MR. MORRIS’ SECOND ANNUAL SALE OF IMPROVED STOCK. 
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MR. MORRIS’ SECOND ANNUAL SALE OF IM¬ 
PROVED STOCK. 
This sale took place at Mount Fordham, near 
New York, agreeably to the advertisement, on 
Tuesday the 24th of June. We have space only 
for the particulars of the pure-bred animals. 
SHORTHORN COWS AND HEIFERS. 
Lot 1, York, age unknown, owing to circum¬ 
stances, pedigree could not be giv¬ 
en on the day of sale, General 
Cadwallader, of Philadelphia, $110 
“ 2, Cleopatra, 9 years old, General Cad¬ 
wallader, of Philadelphia, 85 
“ 3, withdrawn from the sale. 
“ 4, Coquette, 4 years old, one of the star¬ 
red animals not recommended, 
E. H. Smith, of Smithtown, L. I., 50 
K 5, Red Lady, 4 years old, General Cad¬ 
wallader, of Philadelphia, 175 
“ 6, Eleanor, 4 years old, General Cad¬ 
wallader, of Philadelphia, 135 
“ 8, Miss Rolfe, 2 years old, A. Van Ingen, 
Jr., of New Jersey, 105 
“ 9, Fame, 1 year old, General Cadwalla¬ 
der, of Philadelphia, 60 
“ 10, Red, Rose, 1 year old, one of the 
starred animals not recommended, 
G. Hopkins, of L. I., 30 
“ 11, Kate, 5 months old, G. G. Hubbard, 
of Massachusetts, 140 
“ 12, Lily, 3| months old, Joel Terrell, of 
Oswego, N. Y., 80 
(t 13, Beulah, 2f months old, General Cad¬ 
wallader, of Philadelphia, 55 
et 14, Pocahontas, 11 years old, Henry 
Parsons, of Canada West, 100 
SHORTHORN BULLS. 
Lot 1, Logan, 23 months old, Oliver Slate, 
Jr., of Throg’s Neck, N. Y., 175 
“ 4, Mark Anthony, 4 months old, 
Mr. Wilson, of Wisconsin, 135 
“ 5, Passaic, 2 months old, Joel Terrell, 
of Oswego, N. Y., 50 
DEVON bull. 
Lot 10, Boston, 17 months old, General Cad¬ 
wallader, of Philadelphia, 145 
The shorlhorn cross with the Dutch cows , called 
the “ Improved Dairy Stock,” sold from $30 to 
$120 each, according to age and quality. 
The shorthorn and Ayrshire cross , sold from 
$60 to $90. 
Southdown lambs 2| to ,3| months old, Fold 
from $25 to $30. 
Suffolk pigs, in pairs, from $20 to $37.50, 
The weather was highly favorable, and be¬ 
tween 300 and 400 persons were present. Col¬ 
onel James M. Miller conducted the sale with 
his usual ability and dispatch. The bidding 
was spirited, and the prices, upon the whole, an 
improvement on the first sale of Mr. Morris, in 
October, 1849. We noticed several of our most 
respectable citizens and country gentlemen 
present, and right glad were we to observe an 
increased taste on their part, for improved ani¬ 
mals. The time will come when a country gen¬ 
tleman will feel as much ashamed to have an 
indifferent cow, sheep, or pig on his farm or 
about his house, as he now would to drive a 
mean horse or shabby carriage, or furnish his 
house with cast-away furniture. Among the 
foreigners present was General Paez, the dis¬ 
tinguished patriot, and late President of Vene¬ 
zuela. We found him a good judge of stock, and 
he handled some of the finest present with evi¬ 
dent satisfaction. The Devons were the most 
attractive to his eye, he highly appreciating 
their clean limbs and bloodlike form. They re¬ 
minded him, he said, of a fine Andalusian horse. 
He informed us that he had several thousand 
head of Spanish cattle on his extensive hacien¬ 
das in Venezuela. 
Mr. Morris has a really beautiful place at 
Mount Fordham. The house is of stone, capa¬ 
cious, and of very handsome architecture, in 
the Italian style. The grounds around are am¬ 
ple, and on the large lawn in front of the house 
the cattle were paraded for inspection. Quite 
a number of elegant ladies were present, and 
seemed to take great interest in the stock. We 
have no doubt that they will exert their good 
influence hereafter with their husbands and rel¬ 
atives, to procure them a few fine animals to 
grace their lawns, as well as fine trees, shrub¬ 
bery and flowers. 
The collation was bountiful, and all seemed 
to partake of it with no little gusto. 
Mr. Morris has now sold off all his grade ani¬ 
mals, and will hereafter devote his attention to 
the breeding of none but pure stock. 
Grasshoppers Unfit Food for Laying Hens.— 
perience, that laying bens should not be allow¬ 
ed to eat unsavory nor strong-scented substan¬ 
ces, as grasshoppers, lest their eggs, should be 
tainted with their flavor 
Plowing. —Never plow wet land in wet weath¬ 
er, much less harrow such,, nor when it is wer 
m itself. Plow deep by degrees, and manure 
as you deepen. And, instead, of the. expensive- 
hurse, employ the profitable ox. 
