AUGUST 22 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
Rye, Flax, and Root Crops—U ave gone to the 
shades. We can’t raise roots when it rains all the 
time, as it did last spring. 
Fru>‘. —We thoughtthatthis year fruit would be 
abundant. The buds did not start too early, and 
blossoms were plentiful,—but the young fruit has 
fallen, nutil scarce any remains. We snail be short 
of a home supply. 
In conclusion I would say that, although many 
aod grievous complaints were heard on all sides 
of the backwardness of the season, we shall yet find 
that the productions of the earth this year will 
compare favorably with any other. We may have 
to relinquish a favorite crop, it is true, but, we have 
many others well adapted to our soil and climate 
whose culture is highly remunerative. We have 
been greatly blessed with health, and we hear 
much leBS complaint of the want of help than in 
former years. The introduction of the Mower and 
Reaper has greatly facilitated the gathering in of 
the crops, and it is truly wonderful how very gen¬ 
erally they are introduced among us. Tact and 
skill in the management of machinery, the appli¬ 
cation of animal power to profitable labor, and a 
knowledge of the best means of sustaining the 
fertility of the soil, sboald be the study of him 
who would do honor to the profession of a farmer 
Yours, &c., Myron Adams. 
East Bloomfield, N. Y., Aug. 10,1857. 
As tho time for holding tho Annuji! Exhibitions 0 f tho 
various Agricultural Associations ie rapidly approaching, 
we publish a revised table of National, State and Provincial 
Fairs, and as complete a list of County Shows in this and 
other States as we have been able to prepare from corres¬ 
pondence and exchanges, llegret that, we cannot give list 
of County Fairs in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Wisconsin and 
several other States wherein the KuraI. citeulates : 
STATE EXHIBITIONS, 
New York, at Buffalo,.Oct. 6, 7, 8, 0. 
Ohio, at Cincinnati,.Sept. 15, Hi, 17, 18. 
Michigan, at Detroit,... Sopt. 29, 80, Oct, 1, 2, 
Pennsylvania,.Sopt. 20, 30, Oct. 1. 2. 
Western I’enn., at Pittsburgh,-- .Sept. 22, 23, 24, 25. 
Alabama, at Montgomery, .Oct. 27, 28, 28, 30. 
Connecticut, at Bridgeport, .... ....Oct. 13, 14, 16, lti, 
CulllorDiit, at Stockton, ...Sept, 20, (Jet, 1, 2. 
East Tennessee, at Knoxville,.Oct. 20, 21, 22, 23. 
Ociugia, at Atlanta,.Oel. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. 
Illinois, at Peoria,.Sept. 21,22, 23, 24.,, 
Iowa, at Muscatine,.Oct. 0, 7, 8, 0. 
Indiana, at Indianapolis__Out, 6, 0, 7, 8, 9,10. 
Kentucky, at Henderson,.Oct. 12, 13, 14, 15, lfi. 
Maryland, at Baltimore,..Oct. 21. 22, 23, 24, 26. 
Mas.-acliusCUs, at Boston,..Oct. 21, 22, 23 24. 
South Carolina, at Columbia,.Nov. 10, 11,12, 13. 
Vermont, at Montpelier,. 
Virginia, . .Oct, 28, 20, 30, 31. 
West Teuneasee, at Jackson,.. Oct. 27, 28, 20, 30. 
Wisconsin, at Janesville,.Sept. 29, SO, Oct. 1, 2. 
New Jersey, at New Brunswick.... .Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1. 2. 
New Hampshire, at Concord,.Oct. 7, 8, 9. 
Wustern Virginia, at Wheuling 
island. .Sept. 16,17,18. 
Maine, at Bangor,.Sept. 29, 30, Oct, 1, 2, 
Tennessee, at Nashville,.Oct. 12, 13, 14, 16,16. 
North Carolina, ut Raleigh,..Oct. 20, 21, 22, 23. 
U. S. Ag. Soc’tv. at Louisville, Ky.,.Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 0. 
Young Mens' National Ag. and Jlecb. 
Society, at Elmira, ..Sept- 1, 2, 3, 4, 6. 
Cujnadft West, «l Brantford,.Sept, 20, 30, Oct. 1. 2. 
Canada East, at Montreal,.Sept. 16,17, 18. 
Amcricau Institute, at New York,. .Sept. 15 to Oct. 28. 
