1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMEU. 



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among Ihe rnterprisinp^ llirmers of Diirliees co. | 

 N. York, who to olbcr liriinrlios of -.ii^riciillnr;!! I 

 skill and industry, hitve added llie art of makirig • 

 excellent cider. This art, which is here tnado j 

 •a secret of trade, is relained in ihc hands of a; 

 few, who have sjiarcd no pains or expense in | 

 Ihe erection of suitahle liiiiidin;::s, mills, presses i 

 nnd vats ; and ihe whole process of cider mak- 1 

 ing is here carried on in a st^le becoming the | 

 present enlightened aste. i 



On a (arm of a Mr Comsfock, sitnated in tliaf 

 part of the county generally known hy llio namp 

 of the A'inc Partner^-, is Ihe larjost cstahlisii- 

 ment of this kind I have ever heard ofin Amer-I 

 ica. This enterprising fartner actually made liie 

 last year 1500 harrels of cider. This may ap- 

 pear to many greatly exactgerated ; and some 

 wiio make no more cider than can he dune from 

 (heir own farms, may discredit it allogelher; — | 

 lint ns I had it from Mr Com»lock's nearest i 

 neighbor, and his oiatement is snpporlei! hy the, 

 leslimony of a frienil who has lately returned i 

 from a tour ihrongh thai county, it is entitled lo 

 Idll credit. Il could not have been done, mosi 

 assuredly, with a mill and press on Ihe [dan and 

 in the onler our farmers in New England gen- 

 erally keep theirs; or if he depended solely on 

 liis own orchards for apples. But possessing a 

 mill projielled by a water power, and several 

 presses worked by wrought iron screws, and 

 purchasing many apples of his neighliours, Mr. I 

 Com=lock is enabled to accomplish Ibis Hercu j 

 lean task with as much facility and as little ex- 

 pense for manual labour, as one of our common 

 farmers would incur in making 200 harrels. 



As 1 have not seen this or any similar eslah- 

 lishmenl, and know it only by the statement of 

 others, I cannot give an accurate description of 

 the machinery employed I wish merely to stale 

 to your Concord correspondent the fad thai iron 

 screws are used, and with great success, in the 

 pressing of cider pomace ; leaving it to those 

 more acquainted with the subject to inform him 

 and the public as respects Ihe form^ size, and 

 manner of working them. 



But while the ailention of New England farm- 

 ers is drawn lo the best modes of improving 

 the machinery necessary for making cider, I 

 hope their minds may be duly impressed with 

 the importance of improving Ihe quality o( the 

 beverage. The gentleman before alluded to 

 has frequently sold his cider re.idily for ten dol- 

 lars per barrel, when at the same lime such ci- 

 der as is generally made in New England and in 

 this state in particular, would have gone heavi- 

 ly in market at two dollars per barrel, or wonid 

 not sell at any price. The peculiar jirocess for 

 mailing this cider, as far as I can learn, depends 

 on arresting the progress of fermentation at a 

 certain period; for which purpose the cider is 

 fermented in open casks in vats, from which it 

 is drawn into other casks and bunged up tight; 

 after which, in course of the winter, and early 

 in the spring, il is racked off and put into new 

 casks, and sent lo market. The whole process 

 appears to me to resemble very much the one 

 given in your paper of late, and if so may easi- 

 ly be identified by experiment. It is certainly 

 very desirable that some one who has the means 

 would try ihe experiment: Ihe apples should be 

 picked as soon as they are full grown and hous- 

 ed until Ihev are mellow; and Ihe pomace should 

 by all means, lie Iweotv four hours before Ihe 

 guice is compressed. In (his as vrell as hi all 



other kinds of rider, all rotten fruit ?<!ioi)|il he 

 rejected and llie straw on no account should be 

 wet or mu'ily. 1 have already spun a larger 

 thread on this eulijncl. tlian I intended at first, 

 and perhaps exbaiisted your patience ; but 1 

 shall excuse mysell by saying that 1 am a lover 

 of good cider, and, when we have so much good 

 Iruit to make it of, I cannot bear to see people 

 kcft]) on in the old track. S. 



FOR THE KF.W ENCI.AND FARMER. 



IMPROVED SHORT HORNS. 



Providence, {R.I.) Sept. 5, 1 825, 

 Mr Fcs?.i'Ni7EN' — The Improved Short Horn 

 breed of cattle has been so highly spoken of in 

 your paper. an<l in the American Farmer, thai 

 the attention nf several individuals has been ex- 

 cited. If they really possess Ihe good qualities 

 attrihnted to them, they would prove a great 

 arqiiisitio:! to the country at large ami to the 

 towns in this part of Rhode Island in particular, 

 where n farmer's chief dependence for cash is 

 on his dairy and his beef. As we like Ihe qual- 

 ities Ihe^' are said lo possess, and wish lo inlro- 

 cliice the lireed, we are desirous of learning Ihe 

 [irice they bear in the market, and who has 

 I hem to dispose of The mixed breeds I have 

 seen adverlised in the N. E. Farmer, but none 

 of Ihe tiill blood, which seems to be the most 

 suitable for our use. Perhaps some of your nu- 

 merous readers are engaged in rearing them fur 

 sale ; if so, they may he able to give an account 

 of past sales. With much respect, I'.G.S. 



TO THE EDITOR OF THF. NEW ENGLAND FAIIMER. 



