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THE CULTIVATOR. 
suring, shall certify under oath as to the quantity produced from the 
piece of land mentioned in the certificate of the surveyor—and a 
sample of grain shall be presented at the annual meeting with the 
oath of the applicant that that the same is a fair sample of the whole 
Wrought Iron Gate with cast iron pillars,. $10 
Best iron wheel barrow,.Silver Medal. 
Ornamental cast iron vase on pedestal,. 8 
Best sample drain tile,.Silver Medal. 
Best quarter of an acre ozier willow,. 8 
DISCRETIONARY PREMIUMS 
Will be awarded for such implements, products, &c., not enume¬ 
rated, as shall be deemed worthy of notice or encouragement. 
REGULATIONS. 
Tiie premiums for Essays and Agricultural Implements, will be 
©pen to citizens of other states ; all others will be confined to resi¬ 
dents of this state, who are members of this society, or who may be¬ 
come so by the payment of one dollar on entering their articles. 
The trial of plows will take place at Utica, on Tuesday, the 15th 
day of September. 
No premiums will be paid on any animals or articles taken away 
before the close of the Fair. 
Premiums not claimed within four months after they are awarded 
will be considered as donations to the Society. 
All persons who intend to exhibit Cattle, Horses, Sheep or Swine, 
should give notice to Theodore S. Faxon, Utica, or Luther Tuck¬ 
er, Recording Secretary, Albany, previous to the 10th of Septem¬ 
ber, that the necessary arrangements may be made for their accom¬ 
modation—and all animals must be on the ground by 9 o’clock, A. 
M. of the 17th September. 
All those who intend to compete for the premiums on agricultural 
implements, butter and cheese, sugar, cocoons, silk, &c. should have 
their specimens on the ground on the 16th, that they may be depo¬ 
sited hi their appropriate places, and the rooms suitably arranged on 
{lie day previous to the Fair. 
Applicants for premiums are requested to pay particular attention 
to the notes attached to the premiums on Fat Cattle and Fat Sheep, 
Butter and Cheeese, Field Crops, Maple Sugar. &c. 
The statements required from those who compete for field crops, 
must be sent to Luther Tucker, Recording Secretary, Albany, 
previous to the 1st of January, 1846, and the premiums will be 
awarded at the annual meeting of the society, on the third Wednes¬ 
day of January. 
Competitors for the premiums on Essays, must forward their ma¬ 
nuscripts to the Rec. Secretary, Albany, previous to the 1st of Janu¬ 
ary, 1846, free of postage. 
No premium will be awarded, unless, in the opinion of the Judges 
>f the Class in which it is offered, the animal or article is worthy of 
tuch premium. 
Prize animals and implements at the previous exhibitions, will be 
illowed to compete for the prizes: but they must receive a higher 
prize, or in a different class, to entitle them to a premium. Should 
the same premium heretofore given them be awarded, they will re¬ 
ceive a certificate to that effect, instead of the prize. 
Animals and other articles offered for competition, must be label¬ 
led with the names and residence of the owners at full length. 
No viewing committee, with the exception of the committee on 
Discretionary Premiums, shall award any discretionary premium, 
without the previous permission of the Executive Board, expressed 
through the President. 
CONDENSED CORRESPON DENCE. 
Virginia.— Extract of a letter from our correspondent 
ZA. Drummond, Esq., dated Amherst, Jan. 22: —“We 
have had but three snows this winter; one about three 
inches deep, and lying about three days; and the other 
two about one inch, and lying a few hours. Our plows 
have been in motion nearly all winter. Our wheat looks 
well, and grass is beginning to spring. Good land, lying 
well, four to five dollars. Richest kind of mountain land 
one dollar. The finest sheep walks in the world. What 
a fortune a yankee could make here. Come and see.” 
Items. —Mr. Geo. L. Beckwith, of West Henrietta, 
Monroe county, informs us that the wheat crop in that 
neighborhood last year, was better in quantity and quali¬ 
ty than it had been for several previous years. The pota- 
toe rot made its appearance last season, and effected the 
crop to some extent, but did not do much damage. 
Sweet and sour apple. —Mr. B. says he has two trees 
which produce this kind of fruit. The sour fruit resem¬ 
bles the Rhode Island Greening, &c. 
