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THE CULT I VAT OK. 
Jan. 
rived at his farm, in good order, having suffered but 
little on the passage. His pedigree, furnished us by 
Dr. Wendell, is as follows 
Lord Ducje, roan, calved May 5th, 1852, bred by 
Mr. R. Bell, (the nephew of the late Mr. Bates,) of 
Mosbro Hall, St. Helens, near Liverpool-—got by the 
Duke Bull 5th Duke of York (10,168)—who was bred 
by Mr. Bates, and who is full brother to 4th Duke of 
York (10,168.) Dam, Briar, by 2d Duke of Oxford 
(9,046)—who is also the sire of 4th and 5th Dukes of 
York, and grand sire, on the dam’s side, of Col. Mor¬ 
ris’ Duke of G-loucester, who was recently bought at 
Lord Ducie’s sale for 650 guineas. Gr. D., Beauty, 
by 2d Cleveland Lad (3,408,) who is the sire of Mr. 
Thorne’s Grand Duke (10,284,) who was recently pur¬ 
chased in England for 1,000 guineas. Gr. Gr. D. 
by 2d Earl of Darlington (1,945,) who was bred by 
Mr. Bates, and got by the celebrated Princess bull Bel- 
videre (1,706) out of Young Trinket, by Symmetry 
)643,) who was bred by Sir Henry Vane Tempest. 
Gr. Gr. Gr. D. by the Duke cf Cleveland (1,957,) 
who was bred by Mr. Bates and got by the Daisy bull 
Bertram (1,716) out of Duchess xxvi., by 2d Hub 
back (1,423,) &c., &e. From the above pedigree it 
will be perceived that Lord Dueie is very rich in 
Duchess, Princess and Oxford crosses; he is also re¬ 
presented to be a very fine animal and very much 
liked in England. 
Mr. Chapman’s Short-Horns. 
Mt. Pleasant Farm, 1 
Clockville, Madison Co., N. Y., Nov. 23, 1853. ( 
Friend Tucker —You ‘doubtless recollect that at 
the time &f Mr. Vail’s sale in 1851, I purchased at 
private sale, “Hilpa iv.,” then two and a half months 
old, for 8300. This heifer won the first prize at the 
State Fair held at Rochester, as a calf, and the first at 
Utica, as a yearling. The 13th of April last she pro¬ 
duced a fine roan bull calf, which I sold, July 4th, to 
L. W. RathbuN, of East Springfield, Otsego Co., for 
8300. Mr. Rathbun, in a letter to me, dated 21st Oc¬ 
tober last, says—“Cupid won the first prize at our 
County Fair, and I was offered 8500 for him, but I 
told the man I could not take it.” 
So far as I know, (and I believe I have heard from 
all but one,) I have never yet sold an animal, (short¬ 
horn,) that has failed to win a prize, wherever exhib¬ 
ited, whether at State or County Fairs; and I think, 
with only one exception, that I have myself always 
won a prize on every animal exhibited for this purpose. 
Below I give you the pedigree of Mr. Rathbun’ s 
bull: 
Cupid, roan, bred by S. P. Chapman, calved April 
13th, 1853—got by Halton* (11,552)—Dam [Hilpa 
iv.] by Duke of Wellington 55, (3,654)—(bred by Mr. 
Bates and imported by Mr. Vail)—g. d. [Hilpa,] (also 
imported by Mr. Vail,) by Cleveland Lad (3,407)— 
gr. g. d. [Haw'key] by Red Rose bull (2,493)—gr. gr. 
g. d. [Hart] by Rex (1,375)—gr. gr. gr. g. d. bred by 
Mr. Richardson, of Hart, Durham, England, from an 
old and celebrated milking tribe of Short-Horns. Re- 
pectfully yours, S. P. Chapman. 
We are using boiled carrots and meal for our fatting 
hogs, and think they make good food. They are pro¬ 
bably worth more than potatoes for fattening—though 
actual trials are wanted to determine the question.— 
Massachusetts Plowman. 
* Halton is a Lady Barrington bull, being sired by Meteor 
104 (11,811.) Dam, Lady Barrington iii., <Yc., &c. Hilpa 
iv., Halton, Meteor and Lady Barrington iii., have each won 
first prizes at the shows of the New-York State Agricultural 
Society. 
Small and Large Red Clover. 
_ Editors Cultivator—Is there more than one va¬ 
riety of Red Clover ? That is, is there really a big 
kind and a small kind, as we often hear spoken of 1 — 
Seedsmen and agriculturists disagree about this, I 
believe. At least there is a pretended difference, and 
I wish to know whether there is a real one, and if so, 
by what means the seeds may be known from each 
other. Geo. A. Dudley. Ellenville, N. Y., Nov. 
28th, 1853. 
There are two distinct sorts, doubtless varieties of the 
same species, one of which grows considerably larger 
than the other, ^ and ripens its seed about a fortnight 
later. It is not now much cultivated, we believe, as in 
our climate it does not ripen its seed after cutting the 
first crop for hay the same season, as happens with the 
common or smaller sort. The large variety is too 
coarse for good hay, especially on rich soils, but is 
preferred by some cultivators for green manure on ac¬ 
count of its heavier growth. We know of no way to 
distinguish the seed. 
The common red clover is ordinarily a biennial, 
sometimes, however, continuing three years on light 
soils, its longer growth being sometimes perpetuated 
by self-seeding. There is a smaller species (Trifolium 
medium ) that has a perennial root and light red or 
whitish flowers, that some writers have spoken highly 
of. and among the rest, Sir John Sinclair, who raised 
on a very rich piece of ground a crop which, when 
green, amounted to several tons to the acre (the precise 
amount we do not recollect,) but as it has never found 
its way into general use, it may not be of great value. 
Hedges—Information Wanted. 
Messrs. Editors —In the 18th number of the pre¬ 
sent volume of the Country Gentleman, I find an extract 
from an article on “Osage Orange Hedges,” by Prof. 
J. B. Turner, of Illinois As his place of residence 
is not given in the extract, I will ask, through your 
columns, of Prof. Turner, or some other gentleman of 
experience, the most approved mode of raising the 
plants and cultivating the hedge, giving the manner of 
sitting, and the treatment for the first four years, with 
the form of the hedge at different periods during the 
time. A Subscriber. 
Wild Cherry for Hedges. 
Mr. Tucker —I have been a constant reader of the 
Cultivator for a number of years, and have observed 
at different times, a variety of plants recommended for 
hedges, but have never noticed the common wild cherry 
recommended for that purpose. I think it one of the 
best kind of trees for that use, for various reasons, some 
of which are, that it is easily transplanted—it produces 
no suckers from the roots—it is very thrifty—its timber 
is valuable, as also its roots for medicinal purposes—it 
will live well when lopped, and is a very thrifty tree, 
frequently growing four or five feet the first year from 
the stump; and here let me say, for the benefit of 
other farmers, that the sprouts should not be allowed 
to grow from the stump, if the lops are expected to 
flourish for a hedge. E. Griffing. Westhampton , 
Suffolk county , N. Y. 
