1826. J 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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sometimes called ; some however hnve regular! ive leiirn that " Ihey are imiversnily ppjecled by 

 middle horns, (hat is, neither short nor long, (he diiiries of their own and (he ncighhouriiii^ 



turned upward and backward al Ihe ()oin(=. As 

 milkers (hey are so far inferior (o bo(h llie long 

 and short horns, namely, hotli in qiian(i(y and 



conndes," and apprehentl (hat there may be 

 room far improvement in our own dairy stock. 

 It is probable, however, tliat for short pastures, 

 (iuali(y of milk, that theyaie certainly no object I poor keeping, and negligen( husbandmen, the 

 for (he regular dairy, however pleasing and Devons, or naljve New England brecil is to he 

 convenient they m:iy be in the private family preferred to the most celebrated of those which 

 way. Yet they have been formerly used wi(h , have bt?en in(rnduced in England, by modern 



success at Ejiping in Essex, m one or (wo in- 

 stances ; as a balance to which (hey are univer- 

 sally rejected by the daires both of their own 

 anil (he neighbouring counties. It is, however, 

 rather an anomaly, that they do not produce 

 greater quantities of milk, considering their form, 

 the thickness of their skin, and the meagre and 

 milky appearance of many of their heifers; 



S S N A T B. FEB. 10— On motion of Mr Wlilp. 



pie. tile V\ ar and Navy Departments were calle^l on to 



this is doubtless owing to their property of o'*"^ '"''"'">'>''''" whether any aiut what regulations 



ar(, to supply Ihe real or supposed deficiencies 

 ot native British CaKle. 



(To be continued.') 



Coiifirrs.stonal ilroccctijnss. 



quick feeding. 1 mus(, however, lake it for 

 gran(ed, that the South Downs, which from 

 known tacts, as well as from appearance, have 

 been so mucii crossed with Norman and Alderney 

 stock have considerable milking jiroperties of 

 which 1 recommend (he trial." 



"•The best lij-ed Norlh Devons being a hill 

 catde, are much more hardy and be((er winterers 

 than could be reasonably predicated of their 

 ajipearance'' (page. 39.) 



'• The Cnmpklc Grazier^'' the latest English 

 work on Neat Ca((le, which we have seen, says, 

 "the specific charac(ers of (he Devonshire breed 

 are horns of a middle length, bending upwards ; 

 colour light red, with a light dun ring round Ihe 

 eye; thin face; hips wide ; and thin skin. — 

 Thislireed of cattle is most admirably calculated 

 for draught ; (bough ralher small in point of 

 size (hey amply compensa(e for that delect by 

 their Ivu'diness and agilily."' 



It will be seen on an attentive perusal of the 

 above lestimobies and aii(hori(ies that English 

 writers do not exacdy coincide in opinion. Had 

 we quoted merely wliat lliey have wrilten in 

 I'avour of (lie ancien( and honourable race of 

 JJevons these ca((le would appear to stand a( 

 the head of (heir spec es. The encomiums of 

 Lord SoMERViM.K " an exquisite judge," &c. and 

 (he. saying o(' i\]r Bakkwei.l, perhaps the bes( 

 judge in England in his iime, (ha( '-the Devons 

 could not be improved by any foreign cross," 

 might nell exalt (he horns of any animals bear- 

 ing (hose append. iges. Bu( this phrase seems 

 to be at least counterbalanced by Ihe assertions 

 of Mr Lawkence, tha( (liese favourites among 

 lierdsmen and ca((le dealers are apt to be 

 '^ kiiock-kneeir' and " sickle- hammed," and by 

 what the Sinilhtield buyers have ''shrewdly re- 

 marked," in(ima(ing (bat they are somewhal 

 more genteel ihan useful. When we are told 

 (ha( (he "• Devons are (he speediest working 

 oxen in England, and will (ro( well in harness" 

 we are proud of our oxen. But when we read 

 the remainder of the sentence, and learn that 

 '• in poin( of strength they stand in (he lourlh 

 or lil'(h class," we are sorry to perceive ihat in 

 some points (hey are exceeded. When we are 

 told that the Devons "as milkers are so far in- 

 ferior to both (he long and short horns, namely 

 both in quantiiy and quality of milk, (bal (hay 

 are cer(ainly no objects I'or (he regular dairy," 

