OCT. 11. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
frclrai'ti anti ©artmt. 
HORTICULTURE AT THE NEW YORK 
STATE FAIR. 
At the Horticultural meetings held in the 
village, some useful facts .were elicited respect¬ 
ing Apples, which we intend to refer to more 
at length. As to the Pear and other fruits, 
PLANTING FRUIT TREES. 
As the season for transplanting trees is ap¬ 
proaching, we have a word to offer as to the 
... ■, • “best time" for doing this work : we allude to 
nothing was said to aid us in recommending ° 
pedmnit Jrte, &t. 
LIST OF PATENTS, 
MINIATURES. 
The art of miniature painting by a cheap 
process, as invented by Daguerre, opened a 
new field of enterprise, which was promptly 
varieties to manv who solicited the informa- spring and fall. It is well known that there i»*„ed from the United state* Patent Offloe for the entered. Soon after the r.nnoucement of the 
_ _ __ V _ . . . - , ovn Tiorimiu nnininna nn this Jl/nfl mnnv Knnf isr.A Hisrnvprv. “ otnllpripa” wpvp nnpnpfl in nlmnct. 
Many of the patrons of this journal will be U°n. VVe fall back, in the absence ot such 
a the look-out for some notes upon the result personal experience, on the reports hitherto 
We fall back, in the absence of such are various opinions on this subject, and many 
„i ™ , 1 ,« rpnrirts are induced to wait six months from reading 
ireefc endlnx Sept. 28, 1856. 
of our State Fair, neld last week at Watertown, received, a 
The conducting Editor, who usually looks after S0rt8 as w 
received, and can safely recommend several ine ™" 8 01 8ume wllLei ’ " 
sort, as worthy ot trial, at least, by Jettersoa be “«'' ba™ plapted 1,is trees. 
the views of some writer, when in tact he’d 
tter have plailted his trees. Tanac Bosp, Brooklyn, improvement in reefing topsails. 
, , , i Malender Bates, Carlton, N. Y., improvement in corn- 
If now—it being autumn—you are ready, p i anters . ’ ’ y 
discovery, “ galleries” were opened in almost 
every street, and any amateur, might hang up 
his sign with a fair promise of success. A care¬ 
ful calculation shows that but a short time ago 
there were one bundled and fifty daguerreotype 
George Craine, Fairfield, Iowa, improvement in method rooms in the city, employing, on an average, 
of feeding and Rawing shinglps. ~ . v , , . . . 
--o- j - r - , , , , ,, , OTT „ _ me - best time" for you. If it is spring, and 
ters, whose Agricultural Society’s Fair has been ® xte ° 81ve T^wiTl 1 it for Hie oublic irood you are ready to plant, don’t wait till fall on 
so successful, and other home affairs. ° n tuab ™ 7 * U d tv f * f P b , g • ’ any account-the spring is then the “best time" 
Those whose duties required their presence lf ^ey promise to gjve thera a ai c . n f J Thig delaying a matter so nee dful to 
at the State Fair were treated to a full supply cultivating and planting that is, if Jeff. Co. is nlantino- fruit tree« and dilly-dally- 
„f ,W. which has been rather scarce not content to live open the repntatron ach.eved be done as plant.»g find trees and drily dal y 
A. A.Crozier. Oswego, N. Y., improved stave jointer. 
Bennjah 0. English. Hartford, improved mode of ad 
justing slats of window blinds. 
