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NEW - EXGLAND FARIVTER. 



[Nov. 4, 



6 

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From the Portsmouth Jounw!. 



ROCKINGHAM AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



At the nnnuai meetinsr, holden in Londonder- 

 ry on the 19lh in.=t. the followinsr gentlemen 

 were elected officers for the current vear : 



BRADBURY CILLEY, President,' 



John Folsom, Kicc President, 



ICHABOD Baiitlett, Corres. Secretary, 



Peter Chadwick, Recording Secretary. 



Jeremiah Ma«on, Nalh'l Gilman 3d, Joseph 

 Blake, Benj. Butler. John Harvey, Elias H. 

 Derby, Timothy Upham, Jonathan, Clark, Di- 

 rectors. 



Theodore B. Moses, Treasurer, 



Nicholas Gilman, Marshal, 



Joseph L. Cilley, Deputy Marshal. 



James Thomas, Esq. was appoinleil to deliver 

 the address at the next annual meeiing, which 

 is to be held at Exeter, 



Premiums A-jcarded. — The followina: premi- 

 ums were awarded by the Directors, on the 

 19th Oct. 182.5, agreeably to the recommenda- 

 tions of the several committees. 



On Cuttle, Sheep, k.c. 



Stevens Sanborn, E. Kingston, best Bull, 

 John VV. Adams, Loiulondcrry, next best 

 Maj. Peter Patterson, of do. 3rd best 

 Gen Llias H. Derby, Londonderry, best lieifer 

 Alanson Tucker, Esq. Londonderry, best working 



oxen, 

 Mr. Tucker generously relinquished this premium to 



the Soi;iely. 

 Bening VV. hanbom Esq. Deerfield best Steers 

 Gen. Elias H. L>erhv, Londonderry, best .Merino 



Ram 

 .Tohn W. Adams, of do. 2d best do. 

 John W. Adams, Londonderry, best Merino Fwes 

 Rev. Abraham Wheeler, Candia, 2d be.'it do. 

 MaJ. Peter Patterson, Londonderry, best mixed 



blood Ewes 

 .lohn W. Adams, of do. next best do. 

 David Wedgwood, Exeter, best Stud Horse 

 3Iaj. Peter Patterson, Londonderry, best iicar 

 .'ohu Moulton of Exeter, best Sow 



Oa Manufactures. 



Hon. Jolm Folsom, Chester, best piece of Fulled 

 Clctli, dressed by Sewall k .Kaies J 



■Maj. Peter l-'atterson, Londonderry, 2nd best do. 



Col. John Rogers, Exeter, best piece ot Klannel 



Miss I^ucy Kelson, Windham, Linen Cloth, 2d pre- 

 mium 



]SIiss Harriet .\rmor, Windham best Linen Diaper 



Miss M. W. Fuller, Exeter best hearth rug 



Miss Maria M'Gregnre, Londonderry 2d best 1, 



.Miss Martha Fisher, l^cmilonderry 3d do. 



Miss Peggy jM'Kean of Londonderry, for Linen Ta- 

 ble Cloths 



Capt. Nicholas Nichols, Kingston best Soal Leather 



-Miss .Vlary .-Vdams, Londonderry 2d premium for 

 Butter 



On Crops. 



Benning W. Sanborn, Esq. Deerfield for the largest 

 quantity of Indian Corn, on one acre, 107 bush- 

 els 



For the next largest quantity of Indian Corn, 102 

 bushels and P quarts — was raised by Benning 

 W. .Sanborn Esq. ; birtastwo premiums coriid 

 not be awarded on crops of the same kind to 

 one person, the Directors presented Mr Sanborn 

 ■with the ;irl Vol. of the New England Farmer. 



Gen. Elias II Derby, Londonderry for the largest 

 quaritity of Potatoes on 1 acre, .i03 1-2 bushels 6 



Levi Lane Fsq. Hanrpton Falls for the largest qiran- 

 tily of Roots propt r- for feeding cattle, on one 

 fourth an acre, 218 1-2 bushels 4 



Gen. l:iias H. Derby. Londonderry next largest 

 quantity of do. on 90 1-4 rods of land, 221 bush- 

 els 4 



John f !:)r(3on, Exeter for the largest qua'nti'.y of 

 Wheat on an acre, 23 bushels, 3d Vol. of the 

 New lOnglaud Farmer. 



