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AMEKK^AN AGPwICULTURIST. 
lnTT> DO desins to see what the rest of the paper may con¬ 
tain. The ludopeudcnt’s notice of the Record of llortl- 
cnlture is too long, or we would reproduce it, in order that 
our readers might see w hat stuff a “ religious ” paper can 
publish, and the nnmberof direct and iuferential—what- 
you-may-call-’cm«, tliut can be put into a column. Half of 
the article is devoted to showing that this is uota fit book 
for a farmer, and gives the Independent's views on far¬ 
mers’ books in general. Now, Mr. Fuller did not \vrite 
this book for fanners, but for horticulturists. If he did 
write a book for farmers, it would not bo of that charac¬ 
ter that would have to lie over a year, before ho could 
find a puUlisher so regardless of the goo<l of the commun¬ 
ity, as to publish it. Tho Independent says : “ Well, 
what do wo find within these pretty covers, costing $1.50 
of the farmer's hard earned money?” The price ” $1.00'’ 
Is within one-third of tho truth, which is pretty good for 
the Independent. Farther along in tho article wo get a 
clue to “what’s the matter.” Mr. Fuller, in his Record, 
gives a justly severe castigation to tho “Reviser” of 
Drldgeman’s Gardener’s Assistant Tho Independent 
says: “ As he has m.nde somo false statements in which 
our integrity is assailed, it is proper to explain the matter 
in tliis place.” We, for the first time, learn, that that book 
was revised by the Independent. We supposed It was 
done by a chap, who took it ns a job. Was it done by Mr. 
Henry C. Bowen, tho “ responsildo man,” by Theodore 
Tilton, or some subordinate ? No clue is given in the 
article—tho editorial “ our” leaving ns quite in the dark. 
Wo read: “The publisher of Bridgeman’s Ganlener 
brought the wood cuts, ready made, to tlie reviser, before \ 
he commenced bis task; a portion of the illustrations ! 
were purchased by tho publisher of other publishers. | 
The reviser liad nothing to do with tho illustrations, only | 
to insert them ia jhclr proper places.” Now, here is a | 
direct statement, wldch must be either tme or false. The i 
publishers, Messrs. William Wood & Co., say, that they 
know nothing of the souree of at least 20 of the illustra¬ 
tions of Bridgeman’s Gardener. We believe Messrs. 
Wocxl tell Uie truth, but then the Independent is a “ re¬ 
ligious ” newspaper, and what does it tell ? Certain cuts 
which appear in Bridgeman’s book, were originally drawn 
and engraved for the AffHeuUurUt. We never sold, gave 
away, or loaned them to Messrs. Wood, who knew , 
nothing of them, until they saw them in the book, and 
these, certainly, were not the illustrations “ pnrclxased by | 
the publisher of other publishers.” We do not ivww how i 
these cuts transferred themselves from the engraving room j 
of tlie Aatiojlturift to the pages of Bridgeman’s book, j 
Tho Independent calls it “ purchasing;” other people have | 
a different name for it. Mr. Fuller’s statements in regartl 
to this book arc none too severe, except in tho fact that 
they are true, but this case would show that tho way to 
get abuse from the Independent is to tell the truth. The 
Independent may be gratified to learn, tliat the publishers 
of Bridgeman’s Gardener’s Assistant, finding that its re¬ 
vision of that originally excellent and useful work has 
been quite as severely criticised by the horticultural and 
agricultural press, as it has been by Mr. Fuller, in his 
Record of Horticulture, have concluded to have the work 
done over again. Tho Indei)endent calls Mr. Fuller's 
book a book of “ slanders.” We have no name to apply 
to the paper that can so unfairly treat a valuable contri- 
bntlon to our hortlcultnral Uteratura.—But then what 
docs the Independent know about horticulture. 
Xhe Stale Sheep I'aii*. — The Third 
Annual Fair of the Sute Sheep Breeders’ and Wool 
Growers’ Association opened at Auburn, Wednesday, May 
8th, but, owing to a fierce north-cast storm, little was 
done nutll Thursday P. M. There were numerous entries 
of fine woolcd sheep of middle wools, and a few of fine 
wools. The storm was a severe trial to tho faith and 
patience of tho cxhlI)ltor8, and of the multitudes who 
were waiting for better weather, to see the flocks. 
Among the noticeable sheep at tho show, were Kil¬ 
patrick,” and “Blucher,” fine wools, owned by W. li. 
Sanford, of Vermont, the former valued at twelve thous¬ 
and dollars in gold, and the latter at ten thousand in cur¬ 
rency. Mr. Freeman, of Bemls Heights, had a “Dew 
Drop” glistening in one of tho pens. Mr. Lynch, of 
Monroe County, had a ram of “ Frank ” manners, with 
five other South Downs and lambs, very good animals. 
Tho ram was two years old, and weighed 260 lbs. J. 
