THE CULTIVATOR. 
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TAPLIN’S HORSE POWER—(Fig. 100.) 
It will be seen by the report of the Committee of the State Agricultural Society, that the above horse power, the 
patentee of which received the first premium at the Agricultural Fair at Poughkeepsie, can be propelled by two 
horses with sufficient power, and afford sufficient speed, for threshing under all ordinary circumstances. There are 
however, six spaces in which horses may operate; so that almost any amount of power may be generated, and this 
power is applied directly to the friction rollers, in the pinion which carries the speed wheel, without a complica¬ 
tion of machinery. Another decided advantage wffiich this horse power possesses over most others, is the ease with 
which it can be taken down and moved; it can be carried in a one horse wagon, and one man can set it up ready 
for operating in fifteen minutes; all repairs can be done with trifling expense, by any common blacksmith. These 
horse powers have been thoroughly tested, and good judges of machinery give it as their opinion that the principle 
is the best in operation. These h®rse powers are made by Hull & Co., Tribe’s Hill, Montgomery Co. N. Y., who 
have purchased of the patentee the right of the Counties of Albany, Schenectady, Montgomery and Greene, and will 
manufacture to order, Horse Powers and Threshers on short notice. C. D. 
QUEENS COUNTY AG. SOCIETY. 
Mr. Tucker —Our third annual Fair and Cattle Show 
was held in the village of Jamaica on the 10th inst. A 
thrilling interest was evinced by the thousands of enligh¬ 
tened agriculturists assembled on the occasion, by a most 
admirable and gratifying display of fine stock, of which 
the show of brood mares and thorough bred cows, was 
most extensive—some of them were of superior symme¬ 
try and fineness, and highly creditable to the farmers of 
the county,equalling in many respects,the exhibition at the 
late Fair at Poughkeepsie, where, had they been exhibited, 
they would doubtless have taken the first premiums. A si¬ 
milar opportunity I trust will notbe permitted again to pass 
unheeded, yet to overcome which, we have two obsta¬ 
cles to surmount—one is, many of our best agriculturists 
are Quakers, who hold to the belief that all competition 
for money, is gambling—another is, a happy conscious¬ 
ness, characteristic of the inhabitants of the county, that 
they are well content with their situation, and that they 
have the only or best plaee of existence within the 
bounds of their daily occupation. Such local feelings, I 
trust soon will give place to a desire to promote the ge¬ 
neral good, and all endeavor by their individual exer¬ 
tions to make future exhibitions as great as possible, 
where the young can view the best stock, agricultural 
products, &c., from the north, the south, the middle and 
the west, assembled at one common meeting. The re¬ 
sult of which, must be to those having the best, a grati¬ 
fying consolation to themselves, and afford to others the 
best opportunity for improvement. The show of choice 
fruits and agricultural products, surpassed every previews 
exhibition, and was all that could be desired to please 
the most fastidious. The show of flowers was most 
charming; and their arrangement called forth loud and 
hearty praises to the “ Fair,” among which was a Cornu¬ 
copia, tastefully arranged of Dahlias, Roses, and other 
choice and beautiful flowers. The horn was well filled, 
out of which was pouring an abundant stream of.Catawba 
and Isabella grapes, peaches, Seckel pears, strawberries, 
&c., reaching to the table. 
The display of fancy productions was of exceeding 
taste and skill, conferring exalted credit on the lady con¬ 
tributors. 
The Address, delivered by the Hon. Gabriel Furman, 
of Kings Co., was replete with interest. He spoke of 
Agriculture as of the most dignified, laudable, and impor¬ 
tant pursuit of man. The uniform harmony and good or¬ 
der which prevailed throughout the day, evinced an in¬ 
creasing prosperity for our County Society. The premi¬ 
ums awarded for the year will amount to about $300. 
Oyster Bay , Oct. 19, 1844. S. Y. 
BOOK FARMING—A FACT. 
« I want to know if you believe in this book-farming,” 
said a neighbor, as he walked into the room, where I sat 
reading the Cultivator. 
“ Be sure I do,” was the reply. 
“ Well, I don’t; I never took an agricultural paper in 
my life. There is B. S. of W-, who came into this 
country, fifteen years ago, and had to buy fifty acres of 
land on credit. He has cleared that tfjp, and added from 
time to time, till he now owns two hundred acres—has 
good buildings, and money at interest. He always has 
good crops. He has averaged twmty-five bushels of 
wheat to the acre for several years; it is the same with 
all his other crops. While his neighbor E. W. has not 
raised more than seven bushels of wheat to the acre, and 
some of his other crops he never harvests. I would give 
more for the experience of B. S. than for all the book¬ 
farming and farming by rule in the world.” 
“ Very well, sir, now let me have a worn. This ‘ex¬ 
perience’ of B. S. of which you speak, (i. e. the method 
he adopts to raise twenty-five where his neighbor raises 
seven bushels of wheat, and other crops in proportion,) 
if written out and published, would be the very essence 
of book-farming, which you so much despise, and might 
benefit others as well as you. And then, secondly, I 
know this B. S. also, and it gives me pleasure to inform 
you that he is a regular subscriber to, and constant read¬ 
er of three standard agricultural papers—the ‘ Cultivator, 5 
the ‘New Genesee Farmer,’ and the 1 Western Farmer, 5 
while this same E. W. will not have an agricultural pa¬ 
per in his house, partly because he does not ‘ believe i-n 
book-farming,’ and partly because he cannot afford to take 
such a paper.” 
Here the man suddenly remembered his errand, which 
was to borrow an improved harrow, a plan of which I 
had found in my paper, and which he was pleased to say, 
“did the work so much better than mine,” (his)—so the 
subject was dropped. I intend to speak to him again, 
ere long. H. 
Ohio, Oct. 1844. 
Locked Jaw in Horses.—I t is said that pouring wa¬ 
ter along the back from a watering-pot, for a considera 
ble time without intermission, will effect a cure. 
