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RlLES FOK BKKE!>I\<;.
What follows may appear to he dreaminess,
to unprotound intellects, who have
j ot studied physiology.?It is an epotiine,
inui.ily, of Mi. Walker's n w views of j
organization. Yet mankind had discov- j
4P < red previous to Mr. Walker's publication j
lual tiiey possessed the power ol amen- j
oration, and that of deteiioratioa, of their !
own organization, in their clispring.? j
T.icy knew tJiat organic law* hke their j
own existed in domestic animals. W at :
all those laws were, in either enso ;ts rc- J
gards generation,was unknown, previous!
to Mr. Walker's publication. Tuis lx>ok :
gives a limc.i more n?ce rule, or rules, for j
breeding olfspring, than has hitherto I
existed; and will, without dou ?t, he soon |
applie 1 to breeding probably, domes ic |
a umals, if not to breeding men.?Pro- !
li ubleiicss, from the last act ulluu'd to,'
tu ly be too remote, to excite attention-1
Tuc newly discovered law, ran be applied j
to use, by unpliilosopiiical persons, like j
the mariner's coinp-iss, or the therinom- j
e -T. Toe organic law, or laws, to rcg i
uno our conduc are as follows.
1. Animal organization grows, from j
two parents in two, somowhn4, u?is\ metrical
halves; and each part h;is mostly
tli2 properties of the parent, from which
it is derived, notwithstanding the nutn-'
cious blood, which circulate* through
Un 4 tiiMCtn n U'l rTCMI/c r*. nr ' 1
"HII liuit I .IUIT4.1II* Uil.l III uno III W|? g
'ization may change this tcnJcncy of
g iWth, somewhat, in some lew cases.?
0 'animation is in destructible, save by}
lac death of the whole, or apart of it, and
is continued in posterity.?Its growth,
h /arever, i* so modified, as to occasion |
a i amalgamation, or suitable joining of!
the two halves during life. And the
b'ood moving through both halves makes
c lildreii of the same parents resemble
each other.
2. The most excitable parents, for the
& time being, always gives, for future
growth, the c it'll viscera with in the whole
trunk, ami likewise the intellectual part o f
the brain, which grows within the forehead.
The less ardent parent on the ot her hand,
gives matter, for the growth of the. (Kites,
t'te locomotive organization, the bark lutad,
1 m),o iiiokphA7/> nnrtv nt the tare.?
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Pircnlal seed grows, duriug the lite of
? Spring, into the likeness of the parent,
from which it came. And so on, ad in.
tinitnm.
I). The female is generally, ycl no/,
always, the most arden', for anatomical
reasons. Toe passionatencss in either
sex may be increased by previous imindulgcnce.
Hence if good intellects and
sound vicera are wanted, in most men,
in many cattle, in hogs, in some sheep,
females should be the best, and in vigorous
health; while in horses, camels
elephants and in some men,
where speed and muscular strength
is mostly wanted, the mile should lie the
best; unless the conclusion be that both
male and female be equally good, or the
best of their kind, and of nearly equal,
a i J suitable ag^in which case there can j
be little chime-* for disappointment, unless |
there be quasi iden'ity of organization, as ,
that of pernicious "In and In breeding.'' |
4. Toe above are golden rules or !
problems; ycl some unlikeness is wanted, j
Hence the utility of properly crossing of;
breeds in the same race. Amitivencss
cannot exist without dissimilarity of organization.?The
faculty of propagation ;
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tails, irom too mticn iikciicss, as u ;
from too niuoii
5. Lot it always ho borne in inind, ;
that it is the resemblance, as regar Is the !
? configuration of any organization, much ]
more, than that of its size, or structure,'
which enables any one to perceive which !
parts have Imtii derived from a given
parent. Prominent cases may be needed ,
lor beginners, in tliis science, under re-!
view. The size and structure of a part;
varies with the age of its growth, more \
than is the case as regards form. Besides J
to know structure d insertion is needed. ;
It is. a general mental law to identity, on <
the one hand, the aperies of organization
by itsshajHj ami on the other hand, its
age by ts size.?
