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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[Septembeu, 
Camellias .—If the flower buds are so thick as to 
crowd, remove a portion. Clean the foliage with a 
damp sponge, and repot if needed. 
Bnnging in plants from out of doors will be 
governed by the locality. Take in the more tender 
ones first. Clean the pots thoroughly, aud renew 
the surface soil. Remove dead leaves, trim and 
stake those needing it, and renew defaced labels. 
Cold Grapery. —The fruit is now generally 
ripe, except perhaps some very late varieties, and 
the atmosphere of the house is to be kept dry. 
Ventilate freely in fine weather, but close up during 
a storm. Keep a look out for rats and boys. 
Apiary ia September. —Weak stocks at 
this season simply waste honey, and tempt other 
bees to rob them. While buckwheat is in blossom, 
there will be little robbing, but as soon as it fails, 
there will be several hives emptied very quickly, 
unless watch is kept, and the weak stocks strength¬ 
ened or protected. Leave no honey where bees 
can get at it. When bees can protect the entrance 
of their hive, they will do so, hence make the fly- 
holes of weak stocks very narrow. When bees are 
robbing and a stock succumbs, the conquered party 
turns about and helps the victors remove the spoils. 
If a stock is found with abundant supplies of honey, 
yet weak in bees, it may be strengthened by plac¬ 
ing it upon the stand of a strong hive when many 
of the bees are out. If a queen is wanting, a 
frame of brood comb with fresh eggs may be sup¬ 
plied, in case the drones are not all killed, or a 
weak colony with its queen may be united with 
the queenless one. Very few bees furnish the 
strongest indication of queeniessness. Stocks 
which have honey, and which it is decided not to 
winter, should not be broken up until all the brood 
is hatched and matured. The bees may then be 
added to other stocks, and the clean empty combs 
set away for use another year. Surplus honey 
boxes should be taken off as soon as bees cease to 
store in them, or they wiU empty them soon. 
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Agricultural Pairs for 1866. 
NATIONAL AND STATE FAIRS. 
American Pomological, St. Louis, Postponed 1 year. 
California. Sacramento, Sept. 10 to 16. 
Canada West, Toronto. Sept. 24 to 28. 
Canada East, Implement Trial, Montreal, about Sept. 1. 
Illinois, Chicago, Sept. 24 to 29. 
aiinois Implement Trial, Mattoon, Sept. 4 to ? 
Indiana, Indianapolis, Oct. Ito 5. 
I«wa, Burlington, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Iowa Horticultural Soc., Burlington, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Kansas, Lawrence, Oct. 2 to 5. 
Kansas Ag’l and Mech., Leavenworth, Oct. 9 to 12. 
Kenlucky, Paris. Oct. 2 to 5. 
Louisiana, New Orlerins, Nov. 20. 
Michigan, Adrian, Sept. IS to 21. 
Michigan National IIor.«e Fair, Kalamazoo, Oct. 2 to 5. 
Minnesota, Rochester. Oct. 3 to 5. 
Missouri, St. Louis, Oct. 2 to 6. 
New England & Vermont. Brattleboro, Sept. 4 to 7. 
New Hampshire, Nashua. Sept. 16 to 20. 
New York, Saratoga, Sept. 11 to 14. 
Ohio, Diwton, Sept. 25 to 28. 
Oregon, Salem, Oct. 17 to 20. 
Pennsylvania, Easton, Sept. 25 to 27. 
Vermont & New England, Brattleboro. Sept. 4 to 7. 
Wisconsin, Janesville, Sept. 25 to 28. 
Wisconsin Ag’l & Mecli’l, Milwtuikee, Sept. 11 to 13. 
MAINE. 
Aroostook Co., Houlton. Sept. 26 to 27. 
Franklin Co., Farmington, Oct. 2 to 4. 
Waldo Co., Belfast, Oct. 3 to 5. 
Oxford Co., South Paris, Oct. 9 to II. 
VERMONT. 
Addison Co., Middlebury, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Caledonia Co., St. Johnsbury, Sept. 18 to 20. 
Chittenden Co., Burlington, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Franklin Co., Sheldon, Sept. 12 to 13. 
-Lamoille Co., Morrisville, Sept 25 to 20. 
Rutland Co., Rutland, Sept.- 
Wilmington, Wilmington,i1Sept. 20. ' 
Windham Co., Newfane, Oct. 3 to 4. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Barnstable Co., Barnstable, Oct. 9. 
Bristol Co., Taunton, Oct. 2. 
Berkshire Co., Pittsfield, Oct. 2. 
Essex Co.. Ilaveriiill, Sept. 25 to 20. 
Franklin Co., Greenfield, Sept. 27 to 28. 
Housatonic Co., Great Barrington, Sept. 26. 
Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden, Northampton, Oct. 4 
Hampshire Co.. Amherst. Sept. 25. fto 5 
Hampden Co., Springfield, Oct. 2 to 4. 
Hampden East. Palmer. Oct. 9. 
Highland, Middlefield, Sept. 13. 
Hoosic Valley Co., North Adams, Sept. 16. 
Middlesex Co., Concord. Sept. 2(). 
Middlesex South, Framingham. Sept. 18 . 
Middlesex North, Lowed, Sept. 27 to 29. 
Martha’s Vineyard, West Tisbiiry, Oct. 10. 
Nantucket Co., Nantucket, Sept. 25. 
Norfolk Co., Dedham, Sept. 27. 
Plymouth Co., Bridgewater, Sept. 27. 
Whately, Whately, Oct. 2. 
Worcester Co., Worcester, Sept. 20. 
Worcester West, Ban e, Sept. 27. 
Worcester North, Fitchburg, Sept. 25. 
Worcester South, Slurbridge, Oct. 4. 
Worcester, Southeast, Milford. Sept. 25. 
NEW JERSEY. 
Central New Jer.'ey, Trenton. Sept. 25 to 27. 
Monmouth Co., Freehold. Sept. 19 to 20. 
Morris Co., Morri.stown, Sept. 11 to 14. 
Sussex Co., Newton, Oct. 3 to 4. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Fairfield Co., Norwalk, Sept. 25 to 28. 
Hartford Co., Hartford, Oct. 2 to 5. 
Litchfield Co., Litchfield, Sept. 19 to 20. 
New London Co., New London, Sept. 24 to 27. 
Pequabuck, (Hartford Co.,) Bristol, Oct. 10. 
Ridgefield, (Fairfield Co..) Ridgefield, Sept. 18 to 20. 
Woodstock, (Windham Co.,) S. Woodstock,Sept. 25 to 26. 
NEW YORK. 
Albany Co., Albany, Sept. 25 to 28. 
Broome Co., Binghamton, Sept. 18 to 20. 
Cattaraugus Co.. Olean, Sept. 18 to 20. 
Chenango Co., Norwich, Sept. 18 to 20. 
“ ‘‘ Oxford, Sept. 24 to 26. 
Columbia Co., Chatham 4 Corners, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Cortland Co., - -, Sept. 19 to 20. 
Delaware Co., Bloomvilie. Sept. 25 to 27. 
Delhi, (Delaware Co.,) Sept. 20 to 21. 
Genesee Co., Batavia, Sept. 19 to 20. 
“International,” Rouses’ Point, Sept. 18 to 19. 
Jefferson Co., Watertown, Sept. 18 to 20. 
Livingston Co., Geneseo, Sept. 26 to 27. 
Manlius and Pompey, Manlius, Sept. 27 to 28. 
Monroe Co., Rochester, Sept. 18 to 20. 
New'burgh Bay Hort , Newburgh. Sept. 26 to 28. 
Niagara Co., Lockport, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Orange Co., Goshen, Sept. 26 to 28. 
Orange Co., Horse Fair, Go.shen, Sept. 4 to 6. 
Oswego Co., Mexico, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Otsego Co., Cooperstown. Oct. 2 to 4. 
Palmyra, Palmyra, Sept. 27 to 29. 
Putnam Co., Carmel, Sept. 12 to 14. 
Queens Co., Minneola, Sept. 27 to 28. 
Rensselaer Co., Troy, Oct. 2 to 4. 
St. Lawrence Co., Canton, Sept. 25 to 27. 
Schenevus Valley, Schenevus, Sept. 26 to 27. 
Seneca Co., Waterloo, Oct. 2 to 4. 
Steuben Co., Bath, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Susquehannah Valley., Unadilla, Sept. 26 to 28. 
Tompkins Co., Trumansburg, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Tioga Co., Owego, Sept. 18 to 20. 
Tienton Union, Trenton, Sept. 11 to 13. 
Ulster Co., Kingston, Sept. 26 to 28. 
Washington Co., Salem, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Wayne Co., Palmyra, Sept. 27 to 29. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Adams Co., Bendersville. Sept. 25 to 27. 
Allegheny Co., Pittsburgh. Sept. 18 to 21. 
Butler Co., Butler, Sept. 26 to 28. 
Bucks Co., Newtown, Sept. 25 to 26. 
Cliester Co., Westchester, Sept. 27 to 29. 
Crawford Co. Central, Meadville, Sept. 25 to 28. 
Doylestown Co., Doylestown. Oct. 3 to 4. 
Glenwood, (Susquehannah Co.,) Sept. 12 to 14. 
Lehigh Co., Allentown, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Northampton Co., Nazareth, Oct. 25. 
Susquehanna Co., Montrose, Sept. 19 to 20. 
