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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
August, 
miros are chiefly valuable in proportion to the amount of 
organic matter they contain, animal matter being of great¬ 
er efficiency than vegetable, because it contains, weight 
for weight, more of the elements which serve as food for 
growing plants. We can give no definite opinion ns to the 
practicability of introducing an article of the kind de¬ 
scribed, into market; that depends upon many circum¬ 
stances we cannot investigate. 
New"¥orlt Agricultural College. — The 
corner stone of this institution was laid at Ovid, Seneca 
County, on July 7th. Addresses were delivered by 
ex-governor King and others. The college building is 
now fairly under way, and it is hoped to have the build¬ 
ings ready for the reception of pupils next Spring. 
Reports on the Crops. 
The following extracts from the business correspond¬ 
ence of the American Agriculturist, will give some gene¬ 
ral idea of the impressions of farmers in various parts of 
the country in regard to the grain, grass and fruit pros¬ 
pects in the several localities named. 
Tolland Co., Conn. Lat. 42°, July 7—John McICnight 
... .Wheat never looked better, although not much was 
sowed here_Grass, very good-Corn, backward- 
Rye, Oats, and Barley, look well. 
Ontario Co., N. Y. Lat. 43°, July 5—Wm. W. Stacey 
... .Wheat in this section was unusually early, and thus 
escaped the ravages of the Wheat-fly. The fields look 
better than for some years previous ; we expect to reap 
a Wheat crop something like that of “ old times.” 
Susquehanna Co., Pa. Lat. 42°, July 6. R. S. Searle 
....A heavy frost July 4, killed Corn leaves, vines, and 
garden vegetables. 
Mercer Co., Pa. Lat. 411°, July 6—Jas. A. Nelson_ 
Pall grain crop very light.Oats, Corn, and Potatoes 
look fine_Fruit scarce, except Apples-Weather 
very favorable. 
Armstrong Co., Pa. Lat. 41°, July 8—J. P. Coulter 
_Wheat, in immediate vicinity, mostly destroyed by 
frosts ; but good fields in the north and south parts of the 
county_Rye, probably about half a crop_Late Oats 
look well, and promise a fair crop-Corn was replanted 
afterthe frost of June 11, throughout the county, and is 
now quite small_Great quantity of Buckwheat being 
sown. 
Bucks Co., Pa. Lat. 401°, July 10—Wilson Dennis 
_Winter grain, good... Oats, very fine_Corn, some¬ 
what injured by cut-worm, but looks well now_Pota¬ 
toes promise well ...Fruit, a moderate crop. 
• Lancaster Co., Pa. Lat. 40°, July 10—Subscriber_ 
We are harvesting the heaviest crop of Wheat, I think, 
which ever grew in this county_Oats promise an abun¬ 
dant yield_Potatoes the same_Corn will do well if 
'we have good weather hereafter. Apples, rather short. 
York Co., Pa. Lat. 40°, June 30—E. B. Good_ 
Wheat, Rye, and Oats, middling—Wheat somewhat in¬ 
ured by the “fly.”_Corn looks promising_Hay- 
crop, good_Peaches, none; Apples, poor, Pears, plenty. 
Union Co., O. Lat. 40°, July 8—C. C. Simmons_ 
Wheat, estimated at half a crop_Corn somewhat back¬ 
ward, but general appearance favorable.... Oats rather 
short, but good_Grass somewhat light-Potatoes 
look well_Crops need rain. 
Hamilton Co., O. Lat. 39°, July 5 — Samuel Ferris.... 
Have just finished cutting Wheat, the grain is good, al¬ 
though the straw was thin on the ground....Corn and 
Potatoes are the principal crops. Corn looks well, pota¬ 
toes rather poor_Grass will be short_Oats, a fair 
prospect... .The Little Miami Valley is hard to beat for 
Corn. 
Calhoun Co., Mich. Lat. 42°. July 4—Chas. M. Keep 
....Corn, rather small, but of good color, somewhat in¬ 
ured by cut-worm_Oats coming on rapidly_Barley 
very poor_Hay, not first-rate_Fruit in abundance. 
Kendall Co., III. Lat. 41-1°, July 9—Almerin Loucks 
_Grass, a good crop_Corn has grown rapidly within 
the past two weeks, but is rather small for the time of 
year_Wheat harvest will commence about the 25th inst. 
Izard Co., Ark. Lat. 36°, June 24-John H. B. Mor¬ 
ton_Wheat crop is secured, and is a good yield_Oats 
are being harvested; they are affected with rust, which 
will destroy most of this crop north of White River. 
Charlotte Co, Va. Lat. 37}°, July 8—T. C. Morgan 
....Harvest finished. Very fine crop of Wheat....Oats 
and other crops look well. 
