MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
NOV. 22. i 
No. 5. A buck kid, yeaned 23d May last, 
%Uhs Cashmere, %th Common, showing the 
seconi cross. 
No. 6. A yearling ewe, half-breed Cashmere, 
showing the first cross. The mother of this 
specimen being a common blue goat. 
The fleeces of the matured bucks weigh from 
six to seven pounds. Ewes yield from thiee to 
four pounds. The flesh of the crosses is supe¬ 
rior to most mutton, tender and delicious, mak¬ 
ing them a desirable acquisition to our food- 
producing animals. 
The ease with which they are kept, living as 
they do on weeds, briars, browse, and other 
coarse herbage, fits them for many portions of 
our country where sheep could not be sustained 
to advantage ; whilst their ability and disposi¬ 
tion to defend themselves from the attacks of 
dogs, evidence a value peculiar to this lace of 
animals. 
They are free from all diseases to which sheep 
are liable, hardy and prolific ; and experience 
has proven that they readily adapt themselves 
to all portions of the United States. 
Richard Peters. 
Atlanta, Georgia, October, 1856. 
4amrainutaticnts. 
WYOMING COUNTY FAIR. 
Dear Sir:— The “Fairs" having subsided 
very much of late, 1 am encouraged to hope 
that you can now find room for a “few words” 
respecting Wyoming, a modest damsel living in 
the “Rural districts” who don’t claim public 
attention very often— especially as there were 
many things connected with her late demon¬ 
stration of National importance ; as, for instance, 
Ellwanger & Barry’s flowers from Alt. Hope, 
Rochester. This celebrated firm graced the 
occasion with a profusion of Dahlias faultless 
in contour and color, and a variety of othei posies 
that were delightfully fragrant and charmingly 
beautiful in spite of the hard names that the 
botanists had applied to them. If, as somebody 
said, (I wouldn’t much wonder if Peters knows 
who it was, for I heard him quote it with great 
unction in one of his speeches,) ‘ flowers are the 
smiles of heaven," this concatenation of beauties 
must have been heaven's broad laugh. I could 
not but reflect how much Alessrs. E. B. 
have done through their gardens and nursery 
for the gratification of taste and for the spread 
of rural embellishments ; in every corner of our 
country lovely spots have been beautified, and 
lonely hours enlivened by messengers from Alt, 
Hope. [Surely an inscrutible Providence pre¬ 
sides over our railroads — these flowers arrived 
the second day of the Fair, the third day after 
leaving Rochester, by “Express," — passengers 
expect to go through in about four or five hours ] 
Tracy Female Institute, Rochester, did a 
very handsome thing for us. Three beautiful 
paintings from this justly celebrated seat of 
learning, two of them painted expressly for the 
Fair, received encomiums from all lovers of art 
whowereso fortunateastoseefhem. They were 
from the pencil of Mr. James Harris, an English 
artist, whose services Aliss Tracy was so fortunate 
as to secure as teacher of painting, and whose ad¬ 
mirable execution in this case stamps him as a 
man of genius. These paintings in their design 
were adapted to a rural occasion, and their per¬ 
fect finish is what, we might expect from an insti¬ 
tution eminently thorough and practical in its 
instruction, and presided over with rare judg¬ 
ment and experience. 
This department was also enriched by three 
pictures by Air. Phineas Stanton, a son of Wy¬ 
oming, now a resident of He Roy, N. Y. One 
of these was a portrait of Henry Clay, taken 
from life, and which received the earnest com¬ 
mendation of that great statesman. Another 
was the “Entombment of Christ,” copied in 
Rome (where Air. Stanton spent much time 
perfecting his art,) from a work of one of the 
old masters. Well may Wyoming be proud of 
her artist, who, in the opinion of able critics, is 
scarcely second to any American painter. Sev¬ 
eral other paintings deserve particular mention, 
but space forbids. 
