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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10
Mule Raising.

Whatever may be said of the esthetics oil
mule raising, there is but one side to be taken
in regard to the proftableness of it if wisely
manged. Let US look at few facts. Mules
are harder, cost less to keep than horses,
are sold unbroken, and are ready for market
the fall after they are two years old. They
are driven to market in droves and sold like
cattle; that is, the buyer has no recourse, as
in case of horses, if he finds the mule lame,
foundered, balky, or dead-unless gross de-
ception be practiced, and the price paid is
clearly money obtained on false pretences.
They are always marketable, having def
mite value, and ready sale, as much so as
neat cattle or sheep, and even halt and
MANNED animals bring proportionate price.
It is not an uncommon thing to hear man
say when demonstrated with for working
a crippled mule-''It will out-work any
horse have got" Allow that at two years
old, a mule and colt of like age have cost
the breeder the same sum. The mule is
ready for market, or nearly so, and he is
worth twenty to twenty-five per cent. more
than the horse-Price of mules will aver
age fully twenty per cent higher than hors-
es. At year and-a-half old the mule may
be put to light work without injury and
rather to advantage, and from that time on
may earn his own living at least. The horse
is salable at FIVE years old, but not then I'M
less he is broken. He cannot be put to
work of any kind much before four years
old; and during all this time his breeder
has to run the risk of accidents, sickness,
bad breaking, and luck in marketing. There
are several other important considerations.
Many mare that brings inferior colts will
produce mules ofvery salable quality. and yet
the finer the mare. other things being equal,
the better mule she foals. Many Kentucky
and Tennessee farmers have long used thor
ough bred mares for mule breeding. and
their mule stock is exceedingly fine. The
excellence of the Jack is not less essential 10
marked success. though as already stated,
any and every mule finds his market and
that, too. without ''jockeying." The Su-
perintendent of Sixth Avenue Railroad in
this city states that in employing mule labor
there is a saving of three per cent. in casu-
alties. 124 per cent. in keeping, and 25 per
cent. in shoeing.-Anserican Agricmlturist.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

TRAISISG ToMAroEs.-A correspondent
writes to the American Agrieulturiss: It is
poor policy to set them in rich soil; let it be
of just moderate fertility. Give them the
warmest part of the garden;- set small pieces
of bush around them until they have grown
eighteen inches or SO high, then drive in
notched stakes along side of the rows. say
about two feet high. and on these notches
lay poles--bean poles will answer-on each
side of the rows; as soon as the vines are
high enough lay them on these poles; this
will expose them to sun and air and keep
the fruit clean. The tomato may b
trained. also. like grape vine, on Low
trellis or sunny wall; the yield of fruit il
enormous. and on awarm wall the first frost
will do no real injury.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

CURING HAMs.-At late fair of the
Maryland State Agricultural Society, the
first premium was awarded for curing hams
thus:
To $50 pounds of hams, take il ounces
saltpeter, four quarts of fine salt, with
enough molasses to make it paste; rub
we'll on the flesh side; let it lie for four
weeks; then hang and smoke. Two days
before removing from the smoke house,
paint with black pepper and strong pepper,
after which bag them.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

POULTRY champion, of
Holyoke. Mass, writes, that many years
ago, when yet boy. he began taking the
Agricultwrist, and derived many hints from
t, which he has been practicing upon since
he has grown up. and here is one of the re-
suits: For fourteen years he has kept poultry,
and considers them the most profitable stock
in his farm. They have seldom failed to
give him fresh eggs daily through every
winter. They have light room. with a
window facing south. roosts on one side,
and laying boxes on the other. They have
q box containing ashes and old mortar pound
ed fine, to roll in. When the ground is
frozen, they consume finely broken oyster
shells and bones freely. Their main food
is corn and oats mixed, as much as they will
eat twice day, with occasional change to
scalded meal. Once In q week during win
ter, when insects are inaccessible, the fowls
need a little fresh meat. With the above
treatment they have kept in good condition.
and fifteen hens have given four to eight
eggs day during the entire winter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

you remedy for cows or calves which
have got anything like dysentery. I have
tried it for years. Take one tablespoonful
of laudanum and four of good brandy, for a
cow, mix together in bottle for one dose
For calf, one teaspoonful of laudanum and
two tablespoonfuls of brandy. with one pint
of new milk from the cow. Mix for one
dose, say for calf Two weeks old.-WM.
HAYEs.-RuroL Neao- Yorker.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10
--Grape-Crowerss Maxims.

