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MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AX AGRICULTURAL AXD FAMILY XEWSPAPER. 



SEPT, IS. 



litre of juice, ud by reference to put remits 

 found that 20424 grammes of wgaxper litre, equal 

 1M2 gramme* per 100, or 18.82 per cent Then, 

 u 204.24 : 1*31 :: 64-35 : 5.008 per cent of sugar 

 fn the juice, and u '100 s £-008 :: 

 cent of sugar in the cur A second observation 

 in polarfscope, of the juice from the two joints o 

 the urn* canes next shove these. Indicated 6J" 

 per cent, of sugar la the jolce, proving them to be 

 richer than ttuwe nearer the ground. 



FlKST PRACTICAL EXPBBIMXNT.— Sept 30, temp. 



h A. M. 40°. K- e-P.— The fa-t of the presence of 

 crystallizable sugar fn the cane being established, 

 I proceeded to cat and grind twenty feet of a row, 

 and passed the thirty canes which it produced 

 three times through the rollers; about one-fourth 

 of the seed bad changed to a dark glistening 

 brown color, but was still milky; the remainder 

 wbs quite green; ground six to eight of the lowe: 

 Joints, which together yielded three and s half gal 

 Ions of jolce. weighing 9° Resume; neutralized 

 the free acid by adding milk of lime; clarified 

 with eggs and boiled it down to 240° Fahrenheit 



Tbls first experiment looked discouraging and 

 unpromising at every step; Its product was a very 

 dark, thick, viscid mass, apparently a caput mor- 

 tunm; it stood six days without the sign of a crys- 

 tal, when It was placed over a Que and kept warm 

 four days longer, when I found a pretty good crop 

 of soft crystals, the whole very similar to the "Me- 

 lada," obtained from Cuba, but of darker color. 



Sbcokd Experimbkt.— Oct. 13, temp. 8 A. M. 60°, 

 M. 72°, 8. E. cloudy.— About two weeks having 

 elapsed since the first experiment the weather in 

 the interim having been quite warm, temperature 



and iii one-half the seed being ripe, I deter- 

 mined to try it again, but not being very sanguine 

 of success, no polsriaoopic observation was taken. 



Cut and ground fifty feet of a row, which pro- 

 duced elgbly eight canes, and yielded eight gallons 

 of juice, weighing 10° Beaume (one degree more 

 than the provious cutting,) from the six and seven 

 lower joints; juice slightly scid. First clarifica- 

 tion four and three quarter gallons, neutralized 

 with three tablespoonsful of milk of lime, stirred 

 In one pound fine bone black, and three eggs, and 

 placed it over a slow fire; at 215° Fahrenheit took 

 off a very dense, thick, green scum ; when at 102° 

 Fahrenhoit It marked "J - Beaume. 



A second parcel of juice from this grinding 

 (three and a quarter gallons) was treated in the 

 same manner, and set aside, both having been flrBt 

 boiled down to 22° Beaume. 



Oct 11. temp. 8 A. M. r>i°,noon 70°, N. W. clear. 

 —Cut and ground fifty feet; eighty-one canes, pro- 

 duced seven and a quarter gallons juice, 10° 

 Beaume, which was treated as above, except that 

 the eggs were omitted. 



Oct. 15, temp. 8 A. M. 50°,noon 70S N. E heavy 

 rain— Cut and ground fifty feet, produced eight 

 and a quarter gallons juice, weighing 10° Beaume. 



Oct. 10, temp, 6 A. M. 4C C , noon 60°, N. W. 

 stormy. — Cut and gronnd fifty feet eighty six 

 canes, eight and three-eighths gallons, 10° Beaume. 



The whole of the foregoing four parcels were at 

 this stage of the process concentrated at 22 ,: 

 Beaume, and set aside until I had completed the 

 Berles on the 21st October; they were then collectr 

 ed together, and again clarified with eggs, and a 

 seond scum taken off; they were then again 

 placed over the fire, and when at the temperature 

 of 226° Fahrenheit, clear lime-water in small quan- 

 tities was added to coagulate the vcgetablo all.n- 

 men, which Is not disengaged at a lower tempera- 

 ture, but which ia then observed na a whitish scum, 

 very tenacious and glutinous, and is very detri 

 mental to crystallization. After the various de- 

 lays, heatings and re beatings consequent on my 

 limited means of working, (the great disadvantage 

 of which, those acquainted with the subject only 

 can appreciate,} I commenced filtering the whole, 

 hut found it so ropy and glutinous that it would 

 not pass through; diluted it to 1(> ■' Beaume, when 

 U came through tolerably bright; then passed it 

 through five feet of animal black; it parted with 

 its coloring matter very freely. 



