New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-06

Premiums To FARMERS DAUGHTERs.-Our State
Agricultural Fair s to be held at Watertown, Jeffer-
SOL Co., the last of September, and the Society Oilers
the following premiums:
GIRLS vxDEH Il WARS OF Aek
Beet lot Of Butter, less than ten pounds made at any
K,
Ihhd b = Ts. spoSas
stemsnt Of he manner Of making the butter must
con IsDy each simple .
This is all rght cave the atrocious nsnuaton that
some girls are over 81 years Of age. We trust they
will overlook il.
The OHIO CpNicatOr (Columbus offers a premium
Of full twelve volumee) Of that work TO the Ohio
boy under ls who will grow the best acre of Corn this
year and give intelligent account Of the process
DO 10 the boy Of any State west Of Oao who will do
Likewise. Ton competitors are required to make the
ofer hold We trust this example viii be initiated.
DrxupIEG LAND OF TRETs.-Everywbere through
out the civilized world is rapidly denuding the
land of its native growth offorest trees, until nbered
land has come to he more valuable than the cult
veted portions; not to speak Of It in the Southern
States where the timber and soil beth ru.hessy
destroytd bat in the West the new and fertile West,
such as Ohio and Kentucky, so lately covered with
immense trees now actually 10 want Of The timber
destroyed within the life time of the present occupants
Where all the land is tillsble, the temptation to
clear the whole seems to be irresistible, ard there
fore, we FL already many farms at the West des'
ttute of timber. This IL ne xcusabe even In pairie
rgior-it is still more so in tinber.d one. 10 the
fst timber should be pantsd-n the other 1t should
be saved. Steep ride hills should not be stripped OF
timber entirely Enough should be left 10 cover the
CT yurd and prevent slides Of the coil. Thus these
Iou, h POINTS farm may be kept a. skirts OF per-
petual beauty, and may be sources Of profit az the
ssne time. On many farms, where nearly all the
land is cleared, lots should be fenced of and allowed
to grow up it'll forest trees they should be planted
or sown again with some of the beet kiDd-. When
ever this has b. en- done the results have been OF the
nest encouraging kind.
CROP PRospEcrs-WBEAr-In Illinois the Winter
Wheat i. reported as looking remarkably fine, and
farmers are now busy in putting in the bggest crop OF
Spring Wheat ever planted in that State.
sueAR.-The prospect Of good Sugar crop in
Louisiara is very poor The severity Of the Winter
killed both led and plant TO great extent, and
th.uph an attempt has been made to get cane from
Cuba for planting only three ship loads have been OBJ
,sipsd-,he Spanish Government, from selfsh motives
ru,ely. interoctipg further shipment. TIE sugar
planters upon the highlands between Bayou Sara and
Baton Rouge, being utterly unable to get cane, have
planted tl,ir felds with cotton
WooL-The Za,0c,Re Courier says It "a reported
That very great lofses Of sheep have ourred IN ONO
this Winter, al predicts that il will affect the WOOL
crop.
{ FRrIr.-TRe Ptnns, Irdn'a Farm journal says:
We lock forward TO an rnnenseiy heavy apple
c,op tn, experience of the Oldest nhabtan. tavors
~ o opinon. TIE seyerest Winters are generally fol-
jowt by an abundance of spplss, and although fhe
up lied cold Of the ore jsst past may cause aa
eIeeptn 10 this rule we ha.ard the prediction tnat
we shall have apples in plentiful abundance