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manner their advantages to the American farmer. 



In all cases where the parties are unknown to the 

 subsciiber, either personally or by correspondence, 

 they will please to give the name of some distin- 

 jruished breeder, or citizen of their own or a neigh- 

 boring state, as a reference. This is not required 

 through any suspicion of the entire integrity of any 

 gentleman who may offer his cattle for registry, but 

 as a rule for the mutual protection of each one w ho 

 desires a true and unimpeachable record of short 

 horns, (as far as it goes,) in America. 



As the magnitude of the work (in pages) will not 

 be known till the materials are all collected, the 

 price cannot be exactly stated: but at all events it 

 will not exceed three dollars per copy, as noted in 

 the prospectus last May, deliverable as there stated. 



All pedigrees, &c., are requested to be transmit- 

 ted, (if by mail, post paid,) to me, at Black Rock, 

 N.Y.; or if more convenient to the parties, to A. 

 B. Allen, at the office of the American Agricultur- 

 ist, 205 Broadway, N. Y. city; or to Caleb N, Be- 

 ment, American Hotel, Albany, N. Y,, who will 

 duly forward them to me. The term.s for registry 

 will be one dollar for a single animal; and fifty cents 

 each for any larger number; to persons having 10 or 

 more animals, with simple pedigrees, a liberal de- 

 duction will be made from this last price, .according 

 to number; the money to be enclosed with the pedi- 

 grees. Accompanying the pedigrees, the number 

 of volumes subscribed for is also requested. 



All japers to be forwarded as soon as possible; at 

 all events before the first of April next; as the work 

 will be put to press to be delivered to subscribers by 

 the first day of June ensuing. 



The insertion of this notice is respectfully reques- 

 ted in the Agricultural papers generally, one of 

 which to be sent to me, for which a copy of the 

 book will be presented: and any gentlemen who feel 

 an interest in this subject, will do a favor by giving 

 information of this proposed publication to any 

 neighboring breeders of short horns, who may not 

 otherwise obtain it. LEWIS F. ALLEN. 



TO COL. RANDALL— INQUIRY. 



Wheatland, March 11, 1845. 



Mr. Editor, — I wish to inquire of Col, Randall, 

 of Cortland county, through your paper, in relation 

 to his flock of sheep, for which he was awarded a 

 gold medal worth $12, by the N. Y. State Agricul- 

 tural Society. If the Colonel can inform thp farm- 

 ing community how to realize equal profits from 

 their flocks of sheep, he will receive the thanks of 

 many poor farmers, and of the writer of this commu- 

 nication in particular. 



His flock is stated at 55, one-half pure Merinos, 

 the remainder half-blood Merinos and South Downs. 

 After deducting the expense of keeping, the net 

 profit would be $763 49, or $13 88 per head. He 

 received $119 99 for wool, or $2 18 per head. He 

 sold sixteen for $726 ; which is upwards of $45 

 per head. How much wool did the different kinds 

 average per head ? and what did he get a pound for 

 the different grades of wool ? How many of the 

 different grades were sold, whether bucks or ewes ? 

 and what were their relative prices ? Whether 

 many farmers did not receive about an equal amount 

 of money per head for their wool ? In what con- 

 sists the peculiar excellence of his flock and man- 

 agement ? If all farmers had flocks of equal excel- 

 lence, would they be likely to realize as laro-e a 

 profit ? INQUIRER, 



NEW-YORK STATE AG. SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the Plxccutive 

 Committee of t!ie N. Y. State Ag. Society for Feb- 

 ruary, was hell at the Society's Room in the old 

 State Hall, on the 13th. The President, B. P. 



Johnson, Esq., of Oneida, in the -chair. Present 



Messrs. Prentick, Hilliiouse, M'Intvre and Tuck- 

 er of Albany — Mr. Beekman of Columbia—Messrs. 

 Walsh and Vail of Rensselaer — Mr. Exos of 

 Madison, and Mr. Leb of Erie. 



Reports of Committees. 



Mr. Johnson, from the committee to whom was 

 referred the applications for the prize for the best 

 managed Cheese Dairy, reported that they had a- 

 wardeJ the Gold Medal to Alonzo L. Fish of Ce- 

 darville, Herkimer Co., and three vols. Transactions 

 to Abraham Hall of Holland Patent, Oneida Co. 



Mr. Johnson also reported that the committee had 

 awarded the prize of $25, for the best Experiment 

 in the Culture of Indian Corn, to George Geddes 

 of Camillas, Onondaga county. 



Mr. Johnson also reported that the committee on 

 that subject, had awarded the prize of $20, for the 

 best Essay on Farm Management, to John J. Thom- 

 as of Macedon, Wayne county. 



Mr. Beekman, from the committee to whom was 

 referred the Essays on the importance of scientific 

 knowledge in prosecuting successfully the ordinary 

 pursuits of agriculture, reported that "the committee 

 had examined the three Essays submitted to them, 

 neither of which, in their opinion, were written 

 with sufficient care to entitle it to the premium; and 

 they recommend that the same prize be offered anoth- 

 er year. 



Mr. Lee, from the committee to wliom the ap- 

 plications for the prize for the best Text Book on 

 Agriculture for the use of "Schools was referred, re- 

 ported that two books were submitted to them, 

 neither of which were, sufficiently adapted for the 

 ]mrpose, to entitle it to the prize, and concluded by 

 recommending that the same premium be again of- 

 fered. 



Mr. M'Intyre, from the committee on Essays f n 

 Rotation of Crops, reported that they had awarded 

 the prize, $20, to the writer of the Essay marked 

 A, the author's name being unknown to them. [It 

 was written by John J. Thomas, Macedon.] 



Mr. R. L. Pell, from the committee on Essays 

 on the Culture of the Apple, sent in a written re- 

 port, awarding the prize, $20, to the Essay sent in 

 with the report. [This Essay was written by John 

 J. Thomas.] 



Mr. Prentice, from the committee on Essays on 

 the prevalent disease in potatoes, reported that they 

 had come to the conclusion that neither of the Es- 

 says were such as would warrant them in awarding 

 the premiu.m. 



Mr. Lee, froip. the committee on Essays on Ma- 

 nures, reported against awarding the premium to the 

 Essay submitted to them. He also reported that 

 the committee had awarded a Silver Medal to R. L. 

 Pell of Pelham, UJstor County, for his report of 

 Experiments to show the comparative value of dif- 

 ferent kinds of food for cattle. 



Mr. Walsh, from the committee on -Essays on 

 the Culture of Silk, stated that but one Essay had 

 been submitted to them, and that evidently not in- 

 tended for the premium, as it did not contain the 

 matters required in the prize Essay. The Essay 

 was referred to the committee of publication. 



The committee on Wheat, at the annual meeting, 



