AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[Jl'N'F., 
for this year thus far, have been 8iu(S)8ic The present 
rates this week, May 16th, with 3,614 cattle on sale, are, 
Prime 9Scr®10c ; Medium 8jc®9c ; Poor 7o®8c. Gene¬ 
ral average 8jc per lb, estimated dressed weight, which is 
}c per lb. higher than four weeks ago, but the cattle of 
this week, are much better than those sent in last month. 
Veal Calves continue to come in abundantly, faster 
than they can be sold at other than very low prices. 
The receipts of veals are always large at this season, but 
the numbers now ariving tire in excess of last year’s re¬ 
ceipts. For the four weeks just ended, they amount to 
5,084, which is an averageof 1,271 per week. Prices have 
ruled low, and at the last market, good calves sold slowly 
at 5c(S51c per lb., live weight—a very few choice ones 6c 
—medium calves 4ea4)c, and poor ones 3c®3Jc. Many 
small calves, less than a week old, are sold to fourth class 
butchers at $1 00a$l 50 each. 
Sheep and Lambs have been rather scarce, the num¬ 
ber received for the four weeks just ended, being 22,906, 
or an average of 5,726 per week. This is an increase 
over last month, and still larger numbers may naturally 
be expected, as tlie sheep are deprived of their fleeces and 
gain flesh alter rearing early lambs. The demand is very 
good just now. At the last general market, May 16th, the 
stock was all sold, the best, with wool off, at from 5ic(a0c 
per lb., live weight, down to4ic(S5cfor common and poor 
stock. 
Hogs.— Iteceipts have been heavy of late, compared to 
the requirements of trie market, when no more pork is 
v. anted than can be sold fresh, and as Summer approaches, 
more mutton and beef are consumed to the exclusion of 
swine’s flesh. For the four weeks ending May 16th, 
23,345 hogs have been sent in. This is an averageof 
5,836 per week, and is more than have readily been sold. 
There was a surplus at ihe last market, when prime corn 
hogs brought 5je.'ii.’5^c ; Still hogs 5icfa)5ic ; Mast hogs 
llc(a)5c, and light stock hogs 6c(o>6!c live weight. 
The Weather since our last report, (April 18) 
has been quite variable, and the indications of an early 
Spring were soon changed by cool wet weather. The 
crops have, however, been putin at about the usual season, 
nnd, for the most part, under favorable circumstances, 
although in some localities severe drought has prevented 
seed from vegetating, and injuied the corning hay crop. 
The fruit prospect is good. The Winter was not so 
severe as to materially injure either trees or buds in 
many places, nor have late Spring frosts killed the blos¬ 
soms or young fruit, except in very few localities. Fruit 
trees, of all kinds, have shown an abundant bloom in the 
country immediately surrounding this city. Oun Daily 
Notes, condensed, read thus :—April 19, fine and warm 
with light rain at night—20, cloudy, w ith a little rain—21, 
heavy show ers during the day and night—22, raining much 
of the day, peach trees in bloom—23, cloudy—24, clear and 
cool, Stuyvesant pear tree in this city, in bloom—25, cool 
with rain and snow squalls—26 to 30, clear, and fine grow¬ 
ing weather. May 1, cloudy A. M., N, E. rain storm P. 
M., which continued until noon of the 3d—4 to 7, clear, 
warm and fine—8, cloudy, rain at night—9, cloudy, 10, light 
rain—11, and 12, warm, but mostly overcast—13, warm, 
clear, and cloudy by turns—14, heavy showers—15. clear 
and cool—16, 17 and 18, cool and cloudy, with occasional 
light rain. 
Thermomi tcr at 7 A. IH., IVcw-Yorlc. 
[Observations carefully made upon a standard Ther¬ 
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Will the Coal-Beds Iiastl-The Philadelphia 
Ledger thus answers the question. The following is a 
table of the areas and solid contents of the coal-fields in 
the principal countries of the world, as given by Professor 
Rogers, in his “ Description of the Coal-Fields of North 
Amercia and Great Britain,” annexed to the “ Govern¬ 
ment Survey of the Geology of Pennsylvania 
Square miles of Total 
coal area. " square miles. 
United States. 196,650 ) 
British Provinces of North > 204,140 
America. 7,530 ) 
Great Britain.... 5,400 ) s ora 
The rest of Europe . 3,564 j o,tm 
The estimated quantities of coal in the principal coun¬ 
tries are as follows: 
Tons 
Belgium. 36,000.000.000 
France. 59,000.00(1,000 
British Islands. . 190,000.000,000 
Pennsylvania. 316,40 ’,000,000 
Great Apalachian coal field (this name 
is given to the bituminous coal-field 
which extends through parts of Penn¬ 
sylvania. Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, 
and Virginia). 1,367,500,000,000 
Indiana, Illinois, and Western Ken¬ 
tucky. 1,277,500.0('0,000 
Missouri and Arkansas Basin. 729,000.000,000 
All the productive coal-fields of North 
America. 4,000,000,000.000 
A survey of the figures will serve to tranquilize any 
immediate apprehensions of a short supply of coal. It 
will be seen that, at the present rate of consumption, 100,- 
000,000 of tons per annum, the coal fields of Pennsylvania 
alone would meet the demand for 3164 years. If this 
consumption were doubled—viz., 200,000,000 tons—the 
Great Apalachian field would meet the strain for 6937 
years. If it were quadrupled—viz., 400,000,000—the pro¬ 
ductive coal-fields of North America would suffice for the 
world’s supply for 10,000 years to come. To this we must 
add the consideration that new coal-fields arc brought to 
light as exploration becomes more extensive and exact. 
