, 1874-06-13

mud labor apent on tilts Invention,
mud the cultiyator waa manufactured and placed
aofootlvo, a,,d boeamo inoporeiise: Slpeo tllo!
tho grcat "cu!tivator pntons ring" has been on
tho alago md disappeared, and Llle widow Of D.
8. Stafford, tho inventor, haH applied to the
courts for nn amendment Of tho claims, aud at
hotrs Of Woods pillow patont aud othors, las boel
yiulicate1, and hor rights acknowledged,
While IT is shown Tint to tho young farmer
Stafford iB duo tho ldoa, yot others lavo addoa
70 II growth, and stimulated and glven sal'lo
lest Of them might DO named Hall,
Duntlas. Groom, and Marah, all of whose nRpll.
SatSns for patents Eve were Foeoto ses Of them
TINT Of 1largl, think, for want Of attontio1 Or.
Boule dofoat. Tho whole history Of those early
pioneers is ono Of continued hardship. growing
out Of tho poverty Of trade aud their own want
command tho funds to ply tito feos Of tho
Patont- Office, and at Inst had to diBposo of. n
part Of 1T for that purpose. 'rho idea cauao IL
1919, when tho first oultivasor was put to work;
iyyuod, simply for the want Of funds, sud
ioct; and now, "att attor tiirty-two % yesrp @
Of continued struggle. tho ratont is
roissnod Tor period pf aeyon years: During
Nil parts Of tho Northwest. Whit effect this
nov iasMe Of tho two-horse ou}tiyntor 1nuy havo
on tho farnlor can only bo left tor timc to DE-
load to now monopoly.
nuLL-LEss OATS. .....
It Ia go long Binco wo llavo had good, re1nble
agricultural h,llnbug, like tho Norway ont, thnt
r. qnto rGifressl'ns TO- SOC .,. something new
at tho West for tho dolectation Of tho Eastern
farnor. Tho following is from tho Now York
Sun, of which tho reader had better tako 9
note, aa, though this hul-leHs ont has not
leon worry perHsHtontly sold ut tho Vest,
yct 1t 10 vol TO be OIL our guard:
a NEW K1aD or OATS.
"Wc hare been shown tRnys a correspondent Of tho
g. Ansns @ asssS'asr m sample Of ,husss oas by
them no seed for ncldcult.lro IN this State. They
aonb1o tho common oat after the hull Ia removed. In
Forty biishos have bern raised to tic nero At tic
Mest and no grsatn \ SSigs as pounds nor bashel The
It was harvcsted 50 that nothing further Ia known Of
ts history. It Is clntncd that tho grain makes IN
from tic common varieties after Iuing, aud, as
this forrns quite an item Of food ut present IN
acoesssay Il viii 70 n very useful for tbs parpose esta q.
every farmer can eaay raiso sufficiently for Ills own
uso. ut least As there .n,st DO at least threo times
fho common kiuds, If forty bushels can 10 rasci on
~ acre It viii bea profitable crop t. produce: Dat
adaptiyouesa to this country aud tta value "a crop"
We do not hooyc that our farmers will bo bencntcd
Of G nsrap sar Or a dsss ss tue u.s.
4s!s1SoI Mt s jssGs s%s spesss s, + .tis + IL
kaoT seas.SIPs = ta!s a s ssry ~ aneIent t. W
s or tnswn aas y in 'e III Ss: @ ss
cultural WorkB the reolcorn, Ilcorn oa It Is
probably the oldest varioy o4ant and Is supposed 10
cicnt snhabltants ot Brita5n Il waa superteJSa By
superior variotisa in Europe long hcforo verout be-
tsas sa sy s! osf Would
be expected to thrive. But 1t haa been tried and
again ~ this country during tue paat fty ycars
nore and condemned on account Of the liability Of
tho grain to drop before fully ripe, bcs.es being ess
productive han the newer varietus 1t ~ seldom tllat
. half-dozcn yearH pass without this old out being
brought out as som0thing now and very desirable /;
d before us II an advertisement Of aEn tn WiYcon-
tor tl.s namo Of nohoinan oat" for tho yery mod
erAte price Of 80 cent? perquart.
MAK1Sd VINEGAR.
Thore iB man travelling through tho country
Beling tho recipe for tho mailing Of vinegar, for
ily-right. It Is simply 1nolasses aud water, with
sn.Ill quantity Of hectic aca from tho druggist,
making the coat Of whqt. tho follow calls first
S,nss y11'nogaE as he en'ms 70 cent? aa gallon
grocors OF our townR ps new, valuable dis
coyery.
Vinegar may DO made from pure aooto acid !;
but, as TINT ii doriyad from vinegar, itsTeost ii
Of vinegar, tho alcohol iH IN part changed to
acotio acid, or vinegar; and, to obtain this acid
in dry state, the vinegar must be deprived Of
its ,acetsc acid. OF course, there could DO
no no, gain, aud only tho loss Of labor. For For
,s resor fss0 to tho n' pso e aess ae aea
for this purpose. It would DO like the economy
Of cutting UP whole pieces Of calico, for tho mak-
ing Of patchwork ,-tho Quilt being no bot
taT, though an in,ipcnao amount Of labor may
havo been expended in ita metamorphosis.
Duasauer, tn his work on tho mannfaoture OF
vinegar, says: " Tho acid extracted from ppri-
| fed acetate OF Hoda Is puror than tho common
| cnl acetlo acid manufactured in Germany by
| quick proceHs with limo. and decomposing tho
| salt OF limo BY supllurio acid" 10 nuke vim
egar by the uBo Of commercial acetosacid is too
| costly, md the parties who part with thair dol
The cheap vinegar is altltaratod with aulpllnrio
acid, and IL nevor mado BY tho uso Of acotio aell.
| Acettu acid lB used in making white laad
| and other acotates, and ia dertvoa from
boEh vegetable and mineral substancoB -chioily,
! as IL Shown, from vinegar itself. The person
selling the recipe, In stating tho cost at 10
| cents, commits small error, knowingly or vii
| fully, OF cou1so, no Intelligent, thinking por-
son ought to he deceived BY any Of their class,
for they have nover been known to aoll dolas'a
Last year follow mado d good thing in selling
3 mixture Of nitric aud muliatio acida,--a mix
| turo;t that il found i'll every tn-slop, to bo used
in tho soldering Of old tislwaro iu the place Of
roain. A two-ounoe yial OF ttls WAS parted Mitl,
for g., and tho women taught how to mend
! thoir old tin-pans; but, as few becamo expert
at the business, the pa,ls continue to 90 to the
| yillage-tinnor ,.allal. In this way the Gran.
gors arc being lot into great number OF dollar
socrotBtlat tic &litHitle world are not supposed
| to bo ahlo to obtain.
| THE WEATHER AND Cnore.
| On the It'll VIC Ind gonoral rain In thls part
| OF tile State, that was Of great value to the
crops, Of Which tho corn, hay, aud lato-sowed
oats began to Hlow tho need. Since thon the
weather has boon rathor cloudy, and everything
has mado good growth. The stand Of corn Il
good. A fair broatlth has baon planted, but
nothing like tho crop Of '1S72. Thu
Sna Sa oon viii all sGS0s So out Of F0o''an tht
way Of tho new crop. Tho small grains nll lool
vol, aud the hay.orop will also be O fair one
Newly-sot troeH arc doing woll, though tho latt
| fry 1Y0nthpr hHH haHn rnthar hard OH tHh ynunL