tbe flold. The speed was nf. the rate of five nnd n 
naif miles per hour, and the work was at the rate of 
V^onty ttijtj twenty-four acres per day of ten hours. 
Alter tnn plow had gone several times across, the 
rtt Out C lr .a « .♦ I .... I »«l... ... t .« ,1 - I »t_t . . .. -i ’ . 
- | " 1 r > it ivii^vu nitiv oivt«iii • *v i itu m 
"tnat kind of soy " wasa complete success, and that, 
meyn, told wonderful stories of its superiority to the 
Triompho, and gave, at length, what cultivators had 
said of its distinct character. lie failed to convince 
gentlemen present that It was so far distinct, how¬ 
ever, as to merit, another name. 
.S| ru wherries for Amateurs. Hr. HEX AM Kilt 
commented freely upon amateur varieties. Jneundn 
gave him a good crop hist year; this year a very light 
one. on the same soil, and with the same culture. 
Amateurs should select for homo use and near mar¬ 
kets varieties which will cover a long season with 
fruit. Among the early varlotlog ho placets the 
Brooklyn Scarlet, which Is of fair also ami not sur¬ 
passed, if equaled. In flavor, by any variety. Burr's 
Nuw l’lno is another variety of high llavor when 
dead ripe; the horry is soft, lie also named Crimson 
Favorite, which was originated, wo bolleve, by .Mr. 
Ft?!!,Eli, It was pronounced an uncertain hearer. H 
is an early variety Stinger'S Seedling Isa berry of 
fair sUe, but too soft for market. Hoyden’S No. 30 
was commended for amateur culture, hot pronounced 
too soft, for market, having a long, soft nock like the 
Agriculturist, which is an objection to It which can¬ 
not be overcome; hcsldes the Apex of it is grdhn 
when the balance la Hnoly colored. Barnes’ Seed. 
Miscellaneous, 
II iscellan eous 
tstmmom 
r 1 *'' M I acknowledged that Men in-plow lug in 
that kind of soil" wasu complete success, and that, 
though the first outlay of capital was larger than in 
the old way of doing the work by teams and men. 
yet In the nggrcKalu it would not prove so great as 
appeared at first view. 
When the manager was directed to “change front" 
with the engines, One of them to go toward the low- 
erend or front of the Ho hi, tlio engineer at once 
started Off llis huge (ifnchino across thu damp and 
yielding and uneven ground with the same ease that, 
a plowman would have unhitched from his plow and 
driven his team to the opposite end of the Held. A 
span of mnlns was hitched to the cabin and It was 
drawn down and attached to the grubber, or culti¬ 
vator ; the cable from the other engine was fastened 
to the other end, and It ootmnnneed vibrating be¬ 
tween the two engines, often at a pace that kept the 
attendant, when on the ground, at a smart trot to 
keep uii. General Caioiuv, the Commissioner of 
Agriculture, cutting on to the machine and taking 
the steering apparatus in hand and riding several 
times across the Held. The Held will hi- planted to 
the boel-mot, ami some eight hundred acres will he 
planted this spring. The proprietor already has the 
machinery on hand to pul up a mill for using up six¬ 
ty tons ot boots per day, and it will be ready to oper- 
ute by October, and he has appropriated aiuple capi¬ 
tal to insure complete success to tile undertaking. 
The ProfosBornf Chemistry believed that an Amor- 
ienn steam plow would soon bo put in operation, 
which would bo so far superior to thu Fowler plow 
as t,o render the latter of no account la this country. 
An Improved Crntllc lor Baltics Wanted. 
—Mrs. F. Kihk, Columbus, O., is anxious to know if 
there is not. somet hing better than the old-fashioned 
cradle for bnbleR 
’HIV YORK STATE FAIR Oil 1 I SOD 
THE NEW YORK 
IMPROVED FENCE AND GATE 
NEW YORK FARMERS’ CLUB 
r'l^r'X ^vonti-rt hut thowmgl.lv tested ii'ente 
and ii.i i k for I'arm Inclosures, ns well us lor Town 
itrinv ,U t0r mcnlVUlK till! lippl'OVIll of 
many practical barmors ami Mechanics, bv miles of 
L l »fi lw *'"IF 0,1 t !!, , ‘ lrow U Pninnsos. Ism.woMerod for 
sale in I'umi, I own, County and Stale Kmhts it 
We continue! our notes on tho sayings and 
doings of this distinguished body of scientific 
agriculturists. 
