MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
Villa: — A,  A.  A,  the  porch,  8  feet  wide;  13,  the 
hall,  Mxl3.'^  feet,  with  principal  staircase ;  0, 
j)ai'lor,  14x20  foot;  D,  Kitting-rooin,  14x22  ioet; 
E,  (lining-room,  14x20  feet;  F,  kitchen,  x^ith 
stairs  leading  to  the  servants’  room ;  O,  wash¬ 
house;  H.  butler's  pautry,  c<mnocting  dining¬ 
room  Avith  kitchen  ;  I,  side  porch  to  the  dining¬ 
room  ;  K.  side  }M>rch  to  the  hall:  E,  balcony, 
froutof  dining-room  window,  and  extends  around 
tho  octagon  end  of  sitting-room,  connecting 
with  front  porch.  All  the  windows  oi>ening  on 
to  the  i)orchos  and  balconies  extend  to  the  Hour. 
The  seconrl  story  is  diviiled  as  follows:  A. 
front  ehamher,  Mx20  foot,  with  hay  wimlow:  15. 
the  hall,  l.'l’^xM  foot,  with  stairs  continued  to 
the  rooms  above  ;  (J,  chainher  over  sitting-room, 
14x19  feet,  with  wardj’ohe  olosots,  H,  H,  eacli  of 
which  is  tliree  feet  deep ;  II,  chainher  aliove 
(liuiug-room,  14x14  feet;  E,  haih-rooin,  •’iJJ^xlO 
feet,  with  hath-tiil),  water-closet  and  water-ha- 
siu,  entered  from  tho  lohliy  at  h'.  Tliis  lobby 
coinmunicak's  with  the  muiu  stair  liall  by  an 
arcliway.  In  tljis  arrangement  the  Imth-room  is 
aecessihlo  from  all  parts  ol  tlio  house,  fl  is  the 
servant’s  room  over  the  Uitclmn,  ap]ir<iachcd  by 
a  ju'ivato  staircase,  as  indicat  ed ;  and  a  door  com- 
mimieates  witJi  tho  main  liouso,  by  descending 
tlireo  stejjs. 
Tlio  acconnnodations  arc  ample  tor  a  laniily  of 
ten  jAersons,  servants  includisl,  and  il  eoiistructeil 
with  Is-ick,  witli  painted  walls,,  and.  rnrnished 
wito  all  Uic  modern  (jonvcnionces,  the  cost  would 
not  excc(J<l  ly  12,000. 
Such  a  residence,  with  acx-ommodations  as  the 
plans  display,  eauiiot  fail  to  be  satisfactoi’v  alike 
to  those  who  occupy  it  and  to  the  jiassiug  ob- 
servor,  to  wliom  tire  evident  comideteuess  of  the 
Avhole  composition  must  give  pleasure. 
plated  silver.  oU  paintings,  vegetable  and  flower 
seeds,  arl-su1:ijects,  tools,  etc. 
In  order  to  give  successful  competitors  some 
opportunity  of  choice,  the  premiums  are  made 
to  consist  of  a  series  of  orders  on  Ore  various 
firms  above  named,  by  which  means  a  Iwilcr 
asHOi'tmont  is  seoured.  This  arrangement  sim¬ 
plifies  tlic  plan  so  that  it  is  only  necessary  to 
state  hero  the  money  valne  of  <*,ach  offer,  leaving 
tho  selectioii  as  far  as  jiossihle  to  the  Avinning 
parties,  though  necessarily  under  some  restric¬ 
tion. 
LIST  OF  OFFEUS. 
Money 
values. 
a‘ro|S. 
CENTENNIAL  CORN  PREMIUMS. 
The  folloAving  statement  fircsents  fiii  ther  in¬ 
formation,  as  jiromisc'd  by  Mr.  Wilson,  in  regard 
to  the  offers  made  to  farmers  by  himself  and 
others  for  tho  best  results  in  growing  corn  : 
TWO  THOUSAHO  DOLLARS  FOR  BEST  RESULTS  IN  CORN 
CULTURE. 
