Vol. IV. 



NEW ENGLAND FAKIVIEK. 



391 



lionis as labourers, and lio not know that tliey 

 have been put to the yoke in this country. Their 

 shape indicates strength, but not quickness of mo- 

 tion. Mr Featherstonhaugh says " As long as 

 they maintain their present size, which will be as 

 long as they are done justice to, I must continue 

 to entertain an opinion before e.\pressed by me, 

 that the oxen can never make profitable labour- 

 ers." The largeness of their chests, however, and 

 the consequent largeness of their lungs must fit 

 them for great and long continued exertion. We 

 doubt wliether a short horn labourer would be so 

 apt to loll as farmers call it, that is, to run out his 

 tongue as a signal of distress, as one of our com- 

 mon breed. Having larger lungs, and more room 

 for them to play in. Ids wind, as is said of horses, 



must be better than that of the common breeds 



The smallness of his bone has been urged as a 

 proof of want of strength. But, Surgeon Cline 

 says " The strength of an animal does not depend 

 on the size of the bones, but on that of the mus- 

 cles ; many animals with large bones are weak, 

 their muscles being small." 



We cannot perceive why there should not be a 

 difference in the breeds of families of neat cattle as 

 well as in those of horses, dogs or swine. We 

 accord fully with a writer in the English Agricul- 

 tural Magazine, who says, " Though I ajn of opin- 

 ion that animals ought to be chosen according to 

 the strength of the land ; yet I have met with 

 many instances on land of but middling quality, 

 where a large animal, inclined to fatten, will im- 

 prove as much, and in as little time as a smaller 

 one. I am of opinion that the large Durham ox 

 did not eat more food to raise him to that enor- 

 mous size than some others would to bring them 

 to half the size or weight at the same age. Nor 

 is it at all probable that Mr Lambert of Leicester, 

 who arrived at such an astonisliing weight had 

 eaten more food than Powell, the celebrated pe- 

 destrian, who was a very thin man. From these 

 observations, the natural conclusion is, that an an- 

 imal for the shambles is seldom too large, if he 

 has an aptitude to fatten, and that much depends 

 on constitution in this respect." Mr Lawrence 

 likewise says " Nothing can be more groundless 

 than the notion that ' all breed goes in at the 

 mouth' inferring that all excellence depends on 

 keep. It would be equally rational to say that 

 size and form depend on food. No facts can be 

 better established than the reality of specific prop- 

 erties, and the superiority of one breed over an- 

 other." 



Dr Cooper in the last Philadelphia edition of 

 Willich's Domestic Encyclopedia says " the whole 

 art of breeding animals and vegetables for partic- 

 ular purposes may be included in this direction : 

 choose those tiniiiials or i^tgetahles to propagate from, 

 that possess the qualities you wish to propagate, in 

 the greatest perfection. Volumes may be written 

 to illustrate and confirm this advice, but nothing 

 can be added to it substantially." If we breed 

 from the best of our native races of cattle there 

 is no reason why we should not also breed from 

 the best imported cattle. In favour of the former 

 mode of improvement it may be observed that it is 

 most easy to procure good native cattle to breed 

 from. In favour of the latter mode it may be said 

 that some English cattle are already improved to 

 certain points which it would require us a long 

 time to attain. The science of breeding cattle has 

 been well understood and successfully practised 

 in England for at least half a century. In this 

 country it has till very lately hardly been though 



of; and the practice has been to sell our best to 

 the butcher and breed from tlie refuse of our 

 stock. " At any rate," as Col. Pickering observ- 

 ed, " improvements in both ways may go hand in 

 hand, and be mutually beneficial to both sorts of 

 improvers." 



WEEDING. 

 Many weeds are introduced into fields by the 

 slovenly practice of suffering them to grow and 

 seed on tlic dung-heaps : 



" One year's good weeding. 

 Will prevent seeding ; 

 But one year's seeding 

 Makes seven j'ears' weeding." 



TO PRESERVE CHEESE FROM MITES. 

 A writer in the third volume of the Mass. Agr. 



OJ^A few pounds of Mangel Wurtzel seed have 

 just been left at the New England P'armer office 

 for sale, at $2.50 per poUnd. June 30. 



Haroni) Sheep. 



On Thursday the VMh July at 9 o'clock at Brighton, 

 near Boston, will lie sobt at I'ublic Auction. 



The entire Flock oi Klecloml Saxony .Sheep, imported 

 in the Bri? Hyperion from Bremen consisting of 

 190 BUCKS, 

 30 EWES, 



These Sheep were selected from the most renowned 

 electoral flocks iu Saxony, by the same agent, who 

 has been employed in the purchase of upwards of 1500 

 Sheep on orders fiom Russia and Prussia. 



As there has been no pains or expence spared ia this 

 selection, being for account, and under the direction of 

 one of the first mercantile bouses in Leipsic, they may 

 justly be considered at least equal in every respect to 

 any that have been or can be brought from Saxony. 



