Hayward of Brighton, shows 50 varieties of apples. There is a good show of grapes. A. S. Driver of Elmira, exhibits a magnificent bunch of the White Hamburgh. There is a good collection of cut flowers, but the show of green-house plants is very meagre. Mrs. J. T. Van Namee and Mrs WM. Newcomb of Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., have a fine display of verbenas, dablias and other flowers. The former 350 varieties, the latter, 300. Frost & Co. of Rochestor, show 120 varieties of roses, and a fine collection of dahlias, &c.

There is a good collection of cheese and butter. S. M Cox of Otto, Cattaraugus Co., exhibits some very superior cheese. They weigh about 108 lbs. each, and are made from 40 cows. Mr. C. sets the milk at about 909 and scalds as high a 110 to 115°. He presses the cheese two days. The butter was of about average quality only.

At this present writing the grounds are crowded, and I understand that the train on the Erie road from the east has just arrived containing 30 cars crammed with passengers. Should the weather continue fair there will be a large gathering to-morrow. Had it not been for the rain the two first days, the Fair at Elmira would have been one of the most successful ever held by the Society H.

On Friday afternoon, about 10.000 persons assembled to hear the annual address by Gov. WRIGHT, which was pronounced "very good," after which the reports of the committees, awarding prizes, were read. Upon the whole, the Fair was nearly all that would have been desired. The receipts amounted to about $11,290.

The Michigan State Fair.

The Seventh Annual Fair of the Society of this State drew what we were told was an unusual large attendance at Detroit last week. The train from the west on which we reached the city, certainly had no small compliment for one trip-thirteen or fourteen long cars being crowded, platforms and all. And hence we may suggest to our railroad authorities through the whole country, that they underrate, almost without exception, the numbers for which "at Fair time" they will have to provide accommodations. To do them justice, however, they strain every nerve on the occasion to make up for the lack of previous attention, but never without creating some discontent among those who will not consider the peculiar difficulties of their position. Both they and the public, have to take its measure of inconvenience with every good thing.

And among things good in theory, but vastly inconvenient to private investigators, is the law of the Michigan State Society, which prohibits the name of the exhibitor from being ticketed on what he exhibits. This will account for the peculiar barrenness of details in all we have to offer. It was actually impossible,—-at least for any ordinary degree of industry, patience and perseverance,-to ascertain either owner's names, or facts in relation to articles exhibited.

The Cattle shown were none of them, unless we except a few Devons and one or two Short Horns, of more than average merit. The number of Natives and Grades was large-that of pure Stock fair. Among the latter we think Devons were rather the best in quality, as Durhams certainly were in quantity. We saw no Ayrshires, and but one Hereford, a very good Bull, whose owner, of course, was non inventus. Mr. Silas Sly, of Plymouth, had eight head of Short Horns, including a Bull calf of 4 months, which attracted considerable attention Messrs. D. M. Uhl, and John Starkweathe both of Ypsilanti, were other exhibitors of this breed whom we chanced to meet Mr. M. Shoemaker, of Jackson, exhibited "Royal George," a 3 year old Devon Bull, and a fair specimen of the breed, a cow and some young stock of the same.

The Sheep on the grounds were in large numbers and of a good degree of excellence. Mr. G. W. Gale of Ypsilanti was one of the principal exhibitors of Merinos-his lot including two pens of French, three of

| Spanish and several of Grades. G. W. Gillett, of Sharon, showed Saxons and Silesians. Our Vermont friends, Bingham of Cornwall, and Kimball of Rutland, were, as usual, on hand.

Among the Swine, there were some excellent Suf folks, a few samples of the Essex, and we noticed, “all alone by himself," an attractive looking Berkshire sow. In this department, exhibitors seemed, naturally enough perhaps, particularly unwilling to be seen in company with their interesting charges.

We omitted to mention in its proper place above that the competition among working Cattle was quite spirited--some good, and so far as we had opportunities of judging, well trained oxen being on the ground.

Horses were out in very good numbers, but it would be unfair to give the few names we were able to obtain. The first day we were on the grounds, Wednesday, many of them were away at some races, and Thursday morning, we met little better success in "the pursuit of knowledge." The chief show was to come off, we understood, that afternoon, and Friday, when we were unable to be present.

