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(according to quality) ranging from 6/. 8s. to 10/. 10s. 
per cwt. 
Show of the Highland Society at Glasgow— 
This exhibition took place in August. The entries of 
stock were larger than on any previous occasion. The 
number of lots were 1,404, amongst which were 222 
Ayrshire cattle, 55 West Highland cattle, 160 horses, 117 
sheep, 184 lots of butter, 83 lots of cheese, and 176 im¬ 
plements. 
Bakewell Cow. —It is sometimes stated that the Dish- 
ley or Bakewell variety of Long-Horn cattle are extinct. 
It seems it is not so. A late English paper states His 
Royal Highness Prince Albert, received a prize of ten 
sovereigns and a silver medal, at the last exhibition of 
the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland, « for a cow of 
the breed of the late Robert Bakewell, of Warwickshire.’ 5 
Sales of Stock in England and Scotland. —A sale 
of Angus polled, or hornless cattle, lately took place in 
Scotland. Cows brought from $100 to $125. Two-year 
old heifers nearly $100 each; yearling heifers $80, and 
calves $50 to $60. They belonged to Mr. Fullerton, of 
Angus-shire. 
Several sales of Short Horns have lately taken place. 
The sale of Mr. Jonas Whitaker, of Burley, was well at¬ 
tended, and good prices were obtained. The bull Bu¬ 
chan Hero, which obtained the first prize at the High¬ 
land Agricultural Show two years ago, was knocked 
down for 350 guineas to Sir Charles Tempest. The Earl 
of Buchan, a yearling bull by Buchan Hero, fetched 200/. 
He was bought for the King of the French. The cows 
and heifers varied in price from 150/ to 25/. The stock, 
consisting of 79 bulls, cows, heifers, &c., were shown 
in excellent condition; and the prices they realized af¬ 
ford sufficient proof of the estimation they held in pub¬ 
lic opinion. The first 33 lots (cows) made 1,452/: 
the heifers and heifer calves, 1,531/ 195; and the 
bulls, 1,114/; in all, 4,098/ 35—or an average of 51/ 17s 
each. 
At Mr. Yorke’s sale at Thrapstone, the whole herd of 
cows, heifers, and heifer-calves, averaged nearly 35/ 
each, and the young bulls 27/ each. 
Sheep .—At a late sale of Cheviot rams belonging to 
the Messrs, Aitchison, animals brought from 4/ to 14/ per 
head. 
At two sales of Leicesters, Mr. Bentley's and Mr. Wat¬ 
kins’, the average prices obtained were 11/ to 1 21 each. 
Mr. Bryant's South Downs, 2,000 sheep and 400 lambs 
brought, at auction, 3,600/. 
At the sale of Mr. J Elman's South Downs, the prices 
obtained for ewes were from 30s to 5/. 
A ram exhibited at the ram-show of*Jno. Kirkham, 
Esq., of Hagnaby, measured in girth 6 feet 8^ inches, 
and in length 5 feet 4 inches. Some of the yearlings 
weighed 40 lbs. per quarter. 
Her Majesty’s Aviary at Windsor.—Interesting 
Fact to Naturalists.— The following singular and 
rare (if not unique) occurrence has just taken place at 
the Royal aviary in the Home Park, at Windsor. It ha¬ 
ving been deemed advisable by Mr. Walters, the super¬ 
intendent of her Majesty’s aviaary, in order to improve 
the breed of the genuine Dorking fowl, (hat it should be 
crossed with that of the Cochin China fowl, the necessary 
arrangements were made for that purpose. A Dorking 
hen, which had roosted for some time past with the fowls 
from China, has recently been in the habit of laying 
twice, and sometimes thrice a week, eggs containing 
double or two distinct yolks. Mr. Walters, determining 
to try the experiment of attempting to hatch one of these 
double yolked eggs, placed it, with several other eggs, 
under the hen. The result was that two chickens were 
produced from this single egg; one is a cock bird of the 
pure Cochin China breed, and the other is a hen chick 
of the Dorking species, both of which are now five days 
old and in good health. This is a circumstance, as we 
are informed, unprecedented in the annals of natural his¬ 
tory. 
