Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-14

JOHN s. SKINNER.
| Our notice Of this valuable periodical must be
very short, and by 20 means commensurate with
our estimate of its Importance. The portion Of it
entitled I" The Farmers Library," consists Of "a
pages Of the continuation OF Ihaer's Principles
T Of agriculture" work Of sterling merit held in
great estimation throughout Europe, and only rem
dered available to the American reader through Mr..
Skinners publication of il.
| The other portion of this work, the Monthly
Journal Of Agriculture" commences with what's
called by the editor new years offering TO our
patrons" We select from il the following pas
sages the subject will probably be novel and
startling 70 our readers a. is to ourselves:
very remarkable discovery has been made in France
IN department Of rural industry, which, could word b.
coined for The occasion might perhaps apy BE- called
Ldceoi9gy, Or Cog-0Lqgy dscosss inabe signs for
determining the milling properties Of neat eattk.
these external marks which are described by The au-
thor of the work, and illustrated by sngavpgs
IN course Of preparation for the Farmers Library Il u main
tanned that may, without fail discover even 10 calf Of
few months old, whether It Will make good iksr and
is therefore, worthy Of beng reserved for the dairy or
otherwise should be consigned 70 the hatcher Strange Is
may appear such discovery, and the establishment Of
be system based upon it. yet to have been in very
many subjected the by committees Of men
the highest character in Fce appointed by and belong
ing the agricultural section Of the Academy Of science
who have certified in the most unequivoca manner the truth
and great value Of the discovery The testimony Of scientific
men Of that grade and association in France need mot be
added challenges universally public respect and confidence
We consider ourselves fortunate in being by lucky chance
made the medium Of first Procaimng this Frsnc discovery TO
English readers = ssg
While waiting for the ustrations in the hands of the
engraver and which viii be and costly, osr
here the Preface of the Translator n TaIsr, Esq, Of
the State Department gentleman well known, and wherever
known respected for high character learning and discemmc
who previously his acceptance Of the Office he we'll
fls had been in position which led him TO give much at
tentiOn to such subjects.
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relation this extraordinary discovery that sncs writing
far find it particularly noticed in late number Of The
Journal dAgyicuinre Prdguc ct de avdinage' sent to
our publishers by DR.. Lardner, now in Paris.
Some extracts from that notice the spot where the theo
y has been promulgated may serve to vet still stronger the
attention of the reader.
Monster GuGnon Of Libourns having discovered
inbe method ascenng the laceroas properties Of
by of nvariable signs easily be found
on these animals invited rigid investigation Of his theory BY
the Agricultural Society of Toulouse. A committee
cordngly appointed by that Society," who reported:
we conducted Mr. Guenon into seven cow-stables With
which he entirely unacqaanted Here fcrty-six
named the nber Of nts By each in four
teen he within pint and in ten within two or three
precision number Of pints however, deemed
of little importance, the quantity Of milk 10 liable
caIyng &C. But the main fact Of the discovery consar
cabHsed Monsieur Guenon invariably distinguishes
the good from the bad mixers
From this fact, with which the committee were much
struck there results the that there is really
laon existing between the milking properties and the visible
external signs escutcheons indicated. -ssi
"The committee consider service rendered to Ag-
rculture, discovery which has taught distinguish good
from bad mixers and is the greater the system applies
to calves thus enables discard by handing
butcher worthless heifer that would otherwise be the
expense OF rearing. !" ff3&tf&st. M4s tAstY. #Nf
1.-THE TRANSLATOR TO THE READER.
ssNonsense Who can believe any such thing 7 Whist
by merely looking at q cow be able to tell how much milk
she capable Of being made yield to be abe TINS
certain only what the qualities Of fnllgrown COW,
but what to be the qualities of any BY looking
al her while yet but three mhs old Surely, ever
therewas humbug, thsis one s $50
eSoAly Mr.. Resder You very incredulous.
douh say YOU y % more 80 than was whes ~
nrern5 ncaser ses yyss Is ss.s
skspcism over 20 hour oe However srone 10 rsn il
may be At this moment il will IN little while. have van
shsd nothing, and il place win b flied BY soher solid
proof addition 70 the many mus slsedy up
that -. 49, -
"There things in heaven and eartk,
Than dreamt of IN your philosophy"
"When this discovery was first mentioned 10 me- a. one
which had recently published in France smiled the
creduy of people, My informant peceiying what ef
feet the announcement had upon said IL however
And then nothing but poeness toward stranger for the t
time under my roof prevented my replying You do not
ally believe this to be possible
ssHe offered send the book and, though had not
the least idea Of throwing away my time in reading it civily
would allow to decline II came, and opened with
the merely Of looking sufficiently say that
had done When, however, in turning the pages over
that this piece Of quackey, felt very the pre-
tended discovery must be, had engaged the attention Of dis
tingushed Agricultural Societies in France and had earned
gold medals for its author in country where they
prone be lavish of such substantial marks of appreciation
my curiosity awakened, and had read enough
bring home more, for the thoumndh time, that
homey old truth, We live to learn
"Snce then many things have occurred strengthen my
confidence the reality this discovery and its high prsc
teal value all interested in the preservation and improve
Of milk stock and who il that is Interested in its
productiveness The Of these incidents fol-
lows friend to whom had lent the TRANSLATION, accompa-
MED with the plates which requisite TO make nteigbe
showed 1t a from the country whose calling had
deed him quite with the subject of cattle This
persons curiosity far awakened that besides attending
the explanations made him. he took sketch of Of
the escucheos After absence Of some weeks he returned
the city where this had happened, and came to my
friend THAT thing, said he Is as true book. There
is no mistake about matter Since here have looked
at more cows than you saw and arm perfectly satisfied
that the thing just the Frenchman says have become
convinced too another thing that breeds Of cattle
by no means the great things they cracked up be-
We find in the remaining pages of this number
variety Of very important articles connected with
agriculture and rural affairs particularly one on
/" Flax and Hemp Husbandry," and one entitled
/" Comparative views Of the progress of population
in certain regions Of the United States,'' by our
neighbor WILLIAM DARBY, which contains much
condensed information; but we have only room to
recommend them to the notice of our readers, and
to state conviction that one Of the patrons Of
this publication will ever consider the moderate
price he has to pay for il money misspent, the
time which he dedicates to its perusal being mis-
apDed We are certain that in both cases the d.