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THE CULTIVATOR. 
May, 
NOTES F OR THE MONTH. 
Award of Premiums. 
It appears by our books, that the following gentlemen are entitled 
to the Premiums for the largest lists of subscribers furnished for The 
Cultivator for 1852, prior to 10th of April: 
1. J. P. Mills, Galesville, N. Y.,.185 subs. $50 
2. A. Cary, Fort Plain, N. Y., . 161.40 
3. Hiram Mills, Lowville,. 134.35 
4. H. & J. Brewer, Springfield, Mass.,.120.30 
5. James Wells, Johnstown, N. Y.,........ . 100. 25 
6. L. W. Curtis, Madison, N. Y.,. 00.17,50 
7. P. Stedman, Chickopee, Mass.,.. 90. 17,50 
8. F. R. Williams, Havre de Grace, Md.,... 78. 10 
9. A. S. Thurber, Rouse’s Point, N. Y.,. ... 59. 5 
The above prizes will be paid in cash on being called for. 
To all others, who have sent us thirty or more subscribers, The 
Horticulturist, will be sent for the year 1852. 
To all who have sent us fifteen, and under thirty, The Hotticul- 
turist wtll be sent for six months. 
DCT 5 ' We have entered and sent the Horticulturist, so far as we 
know, to all who are entitled to it; but as it is possible that some 
mistakes may have occurred, we will thank any agent who may be 
entitled to receive the Horticulturist, to give us immediate notice if 
he has failed to receive the numbers from January. 
Acknowledgments.—C ommunications have come to 
hand, since our last, from A Plowman, D. Lackland, L. 
Durand, A. D. C., Subscriber, W. G-. Edmundson, S. 
Clarke, Jr., J. L. Pope, P., L. W. Martin, Chester 
County, David Tomlinson, Platanus, C. H. Cleaveland, 
F. M. R., Sanford Howard, A Subscriber. 
Books, Pamphlets, &c., have been received as follows: 
Dr. Brinkle’s Remarks on Entomology, before the Penn. 
Ag. Convention.——-Package of Seeds, from Hon. T. 
Ewbank, Com. of Patents.-A Treatise on the Pota¬ 
to, with an Essay to show the Cause of the Disease, and 
to suggest its Remedy, by Vm. J. A. Bradford .—“ Deer 
Peas,” from Mr. L. S. W. Folsom, Choctaw Ration — 
For list of books received, see Notices of u Rew-Publica- 
tions.” - 
HCr" The continuation of F. M. R.’s 11 Rotes of a Tour 
in France,” came too late for this month, as did also se¬ 
veral other communications intended for this number. 
u A Subscriber,” at Princeton, Illinois, will find his 
inquiry about mowing machines, answered in our last 
number, p. 180. 
Some one at Greenfield Center, has requested us 
to inform him by mail, where he could purchase Bremen 
Geese and Aylesbury Ducks, but as he has omitted to 
give us his name, we could not write to him; and would 
say here, that we do not know where either can be pro¬ 
cured. 
KT* In answer to several inquiries about Poultry, we 
would state that we know of none of the fancy varieties 
to be had any where in this vicinity. 
Dairy-fed Pork.—A n impression prevails, more or 
less, in this country, that pork from swine fed on whey 
or skimmed milk, is not as good as that fed wholly on 
Indian corn. It is probably true that a mixture of food 
produces the best quality of flesh; but to suppose that 
the waste of the dairy has a tendency to injure the quali¬ 
ty of the pork, is evidently erroneous. Richardson, in 
his late treatise on the hog, observes ,—“ The Wiltshire 
bacon is of peculiarly delicious quality; but the cause is 
obvious, and is not to be referred to any of the details 
of the curing process. This bacon is prepared from 
a airy-fed pork. This is the true secret.” 
Public Sales of Improved Cattle. —Our readers 
will notice by advertisements in this paper, that two large 
public sales of improved stock are to be held in this 
State, the coming summer—the first, that of L. G. Mor¬ 
ris, Esq., to take place at his farm at Mount Fordham, 
near Rew-York city, on the ninth of June, consisting of 
Short-horn, Devon, and Ayrshire cattle; South-Down 
sheep, and Suffolk and Essex pigs. It is a gratifying 
evidence of the increasing demand for pure bred stock, 
that Mr. Morris’ previous sales have been such as to in¬ 
duce him to continue his importations and annual public 
sales. 
Mr. Allen’s Sale, it will be seen, is to take place near 
this city in August next, and will be one of the largest 
yet held in the State; and at a season of the year when 
our southern and western friends are usually more or 
less in this section of the country, the attendance will 
probably be large. From the long experience which Mr. 
Allen has had as a breeder, and in the excellent ma¬ 
terial wdiich he has from time to time ingrafted into his 
herd, we think the most fastidious judges of fine stock, 
cannot but find something among his numerous animals 
which will gratify their choice. To such as wish to ob¬ 
tain good milking cows, as well as choice blooded ani¬ 
mals, the opportunity for good selections will be a rare 
one. There is no one appendage to the comfort of house¬ 
keeping. more difficult to obtain, than well-bred, good- 
looking, deep-milking cows; and our people are beginning 
to find out that it is quite as easy to keep a good cow as 
a poor one, and infinitely more agreeable to the sight to 
have a fine, well developed creature about them, than a 
poor unhappy looking thing, yielding little profit in her 
milk, and no pleasure in her sight. 
French Merino Sheep. —We give in this paper, por¬ 
traits of several of the French Merinoes, imported by 
Mr, Jewett of Vermont, last year, and now owned by 
him and Messrs. Morse and Holabtrd. These sheep 
have been so favorably received, that Mr. Jewett has, 
as we are informed, again sailed for France, to procure 
another lot. - 
Live and Dead Weight of Hogs. —Samuel Linn, 
of Ohio, states in the Patent Office Report, that he thinks 
one-sixth, (instead of one-fifth, the common rule,) is 
about the true estimate of the difference between live and 
deadweight. A hog weighing alive 242 lbs., weighed 
when dressed, 202 lbs., a loss of one-sixth. Doubtless 
the breed would affect the result; a big-headed, heavy¬ 
legged race, might give a different result from those spe¬ 
cimens of neatness, the Suffolks and Berkshires. 
Habit of varieties of Potatoes in withstanding 
the Rot. —It has always been known that certain varie¬ 
ties of potatoes were more inclined than others to be af¬ 
fected by rot. The Carters, and the Mercers, orReshan- 
nocks, have generally perished badly. A striking com¬ 
parison of the different habits of varieties in this respect, 
was shown to the writer by Wm. S. King, Esq., Manton. 
R. I. He planted a piece of ground, last year, to the 
Mercer, and a round blue potato, in alternate rows. At 
the time they were dug, the blue potatoes were entirely 
sound, but the Mercers were so much affected with rot, 
that nearly the whole of them were left on the field. 