Washington Co.,-, Sept. 20 to 21. 
Wayne Co., Honesdale, Sept. 19 to 21. 
OHIO. 
Ashtabula Co., Jefferson, Sept. 5 to 7. 
Ashland Co., Ashland, Oct 2 to 4. 
Butler Co., Hamilton, Oct. 2 to 5, 
Clark Co., Springfield, Sep. 18 to 21. 
Clinton Co., Wilmington, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Columbiana Co.. New Lisbon, Sept. 25 to 27. 
Champaign Co., Urbana, Sept. 26 to 28. 
Cuyahoga Co., Bedford, Sept. 12 to 14. 
Delaware Co., Delaware, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Erie Co., Sandusky, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Franklin Co., Columbus, Sept. 11 to 14. 
Fulton Co., Ottokee, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Gallia Co., Galliopolis, Oct. 9 to 11. 
Garrettsville, (Portage Co.,) Oct. 3 to 6. 
Greene Co., Xenia, Sept. 12 to 15. 
Geauga Co., Burton, Sept. 25 to 27. 
Geauga (free) Claridon, Sept. 18 to 20. 
Harrison Co., Cadiz, Oct. 3 to 5. 
Higiiland Co., Hillsboro. Oct. 3 to 5. 
Highland Union, Garrettsville, (Portage Co.,) Oct. 
Jamestown Union, (Greene Co.,) Aug. 29 to 31. 
Logan Co., Bellefontaine, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Loraine Co., Elyria, Sept. 11 to 14. 
Licking Co., Newark, Oct. 3 to 5. 
Madison Township, Madison, Sept. 5 to 7. 
Meigs Co., Racine, Sept. 19 to 20 . 
Montgomery Co., Dayton, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Morrow Co., Mt. Giletid, Oct. 2 to 5. 
Muskingum Co., Zanesville, Sept. 12 to 14. 
Orwell, (Ashtabula Co.,) Sept. 20 to 22. 
Portage Co., Ravenna, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Pickaway Co., Circleville, Sept. 12 to 14. 
Plymouth, (Richland Co.,) Se|)t. 25 to 27. 
Richfield, (Summit Co..) Sept. 26 to 28. 
Seville, (Medina Co.,) Sept. 20 to 22. 
Summit Co., Akron, Oct 2 to 5. 
Sttirk Co., Canton, Sept. 25 to 28. 
Twinsburgh Uidon. (Summit Co.,) Sept. 4 to 6. 
Trumbull Co., Warren, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Warren Co., Lebanon, Se|)t. 5 to 7. 
Wellington Union, (Lortiine Co.,) Sept. 26 to 28. 
ILLINOIS.’ 
Atlanta Union, Atlanta, Sept. II to 14. 
Boone Co., Belvidere, Sept. 11 to 13. 
Bureau Co.. Princeton, Sept. 18 to 20. 
Cass Co., Virginia, Sept. 4 to 6. 
Champaign Co., Urhanti, Sept. 11 to 14. 
De Kalb Co., De Kalb, Sept. 17 to 20. 
Du Page Co., Wheaton,-. 
3 to 5. 
Fulton Co., Lewiston, Oct. 3 to 5. 
Greene Co., Carrolton, Oct. 9 to 12. 
Grundy Co., Morris, Oct 2 to 5. 
Henry Co., Cambridge, Sept. II to 13. 
Jackson Co.,-. Oct. 18 to 20. 
Jefferson Co., Mt. Vernon, Oct. 9 to 12. 
Jo Daviess Co., Galena, Oct. 2 to 5. 
Kankakee Co., Kankakee, Oct. 3 to 5. 
Kane Co , Geneva, Oct. 3 to 6. 
Kendall Co., Briston.-. 
Knox Co., Knoxville, Sept 11 to 14. 
La Salle Co., Ottawa, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Livingston Co., Pontiac, Sept. 12 to 14. 
Logan Co.,-, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Macon Co., Decatur, Sept. 17 to 20. 
Macoupin Co., Carlinville, Sept. 25 to 28, 
Marion Co., Salem,-. 
Marshall Co., Henry, Sept. 12 to 14. 
McHenry Co., Woodstock, Oct. 2 to 4. 
McLean Co., Bloomington, Sept. 4 to 7l 
Mercer Co. Miilersberg, Sept. 11 to 13. 
Montgomery Co., Hillsboro, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Ogle Co., Oregon, Sept. 18 to 20. 
Peoria Co.. Peoria, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Randolph Co.,-, Sept. ^6 to 28. 
Saline Co., Harrisburg, Oct. 10 to 12. 
Stark. Co., Toulon, Sept, 5 to 7. 
St. Clair Co., Belleville, Sept. 11 to 14. 
Vermillion Co , Gatlin. Sept. 11 to 14. 