 &c. we lotdi a li((le cowed. And when we learn 

 in the beginning of (he nex( sentence (hat '• (hey 



method ol'Iayli.,; out highways pulsed to he engrossed' 

 — A bill to inrorporalc the i^alem Mill liam Corpora- 

 tion was read a fust time. — J-o much of the report of the 

 Committee ot, Bsnks as grants leave for trills to estab- 

 lish a bank in the towns uf Salem, Cambiidge,Pcoxbury, 

 and Leicester was agreed to ; and after debate (he re- 

 mainder of the repoit was po.-tponed indefinitely. 



KEB. 18 — Ihis (lay was princii ally occupied in 

 business of a local and private nature. The subject of 

 the Barnstable and Buzzard'sbay Canal Wbs dibtussed 

 and deferred, 



FEB. 20 — The Committee on Finances wan ordered 

 to report a tax bill for $75.000.— A repoit on the ex- 

 penditures of the State Frison was ordered to bo print- 

 ed. — Gen I.ynian reported the .Militia till from the 

 Senate with amendments, which were acctpted, and 

 the till was read a second (irne. — Among tlie bills pass- 

 ed to be enacted were those to incorporate the Sand- 

 wi-h Glass Manufacturing Company ; to establish the 

 ^^'enliam Cotton .Villi Company ; to Incorporate the 

 Eynu Printing Company ; to incorporate the Koxbury 

 Chemical Manufactory. 



FEB. 21 — .\ Message was received from the Govern- 

 or with documents relative to opening roads, &c. 



have been adopted for the encouragement of vaccina 



tion in the army and navy. 'I'be [^resident wjrs also 



requested to communicate information upon claims for 



indemnification for slaves &c. submitted to the commis- 1 through the public lands in Maine. 



sioners appointed under the treaty of Ghent. 



FICB. 14 — .A bill making appropriations for a survey 

 of a route for a canal between the Atlantic and Gulf of 

 M' xico, through Florida, was ordered (o be engrossed. 

 — A resolution of the Legislature of Rhode Island rela- 

 tive to appropriating (he avails of the sales of publick 

 lands for the establishment of an Education Fund, was 

 laid on the table. 



ISO USE. FEB. 13— Mr Crowninshield from 

 the Committee on Foreign .Affairs, reported a bill (o 

 provide for the restoration of deserters from foreign 

 Vessels within the jurisdiction of the U. S. — The Com- 

 mittee on Commerce was instructed to report informa- 

 tiin relative to navigation bejtween Ihe Atlantic ports 

 and those of (he Gulf of Mexico, £;c. — Oa motion of Mi 

 Everett, Ihe Committee of U'ays and .Means was in- 

 structed to inquire into the expediency of revising the 

 laws regulating the importation of foreig'* lioolis. 



FEI3. 11 — Mr Forsyth laid on the table two resolu- 

 tions relative to the support of the negroes removed to 

 the coast of Africa, &.c. — The Committee on Military 

 Pensions was instructed to inquire into the expediency 

 of so amending the laws with regard to Revolutionary 

 P<msloners as to allow them to receive their pensions 

 from the date of their applications. — The Speaker laid 

 before the llutise a communication on the subject of 

 vaccination, shewing that the troops liable to small pox 

 are regularly vaccinated. 



lila.s.s.TidtiJ.grtts ?ifsf.5laturr. 



SUN M.TI1. PF.B. 15— A bill for establishing 

 a Lbtraiy lor tiie use of the General Court was discus- 

 sed and laid on Ihe table— -The Senate went into Con- 

 vention with the House for supplying Ihe \acancy oc- 

 casioned by the death of Mr Lyman, and VVm. Ward 

 was elected. — Mr Baylies from the Committee on the 

 Judiciary, reported that it was inexpedient to make any 

 alterations in the laws on the sutject of hawkers and 

 pedlars, which ivas accepted — Also that it was not ex- 

 pedient to pass the hill respecling paupers, and the bill 

 was rejected. — Several orders were passed for inquiries 

 relative to vacancies in the othce of town clerks, — the 

 returns of banks, &c. — The bill to authorize J. Prince 

 and others to build a bridge over the Merrimack was 

 discussed, but no question taken. 