'I'he  corn  crop  of  tho  United  States  may  he 
estimated  in  a  fiivor.ahic  season  at  a  thousand 
million  hnslicls  for  the  grain,  and  sixty  million 
tons  for  tlio  stover.  Tho  total  casli  valne  of  tliis 
result  is  not  loss  than  a  thousand  million  dollars 
a  year.  In  addition  to  this  stands  ont  tho  groat 
fact  that  each  huslicl  of  corn  is  capable  of  pro¬ 
ducing  a  dertuite  amount  of  other  products  of 
liighor  A-alno.  Tliis  not.  only  increases  tho  profit 
of  tho  crop  to  tho  farmer.  In  it  lends  to  i-cdnce 
Iho  co.st  of  other  food  fttaiilcs  in  the  markets  of 
tlie  Avorld. 
Tlic  quantity  of  these  staples  ominally  pro¬ 
duced  by  American  furmors  is  far  greater  in 
amount  tlian  is  commonly  supposed.  The  single 
article  of  hntlor  roaches  a  yearly  .aggregate  of 
ten  or  tAVolvo  hnndi-cd  niillioii  ])<)uiids.  When  to 
these  are  twlded  the  corresponding  amounts  for 
heef,  pork  and  mutton,  for  milk,  cheese  and 
Avool,  for  poultry  and  eggs,  and  Avhon  it  is  eon- 
sidcred,  that  f<w  every  pound  of  these  staples, 
the  profit  to  the  farmer,  and  tho  market  firice  to 
the  coiiMimcr  are  largely  determiuea  by  the 
yield  and  cost  of  Indian  eorn,  it  is  easy  to  see 
tliat  the  actual  value  of  this  cereal  is  not  to  he 
measured  by  ordinary  standards. 
An  average  gain  of  OA'cn  5  cl.s.  a  bushel  in  the 
cost  of  cfivu  Avonld  amount  to  fifty  million  dollars 
a  year  for  tho  cntii’e  crop  of  ihe  country,  and 
Avonld  reduce  the  cost  in  a  like  ratio  for  eacli  of 
the  .above  ittaplcs.  Hence  it  is  not  surin-ising 
that  the  attontiou  of  the  foremost  minds  in  the 
country  has  been  lately  and  earnestly  draAvn  to 
this  Bubioct.  To  stimulate  farmer.^  to  aim  at 
better  mixlcs  of  culture  and  a  loAver  rate  of  cost 
in  producing  tliis  grain  is  an  object  Avortliy  of 
tho  best  efforts  of  thoughti'ul  men. 
No  aiailogy  is  IJicreforc  needed  in  submitting 
to  the  farmers,  Gniiiges  and  Clubs  of  tho  United 
States  tliu  folloAA'ing  series  of  offers  Avliicli,  from 
a  much  suiallor  liegiimiug,  haAai  grown  u)a  to 
their  present  exUmt,  as  .already  explained,  by 
tho  aid  and  co-oporation  of  other  parties. 
Tho  folloAving  well-knoAVU  business  firms  have, 
by  tlieir  liberal  proposals,  eoul.rihuted  to  pro¬ 
mote  this  movcmoiit : — NeAV  Vork.  -  It,  II.  Allen 
&  Co..  Till!  Rural  Publishing  Co.,  Mr.  Frank 
Leslie  13.  K.  RUss  A  Sous,  Sheldon  A  Co.,  .Tas. 
Miller'  W.  L.  Allison.  Peter  Henderson  A  Co., 
H.  J.  Baker  A  Bros..  A.  H.  Barnes  .t  Co.,  Clark 
A,  Maynard.  Dick  A  Fitagcrald,  THie  New  York 
Plow  bo.,  C.  T.  Dillingham,  The  Lucius  Hart 
Mauuf.  tlo.  riiiladi'lpliia. — Henry  A.  Dreer, 
ilarrison  Bros,  A  <’o.  Boston,— The  Ame.s  Plow 
Co.,  W,  H.  BoAvker  A  Co.  Kochoster.— James 
Vick,  Tho  Pennock  ilanuf.  Co.  of  I’onn.,  and 
others  in  v.aiiou  <  localities. 
Tliougii  the  jircDiiums  arc  uot  in  the  form  of 
Uiwney,  they  arc  believed  and  intended  to  be 
.evtsn  J>ettcr  adapted  to  the  end  in  vicAV.  They 
couipuisii  hooks,  farm  implements  fertihiseis, 
For  the  best  yield  of  shelled  corn  by  Aveiglit 
from  a  hlngle  ifralii,  an  »»r(lerimu>mitinKto..  T-Si 
For  the  Moemid  bent  yield  of  the  stilue,  an  order 
amounting  to . . 
li’or  the  third  b.:al  yield,  iiii  order  uiiioiintliig 
to . . . 
