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surrounded and divided by belts. In this respect their aspect is that of the most 

 admired portions of England, with this difiVrence in their favor — that the trees 

 are not planted by the hand of man, but continue to exhibit the grandeur of form 

 and dimensions which they had acquired in the primeval forest. In England, 

 according to his own statement, he learned to love trees, ere it was too late to 

 prevent their entire destruction on his own domains by the unsparing ax of the 

 pioneer of cultivation. He moreover was taught that a time is finally reached 

 in the progress of population when timber is of more value than any other pro- 

 duct, even of the most fertile arable soils. With this love of the beauty of trees 

 as a mere object of sight, and sense of their prospective value, he Avillingly en- 

 tountered the prejudice which represents them as injuring the meadows, whether 

 for the scythe or for pasture, by their shade. To his surprise he found no dimi- 

 nution in the product of hay in his sheltered savannah, while to his stock, in the 

 summer of our climate, the umbrageous shelter proved of incalculable benefit. 

 More particularly his rich alluvial land, extended in the form of a peninsula from 

 a narrow isthmus, has been protected from encroachment and from the wash of 

 the river by the native belt of wood which surrounds it. 



Few as are the events which mark epochs in the quiet and successfully indus- 

 trious life of Mr. Wadsworth, it would be possible to dilate at great length upon 

 these and other points in which his example and experience might be of great 

 value to the proprietor and cultivator of land. We have, however, already ex- 

 ceeded the limits to which we are confined, and must hasten to a conclusion. 



In 1843, Mr. Wadsworth became sensible of a decline in his health. His dis- 

 order soon exhibited symptoms which demonstrated its probable incurable nature. 

 The certainty of his dissolution at no distant day became apparent to him, and 

 although he yielded to the Avishes of his friends and children, by trying a change 

 of scene and air, he was himself aware how fruitless must be the attempt. The 

 slow and gradual approach of death he awaited with equanimity and fortitude, 

 and although he no longer manifested his accustomed interest in his favorite ac- 

 tive pursuits, his intercourse with his friends was not devoid of its usual cheer- 

 fulness, which was damped rather by their anxieties than by his own. Return- 

 ing to his residence at Geneseo, he there died on the 7th June, 1844. 



CHEVIOT SHEEP, 

 AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS, AT MARSHFIELD. 



To John S. Skinnkb, Editor of The Farmers' Library : 



Speaking of shecj) in yoiir August No. you say, '• there are some strong reasons to believe 

 that, for our mouuUiin nniges, the Cheviot sheep of Scotland would be most profitable." I 

 agree with your Delaware friend in saying tlie laud in Western Virginia, which can be pur- 

 chased so very cheap, is the veiy country for sheep. But you are wrong in .saying the pure 

 Cheviots have not beeu imported. On a late visit to Marshfield, we found that great lover 

 of his counti-y, Danikl Wkiistkr, had iuijxjrted a tlock of •-.'() pure Cheviots, and tiiey were 

 doing very well, as were also some South-Downs. \Ve saw also, at his farm, Ayrshiri-s bred 

 from his imi)orted stock, and certainly tliey have not deteriorated under the judicious mtm- 

 agement at Marshfield. We also saw his fine breeil of " Macky " pigs, and handsomer i)ig8 

 are not to \h^ found in the length or breadth of our land. The sire of his stock is now 12 

 years ojd, and a most respc'ctiible pig he is. He has been sent for to ahnost every county in 

 the good \^■,^y State, and his reputation is so good and well known that he has even visited 

 New-Ham[)shirt!, where one finds die marks of ins having been, by the beautiful white pnv 

 geuy that have followed his steps. In truth, Mr. \Vebster des<n-ves high coiiunendatlun for 

 hJH praiseworthy eflbrte to benefit the agricultural interest of his counDy. C. 



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