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JENNEY'S SEEDLING- STRAWBERRY. 



This is a new variety, raised from seed a few 

 years since by a Mr. Jenney, of Fairhaven. It is 

 a strong, vigorons grower, perfectly hardy, and very 

 productive. The fruit is rather large, and of the 

 highest quality; in our engraving many of the ber- 

 ries arc represented as they were, green and only 

 partially grown. 



The fruit is rather large; roundish-conical; deep 

 red; flesh rather firm, juicy, slightly acid, but of a 

 fine high flavor. Pistillate. Ripens ten days or a 

 fortniglit after Early Virginia, about the time that 

 variety is gone, and forms a good succession with 

 it. It is several days later tiian Hovey's Seedling. 



Tor the Tfeiv England Farmer 



EXHIBITION OF FAT CATTLE AND 

 SKEEP, IN FRANCE. 



Mr. Cole: — The great cattle market in France 

 is held weekly at Poissy, and approached by rail- 

 road, about twenty miles out from Paris. 



Annually, an exhibition of fat cattle, sheep and 

 swine, takes place at Poissy, under the direction of 

 the minister of agriculture and commerce, who is 

 president of the institution. 



I was present on the 14th of April last, at the 

 great exhibition; a few swine, about 1,100 fat 

 wethers and 140 beef cattle were upon the ground. 

 The cattle and sheep were all in high condition, 

 and a portion of them as good as I ever saw. I 

 think the highest prize of 1,500 francs was award 



'for a fat ox of the short-horned Durham breed. 

 The cattle generally v/ere very large and fat, but 

 many of them rather coarse, descendants of the 

 Normandy breed. The sheep, on the whole, ex- 

 celled anything I ^ever saw, for size and fatness. 

 Most of them were a cross of the Merino upon the 

 natives of that country, and I judged their live 

 weight to average over two hundred and thirty 

 pounds each. Very few of the English mutton 

 sheep were at the show, though liberal premiums 

 of 500 francs were offered. 



The highest prizes of 800 francs were awarded 

 to the French Merinos and their grades. Upon 

 looking at their size, fatness and large beautiful 

 forms, I could not imagine why they have never 

 been introduced into England or America. It is 

 but a few years since these large Merinos have been 

 kown in America; and while in England, I made 

 inquiries of the Farmer's Club, but they could give 

 me no information about them. 



The swine at Poissy were rather inferior; the 

 English breeds were the best; but any town in Ver- 

 mont could have beat them in size or quality. 



All of the stock were covered by tents, very cost- 

 ly, commodious and neatly arranged. The premi- 

 ums awarded amounted to 21,900 francs, paid over 

 by the royal commissioner to each person as the 

 names were called off by the secretary. As each 

 person received his prize, he was cheered by the 

 spectators, and a band of music played to heighten 

 the entertainment. 



The model farm at Gregnou is owned by a com- 

 pany of wealthy citizens of Paris. It contains about 

 500 acres, enclosed by a wall 12 feet higii, laid in 

 ime mortar. More than half of the farm is subject- 



ed to the conductor of the model farm at Gregnou, 'ed to the plough, and all of which is in very high 