Oot 22, temp. 8 A. M. 32°, noon 50°, S. W. clear. 

 —Divided the product into three parts, and boiled 

 It as follows: 



First part to 230- Fahrenheit. This atood an 

 hour without crystallizing: found it too low, al- 

 though the thumb and finger proof lndloated 



Second part to Mr* Fahreuheit; which was add- 

 ed to the first, and In a few minutes crystals began 

 to appear. 



Third part to SUP ; being the mean of the other 

 two. On finishing this, the two preceding had 

 formed a thick, opaque mass of good crystals. 





■*K 



e quarters gallons, which produced with 

 a thirteen and 1 half pounds molasses. 

 ov. 2, temp. SA.H. 46^, noon SO , S. \ 

 Docked out the proceeds of this experiment 

 the following result*, vii. 



UK 4X - 



touj wtfebt of pwdurt oT WO fetl of . 

 * to* ro^ four f«i mn Mdtwv ha,* 

 J* 6 ** O* lor* cuvtUnte u> ten. 



A gallon of molaa* 8 weighB twri „ ^ 



therefore, dlrife Li&Sbv ,., ° . r """■> 



! - «d we have, gallons, 



For the ten 6». pouds sugir, and 1231 gtU Vua 

 molasses, produced from 18,1*8 canes, yielding 

 LT37 gallons juice, weighing afc, pon nda ' _,. 

 Ion, or 15,633 pounds, being four pe r cent of sujtsj 

 and ?.50 per cent, of molasses, or 13.30 per cent 

 together. 



This sngar is of a yellowish brown color, about 

 as dry as, and about the color of aeeond quality 

 Cabs sugar, such as is used by refiners. 



Third Expebiment.— Oct. 23, temp- 6 A M. 3e c , 

 SL 53-, foggy.— The foregoing favorable progress 

 Induced me to make another trial- on a larger 

 scale. The weather looked threatening, and as a 

 precaution, I cut five hundred feet of canes, and 

 stored it in the barn, to be used in quantities con- 

 forming to my means of working. 



Nearly ■ month having elapsed since the first 

 polsrlscope observation was taken, and two weeks 

 since the second practical experiment having had 

 several heavy frosts, and three nights of ice, one 

 eighth to three-sixteenths of an inch in thickness, 

 I concluded to have another examination by po- 

 larized light to Bee the effect of these changes, 

 when I was gratified to find the following result; 

 juice weighing full 10- Beaume: 



of inversion, (62-.7,) at temperature 

 25°, indicated 7'J.OO grammes of sugar pei 

 juice; then, as 204.24 : 18.82 :: 79. 

 of sugar in the juice. 



temp. 8 A. M. 54°, noon G0°, fog and 

 rain. — Ground 100 feet; canes 100; gallons juice 

 18|; 10 r ~ 



Oct 26, temp. 50°, -00°, heavy rain.— Ground 100 

 feet; canes 163; gallons juice 18J; 10° B. 



Oct. 27. temp. 46° -52°, very stormy.— Ground 

 100 feet; canes 166; gallons juice 18 1-16; 10° B. 



Oct 28, temp. 40 c -52°, Cloudy, N. W.— Ground 

 100 feet; caues 149; gallons juice 16|; 10° B. 



Oct 29, temp. 43° -48°, clear, N. E-— Ground 100 

 feet; canes 148; gallons juice 11|; 10° B. 



These several parcels were clarified like the 

 second experiment, boiled to 15° and 18° Beaume, 

 and set aside till November 2d, when 1 found all 

 but the last day's work had changed to a thick, 

 liver-like mass, resembling good soft eoap, very 

 acid, and totally ruined. The last parcel, having 

 stood a much shorter time than the rest, was but 

 partially affected. It was boiled to proof, and 

 crystallized very well. 



I regret this misfortune less for the trouble it 

 cost me than for the failure of the experiment for 

 it worked beautifully in the first stagos, and the 

 last grinding crystallized freely. The juice weigh- 

 ed heavier than previous or subsequent parcels, 

 and wohM probably have produced better results. 

