CORE’S  RURAL  REW-YORKER. 
1- 
CJ 
JULY 
€\}(  Cfiitfiinial, 
CENTENNIAL  COEKESPONDENCE. 
Ckni'ennial  Field  Exhibition,  i 
SCHENCK’a  Station,  Pa.,  July  19, 1876./ 
The  iohabitantB  of  BuckH  Comity  must  by  tliis 
time  Lave  become  accustomed  to  warm  weather, 
as  they  have  hod  nothiog  else  for  a  nmnber  of 
weeks  past.  Auotbor  “scorcher”  opened  this 
day.  The  .Turors  on  Agricultural  Machin¬ 
ery  arrived  ujion  the  ground  at  10:30  this  morn¬ 
ing,  finding  everything  in  order  for  a  start  at  the 
the  tests  to  ivhich  they  in  tended  to  submit  the 
implements.  The  first  thing  in  order  was  to  sot 
the  Dynamometer,  and  wliilo  this  was  Ixingdone 
I  took  the  opiiortuuity  to  look  about  mo.  The 
scene  was  no  common  one.  At  one  end  of  a  46- 
acre  square  field  were  ranged  at  convenient 
distances  apart  a  dozen  or  so  threshing  ma¬ 
chines,  with  four  or  five  small  jKirtablo  steam 
engines.  Beside  several  of  the  threshers  were 
largo  stocks  of  grain  awaiting  its  time  to  bo 
passed  tlu'ough  the  quickly  -  revolving  tcetli. 
Here  arid  there  a  train  of  horses  could  be  seen 
attached  to  large  liuy  wagons,  and  numerous  at¬ 
tendants  upon  tiic  implements,  teiuns  and  en¬ 
gines  were  nimiing  hither  and  thither  making 
preparations  for  the  trial.  One  of  the  most  at¬ 
tractive  and  interesting  features  of  the  whole 
affair,  however,  was  the  two  Eoad  and  Farm 
Txiconiotives,  manufactured  byAvoling  A  Portssr 
of  Itochestcr,  England,  sent  here  in  charge  of 
their  General  Agent  for  the  United  States,  Mr. 
W.  C.  Oastler,  No.  43  Exchange  I’lace,  New 
York  Uity.  Suiierintendent  Geddes,  in  one  of 
his  moments  of  leisure  (I  thiid;  bo  had  about 
four  such  mouieuts  each  <lay),  remarked  to  mo 
that  he  liad  no  idea  what  ho  should  have  done 
without  tlioso  locomotives.  They  seemed  to  bo 
capable  of  going  anywhero  tliat  a  horse  and 
wagon  could  and  of  doing  twenty  times  the 
work.  One  of  tliese  locomotives  was  started  off 
toward  the  middle  of  the  field,  placed  in  position 
and  used  to  su))ply  power  for  testing  the  thresh¬ 
ers.  The  other  was  coupled  to  tJie  threshers 
and  brought  them  to  the  8])ot  for  testing.  They 
turned  in  almost  their  own  length,  and  were 
capable  of  putting  the  heaviest  machine  in  po¬ 
sition  with  the  gi’eatest  ease.  The  engineer  of 
the  locomotive  which  was  u.sod  for  this  purpose 
made  no  mistakes  and  never  got  confused.  Ho 
made  his  steam  horse  do  its  work  every  time. 
Since  I  first  sa^v  these  engines,  I  have  been  «*- 
toniahod  that  so  few  of  them  Jiavo  hoen  utilized 
in  America.  Mr.  Oastler  informs  me  that  ho 
has  but  fifty-five  in  use  in  tlus  counti’y,  aa<l  I  am 
quite  positive  that  one  could  ho  used  on  all  our 
largo  Western  farms  profitably.  But  we  shall 
como  to  them  in  time. 
The  testing  apparalus  being  sot,  the  Westiug- 
houso  Ton-Horse  Power  Thresher  was  started  off 
on  its  2,000  lbs.  of  grain,  wliich  it  finished  in 
minutes.  This  was  followed  by  the  FarquUar 
Thresher,  which  finished  the  same  task  in  13 
minutes  and  10  secoud.s.  Then  tlie  Geiser 
Thresher  passed  through  its  2,000  lbs.  in  22 
minutes.  Of  course  it  took  much  more  time  to 
set  the  machines  and  get  them  to  work  than  it 
does  to  toll  of  it,  80  that  the  day  was  mostly 
consumod  with  these  three  tests.  Tlio  Jurors 
returned  to  Philadelphia,  leaving  a  crowd  of  tired 
exhibitors  and  employes,  together  with  a  few 
lazy  newspaper  reporters. 
