The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-05

aacrity with which he graps at the advantages held
out TO him by the few agricultural societies at
present established Cattle assurance has progressed
WITHIN the last Few years, and bids fair In very
short time to rival in amount that long practsed in
France and Belgium. The local and comparatively in
emcieht COW clubs are being rapidly abandoned for the
more safe and economical because more extensive
system adopted by several large proprietary and mutual
stock are now insured and that to so great an extent
tnau the assurances effected in single Office amount to
millions OF pounds in year And wonder, when we
learn from that invaluable work McQueens Statistics
OF the British Empire the enormous value of the live
stock In the United Kingdom appears that there
which more than 100000 used in agriculture and
that their value is f450OO00O. The number Of black
cattie NJ kingdouAA bout $4,000 900 toS 900 of
the value Of f2i6O0O 900; the number Of 900
whose value Is estimated at f67 OOO and the extent
OF capital invested in swine still extraordinary
when we reflect how little it is thought upon or taken
into account The number of pigs Of all ages breeding
and rearing calculated to be upwards Of 900 600
which taking one-third at G. each and the remainder
ut los each gives value Of flss70 900 AS the capital
invested in pigs alone making the amount capital
invested In the above species of agricultural stock
If to this add the value OF the crops the
capital in the hands Of the farmers in the shape live
stock and the produce OF the earth cannot at
rate computation be estimated than six hundred
millions Of pounds So vast sum, such gigantic
amount OF wealth. Is surely deserving Of tho most
full and provid mt it is great too i'm
portant to the interests and safety of the community
be sported with and it is with small qualification
that we know the farmers thought long time since
aud cndeavoured, by all the in their power, ia
give to their possession Of uch property perma
nent and unuctuatng character They have protected
themselves from the vile ncendiary by assuring against
fire. from storms tempests, and hail by nsurug their
crops and lastly but not eastly have applied the prn
cple OF life assurance to their live farming stock The
latter species Of insurance consider of the utmost
Importance to the agricultural interest for the
OF disease amongst cattle may by that means be
rested No provision but compensatory be
made for the damages crops may sustain from storms
and tempests but the prevalence Of cattle will
necessarily inquiries to be instituted into the orr
gin of disease and cad not only to being taken
effect cure buta prevention of such disease Stats
teal knowledge to the diseases and mortality of
cattle will be accumulated the experience OF practical
men will be enlisted and the utmost precautionary
measures adopted to prevent those disorders to which
live farming stock liable. Ventilation, draining.
and careful feeding will be attended to- and diseases
that have hitherto baed the best and skilfu
bandmen be wholly banished. mitgsted as to BE-
mild and harmless compared witch their present
rity. The British farmer IL well of this
are and We hail his determination to avail himself Of the
protection, sound security and knowledge afforded by
assurance. AZ the harbinger Of better and dou
rishing condition both for him and his poserity Al
present he excels the foreign agricultural in every
spec but as he has not obtained the position he ought
TO occupy in society h. must steadily pursue the
he has adopted until he has dis ali rivalry and
made himself able to compete with the world, and
shown himself every inch john Bull-.assurance Gu
zette