C>. Walker's science wns much wan- {
led to finish lluitof I)r. Gall, or wiiat'
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oTTekaw
i may bo viewed as pertaining to phrenolo
g.V? T he pen is stopped, because it is i
presumed, that no one will act upon Mr. j
Walker's plan without studying his hook j
attentively.?It has some errors without!
doubt; and it may too often attempt to j
to explain what is beyond the ken of use- j
ful philosophy. "We have not minds
given Us to penetrate the modus operandi :
of growth- Nor can we penetrate other-,
wise, than by conjecture, what may have 1
been the laws of nature, previous to the ]
era of history and science.?The object
is to turn the attention of newspaper
readers to Mr. Walker's book, on Intermarriages.
[Our rcyp cted correspondent wHl ?sec that we j
have omitted one or two sentences in his valuable j
communication.]
F uni the Cultivator.
Extract from Notks of a Traveller. j
44 Among the recent importations for im- j
proven lent that have taken place in this I
State, (New York) is thatof Hereford cat- j
tie and < 'otswolj sheep, by Mr. Corning i
of Albany. Attracted by the loth r of Mr. j
Soiham, that appeared in the July number i
of the Cultivator, when con n hist month, I ;
made an inspection of these superb animals J
that gave me a very different opinion than j
1 have heretofore entertained of these ;
breeds. All other Here lords that I had
previously examined, in comparison, with
these, though noble in appearance, had
large heads thick necks, narrow hips, and
thin loins, compared with the best Short
Horns, but these nearly approach them
now in all such particulars, especially in
the great wi iili of the hip hones, showing a
capacity when well fed, to place their i
incut in those parts where it is most value- j
Me, audi cannot but coincide in the rem-!
ark of oie of our mort distinguished breed- i
ers ofDurhams. *'that on the right soil,
they would give the Short Horns enough;
to do to main airi tin lr present high position."
Hut how are ?h< y enabled to nc
omplisli this ! Why only by approaching
Short Horn perfection in these particulars, j
Yet at pr< sent tin y are only the graziers'
and butchers' stock : for though Mr. Soth- j
am talks of their good milking qualities, I
must confess that though I eyed them sliar- i
ply, and handled them closely. I was not I
favored by any such discoveries in their J
veins, nor did the appearance of their udders
make up at all for this deficiency,
and 1 should require some proof of the fact,
before 1 could be convinced that even in
comparison with our good native dairy
cows, they could be tailed even fair milkers.
It is apparent, therefore, that in the
general purposes of improving our native
stock, that the Here fords cannot be rivals
of the Durhams, at least till they are still
farther advanced to good milkers, which
will then make them but in fact another '
race of improved Short Herns. Yet if the j
Here fords yield to the Durhams at the dai- j
ry, in the yoke, they must be far superior j
to any other of the ox i Ind, for they have i
nearly the quick step, the line bone, the si- !
new and muscle of the Devon, with a much i
greater weight and size. I could not but I
admire the great length and rotundity of *
tlie barrel, the smooth, powerful structure f
of their frames, and clean elastic limbs. In j
fact, as workers they seem 10 me to he that ;
happy medium in the race of oxen, that I*
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am so desirous ol seeing cumvaieu more :
generally ixi horses; neither the light met- i
llesomo ruecr on the one hand, nor the j
slow, fleshy cart horse on the other, hut !
the superior and more happily mixed general
utilitarian. To those who are breeding
working, oxen, or stock expressly for
the butcher, I would strongly recommend j
these IJcrefords. I 'should think them
particularly well adapted to the rich interior
of the Western States, where cattle
must bo drive n a market. In that case
the blood of the Devons, to which the Herefor
Is are so nearly allied, could not but
tell like that of the. thorough bred racer on
the course.
The CotswoM sheep. I found much flner
in the head and other points, than I expected
to see them ; they arc also very large,
and the amount of wool they are said to
shear, is almost incredible. I cannot, however
but think their mutton would be too
gross; and f doubt whether tiny will ever
lind tiie general favor in the American
market that tin-South Down docs. There is
this diif rence between the consumers of
English and American mutton ; in the former
country, being cheaper than pork, it
is salted down by the poorer classes, to he
eaten instead of it, here we rarely salt mut
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hie to haw it as tender ami lean as possible,
qualities in which the South Downs
arc- far superior tc any other breed ofsheep
lha 11 know of. 1 should like to see a shew
between Mr. Coming's Cotswoids, and
Messrs. I Minn's and Adock's Lcicesters.