Prepare ground in the fall. plant in
the spring.
give the vine plenty of manure, old
and we'll decomposed; for fresh manure ex-
cites growth, but does not mature ii.
3-Luxuriant growth does not always
ensure fruit
Dig deep, bat plant shallow.
5-Young vines produce beautiful fruit,
bat old vines produce the richest.
6-Prune IN the autumn to promote
growth; but in the spring to ensure fruit
fulness.
PLANT your vines before you pat up
trellises.
8-Vines, like soldiers. should have good
arms. @
9-Prune spurs to one well developed bud,
for the nearer the old wood the higher flavor
ed the fruit
lO-Those who prune long must soon
climb.
11-Vine 1saves love the sun; the .frua.
the shade.
f2-Every leaf has bud at its base, and
either bunch of fruit or tendril oppo-
site to it.
15-A tendril is an abortive fruit bunch
"a bunch of fruit productive tendril.
IA bunch of grapes without a healthy
leaf opposite, is like ship at sea without q
rudder-it can't come 10 port.
15-Laterals+ are like politicians; if not
often checked they are the worst of thieves.
16-Good grapes are like gold; no one
has enough.
1.-THE earliest grape viii keep the long,
est; for that which is fully matured is cas-
lily preserved.
l8-Grape eaters are long livers.
l9-Hybrids are not always high-bred.
2o-He who buys the nea0 and ustried
varieties should remember that the sellers
maxim is Caveat ensptor-Let the buyer look
out for himself.-A. S. FULLER.-Amer;cas
Agricalturist.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

STEPPING BARLEY BEFORE SOWING. a
writer in the Homestead recommends that
seed barley should be stepped, before SOW
ing, in solution of copperas or blue Wit
riol, the same as is often done for wheat,
and then rolled in plaster enough to dry it.
He says it has the effect of giving it rapid
start. and makes it come up strong and dark
colored. He thinks the benefit equal to ten
extra loads of manure per acre.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

AN AGED HES.-''Subscriber," Carlisle
Station, O., writes, that he has Prussiau
hen raised by himself in 1841. which makes
her twenty zone years old. She is of clear
white. medium size, was good layer and
successful in raising one or two broods of
chickens every season, until the past two or
three years. She still exhibits a maternal
care over the broods in generals not this
the oldest hen on record
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10
FARMERS DEPARTMENT.

- In this department. our readers may often
= find. items not purely instructive. but par
taking more Of the nature of news. It will
be our aim to keep the reaIers of The News
posted on all matters Of interest to the ag-
ricuItural world. aud doubt not that they
will thank US for so doing.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

FRIED RIcE.-Any cold rice left from
dinner, or prepared for that purpose, may
be made out with the hands or spoon into
cakes about an inch thick. dipped into an
egg and flour batter. and fried handsome
brown in the frying pan, with small piece
of butter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

CARRoT PIE.-This is an excellent way:
Take white or yellow carrots. peel, boil till
quite soft, put them through cullender,
then add milk and sugar. TO each pie. put
one egg and spoonful of -four. Season to
suit the taste.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

To MAKE BuTTER CoME.-After churn-
ing. if the particles of butter viii not
unite, as isoften the case in very cold or very
hot weather. drop into the churn piece OF
butter the size of an egg. or larger, giving
the whole 3 few dashes. The particles, true
to the laws of attraction. will readily mite
with the larger lump. and the work is done.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10
Raise oniOns.

