40 ON THE BATRY. 



ahiefly to them, upon, a farm, that their sons learn to love, and to 

 practice Avith success, the business of farming. 



I have cheerfully complied with your request, in malting these 

 suggestions, and hope that you, by embracing the facts in some com- 

 munication of your own, may lead others to do better than I have 

 done. 



October 30, 1849. 



Remarks. — Having witnessed, in the month of June, the sldlful 

 management of the dairy, referred to in the foregoing letter, and 

 being impressed with the importance of encouraging young ladies to 

 do, what their mothers alone have been accustomed to do, that they 

 themselves, when their turn comes, may be qualified to go ahead, I 

 solicited this communication. It adds much to the facts before stated. 

 Particularly it shows to some extent, at least, what may be expected 

 of the Ayrshires and Devons, I saw the animals, and have no 

 doubt of the correctness of Mr. Phinney's opinion. I wish he could 

 have lived to have done them justice. I was struck with the appear- 

 ance of the young stock, on this farm, and have no doubt that the 

 good sense of my friend who manages it, although he came into the 

 field at the eleventh liour, will demonstrate that he nobly earns his 

 reward. His suggestions, as to the expediency of encouraging fe- 

 males to come forward and take parts in our exhibitions, are worthy 

 of regard. Universally they are admitted to constitute the letter 

 half of society ; why should they not then have an equal chance 

 to show themselves, and the work of their hands ? Is there any 

 one whose delicacy would be offended by such a sight ? Let 

 such remain at home. It would be a pity to expose nerves so nicely 

 tuned. Ten chances to one, that the fastidiousness, that would 

 object to a female taking part in an Agricultural Exhibition, would 

 often be found appurtenant to that class of personages who are said 

 " to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.'' 



The buffalo or hornless cows, spoken of in Statement No. 1, by 

 Mr. Stone, are there considered as natives. This is not strictly cor- 

 rect. I hope to be able to give a more distinct account of this class 

 of animals on a subsequent page. 



J. W. P. 



