MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
These remarks, Messrs. Editors, I felt CHARCOAL PIT BOTTOMS, 
called upon to make, well knowing that they „ ^ ^ ^ oms » asls afriend, 
will bo scouted at as the offspung of an lg- « rcma j n productive for an ago, never fail* 
norant brain, by somo chemical wiseacres, i ng t 0 give a heavy crop ?’ 
who fancy their own laboratory more con- The question is an important one in many 
vincing than the great laboratory of nature respects. It is ot the same nature with all 
. . , . , .... ,, , , » ,1 „ enquiries m Natural Science. Newton had 
which is so bountifully spread before the like it as he sat looking at the chan- 
farmer. A Practical Parmer. delier. There was a fact. Those vibrations 
Greece, N. Y., Sept., 1652. _ were in accordance with some fixed law of 
INTERCHANGE OF SEEDS. Nature which was ever constant, over true. 
PREMIUMS AWARDED 
At the N. Y» 8tnte Agricultural Society’s Fair, ny 
At Utica, September 9, 1852. B 
Shell work—1st. Miss Elizabeth Poyner, Alba- ! cannot be too highly commended, dip and Hovey’s 
f, $3; 2d. Mrs Leonard Cole Chittenango, 2; 3d. Fruits; H G Dickinson, Lyons, 1 doz Bartlett 
At Utica, September 9, 1852. B L Merritt, Monroe, 1. j pears, 2 
• Wax Flowers. — 1 st. Airs D S Heffron, Utica, $3; i Garden 
New vegetables .—Best new and valuable variety 2d. Miss C M Randall, do, 2. ^ | Four 
pears, and 6 varieties of pears, very fine, Fruit 
2d. Miss C M Randall, do, 2. ' Four varieties of pears .—Capt ¥m Mervine, 
Commended .—Miss Eliza Nickerson, N Y, re- Utica, Barry’s Fruit Garden. Very fine, entered 
galia, sra sil med; Mrs J Hackett, down victorine, after the awards were completed by the conunit- 
s sil med; Mrs Dr Vedder, Schenectady, worsted tee ; on examination, they recommended that a 
fire screen, s sil med; Master J Kincaid, (12 years volume of Hovey’s Colored Fruits be presented 
old) Swiss cottage, s sil med; Mrs Sarah A Alder- to the exhibitor, Lewis Eaton, Buffalo. 
delier. There was a fact. Those vibrations Sample potatoes .—J R Miller, Deerfield, trans. man, Canastota, $3. Twelve peaches. H G Dickinson, $3. 
were in accordance with somo fixed law of Sample onions, carrots and parsnips .—Not regu- Hearth rug .—Mrs H Steele, E Bloomfield, sm Six varieties peaches.—H G Dickinson, trans. 
Nature wasever wnstent over true larly entered for premiums; but they are very sil medal. Plums- Collection of plums.- 1st. C S Wilson, 
X T „ eovc 1 t htmeolf wlmf ja tbnt 1-iw - superior and entitle Clias A Mann, Utica, to $3- Needlework .—Miss E Lucas, Kirkland, sm sil Utica, $5; 2d. Win Tracy, 3; 3d. W C Johnson, L 
. ? c - ,. ,,, i , ' , p M Moore, Trenton Falls, very fine Chinese pump- med; Miss Louisa Post, Boon ville, s s med. Four varieties. —1st. Capt W Mervine, $3; 2d. 
kin or squash, trans. 
Yellow seed- corn, table potatoes arid seedling pota- ester, sm sil med. 
Iiux,^^ V* o£i£u/j 9 . Now, says ho to himself, what is that law ? superior ana entitle unas a maun utica, to 
- , ! J A1 Moore, Trenton Falls, very fine Chinese punip- 
Tiie present rates of postage-low com-, | and ho gave himself but little rest until he km m . ’ b> trans . 
I : t u f ormpr onos _p-ivo to the agri- ■ bac l'esolved the problem and made known Yellow seed- com, table potatoes and seedling pota- 
parod with formci ones give to the agn the Lawg of Gravit ation to the world.- ioc ,._- Jo hn Gilbert, Belleville, C W„ trans. 
cultunst an advantage winch he should not Newton did not make laws ; God made Large cucumbers. —Thrope, Smith, Hanchett <fc 
be negligent to use. In the free inter- them. Newton’s business was to study and Co., Syracuse, trans. 
change of seeds, no one may be the loser learn those laws, and make them known to Ohio pinkeye potatoes—J R Miller, trans. 
i -i * „n i • ,i,i„ Knnofitod Tf one his fellows, that the business of life might FLOUR. 
" 11 s 1 . 1 & . ' iff be regulated in accordance with them. Flour, Indian meal, dee. —1st, M B Oviatt, Roch- 
liasa variety of gram or some product of Nowhere is another fact. Whowillsolve ester $ 10 ; Two samples of superior flour one 
tho garden he may think superior, it ho ,, , . , , ., W1 . . manufactured by J Lancaster, ot Salma, and the 
the garden ne 3 > tho problem connected with it. What gives otber b c H Hopkins & Co., Utica; but as the 
send samples to Ins fi lends and otheis, and. the long continued fertility to tho pit bot- requirements of the Society were notstrictly com- 
these again to others yet m different locali- tom? Ono answer, and the one usually plied with, no premiums can be awarded, but this 
ties, its qualities and adaptedness to differ- considered satisfactory is, that there is coal notice is due to their flour. 
