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Spanish Town, South America. This potatoehe kept till spring, 
when cutting it in two, he planted the pieces at a trifling distance 
from one another, in a corner of his garden. These plants, or 
slips, speedily sprung up, and in due time put forth blooms and 
apples like any other potatoe; and there was nothing either in 
the colour or luxuriance of the shaws that excited particular no- 
tice ; but on raising the said exotics, Mr. Lorimer found to his 
surprise, that they had produced no fewer than 41 potatoes ; 30 
of which are of an uncommon size. Two of the largest of these 
were brought to this office a few days ago, one of which weighed 
alb. 20z., and the other Ilb. 140z. while both measured nearly 
18 inches in circumference. From the size and appearance of 
the thumping roots, we were inclined to set them down as a spe- 
cies of the yam: but on this point Mr. L. completely undeceived 
us, by declaring that the residue of the produce, which cannot 
weigh much less than 30lbs., is rather of a round shape, and in 
other respects bears a pretty close resemblance to the common 
potatoe.—Dumfries Courier. 
SPADE AND PLOUGH HUSBANDRY. 
In the neighbourhood of Hamilton an experiment was made 
this year to try the difference between the spade and the plough. 
A field was taken, which was in beans last year, and oats the 
year before ; two ridges were dug and two ploughed alternately, 
and the whole was sown on the same day; a part both on the 
ploughed and dug being drilled with the garden hoe ; the whole 
was reaped the same day ; and being thrashed out, the result was, 
that the dug sown broadcast was to the ploughed sown broad- 
cast as 55 to 42. The dug and drilled was as 20} to 12}, upon 
the ploughed and drilled. The additional grain is not the only 
beneficial result gained by digging, as in this instance there was 
also a great deal more straw. The land is free of weeds, and will 
be more easily fallowed next year. 
ANIMAL SAGACITY. 
We do not think the records of instinct ever contained a more 
extraordinary instance than we are now about to relate, and for 
the truth whereof we pledge ourselves. A few days since, Mr. 
Joseph Lane; of Fascombe, in the parish of Ashelworth, in this 
county, on his return home, turned his horse into a field in which 
it had been accustomed to graze. A few days before this, the 
horse had been shod all-fours, but unluckily bad been pinched in 
the shoeing of one foot. In the morning, Mr. Lane missed the 
horse, and caused an active search to be made in the vicinity, 
when the following singular circumstance transpired :—The ani- 
mal, 
