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a man had a field of grain surrounded by a hedge of 
barberry nearly 600 feet in length, and that the grain 
of this field was never affected by mildew during the 
fourteen years the hedge remained. It is also stated 
that in the Royal School of Alfort, several experiments 
were made in 1815 and 1816, the results of which were 
to place beyond a doubt the impossibility of the injuri¬ 
ous influence of this shrub. 
Indiana Farmer. —The Rev. Henry W. Beecher, 
the editor of this work, having received a call to the 
pastorship of the Plymouth Church,” in Brooklyn, 
has removed from Indianapolis to that city. Mr. B. 
has done much during his residence in Indiana to excite 
a taste for horticultural pursuits, and to advance the 
rural interests of that section, and we hope his removal 
to the city, will not cause him to abate his interest in 
these matters. 
Hartford Repository of Arts. —The Hartford 
County (Ct.) Agricultural Society have established a 
Repository of Arts. Its design, as expressed in 
the circular issued by the society, is—“ To open a 
store-house, wherein models, drawings, designs, speci¬ 
mens and descriptions of every improvement in Agricul¬ 
ture, in Manufactures, in Mechanism, in the; Arts, in 
short in anything and everything which finds a name 
and place of utility among us, may be exhibited for the 
benefit of all.” 
The directors of the institution solicit contributions 
of all articles of usefulness, to be deposited in the place 
which has been provided for that purpose. They will 
be received and exhibited free pf charge to the owner. 
“ To each article, in some conspicuous place, will be 
attached the card of the inventor or proprietor, show¬ 
ing the place or places pf its manufacture, agency and 
sale,—and accompanied with such detailed description 
and explanation of its use and merits, as the owner 
shall deem necessary to their full understanding.” 
While attening the Fair at Hartford, in October, we 
made a hasty call at this Repository, and from all we 
saw, are induced to think very highly of its utility. A 
spacious apartment has been fitted up for the recep¬ 
tion of articles, and a collection, quite large, consider¬ 
ing the little time that has elapsed since the institution 
was established, has been made. It is under the charge 
of Lorenzo Bull, Esq., to whom applications for de¬ 
positing articles, should be made. We commend the 
Repository to the favorable attention of the public. 
Elegant Fabric. —A silk bed-quilt was presented 
at the Hartford Fair, by Miss Smith, which was com¬ 
posed of 7,780 pieces. The pieces were set in what 
is called the block form, and so perfectly was the work 
executed, that the article had the appearance, at a lit¬ 
tle distance, of a collection of blocks of various colors, 
beautifully arranged, each standing out in full perspec¬ 
tive. It was entirely the work of the young lady who 
offered it, and had occupied her youthful hours for the 
space of nine years. 
Agricultural Exhibition at Frederickton, N. 
B.—J. H. Reid. Esq., gives a brief account of the 
show of the Provincial Agricultural Society of New 
Brunswick, which took place on the 5th of October. 
Mr. R. says:—“ The horses were not a good specimen 
of stock, as the premiums were confined to three-year 
old colts. The pigs were all of the Berkshire and 
Sussex breeds, and were most beautiful. The vegeta¬ 
bles were fine—no country could beat our potatoes, 
carrots, mangel wurtzel, and turneps. The handiwork 
of our women was good, and showed industry. Butter 
cheese, cloth, &cc., were all good.” 
Big Cabbage. —We have received from Mr. Henry 
Tolhurst, Troy, a cabbage weighing 22 3 lbs. We 
are told that it is as remarkable for its fine quality as 
for its large size. 
Dec. 
The Iowa Farmer’s Advocate, edited by H. 
Gates, and published at Burlington, by James Tiz- 
zard & Co, monthly, at $1 a year. We are glad to 
see agricultural journals springing up in our new set¬ 
tlements. They cannot fail to exert a highly benefi¬ 
cial influence. The Prairie Farmer at Chicago, is 
one of the very best of our farmer’s papers; and every 
number shows, by the number of its contributors, the 
hold it already has upon the affections of the west. We 
hope to see our Iowa friend, ere long, giving similar 
evidence of the determination of the farmers of that 
new state to support a paper of their own. 
Fat Mutton. —We are informed that Mr. Wynant 
Younghans, of Sandlake, lately slaughtered a 3 year- 
old ewe, a cross of the Cotswold and Bakewell breeds, 
the carcass of which weighed 115 lbs., and was sold to 
Mr. Willard, proprietor of the Troy Female Seminary, 
for 8 cents per pound. The pelt weighed 21 lbs., and 
sold for $1.75; the rough tallow sold for $1.05, makr 
ing the nett proceeds of the sheep $12. We have seen 
Mr. Younghan’s sheep at the Troy shows—they are 
good. 
Vermont Agricultural and Horticultural 
Society. —We are pleased to learn that a society with 
this title was organized at Montpelier, on the 28th of 
October last. Its officers are Charles Paine, of North- 
field, President; Leonard Sargent., of Bennington Co., 
George T. Hodges, of Rutland, William Nash, of Ad¬ 
dison, L. G. Bingham, of Chittenden, B. B. Newton, 
of Franklin, Samuel Adams, of Grand Isle, Ariel Hun- 
ton, of Lamoille, Wm. J. Hastings, of Orleans, Daniel 
Baldwin, of Washington, E. B. Chase of Caledonia. 
Reuben G. Benton, of Essex, A. JB. W. Tenney, of 
Orange. John Porter, of Windsor, Frederick Holbrook, 
of Windham, Vice-Presidents ; E. C. Tracy, of Wind¬ 
sor, Rec. Secretacy; C. Goodrich, of Burlington, Cor. 
Secretary ; Geo. W. Scott, of Montpelier, Treasurer ; 
E. P. Jewett, of Montpelier, Auditor ; Harry Bradley, 
Burlington, Francis Wilson, Hinesburgh, . Geo. W. 
Collamer, Barre, J. W. Howes, Montpelier. Execu¬ 
tive Committee; C. Goodrich, Burlington, S. R. Hall, 
Shaftsbury, David Reed, Colchester, Publishing Com. 
The people of Vermont are among the most enter¬ 
prising in the country, and the organization of this 
society is but another evidence of their determination 
to improve the valuable resources of their state. 
The Past Season in Ohio.—Isaac Dillon, Esq., 
Zanesville, Ohio, writes —“ The wheat crop in Mus¬ 
kingum county, was not over half an average crop. 
The season has been very favorable for Indian corn and 
oats, and we have the largest and most uniformly good 
crops of those grains ever raised in Ohio. The potato 
disease is prevailing everywhere, so far as I have seen 
or heard. A neighbor of mine who expected to have 
two thousand bushels, will not gather one hundred. 
My own crop is so diseased that it is not worth 
digging.” 
Seedling Apple.—A. R. McCord, Esq., of La¬ 
grange, Dutchess county, has left with us a specimen 
of a seedling apple which we think entitled to notice. 
It is of medium size, good form, (nearly round,) and 
of a beautifully striped red color. It ripens in Novem¬ 
ber, and will keep till January. Its taste is pleasant, 
but not as high flavored as some. 
Protection of hickory wood from Worms. —In 
our last, we stated that a correspondent of the Prairie 
Farmer had recommended the cutting of hickory the 
last of July or first of August. At the exhibition of 
the Hartford county Ag. Society, (Ct.) we saw what 
was deemed a demonstration of the correctness of this 
theory. Specimens of hickory wood, cut in August, 
were shown, which were perfectly sound, and had not 
been touched by worms; while samples which were cut 
