New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-23

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AGRIcuLrusAL BOOK PUBLISHERS
oftlese, there is bu. house 10 the eoantry-,hss
of c. NJ Ss1,on Co., New-York-or, in fact, IN the
w,rd theirs being the only house exclusively devoted
to this busioess-one which has grown up from MOTH
ing, dozen years sge, to avery large and prohtabe
business now. Mr.. Sa1ton has rvpublished several
English works, or dsests Of them, Of considerable
value, but very few BY American authors that viii
give them living fame, and that Gil the great
void which al neophytes in far ang hud between ther
krow-nothipgism and q perfect agricultural inteni-
cerce. SILL just as we do the agricultural periodical
press so We commend the book press of the American
agricultural publishers. We cannot point out, - We
are 80 often invited 10 do what books are the beet N
be selected The purchaser mnst take the catalogue
in hand ard choose for hmself-he viii nnd sons
wheat, and in bis own Judgment he must apply tho
wind to blow away the chat.
MEDALS OF AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.
The great prize TO be awarded at the trial Of respng
and moving machines TO be held under the auspices Of
The United States Agricultural Society" at SYRIA
cuse in July, is "a grand gold medal valued At $i75"
Upop this subject, the editor Of The OAio Csiscato
remarks SO pertiDently, that we copy, indorse, and
adopt. and commend the sound common sense Of what
be saws 10 all who have sense enough 10 Ap-
preciate it, -.
Now that we are n this SUBJECT wish TO pro
nulgate private opinion OF our own touching thls
r,ter of medals cups &C., as offered by any sucI
Societies fer premiums to plain sun-browned farmers
and foTge-browned mechanios--praehca men, VINO
represent the utility OF the world far as repre-
.ebtcd The opinion set forth ia this: For all prac-
teal and honorable purposes, - medal Is Just az
good az $500 medal. II ever We are awarded toJ
medal or cup for any smart thing We 40 we shap %
buy colt or dozen sheep with the mo-
ney. A s. medal We might afford to keep
s. cup is not so good to dnnk out OF as
| a 20 cent glass tumbler. So then we say TO tho
| honored gent, men Of the United States Agrionl-
| ,ural Society and other honorable gentlemen who do
| the sane thipg-s Grand Gold Medal ccstipg stIora
Grand SS SS nd%e1i yoS %s
| much and Il thank you q thousaad times. This
la-t is the Grand Gold Medal Of Gratitude. Suppose
| the honorable gentlemen who want TO express Ger
tain sum Of consideration, inscribe upon their Dplo-
mas 'si75 worth Of Honor, aud then would chow
like bank note where such consideration is current,
without SO much waste of precious metal, which ~
good for nothing only as you can use IL ms Is our
notion of such premiums for honest farmers and me-
| chanics. Fancy men and nabobs may like such eS-
pensiye flummery, but people who earn their living
can invest better.
tis only fancy men" and such like Aummery'
that offer such grand gold medals Of value too greas
for any ordinary mechanic to be able to keep. Ths
simple interest upon such medal ' over si2 year,
and the insurance against theft to enable the possessor
to keep Il where il could be seen, ia worth tw:co
as much more. Beside its possession creates O con-
slant danger TO The house from burglars and thieves
and il is a temptation to others to become thieves.
Another reason why 1t is humbug Is, that It's sl.
legged value is lie. None Of the gold or silver meaas
Issued ever possess ntrinscay the value put upon
them By the fancy managers who issue them. There
il false preten.e about them that, in busincss
transaction, would give the issucrs passport to tho
Penitep.iary. We venture to predict that this
"srsnd gold medal" valued at $i75, will not havo
as worth Of gold in it. That il will have no other
v.lue than its weight Of bullion must be self evident.
| We venture 10 predict another thing; that It's 10.
scrp,ion will be more calculated to administer to the
vanity of the givers than it will to benefit It's receivers.
The whole system Of giving medals In this country
| isa grand gold medal" humbug. And the whole
system Of prizes they are bestowed nine times out
Of ten. is but little better than hrmbug Of the very
rsukest kind. II is ridiculous; II needs reform.
bermuda PnoDUcE.-Ihe Beymadian Of june 8,
publishes let Of shipments Of produce this Spring,
showing total Of $4,000 pounds OF on'ons 1855
barrels Of potstoesi 1875 boxes Of tomatoes. OF
the above there was shipped to New-York, IA, $40
pounds Of oniObs I6, 296 barrels Of potatoes l22il
boxes of tomatoes. The cargo Of the bark Evelyn,
which left after June O. and is included In the above,
consisted of 81 500 pounds of onions 2l barrels Vt
potatoes, 793 boxes of tomatoes.
| FARMERS EXPERIMENT.
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