No. 1. 



Sugar Beefs — to Farmers- 



■Fcedins^ of Ewes. 



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would afford us no little pleasure to commu- 

 nicate through the columns of the Cabinet 

 whatever might be remarkable or interesting 

 regarding their birth-place, parentage, and 

 education. To this end we invite the com- 

 munications of farmers and all others inter- 

 ested. 



There are now many new and improved 

 implements of Agriculture and Horticulture 

 at the Ware-House, and many additions are 

 being made. They are open for inspection 

 at any hour of the day, and the proprietors 

 will, with the utmost cheerfulness, give such 

 explanation and attention as may be necessa- 

 ry. As a visit to the establishment will cost 

 nothing, farmers and otiiers interested in the 

 promotion of agricultural science, are re- 

 quested to call and examine the new and im- 

 proved implements for themselves, bearing in 

 mind, however, that the concern is still in its 

 infancy. 



Sugar Beets To Farmers Feeding of 



Ewes. 



To the Editor of the Fanners' Cabinet. 



Sir, — Having taken a deep interest in ev- 

 ery thing relating to the culture and manage- 

 ment of the sugar beet, from the time of its 

 first introduction into this country by the Beet 

 Sugar Society of Philadelphia, 1 feel very 

 anxious of knowing what are the prospects 

 of the crop in this, the finest season that ever 

 shone forth from the heavens, for every spe- 

 cies of vegetation, the morus multicaulis ex- 

 cepted. Will therefore your friends, many 

 of whom have had the prudence to cultivate 

 largely the present season, inform us through 

 the pages of the Cabinet, what has been the 

 management pursued, and what the results ; 

 and will they, at the time of taking up their 

 crops, deposit some of the roots at the Agri- 

 cultural Ware-House, No 87 North Second 

 St., [which is also the publication office of the 

 Cabinet,] for the inspection of their friends 

 and the public generally. Each sample of 

 roots should be accompanied with a notice, 

 stating the mode adopted in the cultivation, 

 the yield of the crop per acre, and the plan 

 pursued for winter preservation. 

 ■ And will they reserve a good portion for 

 the purpose of feeding their ewes at early 

 lamhine:, confining the lambs, after a few 

 days old, to the house, and bringing the ewes 

 to suckle them three times a day, according 

 to the mode practised in those counties in 

 PIngland, which are famed for supplying the 

 London markets with fat house lambs in win- 



ter. The stall for the lambs should be clean, 

 dry and warm, and kept well littered with 

 straw ; three or four lambs in each will be 

 sufficient, and these .should be selected accord- 

 ing to age, size and strength. Each stall 

 should be furnished with a manger in whicii 

 dry food is to be fed to them when they are 

 of an age to eat it, and a chalk stone should 

 be placed in each stall ; by licking it, disorders 

 arising from acidity of the stomach are pre- 

 vented, and the lambs will thus be found to 

 thrive and fatten in a very short time. The 

 ewes should be plentifully supplied with roots 

 at this time, but if their teeth be good, there 

 will be no need of cutting them. D. A. 



July 29, 1839. 



The preceding communication of D. A., 

 brought to our mind a similar one received 

 more than a year since, from our friend James 

 Pedder. It was not published at that time, 

 for the simple reason that we had not suffi- 

 cient room for carrying out the purposes of 

 so laudable an enterprise. We have now, as 

 has been before observed, at the agricultural 

 rooms, and additions are being almost daily 

 made to the number, many new and improved 

 implements. It will be perceived that Mr. 

 Pedder's proposition embraces a wide scope; 

 and most cheerfully will we assist in carry- 

 ing out so noble a plan by receiving all such 

 articles as come within its legitimate range, 

 as the public spirited farmers of the country 

 may see fit to deposit with us. Mr. P.'s 

 proposition is not all theory — he acts as well 

 as advises, and already we have received from 

 him several very interesting contributions: 

 among them his beet rasp, models of drills, 

 &c. We hope that the farmers will bestir 

 themselves in this business — if each one would 

 but perform his part, in a short time Philadel- 

 phia might boast of an Agricultural Museum. 

 The materials are abundant. 



While on this subject it may not be amiss 

 to invite the inventors and manufacturers 

 of new or improved implements — and also 

 such as have received and maintained public 

 confidence, to deposit specimens for examina- 

 tion. It is one of the best methods of making 

 then) generally known. But each specimen 

 should be accompanied by a full, plain, and 

 accurate account of the machine. 



The following is Mr. Pedder's communi- 



