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IfiE CULTIVATOR 
April. 
suits his convenience. On sward land he will sow 
oats, four bushels per acre—crop, 50 to 70 bushels. 
Next year he manures in the hole, and plants corn, 
the eight rowed Canada variety. The average 
yield is from-50 to 60 bushels per acre. He sows 
buekwbeat on- land prepared as for oats, and gets 
40 bushels per acre. .Mter corn he again sows 
oats, and seeds down with clover and herdsgrass. 
Mr. B. is beginning to raise Swedish turneps to 
fatten his hogs. He boils them with buck¬ 
wheat meal. He makes his hogs earn their 
living by supplying them with muck and scrap¬ 
ings from his cattle yards.' He throws in large 
quantities of buckwheat hulls, which absorb all 
the liquids, and make a most excellent manure. 
He has a fine dairy of 20 native cows, improved by 
judicious care in selecting the Dest, and keeping 
well. His dairy products amount to 4,500 pounds 
cheese, and about 1,000 pounds butter, annually. 
Mr. B. has never kept an accurate account of the 
cost of his. farming, but promised to do so the 
coming year. 
Hon. John Dewey, of Maidstoh, (Yt.) tried 
an experiment with pure clay, as top-dressing on 
a dry sandy %noll. He drew on at the rate of 20 
loads to the acre—placing a shovel full in one spot 
and letting it dry, and then knocking it into very 
fine parts, giving a good coating, equally distribu¬ 
ted. This was done in the spring. The grass 
came on luxuriantly during the summer, and 
where he before obtained half a ton of hay, he 
got one and a half tons. Since, a good crop has 
been annually produced. W.-A. W. Lancaster, 
N. H., Dec., 1852. 
Premiums Awarded at the *Winter Exhibition 
of the New-Tork"State Ao. Society. 
I. Dairy Buildings. —Horace Clap, Houseville, Lewis co. 
silver cup, $50. 
II Draining. —Joseph L. Swan, Fayette, Seneca co., $20 
III. Field Crops. — Winter Wheat —Ira Apthorp, Riga, 
Monroe co., 53 bush. 9 lbs. per acre, $20. 
Spring Wheat —Chas. W. Pells, Westmoreland, ©neida, 30 
bush. 31 lbs. per acre, $20. 
Oats —1st. E. M. Bradley. East Bloomfield, Ontario, 03£ 
bnsh. per acre, $15. 2d. Calvin Pomeroy, same place, 
87 2-100 bush, per acre, $10. 3d. Benj. Enos, DeRuyter. 
Madison. 75 bush. 9 lbs. per nere,J£6. 
Barley —1st. A, Gurnee, Watertown, Jefferson, 2S2 bush, 
on 4 27.100 acres, $15 2d. David Hess, Fenner, Madison, 
1§8 bush. 46 lbs. on 2 15-100 acres, $10. 3d. R. S. Ran¬ 
som, Perryville, Madison, 104f bush, on 2 19-100 acres. $6. 
4th. Benj. Enos, DeRuyter, 10S bush. 30 lbs. on 4 4-100 
acres, Trans. 
BucJcwhmt— 1st. William P. Coonradt, Brunswick, Rensse¬ 
laer, $10. 2d. David Coonradt, $S. 
Bean s —J e re mi ah Parker, Watertown, 41 bush..on 1 1-10 
of an acre, $10 
Potatoes— IsL Peter CrispelJ, Jr. Hurley, Ulster, 554 hush, 
on 1 17-100 acres. (Yam potatoes) $10. 2d. Jeremiah Par¬ 
ker, 410 bush, on 1 4-100 acres. $10. 
Carrots —N. 'Sc E. 8. Hayward, Brighton, Monroe, 600 
bush, on 55-100 acre®, $8.. 
Flax.— Benj. Aikin, Pitlstown, Rensselaer, 23| hush, seed 
.and 445 lbs. flax, On F16-100 acres, $10. 
Clover Seed —F. N. Tobey. East Bloomfield. 30 bush. 22 
lbs. on 6 acres 100 rods. $5. 
IV. Grains and Seeds. — Winter Wheat— Aaron IJough- 
taling, New-Seotland, Albany, Soule’s wheat, very fine, 
weighing 62 lbs. per bush., $S. 
Spring "Wheat —1st. David Coonradt, $8. 2d. George K- 
Eells. Clinton, Oneida, $5. 3d. R. S. Ransom, $3 
Rye —1st. David Coonradt, $5. 2d. W. P. Coonradt, $3. 
Barley, four-rowed. —1st Obadiah Howland, Owasco, Ca¬ 
yuga, 52 lbs. per bush., $5. 2d. Samuel Moreau, Albany, 
41| lbs,, $3. 
Barley, two-rowed. —1. David Hess, “Hess Barley,” 53 lbs. 
per bush., $5. 2d. R. S. Ransom, “ Hess Barley,” 51 lbs. 
per bush., $3. 3d. Obadiah Howland, 49 lbs. per bush, $2. . 
Oats. —1st. Peter Crispell, Jr., 42 lbs. per bush., $5. 2d. 
David Coonradt, 39 lbs., $3. 3d. C. W. Eells, 39 lbs., $2. . 
Indian Corn. —1st- C- W. Eells, $5. 2d. Samuel Morgan, 
$3. 3d. O. Howland, $2. 
Beans. —1st.- R. S. Hansom, Canada field, $5. 2d. O. 
Howland, large while, $8. 3d. David Coonradt, round white, 
$ 2 . 
Paris Barber exhibited 31 varieties ©f beans, wliieh attract¬ 
ed much attention. 
Peas. —O. Howland. $5. 
