of its adoption and our right to the title 
empire Slate’ in the grand confederacy 
on. May it ever cheer our Farmers and 
i—the bone and sinew of the people— 
State of New York. It consists of a shiel 
which is represented the rising sun, with i 
and a range of hills in the foreground. The 
is a half globe on which is perched an eagle 
VOLUME II. NO. 38. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y.—THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1851 
i WHOLE NO. 90 
A WEEKLY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TD 
ence, Education, Rural and Domestic Economy, 
General Intelligence, the Markets, &c., &c. 
CONDUCTED BY D. D. T. MOORE, 
ASSISTED BY 
J. H. BIXBY, L. WETHER ELL, and H. C. WHITE. 
Contributors and Correspondents: 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: »f« firm i., ge iy <, W d i,, n,„! 
a weekly journal, devoted td weekly in Hie country.—[Mich. Expositor. Fast India trade. In the difficulties which pre- 
Agriculture, Horticulture, Mechanic Arte end Sci- tttlSZK&tX 7*“ *» ” " « 1812 ' ">• »■ — appointed io 
ence. Education, Rural and Domestic Economy, cv , er ex l’ ect t0 liec0II >e aood wives; or to any and all, of tlie command of a fleet of merchant vessels which 
y whatever sex or age, engaged in rural, economical, and in- visitor! vm-inne . n . , , 
Gteneral Intelligence, the Markets, &C., &C. dustrial pursuits, than the Rural New-Yorker.—[Christian . ‘ vanous loieigti poris to collect and send 
- Herald. nome the property of our merchants. They made 
CONDUCTED BIN). D. T, MOOSE, ,,“£325it? TSt&S&gSi T" Spain and 
J. H. BIXBY, L. WETItEREU, ran H. C. WHITE. “ “ “»“"«• PMtaga! m furtherance of their object-where he 
- Decidedly the best agricultural paper with which we are improved every opportunity to extend his acquaint- 
Contributors and Correspondents: acquainted is Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. It is worth anro with the nmir-nltm-o of thnen 
r B Ianoworthy I Chfster Dewey li d more than -i$in invested in the cheap newspapers of the ™ t,le “ff^cultu.o ot those countries. 
WirniAht Garbott ’ V Clement ’ ” clt 'f: R Is a compete Farmer’s Library, and possesses boon after, on the commencement of the war, 
vvilliam uarbuh, . 1 . « LEMi.Ni, sufficient interest to make It valuable for reference hcreaf- a/r ii , . , , ’ 
&a I. d ^«a». r’ (T Pardee’ J f ’ ter.—Cattaraugus Sachem. Mr. Delafield being wrecked on the coast of 
Myron Adams, , I. Hildreth, Moore’s Rural New-Yorker.—I tis with pleasure that En ?l and * became a prisoner on parole, but, from 
N- Norton, Jas. H. Watts. we call tlie attention,of those who wish a most excellent hi§ previous pursuits, being- well known to Dromi- 
T. C. Peters, . I W. K. Wyckoff, paper, to this publication. On tlie firm, in the family, or . ’ g won jauuwh w promi 
F. W. Lav, j W. H. Bristol. ' even in tlie school room, it will hold a position as a jour- nent Jimish business men, he was kindly treated 
T. E. Wetmore, Wm. Perry Form, nal of a high order. It is chiefly directed to the ngricuitu- and allowed the ranire of a circle of thirtv miu* 
R. B. Warren, S. Luther, ral interest, but is an admirable general and faniily.news- anun eu 1110 ra,, g® or a cucie ot thirty miles in 
Archibald Stonk, 11 L. 1). Wiiitino. paper. It is conducted with enterprise and ability—ever diameter, including London and vicinity in its 
And numerous othors-practical, scientific, and literary "J* ‘he best of matter both useful and entertaining. l imits . He a]so obtained license to make excur- 
j The Rural New-Yorker may he set down as the best sions into the best agricultural districts, visiting 
The Rural New-Yorkf.r is designed to he unique and j 1 ” nm r s Joilr "“ l in the land.—Mich. School Miscellany, freely among the most prominent and successful 
L. B. Lanoworthy, 
William Garbutt, 
S. P. Chapman, 
D’avid Ely, 
Myron Adams, 
H. P. Norton, 
T. C. Peters, 
F. W. Lav, 
T. E. Wetmore, 
R. B. Warren, 
Archibald Stone, 
Chester Dewey, ll. d., 
.1. Clement, 
D. W. Ballou, Jr., 
R. G. Pardee, 
I. Hildreth, 
Jas. H. Watts, 
W. K. Wyckoff, 
W. It. Bristol. 
Wm. Perry Foot;, 
S. Luther, 
L. D. Wiiitino. 
And numerous others—practical, scientific, and literary 
writers—whose names arc necessarily omitted. 