 It taught me, however, the danger of delay, and 

 also that no injury had been sustained by the juice 

 so long as the canes remained nnground, the last 

 parcel having crystallized perfectly. 



[To I 



BEES AND BEE-HIVES. 



riKfl now decided pretty nearly as to the size 

 of the bive, (2,000 cnbic inches) it remains to decide 

 what Bhape we shall have. This Ib a question that 

 .any have decided for themselves, and among the 

 iGnite variety of forms, hardly one can be found 

 ithout some one to advocate it,—" that it ib a lit- 

 tle better than any other— a swarm in this hive 

 will get more honey by many pounds than one in 

 This we have heard until a great many 

 )Ie men have come to the conclusion that 

 very little of the vigor with which a swarm labors, 

 the first season, at least, depends on the shape 

 [he hive. Even after combs, 



1 the ( 





moveable frames of Mr. Lanostbotii, it might 

 ittribnted by some to imagination, when It was 

 rted that the bees labored "more vigorously 

 1 before." It will Boon be time for patent ven- 

 ders to adopt some other method— give some other 

 reason for adopting a new hive than the one:— 

 "They will make more honey than on any other 

 plan." BeeB will store honey and work vigorously 

 iu a~ flour barrel nail keg, a hollow tree — even a 

 chicken coop will answer. All theEe will do for 



the first summer, if sufficient room is afforded 



the quantity of honey will be nearly the same in 

 all. Facilities for managing subsequently, are all 

 important 



Many of our patent hives have gained one point 

 that would be of Borne advantage, were it not that 

 in gaining it they have added difficulties to more 

 than balance all the good. In traveling through 

 the country, we find the finished bec house and ex- 

 pensive fixtures accompanying a few empty patent 

 hives — nine-tenths of all who have attempted to 

 work with them have ended thus in about three 

 years, showing, conclusively, that something ia 

 wrong. The only good to he discovered to bal- 

 ance this evil was, it gave the bee-keepers the idea 

 of obtaining surplus honey without kllliDg the 

 bees— as they all recommend something for that 

 purpose. It is preferable to managing with the 

 brimstone pit, and may be worth the sacrifice. 



There are some enemies of beea, and some dif- 

 ficulties In managing, that we are all anxious to 

 get rid of, as far as practicable. For instance, 

 sometimes in cold weather the mice will enter the 

 hive and commit depredations, destroying bees, 

 comb, and honey. Hence the suspended hive to 

 avoid them. The inclined bottom board In Bcveral 

 forms was now added to this to throw out the 

 worms; giving rise to several patents. Some- 

 times, in very hot weather, comba, fnll of honey, 

 would break loose and settle to the bottom. To 

 prevent it the hive was made smallest at the bot- 

 tom— Weeks' patent When a colony of bees 

 loses Its queen, and has comba containing eggs or 

 young larva:, it w iU rear another. Here was a 

 eral kinds of dividing hives. Brood 

 used several years, become black and 



- of changing the 



combs, 



thick from the number 

 young bees. Hence the 

 combs after a time. This principle has been' 

 lific in varieties. Colonies of bees, with room to 

 extend their combe in a place perfectly dark, sel- 

 dom swarm. Hence several forms of non-swarm- 

 ers. The depredation of the moth has brought 

 out many hives that are offered to us as proof 

 against them. Relative to the last, I would re- 

 mark that no kiit has yet been invented that 19 safe 

 from the attacks of the moth, without a good col 

 ony of bees to defend it When the bees get out, 



1 the <; 



1 get in. 



)t be expected that I have used ( 



variety of hive that has been constructed, but the 

 prvtc*f.U of each hast been pretty well tested. Mrs. 

