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siippnrlino; a family of eleven person.-; ancl pnyins 

 nli expenses, oxcepliiiiT the labor and superinten- 

 deiice ofone man, nnd the l.'irm'irradiially increa?inij 

 in value by every expeiniilure, however small, !br 

 its inij)rovemeni; this man too, not u'orkinir hall 

 ihe time, an<l he and his- family livintr in the en- 

 joyment of all the luxuries, il'they ch')ose to have 

 ihem, which they can reaponablv ask. Lef Piudi 

 a man if he will, take his Hvo hundred and (brty 

 dollars int^ome and labor no more hours than he 

 (ioes in th'i country, and fjo in'o Boston and try 

 to .support his flimily tht»re. The end ol" the year 

 would show iiim a re^uh whiidi woidd make him 

 ashanied to complain of his present ronihlion. 

 His whole money income of two hundred and 

 forty dollars would scarcel}' pay for his fuel, his tax- 

 es, and the rent of a ten-t'ioier. What an evil 

 it is that our farmers do not know their bles^intrs! 



H. C. 



URATE AXD POUDUETTE. 



From llie Long Iflnnd Star. 



On Thursday last the Mayor ami Aldermen of 

 New-Y')rk were invited with other ajenilemen, to 

 visit the unfinished works nowerectinj (bra Urate 

 and Poudrette eslablishment. They arc situated 

 at Lotli, New Jersey, on the flats of the Ilnckensafk 

 river, near the line of the Newark Rail-Roful, on 

 lands of Anthony Dey, Esq. Mr. Barlhelemy, who 

 first introduced from France this mode ofpreparinir j 

 manure, was of the parly, and together with Mr. 

 Dey, ready to give all necessary^ information of 

 the plans of the compan}-. 



The main building, situated at a good landino-, 

 and distant from atiy other house, is 150 feet in 

 lenirih, and is made water-tiirht, for the reception 

 of 15,000 bushels of the materia! in itsoriirinal state. 

 Here it receives ii mixture intended lo render it in 

 cX great measure inodorous, and prepare it for the 

 drying process. There are lame drying platforms 

 to be covered with moveable roofs, likesalt v.'orks, 

 where the material will be exposed to the sun, iifier 

 draining off the liquid parts, which fornis what is 

 called urafe. Above the main cistern are lofs for 

 the stowage of the article in its finished and un- 

 finished state. On the wharf arc two lines of mil 

 way inclining towards the buildinss and connected 

 therewith, lo convey all articles from the deck of 

 the steam-boat to the buildings. 



We were shown on board the steamboat several 

 tubs of which a great number are in course of 

 manulacture. They hold three bush.els each, with 

 close and tiLrht covers secured by an iron clasp. 

 It is intended, if the city authorities of New York 

 and Brooklyn shall lend their aid, to change essen- 

 tially the modeofoperations ofihe.nin;htscaventjers 

 whose very ners^sa?-?/ duties are always inconve- 

 nient and offensive to the citizens. The titiht tubs 

 are to tfe used insiead of being emptied into ihe 

 docks as heretofore; they will be put on the deck 

 ofa steamboat, or other boats, stationed in d'frerent 

 parts of the cit}^, to be towed away in the tnorninu 

 to this great establishment at Lodi. The company 

 are making all their preparations on a larixe scale 

 and appear to have the means and the disposition 

 to drive the business etfectuallj^ 



It is difficult lo conceive of any improvement 

 combining more directly the interest and conve- 



nience of the city and countr}'. The docks have 

 been made offensive and unhealthy, and must often 

 1)6 cleared out bv mud machines — ihe fish in the 

 cars rendered o! jeciiouTttile, and thousands who 

 live on shipboard, offended by the slate of the 

 (locks. Ifall these evils can be remedied, and the 

 2reaf nuisance of the cities be required and de- 

 manded by the country, it will form a combination 

 of heuefiis most devoutly lo be wished." One great 

 objection to city residences will he in a measr;re 

 removed, and it will probably lead to improvements 

 in dwellings and yards. 



We have heretofore published much evidence 

 from practical airrieulturists, of the good eHect of 

 the manulacfurrd ariicles. "^I'hatthey are portable 

 in bags and barrels without being offensive, is also 

 well known. There are two companies now in 

 operation in New York, who are at variance in 

 interest, and whose advertisements may be seen 

 in our folumns. The public are not interested in 

 tiipjr differences, and if competition should t'row 

 out of It, probably the jrreat conmmnity would be 

 all the better served, and at cheaper rates. It can- 

 not be doubled that the Conmion Council of New 

 York and Brooklyn, will give every possible aid 

 and encnuraL''em'?nt to this most interesting branch 

 ol' ^'iiilernal improvement.''' 



OK TIIK PUOPAT.ATIOX A^D CtJLTIVATION OF 

 Till': QUINCE TREE. 



From tlie Magazine of Horticulture. 



The quince is a very beautiiijl tree when in 

 flower, and when the fruit is ripe in autumn, hifrhly 

 ornamental. It derives its name from Cydon, a 

 town of Crete, famous for this fruit; whence its 

 generic name Cydonia. 



The tribes are easily raised by layers, or by cut- 

 tings, taken from the tree in April. Select a shady 

 place in order to plant Ihem in rows, at about a 

 fiiot apart from each other, and about four inches 

 from plant to plant in the rows ; spread over the 

 surface of the <iround rotten leaves, or manure, 

 when the planlinir is finished, which will keep the 

 fjround li'om sudden drought; also, wafer occasion- 

 ally, if there should be a continuance of dry wea- 

 ther. 



The year following, those that are well rooted 

 may be planted out in May, and those that are 

 not should remain another year. They may also 

 be propagated by budding or grafting : and these 

 trees will bear fruit sooner, and are generally 

 thought to be more prolific, than those raised by 

 any other method. 



The best sort fijr planting is the Portugal, being 

 hiirhly prized for baking or stewing. It is ofa fine 

 purple color when dressed, and is much better for 

 marmalade than any of the other varieties. The 

 oblons or pear quince, and the apple qui nee, are also 

 cultivated for fiimily use ; but the Portugal sort is 

 in the greatest repute, either for cooking or pre- 

 serving. 



The quince free may be pruned much in the 

 same way as yoix would prune an apple tree, 

 taking care to cut out all the old diseased and dead 

 wood, and the cross branches in the middle of the 

 tree, which injure each other by friction. Old 

 trees are very apt to have rough bark ; when this 

 is the case, it should be shaved off' with a draw 



