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AMERICAN AGKRIC L LTURIST, 
STATE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS, 1857. 
In our August No., on page 188 we gave the time and 
place of 111 Exhibitions. We now add a list of 104 
others since reported to us. Those marked * are 
changed in time or place from our former list. 
Ohio and Pennsylvania—Horse Show at Salem, Sept. 
9 to 11 ; N. East Missouri—Paris, Sept. 15 to IS; ‘Penn¬ 
sylvania—Philadelphia, Sept. 29 to Oct. 2; Massachu¬ 
setts Horse Show at Springfield, Sept. 80 to Oct. 2 ; Mis¬ 
souri Central—Booneville, Oct. 5to9; Virginia Valley— 
Winchester, Oct. 13to 16; Georgia—Atlanta, Oct.20 to 24 ; 
Ohio Pomological Society at Cincinnati, Sept. 14 to 16. 
COUNTY EXHIBITIONS. 
Maine.—W ashington, at Pembroke, Oct. 7. 
Vermont.—R utland at Rutland, Sept. 16 to 17 ; Addi¬ 
son at Middlebury Sept. 23 to 24. 
Massachusetts.— Middlesex North at Lowell,Sept. 16; 
Worcester West, at Barre, Sept. 17 ; Middlesex South, 
at Framingham, Sept. 22 to 23 ; Worcester, at Worcester, 
Sept. 23 to 24 ; Franklin, at Greenfield, Oct. 1 to 2; Hou- 
satonic, at Great Barrington, Sept. 23 to 24 ; ‘Hampden, at 
Springfield, Sept. 28, 29, 30, to Oct. 1, 2, 3 ; Norfolk, at 
Dedham, Sept. 29 to 30 ; Middlesex, at Concord, Sept. 29 ; 
‘Essex, at Newburyport, Sept. 30, to Oct. 1 •• Worcester 
South, at Sturbridge, Sept. 30 ; Plymouth, at Bridgewater, 
Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 ; Bristol, at Fall River, Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 ; 
Worcester North at Fitchburg, Oct. 2; Hampden East, at 
Palmer Depot, Oct. 6 to 7 ; Franklin & Hampden, at 
Northampton, Oct. 7 to8 ; Barnstable, at Barnstable, Oct. 
7 to 8 ; Berkshire, at Pittsfield, Oct. 7 to 9 ; Nantucket, at 
Nantucket, Oct. 13 to 14 ; Hampshire, at Amherst, Oct. 
14 to 15. 
N ew-York.—‘R ensselaer, at Lansingburgh, Sept. 15 to 
17 ; Oswego, at Mexico, Sept. 16 to 18; Lewis, at Turin, 
Sept. 23 to 24 ; Columbia, at Chatham 4 Corners, Sept. 
23 to 25 ; Cayuga, at Auburn, Sept. 23 to 25 ; Montgom¬ 
ery, at Fonda, Sept. 24 to 25; Orange, at Goshen, Sept. 
29 to Oct. 1; ‘Ontario, at Canandaigua, Sept. 29 to Oct. 1; 
Chautauque, at Fredonia, Sept. 30 ; Oneida, at Utica, 
Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 ; Steuben, at Bath, Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 ; 
Angelica, at Angelica, Oct. 1 to 2 ; Schuyler, at Watkins, 
Oct. 1 to 2 ; Yates, at Penn Yan, Oct. 8 to 9. 
New-Jersey.—M ercer, at Hightstown, Sept. 14 to 16; 
Camden & Gloucester, at Woodbury, Sept. 15 ; Hunter-; 
don, at Flemington, Sept. 15 to 17 ; Monmouth, at. Free¬ 
hold, Sept. 23 ; Salem, at Salem, Sept. 24 ; Cumberland, 
at Bridgeton, Sept. 30; Burlington, at Mt. Holly, Oct. 6 
to 7 ; Sussex, at Newton, Oct. 6 to 8J 
Pennsylvania. —Tioga, at Wellsborough, Sept. 30 
to Oct 2 ; Armstrong at Kittaning, Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. 
Kentucky.—N elson at Bardstown, Sept. 22 to 25; 
Mason & Bracken, at Germantown, Sept. 29, to Oct. 2. 
