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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[September, 
Agricultural Exhibitions for 1861. 
[The following list gives the time and place of all the 
State and County Fairs reported up to the date of going 
to press. The “National Fast Day, 1 ’ which all will desire 
to observe, will interfere with those appointed for Sept. 
2G, and some immediate action should be taken to change 
the time to another week, or to open a day or two earlier, 
or a day later. Our own (Queens) County fair has been 
changed to Oct. 3.] 
STATE FAIRS. 
Name. Where held. Date. 
Milwaukee. ... 
National Horse Show. .Ottawa, Ill. 
... • • 3— C 
Illinois. .. 
_Chicago. 
... * * 9—14 
Ohio . 
_Dayton. 
’• 10—13 
Vermont. 
... •’ 10—13 
California. 
... Sacramento. 
... ’• 10—21 
New-York. 
. . • ■ 17—20 
Kentucky. 
...Louisville. 
... •• 17—21 
Wisconsin . 
_Madison. 
... • • 23—27 
Canada West... 
... • • 24—27 
-jnwp 
... • • 24—27 
Michigan. 
... ■ • 24—^27 
Minnesota. 
.. .St. Paul. 
... • • 24—27 
Oregon. 
COUNTY FAIRS. 
MAINE. 
Oxford West.... 
Oct. 8—10 
Kennebec. 
NEW-IIAMPSHIRE. 
9—10 
Cheshire. 
Sept. 24—25 
Hillsboro’. 
.Milford. 
VERMONT. 
• • 25—20 
Rutland. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Oct. 2— 3 
Middlesex, North 
___ Lowell. 
Sept. 12— 
Highland. 
.Middlefield.. 
• ■ 12— 
Middlesex South 
" 17— 
lloosic Valley .. 
" 17— 
Hampden East.. 
•* 17— 
Middlesex. 
. Concord . 
" 19— 
Worcester. 
.Worcester. 
• • 19— 
Essex . 
•• 34— 
Worcester North 
" 24— 
Housatonic. 
.(treat Barrington. 
• 25— 
Franklin. 
.Greenfield... 
• • 26— 
Norfolk. 
" 26— 
Worcester West. 
" 20— 
Berkshire . 
.Pittsfield. 
Oct. 1 — 
B ristol . 
.Taunton. 
1— 
Hampden... 
.Springfield. 
• 1 — 
Plymouth. 
3—4 
Worcester South 
.Sturbridge. 
' " 3— 
Hampshire, Hampden 
and Franklin.. 
3— 
Barnstable. 
8— 
Worcester South East. Milford. 
" 8— 
Nantuoket. 
• 10—11 
Hamp^&ire. 
10— 
Martha’s Vineyard.West Tisbury. 
CONNECTICUT. 
•• 15— 
Fairfield. 
Sept. 17—20 
Housatonic. 
NEW-YORK. 
• • 25—27 
Rensselaer. 
Sept. 2— 6 
Saratoga. 
" 3—6 
Oneida. 
• • 9—12 
Broome . 
" 10—12 
Oswego. 
10—12 
Chenango . 
" 10—12 
Cortland. 
" 11—13 
Chautauqua. 
" 17—19 
Brooklyn Hort. Soc_Brooklyn. 
" 18—20 
Delaware. 
" 18—20 
Oxford (Chenango CojOxford. 
• • 23—25 
Putnam. 
• ■ 24—26 
Westchester .... 
• • 24—26 
St. Lawrence ... 
• • 25—27 
Ulster. 
■ • 25—27 
Albany. 
Oct. 1— 4 
Queens. 
TOWN. 
.. 3— 
Smithville. 
Union .. 
...Medina (Orleans Co.)_ 
" 12—13 
Union. 
...Deposit (Delaware Co.). 
" 18—19 
Virgil . 
•' 19—21 
Brookfield. 
.. .Clarkville (Madison Co. 
• ’ 24-25 
Union. 
.. .Trumansburg (Tomp. Co.)" 25—27 
Ilrockport. 
Oct. 1— 2 
Wilson.. 
