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It is recollected that last year Mons. Guenon, whose name is nowwell 

 known in the Agricultural world, by invitation from the Minist^ of 

 Agriculture, visited various sections of France, in order to make ex- 

 periments on the subject of h;s met'i)!. These experiments have 

 taken place in the presence of committees in each section visited, under 

 the inspection of one of the Inspectors of Agriculture. 



A committee was afterwards appointed to examine the statements 

 made. The committee was composed of Messrs. Gerard, Daillyp 

 Barbier, Lefevre Ste Marie, Rendu et Lefour. The points which 

 they had to fix are these. 



Is the principle on which the Guenon system rests, true? Are the 

 consequences deduced from it, exact ? Is the classification which he 

 has adopted, good? 



Tlie experiments were made upon 714 animals, of which 132 were 

 bulls, 352 cows, 240 young females, which had not yet given milk> 

 These animals were of the Mancelle, Norman, Durham, Swiss, Charol- 

 laise and others. The administration has published the report of the 

 committee, and the conclusion of it is as follows : 



As to the principle which forms the Gu6non system, the committee 

 thinks it is true, and recognizes the relation betwen the figure called 

 escutcheon, and the secretion of milk. As to the consequences to be 

 derived from it, such as the rigorous appreciation of the quantity, and 

 quality of the milk or the duration of lactation, (giving milk,) accord- 

 ing to a graduated classification, the committee think that would be 

 gomg too far, and that if the classification of Mons. Guenon is to be 

 preserved, we must (in order to give it a chance of going into general 

 use,) see that it be rendered perfect by a radical simplification. The 

 committee think they ought to express the wish that the studies on the 

 714 animals designated by Monr. Guenon in his experiments, should 

 be continued with care, as well in the establishments of the State as 

 among individuals, and that the results should be made public. This 

 •ouTBe is interesting as relates to the future. The committee think 

 that the book of Mons. Guenon, ought to be made over again, and that 

 before that is done Mons. Guenon, should be sent into the agricultural 