To no one were we more indebted than to 
your enterprising townsmen, J. Rapalje & Co., 
who exhibited a collection of agricultural im¬ 
plements which, by their variety and excellence, 
prove that the firm does not belong to the Rip 
Van Winkle school—a Parisian mantua-maker 
is not more careful to get the “ newest style 
than are these gentlemen to introduce the latest 
improvements, thus rendering a great public 
service. Their mills for grinding provender 
excited much attention and admiration, and are 
destined to a wide sale,— while other articles 
“too numerous to mention,” did honor to the 
« spirit of the age," as well as the spirit of the 
firm. In their case also the railroad distin¬ 
guished itself by moderation, rather than by any 
other Christian grace, several of their articles 
came “ the day after the fair.” 
Mr. John Jenny, of Bethany, Genesee county, 
exhibited his improved stalls for stables, an in¬ 
genious contrivance which greatly facilitates the 
handling of colts and vicious horses. Mr. J enny 
is a celebrated horseman, and his stalls were 
suggested by what occurred in his own expe¬ 
rience. They are cheap, durable, safe for man 
and beast, and apparently adapted to any and 
every emergency that may arise in horse man¬ 
agement. i trust he will furnish a drawing 
and description for the Rural. 
Wm. J. Nott, of Bethany, exhibited Gilbert’s 
Fanning Mill, manufactured at Lyons — the 
most perfect mill I have ever seen. A large 
crowd were attracted by its performances.— 
Reversing the old process of turning “ wheat 
into chess,” it turned chess into wheat; for, 
whereas there .was hardly any wheat in the chess 
before it was fanned, there certainly was no 
chess in the wheat after it was fanned. Really, 
it is a great labor-saving machine, and illus¬ 
trates the progress we are making in the useful 
arts. Mr. AIyron Locke, dealer in Ag.’i Im¬ 
plements in Covington, made a good display of 
plows, cultivators, Ac., from the factory of T. 
Cumming, Byron. 
The mechanics of Wyoming county did them¬ 
selves great credit. A threshing machine man¬ 
ufactured by Kendall, Eggelston A Annis, of 
Pike, was much ad mired for its excellent work¬ 
manship and superior model. This company 
have a wide sale in this State and at the West, 
for their machines, which do excellent work and 
a great deal of it, Mr. Perkins, of Wyoming, 
displayed a very ingenious machine for cutting 
corn. T. Sedgwick, and Wing A Co., of Castile, 
also Air. Keith, of Wyoming, presented plows 
of their own manufacture that would honor any 
establishment in the counlry. E. D. Curtiss' 
GaDg-Plow and Sower was also presented, as 
made at the last-named establishments, and is 
destined to be very popular. Alany farmers 
believe it to be superior to the grain drill, as it 
covers the wheat well,and leaves it distributed 
over a greater surface. 
The lovers of the substantial were gratified by 
the exhibition of a beautiful specimen of iron 
fence from Air. Keith’s foundry. Mr. Maher, of 
Covington, who has the distinguished honor of 
introducing the first reaper into the county, 
was there with the veritable instrument. It 
was Hussey’s, worn and battered, but victor on 
many a well fought field,—long life to it. 
The admirers of good music were indebted to 
Air. John L. Clark, of Warsaw, and W. F. 
Graves, of Portageville, for Piano Fortes and 
Melodeons, elegant in workmanship and admi¬ 
rable in tone. Mr. Walker, of Warsaw, pre¬ 
sented specimens of Books and Binding, which 
prove us up with the times in those things; 
while Alessrs. Doolittle, of the same place 
showed cabinet work enough for Prince Al¬ 
bert’s wife. 
My good friend Prof. Wright showed a Sew¬ 
ing Machine not as pretty as a girl, but faster. 
Prof. Weed, of Aliddlebury Academy, let his 
large and excellent school stand still to give 
agriculture a chance, and to make us a good 
speech, while Rev. Dr. Dean honored the occa¬ 
sion with some excellent remarks. 
The ladies of the county certainly did well, 
but we hope next year they will do more. Let 
this suffice. My wife is an attentive reader of 
the Rural, and I don’t know how she would 
take it if I should go into an elaborate puff of 
other men’s wives and daughters. 
Our dairymen gave us good samples of butter 
and cheese. We had squash weighing one 
hundred and forty-three pounds, and some 
pumpkins, as welpotatoes and other garden 
products. 
