vatory is reached by circular stairs from the study. This house can be built of wood for not far from $2,000, but at this price there would be no scope for any superfluities of decoration, though every part would be built durably and tastefully.-Tucker's Annual Register. [For the Country Gentleman and Cultivator.] ALSIKE OR SWEDISH CLOVER. Of the above named clover, the Patent office Report of 1854 says: "It is best adapted to moist and strong soils, and has the property of self-sowing, when the flowers are left to to mature, which will cause it to endure fifteen, twenty or more years. The usual course to pursue, is to cut it once a year for hay, afterwards leaving it for pasturage. Its flowers, which put forth in June in great profusion, resemble in shape those of the common white clover, but are larger and of a rosy tint, of a sweet agreeable odor, and excellent forage for bees. It may be sown with autumn or spring grain; with the latter it is preferable, to prevent winter killing.' forwarded to me last spring about an ounce of seed, which was sown on good land with oats; when harvesting the oats I found stalks of the Alsyke in blossom, of about 31 inches high. From my limited acquaintance with this clover, I do not feel authorized to recommend its general culture to the exclusion of the varieties so long cultivated among us. But I have no hesitation in giving it as my opinion, that as a forage plant for the summer, or winter keep for sheep, there can be nothing better, and that it would "afford an excellent forage for bees," and its durability in the soil, gives it a preference over the red clovers. With this I forward you a sample, saved as fodder, and a few stalks pressed between papers. Upon examination, you will notice its superabundance of heads and blossoms, its numerous leaves, and fine stalks and branches, and in conclusion, I' think you will coincide with my views in regard to its value as a forage plant for “sheep and bees," to say nothing about cattle and horses. LEVI BARTLETT VALUABLE RECIPES. In the Canadian Agriculturist of Feb., 1858, appears an TO PRESERVE EGGS.-Provide a small cupboard, safe, article on this variety of clover, by Patrick R. Wright, or tier of shelves; bore these shelves full of holes one and a 'more than sustaining all that is said in its favor in the quarter inches in diameter, and place the eggs in them, point Patent Office Report. A lengthy extract from Mr. Wright's downwards. They will keep sound for several months. Other communication can be found at page 394, No. 25, vol. 11, modes, such as packing in salt, &c., depend for their success of the Co. GENT., from which I make some extracts. Mr. simply on placing the points down; the shelves are more conW. says: venient and accessible. ANTS.-These animals are known to avoid drawers and boxes made of red cedar. Red cedar shavings placed in them or on shelves, will repel them. WALL PAPER is often cleaned by the use of wheat bran, but common wheat bread is decidedly better. "Both cattle and sheep are so fond of it, that the common kind of clover, or timothy and clover mixed, are quite disregarded if access can be had to the Alsyke, both as pasture and hay. The common red clover will last only two years in perfection, and often, if the soil is cold and moist, nearly half the plants will rot, besides it is liable to be thrown out or winter killed, and in the second year TO KEEP PRESERVES.-The paper which is usually bald patches will be found in every part of the field, be- pasted over jars of preserves, is porous, and admits air. To sides that in September and October many crops left for render it perfectly impervious, and as tight as a drum, apply seed are lost in consequence of the heavy rains during the white of an egg with a brush to the paper before coverthat period; while the Alsike clover, on the contra-ing the jars, overlapping the edges an inch or two. ry, ripening its seeds perfectly the first crop, and continuing its vigor much longer, much risk and expense are avoided, and a larger profit accrues; and when this plant is once established, it will remain for many years in full vigor, and produce annually a great quantity of herbage of excellent quality. "Four years ago I obtained from Messrs. Lawson, Edinburgh, five pounds of seed, which I sowed on one acre, and as I was cautious in my experiment, mixed it with about two or three pounds of timothy. It stood the winter admirably, and I cut the following year not less than three tons of the finest clover hay I had ever seen. In the end of June, and before ripening its seeds, I expected to have the second crop run to seed, which it did not, but produced an unparalleled mass of feed so close and even, and about one foot in length, that I could have fancied it would bear one up to walk over it. The second year I had an equal quantity mixed with timothy-the clover ripening to suit the time for cutting the timothy exactly. The third cutting last year was heavier than either of the former. I feel confident that red clover, both as a mixture with timothy, and for forage by itself, will soon be numbered among the grasses that were in Canada." * * KITCHEN ODORS.