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lime is collected, and Ihoroniihiy washed with warm wa- 
tcFj lo remove all impnritics. It is then placedin a leaden 
vat. and treated with a proper amomit of dilate sulphuric 
^cid, and boiled; the sulphuric acid now unites with the 
lime, fonning sulphate of lime, which is very slightly 
soluble, while the citric acid being set free, remains in 
solution. The snlphate of lime being separated by a 
«lotli filter, the liquid is evaporated until sufficiently con- 
•cei:irated for the citn'caciil to sep.irate in crj'stals. These 
have to be purified by dissolving in water, straining and 
ciTstaliziug again, wliicli process has to be repeated un- 
til they, the crystals, are pure and colorless. 
Hai-Tostiiis: l*iicl£-»vli<»at.— Buckwheat 
sown late in June, or early in July, will be ready for bar- 
Tasting this month. This crop suffers very easily from 
€ven a light frost, and should be cut before frosts occur. 
As the grain does not ripen evenly while growing, some 
teing green, and 3 me hardly out of blossom, while the 
Ijulk of it is readj'for harvest ; one need not run the risk 
of being caught by a frost, but may cut the crop as soon 
as it is well loaded. Much of the immature grain will 
fill out and ripen after the crop is cut. and when the 
straw has been heavy, we have known the blossoms even 
to mature their seeds while standing in the stook. The 
grain should lay in the swath until dry enough to rake 
up. when it should be gathered into sheaves while damp 
with dew, to avoid shelling: the sheaves nnt being bound. 
~l)ut set up with the heads tangled and pressed together, 
in which condition they may remain until ready for 
thrashing. This crop is never housed, as ir heats and 
spoils readily, and it must be treated witb great care. 
F-osses tty "JFoot aii«l M<»tilh" I>is> 
-ease. — This disease, also known as Epizoutic Aphtha, 
lias resulted in almost incalcul.ablc less to English l)reed- 
crs and farmers. Mr. T. C. Booth, the well-kao\vn Eng- 
lish breeder of Short-horns, recently t:;slificd before a 
Parliamentary' committee of inquiry, that his herd had 
suffered to tlio extent of from §200.000 to $aoO.OOO. It is 
the loss from this disease, \vliic!i has so affected the 
English meat market, as to make exports from America 
possible and profitable. 
Cattle and SUeep in Colorado.— 
In a most surprisingly short time Colomdo comes to the 
front rank as a cattle and sheep producing State, from 
very small begiimings a few years ago. Recently there 
have been sent t'rom Colorado to the New York market, 
some grade Short .horns, which can not be excelled by 
the best grades of Dlinois and Kentucky. This is one 
■outgrowth of what was entiled the Short-horn mania, and 
if the "miinia" should have no worse effects than this, 
it will be easy lo stand some more of the same kind. 
The good stock introduced in Colorado less than fire 
years ago, have already prf>dnced from the common 
Texan cows, these excellent grades : the countn- is well 
filled with equally good slock, and the sui>ply will in- 
crease in quantity and quality. At the same time we no- 
tice reports of a public sheep-shearing, which show not 
only that Colorado possesses most excellent sheep, bat 
that her Merinos are of a kind that class highly as mut- 
ton sheep. For instiince, at the shearing referred to in 
E! Paso County, among the sheep shorn were rams of the 
following weight of carcass and fleece, viz., of Col, Phil- 
lips' flocks, rams weighing 91, 94, 96, 97, 98. and US lbs., 
the fleeces weighing respectively 17^^, aoiji. 16, 17^, 18, 
and 17K lbs. ; of ^^ illard Bros.' flock, rams weighing 135, 
142, 14.3, and 150 lbs., with fleeces weighing 20, 2-3, ISV, 
21. and two 3-year old rams of lighter c;trcas3 sheared 
24i^ and .32,'< lbs. of wool. Such nms as these must 
leave their mark on the Colorado flocks. 
Xlie Ayr.xliirc (Scolcli) Herd-Book , 
—The first volume of the Scotch .\yrsliire Herd-book is 
in course of preparation. It is announced that entries 
may now he made at a charge of five shillings sterling, 
$1.25, for bulls, and half as much for cows and heifers. 
Polled Oallo-way IIcrd.BooIc.— An 
association of breeders of Galloway cattle has been 
formed, and a herd-book for the registration of pure-bred 
animals has been published. The association has taken 
the name of the " Galloway Cattle Society," (which might 
more properly and grammatically have been called the 
Galloway Caltle Breeders' Society.) with the Duke of 
Bncclcuch .ns President, and tlie Earl of Galloway as 
Vice-president. 
