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there had already been made, and were still ma- 

 king. He showed me his small stock of excellent 

 short horn cattle, all in high condition, and with 

 which I was well pleased. We next proceeded 

 to a field where were his buck lambs, about 30 in 

 number; we yarded and examined these tho- 

 roughly, as we did also his ewe lambs in an ad- 

 joining field ; we next yarded his older bucks, 

 and took a searching look at them. Ills whole 

 flock of about 150 ewes were yarded, and I had 

 an excellent opportunity of examining them singly, 

 and found them to be much superior to what I 

 had anticipated. Having taken plenty of time, 

 and exercised my utmost carefulness and attention 

 in the examination of Mr Grove's flock, 1 think I 

 can say, and that too without arrogance or du- 

 plicity, it is decidedly the best flock within the 

 circle of niy acquaintance, especially his ewes, 

 his buck lambs, and reserve service bucks. And, 

 further, I would most candidly recounnend to 

 those wishing to improve their flocks, to visit Mr 

 Grove, and examine his flock for themselves; I 

 fee! fully assured none such would return to their 

 Jiomes without at least one of his full blood Elec- 

 toral Saxons, 1 left home, not expecting to prr- 

 chaso more than two or three, but finding them 

 so excellent, could not leave without taking eleven, 

 4 grown bucks, 3 buck Iambs, and 4 ewes, which 

 cost from $15 to $20 per head at Mr Grove's; 

 cost to transport by waggon to West Troy, $3 50, 

 from thence to Manlius, on boat, $5 50, toll 78 

 cents ; cost of keeping up, $3 50. 



Since my arrival at home, I have been persuad- 

 ed, by some particular friends to let them have 

 one a piece, three of them, two grown bucks and 

 one buck lamb, at $25 per head, and so well are 

 my neighbors generally pleased with these sheep, 

 that I presume I could sell the remaining ones at 

 a much higher rate. I very much apj rove of Mr 

 Grove's winter management of sheep, which it 

 may not be amiss to notice in this place. He has 

 a large barn built on a siile hill descending to the 

 east; the upper part of the building is for keeping 

 the hay, and the basement serves as a shed, or 

 stable, for it may be closed by doors, or they may 

 remain open, at pleasure. At one end is a large, 

 warm, and commodious cellar, where potatoes, 

 turnips, &.C. are kept for winter feeding; these 

 are cut in a trough containing 3 or 4 bushels, with 

 an instrument not unlike two spades, the edges 

 crossing each other at right angles, and fitted to a 

 handle about 4 feet long, with which a man will 

 cut 2 or 3 bushels per njinute. His racks are 

 light, convenient, and simple, consisting of three 

 small poles, the one at bottom receiving the rounds 

 of each side and one pole on each side at loj), the 

 rounds two feet long and three fourths of an inch 

 in diameter, and the top poles separate about two 

 feet, then a light manger about two feet wide and 



one foot from the ground, the rack is set firm 

 lengthwise in the centre of the manger, which 

 catches all that falls fron) either side of the rack, 

 and is an excellent plan to feed grain, potatoes, 

 &c. It is the opinion of Mr Grove, (and I count 

 him good authority,) that potatoes arc jireferablc 

 to turnij)s for sheep, because they are a much 

 more substantial food, and will never cause sheep 

 to scour, if they are regularly salted, and other- 

 wise properly fed. He also considers it highly 

 necessary that sheep should be regularly bedded 

 with straw; his racks and manger, where his 

 sheep are fed, are kept constantly under cover. 

 Mr Grove kee|)S a regular record of birth, deaths, 

 sales, and every circumstance relative to his flock 

 is there exactly recorded, every sheep is numbered 

 by marking the ear, and the number is strictly 

 recorded, and many peculiarities highly interest- 

 ing I might state; but I will conclude by advising 

 my brother farmers to go and see Mr Grove, and 

 hear from his Itps, and learn by his experience, 

 many things for their welfare. 



Manlius, Oct. 27, 1835. Farmfr C . 



Cincinnati Pork Markft A correspondent 



of the Baltimore Patriot, writing from Cincinnati, 

 says : — 



"Last year, in this city alone, 152,000 hogs 

 were slaughtered and jjacked, and largely in- 

 creased quantities at Hamilton, Rossville, Frank- 

 lin, Pfliddleton, Dayton, I.awrenceburgh, i\Iadison, 

 &c. This year, 1 am informed, that 60 or 70,000 

 will be the extent that will be ])acked in the city, 

 and but vrry few will be packed at any of the 

 above-named towns. In Illinois, sonje few more 

 will be jjacked this winter than last. But through- 

 out the whole Western country, it is said, that the 

 amount of Pork packed will not exceed one Iialf 

 of the exportatrons of last year. If this should 

 be the case, (and I have no doubt of the fact) there 

 will, the coming season, be a scarcity throughout 

 the whole country ; and prices, consoqucntTy, niifst 

 be high. I am informed by our Pork merchants, 

 that they have advices from New Orleans, fliobile, 

 and many of the Western markets, that the stock 

 of Pork, Bacon and l.ard on hand is limited, and 

 commanding good j)rices." 



Western Rail, Road We understand that 



13 miles of the branch of this rail road from 

 Hudson to the line of this State are already under 

 contract, and that the contractors are now engagijd 

 in the execution of the work. 



The experiment of planted mulberry trees at 

 Algiers, is about to be commenced on a large scalej 

 the sugar cane is also to he cultivated there. 