-A skillful housekeeper informs us that the unpleasant odors arising from boiling ham, cabbages, &c., is completely corrected by throwing whole red peppers into the pot at the same time that the flavor of the food is improved. We have heard that pieces of charcoal will produce the same effect, but we have not seen it tried. TO TAKE GREASE OUT OF SILK-Rub a lump of magnesia wet over the spot; when dry, brush off the powder, and no grease will be seen. It may be applied to other stuffs. This is an old and well tried remedy; but there is a newer and better remedy, but not so thoroughly proved,-this is Benzine, the most complete substance to cleanse all fabrics, | we have ever seen. libraries, offices, cabinets, &c. CARPETS.-Every one knows that the daily dust arising from sweeping carpets, causes a permanent injury to furniture, books, pictures,-and the lungs. It is an old but good way to sprinkle the floor first with damp tea-leaves, and then sweep with a bristle brush; but latterly we have found it much easier and more convenient to use one of the new revolving carpet-sweepers, which takes up the dust and puts it away in a box without its rising at all, and without using the Mr. Wright, before giving the above letter to the pub-moistening application at all. They are especially suited to lic, had experimented four years with the Alsike clover; be is a practical farmer, and had no inducement to overdraw his picture. How far this variety of clover may become a substitute for the other varieties now cultivated, can only be ascertained by carefully conducted experiments. In the spring of 1859, I procured a small package of Alsyke clover seed from the Patent Office. It was sown in June, and as it proves, not on a good clover soil. Very little of the seed vegetated, and other grasses sprang up, so that the Alsyke made rather a dwarfish growth this year, growing from 12 to 20 inches long. It appears to be a hybrid, an amalgamation between the red and white, or Dutch clover. Mr. Goodale, Secretary of the Maine State Ag. Society, saleratus water, which removes all the oily coating. RAT-TRAP.-Cats are the best that we have found after many years experience-and next to cats, the chaff-trap. This is best made by partly filling a large smooth kettle with water, and then covering with a few inches of chaff. The first rat that gets in makes a great outery, which brings others to share his fate.-EDITORS COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. During the month of September, 2,646,570 bushels of wheat and 194,775 bushels of corn, and 214,320 barrels of flour, were shipped from New-York to Great Britain. DISCUSSIONS AT THE STATE FAIR. REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE CO. GENTLEMAN AND CULTIVATOR. Third Evening-Culture of Wheat. The regular subject for discussion this evening was "The Culture of Wheat-Is it Desirable for the Farmers of Western New-York to Increase the Culture of Wheat? Are there Other Crops that Could be Substituted that would Enable the Farmer to Secure Equal Profits and Preserve his Land in Better Condition ?" LOUIS E. HESTON of Alabama, Genesee county, N. Y. thought it desirable to increase the cultivation of wheat. Wheat afforded more profit for the labor than other crops. His soil is a clay loam, resting on limestone. He breaks up sod land and sows it to peas; then plows the ground and drills in wheat, two bushels per acre. Since the advent of the midge, he sows little but Mediterranean variety. Gets about thirty-five bushels per acre. Keeps a large number of sheep. Feeds them with straw and one bushel of oats to one hundred sheep per day. Also feeds them cornstalks and cuts them when he can. Buys bran for his sheep when cheap enough. He seeds down with the wheat; one peck timothy sown in the fall with the wheat, and six quarts of clover per acre sown in the spring. Does not often mow clover; plows it under as manure for wheat. He has one hundred and sixty acres of arable land, and sows about fifty acres of wheat each