No. 2. 



AND GAKDENER'S JOURNAL. 



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10, 

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 IS. 

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 23. 

 24. 



12'. 



31. Brtinc'ii, 



32. Chrystixl, 

 25. Crimp, 

 27. Charm, 

 29. Couslaiit, 



33. Cologne, 



COWS 

 1. Civilia, 



3. KatcBoliv'r.lO 



4. Crcampot 



5. Glossy, 



6. Olive; 



7. Bettv, 

 Her Calf, 



8. Coral, 

 Her call", 

 Gaze, 

 Dolly, 

 Clierry, 

 Gipsy, 

 Anna, 

 Lemon, 

 Cypress, 

 Grecian, 

 Huldah, 

 Only, 

 Bountiful, 

 Bouquet, 

 Otter, 

 Diana, 

 Cosset, 

 Fanny, 

 Coquet, 



Cow Gem — not 00 the catalogue, was 



bought at 165 dolls, 



Ilercalf - - • . 10 " 



BuLi. Brilliant, not on catalogue, 51 " 



PcEE .South Down Sheep — R.\ms avd Ewes. 

 Lot of 4 sheep brought 12 dolls, each. 



'• 10 " " II " " 



IT The manure on the farm sold for $5,25 per 

 lOrd, or 12s cubic feej. 



]wsoil th.at whoa the weeds ar.^ subdued, tlic hoe or 

 cultivator has no oflice to perform ; but n.-iture rcvevs»-s 

 this ilecision as actual experiment invariably proven.— 

 The frequent stirring of the earth lets in the oxygen of 

 the atmos](here, which isoonveited by iheJtvnnis, in tlie 

 soil into c-ubonio acid, to be absorvcd by tlie plant.'j. 



It should be tlie object of every f,xrmcr to understand 

 Uic substance's which goto form the plante ho iis about to 

 cultivate, in order that he may know how to apply such 

 substances to the soil as arc found to be the inorgiinic 

 constituents of tlie plant he proposes to grow. Hence, 

 as wheat straw contains twice as much potash a-s barley 

 straw, and barley straw twice a.s much as o.it straw; it 

 is to the interest of the fanner t-i spread liis ashes on 

 his wheat fallow, rather than on his oats. It in said 

 that those plant.s which contain the least alkaFi, may 

 be the longest cultivated on the same soil ; hence by 

 covering old meadows with a coat of ashes, you quicken 

 fertility by restoring that potash which was carried olT 

 by the preceding crops. 



Lime is a constituent part of wheat ; hcnre in those 

 sections where there is no limestone, wheat only grows 

 well as a first crop. It would not succeed then, were it 

 not for the presence of lime and potash in the ashes of 

 the great mass of vegetable matter burr.' d in clearing 

 the land. 



The doctrine that humv.sis extracted from the soil by 

 the rootsof pbnts seems when submitted to a strictex- 

 amination to be untenable. This opinion, that all ve- 

 getable nutriment comes from the atmosphere, seems of 

 late to be corroborated by actual exjierimcnts in France. 

 The Phalange a Fourier asserts on the best authority, 

 that wheat has been grown to great perfection on a 

 " pane of glass," without other aid or covering than a 

 thin layer of wheat straw. In this ca.se nature, seems 

 wisely to provide in the debris of the plant, the elements 

 for a perfect reproduction of the same plant by atmos- 

 pheric aid alone. Hence the furmcr should take the 

 hint that wheat straw forms the most valuable base for 

 manure to be returned to the wheat fallow ; and that 

 the straw alone if it could be properly distributed and 

 retained on the sown surface, would while it prevented 

 winter killing, secure an abundant crop. 



When we reflect on the great developments which 

 agricultural chemistry is now makirtg for the benefit of 

 africultural economy ; the now progressive march of our 

 moral population in mental culture; we cannot but feel 

 that the much wished for era, has commenced when two 

 blades of grass .arc to be made to grow, where one now 

 hardly vegetates ; when instead of tra\'elling a mile 

 over the most tertile portion of the earth, without seeing 

 more than two or three human tenements, with field: 

 and tallows whose unpromising appearance hardly re 

 deem them from the desert ; we shall find every high 

 road a continuous rambling village, animated by a ru- 

 ral population whose busy intelligence in the agricultur- 

 al art, will offer to the eye of the beholder the interest- 

 ing spectacle of the maximum of vegetable production. 

 The problem will then be solved of what a single acre 

 can be maile to produce, by examples without number. 

 Waiuho,N. Y. S. W. 



ducfl a better growth than a I.1 



The Ontario A^ricultnral Societ}'. 



