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n. S. RANDALL, LL. D., EDITOR, 
Or Cortx-^o V1U.ACC, COST..ANP County, Nkw York. 
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OP THE 
WOOL TARIFF. 
Cortland Village. N. Y., Jan. 8.1870. 
Hon. Samvel Hooper, of Committee of Ways 
and Means: 
Sir: In a communication which I had 
the honor to make to you on the 13th ult., I, 
for reasons therein stated, proposed an 
amendment of the present wool tariff, which 
■would subject wool imported on the skin 
to the same rate of duty as other imported 
wool. The wool tariffs of 1828 and 1842 
contained this provision, and also one that 
wool imported on the skin should, tor the 
purpose of levying duties, he “ estimated as 
to weight and value. The apparent diffi¬ 
culty of appraisers discharging this duly 
with uniformity and accuracy, led me to in¬ 
vestigate some other proposed modes for ac¬ 
complishing the same object.; hut I find none 
which seem to me to promise as satisfactory 
practical results. Estimating weight and 
value, if guided by no established rules, 
would doubtless, in the case of incompetent 
appraisers, lead to serious irregularities and 
errors. But the most inexperienced ap¬ 
praiser could ascertain with sufficient pre¬ 
cision the proportions, by weight, of skin 
and wool in an invoice of imported skins 
with the wool on, by selecting an average 
lot of the latter and having them shorn. 
This course was resorted to by the ap¬ 
praiser at New York, under the law of 1842 
when the importer was not satisfied with his 
estimates; and a test so obviously fair was 
willingly submitt ed to by all. The necessity 
of such a test in each individual case could 
he obviated by ascertaining, by sufficient ex¬ 
periments at the Custom Houses,the average 
weight of the skins (after shearing) of par¬ 
ticular countries, classes, &c., and making 
that the estimated weight of all such skins, 
by the appraisers, unless possibly in excep¬ 
tional cases where such officers might, con¬ 
sider a special test desirable. The weight, of 
wool being thus determined by deducting the 
weight of the skins, no difficulty could exist 
in ascertaining its value by the value ot 
fleece wool of the same kind received from 
the same ports. . 
1 therefore respectfully suggest an amend¬ 
ment of the present wool tariff ol the follow¬ 
ing tenor or effect: 
“ Wool imported on the skin, raw or man¬ 
ufactured, shall be estimated as to weight 
and value; and it shall be classified in like 
manner, and subjected to the same late ol 
duty as other imported wool, and it washed 
or scoured on the skin, it shall be subjected 
to the same additional rate of duty as other 
imported washed or scoured wool, as pro¬ 
vided for in the act entitled An Act to pro¬ 
vide increased revenue from imported wool 
and for other purposes, approved March 2, 
1867.” 
I am, sir, very respectfully yours, 
Henry S. Randall. 
braced in Classes one and two; foreign car¬ 
pet wools do not compete with ours and 
were embraced in Class three. Hence it is 
obvious that if tor any reason clothing oi 
combing wools arc admitted at the same 
rate of duties with carpet wools, the pro¬ 
tective objects of the law ure therein detail¬ 
ed. If this is done in respect, to the w ols 
of some countries and not of others, as now 
is practically the case, those countries are 
not put on an equal footing in their com¬ 
mercial intercourse with ours. And the un¬ 
just discrimination extends to the interests 
of importers, manufacturers and even con¬ 
sumers. # 
If the present law is defective in not suffi¬ 
ciently providing for classing all clothing 
wools in class one, the proposed amendment 
is necessary to carry out its intent and ob¬ 
jects. The wool growers of the country are 
generally of the opinion that the law is not 
defective in that respect; and that the Treas¬ 
ury Department, in the ruling referred to, 
was misled by erroneous information in re¬ 
gard to alleged agreements between the 
framers of the law, and also in regard to its 
accepted construction among wool growers 
and manufacturers. (See enclosed copy ot 
ruling of Treasury Department and remarks 
thereon.) In this view of the case, the 
amendment is equally necessary to restore a 
proper interpretation and administration of 
the law. 
