. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . English wheat advanced to 12Gshillings and 6 pence per quarter. Highestin history. of T.,eicester sheep byChristopher Dunn, of Albany, N. Y. 1813.—At this time the factory of S. &A. Waters, of Amsterdam, N. Y., was turn-ing out 6,000 scythes annually. 1813.— Foster & Murray, of Pittsburgh,Pa., carried on the manufacture of scythes,.sickles, hoes and shovels by steam power. 1813.—Establishment of the famous flockof Stephen Atwood, who was the breeder ofMerino
. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . English wheat advanced to 12Gshillings and 6 pence per quarter. Highestin history. of T.,eicester sheep byChristopher Dunn, of Albany, N. Y. 1813.—At this time the factory of S. &A. Waters, of Amsterdam, N. Y., was turn-ing out 6,000 scythes annually. 1813.— Foster & Murray, of Pittsburgh,Pa., carried on the manufacture of scythes,.sickles, hoes and shovels by steam power. 1813.—Establishment of the famous flockof Stephen Atwood, who was the breeder ofMerino sheep for fifty-four years. He started5Vlth one ewe bred to a neighbors buck;result, twini5—a back and ewe lamb. 1813.—The thoroughbred horse importedinto Cape Colony, South Africa, by LordCharles Somerset, who was tlien Governorof the province. 1813.—^Duncan, in his Farming of Here-fordshire, said of the Hereford size, an athletic form, an unusual HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE BY DATES. 27 neatness, characterize the true sort; thel)revalling color is a rerKlish brown, withwhite HEAD OF DEiFENDER—International grand champion steer at Chicago. A pure-bred Hereford. 1814.—The seed of the Miner plumplanted in Knox county, Tennessee, by Wil-liam Dodd, an officer under Gen. AndrewJackson. It went by different names forsome time, and it is not certain how itbecame known as the Miner. 1814.—According to DePronville, a Frenchwriter, in this year there were only 124varieties of roses, but by the advantage ofmultiplication by seed there are now morethan 6,000 varieties. 1814.—Valuable purple and striped varietyof sugar cane brought to Georgia from, theWest India island of St. E^statius. 1814.—Richard Booth (son of Thomas)ootnmenced breeding 8iiortliorn cattle atStudiey, in Yorkshire 1814.—Mr. Bezaleel Well«, of Fort Steuben,Ohio, bought large numbers of Merino slieepfrom Hon. Wni. .larvis. 1814.—Texas or Soulliern cattle fever, firstmentioned. Dr
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