Xrce.s in the <;i«j- of I.,oudon.— The 
'* Gardener's Magazine," of .Tunc .3>lth. gives a list of the 
trees now growing in the City of London proper. From 
this it appears that there are only about 80n, in 30 species 
and varieties, and these are mostly in old chnrch-yards. 
and the courts of public buildings. The list is noticea- 
ble for the absence of all cone-bearing trees; the Orien- 
tal Plane {or Button-ball as we call its American brolhcrl, 
the Linden and Balaam Poplar being most namerouB. 
Xew England, 
Xew Jersey - 
Xew York . 
State, County, and otner Fairs in 1877. 
Slate and Kudn.stri:il Fairs. 
.\mericanlnstitn:e .. ,Xew York Sept. 12-Xov. 12 
A nierican Poniological. Baltimore Sept. 12-14 
Caliloruia Sacramento Sept. 17-22 
Cnicazo Industrial Ex..Cnicago, III Aug. 29-Oct. 13 
Georgia Atlanta Oct. 15-20 
Illinois Freeport Sept. 17-23 
Indiana Indianapolis Sept. 24-29 
Iowa Cedar Rapids Sept. 17-22 
Kentucky North Florence Aug. 2S-31 
Maine Dairvmen Orono Sept. lS-20 
Maine Pomological Waterville Sept. 25-23 
-Michigan Jackson Sept. 17-22 
^linnesota Minneapolis Sept. a- 8 
Missouri Kausas City Sept. 17-22 
Xaiional.Ag'1 Congress. Chicago, III Sept. 25-27 
Nebraska Lincoln Sept. iM-2S 
Nevada Reno Oct. 15-20 
Newburgh Bay Horl'l.-Ncwbnrgh Sept. 26-28 
-Portland Sept. .3-7 
. Waverlev Sept. 17-22 
-RochfSter Sept. 17-21 
Northwest Exposition.. Dubuque Sept. 10-14 
Rhode Island -\g'l Soc.Woonsocket Oct. 2-3 
Ohio Columbus Sept. 10-14 
Oregon Salem Oct. 8-13 
Quincy Hoi-se Fair Quincv, III Sept, 4- 7 
St. Joseph .-Vsr'l Ex'n.-Si. Joseph. Mo Sept. l(^-lC 
St. Louis St. Louis, Mo Oct. 1-6 
St. Louis Indns'lExp'n. St. Louis, Mo Sept. 10-Oct. 
Siienandoah Tallev Winchester, Ya Oct. 9-12 
Texas Austin Oct. 16-20 
Yirginia Richmond Oct. .30-Nov. 4 
West Virginia OKarkshnrg Sept. 12-14 
Wisconsin Janesville Sept. 10-14 
Worcester Hort. Soc'y .Worcester, Mass Sept. 
Provi>;ci.\l Faies. 
Nova Scotia Kentville Oct. 1- 5 
Ontario London ..Sept. 24-28 
Quebec Quebec Sept. 18-21 
BiisSrict Fais-s. 
Oiiio, Central Meclianicsburg Sept. 
Ohio, Central Orrville Oct. 
Kentncky Norili Florence Auir. 
Ohio, Southern Dayton , Sept. 
Indiana, Northeastern -Waterloo Oct. 
Indiana. Southeastern... \nrora Sept. 
Iowa, Noithwest Dubuque Sept. 
Iowa, Northern Potisvillc Oct. 
Michigan, Central Lansing Oct, 
Wisconsin Cenlral Watertown Sept. 
Wisconsin Northwest.. Oshkosh Sept. 
County and 'I'o-wn Fa5i-s. 
maint;. 
Androscoggin Lc«-iston Oct. 2-4 
Franklin Farmington Oct. 10-18 
Franklin Central Strong Oct. 3-4 
Kennebec ReadOe d Oct. 2-4 
Penobscot Orono Sept. ls-20 
PiscaUaquisEast Milo Sept. 26-27 
Sagadahoc Topsham Oct. 0-11 
Somerset Central Skowhegau Sept. lS-20 
Washington Pembroke Sept. 26-27 
NEW HAMPSHIRE, 
Stratford Great Falls. . . . 
VERMONT. 
