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were very superior animals—fully equal in fatness 
and weight in proportion to offal, to any we have 
ever seen in this market. 
Diana Grape. —Several of our subscribers have 
asked us to send them buds or cuttings of this grape. 
There are none to be had in this vicinity. 
Good Crop of Corn in Massachusetts. —Mr. 
Luther Butterfield, of Tyngsborough, Mass., 
informs us that Mr. Underwood, of that town, 
raised ninety bushels of corn to the acre last year. 
We should be glad to receive his account of the 
mode of cultivation. 
Livingston County Cattle. —Mr. Robert 
Rome, of Mount Morris, Livingston county, N. Y. 
passed through this city on the 16th of March last, 
with nineteen head of cattle, fatted by himself, se¬ 
veral of which were remarkably fine. Among 
them we noticed a pair of roan oxen, five years old 
this spring, half blood shorthorns, bred by Mr. R., 
weighing 4,820 pounds. They received one of the 
premiums on fat cattle at the State Fair at Syra¬ 
cuse. A pair of Devon oxen, five years old, bred 
by E. P. Beck, of Sheldon, Wyoming county, 
weighing 3,702 pounds. They received the first pre¬ 
mium for grass-fed cattle at Syracuse. A red Short 
horned cow, five years old, bred by Halstead, of 
Castile, weighing 2,075 pounds. A roan cow, in 
part of Short-horn blood, bred by Hon. A. Ayrault, 
of Geneseo, weighing 1,900. She received one of 
the premiums on fat cows at Syracuse. A heifer, 
three years old, in part of Short-horn blood, bred 
by Mr. Rome, weighing 1,608; three steers bred by 
him, same age and similar blood, weighing, 1,700— 
1,670—1,610 lbs. A pair of oxen, of the common 
stock, weighing 4,420 pounds. One of the first 
mentioned oxen, the Devon oxen, the two cows, and 
the three-year old heifer, were animals of a symme¬ 
try and quality seldom equalled. These cattle were 
designed for New-York, and will afford the epicures 
of that city such beef as they do not often get. 
Good Prices. —We are informed that Messrs. 
Hill, of Bridport, Vt., sold a three-year old colt, 
by Black Hawk, a few weeks since, to Col. Car- 
roll, of Maryland, for $1,500; and that they have 
lately sold a three-year-old filley, for $300. Other 
colts and fillies, two to three years old, are mention¬ 
ed as having been sold at prices of $300 to $600 
each. An advertisement of Black Hawk for the 
present season will be found in this number. 
Mr. S. A. Gilbert, of East-Hamilton, Madison 
county, N. Y., passed through this city a short time 
since, with a substantial gelding and beautiful mare ; 
the former of which he purchased in Walpole, N. 
H., and the latter of Mr. Ingraham, of’ Chester, 
Yt. They were both by the wwll known horse, Gif¬ 
ford Morgan. The mare is six years old, well made, 
and a fast traveller. We understand the sum paid 
for her was $300. She will be an acquisition to 
the fine stock of Messrs. Ackley & Gilbert, whose 
horses, Morgan Hunter, and Morgan Chief, are ad¬ 
vertised in this number. It will be seen, also, that 
Messrs. Mason &. Co., advertise the fine horse Ma¬ 
jor Gifford. An advertisement of Mr. Burnett’s 
noted horse Consternation, will also be found in this 
number. 
The Yam Potato. —During the last two years, 
we have frequently heard this variety of potato 
mentioned as superior to most kinds in resisting the 
rot. Mr. Lotan Smith, of Sullivan county, N. Y., 
first brought this potato to our notice. He left some 
for distribution last spring, with Mr. Johnson, se¬ 
cretary of the N. Y. State Ag. Society, and several 
persons who raised them last season, have spoken 
highly of their productiveness, and of their good 
qualities for the table. Mr. Smith states that they 
out yield all other varieties he ever planted, not ex¬ 
cepting the Rohans, and that they retain their qua¬ 
lities later in the spring than other kinds. They re¬ 
quire a full season to grow, and should on this ac¬ 
count be planted early. By reference to Mr. S.’s 
advertisement in this number, it will be seen that 
he has the variety for sale. 
Eggs from Choice Fowls.— -We acknowledge 
the reception of several packages of eggs, viz., 
from Capt. Francis Alden, Dedham, Mass., sam¬ 
ples from a stock imported from Shanghae, China, 
by Mr. C. B. Marsh, in 1848, and from a stock 
known as the Forbes importation, from the same 
place; from Mr. John Fussell, Jamaica Plain, 
Mass., a sample from a stock imported from Shang¬ 
hae in 1849; from Dr. E. Wight, Boston, a sam¬ 
ple from his Dorkings, described in our last number. 
We saw specimens of Capt. Alden’s fowls, of the 
Marsh stock, at the great poultry show in Boston, 
last November, and noticed that they showed stri¬ 
king marks of having been bred with care and skill. 
They were very large—the hens weighing 8 to 9, 
and the cocks 10 to 12 pounds each—of good form, 
and quite uniform in color and general characters. 
We have not seen Mr. Fussell’s fowls; but are in¬ 
formed that they are similar to Capt. Alden’s. The 
laying qualities of both are said to be first rate. 
Loss in Importing Stock. —The sheep noticed 
in our Dec. No. of last year, page 378, as on their 
way from England to our correspondent, J. H. 
Reid, Esq., Fredericton, New-Brunswick, we learn 
with much regret, died on their passage. Mr. Reid 
has since, however, ordered another lot from Mr. 
Large, among which is a New Oxfordshire Ram, 
for which he pays .£50 sterling. 
Annual of Scientific Discovery: or Year Book 
of Facts in Science and Art, exhibiting the most im¬ 
portant Discoveries and Improvements in Mechanics, 
Useful Arts, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry. Astro¬ 
nomy, Meteorology, Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, 
Geology,Geography, Antiquities ; together with a list 
of recent scientific publications; a classified list of 
patents; obituaries of eminent scientific men; and 
an index of important papers in scientific journals, 
&c. Edited by David A. Wells and George Bliss, 
Jr. Boston: Gould, Kendall & Lincoln. 
We believe this is the first attempt in this country, 
to embody the items of annual discovery; though 
books of this kind have been published for several 
years in Europe. The volume comprises nearly four 
hundred pages, handsomely printed and well bound. 
We cannot doubt that it will meet the approbation 
of the public, as it furnishes in a convenient form, 
a collection of the most important facts which have 
been brought out during the past year. The work 
is well arranged, and great care has been taken to 
insert nothing except on good authority. The edi¬ 
tors state that Professors Agassiz and Horsford, 
of the Lawrence Scientific School, Cambridge, have 
rendered them important assistance in preparing the 
work. 
\O z ‘ Our attention was lately attracted by a beau¬ 
tiful lot of Game fowls—four cocks and twelve hens 
—from the stock of Mr. T. C. Abrahams, West 
Troy, designed for Mr. J. H. Sticicney, Boston. 
False Economy. —The An. Agriculturist esti¬ 
mates there are ten farmers who waste $50 annually 
in manure, where there is one who pays a dollar 
for an agricultural paper, which would show him 
how to save it. 