A re we never to have a State Agricultural
.Meeting and Fair for these and other purposes
in the pleasant month of September?
-Nothing in the world could be so beneficial
to the agriculture of New York as this; or
more surely aid its stock improvements.
It is a crying shame that wc should be so
lar behind our younger sisters, Ohio and
Kentucky, in iliest* respects.
" An excellent correspondent of the
Tenucaeo Southern Cultivator, makes the
following remarks.-^ A few years ago, if
a farmer,dressed in his jean clothes, happened,
iu what was called genteel society,
to speak of his bullocks, his lambs, or his
pig*, roses wert; tUfjU'-d up at him, atidhe
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was considered vulgar and insipid. But a 1
reaction has taken place in public senti- j
mcnt, and now it is the common convcr- i
saiiou of fashionable circles; and you will i
hear fluent discourses on Durham cattle, i
Leicester and South Down sheep, an^ a
Berkshire and Irish Grazier hogs."? ?
This change, I am glad to say, is t
pervading the north as weil as the south, \
and is even found to have inoculated the f
softer sex; and as evidence thereof, I shall ^
quote two instances. A party of gentle- r
men was recently looking over a herd of c
Short Horns, when the name of an indiv- s
idual cow was asked for; the owner him- c
self could not tell without going to the i,
house to appeal to his books, when turning ?
to his daughter near by, she replied,u Oh, t
that is Moss Roseand in answer to a s
letter on the subject of stock, that I ad- j
dressed to a correspondent not long since, (
in his absence, his wife, in a beautiful Ita- f
lian hand, replied quite as satisfactorily as <
I could have expected of the gentleman 1
himself. 1
Buffalo. Aug. 1940. A. B." i
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Letter From England. !
Messrs. Gaylord <x Tucker?I am
so far 0:1 my journey, witli the best lot of
stock ever seen together. They consist 1
of the following: 1
One cart coil, one year old, allowed by 1
the best judges to be as good^as England j
can produce. i
One cart mare, six years old, equally <
good. J
One Hereford :o\y, that won the prize <
at Oxford, 1839, against all England ; and i
a young bull from her, eleven months old. <
Two live year old Hereford cows. I
Five yearling Hereford heifers. These i <
Hcrefords .are all iu calf by Dangerous, a j
yearling bull that is to be shown against all 1 <
England, next year. <
One half breed between the Hereford 1
and Durham, to show the cross, which I 1
think is an excellent one, probably better I
than the pure breed of either, and from i
what I saw of Mr. Cuther's stock of Mid- i
die Aston, it may be extended much far- '
ther than generally supposed, for his fourth i
cross was equal to tile first?not the least I
sign of degeneration. Of this I will sav i
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more, when I have more Uine, lor 1
it is now precious. j
I hflvi> turnntv "jh/ nrJinCT Crttswofd 701718 1
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from Mr. Hewer. I send you English i
paper* to show the average price of each <
sheep, which was ?17 16s. 10ci* $95,63. 1
The Messrs. Ilewers were offered 150 i
guineas ($750 ) for one shearling, by a 1
noted rani breeder in Lincolnshire; this <
offer and sale was bona fide, no humbug s
or reservation ; this I know positively, for i
the Messrs. Ilewers do not allow any thing I
of the kind. I will give you iny ideas on I
sheep next time. '
I have a quantity of pigs of various de- 1
scriptions ; the best that could be procured I
in England. I have one sow and eight 1
pigs that cannot be beaten in any country, I
either for fattening qualities or weight, i
You can judge for yourself wnen you see I
them. i
We shall show a number of our cattle |
at. the show at Niblo's in October, where t
we invite the owners of the best cattle in i
America to appear against us, (with the f
best of feeling.) for it is opposition and <
competition that spurs us on to superiority, <
hut prejudice must be out of the question, j
Let reality be our helmsman, and porsev- i
erancc our motto, and then our country \
can be equal in stock to any oil the globe. <
It all depends on the people.
