MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
MOTES MADE OK A TRIP EASTWARD. NEW YORK STATE FAIR. A VOICE FROM NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA, 
- ,* ,-L, The ground choseiTwas the most desii-a- Wkic. desires to protest Fnend Robal, 
Crops of corn and potatoes rather light * sttin , llp upona commendable agamst the account of us, the sis or coun¬ 
east of Syracuse. Did not see but two ^ b J,„ h OTf o,. t LtoIy not completed ties of Bradford and Tioga, by Mr. Smith 
fields of corn toppodt cutting up is evident- ' • ' » hour . Bad weather °‘ th « o “’ 0 S° T,mos ' as 'vcently quoted 
PREMIUMS AWARDED 
At the N. A'. State Agricultural Society’s Fair, 
Saratoga Spa, September 20, 1853 
[Last week we published a complete list of the 
"Best 24 dissimilar blooms, J Battey, $3; 2d, W 
Newcomb, 2. 
Best single dahlia, W Newcomb, $2; 2d, Jas 
Wilson, 1. 
Greatest variety of roses, A Frost A Co., Roch- 
ly tho popular mode of harvesting corn and, ^ 
„ L . 0 , f , . t i ester, $5; 2d, Ellwanger A Barry, Rochester, 3. 
Premiums on Stock, and now give those awarded Be ^ 1( j var ’ ietie8 pb i oxeS; j Wilson, $3; 2d, Ell- 
all things considered, certainly much the 
best. Tho crops of Broom corn on the 
iL-i causes are f the truth, tho wholo truth, and nothing but 
Tho exhibition, as a wholo, was lai ’. ’ \ , 
• i -F ^ in vour pages. We are bad enough, when in the other principal departments. We omit wan£ rer <fc Barry, 2. 
assigned fo t 0 c ,, . ,1 7. _ 1 * u:—u..* nnlv the awards on matters of minor or local Greatest variety < 
short of that of preceding years, and not at 
tho truth, is told of us ; it is quite too bad> 
Mohawk flats were very heavy. A great ^ ^ . with tho expectations of the not to S ivo us a11 the credlt w0 deserve ‘ 
many men wore engaged cutting off tho tops, Qr the good charactor of the S ocie- I believe wo have land of tho very first 
which wero immediately placed m a wagon Tbe b , amc miquos tionably belongs to quality, on somo of our river fiats— some 
and taken to the drying room or factory.— ^ mechanics and others who land on the Cowanosquo river has produced 
The corn was quite green. The stalks which failed to bri ’ oufc the ir f arm productions. 50 bushels of wheat per acre. I question 
aro somo six feet high are left standing on the Qf thege thi we may have occasion to if your “very choicest wheat growing dis- 
land, and are plowed in next spring as ma- ^ . n f * ture timQ Tho im pi em ent tricts ” excoed thafc - Als0 > within a mil ° of 
mire for the next crop of broom corn. department was meagre indeed, hardly em- Wellsboro’ upon old upland meadow, (sum- 
Maize luxuriates on these rich bottoms — . . , variety as could bo pro- mer flowed, and not otherwise manured,) 
only the awards on matters of minor or local Greatest variety of verbenas, Ellwanger A Bar- 
interest.] ry, $5; 2d, J Wilson, 3. 
Best 12 varieties, A Frost A Co., $2. 
PLOWING MATCH. Rest collection German asters, Wm Newcomb, 
1st. premium, Alex Denton, Malta, ‘Trojan $5: best seedling, Wm Newcomb, 2; best and 
Plow,’ $10; 2d, Lawrence Kennedy, Galway, greatest varieties of pansies, Wm Newcomb, 3. 