year and ten acres of corn. Thinks he can continue this without injuring his land. T. C. PETERS remarked that it was getting to be a common practice in the wheat districts, to sow timothy in the fall and clover in the spring. Mr. BowEN of Medina, N. Y., said some of his neighbors had raised thirty-five bushels of Mediterranean wheat after barley. A great breadth of land had been sown to wheat this fall. per acre. Gen. HARMON of Monroe county, thought it desirable to increase the culture of wheat, because it makes most manure. If grown every third year with clover and sheep it improves the land. He did not approve of turning in clover. Would rather let his neighbors eat it off with their sheep for nothing. He turns under a clover sod in July, from seven to eight inches deep, with a Michigan subsoil plow. Sows one and a half bushels of seed The Mediterranean variety is more extensively grown in his vicinity than all other kinds together. The Dayton variety has yielded very well, but is tender, and is apt to sprout in wet harvest weather-is no better than the Mediterranean-a little whiter. Some farms that grew it last year have not sown it this fall. The earliest variety that he has grown is the Virginia May, a bald white wheat, but not as white as the Soules. He drills his wheat. The Hessian fly does not affect the Mediterranean as much as it did the Soules, so that they can sow earlier than formerly; say the first week of September. Has not seen the Hessian fly for five years. The midge is the only enemy they have to fight now. Sown in good season, the Mediterranean is but little injured; but when sown as late as October, is as much injured as the Soules. JOHN WADE of Coburg, C. W., thought seed wheat should be brought from the North, as it ripens earlier. Corn from Canada will ripen two weeks earlier. There years ago. is no crop more profitable than wheat. Has grown wheat every third year, and his land is better than it was thirty His rotation is grass land, manured and planted with corn, followed with oats or barley, seeded, followed by wheat. In his vicinity, they seldom grow Winter wheat. The Fife is the most popular spring variety. Gets about thirty bushels per acre. Gen. HARMON had sowed three bushels of unleached ashes and four bushels of plaster per acre on his wheat, and obtained an increase of four bushels of wheat per acre. S. WALRATH of Canton, St. Lawrence county, said they used to grow wheat in his neighborhood. He had sown wheat for ten years, but the fly took it, and he had abandoned wheat culture. Corn and grass and Spring wheat are now grown, and the land is increasing in fertility. Farmers grow more roots than formerly. Carrots are preferred. After the G. MILLER of Markham, C. W., occupies between three He grows about twenty acres of and four hundred acres. roots are off, plows the land in the Fall, and cultivates it roots every year-principally ruta bagas. in the Spring, and sows Spring wheat and seeds down with timothy and clover. Obtains a larger yield of Spring than Winter wheat. Sows two bushels of Spring wheat per acre. Manures his land for roots. Never applies it to his grass land-likes to plow manure under. Has obtained 393 bushels of wheat from seven bushels of seed-about a bushel per acre, say 56 bushels per acre. Our A. B. DICKINSON of Steuben Co., N. Y., said a distinin the State of New-York had fallen off from 35 to 13 guished agricultural writer had stated that the wheat crop Prof. Liebig, and passed current in European agricultural bushels per acre, and this statement had been quoted by literature. Now he wanted to say to persons who might be present from other States, that the State of New-York had never seen such crops as had been grown this season soil is not exhausted. He wanted Liebig to know that since the year 1816. The census is not reliable. the statement he quotes is not true. good wheat you seldom have good corn. This year it When you have approached nearer to it than he ever knew before. On limestone land winter wheat was more profitable than spring wheat. The largest crop of spring wheat he had seen was 40 bushels per acre. He had seen a crop of winter wheat that yielded 54 bushels per acre. We have good crop whenever the midge does not destroy it. a Sheep Husbandry. The hour devoted to the regular subject having expired, the subject of the previous evening was taken up. SOLON ROBINSON of New-York, said Mr. Thomas Bell of N. J., usual kept 100 sheep. He buys common sheep of rather large size in the fall, and crosses them with a full-blooded South-Down. The lambs are dropped about the 