1861. 



THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. 



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tlicse official returns for thirty jcnra, from 1826 to 1886 

 imlusivc, eliowing the money value of our exports of 

 bre«<lstu(f8 aiid provisious for each year by itself; and we 

 have taken pains to ascertain the average for cueli of the 

 three decades, as follows ; — 



TILUI Of BXPORTa Of BRBAWSTUFRl AND PnoVlSlONB FROM TBI ONrTKD 

 STATUS TO OTllKIt COUSTRIKS. 



Averadc for eacli year from IRK to 1835 ♦!r J?S'??? 



do do IKi6tolM5 H.3(i;,lll 



do. do. IMStolSio 38,3;6,(«4 



Our Agriculture has therefore, in reality, consUmtly pro- 

 duced, with each succeeding cycle of years, a larger and 

 larger stuplus for foreign markets; there can be no doubt 

 that tlie ten years to be included from 1866 to 1866 ftill 

 show an increase upon the preceding ten, perhaps even 

 tnme remarkable than is shown from 1846 to 1855 as 

 compared with the previous decade, — when it will be no- 

 ticed that the value of our exports of brendstuffs sudden- 

 ly arose to be almost t/iree limes its previous average. 

 As to the future, our contemporary need have no appre- 

 hensions whatever; the cajjacity of the country for pro- 

 duction, and the increase of its produclion under a favora- 

 ble demand abroad, are almost inconceivably great, and 

 we have no fear at present of any privateering foree that 

 shall prevent our sending our Breadstull's in our own ships 

 to any foreign port where we can get a fair price for them. 



Jgr As frequently as we hear of American travellers 

 crowding foreign routes — jostling one another on the 

 Pyramids, thronging the Museums of Taris and Berlin, at- 

 tending Iligh Masses at Komc, and Queen's Kcceptions at 

 London — it is comparatively seldom we believe that the 

 Show-Yards of Uie Great Societies have been made aware 

 of the presence of question-asking Yankees, or the show- 

 furnis of the United Kingdom been trodden over by boots 

 fresh from the fields and cities of the United States. And 

 yet there has been scarcely a season perhaps, for many 

 years back, that has not seen here and there a quiet ob- 

 server from the dominions of Uncle Sam, passing from 

 stall to stall at Royal Exhibitions, or bidding modestly at 

 ram-letting and cattle-sale, or scrutinizing with some hos- 

 pitable acquaintance the practical details of English Farm- 

 ing. We do not care to ask the consequences of such 

 journeys; for while the evidence of their results is plainly 

 enough seen in our own improved live-stock, and increased 

 interest in tho.se improvements of which Agriculture can 

 be made capable in other directions,— it might apparently 

 be claiming for ourselvea an undue importance if .we 

 slio'uld add that the good has not gone altogether with the 

 "course of Empire," westward, — that it is in fact our 

 competition for the products of English skill in breeding, 

 which has raised the price of ita best animals at home and 

 with other nations, and drawn from Continent and Colonies 

 n grand source of income to reward the exertions of 

 English breeders. And now that "John Bull has sliown 

 his confidence in the honor of Brother Jonathan," by pur- 

 chasing, unseen, a round half-dozen at once of the Thorn- 

 dale bulls, it is only polite of us to express the hope that 

 gome of our agricultui-al visits may likewise be returned, 

 and that we may, hereafter, have the pleasure of recipro- 

 city in extending mutual courtesies to the Agricultural 

 tourists of one land or the other. 



Among the visits made in this country last year, by his 

 Boyal Highness the eldest son of the present Presiding 

 Officer of the Royal Ag. Society, was one at the farms of 

 liis Honor Mayor Wentwouth near the city of Chicago — 

 in commemoration of wliich visit it will be remembered 

 that Mayor W. subsequently received from the Duke of 

 Newcastle the very appropriate and welcome gift of a 

 brace of South-Downs. We understand that Mr. Wknt- 

 WORTH now proposes to embark before many months for 

 ft tour abroad ; alter the responsibilities of conducting an 

 influenlial political newspaper for a quarter of a century, 

 and serving his district for ten years as member of the 

 United States Congress and the city of Chicago for two 

 years as its Mayor — he has not only well earned this respite 

 for leisurely enjoyment, but is well qualified to represent, 

 cither at home or abroad, the people of the Great Wesi 

 where he has so long, resided. And this, particularly, in 

 an Agricultural capacity, since within 12 miles of Chicago 

 he has a farm of no less than twentii-fi«e hundred acres 

 of land, where he has of late years been breeding probably 

 some of the best stock the State of Illinois has yet seen. 



