£93 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[October, 
The Agricultural Exhibitions for 1860. 
These are now in progress in different parts of 
the country. So far as we have observed and 
heard from those Exhibitions held, there is a lit¬ 
tle less spirit and a diminished attendance at a 
majority of them, resulting from two or thee 
sauses. The fears of the “ cattle disease ” have 
prevented most owners of neat stock from taking 
their best animals out, and in many eases the 
managers have excluded cattle wholly. This has 
taken away one element of interest. Then, farm¬ 
ers have felt, and have been, poor during the 
past year or two, and have lost somewhat in en¬ 
terprise. Again, farmers have been too busy 
during September, getting in their crops and 
sowing Winter grain, to think they could devote 
a day or two to attend an agricultural gathering. 
We merely state these as reasons for the com¬ 
paratively slim attendance at many of the Exhib¬ 
itions, and not in excuse for those who should 
have been present not only for their own im¬ 
provement, but also for the general encourage¬ 
ment. 
Below we give a list of the Exhibitions yet to 
be held, so far as they have been reported to us. 
The last named causes will be less operative in 
October than in the previous month, and good 
weather favoring, the forthcoming Exhibitions 
will probably be more successful. We are obliged 
to those who have furnished reports of the va¬ 
rious Exhibitions so far held, but the general 
character of the Agriculturist, and its wide spread 
circulation, render it inexpedient to devote space 
to matters of only local interest. The American 
Pomological Society is a National institution, 
and its proceedings of general value; and we have 
therefore given a report of the list of fruits adopt¬ 
ed by it, which will be interesting to the whole 
country. 
[The following list includes all the forthcoming Exhibi¬ 
tions reported to the office of the American Agriculturist 
t) to Sep;. 20th. They are arranged in order of time— 
She figures idm: %: .to opening and closing days.] 
STATE EXHIBITIONS. 
Name. Where held. Date. 
Missouri Central. 
Oct. 1— 5 
New-Hatupshire. 
• ■ 2-4 
Iowa .. 
• • 2-5 
Michigan.... 
■■ 2-5 
New-York. 
■ 2—5 
Oregon. 
•• 9—12 
Missouri S. E. 
•• 11 — 13 
Indiana. 
•• 15 — 20 
Mississippi. 
• 16-19 
North Carolina. 
■ 16—19 
Georgia .. 
•■ 22-26 
Virginia Central..... 
■' 22-27 
Alabama . 
• -29 — Nov. 2 
Maryland. 
"30 ' • 3 
Mississippi Central... 
Nov. 6-10 
South Carolina. 
.... Columbia. 
■ 13—16 
Tennessee East. 
■■ 16-20 
Lower Georgia. 
•' 22— 
Geo. Cotton Pi’s Conv’n.. Macon.. 
Dec. 3—22 
COUNTY 
EXHIBITIONS. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Litchfield. 
.Litchfield. 
Oct. 3- 4 
Middlesex....... 
.Middletown. 
• • 3—5 
New London. 
Norwich. 
” 3- 5 
Wells.. 
INDIANA. 
Oct 
2— 3 
Posey. 
2— 5 
Vermillion and Paike..Montezuma....... 
2- 5 
Warwick. 
2— 6 
Martin...... 
3— 
Noble ..... 
3— 4 
Whitley... 
2*5 
Kosciusco... 
. Warsaw.. 
Williamson. 
3— 5 
Steuben. 
4— 5 
Orange..... 
8-13 
Gibson .. 
. .Princeton.. 
9-12 
Spencer. 
.. Rockport. 
10—11 
Fountain. 
. .Attica. 
10-12 
Fulton..... 
..Rochester. 
12-13 
Marion... 
IOWA. 
. .Knoxville..... 
Oct. 
2- 4 
Appanose. 
5— 6 
Clinton.............. 
..Camanche..... ... 
10—14 
Monroe..... 
16—18 
Salvisa.............. 
KENTUCKY. 
..Salvisa. 
Oct. 
2— 5 
Owen. 
..New Liberty__ 
2- 6 
Springfield Union. .. 
Hickman and Ballard 
.. Springfield.. 
9—12 
. .Columbus. 
9-12 
Frederick ... ... 
MARYLAND. 
. .Frederick... 
Oct. 16—19 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Bristol...Taunton...... 
Oct. 
2— 3 
Worcester... 
..Worcester.. 