We shall have twenty-four rams for |
I sale, such that cannot he beaten even in i
England. This is positive. i
Mr. Hewer has numerous backers if he <
will allow it, to show from one sheep to a
hundred, against any person in the world,
either ewes or rants. He has been a very
I careless about showing his sheep and entitle,
having met witli a reudy sale without
it. Wm. H'y tSoniam. J
j Portsmouth, August '24, 1810. i
| ? Mr. II wcr'n longest Mishsdami wall known
j annual sale of Tups, look pl.toc ul Nortlileach
j ou Wednesday, nnd w is, as it has always been,
j most numoroiit-ly uttemhd by all the gentlemen
and farmers round about, us wet as iro:n onuain.
j putt* of the kingdom. There were sixty idieep
; for Male never.tl of which wore botignt lip for the
j puri osn of hi jog exported to ill United Slates of
| America. The sixty wore sold at the average
I price ofJCI8 Its. 4ci.. a circumstanced, which
' demonstrate the superior value of Mr. Hewers'
sheep, we em state as a fact, 'hat for ono reiear- i
kuhly fine tup, the hign price ol'?l5U was ort'ered
arid ro'uscd, Mr, Hewer wishing to keep the rnini
il for his own ewes. ? Wills and Gloucester'
shire Standard of August. 1. 1840.
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j Extracts from speeches at the Yorki
shire (Eng.) Agricultural Society.
Agricultural Pursuits.?"If I might
be allowed to express inv own opinions, I
| should say that the pursuit of agriculture,
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| tlic cultivation 01 imp mini, mm ui?^ m?- i
provcunent of the fertility of the soil, is
| one of the most delightful and most in- j
j structive, and the most honorable pursuits ,
j in which a man can be engaged, and not|
only leads him to contemplate the wonders j
j of creation and the works of nature, and
j of nature's God, but it also enables him,
j by the aid of successful industry, and by j
! the application of science, to effect im- ,
J provernents which, under the blessings of ,
j divine Providence, cannot fail to be ad|
vantagcous both to the age in which .
' he lives and the generations yet to
come."?W. Duncojibe, M. P.
" You arc all aware that in the course ;
of mv life?now not a very short ono? !
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dnesday, November
f
; havo applied myself to many and various a
mrsutfs, bft I have come to that which I s
>elieve to )>e my natural one?I mean the f
mprovement of agriculture?the promot. s
ng of agriculture by my own endeavors b
md by issuing the endeavors of others, c
tfr. Dtmccanbe told us it was a persuit wor- v
hv of being followed; I will tell those e
vho ?re eflterin^ upon life that they will c
ind no pursuit which gives more 1
atisfaction?I will say they will find . e
10 pursuit which will give so just an oc- c
jupntion of their time with less annoyance v
md leas disturbance to their tempers. No f
>ther in which they will feel such full sat- b
sfaction that they arc doing good in pur- v
minor tWeir. own nlf>n?nrna at thn SARie L
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im? that they are improving the cause of i r
igriculture. It is a pursuit to which one j I
ind all of us should wish success: It is !
me of those pursuits which is most delight- j
ul to follow ; it is a pursuit which inay be j
;arriod oo without time ever, hanging |
icavily; occupation interesting in the j (
lighest degree and while the agriculturist
s promoting his own interests, he also
jromotes the interest of every one of his j
aeighbora."?Earl Spencer.
Protection of Sheep.?"The point
which my very few observations will em>race
is the extraordinary increase in the
jrowth and condition of sheep by being
fed under cover, in an open yard, with a
died in it. This idea had no doubt occurred
to many others besides myself, but
I am not twero that any one has so fully
jxamined into tfte effects attending that
nquirv as I happened to cloin the course
:>f last winter and the winter before.
Gentlemen, the principle is one that
we have acknowledged in cverv
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practical way, by everything that
iT.ts, namely, that if it has plenty to '
fiat, is warm, and has nothing to do, it is
very likely to increase. I certainly was j
not aware, until by jepeated experiments
[ tested the truth of it, namely, that the
same animals when placed in the shade
and kept warm, not only increased rapidly, (
very much more rapidly in their condition
and weight than when out in the open air;
but also that they consumed a much smaller
quantity of food. This I have tested,
both last year and this. I have not the
papers by me to refer to, but as far as my
recollection goes, it is this, that the quantity
of food consumed was less by at least
third/and that the increase of weight
was fuliy one-third, taking it in round
numbers. At the beginning of the season
[ built a shed which will contain about
?ighty hogs, (a shed wi<! serve for cattle
is well.) and I merely put down a few
rough planks for the cattle, as I have found
that it is a great advantage to have boards
to lie upon, and if they had straw, and it 1
was to got wet, they would be liable to get |
wet, they would be liable to get the rot in '
their feet. I brought those animals up |
last Christmas, and I found that before {
two days had elapsed thev did not cat so j
much ns when thev were out of the fold, j 1
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>y the proportion of five to three. When
in the fields they eat fifty basketsful of j
turnips, but when brought up they eat only
thirty a-day, therefore their improvement
was in the inverse rate of theircost. Yet
?uch great progress did they make that j
}-ou would have thought they had been !
