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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
ASTORIA. 
Calved August, 1850. Bred by J. C. Jackson, Newtown, Long Island. The property of the Brothers B. & C. S. Haines, Elizabeth 
N. J.-Sire, imported Duke of Exeter, (1015-2)—dam, Creampot 6th, by Pontiac, A. H. B. (125)—g. d., Creampot 4th, by Guarionez 
A. H. B. (68)—gr. g. d., Creampot, by imported Lord Althorp—gr. gr. g. d., Flora Hills, by Young Eclipse—gr. gr. gr. g. d., import¬ 
ed Jenny. See American Herd-Book, page 163. 
TOMATOES FOR COWS. 
It is not too late, by any means, to still 
secure a large crop of Tomatoes. They 
may even be grown from the seed after this 
date, but the better plan is to procure a 
quantity of plants, and set them out in any 
spare corners of the garden and in the field. 
They may be planted between the rows of 
early corn or potatoes. It is needless to say 
anything in commendation of them as an 
article of human food, but we think they 
will yet be used extensively as food for 
stock. The portion of solid nutriment fur¬ 
nished by this fruit is not large, still it is not 
inconsiderable; and taking into account the 
great bulk obtained from a very small sur¬ 
face of ground, we have no reason to doubt 
the profitableness of tomatoes as food for 
cows, hogs, &c. A friend writes us that 
last season he boiled a bushel a day, with a 
little meal and some green pumpkins and 
squashes, and fed five cows upon the mix¬ 
ture. The result was a large increase of 
milk, and a peculiarly rich flavor and color 
of the butter. A friend at our elbow says 
he has fed tomatoes, both cooked and raw 
to his cows and hogs, with the happiest 
success.— [Ed. 
DIFFER ENCE IE COWS. 
Cows under certain constitutional circum¬ 
stances, are naturally disposed to convert 
their food into fat; so much so, that there 
is great difficulty in keeping some individu¬ 
als in a breeding state, more especially im¬ 
proved Short Horns, Devons, and Herefords. 
Turn a cow of this description into rich grass, 
and she is soon useless for anything but the 
shambles. The quality of the milk she gives 
may be fine, but the quantity almost nothing. 
We have had a Devon, the property of a 
noble duke, which carried off the first prize 
in her class at one of the Royal Agricultural 
Society’s meetings, not giving more than a 
quart at milking. 
On the other hand, there is another class 
of cows naturally disposed to turn all their 
food into the pail. Turn a cow of this kind 
into rich grass, along with the one above, 
and she will rather get poorer every day, if 
the milk is taken from her ; while her plump 
and sleek rival is gaining weight. The form¬ 
er will consume greatly more grass and wa¬ 
ter than the latter, returning for it, in propor¬ 
tion, a still greater quantity of milk, but in¬ 
ferior in quality. In town dairies, when fed 
on sour grains, distillers’ wash, &c., the 
quantity sometimes yielded is almost in¬ 
credible. When such is the case, however, 
life is generally short, especially if cows are 
in a low state at calving. Hence the reason 
why dairymen purchase near-calves of this 
class in good condition. 
The above two classes may be called ex¬ 
tremes, between which there is a mean— 
cows if turned into a rich field of grass along 
with the others, would keep themselves in 
good condition, and give a medium quantity 
of milk, the quality depending upon the rich¬ 
ness of the food.—Mark Lane Express. 
UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The Fourth Annual Exhibition of the U. 
States Agricultural Society, will be held at 
Powelton, (Philadelphia,) on Tuesday, 
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Satur¬ 
day, October 7th, to 11th. 
The First Exhibition of this Society, held 
at Springfield, Mass., in October, 1853, was 
devoted exclusively to an examination of 
Horses ; at Springfield, Ohio, 1854, Cattle 
alone, were exhibited ; at Boston, 1855, all 
departments of Farm Stock, Cattle, Horses, 
Sheep and Swine, were shown. 
The Society, encouraged by past success, 
and by the approbation of the Agricultural 
community, now propose to offer Premiums, 
not only for Domestic Animals, but also for 
Poultry, and the products of the Fruit Gar¬ 
den, the Grain Field, and the Vineyard, and 
for Agricultural Implements and Machinery. 
Premiums from Twenty-Five to Two 
Hundred Dollars, amounting in the aggre¬ 
gate to over Twelve Thousand Dollars, will 
be offered for the various classes of Domes¬ 
tic Animals, Fruits, American Wines, Veg¬ 
etables, Grains, and Agricultural Imple¬ 
ments and Machinery. 
A local Committee of Forty Citizens of 
Philadelphia, representing the various 
branches of industry, has already been ap¬ 
pointed to co-opperate with the officers of 
the Society, in perfecting arrangements for 
the Exhibition; and Fifteen Thousand Dol¬ 
lars have been guaranteed to meet expenses. 
This material aid, coupled with the excel¬ 
lence of the selected location, and the large 
amount of Premiums offered, induces the 
expectation that the Exhibition of 1856, will 
be superior to any of its predecessors. 
Favorable arrangements for the transpor¬ 
tation of Stock and other articles, will be 
made with the various Railroads. 
The List of Entries, the awards of Pre¬ 
miums, and the Proceedings, will be pub¬ 
lished in the Journal of the Society for 1856. 
The Premium List, with the Regulations 
and Programme of the Exhibition, will be 
