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AMEKICAN AGBICTTLTtTRXST. 
jection of air into the lungs, never loosing sight 
of the laternal pressure, with the “ fists” under 
the ribs, and gentle friction as I have recom¬ 
mended, may be effected with a common inject¬ 
ing syringe, a bellows, or by some benevolent 
person’s mouth inflating the windpipe per 
mouth or nostrils of the patient. Great care 
must be observed to keep the mouth, throat, 
and nostrils free from accumulating mucous 
froth. After the manipulations shall have been 
successful, when respiration is established, the 
most skilful care is necessary; first to enjoin 
perfect quietude, not to move the body, not even 
a limb, lest the flickering flame is put out. The 
mouth clean, with a feather frequently penciled 
down the tongue; Jamaica rum, with milk, if 
procurable; if not, the poisons sold as brandy, 
gin, &c., must lend their doubtful assistance in 
the place of a genuine cordial. Regarding the 
treatment after consciousness has been restored. 
I have no space here to dwell upon.— A. C. 
Castle, M. D., in Journal of Commerce. 
UNPRECEDENTED HOT WEATHER. 
The Heat. —Monday, July 3, the tempera¬ 
ture north rose to 96 degrees ; it reached 90 de¬ 
grees at 9 o’clock in the morning. Tuesday, 4, 
the heat has been continuous. At 4 A. M., 70 
north and 74 south; at 8, rose to 90 degrees 
north; at 9, to 95 ; and at 11, reached 97 de¬ 
grees, and was equilibriated at 94 to 96 for eight 
consecutive hours, and has been above 90 de¬ 
grees for ten consecutive hours. In the sun’s 
rays east at 11 A. M., 110 degrees, and west at 
3 P. M., 122 degrees. The wires were suffici¬ 
ently hot to blister the tongue. Between the 
seventh and the eleventh of this month the 
earth is periodically disturbed, and again from 
seventh to eleventh of August. 
July 4, 1854. 
The Heat Continued.— This morning at 4 
o’clock the temperature north was 73 degrees, 
south 77 degrees ; 8 o’clock, 92 degrees; 9, 96 
degrees, and at 2 P. M. reached 100 degrees 
north. In the sun, east and west, 122 degrees, 
and water in the sun was at 102 degrees at 11 
A. M. 
The highest temperature that I have recorded 
in the month of July for eight consecutive years 
was 96 degrees, and occurred on the 13th of 
July, 1849. In the month of July in eight con¬ 
secutive years there have been but eighteen 
days during which the temperature rose to or 
above 90 degrees. 
The present heat exceeds any that I have on 
record of hourly observations, and I have not 
gone back to note records made less frequent. 
E. Meriam, in Journal Commerce. 
Wednesday, 4 P. If., July 5, 1854. 
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Flowers and Perfumery.— Some idea of the 
importance of perfumery as an article of com¬ 
merce may be formed, when it is stated that one 
of the large perfumers of Grasse, in France, 
employs annually 10,000 lbs. of orange blossoms, 
60,000 lbs. of cassic flowers, 54,000 lbs. of vio¬ 
let flowers, 20,000 lbs. of tuberoses, 16,000 lbs. 
of lilac flowers, besides rosemary, mint, lavender, 
thyme, lemon, orange, and other odorous plants, 
in like proportion. Flowers yield perfumes in 
all climates, but those growing in the warmer 
latitudes are, it seems, the most prolific in their 
odor, while those from the colder are sweeter. 
Though many of the finest perfumes come from 
the East Indies, Ceylon, Mexico and Peru, the 
south of Europe is the only real garden of util¬ 
ity to the perfumer. Grasse and Nice are the 
principal seats of the art. From their geograph¬ 
ical position, the grower, within comparatively 
short distances, has at command that change of 
climate most applicable to bring to perfection 
the plants required for his trade. On the sea- 
coast his cassic grows without fear of frost, one 
night of which would destroy all the plants for 
a season; while nearer the Alps, his violets are 
found sweeter than if grown in the warmer sit¬ 
uations where the orange tree and mignonette 
bloom to perfection. England, however, can 
claim the superiority in the growth of lavender 
and pepermint; the essential oils extracted from 
these plants grown at Mitcham, in Surrey, re¬ 
alise eight times the price in the market of those 
produced in France or elsewhere, and are fully 
worth the difference for delicacy of odor. 
■-• • •- 
For the American Agriculturist. 
CROPS IN CONNECTICUT—FAIRFIELD COUNTY 
FAIR. 
Norwalk, July 10, 1654. 
Messrs. Editors: —In your paper of July 5, 
I saw a notice saying that in a few weeks you 
should commence publishing a list of the times 
of holding the various State and County Fairs. 
I presume you intended it for other States than 
your own. I will therefore take the liberty of 
sending you an advertisement of the Fair to be 
holden in the town of Stamford, Fairfield Coun¬ 
ty. In that you will see a list of the officers, 
(our President, I presume, you well know,) and 
and also a list of all the premiums offered. We 
intend to have something pretty nice. The So¬ 
ciety have purchased a tent under which to ex¬ 
hibit their articles. We should be much 
pleased to see some of you up there at that time. 
I often see in your paper a short account of 
the appearance of the crops in different parts of 
the country, but none from this section. I will 
give a brief account of their appearance here. 
Wheat harvest has just begun, and promises to 
be a fair yield. Insects have troubled it some, 
but not seriously. Hay is very good, particu¬ 
larly on new seeded ground. It yields from 
two to three tons per acre. Corn looks very 
finely, and also potatoes; though every thing is 
now suffering for the want of rain. Oats will 
be but a slight crop, on account of the backward 
spring. JosiAn Kellogg. 
