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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
AgricuiliuraS lHIxliiMtious Sor 1857. 
Tlie Agricultural Exhibitions, Sliowsahd Fairs, togeth¬ 
er with the Agricultural Horse-Races, are in active oper¬ 
ation. Most of the legitimate Exhibitions are quite suc¬ 
cessful ; we should be sorry to say as much of the horse¬ 
races, falsely called Agricultural Fairs. In addition to 
full lists of the time and place of several hundred Exhibi¬ 
tions, given on pages 188 and 216, (August and September 
numbers,) we append the following list of County Exhi¬ 
bitions not preciously published : 
Connecticut.— Hartford County, at Hartford, Oct' G to 
9, inclusive. 
Pennsylvania.— Montgomery, at Springtown, Oct. 7 to 
8 ; Berks, at Reading, Oct. 7 to 10 ; McKean, at Smith- 
port, Oct. 14 to 16 ; Huntingdon, at Huntingdon, Oct. 15 
to 16 ; Northumberland, at Milton, Oct. 15 to 16. 
Delaware.— New Castle, at Wilmington, Oct. 7 and 8. 
Ohio.— Highland, at Hilsboro, Oct 6 to 8; Henry, at 
Napoleon, Oct. 7 and 8 ; Stark, at Canton, Oct. 7 to 9 ; 
Sandusky, at Fremont, Oct. 15 and 16, Crawford, at 
Bucyrus, Oct. 15 and 16. 
Indiana. —Washtenaw, at Ann Arbor, Oct. 7 to 9. 
Washtenaw and Wayne Union, at Ypsi'anti, Oct. 7 to 9, 
Illinois.— Beureau, at Princeton, Oct. 2 and 3 . Christ¬ 
ian, at Taylorsville, Oct. 21 to 23. 
Iowa. —Hardin, at Eldora, Oct. 23. 
MARKET REVIEW, WEATHER NOTES, &c. 
American Agriculturist Office, ; 
New-Yorr, Sept. 25, 1857. \ 
The Money Market troubles, the numerous failures 
reported, the free receipts of produce, and the manifest 
eagerness of most dealers to realize, have seriously in¬ 
jured the Produce Markets during the month, having in¬ 
duced much caution in purchasing, with great depression 
and irregularity in prices... .Breadstuff's were freely of¬ 
fered at decidedly lower rates, which had the effect of 
eliciting a better inquiring botli forhome use and exports; 
and but for the stringency in financial affairs, a very vig¬ 
orous business would have been the result. Recently 
the pressure for ready means among our produce dealers 
, is not quite so urgent, and as the demand is generally 
good, the market is, perhaps only temporarily regaining 
much of its lost firmness and buoyancy....Cotton has 
been very dull at uniform prices, purchasers buying only 
such lots as they immediately required. It appears that 
the crop of the year ending the 1st inst., was 2,939,519 
bales, against 3,527,845 last year, and 2,847,339 the year 
before. The total foreign export is 4,25-2,657 bales, against 
2,954,606 last year—a decrease of 701,949 bales. Of the 
crop45,314 bales were Sea Islands, againt 44,512 last year, 
and 40,841 the year before. The consumption of the 
country North of Virginia is shown to be 702,138 bales, in 
that state 18,541, and in the other Southern and Western 
states 119,246—making the entire consumption of the coun¬ 
try to Sept. 1, 1857, say 840,000 bales, against 768,000 last 
year. The first bale ofthe new crop marketed, this year, 
reached Charlestown, on August 20th, and the subsequent 
week, several early specimens were received in other 
Southern ports. The anticipation is that the crop v ill 
be a very good one.... Provisions have been in moderate 
request, closing heavily and languidly at our revised quo¬ 
tations below. . Groceries were ralher lightly dealt m 
at drooping prices. Some new crops Louisiana Sugar 
reached New-Orleans on the 1st inst; and, on the same 
day, 65 barrels new Molasses, from Chinese Sugar Cane, 
were received in the same markets_Hay was in fair 
demand, but at reduced rates, closing with considerable 
steadiness and uniformity in prices. The supply is ample 
of new, but is very limited of old. The last sale of salt 
nay (which is out of market) was effected at 62Jc. ip 100 
lbs._Hops are plentier and cheaper. On the 31st ult. 
the first cut this season, of the new crop arrived here, 
from Vermont. It was offered at 25 cents !t>., but sub¬ 
sequently contracts were reported, for new hops, for de¬ 
livery ,“to brewers during October, February and March, 
at 14c.©15e. ip lb. At present new hops are obtainable 
here at I0c.®]3c. P lb., but are inactive — Hemp. Rice, 
Tobacco and Wool appeared very quiet at prices, gener¬ 
ally more in favor of buyers, than of sellers These have 
suffered much from the stringency in the Money Market.. 
Aug 25. Sept. 23. 
Flour—C ont’n to Extra StateSfi 20 © 6 75 35 55 © 6 00 
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Extra Western. 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 
Mixed to Extra Southern. 
Kye Flour—F ine and Super. 
