New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-09
CONGRATULATIONS TREATISE.

NAssAcHusrrTs LEGISLATIVE AoRIeVLTuhAA MAHIAN"'
We find ia the Boston TrapeIer an account OF
the proceedings Of an Agricultural meeting lately
held in tho Legislative Hall, in Boston, from which
we make the following extracts;
M Buckm,p,,fY expressed the opinion that
T,gl.h farmers in rssny stock, had paid more s'en
lion 10 the form and size OF their Cows than 70 ihelr
min. giving qualities Ho Thought we misht OBTAIN ss
valuable Cows from native stock, by care IN select
inc AZ could 10 obtained from abroad. And taking hir
Colmsn's ssatsment the basis OF an opinion our resi-
native Cows were better than the tnssn stoc2 vi
hn,,er. Cor Mr. c. states that 10 quarts OF milk are al
lowed in England to produce ore pound OF oa'ier
whereas or 10 quarts ives the usual allowance N tis
country fof spovnd OF butter iii,
A., Brooks, Of Princeton, had gwen ccnsoefao,e
,,snon for some IS 20 yoars 70 the raising OF stock
III nrsctce was 10 allow the calf 70 suck unu y Yves
or g we~ks old lie generally put two caves 70 one
cow II the cali Is suffered to suck much ionse' nso
q, seeks he suffers much more In weaving Than ne
does nj that age Mr. usually weaned his caves on
mik or milk and water sometimes on water simply
He thought IL beat 10 begin with low icedioI az you
began 90 were you Obliged 70 conunus 90. Wa
the heat In his Judgment they stood our cold winters
hst,er IAN the Imported hrccde. The haIoreeo ny
shire Cows he thought better mixers toan Inc Or'
Mr. r. made some remarks on the ability OF any ere
To learn to distinguish the qualities OF Cow BY exam
nation He had very high opinion oil FRENCH WOE,
by GutHoa recently translated and Pnolsnea IN M, NE
Esrmers Library by Mr.. Skinner Of Newfork' ny
IN. AID of that work might select MS STOCK VIII
aluo,f tnfaliible certainty He believed he couia ten
within few quarts what low sou o vs,S of but
40, Ve had NOT missed IN more than ~ Naano@ W" "
basssn 900 and 400 trials lie had known one Cow 'oee
we. not dry for fourteen years ana mao CAVES c'eS
M Denny fully accorded with Mr. Brooks ID
his estimate OF the Treatise on Cattle, oy oHtN9" ne
lad tested Its value by distributing number o. copies
among intelligent practical farmers and their Enaea
rsrcr was in favor Of tho high value Of the WORK One
of them went 50 far 10 say that farmer keeping ~
Cows could well afford 10 slvs 500 for hs Ireass o.
(,r<aon II II could rot BE- obtained az a lees Cost
Mr. F,egch expressed his entire coatdfn~ IN
oukuou, Treatise and thought its introduction among
our farmers was destined to soors an entire
lie mentioned the difficulties which GIsHoH eneoen
tercd In Getting his work into notice IN France foi
some time none of the Agricultural Societies would give
sny heed 10 his suggestions but when AZ iens.n one
Of them was induced to put oaenos 70 inc e ', vSc
he applied his rules for determining the MIX g'Nn:
Qualities OF COW.
Ar Cdlhoan, the President OF the Society, re
marked on one serious drawback In rsis'ns good cat
tic IN ibis country Our farmers have not wealth o.
fine or science enough generally 10 devote to exper
snts in breeding cattle. They get good imported "a
imsl into their neighoorhood the breed luss inuv
sueod and the animal 10 removed from that vicinity
ana the work of depreciation commences Our msi'
dependence mus, therefore be on what are called ne
tive breods. For an imported animal 10 remain sus
year In . place. was OF very little use-no sNos'S"u'
good was accomplished
Ma. FRrScH Is most fsyorsbly known among tn
friends of Agriculture and Horticulture. through
out the U. 8. as u gentleman Of the highest char
ac,er. and one Of the most accomplished pou'O'C
sists our country can boast OF
This Il . mistake. The TRANSLATION was made b
Mr.. Tt4st Of the state Department Mr.. skinner ha'
ina hoard Of the work, wrote for II to Mr. Trist At hi
v.ns snd thst led 10 lie publication Ia the fHmen
Library.