— It affoKls us pleasure to mention Mr. Wkntworth's 

 proposed tour in Great Britain, because we know that our 

 friends in that country are always happy to furnish every 

 facility to the observant and discriminating inquirer ; and 

 because, moreover, one who is just retiring from twenty- 

 five years' occupancy of the chair-editorial, appears to 

 possess a peculiar claim upon his brethren of the quill in 

 any latitude or clime — a claim which we can but think 

 will be duly honored there as well as here. 



tS'" W'c learo that Rev. J. Knox of " Coal Hill," near 

 Pittsburgh, has done a large business the present season 

 in marketing f trawberries in the city of New York — after 

 an eighteen hour railway journey. It is stated that he 

 has now 60 acres under this one fruit ; his " two princi- 

 pal varieties are Wilson's Albany Seedling, and Triomphe 

 d« Gand, both of which are of such firm texture that they 

 bear transportation, and are so productive that 400 bushels 

 on acre is not a large estimate of their yield." 



lag" We are indebted to Wm. TnoRnnnN of this city, 

 for fine samples of the Wilson's Albany Strawberry grown 

 by Mr. Oakley Osborne of Watcrvliet, and of the Austin 

 Seedling from the Shaker gardens— both good specimens 

 as respects size and quality of fruit. Also for a basket of 

 Austin Seedling, selected tor extraordinary size, to friend 

 Chauncy Miller— four of which weighed two ounces, 

 and many others were but little short of the same standard. 

 Wo were pleased to learn that this variety has done much 

 better this year than last, and now apparently ])romises to 

 equal the anticipations of its friends. Mr. Tiiorrurn, we 

 may add, is agent here for a new kind of basket for mar- 

 keting small fruits, which is very light, handy and neat, 

 and must be quite durable and cheap. 



[0g~Col. Lewis G. Morris, after several years' retire- 

 ment from the prominent position he so long and ably oc- 

 cupied as un imjiortcr and breeder of Improved Stock, is 

 once more able to spare a limited number from his private 

 herd of ShortHorns. An Advertisement of this fact in 

 another part of this paper, will at once attract the atten- 

 tion of Col. M.'s old customci-s in every part of the coun- 

 try all of whom may not heretofore have been aware 



that the Colonel has never wholly given up his favorite 

 pursuit, but, during the period since his final sale, hius 

 been devoting no little attention to the management of a 

 "select few," — the results of which care, we need scarce- 

 ly say, would not be offered to public notice if they were 

 not such as to do credit to the long and large experience 

 of their owner and breeder. 



U^" Mr. Gail Borden, Jr., has an establishment at 

 Wassaic, Duchess county, for manufacturing "condensed 

 milk " delivered daily to about 3,000 customers in the city 

 of New- York. Mr. B. also puts up a condensed prepara- 

 tion of coffee, containing both the milk and sugar, n tea- 

 spoonful of which on being simply dis,solved in a cup of 

 hot water, produces as excellent a cup of coffee as the most 

 fastidious would desire. We have received samples 

 through Col. Jounson of this city. 



Brioht on Gkapk Cultdrk. — We noticed a year ago 

 at some length, this useful little treatise on what the 

 author terms the "dwarf and renewal system" of culture; 

 on the culture of grapes in pots; and on the man- 

 agement of g™pe manures. The second edition wliich 

 now appears, contains many additional pages on manuring 

 and nianagcment. Every grape raiser should read this 

 treatise, containing as it does a lai-ge amount of practical 

 directions on what may be tv-rmcd the most artificial and 

 the most thorough mode of raising fine grapes, altliough 

 the author ostensibly argues with vigor in favor of " imita- 

 ting nature." There are some eccentricities of thought 

 exhibited iu the work, but we greatly prefer a book that 

 is original enough to be occasionally eccentric in this way, 

 to a dull compilation. This edition contains 150 18 mo. 

 pages, is published by the author, and is sent by mail for 

 fifty cents a copy. [See advertisement.] 



Dr. Farley's Vineyard. — We have spoken on former 

 occasions of this fine vineyard, situated on a peninsula two 

 miles from the village of Union Springs, N. Y. Some of 

 our readers will be glad to learn that it escaped the injury 

 so general throughout the country to the grape, from the 

 severe and unfavorable winter, and that the vines are now 

 making a fine growth and setting fruit. This success is 

 no doubt to be attributed largely to the influence of the 

 water of the lake which surrounds it, in softening the 

 keenness of the winter air. 



g3g~ It will be seen that Messrs. Inokrsoll & Doooii- 

 ERTY of Green Point, offer to the public through our Ad- 

 vertising columns, their indispensable machines for pack 

 ing Hay, Straw, &c., to which we call attention of intei 

 ested parties as the season of baling draws near. 



