THE CULTIVATOR. 
393 
Dec. 
should not be kept too much from the air. They 
are very likely to rot from heating. Windows 
should be kept open until the vapor is seen to con¬ 
geal inside the apartment, and even after that, it 
will be advisable to open them occasionally, in mild 
weather. If the common English turnip has been 
grown, it should be pdt where it can be fed out 
early, as it is of but little value after the first of 
January. 
Every farmer should have a hay or straw’-cutter. 
Clover hay will be consumed with much less waste 
by being cut-—the stems and leaves are then all 
eaten together. Cornstalks should also be cut; 
cattle eat a greater proportion of them in this form 
than when given whole, and what they do not eat, is 
left in a much better condition to go into manure. 
Cut in small pieces, the spongy pith is exposed, and 
readily absorbs a large amount ofliquid. If thrown 
whole into the heap, they do not rot by spring, and 
are quite a hindrance in loading the manure. If 
grain or meal is to be fed to stock, it should be 
mixed with cut hay or straw. It will be better di¬ 
gested and will go further. 
Slock should not be pinched the fore part of the 
winter. If they must be put on short allowance, it 
had better be done at the last end of winter, as they 
w T ill then have to be kept poor less time. But with 
the general abundance of forage the present season, 
there will, with proper economy, be no necessity of 
any stock suffering for food. 
Wood and timber should be cut as soon as practi¬ 
cable. It is inconvenient working in deep snow; 
neither men or teams can do as much work as when 
the ground is bare or only covered with snow enough 
to make good sleighing. When there is a great 
depth of snow, there is much more waste. The 
stumps are out higher, and many of the smaller 
branches are left, which would otherwise be saved. 
Forests should be cut clean, if it is intended that they 
shall grow up again. If the whole growth is taken 
off smoothly, at once, the new crop will start thick 
and grow evenly. 
Sleds should be got ready for use at a minute’s 
warning, for none can tell how soon the snow will 
fall, and the first that falls of sufficient depth, should 
be improved. Implements not in use, should be 
housed. They should not be all tumbled together in 
a heap, tl as the manner of some is,” but put up in 
order, each in its place,—so that any one could be 
reached whenever wanted—even in the dark. 
Stones for walls may be dug till the ground be¬ 
comes hard frozen, and if the smaller ones are put 
in heaps, and the larger ones raised up by “ block¬ 
ings” so that they will not be fastened to the ground 
by frost, they may be moved with the first snow, on 
a “ stone boat” or sled, to where they will be 
■wanted. 
Leaves for litter and manure ma}^ be gathered to 
good advantage along the borders of woods. The 
wind often collects them in considerable quantities 
near fences. Taken while they are dry, they make 
the best bed for a pig that he can have; and when so 
broken up that they are no longer fit for this purpose, 
they will be the best manure for radishes, early cu¬ 
cumbers and melons, or potatoes, that can be ap¬ 
plied. 
Large Wheat Crop. 
Eds. Cultivator' —I have noticed several ac¬ 
counts of large yields of wheat in various places, 
but I have seen no statement of yields that would 
compare with a yield from six acres, harvested by 
Mr. William Hotchkiss, on his farm one mile east 
of this village. He harvested and thrashed three 
hundred and eighty-Jive and three-fourth bushels; 
a yield of sixty-four bushels per acre. The wheat 
was of the same variety as Mr. Cook’s of Lima, 
(Soule’s,) and was drilled in with a drill invented 
and made by Mr. Abbott, of Lockport in this county. 
Mr. Hotchkiss has taken the premiums at our 
town and county fairs, and will probably be a com¬ 
petitor for the State premium. He has affidavits 
to establish facts as herein stated. I think he would 
be a successful competitor at the World’s Fair, as I 
have conversed with several intelligent farmers 
from Old England, who say, they never heard of 
such a yield from the same number of acres. A 
Subscriber. Lewiston , N. Y., Oct. 14th, 1850. 
American Provisions in England. 
A considerable trade has been carried on between 
this country and Great Britain, for several years, in 
the articles of beef, pork, butter, cheese, &c., 
and we believe there is but one thing necessary to 
make this trade more extensive and profitable. The 
thing needed is an improved quality of the articles. 
In regard to American cheese, for instance, there 
would be a very large demand by the English people 
at fair prices, if the article would bear a comparison 
with the best of their own manufacture. The same 
remark will apply to pork, hams and butter. 
The following extracts from a review of the pro¬ 
vision trade at Liverpool, for the past season, we 
take from the Mark-Lane Express: 
Cheese.— The bulk of the early imports having 
turned out fine, very good prices were realised, leav¬ 
ing a fair margin of profit to the merchant; but later 
arrivals proving deficient in quality, were very diffi¬ 
cult of sale at any reasonable figure. The conse¬ 
quence was that many importers resolved on hold¬ 
ing, and thus we had an accumulation of stock, all 
of ordinary or inferior character, and which, from 
deterioration of quality, had eventually to be forced 
off at very ruinous rates. Indeed, several parcels 
were returned to New York, in expectation of find¬ 
ing a better market there; in which hope, however, 
the owners were disappointed. At the end of the 
season a few lots of very inferior old, and some of 
the earliest new, came forward, and were sold at 
prices ranging from 5s. to 30s. per cwt. [or about 
1 cent to 6-5 cents per pound.] The recent imports 
of the latter have, we are glad to say, proved of 
prime quality, and have brought high figures, say 
40s. to 44s , and in one case 46s. per cwt. [about 
8 | to 10 cents per pound;] rates which, we believe, 
are pretty remunerative to the importer. At pre¬ 
sent we have a good demand for all such cheese; 
and although perhaps these prices cannot be counted 
upon for any length of time, still a really fine article 
will always command a ready market here at rates 
corresponding to the value of English ; whilst we 
believe ordinary and inferior American will, during 
the present season, be more unsaleable than ever. 
From all we can learn we conceive the make of 
English will not reach the large production of last 
season. The imports of the past year have been 
about equal to those of the preceding. 
Hams. —We regret that we cannot report any im¬ 
provement in the quality of American hams general¬ 
ly ; the trade during the whole of the season has con¬ 
sequently been of a very dragging character, and 
prices have ruled much lower than even last season’s. 
Until some amendment in the cure can be effected, 
we cannot expect a different result, and would there¬ 
fore refrain from recommending their importation. 