Warren Co., Monmouth, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Wliiteside Co., Sterling, Sept. IS to 21. 
Woodford Co., Metamora, Sept. 12 to 14. 
INDIANA. 
Hendricks, Danville, Sept. 28 to 29. 
Orange Co., Paoli. Sept. 25 to 29. 
Posey Co.. New Harmony, Sept. 11 to 14. 
Wabash Co., Wabasli, Sept. 18 to 20. 
Wayne Co., Richmond, Sept. 24 to 29. 
MICHIGAN. 
Central Michigan Ag’l Soc., Lansing, Sept. 12 to 14. 
Clinton Co., St. Johns, Sept. 27 to 28. 
Jackson Co., Jackson, Sept. 26 to 28. 
Sanilac Co., Lexington, Se|it. 26 to 27. 
Waslitenaw Co., Ann Arbor. Oct. 3 to 5. 
IOWA. 
Cedar Co., Tipton, Sept. 12 to 14. 
Central Iowa Dist. Ag’l Soc., Des Moines, Sept, 11 to 13. 
Cerro Gordo Co., Mason, Sept. 20 to 21. 
Floyd Co. Charles City, Sept 19 to 20. 
Jones Co., Anamosa, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Page Co., Clarinda, Sept. 20 to 22. 
Ringgold Co., Ringgold. 
Scott Co., Davenport, Sept. 3 to 7. 
Washington Co., Wasliington, Sept. 26 to 27. 
WISCONSIN. 
Brown Co., Green Bay, Sept. 26 to 27. 
Columbia Co., Portage, Sept. 19 to 21. 
Fond clu Lac Co., Fond du Lac, Sept. 18 to 19. 
Milwaukee Hor.se Show, Sept. 11 to 13. 
Lafayette Co., Darlington, Sept. 27 to 29. 
Polk Co., Osceola, Sept. 18 to 19. 
Sauk Co., Baraboo, Oct. 10 to 11. 
Walworth Co., Elkhorn, Sept. 12 to 14. 
Winnebago Co., Rockford, Sept. 18 to 21. 
MISSOURI. 
Adrian Co., Mexico, Oct. 9 lo 12. 
Carondelet Co., Carondelet, Sept. 17 to 18. 
N. E. Ag’l and Mech. Soc.. Memphis, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Pike Co.,-, Oct. 16 to 19. 
St. Louis Ag’l & Mech’l, St. Louis, Oct. 1 to 6. 
KANSAS. 
Morris Co., Council Grove. 
Anderson Co., Garrett, Sept. 26 to 29. 
Osage Co., Burlingame. Oct. 1 to 2. 
KENTUCKY. 
Bourbon Co., Paris, Sept. 3 to 6. 
Clark Co., Winchester, Aug. 29 to 31. 
Central Kentucky, Danville, Sept.- 
Harrison Co., Cynthiana, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Montgomery and Bath, Mt. Sterling, Aug. 22 to 24. 
Nelso'n Co., Bardslown, Sept. 18 to 21. 
Slielby Co., Shelbyville, Aug. 28 to 31. 
Warren Co., Bow ling Green, Sept. 18 to 20. 
SUNDRY COUNTY FAIRS. 
St. Catharine Hort.. C. W., Sept. 19. 
Merrimack Co., N. H.. Concord, Sept. 25 to 27. 
Rockingham Co., N. H.. Exeter, Sept. 12 lo 13. 
Henneiiin Co., Minn., Minneapolis, Sep. ’26 to 27. 
Saint Croix Ag’l Soc., St. Stephens, N. B., Oct. 18. 
AiuericJin ][*omolo$>icsil Society.— 
Postponement — Just as we are going to press we receive 
the following circular, signed by the Hon. Marshall P. 
Wilder, President: — "■'Whereas. The American Pomologi¬ 
cal Society was ordered lo be convened at St. Louis, 
Mo., on the fourth day of September next, for the purpose 
of holding its Eleventh Session ; and. Whereas, the ex¬ 
istence of Cholera in several of the cities of the United 
States has become manifest, thereby creating more than 
usual precaution in regard to visiting places distant from 
home; Therefore, m consideration of this fact, and also 
of the fact tliat there is a small crop of fruit in many 
parts of our country, the undersigned, by and with the 
advice of the Executive Committee .and other leading 
Poinologists, does hereby postpone and defer the meeting 
of said society to the year A. D. 1867, when due notice 
will be given for its assembling, in the aforesaid city of 
St. Louis.” — This will carry disappointment to a great 
many, and we think the action is hardly based on sufficient 
reasons. In New York we too have cholera, and don’t 
mind it at all. It is a disease of the poor and miserable 
only, and to postpone an important meeting on so slight 
an excuse, strikes us as something particularly absurd. 