The mechanics and merchants of Detroit, and not a few from distant localities, showed much enterprise in contributing to their department, which was one of the chief features of the Exhibition. Cheese was shown in tolerable quantity. Implements not very largely. There was quite a collection of Poultry. Some of the Fruit appeared very fine indeed-even after seeing the Burlington Show. A splendid assortment of 60 varieties Winter and 40 of Autumn apples was exhibited by one incognito, while it would be difficult for any region of country to excel some scattered plates of both Apples and Pears The collection of the latter from the nurseries of Jas. Dugall, opposite Detroit, included 58 varieties, and was really an excellent lot. L. H. T.

New Hampshire State Fair.

The sixth annual exhibition of this society was held at Manchester on the 12th, 13th and 14th ult. It was largely attended, and quite successful. From the report in the Granite Farmer, published on the spot, we should gather that there were but few sheep, swine, or poultry exhibited, as nothing is said about them. It says:

We saw no Short Horned bull on the ground, and only one or two graded animals having affinity to that blood. There were no Ayrshires, male or female; but one exhibition of mixed Ayrshires, which were handsomely shaped and milky looking animals. We saw one young bull, one fourth Durham, one fourth Ayrshire, and half Devon, 4 months old, which looked to us to be quite a model of that class of cattle designated for draught purposes.

There never was a better display of full blooded milch cattle in this state than this fair furnished. The greater number were Devons, all of which were finely bred animals. The bulls were very superior; and what was a great quality in them, they were not overbur dened with fat, which is a depreciation in all animals kept for breeding purposes. It was our opinion after several examinations, that the young showed finer points than the more aged; and associating this with the fact that they are the almost direct produce of imported stock, the improvement is the more gratifying. The show of "Fat Stock was confined to one animal, a 7 year old Durham cow, of good, but massive proportions, weighing 2,700 lbs., and 8 feet 1 inch girth. She had had two calves.

On one of the evenings during the Fair there was an agricultural meeting which appears to have been one of unusual interest. The principal subject discussed was in reference to the production of at least enough wheat for home consumption. Many useful facts were elicited which we may notice hereafter. The general opinion appeared to be that wheat could be grown to advantage in New Hampshire. We have no doubt of it.

Germination of Thorn Seed.

MESSRS. EDITORS-Will you please inform me through the Cultivator, how the seeds of the common Thorn can be made to germinate. I obtained a quantity of the seed, deprived of the fleshy part-mixed them with earth, and exposed them to the frosts of winter; but found in the spring that not a single seed had sprouted. From the information to be had from the experience of others, and my own observation in reference to this plant and others for hedging, I regard it as the most valuable shrub for this purpose we have, and especially so for farm hedges. G. P. REEVS. Goshen, N. Y.

It often happens, and especially with certain species of the thorn, that the seed will not germinate sooner than the second year. Doubtless artificial freezing and thawing would assist the process—or a quick application of hot water followed by full exposure to intense frost, several times repeated. Will some of our correspondenrs, who have had successful experience, please answer our correspondent's question. The occasional failure, however, and in some places, general failure of the best sorts of thorns as hedges, after years of success, renders it an unreliable plant. We should much prefer the Osage Orange; or if high cultivation can be given, so as to promote a strong, stiff growth,

the Buckthorn.

Wintering Small Evergreens-Hardy Shrubs, &c.

How shall I winter Norway Spruce and other evergreens, imported last spring, 3 to 4 inches high. I fear the frost will heave them out, if left as they are in the rows.

Please answer through the Cultivator, and give me also a list of 8 or 10 of the best deciduous shrubs, and 4 or 5 evergreen shrubs, and how propagated. I want them all to be perfectly hardy and easy of cultivation.

I would like also to have you give a list of the best hardy Climbers. Is the Ivy hardy in this climate? Please place those in the different lists in order as you consider them the most valuable and oblige, JAS. W. GRAY. Ball's Pond, Conn.

