Report.—Editor’s Tabic—Notices of the Press. 
elass being numerous,) put more duty on this commit¬ 
tee than they could thoroughly perform within the al¬ 
lotted time; added to which, they were annoyed and 
impeded in the execution of their task, by the crowd of 
spectators following and pressing on them during the 
examination of the animals,—and finally, considerable 
of the stock was removed before the committee could 
complete their duty of inspection and review, which 
fact must be taken in explanation of the omission to 
award the Society’s diploma in Class VI. The want 
of information as to how the animals had been fed; 
also as to the milking qualities of the cows, and occa¬ 
sionally the pedigree , was much felt by the committee, 
who, in the absence of this needed information, were 
in many instances, left to grope their way in the dark, 
to a decision, of course in some cases not wholly satis¬ 
factory even to themselves. Nor did they find persons 
in attendance, to lead out the animals for a more full 
and careful examination, especially as to their style of 
carriage or movement, which, it is needless to remark, 
is, as well as form and handling, an essential element 
of any intelligent opinion or critical decision on their 
merits. 
These difficulties and evils are worthy of attention 
and reform, and admit of an easy remedy in the future 
exhibitions of the Society. In the meantime they must 
serve as an explanation of the possible omission of 
your committee to notice, duly, some few of the ani¬ 
mals shown. 
All which is respectfully submitted. 
David C. Collins,' 
J. S. Hitchcock, 
W. K. Townsend, Committee. 
Charles Broom, 
R. L. Allen. 
Albany , Sept. 29, 1842. 
EUftor’s ®afile. 
NOTICES OF THE PEESS. 
The New Genesee Farmer. —The January No. is 
at hand, which we find an enlarged quarto of 16 pages, 
neat type and paper, and well filled with matter, inte¬ 
resting and instructive to the agriculturist. It is pub¬ 
lished at Rochester, this State, by Crossman and Shep¬ 
ard, and edited by Henry Colman, Esq. The price has 
been raised from fifty cents to one dollar a year, and 
cheap enough it is too, at that. Indeed a dollar is so 
trifling a sum, that we are perfectly surprised that any 
one should desire an agricultural paper for less than 
this amount; for as certain as any justice is done to 
the work, the publishers must lose money at it. 
Tennessee Agriculturist. —No. 1, for January, 
of the 4th vol. is now 7 out. This has always been a 
favorite with us, as our communications formerly to its 
columns will testify. It is issued monthly, in 24 quarto 
pages, and its price is now reduced to One dollar a year, 
which will no doubt greatly increase its circulation at 
the south-west, and add to its usefulness. One of its 
editors, Mr. Fanning, proposes opening a school for 
twelve pupils, at his own residence, 5 miles from Nash¬ 
ville, where, to the usual branches of intellectual and 
moral culture, he will add stock-breeding and theoreti¬ 
cal and practical agriculture. To attain these ends, a 
few hours each day’will be spent in the garden and on 
the farm. These last branches are almost entirely a 
new feature in education in this country, and have 
hitherto been entirely overlooked ; but we believe the 
day is not distant when a great public change will take 
place in regard to these matters, and that theoretical 
and practical agriculture, and stock breeding, will be 
among the indispensible departments of the higher 
classes of all good schools out of our large cities. We 
wish Mr. Fanning every success in this pioneer branch 
of education. His terms are moderate—$100 per an¬ 
num—for instruction, board, and lodging. 
The Northern Light, devoted to free discussion, 
and to the diffusion of useful knowledge, miscellaneous 
literature, and general intelligence, published monthly, 
at No. 20 Market street, Albany, 16 pages, quarto, 
price One dollar a year, edited by John A. Dix, and 
assisted by an association of gentlemen. We are just 
in receipt of the 9 Nos. of Vol. 2, of this excellent pe¬ 
riodical. Its papers, generally, are of a high order, 
and as agriculture is among its themes, we commend 
it to the public. The price is so low that we think no 
one can refuse to subscribe. 
The Farmers’ Register, new series, Edited by 
Thomas S. Pleasants, and published monthly at Peters¬ 
burg, Virginia, at Five Dollars a year in advance, 
64 pages, double Royal Octavo columns. It will be 
seen by the above, that this sterling agricultural peri¬ 
odical has changed hands, and that Edmund Ruffin, 
Esq., its hitherto able and indefatigable editor, retires. 
We deeply regret this, but understand that Mr. Ruf¬ 
fin’s services will not be lost to the agricultural com¬ 
munity by this step, as the state of South Carolina has 
appointed him as their Agricultural Surveyor, an office 
that his talents and acquirements peculiarly fit him 
to fill ably and well. We have always > entertained a 
very high opinion of Mr. Ruffin, ever since we read 
his “Essay on Calcareous Manures,” a work of which 
it was remarked to us by a distinguished gentleman in 
Kentucky, “ had staid emigration, in a great measure, 
from Virginia, and revolutionised its system of agricul¬ 
ture on the tide waters.” This is high praise, yet we 
have no doubt it is justly merited. 
We have had time to read but a few of the articles 
of the January No., issued by Mr. Pleasants, but those 
speak well of his ability in his new vocation. We ten¬ 
der him our best wishes of success. 
The Albany Cultivator. —This valuable paper 
entered on its 10th Vol. in January, and the two first 
Nos. at hand are filled with its accustomed able, varied, 
and useful matter. The January No. has a fine large 
portrait on a distinct quarto sheet, of Mr. Prentice ’3 
Fairfax, for some account of whom, see our February 
No. The Cultivator has been so long and favorably 
known by the public, that it requires no praise of ours. 
Previous to commencing this paper, it was the one to 
which we were in the habit of contributing most. It 
is issued monthly at Albany, this State, in a large 
quarto form of 16 pages, and is embellished with nume¬ 
rous engravings, at One Dollar a year. Messrs Gay¬ 
lord and Tucker, editors. 
The Boston Cultivator. —Otis Brewer, publisher, 
91 Washington street, a weekly folio, of 8 pages, de¬ 
voted to agriculture and miscellaneous news, price Two 
Dollars a year, in advance. We are in receipt of the 
first Nos. of this excellent paper, for vol 5th, and think 
well of them, and not the less, perhaps, on account of 
the editor being an enlightened Durham man. He 
seems to have some fancy for choice animals, and each 
No. of his paper gives excellent portraits of them. 
The Boston Traveler, in large newspaper form, is 
published semi-weekly at Four Dollars a year, in ad¬ 
vance, by R. L. Porter & Co., 47 Court street. By 
the 6th No. at hand, we perceive that Mr. H. C. Mer- 
riam, the late spirited editor of the Cultivator, has be¬ 
come the presiding genius over the Traveler’s columns. 
The Agricultural Meetings at the State House, arc 
