Vol. XI.-No. IT. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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still more perfbrtt'd, and tliat it will be a source of 

 pleasure and profit. The opinions of society have 

 changed for the hetter in regard to domestic man- 

 ufactures — it is now iiniashionable to sneer at 

 everything that has not crossed the water. The 

 work of our own hands is held in the liighest es- 

 teem — this is right — it shows the return of good 

 taste. The manufacture of Pahn Leaf Hats and 

 Straw Bonnets, has proved a source of great profit 

 to the commnriity within the last three years; the 

 latter will always be a manufacture of families. 

 Water power we think cannot he here applied — 

 and if the fair manufacturers will but keep the 

 price at about eight dollars a bonnet, they will al- 

 ways continue to he fashionable. The shape may 

 change — may change did we say — who ever 

 knew a lady's bonnet to contimie to be fashiona- 

 ble in Uic same form and shape for more than a 

 month ? No, the form and shape changes as of- 

 ten as the moon, and some of the late forins were 

 about as much to be dreaded as the comet. But 

 this is all right — it keeps the trade in motion and 

 encourages the manufacture of them ; and, as we 

 are appointed to judge of these matters, we are de- 

 termined to St ind by the ladies as long as we can 

 speak or w rite. 



Wc Ikivc said that great changes have taken 

 place within a few years. We take the liberty 

 to predict tliat the time is soon to arrive when an- 

 other great change will be effected. It will be a 

 common occurrence in a few years to see a lady 

 ♦Iressed in silk of her own raising, and it will be 

 as common to see an orchard of mulberry trees, as 

 it is now to see an orchard of apple trees. Why 

 should it not be so ? experiment has fully proved 

 our soil and climate to lie fitted for it — our enter- 

 prise and skill are amply sufficient to cultivate tlie 

 tree, grow the worm, and manufacture the silk —^' 

 and nothing need prevent us from being a great 

 silk growing community. We ask of the Ladies 

 the liberty of giving them a little advice — we 

 know your power — we know that you govern us, 

 though wc pretend to be the lords of creation — 

 now e.xert your influence. Let each of our fair 

 friends, who happily have a partner, and the same 

 .•idviee will a[iply to those who have one in expec- 

 tation, just tell liiin to set the mulberry tree and 

 make a beginning before another Anniversary of 

 this Society. Jf he wants information, tell him to 

 buy one of Cobb's Manual, it costs but 25 cents, 

 and to set himself about it in earnest and the work 

 is half done. 



Our limited time will not allow ns to say much 

 more. In regard to the present show, the num- 

 ber of entries has been less than common in some 

 articles, and there lias been more competition in 

 others. We should be pleased to say a good 

 word to every lady who has given in her mite to 

 grace our show; all deserve credit for their in- 

 genuity and taste, but to those to whotn wp have 

 granted premiums or gratuities, we presume noth- 

 ing nee<l be sjiiil — but to those who are not so 

 fortunate, we say, do not leave our exhibition be- 

 cause you have this day been unsuccessful, but 

 persevere and you shall be rewardrd. 



DANIEL SHATTUCK, aiairman. 



QUEBEC AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Sixteenth Annual Cattle Show Exhibition 



and Ploughing Match of this Society took place at 



Hedley Lodge, near this city, on Thursday the 4th 



of Oriober. The attendance was better than could 



be expected from the state of the weather: but 

 the prevalence of the storm, for the two ])receding 

 (lays, prevented any cattle or produce being brought 

 from any great distance, and the show was very 

 inferior. The samples of grain and garden stuffs, 

 although some of them were good, showed the ef- 

 fects of an unfavorable season. Fruit was entire- 

 ly wanting. Only seven Canadian and four Eu- 

 ropean ploughs entered, all of which did good 

 work, showing a general improveitjent in this op- 

 eration of agriculture. The thinness of the show 

 was relieved in some measure by the fine stock of 

 cattle belonging to A. Anderson, Esq. and Mr Mur- 

 ray, farmer at Beauport; Mr Sitnpsou of the Mon- 

 treal Bank, has also sent his stock of Ayrshire 

 cows of a very fine breed, and in some points su- 

 perior to those previously in the coimlry. Among 

 Mr Anderson's stock was a dun-colored bidl calf, 

 of five months and a half, of a mixed English and 

 Ayrshire breed, which, for size ami beauty, sur- 

 passed anything of the age previously exhibited. 

 There were also some fine cows of the old Cana- 

 ilian breed, which, in many respects, maintained j 

 its su[)eriority for general usefulness. Besides the 

 taste and emulation which are naturally excited by 

 the inspection of fine animals, those who assisted 

 at the meeting had the opportunity of examining 

 the improvements on Mr Anderson's farm, on 

 which there are no less than thirty arpenls in 

 green crops this year, seven of which arc turnips 

 in drills, admitted by all to be equal to anything in 

 that culture in Great Britain, and one hundred 

 thousand plants of cabbages also in drills, all pre- 

 paratory to grain crops, hay and rich pasture. Mr 

 Anderson has also very extensively introduced live 

 thorn hedges, which, it is now shown by experi- 

 ence, will do as well in this climate as in England. 

