New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-06
\ Running sketch of the January Number Of
the Farmers Library and Monthly Journal
Of Agriculture.

the Farmers Library and Monthly Journal
OF Agriculture.
J. s. ssSNEs, Editor
First "a 70 the Plate Ii represents all colored
after llfe the ToJao Plant Aossoaa, snd IL formidable
enemies the Her. bOx.r. or uAicorn-ay and the Worm
making altogether very handsome print the nos-
csoadfrg The Journal opens with tie natural history
Of the whole to the gsCdy fly the pauseops worm aud
It's food the green plant. Bot what he
leaves Man devours only In different sateths differ.
ence between them being only matter Of taste. Bat
would any Christian have believed what the E3x SAYS
Is fact 10 siAustes, that the good and con.deraen
habitsnis q the City Of SewYork smoke $1,000 worth
Of cigars every day Thus $1,000 600 in one town pass
OF annually in the smoke Of disgusting weed while
many woman AM her orphans are praying for their
daily bread. without knowing whence II Is 10 The
natural history and medical properties Ct the plant are
70 be followed by foil account Of ts cultivation and pre-
paraion for the market according he most approved
practice.
Another letter from Mr.. Randall presents the sub
jet q sheep Husbsndry In and important ghts,
showing that the whole ground will be covered far
only the wool grower but the manufacturer
aud other dealers In the article. In fact when these let
tiers completed they be in two Sumbersmore,
physiological change must in the animal or
re made Of wool or carcass, before any
thing farther need be written or known cJomS l>eP
Another article crieses With some severity the inert,
and neicency Of COMMITTEES usually appointed IN ne
STATE Legislature, aHdm CoHgrs" on No SUBJECTS q Agrepl
TIRE and EdHoaoa. the two greatest and most neglected
Of Society and then challenges appreciation for
SIR CoAD the Chairman Of the Agricultural COMMITTEE In
Maryland FOR entering ne wei9e Of inquiry and provision
Tor the application Of Science Agriculture by
mensing the appointment Of Agricultural Chemist.
whose duty IT should DO the state snsyze It's
soil: and deliver lectures.
Mr. Lyfords Price Current Is f1voraby noticed and he
characterized Editor emnently qualified, BY taste
aud Judgment, to collect and arrange commercial and az
ricultural statistics.
Very curious and interesting facts are given In another
article the Medical Properties and Effects Of the Bcl
NUT and ChuTruS, extract from hemp. Tho first is
found in india best OF all vermilges for horses
and dogs cleansing on, the worms 81 IKE broom in the
gutter" The latter is said to sovereign in Of
cholera and lock jaw and the Editor US that We
may expect the Asl4tic cholera to follow the potato
cholera.
Ayrshire Cattle are moro fully discussed with letter
from Mr. Phinney one of the celebrated farmers in
Massachusetts, and notices Of that breed Of cattle they
and heard Of them in Europe, by Mr.. Coman and
Prof Norton.
Some pages given from Hon Andrew stevensen's
Address 10 the Society Of Abemare, In which he pays
beautiful and just tribute TO the memory Of Mr.. Coke the
great Nerok Farmer. and the great friend Of America.
Editor asks whether lnquires have yet probed
the bottom, the evils under which the Agriculture OF
the old States is suffering Whether there is not yet
undscosed rottennes 10 the state Of Denmark, and
whether determined policy the part OF the rhole Peo-
pe not ss parry, but a National movement 10 man
ufacure for ourselves the Sl00000000 now imported,
would not scatter the machinery Of England to the four
Withstand bring TO Country the machines. the ma
cnists and the capital and thus instead Of being al
producers. and flying the world in search Of cheap
lands would not he ssks population concentrate In the
old States and the settle down alongside Of the
producer He sudes to the declaration Of Mr. Jefferson,
that he who Is now against home manufactures must be
for our dressing in skins aud living in csverns He goes
ON 10 state that If Virginia had according TO her extent
and very superior advantage In all things many con-
sumers who buy osd use but do not make agricultural
products as Massachusetts, has and they each consumed
25 cents DAY OF all things. all told it would insure an
annuale xpenoture within the Oh Dominion offs 100000
Aner ALL he only ask, for information, and exclams-
"Give Us but light"
We have only room noties farther Of this January
number tina, the Editor seems to be quite at home again
IA The HousHoife's Deparmeni-recommending them to
lead their children to the study Of Material History
But how eau housewives, and mothers. and ladies
who can't fud time for visiting and shopping be ex-
pee,ed to give aentiono such matters Well those who
don't choose may pass to the recipes which he warns
his fair readers gathered, not from great stereotype
ools printed by steam; bnt from manuserpto family
recipe books that gone through the severe of tests
and on trial by the best judges found net 10 b. Ta7tn
lfhosewves would once into this Department we are
persnadcd they would forego little OF their PIN
money sooner than be shut cut from H. Aiief ALL those
who would Judge for themselves, lei them send and buy
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