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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Feb. 



THE EUSTIS APPLE. 

 BY H. EATON. 



Mr. Editor: — I see in the February number of 

 the Farmer, (Vol. IX, p. 58,) a notice of several New 

 England apples, one of which is the Eustis. You 

 say you believe it originated on the farm of James 

 Eustis, Esq., of Southboro, Mass., which is a mis- 

 take, as it originated on the farm of Francis Smith 

 of South Reading, one of our first settlers, and is 

 known here by the name of Ben Apple. It is thus 

 noticed in a poem delivered by the Hon. Lillet 

 Eaton at a Bi-centennial Celebration of the town of 

 Reading in 1844: 



" A son of Francis, Ben, by name, 

 First raised that apple, known to fame, 

 So juicy, rich, of flavor fine 

 That still for him is called the ' Ben.' " 



It is one of the best apples that we have in New 

 England ; a late fall or early winter apple, but I have 

 a friend that says he keeps it until July. It has 

 been introduced of late years into Essex and Middle- 

 sex county nurseries quite extensively by a distin- 

 guished fruit culturist, James Eustis, Esq., of this 

 place — hence the name of Eustis. So. Reading, 

 Mass. Jan., 1849. 



Preserving Buds and Grafts. — The mode sug- 

 gested by T. G. Yeomans of Walworth, N. Y., of 

 preserving the scions of fruit trees in moist saw-dust, 

 has proved superior to any other. It is better than 

 damp moss in the facility with which the scion may 

 be perfectly embedded in it, leaving no interstices, 

 and it excels most sand in being lighter, more spongy, 

 and entirely free from a grit which may injure a knife. 

 We have without any difficulty preserved scions, 

 which were cut in the summer, for budding, till the 

 following spring, and inserted them as grafts with 

 entire success ; and we have kept winter-cut grafts 

 till midsummer perfectly fresh, and employed them 

 successfully in budding. A bushel of saw-dust will 

 retain its moisture for many weeks nearly unaltered ; 

 but water must not be applied too copiously, or water 

 soaking and decay will be the result. The north 

 side of a building, or a cellar, is the best place. — 

 Farmer $* Mechanic. 



M. Masson, the head gardener at the Luxembourg, 

 has lately grown a new root called the Ulucco, which 

 can very well it is thought, replace the potato. It 

 originally comes from Peru, and grows perfectly 

 well in the open air ; the flavor is very nearly the 

 same as that of the potato. In addition, the part 

 above ground furnishes a very agreeable vegetable, 

 something like the bean in flavor. Three crops of 

 the green part can be obtained the same season. — 

 Paris Paper. 



The Melon Apple. — Among the remarkably line 

 fruits shown at the Pomological Convention in New 

 York, some specimens of this new apple, described 

 in our last volume, were greatly admired. They 

 were from Rochester and Macedon, N. Y. Its beauty, 

 as well as its unusual juicyness and freshness of 

 flavor, will make it much sought after as a dessert 

 fruit. — Horticulturist. 



At Cheshire, Mass., there is an apple tree meas- 

 uring thirteen feet in circumference, which has 

 borne from ninety to one hundred and ten bushels of 

 apples in a season. 



iJrocccbmga of Agricultural Sorictks. 



N. Y. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Annual Meeting of this Society, held at the 

 Assembly Chamber in Albany on the 17th and 18th 

 of January, was well attended by delegates from 

 various sections of the State. The proceedings 

 were very interesting, and characterized throughout 

 with much harmony and unanimity ; but we have 

 only room to give a synopsis of the most important. 



The Society designated Syracuse as the location 

 of its next Annual Fair — provided security be given 

 to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee, that 

 the local expenses of the Fair, (not exceeding $3,500) 

 be discharged by the inhabitants of that city. 



Officers of the Society for the ensuing year were 

 elected as follows : — 



President — John. A. King, of Queens. 



Vice Presidents — 1st district, Jas. Monroe of New York ; 

 2d, Saxton Smith, of Putnam; 3, E. P. Prentice, of Albany; 

 4, Le Roy Mowry, of Washington ; 5, Wm. Fuller, of On- 

 ondaga; 6, David Maine, of Madison; 7, John Delafield, of 

 Seneca; 8, Henry W. Rogers of Erie. 



