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Smoking cap and lamp mat, do Bessie Grieve,
Bead mat and pin cushion do Mary Lewis,
Pin cushion and watch case, do Sue Knox,
Watch case, do Tin’y Winston,
Wax fruit, do Fannie Knox,
Bead candle mat, do Sallie Suttle,
Sofa cushion, do Annie Cox,
do do do Sallie Cobb,
Bead mat, do Liz’e Hodgson,
Slippers and mat, do Bessie Grieve,
Sofa cushion, do Lida Coxe,
Firescreen, do Mary Lamar,
Oil painting, do L. V. Palmer,
Wall basket, mat Ac., do Em. Simpson,
Corner Piece, do Ella Anderson
Wax wreath, do Mary Glover,
Wax fruit and corner-piece, do Em. Simpson,
Grecian Painting, do Tin. Winston, j
Sepia painting and pencil
drawing do L. V. Palmer,
Grecian and old paintidgs, do Lida Coxe,
The committees on domestic manufactures
and articles of taste, labored under many em
barrassments, on account of the crowded state
of the room, and the presence of numerous arti
cles which had not been regularly entered, and
hence, many contributions of worth, may have
been overlooked, among which, honorable men
tion may be made of the following viz:
1 couch bedstead ot ingenious construction, by
L. W. Shakelford, of Athens.
Contributions of fine fruits, by Col. L. Buckner,
of Balkwin co., Dr. Smythe, of Athens, and
Mr, Jarvis Van Buren of Clarksville.
A net sack, by Mrs. Hill, of Athens.
Two ottoman covers, by Miss Mary Harris, of
Walton co.
One cushion, (imitation of Mosaic,) Mrs. S. 11.
Maxwell, of Athens.
Handsomo mats and tidy’s, by Mrs. Eliza Pope,
of Athens.
Fine morning dresses, by Mrs. P. W. Thomas,
of Athens.
A beautiful morning gown, by Mrs. Porter King
of Alabama.
A beautiful shawl and other articles in croch
et, by Mrs. M. Cooke, of Athens; and a rich and
elegant bonnet, from the establishment of Miss
A. Sisson, of Athens. J. C. JOHNSON,
Recording Secretm y.
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INTERESTING TO THE COTTON TRADE.
Some time since a series of questions, with
regard to Cotton packing, was addressed by a
leading house in St. Louis to one of the oldest
and most reliable of Liverpool cotton firms.—
These ques-tions elicited the replies given be
low :
Q. —Is the tare allowed on cotton baled in In
dia bagging any greater than on that covered
with American hemp bagging—if any difference,
how much ?
A.—The canvas makes no difference in the
tare, it being the same on both kinds.
Q. —Does cotton in India bagging arrive in as
good order as that covered in American bag
ging ?
A.—Generally not in as good order as the
hemp bagging.
Q —ls the tare on cotton fixed at certain per
cent, on the gross weight, or is actual tare al
lowed ?
A.—A fixed per centage on all American cot
ton, say four per cent, is allowed, except where
the cotton is tied with iron hoops when the ac
tual weight of the hoops is allowed and only 3
per cent, tare is deducted.
Q. —Wo have been told that India bagging
stained the cotton, and has been objected to on
that account. Is this so to any extent ?
A. —We have not heard of India bagging be
ing objected to for staining the cotton. In cases
of damage, it increases the amount of the pack
ing to be taken off, but only to a slight extent.
Q. —Is cotton baled in India bagging prefer
red to that covered in American hemp bagging,
or vice versa, and why ?
A.—American hemp bagging is decidedly pre
ferred. Not being quite so heavy, it gives the
spinners the advantage in the tare, and is worth
considerably more when taken taken off the
bales than India.
Q. —Is any preference given for cotton tied up
with rope over that fastened with iron ; and if
so, for what reason ?
A. —Buyers never inquire how cotton is tied,
but they would prefer the rope, as they are more
valuable to them than the iron ties.
Q. —Do cotton bales tied with iron arrive in as
good order as those tied with ropes ?
A.—Cotton bound in iron hoops does not gen
erally arrive in as good order as in rope ; but
there is, perhaps, on the whole, no material dif
ference between them.
Q. —Don’t the iron ties damage the cotton by
rust; and if so, is the injury sufficient to cause
loss to the owners, or raise any objection on the
parst of buyers ?
A.—lron ties do not damage the cotton by
rust to any appreciable extent. India bagging
is more likely to be injured by them than the
American.
