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“An Agricultural Editor in Office.” —Under 
»his caption our esteemed contemporary, Gov. Hill, of 
the Farmer’s Monthly Visitor, in his last number an¬ 
nounces to his readers his appointment to, and accep¬ 
tance of the office of Receiver General for the New- 
England States, under the late law of Congress for the 
collection and preservation of the national revenue. 
We had noticed in the public journals the rumor of his 
acceptance, not without regret, lest the duties of the 
office should induce him to renounce his connection with 
the agricultural press, or interfere with the management 
of his journal, which he has made one of the most valu¬ 
able and welcome to the farmer of any in our country. 
We are much gratified to learn that our fears were un¬ 
founded, and that according to present expectations, in¬ 
stead of preventing the necessary attention to the Visi¬ 
tor, a residence at Boston will give increased facilities 
in conducting the work. 
The American Institute.— The 13th annual Fair 
of this institution will open at Niblo’s Garden, New- 
York, on the 5th, and continue open till the 16th of Oc¬ 
tober. 
South Carolina. —A State Agricultural Soc’e'y has 
been formed in this state, within the past year, which has 
advertised a list of premiums on stock, amounting to near 
$300, to be awarded at a cattle show to be held in Novem¬ 
ber next. 
The Presents. —The horses sent to the President of the 
United States by the Imaum of Muscat, were sold at 
Washington, August 4—one to Mr. Powell, of Va. for 
$650, and one to Gen. Eaton, of Tenn. for $675. 
The London Farmer’s Magazine for August, contains 
the excellent “ Chapter on Swine,” by our correspon¬ 
dent A. B. Allen, Esq. of Buffalo, from the Jan. No. 
of the Cultivator, embellished with all the cuts. In a 
recent No. of the same work, we observed the article on 
“ Breeding Horses for purposes of Utility,” from the pen 
of the same correspondent. 
South Down Bucks.— Mr. O. Elliott of Elizabeth¬ 
town, N. J. desires us to say that he has six South 
Down bucks, imported from the flock of the late John 
Ellman, last year, for sale. If not previously sold, they 
will be offered at at auction at the Fair of the Ameri¬ 
can Institute in October. 
Public Sales.— Mr. B. Brentnall, English neigh¬ 
borhood, Bergen county, N. J. gives notice in the Spirit 
of the Times, that he is about to return to England, 
and will sell at public sale on the 29th of this month, 
(Sept.) the farm on which he resides, consisting of 300 
acres of valuable land, together with his remaining 
stock of Short Horn cattle and Berkshire hogs. The 
cattle consist of one bull 18 months old, two cows with 
a bull and heifer calves by their sides, and two 2 year 
old heifers, whose pedigrees will be furnished—the 
hogs, of three boars and twenty sows, either in pig or 
with pigs by their sides, all of the Berkshire breed. 
Among them are several choice animals of imported 
and domestic stock. Sales of stock to take place at 11 
o’clock, A. M. 
“Taking up Bees.”— According to the Yankee Far. 
mer, this operation is generally delayed two months too 
long. Instead of being taken up in September, they 
should betaken up in July, “as they usualy giow 
lighter after the middle of July.” 
Heavy Fleece.— It is stated in the papers, that Mr. 
S. Brownell of Chautauque Co. in this state, sheared 
this season, 14 lbs. of wool from a Saxony sheep, which 
weighed, after the fleece was taken off, 130 lbs. 
Hogs Poisoned— Several hogs have recently been 
killed in New-England, by drinking brine in which hams 
had been cured with the use of saltpetre. A man in 
Hartford also lost a fine hog, by giving him some refuse 
ham cured in this way. 
A New Strawberry. —The Magazine of Horticulture, 
Boston, for August., furnishes us with an account of the 
origin and a description of “ Honey's Seedling Strawber¬ 
ry,” which has attracted so much attention at the shows 
of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, the last two 
or three years. It was raised from seed produced from 
flowers artificially impregnated in 1833. It is said to be 
the “ largest, handsomest, best flavored, and most produc¬ 
tive variety” yet known. Plants may be had on applica¬ 
tion to the editor of the Magazine, C. M- Hovf.y, Boston, at 
$5 a dozen. This strawberry is rendered more valuable 
from the circumstance (which is not the case with most 
other kinds,) that every flower is perfect, producing a due 
proportion of stamens and pistils, and every blossom which 
expands is followed by a fruit which arrives at maturity. 
