1851. 
lots shown us that had been fed in this way. We do 
not hesitate to say, that every farmer would find an acre 
of ground appropriated to raising apples for stock, one 
of the most profitable investments of his capital and 
labor. - 
Models of Fruit. —Mr. T. Gloa'ER, of Fishkill Land¬ 
ing, has made some important improvements in the art 
of modelling fruits. At the late meeting of the State Ag. 
Society, he presented a collection comprising models of 
apples, pears, plums, nectarines, cherries, strawberries, 
&c., each forming such a beautiful and perfect representa¬ 
tion of the fruit, that it required close inspection to detect 
the deceit. Such models may be made highly valuable in 
furnishing correct ideas of the peculiar characters of the 
various kinds of fruit, being in this respect much su¬ 
perior to drawings or paintings. Cabinets may in this 
way be obtained of the most desirable varieties, which 
would serve as standards for comparison,and which would 
be of great utility in conveying correct information on 
the subject. We are pleased to learn that the State 
Society has taken measures to procure models of this 
kind. —- 
Maple Molasses. —Mr. II. B. Bartlett, of Paris 
Hill, Oneida county, exhibited at the late annual meet¬ 
ing of the New-York State Ag. Society, a specimen of 
maple molasses, which was superior to any we have ever 
seen. It was made in 1850, and Mr. B. stated that he 
frequently kept it till it was two years old j that it never 
needed scalding, but would keep any length of time in 
any climate. We understand that the details of the 
process of manufacture will be furnished by Mr. B. for 
the Transactions. —- 
Budding Peach Trees. —In our volume for 1849, p. 
182, E. H. Drake, in answer to an inquiry in regard to 
the destruction of newly set peach buds by the winter, 
states that to obviate this result he commences budding 
early in August, or as soon as the fruit buds can be dis¬ 
tinguished from the leaf buds, and that by thus allow¬ 
ing the bud more time to adapt itself to its new situation, 
it seldom fails. Caleb Smith, of Shelburne, Mass., 
writes us that he has adopted this mode with good suc¬ 
cess, and he tenders his thanks to Mr. Drake for the 
suggestion. —- 
“ Boys Department.”-— In reference to the suggestion 
of a correspondent, we have only to say that we shall at 
all times be pleased to receive articles from the youth 
which are to become the future farmers of the country$ 
and whenever a sufficiency of material shall justify it, 
we will cheerfully devote a portion of our journal to a 
“ Boys’ Department.” The remark that, “ it would be 
well for boys to propose questions for such a department 
to be answered by others,” is a good one, and we shall 
be pleased to see the idea carried into effect. 
Farms in Amherst County ,Va.— Mr. W. A. Staples, 
of this county, writes us —“ Many farmers from the 
valley of Virginia and from Maryland are now set¬ 
tling amongst us—pleased, in most instances, beyond 
their expectations. We have on two sides of our coun¬ 
ty, the James river and Kanawha canal. The railroad 
from Lyncaburgh to Tennessee is rapidiy progressing; 
one from Lynchburgh through the middle of the county 
to Charlottesville—a distance of only 60 miles—will 
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eomplete the link in the chain of railroad communica 
tion from the north to the south-west. Farms with ex¬ 
cellent improvements, and producing tolerably good 
crops, are worth from $10 to $15 per acre; some with 
poor improvements, and poorer soil, $3 to $5 per acre. 
A farm 6| miles from Lynchburgh, of over 600 acres, 
half cleared, balance well timbered, but with sorry 
houses and fences, land lying well but poor, was sold 
at auction a month ago, on time for $3. Prices of pro¬ 
duce here are as follows: Corn 70 cents, oats 60 cents, 
potatoes 75 to 100 per bushel, hay $20 per ton.”. 
To Destroy the Wooly Aphis. —Mr. James Wilson, 
of this city, well known as an observing and successful 
gardener and horticulturist, informs us that this insect 
can be readily got rid of by the use of fish-oil. With 
a brush, he puts a little of the oil on the insects, which 
kills those it touches, and causes the others to leave 
the tree. It is not necessary to use so much oil as would 
injure the tree. —- 
Good Sheep. —Mr. G. A. Hanchet, of West Stock¬ 
holm, St. Lawrence county, N. Y., gives us an account 
of three sheep w r hich he killed last fall. One was five 
years old, the others only a year and a half. They were 
killed immediately from the pasture, without any feed¬ 
ing, and the carcasses and pelts sold for $15,94. The 
dressed weight of the two youngest, was 107 lbs., that 
of the other 70 lbs. —-- 
Alderney Cow. —E. L. Colt, Esq., of Paterson, N. 
J., informs us that he has an Alderney cow, four years 
old, which, three weeks after having produced her 
second calf, gave eighteen quarts of u rich yellow milk”’ 
per day, weighing thirty-six pounds, and at one milking 
on the 16th of January, nearly five months after calving, 
gave five and a-half quarts of milk, weighing ten and 
a-half pounds. - 
Biographical Memoirs .—The readers of the formei 
volumes of The Cultivator, have noticed that it is one 
of our legitimate objects to furnish sketches of men 
who have been particularly distinguished for the benefits 
they have conferred on the agricultural interest of the 
country. In accordance with this object, we gave, in 
our volume for 1844, a brief memoir of Dr. Saml. L. 
Mitchell, and in 1848, similar papers in reference to 
Judge Buel, Elkanah Watson, and Thos. G. Fessen¬ 
den. It will be seen that we have commenced in this 
number, the publication of a memoir of Col. Timothy 
Pickering, from the able pen of Hon. John W. Proc¬ 
tor. We are confident that the history of that emi¬ 
nent patriot and farmer, will be read with interest and 
benefit. -- 
Tatlin’s Horse-Power. —The original patent for 
this invention, was left at the office of The Cultivator 
about nine years ago, and has remained to this time. 
The person to whom it belongs, can have it on applica¬ 
tion. — 
Fumigating Potatoes to Prevent Eot. —We have 
noticed the recommendation of some person to fumigate 
potatoes with sulphur, to destroy the spores of fungi, 
which some suppose is the cause of the disease, or rot 
At a late discussion at the State House in Boston, we 
learn from the Plowman, that theKev. Mr. Barry stated 
he had tried this mode. u He took a large box, made 
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