Wyoming is not behind any county in the 
State in sheep, of which there was a fine dis¬ 
play. Chester AIoulton, of Covington, exhib¬ 
ited some excellent Vermont sheep, and our 
breeders are much indebted to him for the in¬ 
troduction of many superior animals. The cel¬ 
ebrated Glasgow flock, now owned by Mr. 
Morgan, were very much admired, as were that 
gentleman’s mules, which are very large and fine. 
A very fine thorough bred bull was exhibited 
by Alonzo Steele, of Arcade. Not to particu¬ 
larize, a goodly number of meritorious animals 
were presented by Alessrs. Boyd, Clark, Chilson, 
Walker, Smith, of Covington, Durfke, of Alid¬ 
dlebury, Sweet, of Perry, Ac. Ac. There was 
a good display of horses, a good Fair, pleasant 
weather, and an immense attendance. 
Hugh T. Brooks, President. 
HINTS UPON MARKETING POULTRY. 
AIr. Moore :—A week or two ago, you were 
kind enough to publish in your “ farmers’ fa¬ 
vorite,” the Rural New-Yorker, a communi¬ 
cation of mine upon the subject of “Sending 
Poultry to New York." As I intimated therein 
that I was in the custom of selling consign¬ 
ments of poultry in that city, I have received 
a number of letters from the interior, asking 
for still further information. As it will save 
me the trouble of much writing, and many of 
your readers the necessity of making the in¬ 
quiries, and is perfectly in keeping with the 
prime aim and end of your journal, I will now 
communicate a few suggestions which I pre¬ 
sume will be acceptable to some, though trite 
to those familiar with marketing. 
If possible, pluck the poultry immediately 
upon killing it, and before the natural animal 
heat has left it. This is much better than scald¬ 
ing, because it leaves the skin whole, and the 
bird sells much better for its good looks. If 
intended for the Boston market, remove head, 
crop, and entrails ; but leave heart, gizzard and 
liver in carcass. If intended for New York, 
remove nothing but the feathers; or, at most, 
the head. If the head is cut off, tie the neck 
skin neatly over the stump, to hide the rawness 
and preserve the comely appearance. [Alany 
New Englanders residing in New York and its 
vicinity prefer to buy poultry dressed in the 
Boston fashion, but it is not the popular style 
here, either with dealers or customers. Still, if 
the poultry is to come from a great distance, 
say 500 miles, or more, it saves freight to send 
it dressed, even to the removal of the legs.] 
When prepared, let the poultry become cold 
and hard as possible, without freezing, before 
being packed. Pack with clean, sweet straw, 
in good barrels. If the weather is not very 
cold, a small air-hole for ventilation will be use¬ 
ful, but this hole should not be large enough 
for the convenience of the rats and mice which 
overrun some of the railroad depots. Last 
winter I found that many of the chickens and 
turkeys sent here to sell, had been gnawed by 
these vermin. The freight depots of the rail¬ 
roads, in this city, swarm with these nuisances. 
There are two-legged rats, also, in the shape of 
jobbers, who visit the depots daily upon the ar¬ 
rival of the freight trains, and take the liberty 
to open packages to inspect the contents before 
being delivered to the consignees—a practice 
which ought to be reformed by the superinten¬ 
dents of freight, for the packages thus opened 
are liable to be pilfered from, after the jobbers 
have left. To prevent their being opened en 
route, secure the heads thoroughly by a hickory 
strap around the inside of the brim. Boxes of 
poultry, game, Ac., should always be strapped, 
to render the contents secure. 
By all means, send all^erishable commodi¬ 
ties by Express. The common freight trans¬ 
portation lines are very tardy in delivery. A 
week, from Buffalo, they consider good time.— 
Beware of those self-styled “Fast Freight 
Lines the “fast” is rather to stick fast than 
to go fast. The responsible Express Companies, 
viz: the “American,” the “Adams,” and the 
“United States,” are the only reliable media 
for stuff that must not only travel quick but be 
delivered early. The Express tariff is higher, 
it is true, but they charge nothing for city de¬ 
livery promptly upon arrival, while the R. R. 
Co.,on the other hand,not only retain the freight 
longer than is necessary after arrival, but charge 
37j^ cts. for city carting. 