1st of April. The ewes in the fall cost from $2.25 to $3.50 per head. He selects the best, and pays the highest price. He has good August pasture, and keeps the sheep well, so that they go into winter quarters in good condition. In the winter, keeps them in yards with open sheds, 50 in a yard, with feeding racks, and liberty to go under the sheds or lie in the open air as they see fit. Feeds them almost entirely on cornstalks, cut up at the ground as soon as the corn is hard enough to ripen in the stook. He does not chaff the cornstalks. The sheep eat off the leaves, and the butts serve for bedding. A few weeks previous to lambing, the ewes that are heavy are drawn out by themselves, and fed with good hay and a little grain. He seldom loses a lamb. By the end of July, he has his lambs, which are strongly marked by the South-Down characteristics, all sent off to the butcher. This year he obtained $4.75 per head for them. After the lambs are weaned the ewes get fat, and are sold to the butcher in time to take on a new supply. They have just been sold this year, and he netted, from lambs, wool and old sheep, a profit of $7.50 per head, over the first cost of the sheep. The year before he made a profit of $7 per head. Besides this, he finds that the sheep are enriching his land. Mr. PETTIBONE of Vermont, had no doubt about the profits of a breed of sheep as related. His sales of wool last June from his Spanish Merino flock amounted to over $2 per head; and his flock for fifteen years had averaged 43 lbs. of wool, such as this year sold at 50 cents per pound. He had picked out 20 wethers that sheared 8 lbs. per head, and two were sold for mutton at $3.50 each. He usually selects out eight or ten wethers in the fall, and gives them grain through the winter, and then kills them through the summer for his own use. They dress from 10 to 15 lbs. per quarter, and not unfrequently have 10 or 12 lbs. of tallow in them. When you cannot keep over 50 sheep he would keep the mutton sheep. A. B. DICKINSON has sheared 11,000 sheep in a season, but would leave every man to decide for himself which was the most profitable sheep for him to keep. If mutton 20. Masterman. J. S. Clemons.. 23. Bon Ton, Isaac Clements, Mechanicsville, 22. Champion, R. P. White, Jefferson county.. NORTH DEVON BULLS. 5. Empire, F. L. Yates, Albany... is the principal object he would keep the big sheep, the PRIVATE SALES, The Association sold at private sale, two lots of South-Down sheep, got by Thorne's Buck, No. 57, to J. Tuisco Wiswall. Mobile, Ala. Albany county, N. Y. Six lots of South-Down ISheep to Abram Fitch, New-Scotland, One Short-Horn bull calf, by Neptune, 3192, to Henry Roseboom, Cherry Valley, N. Y. One Short-Horn bull calf, by Neptune, 3192, to Thomas Bell, Roseboom, Otsego county, N. Y. One Short Horn buli calf, by Prince of Wales, 2082, to Mr. Pierce of Brood Mare Lady Russell, to Garret Ives, Watertown, Jefferson county, N. Y. Sale of Horses, Cattle, &c., by the Albany As- Worcester, Mass. sociation. The weather was more propitious Oct. 10, when, according to previous adjournment, the Albany Breeding Association proceeded with their Catalogue Sale of Improved Stock. The results will be found below, the name and location of the purchasers showing how widely the animals offered have been disseminated. The prices, although below those heretofore obtained on many occasions for stock of similar value, must be regarded as gratifying in a season of quiescence like the present, and at a period of the year when the public generally are rather disposed to act the part of sellers than that of buyers. The year, where given in the following table, is that in which the horses referred to were respectively foaled: 925 185 130 220 225 130 200 260 95 95 85 190 34. Horse Colt, by Gray Messenger. Thomas Creighan, Albany,. 150 36. Horse Colt, by Henry Clay, E. Murphy, Troy, 37. do. do. do. do. 39. Bay Filly, by Young Henry Clay, George H. Charles, Albany, 40. Brown Filly, by Henry Clay. H. R. Rathbone, Albany,. 42. Bay Filly, by Monk, H. R. Rathbone,.. 43. Horse Colt, by Lone Star, T. Creighan, COLTS OF 1860.. 47. Black Filly, by Spirit of the Times, C. W. Bathgate,. 51. Bay Filly, by Black Warrior, C. W. Bathgate. 52, Brown Horse Colt, by Spirit of the Times, C. Bell, Albany,.. 54. Black Horse Colt, by Black Murat, Thos. Creighan,. STALLIONS. 50 70 One stud colt by Bulrush Morgan, also to Mr. Ives. One pen of Suffolk hogs to Rev. Dr. Morgan, New Rochelle, N. Y. Alabama. sale by auction on the 10th of September, $3,160, making a total of $12,520, besides leaving several fine horses and cattle still unsold. BUCKS Co. (Pa.) EXHIBITION.