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To Correspondents. — Whoever writes us a good arti- 
cle of a page or more in length, shall be entitled to the 
Agriculturist one year gratis. All articles required to 
be inserted in a particular number, should be sent one 
month in advance. 
To Ocr Readers. — You will find this a very valuable 
number, and we hope you will peruse it with care, and 
remember its suggestions. We desire to call particular 
attention to Dr. AntiseU's article on "Agricultural 
Geology." This is a subject which has scarce ever been 
touched upon by any writer, in a popular manner. It 
is the commencement of a series, wliich will be con- 
tinued probably throughout the year. The articles will 
be written in as plain and familiar language as it is 
possible to use on this subject ; and we trust, that by 
the time the writer has finished them, you will see the 
importance of a knowledge to the farmer of the gen- 
eral principles of geology. Reviewer, or, as we now 
cab him, the -'Captain," is in port again, racy and 
srmited as ever. His present article reminds us of a 
new-rigged and fresh-painted ship, all ready for sea 
again; and we hope he will make many a monthly 
voyage with us. His larder seems to be amply pro- 
vided, and assuredly, he has a first-rate cook on board. 
He spices things about right. Waiter, ring the bell ! 
Ladies and gentlemen, supper is ready ! 
Solon Robinson. — The last we heard from Mr. R., he 
was on his return form the south. His rout home will 
be through the south part of North Carolina, and Vir- 
ginia, and along the Eastern Shore, Delaware, Pennsyl- 
vania, and New Jersey, thu3 occupying the mouths of 
March and April He has been kindly received and 
hospitably entertained in his various peregrinations, for 
which we beg to express our obligations. We sincerely 
hope his extended travels may prove beneficial to the 
cause of unproved agriculture. 
Agencies. — Mr. A. Sherman is authorised to act as 
agent for the Agriculturist, and obtain subscriptions; 
he is also empowered to take orders for the Agricultural 
warehouse of A. B._ Allen & Co. All monies paid to 
mm for these objects, will be the same as if paid to 
ourselves. 
Mr. Sherman lias acted more or less as agent for us 
at the north, for several years ; he will now turn liis 
attention to the south, for a short time. We recommend 
him particularly to our southern friends, and hope that 
his tour among them will be for mutual advantage. 
Give Credit. — The North-Carolina Fanner copied six 
articles into its January number, from the Agriculturist, 
without credit. If we notice a continuation of this, we 
shall characterise it as it deserves. 
Export of Flour. — The following table shows the 
destination of flour exported from the United States 
for the fiscal year: — 
Destination. 1810. 1840. 1847. 1848. 1849. 
England, 620,128 1,015,144 2,457,076 958,744 953,815 
Gibraltar, 12.891 7,342 23,974 6,038 6,262 
British E.Thdies, 4,565 3,356 7,358 5,091 791 
" W. "• 232,329 £92.715 274,275 228,216 307,676 
" Am. Col. 432,356 301,091 272,299 174,206 214.018 
Trance, 74.416 9,138 612,814 28,895 
Fr.W. Indies,.. 10,491 19,632 25,414 21.269 5,554 
Ha\ti, 28.724 49,997 40,257 28,209 10,903 
Cuba, 68,818 13,831 49,446 29.872 7,154 
Sp. W.Indies,.. 20,966 10,803 17.780 14,846 6,429 
Mexico 15,826 15,902 5,928 12,070 11,633 
Venezuela, 28,707 35,670 37,604 28,446 29,181 
Brazil, 197,823 376.460 254,300 274,816 314,808 
Other places,... 144,142 225,405 303,371 190,865 139,865 
Total bbls... 1,893,182 2,289,476 4,382,496 2,519,393 2,108,013 
Value §10,355,000 11,668,000 26,133,811 13,194,109 13,257,309 
China Tree Corn. — Several of our friends, particu- 
larly at the south, inform us, that they find this a most 
valuable variety to cultivate for fodder ; and that it is 
a better yielder in grain than their own varieties. They 
plant it from March till June. 
It will be recollected, that about 15 years ago, this 
corn got an enormous amount of puffing, and was sold 
at the extravagant price of 25 cents per ear. The 
public were pretty well gulled at the time, and, we need 
not add, greatly disappointed in its produce. It is not 
certain to ripen north of latitude 41°, except in favorable 
situations and seasons. 
The Rural New-Yorker. — This is a handsome 
weekly folio, of eight pages, at 82 a year, published at 
Rochester by D. D. T. Moore, late of the Genessee Far- 
mer. It is edited by an association of gentlemen. 
Three pages are devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, 
and Domestic Economy; one to Mechanic Arts and 
Sciences ; one to Education ; 'and three to the News of 
the day, Literature, and Advertisments. We are thus 
particular in stating the arrangement of this new weekly, 
for we think it a model paper for the farmer's family, 
and of a kind much more likely to be generally patron- 
ised, than those purely agricultural. The New-England 
weekly papers, conducted in this style, pay much better 
than tbose strictly agricultural, and if we were to start 
a periodical again, it would be in imitation of the Rural 
New-Yorker. 
Pork Packing in the West. — The Cincinnati Gazette 
of the 19th instant, has the following items : — • 
Hogs slaughtered and cut at Cincinnati and 
vicinity, this season, according to present 
figures, 380,555 
At Louisville 184,000 
At Chillicothe 32,000 
At Hamilton, according to the Intelligencer, . 15,000 
At Evansville, la., 12,830 
At Lafayette 40,000 
At Terre Haute, 65,000 
At Vincennes, 15,000 
AtClinton, 14,000 
At other poiuts in the Wabash Valley, (Atti- 
ca 8,000, Williarnsport 6,000, Covington 
3,500, Perryville 5,000, Eugene *7,000, 
Newport 3,800, Logansport 5,000, Delphi 
5,000,) 43,300 
A Treatise on Milch Cows. By John S. Skinner. 
Price 37+ cts. This is a pamphlet of 88 pages, made up 
from various articles, heretofore published in this country 
and Europe. That part of it containing the discoveries 
of Guenon, and before published in the Farmer's 
Library, is of most value. We have often been asked 
our opinion of these " discoveries," and now reply, that 
after considerable examination by those friends in whose 
judgment we can most rely, and no little observation 
on our own part, we have come to the conclusion, that 
the marks which characterise the Flanders cow in Table 
1., Class 1., and Order 1st., may, like the large, jagged milk 
veins in the American cow, be generally considered as 
an evidence that the calf which shows them, will, with 
proper care and attention, make a great milker ; and 
that the cow which has them, is a great milker in her sea- 
son, unless some accident or mismanagement has befallen 
her. As for the residue of the " discoveries " and 
minute portrayings of Guenon, we shall want a little 
more experience in them, before saying we have any 
great confidence in their infalibihty. We think, however, 
he is altogether too enthusiastic ; and, like most other 
discoverers, claims too much. We have seen many a 
good milker, which showed neither the escutcheon of the 
Flanders cow, nor the large milk veins of the Ameri- 
can; and, in making our selections, such as did not 
exhibit these marks we should not rejeet, if possessed 
of all other good points, till they were fully tried ir 
regard to their milking qualities. 