‘Scotch plow,’ 8: 3d, D B Westfall, Lyons, ‘Wis- Amateur List. — Greatest variety and quantity 
consin plow,’ G ; 4th, Darius Clisliy, Amsterdam, 0 f fl„ werS) Mrs J T Van Namee, PittstowD, $5 ; 
(Peter Ross, plowman,) ‘ Amsterdam plow,’ 4 ; 2d, Mrs P Bennett, Mechanicville, 3. 
future time. Tho implement tiacts ” ex< ;O ed thafc - Als0 > within a miI ° of 
nuro tor tne next crop oi uruum com. department was meagre indeed, hardly em- Wellsboro’ upon old upland meadow, (sum- 
Maize luxuriates on these rich bottoms— bra( . ag larg0 a variety as could be pro- mer flowed, and not otherwise manured,) 
From GO to 100 bushels of shelled corn per gontod ° b the dealers of Rochester. At- 40 bushels per acre have been grow—nnot 
aero aro annually obtained on many farms. KIN>g Automaton or Self-Raking Reaper, as an average crop, of course, but some 
They plant their corn much thicker than and H L Emery ’ s new Reaper and Mower P arfs of a 40 acre field - “ Vei 7 little P las ’ 
wodo. The rows are certainly not more combinc d, were all tho new and desirable ter is sown” —too true; and I verily bo- 
than three feet apart. implements that rewarded our search, if wo beve > scarcely one in ten of our farmers 
We stayed a day in Albany, and spent it except Seymour’s Grain Drill and Seed Sow- could distinguish between “ bone dust” and 
most agreeably in tho State Geological and er w R b the improvements and additions of guano, if they should happen to soe 
Agricultural Rooms, and in visiting the man- ano ther year, rendering it, in our view, a them. 
ufactory of the Messrs. Emery. Those gen- fect machine for those purposes. U [s a g rcat error to SU W 0S0 that the 
tlemen have a most extensive agricultural Dai Hall was scarC ely any where, the P ino timbor ’ for wllich 0UI ' counties have 
implement factory in the heart of the city. gociet offering very litt i 0 encouragement been long famous, has disappeared like tho 
Any of our readers who may have an hour fcQ thig mosfc important branch of produc- Indian from our hllIs ‘ Messrs - Phelps & 
to spare in Albany, could spend it no where tive induSt ry. Tho same may with truth Dodge > of Tio S a » wi . th ° ther lumbermen, 
with more interest and profit than in this be sa id 0 f choice grain and seeds, as well as “ wll0S0 namo 1S legion, will tell you a 
extensive establishment. Everything is ve <r e talfres. vei 7 different story. It is not half gone, 
5th, Luther Comstock, Kirkland, (James Brydou, Greatest variety of dahilas, Mrs L E Smith, 
plowman,) ‘ Scotch plow,’ 2. Mechanicville, $5; 2d, Mrs P Bennett, 3. 
FARM IMPLEMENTS. Best 12dissirailar blooms, Geo Warren, Mechan- 
A r o. 1.—Farm Wagon—1st, Wm Cook, Saratoga * cv Jfi e : f 3 > ^rs B B 
Springs, $6; 2d, R Lewis. Deerfield, 3. , Bes . t 6 , VRr - Ge " W a ™n, 2; 2d, Mr 
Harrow—1st, J E Morgan, Deerfield, $6. best single var. Geo. Warren, small 
Fanning Mill—1st, D W Seeley & Co., Carlisle, . Best of phloxes Mrs Wm . 
$6; 2d, Jfl Vandercook, Rock wood, 3. beat seedling, Mrs Wm Newcomb 
Hay and Straw Cutter-1st, Bailey West, ‘Self- Gl 0 eat ?f var. of verbenas, Mrs. V 
sharpening Yankee feed cutter,’ Chickopee Falls, 2d Mrs T Mabbett Mecliamcv 
Mass., $6; 2d, Eddy, Dyer A Co., Union Village, 3 w Best 6 , va "f es f M J 3 T Mabb ^’ 
Horse Rake-lst, D C Colby, Westmoreland, Newcomb, 2; best 3 van Mrs W n 
N H $4 
Hav, straw or corn stalk cutter, on a new and E''d a y> Saiatoga, 1. 
i • • i atLi,. Best collection of German asters, Mrs T Mab- 
Srnudal. P Syracuse, ^^ M ,. g y&n Namee> 3 _ 
S ' ^discretionary Premiums.- To J N <fc D Elmore, General List, open to all Competitor s.-Eest floral 
Elmira, for grain separator, adapted to be attach- ormament, Geo ' anen, $5. 
ed to flouring mills, to clean wheat from chess, Best ^oral design Mrs 1 xlabbett $5; 2d, .Iis 
Rrna ii sil mod P P ennetfc > 3. 