.. .Wilson (Niagara Co.).. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
• • 9—10 
Mercer. 
Sept. 17-19 
Florence. 
.Florence (Wash. Co. 
" 18—19 
Luzei ne. 
• • 24—26 
Clearfield. 
Oct. 15—17 
Columbia. 
CALIFORNIA 
" 17—19 
Tehama. 
Sept. 11- 
Sonoma. 
OREGON. 
• • 24—27 
Marion . 
Sept. 11—12 
Yamhill. 
• • 24—25 
Lane. .. 
Oct. 9—10 
■Washington. 
• • 10—17 
OHIO. 
Brown . 
Sept 
3— 6 
Franklin. 
3- 6 
Ashtabula . 
4— 6 
Madison. 
4— 6 
Clermont. 
4— 6 
Clinton. 
4— 6 
Clermont. 
10—13 
Geauga. 
17—19 
Portage. 
.Ravenna. 
18—19 
Crawford. 
.Bucyrus. 
18—20 
Guernsey. 
18—20 
Lake.. 
19—21 
Tuscarawas_ 
.Canal Dover. 
22—24 
24-^26 
Morgan. 
24—26 
Trumbull. 
24—26 
Miami. 
24—27 
Knox. 
.Mount Vernon. 
25—27 
Lorain. 
.Elyria. 
25—27 
Seneca. 
25—27 
Pickaway. 
25—27 
Jefferson. 
25—27 
Columbiana... 
.New Lisbon. 
25—27 
Allen. 
.Lima. 
26—28 
26—28 
Richland. 
Oct. 
1— 3 
Summit. 
1— 3 
Mahoning. ... 
1— 3 
Coshocton. 
1— 3 
Carroll. 
1— 3 
Wayne. 
1— 3 
Shelby. 
1— 4 
Clark. 
1— 4 
1— 4 
Butler . 
1— 4 
Sandusky. 
2— 4 
Hardin. 
2— 4 
Defiance. 
2— 4 
Stark. 
2— 4 
2— 4 
Huron. 
2— 4 
Morrow. 
2— 4 
Greene. 
8—10 
MICHIGAN. 
Berrien North... 
Sept. 
18—20 
W ashtenaw. 
18-20 
Ottawa. 
19-20 
Lapeer. 
24—26 
J ackson. 
25—27 
Macomb. 
.Romeo. 
Oct. 
2— 4 
Iona. 
2— 4 
Kent. 
2— 4 
Calhoun. 
_Marshall.. 
8—10 
WISCONSIN. 
Sept. 
9-11 
Racine. 
17—19 
Jeffer^sn. 
18—19 
Winnebago. 
18—19 
Richland. 
21—22 
Dodge. 
24—25 
Lafayette. 
.Darlington. 
25—26 
IOWA. 
Dubuque. 
Sept. 
4— 6 
Crawford. 
12—13 
12—13 
Mahaska. 
17—18 
Washington. 
17—19 
Pottawattomie.. 
18—19 
Union (Scott, Cedar, Jones and Jackson Co.’s) 
Wheatland, (Clinton Co.) 
18—20 
Jackson. 
18—20 
Page. 
19—20 
Linn. 
24—26 
Chickasaw. 
25—26 
Cerro Gordo_ 
25—27 
Montgomery.... 
Oct. 
1 — 
Marion. 
1— 3 
Benton. 
2— 3 
Guthrie. 
2— 3 
Jones. 
2— 4 
Bremer. 
3— 4 
Wayne. 
4— 5 
Davis. 
4— 5 
Johnson . 
..Iowa City. 
5— 6 
Harrison. 
9—10 
Tama. 
9—10 
Van Buren. 
10—11 
Marshall . 
11—12 
Crawford. 
12—13 
Hamilton. 
17—18 
INDIANA. 
Switzerland and 0_Enterprise.Sept. 17—20 
Breckenridge.... 
KENTUCKY. 
KANSAS. 
.... Oct. 1— 5 
Cass. 
ILLINOIS. 
Morgan. 
Peoria. 
..... • • 3—6 
Henry. 
