The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-02-22
Items from the Patent office Re.

from the Patent Office Report, prepared by
the editor Of the Genessee Farmer, in the
Register and Examiner, Of West Chester,
Pa, --a journal that selects and conienses
with skill aud jul cement 0sio Stats Dam.
oerst. "a FFE
judging from all the returns that have
reached the Patent Office, the farmers oil
Ohio Pr,duce not only more wheat ia the
aggregate, than those ofany other State,
but more bushel per acre on al average"
'ln some counties this State, the barn
yard manure is designedly wasted, as the
! soil does not require it, and tits removed
from the yard only because this IL cheaper
than to move the barn. Il IS noticed, how
ever, that the average yield on Old lands
is less per acre than formerly"
THE best RENE iy," says one writer, ''for
Hessian flies and weeiils, is the prop lga.
ton and care OF the fussy and featheling
tribes of the air. 10 the swallows in gener
al, but more parlisularly to the chimney
swallow is assigned the duty of wsgin1
successful and incsssant war, during the
warm season and until late in the fall upon
the immense armies of insects which foat
in the summer breeze, the weeyil an fly in.
sessantly. These birds. as is generally well
known, procure all their food, c cpnsisting of
insects, on the wing. After their bf0ots
have been reared, they partake of but two
meels day--breakfast and supper. In
the morning thay range furlher:in the even
ing they procure their food nearer their dom
icil. When feeding their young they are
busy all day"
"Now, If these birds can be multiplied to
any desirable extent on every farm, sub
NIT whether their being s. multiplied would
not insure our wheat crops against the raw
ages of all insects The house l live in, 4"
continues the writer, "has been built twen
ty.seven years; 1t has two stacks OF chin
neys, with lwJ Aues in each from the second
| aopr. One Of theSr chimneys, and one fue
| OF the ether, is every summer and fall ex.
cIusively devoted to the use OF swallows;
here they are permitted to br ed undisturb
! ed, rnd all available means are rssorle1 to
remedy accidents. Thus, .... ....
I'm selecting steers for the yoke. Judge
ment and skill are necessary; in temper
motion, build and size, they should be a.
like; docili'y, mild temper, rather quick mo-
ton, a tishi and heavy build, anI large
size. are the desirable qualities of work.
OK Ii the opposite Of these qualities are
found in n steer selected forthe yoke, dis.
miss him at onc,, and substitute another"
Another writer says, ''thc best remedy
for tie lIes<an fly is 10 sow between the iii
and eoth of September, giving time for a
frost brfore,the wheat is up enough for The
insect. 1.-THE insect should get in the wleat
the best method.is to turn on sheep and feed
it short in the Iall'
"lf proper selections were made from na.
tive cattle, and the same care and feed at.
for ed in rearing such selections as are Civ
eu to the Dufhams. ! think a stock of cattle
might be produced that would compare IA
vorably with bouded stock"
In speakil g Of potatoes the & lowing an.
ecdote is related: "a Iumberman in St..
Lawrence county, New York, economised
lnthis way. potatoes were scarce and lear;
he ewished to eat and plant out OF his small
stock; he took his knife and carefully cut
each; eye out, not much larger than dime
and saved :he residue for eating. In plant.
ing he found he had not seed enough to ':ov-
er his ground. Another resort was had
to the knife. each eye was carefully divided
into four parts; four pieces only were put ia
Il hill. lie harvested n gool crop, as good
from the latter es from the former cuttings"
The following, in answer to circular
from the Patent Office. wr ten by a farmer
OF Mic chigan, deserves to be extensively cop.
pied:
"Nillions of the United States revenue
are expended in protecting our commerce
All right. The army and navy, and West
Point to boo, are never overlooked, but
come in for all the glory and fall pay. All
right again. But how stands the case with
the great mass? Five millions Of farm la
bo-ers, who have caused civilization and
science to tread close upon the retreating
heel OF the red man who have made Il e
wilderness to bud and blossoms as the rose
have made the solitary places become yo-
ca'--who' have performed the lIercuean
task Of clearing up he vast expanse Of for
est from Maine TO Texas, and from Florida
TO the great northern Lakes--who have COW
cred the domain with fertile felds4nd Thrift
ty thamlsts--who have checkered ii nth
roads tlleFOag ghfares--llave dotted It's sur.
face with school houses aRa churches--who
have done more than all other classes uni
tel, 10 make this the land of the tree and
the home al the brave, what has Congress
done for them? Why, they have indirectly
taxed them Tor more than two thirds Of the
revenues, aud given them what? TIE
Parent Oiicc Report; a work Of real worth
and utIfity, treasure indeed to The farmer
who is fortunate enough TO get copy. Il
the supply were equal TO the demand, ii
would give greater satisfaction" siar
"rhe. Halls Of Congress are filed with
legal and commercial men, but few farm.
ers lind seat there; which. in some meas
ure, accounts Tor their interests being over.
looked, = 8 &a.alg .s es44 s.gszJ Hgabyafg5
"As class, however, we are willing to
forget thc pass ii we can hat have the rs.
sufance thai the prospects oithe futaresssall
no be dim med by neglece." a .la4 80
eve feel like swinging our caps, md
giving nine OF our loudest cheers to the feR
choIcr spirits who assembledat Washington
last Sum,ner, and formed National A9ri.
cul ural Society. Their names are a guar.
antee. that something will be done Il is
noped ;hat they will Curry the war into AZ.
n "a, with Congress, and press the subject
home upon that body SO strcnuoasly, ,hat
our Interest viii be duly con siIcred." \
"Thc farmersanl planters are unable 10
establish experiment schools, thai would
have the desired affect. Aninstitution d
lhls klnd shoull have an oaor Of nationnli.