If the soil is light, and with a dry bottom, little difficulty will be experienced. If placed thickly in a bed, and covered loosely but completely with evergreen boughs, the danger would be still less. If the soil is heavy, it must be very thoroughly drained, both at the surface and beneath, and the earth trodden compactly about the roots-covering with evergreens would prove an important assistant.

Deciduous Shrubs-Japan quince, propagated by suckers and grafting; Tartarian Honeysuckle, by cuttings; Purple fringe, by layers; Siberian Lilac, Dwarf flowering-Almond, Deutzia scabra, and several handsome Spiræas, by suckers and layers.

Evergreen Shrubs-Tree box, juniper, Savin, and American, English, and Irish yew-the first three by layers and cuttings-the rest by seeds. We should not forget the ROSES among deciduous shrubs.

Climbers-The Ivy is hardy as far north as 41° or 42. The finest climbers besides this, are Queen of the Prairies and Baltimore Belle roses; Wistaria; Bignonia radicans; Scarlet trumpet, Yellow trumpet, and woodbine Honeysuckles; Clematis flammula, viticella, and virginica; Aristolochia; and Periploca.

Fruits for Northern Iowa.

MESSRS. EDITORS-Will you let me know, through the Country Gentleman, what sorts of apples, pears, peaches, and plums, are best adapted to the northern part of Iowa, to commence the nursery business with? A SUBSCRIBER. Whitinsville, Sept. 24, 1855.

Without attempting to give a complete list, the following may be taken as a selection of some of the best.

APPLES-Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, Sops of Wine, Early Strawberry, Benoni, Golden Sweet, Duchess of Oldenburgh, Hawley, Autumn Strawberry, Porter, Gravenstein, Melon, Rambo, Fall Pippin, Broadwell, Tallman Sweeting, Jonathan, Red Canada, Vandevere, Westfield Seek no further, Belmont, Peck's Pleasant, Swaar, Rhode Island Greening, Roxbury

Russet.

PEARS-Madeleine, Doyenne d'Eté, Osband's Summer, Tyson, Bloodgood, Giffard, Bartlett, Seckel, Buffum, Brandywine, Virgalieu, Bose, Urbaniste, Anjou, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Flemish Beauty, Napoleon, Onondaga, Washington, Aremberg, Winter Nelis, Winkfield, Easter Beurre.

PEACHES-Cooledge's Favorite, Early York, Crawford's Early, George IV, Early Barnard, Morris white, Nivette, Old Mixon Free. President, Crawford's Late. PLUMS-Lawrence, Columbia, Imperial Gage, Jefferson, Washington, Smith's Orleans, Lombard, Red Gage, McLaughlin.

An Ailment of Horses Kept Constantly Stabled.

Horses that are kept up, or in the stable, all the year through, and especially when they have no change or variety of food, but only hay and oats everlastingly, are very apt to get indigestion, or derangement of the stomach or bowels, in the form of want of appetite, feverishness, quick breathing, colic, gnawings of old wood, &c., &c. When a horse kept in the stable all the time falls off in flesh, or in appetite, or has any of the above symptons, the most natural and simple mode of management is to change his food, as by giving him roots, or corn stalks, or green fodder, or turning him through the day to grass. When the bad symptons do not yield to the employment of some such change of diet, perhaps the next best thing to do, would be, to make use of the following powders, which have been prescribed by Dr. Dadd for a case of this kind, with a view to the restoration of the vigor of the digestive organs. Take of

Powdered Gentian,. Do Ginger, Do Salt,... Do Charcoal.

Mix thoroughly, and divide into eight equal parts. Give one with the food night and morning.

Disease in the Feet of Cattle.

Can you or any of your correspondents, furnish any information in regard to a disease that is among cows in this vicinity. First, they are taken lame in one foot, and after a day or two the foot commences to swell the hoof spreads apart, and a running sore is formed. Some of them gather and break at the upper edge of the hoof. It lasts from three to eight weeks, causing the cows to shrink of their milk and flesh. I have tried various things, but nothing to effect any cure. Any information given through the COUNTRY GENTLEMAN will be thankfully received. L. C. W. Granville, N. Y. Sept. 15th. 1855. Is it not the hoof ail?

