New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-19

Dle OF contents OF edcu d u oppSasf
prove interesting to our country readers
The June NUxBER-It is known that each nun.
Der consists of about 100 pages-the first half being
a reprint Of modern and valuable standard works
on Agriculture. nder the head Of DHrtag and
Strengthening SHEEP there is much very curious in
formation, practical remarks on the expense and
effect Of driving them, accidents 10 which they are
liable, with hints about selling when they have
rived market, the way that fat is laid on sheep
and the rules for Judging Of their condition, the
proper age 10 slaughter mutton and how 70 cut up,
with illustrations. The advantages of sending
stock 10 market by steam, rather than on
foot when it can be done, explained. The live
weight compared with the net weight, and the Of.
fal with both or the loss in weight by cooking how
to tell old from young meat by the bones, the COM
position Of mutton suet the various uses made Of
sheep skins and intestnes all with notes by the
Editor
The next chapter in the Library part Of this
number is on Rearing and Feeding cattle on IHr-
nips In this the whole matter Of the Winter feed
ing and management is described 10 all It's depart
ments as far as cattle are concerned with the results
Of various experiments in feeding, together with en-
cravings Of all the machines and implements used
in gathering cutting and preparing roots for use.
The manner Of preparing various kinds Of food,
and the result Of experiments in the use Of them
are detailed The facts detailed are very numer
GUS and very curious, the whole serving to show
the Farmer how much food there is in every de-
partment Of his business to Invite and reward his
own close personal attention. This whole chapter
is the fruit Of very laborous research, and IS repete
with facts of which no Farmer should be ignorant
Then as to the
MONTHLY JOURaAL, which Is more particularly
the work Of the Editor and his correspondents
The Leader" of the May number, in conformity
with its title, is on THE AGRICULTURE OF OHIO,
AND THE PRESS AS CONNECTED WITH IT. The
reader is presented with view Of what is in pro
gross in that State for the improvement Of its bus
bandry, and especially as respects its staple crops
of which the average in the counties and the gen
eral average is given The Editor, to show how
little is done for agriculture by the Press of the
country, as compared with what it does for other
interests gives the aggregate amount Of the pro-
duce of all the branches Of industry in that State
as compared with that of the land, and the number
of persons employed in each and then points to
one tceekiy paper devoted to agriculture and to one
hundred and fire TO commerce and politics Then
comes a chapter on GUASo, with remarks to show
the cause of its failure in cases. and how it
should be applied to insure its success and the par
tculars Of remarkable experiments in the use Of it
in Msruland III.
A statement follows here to show the quantity
of Provisions that Greqt Britain must demand and
the data on which the ejaculation is founded
The next in order is a lucid essay from
publicist of evident ability and research U" me
Influences by,rhich Capital and Enterprise are trans
frred from one State or torn 10 another, being an
argument to demonstrate the expediency Of giving
facility 10 the formation of associations to deal IN
money and to establish manufactures and gong 10
show that States prosper or decline as their policy
on these points is liberal or restrictive.
After this comes a profound dissertation on the
"PhHosophVOf Fatteniag Cattle, in which IS eX
planed the qualities of various sorts OF food and
| how each Of these contribute to the formation
the different parts in the animal economy.
The perusa of this essay is Of itself enough tC
show how much the character and the prohIs 0
American Agriculture would be increased and ele
| Ndteu III we COuiu nave bhO oNAN+i~NS SA'~N
it taught in our schools
Next in order comes an original and very strikint
essay on Making Country Roads, by Professor Gil
lespie of Union College, extracted from and pub
Ished in anticipation Of his Manual Of Rod'
Making" 1t shows that the great fault IN laying
out our common roads is passion for trdightHes
TO the foreetfulness Of every other requisite. Tn
subject is examined and argued on mathematics
principles and ought to form part Of education
in all our country schools.
Then comes a statement being an estimate OF tn
Crop Of the United States from the Report Of N
Commissioner Of Patents
To this succeeds another in the series Of abb
and elaborate letters from II. S. RANDALL Of Cor
land Village y. Y. on the Profits OF Sheep Hui
bsndry in the Southern States. These Letters came
fail when completed, judging from the scope the
take and their fullness they 60 to make compile
Manual Of Sheep H4sJGndy understand that aiie
exhaustng every practical view Of the subject the VT
ter proposes to treat Of the Diseases Of SheP and to CIV
drawings from life Of sheep Of the various breeds az
morbid exhibitions founded on posthumous exsmin
tons under his own eye by experienced men
To this the Sixth Letter of the Series succeeds an
terestns and valuable Essay using pea, as manu-
and on mGnuriH9 peat lands prepared at the Duehei
County agricultural Institute
Next we have a very important invention, eonnecte
with a great branch Of National Industry, and Tor
looked for as desiderstum-beiDg newly contriye
Hemp Broke accompanied with drawing and SPECIFIC
tons Ifthis mschine should perform what Il makes Il
farest promise to do 1t viii establish new era in Il
Cultivation of Hemp in America. odd Maryland ha
10 bea comes next in order in which ii but too e'
dent that some imputston against his native state h'
raised the Editors dander Ad prompted him to tsl
I'd the cudselsn her defence and to insist on and ref
TO- her great natural advantages and unexhAusted Il
tniy as a Corn grower The Essay which succeeds
60 Asrieultural schools may be deemed one OF gre
general importance 1t gives outline Of the course
instruction tina, should be pursued in such schools al
insist, that the agricultural community should denial
from the General Government the means for their ests
usbrnept and maintenance OF Normal School in eve
state for the schooling aad preparation Of TsaeAes 4
Common Schools. This Essay has already been eopi'
:, Length into the National Intelligence We deem
Of ,ueclcn, importance repubish 1t entire and as
= hs., was Of showing the sympathies which the Edit
claims from the general Press of the country Tor
/ EFFORT. on that particular sE9'ct.
Notice ia then taken Of HeGoEssS proposes Co'e
e a, Mount Airy and friendly hopes and confidence