41 Seymour’s Superb White Celery.” —We learn from 
the same Magazine, that a variety of celery under this 
name, has been for some years cultivated in England, 
which grows to a great size, some of the heads weighing 
as much as 13 lbs. and of the height of five feet. Five or 
six pounds is the ordinary weight of the heads. 
Some of the finest celery we have seen, was raised in 
the following manner, which we are inclined to think an 
improvement in the manner of bleaching. Instead of 
planting in trenches and filling up as fast as the plants 
grow, they were set out on the surface, and the plants well 
tilled, but not earthed up until large enough for use, when 
they were earthed up, a row at a time, as wanted. In 
eight or 10 days they were finely bleached, and free from 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
the rust and blotches, occasioned by insects, which so often 
injure the plants. 
Quince Bushes. —A correspondent of the Journal of 
Commerce, at Norwich, Conn, says that while quince 
bushes were generally killed in Connecticut last winter, 
he noticed a cluster of them standing in his native gar¬ 
den, just as they did forty years ago, and that the se¬ 
cret of their safety, he presumes, may be found in the 
fact that they stand close under the north side of a stone 
wall, which so shades them as to retard the starting of 
the sap until the hard frosts are over. 
Lucerne. —This grass delights in a deep sandy loam. 
The land should be thoroughly cleaned of all weeds, or 
the seed should be sown in drills, so that the plants may 
be hoed until the weeds are subdued. Mr. S. Howard, 
states in the Zanesville, (Ohio) Gazette, that he sowed 
a small quantity of seed in drills, the last week in May, 
on the “ river bottom.” The last of July it had reach¬ 
ed eighteen inches in height, when it was cut and fed, 
green, to hogs and milch cows, who both ate it vora¬ 
ciously. In four weeks it had again grown to the same 
height, when it was cut the second time—on the first of 
November it was again cut, the crop being heavier than 
either of the preceding. A piece of very flourishing red 
clover adjoining, on precisely similar soil, did not yield 
near half as much as the Lucerne. Mr. H. has no doubt 
but it may be cut, after the first year, five times in a 
season, and that it will yield a ton and a half per acre 
of hay at each cutting. The culture of Lucerne has 
formed a distinguishing feature in the agriculture of 
France, where it has been in use for more than 250 
years. The crop is there estimated at from five to se¬ 
ven tons to the English acre. 
Flowers. —We cheerfully comply with the request of a 
correspondent to give place to the following beautiful extract: 
Flowers, of all created things, are the most innocently 
simple, and most superbly complex—playthings for childhood, 
ornaments of the grave, and companions of the cold corpse! 
Flowers, beloved by the wandering idiot, and studied by the 
deep thinking man of science! Flowers, that unceasingly ex¬ 
pand to Heaven their grateful, and to man their cheerful looks 
—partners of human joy; soothers of human sorrow; fit em¬ 
blems of the victor’s triumphs, of the young bride’s blushes; 
welcome to the crowded halls, and graceful upon solitary 
graves 1 Flowers are in the volume of nature, what the ex¬ 
pression ‘ God is love’ is in the revelation. What a desolate 
place would be a world without a flower ! It would be a face 
without a smile—a feast without a welcome. Are not flow¬ 
ers the stars of the earth ? and are not our stars the flowers 
of Heaven ? One cannot look closely at the structure of a 
flower, without loving it. They are the emblems and mani¬ 
festation of God’s love to the creation, and they are the means 
and ministration of man’s love to his fellow creatures: for 
they first awaken in his mind a sense of the beautiful and 
good. The very inutility of flowers, is their excellence and 
great beauty; for they lead us to thoughts of generosity and 
moral beauty, detached from, and superior to selfishness : so 
that they are pretty lessons in nature’s book of instruction, 
teaching man that he liveth not by bread alone, but that he 
hath another than animal life.” 
Royal Agricultural Society of England. 
