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sap into it. The other shoot that was cat down to 
one eye must be suffered to grow as long as pos¬ 
sible, as that is to be the fruit-bearing shoot the 
next year. 
Fourth Year. —The branch which has borne 
fruit must now in its turn be cut down to one eye, 
and the other, which was allowed to grow its full 
length all the summer, must take its place, being 
trained in the same way, only that, as the tree is 
now stronger, a greater length of wood may be left 
for fruit, which will increase every year as the tree 
gets older, bearing in mind the principle, that the 
two shoots must bear on alternate years, one shoot 
bearing fruit and the other preparing for the next 
year. This course may be continued until the 
tree is strong enough to have two more shoots laid 
in, one on each side; when having four shoots the 
proper method to cut them would be to let Nos. 1 
and 3 bear one year, and the next year Nos. 2 and 
4, by which means your fruiting shoots would 
never interfere with each other. 
As a general rule for the length of shoots to be 
left, the following table is recommended, taking 
the girth of the stem six inches from the ground. 
As the length increases, care must be taken that the 
number of bends also increase, giving a good bold 
bend every time ; it will not injure them even if the 
bark crack 
s a little in 
the operation :— 
3 inches in girth, 
1 ahoot 2 feet long. 
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1 “ 
3 
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4 
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1 “ 
4 
5 
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5 
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6 
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6 
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7 
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2 " 
5 
u 
8 
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6 
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7 
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u 
Some few free-growing sorts may probably bear 
a little more, but for the general collection the 
above will be found quite sufficient. 
{a) The month of August in Australia corre¬ 
sponds to February in the United States. 
SIXTH ANNUAL SHOW 
OF THE 
NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
This was held at Auburn, on the 15th, 16th, and 
17th of September. The concourse of people at¬ 
tending it was as great as at any of the preceding 
exhibitions ; full 40,000 having visited the grounds 
during the three days of the show. A copious 
shower fell on the night of the 14th, which com¬ 
pletely laid the dust, and nothing could have been 
more favorable than the weather which followed. 
Show Ground .—This comprised about thirteen 
acres, and was laid out on Capitol Hill, in the pre¬ 
cincts of the village. The ground was well chosen, 
being covered with a firm turf, of a slightly rolling 
surface, and commanding a. beautiful view of the 
adjacent country. It was enclosed with a high, 
tight board fence, inside of which, at a suitable dis¬ 
tance, was a railing put up all around, except on the 
front side, to form the carriage drive. The sheep 
and pig pens were arranged along the south and 
west sides of this railing within, while the cattle 
were tied up on the north side. The intermediate 
western segment was occupied by the horses. 
Near the centre of the ground was Floral Hall, de¬ 
voted to flowers and fruits; on either hand in the 
rear, were the Domestic Hall, for fabrics of all 
kinds ; Farmers’ Hall, for butter, cheese, lard,&c.; 
and Mechanics’ Hall, for farm implements of the 
smaller and higher finished kinds. Then there was 
the great tent pitched on the south side, at least 
40 feet in diameter, under which was delivered the 
annual address, and the reports of Committees read. 
At the north side were various small tents for the 
use of Committees, &c. The Business Office stood 
outside of the enclosure, at the north-east entrance ; 
the Ticket Office a little distance south, immediately 
fronting, and about 100 yards in advance of the 
great entrance gate to the show grounds. In addi¬ 
tion to these, two halls on the north side within the 
enclosure were allowed to be occupied for refresh¬ 
ments for visitors. Plenty of hay and water were 
provided for the stock on the show grounds. Flo¬ 
ral Hall was upwards of 120 feet long, and in form 
of a Greek Temple. The front and pillars were 
densely covered with evergreens, giving it a most 
enchanting rural appearance. The other buildings 
were of corresponding size, and very commodious. 
Taking it all in all, the arrangements were more 
complete than at any former exhibition of the So¬ 
ciety ; and the Committee superintending them de¬ 
serve high praise for their indefatigable endeavors 
to make everything so perfect on the occasion. 
Trial of Plows. —This took place on Tuesday the 
15th. There were few plows present, and these 
not of the best kind. However, we consider this 
of no importance, so long as the trials are conduct¬ 
ed as the Society has hitherto pleased to order 
them. They prove nothing at all, and are a mere 
waste of time. The excellent Committee on the 
occasion did the best they could to make the most 
of the affair. But pray what results can they ar¬ 
rive at, so long as one quality of ground, and that a 
stiff clayey green sward, is to be turned over? Does 
the plow best fitted for this, answer best in a deep 
friable loam ? or on a light sandy soil ? or in a wet 
meadow ? or among rocks and stumps ? or on a 
stubble field? We should be very glad to have 
these questions answered, if they can be satisfacto¬ 
rily and in accordance with the rational principles 
of mechanics. 
Wednesday and Thursday were the great show 
days, and early on the morning of the first, the peo¬ 
ple, stock, &c., began to assemble, and soon filled 
the area of the show-ground. 
Horses .—This was, as we expected, the best ex¬ 
hibition of horses by far that has ever been made. 
There were present the beautiful thorough-bred, 
the superb roadster, the poney Morgan, and the im¬ 
mense cart horse, together with mares, foals, and 
match carriage and single horses. Thursday after¬ 
noon all these were drawn up in two lines fronting 
each other, with 20 or 30 feet of open space between 
them. The stallions, mares, and foals, occupied one 
line, and the match and single horses, in harness and 
under the saddle, the other line. They stretched 
quite across the show grounds and made a most im¬ 
posing display. It might be considered invidious 
in us to distinguish upon such an occasion, but we 
must confess we were highly pleased with Busirus, 
belonging to Dr. Irvine of Pennsylvania. He was 