It, has been the difficulty in the adminis¬ 
tration of former tariffs, imposing ditlercnt 
rates of duty on wool, that modes have been 
found for obtaining the admission of large 
portions of the wool intended to pay the 
higher duties In the class paying the lowest. 
Such, however, is not believed to have been 
the case, to any extent, under the present 
law, at least at the two principal ports of the 
country, prior to the ruling of the Treasury 
Department of February 20,1809. It is un¬ 
derstood that siuce that decision others have 
been made extending its scope. Constant 
efforts to prevert further obliterat ion of the 
boundaries between the protected and non¬ 
protected classes of wool, may undoubtedly 
be looked for until they shall be rendered 
impracticable by an amendment of the law. 
I am sir, very respect fully yours, 
Henry S. IUndall. 
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OHIO WOOL GROWERS’ SOCIETY- 
ANNUAL MEETING. 
Cortland Village, N. Y., Jan. 22, 13.0. 
Hon. Samvel Hooper, of Committee of Warn 
and Means: 
Sir ; The ill health of myself and family 
has prevented me from earlier addressing 
you, as 1 apprised you I intended to do, on 
the subject of this letter. 
Section first of the Act entitled “ An Act 
to Provide Increased Revenue from Import¬ 
ed Wool, and for other Purposes,” approved 
March 2d, 1807, contains the following 
clause: 
“Class I.-CliuhiiiK Wool, 
that is to say. Merino, mestiza, metz, ot 
metis wools, or other wools ot Merino blood, 
immediate or remote; down clothing wools, 
and wools of like character with any of the 
preceding, including such as have been htie- 
tofore usually imported into the United 
States from Buenos Ayres, New Zealand, 
Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Russia, Great 
Britain, Canada, and elsewhere, and also in¬ 
cluding all wools not hereinafter described 
or designated in Classes two and three. 
In behalf of the wool growers of the 
United States, I would propose that the 
above clause be amended by adding thereto, 
after the words “ described or designated in 
Classes two and three ” the following words: 
“ also all wools other than above suitable for 
clothing purposes.” 
The object of the proposed amendment is 
to prevent the clothing wools of certain 
countries from being classed in Class three 
(carpet wools) as is now done under a ruling 
of the Treasury Department, hearing date 
February 26 th, 1869. 
I need not say that the essential object of 
the classification of foreign wools adopted 
in the act, was to separate those which com¬ 
pete with wools of the United States from 
those which do not, to enable higher and 
protective duties to he imposed on the for¬ 
mer, and lower and non-protective duties 
on the latter. Foreign clothing and comb¬ 
ing w ools compete with ours and were em- 
Ttxe annual meeting of the Ohio State 
Wool Growers’ Association was held in the 
Senate Chamber, January 4th. 
The meeting was called to order by the 
President, Mr. J. C. Stevens, ot Harding 
Co., who spoke briefly of the subjects de¬ 
manding the consideration of the Society, 
and gave statistics as to the number of sheep 
in the United States and Ohio. 
State Senator Jamison offered the fol¬ 
lowin’" : 
Whereas, In the opinion of this Association the 
aggregate iimtmnt otrererl as premiums for the ex- 
hlbillou ot slump at the Stale lour doer.not ludlcato 
the raagiiiturlc of the (treat Intereet in the ISUtO.ilud 
Is InsMinulent. to seoute an exhibition of .the host 
breeding iiltlmnli of the different breed■> In the state; 
v!/,That the Ohio State Board of Agriculture 
he romicHtiid to revise the premium list and Increase 
the amount of premium* on sheep 
The resolution was adoted. 
Mr. Harris, of tire Ohio Farmer, Offered a 
resolution to the effect that the Ohio Wool 
Growers’ Association are still in favor of the 
present tariff on wool anti woolen goods, 
and expressing the hope that t his tariff will 
not he disturbed by Congressional legisla¬ 
tion. This was discussed at some length, 
when Mr. T. F. Joy, of Delaware, offered 
the following as n substitute :— 
lUtoii'M, That till* Association nppruvon Ihn pres- 
sent uirilf on wool ami woolen Knnd* without any 
amendment*, unless they shall be found iieoessftiy 
for t.lie better currying out. the original latent and 
object!) of the act; suoh a prohibition of *ht) Im¬ 
portation wf wools belonging toeUv-e* No. l and .,, 
under clarsNouS And iliat all discriumnition with 
regard to purity or blond in cln** ho. 2 bo dlsponsntl 
with. 
