less force than is needed for a single plow of like depth, 
or with one plow following in the furrow of another. 
Will some of our subscribers who have had experience 
in the management of Farmers’ Clubs, please furnish 
briefly the substance of a constitution, or such practical 
points as may prove usefuf ? 
Cure for the Potato Rot. 
In a recent conversation with Mr. John Barrett, 
Jr., of Cayuga Bridge, on the subject of the potato 
disease, he informed us that he had not been troubled 
with the rot for some years, and that there was an 
easy remedy for it, which all might apply with very 
little trouble or expense. On inquiring for this simple 
remedy, we expected to have been told that it was a 
secret , to be revealed only to those who were willing to 
contribute a handsome reward to the discoverer. But 
Mr. B. freely gave us his experience, which we as free¬ 
ly impark to our readers, leaving it to them to make 
Jhe experiment, if they think proper. 
Mr. Barrett stated that a few years since, he, as 
well as most of his neighbors, lost their entire crop of 
potatoes by the rot—that the next spring he was com¬ 
pelled to go to another town for seed, where he procur¬ 
ed a supply for himself and an adjoining neighbor, and 
where he was told how to prevent the disease. He said 
he and his neighbor planted the seed he procured on 
adjoining fields—the soil and treatment similar—only 
that Mr. B. applied the remedy recommended tp him— 
which consisted in sowing ashes over the field once a 
week for six weeks, commencing shortly after the sec¬ 
ond hoeing of the crop. He used from two to three 
bushels of ashes per acre, which is sufficient to give 
the potato-tops a good dusting. The result was that 
his field was entirely free from the disease, while the 
potatoes on the adjoining field, without this application 
of ashes, rotted badly. Since then, Mr. B., as well as 
most of his neighbors, had applied ashes, and had been 
entirely free from the disease. 
questionably true that no County in the Union can 
show so many good sheep as this. 
Cattle .—There was a large show of cattle, some of 
them very fine specimens. Among others, we noticed 
very fine Devons by Wm. R. Sanford, of Orwell, and 
Durliams by H. Plumley, of New-Haven ; C. L. Smith, 
of Bristol—and others. 
Horses —The show of horses was unprecedentedly 
large and excellent; most of which were descendants of 
the patriarch “ Black Hawk.” Among the older horses 
of this family we noticed very fine stallions shown by G. 
A. Austin, Orwell; It. M. Wilcox, Shoreham—and oth¬ 
ers. 
Of four years old stallions, there was a very ex¬ 
cellent display by Eider & My rick, I. D. Fletcher, D. 
S. Myrick, Bridport; G. V. Cook, New-Haven; C. A. 
Lewis, Cornwall—and others. 
A three year old, which can go his mile inside of 
three minutes, was shown by D. S. Myrick, Bridport; 
and other very fine colts of this age by Dr. G. T. Gale, 
Bridport; G. V. Cook, New-Haven; 0. Russell, Shore- 
ham—and other exhibitors. 
Of two-year old stallions, a splendid show was made 
by numerous members of the society; among which 
were N. Grosvenor, II. Hamilton, Dr. G. T. G ale, C. N. 
Hayward, N. Lee, C. Crane, Bridport, and M. S. Doty, 
Salisbury. We noticed several very fine brood mares, 
and one very superior, of the “ Hickory” blood, shown 
by Dr. Gale, which drew the first premium. 
In short, the exhibition was one which every admirer 
of good horses would have gloried in, and demonstrated 
the “ Black Hawk” horses to be unequaled by any 
other race. 0 
The show of Fowls, Swine, Manufactures, &c., was 
well indicative of the entire Fair, and all gave evi¬ 
dence of the skill and perseverance for which the farm¬ 
ers of Addison Co. are proverbial. D. 
State Pairs. 
Addison Co. (Vt.) Pair. 
The annual Agricultural Fair of this County, was 
held Oct. 5. The exhibition of stock was unusually 
large and excellent, and what one might expect from 
the home of the Vermont Black Hawk horses and fine 
thorough-bred sheep. 
Sheep —The show of sheep was very large and ex¬ 
cellent. There was a fine show of the French Meri- 
noes, by S. W. Jewett of Middlebury, the extensive 
importer of this breed, so favorably known to the pub¬ 
lic. The number of Spanish Merinoes exhibited was 
much larger, and of unrivalled excellence. The exhi¬ 
bitors were E. Hammond, Middlebury; David G. Cut¬ 
ting, Shoreham; W. Remelee, E. Sanford, F. H. Dean, 
A. J. Wooster, Cornwall—and many others. 
There were several pens of crosses between the French 
and Spanish Merinoes, which were very splendid sheep; 
among the best of them, we noticed a pen exhibited by 
T. B. Holley, of Cornwall. There was also of long 
wooled and mutton sheep a very fair show. It is un¬ 
The Ohio State Fair was held at Dayton, on the 
20th—24th of September, and was eminently success¬ 
ful, the grounds and fixtures all being in the best order; 
the weather fine, and the attendance large. The exhi¬ 
bition of live stock is said to have been superior, while 
in some other respects it did not equal, some of the pre¬ 
vious fairs. The Address was delivered py Governor 
Wright, of Indiana, whom we Lad the pleasure of 
hearing at the Vermont State Fair, and “was plain 
and practical, and eminently adapted to the occasion.” 
The receipts were about $14,000. Among the prizes 
were 152 silver goblets, 64 silver pitchers, 125 silver 
medals, two of gold, $50 each, and 75 of bronze. 
The Rhode Island State Exhibition was held at 
Providence on the 20th and 21st of last month. The 
show of stock and of agricultural and horticultural pro¬ 
ducts was large, and of a gratifying character. The 
trial of Ketchum’s Mowing Machine attracted much 
attention, and performed its work in a most satisfactory 
manner. There was a great show of working oxen, a 
team of 170 yoke appearing in the procession. 
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