Directory for Fairs—S. W. Farmer—Purchase of S^erksMres. 
CONNECTICUT SOCIETIES. 
Hartford —S. Olmsted, Pres’t; N. Johnson, Cor. 
Sec’ry. Fair at Hartford, Oct. 4, 5, 6. Cattle Show 
and Ploughing Match Oct. 7. 
Litchfield —Fair at Litchfield, Sept. 28, 29. 
Enfield, Somers, Ellington and East Windsor —B. 
Pinney, Pres’t; S. Bartlett, Sec’ry. Fair at Enfield, 
Oct. 12. 
MASSACHUSETTS COUNTY SOCIETIES. 
Hous atonic —Fair at Great Barrington, Sept. 28, 29. 
Essex —Fair at Andover, Sept. 28. 
MARYLAND. 
Prince George’s Society —Annual meetings held in 
Upper Marlborough, in November. Governor Sprigg, 
President; R. Bowie, Sec’y; T. F. Bowie, Cor. Sec’y. 
Their address Upper Marlborough. 
MICHIGAN COUNTY SOCIETIES. 
Manroc —Fair at Monroe, Sept. 28. 
OHIO COUNTY SOCIETIES. 
Seneca —R. G. Pennington, Sec’y. Fair at Tiffin, 
in October. 
Hamilton —J. Mahard, President. Fair at Carth¬ 
age, Sept. 14, 15. 
ILLINOIS SOCIETIES. 
Farmer’s jig. Society of the Upper Mississippi —T. 
C. Legate, President; T. Melville, Sec’y. Fair at 
Galena, Oct. 5, G. 
Union Society —J. T. Gifford, Pres’t; J. S. Wright, 
Sec’y. Fair at Aurora, Oct. 19. 
MISSOURI COUNTY SOCIETIES. 
St. Louis —Wm. C. Carr,St. Louis, Pres’t; P. Gould, 
St. Louis, Sec’y. Fair at St. Louis, Oct. 18. 
-j CANADA SOCIETIES. 
Gore —Fair at Dundas, Oct. 13. 
Northumberland —Fair at Grafton, Oct. 12. 
Durham —Fair at Bowmanville, Oct. 18. 
Home —E. W. Thompson, President; G. B. Wells, 
Sec’y. Fair at Toronto, Oct. 12. 
Disinterestedness —The South-western Farmer .— 
The senior editor of this paper feels under many obli¬ 
gations to the South-western Farmer, published at Ray¬ 
mond, Mississippi, for its article, page 167, on Disin¬ 
terestedness, and will not only express his own thanks 
particularly, for it, but add, that it comes in good time 
for the public. We feel grateful that gentlemen at 
that distance, with whom we are not only personally 
unacquainted, but never even had a word of correspon¬ 
dence, should volunteer so handsomely in our defence, 
and give us credit for entertaining feelings, which not¬ 
withstanding the carpings of a few, we trust will ever 
actuate our movements. We would suggest to such 
papers as have given currency to impressions of im¬ 
proper motives on- the part of others, either by their 
correspondents or otherwise, whether they had not bet¬ 
ter copy the article for the benefit of some of their cor¬ 
respondents. 
The S. W. Far., is a handsome quarto of 8 pages, 
published weekly at three dollars per annum, edited 
by Messrs. N. G. Forth and John Jenkins, and is one 
of the most spirited, varied, and ably edited agricultu¬ 
ral papers in the United states. A Mississippian, tra¬ 
velling in Egypt, is giving a very interesting series of 
letters upon the scenery and agriculture of the Nile. 
We trust that the day will soon arrive, when agricul¬ 
tural travels abroad will be sought for and read with 
avidity, and take the place of those that have too fre¬ 
quently flooded the world about dancing girls, stage 
players, and the trash of mawkish romantic literature. 
ID 3 * Charles Starr, Jr., of Mendham, Morris Co. N. 