Caledonian 
Chittenden Essex Jimctitui 
Contoocook Valley Hillsboro Brid^ 
Franklin Sheldon ."! Sept 
Washington Montpelier Sept 
Windham Newlane Sept 
Windsor Woodstock Sept, 
.T- 7 
10-13 
2S-31 
24-3.S 
2- 5 
4- 7 
10-14 
2- 5 
2- 5 
24-28 
24-28 
..Sept. 11-13 
..Sept. 18-20 
,..Sept. 
..Sept. 11-12 
19-21 
11-13 
12-13 
35-27 
M.-i.SSACHUSBTTS. 
Barnstable Barnstiblo Sept. 18-19 
Berkshire Pittsfield Oct. 3-4 
Bristol Taunton Sept. 25-27 
Bristol Center Myrick's Sept. 12-14 
Brockton Brockton Oct. 3-5 
Deei-field Valley Charleuiont Sept. 13-14 
Essex Lawrence Sept. 25-26 
Franklin Greenfield Sept. 27-29 
Hampden Springfield Sept. 25-26 
Hampden, East Palmer Sept. 18-19 
Hampshire .A.mlierst Sept. 18-19 
Hampshire, Franklin, etc., Nortimmpton. ... Oct. 3-5 
Hanson Hanson Supt. 25-26 
Highland Middlefleld Sept. 13-14 
Uingham Hlnghani Sept. 26-27 
Hoosac Valley North Adams Sept. 18-19 
Housatonic Great Biirrington Sept. 26-28 
Marshficld Marshficid Oct. ,3-5 
M.irtha's Vineyard West Tisbury Oct, 2-3 
Middlesex Concord ... Sept. 27-'29 
Middlesex, North Lowell Sept. 25-26 
Middlesex, Simth Framingham Sept. 18-1!) 
Nantucket Nantucket Sept. .V 6 
Norfolk Rendville Sept. 27-'38 
Plymouth Bridgewntcr Sept. 19-21 
rnion Blandford Sept. 19-31 
Worcester Worcester Sept. 20-21 
Worcester, North Fitchburg Sept. 25 
Worcester, Northwest . . Athol Oct. 2- 3 
Worcester, South Sturbridge Sept. 13-14 
Worcester, Southeast. .Milford Sept. 2.5-27 
Worcester, West Barre Sept. 27-28 
RHODE ISLAND. 
Washington Kingston Sept. 18-'20 
Woonsocket Woonsocket Oct. 2-4 
CONNECTICUT. 
Danbury Town Danburv Oct. 2- fi 
Fairfield Norwalk Sept. 1.''-22 
New Haven Mcriden Sept. 19-21 
Windham Brooklyh Sept. 18-20 
Woodstock Woodstock Sept. 10-12 
NKW YORK. 
-Mleghftny Angelica Oct. 2-4 
Cattaraugus Randolph Sept. 12-14 
Cayuga Auburn Sept. 
Chautauqua Jamestown Sept. 
Chemung El rnira Sept. 
Chenango Sherburne Sept. 
Columbia Chatham Sept. 
Cortland Sept. 
Delaware Delhi. . _ . . 
Essex Westport . 
Franklin Malone 
Fulton Johnstown 
Genesee... 
Greene 
Hamilton . . 
Herkimer. . . 
Jefferson 
Lewis 
Livingston.. 
Madison 
Niagara - 
Sept 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept 
Sept. 
-Sept. 
, .Batavia., 
..-Cairo .__ __^., 
Earl ville . . Sept 
... Winfleld Sept. 
Watertown Sept. 
LowTiile Sept. 
— Geneseo Sept. 
. ..Lennox Sept. 
Lockport Sept. 
Onondaga Manlius Sept 
Oneida Booncville Sept. 
Oneida Rome Sept. 
Oneida Tabcrg Sept. 
Oneida Trenton Sept. 
Oneida Waienille Sept. 
Ontario Canandaigua Sept. 
Orange Montgomery Sept. 
Orleans .\lbion Sept. 
Oswego Fulton Station Sept. 
Oswego \rexico Sept. 
Oswego Phoenix Sept. 
Otsego Edmeston Sept. 
Otsego Oneonta Sept. 
Otsego .•Schenevus Sept. 
Otsego Unadilla Sept. 
Queens Mineola Oct. 
Richland Sandy Creek Sept. 
Rockland Spring Valley Sept. 
St. Lawrence Gonverneur -Aug. 
St. Lawrence Potsdam Sept. 
Saratoga Saratoga Springs... . Sept. 
Schenectady Sclienectady Sept. 
Schoharie Schoharie Sept. 
Schuyler Watkins Sept. 
Seneca Ovid Oct. 
