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other agricultural society in the country. 
The officers of this Society for the present 
year are, 
President—Thos. B. Arden, Philipstown. 
Vice Presidents—Leonard D.Clift, Carmel; 
John M. Towner, Patterson; C. Townsend, 
Kent; James E. Kelley, Southeast; Ezekiel 
Hyatt, Putnam Valley ; H. A. Pelton, Phil¬ 
ipstown. 
Secretary—G. M. Belden, Carmel. 
Treasurer—Saxton Smith,Putnam Valley. 
The Delaware County (Pa.) Agricultu¬ 
ral Society will hold its next annual exhi¬ 
bition at Media on the 20th, 21st and 22d 
days of September. The officers of the So¬ 
ciety are, 
President—Joshua P. Eyre. 
Vice Presidents—James Andrews, C. Har¬ 
vey, A. C. Eckfeldt, Wm. Eyre, Jr. 
Directors—H. L. Tyler, Thomas Pratt, 
David Trainer, Patrick Galligher, Perciphor 
Baker, Townsend Speakman, Nat. Garrett, 
John Miller, Jas. Irving, A. P. Morgan. 
Treasurer—George Sharpless. 
Recording Secretary—George Drayton. 
Assistant Rec. Sec’y—Jackson Lyons. 
Corresponding Sec’y—Y. S. Walter. 
The Clark County (Ohio) Agricultural 
Society will hold its autumnal show at 
Springfield, on the 3d, 4th and 5th days of 
October. Persons from all parts of the 
United States are allowed to compete for the 
premiums on stock of all kinds, and Clark 
County challenges the United States ! The 
officers of the Society are, 
President—Wm. Hunt, Moorefield. 
Vice President—Jacob Peirce, Madison. 
Treasurer—W. S. Field, Springfield. 
Recording Sec’y—L. H. Oids, Springfield. 
Cor. Sec’y—S. G. Moler, Springfield. 
The Oakland County (Mich.) Agricultu¬ 
ral Society will hold its next annual exhi¬ 
bition at Pontiac, October 17th and 18th. 
The premiums are quite large for a County 
Society. The officers of the present year 
are, 
President—James Bailey. 
Recording Secretary—Jos. R. Bowman. 
Corresponding Secretary—Z. B. Knight. 
Treasurer—S. E. Beach. 
The Philadelphia Society for promoting 
Agriculture will hold its next annual exhibi¬ 
tion at Powelton, (XXIVth Ward of Phila¬ 
delphia,) on the 12th, 13th and 14th days of 
September next. 
TUBS, BUCKETS, KEGS AND FIRKINS, AT LAW. 
When articles which are to be sold by 
weight are sent to market in boxes, barrels, 
casks, kegs, firkins, &c., it is customary to 
mark each package with the gross weight, 
and the tare, and sometimes with the net 
weight, though the net weight is frequently 
left to be calculated at each time of sale. 
The tare is the weight of the packing box, 
barrel, or firkin ; the gross weight is that of 
the entire package, including the box, bar¬ 
rel, &c.; and the net weight is that of the 
article sold, which is obtained by subtract¬ 
ing the tare from the gross weight. 
There is in New-York State a law requir¬ 
ing that “ firkins,” in which butter or lard is 
packed, shall have the tare stated on each, 
or the seller can not legally collect the pro¬ 
ceeds of the sale. In a recent suit for a 
quantity of butter in buckets and kegs, the 
defense set up was, that the tare was not 
marked. The case was appealed to the Su¬ 
perior Court, in this City, where it was de¬ 
cided that such a law as this should be con¬ 
strued literally ; and as the law only named 
“ firkins,” it should not be made to apply to 
buckets, kegs, &c., and the plaintiff recov¬ 
ered the price of his butter. 
There are few butter buyers so contempt¬ 
ibly small as to avoid payment by such a 
flimsy pretext; but, to be perfectly secure 
against all such Shylocks, it will be best for 
all persons packing butter, to weigh the keg 
or tub and distinctly mark the tare thereon ; 
and as a still further security against any 
accidental or willful erasure of this mark, it 
will be safer to drop the word “ firkin ” alto¬ 
gether, and sell butter, lard, &c., by the keg, 
bucket or tub. 
False Recommendation of a House. —At 
the same Court a case came up on appeal, 
where a tenant having leased a house, found 
that, contrary to the recommendations, it 
was damp, infested with cockroaches, &c. 
The plaintiff sought to recover one quarter's 
rent, on the ground that the defendant had 
occupied it nearly all of that time and then 
moved out. The jury had found that as the 
defendant had been compelled to move out 
and seek another home, for the reasons 
stated, he was not liable for any rent. The 
Superior Court affirmed the verdict of the 
jury, deciding for the defendant. Let land¬ 
lord’s take care how they recommend their 
tenements hereafter. 