The subject was discussed by Messrs. 
Harris, McClung, Stevens, Milliken and 
others. The substitute was adopted by a 
unanimous vote. 
On motion of Mr. J. P. Alexander, the 
present officers of the Association were re¬ 
elected lbr the ensuing year by acclamation. 
Mr. J. C. Stevens of Hardin is President, 
Mr. J. B. Jamison of Harrison county is Sec¬ 
retary, and Col. Harris, '1 reusurer. 
On motion of Mr. Alexander, the chair 
appointed Messrs. Cassel. Joy and Gurney a 
committee to collect $700 due Mr. Mont¬ 
gomery for expenses at Washington in the 
interest of the Society. Mr. Gurney of Lick¬ 
ing moved that the Secretary he directed to 
send copies of proceedings ot the meeting to 
Members of Congress from Ohio. 
On motion, the Society adjourned. 
FISTULA ON THE WITHERS. 
Can you or your readers tell me how to euro 
fistula just coining on a mare. She has It on one 
wither. Do they generally oomo on both at the 
same time?—0 . b. 
Dadd, in his Modem Horse Doctor; says 
the horse should be kept on a light diet, have 
a close of cooling medicine, and the parts 
should he kept constantly wet by means of 
cold water bandages; for an indolent sort of 
a tumor he substitutes a solution ot vinegar 
and salt. Continue this treatment a few days. 
Should the tumor increase in size and have 
a soft fluctuating feel, apply a poultice of 
linseed. Do not wait for the tumor to break 
itself, hut as soon as the matter can be dis¬ 
tinctly felt, let it be opened at the lower mar¬ 
gin; by this means t he matter can pass off as 
fast as it forms. Make a pretty large opening 
so that no obstructions shall exist to the free 
and full discharge of matter, which must be 
pressed out. Instead of applying a poultice, 
as some do, Dr. Dadd applies a paste com¬ 
posed of sugar, soap and powered blood root 
—equal parts. These are rubbed together in 
a mortar and spread on cotton cloth, about 
the thickness of a dollar, and thus applied to 
the tumor and secured by bandage. 
In the majority of cases, however, he 
endeavors, after having opened the abscess, 
to put a stop to the suppurative process in 
the following manner: 
Having punctured the tumor, and pressed 
out as much as possible of the morbid accu¬ 
mulation, take a six or eight-ounce syringe, 
ami Inject the cavity several limes with tinc¬ 
ture of iodine; after doing so, cram into the 
chasm a portion of salt and bloodroot, equal 
parts; put a cold pad on the eminence and 
encircle It with a roller as light as circum¬ 
stances will permit. On the following day 
the hand age is to be removed, the part washed 
and dressed, a small quantity ot tincture ol 
iodine injected and bandaged as before. • 
This treatment must, he followed up for 
several days, at the end of which, should the 
discharge have decreased, and other symp¬ 
toms appear favorable, the chances are in 
favor of a cure. The object in this treat¬ 
ment is to excite adhesive inflammation, by 
means of which, accompanied by pressure, 
the surfaces of the interior are glued together. 
The foregoing is the treatment for t he Poll 
Evil whieli veterinarians say does not differ 
from Fistula of the \\ itbeos, which requires 
the same treatment. If the foregoing reme¬ 
dy does not succeed, a skilled veterinarian 
should be employed. 
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Twenty-five cents’ worth of iodine, one-lintf 
ounce oil of spike, one leacupful of lions’ lard, 
mixed. In over twenty cases this has not failed 
to cure. This Is applied before there is any pus 
formed. As r never failed in a cure in this way, 
I buve never had occasion to treat, one after it 
has opened, but would recommend Yocatt's 
treatment. For throe or four days after apply¬ 
ing the turpentine the horse should not be heated 
by work nor left out in cold rains.— Subscriber. 
erbs man. 
anb department. 
MORE ABOUT FLORIDA. 
OZENA IN HORSES. 
