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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



[May -5, 



work is nrcomplished by thn aid of bricks of a , siiil'erp.l in eillier of these respects I will stale Uigfore the corn is up. But il is commonly de- 

 peculiar shape, for which a polrnt h-.is been oli-!my mflhod of preparing the seed. I collect in j signed (q answer chiefly as a lop dressing; and 

 (ained ; and by th» mode of pUcins: tho-e bricks; (he first place a quantity of the roofs of the black j for ([,i< purpose it would answer betternear the 

 ^vhich are numbered nccordinc; to a model with , bolleborp, or itch weed, which abounds in i third hoeinsf ; for then the plants want the 

 which the workman is provided, a perpendicu- 1 swamps, throws ivilh ami re=emblrs in its b.abits greatest degree of nourishment, as ihey begin 

 kr, horii^ontal or curveii shape ]« attained with skunk's cabbage, except that the leaves nrenar- to gp.jw very rapidly. Two dressings with 

 tii3 greatest facility, the circular form of the rower, longer, and grosv upon the «eed stock Washes to answer the two purposes would not be 

 flue bein? still preserved with mathematical ; lhe»e I boil till 1 obtain a strong decoction. 1 . amiss.'' 



nicplv. wilhout the necessity of cutting a single I then lake out the roots, and add to the liquorl ; - - — - - 



hrick,and the expense will not exceed four ' saltpetre in the proportion of four ounces to fij^i^onc tn i/.rvt«.- A gent eman assures us 

 ^hilliu-s a foot more than is expended in the 1 three -aliens, and put in my seed corn whileitli=;t 'he cause of Ringbone in horses is a smalt 

 common mode, for every flue creeled. ! the liquor is vet wnrnv. Thirty six hours is the , collection of water >n (he fno, just above the 



The advantages which are secured by Ih^s j longest period it should bo s.dfered to steep, as i hoof, lie says the fluid .ul.stance may be lelt 

 tdan are-f^.rst" the certainty of a quick andlthe nitre mav destroy the vegetating principle i by pressmg (he part atfected with the lingers, 

 uninterrupted draft; secondly, (he prevention : of the grain. ' As a further precaution", the liquor ""'i Us silua ion thus a'cerla-ned. A little bag 

 of an accumulation of soot; thirdly, the im- ! is again warme.l, and a gill of tar slirred in, and ; or vessel liken bladder, contains (he matter, 

 ro«sihiiitv of acrident by lire; and (V.ur(blv and , the seed again immersed ,n it anew. Thus pre- pvh'd' causes the disorder, and may easily be 

 libove all. a fncilitv of cleansing bv machine", pared, 1 have not lost twenty hills in four years. ; cut out, the horse being hrst cast to ensure the 

 which will altn^ether supersede - the painful /I'he germinalin- process commences before 1 ^"'elyot the operator. As the ringbone has 

 pp,p,aitv of emnlovip- rlimbius bovs. Aeolher the corn is planled, and unless the -roumi is too ; rmned many valuable horses and is generally 

 ndvanta-e is alM," gained wUh respect to (he i wc( to grow (his crop, (and if ne^er pays the ' 'ho'ight to be ollen mcura de, (his dl^covery 



expen.se ofcuKuro on soils that abonnd in springs must be very imporlant, it (here is no mistake 

 or that are naturally cold.) it will continue (o connected with it. The intelligence and res- 

 pro-re-^s. The hellebore is poisonous, and tho' . ppclability of our inlormant induce us (o place 

 lhe°ground may parlially exiraci the poison, "^""fi'^f^^c^ '" ^is communicadon ; though we 

 neidier birds nor squirrels will ever dislurb a 

 dozen hills. The lar impregnates (he seed, and 

 [>rolec(s it from ilie worms. Tlic nitre and 

 plaster, with which latter the seed is mixed be 



appearance of the cbimnies on tojis of bouses. — 

 The present unseemly sbalts. which am fre- 

 quently raised to a dangerous height, may be dis- 

 pensed with and (he lops or terminalioiis of the 

 c-himnics completely hidden from view. We 

 haveseen a model and drawing ofdie plans, which 

 at once exhibit (he simplic.ily of the invenlion ; 