To E Britton, Schenectady, for rockaway, open Best band boquet flat Jas Wilson, $3; 2d, Mrs 
Best 6 var. Geo Warren, 2; 2d, Mrs P Bennett, 1; 
best single var. Geo. Warren, small sil med. 
Best 6 var. of phloxes, Mrs Wm Newcomb, $3; 
best seedling, Mrs Wm Newcomb, 1. 
Greatest var. of verbenas, Mrs. Wm Newcomb, 
$5; 2d, Mrs T Mabbett, Mechanicville, 3. 
Best 6 varieties Mrs T Mabbett, 3; 2d Mrs Wm 
Newcomb, 2; best 3 var., Mrs Wm Newcomb, 2. 
Best seedling, Mrs T Mabbett, $2; 2d, Mrs J B 
“ whose namo is legion,” will tell you a 
very different story. It is not half gone, 
To Li psntton, &cuenectaay, lor roexaway, open - 
and roll up top, and close top buggies and road 4 
Best band boquet flat Jas Wilson, $3; 2d, Mrs 
done by machinery, from drilling square Th e Horticultural contributions wore tho trom eithor county—certainly not Horn 
holes to tho production of a perfect wheel. . features of tho Fair> cqual to any we Tl0 S a; r ^ ad{ ord Co. is older settled, and 
“ Those unpainted horse power threshing * aye gcen at a former time . 0 f this much moro im P roved - tho a 
machines are going to Austria. If we lire to Wegtorn Now York furnished a command- lar S° P ro P Grtion of the farm s are yet to be 
paint them, 15 per cent more duty would . tion> Tho sho w mado by Tiiorp, P aid for—in P arfc at least ’~ s0 that the 
be charged to admit them into tho Austrian Hanchett & Co., of Syracuse; owners do not find much surplus, over and 
market.” Emery & Co. do a large and in- ClIERr ’ y & Co., A. Frost & Co., and Ell- abovo their livin g’ and tho annua l P a >' _ 
creasing foreign business. Our agricultural WAK0Ea & Barry, of Rochester; Wilson, & ments on their lands ’ to bo expended in 
implements are undoubtedly far superior for I Co*. Albany ; and Hovey,;& Co., Boston,re- ^proved stock, &c. Still, a few full-blood- 
simplicity, efficacy and cheapness to those flected much cred it upon the different ex- od animals aro > from timo t0 timo im P orted 
of any other nation, and, thanks to the Lon- hib ; torSj all of whom are nurserymen. Tho ~ th eogb in this, as in other desirable im- 
don Exposition of 1851, European coun- co ti ec tion of JST. & E. S. Hayward, of P rov emcnts, they must “make haste slowly.” 
tries are becoming aware of the fact. With R r jghton, near Rochester, who are farmers. Mr. E. Mercer, of Towanda, has a full 
our implements, and their own cheap labor W as little inferior to that of tho most ex- blood Durham bull, of the “Red Jacket” 
and cheap land and. in many countries, with t ens ivo amateurs, and shows what may be variety, from tho herd of Gideon Ramsdell, 
superior knowledge of the scientific princi- done by a little care and labor, assisted by of Egypt, Monroo Co., N. Y. Mr. Ward 
pies of agriculture and tho art of tillage, we good taste. has an Alderny, from stock of Nicholas 
must look well to our science or these old 'p bo assortment of stoves, now patent Biddle. We have had full bred Berkshire 
world nations will undersoil us in the great jimeraoks an d wonderful money making pigs and Merino sheep; tho late Judge 
marts of agricultural produce. We do not inventions, heard of only once in a twelve- Morris brought both into Tioga. I know 
fear however. There is ingenuity and elasti- m0 nth, compared favorably with former ef- all this amounts to but little—still it shows 
city enough in the American mind to sur- f ortS) and will be forgotten until some ro- that we are not entirely in the dark ages, as 
mountor remove all difficulties of this nature. curr i n o-Fair brings them again in contact to improved stock, &c. Wc know there are 
Farmers, and especially young farmers— w Rh the people. *It would bo improper to such things, and live in hopes of “A good 
young America in its best aspect—aro be- gay thcr0 was n0 good articles shown, tho’ tim e coming, coming right along !” 