For  the  four  lh  host  yudd.  an  order  nnumiiUng 
to . . . . . 
For  thn  next  twenty  in'oiluel*  of  tlio  s.one, 
twenty  orders  of  tjeach.,,, .  ibb 
For  the  host  vtpld  of  Kholled  corn  by  ivoigbt 
from  20  rods,  an  order  itmotmiing  to . .  oo 
For  the  second  best  yield  of  the  same,  an  order 
amoinitnig  to . ^ 
For  the  third  boMt  yield,  an  order  amounting 
to.. . . 
For  the  fourth  host  yield,  an  order  aiiioiiutliig  ■ 
to .  1“ 
F<tr  flic  next  twenty  jtroducLs  from  20  rods, 
twenty  orders  of  tV)  each . . .  ax) 
For  1  ho  lowl^st  cost  per  bushel  for  shelled  corn 
on  one  or  min  e  ueres,  an  order  ol . .  •« 
For  the  second  lowe.st  cost  Of  the  same,  ml 
orderof..-. . . . 
Forlhethird  lowest  cost,  an  orderof... .  1;> 
For  the  I'oiirth  lowest  cost.,  an  order  or.......  lu 
For  the  next  2il  rater,  of  lowesl  cost  por  bushel, 
lAventy  orders  of  It'i  eiieh . . .  JOO 
For  tin*  hirgest  nrodiict  of  oork  from  1  bushel 
t>t  corn,  iiM  order  aiuiumtlng  to  . .  eU 
For  tho  second  largest  product  of  the  smiio. 
■Ill  Older  nniountiiiv  to . . 
For  the  third  product,  an  order  nnioimting  to  J.> 
For  the  fourlh  product,  an  order  iimoiintlng  to  It) 
For  i.hi‘ next  2'J  piodiicis  of  pork  tiom  1  imBliel 
of  corn,  twenty  orders  cacti . . . .  uw 
For  the  bcstrosulls  In  butter  froml  bushel  of 
corn,  tho  sainn  scries  of  offers  as  above, 
ainouutiug  to... . . . . 
For  the  ten  best  cxiierlmonts  In  groAviiig  corn 
ATlIli  cotmuerclal  riiiiniiics,  to  lest  tho  theory 
of  a  spcclllo  form  n la  for  any  desired  yield, 
ten  oidci'B  aniouiiting  . .  L^X) 
This  offer  is  intended  for  Oranges  and  Clubs. 
All  accurate  outline  for  tho  experiment  and  a 
formula  for  fertilizing  Avill  he  scut,  ou  applica¬ 
tion,  to  every  (Irango  or  Club  intending  to  com¬ 
pete. 
CONDITIONS  OF  COMPETITION. 
Tho  mcslo  of  eullnre  in  every  case  to  ho 
acemately  dcscrihed  in  Mriting.  and  the  result  to 
he  duly  verified.  All  products  intended  for 
comiKdition  Avill  receive  duo  attention  by  notify¬ 
ing  inc  as  soon  as  they  are  ready  to  harvest. 
Full  particulars  in  regard  to  tho  iiAvards.  and  the 
oxliihition  at  tho  Cciitonnial,  etc.,  as  ill  he  furn¬ 
ished  in  -a  supplementary  statement  in  anqile 
soasou.  . 
As  most  of  the  offers  hero  mode  do  not  require 
t.he  products  to  lie  exhlliited,  jirovided  tlio 
staleimuit  of  facts  is  duly  verified,  it  Avill  ho  loft 
to  the  option  of  conqietitors  to  exhibit  or  not. 
But,  in  any  ease,  the  f.aets  must  ho  clearly 
stated  aiul  jiroperly  verified. 
All  farmers,  (irauges  and  Clulis  intending  to 
compete,  arc  requcste<l  to  send  mo  tlieir  address ; 
not  for  piililication,  hut  as  a  matter  of  eonveu- 
ience  to  mo,  and  of  adA'antago  to  tliemsolvos. 
CoNRAU  Wilson. 
NCAV  York  I’,  o.  Ho\  4242. 
_ - -♦♦♦ - — 
POTATOES. 