 :,nd (he only surprise is,ll-,al so valuable an im- 

 provement in the art of building should =o lon<; i (ore plandng, combine their lerdli.zing proper- 



think it remarkable (hat the causeof so com- 

 mon a disorder should not long since have been 

 pointed out by professors of the art of Farriery. 



iiave escaped tho research of (hose who have 

 experienced its necessiiy. Al present, (he de- 

 mand for (he patent bricks exceeds the puwer 

 of (he pnlentee (o»U)>ply ; bu( ariangpmen(s are 

 ■making which it is tioped will enable builders 

 to bring the plan into universal adoption. 1( 

 may be proper (o add, that ihe principle is ca- 

 pable of being applieil lo ihe (ops and bn((nms 

 of old (lues with great advanlaije. — London pa. 



iS K n ENCii.AND F A ii MKR. 



FlllKAV, MAY 5, ISiSP. 



iiiccinu^ Seed Corn, fyc. — Seed coin is tO'n- 

 TDonly soaked previous lo [ilanling, !'or Iwo pur- 



(les to give vigour and strength to the young' 

 planl* " ^ 



Dr MciSE observes that " a gendeman ol' Phil- 

 adelphia county, had his seed corn soaked in (he 

 hlac(< water of a d;mg heai', and in which some 

 saltpp(re wa's dissolved ; when plan(ing he added 

 a small bai;dlul of gyji^um (nearh bill, when up 

 he put on a li((le moiP, and when the cars were 

 were tihnnt to set, a small quandty was again ad- 

 ded. His crop was very abundant, as \%f wit- 

 nes^^ed ; and was the more reniaikable, as the 

 field hid been worn out by bail manaseinenl. — 

 In rich ground, however, the ajijdicaiion of all 

 these s(ropg stimulants mav prove injurious, bv 

 causing too great a growth ol (be >^ialk. The 



Trriii.tplantiiig Pencil Trees. — A horticulturist 

 infniins us that he has lost several peach frees' 

 tn consequence of tho decay i f ihe ta[) root. In 

 Iransplandng, the tap root is usually, ant! prop- 

 erly cut oil, but is liaide lo decay, and the tree 

 eventually to become hollow from (he wound 

 inflicted in (aking off (his root. He says that 

 when (be lap roo( or any other root of any con- 

 siderable size is«hortened, a composition should 

 be applied to (he wound ; and (hat ho has found 

 equal parts of (ar and yellow ochre an < f1ec(ual 

 apjilicfiilon for this puriioap. Any other com- 

 position which is proper for pruning or grafting 

 trees will answer lor lhi« purpose. 



.\cw ami vnludble applicadnn to Fnril Trees. — 



_ , , ,, , ... We hiiva been assured by a gentliinan »vho has 



7)nse=, (o preserve it from bird- and in<ecls, andM"''^''"'' application of the gypsum may in such experienced i(s e(rec(s. that potash .lissolved in 

 lo accelerate its growth. In many case", the ,'''''°'''* '"' o""""'' " water makes an e.xcrllent wash for fruit trees. 



soaking of seed cum is undoubtedly useful, bus ' ^""^e scieulilic writers condemn (he use ol The propordons, which our informant recom- 

 siimelimes it is said (o beleM lo pianl i( dry. If^"'''!'" 'or see.l corn, and assert that (hey are mends, are one pound of potash to three pinl« of 

 tlie corn is soaked ami cold wet weather follows, j generally useles.s and sometimes injurious. Bui rain water. The wash to be applied by a swab, 