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FAT SRIZE CATTLE-JUDGES SHOULD BE
FIRM.
The following extract from the speech of Cap
tain Tanner Davy, 0.0 0 f the judges on Devons
at the recent Exhibition uc the Cornwall (Eng.)
Agricultural Society, is not wwqiy inapplicable
on this side of the Atlantic :
•‘ln behalf of the judges of Devon tMo, i
beg to thank you lor the honor you have don*,
us. I hope our decisions have given you satis
faction ; they have satisfied us, and I hope they
have satisfied you. I don’t much care whether
they have satisfied you or not. You put the
matter into our hands to decide. I knew no
person in the county : I knew no person’s stock.
Wo decided according to the best of our ability.
No doubt there must be dissatisfaction, becauso
every exhibitor going into a show-yard is pre
pared to look with a very powerful magnifying
glass at the good qualities of his animal, and he
does not see any defect. We (the Judges) must
apply powerful glasses to see the defects, and
must award the prizes to those animals that pos
sess the greatest number of good points—the
greatest quantity of beef on the most valuable
parts. As soon as my decisions were over, I
took off my badge add walked about the yard
to hear the remarks. One hot-headed old-gen
tleman said we ought to be put in the train and
sent off to Devonshire. I asked him to bo kind
enough to tell me what it was all about; he
pointed to a second-rate bull in the old class,
and said it was better than the first-prize bull.
I said, * Why it is a year and four months older,
and yet it girths only one inch more ; and that
is very little for an animal to grow in a year and
four months.’ That ho admitted; 1 but,’he said,
1 ’tis a better bull altogether.’ I told him the
first-prize bull was of a very much better quali
ty, from head to tail. He said he had nothing
to say to that, but the other was a better bull.
On that I said, ‘ I have nothing more to say to
you,’ and we parted company. Some of our
friends have remarked that Comishmen have
been found fault with, for not knowing how to
m sovsxsut vxsas sx&xsxdx.
farm. But they know how to make young bulls
fat at a very early age. There’s no doubt of
that. My friends and I have often before been
called on this sort of work ; and therefore Cor
nish fat could not entice us from certain animals
which had tendency to fatten. I contend it was
our duty as judges, not to be led away by fat
animals, but to see if there were not other ani
mals, in fair condition, with a tendency to fatten,
and of much more even shape. I would draw
attention to the first-prize bull and the third
prize bull in the second class. They would be
called by some persons two small, poor little
things. But why ? Only because so many cwt.
of oil-cake had not passed througn them. Put
as much oil cake or other nutritive matter into
them, and put them side by side with the others,
and then see how they would look. But you
know, fat will not often cover deficiencies.—
These animals that we have awarded the prizes
to were not fat, but they have a tendency to
fatten, and it would require more powerful eyes
than I possess to point out any deficiencies in
their present state. I should not be afraid to
meet any gentleman dissatisfied with our awards
and if he would walk about the yard with me,
I would fight him from head to tail, as to any
animal that has won a prize. There was among
the cows an animal that you may wonder did not
get a prize. We did not notice her at all. One
gentleman informed me that we did not know
anything about it. I replied 1 very likely not,’
but I said 1 The prize is offered for Devon cows
as milking cows.’ This cow is owned by a gen
man I have known many years. She is a very
beautiful animal—of beautiful quality, and the
best shaped cow in the class, in my opinion.
But she gave milk at only one teat; and I did
not consider that a cow so injured was a fit ani
mal to receive a prize as a milking cow. In ag
riculture, milk is a rather important element of
produce, and butter sells at a good price. We
know that it is an all-prevailing law in the animal
kingdom, that like produces like ; and I believe
that the offspring of that cow wouid be diseased
—not to the same extent, but in the same way
that she herself is. For that reason we did not
award her a prize. I have mentioned these rea
sons to you, and let all who are dissatisfied go
home and ruminate upon them. I would appeal
to any practical man of unbiassed mind whether
they are not reasons that ought to weigh with
those who have the duties of judges in a show
yard.”
At the same meeting, Mr. Philips of Totnes,
one of the judges on Short-horns, spoke for the
Short-horns much after the same fashion as Capt.
Davy did for the Devons :
“ I am now going,” he said, “ to advert to a
subject which has already been introduced. It
is a growing evil, and one that ought to be put
a stop to, the exhibiting on these occasions stock
that have been artificially brought to an unnat
ural size, only for the purpose of getting prizes.
