other breeds, were well represented. The Mus¬ 
covy ducks were almost as large as an ordinary 
goose. Guinea and Pea Fowls were also there, 
and the beautiful little Pigeons—forming one of 
the most interesting features of the exhibition. 
HORSES OF MORGAN' OR BLACK HAWK BREED. 
Stallions—I years and upward, JD Ferguson,.$20 and Dip 
2 . DC Muiroe. 15 
3. Amos Cloyes. Paris..vouatt 
DRAFT HORSES. 
Stallions—4 years and upward, Robert Skinner. Lee. 
$20 and Dip. 
2 0 Fleming. Morris.... . 15 
Matched Tenms—1 Dodge, Stevenson A Co., Auburn... 15 
2 D M Osborne A: Co , Auburn,... 10 
OTHER HORSES. 
Stallions—S years, W S Parker New Hope, Cayuga 
Co.,...315 and Dip. 
2. .las Bond. Scr.br.... 10 
3. Geo Widrig, Set I ha, Oswego Co..Dadd 
Mares—3 >•«r-, G G Roberts. New Hartford... $15and Die. 
2. Porter E Buell. Sr ttsyflle.. 10 
Stallions—2 years, K P Smith. Rutland. Jefferson Co... 15 
Of Alderneys the show was in no way remark¬ 
able either in numbers or quality. 
sheep. 
We have heard much of the prevalence of the 
<■ sheep fever,” and had expected a large show, 
but in this we were disappointed. All the vari¬ 
ous Merino breeds were this year included in one 
class, and some of the breeders of Spanish sheep 
complained that it was not fair to make them 
compete with the Silesian, which is a larger breed 
of sheep. Be this as it may, the Spanish sheep 
were but meagerly represented. Of Silesians, 
Mr. W. Chamberlain,of Red Hook, N. Y., showed 
42 head, and carried off nearly all the prizes. 
We have so frequently alluded to these sheep 
that it is unnecessary to say more than that they 
fully maintain the high character so generally 
accorded to them. We noticed one pen of Span¬ 
ish Merino ewes shown by Chester Baker of 
Lafayette, Onondaga Co.,N. Y., which were very 
handsome. 
Of Grade Merinos there was a good display, 
principally from the flock ol Mr. Chamberlain. 
They were from the ordinary Merino sheep Of 
the country crossed with a .rilesian buck, and 
certainly possessed many excellent qualities. 
Of South-Down sheep the show was not large, 
but there were some excellent specimens exhib¬ 
ited by Jacob Lorillard, of Fordham, and E. 
Cornell of Ithaca. 
The Shropshire-Down ram exhibited by Mr. 
Lorillard was a remarkably fine sheep, and we 
regret that Mr. L. was not a larger exhibitor. 
Oi Cotswolds and Leioesters there were some 
noble looking specimens. We class them to¬ 
gether because we cannot but believe that the 
modern Leicesters owe much of their great size 
J trod need her into a colony of common bees, hav- 
j ing previously removed the queen. This season 
has been one of the poorest on record lor bees m 
i this region; it has been so dry that the white 
f clover has hardly showed Itself in my neighbor¬ 
hood. My common bees have scarcely done 
anything at all; not one has filled the store- 
combs; and none filled any of the boxes for spare 
honey, (hough a few did commence doing a little, 
but had to give it up. But my Italian bees have 
done something. They have filled the ten frames 
of the LaXostroth Movable Comb Hive, 
scarcely reserving space for any new brood; 
frame after Irarne filled solid and sealed from top 
to bottom, with the exception in some of the cen¬ 
tral ones of places for brood twice the size of nty 
hand. They have ascended into the receptacles 
for spare honey above and filled one and sealed 
it, and have nearly filled two or three more. I 
feel entirely safe in saying they have laid up 
twice the quautity of any stand I have of over 
twenty of the common kind of bees. I have one 
Italian queen of a darker color which has done 
as well, so far as 1 can see, as the more highly 
colored one. I consider the Italian bee as far 
sunerior to the common black bee I wish to 
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Treatment of Wounds on Horses. 
A correspondent of the Am. Stock Journal 
recommends the following remedy for the heal¬ 
ing of wounds upon horses:—"Saltpetre should 
be dissolved in warm water in such proportions 
as to be moderately strong to the taste, and blue 
stone added, until the solution is slightly tinged. 
