New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-11
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
Prom Cur OwS Exporter.
SECOND pAy.

Pp,IAprlpHIA Wednesday, Oct. y, iso-F's'
The .how grounds to-day have presented one feature
Of deep interest, particularly interesting to the mana"
gers, because they have been extremely wei nled
with paying people. II, alleged, there were ~
eco Yesterday, there must have been 900 to-day
very large portion Of whom in the grounds at one
time in the afternoon. The amphtheater is
computed to hold 5000 and that appeared
70 be densely filed, and TO great extent
with females who had kindly volunteered 20 attend
fashionable race for the purpose of patroniLing
an agricultural exhibition IL Us true that they did not
500 he work horses; but what OF that, they did the
Ca, ones True. they did not see the fat beeves, milk
cows and working oxen, but what oil that they saw
the last trr tter. True they "a net LOOK at the saa
s;s,i.v ., fruits BY Messrs Hovey X Co., and Col
MID of Boston which showed clearly that Mas-a
cbus.tts can produce something besides zee ana gran
tie. nor did they interest themselves IN the eone'tlSh
OF fruits and vegetables from e garns s,; ~ ,h
20 benefactors of their race; but sun ihey were
;,.r.s,ed in the race; and 40 were more IMAM nan
Of the forty thousand persons VINO NeI'eu VIZ
Sronnds today The number OF vehicles tna' Pas SEQ
through the gates is estimated y sv Ssry Ssvv dressed
iaEo. Who went there as they would go to any otheI
nIace that fashion dictated. Still after deduc'ng al
Tho went for idle curiosity, there was co~u .. Pr,
.ons who are Engaged in farming, anu W., no .ho.' anJ
an ;n,.rst IN the agricultural part OF the snow, anu
went into the examination Of implements, macnmery
and stock as though they were determined 10 p,on W
that tbsy saw But these were constantly a.lla.eS
from their pursuits oy ne bobts BAY Was ahead or
that Jumping Dick had won the race oy nan
length" .;.... ., ,rorL to.dsv 70 de-
eide who shall have the sweep o.aies pad;u;dr.
Uow can thew decide while il is composed OF moiViuu
ola Who are seyerally welded to Devons, Dnrnaiis,
Heefords, Ayrshres and Alderneys, ana WINE neru err.
Of each are centendng that each Is par oe
~, tbar either of the Others And since but one can
;, tbat move that that breed Is the BEST or Deer
,baD e;tbsr OF the Others What the farmers ot the
nnt,v want ia 10 be informed which breed Is the oes
for all purposes where but one can be kept, VI VIZ.
the best for psreuihm rsss Sui resv better than
any other And this is what l would IKE W
see the National Agricultural society contribute 70 'e
farmers of this country. Ii would oe 10 tneu vi e
value than il would be TO tell the world that iom
j. ne q. sonel colt trotted mile u2:3i ana ihat ii
Smiths gray geding done his mile in 2;aif LEI Us
hope for improvement As the ease stands now az
this show tins sweepstakes should be wiihheiU Ion on
| parties, and the money given TO some man ior on
instructive es.ay upon the several breeds OF cattle
exhibited. .
Al the Socety's dinner to-day, the President intro
duced Geo Washington Park Custs, grandson of MIS-
Washington and the last remaining member of very
large family who lived Mt Vernon "a children OF one
of the first and best friends of improved agriculture III
America. Mr.. Gusts made short but exceedingly IN
ter sting address, in which he contrasted what ne saw
| here now with what familiar 10 HIM when he was
| a member of Washington's family in Philadelphia In
| $780, The old man shed tears, so intense were his
feelings and 10 think that he had lived to such
magical changes wrought during the lifetime OF one III
| dividual.
To me, the most interesting thing among the vege-
table productions in this show Is sample OF Chinese
| Sugar Cone" known under the shorter name of
| Sorghum" accompanied by samples of the strip aud
printed statement of the mode of planting, cutva,
ton Weld per acre. mode of grinding the stalks, and
Weld of sirup This experiment. together with several
others that have been made clearly proves to my mind
that this is OF of the most valuable plants ever intro
duced into this country, and ITS general cult
vstion will not only enable all tie southern
| enable ell the Northern States TO make sugar
| and moasses for family use with much greater
facility than they ever have made these Indispensable
articles from maple trees The experiment was made
| by Richard Peters, most reliable man, who lives at
Atlanta, Georgia, and hi only desire now to promu'
gate the facts that he has ascertaned Is that all ms
| brother farmers may profit by the discovery. Mr.
Peters like many others when ne nS' Son hs IA.
the plant grow and resemble broom corn, or guinea
corn, he was sure it was humbug. He has been hap
PLY disappointed 1t s rich %mst bs taken
TO keep il entirely clear OF growing broOmcorn AND
guinea corn, or it will mix and deterorate Mr. Pc
ten planted his crop upon ordinary corn lana IN Cor
don Co., Ga, and tended il like corn in drills feet
apart. He crushed the stalks between iron rollers
The following statement shows the yield and value OF
the crop there; il would be equally so here:
fuV rue had the fodder pulled and the seed head. cut
Yield Of fodder per acre loo to sS n -, ,,.,.,
First trial MILL 20 % quart. Of juice
passed through the rollers gave y
gallon: Of juice 20 gallons and quart gave gallon. ci
carefully measured eighth of an having the best
The best stand another eighth having the poorest
sEsr EIGHTH AN ACRE.
Yield ofjuice from s35 canes salons
Yield Of strip from Is gallons juee'........ t gallons
| POOR EIGHTH A
Yield Of juice from $50 salons
Yield ofsirup from l7s gallons juice ~ salons
Weight $50 selected csnes............ tst pounds
Weight Of crushed ~ pounds
Los. n eIqsnDk ~ ~ ann pand
Obtaining such unlocked for with the Chinese
| cane, concluded to try our common com
From uosno" planted three BY three one stalk 20
hill aweek beyond the rosstinsear stage selected W stAk
Weight Of 30 stAh n
Weight Of 80 salks juice. 10
Weight Of ~ crushed stalks N
crushing 10
tn. rup peculiarly di.ase..be taste entirely una 70.
The following were made the mill BY Dr. Robert Bat
tey Of Rome Ga graduate Of tho PhAde phs College Of
Specific gravity Of Juice
sPseisc gravity Of SIup ~
SPecihc gravity OF New Orleans sirup
Thermometer sPpnee 70 nup'''''''.' "
Thermometer applied TO juice ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ZOE
Tss iues sHPssd 10 ~ i;:
Ing pressed out then boiled slowly green
torse; then stir in ,s..poonf1 Of .lscksd lime
chickens and hangs down fakes the dipper
maae the elesre.. strip BY simply boiling and skim
The lime requisite neutraze portion Of the aid the
JUICE the true proportion must be determined BY well
The Of making the drup in upper Georgia in my opn
ion will not exceed ten to fteen cents gallon. This
shall be able test another season By planting and working