Bowers, of the same county, showed good, fine woolcd 
sheep. J. D. Wing, of M’ashington, Dutchess County, 
showed the best lot of CoUwoldi wo have ever seen, 
three yearling rams, and three two year olds, “Ottawa 
n:icl “ Golden Fleece.” These very flne animals were 
recently imported from England, having been selected by 
Mr. Wing fnim the l)C8t flocks in the Cotswold district, 
wltliout regard to cost, with a view to establish a purely 
bre<l flock? This breed Is said to make grade wethers, 
that will weigh two hundred lbs., dressed. On Friday, 
there was a comparatively large attendance of spcctatore, 
and many of the finest sheep were sheared, and, on the 
whole, this fidr. though the weather was of the ugliest 
type, brought together many of the best breeders of the 
State, and will give a new impulse to this very import¬ 
ant branch of industry. We are indebted to lion. II. S. 
Randall, the President of tho Association, for numerous 
courtesies, which we are happy to acknowledge here. 
^’ationnl Trial of l»lows, liar- 
rowa, and CultivatorB.— This trial, announced in 
our last Issue, to come off at Utica, May 7th, under tho 
auspices of tho New York State Agricultural Society, 
was necessarily postponed for a few days, on account of 
the weather. Three days of incessant rain made plowing 
hopeless. We found the most of tho judges present, and 
a large number of competitors for the prizes, possessing 
their souls with exemplary patience. There had been 
thirty entries on the first day of tho show, and ample ar¬ 
rangements had been made by the Society to have the 
Implements subjected to the most thorough tests. In the 
character of the gentlemen, who h.ave consented to act as 
judges in this important trial, tho public have tho assur¬ 
ance, that, when a decision is reached, it will bo impartial 
and worthy of confidence. Eleven points arc submitted 
as tho tests of a good plow. 1. Pulverizing power. 2. 
Non liability to choke in stubble. 3. Lightness of draft, 
considered in connection with pulverizing power. 4. 
Ease of holdii||[. 6. Durability. C. Cheapness. 7. Ex¬ 
cellence of mechanical work. 8. Excellence of material. 
9. Thorough inversion and burial of weeds. 10. Even 
distribution of wear. 11. Regularity or trueness of turn¬ 
ing and carrying the ftirrow slice on sod.—To procure all 
the data, and accurately determine these points, will, 
necessarily. Involve a good deal of time and labor. We 
look forward to the decision as an important event in the 
history of agricultural improvement. 
Address of J. Alaitfoii Ooiild on re¬ 
tiring from the Presidency of the New-York State Agri¬ 
cultural Society.—We had the pleasure of listening to 
the address of the retiring President of the N. Y. State 
Agricultural Society, and have since read it with re¬ 
newed satisfaction. It abounds in good common sense 
and valuable suggestions. The State would be richer by 
millions, if these hints could be heeded by our farmers. 
Household Recipes. 
Of late we have not given our usual number of recipes, 
though we have many in type. We present here an In¬ 
stalment of these, to let those who are so kind as to send 
them know, that their favors arc not unappreciated. 
"W eljster Citltc.—Take 1 cup butter, % cup 
molasses, cup sugar, 3 cups flour, 1 gill sweet miik, 1 
teaspoon saleratus, 2 eggs, add currants and citron, and 
spice, cloves and nutmeg.—Jfra. Z. p. a, New haven. Mo. 
Silver Cilice.—Take the whites of six eggs, 
two and one-half cups of flour, one and one-half cups of 
sugar, lialf cup of butter, two-thirds of a cup of cream or 
sweet milk, half teaspoonful of cream of tartar, and a 
little soda. 
Coi*M Cilice,—Three cups of com meal, one 
cup of wheat, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, two teaspoon¬ 
fuls of cream of tartar, one teaspoonful of salt. Mix well 
togejher; while dry, add one teaspoonfUl of soda, die. 
solved in warm water. Mix the whole to a thin batter 
with milk or water, and bake in a quick oven. 
j Tapiocn Tiitliliiig’,— ^Four tablespoonfuls 
j of tapioca, 1 quart milk, 4 eggs (leaving out the whites of 
I two for icing); sweeten to taste and flavor with vanilla, 
j Soak the tapioca over night in a litUe water, boil the milk 
j and pour over the tapioca ; when it is lukewarm, add the 
I sugar and eggs, well beaten. Bake about one hour; ice 
j it when cool.—Mirs. 11. II. McL. 
j Ilrown Ilrcml —By Mrs. Evans.—3 small 
: pints of cornmeal, 3 small pints of bran flour, 1 pint of 
molasses, 1 tea spoonful of salt, 1 tea spoonful of salera¬ 
tus, 1 quart of milk, pour into a three quart bucket with 
tight fitting lid, which has been well greased, and set it 
into a pot of boiling water, and boil four hours. 
CJiiig’oi* —One cup of molasses, one 
of sugar, one of shortening, one egg, one tablespoonftil 
of ginger, one of vinegar, one teaspoonful of saleratus. 
]Vlola.s««es Coolcies.—One cup of molasses, 
naif cup of butter, half cup of water, four eggs, one tea- 
spoonful of soda, one of ginger. 