ginning, with energy and determination, to jf any ^ em braced new features of real Wo each havo now an Agricultural Socio¬ 
study the science ol their noblo calling. me rit. ty—in Bradford two years old—Tioga just 
V ith science, mechanical genius, youth, ar- Manufacturers Ilall, containing the con- organized, annual meeting 20th December, 
dor and perseverance on our sido; with a tributions of household labor, domestic A great desideratum is the moro general 
vast continent of fertile soil and every vari- manufactures, and tho fine arts, though circulation of farming journals and news- 
oty of climate; with natural and artificial very well filled, was, like most of tho exhi- p a pers—the Rural, for instance. I think 
moans of transit unequalled in the woild; bition, inferior to previous years. I he bad ^ b Q general diffusion of such roading in a 
with three thousand daily and weekly pa- weather will account in a measure for this community, will havo tho effect to turn 
pers scattering light and knowledge on our deficiency. the minds of our young men to tho noblo 
sulkey, diploma and $5. 
No. 2.—Carriage Harness—Tbos Joy ; Troy, $5. 
Churn—1st, Jno H Remington, Castleton, Vt., 
$5; 2d, Geo B Clark, Madison Co., 2. 
Best hand boquet round, Jas Wilson, $3; 2d, 
Mrs G W Wilcox, Saratoga 2. 
Best basket boquet with handle, Eliza D Pal¬ 
mer, Greenfield, $3. For the most beautifully ar¬ 
ranged basket of flowers, Mrs Emily Newcomb, 
fni TJ f U „ i from either county—certainly not from m , ueo a umix, juamsou u . ranged basket of flowers, Mrs Emily Newcomb, 
The Horticultural contributions oeto Bradford Co is older settled and Nathan CiJe, lleikimerco., pj ttstown , 3. Best exhibition of dried specimens 
great features of tho Fair, cqual to any we ' . ' , ’ $5; 2d, M A Hackley, Bellville,of dried plants, Mrs I Clement, Halfmoon, s s med. 
$5; 2d, M A Hackley, Bellville, 2. 
Grain Cradle — John Bailey, Onondada co., $3. 
Scythe Snath—1st, John Bailey, $3. 
Wire Brooms—1st, C II Toll, Schenectady, 3. 
of dried plants, Mrs I Clement, Halfmoon, s s med. 
FRUIT. 
Amateur List. — Apples, Pears and Peaches .— 
Twine Brooms—1st, C H Toll, $3 ; 2d, J L For the best 20 varieties of good table apples, 3 of 
Brownson, Amsterdam, 2. 
each variety, named and labeled, grown by ex- 
Very fine specimen fancy brushes, discretion- hibitor, N <fe E S Hayward, Rochester, $10; 2d, S 
ary, to J L Brownson, traus. 
Wo. 3.—Best portable saw-mill, for wood, fences 
H Case, N. Hartford, 7; 3d, E R Jones, Ballston, 5. 
19 best var. table apples, J Van Namee, $8; 2d, 
and farm use, E W Badger A Co., Fly Creek, Ot- ^ A B B Hayward, 5; 3d, L R Jones, 3; 4th, J H 
sego co., $10; 2d, Messrs. Emery A Co., Alb., 8. Case, Downing 8 Fiuit Cult. 