Steuben Bath Sept- 
Suffolk Riverhead Sept. 
Tioga Owego Sept. 
Tompkins Ithaca Sept. 
Warren Glen's Falls Sept. 
Warren Warrensburg Sept. 
Washington Sandy Hill Sept. 
W.apic Lyons Sept. 
Yatcs -Rnshville Sept. 
NEW .JERSEY. 
Atlantic Egg Harbor City Sept. 
Burlington Mt. Holly Oct. 
Monmouth Freehold Sept. 
Warren Belvidere Sept. 
11-13 
18-21 
26-29 
13-15 
19-21 
12-13 
11-13 
11-13 
25-27 
17-19 
7- 8 
19-20 
19-21 
4- 6 
11-13 
11-14 
26 27 
25-28 
20-22 
20-23 
5- 7 
17-21 
24-26 
25-27 
24-25 
25-27 
26-28 
21-22 
lS-20 
11-13 
11-13 
11-13 
11-13 
20-22 
12-14 
a-4 
5-7 
26-23 
29-31 
18-20 
18-21 
25-28 
25-27 
20-22 
3- 4 
26-28 
25-27 
36-38 
11-13 
11-14 
11-14 
4- 7 
36-38 
27-23 
34-25 
9-11 
11-13 
11-14 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Bradford, East Towauda - Sept. 35-27 
Bradford Troy Sept. 13-14 
Backs Doylestown Oct. 2- 5 
Bucks Kntstown Sept. 18-21 
Chester Westchester Sept. 20-22 
Columbia Bloomsbnrg Oct. 10-12 
Mifflin Lewistown Sept. 25-23 
Washington Caunonsburg Sept. 25-27 
OHIO, 
Allen Lima Sept. 18-21 
Asht.abula Jcffci-son Sept. 25-28 
Athens .-Vtheus Oct. 4-5 
Belmont St. Clairsville Sept. 19-21 
Brown Georgetown Sept. 11-14 
Butler Hamilton Oct. 1- 
Carroll Carrollton Oct. 10-12 
Chainpaigu Urbana Sept- 22-23 
Clarke Springfield Aug. 21-24 
Clermont Boston Sept. 4-7 
Clintou Wilmington Sept. 4-7 
Columbiana New-Lisbon Sept. 25-27 
Coshocton CoshoQtou Sept. 25-29 
Crawford Bucvrus Sept. 25- 
Cnvahoga Cleveland Sept. 11-13 
Darke Greenville Sept. 18-21 
Defiance Defiance Sept. 18-21 
Delaware Delaware Sept. 26-28 
Erie Sandusky Sept. 25-28 
Fairlield Lancaster Oct. 10-13 
Fulton 'Vansecm Sept. 19-21 
Gallia Galliopolis Sept. 26-28 
Geauga Burlon Sept. 24-26 
Greei7e Xinia Sept. 5-7 
Guernsey Cambridge Sept. 18-20 
Hamiltoii Cartll.age Sept. 4-7 
Hancock Findlay Oct. 3-6 
Hardin Kenton Sept. 25-29 
Harrison Cadiz Oct. 2-4 
Hocking Log:in Oct. 3-6 
Holmes Millersburg Oct. 2-5 
.Jackson Jackson C. H Sept. 13-15 
Jefl'erson Smiihlleld Sept. 26-2,*i 
Knox Mt. Vernon Sept. S5-27 
Lake Painesville Sept. 26-2S 
Lawrence Imnton Sept. 18-21 
Licking Newark Oct. 2-9 
Lo-Tin Bellefonlaine Oct. 2-4 
Lorain Elvria Sept. 19-21 
Lucas Toledo Sept. 16-21 
Mahoning CanfleW Oct. 2-4 
Marion Marion Oct. 2-lU 
Medina Mtdina Sept. 18-20 
Mei<n- Ponierov Sept. 14-15 
Miami Troy Sept. 18-21 
Moronn McConncllsvillc Sept. 18-21 
Morrow Mt. Gilead Oct. »- 5 
Muskingnm Zanosvillc Sept. 4-8 
Oii.awa Port Clinton Oct. 9-11 
Paulding Paulding S»pt. 26-23 
IVrrr New Lexington Sept. 26-28 
Pickaway Ciixlcville Sept. 26-28 
Portage Ravenna Sept. 23-37 
Putnam Ottawa Sept. 25-38 
Richland Mnnsllcld ... Sept. 18-91 
Ross Chillicothe Sept. 4-1 
