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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



(10819), dam Pricky Gwvnne by St. Thomas.— 91 guineas. 

 (Mr. Ti.r.mp^'M)) 



Fraiires (5 wynne, white, calved in 1854 ; pot by Capt. Har- 

 din^e, dam Fanny Gwynne by St. Thomas. — 85 guineas. (Mr. 

 Bobinson.) 



Flora Gwynue, roan, calved in 1855 ) got by Young Bene- 

 dict, dam Fanny Gwynne by St. Thomas.— 80 guineas. (Mr. 

 Howard, Bedfordshire.) 



Sophy Gwjiine, roan, calved in 1855 ; got by Young Bene- 

 dict, dam Sophia Gwynne by St. Thomas.— 81 guineas. 



Phoebe Gwynne, red roan, calved in 1856 ; got by Young 

 Benedict, dam Pricky Gwynne by St. Thomas.— 70 guineas. 



Prim Gwynne, light roan, calved in 1856; got by Young 

 Benedict, d,im Polly Gwynne by Sir Harry.— 150 guineas. 

 (Mr. Douglas, AthelstaBeford, East Lothian.) 



Silver Gwynne, white, calved in 1856 ; got by Young Bene- 

 dict, dam Sukey Gwynne by St. Thomas.— 75 guineas. 



Priscilla Gwynne, roan, calved March 12, 1858; S®* "^ 

 Duke of Cambridge, dam Polly Gwynne by Sir Harry.— 1-5 

 guineas. (Mr. Thompson.) 



Miss Maggy Gwynne, roan, calved jNIarch 28, 1858 ; got by 

 Dnke of Cambridge, dam Patty Gwynne by Young Benedict. 

 — 110 guineas. 



Rex, roan bull, calved March 10, 1858; got by Duke of 

 Cambridge (12747), dam Sukey Gwynne by St. Thomw 

 (10777).— 66 guineas. 



Omega, rich roan bull, calved Feb. 7, 1859 ; got by Duke of 

 Cambridge, dam Polly Gwynue by Sir Harry.— 37 guineas. 



Realized— For cows and heifers, 1,883 guineas; for bulla, 

 290 guineas. Total, for the cattle, 2,173 guineaa. 



AGRICULTURAL REPORTS 



GENERAL AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR MARCH. 

 Throu:<hoat the month the weather in all parts of the United 

 Kingdom has been remarkably fine for the tia^e of year, conse- 

 quently vegetation generally has made steady progress, and 

 the wheat crop has become seasonably forward. Not that any 

 complaints have come to hand to the effect that the plauts 

 have grown too rapidly, or that they have assumed au unhealthy 

 appearance ; on ihe contrary, they are described, with scarcely 

 an exception, as giving earnest of an early and abundant har- I 

 Viat. Notwithstanding the splendid prospect of the growing 

 crop in this country, and the heavy stocks left over from last 

 year, both here and in France, there has been rather more firm- 

 ness in the demand for wheat in the whole of our leading mar- 

 kets, and fine samples have advanced fully Is. per quarter. 

 This advai'.ce has, no doubt, resulted from the unusually small 

 shipments of food now making from the United States, and 

 the comparatively high value of both wheat and flour at the 

 various shipping ports. There has, however, been no dispo- 

 sition shown by our millers to increase their stocks, and the 

 speculative operations have been of a trivial character. What- 

 ever msv bo said of the effects likely to be produced by a great 

 alling-off in the exports from American ports, we must not 

 forget that our farmers still hold large quantities of wheat, and 

 hat the supplies of produce in France is in e.rce.ts of many for- 

 mer sensons. These two most important features in the trade 

 have naturally induced great caution amongst our millers in 

 urchftsiiig beyond immediate wants. But here we may observe 

 that, for Bome time past, complaints have been pretty general 

 of a falling-off in the sale for bread, even in the best localities. 

 This decline in the consumption may, in some measure, be 

 attributed to the large supplies of potatoes which continue on 

 offer in excellent condition, and the low quotations at which 

 they are selling. Again, rice is still competing with wheat, 

 with a very large stock on hand both in London and at the 

 outports. Whilst this state of thin^js lasts, and whilst we are 

 threatened with heavy shipments of both wheat and flour from 

 the near continental ports, especially from France, we can 

 scarcely anticipate active markets for wheat, even though 

 midera'e quantities may, from time to time, be shipped from 

 Liverpool to New York. The supplies forwarded during the 

 month just concluded are about 5,000 quarters, which, at pre- 

 nent rates, will yield a small profit, after deducting charges and 

 the expenses of freight. 



The value of flour in our markets is now on a par with last 

 year, the best town-made being quoted at 40s. per 280 lbs. ; 

 whilst the best French may be purchased at abont 7a. under 

 that quotntioD. The cheapness of money, the increase in our 



export trade, and the comparative fii mneas on the part of some of 

 the holders of good wheat in the north of Europe, have failed to 

 give any impetus to the transactions in flour. Fine barley, 

 however, iias coutinuei ecurce, and very firm ; but grinding 

 aiiJ distillery sorts have ruled heavy, and prices have had a 

 drooping tendency. In the value of other produce very little 

 change haa taken place, and the demand has been far from 

 active. 



The wool trade— owing chiefly to the uncertain state of 

 politics on the continent— has been much less active ; never- 

 theless, the quotations have beeu fairly supported. One cause 

 of the inactivity in the biddings at the last public sales of 

 colonial wool , held in London, is the effort now making in 

 France and Holland to compete with us for direct importations 

 from Australia. Auctions of wool from our colonies have been 

 held both at Amsterdam and Rouen during the progress of 

 those in the Metropolis, and the consequence has been, that 

 very few foreign buyers have made their appearance; so that 

 the bulk of tlie wool— certainly nine-tenths of the supply 

 offered — have beeu taken by our own manufacturers. How far 

 this opposition will succeed is uncertain; but we much doubt 

 whether even Government premiums on full cargoes of colonial 

 wool will reuder it profitable for foreign houses to compete 

 with us for wool iu the great producing markets of the world , 

 such as Australia aud the Cape. 



The supplies of winter food have turned out better in quality, 

 and larger in quantity than had at one time been anticipated. 

 Hay continues plentiful, at from £2 ISs. to £4 128.; clover at 

 £4 to £5 83. ; and straw at £1 58. to £1 9s. per load. These 

 remarks and prices, however, refer more particularly to the 

 Metropolis and its neighbourhood, because in some of the Mid- 

 land counties a positive scarcity exists, and prices rule compara- 

 tively high. On the continent, likewise very little hay is on hand, 

 and the consequence is, that live stock in the North of Europe 

 has considerably decreased during the wiuter months ; hence, it 

 is most probable, that our importations of cattle from Jutland, 

 between this and the end of September, will be on a very mode- 

 rate, perhaps a limited sca'.e. The high prices of both beasts 

 aud sheep, and the prospect of very little decline in them — the 

 result, possibly, of increased prosperity amongst the great con- 

 suming classes— together with au assumed shortness of supply 

 in the large grazing districts, as well as in Scotland — will, no 

 doubt, induce the foreign breeders and feeders to ship to their 

 utmost, even though the currencies abroad are higher than for 

 many years past. 



The sowing of Lent corn is now progressing rapidly. la 

 most quarters the laud is iu first-rate order, consequently the 

 seed is beipg sown under most fsToiuable auspices. 



