1854 . 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
Morgan Horses. —The attention of breeders is in¬ 
vited to the advertisement of Morgan Horses in this 
paper. It will be seen that the services of one of this 
noted breed, are offered to the farmers of Saratoga the 
present season. “Young President ” belongs to the 
Sherman Morgan branch, and was sired by the noted 
Steele Morgan, now living ancl active, at the age of 
over 30 years. This is, one of the most popular branch¬ 
es of the family, and we doubt not “ Young President” 
will attract the attention and secure the patronage of 
the lovers of fine horses in this vicinity. 
The Country Gentleman. —Extract of a letter 
from a subscriber in New Hampshire : “ I have ta¬ 
ken more or less agricultural papers for nearly twenty 
years ; and in all that time I have not found a paper 
that suits m$ so well as the Country Gentleman. 
Even the Horticulturist, when edited by Mr. Downing, 
was not received and perused with more pleasure.” 
The next meeting of the American Pomolo- 
gical Society , is to be held at the Hall of the Massa¬ 
chusetts Hort. Society in Boston commencing on Wed¬ 
nesday the 13th of Sept. next. 
Tobacco Culture. —E. II. Babcock & Co., book- 
'sellers, Syracuse, have just published a brief treatise 
on the Culture of Tobacco, adapted chiefly to the north¬ 
ern states, with the most approved method of manag¬ 
ing the crop to fit it for market. Its plain directions 
for every process must be invaluable to the new begin¬ 
ner. —* 
Sale of Short Horns in England. —The herd 
of short horned cattle belonging to Mr. Wilkinson, of 
Linton, took place under the auspices of Mr. Strafford, 
on the 13th of April, and attracted a company which 
has only been excelled by that in attendance at the 
sale of Mr. Bates’ celebrated herd. Among those pres¬ 
ent were Dr. Watts and Mr. Waddle of Ohio, who 
purchased eight cows and heifers. 
Great Potato Crops. — : The California papers state 
that John M. Horner, Esq., of San Jose Valley, har¬ 
vested last season, the enormous amount of four hun¬ 
dred thousand bushels of potatoes* and that his 
neighbor, Mr. E. L. Beard, also raised two hundred 
and fifty thousand bushels potatoes, beside other im¬ 
mense crops. —<$»— 
Answers to Inquiries, 
Defective Ice House.—A Subscriber , New York. 
The communication you sent us in November last, was 
received and published in the Country Gentleman, and 
we supposed also in the Cultivator, but find it was 
omitted in the latter. We are.inclined to think that 
the difficulty with your ice house is caused by the drain. 
In a communication from Dr. Houghton of Philadel¬ 
phia, published in our papers last year, he says “My 
ice kept well till the first of June, when I observed it 
was beginning to melt. I looked about for the cause, 
and observed that the workmen had dug a drain at 
one side of the box, from the interior, and had left it 
open to the air, supposing that some such drainage 
Entomology.— The Legislature of this State at its 
late session, placed $1,000 in the hands of the New 
York State Ag. Society, to be expended in making 
an examination and description of the insects of this 
State, injurious to vegetation. At the last meeting of 
the Board, Dr. Asa Pitch of Salem, Washington Co., 
was appointed to carry this object into effect. A bet¬ 
ter selection could not have been made, and we learn 
that he is to devote his attention this season, mainly 
to the investigation of such inseccts as depredate upon 
fruit-bearing trees. His report wtll be looked for with 
interest, and we doubt not will prove of great economic 
and scientific value. 
would be necessary. This I at once perceived, must 
serve as a sort of flue to carry air from the bottom of 
the house to the top, or the reverse', whichever way the 
current might happen to set, making a constant, draught 
through the body of the house. The straw upon the 
top of the ice, and particularly at the sides, was, at 
this time, quite moist and rotting. I immediately 
closed the drain with sods and earth, as tightly as pos¬ 
sible. In a few days afterwards, I found the interior 
of the Ice House dry and cool, and the ice free from 
moisture and keeping admirably.” 
Our correspondent is referred to the Co. Gent. p. 70, 
vol. II., or to the Cultivator for 1853, p. 275, for Dr. 
H.’s article at length. We think a ventilator should 
be attached, to let the warm air which accumulates 
under the roof, pass off. 
Worms. —Will you inform me how to destroy a small 
worm which I find in rich soil. It is about three- 
fourths of an inch long, of a dark color, and found in 
nests. Are they an insect that will destroy plants 7 
What shall I do to kill them 7 
Please give what information you can through the 
columns of the Country Gentleman , and oblige A 
Subscriber. Sheboygan Falls , Wis. 
We have occasionally met with a “Worm,” probably 
the same as described above, but do not know of any 
serious injury committed by it It is most frequently 
found on ground rather wet, and long in cultivation. 
Ashes and lime would probably prove best. 
Can the refuse of a blacksmith’s forge be used to 
advantage about young trees or vines 7 If it can, 
about what sorts and how applied? B. H. 
The iron, ashes, &c., may be useful as special ma¬ 
nures, and if pulverized, cinders would probably be 
principally valuable in heavy soils as a loosener. On 
light soils, they would not be likely to be of much ben- 
Xnformation Wanted. 
Mower and Eeaper Combined. — J. J. C. wants 
a mower and reaper combined, and wishes us to tell 
him whose machine is the best, which we are not able 
to do. We should like to hear from any one whose ex¬ 
perience would enable him to came a good combined 
machine for these purposes. 
Garget in Cows. —Will some of your numerous 
readers give the cause, and a remedy, of what is com¬ 
monly termed Garget in cows, and oblige A Subscri¬ 
ber. 
Farm Gates. — R. H. A. Will some of our corres¬ 
pondents, skilled in gate structure, give us a descrip¬ 
tion of the best and cheapest farm gate, for the bene¬ 
fit of our correspondent and others. 
Wheat on Wheat Stubble. — I wish to know if land 
composed in good part of clay, with sand and gravel, 
and dry,—water never standing on the surface enough 
to injure a crop, and which will by plowing under clo¬ 
ver and using plaster, produce thirty bushels per acre 
of wheat, can be kept in sufficient order to get a crop 
of wheat every season, by using Guano, Lime, and 
Leached Ashes—i. e. by using these manures, could I 
stubble in a field to advantage for three or four seasons? 
If I could, what would be the way of applying the 
manures 7 how much of each to the acre 7 J. A. C. 
Oakjield, N. Y. 
We shall be glad to hear from our correspondents in 
answer to the above. 
Oregon Pea. —Can you or some of your correspon¬ 
dents, tell me, what use is made of the Oregon Pea 7 
I have received some of the seed from a gentleman in 
Illinois, who said they commanded a high price in 
their market, but what use is made of them, he did 
not inform me. I think them too small for culinary 
purposes. Any information, respecting this pea, will 
be thankfully received by, W. 
