1847 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
best means that can be devised for the benefit of the 
farming interest. The object of every member should 
be to give his views in as condensed a manner as accu¬ 
racy will allow, and after the club has received the 
views of each member, (all of whom should be practi¬ 
cal farmers.) a committee of not more than three should 
be appointed to review and prepare the matter for pub¬ 
lication. Martin Goldsborough. Trappe, Md., 
March , 1847. . 
Steaming Apparatus. —The steaming apparatus 
which “ Subscriber” enquires for in the April number, I 
think could be had of N. Britton, Buffalo. He made a 
small one for us upon a plan of which he held the pa¬ 
tent, that works admirably. Ours is used in the winter 
in the candle factory, for heating and clarifying tallow, 
and in the summer in the dairy. It is not large; two 
persons can carry it easily full of water, as they 
might do of the size necessary to do the work required 
by “ Subscriber.” I cannot give him any good idea of 
it without drawings, and these I cannot make. They 
are made of copper, and I saw a small hand one, in his 
shop which had been exchanged for a larger size, that 
if not sold, would be just the thing. They require no 
brick work, and can be used any where when you can 
get ten feet of stove pipe, and are as safe as a common 
stove. If “ Subscriber” were to write to Mr. Britton, 
I think he would get a correct idea of the “ steamer.” 
T. C. Peters. Darien; April 7th, 1847. 
If your correspondent, who wishes information as to 
a steam apparatus, will call on me at this place, he can 
see one^ although not now in operation, once used by 
me at a large feeding establishment, which is very com¬ 
plete ; the boiler weighs 300 lbs., is large and Very 
strong, and its valves and apparatus as perfect as can 
be. I have steamed with it the quantity of chaff he 
wishes, in one hour after the steam was up, and cooked 
a 120 gallon hogshead of potatoes in 22 minutes. As 
to the benefit resulting from its use, from actual experi¬ 
ment, I found it very great, especially for cows in winter; 
the only difficulty, being one too common in this country, 
to find a man to obey orders and manage it as it should be 
done, ^he business for which it was used one year be¬ 
ing discontinued, I would sell it; it cost $150, and 
should your correspondent fancy it, he can have it for 
half that sum.—W. H. Denning. Dutchess Co., Fish- 
kill Landing, April 4, 1847. 
Cure for “ Horse Cholera.” —A correspondent 
wishes us to republish the following from the Brooklyn 
Advocate. The recipe, he says, is a certain cure for the 
“ horse cholera,” which was so destructive on Long- 
Island last summer: 
“•As soon as it is discovered that the horse is seized 
with the epidemic, take four qts. of brine from the pork 
or beef barrel, and pour it down his throat; which must 
be immediately followed with a dose of castor oil, say 
1 pint; then bleed in the nostrils. Rub well the nos¬ 
trils, forehead, and crown, with a solution of camphor 
and alcohol; lastly, take red pepper from the garden, 
and rub the forehead and crown until blisters are raised. 
If these remedies are applied in time the horse will find 
relief immediately, or shortly after the blisters are 
raised. If not, nor in a number of hours after, in nine¬ 
teen cases out of twenty, death is certain, let what may 
be resorted to.” ...... 
Rural Architecture. —I was much pleased with 
the articles of “H., of Oneida Co.,” and “T,,” in 
your March number, and should be glad to see the plans 
of both gentlemen tried in this section. I have not the 
slightest doubt that a house can be built of unburnt 
brick , with the vertical board covering, which will be 
superior in every respect to a common brick house^ at 
half the expense of the latter. At any rate, I shall try 
the experiment the coming season, and send you the 
result. Will “ J. J. T.,” or some other person, be kind 
enough to inform me whether uuburnt brick can be 
made in,the fall, dried, kept in an out-house exposed to 
frost all winter, and be fit for use the ensuing spring or 
summer'? Ruralist. New Hartford, N. Y. 
“ Wool Growing in Virginia.” —Under this head, 
the Southern Planter publishes a letter dated “ Cort¬ 
land Village, N. Y., Feb. 4, 1847,” and directed to 
“ Gen. A. A. Chapman, M. C.” The letter is intro¬ 
duced by a note from Gen. C., in which.it is said— 
“You will perceive that the writer is a gentleman 
of the highest order of intelligence. He has been en¬ 
gaged for a number of years in sheep and wool grow¬ 
ing, and is justly esteemed the most enlightened sheep 
breeder in the North; and moreover is said to be relia¬ 
ble and trust-worthy in all things.” 
It seems that Gen. C. had determined to purchase 
some sheep from “ the most enlightened breeder of the 
North,” and the “ breeder ” writes to inform him (Gen. 
C.,) that his order will be filled with “ very great plea¬ 
sure,” “ though,” says he, “ I could sell such sheep as I 
shall send y.ou, for more money, by simply letting it be 
known that they are for sale.”(! !) 
In regard to wool-growing, the “breeder ” observes 
that “ the first cost of producing wool in this State, is 
30 1-3 cents per pound,” and that good wool has never 
been lower than 30 cents per pound; but he says, “ Let 
it go down to 25 cents, and then with my sheep I can 
raise it at a profit on my farm, which cost $40 per acre.” 
He observes however, that “ it would, perhaps, be inn 
possible to obtain (!) or breed very large flocks of equal 
quality to mine.” (!!) 
In reference to a market for wool produced in this 
country, it is said—“ Do you ask where we are to find 
a market, if all go to growing wool? All over Europe! 
As I said a day or two since to Samuel Lawrence, the 
great manufacturer, * * * the lands of Germany 
ai-e too high priced and too poorly grassed (the same 
is true of Spain.) to compete with us. * * * We 
can “beat” all the Austro-Oriental nations or regions, 
and we can, in fifty years, drive all the European na-« 
tions entirely out of the. production of this staple.” (!!!) 
The “breeder” next invites Gen. C. to look over 
some of the numbers of the Farmers’ Library and 
Monthly Journal of Agriculture, in which he says he has 
been writing “a series, of very elaborate articles on 
Sheep Husbandry at the South,” and for which he says 
the publishers have requested me [him] to order engra¬ 
vings of. sheep, barns, implements, &c., ad libitum.” 
The following language shows the disinterestedness 
of the “ breeder.” He says—“ I never lose my interest 
in sheep sold by me, and I would rather at any time 
that a disaster should happen here in my own flock, 
than in any of those little colonies of mine which are 
starting up in so many parts of the United States (! !). 
* * * The introduction of sheep South, is a hobby 
with me, and if I can by-and-by be recognised as one of 
the prime movers in that great revolution which it will 
effect in your whole Syst.em of agriculture, my trophy 
will (me ipse ) be worth half as much as one won in 
1 threshing’ Mexican rancheros.” 
As to prices, the “ breeder” states that he frequently 
“ sold lots last season at from $35 to $50 “ per head,” 
but this year he has mostly “ discouraged all Northern 
offers.” that hp may reserve the best of his flock, which 
he is willing to sell to Gen. C. or any southern “ gen¬ 
tleman.” (!!) 
In regard to the selection of the sheep, the “ breed¬ 
er” says—“ I need not say, sir, that the selection will 
be as favorable to you as if you yourself were present. 
I never could induce any individual in this county, 
where I have sold a great many, to select. It is uni¬ 
versally insisted that I shall select.” (!) 