It is an injury both to the public and the breed
er ; because such animals seldom breed: and
if they do, they rarely produce good stock. I
believe the remedy is in the hands of the com
mittees who appoint the judges. You know full
well that on many occasions there is placed in
the hands ot judges a rule that they should not
award prizes to stock in an unfit state for breed
ing. The question is, do they adhere to that ?
I say not. Invariably this question is overlook
ed, becauso they who have the management of
these societies consider that if they were to car
ry out this rule they would injure the show, as
such and such fat stock from certain breeders
would not be exhibited. But I contend it would
not be so. Carry out that rule, and you would
find that these societies would have much more
beneficial effect than they have now. You
would find those gentlemen who declined to ex
hibit would soon return, and would exhibit their
cattle in a natural state. Further than that,
there are many who now refuse to exhibit very
good stock, because they know that on these oc
casions the prizes are awarded, not to the most
skillful breeders, but, very often, to the most ex
travagant feeders.”
The Mark Lane Express, alluding to these re
marks, well observes: “ Our readers know how
long this has been our own argument, and how
thoroughly it is justified. It is this over-feeding
that brings prize stock into such disrepute—
that lands them in America and the colonies
dear bargains and barren butcher’s beasts. It
is this that tends to all the humbug and secrets
in the management of a herd, where one set of
animals are kept for use, and another for show.
It is this that deters so many good men from
ever exhibiting at all. The remedy, however,
rests clearly with the judges. No matter how
ready the Stewards or the Council may be to pass
over the abuse, let them only act up to, and
speak out, like Captain Davy and Mr. Phillips,
and they may soon do a deal of good. Never
mind what interested people may say who have
dairy cows too fat to give milk, or bulls too pam
pered to get stock. If they aro fit to bo judges
at all, they can estimate fairly-fed animals quite
as correctly as they can the over-fed. And a
man who prizes a beast at a breeding show,
chiefly because it is made up for a Christmas
one, is simply sanctioning an absurdity, a con
tradiction and a delusion —if not a dishonesty.”
—
Heat of Different Woods. —The following
is set down as the relative heating values of dif
ferent kinds of American wood: Shellbark hick
ory, being taken as the highest standard, 100 ;
pig-nut hickory, ; white oak, 84 . white ash,
77 ; dog woood, 75; scrub oak, 73; white ha
zel, 72 ; apple-tree, 70; red oak, 69; white
*'~»ch, 65 ; black walnut, 66 ; black birch, 62;
yellow go; hard maple, 59 ; white elm, 58;
red cedar, oa . cherry, 55 ; yellow pine,
44 ; chestnut, sa, ve llow poplar, 52 ; butter
nut 54 ; white birch 4a , w hite pine, 42.
Some woods are softer ana than others,
the hard and heavier having then fibres more
densely packed together. But the same opecies
of wood may vary in density, according to Uh
conditions of its growth. Those woods which
grow in forests, or in rich wet grounds, are less
consolidated than such as stand in open fields,
or grow slowly upon dry, barren soils. There
are two stages in the burning of the wood ; in
the first, the heat comes chiefly from flame ; in
the second from red hot coals. Soft woods are
much more active in the second stage than the
hard, and the hard woods more active in the se
cond stage than soft. The soft woods burn with
a voluminous flame, and leave but little coal,
while the hard woods produce less flame and a
larger mass of coal.— [Ohio Valley Farmer.
English Blooded Stock in South Carolina.
—We learn from the Charleston Mercury, of tho
6th inst., that the ship Mackinaw, from Liver
pool, arrived at Charleston on the sth, with the
following blooded stock for Mr. Richard War
dell, of Union District, bay stud lota, by Storm,
out of Beta, raised by Mr. J. Milner, of York
shire, England. Bay mare Ella, by PorUifex,
out of Dash —mare raised by Mr. Foster, York
shire, England. One Durham bull, LordLaikin
field, one year old, raised by Mr. Foster, Laikin
field, near Hull. One Durham heifer, Lady
Laikinfield, raised by the latter gentleman.
A WHEAT FARM BECOMING AI ARM OF ALL
WORK.
When it became a confirmet', fact that the
wheat farms in Western New fork could no
longer be depended upon for thatcspecial crop,
many land owners stood appalled and the first
impression at once gained grouiti that lands
must very much depreciate in vatie. Now, it
is as hard for a man to admit tha he is grow
ing poor, with the old number of seres on his
hands, as it is for a woman to owt that she is
growing old.