The Rural New-Yorker is designed to he unique and i r ' ' ocnooi ivnscenanj. freely among the most prominent and successful 
beautiful in appearance, and unsurpassed in Value Purity s0 Vf, 'hTalentmid such a' vn^afility°of taffiiu too* * ** cu,tivators o1 ' country, and becoming person- 
and Variety of Contents. Its conductors earnestly labor In shprt Moore’s Rural Ni-w-Yorker is human life ally interested in the care of a small farm in Buck- 
to make it a Reliable Guide on the important Practical right out,” from beginning to end, and its literary merits • i , • 
Subjects connected with the business of those whose inter- are of the most exalted kind.—American Miller. ln £ ,anislllie - 
ests it advocates. It embraces more Agricultural, Horti- < if all the exchauges that come to our table,none is more On the return of peace, Mr. Df.lafield, from 
cultural, Scientific, Mechanical, Literary and News Matter welcome than this invaluable weekly. We are happy to various inducements, concluded to remain in 1 on 
-interwrsed with manv annronriate and handsome en- kn °w- n9 we do, that it is patronized as it deserves to be, , . , . . ’ m ‘ uuue(llor eiaa'ni'ibDn- 
mterspersed with many appropriate and nanusome en j llas the largest circulation of any week | y in Western don * and io1 ' ei ght 01 ' nine years was well known 
ests tt advocates. It embraces more Agricultural, Horti¬ 
cultural, Scientific, Mechanical, Literary and News Matter 
—interspersed with many appropriate and handsome en¬ 
gravings—than any other paper published in this Country. 
OTFor Terms, &c.. see last page. 
Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, is one of tlie very best 
family journals with which we are acquainted. Its me¬ 
chanical execution, its illustrations, and the arrangement 
of its contents are complete. The character of its editori¬ 
als, communications, and selections are of tlie highest 
order. It must obtain a wide circulation.—[Louisville 
Journal. 
and has the largest circulation of any weekly in Western 
New York.—Ontario Messenger. 
PHOtJKJESS AND IMPIIOVRJIENT. 
HOIST. JOHN DELAFIELD. 
on tlie London Exchange as the American Bank¬ 
er. Here he obtained that influence, pnAeslab- . 
lished those relations which enabled him on his UflY QTUTUTV 
return to his native city, to bring millions of for- oi Ll. IIL 
eign capital into circulation throughout the coun- We take great pleasure in presenting our read 
try, particularly in Hie Southern and Western ers with the portrait of Stephen A. Douglass, U 
order. It must obtain a wide circulation.— [Louisville Perhaps we cannot better commence a descrip- try, particularly in the Southern and Western ers with the portrait of Stephen A. Douglass, U. 
Journal., ^ on ^ ie ^ate and its notabilities than by States. S. Senator, from Illinois, who will deliver the An- 
did^numl.er!*appropriateV’* h e o’cc asion of our national P resentin S our readers a portrait and biography Li 1839, ho effected his last Illinois State Loan, nual Address before the State Agricultural Socie- 
jubilee, filled with highly creditable embellishments. This of the chief actor—Hon. John Delafield, Presi- The repudiation of this debt destroyed Mr. Dela- tv and the thousands there assembled on Friday 
paper is always good. The present number is better.— ilonf nf +hn 1ST V Qf + a * u i o . J 
HON. STEPHEN A. DOUGLASS. 
We take great pleasure in presenting our read- Academy, pursuing a part of this time, the study 
s with the portrait of Stephen A. Douglass, U. of law under the direction of an attorney in the 
Senator, from Illinois, who will deliver the Ail- neighborhood. 
a] Address before the State Agricultural Socie- While vet n mb.m- Mr n ■ j . 
, ., ., , ,, ,, , „ ., vv nue )et a miuoi, iVlr. D. determined to seek 
and the thousands there assembled, on Fndav. o r 1 a* ^ • , 
„ . A/r “ ’ ,V . a home * fame and fortune in the Western States. 
paper is always good. The present number is better. — rvP ivr v cu 4 . \ • i n • T ^ 1 a nome, lame ana iortune in the Western Statas 
Moore deserves a good independjsnce for his industry tne^N. i. btate Agricultural Society. In- fikld s private fortune, and,unfortunately as it mav the last day of the Fair. Mr. D. is a notable in- Thnncrh h* f a a h* \ • /*• 
“ r “ h“ j wo . consid r., this v r Vmly *** ,o h *~ see,,,cJ to ut ^^^1-.*. .i„ ob,c», es , di5C0 ; r “ri?' ““"z 
W. h.VC before.... pleM.l bomber of Moore'. Rum! J"'?"' d " C *° ,h ' ™ tl V in ““ beI “- t,,r *' i,,le,est8 of W » sl6m N «» Y » k . iaducod him •« « Prominent position before the country throl , ,, lhel „ a „_ a „ d hj< ’ ^ P “ 
New-Yorker, a number valuable for its numerous illustra- Cllan YVliom, and we say it understandingly and to devote his attention to practical farmimr and while vet in the prime of life. All that he is, or i i, v , 1T , . . 
