THE CULTIVATOR. 
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„imen of Glass Ware; to Thomas Prosser, New-Ycrk, for a 
beautiful variety of Porcelain Buttons, to Mosely, Howard & 
Co. Poughkeepsie, for specimens of Solid Head Pins; to Fair¬ 
child, Pelton & Co. Poughkeepsie, for specimens of the same; to 
M Morse, Rochester, for an elegantly bound Blank Ledger; to 
John Eisel, Poughkeepsie, for a beautiful specimen of Boots; to 
Alex. Wright, Poughkeepsie, for a Rifle; to Alex. Ross for Ame¬ 
rican manufactured Brussels Carpeting. 
Carriages and Sleighs— Diplomas, to John H. Wood, Pough- 
Keepsie, for Carriages and Sleigh; to John W. Whitney, Pough¬ 
keepsie, for a single horse Carriage; to Harvey Palmer, Pough¬ 
keepsie, for a single horse Pleasure Wagon. 
Stoves —To Wager & Dater, Troy, for 4 Air Tight Stoves, $3; 
to Smith, Lockwood & Co. Troy, for 4 family and 1 hotel Stove 
for coal or wood, $5, and Diplomas were awarded to J. T. Mc¬ 
Carty & Co. Rhinebeck, for one stove; to Barnard & Heer- 
mance, Poughkeepsie, for 2 cooking stoves; to Low & Bradley, 
Poughkeepsie, for 2 stoves; to George Smithson, Poughkeepsie, 
for a Cooking Closet; to W. O Jenks, Albany, fora Parlor Coal 
Stove; to James Robb, Peekskill, for a cooking stove; to R D. 
C. Stoughtenburgh, Poughkeepsie, for a Parlor Wood Stove and 
a Parlor Coal Radiator; to -\twood and Cole, Troy, for 4 
cooking stoves; J. C. Heermance, Schenectady, for 2 cooking 
stoves. 
Smut Machines —To Wm. Delaney, Canterbury, $5; to W. G. 
Borland, Little Falls, $3; to E. F. Cushman, Troy, $3. 
A premium of $2 was awarded to John Wilkinson, Union 
Yale, for a specimen of Chrystalized Maple Sugar; to And row 
Meneely, West Troy, for two Church Bells, weighing 650 a 
1525 lbs., with improved cast iron yokes, and 1 gilded Steam¬ 
boat Bell weighing 172 lbs., of beautiful tone and finish; to John 
Dailey, Troy, for a fine specimen of cut Tobacco, $2; to Tho¬ 
mas N. Smith, New Paltz, for a fine specimen of Harness and 
Top Leather, $3; to Wm. H. Sleight, Hyde Park, for a Stove 
Drum, and beautiful specimens of tin Coffee Urns and Tea 
Pots, $2; to G. W. I. Brownson, Amsterdam, 3 kinds of Brooms 
and Brushes, $3; to Hedrick and Brothers, Claverack, for a 
Fire Escape, $3; to Wm.Roze, Philadelphia,fora hoof splitting 
machine, very ingenious, $5; to 6 pupils of the Institution for 
the Blind, New-York, for 8 specimens of Willow Work from 
American willows, presented by J. R. Horn, $6; to John C. 
Hall, Fallsburgh, for a sample of beautiful Timothy Seed, $3. 
There was a most beautiful carpet sent by Mrs. E. Mi¬ 
nor, of Canton, St. Lawrence county, which from a mis¬ 
direction, did not arrive in time for the Fair. This is a 
matter of regret, not less so to others than to the lady to 
whom it belongs. It was retained for a few days and 
exhibited at the hall of the State Agricultural Society in 
this city, and was, by all who saw it, pronounced a most 
superb article. It was wrought by Mrs. Minor during 
her hours of leisure from household duties, through a 
period of eight years. The border consists of twenty 
four groups of flowers, wrought with most exquisite 
taste and precision,yet all different in their character. The 
center consists of groups of cattle, sheep, with their shep¬ 
herds, and other rural scenes—representations of buffalo 
and moose-hunting-—animals and plants of tropical coun¬ 
tries, where are shown the camel-leopard, lion, lioness 
and whelps, &c.—in another part were groups of birds, 
domestic and wild pigeons, pheasants, &c. Altogether it 
may be considered a splendid specimen of the ingenuity, 
industry and fine taste of the manufacturer. 
CULTIVATION OF FRUIT—No. X. 
THE APRICOT. 
It is remarkable that a fruit of such excellence as the 
apricot, and ripening as it does from one to two months 
Defore the best early peaches, should be so little known. 