July  20. 
At  6  o’clock  A.  M.  every  indication  gave  excel¬ 
lent  promise  of  a  “  piping-hot  ”  day,  and  I  as¬ 
sure  you  we  were  not  disapjjointeiL  The  rays  of 
the  sun  were  simply  scorchiug,  and  shade  was  a 
thing  entirely  unknown  in  tho  field.  I  could 
have  gone  to  a  neighboring  orchard,  but  should 
then  have  missed  luy  pleasant  task  of  following 
the  Jurors  about,  and  should  also  have  lost  all 
the  witticisms  of  friend  Coleman,  the  British 
representative. 
The  Jurors  had  tins  morning  dwindled  in  num¬ 
bers  to  thi’ee,  of  whom  that  untiring  Britisher 
was,  of  course,  one.  If  he  labors  as  iiidustii- 
ously  in  his  position  of  Agricultm-al  Editor  of 
the  London  Field  as  he  has  done  at  these  trials 
or  exhibitions,  he  must  make  one  interesting  de¬ 
partment  at  least.  Short-Hokn. 
LIST  OF  SPECIAL  PRIZES. 
By  the  Jersey  Cattle  Breeders’  Association, 
for  the  best  Jersey  herd,  $1,000. 
By  the  Pennsylvania  Agi.  Society,  $1,000,  to 
be  given  in  prizes  as  follows  For  the  best  ex¬ 
hibition  of  Cereals,  $100 ;  do.  Forage  Plants, 
$100 ;  do.  Feeding  Boots,  $100 ;  do.  Herd  of 
Short-Horn  Cattle,  $100;  do.  Jersey  Cattle, 
$100 ;  do.  Swiue,  $100  ;  do.  fleece  of  Long- Wool 
Sheep,  $100  j  do.  Short  do.,  $100;  do.  Middle 
do,,  $100 ;  do.  display  of  Poultry,  $100. 
By  Memphis  Cotton  Exchange,  for  the  best 
bale  of  cottou  from  the  States  of  Mississippi, 
Alabama,  Arkansas  and  Tennessee,  $1,000. 
The  N.  Y.  Agricultural  Society  offers  free  ti'au- 
sportation  on  all  of  their  prize  animals. 
By  B.  K.  Bliss  &  Sons,  for  the  best  display  of 
potatoes  in  pecks,  $200. 
By  D.  Landretb  &  Sous,  for  the  best  display 
of  vegetables  at  stated  periods,  $100. 
By  ]VIi-.  Landretb,  for  the  best  essay  on  For¬ 
estry,  $75. 
By  Peter  HenderHon  &  Son,  for  the  best  essay 
on  the  Cultivation  of  the  Cauliflower,  $50. 
By  Peter  Henderson  &  Son,  for  the  best  essay 
on  the  Cultivation  of  Celery.  $50. 
By  the  Produce  Exchange  of  Pbiladelpliia,  for 
the  best  cheese,  $150. 
Four  $50  prizes  for  Horses,  Cattle,  Sheep  and 
Swine  that  have  used  the  American  Cattle  Food 
— $200  in  all.  By  tho  Proprietor. 
By  the  Ponnsylvania  Poultiw  Society,  for - , 
$150. 
Cub  by  Forest  and  Stream,  for - ,  $100. 
Cub  by  Detroit  Gun  Club  for  best  Setter  from 
State  of  Micliigan,  $100. 
By  Philadelphia  SiKirtsmen’s  Club,  in  two 
prizes— one  for  best  Setter  of  any  breed  one  year 
and  over,  and  the  oUier  for  beat  Pointer  of  any 
weight  one  year  and  over,  $200. 
Clip  by  Chicago  Field  for - ,  $50. 
Cup  by  C.  S.  Wescott  for  second  best  Setter 
hitch  of  any  breed  over  one  year,  $50. 
By  Frank  Itoaii,  for  the  best  imported  English 
Setter,  $50. 
Cup  by  Charles  E.  I'ucker  for  the  best  Cocker 
Sjianiel,  $20. 
Silvei'  Mounted  Field  Whip  liy  Jno.  Krider,  for 
the  best  bred  American  Setter  of - . 
Silver  Dog  tMiistlo,  by  Capt.  A.  H.  Clay,  for 
second  best  .Viuorican  Setter  of - . 