The annual Fair of this Society for the present year, 
was held at Cambridge on the 13th, 14th, and 15th days 
of July. The proceedings, as reported in the Farmer’s 
Magazine, would occupy eight or nine pages of the 
Cultivator. So great was the crowd that “ a guinea a 
night for a bed, and half that sum for the accommoda¬ 
tion of a horse, were very general demands.” At the 
Plowing Match held near the city, fifty plows were 
started, and 16 prizes were awarded to the best plowmen. 
The show of Implements was very large, embracing no 
less than 86 different plows—thrashing machines for 
horse and hand power, with one of which, worked by 
four horses, upwards of sixty bushels were thrashed in 
one hour, at the trial—straw cutters, horse powers, har¬ 
rows, scarifiers, mowing machines, drill barrows, &c. 
There were nearly 100 lots of Cattle —(of which one 
half were Short Horns, 21 lots Devons, 7 of Herefords, 
15 Sussex, &c.)—offered for prizes. The prizes award¬ 
ed on cattle amounted to $1,600. Mr. Bates, the gentle¬ 
man from whom Mr. Vail of Troy, has just received a 
two year old heifer and a bull calf, received a prize of 
15 sovereigns for the best Short Horn milch cow, and 
one of 10 sovereigns for the best bull calf. Mr. Hewer, 
of whom Mr. Coming’s Herefords were obtained, re¬ 
ceived a prize of 15 sovereigns for the best Hereford 
yearling heifer. Over 30 lots of Horses were offered, 
and premiums to the amount of 75 sovereigns awarded 
for the best. Of Sheep, no less than 95 lots were pre¬ 
sent, to which were awarded prizes to the amount of 
$1,220 The Swine received about $125, the Essex breed 
taking the highest. 
Premiums for Essays were awarded as follows:—1. 
On the Storing of Turneps, 10 sovereigns, to W. E. 
Geach—2. On the Admixture of Soils, 20 sovereigns, 
to W. Linton—3. On Early Spring Feed, 20 sovereigns, 
to M. M. Milburn—4. On Plantations, a gold medal, 
and 5. On Gypsum as a Manure, 10 sovereigns, to C. 
W. Johnson. Nearly 600 new members, who pay annual¬ 
ly £1 sterling, were admitted to the society during the 
month preceding the meeting. At the great dinner on 
the last day of the exhibition, upwards of 2,650 persons 
were present, among whom were many of the ablest 
and best men of England. The United States were rep¬ 
resented by Mr. Stevenson, our minister to the Court of 
St. James, and Mr. Maxie, our ambassador at Brussells, 
who both made speeches in answer to calls made upon 
them. £1,630 sterling were received for tickets of ad¬ 
mission to the yard, being £450 more than the receipts 
of 1839 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
pj* The excellent communication of Mr. Rhoades, in 
this number, would have appeared in the May number, 
had it not been accidentally mislaid. 
_ “ Walker on Intermarriage.” —We have had a re¬ 
view of this work waiting for room for several months 
As we intend to give it a place soon, and as it goes into 
the matter much more extensively and embraces all the 
points noticed by our friend S. W. Jewett, we have not 
thought it necessary to give his paper on the subject. 
Cisterns.— Dr. A. S. P. will find the information he 
desires on building cisterns, on page 60, current vol. of 
this paper. 
“ C. H. R.” is informed that the Journal of the Ame¬ 
rican Silk Society, published monthly at Baltimore, at 
$2 a year, is “ the best paper which treats of silk,” and 
one which we can heartily recommend to all interested 
in the subject. $3.00 remitted free of postage, at the 
time of subscribing, will pay for the work for the years 
1839 and 1840. Address G. B. Smith, Esq. Editor, 
Baltimore, Md, 
Berkshires.— Mr. H. Wright, Suffolk, Conn, writes 
us that he is highly pleased with the Berkshire hogs, 
and that he has raised one which weighed 100 pounds, 
at three months old. 
The portrait of Mr. Kendall’s Short Horn Cow Ju¬ 
lia, is in the hands of the engraver, and will be ready 
for next month. 
NEW-YORK MARKET, AUG. 25. 
