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FARMERS' REGISTER— FRENCH AGRICULTURAL PAPERS. 



ated companies: also borrow of the general govern- 

 ment .'{j3,843,750 more at the same rate of interest 

 till the comi)letion of the work, obligating them- 

 selves to cancel this debt by transporting for the U. 

 States, at the ordinary rates established for the 

 road, troops, arms, and othf>r military stores, Indian 

 supplies, &c. on any portion of the road through 

 which snch trans|)ijrtalion may be required. 

 The sums thus obtained of the 



Unhed States v/ill amount to .^ 10,000,000 



Probable amount of subscription 

 on the part of the State of Vir- 

 ginia 3,000,000 

 Do. do. on the part of the Slate 



of Tennessee 3,000,000 



Do. do. on the part of the Balti- 

 more and Ohio Rail Road 

 Company 2,000,000 



Do. do. on the part of individu- 

 als in the State of \nrginia 2,000,000 

 Do. do. on the part of individu- 

 als in the State of Tennessee 2,000,000 

 Uo. do. on the part of individu- 

 als in other parts of the United 

 States 3,000,000 



S25,000,000 



viz: twenty-five millions of dollars, which is be- 

 lieved to be sufficient for the construction of a dou- 

 ble rail road, of the most approved, substantial, 

 efficient and permanent character. 



As a means of reimbursement for the heavy ex- 

 penditure, in addition to the transportation of the 

 United States mail, v\'e may safely count on the 

 daily transportation of at least 1.5 passengers in 

 each direction, and on the conveyance of freight 

 to the amount of 150,000 tons annually in each 

 direction. 



In conclusion, I beg leave to signify my ac- 

 knowledgement of the kmd attention and assist- 

 ance rendered by gentlemen of the Jackson and 

 Mississippi Rail Road Companj^, and to the Co- 

 lumbia Rail Road Companj', and particularly of 

 the personal aid bestowed by Gen. Brown and 

 George G, Skipwith, Esq., — the latter of whom 

 accompanied me through the entire route. 



I have the honor to be, sir, 



Very respectfully, 



Your obedient servant, 



JI, S. I.ONG, 



Top. Eng. CH. Li. Col. 



BnOOM-CORN, 



From the New Hampshire Gazette. 



There has been a stir among the broom-manu- 

 faetnrers and others within a fev/ days, and large 

 quantities of the growing broom-brush in Hadlej^, 

 Hatfield, and other river tov/ns, have been pur- 

 chased at seven cents per pound, which is an ad- 

 vance of one cent or more ti'om ihe prices given 

 last year. Some uninformed of the rise, have sold 

 at five and a half or six cents, and many are hold- 

 ing on, intending to get more than seven cents. 

 The crops of broom-corn in New Jersey and Ohio 

 are said to be good, and some persons do not see 

 any sufficient cause for the present advance; but 



we conclude that the Shakers and other purchasers 

 know what they are doing. 



FREIVCH AGKICULTURAL PUBLICATIONS. 



We have just now succeeded in obtaining the first 

 supply of periodical publications on agriculture from 

 Paris, after ineffectual efforts for raore tlian a year: 

 and after much trouble incun'ed, and with much ex- 

 pense, compared to the object, it is believed that the 

 arrangements now made will henceforth keep us regu- 

 larly and speedily supplied with some of the latest 

 French periodicals, and enable us to present to our 

 readers whatever articles they may furnish worthy of 

 notice, either for their intrinsic value, or merely for 

 their novelty. Our supply of British periodicals is 

 more directly obtained, and with very little delay, by 

 the line of James River and Liverpool packets. The 

 work which we formerly obtained from Belgium, (the 

 Journal d' Jlgriculiure des Pays Bas,) has ceased to be 

 published, in consequence of the disorders of trade, 

 caused by what our Belgian correspondent calls their 

 "stupid revolution." 



AGRICULTURAL REVIEW. 



Societe Jioyale et Centrale d\1gricuUvre. 



The proceedings of the principal agricultural society 

 of France, judging from the smmmary reports of the 

 sittings now before us, and the memoirs selected for 

 publication, appear to be of less interest and value, than 

 might be expected from such a body. The course of 

 procedure, however, is different from what has been 

 the general, if not universal practice of agricultural 

 societies in this country; and ours may learn something 

 useful from the exhibition of that course, even though 

 the subjects treated of should be unimportant. It is 

 for this reason principally that the following transla- 

 tions of extracts are presented; though they are not 

 altogether devoid of interest in other respects. Several 

 subjects which were under consideration at some of 

 the sittings of the society, and which deserve a dis- 

 tinct notice, will be presented hereafter in a separate 

 form. Among these, there is a minute report of the 

 remarkable and rapid variations in the height of water 

 in an Artesian Well at Rochelle — and a discussion of 

 some length on the effects of artificial meadows, and 

 grass culture on the product and quality of succeeding 

 grain crops. These, with various other matters we 

 shall pass by, and present only short extracts on va- 

 rious subjects, which will best serve to show tlie gene- 

 ral course of procedure. 



The rneetings of this society are frequent, and the 

 business is not confined (as with us) merely to hearing 

 communications read, (or more frequently having none 

 to read,) but it also includes discussions, or rather, free 

 conversations on any subject suggested by written 

 communications, or by other proceedings of the so- 

 ciety. The facts and opinions thus verbally and freely 

 presented by members, are recorded by the secretary 

 in a "summary of the sitting," and published. It will 

 be readily perceived that this plan must make the 

 meetings far more interesting, and consequently better 

 attended, and the resxilts of the labors of the society 