Cerhficalts of the descent and purity ofthe breed 



Repository, says " take a pod of red pepper, and , are deposited at the Office of the 'Auctioneers for in 

 put into a piece of fine linen ; moisten it with a i spection until the day of the sale, 

 little butter, and rub your cheese frequently. It ' Catalogues will be ready for delivery 10 days 

 not only gives a fine colour to cheese, but is so Previous. 



pungent, that no fly will come near it. I ^^'V.'^fP -T^ }'" ^^mined at any time before the 

 sale which will take place at Brighton, as advertised, 



A> 1 . 1 e p„- • u n, 1 • ^ near the Agricultural Hall. 



At a late sale of foreign sheep, the kmg of rr, . . i j .u i ^v ^ <• .. 



T, , . X . i- . • > = 1 he Agents pledge themselves that none of the 



I ranee, who is a great patron of Agriculture, gave j above flock will be disposed of at private sale previous 

 2.500 francs for one of tlie first rate rams, called ; to that time, when they will all be sold without any 



Gindola Two farmers gave 1500 francs each 



for two other rams, and the whole (10) brought 

 high prices. Their breed is not mentioned ; but 

 it is remarked, that the animals of the cross of the 

 rams of Nubia with English sheep were the fa- 

 vourites at the sale, and that the amateur purchas- 

 ers proposed to cross their bucks with the Disliley 

 breed, and with Merinos. 



HUSBANDRY IN HINDOSTAN. 



" Among other nations," says Diodorus Siculus, 

 "the land lies waste during war ; but in Hindos- 

 tan, husbandmen are sacred, and no soldier ven- 

 tures to lay a liand on them. They are consider- 

 ed as servants to the public who cannot be dis- 

 pensed with." What is a little remarkable, to this 

 day, they are not impressed into the company's 

 service, either by sea or land. 



reserve. 

 June 23. 



COOLIDGE, POOR & HEAD, Aucl. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE. 



APPLES, best, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - - - 

 pearl do. - - - - 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, - 



cargo. No 1, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 



BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new, 



CHEESE, new milk, - . - - 



skimmed milk, - - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 

 Genesee, . . - 



Rye, best, - - - 

 Mr Editor — Since the rise of numerous Repub- ""^^''^i j^y^ ' " - - - 

 lican States in this western world, there seems to \ ., , _ \ ' 



be some difficulty in knowing the precise import of j o^ts - - . - - 

 the terms," United States of America." — One HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 

 European writer lias proposed calling ours " the HOPS, No I, Inspection - - 

 Philadelphian Republick." But what more ap- LIME, 



propriate name can possibly be thought of, to de- \ ^]\\l:^rl i il^'l; , Northern 

 " ' „ £ . T> LI- 1 • ^11 ' u PLAISTER PARIS retads at 



signate the first Republick in this hemisphere, , poRX, Bone Middlings, new, 

 than, "The Washington Republick ?" 



As the name of WASHINGTON has e.xcited the 

 admiration of the world, and is illustrious in the 

 realms above, let it be thus perpetuated here below, 

 until the wheels of time shall cease to roll. K. 



Smyrria Sheep. — The brig Romulus, at this port, 

 has on board Smyrna Sheep, which are a great 

 curiosity, on account of their horns and tail. The 

 brig Smyrna also brings a number of the same 

 kind, which have four horns each. Their wool is 

 said to be not of a very superior quality. These 

 sheep abound in the vicinity of Smyrna, where 

 largo flocks, superintended by shepherds, feed in 

 the purlieus of the city. They may be purchase^ 

 there for the small sum of one dollar each. 



PATENT HOES.— J. & A. Fale's Patent Hoes con- 

 stantly for sale by French & Weld, 31 & 32 South 

 Market St., and French & Davenport 713 Washington 

 Street, who are appointed sole agents for vending the 

 same, eptf. Boston, April 28, 1826. 



bbl 

 ton. 



bush 

 bbl. 



lb. 



bush 

 bbl. 



bush 



lb. 



cask 

 gal. 

 ton. 

 bbl. 



bush 

 lb. 



navy, mess, do 

 Cargo, No 1, do. ' - - 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover - - - - - 

 WOOL, Merino, full blood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISIOJ^ MARKET. 

 BEEP', best pieces - . . - 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, - . - 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, -.--.. 

 BUTTER, keg & tub, - 



lump, best, - . - 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - . - . bush 



Indian, do. - 

 POTATOES, 

 CIDER, liquor, .... tbbl. 



FROM 

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82 00 



95 



2 37 

 10 25 



8 50 

 7 00 



7 



3 



9 



95 



5 25 



5 00 



3 50 



TO 



D. C. 



16 



n 



4 

 10 

 10 



72 

 84 

 75 

 61 

 9 



95 

 •75 



lb. 