Poultry will shrink, or lose in weight, in dry 
weather, from one to two ounces in the pound, 
after being killed—a fact which ought to be 
borne in mind by consignors. As the freight 
and expenses on good, fat, corn-fed, saleable 
poultry is no more than it is upon the tough old 
cocks and hens, which sell badly, I advise 
poultry men to leave the latter at “home, sweet 
home.” 
We are having, now, very good weather for 
the transportation of poultry. Prices are very 
reasonable, viz :—Turkies, 14 to 16 cts. per lb.; 
Chickens, 12 to 14c per lb.; Geese, 10 to 12j^c 
per lb.; Ducks, 75c to $1.25 per pair. Very 
youn g chickens (called, here, broilers,) weighing 
from 3 to 4 lbs. per pair, sell quick at from 14 to 
16 cts. per lb. The proprietors of the two prin¬ 
cipal saloons (Taylor’s and Thompson’s) will 
buy no other chickens of me than these broilers. 
In winter, it will do to send a few turkeys, 
in feather, without either plucking or dressing. 
Rabbits, partridges, squirrels, quails,and prairie 
game, should always be sent just as found when 
killed. It is better to send only the hind quar¬ 
ters and saddles of venisou, and these wrapped 
in their own skins. 
Yours, Ac., A. L. Stimson. 
Frankliu St. Market, New York, Nov. 1856. 
Beardless Barley.— Some weeks, or months 
ago, we received the following commuication 
from Air. Briggs, and ought, as we intended, to 
have given it earlier altention. From the ap¬ 
pearance of the sample of Barley accompanying 
Mr. B.’s note, we think it promises to prove a 
valuable acquisition, and worthy the attention 
of farmers. Every barley grower will certainly 
rejoice if a good beardless variety can be sub¬ 
stituted for those now produced. Air. Briggs’ 
proposition to send a head of the grain in its 
natural state, is very liberal, and affords the 
most scrupulous an opportunity to obtain a 
sample for examination. Air. B. writes us tha’ 
he is also testing t he Chinese Sugar Cane, and 
prepared to furnish applicants by mail with 
seed of this article, which, as we have before 
stated, promises to prove of great value : 
Barley Without Beards.'—It is even so. A variety of 
barley baa been discovered in the gulches of the Himalay¬ 
an Mountains, entirely free from those annoying and poi¬ 
sonous beards attached co all our common varieties. The 
undersigned obtained 7 grains of this new variety three 
years ago, and being much pleased with its general appear- 
anco and productiveness, has spared no pains to multiply 
this small quantity as fast as the Shanghais and other 
birds would allow. Its merits for grinding or malting have 
not been tested, and the quantity is now too small to 
squander in that way, when every tiller of the soil who 
sees it, is anxious to have a few grains, not doubting it will 
prove a valuable acquisition. I have sufficient, however, 
to furnish all persons interested who will be likely to see 
this notice, with one head each, containing 30 to 60 grains. 
Send me your address, on a stamped envelope and I will 
enclose a head, and send it back by return mail, with print¬ 
ed instructions for cultivating in a way to insure a large 
return from a small quantity of seed. Should this new 
variety be found to answer all the purposes of the com¬ 
mon barley, a few years will suffice to drive the “ Barley 
Beards” from the country. Should any person desire 
more than the one head, I will send a package of 700 to 
800 grains securely enveloped, by mail post paid for 25 cts. 
accompanied with a lew heads to prove the fact, of its be¬ 
ing beardless.—I. W. Briggs, West Macedon, Wayne Co., 
N. Y. ___ __ 
Importation of Valuable Stock. —The ship 
Antarctic arrived at New York on the 15th, 
with a valuable cargo of cattle, horses, sheep 
and pigs ; also a lot of rare birds. The cattle 
were for Mr. Samuel Thorne, of Dutchess Co., 
N. Y., and Air. R. A. Alexander, of Kentucky, 
both celebrated breeders of Short-horns. The 
most remarkable animal in the lot, however, 
is the celebra' ed race-horse “ Scithian,” one of 
the best stallions England ever produced, whose 
pedigree and performances are well known to 
the sporting world. He was winner of the fol¬ 
lowing prizes. — New Alarket stakes, £350; 
Dee Stakes, Chester, £750 ; Goodwood Stakes, 
£950; New Market Royal Stakes, £1,240; 
Chester Cup, £2,775; Stockton, £530; Good- 
wood, £539. This valuable horse was bought 
by Air. Alexander for 1,500 guineas, ($7,500 ) 
Prominent items in the cargo were several 
splendid South Down sheep,including a shear¬ 
ling ram, bought for 80 guineas—consigned to 
Mr. Alexander. The cargo also comprised 
some excellent pigs, three of which cost $375. 