Best corn skeller, hand power, Eddy, Dyer A Best j al1 seedling apple for all purposes, E R 
Co., $6; 2d, John Benedict, Saratoga. 4. Jones, $5. r> xt n 
Best dog power machine, John Benedict, $5. Bc ^ Casket standard fruits, 3 var., R McDon- 
Best and most numerous collection of agricul- nell, Saiatoga, $6; 2d. J T \ an Namee, 4. 
tural implements, Messrs. Emery A Co., $25; 2d, best var. pears, Dll ail, lioy, $8; ~d, E 
Eddy, Dyer A Co., 15. h es > n 
J J _ 6 best var. pears, D T \ ail, $5; 2d, Elisha Dorr, 
MACHINERY. Albany, 3; 3d, H G Dickinson, Lyons, 2; 4th, E 
For the most valuable machine or implement R Jones, Thomas’ Fruit Cult 
for the farmer, either newly invented, or an im- Best collection newly introduced pears, D T 
provement on anyone in use, J D Wright, Chica- Vail, dip. and Hovey’s Colored Fruits, 
go, Ill., Atkins’ Self-Raking Reaper, dip. A s. m. G best var. peaches, N A E S Hayward, $5. 
Best hay and cattle weighing scale, E A T Fair- 3 best var. peaches, P Bennett, $3; 2d, N «! 
banks, St. Johnsbury, Vt., $20. S Hayward, 2. 
Best bay press, for pressing hay, Dealing A 12 best peaches, R McDonnell, $3; 2d, N t' 
Dedrick, Albany, sil med. S Hayward, 2; 3d, H G Dickinson, Trans 
Best 25 lbs. of butter made in June, O P Fra¬ 
zier, LeRay, Jeff, co., $15. 
Best lot of butter, not less than 10 lbs., made 3d, J 1 Y an Namee, 1. 
3 best var. peaches, P Bennett, $3; 2d, N A E 
S Hayward, 2. 
12 best peaches, R McDonnell, $3; 2d, N A E 
S Hayward, 2; 3d, H G Dickinson, Trans 
Best seedling var., 6 specimens, E Dorr, $3. 
Plums, Nectarines, Quinces, Grapes, dec. —Best 
collection plums, E Dorr, $5; 2d, P Bennett, 3; 
atanv time, Henrietta Daniels, Greenfield, sil cup; 4 best var. good plums, E Dorr, $3. 
2d, Helen M Parker, Trenton, pair butter knives. t> es4 ph* ms > L Dorr, ~d, J 1 \ an Namee 
Trans. 
cheese. . 12 bes t, q uinces, P Bennett, $3 ; 2d, N A E S 
Best 100 lbs. of cheese, SAD Bonfoy, Yin- Hayward, 2; 3d, It McDonnell, trails. 
Id, $20; 2d, SAD Bonfoy, 10. Best col. native grapes, N A E S Hayward, $5; 
SUGAR AND HONEY. 2d, P Bennett, 3; 3d, E Dorr, 2. 
TW. 9.0 n™. hnnuv J S Eastman. Deerfield. *5. . 3 b <*tvar. foreign grapes, John Grcig, Canan- 
field, $20; 2d, S A D Bonfoy, 10. 
SUGAR AND HONEY. 
Best 20 lbs. honey, J S Eastman, Deerfield, $5. 
deficiency. the minds of our young men to the noble 
paths ; with a population of thiity million As a wholo, wo think neither tho citizens pursuits of Agriculture, and give them a 
speaking tho same language,and having liber- of Saratoga, nor tho State Society, havo any distaste for what now seems the hoight of 
tv to speak it freely, and fearlessly to inter- ^reason to feel very proud of the Fair of their ambition—a post behind tho counter 
change thoughts on all subjects, need we fear 1853, and wo feel safe in predicting neither of a retail storo or grocery, or loafing about 
competition ? “ Como on Mac Duff. will have added but little to their stock of for a chance at tho loaves and fishes of po- 
At.4 p. m. wo took tho cars for Pittsfield, riches by this means. litical life. 
