1850. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
91 
for tl )t Mont!;. 
Communications have been received, since our 
last, from Gleaner, W. L. Eaton, G. H. Dadd, S., 
Levi Bartlett, A. B., A Farmer, Agricola, Argus, 
A Subscriber, Mary, Calvin Stow, C. G. I., L. 
Durand, Jonathan Wood, C. E. G. (all too late for 
this month,) J. B. Garber, S. Tillotscn, J. J. C. 
Books, Pamphlets, &c., have been received as 
follows: 
Proceedings of the St. John (N. B.) Agricultural Society for 1849, 
from Robert Jar dink. Esq., President. 
Northern Spy and Melon Apple, from Elwanger & Barry. 
Belcher’s Farmers’ Almanac, for 1850. Halifax, N. S., from C. H. 
Belcher, publisher. 
Proceedings of the Seneca County (N. Y.) Agricultural Seciety, for 
1849, from John Delafield. Esq., President of the Society. 
Sherwood’s Manual for Magnetizing, with the vibrating magnetic 
machine, and for the magnetic treatment of diseases, from the 
publishers, Fowler & Wells, New-York. 
New and Improved Poudrette of the Lodi Manufacturing Company, 
a pamphlet just issued by that company, 66 Dey-,street, New- 
York. 
Report of the Ohio Nurserymen and Fruit Grower’s Convention, 
held at Columbus, Dec. 5, 1819. 
Prof. Johnston’s Address. —We give in this 
number, the address of Prof. Johnston, delivered 
before the N. Y. State Agricultural Society at Syra¬ 
cuse. It is hardly necessary for us to invite the at¬ 
tention of our readers to this document; we pre¬ 
sume it will be read with avidity by all who have the 
opportunity ; and like other emanations of the same 
prolific pen, it will be found replete with useful 
facts and suggestions, beautifully and forcibly ex¬ 
pressed. To make room for the address entire, we 
have been obliged to use small type; but we think 
the advantage of having the whole in a body, Mill 
overbalance this objection. 
State Fair. —It M’ill be seen, by reference to the 
doings of the State Agricultural Society, that it has 
been resolved to hold the next Fair at Albany. We 
trust that our eitizens will take timely hold of the 
matter, with a determination to make it, as it can 
be made, the best exhibition ever held in America. 
The Fair will be held on the 3d ; 4th, 5th and 6th 
days of September. 
Prof. Johnston’s Lectures. —These lectures, 
of M’hich a programme M r as given in our last num¬ 
ber, M r ere commenced at the Assembly Chamber of 
the Capitol on the evening of the 4th ult. They 
have been attended by large audiences, composed 
of several of the prominent members of the Legis¬ 
lature, and many of our most intelligent citizens— 
all of whom have been deeply interested and grati¬ 
fied with the admirable manner in which the various 
subjects have been treated. It is expected that the 
lectures will he printed shortly, and we shall en¬ 
deavor to give them, or a portion of them, as soon 
as practicable, through our pages. 
CCr” The late hour at which M*e received the copy 
of Prof. Johnston’s Address, and our desire to 
present it entire this month, has rendered it neces¬ 
sary to omit several communications intended for 
this No., as well as to curtail very considerably the 
department devoted to Horticulture. 
If 11 A Gleaner” will furnish us his name, 
M r e will address him privately on the subject of his 
communication. 
u H. C. W.”—Our correspondent, Hon. F. Hol¬ 
brook, writes —“ I wish you could induce * II. C. 
W.,’ of Putnam Valley, to try his hand oftener at 
writing for the Cultivator. He has a beautifully 
graceful and strong style, and I want to hear often¬ 
er from him. His light must not be hid under the 
the bushel nor his talent wrapt in a napkin.” We 
earnestly second these sentiments, in which we M T ill 
venture to say M r e are joined by all our readers. 
Northern Spy and Melon Apples. —Wo are 
indebted to Messrs. Elwanger & Barry, of Roch¬ 
ester, for handsome specimens of these esteemed 
new varieties of apples. The Melon being in per¬ 
fection at the time of its arrival, (first January) 
we had a better opportunity for testing its qualities 
than we havs had before, and unhesitatingly pro¬ 
nounce it an excellent apple. The Spy is not yet 
ripe, it being a late spring fruk. 
Albany Prunes.— We have received from Mr 
John Lossing of this city, specimens of excellent 
dried prunes, produced by trees raised by him from 
seed brought from Germany. 
Saxon Sheep. —In our last number, we noticed 
an importation of Saxon sheep by Messrs. Catlin 
&. Smith. We have since had the opportunity of 
seeing these sheep, at the farm of Mr. Charles B. 
Smith, Wolcottville, Ct. In several respects they 
are quite different from most Saxons M r e have seen. 
They are evidently the result of extraordinary skill 
in breeding; and as sheep producing the finest qua¬ 
lity of wool, seem to approach nearly to a standard 
of perfection. The ewes are from tM T o to three 
years old. They are handsomely formed—have, 
generally, full briskets and broad loins. Their 
weight is from eighty-five to one hundred pounds 
each. Tho rams are larger, in the usual propor¬ 
tion. What will be their weight when fully grown, 
we cannot say; they are only yearlings, (lambs of 
1848) and of course may he expected to become 
considerably heavier. 
These sheep have not only very fine wool, hut they 
are especially remarkable for the evenness of their 
fleeces; they have no coarse spots—the wool being 
fine all over the body , with but little variation in 
quality. We have samples taken from the neck, 
shoulder, middle of the hack, hip, and thigh of the 
same sheep, M’hich will give a better idea of the 
uniformity of the fleece, than anything M’e can say. 
The wool is generally thickly set; and wo should 
think the -weight of the fleeces, cleaned as has been 
customary with Saxon wool in this country, M’ould 
average three pounds. Their appearance indicates 
good health and fair constitution. We have no 
doubt they will prove a very valuable addition to 
the sheep-stock of the country, and we trust the 
enterprising importers will find their investment in 
all respects satisfactory. We should he pleased to 
sho-vv the samples of wool to persons -who may wish 
to see them. 
Fine Fowls. —Our attention was lately called 
to a lot of beautiful game fowls, (about twenty 
pair,) bred by Mr. T. C. Abrahams, of West 
Troy, and which were about being sent to different 
parts of the country. We mentioned on a previous 
occasion, that Mr. A. had bred a portion of his 
fo-wls from a cross made M T ith the English pheasant. 
He still continues this stock, in -which many of the 
traits of the pheasant are distinctly visible. He 
has, also, several other varieties, one of which was 
brought from Mexico, and is said to be the same 
that Santa Anna held in great esteem. Another 
is the Earl Derby variety, so celebrated in England, 
characterised by the black breast, and purple band 
across the M'ing, M r ith yellow legs. 
Washing Sheep —Our correspondent 11 S. W.,” 
of North Easton, Washington county, Ne-w-York, 
writes —“ In conversing, recently, -with a wool- 
grower of considerable experience, he gave me his 
mode of washing sheep, vrhich is to use a M'ooden 