Who  can  toll  Avliat  comments  avo  shall  haA'o  to 
make  on  tlic  jiotato  crop  of  1870  ?  Those  on  last 
year's  crop  Av'ore  geiiorally  dismal  enough.  One 
corrospoudout  of  tho  Rural  Nf.w-\orker  suc¬ 
ceeded  in  groAA’iug  jiotatocs,  (Browin  irs  Beauty.) 
for  I2I2C.  jicr  pushel.  and  ho  made  some  profit 
oven  out  of  Last  season’s  low  price.s.  tionerally, 
hoAvever,  potatoes  were  gi-owu  at  a  lo.ss  last  year, 
and  tho  oautiou  is  almost  universal  against 
planting  too  largely  this  spring.  Tliis  will  be 
especially  truo  Avherc  enormous  quantities  Avorc 
grown  last  yeai\  and  also  Avlioro  men  unused  to 
the  business  Aveut  to  planting  potatoes  largely 
for  tiio  first  time.  The  losses  of  tliese  elusses 
have  been  licavy ;  hut  farmers  Avho  have  learned 
the  knack  of  growing  potatoes  cheaply,  and 
mainly  by  horse  hoeing  have  not  suffeiod  so 
severely.  Their  crops  iiavo  boon  grown  at 
raoderiite  cost  and  low  prices  only  moans  tho 
loss  of  their  customaiy  profits.  Those  who 
understand  potato  growing  were  cheated  out  of 
fair  pay  rather  by  partial  failure  of  the  crop, 
oAA'ing  to  di*y  Aveather  iu  a  fcAA*  lisialities  just  as 
the  tubers  Avere  setting,  than  to  the  Ioavucss  of 
price.  A  crop  of  250  to  300  Im.shels  jx-r  acre 
may  ho  made  to  pay  expenses  at  25  to  :10  cont.s 
a  bushel,  and  Avhou  near  a  good  market  at  oven 
a  loss  rate. 
It  is  scarcely  possible  that  the  present  loAV 
prices  of  potatoes  shall  prevail  another  season. 
Wo  advise  no  one  to  discard  other  crops,  and  de¬ 
pend  altogether  or  mainly  on  potatoes.  Nor 
Avould  wo  have  any  farmer  plow  up  unsuitable 
ground  or  a  larger  area  than  he  can  easily  .and 
thoroughly  care  for,  witli  tho  help  and  manure 
at  his  disposal.  AVe  had  ratlier  see  him  plant¬ 
ing  less  than  more  than  usual.  If  he  has  been 
accustomed  to  cultivating  five  to  twenty  acres 
let  him  reduce  this  oue-third  or  ono-half.  In 
the  meantime  lie  can  be  quite  well  assured,  that 
thousands  who  last  year  grcAv  potatoes  largely 
will  honeeforth  discaid  them  eutirely,  and 
enough  Avill  surely  do  so  to  ensm'e  a  paring 
lirico  for  all  Avliich  caou  iu  a  good  season  cau  bo 
groAvri  next  year. 
The  iMitato  beetle  Ls  not  so  generally  feared  as 
it  Aviis  a  year  or  two  years  ago,  but  tho  Avnridug 
from-  the  ovor-produetion  of  last  season  is  far 
more  likely  to  be  effcetnal  than  any  fear  of  tlic 
beetle,  Btill  aa-c  do  uot  <loubt  that  this  ciiomy 
may  prove  dostructivo  in  many  localilioB,  AA-hieh 
last  year  almost  entirely  escaped,  'I'he  great  re¬ 
duction  in  area  plauteil  tliis  season,  will  concen- 
tiate  tho  eueiny  on  a  sinallor  sjiace ;  but  this 
Avill  also  make  it  easier  for  farmers  to  fight  him. 
With  a  hot,  dry  season,  as  wo  inny  in-obaltlyhato 
next  summer,  keeping  the  Aines  clear  of  potato 
beetles  either  by  hand  picking  or  iHiisou,  is 
likely  to  bo  nu  smalt  part  ol  tho  faruier  s  Avork. 
Still  thisslionld  not  doter  any  ono  from  iilanting 
potatoes;  but  ratlier  encourage  tliem.  If  the 
beetle  is  active  be  will  still  furtlier  tiiln  off  the 
growing  crop,  and  may  even  insure  high  prices 
for  farmers,  energetic  and  enterprising  enough 
to  save  theii-  crops. 