This, and nothing else, is to be used as a wash 
two or three times a day. It purifies the wound, 
destroys proud flesh, produces granulations im¬ 
mediately. and heals the wounds in a surprisingly 
short time. I have had horses badly kicked and 
otherwise hurt, in mid-winter, and mid-summer; 
their cure was equally rapid, and afterward no 
scar was visible. The wound requires no cover¬ 
ing-flies will not approach it, and dressing it 
with a small;mop of rugs, tied to a stick, is very 
little trouble. Wounds do not require to be 
sewed up under this treatment, at least I never 
saw any advantage from it, ns Ihe stitches uni¬ 
formly have torn out’' 
Harvesting Corn. 
As the saving of the crop of corn depends 
a great deal on the manner it is harvested, it is 
important that the farmer should see that it is 
well secured against the wind and rain while 
standing in the stook. The following is my 
method: Cut six rows of com in each row of 
stooks, commence by cutting up the two middle 
rows, uutil you have a large armful, which set up 
between the two rows cut; tie Ihe tops with a 
stalk, and set it down as you would a sheaf in 
setting up a Bhock of wheat Tins is the center 
of Lbo stook, and is not to be tied around a bill. 
Now cut up the other four rows, and as far 
ahead of the stook as is necessary to make a good 
size stook, taking care to set the stalks up 
eraight. and to keep the stook’ round. When 
sufficiently large, tie snugly around the top, (not 
too near,) with a good band of rye or flax straw, 
and you have a stook that will stand the wind, 
dry out well, and when pulled down to husk, 
will leave no stalks standing, as is the case w hen 
set up around a hill, or four hills, as some recom¬ 
mend.— E. S. Bartlett, in Country Gentlemen. 
o L.0U1S I'JtviH, .u 
Muffs— 1 year, W R Pies®, New Hartford. . 
2. W TI Pierce, New Hartford. 
M ATCHXP nofi- sa, HIXTKEN HANDS AND OVER. 
) Charles II Doolittle, Utica,. 
2. S D Childs,TTtica,— .. 
nii»cn*tiODHry—Sti*wnrt tVh mujslcy, AlbioD,... 
H G F.iPtroan, Poughkeepsie....... 
14 to Iti Hjui'Im— 1 .la* Ladd. Frankfort... 
2 George Benedict. Vernon,... 
TRAINED SADDLE HORSES. 
1 William H Wood, KlUsburgb,. 
2. W Armstrong Watertown. 
CELLING." AND MARES. 
Geldings—Stewart & Kingsley. Albion,. 
2. George .1 Wheeler, Rome, . 
Mares—1- George Hamrnil, Home,. 
2 li Nellis, Rome,... 
Geldings—S vears. Wui N Tanner. Holism. 1 atent. 
2 Wm Hamilton & O , Westmoreland,. 
Mare-S year*—2 A E Belling*. Watoni in............. 
Single Trotting Home. Mare or Gelhng-1. LR Proc¬ 
tor, Haitwlck,.....- 
2 S D Walbridge,..,..- 
PREMIUM TO ROTS FOR TRAINING COLTS. 
John n Weaver, Deerfield. 
JACKS AND MULES. 
Moles—D .1 Millard. Clayville,. 
Colt—A L Reed, Westmoreland. 
CLASS m-SHEEP. 
Fat — Lone-wooled, 2 years and upward, Amos I 
Wood, wbooville,... ..- - • - - - •• - - - -. 
Middle-woolod, 2 years and upwards, tuhu Grinin,... 
Dr. Randall’s Works on Sheep Husbandry.— Out 
correspondent, B. J,, of Flint, Mich , who writes us to 
know if Randall’s ‘‘Practical Shepherd” is the same 
work as Randall’s "Fine-Wool Husbandry,” or Ran¬ 
dall's "Sheep Husbandry,” is informed that, it is not. 
Randall's “Sheep Husbandry” was published fifteen 
years since under the title of "Sheep Husbandry in the 
South.” The "Fine-Wool Husbandry" U a published 
Reporr on the subject by the same gentleman, read before 
the New York State Agricultural Society at its Winter 
Meeting in 1S61-2 and comprising 112 pages as published 
in the Society's Transactions for 1861, though lately 
issued in a volume of 18i> pages. “The Practical Shep¬ 
herd,” now about to be published, comprises 456 large 
duodecimo pages, and is a vastly fuller and more complete 
w ork on Shtcp Husbandry than either of the preceding. 
