THE CULTIVATOR. 
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A Fine Farmery. —The report of the committee on 
farms, of Licking County Agricultural Society, Ohio, 
describes the farm of N. B. Hogg, as remarkable for its 
neatness and extent. The portion of the barn allotted 
to implements, contains nine plows, five or six scythes, 
ten or fifteen rakes, all neatly arranged; and in a long 
building adjoining stands half a dozen wagons, and sev¬ 
eral harrows and cultivators. The barn-yard contains 
three acres, the whole a fine turf, and free from straw 
and litter. The stable is well arranged, and has accom¬ 
modations for forty horses. A fowl yard, enclosed with 
a picket fence fifteen feet high, is variously divided for 
different kinds of fowls—the hen-house is two stories 
high, and contains several apartments. The committee 
does not inform us of the size of the farm. 
A Convenient Farm.— The same committee, in their 
report of the farm of Peter Kaufman, containing two 
hundred acres of highly cultivated land, state that it is 
divided into ten acre fields, every one of which is en¬ 
tered by a good gate with masive posts, and that not a 
set of bars is to be found on the farm. Now, suppose 
that every gate, twenty in number, was replaced by 
bars; that each of these were opened one hundred times 
yearly, and that only three minutes were consumed 
each time in removing and replacing-—what would be 
the aggregate amount of labor expended annually on 
the twenty? No less than six thousand minutes, which 
at 10 hours per day, would be ten days a year consumed 
in the operation. -—- 
Good Crop of Corn. —The Windsor County, (Vt.) 
Ag. Society, at its recent winter meeting, awarded its 
first premium for the best field of corn, to Mr. J. W. 
Colburn, of Springfield. The field consisted of four 
and a half acres, and produced 95 bushels per acre— 
weight of shelled corn, 5S 1-2 lbs. per bushel—weight 
of cobs, 12 3-4 lbs. per bushel. This was a great product, 
considering the severe and protracted drouth of the last 
season. “ It was,” says Mr. Colburn, “ the deep plow¬ 
ing which saved the crop.” 
Conveying Cattle by Kailway. —So great is the 
saving of fat and flesh by the transportation of cattle by 
railroad, instead of by the old way of driving, that a dis¬ 
tinguished English farmer estimates his saving, in this 
way alone, to amount to six hundred pounds sterling, 
or nearly three thousand dollars annually. 
Fear of Competition —The Cheshire Farmers’ 
Herald reports the speech of Sir John Shelley, in 
which he asserts that C( there is no use in taking the 
trouble of farming at all, until the land is drained.” 
He applied the same remark to the erection of suitable 
buildings, constructing roads, and making other perma¬ 
nent improvements. He has for 17 years farmed 2,000 
acres, and is not afraid of all the competition of the 
world, because his land is thoroughly drained, and his 
buildings in good condition. Those who have undrain¬ 
ed land, have much greater need to fear the competition 
of such farmers as himself, than of foreigners. 
Sub-soiling in California. —We perceive by the 
report of the Agricultural Fair held at Sacramento, 
that both farming and gardening are making very com¬ 
mendable progress in that sun-set region. Some of the 
best horticulturists are strenuous advocates of the use 
of sub-soil plows; and as a proof of a fair depth of soil, 
we may mention the beets exhibited by Smith, Barber 
& Co., which were seven and a half feet long, but we 
are not informed whether this length included the stalk, 
or the root only. Some of the vegetables were no larger 
than we sometimes raise in New-York State. . 
Liquid Manure Lost.—D r. R. A. Smith, examined 
some years ago, the waters of the small river Medlock, 
in England, a stream that would hardly be dignified 
with so high a title in this country as the name of creek. 
He found by analysis combined with estimate, that the 
following substances were carried down by the waters of 
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this stream, yearly:—3,200 tons of potash, 4,640 tons 
of soda, 17,000 tons of lime, 1,280 tons of phosphoric 
acid, 8,000 tons of sulphuric acid, besides other valua¬ 
ble matter. Its thickly peopled banks, no doubt in¬ 
creased this amount of manure, which might have been 
turned to admirable advantage in irrigation. 
Value of the Hay Crop. —The governor of New- 
Hampshire, estimates the value of the hay crop of that 
state at about $7,000,000 to $8,000,000 yearly. 
Standard "Weight of Grains, according to the 
laws of New-York:— Ordinary weight. 
Wheat,........ 60 lbs. 55 to 65 lbs. 
Rye,. 56 ce ...... 46 to 56 <e 
Barley,.48 ee 44 to 56 ec 
Oats,.. 32 “ 28 to 44 « 
Indian Corn,... 56 “ . 50 to 62 te 
In our Jan. No. we published an advertisement of H. 
L. Emery, in which was the following paragraph: 
It is proper to remark here, that Westinghouse was at 
one time the agent for selling the Emery power, and but 
recently has made the kind used at these trials, which, 
excepting an alteration in increasing the gearing, (to its 
disadvantage in strength and durability,) is in all other 
respects essentially the same as the Emery power, and 
is claimed to be a bare-faced infringement of his letters 
patent, and legal proceedings have been directed against 
him therefore—thus establishing beyond cavil the supe¬ 
riority of the Emery ’s Endless Chain Power over all 
others, and particularly the rack and pinion. 
This, we are assured, does great injustice to Mr. West¬ 
inghouse, who denies having at all infringed upon Mr. 
Emery's pat.ent, and assures us that no suit has been 
commenced against him to his knowledge. Of the real 
merits of the case we know nothing; but we deem it 
but an act of justice to Mr. Westinghouse, to give this 
statement, and to disclaim all intention of injury to 
him. -— 
New Washing Machine.— Among the new in¬ 
ventions, recently brought to notice, is that of the 
“ India Rubber Peacemaker Washing 1 " Machine,” 
mentioned by J. S. Gould, in his report of the 
fair of the Rhode Island Agricultural Society. 
He remarks, It is not saying too much to assert 
that the machine perfectly imitates the action of 
a woman’s hand, both in the degrees of pressure 
and the mode of rubbing. It is precisely the ar¬ 
ticle needed -by farmers, and will be as cordially 
welcomed by their wives and daughters, as the 
best mowing and reaping machines have been by 
themselves.. It is sold at $10, and was invented 
by E. L. Evans.” It is named the “ peacemaker,” 
we presume, from the moral sunshine it is des¬ 
tined to diffuse among the manipulators of the 
laundry, and to end the terrors of washing day” 
Making Winter Butter. —I will give you our 
method of making winter butter. When the milk 
is brought in, it is put on the stove and scalded. 
It is then strained and put away for the cream to 
rise. We set the milk until sour; then skim off the 
cream—keep it until we get enough for a churning. 
Stir it every -day, it keeps better, and is more 
alike. We use the old fashioned dash churn. We 
never used any other, and we think it good enough, 
although there may be others better. To every 
gallon of cream, we put in two large orange car¬ 
rots, prepared by grating them into a pint of warm 
milk and then straining. Butter made in this way 
is as good as butter made in October. It looks yel¬ 
low, and is not crumbly at all, but cuts as smooth 
as June butter. W. F Hopkins. 