TIic Itliodc iMliind Iforlicailtiiral 
Society.— This Society will hold its 2.3d Summer Exhi¬ 
bition at Providence, on June 2Cth and 27th. The list of 
premiums is evidently prepared with great care, and the 
amounts are liberal. The President, Hon. Jas. Y. Smith, 
offers several liberal premiums, among which are two for 
children. But few persons outside of Rhode Island know 
how wide-awake its people are in horticultural matters, 
and while we remind all Rhode Island readers, and those 
ia the adjacent “suburbs” of Massachusetts and Con¬ 
necticut, of this exhibition, we take the privilege of one 
of the “ fathers ” of the society, to invite horticulturists j 
from elsewhere to visit the exhibition, and be astonished 
at what little Rhody can do in the way of fruits, etc. 
Ilorticiiltiiral in Qiieons 
Co.— For once, the Queens Co.,N.Y., people have allowed 
ns to know that they intend to hold a show, and we take 
pleasure in making the announcement, as we should have 
done many times before, had they given ns the data. The 
Agricultural Society will hold a Horticultural show on 
June 2l8t, at Mineola, on the L. I. R. R. The Society | 
has remarkably flue grounds, ofl'ers a large list of pre- | 
minms, and several special premiums, by gentlemen ia- i 
terested in horticultural matters, are announced. 
Catalos'ucs. — Our acknowledgments of 
these have been crowded out from month to month, until 
the list ia too long for us to give it room. We could not 
publish some, and leave out others. We thank those 
who have sent us these documents, and shall accredit 
them all in tho next year of our .^nuals. We may ns 
well say here, that we wish to give in our Annuals tho 
name of every dealer in implements, plants, seeds, and 
the like. Those who send catalogues or cards will be re¬ 
corded. Those who do not take pains to make themselves 
known, must not complain. 
Aiaerican Wliort-liorn Hcrd-Boolf. 
—Hon. Lewis F. Allen, of Black Rock, Erie Co., N. Y., 
informs us that he is now at work upon the 8th Volume 
of this publication. He expects to put it to press soon, 
and will receive pedigrees for insertion during the pres¬ 
ent month. Every breeder of pure Short-hoi-us should 
see to it at once, tliat all his stock worthy of use as breed- 
ino- animals, have their pedigrees recorded. It adds es¬ 
sentially to their value and to that of their progeny. Tho 
seventh volume contained upwards of 3,500 approved 
pedigrees, and the present volume is likely to exceed its 
predecessor. Breeders of Short-horns in the United 
States and British possessions should send to Mr. Allen, 
for Circular, with terms, etc. 
I.ciiioii Ifiiitter lor Tarts.— “AM. 11.” 
One pound pulverized white sugar, whites of six eggs 
and yolks of two, three lemons, including grated rind and 
juice. Cook twenty minutes over a slow fire, stirring all 
the while. 
Coolt^iiig; Cauliflower.—“ D. W.” This 
la very much improved by being boiled in a large quantity 
ol water. Some add a little grated nutmeg to the dravm 
butter, and use only cider vinegar. 
l»iclfling: Ile<“f and Tongues.— Caro¬ 
lus. Rub tho beef hams slightly with fine salt, and let 
them l;>y 21 hours then cover with the following cold 
pickle ; For hundred pounds of meat, 6 gallons of soft 
water, C lbs. flne salt, 1*4 ounces of saleratus, 3 ounces 
saltpetre, and 114 lbs. of sugar. Beef for drying to bo 
left In this brine for 9 days, tongues 3 weeks. This is the 
Burlington recipe. 
Tomato Vinegar.—" C. II. P.” No great 
skill is required to make the article. Express the juice, 
and put in any clean vessel exposed to the air in a warm 
place and it will soon become vinegar. It will make a 
stronger vinegar if molasses is added to the juice 
To Trescri'c Tars. —"Wrap them in paper 
of several thicknesses or in cotton cloth, early in the 
epi’int;, before tho moth miller begins to fly. It is only 
necessary so to secure them that no moth can get access 
to them. A tiffhi box. with paper pasted on where the 
lid covers it, Is equally effective. 
To Remove Tea Stains from Talilc 
Clotli.—“ Nannie.” Lay the cloth in an earthen crock, 
or porcelain kettle, and cover with clean, cold, soft water. 
Put the kettle on the back of the stove, where it will heat 
slowly to a scald. After an hour or more lift out your 
cloth and wash with soap in tho usual manner. 
rrot -Inicc in Rutter.— M. Alden. 
! sometimes added to butter to give it color, but 
:d on oats and clover hay ought to make butter of 
□lor without it. The juice will not improve the 
g qualities of the butter, unless fed to the cows. 
Ht Kind of Cncnmliers for Tick- 
—“R F. G.” Wo have never been able to detect 
ference in the flavor of cucumbers after tliey were 
I They are mainly a sponge to hold vinegar, and 
,t kind is the most fruitful. The White Spine is 
aou-h but in the pickle districts they raise their 
ed and improve them by selecting the fruit of the 
r fourth blossom from the root. This whole sub- 
,s thoroughly discussed by Timothy Bunker, Esq., 
for 1805 and 18CC, which sec. 