Wrought Suspenders .—Mrs W C Brown, Roch- J T Stevens, Utica, 2; 3d, Wm Tracy, trails, 
ter, sm sil med. Twelve Plums .—Henry Vail, $2. 
Embroidered Slippers .—Miss E Bullard, Down- 'Twelve Quinces. —1st. N & E S Hayward, $3; 
g’s Fruits. 2d. A D Graunis, 2. 
Lace and Gloves .—Mrs B R Y oorhecs, trans. Grapes —Collection of native grown in the open 
Bead Purse .—Mrs A Eggleston, Thomas Fruit. a ^ r —D an i e i Ayres, Amsterdam, $5; 2d. Capt 
Ottomans .—Mrs E Little, Canajohane, Barry s w Mervine, 3; 3d. C P Williams, 2. 
FLOUR. 
Flour, Indian meal, dec. —1st, M B Oviatt, Roch¬ 
ester, $10; Two samples of superior flour, one 
manufactured by J Lancaster, of Salina, and the 
toes .—John Gilbert, Belleville, C W. t trans- Embroidered Slippers .—Miss E Bullard, Down- 
Large cucumbers. —Thrope, Smith, Hanchett & ing’s Fruits. 
Lace aid Gloves .—Mrs B R Voorhees, trans. 
Fruit Garden. 
lady’s work case .—Airs M E Sweet, trans. 
Fancy chair work .—Mrs II B Whipple, Rome, j jj enry y a il, 2. 
Three varieties native or foreign under glass. —1st. 
H L Suydam, Geneva, $o; 2d. John Greig, 3; 3d. 
ent’so.Ts and climates may be soon tested j left™ ‘he ground In answer to this it is 
, said that coal contains but a single element 
and perchance a gie.it ex on o country j (carbon) for tho use of plants, and that it 
benefited. So it is with the dissemination ; yHolds up that with a great degree of reluc- 
of choice fruits. And it may prove perhaps j tance. This is true. Its power of absorb- 
Farina .—J Lancaster, sil med. 
Smut machine .—Pease ifc Robbins, Floyd, $10. 
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. 
Peeled silk .—Mrs H Coburn, Stockbridge, $5. 
sil medal. 
Shirts and collars .—AP West, Troy, dip. 
Shirts .—Girl in the employ of Mrs B R Voor¬ 
hees, sm sil med. 
Chair tidies .—Miss Elizabeth Lucas, s sil med; 
Mrs Chauncey Dygert N Y, s sil med. 
lamp mats and table covers .—Miss Sarah Ann 
Cole, Floyd, sm sil med. 
Specimens of American manufactucd linen 
Sewing silk .— 1 st, J F Gurley, Morrisviile, dip. j thread. — American Thread Co, Mechanicsvillc, 
id $5; 2d, Mrs H Coburn, 3. j Saratoga county, dip and sil med. 
ait _n - tv— ci n a t l 'P . 1 _ -r-v i •» 
Foreign Grapes .—Silas D Childs, Downing’s 
Fruits; W R Coppock, Barry’s Fruits. 
Sweet Water Grapes .—L Cozzens, Downing’s 
Fruits. 
Minerva Grapes .—N AES Hayward, trans. 
Water-melons — Specimens .— Wm Gray, Mar- 
cy, $3. 
Musk-melons — Specimens. —1st. L Cozzens, $3; 
2d. Wm Gray, 2; 3d. S D Childs, 1 . 
Collection. — 1 st. Wm Gray, $3; 2d. T P Hart, 
Mohawk, 2; 3d. H W Rockwell, Utica, Downing; 
Bead purse .—Miss Lydia W Bartlett, s sil med. ou> “ V ) i i ’ 
i J CntTinrine McKni^t. i 4th. J T Stevens, nutmeg variety, 1 homas. 
a vamaoie m anouiei. I prepared, becomes pure and sweet; but S v W’i 7 
Let farmers and friends of tho Agricultu- i charcoal by exposure, loses much of this Bullaixl, Kirkland, 4; 5th, Mrs H *ier, 1 ittstown, 
1 interest, therefore, as they would get and j power. How much would remain after an 1 Woolen cloth.— 1st, Mrs Z Clark, Skaneateles, 
Stocking yarn .-Mrs Catharine McKnight, sm ^ ^ Co[ledion j^.-Town of Kirk- 
81 Wolh yarn carded aid spun by hard .—Mrs H. land, Oneida county, $10. 
Colburn, Stockbridge, sm sil med. PROFESSIONAL LIST. 
Woolen yarn and stockings. — Miss Wealthy Arrx.ES —Twenty varieties. —1st. A Frost &■ Son 
arr, 72 years old, Vernon, s sil med. dip and $10 ; 2d. T C Maxwell <5: Co, Geneva, 7: 
Table covers and slippers .—Mrs Welcome Bab- 3d. John Moise, Cayuga Bridge, 5; 4tli. John J 
ek, Utica, Downing’s Fruits. Thomas, Macedon, trans. 