The Ttial of Mowers. —We have full 
notes of the Trial of Mowers at Bedford, on 
the 15th and 16th inst., but await the Report 
of the Judges before writing them out for 
publication. A report of a part only of one 
day's trial, appeared in the Tribune of the 
16th inst., which was extremely incorrect 
and unfair. We intend noticing this more 
at length hereafter. 
For the American Agriculturist 
A CARD. 
The Committee of Arrangements appoint¬ 
ed by the Agricultural and Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of Westchester County to superintend 
the Trial of Mowers, which was held on the 
farm of Mr. A. F. Dickinson, on the 15lh and 
16th inst., beg leave respectfully to state, 
that it was mainly owing to the indefatigable 
industry and the liberality of Mr. Dickinson, 
that they were enabled to perform the duties 
assigned them. He placed at the disposal 
of the Committee any amount of grass that 
they might need, and also furnished abund¬ 
ant refreshments for the occasion. 
The Committee desire, in this public man¬ 
ner, to tender their grateful acknowledgments 
to Mr. A. F. Dickinson, and to all others in 
his neighborhood who so generously assisted 
in getting up and carrying out the arrange¬ 
ments for the trial. 
In behalf of the Committee, 
HENRY KEELER, Chairman. 
Warts of Cows’ Teats. —The editor of 
the Maine Farmer says he has cured warts 
on the teats of dry cows, by touching them 
with lunar caustic (nitrate of silver), but 
thinks it very difficult to do any thing with 
them while the cows are in milk. 
Perennial Rye Grass. —The Progressive 
Farmer says, in regard to the pasture lot of 
Mr. G. W. Colman, our informant states that 
this lot contained some eight acres, and had 
been in grass from 1832 to 1851. During 
that time it had never been manured, though 
it had the advantages of the road wash, and 
also some fertilizing material from an ad¬ 
joining slaughter house. The regular num¬ 
ber of cows pastured on this lot was forty , 
and when less than thirty were taken, the 
lot was divided, and a portion of it cut for 
hay. Mr. C. states that he has seen cattle 
from the mountain, so improved in appear¬ 
ance after two weeks’ pasturage, that their 
owners could not recognize them. The pas¬ 
ture season always commenced with the 
first of May, and lasted until frost. 
A Bird’s Nest. —A foreign paper says, that 
on shearing a Leicester ram, the shearer 
found a wren’s nest beautifully constructed 
in the wool just over the shoulders, which 
had every appearance of having been built 
there by the bird itself. We are not informed 
whether there were any eggs in it. 
For the American Agriculturist. 
A TRIP TO WEST-BLOOMFIELD, N. J. 
BY ELUE HOWARD. 
A lovely morning succeeded the dark, 
rainy night, and, weary of the city’s turmoil, 
my friend and I took the stage for the Jersey 
City Ferry, on our way to West Bloomfield, 
N. J. It was early, and the ride down 
Broadway was not, as in some parts of the 
day, a journey performed at the risk of los¬ 
ing—your patience, if not your life. Bar- 
num’s “ Baby Show ” was at its height, and 
mammoth flags of stars and stripes, with the 
“National Baby Show” appendage, extended 
from the Museum across Broadway, flaunting 
and flapping in the wind. 
From Jersey City to Newark the scenery 
is pleasant. Large tracks of meadow-land 
lie on either side of the iron pathway, and 
through this extensive valley meanders the 
turbid Hackensack, while on every side, in 
the distince, rise verdure-crowned hills, dot¬ 
ted with white farm-houses. Now we catch 
a glimpse of the Passaic, and anon the iron 
horse neighing defiantly is prancing over the 
firm bridge above its clear waters. * A few 
moments longer and we are in the city of 
Newark, a quiet, prosperous looking town of 
about fifty thousand inhabitants. Our friend, 
Rev. Mr. C-, of Hill-side Seminary, al¬ 
ways prompt to the moment, is awaiting our 
arrival, and we enjoy a pleasant drive 
through the main street of the city, while 
the different churches, the new market, the 
iron bridge, and other objects of interest are 
pointed out to qs by our attentive friend. 
Again we find ourselves in the country, the 
fresh, bright, beautiful country. How differ¬ 
ent this air, laden with the breath of flowers, 
from the sickening atmosphere of the pent- 
up city ! Strange infatuation which induces 
people to remain in New-York who can af¬ 
ford to live elsewhere! 
Along the fine McAdamized turnpike, lead¬ 
ing from Newark to West Bloomfield, are 
extensive quarries of brown freestone, which 
is removed in immense blocks to adorn the 
palaces of New-York. The materials for 
Trinity church came from these quarries. 