lions, and for its fidelity as an organ of the country— its with all due resnoef to hw Ttrn<lnf.cici tl ,tvoovs,i 1_ mol(aral L„_x_, . . , , . Known ami honorable. Ho has held vanous offi- 
° C * 10 C * U tKsi T Uh aU due rC8 P eCt to Lis predecessors and peers, .natters therewith intimately connected. Though may become, ho owes mainly to his own exertions. Illinois amon, them that r , 
feature of the Rural New-Yorker is the fact that it lays a Diere is not a more worthy, earnest and system- for twenty years one of the most active and sue- At ‘wo mouths of age his father died, and ho was e ta(n ° “ 0 oe ° retar y 
readers. ‘^Mr.VooRE ought toVakea fortune out of ills atac biend and laborer in the cause of Agricul- cessful Bankers of the city of New York, he never left dependent upon the scanty resources of his 0 f Congress nrevious fo hT^pl d 
ffie fonunTof the county.^"Kd hlm^'&'SpSd?® Tf a ' Kl Im P™ v “ nent in the Em P ire lost his i,lterest 1,1 his favorite P arsuit . a » d d evoted nlotller for education and support. Senate." These things pro*e his ability and pop ' 
-Ohio Statesman. Such men as Mr. Delafield are rare- his leisure time to the care of a small farm near At the age of fifteen, young Douglass common- ularitv, and as a man of the people he has perhans 
a^kind'much more* Uke/j^to* beVenerffi^pano^Ued^ than^ who could^^and m^ch T The; V publications ofour own ced learning the trade of a cabinet-maker, and shown himself worthy of the honor now conferred 
those purely agricultural. If we were to start a peri- ‘ nuiui as he has for and foieign countries were ever found on his table, worked at it for two years, when ill health com- upon him, in his selection as the Orator of th 
^rkeL—[America 1 ?! ^Agricult™risL° n ° f U,e Rura ‘ New ' bcncca - and wherever and whenever found should and often were seen side by side with State bonds pelled him to relinquish the employment. He Groat Exhibition of the Agricultural and Mecham 
odical again, it would be in imitation of the Rural New- Seneca—and wherever and whenever found should and often were seen side by side with State bonds 
orker.- [ , mer.can Agriculturist. receive the distinguished honor to which they are for millions upon his official desk. 
We had calculated, from the known genius and taste of entitled ,, ,, , . 
Mr. Moore, upon a paper of the first class. In this we Mr. D. removed in 1842, to Ins present farm in 
Mb. n.ur.EL,, w» ton. in Uio city of New Senec. county. Her. hie effort, for ngncnllnrel 
talent and-discrimination.-—[Christian Advocate. 1 oik, but a portion of his early life was passed improvement and all the best interests of commu- 
Take it all in all, we think tlie Rural decidedly one of 'T 011 father’s farm in Long Island. Here, in nity, liave been worthy of all praise, and will be- 
rietyandtaTent! 1 wit^humor'^m^story^alui'is always^ ^ in<ervals of kUuI >' and busincss » wa s given the come a portion of the history of the advancement 
welcome visitor to the fire-side or the study. We think ilrst mipulse to that taste for agricultural pursuits of fanning interests to their present proud position 
*" ^hich so honorably distinguishes him—an impuhe In W„. New York. Thie honorable eon,s. 
“Mooee’s Rur.i. New-Yorker is a beanlffully embel- "'bieh gathered slrenglh by manly and healthful hasjusllyelevatedllim to the'.minentstatioii which 
“ erCi ““ “ —'» «»*ahr. l..». oecuplesas President of the New York 
[ Roch. Daily American. labors of the farm. Here, and thus earl} - , he be- State Agricultural Society. 
The Rural New-Yorker published at Rochester, N. came convinced that the lile of the tiller of the soil [The portrait expected, to head the precedin'*- 
cuItura?"newspaper" Ui ' A^’ri^a.—ifadfes’^Reifosiforv" ?'i° °! Ule ,n0St honorabl ° and useful which has not arrived, and we are compelled to till the 
Cincinnati. ‘ y ’ could bo chosen. _ . space it would occupy with matter pertaining to 
Mr. Moore gets up the best paper of its classic the i g ra duated at Columbia College afler the Rural New-Yorker. We hope to receive in 
d0n (0 ° Pcm0crat which » aH J unior cIerk - he was employed in the ittime for future editions of the Pictorial] 
next spent two or three years at Canandaigua ical resources of the Empire State. 
