1839] 



FARMERS' REGISTER. 



896 



and insects that there do us mischief, and in tlieir 

 absence there is no little labor required to protect 

 and pave the trees which their industry alone 

 would relieve us I'rom. Besides, they do their 

 work l)etler than we can. The presence of a 

 worm in a yountr tree is only indicated to us by 

 the borinffs'ihrown from the orifice made by his 

 entrance, and in removintr them with a knife seri- 

 ous injury is done to the tree. The bird, on the 

 contrary, eals the pfrrr^ destroys the worm when 

 younfr. or if he has avoided his viijilance and jrot 

 under the bark, nature has endowed the two Inst 

 memioneil with a stronix bill with which to strike 

 ihruuiih the bark, and";lon<2:nnd rough tongues wiih 

 which to dratrtiie Inrkmg villain from his hiding 

 place, and thiit loo with the least possible injury 

 to the tree. Where is the flirmer who has not 

 seen his apple trees perforated along the whole 

 length of their trunk by these mdustrious laborers; 

 amfwho has not seen such trees distinguished lor 

 their health and fruitfulness ? 



I can recollect when there were large orchards 

 of healthy trees in parts of this country where it 

 is now almost a folly to attempt to rear an apple 

 tree. Those orchards that are near clumps of 

 wood, may stiff exist here, but where there is no 

 such harbor for birds designed for their preserva- 

 tion, it is in vain to attempt to rear a tree and pre- 

 serve it against the destructive ravages of the in- 

 sects that teed upon it. 



Tlie pariridee, the plover and lark, too, feed 

 upon insects and labor dilisxently to promote the 

 interests of' the fanner in destroying his enemies. 

 What gives a man more pleasure than when 

 walking over his frronnds, he is welcomed by tiie 

 shrill whistle of the pariridir", who, irrown fiuniliar 

 with his friends nnd daily companion, cheers him 

 m his toil and delitrhis liim when at leisure? 



These birds 1 have often seen sotjimethaf they 

 would scarcely leave my path, and I remember a 

 co\ey tb.al durinii one wirUer, would ti-equenily 

 come to my gravel walk to receive the leed that 

 w;\s placed there (i)- them. They amounted to 

 alioiit twenty, and I set a high value upon them ; 

 but there came uoon my farm, durinir my absence, 

 two gunners wiiii their doirs, mik! destroyed them 

 all. ! assure von I felt the loss ot' those birds 

 more than I would that oi" the best horse in my 

 stable. 



For mvself. I f^.^el in rerrard to my birds as the 

 ancients did of their household iroods ; nor can I 

 control a feeling of indiirnation and a sense of in- 

 jury, when I see my neiirhbnrs or stranixers \v,ni- 

 toidy destroying them upon <iiv [)remises. There 

 are many depredators in our wheat fielilsthat are 

 destroyed by the partridge, lor it is on these he 

 feeds. The lark and the jdover do their work in 

 our grass lands. The sparrovv, blue-binl, wren 

 and other small birds, labor diligently in our iiar- 

 dens, orchards and pleasure jrrounds, and they 

 shouKI be welcomed as agreeable visiters by all 

 who reside in the country. 



Boxes for their accommodation should be nailed 

 to the trees, and by carefiilly avoiding to alarm 

 them, and other kind means, they could he domes- 

 ticated amon<r us. They will oihenvise take to 

 the woods and by-places, and we shall be deprived 

 of the pleasure of listening to their cheerin<,' songs, 

 and lose the advantaiies of their incessant labors. 



Farmers, tfiink of this. Let us not be unkind 

 to our neighbors, nor deny them reasonable privi- 



leges, but do not continue to refrain from exprees- 

 mir a sense of injury at their depredations, and of 

 makmg known to all the high value we set upon 

 our birds. 



A week's milking of a DURHAM COW. 



From tlic United States Gazette. 



The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette gives the fol. 

 lowing account of the milking of a short-horned 

 Durham cow during the week commencing the 

 27 1 h of Mav: 



Total yield for the week commenc- 

 inir 27ih of May and ending 2d 

 of June, inclusive — 7 days 104 quarts, 

 Being within a fraction of 23 quarts per day, and 

 from which were made 14| lbs. of butter of the 

 finest quality. 



The weather was cold, chilly, and wef, and it 

 was supposed tiiat the quali'y was less than is 

 usually made under liivorable circumstances by 

 the same animal. Our friends in the farminir in- 

 terest will seethe necessity of improviuij ihe breed 

 of caiile as much as possible. Tliis cow will 

 rost but little more to keep in the best manner, 

 than an ordinary, poor, tin-ifiiess creature, ihat 

 will neither irivemi:cli milk nor that which is good. 

 — Boston Dally Times. 



Still better. — It ffives us pleasures to record the 

 successful efforts of gentlemen to increase thu 

 means of" comlbrt to us, who are cramned in cities; 

 and certainlv. the auLfnienluii; of milk and butter 

 is one of those exenions whiidi must minister to 

 such comfiirtp. We o-ive the following as lb« 

 •rood doings of "/)flfny il/a'V/," the proper! v ot' 

 our neiirhbor James Gowun, of Mt. Airey, Ger- 

 mantown. 

 Da'ry Maid's yield of mil!,- for one week, from 



VVcdmsday, 5ik June, to Tuesday^ the lltfi, in- 



elusive. 



Morning. Noon. Evening. 



Qn. Qr*. Qt--. Qinrts. 



Wednesday 12 6 7.V 25^ 



Thursday 12 7 1% 26| 



Friday 12^ Ih 1\ 27| 



Saturday 13 1% Si 2?»| 



Sunday 1'^ 7.V H 2^ 



Monday 13 S\ 8" 29^ 



Tuesday 



11 



Zll 



Tola! 19S^ 



Being an average of more ihnn 2S quarts per da v. 

 Butter not yet ascertained. The coming week's 

 milk, which is expected to be greater, fi-om im- 

 proved feed will be reported. The feed of the 