Evr-!a»he« <irowln« into the Eye*.- Edwin 
L. CrAOEof Ue Ruyter, N. Y.. a very experienced 
and skillful shepherd, gives tho tobowmsf mode 
of temporarily preventing this difficulty.— I 
notice in a late RUBA- an inquiry tor a remedy 
for hair or eye-lashes m sheeps eyes. when I 
kept French sheep t often hud them troubled 
in ihat way. it was usually thoso with very 
heavy foretops, ft is very easily remedied from 
uni* year to another. Taken long darning nee¬ 
dle, throaded with cotton wrapping yarn-run 
the needle, through the foreton cUwe to the skin 
jusl forward of the eye 4 , and then hack just 
back of the eyes, Inclosum a strip of woolaboui 
an inch in width; take oil jhe uof'dle, tie ffio 
two ends of the yarn m a single knot, aiaw it 
up till the upper lids are raised sufficient to clear 
the eyes of the hair, fasten With another knot, 
and the work is done.” 
“ Subscriber's” (of Marshal town, la.,) marc 
has ozena. It is a chronic inflammation anti 
ulceration of the Schneiderian membrane. It 
is not. a contagious disease, but it is a highly 
infectious one, to either man or beast . Should 
tho least speck come in contact with the 
fining membrane of the nostril of any other 
animal, or man citficr, he will take the dis¬ 
ease. A celebrated actor in New York city 
a few years ago saw a slight discharge on 
his favorite horse. He wiped it with his 
handkerchief, and in less than two weeks he 
died of ozena. 
Tie a dampened handkerchief over your 
mouth and nose, then open the nostril, and 
you will find it greatly inflamed, and ulcers 
here and there; if so, rest assured that it is 
ozena. 
This disease sometimes will run on for 
months, and so long as the animal may have 
an appetite, and is a good feeder, it may 
make no perceptible difference in bis ap¬ 
pearance, but so soon as that fails him it will 
run into consumption of the lungs. 
Ozena sometimes occur from a neglected 
catarrh or cold in the bead, or from any 
irritable substances lodging in the nostril 
that may cause the membrane to become in¬ 
flamed, or a blow on the nose will some¬ 
times cause the membrane to inflame. 
Unless the animal is a valuable one, I 
w ould not advise you to undertake a cure; 
! for it is sometimes difficult and tedious. I 
would recommend early spring grass and 
warm shelter at night; at the same time 
give one drachm of iodide of potassa, night 
and morning, in a little water and bran mash, 
and eject up into the affected nostril a solu¬ 
tion composed of twenty grains of perman¬ 
ganate of potassa dissolved in eight ounces 
of water, two or three times daily; the bot¬ 
tle in which it is kept to be well corked. 
This last solution will destroy the stench 
that arises from the decayed matter, and 
may cause the membrane to put on a healthy 
action. In a week or so the dose of iodide 
of potassa may he increased to double the 
quantity. J- B. Jardella. 
Vincennes, Ind., Jan. 1870. 
-- 
Treatment of Poll Evil,— Where there is a largo 
tumor there is fever; for that reason I first take 
from the jugular vein, say one-bulf gallon of 
blood; then put on a tablespoonful of spirits 
turpentine and warm it in with a hot iron. 
Twenty-four hours after putting on the turpen¬ 
tine, rub it once a day with the following: 
GEO. AYRAU LT’S FAT STEERS. 
On the first page of this issue of the 
Rural we present portraits of four of the 
finest and heaviest beeves it. has ever been 
our fortune to look upon. The lightest of 
them weighs 3,300 pounds; and the heaviest 
pair weigl) from three hundred to four hun¬ 
dred pounds more than the recorded weight 
of any pah of fat cattle known. 
These steers were bred and fed by Geo. 