To Prevent Wheat from Sprouting. To give a remedy after the damage is done, may remind our readers of the old proverb, "after the steed is stolen, shut the stable door" But, as a shrewd old friend sometimes remarks, "the best way is as good as any,"-a practice which will insure the grain crop from injury in wet seasons, and be wholly unobjectionable at other times, is worthy of adoption.

We have taken some pains to ascertain by experiment'the precise time of cutting when the wheat crop affords the largest yield; and this we find to be when the chaff has become about one half or two-thirds yellow, -green streaks running through it-a few days earlier is better than too late We have recommended this practice to our readers, and also to our neighbors, and many have adopted it. A good farmer and careful observer informs us that he cut a part of his wheat this year while in this condition, and put it up in capped shocks, well known to many farmers, and represented in the annexed figure. It remained during the long

period of heavy rains which followed, dried thoroughly during this time, and came out as bright and as fresh as in any year; while all the rest, cut at the usual time, was badly sprouted. The contrast was remarkable.

We saw large fields the present year that were quite ripe enough to cut, before the rains commenced, and regretted at the time the risk from delay that the owners were incurring, but did not dream of so disastrous

a result.

Now if the practice of cutting early and shocking securely, is as good in any season, and better in wet ones, why not adopt it generally? Let our readers make a memorandum of this matter in their minds, for another year.

Oneida County Fair.

We are indebted to our correspondent, Civis, for an account of this Fair, which was held at Rome last

week. Owing to the space occupied by the report of

the State Fair, we are obliged to confine ourselves to a brief abstract of Civis' letter. The exhibition was in most respects good-the attendance large, and, as a whole, worthy of old Oneida. The sweepstakes for the best short-horn bull brought out the fine bull" Halton," owned by S. P. CHAPMAN, Esq., of Madison County; and though he had no competitor, the Judges awarded Mr. Chapman the Society's portion ($20,) of

the sweepstakes and a Diploma. The annual address, (on the "Cultivation of the Farmer,") was by Rev. W. E. KNOX, of Rome, and was full of profitable hints and practical suggestions. Eloquent addresses were also inade by Ex-Gev. SEYMOUR and Judge BACON of Utica. Our correspondent concludes as follows:

A Ladies' Riding Match excited much interest, drew together a large concourse of people, and, as an incident of the Fair, was deemed by all a pleasing and taking feature

The first premium of a Silver Cup, or $15, was won by Miss BARTON, of Marshall, who rode a trotting horse, and rode decidedly well. Three other premiums were worthily bestowed.

Rome had an excellent Committee of Arrangements, and every thing was done to make the Society and all visitors satisfied. The receipts were about $1300, and would have been much more, had it not been for rainy weather.

Fish Guano.

EDITORS COUNTRY GENTLEMAN-Noticing an article in your paper on manures, in which you allude to fish manures, I thought you might be interested in learning that an incorporated company were engaged in manufacturing a manure, which they term fish guano. They obtain their fish from Naragansett Bay, and their works are located near Bristol, R. I. The only fish used are the Menhaiden, a fish in appearence bearing quite a resemblance to shad, but small, weighing about one pound. The oil is taken from the fish by cooking with steam, and with some chemical combinations, the remains are converted into two varieties of guano. One kind is prepared somewhat as follows: The remains, after cooking, is a soft mass of flesh and bones, and after being chemically treated and partially dried, it is put into an oven and thoroughly baked, and then ground fine, similar to the specimen which you will receive with this, which, beside the chemical agents combined with it, is simple flesh and bones. This material or preparation, has been analyzed by Dr. Jackson of Boston, and he reports 35 per cent phosphate of lime-43 per cent of animal matter, and 7 per cent of potaeh; the remaining 15 per cent consists mainly of the added materials. The process necessary for the production of this is of course costly, yet the company have fixed the price lower, some $10 per ton, than Peruvian guano is sold at. From its na ture without an analysis, you will be able to see that it must be of great value.