It embraces, in a condensed form, ail the valuable matter 
contained in the author’s former works, together with a 
large amount of important and recent information on the 
various branches of the general subject discussed. 
The Ohio State Fair. —This was held the same week 
as our owu State Fair, and U reported to have been very 
successful. The Ohio Farmer says It was one of the most 
successful Fair* ever held uuder the auspices of the State 
Board—that it was so pecuniarily, in attendance, and so 
far as articles on exhibition were concerned. It was vis¬ 
ited not only by upwards of sixty thousand residents of 
Ohio, but largely from adjoining States and Canada. 
" The Fair was a success in its utilitarian aspect. Never, 
perhaps, in the history of Fairs were such thousands and 
tens of thousands of anxious searchers after labor-saving 
machines a-. at the one just dosed. Hence the Fair was 
successful in Introducing to those thousands who perhaps 
never before attended a State Fair—each one anxiously 
Intent on securing some implement or machine which 
should relieve the necessity of employing human muscles 
for manual labor. The display of stock was much bet¬ 
ter than last year—but the Cattle department was not 
equal to that of Dayton in i860. The display of sheep 
was fully equal to that of last year. The minor depart¬ 
ments were well represented and reflected great credit on 
the exhibitors and the good taste of the superintendents 
In the proper arrangements of the articles in their respect¬ 
ive halls.” 
ANTS AND BEES 
did specimens of this breed, which attracted 
much attention from their great size. Brodie, 
Campbell & Co., as usual, were large exhibitors 
in tiiis class, and carried ofl’ many of the prizes. 
James F. Converse, of Woodville, Jefferson Co., 
showed some very fair Cotswolds. and we were 
much pleased with some splendid Cotswolds and 
Leicesters shown by Luther Lawyer, of Perch 
River, Jefferson Co. 
PIGS. 
The show of swine was confined almost exclu¬ 
sively to the large breeds, Where are the Suf¬ 
folk and Essex breeders ? It cannot be that the 
large breeds have driven them out of the State ! 
The Yorkshires and Cheshires were well re¬ 
presented. In fact we have rarely seen a finer 
show of these large breeds of pigs. John F. 
Converse of Ellisburg. Jefferson Co., exhibited a 
Yorkshire boar that is the best we have seen for 
some time—long, square bodied, entirely white, 
with a good head and remarkably fine upright 
ears. Several of the Yorkshires shown were nar¬ 
row on the shoulders. The Cheshire hogs first 
attracted our at tention at the State Fair at Water- 
town in 1801. This breed seems to be confined 
almost entirely to Jefferson Co. One of the pigs 
attracted much attention at the State Fair at 
Watertown in 1SG1. on account of his great size, 
lie was then sixteen months old. and was said to 
weigh 700 pounds. lie was owned by T. T. 
Cavanagh. Mr. C. exhibits a hog this year (we 
presume the. same one) that weighs 1,100 pounds, 
lie is 0 feet 10 inches around the shoulders, and 
G feet 8 inches long! AVe do not mention this as 
any evidence of superiority in the breed, for it 
certainly is not; but these Cheshire hogs have 
dualities that would seem to recommend them. 
They are large, square, well-formed, handsome 
white pigs, but have the appearance of fattening 
easily. Nearly all the swine were of this breed. 
if you know the ‘secret,’ please do tea me, 101 t 
am out of all patience with the little rascals.’ 
" Certainly, I will let you into the ‘secret'" It 
is as follows: 
In the first place you must get the ants out of 
the hives. You can do this in a few minutes by 
blowing some smoke among them. AVood smoke 
is as good as any. It is amusing to see the ants 
shoulder their young and "skedaddle." AVken 
they have left the hive put some spirits of tur¬ 
pentine wherever they have been harboring. 
The turpentine can be put where desired very 
nicely with the feather part of a quill. A small 
quantity is sufficient. The ants will not return 
to the hive so long as they can smell the turpen¬ 
tine. They seem to have a great dislike for the 
article. One or two applications, at intervals, 
each season, is enough generally. I presume 
Kerosene oil would answer aB well. You had 
better try it,. But the bost plan to keep ants 
away is to make the hives so that they can find 
no harboring places in them. 
fit. Charles, HI., 16C3. M. M. Baldridge. 