 Gbiffite. of New Jersey, is said to have invented 

 too '-suspended chamber hive, with inclined bot- 

 tom board." Mr. Wesxs adopted Mrs. Griffith's 

 bive.'wi'h the addition of making the bottom 

 smaller than the top, to prevent the comba from 

 settling down— a point on which he obtained a 

 patent Those that have adopted the suspended 

 hive have copied Mrs. G shuts more extensively 

 than Weeks, yet I find nearly all suspended hives 

 called "Weeks' hive." It ia frequently the case 

 that a patent is obtained on a point so trifling that 

 it is often left out as non-essential by makers in a 

 short time. In purchasing a patent right. It has 

 fceen recommended, first, to ascertain that the 

 thing it patented, and then whether the part cover- 

 ed by a patent is worth the money asked for it 



The simple chamber hive is made with two 

 apartments; the lower and largest is for the per- 

 manent residence of the bees; the upper, or cham- 

 ber, for the surplus boxes. Its merits are these: — 

 The chamber affords all the protection necessary 

 for boxes of glass or wood— considered as a c 

 It is never lost Its demerits are Inconveniei 

 handling, it occupies more room if put in the 

 hense in the winter— if glass boxes are used only 

 one end can be seen, and this may be full, while 

 the other may hold some pounds yet and this can- 

 not be known till it is taken out Now, If it is re- 

 turned to have the bees finish it, the disturbance 

 will cause the bees to remove the honey Into the 

 hive below, whenever the flowerB yield a scanty 

 supply. If this chamber was Bimply a loose box, 

 it would be out of the way when handling, or in 

 the house, and can be raised at any time when the 

 boxes are being filled without the least disturbance 

 of the bees— the boxes examined on every side, 

 and the preciBe time of their being finished ascer- 

 tained, {that is when made of glass,) when, If we 

 want the combs in the utmost purity, they should 

 be taken off. M. Qfimbt. 



MISSOURI STATE FAIR 



Eds. Rural:— Thinking & short account of the 

 Fair now in progress in this city might interest 

 your readers, 1 take the liberty of sending you the 

 following sketch. The grounds of the Society are 

 situated about three mileB from the center of the 

 city and are the most complete in their arrange- 

 ment of any it has been my fortune to see. One of 

 the first things to attract the visitor's attention as 

 he enters the gates, is the Immense amphitheatre. I 

 have not beard its capacity stated, but should think 

 it would readily seat four to five thousand people. 

 In the center is provided a stand for the judges, 

 and also for a band which daily adds the charm of 

 music to that of the smiles of the fair ones who 

 occupy a goodly share of the long tiers of seats 

 rising one above another. Around the amphithea- 

 tre are grouped the other buildings for the exhi- 

 bition of the thousand different articles always 

 found at a State Fair. These buildings, are many 

 of them, "got np" in a substantial and tasteful 



Nearest the gate stands the edifice devoted to 

 theFineArte. Here were nomeverywell executed 

 portraits of public personages, also a few fancy 

 pieces and compositions of surpassing beauty and 

 indicating real merit in the artist There were also 

 the usual number of daguerreotypes, photographs, 

 and the like, plainly showing that St Louis la not 

 behind her neighbors in this line. A thousand 

 things in this Department claim a word of remark 

 and praise, but must be passed by, for the over- 

 whelming attraction of Fruits and Flowers. 



Floral Hall is a circular building, graceful and 

 attractive in design. Standing In the eastern en- 

 trance, one would almost imagine he had found the 

 reality of those gorgeous dreams of the Arabian 

 Nights. Immediately before you Is a fountain ris- 

 ing in a single jet some eight or ten feet then fall- 

 ing into a picturesque basin of rocks half oovered 

 by rich green moss, which seems to grow luxuri- 

 antly on all sides. Just back of this miniature 

 lake rises a rocky cliff, from a projecting point of 

 which, drips a ncverfailing spring. Apparently 

 growing from every crevice in the rocks, are splen- 

 did specimens of the Ficua and Laurel, also a fine 

 show of coniferous plants — intermixed with these, 

 and giving variety to the whole by their brilliant 

 flowera and varied foliage, are Salvias, Bignonias, 

 Petuniap, Dwarf Phloxes, and Lycopodiums. On 

 the Bide of the cliff, opposite to the fountain, are 

 graceful festoons of Arbor Vitas, encircled by ivy, 

 seeming a tit dwelling for some fairy mistress of 

 the grove. 



