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AN ESTIMATE 



Of the Consumption of Cattle in New-York city. 



The following is an eslimale of the beef, mutton, pork, and veal 

 killed in New-York city, &c. per annum, made by Mr. Wakeman, the 

 corresponding secretary, from information obtained from several of the 

 leading butchers, and by him submitted to the institute. 



Assuming the population of the city to be 350,000, and that the 

 consumption of animal food averages four ounces per day to each, the 

 total consumption in a year amounts to 31,937,500 lbs., to which may 

 be added the amount consumed by commerce in the coasting and for- 

 eign trade, and also by the population in the immediate vicinity of the 

 city, 13,472,500 lbs., a fair estimate, it makes up and confirms the to- 

 tal before stated of 45,449,000 lbs., which at 3 cents per lb. amounts 

 to $1,363,470. 



MARL. 



From a variety of communications made to the Institute o« this sub- 

 ject, we extract the following : 



Br. Underhill. — " Marl is chiefly formed from decomposed shells ; 

 lime, therefore, becomes the principal ingredient ; potash and soda are 

 also found in it, and are its best parts. The Jersey marl }b very valu- 



