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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



From tht .N'ew-Yoik Spectator of Nov. 13. 

 .YEJV-YOIiK CATTLE SHOW AXD FAIR. 



wore upon the ground the famous horse Duroc, 

 01(1 Hickory, and the beautiful Arabian, the Bag- 

 The task of making improvement on the earth, is I d;«I, imported last year by the Messrs Barclays. 

 •> much mo.L- deiiglitful to an undebanrhid mind, The tat Cattle were very hue, particularly one 

 " than all thi vaiu-glory which can U: acquired from yoke from Westchester, and a lot hron^ht upon 



'■ ravajiii* it by the most uuintcn jptid career o] 

 *' conquests." — WASHiNaToK. 

 That the permanency of the prosperity of a 

 nation, next to the liberality of its institutions, 

 depends on its Agricultural and Commercial pur- 

 suiis, is a position which we believe few will be 

 disposed at this time of day to dispute. Altho" 

 it may be said of Great Britain, that the glory 

 she has accinired has beon the fruit of her vic- 

 tories ; yet if th.T cultivation of the soil, and her 

 extensive manufactories had not yielded the 

 tncans of prosecuting the wars in which she was 

 engaged, she would have had no pre-eminence 

 to boast of, when compared with other European 

 States. It isfrom tbesofV, in fact, that every 

 thin? is derived which can be converted into a 

 usel'ul domestic purpose, or form the medium of 

 our obtamingmany of the necessaries of life I'rom 

 other parts of the globe. Without a<!:riciilture, 

 wc should neither have bread to eat, nor clothes 

 to put on. Without agriculture our commerce 

 would sink into oblivion : and without agricul- 

 ture, we would become as degenerate a race as 

 tha savages, who inhabited the woods and wilds, 

 when this country was tirst visited by Euro- 

 peans. A deep impression of the impoitance of 

 this subject, gave birth to Agricultural ^Societies. 

 These created funds, for the purpose of encour- 

 aging improvements, and bestowing rewards on 

 n:erit, which it was not in the power of individ- 

 uals to provide ; and, in consequence of the ju- 

 dicious application of these funds, the most ben- 

 eficial ellects have resulted in all parts of the 

 state : though we are not apprehensive that 

 these institutions will be abandoned, we cannot 

 shut our eyes to the apathy which li.is appeared 

 in some counties, on a subject of such vital im- 

 portance to the community. We trust, that 

 nothing of the kind will ever be discovered 

 amongst us ; but, that those who really possess 

 the means of contributing, will, instead of relax- 

 ing in the patriotic work, increase the support 

 wiich they have been in use to alTord ; always 

 keepin? .n mind, that " the task of making im- 

 provement on the earth, is much more delight- 

 ful to an undabaiichcd mind, than all the vain- 

 ghry which can be acquired from ravaging it by 

 the most uninterrui)tc(l career of conquests." 



We have thought the foregoing remarks not 

 inappro[)riate by way of an introduction to a brief 

 account of the New-York Cattle Show and Fair, 

 for the exhibition and sale ot live-stock, agricul- 

 tural implements, and goods of domestic manu- 

 farlure. The exhibition commenced, as our 

 readers have already been intbrmed, at Harla;m, 

 yesterday morning, and closed at one o'clock this 

 <Iay. The weather has been remarkably mild 

 tor the season, and notwithstanding the distance 

 rt-.m town, the exbiliition was better attended 

 ypstenlay than wc had anticipated. \°, we have 

 given below the gem-ral lleport of the Society, 

 tOLjether with the pertinent address delivered 

 this day at VZ o'clock, by Dr. MrrcHELL, one of 

 the Vice I'ri'sidents, wii have but little room to 

 Uetail the particulars that came under our own 

 observation. 



The exhibition of live stock, was on the whole 

 bighly creditable to this part of our stjite. We 

 never witnessed a tinor disj)lay of horses. Be- 

 sides a great ftumber of tolls of blood, there 



will certainly make a pickle that will bear warn 

 weather better than pickle which has not beet 

 boiled — and I am convinced that the hardening 

 of beef has been improperly ascribed to thi 

 practice. Whenever the hardening takes place, 

 it is a consequence flowing from some othei 

 cause, and not justly attributable to the boiling. 

 Your Obedient Servant, 



SWEET PICiaE 



MY GRANDMOTHER'S PICKLE. 



The Beef, as soon as the butcher has finishec 

 dressing it, should be hung in a cool place, an( 

 become thoroughly cool to the marrow — ther, 

 cut it up, and cleanse every piece, of blood, k.c 

 in ])ure cold water ; then let the pieces intandi 

 for hung beef, the briskets, &.c. be lightly rubbi 



the ground by Mr. Fink, of Orange county. Of 

 cows there was but a poor display ; and only two 

 bulls that would be passable among judg;es of 

 black cattle in England. Ot ivorking cattle, we 

 saw nothing to compare with a yoke of two year 

 old steers, brought from Foughkeepsie, and own- 

 ed by Mr. John 1. Copeman, of that place. There 

 were some very tine sheep — native and merino ; 

 but no hogs deserving of notice. 