The birds included gold and silver pheasants, 
remarkable for their beautiful plumage. Also, 
white and black swans, white peacocks, mag¬ 
pies, with various kinds of chickens of the most 
delicate, rare and valuable species. In all, this 
is supposed to be one of the most handsome and 
valuable importations of stock ever made from 
Europe to the United States. 
Utal ftotrs anb Jjtfms. 
The National Ag. Fair. —Last week we 
briefly stated that a friend had directed our at¬ 
tention to an article in the Germantown Tele¬ 
graph, which, as he affirtned, “ pitched into " 
the Rural New-Yorker and its editor for not 
sufficiently glorifying the recent Show of the 
U. S. Ag. Society,—and promised to occupy the 
first leisure in looking up the important docu¬ 
ment, and if necessary pay our respects to the 
venerable sub-officer and gladiator of the Soci¬ 
ety. Well, we have found and hastily read the 
portentous phillipic, and—breathe freer ; albeit 
our risibles have been somedeal affected at the 
extreme courtesy, and serio-comico congealed 
sangfroid, with which our cotemporary annihi¬ 
lates (in his own conceit.) the publicly-ex¬ 
pressed opinions, and criticises the supposed 
personal acts and responsibilities of another.— 
In truth, the whole charge of this redoubtable 
Bombastes Furioso is so absurdly ridiculous and 
unfounded, as to be more amusing than aggra¬ 
vating,—and had we not alluded to the matter 
before perusal, we should not occupy any space 
whatever with a subject so unworthy the notice 
and ammunition of any one having the self- 
respect which every journalist ought to possess. 
But, having hastily mentioned the matter, we 
will speedily dismiss it—for, in vulgar parlance, 
*• a short horse is soon curried,” and as the one 
who has so impotently attempted to kick us, is 
evidently spavined, ling-boned, blind and 
baulky—the worst specimen on the National 
course at Phila.—he really isn’t worth much 
training or timing. 
It seems that the Rural New-Yorker, the 
N. Y. Tribune, Scientific American, and sundry 
other journals which are,like unto those named, 
somewhat known and read of men and women 
in this goodly land, do not subscribe to the dog¬ 
ma that the U. S. Ag. Society is the Alpha and 
Omega of all progressive and beneficial insti¬ 
tutions ; moreover, they did not consider the 
recent Fair of said Society either the most 
magnificent or praiseworthy ever held in this 
“Universal Yankee Nation”—and, worse still, 
they had the astounding hardihood to publish 
just what they knew, or believed upon reliable au- 
thority, relative to the aforesaid exhibition. This 
may have been very wrong—but then, at least 
one of the parties (living way out here in the 
“Rural Districts”,) didn’t know or think of the 
SoLOMON-like censor of the press, who has since 
arisen, and, with the majesty of an autocrat, 
issued his bull of condemnation—this redoubt¬ 
able, gentlemanly, cool-blooded Alajor Freeze, 
of the Germantown Telegraph ! But we know 
him now, and beg to introduce the courteous, 
progressive and telegraphic journalist (who gets 
important news ahead of the magnetic wires.)- 
to the favorable consideration of our readers.— 
After taking the Scientific American to task for 
what it said, without leave, of the Fair, this 
modern Don Quixotte walks into our sanctum 
and opens the fire in this wise : 
“ The Rural New-Yorker says : 
“‘Judging from letters received, and reports in Eastern 
papers, we are inclined to the belief that the Show itself 
was far from realizing the expectations of the public, ex¬ 
cept in Hnrses.which department is universally pronounced 
the feature of the exhibition. Complaint is, however, 
made that horse jockeys were more honored than worthy 
cultivators and inventors, and that the grounds were ren¬ 
dered a National race course—that the display on the 
grouuds and at the banquet was mire noteworthy than 
the meritorious and useful features which should he pro¬ 
minent en such an occasion.’ 