2— 3 
Berkshire_...- 
.. Pittsfield. 
2— 3 
Hampshire, Franklin 
and Hampden. 
. .Northampton. 
4— 
Worcester South .... 
. .Stuibridge... 
4— 
Plymouth. 
. .Bridgewater. 
4— 5 
Barnstable. 
..Barnstable... 
9—10 
Worcester S. E. ... 
.. Milford. 
9—10 
Hampshire ... 
. .Amherst... 
11—12 
Nantucket. 
. .Nantucket. 
11-12 
Martha’s Vineyard... 
.. West Tisbury...... 
16— 
Oakland.... 
MICHIGAN. 
..Pontiac. 
Oct. 
10—12 
Washtenaw..... 
.. Ann Arbor..... 
10-12 
Washtenaw and Wayne.Ypsilanti.. 
12—14 
Branch... ...... 
. Cold water. 
26-28 
St. Clair. 
.. St. Clair... 
26—28 
Androscoggin. 
MAINE. 
.Lewiston..... 
Oct. 
2- 4 
North Aroostook. 
. Presque Isle....... 
3— 4 
North Kennebec..... 
.. Waterville.. 
2— 4 
Norridgewock... .Norridgewock__ 
Piscataquis Central... .Dover... 
Washington East.._Calais. 
Franklin. Farmington . 
Sagadahoc...Topshain... 
Kennebec....Readfietd. 
Oxford West...Fryeburg. 
York .. ..Saco. 
Waldo. ..Belfast.. 
Oxford Union...East Sumner. 
Turner.Turner. 
MISSISSIPPI. 
3— 4 
3— 4 
3— 4 
3- 5 
9-11 
9-11 
9—11 
9-11 
10—12 
16-17 
16-17 
Marshall..Holly Springs... 
De Soto.Hernando. 
Noxube.Macon. 
Lowndes.Columbus. 
Franklin.Meadville. 
Monroe. Aberdeen.. 
Warren. Vicksburg. 
Oktibbeha.Starkville. 
Chickasaw..Qkalona_.... 
Grenada. .. .Grenada.. 
Pontotoc.Pontotoc..... 
Attala...Liberty Chapel.. 
Panola.Panola. 
Jefferson.. Rodney......... 
Scott.Hillsboro. 
Pike....Summit..... 
Chocktaw.Bankston. 
Claiborne.....Port Gibson 
MISSOURI. 
Lafayette..... .Lexington.. 
Clay....Liberty.... 
Osage .Linn. 
Franklin.Meadville. 
* NEW-HAM PSHIRE. 
Merrimack River...Nashua. 
NEW-JERSEY. 
Sussex.Newton— ..... 
Oct. 2— 5 
•• 2-6 
• • 3—5 
'• 9—12 
•' 11 — 13 
" 16-19 
•• 18 — 
■ • 22—25 
■ • 23-26 
Oct. 30 Nov. 2 
••30 •• 2 
Nov. 1— 3 
" 6—8 
• 6- 9 
•• 7—8 
' • 7—9 
" 9-10 
• 13-16 
Oct. 2— 6 
•• 2—7 
" 4—5 
•• 11-13 
Oct. 10-11 
Oct. 2— 5 
GEORGIA. 
NEW-YORK. 
Hancock. 
ILLINOIS. 
Oct. 16 20 
Lee. 
Oct 1— 5 
Macon. 
1— 5 
Lake. 
2— 3 
Pike. 
■ • 2—4 
Scott. 
• 2-4 
Shelby. 
• 2—5 
Macoupin. 
• 2—5 
Peoria. 
.Peoria. 
•• 2—5 
Putnam (duel InstitutejHennepin. 
•• 2—5 
Adams . 
• • 2—6 
Henry. 
• 3—5 
Logan. 
•• 3—5 
Randolph. 
• 3—5 
Will. 
•• 3—5 
Schuyler. 
• 3-5 
DeKalb.. ..... 
■• 4 6 
Vermilion_ 
• • 0 12 
Monroe. 
KANSAS. 
•■ 16—18 
.(Brf'-'lffnridge. 
Oct 10 11 
Monroe (Union) 
Oct. 2— 3 
Columbia. 
•• 2—4 
Wayne (Union) . 
■• 2—4 
Chenango. 
■ • 3—4 
TOWN FAIRS. 
Columbus. 
.Columbus. 