— - - — 
BROWNELL’S  BEAUTY. 
At  the  Jackson  mooting  of  the  Micliigau  Ktaic 
Pomological  Koeiety  tlic  llroAviiell’s  lloauty  p<.ita- 
to  rectnved  strong  iudorsmont  as  being  tlio  coin¬ 
ing  late  iiotato  and  suitable  to  take  llio  place  of 
the  favorite  I’eachbloAV,  wlfioh  is  reported  to  he 
ou  the  decline.  A  Avrite.r  iu  the  Lansing  (31ich.) 
Republican  coiilirius  this  commendation  in  tlie 
folioAviiig  terms : 
“  Tho  Brownell’s  Beauty  first  made  its  appear¬ 
ance  iu  tho  spring  of  1873.  Its  beauty,  superior 
keeping  qualities,  great  iiroductiveness,  and 
delicate  (piality,  as  a  tablts  potato,  at  one*)  placed 
it  ill  tho  front  rank  of  those  recommended  for 
general  eultivat  ion.  It  is  st  ated  ou  good  authori¬ 
ty  that  samj'les  groAVU  in  1873  were  exliibited 
Avitli  those  grown  iu  1H74,  arid  but  lew  could 
detect  Burtlcieiit  difference  to  call  them  tlio 
groAvtli  of  two  years.  It  is  decidoly  a  late  jiota- 
to  ;  and  my  exjierieiice  lias  been  that  if  is  at 
least  eiglitdays  longer  in  coining  up,  after  being 
planted,  tbiiu  the  Early  Rose.  Tiio  size  is 
medium  to  large,  groAAing  vei->’  fair  and  Hinootli ; 
eyes  sinall  and  nearly  even  witli  the  surfaiu' ; 
sliajie  oval,  soiuewliat  lluttoned  ;  skin  a  deep 
llesh  color ;  llesli  Avhito,  line  gr.ained  and  very 
delicate.  For  the  talile,  tlioy  cooli  by  eitlior 
hiikiug  or  liuiling,  equal  to  the  best,  and  arc 
never  hollow,  watery,  or  discolored  ut  llie  ooiiter. 
Tlio  tubers  groAv  compa(.’tiy  in  tlie  hill,  and  are 
easily  dug,  fully  equal  to  tlie  Early  Rose  in  this 
res^iect and  I  confess  tJiis  is  saying  much,  as 
UH*^Early  Rose  has  ahvays  bec-n  tho  in  the 
item  of  (Tigging.  It  ripens  iu  12  to  14  weeks 
from  time  of  planting,  and  is  a  good,  Lealtliy 
groAver. 
“  And  uoAv  I  must  say  that,  AA’hile  I  have  no 
mind  to  underrate  the  I’cachhlow  as  a  late 
jiotato,— for  no  iKitato  has  filled  our  market  so 
long  and  so  aAoll, — Ihe  BroAviiells  Beauty 
.  heats  it,  because  it  ripens  early,  it  grows 
compaetiy  in  tbe  hill,  is  dug  with  one-balf  the 
labor,  the  eyes  are  not  one-(piartor  as  deeii.  it  is 
a  better  keeper,  and  the  ipiality  just  as  good.  It 
has  been  tiled  foi‘  tlu-oe  years,  and  thi'ie  is  no 
humbug  about  it.  I  have  no  doubt  it  will  he  tlie 
principal  late  fiotalo  in  our  niarki't  next  fall,  pro¬ 
vided  tliero  is  enough  iu  tlie  county  to  furnish 
tlic  fai  niers  Avilh  seed.” 
a'he  only  difficulty  is  it  may  be  some  trouble  to 
plant  Avith  a  (Kini  planter  Avhilo  damp. 
-  -♦-»•♦ - 
ABOUT  OATS. 
I  HAVE,  seen  ndA-ei+ised  a  few  iieAV  varieties  of 
oats.  One  is  called  *‘ Andre’s  King,”  tlie  other 
•‘Excelsior.”  AVill  you  give  your  ideas  about 
them  ill  tho  cohmius  of  the  ItiniALi' — A'ouno 
Farmer. 
