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diseases. If it bertpficienf in calraremis matter,! 

 let that be supplied : '<" il '"' '"O iPnacimis, nv' 

 SurchnrRed wilh inert vfcrptnblo mntler, IpI llie j 

 calcareous miilter be ajiplied in its caustic stale, , 

 ns quick lime : ifsaiul be al liaml, Int it be u-cd j 

 in the sheeji-lolds and barnyards ; ihiH keeping { 

 (he animaU dry, and fi;iiilly assislins, as burned' 

 clay, in mechanically separating Ihe particles olj 

 (he soil. J"HN Hark Powkl. 



GRASS SEEDS, TO RE SOWN. j 



The proper qiianlity "'' pras? sood-^ to sow, ! 

 per acre, is a point of liie grealosi importance. 

 as reofards Ibe expt-nsc ofthe seed, and the spee- 

 dy forinalion of liiemosl \aliiable sward. — Tiie ■ 

 circum-lanccs of ?oil, lillh, and weather, at the J 

 time of solving, all innnenr.e. in a great degree 

 (be Successful vegetation of the seed. Should 

 less seed lie sown than i* snfTioienl lo fnrnish ! 

 every part of the soil ivilh |>lanls of grass, a, 

 proportionate loss of limp, labour and land will i 

 be suffered. Minute vacancies of plants in a 

 recentlvniade pasture, or in a (idd of seedling , 

 grasses, may, lo general observalinn, appear 

 insignificant, or es.iape observaiion allogpllier ; | 

 bul iflhese apparently minute deficiencies which j 

 occur over the surface of an acre be ralcnlaled. | 

 a difTi-rence, perhaps of Irom len to fii'lpen per! 

 cent, in the produce, will be found to 'xisl lip 

 (ween a perfectly furnishrd snrfice of land, and 

 one where the deliciencies of plants are .so mi- 

 nute as scarcplv lo be perceived. In ihe most 

 productive natural pastures no deficiencies of 

 plants are lo he found, rverv part of ihe surfice 

 is closely interwoven wilh plants; and not iis in 

 pastures arlificially formed of one or !wo spe- 

 cies nfgrass only, where ihe surfice i« metely 

 shaded or covered by the foliage ofthe cotn- 

 parative thinly-growing plants. A rough un- 

 even surface will require n much greater qf*V«\. 

 tity of seed, than land wilh a dry, linelv pulver- 

 ized, smooth, consolidated surface. If the sur- 

 face i« wet at liip time nfsowing, a erealer quan- 

 tity of seed will be required than otherwise 

 would be necessary. The seed of mosl of Ihe 

 essential permanent [insiare grasses are so small 

 and light, as to be readily taken U[i in clumps by 

 (he harrow or roller passing over a ilamp surfice. 

 [Si-iclair''s Iloit. Orurti. Jt'itburn, 



Grass seed aie often defective in qualilv ; are 

 seldom sown in siifTicienl quanlili.'>'", and ihpy 

 are very rarely put in with projier care. Ac- 

 curate husbandry is more essential for the prop- 

 er laying down and mann^'emenl of grass lands 

 ■ ban any olber branch ofthe agricultural art — 

 Fine tilth — careful sowing — ample supplies of 

 manure, are especially requsite in a country 

 exposed lo extreme coM and excessive drought. 

 Autumnal sowing has generally been found mosl 

 successful; but the practice of sowing clover 

 Tipon wheat and rye crops, must necessarily be 

 continued in Ihe spring. A light harrow, with 

 wooden tines, should, in all seasons, be used for 

 covering grass seeds. In Ihe spring, (he wheal 

 and rye crops are benefited by its applic-ition : 

 their roots, which are often diseased from being 

 thrown out by Ihe frost of Ihe winter, are 

 brought into conlact wilh fresh earth. The 

 grass seeds are covered by the aid of the har- 

 row : a very light roller, after, by slightly com- 

 pressing the earth, secures to llie tender germs 

 nutrition, at (be mompnl when it is most requir- 

 ed, and fills up the interstices immediately about 



(lie roos ofthe jilants, upon (he products of 

 which, the farmtr's liopes ptincipaltv (;p;)pnd. 



