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a farm, together with an assortment of farming 
implements. The Durham stock was well re¬ 
presented, also the Devonshires. The Durhams 
are here generally preferred. Notwithstanding 
the objections of some of my New-Jersey friends 
to the Durhams, I think I would be satisfied with 
owning as good cows as were shown at this 
fair. 
No great variety of farming implements was 
exhibited; some well-finished fanning mills, 
some polished plows,,Tablin’* u—— 
it, and some splendid carriages, 
harnesses, a team wagon or two, being the prin¬ 
cipal. 
The display of quilts, specimens of needle 
work, &c., were as good as circumstances would 
allow. For the exhibition of flowers, fruits, &c., 
there was no other covering than a canvas 
tent and that was quite too small. A painting, 
representing a snow storm, executed by a lady 
of Washington county, attracted general atten¬ 
tion. This was so strikingly natural that the 
beholder would involuntarily draw his coat 
closely around his person to repel the violence 
of the chilling scenes. 
The second day of the fair was quite rainy ; 
and oh ! what quantities of clay mud. Notwith¬ 
standing the unfavorableness of the weather, 
the attendance evinced a determination to excel. 
Another year will probably find the society in 
possession of grounds and permanent buildings, 
and it is to be hoped, ample accomodation for 
visitors. Alonzo Sherman. 
NOTES FROM A KITCHEN GARDENER’S MEMO¬ 
RANDUM BOOK.—No. 2. 
Lima Beans .—Owing to the frequent cold 
rains during the early part of May, my first 
and second planting rotted; and as the weather 
at this period of the year is so undetermined, 
the gardener is always subject to disappoint¬ 
ment by planting in the open ground ; and 
where a few only are required for private table 
use, I am of opinion it is best to forward this 
choice esculent and tender plant in pots, placed 
in-frames, which plan I intend for the future to 
adopt; and not being confined to a single en¬ 
closure, I have determined not to plant them in 
the garden, as they occupy much room, and the 
poles, before they are covered with the vines, 
are unsightly. 
* Bush Beans .—As the kitchen garden can 
hardly be said to be complete without some of 
this variety, I usually plant a few, endeavoring 
to get them in sufficiently early to have them 
cleared off in season for putting out late broccoli. 
Their cultivation is simple; planted in drills, 
kept free from weeds, and in growing condition 
by frequent hoeing, occasionally drawing the 
earth up to their stems. 
Windsor Beans. —In England, this bean is 
extensively cultivated and highly prized as a 
culinary vegetable. With us, and I think justly 
so, it is thought to be far inferior to the Lima 
bean; and not being well adapted to our cli¬ 
mate, is but little cultivated. The chief diffi- 
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culty we hayp 
x*, iiiat the hot sun destroys the blossoms be¬ 
fore the pods are formed, leaving the cultivator 
nothing but a fruitless stalk. In order to pre¬ 
vent this, it is highly important to plant as early 
in the spring as the ground can be broken, and 
endeavor to have them forward before the ap¬ 
proach of hot weather; and with the view of 
further prevention, I planted them between the 
rows of peas, which I usually plant from five 
to six feet apart, and by the time the beans 
were in blossom, the peas afforded a partial 
shade, and I succeeded in obtaining a fair crop. 
If the value of the fruit were the only object, I 
would not grow them; but producing a beauti¬ 
ful blossom, and not being common, I will in 
future cultivate a few, pursuing the same mode 
of planting. I also planted a few on the 9th of 
August last, with the view of having them in 
autumn. They blossomed freely but did not 
fruit. They are very hardy, and now, the 21st 
of November, are yet in bloom, seemingly not 
the slightest affected by the recent frost. 
Potatoes. —Of this valuable product, this year, 
I planted nine varieties, principally imported 
from Europe, and had the gratification of har¬ 
vesting all of them in sound condition, excepting 
the “ Mercers ” and “ western reds,” a portion of 
which were rotten. All were planted at one 
time in the same locality and received similar 
treatment. Next year, I intend to plant chiefly 
the foreign seed I have this year acclimatised. 
For the last two years, I have succeeded in 
raising two crops of “ early sovereign ” potatoes, 
and about one third of a full crop of “ red-top¬ 
ped ” turnips from the same piece of ground, in 
one season. As early in the spring as the con¬ 
dition of the ground will permit, I plant the first 
crop in drills, three feet apart. From the 1st to 
the 10th of June, according to the forwardness 
of the first planting, I put in the second, thus: 
First planting. ***** 
Second planting. * * * * 
First planting. ***** 
Second planting. * * * * 
First planting. * * * * * 
About two weeks elapsed before they appear 
above ground, and about a fortnight before they 