Corresj>onding Secretary — B. P. Johnson, of Albany. 



Recording Secretary. — John McD. Mclntyre of Albany. 



Treasurer — Luther Tucker, of Albany. 



Executive Committee — 4 B. Burnett, of Onondaga ; P. N. 

 Rust, of Onondaga ; Henry Wayne, of Oneida ; J. J. 

 Viele, of Rensselaer ; Samuel Cheever, of Saratoga. 



PREMIUMS AWARDED. 



On Farms. — 1st premium to H. F. E. Foster, Lakelands, 

 Seneca co., silver cup, value $50. (Hon. P. Crispel, jr.. of 

 Ulster, having received the 2d premium last year, and being 

 assigned the same position this year, the certificate of the 

 Society and a set of transactions is awarded, pursuant to the 

 rules of the Society.) 2d, E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chautau- 

 que co., $30; 3d, McCullock &, Kirtland, Cantonment farm, 

 Greenbush, $20; 4th, John Carpenter, Wales, Erie county, 

 Set Transactions. 



Experiments for three years, with successive crops, to test 

 the value of manures. — W. D. Osborn, Port Byron, $20 



Management of Fine Wooled Sheep. — Hon. D. S. 

 Curtiss, Canaan, Col. co.. $50. J. S. Randal, Clay, Onon. 

 co., statement recommended for publication. 



Farm Crops. — Winter Wheat, 2 acres. — 1st, Amos Mil- 

 ler, Vernon, Oneida co., 44 bush, per acre, $20; 2d. Ira 

 Apthorp, Riga, Monroe co.. 43 26-60 bush, per acre, $15; 

 3d, E. C. Bliss, Westfield, Chau. co., 43 bush per acre, $5. 



Indian Corn, 2 acres. — 1st, Hon. P. Crispel, Hurley, Ulster 

 co., 90-5 bush, per acre, $20; 2d, Benj. Enos, De Ruyter, 

 Madison co., 89-14 bush, per acre. $15; 3d. Levi F. Marshal, 

 Vernon, Oneida co., 86-38 bush per acre, $5; Wm. Wright, 

 Vernon, Oneida co., 114-36 bush per acre. (Mr. Wright had 

 only one acre measured : as by the rules of the Society two 

 were required, no premium could be awarded. From a 

 statement furnished by Mr. Wright, it appears he had in the 

 same field about ten acres, of which the yield was nearly 

 equal to the acre measured.) 



Parley, 2 acres.— lst : Melos Adams, Martinsburgh, Lewis 

 co., 62.J bush, per acre, $15; 2d, Elisha M. Bradley, Bast 

 Bloomlield, Ontario co., 60-9 bush, per acre. $10; 3d, Benj. 

 Enos, De Ruyter, Madison co., 54-25 bush, per acn 



Oats, 2 acres. — 1st, Elisha M. Bradley, East Bloomfield, 

 Ontario en., S9£ bush, per acre, $15; 2d, Daniel Jenison, 

 Galen, Wayne CO., 87£ bush, per acre, 10; 3d, Benj. Enos. 

 De Ruyter, 86j bush, per acre. 5. 



Beans, 1 acre. — 1st, E. C. Bliss, Westlieid, Chautouque 

 co., 33j bush, per acre, $10. 



Timothy Seed. — E. C. I'.liss, Westfield, Chautauque, $5. 



Flax.— E. C. Bliss. Westfield, 1 acre 24 rods, 18.J bushels 

 seed, 431 lbs. lint, $5. 



Root Crops. — Potatoes for table use. — 1st, Samuel H. 

 Church, Vernon, Oneida county, 269.J bush, per acre, $15; 

 Wm. JVewcomb, Pittstown. Rensselaer co., experiments, 10. 



Mangle Wurtxel, £ acre. — 1st, John Row, Riga, Monroe 

 co., 1489 bush, per acre, at 50 lbs. per bush., $S. 



Carrots, J acre. — 1st, Wm. Risley, Fredonia, at the rate 

 of 1081 bush, at 50 lbs. per bush., $8. 



