1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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ter (during Iho process soft and warm,) in a tub, 

 and 1 II). of ai'ienic and 2 ilis. flniir oT liiimstoiip, 

 diluted together in another tuli l>y two gallons 

 of warm water, because the soft aoa|i does not 

 dilute kindly with llie arsenic. Commence dip- 

 ping with as small a quantity of wash as will dip 

 a .■'mall laml), say 5 gallons of water ; to which 

 add two quarts from each of tiie diUited drugs; 

 and for eich sheep alter a Id fuiir quarts of wa- 

 ter and one pint from each of the drug vessels ; 

 Bnd when a siilTicienl quantity of wash is in the 

 tub, one mixture may sup|)ly two sheep, hut not 

 more than two without repealing; for 1 know 

 from experience, that were the drugs mixed 

 with twenty gallons of water at the commence- 

 ment, the (irst tour sheep would imbibe as much 

 of the sot't soap as the hT^t sixteen. — All the mix- 

 tures should he stirred frequently with a half- 

 worn broom. — Twenty gallons of this mixture 

 will wash 25 lamlis in wool, and as many ewes 

 when new shorn, and so on in proportion. 1 

 believe when new shorn is the most proper lime 

 for dippiuar, as then the lice, S:c. most abound, 

 and the sheep have less wool to be injured by 

 the arsenic &.c. The sheep should be well drain- 

 ed into the wash-tub, by laying them on some- 

 thing suitable for the purpose ; the sul[)hur is to 

 prevent the flies attacking the sheep. 



MORTAR OF POTATOES. 



litj M. Ciidel dc VauT. 

 In a court yard there was a wall, thn part of 

 which nearest the ground had been repaired ten 

 times, so that (he mason hesitated to repair it 

 any miTP, when 1 proposed to him to mix boil- 

 ed potatoes with his plaster. Let me confess it ; 

 he laughed in my face, and shrugged his shoul- 

 ders. However, I went to the hog's trough, 

 louU out some boiled potatoes, and put about a 

 pound into the mason's trough. The repair 

 was completed, and the wall has remained in 

 good condition for several years, ofi'ering the 

 following phenomenon, viz. — It retains its solid- 

 ity, notwithstanding the efflorescence on the sur- 

 face of salt petre, which is found chrystalized. 

 The result naturally led me to mix boiled pota- 

 toes in the composition of the coat of plaster, 

 and sfill more of argillaceous earth; which ha* 

 perfectly succeeded on a shed in a garden, which 



is exposed to every wind, and the sides of which j ivit'h indigo. — Egypt, at "the last accounts," was 

 are composed only of hurdles, covered over with overrun with locusts, 

 a mixture of argillaceous earth and boiled pota-j !!!!—-; 



toes. 



DISEASED MEAT. 

 Few persons arc -nvare of the injury fliey sus- 

 tain by eating the flesh of diseased animals. — 

 None but the .lewish butchers, who are paij 

 exclusively for it, attend to this important cir- 

 cumstance. The brsi rule for judging is llie 

 colour of the fat. When the fat of beef is a high 

 shade of yellow, it should be rejected. If the 

 tat of veal, mutton, lamb, or pork have the 

 slightest tinge of yellow, it should be rejected 

 as diseased. The same rule holds good when 

 applied to poultry. — Virginia Housewife. 



EGYPT. 

 The V^iceroy of Egypt has ordered his su!v 

 jects in the eastern provinces to cultivate indi- 

 go. He is resolved to construct a canal through 

 Cairo, which will require 3000 houses to be 

 pulled down in that city. The owners are to 

 e paid in land, which they are required to plant 



If these particulars could come to the knowl- 

 edge of the poor peeple in the country, their 

 wre'rhed hovels would become habitations dry 

 withinaide, and consequently healthy. 



From Ihe European Magazini. 



POULTRY. 



Sir — As the following account, together with 

 the lew observations I have made on the man- 

 agement of feeding fowls, may prove accept- 

 able, and ati'ord some useful hints to many among 

 the numerous readers of your entertaining and 

 widely circulated miscellany, you will oblige 

 me by giving them a place in your work. 



I procured 2 imllets of the black Spanish kind, 

 which were h^itched in the month of June, and 

 fed them constantly myself twice a day, alterna- 

 ting their food ; that is, I gave them corn in the 

 morning, and in the al'teinoon boiled potatoes 

 mixed withyVci/i bran, but I never allowed them 

 to take a full 7neal of corn. They had a sm.ill 

 orchard to ranse in, where, in the course of the 

 day, they orca-ii>nally picked up worms anu 

 othei insects; and I have observed ih .t poultry 

 of all kinds eagerly seek for animal food even 

 after they have satiated themselves with corn : 

 indeed, 1 conceive a portioned' animal food es- 

 sentially requisite to preserve them in healthy 

 state. 



