1 Trump,” the property of Mr. Allen Ayrault, Geneseo, Livingston county, N. Y.,—-received 
the first premium for Hereford bulls over three years old, at the Show of the Rew-York State Ag. 
Society, 1851. He was bred by Vm. H. Sotham, long known as an importer and breeder of Here¬ 
ford stock. “ Trump ” is a capital bull. The figure gives a good representation of him, except that 
it is too thick and coarse in the buttocks. He is a good constitutioned, well-made and thrifty ani¬ 
mal, and would produce stock which would prove well either in the yoke or stall. 
Trans, of the N. Y. State Ag. Soc. for 1851. 
This, like its predecessors, constitutes a collec¬ 
tion of facts, speeches, reports, and essays, of the 
highest value. Since the publication of the first 
volume for 1841, there appears to have been a 
progressive increase in the interest and ability 
which have characterised their contents; and now, 
this eleventh volume, of nearly one thousand pa¬ 
ges, fully keeps pace with the upward course of 
the series. 
Among all contained in this large fund of rural 
knowledge, the Essay on the Agricultural value 
of Phosphate of Lime, by Joseph Harris, of 
Rochester, and the Report of Secretary Johnson 
on the Great London Exhibition, are especially 
conspicuous. The former is marked with tho¬ 
rough scientific knowledge, combined with clear 
discriminating judgment, and sound practical ap¬ 
plication ; and the latter is distinguished by an in¬ 
teresting and full account of those objects at the 
great fair which more particularly interest the 
American Farmer. In addition to these works, 
the Agricultural Survey of the County of Madi¬ 
son, by Gurdon Evans; the prize essay of W. 
C. Watson, on Sandy Soils; C. E. Goodrich’s 
observations on the Potato Rot, and accounts of 
of his experiments in the production of new vari¬ 
eties from South American seed; the Reports of 
the State Premium Farms; and the experiments 
of John Johnston, of Geneva, and of T. G. Yeo¬ 
mans of Walworth, on tile-draining—are full of 
interesting facts and valuable suggestions. 
To those of our readers who may not have an 
early opportunity to examine the entire contents 
of this volume, an abstract of some portions can¬ 
not fail to be acceptable. 
Profits of Farming. 
The statements furnished of the management of 
the four State premium farms, serve as a good 
answer to the hackneyed assertion that farming 
can never be made profitable, or that two or three 
per cent is all that can be expected from capital 
invested in land. The farm of N. Hayward & 
Son, of Brighton, Monroe County, contains 78 
acres, 68 of which are “ improved.” The total 
expenses are given at $1,470, which sum includes 
7 per cent interest on 10,000, estimated value of 
the farm, that is about ten dollars interest per 
acre , besides all taxes, cost of manure, labor, 
seeds, insurance, and even newspaper subscrip¬ 
tions. The receipts are $2,726, making the net 
profits $1,256—that is $18.48 per acre, after pay- ^ 
ing all expenses and interest. This is better than 
bank or railway stock. A few of the principal a 