Around this grand centre piece, which is gotten 

 np by the Society, are the various showa of Fruits, 

 Flowers and Plants. The exhibition of apples Ib 

 very fine, among them I noticed very fine speci- 

 mens of Maiden's Blush, which ripens here about 

 the middle of August, also Summer Queen, very 

 fine, and immense specimens of the Alexander,— 

 some of them measuring about five inches in diam- 

 eter. The White Belltlower and Large Red Ro- 

 manlte are favorites In this country. The Michael 

 Henry Pippin and Rambo are highly valued for 

 their long keeping qualities. Among pears, the 

 favorite sorts appear to be much the same as in 

 New York. They all mature much earlier here, 

 however. The Seckel, for example, is now rather 

 past its prime. The exhibition In this department 

 is rather limited, though the specimens are almost 

 unlimited in point of size. The show of peaches 

 wa3 very good indeed, considering that the season 

 for them is nearly past 



This section of the country will, I think, in a few 

 years vie with Western New York in the beauty 

 and variety of the fruit it produces. Many fine 

 orchards are now growing, and the number Is 

 being annually increased. The show of green- 

 house and tropical plants was small, though it con- 

 tained some interesting specimens among which 

 we noticed a very large plant of the Cycas Rev- 

 oluta, or Sago Palm. 



In the Agricultural and Mechanical department 

 we noticed an uncommon variety of labor-saving 

 implements, Sewing Machines; also very hand- 

 somely carved cabinet work. The show of Agri- 

 cultural Machinery seemed, by mutual consent to 

 be voted small; there was, however, a goodly 

 number of Threshers and Mowers. The display of 

 Horses and Cattle, although small, contained 

 spier " ' 



WhlL 



was shown in perfection. Several of the young 

 horses equaled, we venture to asy, In style and 

 symmetry of proportions, anything to *% j oand ^ 

 this country. There seemed fo be a generally ac- 

 knowledged want of & jood conrae on which to 

 try the speed of many of the horses entered, all the 

 trotting being confined to the ring of the ampht- 

 theatre. The entrfeso! blooded cattle were limited. 

 There were a few fine Devons and some Bratnah 

 cattle. Of Native Stock, there were some very 

 handsome cows, also some immensely fat Bpeci- 



Altogether. I may say that the Fair has so far 

 proved a brilliant success; it is estimated that 

 there have been from twenty to twenty-five thou- 

 sand people on the grounds daily since the open- 

 ing. It is interesting to watch the crowd which 

 nightly collect upon the pavement before the far. 

 famed Planter's House to discuss the sights and 

 wonders of the Fair as well as the price of stock 

 and Gsvernment lands, for this Bpot seems 

 selected by mutual consent as a Merchant' 



St Louis, on the whole, seems to be the 

 prosperous aud active city in the West Business 

 men here appear to have suffered less froi 

 universal depression than in any other place I 

 have visited. Splendid buildings are being erected 

 on all sides; the city is growing rapidly,— the back 

 country also, is being settled by cultivators of the 

 soil Here seems to be the place for an industrious 

 young man, no matter what his business. 



CHEESE AND CHEESE- MAKING. 



Eds. Rural:— An April No. of your valuable 

 paper contained an article on Cheese and Cheese- 

 Making with a request that more might be for- 

 nished. I have waited long and patiently, but as yet 

 have seen none. If some of the good cheese- 

 makers East would give, through the Rcbal, their 

 mode of making, they would confer a great favor 

 on many Western people who are ambitious to 

 make a good article. 



I would like to know the best way of preparing 

 rennet?— how long the milk should stand after the 

 rennet is put in before the "curd comes?— whether 

 it mates a difference what kind of knife is used to 

 cut the curd provided it is smooth and long enongb 

 to cut to the bottom of the tub?— whether the curd 

 should be broken with the hand after outtlng?— 

 how much and in what way it should be warmed or 

 "scalded"? — how much salt used by weight; mea- 

 suring in a teacup is hardly safe, they vary eo much 

 in size; how the curd Ib cut or prepared for the 

 press? — how long a cheese should remain In press? 

 — bow we can decide whether or not we apply the 

 proper amount of weight, (we use the old fashioned 



I am aware that it will tax the patience of some- 

 body to reply to all these queries, but trust the con- 

 sciousness of having performed an act of benevo- 

 lence will be a sufficient reward if any one should 

 take the trouble to do it When / take the pre- 

 mium at the Mich. State Fair, (I intend to do it in 

 leas than ten years if life aud health continue, 1 1 

 will let my "light shine" for the good of others, 

 and will never tell a poor ignoramus, like myself, 

 who is thirsting for knowledge that "it is notlung 

 to make cheese if you only get your milk just the 

 right heat and just rennet and salt enough, scald 

 the curd and press the cheese just about right" — 

 and when asked how this ia to be done, say " have 

 the milk a little more than milk-warm, put in ren- 

 net according to yonr judgment, and salt according 

 to your taste, but you can't tell by the taste of the 

 curd how salt the cheese will be ; the salt runs off 

 some in the whey. — have the whey you scald with 

 bo that you can just put your hand to the bottom 

 without burning it, (some hands will bear fifteen or 

 twenty degrees more heat than others,) and tell by 

 the looks of the cheese whether it is pressed right" 

