Vol. IV. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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Beets and Carrots. — Thoy shoulil be sowed in 

 drills 3-4ths of an inch deep, and "JU inches apart — 

 if carrots are in drills but IS inches apart and half 

 an inch deep, it is about as well. The ground 

 prepared and the seed raked in as for onions. 



Garden Beatts should be planted about the mid- 

 dle of May, half an inch deep, in rows. The rows 

 for bush beans should be three feet apart, with the 

 hills in a row two and a half feet from each other. 

 The rows for pole beans should be four feet apart, 

 and the hills in a row three feet from each other. 



They should be hoed 3 times before the flower- 

 ing time ; but must never be hoed when wet with 

 dew or rain. 



Melons, Cucumbers and Squashes. — They should 

 be planted about the middle of May ; cucumbers 

 for pickling may be planted the middle of June. — 

 The hills may be three or four feet apart. The 

 ground should be as well prepared as for onions, 

 and they must be hoed three times before the time 

 for vines to run. Afterwards pull out the weeds. 



A FRUITFUL PSELD. 



From a piece of ground measuring 100 rods, or 

 half an acre and half a quarter, vvas raised in the 

 summer season of 18:1.5, of the small sort, 55 bush- 

 els and one peck of shelled corn,weighing 62 lbs. 

 per bushel — "25 bushels of potatoes — one large 

 cart-body full of pumpkins, and half a bushel of 

 .beans. 



The above were raised from a field belonging to 

 Capt. M. L. Ware, of Wilmington, Vt. — [Vt. pa.] 



Mr Dearborn, of Boston, some time since in- 

 vented a mode of giving notice on board ship of 

 passing a slioal. A chain is lowered from the taff- 

 Tail to any number of feet, at which it is intended 

 to have notice of the ground, the end of which 

 striking the bottom, causes a bell on deck to sound. 

 A letter from Capt. Sleeper, of the ship Hogarth, 

 at Havana, says he has tried it, and believes it wiU 

 re.ilize the most sanguine expectations of the in- 

 ventor. He gives it as his unqualified opinion that 

 in certain voyages it must be considered a valiva- 

 ble acquisition to a ship. 



LITERARY. 



American Medical Biography. — James Thach- 

 i;r,M. D. Author of the American New Dispensa- 

 tory, and of the American Modern Practice &c. 

 has announced to the public that he is about to 

 commence a work to be entitled, " American Med- 

 ical Biography," in connexion with a history of 

 •the rise and progress of Medical Science in Ameri- 

 ca from tlie first settlement of our country. 



The Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common 

 Pleas in England, Jias recently decided, that in a 

 sale of property at vendue, the seller coi'ld not 

 legally employ a person to bid for him, unless it 

 were made known in the conditions of sale. The 

 fact not being stated in the conditions of sale, sucii 

 •measures would be a gross fraud. This is a deci- 

 ■sion of no small importance ; and is worthy of be- 

 ing known here, as well as in Great Britain. We 

 believe such sales are frequently made ; and the 

 principle which would govern the English Courts, 

 would very probably be adopted by ours, if the 



question were brought before them [N. Y. Daily 



Advertiser.! 



Mr Dawes, of Slough, discovered that the cov- 

 ering of a wall with black paint would facilitate 

 the ripening of wall-fruit, and yet not one wall in 

 twenty thousand is so painted. 



I BEANS. 