Under 2 years, .Tatne" K Converge. 10 
Peu 3 Buck Lambs, James F Converse,. 6 
MIDDLK-WOOLED—SOUTH DOWNS. 
Bucks—2 years and upward, Jacob Lorillard, Fordliam, $10 
2 Ezra Cornell.. 
3. E/ ra Cornell...-.M orrell 
Under 2 years -Jacob Lorillard, .. .............. 0 
Pen of Five Ewes, 2 ve:ir» and upward. Ezra Cornell,.. 10 
2. ElihuGrill!o,Clinton Coroei-,. ..« 
Pen of 3 Ewe Lamb*, EUlm Gnlhu,.Morrell a bhepherd 
W1PPLS-V\ 003.Rfi—NOT SOUTH-DOWNS, 
Shropshire Down buck—2 years and upward. Jacob 
Lorillard. 
GRADE, COARSE OR MIDDLE-WOOLED SHEEP. 
Buck*— 2 yciiTeaDd upward. Luther Lawyer.$10 
2. John Bruy, Schuyler. 8 
3 O Howland. Auburn..Morrell 
1 nder 2 years—Luther La„ yer, ..•-• - • - - •. )0 
Pen of 6 Ewe*, 2 year* ;<ud upward, Amos F Wood,. 10 
I'nderZ vein -—V B Eastman, Woodville,..... 10 
Pen 3 K.we Lambs—Wm H Eastman. Woodville. 6 
MERINOS. 
Bucks—2 year* and upward. Wm Chamberlain, Red 
Hook, Dutchess Co. $10 
2 Carl Herne. Red Iiook, Dutchess Co, 
sl E N Biescll. Shorebam, Vt. 
Under 2 years—Wm Chamberlain. 
3. KNHiss'H, .. Morrell 
Pen of 6 Ewes, 2 years and upward, Wm Chamberlain.. 10 
2. Chester B.AVr. Lafayette. fi 
3. Wm Chamberlain. - .Morrell 
t miar 2 Vf^nre—Csiri rU*yn8,-*v--.-.•••••• Hi 
PREMIUMS AWARDED ON STOCK 
At the N. Y. State Fair, Utica, September, 1863 
The Agricultural Fairb—O ur acknowledgments are 
due and tendered to the officers of various State, County 
and Local Ag. Societies for cordial invitations to attend 
their annual exhibitions. We exceedingly regret that our 
engagements have been and are such as to preclude us 
from responding in person. For the first time in many 
years we are constrained—compelled—to remain at home 
during the entire season of Fair*, and forego the pleasure 
anticipated from attending several in this and other States. 
But though unable to attend, we are rejoiced to learn that 
most of the exhibitions already held have been very suc¬ 
cessful-much more so than anticipated during these 
"troubloustimes” in our national affairs—demonstrate 
that the industrial population of the Loyal States is 
neither crushed nor disheartened. The crowded state 
of our columns precludes the publication of several re¬ 
ports with winch we have been favored. 
id Dip. 
.. it 
Trails- 
... 20 
... 10 
Trans. 
... 15 
10 
■Trails. 
Heifers—2 ye ins— llrudie, Campbell &Co, 
2. Gnn Butt*. 
3 T L Hanson, . .... 
Heifers—1 year—T 1. Harisen,. 
2 . Wnslingerlaud. 
8, James Merriman Oriskany,. 
Morrell 
Heifer Calves—E Cornell, 
2 Geo Butts.- 
NEW YORK STATE IFAIR, 
Bulls —3 years and upward. Joseph Hilton, New- 
Scot.land, Albany Co. ..$20 and Dip. 
2, John Corp, Kieetown.. L 
3. Truinau Baker, ExtIvlIIu, .Truss. 
Bull -1 year—Truman Baker........ L* 
Hull call—Wm SluipacB, New-Hudson,.... 8 
Cows—3 year* and upward, Joseph Hilton....$20 and Dip. 
2 WlriSmipsoTi,. li 
3. RCornell.-•.Trans. 
Heifers—2 years—.1 oseph Hilton,. 20 
2 K Cornell,.. .. R* 
Heifer* I yeui—E Cornell, .. 15 
2 . Joaeph Hilton ..*. 10 
Heifer calf—Wm SltUPSOn,. 5 
HERE FORDS. 
