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THE CULTIVATOR. 
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Nfw-York Agricultural College. —The com¬ 
mittee of the trustees, Messrs. King, Kelly and John¬ 
son, who were appointed in relation to the purchase ©f 
the farm for the Institution, met at the Oaklands farm, 
on Saturday, June 4th, and after examining the farm 
of Mr. Delafield, and» the title to the same, which 
was found in all respects saisfactory, reported to the 
Board of Trustees in favor of purchasing the same at 
$26,000. The farm contains 350 acres, with varieties, 
of soil well adapted to the objects of the Institution. 
The report was accepted by the Board of Trustees. As 
soon as th© necessary funds are secured, of which the 
prospect is very encouraging, the arrangements for 
placing the Institution in operation will he carried out 
at an early day. - 
World’s Agricultural Fair.—A correspondent 
suggests as a subject for discussion, (C a World's Agri¬ 
cultural Fair, to be held in the United States.” We 
shall be glad to hear the views of others upon the sub¬ 
ject, though. we have doubts as to the feasibility of 
such a project. _____ 
The New-York Teacher. —The N. Y. State 
Teachers’ Association issue a monthly journal, with 
some numbers of which we have been recently favored. 
It is published in this city, under the resident Editor¬ 
ship of Alderman Valentine, who is aided by 12 other 
Teachers, residing in different parts of the State. We 
are glad to see our Teachers thus combining their efforts 
for the improvement and advancement of their profes¬ 
sion. The Teacher should be in the hands of parents 
as well as instructors. Price $1 a year. Address T. 
W. Valentine, Albany. 
Horses in St. Lawrence.- —A correspondent s-peaks 
in the highest terms of the horses in this county, and 
thinks that no territory: of the same size in any part of 
New-England, can show more first class horses than St. 
Lawrence. He speaks particularly of “ one Black 
Hawk steed, owned by Messrs. Prescot and Sherman, 
of Canton, which might well challenge comparison with 
anything that ever bore the name of Black Hawk. He 
is a beautiful bay color, with flowing black mane and 
tail; stands 16 hands high, and weighs eleven hundred 
and fifty pounds. His build is faultless—his motion 
proud and graceful.” -—— 
Comparative Value of Manures. —According to 
the experiments of H. H. Eastman, on potatoes, as re¬ 
ported in the Journal of the N. Y. State Ag. Society, 
hog-manure gave the best results, the manure of fowls 
next, compost next, then common unfermented manure. 
Lime and gypsum, sulphur and saltpetre, did not in¬ 
crease the yield of this crop. 
The Cranberry —Can you inform me, where I can 
get plants of the true Bell Cranberry ? Is it superior 
to the kind commonly cultivated ? Will it flourish on 
upland? By answering the above, you will confer a 
favor upon E. Beckwith. Norfolk , Ct., June 30. 
Plants of the above Cranberry can be had of F. 
Trowbridge, New-Haven, Conn. We leave the other 
questions for correspondents to answer. 
Exports of Flour, Provisions, &c. —The follow¬ 
ing figures show the amount of these articles exported 
from New-York, from Jan. 1, to June 18, in the years' 
1852 and 1853. 
1852. 
1853. 
Wheat flour, bbls 
605,696 
Corn Meal,.. 
22,268 
Wheat, bu....... 
......... 656.873 
1,194,119 
Oats,............ 
......... 3.630 
23.925 
Corn, ........... 
......... 52t.lG(T 
562,790 
Pork, bbls. ...... 
. 18.307 
36.113 
Beef,............ 
......... 24.314 
30,365 
Cut meats,lbs.... 
......... 1,056.498 
4,632.995 
Butter, .......... 
813.256 
Cheese, ........ 
.......... 395,238 
1,956,017 
Lard,... 
......... 1,140,154 
3,900,063 
The American 
Institute will hold 
their cattle- 
show this year, on the 19th, 20th and 21st days of Octo¬ 
ber, at Hamilton Square, between 3d and 4th Avenues, 
about four miles from the City Hall, New-York. The 
show-yard will consist of about ten acres, and the ac¬ 
commodations for the stock superior to those of past 
years. The Plowing and Spading Matches will be held 
at Flatbush, on the 11th Oct. The Horticultural ex¬ 
hibition will open at Castle Garden, Oct. 5. 
O^The Hon. Chas. Mason, Commissioner of Patents, 
will please accept our thanks for the Patent Office Re¬ 
port for 1851—2 Vols.—Vol. 1, Mechanical—2, Agri¬ 
cultural. These Vols. are issued in a much more cred¬ 
itable style than any of the preceding Reports which 
have fallen into our hands. 
The Farmer’s Song. 
Composed by J. G. Saxe, Esq., and arranged to mu¬ 
sic by Prof. T. Wood, and sung by “ The Ampbions ” 
at the Sheep Shearing Festival of A. L. Bingham, Esq. 
(of West Cornwall, Vt.) at the Hotel of James K. 
Hyde, in Sudbury, Vt., June 1st and 2d, 1853. 
Have you ever heard of the farmers, 
Who live among- the hills, 
Where every man’s a sovereign, 
And owns the hind he tilts. 
Where all ihe girls are beautiful ! 
And all the boys are strong! 
Oh! Mis my delight of a summer night, 
To sing the Farmer’s song. 
’Tis here the tall and manly 
“ Green mountain boys” are seen, 
(So called because the Mountains 
And not the Boys are green.) 
They’ll always fight to win the right, 
Or to resist the wrong. 
Oh! Mis my delight, Sec. 
And here the best and fairest 
Of Yankee girls are caught, 
With every grace of form and face 
That ere a lover sought— 
And every art to win his heart, 
And hold it long and strong. 
Oh! Mis my delight, Ac. 
fis here the 1 ‘ Morgan ” horses, 
And “ Black Hawk ” steeds abound; 
For grace and beauty, strength and speed, 
Their equals can’t be found-—■ 
They always “ go it ” fleetly, 
They always u come it” strong! 
Oh! Mis my delight, Ac. 
And here the true Merinos, 
Of pure imported stock, 
Are often seen to range the green, 
In many a noble flock— 
Their forms are large and beautiful, 
Their wool is fine and long. 
Oh! Mis my delight, Ac. 
You’ve often read of the wonders, 
Of ancient Rome and Greece, 
Of Jason’s expedition, 
To get the golden fleece—• 
Alonzo's got the fleece away, 
And brought the sheep along! 
Oh ! Mis ray delight, Ac. 
Oh ! here’s success to Bingham! 
And all true shepherd men— 
May Heaven keep himself and sheep, 
Till shearing comes again— 
And then may we be there to see, 
And help the sport along, 
Oh! Mis my delight, Ac. 
And now a health to the shearers, 
And many joyous years— 
Whose hands with will and ready skill, 
Propel the busy shears— 
With hearts sincere and conscience clear, 
Our voices loud and strong. 
Oh ! we’ll take delight from mom to night, 
To sing the shearers song. 