! The only species of beans mucli used in tliis coun- 

 I try, is that which in England, is called Kidncif-Bean, and 

 in Frtxnce, Haricot ; (PhaseoUis vulgaris.) The bean of 

 English writers, is what is commonly called here the 

 \Horse-Bean, {Vicia faba.) Considerable confusion has 

 arisen from the indiscriminate use of the term bean, ap- 

 I plied as it is, by some good American writers on agricul- 

 ture, to two very distinct genera or sorts of plants. The 

 i horse-bean (vicia) being tap-rooted, is much used in Eng- 

 I land as a fallow crop ; and probably might bo advanta- 

 ' geously introduced here. White kiJney-beans are almost 

 ; the only kind used for field culture at present. They re- 

 j quire dry land that has been tilled with care, so as to des- 

 ! troy the weeds ; and of such fertility as would produce a 

 moderate crop of Indian corn. Poor sandy soils, or grav- 

 elly loam, will produce them; provided the boons are 

 wet and rolled in plaister before planting. They can be 

 planted in hills, or drills, the rows two and a half or three 

 feet apart, according to the strength of the soil, and 

 ploughed and hoed like other hoed croj)s. The time of 

 planting is the same as Indian corn. Hog's dung mi.xed 

 with ashes, is said to be the best manure for them. Tlie 

 hills should be from fourteen to twenty-four inches apart, 

 according to the soil. They must not be so thick as to 

 preclude the sim %nd air. Five beans will bo sufficient to 

 remain in a hill. 



When about two thirds of the pods are ripe, and be- 

 fore the frosts, pull and spread them in rows ; but they 

 must be turned occasionally at midday, that the dampness 

 of the ground may not mould those underneath. After 

 thrashing, if there ara any unripe ones which require 

 more drying, spread them on a clear floor, under coveti- 

 till Uiey are thoroughly dried. 



White beans will yield from ten to forty bushels to the 

 acre •; twenty bushels is called a good crop. They are 

 valuable for the table and for stock, particularly for sheep 

 and hogs. 



Bush Beans. — It is a great object to have beans early, 

 and they should be planted as soon as the ground is warm; 

 but it is useless to plant them when the ground is cold. — 

 A principal crop should be planted early in May, and suc- 

 cessional crops, about the middle, and also towards tlie 

 end thereof. For the early kinds, select a piece of light 

 rich ground ; let the drills be made about two feet and a 

 half asunder, and an inch and a half deep ; drop the beans 

 therein, and at the distance of 2 or 3 incites from one an- 

 other, and draw the earth evenly over them. As soon as 

 they are in full bloom, and the lower pods are beginning 

 to set, the tops or runners should be cut off; this will 

 greatly promote the swelling of the pods, as well as their 

 early maturity. But with respect to the small early beans, 

 if you would have them come in as soon as possible, top 

 them when the blossoms at the bottom of the stalks begin 

 to open. 



Pole Beans — For beans whose vines need support, let 

 poles of a proper height be fixed in the ground about 2 

 feet apart, in rows 3 or 4 feet distant from each other — 

 around each pole let 4 or 5 beans be planted ; the poles 

 should have small knots left on them, or pins put through 

 to support the vines. This way of planting gives an op- 

 portunity of keeping the soil loose around the roots and 

 prevents the injuries arising from driving poles into the 

 hills. Of the various sorts of pole-beans one planting is 

 enough ; for, if you gather as the beans become fit for 

 use, they continue bearing all through the summer, es- 

 pecially the Lima bean, which delights in heat, and which 

 should not be planted till theground is quite warm. The 

 scarlet bean (multiflorus (\s well worth cultivating, both 

 for use and ornament. [Farmer's Guide.] 



It b.as been proved, in many parts of France, that the 

 walnut tree, if grafted, produces tenfold ; yet, I believe, 

 that walnut is seldom or ever submitted to that process, at 

 least in this country. 



SALE OF S.\XONY SHEEP. 



'\t the s.ik- oi' i^axony Sheep, at Bijghlon, fn 

 Thiirsihy lu'-i, by Messrs, Cooliilge, Hooi i: Head, 

 Aiiclioiu-eis, '.ill Slieojj and 58 Lriinljs were hid 

 oli'iit iiiLioh less prices than tliose sold in .luly 

 last, inipinted i)y the same gentle. nen (Messrs. G. 

 iSiT. Searle.) alijuuij^h saiil to he nrucii superior. 

