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SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
PICKLED FIGS. 
Thb following recipe was alluded to on page 348, 
August number, but inadvertently omitted in making up 
our pages for the press. We give it now, with the re- 
mark that we do not know of a superior pickle or relish, 
Bor one which will “ keep ” with so little trouble. Let 
every good Southern housewife try it : 
Select figs of a fair size and good quality — the common 
fcirge white variety is excellent. When they are just 
swelling to ripen, but not soft, pick them without bruis- 
ing, and let them stand in salt and water for two or 
Ifcree days. Then take them from this pickle, put them 
in a glass or earthenware jar, (not glazed) and pour over 
BO as to entirely cover them, scalding hot vinegar, sweet- 
ened with good brown sugar, at the rate of one pound 
to the gallon, and highly flavored with unground mace 
gloves, pepper and allspice. (The sugar and spices should 
be put into the vinegar before it is set over the fire to heat.) 
If the figs are entirely immersed in this preparation, and 
put away in a cool place, they will keep good a year or 
more, although they are fit for use in a few days. 
STATE AGEICULTURAL SHOWS FOE 1865. 
Name. 
Where Held. 
Date. 
Georgia, 
Atlanta 
.Sept. 10—14 
Vermont, 
Rutland 
. “ 
11-13 
Canada East, 
Sherbrook 
it 
11—14 
Khode Island, 
Providence 
. “ 
11 — 15 
do Horse and Cattle, Providence. . 
11—15 
New Hampshire, 

12—14 
New Jersey, 
Camden 
18—21 
Ohio, 
Columbus 
it 
18—21 
Pennsylvania, 
Harrisburg 
u 
25-28 
West Virginia, 
Wheeling. . 
it 
26—28 
Kentucky, 
Paris 
tf 
25—28 
Tennessee, 
Nashville 
1—6 
New York 
Elmira 
ti 
2—5 
Michigan, 
Detroit 
it 
2—5 
Connecticut, 
Hartford . 
a 
9—11 
Illinois, 
Chicago 
tt 
9—12 
Canada West, 
Coburg. . . .< 
9—12 
Iowa, 
Fairfield ■ 
, “ 
10— 
North Carolina, 
Raleigh 
16—19 
Indiana, 
Indianapolis 
it 
17—19 
East Tennessee, 
Loudon 
a 
23-25 
Alabama, 
Montgomery 
ti 
23—26 
Maryland, 
Baltimore 
a 
29— 
Vivgina, 
Richmond 
. “ 30— 
[to 2d Nov. 
FAIR LADIES, AED LADIES AT THE FAIE! 
Fully endorsing the very sensible and pertinent views 
inculcated in the following article from the Southern Times, 
we take pleasure in adapting them to our ov/n State Ex- 
hibition, just- now approaching. For the past few years, 
the tasteful contributions of the fair wives and daughters 
of the South, have formed one of the most charming and 
attractive features of our Fairs, ♦and we trust the coming 
occasion will be honored as richly and appropriately as 
heretofore ; 
“Every man who takes an interest in the approaching 
5tate Fair, feels the importance of enlisting the Ladies in 
its behalf. They can do a great deal towards its success. 
There are so many ways in which they can exert influ- 
ence on public opinion and engage the active sympathies 
of the community in favor of the Fair, that it is scarcely 
possible for us to exaggerate the aid which they can ren- 
der, in their own sphere, to the enterprise. The hand of 
woman is not strong and rough like the hand of man, but 
it can more easily touch the heart of the world and inspire 
it to action. A woman’s thought is always contagious ; 
it is quickly communicated and sure to reproduce itself in 
whatever form it may operate. The main thing that we 
want in connection with the Fair is, the energetic support 
of the public, and we are confident that the enthusiasm of 
the ladies will be essential to secure this end. No one 
doubts that the movement will be of vast service to the 
State. It already has the judgment and approbation of 
the people on its side. But judgment and approbation, 
though excellent in their way, are not the working forces 
that move mankind. What we need is a living, generous, 
ardent impulse infused into it — just such an impulse as 
comes from the household where woman reigns. 
Apart from this general relation to the movement, our 
Ladies can contribute directly to its advancement by the 
preparation of articles of taste and utility for the exhi- 
bition. Modern industry has so much enlarged their field 
of activity, that they can show skill and ingenuity in vari- 
ous connections. The needle is now an instrument of 
genius and art, as well as of humble, domestic service. In 
some hands it is as creative as the chisel of the sculptor or 
the pencil of the painter. Our Ladies fully understand 
what can be done in this particular, and as there is a 
special department in the forthcoming exhibition for the 
display of their handwork, we hope that it will present a 
large array of such objects as gratify the eye of taste and 
the sense of the beautiful. A word, too, in behalf of the 
homelier things of household economy. If these are not 
branches of Art in its legitimate sense, they nevertheless 
afford a constant exercise for the best of common-sense. 
No woman of mind feels that her talents are either wasted 
or unprofitably employed in the offices of home-life. To- 
be a first-rate housekeeper is not beneath the ambition of 
any sensible and noble woman. It is her business— as 
much so as it is for man to engage in mechanical, mercan- 
tile, or professional pursuits. To view it as a menial 
things — a drudgery, is to put contempt on God’s law for 
the practice of industry and the formation of character. 
Happily for us, our Southern women generally appreci- 
ate this part of their duty ; and, so far as our observation 
extends, there is a growing disposition to increase the 
comfort and attraction of their homes. Domestic economy 
is certainly receiving more attention than formerly. There 
is more thougnt bestowed on it; and as a necessary con- 
sequence, our modes of living, even whh the same outlay, 
are much more delightful. We trust that the State Fair 
will bear testimony to their zeal in this matter. It will 
be observed that the Committee has offered prizes in this 
department and we should be glad to see a general com- 
petition for them. By all means, let us have the Dairy 
and the Pantry fully represented. A woman’s art, if 
skilfully exercised, can make the most common article of 
daily life a luxury. She has genius enough to dignify and 
adorn any thing that her hand touches, and, for our part, 
v/e shall be dissatisfied with any sort of a State Fair, if our 
women do not distinguish themselves in it. Pray, then. 
Ladies of Georgia, take hold of this enterprise with the 
warmth of your heart in every finger, and let it be a close, 
firm, unyielding grasp. Do all you can to promote its 
success. Our men will make it represent the farm, the 
field, the factory, but let us beg, that you strive to render 
it a fit exponent of Georgia Life in the person and pride of 
Woman.” 
A Surveyor’s chain is 4 poles or 6G feet, divided 
intp 100 links of 7.92 inches. A square chain is 16 
square poles ; and 10 square chains make an acre. 
