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different stump machines, which have been already in 
use in this state. This might be effected by offering a 
suitable and special premium for this purpose; and by 
the selection of a stumpy field,—or a stumpy field might 
be easily manufactured for the occasion by cutting down 
a few trees, of which this country always affords an 
abundance. Cultivation in a very large portion of this 
state, perhaps in a large majority of its territory, is great¬ 
ly impeded by the almost indestructible pine stumps 
which thickly cover the fields; and it becomes a matter 
worthy of suggestion to the State Agricultural Society, 
whether the offer of 40 or 50 dollars as a premium for 
the best and most useful machine for the removal of these 
impediments, would not be as useful, as for the same 
amount in premiums for the best plows, especially as 
much attention comparatively has been given to the lat¬ 
ter, and little to the former. 
Hussey’s Reaping Machine. —This most valuable 
machine was exhibited by Mr. Hussey at the late 
show at Utica. We have never yet had the pleasure of 
seeing this implement in operation, but we are acquaint¬ 
ed with several farmers who have been in the practice of 
using them, and without an exception they speak of it 
in the very highest terms. All represent it as gathering 
the grain very clean, making a great saving in this par¬ 
ticular over any other mode of harvesting. The opera¬ 
tion of the machine requires but one man and a boy, in 
addition to two horses to draw it, and with this force it 
will cut in the most perfect manner an average of fifteen 
acres a day. To bind the grain as fast as the machine 
cuts it, requires generally eight men. The machine has 
been much simplified in its construction within the last 
year or two. It is not liable to get out of order, and 
will often work through the whole season without the 
knives being sharpened. Mr. Hussey received fi*om the 
Society a gratuity of $15, as some compensation for the 
trouble taken to give the public an opportunity to exam¬ 
ine this valuable machine. The price is from $100 to 
$170, according to size and the quantity of work they 
will perform. 
On the afternoon of the last day of the Fair, the assem¬ 
bled thousands gathered round the temporary platform 
erected on the grounds, to hear the Annual Address from 
Josiah Quincy, Jr., Esq., of Massachusetts. This ad¬ 
dress was eminently worthy of the occasion. Without 
the slightest aim at lofty eloquence, its arguments in fa¬ 
vor of the superiority of agricultural occupation, over 
the fretful and feverish life of speculation and ambition, 
were powerful, convincing, overwhelming. It was 
“ without art, graceful—without effort, strong.” We 
scarcely ever heard any thing of the kind, so truly valu¬ 
able and appropriate for such an occasion. 
After the address the reports of the various awarding 
committees were read from the stand. 
A very interesting appendage to the Fair, during the 
three days of its continuance, was the exhibition of 
Morse’s Magnetic Telegraph. Wires were run upon 
the roofs of the houses from the lower part of the city, 
to a building erected for the purpose on the show grounds, 
a distance of a mile and a half, and between these two 
points, a constant interchange of messages was kept up 
by the galvanic fluid. To those who had never before 
an opportunity of witnessing the operation of this won¬ 
derful invention, which is almost a literal fulfilment of 
Pollock’s figurative lines, “He wove his garland of the 
lightning’s wing, in sportive twist,” it was a matter of 
thrilling interest, to see a man with a pen a mile and a 
half long, and with the electric fluid as his ink, tracing 
characters instantaneously, and as distinctly legible as 
those on which the eyes of the reader are now fixed. 
Specimens of the writing, executed on the spot, were dis¬ 
tributed to many of the visitors. 
The following resolutions were adopted at the close of 
the able address delivered by Mr. Quincy. Hon. John 
A. King offered the following resolution, which was 
unanimously adopted: 
Resolved, That the New York State Agricultural Society 
are under great obligation to Hon. Josiah Quincy, Jr. 
for the able and eloquent address this day delivered to the 
Farmers of New York, and that he be requested to fur¬ 
nish the Society with a copy of the same for publication 
in the Transactions of the Society. 
On motion of H. S. Randall, of Courtland county, 
Resolved, That the Society are indebted to the Mayor 
and citizens of Utica for their spirit and liberality in 
carrying out all the preparatory arrangements for the 
State Fair, and their hospitality in receiving and enter¬ 
taining the immense multitude, who could not be accom¬ 
modated in the hotels. 
Resolved, That we tender our thanks to the ladies and 
gentlemen of Utica, who gave us their aid and exertions 
in preparing and arranging the halls of exhibition on 
the show ground. 
Resolved, That we tender the thanks of the Society to 
Dr. Alexander Thompson, of Aurora, for his unre¬ 
quited services preparatory to and during the Fair, in the 
direction and arrangements of Floral Hall, the designs and 
decorations of which elicited the universal admiration of 
the thousands in attendance at the Fair. 
Resolved, That the Society take great pleasure in tes¬ 
tifying to the unremitted efforts of T. S. Faxton, J. 
Butterfield, and the citizens of Utica generally, in 
carrying out most successfully the pledge given by the 
gentlemen named, on behalf of the citizens. 
Resolved, That we tender the thanks of the Society to 
P. V. Kellog, Sheriff, and to his deputy Mr. Johnson, 
and the others in his employ, for the admirable arrange¬ 
ments by which complete order was preserved on the 
ground. 
Resolved, That the thanks of the Society are justly due 
and most cordially tendered to the officers and superin¬ 
tendents of the several rail road companies from Albany 
and Troy to Buffalo, for their liberality in transporting 
animals for the Fair free of charge, and visitors at redu¬ 
ced prices. B. P. JOHNSON, Pres’t . 
L. Tucker, Sec’y. 
Receipts. —The receipts for memberships and admis¬ 
sions at the Fair, including a donation of $25 from Hon. 
Francis Granger, of Canandaigua, amounted to about 
$4,300, being $650 more than received at any previous 
exhibition. 
EGYPTIAN OR EMIR BARLEY. 
In the report of Mr. Ellsworth, for 1844, mention is 
made of what is called the “ Emir or wheat barley.” It 
is said to have been raised in Lancaster county, Pa. 
According to the description—“ the straw of the grain is 
similar to that of the common barley, with the same formed 
ear externally; but it is not attached to the grain, that being 
formed like wheat, of course without husks, and this is 
the cause of its great weight, which is about sixty pounds 
to the bushel. Its growth is precisely similar to spring 
barley, requires to be sown at the same time, and 
used for the same purposes; and thus far has succeeded 
quite as well as the common barley.” 
Our correspondent, W. B., of Lauren District, S. C., 
is very anxious to obtain some of this kind of barley. 
He has formerly had it, but lost the seed by having 
suspended farming for a few years, and removing to 
another district. He says, “ I am fully satisfied from 
the trials I have made that it will produce from 30 to 50 
bushels per acre, and that our soil and climate suit it. It 
will bear stable manure, whereas the increased applica¬ 
tion of that article to wheat, invariably tends to throw it 
into straw, and causes it to lodge.” He offers “ five 
dollars for one bushel of it, delivered at any seaport 
in the U. S., so that it can be shipped to Charleston, 
S. C.” 
We cannot see, from the description, how this barley 
differs from the “naked or bald barley,” which has been 
more or less known in the country for several years. 
Marking sheep. —The best paint is dry Venetian red. 
It combines with the oil of the wool and is indelible. 
A thief stole 25 from me and tried his best to cover up 
the mark with tar. But it would not do—the guilty 
blush was there.— Solon Robinson. 
