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MONTHLY NOTICES 
Communications have been received since our last, 
from S. Tiliotson, Rho, W. Forbes, P. Bellman, Quere, 
(shall be answered hereafter,) M. Y. Tilden, A. L. 
Bingham, Alex. M’Donald, Index, C. Mock, A Hearer, 
J. J. T., G. B. Smith, J. M. Harlan, A Practical Farm¬ 
er, Brutus, Georgius, L. F. B., D. C. Collins, J. D. F., 
T. P. of Bermuda, H. C. C. M. D., J. Hartman, H. R. 
Robey, C. Rich. 
The second Part of Mr. Colman’s “European 
Agriculture,” will be issued early in this month. 
D. W. B., Greenwood, Va. —Your letter of 12th March 
last, got accidentally laid away with business letters, or 
the information asked for, so far as we could have fur¬ 
nished it, would have been given. 
{JCfp Information is wanted at this office, of John W. 
Robbins, who sent us a list of subscribers to the Cultiva¬ 
tor, from Dumfries, Va., in 1840. Any one acquainted 
with his place of residence, will much oblige us by com¬ 
municating it. 
Poland Fowls. —A gentleman in Georgia wishes to 
know whore he can obtain Poland fowls, with pure 
black bodies and white crests. Any person having such 
for sale, would do well to advertise them in the Cultiva¬ 
tor. Our western friends can obtain these as well as se¬ 
veral other varieties, we presume, of our correspondent, 
Mr. H. A. Parsons, of Buffalo, to whose communication 
in this paper, the reader is referred. 
The late Mr. Grove’s Sheep. —We trust it will not 
be forgotten that the sale of Mr. Grove's Saxony sheep, 
will take place at his late residence on the 15th inst. The 
opportunity here afforded of purchasing some of the most 
valuable sheep ever in this country, will be likely to 
bring many to the sale. 
Tall Flax. —Mr. Elisha Barlow, of Amenia, Dutch¬ 
ess county, N. Y., has presented us with a specimen of 
flax raised by him this season, which is five feet in 
length, exclusive of root. We have never seen any be¬ 
fore so tall. Has any body ? 
Early Corn. —Mr. John Townsend, has presented us 
with a fine sample of corn grown on his farm near this 
<sity. It is similar to the Dutton in appearance, and was 
ripe enough to harvest the latter part of August. 
The State Fair. —Believing that such of our read¬ 
ers as were unable to attend the State Fair, will wish to 
see a full account of it, we have occupied several pages 
of this paper with its details, illustrated with two beauti¬ 
ful engravings. A complete list of the Premiums award¬ 
ed, is also given, commencing on page 325. A portrait 
of Mr. Vail's bull “ Meteor,” to which was awarded the 
fust prize for the best bull over three years old, was pub¬ 
lished in our current volume, p. 17. A portrait of Mr. 
Crosby’s bull “ Osceola,” which received the first prize 
for two year old bulls, was published in our volume for 
1843, page 149. 
Norman Horses. —We invite particular attention to 
the advertisement of Mr. Harris, for the sale of his Nor¬ 
man horses. His imported horse “ Diligence,” we have 
often heard commended by those who are considered 
good judges of horses. His portrait, which we believe 
is very correct, will be found on page 193 of the ninth 
volume of the Cultivator. 
Merino Sheep —We have received from Mr. Col¬ 
lins, a reply to Col. Randall's challenge to show sheep 
and wool at the State Fair, published in our last. As the 
occasion has passed by, and the reply, and a rejoinder 
also from Col. R., have already appeared in the “ Spirit 
of the Times,” we do not deem it necessary to publish 
the reply at length. Mr. C. declines the challenge, and 
says—“ I neither give r.or accept challenges in relation 
to my animals, nor make bets upon them.” He also 
says:—“Many gentlemen, among whom were distin¬ 
guished growers of fine wool, on seeing my imported 
merino ram, called Grandee , and after critically inspect¬ 
ing his fine and unusually thick, heavy fleece, intimated 
to me a very strong desire that he should be exhibited 
this autumn, at the Poughkeepsie Show. I had accord¬ 
ingly determined to gratify the public curiosity, by send¬ 
ing old Grandee to the said Show, wearing his full fleece, 
which, with that object in view, I had at shearing time 
this season, left unshorn. The ram would thus have been 
shown at Poughkeepsie, but for an unfortunate accident, 
which about two or three months since, destroyed him, 
when in fine condition, and in the very fullness of his 
health and strength. Thus, to my very great disappoint¬ 
ment and mortification, ended the life of a most valuable 
and useful animal. He was indeed, a magnificent ram; 
but there is, of course, no use in indulging vain regrets 
on account of his loss.” 
Culture of the Olive in Mississippi_ Mr. De 
Buys of Biloxi, in a recent letter to the Editors of the 
Cultivator, says—“In regard to the cultivation of the 
Olive,—of course on the smallest scale,—I state that I 
planted for ten years, in the month of January, in our 
poor coast ground, Olive cuttings, from which, without 
farther trouble, after seven years, (the common fruit 
bringing time of this tree,) I gather in general from ev¬ 
ery tree, a bushel of, in no part of the earth, surpassable 
Olives.” 
Crops in Chester Co. Pa. —Extract of a letter from 
J. M. Harlan, Esq., to the Cultivator, dated July 25th: 
“ The crops that have been harvested are nearly all good 
here—hay, wheat, oats, &c.; though wheat was attacked 
I believe pretty generally in some degree with the fly. 
Corn and flax have a good appearance, though we are at 
present suffering from drouth. Potatoes we hope, will 
be better than last year. Apples and fruit in general are 
