846 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
Oct 
llo its for t[ir Montfr. 
Communications have come to hand, since our 
last, from R. H. Drake, Dr. H. S. Chase, Luther 
Redfield, A Subscriber, J. Briggs, Charles Nut¬ 
ting, David Hillman & Sons, C. H. Green, T. H. 
Hyatt, Titrius, W. T. Dennis, D. B. N., D. T. 
Brown, Chas. Hamilton, J. B. 
Books, Pamphlets, &c., have been received as 
follows : 
Report of the Naval Committee on the establishment of a line of 
Mail Steamships to the Western Coast of Africa, from Hon. F. P. 
Stanton, M C. 
Speech of the Hon. Mr. Bingham, of Michigan, in the House of 
Representatives, on the bill for the Extension of the Patent to the 
heirs of Jethro Wood, from the author. 
Descriptive Catalogue of Trees, Plants, &c., cultivated in the Mount 
Hope Nurseries of Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., for 
I850-’51. 
Catalogue of the Highland Nurseries of A. Saul & Co., Newburgh, 
N. Y., for 1850- : 5I. 
Report on Trial of Plows. —It will be seen that 
we have occupied a considerable part of this number 
with the report on the trial of plows, which took 
place near this city in June last. This trial created 
much interest, and much eagerness has been mani¬ 
fested in regard to the report and awards. Our rea¬ 
ders will doubtless be gratified with a perusal of the 
document. 
Draining Tiles. —Mr. A. S. Babcock, of this 
city, is now engaged in the manufacture of drain- 
tiles of various descriptions. He has one of the most 
approved machines, imported from Scotland, and 
recommended by Mr. Stephens, author of The Book 
of the Farm , and has all the apparatus required for 
producing the best tiles. Our farmers will now 
have the opportunity of obtaining this important 
article in any quantities, and we hope the business 
of drainage will now be commenced in earnest, as 
we are convinced that no improvement, if judicious¬ 
ly executed, can yield a better return. The tiles 
can be shipped to any part of the country. Samples 
can be seen at this office. 
Animals from Africa and Spain.—Thos. H. 
Hyatt, Esq., our late Consul at Tangier, on his 
return to this country, a few days since, brought 
with him several animals—all of which are interest¬ 
ing from their rarity, and some of them are likely to 
be useful in this country. Among them are a hors 
of the Barbary stock, an Arabian pony, a wild boar 
from the Atlas mountains, a beautiful species of Af¬ 
rican partridge, several rare kinds of doves, and a 
pair of pigs and some fine fowls from the south of 
Spain. The horse was left with a gentleman in New 
York—the other animals, with the exceptioit of the 
Spanish fowls, were taken by Mr. H. to Rochester. 
The pony is of elegant form, and is said to be re¬ 
markable for speed and endurance. The wild boar 
is young, and does not yet show any of the ferocity 
for which his race is distinguished. He is a singu¬ 
lar animal, bearing but a distant resemblance to the 
domestic pig. His head is rather long, the face 
straight and narrow, the ears very small and up¬ 
right, the back arched, the legs long and slender. 
His coat is more like hair than bristles, and of an 
iron-grey color. What will be the effect of mingling 
this blood with the domestic stock, cannot be told at 
present, but we should suppose the stock of such a 
cross, would be likely to suit such farmers as wish 
their hogs to be able to outrun dogs. 
Sale of Short-horn Cattle.-— The sale of Mr. 
Sheaff.’s cattle took place at his farm in Dutchess 
county, on the 29th of August. The sale was well 
attended, and the animals sold at good prices. 
Twenty-eight cows brought sums varying from 
$47,50 to $185 ; calves from $55 to $105,* and the 
imported bull Exeter $500. The latter was pur¬ 
chased by L. F. Allen, Esq., of Buffalo. The sum 
total brought by the 33 animals in the catalogue, 
was $4,857. 
Pears. —We have received from Mr. Colbert 
Huntington, of Painesvilie, Ohio, a box of pears, 
supposed to be a new variety. The box did not 
come to hand till the pears were rotten, so that, un¬ 
fortunately, we had not the pleasure of tasting them. 
Sale of Ayrshire Cattle. —The bull and cow 
which obtained the first prizes in their class, at the 
late Fair, have been sold by Mr. Prentice to Mr. 
Tiffany, of Coxsackie. They will furnish a good 
beginning for a valuable dairy stock. 
O’- The Ayrshire bull of Mr. Woodford, of Con¬ 
necticut, it will be seen by an advertisement, is left 
for sale at the farm of Mr. Prentice, near this city. 
He is of good blood, and would be a useful animal 
to take into a dairying district. 
Sale of Stock. —It will be seen by the advertise¬ 
ment, that the cattle, sheep and swine, belonging 
to the estate of the late Wm. Stickney, will be 
sold at auction, at Westminster, Vt., on the 9th 
of this month. It will afford an opportunity for the 
purchase of very fine animals, and probably at rea¬ 
sonable prices. 
Large Product of Butter. —S. P. Chap¬ 
man, Esq., of Clockville, Madison county, N. Y., 
obtained the premium for the best dairy cow at the 
late State Fair, for a Short-horn cow, five years old, 
bred by Geo. Vail, Esq., Troy. It was stated that 
the milk of this cow, during ten days in June last, 
yielded 20 lbs. and 4 oz. of butter; and that her milk 
during ten days in August, yielded 19 lbs, 14 oz. 
butter. 
Mr. Wm. L. Cowles, of Farmington, Ct., exhi 
bited at the fair a very fine Devon cow, bred by Mr. 
Patterson, of Maryland. He stated that her milk, 
during ten days in June last, yielded 16 lbs. 14 oz. 
of butter. She is of medium size, and of beautiful 
form. She is not only good for the dairy, but is just 
such a cow as would be chosen to produce the most 
valuable working oxen, and such an one as would 
be likely to produce a healthy, hardy and useful pro¬ 
geny for any purpose. 
Honey. —We have received from Mr. Arza Gil¬ 
more, of Wayne, Maine, a sample of honey, of su¬ 
perior quality made the present season in his apiary. 
He has adopted a plan of keeping bees, which in 
many respects is novel. His bee-house and his spe¬ 
cimens of honey, each received the first premium at 
our late State Fair. He supports his bees, chiefly, 
by an artificial compound, prepared by himself. 
This renders the keeping of bees practicable in all 
situations. The compound is not expensive, and the 
honey made from it is pronounced, by all who have 
seen it, of the very best quality, and in small boxes 
and jars, readily sells in Boston and other cities at 
twenty-.five cents a pound. Mr. G. states that he 
has taken this season, from nine hives placed in his 
house last winter, twenty-three hundred pounds of 
honey. 
Profitable Sheep.- —In reply to the inquiry of 
Mr. John Johnston, in our August number, respect¬ 
ing the returns of flocks of sheep, as compared with 
his own, we have received the following statement 
from David Hillman & Sons, of East Avon, N. Y. 
The whole number of their flock was 349, of which 
143 were ewes which raised lambs this season; 97 
were two-year-old ewes and wethers, 196 yearlings, 