♦-♦-• 



[For the Oountry Gentleman and OuUlrntor.] 



Free Strawberry and Floral Ezliibltlon at 

 Chicago. 



The Chicago Gardener's Society held a free exhibition 

 lo-day, June 26, mainly to draw out the strawberry grow- 

 ers of this vicinity. In this they succeeded partially, 

 some very prominent growers being absent. Of kinds of 

 strawberries sent, Wilson's Albany, for quantity and gene- 

 ral cfl'ect, carried the day. It is the berry in this market. 

 Whole samples would measure 3^ and four inches round, 

 Triomphe de Gand claimed precedence as to size however, 

 as well as flavor. Victoria was very showy, large and 

 of high flavor. The grower of these has had them 6| 

 inches round — i and 6 inches, numbers of them. Bicton 

 Pine (white) was shown in splendid shape.. Cremont's 

 Perpetual, (who knows this?) was a splendid berry as to 

 size, flavor and appearance, and the exhibitor says equal 

 to Albany in productiveness. Dr. Blaney and others liad 

 very promising seedlings, especially as to flavor. Downer's 

 Prolific, shown for the first lime here, does not seen) to 

 have anything to recommend it. Other kinds, but all in 

 ferior looking samples, were MeAvoy's Superior, Long 

 worth's Prolific, Eaily Scarlet, Hooker, (good flavor but 



undoubtedly shy bearer,) Prolific Hautboy, splendid flavor, 

 small, but said to be a great yielder. 



Three fine bunches of as many kinds of grapes, were 

 exhibited by a citizen of Chicago, cut from pot plants, 

 well ripened, and quite fine for this city and early season. 



The tables around the fruit were well decked with pot 

 plants from the dilferent gieen-houses, and an appreciative 

 crowd gazed on the skill of the garijener and cultivator. 



Chicago. 111., Ju ne 86. EDOAIl SANDBRS. 



(For the Country Oentleroan and Cultivator.] 



Crops, &0., in Cattaraugus County. 



Qreat Valley Nursehv, Jukb 22, 1561. 



Editors Co. Gent. — Having a few spare minutes, I 

 thought to let your readers know something about how 

 we are prospering here in .Cattaraugus ; though I have 

 been too busy with nursery and farm work to make ob- 

 servations except in our immediate locality. 



Last winter was one of the hardest on fruit trees that 

 we have had for several years. Many small trees were 

 actually killed, and the buds much injured on the large 

 ones ; then the spring was wet and cold and frosty, till 

 the 26th of May. Since then, the weather has been fa- 

 vorable for the growth of hulls and farm crops. 



The fruit crop will be light — not over one-fourth of an 

 average crop. Currants and gooseberries are almost a 

 total failure. They did not bloom at all — buds seemed to 

 be killed by the cold in winter or spring. 



Strawberries are doing splendidly — 1 never saw them 

 better. If Wilson's Albany is as good elsewhere as here,' 

 I hardly think it deserves the condemnation it gets from 

 some of our Eastern friends. Though not qiiite equal to 

 the Hooker in flavor, it is decidedly a good berry. The 

 Hooker is a splendid berry, but not a great bearer. Voor's 

 Queen, received of S. P. Carpenter, New Rochelle, N. Y'., 

 is with us a very fine thing. It is a great bearer, nearly 

 or quite equal to Wilson's Albany, being large, of uniform 

 size, firm fleshed and good flavored. 



(jrass, the leading crop of Cattaraugus, is quite late, 

 but doing well, and will doubtless yield an average crop. 

 On new meadows, that were put down in good condition, 

 the yield will be heavy. 



Wheat is, in many places, considerably injured by the 

 wire-worms ; othcrways it looks tolerably well. These 

 wire-worms are getting to be a terrible pest, and we would 

 like to learn of some feasible mode of exterminating them. 



Oats are aKw injured by the wire-worms, and are rather 

 small, but seem to be coming on well now. 



Corn was planted from the 26th of May to the 6th of 

 June, and is of course rather backward, but where well 

 put in on good ground I never saw it look better. I 

 however see a good deal of little sickly stuff, that will do 

 well if it gets out of ground far enough to be killed by 

 the frost next fall. Farmera are slow to learn that with 

 good feed and good care, a corn crop pays well, but that 

 a half-starved crop will be no crop at all. S. T. Kii.sey. 



Volume Eighteenth of The Country Gentleman. 



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