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Cass. 
Fillmore.. 
Hall....... 
Johnson.. 
Kearney.. 
Lancaster 
Otoe. 
Pawnee... 
Anderson.. 
Atchison.:. 
Brown. 
Butler. 
Cherokee... 
Coffey... 
Crawford.. 
Davie.. 
Doniphan.. 
Douglas.... 
Elk. 
Ellis........ 
Ellsworth.. 
NEBRASKA. 
...Plattsmouth.....Sept. 7-9 
...Geneva..........Sept.27-29 
...Grand Island_Sept. 7- 9 
...Tecumaeh........Sept. 21-24 
...Minden.....Sept. 7- 9 
...Lincoln.Sept. 6-9 
.. .Nebraska City..Aug. 29-S. 3 
.. .Table Roek..Sept. 27-30 
KANSAS. 
...Garnet....Oct. 4- 6 
.. .Atchison.Sept. 26-30 
.. .Hiawathia..Sept. 27-30 
...ElDorado .Oct. 4- 6 
...Columbus.Sept. 21-24 
.. .Burlington.......Sept. 20-23 
.. .Girard..Sept. 28-30 
.. .Junction City... Oct. 4. 7 
.. .Troy...Sept. 20-24 
...Lawrence...Sept. 5-10 
...Howard.Sept. 27-30 
.. .Hays City. Sept. 28-30 
.. .Ellsworth_Sep. 29-Oct. 1 
Franklin. 
Greenwood.. 
Harper. 
Harvey.. 
Jefferson. 
Jewell. 
Kingman.... 
Labette. 
Linn. 
Linn. 
Lyon. 
Marion. 
Marshall. 
Miami. 
Mitchell ..... 
Montgomery. 
Morris.. 
Osage. 
Osborne. 
Ottawa. 
Phillips. 
Reno. 
Saline. 
.Ottawa...Sept. 27-30 
.Eureka....Oct. 4-6 
.Anthony.Sept. 22-23 
.Newton.Sept. 20-23 
.Oskaloosa_Sep. 27-Oct. 1 
.Mankato.....Sept. 7- 9 
.Kingman.Sept. 1 - 2 
.Oswego.Sept. 14-17 
. LaCygne_..... Sept. 20-23 
.Mound City.Sept. 27-30 
.Emporia.Sept. 20-24 
.Peabody.Sept. 28-30 
.Marysville.Sept. 6- 9 
.Paola.Sept. 28-®ct. 1 
.Beloit.Sept. 28-30 
.Independence... Oct. 6-8 
.Parkerville..Sept. 13-15 
.Burlingame.Sept. 27-30 
.Bloomington... Sept. 21-23 
.Minneapolis.Oct. 4- 6 
.Phillipsburgh... Sept. 27-29 
.Hutchinson.Sept. 6 9 
.Manhattan...Sept. 19-23 
.Stockton...._Sept. 28-30 
.Salina..Oct. 5-7 
Sedgwick.Wichita.. .Sept. 20-23 
Sumner.....Weliington .Sept. 7-9 
Woodson.Neosho FallsSept. 26-Oct. 1 
KENTUCKY. 
Anderson... .Lawrenceburg.. .Aug. 16-19 
Barren....Glasgow.Oct. 4- 7 
-Bath ..Sharpsburg.Aug. 2- 5 
Boone..... Florence_Aug. 30-Sept. 3 
Bourbon.....Paris.,.Sept. 6-10 
Christian.Hopkinsville. .. Oct. 5-8 
Harrison.Cynthiana.Ang. 25-29 
Henry.Eminence.Sept. 21-24 
Madison...Richmond.Aug. 9-12 
Mason ..Maysville.Sept. 20-23 
Mason & BrackenGermantown_Sept. 14-17 
Mercer..Harrodsburg_Aug. 2-5 
Owen.New Liberty.Oct. 4- 8 
Pendleton.Falmouth_Sep. 27-Oct. 1 
Simpson.Franklin.Sept. 15-17 
Warren.. .Bowling Green. .Sept. 8-10 
MISSOURI. 
