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THE GENESKE FAKMEE. 



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Fair of the Metropolitan Institute. — The Me- 

 tropolitan Institute, of WashingtoB, D. C, altho' 

 only six months old, has held one of the most 

 successful exhibitions ever witnessed in the United 

 States. Tliree steam enginca were in operation, 

 one of which, outside the building, drove Page's 

 Saw Mill. This is a recent invention, or improve- 

 ment, having tv?o circular saws, one above and 

 the other below the saw-log, and each cutting to 

 its center as the log passes between them. A 

 cheap and good saw mill which is portable, is a 

 machine greatly needed in many farming districts. 

 Mr. P. i« a resident of Baltimore. 



The Conical Burr Mill of Mr. Chas. Ross, of 

 Rochester, N. Y., attracts much attention, and 

 has been honored with some fifty premiums at 

 previous exhibitions. 



In the Fruit line, nothing could well exceed in 

 beauty and truthfulness ilr. T. Glover's artificial 

 fruits, of almost every kind grown in the North- 

 ern States. His display of pears, apples, plums, 

 cherries, and strawberries, deserves especial com- 

 mendation. Mr. G. resides at Fishkill, N. Y., and 

 is constantly adding to liis collection, which we 

 hope to see purchased and placed in some agri- 

 cultural museum to which the public may have 

 constant access for study and improvement. The 

 insects injurious to fruit trees and fruits, are true 

 to the life ; and the plan is equally applicable to 

 Jill the larger insects that attack the plants and 

 animals owned by man. 



The Marbleized Cast Iron Mantels, manufac- 

 tured in New York by Sir. E. Deming, are dis- 

 tinguisbed for beauty, cheapness and durability. 



Mr. S. C. Mendeniiall, of Richmond, la., ha.s in 

 operation a recently invented Hand Loom which 

 is destined to supersede and drive out of use 

 everything of the kind now to be found in fami- 

 lies that still weave fabrics for home consumption. 

 Both the throwing of the shuttle and working of 

 the treadles are dispensed with as pedal and man- 

 ual efforts. The weaver does nothing but move 

 tlie lay backwards and forwards with one hand; 

 and this simple motion drives the shuttle and 

 treadle?, and enables one to weave two or three 

 times f:ust<?r than he can on a connnon loom. It 

 will doubtless supersede common power-looms in 

 factories, being less complicated, much cheai)er, 

 and little subject to disarrangeinent. 



Marble Slab Coffins, manufactured by John 



McF. Lyetii, of Baltimore, are impervious to air 

 and water; and where tombs and vaults are used 

 instead of graves, for depositorit* of the dead, 

 these stone coffins possess many advantages. Tliey 

 neither rot like wood, nor oxidize like metals; 

 and covered with earth in graves, they will last 

 for indefinite centuries. 



The above refers to but a very few of the new 

 and useful inventions practically illustrated and 

 exhibited in the magnificent hall of the east wing 

 of the Patent Office. This Hall is itself no mean 

 curiosity in this country ; it being 270 feet in 

 length by 70 feet in width. Both the floor and 

 walls overhead are of solid masonry, supported 

 by marble columns. The Hall is soon to be filled 

 with Patent Office models, put up in iron and 

 glass cases, at great expense, that all may be fire 

 proof. 



Private Correspondence. — We receive many 

 letters containing inquiries which are not of suf- 

 ficient general interest to warrant their insertion 

 in the Farmer, Some of these we answer pri- 

 vately, but during the winter months such is the 

 press of business consequent on the renewal of 

 subscribers, <fec., that we find it absolutely impos- 

 sible to keep even with our correspondents. Any 

 who have written us and received no answer 

 shall be attended to if they will only pardon our 

 negligence, and write us again during the present 

 leisure season.- 



A correspondent writes that he has a three 

 year old sow of the Native and Leicestershire 

 breed, that brought sixty-four pigs at three litters 

 in the course of fifteeen month?, forty-seven of 

 wh-leh were sold when four weeks old for $64. 

 Three that were fatted, weighed, when six 

 months old, 200 lbs. each. He adds in a post- 

 script tliat she has just made another report of 

 twenty little ouos all alive and well. This 

 makes eighty-four pigs in twenty-one mouths. 



Col. Sherwood's Sale-^U will be seen by our 

 advertizing pages, that Col. Sherwood will sell 

 part of his stock of Short Horns, at his farm in 

 Auburn, in June next. Col. S. has spared no 

 expense necessary to enable him to avail himself 

 of the best stock to be procured eitlier at home 

 or abroad, and the present sale will be one pos- 

 sessing great attraction to breeders. 



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