Tho effect of this invasion of ii|ect vandals
among us was two fold: while it qemed to dis
hearten and even completely disqurage some,
pride stepped in to the rescue of o|ers, making
better farmers of them, and thuslpading them
not only to retain but to enhancjthe value of
their farms by making them m4e profitable,
and at the same time improving condition
by a salutary rotation of crops, fclaim to be
long to the latter class, and my land, in
the main, is pre-eminently adiptei to wheat, I
have entirely changed my |lan coming down
from an annual seeding of 50 nr 69 acres to from
12 to 20 acres of wheat basis of my pres
ent system is to let no land rm to waste, but
put something that will grow ani yield a cer
tain though sometimes a moefrat* profit, upon
every arable acre. I pretend to no extraordi
nary cultivation, and it is but to show the suc
cess of this variety in produce hat I record the
last year’s result.
My farm includes about iO acres, 240 of
which are improved, with no xtraordinary im
provements in buildings, Ac. At the full value
put upon my land when whea was in its glory,
the capital invested in farm, f ick and utensils,
is $25,000. I proceed to si i uy the whole
amount received on tho in’ stment, and will
then charge the farm with see labor, and other
outlays, pertaining to product n. Let me pre
mise that I raise my own tea , —re-place with
young animals the number sol annually as beef,
pork, mutton, or cows. I feei all my corn and
hay at home, and make my w< idland pay its in
terest. My present purpose des not require me
to give a detail of the crops ier acre, or the
quantity in the aggregate, but n round numbers
the cash value of products.
Commencing the year with lily, the following
is the result:
Wheat, $430 00
Rye, .1... 185 00
Barley, J.... 325 00
Oats, [.... 450 00
Early Potatoes, 120 00
Late do 225 00
Pork, 370 00
Beans, 75 00
Clover Seed, 55 00
Buckwheat, 20 00
Beef, 135 00
2 young cows. 80 00
Wool, 258 00
Lambs, 195 00
Dairy, 180 00
Wood and Heading. 50 00
Apples no crop | •
Indian corn 500 bushels, > none sold.
Hay, 65 tons, j
$3,153 00
It is proper to remark that I had about average
luck in hitting the market at the right time for
a price. I have kept my accounts with sufficient
accuracy to know that $l,lOO will cover all ex
pense, including tax, repairing tools, threshing,
aud labor of all kinds pertaininar to production.
The balance will stand:
Amount of income $3,153 00
Expense of producing, 1,100 00
$2,053 00
i am aware that the above variety of crops
must be modified by circumstances, such as ac
cess to market, assortment of soil upon the same
farm, Ac., so that my statement only forms a
general indication of what may be done upon a
wheat farm.
To those who may be incited by what I call
an accidental escape of the wheat crop this year,
to throw in, hap-hazard, upon poorly prepared
stubble or late plowed fallows, I would suggest
that the certainty of fair profit, with a judicious
variety, is preferable to poor wheat farming, or
perhaps a tantalising growth of straw and no
wheat for the granaro. J. B. Smith, m. d.
Ogden, Monroe Co., N. Y., Aug. 5,1859.
Cotton. —A recent official return supplies in
teresting information with reference to the quan
tity of cotton and wool imported into the United
Kingdom in the past year. The total receipts of
raw cotton in 1858 were 1,034,342,175 lbs (the
largest aggregate yet reached) and of this enor
mous quantitv 833,237,776 lbs came from the
United States, 18,617,872 lbs. from the Brazils,
38,248,112 lbs, from the Mediterranean, 132,722-
576 lbs. from British India, 366,808 lbs. from
the West Indies and British Guinea, and 11,148
032 lbs. from other sources. The importations
in 1858 from the United States were considera
bly in excess of any former year. In 1848 the
total receipts from all countries were 773,020,-
161 lbs. so that the trade has expanded about
45 per cent in 10 years. The proportions of the
various sources of the supply of 1848 were as
follows: United States 841- per cent; the Bra
zils, 2£ per cent; the Mediterranean 1 per cent;
British India 12 per cent, and the West Indies,
British Guiana, and other countries not specified
lj per cent. In 1858 the United States contrib
uted 80| per cent, the Brazils about f per cent.,
the Mediterranean 3| per cent, British India
12f per cent, and the West Indies, British Gui
ana, and other countries not specified about 1J
per cent. It thus appears that white the de
mand for cotton has increased in the period un
der review 45 per cent, the efforts made by the
Manchester interest to render themselves less
dependent on tho United States have succeeded
to the extent of about 44 per cent. The Ameri
cans, however, sent us last year 233,009,712 lbs
in excess of iVe quantity they exported to Great
Bntain in 1848. The receipts from British In
dia fell off very seriously last year, the diminu
tion being no less than 117,615,568 lbs. But
for this circumstance the proportion of the Amer
ican supplies would not have been so great.—
The receipts from the Mediterranean in 1858
were larger than in any former year, but the
West Indies and British Guiana retrograded.—
From other countries tho supplies increased
considerably.. —Liverpool Times.