Embroidered Piano Cover .—Mrs John Disbrow, p cn varieties. —1st. John Morse, $ 8 ; 2d. Thorp, 
icliester, Downing’s Fruits. Smith, Hanchett <fc Co, 5; 3d. A Frost & Son, 3; 
Patchwork Quilt .—Clarence A Hurlburt, Utica, r jp Q Maxwell ifc Co, Downing, 
n invalid boy) sm sil med. Basket standard fruit .—John Morse, $ 6 . 
Bed Quilt — Miss Josephine Claik, Biookfield, Pears —Twelve variclie. —1st. Elhvanger ifc Bar- 
rrton’s Pnze Essay. ry, 8 ; 2d. John Morse, 6 ; 3d. A Frost ifc Son, 4; 
ral interest, therefore, as they would get and j power. How much would remain after an Woolen cloth. _1 
give, and help ono another and tho cause, j exposure of years wo know not. $io ; 2d, Mrs S V 
freely intechange their seeds &c., In tho j Others have ascribed tho continued fer- 0 Clark, Skaneatel 
_„ i . tho National tility to ashes. If coal is judiciously made Pittstown, 4. „ „ T „ „ , wvtXl ...„ - 
’ . . , j, thero will bo but very few ashes, Still wo Woolen blankets.—1st,, Mrs M L Hungerford, Embroidered Piano Cover .—M 
Capital, such an opinion as «hall cause oui su pose few pits are bl / rned without making Watertown $.0; 2d, MrsiJBNoyes .Vernon, 8 ; Rod,ester, Downing’s Fruits. 
law-makers to remove all postage, or, at S01 i n 1 0- Coul l d they pro duco the effect. ^ tl u-slnl^.^ B ' mCe ’ d °' 4l1 ’ M ' S A Ba ‘ Uard ’ Patchwork Quilt .—Clarence A 
least to reduce it to a mere nominal price Our enquirer suggests another solution. \v 0 olen carpet.—1st, Mrs C Clark, $12; 2d, Mrs Mis^J^se^hine C 
on packages of seeds, scions and cuttings of The burnt earth. It is very common in H Weir, 10; 3d, Mrs F Wilcox, Sherbune, 8; 4th, Norton’s Pi ize Essay. 
Trans. P Colburn, Stockbridge, sm sil med. 
Woolen cloth. 1st, Mrs Z Clark, Skaneateles, Woolen yarn and stockings. — Miss Wealthy 
$10; 2d, Mrs S W Abbott, Kirkland, 8 ; 3d, Mrs Starr> 72 years old, Vernon, s sil med. 
0 Clark, Skaneateles, G; 4th, Mis J 1 \ an Namec, Table covers and slippers .—Mrs Welcome Bab- 
reasonable weight, sent through the mail. | England to pare and burn the surface earth Mrs A D Mix, Camden 4 a quw or wream oj roses.—m u» iuu Ug , ^ Th() Smith Hanchett it Co, Barry. 
Such a course would help on the “Progress | of their fields. In this country, but few ex- ^,^^ 1 , ’ ^ El.mras s.i med. Nix varieties. — 1st. T C Maxwell it Co, $5; 2d 
T .„j penments of the kind have been tried. In ry sF ruit Garden. .. . Bed Quilts— Mrs Thos L Bogart Utica, Norton s T1 M, ir a P a- 3 d Thorn Smith Hanchett & Co 
and Improvement of Agriculture beyond , ^ CQal tho earth on which the pit , *WT‘ 1 ?Vv 8 ^ a an m v Prize ^ 2 4 ?hTl Thmuas iSas 
<*.alo.ulflt,ion. and be of vastly more benefit to Li.„„a 0 OQ Kir dam,$5; 2d, Mrs J 1 Van Namee, 4, 3d, Mrs E Bedcovers .—Mrs D N Bosworth, Norton’s ’ . . , 
Table covers and slippers .—Mrs Welcome Bab¬ 
cock, Utica, Downing’s Fruits. 
Embroidered Piano Cover .—Mrs John Disbrow, 
Bed Quilt—Miss Josephine Clark, Brookfield, 
Norton’s Piize Essay'. 
A quilt of wreath of roses .—Miss Delia Young, 
, _ „ . - i, . __. | penments of the kind have been tried. In 
and Improvement o ^ gncu ui ey t | burn ; ng coa | ear th on which the pit 
calculation, and be of vastly more benefit to j S (- an ds. as well as that by which it is covered, 
— — - ; - / .... , ! as rvenas uiiat uy wiiiuu it is euveieu, A R() " kwell Camden, 3; 4th, Mrs D W Fames, p.-^E^av 
the country, than all the tons of political becomes thoroughly heated, before the pro- T ^ 9 “ llze ,"® S5 ,;/ 
. . , ... . ! • • i i ° i .i • _ _ni*_ _ iuriu, _ _ Bed Omits 
Buncombe that flood the land. 
