1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



rnisp<l as :i second cro|) iifler Entjiish grnin. — 

 y<i.i ivill d" somplhing hy seltino; ilie siubble 

 out of (he way l>y means of fire, and if your crop 

 is lik*>ni-'e lirnetitted l>y the same process, the 

 advantasre nf t>iirnmn:, a« before directed, will be 

 worth the altentioii of overy yeoman, who hopes 

 to thrive hy his occojiation. ^ 



To OUR Patrons. — Our subscribers are res- 

 ppcilully informed tliai by payinir tor the nirrent 

 T'bime ot the Farmer within 60 days from the 

 £9lh of July, ihev will obtain the volume for 

 g2 50 instead of jj3 00, which is the price unless 

 payniPnt is made in advance Those who are 

 indebted for cither of the ()recedoig volumes, 

 (particiilHrly the very few who have not yet 

 paid for even Ike Jirsl vohtine,) are earnestly de- 

 sired to make payment as soon as convenient ; 

 as t.ie exi'enses of the paper are necessarily 

 lara;e, and we have to look to the prompt pay- 

 ment of our I'rienJs to enable us lo m'^ei them. 

 Gentlemen at a distance can forward their money 

 by mill, at ourrisk. Toa\roidlhe inconvenience 

 of sending chaiije (by those who wish to pay in 

 »dva ice,) a Ibree dollar hill can be enclosed, 

 fi<ly enis of which shall be credited to the next 

 volume. 



Gentlemen who are assisting us in promoting 

 the circulation of the Farmer, will accept our 

 thanks for their assistance. A more estended 

 jxlionasre will enable us to improve the me- 

 chanical appe nance of our paper, — to procure 

 a larsjer number of foreign agricultural works, 

 — and lo .o^ivp more engravings of valuable ag- 

 ricultural impleninnls and machines ; all which 

 are flesira'de olijecls lo ourselves as well as to 

 our suiiscribers. And we take ihis occasion to 

 sav, thai we shall always be happy to receive 

 accuiaie drawings of any new ulensils, which 

 shali be of benetit to the Farming interest ; and 

 that we will procure the ena:ravings for publi- 

 cation in the Farmer, free of expense to the in- 

 ventor. 



A copious index to the third volume will be 

 published and lurwarded to subscribers in the 

 course of a week or ten days. 



fishes, &.C. Such a series of very warm, and still 

 ivarmT days; and nights in which a tegument 

 of gossamer would prove a burthen too grievous 

 to be borne, is not remembered nor recorded. — 

 Mrireovcr the country in this neighborhood is 

 parched with drought. The leaves o( Indian 

 corn are curled like a manuscri|it of Herculane- 

 um ; the ears seem half roasted, more or less, 

 in the husk, and the puny potatoe appears in a 

 lar way to be baked in the soil belVire it is dug. 

 We iire happy to learn, however, that the 

 drought has not been general or at least univer- 

 sal. Timely and copious, but local showers, 

 have favored some parts of the country, and in 

 others some of the most important crops were 

 gathered before the dry weather had injured 

 them. 



Bed Bugs. — We have, heretofore, given a va- 

 riety of recipes for the destruction of those a- 

 bominable insects, all of which are probably 

 more or less efficarious. But a gentleman of this 

 city, who has tried all or most of them, says that 

 a strong decoctvnn of tobacco or tobacco j'lice, 

 is by far the most )iowerful, and will produce 

 the most lasting effects ; that preparations of 

 quicksilver, camphorated spirits, spirits of lur- 

 penline, red pe|>per, k,c. &c. will merely puz- 

 zle the insects for a short time, but tobacco caus- 

 es them to desert their haunts for a long lime. — 

 The leaves of tobacco, strewed under carpets, 

 between straw and feather beds, Ifec. he says will 

 keep them at a distance. And a strong extract, 

 which may he had of tobacconists, will he found 

 the liest antidote against them that can be ob- 

 tained. We believe that there may be much 

 truth in this representation, and doubt whether 

 any creatures, save tobacco clicv:crs and the insects 

 called (o6ucco wo!7«5, can endure the juice of to- 

 bacco. 



Hot Weather. Papers from ail quarters speak 

 in gloxi'ing terms of the intensity of the late vis- 

 itations of hia:h temperature, and the deadly 

 consequences to men, wcoieD, children, horses. 



Rhode Island Coal Mines. — ^ye understand 

 measures are in train tor recommencing the 

 working of the coal mines on Rhode Island. It 

 has lieen well ascertained that the coals of these 

 m ties have been used with effect in several iron 

 and other works. The want of success in Ibr- 

 raerly working these mines is attributed lo the 

 want of knowledge in mining and mineralogy in 

 those who undertook lo rlirect the operations. 



Lalest from Europe. — iaiis papers to the ]4th of 

 June have been received, but contain nolhin<r ofinnch 

 interest. The Paris Moniteur, in stating the benefits 

 derived to France from F.gypt declares that the culti- 

 vation of cotton in that country, though I'ut recently 

 introduced, has already prospered so much, that the 

 finest American cottons scarcely compare with that 

 with which France was supplied from Egypt. 



The reports of the successes of the Greeks are con- 

 firmed, and " defeat, disaster, and dismay" are dealt 

 out in double portions to their adversaries. 



lu India, the Britiih have triumphed over the Bur 

 mese, and are extending their Empire in every direc- 

 tion. 



We learn that at Reading, on Wednesday a woman 

 of the name of Brown, about ninety years of age, hav 

 ing been in the woods picking berries, was returning 

 home, when she fell within a few rods of her house, 

 and expired immediately, supposed from the effects of 

 the heat. — Salem Reg. 



