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or eix years ajo to award preniiuins only to such aiii- 

 luals as could show a satisfactory Herd book pedif^ree 

 have tended to produce this result. The show of Dev- 

 ons is maf!;i)ificeiit. The exhibition of Cvalloways is a 

 pleasing feature of these shows. The AjTshires are 

 i^cuerally good, and some fcw quite superior. The 

 Herefords are nowhere. 



The show of Leicester sheep is truly magniflcent. 

 There are 40 two year old rains, and 24 one year old 

 rams, nearly all good, and some everyway superior. 

 We cannot help thinking, however, that many of them 

 might have been very appropriately en'ered in the 

 class of " Longwools, not pure Leicesters, Cotswolds 

 or Cheviots."' 'I'he show of South Downs is large, 

 bet there are many of but indifferent quality. Here 

 ar« a few Flampshire Down ewes, perfect beauties, 

 and thi-i three year old Hampshire Down ram weig-h- 

 ing 300 lbs. is a model. They all belong to Joiiy 

 Spenckr of Whitby. Here are a few Crossbre\l 

 Downs and 'Cotswolds — Down ewes and Cotswold 

 ram — tliey partake most of the Cotswold character 

 and are tine mutton sheep. The show of Cheviots is 

 good. That ewe belonging to R. MmnLEMAST of 

 North Dumfries is a great beuuty — the best we have 

 «ver seen. Merinos and tiaxons are at a discount in 

 fJonada. 



The show of pigs is not l.i.rge. They are divided 

 into two classes — Large and Small breed. Of the 

 former there were 23 entries, of the latter 55. In 

 the former, the most conspicuous is a Y orl<shire boar, 

 «f good symmetry, great length, perfectly white and 

 weighing 1019 lbs. In the latter class there are 

 some good Suifolks and Essex. 



The exhibition of horses is very large and good. 

 There are 109 entries of stallions, 84 of mares and 

 oolts, 71 of matched horses, 58 single horses in har- 

 oess and 16 saddle horses. The horses are generally 

 large and lieavy, well adapted for all agricultural pur- 

 poses. The stallions are mostly descended from 

 *'Gld Clyde." They are large, active and handsome, 

 of a beautiful irongrey color, and in everyway a de- 

 sirable breed of farm horses. 



There are 1G8 entries of poultry, but we see noth- 

 ing particularly worthy of mention. 



The show of agricultural implimeuts, machines etc. 

 is very good. Here is the celebrated Howard Plow, 

 made entirely of iron and undoubtedly the best of all 

 the English plows. The English and Scotch form of 

 plows generally prevails. Many of the impliments 

 and machines are of excellent finish and all of them 

 of Canadian Manufacture. There is scarcely any 

 impliments or machines from the stales. 



Meetings for Agricultural Discussions were held 

 Wi Wednesday and Thursday evening. They were 

 occupied in discussing the propriety of fixing the 

 Annual Exhibitions of the Society at three points — 

 say Kingston, Toronto and London. There is a 

 strong feeling in favor of permanent location. Some 

 gentlemen present argued — and justly we think'— ^ 

 tiiat, though there would be many advantages in 

 having permanent buildings, — though it would afford 

 greater convenience to exhibitors, yet that the ex- 

 hibitions would become comparatively local in their 

 character and lose much of their interest. No ttefi- 

 nite action was taken. 



The Annual Address was delivered by the Presi- 

 dent, George Alexander, Esq , of Woodstock, and 

 WS3 an able and practical production. 



The fair ia to be held at Torouto next yeat. 



ITEMS SUGGESTED BY THE OCTOBER NUMBER. 



OcToi'.ER come."! in M'ith a heavy rain, giving n3 

 leisurs (if it were not for the many things one can 

 do about the bam) for perusing the Farmer for the 

 month — one of the best numbers of the volume. It 

 opens well, on an important question, "How can we 

 most economically 



Increase the Fertility of the Soil?" — It must 

 be done. And we farmers ara learning that under- 

 draining "begins at the beginning" of the great 

 work, though us yet the expense of the improve- 

 ment deters us in most cases from it. You must 

 " keep it before the people," and remind them again 

 and again of the value of manure, of the best modes 

 of manufiicturing, preserving and applying it. Bat 

 you need no homily from me upon the subject of 

 your duties. 



KiKrt Philip Corn — As a general thing, my King 

 Philip Corn ripens no earlier this year than the eight 

 rowed yellow we have planted these many years, and 

 the yield is considerably less. Last year it matured 

 two weeks sooner, though planted a week later. 

 This year it was planted at the same time — the last 

 week in May. S. W.'s seems earlier — in part, no 

 doubt, from earlier planting. 



Potatoes. — S. W.'s "Blue Mercers are yet un- 

 rip?, with dead vines." So are mine, and I noticed, 

 last year, that they made the bulk of their growth 

 after the middle of September. They are small and 

 somewhat rotten, but the Mexicans and Yellow "J^id^ 

 neys have suffered the worst. 'J'he Flukes and Early- 

 Junes escaped entirely in my garden. 



Save all the Fodder — It is a well put caution, 

 given by D. of Gates, that we should save all the- 

 fodder. The surplus product of this favorable sea-, 

 son will not overbalance the old hay consumed " to 

 the last" in the spring, and, as he says, v,'e have the- 

 same (or a greater) amount of stock to feed. I do 

 not anticipate any remarkable ch'jyipness of hay, next 

 spring, or great surplus remaining unconsumed. 



Turnips and Turnip Gkqvfln'g. — I thought I 

 should have a fine crop of turnips, but some six 

 weeks ago a cinnamon-colored fly attacked them, 

 and injured them seriously. The variety was " Sut- 

 ton's Purple topped Yeliow hybrid," a good onr, 

 when well grown, for stock or the table. My River's 

 Stubble promise well. I agree with friend Sanfield 

 that turnips need especial manuring and care to suc- 

 ceed, and I shall give up trying to grow them with- 

 out, hereafter. Tins year I manured as for other, 

 garden crops, but turnips need more. 



Seeding to, Timothy. — I should like to hear from. 

 Western New York on this subject, but can only 

 give partially, successful experiments for my share. 

 Perhaps I, will speak of these in a separate article, . 

 hereafter. 



Management op Calves.-!— If Mr. Garnsey caa 

 raise better calves than ours, which for the last three 

 months have been fed only on sour milk, I should be 

 glad to see them. A farmer from an adjoining 

 county thought our cah^es must be of a superior 

 breed, and get unusual feed, or they would not be so 

 much better than his, (one as hea^'7 as three, he said) , 

 and was much surprised when, T told him they were 

 our common stock, fed only on sour milk, with the 

 run of the orchard pasture. My yearlings, which 

 never had a peck of grain in their lives, show that 

 my systegj is one to succeed, without meal or bran, 



