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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



[Oct. 28, 



England. The aiiclion ?:ile of iiretninni and 

 olher articles (lion tniik plMce, griiluitously con- 

 ducted by Mr. fVvi. P. Greene, and went nd > ith 

 tolerable spirit, though vvc could not hel|i 

 thinking that the ins^enuitj and industry of the 

 ,. ., I females so admirably displayed on this occasion, 

 advanced price over those manufactured in the | ^.^ ^^^^ ^,.^., ,.^^^^ ^j^^ ge„||.men that .ubstamal 

 ordinary manner. To prepare the timber 'or j, jobation which thev richly merited, simply 



KENDALL'S ROTARY SAW MILL. 



Great utility is the result of this invention. 

 In three months, the time it has been in unem- 

 barrassed operation, seven hundred thousand 

 feet of boards have been sawed, and sold at an 



the saw, and remove it when cut, with the man 

 as^'ement of the machinery, the labor of three 

 men is commonly required; but when the tim- 

 ber is of proper dimensions, one man is suffici- 

 ent for the purpose, and he has delivered Irom 

 the saw to the surveyor of lumber, eight thous- 

 and of merchantable boards, in six hours. The 

 cost of a mill of this description, with the ap- 

 purtenant machinery, is estimated at twelve 

 hundred dollars. — And besides a more rapid and 



as articles of use and ornament without any re- 

 ference lo the encouragement of domestic iu- 

 dnslry. 



On the whole it is, we believe, the universal 

 opinion of the best judges, that the jiresent ex- 

 hibition presented a great improvement in every 

 department of tlie show, parliculaily in slock, 

 with perhaps the exception of horses, au.l that 

 more competition has been called forth tor the 

 former occasion. The 



, ^ , , I premiums, than on any lormer occasion 



continuous motion. It possesses these f^.jrlherad-,,^j.^^,^^^^^^,^^ .^^^ decidedly entitled to bear 

 vantages over those ot a common kind, lo ,j^^ ^.^|^_ ^^^^, ^^^ ._^^^.^^^^ .^ -^^^-^ H^^^ present- 



saw the same quantity, it requires but one-fourth 

 the usual power; and a perpendicular head, or 

 fall of water, is not necessary. — Such is the pe- 

 culiarity of its structure, the machinery is pro- 

 pelled by the momentum of a column ol water, 

 moving as down an inclined plane ; lack of 

 quantity being in a great n)ea?ure compensated 

 by increased velocity, and diminished velocity 

 by augmented quantity. Water-power, although 

 thus easily applicable and without the cost of 

 expensive dams, is less so than steam, or animal 

 power, so that by cheapness and facility of con- 

 struction, it seems peculiarly ad.i[)ted to the 

 wants of a country like ours, whose most im- 

 portant and profitable articles of export are (ur- 

 nished from exhaustless forests of timber. — Gar- 

 diner Ciironicle, 



ed a great variety, combining much beauty and 

 utility. The Mill Manufactures we regret lo 



use, as cleanliness is consiiIerG(i essential lo their 

 acquiring that enormous load of tat from which 

 the principal profit is derived. Theit ease and 

 comtort also appear lo be studiously attended to; 

 acd t!ie occupation of two Indian lads v\ill cause 

 a smilt' on the countenances ol my musical read- 

 ers, ivhen they are informed that they are em- 

 ploye I, Ironi morning till night, in ."settling dis- 

 pute', or lillle Ijicketings, that may aiise among 

 the happy inhaliitants of this conimunily, and in 

 singing them to sleoji. The boys are chosen for 

 the strength of their lung», and their taste and 

 judgement in delighting the ears and lulling the 

 senses of this amiable harmonic scciely ; and 

 succeed each olher in chaunting during the 

 whole day, to the great delight and edification 

 of the audi^tice, who seem fully lo appreciate 

 the merits uf the performers. The piopnetop 

 of one of those establishments himself attended 

 us and explained Ihe use of the various a|>ar'- 

 ments. lie assured me that the premises cost 

 him sixty thousand dollars, and that his sales 



say, were inconsiderable, olTering nothing like I amnunted lo about two thousand dollars per 

 a sample of the products of our looms. | week ; indeed, his displ.ay of diamonds, and his 



As an evidence of Ihe flourishing condition i three splendid carriages ivith line horses, stand- 

 of the sociely, we are able to state, thai they ing in the yard, besjjoke him a man of some op- 

 " ... u|p|,(;e and importance. His stuck are bred at 



a farm belonging to him at Otumba, and driven 

 to Mexico, lo be fattened, wiien eight monlh.i 



noiv Hold §7500 in Bank slock, and that the 

 real estate belonging to them, including the 

 Hall, is all paid for. — Providence Journat. 



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PAWTUXET CATTLE SHOW. 

 The exhibition of stock and Domestic Manu- 

 factures, under the direction of the Society for 

 the encouragement of Domestic Industry in this 

 Stale, look place yesterday at Pawtuxet. — 

 The Society met at their Hall in the morning, 

 and elected their ofKcers, which with two ex- 

 ceptions of members of the Standing Cumrnitlee, 

 are the same that helil the offices the preceding 

 jear. The society then moved in procession 

 to the meetinghouse, where an aildress, well 

 adapted to the occasion, was pronounced to a 

 numerous and highly gratified audience, by Wm. 