 No, I will know bow good cheese ia made and be 

 able to inform others. I had no idea I was writing 

 so much, and owe an apology to the Robal for en- 

 croaching upon valuable time, but I can't make a 

 good cheese, and I desire early information on the 

 subject of cheese-making aud the manner of keep- 

 ing cheese from those who are possessed of expe- 

 rience. Will they give it? A Subscriber. 



INQUIRIES OD ANSWERS. 



a of the year on meadow land, 1 



the wheat and drag I] 



i it on wheat; whether t 



;enH per bushel aud & miles to draw 

 t what' quantity to the acre, and how 

 S put on? — C. A. Rugs, Oswego Falls, 



O. J. P., Hesperian Plains, Ohio, 1S5S. 



Reuarks. — In seeding orchard grass, It should 

 never be put in alone, except for the sake of rais- 

 ing the seed — mix with clover when for pasture or 

 hay. Seeded by itself, two bushela (twenty-four 

 ponnda.) per acre is generally used — if with clover, 

 one bushel is sufficient It may be sown early in 

 the fall, after wheat or rye, or in the spring, after 

 oate. It is frequently sown in the spring on winter- 

 wheat, but much of the seed never germinates. — 

 When sown after oats, the litter should not be very 

 thick, and should be cut early, if the main object 

 Is to have the gronnd well set with grass. 



ffl'.TI 



1 Rcb. 



Winter Barley, and from what was published on 

 the subject, was induced to sow 23 acres of fallow. 

 It was threshed by Dakiel Sjgtb, In about four- 

 teen hours, and, according our tally, there la 1,100 

 bushels of it— making the average 50 bushels per 

 acre. From experience In this single crop, and 

 what I hear from others in this vicinity, I think I 

 can recommend it to those who are inquiring,— 

 "What aball we sow?'"— Huoh McYeav, ScoUm- 

 ,-u!-, X. V, 1858. 



gml Histtlknm 



The Pmtwoul BxHmwwfc-*!, the trr4 

 ments for this great gathering M Toronto are an " 

 proaching completion. The Cmaatm Agric 1 

 states that the - Crystal Palace ia 0**%^^ 

 fittings np are actively proceeding; with. a.u toat 

 now remains to look for is an »d«qnat*t*ipo Q w 

 from the country, by means of visitors, stock, ami 

 material, which ft ia believed the result will t ttM1( _ 

 The Sfa uw will commence on the 2Sth i BBt . *1 

 terminate, to far as the live Stock is concerned 

 on the 1st of October, but it has been determined 

 by the Board of Agriculture to keep open the 

 Crystal Palace an additional week, In order to give 

 the public ample opportunity of carefully inspect- 

 ing the numerous productions of Canadian inge- 

 nuity and akrll. with which the capacious buildlna- 

 wiU abound. Exhibitor*, therefore, arc requested 

 to leave auch non perishable artiole B as thev can 

 conveniently for another week. This arrange- 

 ment will, It ts hoped, prevent the nsnai over- 

 crowding for a day or two, annually complained 

 of, and afford ample opportunity fur our manufac- 

 turers, mechanics, and artists to bring their pro- 

 ductions in a favorable manner before the public," 