mating fifty baskets a-day when shut up, j
and only thirty, when in the field. I gave |
them with their turnips a little olicake, j
and certainly the size they grew to was !
so very great, that at thirteen months ?Id !
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I sold them without their wool for 37.?. a j
piece?and I really believe that if thetur- 1
nips he pulled and brought into the shed \
they will go twice as far as whenconsum- {
od in the field."?J. W. Chtlders.
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Escaping the Weevil and avoidng
the rust.
These are two important considerations '
to our fanners. The weevil and the rust '
have for some years past well nigh de. |
stroyed many fields of wheat, and some {
have wholly abandoned the culture of it, !
preferring to spend their time and their labor
upon some other crop that is more !
sure. If all should do this we should at'
once he at the mercy of other States for |
bread, and the golden crop be obtaince '
from them, by draining the gold itrelf |
from us, instead of its being a source of;
profit at home. It is the part of wisdom, !
never to submit to difficulties until it is j
apparent to all rational minds that they i
are insurmouutable. Enquiry will often j
unfold some method of ovecoming the oh- j
staclcs which rise up in the way of our |
success, and make us acquainted with the j
11fi nro rtl' mir r>nrmv. rind thus rnnhle lis i
to defeat him. Tnis course iu regard to
the grain worm has put us in a way to escape
its ravages. The experiment of
Mr. Pliunnier, of Wales, and the observation
of others, prove that this insect begins
its mischief about the 2Gth of June,
and also that the wheat must be in blossom
to enable it to deposite its egg in the
ear. Now by sowing spring wheat late,
it will not come forward sufficiently early
to be ready for the deposite of the parent i
fly, and thus it will escape it altogether. |
We thus get rid of oue evil; hut we are
in great danger of ruuning into another
equally as ruinous. Wheat that is not
sown early, so Mat the kernel may be
hardcuod and matured before the misty
and sultry dog-days come on, is extremely f
liable to rust, and thus be destroyed.
Whole fields were thus rendered worth-'
less in a single night, during the past j
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luramcr. And the enquiry has been, how sail
hall this be prevented 7 A suggestion wa
rom our friend Mr. J. Jewett of Wind- j
or, some time since, has been practised j me
?y many of our fanners, and found to be I spr;
correct, viz: that the black sea wheat! sub
could not blast. It appeara to have eith-! ins
tr a more1 solid straw or a more hardy j
constitution, and withstands the rust.? |
2very one, whom wc have seen, that rais. j ]
d this kind of wheat, avers that it es- prii
caped entirely. There is also anothur see
ariety that some of our farmers obtained coi
rom New Hampshire, that also proves to on
K2 nearly or quite as good as the black sea j tici
cheat for resisting the rust. It Is a red.; of
iearded variety. He^e then we have*ajas<
emedy for each difficulty. Sow the of
(lack sea wheat, and sow it late. But it for
is probable that this variety of wh( a4 will a
n time acclirna te, so as to be as liable to pro
ust as ihe older varieties that we have en
aised so long. To obviate this it is nc- go<
;cssary to replenish occasionally from the wh
>riginal stock. With this view the Kenlebcck
County Agricultural Society have
aken measures to obtain a small supp'y
lirect from the Black Sea for the next 1
ipring's sowing. We hope that our far. j l
ners will not give up wheat raising yet, I
oontinue to prepare their land audi
ibtain the varieties that have hitherto re- nu
?isted the rust, and thereby be enabled to Ci
aise a supply for themselves, at least, if
tnr thnir neifrhhors who may pursue
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jthcr business. We must keep an eye to
the gre/it and important business of rais.
