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THE CULTIVATOR. 
Oct. 
Importation of Cattle. 
Messrs. Morris and Becar of New-York, have re¬ 
cently received from England, an addition to their al¬ 
ready extensive importations, of which we find the fol¬ 
lowing notice in the Boston Cultivator. 
They came in the steamer Hermann, which landed 
at New-York on the 2d Aug., and are as follows : 
Duchess 66—bred by Thomas Bates—rich roan: calved 
October 25, 1850; got by Fourth Duke of York (10167,) dam 
(Duchess 55th) by Fourth Duke of Northumberland (3649,) 
-(Duchess 38th) by Norfolk (2377,)-Duchess 33d) by 
Belvedere (1706.)-(Duchess 19th) by Second Hubbaek 
(1.423,)-(Duches 12th) by the Earl (1646,)-Duchess 
4th) by Ketton 2d (710,)——(Duchess 1st) by Comet (155,) 
-by Favorite (252,)-by Daisy Bull (186)-by Favorite 
(252.)-by Hubbaek (319,)-by J. Brown’s Red Bull. 
Duchess 66th was purchased in 1853, at the sale of 
the stock of the late Earl Ducie, by L. G. Morris & 
N. J. Becar, for ,£735 ($3675), a larger sum than is 
known to have ever been brought by any other cow. 
She is of medium size, for the breed, and is almost 
perfection in the points aimed at by the lending breed¬ 
ers of Short-horns. A heifer calf of hers, by Duke of 
Glo’ster, was left in England, being too young for ship¬ 
ment. 
Oxford 6th—bred by Thomas Bates—red ; calved Novem¬ 
ber 6, 1S46; got by Second Duke of Northumberland (3646), 
dam (Oxford 2nd) by Short Tail (2621),-(Matchem Cow,) 
by Matchem (2231),-by Young Wynyard (2859). 
Oxford 6th was purchased at the sale of Earl Du- 
cie’s stock, by J. S. Tanqueray, for £215,5s., and was 
sold by him at the same price to N. J. Becar of New- 
York. She is a cow of great size and substance, but 
by no means coarse. We have seldom seen her equal¬ 
led in fineness and symmetry by one so large. 
Miss Belleville—bred by John Mason Hopper—roan; calv¬ 
ed Feb. 1853; got by Belleville (6778,) dam (Carnation) by 
Goldsmith (10277,)-'(Crocus) by Petrarch (7239.)-(Vio¬ 
let) by Forester (3825.)-by son of Fleetham (2028,) front 
the herd of Mr. Whitaker, of Greenholme. 
Miss Belleville was engaged of Mr. Hopper by Mr. 
Becar, last season. She will be a decided acquisition 
to Mr. B.’s herd, as she possesses a strain of valuable 
blood which is very rare in this country, and is, indi¬ 
vidually, nearly a model. Her sire, Belleville, was 
the most remarkable prize taker of any bull ever bred 
in Great Britain. He took the highest prizes in the 
class of Short-horns of the Royal Agricultural Society 
of England, the Agricultural Improvement Society of 
Ireland, the Highland and Agricultural Society of 
Scotland, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, and af¬ 
ter receiving all these honors, capped the climax by 
carrying a sweepstakes of £70 ($350) at the show of 
the Highland Society at Glasgow in 1850, against 
twenty competitors. 
Steppage of Milk. 
In your August number of the Cultivator, N. N. in¬ 
quires for a cure for a stoppage in cow’s bags. I have 
never known an instance such as he describes, until 
within ten years, since which time I have had three 
cows affected in precisely the same way, and have 
known of two other instances in cows belonging to my 
neighbors, all of which have been cured in this way : 
Take both hands to milk one tit. With one, press the 
milk down from the udder, and with the other milk it 
out, applying as much force as the cow will bear with 
both hands. The difficulty will gradually diminish, 
if sufficient force is applied in milking, until in two 
weeks an entire cure will be affected. T, L. Hart. 
West Cornwall, Ct. 
Cost of Making Pork. 
The following estimate of the cost and profit of pork 
raising in Ohio has been furnished me by N. Hirxr, a 
very intelligent farmer, and .although' not, like an Al¬ 
manac, calculated for all meridians, may serve as a 
basis for other regions as well as this. 
He estimates the cost of the pig, at two months old 
—for keep of the sow, &o., as equal to two’ and a half 
bushels of com,, or 63 cents. The next four months 
at pasture, as equal to 2 bu. corn or 50 cents. The 
next 6 months—the first winter, as equal to 3 bu. corn, 
or 150 cents. The next six months at pasture,, as equal 
to 6 bu. corn, or 75 cents, and the eost of fattening as 
equal to 16 bu. corn, or 400 cents, making the entire 
cost $7.38. 
The offal will pay the expense of slaughtering ; and 
under this mode of feeding, the hog will weigh about 
from 275 to 300 pounds, worth on the average 3 cents 
per pound, so that the farmer will get from nothing to 
$1.62 for the labor of rearing each pig, provided he 
does not lose any by sickness or by accident j and he 
also saves the manure they make, to enrich his farm. 
Each reader of the Country Gentleman, can judge 
if the above estiuyite be fair, and if he can make pork 
raising profitable. C. Cincinnati , Ohio. 
Cure for Scratches in Horses. 
Take good fifty per cent rum, put in as much cop¬ 
peras as will dissolve, and wash the horse’s feet and 
legs as far as you can feel any bunches, two or three 
times a day. It will cure in a few days. I am no 
horse doctor, but always doctor my own, and have as 
few lame as my neighbors, who employ a doctor. I 
have recommended it with perfect success, where other 
remedies have failed. The scratches, is something 
you must kill, before you can heal so that they will 
not break out again. Copperas and rum will do it 
Grease the legs a little after you are sure the scratches 
is killed. A Farmer. Littleton, N. II. 
Sale of Ayrshire Cattle in New Brunswick. 
Mr. Gray’s sale of Ayrshire stock took place at 
Oak Park, near Frederickton, N. B., on Friday the 21st 
ultimo. In addition to farmers from different parts of 
the Province it was attended by agents from the Cen¬ 
tral Board of Agriculture of Nova Scotia, and the Dig- 
by Agricultural Society of the same Province ; the 
former of whom bought to the extent of 7 animals 
costing $400. 
The bull “ Jock the Laird,” and several of the cows 
were withdrawn for want of sufficient competition, but 
the former was afterward sold by private sale to the 
Nova Scotia Agricultural Board, at the reserved price 
of $120. Some of the best of the bull calves sold at 
$40 each, and the yearling and two year old heifers 
from $36 to $60. On the whole the sale was not re¬ 
munerative to Mr. Gray for the expense he has been at 
in importing and keeping his stock pure—a circum¬ 
stance due, partly, to the farmers of New Brunswick 
not being yet sufficiently forward to appreciate the be- 