The Bath Inquirer says, the soil of Maine is less af- 

 fected by drought than any other in New-England. We 

 should suppose that near fresh water rivers and ponds, 

 a vapour would rise and a dew fall that would irrigate 

 the ground. 



A stone Sign Post, 32 feet 6 inches long, and 14 inch- 

 es in diameter, has been erected at IVlr. Blake's Inn, 

 Fairharen. 



It appears from an ofEcial statement just published 

 that there are in England 256 Roman Catholic Chapels, 

 71 charity and other schools, and 348 officiating priests. 



John Mann, Esq. now 82, has personally mowed his 

 farm at Orford, N. H. the present year, and for 60 

 successive years. 



Bundles of printing paper tied with tarred string? 

 have been found stained thereliy to the deptli of 16 

 sheets. 



It is calculated that 20,000 emigrants depart annu- 

 ally from Great Britain and Ireland for JNorth America 

 alone. 



The Weather. — Boston continues remarkably healthy. 

 People endure the hot weather better, and are judic- 

 ious in the use of water. On Sunday afternoon there 

 was a refreshing shower — but it is long since a heavy 

 rain occurred. 



The work on the Blackstone Canal has already com- 

 menced .t Scott's Pond, in Smilhfield. The basin, at 

 the north side of the Cove, in this towu. >s commenced, 

 and works preparatory for a vi;2:orous prost^cution of 

 the enterprise are now constructing — Prondtnct Pa, 



FOR SAl.E— several fine calves, both male and fe- 

 male, from the hull Admiral. 

 This noble animal is of the new Improved Durham 

 Short Horned breed, — he was presented to the Agrirul- 

 tural Society of IMassachusetts, at au ixpense of near 

 seven hundred dollars by Sir Isaac'Coffin who scMt him 

 from England lor the purpose of improving the breed 

 of cattle in his native state. 



Pedigree of bull Admiial from John AVetherell Kirk- 



by Maleroy 28lh. May IKiS. Is two years old, a beau-. 



tiiul roan, got hy JSorlli Star — dam by Cumtt (who 



was sold in ijondon for one thousand guineas) grand- 



j dam by Wellington — great granddam by IJanbi/ — Jt'orth 



I Slav v/as hy Comet dam by /ifirone/— granddam by 



i Cripple — great granddam by Irishman — gieat great 



I granddam by Hubbactt. 



I I he following is a specimen of the quantity of milfc 

 , given by some cows of this breed belonging to 1. Whit- 

 aker of Greenholme. 



Yellow Rose at 3 y'rs. old 4 galls. 2qts. twice a day 



" " 4 yrs. old 4 " 3 " " " 



Red Daisy - - . 4 " " " " 



Jlagdaleua • - 4 and upwards" " 



Wil.lair 4.11 I 



Western Kady - 3 ' 2 ' ' ' 



V. nus . 16 yrs. old 3 ' 1 ' ' ' 



Alfredo - 3 ' ' ' ' 



A.lela, first calf - 3 ' ' ' * 



Yarm - - 3 ' ' ' ' 



Moss Rose, at all times a moving mountain of fieshj 

 2 gallons, all wine measure. 



Reliance may be placed on the purity of the stock-. 

 The calves of Admiral have proved very fine, and are 

 peculiarly calculated lor the stall and dairy. For fur-. 

 ther partici lar-^, inquire of E. HERSEY DERBY. 



!?a!em, July lb, 1825. 



Yorkshire Cleuvetand Bay Horses. 



A STALLION and M.AREof 'his very superior breed, 

 presented by Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin to the IVlas- 

 sarhusetts Society for promoting Agriculture, as an- 

 nounced some time ago, have arrived from England, 

 and are in fine order. Tbi y are of a beautiful bay, 

 with black mane, tail, and legs. — The Stallion is two 

 years old (past) and the mare four years old (past). — 

 Phis breed of horses is described in standard English 

 works as excellent " for the carnage and road" — " of 

 large size" — '•'uniting great activity with hardiness 

 and strength," — and as " sups ricr to most clhi r horses 

 for work requiring much tlTort and despatch." 



The object of the truly liberal donor is to benefit his 

 native state (Massachusetts,) and the wish of the Trus- 

 tess is to place these horses accordingly where they will 

 be most serviceable, and secure the benefit of them to 

 the publio at a moderate expense for the use. 



The undersigned Committee are authorized to con- 

 tract with some person of respectability, resident on a 

 farm to lake charge of th^m for a period of two or more 

 years, on liberal terms. Letters post paid will be at- 

 tended to, or personal application may be made to 



RICH. SULLIVAN, Brooklint 

 or JOHN PRINCE, Roxbury. 



N. B. The horses are at present kept by Mr Henry 

 Lamed at Brighton, near the residence of S. W. Pome" 

 roy, Esq. 



Printers of Newspapers within the state will oblige 

 the Trustees by inserting the above. 



Boston. July ^^, 1C25. 



E PARSONS & CO. City Furniture warehouse, 

 • Union Street, near the Union Stone, keep con- 

 stantly on hand for sale, a general assortment of furni- 

 ture, chairs, looking glasses, feathers of all kinds, fire 

 sets, brushes, bellows, &;c. &c. 



PATENT HOES— Notice is hereby given, that the 

 subscribers are appointed the sole agents for ven- 

 ding J. & A. FttWs Patent Hoes, which are offered for 

 sale at factory prices by A.D.WELD & J. FRENCH Jr. 

 Boston, March 26, 1625. No. 713 Wasbingtou St) 



Portable Com Mill 



RECEIVED by the Topaz, and for sale at the Ag- 

 ricultural EstaWishment, 108 State Street, one 

 of the London Company's Portable Corn Mills, well 

 calculated for the use of the practical farmers, for the 

 preeent dry season, Jtily 29.- 