Ashes. —The market has evinced considerable animation 
during' the past week, and the sales of pearls comprise about 
400 bbls., at $5.37|a$5.50. In pots, the rates have ranged at 
$4.75a$4.87i 
Flour and Meal- —The advance of about 25 cents per 
bbl., which took place upon the receipt of European intelli¬ 
gence by the Great Western, has not been sustained, and 
since the arrival of the President and Acadia, the market has 
been exceedingly languid, and sales of Genesee and Ohio 
have been made at $5a5.25 per bbl. Rye flour is in demand 
at ©3a3.25; and of corn meal some small sales have been 
made at $3a3.25 in bbls., and $15 in hhds. 
Grain. —There have been some moderate receipts of new 
wheat, consisting of North Carolina and Virginia, which has 
been taken by our city millers, at $1.12£a$1.14 per bushel 
2000 to 3000 bushels Ohio, old, have been taken for export, on 
terms not transpired ; but since the receipt of intelligence per 
Acadia, the export demand has subsided. Of Northern Rye 
there has been some sales for distilling, and for export at 65 
a07-j cents. Corn—About 14,000 bushels has found buyers, 
at 59a60 cents for Southern, and 60a61 cents for Northern. 
Oats are without material change in price. 
Provisions. —The: demand for Beef and Pork has been 
quite brisk, and Mess and Prime of both kinds has been sold 
at an advance of 50 to 75 cents per bbl. Mess Beef com¬ 
mands $15, and Prime do., 10^ per bbl. Lard, prime, is 
scarce, and readily sells at 12 cents per lb. In other descrip¬ 
tions we note no material alteration in the market. 
Wool. —There has been some inquiry the past week for 
American fleeces, but in consequence of the extreme low pri¬ 
ces for American woolens, the manufacturers in this country 
yet buy very sparingly. Am. Saxon fleece, 32-’-a37a—Merino 
28—Native and 1 blood 20a25. 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
State Agricultural Society—Wheat Culture,.. 
Cream rot Cattle and Ten Hills Farm—Berkshire Pig 
—Lightning Rods for Barns—Plowing Pastures,. 
The Horse—Cooked and Uncooked Food—Value of 
Ashes—Peat as a Manure—Proofs of Infiltration,. 
Domestic Economy, embracing Recipes for a variety of 
Preserves and Pickles—Lmconshire and Bakewell 
Sheep—Seedling plants—Worms in Fruit,. 
Agriculture of France—Grinding Corn in the Ear— 
Kicking Cows,.•. 
Visits among the Farmers—Bone Dust—Large Fleece 
—Compost Manure,. 
Dictionary of Agricultural Terms, &c. 
The Suffolk Horse—Work for the Month—Milking— 
Sowing Grass Seeds,.. 
Importation of Short Horns—Wheat and a Rotation of 
Crops—Bacbelder’s Planting Machine—Cass’ Re¬ 
volving Harrow,. 
Culture arid Diseases of the Potato—Popular Errors 
No. 2—Different Breeds of Sheep,. 
Late Sown Wheat—Agricultural College—Freak of 
Nature—The Peach Grub destroyed by Brine— 
Draining—Preservation of Peaches—A Short Horn 
Pleifer,... 
On Shelter for Cattle and Sheep—Urate and Poudrette 
—Inquiry—Florida Keys,. 
Rye Crop injured by Rust—Experiments in the use of 
Plaster—Treatment of Fowls, &c.—Bloody Mur¬ 
rain—Chimneys and a Substitute for Brick—Rhu¬ 
barb from Seed,... 
Potatoes from the Seed—Making Auger Holes with a 
Gimlet—Experiment in the Culture of Corn—Large 
Yearling—Cure for the Poll Evil,.. 
Comparative value of Green or Dried Crops as a Manure 
—Best Age of the Horse—Beet Sugar Manufac¬ 
ture, ... 
Notes for the Month—English Ag. Society, &c.. 
Illustrations. 
Fig. 77—Section of the leg of a Horse,.. 
Fig. 78—Portrait of Suffolk Horse. Britton,.. 
Fig. 79—Portrait of Mr. Vail’s Heifer, Dutchess,. 
Fig. 80—Bachelder’s Patent Planting Machine,. 
Fig. 81—Cass’ Revolving Harrow,. 
Fig. 82—A Deformed Pig,.. 
FRINTED AND STEREOTYPED BY 
C. VAN BENTHUYSEN. 
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