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SALE OF KENTUCKY STOCK — MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, &c. 



SALE OF KENTUCKY STOCK 



The recent importation of Short-horn cattle, 

 hogs, horses and sheep, was sold on the 19th, at 

 the farm of Charles In.nes, near Lexington, Ky. — 

 The prices and names of the purchasers have been 

 kindly sent to us by our friend Dr. Tarlton, but we 

 are so crowded this week that we cannot publish 

 them at length at present 



Thirteen cows sold at prices ranging from $205 to 

 $650. 



Six bulla, from $167 to $3,500. Robert Alexan- 

 der paid the latter price for "Sirius" calved Octo- 

 ber lith, 1852. 



"Hopeful," a seven year old Cleveland Bay stallion, 

 sold to Robert Ixnes, for $1050. 



Sis Cotswold, and one Lincolnshire buck sold at 

 j)rice3 ranging from $50, to $287; while 46 ewes of 

 the Cotswold breed, sold for from $35 to $70 each. 



Ten pure Liverpool white hogs, and seven improv- 

 ed Yorkshires sold at $70, $50, $25 and so on down 

 to $U. 



Kentucky breeders are determined not to let their 

 reputation sufler, if liberal importations and prices 

 ■*U1 prevent it — Ohio Farmer. 



THE HOP TEADE IH WISCONSIN. 



The cultivation of hops for home consumption 

 and eastern market is becoming or rather has be- 

 come an extensive and important branch of agricul- 

 tural industry in this portion of the State. It is an 

 article easily grown, exhausts the soil far less than 

 many other crops, commands good prices and a ready 

 sale. Last Thursday no fewer than fifty bales of 

 closely packed hops passed through this city ou their 

 way to Milwaukie, to be sent to New York city. — 

 Joseph E. Spaulding raised 4,600 pounds of this 

 quantity on two acres of ground, in the town of Oak 

 Grove, Dodge county. Last year he inform.^ us he 

 raised 1,849 pounds on one single acre. The re- 

 mainder of the lot spoken of above, was raised by 

 Messrs. Powers & Fletcher, of Maysville, in the same 

 county. They had 3,000 pounds and took them all 

 from an acre and a half of land. At the figures at 

 which this lot of over four tons is sold, producing 

 hops must be a very profitable business — holding 

 out strong inducements to engage in their cultivation. 

 They require comparatively but little time or labor, 

 and will be found a safe, paying and reliable crop, as 

 well as a valuable addition to our domestic exports. 

 — Watertown Democrat. 



A SCHOOL INCIDENT. 



In my early years, I attended the public schools in 

 Boxbury, Mass. Dr. Natha.viel Pre.ntice was our 

 respected teacher; but bis jiatieuce, at times, would 

 get nearly exhuusted by the infractions of the school- 

 rules by the scholars. On one occasion, in rather a 

 wrathy way, be threatened to punish, with six blows 

 of a heavy ferule, the first boy detected in whisper- 

 ing, and appointed some as detectors. Shortly after, 

 one of these detectors shouted — 



"Master, Johh Zeiqler is a whispering." 



John was called up, and asked if it was a fact — 



(JoH.v, by the way, was a favorite, both of the tea- 

 cher and his school-mates.) 



" Yes," answered John, " I was not aware what I 

 was about I was intent in working out a sum, and 

 requested the one who sat next, to reach me the arith- 

 metic that contained the rule, which I wished to see." 



The doctor regretted his hasty threat, but told 

 John he could not suffer him to escape the punish- 

 ment, and continued — 



« I wish I could avoid it, but I can not, without a 

 forfeiture of ray word, and the consequent loss of my 

 authority. I will," continued he, "leave it to any 

 three scholars you may choose, to say whether or not 

 I omit the punishment" 



John said he was agreed to that, and immediately 

 called out G. S., T. D., and D. P. D. The doctor 

 told them to return a verdict, which they soon did, 

 after consultation, as follows — 



"The master's word must be kept inviolate — John 

 must receive the threatened punishment of six blows 

 of the ferule; but it must be inflicted on volunteer 

 proxies; and we, the arbitrators, will share the punish- 

 ment by receiving two blows each." 



John, who had listened to the verdict, stepped up 

 to the doctor, and, with out-stretched hand, exclaim- 

 ed— 



" Master, here is my hand; they shan't be struck a 

 blow; I will receive the punishment." 



The doctor, under pretence of wiping his face, 

 shielded his eyes, and telling the boys to go to their 

 seats, said he would think of it I believe he did 

 think of it to his dying day, but the punishment wai 

 never inflicted. — Cin. Times. 



A New Agricitltdbal Enterprise. — We learn 

 that a most total failure of the hemp seed crop — a 

 crop of exceeding importance to a considerable por- 

 tiou of the richest lands of Kentucky and Missouri 

 — has suggested the policy of importing hemp seed 

 direct from Europe, thus supplying a want that would 

 be most seriously felt, and at the same time doing a 

 valuable service to the cause of agriculture by im- 

 proving the quality of the article, and perhaps dis- 

 pelling altogether the prejudice that so generally 

 exists in favor of Russia over our Western hemp. 



A company of enterprising farmers and merchants, 

 Mr. Michael Ryan, of this city, at the head of it, 

 has been organized, with ample capital, for the ex- 

 press purpose of importing European hemp seed. — 

 Mr. Anthony KilooRE, of this county, who has the 

 experience and knowledge to enable him to select a 

 superior article of seed, and to take the most abund- 

 ant care of it in packing and transportation, to insure 

 its arrival in prime order, goes out this week, to make 

 the purchase and attend in person to the shipment 

 of the seed. Mr. Rvan is to be the sole agent of 

 the company for the sale of the seed, and expects to 

 have an ample supply by the 1st of January. — 

 Maysville Eagle. 



The intellect was created not to receive passively 

 a few words, dates and facts, but to be active for the 

 acquisition of truth. Accordingly, education should 

 labor to inspire a profound love of truth, and to teach 

 the processes of investigation. 