Ayrault, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. One of 
them is seven years old ; the other three are 
six years of age respectively. They are 
about seven-eighths Short-llorn blood. They 
were not extra fed until they were three 
years old, but were kept in good growing 
condition. Their average weight at that 
age was 1,850 pounds each. Tho first win¬ 
ter after they were three years old these steers 
were fed a peck of corn meal and wheat 
shorts, or oat meal combined, per day each, 
it being given at two feeds. They were also 
fed, as dessert, a peck of sugar beets each 
twice a day. In summer they bad no other 
feed than grass. The second winter the 
feed of meal was increased to ten quarts 
each, given in two feeds, per day. The root, 
dessert was also continued. Last summer 
they were fed one peck of meal each in two 
feeds, night and morning; and this winter 
tho meal feed was increased to twelve 
quarts each in three feeds per day, in addi¬ 
tion to the root dessert before spoken of. 
Mr. Ayrault thinks it would have been 
better to have fed the meal, tho past two 
winters, in three feeds Instead of two. And 
lie regards roots for winter feeding absolutely 
essential to the health of the animals. He 
does not advise heavy feeding in any case, 
if heavy beef is the object, until the animal 
is well grown. The aim, up to three years 
old, should be to keep them in thrifty, grow¬ 
ing condition, not to fatten them. When the 
bones are well established and matured, then 
increase the feed. 
These four steers were purchased, some 
weeks since, of Mr. Ayrault by Wm. 
Lalor, of Central Market, this city, and the 
sum of $800 per head paid for them. Of 
course this pays a good profit to the feeder 
—at least $200 per head. And this large 
price is due to tho fact that they archest. 
Mr. Ayrault says these cattle have doubled 
in their market value the past year, though 
not in weight. Their aggregate gam ini 
weight the past, season has been 1,460 
pounds; and one of them has gained 126 
pounds in the last six weeks. 
These Cattle are of enormous size but not 
disproportionate; they stand about six feet 
high or over. The largest one, girls ten feet. 
There is no appearance of unwieldy gross¬ 
ness about them. They are not flabby and 
imbecile, but the two we saw standing, 
stood up strong, moved lively and did not 
seem burdened. They seemed to be in con¬ 
dition to gain still. Mr. Ayrault thinks 
one of them may have reached the maxi 
mum, but that the other three will carry 
more flesh. 
Our portraits were drawn by Edwin 
Forbes ami engraved by Edward Sears, 
and could not well be better. We also give 
on the last page a sketch taken by Mr. 
Forbes of a scene near Poughkeepsie, show 
ing the manuer in which ho saw one of them 
being moved from the farm to that city; anti 
they were drawn from the cars up Broadway, 
this city, on the same sled and in the same 
manner. 
They are to be slaughtered after the L4th 
of February, and their skins are to be stuffed 
and placed on exhibition in Central Park. 
Up to the 14th inst. they will be on exhibi¬ 
tion on the corner of Eighteenth street and 
Broadway. 
It is proper to say that an excellent, paint¬ 
ing of these animals, as they appeared at 
Ayrault Place patures last September, 
by Miss C. M. Clowes is being chromo- 
litbographed in this city for Mr. Ayrault 
by Hatch & Co The chromo is twenty-six 
by seventeen inches in size, and is to be a 
fae simile of the painting. If it prove to be 
so it will be a very desirable adornment for 
the dining-rooms of farmers, drovers, herds¬ 
men, and others who have a fancy for flue 
stock and cherish a love of Rural life. Aside 
from the admirable portraits of these fine fat 
steers, Lhe picture gives us a farm scene 
faithful in its detail and beautiful in itself. 
We presume these chromos can be obtained 
by addressing Mr. Ayrault at Poughkeep¬ 
sie, N. Y. 
Jacksonville, Florida, Nov. 18159. 
Yourself and your million of readers 
having taken passage with me to Enterprise, 
a distance of two hundred miles from Jack¬ 
sonville, (see Rural of Jan. t, page 10,) I 
could wish my fellow passengers had found 
the same enjoyment in the recital that was 
realised in the act; and I doubt if ever steam¬ 
er bore a more numerous or intelligent list of 
voyagers. 
From Enterprise a smaller class of steam¬ 
ers navigate the Bt. John’s to Washington 
Lake, which is about one hundred miles dis¬ 
tant from this point—making a total distance 
from the mouth of the St. John’s of three 
hundred and twenty-five miles, or three hun¬ 
dred from Jacksonville. A short, distance 
from Palatka the Ocklawalm empties into 
the St. Johu’s, and is also navigable for 
probably one hundred miles, affording ample 
transportation to the counties of Marion, 
Sumter and Alachua. 