Randolph Co., N. C. Lat. 36°, June 24—David Far- 
low— The Wheat crop was never better, and is proba 
* bly good throughout the State ; it is all cut....Oats about 
ripe, and very good-Hay crop fine_Corn very prom is 
ing. Have never seen crops look better, except fruit, 
which is below average. 
Milners’ Grove, Nebraska Territory. S. Wagstaff.... 
Wheat looks very well_Corn, promises to be an ave¬ 
rage crop, say 50 bushels per acre_Potatoes fine. 
Madison Co., Ind. Lat. 40°, July 8—Lewis W. Thom¬ 
as_Wheat harvest is generally over-Wheat rather 
thin on ground, but heads are superior.... Grass very good 
-Oats, short, but well filled_Corn very exten¬ 
sively planted, but does not stand as well as common.... 
Potatoeslook well_Apples not as plenty as common. 
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Agricultural Exhibitions for 1859. 
[The following list embraces all exhibitions reported 
to the office of the American Agriculturist up to July 19. 
Further reports are solicited.] 
STATE 
EXHIBITIONS. 
Place. 
Where held. 
Date. 
Illinois. 
Sept. 
5- 9 
Kentucky Central... 
0— 9 
United States. 
.. Chicago, III_ 
12-17 
Vermont. 
13—16 
Maine. 
New-Jersey. 
13—16 
Kentucky. 
13—17 
Ohio. 
..Zanesville . 
20—23 
Indiana. 
26-30 
Wisconsin. 
26-30 
Kentucky South.... 
27—30 
Pennsylvania. 
27-30 
Canada West. 
27—30 
27—30 
-Oct. 1 
Missouri. 
Sept. 26- 
California. 
■' 27 
• ■ 6 
Missouri Central.... 
Oct. 
3— 8 
Michigan. 
4- 7 
New-York. 
4— 7 
Tennessee. 
5— 7 
New-Hampshire. 
5— 7 
Georgia South Central. Atlanta. 
24—28 
Maryland. 
25—28 
South Carolina. 
Nov. 
8-11 
Alabama. 
15-18 
COUNTY EXHIBITIONS 
CONNECTICUT. 
Windham. 
.Brooklyn. 
Sept. 
21—22 
Fairfield. 
■ Norwalk. 
ILLINOIS. 
27—30 
St. Clair. 
.Belleville.. 
Sept. 
14-16 
Rock Island. 
. Rock Island. 
21—23 
Livingston. 
. Pontiac. 
IOWA. 
27—28 
Webster. 
.Fort Dodge. 
Sept. 
14—15 
Mahaska. 
. Oskaloosa. 
14-16 
Polk. 
.Des Moines. 
16-18 
Morgan. 
.Jacksonville. 
20—23 
Hardin. 
.Eldora. 
21—22 
Tuma. 
.Toledo. 
21—22 
Flovd. 
St. Charles City.. 
Oct. 
5— 6 
Appanoose. 
. Centreville. 
6— 7 
Cerre Gordo. 
.Mason City. 
10—11 
Lucas. 
. Chariton. 
12—13 
Hamilton. 
.Webster City_ 
19—20 
Shelby. 
.Shelbyville. 
MAINE. 
27-28 
North Franklin. 
.Strong. 
Sept. 
28—29 
Norih Penobscot... 
. Lincoln. 
Oct. 
5— 6 
Franklin. 
. Farmington. 
5— 7 
Kennebec. 
.Readfield. 
U-13 
Lincoln . 
. Union. 
18—20 
MISSOURI. 
Randolph.Huntsville. Aug. 31—Sept. 3 
Clinton. 
Sept. 
13-16 
Howard. 
13-16 
No. West Dist.. 
.St. Joseph. 
20— 
Lewis. 
13-17 
Pike. 
20—23 
Gasconade. 
21—22 
Boone. 
27—30 
Chariton. 
Oct. 
3- 6 
Moniteau. 
10—13 
Green. 
MICHIGAN. 
11—14 
Berrien. 
Sept. 
27—29 
Allegan. 
28—29 
Genesee. 
28—29 
St. Joseph. 
28—30 
Kent. 
28-30 
Jackson . 
28-30 
Lenawee. 
Oct. 
5— 6 
Oakland. 
12-13 
Macomb. 
...Utica. 
NEW-YORK. 
19—21 
Washington.... 
Sept. 
7— 8 
Oswego. 
13-15 
Rensselaer. 
13-16 
Cayuga. 
14—16 
Schuyler. 
14—16 
Queens. 
15 
Onondaga_ 
20—22 
Livingston. 
20—22 
Orleans. 
20-22 
Westchester .... 
20—22 
Jefferson. 
21—22 
Erie. 
27—29 
Wyoming. 
27—28 
Oneida. 
27—29 
Putnam. 
27—29 
Greene. 