 The sale last year.heing 138 jhcep and 2fl Lamls 

 amounted to $Z6,5I9 75, averaging $158 80 for 

 each sheep anrl Unih ; the sale this year amaunts 

 to$16,647, averaijing aiiout g44 for eai:h sheep 

 arid lainli. Those imported in the America were, 

 disposed of at tlie fnliowing rates, lor cash or 6 

 months. on interest, payattle in^Boston or N-Yorlf; 

 Pen No. 11 — 1 Kam, 1 year old, g65; 4 Rams, 

 do. 3-2 50 each ; 1 Ham, do. 42 50. hought hy 'VI r. 

 Walson ; 1 Ram, do. 52 50, Gen. Sumner ; I'Bam, 

 do. S7 50, Mr. Sleeper ; I Ram. do, 42 50, Col, 

 Shep.ird ; 1 Ram tin. 40„ Dexter Reed; I Kam, 

 5years,';07 50. S Grant; I Ram. 1 year, 47 ,50. 

 <ien. Dumoter; 1 Run, do. 42 50, Mr. Baiueti ; 1 

 Ram, do. 50, Mr. OaMev ; 1 Ram. do. 42 50, Dr. 

 Katon : 1 Bam. do. 42 50. Dr. Mnorc. 



No. 12 - I Ewe,» 5 years, .ftiO; 1 Kwe.f 4 years, 

 60 ; j Lw.",! 2 yeais, BO, Col. Shcp-ird ; I Ewe,* 

 4years. 57 50; 1 Kive.f 3 yea.s, 05; I Ewe, 4 

 years, 57 50 ; 1 E've, 5 rears, 57 50 ; 1 Evve,-f 4 

 years, 57 ,50, :?. Gram; 1 Ewe. 2 years. 00 ; 2 ■ 

 Ewes," 3 years, tiOeach ; 2 Ewes, 4 yeais, 60 ea ; 

 1 Ewe, 3 've,ris, 60. Col. Shepaid, 



No. 13.—] Ewe, 3 vears, $ftO; 1 Ewe, 3 years, 

 57 50; 1 Ewe, 3 ye.irs, 70; 1 Ram, 1 vear, 100, 

 Mr. Swift ; 1 Ewe,» 5 years, 85, Mr. VVheeler ; I 

 Ew*. f 5 years. 30, S. Grant ; 1 E«e,t 5 years, 42 

 50, Gen.Vumner; 7 Rams, 1 y^ar, $40 each. Mr. 

 Perkins; I Ram, 1 year.45, Col. Shepard ; 1 Ram, 

 ly ear, ,55, Mr. Barneit. 



Ni. 14 —1 Ewe, I year, $40, Mr. Barnett: 3 

 E-.ves, 3, 2 and 5 years, 31 each ; I Ram, 1 yeai, 



31 ; 1 Ram. i year, 41, Mr, Wheeler; 1 Ewe, 2 

 Tears, 70 Roger Cnit ; 1 Ewc.t 5 years, 77 50, 

 M:. D na; 1 Ram, 1 year. 55, Mr. Oakley ; 1 Sam, 

 i vear. 77 50, Mr. Richards; 6 Rams, do 45 each. 

 Col. She,.ard. 



No, 1.5._4 Ewe,, 2, 4 and 5 years, 37 SOerch, 

 .Mr. Oakley ; 1 Ewe, 4 vears, 55, A. Hotchkins; 

 1 Ewe.* 2 years, 32 50, Mr, Jarvis ; 1 Ram, I 

 year, 105. Mr, Stiong; 8 Rams, land 3 years, 

 77 60 each, Thos. Thu-xter ; 1 Ram, 1 year, 85, 

 Mr. Richards. 



No. IS. — 1 Ewe,+ 2 years $50, S.Grant; 1 

 Ewe,* 2 years. 50. Mr. Terry; 1 E^ve, 5 year,s, 57 

 ■50, Geo, M. Barrett ; 1 Ewe.t 5 years, .57 50, M.'. 