Silver  Collar  by  Frank  Boau  for  the  best  JDach- 
sxmd  (German  Beagle). 
By  N.  E.  Bee-Keepers’  Ass’n  for  the  best  and 
most  meritorious  display  of  Comli  aud  Extracted 
Honey  and  Wax,  $35. 
By  tho  N.  E.  Bee-Keepers’  Ass'n  for  the  best 
essay  ou  How  to  Keep  Bees  Successfully  during 
the  Winter  and  Spring,  $25, 
By  the  Dealers  of  New  York  City,  for  the  best 
sample  of  hoj)S,  $50  mid  $26  j  soeond  best  sam¬ 
ple,  $30  in  gold  ;  tim'd  do.,  $20  in  gold. 
These  prizes  amount  to  over  $5,000.  Fiu'ther 
particulars  hereafter. 
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WISNEE’S  TIGER  RAKE. 
At  the  great  Centennial  Exhibition  of  Hay 
IlakOB  at  Eddington,  last  mouth,  the  flmt  rake  sent 
in  was  “  W''iawt.7'’s  Tiger, mado  by  J.  W.  Srou- 
DAR»  &  Co.  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  exhibited  by 
WisNKR  himself,  'i’o  show  Uie  ease  <  f  handluig 
this  iiaplomeut,  Wis.veu  had  a  hoy,  nhie  years* 
old,  to  operate  the  rake.  The  Jurors  gave  it  a 
thorough  examination  ar.d  wore  well  pleased  with 
its  work.  Tlie  hoy,  at  short  notice,  easily  adjusted 
the  rake  to  suit  the  different  wants  of  Uie  Com¬ 
mittee. 
At  the  D  ial  of  reapers,  held  later  at  Schenk’s 
Station,  the  enterprising  inventor  of  this  rake, 
after  the  trial  was  over,  with  one  machine  aud  a 
change  of  hoi'ses,  raked  the  46)<(j  acres  of  stub¬ 
ble  in  11  hours.  Tho  gleanings  wei-e  held  sepa¬ 
rate  and  threshed  in  tlie  barn  by  Hoebner's 
Giant  Threshei'.  Mr.  Streeter,  the  owner  of 
tlie  crop,  rei>orted  as  tho  result  about  66  bushels 
of  good  wheat,  equal  to  any  in  tho  stack.  It  w’as 
in  good  condition  aud  clear  from  dirt,  which  was 
moi  e  than  could  ho  expected  when  consideration 
is  given  to  the  very  di-y  condition  of  the  ground 
and  the  tiampliug  which  it  received  from  the 
crowd  of  visitors  to  the  exhibition.  Mi'.  Streeter 
expressed  liimself  much  pleased  with  the  result. 
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HEEBNER’S  THRESHER  AND  HORSE 
POWER. 
The  Giant  Thresher,  run  by  the  Snpex'ior 
Two-Horse  Level  Tread  Power,  (Heebner  & 
Boss,  Lausdale,  Pa.,)  was  tried  in  Mr.  Streeter’s 
barn.  Their  first  work  was  on  the  gleanings 
raked  by  lFiS'ne>’’s  Tiger.  In  this  they  showed 
well.  'They  wore  then  given  the  full  tost  by  the 
Committee,  and  threshed  their  1,000  lbs.  of  straw 
in  15}^  minutes,  (tliis  straw  was  heavy,  but  not 
well  filled).  The  work  was  well  done,  the  wheat 
being  cleaned  with  very  little  cutting  and  only  a 
slight  waste,  thus  makiug  an  excellent  show 
among  the  numerous  machines  exhibited.  The 
Committee  appeared  bo  be  satisfied  vrith  tlie 
work.  The  cheapness  of  this  implement  and  its 
good  work,  specially  recommend  it  to  the  farm¬ 
ers  generally. 
CENTENNIAL  NOTES. 
Dairy  Products. — Mr.  Landeeth,  Chief  of  the 
BiU'eau  of  Agriculhu-e,  announces  that  special 
displays  of  daily  products  will  be  held  during 
the  lii'st  week,  respectively,  of  August  aud  Sep¬ 
tember.  TLe  August  exhibitiou  will  comprise 
only  Cheese  7  the  September  exhibitiou,  Butter, 
as  well  as  Cheese,  the  cooler  weathei'  then  permit¬ 
ting  a  display.  Tho  exhibition  of  tlie  present 
month  having  been  such  a  full  success,  it  is  an¬ 
ticipated  that  equal  energy  will  be  diplayed  to 
aaeure  the  exhibitions  of  the  two  next  months. 