■.I. H. l\ 



FARMS IN WORCESTER COUNTY. 



A! a meeting of the Worcester Agricultural 

 Society, in .Tone last, several commitloes were 

 appniiilei! in diflfprenl parts of the county, for 

 the purpose of examining such farms and man- 

 ufactories as might bo ofTercd for llicir ins]iec- 

 lion. The reports of some of these commilloes 

 have been puldi>^bed in Ilie Worcester pajicrs. 

 Many farmers are noticed in Ihe-ie reports, wilh 

 the modes of culii\ alien, produce, fcc. Mr. 

 John Warren, of Weslborough, has a farm con- 

 taining onlv 46 acres, ivhich produces anniially 

 50 Ions of English bay, fillens 6000 [lounds of 

 pork and beef, makes 2500 pounds of cheese 

 and 1100 pounds of liuller, and raises ,300 bush- 

 els of corn and wheal. It is estimated that two 

 million feet of lumber are sawed annually in 

 Ihe town of Wincbondon. Capt. P. ^Vhilncy, 

 of Winchendon, culs annually 150 Ions of Eng- 

 lish hay; bis hired men use no ardent spirits. 

 Royalsion contiiins a greal number of well reg- 

 ulated farms. It is a hilly, rocky, town, bul 

 the farmers are energplic, and clear off the 

 mcks by powdiT. o\en and iron bars, and make 

 Ihem inin walls; and what is heller still, the 

 women keep at homf. and are busily employed 

 in their own concerns. Several farmers in Ibis 

 lown fill 3 large barns each wilh bay. Atbol i> 

 an excellent grazing town. Samuel Siveelser. 

 of Alllol and Joseph Eslabrook of Royalsion. are 

 said lo be the greatest graziers in New-Eng- 

 land, fattening annually on grass, mure than 800 

 bullocks and cows. 



VV.WV. , 



Bolivar has probihiied Ihe exanious and ill- 

 Irealinenl which Ihe Peiu\ian Indians have al 

 all periods suffered, and has decrei thai ihey 

 shall hereafler be subjecl ,o no more laxe.s, 

 lylhes, and tasks than llie rest of ihe oil zens. 

 The lylhes are no longer lo berregul.ilPti by Ihe 

 clerey, bul are lo be such iis (he governmenl 

 shall deem advisable lo levy. .. 



In order lo promote Ihe dnnnestlcalion ofthe 

 vicuna, that valualile agiTOal from which Ihe vi- 

 cuna wool is obtained, Bolivar has dec-need that 

 every individual who shall collect them into 

 flocks shall receive one dollar for every animal 

 thus collected and domesticated. — Tiie vicuna 

 is a species ofthe Lama, and inhabits the wildest 

 and steepest heighls ofthe Andes. The hairor 

 wool is very soil, and is held in high estimation 

 in Europe, being converlible inlo slutTs as soft 

 and line as Ihe shawls ol Cashmere. The fleece 

 weio-hs less than a jiound. These animals though 

 fleel, are very timid, and the Indians secure 

 Ihem by driving Ihem inlo a level spot enclosed 

 by a worsted thread lied lo slakes, and lo which 

 bits of rags are suspended. They are so alar- 

 med at Ihe motion of the rags that Ihey have 

 neither Ihe courage to approach Ihem, nor to 

 leap over the frail barrier of thread. When 

 tamed, (hey are very gentle. — Hainp. Gazette. 



Two farmers returning from Philadf IpViia ivilh their 

 teams, whilher they bad been to dispose of their pro- 

 duce, hare beer lately robh'^d on the ro,id to BuHjs 

 county. !n both instances they were met by four foot 

 pads, armed with kaives. 