There doubtless was a time when faith in the 
harmlessness of doves, the innocence of lambs, 
and the simplicity of geese, was not without found¬ 
ation. Bot that was a long time ago, before farm¬ 
ing became the important business it now is. Ag¬ 
ricultural Science, among its variona uses, pos¬ 
sesses the wonderful power of bringing to light 
whatever evil inheres in the nature of bird or 
beast. By its aid, many animals which in the early 
ages of husbandry were supposed to be fit emblems 
of guilelessne33, are fonnd to owe their good char¬ 
acters to the absence of temptation, and are now 
recognized as monsters of fniquity. The depravi¬ 
ty of the goose has long since banished her from 
every respectable farm; and the lamb, whose feats 
of gamb(o)ling even rigid moralists delight to con¬ 
template, is found to need restraint. With the 
favorite compaaieon, “ innocent as a lamb ” often 
on his lips, the iftVmer, in effect, says to the sheep- 
ling—" Your Innocence will please remain within 
these four fences; for, harmless as you are here, 
yon only want opportunity to do a world of 
mischief.” 
And now the dove develops a wickedness of dis¬ 
position quite inconsistent with its long enjoyed 
reputation for inoffensiveness. The crime of which 
it is guilty is no other than that whioh makes 
crows and blackbirds the special aversion of far¬ 
mers in early summer; namely, pulling tip com ,— 
Its propensity to this knavish practice, though 
perhaps not unknown to others, was bnt lately dis¬ 
covered by the writer, who had all along taken the 
dove to be the standnrd of rectitude among birds, 
ano who therefore is, naturally, a good deal shock¬ 
ed by the exhibition, on its part, of such nefari¬ 
ous eondnet, Added to this signal violation of 
propriety, the culprit is strongly suspected of in¬ 
dulging an appetite for ripe strawberries; which, 
considering the scarcity of that fruit iu this sec¬ 
tion, is a iar more flagrant, ofl’ence than corn pall¬ 
ing, .Instice, however, compels me to say that 
within the last few days it has been thought quite 
probable that the disappearance of the strawber¬ 
ries might be due to the agency of certain robins 
which have been observed hovering about the 
vines rather more frequently and more affection¬ 
ately than strict politeness would allow. I am loth 
to cast suspicion on this last-named generally well- 
behaved bird, bnt circumstances are strongly 
against him. Is there a scarcity of worms this 
year that h« must peck at every Boston Pine that 
shows a little color in its cheeks? a. 
South Livonia, N. Y., 1857- 
I came over to Havana, to day, by the way of 
Rochester and Canandaigua. By so doing, I have 
been enabled to see and hear from most of the 
counties of Genesee, Monroe, Livingston, Ontario 
Yates, Schuyler and Seneca. While the weather 
for the last two weeks has been very fa vorable lor 
securing the crops, in the Western counties, it has 
been the reverse in the regions east of Seneca lake. 
The failure of the winter wheat, by reason of rust, 
and midge, has been neavly universal, probably 
more so than ever known before in the State,— 
Thousands of acres have been cut and saved 
merely as fodder, and other thousands will not 
return the seed and expense of harvesting. The 
spring wheat, of which there was an unusual 
breadth laid down this spring, looks well and 
promises a good yield; bnt even that may be 
blasted. 
Barley and oats are looking very well, and full 
average crops will be made. Corn looks well, but 
as a general thing is better west of the Genesee 
Valley than east. A late frost will enable the 
farmers to make about an average crop. Of grass 
there is no end, and from present appearances, 
haying will extend a long ways into September.— 
Barns are getting plethoric, and stacks are grow¬ 
ing np round barns, more than usual. Upon the 
whole the farmers might be worse off—P., Aug, 11- 
The Ukw York State Fair —at Buffalo, Oct 
6th to 9th—will afford onr readers in Western 
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Canada, an op¬ 
portunity of contributing to and witnessing a fine 
exhibition. The Journal of the 8t.ate Society says 
the Fair promises to be one of the best ever held. 
" The erections upon the Fair Grounds are pro¬ 
gressing— Mechanics' Hall, Manufacturers' Hall, 
Floral Hall, Dairy Hall, Machinery Hall, with Stalls 
for Cattle and Horses, aud Pens for Sheep and 
Swine, and arrangements for Poultry will be most 
extensive and convenient, and every department 
of industry of the Empire State will be represent¬ 
ed, in 9 manner we trust, creditable to the State 
and interesting and useful to those in attendance. 
