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apples pevdl's beauty of the 'west. 



Air. J. A. Hurd, Crawford county, Pa., forwarded a lot of very- 

 fine apples of " Pimm's Beautj^" which resembled the Rhode Island 

 Greening, all in an excellent state of preservation. He stated 

 that he buried one barrel of this kind of fruit, and only three 

 apples were decayed in the spring. 



Mr. Parry stated that this apple is highly esteemed in Pennsyl- 

 vania as an excellent variety of winter fruit. The specimens were 

 distributed and eaten, and pronounced worthy of cultivation. 



Mr. Wm. S. Carpenter. — I have this apple but do not value it; 

 it is only third class; still, in some parts of Pennsylvania it is 

 highly esteemed. 



NEW CYUNDEE CHUEN. 



Mr. Brown exhibited a small cylinder churn. This chum per- 

 mits a cii'cuit of air to pass through the cream. Instead of sending 

 a circular, the inventor went to work right, for he not only brought 

 a full-sized model, but a jar of cream also, and churned it. The 

 Chair gave the word to turn the crank, and when the inventor said 

 the butter had come, the time was declared to be only fifty-five 

 seconds. This was so surprising, that several members said there 

 was butter in the cream when it was poured in. Several ladies 

 examined the pot where some remained and decided that it was cream. 



iVIi', "W. C. Weld. — My wife is an experienced butter maker, and 

 having a churn of this kind, I wish to say that after having had it 

 in use from three to sLx mouths, we find no difficulty in getting 

 butter in a very few minutes, and this during the hot weather of 

 this month. There should be attention as to temperature, and age 

 of the cream. All other quick-workmg churns that I have tried 

 are unreliable in hot weather, as they bring butter pale, soft and 

 lardy, while this is excellent. 



THE AMERICAN BUFFALO. 



]VIr. D. E, Baring, Solano county, California, refers to the rapid 

 destruction of this noble animal, in which case there will be no 

 more bufl^lo robes. It will be a disgrace to the American people 

 to permit its annihilation. He could be easily domesticated and 

 made to become a useful animal. On the frontier, are many men 

 who could furnish calves, half tamed, to any one offering proper 

 rewards, and this should be done by agricultural societies in every 

 State of the Union. By this means not only could we have a sup- 

 ply of robes, in the indefinite future, but a healthful food. 



