. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . on, Mass. 1839, June.—Hereford cattle imported Intothis country by W. H. Sotham. 1839, October 3d.—The first mile below■i:30 by Drover, who in this year pacedat 2:28 at Beacon Course, N. J. 1840.—-Dr. Perrine at Indian Key, Fla.,introduced the Mango plant from the WestIndies. 36 HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE BY DATES. 1840.—About this year Plymouth Rockfowls were originated near Woodstock, Vt.,Messrs. G-iles, Clark, Thayer, Spaulding andKev. H. S. Ramsdell being the
. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . on, Mass. 1839, June.—Hereford cattle imported Intothis country by W. H. Sotham. 1839, October 3d.—The first mile below■i:30 by Drover, who in this year pacedat 2:28 at Beacon Course, N. J. 1840.—-Dr. Perrine at Indian Key, Fla.,introduced the Mango plant from the WestIndies. 36 HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE BY DATES. 1840.—About this year Plymouth Rockfowls were originated near Woodstock, Vt.,Messrs. G-iles, Clark, Thayer, Spaulding andKev. H. S. Ramsdell being the Plymouth Rock was the result of across of American Dominicjue males withsingle comb black Java females. 1840.—^The group of carnations now mostcultivated in .\merica, known as perpetualfiowerintf, tree or monthly , orig-inated in France about this year, as theresult of crossing and selection. 1840.—In this year the subsoil plow,adapted to teams up to six horses, from Scotland into the UnitedStates. 1840.—First Cheviot slieep imported intothe United States of CHAMPION CHEVIOT EWE at theIndiana and Illinois State Fairs of )ited by J. Kiolin, of Brooklyn, Wis. 1840. June 10th.—^Furs—The St. Louis Bul-letin of the ruh said; Two Mackinaw boatsarrived here yesterday from Iowa, loadedwith bulfalo robes. 1810.—The .gora goat first imported intoCap. Colony, South Africa, by Colonel Hen-derson, an oflicer in the British army. 1840, January.—Mr. Luther Tucker, ofRochester, N. Y., purchased The Cultivatorapon the death of the owner. Judge Buel,< onsolidutin;- it with his paper. The Genr-see Tanner, under the name of The Culti-\ator. 1840.— T\\entyewes and two rams selectedron the Hanihoiiillet Merinos of Francewere impoited into the United States C. Collins, of Hartford, Conn. 1810.—Abcut this year Mr. Ephraim Bull,of Concord. Mass., discovered a wild grape-^•ine, from which he grew, developed, cultiv
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