The Address, by Hon. Edward Evkkett, will at¬ 
tract multitudes, who, after examining the exhibi¬ 
tions of the farmers and mechanics, will listen to 
the eloquent speaker, and carry with them to their 
homes, the remembrance of one of the most inter¬ 
esting Exhibitions ever attended. We are gratifi¬ 
ed in being able to assuie the public that every 
possible effort will be made by the citizens of Buf¬ 
falo to accommodate those who may be in attend¬ 
ance at the Fair—and the Falls of Niagara will 
not fail to be remembered as a delightful rcBort 
after the examinations of the day; where every 
comfort will be provided, and an early morning 
train will return the visitor to the Exhibition.” 
Ed& Rural:— Your invaluable paper makes its 
regular faithful trips to the "Lone Star State,” 
freighted with all that is calculated to furnish a 
rich repust to every one that has any appetite or 
relish for the healthful, substantial fare, as well as 
the choicest spices wh cli fill its columns, gathered 
by various hands from different climes. By it I 
see how and what different farmers, and stock and 
sheep raiserB, are doing in different parts o( tne 
world. One from Canada tells how he is getting 
along in his line and business: another from Ken¬ 
tucky, Maine or the glittering valleys of Califor¬ 
nia; and here is still another, a Son of the old 
Empire State, (Niagara Co.,) speaking from the 
plains of Texas. It sonnds a little egotistical to 
speak so much about the pronoun I, but seeing it's 
fashionable, T will follow the example of my "illus¬ 
trious predecessors.” 
I have been for several yearB past trying my 
hand at raising sheep, and the question is often 
propounded to me, "What do you do with your 
woo), way there in Texas, and is the rearing of 
sheep profitable there?” Relative to wool, I would 
simply say, that I formerly shipped mine to New 
York or BostoD, and it generally netted me only 
from 16 to 24 cents per pound. I was not satisfied 
with such returns, so I concluded to get It manu¬ 
factured; and for the last three years I have seDt 
it to the Woolen Factory at Lockport, Niagara Co., 
N. Y., where it has been manufactured, one-half 
for the other, aod my part re shipped. I have sold 
it liereat reasonable prices for this country—some¬ 
times to merchants low enough for them to make 
their profit on the same—and it has netted me 43 
cents per ponnd. I have been in the habit of send¬ 
ing it unwashed, but I find it washes oat about 
one-third of its weight at the factory, so I conclude 
there is no profit in paying freight on so much 
dirt, and shall probably wash before shearing here¬ 
after. I tie it up in separate fleeces with twine and 
bale it up at a cotton press, Barne as cotton. 
My flock generally clip about 4 lbs. per head, 
sometimes more. They were originally of the 
common breed; they are now mostly half-blood 
Merino. Let's see—4 times 43 cente=$l 72 pro¬ 
ceeds of wool per head, and the common unwash¬ 
ed wool at that Only half this profit, however, is 
mine. I have my flock let out, not being Bituated 
to bestow personal attention to it, (having been 
engaged in teaching.) I have been letting them 
oat to double the number of ewes in two years, 
and have half the wooL The original number of 
wethers are returned, and I have also half their , 
wool each year. I have been in the habitof letting 
them ont to different persons, believing tbatsmaller 
flocks do better in proportion than larger ones.— 
For instance, I let one man have 100 head of ewes 
and 60 wethers; at the expiration of two years, 
200 head are due me for the 100 ewes; also the 60 
wethers returned, or the number made good, 
making in all 250 head, and the other party has all 
there may be left and half the wool each year. The 
interested reader (if any) can make his own figares 
and see whether it is profitable to raise Bheep in 
Texas, 
Two yearB ago, being desirous of getting the 
wetherB out of my flock, I supplied a country town 
here with mutton. I gave $1 per head to have 
them slaughtered and taken to market, and they 
then netted me $4 10 per head for 176 head. " Oh 
yes,” some one will no doubt say, "that is the 
bright side of the question; how does the dark 
side read?” Yery well, the dark side reads thus: 
About five years ago I purchased 456 head of 
sheep, three-fourthseweB, (in the winter,) about 100 
miles distant; paid $2 60 per head; drove them 
home; they became diseaaed in the spring, and in 
less than eight montts I could not master 300 
head, lambs and all! 