Ohio.—F ranklin at Columbus, Sept. 9 to 11; Ashland 
at Ashland, Sept. 22 to 24 ; Clermont (Independent,) at 
Bantam, Sept. 22 to 25 ; Marion at Marion, Sept. 23 to 27 ; 
Lawrence at lronton, Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 ; Guernsey at 
Cambridge, Oct. 1 to 2 ; Vinton at McArthur, Oct. 6 ; Hu¬ 
ron at Olena, Oct. 6 to 8 ; Montgomery at Dayton, Oct. 6 
t® 8 ; Mahoning at Canfield, Oct. 6 to 8; Brown (Inde¬ 
pendent,) at Ripley, Oct. 6 to 9 ; Carrolton at Carrolton, 
Oct. 14 to 16; Coshocton, at Coshocton, Oct. 14 to 16; 
Preble at Eaton, Oct. 14 to 16. 
Indiana.—W ayne at Richmond, Sept. 29, to Oct. 2. 
Illinois.—C ass at Virginia, Sept. 1 ; Bureau at Prince¬ 
ton, Sept. 2 to 3; Fulton at Vermont, Sept. 10; Union 
at Jonesboro, Sept. 24 to 25 ; Mercer at Millersburg, Sept. 
29, to Oct. 1; Kendall at Bristol, Sept. 29, to Oct. 3; Ma¬ 
con at Decatur, Sept. 30, to Oct. 2; Kane at Geneva, 
Sept. 30, to Oct. 2 ; Whiteside at Morrison, Oct. 1 to 3 ; 
Brown at Mt. Sterling, Oct. 7 to 8; Boone at Belvidere, 
Oct. 7 to 9 ; Stephenson at Freeport, Oct. 7 to 9. 
Michigan.—N orthern Lenawee at Tecumseh, Sept 10; 
Eaton at Charlotte, Sept. 30, Oct. 1 ; St. Joseph’s at Cen 
treville, Oct. 7 to 8 ; G enesee at Flint, Oct. 7 to 8 ; Lena¬ 
wee at Adrian, Oct. 7 to 8; Shiawassee at Corunna, Oct. 
7 to 8 ; Macomb at Romeo, Oct. 7 to 9 ; Oakland at Pon¬ 
tiac, Oct. 7 to 9; Livingston, at How ell, Oct. 9to 11. 
Iowa. —Wapello at Oltowa, Sept. 24 to 26 ; Clayton at 
Clayton Centre, Sept. 30, to Oct. 1; Madison at Winter- 
set, Oct. 1 to 2 ; Marshall at Lafayette, Oct. 7 to 8 ; Henry 
at Mt. Pleasant, Oct. 14 to 15 ; Van Bureri at Keosauqua, 
Oct. 16 ; Linn at Marion, Oct. 20 to 22. 
Missouri.—S outh Eastern at Cape Girardeau, Oct. 8 
to 10. 
Wisconsin.—W aupaca at Waupaca, Sept. 23 to 24. 
(£gp Any Exhibitions to be held in October or Novem¬ 
ber, which are not given in the above list, or in the 
August Agriculturist, we shall be glad to have reported 
for announcement in our next number. 
We have received many requests from Agricultu¬ 
ral Socieiies, to deliver Addresses at their Annual Exhi¬ 
bitions. These we have been obliged to decline. Edi¬ 
torial labors require most of our time, and when wo do 
go, we much prefer to go as silent spectators, to observe 
and gather whatever may be of interest to our readers, 
jjgp* We cannot publish detailed reports of either 
County or State Exhibitions. Any new facts, respecting 
modes of culture, methods of feeding animals, improve¬ 
ments in farm or garden implements, &c., will be of 
general interest. We shall be obliged to all correspond¬ 
ents who may assist us in gleaning such information. 
MARKET REVIEW, WEATHER ROTES, h. 
American Agriculturist Office, / 
New-York, August, 25, 1857. j 
The Breadstuff Markets have been rather quiet the past 
month, owing chiefly to the uncertainty as to the yield 
here and in Europe. It is now settled that there has 
been a large crop on the other side of the Atlantic, with a 
full average yield heie. The demand for export will be 
light and the fears of a decline in prices on the part of 
farmers in this country is probably well founded. Corn 
may yet come in poor, as the weather has been srTreely 
warm enough to hasten it forward ve>" rapidly. All now' 
depends upon the weather of a few weeks to come, es¬ 
pecially in the more Northern States and Canada. Pota¬ 
toes have rotted somewhat, but not yet so bad as was 
feared. The following table shows the present prices of 
various articles of produce, with the variations since our 
last report. 
July 29. Aug 25. 
Contents for Sejrtenttoer, 1857. 