 — Mercury. 



PUTREFACTION. 



Extract of a letter from Dr Waterhouse, published in 

 the Boston Courier. 



How many of us, blind mortals, are led by the 

 nose into error I It is a common opinion that pu- 

 trefaction, and the bad smell thence arising, will 

 infallibly generate contagious or infectious distem- 

 pers. If this were actually the case, what would 

 become of tanners, curiiers, butchers, glue and 

 cat-gut makers — not to mention surgeons.' The 

 putrefaction of animal substances is less dangerous 

 to human life than coiifined air, or the effluvium of 

 any one body whatever ; whether the body be a 

 rose, a pink, a lily, or a dead rat. The nose is a 

 faithful sentinel to the out-post of life; but nei- 

 ther that nor the other ones, the eye, and the 

 tongue, are infallible guards. I had rather sleej), 



after all, to the leev^'ard of S 's famous 



piggery, than in a canopied and curtained room, 

 in which were placed pots full of the most beauti- 

 ful and sweet smelling flowers our finest gardens 

 aftbrd. They have an effluvia, especially the yel- 

 low ones, pernicious to health and dangerous to 

 life. Nor would I sleep in a close room, with sev- 

 eral dishes of chlorides or chlorine ; because, if it 

 chase away a stench, it may leave behind a poison. 



PRESERVATION OF BACON. 



Sir — In the Genesee Farmer of June SOth, I 

 noticed an article on the preservation of bacon, by 

 means of charcoal, which meets my views perfect- 

 ly. Charcoal is certainly the best antiseptic that 

 we know of, and I think if run through a tanner's 



hark mdl, would be reduced about fine enoucrh 

 An inch or two of the coal, laid in the bottom of 

 a cask or box, and the hams laid on it in close or- 

 der, then covered with charcoal, then another lay- 

 er of bacon, covered in like manner, and so pro- 

 ceeding with layer after layer, covering each with 

 charcoal, I think it will be perfectly secure against 

 any rancidity, taint or worms. R. M. W. 



[./V. Y. Farmer. 



Fine CaHic— West-Chester is known to be one 

 of the best cattle markets in the Commonwealth. 

 We suppose not less than 1500 oxen and steers 

 were at the yards of our neighbors within the last 

 three weeks, and most of them disposed of satisfac- 

 torily. Among the number, were 186 froiri Madi- 

 son Comity, N. Y., driven by Mr Alpheus Morse ; 

 5(j pair of which were working oxen ; anrl we 

 tliink a more just proportioned and improved 

 di-ove have not visited any market for many years. 

 They were priucipally if not entirely sold out, at 

 the yard of William Reed, at the Green Tree ; and 

 at prices which will probably induce their propri- 

 etor to visit oiu- market in future seasons. One 

 pair five years old, were sold for $130; and ten 

 pairs at upwards of $100 per yoke. When it is 

 known that very fine cattle will command a supe- 

 rior price, it should, and will undoubtedly offer an 

 inducement to those who raise stock, to select the 

 best breeds. — l'illas;e Record. 



Tlie Mind Fever. — Of the causes of disease, 

 anxiety of mind is one of the most frequent and 

 imirortant. When we walk the streets of large 

 commercial towns, we can scarcely fail to i-emark 

 the hurried gait and care-worn features of the well 

 dressed passengers. Some young men, indeed 

 we may see, with countenances possessing natural 

 cheei-frdness and color; but these appearances 

 rarely survive the age of manhood. Cuvier closes 

 an eloquent desci'iption of animal existence and 

 change, with the conclusion that " life is a state of 

 force." What he would urge in a physical view 

 we may more strongly ui-ge in a moral. Civiliza- 

 tioti has changed our character of mind as well as 

 of body. We live in a state of unnatural excite- 

 ment: unnatural, because it is partial, irrcular 

 and excessive. Our muscles waste for want of 

 action : our nervous system is worn out hy excess 

 of acl\on.— Thachah, onihe Effects of Jlrts, Sfc. 



Bricks for Green-house Flues. — At the Sala- 

 mander Works in New York, are made bricks for 

 the tops for the green-house flues, with a circu- 

 lar basin or hollow on the upper side, which will 

 hold about a pint of water each. When the flue 

 is heated the water is evaporated, furnishing, when 

 the number of bowl bricks is sufficient, any re- 

 quired degree of moisture. We should suppose 

 this method would answer-, in a very considerable 

 degree, as a substitute for watering green-house 

 plants, and serve to equalize the temperature. — 

 JV. Y. Farmer. 



Wm. Prince & Sons, have sent to the lucky ed- 

 itor of the N. Y. Coinnrercial, a bouquet of 50 va- 

 rieties of Dahlias, and promise to show him 300 

 varieties shortly. They say that this magnificent 

 plant bids fair to rival in splendor and var-iety the 

 Tulii) and Rose. We like the comment of the 

 Commercial on this present. He says, "people 

 should always take good care of their editors, as 

 well as clergyman." — Daily Adv. 