Mass. I'he country as you leave Albany is Many goods, we learn, wero taken no The groat want of our region is, better 
truly magnificent, the scenery picturesque farther thun Schenectady, as the roads from f armer8 —men of mind and means to inl¬ 
and romantic, while the soil for maize and there to Saratoga wore unwilling to receive prove tho wondrous capabilities of the land, 
grass is unsurpassed in tho State. them and advance the freight, ihe rail- A famous stock and dairy country, we yet 
Pittsfield contains some 7,000inhabitants. road companies have discovered that it is mean to bo; for our rich upland pastures 
It is a most delightful village. The streets necessary to carry articles twice over the make dolicious cheese and butter. No lack 
are well shaded with healthy hard maples, road to entitle thorn to go fiee, from which of Uio phosphatos here, friend Sotiiam, so, 
locusts and American elm trees, giving a decision has arisen a disposition to leave if you will havo the benevolence to spare 
pleasing and healthful charactor to the them at homo, which operates unfa- R8 some of your fine Herofords, Short- 
pla,ce. vorably upon tho State Fair, and will horns, and Devons, (tho’I suppose to avoid 
’There aro several woolen and cotton fac- do so still moro in future. It may well be « controversy,” we must keep their respect- 
tories doing a prosperous business. doubted whether it is good policy to hold [ YG owners apart,) wo will send you in re- 
Thn Cformrv nrmmd Lnnnv and Tiro m- sucb fairs oftener than once in three years, turn, somo such dairy products as shall 
^ ° ° ..’ daigua, $5. Discretionary—3 bunches sweet wa- 
grain and seeds. ter grapes, P Barber, dip. Best dish native grapes, 
Best sample white winter wheat, not less than E Dorr, tians. 
1 bbl. O Howland, Owasco, Cayuga co., $2 ; 2d, Best watermelons, J Ingersoll, Milton, $3; 2d, 
Geo B Powell, Milton, 3. N Culver, 2; 3d, J M Andrews, Saratoga Spa, 1. 
Best sample of red winter wheat, 1 bbl. O Discretionary—Mr Cruger’s gardener, s s med. 
Howland, $5; 2d, Peter Crispell, Jr., Hurley, Best collection watermelons, J M Andrews, $3; 
Ulster co., 3. 2d, J Ingersoll, 2. 
Best sample of rye. 1 bbl., P Crispell, Jr., $5. Best specimen muskmelons, J Ingersoll, $3; 2d. 
Best sample of oats, 1 bbl., P Crispell, Jr., $5; G II Cherry, Rochester, 2 ; 3d, C M Davidson, 
2d, Geo B Powell, 3. 
Best sample of barley, 1 bbl., O Howland, $5. 
-i* . i i* T..„i:_ i ki.i t > 
2d, J Ingersoll, 2. 
Best specimen muskmelons, J Ingersoll, $3; 2d. 
G II Cherry, Rochester, 2 ; 3d, C M Davidson, 
Whitehall, 1. 
Best peck domestic culture cranberries, K How- 
Best sample of Indian corn, 1 bbl., P Crispell, land,$5. Discretionary—Ever-bearing raspberry, 
Jr., $5; 2d, S H Williams, New Hartford, 3. K Howland, Thomas’ Fruit Cult. 
Best sample of buckwheat, 1 bushel, J Daniels, Professional List. — Apples, Pears and Peaches. 
Greenfield, $3; 2d, O Howland, 2. —20 best var. table apples. G H Cherry, $10; 2d, 
Best sample Timothy seed, 1 bushel, O How- A p,. ost A c 0 ., Rochester, 7; 3d, Ellwanger A Bar- 
land, $3. 
Discretionary Premiums. — O Howland, for a 
barrel of marrow fat peas, $1. 
D S Davis, Saratoga, for a bushel of very fine 
white fliut wheat, vol trails. 
vegetables. 
12 best white table turnips, J C Rouse, Sarato 
place. 
There aro several woolen and cotton fac 
tories doing a prosperous business. 
The scenery around Lenox and Lee re 
Gifford, Saratoga, 2. 
ry, 5; 4th, J Morse. Cayuga Bridge, trails. 
10 best var. table apples, J Morse, $8 ; 2d, 
Thorp, Smith, Hanchett A Co., Syracuse, 5. 
Best basket standard fruits, J Morse, $0. 
12 best var. pears, Ellwanger A Barry, $8; 2d, 
J Morse, G; 3d, Thorp, Smith, Hanchett A Co., 4; 
4th, J Wilson, Barry’s Fruit Garden. 
