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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Farm Work for March Page 105 



Grafting the Siberian Crab Apple 106 



The Locusts— Axletrees i0" 



A few Remarks about Hedges 108 



Agricultural— Oil from Rosin 109 



Keeping Fruit— Inquiries— Agricultural Lectures 110 



Baldwin and Danvers Sweet — Variety of Occupations Ill 



Farming in Oregon — Measurement of Irish Potatoes 112 



Apple Tree planted by Peregrine White 113 



Third Agricultural Meeting 113 



The Old Farmer's Elegy— Agriculture— Statistics 117 



National Agricultural Society 117 



A Model Farm School 118 



Reasons for Planting an Orchard— British Agriculture 119 



Winter Schools 120 



Vegetables for Milch Cows — Grass under Trees 122 



History of the Apple Tree 123 



To Preserve Peach Trees— Best Breed of Swine 124 



Sale of Stock— Foul Air— Mass. Board of Agriculture 125 



Disenfecting Lamp— Palmer's importation of Shanghaes...l26 



Officers of Agricultural Societies — A large Potato 127 



A Model Farm School— Cottage Architecture 128 



Meeting of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture 130 



Plowing 134 



Annual Meeting of N. Y. State Agricultural Society 135 



Advantages of the Fanner of this Age 135 



Lusus Naturae — Peach Trees — Smoky Chimneys 136 



Flowing Cranberry Meadows — The Honey Bee 137 



Profits of a small Dairy 137 



Farmers' Clubs — Fifth Agricultural Meeting 138 



A Mowing Machine 140 



New York State Agricultural Society 141 



Preparation and Use of Manure 141 



Phthisic in Pigs— Trees— Nameless Potato— Vertical Gate. 142 



Number of Hogs killed at the West 143 



Horticultural 143 



Mechanics' Department 143 



Durham Cow Azalia— Sixth Agricultural Meeting 145 



Ladies' Department 148 



Boy's Department , 14S 



ILLUSTRATi©NS. 



Apple Tree planted by Peregrine White 113 



Cottage Architecture 128, 129 



Durham Cow Azalia - 145 



Horses for Sale. 



I HAVE for sale one pair splendid BAY HORSES, six years 

 old, free from any white, with black legs, manes and tails, 

 (short switch tails,) sixteen and a-half hands high, weighing 

 2600 pounds. 



Also one pair SORREL OR CHESTNUT HORSES, six and 

 seven years old, fifteen and a-fourth hands high, of the Morgan 

 style of horses, weighing 2200 lbs. None belter if as good. 



Also one single BAY HORSE, five years old, free from any 

 white, sixteen hands high, weighing 1200 pounds, (short switch 

 tail,) and is reported by his breeder as being fast. 



These horses are all sound, well broke to single and double 

 harness. Stand quiet to get in and out of a carriage as well at 

 railway stations, and are all first-rate travellers. 



Any person desiring such horses, I think would be pleased 

 with them. Any inquiries post-paid will be replied to. 



J. M. SHERWOOD, Auburn, 

 Februrary 21, 1352. Cayuga County, N. Y. 



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Devon Bull Wanted. 



mHE Editor of the New England Farmer wishes to pur- 

 X chase a pure DEVON BULL, about two years old. Ap- 

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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



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BOSTON, 



New lilcli Cows. 



FOR SALE, full-blooded Cows,— Durham, Devon and Ayr- 

 shire; warranted first-rate as to milking properties. — 

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Apply to JOHN II. DANE, Burlington, Mass., or JOHN 

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