five persons; but now, by the introduction of 
new processes, not easily attainable, many of 
S. B. Fuller, WoithiDgtou, Mass., machine for painting the old operators are irretrievably ruined. The 
“SM 6 Ge h o e r e ge. Nashua, improved explosive shell. finer teXtU1 ' e aDcl 8ubdued coloring of the plate 
Alexander Gordon, Rochester, improvement in feedrools glass ambrotype led to the relinquishment of 
° f George 0 W.^Griswold, Carbondale, improvement in me- the metalic.plate, so that the unnatural glare of 
tat lie braces for beets of boots and shoes. the latter was avoided, the effect produced be- 
Henry Gross, Tifflin, Ohio, improved device in machines • vi , e a 
for manufacturing bed pins. ' mg more like that of a fine eDgraving; nor is 
of that element which has been rather scaice no con 0 ing along from one year to another, is not the tallic braces for heei 8 of boots and shoes. the latter was avoided, the effect produced be- 
during the past summer in many districts, and m Dairy Farming. A few men whom we met ° * J Henry Gross, Timm Ohio, improved device* machines • nke ftat of . fine e _ • nor is 
TFaier-town has fully established its claim to were somewhat chagrined that the capabilities of P the del ’ cioU8 product8 0 f the vine and °Otaries w.Rwkett, Elmira, hand straps. the image reversed, as in the daguerreotype.— 
the appelktion which was previously bestowed their soiand,climate in the tree. Don’t stop now to consult anybody, AUegh “*'^Another advantage is, that the impression is 
upon it. Everything, we were told, was done so wasted, we nope y but off with the order. Get your ground well Wm. a. Jordan, Thibodeaux, La., improvement in brick taken instantaneously, so that the features are 
upon it. Everything, we were told, was done so wasted. We hope they are a little excited 
that could be done to make the exhibition in to action. 
don’t wish to plow the whole ground, plow Weymouth, Mass., improved 
all the departments equal to any previous one. It was hinted to us that notes on the other wigb tQ ^ the whole ground> plow ingingrain carpeting. 
The residents of the village were obliging to departments of the Fair were forthcoming, as eight f J t ^ where y()U want your cU ? n a e Tm noTchin’ghoops. J 
visitors; every one with whom we came in con- several contributors and correspondents of the ^ wiU reduce the labor of 8ettiDg out J 0 /* 
tact was disposed to accommodate ; the ele- Rural were in attendance. I gladly relinquish amazi j Finish by piling a bank of earth spokes in the hubs of wheels 
ments alone were unpropitions. Yet the failure further comments to those who had leisure a foot high ar0U n deaC h tree, packing firmly.— in T thrair M e C u D s 0 iae U8h ’ Mid<i!et 
was by no means complete. Tuesday and during the two last days. Outside Floral Hall p rairie p armer . o. w. Minard, Waterbury, c 
Wednesday were indeed calculated to damp we are a Know Nothing, to all intents and pur- _ _ iDg brass kettles. 
J ... , it.- - - +—+■ -- Alberts. Nippes, Lower Mer 
the energy of the most enthusiastic, and wet poses. We, however, saw a novel machine , r „ , . . for grinding saws. 
every article which was exposed. The wind, which attracted oor attention. It was a two- Vtn.s.-Cnmberry vine, may be sf„„ t g eMl, I, 
on Sunday and Monday, had nndone all that wheeled contrivance, designed to do all the set m the fall or spring. Moss an or anything w. Men, 
J. C. Steblinq and his assistants had done to work of Plowing, Seeding and Harrowing, *» rel “” th< ! '’ ou , ld , be **"‘*«“ l . »"'■ 
James jgucd uuuuoiuu, ancguttiiji, ia., mJiuuvwmeiiun . ,, , . 
e tree. Don t stop now to consult anybody, cor n sheiie™. Another advantage is, that the impression is 
it off with the order. Get your ground well A. Jordan, Thibodeaux, La , improvement in brick taken instantaneously, so that the features are 
I prepared by two or three plowings. If jou David B. Kerr, New York, improvement in manufactur- not disturbed by fatigue or impatience. The 
er 1 J ~n’t wish to plow the whole ground, plow ln ^ a n Q ?™ Lamion^East Weymouth, Mass., improved ma- Photograph is another process much in use, 
dps eight feet wide where you want your chines in notching hoopR. which approaches more to the old style of mm- 
3 es ; this will reduce the labor of setting out lature Panting, the pencil being employed to a 
lazingly. Finish by piling a bank of earth spokes in the hubs of wheels. considerable extent, though the lineament and 