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It is a shiftless trick to let cattle foodder them
selves at the stack ; they pull out and trample
more than they eat. They eat till the edge of
appetite is gone, and then daintily pick the
choice parts ; the residue, being coarse and re
fuse, they will not afterwards touch.
—
Prof. Agassiz’s school opened at Cambridge
on the 3d inst, with fifty-two new members,
the whole number of pupils being eighty or
ninety. Besides those from Boston and its vi
cinity, there are young ladies from ten different
States.
[For the Southern Field and Fireside.]
THE STATE FAIR.
Atlanta, Oct. 23, 1859.
The State Fairs which are yearly held at this
place, are worthy the attention of the thinking
men of every section of the State. Our farmers,
and indeed men of every class and profession, are
induced to travel and keep up with the spirit of
the age.
Obsolete notions of husbandry, thus gives
place to new. The sight of fine stock increases
the desire to improve it. Notes are compared,
and with most men more ideas are gained from
a visit of this kind, than from all books and oth
er means whatever.
In spite of its importance, our fairs and fair
grounds have never received that attention which
is certainly their due. Tho buildings are old
and unsightly, and up to this year the contribu
tions have been small. In this respect we who
cal! ourselves the Empire State of the South are
sa ’ y behind our adjoining sisters. However,
ti> i anagers this year, we are glad to learn,
have a larger number of contributions on hand
than have beeu received at any previous fair.
I made a hasty visit to the grounds this even
ing, although, to-morrow is the first opening
day. The grounds are uneven and hilly, and
do not allow the visitor to take in at a single
coup d'oeil, all the objects that are there for ex
hibition. But very few of the articles were then
open to exhibition. We saw, however, twelve
blooded horses, daintily arrayed in rich capar
isons, ten of Morgan stock, and about seventy of
other kinds; the celebrated cashmere goats,
which have been present at every exhibition;
ten jacks and jenets braying most discordantly,
and above all, the mammoth bull, known as
Ajax, of Jasper county. This Brobdinagian
animal is undoubtedly the lion of the fair, and
in size is not much smaller than an elephant.—
A collection of about one hundred ornamental
trees of very diminutive size, arrayed in small
jars like hot house plants will form, a noticeable
feature of the exhibition. It is the contribution
of Breckman A Co., of your city. There was a
large amount of fancy work, quilts, embroide
ries, paintings, machinery, farming implements,
of which, if I can find time amid so much ex
citement, I shall endeavor to give you an ac
count. M. N. B.
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STORING AND FEEDING TURNIPS.
Editors Genesee Farmer: —There is no
small amount of difficulty in storing turnips
safely. A little too mjuch heat and they are lost.
Four years ago I had lao bushels in a long pit,
sunk 18 inches deep; the man who covered
them was told to put on 10 laches thick of earth,
instead of which he put on lb inches; a venti
lating hole was left at the the snow fell
deep, and added to the warmth, aad the whole
decayed.
My root house is built in a side bill. It is
walled up with pine logs; poles are laid across
from plate to plate, and it is filled in tightly with
straw between them and the boarded roof.—
The earth is banked up the roof about two feet
above the eaves. The front, where the entrance
is, is of course out of the ground, and is double;
that is, there is a space of five feet between the
wall, and a tight board partition within.
This root house was filled to the roof, and it
held 800 bushels. Fearing they would heat,
the inner door was left open, when a sudden and
unexpected fall of the temperature took place on
the 25 of November, going as low as 4 degrees
beivw *-ero. The turnips at the exposed end of
the building froze partially, but were quite good
for use; the main bulk kept well and were sweet
and fresh in the spring, and some lasted till
June. The root house is so constructed that at
the end, level with the top of the bank, there is
a trap door, into which the turnips are thrown
from a tilt cart, so that there is no handling in
the unloading.