Corn Meal. 
Wheat—C anada White. 
Western White . 
Southern White. 
All kinds of Red. . 
Corn—M ixed. 
Yellow. 
White. 
Oats—W estern. 
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Barley. 
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Black eyed Peas, per 2 hush.. 
Hay, in bales, per 100 lbs. .... 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.... 
Fair. 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 
Hors, per 11). 
Pork—M ess, per bhl. 
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State, per lb. 17 © 25 17 © 25 
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Onions—R ed, per bushel _ 
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Beets—P er too bunches. 
Cranberries—P er bbl. 
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Pumpkins—P er 100. 
Squashes—M arrow, per bbl.. 
Beans—L ima, per bushel. 
Cabbages—P er 100. 
Cauliflower—P er dozen .. 
Egg Plants—P er dozen. 
CE'.er y—P er dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, per pair. .. 
Chickens, per pair.... 
Ducks, per pair. 
Turkeys, per lb. 
Geese, each. 
Pigs—R oasters. 
The subjoined tabular statement presents summaries of 
the total receipts of the leading kinds of Breadstuff's, by 
railroad, river and coastwise, and ofthe total sales, here 
for twenty-five business days, ending to-day. 
Receipts. Sales. 
Wheat Floui, bbls.242,500 189,085 
Wheat, bushels. .722,000 ' 1,048,300 
Corn, bushels.1,204,000 984,500 
Rye, bushels..1,000 26,200 
Barley, bushels.31,000 23,000 
Oats, bushels.38,400 
The following is a comparative statement of the annu¬ 
al exports of Breadstuff's, from our Atlantic ports, each 
year ending Sept. 1 : 
TO GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, 
Flour, C. Meal, Wheat, Corn, 
bbls. bbls. bushels. bbls. 
1856 to Sept. 1, 57, 849,000 685 7,479,401 4.746,278 
1855 to Sept. 1,’56, 1,641,265 6,816 7,956,406, 6,731,161 
1854 to Sept. 1, ’55, 175,209 4,708 324.427 6,679,138, 
1853 to Sept 1,’54, 1,846,920 41,726 6,038,003 6 049,371' 
.1852 to Sept. 1.'53, 1,600,449 100 4,823,519 1,425,278 
1851 to Sept. 1,'52, 1,427,442 1,680 2,728,442 1,487 398 
1850 to Sept. 1,’51, 1,559,584 5,620 1.496,355 2 200 6HI 
1849 to Sept. 1,’50, 474.757 6,414 461,276- 4,753 352 
1848 to Sept. 1,’49, 1,137)556 82 900 1,140,194 12 685 269 
1847 to Sept. I,’48, 182,585 108,534 2-11,309 4'390 226 
1846 to Sept. I, ’47, 3,155,814 844.187 4,000,359 18 157 650 
Total, 11 years, 14,051,209 1,103,427 36,089,691 68,310,728 
to the continent 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. R ve . 
1856 to Sept. 1, ’57, 483,344 2,875,653 542,590 216,162 
1855 to Sept. 1,’56, 748,408 2,610,079 282,083 1,975 478 
1854 to Sept. 1,’55, 7,763 4,972 308,428 35 569 
1853 to Sept. 1,’54, 751,028 1,904,893 90,556 318,882 
Live Stock Markets. —The receipts of Beef Cattle for 
four weeks, ending Sept. 16, were 14,404, against 13,000 
for four weeks preceding it. Receipts for the week end¬ 
ing August 26, 2.703 ; Sept 2,4,040 ; Sept, 9, 3,334; Sept. 
16, 4,327. Prices varied as follows; Aug. 26, 1c. higher, 
Sept. 2, He. lower ; Sept. 9, ic higher; Sept- 16, lc. low¬ 
er; making a decline of lc. for the month. Wednesday, 
Sept. 16, prices ranged: Premium Cattle, lHc.®12c.; 
First quality, lie.ffilllc. Medium quality, 9i-c.ffil0e. 
Poor quality, 8ic.®9c. Poorest quality. 7l.e.©81c.; Gen¬ 
eral selling prices, 9c.®llc.; Average of all sales, 9fc.® 
9Jc. 
Receipts of Sheep and Lambs for the same period have 
been 53,815, or about 7,000 more than last month. Prices 
have deciined a little during the month, ranging now at 
4c.©5c. live weight for good sheep and 4lc.©6c. for 
lambs. 
Hogs are now arriving pretty ^freely. The receipts at 
the principal yards of this city have been 7,800 during the 
past four weeks Prices now range 7ic.ffi7Je. live weight 
for fat corn fed hogs, and 6ic.®7-ic. for distillery hogs: 
The Weather during the present month, or since 
our last notes closed, has been variable, commencing with 
heavy rains, succeeded by warm weather with no rain 
for a fortnight, during the latter part of which time there 
were frosts on low grounds. Next we have a succession 
of rains and heavy blows doing extensive damage to 
the shipping uponthe Southern coast, and for a few days 
past it has been cool enough for fires in-doors. The 
Equinoctial storm apparently commenced with us on the 
19th inst. 