foot high around each tree, packing firmly.— in thTair'emanc 08 * 3 ’ A1ldd et0WD ’ Conn -> improvements genera i expression are conveyed by optical ap- 
rairie Farmer. 0. w. Minard, Waterbury, Conn., improvement in mak- paratus, as in the ambrotype, except that paper 
-*-»-»- Albert S. Nippes, Lower Mertion, Pa., improved machine substituted for plate glass. So completely 
Cranberry Vines.- Cranberry vines may be fo ^&er, Tully, improvement in blowpipes. have thes ® ^w processes superseded the old, 
t in the fall or spring. Moss, tan, or anything Norman W. Pomeroy, Meriden, Conn., improved lubii- that one of the largest operators, who lormerly 
retain the moisture, would be beneficial c ^° e r ,; rge M . Ramgay> New York> injpr0 vement in cast took f ° ur teen or sixteen daguerreotype like- 
to retain the moisture, would be beneficial 
took fourteen or sixteen daguerreotype like¬ 
nesses per day, now scarcely averages two a 
.. v.cimuju suu ills disiswuw uau uuuv w vi - ° amn n H t h e nlan t after transnl an tin e and a lit- iron pavements. nesses per day, now scarcely averages two a 
make the Floral Hal! attractive,so that the ex- and although such machines have hitherto tie 8 J d aro !; nd the planl fal f; nd spnng ^aacJ. Robbins, Penis llanor, Pa, improvement in hay week . yet the business has so increased as to 
hibitors of Fruits and Flowers were not well made little impression upon the min s o arm _ u t _, Pi„nf 0 ,i Ethan Rogers, Cleveland, Ohio, improved hydraulic require the constant service of twenty-five men, 
mu ‘ w,ou : rj..:-f “ -; I , n would tend to keep the weeds out. Planted in . ^ * 
accommodated—nor did their tender contnbu- ers, we hope to see this one fairly tried. It , . , ■ brick press. 
accommodated—nor did their tender contnbu- ers, we nope to see tms one iairiy tneu. xo , • , . . onca press. , .. . ... and some of the artists receive as hieh as fifty 
,. . , . , , . . , .j __• „ drills, one and a half or two feet apart, at two Josiah A. Royce, Lee, Mass, self-regulating draught for ana some oi me artists receiie as mgn as niuy 
tions show to advantage. On Wednesday looks outside like a huge porcupine fo P t distance each wav it will make ten thou- chimr,e 7 t0 ps- . dollars per week. It is seldom that so complete 
morning all was confusion under the ample quills on end. H. O’Reilly, Esq, formerly of ' ‘ TJ , r , . . Jos - a “d Sylvester Sawyer, Fitchburg, Mass, and g0 sudden a revulsion occurs in any branch 
k 1 ^ „ A ho sand plants to the acre. Hoe them slightly at improved hoop machine. ana so suaaen a revulsion occurs m any oranen 
tent, which was but half pitched and threatened Rochester, is interested in it, and we know tie * , clenched and after- A : D ‘ Shattuck > Grafton, Mass., improvement in carding of business. There are five princpal dealers in 
to be prostrated a second time. Intheevening would not endeavor to introduce any machine Shannon. Buffalo. Movement in lanterns. the materials required in the practice of these 
the prospect of a display was not very bright, not calculated to be beneficial. 
but oa Thursday morn.ug a streak of suullght Tteae rollgh noles W1 H, we trust, be received ^ nm , , her md c0 , er the whole 
decided that something should be done. The instead of more condensed information. They d in twQ Qr tk) . ee rg 
exhibitors of Fruits unpacked their cases at the were prepared on the way home, as we arrived gl0um n ___ ^ ** 
eleventh hour, the Committees entered upon at a point in our journey from which we could , 
their duties at once, and towards evening we pr0C eed no further for several hours, owing to IIK cu ure 0 _ greeQ ‘ °" s 
were enabled to note these contributions: inefficient, arramvements between the different _ ^ ^ 
a. D. shattuck, Grafton, Mass., improvement in carding 0 f business. There are five princpal dealers in 
6TlgiciG8. . . *■ ^ 
Smciair Shannon, Buffalo, improvement in lanterns. the materials recjuired in the practice of these. 
keep out weeds and grass. The plants may be freTJht 8 'ca S r S aight ’ Y ° lK impr0Tement ia lock for arts, and their joint sales per annum amount to 
inefficient arrangements between the different £ . , . , r 
. ° the amount of money invested m houses for 
exDected to run tofirether and cover the whole Hamilton E. Smith, Philadelphia, improvement ingrain about $1,500,000. IVi lorA. Jour. (*oiyi. 