FRIDAY, NOvE.MBEit 4, 1825. 



REMARKS ON THE COMMUNICATION OF 

 THE HON. MR FISKE. 



{Continued from page 100. 

 The term " animal manure" as used by " A'r- 

 ricola''' [see page 52 of the current volirme of 

 the New England Farmrr] is not, we think, suf- 

 ticiently definite. Animal Mannres :ire the fleshy 

 fibres of the body, the membranes, the bones, 

 and blood, the inward parts ; the hair, wool and 



iVKW EXCxJL AND FA RMEJR. 1 ''S~^ "■" "f't"c/es would ire as much out of place 

 ~ '<n a fruit tree a.« would a pumpkin on an oak 



tree. The green eggs ol the Aphis, sometimes 

 called the Plant Louse, Puceron, or Vine Fret- 

 ler are forind only on vegetables. Mr Curtis, 

 an English writer, says "■ These insects [the 

 .\pbides] live entirely on vegetables. The loft- 

 iest tree is no less liable to their attacks than 

 ilie humlilest plants. They prefer the young, 

 shoots on account ol' their tenderness; and some- 

 times insinuate iheniselves into the heart of Ihe 

 plant, and do irreparable mischief before they 

 are discovered. But lor the must part they be- 



leathers which are the external covering; andUgt ,he foliage, and are always founrl on the un- 

 the horns, claws ami hoofs, which tip the ex- Li^^slde ol the leaf, which thev prefer-, not only 

 tremiHes. I- cgclable Manures are the roots, „„ ^^^oy^t „,■ j,^ being the most tender, bul as 

 stems, leaves, Iruits and seed-Mhe gum.=, oils,,, ^.flords them protection (rom Ibe weather, and 

 and essences of all plants, shrubs and trees; in L,.,ri„us injuries lo which ibey would otherwise 

 short every part oi_ the vegetable, if brouffht I (^^ exposed. Somelimes the root i* the object 



i' their choice, which from llie nature ol ihese 



into fermentation. Excrementitious Manure is that I 

 which has passed through animals, and needs no 

 dcfinilion. 1'liis last partakes more or less of 

 the nature of animal manure, according lo Ihe 

 nature of the food on which the animal was 

 fed. The manure of carnivorous animals, that 

 is, those which feed on llesh, is much stronser 

 and richer and will go much larlher than that of 

 those which feed on vegetables. And tho«e ani- 

 mals which are fed on grains and roots ail'ord a 

 m 

 hay or straw. 'Ihe richer and more noiirishins 



insects, one would not a /)r?o;r expect ; yet I tia\e 

 fcen the roots of lettuce thickly tieset wilhthem 

 and Ihe whole cro|) rendered sickly and ol little 

 value; but such iiislatices are rare."' 



Willich"s Domeslic Encyclopedia menl'.ons 

 several remedies for the ravages of this insect. 

 .•\mong these are " lire smrake of tobacco, or by 

 scattering on Ihem scotch snufl.'' Likewise "Mie 



. up some tlour of sulphur in a piece of muslin or 



ore powerlul manure than those ted on grass, i ,^,,3 i.^en. and with this the leaves of young 



,y or straw. 1 he richer- and more nourishing , hoots oc plants should be dusted, or it may be 



8 the food, the more valuable lor manures or the , „,,„„„ „„ „,e^ 5 ^^arrs of a common swans- 



cxcrementilious matter produced from it. This ;,,„,,„ g^ ^, even a dru.lging box."' Dr Deane 



though a circurnstance not alway.s and perhaps | ,, .. Xhe best remedy is the .simplest. Soap- 



uot olten attonde. to, is of considerable impor- I ,„j,_ c„rc,bly applied will, alter one or two ap- 



tanre in husbandry. iNiauure obtained from i ij.^i,,^, effectually destroy them, without ap- 