-The exhibition of the Bucks County Agricultural Society at Newtown was in every way successful and gratifying to the many friends of that institution. The attendance of visitors was very large-fully up to, if not exceeding that of any previous exhibition. The scene presented on the exhibition ground 105 on Wednesday was animating in the extreme. The large 210 exhibition building was gaily decked outside with flags and streamers, and inside there was every species of at95 traction. The fair sex were on the grounds by hundreds, adding interest and beauty to the whole affair. The track 75 was in first-rate order for the display of horses. The display of articles in the various departments was very creditable to the productive abilities of Bucks county. The 120 vegetables of different kinds would bear comparison with 200 those shown at agricultural fairs in any county. They were all the production of Bucks county farmers, and not 100 of professional gardeners. In the department of fruit the 150 display was not very large in quantity, but in quality it appeared to be very superior. The display of machinery was very good-particularly of agricultural implements. The clatter of machinery was incessant. Most, if not all of the implement makers and machinists of the county were on hand, with almost every conceivable variety of 60 straw cutters, mowing and reaping machines, plows, har150 rows and horse-rakes. The number of neat cattle on ex140 hibition was rather limited on the first day, but on the second day a good number of dairy cows and young cattle were added to those already on hand, and the display was passably fine. The number of horses exhibited fell considerably short of last year, but a finer display of colts was never witnessed in this country. There was but a moderate display of poultry, pigs and sheep. There was more grain of different kinds on exhibition than we ever witnessed there before. It was all exceedingly fine. $90 exhibition of horses on the track attracted much attention. 100 The articles on exhibition inside the building-mainly con85 fined to the ladies' department--were all of the first quality. 130 The preserves, bread, butter, cakes, boiled hams and vari9ous other edibles were hard to beat-good enough for the 190 palate of the most fastidious epicure. There were forty 95 specimens of fresh butter. The receipts from the sale of 38 tickets and the entrance of carriages at the gate on the 520 first day amounted to $634-the second day, to $997275 making in all $1,631. Add to this about $400 from the rent or sale of refreshment stands, &c., and the whole income from the exhibition will exceed $2,000. On Friday 200 there was a public sale on the ground, giving exhibitors 100 an opportunity of selling such as they saw proper, which 70 they had on exhibition. It was not very largely attended. -Bucks Co. Intelligencer. 90 150 65 70 105 500 60. Ephraim Smooth, 1858, by Gray Prince, Geo. H. Charles,.... Total Sales of Horses above,... 3. Red Rose, H. Bleecker, Jr., Albany, 11. Angelina, C. L. Hayes, 12. Agnes, R. Harper, Albany.. 14. Ellen, H. Bleecker, Jr...... 16. Nymph, R. H. Bingham, Albany,. 17. Filbert, John Arcles, Albany, 22. Albino, C. L. Hayes,.. 24. Snow Drop, T. Roessle, Albany, 27. Florence, J. Nelson Harris, San Francisco, California, 2. Finella, J. Nelson Harris, 46. Isabel. W. E. Haswell, Bethlehem.. 47. Jenny Lind, H. Schoonmaker, Bethlehem, 48. Perfection, W. Haswell, Bethlehem... 51. Minna, C. L. Hayes, Unadilla,.. SHORT-HORN BULLS. 1. Neptune, Wm. Hurst, Albany, ... 14. Lincoln, D. V. S. Rainsford, New Scotland, 15. Navigator, George Charles, Albany, 16. Pro Bono, S. Stratton, New-York, 17, Comet, II, Sherman, Sandlake, 18. Albanian, M. Kane, Watervilet, Inquiries and Answers. FARM MILLS.-Do you or any of your correspondents know of any cheap griuding mills, portable in their construction, that are recommended for a country custom business, equal, or about so, to the old four foot Burr-stones? I have seen one advertised in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, well recommended for power and capacity. Do you know any thing of either of these? T. F. C. Springfield, Maine. [A number of farm mills have been offered in market, but our practical knowledge is not sufficient to enable us to speak of them with confidence. Doubtless some of our readers have tried them, and can give valuable and reliable information in relation to their performance and general value-will they favor us with statements of their experience ?] carbonate left to pay to compost? Dana, in his "Essay on Manures," page 52, states it to be very valuable; I think it must be a misprint. Onto. [Although much of the potash is usually taken from the ashes, yet enough remains to render them very valuable. The proportion left varies at different manufactories. The lime added is valuable. We are not able to give the proportion of potash remaining, but think it often a third or a fourth, and at some imperfect establishments, even more. A tenth or a twentieth forms an excellent addition to compost.] CHERRY TREES.