Another, or the other kind, of manure made by the Naragansett Man Co., avoids the expense of drying, baking and grinding. The fish are all treated chemieally alike, but a suitable absorbent is provided, being in itself a valuable manure, but very dry; and with this absorbent, in about equal quantities, the boiled fish is first combined, and then the gelatinous substances, together with the blood boiled from the fish, is added. By their process the bones, flesh, &c., become an assimilated mass, and being rendered partially dry by handling, it is barreled, and sold at a cost of something less than two dollars per bbl The company expect to have several thousand barrels of this for sale in the spring, as well as some tons of the powdered, both of which they denominate guano.

I think your correspondent OBSERVER, estimates the quantity of oil contained in fish, quite too high. It is very generally conceded that some 80 per cent of the live weight of fish, is water. Oil as a fertilizer. I suppose is comparatively valueless. The flesh and bones of fish are what constitutes the value of fish for fertilizing purposes. S. B. HALLIDAY. Providence, R. 1.

Answers to Inquiries.

PEARS--W. B, Utica. We judge both kinds of pears to be the same. The difference is not greater than is often produced by situation, soil, pruning, &c. It is the Summer Rose, a well known and much esteemed variety on both sides of the Atlantic. You "regard them far superior to the Bloodgood, Dearborn's Seedling, or any other early variety you know. It is a good pear, but, as a general thing, hardly entitled to such praise.

GIRDLED TREES.--One of your lady readers desires information, through the Country Gentleman, whether a tree that has been girdled can be restored, and what process would you recommend, or is there no cure GRACE.

Trees girdled in winter, may be saved by connecting the bark above and the bark below by means of portions of the limbs, carefully set in so as to form accurately-fitting joints at the points of junction, like those made in grafting, being careful that a portion of the part between bark and wood coincides in both. The newly forming wood, descending through the inner bark of these connecting portions, deposits a new layer, and if several pieces are set around, the old denuded trunk is covered in a few years.

We can only recommend this process for trees of considerable size and value, as an hour or two of careful labor is required to operate properly on a tree in this way. Small ones are most easily replaced with

new trees.

SPANISH CHESTNUT-A subscriber would like to know of you or your correspondents, whether the French or Spanish Chestnut has been cultivated in this country, and if so, with what success as a nut bearing tree? D A. Washington City.

We have never seen many experiments with the large Spanish Chestnut. of which there are several varieties-the seasons of central New-York apppear to be too short for ripening the nuts-doubtless they would succeed well at Washington. Will such of our correspondents as may have had experience, please give us the results of their trials.

ORCHAND GRASS AND RYE GRASS-What is the difference between orchard grass and rye grass. Which is best adapted for cultivation in North Western New York? Where can seed be had? When sowed? Please state also how the ground should be prepared,

etc

Any other information on this point, will oblige yours truly, A FRIEND OF PROGRESS.

Will some of our readers who have experience with these grasses, answer the above inquiries.

TO DESTROY MOLES.-Can you or any of the many readers to your valuable paper, inform me through its columns the best mode of destroying moles? Having been troubled with them for several years past, and having tried almost everything, but without effect. Any information will be thankfully received. H. E. L. New-York.

Moles are sometimes poisoned, and we have seen them caught with a common steel trap. In England they are caught with an old fashioned, simple trap which proves very effective. It is a flat board about 5 inches long, and 4 inches wide, with a hole in the center. At each end five holes are bored and a piece of wood bent in a half circle somewhat larger than the body of the mole, is fastened into them. These bent twigs or pieces of wood are grooved out, so as to hold a string of horse hair, which is run through the hole in the center and attached to a spring made by bending a stick three a four feet long. The trap is set in the burrows, the soil being carefully removed, and a sod placed on the trap to exclude the light and to make the borrow look as though it had not been disturbed. The horse bair attached to the spring is held by a triangular peg in the center hole and extending into the burrow. As the mole passes through, he knocks out this peg

and is caught round the body by the hair and instantly killed.

Catching moles is a business in many parts of England. The "mole catcher" agreeing to keep down the moles in his district at so much a farm. Probably many of our readers know of an easy method of destroying moles. If so we should be glad to hear from them.

