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fine bone and standing wide apart; a little 
higher behind than forward, which, with her 
good flank and udder, gives a look of much 
more weight in the hind than in the fore 
quarter. In addition, she has hair, “long, 
soft, mossy” and abundant, and is of course 
a good handler. 
This acount of Cherry 2d, applies to a ma¬ 
jority of Mr. Warfield’s herd, which is large, 
and more particularly to two daughters of 
Cherry 2d—Sally Smith, two years old, and 
Amie, three years. The latter is the prop¬ 
erty of Benj. Warfield, Jr. Both heifers 
named are the get of Renick, the stock bull 
of this herd for many years past. Renick 
was bred by George Renick, of Chilicothe, 
Ohio, and is still sprightly and active con¬ 
sidering his nine years, and that he has 
“done the State some service.” When he 
dies it will without doubt be said of Renick, 
that he “ has gone to the place where good 
critters go,” if there is any. 
In a little lot close by the mansion was a 
dozen fine calves, chiefly the get of Young 
Chilton, imported last season. It will be 
sufficient to say of Chilton, that he is of fine 
style, and the only objection to him is that 
he is white. 
Mr. W. showed me his herd book, in which 
were recorded all the “ births, deaths, and 
marriages ” which have occurred in his Short 
Horn family during the whole period of his 
breeding—twenty-five years. Ten years or 
more ago, when prices were so depressed 
that a good animal would not bring for 
breeding purposes as much as he now would 
for beef, very many owners of good Short 
Horns became careless in their breeding, 
and their pedigrees are involved in inexpli¬ 
cable confusion ; while those who, like Mr. 
Warfield, kept a careful record, are reaping 
an abundant reward. 
Another son of this veteran breeder is Mr. 
Wm. Warfield, whose estate joins that of his 
father. I there saw several fine Short Horns, 
descended from his father’s herd. One cow, 
imported last season, looked very much like 
a Mrs. Motte, in her general appearance. 
Of Peerless, a heifer, ten months old, bred 
here, I must say that she is the best calf of 
that age I ever saw. Much disappointment 
is often felt by breeders, in that their calves, 
which were so promising while quite young, 
at seven months to one year old—as it is 
termed—“ go to pieces often growing one 
end at a time ; and although they will prob¬ 
ably recover their good points with a little 
more age, yet it is a critical period, in which 
a calf should be judged as much by his pedi¬ 
gree as by personal appearance. 
Peerless in color is a light roan; her head 
is very fine—what many would call old- 
fashioned ; that is, a little narrow between 
the eyes, and long from the eye down. Did 
you ever notice the beautiful expression in the 
eye of a deer ? Just such eyes has Peerless. 
She is nearly a parallelogram in outline; the 
roundness of her fore ribs, and the flatness 
of her loin and rump, however, would make 
one end of the box round, and the other 
end square. 
Some old English breeder it is, who has 
said, “ The man that breeds one gem in his 
life should be satisfied.” If this is so, Mr. 
Warfield can congratulate himself that he 
has reached the highest point of good breed¬ 
ing early in life. May success attend him, 
and all other breeders of good cattle. 
In company with a friend I visited the 
Cemetery at Lexington. It is laid out in a 
tasteful manner, adorned with a variety of 
evergreens, shrubs, flowers, and fine old 
shade trees. As in all similar places, the 
monumental marble told many a sad and 
mournful story. One chaste and lofty col¬ 
umn recorded the deaths, at short intervals, 
of nine children. We also visited the grave 
of Henry Clay. His remains now rest be¬ 
side those of his mother, but are soon to be 
removed and placed under a noble monu¬ 
ment, which his friends and fellow-citizens 
are raising as a tribute to memory and great¬ 
ness. 
I also visited Ashland, late the residence 
of the great statesman, now owned by his 
son, James B. Clay. The mansion having 
by age become dilapidated, and its founda¬ 
tions giving way, it has been torn down. It 
was surrounded by a large lawn thickly 
planted with every variety of evergreen and 
deciduous tree which the climate or soil will 
grow. Several years ago I had the pleas¬ 
ure of seeing the sage of Ashland, at one of 
our State shows. I had heard much of 
his love for good cattle, and so, instead of 
rushing with the crowd towards the quarters 
where his carriage then stood, I quietly took 
my station near the fattest ox on the N ground, 
and, as I expected, his carriage was stopped 
to examine the great ox. The critical re¬ 
marks of the farmer of Ashland showed his 
judgment and taste in stock to be equal to 
his reputation as a statesman. 
In concluding these letters, allow me to 
tender my sincere thanks and good wishes 
to those Ohio and Kentucky farmers whose 
acquaintance I made, for their unbounded 
hospitality, and the thousand little kind¬ 
nesses and attentions I, as a stranger, re¬ 
ceived at their hands. 
