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straight up and down, but obliquely, cut in the earth, 
each step faced with rough stones so laid as to be even 
with its top and render it secure and permanent. Along 
the sides up and down, a line of larger stones is laid 
with their bottom corners in the ground, and the tops 
an inch or two above the terrace slope. The periwin¬ 
kle, which is a beautiful vine for the purpose, is 
planted at the bottom of each of these sides and when 
its thick and bright green foliage clusters over them, 
and the moss collects here and there where the stones 
are seen, the whole is much more appropriate and 
tasteful than wooden or stone stairs in the ordinary 
style can be made. A moment’s sight of it would be 
greatly clearer than my description, but the latter 
may serve the purpose where the former is out of the 
question, 
About Mr. C.’s extensive draining, I have nothing to 
add to what has heretofore appeared. The ground 
upon the front lawn from which the surplus water was 
thus removed, was before almost, a perfect swamp, and 
now, with the artificial lake in its center, is as beau¬ 
tiful and dry as could be desired. This lake is a chan¬ 
nel of water about sixty feet wide, carried around an 
island in the middle, of nearly the same diameter, and 
is quite wide enough for the boys to institute upon it a 
regatta in miniature, between their two boats. The 
island is reached by a rustic bridge and adorned by a 
rustic grotto or summer-house. 
Taking the cars at Bladensburgh, in the midst of one 
of the heaviest showers of the season, at least so far 
as my own experience goes, I reached the “Monu¬ 
mental City ” at tea-time, in the neighborhood of 
which I shall leave it to the future to show how much 
there is of interest to the farmer and the traveler. 
Editorial Correspondence—IV. 
Woodford Co., Ky., June 2. 
[The notes of several intermediate letters in relation to 
very pleasant and useful visits in Baltimore, Carrol and 
Harford counties, Maryland, and in the vicinity of Wil¬ 
mington, Delaware, are passed over in order to give the 
following an immediate insertion. They will appear, in 
succession, as soon as practicable.] 
From Philadelphia I crossed over, by the well ap¬ 
pointed Central Line of that State, to Cincinnati, and 
then, Tuesday afternoon, to Lexington. An extra train 
provided for the occasion, carried between one and two 
hundred visitors the next morning to Spring Station, 
adjoining .the estate of R. Aitcheson Alexander, 
Esq., and another from Frankfort also contributed its 
compliment towards filling the sale grounds of the day. 
Numerous vehicles, beside, and saddle horses in still 
larger numbers, lined the fences or were sheltered un¬ 
der the trees, and their owners, in addition to the arri¬ 
vals from more distant points, rendered the assemblage 
a tolerably fair representation of stock circles abroad 
as well as at home, while I met with quite a number 
of farmers from other states, not specially devoted to 
improved animals, but merely here on a tour of gene¬ 
ral inspection. Among the company were Messrs. 
Thorne, Sheldon and Foster, of New-York, all of 
whose names will be found, by the way, on the list of 
purchasers, Gen. Sternberger and Messrs. Ficklin and 
Ludington, of Virginia, Gen. Millikin, President, and 
J. H. Klippart, Esq., Secretary of the Ohio Board of 
Agriculture, together with a number of other gentle¬ 
men from that state, Hon. S. Meridith of Indiana, 
Messrs. Smith and Sleight of Michigan, and among 
those country gentlemen of Kentucky whose names are 
already more or less familiar to readers of these col- 
ums, were the Warfields, Allens and Van Meters, the 
Humphreys and Gratz, the Bedfords and Duncans, Hon. 
C. M. Clay, Messrs. R. W. Scott, A. J. Alexander, Lu¬ 
cius Desha, W. D. Gallagher, friends Bryant and Bal¬ 
ance of the Pleasant Hill Society, besides many, either 
included or not, among the purchasers in the following 
table. After a somewhat fatiguing day in the field, I 
can do little more at this late hour than merely to tran¬ 
scribe from my catalouge the results of the sale. The 
weather was exceedingly favorable. 
Circumstances will prevent my getting over to the 
Bourbon Sale to-morrow, as I hoped and fully intended 
to have done, but its results I trust I shall be able to 
add in a postscript to this letter. 