; cess is finished. In this case all lime stone Ak/y carpet .— 1 st, Mrs N Tanner, Willow vale, $ 8 ; 
j would be changed to lime; pieces of mi- 2d, Mi-s ll Wier, 6 ; 3d, Mrs L Shepard, 4; 4tli, 
I caceous and magnesian slates so cracked Mrs S Fuller, Westmoreland, sin s med. 
LEICESTERSHIRE SWINE. . caceous and magnesian slates so cracked 
and changed as to bo more easily decom- 
Messrs. Editors:— In your last Rural posed; all stone and particles of stone con- 
I saw an inquiry about hogs ; permit me to taining iron (and most all stones do con- 
__ . T v * tain it) will have that iron changed to a 
sav that for forty years past, 1 nave been J ... , , •?,. , 
b •> . „ , . , , state more readily acted upon. If a sul- 
in the habit of making more or less poik } p bure ^ Hg sulphur will bo consumed, and it 
and in that time have tried various breeds may become oxide—or in. somo conditions 
of hogs for tho purpose. For tho last seven oxygen may be taken and a readily soluble 
years I have raised only tho Leicestersbires, sulphate result. 
, . , T .r i • . x. ,11 nf i 10 - 0 There are but few stones even of several 
which I think superior to all others with undsweight which w iU hoar heating with- 
which I am acquainted, lheir bodies aie ou t some change tending to decomposition, 
long, broad, and deep, they arc of hardy Much more is this true in tho small grain 
constitution and easily kept and fattened; sized particles, which, although, perhaps, 
suffice it to say, with comfnon feeding, at j not half so large as pigeon shot are as use- 
urm, 2. Bed Quilts .—Mrs Freelove Wilcox, Prize Essay. 
Pag carpet. —1st, Mrs N Tanner, Willow vale, $ 8 ; chair Tidy .—Mrs L T Marshall, Downing’s 
1, Mrs ll Wier, 6 ; 3d, Mrs L Shepard, 4; 4th, p n iits. 
Lrs S Fuller, Westmoreland, sin s med. _ Worked Quilt —2200 letters .—Mrs W Osgood, 
Commended .— Horse blankets, Mrs A D Mix, Oswego Falls, sra sil med. 
ans; Horse blankets, Wm Granwood, Auburn, "white Quilt .—Mrs L O Webster, Utica, Barry’s 
T T , , ... • x- u , Mix varieties .— 1st. 1 U Maxwell & Lo, $0; I’d. 
sThos L Bogart Utica, Norton s John jy lorse> 3; 3d . Thorp, Smith, Hanchett & Co, 
Prize Essay. , „ . , 2; 4th. J J Thomas, Thomas. 
Bed Covers— Mrs D N Bosworth, Norton’s ’ 0 . ... . . T , .. . 
Peaches— Six varieties. —1st. Joku Morse, dip 
•s Freelove Wilcox, Prize Essay, and $5; 2 d. do, 3; 3d. do, 1. 
ills L T Marshall, Downing’s Three varieties. 1st. John Morse, $3; 2d. do, 
2; 3d. do, trans. 
-2200 Idlers .—Mrs W Osgood, Twelve peaches. 1st. John Moise, $3, 2d. N 
sil med. Culvei, 2. . 
lrs L O Webster, Utica, Barry’s Plums — Collection.—1st. C Reagles it Sons, 
Schenectady, $o; 2d. Elhvanger it Barry, 3; 3d, 
through T R S H Ainsworth, W Bloomfield, 1. 
•s Jas Ward Four varieties. —1st. Thorp, Smith, Hanchett 
it Co, $3; 2d. John Morse, 2; 3, Hemy Freeman, 
Covcrlds. —1st, Mrs S A Bunce, Vernon, $ 8 ; 
2d, Mrs L Newell, Skaneateles, 6 ; 3d, Mrs J W 
Lewis, Utica, 4; 4th, Mrs J Sweet, 3. 
Case stuffed birds .—C V Davis, Utica, Down¬ 
ing’s F'ruit; Jas Conlon, Utica, Downing’s F’ruits. 
FLOWERS—PROFESSIONAL LIST. 
Elhvanger it Barry, Rochester, greatest variety 
ro i There are but tew stones even or several j- \ [rs . H Wpir 9 ,i T T v . in ^nwangcr a carry, iwkuwwi, vau», 
ies are P 0Ullds weight which wiU boar heatin « with ' Namee ,'% 3d, Mrs Z Clark’ 4; 4th,' S W Abbott, and quantity ofJ 1 ®’ ^ j A 3 &on ’ d °’ 
ies aie t some change tending to decomposition. Kirkland 3. do, 5, 1 korp. Smith <t Co, Syracuse, d<, 3. 
hardv \f urtL B 5 . tJir rhn V AW-Elhvangei'it Bany, greatest variety, $o; 
tho age of twenty one months, they can be 
easily made to weigh 500 lbs. 
less for the food of plants as those of ten 
pound weight. If it bo true that so great 
and long continued fertility is mainly owing 
Woolen Fa« rfocW-lst, Mrs C McKnight A Frost & 2d do. 3: Thorp, Smith it’Co! 
yracuse, $3; 2d Mrs G Butler, Clinton, 2; 3d, 24 dissimllai . blooms 3; F Boyce, Utica, 2d 
lrs vv C Burntt, 1. i o 
nr..~P.v> _Mro n \f/.ITnin.L+ iCI (10,4. 