 ^< is more liable i o rot in the ground without 'r'^ preservatives against birds and worms steeps ,{, ,1,^ ,r„„|t ;„„i ij,nbs of ihc tree tho liiitcr part 

 vegetating, than when planted dry. IJr Deanel"' '"'-'""' ''"'' poi^ot'O'is substances may no doubt of May, or bcgitining of .lune, and soon iiftor 

 ob«erved '(ba( s(..epin-c seed corn, in general.!'"' of ose : and in planting a dry and poor soil il I pruning. We are told (bat Ibis applica(ion was 

 had belter be omilted. But " if plantinsr a s.-coml 1 "'■'.'*' ''•^ o( advantage to soak seed in some liquid tir=l """•O'biced in Medf'ord. Ma<s by the late 

 time should become npce«arv,'bv means of the ' "''"■'' "''' ''.I'leii (heir a;ennina(ion^ It is (rue i Gov. B:\ooks. the summer before his decease ; 

 destruclioB of ih<' lit«t seed;" or'if planting be ['''«' "''« nutriment which can be imbibed from; who believed (hat it not only greatly accelerat- 

 d'elaved on any account till the beginning of]'"'*'!'" '^ '^e vessels ol seed corn is but (riflin2:i rd (he growth of the (ree3,'bu( ~j.as an effectual 

 June, (hen it will br proper that (he seed should i '" M"'i""'.Y, '"'» il may su|iply (he young \>\m\\<' ^pre-iervutivo against the Borer. One application 



at a critical niomen(, be(ore the absi)rben( ves- 

 'oU ol the radicles can operate, by giving (he 

 germ and seedling an early impulse, may cause 

 i( lo be more (brward, and (bus jjc/ tlie smmer out 

 of tlic 'jcay o( lho«e in3ec(s which pre.y upon (he 

 plaiUs aliDve ground, while vegetation is feeble 

 anil the shoots, iic. lender. Sleeping seed corn 

 can have but li((le elfec( a2rains( the cut worm, 

 which does not injure the seed, but »((acUs and 

 ea(s ofi' (he plant soon af(er it comes up, just he- 

 Ihat '-Filuresand great inronvenience .ii.d lossj'o** ""' "ur'''ce of (be ground. Dr Deaiie says 

 often resnil from (he seed not vege(a(ing,— from ," "^ '''""Hul ol ashes on each hill will nuuiisb 

 iisrfcstroction by (he wire worm and grub,— and ' """ I''''"'Si -"I'l bave a tendency lo prevent their 

 Trom lbedeprpda(inn»conimi(tcd upon ihe young t ''•""§^ annoyed by worms. Some lay it on just 

 pUols by birda and squirrels. As 1 have never , '"-'"■"" "'*' .*"""'' °'' second hoeiiig. It will 



have I'oiling water pouied upon it. Lei it not i 

 soak more lb;m half a minute, and be cooled 

 fj^eedily, and planl( d before it dries. The corn 

 isill be forwarded in growth several d.iys." 



A solution of copperas is rocoinmeniled as a 

 proper liquid lor Ihe preparation of seeil corn. 

 by a torrcspond»'n(, whose communicadon we 

 publi-^h-'d paffe 284 of (he current vidutne of the 

 New England Farmer. Judge Dliil ol .Mbaiiy, i 

 in IrtMting of llie culture of this graiii, observes 



:s sufficient for a season. The wash is sc 

 rofive that it will snon destroy a brusb. made of 

 bog's bristles, whence a swab is preferred lor 

 applying il. This mode of trealing fiuit trees 

 also destroys the bark louse, and is said to give 

 the trees apparent health and vigor, in a much 

 greater degree than lime, soil soap, Forsylh's 

 rnmjjOsilion, or any other of the paints or wash- 

 es comni'Mily u«prl for similar purjioses. Wheth- 

 er it will prove favourable to (he longex i(y of 

 the trees, can only be ascertained by time and 

 further experiments. If any injury (o die trees 

 is apprcheoded from the corrosive quiility of 

 (he liquid recimimended, it may be well lo m- 

 cre.isi' the proportion of the water; say two 



a better effect in t^reventing worms, if hid on 'quarts or more to a found of poiuiib 