THE SEASON. 



Ryegnte, {Vl) Sept. 3, 1S25. 



The season continues extremely dry, (he pas- 

 tures dried up and water very scarce — general- 

 ly very warm, but yesterday morning and Ibis 

 a little frost but not so cold as to kill any thing. 

 Yours respectfully, J. W. 



ADVANTAGES OF PEDESTRIANISM. 



I rifle and walk, and »m reputed the beet walker in 

 this town. — Swift. 

 The wise for cure on ererci.rt depend : 

 God never made his work for man to mend.DRTDP.v. 



The proper exercise of the body, so conduc- 

 ive to good health and spirits, is an important 

 object to every one. By a strict attention to 

 exercise, the tone and vigour of Ihe moving 

 powers are wonderfully increased; the nervous 

 energy and circulation of Ihe blood are material- 

 ly accelerated ; and this increased impetus nf 

 the blood through the whole system produces 

 an effectual determination to the surface of the 

 skin ; and free perspiration is the consequence. 

 By Ihe same means, the body is disposed to 

 sleep; the appetite increased; the tone of the 

 stomach and digestive powers preserved ; and 

 the blood is determined from Ihe internal visce- 

 ra, which prevents as well as removes obstruc- 

 tions, and powerfully obviates the tendency to 

 a plethoric fulness of the system. By exercise, 

 the spirits are enlivened, and the body refresh- 

 ed ; or, as Hippocrates observes, exercise gives 

 strength to Ihe body, and vigour to the mind ; 

 and it is an irrefragable truth, that where it is 

 improperly neglected, the energy and strength 

 of the whole machine falls to decay. 



IVdefU lanism aflTords the best «'ir'-i"<! of pit. 

 crrlsp, ;iihI may be said to include much that i« 

 lalnable to m.iiikind. 'I'liose ilistiiigiiisheil pnr- 

 sons, ihcrefiire, who have rendered this brai.rli 

 of the gymni'Stic art lasbionable and gcnerah 

 deserve the highest praise. To Captain r.;:rc- 

 lay, and many other genllfmen, lliis couniry is 

 greatly indebted for their imjirnvement of the 

 art. I( is only the tltoughtless and inconsider- 

 ate who do not discover the beiiefils resnlling 

 Irom the exjiloils of such celebrated professor--, 

 because they cannot estimate the ultimate con-^e- 

 queiices of individual exertions. But retiec- 

 ling people must [lerceive that in lime desulto- 

 ry efforts may be reduced iulo a system found- 

 ed on princi[des calculated lo strengthen and 

 preserve both the health of our bodies an<! the 

 energy of our minds, thus facilitating the acqui- 

 sition of htimau knoivledi^e. 



Exercise on foot is allowed lo be Ihe mosff 

 natural and perfect, as it employs every part of 

 the body, and effectually promotes the circula- 

 tion of the blood Ibrougb the veins and arteries. 

 "Walking,"' says Dr Willicb, "■ Ihe most natural 

 and salutary exercise, is in lh(i power of every 

 body, and we can adapt its degree and duration 

 lo the various circumstances of health. By lhi» 

 exercise the appetite and perspiration are pro- 

 moled, the body is kept in proper temperament, 

 the mind is enlivened, the motion of the lung? 

 is facilitated, and the rigidity of ihe legs, aris- 

 ing from loo much silling, is relieved. The 

 most obstinate diseases, and the innst trouble-' 

 some hysteric and hypochondriacal complaints- 

 have been frequently cured by perseverance in 

 walking." 



Pedestrian feats, even when c.irried to excess 

 have seldom been attended with any pernicious 

 effects. The exhaustion occasioned by severe 

 exercise is only temporary, for the wearied 

 frame is speedily recruited by the luxury of rest 

 and refreshment. But certain rules may be ob- 

 served, which will render walking bolh easy 

 and agreeable. A light yet firm and manly step, 

 an erect posture, especially in regard to the 

 head, the breast, and Ihe shoulders, should be 

 the chief objects of attainment. By care and 

 attention a person ma}' thus learn to walk grace- 

 fully and with lillle bodily fatigue. 



Early and constant jiractice gradually forms 

 the podoslrian for the accomplishment of the 

 greatest undertakings. But even in Ihe common 

 intercourse of society, facility of walking is re- 

 quisite for individual convenicncy and comfort. 

 It should therefore be the study of people in all 

 ranks, to adopt the best method of performing 

 either short or long journeys, by imitating the 

 gctit and manner of lliose celebrated men, who, 

 I of lale years have so eminently distinguished 

 themselves in the annals of the sjiorting world. 

 Annals of Sporting. 



Public Health. — The whole seaboard of the United 

 States continue' to enjoy excellent health, with the 

 exception of Mobile. But the papers from the interior 

 I represents the Dysentary to he prevalent and very 

 mortal in many of the towns of New-Hampshire, Maine, 

 and other States. — In moat places the mortality has 

 been confined to children, but in others has extended 

 to adults. In Concord, ^V. H. Ur. Moses (handler, 

 ag-ed 39, has fallen a victim to it. — Cenltnel. 



A regular rig;g;ed stf am sloop of war is no^v fittin* 

 ont al Blackwall. En*. Her destiny is to cruize ag^ainst . 

 the Mahratta pirates who iafesl the coast of Batavia< 



