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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
The most manifest sign of wisdom is contin¬ 
ued cheerfulness; her estate is like that of 
things in the regions above the moon—always 
clear and serene. 
Refinement. —There is a young lady in Bos¬ 
ton, who, when obliged to speak of a dog’s tail, 
indicates it as “ the extremity opposite his 
bark.” 
There is enough iron in the blood of 42 men 
to make 50 horse shoes, each weighing half a 
pound. 
Fossil remains on the Ohio prove that it was 
once covered by the sea. 
A fellow in Iowa jumped so high the other 
day, that he saw the dog-star wag his tail. 
The man who threw up the bargain, came 
very near having his hat smashed when it came 
down. 
The man who held on to a bargain, after¬ 
ward let it go. 
The man who lost his confidence has not yet 
found it. 
The lady who took every body’s eye must 
have quite a lot of them.” 
The boy who crept on a pace, subsequently 
walked on a plank. 
The individual who snuffed a breeze, used 
“ Macaboy.” 
The fellow who run ashore, now runs a ba¬ 
ker’s cart. 
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STATE AGRICULTURAL SHOWS IN 1854. 
Name. 
Where held. 
Date. 
Sept. 12-15 
12-16 
12-16 
Illinois, Springfield, 
Kentucky, Lexington, 
Lower Canada, Quebec, 
Vermont, Brattleborough, “ 13-15 
Del. Hort. Soc., Wilmington, “ 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-Haven, “ 10-13 
North Caronina, Raleigh, “ 17-20 
Tennessee, (East,) Knoxville, “ 18-19 
Georgia, Augusta, “ 23-26 
Iowa, Fairfield, “ 25 
National Cattle 
Show, Springfield, Ohio, “ 25-27 
General Horticultural Exhibitions. 
American Pomol., Boston, Sept. 13 &c. 
Massachusetts, “ “ 13-20 
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, “ 20-22 
Cincinnati, Cincinnati, “ 26-29 
North-Western Pomol., Burlington,la. “ 26 
Kentucky, Louisville, “ 19-20 
New-York County Shows. 
Oneida, 
Rome, 
Sept. 19-21 
Rensselaer, 
Lansingburgh, 
ft 
19-21 
Delaware, 
Delhi, 
if 
20-21 
Franklin, 
Malone, 
if 
20-21 
Onondaga, 
Syracuse, 
ft 
20-22 
Jefferson, 
Watertown, 
tt 
21-22 
Washington, 
No. White Creek, 
tt 
21-22 
Dutchess, 
Washington Hollow, “ 
24-27 
Albany, 
Albany, 
tt 
26-28 
Putnam, 
Carmel, 
tt 
26-27 
Orleans, 
Albion, 
tt 
27-28 
Columbia, 
Chatham-Four-Corners, 
29-30 
Ohio County Shows. 
Guernsey, 
Cambridge, 
Sept. 
6-8 
Pickaway, 
Circleville, 
it 
6-8 
Warren, 
Lebanon, 
t. 
8-9 
Clinton, 
Wilmington, 
tt 
12-13 
Darke, 
Greenville, 
tt 
13-14 
Delaware, 
Delaware, 
ft 
13-14 
Medina, 
Medina, 
tt 
13-14 
Franklin, 
Columbus, 
ft 
13-15 
Ashtabula, 
Jefferson, 
a 
26-28 
Lucas, 
Toledo, 
it 
26-27 
Sandusky, 
Clyde, 
tt 
26-27 
Hardin, 
Kenton, 
<< 
27-28 
Lorain, 
Elyria, 
tt 
27-28 
Richland, 
Mansfield, 
tt 
27-28 
Miami, 
Troy, 
tt 
27-29 
Geauga, (Free,) Claridon, 
tt 
27-29 
Meigs, 
Chester, 
tt 
28-29 
Mahoning, 
Canfield, 
tt 
28-29 
Summit, 
Akron, 
tt 
28-29 
Belmont, 
St. Clairsville, 
Oct. 