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Correspondence of the American Agriculturist, 
THE CROPS, &c. 
Geneva, July 12,1854. 
I TniNic Western New-York has the worst 
crop of wheat that has been known in thirty- 
three years, with the exception of 1828 and 1836. 
Our hay crop, especially on old meadows, was 
never worse. Corn looks well. Early sown 
oats and barley on rich land are very poor. We 
have a severe drouth. John Johnston. 
Lockport, N. Y., July 10, 1854. 
Summer crops in this section are coming on 
finely, and to all appearance will be equal, if 
not superior, to former yields, unless something 
should happen to them that is not now looked 
for. The spring was quite unpropitious for 
getting in crops, being cold and wet, so that in 
many places ground could not be prepared for 
seed until the first of June, but since then, the 
season has been extremely favorable. Wheat is 
light strawed, and the weevil is making sad 
havoc in it; so much so, that I think much of it 
will be lost. Otherwise it would be a fair crop. 
I never saw better ears, being long and well 
filled, which will partly make up what is des¬ 
troyed by the weevil. Fruit will be abundant, 
except apples, which will be quite deficient 
compared with former yields. 
After taking the various crops into considera¬ 
tion, I think the present season bids fair to be 
quite a productive one. B. 
Shawangunk, Ulster County, N. Y., July 12, 1854. 
As regards the season and the crops, thus 
far, I may say the spring was exceedingly back¬ 
ward and wet. Farming operations were ac¬ 
cordingly greatly retarded. But the progress of 
vegetation, subsequently, was so rapid that by 
the first of June, the crops, generally, were in a 
good state of forwardness, except corn, which 
is still behind time, and many fields wear an un¬ 
promising aspect. In this vicinity winter grain 
suffered considerably by being winter-killed, es¬ 
pecially that which was sown late. Fields, how¬ 
ever, which had not been injured came forward 
very well, and have turned out fair crops. But 
I much doubt whether there will be an average 
crop in this vicinity. Possibly, however, the 
deficiency may be only local. My opportunity 
for observation has not been extensive. Hay 
crops are good. Fruit is light. Recent drought 
has already seriously affected the pasturage; 
and if it continues, will seriously diminish the 
summer crops generally. M. 
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STATE AGRICULTURAL SHOWS IN 1854. 
Name . 
Where held . 
Date . 
Illinois, 
Springfield, 
Sept. 12-15 
Kentucky, 
Lexington, 
“ 12-16 
Lower Canada, 
Quebec, 
“ 12-16 
Vermont, 
Brattleborough, 
“ 13-15 
Ohio, 
Newark, 
16-22 
Michigan, 
Detroit, 
“ 26-29 
Pennsylvania, 
Philadelphia, 
“ 27-29 
Missouri, 
Boonville, 
Oct. 2-6 
New-York, 
New-York, 
“ 3-6 
New-Hampshire, 
“ 3-6 
Maryland, 
Baltimore, 
“ 3-6 
Indiana, 
Madison, 
“ 4-7 
Wisconsin, 
Watertown, 
“ 4-7 
Connecticut, 
New-IIaven, 
“ 10-13 
North Caronina, Raleigh, 
“ 17-20 
Georgia, 
Augusta, 
“ 23-26 
Iowa, 
Fairfield, 
“ 25 
National Cattle 
Show, 
Springfield, Ohio, 
“ 25-27 
New-York County Fairs. 
Oneida, 
Rome, 
Sept. 19-21 
Rensselaer, 
Lansingburgh, 
“ 19-21 
Delaware, 
Delhi, 
“ 20-21 
Franklin, 
Malone, 
“ 20-21 
Jefferson, 
Watertown, 
“ 21-22 
Washington, 
No. White Creek, 
“ 21-22 
Dutchess, 
Washington Hollow, “ 24-27 
Albany, 
Albany, 
“ 26-28 
Putnam, 
Carmel, 
“ 26-27 
Columbia, 
Chatham-Four-Corners, 29-30 
Ohio County Snows. 
Guernsey, 
Cambridge, 
Sept. 6-8 
Medina, 
Medina, 
“ 13-14 
Ashtabula, 
Jefferson, 
“ 26-28 
Lucas, 
Toledo, 
“ 26-27 
Hardin, 
Kenton, 
“ 27-28 
Lorain, 
Elyria, 
“ 27-28 
Richland, 
Mansfield, 
“ 27-28 
Mahoning, 
Canfield, 
“ 28-29 
Belmont, 
St. Clairsville, 
Oct, 3-5 
Clarke, 
Springfield, 
“ 3-5 
Clermont, 
Bantam, 
“ 3-6 
Columbiana, 
New-Lisbon, 
“ 3-5 
Morgan, 
McConnellsville, 
“ 3-4 
Wood, 
Portageville, 
“ 4-5 
Gallia, 
Gallipolis, 
“ 5-6 
Harrison, 
Cadiz, 
“ 5-6 
Trumbull, 
Warren, 
“ 5-6 
Licking, 
Newark, 
“ 11-12 
Preble, 
New-Paris, 
“ 11-13 
Coshocton, 
Coshocton, 
“ 12-13 
Defiance, 
Defiance, 
“ 12-13 
Carroll, 
Carrollton, 
“ 17-19 
County 
Shows Miscellaneous. 
Hillsborough, N. II., Nassau, 
Sept. 26-27 
York, Pa., 
“ 20-22 
Fairfield, Ct., 
Monmouth, N. J., Freehold, 
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