Urine. —It is calculated that a cow produces 15,000 
lbs. of urine per year, which by putrefaction in the tanks 
without mixing with water, loses 162 lbs. of ammonia; 
this might be converted into sulphate of ammonia, by 
adding 373 lbs. of sulphuric acid at 125. per cwt., and 
would produce 44 cwt. of sulphate of ammonia worth 
255. per cwt., equal to 5/. 12s. per annum. 
Preservation of Iron.— As iron enters so entensive- 
ly into the constuction of nearly all the implements of 
agriculture, as well as almost every tool used in the arts, 
the preservation of the metal from the injurious effects 
of rust, or corrosion in water, has for a long time re¬ 
ceived the attention of scientific and practical men. It 
was found by experience, that the ordinary paints and 
varnishes, gave only a temporary preservation, and when 
once the paint began to decay, it assisted rather than re¬ 
tarded the progress of decay. In the 10th volume of 
the Reports of the British Association, it is stated that by 
the direction of the Association, Dr. Mallett of Dublin, 
has superintended a series of experiments, in which ev¬ 
ery kind of paint, oil, and varnish, was applied to every 
kind of iron, immersed in various kinds of running wa¬ 
ter, for two years, the results of which prove that coal 
tar boiled, and laid on the iron while hot, has a very de¬ 
cided advantage over all other preparations. This dis¬ 
covery is of much consequence, as iron vessels are so 
rapidly and extensively coming into use. 
Disease in Cattle.— There is at present a deadly dis¬ 
order raging among the cattle, which carries them off in 
a very short time; nor is this confined to a particular 
district—it appears to be spreading in every direction. 
We can state, from good authority, that a farmer in the 
vicinity of Glammis lately sold two cattle to a dealer, 
who paid for them, and was to remove them within a 
given time. By the time he came to lift them, they were 
both dead. Three of the same farmer’s cattle, and two 
of his calves, died also. We have heard of a farmer in 
another quarter, who, in the course of nine nights, lost 
nine of his cattle; and, within the town, some of the 
cow-feeders have sustained heavy losses —Perthshire 
Constitutional . 
STATE FAIR—SUPPLEMENTARY NOTICES. 
In our last, we spoke of a horse-rake with iron teeth, 
and having lost the card were unable to give correctly 
the name of the manufacturer. We were under the im¬ 
pression that it was made by Wm. B. Stoddard, Cayuga 
county. We find we were mistaken. This rake was 
patented by David Dewey, and is now manufactured by 
Z. Dewey, East Pouitney, Vermont. It is called the 
“ Patent Spring-tooth Horse Rake ”—has been in use five 
or six years, and is well recommended by those who 
have used it. 
Clover Machine.—A machine for getting out clover 
seed, exhibited by H. Baldwin, of Washington, Litch¬ 
field county, Connecticut; appears to be excellent, is 
well recommended by those who have tried it, and re¬ 
ceived the first premium of the American Institute, in 
1840. 
Coal Tar. —Some bricks coated with this substance, 
were exhibited. It is said to be the cheapest and best 
black paint that can be used for out buildings, fences, &c. 
Bricks soaked in it are said to be impervious to water. 
It is for sale at $2.50 per barrel, by Chester Childs, 
139 Maiden-lane, New-York. 
Imperial and Potatoe Oats —the former weighing 
42 pounds, and the latter 40 pounds to the bushel, were 
presented by George Nesbitt, Stamford, Delaware co. 
Ayrshire Cow.—Mr. Ellison, of Newburgh, exhi¬ 
bited, a superior Ayrshire Cow, which took the first 
premium. We had not the pleasure of seeing her, or she 
would have been noticed before. 
Egyptian Corn, Wheat, &c.— Mr. L. Durand, of 
Derby, Ct., exhibited specimens of Egyptian corn, Egyp 
tian wheat, and Durand corn. 
Social Meetings. —For several evenings during the 
exhibition, social parties were held at the residence of 
Gen. Davies, whose elegant mansion was most cordially 
opened for that purpose, and an opportunity thus fur¬ 
nished for forming acquaintances, and enjoying the most 
agreeable social intercourse. 
