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New Varieties of Grain from Abroad. —A 
great variety of grains have been sent us by James 
Townsend, Esq., which have been recently procured 
in different parts of Europe, Western Asia, &c., 
where they are considered as among their best sorts. 
Having been collected at considerable expense and 
trouble, and a large portion of them gratuitously dis¬ 
tributed, the balance, embracing about 150 packages 
of samples, are held at the price of 25 cents per sam¬ 
ple, to partially reimburse the expenses incurred in 
procuring them. They embrace 20 varieties of 
wheat, 10 of barley, 9 of oats, 5 of rye, and 3 of buck¬ 
wheat. Any orders for the above may be addressed 
to A. B. Allen & Co., 189 Water street, New York. 
The Next Annual Fair of N. Y. State Agri¬ 
cultural Society. —We understand that Governor 
Fish has received a letter from President Taylor, say¬ 
ing that he intended to be present at the State Fair, to 
be held at Syracuse on the 12 th of September next. 
If such be the case, it is predicted that, with this 
attraction, alone, it will be the largest fair ever wit¬ 
nessed in the United States. Thousands of people 
from various parts of the Union, as well as distin¬ 
guished persons* from abroad will eagerly embrace 
this opportunity to see the as yet unconquered hero 
of some of the greatest battles, military and political, 
ever fought upon this continent. 
Honor to Whom Honor, &c. —On the 31st of 
January last, the Institute of France awarded the 
“ Cross of the Legion of Honor” to Dr. Charles T. 
Jackson, of Boston, as the prime discoverer of ether¬ 
ization. It is extremely gratifying to find that our 
own views concur with the decision which has been 
pronounced in favor of Dr. Jackson, by the most en¬ 
lightened body of scientific men in the world. 
Comparative Prices of Corn. —The average price 
of Indian Corn, at New York, is estimated at 56 cents 
per bushel; at New Orleans, 40 cents; and at St. 
Jjouis, 27 cents. 
Prolific Geese. —We are informed, says the Bos¬ 
ton Cultivator, that Mr. John Alney, of Tiverton, 
E I., raised the last year, from four geese and one 
gander, one hundred and one goslins ; and from the 
same flock in the year 1849, ninety-five goslins ; total, 
196 goslins in two years. 
Cranberries.— This fruit grows abundantly in 
Wisconsan and Minnesota. It is proposed to call the 
latter the “ Cranberry State.” 
A New Evergreen. —The Florida yew, ( Tor - 
reya taxifolia ,) is a handsome looking tree, some¬ 
what resembling the European yew, but not so dark 
in its foliage, and is sufficiently hardy to withstand 
the climate of New York, and probably that of locali¬ 
ties further north. It would form an appropriate ob¬ 
ject for planting in rural cemeteries, and is well 
worthy of general cultivation as an ornamental tree. 
Practical Agriculture ; or an Attempt to re¬ 
duce the Theory and Practice to the Comprehension 
of the Operator. By William Partridge. New York: 
pp. 42, 12mo. The author of this little work is well 
known to many of our readers a3 one of the con¬ 
tributors to our early volumes, which, it is presumed 
would be a sufficient guarantee for them to read the 
work before us. It appears that up to the age of thir¬ 
ty, he was attentive to farming in the old country, as a 
secondary object, operating on one hundred and twenty 
acres. During that time, he made many experiments, 
on land and fruit trees, which have lately been 
brought forward as new ; such as draining, pairing 
and burning, using cool ashes, &c.. &c. The work 
may be had of C. M. Saxton, 121 Fulton street, at 25 
«eBts. 
A Practical Treatise on the Management of 
Fruit Trees ; with descriptive lists of the most va 
luable fruits for general cultivation; adapted to the 
interior of New England. By George Jaques. Worces¬ 
ter, Mass. : Erastus N. Tucker, pp. 256,12mo. Price, 
50 cents. This little work, as indicated in the title, is 
of a local character, and appears to have been founded 
on nearly eight years’ practical experience of the 
author in the cultivation of nursery and orchard trees.- 
From a hasty glance through its pages, we should 
judge that it would be a useful guide for the section 
of country for which it is designed. 
The Family Kitchen Gardener; containing 
plain and accurate descriptions of all the different 
species and varieties of culinary vegetables; with 
their botanical, English, French, and German names,, 
alphabetically arranged, and the best mode of cultivat¬ 
ing them, in the garden or under glass; with a descrip¬ 
tion of implements and medicinal herbs in general 
use ; also, descriptions and characters of the most 
select fruits, their management, propagation, and cul¬ 
ture. Illustrated with twenty-five engravings. By 
Robert Buist. New York : J. C. Riker, pp. 216, 12mo. 
Price, 75 cents. Nothing appears to have been admitted- 
in this work that is not of a practical character. “ It 
may be received as the result of thirty years’ expe¬ 
rience and observation on the cultivation of vegetables, 
and fruits.” 
Yankee Hogs.— The following is a list of hogs and 
pigs slaughtered the last season in the town of Ches¬ 
terfield, Hampshire county, Massachusetts 
1 
hog 
by Chapman Rhodes, 
Weight. 
611 lbs. 
1 
ii 
Samuel House, 
. 
532 
ii 
1 
(( 
ii 
471 
ii 
1 
if 
Edsol Witherell, 
_ 
497 
ii 
1 
if 
Edwin Damon, 
- 
_ 
493 
if - 
1 
if 
ii 
_ 
492 
if. 
1 
if 
Ebenezer Edwards, 
. 
477 
1C 
1 
if 
ii 
- 
469 
if 
1 
if 
ii 
441 
if 
1 
if 
Jonathan Ring, 
. 
428 
if 
1 
a 
. 
406 
ii 
1 
ft 
Levi Witherell, 
- 
429 
ii 
1 
ft 
ii 
. 
419 
ii 
1 
a 
Daniel Sylvester, 
- 
429 
a 
1 Pig, 8 months old, by Lewis Higgins, 401 “ 
1 “9 months old, by David M. Todd, 426 “ 
1 “7 months 23 days old, by “ 392 “ 
1 “9 months old, by Job C. Cudworth 396 * 
The average weight of six of the best hogs was 517 
lbs.; and that of the pigs, 384 lbs. 
Arabian Calves. —The two calves procured b) 
Lieut. Lynch, in his Dead-Sea Expedition, and pre¬ 
sented by him, through the Secretary of the Navy, 
to the agriculturists of Virginia, were brought to 
Richmond on Wednesday. They are red, like most 
of the Devonshire breed, but are taller and more 
slender. Their heads and limbs remind one very 
much of the deer.— Neal's Sat. Gazette. 
The Best Knife Cleaner. —Charcoal, ground to 
powder, is said to be one of the best things ever dis¬ 
covered to clean knives. 
How to Get Rid of Crows.—A cotemporary says 
that some acute fellow “ down east” has discovered a 
novel mode of getting rid of the crows. You must take 
some shelled corn, and run a horse hair through the 
grain with a needle, and tie a knot in the hair close 
to the grain, and sow them in corn fields, and the 
crows will pick up this grain with the hair in it, and 
it will tickle them, and they will kill themselves a 
scratching. This is giving them the “ Old Scratch ” 
with a vengeance. 
