1858 . 
TIIE CULTIVATOR 
Sale of Stock of Messrs. B. & C. S. Haines. 
Messrs. B. & C. S. Haines of Elizabeth, N. J, last 
week held their advertised auction sale of Short-Horns, 
Horses, Sheep and Swine. The attendance was large 
and complimentary, and the day a fine one. Among 
gefitlemen present from this state were Hon. Wra. 
Kelly, Col. B. P. Johnson, Hon. A. B. Conger, C. S. 
Wainwright, Messrs. Samuel and Edwin Thorne, C. P. 
Wood, W. H. Sotharn, Wm. Hurst and others ; of New- 
Jersey, Messrs. Hartshorne, Saxton and others; Henry 
Carroll Jr., of Maryland, while Connecticut, Rhode 
Island, Pennsylvania, and perhaps other states were 
also represented. John R. Page of Sennett, Cayuga 
Co., made his debut as auctioneer, and after his hand 
was fairly in, did as well for the interests of the own¬ 
ers, and perhaps better, than might have been antici¬ 
pated in view of the “ times.” The prices received will 
be found below, and although not high, are still by no 
means of a discouraging kind. 
An excellent lunch had been provided, and after it 
had received due attention from visitors, they proceed¬ 
ed to the business of the day. A notice of the beauti¬ 
ful and well kept grounds of the Messrs. Haines so re¬ 
cently appeared in our columns, that we do not stop 
now to admire them, but pass at once to the figures : 
Bulls and Bull Calves. 
1. Columbus, 3 months old, D. B. Kershow, Phila,, $195 
2. Lafayette, 8 months, Wm. Hurst, Albany.. 205 
3. Sanhican, 17 months, II. P. Greenwaldt, Frank¬ 
lin Co., Pa , . 185 
4. Mohican,5 mo’ths, D. D. Pearce, Providence, R.I., 150 
5. Essex Hero, 11 months. Robt. Campbell, 1ST. Y., 205 
6. General Havelock, D. B. Kershow,... 200 
Six Bulls,.....$1,140 
Being an average of $190 each. ' 
Cows, Heifers and Heifer Calves. 
1. Lady Cateret, 22 months old, Robert Campbell, 
New-York,.... $140 
2. Gertrude, 8 years, Wm. Kelly. Rhinebeck,. 215 
3. Creampot 6th, 10 years, Wm. Kelly,. 125 
4. Jenny Lind, 7 years, E. J. Halsted; Orange, N. J., 110 
5. Duchess Rose, 5 years, E. J. Halsted, .. 110 
6. Jessie Brown, 2 months, E. W. Adams, White¬ 
hall, N. Y.,. 60 
7. Rose, 2 years, E. J. Halsted,. 75 
8. Nymph 5th, 4 years, Timothy Mather, Hartford, 
Conn., .. 250 
9. Gypsey 3d, 3 years, Wm. Ross, Jr., Brown Brook, 
N.J,.-. 120 
10. Nymph 8th, 2 y’rs, R. Thursby, Brooklyn, N. Y. 100 
11. Nymph 9th, 19 months, withdrawn, but after¬ 
wards sold to D. B. Kershow, for..... 200 
12. Nymph, 14 years. Wm. Hurst,. 165 
13. Zoe, 5 years, A. B. Conger,... 325 
14. Sunshine, 6 yrs, Henry Meeker, Clinton, N. J., 290 
15. Nymph 7th, not in the catalogue, but sold at pri¬ 
vate sale to D. B. Kershow, for. 700 
.. $2,985 
Fifteen sold for..... 
Being an average of $199 each. 
Brood Mares and Colts. 
Black Hawk Maid, 9 years, Wm. Hurst, Albany, „ 
Fanny Kemble, aged, Wm. Hurst, Albany,_... 
White Stocking, 3 years, W. Kelly, Rhinebeck,... 
Lady Franklin, 7 years, Geo. Adams, Whitehall,. 
Pet, 10 years, E. J. Cowley, Milburn, N. J,. 
Aurora, 2 years, C. P. Wood, Auburn, .. 
Success and Colt,. 
$225 
210 
110 
170 
160 
260 
210 
$1,335 
There were also sold ten head of Suffolk hogs, from 
seven months to one year old, at from $15 to $25 each. 
Twelve pairs of pigs, from four to six months old, were 
sold at from $10 to $15 per pair. A few pairs of Berk- 
shires, three months old, were also disposed of at prices 
ranging from $10 to $18 per pair. The following day 
Messrs. Haines sold two colts sired by the horse Murat, 
and out of two of their best mares, to Geo. W. Adams 
of Whitehall, in this State, for $700—one of them 11 
months old, and the other running with the mare. 
Aggregate—Exclusive of Swine. 
Six Bulls and Bull Calves,. $1,140 
Fifteen Cows and Heifers,. 2 985 
Seven Mares,. 1,335 
Two Colts,. < 700 
$6,160 
Retaining in their hands, as Me^jrs. B & C. S. Haines 
Dow do, a full proportion of their best animals, (for 
one of which, a cow, a bid of $1,000 was refused at 
the close of the sale,) they will continue their opera¬ 
tions as breeders of Short-Horns under the most favor¬ 
able auspices. 
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Abstracts from our Foreign Ag. Journals. 
“ Good Points” Easily Obtained. —At a recent 
cattle Show at Ayr, Scotland, the prize-taker on Ayr¬ 
shire bulls was detected in a shorter cut at “good 
points,” than the ordinary slow way of getting them 
by careful breeding. False horns were not only at¬ 
tached, a thin band of gutta percha being put round 
the base of the horns and fastened by some adhesive 
substance, and the hair carefully placed over it—but 
the skin of the animal was also punctured behind the 
shoulders, and inflated with air, in order to fill its hol¬ 
low “ crops,” and, besides, a coarseness under the neck 
was obviated by trimming out a piece of the superflu¬ 
ous skin here, and disposing the hair to hide the scar. 
The third animal in the same class had also been alter¬ 
ed in appearance, by puncturing and blowing The 
offending person is very properly excluded from show¬ 
ing stock again in Ayr, and the directors further re¬ 
solved that the case should be laid before the Procura¬ 
tor Fiscal for the Crown counsel, to decide whether or 
not the offender should be criminally prosecuted. 
Fat vs. Milk and Stamina —“In trying to breed 
animals with too great a proportion of fat flesh in pro¬ 
portion to the lean, not only are the stamina and size, 
but the milk is deteriorated, which caused the once 
Bakewell, alias long-horned cattle, to degenerate in 
size, lean flesh, bone, and milk, being noiv nearly sha¬ 
dows to what they were in Mr. Bakewell’s day. Ani¬ 
mals may be bred until they lose nearly all their milk, 
and many of the Bakewell or Liecester sheep have been 
bred until they have reduced their size, constitution, 
milk and lean flesh.” As a remedy for the defect, 
some of the best mutton-growers, are crossing their 
pure bred Leicesters with the best Lincolnshire rams, 
“ which has increased the wool, size, constitution, and 
lean flesh,”—and the new breed are more profitable, 
from producing more weight of wool and mutton per 
acre. 
Grazing Wheat in Spring. —Thinly planted wheat 
may be grazed quite late in spring, but wheat too 
thick is only aggravated by the practice—it will come 
up thicker than before. 
Salt as a Manure. —Mr. Christy, an eminent and 
successful farmer of Carrigun, Ireland, uses salt as a 
top-dressing for grain crops, at the rate of about four 
cwt. per Irish acre, which tends to stiffen the straw and 
prevent lodging. It is generally applied at two diffe¬ 
rent times, which is far the best plan when used as a 
top-dressing. 
