MISCELLANEOUS. 
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Berkshire Swine.: — Errata .—On page 201 of 
this paper, the first premium on sows was erro¬ 
neously given to L. F. Allen, instead of R. L. 
Allen, of Buffalo. We are not to blame for this 
error, as it was copied from the Rochester Demo¬ 
crat, containing the only report of premiums in 
our possession at the time we went to press. The 
New Genesee Farmer has the same error, which 
it should correct. We put the matter right in No. 
8, page 233 of the Agriculturist. The boar belong¬ 
ing to Mr. Hills, which took the first premium, 
was a Berkshire, and in fact no other breed had 
any chance with them. In conclusion we would 
sav, that R. L. Allen has a very superior lot of 
Berkshire breeders on his farm, imported for him, 
by us, directly from England, and he will supply 
choice pigs of this fine stock at fair prices. 
Devon Cattle. — Errata .—In Mr. R. L. Allen’s 
report for this paper, of the late N. Y. S. A?. Soc. 
Show at Rochester, page 199, the word “ Devon” 
was erroneously printed “ Down.” The Devons 
exhibited on that day were a very choice lot from 
recent importations, and principally owned by 
Messrs. E. P. Beck, of Sheldon, and L. F. Allen, 
of Black Rock. They are of large size for Devons, 
fine in their points, and possess deep-milking qual¬ 
ities, and would have taken a good share of pre¬ 
miums, had they not very improperly been classed 
with Short-Horns, instead of being permitted to 
stand as a class of their own breed. As it was, 
Mr. Beck took two premiums, and Mr. Allen one, 
against the Durhams, in classes II., III., & IY. of 
bulls. We hope that Durhams, Herefords, and 
Devons, may be classed by themselves another 
year; and that animals of any breed, pure or 
mixed, may also be classed by themselves; for it 
is not fair to pit animals against each other, so 
totally distinct in appearance. 
List of Premiums and Reports of the N. Y. S. 
Ag. Society.— We trust that our readers will not 
think these too long. They are now finished for 
this year. The reports of the committees are val¬ 
uable, and we are sure that they will be read with 
interest. That on Plows, page 282 of this No., 
is admirable—the very best within our recollec¬ 
tion ; and for one, we feel under obligations to the 
committee for giving the society so thoroughly 
practical a document. It ought to be widely 
copied. Mr. Cornell, page 259 of this No., has 
also furnished an excellent paper on plows. Our 
southern correspondents will find many of their 
former questions to us answered in these reports. 
Fatr, Show. —It is improper to use the word 
Fatr in the sense that we do, as applied to the Shows 
of Agricultural Societies. We were several times 
corrected for using this word improperly in Eng¬ 
land. “Fair,”said a gentleman to us one day, some¬ 
what contemptuously; “ this, sir, is a Show.” We 
are determined to aoandon the use of the word in 
this periodical hereafter, as it is now generally ap¬ 
plied in the United States. A Fair, is an assemblage 
or meeting of buyers and sellers of stock, or arti¬ 
cles of any kind, simply. A Show is an assemblage 
for the exhibition of animals, fee., similar to that of 
the American Institute in this city, the State Agri¬ 
cultural and County Societies, &c. We respectfully 
ask our brethren of the press to join us in endeav¬ 
oring to get these words used properly hereafter. 
We hope, also, that they will join us in the cor¬ 
rections which we suggested in our September 
No., page 171, second column. 
Cultivation of Wheat in Kentucky. — The 
Dollar Farmer says that Mr. Wm. C. Williams, 
near Louisville, has succeeded in obtaining 600 
bushels of good wheat from 20 acres of land. Early 
sowing was one of the chief causes of this great 
crop. He plowed up a rich clover ley, 8 to 10 
inches deep, harrowed and rolled well, and laid 
off into beds 9 feet wide, with deep water-furrows. 
He soaked his seed in brine, and then rolled it in 
lime, and used 3 bushels to the acre. :i We beg 
reference to our own observations on early-sown 
wheat, page 129 of the current volume. We do 
not think September too early for Kentucky. 
Agricultural Shows.—A notice of the one we 
attended at Hartford, Connecticut, and Orange 
county, this state, as well as some others, will 
appear in our next. 
The coming Winter.— If signs prove true, the 
coming winter will not be near as cold as the last 
was, especially at the north. The deep and fre¬ 
quent snows in the latitude of 42° and above, the 
past month, certainly does not augur very favor¬ 
ably for a mild winter; but we take the summer, 
rather than the fall weather for our guide; and it 
is our intention, the ensuing season, to see whether 
it corresponds with our previous observations, 
which would make it neither a very cold nor a 
very mild one. 
W ool-Growing. —We are glad to see the Prairie 
Farmer take up the subject of growing wool at the 
west with such spirit. There is a raciness in its 
arguments which is quite refreshing. For exam¬ 
ple : it says that sheep obstinately persist, like the 
Irishman’s pig, to live on the Prairies through the 
winter, and won’t die off to suit the prognostica¬ 
tions of those who think this part of the country 
unfit to grow wool in. How unaccommodating ! 
The Herd-Book.— Volume IY. of Coate’s Herd- 
Book has just been received from England. It is 
devoted entirely to Bulls. Volume V. will soon 
follow w r ith Cows. It is handsomely got up, the 
portraits of the animals more natural, and in better 
style than in the preceding volumes. It contains 
upward of 400 pages. 
Extra Numbers.— We shall issue a number of 
our paper on the 15th and-1st of each month here¬ 
after, till Volume II. is completed, which will be 
on the 15th of December next. We trust that 
our friends will bear this in mind, and favor us 
with an extra quantity of communications. Vol¬ 
ume III. will promptly commence on the 1st of 
January, 1844. 