28-29 
Monroe. 
28—30 
American institute.. .New-York. 
SeDt. 21 
-Oct. 28 
Seneca. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Oct. 
12—14 
Mercer. 
Sept. 
14—15 
Erie. 
21—22 
OHIO. 
Brown. 
Sept. 
0- 9 
Fayette.. 
.Washington. 
7— 8 
Pjckavvay. 
7— 9 
Ashtabula. 
13—15 
Geauga. 
13—15 
Jefferson. 
Erie. 
14-16 
14-16 
14-16 
14 16 
Marion. 
Clermont. 
Madison. 
14—10 
Guernsey. 
15—16 
Portage. 
19—21 
Brown, (Ind).... 
Lake. 
20— 23 
21— 23 
22— 23 
Preble. 
Belmont. 
27—29 
Medina. 
27—29 
Greene. 
27—29 
Lucas. 
27—29 
Champaign. 
27-30 
Adams. 
27—30 
Lorain. 
27—30 
Clermont. 
27-30 
Tuscarawas. 
28—30 
Otlawa. 
28-30 
Geauga, (Free).. 
Columbiana. 
.Cbiridon. 
28-3(1 
28-30 
Highland. 
28-30 
Seneca. 
26-30 
Fulton. 
.Ottakec. 
28-30 
Defiance. 
.Defiance. 
28-30 
Union. 
28—30 
Putnam. 
29-30 
Hancock :. 
Oct. 
3— 5 
Logan. 
3— 6 
Mahoning. 
4- 5 
4 6 
Cuyahoga. 
4— G 
Clark. 
4— 6 
Butler. 
4— 7 
Licking. 
5- 6 : 
Noble. 
. ...Sarahsville. 
5- 6 
Sandusky . 
5— 7 
Stark. 
5—7 
Morrow. 
5- 7 
Harrison . 
5- 7 
Wyandot. 
5— 7 
Wayne. 
5-7 
Monroe. 
5- 7 
Montgomery ... 
5— 8 
Delaware. 
11—13 
Trumbull. 
12-14 
Summit. 
12—14 
Morgan. 
12-14 
Crawford. 
12-14 
Hardin. 
12—14 
Carroll. 
INDIANA. 
r* 
Fayette (West’nW’ld)Connersville. 
Sept. 
6— 9 
Owen. 
14-16 
Clark. 
21—23 
Clay. 
.Center Point. 
28-30 
Laporte. 
Oct. 
4- 9 
Fulton. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
14—15 
Middlesex. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
Sept. 
28 
Conn. River Valley... Charlestown. 
NEW JERSEY. 
Sept. 
20-22 
Cumberland.... 
TENNESSEE. 
Sept. 
28 
Shelbv. 
Sept. 
11-15 
Maury. 
19—24 
Middle Division 
Sept. 26 
— Oct. 1 
Sumner. 
.Gallatin. 
.. 20 
- .. 1 
Smith. 
.. 28 
- .. 1 
Williamson .... 
NEW BRUNSWICK. 
Oct. 
4- 7 
York. 
Oct. 
11—12 
Market Review, Weather Uotes, &c. 
American Agriculturist Office, ) 
New York, Monday Evening, July 18, 1859. 1 
The receipts of Breadstuff's during the past month, have 
been heavier than had been anticipated, and receivers 
have generally been eager to sell. This eagerness has 
been increased by the prospects of unusually productive 
crops, both in this country and Europe, and also by the 
falling off in demand from regular buyers, as well as by 
the total cessation of the inquiry from speculators. Prices 
have favored purchasers, and within the past week, Flour 
and Wheat have declined very materially, yet the demand 
has not improved, as most buyers look for further con¬ 
siderable reductions. The absence of anything like an 
active'export business has a decidedly depressive effect 
upon the trade. The available supplies, though moder¬ 
ate, are in excess of the immediate requirements of buy¬ 
ers, who are disposed to purchase only such lots as they 
immediately need. The crop reports from Europe gen¬ 
erally favor a large yield there, and this circumstance is 
considered as indicating that our export trade is not like¬ 
ly to gain much, in extent, from that quarter, at least for 
some time to come. And should we have no other outlet 
for our surplus produce, the domestic markets are apt to 
suffer from excessive stocks, which will lead to a further 
decline in prices. This prospect induces much reserve on 
the part of buyers, and adds to the anxiety of holders, 
whose chief aim at present, seems to be, to get rid of their 
supplies as rapidly as possible, regaruless of the low 
prices which must result from such a pressure.... Corn 
is scarce and wanted at improved rates. There is no 
Southern, and but little of any kind of Corn immediately 
available.Rye, Barley, and Oats have declined ma¬ 
terially, and close heavily. Cotton has been in mod¬ 
erate request at essentially unchanged quotations.... Pro 
