THE CULTIVATOR. 
Will G. A. Hanchet pi,ease inform me what kind 
of feed, cutter he uses, and also whether his engine is 
movable—if not, it seems necessary- that the house 
and barn should b^ quite near each pther. 
I would be pleased also, to have some one suggest 
the plan of a barn, for the accommodation of thirty, 
head of cattle, a span of horses; and their fodder, on a 
farm where but little grain is raised. 
If I make my stablfes on a level with the sills, and 
use the basement for manufacturing manure, would it 
ever be necessary to throw in water to keep it suf¬ 
ficiently moist I 
It is an idea, which I am happy to see is gaining 
favor with our farmers, that '.it is necessary to bring 
pure water into the cattle yards, where it may be at 
all times, accessible for the stock; and as I have my¬ 
self a preference for cement pipes instead of lead ones, 
I would suggest to some enterprising Yankee the idea 
of engaging professionally in the construction of them, 
believing that practice would enable him to do it as 
cheaply as the farmer could do it himself or get it 
done by inexperienced hands, and at the same time 
leave a margin for profit and for his expenses in re¬ 
moving from place to place. A Young Farmed. 
Kent, Conn. -- 
Bake well Cattle. —I wish to make the inquiry 
through the Cultivator, for Humphrey’s importation of 
Bakewell cattle Is there any thorough-bred stock of 
this kind in the United States? If so, where is it, and 
on what terms can it be obtained? H. Baldwin. Hud¬ 
son April, 1854. - 
Culture of Horse-Radish—Machine for Grind¬ 
ing. —Having land capable of producing large quanti¬ 
ties of horse-radish, I would give some attention to the 
cultivation of it, if, at a moderate expense, a machine 
can be procured suitable for grinding it for table use. 
Will you plea.sg inform me if there is a machine that 
will answer my purpose ; where and at what price, can 
it be had? W. G., Warren, R. I. 
Cement Pipe. 
Messrs. Editors —In looking at a late number of 
the Country G-enileman, I notice that a correspon¬ 
dent is desirOus of learning the best mode of bringing 
water to his buildings, and if water-lime or cement 
pipe can be put down with safety. I see what Mr. P., 
Ohio, says on the subject, which is good ; yet as your 
paper is for exchange of ideas and improvement, I 
will give you a little of my experience. For eighteen 
years I have been engaged a good part of my time, in 
the cement business, forming cement cisterns without 
stone or brick, a.nd putting down cement pipe, and 
raising, water with the hydraulic ram, which I have 
on hand of the latest improved and the best in the U. 
S. I think my metkod of putting down pipe is less 
laborious and safer than that of your Ohio correspon¬ 
dent. 
1. In the ditch, I have never had any damaged by 
put down only two feck 
For inch-bore, I have a moulding box, three feet 
long, four inches wide on the bottom, three at tcp, 
three and^a-half deep—the moulding rod three feet 
and-a-half long of turned iron—attached to the mould¬ 
ing rod, three wooden rods covered with copper, and 
one of wood on the last end—the four, two feet long— 
all connected by staples that make them three-fourths 
of an inch apart—the length of rod eleven and-a-half 
feet. 
, In digging the ditch, the earth should be all thrown 
on one side. On the clear side, I place once in about 
eight rods, one barrel of cement and sand to mix.. A 
light stone-boat is handy to mix on. Place this on the 
clear side of the ditch, I .have one man to mix. I 
then unfold the iron moulding rod, place the mould on 
the bottom of the ditch, throw it half full of cement, 
then bring down the moulding rod on to a gauge on the 
end of the moulding box, then fill up the mould, 
smooth it off on top of mould, draw the rod, and set 
your mould, and keep along; and if the cement is 
right, by the time the last rod is drawn in, it will be 
bard enough to throwback the earth. It is best in 
long runs, to put in breathing pipes once in fifteen 
rods. 
The question is asked, what is the difference between 
thr^e-quarter inch cement pipe, and half inch lead ? 
I estimate the lowest kind of half-inch fountain pipe 
at one dollar and eight cents a rod. The expense of 
one rod inch cement pipe would be seventy-two cents. 
Tlie question is asked, can tiles be cemented so that 
they can be used as lead pipes, for hydraulic rams ? 
From my acquaintance with tile, I think it could not 
be used. 
Those not acquainted with the mode and expense 
of raising water, by sending a survey to me, with the 
amount of water running from the spring, I can give 
them a correct estimate of the expense, and the amount 
of water discharged through the lead pipe. I devote 
my time exclusively to the Hydraulic business. A. 
Butterfield. Post Office address, Colosse, Oswego 
Co., N. Y. —o— 
, Reaper and Mower Combined 
Messrs. Editors. —We notice in the May No. of 
the Cultivator, an inquiry by B. N. Branner, “which 
is the best reaping machine, and whether there is a 
reaper and mower combined, which is asigood as the 
reaper without the mower.” There are several reap¬ 
ers in this neighborhood of Hussey’s patent. Three 
of these,are reapers and mowers combined, and have 
answered both purposes well. We hatm had one in 
use for two seasons, and last year mowed about twenty 
acres of heavy, and in some places lodged, clover and 
timothy, in the most satisfactory manner. This ma¬ 
chine cuts equally well through wet and dry grasp; in¬ 
deed we think the management of the knives cannot 
be easily excelled, but believe, however, that the at¬ 
tachment of a reel, when cutting wheat, would be a 
decideddmprovement, as it is now necessary to drive 
too fast when a fresh wind blows the grhin from the 
machine. L. H. & J. P. Machen. Walney, near 
Centerville , Fairfax Co., Va. June 13 th 1854. 