Let them run in a good clover pasture the burning of the earth, very important 
and the slops of tho house are sufficient to uses can readily be made of tho principle.— 
grow them to full sizo. They are good Pittsfield Cultunst. 
breeders. I have a sow that was ono year the hijngakiak snow WHEAT. 
old tho 1 st of April last,—on that day she _ 
had a fine litter of pigs, which will now, I This variety of wheat which appears to 
Woolen wove stockings .—Mrs C McKnight, $3. 
Commended .—Lot woolen hose and yarn, Mrs 
Norton, trails. 
LINEN. 
Linen 10 yards. —1st, Mrs J T Van Namee, 
$10; 2d, Mrs Z Clark, 8 ; 3d, Mrs S A Bunce, 6 ; 
4th, Mrs S Collins, Paris, 4. 
Diaper. —1st, Mrs J Bullard, $ 8 ; 2d, Mrs S W best collection, 5. 
Phloxes .—Elhvanger <fe Barry, best 10 varieties, 
$3. 
Verbenas .—Elhvanger cfc Barry, greatest vari¬ 
ety, $5; A Frost & Son, 2d do, 3; F Boyce, best 
12 varieties, 2; Thorp, Smith & Co, 2d do, 1. 
German Asters .—A Frost it Son, best seedling, 
$2; Thorp, Smith & Co, 2d do, 1; A Frost Co, 
think, average 160 lbs. oach. On tho 20th j be well suited to a northern climate is thus Dewey, Manchester, 3. 
Abbott, 6 ; 3d, Miss E J Clark, Pittstown, 4; 4th, 
Mrs H Weir, 2. 
Tow cloth— 1st, Mrs H Weir, $5; 2d, Mrs E B 
AMATEUR LIST. 
Mrs W Newcomb, Pittstown, greatest variety 
Richfield Springs, trans. 
Twelve plums .— John Morse, $2. 
Graphs — Collection, native open air .—S H 
Ainsworth, $5; do, commended for “golden Ckas- 
selas,” Barry. 
Watf.u-mui.ons — Specimen. —1st. C F Crostnan, 
$3; 2d. A Weaver, 2; 3d, John Morse, 1. 
Collection. —1st. C F Crosman, $3; 2d. N Cul¬ 
ver, 2 . 
Musk-melons — Specimens. —1st. J Hallock, $3; 
2d. A Frost it Son, 2; 3d. N Culver, 1. 
Collodion .—N Culver, $3; J B Kayo, Marcy, 
for two large rough skinned melons. Downing. 
FOREIGN FRUITS. 
Hovey it Co, Boston, Mass, 104 varieties of 
pears, small med and trans. 
PAINTINGS. 
Painting of farm yard, Abner Willis, N Y, dip. 
Daguerreotypes, DDT Davie, Utica, sil medal. 
Eleven frames of proof impressions of wood 
of Aug. she had another litter of ten pigs. 
I have tried crossing tho breed but find no 
described in a recent number of the Daily Cotton Knit Stockings. —1st, Miss L W Bartlett, 
Wisconsin, bv Mr. A. II. Platt, of Sheboy- $3; 2 d, Mrs Chester Clark, 2; 3d, Mrs II Weir, 1 . 
. /x y 7rr .’i fli. .7 •_ 1 AT_AT. *11~ 
and quantity of flowers, sil med; F Boyce, 2d j engravings, Wm H Green, Utica, dip. 
gan Falls, who has been among the first to 
advantage in it. I have a pair of full bloods, f ntroduC e it: 
five months old, weight, say 160 lbs. oach, ,pj 10 } icads aro long and large, many of 
that I would dispose of. (Price $1G per them reaching quite to six inches. The ad- 
pair. ) J. H. Parmely. vantages of this wheat over any known in 
pair.) J- H. Parmely. 
Munnsville, Madison Co., N. Y., Sept., 1852. 
WESTERN CORN IN MARKET. 
Some months since we called the atten¬ 
tion of our Western friends to tho fact, that 
a largo portion of the corn coming forward 
from that section was damaged, for want of 
Linen Knit Stockings. —1st, Mrs Marilla Benton, es t variety, $ 
$3; 2d, Mrs E B Dewey, 2; 3d, Mrs Freelove Wil- Van Alstyne, 
cox, Sherburne, 1. A Newcomb 
Linen Wove Stockings .—Mrs Catharine Knight, 6 varieties, 1. 
Syracuse, $2. Poses .—M 
Linen Thread.— 1st, Mrs Chester Clark, $2; 2d, variety, $o; i 
do, $3. Mono- 
Dahlias .—E M Van Alstyne, Greenbush, great- diploma, 
est variety, $5; Mrs W Newcomb, 2d do, 3; E iM 
Van Alstyne, best 12 dissimilar blooms, 3; Mrs g-j 
W Newcomb, 2d do, 2; Mrs W Newcomb, 2d. best 
Mono-chromatic paintings, (name not found,) 
STATE AGRICULTURAL ROOMS. 
this country, aro : 1st, the berry is very Mrs Catharine Knight, 1. 
large and plump, with a very thin, light Commended .—Damask table cloth and Kersey 
bran ; 2 d, the straw is short and stiff, so that toweling, Mrs Freelove Wilcox, trans and Barry’s 
Poses .—Mrs W H Grinnell, Aurora, greatest 
variety, $5; Mrs E B Morgan, Aurora, best 6 dis¬ 
similar blossoms, 3. 