A year or two since, being in company with three per¬ 
sons from different parts of the country, one of whom 
was a distinguished bookseller, another a well known 
public lecturer, and a third an eminent clergyman, I 
handed them a few specimens of ripe apricots;—the first 
exclaimed, “ This is a truly excellent fruit, and the first 
of the kind I ever tasted.” The two others made the 
same remark—they had never seen the fruit before, al¬ 
though traveling- yearly thousands of miles, and visiting 
all parts of the country. Similar remarks have often been 
made by others. 
The apricot, in its natural character, is more nearly al¬ 
lied to the plum than the peach, resembling the former 
in its leaf, and in the stone of the fruit, but downy like 
the latter, and the finer varieties partaking largely of its 
flavor and excellence. 
The apricot is budded on seedling apricots, and on 
peach and plum stocks. The plum stocks are preferred; 
but the great superiority they possess over peach stocks, 
so often ascribed to them by writers, we have not found 
by experience. They have not afforded protection froir 
the worm, as that insect, not to be thwarted, will pene 
trate the bark above the point of junction between the 
bud and stock. In one case, an apricot, grafted three 
feet from the ground, into a plum tree, was destroyed, 
the worm entering at that distance from the ground. Ex¬ 
amination proved it to be the same insect that attacks the 
bark at the roots. 
The soil should be deep and dry. Last winter the wri¬ 
ter lost a large number from their standing on a wet sub¬ 
soil, though the surface was dry. Their growth is about 
the same as that of the more vigorous varieties of the 
plum, so that when fully grown they need about twenty 
feet square of ground for each tree. 
This fruit appears to be about equal in hardiness to the 
earlier varieties of the peach, and escapes destruction by 
cold when the latter is not killed. It is however, pre¬ 
eminently liable to the attacks of the Curculio, and the 
usual destruction of the young crop by this insect often 
leads to the erroneous opinion that it is not adapted to 
our climate. The means for destroying the Curculio,. 
men' Ioned in former numbers, when vigorously and tho¬ 
roughly applied, have insured abundant and regular crops. 
Among the varieties, the Peach and Moorpark (consi¬ 
dered by many as identical) stand first on the list. The 
Musk is also very fine. The Breda , though inferior in 
quality, is hardy, vigorous, and a great and constant bear¬ 
er. The Black apricot, a different species, is perfectly 
hardy in our severest winters, and though second-rate in 
quality, is an abundant bearer, and well worthy of culti¬ 
vation. J. J. T. 
IMPROVED STOCK. 
T HE subscriber has now on hand and will sell, at fair and reasons 
able rates, several Durham cattle, consisting of cows, heifers auc 
calves; also two bulls, a cross of the Durham and Ayrshire stock. 
SOUTH DOWN SHEEP.—Two yearling bucks, several buck 
lambs and 16 ewes from 3 to 4 years old. 
AH letters, (post paid,) will be punctually attended to. Address 
C. N. BEMENT, 
September 1, 1844. American Hotel, Albany , 
FINE FARMS FOR SALE. 
T HOSE very superior Farms situated near Galway Corners, R 
the county of Saratoga, collectively known as the Ear 
Stimson Farm, will be sold cheap audon terms most accommo 
dating to the purchasers as to credit. The property consists o 
about 340 acres, is so situated as to be conveniently divided intr 
three or four farms, all having the necessary buildings, and wil 
be sold together or in parcels, to suit purchasers. Each farir 
is properly divided into pasture, tilled and wood land, and is ir 
the highest state of cultivation, leneed in the best manner am 
with the most durable materials. The property compih-.es a 
mong other buildings, a large and convenient hotel, which is 
favorite resort of families in the summer on account of the su 
perior healthiness and beauty of the country. The farmins 
buildings of all kinds are most extensive and convenient for al 
the purposes of agriculture and the raising of stock. The pre 
■nises also include a country store, a most eligible location fo 
a country merchant, having been occupied as such for abou 
forty years. It is within two hours drive of Ballston, Saratoga 
and Schenectady. The farm is well known among leading ag 
riculturists, and in the agricultural periodicals, as the Patten 
Farm. For terms, &e., apply to J. OAKLiSY, 
Oct. 1.—tf. No. 75 Nassau street, New-York. 
FIELD SEED STORE. 
r HE subscriber continues to keep constantly on hand at hi/ 
long established Seed Store, a supply of the best qualitj 
and kinds of Field Seeds, viz : 
Red Clover, of the large and small growth, 
Timothy , Red Top, or Herd’s Grass, Orchard Grass, 
Lucerne, or Fr ench Clover, White Clover , 
Trefoil, Kentucky Blue Grass, &C. &C. 
Also, the different varieties of Wheat, as White Flint, Rer 
Chaff, Mediterranean, and English—for sale in lots to suit pur 
chasers at moderate prices, by ISRAEL RUSSELL, 
Feb. 1, 1S44.—mar. oct. 26 Front-street, New-Yor3 
