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THE CULTIVATOR. 
Ashland, Ohio, was remarkable for its compact form, 
neatness, and efficiency. 
The exhibition in Dairy Hall, although not large, fur¬ 
nished many excellent productions. The two large cheese 
of J. Williams, Rome, weighing over 500 lbs. each, at¬ 
tracted much attention, and the committee for their ex¬ 
amination stated that they were of the highest quality,being 
fully equal in this respect to any of the smaller cheeses. 
We observed in the same tent, besides a large collection of 
grains and seeds, a handsomely arranged collection of 
English grains from Chari wood k Co., of London, and a 
neat case of the varieties of Indian Corn from R. L. Colt, 
of Patterson, New-Jersey. 
A large portion of the contents of Mechanic’s Hall 
consisted of the stoves. If these do not soon reach per¬ 
fection, it will not perhaps be for a want of ingenuity and 
numbers in their manufactures. We observed that most 
of them, and including some of the neatest specimens, 
were new inventions, being marked with the year 1852. 
Manufacturer’s Hall contained as usual a very large 
miscellaneous collection, including many brilliant speci¬ 
mens of skill, of which our present limits forbid an enu¬ 
meration. 
The exhibition of vegetables was the best that has ever 
been made at a State Fair. The tables in the tent devo¬ 
ted to them, were literally piled to their utmost capacity, 
with a profusely rich collection of every thing the kitch¬ 
en garden produces, of uncommonly fine and large 
growth. Among many contributors, we observed more 
particularly the names of H. G. Dickerson of Lyons, 
and N. Culver of Arcadia, both in Wayne county, at¬ 
tached to very fine specimens. 
Floral Hall, as usual, formed a very interesting part 
of the exhibition. The large tent, 140 long, and nearly 
100 wide, devoted to fruit and flowers, was arranged in¬ 
ternally with a simple view to the convenience of exhibi¬ 
tors, and the accommodation of spectators, with no cost¬ 
ly expenditure for the sake of show—contrasting most 
favorably in this respect, with the arrangements in some 
former years. In the present instance the outer portion 
of the tent was left entirely open for the free passage of 
the multitude, the fruits and flowers occupying the cen¬ 
tral part, and thus in a great measure obviating the 
squeezing and “ boring with elbow-points,” always re¬ 
sulting from a confined passage. 
Among the contents of Floral Hall, the collections of 
pears exceeded any thing of the kind in former years. 
Hovey k Co. of Boston, presented 104 varieties, and 
Ellwanger k Barry 180 varieties. Both of these con¬ 
tained some sorts of great rarity. Henry Vail, of 
Troy, exhibited 70 varieties, the largest amateur collec¬ 
tion. J. Morse of Cayuga, presented 60 sorts, and T. 
C. Maxwell k Co., of Geneva, C. Reagles, of Schenec¬ 
tady, Thorp 8c Co., of Syracuse, and A. Frost 8c Co., 
of Rochester, about 80 to 40 sorts each. As indicative 
of those varieties most generally held in high estimation, 
we name the following, which were found to a greater or 
less extent in all these collectionsBartlett, Belle Lu¬ 
crative, Dix. Autumn Paradise, Flemish Beauty, Bose, 
Gray and White Doyenne, Doyenne Boussock, Diel, Ur- 
baniste, Onondaga, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Seckel, 
Glout Morceau, Stevens’ Genesee, Gansel’s Bergamont, 
Oct. 
Fulton, Passe Colmar, and Winter Relis. Apples were 
in fewer numbers than usual—the largest collections were 
60 sorts from Ellwanger 8c Barry, 82 from J. J. Thomas, 
50 from J. Morse, and lesser quantities from a few others. 
Some fine specimens of the Hawley were exhibited by 
James H. Watts, of Rochester. 
The show of peaches was very meagre, the crop 
through most parts of the state having proved a failure. 
The only fine specimens that attracted much attention 
were from J. Morse, of Cayuga, and H. G. Dickerson, 
of Lyons—the former presenting about 30 sorts—and 
some very fine Early Crawfords were observed in the 
collection of the latter. Many beautiful dishes of plums 
were contributed by citizens of Utica, which appears to 
be an admirable locality for this fruit, the trees being 
heavily loaded with their crops. The largest exhibition 
of plums was nearly 40 varieties, from C. Reagles, of 
Schenectadj\ 
The finest grapes were those from H. L. Suydam, of 
Geneva. Bunches of Black St. Peters weighed three 
pounds, and of Zinfindel, over two and a half pounds. 
These were raised in a small “ cold house,” of very sim¬ 
ple construction, on the sunny side of his carriage house, 
and which he manages entirely with his own hands, dur¬ 
ing the few minutes each day, of leisure from busi¬ 
ness. He ascribes his great success to the free use of 
soap soads as a watering to his inner border, which is en¬ 
tirely suspended as soon as ripening commences, and a 
high heat given at the same time, ranging often as high 
as 115° Fah. Fine specimens of grapes were also exhibit¬ 
ed by S. H. Ainsworth, of West Bloomfield, J. Greig, 
of Canandaigua, A. Frost k Co., of Rochester, and H. 
Vail, of Troy. 
Among the Flowers were some fine Dahlias, Verbe¬ 
nas, and Fuchsias, which constituted the chief portion of 
the exhibition. Most of the greenhouse plants were con 
tributed by the nurserymen of Rochester and Syracuse 
On the last day of the Fair, several thousands assem¬ 
bled under a broad tent , to hear the annual address from 
Horatio Seymour, of Utica. It was able, interesting, 
and occasionally eloquent. It was devoted chiefly to the 
importance to farmers of well directed application of 
knowledge and of physical means, and urged with great 
force, the indispensible necessity of exertion, energy, and 
enterprise in the cultivators of the soil, if they would 
keep pace with the advancement of the present day, and 
the competition with which internal and foreign commerce 
is surrounding them. 
Corn Curing. 
Eds. Cultivator —In the July No. I see a call for ex¬ 
periments in corn raising, 8tc. I will state for the bene¬ 
fit of your correspondent, H. W., of Ira, N. Y., and 
others who wish to get the most sound corn, without re¬ 
gard to the stalks for fodder. Last year the season was 
short at both ends for the corn crop, being wet and cold 
in the spring, and frost early in the fall, and many of the 
farmers in my neighborhood had not one-half of a crop of 
sound corn. 
I planted some four acres on high land descending to 
the south and east; there was a strip across the piece, 
some two rods wide, too w r et for corn in a wet season; 