 E. Richmond, Esq. of this town. Mr. Richmond 

 has long made the subject of pohlical economy 

 and the protective system a favorite study, and 

 bis address displayed tlie results which were to 

 be expected from Ihe operations of a cultivated 

 mind, when brought to bear upon the favorite 

 iopick of its speculations. After the services 

 the society dined at Mr. Aborn's Hotel. 



They then repaired to the grouud marked 

 out for the exhibition of the Ploughing Match. 

 Seventeen pairs of Oxen were entered and went 

 through the task assigned them in very tine 

 style. It was gratifying to observe that the 

 whip was scarcely applied at all, and the nu- 

 jfterous spectators present v^ere highly pleased 

 with the performance of the men and their 

 cattle. 



After Ihe ploughing match, the premiums 

 were declared in ihespacious and very conveni- 

 ent Hill belonging to the sociely, which we be- 

 lieve is not surfiassed in accoimiodation or in 

 the comm mil of surrounding scenery, affordeil 

 b/ its situ.itioa, by any sioiilar building in New 



MEXICAN PIGGERIES. 

 A fine breed of that usel'ul animal, the 

 is kept l)y several persons of wealth, as ;i!i 

 cle ol trade, in the city of Mexico, and th 

 and attention paid to their cleanliness and com- 

 fort so far exceed any thing I have seen else- 

 where, that a short account may lie uselul, by 

 lurnishing hints to our fanners, lirewers, dislil- 

 lers, &c. by whom large numbers of these valu- 

 able animals can be ke[)t. The premises where 

 the business is carried on are extensive ; con- 

 sisting in general, of a good dwelling house, 

 with a shop, slaughter house, and jdaces for 

 singing the pigs; large bowls for rendering the 

 lard, and lard rooms, wilh wooden bins lor con- 

 taining tlie rendered fat, which is an article ol 

 great consumption in Spanish cookery, being 

 used as a substitute for butter. There is also a 



soap nianutactory, in which the oftal tat is man- 1 ^ very good quality 

 nfactured, and a[)artmenls where the blood is; (he usual quantity 



old. — Bulloch's Mexico. 



From Ike Quebec Cazclle. 



Aor.icui.TimAL Rkport for Ski'tsmber, 1825; 

 DishidofClucbec. — 'J'he general character ol 

 this month has lieen dry. lu the liisi and third 

 weeks there was however, some rain, ol' no 

 greai quantity and duration. On ihe second and 

 abo'it Ihe middle of ibe month, there were slight 

 frosts, but not sufficient entirely lo check veget- 

 ation. 



The remaintlir of the grain crops were sav- 

 ed in excellent Older. Those in iheDisliirl, 

 below the River du Sud, being later than in the 

 upper parts, [>rove better than common. Still 

 upon the whole, the crops thioughout Ihe Dis- 

 trict will hardly be equal lo an average crop. 



The Root crops have suffered by the drought. 



Potatoes are fewer in quantity than usual, Imi of 



Turnips will be nearly in 



made into a kind of black pudding, and solrl to 

 the poor. Rehind all these are the styes lor 

 the hogs, generally tVom 000 to 1000 in number 

 which occupy a considerable range of well built 

 sheds, about 30 feet deep, with the roofs des- 

 cending very low ; and having tlie entrance 

 through low arches, before which is an open 

 space the whole length of the yard, and about 

 21 feet wide, in the centre of which is a kind of 

 aqueduct, built of stone, and filled with clean 

 water, supplied from a well at the end of the 

 |iremises. The hogs can only put their noses 

 into this water through holes in the wall, which 

 [>revenls their dirtying it, as it passes through 

 the w hole division of Ihe yard. This is the only 

 liquid given them ; and their food is maize or 

 Indian corn, slightly moistened, and scattered at 

 slated hours on the ground, which in the yard 

 as well as the place they sleep is perteclly dry 

 and clean. 



They are attended by several Indians with 

 every possible care, and have a cold bath on the 

 premises, »vhich they are frequently obliged to 



The pastures have sulTcred by the drought, 

 and are thin and scanty. They are, however, 

 reviving since the late rains, and may yet be suf- 

 licient to enable Ihe cattle lo be housed in good 

 order. ' • 



The produce of the Gardens and Orchards 

 generally are inferior to former years. The 

 heal of the season has ripened grapes and melons 

 in the open ground, without any artificial aid. 



It is estimated that there are 100,000 sheep irt 

 the single county of Washingloii in Pennsylvania 

 and that they last year yielded, 400,000 lbs. of 

 wool. Another rough estimate makes the whole 

 number of sheep in Pennsylvania about 200,000. 



The vineyards in the county of York in this 

 stale, cover one lumdred nnd f/ii/ (teres of land. 

 There arc olher vineyards in Cumberland coun- 

 ty, and there is one in Montgomery county ; but 

 the last mentioned having been managed by a 

 company does not flourish like the others.— P/u- 

 lad. Gazette. 



