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any shape, in sacks or wagons. It gives me 

 mucli pleasure to be able to corroborate these 

 trulhs, and though so much neglected by all par- 

 ties, broadly to state the known fact that human 

 excreta, properly managed, can regenerate much 

 of our own country that requires improvement, 

 and that it may be made the regeneration of 

 Ireland entirely also, drive anarchy from its 

 post, and give to Ireland what she has long 

 sought — industry and contentment." 



That the peat, so abundant on that island, 

 grows rapidly, under favorable circumstances, 

 has long been known ; nor can we discover any 

 insuperable difficulty in the way of its exten- 

 sive manufacture into coal, and the employment 

 of the latter for the purpose indicated. Porous 

 ooal, swamp muck, vegetable mold and loam, 

 will absorb and condense all the volatile matter 

 given off from the decaying carcass of a dead 

 sheep, if well buried therein. The burial of all 

 lifeless flesh to escape its offensive effluvia and 

 pestilential gases, rests on this natural law. 



Recently heated charcoal will take up 90 

 times its weight of ammonia in the shape of gas. 

 Many intelligent planters at the south use it 

 freely in their pig-slies and the vaults of privies, 

 with the most satisfactory results. Well dried 

 muck, (so abundant in Western New York) 

 without charring, will answer a good purpose. 

 Where the quantity of manure derived from 

 animals that eat flesh or grain is small, especial 

 pains should be taken to collect phosphates in 

 bones, sulphates in gypsum, chlorides in common 

 salt, and salt of potash in wood ashes. These 

 are the things to be added to composts formed 

 mainly of muck, forest leaves, straw or vegetable 

 substances devoid of the seeds of plants and the 

 oarthy elements found in the bones, brains and 

 flesh of animals. 



It will not do to expect to transform a pound 

 of coal, muck, wood, or straw into a pound of 

 good wheat. Don't deceive yourself in this 

 matter, and then say that the Genesee Farmer 

 was wrong and led you into error. The soil 

 made by an animal that eats wheat will produce 

 wheat again. The bones, brains and flesh of all 

 the descendants ot Adam and Eve have been 

 composed of elements similar to those which 

 existed in the bodies of our first parents. Do 

 not be so foolish as to think of making the 

 * bones of growing children, colts, calves, lambs 

 and pigs out of charcoal or carhon alone. Look 

 out for lime, phosphorus, sulphur, soda, potash 

 and chlorine, as well as for carbon and available 

 nitrogen. The seeds of plants and the milk and 

 flesh of animals form fertilizers of exceeding 

 value. These agricultural products are sent to 

 cities or villages in one shape or another, and 

 there naost insanely wasted. Science points out 

 a cheap remedy for this public evil. Let its 

 suggestions be duly considered. 



The Provincial AsiricuItTiral Fair of Canada. 



This Fair was held at Cobourg on the 5th, 

 6th, and 7th of October. We had the pleasure 

 of being present, and are happy in being able 

 to report favorably of the progress of agricultu- 

 ral and horticultural matters among our Cana- 

 dian neighbors. The weather for a week or 

 so previous, was highly uniavoi'able, and pre- 

 vented the attendance of a large number of per- 

 sons who lived at a distance. Many of our own 

 citizens who intended to be present, had to deny 

 themselves the pleasure on account of the stormy 

 weatlier ; and those who did go, we among tlie 

 the rest, paid well for it in the way of sea-sick- 

 ness, and other discomfitures. 



The show of animals was excellent. The 

 exhibition of grain was very large, and excited 

 much interest ; one building was almost entirely 

 filled with it. Some of the specimens of wheat 

 and corn were very fine. 



• Our friends, Rapalje & Briggs, of this city, 

 and H. L. Emery, of Albany, made a great dis- 

 play of implements, which were, to most of 

 those visiting the Fair, not the least attractive 

 and interesting objects on exhibition. 



The dairy department was iairly represented. 

 There were large quantities of butter and cheese, 

 some excellent, and some indifferent, or rather, 

 we should say, decidedly poor. The cheese of 

 Mr. Wade, of Port Hope, obtained the premium. 

 The famous Stilton Cheese, of Mr. Parsons, of 

 Guelph, was acknowledged superior, but did 

 not arrive in season for the award. This cheese 

 of Mr. P. is the best we have seen in years — so 

 tempting that we had to bring one home with us. 



The display of needle and net work was highly 

 creditable to the ladies. We noticed many 

 beautiful knit quilts, shawls, window-hangings, 

 &c. ; fine specimens of embroidery, of various 

 kinds. A flower vase of worsted work, repre- 

 senting lillies, tulips, roses, &c., by Mrs. Mun- 

 sen, of Cobourg, was much admired. 



But what interested us most of all, was the 

 exhibition of Fruits. This was to us, unex- 

 pectedly fine. Mr. Jeckell, of Port Hope, pre- 

 sented upwards of 30 varieties of apples and 8 

 of pears, all remarkably fair and finely colored; 

 Mr. Thomas, of Colborne, 24 fine varieties; 

 Mr. Whitehead, of Port Hope, a large collection; 

 and many others. Some of the finest Flemish 

 Beauty Pears we have seen this season were 

 there, and Mr. Wilmot, of Belmont, presented a 

 very handsome variety, resembling the Golden 

 Beurre of Bilboa, but inferior to it. Mr. John 

 Gray, of Toronto, exhibited from his young 

 grapery magnificent bunches of Black Ham- 

 burg, Zinfindal and Syrian Grapes. Mr. Flem- 

 ing, of Toronto, very fine Black Hamburgs. 



The finest collections of Garden Vegetables 

 were presented by Mr. Fleming and Mr. Turner» 

 of Toronto. 