"Well, I Bhould think that would make yon sick 
of sheep raising in Texas.” Oh no; it's along 
road that never turns. Experience teaches a dear 
Though we shall hardly find room in the Rural 
to give detailed statements relative to the Crops, 
&c. ; in Townships, we take pleasure in presentiug 
the subjoined model report from an intelligent and 
observing agriculturist as to the products of one 
of the best farming towns in Western New York, 
By obtaining similar reports from each town in 
their respective districts, and giving a summary 
of the same, our County Ag. Societies could fur¬ 
nish County Reports which would prove of great 
value and interest to the public—E d. 
CHOPS IN EAST BLOOMFIELD, 
As the public have manifested much interest in 
the Agricultural productions of the country, aud 
as it is very important for business men to know 
well our resources, I think farmers should report, 
for their own immediate neighborhood, of that 
which they know, and in which they are engaged. 
Could we get definite reports from every Town or 
County, we should then have some reliable basis 
upon which to form estimates, and we should not 
so often find the results at variance with accounts 
heralded throughout the land. I propose to give 
an account of the cropB in East Bloomfield. 
TL7i«jL—T his has always been considered our 
most important crop; but if the evils which have 
affected it this year are to continue, it will be so 
no longer. Owing to the ravages of the midge, 
farmers sowed less than usual last fall, and took 
uncommon pains to sow early, and to havethesoil 
in fine condition. The crop looked well daring 
the fall aud winter, but the spring (our good sugar 
season) was very severe upon it. Many fields hav¬ 
ing a northern and western exposure appeared en¬ 
tirely ruined. Fields protected by woods, or 
having a favorable location, stood well and looked 
promising in June, when the fly commenced its 
ravages. The midge were so numerous that many 
farmers considered the crop ruined, and yet so 
favorable was the weather that one-fonrth of a 
crop would have been realized bad not the rust 
struck it. The rnin Beemed complete. The beau 
tiful color of ripening wheat fields, once the glory 
of Western New York, is gone, and instead there¬ 
of a dar k, sombre hue presents itself, sickening to 
behold. Our fields resemble an old rusty straw 
stack, summered over in a lazy man's barn-yard. 
Farmers differ in their estimates; some think we 
shall not have sufficient for our own bread. At 
any rate no First Quality Extra Genesee Flour 
will be manufactured by onr millers this year. 
Spring HTieat— Is getting more and more Into 
repute. The varieties raised are Fife and Club.— 
The Italian is not popular. The uncommonly 
backward spring prevented early sowing, and, 
contrary to the experience of former years, late 
sowing is fall as good. The midge has not dam¬ 
aged it much, and rust will not injure it, except 
where rank and fallen. I believe it will be found 
a surer crop than winter wheat. 
Barley. —This is now onr most important crop. 
More is sown, and more money will be realized 
from the sale of it, than any other crop. There 
are some poor fields, Bown too early, and drowned 
out by the heavy rains. Late sown is fully eqnal 
to the early— clearly showing that nothing is 
gained by plowing and sowing before the land is 
dry and in good order. We never raised a better 
crop, and it ie mostly secured in fine order.— 
Oats— Are a fir6t rate crop. If our good weath¬ 
er continues until they are harvested and in the 
barn, we may pronounce them an uncommonly 
good crop. 
Com. —It is yet too early to decide as to corn. 
I venture to say there never was so much planted 
late, and it never had a more rapid growth. If the 
season continues as favorable as at present, and we 
are not visited by early frosts, we shall have a good 
crop. 
Grass —With us, as almost everywhere else, 1 b 
first rate. We have been favored with good 
weather, and hay has been Becured in fine order. 
Potatoes— Are now looking well, but we greatly 
fear we shall not escape the rot They have be¬ 
come one of onr most uncertain crops. The great 
advance in price and continued Eastern demand, 
will cause them to be extensively planted, notwith¬ 
standing the risk attending thorn. 
Buckwheat. —Cakes made of this article are now 
found once a day for a quarter of the year on al¬ 
most every table. The oonsnmptioD has inc reased 
fifty per cent in the last ten years. So recently 
bowd, not much can be said of it Much has been 
sown, and it looks very well indeed. 
