194 
June 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
MOWTHIW NOTICES—TO 
Communications received daring' the last month, 
as follows:—-H. H. Inga]she, A. B. McCiean, R. Wat¬ 
kins C. N. B., F. Roys, J. M. Hyams, A Subscriber, 
Jethro, P., F. Holbrook, D. Thomas, M. W. Philips. 
Books, Pamphlets, &c., have been received as fol¬ 
lows: Public Documents from Hon. J. I. Slin&er- 
land —The Grandeur of Nations, an Oration, by 
Charles Sumner, Boston, for publisher. T- B. Peter¬ 
son, Philadelphia—To — for Premium List, &c. of 
Yates. Co; Ag. Society. 
Winter Grain. —The prespect for winter wheat, 
from what we learn, is favorable to a good crop. Rye, 
in this vicinity, was somewhat winter-killed, but we 
understand the late rains and favorable weather have 
improved its appearance. 
Fruits. —Peaches were killed in the bud by the ex¬ 
treme cold of the 11th of January last. There have 
been no blossoms in this vicinity. Plums gave but few 
blossoms, and cherries rather a small show. Was cold 
the cause of the failure in the two latter fruits ? Apples 
blossomed well, and pears made an unusual display, and 
the fruit appears well set 
Good crop oe Wheat- —Mr. R. J. Livingston, of 
New-Brunswick, N. J., informs us that he raised last 
year from 8 22-100 acres, 272 bushels of R. Harmon 
Jr’s- improved white flint wheat. Five years ago, he 
states, his neighbors told him nothing could be made to 
grow on the lot. The means used to produce the wheat 
were 11 the subsoil plow, clover, muck and ashes.” 
Sale of Short-Horned Cattle and Merino Rams. 
_Xt will be seen by Col. Sherwood’s advertisement 
that he proposes to sell a number of his cattle and 
sheep at the State Fair at Buffalo. In order to afford 
facilities for those wishing to sell or purchase stock, the 
officers of the State S. have decided to keep a register of 
such animals as may be offered for sale at the time of the 
Fair. This will be a matter of great convenience. In 
reference to Col. Sherwood’s stock, we have before 
remarked that it has been bred with great care, and in 
blood and qualities will compare favorably with the 
best herds in the country. 
Kinderhook Wool Depot. —We invite attention 
to Mr. Blanchard’s advertisement of this wool depot. 
This is the third year the establishment has been in 
operation, and we believe it has given entire satisfac¬ 
tion to all who have been connected with it in business 
transactions. 
Premium Crops of Ontario County, N. Y.—The 
Agricultural Society of this county awarded premiums 
for the following crops, grown in 1847. Wheat— 61 
bushels produced on one acre and forty-two rods—equal 
to 48 bushels and 18 pounds per acre—crop grown by 
Uri Beach, of East Bloomfield. Indian Corn —88 
bushels per acre—crop grown by Geo. Rice, of East 
Bloomfield. Barley —55 bushels per acre—grown by 
Bani Bradley, East Bloomfield. Oats— 70 bushels 
per acre—grown by Bani Bbadley. 
The Horse Gifford Morgan. —We invite atten¬ 
tion to the advertisement of this horse in the present 
number. We are informed by those -who have lately 
seen him, that he was never in better condition, and 
that he still shows all that animation and vigorous ac¬ 
tion for which he has been distinguished. 
Great Trotting. —An American bred horse called 
Blunderbuss, aged twenty years,, lately performed in 
England fifteen miles in forty-eight minutes and six 
seconds. His antagonist was seven years old—the old 
horse won by a qqarter of a mile. The said match was 
made in harness, and the roads were in rather rough 
condition. 
Black Hawk. —By an advertisement in our last, 
it will be seen that this justly esteemed horse of the 
Morgan stock will be kept at the stable of Messrs. 
Hi ll in Bridport, Vermont, the present season. We 
believe the popularity of this valuable animal continues 
undiminished. 
Correction.— -In Mr. Holbrook’s article in our 
last, fourth line from the bottom of the first column, for 
11 where the frost is three or four inches deep,” read 
when the frost is out three or four inches deep. 
The Taintor Importation of Merinos. —Mr. A. 
L. Bingham, of Cornwall, Yt. writes that the lambs 
from rams of this stock with ewes of his old flock, “ make 
the most splendid cross” he u ever made.” 
A good use for Bayonets.— John Q. Wilson, 
Esq, of this city, has called our attention to a very neat 
and handy onion-hoe made from a bayonet. A quantity 
of bayonets having been damaged by fire, Mr. W. sug¬ 
gested that they might be profitably worked up 
into tools of this description. The socket admits the 
handle, and about eight inches of the bayonet, curved to 
the requisite angle, forms the blade of the hoe, which 
being of steel carries a sharp edge, and in proper hands 
is death on weeds. 
Draining —At a late discussion of the subject of 
draining, at a meeting of a farmer’s club in England, 
it was unanimously admitted that draining should at 
all times be followed by subsoil plowing, as afford¬ 
ing a more ready percolation to rain-water, by which 
the fertilizing properties of manure in the soil are more 
effectually held in solution and conveyed to the roots of 
the growing crop. It was agreed that the best system 
of draining is by pipes and stones; that no fixed rule as 
to depth can be followed, as that depends in a great 
measure on the situation of the land and the nature of 
the soil and subsoil; but that in all cases the drains 
should be, when covered, below the reach of the plow. 
Wayne County, Michigan. —Mr. Chas. Betts, of 
Redford, Mich., writes: “ The capabilities of this 
county are barely beginning to be developed. Science 
is gradually working its way into the humble dwellings 
of the farmers of Michigan. Her potent energies will 
convert the yellow barrens into blooming fields. A 
thorough system of draining must be adopted through¬ 
out the entire county. There never was a place 
where a thorough knowledge of the principles of 
draining and their practical utility, are more absolutely 
needed than here.” 
Use of Ether in Animal Surgery. —The English 
papers speak of the use of this substance by veterinary 
surgeons in performing surgical operations on horses 
and dogs. The animals are made entirely insensible to 
pain by the inhalation of the vapor, and the operations 
are performed with much more facility and accuracy 
than in the ordinary way. 
Value of Corn-Cobs. —We have frequently spoken 
.of the value of grinding corn with the cobs for feeding 
cattle and horses. When cattle are fed a large quan¬ 
tity of meal, it is not easily digested, owing to its lying 
too closely together in the stomach. The gastric juice 
does not easily penetrate the mass. The principal ad¬ 
vantage of the cob, we suppose to be that it renders the 
meal lighter, and enables the digestive organs more 
easily to manage it. Still we have no doubt that there 
is some nutriment in cobs. We remember an account 
well authenticated, of a woman in Maryland who in a 
