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" NUMBER 9. 



VOLUME VII. 



CONCORD, N. II., SEPTEMBER 30, 1845. 



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No one tastes so good Fruits as he Avho raises 

 them. 



This is partiouliirly true as regards the sianll 

 tViiitsof siinirnor. The hhtck nmlherry, it is sta- 

 ted in the Eiicyclopedirt Americiuiu, is in iierfcc- 

 tioii oidy a few moments, tiiid tiiat at the time 

 when it can be iletached tiotn the tree by a slight 

 shake of the liranohes. "All the fruit," >^ays Dr. 

 Aleot, " but more particularly the berries, are 

 more or less subject to the same law." The 

 perfeciiou of the strawbeny lasts but an hour or 

 two; and even the pea, ifie bean, and Indian 

 corn, lose much of their freshness and flavor, by 

 being plucked the day before they an; used. — 

 Tliose who raise fruits, therelbre, may pluck and 

 eat them when they aie at perfect maturity, when 

 they are more grateful to the palate, and most 

 oondncive to iiealth. Tliose who buy llirrn, on 

 iheeoiitrary, must liny those that are' premature- 

 ly gathered, or which have passed their best 

 slate, and are iu tlie ineipieut process of decay. 

 In general, part of these objections lie against 

 the summer fruits which are sold in the market 

 — they are gathered before they are ripe, and 

 they tire in the progress of decay. How impor- 

 tant is it, therefore, that the lovers of good fruit, 

 should tidie care to have it iu perfection by se- 

 lecting and cultivating the choice varieties. 



"'I'he jui(;es of all green fruits," says Dr. A 1- 

 cot,"are diflerent from those of ripe ones. — 

 Their acids are less wholesome than after they 

 are changed by the action of the sun in ripening, 

 nor does the addition of saccharine substance, in 

 preparing them, at all change their real nature. 

 They are only concealed. The o.xalic acid is 

 still oxalic aciil, cook green fruit as you will. No 

 culinary proces.-, I repeat, can be constituted for, 

 or produce the effect of the solar action. The 

 Creator, in many instances, by means of the sun, 

 performs the most perfect culinary processes, 

 and nature is often the best kitchen and cook. 



The use of ripe fruits is admirably adapted to 

 allay the feverish irritation of the stoiriach and 

 bowels, at the seasons when they severally come 

 to maturity; but unripe fruits, or those in the in- 

 cipient stages of decay, are calculated to increase 

 these excitements, and to generate disease. Fruits 

 should always become ripe in their own natural 

 way, and be eaten when they are in their highest 

 jjerfeciion. — Mbany Cultivator. 



Value of Urine as a illannre. 



To show the fertilizing effects of urine as a 

 manure, Sir John Sinclair says: 



"iiverv sort of mine contains the essential 

 elements of vegetables in a state of solution.— 

 The urine of a horse being so much lighter, 

 would he more Viiluable than il.i dung, if both_ 

 nuist be convcyeil to any disttmcc. The urine of 

 six cows or horses, will enrich a quantity of earth 

 sufliclent 10 top-dress one English acre of grass 

 land ; ami as it would retpjiro £t worth of dniTg 

 to perform the same operation, the urine of a 

 cow or horse is worth about V2 shillings per an- 

 ntun, allowing 8 shillings per acre as the expense 

 of pre|)aring the compost. The advantages of 

 irrisaling grass lauds with cow urine, almost ex- 

 ceeds belief Mr. llarlcy of Glaslenbury, who 

 keeps a large dairy iu that town, by using cow 

 urine, cuts some small fields of grass six times ; 

 and the average of each cutting is fifteen iuches 

 in length." 



This fact furnishes strong proof, from the very 

 best som-ce, of the great value of m-iue as ma- 

 nure, and it suggests a most siriking truth to the 

 inin<l of the agriculturist, in the fact of the im- 

 mense loss sustained by him, iu permitting the 

 urine of his stock to go to waste — a truth which 

 we think should make him seriously consider 

 upon the propriety of adopting some practicable 

 plan, by which it may be saved, ami made to 

 contribute to the fructification of his soil. As 

 most stables and barnyards are constructed, the 

 major part of all liquid manures are now lost to 

 the owners; but by a little attention in hauling 

 loam and leaves into the latter, and giving tlie 

 proper form to them, a very large proportion of 

 that made by the cattle woidd be absorbed, and 

 thus preserved for the purposes of the spriug 

 crops. — American Farmer. 



much as to eay, " Master, we were afraid, where" 

 fore, we ran away; but now, we believe thee to 

 be our friend, and shall no more fly from thee." 



There, thought I, is a lesson of moderation 

 and kindhearteduess worth the regard of all_ 

 those who have the care and nifiita^'ement of 

 dumb beasts. And it is here noted for the sps. 

 cial consideration and behoof of all such as are 

 in the constant habit of maltreating their domes- 

 tic animals. What a contrast this to the manner 

 of some, who, instead of forbearance and kind 

 dealing, upon every occasion of waywardness in 

 their liorse or ox, fly at him, cudgel in hand, anil 

 deal "death and damnation on liis defenceless 

 head like a very Turk !" How many noble ani- 

 mals have had their courage broken down and 

 rendered spiritless by such brutal treatment— it 

 is worse than brutal, for no brute animal will treat 

 his fellow so unnaturally ! How many colts and 

 steers have been thus spoiled in training to ser- 

 vice ! "The merciful man is merciful to his 

 beast!" 