Will hold their annual meeting and winter show ot 

 Cunandaigua on Tuesday 8th Feb. current. We de- 

 sign, extraordmaries excepted, to be among the Live 

 Stock, on the occasion, not for exhibition, still less for 

 premium ; surely not, for we du'nt belong to the coun- 

 ty ; but that we may, if it be allowed us, have the 

 pleasure of making the acquaintance of some of the 

 best farmers in the State; and joining in the festivities 

 of one of the best day's in the year, the Farmer'b 

 Holiday, 



Compelitora for piemiume on Wiiilur Win at 10 pro- 

 duce written statements of the kind of soil, whether 

 clny, enndy, gravelly or otberewiee. 01 its locnnon, 

 whether hvel or rcdling, protected by woods, orchiirds 

 or hills. The manner the field has been eultivnlcd 

 for the Inst two years, whether any course of rotation 

 of crops is pursued, and what ; whether manured, 

 and when, what quaniily and of whot kind. How 

 many times ploiiged and when, deep or shallow, bow 

 many times borrowed. VVlicu Eowcd, what kind oi 

 seed, and how muili ; seed covered with n ploiigh or 

 burrow; what time ripe and haivesied. Spcciinena 

 of tho wheat are to be exhibited to Uie Commitic, 



Competitors on Indian Corn, Barley, Outs and Pcoa 

 to produce like etaiaments of soil, system of lotaiion, 

 if any, preceding the crops, manure, how applied : 

 when and how mucli, how ploughed, anil number of 

 times ; quoiuity and kind of seed, when sowed or 

 planted. What further cultme; when ripe and bar- 

 vested, quantity of produce, accompanied with speci- 

 mens. 



Corn to be weighed, seventy five pounds of ears ot 

 corn allowed for n bushel. 



Barley, Oate and Pea« lo be determined by ttandard 

 weight. 



Satisfactory evidence will be required, ne to quanti- 

 ty of land, amo'int of crops, way ascertained, &c. 

 To be awarded by the Committee. 

 In respect to roots statement's in regard to the soil 

 and culture are to be given as for corn — the roots are 

 to be weighed after ihe tops are removed. 



Six premiums are likewise 10 be awarded on red 

 clover Seed — three to the farmers who produce the 

 greatest quantity ; three to the farmers, who pro- 

 duce the greatest quantity on nn acre. 



The premiums on Animals we subjoin at large aa 

 their appearance now is not too late to induce cflmpell- 



tion. 



Os Animals. 



41 For the best yoke Cxen, fatted for slaugh- 

 ter, 7 



42 " the second best do 5 



43 " tho third best do 3 



44 For the bestCow, fatted for elaughter, 5 



45 " the second best do do 



46 " the third best do do 



47 For the best Steer, under 4 years old, fat- 

 ted for slaughter, 



48 ** the second Lest do 



49 " the third beat do 



50 For the beat Heifer under 4 years old fat- 

 ted for slaughter, do 



51 " the second beat do 



52 " the third best do 



53 For the best Ram, reference to carcaaa 



54 " the second best do do 



55 For the best six Sheep, fatted for slaughter, 5 



56 ■' tlie second best do do 3 

 The Fat Cattle will be exhibited on the Public 



Square, in front of the C^^urt House. The Fat Sheep 

 will be exhibited in the lot adjoining the south west 

 corner of the Public Square. 



All samples and specimens of Grain, Roots and Clo- 

 ver Seed, will be exhibited at the Court House. 



Competitors for premiums, are requested to have 

 their Animals and' other articles at the appointed 

 places, ar.d ready for inspection, by 11 A. M . 



Wind Mill. 



The subjoined is from a gentleman on whose good 

 judgement and faith entire reliance may he placed. 

 The best foim of a wind mill must be of much im- 

 portance in places where water power ie wanting. 

 Mr. Henrt Colman — 



S,K — I observe in your first number the plan for a 

 Horizontal Wind Mill, which is recommended supe- 

 rior to any form hitherto discovered. Should any 

 person have occasion to erect n wind mill, even in 

 your distant part of the country, I ihink he would be 

 well paid for his journey lo Roxbury before he under- 

 touk it, to examine a plan of one for which Capt. 

 Stephen Glover has obtained n patent. I believe there 

 has not been one erected yet on this plan ; but I think, 

 he would grant any person the privilege to erect one, 

 that it might be proved superior in simplicity and du- 

 rability, and unalTectcd by gales or storms, and that 

 t will run equally steady and rapid in a gentle 



Premiums are then to be awarded, (three) on each 

 article, on crops of Winter Wheat, Indian Corn, Bar- (jreeze as in the 

 ley, Oats, Peas and While Beans. Nei!, three pre 1 am wilh respect and esteem, 