Awards  will  be  made  at  these  times  in  accord¬ 
ance  with  the  rules  of  the  Commission. 
Bench  tihovj  of  Dogs. — The  Cormnissioiiers 
have  decided  to  hold  tliis  show  on  the  4th  of 
September,  instead  of  the  1st,  and  close  on  the 
8th.  This  is  decidedly  a  wise  course  to  pursue, 
as  many  owners  of  valuable  dogs  would  not  have 
sent  their  animals  had  they  to  remain  for  the 
loug  period  of  eight  days.  Medals  and  Illumi¬ 
nated  Diplomas,  certifying  the  points  of  all  mer¬ 
itorious  dogs,  will  be  given.  Entries  close  ou 
Aug.  1.  .A.  very  large  show  is  expected. 
REPLY  TO  POLITICAL  DUTIES. 
Mu.  EmroR:-  If  you  wanted  a  pair  of  boots, 
would  you  eniploy  a  tailor  to  make  them  ?  Would 
yon  send  for  your  iniuistor  to  draw  a  legal  docu- 
mont,  or  to  your  lawyer  when  wanting  advice 
about  any  of  the  ills  that  flesh Ja  heir  to?  Or 
would  you  not,  rather,  if  you  wanted  tho  host 
service,  eniploy,  in  hojie  of  obtaining  it,  such 
persons  as  have  made  a  Ufe-long  study  of  tlie 
particular  trade  or  calling.  How  could  yon  ex¬ 
pect  the  best  farmer  in  tho  comitiy  to  bo  able  to 
make  the  calculations  uoce.sBary  for  the  pi’oper 
erection  of  a  woolen  mill,  or  tho  most  distin¬ 
guished  iihysician  to  superintend  a  cheese  facto¬ 
ry.  An  onghieor  can  run  a  locomotive ;  but  a 
fai'iner’s  Ixiy  could  beat  him  in  runuiug  a  fur¬ 
row.  Jack  at  all  ti'adcs  and  good  at  none  is  usu¬ 
ally  correct.  To  know  his  business,  trade  or 
profession  as  ho  should,  as  he  must,  to  be  of  real 
service  to  himself  and  to  community,  one  must 
give  to  it  his  Ixst  thought  and  his  liest  work. 
His  highest  endeavor  must  lie  to  stand  at  tho 
head  of  his  class,  and  witli  all  his  exerUon,  he 
will  be  fortimate  if  be  does  not  find  himself  far 
below  the  place  where  lie  knows  lie  ought  to  be. 
But,  do  you  ask,  what  is  all  this  about  ?  Please 
to  read  your  leading  Editorial  in  Bural  of  J  uly 
22d,  and  sec  what  yon  say  about  Professional 
politicians,  aud  admit  to  begin  with  that  what 
you  meant  was  political  quacks.  What  is  poli¬ 
tics  hut  the  scicuce  of  govei'ument ;  and  what 
study  opens  a  wider  field  iu  which  a  man  can  use 
all  the  brains  bo  is  favored  with  for  the  good  of 
the  commonwealth.  A  good  government  is  tho 
great  desire  of  all  good  ixtoxile,  and  how  to  obtain 
aud  secure  it,  should  be  among  tlie  first  tlioughts 
of  the  American  citizen.  A  government  “  for 
the  people,  of  the  people,  and  by  the  people 
a  government  that  will  require  ev^ery  citizen  to 
do  his  duty,  wliile  it  sees  that  ho  is  protected  in 
his  rights ;  a  government  that  shall  stand  erect 
before  all  other  govermnents  and  compel  re¬ 
spect. 
In  order  to  make  hats,  coats  or  boots,  one 
must  devote  a  (Considerable  time  in  learniug  tlie 
art.  An  understanding  of  the  science  of  medi¬ 
cine  requires  many  years  of  study  and  expeii- 
meutal  practice.  A  young  lawyer  is  looked  upon 
with  distrust.  Experience  and  judgment,  wJiich 
are  tho  results  of  yeai's’  of  bard  study,  are  de¬ 
manded,  before  we  commit  a  cause  to  the  bauds 
of  an  attorney.  The  science  of  Qovei'nment, 
politics  is  beyond  and  above  all  these,  aud  would 
you  exiiect  it  to  be  understood  by  tliose  who  have 
given  no  thought  to  it  ?  Would  you  call  the  ar¬ 
chitect,  the  farmer,  or  tho  machiuiet,  however 
skillful  they  may  be  in  tboir  own  departments, 
to  adjudicate  a  question  of  interuatioual  law? 