Feas.—i This crop has decreased much since the 
fly has ravaged so extensively. But as they are 
not at all injured for fall and winter feeding, and 
seed can be procured from Canada, the crop iB 
worthy of the popularity it had thirty years ago. 
The fields that I have seen look very well. 
Beans. —We used to consider beans as a garden 
vegetable, not worthy of field culture. The price 
of them in market, and their reputation as a field 
crop, is exciting much attention. I have Been 
many acres planted, and they look very thrifty. 
NEW YORK COUNTY FAIRS. 
Allegany, Angelica, ..Oct. 1, 2. 
Albany, Albauy,.Sept. 15,16, 17. 
Coy lisa. Auburn,... .Sept. 23, 24, 25. 
Chautauqua, Fredonin,.'.. Sept. 30. 
Chenango,-, . ...Sept. 82 23, 24. 
Cortland, Homer,. .Sept. 16, 16,17. 
Delaware, Andes,. .Sept. 30, Oct, 1, 
Franklin, Malone,...Sept. 23, 24, 25. 
(ienenee, Hntavia,.Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 
JaMprSOO, WaO-rtown,.. . .Sept. 16, 17, 
Livingston, Geueseo,..... 24, 25, 
Mniuoe, Rochester.Sept. 21, 22, 23. 
Montgomery, Fonda,.Sept. 24,25. 
Oneida, Utica,.Sept. 29, 30, Oc 
Onondaga, Syracuse,.Sept. 9, 10, 11. 
Ontario, Canandaigua,. .Sept. 29, 30, Oc 
Orleans, Albion,...Oct, 1,2. 
Onwego, Mexico,.Sept. 16,17,18. 
Palmyra Union Ag., Palmyra, , . ..Oct. 14, 15, 16. 
Queens.....Sept. 24. 
Rensselaer,..Sept. 15,16,17. 
Saratoga, Mneluuiiceville, .Sepl. 16,16,17 
Schuyler, Watkins,.Oct. 1, 2. 
St. Lawrence, Canton, .Sept. 16, 17, 18, 
St. Lawrence International Agricul¬ 
tural and Mechanical Sodety, 
Ogdenslmrgh,....... .Sept. 0, 10, 11. 
Steuben, Rath,.Sept 30, Oct 1 
Wayne, Lyons.Sept. 16, 17, 18, 
Wostcbeater, Sing Sing, . .Sept 29, 30, Oc 
Yales, I’enn Yun, .Oct 8, k 
and Machinery, The Society's National Trial of 
Implements will he continued at Louisville. The 
awards of the jury, on the Mowers and Reapers, 
tried at Syracuse, N. Y., will be annonneed, and the 
machines tested will be on exhibition. Local 
committees of citizens of Louisville have been ap¬ 
pointed to act with the officers of the Society in 
perfecting arrangements, and Thirty Thousand 
Dollars have been guaranteed to meet expenses.— 
A magnificent Floral and Fruit Hall and a spacious 
Implement Hall have already been erected on the 
grounds. This valuable co-operation and material 
aid, coupled with the excellence of the selected 
location, and the large amount of premiums offered, 
induces the expectation, that the exhibition of 
1857 will be superior to any of its predecessors 
Favorable arrangements for the transportation of 
Stock, and other articles, will be made with the 
various railroads. The Premium List, with the. 
names of the Judges, and the Regulations of the 
Exhibition, will be famished on application to 
Col. L. A. Whitkly, Assistant Secretary, Louis¬ 
ville, Kentucky. 
BEES AND BUCKWHEAT, 
Do Bees gather Honey from Bnckwheat? I pat 
this question to you, fellow readers of the Rural, 
not so much from a desire of having it answered, 
as to set you thinking, aye, and acting too. Yon 
have doubtless observed that bees are very bnsy 
doing something with buckwheat while it is in 
bloom, and have supposed that this "something” 
was honey-gathering; and this inference has been 
drawn from the fact that during this time empty 
combs in the hive becomes rapidly filled with 
honey of a darkish color, possessing the flavor pe¬ 
culiar to buckwheat blossoms. This you have re¬ 
peatedly observed, and therefore It is no marvel 
that you should have come to regard the idea of 
buckwheat honey as an indisputable fact, to be 
taken for granted without further proof. Bnt in 
an article, first published in the Dollar tfevjspaper 
and since copied by a number of respectable peri¬ 
odicals, “J. H. Warner” affirms that, from the 
result of repeated trials, he has come to the con¬ 
clusion that bees make no honey from buckwheat .— 
His test seems to have been made with care and 
precision. His modus operandt was as follows:— 
Let the hive or hives upon which the experiment 
is to be made, be accurately weighed jufct before 
and immediately after “buckwheat time,” and the 
difference in weight (if any) carefully noted. The 
results of bis experiments for a number of con¬ 
secutive seasons upon different hives were uni¬ 
formly the same. 