Plant far Name.—S. TV. Hewstenwat. East Do 
Kalb, N. V., sends a weed for which he wants a name 
in plain English, and that tho flub should tell him 
how to get rid of tho post,. Dr. Hr.XAMEll pro¬ 
nounced it Plan Ingo lapceoldta —Dance-leaved Plan¬ 
tain—a native plant very common. The seeds arc 
nearly the same si/e and weight as those of red 
clover anil arc not easily separated from it, and thus 
are often distributed with the seeds of tho latter 
plant. Nearly all kinds of stock cut H freely. Knows 
no way or getting rid of it except tt can bo choked 
down by heavy crops of clover and grass. The Pro¬ 
fessor of Agriculture thinks It may be easily de¬ 
stroyed by plowing under in summer before it 
seeds, fit Is u plant which may he easily extermin¬ 
ated by plowing and complete defoliation by culture. 
Birds and fowls are fond of the seeds, and thus It 
get s distributed more extensively than by any other 
agency. It is very rarely found in the clover Helds 
of the We:u. whence most of tho clover scod Is ob¬ 
tained.—Em?. Hr u a i„] 
Coughing Horse.—Mrs. >1. A. Dewitt, Fidelity, 
lias a liorso which caught a cold which resulted In a 
cough ; a distemper followed and tho cough Is worse. 
Wants a reroody, Has tiled Condition Powders, 
flaxseed tea, etc., with no favorable results. Tho 
Profc-sor nf Agriculture attributes the cough to 
badly ventilated stables or to feeding musty nnd 
dusty hay. Knows animals that have died, In good 
flesh, from coughs induced by such causes. He medics 
are good, and plenty of air and feeding with cut and 
moistened feed, supposing such to bo the causes. 
Dr. Trim ni l! would put the animal out to pasture. 
[If the cough result i from catching cold, good air, 
fresh groon feed, moderate driving and smart-wood 
tea will relieve the animal. We'vo trlod It In a sltul. 
lar qpse. —El) 8 . Ul'HAL.J 
Blur I Monopolies,—J oun Wilson, Bridgeton, 
Cumberland Co., N, J. is down ou the New Jersey 
Slarl Company. Unsays: 
When marl was first ehlppod by rail to Bridgeton, 
I believe the price was t,L2a per tun, Rivas found 
to be boncHcl il In grnaa crops, and the demand for It 
increased. Tho uenoroitH company then advanced 
thu price to fl.wi, but .as corn and wheat were bring¬ 
ing high pi Ires, the demand for marl still Increased. 
The gcjie.rouj, COinjianV went up higher, namely, to 
Farmers crawled ami held meetings. Gener¬ 
ous com party fell to iU.«i This was In 180? and |F*‘IA. 
' : corn - i III. Genori ,n • com pa ny m Hi* I. 
“Farmers making too much; must niauo another 
squeeze. Farmers obliged to have It," So up II goes 
to This “lu«t straw “ I think, law (strange tn 
say) sot, 1 triner.i t.o thinking. And whilst I admit It 
Will hold ils Twenty-ninth Annual Exhibition at 
El.MIllA, September II, Ki, 111 and li, MOD. 
UOTTItllGS 
<H unlmiils and urtlelos for exhibition will bo ro- 
eelve.l at any time up to and Including 8 ATUK DAY, 
a ,ukuM "'bon the entry hooka In all tho classes 
Will ho O.IOBOO. 
Entrlea may bo made by letter, addressed lollio 
Beiiotaiy, at Albany, N. \., or personally, at tho 
Agricultural Rooms. 
The Premium last is now In press, ln ,d will bo sent 
to all applicants. 
C3T" Persons not now members of the Hoelet v for 
warding entries by mall should inclose one Dollar 
for Annual Membership, or 'Pen Dollars lor l,if« 
Membership. T. I,. M A BISON 
Corresponding Secretary. 
