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matured sperm of the male may live some days, perhaps weeks, after their parents are 

 dead, and may be transported thousands of miles by steam without destroying their 

 vitality. Young fish may be carried with nearly equal facility. The superb salmon 

 trout which we now get in the Rochester market, are big with the germs of a new gen- 

 eration ; and we trust that some of our enterprizing citizens, who greatly excel in propa- 

 gating millions of fruit and ornamental trees, will turn their attention to nurseries for 

 the production of myriads of young salmon. At the head waters of the Genesee river, 

 the business might be carried on to a great advantage. It is respectfully suggested to 

 the officers of the agricultural societies that they offer reasonable premiums to encourage 

 this interesting branch of rural industry. 



In the Patent Office Report for 1852, we have given a somewhat extended account of 

 experiments made by M. M. Bertholt and Detzeji, who are now experimenting under 

 the patronage of the French government in Alsace, a few miles from Basle in Switzer- 

 land. Some experience appears to be required to enable one to decide when the spawn . 

 and sperm of fish have arrived at full maturity, so that the operator may safely remove 

 them from the bodies of fish, and plant them as he would seed corn, or set eggs for 

 hatching out chickens. With ripe seed and proper care, a prolific crop is almost certain. 

 The length of time that elapses from the deposit of eggs to the appearance of the fish, 

 varies somewhat with the temperature of the water. So soon as the natural laws that 

 govern this peculiar incubation are determined by satisfactory experiments, our readers 

 shall be among the first to be informed upon the subject. 



WOOL GROWING IN THE ARGENTINE PROVINCES. 



In a work recently published in London under the title of "Two Thousand Miles Ride 

 through the Argentine Provinces ; being an account of the Natural Products of the 

 Country and Habits of the People," &c., &c. : by William MacCanist, we glean a few 

 interesting facts touching the growth of wool. Our author says: "A very industrious 

 Irishman was lately in this neighborhood who bought eight thousand sheep at one 

 shilling and six pence per dozen, which is no more than three half pence each ; this is 

 somewhat cheaper than eggs : for just now I cannot obtain an ogg for less than three 

 pence." 



This magnificent grazing region, where horned cattle, sheep, horses, and mules may 

 be reared to an almost unlimited extent, is about to be brought within twenty days 

 travel by steam of New York. The empire of Brazil and the contiguous republics, 

 spread over the immense valley of the Amazon and its tributaries, offer powerful 

 inducements to all enterprising emigrants, whether from Europe or the United States. 

 There is a considerable number of British and Irish settlers in the country who enjoy 

 perfect security under the government, and are prospering in their circumstances. The 

 climate of Buenos Ayres is favorable for breeding sheep ; the cold in winter never being 

 so intense as to require them to be housed. The land is very fertile, generally present- 

 ing a vast sea of verdure. 



Mr. MacCann's mission was of a mercantile character, and it is to be hoped that his 

 work will soon be reprinted in this country, for it contains much information of interest 

 to Americans. If good sheep can be had for three cents a head, and unlimited pastures 

 for little or nothing on which to feed them, wool growing in South America must be 

 more profitable than digging gold in Cahfornia. A large number of Merino rams have 

 been taken to the plains of Buenos Ayres, and the wool exported to Great Britain and 

 this country is being greatly improved in quality as well as increased in quantity. 



Fine wool bas been grown in the land of the orange and fig in Spain ; and the table 