. •• 4—6 
Warren. 
. •• 4—6 
Macon. 
.... " 16—20 
Winnebago. 
.... " 17-20 
Union. 
.... " 17—20 
DeKalb . 
. " 18—20 
Stephenson. 
.... •' 23—25 
Mercer. 
.Millersburg. 
.... • • 24—26 
Ogle. 
.... ■ • 24—26 
La Salle. 
. ■ • 24—27 
Bureau. 
. • • 24—27 
Montgomery. 
. • • 24—27 
Whiteside. 
.... • ■ 24—27 
McLean. 
.... ' • 24—28 
Logan. 
. • ■ 25—27 
Pike. 
.Pittsfield. 
.... • • 25—28 
Sangamon. 
.. . Oct. 1— 2 
Knox. 
1—4 
Grundy. 
.... " 1—4 
Madison. 
.Edwardsville_ 
... " 1—4 
Putnam. 
.... •• Ei-Sj 
Vermilion. 
.... " 1-5 
Lee. 
.... •’ 8—11 
Monroe. 
- «aal & ^ — 
■ 15—17 
Farming in Kansas—Good Reports. 
[The following letter, dated at Lawrence, Douglass 
Co., Kansas, Aug. 5th, is from Mr. E. B. Whitman, who 
was, if memory serves us right, the President of the Con¬ 
stitutional Convention at the organization of the Territo¬ 
ry into a State.] 
To the Editor of the American Agriculturist: 
The good people in the older States, who so 
generously came to our support in a time of 
famine, will be rejoiced to hear of our prosperi¬ 
ty this year. As a State we shall unquestiona¬ 
bly produce a large surplus of breadstuffs and 
vegetables, above our own consumption, and 
from the sad experience we have had, proving 
that our State is liable to occasional extreme 
drouths, our people will be inexcusable if they 
do not lay by a supply in advance for such an 
emergency. Many farmers have planted double 
their customary amount of land, and the pros¬ 
pect for full crops is unusually good. The 
Spring was late, and March and April rather 
dry, leading some to fear a repetition of last 
season’s drouth, but before the middle of May 
every doubt on that point was dispelled, and we 
have had fine showers just when needed, during 
the whole of the Summer. 
Many fields of spring wheat will probably 
average 30 bushels to the acre. Winter wheat 
is all good—some of it excellent. Rye and bar¬ 
ley, sown for the first time to any extent, and 
the result is a good crop of both. Potatoes 
were never more promising. Buckwheat is now 
up and looks well. The certainty of an enor¬ 
mous crop of corn seems beyond question. The 
yield must vary from 50 to 80 bushels per acre. 
In many cases the cost of cultivation, with a 
yield of 80 bushels per acre, will not exceed five 
cents per bushel. 
For the last two weeks we have had an un¬ 
clouded sky, transparent atmosphere, burning 
sun, hot nights, with the thermometer ranging 
from 85° to 100°. In all probability, this weath¬ 
er will be the type for the remainder of the 
month, varied by an occasional shower, furnish¬ 
ing every condition requisite to the complete 
perfection of all our crops. 
Our Agricultural Societies will again resume 
their operations, and fairs will be held this year 
in several of the most populous counties, fore 
most among which is Douglass County, the 
charter of which provides for an annual tax of 
$500 to $1000 to be assessed upon the county, 
which shall be expended in premiums. This, 
in addition to the other sources of income, en¬ 
ables the infant society to start out with vigor, 
and in the future you may expect to hear good 
accounts of the agricultural character of our 
county, and State. E. B. W hitman. 
-^ .- 
Use for the Ailanthus. —A European Jour¬ 
nal states that Count Lambert, a great Russian 
landed proprietor living at Odessa, having failed 
for sixteen years in various attempts to fix the 
deep blowing sands on his estate, has at last 
succeeded by means of the Ailanthus tree. The 
seeds were sown, and the running roots have 
taken full possession of the soil, the trees form¬ 
ing an almost impenetrable forest. Measures 
are now being taken by him to introduce the 
new silkworm which feeds on the Ailanthus. 