“ Our remarks above would be a sufficient answer to this 
scurrillous attack, without an additional word. Still we 
do not feel at liberty to let it piss without stigmatising it 
as utterly false, and we believe the editor knew it to be so 
when he wrote it. The public expectation was fully real¬ 
ized. It was pronounced to he, by the most capable j udges, 
the most creditable agricultural display in its various de¬ 
partments, that ever took place in any part of the world. 
In cattle, sheep, swine and implements, i* far surpassed 
anything we have ever witnessed, and was incomparably 
superior to the great New-York State Fair at Albany in 
1852, (we think,) which is said to be the best fair the New- 
York Society has ever held. The horses were particularly 
numerous and choice ; but there were no jockeys partici¬ 
pating in the trials of speed.” 
That’s pretty plain Euglish, considering, —(no 
offence to our thousands of Pa. readers)—rather 
strong, but only think of the wicked provoca¬ 
tion ! True, such expletives as “ scurrilous 
attack,” “utterly false, ana we believe the edi¬ 
tor knew it to be so,” <fcc., sound a little harsh, 
and exhibit a somewhat active, excited and 
belligerent state of the Major’s mind — not so 
cool, col ected and dignified as his cognomen 
indicates ! As we could never get “ the hang” 
of such choice language, we cannot consistently 
reciprocate. And if he is the gentleman we 
have hitherto taken him to be, he would never 
use such Billingsgate to any one, verbally—aud 
is now ashamed of its utterance in print. But, 
be that as it may, we beg to assure him, and all 
others interested, that this deponent not only 
firmly believed the above extract “ when he 
wrote it,” but that we still believe our entire 
article was substantially correct —the unsustained 
assertions, and “lame and impotent conclu¬ 
sions" of the Telegraph to the contrary notwith¬ 
standing. And were we to publish the “ letters 
received, and reports in Eastern papers,” which 
were then and are now before us, even the bra¬ 
zen Major would blush at his, to say the least, 
ungentlemanly and unwarrantable condemna¬ 
tion of our belief. We had letters written from 
Phila. during and at the close of the Fair, by 
men of prominence, intelligence and sound 
judgment—who have attended the best and 
greatest Ag. Fairs in this and other countries, 
and therefore know whereof they speak—which 
fully sustain our assertion. The N. Y. Tribune 
and other prominent and reliable journals also 
sustain us in the belief expressed, as we could 
easily demonstrate were proof f what is now 
patent to community at all necessary. 
But the Telegraph affirms that “ in cattle, 
“sheep, swine and implements, it [ihe Fair] 
“far surpassed anything WE have ever witnessed, 
“and was incomparably superior to the great 
“ N. Y. State Fair at Albany in 1852, (we think,) 
“which is said to be the best fair the New York 
“ Society has ever held ” ! 11 There, kind read¬ 
ers,— you who attended the Phila. Show, and 
also the Fairs held of late years in New York, 
Ohio, Kentucky, etc.,— think of that assertion, 
and comparison ! In our humble belief it is far 
more frigid than anything to be found in Dr. 
Kane’s Arctic Explorations I Why, all the 
reliable accounts we have seen, concur in the 
opinion that the show of cattle — the first and 
most prominent item named in our quotation— 
was inferior, and especially in Short-horns, the 
most popular breed of improved animals in 
this country ! For evidence on this and other 
points, see the report of S. P. C. (one of the 
most intelligent and prominent breeders in this 
country,) in the Rural of Oct. 25, the special 
correspondence of the Tribune, and other jour¬ 
nals whose editors or reporters witnessed the 
exhibition. All sustain our assertion that the 
display of horses was “universally pronounced 
the feature of the exhibition ”—(even the Tele- 
grpah, poor authority we admit, concedes as 
much.) But enough on a point which none can 
truthfully gainsay. 