Andre’s  Kino,  is  a  noAv  variety  with  Avldeh 
Avc  have  had  no  jier.sonal  experience.  Will  read¬ 
ers  Avho  haA'O  please  Avrito  us  its  merits  and 
demerits.  Tlio  Excelsior  is  a  Avliite  oat  Aveighing 
36  to  38  Ihs.  per  bushel,  ond  yielding  .as  largely 
as  any  other  good  variety.  Wo  haA-e  knoAVii  86 
bushels  per  acre  to  he  groAVii  of  this  variety. 
Tlie  >vhite  I'robestcier  oat  is  very  similar  to  tho 
Excelsior. 
CORN  AND  WIRE  WORMS. 
A  correspondent  of  the  Prairie  Farmer  com- 
muuicales  tho  follOAving ; — Last  spring  I  planted 
a  field  of  corn  Avhii'li  was  the  second  crop  alter 
breaking  an  old  meadow.  The  wii-e  worms 
attacked  tJie  corn  before  it  came  up  and  made 
clean  Avork  of  it,  iu  places,  all  over  tho  field  ;  in 
some  places  for  uo.arly  »u  acre  the  corn  was  en¬ 
tirely  destroyed  by  them,  while  in  otliera  iu  tbe 
same  field  the  corn  came  up  and  ksikod  well. 
We  Avent  to  Avork  Avith  our  lioea  and  replanted 
tlio  vacant  places,  Tho  ground  hoiug  warm  and 
in  fine  condition  I  supposed  the  corn  Avould  be 
up  iu  a  A'cry  foAV  days,  but  to  my  sad  disappoint¬ 
ment  there  Avas  not  one  hill  iu  Ilf  ty  tiiat  eaine  at 
all.  When  I  examined  for  the  cause,  I  fomul 
from  four  to  six  Avirc  Avoruis  iu  each  lull,  Avhich 
'  had  entirely  destroyed  the  genu  and  heart  of  the 
grain  before  the  plant  got  through  the  ground. 
1  thought  I  would  not  give  it  up  yet.  though  it 
Avas  getting  late  in  the  season,  so  I  procured 
tfarlv  ciirii  ealltsl  tlie  Riitikakee  yclloAA , 
and  put  it  to  soak  in  copperas  Avator  in  the 
evening,  and  let  it  uoiifc  tiU  moniiug.  1  then 
poured  the  Avatev  off  and  went  replanting  the 
same  ground  again.  Neiu  ly  every  liill  came  up 
iu  a  few  days,  grcAv  finely,  and  mnJo  good, 
somid  corn.  1  am  fully  conAiiieed  that  seed 
corn  soaked  as  above  directed,  wiU  prevent  wire 
worms  and  many  other  insects  troubling  it. 
'I)ff|)  l)usb:uii)r]i. 
*  MANAGEMENT  OF  YOUNG  LAMBS. 
The  folloAving  interesting  and  timely  article  ou 
the  managomout  of  Jainlis  is  from  the  N.  Y.  Her¬ 
ald  of  a  recent  date : 
In  the  Northern  and  Eastorii  Ktates  a  great 
many  lambs  are  lost  every  season  during  the 
eold  storms  of  rain  and  snow  Avhich  prevail  dur¬ 
ing  vernal  seed  time.  Many  times  Iambs  become 
soeliilled  in  a  short  lime  afttu-  they  are  drop)ied 
tliat  to  save  their  lives  Iho  tender  animals  must 
]n)  carried  to  tho  kitchen,  wliere  they  can  bo 
Avariiied,  invigorated  aiulfed  if  nece.ssary.  Tlio 
National  f-ive  Stock  Journal  states  that  this 
spring  Avill  ho  an  exceptional  one  if  tlieie  are  not 
some  days  and  nights  Avlien  the  lamb  tliat  is 
dropped  AAatli  no  shelter  hut  tin:  corner  of  a  rail 
fence  and  no  other  hod  than  the  ground  avUI  havo 
a  pretty  hard  struggle  for  life  the  first  fcAvliom-s 
of  its  existence.  To  those  farmers  avIio  have  uot 
provided  ugain.Ht  such  contingencies,  as  avcU  as 
those  Avlio,  having  tlio  nocesHiiry  shelter,  aro 
croAvded  out  ,  or  accidentally  separated  from  them, 
AAC  olfer  a  fcAv  siiggoatiojis  us  to  the  means  most 
easily  employed  to  rohUHeiUit(>  chilled  lambs: 
Wrap  tlio  little  sufferer  iu  something  soon  as 
piissible.  to  break  the  chilling  effect  of  the  at¬ 
mosphere,  and  alloAV  what  animal  iicat  there  may 
ho  left  to  do  Its  part  in  sustiiining  life.  If  Avitli- 
in  reach  of  tlie  liouse,  take  the  laiuh  to  the  lire 
(first  observing  closely  tho  mother,  so  that  you 
Avill  recognize  lier  Avhen  returning  to  tlie  Hock). 
