The Farmers' cabinet, and American herd-book . ply of nitrogen,which is known to be necessary to the pro-duction of the seeds of nearly all mixture contained no magnesia, to sup-ply which, however, it was not improbable thatthe lime, added to the land might suffice; asvery many limestones contain an appreciableadmixture of magnesia. These suggestionswere carried into effect in a skilful and zeal-ous manner, and the results, in reference toa trial of bones dissolved in sulphuric acid,mixed with a small quantity of nitrate ofsoda, were thus reported by Mr. Fleming, Iexamined the oats
The Farmers' cabinet, and American herd-book . ply of nitrogen,which is known to be necessary to the pro-duction of the seeds of nearly all mixture contained no magnesia, to sup-ply which, however, it was not improbable thatthe lime, added to the land might suffice; asvery many limestones contain an appreciableadmixture of magnesia. These suggestionswere carried into effect in a skilful and zeal-ous manner, and the results, in reference toa trial of bones dissolved in sulphuric acid,mixed with a small quantity of nitrate ofsoda, were thus reported by Mr. Fleming, Iexamined the oats again a few days beforethey were cut, when I was much satisfied;the straw appeared to me as stiff and shining,and the ears as well filled, as if they hadbeen grown upon stiff loam; and I considerthe same dressing- applied to grain crops uponmoss, will insure a good crop of well-filledoats. So far as a trial on one locality canbe relied upon, therefore, we may considerthis result exceedingly satisfactory. T. Bennet. No. 6. The Angus Cote. 177. THE ANGUS COW. The origin of the Angus-shire Scotch breed, of polled cattle, is so remote, that no ac-count of their introduction into the country can be obtained from the oldest inhabitant;some of the first qualities which attracted the attention of the improvers of this valuablebreed, were their peculiar quietness and docility; the ease with which they were kept,and the few losses which were incurred while confined in their stalls, from this circum-stance ; as also, the convenience of disposing of a great number of them in the samespace of stable room ; their natural fitness for stall-feeding, and the rapidity with whichthey lay on fat. This has brought them into much repute in their own market, as wellas in England, whither they are sent in numerous droves, for the supply of Smithfieldmarket, under the denomination of Galloways. They are usually fed off at three yearsold, and reach to an average weight of 840 lbs. The greater part of t
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