Nor are others less culpable who leave then- 

 cattle exposed to the inclemency of the winter 

 weather, without shelter, and a sufficient and pro- 

 per supply of food. Man, take care of thy beast 

 and be kind to him, else his voice may he heard 

 in heaven testifying against thee! 



Respectfully, B. I . VVilbor. 



Smart weed, either green or dry, is an excel- 

 lent medicine for horses iu several diseases, par- 

 ticularly for a cough. Feed them as with grass 

 or hay. Every firmer who has this weed or 

 herb, growing on his premises, should cut, dry, 

 and save against time of need. — Author unknoivn. 



Ltme.— One farmer saved his clover from de- 

 struction by thCjSlugor small snail, on land bear- 

 ing a wheat crop, by slight dressing of powder- 

 ed lime, scattered through a clover-seed machine 

 late in tlie evening, when the insects were busy at 

 work. Lime would be frequently useful if ap- 

 plied in this manner. Sown iu moderate quan- 

 tity on light land, it will bring in white clover; 

 it is saitfalso that it will destroy the fungus 

 which causes the rot in potatoes. — .'Imerican Ag- 

 riculturist. 



Kindness to Animals. 



The following which we coj'y from the Mass. 

 Ploughman, we commend to the special reading 

 of every one who has charge of beasts of bur- 

 then. The example of the owner of the runa- 

 way oxen alluded to, cannot be too generally 

 followed. If kindness, instead of the brutal 

 treatment usually muted out to the dumb beasts 

 by their drivers, were resorted to, we have no 

 doubt that many of the faults and tricks to wiiich 

 they are subjected might be overcome. 



;i/r.£rfi7o;:— In passing through the town of 

 S , a few days since, I stopped at the resi- 

 dence of a distinguished farmer of that town ; it 

 so happened during my short stay, his steers 

 which he was working at the time, by some 

 means, escaped liim and ran away, -\fter much 

 running and trouble, they were overtaken and 

 brought back, which done, the good man very 

 deliljeratelyand good naturedly stepped into his 

 corn barn and brought out several clever ears of 

 corn and gave them to eat; at the same time 

 potting them on the aides, saying, " There Buck 

 and Bright, take that and that, and know better 

 than to run away from me again." The steers 

 seemed to forget their skittishness at once, and 

 became tame and familiar. They indicated as 



A New Carriage Wheel.— The New York 

 Farmer and Mechanic notices the invention of a 

 new wheel for waggons, of the following descrip- 

 tion :— , . , 



" In this new wheel, immense strength is ob- 

 tained by the manner of setting the spokes in a 

 metal hub, constituting the spokes at the same 

 time levers, which may be operated upon at plea- 

 sure (through the medium of the hub) on the 

 principle of the tozzle-joint power, in such a man- 

 ner as to send the spokes out firm to the rim, 

 thereby avoiding the greatest difficulty in the 

 common wheel, and superseding the necessity of 

 ever resetting the tire unless broken or worn too 

 thin to be run with safety. 



Another great advantage which this wheel pos- 

 sesses, is that it can readily be taken to pieces, 

 and put together again as strong as ever— tho 

 singular construction of the hub admitting of this 

 operation, by which a broken or dcfcclive spoke 

 can be replaced by a new one without the ex- 

 pense and delay of shedding the tire. It is also 

 invaluable for pleasure carriages and vehicles of 

 all descriptions. Its great durability and economy 

 (the expense of construction being supposed to 

 be al)out the same as the ordinary wheel) consti- 

 tute the great value of this improvement. 



Experienced persons pionoutice it invaluable 

 for ordnance wheels, and to test this opinion, it 

 will shortly be submitted to government inspec- 

 tion. Mr. Scripture (the inventor) has sent a 

 wheel to Europe, and taken necessary measures 

 to secure patents in the old countries as well as 

 the new. 



Those desirous of seeing the wheel m use can 

 do so by examining them on the " Edwin Forrest," 

 the largest omnibus in the city, belonging to 

 Messrs. Kipp & Brown." 



Trial of the Centre Dniught Plough. 



We learn from the Albany Cultivator, August 

 number, that in May last, a number of Centre 

 Draught Ploughs, manufactured by Messrs U. 

 Prouty & Co., of Boston, were brought to Al- 

 bany, and as they were comparatively but little 

 known in that vicinity, several persons were de- 

 sirous that a public trial should be made under 

 the supervision of a judicious and impartial com- 

 mittee. Accordingly a committee were appoint- 

 ed, and a trial made, on which tlie cominutee re- 

 ported as follows, which we copy from the Alba-, 

 ny Cultivator: . . ... 



We whose names are underwritten were solici- 



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