Now, what I desire is that some of the readers 
of the Rural wiLl join with me in making a tho 
rough and satisfactory trial of this question, and 
report the result, whether pro or con, through its 
pages. It can be but little trouble and may result 
in much good. 
I am firmly of the opinion that if farmers and 
others were more ready and prompt to report the 
result of experiments and observations on all prac¬ 
tical questions, our general knowledge would be 
much less limited than it now is. 
Birdcall, N. Y., 1857. J. T. Brownell. 
COUNTY FAIRS IN OHIO. 
FoyoUc. IViixtiiiipton. 
Hamilton. Carthage,. 
Warren, J*>11 anon. 
Qaatiga, (Free.) Claridon,... 
Richland, Mnnatleld,_.... 
Trumbull, Warren,. 
Dorke, Greenville. 
Columbiana, New Lisbon,.. 
Stark, OhuV'-a, ............. 
Clinton, \V llmtngton. 
Pottage, Ravenna,. 
Lake, Polnesvtlte,. 
Cuyahoga, Clu' eland,. 
Morgan, ConwRlsviUe. 
Mmrenn. lointon, . 
I'rwbln, Union,.. 
Olermout. Olive Uraucli. 
A-lnina, V.'.-O Union,. 
Medina. Medina. 
Brown, Georgetown. 
Logan, Uetlefontaine. . 
Pickaway, Olreleville. 
M urkinginn, Zanesville, .. 
Aehtubtiln, Jefferson,.. 
iielmout, St UlitinmUo,_ 
Tn(.earnwiu. Canal Dover,.. 
Union Mary*vllie.. 
l’ulimm, Kalidn,.. 
Morrow, Mr. Gilead,.. 
Wayne, Wooster,.. 
Wyandot, Upper Sandusky, 
Ottawa. Fort Clinton. . 
Williams Bryan. 
Wood, Bowline Green. 
Hetirr, NtipoleOp. 
Harrison, i‘ndir,... 
Delaware, Delaware,.. 
Uutlor. LlnmllUjn. 
Washington, Marietta,. 
Hons, CUillirothe. 
Clnrk, Springfield,. 
Seneeu, Ti!Un,. 
Summit, Akron,.. 
Iiorttin. Kiyrin, . 
Geauga, Burton. 
Licking, Newark. 
Guoniney, Cambridge. 
Jntlerxon, Steubenville. 
Fuirfleld, Lancaster,. 
Sept 2-, 29, 30. 
Sent 23. 21, 25. 
Hepl-23, 21, 25. 
Sept 2-1, 21, 30, 
Sept 28, 21, 30. 
Sopt 2‘. 30, Oct 1. 
.Sept. 29, 39| Oct. 1. 
Sept 28, *». 
. Kept SO. Oct 1, 2. 
Sept 20, SO, Oct L 2- 
Sept, 23, SO, Oct. I, 2 
.Sopt. Su. Oct. 1. 
.Sept. 2.1. 30, Oct 1. 
. Sept 23- 30, Oct 1,2 
l, Oct 1, 2, 3. 
.Sopt 80, Oft. 1, 2. 
.Sept 30, Oct 1. 
.Sept 30, Oct. 1. 2. 
.Sept 30, Oct 1, 2 
.Oct. 1. 2. 
Oct 1,2 
.Oct 1, 2 3. 
Oct 1,2,3. 
.Oct. 1,2,3. 
.Oct 8.7, a 
Oct. 6, 7, 8. 
.Oct 7. a 
.Oct 7, 8. 
.Oct 6. 7,8, 9. 
.Oct 7.8, 9. 
.Oct. 7, 8, 9. 
.Oct. 7, 8. 9. 
.Oct 7,8, 9. 
.Oct 7. a 9. 
.Oct 7, 8. 9 
.Oct 7. R, 9 
.Oct. 6, 7, 8., 
.Oct 1. 2 3. 
