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the higliest priced animals. In Canada a more liberal spirit exists. 

 The Provincial Agricultural Society trebles the premiums when won 

 by a male which has been imported from Europe during the previous 

 year, and doubles them when the successful prize-taker comes from 

 the United States. Under the fostering care of her societies and 

 generous laws, enterprising citizens of the dominion have pushed the 

 standard of Canadian stock to the foremost rank. There is an 

 awakened spirit among the husbandmen of the country. Agricultural 

 papers, which the farmer should prize next to his Bible, are multiplied 

 and sustained. Better tillage follows the footsteps of the laborer. 

 The home is much more attractive. Improved animals are demanded 

 for the shambles, the dairy, and to ornament our fields. Let Congress 

 catch this spirit of progress, and be in harmony with the advancing 

 strides. 



Mr. J. B. Lyman. — The cattle market reports, when compared 

 one year with another, do not show tlie advance in size of bullocks 

 that we might expect. There is enough short horn blood in the east 

 to make the average weight of animals from Ohio and New York 

 greater than it was ; but we have a great number of small beeves 

 from Texas. This will continue till we can make a fine English bull 

 less a luxury, in which the millionaire only can indulge. The Presi- 

 dent of our State Society, who now has the finest herd in New York, 

 gave this year a thousand guineas for a Bates-Durham bull in Eng- 

 land. The import duty was more than $1,000. Of course, he 

 must have fancy prices for the progeny of such an animal. If the 

 requirements of our farmers were properly presented by the Com- 

 mittee on Agriculture, the present Congress might repeal or reduce 

 the impost. With a view to such action, I ofter the following : 



Resolvedy That Congress ought to repeal the duty of twenty per 

 cent on stock imported for breeding purposes, and that a committee 

 be appointed by our Chairman to prepare a memorial to Congress 

 setting forth the requirements of the case, and the reasons for a 

 repeal, or an important reduction of the duty. 



Messrs. Lyman, Curtis, Reade, Bragdon and Crandell, were named 

 by the Chair as the committee to prepare such memorial. 



Gas Lime as a Fektilizek. 

 Mr. J. H. Churchill, Feeding Hills, Mass., would like to know if 

 it will pay to cart gas lime six miles, and, if so, what soil is it best 

 adapted to, and what is the proper way oi ajiplyiug it. 