81lo thinks the motion of the old 
cradle hasa bad effect upon tho health of the child, 
producing convulsions oUen, and thus nfToetlng tho 
usefulness of each generation. She hopes tho sub¬ 
ject will be Considered candidly by the Club. 
A confirmed Bachelor Professor asked whnt that 
Communication had to do with ngrloilllure. 
The gallant and raeotlous Commander of tho Club 
said he had canvassed the subject before reading the 
letter, and had decided that, since It was exclusively 
devoted to the nursery business It was legitimate to 
read it; besides 1 1 has much to do with agriculture, 
for the business saniiot be. prosecuted without 
healthful agriculturists. 
The Professor of Wit and Humor moved It be re- 
ferrod to tho Hlde-Wallt Farmer Committee. A mem¬ 
ber suggested It ho referred to the Professor of Wit 
and Humor, since It, belonged to the nurBory busi¬ 
ness. But the gay Professor vehemently asserted 
that, ho hud gone out of t hat business, and It ItaU 
better be referred to some one who Is going into it. 
The Club's Commander—Thun 1 refer It to the Pro¬ 
fessor of Agriculture. 
Molasses from Corn Stalks. ,1. w. Towner, 
Lawrence, Kansas, naked if molasses can ho made 
from corn stalks. It, was replied that a very good 
article could lie made, but not in sufficient quantities 
to render tt profltiible. 
Fluster nnd lied Clover.— Geo. Jones, Itoso- 
burg. O., a.slcs if red clover receives nutriment front 
gypsum, whon applied to thostalka and leaves of the 
plant, if bo, please prove It. Ho known it benefits 
cltrver when previously applied to the mill, but seems 
in doubt whether, when unwed upon clovor plants, it 
acts through the leaf and sialic or tho roots. 
Mr. Pktkus Bays if it Is applied after the leaf has 
fairly developed, it will help the plant, he knows by 
extended experience. Dr. Thimble thinks it a dim 
cult, thing to prove, hut It seems to hint that it has 
been amply demonstrated. Ho does not know wheth¬ 
er it feeds the plant, through the agency or the roots 
or leaves. Tho Professor of Chemistry said II. was 
nonsense to suppose that tho loaves of clover assimi¬ 
late the fertilizing properties of plaster, if sown 
upon tile leaves It must he washed oil into nnd ho 
brought Into contact with tho soil nnd boneflt the 
plant, through the agency of the roots. [The.ro Is no 
doubt that plaster applied to the soil, whether to corn 
The quality of all 
goods bearing thoir 
y TRADE MARK 
S y la guaranteed. 
Factories at WEST At KBt |>EN, CONN. 
Salesroom, ill MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. 
V i: H R DC V IN O I uTT 
1 " (Patented Sept. 11.1806.) 
W'acuum Oil BlacMny 
Renders Hard Boots Soft as Now and Impervious 
to Water. 
Vacuum Oil BlaclUnr/ 
Makes SUIT Harness Pliable and Prevents Crack¬ 
ing. 
Vacuum Oil Blacking 
Softens and Strengthens the Fibers of Leather 
and adds Greatly to its Durability. 
..-/v., " 1'arme.i >>r Horseman should ho without it. 
ihi?, TV* 1,11,1 cheap. Try it nnd recommend it, as 
thousands arc doing everywhere. 
Put up in tin cans by 
VACUUM 0311, COSTPANIT, 
HOCHKSTKK, N. Y. 
PR.rr.B.-Quteh,. 75 ots.; Pints, 60 ets.; Half-pints, 
Hold by Wlde-awnkO Dealers everywhere. 
OP NEW PORK, 
212 BROADWAY, cor. FULTON ST 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. 
American I’omologicnl Society.- Although ns 
yet no regular call or circular has been lamed, 
naming tho time for tho next mooting ol' the 
above Society, it was decided, some time since, 
by die Executive Committee* Hint tho 15th of 
September bo tho time, mid Philadelphia, ac¬ 
cording to Ilia order of tho Society at largo, be 
tli“ place. Tim Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 
oiely holds Its Exhibition at the same time, and 
i - making preparations for extending l lm most 
liberal courtesies to tho member* of tho Ameri¬ 
can Pomologictil Society, luubin issuing ils list 
of premiums boo opened tho list to all, ns an 
extja Inducement, to bring together fruits fmni 
all parts or (ho States. Wo copy the card, as is¬ 
sued by tho Pennsylvania Society. We shall 
probably soon have the regularcnll of the Amer¬ 
ican Poinologlcal Society in olUelal form. 