Tiie following notice is from tho last pub¬ 
lication of tho State Ag. Society : 
The Society have spacious rooms in tho 
it stands up well; 3 d, it is a very early rmit garden; 
wheat, which prevents rust, &c., and 4 th, Darcellus, turns, 
it yields more Hour to the bushel than any Kew* York dip. 
I have ever known. I am not very familiar * ’ ■' 
with tho history of this wheat, but it is said 
Fruit Garden; Kersey bags, Mrs Luman Shepard, 
Marcellus, trans; Shirts and collars, J W Browne, 
Utica, dip; Linen horse dress, Wm H Cornell, 
Childs, best 6 varieties, 3. 
miums or on business connected with the 
. . • , r ..I * il . WILll LilV? IHOtUl > Gi liiiio uut n m owiu 
care in preparing it for mai 'et. As e , j iave been first sent to this country in a 
_ _ _.-v ^/•. r* nrhan o nnvu nrAn iQ ^ u 
mg year. Western mixed corn has been by a“gentleman in the north part of this dinfoma amfsil 
selling here tor tho las 4 ^ u .ittd — State, who grew tho seed which I sowed.— Globe mills, Uti 
sound paicels, and at 43@o4 lor c o , qq 10 geed which I procured of him and sow- Cottonades, si 
very little ot the latter bunging o\ ei .> . e(R and the cleansing it from foulness after twisted, New Y 
The average difference between heated and . fc developed itself, cost mo about $3 per small sil med. 
sound com taking tho extremes into account busllo] _ but j feel myS elf amply repaid by Cotton battin- 
is above five cents per bushel . the sup erior quality of tho wheat. I have Cassimeres, A 
Now lot it bo remembered that there is g rown i enoU g^for seed and a few bushels to NEEDLE, S 
no difference, in the corn when irst lai ves - g ^ w hi C h I am distributing pro bono Ornamental Is 
ed, and the importance ot t le subject \\i p intend to send a small quantity cott, Penn Yan, 
be manifest, lho corn when picked should ^ ^ F . for exhibition alld com- 3d. Mrs E W H« 
bo placed in cribs, raised a loot or more i:)ar jg 0n Ottoman Cove 
from tho ground, with a narrow base, swell- P ' __ $3; 2d. Mrs M 
in«- on each side toward the eaves, and roof- . Hopkins, 1. 
ed so as to be perfectly water tight. Much Great Poductiveness.— The Editor of Table Cover, 
MANUFACTURES. Pansies .-Mrs S 
Black broadcloth, Utica Steam Mills Company, variety, $3. 
dip) and trans. ptavipi? at ttst 
Cotton Shirting, unbleached, J A Sherman, GENERAL Lib 
Utica Cotton Mills, dip and trans. I 
Woolen Shawls, 1 st. Jas Roy <fc Co, West Troy, F Boyce, best col 
diploma and sil med; Woolen printed shawls, 2d. owned by one peri 
Globe mills, Utica, trans and s sil med. 2d do, 3. 
Cottonades, sheeting, linen fold, superfine and -A Frost & Son, l 
German Asters .—Mrs W Newcomb, best col- | Agricultural interests of the State or Coun- 
lection, $5; J T Van Namee, best G varieties, 3. ! try, will be furnished on application to the 
Pansies .—Mrs S D Childs, best and greatest Corresponding Secretary, either personally 
riety, $3. ! or by letter. Tho farmers aro desired to 
ENERAL LIST —OPEN TO ALL COM-I communicate freely with the Secretary, and 
PETITORS. I any aid he can render them in procuring 
myself amply repaid by Cotton batting Jos Palmer, N Y Mills, trails. 
.y 0 f Hie wheat. I have Cassimeres, Adolphus Morse, Eaton, trails, 
iced and a few bushels to NEEDLE, SHELL, AND WAX WORK, 
l distributing pro bono Ornamental Needlework,—hit. Miss Mary Wai¬ 
te send a small quantity cott, Penn Yan, $3; 2d. Mrs J Hackett, Utica, 2; 
for exhibition and com- 3d. Mrs E W Hopkins, 1. 
Ottoman Cover. —1st. Mrs W 0 Laird, Flovd, 
__ $3; 2d. Mrs M E Perry, Utica, 2; 3d. Mrs E W 
Hopkins, 1. 