H ° separators. _ t _ 
ground in two or three years. Isaac S. Spencer, Guilford, improved grain threshing 
__ machine. WIRE ROPE 
Frank. Thorpe, Shelhyville, III., improvement in churns. - 
The culture of green-house grapes, within Amasa Stone, Philadelphia, improved tool for forming Wire rope is coming into extensive 
. t. . a . , grooves around the orifice of bottles, or other vessels, .. J . _ . 
twenty miles of Boston is quite extensive, and ma d B from plastic substances. the standing riggmg of vessels. It is 
The culture of green-house grapes, within 
Wire rope is coming into extensive use for 
the standing riggiDg of vessels. It is asserted 
Flowers .—A display of Dahlias from John railroad companies who profess to provide for . , , , , , . f edge gauges. 
TT7 ... • „ .. ... , , r V i ^ their growth must be reckoned by hundreds of Wm. P. Wood and Samuel De Vaughan, Washington, 
ilsoji, any, con sis ing o a co ec ion e t espa c o passengeis anc ai 1C es n thousands of dollars. There are several grow- D,d, > improved devices in sawing machines. 
Ige ( au T e 0 s WI ‘ 6end, Kochester > improvement m feather be on ] y one-quarter as bulky as hemp rig- 
Wm. P. Wood and Samuel De Vaughan, Washington, ging of the same strength, consequently offering 
twenty-four dissimilar blooms, twelve blooms from State Fairs. Carlos Dutton, Esq., we . e e „ - 
, / , . .... ’ , . , , . , , .. ... u . ers who have annual crops of fiom one to five furnaces, 
and six blooms. A collection of fifty-eight dis- would add, is not chargeable with any Deglect a mire nf from 4i1 HI ihe Al0EZ0 
Wm. M. Wright, Pittsburgh, improvement in warm air 
much less resistance in sailing by the wind, or 
in steaming against a gale. It is also but two- 
similar varieties from Ellwanger & Barry, Mt. of the convenience or wishes of exhibitors and 
Hope Nurseries, Rochester. Also a collection passengers, as he does liis best to accommodate, 
from Messrs. Thorp, Smith, Hanchett & Co., —s. 
Syracuse. We cannot in this place attempt to 
particularize the merits of any of these flowers. WINTER CARE O F FRUIT. 
A collection of Roses was exhibited by Messrs. - tree nr nW. is 
tuns, commanding a price of from $1 to $3 the p^®“ nU?£Sht“ d . to BawfogTarbie 1011 ^ 611 * 0 ’ ^ thirds as heavy as hemp, and therefore adds 
pound, varying with the season in which the 
crop is ripened. 
Lawrence Reid, Barren Island, N. Y., assignor to John materially to the stability of a vessel 
A. Schwager, New York, improvement in process for pre- . , , ... , • . 
paring fertilizers. capable of being set up by turn-buckles, which 
Rutus Rode, Manchester Township, Pa., assignor to f ar SU p er i or to the dead-eyes and lanyards 
John Detng, York, Pa., improrerueat in boat oars. r J J 
Thorp, Smith, Hanchett <fc Co., obtained the aud CODtraction of the soi ], during the winter, 
second premium. Forty-eight varieties of the 
Phlox from Ellwanger & Barry carried off the 
WINTER CARE OF FRUIT. Profits of Grapes. —In the neighborhood of AugustusSimpson, Worcester, assignor to Samuel H. F. now employed ; and if employed; for back- 
—- Cincinnati there are more than two thousand ^ vToo^VashingmuTc! assigno C r'to Samuel stays, and the chams are extended down to 
_ e ^ , • c ac Every healthy, vigorous tree or plant, is acres in grapes. The profits per year average, De Vaughan and Wm. P. Wood, same place,improvement meet the copper, a complete lightning conduc- 
supplied with an almost infinite number of taking one year *ith another, about $300 per m ~»i»« ^ is established on every side of the ship.- 
six y c IS me vane les, o w ic l le is pre fibrous roots, which penetrate every part of the aC y e . The cost of planting ranges from $100 *' * Hemp is brittle when the tar contained is very 
L C ^L°Jm2Z’ sod ’ aDd 8 ather sa P’ al0D g with ifc a SU PP^. 0f to $300 per acre. The expense, with ordinary MANUFACTURE. ^ P d extremely juicy in a very hofc clima te 
rganic and inorganic food. The expansion l and , need not exceed $150 per acre. Tfae conversion of cast iron in malleable iron, —neither of which evils exist to the same ex- 
od contraction ot the soil, during the winter,-- heretofore managed, is a laborious and diffi- tent in the wire-rope rigging, although paint 
The expense, with ordinary 
containing several very fine blooms from Messrs. organic and ittorganic food . The expansion land, need not exceed $150 per kcre 
tear and break numbers of these minute roots, 
IRON MANUFACTURE. 
