NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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For the New England Farmer. 

 TALL RYE. 



Ma* Editor : — While, from all parts of the 

 country, so many are complaining of the excessive- 

 ly hot weather, and of the effects of the drought, 

 would it not he well, by way of offset and to 

 divert puhlie attention a little from present causes 

 of complaint, to give a specimen of tall rye. This 

 is not done merely, as a mother does to her crying 

 child, give it a sugar plum in order to make it for- 

 get its trouhles, hut to induce your readers, who 

 are among the most intelligent part of the com- 

 munity, to look a little on the opposite side of the 

 picture. 



The whole piece of land, on which the rye grew, 

 contains two acres and a third. It is new land, 

 having never heen previously hurned over. On the 

 win ilc piece the rye was very stout and tall, and 

 stood up very straight, with the exception of the 

 lopping heads. On one half of the piece, the spe- 

 cimen straws measured seven feet two inches and 

 a half, cut above the ground. The heads are five 

 inches long, very well filled, and very heavy. — 

 Each head contains eighty kernels of wheat. And 

 the straw is as bright as California gold. 



Mount Grace. 



Warwick, July 20, 1852. 



Remarks. — Such are the seeds to be preserved in 

 order to improve future crops. 



The exercise of the same judgment in the manage- 

 ment of colts most use towards children would 

 prevent this. 



Colts should be put to exercise and training at 

 an early age, and may do light labor to advantage, 

 but to put upon four years the labor proper only 

 for six or seven years, has been the ruin of many 

 a promising animal. There are other suggestions 

 that occur properly in this connection, but we will 

 omit them, considering the two mentioned above 

 as the most important. — Granite Farmer. 



TO HAVE A GOOD HORSE. 



It is not sufficient to have a good colt, the pro- 

 duct of a superior mare with a stallion of good 

 blood and established reputation. This is neces 

 sary, but it is not all that is necessary. A 

 most promising colt that attracts universal admi 

 ration while it follows the mare, may be grown 

 into an almost worthless horse. How then, hav- 

 ing a good beginning shall we grow a good horse, 

 for good horses alone are profitable to raise? By 

 exercising the greatest care in their management 

 until they have ceased to be colts. Many ruin, 

 almost, a colt the first winter by starvation, by 

 turning it into the yard to run with the young cat- 

 tle, to pick up a scanty nourishment and that of 

 the cheapest and coarsest food. There is on the 

 other hand no one season of its life when care, 

 and good and full feeding of appropriate food will 

 tell so much for good as this same first winter. A 

 friend, who, for now many years has annually sold 

 two or three young horses at the highest market 

 prices, has often assured us that at no time in the 

 life of his colts did he take so good care of them 

 and feed them better than during their first win- 

 ter ; and that by the effect produced upon them 

 the first year he could tell what kind of horses they 

 would become. There is something so absurd in 

 scanting the supply of nourishment to a young 

 growing animal ! Some fancy that such a course 

 will render the animal hardy. The only effect 

 produced upon the growing animal by an insuffi- 

 cient nutrition, is to hinder his best development. 

 Wait until he has attained his growth, and then 

 stint him if you choose. It can be done then with 

 less injury. 



Colts are often put to hard work at too young 

 an age. It not unfrequently happens that you 

 will see a horse of five with all the wear and tear 

 of ten in his appearance. This should never be. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 ALDERNEY OR JERSEY CATTLE. 



Mr. Editor: — Sometime in 1850 or '51, the 

 Massachusetts Society for the promotion of Agricul- 

 ture imported about a dozen of these animals, se- 

 lected by Mr. T. Motley, Jr., of West Roxbury, 

 with much care. Several of them have been taken 

 by individuals, the remainder are now under the 

 care of Mr. Motley. I had the privilege of seeing 

 them this morning, and learning their character- 

 istics from the person who has the direct care of 

 them. In many respects, they are superior to 

 any animals I have ever seen. 



First, The quality of their milk. Positive as- 

 surance was given, that seven quarts of their milk 

 would usually yield a pound of butter. This would 

 render its quality, for this use, fifty per cent, better 

 than most other cows' milk. For all other uses it 

 was said to be proportionately good. Judging 

 from the specimens we have seen, we should think 

 this estimate worthy of credit. 



Second, Their docility and ease of management. 

 This is remarkably true of the cows and heifers. 

 They appear as gentle and docile as kittens. No 

 bad traits of character are discoverable in looks 

 or actions. 



Third, Their sleek, short hair, and general 

 neatness of apperance. This is true from the small- 

 est to the largest ; there are half a dozen calves, 

 from one to four months old, all bearing the dis- 

 tinct marks of the race — having the same brilliant 

 eye, and deer-like aspect. 



There were two bulls of this class, two years old 

 last spring. These were fastened in the barn. — 

 One of them is a handsome, kind animal ; the 

 other looked as ferocious as a tiger. We learned 

 that it was but a few months since, this animal 

 tossed his owner several feet in the air, to his great 

 personal hazard. This, and the. exhibition by Mr. 

 Webster's German bull, at Franklin, should teach 

 us to beware of these foreign breeds, when their 

 character is not fully tested. 



Mr. Motley ha3 also an Ayrshire bull, four years 

 old, as handsome and complete an animal as I have 

 ever seen. Those wishing to raise calves, have as 

 fine an opportunity to command blood of first qual- 

 ity, by calling on Mr. Motley, as can be desired. 

 We have occasion to know that the cow furnish- 

 ed by Mr. Motley to Mr. Loring, of Beverley, is 

 second to none within our knowledge. We are 

 perfectly assured that two pounds of butter, a day, 

 is made from her milk ; and that the cream, before 

 it is churned, is so adhesive, that it cannot be 

 turned from a pitcher. AVithout doubt Mr. L. 

 keeps this animal in the best manner ; such pro- 

 ducts will justify such keeping. 



If, Mr. Editor, you have never seen these ani- 

 mals', I should like to know how your views cor- 