e But" says one, sit cannot be done, il
Kansas, with any certainty of success. ant
do not propose to throw my time away
upon such CROP" True. there is SOM
room for complaint, no doubt. During 81,
years residence in Kansas, we have observed
many more cases of failure than success. il
embarrassing, But let not our skeptica
friends abandon it altogether: we woulc
suggest that they make one more trial. Al
are ready to admit that sometimes fine crops
of this excellent vegetable are raised here
Now, could not this alauays be the case
provided We properly understood its cul
ture? We believe it might. The onion
needs more careful cultivation than almost
any other vegetable, and certain conditions
of the soil are requisite to insure the high.
est degree of success. IF those conditions
do not exist in the soil in it's natural state
of course artificial means must be EN-.
ployed.
1t is not yet too late in the season fol-
sowing, and we propose to offer few prac-
LlCaI SuSSoSLlOuSs
First. look well to the quality of your
SEED. Pour it in dish OF water, and stir
it thoroughly; that which floats on the sur
face has no vitality, and should be skim
med off and thrown away. Then pour off
the water and spread the seed to dry, as it
is almost impossible to SOW it evenly while
wet. Scalding or soaking the seed-es-
pecially when planting late-is useful, as it
assists in speedy termination.
The greatest care should be taken to thor
oughly pulverize the Sell. Too much
labor cannot be bestowed in this direction.
The soil of Kansas, according to the opin-
ions of old onion growers, is especially
adapted, in some respects, to this crop. be-
ing strong. rich loan. of clayey nature.
Manure-whieh so many in the West re-
gard as of no yalue-should be literally
applied; twenty-five or thirty wagon-loads
to the acre is necessary. Hog manure is
considered best by some; but if only a
small plot of ground is to be cultivated,
hen manure, put into the drill Cor billy with
the seed. is far preferable. In addition, a
heavy top-dressisg Of ashes (either leached
or unleached will answer should be put on.
This we regard as of more importance than
anything else. It is an absolute need of
the soil, which must be supplied.
In SOWING, do not cover more than half
an inch deep, if the ground is moist, and
the soil has previously been well prepared.
The old method is 10 SOW in drills, but ex-
perienoe has shown that when put in hills.
the weeds can be more easily kept out. and
greater average yield obtained. Some may
doubt this. Try the experiment, at any
rate. with few hills, and make note of the
result.
Thus much for the present. AS the sea-
son advances. we shall give additional d.
rections in regard to hoeing. etc.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

oRIerHAL HoRsE LrS1MEHT, ron Ours,
ETc.-Ol NORWOOD, one ounce; aqua am
monia, half an ounce; alcohol, one pint; rub
on parts affected. The above is good for
both man and beast.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

With his ahears- OF. fist. The Kinder you
treat q sheep the better It behaves. Many
wool growers want their sheep sheared close
to the hide, but this is not well for the sheep
nor for the next growth of wool. When
sheared close, the hot sun Injuries them ma
terially.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

ScAB IN SHEEP.-Will you give US some
tried remedy for this disease? Is it con-
tagious? What is the cause. preventive,
&c.?AP. Il. q.
This disease of the skin is exceedingly
common among sheep all over the world, and
prevails most in spring and early summer.
It may be induced by bad keeping, expo
sure to cold and wet, or by contagion. The
sheep attacked should be caught, housed,
shorn, carefully washed with soap and
water, and on the second day again washed
with decoction of lime water and tobacco
equal parts. When pustules are found,
shear off the wool about them, remove the
scab, and apply the following mixture: One
pound of plug tobacco, thoroughly boiled
in four gallons of water; the same quantity
of lime-water, with one pint spirits turpen-
tine.-RuroL N,ar- Yorker.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

STaErcHEs IL SHEEP.-As I have just
cured valuable Spanish Merino lamb, at
tackled with the above disease, simply by
putting her out by herself and running her
until she was pretty we'll tired, thought
perhaps l might benefit some Rural readers
by giving them my experience with this
disease. When ] was boy, my father
frequently lost sheep with the stretches,
and had tie sorry job of pulling its wool;
but after hearing that they might be easily
cured by Exercising them thoroughly"
We acted accordingly. and have lost none
since. In the case of the lamb mentioned
above, feared my remedy would fail, as
the frst chase did but little good. appar-
emily, and had to repeat the operation,
after which she was eating in few min
utes.-M. H. B.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-10

#Laterals are shoots which start from either
side of the main bud at the axil of every leaf il
they grow unchecked they destroy its vigor if en-.
tirely removed, the bud itsef shoots prematurely.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-20