The conversion of cast iron in malleable iron, 
as heretofore managed, is a laborious and diffi- 
American Pomological Society. —We have cu j t pr0Ces8 w ith results never very closely and sometimes tar is employed on the latter as 
x__„/n _• i _ i «_ a. „ r ai— t> _i:_ A 3 JJ _< . • ___ a_ a- i_ _ at 
R maionty of Which RIC 80 small as to be lrn— {n tvnp on nffipinl rurt of thp Propped]nffR <. ,. , , 
first premium: and a very fine display was J - . A A w . 111 v P e an omcial aDslract 01 x roceeamgs approximating to perfection. Forged iron is 
* * perceptible to tlie unaided eye. Where there nnd Discussions at the recent Session of this 1 x . , . , 
made by Thorp, Smith & Co In addition to f R * , number of alternatives of heat and Society which JLJl endeavor to publish in ^ mOSt UBC f rtal “ th . at . enter8 iato 
these they had a collection of Pansies. manv of thefie roota are brokeu a8 t0 "T-L P commerce or as ever entrusted with human safe- 
Bouquets were exhibited by John Wilson, and ]eave the tree in a sickly C0nd iti 0 n in the 
Ellwanger & Barry. Mr. Burgess, of Glen . ■ „ . AnnW u a n tn .m. 
is a great number of alternatives of heat and Society, which we shall endeavor to publish in 
cold, so many of these roots are broken as to our next. 
Cove, had six seedling Dahlias, some of them 
spring, and it should be a careful study to pro¬ 
tect them from such action of frost. Should 
possessing merit; two of them seemed to us fcbere be but a glight degree of fr08tf not more 
identical with varieties already in cultivation. than enough to freeze water half an inch to an 
It requires more skill to judge such articles inch in dep th,a body of water around the roots 
than is generally available among Committees; wQuld doubtles3 act as a prese rver, and from 
they of course do the best according to their thig facfc probably the ridiculous habit arose 
judgment. above alluded to. But in this climate we have 
In the Amateurs’ class, Mrs. Van Namee, of nQ guard against foo t. dee p instead of inch- 
Rensselaer Co., was the most extensive com* d frosts 
petitor. She had a whole range of benches , . ‘ ' . , ... . ,, 
1 , ... y, . . . 6 , , A simple experiment will show the difference 
covered with flowers and plants. Annuals, Ver- , r . . .. , , , f 
ftonfiriw iirniumg. 
PRESERVING PEACHES. 
We are confident of the thanks of every no- 
an additional protection from the weather. 
The Great Republic. —This monster ship has 
,, . returned to New Yoik after an absence of near- 
ty. i et our\whole civilization rest upon it. .... , , , 
ly two years, during which time she has been 
This gives great interest to the report of a employed> in t he French government transport 
recent invention, or, as the English papers call 8ervice during the war in the Crimea. Some 
it “ discovery,” made by Mr. Bessemer in Eng- ideft of ber capacity may be gathered'from the 
land, of a process of converting cast iron into fact thafc 0Q Qne of her trips she carried 497 
malleable iron, not only without puddling and cayalry horseg> for whose accomm odation the 
forging, but substantially without fuel. The two between decks were partitioned into stalls, 
chemical difference beween cast iron and be8 j des over 500 troops and the provisions and 
above alluded to. But in this climate we have table housewife for the following recipe for wrought iron is, that the former contains four f e necessary for the voyage. On her last 
no guard against foot-deep instead of inch- preserving peaches, which we obtained from or five per cent, of carbon, while the latter con- trip from Sebastopol, she brought to Marseilles 
deep frosts. the wife of an experienced fruit-grower in this tains none, or rather not more than 1-2 per 0V gr 3,000 infantry, besides her own crew and a 
A simple experiment will show the difference "vieinity . _ cent. His problem of the manufacture is to j arge corps of cooks, servants and waiters re- 
or nve pel cent. 01 cai oon, wnne me latter con- ^.j p f rom Sebastopol, she brought to Marseilles 
tains none, or lather not more than 1-2 per over 3,000 infantry, besides her own crew and a 
cent. His problem of the manufacture is to ] arge CO rps of cooks, servants and waiters re¬ 
