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of butter, and a much Jess number of cows, and 
none of them of extraordinary quality. There 
was one bull with some good points, but more bad 
ones. One of them lately gored his owner to 
death, which should have condemned him from 
ever being exhibited to the public as a fine animal. 
The only recommendation to another one, was, to 
show that black cattle can be bred with a white 
band around them ! There was one yoke of good 
fat cattle, and a few of some pretty good working 
oxen, but bearing no comparison to those usually 
shown at Worcester, in Massachusetts. 
There were a few pretty good horses ; one sow 
and pigs; one boar; another sow with three shoats; 
and fifty sheep; which, with the exception of a 
few young cattle, comprised the entire show of 
stock in this great grazing county. Among the 
sheep, there were some first-rate Southdowns, ex¬ 
hibited by Mr. Edward Waite. 
The show of agricultural implements, farm pro¬ 
ducts, fruits, and household manufactures, as that 
oi the stock, could not well be excelled in meagre¬ 
ness, nor bad arrangement for exhibition. The. 
whole was upon the order termed “scattering.” 
On the first day, the crowd of persons, in town, 
was very great, and the disposition to indulge in 
strong drink, not at all creditable to this cold-water 
age. 
On the second day of the fair, there was a plow¬ 
ing match. Will it be believed that, amidst the 
thousands of plows in this county, only four could 
be started for the premium % 
In the afternoon, Judge Denniston delivered a 
really excellent address, but it produced about as 
much effect upon the audience as I have often seen 
from a sermon, to a sleepy congregation, in a warm 
day in August. 
Until a dawning of a new light shall break in 
upon the minds of the Orange-county farmers, the 
few friends who devote themselves to all the trou¬ 
ble, expense, and vexation, attendant upon these 
annual fairs, might as well save themselves the 
labor of getting up a show for the gratification of 
the idle curiosity of those who only reward them 
by jeers for their failure. R. 
i MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SHOW. 
The twenty-first annual show of this society 
opened in Boston on the 19th of September. Owing 
to the universal scarcity of fruit, the exhibition was 
much less than usual, though some of the speci¬ 
mens of peaches, pears, and apples were very fine. 
The show of cut flowers was pretty good. But 
one of the most interesting things in the room was 
a parcel of seventy kinds of potatoes, thirty of them 
seedlings, exhibited by S. W. Cole. Strange that 
such an important article as this co.uld find no bet¬ 
ter place than under one of the stands. 
This association is rich as a society, besides 
being patronized by some of the best men in the 
state. We enjoyed a feast of reason, as well as 
fat things, at dinner, in company with several mem¬ 
bers of the society, one day in the course of the 
show. One of the subjects discussed was the im¬ 
portance of selecting thrifty stocks for pear grafts, 
and that the color of the wood of the stock should 
correspond with that of the graft. 
BROWN’S EARLY CORN. 
This variety of corn has the property of early 
maturity. I planted it the 27th of May, last, nearly 
two weeks later than the usual time of planting 
corn, in this vicinity, and it was cut up quite two 
weeks before other kinds were ripe. It has the 
advantage of producing a fair-sized ear, with large 
grains, on a small stalk, so that it cannot possibly 
exhaust the land so much as other varieties, while 
it furnishes about all that is desirable to raise for 
fodder; for, when cut up and husked, the stalks 
are nearly as good as topped com. 
Several persons have planted this corn, and do» 
not like it. In most cases that have come under 
my observation, it has been planted under such dis¬ 
advantages, that no corn could be expected to pro¬ 
duce a crop; some planting either too late, or in 
cold, wet situations, while others, again, have 
planted it on dry soils and so far apart, in the rows, 
that it was injured by the droughts of the season. 
To raise this corn advantageously, it should be 
planted on good soil, and it would be better if it 
could be started early, by stimulating manure, as 
guano, poudrette, or any other rich compost. It 
should be planted three by two and a half feet 
apart, at least; even three by two feet will answer. 
By pursuing this course, I have no doubt but that 
as large a crop of good corn could be raised, as 
with any other variety, if not more. 
There is another advantage which this corn has. 
By its early habit, it can be harvested, so as to 
enable it to be used for early feeding, which often 
is very desirable, as well as for grinding for new 
meal. H. A. F„ 
Poughkeepsie , September , 1849. 
IMPORTED CATTLE. 
On board the ship Isaac Wright, there arrived 
here from Liverpool, late last month, the heffej 
Red Rose, for Col. J. M. Sherwood, of Auburn. 
New York. Her pedigree is given at page 317 oi 
our October number. She is from the celebrated 
Princess tribe of shorthorns, and was bred by Mr. 
Stephenson, of Wolviston, England. She was se¬ 
lected for Col. Sherwood, by Mr. A. Stevens, last 
year, when in England, and does great credit to his 
taste and judgment; for we class her at once, among 
the finest animals w^e ever saw. 
This heifer, as well as the stock which Mr. Ste¬ 
vens brought over with him, last winter, for Col., 
Sherwood and Mr. Sheafe, are unadulterated short¬ 
horns, without a particle of the Galloway cross. 
We hope, now, that the advocates of this cross 
will take the pains to examine these fine animals, 
and tell us wherein they can be “improved” by the 
Galloway breed. We would particularly like to 
know how such an animal as Red Rose could be 
better “ribbed up” by aGalkuvay, be given a deeper, 
wider brisket, a finer head and' eye, or superior 
handling qualities. We think, to accomplish this* 
they will have to call on the shade of the late Mr. 
Berry, and palm off to the credulous Mr. Youatt„ 
another apocryphal history of the shorthorns ! 
A Valuable Application to Peach Trees.— 
Mr. John R. Caldwell informs us of a friend of 
his, who uses one quart of tar, mixed in one gallon 
of hot water, to each of his peach trees. This 
| kills all worms, and also gives vigor to the tree. 