Flour—C om’n to Extra State 
$6 
15 
© c 
i 70 
$6 
20 
® 
6 
75 
Common to Fancy Western.. 
6 
15 
© f 
i 40 
6 
20 
© 
6 
90 
Extra Western. 
6 
50 
fa) 10 50 
7 
00 
© 
9 
50 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 
6 
75 
© < 
) 75 
6 
90 
© 
8 
75 
Mixed to Extra Southern..... 
7 
40 
©« 
) 75 
7 
50 
© 
8 
31 
Rye Flour—F ine and Super. 
4 
25 
(w t 
> 00 
4 
00 
® 
5 
50 
Corn Meal. 
4 
00 
(a) < 
1 30 
4 
20 
© 
4 
50 
Wheat—C anada White. 
1 
75 
fa) 1 95 
1 
65 
© 
1 
75 
Western White . 
1 
70 
Ccu i 
> 00 
1 
50 
© 
1 
60 
Southern White.... 
1 
72 %(a) i 
> 05 
1 
GO 
© 
1 
75 
All kinds of Red. 
1 
35 
id) 1 95 
1 
30 
© 
1 
55 
Corn— Mixed. 
88 
© 
90 
84 
(a) 
90 
Yellow. 
92 
© 
98 
89 
(a) 
91 
White. 
95 
© 
05 
92 
© 
95 
Oats —Western. 
G2 
© 
64 
62 
© 
63 
Jersey and State. 
57 
© 
61 
40 
© 
60 
Southern. 
52 
56 
41 
fa) 
47 
Rye.-.. 
1 
10 
(a) 1 
14 
90 
(a) 
95 
Barley . 
Nominal 
1 
30 
© 
1 
40 
White Beans. 
2 
25 
© 
2 
10 
(a) 
2 
15 
Black-eyed Peas, per 2 bush.. 
4 
GO 
(a) 4 
. 25 
3 
50 
to 
3 
75 
Hay, in bales, per 100 lbs. 
65 
© 
80 
70 
© 
90 
Cotton—M iddlings, peril)_ 15 (a) 15% 
Fair. 15 fe® 16% 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 4 50 (a) 5 75 
Hops, per ib.. 8 (a) 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 24 25 (a) 
Prime, per bbl. 19 40 (a) 
Beef—C ountry Mess. 
Hogs, Dressed, per lb. 
Lard, in bbls. per lb . 
Butter—W estern, per lb... 
State, per lb. 
Cheese, per lb. 
Potatoes—M ercers, per bbl 
•Tunes, per bbl. 2 (10 © 
Onions— per bushel.., 
Eggs, fresh, per dozen. 
Feathers, Live Geese per 11). 
Seed—C lover, per lb . 
Timothy, mowed, per 
Timothy reaped, per b 
Sugar, Brown, per lb . 
Molasses, New-Orleans, prgl 
Coffee, Rio, per II) 
Hyson T.eas, per lb. 
CongouTeas.:. 
Tobacco—K entucky, &c. pr lb 
Seed Leaf, per (!). 
WooL-Domestic fleece, per lb. 
Domestic, pulled, per lb 
Hay per 100 lbs. . 
Tallow, per lb.. 
Oil Cake, per ton. 
1554(0) 17 
16 fe© 1654 
4 75 I® 5 70 
8 fa) 
12 
7 (a) 11 
. 24 25 © 
25 75 d^26 00 
. 19 40 ffi 
22 00 ©22 50 
N ominal 
Nominal 
Nominal 
Nominal 
15 (a) 
15fe 
15 © 16 
14 (a) 
19 
15 ® 20 
16 fa) 
24 
17 fa) 25 
5 fa) 
10 
6 © 10 
2 00 © 2 
25 
2 50 © 3 00 
2 1)0 © 
1 87 ® 2 00 
. 1 00 © 1 
12 
88 © 1 00 
17 fe® 
18 
15 ® 15fe 
46 © 
52 
48 fa) 52 
. Nominal 
life® nfe 
Nominal 
3 50 © 3 87 
. Nominal 
4 00 fa) 4 25 
7 fe® 
11 
7fe® rife 
1 70 © 
— 
Nominal 
lUfe® 
12 
10fe® 12fe 
40 f3) 
75 
32 fa) 75 
33 © 
52 % 
© 
) 10 ® 
22 
9fe® 20 
12 fa) 
50 
13 © 35 
32 fe® 
55 
36 ® 55 
30 © 
50 
33 ® 47 
.170 00 ©190 160 00 ©170 00 
.240 00 ©235 210 00 ©225 00 
60 (a) 
70 
75 ® 80 
ilk® 
life 
12fe® 12fe 
. 33 00 fa)42 00 
32 00 ©42 00 
our weeks 
past 
about 13,000 
Live Stock.— Dur 
Beef Cattle have come to this Market. Prices have va¬ 
ried materially from week to week, being about the high¬ 
est ever known, on August 12, but have fallen back to 
nearly the figures given in our last report. Sheep and 
Lambs have come in somewhat freely, the average week¬ 
ly receipts being 11.400. Prices have scarcely changed 
during the month. Good Sheep and Lambs bring prices 
equivalent to about 4c.©5c. tp Ib. live weight for sheep, 
and 6c.®7c. p lb. live weight for Lambs. 
