The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-26
AGRICULTURAL IMPORTATION.

AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION.
UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL ExmBIrIoS.-The execu-
tive committee of the United States Agricultural Society
at Louisville Kentucky, the 10TH to make the pre-
minary for the fifth exhibition which 1t was
decided hold the five first days of September next
Hon Marshall p Wilder OF Boston, the efficient president
of the society presided L. A. Whiteey esq, associate ed
itor of the Louisville Journal elected assistant sece
ny, and Arthur Peter esq, assistant Hon. Gibson
Mallory chosen chairman of the local executive
mee the other members the Hon. James Guthrie
Secretary of the Treasury T. H. Hunt j. b. oBannon b.
j. Adams, w. Watkins, and Isaac Everett.
The fair is to be held the spacious grounds of the
Southwestern Agricultural and Mechanical Association
which have of oryhree acres and said TO be
admirably calculated for the purpose. The premum-st
which amounts to $4,000 will be issued and
those interested obtain it by writing President
Wilder at Boston, or TO the assistant secretary at Louis
vile.
CULTIVATION OF THE PEACH TREE-Peach stones, in fall
ing from the trees always bury themselves alike, point
downWard and this ought to be initiated Broad end up
wards the frost opens them and enters The peach
tree be inch higher than in the nursery om
which 1t ia taken. The growth should be taken in
early in the next spring If peach be borne the end
of long, struggling dependent branch, its death is not
far distant Peach trees eighteen years old may be
dered fruitful by proper treatment The soil must be dis
turbed early there will be crop. very large hole
ought 10 be MADE In planning.
VERMONT STATE ExmRITIoN.-The next Vermont State
Agricultural Fair is to be held at St Alban, and c. w.
Willard of Montpelier secretary of State will deliver the
annual address.
ILLINOIS STATE EXHIBITION. The Illinois State Fair will
be held in the city of Peoria the 2st 2d 23d and cath
Of next September the authorities of that city having
piled with the acquisitions of the committee the prep
araton Of grounds erection of buildings &C. 1t has been
also decided by the committee that 10000 should be dis
tributed in premiums The selection is good one being
the centre of the State and easy of in all d.
rections.
TRIAL OF nEApERs-The Illinois Agricultural Society
has decided to give trial reapng and moving machines
Exhibitors of machines must enter them with s. Francis
Springfield corresponding secretary of the society,"
before the 18th day of May next and the persons entering
them required to pay $50 cash. in order to deay the
expenses of the officers of the board committee &C. The
trial is take place at Salem, in Marion county
the time to be designated by the president The executive
committee will act the awarding committee the trial.
which is to be under the direction of j. E. McClun vice
president of the society and superintendent of the agrcu
tural implement department. and such assistants he
may designate.
THE WHEAT cRoP.--We give below such notices of the
growing crop find in Exchanges" from various
sections of the Union The Houston Texas) Telegraph Of
| the 18th says:
The norher of Wednesday has given us two cold nights
aud this morning white frost appeared, coating every
thing that frost kill with the rhine of death. No doubt
cotton will all have to be planted over well good
deal of We dread to hear from the wheat region
At this much of the wheat must have been oned
and if So this untmely frost will be the death of it, As
cotton and corn if there is plenty of seed in the
try it is full early enough to plant yet and secure good
| crops.
The Chester Qllinois) Herald of the 18th says "The
present prospect for wheat crop is than ordinarily
fauering The extreme cold weather of winter to
have preserved rather than injured it, The growth
the ground is very thick the deep green odor indicates
healthy condition. Should injury bea it before il
rpens, shall have unusually large yeldwe might
say an extraordinary quanty-as the number of
sown almost double that of any former During
visit to Perry county told that fields
ryng from thirty to eighty acres had been sown by farmers
| who had before scarcely sown any"
The Cass county (Inois) Times of the 18th says "The
prospects hereabout are exceedingly gloomy for the rails
ing of good wheat crop judging from the opinions OF
country friends. Though it is not improbable that
the injury to the crop overestimated yet the chances
against average yield are apparently as nine to one for
| itn
The Southwest (Missouri) Democrat of the 18th says
There various opinions in regard to the prospect
an abundant crop of wheat In this and other sections
the country the winter has proved very destructive
to the wheat We believe that the crops will be very
ghtperhaps lighter than they have been for years be-
| foren
The yincennes Gazette of the 9Th says $50 far as we
can learn the wheat crop sowed last fall has stood the win
ter well In localities it has suffered much the plants
|
done early and the plants became well rooted before the
ground foze hard they shooting forth rapidly and
| look green and vigorous"
| DURHAM CATTLE FOR CALiFoRNIA.-Messrs. B. & O.
Haines, of Elizabeth New Jersey have just made ship
ment of short horns to George Howard of San Francis
CO. the first of this breed of cattle sent to that State The
lot embraces bull, two years old, and one about sil
months and two heifers year and half old We shall
look with much anxiety for the success of this first under
taking to introduce improved cattle into that great State
SO well adapted to the business of stock-raisng.
| WooL-GRowIsa IN THE SoUTu.-A gentleman who ha:
been engaged the woogrowing business in Tennessee
who has recently raversed northern Alabama informs
the Mobile Tribune that the raising of sheep in that State
would be profitable than the culture of cotton Thou
of acres fit for nothing else but sheep pastures could
| be had for l21 cents per acre.
HINTS ON SEED sowING.-A correspondent of the Gar
denes Chronicle says: "All fat seeds should be
sideways for IL laid fiat the ground they apt to
rot and if this misfortune does not befa them they
terminate readily those placed sideways This
counts for many failures amongst gourds, melons,
| cumbers," &c.
| DAuLIA GRowNG--Dahas may be forced by plunging
the plants in mild hot-bet laying them in the hot
house. covering them up with sawdus dry sand charcoal
dust other similar material In this manner they