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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



A npw kind ol' millet ha-! bppn introduced In- 

 Gov. Lincoln, "hich invnrinns particnlars re- 

 commends itself to the tanner, by its superiori- 

 ty over the kind usually ciillivaled in this vi- 

 cinity. The stalks and leaves are preferable 

 for fodder, the seed is heavier and of a su[)er- 

 ior qnality, and it is much less liable to shell iri 

 harvesting. 



His moile of curing cornstalks, under cover, 

 allracled the allenlioo of the committee, not 

 because we believe it to be wholly peculiar to 

 liira, allhouah it is seldom [iractised, but becaii-^e 

 it is often said to he impracticable with those 

 who raise much corn. Gov. Lincoln raised great 

 crops of corn, all the stalks of which are pre- 

 served under cover, by hanging them up on 

 jioIgs in his (lonr.-, stables, and sheds — and every i 

 farmer might do (he same. By this proce?.- Ihey 

 retain their tender, green and nutritious quali-; 

 ties, and are not subject to the usual waste in 

 the ordinary mode of management. i 



This farm, not more than five or six years i 

 since, would only summer and winter ten head i 

 of cattle — no»¥ it produces from one hundred 

 to one hunilred and twenty Ions of English bay, 

 a'ld summers and winters 43 bead of cattle, 4 

 horses, and 70 shee[), and raises grain in this 

 proportion. — \]k cows and young slock are nl 

 tlie finest fpi:ilily. They are a mixture of the 

 most a|iproved native and En2:lisli breeds prin- 

 cipally ol the celebrated Denton breed, import- 

 ed into this country by Stephen \ViJliai>is, Esq 

 Gov. Lincoln gives this breed of cattle a deci- 

 ded preference over any other, both ibr stall 

 tind the dairy, on account of the richness of the 

 milk, and their natiirtil tendency to I'allen. He 

 has a line seb'Ct flock of full blooded merino 

 sheep, among which we noticed a beautiful Sjs- 

 on buck. ^, 



The con?lrt}clion of his barn and hog pert' Ss 

 connected with it, is worthy ofparlicular notice, 

 us alFonhng another specimen of l.i-; good (XOiio 

 my ill husbanib y. The dung and urine of liis 

 horses and cattle are de[)0silc(l in bis barn eel 

 biC, where his swine are permitted to run, and 

 where weeds nr^d other substances are thrown 

 in, which with the ofi'als ofthe kitchen, wholly 

 support a large number of hogs, in high flesh, 

 during the sufonier season, v.hile at (be s.ime 

 time the quantity of mar'.uro is greatly inrrras- 

 ed, and the qu.ility, hy securing it from evapo- 

 ration, much improved. 



We can assure our be^t pracliral farmers that 

 (hey will find it time \vell Sjienl to visit this 

 farm, a* affording the mo«( perlec( specimen of 

 good husliandry that we have ever seen, taking 

 in all its various departments. 



RAISING WATER. 



TIio report of a committee for examining 

 f.irms in Worcester Co. notice the method 

 which Col. Henry, of V.'estl-.oro', uses to draw 

 water from a deep well, to supply his rattle in a 

 1;irge pasture. The well stands on high ground ; 

 one leg of a si]>hou formed of lead pipe, is pl.ic- 

 ed in the well, and comes over the lop: the oth 

 cr leg is carried down (he bill, below the level 

 ofthe water in the well. The water flows con- 

 tinually through this siphon, or bent pipe, and 

 affords a supply for his whole slocic. The fol- 

 lowing description of the siphon is given in 

 Brewster's Encyclopedia, article Pneumatics ; 



" The siphon is a bent lube employed in con- 



veying a fluid from one vessel or (dare to an- 

 other. By immer?ing one exireinily of the tube 

 in (be water to be transferred, and extracting 

 the air from it by means of a pump, [or by the 

 mouth,] tlie pressure of (he atmosphere acting 

 upon the surface of (he w'a(er causes it to ascend 

 into the tube; and if (he issuing leg [(ha( part 

 in which (he water descends] be longer than the 

 driving leg [that in which the water ascend*] 

 the water \vill continue to flow (brough the 

 lube." 



Mana^rcmcnt of Children. — In reflecting on the 

 snbJMCI, 1 have been impressed with the idea, 

 that liiere is room for improvement in the gov- 

 ernment and management of children. To as- 

 sist parents in (his desirable nbjec(, a friend (o 

 good and wh desome government would wish .'i 

 sptice of (he Record, sufTicienlly huge (o give a 

 few simple rules, which, if followed, caniioi fail 

 (o have (he effec( suggested 



If one parent has refused a child a plaything, 

 sugar plum, or any thing else, let (he oliior be 

 sure (o in(erfere, and say, "Poor thing it wants 

 it and ought (o be gra(i(ied." 



if a child be stubborn and willful, and need 

 chastisement, and op.e parent atlemjits (o inflict 

 it, let (he odier by all means, interfere, with, 

 "Poor thing, it sha'nt be banged to death." In 

 shorl, let [larents never agree in what is best to 

 be done, and the child will soon know what is 

 what, and be fit(ed for many things. 



