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State Faius for 1855. — The Agricultural Societies 

 >f the different States will huld their annual Fairs at the 

 ollowing places, on the days named : 



lont Rutluud Septemher 11 (• 13. 



Jew H.iQipsbii-u Septeinlter 12 to 14. 



lalifomia, S.icraraeDto Citj September. 



lanada Eiist ...Sherbrooke September 11 to 14. 



few Yoik Klmirn October 2 to 6. 



>hio Columbus. __ September IS to 31. 



:oDnectieut Hartford October 9 to 11. 



laod Baltimore October 30. 



'aoaU;i West Cobur^ October 9 lo 12. 



ndiana , Indianapolis.. October 17 lo 19. 



FairBeld October 10. 



Ibode Island Providence September 11 to 15. 



:hode Island Horse and Cattle, Proridence, September 11 to 15. 



llinois Chicago ^...Octiber 9 to 12. 



few Jei-^ey Camden October 19 to 21. 



lentuckv.' Paris September 25 lo 28. 



forth Caioliaa Raleigh October 16 to 18. 



■eorgia Atalanta September 80 lo IS. 



irginia Wheeling September 27,28. 



irginia Richmond 



[icbigan Detroit October 2, 3, 4, ^nd 5. 



labama Montgomery October 23 to 26. 



ast Tennessee London October 23, 24. 25. 



"ew Jeisey ..Cimden September 19,_20, 11. 



ennsylvania llarrisburgh September 2.5 to 28. 



ennessee Nashville... Fii-at week in October. 



issouri Boonville October 2,3, 4 and 5. 



merican In.i-titute Crystal Palace, N. Y., October 2. 



hiladetphia S iciety for the promotion of Agriculture — Philadel- 

 phia, at Puwelton, September 12, 13, 14. 



The Rklatio.vs of Chemisthy to Agricultuhe — J. 

 . Lawks and Justus Von Liebig. — The Genesee Far- 

 EU first called the attention of 'American farmers to tlie 

 iteresting and extensive experiments of i\lr. Lawes. 

 he results of these experiments, in the opinion of Mr. L. 

 id everybody else, were in direct opposition to the theo- 

 es taught by Liebio. M. Liebio has written a small 

 ork, in which, without at all calling in question the fuU- 

 •esa and correctness of the experiments, says^" All the 

 Kperiments of Lawes prove preci.-iely the contrary of 

 nat which, in his opinion, they should prove." In this we 

 link M. Lii;Bio mistaken. His opinions, however, are 

 ititled to careful consideration, and we intend to give 

 lem a thorough and careful review. 



Genesee Farmer Premiums. — The following are the 

 remiunis awarded the friends of the Genesee Farmer 

 »r their exertions in obtaining subscribers, as previously 

 3Fered. We are mucli indebted, not only to these fiiends. 

 ut to all who have so generously aided us in extending the 

 rculation and usefulness of our journal : 



1st. For the greatest number of subscribers obtained by 

 ne individual — to James Little, Seneca, C. W., for 205 

 ibscrilieTS, $.30. 



2d. For the second largest list — to I. W. Buiaos, West 

 lacedon, SH'. 



3d. W. I. Sloan, Fredericksburg, $30. 



4th. A. J. Cui BERTSON, North Pelham, $25. 



5th. S. B. SxEDMAN, Grand Rapids, Michigan, $10. 



Hogs. — In selecting hogs, get short noses, small ears, 

 lort Itg.i. a id tine, short, curly, white fur. Tht-y will fat- 

 m easier; and when fattened, the pork is white, tender, 

 nd good. 'Ihe Bytield, Berkshire, and China, and some 

 thers, are good; and mixtures of them aie very good. 

 'he China fittens easy, but is too small-linih.'d for profit, 

 lix this kii d with those of large frame, and they partake 

 t the properties of both. — Ohio Farmer. 



Illinois Annual State Fair. — Tlie Third Annual 

 State Fair, for the State of Illinois, is to be held at Chica- 

 go, during the second week of October, 1855 — lixhibition 

 days, Uth, lOih, 11th, and 12th — Tuesday, Wednesday, 

 Thursday and Frid»y. 



Hon. David J. Baker, of this city, has been selected as 

 the orator on that occasion. 



The following are the general arrangements: 



Articles will lie received from the 1st to the flth of Octo- 

 ber, inclusive, till 12 o'clock precisely. At that liour the 

 Entry Office will be closed. 



Examination by the judges of articles exhibited, Octo- 

 ber lOth and 11th. 



(ieneral exhibition for the public, October Hth, 10th, Uth 

 and 12th. 



General sale day. Friday, October 12th. 



The adilress will be delivered on Thursday afternoon, the 

 11th of October, at 3 o'clock, precisely. 



Colby's Willow Peeling Machine. — George J. Col- 

 by, of JonesviJle, Vermont, called on us a few days since, 

 with a model of the machine which he has invented for 

 peeling basket willow. It is a very ingeiiicnis ami simple 

 affair — costs about $100, and will do the woi k of forty men 

 and boys. Mr. C. has been on a tour in the West to find 

 land on which to raise willows. He expects to locate on 

 the Wisconsin river, near Portage city. We recommend 

 his machine to the attention of the public. — Oliio farmer. 



Reaping Machines — We have been informed by a 

 manufacturer of agricultural implements, one who is ex- 

 cellent authority, that between fitteen and sixteen thousand 

 reaping machines will be manufactured and sold this year 

 in our country. The demand is so great that manufactur- 

 ers cannot make them fast enoui^h for their orders. This 

 affords evidence of agricultuml jirosperity. as the cost of 

 tliese machines will amount to neatly two millions of dol- 

 lars. Our farmers exhibit wisdom in using and patroniz- 

 ing machinery. A reaping machine will save the price of 

 itself in one season. — Scieiitijia An 



Trial of Mowers in New Jersey. — At the recent 

 trial of Mowing Machines, under the auspices of the New 

 Jersey State Agricultural Society, there were eight ma- 

 chines entered for competition. " The machines," says the 

 Monmontk Fanner, "all worked adiniralily, cutting beau- 

 tiful swaths, and leveling the grass with suri rising rapidi- 

 ty." The first premium was awarded to Manny's Reaper 

 and Mower, the second to Allen's Improved Reaper and 

 .Mower, and the third to Deitz and Dunham's Reaper and 

 Mower. 



The Canadian Government, at the earnest solicitation of 

 the ttiwnship and lower county members, has apjnopriated 

 the sum of £.501.10 for the purchase of seed wheat to dis- 

 tribute among the destitute settlements. 



Eff" An excelltntmtthod for keeping tomato vines from 

 falling to the ground, is to place a thick layer of rye straw 

 under them. 



Wood and Stone. — A. cord of wood is 123 solid feet. 

 A perch of stone is 25 cubic feet, piled, or 22 in a wall. 



Land Measure. — Six hundred and forty acres is a 

 mile ; a cubit is 3 feet ; a fathom feet ; a palm 'i inches ; 

 a span 11 inches. 



Soil — Ten inches depth of soil on an acre will weigh 

 lOUO tons. 



The rpcent rains have inundated the flats on the Mo- 

 hawk river, so as, in some places, to cover the railroad 

 track. 



