, all the time, industry, 
d| J rth Ameuca > HbOo,- aud thoroughness of detail which can only patience, perseverance and thomri.t. ruL 
the Department of Agriculture Mr. Capron 
is laboring with commendable diligence, to 
bring about useful results. Mr. Saunders 
has the Horticulture Department in good 
condition, and is entirely master of his busi¬ 
ness; Mr. Dodge is immense on figures, aud 
looked after, in order to bring the harvest to 
perfection ? Do they idly dream that light 
labor is required, and that all is poetry and 
pleasure, without alloy ? Do they imagine 
that the labor can be accomplished and the 
science perfected iu “ six easy lessons with- 
ho had grown fat during the cold weather, 
and was none the worse for having a good, 
lazy time. 
March 13th .—Planted a few rows of Early 
Rose potatoes, and some McLean’s Advancer 
peas. The ground is rather cold, aud we 
may yet have a snow storm ; but there is 
lilllo danger of the potatoes freezing if well 
covered,and tbe vines will not be very likely 
to appear above the surface until frosty 
weather is past. Peas will also withstand a 
pretty hard freeze, and even grow when the 
weather is far from being comfortably warm. 
I could never satisfactorily account, for the 
great difference, in this respect, between peas 
and beans, as they are nearly related, and 
yet the former, as I have said, will grow in. 
610 pounds. 
I. *1_ 3. -- wvttuo. IUOV tuu i i y ICUVICV.1, UUU 
^cmn^ ever 7f tion ° f ° Ul a mftSter? ” If Kive them yet the former, as t have said, will grow in, 
the country uto a thick syrup ol footings, positive assurance that t® notions are and seem to prefer a cool soil and cool 
t(>r the mouLhly reports. The most devoted fatally erroneous. weather, while the latter gets sick and 
and .mglc-minded man of the Department, To become a skillful and successful farm- takes to rotting if put to bed between damp 
7 1 7 ,1 nfi“ a 7 a Tr Ti PeCiaUy ,T’ gardener ’ mirs0rym!in - ov horticulturist, sheets. Plant peas early and beans late, is 
the line ol bugs aud such. Mr. Glover has they must begin at Lite bottom aud work up the only safe rule in this climate, 
timodiiecd a comprehensiveness ot scope gradually, exercising, all the time, industry. nr^h A 
aud thoroughness of detail which can nniv n»finn/v> ,i _>.* rr-i.... March \ 4, That watm taiu bunday night 
Sheep RaialnK in Nevada. 
be done by a man who imdersuiuds Ills aub- must, if .bey woul.l „u„m u, „„ L Z- m I n , “ „ , Ra ' 
ject ,n4 is la love with it, « he U, auh I do perfection iu either branch of theee beaU,l ^ 
I sometimes put some i)jcces of comb in the 
top of the under part; this entices them to 
stay and commence work ; but the passages 
to the honey caps must be covered up by 
turning tbe caps over. A part of my hives 
have Irames, and in these 1 pul comb. So, 
having all ready, I put the hives in the 
shade, and wait for the bees to issue. 
As soon as they commence coming out 1 
take a few sprigs of lemon halm (bee balm— 
the small flowered, not the balm with long, 
red flowers,) and rub tbe hive inside, and as 
soon as they alight l set my bench iu (lie 
shade, as near them as convenient, and put 
my box on one end and the hive on the 
other. Then I take the box ou one arm aud 
hold it under the bees, and with the other 
hand shake them into it, then set them on 
the bench and place the hive over them, a 
little corner-wise, to give them air, aud they 
will generally go up readily. But. if some 
linger, take a stick us big as a pipe-stem and 
stir them up carefully, and they will soon go 
up, and then can he set on the bottom 
board. But the hive must not be set down 
tight; it must set on blocks half an inch 
thick, and, if it is hot weather, one inch 
can only patience, perseverance and thought Tliev on* f , t - .. . ‘ , ® tincic, and, it it is not weather, one inch 
t his sub- must, if they wot,id Xin TCu^Z £ ^ Sometimes, in hot weather, they will 
come out and alight, or go to the woods. 