Geology —Mr. B. says—“Some writers speak in glow¬ 
ing terms of the benefit the State works now publishing 
are to the farmer, but lean hardly understand this, if they 
are not placed where the farmer can obtain them, and at 
prices which he can afford to pay. Would not the State 
show its liberality, by placing a few copies in regularly 
organized public libraries in the different counties, or at 
ierst, deposit a few copies in some central places in each 
county, giving due notice thereof, that farmers may at least 
see what they are ?” 
Trimming Grape Vines. —Mr. Sidney Weller of 
Brinkleyville, North Carolina, has a vineyard of five or 
six acres, and makes eight to ten barrels of wine yearly. 
He thinks it best, for his location not to trim grape-vines 
after the first two or three years. He practices on this 
mode, and states that his vines produce abundantly. He 
keeps swine in his vineyard to eat the fallen fruit, and 
keep the ground clear of weeds and grass. He says—“ I 
keep all clear underneath, from the first start of the vines, 
so as to leave a free passage for the wind, as well as for 
persons, and for the team used in scarifying the ground.” 
Subsoil Plowing _We give the following from a 
letter of H. W. S. C., Oatlands, N. J.— “ As I think ex¬ 
periments which do not succeed are as deserving of re¬ 
cord as those which do—in order that the public may see 
both sides of a question, I wish to inform you that I pro¬ 
cured a subsoil plow last spring, and used it for three dif¬ 
ferent crops, viz: corn, potatoes and barley. The corn 
was planted on a light sandy loam, the potatoes on a rich 
loam inclining to be clayey, and the barley on a rich 
mellow loam. One half of each field was subsoiled to 
the depth of eight inches, the other half having only an 
ordinary plowing. There was no perceptible difference 
in the appearance of either of the crops during the sea¬ 
son of growth, and as the difference at harvesting, if any, 
was not enough for us to discover it by careful observa¬ 
tion and comparison of portions of the field, I did not 
think it worth while to make an accurate measure of the 
whole of each division.” 
Pomegranate Melon. —A correspondent at Syracuse 
who signs “ B,” informs us that he obtained from India¬ 
na last year, some seeds of a melon with this name. He 
gives the following description of it. He hopes to have 
seed to spare another year. “The seed is nearly the 
shape of a muskmelon, but smaller. The vines are near* 
ly like the muskmelon. The fruit is round and about the 
size of a large orange, and is, when growing, dark and 
light green; when ripe, yellow, with irregular greenish 
spots and streaks presenting a beautiful fruit. The taste 
nearly like a muskmelon. I think them a very good 
fruit, but not particularly delicious, though some of my 
family and friends who tasted them liked them very 
much.” 
Melons.—Mr. L. Durand, remarks in reference to 
the inquiry of “ W.” of Troy, given in a former number, 
that the variety of the muskmelon called the “citron,” 
or as Mr. D. thinks it should more properly be called, the 
“ pine-apple melon,” is one of the richest of fruits, and 
is thought by some to resemble the pine-apple in taste. 
He says they grow from the size of a quart to a two- 
quart measure. Mr. D. kindly promises to send us a pa¬ 
per of seeds in the course of the winter. 
Rapid Growth of Pigs. —Extract of a letter from S. 
Root, Esq., Middlefield, Mass.—“ Worcester Taylor of 
this town, slaughtered a pig just 10 months old, which 
weighed when dressed, 4l0 lbs.; several others have 
been killed, which weighed over 360 lbs., from 9 to 10 
months old.” 
Clinton Co. Ag. Society —At the winter meeting of 
this Society, as we are informed, by Mr. Willf.t Keese, 
there were applications for premiums on wheat for crops 
varying from forty to forty-nine bushels to the acre— 
one of corn, over 100 bushels—one of potatoes, 496 
bushels—which, says Mr. K., “will be considered not 
bad for this cold region.” 
Cortland County Agricultural Society. —Extract 
of a letter from P. Barber, Homer:—“ Our Agricultural 
Society held its annual meeting last week for the election 
of officers, &c. Rufus Boies of Cortlandville, President; 
George Chamberlain, Homer, Rec. Sec.; Paris Barber, 
Cor. Sec.; Amos Rice, Treasurer.” 
Oneida County Agricultural Society. —At the 
annual meeting of this society, on the 6th ult,, the fol¬ 
lowing gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing 
year: Elon Comstock, Rome, President. Henry Rhodes, 
Trenton; John Townsend, Westmoreland; George L. 
Brigham, Augusta; Alanson S. Filer, Florence; Lewis 
Benedict, Vernon; Benjamin F. Jewett, New-Hartford; 