After speaking of the trotting, and suggesting 
“a proceeding which would be very popular, 
“ and attract as large a concourse as the horses,” 
our es-team-ed contemporary exhibits his re¬ 
gard for veracity, gentlemanly courtesy, and 
his wonderful knowledge of what never happened, 
in this, to us, amusing and refreshing style : 
“ Objection of this sort conies, however, with a bad 
grace fronj the editor of the Rural New-Yorker, who, we 
are informed, was so busily engaged, during the late session 
of the National Homological Society at Rochester, on the 
track of a neighboring fair ground, trying his own horse, 
as to be unable to give any of his time to that Society !— 
We hope we have been misinformed in this, but our au¬ 
thority can fcarcely be doubted.” 
Now, this calumnious and no doubt intended- 
to-be severe and personally injurious expression 
of belief (V) would be quite pointed, did it not 
entirely lack one important element— truth .— 
We are, however, under the “ painful necessity” 
of spoiling the pint of this altogether too fast 
assertion of our telegraphic assailant. The truth 
is he is too great a confidence man—for some¬ 
body “whose authority can scarcely be doubt¬ 
ed" (in the opinion of the confiding Major,) 
has either sold him outright, or purposely lead 
him on the wrong track. For it so happens that 
we have no fast horse, and that we had no horse 
at all on any fair ground at the time stated. It 
is furthermore true—as a good many thousand 
people will attest if necessary—that we pat¬ 
ronized “ a white horse of another color ” during 
the session of the Pomological Society ; that is 
to say, as Secretary, we were almost constantly 
engaged in the business office of the Alonroe 
County Ag. Society during the three days 
of its Fail - , which was held on the same days of 
the Pomological Meeting. We did not spend 
two hours out of the office, during the whole 
time of the Fair—nor did we go near the horse 
track, until it became our duty to appear there 
with the entry books of the Society. And we 
left as soon as possible—having business in the 
office—not, however, until we had the pleasure 
of introducing the venerable and esteemed 
President of the U. S. Ag. Society to the offi¬ 
cers and other gentlemen present, and whom 
we left on the judges’ stand I We have not 
yet taken any degrees in trials of speed, or 
“sports of the turf,” and beg to be counted out 
in any such transaction. 
As for our absence from the Pomological 
Meeting!, and from our own office when scores 
of gentlemen attending it called, we sincerely 
regretted the necessity—that duty called us 
elsewhere — and expressed this regret in an ar¬ 
ticle headed “ Not Ubiquitous" in the Rural of 
Oct. 4. However we had a competent reporter 
present, and have since given in the Rural the 
only complete report of the proceedings of the 
Pomological sessions yet pubPshed ! But what 
if the facts were otherwise ? Is not our ven¬ 
erable friend old enough to remember, and 
heed, the pertinent motto inscribed on one of the 
first copper coins issued in this country,— “Mind 
your own business /” So much for thus much. 
But the richest point made by the fossil of the 
Telegraph is in his conclusion, thus :—“ We very 
“ much fear personal envy is at the bottom of 
“ his opposition. At least it wears very much 
“that appearance.” Why, bless your fearful 
soul, Alajor, your fears are groundless—you are 
sold again—for we assure you that we neither 
envy you, nor the superior officers of the So¬ 
ciety. You can retain your places and reputa¬ 
tions, gentlemen all—we have no aspirations in 
that direction ! But we do assure you, and all 
others interested, that the Rural New-Yorker 
will in the future as it ever has in the past, call 
things by their right names—speak fearlessly, 
independently and truthfully — advocating the 
interests, and seeking to promote the welfare, 
of the real agriculturists of the country, without 
regard to personal consequences. 
The Chinese Rohan. — A correspondent of 
The Homestead, who has had some experience 
with the Chinese Yam, gives a' recipe for mak¬ 
ing this much-talked-of vegetable. It is plain 
ahd brief, in this wise : 
“ To make a Dioscorea Batatas. —Take a small 
Irish potato, wet and weedy; add to it one 
turnip, tolerably stringy, and not too rank ; 
splice them together lengthwise, with a morn¬ 
ing glory vine on top ; cultivate strenuously for 
two years, puffing it in agricultural papers; 
then dig up one root (large crops I) six inches 
long and three round (immense size ;) boil and 
eat—if you can.” 
Large Flock. —It is said that Mr. McConnell, 
of Sangamon Co., Ill., has 21,000 choice Meri¬ 
nos — the largest flock of sheep in the U. S. 