’ v ‘“ 'vvtaou IU oumci i7iu.UA/U A/l tUWst; UCclUllllU trviniY tix C*I 4 h.l. ^,...,1.1 ... . i r _ . . . » o — - ^ 
Sheep raising, says the Reese River not know of another such in America. Pity and humanizing industries, have a reasona- ,‘ V 1= ° 1 . T V - , .. ! ' e “ Wtill '” sa y s one.“t b ey*»idn’tlikethehive; 
.vaiiu i.t^n,i„«.. 4----.* *- • 3 - ■ - ’ - J ooise. A large dark-winged butterfly passed or they had a place picked out and would 
Reveille, is becoming an important branch of that such a man can not live forever, since 
the industry of Nevada, whose grnss-cov- he can leave no successor that is his equal. 
ered mountains are so well adapted to this 
purpose. Heretofore wool has been a sec- 
After seeing all these things at the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture, I go out and ask 
bly good education, a “sound mind in a 
sound body,” aptness to learn, and, above 
all, a hearty taste for the avocation. When 
they feel that they possess the foregoing re- 
■>- « bte institution ^l^tS/bnT T'oTZZ 
pay for the expense of its operations? How safely launch out upon the smiling, placid L. f .,7 '1 y ,7 P Ut ' d ^, n m 
few of all the rural people of this country, sea of Rural life—but like the true sailor 77^ ?™ y T T ** y 
cisco market, the only one accessible to Ne- who may be supposed to be benefited by must be prepared for, and expect to encouu- th6 win „ 7' ,°7 °! 1 
vadu. Heretofore, the fact that this city was this institution, know or care anything ter, many disastrous storms which, unless 1 mg, or even when pietending .to lest. 
the only market open to Nevada woo 1-grow- 
ei ■>, has been rather a drawback to the busi¬ 
ness there; but tbe facilities now afforded 
by the railroad for a direct market at St. 
Louis, are having the effect to greatly aiitmi- 
htie and improve the business .—American 
Fanner. 
Whitening Wool. 
M. Frezon, iu “ Dingler’s Polyticli. 
Journal,” recommends substittiling for the 
sulphurous gus, ordinarily used for whiten¬ 
ing wool and silk, a solution of marine salt 
and oxalic acid. This solution may be used 
for silk in all its forms as well as for wool, 
and facilitates the dyeing. Tlte operation is 
about it? They do not see the gardens aud 
Woodman. 
greenhouses of Mr. Saunders nor the cabi- founder their bark in the waves, or upon the 
nets of Mr. Glover. Gardens and green- treacherous rocks of disappointment, 
houses they cau see in many other places. Stanford, Ky., Jan., 1871. Woodman. 
Vastly more of practical and select horti- -- 
culture may be seen and learned along Eu- REPAIRING ROADS, 
did Avenue, iu the city of Cleveland, than 
in Washington; Mr, Glover’s wonderful > All through the country the Road Super- 
collection of facts and materials iu eulo- visor will spoil again be calling for his ticket 
tnology, is practically a sealed hook iu the °* 6<31vices t !l|ul the people will have to re- 
midst of the world of popular information. 6poiKb ol, /» bt 11,(3 old system uml ex- 
The banquet is spread, but the people can- pftn(btlll ' e roill -l lax to be continued? If 
not go up to that feast of tabernacles, and we ackn0w,e % e ,bflt S ood 1(ja( ls ylve clmr- 
v unless Another bllg belonging to the same sub- 
iheir preparations are well guarded, will A „i 0 . „ ^ r ,-- ,, f . . 
.. & ’ order as the Gicindda. also made its apnear- 
lomnler thpfr bm-lr in t>»o n,- »t,« _ . . ’ 
I ” ng : a gooa amou S water from the well and, with a broom 
7 s '. Tb f Cmruielas may be put clown in brush, I sprinkled the ground about the hive 
the hist class as very smart bugs, aud It any an( i threw some up iu the air and it came 
one doubts it, let him try and catch one on clown like rain, and so I saved niy bees; and 
the wing, or even when pretending .to rest. 8l , x do with all my swarms in hot weather. 
