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food for cattle and sheep, all through the last named four months. 

 A meadow laid for hay and not mown, and not stocked until Sep- 

 tember and October, is bad and unfeeding ! 



[London Farmers' Magazine, Aug. 1856.] 



The Horticultural Society was founded in 1804, by Sir Joseph 

 Banks and others. In 1809 it received -a Royal charter. Since 

 its establishment, it has expended about $1,250,000, of which 

 $200,000 created the garden — $10,000 for drawings, models of 

 fruits, &c., ^65,000 for new plants and seeds, and $100,000 in 

 medals and money prizes. 



Before 1830 it got in debt over $100,000 ; it is still oppressed 

 by a debt of $50,000, of which not more than $15,000 has been 

 incurred within the last twenty years. This late increase of debt 

 is owing to unpropitious seasons rendering the garden exhibitions 

 "unprofitable — of diminished income — caused by deaths and other 

 causes. This, unless checked, will speedily destroy this society? 

 and that would be a public calamity. 



Voluntary subscriptions are now solicited, and the annual pay- 

 ments by members to be reduced from $21 to $10.50 ; new mem- 

 bers obtained ; no admission fee to be hereafter taken but the an- 

 nual subscription paid in advance. 



{Bulletin Mensuel De La Societe Imperial Zoologique D'Acclimatation, Paris, 



July, 1856.] 



Extracts translated by H. Meigs, 



ON THE PRODUCTION AND THE MEANS OF PERFECTING 

 THE HORSE OF ALGERIA. 



A letter addressed to Mons. the President of this Society, by 

 M. Bernis, principal veterinarian of the army of Africa. 



The devotion of your society to the high interests of agriculture 

 and domestic animals, authorise me to address you on the prac- 

 tical subject of the horse in Algeria. The means proposed are to 

 put at the disposal of the Arabian and European breeders, (who 

 often fail for want of a good type,) the stallions to which the name 

 of stallions of the tribe is given. 



Before this wise measure, due to Marshal Count Randon, was 



adopted, a great number of breeding mares were unused for want 



of suitable stallions; and what is worse, a great many were put to 



horses of very little value. The true stallions were never want- 



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