Ihiivnrg or falling animals is tiiuch to be prefer- ' „e„, ,„,„ ,„ „,; j.Unts." A writer for Ihe 



red to that from ariimals which are fed on poorj j.-^,. En-land Farmer [see vol. 3. |.age 10] says 



I and unsubstantial aliment. Ihiskindot manure, ., , have'applied soap su,!s to my apple trees to 



as well as that which may he sinclly calied atii: j ,.,„ „,e lice. It will be sulbcient lor me to say 



iiial manure should, gener.illy, be mixed wilh 1 



earlh, so as to form compost ; olhcrwise its fer- 

 tili/.iug qualilies are liable lo be washed awav 



liy rai'is, exhaled by Ihe sun and wasleii by the 



that jusl sprinkling iht m «illi suds will not kill 

 ihem. But dipping ami holding ihem in about 

 as long as I can conveniently hold my Irealli will 

 desltov every one. The suds do not appear to 



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lair. Besides, pl„ms as well as animals may be ! j„:„re the leaves, I tried suds which had beer. 

 over fed. Iheii- food may be loo rich, or pre-' - ... 



soiiled ru too great quaiuily, and ihey will de- 



used for family washing. The laller answers 

 the purpose much Ihe best." 



An English writer gives the following Method 

 of Destroying Insects on Fruit Trees. 



Wake a strong decoction of tobacco, and the 



tender shoots ol elder, by pouring boiling water 



on Ihem ; then sprinkle your trees with Ihe same 



i (cold) twice a week, for two or Ibree weeks, 



with a -■•mall hearth lirusli, which will effeclual- 



cay or die of surfeit, or what physicians call 

 plethora. No plant will grow on a iiesh dung- 

 hill, and the budy of an auiuial which is decom- 

 posing by pulrelacluiri will kill Ihe grass on 

 which it is placed. But, wc believe fruit Ireesj 

 are gross leeders, and will bear even more ma- 



, nurelhan Indian corn. It is said that the car- ' 

 casses of cats or lambs buried al ihe roots of ap- | |y ,|esli-ov the insects, and the leases will retain 



;ple trees give them great vigour and IVuilful- ,i,e,r ver-"dure unlrl Ihe fall of the year. 

 ness. Slill we doubt whether such temjioiary i,- user! early, as soon as the bud unfolds itself 

 vigour,is not obtained at Ihe expense of ihe p<r-'j, „.||i prolnib'ly prevent the fly. The elieci of 

 maueni heallh and longevity of the tree. We lohacco has been long known, and elder water 

 should, Iherefore prefer as a general rule mak- fVeq„pnlly sprinkled on honey suckles and roses 

 ing composts both ol animal and excremonliiious h;,s been found to prevent insects from lodging 

 nianiiie, (or- barm yard manuie,) to using tlum „f, t|,eni, 



in an ttml, luted state, either for I'ruit trees or al- 1 Xbe quantity to be made use of is one ounce 



mosl any other purpose of agriculture. | „,- t„b,,cco to one gallon ol water, with nb„„t 



The opiuiori ol " Agncola" thai '* ants or pis- (,^^0 handiuls of elder, you may, howeyer make 



mrres Irayellin^ up and down .leposit gieen ' j, „ s,,.,,„g as you please, rt being perfectly in- 



eggs or lice" is, we think altogether erroneou 

 The Plant Louse, (or A[)bis,) and Ihe .•\irt or 

 pismire, are as liislinci as the mou-e and the 

 mammoth. The ant, (denominated Formica 

 by enloriiologisis) deposrts ils eggs, or more 

 properly ils young breed, in the form of little 

 while ivorms in tiauk- or irests Commonly on Ihe 

 ground; and are usually called ani hilts. These 



noceni lo all plants. 



The preparation las! mentioned would prove 

 effectual 10 Ihe destruction of slugs, ruierpil- 

 l.-irs, canker worms, &,c. as well as to Plant lire 

 or Aphides. Perhaps a strong decoction of el- 

 der alone would ansyver every purpose which ' 

 could be obtained from ihe mixture of elder and 

 tobacco. But as the .^l>hls or Plant louse ia 