No,  Mr.  Editor,  the  groat  want  of  tins  coimtiy 
is  politicians,  statesmen — men  educated  for  the 
busiuess,  from  their  youth  up. 
We  have  many  celebrated  physicians  in  the 
country ;  but  there  me  more  quacks.  We  have 
lawyers  equal  in  talent  and  acquirements  to  tliose 
of  any  other  eounti'y,  and  pettifoggei's  in  great 
abundauce.  We  have  but  fevv  politicians:  but 
we  have  many  who  take  for  themselves  the  uaiue 
— many  asses  who  robe  themselves  in  lion’s  skins 
and  succeed  iu  deceiving  the  public— only  he- 
cunse  Hie  public  are  easily  deceived.  The  science 
of  piolitics  shoxild  be  so  disseminated  that  such 
deceptions  would  be  impossiblo — that  the  citi¬ 
zen  shall  demand  from  the  politician  as  good  aud 
honest  service  as  he  does  from  any  other  person, 
and  be  able  to  judge  intelligently,  whether  it  bo 
or  not  rendered.  A  great  trouble  is,  what  goes 
curreut  by  that  name  is  not  pxilitics,  any  more 
than  a  greenback  is  money.  “Let  names  go  for 
wliat  they  aie  worth,”  said  Astor.  People  go 
down  in  Wall  SU’eet  and  cheat  one  another,  and 
they  call  that  business.  Office  seekers,  thieves, 
leaders  of  rings,  gamblers,  men  wanting  in  the 
first  principles  of  moral  honesty,  wi'ite  Politician 
on  their  foreheads, and  the  unwashed,  uneducated 
bow  down  aud  worship. 
What  we  want,  what  we  must  have,  is  sufficient 
information  and  intelligence  among  the  people 
to  distinguioh  tho  true  from  the  false,  and,  as  the 
servants  of  this  people,  men  who  shall  give  the 
honest  labor  of  tbeir  fives  to  tfie  service  of  their 
constituents,  after  having  fully  prepared  them¬ 
selves  to  be  Professioual  Politicians,  l.  a.  r. 
Scitiitifif  auli  (Eseful 
PETROLEUM  AS  A  PROTECTION  AGAINST 
INSECTS. 
A  correspondent  of  an  English  paper  writes 
that  be  “  bag  tried  a  number  of  experiments, 
extending  over  a  course  of  years,  which  satisfy 
him  that  paraffine  oil  is  somotlung  more  than  a 
substitute  for  the  l>est  guano.  His  garden  hav¬ 
ing  Ixen  overrun  with  rata  and  mice,  fie  had  to 
sow  double  quantity  of  peas  and  be:i,n.'(,  and 
sometimes  to  sow  those  twice  over.  Last  year 
ho  sowed  22  imuuds  of  beans  and  6  pounds  of 
Iieas  without  any  manure,  but  be  previously 
soaked  tho  seeds  for  a  short  time  in  paraffine  oil. 
None  were  touched ;  every  pea  aud  bean  germi¬ 
nated  aud  tfie  crop  was  enormous.  Formerly 
his  omons  wore  attacked  by  maggot^,  and  his 
turnips  by  fly ;  but  during  tho  last  eight  years  be 
watered  between  the  rows  witli  a  mixture  of  2 
ounces  of  paraffine  oil  with  6  gallons  of  water. 
Both  maggots  and  fly  immediately  disappeared, 
and  the  crops  became  extremely  large  aud  fine. 
Ho  recommends  that  seeds  of  all  kinds  should  be 
sprinkled  with  the  oil  before  sowing,  or  that  a 
certain  poi'tion  of  paraffine  oil  should  bo  poured 
over  dry  earth  or  sand,  and  this  prepared  earth 
should  bo  sown  as  guano.  He  believes  that  such 
earth  is  a  powerful  manure  as  well  as  a  remedy 
for  wire-worm,  grub  and  all  garden,  field  and 
vinery  jKists.  Ho  states  that  grain  siirinkled 
with  the  oil  is  «iuiU)  safe  from  all  birds  as  well  as 
iuBoct  vermin.  For  watering  green  vegetables, 
bo  recommends  a  niixtiu'e  of  two  wine  glassfuls 
of  paraffine  oil  and  six  gallons  of  rainwater,  and 
states  that  this  will  do  no  injury  to  tlio  plants, 
but  that  the  growth  succoedmg  its  applic'ation  is 
sometliiijg  wonderful,  and  that  onions  and  ean'ots 
should  be  watered  w  iOi  tliis  when  one  inch  loug.” 