Oct. 2— 4 
Oxford. 
• 2—4 
Camden. 
•• 3—4 
Coventry. 
Winfield. 
•• 3—4 
•• 9-10 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Lawrcnee. 
.Newcastle. 
Oct. 2— 4 
Montgomery.... 
• • 2—4 
Schuylkill. 
■ • 2-4 
Northampton — 
2—5 
Indiana. 
•• 3-5 
Crawford.. 
• 3- 5 
Franklin. 
•• 3—5 
Carbon. 
•• 3- 0 
Chester. 
•• 5—6 
Clinton. 
• 10—12 
Delaware. 
• 12-13 
Clearfield. 
• 16-18 
OHIO. 
Clark..... 
Oct 
1— 5 
Wood. 
2— 3 
Carroll.. . 
2— 4 
Mahoning. 
2— 4 
Sandusky.. 
2— 4 
Summit .. 
2— 4 
Cuyahoga........ 
Richland.. 
2— 5 
2— 5 
Logan. 
2— 5 
Darke.. 
2— 5 
Lucas. 
3— 5 
Crawford. 
3— 5 
Harrison. 
3— 5 
Hocking. 
3— 5 
Lake. 
3— 5 
Lawrence..... 
3— 5 
Licking... 
3— 5 
Lorain... 
3— 5 
Marion.... 
3— 5 
Morgan.. 
3— 5 
Ottawa..... 
3— 5 
Putnam. 
3— 5 
Seneca. 
3— 5 
Washington. 
.Marietta. 
3— 5 
Wayne .....__ 
3— 5 
Williams......... 
3- 5 
Butler. 
S— 6 
Hancock.. 
4— 6 
Stark... 
4— 6 
Trumbull... 
4— 6 
Champaign. 
9-12 
Coshocton........ 
10—11 
Geauga (free).... 
10—12 
Morrow.. 
10-12 
Wyandot.... 
10—12 
Fairfield. 
10—12 
Ashland... 
... .Ashland.. 
11-12 
Paulding. 
25-26 
TOWN 
AND INDEPENDENT FAIRS. 
Orwell............ 
Oct. 
1— 3 
Wellington. 
.(Loraine Co). 
10—12 
TENNESSEE. 
Putnam.. 
Oct. 
1— 4 
Maury. 
1— 6 
Hardin.. 
2- 6 
2— 6 
Fayette. 
3— 6 
Warren... 
9-11 
Giles. 
e • 
9—12 
Shelby. 
e. 
9—13 
Hickman.... 
* 9 
9-15 
Overton. 
10—13 
Gibson. 
10—15 
Wayne .. 
16-20 
Montgomery. 
23—27 
WISCONSIN, 
Iowa. 
Oct. 
3— 5 
Marquette.. 
4— 5 
Portage. 
15— 
TEXAS. 
Parker.. 
Oct. 
16-18 
PROVINCIAL FAIRS. 
CANADA WEST. 
Oxford, (Norwich) 
. ... Otterville.. 
Oct. 
6- 
Wellington. 
9— 
CANADA EAST. 
Levis.. 
Oct. 
2— 
Maskinouge. 
2— 
Mont Calm....... 
3— 
Pontiac...... 
4 — 
(Special report for the American Agriculturist.) 
American Pomological Society. 
EIGHTH SESSION. 
At each succeeding convention of the fruit 
growers of the United States-, there is to be no¬ 
ticed an augmented interest, a wider representa¬ 
tion of delegates from various sections, and evi¬ 
dences of greater success among individual cul¬ 
tivators. The usefulness and influence of the 
Society are undoubtedly on the increase, and al¬ 
though, as might be naturally expected, an occa¬ 
sional attempt is made, prompted bv self interest 
or undue enthusiasm, to make the Society an ad¬ 
vertising medium for unworthy fruits, such efforts 
uniformly fail, and the society thus far has been 
guided in its recommendations and condemna¬ 
tions by unswerving honesty of opinion. 
It will he perceived from the subjoined lists of 
fruits that those heretofore recommended “for 
general cultivation" have not been altered. By 
a vote of the convention t his course was adopted 
for two reasons. 1st.—Every variety compos¬ 
ing them had been thoroughly and repeatedly 
discussed at previous meetings. 2nd.—There 
were appointed at the present meeting local com¬ 
mittees from different sections to report lists oi 
fruits recommended for cultivation within their 
