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Report of the Committee on Crops. — Hereford Ox, SfC. Vol. V. 



Report of the Committee on Crops. 



We, the undersigned, members of the Committee for 

 the inspection of crops of last season's growth, have, 

 according to invitation, examined those grown by the 

 following named gentlemen, to wit: 



Dr. Joseph Cloud, of Delaware County— James Govi'- 

 en, Charles J. VVolbert, and Aaron Clement, of Phila- 

 delpliia County— Anthony L. Anderson and William 

 W. Roberts, of Montgomery County, and after a care- 

 ful and impartial inspection of the same, do report as 

 follows : 



To C. J. Wolbert, the first premium for 5 acres of In- 

 dian corn. 



To James Gowen, the first premium for the best acre 

 of sugar beet. 



To C. J. Wolbert, for the second-best acre of sugar beet. 



To C. J. Wolbert, for the be.-^t acre of mangelwurzel. 



To James Gowen, for the second-best do. 



To James Gowen, for the best acre of sugar parsnep. 



To James Gowen, tnr the best acre of carrots. 



To James Gowen, for the second-best do. 



To Wm. W. Roberts, for the best half acre of sugar 

 beet. 



To Aaron Clement for the second-best do. do. 



Your Committee feel great pleasure in stating the 

 gratification afforded them, in witnessing the superior 

 skill and attention bestowed upon the culture of the 

 different crops, as well by the unsuccessful as success- 

 ful competitors. ;j 



Geo. W. Roberts. 

 Isaac W. Roberts. 

 Geo. Uhler. 



We have given, in our present number, the portraits 

 of two remarkable animals, that our friends may trace 

 the value of a single " dip" of the short-horns with the 

 native breeds of Britain. The Kintore ox was enor- 

 mously fat — not so the Pennsylvania— whose, natural 

 points were as finely developed as they could have been 

 in any animal of half his size and ripeness. Our en- 

 graving is a perfect likeness of him, and at the request 

 of numerous agricultural friends, proof impressions 

 have been struck from the plate for the purpose of se- 

 parate publication, which may be had, neatly framed 

 and glazed, price 25 cents, at the Office of the Farmers' 

 Cabinet, No. 50 North 4th Street, Philadelphia. 



For the Farmers' Cabinet. 

 Hereford Ox. 



I PRAT you, Mr. Editor, to adorn your pages with a 

 portrait of the thoroughbred Hereford o.x, and in the 

 way in which you know how. I confess I am not satis- 

 fied with any of the portraits which I have yet seen of 

 this— to my mind— very superior animal; they all want 

 depth of carcass and capacity, and that peculiarity of 

 countenance, which all who have seen that superior 

 stock will readily recognize. I am delighted with the 

 Cabinet and the manner in which its embellishments are 

 brought forward, and can vouch for the faithfulness of 

 those which have already appeared, for I am 



A Herefordian. 



We had been preparing a portrait of the Hereford ox 

 before we read the above from our correspondent, and 

 shall endeavour to do justice to one of the very finest 

 of the old English breeds of cattle : will he accept our 

 thanks for his good opinion and kind feeling— it shall 

 be our endeavour, as it is our wish, to deserve his fa- 

 vourable notice, and to render the Cabinet worthy his 

 support and recommendation, Ed. 



We find that Mr. C. J. Wolbert's famous stock of tho- 

 roughbred Durham cattle is advertised for public sale, 

 " without limitation or reserve," on Tuesday the 11th 

 day of May, on the Glenfield farm, 6i miles from Phila- 

 delphia, and ]i mile from the borough of Frankford. 

 At the same time and place, will be sold the remainder 

 of his live stock, consisting of half-bred Devon and 

 Durham cattle, and pure-bred Berkshire hogs; amongst 

 the latter, several litters of pigs, from 2 to 4 months 

 old, sired by Ben, and Prince Albert. 



Amongst the high-bred cattle, will be found the splen- 

 did imported Colostra— the sire of most of the young 

 stock, consisting of about 20 very superior young bulla 

 and heifers— and the celebrated cow Flora, from whose 

 milk 20 lbs. of butter have been made in one week. 

 Terms Cash. 



The quantity of rain which fell during the 2d month, 



(February,) 1841, was 1.387 inches. 



John Conrad. 

 Pennsylvania Hospital, 3d mo. 1, 1841. 



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