The turnips should bo tnmmed of roots, as
well as tho tops, as they are more liable to beat
if stored with the roots on, on aceount of the earth
which then adheres to them. I lost some bushels,
and, had I not discovered tho mischief in time,
should have lost more one season from this
cause.
My root house was constructed in haste, of
materials which were on the spot, otherwise I
should prefer one of stone, with a roof of stout
poles and earth well turfed.
Feeding. —On this head I might content my
self with saying that all tho animals I have five
in part upon them, but it may perhaps be useful
to go more into detail.
Ist. My horses for three winters past have
had very little grain until toward spring. Each
has two large turnips, whole, but clean, night
and morning, unless doing heavy work, when
they have a feed of oats in the morning instead
of the turnips. They are very fat and full of
life.
2d. My calves and lambs get turnips sliced
with a machine twice a day, about half a gallon
to each, and some hay. My sheep get them in
the same way (once a day this winter,) with pea
or oat straw only, until March, when I begin to
give them hay.
3d. The young stock, one and two-yea olds,
get turnips once a day, sliced as above, and
straw until near spring, when they get hay;
and they are in good growing condition —many
farmers would say fat —all through the season
I have raised mangel wurzel for my milch cows,
as the turnips give the butter a strong flavor,
especiallr during the first half of the winter, af
ter which I have found them less objectionable
on this account. A bushel a day between three
cows has been my allowance. If you want
good beef, shut up a lean ox, give him three
bushels a day of turnips and a little hay or cut
oat straw for ten weeks, and then, for the last
fortnight of his life, a gallon of barley or corn
meal a day, sprinkled over his turnips, and if
tsere is any disposition about him to fatten you
will get as tender and juicy meat as any one can
desire. John Mackelcan, M. D.
Ancaster, C. W., 1859.
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lap The reader’s attention is directed to an
advertisement respecting the “ National Fertilv
er," which will be found in its appropr*®
column.
The Winans’ Steamer. — The improve
ments upon the original design o 1 ’ e wi u ans
steamer have been completed and w f , earn
that it is the intention * b « r 4 bl ! llder8
to make the long cont* n P^ ed trial.
outside of her native we <ffs - or^2,V c . . ,
the first destination of - <le vessel. The visit of
the vessel to New Ye* and other ports will be
governed by circurr»4 ance3 - It h as been sug
gested to her buil<* ra and owners to take the
nondescript to Portland, Maine, on the
arrival of the *eat Eastern there. The original
length of the Winans’ steamer was 180 feet,
but it beinr demons t ra ted by frequent tnalsthat
a greater »ngth insures an increase of speed,
several Editions have been made, and the
length of the vessel now is 235 feet from point
to pout.— [Baltimore Sun.
HORTICULTURAL.
Will, If. WHITE, Editor.
SATURDAY, OCT. 29, 1859.
CLARK COUNTY FAIR.
A notice of this very successful exhibition has
already appeared in the Agricultural columns of
this journal Though in the aggregate the dis
play was a fine one, yet, in the products of the
garden and orchard the show was rather meagre
to what it might have been. The premiums
given in this section were to Mrs. D. Durham,
of Watkinsville, for the best display of kitchen
garden products, to Mrs. Margaret Smith, of
Athens, for the largest and best collection of
Georgia raised garden seeds, to Mr. N. M.
Pridgeon, near Athens, for the best collection
of fruit trees, and to the writer for that of fruits.
The collection of Mrs. Dr. G. E. Smythe, of
Athens, also deserved a premium, and the fine
display ofcut-flowcrs from Mrs. Y. L. G. Harris,
was one of the most attractive things shown.
The Catawissa raspberry shown by Mr. Harris,
was also a great attraction. This variety has
been in fruit nearly, if not quite, the entire sum
mer. We saw it in August in the garden of Dr.
Smythe, full of ripe fruit, and to-day, Mr. Har
ris has brought us several shoots literally loaded.
On one foot of stem we counted sixty berries, in
every stago of ripeness and growth. It is now
fuller of ripe fruit than at any time during the
season. The flavor is good, and we consider it
a very remarkable acquisition.