FEB. IC — P.esolves allowing further time to grant- 

 ees ofPubiic Lands in Maine were passed. 



FEB. 18 — -A bill for the relief of poor debtors passed 

 to be engrossed. 



FEB. 21— In Convention the Hon. Samuel C Allen 

 was elected to supply the vacancy in the Board of 

 Trustees of Amherst Academy, occasioned by the death 

 of (he Hon. Mr Lyman.— The bill for erecting a Free 

 Bridge to South Boston passed to be engrossed. 



K O t7 S Z>. f f.B. 15— The bill to establish (be 



AMES BLOODGOOD & CO. have for 

 sale at their nursery, at Flushing, on 

 Lon:? Island, near New York, 



FULTT and FOREST TREE.=, 

 FLOWERING SHRUBS and PLANTS, 

 of the most approved sorts. 



The proprietors of this Nursery allend personallij ti- 

 the inoculation and engrafting o[ all Iheir Fiuit Trees, 

 and purchasers may rely with coutideuce, that the 

 Trees they order will prove genuine. 



The subscriber, agent of the above nursery, will re- 

 ceive orders for any quantity of trees, plants and shrubs 

 and transmit the sauie, and the bills may be paid to 

 him on the delivery of the trees in this city, the freight 

 k.c. to be paid by the purchaser. 



Catalogues will be delivered gratis, and any inform- 

 ation respecling tlie conditions of the trees, &c. impart- 

 ed on applicaton to him. Z. COOK, jr. 



Boston, Feb. 10, 1856. epIOt 44 State street. 



00=CRU1;E ROCK SALT.— Tlie Subscriber lias 

 for sale at No. 69 Broad Street, 



50 Tons Crude Itock Salt, — ia large lumps for cat- 

 tle, or for sheep. 



This article deserves the attention of Fanners, both 

 for its economy and utility -, being less than half the 

 expense of the common salt, and less liable to waste. 



Feb. 24. 3m. F. WTLBY. 



have formerly been used with success at Enpin^ i "*'' "' '"''^■'est: and to restrain excessive usury passed 

 ■ r' .„„„ 1) ».„ I - , ,1 • I .1 . ,1 'to be engrossed, and was sent up to the Senate for con- 



in Essex," &c. we begin to thmk that there are | p^j^rence 



ao coivs like our cows. But, as we proceed,! FEB. 16.— A bill in addition to the act directing the 



FRESH SEEDS.— For sale at this OlTice, Man- 

 gel Wurtzel and Sugar Beet seeds, raised this season, 

 by John Prince, Esq. Roxbury. Also a few bushels of 

 genuine Orchard Grass seed, likewise raised by Mr. 

 Prince. Jan. 27. 



(3:^Farmers will do well to supply themselves soon. 



JUST received, and for sale at the Agricultural 

 Warehousp, 108 State-street — a few improved VEGE- 

 TABLE MILLS. 



Likewise a few of Safford's improved STRAW CUT- 

 TEPlS, with a great variety of Willis', Eastman's, and 

 others. 



A few of Mr Pomeroy's SPRING STAPLES, (des- 

 cribed in the N. E. Farmer, vol. iv. ppee 235.) 



About 2000 setts of Willis' Patent BLIND SPRINGS 

 of various sizes, calculated to suit every description of 

 Blinds, with hinges to fit. Feb. 10. 



ENGLISH POTATOES— These potatoes are from 

 the English Kidney seed, and have been amply proved 

 to be of excellent quality for family use ; possessing a- 

 bove all others raised this season, a superior flavour.— 

 Farmers who are desirous of improving the seed of this 

 most valuable vegetable, in quantiiy and quality, can 

 have a supply, by calling at the ( ellar under the church 

 in Chauncey Place (near Summer street) any time dur- 

 ing the present and the two following months, and it is 

 hoped they will iaiprove the opportnn.ly. — These pota- 

 toes are the same alluded to in page ISO of the New 

 England Farmer, tf Jan. gO. 