I am thus particular in respect to these 
rivets, as Florida is celebrated for its large 
number of large rivers, by which almost any 
portion of the State is readied by steamers 
and sail vessels, direct from their point, of de¬ 
parture, thus to a very great extent, obviating 
the necessity for the construction of canals 
or railroads, in this particular, as in several 
others, tills State and its advantages have 
not been appreciated as they most certainly 
an*, by the writer, who is familiar with the 
extensive Canal Bystem of the Empire of 
China. 
With our million of passengers (readers) 
aboard, with a few hundred boxes of the 
celebrated Florida Oranges, (all duly count¬ 
ed, and directed to Savannah, Charleston, 
New York, and a market,,) wo return by the 
“ Darlington,” making the “ thousand and 
one” stoppages to take on board freight and 
passengers, until at last we have reached 
Jacksonville, our original point of embarka¬ 
tion. 
Jacksonville is to Florida what New York 
city is to the State of Now York; and the 
St. John’s River is to Jacksonville what the 
Hudson is to New York, except (a very im¬ 
portant distinction) that the Bt. John’s is 
navigable for twice the distance, and for 
two hundred miles is from two to four miles 
wfclc. Jacksonville is destined to be the 
Empire City of this State, being twenty-five 
miles from the mouth of the St. John’s River; 
and Savannah, Ga., being eighteen miles 
from the seaboard, the latter city cannot 
claim much advantage over Jacksonville in 
its proximity to the ocean, while the Savan¬ 
nah, the river upon which Savannah is lo¬ 
cated, cannot, compare in size or tbe extent 
of country it makes tributary to It The 
population of Jacksonville is stated at eight 
thousand—being only about three thousand 
at the close of the war. “ The irruption of 
tire Northmen” is evident in the hum and 
bustle everywhere evident. The hammer, 
tbe chisel, the plane, saw and paint brush 
arc the advance guard of the pioneers from 
Lhe North who are pouring in, and waking 
up the long dormant energies of the South,— 
which is perhaps better epitomized in the 
statement that the writer witnessed the sale 
of a city lot, 105x105 feet, for $2,500, which 
one year since sold at $600. 
Leaving the Commercial Mart of the 
State, such of your readers as have leisure 
and inclination may proceed with me by 
railway 165 miles, through a heavily limber¬ 
ed country to Tallahassee, t he okl artstocratio 
capital of the State. The contrasts of the 
past and present of this Capital City are sad, 
and is only relieved by the bright hope of its 
future. Intending to give another letter to 
the capital, the reader will allow me to re¬ 
trace our railway trip, and state that the en¬ 
tire distance of 166 miles is a very level 
country, with immense forests of the finest 
Georgia pine and live oak, with an occa¬ 
sional clearing for a plantation where the 
cotton was being picked, t he cane growing, 
and stills in operation distilling turpentine. 
Believing our fellow-passengers two hundred 
miles from Enterprise to Jacksonville, and 
one hundred and sixty-five miles by rail from 
Jacksonville to Tallahassee, must participate 
in the fatigue incident to such a protr 
journey I bring it to a close.N. si. r. 
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Swedes In Missouri.— The Rural World says: 
■»»»- 
The American Stock Journal is published at 
Parkersburg, Pa., by N. P. Boyer & Co.-this in 
answer to an inquiry 
“We learn that upwards of 1,200 families of 
Swedes, making a population of at least 0,000 to 
7,000, will settle the coming spring in Dunklin 
and Stoddard counties, tn tho southeastern part 
of this fctntc. They will go into the cultivation 
of cotton and other farm crops. These lands 
produce an excellent, quality of cotton, equal to 
any produced in the United States, and they will 
give as largo a yield io the acre. There are no 
better corn lands in the world, and the amount 
of pasturage and bay produced is wonderful. 
Stock keep in the best. Condition the year round 
w Ithout being fed a mouthful of food. No lands 
In this country have been so overlooked us the 
ricii lands of Southeast Missouri, and wo hope to 
sec them speedily brought under the hand of 
cultivation. Land can be bought here at about 
$5 per acre.” 
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