The New York herald., 1851-12-23

tiyated by Mess-s Chamberla & Musser, i've, six,
and seven inches in diameter, and weighing three
and four pounds each-nearly 5000 pounds to an
acre-and the whole number from the acre sup
posed to average one pound each potatoes,
frem Mr. II. Speel, OF Santa Cruz, l20 pounds
from Eve vines Of single hill one from Mr.. b. ].
Stevens, Of Santa Clara, IL inches in length, ~
inches in circumference, and weighing u pounds
the Russian bald barley, grown BY Mr.. Johnson, on
his ranch, upon the banks Of Bear river weighing
90 pounds to the bushel, with kernal nearly double
the size Of large wheat raspberries I've inches in
crcumference; barley from the San Jose valley, Of
which 965 bushels were produced from less than five
acres of land some from the farm Of M Madame
Scoofy Of Sonora, where IL acres, by ordinary cul
tivation, produced crop of 900 lbs; these walls,
festooned with luscious grapes from Captain Malt
by, of Los Angeles-single punches from the garden
of Gen. Vallejo, at Sonoma, weighing 10 pounds !;
apples, peaches figs, and other fruits of enormous
weighing two pounds each pumpkins and squsshes
100 to lao pounds; cabbages two feet in diameter,
and weighing 30 pour ds onions, beets, and pots-
toes of enormous size, not isoateo but by hundreds
Of bushels, the top onion produced the first season
from the ordinary seed; with samples of wheat and
barley Of uncommon size and weight and added
to the exhibition are also beautiful specimens Of
the daguerrean and Photographic art from Mr..
Shew. and also from Mr.. Bradley lemon syrup of
exceeding excellence, manufactured and exhibited
by Messrs. Sweet Co., Of this city; exquisite fea~
ther work by Madame Psacard; besides samples
and specimen of countless varieties plants herbs
VlEes, HUlts, RrhlIls, anu esCuleuLS OF e4coe0lnR
size and Singular perfection, collected by Mr..
Shelton, to tie enumeration of which the pro-
per extent Of this address is wholly inadequate.
Among the tropical productions introduced by
him, coffee, ginger banana plaintain, and pome-
granate, which are now in progress of successful
cultivation, and he has this day received from Val
paraiso, a choice assortment of rare and valuable
exetics, the entire stock of greenhouse, embrac-
ing two thousand OF the choicest French and Italian
grape vines. fifty varieties choice pear trees, six
varieties Of plums, three Of apricots, twenty of
peaches, five Of currants, and seven thousand aspa
rsgus plants. OF flowers, there are fifty varieties
Hibiscus, eight of chrysanthsmums, twelve of
althea, the wax plant, pinks, cacti, eighty-four
dahilas, and over one thousand rose bushes.
have recently been informed by one Of our
ments of "auri sG1a fumes predominate1 over his
amor patriG, that our SOIL climate and seasons
are well adapted to the growth Of the tea plant,
and that as there existed natural obstacle its
successful cultivation here, he had sent to China for
seed, and intends to commence growing it in the
ensuing spring.
Indeed, there is scarcely fruit or plant, shrub
or flower, a mineral or vegetable. of which any
limits of California, "bright and particular star
in the constellation of States-the crowning gem
in the tiara of freedom.
The speaker then gives the following as the pro-
duct Of 500 acres of Mr.. Horner's farm in Santa
Clara Valley, for the fifth year, with the average
aid Of sixty co-laborers:-
Potatoes, bushels 10000 Solid headed cab.
afSHs TaSs s.st. Zoo sos
TuInips do........ loco Eggs dozen: 100
tomatoes. do..... 200 Onion seed lbs...... 500
Pumpkins, tons. 80 Cabbage seed, do.... 100
And thus, at q cost of about s50, 900, producing
q crop worth at present prices some 100000.
If any of these remarks should meet the public
eye (for see here present representatives Of the
press) l wish none abroad to be mised by the sup
position that all can be as successful as yourself
or <hat gre at gains can be obtained without great
labcr-hu. hazard nothing in saying that richer
felo FOR the farmer than our fertile valleys ever
spread its aluring invitation to man. and that the
cultivation of the soil here is far more conducive
to personal happiness, far more advantageous to
the state, far less expensive ard laborous, far mere
healthy and profitable, and far more certain Of
bundant remuneration for toll than the absorb
ing mania for gold. And when mills shall be erect
ed On cur hundred streams, co-extensive with our
wants, California, instead Of importing foreign
breadstutts, will be the great granary for supplying
the commercial marine of the Pacific and Sou .hern
oceans with the staff Of life.
The speaker then presented Mr.. Homer with
silver goblet, at the same time highly compliment
ing NJ N Tor his contributions to the agricultural
wealth Of the State.
am also requested by the committee, in behalf
OF Mr.. shelton, TO present TO Nessrs Boyd x Del
sen of this city, miniature hat, made Of pure Ca
lifornia gold, as q rremiam, from the prolific and
perfect factory Of Messrs. Jacks X Woodruff, Of
bis city for the beat specimens o; California
iacured hats; ard in cheerful compliance With their
request, present to you, gentle this gold hat
an appropriate emblem Of the extraordinary beau
" and style Of the specimens exhibited by you
the great difficulty and prodigoas
expense Of procuring suitable implements, tools,
md sppliances your perseverance has triamp phant-
" surmo anted all discourage menis, and tie bean
tiful fabrics before would do credit to any par.
u he world.
Mr. Boyd returne his thanks for the premium
that had been awarded him, in brief and nea,
address.