covered with flowers and plants. Annuals, Ver- between a d and wet soil around the base of To twelve pounds of peaches take six pounds burn up the carbon without burning up the ired for t he commissary department, and 
benas, Pansies, Dahlias, and other fa 1 flowers ^ tree> Take three cup8j ea ch nine inches of cleaQ brown su 8 ar ’ and one P lnt best clder iron, or rather without burning up too much of thi8> too> with ber lower hold full of guns 0 f 
were contributed by her, and a seedling Ver- d fill eac h one of them within one inch of viDe g ar - Simmer the sugar and vinegar to- the latter. The old process, invented by Vul- ffrea t size, wheels, haezaee, and the necessarv 
bena, which promised well last year at Elmira, , ton _ tbft first witb water . the second with g ether ’ which wiU make a cl ^ ar s y ru P- Pour can or Ti 
"7"“ a \?T ia ’ the top-the first with water, the second with g ulxlur ’ wmcu W1 “ Uitt, '‘ e a olcai x UU1 can or Tubal Cain, is called “puddling”- water aad provisions . i n every port she has 
obtained a premium. A seed ing Verbena earth sa t ura ted with water, and the third with boiling water upon the peaches, and remove me lting the carbonized iron into a puddle, and vlsited , she has been thronged with people of 
nr h l/*.n Will rnmnaro Willi manv Jllppnrlv Irnnwn ... minidno frnr« tlvo wrofnv oml .* -X x:n - 4-L, _J L. _ . 
great size, wheels, baggage, and the necessary 
water and provisions. In every port she has 
which will compare with many already known . , , , , , ,, , . . . n 
. 1 , r moist but nearly dry earth, and subject all 
to Florists it is now difficult to obtain. The . .. , : „ , T 
... ,, . , ... three to cold enough to treeze them solid. In 
Biedlmg in question we think an acquisition.— . . . . . . 
_ , ^ . . ... ,. , ^ the first, the water in changing to ice will so 
Its color is rosv pink with a light eye or centre. . fil1 , r T( 
moist but nearly dry earth, and subject all them in two minutes fiom the watei, and wipe stirring it up till it grows thick and can he a ii c l a sses, who have expressed their admiration 
them dry without breaking the skin. Put hammered. 
them into the syrup and boil gently until the Mj . Begsemer introduces the melted iron into 
of her enormous size aud beauty. — N. Y. Post. 
Its coloi is iosv pin ' wit a lght eye or centre. expand as to fill up the entire measure. The fruit is cooked to the stone. Keep the preserves a C yli nder so constructed that he can blow air Protecting Iron from Oxidation. —M. Paris 
t was cu e( it■ s ye y 1 is. . more mo i s t ear th in the second will have expanded xn J ar8 ' wbxcb must he kept closely copied j n t 0 an y part of the liquid mass, and the effect has discovered a vitreous enamel which will 
sudable name will, we think, be found for it q ag mucb? while thfl comparatively dry and ia a c ° o1 P lace ‘ The y should be ins P ected 0 f this is to produce the rapid combustion of stand the test of any chemical or physical ac- 
e oppor uni y a or et us o ma m notes eartb w i B scarcely expand an eighth of an inch, occasionally, and if a white mould appeals up- tbe ca r bo n, which raises the heat so as to keep tion to which it may be subjected. Some ex- 
articles dUDlaved in tirFloral Tent °and the The experimenter the principle this which on the surface 01 the syrup, it must he careful- the decarboD)zed iron still liquid, aud the periments fully prove that the adherence is 
above must P suffice for the present-awarding illustrates, viz., that water freezing expands but Y skimmed oft, anc t e syrup sea e and re- ebullition carries off the slug in the shape of perfect, and that the enamel resists the most 
however, full credit to Mrs J. C. Srr.a um% one-eighth of its bulk, while dr, solids do aot “uwtea «£T«riL r^ed the las“f **«•. 7'* “' b °° iS i 0 ”’ yWtWAoeto w.thout eraek.ng, although the 
... ... - , ., . . . , . thus exnand has a direct bearine upon the laU were a seecumg vmieiy, ripenea tne last m sumed t h e melted mass is partly drawn off by iron it covers may be completely bent, it does 
display, and those of several other residents of 1,11118 ex P auu > cl uemiug upou uie , Thev were arid but nreserved the ,, , ,, . , „ . , e , . 