ng our own supplies.?Maine Fanner a:
MYRTLE SOAP. \\
The value of the wax or tallow from the
jaybcrry, (Myrccla cerifcra ) so abundant {j,
:hrough the whole a length of the atlantic ^
tost for many purposes generally known fuj
hut there is one use for which it seems to m<
Se eminently adapted to which it has not ^
?een commonly applied and that is con- na
version into a fine and fragrant soap. A pr
writer in the Southern Agriculturist thus ce
describes the method adopted by him in jj
the manufacture : , ^
He mixed 3 1-2 a bushels of unslackcd jjC
iime, put them into a cask and leached ^
them with water. The lye was strong c- ai
nough to float an egg. Six or eight gal- j ^
Ions of this lye were put into a 9ix pail ket- j gI
tie. and to this was added four pounds of' cc
myrtle wax. It was kept constantly boil- I ^
ing for six hours, lye being occasionally w
added, and the whole stirred with a ladle. m
After six hours boiling two quarts x>f com- C(
inon coarse salt were thrown into it. and the
whole simmered for an hour. The whole w
was then turned into tubs to cool; after C(
24 hours the soap was cut out, wiped
clean, and weighed. The produce was gj
found to be 49 pounds of good soap. At fj,
the end of six weeks the soap had lost only te
l tew pounds from the evaporation of the ^
watery particles it contained. hi
In those p&rtsofthc Atlantic states where
the baybcrry can be easily collected, there ^
can be no question that many dollars to 0f
each family might be saved, and an excel
lent article of domestic economy provided,
by making soap from this natural product.
Cultivator.
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A OTIICTLTUR AL FAIR, PHILADELPHIA. tif
This fair was held during the 7th and M
8th inst., and embraced a large collection E
of cattle and agricultural implements. m
The attendence of farmers and Strang- de
crs was very large, but the bidding for in
cattle was very low, there being but a slight in
demand. A plowing match took place on the th
8 th, for the perposc of testing the superior- is]
ity of the various ploughs offered for the m
inspection of the Committee. * su
Mr. C.J. VVolbcrt's cow Isabella, took i so
the first premium for pure breed of cows? wi
8 years old. wi
Mr. James Cowen's cow Dairymaid, di
took the first premium for pure breed, of F<
young cows. We annex a list of the i pc
prices at which the cattle were sold, and nc
wc may remark, that most of the cattle B<
offered wi re not full bred. ; ed
Kosetta, a Durham oow, 1 years _! cc
old?imported by Capt. Max- j Tl
well " $32 50 ! sh
Nelly, Durham cow, roan color, 3 I an
years old 113 00 nc
Mary Kearney, white color, at
7 months old 20 00 , bit
Fanny Kearney, white color, 17 ei]
months old 37 30 wl
Modesty, red and white, 15 months as
old 32 50 lo'
Young Nelly, roan, 12 months old 60 00 pa
Roana, Durham cow, 4 years old th
with heifer, 6 weeks old 97 50 afc
Roman, red leopard spotted, 5 E
years old 65 00
Moggy Poll, cow, deep red, 3 years
old 25 00
Favorite, red and white, 2 years jr^,
old 150 00 zi]
Bright, full breed Durham cow 150 00 w]
Prince, an Alderncy bull, 2 years I fi,
old 100 00 j *4^
Alderncy CaUlc. 10f
1 cow, 8200; 1 do. 8200; 1 bull calf, j t0
8100; these cattle, before leaving for the i cc
United Stalos, took the prize at Guernsey, j
England. j gt
Jacks, mules, and houses?no sale.
- .. rv C5U *Vn?v* fi7 fcl* j
SOUCn I/own Qiiuvp) iiviu v i jvv bv >
each.?U. S. Gazette.
A gardener at Glasgow, having noticed in
that a wooilen rag had blown upon a car- sa
rant bush, was soon covered with cater- j se
pillars, he placed pieces of woolen cloth 1 A
iu every bush in his garden, and found the j ?
next day that the caterpillars had univer-' 1]
v, - -s *
\
NUMBKK SI.' "
i
y taken to them for shelter. Ia thia
y he destroyed many thousands,
in infusion of elder leaves is recotnnded
by an English paper as good to
inkle over rose buds and other flowers
iject to blight and the devastations of
ects.
*? YOCR PEACH TKEfiS ISO* ft CI*.
