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did not get a pig till sometime after I had sold the last 
calf from the cow first mentioned, I was in hopes she had 
forgotten all about the pig, but she still manifests a 
strong regard for him, and lows for him when she comes 
from her pasture as she would do for her calf.” 
Profits of Bees. —R. R. Child, Pittsfield, Vt., 
thinks keeping bees very profitable. He says every far¬ 
mer may, by the investment of a few dollars, supply 
his family abundantly with honey, prdvided the bees 
are properly managed. He says one of his neighbors, 
Mr. A. Colton, has realized more profit for the last 
four or five years, in the produce of honey than any 
other man in Pittsfield with “five times the amount of 
money invested in any other way.” He says Mr. Col¬ 
ton has an improved hive, but he does not give us such 
a description of it as enables us to form an opinion of 
its merits. 
NEW PUBLICATIONS. 
A Brief Compend of Practical Agriculture; 
by R. L. Allen, Buffalo: Saxton & Miles, New-York, 
publishers. 
This work, containing 437 pages, 12mo., is as it pur¬ 
ports to be, a brief compendium of agriculture; but 
from considerable examination, we think it in general 
very judiciously written. No attempt is made to create 
astonishment by the announcement of new discoveries, 
but the most essential known facts in relation to the dif¬ 
ferent branches of husbandry, are presented in a clear 
and perspicuous style. Mr. Allen has been known 
for several years, as one of our best and most practical 
agricultural writers, and we presume his reputation in 
this respect will be fully supported by this work. 
The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, 
PlCTORIALLY AND BoTANICALLY DELINEATED, AND 
Scientifically and Popularly Described : 
Being considered principally with reference to the 
Geography and History, soil and situation, propagation 
and culture, accidents and diseases, etc. Illustrated 
by numerous engravings. By D. J. Browne, author 
of ‘Sylva Americana.’ New-York: Harper and 
Brothers. 
This is a most comprehensive title, truly, and had the 
author acted up to the full letter of it, he would have 
found some difficulty in compressing the matter he would 
have been obliged to write, into thrice 520 pages, the 
number which his volume contains. It has grown to be 
the fashion to give a high-sounding title to any work 
which describes in a general manner, the products of 
the United States, merely; as if America were the United 
States, or the only part of the continent worthy of the 
name. We are, notwithstanding, a plain people, and 
we like to have the names of either books or things, 
express what they really are. The title of this work, 
would lead us to suppose that in it we have a history and 
description of all the species and varieties of trees that 
grow on this continent, in its length and breadth—from 
the shores of the Atlantic to the Pacific—from the Arctic 
ocean to Patagonia. But such is not the fact—it does 
not even describe many of the principle trees of the 
United States. Those important trees, oaks and pines, 
are entirely omitted, as are also willows. This is a dis¬ 
crepancy, compared with the title, which ought not to 
have occurred. 
In the arrangement of the work, Mr. Browne has 
closely followed Loud n, to whose works he says he is 
deeply indebted —as indeed who is not, that writes on 
the subject of trees? The descriptions of species are gene¬ 
rally plain and comprehensive. The names and descrip¬ 
tions of the principal varieties are introduced; following 
which are its geography, history, the description of the 
s ii and situation most suitable for its successful growth, 
and how to propagate and manage it. Following this, 
are given accounts of the casualties, insects and diseases, 
to which the tree is subject. All this is interspersed with 
many a legend, anecdote and story, illustrated with apt 
quotations. This has greatly •popularized, the work, 
making what most people have been in the habit of con- ! : 
sidering a dry and scientific study, highly interesting. 
The illustrations are in some respects objectionable. 
The portraits of the trees are entirely too small, gener- 
ally, to convey a characteristic idea of the species or 
variety intended to be represented, and, what is a still 
greater objection, the same cut is sometimes used to 
represent several trees of not only different species, but 
distinct genera — thus confounding their opposite char¬ 
acteristics. The cuts of the leaves are generally well 
executed, but we are sorry to notice that some of the 
cuts designed to show sections of fruits, convey no pro¬ 
per idea of the fruits to whose names they are attached. 
Of this description, is the cut of the pear, on page 
287 and the cut of the apple on page 296. The blos¬ 
soms, also, in some instances, are not so correctly de¬ 
lineated, as to be readily recognized. This may be 
said in reference to the cherry, the pear and some 
others. 
There is, however, a large amount of useful informa¬ 
tion in the book, and we have do doubt that it will 
prove valuable to a considerable portion of the commu¬ 
nity. 
FOREIGN. 
By the Caledonia, arrived at Boston on the 20th ult., 
we have our foreign exchanges to the first of October. 
The failure of the potato crop is ascertained to be less 
than was a short time since anticipated. The wheat 
crop of England is said to approach nearly to an aver¬ 
age crop, and oats and barley are more than an average. 
The stock of old wheat at present, is greater than it has 
been since 1837. Hay is abundant, and the turnep crop 
is good. The prospect is, that there will be no neces¬ 
sity of using potatoes for stock, and that bj r economy 
in use, they may serve the people for three-fourths of 
the usual period, that potatoes are used. There is, 
however, no doubt that a considerable supply of bread- 
stuffs will be required in the kingdom; at the same 
time, we,think there is good sense in the caution given 
in some of the English papers, against running into 
wild speculations, as food will be sent to the British 
ports from every corner of the world where it can be 
spared. The effect of the news has been to raise the 
price of flour and grain in the American markets, but to 
what extent, cannot, up to the date of this writing, be 
fully ascertained. There was a demand in England for 
American butter and cheese — beef was dull — pork 
higher than at the same time last year, but American is 
in bad repute on account of the packing. 
PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. 
New-York, Oct. 23, 1846. 
COTTON—New Orleans and Alabama per lb., 6fall£c.—Flori¬ 
da, S£al0|—Upland, 6|al0j cts. 
BUTTER—Orange County, per lb., 16al8c.—Western dairy, 
13al5c. 
CHEESE—Per lb., 7 al\c. 
FLOUR—Per bbl., $6.12£a$6.25—Richmond City Mills, $6.62§ 
ti$7- 
GRAIN—Wheat, per bushel, $1.25a$l. 33—Rye, 78aS0c.— 
Corn, 80c.—Oats, 35a37c. 
HEMP—Russia, clean, per ton, $210. 
HAMS—Smoked, per lb., 6£<z9 cts. 
BEEF—Mess, per bbl., $7«$8—Prime, $6.a$6.62£. 
LARD—Per lb. 7£«8c. 
PORK—Mess, per bbl., $9.12fa$10.1S3. 
WOOL—(Boston prices.) Oct. 18: 
Prime or Saxon fleeces, washed per lb *. 38«40 eta, 
American full blood fleeces,. 33o3-5 
“ three-fourths blood fleeces,. 25a28 
“ half blood do . 23a25 “ 
“ one-fourth blood and common,. 20a22 “ 
AMERICAN HERD BOOK. 
(CONTAINING pedigrees of Short Horn cattle, to which is pre- 
fixed a concise history of English and American Short-Horns, 
compiled from the best authorities; by Lewis F. Allen. Thi® 
valuable book contains the pedigrees of about six hundred cattle, 
and it should be in the hands of every breeder of Short-Horns. A 
few copies for sale at the Office of the Cultivator. 
Oct. l-3t. 