Timpthy Seed'.’— 1st. O. Howland, $& 2d. S. W. Eells, 
: $3. • •* 
V. Dairies;— Butter— 1st. Joshua Ballard, Homer. Cortland, 
silver cup, value $15. 2d. H. Worden,. Jr.,Lee, Oneida, do. 
$10. 3d. Noah Hitchcock Jr., Homer, Cortland, do. $5 
4th, Ira Bowen, Homer, Cortland. Trans. 
Cheese. —fct. Moses 8 Earn es-, Rutland, Jefferson, cup, value 
$15. 2d. Paris Barber. Homer, Cortland, do. $10. 
VI. Fat Stock. —For 1st and 2d best fat oxen. 4 years old, 
to Gilbert Sc Sprague, $30 and $25 3d. Ira Rix, $20. To 
Robert Rome, Genesee, for 1st and 2d best, 3 years old, 
$25 and $20. 
Fat Cows—l st. Augustus Ross', Preston, Chenango. $20. 
2d: Wm. Felt, Smyrna, - Chenango, $15. 3d. S. Gowdy, 
r Lewis.co., $10. 
Fat Heifers —Erast as Corning, Jr. r Albany, $15} and $15 
; to B. McNeil, Carlisle, Schoharie, for 3 years old. 
Fat Sheep —Hanger ford k Brodie, Jefferson co.. for best 
over 2 years old. $10. 2d. E. Gazby. Dutchess eo-, $8.— 
Leonard Jermisou. New Lebanon, $5. 
. S. Baker, East Bloomfield, for the best long wooled, 
under 2 years, $S. Also for the best middle wooled, over 
•and under 2 years, $10 and $8-. Also for best cross-bred, 
over and under 2 years. $J0 and $8. B- McKeely, 2d best 
cross-bred, $8, and J. Winnie, for 3d best, $5. 
VII. Dressed Meats. —D. 8. Baker. fiJr best long and 
..middle wooled sheep. $5 and $5. Patrick Downey, Albany, 
for 2d ties! do. $3 and $3. For crOss-bred, 1st. Kenelly & 
Magraw. Albany, $5. 2. Patrick Downey, $2. 
Swine—over 350 l‘b?> 1st. E- Corning. Jr., Albany,$5. 2d. 
C. Rapp, Albany, $3. Under 350 lbs. J.urien Wimie^Beth- 
lehem, 1st and 2d, $5 and $3. 
Poultry—Turkeys, 1st and 2d, 0. Howland. .$2 and $1. 
For Capons, 1st. O. Howland $2. 2d. E. 8. Bliss.- $1. For 
Geese—1st. El S, Bliss. $2. 2d. O Ho-wland. $1. Chickens— 
1st. E. S. Bliss. $2. 2d. O'. Howland, $1. Ducks—1st and 
2d to E- 8. Bliss, $2 and $1. 
VIIT. Fruits- —ElHvanger k. Barry. Rochester, were 
awarded a silver medal for their fine show of whiter peais 
Copies of different works on fruits were awarded to Ellwan- 
ger k .Barry, J. II. Watts, and A. Frost Sc Co., Rochester; 
T. G. Yeomans, Walworth, John 8. Goold, Albany, P. Barber 
and Chas. Kingsbury, Homer, N. Sc E. 8 Hayward. Brigh¬ 
ton, J. J. .Thomas, Maeedon, Wilson, Thorburn k Teller, 
Albany,-Isaac Merritt, Penfie.ld, F. W. Lay and Robt. Brown, 
Greece, and Hart Massey, Watertown. 
IX. Live Poultry. —No premiums were offered for live 
poultry, and consequently none awarded; but among the en¬ 
tries. the following were worthy of notice : 
Black Javas, E. K. Johnson, Albany. 
Bolton Greys, Dorkings , m Jersey Blues, B. F. Johnson, Al¬ 
bany- 
Java Fowls, Cochin China hens, Blaster Egbert Carey, 
Albany. 
Gray Shanghies, Black do., Buff do., Cochin China, Gold¬ 
en Poland, Silver do.. Blaek fantail Pigeons. Black Cayuga 
Ducks, Bremen Geese, Fancy long eared Rabbits, a very fine 
coIlection^E. E. Platt, Albany , 
Blaek Spanish, Cochin £hma, Buff Shanghaes, Buff do , 
Spotted do., Malays, Javas, Black Poland. White and Java 
Bantams, White Shanghaes, Golden Hamburgh, do. Polands, 
Grey Chittagong, Game Malays, Imported Shanghaes, very 
fine collection, W. II. Southwiek,'New-Baltimore. 
White Cochin Chinas, White'Shanghaes, Grey do., Blaek 
do . Yello-w do., White fantail Pigeons, fine collection, John 
E. Tompkins, Greenbush. 
BlackShanghaes, White do.,-Partridge do., Black Spanish, 
fine collection, J. M. Lovett. Albany. 
Dorkings, Dominique, Cross Birds, L '6. Morris, Ford- 
ham. 
White Shanghaes, Black Spanish, J. McD. McIntyre, Al¬ 
bany. 
White Shanghaes, Black do.. Brown do., George Anderson, 
Albany. 
Colored Shanghaes, Grey Chittagong, White do., red wing 
do., C. Bonticue, Lansingburgh. 
Pheasant Fowls, Golden Hamburgh, white crested Fowls, 
Turkeys, E. Corning, Jr., Albany. 
Cochin-China, four, something new, Thomas W. Ludlow, 
Yonkers. 
English Game Fowl, E. Goodrich, Alhany. 
E E. Platt, Albany, exhibited a superior pair of fancy lop 
eared English Rabbits. 