Tho American Pornologlcal Society, by invita¬ 
tion ot ihe Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 
;v.ll bold its twelfth session in llorticulturiil 
Hull, Philadelphia, commencing nn 15th of Sep- 
temnor, I860, and continuing three* days. The 
ohW.fcof this Aflaoef.iHon is the ndvimecment of 
vni\t Culture in uii its brandies, and by riioas- 
lyOTICE TO KKAL IG.Vr.lTE AOT’8, 
THE NORTH CAROLINA LAND CO, 
(Chartered by Act nl General Assembly,) 
RALEIGH, N. G„ 
Hava for salt* 1.00(1 Improved Maries, from $5 to S n ,' 
r.er acre. Also 2,mm,COO acres <>f TUrfyor and Mineral 
Lands, from ./lc. In yio per acre. Agents wanted in 
every town nnd city Will tiny a liberal commission 
o l, , r ' s » address NORTH 
CAROLINA LAND C.O., Italelgh, N.C. 
Call or Bond for Circular. Agents wanted 
ClIAKUi§ BB. President 
IC'r GBSA^.YISS, Secretary, 
SIIEPPAIH) BiOMANS, eousaltlncr Actuary. 
This is a Alutunl Company. Tho Policy Holders are its Members. 
Tho Surplus and Earnings are theirs, and Divided among them every year on the 
Contribution Plan. 
Its Directors are among the most experienced Insurance Men and Financiers in tho 
con nt !*>•, 
Hs Officers are careful nnd conservative. 
Its Assets exceed One Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars. 
The interest on Investments more than pays all Losses. 
It hn» paid In two years nearly One Hundred Thousand Dollars in Dividends. 
Its risks tire examined and selected with great cure. 
As n consequence, ils rate of .Mortality is less than auy other Company in the country. 
It deals only in Cash. 
Il Pays the full amount of the Policy in Cash, 
i Its Dividends are paid in Cash. 
Its Assets are dash. 
Hs Managers and Representatives believe in the Security ana Economy of Cash only. 
Cash Insurance is the Snl'est. 
Cash Insurance is the Cheapest. 
This Company has never done other than a Cash Business. 
In the character of Policies issued by this Company — 
Ilondsj ,N, " CJr 1Io,der make " an Investment paving bettor Interest than Government 
Lays up an Annuity for Sickness or Old Age; 
And secures those dependent on him from want in case ot nearn. 
A c."u.r:;i„rn::, r P ^"... -■ mi ” ... »•"> •««'■««' «»• 
The business of the Company is the embodiment of them nil. 
ComUnV h rrt?e7o n « b nt e ry* 0 °“ e *‘ advttnta « ci » «"-'"-Passed by those offered by any other 
Intelligent investigation will prove this. 
Farmers and Business Men who seek to unito 
A Kansas Youth’s llifnlntin.-W. E. Town* 
Kit, Mitiiluiiiun, Kans.is, feeling tbo exhilarating In¬ 
fluences which the fresh freedom of the prairies 
begets, overflows thus sensibly and eloquently: 
I SCO there Is much talk in the Club in regard to 
the h".i place for those seeking homes. In nils part 
ot KanMi. we have a beautiful ami healthy r.omitry, 
iieii soil joe| sjiluhrlous elliuHtis. There'nre ilpiu- 
h. oeis "f acres yet unoccUptod by thu settlor. At tins 
season of the year the face iif nature wears the must 
?a. u 7, as|K'c», The growing erops tin* beautiful to 
have already attained a wondrous 
gtou.ii We shall have the largest yield of till kinds 
*) 1 "'•• tins, ot any previous year. We arc all 
T ,?} 1 s'med with our Kansas producing power of the 
i, ?' 1 ; u be" 1 »ec what a young man can do here with 
ii! 2 i 'i ,ll '/, , '°' l. wonder why they will consent to 
j ‘ barely live lrom hand to mouth hy slaving 
ihoiijsi lvds in cotton taotortOH anil other dent.h-feed- 
1 lfe msiiniuens, when here, hya few years of patient 
m-ii ,.:' 1 f "" 1 , l' 1 '!‘'"ce is aecored. These beautiful 
niiiioi'il r * 1 to 1 1 log far away in their carpel of green, 
need hut the haod of man T.o make them bloom and 
nin ?i!l i a ‘' M,fl r " sc ' anrl the waving tlelrls of grain 
h?..h ?° 1 n cor 5 shall amply and richly reward tiie 
home fti in'"' "ig po-ir young man wanting a 
hiimn ,i i i "' v1 "tw. let him corao to our land and 
behold it a beauties and capacities. 
