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THE CULTIVATOR. 
The Princeton Pom. Convention—Western Apples. 
An interesting convention of the fruit growers, chiefly 
of Illinois, was held the past autumn at Princeton in that 
State, at which some thirty or forty members enrolled 
their names, among whom we observe a number widely 
known as skilful cultivators. The proceedings occupy 
over a dozen columns in the Prairie Farmer. 
The discussions were almost wholly confined to Apples : 
and believing that the results of the deliberations in con¬ 
densed form will prove interesting, more especially to 
our western readers, we give below a list of the fruits 
brought before the convention, and the characters award¬ 
ed them for that region. The standard of the American 
Pomological Congress for designating grades of quality 
as good , very good , and best , was adopted. 
Yellow June —good—the earliest, no other particular 
merit. The May apple of Carolina. 
Early Harvest —very good north—but moderate bear¬ 
er. 
Carolina Red June — “ very good, probably”—a great 
bearer every year, very profitable—rather acid, for mar¬ 
ket and cooking unexcelled—keeps long for an early ap¬ 
ple—very handsome—tree ornamental, “ finer than a 
rose-bush.” 
Early Sweet Bough. —Not recommended, being often 
very unproductive. On some high land north, has borne 
well—quality very good. 
Sweet June —very good, profitable for general culture 
—the best early sweet apple of that region. Believed 
by some to be synonymous with High-top Sweeting of 
Massachusetts. [Hovey regards the latter the same 
as the Summer Sweet of Ohio.] 
American Summer Pearmain. —“Best”—tree a feeble 
growth. Very productive, and of excellent quality. 
Maiden’s Blush —-good; popular market fruit—first 
rate for cooking; recommended for general cultivation. 
Hocking (a local name) resembling Rambour Franc, 
but believed by some to be different, was regarded by 
some of the members as very fine, productive, and pro¬ 
fitable for market—one of the best late summer apples 
for the west. 
Keswick Codlin —early fruit and early bearer, very 
productive, good for cooking only—worthy of limited 
cultivation for every man. 
Early Pennock —good—very productive, worthy of 
general cultivation. 
Fall Wine —very good—for very general cultivation. 
Rambo —very good—best for general cultivation— 
unanimously recommended. 
Vandevcre —few if any superior, good bearer, rather 
subject to blight—worthy of general cultivation. 
Yellow Bellflower —very good—some think “ best.” 
Highly commended. 
Fulton —two members who knew it regarded it as 
best.” 
Swaar —“ best.” 
White Winter Per main —has been supposed the Mi¬ 
chael Henry Pippin—but thought by a part of the mem¬ 
bers to be different—recommended for general cultiva¬ 
tion. 
Ruivles’ Janet —very good. 
Newtown Pippin —appears from the discussion to be 
worthless north, fine, south. 
Rhode Island Greening —fruit fine, large, fair—a scant 
bearer—not recommended. 
Esopus Spitzenburgh —a few old and productive trees 
bearing fine crops, known by some members. Tree ten¬ 
der and very liable to blight. 
Red Astrachan —very beautiful, rather acid for des¬ 
sert, excellent for cooking. 
Poughkeepsie Russet [English Russet of books]—re¬ 
commended north for its productiveness; hot weather 
does not suit it. 
Roxbury Russet. —A poor bearer with most members, 
bears well with others—does not keep in spring. 
April, 
Baldwin —few had known it to bear well—occasionally 
affected by bitter rot. 
Winesap —well spoken of for productiveness. 
The following fruits were placed on the Rejected List 
by the convention, which so far as they are known is very 
much in accordance with the opinions of intelligent cul¬ 
tivators in all parts of the country: Early Red Margaret, 
Carolina Sweet, President, Hoop’s Apple, American 
Pippin, Jersey Black, White Pippin, Big Head, White. 
Apple, Father Abraham, Dutch Codlin, Red and Green 
Sweet, Watson's Vandevere, King of the Pippins, French 
Pippin, Cathead, Sanders’ June, Shaker’s Yellow, Pen¬ 
nock, Pumpkin Sweet, Pound Sweet, Twenty Ounce 
Pippin, Lane’s Redstreak, Capp’s Seedling, Surprise, 
Victuals and Drink, Golden Ball, Clark’s Greening, 
Cheeseboro’ Russet, Sweet and Sour, Yard apple, An¬ 
nette, Male Carle, Red Calville. 
Cost of the Corn Crop in the West. 
Eds. Cultivator —In the February number of the 
Cultivator I see it stared, that the editor of the Prairie 
Farmer says he has made inquiry of several corn raisers 
in middle Illinois, of the absolute cost of this grain per 
bushel in the crib. Their estimate of the cost of raising, 
harvesting, &c., ranged from four to six cents per bushel. 
To raise corn thus cheaply, the climate must be pecu¬ 
liarly adapted to its growth and maturity; the physical 
condition and texture of the soil must be such, as to ad¬ 
mit of the most easy and cheap cultivation, by the use 
of the plow, harrow, &c. And the soil must naturally 
contain all those elementary constituents, man available 
form, required for a healthy and vigorous growth of the 
plant. 
With all the above named requisites and facilities of 
growing corn—it is still a mystery to many of our eastern 
farmers how the thing can be done. We have some 
patches of land, light, friable, and free from stumps and 
rocks, that can be plowed, planted, and cultivated as 
cheaply as the prairie. By the application of 30 or 40 
loads of manure, we can grow from 60 to 80 bushels of 
corn per acre—now throw out of the account the cost of 
the manure and cartage, and then our corn would cost 
us several times the Illinois estimate per bushel. We 
hope some of the Illinois farmers will be good enough 
through the columns of the Cultivator, to enlighteu us, 
by giving us the items of expense of cultivating an acre 
of coni, from the time they start the plow till the corn 
is cribbed. Such facts, might be of much practical use 
to the hard working farmers of the Granite State. 
Warner, N. H., Feb. 13, 1852. 
Vermin on Cattle. —The Maine Farmer say's the best 
way to destroy these, is to reject all the troublesome 
ointments and washes, and apply tobacco smoke. He 
suggests a box, with a tube in each end; the burning to¬ 
bacco being placed in the box , and the nose of a bellows 
applied to one tube, drives the smoke among the hair of 
the calf and wool of the sheep. Would not Brown’s 
Fumigator, used for smoking the insects on plants, be a 
good thing for this purpose? And would not a covering 
of thin oil-cloth, over the animal’s back, serve a good 
purpose in retaining the smoke? There are probably 
enough cigars whiffed in one of our large cities in one 
week, to suffocate all the lice on cattle in the United 
States. 
