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surface of the sugar in the boxes, flannel cloths are 
placed, constantly kept wet with cold water. When 
sufficiently drained with these cloths, the sugar is 
melted over again, cleansed again with milk and eggs, 
and the same process gone through again with the 
flannel cloths. These cloths are washed every day to 
extract all the coloring matter from the sugar. 
Foreign Stock. —The Committee on Foreign Stock, 
would respectfully report: 
They have had the pleasure of examining a grey four 
year old Norman Stallion, presented by Mr. Edward 
Harris, of Moorestown, N. Jersey, and imported by 
that gentleman from France. This horse belongs to 
the breed used for the dilligence or stage coach in 
France, and although not decidedly fleet, they are re¬ 
markable for their bottom and endurance. It may in¬ 
deed, he well doubted whether any other variety of 
horses would drag those cumbrous vehicles so great 
a distances in a given time. Like their descendants, 
the Canadian horses, they are easily kept, will feed on 
the coarsest materials, and are remarkable for their 
freedom from disease, and their iron hardihood and en¬ 
durance under all circumstances. 
Your committee consider Mr. Harris’ horse one of 
unusual substance and symmetry, for the breed. The 
shoulder lies well back, the back is short, the whole 
conformation betraying immense strength. He has a 
great length and substance of fore-arm, and the limb 
below the knee is clean and short, for the character of 
the breed. He also displayed free and spirited action. 
Your committee cannot but believe that in its pure 
state, this variety of horses would prove one of the 
most valuable for heavy draft; and there is little doubt 
that crossed with the light mares of our country, would 
produce a peculiarly hardy and active race of horses, 
fit for the road or the plow. 
The society were much obliged to Henry Whitney, 
Esq. of New Haven, Conn., for the opportunity afforded 
them of seeing a few specimens of his fine Short Horn 
stock, his valuable imported bull “ Rocket,” by “ Nor¬ 
folk,” out of “ Carnation,” bred by Mr. Hargrave, in 
England, and his red roan cow “ Strawberry,” an ani¬ 
mal that attracted much attention for her substance, and 
general good appearance. More it would not become 
us to say, as she is engaged in a sweepstakes. His 
beautiful heifer “ Cornelia, ” we understand to be also 
in a sweepstakes, and therefore feel it necessary to ab¬ 
stain from comment. 
Your committee further had the gratification of view¬ 
ing a fine specimen of the Duke of Leeds’ stock, in the 
imported bull “ His Grace,” brought on the ground by 
Paschal Morris, Esq. of Allerton, Chester co. Pa. 
This animal was by “ Anthony,” out of “ Vinea,” she 
by Mr. Whittaker’s Frederick, &c. “ His Grace ” is 
an animal of great substance, and much excellence. 
He was selected, as we are informed, by Mr. Whittaker, 
in England, and sent over to this country in 1838. 
Henry S. Randall. 
Francis Rotch. 
George J. Pumpelly. 
Jefferson County Agricultural Society. 
Dairy. —“The committee on Farms and Dairies 
visited every town in the county, with the exception of 
Philadelphia. The committee examined forty-three 
farms, twenty-seven cheese, and ten butter dairies, and 
traveled more than three hundred miles. In the cheese 
dairies 829 cows were milked, and when examined, (from 
the 15th ofAugusttothe 1st of September,) they had made 
197,734lbs.; calculating the season to be three-fourths 
gone, they would make in all 263,545 lbs., which would 
be 318 lbs. to each cow. This, at 5 1-2 cents per 
pound, would amount to $17,49 per cow, and the butter 
made in the fall and spring from each of the same cows 
must amount to five or six dollars more. In the ten 
butter dairies 185 cows “Were milked, and they had made 
15,020 lbs. Taking the aggregate of all the cheese 
dairies up to August 15th, each cow had averaged per 
day two pounds two and a half ounces of cheese; and 
the butter dairies, thirteen and a half ounces per day. 
Calculating cheese at five and a half cents, and butter 
at twelve and a half cents per pound, there would be a 
difference in favor of making cheese of about one and 
three-eighths cents per day, or one dollar and sixty-nine 
cents for four months. It was uniformly the case that 
the greatest quantity of butter was made from each 
cow, where the quality was the poorest. This goes to 
confirm the better opinion which already exists, that by 
letting milk stand until it becomes loppered the quan¬ 
tity of cream increases, while the quality deteriorates.” 
Washington Co. Agricultural Fair. 
We are quite obliged to Dr. Asa Fitch, for sending 
his detailed and interesting account of the Washington 
Co. Fair, held at Salem, Oct. 11, 1842. We notice 
with pleasure, the large number of improved and na¬ 
tive cattle and horses there exhibited; and the reports 
on the large crops of corn and oats, and profitable crops 
of winter and spring wheat. Of the latter, Washington 
Co. in former years, raised large quantities, but for a 
long time, the ravages of the Fly have been so destruct¬ 
ive, as to have caused an almost entire suspension of 
its cultivation. In an excursion we made there the last 
season, we were told, that recent attempts had been 
more successful, which we trust, the later improvements 
of agriculture will enable them to realise fully. 
Of Corn, 85, 80£ and 67i bushels per acre were 
raised ; Oats, 97 1-8 and 80 3-16 bushels per acre : and 
Potatoes 500 3-4 bushels per acre. 
Domestic Manufactures , including Silk, make up a 
large item in the Fair. We must bring the ladies to 
our aid, if we expect the last can be properly devel¬ 
oped ; or indeed, if we rely on giving the full interest 
and effect to the annual exhibitions of our home produc¬ 
tions ; which, without their presence and co-operation, 
we cannot hope to inspire. 
The Fine Wool Sheep were exhibited there in great 
perfection. 
We should like to see a specimen of the perfect Dy¬ 
namometer, constructed by the Chairman of the Com¬ 
mittee on Implements, John Williams, Jr. of Salem. 
ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. 
Agricultural Fairs for 1842. 
From several of our attentive correspondents, we 
have received various notices of Fairs, some of which 
come m a printed form. We subjoin such extracts as 
our room will furnish. 
For the American Agriculturist. 
Berkshire Cattle Show and Fair. 
Gent. —Having some business at Lanesborough last 
week, I made “ one stone kill two birds,” by transact¬ 
ing my business and attending the late Berkshire Cat¬ 
tle Show and Fair, held at Pittsfield on the 5th and 6th 
inst., being the 32d anniversary of this Pioneer So¬ 
ciety. 
The concourse of spectators, if not larger than here¬ 
tofore, appeared much more respectable than I have 
noticed on any former occasion. 
It was gratifying to witness the prompt and busi¬ 
ness-like manner in which the officers and committees 
attended to their respective duties, and it would be of 
