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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



An Extensive Cheese Business. — George Hez- 

 lep's great cheese factory, in Ohio, converts the 

 milk of about 2,500 cows, belonging to farmers in 

 the neighborhood, into the best cheese, by labor- 

 saving machinery. The curd is made, sacked, and 

 marked, by the farmer, and sent to the factory by 

 a wagon which daily goes the rounds. Eight teams 

 are thus employed. The curd is then weighed ; 

 sliced in a machine ; then passed through the dou- 

 ble curd-cooking apparatus ; then through a ma- 

 chine which cuts it fine to powder, and salts it 

 while passing through. It is then pressed, sacked, 

 and again pressed. A machine sacks 240 cheese 

 per hour. The factory makes 300 cheeses daily, 

 weighing about 5000 pounds. Nearly 400 tons are 

 turned out yearly. We gather the above interest 

 ing facts from the Western Christian Advocate, 

 published at Cincinnati. 



' Sheep and Wool. — There are, according to the 

 last census returns, 21,571,306 sheep in the Uni- 

 ted States and Territories, which annually produce 

 52,417,287 pounds of wool. Ohio and New York 

 are the great sheep States, each riroducing over 

 ten million pounds of wool, annually. Pennsyl- 

 vania, Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky and Ver- 

 mont stand next. The following are the sheep 

 statistics of the New England States : 



States. Sheep. Lbs. of Wool. 



Maine • . 440,943 1,362,986 



New Hampshire 384,757 1, 108,476 



Vermont 919.992 3,410,993 



Massachusetts 183,651 585,136 



Rhode Island 44,296 : 129,692 



Connecticut 174,18 1 497,451 



7,094,734 



2,152,820 



A Nice Field of Barley. — A correspondent of 

 the San Joaquin Republican, California, writes 

 from Fort Miller, Mariposa county, that Major 

 Miller was about to commence gathering one of 

 the most plentiful crops of barley — of between 200 

 and 250 acres — ever seen in California. "On this 

 occasion, he calls in the males of five tribes, mak- 

 ing a perfect Waterloo army of red-skins ; his veg- 

 etables of all kinds are plentiful. The Major is 

 doing much to civilize the Indians." 



Implements. — A trial of agricultural implements 

 to take place at Geneva, about the 20th of July, 

 has been appointed by the New York State Agri- 

 cultural Society. Prizes are offered for the best 

 implements tested. Those designing to have arti- 

 cles at the exhibition, are requested to give notice 

 to the chairman of the committee of arrangements, 

 John S. Pranty, before the 10th of July. 



Cost of Manure. — It is said that the amount of 

 guano annually used in Great Britain, for the last 

 five years, has cost two million pounds sterling, or 

 about ten millions of dollars — more than equal, 

 yearly, to the cost of the Erie canal till its firs 

 completion. In addition, great quantities of lime. 



bone's, shells, and immense piles of yard manure, 

 have been applied to the land. 



Seventeen Year Locusts. — As was predicted 

 last year, the seventeen year locusts have made 

 their appearance in Connecticut. In 1818, and 

 in 1835, their presence on a lot of land about 

 50 rods square, some three miles from the North 

 Glastenbury post-office, is chronicled. The woods 

 on that spot are now alive with their music. 



Strawberries. — Jason Heritage, of Burlington 

 county, New Jersey, says an acre and a half of 

 ground, planted with strawberries, will this year 

 yield him, clear, $1000. Five hundred quarts were 

 taken from the vines at one picking, on a little less 

 than a quarter of an acre of land, which, at 50 

 cents a quart, yield $250. 



Early Vegetables and Fruits. — On the 19th, 

 Dr. Togno presented to the editor of the Wilming- 

 ton, N. C, Journal two fine firmly-headed early 

 York cabbages. Same day cherries were 20 cents 

 a quart in Cincinnati, and the Gazette complained 

 that strawberries were still 25 cents a quart. 



Haying Tools. 



1000 dozen superior Grass Scythes. 



PHILLIPS, Messer& Colby's— Darling's — Farwell's — Mans- 

 field <fe Lamb's — Keyes & Dunn's. 

 Also, Lawn, Grain and Bush Scythes, of the best quality. 



1000 dozen Scythe Snealhs. 



Patent Grass, Lawn and Bush Sneaths, from the best manu- 

 facturers in the country. 



2500 dozen Hay Rakes. 

 Hall's, Simonds's, Carpenter's, Page & Wakefield's, Robin- 

 son's, Duggan's and English besl Hand Rakes. 



500 Drag Rakes. 



This Rake is a hybrid between the Hand and Horse Rake; 

 every good farmer should have one or more. 



3000 dozen Scythe Rifles. 

 Clark's celebrated Whetstone Grit and Emery Rifles. Also, 

 Austin's, Anson's, Willard's, and others. 



200 gross Scythe Stones. 

 Quinebaug, Chocolate, Norway Rag and Indian Pond; also, 

 Woodward and Talacre (English) Scythe Stones. 



20 tons Grindstones. 



A well selected assortment of the celebrated Blue Sheet, 

 warranted. Also, Grindstones of all sizes, mounted on frames 

 and rollers complete. 



Grindstone Fixtures, viz.: Flanges, Arbors, Cranks and 

 Rollers. 



800 Horse Hay Rakes. 



Delano's Patent, Revolving and Spring Tooth Hay Rakes; 

 all of which will be sold at wholesale or retail, at very low 

 prices, by RUGGLES, NOURSE, MASON & CO., 



June 15. tf Over the Market, Boston. 



Bound Volumes. 



BACK VOLUMES of the NEW ENGLAND FARMER, ele- 

 gantly bound in Muslin, Gilt and Embossed, are now for 

 sale at this office. 



Boston, March 20, 1852 tf* 