Audrain.... ......Mexico.._Ang. 30-Sep. 3 
Boone.......Columbia.Sept. 6-10 
Boone.Sturgeon_Aug. 30-Sep. S 
Callaway.Fulton.Aug. 23-27 
Cole.Jefferson City. ...Sept. 13-17 
Jackson.Kansas City.Sept. 12-17 
Lafayette......... Lexington.. Aug. 23 27 
Lafayette.Higginsville.Aug. 23-27 
Knox.........Edina.. Oct. 4-6 
Marion...Hannibal_Sept. 27 Oct. 1 
Moniteau.California.. Sept. 27-30 
Monroe.Paris...Sept. 6-10 
Montgomery.Montgomery CitySep. 22-26 
Pettis. ..Sedalia___ Sept. 20-24 
Pike. ...Lousiana....Aug. 16-20 
St. Louis....... .St. Louis.Oct. 3-8 
Saline...Sweet Springs...Aug. 15-20 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Anderson.Anderson.Oct. 19-21 
Chester..Chester.Oct. 4- 7 
Darlington.Darlington.Oct. 27-29 
Greenville.Greenville..... ..Oct. 11-14 
Newberry.Newberry.Oct. 19-21 
Sumter... .Sumter.Oet. 25-29 
Union.Union.Oct. 25-27 
The Green-Corn Worm, 
Specimensof green com from “R. K.,” Oakfield, 
Wis., show the kernels of the upper end of the ear 
badly eaten. Though the doer of the mischief had 
escaped, we at once recognized its work, as the 
same that about tea years ago made trouble in 
our own garden and caused serious loss to some of 
the market gardeners. We call it the “ Green-corn 
Worm,” as that is the name given it near New 
York, but, singularly enough, according to Prof. 
Riley, it is the same insect that does so much mis¬ 
chief in the Southern States, attacking the very 
young cotton bolls, and is there known as the 
“Boll-worm.” In some parts of the country it is 
a great enemy to the tomato crop, eating into and 
spoiling the green fruit, and in some places has in¬ 
jured the squashes when they are very young. The 
name of the insect is Heliothis armigera, the parent 
insect is a clayey yellow moth with a greenish tmt. 
This lays its eggs upon the corn silk, and the young 
caterpillar soon makes its way to the interior of 
the ear, where it riots upon the tender sweet ker¬ 
nels, and grows with great rapidity. Mr. K. men¬ 
tions finding worms of different colors, but they 
are all the same in different stages of growth. 
When full grown the caterpillars are green and 
black. After they have completed their growth 
THE GHEEN CORN WORM ON A TOMATO. 
they descend into the earth, and in three weeks 
come out as moths. Prof. Riley states that they 
pass the winter in the moth state, probably in bid¬ 
ing among rubbish or other place of shelter. Our 
correspondent says that he has about half an acre 
of corn, early Minnesota, and nearly every ear has 
one to three of these pests within the husk. There 
is no remedy after the worm has entered the ear, 
and the only method of attack that has been sug¬ 
gested Is to trap the moth. In the cotton fields 
many have been caught in plates of molasses mixed 
with a little vinegar, to attract them. From the 
fact that the worm was quite common with us 
about ten years ago, since which we have rarely 
seen one, and it is probable that some natural ene¬ 
my keeps it in check. The accompanying en¬ 
graving shows a partly eaten tomato, with this 
destructive worm upon it. 
A New Name for an Old Plant.— Funkia is 
not a pretty name ; the plants so called are pretty 
and are becoming more popular yearly. No doubt 
Mr. H. Funk, a German botanist, was deserving of 
the honor of having his name applied to a beauti¬ 
ful genus, yet let it be kept for botanical uses, and 
let us have another name for every day,garden wear. 
So thought Mr. W. Robinson, editor of “The Gar¬ 
den ” (London), when he offered a prize for a good 
English name for Funkia. In some books it is 
called “Day Lily,” but there are other plants to 
which that name belongs. The prize was awarded 
to the name “ Plantain Lily,” which was suggested 
by Mr. Edwin Jackson, near Bangor, North Wales. 
The name is a very happy hit, as the leaves of the 
Funkias at once suggest enormous Plantain leaves. 
We quite agree with Mr. Robinson, when he 
writes : “If plants are not worthy of general cul¬ 
tivation, they may be called by any name. But 
when we deal with plants which we all admire and 
wish to grow, then if the Latin name is not a hap¬ 
py and a manageable one, an English name is a 
necessity.” We are glad to get rid of Fwikia, and 
welcome “ Plaintain Lily,” and on behalf of all lov¬ 
ers of flowers thank Mr. Robinson and Mr. Jackson. 
The Atlanta Exposition. 
A glance at a map of the United States will show 
that the city of Atlanta, Ga., is very centrally loca¬ 
ted between the Atlantic Coast and the Mississippi, 
and between the Gulf of Mexico and a line run¬ 
ning from the Chesapeake Bay westward to South¬ 
ern Indiana. It is in the center of the great cotton 
States territory. A further glance will show a net¬ 
work of railways, extending out from Atlanta in all 
directions. It is, therefore, the best point for a 
general exhibition of the Southern States. Several 
months ago it was proposed to hold an “ Interna¬ 
tional Cotton Exposition” at Atlanta during the 
coming autumn, to which should be invited every¬ 
thing connected with cotton growing and manu¬ 
facture, from all parts of our own country, and 
from other nations. The enterprise gradually came 
into great favor, and it has now expanded into a 
General Exposition, to which are invited all other 
products, not only of the South, but of the whole 
country, including every product of the soil, all 
kinds of machinery, implements, manufactures, 
etc. The Fair will open October 5, and close De¬ 
cember 31, and it gives good promise of being the 
most notable exhibition since the Centennial. It 
can but have the most beneficial effect upon the in¬ 
dustry and prosperity of the entire South, and we 
hope and believe it will be eminently successful. 
