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T— T -AGRICULTURE. 1) i c

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T — T AGRICULTURE. 1) i c ALTHOUGH the rinderpest has fseatly declined in Norfolk, it broke out again a few days ago among the choice nerd of Mr. Hugh Aylrrier, a well-knotra and distinguished agriculturalist. Professor Symonda has paid a visit to the scene of this fresh outbreak. The whole number of animals attacked in Norfolk to May w-m 6,268. CONCERNING the rinderpest in Ireland, the Govern- ment has issued a general order, pursuant to the Cattle Disease Act, assessing < £ 13.474 on the several unions in Ireland to provide a fund for compensating th.9 owners of slaughtered cattle and for carrying the Act into execution. A CURIOUS freak of natureoc-cucred at the farm of Mr. Rayner, a gentleman who lives at Woodlands, noar the Lyndhurst-road etaticn on the Dorchester Rail way-he had a brood of six chickens hatched last week on his farm, two of these were hatched with feet, but no legs; they lived for two days. The feet were perfect, and were quite close to the body. They were carefully examined after they were dead, and there was not a vestige of leg to be found. „ THE weather has been cold and wet is the East of England during the last few days. In Norfolk some of the late barleys were sown in bad order, but ena. rally the spring corn in the county has come up nicely and looks pretty well. The cold and frosty nights have made both wheat and barley rather yeHow, and a little warmth and sunshine ar3 required. The layers and pastures look remarkably well in Norfolk. The mangolds have been well planted, and have had some nice chowers to bring them up. In consequence of the small quantity of straw and the stiii shorter supply of bullocks in many districts, the-re is less farmyard manure than usual. In Essex the appear- ance of the wheat crop has somewhat changed for the worse of late; the deterioration is attributed to the great amount of rain, with cold winds. Barley on most soils looks promising, and beans and peas are luxuriant, while the pastures are thriving. ACCORDING- to information received by the Govern- ment up to the close of last week. Professor Furgusson reports that no fresh case of cattle plague, or of any other disease, had occurred within the infected district of Drennan, county Down. A census and valuation of all the cattle within that district have been made, the result of which is that the number of cattle is 125, and the total value .£913. An official cattle plague report is to be published each day during the closure of, and rastriction on, the proclaimed district, in order that all information may be obtained without the necessity ot personal inquiry. NOTWITHSTANDING the late ungenial weather, and tne succession of almost wintry frosts which have con- t n-aed to prevail for several nights, the young hops are pushing forward with great vigour. Several of the gardens in the most exposed situation, and on some of the high lands have suffered severely from the late frosts, that on Tuesday night doing, it is feared, con- siderable mischief; but on the whole the young bine looks as healthy and promising as is to be expected at this season. Throughout the district of Mid-Kent, which, as a rule, produces the finest hops both in quantity and quality, the young plants are looking very promising. Much, however, will depend on the weather during the next few weeks, the present being rather a critical period for the young plants, which are impatient of cold. Since the abolition of the duty, no reliable statement can be obtained of the exact num- ber of acres under cultivation; butin consequence of the high terms for superior hops obtained during the last few years, much arable land in Kent is gradually giving way to hop culture. The hop-market continues very firm, with a steady consumptive inquiry for bekit pockets of Mid-Kent's, which command good prices.

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