If a child ofl'emi, either by breaking a plate 

 or in any. other way, never stop to reflect, l€s( 

 the temper should cool, but box its ears with a 

 smart blow ; a powerful thump on the head has 

 a wonderful influence njion the faculties. 



If !> child begs fur a thing which has been 

 two or three (imes refused, and at length sets (o 

 crying, relent, and let it have the thing cried 

 for, by all means; it will learn him persever- 

 anre. 



As your daughters grow up, let (hem run 

 from liome in (he evening, without knowing 

 with whom or where; for why should parents 

 be to ) pailicular! This indulgence will fi( 

 (hem for several (hings. 



A good deal of «h'pping is by all means re- 

 commended ; i( m ikes children hardy, and a 

 lilde shameless, and generally compels (hem to 

 lie; but this will lit them fur the buffelings of 

 life. 



Follow (hese rules, and my word (or i(, chil- 

 dren vvill never break their parent's hearts; for 

 parents who have hearts to be broken will nev- 

 er I'olh'.w them. 



er. He (onk a small quantity of gin and hot 

 water, and was perfectly relieved in four or 

 live minutes. 



WhiJiE upon this suhjecl, it may be well (o 

 mention a remedy for (be above disorder, in 

 horses, which has been tried with success in 

 this neighbourhood. Take a piece of chalk, 

 the size of a vvalnut, pound it line, put it into 

 a quart bottle (illid with the sti ongest cider 

 vinegar, shake the ingredients, and immedia(e- 

 ly drench the aiiim;il therewith. 1( will act as 

 a purgative in the course of a few minutes. 

 Yours, res[)ectfullv, 



J. M. K. 

 So far as the a!iove article relates to the use 

 of gin as a relief i'rom the cholic, we can, from 

 long and frequent experience, attest to its tiuth ; 

 but (he relief so gained is only (em[)orary. 

 Gin may be used with success, and the next 

 day ii re(urn of disease call for recourse (o (he 

 same remedy : it does not in any measure re- 

 move the habit of body which occasions (he 

 i disease. We would embrace this op|iortunity 

 I In recommend to all who may be affiicted with 

 the cholic the use of sweet flag loot. A strong 

 decoction of ii produces speeiiy reliel', and by 

 chewing a small piece of i( daily, (he (endency 

 (o flatulency will be removed. 



rDlTOR OF DANGOn GAZETTE.- 



From the American Farmer. 



CURE FOR THE CHOLIC. 



A corresponilent in your last paper inquires 

 for (he "best and most exfiedilious cure for the 

 colic." I have repeatedly tried a simple reme- 

 dy which is almost instantaneous in its etTecIs 

 in common cases. It is about half a gill of Hol- 

 land Gin, a small portion of ginger, and a small 

 quantity of hot water, (aken internally. 



I have a servant who is frequently attacked 

 with this painlul disorder, and who uses (he gin 

 and hot wa(er wi(hou( the ginger. He was a(- 

 (acked yes(erday morning, so violendy, (hat the 

 perspiration rolled from him as if he had been 

 at the severest exercise, in the warmest weath- 



COB MILLS. 



Calvert county, Dec. 3, 1826. 



Dear StR, — I observed in your pajier of the 

 20th ultimo, an account* of corn cob meal for 

 leeding cattle, by the Rev. H. C. Ferley,of New 

 Rowley, RIass. v\ herein he wishes to be intorm- 

 ed if there was aqy use of cob meal previous to 

 the year 1807-3. If it should afford him any 

 satisfaction, 1 can with pleasure inform bim,(hrit 

 the custom of grinding Indian cob was introduc- 

 ed hy your father since the year 1798 : his cus- 

 tom at (hill time was to lake ears of corn and 

 have Iheni divided by a machine which he had 

 constructetl tor that jiurjiose, made of iron bars, • 

 in the form of a corn cradle, and by using ram- 

 mers, the corn and cob was easily driven Ihro' 

 — when the whole mass »vas groimd,and afford- 

 ed an excellent (bod tor horses, cattle, &.c. I 

 well recollect an anecdote he related to me res- 

 I peeling a neighbor (Richard Hardosty.) whom 

 you may recollect, who insisted he should grind 

 his cobs without the corn, at the usual rales of 

 grinding, saying, that he would be amply paid 

 ibr doing so, as the meal from cobs was very 

 preferable lo oats for feeding. I frequently had 

 cob meal from his mill, from that time until a- 

 bou( the year 1810, when General Joseph Wil- 

 jkinson, who had a mill near me, had a machine 

 in his mill for Ihe purpose of preparing the corn 

 and cob for grinding ; since which time 1 had 

 cob meal from his mill until his death. The 

 mill ('ailing into other hands since,! do not know 

 whether it is now in operation. 



JOHN DARE. 



[The Editor had entirely tbrgotten, but he 

 now recollects the circumstances of which he is 

 reminded by a much esteemed i'riend of his ven- 

 erated father, who, considering his domestic 

 habits and the isolated locality of his residence, 

 undoubtedly introduced and invented as many 

 practical agricultural improvements, as any man 

 in America. — Editor American Farmer.] 



* See JS. E. Farmer, vol. iv. page 126. 