The display of Goods of Domestic Manufac- 

 ture, was extensive and exceedingly tine, both 

 as it regards variety and quality. We cannot 



particularize the different articles, nor speak of j ,yj,|j blown salt, and laid in a picklc'tubj that hai 

 their respective qualities. But there were k^p,, nj^giy dgansed ; on these layMhe rest, tht 

 broadcloths and cassimeres tit forany republican] ,},j(,|4j.^t pieces tirst, till all, to be pickled, art 



' snuirly packed in. If the weather will ])ermi 



it, the l>eef will be tenderer and nicer by beii 

 sutVered to hang two or three days in quarters, u 

 to remain 24 hours in the pickle tub, beibre tht 

 pickle is poured on it. 



I Take 12 or 14 gallons of pure water (if no:' 

 pure, make it so, by boiling well after the sail 

 ufacturedbv Mr. David Auchinvole, ot Hudson. Ij^^,. [jgg„ p^f j^^ .^^^ taking off the scu.ii as it ri- 

 ses) and stir in good blown salt till it produces t 

 brine, that wiU bear an e%g well. The day be 

 tbre the salt and water are put together, put or 

 a ]iit of pure water, into ivhich put clean woot 

 ashes, and boil till they produce a good ley, tha 

 teels a little slippery between the thumb ant 

 tingor ; put this ley away till the nest day t( 

 settle ; it will then look like pure water. Meas 

 ure one gallon of this ley, taken up clear, am 

 pour it into the salt and water, after that ha 

 been made to the proper strength, or if you boil 

 put in the ley directly after boiling. .Also put ii 

 ■\{ the same time four ounces of sallpctre bea 

 line ; and one pound of brown sugar, or a pint o 

 molasses. — Stir the ingredients well toijether am 

 let them stand till next day ; then carefully scun 

 off every thing, that has risen, and pour thi 

 pickle on the packed beef. The beef ought ti 



to wear ; and if tit for republicans, they are cer- 

 tainly tit Ibr any body else. The cotton goods 

 from the Matteawan Manufactory, embracing 

 shirtings, sheetings, and ginghams of every va- 

 riety, presented a highly gratifying spectacle. 

 We'noticed also several rolls of flannels of a su- 

 perior ([uality, and some diaper table linen man- 



which, as we have before said, is quite good 

 enough tor freemen. 



There were no articles, perhaps, which at- 

 tracted more attention than the imitation Leg- 

 horn hats. We have examined many tine hats, 

 of American and tbreign manufacture ; but we 

 are free to say that there were three here pre- 

 sented to the public, which in every point of 

 view, exceed any thing of the kind that has be- 

 fore fallen under our observation. The hat 

 made by Miss Julia Harrison, of North East, 

 Dutchess county, took the lii-st premium ; that 

 of Miss Hedges, of Easthampton, (L. I.) the sec- 

 ond ; and that of Miss Babcock, of the same jilace, 

 the third. There were several others, execu- 

 ted in a creditable manner, but only three were 

 entitled to premiums. 



Mr. Obadiah Parker, of Greenwich, exhibited 

 some fine specimens of Upland and Sea Island 

 Cotton, raised in his garden the late season ; and 

 there was another beautiful parcel, raised by 

 Mr. M. Piogers, of Jericho, (L. I.) together with 

 a pair of h.andsome cotton stockings, made from 

 the same. But we will let the olhcers of the so- 

 ciety speidc for themselves. 



The Society formed in procession at Deyo's 

 Hotel, at 12 o*clock,and proceeded to the Cliurch 

 whore an address was delivered by DR. S.\M- 

 UEL L. MITCHELL. 



{This address shall appear i/i our next.) 



From the American Farmer. 

 JIECKIPT FOR PICKLLra BEEF. 



October, 1V,2':. 

 Dfar Sir,— You have published a number of 

 excellent receipts ibr curing beef, but as none of 

 them contain the alkaline ingredient, on which 

 the high fame of my grandmother's pickle lus 

 safely rested for the last half century, and which 

 is believed to make it superior to any other, 1 

 send you the whole recipe, as worthy of preser- 

 vation in your valuable journal, and of general 

 adoption. Several writers have asserted that 

 boiling the pickle will harden the meat ; I must, 

 from experience, dissent from this opinion. — 

 Boiling and thus purifying the salt and water, 



have on it a barrel heading, or circular piece o 

 wood to fit the size of the pickle tub, so as jus 

 to move up and down, and on this piece of wooi 

 put a flat, heavy, clean stone to keep all dowi 

 snug in pack, and the pickle ought to cover tht 

 beef completely, and remain well above the toj 

 piece. In pouring the pickle on, do itcarefulb 

 and steady, and reject any sediment that maj 

 appear at the bottom of the vessel, in which yoi 

 have made it. In butchering and handling tin 

 meat, and in every part of the process, attentioi 

 should be paid to perfect neatness and cleanU 

 ness. 



The above quantity of pickle is sulhcient foi 

 500 weight ot'beef. It' more beef is to be pick 

 led at once, tbe quantity of pickle must be in 

 creased accodingly, observing to keep up tht 

 same proportion of all the ingredients. 



N. B. Theboiling the salt and water in even 

 instance is the safest, especially if the pickle h( | 

 m ide before .he end of November, or after the < 

 middle of February, and is not much trouble I 

 even thoughyou may not have a boiling vessel, 

 that will hoU more than half or a third of if ai 

 once. J 



Salem Alm.-House. — One thousand bushels oi' 

 Corn, besid«s an abuudaot supply of I'otatoos 