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-20

New YoRK, June l3.
New Orleans papers to June st have been
received here The Delta strongly denounces
the friends Of secession and sustains Gen.
Butler The Bee has re-appcared with an
apology and explanation assuring Gen But
Ter that it never meant to recommend the de-
siruction the crops fhe Delta OF the 3lst
I gives a report that Fort Morgan below Mobile
surrendered on the 29th Of May.
The Delta of the 3lst that on the 26th,
while the forces under Gen. Williams wore
descending the Mississippi, they we're fred
on, when off Grand Gulf by a field battery
of four guns. One man was killed and one
officer slightly wounded. The gunboat Kino
then opened on the town, aud the battery
with its camp about a mile and half in the
roar Of the town was thereby persuaded to
leave -Four companies of the 4th Wisconsin
Regiment under Major Boardman, were land
ed to destroy the camp. These forces came up
as the rebels were leaving, the guard and tents
having preceded them. A few shots only
were exchanged aud the pursuit discontinued.
At night one of the Onion troops was wound
cd, and several rebel troops we're seen to fall.
Unfortunately the gallant aid of Con. Will
liams Lieut. Geo, c. Dekay volun-
teered 10 land with Mai Boardman, was Sc
While some distance in advance Of the ad-
yancod guard he received seven buck shot in
the le6 arm and five in the side. -Four sick
Union soldiers having beon fred on by con-
aed assassins at the town Of Kanma, La,
May 9th, and two OF them killed, by order Of
Gen. Butler property to a large amour, be-
longing to the parties known and identified
with the murder was destroyed by the 2lst
Indiana regiment.
The TuLunes Washington dispatch says the
Decouh. which arrived at Fortress Monroe
yesterday, brings dispatches from flag officer
Fa rigul At New Orleans June 3 lie went
TO Nicksbufgh N the Richmond. but returned
without attacking place. leaving number Of
Of gunboats as a blockading squadron. The
town is under their guns, but Is rather high
above the river for assault IL will, how
ever, be captured before many days
On his way down the stream he was fired
at several times by musketry from the banks
of the river, and expressed the opinion that
the war on the Mississippi will henoeforth be
of this character New Orleans was quiet.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-20

NJ EMFHls, enn., June ~.
Quiet prevails throughout the entire city
The ready submission of the inhabitants to
Federal rule is surprising and gratfy ing Tho
civil authorities continue to discharge their
functions heretofore The Provost Mar
shal's Office is thronged with applicants for
permits to proceed North All persons are
required to take the oath Of allegiance before
permission is granted. Jackson's rebel cav
airy, which has been lowering arc nd the city
since the Federal occupation, is said to have
gone to Holly Springs As most Of them are
largely interested in that city. it is improba-
ble that they will make an attempt to burn it,
The City Recorder was arrested by the Pro-
yost Marshal, for causing the arrest of citi-
zen tor conyersing in the street with Union
soldier. The rebel cavalry are securing tho
country around Grand Junction destroying
all the cotton that can be found Application
TO ship 6O0O bales of cotton is already made
The Memphis Ar,us is still outspoken in
secession sympathy The Apal1nche is more
guarded and inclined to submit quietly Both
advise Icaceable submission to Federal rule
Many stores have opened and resumed busi-
ness. Some dealers refuse Confederate mon
ey, bat receive Tennessee bank notes. The
markets are rather sparsely supplied with
meats and vegetables. Two rebel steamers
we're captured yesterday above the city
II is reported that 80 900 bales Of cotton
have been destroyed here.
Intelligence received this morning says as
soon az the news Of the defeat of the rebel
leet and the surrender Of the city reached
ST. Francis river, Ark, steamer acting un-
der Gen. llndmans orders, went up and
down that stream and destroyed thousands Of
bales Of cotton Some 400 bales were burn
ed at Madison, Ark, about IS miles west Of
the city.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-20

Letters from Gen McCelan's army state
that it is proved beyond a doubt that he reb-
els made the attack on the memorable Satur-
day, with 60, 900 men, and that they were
obliged to confess a complete defeat, with the
loss Of 10000 men. There is a partial list of
the wounded in a copy of the Richmond En-
qprcr-thc second OF third already publish
ed. Ii has the names Of wounded from Ga
regiments and 10 independent corps. They
doubtless had nearly 100 regiments in the
two days fight II is also stated, with every
probability of truth, that it is nov we'll
known that North Carolina Unlonism had
broken out on Tuesday, in open revolt, and
mat six North Carolina regiments in that
brigade were surrounded with Mississippi and
Hahama troops, in superior numbers, who
urWmed and placed them in confinement.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-20

A letter from on board the United States
steamship Mississippi, off New Orleans,
states that a steamboat load from the upper
Louisiana, had reached that city. This cot
ton was to be put on board the steamer Ten
nessee, captured from the rebels, and sent to
Boston which will make good the promise Of
Gen Butler that he would send home a freight
of cotton within sixty days after passing the
forts. The same writer states that recruiting
is going on for the federal army at New Or
leans with unexpected success.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-20

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