-Please imform me as to the best way to preserve young cherry trees that have been scratched or skinned, and make them heal up the soonest. H. J. L. [Cover the wounded parts with a thin coat of grafting wax, or with the composition made by dissolving shellac in alcohol. Give the trees good culture so as to make them grow rapidly, and they will soon heal over if not fatally injured or too much barked.] SPANISH CHESTNUT-Will the Spanish Chestnut stand cold as low as 26° below zero, and bear fruit, and also the English filbert. P. 0. Racine, Wis. [It is probably too tender-it endures the cold in New-York, but the seasons are too short in Wisconsin, both on account of the tenderness of the tree, and the shortness of the summers.] SWEET APPLES FOR STOCK, SQUASHES, &C-1. In setting sweet apple trees with view to feed the fruit, what kinds of apples are best? 2. Has anybody ever raised squashes to fatten hogs? If so, what kind, and with what result? M. S. H. Chickopee, Mass. [1. There are several varieties of sweet apples, which may answer well for feeding stock-some better than others, according to their adaptation to different locali- for the maturity of the nuts-and it would not probably sucties. The High-top Sweeting is a valuable early sort, especial-ceed ly at the West-the Golden Sweet is fine, but less productive. Among autumn varieties, Haskell and Corlies Sweet are very productive sorts, the latter the most so, and the best growerand the Pumpkin Sweet is valuable for late fall and early winter. The Jersey Sweet is an excellent and productive autumn variety, but the tree is a moderate grower and rather tender. There are many local sweet apples, some of which no doubt are very prolific; and if more attention could be given to select with a view to stock-feeding, we have no doubt that some might be found, that would yield more per acre than root crops, and at far less cost. Both cattle and swine thrive on high flavored apples, if not sweet. 2. We cannot give the desired information in relation to squashes.] ALSIKE CLOVER-I have seen an account of Alsike or Swedish clover in last COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, and having tried to procure seed from Scotland but failed, I would thank you, if it lies in your power, to send me a few seeds for experimental purposes and oblige. Inclosed you have stamps to pay postage. JOHN M. MCALISTER. Pokagon, Cass Co., Mich. [The heads of the Alsike clover sent us by Mr. BARTLETT, were cut before the seed matured. We have, however, sent some of them to our correspondent. Possibly they may yield a few seeds which will germinate. We presume J. M. THORBURN & Co., seedsmen, New-York, would order the seed of this plant from abroad at the request of any one desiring it.] VINEGAR-SUBSOIL PLOW-COMPOST.-Will you please inform the writer the best means of converting cider, made of apples from a promiscuous orchard, into vinegar-also where the best two-horse subsoil plow can be procured-also the best manures for a new garden, located on a thick orchard grass sod, when best to be plowed and the depth? A YOUNG FARMER AND SUBSCRIBER. Hamlet Hall, Amherst Co., Va. [The usual mode of making vinegar from cider is to expose it in a barrel to the warmth of the sun on the south side of a building for several months, admitting the air by leaving the bung open. The addition of a little sharp vinegar hastens the process. Some throw in portions of brown paper, which is also thought to be useful. An excellent subsoil plow is figured and described in the Illustrated Annual Register for 1860, manufactured by Holmes & Stringer of Munnsville, N. Y., and also by Nourse, Mason & Co. of Boston. This plow works best where there are not Where the soil is quite stony, the ditching many stones. plow made by Paschall Morris of Philadelphia, is best. The best manure for gardens is a compost made of stable manure; or the stable manure itself will answer an excellent purpose, if applied a year before the land is planted, and well worked in. The compost may be applied for immediate use, and may be made by mixing turf, peat, loam or clay, with yard manure, with a little leached or fresh ashes. If there is but little vegetable matter in the soil, peat, muck, or leaf mould may be freely used in the compost; if the soil is mostly sand, a large admixture of clay would be useful, if at hand. The depth of the plowing should depend on the nature of the subsoil, and the amount of manure that may be worked down into it. It should be plowed often enough at different times to pulverize it well and intermix the manure.] LEACHED ASHES.