28 MONTHLY JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE. 



The (London) Farmer's Magazine, speak- 

 ing of this machine, says : " It is tlie inven- 

 tion of an American brick-ni-dker, and in gen- 

 eral opei-ation throughout the United States. 

 It is so simple and ellicient in its construction 

 and performance, that it seems destined here 

 also to take the lead. It consists of a pug- 

 mill upon an imjiroved principle, to which the 



moulding apparatus is so attached that the 

 clay, after passing tlii-ough it, is forced imme- 

 diately i:ito a series of moulds prepai-ed to re- 

 ceive it. The bricks made by this machine 

 are much sounder and better than those made 

 by hand ; and with the jiower of one horse 

 and two men, liom 8,000 to 10,000 bricks 

 can be produced per day.*" 



Communications should be addressed to " A. Hall, Perth Amboy, N. J." 



INTRODUCTIO]NI OF ALPACCAS INTO THE UNITED STATES. 



'We had the satisfaction to announce to the Farmers' Club, at a late meeting, and have 

 much pleasure in repeating it here, that the heads of Departments at Washington, with an 

 alacrity that entitles them to great credit, gave all the orders necessary to facilitate the trans- 

 portation of Alpaccas from Peru to the United States in Government vessels. Mr. J. D. 

 "Williamson having presented hmiself at Washington as the agent of the Agricultural Asso- 

 ciation of New-York, charged with tliat subject, a i'ree passage was granted lum at once 

 handsomely and cheerhdly, in one of our national ships, with permission to bring home as 

 many of these sheep as can be conveniently accommodated on board, together with any 

 seeds or plants that may be selected by him with a view to the promotion of imj^rovement 

 in, and addition to the stock of our agiicultural and horticultural products. 



These facilities were granted, of course, with tlie sanction of the Chief Magistrate, who, in 

 lending his countenance to the enterprise, probably had in his mind the example of Hia 

 Majesty the Emperor of Cliina, the " brother of the Sun and Moon," who in the presence of 

 admiring thousands, once a year takes the handles of the plow. We doubt if either of them 

 was ever employed in a maimer more conducive to the zeal and welfare and true glory of 

 their comitry : not for the results of the pai'ticular act, but for its influence as an example. 



Rhubarb Tartinf. — The inclosed recipe for making what I call, for want of a better 

 name, " Rhubarb Tartine." will, I think, be of some use to cottagers, and others, as a cheap 

 mode of using Rhubarb, and especially to those who find pastry unwholesome. Take as 

 many Rhubarb stalks ;is will fill a bakhig-di.sh, and lay them in water for ten minutes ; then 

 grease a dish for bsiking, and put at the bottom of it some bread cut in slices about a quar- 

 ter of an inch thick, toasted and soaked a few minutes in some boiling water poured into a 

 plate with two table-spoonfulls of moist sugar in it. Cut the Rhubarb in pieces an inch 

 long, and fill the dish ; then put some slices of toasted bread soaked ;ls before, to cover the 

 top, and bake it about an hour and a half, or until well done. If the crust be cut from the 

 bread after beuig toasted it will be the nicer. [English paper. 



Lime vi>. The Potato Disease. Having a few potatoes ]ilanted last year, which were in- 

 fected by the prevailing disease, our gardener was instnu'ted to tiy the experiment of put- 

 ting a little quick-lime upon each plant, which was done, and when tlu- tubers were taken up 

 a few weeks afterward, tlicy were found to be perfectly sound, but as a farther precaution 

 they were put into bags with a very small quantity of (juick-lirne, and when taken out a few 

 days ago they appeared to be perfectly free from taint. It is our intention to follow up this 

 plan tliis season if necessary, and we recommend otliers to do likewise. 



[Messrs. Beck, Henderson & Co., Middle Wharf, Adelphi, April 1847. 



I3P The British Colonies occupy an area of 2,119,708 square miles, with a total popular 

 tion of 107,708,323. Their exports and imports amount to £55,533,.500. 



* Should have added two boys for carrying off. 

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