Watertown winter treatment of trees. Iusteadof retaiolug UcU ™“' me, were sew, but preserved me a lnt0 moulds—pure homogeneous mallea- not peel off or take fire b, the action of heat; 
_ ... . _ . , water aronnd them it is better to dig a ditch pee ct tiavor in a high degree, which was re- ble iron Fresh pig or scraps are then added ami concentrated acids ma, be kept at the 
Fruits. The display ol Fruits was much 8nffloieat <lista n Ce avoid cutting the tinned b, this method m the most perfec man- t0 wWt js lett> which melt directly with the boiling point for a considerable period in ves- 
finer than we had anUc.pated. Large collee- ' „ n ve, the water awa, and leave the “ er ’ Tins rs the most economical, and, to our intense bea t, and by the blast acting on the sels protected by it. These quantities, provi. 
hons were furnished by Messrs. ELiwasosa * taste the very best preserve we know of- the heal is again tocreMed with- ded the enamel can be thoronghly relied on, 
Watertown. winter ti 
Fruits .—The display of Fruits was much watcr a11 
1 (I gy] 
finer than we had anticipated. Large collec- v 
tions were furnished by Messrs. Ellwanger <fc roots ’) 
Barry of Rochester, C. M. HovEYof Boston, A. 801 c .'^' 
(at a sufficient distance to avoid cutting the 
roots,) to convey the water away and leave the 
C. Hooker of Rochester, Mr. Dorr of Albany, , , . , , i , ... , 
and several other cultivators. The first premi- the earlb e, S ht or tefl lnches hlgh aroUnd the To Prevent Colors from Running—To pre- the meltln g and decarbonizing is kept up by 
urn for Pears was awarded to Messrs. E. B. b ° d y ° f tbe tree ’ and sl °P e ifc ° ff a feW feet — vent the colors from running in washing muslin tbe vei 7 fuel contained m the pigs themselves 
for a collection of 150 distinct varieties; also Tbis wiU 1 bofcb f tbe watar aud afford dresses-take out all the gathers at the top of the Tea P er cent ^ss iron is said to be oxyd.zed 
It is sometimes even advisable to bank up 
the earth eight or ten inches high around the 
body of the tree, and slope it off a few feet.— 
taste, the very best preserve we know of. 
Providence Journal. 
added carbon the heat is again increased with- ded the enamel can be thoroughly relied on, 
out the addition of a particle of fuel. Thus will enable iron to be used where glass, silver, 
the melting and decarbonizing is kept up by g°ld, or platina has only heretofore been em- 
the very fuel contained in the pigs themselves ! ployed. It is also proposed to apply the in- 
Ten r>er cent, less iron is said to be oxydized vention more especially to the lining of water 
for the best twenty, twelve and six varieties. . 
H. E. Hooker & Co. had the second premium P nse ‘ 
for twenty varieties. Some very fine speci¬ 
mens of Apples were on the table, raised in 
Jefferson Co.—much larger than the same va- Mb 
additional warmth to the roots.— Western Enter- ( ies e . , , , • • , in this piocess, and the result is a homogeneous and gas pipes, covering roofs, and sheathing 
sleeves and waist,quickly wash it in warm, not 11 P ’ , , f ., chi™ anrliors 
P nse ■ __ hot water, rinse it immediately, then roll it in Pr° d ™t, or one of equal hardness and tenacity ships, anc hors, <fcc. ^ _ 
the century plant. a dry sheet, aud let it remain till just damp throughout. ^ The saving of laboi is of couise g M0KE Consumer. —An article of this de- 
Mr. Van Rensselaer, of Ogdensburgh, bas a 
enough to iron. 
