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these and other useful topics, to report at the next 
annual meeting. 
Pennsylvania contains nearly thirty millions of 
acres. According to the census of 1840, she had 
a population of one million seven hundred and odd 
thousands, which is nineteen, acres and a fraction 
for each inhabitant. In 1842, she raised, of grains 
of all kinds, upward of sixty millions of bushels ; 
of potatoes, nearly ' thirteen millions of bushels; 
of hay, upward of two millions and a quarter of 
tons; of flax and hemp, upward of three thousand 
three hundred tons; of tobacco, four hundred and 
eighty thousand tons; of silk, upward of twenty- 
one thousand pounds; of sugar, nearly three mil¬ 
lions and a half of pounds; and of wines, nearly 
eighteen thousand gallons. 
The PIenrico Society held its third annual show 
at Richmond, Virginia, November 1st. The pro¬ 
ceedings are published in the Richmond Enquirer. 
The Executive Committee reports, that although 
there is a falling off in its receipts, there is an in¬ 
creased interest and attention to its proceedings by 
the planters. Mr. C. T. Botts, Editor of the 
Southern Planter, made the address, from which 
We subjoin an extract. 
This society was organized and has been chiefly 
supported by a few public-spirited gentlemen in 
the neighborhood. j Its beneficial effects are felt 
and seen by all of you. To form a proper appre¬ 
ciation of them, you have only to ride in any di¬ 
rection about the suburbs of the city. Rude 
grounds have been converted into productive gar¬ 
dens, and barren wastes into smiling fields. I 
recollect a lady’s saying to me last summer, that 
she meant to make her husband become a mem¬ 
ber of this society, because it had done so much to 
beautify the rides and walks about the city. She 
declared the time had been when it gave her a fit 
of the horrors, (she was a nervous lady,) to order 
her carriage for an evening drive; but that now, 
there was nothing that she and her children en¬ 
joyed so much. But this is not all. Let him who 
has been familiar with your market for the last 
eight or ten years, compare its present abundant 
supplies of the finest fruits and vegetables, with 
the meager exhibition of former days; and, after 
all, let us be as sentimental as we will, a good 
market plays a very important part in the comedy 
of human happiness. Our merchants and mechan¬ 
ics too should remember, that these exhibitions 
are annually becoming more and more attractive, 
and that they are- by no means inefficient in in¬ 
creasing the trade of the city. But, over and 
above all considerations of dollars and cents, let us, 
one and all, come forward and enrol our names as 
members of this association, which represents the 
great agricultural interest of the state, and which 
should be the pride and ornament of its metropolis. 
Lake County Society.— The show of this so¬ 
ciety took place at Medina, Ohio, and a complete 
account of its proceedings may be found in the 
Painsville Telegraph. In addition to the usual 
show of stock, &c., an extensive procession was 
got up of wagons and carriages, preceded by bands 
of music. One of these held no less than 35 ladies, 
engaged in the laudable occupations of knitting, 
sewing, spinning, and various other domestic em¬ 
ployments. We wish we could chronicle more 
such industrial displays, for we consider them an 
excellent feature in agricultural shows. 
Bourbon County Society of Kentucky .—We 
learn from the Paris Citizen, that the Eighth An¬ 
nual show of this Society took place near Paris, 
and continued three days, and is said to be the 
largest and most varied ever held in Kentucky. 
The first two days were devoted to the exhibition 
of domestic animals, agricultural products, and 
farming implements; the third day, to that of do¬ 
mestic manufactures. The show of horses pres¬ 
ent was considered very superior; they were of 
all varieties, from the mettlesome thorough-bred, 
to the enormous cart-horse. The Durhams and 
other horned stock were well represented, and 
gave evidence in their splendid proportions of the 
superiority of Kentucky pastures. The descendants 
are said to be an improvement over the original 
importations from England. Mr. Clay was pres¬ 
ent, and had a superb pair of blankets presented 
him by Mrs. James Hutchcraft. These were 
made from the wool of Leicester sheep, and were 
of uncommon size and thickness, weighing 23 lbs. 
the pair. On the presentation of these blankets, 
Mr. Clay was addressed by the Hon. Garrett Davis, 
M. C., and he replied in his usual elegant and 
happy manner. 
Hampshire, PIampden, and Franklin Society, 
Massachusetts. —The united show for the three 
wealthy and populous counties above, came off at 
the beautiful town of Northampton, on the ISth 
and 19th October, and we much regret on more 
accounts than one, that we could not, be present. 
The Boston Cultivator furnishes a full report. A 
large number of working-oxen of course were 
present, and to these were added some superb fat 
oxen, exhibited by Mr. Sumner Chapin. The 
committee who reported upon this subject, attri¬ 
butes the superiority of the cattle to the large in¬ 
fusion of Short-Horn blood in their veins, and hence 
their fine symmetry, light offal, and increased 
weight of flesh on the more valuable parts, as com¬ 
pared with native stock when fattened for the 
shambles. Mr. Paoli Lathrop exhibited some 
choice Short-Horns. Of native cows the commit¬ 
tee thus speak:— 
Of the ten cows entered for the premium as 
native animals, nearly or all have an intermixture 
of Short-Horn or other foreign blood. We award¬ 
ed to Mr. Minor Hitchcock the first premium in 
this class, in his written statement to us it ap- 