THE ROTHAMSTED EXPERIMENTS.-Will you de me the favor to inform me whether the reports of the experiments and researches of Messrs LAWES & GILBERT, at Rothamsted, are to be found elsewhere than in the Journal of the Royal Ag. Society; and if not, what are the means and expense of obtaining them there. it seems to me that if they were published in a form that would be generally accessible and not expensive, they would be much sought for by intelligent farmers, and might be very useful to them. Agricul ture is emphatically an experimental art, and I think there can be no better means of rapidly improving it than systematic and well directed experiments, carefully made, and their results placed before the public' W. A. COLLINS. York, Livingston Co., N. Y.

Mr. Lawes' papers are to be found nowhere except in the Journals of the Royal Agricultural Ssciety, and in the Reports of the British Association for the advancement of Science, and in the Gardener's Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette. We trust that Mr. LAWES will be induced to republish them in a separate work, but he is at present so much occupied with the experiments that he is unable to bestow that time in preparing his results for the press which the importance of the subject demands. One tenth part of the results of his twelve years experiments, have not yet been published at all.

AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL-I have a son who is desirous of attending an agricultural school. Will you be kind enough through your paper or by letter, to mention the best agricultural school, or send me a catalogue, and greatly oblige YOUR SUBSCRIBER

We are sorry to say that at present we know of no good agricultural school to recommend to you.

MULES.-P. B, Goshen, N. Y. You can get such a pair of mules as you want, of E. B. BISHOP & Sons, Jersey City, or J. Buckalew, Jamesburgh, N. J. The price varies, according to quality, from $200 to $600, and over. Those having mules for sale, would do well to advertise them in this paper.

UNDERDRAINING WITH PINE PLANK-I desire to underdrain with sections of inch plank, 16 feet long nailed edge and edge together, forming a triangular trough; the trough to be placed inverted in the bottom of the ditch; the ditch then to be filled up with heart pine plank. Will this be a lasting drain? Will it be economical? Will it be practible? Information will much oblige. JNO. MCREED. Girard, Ala.

Will some of our readers give their experience.

CULTURE OF THE CRANBERRY.-Will you inform me of the proper time for transplanting the low bush cranberry-if they can be propagated by buying the vines the same as grapes, &c. Please answer soon and oblige F. D. C. Charlton, Sara. Co.

Will some of our correspondents who have had experience and success in the cultivation of the cranberry, please furnish us the desired information.

WARTS ON HORSES.-Can you or any your many subscribers or correspondents supply a remedy for "warts" on horses? If so you or they, would be, in this quarter of the world, hailed as public benefactors by giving publicity to it, many valuable animals being greatly afflicted with them here. I am induced to trouble you from the fact of being a subscriber to both your valuable productions, the Country Gentleman and Cultivator, for the last three years, during al. which time I have looked anxiously though in vain for the much needed information. I have a very fine mare from which I should like to rear a colt or two,

but fear to try it lest her progeny should be similarly afflicted, almost covered with them. Can you say whether it would be likely to be so or not? Any information on the matter, particularly if attended with a sure and speedy cure, would be a charity conferred on the suffering creature, and a relief to many persons in the neighborhood. T. N. SMITH. Quebec.

PEOPLE'S COLLEGE-I would also ask you to give me some information through the medium of your Country Gentleman, about the People's College-where located-its terms-address of officers, and whether Agriculture is taught as a science. J. B. S.

The People's College is yet in embryo. It has a corporate existence, but is yet without a local habitation. It is intended, we believe, that agriculture shall form one of the principal branches taught, when it goes into operation.

GRAFTING.-Will you please inform me through your journal the proper mode of grafting fruit trees, with the method of preparing the wax P. W. H.

For twenty-five cents you can procure the Illustrated Annual Register for 1855, which will furnish you every necessary instruction in relation to grafting and grafting wax, together with directions for the cultivation and management of all kinds of fruit trees; and the same work for 1856, will supply you a complete descriptive list of all the best fruits of the different varieties, beside a large amount of valuable information on a great variety of other subjects.

FRUIT SEEDS.-Can you tell me where I can procure a bushel each of apple, pear, quince and cherry seeds O. A Juda, Wis [We presume they can be had of the nurserymen at Syracuse and Rochester.]

MT. AIRY AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE B. T. R.

-This school has ceased. We know of no such school as you inquire for.