_ . rn 1 . -iTi ,1!x P I . . _ • ^ 
ilf’dio and trans PETITORS. any aid he can render them in procuring 
Is, 1 st. Jas Roy & Co, West Trov, F Boyce, best collection of green house plants cb(d ® e S0C< * S ’ implements or stock, 
med; Woolen printed shawls, 2d. owned by one person, §>5; Thorp, Smith cfc Co, will bo most cheerfully performed, so lar as 
ca, trans and s sil med. 2d do, 3 . in his power. It is desired to open com- 
leeting, linen fold, superfine and -A Frost it Son, best florid design, $5; Thorp, munications with all our farmers, and to af- 
ork Mills, B S Walcott, agent, Smith <fc Co, 2d do, 3. ford them all the facilities practicable, to aid 
Mrs W Newcomb, best floral ornaments, $5; thorn in their pursuit. Large additions 
? J 08 Palmer, N 1 Mills, trans. Mrs Dungene, 2d do, 3. have been made during the past year, and 
dolphus Morse, Eaton, trans. Jas Vilson, Albany, best band boquet, flat, $ , the facilities for furnishing valuable seods, 
OTTT. inn WAY wnBV Mrs J C Hastings, 2d do, 2. __ 
e<f so as to bo perfectly water tight. Much Great Poductiveness. — Tho Editor of Table Cover.— 1 st. Miss Henrietta Otis, De | d Hed 
corn is damaged on tho cob by exposure to j tho Dansville Herald has seen a squash vine Ruyter, $3; 2 d. Miss Sarah R White, Canaan, 2; 
tho storms or the want of air when drying, j that has produced, this season./our hundred 3d. Mrs A Eggleston. Windsor 1 . 
The corn should not be shelled until it is to j squashes. He says tho stem of tho vine had Group Blowers - 1 st Missi R Denner Utica, $3; 
Jas Wilson, best hand boquet, round, $3; Mrs 
Wm Tracy, Utica, 2 do, 2. 
Mrs W Newcomb, best basket boquet, handle, 
$3. 
Mrs C E Goodrich, for the most beautifully ar¬ 
ranged basket of flowers, $3. 
Mrs Fahnestock, Syracuse, best exhibition of 
fruits, &c., aro very much increased. 
B. P. Johnson. Cor. Sec'y. 
Model Dairy House. —Mr. Titus Mark¬ 
ham, of Collinsville, N. Y., has just comple¬ 
ted a new dairy house for butter on a new 
be sent to market; it should then be thor¬ 
oughly fanned or cleaned from chaff, as the and measuring some six incites across— Sordid Work-l^t MrsE W Hopkins ^3' 2d n “T" W ° rK T*’ TCi-T 
presence of this substance is ono of the Along this stem squashes had grown out M ^Sf Kock/u^ Sifttn°Sd ^ 
principal causes of its heating in coming pretty pleniitully, and at various places the Roine) L Garden^^ vasls in bmnze and cast iron, from 
forward. Even when corn passes as strictly stem had turned a shoit corner, tormina- Fancy Chair Work. —1st. Miss Frances Sanger, Janes Beebe it Co N Y, sil med. 
merchantable on arrival, it will heat on a ting in a sort of head, where a collection of Utica, $3; 2d. Mrs A Glatt, Whitestown, 2; 3d. ‘ ’ ’ ’ T T c;t 
voyao-e to Europe, unless perfectly clean the squashes had gathered in a huge cluster. Miss S R Vines, Utica, 1. rRUil aaiailuk lAoi. 
wlipn*Ront aboard More than two-tliirds One of the clusters numbered ono hundred Worked Cushion and Back .—Mrs S Bailey, $3. Apples—Twenty Varieties.—1st IS it E S Hay- 
of tho Western corn which came forward and fifty. Tho squashes were the crook n } / or ^ d n Co !{ a u rg ^. -Brighton, $1°; 2d. Jas H Sherrill, N Hart- 
much the appearance of a cactus, being flat 2d. Miss H D Babcock, Marcy, 2; 3d. Morris gyQQn house plauts, Mrs M Moore, sm sil med. tho double wall, is to keep the room in warm 
and measuring some six inches across.— cla J> Utica, L Rustic work scats, picture frames, Ac, from the weather of a medium cool temperature, and 
-AMATEUR LIST. 
Apples—Twenty Varieties. —1st. N it E S Hay- 
rard, Brighton, $10; 2d. Jas H Sherrill, N Hart- 
Wo allude to the mixture which gives its osier used for baskets, and says ho makes a $3; 2d. Miss A Sanford, Utica, 2; 3d. Mrs J W Bow apples, Downing’s Fruits. 
name to most of the corn in market. Yel- profit of $150 per acre. As good can be Brown, do, i. 
low or white when sold separately, will av- be grown here as in France or Germany, Straw Bonnets. Mis ,-aniuel Fuller, Y\ estmore- 
erage, ono month with another,‘about 2 c where most of that we got is grown. Tho a 'V ’ J Carres— 1 st Mrs L M Babcock 2d 
per bushel each, more than mixed, which best for basket makers is tho Sahx Vimrn- j Sbe £f on> Richmond, 2; 3d, Mias EPexton, 
is but the same corn thrown together. The atis. It is asserted that it can be profitably Westmoreland. 1 . 
white is wanted for a different market, and produced in this country at $50 a ton. It Lamp Stand Mats. —1st. Miss Vashti Campbell, 
Straw Bounds .—Mrs Samuel Fuller, Westmore- of apples, in addition to the first premium, Down 
nd, $3. ing’s Fruits. 
