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should be there early in October, the commencement 
of their spring. The high reputation the tussac has 
acquired from various visiters to the above islands 
fully justifies the efforts now making for its intro¬ 
duction into the islands of Great Britain. Six 
pounds of the seed have been sent there at about 
$12 50 per lb. It is not improbable that a small 
quantity might be obtained there through our 
minister at St. James’, Mr. Everett, who takes 
much interest in agricultural matters; or through 
Mr. Coleman, our intelligent agricultural represen¬ 
tative abroad, (a) The object is well worthy the 
most thorough trial, at any reasonable cost, in our 
own country. Perhaps some of our enterprising 
Americans have noticed the tussac abroad, and 
already tried it at home. If so, they will confer 
a great benefit on our agricultural community by 
communicating the results in the columns of some 
one of the farmers’ journals of this country. 
What is the result of hints on the introduction 
and cultivation of spurry in the sandy soils of the 
United States? Has the experiment yet been 
tried, and what has been the result ? Our seeds¬ 
men who are so liberally patronized by the far¬ 
mers, ought to exhibit an enterprising spirit in the 
introduction of new varieties of seeds whose util¬ 
ity has been proved elsewhere.(6) 
R. L. Allen. 
Buffalo , Oct. 10, 1S44. 
(a) We have solicited Mr. Colman, and several 
other friends in England, to procure us some 
of this grass seed. The reply is, that it can not 
be had till larger supplies arrive there. If we find 
any vessels sailing from this port likely to touch at 
the Falkland islands, we shall endeavor to get 
some seed direct. Whale ships might obtain it. 
( b ) Mr. Thorburn imported a small quantity of 
spurry seed last spring, but we have not yet heard 
of the result of experiments with it. 
LADY BARRINGTON III. 
Mr. Vatl has just received from the herd of 
Mr. Thomas Bates, of Kirkleavington, England, 
another fine Durham cow, called Lady Barring¬ 
ton 3d. She arrived at this port on the 12th ult. 
We much regret that we were out of town at the 
time, and did not see her, as she almost imme¬ 
diately left for her owner’s residence at Troy, who, 
we are glad to see, is still willing to be at the ex¬ 
pense of importing superior animals from abroad, 
notwithstanding the dull sales at home. However, 
in this particular, we expect within a year to see 
a great change ; as the early maturity of the Dur- 
hams, and their other good qualities, are attracting 
marked attention. 
Mr. Vail informs us, that Lady Barrington is 
almost entirely red, and a much larger cow than 
Dutchess, his first importation; uniting to great 
length, broad loins, and fair brisket, with well-de¬ 
veloped udder, promising good milking qualities. 
Mr. Bates thus writes to Mr. Vail about her: 
“ You will find Lady Barrington’s pedigree in the 
second part of the 5th volume of the Herd-Book, 
page 514. She is by Cleveland Lad (3407), who 
obtained the highest premium at the show of 
the Royal Agricultural Society at Liverpool, in 
1841, and also stood first, the same year, at the 
Yorkshire Agricultural show at Hull/and is now 
in possession of Lord Feversham, at Duncomb 
Park. The grandsire, Belvidere (1706), was sire 
and grandsire of the Duke of Northumberland 
(1940), and had been Lord Barrington’s favorite 
cow tribe from 1794. .1 bought my first Lady 
Barrington in 1831, after the death of his lordship. 
This tribe generally breeds females, and I hope 
she will give you a lot of cows. She will breed 
well to your Wellington. The cow has had no 
forced keep, and as such is more likely to do well 
with you than if she had come out in high condi¬ 
tion. I shall be glad to hear the account of your 
show in America, [meaning that of the New York 
State Agricultural Society,] and hope you will be 
successful in obtaining prizes.” 
Mr. Vail further remarks, that though large, 
Lady B. is not at all coarse. We have not a 
doubt she will prove a valuable addition to his al¬ 
ready choice herd. 
HENS. 
Can any of your readers inform an inquirer, how 
long after connexion with the cock the eggs of a 
hen will produce chickens ? 
How often is connexion with the cock necessary, 
to insure fecundity to a constantly laying hen ? 
Is one connexion sufficient to fertilise a brooding 
or ordinary nestful of eggs ? 
In the case of the hen turkey, when in heat, a 
single treading suffices for a brood of chicks—is it 
so with the common hen ? 
Do the Poland fowls lay more eggs than the 
common hen on the same keep, or is the superior 
merit claimed for them, limited to their neglect of 
sitting ? 
How long will a hen continue to be as good a 
layer as at one and two years old ? 
Is there any rule for determining the age of a 
hen ? 
What is the best food for poultry to produce the 
greatest quantity of eggs ? 
Can hens be too full fed to lay well, and does 
not full feeding always promote laying ? Q. 
SEEDING GRASS LANDS IN GEORGIA. 
In October, 1842,1 seeded about four acres of 
red clover with wheat. It came up tolerably well, 
and stood the winter, and after the wheat was cut, 
presented as promising appearance as it does in 
the Northern States. I let it stand the first sea¬ 
son and neither cut nor pastured it. In June last 
I cut the best, and made about two tons of good 
hay ; part of the ground had been overflowed and 
drowned the clover. In July it headed again, 
about a foot high, when I turned my milch cows 
on it, and in three days they had increased their 
milk three fold, and it was of a much richer 
quality than previously, although running on good 
native pasture. I allowed the clover to be crop¬ 
ped very close, but expect in November it will 
give me another crop for my cows. On the 
whole, I think it a fair and satisfactory experi¬ 
ment, and this has placed it beyond a doubt, that 
red clover can be cultivated with success in this 