IRON REDSTEADS. 



We have been infjnned, says (he Frcernan's 

 Jpurual, that Iron iJedsleads aic: manufaduied 

 in several foiinderies in Pennsylvania, and are 

 ."old in Philadelpbia. They have iecn adopted 

 for use ill Uio liospilal, and have been found lo 

 answer excellonl juajjoses. Tlieir piincijial 

 advantages over those oi' ivood, are, ib.'ir dura- 

 bility, beauty, Ihcir light ueighl in cases of re- 

 moval, ami aljoie all, iheir freedom from hugs, 

 worms, he. We should not lie surprised to see 

 Ihem in general use in the course of a few 



years. 



Korllj. Carolina. — In llie early period of (he 

 sclllement of Norlh Carolina, the setllers lived 

 in great harmony wilh the Indians. In 1712, 

 Ihe increasing numbers and gradual encroacli- 

 inenl of Ihe whites gave rise lo jealousy and 

 sufjiicion, in consequence of which, the Coree? 

 and Tuscaroras conceived the design of destroy- 

 ing, in cold blood, all ihe whiles in North-Caroli- 

 na. Accordingly, on a night mutually fixed for 

 Ihe purpose, wiieu Ihe planters were unsuspi- 

 I. ions of evil, the savages ciifcred their houses, 

 and commenced an indiscriminate slaughter. — 

 Of the Roanoke selllers, 107 were butchered in 

 one nighl. The alarm having been given, many 

 escapcil Ihe [iiiidilaled <Ieslriiclion. informalion 

 was sent iniinediately lo Charleslon, whence 

 the Assembly s-cnl a body of 600 militia, under 

 Col. Barnwell, who were joined by a number of 

 I'ricmliy Indians. With much difficulty the com- 

 mander explored his way llirough the wilder- 

 ness, thai tlipu separated the two Carolinas, sur- 

 pri-^ed llie Tuscaroras, killed about 300, and 

 made 100 pri-^oners. The survivors, to whom 

 terms of peace were granled, soon aflerward left 

 llie country, and united ihemsidves wilh the Five 

 Nalions,.,iji Neiv-York. 



On llj^ 25ti> ulT. fourteen free negroes, and 

 (illeen belonging lo the society of Friends left 

 Elizabelh City for NnrfolU, and from ihence to 

 embark on board ihc Georgiana, Captain Corn- 

 ick, for Liberia. — .IValionatJournal. 



This is the season of Fires. Every mail briujijs fresh 

 accounts of distressing conflagrations in some )ilare or 

 other. I\"ot only conip.ict cities, but scattered lianikts 

 seem to have become a prey to the greedy element. — 

 In our oivn wooden and crowded town, it is fearfully 

 necessary that every person should act as though the 

 safety otlhe whole jjlace were committed to bis charge. 

 Take care of your fires — your stoves — your chimneys — 

 vonr lights of every description — your bed curlains 

 —your cotton dresses — your hearth brooms — and your 

 receptacles for ashes. Precaution is the gaoler of 

 mischief. — Nantucket Inrjuirer 



Upper Canada. — An Order has been received from 

 England 'o admit all the Citizens ofthe United Stales, 

 now ill Upper Canada, to the rights of Sul jccts. But 

 opposition exists to its execution. 'J'iiese people were 

 invited there— the public faith was pledged to them, 

 and it is said Ihey now form a majority (say 100,000) 

 ofthe Piople of that Province. 



The most disastrous accounts are given of a famine, 

 which prevails in Barbery to such an extent, that the 

 wretched inhabitants of Tangier drop down dead in 

 the streets. A subscription has been opened at Gib- 

 ralter for their lelief. 



The I-ouisiana Code of Laws, by Mr. Livingston, 

 has been published at Paris, with a comparison be- 

 tween Europe and America, favorable to the latter. — 

 May all America endeavour to des<;rve it. 