8 ; 2d. P Britnall, Utica, 6 . 
Six varieties. —1st. W R Coppock, Buffalo, $5; 
tho yellow is much more attractive when is not confined to wet or marshy soils, but N e w Hartford, $3; 2d, Mias Margaret Wilson, Wm C Johnson, Utica, Thomas’ Fruits, 
placed by itself .—Journal of Commerce. can bo grown on clayey uplands. Oswego, 2; 3d. Mrs Daniel Eells, 1 . Colledion of pears .—Henry Vail, 70 
good yield.— Batavia Advocate, 
Mrs lahnestock, Syracuse, best exhibition of and j m p rovod model. It is constructed 
dned specimen of plants, sil med with double walls, leaving about 18 inches 
Miss Dering, Luca, a fine collection of dried . ’ , . 
o,i between the inner and outer with the win- 
marine plants, sm siimed. , , .i r „, ,. , o 
Ward’s case, filled with a superb collection of aows opposite each other. I ho object of 
uugmy iiwnitu ui nn n’nf G « Alomr this stum sauashes had grown out Worsted MKorAi-Lst Mrs L w Hopkins, $3; 2d. Oneida community, very faithfully and substan- at the same time avoid the dampness of an 
ilrinS clu ci 8 rftohStatT com “ pr”?v ptSy.ffi JSIC the ““ J , M *= «- Mre 8 *** constructed^ sil „,ed. ’ underground room. Tin, b»ildiV,g is placed 
Card Even when corn passes as strictly stem 'hid turned a •• short corner," tormina- Clair Work- 1 st. Miss France, Sanger, j^CbeTco nTS 0,1 »•>«<>» 18 '“*<». ,rom 
merchantable on arrival, it will heat on a ting in a sort of head, where a collection of Utica, *3; -2d. llrs A Glatt, Whitestown, 2; 3d. ^ , v 1 to, „ , tut ground and by a number of openmgs in the 
voyao-o to Europe, unless perfectly clean the squashes had gathered in a huge cluster. Miss S R Vines, Utica, 1. FRUIT—AMATELR LIST floor with gratings, a peifeet ventilation is 
when sent aboard More than two-thirds One of tho clusters numbered one hundred Worked Cushion and Back .—Mrs S Bailey, $3. Apples—Twenty Varieties. —1st. N & E S Hay- obtained and so regulated that the room 
of tho Western corn which came forward and fifty. Tho squashes were the crook Workcd Collars and Handkerchiefs-la. Mrs J ward Brighton, $ 10 ; 2d. Jas H Sherrill, N Hart- can at all soasons be kept of an even and at 
this season has nroved unsound simply for neck variety, and all sizes, from a pound in P Goodsell. Albany, $3; 2d. Mrs W O Laird, 2; ford,/ TT _ „ . W1 .. . any desired temperature. I he expense of 
tins so, , P ’ 1 y ■ L t nlrnnst down to nothing 3d. Mrs L W Bartlett, 1. Ten \ arid ies. —1st. II R Hart, YVlntestowu, Hiis building is not very much above an or- 
want ot precaution on the part ot tho ong- & Woolen Shawl.— 1st. Mrs J F Jones, Syracuse, $ 8 : 2d, J H Sherrill, 5. dinary one of tho same sizo, and we certain- 
mal owners. , » $3; 2d. Miss E Pexton, Westmoreland, (blind) 2. EG Studley, Claverack, Columbia, for a very , +b ; n i. b vprv dr*i»iiL>d jidTan- 
There is another point connected with About five millions of dollars worth of Worked Quilts .— 1st. Mrs L Converse, Ellis- choice apple, cultivated by him as a seedling, but ^ , .,.137 nthor «-<>■ nm nf . n „„; n t Pf i 
this subject, whore an amendment would the Basket Willow, aro annually imported, burgli, $3; 2d. Mrs C D Burlingame, N Haven, 2; on examination is believed to be same as Duchess ' ^ ‘ \‘ . 
mncmicrul vfiltin to tho nroduct; -nor- i at from 00 t.o $250 nor ton. Mr. Havnes. ,3d. Mrs S Srovil Westinorpland 1. of Oldenherg. Downinar’s Fruits. witn in tno coun y. iOc ies et Jlmencan. 
>w apples, Downing’s Fruits. ' Mr. J. Miner, of Bethany, has shown us 
NikES Hayward, for their superior collection the root of a single kernel of wheat, which 
apples, in addition to the first premium, Down- contained G3 heads which were harvested, 
g’s Fruits. containing 1524 kernels ! There were 18 
i oTV varicUcs. 1 st Henry vail, Iroj, beads which were destroyed. If the heads 
Connork. Buffalo. $5: destroyed contained as many kernels as 
Lamp Stand Mats.— 1st. Miss Vashti Campbell, 2d. Wm Tracy, Utica, 3; 3d. Henry Vail, 2; 4th. * hose saved it would make I&5G kernels 
bw Hartford. $3: 2d. Miss Margaret Wilson, Wm C Johnson, Utica, Thomas’Fmita. from one. We should call this a pretty 