The Weather.— Our condensed weather notes read : 
July 29, cloudy A. M. clear and warm P. M.; 30, heavy 
N. E. rain all day ; 31 cloudy A. M. clear P. M.; August 
1 to 4 clear and wann with rain at night of the 4lh ; 5 and 
6 light rain or showers each day ; 7 to 9 clear and fine ; 
10 cloudy A. M. rain P. M ; 11 to 10 clear and very warm, 
mercury reached 93 13 on the 14th ; 17 and 18 cooler with 
little sunshine ; 19 clear and fine, rain at night; 20 and 
21 fine days w ith cool nights; 22 clear and warm with 
rain at night; 23 heavy shower and large hail stones ; 24 
and 25 clear and fine with cool mornings. 
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Apiary in September.195 
Arbor Vit®.204 
Bee Hive—Wonders of No. III.......... .Illustrated. .201 
Blackberry—New Rochelle or Lawton. .Illustrated. .207 
Boys and Girls Page... .Illustrated. .211 
Bridle—The.ill 
Calendar of Operations for the month .194 
Cattle—Stabling in Summer...196 
Cedar—White. 204 
Cooking—Chapters on... 210 
Corn—Is the seed Selected.198 
Cranberries—Flowing. 204 
Ditching. 193 
Draining—No. V. 199 
Exhibitions—State and County list for 1857.216 
Exhibitions—The Autumn.....197 
Exhibitions—Notices of.213 
Farm—Calendar for September..194 
Farm Surroundings, No. VI—Turkeys.19b 
Fish Culture in Connecticut.204 
Flower Garden and Lawn—Operations in.145 
Flowers—Annuals for Winter Blooming.209 
Fruits—Gathering and Ripening Summer.200 
Grape Culture, No. IX. 206 
Grapes—Mildew on.198 
Grape Vines—Improved support for... 205 
Gravel Hills.193 
Green and Hot Houses—Care of in September.195 
Harrow and Clod Cutter....Illustrated.. 197 
Hitching Rod. Illustrated. .202 
Hop Growing—A new method of...20 s 
Houses— Color of Country... 201 
House—Keeping in the country, No. II. 209 
Husking Machines... Illustrated. .198 
Kitchen and Fruit Garden—Calendar for.195 
Kohl Rabi. .Illustrated. .209 
Manures—Bam Yard Scrapings...202 
Muck—Dig. 198 
Orchard and Nursery—Operations in. ... 195 
Pear Tree—Beurre Diel...Illustrated. .205 
Recipes—Cake, Green Corn, Indian Breakfast* John 
ny Cake, Gingerbread, English Pudding, Watermel¬ 
on P-reserves.2)0 
Raspberry—Value and Culture—Allen Variety.208 
Rocks—Blasting and Sinking...194 
Soil—Mechanical Preparation of, No. V.—Draining.. 199 
Spinach.209 
Strawberries—Chapter VIII—How to grow.208 
String—Running a.. 202 
Sugar Cane and Sugar Making.Illustrated. .200 
Tool House—Farmer Williams’. 203 
Trees—Rebottoming a Pear Tree.. .Illustrated. .215 
Trees—To prevent Horses Gnawing. 202 
Turkeys—Chapter on. 196 
Turnip Culture, No. Ill.Illustrated..202 
Turnips—Not too late to sow.194 
Walls—To prevent Dampness.204 
Wheat—Hints on Sowing. 197 
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Penn. State Agricultural Sociery—Postage Stamps— 
Strawberry Plot—Superphosphates—Trees, Root Graft¬ 
ed-Vetches and Vernal Grass—West, Going—Wheat 
Soil in Missouri—Whortleberries.211-213 
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