The benignant Hub's Commander hopes tho letter 
v.ill serve as a lubricating oil to induco our Idle 
young men to go West and do something. He ele¬ 
gantly asserted that he should like to grease their 
leels, it that would help them to start! 
Steam Plow at Work.— Mr. Peters had been 
own to Woodford, N. j., to see Fowlers steam 
P ow work, and gave the following account thereof: 
ml?®S.ave 1 eont 3 iB he i f ' hap . e of an hblong square, and 
to 1 orahi J "Bilu*,d at least oue hundred acres, 
corothe 11 having been la 
80R was rather a sandy 
jnei.e. „„{! '"d never b«ou cultivated over four 
fish ^il. . . 4 *' ^Murtown-iioidi* pownr by tho fCnK- 
pl.iirtng a»parotH» W cfm»l«tftd e h'c‘motive plan. The 
WwelsS " f l |t n a V "•<’>" fntrno movlng*upo r i°tbrec 
Huguenot, Dutchess Co., 
following ure the officers 
izod .Society ; — President. 
Ki ngstoi i. I" kr-Presidcnt 
return —N. K. Itrodhcad. 
Ottasbook. 
A. V'., Hort. Soc.—Tiio 
of this newly organ- 
, M. M. Fjiisskllb, 
-.T. Scott Smith. See- 
Treasurer C. II. Van 
l.iilnn Fair, Ccntralin, 111, —The Union Fair 
Association of Centralm, representing tho coun¬ 
ties ol Marion, Clinton, Washington and Jeffer¬ 
son, will hold its first annual Fair on the 12th of 
October next, at Centralin, III. 
lhe Kansas Ktatc Fair is to bo held at Tjiw- 
roneo, Kansas, oonunettcitig Soptomlicr 7, and 
oonlinulug tour days. Corn(ietilion open to tho 
wori‘1 witi out charge. For premium list apply 
to li. J. Strickle a, Topeka, Kansas. 
Hamilton Co., Ohio, Falr.-Tho Fifteenth An- 
mml Fair of the Hamilton Co. Agricultural So¬ 
ciety will beheld at Carthage, a few.miles from 
Cincinnati, September 7-11. Over $5,000 arc of¬ 
fered in premiums. 
The Mississippi State Fair is to be hold at Jack 
son, Miss., the fourth wock In October. Siy 
thousand dollars have been appropriated to pre¬ 
pare tho grounds and pay the premiums. 
The Montgomery Co., Tenn., Ag. and Meeli. 
Association holds its next Fair at Clarksvillo. 
commencing Oct. 6, and continuing four days. 
The Missouri Ktnto Hort. Hoc. Is to hold an ex¬ 
hibition of fruits and flowers early in Septem¬ 
ber—date not yet fixed. 
Newburgh Bay, Y„ Hort. Soe.-The ninth an¬ 
nual exhibition is to be held September 2i)tli and 
80th, 
JOITNT THS3 TOSJJTrKTSS CliASS ©£* THIS €?©.'2VSIPA3Knr, 
anyT'r”tT"-! Vtt° roq " csre ‘ , » fo '' f,,u information, to apply at the t 
J7' Active, intelligent men, familiar with the business of Lire I 
to eo-operato with this Company. 
Address all Communications to the Company’s Office, 
No. 12J« Bt52<> A A \ 
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