immense. Steel is produced by simply run- * . . . '.. , .. , ~ 
„ , , r ., . a , • , , scnption, simple in its construction, and effec- 
mng off the iron when it has parted with only , r . J\ , . . , , , , f 
lie Mr ulbih tiio tual ln operation, has lately been brought for- 
riety usually attain in Monroe Co. This was century plant ( Agave Americana ) in his con- Ham Toast.— Boil a quarter of a pound of about half its carbon. Mr. IS as myth, the gt eat war(b Connected with a valve and lever, a tin 
encouraging, as it gives hope of the future cul- servatory near that village which is about bios- lean ham . cbop j t small, with the yolk of three ir0D "J astar of England ’ 18 8aid to b ® satl8bed can dips into a sma n tub of water, and fills 
tivation of fruit to a greater extent in that soming. The use of it has been tendered to egg8 well beaten, half an ounce of butter, two tbat Mr ’ "® SSe “ erhaS solved the great pro Rem. ^ furnace doQr ig open . aud> wheQ tbe 
Northern district. Pears have not been yet th e Young Men s Association of Ogdensburgh, tablespooiifulls of cream, and a little ca y enne. Boston C romc e. door is let down, the full can is lifted out of the 
tried much by the farmers of Northern New f° r exhibition, and a committee has taken Stir it over the fire till it thickens, and spread *' water, and immediately commences to empty 
York, and fear of expending a little in obtain- charge of it for that purpose. The Ogdens- it on hot toast with the crust cut off. Garnish Lake Superior Iron.— We were yesterday itself through the tap. As it empties, the sli- 
iDg experience with regard to suitable varieties, burgh Sentinel says the flower stalk “is now w ith parsley. shown a specimen of round iron, from the Wy- ding valve gradually drops, until at last when 
will tend much to continue this unsatisfactory nearly 30 feet high, and is still rapidly growing. - andotte Rolling Mills, near Detroit, which is the can is about to empty, the opening in the 
state of affairs. However, with the display of Twenty-three blossom-bearing branches have Cranberry Jelly. —Make a very strong isin- equal in point ol tensity to the product of any furnace door is entirely closed, 
one hundred and fifr,y varieties from Monroe already been developed from the tall and grace- glass jelly ; when cold, mix it with a double ore in the world. This was rendered irorn Lake 
Co. before their eyes, they could not but be stalk, and others seem to be promised.— quantity of cranberry juice, pressed and strain- Superior ore, and has been tested to the satis- 
can dips into a small tub of water, and fills 
when the furnace door is open : and, when the 
door is let down, the full can is lifted out of the 
water, and immediately commences to empty 
itself through the tap. As it empties, the sli¬ 
ding valve gradually drops, until at last when 
Cranberry Jelly. —Make a very strong isin- equal in point ol tensity to the product of any 
glass jelly ; when cold, mix it with a double ore m the world. This was rendered from Lake 
andotte Rolling Mills, near Detroit, which is (. be can j g about to empty, the opening in the 
equal in point ol tensity to the product of any fu rna ce door is entirely closed, 
Co. before their eyes, they could not but be h*’ stalk, and others seem to be promised.— quantity of cranberry juice, pressed and strain- Superior ore, and has been tested to the satis- Iron Bridge to Goat Island. —The proprie- 
chagriued to think that not one single cultira- Upon one of these branches, a few days since, ed . SW eeteu aud boil it up, and make it into factiou of the most scientific, in regard to its tors of Goat Island have an iron bridge nearly 
tor had produced a dozen varieties—at least we counted 340 buds, giving an aggregate of the desired shape, by straining in the proper strength. Speaking of this iron, D. B. MartiD, completed on the foundations of the old wooden 
they did not appear. And more, we could not nearly eight thousand blossoms, hut the num- vesse ls ; use good white sugar, or the jelly will Engineer-in-Chiel U. S. Navy, says:—A piece structure connecting Goat Island with the main 
discover a farmer or landholder who had any ber W1 U probably greatly exceed this. no t be clear. was drawn down to half an inch in diameter, land at Niagara Falls. There are five spans, or 
discover a farmer or landholder who had any be r will probably greatly exceed this, 
experience in Pear cultivation ; whether they About forty pails of water per day are re- 
are all weather wise who raise pears,and wise- quired to slake its thirst, as we were assured 
(round,) made into a chain link, tested in the | arches, supported by stone piers. The bridge 
ly staid at home, w r e cannot tell. 
by the gardener having it in charge." 
Bed Curtains are unhealthy, because they cable proving machine, and broke at 160,120 
confine the air around us while we are asleep, lbs. —Buffalo Fxpress. 
will cost some $20,000, and will be a great im¬ 
provement in that locality. 
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