Bull caH—K Corning, Jr, .Albany,...... $5 
Cow- 3 vear- and upward, E Corning, Jr.$20 and Dip. 
Heirers-3 years—E Coming, Jr. 20 
1 year—E Coming, Jr,... 15 
AYRSHIRE*. 
Bulla—3 vears and upward, John C Duel, Deerfield, 
$20 and Dip. 
2. James F Converse, Woodville, JeffeiEon Co,. LI 
3. (I Howland, Auburn ,......Trans, 
Bull.*—2d best—2 years—Erastus Head. Cold Brook. Id 
1 year—llrodie. Campbell 5: Co,.. V> 
2.'James F Converse, ..... 1“ 
Bull cud -H W Bumbam, Oneida Community, Oneida, £ 
Com, S years "id upward, llrodie, Campbell & Co, 
$20 «nd Dip. 
2. Brodie. Campbell A: Co.... 15 
3. O. Howland.....Trans 
Heifers--’years—Brodie, Campbell A Co... 2” 
2. Brodie, Campbell A Co,.... 10 
Heifers—1 ye.ii-Brodie, Campbell A Co. 15 
2. James F Converse.. 10 
Heifer calf—2d be»t-U Howland,.Trans. 
ALDERNEY'S OR JERSEYS. 
Bulls-2 rears—W U.Diu*uiore, StaaU'ourgb, Dutchess 
Co...'.. $20 
2. Thomas Gould. Aur-'ta. Cayuga Co.. 10 
Cow—3 years and upward, E Corning, Jr..$20 and Dip. 
Heifers—1 vear—W B Diueinore,. 15 
2. W BDinsinore,. 10 
3 E Corning, Jr,.Trans. 
GALLOWAYS. 
John Bryden, Kirkland, Galloway cow, 6 years,.$20 
do. Heifer, 1 year,. 15 
do. Bull calf. 6 months,. 5 
GRADE CATTLE. 
Cow*—3 rear* and upward, W H Slingeriand, Nor- 
juanMiill. Albany Co.$20and Dip. 
2. J A Shearman, Uti a.. 15 
3 J A Shearman..Trans. 
Heifers—2 years—J A Shearman,. 20 
2. S T Smitii, h YMills.. 10 
3. L A Ferry, N Y Mills,...Trans. 
In other columns we publish the list of premi¬ 
ums awarded on Stock at the State Fair, and be¬ 
low give the remarks of the Courdiy Gentleman 
on the Stock Department of the exhibition: 
THE STOCK DEPARTMENT 
Was not as full as on former occasions. Some of 
our most celebrated breeders did not exhibit. 
One of them informed us that the demand for 
his stock had been so large that be had little left 
to bring to the Fair. Still the exhibition of stock 
was good, though not large. 
Among the cattle the Short-Horns, as nsual, 
were most numerous. There were some splendid 
animals of this valuable breed. In the class of 
three-year old bullB and upwards. “ Hotspur,” 
bred and owned by T. L. Harison of Morley, St. 
Lawrence county, was well worthy of the first 
prize and diploma awarded him by the commit¬ 
tee. " Iron Duke,” owned by Messrs. Brodie, 
Campbell & Co., of New York Mills, Oneida 
county, which took the second prize in this class, 
is also a large well-grown bull. Among the two- 
year old bulls, that shown by T. G. Aycrigg, of 
Passaic, N. J., though Bomewhat low in condition, 
has many good points, and is well worthy the 
honor of the first prize which it received. Of 
yearling bulls there was but one shown—a very 
line one, "Lord Mayor of Oxford,” owned by 
Elihu Griffin, of Clinton Corners, Dutchess coun¬ 
ty. The red bull calf, owned by T. L. Harison, 
of St Lawrence county, and which took the first 
prize, is a very fine animal of great promise; as 
is also the red calf of George Butts of Manlius, 
which took the second prize. The competition 
was very close. 
Of Short-Horn cows, three years old and up¬ 
wards. there was a very fine ring. *'» Blooming 
Heather.” bred by Samuel Thorne, and owned 
by George H. Brown, of Washington Hollow. 
Dutchess county, took the first prize, and Mr. 
Cornell’s" Lilly Languish ” the second. The red 
cow, “ Cyprus,” owned by E. Griffin, and which 
was awarded the third prize, is also worthy of 
mention. The heifer calves shown by E. Cornell 
of Ithaca, and Geo. Butts of Manlius, were two 
as good calves as were ever exhibited at our State 
Fair. 