Mo 



i Ho 



Nai-oleon HI.— 

 About one year ago the Emperor of the French 

 purchased, through an agent in Boston, a few 

 specimens of Vermont Trotting Stock, and these 

 gave such satisfaction that an order for additions 

 to his stable was received recently, and. on the 4th 

 inst, three Morgan three ycai olds, standing each 

 fifteen hands three inches, and of a royally dark 

 brown, were sent out by the Ariel, to be landed at 

 Havre, and thence forwarded to the Empersr at 

 Paris. Speaking thereupon, Porter's Spirit ,-f the 

 Tunes remarks:— "There ia one good effect that 

 will certainly attend this second Imperial imports, 

 tion of American horses, and that will be, to draw 

 the general attention of France to the qualities of 

 this superb breed of roadsters, and to render their 

 introduction fashionable. The horse business of 

 New England may therefore be considered on the 



Canada Wheat— PsonrcT, Quality.— Colborne 

 —situated just across the lake from Rochester— Is 

 fast becoming the centre of a large grain trade.— 

 The Transcript, of Sept lotb.sayB:— " On Saturday 

 last the largest purchases were made of any day 

 since harvest It was a continual stream of teams 

 nearly all day, and the quality of the' grain we 

 have never seen equaled in this region. Threeor 

 four American gentlemen who are engaged In the 

 wheat trade, unanimously pronounced Colborne 

 wheat the best average sample they bad seen be- 

 tween London, C. W,, and Kingston. The prloe to- 

 day Ib about a SI for Spring and about $1,25 for 

 ordinary Fall wheat, while occasionally a very su- 

 perior load was taken at a $1,30.". 



CRors in Ireland.— The Cork Examhur, in an 

 article upon the harvest In Ireland, says:— "The 

 sickle is already busy on all sides, and a truly 



from even the appears 

 ire, that this may be called the flret year of 

 ity since the famine. The yield of all produce 

 is far beyond the measure of the best years we 

 have had for a long time, and the country may at 

 length congratulate Itself In the assurance that the 

 trials are at an end. Even the potato seems all at 

 once to have recovered the firmness and sweet- 

 ness of its best days. In point of prosperity Ire- 

 land need envy no country in Europe at the preB- 



Sobghum in Illinois, -iome of the Illinois 

 farmers agree in saying that the amount of sugar 

 raised in that State this year from the Sorgbnm 

 cane, will exceed in amount— Including, of couno, 

 the molasses made in the same process— that of 

 any other one product or article of export grown 

 and manufactured in the State. The Cincinnati 

 Times thinks this is an exaggerated statement, but 

 adds, " there can be no doubt the amount Ib really 

 very considerable, and that sugar may hereafter 

 be regarded as one of the staple productions, not 

 only of Illinois, but of most of the Northwestern 



An Old Veteran.— Says the Burlington Sentinel, 

 " the ' Royal Morgan,' well known as the ' Steele ' 

 or ' Cream horse,' is 3T years old. He Ib owned by 

 John Gregory, of Northfield, Vt, who has declared 

 tention to exhibit the old veteran in harness 

 i State Fair, to be held In Burlington the 

 present month. He eata no hay, but subsists chiefly 

 on meal, oats, shorts, potatoes, &c , and appears in 

 a thriving condition. His step is still quick and 

 nervous, and he trots as square as ever. He will 

 be quite a cariosity, as be Ib the oldest horse 

 known to be living." 



Poultry in England.— In the Liverpool market, 

 as stated by Mr. Howard In the Boston Cultivator, 

 live poultry of all the noted breeds la abundant 

 A Dorking cock and two hens, good ones, were 

 held at 12. Like lots of Spanish fowls, gold- 

 pencilled, silver-pencilled and silver-spangled 

 HamburgB and Games of dilferent sub-varletfea 

 were from 15s. to 10?. each. Shanghais were 

 considerably lower, and some Jereey Blues from 

 America were held at higher prices than the pure 

 Orientals, as they should be. 



Ohio State Fajb. — A telegram from Sandusky, 



, the 13th Inst, says:— "The city Is full of Strang- 



i, and the arrangements for the State Fair are 



mplete. The number of entries already made (a 



„,J00, and the Fair will be the finest ever held in 



the State. The exhibition of horses and cattle will 



be superior in every respect to any that hai before 



taken place in Ohio." 



Lie Countt (Tll.) FAiB.-Tbe First Annual 

 Fair or the Lee Co. Ag. Society will he held at 

 Dixon instead of Amboy, as heretofore announced. 

 Time, Oct 20tb, 21st and 22<L 



Fulton AND HlKL«>» CWW^J **** 

 Exhibition of the F. and & Co. Society, will be 

 held at Johnstown, Tuesda y the 2o th Inst 



The Chautanque Co. Ag. Society, holda its An- 

 nual Fair at Fredonla. Sept 21ft, 22d, and 23d, 



