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of the application of a large portion of the manure 
of a farm to a small parcel of land, with a view to 
ensure an extraordinary crop, which, when grown, 
would not be worth the value of the manure applied. 
Accounts of such crops may excite admiration, 
but they never can be worthy of commendation or 
premiums. That kind of cultivation which sustains 
itself and gradually advances the condition of the 
soil, is the one to be encouraged by our societies.” 
State Agricultural Society. 
New-York State Fair. 
The annual exhibition of this Society is to be 
held the first week of this month. The following 
is the order for the week: 
Monday , Sept. 2.—Entries to be made at the business office on the 
show grounds at the Bull’s Head, between Albany and Troy, and 
articles arranged. 
Tuesday , 3.—8 lock, implements and articles received at the show 
grounds from 8 o’clock until 5 P. M. 
Wednesday, 4th.—The grounds to be open to the Judges, Exhibitors , 
and Members only, from 9 o’clock until 5 P. M.; admission fee $1. 
The Judges will be called at the Society’s Tent at 12, and proceed 
immediately to the discharge of their duties. 
Thursday , 5ih.—The grounds will be open to the public from 8 o’clock 
until 5 P. M. Single admissions one shilling —Members’ tickets, 
$1, which allows the member, his wife and family under 21 years 
of age, admission during the show. The Judges will deliver their 
reports to the Secretary at the business office by 12 o’clock this day. 
Friday , Gth.—Grounds open to the public from 8 o’clock unlil 5 P. 
M. The address will be delivered on the grounds at 2 o’clock, P. 
M., by Prof. Amos Dean, of Albany. The awards will be im¬ 
mediately announced after the address, and premiums paid at the 
business office as far as practicable, and on Saturday, at the Ag¬ 
ricultural Rooms in the city. 
The Rooms of the Executive Committee will be 
at theDtlevan House, where guests of the Society, 
and visitors and delegates, are requested to call. 
At the last meeting of the Executive Committee, 
the following gentlemen were elected Honorary 
Members of the Society: 
Hon Abbott Lawrence, American Minister, London. 
Col. T. Le Couteur, Bellevue, Jersey, England. 
Hon. M. P. Wilder, Pres’t Norfolk Ag. Society, Mass. 
J. S. Skinner, Esq , Editor Plow, Loom, and Anvil, Philadelphia. 
Edmund Ruffin, Esq , Marlbourn, Virginia. 
John P. Norton, Prof. Scientific Agriculture, Yale College. 
1C7 5 ' The following letter has been received by the 
President of the State Agricultural Society, from 
Mr. Fillmore, in reference to his attendance at 
the Fair. We understand that a letter has also 
been received from Ex-President Van Buren, 
signifying his intention to be present on that occa¬ 
sion :■— 
Washington. August 9, 1850. 
E. P. Prentice, Esq.—Sir:—Yours of the 6th 
instant, inviting me in behalf of the 11 New-York 
State Agricultural Society” to attend the Annual 
Fair and Show, to be held near the city of Albany 
during the first week in September next, was duly 
received, and I desire to express my grateful ac¬ 
knowledgments to the Society for their kind invita¬ 
tion. and also to you for the flattering terms in which 
you were pleased to convey it. 
Be assured, that nothing would afford me more 
pleasure than to be present at the Fair, and witness 
the fine specimens of the mechanic arts and agricul¬ 
tural productions which will be there displayed. 
And if the adjournment of Congress and my official 
duties here will permit my absence from the city 
sufficiently long to enable me to attend it, I shall 
with pleasure avail myself of the invitation which 
has been so kindly extended to me; but I cannot 
but apprehend that this gratification may be denied 
me. Very respectfully and truly, your ob’t serv’t, 
Millard Fillmore. 
Answers to €orrcspont>rnts. 
Seed of the Locust Tree.— L. A. B. The 
seed of the locust ripens in the fall. It may be 
sown in October or November, and will come up 
the following spring. It requires about the same 
covering as Indian corn. The seed is enveloped 
in a very thick covering, from Which cause it re¬ 
quires a long time for the moisture to penetrate so 
as to produce germination; but if planted in the 
fall, the action of frost will soften the covering so 
that it will start well in the spring. If the seed is 
not planted till spring, it is best to pour scalding 
water on it, letting the seed lie immersed till the 
water is nearly cool. It will then come up as soon 
after planting as beans ordinarily do. We do not 
know a variety by the name of the “ white locust.” 
Lice on Fowls. —N. S. K., Chickopee-Falls, 
Mass. Any kind of oil or grease will kill lice on 
fowls; but that which is thin, is most readily ap¬ 
plied, and most readily spreads over the body. 
Dipping the chicks in tobacco-water will kill the 
vermin, but is likely to make the fowls sick and 
drooping for a while. Snuff scattered among the 
feathers, will thin off'the lice. As preventives, the 
apartments where fowls are kept, should be as clean 
as possible. Wood ashes should be provided for the 
fowls to dust themselves in, and if flour sulphur is 
mixed with the ashes, it will be usefull. Sulphur 
scattered in the nests of setting hens will tend to 
prevent them from getting lousy. 
“ Snap-Dragon.” —H. W., Sandlake. We are 
aware that the plant known by this name is rapidly 
increasing in many sections, and that it is very dif¬ 
ficult to eradicate; indeed we have as yet heard of 
no successful mode of assailing it. If any of our 
correspondents can tell us of an effectual mode of 
destroying the pest, they will confer a favor. 
Water Cement.— S. E. J., Middlebury, O. 
The article most in use here is called the Kingston 
or Rosendale cement. It is sold by W. R. Bar¬ 
rett, of this city, at $1,50 per bbl. The manner 
of making Roman and several other kinds of mineral 
cements, is described in the Cultivator for 1849— 
pp. 239, 240. 
Name of Plant. —W. L. C., Chambersburgh, 
Pa. We do not know the name of the plant you 
send. We shall make further inquiries in regard to 
it, and will transmit any information we may obtain. 
Wire for Fences. —M. M., Fort Leavenworth, 
Mo. The best information we can give you on this 
subject, you will find in our current volume, pp. 
144, 145, 244, 278. 
Disease in Apple Trees. —J. T. C., Greenville, 
South Carolina. From the appearance of the leaves 
you send, we are inclined to think that the malady 
which has attacked your trees, is similar to that 
which has appeared in different sections, and com¬ 
monly called “ fire blight.” It sometimes attacks 
the quince, thorn, &c., and is especially destructive 
to the pear. We believe the best remedy is to cut 
off’the affected branches, and burn them as soon as 
they show the disease. 
Reaping Machines.- —The Prairie Farmer says 
that the immense amount of machinery introduced 
into the harvest field at the west, will entirely ob¬ 
viate all inconvenience from any apprehended 
scarcity of help—and that probably not less than 
3,500 new reaping machines will be put in use in the 
north-west the present season—equal to the labor 
of 17,500 men. 