Mr. Moore gets up the best paper of its class in 
l nion — Chardon (U.) Democrat. 
COAT OF ARMS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
[[ '' 9tld H r ' s,lu ' — ° u '' 1 111 tbe *r career of Progress and Improvement,— pinions raised for flight. Supporting the shield 
motto and one worthy of any natron, soerety or in th* triumphant march Onwabo L> Upwa^I on the right a " ' ng tire slueld 
mdrvrdnal And the present magnificent Fair of Our beantiful engraving represents the Coat of the bactgroor 
the State Aancultural Sociof.v movoe fl.n owro-rv. a— __i. T ., __ . . . . . ° _ 
priateriess 
of « The E 
of the Uni 
Mechanics' 
..... 
THE CURTIS PLO^Vk 
EXHIBITION OF PLOWo. wo havo selected the one represented by the cut, 
The Plow ranks high in the catalogue of use- invented and perfected by a skilful and scientific 
ful implements employed by the hardy tiller of the mechanic, H. Cuktis, Esq., of Albion, N. Y., 
soil. In early days its construction was rude and whose name it bears. It is represented as supe- 
simple, being little more than a sharpened stick of r i 01 ' f° r breaking up, and other heavy plowing, do- 
hard wood. Susequent years developed the wood- mg the work well and evenly with as small an 
en mould board, drawn after a low wheeled cart expenditure of power, as any other plow perform- 
by the worthy Dutchman in the Valley of the Mo- mg the same labor. It is furnished with an ad- 
hawk. The Plow, like liberal principles, is pro- mirable graduated ratchet attached to the cross 
gressive, and soon a Wood changed the material I bar at the beam handle, by which the set of the 
of its construction to iron, while it remained for | beam can be readily changed,—enabling the plow- 
Vankee enterprize and ingenuity to produce some , man to graduate his furrow slice to suit tho difi'er- 
of the most finished, artistic plows of the age. | ent soils, also to adapt the same plow to a team of 
From a pilgrimage among the numerous speci- two or three horses. It has been used and very 
mens with which tho Fair Ground is teeming, we i generally approved by the farmers of Western 
have returned fully impressed with the truth, that j New York, particularly in Orleans county, and 
the mechanics of our own Western New York j we cheerfully commend it to the attention of our 
have not been unmindful of the farmer’s wants, i friends, having heretofore known somewhat of its 
I’ rom them all, as among the most meritorious, j superior working qualities. 
REAPING MACHINES. 
In some respects our State Fair is equal to the and adaptability of her Agricultural Machinery 
groat London Exhibition, and may properly be and Implements. In proof of this assertion it is 
termed the World’s Fair of the New World. It unnecessary to particularize or submit facts to a 
appears from recent reports that an American candid world—for the evidence is apparent, and 
Reaping Machine has secured the modal in com- all who run, (or even walk about our exhibition 
petition with all Europe and “tho rest of man- grounds) may read it in language of unmistakable 
kind” at the Show of all Nations,—whereat John import. 
Bull was amazingly surprised. But if our trails- Look, for instance, at the Reaping and Mowing 
% Atlantic neighbors were to witness tlie collection Machines, Horse-Powers, Threshers, Flows,Wheel 
of Agricultural Machinery and Implements here and other Cultivators, Drills, Harrows, Grain 
—invented, manufactured and exhibited in a dis- Cradles, Horse and Hand Rakes, Scythes, Forks, 
trict which was a trackless forest within the mem- Spades, Churns, Cheese Presses, &c., Ac., here dis- 
P NEW YORK. ory of hundreds who are now traversing the show played—all the invention and manufacture of tlie 
. . . grounds,—they might acknowledge the cereal, and “Universal Yankee Nation”—and then "reckon” 
it,— pinions raised for flight. Supporting the shield even express astonishment. The truth is that, how the exhibition would compare with an Eng- 
aud! on the right and left, are Justice and Liberty. In notwithstanding all the “palaver” of those to lish one, all other things being equal. Let the 
at of the background, across an expansee of water with whom “distance lends enchantment to the view,” next World’s Fair be held in or near New York 
r the its ships and steamers, a city is seen on one hand, —including the oft-repeated tales about English as has been proposed, and see whose department 
1, on and tho country on the other. Below is our well science and high-farming—America is, (taking will be “ a desert waste.” 
rater chosen motto, denoting that the course of the State the price of laud, labor, and the age of the coun- But we are digressing. Our purpose in the 
>est should be just what it has been, is, and shall be to try into consideration,) far ahead of England in commencement was merely to notice the Reaping , 
with tlie end oi time —Excelsior! —“ StillHigher /” farming, and especially in the perfection, finish, | Machines on exhibition at the Fair. Of these 