6 best var. peais, Ellwanger A Barry, $5 ; 2d, 
Maxwell Bios., Geneva, 3 ; 3d, J Morse, 2 ; 4th, 
Thorp, Smith, .Hanchett A Co., Thomas’ Fr. Cult. 
Best collection of newly introduced pears, Ell- 
waneer A Barry, dip. and Hovey’s Cold. Fruit. 
turn, somo such dairy products as shall 
called vividly to mind tho view obtained and then in places convenient of access, and make old Herkimer and Orange “ hide their 
from tho hills of Yorkshire and Derbyshire under arrangements which shall not render diminished heads.” 
in Old England. Like most picturesque necessai 7 a contribution of somo thousands g y tbe way? Fl -jend Moore, ivhen have 
districts, tho soil here is not of the most of dollars on the part of tho place whero it is yQU « visited ” our counties? Pray come 
fertile character. btdd ‘ ff bero arc important interests in- aga ; 11} but como no t incog, that wo may im- 
Tho corn, hay and oat crops have been volved, and the whole matters of the State p rove tbo acquaintance, so pleasantly car- 
unusually good this yoar. Potatoes are Society, and its I airs, should receive moro r j e d on by tho weekly visit of your ever 
but an indifferent crop, and aro much affect- attention, that tho gieatcst good to. tho wo i come p a p e r. 
ed by the disease. greatest numbei may bo tho richfiuitsof j encloso a slip from one of our village 
lopping corn is practiced hero muen ___ papors—tho lioga Eagle—which is only 
moro than in Western Now York. The “BLOOD CATTLE, &c.” one among many, if our farmers would only 
best farmers, however, are in favor of cut- Er)g r urae ._jn reply to David Brooks toll what they know. s. 
ting up. They always sow a bushel of & g 0N) in your i ssu0 of 24th ult., the sub- Wellsboro’, Pa., Sept. 21,1853. 
plaster per acre on the hills of corn at the gcribor would say, that the article in the Mr Eagle : _ As w0 aro about forming 
first hoeing. On tho upland it has .a very r ural 0 f the 17th Sept., headed as above, an Agr i cu ltural Society in this County, I 
beneficial effect. On tho low land it does ro f ors to their advertisement and sale; and will give you a statement in relation to a 
no good, either on clover, grass, maize or f art h 0 r, that ho is not in tho habit of wri- crop of whoat I raised in Westfield town- 
potatoes. This, we believe, is universal ox- . anything of wh i c h he is ashamed, or ® bi P> m this county, this present year.— 
perieneo. Corn 1 S planted thicker than wh f eh j an & ditprovei . His name .as 
with us, not more than thiee feot apait in w - lt bhold, merely because ho had not tho ten acres of new land and fit it for sowing. 
2 Plums, Nectarines, Quinces, Grapes, dec. — Best 
°12 best tomatoes, P Bennett, Mechanicville, $3; collection of plums, Ellwanger A Barry $5. 
2 I P R-1 - o 4 best var. good plums, J W ilson, $3 
2 bestmurple egg plants, A M Hart, Saratoga, 3. B «* collection native grapes, A Frost A Co, 5 
12 best sweet potatoes, Geo. W Herrick, Sara- Foreign Fruits, lol var. peais, llovey A Co., 
toga, $3; 2J, P Raley, 2. Boston, sil med. 
Best half peck of Lima beans, N Culver, $3 ; 9 var. apples, N Richards, Y ergennes, \ t., trans 
2d, N A E S Hayward, Rochester. 2. ^ 1 pomagrenate, B F Mosely, Albany, trans. 