-Are ashes leached at the soap boilers, valuable to compost with swamp mud-is not much of the potash exhausted? How does its value for that purpose compare with the unleached? Is there enough phosphate and PLANTING PEACH STONES.-I have just received from Macon, Ga., a fine lot of peaches. I wish to inquire of you, "how to prepare the pits, and how to plant them, so as to sueJULIUS NICHOLS, M. D. Suffolk, ceed best with them." L. I. [If mixed with sand this fall, and exposed to freezing and thawing, a part will grow next spring, and all, if cracked, and the kernel planted two inches deep while fresh. If not cracked, many will not grow till the second year.] R. COMPOST FOR TREES.-At what time, or how early in the SPRING WHEAT.-Can you, or any of your readers, inform CORN CUTTERS AND CORN MILLS.-Which is the best farm JAPAN LILY-VERBENA-PHLOX.-I have a Japanese lily, planted last spring, which grew very well until a month since, when it grew black at the top and I cut it off. It is still alive, but does not grow or show any signs of flowering. Shall I take it up in the fall, and put it out again next spring? Can Verbenas and Heliotropes be kept through the winter in a cellar? Can the Phlox Drummondii be propagated by seed? Can Petunias? Please answer these inquiries in your paper. R. E. 8. St. Louis, Sept., 1860. [The stem of the lily has probably been destroyed by an insect-take up the root, set it out in a new place, cover it with a thin turf for winter, and it will probably do well. Heliotropes, with much care, may be wintered in cellars; but it is extremely difficult if not impossible to keep verbenas in this way. The Phlox Drummondii is very easily and most commonly propagated_by seeds, and runs into numerous and beautiful varieties. Petunias also are readily grown from seeds.] OSIER WILLOw.-Can you inform me where I can get cuttings of the Osier Willow, and the price per thousand? I want from eight to twelve thousand cuttings if I can get them right. When is the best season to procure and plant them, and where can I get instructions for their growth and management? L. H. w. Rockingham, N. Č. [The cuttings can be procured of Mr. J. H. CORNING, Valatie, Col. Co., N. Y, who will give all needed information in relation to their management.] a sack of guano bought of Messrs. —, New-York. This was after peas and turnips were sown upon it, about the 10th of August. I had previously manured very highly with well rotted pig manure, about the same quantity of land adjoining, also after peas, and had sown turnips about the 1st of August. BUDDING THE PEACH.-Having some 6,000 young peach trees to bud, I would be glad to see in the COUNNRY GENTLEMAN plain directions how to bud and the management afterwards. G. S. [As budding must be done when the bark of We watched the guanoed field with much interest. It the stock peels freely, it will be too late for the successful performance of the operation when this reaches our corres-came up finely, and seemed to gain upon the pig manured pondent. He will find minute directions, illustrated with cuts, in the first number of the Annual Register of Rural Affairs. THE ARBOR VITE.-Can the arbor vitæ be grown in the open air from cuttings-if so, the season, &c. ? Q. [We do not know of any successful experiments in propagating the arbor vitæ by cuttings in open air-it is commonly raised by seed.] THE PIE MELON.-I have raised three hills of apple pie melons this year. Can you, or some of your subscribers, inform me how to make pies of them, and also how to make preserves. c. s. Gravesend, N. Y. Have you got Skellett's Practical Treatise on the Parturition of the Cow? If you have, what is the price? M. S. K. [We have not seen this work.] PATAGONIA SQUASH, &c.—Will some of your readers please tell me through the COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, if they know anything about the Patagonia winter squash. Also what its cooking and eating qualities are. Whether Kohl Rabi will keep into the winter, and whether it is good for table use in the winter. And please ask G. B. H. to give us an article on the construction of cold pits. A SUBSCRIBER. patch. Four weeks after sowing it seemed almost equa to it; but now, alas for Messrs. 