H. E. R.-We should not expect much manurial effect, on any land, from the burnt sand to be obtatined from iron founderies? Why should it be more valuable than the same sand before it has been burnt, Perhaps the oxide of iron, from the castings, which adheres to it, might prove beneficial. Try a little and report the result.

BROOM CORN SEED.-Will some one of experience inform a correspondent "how seed is usually cleaned from broom-corn."

CLAY PAINT-I saw in your last number, a recommendation of the use of clay as a paint. Please inform a subscriber, through your paper, how many coats of the paint are required to make a good finishwhether the paint is durable, and whether there is any danger of the coat (if thick) scaling off from the wood? C. Will" A. B. answer the above inquiries?

Cure for Bots in Horses.

I noticed some time since that a subscriber of The Cultivator, wished to learn how to cure bots in horses. Having a valuable receipt, from an old farmer out west, I thought I would send it to you, for the benefit of yourself and correspondents. It not only cures, but acts as a preventive, and keeps them in perfect health. I give it to my horses every spring and autumn, as you will see below:

RECIPE.-Powdered rosin, lb.

lb.

lb.

Saltpetre,It.
Sub. Sulphur,
Glauber salts,
Antimony, lb.
Assalœtida, 4 ounces.
Copperas, lb.
Alum, 4 ounces.

Bay berries, 4 ounces.

Powder each of these ingredients separately, and then mix them. Dose-a tablespoonful morning and evening, mixed in the feed, to be given every day for two weeks, in the spring and autumn. J. F. D. L. Greensborough, Md.

Provincial Fair of Canada West.

The Annual Fair of the Provincial Agricultural Association of Upper Canada came off last week and was highly successful, although owing to unfavorable weather on the "shilling days" the attendance was not quite as large as usual. In the stock department, the show has never been excelled on this side of the Atlantic. Our Canadian friends are careful breeders, and they have latterly made some judicious importations, so that the general character of their animals visibly improves at each succeeding exhibition. In Shorthorns the show was particularly fine. Ralph Wade Jr. of Cobourg, exhibited 21 head of thorough-breds and 12 head of grades. His recently imported two year old bull has some fine points, but he is not quite equal to what we had expected. John Wade of Port Hope showed a fine lot of Short-horns in excellent condition. Jno. Walton of Peterboro, exhibited a fine 4 year old bull and other first rate shorthorns. Mr. Stone of Guelph, showed several head, some of which were recently imported. They are beautiful animals. Geo. Roddick of Cobourg, and many others exhibited good short horns.

The show of Devons was we should judge, not so large as that of the Durhams, but in quality it was at least equal, if not superior. W. H. Lock of St. Thomas showed 21 head, several of them imported, and all exceedingly good. They are mostly from the herds of James Quartly, and Francis Marson. R. Ferrie of Doon, James Woolener of Simcoe, Daniel Tye of Wilmot, and many others exhibited very good Devons.

Ayrshires were well represented. R. L. Dennison of Toronto, and Baron de Longueuil of Kingston, exhibited superior animals. Mrs. Ewart of Dundas, showed 14 head. John Boys of Amherst Island, B. R. Wright of Cobourg, and Thomas Dawes of Lachine, C. E. also showed good Ayrshires. We are pleased to see this beautiful and useful breed of cattle so well appreciated in Canada.

Herefords are not popular in Canada; Wm. Me Micken, of Stamford, and Baron de Longueuil, we believe, were the only exhibitors. The animals shown are good specimens of the breed.

Superior Galloways were shown by Wm. Roddick, of Somerville, and by Geo. Miller, of Markham. We were glad to find such good specimens of this hardy and useful breed in Canada. We believe there are a few West Highland Cattle in the Province, but none were exhibited. We saw no Alderneys.

The show of grades was not large, but there were some very fine animals amongst them, the Durhams being evidently the favorite breed for crossing. Except thoroughbreds, there were very few milch cows on the ground, and none of any great merit. Working cattle, ditto.

There was a very fair show of horses, especially of the Clydes and other heavy breeds. Well matched carriage horses, here as elsewhere, were few and far between. The plow teams, or horses for all heavy work, were very fine; nearly all of them possessing more or less of the Clyde blood. In farm horses the Canadians