Never having seen the followitrf ifl
nt, I send it to you to publish iipOtf
fit; after twelve years experience, I an|
ivinced of its efficacy. Pour boiligg
raiding water, for I am not very par? .
alar which, around, and on the body
the tree, as near the ground as possible,,
often as your trees show any symptoms
decay. Indeed, 1 do not always agak
symptoms to appear. I have not kst
peorh tree for twelve years,'having
k t'scd the above method for their presation.
I havo not failed of having
xl p &chrs but one year during tha
ole time.?Cultivator.
C. 8. PKSX.pt.
Osirego, June 1, 1840.
The following paragraphs are selected
-1 - *n ,1..
me Aiuauv vuiuvaiw nvtu wc vuuw
rrners Magazine. The sentences not
irked as quotations are added by the
dtivator.
KENTISH snESP.
We saw some specimens of tho breed of
eep alluded to in tho following extract,
Rochester a year or two since. They
ire brought from England by Mr. p.
. Shotter, then a resident in Pittsford,
tnow we believe residing at Stamford,
, C. "A few days since observing
me sheep which displayed a very beautil
symmetry, on board the steamer Tair,
wc made seme inquiry and found ?
at they belonged to two gentlemen ,
imed Donne. These sheep are an imoved
Koniish breed, and are from the
lebratcd flocks of John Palmer, of
erne, near Canterbury. Great trouble
Lsbeen expended upon this breed, which
is boon brought to such perfection that
c fleeces weigh upwards of six pounds,
id a six months' fleece weighed four
>unds and a half. Notwithstanding the
cat woight of fleece, the staple is unjmmonly
fine and strong, so much so
iat for some years past the whole of the
ool has bceu purchased for the French
anufacturcrs, at prices varyiog a very
msiderable extent in Kent, have obtained
icse sheep with a view of crossing them
ith the merino and Saxon breeds in this
)lony, and so highly are they esteemed
f competent judges, that ton and twelve
lincashave been offered for rams of tho
\st cross with Merino cwe9. Lord Wcsrn,
the celebrated breeder of-Merino
iccp, has, we are informed, lately turned
s attention to this improved breed of
teep, and is now crossing them with
erino-i, with the view to the production
' fl lnn<x ftnH stromr wool."
? 0 d .
BSRKSHIRB UOGS.
We copy the following paragraph from
notice of *Low's Illustrations of Domes:
Animals." in the London Farmer's
agazine:?"The drawing of the old
nglish sow, and the Berkshire, show adirable
specimens of the effect of art, in
triving from these originals our present
lproved breeds. The aptitude of the hog
receiving alterations is wonderful; so
at every county, aud almost every parti,
has now a separate breed of that anial.
? Jhc size has been much reduced to
it tho taste of large towns, and in doing
, there has been sacrificed, as usual
ith other animals, the mixture of fat
fihrr? nrrtrkftrtv of fecun.
LIU Hit 1IIUCV U1UI -j ^M? -
tv, and of nursing a numerous progeny.
Dr bacon, a large sized animal is indis:usable,
and lor finer purposes we have
>w many excellent smaller breeds. The
erkshire breed we have always regardI
as our best for general purposes, as
imbiniug both useful size and quantity,
be drawing here given of the old breed;
nws the straight back, round carcass,
id square form, broad chest, and short
jck, which form the point of excellence s
the present day. It would be desiiae
to get rid of the black color in the presit
breed, for we think of all colors, the
bite is the most agreeable in all animals,
pigs and poultry, where the skin is alwed
to remain in cooking." The latter
irt of this extract would seem to show
at notwithstanding what has been said
out white Berkshiresin this country, in
ngland such a breed of pigs is unknown.
THE CROPS IN ENGLAND.
According to the monthly Agricultural
eport for August, iu the Farmrr's Maga"T1!-"
an/1 nnrfi/>i,larlv
Utrfj * A 41C glCLIU Uuu wvwm fj
icat and barley, were in many districts,
ie almost beyond recollected precedent."
Vith respect to this year's growth
wheat," says the editor, **wc have como
this manure conclusion, vi;z: that it will
ume up to a fair average for the kingdom,
id prove the fairest as to quality ever
ithcred." :
LAMB FAlJtS.
Annual Fairs ere held at stated places
various parts of Great Britain for the
le of stock. We notice reports from
veral Lamb Fairs; for instance, at the
rlesford Fair, 46 000 sheep were present
-at Melrose, 70,000, and at Ipswich,
0,000 sheep and lambs were penned*