3-5 
Logan, 
Bellefontain, 
ft 
3-5 
Clarke, 
Springfield, 
tt 
3-5 
Clermont, 
Bantam, 
tt 
3-6 
Columbiana, 
New-Lisbon, 
tt 
3-5 
Morgan, 
McConnells ville, 
tt 
3-4 
Ross, 
Chilicoth, 
tt 
3-5 
Stark, 
Canton, 
ft 
3-5 
Seneca, 
Tiffin, 
it 
4-6 
Hamilton, 
Carthage, 
it 
4-6 
Wood, 
Portageville, 
it 
4-5 
Ashland, 
Ashland, 
it 
4-5 
Geaugo, 
Burton, 
it 
4-6 
Dnion, 
Marysville, 
tt 
5-6 
Butler, 
Hamilton, 
tt 
5-6 
Wayne, 
Wooster, 
tt 
5-6 
Henry, 
Napoleon, 
tt 
5-6 
Holmes, 
Millersburgh, 
tt 
5-6 
Gallia, 
Gallipolis, 
tt 
5-6 
Harrison, 
Cadiz, 
tt 
5-6 
Trumbull, 
Warren, 
tt 
5-6 
Jefferson, 
Steubenville, 
tt 
5-7 
Licking, 
Newark, 
tt 
11-1 
Preble, 
New-Paris, 
tt 
11-13 
Mercer, 
Celina, 
tt 
12 
Champaign, 
Urbana, 
tt 
12-13 
Coshocton, 
Coshocton, 
tt 
12-13 
Defiance, 
Defiance, 
tt 
12-13 
Pike, 
Piketon, 
tt 
14 
Carroll, 
Carrollton, 
ft 
17-19 
Pennsylvania County Shows. 
Dauphin, 
Harrisburg, 
Sept. 13-15 
Delaware, 
Chester, 
tt 
14-16 
Mercer, 
Mercer, 
ft 
19-20 
York, 
ft 
20-22 
Monongahala Valley, Monong.’ City, “ 
28-29 
Alleghany, Pa., Pittsburg, 
Oct. 
3-6 
Tioga, 
Tioga Valley, 
ft 
4-5 
Somerset, 
Somerset, 
ft 
5 
Lawrence, 
ft 
11-13 
Westmoreland, Greensburg 
tt 
11-13 
Montgomery, 
Springtown, 
Fullon, 
McConnellsburg, 
ft 
26-28 
New-Jersey County Shows. 
Cumberland, 
Bridgeton, 
Sept. 15 
Gloucester, 
Woodbury, 
ft 
19 
Monmouth, 
Freehold, 
ft 
21 
Massachusetts County Shows. 
Sept. 
Worcester North, 
Worcester West, 
Oct. 
Dedham, 
Taunton, 
Lawrence, 
Springfield, 
Great Baarington, 
Worcester, 
Framingham, 
Pittsfield, 
Greenfield, “ 
Concord, “ 
Bridgewater, “ 
Barnstable, “ 
Hampshire, &c., Northampton, “ 
Hampshire, Amherst, “ 
County Shows Miscellaneous. 
Hillsborough, N. H., Nashua, 
Rockingham, N. H., Exeter, 
Grafton, N. H., Lyme, 
Cheshire, N. H., Keene, 
Merrimack, N. H., Fisherville, 
Fairfield, Ct., Stamford, 
Middelsex, Ct., Middletown, 
North Aroostook, Me., Presque Isle, 
Norfolk, 
Bristol, 
Essex, 
Hampden, 
Housatonic, 
Worcester, 
S. Middlesex, 
Berkshire, 
Franklin, 
Middlesex, 
Plymouth, 
Barnstable, 
13 
20 
26- 27 
27- 28 
27-28 
27-28 
27-28 
27-28 
27-28 
4-5 
4-5 
4-5 
4-5 
11 
12 
18-19 
Sept 
. 26-27 
tt 
13-14 
ft 
21-22 
ft 
26-27 
ft 
27-28 
ft 
26-29 
ft 
27-29 
U 
i 
4-5 
Cass, Mich., Cassopo, Oct. 3-4 
Livingston, Mich., Howell 1 “ 3-5J 
Iftarfuk 
Remarks. —Flour has fallen the past week 12$ 
to 50 cts. per bbl., dependent on the quality. 
