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J. S SKINNER, ESQ.-THE AMERICAN HERD-BOOK, ETC. 
White Guinea Hens. —Among the poultry we no¬ 
ticed these rare birds. We should be glad to know 
if any of our readers possess white peacocks, as we 
are desirous of obtaining a pair. 
Removing a Large Tree. —On the lawn in front 
of the house stands a large horse-chestnut. It was 
planted by Mr. Colt in 1795, and transplanted some 
distance to the spot where it now stands, in 1840. It 
is growing finely, and in looking at it one would 
judge it had always stood in its present position. It 
is one of the most successful specimens of transplant¬ 
ing a large tree which has fallen under our observa¬ 
tion. 
Lodge. Fig. 44. 
The above lodge is at the gateway of the west en¬ 
trance to the pleasure grounds. It is of pure gothic 
architecture, of the time of Elizabeth. It was de¬ 
signed by General D’Evereux, and we must confess 
that we think it no less pretty than appropriate, and 
quite a gem in its way. 
Ground Plan of Lodge. Fig. 45. 
The rooms we need not particularize; they are 
such as are suitable for those of a small family. 
Hill Farm .—South of Paterson, and within a 
Stone’s throw of the village, rises a range of hills 
600 to 700 feet above the level below. Large quar¬ 
ries of the finest kind of brown free-stone are found 
here. On the top of this hill spreads out a broad 
rolling plain, and here Mr. Colt has another tract of 
land of about 130 acres. It abounds in sweet-scented 
grasses, and would make one of the best of sheep 
walks. The surface is rather rocky, but occasional 
rich loamy veins are found, sufficient to grow roots 
and other things for sheep. A large flock might be 
pastured here in the summer, and then be taken to fat 
or winter on the farm below. Delicious mutton 
could thus be made from Southdowns and their 
crosses. 
The view from the hill is of considerable extent 
and exceedingly picturesque; embracing the winding 
course of the clear, sparkling waters of the Passaic; 
the town of Paterson; a beautiful country around, 
crowned by one of the highest peaks of the Never* 
sink; and the Palisadoes and highlands of the Hud¬ 
son beyond. A pretty perch indeed for the summer 
residence of one inclined either to hard digging or the 
sentimental. 
The Town. —Paterson contains upward of 11,000 
inhabitants, and is one of the most thriving manufac¬ 
turing towns in the United States. The manufacto¬ 
ries are of great variety, embracing iron, cotton, 
hemp, flax, silk, woollen, paper, and saw and flour¬ 
ing mills. Here are the celebrated falls of the 
Passaic, 70 feet high. They alone annually attract 
many visitors. The water of the river is used three 
times over from a series of cascades, with a head and 
fall of about 22 feet each, thus giving an immense 
water power. The stream is durable, and mill privi¬ 
leges sell at a high rate. We presume that Mr. 
Colt’s income from this source alone is not less than 
$25,000 a year. 
J. S. Skinner, Esq. —We learn with regret that 
this veteran of the agricultural press has been dis¬ 
placed as third assistant in the Post Office Depart¬ 
ment at Washington, on political grounds alone. For 
a quarter of a century or more, Mr. Skinner has been 
one of the most efficient friends of the agricultural 
cause, and we must confess our astonishment that he 
should be one of the first to be proscribed on the ad¬ 
vent of a new incumbent to the Executive chair. 
Under the late President, another efficient writer and 
friend to agriculture, Solon Robinson, was dismissed 
from the office of Deputy Post Master of his town, 
simply because his politics were not agreeable to that 
dynasty. Mr. R., we believe, is pretty independent 
of government patronage ; but not so with Mr Skin¬ 
ner. We trust, however, that both of these gentle¬ 
men will find ample reward in their future labors, 
and that they may be so successful in all their sub¬ 
sequent business, as to esteem it fortunate rather 
than the contrary that they were deprived of their 
offices. 
The American Herd-Book. — To accommodate 
such Short-Horn breeders as wish to insert the pedi¬ 
grees of the increase of their herds this spring, in the 
pages of this work, it will be kept open till the 1st 
of July next, by which time it is to be hoped that all 
who wish to register their cattle will forward their 
respective pedigrees. The lists are fast coming in, 
and it will be a source of pleasure to the subscriber 
to make them as numerous as possible, that the array 
of American Short-Horns shall at least show some 
sort of respectability to their friends on the other side 
of the Atlantic. L. F. Allen. 
Black Rock, N. Y., April , 1845. 
Lasteyrie’s Treatise upon the Merino Sheep and 
Wool of Spain.—TraiU sur les Betes d Laine d’Es~ 
pagne. Par Charles Philbert Lasteyrie, d Paris. 
—We particularly desire any of our readers who 
may know where this work is to be had in the 
United States, to immediately inform us, and we shall 
be very much obliged. We would also like to obtain 
Cully and Cline on breeding 