JOHN R. PAGE. 
BOSTON AHEAD. 
We see by the official announcement in the 
circular below, that Boston liberality has 
come to the aid of the United States Agri¬ 
cultural Society, and with a strong purse, to 
say the least. We have not room for fur¬ 
ther notice to-day, and it is hardly necessary, 
for the circular tells the whole story. 
UNITED STATES AGRICUTURAL SOCIETY. 
CIRCULAR. 
A Grand National Exhibition of Stock— 
Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Swine—open to 
competition to all the States of the Union, 
and to the British Provinces, will be held by 
the United States Agricultural Society, in 
the City of Boston, on Tuesday, Wednesday, 
Thursday und Friday, October 23d, 24th, 
25th and 26th. 
Twenty Thousand Dollars have been guar¬ 
anteed by patriotic gentlemen of Boston and 
its vicinity to defray the expenses ; the City 
of Boston has generously guaranteed to the 
Society for present use, a fine public square 
of fifty acres ; and Ten Thousand Dollars 
will be offered in premiums, in the various 
departments. 
The previous Exhibitions of this Society— 
at Springfield, Mass., in 1853, and at Spring- 
field, Ohio, in 1854—were eminently suc¬ 
cessful, and no efforts will be spared to 
make the present show, combining as it 
does, the Four Great Departments of Farm¬ 
ing Stock, superior to its predecessors. 
The premium list, with the rules of the 
exhibition will be forwarded to all who will 
address the President, or Secretary, at Bos¬ 
ton, to that effect. 
It is earnestly hoped that all breeders, and 
owners of fine stock will feel it to be a duty, 
as it certainly is for their interest, to con¬ 
tribute to the show. 
The list of entires, exhibitors and award 
of premiums, and all the proceedings of the 
exhibition, will be published in the Journal 
of the Society, for 1855. Annual members 
of the Society, who desire to receive the 
Journal, should- remember to renew their 
subscriptions. Marshall. P. Wilder, Pres. 
William S. King, Sec. Boston Aug., 1855. 
ON HAY CAPS. 
W. H. Denning ofFishkill Landing, N. Y., 
writes to the Country Gentleman as follows : 
Although my harvest experience is late for 
this season, I send an account of 38 tuns of 
hay, got in in very catchy weather, which 
may be of advantage for some one next year, 
who has 38 tuns of hay to get in. 
Mowing Machines. —Every body now has 
a mower, or ought to have one. Mine is one 
ofKetchum’s, a machine which does its work 
well, but is liable to get out of order. The 
motion on the crank shaft, shakes off the 
nuts, and every part of the machinery is diffi¬ 
cult to get at, the machine requiring to be 
taken to pieces to repair it. In mine, the 
crank shaft had a flaw in it, and fearing it 
would break, as it afterwards did, I procured 
another at Mayher’s in New-York, which 
cost me $4 for a piece of iron not worth $1. 
Guards, knives, and every thing, cost in pro¬ 
portion. If makers of these machines charge 
us farmers 200 per cent profit on the ma¬ 
chines, the replacing defective parts should 
be made at less cost. The machine I have, 
in heavy grass takes 3 horses. Allen of 
New-York, has made a decided improvement. 
His machine requires less speed ; all the gear¬ 
ing is in sight, to be oiled and examined ; it 
cuts 5 inches wider, and 2 horses worked it 
easier than 3 did Ketchum’s, doing as good 
work. They all work fast enough. With 
Ketchum’s, I cut an acre in 52 minutes, ad¬ 
ding 15 required for repairs, a key in my 
new erank shaft falling out, the machinist 
having put it in from the lower side of the 
wheel. _ 
The Collar Business. —Lynn is not more 
famous for shoes than Troy, N. Y., is for 
collars and bosoms. There are 15 of these 
establisments in Troy, and it is estimated 
that they turn out, on an average, 50,000 col¬ 
lars p6r day. One establishment employs 
40 sewing machines, worked by as many 
young ladies, who easily turn off 15' dozen 
per day, and it is said that they can readily 
earn from $9 to $10 per week. 
A Good Soap Recipe. —Save the lye of 
sufficient strength to float an egg ; measure 
it into barrels as obtained, and to each gallon 
add one pound of grease. Stir every day 
till it becomes thick : then to sixteen gallons 
of this soft soap put four gallons of lye, as 
strong as that above. Boil one hour or more 
till the grease entirely disappears ; then dis¬ 
solve six quarts of salt in four gallon of 
water ; stir it in, and boil the whole fifteen 
minutes longer; pour it into tubs to harden ; 
cut it out in bars, and jjdry , in §the shade.— 
Banbridge Herald. 