's guano, there is no longer any room for comparison. In short the guanoed tur nips are a failure; but few respectable ones in size among them, while the other crop cannot be surpassed in Oneida, Moral.-Buy no guano of anybody. The agents are the only reliable dealers, and they sell it only in very large quantities. Muck. Broke up Mohawk flats in June, and was engaged in sowing corn, state and western, in drills in the alternate POULTRY.-Will any of the readers of your valuable jour-furrow, when an old farmer friend, of 50 years experience, nal give their experience in keeping poultry, viz., which kind are the best layers in winter-which Rind is earliest ready for table in spring? Also the length of time after being hatched before ready for table? A SUBSCRIBER. from Jefferson, stopping at my house, begged of me to TROUBLESOME GRASS.-I enclose a specimen of a coarse grass which is overrunning my lawn, and of which I am unable to get rid. Will you kindly suggest a remedy? The sod has not been disturbed for many years, and it is thickly planted with shrubbery and trees. I am therefore naturally were sweet as sugar. desirous to avoid plowing. L. Philadelphia. [The grass is the Paspalum læve, and is variously disseminated throughout the country. We do not know of any especial means of eradication, or any mode different from the usual remedy for To please myself I sowed an acre of this article adjoinweeds, namely cultivation, eradication, or burying, in connec-ing the corn, also upon greensward. Product, two loads tion with avoiding the spread of seed] COMPARATIVE VALUE OF WOOL.-I wish to make an inquiry as to the comparative value in market of South-Down and Leicester, or Cotswold wool-what is the difference per pound, and what may be considered as the average difference in the weight of fleeces? Are the long-wooled sheep as hardy as the South-Downs, and do they sell any higher per pound as mutton? H. E. [Will some of our readers, who can give us facts in relation to this matter, please answer the above.] INQUIRIES ABOUT TILE.-Do the Albany Tile Works manufacture "collars" for their "pipe tile ?" [yes, for the 14 and 24 round,] and at what price? [84 per 1,000 for the 14 inch collars, and $10 per 1,000 for the 21 inch collars Branch pipes to connect "minor" with the "main drains,' and cost? [They do not.] What is the probable cost of freight on tile from Albany to Richmond, Va? [about $3 per ton at this season.] [For the Country Gentleman and Cultivator.] RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS. Hungarian Grass. of hay. This proves to my mind that greensward is not the land for Hungarian grass. Some other experiments in the culture of this grass, I will, with your permission, detail on some future occasion. w. Utica, Oct. 17, '60. REMEDY FOR CORNS ON HORSES' FEET. MESSRS. EDS.-Having gained a great deal of knowledge from your valuable paper, the Co. GENT., I will contribute my mite for others. The cure of corns is very easily accomplished by the following plan: Don't cut out the corn, nor put spirits of salts on it, neither pare the heel down, so that the shoe will not touch it. It is of no use whatever, because in a few days the shoe will be hammered down on the corn, making it worse. All this weakens the heel. Take some tow dipped in tar, place on the corn, and nail the shoe on over the tow, which lessens the jar on the corn. Put the shoe on with five nails, three on the outside, and two on the inner side. Perhaps some will say, oh! five nails Ens. Co. GENT.-Let me give your readers the result of won't hold the shoes on my horse's feet three days. All a few experiments and observations. Experiments with Guano. I bought of a gentleman of high rank in the U. S. Navy, who had purchased for his own use in Valparaiso, a quantity of guano. This I sowed upon a small piece of rye, sown upon land that had been denuded of its soil from three to ten feet, by the Central Railroad Company, some years ago. The effect was wonderful. I had a good crop of rye where I could have reasonably expected very little, and a magnificent crop of clover and grass following it. The land was manured last fall slightly, and with only chip manure in some portions. This was guano. Now per contra. I sowed upon small piece of excellent land, not the third of an acre, a I have to say is, try it. In three weeks take the shoes off, Is that ONE WHO HAS TRIED IT. |