Jersey, has recently purchased several of the imported 
Berkshires, selected by A. B. Allen in England last 
year, and is prepared to fill orders, on moderate terms, 
for young and grown animals. The stock is so well 
known and so highly appreciated, that it is deemed un¬ 
necessary to give a description of it here. This pur¬ 
chase has been made expressly to accommodate the nu¬ 
merous orders from the East and South, for this valua¬ 
ble stock, which from his farm can be supplied at all 
seasons of the year, and with much less risk of trans¬ 
portation, than from their former location. We refer 
our Southern friends to Mr. Starr, with the fullest con¬ 
fidence that their orders will be promptly and satisfac¬ 
torily attended to. 
JfT* William K. Vail is acting agent for the Amer¬ 
ican Agriculturist, and is authorised personally, and 
by proxy to receive subscriptions. 
ERRATA. 
Ou page 162, for Barrington read Barmington. 
“ 163, for Norfolk Hall read Newby Hall. 
“ 163, for Dairy bull read Daisy bull. 
“ 164, for Dairy bull read Daisy bull. 
“ 164, for deep milking read deep milkers. 
“ 165, for Hunworth read Hurworth. 
“ 167, for “ digestibility,” read digestive power. 
167, 2d column, after “ 17 bushels,” read of rye. 
The description, page 165, through a misprint, gives an errone¬ 
ous impression of Mr. Bates’ soil, for it is much more adhesive 
and clayey than the soil of Western New York. 
“ Ella” requests us to correct the word “ recipe” when it occurs 
in her communication in our 5th No. It was correctly written in 
her manuscript “ receipt.” 
Works pertaining to Agriculture for sale by Sax¬ 
ton & Miles, 205 Broadway. 
Johnson’s Elements of Agricultural Chemistry and Geology, 50 
cents; Do. do. 1vol. 12mo. $1; Gray’s Botanical Text Book, 
$1 50; Lindley’s Horticulture, $125; Gray’s Agricultural Chemis¬ 
try, 75 cents ; Downing’s Landscape Gardening, $3 50 ; do. Cot¬ 
tage Residences, $2 50; Leibig’s Organic Chemistry, &c. &c. 
Orders from any part of the United States punctually attended 
to, at the cheap cash book store, 205 Broadway. 
Wheat Slieaf FARM on Staten Island, for sale. 
A recent domestic bereavement bas induced the Undersigned to 
offer his residence, on Staten Island, for sale. It is situated mid¬ 
way of the outer bay, on the sea shore, eight miles from the quar¬ 
antine Ferry, three from that of RossviHe, and equi-distant from 
two others, Seguine’s Landing and Port Richmond. 
The condition of the Farm—the extent, value, and practical use¬ 
fulness of the improvements and its peculiar advantages, are suffi¬ 
ciently known. It has been improved in a way to render it sus¬ 
ceptible of six farming divisions of thirty acres and upwards, esvh 
including an appropriate allotment of woodland—each division of 
fering a moderately elevated building location. The condition of 
the soil can at this time bo best appreciated, as its harvest is hea 
vy and now gathering. Terms to suit the purchaser, as the object 
is merely to change the investment for another susceptible of 
equal product. W. A. SEELY, 218 Fulton-st. N. York. 
ISABELLA GRAPE VINES, 
Of proper age for forming vineyards, propagated from and con¬ 
taining all the good qualities which the most improved cultivation 
for over ten years has conferred on the vineyards at Croton Point, 
are now offered to the public. Those who may purchase will re¬ 
ceive such instructions as will enable them to cultivate the Grape 
with entire success, (provided their locality is not too far north.) 
All communications, postpaid, addressed to R. T. UNDERHILL, 
M. D. 400 Broadway, N. Y., will receive attention. He feels quite 
confident that he has so far ameliorated the character and habits of 
the grape vines in his vineyards and nurseries, by improved cultiva¬ 
tion, pruning, &c., that they will generally ripen well and produce 
good fruit when planted in most of the Northern, all the Western, 
Middle and Southern States. ___ October, 18-12 
TWO MERINO BUCKS WANTED, of good size, fine fleece, 
and unexceptionable pedigree. Enquire of the editors of this paper, 
at 205 Broadway, New York. 
