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We understand also that a northern manufac- 

 turer has coiilracleii to dtliver in iliis city, lor sun- 

 dry gentlemen, a heavy article ol' cotion bagying 

 made of our own raw material, at 23 ceiiie;. 

 Hemp haggling is now, we believe, about 2y ceuis. 

 Here then is a cheaper article, equdlly substantia', 

 otlered to the planter, made oi Itie interior cotion, 

 grown perhaps on his own larm. It is cheaper 

 ihan hemp ; but even il sold at the same rates or 

 a cent higher, it would be wise in the planter to 

 purchase it; and thus increase the consumption ol 

 our own |>roducts. 



MR. LAW S ESTABLISHMKNT. 



From the American Farmer. 



Having, unforiunatcly, more leisure upon our 

 hands than is either prohtable or pleasant, we 

 visited, a lew days since, the stock establishment 

 of Mr. Geo. Law, and were highly gratified at 

 the admirable economy of his airangemenis, aa- 

 well as with such ol his stock as we saw. As 

 most ol' his blooded cattle have been removed to 

 the estates oi several ol' his I'riends, we only saw 

 ten of hisDevons and one Durham, the former he 

 is about shipping to the south, where trora their 

 fine qualities we are sure they will find lavor, the 

 latter is a good animal imported lor his own 

 use. 



Of hogs, we had the pleasure of witnessing 

 such an exhibition of sorts and sizes, as would 

 have satished any hog-ologist in the couniry. 

 There may be seen the improved Ulster Irish 

 grazier, the white Berkshire, the black Berkshire 

 and the Woburn or Bedfords, each in their purity,. 

 and of ditierent lamilies, Ol" these several breeds 

 let us speak more in detail. 



First. The imported Ulster Irish grazier. Ol 

 these Mr. L. has 4 boars and 10 sows, which 

 were imported by him through confidential agents 

 from Ireland. His agents were not limited as to 

 price, but instructed to get the best, and to take 

 particular care in selecting them from difiiereni 

 lamilies, so as to preclude the necessity of breed- 

 ing in and in. These hogs are either black, or 

 black and white, sometimes being spotted and at 

 others listed, the hair thin and somewhat fine, the 

 body is of great length and barrel Ibrmed, the mid- 

 dling of immense depth ; haras well shaped, ex- 

 pansive chest, well turned shoulders, ears large 

 and projecting over the eyes, neck and head of 

 proportionate dimensions, legs such as may be 

 supposed to belong to animals of such huge mag- 

 nitude, calculaied alike ibr the support of tiieir 

 ponderous bodies and lor the ILicilily of travel. 



We have said that Mr. Law's agents in Ireland 

 were unrestricted as to pr'ce, and m corroboration 

 of that assertion, we will mention the luct, that 

 lor a boar and a sow Mr. L. paid £100 sierling. 

 But these two animals are of great size, and wc 

 are certain, if thoroughly I'aitened, would weigh 

 1000 lbs. each. The boar some time since weigh- 

 ed, when in thin condition, upwards of 700 lbs. 

 The sow is fully as large as fier consort. She 

 has at present a litter of fine pigs, and as she laid 

 down to ofier the aliment of her paps to her off- 

 spring, we could but remark the elephantine re- 

 semblance which her recumbeiU position pre- 

 seoted. 



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Among Mr. Law's importation of improved 

 Irish graziers, there is a young sow about 12 

 months old, whose mother weighed 900 lbs. She 

 IS a beuutilul animal, and promises to do no dis- 

 credit 10 her lineage. 



The reader may suppose iliat this variety of 

 the hog, from the immense size, is hard to keep, 

 and requires large quantiiies ol nourishing Ibod ; 

 but we were assured by Mr. Law that such is 

 not the fact, and in corroboration of his assertion, 

 he showed us a pen, in which there were about 

 thirty Berkshires, Irish graziers and Woburns, 

 whose only leed, since the first of June last, has 

 been the ofi'al of the garden, all of which were in 

 good condiition. With ihe easy keep of the Berk- 

 Jhires and their disposition to take on lat most 

 persons are familiar, and we do not disparage the 

 merits of this popular breed, nor do we do more 

 than justice to the Irish graziers and Woburns 

 when we say, that on the meager fare, described 

 above, they have done full as well as their com- 

 panions, and would lose nothing by a comparison 

 of coiidttion with them, thriity and kind as they 

 are known to be. 



As we looked at the Irish graziers and the 

 bl xk Berkshires, side by side, it struck us very 

 Ibrcibly that they would make an admirable ciose : 

 that while the Berkshires would curtail the size 

 of the ear, length of legs, and coarseness of the 

 Irish grazier, the latter would impart size to 

 the former, without materially interfering with 

 the beautiful symmetry of form and accuracy of 

 proportions of the latter. But of the correctness 

 of this opinion let those who may visit Mr. Law's 

 establishment judge ibr themselves. 



Secondly. The white Berkshire is a round, 

 compact-bodied hog, with sufficient length of side 

 to give sightliness to his figtire : he is easily kept, 

 comes early to maturity, and will weigh, if well 

 kept, 200 lbs. at nine months old ; his hams, 

 middlings and shoulders are of fine form and size, 

 legs short, ears pricked, bearing strong resem- 

 blance to those of its sable namesake, and is just 

 such a hog as the farmer should have, who dis- 

 likes trouble in the procurement of food Ibr his 

 swine ; for unless we are egregiously mistaken in 

 our estimate of his qualities, he would puzzle 

 even such an owner to keep him poor, and would 

 come to the slaughter at a year old, if only allow- 

 ed the privilege of a range in a clover field, from 

 2 to 300 pounds in weight. Of the white Berk- 

 shires, Mr. Law imported seven, 2 boars and 5 

 sows. 



Thinlly. The black Berkshires, as you all 

 know, are the crack hogs of the day, and as their 

 excellence for luscious hams, shoulders and mid- 

 dlings, has been so often sung, we are loath to 

 enter on a theme so worn-out and thread-bare, 

 as to be like that of a iburth of July oration, 

 which has long since set its face against licvelty 

 and defied genius itseli; to embody a new thought. 

 They are of docile disposiiion, and such is their 

 indomitable propensity Ibr taking on fat, that it is 

 impossible to repress it even by stinted fare and 

 unldnd treatment. They arrive at early maturity, 

 and if well kept will weiijh from three to four 

 hundred pounds at 18 months old. 



Fourthly. The Woburns or Bedfords vary in 

 their color, some being nearly white, with small 

 blue or black spots interspersed over back and 

 sides— others black and white Epoited, or black 



