New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-03


bad points of catle and ON the formation of tat and
muscle
Next we have 81 .Johns-day Rye and In
ccrne. How to be cultivated for early green food
The Editor says
The economy Of American husbandry -, ac-
cordnr TO our observation. in few things more den-
cep, than in the common failure OF farmers 10 take
,,..sn,es of precaution 20 have early supply OF
Green food for their stock. and especially Tor their
work horses and mich-cows al that most trying and
eouiyocal season of the year which TAILS IN Just be
tween Winter and Spring
Some very useful remarks upon the subject by
the Editor introduce two papers from late foreign
periodicals, in which LucerHe and peculiar Kind OF
Rue are recommended in the strongest terms Tor the
PURPOSES above named. Lucerne is well known IN
this country the peculiar variety OF Rye Is not but
Mr.. Skinner assures the patrons of the Farmers
Library tina, effective measures shall be taken for
the importation of small quantities sufficient for
trial. in this and all similar cases, to be distributed
among them 40 soon we can make the arrange
ments" 1t is in matters like this that Mr. Skinner
zeal in the cause of Agriculture has always been so
conspicuous. Not content with pointing out and
recommending what is best TO be done, ne never
stops short, 80 far is practicable, OF furnishing the
means Of doing it.
In short article on Cape Woo" it is stated that
in 1924. 23Oi9 lbs of that commodity were imported
into England and in l544 1928 $40 lbs an increase
of nearly one hundred fold. Cape Wool has taken
its place in the grand market Of Europe among the
best and may soon be the first in the first rank Tor
the Cape climate and natural grasses seem ordained
TO bring the Merino breed Of sheep to perfection
In 1918. 32,e7l lbs. of wool were imported from
New South Wales; in 1885 it had increased TO 8
s93927 lbs.
" Ne,c. York State Agricultural FAIR to be held
at Utica September II, l5i5. This is merely
nroaramme of this interesting meeting at which the
annual Address is TO be delivered by JOSIAH QUIS
CY, Jr.
Tho short extracts in relation TO the composition
Of soils" and on "Guano.' are highly interesting
respecting the latter is said that its has per
nicous influence upon the scent Of flowers, and that
the fragrance of the rose has in instances been
changed to most unpleasant odor
"Orat,oa delirered before The agricultural and
Mechanics association Of Louisiana, 18th May
lsi5, by Judge p. A. RosT.' The principal sub
iects touched upon in this eloquent address are the
culture and manufacture of sugar-subects of pc
culiar importance to the auditory before whom ii
was delivered. and of great general interest 10
whole community.
Manufacture Of Manure = Destruction OF
sparrows and other Birds ;" Comparison of Guano
with other Manurcs = Manure for Onions and
the Natural History OF the Cockroach,' are short
but important articles With respect to that pest
10 housekeepers the cockroachi we are told that IN
England the little inollensivc animal, the hedgehog,
has been found the most effective eradicator. We
are provided with an equally active agent in the
little land tortoise, which we know, from expert
cnce will soon clear a room house Of this often
sive insect.
"Cheshire cheese" is the title of an elaborate ar
,clc extending through twelve pages. The En-
clish Prize Essay, by HENRY WHITE, of Warren
ton, Lancashire is preceded by tie following OBJ
servations and episode by the Editor, which we
think our readers will thank us for introducing:
"Renecting on the increase ofour export of cheese
TO England and how favorably the best American
is said already to compare with the best hnSsh ar
tele, it might be deemed unreasonable 10 occupy 80
much space as is given in this number to the essay
On the making of Cheshire cheese, lnasmuch as IL
may be supposed that American cheese makers
have little 10 learn on the subject Bat in the first
place we have to consider that the Agricultural
Society of the country where this matter Is practl
calIy as well if not better, understood than IN any
other in the world has indicated It's belief that there
was vet room for observation and Improvement, by
offering a premium for the best essay and then ms
not TO be forgotten that according 10 the hxei rules
of competition for all the prizes OF that Society all IN
formation contained in prize essays, must be found
ed on erpericsce or observation, and not on simple
reference TO books or other sources. Furthermore,
Qri no nr1Tp
the essay though the best offered, may not in itself
b, deemed worthy of it, Thus we have strong
Guarantee as well for the need for the merit OF the
essay in this case.
ois il not little remarkable that the knowledge
and the habit OF cheese making should have been
confined almost without variation since the hrst
settlement of the country, far as we are advised
10 particular part of the United States and that in
adjoining States the people should remain In total
ignorance of the process from beginning 10 end-ig-
norance so total and profound that we apprcnend
some Young men, who ought 10 be familiar at least
with The theory of all such subjects will here Tor the
first time read in a way to have impressed on their
memories, eren me eIocf meaning ~ me "0'" 'e"
ne?
ain all the State of Maryland. within the recoec-
tion of the writer there has been time out oil mind
but one chosen aker and but one raiser or cultiva
tor of peanuts, or ground peas. These men were
as remarkable in their day and generation as lzaak
w
Wilder of Boston, among gentlemen irulierers and
florists al the present day. Both those characters
so distinguished, each in his line, have gone the
way of all eesh which Scripture saith is but grass
and with them have passed into utter desuetude
their respective occupations One was Mr.. Spros
ton, a respected farmer of Cecil county Maryland
who. in possessing the mystery of cheese making
was regarded with a degree of superstitious respect
as sort of necromancer. The other character was
an old grey headed, grey bearded african born ne
gro who. BY some chance tradition saith not how
got. solitary and alone OF his race, into Calvert
county To him was yielded implicitly the monoP-
DIV of pea nut or 'peaader' making, as i, was vul
carly called II any one knew his process they
dared not initiate il Old Mawney, as he was called
and known throughout the county, could barely
con,riyc to make himself understood in sort or
broken English which, being cngrafted on the Al
rcan tongue rather late in life, never grew we'll
Mawneys great staple and support through life was
his peanut crop with which he travelled usually on
SATURDAYS round the country, carrying his bag on
his back and selling its precious contents by the
quart; Every boy OF that lk lived in awful respect
of Old Mawney, the more because he came from
| Guinea and would have As soon entered the cave
of Polyphemus as TO have approached Mawney