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Management, Accounts, For:ms, Adjustment of Advances. 



There is no more important snbject than that of management, as no 

 success can possibly be obtained without a thoroughly organized sys- 

 tem, but this must be governed in a great measure by the size and 

 requirement of the plantation. The manager ought to be a person 

 who has a perfect knowledge, botli theoretical and practical, of his 

 business, and should be ably seconded by qualified assistants to 

 supervise each branch. One assistant is required for every five hun- 

 dred acres, and the factory work ought to be carried on under the 

 personal superintendence of Americans or Chinese, as this is the 

 most important duty required, and one in which competent persons 

 should be employed. 



Having now concluded my observations, which arc the result of 

 personal experience, I will only express the hope that my efforts may 

 meet with approval, and lead to the serious attention, on this most 

 interesting subject, of the enterprising capitalists of the United States 

 of America. 



Prof. Jas. A. Whitney moved that a vote of thanks be tendered to 

 Mr. Shipp for his interesting and instructive paper which was unani- 

 mously adopted. 



REroET ON Beeeds of Poultet. 

 Messrs. J. B. Lyman, A. B. Crandell, J. V. C. Smitli, John Salis- 

 bury, Jr., and John W. Chambers, appointed to visit the exhibition 

 of the New York State Poultry Society, reported that they went to 

 the scene of the show and found all the well-known varieties repre- 

 sented. To obtain a condensed and trustworthy account of the best 

 breeds they addressed questions to several well-known poultrymen, 

 and received answers, of which the following is the gist, and which 

 they regard as entitled to much consideration : 1. What breeds are 

 at present most prized ] A. Different breeders disagree, but it is at 

 present thought that the majority prefer the Iloudans, dark and light 

 Brahmas, and Leghorns. 2. Are pure breeds preferable ? A. The 

 pure breeds are better than half-breeds, as layers, but not quite so 

 hardy. 3. What fowls are best layers? A. White Leghorns and 

 Aylesbury ducks. 4, Which grow fastest and make most dressed- 

 meat ? A. Creve Goeurs, light and dark Brahmas, or Aylesbury 

 ducks. 5. For eggs and flesh both, which are best ? A. Houdans. 

 G. For flavor and tenderness of flesh which breeds excel ? A .Ilou- 

 dans, Dorking, or Game and Eouen ducks. Y. For mothers which 