Twenty-tw'o Short-Horn bulls were sold as follows, 
from Mr. Alexander’s herd :— 
1. Norman, J. R. Bryant, Pleasant Hill, Ky.,. $565 
2. Andover, II. T. E. Foster, Geneva, N. Y.,. 220 
3. Earl of Barrington, Geo. Hamilton, Montgom¬ 
ery, Ky. 300 
4. Richmond, Lamb. Ratcliff, Shelby Co.,..._ 160 
5. Jeweller, A. Van Meter, Fayette Co., .. 100 
6. Masterman, Tbos. Graddy, Woodford Co.,. 115 
7. Walford, A. Van Meter, Fayette Co.,. 100 
8. Justice, John Payne, Scott Co.,. 300 
9. Sangamon, Nelson Lee, Boyle Co.,. 590 
10. Champion, S. Thompson, Cadiz, O.,. 255 
11. Bonny Lad, J. E. Thompson, Mercer Co., Ky.,. 160 
12. Wamba, E. D. Hobbs, Jefferson Co.,. 100 
13. Franklin, J M. Millikin, Hamilton, O.,. 105 
14. Red Jacket, Dr. David King, Logan Co., Ky.,.. 310 
15. Bancroft, J. K. Duke, Scott Co.,. 95 
16. Minstrel, J. G. Hardy, Mercer Co.,. 145 
17. Cambridge, W. G. Talbot, Bourbon Co.,. 360 
18. Marmaluke, W. Stanhope, Woodford Co.,. 350 
19. Juryman, T. D. Elmore, do. .. 280 
20. Colchester, V. Payne, do. . 90 
21. Ancaster, S. R. Grundy, Washington Co.,. 200 
22. Master William, L. B. Carton, Nelson Co.,_ 100 
Total for 22 bulls and bull calves,.- $5,000 
Id for 1 reserved bull calf got by Duke of Air- 
die, and 6old at private sale to E. G. Bedford, 
Paris, Bourbon Co.,. 1,000 
Total for 23 males,.$6,000 
Being an average to each of about $261. 
Cows and Heifers. 
1. Norabell, Geo. Smith, Shelby Co., Ky.,. $180 
2. Beatrice, imp., do. do. 455 
3. Alice Wiley, imp., S. R Grnndy, Springfield. Ky., 300 
4. Fenella, imp., Sami. Thorne, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 600 
5. Abigail, imp., E. L. Davison. Springfield, Ky.,.. 205 
6. Mary Ann 21st, S. W. Ficklin, Charlottesville, 
Va.,. 155 
7. Flora 3d, S. W. Ficklin, Charlottesville,. 405 
8. Vara, J. O. Sheldon, Geneva, N. Y.,. 260 
9. Mistletoe, S. C. Ludington, Lewisburg, Va.,- 135 
10. Bethia, do. do. - 305 
11. Miss Wiley 6th, II. C. Gratz, Woodford Co., Ky., 250 
12. Verity 3d, R. W. Howe, Moorefield. Ky., . 160 
13. Gulnare, Jas. O. Sheldon, Geneva, N. Y.,... 160 
14. Primrose, do. do. .. 335 
15. Midge, do. do. . .125 
16. Songstress, C. M. Clay, Madison Co., Ky.,. 130 
17. Chance 4th, C. B. McCloskey, Nelson Co. 275 
18. Alberta 2d, Jas. O. Sheldon, Geneva, N. Y., - 115 
19. Emily Cattley, do. do. 160 
20. Mies Wiley 7th, do. do. 160 
21. Orba 6th, S. W. Ficklin, Virginia,.. 170 
22. May Rose, S. R. Grundy, Springfield, Ky.,. 280 
23. Joanna, J. L. Millikin, Ohio,. 130 
24. Baroness, Robt. Moseley, Garrard Co., Ky.,- 100 
25. Norma, J. M. Milliken, Ohio,. 90 
26. Melody, S. W. Ficklin, Va.,. 115 
Total for 26 females,.$5,755 
Add for 1 cow not offered, but subsequently sold 
at private sale to Mr. Ludington, Va.,. 500 
$6,255 
Being an average to each of the females of $231.67. 