.Oct. 7, & 
.Oct. 8, 9. 
.Oct 14. 15, 16. 
.Oct 15, 16, 17 
Buffalo paper says that, “ from the most reliable 
information which can be procured from persons 
who have traveled through the wool-growing dis¬ 
tricts of Ohio, the dealers are satisfied that the 
aggregate clip of this year will exceed that of ’50 
by three millions of pounds. A large part if not 
all of the wool has now passed from the farmer to 
the merchant, and a considerable portion into the 
hands of the buyers for the New York market, and 
eastern m ana factories. The prices paid for a 
great portion of the woo! crop range from forty to 
fifty cents, and in Borne of the best districts 65 and 
CO cents have been paid. Besides the increase in 
the number of fleeces, the shearing occurred a 
inont4 later this year that last, and the incre tse ol 
the growth of wool daring this time affords an in- 
crease of eight per cent to the ordinary clip.” 
Norm ah J. Colman, Esq., of the Valley Farmer, 
St, Louis, called upon us a few days since. Mr. C. 
is a New-Yorker by birch, and was on his return 
from a visit to his former home—Otsego county. 
Beside being a very agreeable gentlemun, ho is an 
enterprising progressionist, and, through his able 
and well-conducted journal, is accomplishing much 
iu behalf of Rural Improvement throughout the 
South-West 
MICHIGAN COUNTY FAIRS. 
Oct. 7.8. 
Oct- IX, 14. 
Sept 23, 21, 25 
Oct. 7. 8, 9. 
Oct, 7. 8- 
.Sept, 10. 
Oct 9, 10,11. 
Oct. 7, 8, 9. 
Oct 7. 8. 9. 
.Sept. 22, 23, 21 
Genesee, Flint... 
HilUiUile, Jonaaville, ........ 
Ionia, Ljroux, . 
Jackson, .lacksnu.. 
la'nmvce, Ailrnln. 
Northern Lenawee, Tecumscli, 
Livingston. Howell,. 
Macomb, Romeo,. 
Oakland, Pontiac,. 
Ottawa, Kaatir.anville,. 
Shluwniiseo, Comma,. 
Washtenaw, Ann Arbor,. 
Raton, Charlotte. 
Clinton,..... 
We were pleased to learn that the 
Fanner is being well supported, as it merits, and 
take this occasion to commend it to our readers 
in the South-West and elsewhere. H. P. Byram, 
Esq., of Louisville, Ky.—a pleasant friend and good 
writer—is associated with Mr. C. in its manage¬ 
ment It is published monthly at $i a year. Suc¬ 
cess to the Valley Farmer and its worthy con¬ 
ductors. 
MASS. COUNTY FAIRS. 
Haim,table, Barnstable... 
RriHt.il, Fall River,. 
Rcrk-lilre, PitUlield... 
H>ws, Newbury port,.. 
Franklin, Greenfield,.... 
Ilouxaionle, Great Harrington,. 
IJamp. Flank, and llani., Northampton, 
Hampshire, Amln-rsl,. 
Hampden. Springfield,. .. 
Hamden Bait, Palmer Depot.. 
Middlesex, Concord, .-. 
Middlesex North, 1-owcll. ... 
Mlddl.'i.-X South, Framingham,.. 
Nantucket, Nantucket,. 
Norfolk, tvdhum,. 
Plymouth, R.idguwater, 
Worcester, Worcester. 
WmeorUT Went, Harm,. 
WplCefUer North, Fitchburg. 
Worcester, South, Sturbridge,. 
Ens. Rural: —Having noticed in the columns of 
your valuable journal, a diversity of opinion 
umong practical farmers as to the t-fleets of buck¬ 
wheat upon succeeding crops, I propose to give 
the result of my experience. 
In the summer of 1856 I planted a piece of corn 
on what we VermonterB call "intervale”—being a 
rather cold, yet rich alluvial soil Most of the 
piece was sward land—the balance was cropped 
with buckwheat the year previous, and also re¬ 
ceived a good dressing of manure. Before plant- 
which It is specially applied:—“Do not go on di¬ 
viding np or nsing up your capital by cropping 
without manure. Make it a cardinal principle of 
action, never to be swerved from, that you will not 
in any instance, in relation to any field, or crop, or 
rotation, plant or sow without a supply of manure 
—sufficient at least to preserve the existing fertil¬ 
ity of the Boil. So will yon take the first great 
step, as far as it depends upon you, toward the re¬ 
demption of Connecticut hnBbandry.” 