 Jarvis; I Ewe. t 5 years, 50. D. Reed; 1 Ewe.t 5 

 years, 52 50; 2 Rams, 1 year, 32 50 each ; I P.am, 

 1 year, .55, Gen. Sumner ; 1 Ram, 1 year, 42 50; 

 1 Ram, 1 year, 50, Mr. Oakley ; 1 Ram, 1 year, 

 55, l\lr. Parsons ; 2 Rams, 1 year, 40 each. Col. 

 Sheijard ; 1 Ram, 1 year, 65, Mr. Watson ; 1 Rasn, 

 1 year, 37 5li, Mr. Washburn. 



No. 17— 1 Ewe, 2 vears, $50; 1 Ram, 1 year, 

 57 50, Mr. Oakley ; 1 Ewe.t 5 years, 52 50, Dr. 

 Eaton; 1 Ewe,* 5 years, 52 50; 1 Ram, 1 year, 

 42 50, iMr. Barnstt ; 1 Ewe,* 3 years, 60, Mr. 

 Swift ; 2 Ewes,* 5 years, 41 each, Mr. Wheeler ; 

 I Ram. 5 years, 42 50, Mr. Watson ; 1 Ram. 1 

 year, 50 ; 1 Ram, 1 year, 45, Col. Shepatd ; 1 

 Ram, 1 vear, 155, Benj, Shurtleff ;3 Rams, 1 year, 



32 50 each, Thos. Thaxter ; 1 Ram, 1 year, 57 50, 

 O. P. Eaton, 



No. 18—1 Ewe,f 5 years, 52 50, Mark Morse ; 

 1 Ewe.t 4 years, .50, Mr. .Swift ; 1 Ewe, 5 years, 

 45 ; 2 Rains, 1 year, 57 50 and 50, Col. Shepard ; 

 1 Ewe, 5 years, 40, Mr. Str')ng ; 1 Ewe, 3 years, 

 45; 1 Ram. I year. 65 , Mi. Oakley; 1 Ewe,* 5 

 years, 52 50 : 1 Ram, 2 years, 95 ; 4 Rams, 1 year, 

 35each;l Ram, 1 vear, 65, Mr. Jarvis ; 1 Ram, 1 

 year, 42 50, J. B. Wheeler ; 1 Ram, 1 year, 50. 

 David Ripley. 



No. 19.— 2 Ewes.t 4 and 5 vears, $47 50 anil 

 37 50, Mr, Eaton ; 1 Ewe, 5 years, 35; I Ewe,» 

 4 years 35; 3 Rams, 1 year. 42 .50 and 35. Mr. 

 Jarvis; 1 Ewe.-f 3 years. 37 50, Gen. Sumner; 1 

 Ewe. 5 years, 60, Theo Strong ; 2 Rams, 1 year, 

 57 50 and 42 50, Mr. Oakley : 1 Ram, 1 year, 75, 

 Mr. Morse ; 2 Rams, 1 year, 52 50 and 47 50, T. 

 Thaxter ; 1 Ram, 1 year, 47 50, Mr. Pritrce ; 1 

 Ram, 1 year, 62 50, Mr. Sleeper ; 1 Ram, 1 year, 

 45. C. Brownell. 



No. 20 1 Ewe,* 5 years, $42 50, E. Brow-. 



nell; I Ewe.t 5 years, 40, Geo. M. Barrett; 1 

 Ewe.t 5 years, 37, Mr. Hensdale ; 1 Ewe. 3year?, 

 45 ; 3 Rams, I and 5 years. 37 50 each, Mr, Wat- 

 son ; 1 Evve,t 5 years, 47 50, Mr. Sleeper; 2 

 Rams. 1 year, 57 50 and 45, Thos, Thaxter; 2 

 Rams. 1 year, 65 each; 1 Ram, I year 137 50, 

 Mr. Jarvis; 1 Ram, 1 year. 85, Mr. Coil ; 1 Ram, 

 1 year SO, Sir. Oakley ; 2 Rams, 1 year, 60 each, 

 Col. Shepard. 

 " With Ram Lamb. I With Ewe Lamb, "" 



