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Horticultural Calendar for March—Foreing Agricultural Bfetvsi 
Rambouillet Wool.— We have at our office a spe¬ 
cimen of this article, taken from a buck at Hartford, 
Conn., belonging to Mr. D. C. Collins. It was sent 
to us by Dr. M. W. Phillips, of Log Halh It is re¬ 
markably fine.— Southwestern Farmer. 
Agreeably to our request, Mr. L. B. Par¬ 
sons of the Commercial Garden and Nursery, 
of Parsons & Co., Flushing, L. I., will fur¬ 
nish us a monthly calendar, suited to the lati¬ 
tude of New York, of the work necessary to 
be done in this department; and as he is a 
practical as well as a professional man, our 
readers may look to his remarks as a safe 
guide for their horticultural operations. His 
hints will be brief and general, rather than 
minute. 
HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR MARCH. 
Kitchen Garden. —Hot-beds should now be made for 
bringing forward early cucumbers, melons, cabbages, 
cauliflowers, lettuce, radishes, &c. As soon as the 
frost is out of the ground, dress asparagus beds, or 
plant out new ones. Roots for this purpose ought not 
to be over two years old.—Sow peas, celery, parsley, 
onions, carrots, and all other root crops for early table 
vegetables, in the open ground. Tomatos, eggplants, 
and peppers, should be sown in pots, and forwarded in 
hot-beds for planting out next month. 
Fruit Garden and Nursery. —Grape-vines that have 
not yet been pruned, must now be attended to, care 
being taken to leave two or three buds of last year’s 
growth to bear fruit the ensuing season.—Fruit trees 
of every variety can also be pruned, although I am in¬ 
clined to think that trees flourish best with summer 
pruning.—Trees of all kinds ought to be transplanted 
as soon after the frost leaves the ground as possible.— 
Dress strawberry beds, and see them cleaned of all 
weeds.—Prune and plant out gooseberries, currants, 
and raspberries.—Cuttings at this time can be made for 
the propogation of trees, shrubs, and roses of the hardy 
kinds; the latter should be first started under glass, but 
sheltered from the sun. 
Ornamental Grounds , in which bulbs have been 
planted the preceding fall, stir to the depth of 3 inches. 
Make up the borders of the Flower Garden. Sow the 
more tender varieties of annuals in hot-beds the latter 
part of the month, at the same time perennial herba¬ 
ceous plants can be transplanted.—Trim shrubs and 
hedges, and set out box edging.—See that the pleasure 
grounds and gravel walks are put in order. 
L. B. Parsons. 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
By the Steam Packet Acadia, which left Liverpool on 
the 5th February, we are in receipt of news from Eu¬ 
rope up to this date ; but our summary will be some¬ 
what meagre compared with that of last month, as most 
of our journals are left in Boston to come on in case, 
instead of being sent by express, and we cannot de¬ 
tain the press for them. 
Markets. — Cotton had arrived in such large quanti¬ 
ties, and the last year’s crop was talked of as being so 
large, that it has had the effect of lowering the price, 
and we regret to see that this great staple has fallen 
from a i to bd. since our last advices. We suspect that 
the quantity exported from this country has been some¬ 
what overrated by foreign purchasers, and we hope be¬ 
fore the whole crop gets to market, that there may be 
a slight reaction.— Rice has fallen a trifle.— Tobacco 
remains without change, though of rather slow sale.— 
Flour is dull.— Provisions generally the same, except 
dry hams, which are selling fairly.-— The first Beef pack¬ 
ed in the United States to suit the English market, was 
landed in London on the 1st of February. It seems to 
be well liked, especially some extra Mess for family use, 
shipped from this city. The bad qualities of Beef and 
Pork exported from this country to England last year, 
greatly prejudiced the dealers against American provi¬ 
sions, and we must expect some little time to pass yet 
before this will wear away. We can only overcome 
it by continuing to send superior qualities of provisions 
hereafter to market, and especially in having them 
put up to suit European tastes. 
Money still continues very abundant, and first rate 
bills are discounted as low as U to 2 per cent. 
Corn Laws. —Sir Robert Peel declares that he shall 
oppose all further change in the Corn Laws at present. 
Cotton in India. —From all the accounts we can 
gather, we infer that the climate is so uncertain that 
cotton cannot be produced in India as cheaply as in 
America, notwithstanding the low price there of labor 
and land. Our Cotton planters have not so much to 
fear therefore from this quarter, as they anticipated a 
year since. 
Cultivating Truffles. —A French paper says, that 
truffles can be cultivated as easily as any other vegeta¬ 
ble, as it has been found that they grow near or under 
the shade of a peculiar species of oak. A farmer at 
Dordogne sold 100,000 francs worth (nearly $10,000) 
last year, and expects the coining season to dispose of 
twice this amount. 
From the London New Farmers’ Journal we con 
dense some items: 
Epidemic among Stock. —This has again broke out 
in the midland grazing districts of England, although 
not with the same virulence as when it appeared three 
years since. 
Fatting Sheep. —An experiment was made at Shrews¬ 
bury in fatting three sheep on peas, allowing them at 
the same time to run in pasture. They gained 39 lbs. 
in 21 days, an average of nearly 10 oz. each per day, 
which we think extraordinary. 
Tan as Manure. —This is found to answer an excel¬ 
lent purpose in improving the sheep pastures on the 
downs. 
Great Weight of Twin Steers. —A pair of these were 
killed by Mr. Dawson, of Rutland, at two years and 
five months old, which weighed 1,788 lbs. 
Lime-water to kill Worms. —To six quarts of water, 
add half a pound of caustic lime, and after letting it 
stand a few minutes, commence watering the ground 
infested by worms, and they will soon be seen rising 
to the surface writhing about, and will die in a few 
minutes, especially if a little more of the lime-water is 
then sprinkled upon them. 
The number of Cattle in Great Britain and Ireland, 
is estimated at 7,000,000, that of sheep 32,000,000, 
the total value of which at present prices there, is 
110 , 000 , 000 /. 
Agricultural Chemistry. —Dr. Tilley is at work upon 
a new treatise on Agricultural Chemistry for Practical 
purposes, including the best methods of feeding stock 
and fattening cattle. He intimates that this work 
will be unincumbered by scientific terms, but how 
that can be and clearly express his ideas, we are at a 
total loss to divine. 
Marine Shell sand, for Manure. —In a paper read be¬ 
fore the Highland Agricultural Society, by F. W. 
Clark, he proves by experiment, that marine shell sand 
is a good fertilizer as a top dressing for old pasture*. 