The above mentioned pullets began to lay 

 nbout Ihe middle of November, and continue 

 to do so till within the last ten days, when they 

 began to moult their feathers, having produced 

 three hundred anil sixty-seven eggs tnvch larger and 

 finer than those (f the common firjul. Seven eg^s 

 weigh one pound avoirdupois, so that I have 

 been furnished with the astfmishiiig weight of 

 more thivi 53 pounds of nutritious and whole- 

 some food (rem tn'o hens. They were never 

 broody., nor slu wed a disposition to sit any time 

 during the whole season, and 1 nndeisland this 

 properly is peculir to this species of fowl ; it is, 

 however, rather an advantasre than otherwist, 

 as the common kimls ran incuhaie iheir es;^^. 

 and foster their youM?. G. C. JExNNERS, 



ROBBERY OF ORCHARDS. 



The papers of Chelmsford, Plymouth, &c. 

 complain of repealed robberie< of orchards gar- 

 dens, &,c. The venerable Dr Thacher, of the 

 latter place has been robbed of a fine lot of wa- 

 lernelons. We do not see wliy trespassers of 

 this description should be less severely dealt 

 with than he who rides off another man's horse. 

 .Ke^vivryport Herald. 



From the American Farmer, 



MANUFACTURE OF SILK. 

 A Communication laid before the Philadelphia 

 Society for internal improvement, states that a 

 boy in Southwark was engaged in Ihe cultiva- 

 tion, if we may use the expression, nfsilk worms. 

 A F'renchman about a year ago made him a pre- 

 sent of nineteen worms; he was then twelve 

 years of age. They have now increased to two 

 thousand and four hundred, and have already 

 commenced spinning — each of these reptiles 

 spins from three to live hundred yards of pure 

 silk, besides llie low, and it takes about six hours 

 to wind off Ihe labours of twenty-five of these 

 industrious mechanics. The boy is the child of 

 poor but respectable parents, and devotes all the 

 hour* which he can spare from his school to su- 

 perintending the labours of the silkworms. 



MASSACHUSETTS CANAL. 

 Two routes of Canals from Boston to Connec- 

 ticut river have been surveyed, called the* 

 Northern and Southern. Both routes are con- 

 sidered feasible. The Southern will be least 

 expensive, though it is thought by many that 

 Ihe northern will prove of most itivportance to 

 the stale. A survey h;is also been made of a 

 route from the Connecticut to the Hudson. Tliis 

 route will haveto pass un-lerthe Hoosac Moun- 

 tain by a tunnel of /o?(r miles in length, or round 

 it by a route oi twenty miles. 



CALICO. 

 An establishment for printing calico is to b« 

 located in Troy, N. Y. It is supposed the build- 

 inffs and machinery will cost abou' one million 

 of dollars. A large manufacturing house in Man- 

 ly deserve the preference in New England, tojchester, England, is said to be deeply interested 

 our native race, improved as it may I'e, and in jn this establishment, 

 so much less lime than will be possible by means i " 



N.\TIVE BREED OF C.\TTLE. 

 Mn Editor, — In the 17th number of the Amer- 

 ican Farmer, you notice Col. Pickering's four 

 letters on improving the native breed of cattle, 

 very justly observing, " the public will be much 

 indebted to Cn|. Pickering for the discussion up- 

 on this important subject." Y^ou add — " in ,'/ic 

 outset of which he observed, ' at any rate iraprove- 

 menls may go hand in hand, and be mutually 

 beneficial to both sorts of improvers." 



Pray allow me to quote, what Col. Pickering 

 DID SAY IN THE oi'TSET. in the frst paragraphs, of 

 V. i ihe first number, upon improving the native breed 

 I of catlle. 



"Whereas half a century, or more might 

 elaspe, betbre a general improTement by foreign 

 crosses, could be effected. It remains, too. to 

 he ascertained, whether any other breeds real- 



A family of 7 chitdren. 5 of whom Hif d, were poison- 

 ed at WilniingtOD by the use of a dt-rortion of the 

 ^ride of China root, ailmiaistertd to expel worms. 



of a small number of imported cattle." 



1 have long entertained, and repeatedly ex- 

 pressed ihe opinion, ihat a line breed of cattle, 

 peculiarly adapted to the combined objerls of 

 'he farmers of Massschusetts, and indeed of all 

 New England, miahl be most readily and exten- 

 sively obtained, by the snirited exertions of sub- 

 stantial farmers to iaiprove our native breed. 

 A New E^fGLAKD Farmer. 

 Hartford, Connecticuit 



This is said to he Ihe first year within the 

 memory of man, that accounis from France have 

 represented the crops of grapes to be abundant. 



At the Salt Sprinffsin Washington county, Va. 

 a Mr Bell has lately bored for water to the 

 depth of 720 feet 4 inches. 



A company has been formed in Germany, capita! 

 .SOOjOOO crowns, to send flour to South America. 