Of Herefords the show was not large, but the 
animals were of superior quality. Mr. E. Corn¬ 
ing, Jr., of Albany, earned off all the prizes. 
Among the Devons were some excellent ani¬ 
mals, but none that need be specially alluded to. 
The Ayrshires were well represented. This 
excellent milking breed is steadily gaining a 
foothold in the dairy districts of the State. The 
cows shown by Messrs. Brodie, Campbell & Co., 
are models of beauty. 
Morrell's Shepherd 
s. p. Huffatater and T. T. Cavanagh of Water- 
town exhibited several pens. Mr. A. C. Clark 
of Henderson, Jefferson Co., also showed one or 
two pens of this breed. One pen of five, only 5 
months old. were of great size for their age, and 
very handsome. He also showed a breeding 
sow. 1 years old, that has raised eighty pigs. 
On remarking that she was too fat to breed. Mr. 
C. replied, -Perhaps so, but it is difficult to keep 
her poor; everything she eats turns t o fat” T he 
New York'State Utica Asylum showed some 
very flue Yorkshire pigs, and G. C. Palmer of 
New Hartford, exhibited a Leicester and Y ork- 
shire bow. with 10 pigs, that was very good; but 
the Cheshires were unmistakably the favorite 
breed at the Fair. W. B. Dinsmore of Staats- 
burgb. Dutchess Co., showed a tine white Suffolk 
boar, and there were one or two other exhibitors, 
but the show of small breeds was small indeed. 
CASHMERE GOATS. 
Mr. Dinsmore also exhibited six Cashmere 
goats, which attracted very general attention. 
Mr. D. has some 40 or 50 head of these animals. 
They shear between three and four pounds of 
wool per head. It is said to sell for $5 or $6 per 
pound, but at present there is no market for it in 
this country. Doubtless there soon will be if it 
is shown that we can raise it—and there would 
seem to be no reason why we cannot 
rOULTRT. 
There was the finest show of the feathered 
tribes that we have had since the decline of the 
- chicken fever.” E. N, Bissell, of Shoreham, 
Yt„ showed 15 coops, and Heffron & Barnes, of 
U tica, 30 coops. Among the latter was a pair of 
two-year old Toulon geese that weighed 60 
pounds. A pair of White China or White Swan 
geese, attracted much attention. They were 
very graceful and beautiful. Of chickens nearly 
all the breeds were well represented—from a 
large Shanghai to a diminutive Bantam. Dor¬ 
kings, Spanish, Polands, Bolton Grays, Ac., 
were out in full force. So of the ducks — Mus¬ 
covy, Black Cayugas, Rouen, Aylesbury and 
Breediu? Sow, 1 year- 
quarter million dollars,) ana tne wringer# iur uie 
market wiU hereafter be made there, it being impossible 
to supply them from here. Thus while the English furu:.-. 
our enemies with materials for war, we send them article 
of peace. _ _ 
Keeping Sweet Potatoes.— In the Rural of Augu* 
8th a Nebraska correspondent asks—“How can I kW 
sweet potatoes ?” Sweet potatoes should be dug before 
frost, and have sunshine until the surface is perfectly ^: 
They should then be spread cm the kitchen floor or 
and allowed to remain aa long as will be sate from f'"- ' 
ing. Then pack them up in boxes, mixing dry, fine dirt 
or sand in to keep them from touching each other. 
bores of potatoes should be put under the house or own 
floor, or some other dry place, and covered with dry dirt 
to keep them from freezing.— James P. Alley, 1 h.vnn 
ra, Ind. 
Eastman’s Mercantile College.— Young men oesi- 
rous of obtaining the rudiment* of a mercantile education, 
and especially such as purpose attending a mercantile 
academy the ensuing winter, are referred to the seasonable 
announcement of Prof. Eastman. We have heretofore 
spoken of the high character and facilities of the Institu¬ 
tion over which Prof. E. presides, and need only to ask a 
The Tobacco Cbop. —The effect of the late frost u- 
been such as to advance the market prices of tobacco from 
$3 to $4 per 100 lbs. Letters from Tennessee and the 
southern counties in Kentucky state that the tobacco 1 
Pnf.iiv rtacH-nvod. with the exception of the little that has 
.Trans. 