We have not space now for further description of 
the arrangements, but all are invited to send to the 
officers for circulars, etc., giving full particulars. 
The leading officers are : Joseph E. Brown, 
President; H. J. Kimball, Director General; John 
W. Ryckman, Secretary; Samuel M. Inman, Treas¬ 
urer. Address all, Atlanta, Ga. 
Premiums at Fairs—Books and Jour¬ 
nals.— As the premium lists come in we are grati¬ 
fied to see that the custom is increasing of offering 
as prizes a year’s subscription to the American 
Agriculturist, or other journal, and books treat¬ 
ing of subjects for which the premium is given. In 
county and local fairs, the prizes given are never 
very large. The prizes for the smaller articles are 
from $1 to $3, and rarely reach $5. If a fanner ex¬ 
hibits unusually fine carrots or cabbages, he may 
get $1 or $2 as a premium. If, instead, he should 
receive Henderson’s “ Gardening for Profit,” it 
would open up to him methods of cultivation of 
which he had no idea, and, if wide awake, and liv¬ 
ing near a manufacturing town, it might pu#him on 
the way of vastly increased income from his farm. 
So with the good woman who takes a premium for 
her butter; if, instead of the $1 greenback, she 
could receive “Keeping One Cow,” the hints there 
given might be worth several dollars. Then there 
is hardly any department at the fair, when the 
schedule offers from §1 to $5, where a year’s sub¬ 
scription to the American Agriculturist might not 
he worth to the one who receives it much more 
than the largest of these sums. If one receives for 
his premium a few dollars, it will be spent in a few 
days, and no more thought about it. If the prize 
is the American Agriculturist, it will each month 
remind him of the fair, and renew the feeling of 
gratification at his success, but the reading of the 
journal cannot fail to be of great help to him in his 
farming, and the better prepare him to take other 
premiums next year. Of course we cannot advise 
managers of fairs to offer boobs and journals with¬ 
out appearing to do so from a selfish motive. We 
are selfish in the wish to extend our circulation, 
hut we plead not for ourselves alone, but for all 
useful journals. 
N.B.—TI»e “Trichine Tester ” underwent 
so many changes and improvements, after it was 
first offered, that the price was necessarily advanced 
from $2.50 to $3, which will be the cost hereafter. 
This includes prepayment of postage. 
“Hulling” Sweet Corn.— A correspondent, 
“F. C.R.,” Windsor County, Vt., sends a discovery 
of his to which he has given the above title. The 
ear of sweet corn is held in the left hand, and with 
a common apple knife, or other square-pointed 
knife, in the right hand, each row of kernels is slit 
through the middle by running the point of the 
knife down the whole length of the row. The ker¬ 
nels being all slit, the knife is turned, and its back 
used to scrape out the contents of the kernels, which 
will leave the empty hulls firmly attached to the 
cob. Mr. R. speaks highly of this method for those 
with imperfect teeth, as excellent in preparing corn 
for drying, for succotash, etc. We can fully en¬ 
dorse all that he says in its praise, having known 
of its use for the last fifty years. Among the ear¬ 
liest recollections of the writer is that of seeing his 
father cut the corn in precisely the same way. 
Still this does not detract from the merits of the 
discovery, or lessen our obligations to Mr. R. for 
a full description,with an excellent drawing to show 
how to hold the corn. Our friend is not aware that 
there is an implement sold in the house-furnishing 
stores for accomplishing the same thing. This cuts 
several rows at a time, and would be very useful 
were it substantially made. Being a cheap affair of 
tin, it has not come into general use, as it would 
have done had the idea been carried out in a more 
durable material. 
Sugar from Bags. — It is said that there are 
factories in Germany engaged in making sugar from 
rags on a large scale. There is nothing surprising 
about this ; rags, whether of cotton or iinen, are 
simply vegetable fibre. If properly cleaned from 
all foreign matters, there is no reason why they 
should not yield sugar as readily as saw-dust or 
corn starch,asthese articles are chemically the same. 
But the sugar produced from rags, will be glucose, 
precisely like that from starch. While cane sugar 
may be readily converted into glucose, or grape 
sugar, no one has yet been able, by chemical or 
other means, to produce cane sugar from glucose. 