The  American  Mauuraotnrer,  in  commentary 
ujiou  tho  above,  says:— The  idea  that  auy  form 
of  petroleum  is  of  auy  v:ilue  as  a  fertilizer  is  en¬ 
tirely  on’oueous.  I’otrolouni  contains  nothing 
that  can  bo  of  use  as  plant  food,  unless  all  here¬ 
tofore  accepted  theories  upon  this  subject  are 
rejected. 
But  there  is  much  in  favor  of  the  idea  that  its 
use  as  a  protection  against  insects,  will  prove 
beneficial.  It  is  a  fact  that  its  touch  causes 
almost  instantaneous  death  to  auy  of  tho  smaller 
insects,  and  it  Is  ijiiite  reasonable  to  suppose 
that  a  field  over  which  it  had  been  sprlukled 
would  he  abandoned  by  them.  Great  care 
should  however  be  exercised  in  its  use.  All  the 
fighter,  more  volatile  products,  such  as  gasofiuo, 
benzine,  or  common  kerosene  slmnldbo  rejected, 
for  the  reason  that  auy  of  these  will  kill  a  plant 
as  quickly  as  a  bug.  Wc  should  advise  auy  who 
feel  disposed  to  tost  tho  value  of  petroleum  for 
this  pur j>086  to  use  some  of  the  heavy  lubricating 
oils,  and  instead  of  applyhig  it  in  a  liquid  form, 
to  saturate  some  earth  with  it,  and  when  quite 
di'3'  sprinkle  it  over  the  ground  around  the 
plants,  hut  not  on  them.  Used  iu  this  way  it 
may  bo  of  value,  and  it  is  not  too  late  to  test  its 
merits  fully  the  present  scasou. 
HEAVY  FLEECES. 
SEEiNii  an  ai'tiole  iu  your  issue  of  J uue  24th, 
signed  a  Subscriber,  and  giving  tho  weight  of 
some  sheep  belonging  to  Messrs.  Sweet  &  Brown 
of  Jeddo,  Orleans  Co.,N.  Y.,  aud  wishing  to  know 
if  any  of  the  subscribers  of  the  Hukal  can  boat 
them,  I  send  Uio  following ; 
Mr.  Jaues  Osmond,  residing  throe  miles  north 
of  Suspension  Bridge,  Niagara  Co.,  N.  Y.,  has  a 
flock  of  LeioestcT  sheep,  and  1  will  give  you  the 
weight  of  a  few  of  them.  No  1  is  a  two-yoar  old 
buck,  weight  310  Ihs.;  No.  2  is  a  three-year  old 
owe,  liaving  two  lambs,  weight  of  evro  310  lbs. 
Her  lambs  weigh,  one,  105  lbs.,  tho  other,  105 
lbs.,  and  were  3  months  24  days  old  when 
weighed  j  the  ewe  shearing  15  lbs.  No.  3  lamb, 
3  months  4  days  old,  weight  110  lbs.;  No.  4  year¬ 
ling  ewe,  142  lbs.,  sheared  16j^  lbs.;  No.  5  year¬ 
ling  ewe,  150  lbs.,  sheared  16  lbs.  The  yearlings 
were  one  year  old,  May  IsL,  1876. 
If  any  of  the  readers  of  the  IlCR-ti-,  or  Messrs. 
SwTSET  it  Brown,  can  heat  them  1  would  be 
pleased  to  hear  from  tfiem  tlu'ough  the  Burai.. 
Inclosed  please  find  Bjjecimens  of  wool. 
A  Subscriber. 
[Samples  of  wool  received.  Were  extra  choice 
in  quality  and  length. — Ed.  Bubal.] 
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.Administebing  Medicine  to  Sheep.  Plaiw 
a  piece  of  wood  in  tlio  moutli  so  as  to  holti  it 
fully  distended,  and  confine  it  theore  by  t3dng 
the  straps  over  the  hack  of  the  head.  By  hold¬ 
ing  up  the  bead  of  tlie  sheep  and  inserting  a 
horn  or  tube  through  a  hole  in  tfie  wood,  fluid 
can  be  poured  into  the  thi'oat  without  (fifficulty. 