Our condensed Weather Notes read ; August 26, and 
27, clear and warm with heavy rain on the night of the 
271 h ; 28, hard rain A. M., clear and warm P. M., warm 
weather continued until Sept. 7, at which time the 
ground was dry and roads quite dusty ; Sept. 8 and 9, fine 
days with light frosts at night on low g'rounds at the 
North, some corn fields in a green state, were injured, 
10th clear and warm ; J1 clear at this place but the begin¬ 
ning of a heavy gale on the Southern coast in which the 
Central America foundered on the following day; 12 
cloudy with light rain at night; 13 slight ram, cloudy A. 
M., rain I’. M.; 15 and 16 clear,fine and warm ; 17 warm 
rain, 18 clear and warm ; 19 cold rain storm ; 20 cloudy 
A. M. clear P. M., cold continues; 21 and 22 cool but 
pleasant; heavy cold rain on ni«ht of 22; 23 clear * warm 
CosstCKts for October, 1«-Y3. 
Apiary in October. .,,,,,.....219 
Bee Hive—Wonders of No. IV.Illustrated..225 
Blackberries—New Rochelle and Native, West.. ..231 
Bones—How to dissolve.- .227 
Boys and Girls’ Page.. Illustrated. .234 
Bulbous Flowers for Autumn Planting.230 
Calendar of Operations for October.216 
Cider Mill and Press..Illustrated..227 
Concert—A Free.226 
Corn—An Agricultural Song...234 
Corn Shocking Implement.Illufifctaled. .224 
D raining—No. VI.Illustrated. .221 
Eggs—Pickling.233 
Eggs—Glass Nest.233 
Farm—Calendar for October. 218 
Farm S-utroundings, No. VII—Poultry continued . .220 
Farmers’ Girls Rhyme. 234 
Fencing—Wire.:. 228 
Flower Garden and Lawn—Operations in.219 
Garden Kitchen—A word for.232 
Gardens—Ornamental Structures for.Illustrated.. 229 
Grape Culture, No. X.233 
Grapps—Preserving. 232 
Grasshopper Ravages—A proposed remedy.226 
Green and Hot House—Calendar for October... .219 
Hop Tree.Illustrated- .232 
House—Keeping in the country, No. Ill—Flies. ... .233 
Insects Injurious to Vegetation.226 
Kitchen and Fruit Garden—Calendar for.. .219 
Manures—Columbian Guano., ...227 
Manures—Liebig’s Last Letter. ..224 
Money—Western. .236 
Orchard and Nurseiy—Operations for October.,. .218 
Plowing Pointed lands...227 
Poultry—Geese, Ducks and Pigeons. .. .220 
Raspberries. .. .231 
Rhubarb—Linnaeus..,...., . ..232 
Sewing Machines., 223 
Soil—Mech, Preparation No. VI.—Draining_Ulus..221 
Strawberries.230 
Seeds—Vegetation.228 
Sugar Cane, Chinese, Cheap Mill for_ .... . .254 —237 
Sugar Cane, Chinese, What of the Crop?.237 
Sugar Cane, Chinese, Hints on Syrup Making &c_224 
Tools—Lard and Resin for.228 
Trees—Digging Holes and Settingout_Illustrated. .231 
Tree—The Mesquite.231 
Trees—Moss on.229 
WORK FOR THE MONTH. 217 
Om* Btaslcef§ or Notes to Correspondents, and Glean¬ 
ings:—Arboricultural Works—Apple Butter, Cider- 
Apple Sheer—Ayrshire Cows—Basket Full--Bees in 
Winter—Bee Moths—Bushel in Conn.—Cellar Up 
Stairs—Celery—Cold Frames—Cherry, Ground or 
Winter—Corn, Darlings’—Corn, Green for Samp- 
Corn, King Philip— Corn, Tall in HI.— Corn 
Starch—Cows Sterile—Crops in Miami, O.—Cu¬ 
cumber Tree—Drawings and Sketches w anted—Ever¬ 
greens, Planting—Fencing—Flax Seed, Large Yield, a 
Challenge—Flies—Flower Seeds lor Ladies—Fruits, 
Small, Fall Planting—Fruit, Cheap—Capes—Grapes 
at the North—Green Corn Drying—Half Price—Hay 
Caps—Hog Cholera—Hungarian Grass—Lamps, Gas 
—Leaves, Decayed—Locust, The Honey—Maine 
Items—Manures for L. I.—Onions, Keeping—Pa. Agr. 
Journal—Pickling Peaches and Tomatoes—Potato Dig¬ 
ger—Potato Rot—Raspberry, Bagley’s Everbearing— 
Rye, White—Sawdust—Soap of Resm —Squashes, 
Cooking—Strawberries, more—Strawberries, Hybridiz¬ 
ing—Sugar Cane Suckers—SugarCane in Va.—Sugar' 
of Beets—Thorns, Planting—Tomato Wine—Walnuts, 
Planting Wine Making.234-236 
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