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hour in the day in which persons engafjed in rural or me- 

 chanical pursuits do not feel the necessity of being able to 

 sketch with the pencil. Buf T/hat proportion can do it? 

 Not one in ten thousand I 



" Let us urge upon parents the propriety, yea, the neces- 

 sity of looking to the matter. Let us al-o urge it on the 

 attention of trustees and directors of schools, and school 

 teachers too. We would particul;irly invite the attention 

 of directors of the aijricultural schools wiftlch are now 

 about being founded in various parts of the country. We 

 look to them with the greatest hope. The study of draw- 

 ing, both geometrical and perspective, in connexion with 

 the study of the rudiments of architecture, must by all 

 means be included in their 



We have received quite a number of communications 

 respecting Italian rye grass — its cost per bushel — quanti- 

 ty required per acre for seed, &c. Messrs. Rapalje & Co., 

 of this city, will supply the seed at $3 per bushel, weigh- 

 ing from 14 to 18 lbs. About a peck of seed is required 

 per acre. We give below the opinion of a correspondent 

 in Illinois, who esteems the grass as a desirable acquisi- 

 tions to our forage plants, if experience shall prove it to 

 be adapted to our soil and climate : 



"I am rejoiced to see that the Italian rye grass is be- 

 ing introduced into this country. Having seen much of it 

 grown in my younger days in England, I can easily credit 

 its vast superiority to the grasses in use here, but I should 

 have doubts respecting its capability of resisting the effects 

 of our severe dry frosts in tliis region unprotected by snow. 

 I had a small parcel of seed sent out from England some 

 years ago, which I sowed in my garden, but the winter be- 

 ing particularly severe, not a root escaped. It however 

 was sown late, and though it made good growth, had pro- 

 bably not matured sufficiently, or got good root hold. It 

 would increase greatly the value and usefulness of your 

 paper, as well as of others, could the prices of new seeds, 

 plants, fowls, iSf*.* and the places where they may be pro- 

 cured, be appended to the notices of them. Please excuse 

 the suggestion, the importance of which has been often 

 felt by those living far away in the West, where new varie- 

 ties of grains, grasses, and other plants, do not come ex- 

 cept through the efforts of some individual more wealthy, 

 and more energetic than his neighbors." 



New Engine. — A New Rotary Steam Engine has been 

 invented by Mr. Charles Rumley, of this city, the suc- 

 cessful operation of which we have noticed with much in- 

 terest and pleasure, for a few months past. 



The first engine constructed by Mr. Rumlet, one of 

 eight horse power, has been in constant operation for eleven 

 months, and though the first ever constructed of the kind, 

 has worked admirably, and been subjected to the scrutirty 

 of thousands, most, or all of whom, have pronounced it an 

 extraordinary machine. 



Another of thirty horse power, has been in operation at 

 the foundry and machine shop of Messrs. Cakpentkr & 

 DuTTON. where its capacity has been fully tested. At times 

 it ha"* performed the work of a common fifty horse engine. 

 Still another has been placed in one of our city printing 

 *jfiice>», and drives several large presses to the entire satis- 

 faction of both builder and purchaser. 



We have thus noticed some of the peculiarities of this 



engine, and are convinced that as an engine ad-apte' 

 farming purposes it is without a rival. The only fas 

 ings by which the first engine is attached, are four U 

 wood screws, sunk into the floor. There is no jar in 

 operation, the motion being perfectly smooth, continU 

 and uniform, by reason of the peculiar construction of 

 steam valve, which render the whole machinery obed 

 to the governor, which surmounts the engine like the s 

 of a church, and detects tne slightest variation in its mot 



The motive power, we learn, probably will be affor ab 

 at about seventy-five per cent, of the cost of ordinary 

 ciprocating eng es. 



URI 



ExPEHiMENfs made by the Hon. John Bp.oors 

 Princeton (Ma;-:.), show the following results : 



That one pound of Indian meal ia nearly equal to 1 

 pounds of good hay. That two pounds of oat straw is 

 equal to one pound of hay. That hay, straw, and r, 

 are improved by wetting them. That cut hay is be 

 than uncut. That three pounds of Indian meal are e( 

 to twelve pounds of English hay, or fifty pounds of 

 turnips for millt. That thirty-three pounds of carrots 

 not quite equal for milk, to fifty pounds of flat turnipt 

 fifty-three pouuda of meal. On consuming 869 ft>8. of 1 

 the manure dropped weighed 2,122 B)S., giving 244 Ibi 

 manure to a pound of hay. The manure weighed 50 

 per cubic foot. 



Our readers will notice an advertisement of Me* 

 McGrew, Leas & Co., respecting the use of Osage 

 ange as a hedge. We learn that they have a contract 

 making 200 miles of fence on the line of the Illinois C 

 tral Rail Road,and that they are prepared to furnish ph 

 in any quantity that may be ordered. 



A cut illustrative of an Osage Orange hedge, plai 

 by the above named, is necessarily deferred to our r 

 issue. 



Our 



We have a remittance from Cowan*s Station. 

 O. Directory does not tell us where it is. 



NotUtJEt of Ktfai 33ook5. ^triobuals, ^t. 



We are under obligations to the accomplished Secreti 

 for the above, which contains much practical informati' 

 and many interesting facts relative to agricultural scien- 



Maoazink foh January, 1855. New York : ] 

 printed by Leonakd Scott & Co. For bale by D M. Dkw: 

 Kocht'ster. 



This Magazine is on our table, and as usual, contains 



variety of interesting and instructive articles. The etc 



of the campaign gives a clear and reliable account of t 



operations in the Crimea. While the article revit 



Laverone's Rural Economy of England, Scotland a; 



Ireland, gives much valuable information respecting t 



soil, climate and productions of Great Britain and Irelan 



The Ff.malk Emioraxt's Guidf, and Hints on Canaiuan Ilors 

 KKKpiNG, by Mm. C. P. Traill, Authoress of B;icl;woo<ls ut Ta 

 a.d\ kc. *c.— In four monthly paitri ; parts 1 aud 2. SIaclk. 

 & CO., Publishers, Toronto, C. W. 



To those acquainted with the writings of Mrs. Frail 



commendation of ours would be uimecessary. Ao earoe 