Another bug, belonging to the same sub- “ But,” says one, ” I can’t spend my time 
order as the Cicindela , also made its appear- fii that way Stop ! let me count the cost: 
ance. It is known to entomologists as Ly- A good sized swarm in June is worth. $5 • 
gaeus recUvatm of Say. It is only about | ia j u ] y $ 3 t0 and who can afford to lose 
three-eighths of an inch long; its wing cov- tliut. amount?” 
REPAIRING ROADS ers black, heautilully marked with reddish “ But I have another way of hiving, some 
- ' scarlet,. easier than the first named. I have a pole 
, All through the country the Road Super- starch 15.—To-day vve have had a general ten feel, long ; on this I tie some branches 
visor will spoil again be calling for his ticket U P Gme about the gardenaudlawii. from a tree two feet long, and put it in 
of services, and the people will have tore- rp<> bave lai ‘.g e ftll(1 handsome forest trees the shade, and when they begin to come out 
sponil. But ought the old system and ex- ablJUl 011(5 s pbl(;u 18 a11 v<ll 'y flue, but, iliey } take some balm and pound it, and put iL 
peiuliture of road tax to be eoniimmd ? If do produce au immense pile ot leaves, all ot on tlte branches, and hold it »m nmnno- 
pftnditure of road tax to be continued ? If 
we acknowledge that good roads give char- 
and facilitates tbe dyeing. Tlte operation is lUl ^UgliOttt the land, so tiiat the people may 
as follows:—There is placed in a vessel of eat lt: - I will not answer the question 
the capacity of 100 litres, (about 100 quarts,) wbicb 1 bave asked, 
oxalic acid, 2 kilog. (about 4 lbs.;) chloride At Baltimore 
of sodium, (common salt,) 2 kilog.; water, 1 fonnd an old friend of the Rural New- 
quantum sud/lait. Into this hath place as YorucEH > in tbe person of E. D. Hai.lock, 
iiridi wool or silk as cau be introduced 301110 time a seedsman at Rochester, who 
without preventing the mixture of the liquid has opened a seed store at 172 West Pratt 
w ' ,b dm material to be whitened. Leave it s^oet, and will teach the Marylanders the 
an hour or two in the bath, then withdraw, Yaukee wa y doiuff such things, 
drain and wash. ’ The Wool 
The wt ^ I stopped in Philadelphia long enough to 
that feast of tabernacles cannot be carried acter lo il l<nvn ° r district, do not also good 
ihe Wool Clip of the Pacific States. 
1 HE wool clip of California and the Pa¬ 
cific States is assuming such large propor¬ 
tions that its effects on the markets are very 
perceptible. The saemmento Union ftirn- 
idte.6 the following statement of the clip of 
tin* past year, with the prospects of ail in- 
ci ease.:— Statistics of the wool trade in San 
.brancisco for the year 1870 up to this date 
show aggregate receipts of nearly 20,000,000 
pouiH s. ] hose) receipts do not cover the 
whole production of the State for the- year. 
" llilbs 111 Marysville, Stockton and 
sidewalks present reasonable facilities for, 
ami thoughts of, intelligent association ? But 
when our road-ways are repaired by throw¬ 
ing a few shovelfuls of mud or turf, instead 
of clean gravel into the ruts and depressions, 
and our sidewalks are a ridge line witii a 
ditch to jump at every ten feet, made by the 
roadmaster, does it indicate any intelligence 
on the part of the resident people, or of the 
reasonableness aud justice of those who con¬ 
trol the expenditure of our road tax? 
The experience of those who contract to 
on the branches, ami hold il up among 
which must be carefully raked tip mice or ihem, ami most of the time they will come 
twice a year; and it is no small job to go t () jt,. fim, this requires practice. By this 
over two acres of natural rock-work and mode of hiviug I save all my swarm 9 .” 
pick out tlie sticks and leaves from every ^ow I wish to say, if any one 1ms a bet- 
crevice and hole. It, is true that the leaves ^ cr way, let him show it, and I will readily 
are worth something for manure, and I never abaudon mine. A. Wilson. 
allow them to he wasted. I noticed that _ 1 11 
the chestnuts, acorns, and hickory nuts that now a New Eusriander Feed* Bec». 
