The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-01-23
CIRCULAR.
Rooms OF THE ONO STATE BOARD OF AGRI-
CIrLTuRE. CnLrMRuS. Dec. 20. 1853

cULTURE, COLUMBUS, Dec. 90 1853,
With view to the formation of g ntl-
cleus,'N around which may hereafter be col
lccted an extensive and interesting cab
met, containing specimens of most of the
agricultural and mineral products in Ohio.
80 be arranged for inspection in the rooms OF
the State Board, at Columbus the undersigl-
ed knows Of no better means of reaching the
farmers Of Ohio, than through the medium
of the local press Of the various counties.
He would therefore invite the following
persons, they having been successful compet-
itors at the late County Fair of Wood coun-
ty 20 contribute of the articles mentioned
opposite their names, depositing the same
with the secretary of their county society as
soon after receiving this circular as conyen-
lent, that specimens may be obtained and
arranged BY the time of the next regular
meeting Of the Board, which Will commence
on the l7Ih Of next month. (January,) to be
sent by the secretary Of each county society,
with models OF farm implements, and ma
tive minerals, when these can be procured, J
by express, Cor private conveyance, when op-
portunity offers in parcels as follows: OF
wheat, and other small grains and seeds, one
pint each Corn III tue ear, one half dozen
ears. Two samples each of the various fruits
and vegetables upon which premiums were
awarded and samples of wool.
Wheat-A. b. Bradley, Nathan Moore.
Corn-Elijah Elliott, J. d. Rals.on
Oats
Clover Seed
Timothy Seed
Apples-S. w. St. John. P. klollenstein.
Potatoes. d. Ralston, Elijah Elliott
Wool--G. SS NJ Warner Addison Fay.
The effort will hereafter be made to OBJ
tain renewal of specimens Immediately af-
ter the close of the annual county fairs, to
be selected from articles drawing premiums.
By this means delegates from county socie-
ties 10 the annual meetings in December will
have n blrd's.eye view of all the county fairs
III Ohio, in the departments of fruit, grain
seeds, and vegetables, as also in the article of
wool. All articles so contributed, being la
bnled with the name of the producer, (grains
and seeds in glass jars.) key will at once
BE- furnished bv which an interchange or
purchase of grains and vegetables may be
made, promising certainty in the results, and
laying the foundation for material upon
which to base a reciprocal interchange of
grains and seeds with agricultural societies
IN our own and in foreign countries
G. SPRAGUE,
Cor Sec. Ohio State Board of Agriculture.
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THr BRA2u. NUT-How many out of the
thousands who eat this exceedingly rich nut,
know III what shape it Is taken from the
uee on which it grows Not many, we
believe. They eat them from an angular
shaped she'll, and, no doubt, imagine that
shell is the only one which covers them,
while the fact is eight or more of them are
cncased in a thick and very hard shuck,
requiring much labor to remove it. The
nearest comparison we can think of, is an
orange-the peal of which represents the
thck and hard shuck we speak of, while the
nuts are represented by the parts of the
orange, which, it is known, can be divided