ILLINOIS COUNTY FAIRS. 
Font, 10 
ft.pt. 21, 2V 
Sept- 30, Oct L 2. 
Oct 1.2,3. 
.Oct 10,16, 17.18. 
.Sept- 8, 9, 16, 11- 
.Oct. 13, H, 15 
.Oct 11.1A „ 
.Kept. 22, 23, 21 
.Oct 6. 
.Sept 17,18. 
.Oct 1,2. 
ft.pt 2J,30,Oct-1,5 
Kept. L 2. 
.Oct. 7, 8, 9. 
Fulton, Vermont.. 
Union, Jonesboro. 
Kune, Geneva,. 
Whltoiddo. Morrison,.. 
Sangamon. Sprinelicld, 
Morgan, Jacksonville, 
Winnebago, Rockford, 
Pike, PilOtlleld,- 
Carroll, Ml Carroll, . 
Champaign, Urbnua,. 
Tatewoll, Tiamont, .. 
Kdgar, Paris, . 
Chxk, Virginia, . 
Kendall, Bristol,. 
Bureau, Princeton, .. 
Stovensonson,- 
over 20 loads ol stable manure io mo acre—auu 
now for the results. That on the sod ground, was 
good com, yielding about one hundred bushels ol 
ears to the acre, while that part from which the 
bnckwheat was harvested the year previous would 
not yield over one-third as much, although in every 
other respect it was equally as good land and in a 
richer state of cultivation. 
I have also had like results from sowing oats 
after buckwheat on clay loam. Hence the lesson 
which I have received from that best of all teach¬ 
ers, experience, is this, that it iB not well to have 
buckwheat precede summer crops, which require 
a great amount of sustenance from the soil in a 
short time; and with me it Bhall henceforth be a 
rule never to defile my corn land with bnckwheat. 
Nor is it necessary to do this, for in my opinion 
the true way is to select the poorest piece of land 
(i. a,, if it is passably good,) on the farm, and de¬ 
vote it exclusively to this crop, and by the use of 
plaster and plowing In the green vegetation which 
will grow before the 15th of June (the time for 
The Fbnn. Farm Journal 1ms been discontinu¬ 
ed for want of support. It was a valuable paper, 
and ought to have been sustained, bnt, after six- 
years struggling, bus been compelled to surrender. 
We believe the only agricultural journal now is¬ 
sued lu the Keystone State, Is a new one, publishe d 
in the German language, at Allentown. 
IOWA COUNTY FAIRS 
Luo, West Point,. 
Mahaska, Oskuloosa, .... 
JetlmbOii, I’ulrlield,.- 
Muima\ Albia,. 
Henry. Mt Pleasant,. 
Van Huron, Keosnuqna,.. 
Linn, Marian,. 
Wapellot Ottawa. 
Scott* ..*. 
TJayton, (Tlayton Centro- 
MautKon, W inter Sett,— 
MurciaII, Lafayette*. 
The First Annual Exhibition of tho “ Young 
Men’s National Agricultural and Mechanics’ Soci¬ 
ety,” commences at Elmira, on Monday, Aug. 31, 
and continues through the week. The program¬ 
me, premiums, &c., were fully advertised in the 
Rural of July 18th. 
KENTUCKY FAIRS 
1 larrienn, Cvnttiiana,.. 
Merle. Ia-xmgton. 
Kkiiuitiky Central, Danville,. 
Hullrlioii, Pnrin,..... 
t’HIDlibel!, Alexandria,... 
Muaou »V Bracken, tlennnntowu,.... 
Logan, Russellville,.. 
A queen bee will lay two hundred eggs daily for 
fifty or sixty dayB, and the eggs are hatched in three 
days. A single queen bee has been stated to pro¬ 
duce one hundred thousand bees in a season. 
Tur Sknkoa Co. Horse Fair is to be held at 
Waterloo, on the 25th, 26th and 27th of August, as 
advertised in the Rural of the 8th inst 
plowing,) the soil will retain its fertility for ft long 
number of years and probably constantly improve. 
Castleton, Vt., Aug., 1857, Edward H. Denison. 