had been covered all winter with, leaves J. C. Hill, East Bangui, Mass., tells (in 
were as fresh and plump as when they first N. E. Farmer) how he does it, ln this wise: 
fell from the trees last autumn, and all or “I take a small berry box cover, till it full 
nearly all had begun to sprout. Here is a of small gimlet holes, make it Just small 
• * ---vaiwuiiu tv./ i , - . . , 
see that the wool houses are nearer bare of P a r0ad 111 repa,r ^ tUe y e ‘ M ,s - tbat 11 
. navs hftttftf bn ut OB’HVmI ft tiioi) 1 a 
hint lo those unfortunate individuals who 
never cau meet with any success in propa¬ 
gating these nuts. 
enough to follow the honey or sirup clown, 
and so fitted that the bees cannot get into 
tlte feed. Then I heat a brick pretty hot, if 
stocks than they have been these many ‘ y 1 uaul gmvm a m,,e thaa to 
years, and I find the same is true of the 7 Up U rUt mth mUcl and soil frora ,be 
wool houses in all the Eastern cities The a< ,acent roat,9lde J and tbe experience of all 
time has at last come when the American SCl, ° o1 U5ache1 ' 8 ** tllllt w!ien cll51dren caBa « 
market is actually short of both domestic ° ver cleau sit1 ® wa,ks ’ they are ^ rt!,in1 y 
fleece and pulled wools. The effect of this ,n0re cleuuIy than th6se who bave to wadi 
will most likely he that Lite next clip will 
come upon a good market.—s. d. it. 
pays better to Uaul gravel a mile titan to Mwnk 16.—Continued the gathering of the weather is very frosty, hut not so as to 
leaves, and picking up rubbish that had been burn them, cover it with several thicknesses 
scattered about during winter. That great- of cloth of most any kind aud put t.he brick 
RURAL PURSUITS NOT LABORIOUS. 
It is amusing to those who have a practi- 
Meiwxi nvm*. , . ’ “ uu LU rnuse wno nave a practi- 
250 000 Mound ■ 77 W(,rked lip a ^ least cal test of what rural pursuits really mean, 
the shimnem ■ ] Uie probablli,y is tbut to certain what curious notions tlie “ un- 
ti'v vet in ct } t !! 1 ,e Inade aiul tbe ( l ll!11 t- initiated ” indulge relative to their true sig- 
^ 70,000 pounds nificance. An advertisement for a Lalthy, 
j eup s will aveiage 20,- industrious and intelligent young man, to 
tlie carriage road way and, added, are more 
intelligent, as their parents are supposed to 
have brains, liberality and energy sufficient 
to either make of their own expenditure, 
good side walks for their children to walk up¬ 
on, or else compel the road master to so 
expend the road tax that it shall meet tlte 
wants of ordinary civilization rather than 
the necessities of a new country. Better to 
throw aside our road tax entirely than 
longer coutinue it under present manage¬ 
ment. Atad7 
est of pests in our garden, the Asparagus 
Beetle (C)ioceres aeparagi, Linn.) was found 
in great numbers under pieces of wood and 
bark, also under the old bark of trees, ten 
rods or more from tlie asparagus bed. This 
hibernating rascal surely cannot be frozen 
out, and I shall have to continue to fight him 
with freshly slaked lime and sulphur. Il is 
discouraging, however, to be obliged to keep 
ones own grounds free during summer, while 
and feed boxes where the honey boxes for¬ 
merly were, closing all up tight. I think 
tbe night is the best time. The warming 
process may have to be repeated several 
times, as when it gets cold they will all go 
hack. T recommend feeding in tbe spring 
either with all maple or a part West India 
sugar. I think it Gulps them in getting out 
their broods. I hardly ever fail to feed my 
bees a little in the spring, whether needed 
the neighbors allow the pest to multiply I for their preservation or not, and hardly 
without cheek or hindrance. In removing ever fail of having some swarms. Last 
the bark from an old stump, I found him- spring, however, I neglected to feed any of 
dreds of that lit He Blue Beetle (Ilultim chal- 
yhea,\i.iA,) which is such a pest on our grape 
them, and though I had ten extra swarms, 
none of ikcm swarmed at all.” 
