NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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can be made fat at any age, and invariably ma- 

 tures quick. But recollect they must have fine 

 points ; by this I mean fine or small heads, ears, 

 legs, feet and tail, a wide, deep chest, and a round 

 full body, like a barrel. These constitute what 

 are technically called fine points. None of your 

 big heads, large lop eai's, coarse bristles and hair, 

 long legs, great feet, and flabby, thin, slab-sided 

 bodies, after the alligator or landpike order. Of 

 the large breeds, I prefer the Lincoln. 



In order to get pigs to weigh well, they must 

 come early. February in the Southern, March in 

 the Middle, and April in the most Northern States, 

 are the best months to drop pigs. Feed them from 

 the start, all they will eat, and they will be ready 

 to kill from October to January ; and thus you dis- 

 pense with wintering any, except those reserved 

 for breeding. — From the Plow. 



SALE OF STOCK—FOUL AIR. 



"We copy from the London Times a few items of 

 a late sale of animals at The Knowsley Menagery. 

 The sale was principally of Brahmin and Zebu 

 cattle. A Brahmin Bull brought $250 ; a Zebu 

 bull $64 ; 21 lamas sold for $2,935 ; a pair of 

 alpacas for $325 ; a male Zebra from South Africa, 

 for $750; a female in foal, of the same species, 

 brought $700 ; a female quagga for $250 ; a lot 

 of three kangaroos, a female and two males, sold 

 for $525, to go into the zoological gardens. There 

 were also sold the Scotch deer hound, English 

 blood hound and other rare and choice animals. 

 The Brahmin male crossed with the Devons it is 

 said have formed a beautiful race of cattle. In 

 this manner the English people are extending their 

 experiments into all the races of animals that can 

 be collected and subdued. 



In the same paper we find the following for 

 clearing a well of foul air. Put a quart or two of 

 unslacked lirae into a bucket, and before lowering 

 it into the well, pour a sufficient quantity of water 

 on the lime to slake it ; then let it down to the 

 water but not so as to go into it. In a few min 

 utes the well will be cleared of the foul air, the 

 slaking lime either taking up the noxious air or 

 forcing it out of the well. So says the London 

 Builder. 



(■gpWe have received a copy of an Address de- 

 livered before the Sullivan County Agricultural 

 Society on the 4th Nov. last, by the Hon. Edmund 

 Burke, of Newport, N. H. It abounds with im- 

 portant facts and valuable suggestions. Mr. 

 Burke holds a powerful pen, and we are glad to 

 find it enlisted in the cause of Agriculture. Per- 

 haps few persons have made the subject of political 

 economy so much of a study, and so well under- 

 stand the influences of the different professions, 

 trades and occupations of our people upon the 

 progress of the country, as Mr. Burke. In his vig- 

 orous intellect and persevering habit, the cause 

 may find important aid. Some extracts from the 

 address may be found in another column. 



MASS. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The Board met at the State House on Monday, 

 the 2d inst., at 10 o'clock. The President, Col. 

 Wilder, in the chair. 



Wm. S. King, Editor of the Journal of Agricul- 

 ture, was elected Secretary, pro tern. 



The chair suggested that the Board proceed to 

 take up the regular business of the Board, such as 

 reports, several having been recommitted at the 

 last meeting. 



The President then stated that the Executive 

 Committee, at the last meeting, had agreed that 

 the resolutions now presented should form part of 

 a memorial to be presented to the Legislature. 



Col. J. W. Lincoln presented a report on crops 

 generally, with the weight of a bushel of each 

 kind of several crops, viz. : 



POUNDS. 



Corn 56 



Rye 56 



Barley 46 



Huckwheat 46 



Oats 30 



Wheat 60 



Potatoes 60 



POUNDS. 



Carrots 55 



Sugar Beets 60 



Mangel Wurtzel 60 



Rula Baga 60 



Parsnips 45 



Round Turnips 50 



White Beans 60 



This report is drawn with care, and is full of re- 

 liable information. Perhaps there is no man in 

 the State better qualified to report on these sub- 

 jects than Col. Lincoln. 



Mr. A. W. Dodge submitted a most excellent 

 report on Milch Cows. This was recommitted with 

 a request that the committee append to it a 

 standard of measuring milk, whether it shall be 

 the wine or beer quart. The committee subse- 

 quently reported that all persons competing where 

 milk is concerned shall use the wine measure. 

 We believe this is the measure now required by 

 statute of the State in the purchase and sale of 

 milk. 



The several incorporated societies of the State 

 were represented by the following number of dele- 

 gates : — 



Massachusetts Sooiety.. . .1 



Essex 3 



Worcester 3 



Bristol 2 



Middlesex 2 



Plymouth 1 



Norfolk 2 



Hampshire 3 



Hampshire, Hampden and 



Franklin... 3 



Franklin 2 



Berkshire 



Hampden 1 



Housatonic 1 



West Worcester 3 



Barnstable 1 



Mr. Daggett submitted a report on Farms. 



Prof. Fowler reported on the Hampden Co. 

 Society. In the course of the report he stated 

 that a single squash vine was exhibited having on 

 it 1G squashes, weighing in the aggregate 700 

 pounds. Some of the parsnip roots were said to 

 be about three feet long. 



Mr. Proctor reported on the Bristol Society. 



Dr. Reed reported upon the Housatonic Soci- 

 ety. 



Mr. King reported upon the West Worcester 

 Society. 



Voted, That the Society be requested to notify 

 the persons who have not already reported. 



Voted, That the Executive Committee of this 