If  Avarm  Avuler  can  be  liiid,  immerse  the  lainh, 
keeping  only  tho  nose  out.  and  liold  it  there  mi- 
til  it  is  prelly  thoroughly  Avann  (no  fear  that  the 
Avatcr  is  too  hot  if  the  hands  can  he  lielil  in  it). 
Noav,  Avipe  tbe  lauili  as  diy  as  can  he  done,  and 
Avrap  in  .an  old  cloth  or  sheep  skin,  and  place  near 
the  stoA-o.  If  tho  mother  cannot  he  caught  read¬ 
ily  so  as  to  allow  tho  lamb  to  suck,  it  should  ho 
fed  a  few  sjiooiifuls  of  Avarm  milk  from  a  suck¬ 
ing  bottle,  if  ono  is  h.aiuly,  otherwise  from  a 
spoon,  using  groat  cai-o  not  to  feed  faster  than 
the  milk  is  SAvallowod.  By  this  Ireatment  Ave 
have  known  many  a  lamb  rosuseitatod,  that, 
Avlieii  found,  shoAved  scarcely  any  signs  of  life. 
When  the  Av.arm  Aviiter  cannot  ho  had  for  imnie- 
di:ile  use,  the  same  end  can  be  seoured,  though 
uot  so  readily  or  snn-ly.  by  Avrappiiig  it  in  warm 
cloths  ami  laying  close  to  the  lire,  or,  as  tho 
Avriter  has  often  done,  placing  in  (he  stove  oven, 
left  jiartly  open  for  the  iidniission  of  an-.  The 
advantage  in  hot  Avater  is  that  it  Avill  entirely  ex¬ 
clude  nil  cliilliiig  air,  and  will  aet  equally  on  all 
parts  of  tho  body.  When  iHissible,  the  milk  of 
the  mother  slioukl  bo  used  in  feeding  young 
lambs,  us  it  coiitaiiift  certain  properties  adapted 
to  setting  iu  proper  order  the  digestive  functions. 
Unless  far  gone,  lambs  will  help  themselves 
Avhou  held  up  to  the  mother,  if  a  little  patience 
is  used  by  the  shepherd.  Coavs’  milk,  Avarniod  to 
the  proper  degiee,  with  a  foAV  drops  of  molasses, 
Avill  ho  found  a  pretty  good  substitute,  if  too 
much  is  uot  fed  at  a  time. 
TICKS  ON  SHEEP. 
I  should  liliC  to  hear,  through  the  eolnnms  of 
your  paper,  the  best  Avay  to  kill  the  slieep  ticks. 
— U.  E.  R.,  GlemiUdc,  A\  Y. 
Bheep  Avcll  kept  iu  Avinter  r:u-ely  suffer  much 
from  ticks.  At  ishearing  time  the  ticks  gather 
ou  tho  lambs,  Avhose  groAA-iiig  avooI  affords  better 
protection  than  tliat  of  the  newly  clipped  older 
sheep.  Dipping  the  lambs  in  a  solution  of  to¬ 
bacco  Avater  AviU  lull  the  ticks.  Take  the 
oo.arse  stems  of  the  tnhaeoo  plant  for  cheapness, 
steep  in  Avater,  and  inmierse  th.e  landis,  excopt- 
'  iug  thcii-  heads,  Avetting  the  avooI  to  tho  skin. 
This  will  speedily  kill  tho  tioUs,  By  having  tim 
lamb  stand  on  an  inclined  platform  connecting 
AA'ith  tlie  tub.  the  tobacco  juico  can  ho  sijnoezcd 
from  tho  wool  and  used  for  a  large  flock.  While 
cold  weather  lasts,  feed  the  sheep  lilierally  and 
the  ticks  will  do  little  injury. 
- - : —  . 
Sheep  Raisino  iu  California  began  in  1852  Avitli 
importations  across  the  plains  from  Missouri. 