We observed a fine collection of apples from
L. Buckner, of Milledgeville. The Napoleon
apples, from J. A. Dorsey, were of remarkable
size. Some immense pears from parties whose
names we did not learn, were shown. Very
large fruits of the egg plant were brought by
various parties.
If it is wished that the horticultural show
shall be a better one, some arrangement must be
made for the better protection of what is sent in
the way of flowers and fruits, and the premium
list must also be considerably enlarged. The
growers of fine flowers and fruits will decidedly
prefer sending the results of their care and taste
to appreciating friends, than have them spoiled
by handling, or spirited away by greedy boys.
As personally we suffered.no annoyance of this
kind, we speak the more freely in behalf of others
whose collections were fully exposed.
The brandied peaches shown by Mr. E. Ban
croft, were the finest we have ever seen. Some
very beautiful jellies and pickles, were shown
by Mrs. Harris, and Mrs. R. H. Goodman. The
latter lady took a premium on these, and also
the first premium in both landscape and fruit
painting in oil. Good housewifery, it seems,
may co-exist with a cultivated taste for art.
The Fair was, upon whole, decidedly a pleas
ant gathering, where all were better pleased
than they anticipated, and from which many
left with the belief that in some particular ob
ject shown they could and would the coining
year excel anything this year on the ground.—
And the spirit of healthy emulation thus exci
ted is one of the great benefits of Agricultural
Fairs.
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[For the Southern Field And Fireside.]
BULBS.—NO. 3.
Lilium.— Lily. —All the species of this genus
are worthy of a place in the flower garden.
Lilium Candidum, the common White Lily,
grows three or four feet high and its leafy flower
stem terminates in peduncles bearing large white
flowers. The purity of its color and its delight
ful fragrance render it, though so old a plant, a
universal favorite. It flowers in May. Some
varieties have striped foliage.
L. Longiflorum. — Long-flowered. White Lily.
The flowers are very long, larger than the last,
also pure white, beautiful and fragrant.
L. Eximium and L. Brownii, are also white/
flowering sorts, more handsome than the
the former with pendant flowers, a fip'’ bol “
variety. .
L. Mart agon.— The Turk Cap £ r ? ws
some three or four feet high, termina
ting in some twenty or more with petals
very much reflexed, and,' fl ® co J or8 i
carmine, spotted, or va4 ln different
varieties. —May. , , . „ . r
L. Chvlcedonici* 1 , Scarkt Mortagon Lily, is
of fine scarlet coW. Petals reflexed, and it grows
three or four ffet high- ..
L Umbdlahtm, Orange Lily. This is some four
or mors feet high, terminating in an umbel of
erect orange colored flowers in bloom with, and
an effective contrast to the White Lily.
L. Aurantv'UM, Dwarf Orange Lily ; is two
feet high, and produces in May three or four
upright Orange flowers to a stem.
L. Tigrinum.— The Tiger Lily. Quite coinm«‘,
four to six feet high. The flowers are
orange with black spots, and very ■ «
produces small black bulbs in t w axl » °j the
leaves from which it is easily-»- 0V Y n ’ as if plant
ed they soon produce fine lowering plants—
J Tsupkrbum, is a splendid Ameri
can plant, growing ° r 8 * feet; high, the stem
terminating in pyramid, of from wenty to forty
rofleved flow 1 ' 8 ’ of whlch the Col ° r in dlfferent
varieties 'y eUow > oras 8 e > and orange-scarlet—
Jun^jait adense, Madding Meadow Lily, grows
Je three feet high, bears some fifteen to twen
ty slightly reflexed pendulous flowers with color
varying from yellow to orange scarlot, spotted
with brown, within the cup. Besides these,
L. Caroliniana, deep yellow, spotted with
purple.
L. Phiklpicum, dark orange, spotted at the
base.
L. Catesbaei Scarlet, spotted with yellow and
brown, are interesting native species.
L. Lancholium, Japan Lily, is the most mag
nificent of the species and one of the most strik
ing plants cultivated. It grows about five or six
feet high. There are several varieties, as album,
speciosum, punctatum, rubum, all with reflexed
petals, varying in color, as pure white, pink and
white frosted ground spotted with deep crimson,
white or blush with crimson spots, deep crimson
with white edges and spotted with purplish
violet; all the varieties are exquisitely fragrant.
The prices of these plants have been very high
but they are now sold at moderate rates. It is
about five or six feet hig;h.
L. Gigantium, Gigantic Lily, is a new variety
from Nepol, and it will be some years before it
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