Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-23
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Correspondence Of r New YORK, Oct, %, 1871

correspondence New YORK, Oct ~, 1S4l.
ID the pleasure of interesting con-
nave JUST my friend, A. B. Allen, Esq, of Buffa.
versation gk, who returned last week in the London
10, New hip Hendrick Hudson from agricultural
Pacsm England. Surprising that your readers would
ioee 10 hear a little about Mr. Aliens movements,
lend you hasty line.
He says that there is nothing abroad that will com.
pare with our unrvaled ROadsters and Tro,ters, and
that we continue TO cultivate the breed with care,
embracing such stock as Abdallahs Bellfounders Mes
senger's, &C., we may eventually become large ex'
porters. Many inquiries were addressed to HIM on
various occasions respecting hem and he has brought
home orders to purchase few stylish ones. observe
that the Londons Farmers Magazine has called upon
Brother Jonathan to make show OF his trotters at
the next meeting Of the Royal Agricultural Society,
aud it is open to the whole world, trust that some
of our spirited breeders will do next year at the
nual meeting in July, in Bristol
The English cart horse Mr.. A. also thinks inferior
the great Pennsylvania wagon horse and is OF OPT
MON that racers here haves more game or bottom
than THEIRS and would beat them i'll heats OF three
and four miles Our soil and climate decidedly su
peror for the perfection of this noble animal 10 those OF
England, especially this side y! the Aleghanies.
OF Short Horns, he to think that there but
one mans herd in England that it is worth while for
us hereafter TO import from; and throwing out the
stock of three BREEDERS ~ York, Ohio and Kentucky,
would advantageously exhibit against all England
There are other breeds of horned cattle which he es
teemed highly as the Hereford, the Sussex, Devon,
Ayrshire, and Scotch Highlanders.
Mr. Rotch had previously imported very superior
South Down sheep from the celebrated nocks of the
Duke of Richmond, Mr.. Grantham, Mr.. Elman, and
others, and those arrived cannot but prove va
luable cross upon them. beautiful Shepherds dog
for Mr. Rotch also accompanies these sheep of breed
superior that it requires breaking in tor the ma
nagement of the woolly flock.
was much pleased with the famous Dorking fowls,
that like Golah, have extra toe, and fat occasion
ally to the great weight of lbs Some beautiful phea
SAINTS the game bird of England and the of which
the common barn fowl produces the game COCK are
among the importations
In Swine, MIR. Allen went into thorough examna-
ton, from the different species of the wild boar from
ASIA and the forests OF Germany kept in the Zoolo-
gical Gardens the varons kinds Of Chinese to all the
most approved breeds of England He pronounces the
Berkshire as uniting more good qualities in him on the
whole than other and size in them has been ge
neray called for the West he has brought home spe
cmens that stand three free HIGH of corresponding
length and will easily fat to 500 bs but for fear these
should be large enough he has added the great ke
nlworh breed Of height Of four feet, and which the
London "Farmers Journal asserts will fat to the
weight Of 700 lbs Mr.. Allen thinks 800 lbs.
will be the maximum but adds with quiet naIvetc OF
expression f this does not prove large enough for the
Southwest, will next year import Rhinoceros that
swings three tons." But fancy that there will be
necessity for this and thst the advocates for size will
now cry out "enough" The Kenworths are really a
good shape; their color is white.
fine Saxon and Merno. OF the long wool tribe, such
as the Leicestcrs, Cotswolds, and New Oxford, we
only want few, but Of the South Downs he speaks
very highly. Their mutton is far superior to their
wool, fine enough for all family purposes They are
also of very hardy character and possess the best OF
constitutions. OF these he brought out few for
Francis Roich, Esq., of Butternuts, Otsego county,
New York for our late Minister at the Court of St.
James and for the Right Rev Bishop Meade of Vir.
GINA They selected from the flock of MIR. Jonas
Wehh nf Rahraham who carried off all the valuable
prizes at the Royal Agricultural Show at Liverpool.
They are of great size for South Downs. MIR. Roch
buck lamb weighed OH the scales, when put on board
ship, and only six months old, l52 pounds; Bishop
Meade's eighteen months old, 2lS pounds and MIR.
Stevensons same age, 254 pounds. Mr.. Webb killed
wether last Christmas that weighed, dressed, with
the head on, 900 pounds and his bucks usually shear
from ten to eleven and half pounds of WOOL OF q
quality about three fourths blood Merino. To show
the value Of these hghbred animals abroad, the sire OF
MIR. Rotchs lamb was let to the Duke Of Newcastle,
for this season alone, at one hundred guineas and
learn that the price of those brought by Mr. Allen
is one hundred guineas head
The white and light spotted Improved Berkshires he
pronounces spurious breeds, and OF far inferior quality
and shape. The true animal is just as one hundred
times described in this and kindred journals, viz: black
or dark rich plum color, with slight fecking OF
white and occasionally, though rarely, the feckng
may be sandy, Of buff COLOR preserved from the OLD
originals.
He has selected stock from all the best families in
Berkshire, and the neighboring counties TINT breed
them, which he will keep apart at home, and thus pre-
vent the necessity of again importing for years tie
found good ones scarce and high and was obliged per-
sonaly to look several thousand head and peram
bulste extensively in every direction this large tier of
counties, before completing his selections, notwith-
standing bis employment Of several agents and the
most extensive dealers 10 assist him.
In Seeds he found The British farmer quite care
full in selecting for sowing in choosing breeders for
his siock-a matter little attended 10 at home
The implements of husbandry he thought generally
cumbersome, complex and needlessly expensive Some
,hipgs. notwithstanding would be worthy of American
adoption. w
modification that can substantially benefit US, though
Sir Rober, Peel in order to quiet the manufacturers,
.'.n n,onose small abatement of duty But Mr.. Al
len .kes the starting ground that if he would consult
Americas benefit alone, he would make them to stand
lust as they do now and he defends this position BY
saving tina, i, would greatly promote emigration OF