Best bunch double parsley, Z M Saunders, $3; -—>->-- 
2d, P Raley, 2. ^ ^ Irish Butter —How Prepared .—Wo havo 
3 best garden squashes, J C Rouse, $3 ; 2d, S a i rea dy noticed the salo at auction in Bos- 
YVhaleu, West Milton, 2. ton, of a lot of Irish Butter. In reference 
to tho article a Boston paper s:iy»: 
$3; 2d, Isaac Frink, Saratoga, 2. “ Tho choice Irish butter which finds a 
V 12 best ears of white seed corn, N Culver, $3 ; markot at Cork, is said to bo tho best but- 
2d, O L Barbour, Saratoga, 2. _ tor in the worl.d It cost tho present season 
Best half peck of table potatoes, S G Smith, thoro 80s. per cvvt., equal to about twenty 
Halfmoon, $3;2d, K Howland, Mechaniesville, 2. „ (>nfs noun d. This butter is packed in 
potatoes. This, we believe, is universal ex¬ 
perience. Corn is planted thicker than 
with us, not more than three feot apart in 
Utica, $3. - .. . , 
Discretionary Premium.- To Z M Saunders, for much, fepaco is left at tho top of tho cask 
a sample of celery, vol trans. tor pickle, and at the port ot exportation 
flour. the pickle is added, with one or two pounds 
„ . , , i tr • o n q of sslt additional to each cask, to keep tho 
Best sample of corn or wheat farina, D S Davis, ... 
Saratoga, small sil. med. P ickle at ful1 strength. 
Hill A Son, Rochester, barrel flour, dip. -- ^ ~ “ , 
Discretionary Premium. —Jonathan T Johnson, Figs. S._F. Chandler, of . oiison, las 
New York, for three samples of soap, and sample riponod in his garden this season about .20 
... , , 1- i _i .. n»w* ic Til AirAlimto.r- 
tho rows, and often less than that whon the van }f y suppose that it would give any Tho land cost mo $100. Expenses of dear- 
soil is rich. Lee owes its growth and j mportance t0 the article, so long as facts ing and seeding, sixty-nine dollars. The 
wealth to paper mills. Tho water here is correctly stated. * ** crop was threshed in tho field—cost of har- 
peculiarly adapted for the manufacture of It Mr . Brooks will' be so good as to giro ‘ e “’ g ^ 
paper, xvbile the Iloosatomc, falling 14 feet, gomq mG thod by which “a man looking for w hidi is 850. The whole of the expenses 
affords admirable water power. I here are p 6 digroes of blood cattlo, can tell a balf including tho land was 8269. Isowodonly 
several very large factories. Another b [ 00 d ( 0 r high grade,) from a puro bred api- nine acres and harvested three hundred and 
a sample of celery, vol trans. 
FLOUR. 
Best sample of corn or wheat farina, D S Davis, 
Saratoga, small sil. med. 
Hill A Son, Rochester, barrel flour, dip. 
Discretionary Premium. —Jonathan T Johnson, 
source of wealth is the largo marble . >» tb ’ bv nodmroo bis in- five bushels ot good wheat, weighing .sixty- 
quarries. The marble for the Washington for ^, ationj witbout doubt> wi |l be thankfully * ot crop hafptid ^expemes! 
monument is obtained here. It is ot a su- rcce i V ed by many readers of the Rural, and land included, and loaves a balance of thirty- 
perior quality and will it is thought equal corta ; n i y b y the subscriber. J. R. Page, six dollars clear profit. Ansel Purple. 
tho Italian as th& quarries are deepened. Bennett, Cayuga Co., N, Y., 1853. Westfield, Sept. 12 th, 1853. 
of starch polish, dip. and sil med. 
FLOWERS. 
Greatest variety and quantity of flowers, Wm 
Newcomb, Pittstown,$8; 2d,J Wilson, Albany, 5. 
Greatest variety dahlias, J Wilsou, $5; 2d, J 
Battey, Keeseville, 3. 
Best new and valuable variety of vegetables, ono pound ot salt to ten oi eleven pounds 
with evidence of its superiority, C E Goodrich, of butter; tho buttermilk well worked out 
— ■ - - of the butter without using the hand too 
green figs. One is 6,j inches in circumfer¬ 
ence. They aro plump, soft, sweet and 
rich, and altogether a different matter trom 
tho dry fig. The troo must, bo housed in 
winter, and tho fruit is two seasons in com¬ 
ing to maturity.— F- E. Farmer. 