Corn is 3 to 5 cts. per bushel lower, with a 
strong downward tendency since the copious 
rain. Pork, an advance of 25 to 37$ cts. per 
bbl. Beef and Lard have given way a trifle. 
Wool is still lower and dull of sale. It is cal¬ 
culated prices are from 25 to 30 per cent, less 
than last year at this time. 
Cotton is $ to i of a cent per lb. lower, while 
Sugar is the same amount higher. Rice and 
Tobacco unchanged. 
The Weather.—The thermometer ranged the 
whole of the past week from 85° to 95° in the 
shade, with a suffocating hot wind most of the 
time from the south. We have not suffered more 
from the heat any week this season, although 
the thermometer has not ranged so high by five 
degrees. On Saturday night, the 9th inst., it 
commenced raining about 9 o’clock, and con¬ 
tinued to fall steadily for nearly fifteen hours, 
accompanied towards the last of it with a strong 
north-east gale. This has given us an abun¬ 
dance of water for the present. We are glad to 
learn the rain has been general for hundreds of 
miles around us. This morning, (Monday, 11th,) 
the thermometer was at 54° at sun rise; under 
a brilliant sun, the temperature is fast moderat¬ 
ing. We are now assured of an abundance of 
fall pasture, a good crop of turnips, and some 
assistance to the late corn, potatoes and buck¬ 
wheat. 
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PRODUCE MARKET. 
Saturday, Sept. 9, 1854. 
The prices given in our reports from week to week, are 
the average wholesale prices obtained by producers, and not 
those at which produce is sold from the market. The vari¬ 
ations in prices refer chiefly to the quality of the articles. 
Nearly all kinds of vegetables in market command a high 
price, and are continually on the rise. Potatoes, however, 
have varied but little for a week or two past. Of turnips, 
there is a great scarcity. Melons, too, are not at all plenty, 
and bring a good price. Peaches and tomatoes have ad¬ 
vanced 25@.50c. per basket. There is an abundance of ap¬ 
ples in market, and very low. Large quantities are selling 
from $1@$2 per bbl. Butter continues about the same as 
last week. 
Vegetables. —Potatoes, Mercers, $3@$3 75 $ bbl ; 
White, $2 75@$3 50 ; Sweet, Virginia, $3 75 ; New-Jersey, 
$4 ; Onions, red, $1 75@$2 sp bbl. ; white, $3 ; Turnips, 
Russia, $2 75 sp bbl.; white, $2 50 ; Beets, $3 50 sp hun¬ 
dred bunches ; Carrots, $3 ; Parsnips, $3 50; Tomafoes, 
75c.@fil ^ basket; Marrow Squashes, $1 50 $ bbl. ; 
Cabbage $6@$12 <p hundred; Watermelons, $8@$16 ^ 
hundred ; Nutmeg, $2@$3 $ bbl.; Pumpkins, $4@$10 
hundred ; Cucumbers, 75c.@.$l ; Pickles, $2@$3 $ thou¬ 
sand. 
Fruits.— Apples, $1@$2 $1 bbl. ; Pears, common, same ; 
Virgaloo & Bartlett, $8@$ 10 $ bbl.; Peaches, $2@$2 60 
$ basket ; Plums, Egg, $4 <p bushel ; Butter, State, 21c. 
@23c. lb.; Western, 15c.(gil7c.; Eggs, 18c. ^ doz ; 
Cheese, 10c.@lle. per lb. 
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NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Monday, Sept. 11, 1854. 
There is only a moderate supply of cattle in the Wash¬ 
ington market to-day, and consequently a little brisker sales 
and firmer prices. The butchers were inclined to hold off 
this morning, but the brokers gave them to understand that 
there were just so many cattle to select from, and so much 
to pay, and that they could buy them or not as they chose. 
As to the beef, it is rather spare, so that one could find no 
difficulty in procuring lean pieces. The cattle have evi¬ 
dently been dieting for some time past. We saw, however, 
some few droves in very good working order, which ap¬ 
peared to have had something more than bog-hay. Of these, 
one drove, 80 in number, was from Chester county, Pa., and 
belonged to Culver, Hurd & Co. Another fine drove was 
from Fayette county, Kentucky, owned by M. H. Parker, 
