1851. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
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diameter at the but. One man can handle them, one 
at a time, and two men can raise them. P. P. P. 
Sylvania, Bradford Co. Pa. 
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The Oik Gifford Morgan. 
Eds. Cultivator —The friends of this fine horse, the 
purest blooded stallion of the present generation of the 
noble Morgans, will have noticed with regret the account 
of his death ,6 which occurred at this place on the 30th of 
October last, from inflammation of the intestines. He was 
24 years old, but to the last retained and exhibited that 
graceful form, and splendidly energetic and power¬ 
ful action for which he was so justly and so widely cele¬ 
brated. At the request of many gentlemen, he was 
ridden to the place of the recent sale of the Stickney 
stock, in the neighboring town of Westminister, Yt., and 
the distinguished breeders from so many of the northern 
and middle states, who were there assembled, will well 
recollect the admiring ecomiums which were there be¬ 
stowed on him on account of his youthful appearance, 
and unfailing spirit. He was owned at the time of his 
death by the same company of twenty gentlemen, by 
whom he was purchased for $ 2000 , in the fall of 1847. 
It is gratifying to know that measures were seasonably 
taken to secure in the greatest purity, the invaluable 
qualities of this stock, in which many of the fastest 
trotting Morgan horses of the present day are to be found, 
by obtaining, without regard to trouble or expense, the 
highest blooded Morgan mares which were existing. 
From these mares and the Gifford Morgan, stock of as 
high blood as his own, has been bred, and is now owned 
here. From this stock the Morgan horses will continue 
to be propagated. 
I find it necessary again to remind gentlemen, who are 
desirous of providing themselves with the true Morgan 
stock for the purposes of breeding, of the need of using 
the greatest circumspection to secure themselves against 
the designs of those unscrupulous persons who are aim¬ 
ing to palm off their horses as genuine, under color of 
fictitious pedigrees. Frederick A. Wier. Walpole, 
N. H., Dec. 16, 1850. 
Notes for the Season. 
The early part of December 1850, was remarkable for 
mildness. The first snow of the month, fell on the 6 th 
upon mud, to the depth of one inch. On the night of 
the 6 th, hail fell about three inches; but in consequence 
of the wetness of the earth, it melted so that only about 
one inch remained. On the night of the 7th rain, which 
froze after falling, and hail, fell to the depth of two 
inches. On the morning of the 8 th, the trees were 
beautifully encased with ice, which remained on during 
the day—11th and 12th, snow fell 3^ inches—14th, mer¬ 
cury at six o’clock, A. M., 2° below 0; at sunrise at 0— 
16th, snow lj inch—47th, rain during last night, two 
inches—during the day a fall of three inches of snow, 
which, freezing into the previous snow, moistened by the 
rain, makes fine sleighing—19th, snow from S.E. fell 2g 
inches— 20 th, snow from N.W. I 4 inches—sun sets very 
pleasant— 22 d, commences snowing at four o’clock 10 
minutes, from S.W. The clouds through the day had 
alternately indicated snow and rain; storms through the 
night, rain and hail; principally the latter, which con¬ 
tinues to fall until noon the 23d, being furiously driven 
for the last 12 hours by a N.E. wind,—changes to snow, 
which continues to fall until 7 o’clock, P. M.,—prevail¬ 
ing wind since noon, N.W. The depth of hail, which 
fell in this storm was four inches, which makes an 
unpleasant crust in the woods and open fields. In 
many places it is blown together so compactly, as to 
bear a horse. The quantity of snow that fell in the same 
storm was nine inches, which is considerably though not 
badly drifted—24th, a very cold morning; mercury at 
6 A. M., 9^ below 0; at sunrise 9° below 0; at 9 A. M., 
6 ° below 0; at 3 P. M., 4° above 0—25th, snow 2inches 
—28th and 29th, 64 inches—31st, at sunrise, the mer¬ 
cury stood at 10 ° below 0 —which makes it decidedly 
the coldest morning in the season. 
The number of days in the month in which there has 
been more or less storm, is 15—leaving days without 
storm 16. The quantity of snow and hail which fell 
during the month, was 37 inches, of which now remains 
after deducting what melted as it fell in consequence of 
the wetness of the earth, and what has melted by rains 
during storms, leaves the present amount 25 inches. 
The number of days entirely cloudy, during the month 
was 10—of entire clearness four. W. Bacon. Rich¬ 
mond, Mass., Jan. 3, 1851. 
Premium Cows—Butter, &c. 
Vm. S. Lincoln received the premium of the "Wor¬ 
cester county (Mass.) Ag. Society in 1850, for the “best 
three cows from a stock of not less than five.” The 
quantity of butter made from each of these three cows 
during the first nine days of June, was as follows: No. 
1, 17 lbs. 12 oz.; No. 2, 9 lbs. 4 oz.; No. 3, 10 lbs. 6 
oz. The quantity made from the same cows during the 
first nine days of September, was—No. 1,12lbs. 12 oz.; 
No. 2, 4 lbs. 4 oz.; No. 3, 6 lbs. 6 oz. 
John N. Whitney received the premium for the 
“ two best cows kept with a stock of not less than five.” 
In the first nine days of June, the butter made from one 
of these cows, was 15 lbs. 8 oz.; that from the other 17 
lbs. In the first nine days of September, one of the 
cows gave 10 lbs. butter, the other 12 lbs. The feed 
was pasture only. 
Winter Mangement of Cows.—Mr. Lincoln gives 
the following in relation to the management of his cows 
in winter: 
“ They are stabled, are fed at regular hours, have a 
good bedding at night, are cleaned every morning with 
the curry-comb instead of the card, are kept stabled 
except for two or three hours in the middle of the day, 
if fair weather—if stormy they are not out, except a suffi¬ 
cient time, morning, noon and evening, to allow them to 
drink. Milch cows should be kept warm and dry. The 
hay given to the cows is of ordinary quality, and 
each cow is fed with from one to two pecks of carrots 
per day. The butter made in winter, by the aid of car¬ 
rots, is fully equal in color and sweetness to that made 
in June. The milking and care of my stock, is attended 
to by myself unless prevented by sickness or absence- 
milking throughout the year uniformly at six o’clock in 
the morning and six in the evening.” 
Mode of making Butter. —■“ Except in the extremes 
of summer and winter, the milk is kept on the ground 