Dr. Nordenskion, a learned Flemish traveller, who has 
just returned from a visit to the A retie regions, announces 
that he discovered anthracite coal as far North as Spitz- 
beigen. One of the most remarkable features of the coal 
system of the globe is. its liberal distribution over the 
northern hemisphere, where it is most needed ; and it will 
probably be found in the still unexplored regions of Cen¬ 
tral and Northern Asia. 
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The Editor of tills Paper.IIissing. 
As soon as the May Agriculturist was sent to press, the 
Proprietor left the office one evening, apparently in his 
usual frame of mind, and giving no intimation of a pro¬ 
longed absence except a casual remark that “ he had half 
a mind, for the first time in eight years, to leave the next 
(this) number for his associates to manage alone, except 
contributing two or three of his usual articles.” We sup¬ 
posed he was merely thinking aloud, imagining, probably, 
how it would appear to take a seat outside the “ sanc¬ 
tum ” and watch the proceedings, as others have been 
surveying his labors so long. But, next morning, behold 
his seat in the office was vacant; the next and the follow ¬ 
ing day passed and no Proprietor came. Four weeks 
have gone, buthe still fails to show his face. Our fears 
for his safety have been relieved from time to time, as 
the printers have now and then received a little 11 copy ” 
in his well known hieroglyphics. We therefore wish our 
readers to lay the sins of omission and commission in this 
paper to the charge of the undersigned—the responsible 
editor, being in this instance wholly irresponsible. If the 
June number be found not unworthy a place in the series, 
it will be gratifying to the friends of the Agriculturist to 
know that the corps of office associates and contributors 
selected by Mr. Judd, are equal to their work. 
Associate Editors. 
P. S.—Several farmers who come in from Long Island 
describe a somewhat noticeable looking man whom they 
have seen at work with a gang of t wenty five to forty men, 
draining, digging, spading, planting, laying out new 
grounds, setting out all sorts of fruit and ornamental trees, 
shrubs, etc., etc., and going into “ high culture ” gener¬ 
ally. The old style cultivators in the neighborhood shake 
their heads rather significantly. Some say he is “ run¬ 
ning things into the ground ” especially w ith the drain 
tiles, which may be true. Others think he belongs to 
the class of modern “ insane farmers” whom “too much 
learning has made mad.” They say, however, there 
appears to be a “method in his madness,” for he gives 
pretty good reasons for his operations. From the de¬ 
scription of tho man, we suspect he may be our missing 
editor, though from what they say of his sun-burned 
countenance, slouched hat, cowhide boots, farmers 
clothes, and the way he works, he would hardly be taken 
for the editor of a leading city journal. If this be he, we 
shall hear from him, for after he has finished his explo¬ 
rations in, upon, and probably under the surface soil, he 
will tell our readers what he found there. 
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g=. . . . . l[ - .EEHI 
V ALUABLE FARM FOR SALE IN VIR- 
GINIA. 250 Acres. 6 miles from Fredericksburg-, 1600 
Apple, Peach, and Dwarf Pear Trees, Soil clayey loam, clay 
subsoil. Climate pleasant, and location as healthy as any in 
the United States. Price $25 per acre. Intending to remove 
South. ABRAM VAN DOREN, Falmouth, Va. 
WALDBERG, near HAVERSTRAW. N Y. 
First Public sale ot~'FhoroHg;h-t»rcd 
AYRESH1RES, DEVONS, SHORT HORNS,&C. 
H. H. LEEDS & CO. announce for sale by AUCTION, 
WITHOUT RESERVE, on WEDNESDAY, 27th .Tune next,choice 
selections of the above varieties, &c., from the herd of A. B. 
Conger. 
Suffolk Hero (13,799); Messenger, (3,155). and Jacinthis Ro¬ 
meo. and their get, &c., among the Short Horns. That of Ex¬ 
eter, (198); Frank Qunrtly. (255), &c., among the Devons. 
Prize bull Marmion 2d, and the get of imported Erie, &c., 
among the Ayreshires, will be offered, with a few Berkshire, 
Essex, and Suffolk Swine, nnd also trolling stallion horses. &c 
Catalogues with full pedigrees, showing the remote strains 
of blood in the Devons and Short Horns, collated with caie 
from the Herd Books, may be had after the 1st day of June, on 
application to the owner, or T. Howard Pa'terson, herdman, 
&c.. Haverstraw, N. Y , or H. H. Leeds St Co , 23 Nassau-st., 
New-York City. 
WORK’S ODOMETER BAND 
COMPANY, Hartford. Conn., manufacture 
WORK’S PATENT ODOMETER CAR¬ 
RIAGE BANDS, which are durable, cheap, 
nnd efficient, measuring with unerring oceuracy 
any distance passed over by the vehicle to 
which they are attached—These extra finished 
Bands cost but a trifle more than inferior bands without the 
Odometer. 
P. S —Good, reliable Agents wanted in all parts of the coua 
try. Please send for circulars. 
