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Mr. John Kenrick, of Newtown, Mass., on the Grape and other 

 subjects of Horticulture, of which, as I have never had the 

 pleasure of meeting with them, I am not able to speak. 



There are, likewise, the Agricultural Works of Wm. Cob- 

 bett : his edition of Tail's Horse-Hoeing Husbandry, published 

 in New York ; his Year's Residence in America ; his Ameri- 

 can Gardener ; and his Cottage Economy, which has been re- 

 published here. The style of Cobbett, for clearness, animation, 

 and power, is not surpassed by any writer in the language. He 

 gives much good advice and many valuable directions, but little 

 reliance can be placed upon his bold and extravagant assertions. 

 His work on the cultivation of Indian Corn, published in Eng- 

 land, with a title page of paper made from the husks of the 

 plant, is an exceedingly amusing and piquant treatise. 



A new System of Shoeing Horses, by Joseph Goodwin, was 

 republished in Boston, 1821 ; with notes and additions by John 

 B. Brown, M. D., 12mo. pp. 139. 



The Gentleman's Pocket Farrier ; reprinted from the English 

 copy in 1832. Boston, 18mo. 34. 



I cannot have a doubt that the above list is very imperfect, 

 but it will show at least something of what has been done in the 

 country, and it may assist and induce others to endeavor to ren- 

 der it more nearly complete. 



I proceed next to enumerate the periodical Publications in Ag- 

 riculture, which are issued in a weekly, monthly, or quarterly form, 

 for the instruction and animation of the agricultural community. 



First in order was the American Farmer, published weekly 

 in Baltimore, and edited by John S. Skinner. This work is 

 still continued under a new editor. 1 am not able to ascertain 

 the date of its commencement, but it must have reached its 

 eighteenth year. In 4to., 8 pages. 



The New England Farmer. Edited by Thomas G. Fessen- 

 den. Boston, 4to., weekly, 8 pages. Now in its XIII vol. 



The New York Farmer. Edited by Samuel Fleet. Month- 

 ly, 32 pages. New York. In its VII vol. 



The Genesee Farmer. Edited by Luther Tucker. Weekly, 

 8 pages. Rochester, N. Y. In its IV vol. 



